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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

small sum of 81. Tickets will soon be
placed at various points in the city to
be sold for dollar each, and as soon
as the $500 are disposed of the draw
ing will take place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19
surprise by sophs.
Baseball Chat

Plans fer the raising of funds for
the Rockford Three-Eye baseball
club for the coming season have been
completed. An automobile has been
purchased by the association and will
arrive about Jan. /. 1t is one of the
finest makes and is known as a -four
seated Rambler" This machine will
be rallied off and the lucky one will
receive a $4,000 automobile for the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

Pitcher Mordecai Brown. recently
traded by the St. Louis National
league team to Chicago, has been
granted ii license to we'd Miss Bing
ham, Il popular young woman living
near CoXviIle, Browns boyhood home.
President Hart of the Chicago Ma
tional league baseball team has an
nounced that he has given Jack Men
.efee, the old-time pitcher, his uncon-
Gitional release. There was no dissatis-
faction on either side. Menefee has
said repeatedly that he is going to
leave the game fer good and devote
his entire time and attention TO his
cigar business in Pittsburg. which has
grown considerably in the last two
years. Menefee's work with Chicago
last year was not up to his usual
standard and as the club is strong
in the pitching department Menefee's
request for n release was listened
to by the management. Menefee, in
addition to being star pitcher, is
one of the best utility men in the bust
ness and has helped his team out of
many a tight fix at critical times. 1t
is possible "Jocko" will look about
next year for managerial berth in
one of the minor leagues.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

third FRIDAY evening of January.
Tri-City union, No. Prs, Electrical
Workers, held meeting at Rock ISL
and Turner hall and elected the fol
lowing officers:
President - George Briggs, Daven-
port.
Vice President-R Cans, Rock Isl
and.
Financial Secretary j. c. Mead,
Recording Secretary - II. y. Keys,
Rock Island.
Inspectors - John Goldman and f.
Clayton, Rock Island.
Foreman. Downing, Davenport.
Trustees-Harry Hastings and Hen
ry Helpenhauser, Rock Island.
Press Secretary - {. X. Campbell,
Rock Island.
The ladies' auxiliary of Shiloh com
mand. Union Veterans Union, at a
meeting held last night in Memorial
hall elected the following officers for
the ensuing year:
President-Mrs. Ben Ellis.
S. V.--Mrs. G. W. Sample.
j. N.-Mrs. Frank Baughman.
Treasurer-Mrs. Laura Reddington.
Conductress Mrs. Samuel Meanor.
Chaplain-Mrs. John Burns.
The members Of Shiloh command.
L. Y. t.. have postponed their election
until Jan. Z. 1t is expected that at
that time the command will CONSOLE
date with the division in Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19
Timely Topic.

At this season of coughs and colds
it is well to know that Foley's Honey
and Tar is the greatest throat and
lung remedy. 1t cures quickly and
prevents serious results from a cold.
All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

A bit of news that Will interest Dav-
export fans just at this season of the
year when everything is frozen over
and with a long wait ahead for the
opening game of next season, is the
announcement that the Pittsburg club
of the National league has made the
Washington club an offer to trade
Beam, Vail and Harry Smith for Lee,
Townsend and Champ Osteen. the lat
ter being last seasons crack short
stop on the Davenport team.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19
FIRST WAS DEFEAT
High School Girls Lose initial
Basketball Game TO
Alumni.
SCORE IN CONTEST WAS 10 TO ID
Ralph Souders Football Captain
SOphomores Spring
Glass Song.

