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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-30
IN THE SUBURBS.
ANDALUSIA.

Andalusia, Dec. 30.--James Stewart,
of Gilman, Iowa, was recent visitor
in our village.
Mrs William Strohmeier has re-
turned home from her trip to New
Orleans.
Samuel Goode and family spent
Christmas with relatives in Rock ISL
and.
Miss Carrie Walton. of Carbon Cliff,
is a visitor in our village this week.
Mr.. Bowser, the principal of our
school, is spending his vacation at his
home in Buffalo.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Simpson, of Edg-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-30
SHERRARD.

Sherrard, Dec. 3O.-C. \. Samuelson
and family visited with Alex Lawson
and family near Griffin, Sunday.
Mrs. Knox. of Rock Island, came
out Monday and is visiting with Mrs.
Quincy FarrOw.
Mr.. Mowry and family expect to
leave for their new home this week
at Rochelle. III.
George Petrie. of New Windsor, and
Miss Nellie Ryan. of Gable. who are
| to be married today at high noon at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Ryan. of Gable.
\ number of the citizens surprised
o. j. Mowry Monday evening. They
presented him with watch charm for
remembrance of the occasion.
Ed Watts went to North Carolina
last week
Miss Elaine Strang. who is attending
school in Rock Island, is home spend
ing the holidays with her parents.
Thomas Tink expects to move to
Dunferline where he will work
NJ. J. Tindall will ship his personal
property this week. as he intends
farming at Garden City. 5. ID.
Tony and Thomas Flaherty were
visiting with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Barney FIaherty, last week.
/. w. Ralston and family were near
HOpeweIl last Wednesday attending
the 10th wedding anniversary of Mr..
Ralston's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Farlin.
Miss Hannah Haight, of Jackson
vile, has arrived to attend the Petrie-
Ryan wedding at Cable. She will Wis
it with relatives and friends in Sher-
rard and Cable.
Ed Paul and William Kemert went
last Thursday to spend Christmas
at Colchester, H., returning home
Sunday.
Mrs. William Clifford and children
went to Fairfield, Iowa. last Wednes-
day morning to visit her parents a
couple of weeks.
Jake Clark and family, of Rock ISL
and, visited with relatives and friends
in Sherrard and Cable last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Haddick. of Cable,
spent Christmas with their son Lewis
and family.
Miss Maud Painter, Of Geneseo, and
Miss Ruby Sturgis, are spending the
holidays with Miss Painters sister,
Mrs. Vance. of Sherrard.
a number from Presumption. Rey-
nolds, Cable and Coal Valley, attended
the party and dance given by the La
dies club Christmas night.
Mrs. Pat McDermitt left for her
home in Rock Island Monday, after
spending Christmas with friends in
Sherrard.
Mrs. Mary st. John, of Cable. who
has been visiting in Lincoln, ILL.,, the
last three months. returned about two
weeks ago and shipped her furniture
to Lincoln last week to make it her
home.
Mrs John McDermitt and son are
visiting with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Barney Flaherty.
Joe Rowe and wife visited in Coal
Valley Sunday.
Miss Mary Trainer and nephew, of
Des Moines, came last week to visit
with relatives in Sherrard and Cable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-30
MOLINE MENTION

