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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-06
TRY-CITY B0WLERS ROLL
THEIR WEEKLY MATCHES

The fourth series of games in the
Iri-City bowling league were played
last evening and as the result Rock
Island and Moline are tied with Dav-
export safely i'm the lead. The Rock
Island Recruits beat the Moline Colts
at the Central alleys i'm this city by a
score of 2.421 to 1886: the Moline Fly
ing Dutchmen won from the Rock
Island Centrals at the Brunswick al
leys in Moline by score of 2.4O6 to
2.261, and the Davenport Scouts won
from the Davenport Invaders at the
Allen alleys in that city by a score of
2.6s2 TO 2.472. Following is the detail
eel story of the several contests:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-06
Cr0uD,

The peculiar cough which indicates
Group is usually well known TO the
mothers of crouPy children. No time
should be lost in the treatment of il,
and for this purpose no medicine has
received more universal approval than
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Do
not waste valuable time in expert
menting with untried remedies, no
matter how highly they may be rec
commended. but give this medicine as
directed and all symptoms of Group
will quickly disappear. For sale by
all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-06

No better assurance could be given
of the merit of On the Stroke of
Twelve" W. b. Lawrence's powerful
melOdrama. than the fact that it has
been played to notwithstanding bust
ness for three successive seasons in
the large cities of the east and mid.
die states. The play receives its title
from sensational prison escape in
the third act. Jack Rutledge. the
hero. is entrapped by forged check
given him by the villain in the first
act. Jack is tried and convicted and
sent to prison from where he makes
his escape with his friend. George
cambridge. who is convicted with
him. The two men then proceed to
hunt down Horton. the villain. and his
accOmplice, Moses Levi. The fourth
act shows the interior of counter
feiter'S den, and in another the SEN
Sational- features of the play. The
story is an interesting one and
abounds in quick actiCn. exciting in
cidents and lively comedy. The scene
Ty is all new and the sets novel and
elaborate. The supporting company
has been selected with great care and
number some of the best people i'm
sensational drama this season. 1t will
be presented AT the Illinois theatre.
Thursday, Jan. s.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-06
ever presented at Drury

ductiOn ever presented ut Drury
Lane.
''The Cnunterfeiters," the new de-
tective play, comes to the Illinois
Wednesday evening. This last pro-
duction of Carl A. Haswin's has with
one bound leaped to the greatest
popularity. No changes have been
necessary in the east or play for its
success has been complete, and it is
undoubtedly the biggest winner of the
season. The author has not followed
the beaten tracks of meloClrama but
has invaded a new field and produced
ii play that is up to date. The story
is absorbing, with many scenes of
great dramatic strength, and sensa-
tional climaXes that arc startling.
Mr.. Haswin has mounted the whole
play lavishly and carries everything
necessary for the production. The
east is a large and competent one
and comprises several vaudeville ar
fists whose unique specialties are in
troduced during the action of the
play.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-06
SEES EVIL CLOUD
William r. Benkert Predicts a
National Calam.
ity.
GIVES A WORD OF WARNING
Invites Attendance at Christian
Gathering Here in
fif May.
lives A WORD OF WARNING

William X. Benkert, national chair
man of the united christian party,
which is to have convention here in
May, says we are about to enter upon
one of the most disastrous calamities
of the age. Here is his latest:
"Without any desire to find fault
with the past or casting any refiec-
lions on any Individual creed or par
ty, we must admit that present condi-
tionS Indicate that there will soon be
Il time of trouble such as never was,
just as Christ said concerning this
age. And as India and Russia have
had their bread famine, South Africa,
the islands of the sea and every ma
ton has been disturbed and shaken
by war and earthquakes and America
has been threatened with a coal fam
inc. and the time is not far distant
when the actual things necessary to
sustain life will be far beyond the
reach of the common people because
iniquity aboundS in high places. and
| am frequently asked what will be
the future position of the christian
party. Let me answer through the
liberal, unSelfish press and pulpit,
and say to all God fearing, honest
people that this is no time to stand
still, look back and find fault with
the past through divided party lines;
but a time for united christianity and
true patriotism to come to the front
for the benefit of humanity. The pur-
pose of the christian party is to rec
OgniZe and honor Christ in govern
ment: Do the will of God and make
10 fnt ha y Tn nv
direct vote of the people on all
questions of vital Importance, with a
platform that * world wide and of
interest to every christian and pa
triot. because it stands for union in
His name: direct legislation of the
people governed by the golden rule.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-06
New Century Comfort.

