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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-16
Tri-CIty Railway Omcers.

The directors of the Tri-City Rail
way company recently chosen at the
annual meeting met Saturday in Dav-
export and reelected the old officers
as follows:
President-E. f. Cook, Davenport
Vice President-F. c. Denkmann.
Rock Island.
Secretary, Treasurer and General
Manager. +. Lardner.
The directors chosen at the October
meeting include the above officers
with the addition of Fl. \. Ainsworth,
of Moline. and w. II. Edwards, of
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-16
River RIpIets.

The Little Rufus came down and
the Prescott went up.
The stage of water was $50 at a.
m. and $50 at noon. The temporal
ture at noon was So
River forecast for As hours ending
s a. m, Wednesday, Nov. Is, 1908: The
Mississippi will fall slowly between
Dubuque and Davenport.
The Helen Blair and the City of
Winona were in on their last trip yes
terday afternoon. After unloading
her freight the Winona proceeded to
the boat yard for winter quarters.
The Helen Blair goes to the boat yard
tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-16
SECOND HAND DEALER HAS
MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARED

Moline has Il mysterious disappear
ance. August COberg, the well-known
second hand dealer whose store is at
515 Fourteenth street. left home
Thursday saying he was going east of
East Moline to collect bill from a
farmer named Johnson. When he did
not return within a reasonable time
relatives investigated and found that
he had never reached the place where
he said he was going. Foul play is
feared, as Coberg is known to have
always carried a large sum of money
on his person.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-16
Advertised Letter List No. 4e.

List of letters remaining uncalled
for in the Rock Island postoffice for
the week ending Nov. IA, 1903: S. b.
Baker "a, Miss Sadie Bards, Miss
Imogene Byrne, Walter Brooks, ID. F.
Chandler. J. Vincent Conden, II. NJ.
Cole, a. C. Carpenter. J. j. Donnelly,
Mrs. William Fleming. David Hicks,
Gust Hammerquist, II. A. Lindsey.
Mrs. a. Lundberg, Cynthia McGreer.
Miss Susan McGurness. p. S. Ortiz, j.
w. Parks, William Peterson, Joe Ram
sler, Miss Rosecrans, Miss Evelyn
sweeney. Lewis Sparger. w. H. Searles,
Rich Thomas, Joe Weinrot, David
Wood. j. w. Washburn. Foreign
Hans Peder jacobson.
7. II. THOMAS, z. NJ.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-16
MANY New snhscrihers.

The Central Union (BelD Telephone
company has added $50 new subscrib-
ers within the last few weeks to the
list in Rock Island and Moline, and
still have room for more. The new di-
rectory is being repaired, and all who
want service should send in their
names now.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-16
IS TO GO TO ENGLAND
TO CLAIM a FORTUNE

The Messrs. Stodd have arrived in
Rock Island from England to accom-
pany to that country Mrs. Edmond
Stodd, widow of their brother. and
her four children. There is waiting
there a fortune of $4,000 for Mrs
Stodd.
Edmond Stodd died few months
ago from typhoid fever. He had Sc
cured transportation for himself and
family for England 20 claim the for
tune that had been left him by rel
atiye, when he was stricken with the
fatal illness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-16
PROMISE OF BIG DROP IN
TEMPERATURE BY NIGHT

The bunch of the weather man is
for the women to get into their furs
and the men into their blankets. The
temperature will take n large tumble
before night, according to the dope of
the prognosticator. The advance no.
tice of the wave blew in during the
morning and the promise is that the
thermometer will read in the neigh
borhood of 10 above before the 6
o'clock whistle blows.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-16
COUNTY TEMPLE.

Nov. 14.-Carrie Olson to Gust. S.
Berglund, lot Z. block 3. Pitts, Gilbert
G. Pitts first add, Moline, $3, 400.e
NJ. ID. Tomlinson ct al to Ulysses
Bell, lots Is and 16. block =. Pleasant
View add, East Moline, $3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-16
Coles Hot blast

is an air-tight heater that is so sch /
tifically constructed that it burns . /
the gas arising from soft coal, hard
coal. Ignite coal or screenings. This
saves half the cost of fuel. Reason
able in price. a wonderful heater.
Sold by David Don.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-16
Four Gas Jets Open.

