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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-19
PLAN NEW ORDER
Rural Woodmen Fathering Z
Mutual Fraternal
Enterprise.
MEMBERSHIP LIMIT TO BE 1900
Counties OF Rock Island, Mercer
and Henry to be
Taken in.

A movement is on foot which may
result in the location of the head
office of a new fraternal insurance
society in Sherrard.
The movement had its inception
among the members of the Woodmen
camp in Rural, who became dissat-
isfed with the readiusted rate scheme
which win soon GO into force in the
Woodmen order and began casting
about for some cheaper method of
life insurance. The plan upon which
they have been working is on the
mutual order. \ fee of $50 would
be charged for initiation, 80 cents of
which would go to the general eN-
pense fund and the dollar be placed in
the reserve fund.
The Regular Assessment.
According to present plans, the
new order, if it is started, will take
in the counties of Rock Island, Mer-
Ger and Henry, and the membership
will probably be limited to 1000.
There will be no regular assessments,
the only dues being an assessment of
a dollar on each member whenever
member of the order dies. This plan
has been followed by the mutual fire
insurance companies throughout the
country with big success.
The Woodmen lodge of Rural will
take Il vote at its next regular meet
ing to decide whether to start the
new order.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-19

Chicago, Oct. 10 Following are the opet =
ing, highest, lowest and CLOSING QuotsJiUI
N today'G markets:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-19
Fight Promoter.
Municipal Matters.

City Council Room, Rock Island,
Oct 1.-THE council met at , p. m.
in ad iourned regular session. Mayor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-19

delight to the senses. The exception
ally clever company of stars in the
leading roles includes John L. Hem
shaw. Miss Stella Tracey, Miss Toby
Claude, Miss Bryton, Miss Laura
Golden, Miss Florence Knight, w. II.
Clarke, Charles Prince, Miss May Ten
Brock, Edmund Lawrence, and nu-
merous others. The honeymoon is
to be seen here tomorrow night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-19
TELLS OF MURDER
Former Moline Man Admits Kill
ing Man at DaVen-
port.
WANTED AT ELKHART, IND
For SeducIion-IIas Led Checkered
Career For
Years.

Word comes from Elkhart, Ind.
stating that Roy Mcclure, alias Kid
Vaughan, is wanted there on charge
of seduction and that reward is out
for his arrest.
The dispatch stated that Mcclure
had q grandfather living in Moline,
and that he had stated to a woman
with whom he had been closely allied
that he had at one time killed man
in Davenport. The story that the wO-
man told was to the effect that Nc
Clure stated that he had got mixed up
in an affair over a woman. and that
he had shot the man in order to save
his own life. He stated that he fled
at the time and never knew whether
he had killed his victim or not.
Mcclure stated that his grandfath-
cr's name was Zeigler, and the Mo-
line police verified the fact that Nc
Clurc formerly lived in that city, and
that his grandfather formerly lived
near Prospect park, though the Off
ciaI stated that he thought the man
was dead now.
The story in regard to the killing of
the man could not be verified. how
ever. and the officers state that they
think there is some mistake in regard
to This matter.
Mcclure is wanted in Elkhart for
the seduction of girl by the name
of Marjorie Bedenkof. The girl is
stated to he 16 years of age, but looks
to he older Mcclure is said to have
fascinated the woman, and they left
the town Oct. ;.
Fight Promoter.
Mcclure is known through the
sporting world as cheap prize fight
promoter. and is said to be an all
round bad man. He has a reputation
for getting young girls in trouble
and the police state that he has been
watched closely for months.
The Moline officers state that he
left there many years ago, and has
not been back for several years. He
is said to be about so years of age.
and has led chcckercd career since
he was young lad.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-19

That beautiful Scotch play, "The
Bonnie Briar Bush with the favOrite
actor, j. II. Stoddart. and the clever
comedian, Reuben Fax, is booked for
an appearance here soon. Mr.. StOd-
darts acting as Lachlan Campbell is
beyond comparison or criticism, while
Mr.. FaX's delightfully."- artistic and
humorous portrayal of the bibulous
''posty'' ranks high among the stage
creations of the present era in
theatricals and has added much to
this excellent comedians list of sue
ceSSes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-19

