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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-27
INVENTOR OF THE CORN
PLANTER DIES AT DECATUR

\ dispatch from Decatur. ILL.,, says
that George ID. Haworth, who died at
his home there this week. was the
inventor and maker of many useful
agricultural implements. He devised
the cornplanter- now seen wherever
corn is grown in this country. He
also invented checkrower, by which
it was first made possible to plant
the corn hills at exactly the same
distance apart in the rows. He in
vented wheat drills and cultivators.
Mr. Haworth was born in Ohio in
1888. In 1852 he started with n broth
err to the gold fields of California. but
the brother was taken i'll at St. Jos
cph. Mo-, and died, and Mr.. Haworth
returned to Ohio. On the way back
he became interested in Illinois, then
sparsely settled. undeveloped coun-
try. and after his return home in
duced his father to move to this
state. They settled on farm near
fredericksburg, where two or three
farmers had been trying to make a
cornpIantcT. Mr.. HawOrth knew
something about backsmithing and
was engaged to work on the machine.
He soon made it "a success. He es-
tablished factory and became
wealthy"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-27
On the Chautauaua Plan.
EIec ton Notice.

Notice is hereby given that on
Tuesday, the 9Th day of April, a. ID.
1908, in the city of Rock Island, H.,
an election will be held for the fol-
lowing officers, to-wit:
CITY OFFICERS.
One mayor for two years.
One city clerk for two years.
One city attorney for two years.
One city treasurer for two years.
One alderman in the First ward for
two years.
One alderman in the Second ward
for two years.
One alderman in the Third ward for
two years.
One alderman in the Fifth ward foI
two years.
One alderman in the Sixth ward for
two years.
One alderman in the Seventh ward
for two years.
| One alderman in the Fourth ward
| for two years
TOWN OFFICERS.
| One assessor for one year.
! One collector for one year.
Four assistant supervisors for two
years.
One justice of the peace to fill va
cancy.
Which election will be open at Z
o'clock in the morning and continue
open until 5 o'clock in the afternoon
of that day. Places of registration
and voting will be as follows:
First ward-First precinct, No. 4O3
Fourth avenue.
First ward-Second precinct, No.
500 Fourth avenue.
Second ward-First precinct, No.
1914 Third avenue.
Second ward-Second precinct, No.
100 Seventh avenue.
Third ward-First precinct, county
Jail, Third avenue and Fourteenth
street.
Third ward-Second precinct, No.
1884 Seventh avenue.
Third ward-Third precinct, Meier
e. Behring's nursery, 1115 Fifteenth
street.
Fourth ward-First precinct, Tricks
livery, 1914 Third avenue.
Fourth ward-Second precinct, NJ
Levy's carriage house, Nineteenth
street, between Sixth and Seventh
avenues.
Fifth ward-First precinct, hose
house on Twenty-second street.
Fifth ward = Second precinct
Schmidt's grocery, No. s23 Twentieth
street.
Sixth ward-First precinct, hose
house, Twenty-sixth street, near Sew
enth avenue.
Sixth ward-Second precinct, A. J
Riess' barn, No. 700 Twenty-seventh
street.
Seventh ward-First precinct, 311C
Fifth avenue.
Seventh ward-Second precinct. Pc
terson's carpenter shop, No. $40 For
ty-fifth street.
Seventh ward-Third. precinct, Al
bert Olsen's barn, Forty-fourth street
between Seventh and Eighth avenues
II. C. SCHAFFER,
City and Town Clerk.
Rock Island, March II, 1908.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-27
Tragedy Averted.

"Just in the nick of time our little
boy was saved writes Mrs, w. Wat
kins, of Pleasant City, Ohio. "Pneu-
monia had played sad havoc with him
and terrible cough set in besides.
Doctors treated him, but he grew
worse every day. At length we tried
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption, and our darling was saved.
He's now sound and we'll" Every
body ought to know, it's the only sure
cure for coughs, colds and all lung
diseases. Guaranteed by Hartz &
Ullemeyer, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-27
NO IMPROVEMENT
Country Roads Continue in Al
most impossible Con-
dition.
BoTToMLEss BOG HOLES ABOUND
Interests of Farmers Affected BY In
ability to Haul Heavy
Loads.

