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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-07

and found Bridget sitting IN an easy
chair by the table.
Bridget" said Mrs Brown, nerving
herself for action, you ought to be
ashamed of yourself You must leave
the house at once. Mr.. Brown has gone
for a policeman. NOw's the chance for
you to go before ne comes back.
Bridget arose, and, wabbling oTa her
pins, as the sporting editor says, struck
at her mistress with her right hand
On the instant all Of Mrs. Browns old
skill. acquired while she was physical
instructor at Vassar, came back to her.
She brushed aside Bridget's arm and
with her own right hand delivered a
blow on the point Of Bridget's chin that
toppled her over in a heap on the floor
With a wh00p of wrath Bridget
bounced Up again on her feet and
charged, with the rolling pin as a
weapon. Again the Teftrmed physical
instructor calmly waited until the pSy-
Geological moment had arrived. Then
she led with her left, upper cutting at
the same time with her right. Bridget
keeIed over again in heap, the roll
Ing pin dropping from her nerveless
hand.
Just as she fell Mr.. Brown and a big
Evanston policeman rushed in.
'ShUre," said the officer, with grin,
"'tis an ambulance-not a copper
you'll be afther wantin' q"
Bridget. coFed and humble, arose.
Her mistress. terribly ashamed of her
self, assisted her to her room, and
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Evanston has been sadly slandered. Tt
has been held up to the world as a
place OF serene and commonplace quiet
where nothing more exciting than a
lecture on COptic roots ever disturbs
the calm level Of existence As a mat
ter OF fact, Evanston is the one place
IN the country where unusual. striking,
and sensational things happen so fire.
quently as to attract no attention.
For instance:
Mr.. and Mrs. William Brown, newly
welded, moved to Evanston two years
ago. For three years before her mar
Uiage Mrs. Brown had been physical di-
rector at Vassar college. She had
taught several hundred young. women
how TO play basket ball, how to row a
boat and even how to fence and box
a bit.
Mr.. William Brown is an insurance
agent, with an office on La sale street.
Also he is a small man with a bald
head.
Last fall the Brown family employed
a large and husky maid of all work,
who ansWered-When she felt ike It
to the name Of Bridget Bridget was a
good cook, but, like all things human,
she had her faults. One Of them was
an unfortunate tendency to put more
Of the cooking brandy into her mouth
than she did into the mince meat.
one evening Mr. Brown came home
from the city and found his wife in a
state Of considerable excitement.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-07

various remedies to her swollen face.
The policeman got a IS bill never to tell
what he had SEEN And he IS not-the
guilty informant IN the present case.
AS for Bridget, she has taken the
pledge, and swears twenty times a day
that never, 50 long as she lives viii
she ever leave the service OF Mrs.
Brown. Hr strange affections seem to
have been won completely and forever
by those two blows on the chin
And who shall say that physical cul-
ture for women is not an admirinG
thing?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-07

without even waiting to take of his
hat and overcoat.
Bridget" he said firmly You must
pack up your things and leave this
house at once"
Bridget seized rolling pin and
cleared the decks for action
Mister Brown, sorr,' she began with
unsteady dignity, the missus hired me,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-07

Bridget is drunk in the kitchen and
she refuses to get dinner" said Mrs
Brown
Well" said Mr.. Brown, with a stern
look, III go out and settle her in a
twinkle Of an eye. She must leave the
house at once. III not have a drunken
cook here for a moment
Mr.. Brown went back to the kitchen
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-07
An Economical Man.


- IT don't know" confessed the puzzled
wife. whether to have the house re-
papered to match my old dresses or to
buy new dresses to match the paper we
now have
I fancy" suggested the husband, who
was a quick thinker and 4 lightning cali
culator. that we would better repaper
the house"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-07
Had Decided Views.