''The Middleman," as interpreted by
the company appearing here Saturday
night. is a fiasco. Horace Lewis, who
has the principal role. does fairly well,
but pales to insigniticance when com
pared with +. S. Willard in association
with Marie Burroughs, who made the
play famous in this country. 1t is repre-
scented that the same manager that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-19
The Stage

Oct. 10.-"When Knighthood Was in
Flower"
Oct. 2O.-"A Chinese Honeymoon"
Oct. 26.-Blanche Walsh, in "Resur-
rection.''
Oct. 27.-Tim Murphy, in The Man
From Missouri
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-19
The Risks They lake.

Philadelphia Public Ledger: 1t FREE
quently happens that when you pass
a new sltyscraper that is going up you
see a number Of workingmen astride
an iron girder, being lifted by a derrick
to the eighth, the tenth, or eyen the
fifteenth story of the building. High.
up in h air there are men driving
rivets, and, at the same time, balancing
themselves on a footing two inches
wide; men, hundreds Of feet above the
street, holding on to supports with one
hand, push, pull and drag the heavy
iron beams into their places. It looks
as if workingmen's children should be
taught tightrope walking and acrobatic
turns If they are to follow the profess
sion of their fathers. A contractor
said, regarding the great danger to the
workmen in putting up modern build
ngs that two or three years ago it was
a difficult matter to obtain men who
were willing to run the risk involved.
But now,' he continued, so many
men have become expert in balancing
themselves and taking with ease the
dangerous positions required in the
work that we can get all we need. Some
OF them pride themselves on their ex-
pertness in their accomplishment. and
l know several Irishmen who would
scorn an offer to work on a th-ee-story
building. You would be surprised at
the affection the makers of tall build
ings have for the structures when they
are finished. Their part in the putting
up of edifices SO gigantic and so impos-
ing gives them a sort Of proprietary in
terest in the places all their lives I
helped to build that office building
they say to their friends when they
pass 1t. I put all the rivets in the grid
ers on the tenth story Sometimes the
men ask permission to bring their
families on a Sunday to take them
through the building before it is occu-
pied, so that they can show them what
part they have worked on. The family
is always pleased and full Of admi-
ration for their fathers skill.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-19
How Folk 1ries Rood1er,.

Golfers Weekly: President Roose-
Welt asked Joseph Folk to conduct the
trials of the United States postal
sboodlers. Mr.. Folk declined, ana Il E
was right; his own Doodle cases out
In Missouri are just as important ma
eminent, Butt Is pity this young
circuit attorney could not take this
chance to present on al more conspic-
nous stage his method of prosecuting
crimes against the state. Very simple,
very natural, it is lperhaps therefore)
revolutionary. Circuit Attorney Folk
defends the state.
1t lis a well known principle OF our
penal code that the purpose of punish
ment by the state is not vengeance,
but the restraint OF o~thersSff like
crimes. Few prosecutors take this
view. They sattack'' the defense, ssde-
nounce' the Jurors, flight" his lawyers,
and there is where they weaken their
cases. For the defense also has the
personal appeal, and theirs is strong
er;; 1t is for the under dog the poor
fellow at the bar" Unimpassioned and
tmpersonal. Mr.. Folk moves slowly
through q trial, speaking softly, listen
Ing attentiyely to the other side, with
no witty asides,' no sneers. no bum
cOmbe.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-19
The Doctors Statement.

st. John, Kan, Nov. 16.-This town
has a genuine sensation In the case Of
a little boy, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Mcbride. DR.. Lines, the at
tending physician, says:
Scarlet Fever of a very malignant
type brought this child4yery nearato
death andsSWhen.the fever left him, he
was senii-paralyzed in the right leg
and right arm. He also lost hearing
i'll his right ear and his mind was
much affected.
Ellis parents tried another treatment
for a time rnd when / was recalled I
found that he was having spells very
like Epilepsy and was very bad and
gradually growing worse. 1 advised
the use of Dodd's Kidney Pills and in
a short time the child began to i'm
prove. Inside of a week the nervous
sDasms or epileptic seizures ceased al
together"
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcbride have made a
sworn statement of the facts and DR..
Jesse L. Lines has added his sworn
statement saying that Dodd's Kidney
Pills and nothing else cured the fits.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-19
Nasellile.