Country roads in this vicinity do
not improve greatly with time, as
had been hoped. Ordinarily after the
frost leaves the ground it is but a
few days before the water settles
from the surface and the roadway
packs and becomes solid provided
there are not continuous rains to
keep it soft. This spring there has
not been great deal of rain, but in
many places the roads are still re-
ported to be the worst in years. Trav-
ell to and from the city is very light
and few loads are being brought to
market
The cause of the trouble is the wet
ness of last season. In many places
last year the long period of rainy
weather caused the roads to become
saturated and the grade was flatten-
ed out so that this spring there have
been no facilities for drainage
Through the bottom lands this is par
ticularly the case.
Bog Holes Abundant.
Another feature that is more no.
ticeable is the development of great
number of bog holes along the high
ways where the bed has always pre-
viously been solid and safe. These
occur more frequently along hill
sides or where roads skirt the bluffs,
and are thought to be due to veins
of wafer coming to the surface from
some reservoir above. There is prac-
tically no bottom to these places, and
even after the surface has dried some
what it is unstable and shakes under
weight of passing rig in an omi~
nous manner. There appears to be
no remedy for such places as ballast
thrown upon them simply goes out of
sight in the mire. The only hope lies
in a drouth that will afford time for
the draining of the natural reservoirs
Loss to Farmers
Farm interests are suffering in this
vicinity ana the farmers are unable
in many cases to do the hauling nee
essary in getting ready for the peri
cd of spring work. The rural mail
carrier is having the hardest time of
it. two days or more often being con-
sumed in making the route that
should be covered in a day.
1t is probable that the spring of
1908 will be looked back to as a rec
ord maker in the matter of bad roads.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-27
A WOMAN TO BE PRETTY
Must Have Luxuriant and Glossy Hair, No
Matter What Color.

luo sweetest smile of a female mouth,
loses something if the head is crown
ed with scant hair. Scant and falling
hair, it is now known, is caused by a
parasite that burrows into the scalp
to the root of the hair. where it saps
the vitality. The little white scales
The germ throws up in burrowing are
called dandrutf. TO cure dandrun
permanently, then. and to stop falling
hair, that germ must be killed. New
bros Herpicide, an entirely new re-
suit of the chemical laboratory, de
stroys the dandruff germ and, ot
course, stops the falling hair. and
cures badness. For sale by Il. II.
Thomas, druggist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-27
PLANS FOR TOWER
Company Being Formed to Fur
nish Attractions at
Black Hawk
ON TIE ORDER OF A CHAUTAUQUA
Increased Patronage Expected as
Result of Lowering of
Car Fare.

With the reduction of fares to the
Watch Tower to 5 cents by the Tri-
CITY Railway company it is expected
that that beautiful and historic re-
sort will become more popular than
ever this summer and preparations
are being made to furnish special at
fractions that will be in keeping with
the demands of the public.
One of the plans now being devel-
oped is for the organizing of an
amusement company for the purpose
of furnishing high class attractions
for the tower this season. Charles
Kindt and Ike Duetch, of Davenport,
are behind the enterprise and they
have already a line on a number of
good things.
On the Chautauqua Plan,
1t is proposed to make good music
a feature, and one of the bands that
viii be brought here if the plan car
ries is Ellery's Royal Italian band.
Other well-known musica! organiza-
tions as well as a number of promi-
nent speakers are being correspond
ed with and the idea is to arrange
the program after the order of a
chautauqua.
" prove popular and would aid the
Watch Tower to grow in favor as a
place of rest and recreation even in
the face of the competition Of new
resorts
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-27
warning, warning

Beware of substitutes offered by
INSCRIPTIONS dealers in place of Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar, Foley's Kidney
Cure and Banner Salve. Dishonest
dealers for a little extra profit will
try to palm off worthless prepare
tons in place of these valuable medi-
cines that have stood the test of
years, and thus ieopardize the lives of
their victims. For sale by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-27
Taxes Dine.