y physician was called at once by
telephone, and friend of the family
summoned 1t was only after all
means known to medical science had
been resOrted to that the young man
was brought back to-life.
On retiring he had opened wide the
four gas jets in his room and securely
closed all doors and windows. 1t is
supposed in his struggle to breathe
he rolled out of the bed and fell to
the floor, giving the alarm that de-
feated his purpose to die.
The explanation given for the at
tempted suicide is that the young
mans mind has been broken from
Overstudy. He has been unbalanced
mentally for year or more. and on
several occasions and wandered away
from home, causing his people much
concern.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-16
BY THE GAS ROUTE
Young Man Visiting in Rock
Island Tries to Kill
Himself.
UNCONSCIOUS WHEN FOUND
Gives Alarm by Failing Out OF Bed
To Be Taken Home to
Chicago.

A young man, whose home is in Chi
cago, and who was visiting at the
home of one of the prominent fami-
lies of Rock Island, attempted self
destruction by the gas route Saturday
night, and only through early discov-
cry and the immediate services of Il
physician was he saved. He was I'M
conscious when found. His mother
arrived yesterday from Chicago and
she Will take him home this week.
The suicide had been planned with
much deliberation, letters to a num-
Der of relatives and friends. assigning
the reason for the determination to
shuttle off this mortal coil and bid
ding all last farewell, having been
found on a dresser in the room.
All the members of the family he
was visiting were absent but a daugh-
ter. She was awakened at ? o'clock
Sunday morning by a noise on the
second floor as if someone had fallen
She fastened to the room and was
Mortified to find the young man-who
is a relative-stretched on the floor
apparently dead
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-02

halves shall not be more than twenty
five minutes each, and the distance to
be gained in three downs shall be ten
yards.
At annual meetings Of the Minnesota
Educational association the city super
intendents and principals shall elect a
board, consisting of five superintend-
ents or principals, who shall sit as a
board of control. ALI questions which
may arise concerning players or ath-
| letics shall be. decided by this board.
This board shall also have the power,
| on sufficient evidence, to suspend from
| the league all secondary schools of
! Minnesota not complying with above
rules. No school belonging to the
league shall engage in athletic con-
! tests with school thus suspended I'M
til such school is reinstated by the
board. The members of this board
shall hold office for one year, three
members to constitute a quorum.
No records made by teams not COM
plying with the above rules shall be
allowed.
School boards are urged to adopt the
above rules officially and see to their
proper enforcement.
Any secondary school becomes a
member of the Interscholastic League
of Minnesota when these rules are sub
scribed by the superintendent or prin-
cipa1.
These rules are to go into effect
March 1, 1903.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-02
TWIN CITY HOCKEY
LEAGUE RACE ON
st. Paul Team Takes Open
ing Game From the
MascOts.

The hockey season was opened on Rasp-
berry island yesterday afternoon by the
st. Paul and Mascot teams of the Twin
City Hockey league. The st. Paul team
won the opening game by the score Of 6
to l.
The opening game was a pretty hard
fought battle and was witnessed by a
large and enthusiastic crowd. The Mas
cots played a fast game, but their lack
of team work was painfully apparent and
cost them the match. The players of the
st. Paul team were also weak in their
team work, but played ahead of their
opponents.
The excitement compelled by the game
yesterday promises to make hockey the
most popular Of winter sports in st. Paul.
The Raspberry island rink is fitted with
fncloSed observation rooms, but before the
women spectators had crowded out to the
sides of the rink and, unmindful of the
cold ice, stood cheering the players on
to the end Of the game.
The st. PaulS won the game in the
first half, when they collected four of their
six points. The MaScotS sent the puck in
just once for a register and after that
fought to hold the st. PauPs score down.
Billie Barron was a feature player for
the Mascots, his clever lodging of the
body checks, designed by Oehme of the
st. Paul team, winning frequent applause.
ors with Barron Newal and Lawrence
We're the stars for the St. Pauls. The
teams lined up as follows:
st. Pauls. Positions. Mascots.
Dunn ............ goal. 20. BergStrom
Oehme point. r.. Macdonald
NeWson (capt). cover point. Horiesh (capt)
e. Lawrence. rover. w. Bergstrom
Hall ........... left wing ........ Barron
NeWan right wing ......... Spur
Lawrence $1,000. center. ......... Parnen
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-02
TORTUR|NC
DISFIGURINC
Skin, Scalp and Blood
Hum0urs
Speedily Cured by CutiCura
Soap, Ointment and Pills
When the Best Physicians and
All Else Fail.