Millions are daily finding a world
OF comfort in Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
1t kills pain from burns, scalds, cuts,
bruises, conquers ulcers and fever
sores, cures eruptions, salt rheum,
boils and felons, removes cOrns and
warts; best pile cure on earth. Only
25 cents, at Hartz & Ullemeyer's drug
store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-06
CARING FOR POOR
New Building Has Been Provided
at the County
Farm.
STRUCTURE TEMPORARY ONE
Further Talk On Removal of Insti-
tuition Nearer to
City.

With the inmates that have been
merely boarding at the county mfr
mary taken away by relatives and
the relief afforded by sending eight
of the insane men to the Watertown
hospital temporarily Steward Swank
has been able to arrange for the care
of the bulk of those left in manner
| that is quite satisfactory, at least as
a temporary expedient. Today a
building was completed that will re-
move the greatest trouble that has
been experienced since the fire of a
week ago, that of cooking and feed
ing the inmates.
The new building, which is located
just east of the boiler house. is a tenn
porary structure of pine lumber 20
by ~ feet in size. In it the cooking
will be done and dining room pro-
vided as large as that in the old pau
per house. All but part of the insane
patients that are fed in the dining
room in the insane ward will he ac-
cUmmodated in the new building at
meal time. 1t was found impossible
to use the old cooking utensils, as the
fire had ruined them. The oven, how
ever. is all right and will he used for
the baking as formerly. The new
building will be covered all over the
outside with tarred felt to make it
warm, and being near the boiler
house there will be no difficulty to
supply it with heating facilities.
The infirmary committee of the
county board has had the direction of
affairs and il is not considered likely
that special meeting of the board
will now be called simply for the pur-
pose of getting building operations
under way.
Say Removal Would he Mistake
Those connected with the infirmary
are unanimously of the opinion that
its removal to near Rock Island and
Moline. as has been suggested, would
be a serious mistake. They argue
that three-fourths of the male pau
pers that are at the farm have been
brought there through intemperance
and that if they are brought so near
the city that they can easily walk to
Il saloon it will be impossible to care
for them. AS they are simply pau
perS they still have their liberties and
can go and come as they please. At
the present time there is very little
drunkenness owing to the distance of
the place from the city. There is
general belief, however, that the size
of the farm connected with the insti-
tuition could be reduced somew hat
with profit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-06
VIII Stop War,

This viii stop war and bind the
power of selfish trusts without Iegis-
lating against corporations by thank
fully recognizing Gods most bounti-
full gifts to humanity. and then TAX
ing possession of them in a natl, nal
way by forming a national combine
or trust in Christ and for all the peo-
pie. and for his purpose there will be
Jan annual gathering in His name ev-
cry wear on the first of MAY until
144.OOO gather at one time in one place
of one accord for this purpose. Then
the time viii be ripe for a great
change, through Christ and his fol-
lowers and an innumerabie company
that will take part and act in accord
with Mic. 1: Rec. IA; the christian
party viii recommend or nominate
her candidates for president and vice
president at the annual gathering
May 1, 1908. at Rock Island. H., Civ
ing every state opportunity TO get 'On
the official ballot.
The worlds fair will be dedicated
April so, 1907, and the managers have
kindly offered to build large hall to
be used by the christian party May
and ?. 1904. in a national and fnterna-
tional gathering to the glory of
Christ and for the benefit of humani-
ty This will not be debating to the
people in advance through a selfish
platform that causes division and
makes it possible for selfish trusts TO
buy or influence our lawmakers, but
as the voice of the people is the voice
of God when the majority rule.
Beginning of Change. tr
This will be the beginning of
great change through Il new system
which will be in fact government
from God through Christ, by and for
the people, and show who is on the
side of Christ and humanity govern
ed by the golden rule. And for this
purpose L should like to hear from
any interested and keep in touch with
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
ZION CITY I'm RECEIVERS HANDS
Den1oEH Arr
ofh Man WhoCl stoBe Eliah The