The basketball game played at the
high school gymnasium last evening
letween the alumni and high school
girls teams resulted in score of 1G
TO 10 in favor of the alumni. At 6
o'clock, before crowded gallery, the
game began. 1t was swift from start
To finish and remarkably weIl-play-
| ID contest.
In the first half the high school
girls had decidedly the advantage.
and although they fouled repeatedly
the alumni failed to make baskets.
At the end CT the first half the score
stood 10 TO 4 in the high schools ia
yor. After 10 minutes intermissiop
play was resumed and in two min
Ites it was plain what the result
would be. The alumni girls were
playing much better than before, and
although they had TO fight for every
,asket. their score advanced and pass
ed the high school teams and the end
found it Is to Is. The result was bet
;er than the high school students had
expected, for the alumni team was
composed of girls who played on the
high school team last year and are
playing AT Augustana now. They had
the advantage of size, besides the eX-
perence of six years playing. All
the girls did splendid work, but the
high school girls deserve especial
praise 1t was their first game this
season. Their next will be played at
Davenport against the high school
team there Jan. %.
The Lineup.
Last evenings lineup:
High School. Alumni.
Cora Van Calder. C. Laura Marquis
Ellen Hudson....f. f. Myrtle Barber
Blanch Smith b. f. Elisa Simon
Emma Hepler -. f. g. Mango Kohn
Sara Stoddard ID. e. Ada SchOessel
OHicials-Referee. Arthur Huesing;
umpire, Blaine Morrison; timekeep-
ers. James Maucker ana viii Jahns.
Time of halves. 20 minutes.
At the close of school yesterday the
football boys met to elect manager
and captain for next season. Ralph
Souders will be captain ana Ed Krell
MANAGE.
SurprIsc by sOphs.
The literary program yesterday af-
ternOOn went off smoothly, but was
marked by an unusual event. When
Miss Casteel was playing her solo
she suddenly broke off and all the
.sophomores rose and sang their class
song to the tune of Mr.. Dooley." 1t
was no surprise, as their previous
mysterious actions and preference for
the tune Of ''Dooley" had led to grave
suspicious.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19
BOWLBY'S

16O9r16O91a Second Avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19
WE EXCHANGE
RECORDS

Bring us. your old disc records that
you have grown tired of (either CO.
lumbia or Victor), and we will ex-
change them for the new Improved
Columbia Disc Records. We will al
low you so cents for your 1O-inch
record and other sizes in proportion.
The new Improved Columbia Records
are of elegant workmanship and are
a decided Advancement in the art of
record making. They have a full,
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in which they are made they have
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also wish to introduce to your notice
the new Grand Opera Sound Box,
which is designed to obviate the
scratch of the needle and at the same
time retain the full volume of tone.
We will exchange the new Grand
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style Columbia sound boxes now on
the market. Call at our warerooms
and get our plan of exchange. We
carry the largest line of records in
the city.
Graphaphcne headquarters at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

Louis Lippert. the rowdy player
who was expelled from the Three-Eye
league last season fer assaulting an
umpire at Dubuque, was around the
edges at the recent Three-Eye league
meeting in Chicago and wants to be
reinstated in the league. Dubuque is
said to have consented tC his rein
statement. but whether the other
towns will consent or not remains TO
be seen. There is no special reason
why Lippert should be allowed to
again PLAY in the Three-Eye league.
He has more than once shown that
he does not care to agree to the re-
straints placed on ether players who
go through the season with clean rec
Ords. and it is unfair to the gentle
manly hall players to allow such a
man the privilege of returning after
once being expelled.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-07-10
A Womanss Back.
THE ACHES AND PAINS WILL DISAP-
PEAR IF THE ADVICE OF THIS
STAUNTON CITIZEN IS
FOLLOWED,

FOLLOW ED.
A woman 3 back has manyaches and
pains. Most times tits the kidney's
fault; backache is really kidney ache.
That's why DOan's Kidney Pills cure
it; many StauntOn women know this.
Read what one has to say abont it:
Mrs. Geo. w. Hewitt, whose husbal. d
Is proprietor of the we'll known wall
paper store. place OF address 5 South
New st., says: IAN almost steady
dull aching pain in my back and hips
caused by my kidneys annoyed me CT
years. III l stopped or Overexerteu
myself In any way sharp twings of
pain Caught me in the small of my
back. At night was afraid to turn
Ia bed for fear of these stitches and if
did turn pain set in and | would lie
awake for hours. There was also dir
illness If on my feet for any length of
time and a blurring of sight sometimes
accompanied it. My husband, who
also suffered with kidney trouble,
learned about Doan's Kidney Pills ard
procured box at B. +. Hughes drug
store. He used few dOeses and no.
tlced almost immediate relief. He in
sisted on my trying them and did so,
soon feeling their beneficial effects.
The use OF three boxes SO relieved the
pains, strengthened my lack and III {.
proved my health that | felt like an
other person. Doan' Kidney Pills
certainly worked wonders with me al d
| Will never lose an opportunity to
{. Leak well of them"
For sale by all dealers. Price SOC.
FOster-Milburn Co, Buffalo. N. Y,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-DOAN's-a
take no substitute.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-07-10
GOOD SPRAYING PAYS.
Everything Depends on the Thorough
and Equal Distribution of the
Poisonous Mixture.