What might have been a serious ac-
cident was narrowly averted Monday
evening by the presence of mind of a
domestic in this city. Kerosene had
been ordered from a grocery and by
some mistake gasoline was sent in
stead The domestic filled several
lamps with the fluid and had lighted
one of them without discovering the
error. On the outside of the second
one she had filed there had fallen
some of the gasoline and as she ap-
piled the match it caught and blazed
up in a Strong flame. She suspected
something was wrong and started to
carry the lamp out doors at the same
time trying to blow out the flame.
She succeeded in doing the latter and
then called the attention of the house
hold to the matter. The hall lamp
which had been filed with the gasoline
and lighted was eXtinguished and
there was no damage done save Civ
ing all the people in the house a fright
At the time of the Owens accident,
in which three lives were lost as re-
suit of this kind of error, there was
considerable discussion of methods of
gasoline. The two methods suggested
were to confine the sale of gasoline to
the hardware stores or at least to
have the grocery stores drop the sale
of it, or to compel every person sell
ing gasoline to attach n red tag to the
can labeled with the word ''gaso-
line" 1t would not be bad thing if
both these restrictions were adopted.
Certainly there should be something
done to fOrestall these accidents
The naval reserves of this city have
issued attractive invitations for mil
itary mask bali to be given at the
armOry in the Skinner annex Thurs
day night, New Years eve. Freed's
orchestra will furnish music. 4 sa-
lutte of twelve guns will be fired at
midnight. Prizes viii be awarded to
the lady and gentleman having the
most appropriate costumes for mill
tary ball.
The w. V. II. L. at its meeting elect
ed officers for the coming year:
President, Mrs Belle Morgan: senior
vice president, Maggie Wood; junior
vice president, Emma Schofer; chap
lain, Mrs. A. j. Griffin; secretary, Mrs.
Sarah Thornton; treasurer, Mrs. Sa-
rah Hartwell; conductress, Mrs. Jo-
sephine Fowle; assistant conductress,
Mrs. Martha Rank; inside guard, Mrs.
Martha Thomas; outside guard, Mrs.
Rose Rogerson; first flag bearer, Mrs.
Viola TruXell; second flag bearer,
\ 4
Blackman.
Under the ordinance which is pro-
posed to pass in place of the present
law governing pool rooms and bowl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-30
A Costly Mistake.

Blunders are sometimes very eXpen-
sive. Occasionally life itself is the
price of a mistake, but you'll never
be wrong if you take DIR. Kings New
Life Pills for dyspepsia, dizziness,
headache, liver or bowel troubles.
They are gentle, yet thorough. 25
cents, at Hartz & Ullemeyer's drug
store
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-30
A Timely Tonic.

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, 1903-12-30

ing alleys. saloons which pay license
for pool tables in their barrooms will
not be permitted to remain open on
Sunday. Many people have thought
that the new measure was to be an
easy excuse for the wide open saloon
in this city. but the new measure as
it is drawn now provides that the sa
looms shall be as much closed on Sun
day as in the past.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-30

The Fraternal Army of America has
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent William Capler; vice president.
Mr.. Villains; chaplain. Lizzie Laugh
lin; banker, f. j. Pickard; conductor,
Mrs Thomas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-30

Beginning with the first of the new
year, no tuition fee will be charged
the pupils attending St. Anthony's
school in this city. As the expenses
of the school must be met, however,
a collection will be taken for this pur-
pose on the third Sunday of every
month. This plan has proved success
full in number of parishes in the
larger cities and the pastor of st.
Anthonys, Rev. ID. J. Flannery, be-
lieves in giving the innovation a trial
in this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-30

Yesterday occurred the death of
Frances Fern. the 1s-months-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John II.
Fisher, 731 East Sixth street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-06
GLOBE SIGHTS.

IFrom the -AtchiSon Globe
It is easier to earn money than to
borrow it.
We would like to hear good hearty
laugh. We haven't heard one in years.
About the worst thing that can hap
pen man is to be appointed on a COM
mittee.
Nobody was ever s proud as color
cottontails dangling to his belt.
We have never be en- robbed by sure
enough thieves, but we have been rob-
bed many times by schemers.
A man called at this office today. and
referred to number of small children
who were living with a widowed father.
When blamed for something you
didn't do, accept it. II you PASS it on
to the right shoulders, you are blamed
doubly.
What has become of the old fashioned
spit ball that struck the right person in
the right spot. and no one would ever
tell who sent it?
Subject of discussion at the meeting
of the Lancaster Literary society to-
night: Which is worse, to die of
hunger or of Indigestion"
Tt means something when a woman
picks a piece of lint off a mans coat,
but nothing more is left to be said
when he notices hair pin is dropping
out of her hair, and pushes it up.
An AtGhison man has patented a de-
vice for getting rid of bores. When a
bore meets him on the street. and
hangs on forever, the man says: There
goes a woman want to get away from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-06

dred and eight unions of employees and
eighty-two unions of employers When
q union of either is formed it is register
ed in the arbitration court and becomes
amennble to the arbitration laws. This
court consists Of three members, one of
which is the judge of the supreme
court. All labor disputes that cannot
be adjusted between the parties con-
cerTled are tried in this court Wages,
HOURS of labor and holidays are deter
mined. There is complete unionization
in all lines of business and industry.
Tie state is the largest employer, as
the railways, tramways, telegraph and
postal facilities are all managed by the
government All private employers are
required to employ union men, on con-
dftions fixed by order of the arbitration
court, unless the unions are unable to
supply the men. The length of a days
work has been fixed generally at eight
hours, and the minimum wage at $40
a day for common laborers, with half
day holidays at expense of employers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-06
CARE OF PAYMENTS.
Heavy Loads on Narrow Tires De-
structive to Streets.