Everybody knows the great value Of
this remedy in the household, but every
body does not know that the limitations
of it, which some second-class druggists
~dishonorably palm off on their CUSTOM
ers, have little or no value. What should
be understood by the public is that it il
not a mere question Of comparative value
between "Vaseline'' and the limitations,
but that the limitations do not effect tho
wonderful healing results of the world
renowned "Yaseline.' and that they are
not the same thing nor made in the same
way. Besides this, many of the imita-
lions are harmful, ~irritant and not safe
to USE, Willie true Vaseline is perfectly
harmless.
Perfect safety therefore lies in buying
only original bottles and other packages
put up by the Chesebrough Manufacture
ing Co. Attention is called to their
Capsicum Vaseline, advertised in another
column.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-19
aadium for Sale.

1t Is ~reassuring to know that any
one who wishes to buy radium can now
procure 1t ata cost of $4,000 per gram.
All radium Of higher activity than 1000
until recently been retained for the
experiments Of Professor ana madame
Curie and their associates. says a writer
in the current Harper's Weekly, but
information has now been received
from Director Boulay of the societe
Centrale that they expect shortly to
put upon the market a preparation OF
radiunl, chemically pure or nearly so,
at the cost per gram mentioned above.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-19
AN OLD TIMER
IA. Had Experiences.

A woman who has used Postum.
Food Coffee since it came upon the
market eight years ago knows from
experience the necessity Of using Pos
tum in place of coffee if one values
health and a steady brain.
She says: AT the time Postum was
drst put on the market I was suffering
from nervous dyspepsia and my physl.
elan had repeatedly told me not to use
tea or coffee. Finally 1 decided " take
his advice and try Postum and got a
sample and had it carefully prepared,
finding it delicious to the taste. So
continued it's use and very soon it's
beneficial effects convinced me Of it's
value for 1 got well Of my
and dyspepsia.
MY husband had been drinking cot
fee all his life until it had affected his
nerves terribly. / persuaded him to
shift to Postum and it was easy to get
him to make the change, for the Pos
tum is so delicious. 1t certainly work
ed wonders for him.
1--WE soon learned that Postum does
not exhilarate or depress and does not
stimulate, but steadily and honestly
strengthens the nerves and the stom-
ach. To make a long story short, our
entire family have now used Postum
for eight years with completely salts
flying results as shown in our fine con
dition Of health. and we have noticed a
rather unexpected Improvement in
brain and nerve power" Name given
by Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
Increased brain and nerve power al
ways follow the use of Postum in
place Of coffee, sometimes in a very
marked manner.
Look in each package for a copy of
the famous little book, "The Road to
MELVILLE"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-19
Very Assurinu,

Chicago News: They were returning
home and the glamor Of the elopemenl
had somewhat worn off.
Marry in haste and repent at leisure
said Jack, just the least bit worried.
ooh, don't worry, dear assured Ernie
I'll! see that you don't nave any leisure
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-19
Life.

Life: The mothers voice quivered with
emotion now.
IF you marry below your station" she
said. you are likely to get a husband
who will object to your falling in love
with other men,,
But the daughter only laughed: she was
such a mere girl yet, knowing next to
nothing OF life.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-19
Carpets can be colored on the foo
with PUTNAM FADELESS DYES.

Chicago News: what asked the
inquisitiye person, lis the difference be-
tween a thief and a kleptomaniac?"
THE former steals to live" replied
h wise guy, IAN the later lives to
steal.'
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-19
The Audience Worse.