Prof. F. M. Webster says: eve have
somehow got the idea that anybody
can Spray, and we send the hired men
out to do this work and fatter our
selves that we have done all that can
be done. We have sprayed! It is sim
ply amazing to see the inefficient
spraying that is done every year, not
always by. the hired men, but often
by those who have not only the best
of intentions, but are thoroughly hon
est and earnest, and may add, fully
believe that they have done the best
that can be done. Now, do not do
your spraying yourself, and do not
send Inexperienced men to do it, but
60 yourself and take your men with
you. Do not take two men to hold the
MOBILES, and you do the pumping, or
you hold a nozzle and let one of them
pump. Have man to drive and
pump, and q man for each line of
hose, and you yourself get right down
among the men at the nozzles. Watch
every movement, and see that not a
limb or twig fails to be reached by the
spray. No man can do this as you
can, and you cannot If you are to
handle q line Of hose. You must see
and direct the work, which is all that
one ought to do, and If done right
this will prove the most important
and profitable part. You can save
material by looking to it that the
spray is evenly and thoroughly dis
thbuted. and not a part Of the tree
drenched and the other part un-
touched. Trees should never drip, or
the mixture run down the trunk and
collect in puddles about the base. The
result will depend less on the amount
of material used than on the thorough
and equal distribution of it.-Farmers'
Review.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-07-10

Excursion Tickets.
Commencing June LIST and until Sept.
both. all Railway and Steamship Lines
sell excursion tickets to tbs resorts ard
and principal stations on the line of
and adjacent to the Norfolk and West
ern Railway. tickets limited to Oct.
31st, 1903, for return passage. Write
the undersigned for Summer folder
giving information as to Mountain,
Spring and SeashOre Resorts, board
ing houses, location, elevation, rates,
ETC., In Virginia
W. B. BEVILL,
may 29-5t Gen. Pass Agent.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-07-10

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
~ StauntOn, Va, June II. 1903.
Burress. Annie Irene, etc
VS..
Burress, Ruth Margaret, ct ais.
All persons interested in the above
styled cause will Take Notice. that in pur-
suance of q decree of the circuit court of
Augusta county. entered in said cause on
May Is. 1908, shall at my Office in Staun-
tor, Virginia, on
Saturday, July 10. 1908.
proceed to state an account of the unpaid
debts of the estate of II. Il. Burress, dec d !,
the transactions of his admir-, and tn 9
proper distribution OF his estate. tOgeth er
with any other matter deemed pertine mt.
etc. And all creditors Of his estate are
notified to come forward and prove their
claims within ] S days of the com pletion
of this publications; otherw Use their claims
will be bfrred.
X. Il K. NE LSON
Commissioner in Chancery.
j.. j. L. 4 r. Bumgardner. p a. iu19 At
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-07-10
Married Four veterans,