Taxes for the year 1902 are now
due. Parties having no real estate
will be expected to pay their personal
property tax without delay. The law
in regard to the collection of person
al tax will be strictly enforced If
prompt payment is not made. Office
with S. S. Hull, real estate and insur-
ance agent, room Is, Mitchell 81 Lynde
building. j. w. TUBBS,
Township Collector.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-27
For Over sixty Year

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for diarrhoea. 25
cents a bottle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-27
n saved H,.Ie,

p. A. Danforth, of LAGRANGE, Ga,
suffered for six months with fright
full running sore on his leg; but writes
that Buclxlen's Arnica Salve wholly
cured it in five days. For ulcers,
wounds, piles, it's the best salve in
the world. Cure guaranteed. Only
Csc. Sold by Hartz g. Ullemeyer, drug
gists. -.s-'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-27
Pneumonia Follows a Cold

but never follows the use of FOley's
Honey and Tar. 1t stops the cough,
heals and strengthens the lungs and
affords perfect security from an at
tack of pneumonia. Refuse substi-
tutes. All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-27

ers will be divided into four classes
to be known by letter and bowl ter
prizes, So being put up by the bowl
ing alley management for each class.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-10-28

he was the active, untiring advocate
of its grand future, its esteemed and
most respected citizen.
He saw the day of the bull team
and freighting outfit pass away be-
fore him. The whistle of Pullman
trains speeding away across our
mountain ranges may be family heard
during the still hours of the night in
long abandoned camps. where once
his humble log store supplied the
wants of hundreds Of toiling miners.
On bleak hillsldes above these, there
yet remain sunken holes that mark
the graves of unnamed forgotten
dead. Some of these tell a story OF
sad funeral service where he had lift.
ed his voice in supplication for the
one beneath. He had seen the church
and school house, the farm and stock
ranch beautify and enclose the once
wild wastes of grassland upon which
many a day ago he had hunted buffa-
10 and deer. Upon every hand his
dying eye had looked about upon a
better land. Well had ne assisted in
the accomplishment of a good work,
and with the consciousness of stern
duty well performed, he ! iadAOP
duty well performed. he laid aside the
trOublOus cares of life,
" Like one who wraps the drapery of
his couch about him
And lies down to pleasant dreams.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-10-28
FEARS FOR NORTH POLE.
Canadian Senator Says That U. S. May
Get Possession of That Next.

Ottawa. Ont. Oct. Ex-senator Po-
lricr OF New Brunswick. in the SEN
ate yesterday attacked the Alaskan
boundary decision. The commission
crs, he said, virtually. practically and
actually coded the whole of the coast
In dispute 10 the United States.
That was no surprise" he said It
could have been anticipated, and like
ly II was the best thing that could
have been done. An arrangement is
often better than a successful lawsuit.
fnd no fault with the tribunal. We
can AFFORD, for the sake of peace and
harmony with our neighbor. TO give
up third slice of our territory. but
! think il Is time we called halt and
looked forward to see how many 9TH
or slices we may be called on to part
with and see II We can not avert the
primary dismemberment of the Do
minion.
Our friends TO the south are now
Ia the west of us and to the north
west of us. Shall we wait until we
are cncircled by them? Imminent
dangers are staring us In the face.
The next arbitration may be concern
ing 1udson's bay. Supposing at that
time Greenland is the possession of
the United States. The United States
is now putting forward claims for
Greenland. What would the result be
In an arbitration tribunal as TO part
OF IIudson's bay? The senate should
direct the attention OF the government
To this matter. and 1t would be mis-
take for Canada TO allow the United
States to get possession, say, of tho
north pole
He proceeded to refer to the expe-
ditions which the United States sent
in search OF the pole and said that
Canada should not wait till the Unit
ed States had scooped in the whole
arctic regions and then encircled Can
ada on all sides. south, west, north
west, north There was Newfound-
land tO the east. and an effort was
made to get IL annexed to the United
States
The future independence Of our
country" added the senator, may de.
pend on this question.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-10-28
REV. RICHARDSON'S REPORT.
Good Work Done in Montana During
Past Year by Presbyterians.