New York Times: "Ha-a-! I am mad,
mad!'' ranted Hamphat, the tragedian, in
the dungeon scene.
Huh! snorted a man in the gallery,
you amt near as mad as us fellers thai
paid to get in
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-19

pain. The Kidney secretions were very
irregular, dark colored and full of sedi-
ment. Since taking the pills the secre-
lions are cleared up, / have not had an
ache In my back, my health generally
is improved a great deal.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
For sale by all dealers, price 80 cents
per box.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-19

Catarrh Cure.
f. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
We the undersigned have known F. j. Cheney
for the last 10 years. and believe him perfectly
honorable In all business transactions and finan.
cially able 10 carry out any obligations made by
their firm.
WEST & TRUAx. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
WALDING. KINNAN g. MARVIN Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo. o..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-19

Town Topics: Mrs. Won Blumer-Tha
Mrs. Dingey is awful stingy.
Won Blumer-Why, L thought sht
blew you off to a fine unch.
Mrs. Won Blumer-She did. Blu
when I insisted on paying the carfart
she let me.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-19
Qefnitioh

Town Topics: Little Elmer-Papa.
what is politeness?
Professor Observation-Disclosures my
gknowawha you really think of them.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-19
Many School Children Are siekly.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children, used by Mother Gray, a nurse
in Children's Home. New York, Break
up Colds in "a hours, cure Constipation,
,F~everishness, Headache, Stomach Trou-
3bles, Teething Disorders, move and reg
.ulate the bowels and Destroy Worms.
Sold by all druggists or by mail. 25c.
Sample mailed FIsIE. Address Allen S.
Olmsted, LIE Roy, NJ.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-19

Mrs. WInslow,s s%ooTHINa SYRUP 1or children
taething; softenR the gums, reduces al
lays pain. cures wind colo. Is cent? o bottle.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-19

I can recommend Piso's Cure for Con
sumption for Asthma. 1t has given me
great relief.-W. L. Wood, Farmersburg,
Ind, Sept. 8, 1901.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-19
The Cause.

Chicago Record Herald: What made
l,er faint?" asked the sympathetic old
lady.
Madame" replied the sour-faced
m~isogynist, there was a gnod-looking
Ia standing right behind her.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-19

Plenty of Prizes, but.
New York Times: Braggsby-Why do
you call marriage a ~lottery-there are no
blanks: everyone draws a prize?"
Waggsby-That's so; but most of them
are boo5y prizes.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-19

S41, 900, 1000 acres and employ nearly TO-
500. 900 people.
Chilled steel shot are now success
fully used instead of black diamonds
for core rock drills.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-19

Our total trade with Alaska for the
fiscal year was: Imports, $40, 22S, 600; 'ex-
ports, $9,497, 900.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-19
ALWAYS on Hand,

Chicago News: Patron-What is that
button on the wall fer?
Saloonkeeper-To call the police.
Patron-in case of trouble or to give
them a drink?
Saloonkeper-H'm! You don't need
any button when you are going to give
them q drink.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-19

Mans recuperative power after an
injury is in an inverse ratio to his So
cial advancement.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-19
CHEERING Renort

& EaEfLANl SiaSSIIHS hcPOTIs
New York Times: The Rev. DIR. Fourth
ly-How is your new choir getting along?
The Rev. DR.. Goodman-Peaceably.
am happy to say-as yet.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-19

The total commerce of Abyssinia i.
about 8 900, coo a year.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-19
Quick Results.
W. j. Hill, Justice

So
says: 1Doan's.
Kidney Pills
proved a very
efficient rene
dy in my case.
I used them for
~ddsordered kid
neys and back
a c h no m
| which ] had ex-
III e e n c e d a
great deal of
trouble and
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-19
How,s This-

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward tor any
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-19

aDEAR Mrs. PENKHAM:-Iha have never before given my endorse
m nsmbd f Ta any sydd medicine iIa s, but 8 Lydia "a g.: P la veggetapl az. Com
making al. exception IN this case. Fort two years. every month would
visiting a friend 1 run across Lydia E. PinlShamss Vegetable Com
pound, she had used it with the best results and advised ME to try it.
/ found thatiJ worked wonders with me; Inowe experience no pain and
only had to uses few bottles to bring about this wonderful change. I
MISS ALIcn NJ M1rH, so4 Third Ave, South Minneapolis, Mimi, Chair
man Executive Committee Minneapolis Study Club. %@
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1903-04-02
Transferred to tho Iron Mountain.