Mrs. Ashton, of New Albany, Ind
has been the wife of four veterans of
the civil war, and has been granted
pensions as the widow OF three of them.
mmissioner Ware has been investi-
eating her case, and finds that it is
without parallel. Her first husband
served four years as private in an
Indiana regiment, and contracted rheu-
matism. from which he died in 1876.
Two years later she applied for pen
sion. which was granted, and she con-
tinued to draw it until 1882, when she
married another veteran, and her pen
sion stopped. Husband No. 2 lived
for five years. Upon his death she
made her second application. and was
granted pension as his widow, which
she continued to receive until she mar
ried for the three time. when the Pen
sion Bureau was promptly notified Of
her third matrim onial venture, and
her name was again dropped from the
rolls. In 1889, for the third time. she
applied for pension, representing that
husband No. 8. who was captain, had
died from wounds received in the ser
vice. Her name was again added to
the list without delay, because expert
ence had taught her how to prepare her
application and the evidence to sus
tain it; but in 1896, along came Major
Ashton. also Union veteran, who in
vited her to share bis fortunes, and
again she reported her new matrimonial
alliance to the Pension Office. Husband
Ma is still living.-H0nolulu Adver.
tiser.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-07-10
BITTER-RoT OF APPLES.
a Destructive Orchard Disease which
Has Caused Considerable Loss
of Late Years.

This is the most destructive disease
to apples in southern Illinois and Mis-
souri,, and it occurs over wide extent
of country. 1t was most destructive
in 1900. 1t Is most abundant in warm,
moist weather, when its ravages be-
come most evident.
This is a disease which is especially
injurious to apples in the autumn, and
may attack them before or after
being picked. It's characteristic ap-
pearance is one or more brown speeks
anywhere upon the unbroken skin of
the apple. Each of these finally en-
larges so as to become very distinct
and of dark color, circular and some
what sunken. Beneath these the It's
sues are dry and tough, never soft and
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-07-10
An Excellent Whiteva.h.

Put into clean wooden tub one
bushel OF lime, cover it with a couple
of buckets of boiling water, stirring
all the time. When the lime has been
slaked, dissolve in the water four
pounds of sulphate Of zinc and two
pounds Of coarse salt. These are to
prevent the wash cracking of. If re-
quired, the above may be made cream
color by adding two pounds Of yellow
ochre. From two and half to three
buckets Of wash will be required for
an ordinary room.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-07-10

CONNECTIONS.
Train No. q connects at HarrisOnburg,
Va. chesapeake Western Junetion) with
Valley X. R trains for all points in the
Valley, North or South of HarrlsOnburg
and for points South or North via Southern
Ry. or Valley R. H., and Harper's Ferry,
b. q o.; also via Stanton, Va, @. 20
Train No. 4 connect at EIkton, Va with
N. d w. train No. for ali points South,
Southwest and Northwest, Via Roanoke,
Va. Winston Salem, N. g., Bristol, Tenn,
or Columbus. Ohio.
Train No. 6 connects at ElktOn, Va, with
N. & w. train No. for Luray. Front Roy
al, RivertOn, Va, Charlestown, w. Va,
Hagerstown, Md, and points North and
East via Hagerstown, Md. and Cumber-
land Valley and Western Maryland H. Rs
Pullman Buffet Sleeping carsthrOugh from
Elkton to New York, via Harrisburg and
Philadelphia. Pa
Train No. will wait at Elkton for N.
W. No. connection, 80 minutes when
late.
For information as to rates, tickets,
routes, etc. apply to any agent of the
chesapeake Western Railway, or
Il. w Jackson, NJ. l.. Mardis,
Gen. Supt. Supt & Traffic MGR
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-07-10
No Pity Shown.

For years fate was after me contin-
uously" writes F. A. Gulledge. Yer
bena, Ala. II had terrible case of
piles causing "a tumors. When all failed
Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured me.
Equally good for burns and all aches
and pains. Only Csc at B. F. Hughes
drug store.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-07-10

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
" Stanton, Va, June II. 1913.
Scott's Ex'Or., l.. L..
VS..
GilkesOn. M. F., ct ais.
All persons interested in the above
styled chancery cause will Take Notice.
that in pursuance of a decree of the cir
cult court of Augusta county, entered in
said cause on May 16, 1908, shall at my
office in Staunton, Virginia, on
Saturday, July IS, 1903,
proceed to take, state and settle the fol-
lowing accounts:
lst-The estate, real and personal, Of
which Lula l.. Scott died seized;
2nd-The transactions of R r. l.arew.
her executor;
3rd-The outstanding and unpaid debts
of her estate, including taxes;
4th-Of the rights of w. b. Scott under
her will;
5th-Any other matters deemed peril
NJ mt, etc.
r. e. r. NELSON
Commissioner in Chancery
Patrick & Gordon, pq. juni9 At
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-07-10