At the recent meeting Of the Pres
byterian synod at Missoula the fol-
lowing report was made for the past
year by Rev. Charles +. Richardson,
superintendent OF Missions for Mon
tana.
This Is the tenth anniversary of
the synod, Ten years ago we had SO
churches with 1851 members. Of
whom 1877 had been received during
the year on confession of faith. Wo
had y ministers and workers, of
whom 90 were in active service, and
six were pastors.
These churches raised during the
year iz7.36S, of which $3.50 were for
benevolences, s6S3 of this being fer
home missions. There were 3.4S5 Ia
our Sunday schools. What advance
have We made?
To-day we have 81 churches, eight
of these being self-supporting-with
membership OF 3.12S members, of
whom $50 have this year been receiv-
ed on confession OF faith.
We have in all II preaching points.
We have now "A ministers and work
ers. fwhom 36 are In active service.
OF this number lS are pastors, IL are
state supplies. are Sunday school
missionaries. one the synodical super
intendent of missions.
Our churches raised during the
year s60,il0, Of which s3.734 were for
beneyolences, sl,203 OF this being for
home missions. We have 80 church
buildings, valued at sl6l $50 and 20
manses valued at s39,5J0 There are
1852 in our Sunday schools. Surely
this is progress worth noting.
During the year three new church
90 have been dedicated: Havre, Cul-
bertson and Twin Bridges. Three new
manscs have been built: That at Man
haitian. one at Havre, and the one at
Emmanuel church. Butte. Four new
churches have been organized: Chest
nut, Melrose. Rochester and Camas
Prairie. Six of our ministers have be-
come pastors. The church at Kalis-
pell has become self-supporting.
twenty-five of the 81 churches re-
Ceiying aid from the board of home
missions have advanced toward self
support, being larger per cent In
our synod than In any other home mis-
sion synod in the whole church.
The superintendent sypent five
weeks in the east this spring in the
interest of our work in Montana. and
as result there are today five of our
ministers who are. with the aid of
their own field, being supported by
large eastern churches.
THE superintendent at that time
gave &C. addresses, and since has writ
ten several articles which have ap-
peared in representative eastern pa
pers, all Of which has helped to Gre
aztec considerable interest in church
work in Montana"
The superintendent made a plea
for his co-workers to branch out to
wider and larger work, and more ag-
gressive action in opening up new
work. and in seizing the strategic
points"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-10-28
ANARCHIST Is NAsBED.
John Turner, an EngIshman, Arrested
In New York City.

New York, Oct 23.-Armed with a
warrant sworn out by Secretary Cor
telyou. of the department OF COM
merce and labor, four immigration in
spectors. with several secret service
detectives and a number Of policemen
went to Murray Hill lyceum tonight
and arrested John Turner, an English
man. on the charge of melting and
promoting anarchy, in violation of the
alien labor laws. Turner had just fin
ished a lecture on Trades Unionism
OF the General Strike" and the hall,
which was crowded, was In an up.
roar when the arrest was made, but
the police were too numerous for the
crowd to do more than shout their
disapproyal
Turner was put aboard a revenue
cutter and taken to Ellis island
where he was locked up.
immigration Commissioner Will
ans has had a warrant for Turner'S
arrest for the past five weeks. Fed.
eral officers allege that he had been
going from city to city. preaching an.
archy, and though trailed by a mum
ber of secret service detectives he
was not apprehended until tonight
Emma Goldman sat on the platform
with Turner and denounced his arrest
but urged the crowd to leave the hall
without making a demonstration.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-10-28

GO TOMORROW
Train Service on compTsted Extension
Will Begin Tomorrow Morning at
lo:3o O'clock.
AGENT is NOW ON THE WAY
Local Freight Shipments Will be Sent
Up Beginning Thursday-csr
Lots at Any Time.

Beginning tomorrow Thursday
morning at 1880 o'clock. the first pas.
senger train will leave Lewistown,
This information was received by the
Argus this morning by wire from EIar.
lowton and is positive The time card
arranged is for No. IL. west bound,
TO leave Lewistown at 1890 a. m. ar.
irving at Harlowlon at 2:35 y. m.
making Connections with the regular
train for Lombard. Train No L.. cast
bound, will leave Harlowton at p.
m. tomorrow and arrive at Lewis.
town al p. m. The above schedule
has been prepared by Chief Engineer
Robertson and given to the superin.
tendent today. After tonight Glen,
gary will he a way station and the
Wilson stage company will be out of
business
We are positively Informed that car
load lots will now be brought into
Lewistown as desired, although if run
in before completion OF switch track
at depot the cars must he unloaded
the day Of their arrival Local ship
ments ordered sent forward by rail
will be started from Harlowton tomor.
row or Friday and sent through. But
orders for the forwarding OF local lots
must be- sent to Agent Sheldon at
Harlowton. An agent 10 take tempo.
rary charge OF the Lewistown Office
will come up tonight or tomorrow.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-10-28