The agonizing itching and burning
Of the skin, az in eczema the frightful
scaling, as in psoriasis; the loss of hair
and crusting of the scalp, as in SCALED
head; the facial disfgurements, as in
pimples and ringworm the awful suf-
fering of infants, and anxiety of worn
out parents, az in milk crust, letter and
salt rheum,- all demand remedy Of
almost superhuman virtues to success
fully cope with them. That Cuticura
Soap, Ointment and Pills are such
stands proven beyond all doubt. No
statement Is made regarding them that
Is not justified by the strongest evil
dence. The purity and sweetness, the
power to afford immediate relief, the
certainty of speedy and permanent
cure, the absolute safety and great
economy have made them the standard
skin cures, blood purifiers and humour
remedies of the civilized world.
Battle the affected parts with hot
water and Cuticura Soap, to clea4se tire
surface of crusts and scales, and soften
the thickened cuticle. Dry, without
hard rubbing, and apply Cuticura Oint-
meH6 1reetys 10 altay ILcAlnSs .frltaGlOn
and Inflammation, and soothe and heal,
and, lastly, take the Cuticura Resolveut
Pills, to cool and cleanse the blood.
This complete treatment, costing but
enc dollar, affords instant relief, er-
mits rest and sleep In the severest
forms of eczema and other itching
burning and scaly humcurs Of the skin,
scalp and blood, and points to 4 greedy,
permsnent and economical cure when
all otLer remedies and the host physi-
clans ia
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-02

further state the participants standing
in each Of the subjects pursued, his aV-
erage- standing for the preceding term
his number of years in the high school,
and his age. IL s"--''
The manager and the person author
lied to handle the funds Of each team
shall be a member OF the faculty, and
the coach shall be person approved
by the faculty. ~ar FRS
The principal or some other member
of the faculty shall accompany the
team and be present at the contests
Exceptional for some reason it is inn
possible to comply with this rule, any
responsible substitute satisfactory to
the manager Of the opposing team may
be sent. - s>s& ,....,-
Unless it should. be impossible for
financial or other reasons to get other
games, only one, game shall be played
with any one team during the same
season. e-ssvfrTzn0 ve-a4-,a
No athletic contests shall be played
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-02
HIGH SCHOOLSADOPT
PLAYING RULES
FOR 1903
superintendent Refuse to
Indorse Plan to Increase
Distance to Be Gained in
Football Games-Respects
Are Paid to the State Uni
VerSity.

The Minnesota Interscholastic league
will not assist the Northwestern ath-
letic conference in it's attempt to make
the distance to be gained by a foot
ball team in three downs ten yards in
stead Of five yards as atapreSent. This
was decided at a meeting of the school
superintendent of the cities and towns
of the state, held at the Central high
school yesterday afternoon
Anxious to reform the interscholastic
world, especially the football depart
ment, the school superintendent met
yesterday afternoon and drafted a set
of uniform rules to govern the con-
tests of the Minnesota Interscholastic
league. Football demanded a large
share of the discussion, and the SUI
perlntendents devoted considerable at
tention to the rules for the playing of
this game.
Supt H. C. Hess, of Sleepy Eye, was
responsible for the attempt to increase
the number of yards to gain. The
Sleepy Eye educator introduced a pro-
vision to increase the distance to ten
yards, and argued that the change
would make the game more spectac-
ular and more likely to interest spec
tators who were not thoroughly ia
miliar with the rules. 1t would, he
claimed, do away with the mass plays
and reduce the danger attending the
SdllieS' ne argued us adoption by IN
Slstlng that the game would live lon
ger. The Sleepy Eye man made a
hard fight, but the change was object
ed to and was not included in the new
rules.
The question of the time of the
halves brought on another discussion,
during which Supt. Hess paid his re-
Spects to the University of Minnesota.
In order to protect the weaker teams
1t was suggested that the time of the
halves be fixed at twenty five minutes.
Several, in protesting against this
change, pointed out that the new rule
would prevent teams of the league
playing the Minnesota football team.
TO this argument Supt. Hess replied
that the teams of the league were not
seeking games with the university team
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-02