Properly cared for, a good pavement
should last for many years, and the real
economy in work of this character is TO
build nothing but good, substantial
pavements at the start, and then see TO
1t that they are protected from abuse
and misuse. 1t is becoming generally
recognized that the most attractive and
satisfactory pavement for all ordinary
purposes is the modern, up-to-date as
phalt pavement, some of which has al
ready been laid in this city with the
prospect that another consdera BILE
stretch Of it will be completed during
the present season. The old theory that
asphalt is not well adapted for stand
ing the wear and tear of heavy teams
is gradually being discarded, and the
claim is now accepted that a good as
phalt pavement, laid on a substantial
foundation, will stand fully as much
strain as any other kind of pavement,
provided care is taken to insist on wide
tires for heavy loads. 1t is in accord
ance with this theory that the city of
Chicago is planning to pave all of it's
downtown streets with asphalt which
is far more niseless than brick, block
or cobbleStone.
It is d fact that is we'll understood.
however, that the use of narrow tires
for heavy loads is terribly destructive
to any kind of street pavement, no less
to the maintenance of good country
roads, and there is, therefore. a general
tendency to require by law that all
wagons and other vehicles used in trans
porting heavy loads shall be equipped
with tires of specified width A list of
the leading cities of the country shows
that most of them have ordinances
which require a minimum of one inch to
the ton for actual loads. while in many
of them the specified width of tires is
still greater. With the growing use of
asphalt pavements, however, there is a
general tendency to require all wagons
that are used to convey ordinary loads
to have tires not less than three inches
in width, while in the cases of extra
heavy loads the tires must be still
wider In this city there is an ordin-
ance which requires tires three inches
in width for all loads of 1900 pounds or
over, but this should be supplemented
by a further requirement that extra
heavy loads. such as coal. stone, ma
chinery, etc, should have Tires four or
five inches wide. according to the par
ticular needs.-Asphalt Journal.
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Rare volume Of Shelley.

The discovery of a second copy of p.
B. Shelley's Original Poetry, by Victor
ard Cazier," 1910, is proof of the dam
ger of dogmatizing on the subject Of
unique books. Ever since Dr. Gar
nett announced. in 1889. that such a
Shel1eyan volume existed book coilec-
tors and booksellers have hunted high
and low, for a copy would easily find
a purchaser at anything from 9100 up
ward In 1898 a copy was actually dis
covered, and q facsimile was published
by Mr.. Lane. But we believe it re-
mains in the possession of the original
owner in spite of tempting offers. For
five years it has had the uncommon dis
tinction of being described as unique.
But. alas another copy has been IN
earthed in the singularly unronantic
quarters of Barnsbury. It is to be sold
at Sotheby's next month. so that the
new book sale season promises to open
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-06
JAYHAWKER JoTs.

Preston is going to give blowout for
a brass band benefit.
The r1ln1or of new butcher shop Is
filling the air at Preston.
Pratt is agitating the municipal own-
ership of a. snow Scraper.
A movement is on foot to start a
dancing school at Cherryvale.
The best brooms in Pratt county are
manufacture ed by a blind man.
Mr.. Brezendine is otherwise known as
''the sorghum king of Stony Point
A car load of alfalfa seed sent from
Meade retuE ned $1,000 to the shippers
A Pratt county citizen is dining from
his third crop of grapes for the season.
Owing to- the bad condition of the
country roa DIS good eggs in Sa1ina are
scarce.
When Topeka man drinks Joint
whisky he is simply patronizing home
industry.
The girls, of Galatia, Barton county.
gave a soc1l social. The boys say it was
out of sight.
For the benefit of the rubber necks''
Buffalo girls are wearing rubber boots
these muddy days.
Nature made Salina boy blind and
whisky mttde him blind drunk Three
dollars and COSTS said the judge.
Mother mature is weakening a trifie
at Moran. Gas fixtures are being taken
out and ga soline stoves substituted
enough AN / sensible enough to own a
winter leol ne in Florida and to oc-
cupy it.
An ArltaE tsas City girl is out of the
society WIN RI for November. She was
playing wit h a toy pistol that wasn't
loaded"
A Fort Sc oft citizen is under arrest
for using bo gus checks too freely. The
police say hi career for years has been
a checkered )ne.
Roll, Jord an. Roll" said the Topeka
police to Mr. Jordan, druggist. And out
Of the cellar came half dozen kegs OF
beer and VIII sky.
A Franklin county neighborhood is so
anxious for a church building that a
number of emf .husiasts have signed III,
to give several days labor free.
If Fort Scott keeps up its present gaiy
it will be in Topeka's class of the
Truly Good" Only two arrests were
made in the Ia st twenty days of Octo-
Der.
A case of ii for tat comes from
Americas. The marshal arrested sew
eral boys for u nbecoming conduct. In
turn they had ! The official arrested for
swearing at thei N. The court gave all
hands the limit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-06
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
from the Chicago News.l