Dowie went to Washington. saw
certain persons. and the workers and
the machinery came through. He wat
starting an infant industry" He then
began TO teach his unskiiled people. re.
cruited from all ranks OF life. the art
OF iacemaktns.
Shortly sfterward Stevenson and
Dowie quarreled. Stevenson went to
court with his troubles. and disobeyed
Zion's rule of arbitration. He got u
judgment. but DowIe. who had re-
cruited able legal advisers. appealed.
and finally the case was compromised.
Stevenson taking cash sum for his
claim against the industry.
In the first two years Dowie built
schools. a huge hospice. and a taber.
nacie that viii seat 1000 persons. He
opened n great general store. estab-
lished n city court and postoffice.
erected big printing ofiice. and final.
iy started u candy factory that turns
out tons of candy every week. supply
Ing some of the biggest houses In Chi
cago. The candy factory. indeed. has
been the biggest paying OF his indus
tries.
Dowie as business man had had
marvellous success. Yet at times his
desire to extend his religious Views
had seriously hampcred his business
ventures
June :. 1901. standing before . great
crowd In the Auditorium at Chicago he
declared himself Elijah Ill. He did
not press the point strongly at nrst.
but the Elijah idea kept working and
b. degrees people cam. to understand
that Dowic claimed himself to be
Elijah the Restorcr. the rclnenrnation
OF Elijah the Destroyer. who was fed
by the ravens and finally was trans.
lated. Hc declared that Elijah the
Destroyer rcappcar.d again as John
the baptist. who was Elijah the Pre-.
parer. and that he. Dowic. was the third
and last manifestation OF Elijah. Hs
called upon his people to believe this
and they believed.
This idea was what interf-rcd with
his business. He startled Chicago over
u year ago by senain. down swarms Of
his followers from Zion City to make
visitations from house TO house and
tell about Elijah Ill. But not much
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
sunn., for Wheeled v.hIeI.s.

How well the old resident remem'
bers the time when We had summer
In the summer time and winter when
II was due. which lasted until spring;
and with what pleasure he tells OF the
cold weather and good sleishing for
weeks In succession. But whether II
Is the destruction OF the forests TO
build our houses and serve other por'
poses. or from some other cause. we
do not seem to have good winter
weather for very long at time. aud
sleishing and skating are soon de-
stroyed by thaw. In Canada and
some portions OF this country this Is
not the case. and when farmer or
teanster puts up his wagons and gets
out his sleishs for the first snow he
has fairly good assurance that he VIII
not have to change again until the
spring thaw. But In a vast area OF
the country the man who drives may
ind himself riding through mud In q
sleigh or slipping over snowy road
In a carriage. and II Is to meet Just
such occasions as this that the in.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11

the money he had saved while work
ing In Australia. took hye years
course In the university.
Dowie. On graduation from the d.
vinity school. al once took orders In
tho Congregational church. and. In
1872, returned to Australia and began
preaching at a Congregational church
10 Sewtown. a suburb III Sydney. lie
continued in his work with success.
his magnetic oratoricai powers draw
ne large crowds wherever he
preached.
IN 1878 by divine direction. he
hays) Dowie suddenly deserted the
Congregational church and started as
an evangelist. preaching healing by
faith. His power at once attracted at.
tention. He declares that he first
learned OF his power To heal by cur.
Ing u girl OF a wasting disease that
had already killed thirty members Of
his congregation. Since that time faith
healing has been the cardinal doc
TRUE OF Dowie. He went to Mel.
bourne. built a big. rude-iooking tab
crnacie. and began his work. In ten
years he had bu.lt up large congre-
SutiOn. but ne WAS not satisfied. lie
deserted his tabernacle. leaving II In
the ear. OF one OF his converts, and
started for England. He had money,
but not u large amount
Il was In 1880 that DowIe dawned
upon Chicago. Out In Western Springs,
little prairie suburb AT that time.
Dowie started In 20 fght sin In Chi.
caso. In the spring OF the following
year Dowic moved upon Evanston. and
there he remained until the spring OF
the worlds fair year. when. with a
dozen followers. he rented house
down near the Midway. and. almost
with his own hands. he built Zion tab.
crnacic No. !.
With the fair DogIc's success began.
4 little further north there arose
Zion tabernacle No. .. The dozen fol.
lowers had become hundreds. The
health authorities attacked DowIc.
Dowi. abused them. Then Zion tabcr.
nacic No. J. seating 1000 persons. was
erected.
On Feb. 90. 1896. po~ie organized
thu Christian Catholic church In Zion
aad appointed himself general over.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
BEAR TRAP CAUGHT A MAN.
oIet In its Clutch, His Hair First eA
InQ Turned white.