Lot 3672-Rogers. Peet & Co. Overcoat, silk
lined regular $50 garment ........
Lot 3694-Rogers. Peet & Co. Overcoat, reg
ular $4,000 garment.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-02

ibault; E. NJ. Phillips, of Albert Lea.
and Lee Swift, of Tracy.
The rules to govern the athletic con-
tests between secondary schools in
Minnesota follow:
No student shall be allowed to COM
pete in any interschoIastic contest who
is not an undergraduate, who has
broken the rules governing amateur
athletics, or received any gift, remu-
neratton or pay for his services on the
school team; and no person shall par
tic1pate IN any contest under an as
stunned name
No student shall be permitted to take
part, in any contest or game as a rep
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-02

/ except on days when there is no school
or on the afternoon preceding such
days. No games shall be played on
Sunday.
Unless other arrangements have
been made satisfactory to both parties
| the following allowances shall be made
by home teams to visiting teams: In
football contests the visiting teams
shall be allowed to receive the neces-
sary expenses of fifteen men; in base
ball, they shall receive expenses of
eleven men, and in basket ball, for nine
men.
Unless otherwise agreed to by OPP
posing teams in football games the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-02
The News Of the Sport World.

resentative of his school unless he has
% three daily Rotations, in schools
requiring that number, or (2) four daily
recitations in schools having such
number, and, further. he must have a
passing average in each.
Before any pupil will be eligible to
athletic contests he shall:
1. File with his superintendent or
principal physicians certificate of
physical fitness.
2. A permit from his parents or
guardian.
8. He must have been bona fde
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-02
C0MISKEY WILL NOT
LEAVE SOUTH SIDE
Allows Option on West Side Site to Ex-
pfre

CHICAGO, Jan. Whatever chance
Charles Comiskey, president of the Chi
eago club of the American league, had
for moving his grounds from the South
avenue, where he has been since the
American league invaded Chicago, to the
West side at Congress and Loomis streets
the old home of the National Chicago
baseball club, was thrown to the winds
yesterday when at 5 O. clock. the time for
President Cemiskey to secure the lease
ON the grounds expired Whether Comis-
key took occasion to secure the grounds
and changing his park from the South to
the West side could not be learned last
night, but if he let the opportunity pass
there seems little likelihood that the
American league will have club on the
West side, especially on the ground that
was figured ON, Congress and LOOMS
streets. 7sa
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-02
DREYFus SELLS HIS OPTION.
Maanate is Paid $4,000 to Keep Out of
Fashionable District

PITTSBURG, Pa, Jan. LIN order to
protect one of the most exclusive resi-
dence districts in the city from the en-
croachments of baseball enthusiasts, some
property owners Of Point Breeze have
formed a company and purchased the
Aaron French property for $500, o00 tt
was this property that Barney Dreyfus,
president of the Pittsburg team of the
National league. had an option on, and
1T is said that the citizens paid the
shrewd owner of the league champions a.
cool $4,000 for his option. This leaves
the champions without grounds, in case
that the Pittsburg & Western railroad
should have their present grounds con-
demned
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-02

pupil in regular attendance in his pres
ent or In other school during the term
Immediately preceding the contest; pro-
vided, that in the discretion of the
board Of control, high schools having a
membership of 800 or less, may make
the time limit two weeks or less.
Exchange Of Lists.
At least five days before every inter-
scholastic contest the respective su-
perintendentS or principals of the
schools concerned shall submit to each
ether certificate list of the players
eligible to participate in said contest
under these rules. These lists shall
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-02
ATHLETICS TO TRAIN IN SOUTH.
American League Champions Will Work
Out at JacksonvilIe

AMERICAN League Champions VIII Work
Out at Jacksonville.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 1.-The
champion athletic baseball team of this
city will take preliminary practice some
where in the South this spring This has
been decided upon by the management
and John d. Shibe, business manager of
the club, who will go South in short
time for the purpose of selecting grounds
for the preparatory work. Mr.. Shibe will
inspect several places in Georgia and Flo
rida that have been highly recommended
to the management as desirable spots foE
baseball players to thaw out after a win
ters severe weather. Jacksonville, Fla
seems to be the city most likely to be
chosen.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-02
Hess Roasts University.

and limited that he did not want games
with the maroon and gold team by
saying:
Hess Roasts University.
1--WE are standing for scholarship
with football. The state university is
not standing for scholarship or sobrie-
ty during the football season"
At the close of the meeting a per-
manent board of control was appoint
ed. The members are: I. o. Thorson,
OF Madelfa, chairman; A. J. Jones, of
Redwood Falls; C. A, Franklin, of Far
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-02
johnson Is Silent.
THE Season Is over.