IG TOI1 the chicago NoWS-I
A very popular couple-two dollars.
Many a man is looking for work who
doesn't want it.
Never judge the weather by the pre-
dictions of a prophet.
Many man is unhappy only be-
cause he believes himself so.
Better be q big peg in a little hole
than little peg in a big hole.
Most women take too much medicine
and some men don't take enough.
A soft answer may turn away wrath,
but 1t seldom works on book agents.
1t might be just as well to remember
That faSt men are usually slow pay.
If Won would have lasting fame DOM
give the world a chance to forget you.
Women don't think much of a doctor
unless he has a dozen different shades
of pills in stock
A sack of flour and a barrel of po-
tatoes Will convert a poor family
quicker than a carload of gospel tracts.
A man has less confidence in the as
sert1ons he makes when his wife is
present than he has when she hap
pens to be absent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-06
LOCAL MENTION.

Paul Hurd, of Abilene. Kan. is in To-
peka.
T. A. McNeaI spent yesterday in Law
renee.
O. L wiget is in Kansas City for
few days
H. u Nudge is at home from a trip
to Chicago.
T. H Dana, of Wamego, Kan, is
stopping in Topeka.
Mrs. F. T. Bond, of Kansas City, is
in the city visiting friends for few
days.
Robert Maxwell, pressman at the Cap
itaI office. is i'll at his home on West
Sixth street.
The Topeka Commercial club will hold
it's regular monthly meeting on We'd
nesday night of next week.
Clinton E. Vansant, of Baltimore, Md,
is spending a few days with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Vansant of Oakland.
The North Topeka branch of the Y.
W. C. A. held a short religious service
at the Western Wooden mills during the
noon hour today.
]. NJ. Brier has purchased from Mrs.
Buck, one of the Potwin heirs, the
property at 237 Woodlawn, Potwin. This
was formerly the residence of Lew
Pounds The price paid was $3,lU0.
p A Perry. of New York. authority
on books and authors, arrived today and
will begin his course of lectures. under
the auspices of the Topeka federation
of clubs in the high school auditorium
this evening with the subject; Some
Famous Books and Their Makers
Assistant City Attorney Ralston to-
day drew uD the amendment to the
license ordinance ordered at the last
meeting of The city council. exempting
in specific terms old soldiers from the
provisions of the license ordinance
The amendment simply puts into plain
English what has always been the I'M
piled meaning of the law.
On the strength of the story printed
few days ago in the State Journal
that the city is about to issue S71.O0O
worth of refundins bonds, three aDpli-
cations from prospective purchasers of
the bonds have already been received
by City Clerk Squires. They are from
the following we'll known firms of bond
buyers: FEEDER, Holman & Co, Gin
cinnati; N. w. Harris & Co, Chicago;
S. A Kean, Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-06
Cabezon.