IH0 tuFUco "HVe.
Herman Krntz. n homestcadcr. whs
uvch seventeen miles northwest Of Ely.
northeastern Minnesota. mysteriously
disappeared last September. and no
trace was ever found OF him until Q
few days ago. when the skeleton OF .
man supposed to have been Kratz was
found By civil engineer In a deadfail
set for bear fivc or six mics from his
place In the deep woods. The flesh
had practically all disappeared from
:he skeleton. but the ssaip and hair
still remained In part. The clothing
vas rottcd away SO that It was OF lit
tie use for purposes OF Identification.
One puzzling thing Is that the hair
seems somewhat gray. while the heii
OF the missing homestsader was dark
brown. but Il is though, that the ter
ror of his situation In the bear trap
and the knowledge that he could never
escape caused his hair to whiten.
Tneodora Kratz. mother Of the young
homesteader. wLo lived on farm
seven miles from Elroy, Wis. is re-
ported here to have become insane re-
Gently over the disappearance and hor
rible death OF her son.-Duluth Dis
patch In New York World
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11

seer. with his wife. Jane Dowie. as
crseer. His work began to attract
a .2ntion all over the country. Con.
vcrts rushed into Chicago and began
TO congreeate around the tabernacles.
Dowie was growing.
His idea from the first was the cen
trallzation OF all the money of all the
followers into the treasury of Zion,
and he grew rich amazingly fast. for
he. John Alexander Dowie. was Zion.
holding all its moneys and properties
in his own name, in the trust for the
cIurch. He was an absolute power.
In 1899 Dowie began preparations
for his general move. His agents
vent to work quietly and bought up
land along the lake above Waukegan,
fortytwo miles from Chicago and
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11

Murray Dowle was not his father. and
that he was the offspring of an Eng.
lish army officer a member of the no.
bility. He said his mother had been
led TO believe that her marriage to the
army officer was invalid. and that. to
save her name. she married John Muir
ray Dowic.
John Murray Dowie was n Consre-
gational minister of comfortable for.
tune, and young Dowie received fair
foundation for his education under
him and In the board schools of his
native town. In 1860 the family re
moved to Adelaide, Australia, and for
seven years young Dowie served as a
clerk In a mercantile establishment.
In 1867. when he was 20 years old.
Dowie returned to Scotland. and, on
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11

Colonel George. our esteemed con-
temporary. In SOD. He sat nj his desk
In the office nj Georges Weekly UP To
his chin clearing up stack Of mail
that had accumulated during his alb
senee ON the Pacific coast.
why this expression Of worry" We
ycnturcd automatically. anxious to pry
into his secrets.
"'Do I look worried!' he quickly In
quired. attempting TO force smile and
brush the crow tracks out Of the cor
ncts OF his eyes. ! doy Well. my
looks belle my real feelings. True.
feel triiic worried. but II Isn't be-
cause nm sick or In hard luck imam
ciniiy.'
"'out with 1t. old boy: I'm your
friend We cut In.
"'weli. Perry. ! believe you. Find
some one to buy my quarrics and I'll
give you my paper for your trouble.
have been wabblinI fms with big
hearted. broad-Enn.c people In Frisco
and yearn to enjoy some more OF
their Irankpess. candor and good will
its nm Inspiration
-'You would lay aside your years of
struggle In Colorado. then. for the
feeiins fancics that come with new en-
vironmcnts aloue-fricnds and ALL
friends In Colorado. who have stood by
me through thick and thin. ! would
greatly dislike to say goodbye. too
that's what makes mo look worried.
perhaps. But what would you do.
Perry. II you were offered 700 per
! Year on Ave ycars' contract-would
you turn II down? II that sum repre-
| scnt6d $4,000 n year more than you
could make In Colorudoy'
We assured him We might be In
duccJ to depart for pastures new un-
| der circumstances OF that sort.
well. old boy. that's precisely what
has happened TO me. In other words.
I'm np a.aInst II. I can't leave my In
| vcstmcnis behind to accept the offcr
made me. because. II I do. I'll lose
more than would make by the change
In the cnd-and there I am. Isn't II
| up TO me to look worried n little II
| want TOT
"on further probing We learned the
ofrcr wns made by n syndicate Of Pa
| ciic coast merchants and manufnc-
/. turcfS who seem carried away with tho
genius he displayed In organizing the
largest and most influential Citizens
Alliance that has yet been organized In
the country. The Pacific coast people
want to make the work state enter
prize md feel assured Colonel George
Ia the man they need In their business.
As might be expected. tho editor Of
this paper felt a natural prido In hnv-
Ing n contemporary SO well received
by the Frisco public. II Is the old
story-a fellow has to go away from
home often to really learn his own
value"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
Biushino a Lost Art.