New York Mail and Express.)
Two colOreG girls, each with views on
matrimOny, were discussing the question
with much enthusiasm. Said Eliza:
Nah age Is sholy great. I dun hear
some white folks say 'twuz lax one gran
sweet song"
IT'S a nice enough song" said her pes
simistic companion "Dut ali don lax de
tune
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-07

and then decided to walk over to the
station and get a policeman.
While he was gone Mrs. Brown de-
cided to take matters into her own
hands. She walked back to the kitchen
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-07

an tn missus'n fire me. You've no biz
Mss in tn kitchen at all. at all. I'll
talk to tn missus, so I WILL
Mr.. Brown retreated to hold coun-
ell Of war. He consulted with his wife,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01

finds the time has wrought great
changes here, and his friends note as
great difference in him. He is at
present stopping at the home of
George Bleeding.
a. w. Elicit has gone to the Black
Hills to buy sheep. While there he ex-
poets to combine pleasure with bust
ness and hopes to at least kill one
deer.
Supervisor n. G. Elliott and wife
have gone to Let's, Ia, to visit their
daughter, Mrs. Ithamar Lamb for a
week. Their sons Alfred and Leeman
are running bachelors hail.
Joseph Struble's carriage team ran
away last Saturday morning, break
ing his single seated buggy pretty
badly. Virgil, his oldest son, was left
to hold the team while Mr.. Struble
went into the house, and the team be-
came frightened and ran into a wire
fence. One of the horses was badly
scratched but no serious cuts seemed
to result from it. Fortunately no one
was hurt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
TROUBLE IN FAMILY
Col. Walker and Others of Yates
Staff Must Buy New
Uniforms.
HAVE .REoEIVED THEIR ORDERS
20 Proct ptl 40 the Tailor to the
Governor" aud be
Fitted.

Gov. Yates is having something of
an iusurrection of a military nature
TO quell right in his official family.
His colonies are UP in arms because
of an order that has gone forth that
they must forthwith discard their
present expensive uniforms and pro-
coed to the tailor to the governor"
in Chicago and be measured for uni
forms of new design. The pathetic
tale which the colonies are telling on
the subject is one illustrative of the
uncertainties of politics and the trou-
blcs, financial and otherwise, of those
who would shine before their fellows
in all the magnifcence of uniform
and sword. 1t is too serious a matter
TO be passed by lightly.
When the members of the staff
were first appointed each colonel
helped to swell the bank account of
Lincoln Park Commissioner Hirsch.
of Chicago, 'by special appointment
tailor to the governor" as is adver-
tised in England, by purchasing from
him the resplendent uniforms in
which they appear when state Occa-
sions call them out. Each one figur-
ed that with care and proper precau-
tions against moths these uniforms
the commissions they held. The pre-
sumption turned out to be well taken,
and as a rule these uniforms are to-
DAY nearly as good as new.
But the other day orders came from
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
SHERRARD.

Sherrard, Oct. 10. j. Mowry and
c. \. Samuelson went to Aledo to at
tend Squire Wilmerton's trial, as wit
nesscs.
b. I. Barrett and wife went to Col
leicester and Macomb last Thursday to
visit with relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs Elstrom are the proud
parents of baby girl which arrived
last Sunday.
L. T. Haddick delivered the mail
boxes on the rural route last Monday.
He began carrying today.
Mrs. c. y. Samuelson and children
returned home Sunday from Griffin
after a few days visit with Mrs. Sam
nelson's brother, Alex. Lawson, and
family
Fred Williams and wife moved their
furniture to S0perville last Monday.
Jacob Clark. of Rock Island, re-
turned home Saturday after a few
days visit with relatives and friends
at Sherrard and Cable.
Asmus Mueller was in Rock Island
last Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs. August Webbing, of Rock ISL
and, returned home Saturday after
three tdNS WISH With ucT SlSteI, MIS-
George Jones.
Edward SandahI, wife and daughter,
of Wakefield, Neb., came last week to
visit their old home near Swedona,
and with relatives and friends around
this vicinity.
Invitations are out for miscella-
neous shower to be given by Mrs.
Dick Bell. at Cable, for Thomas Wan
less and Miss Ethel Lewis Saturday
afternoon, Oct. 3. The wedding will
be Oct. IA, at Cable.
Mrs Lewis Zude and children are
visiting in the vicinity of Springfield
and will return home Wednesday.
\ number in this vicinity attended
the wedding of Miss Maria Wilde and
Amos Brehme. of Cable, Wednesday,
where they were married at o'clock
in the afternoon at the home of the
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Wilde. Rev. Worrell performed the
ceremony.
Mrs. John Neave and son James
went to Athens, H., last week to
visit Mrs. William Higginson for a
few days. Mr.. Neave went Sunday to
accompany her from there to Spring
field and attend the state fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. i. Vernan returned
home last Thursday after a six weeks
visit in Colorado, Utah, California, Or
egon and Washington.
Charles Haddick and John Alexan-
der, of Gable, are moving their fami-
lies and furniture to Collinsville,
where they will make their home in
the future.
Mrs. Matt Logan and son Tim re-
turned home from Davenport Monday
after a three weeks visit with rela-
tives and friends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
MARETnN.