and then the fires will be allowed to
cool of and go out. When the shut
down is in full effect there will be no
employees around the big works but
the watchmen of the property. and
the number OF these will be doubled
Immediately. The shut down of the
smelter here will throw 1900 men out
of work for the time being, and most
all of these are some way connected
with the heads of families. A large
majority of the men who work here
at the present time are now in debt
to the different merchants of the city.
and the closing OF the smeter at this
particular time will work untold hard
ships upon the laboring people of the
city as well as the merchants, as most
of them have never recovered from
the long setback of this summer,
when the works were closed for three
months or more while the new fues
and the 300 foot stack was being con-
structed.
All of the employees have only had
one pay day since that time and all
of this has gone to keep soul and body
together. The shut down of the mines
and also of the smelter will also lay
off nearly 100 or more men from the
B. A. & p. railway, as nearly that
many are employed in handling the
immense ore trains between that city
and this. The news of the shut down
of the mines in Butte, also the smell
ters here, will be very bitter news TO
the people of this community and of
the state in general and will have
effect.
President VIM. Scallon is in the city
at the present til.,c but will not open
his lips to make a statement of any
kind, although he is besieged with
kilograms from all over the country
asking for an expression of some kind.
To Tribune reporter he said that he
would issue a genral statement of the
case within the next "a hours, but for
the present he has nothing to say in
regard to the matter to anyone.
On account of the smelter closing
down here il will also effect the foun-
dry, which is also a large institution.
nearly 100 men. II will al
so effect the lime kilns and other in
which are located near the
city and which help to furnish mater
al for the smelters.
No one seems brave enough to ven
ture a guess as to how long the shut
down of the mines and smelter will
last.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-10-28
WILL ELECT NEW PRESIDENT.
Death of caplice Causes Vacancy in
Head of Pioneers Society.

Helena, Oct 21.-The Society of
Montana Pioneers is at present with
out a president, and on November 10
the executive committee will meet in
Helena and, for the first time in the
history of the organization, perform
the duty of electing president for
the society.
John Caplice, who died in Butte last
week, after having been president of
the society for less tnan month,
was the first president of the society
to die in office, and by an oversight
in the drafting of the constitution of
the society, no provision was made
for filling the office of president in
case it should become vacant by rea-
son of the death or resignation of the
presiding officer. The constitution.
however, gives the executive commit
tee power to transact any necessary
business when the society is not in
session. and under this general pro-
vision this committee will meet next
month to name Mr.. Caplice's success
or.
Secretary j. u. Sanders of the soci-
ETY. has received a number of certifi-
Gates of membership to be issued to
the new members who were elected
at the recent meeting of the society
in Graf Falls, and as the secretary de }
sires to forward these certificates to
the members as soon as possible, he
has decided to have each Of the ex-
presidents of the society. who are
now living, sign few of them.
The remains of John X. Beidler.
which for the past IA months have re-
posed in a grave in the old Benton
avenue cemetery, were today disin-
TERED and taken to Forestvale GENE
terry, where the body of the famous
pioneer and vigilante was buried.
They were placed at the base OF a
handsome monument being erected in
his memory.
The monument, which is being
erected over the grave of the pioneer,
will be about IL feet high and of gran
ite. On it will be bronze tablet, pro-
yided for at the recent meeting of the
society of pioneers in Great Falls,
which will bear the following inscrip-
tion:
John X. Beidler, Died January 22d,
1900, Aged SO years, 3-7-77, Public
Benefactor, Brave Pioneer. to True
Occasion True. Erected by the So
ciety of Montana Pioneers"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-10-28
Anaconda Situation.

Anaconda, Oct 22.-The news Of
Judge Clancy's order was received in
this city late this evening and was
discussed all over the city by small
lunches of men who gathered togeth-
er for the purpose of discussing the
matter.
Business was brought to a stand
still and the all-absorbing question
was discussed over and over again.
From z. p. Mathewson. the general
manager of the Washoe smelter, 1t
was stated that the immense smelter
here would be closed down within the
next 48 hours or just as soon as the
necessary arrangements could be
made for tying the plant up, and men
are now at work getting everything In
readiness for the shut down. This
will take at least two days or more