A well-known New York society
woman says blushing is a lost art
among American women. This state.
ment is called out by cable report
from London which says that young
woman there had met with great sue.
cess teaching her sisters how not to
blush. What great many women in
this part of the world need" said the
society leader quoted, ''is someone to
teach them how to blush. |. can't re.
member when I have seen blush in
years, except in the faces of very sen.
sitive young men, or perhaps few,
very few, schoolgirls"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
pr,,.rv,tIon Of pot.toss.

II is reported that . German has
made the discovery that by means cf a
chemical preparation being poured
over potatoes they may be kept IN q
condition of preservation for years
If this is true. II will be OF the utmost
Importance to all countries. enabling
them not only to keep on hand large
stock OF ,otatoes for their armies. and
thus better preparing them for some
unforeseen war. but In times of great
abundance the potatoes could be pre-
served for the benefit of the poor In
years when the trbers were scarce
and higher In price.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11

Dowie showed his resourcefulness. He
was related by marriage to one Stew.
euson, Nottingham lacemaker. and
rowie decided that lacemaking should
be the principal industry of Zion City.
He went to England. enlisted Stev.
onson in the scheme. purchased new
and improved lace machinery, and
began importing skilled laborers To
educate his people in the art. He
built great brick building for his lace
factory to the east of the Northwestern
railway and prepared to start the in.
dustry. His enemies made n deter
mined fight to keep out his lace ma
chinery. declaring ar-inst his impor.
tation OF skilled laborers. and seeking
to force him to pay high tariff on his
machinery.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
Ireiand's Attorney General.

Mr.. Atkinson, the new attorney
general for Ireland, is a slight, spare
man. fair of hair and beard, with an
alert, attractive personality and plen-
tifully endowed with native Irish wit.
He is asmartyr of rheumatism and, to
use his own phrase, has "steeped his
legs in every bath in Europe" A lady
of the great world once commiserated
him on his suff ring and added; But
you look we'll Mr.. Atkinson" My
dear Lady Blank" he replied, its my
legs that are bad and you cant see
them"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
Stirred Up by WoIseIey,

Lord Wolseley's book, The Story of
Soldiers Life" has caused sen.
sation in official circles by reason of
its stinging criticisms of the British
military policy. Lord Wolseley points
out that politicians have been allowed
the management of expert professions,
the inevitable result being disaster for
the nation. His lordship's American
"reminiscences are especially interest
ing, covering as they do good deal of
the civil war period. during which he
had official interviews with federal
and confederate army commanders.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11

What looked to the outside world
like the end OF the economic expert
men. Of John Alexander Dowie at
Zion City. but what Dowie himself de-
ciared to be only the g'ancins blow ot
malicious enemies came Dec. ]. when
Judge @. G. Kohisaat OF the United
States District court at Chicago or
dered him tn appear before him on
Dec. II and show cause why he should
not be adIudged bankrupt.
Receivers were appointed immed'
lately. and took Zion city and all Its
Industrial enterprises Into custody.
Frederick 81. Blount. cashier Of the
Chicago National bank. and Albert
Dean Currier OF the Law firm of Bou'
tell. Currier q Freeman. were named
as the receivers.
As the result OF conferences with
legal representatives OF the reccivers.
the head of Zion Is making every ci'
fort to rAisc a fund Of 3i.o00,000.
u this Is accomplishment Dowie
IL preparing TO call on his tens OF
thousands of followers to give their
all to the cause-lt IN probable that
Dowic will be- allowed to administer
the distribution Of this rejuyenation
fund M general manager of Zion and
It's industries. but all this under su
peryision and direction of the receiv'
ers. who are supported by the FEEDER
nj court
The immediate sum for which
Dowic Is responsible amounts To about
$500. 900. and by Jan. | the liabilities
ot Zion CITY. Il Is alleged, will asgr.'
gate S5s5.0Oo more. The Rastorcr"
Insists he IL perfectly solvent. and
claims the petition for receivers IL
part OF deliberate attempt to crush
him.