Marston, Oct. Joseph Struble
made a business trip to Muscatine
Saturday.
Daniel Hyett and family returned to
their home in Laurel, Ia, last Mon
day after two weeks visit in this vi
cinity. They like their location very
much and have prospered in material
things since going to Iowa. Their
many friends here wish them CON
tinued success.
Miss Abbie Feldman is visiting at
the home of Rev. Flanders this week.
Miss Cecil Struble has been sick
for a few days, but is improving at
present.
James Nenable and family, of La
Junta, Col. is visiting relatives and
old friends in this vicinity Mr.. Ven
able formerly lived here but went
west about II years ago. He is a
blacksmith by trade and has become
an expert in certain lines which en-
ables him to hold an important posi-
ton and receive large salary. He
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
Dieting Invites Disease.

To cure dyspepsia or Indigestion it
is no longer necessary to live on milk
and toast. Starvation produces such
weakness that the whole system be
comes an easy prey to disease. Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure enables the stomach
and digestive organs to digest and as
simulate all of the wholesome food
that one cares to eat, and is never
failing cure for Indigestion, dyspepsia
and all stomach troubles. Kodol di-
gests what you eat-makes the stom-
ach sweet
Sold by Harper House pharmacy;
4. j. Riess drug store, corner Seventh
avenue and Twenty-seventh street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
COUNTY TEMPLE.
Transfers

Sept. 3O.-Andrew c. Dow to VIII
liam r. Evans, e 80 feet, lot II, block
), Healey's subdiv., Moline, $3.50.
Matthias UIlemeyer to Louis Ulle-
meyer, Sc lots l and ,, block >, Dav-
exports Fourth add, Rock Island, 81,
300.
Cordelia and Edward Maggie to Will
liam j. Kranz, s1s, neH, 81; ne, swH,
IS. II, Be, $1,000.
Jessie p. and Robert Harms to f.
II. Guyer, part seq, nwH, 6, II, Nv,
SO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01

headquarters that they must be dis
carded and new ones purchased at
once. Hence the trouble.
VIII Have Little Use for Now buds.
Now while the colonies would not
feel SO badly about this. additional
expense if they were just entering
upon their duties with four years of
service ahead of them, the existing
uncertainties are such that they hate
like fury TO dig up the expense, and
they cannot get out of it without adj
uniting that there is an uncertainty
in the matter of the Yates tenure of
Office at Springfield, and this would
never do. So the only alternative is
to obey the mandate of his official
highness, 1.-The tailor to the governor"
and if you see Col. Walker out bright
and early some morning making the
rounds of the second hand stores
with a mysterious bundle under his
arm. you will know what it means.
He is. simply making his old uniform
go as far as it will on the new.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
Saves Two From Death.

''Our little daughter had an almost
fatal attack of whOoping cough and
bronchitis" writes Mrs. w. X. Havi-
land, of Armonk, y. V, but, when all
other remedies failed, we saved her
life with DR.. Kings New Discovery.
Our niece, who had consumption in an
advanced stage, also used this won
derful medicine and today she is per-
fectly we'll" Desperate throat and
lung diseases yield to DR.. Kings New
Discovery as to no other medicine on
earth. Infallible for coughs and colds.
so cent and 81 bottles guaranteed by
Hartz & Ullemeyer. Trial bottles free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
CORDOVA

COrdova, Oct. &c. L. Vanderburg
left last Thursday morning for St.
Louis, Mo-. where he will go to work
with United States surveying party
along the Mississippi river.
Miss Montgomery, who is teaching
the Hope school, spent Saturday with
friends in Rock Island.
Mrs. w. c. Heany fell from the
porch at her home last Thursday and
injured her right limb, but not seri-
ously.
Bosco's Trained Wild Animal show
exhibited here Tuesday afternoon and
evening
Miss Young, of Davenport. is visit
ing at the home of ID. Zimmerman.
George Bryan was in Rock Island
last Tuesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
IN THE SUBURBS.
BOWLING.