Col Watterson declares that happiness
is not a creation of the stomach Has
the colonel gone back on his mint bed?-
Washington Post.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-27

and came here from New Philadel-
phia six years ago. going to the
Thornsberry home. His father is
half brother of Mrs. Thornsberry. He
went on to tell how he came there and
found the home almost destitute Of
the comforts so far as furniture and
food is concerned. He helped the wife
do washings for other people, do
housework, made clothing and doiles.
He admitted assisting in making the
woman's underclothing.
During the most of this time he
worked at the stogie factory. the Due
Der works and Gillian works. He not
only paid board, he said, but bought
furniture and other things needed in
the home. He also purchased gro
cerles and meats from time to time.
He told of the neglect of the hus-
band, that he was cruel toward his
wife and at one time threw a stool
at her, another time drew back his
fist to strike her, and on another oc-
casion he saw a red welt upon her
face that the husband was responsible
for
Blair in answer to the question as
to whether or not he had frequently
kissed Mrs. Thornsberry, said that so
far as he could remember he had
never kissed her but four times-once
when he first came to the city, once
when she went away and when she
returned, and might possibly have
Kissed her one night at a neighbors
when she had Mysteries. That was the
night of the separation when she and
Blair had left the house. He admitted
taking her in his arms.
Bialr said that one reason that the
husband was not admitted to the
room when there was company was
because he made eyes at the girls. Af-
ter he left he went back and made il
all UP, he said, at the invitation of the
husband.
Upon cross-examination Attorney
James Sterling went after Blair hard.
he attempted to ridicule him, speak
ing of him as the little boy who was
only 23 or 25 years Of age when these
things occurred. The witness admit
ted that he always paid his board
10 the wife. The cross-eXamination
had Just gotten interesting when court
closed. The attorney attempted to get
Blair to admit that he had been ad-
vised by his aunt, by the wife's moth
er, and by several neighbors that the
best thing he could do would be to
leave town, as he was bringing dis
grace upon the woman and himself
by his actions.
He simply said he could not re-
member, but showed the first embar-
rssment that he had manifested. The
audience was on the qui vive when
Judge Amber ordered court to be ad-
journed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-27
His Product Was One Of The Earliest
in CantOn's Manufacturing
History.
The INCEPTION OF A GREAT FACTORY
"OLD LANDMARK" No. 80.
(Written for the News Democrat.)
BY JOHN DANNER

In the early history of Canton rs
manufacturing town, one of our lar
gest products was the Gibbs plow.
The late Joshua Gibbs, father of
John w. Gibbs, Lewis Gibbs. Martin
l.. Gibbs, William Gibbs and George
Gibbs was great plow man, and was
the pioneer of the manufacture of
plows in this county. Joshua Gibbs
was a native of New Jersey. He
learned the trade of making plows
while yet in his native state near
Trenton, and for some time thereafter
worked at the same trade in the city
of Philadelphia, after which he came
to the city of Canton and for some
time worked for other parties, among
whom was Judge Henry who was well
known in Stark county, especially the
western part,
John Gibbs made the study of getting
up good plows his constant employ
ment, and very soon established a rep
utation for making the best plows in
the country. His constant aim was tc
improve the machinery for making
plows, and to produce plows that
should he superior to all others. In
1886 he obtained patent for what be-
came known as Gibbs barshare plow,"
which became quite popular After
Joshua Gibbs obtained his patent and
had introduced his plows in this To-
cality, his reputation for making ST.
perior plows became quite general, not
only at home, but throughout the state
and in other states.
John w. Gibbs did much travelling
in the introduction of his fathers
plows, but the principle thing that the
son was interested in was the selling
Of rights, for his fathers patent for
polishing plows. In 1853 patent had
been granted to Joshua Gibbs for this
purpose, and the device became quite
popular among plow makers. No one
understood better than John w. Gibbs