A curious and interesting bit of his
tory is drawing to a close out in Cali
fornia in the application of an aged
Indian to the supervisors of San Ber-
nardino count, for relief. His name is
Cabezon. He is credited with having
reached the extreme age of 1O5 years.
He is in circumstances of extreme des-
titution- He is almost totally blind, and
so crippled with rheumatism as to be
almost totally incapable of doing the
work which he has been glad to do for
so many years. In word, he is help
less and old. There is not a circumstance
in the case that does not appeal force
fully to enlightened charity. 1t is not
strange, therefore. that the leading citi-
zens of the county have cordially in
dorsed his petition There was time
when Cabezon was perhaps the most
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-06

R. G. Dun & Co. report 1886 CONNER
cial failures in the United States during
October. involving a total Indebtedness
of SIS, 3S7 ,567 in addition to which there
were q banking suspensions with liza
bilities of $1S,Os4.e S5. In the correspond
ing month last year there were 1858 com
mercial failures for $10.S51, 534, and 10
fiduciary insolvencies for Sc. 1872 376. Man
ufacturinE defaults were 316 in number
and $780, 1863 in amount, against 257
last year involving $3.50, 1877 Trading
failures numbered TO and liabilities
were 1886. 129, compared with 652 in 1902
for $4.649, 552 In other commercial lines,
not properly included in the two prin-
cipal divisions. there were so failures,
with a defaulted indebtedness of 1856.
06s. against 81 a year ago for 1881, 795.
Thus, while there was about the same
increase in number of both manufacture
ing and trading suspensions, most of
the. difference in liabilities occurred in
the manufacturing class, where losses
were more than double those of October.
1902 and the increase was still larger
when compared with the earlier years
back in 1896
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-06
BOILER ExPLODES.
Engineer Killed and Seven
Other Persons Injured.

Columbus, O., Nov. 6.-While students
of the agricultural college at the Ohio
state university were witnessing the
harvesting of field of corn for ensilage
purposes by a machine. operated by an
old traction engine, today, the boiler
exploded, killing Engineer Chas- Pepper
and injuring seven persons, one, Assist
ant Engineer John Delgarn, fatally.
The injured include Professor Vernon
H. Davis, who had his hand mangled,
and several students
The force of the explosion was terrific.
Piece of flying iron were hurled through
the air and blew a great hole in a barn
over a hundred yards away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-06

It is estimated that the farmers of the
south and the west this year will reap
larger returns from their crops than
ever before. It is figured that the yield
Of cotton. wheat, corn and oats will be
worth s.. 81, 500 600 This figure does not
include returns from other products,
which probably will bring about $123,-
100000, giving a total of $2.5O 600 to be
divided among the farmers Experts es-
innate that the cotton crop on the farm
will be worth $575, 100000. corn $1035. 900, :
600, wheat $4s2.o00,oOO, and oats $275,-
100000. The yield of cotton is placed at
1850 900 bales, corn 2,30e, 000, 900 bushels,
wheat s74,oO0.Oo0 bushels. and oats 49,
100000 bushels. The total value of the
crops given above is reckoned on cotton
selling at $50 a bale. corn at As cents a
bushel wheat at 10 cents busheL and
oats at 81 cents a busheI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-06

You will please excuse me-" The bore
usually laughs good naturedly, and
says: "All right; you bet know how
that is
An Atchison dyspeptic complains to
the chief of police because country
sausage is displayed at the grocery
stores. He says he wants to eat the
sausage, and can't, therefore it is an
annoyance to him.
A woman will visit Atchison shortly
who claims to be working for the good
of the people, but she really works for
her pocket all the time. There are so
many issues and isms that we are
afraid to name her, but you will know
har
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-06
The Disease of Athletics.

At this season we hear most about the
excessive interest that attaches to college
athletics There is more discussion about
this unquestioned evil in the fall because
II is the time of year when football reigns
supreme and because football is the most
absorbing of all forms of sport practiced
at American colleges Happily, only two
months are given up TO football; other
wise upon the testimony of experienced
professors it would be doubtful whether
The student body could be reduced TO
state Of application to study much before
fhe Christmas holidays. If the first weeks
of the academic year are the NEST impor-
tant, the distractions Of footoan excite
Inent are e1eecially ill-timed-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-06

powerful Indian warrior in that far
western territory. He commanded a
thousand braves and enforced his will
wherever he chose. 1t was in early days,
of course, the days in which the white
adventurer was just getting a precari-
Gus foothoId in California. 1t appears
that his friendship to the invaders was
unwavering. He stood between the ear
" settlers and the murderous plots
Matched by Mexicans and Indians. His
power preserved many a little band
from murder by the Mormons in the
days when Mormonism was at its high
est and worst in that territory.-New-
ark News.