Bowling, Oct. There was a base
ball game near the camp grounds
Sunday between Rural and Taylor
Ridge. Taylor Ridge won to 0.
There will be a sociable at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hodson,
Friday night.
c. b. Ellis visited in Gilchrist and vi
ola Wednesday.
Freeman Bingham has returned
home after three weeks visit in
South Dakota.
Mr.. Sharrmann, who is teaching
school in Bowling, returned to his
home Friday night.
Miss Irene Rhodes visited Mr.. and
Mrs. C. b. Ellis Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
Implicnted in the KiIlinr.

Bedford, Ind, Oct. 1.-Green Pat
ton, Everett Bruce and William Dun
can, who were implicated in the ChaS.
Cain killing by Frank Dorsey Sun
day, were brought before Mayor J.
Hickson Smith. Ar testified that they
were intoxicated at the time of the
shooting and that before the fatal shot
Dorsey was stabbed by Cain. A heavy
fine was given the three and they We're
returned to Jail to await the cction
of the grand jury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
Inhammatory Rheumatism Cured in Thre,
Days.

Morton L. Hill, of Lebanon, Ind,
says: 'My wife had inflammatory
rheumatism in every muscle and
joint; her suffering was terrible and
her body and face were swollen all
most beyond recognition; had been in
bed for six weeks and had eight ply
sicians, but received no benefit until
she tried the Mystic Cure for Rheu-
matism. 1t gave immediate relief and
she was able to walk about in three
days. / am sure it saved her life"
Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901 Second av-
enue, Rock Island; Gustav Schlegel &
Son, 22O West Second street, Daven-
port.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
spent More Than $1,000.

W. w. Baker. of Plainview, Neh.,
writes: "My wife suffered from lung
trouble for.15 years. She tried num-
Der of doctors and spent over $1,000
without relief. She became very low
and lost all hope. y friend recon-
mended Foley's Honey and Tar and,
thanks to this great remedy, it saved
her life. She enjoys better health
than she has known in 10 years" Re
fuse substitutes. All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
warning. warning.

Beware of substitutes offered by
interruptions 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 prepara-
tions in place of these valuable medi-
cines that have stood the test of years
and thus jeopardize the lives of their
victims. For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
Combined Against q Combine.

Cincinnati. Oct. IA combination
of grocers in Ohio, Indiana and Ken
lucky, with capital of S3.000000 has
been organized here. This combina-
ton is composed of retail men, some
of them having as many as fifty stores
and it's announced purpose is to pro-
tect itself from the recent combina-
ton of the wholesale grocers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
Trainer Attacked by a Lion.

Marshaltown. Ial., Oct. 1.--COlonel
f. +. J. Goldsmith, trainer for the
Otto Wild Animal shows. on exhibit
ton here, was attacked by lion while
In the cage giving performance. His
hand was bitten and his arm terribly
lacerated. He was rescued by an as
sistant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
EMPLOYS A COACH
j. r. KeisseI, the Well known Grin
nell Man, to Train
Players.

j. r. Kiessel has been hired to as
sist Mr.. Dove in coaching the high
school football team. Mr.. kiessel
played in the Grinnell high school
eleven for four years and as full back
on the Grinnell college team while he
attended that college. He has had
considerable experience in track
work, holding the Iowa high school
championship as long distance run
ner while at school there.
There was a practice game between
the first and second teams last night
at the Twelfth street park, and all
went off well. The team is in excel
lent condition and deserves to be 10y
ally supported at the game Saturday.
Next week the girls basketball
teams will begin practice, the Bobs
Tuesday, the Blue Jays and Crescents
Thursday. and the Brownies and L.
Y. LIS Friday. Miss ladders will
coach all the teams except the L. Y.
LIS, who will be coached by Ralph
Souders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01