A press dispatch from Carthage, Mo,
under date OF Mar. 2s, is as follows: Ar.
ticles Of transfer were fled here today
transferring all the right, title and in
tercst In the White River railroad, an
independent corporation, to the st. Lou.
is, Iron Mountain 4 Southern railway,
and the consideration named is 81 and
the assumption OF the entire cost OF the
construction Of the White River rail.
road from Ba,esville, Ark, TO this city,
II distance OF 3iS miles. The rond has
been under construction in Arkansas
for year past, and 1000 men have re-.
Gently been pu, Ia work between Car.
,hage and the Arkansas line. From here
the road follows Spring river 10 Law.
renee county, thence TO Aurora, where
IL crosses the Frisco.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1903-04-02
RUMBLE OF the RAILROADS,
Various Propositions Of Interest to
this Section.

The present is pregnant with grca,
things for southwest Missouri and
northwest Arkansas, and every week
discloses some new enterprise looking
toward the development Of Il region
destined to be one OF the richest and
most varied in its commercial products
OF any In the United States or, perhaps,
on the western continent. Now that
its resources are recognized, railways,
steam and electric, are being projected
and constructed at u rate meyer before
known, and soon no considerable section,
however inaccessible 1t may have been
considered, but will be brought into
touch with the great world OF com.
merce.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1903-04-02

is never failing sign Of healthy
stomach. When the breath is bud the
stomach is out Of order. There is no
remedy in the world equal TO Kodoi
Dyspepsia Cure for curing indigestion,
dyspepsia and all stomach disorders.
Mrs. Mary 5. Crick, OF White Plains,
KY, writes; Il have been dyspcptic Tor
tried all kinds of remedies hut
continued 10 grow worse. By the use Of
Kodol began 10 improve ut once, and
after taking II few bottles am fully re-
stored in weight, health and strength
gests what you eat and makes the stom-
nch sweet.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1903-04-02
THE ROME OF PRIMITIVE MAN
Did Adam Dwell in the Oyarks? Some In.
tcresting Discoveries.

1t Is an accepted scientific fact tina,
the Ozark range Is the oldest land on
the western hemisphere. Nothing is
more natural than that 1t should have
been the first home Of the race on the
western continent. II il stated that
Professor Moorehead, instructor In
archaeology and curator Of the archeo.
logical museum at Phillips Acadamy at
Andovcr, Mass, is OF the opinion that
fossils have been discovered in theOzark
mountains, Arkansas, which will have
an important part in determining the
relative age o! man in America. He will
start for that place week from today
TO investigate.
'Somc time ago man In Arkansas
sent us II quantity OF arrow heads and
pieces Of pottery" said Prof, Moore.
head. IN close study showed they were
diifcrcn, from anything we had ever
seen. They appeared 10 be much older
than tho usual aboriginal relics and
more primitive. At first we were not
sure. We are not absolutely certain
now, but We believe that the man In
Arkansas has really found something OF
value. | hope 10 make interesting dis
coverics. II is possible they may have
an important bearing on determining
the age Of man in America.
at may be the Ozark rocks aud
cavcrns contain evidence OF II
more primitive man than has
been found in the middle Mississlp.
pi valley region. II is possible they
may contain the evidence sought by SCI
cntiiic men for years, tina, cave men cx-
listed on the American continent at the
end Of the last glacial epoch. II this he
true the Investigations will be- of service
To mankind"
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1903-04-02
Year

Is considered one OF the best timbered
counties in the state, especially beyond
Jasper and on Boston mountain. II
also contains immense beds OF zinc and
lead ores, and fine variegated marble
OF all colors. There are over 1000 tons
OF fine zinc orc lying at the Panther
Creek mine, six miles southwest OF Jas-
per, waiting for transportation, with
no railroad nearer than thirty miles.
There are dozens Of similar mineral de-
volopmcn,s In that vicinity equal TO the
Panther Creek mine waiting Tor ship
ping facilities.