CANKER ROT OF APPLES.
"a Cankered Limb with Diseased Apple
Beneath IT,
watery. Great numbers of very small
pustules cover all but the outer bOr-
der of the discolored spot, and give its
surface roughened appearance. The
final result of this disease may be the
running together of these various
spots so as to form an irregular, de-
pressed patch. The whole fruit at
length becomes shriveled into an IT.
regular hard body, and does not fur
Their decay.
The pipkish or red material which
comes from the spots In the fruit Is
composed Of spores. These are only,
distributed by rain-water or by insects,
never by the wind. The fungus lives
over winter in the dried fruit and in
the wound-like infected spots, called
bitter-rot cankers, on the limbs of the
trees. In May fresh crop of spores
may be produced from the mummies,
and from the canker on the branches.
It seems probable the first infection
of the season comes from the cankers,
and it can be traced where it has
spread to the young apples lying below
them on the trees, where the spores
have been carried by the rain.
Where diseased apples are found on
the trees early in the season 1t will
probably be found that just above
them is mummy or canker-spot. It
is important to remove the canker and
the infected fruits. as a very small
cankered spot may prove source of
infection for large area.
The best treatment for this disease
is probably to spray the trees, includ-
ing especially the mummies and can
kers, with a strong copper-sulphate
solution. The disease can be kept in
check during the summer by repeated
of Bordeaux MIXTURE
From Bulletin No. " Of the Illinois
Station
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-07-10
The Helpful Hen.

what are you doing in that coal
bin p demanded the suburbanite's
dog.
Trying to please our MASTER" re-
p led his little red hen. II heard him
telling the mistress this morning he
wished some one would lay in coal for
him this year. "-Philadelphia Press.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-07-10
The Mean Thinu.

Mamma-Johnny, / shall have to tell
your father what naught boy you have
been.
JOHNNY guess dad 3 right when he
says woman can't keep a thing to
herself.-Boston Transcript.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-07-10

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE
" Staunton, Va. June q, 1908
A. q. Miller & Bro.
FL. Hays & Co., ct ais.
]. h. Craun & Son,
Same.
and
]. N. Craun,
VS.
Same.
and
Sandy Brothers,
VS.
Same.
All parties interested in the above enti-
tiled causes now pending in the circuit
court of Augusta county, Va. take notice,
that pursuant to decree of said court in
said causes entered of date NAV IA, 1903, l
shall at my Ollie in StauDton, Va, on
JULY 80, 1908,
proceed to consider and report upon all
exceptions that have been taken to my
first report filed in said causes or that n ay
be filed thereto before July IA, 1908, to
gether with any other matters deemed
pertinent by me or that any party in inter
est may desire to be reported upon.
HENRY w. HOLT,
Commissioner in Chancery of the
Circuit Court of Augusta Co.. Va
jul At
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-07-10
For Sale.

My entire lot of thrcsbing and baling
machinery consisting of two engines. two
separatOrs, one huIler and one saw mill
All In first class running order Will sell
on easy terms to right purchaser one rig
or all.
G. A. ALEXANDER,
Harriston,
may 10 Cts Augusta Co., Va.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-07-10
Working Night and Day

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thing that ever was made is DR.. King 8
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They're wonderful in building up the
b alth. Only Csc per box. Sold by b.
F. Hughes druggist.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-07-10

IN tull. MtbRAC6.
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at
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at
Turkey feather
| Busters at
10c
2 burner Oil Stoves
at
SOC
SOC 3 quart grey
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Al
Extra heavy de-
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3.75
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SC
Decorated Cups and
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Zoe
W his k BrOoms,
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Gas Mantels at
Sc
Lace Curtains, 80
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SIC
Chenille Table Gov
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4Sc
White Pique, sale
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&c
Colored Silkolin
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Aadies' 500 full
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Soc
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Sc
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IS,
10c
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quart grey en-
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scorated Parlor
lmps, at
JSc
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Chesapeake
Western BY.

Schedule in Effect June l.. 1903.