There has been veXatious delay
over the delivery of the steel to be
used in the connections of the new
line of the Tri-City company at Tween
tieth street and Fourth avenue and
construction work has been hamper
ed. The material came in due time,
but was delivered in Davenport in
stead of i'm Rock Island. Manager
Lardner requested the company from
which it was purchased to switch the
car to this side of the river and in
stead of doing so it was sent back to
Milwaukee, from whence it came. 1t
made the entire trip before the mis-
take was discovered and is now ON
the way back and it is expected will
be here tonight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
6racfion Notes

Manager J. F. Lardner, of the Tri-
City Railway company, announces
that the ears that are running on the
Longview line will during the next
few days be properly fitted out with
transparencies designating them as
"Longview," instead of bearing the
South Heights" signs that have been
used since the line was opened. The
cars will also be fitted with orange
cOlored lights at night to distinguish
them from those cf the other lines in
the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01

The next cars manufactured in the
local shops of the Tri-City company
will be placed on the Third avenue
line on this side of the river. The
line will be fitted out with the big
double-truckers as rapidly as possible.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-10-08

Jhon Whitman has a variety Of di-
versified production Oh the small
limits Of city lot that speak a
good deal for the possibilities OF di-
versiiication In this section. He has
a large grape arbor which yields lots
OF fine fruit In season, and Is consid-
cred by him 20 be SO valuable that
be has az considerable expense pro-
vided wire netting cover for Il, to
keep the birds from destroying the
grapes. John has some excellent
wine made from these grapes. He
has a sample Of Cuban tobacco grown
in his garden which is pretty enough
10 make Shelters face beam with joy
10 behold IL, and note ITS delicate
aroma. lie has banana tree with
fine bunch OF bananas now grow
ing on IL. This Is not all the horti-
cultural assets John can show, for he
produces, 10 their season, many good
things which show the possibilities
Of our soil and climate, aud does it
without halftrying--for ne is a tailor
and not a gardener.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-10-08

Black goods at Wagner & Bran
dons. 26i
J. J Presley Of Cooks Point was
IN the city yesterday.
IS cent broad cloth only 81 cents
at Wagner a Brandons. ~
Mrs. n. +. White has returned
from a visit to San Antonio.
Marriage license has been issued 10
Henry Mitchell and Della Evans.
Crisp, heal;hful and nutritious,
per package 10 cents. Howell Bros.
262
J. &. Cloud Of Reliance was in the
city yesterday and called on the Ea-
gle.
w. J. Lawless Of Kurten was in the
city yesterday aud called on the Ea-
gle.
Chas. Mitch is now in charge Of
Parks 4 Walkrop's tailoring depart
ment
Col, \, Hill Of Wellborn was in the
city yesterday accompanied by his
wife.
Marvin Baker retained yesterday
- Mumiord whore he is guarding
couvicts.
Triscuit, the new, new cerial food
AZ Clarke 4 Fountains. 263
Miss McPhail, who has been here
some time with Mr.. and Mrs +. L..
Shottles, left yesterday for her home
In Mississippi.
Fanny Taylor, colored, charged the
murder, will be placed on trial today.
Fresh shielded wheat biscuits al
Clarke agd Fountains. 26}
No imposition OF any kind whatso-
ever is permitted either under the
great tents Of the Adam Forepaugh
aud Sells Brothers aggregation or
upon IT, exhibition grounds.
Black ilnetta, 30 inches wide, slOO
az Wagner a Brandou's. 263
jeff. Medley, Lester McDougald,
J. N. and Malcolm Wilsuo. J. &.
CLANCY, George Wilcox, Riley viii
COX. aud others were here from
Grimes county yesterday trading
fhompson's glove fitting corsets.
"true flt style" COO Wilson * Edge.
II. T.. Simmons has purchased the
interested of his partner, Mr. Geue,
30 the city Shaving Parlor, and will
continue tho business. Mr.. Gene
will remain with Mr.. simmons.