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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-30

Gus Buckingham, teamster in the
employ of the Mueller Lumber com
pany, is lying in bed in a very serious
condition at his home in the western
part of the city, as the result of a
series aof unfortunate occurrences.
For several mont rs during the past
summer be was bedridden with a Sc
we're attack of typhoid fever and had
barely recovered sufficiently to be
again upon his feet, when several
weeks ago he was kicked in the jaw
by a vicious horse and the bone brok-
en- in two places.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-30

William Edestrand, well-known
former Moliner, has departed for Cam
ada, after a visit among old friends
here. Mr.. Edestrand is superintend-
ent of the Dain Manufacturing COM
pany of Ottumwa, and is on his way
to Canada to oversee the erection of
a building for his employers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-30

Cartersvil1e, Ga, r. r. No. Q.
] suffered for number OF years
with q severe Nettle-rash.
About twelve years ago started
using 8. 8. g., and after taking three
bottles felt myself cured and have
since taken q bottle occasionally,
and had little or no trouble a&ng
that line. My general health has
b g Q n better since. recommend
all round tonic, Yours truly,
Mrs. NJ. I. P1TTARD.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-30

The enrolment for the present
school year for September furnishes
an interesting comparison with the
enrolment for the same month of the
last school year and material in
crease very evenly distributed among
the various buildings is noted and is
indeed gratifying to those interested
in school work. In the high school
the increase in attendance is so large
as)to severely tax the capacity of the
building. At the opening of the
school year in 1902, $50 pupils entered
for study, and at the end of the
month 275 were still in attendance.
This year 327 faces were seen on open
ing day, and on the close of the
school month 321 continued in the en-
rollment. The grade schools opened
the fall semester in 1902 with an en-
rollment of 2.S75 and closed the month
of September with 2,777. This fall
the grade schools opened with 2.916
and closed the month with 2.S52. The
total enrolment last year-grades
and high school-was 3,161 at opening
and BOSS at closing of month. This
year the grades, high school and kind
ergarten, opened with total of 1902
and closed with 3.42S.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-30
MERCHANTS
Bureau

Directories of North and South Da-
kota, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin. Pc
oria and Chicago. Records are kept
of people moving, arriving or leaving
Davenport. Credit reports and cor
rect addresses furnished on applica-
ton. Branch of the Bergman Collec-
fion Agency. 2O7-209 Brady street,
Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-30

UHIOAGO, MILWAUKEE
" & st. Paul Railway. d.
L<ShAfH~- r /. & N. W. passenger sta
XfnSRJUHET7 ton at foot of Seventeenth
$50 street. George w. Wood.
- 2CEA@N agent Al trail S will connect
szs. at Savanna for points east
- and west.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-30

TRAINS DEPART
and MiI yaulxee 1,...'...........7 90 m
Muscafine OtLumw. WASHINGTON. 2:3B pm
Fulton Savanna and Dubuque. & 81 p N
Clinton, DUBUQUE and St Paul.. 3 IS p m
waI,kee observation-disclosures. 1853 pm
MaouOketa Omaha and Clinton...... 3:45 pm
Daily except Sunday.
TRAINS ARRIVE
Oxford Junction and Monticello. 11:40 a. 10
M a0uoketa and Omaha 11:40 an
st paul Dubuque and Clinton .II:40 N
St Paul F,ltOn ar d Savanna ........1 II: 80 a m
Chicago and Fulton ................... 2:33 p N
Ottumwa and MuscaJine 4;5S p m
Chicago, Milwaukee, Dubuque ard ST.
Idul. OF p IL
AL sraIns daily except Sunday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-30

Sentence was passed yesterday af-
ternoon at the court house on five
men who deviated from the straight
and narrow way and now they will
board on the state for a period of
years. giving them time to think over
their evil ways. Ed Ruhser was con-
victed on the charge of larceny and
embezzlement of $40 from the team
sters' union and gets two and half
years. Sig Guthman was also con-
Victed of embezZlement and will rest
behind the bars for the next year.
James Smith and James Eisenhardt,
who stole a quantity of cigars from
the Rathaer cigar store, were each
given one and half years. Charles
Carroll got 30 days in the county Jail
for breaking and entering.
The journeymen BARRIERS, at their
meeting Monday night, absolutely re-
fused to consider the petition of the
bosses, which was to the effect that
they return to the old scale of so per
week and 80 per cent on everything
over $50. After the reading of the
petition, one of the members made a
motion to lay the petition on the ta-
bic, whereupon another moved to
amend the motion by a substitute,
that one of the members be instruct
ed to tear the petition in shreds and
consign it to the waste basket. The
BARRIERS have not made their action in
the matter public. NJ. Shaw. c. Chat
man and J. Lowhen were appointed
70 meet with the bosses and try to eff
feet a reconciliation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-30

p Some two years ago I suffered .
great deal, caused on account Of bad
Blood. Small rash or pimp1es broke
out over my body and kept getting
worse day by day for over q year.
Seeing s. s. 8. advertised in the pa
pers and having heard also it had
cured several people in this city,
concluded to give it q fair trial.
time, taking in all six bottles, I was
EDWARD G. LONG,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-30

The game of football that was to
have been played next Saturday with
the Muscatine high school by the To-
cal high school team has been called
off by the boys from down the river.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-30
MOLINE MENTION

The board of local Improvements
has let the contracts for more city
improvements. Plambeck & Berglund
Will build the storm drain on Twenty
sixth street from Fourth to Seventh
avenues for $3.350.9O. The drain will
be of 4-fOot sectional tile. The Tri-
City Construction company was given
the contract to pave the alley be
tween Third and Fourth avenues from
Eighteenth to Twentieth streets. Bids
are being asked for asphalt paving on
Eleventh avenue and Eighth and Ninth
streets Oct. 10. There are four
blocks in all and this viii be the last
of the street paving for this year.
This week will decide the fate of
Moline as the possible location of the
plant for the manufacture of electric
lamp globes which proposes to come
here from Kentucky, in the interest of
which n. IL. Kreitler has been in the
city for several weeks. The plan of
subscribing stock in the concern
among local capitalists has been push
ed, but the stock subscriptions have
not met the expectations of the men
back of the company. At,present this
figure is $4,000 below the amount
needed, and unless the total can be
raised this week, the plan to locate
here will be abandoned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-30

George Mil, the popular eX-Daven-
port second baseman, who during the
past season has played fast ball with
the Colorado Springs team of the
Western league, arrived in the city
yesterday afternoon on his way to
his Indiana hcme. He will remain in
the city for several days.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-02-20
NO CAPITAL INFLUENCE
Capital Removal Combine in no Way
Associated With Other Lcgis-
lative Matters.

In the Pierre correspondence to
the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader of Sun
day morning appeared a statement to
the effect that ''there is a persistent
rumor this morning that there is
resolution in some ones pocket
providing for resembling the capital
removal resolution and that many of
those who voted for the original
resolution do not comprehend the
extent Of the combination back of
it.' 1t is further claimed that the
combination which carried through
the capital removal resolution is US
ing its influence to defeat the valued
policy bill.
In conversation with Mr.. H. l..
Bras today he stated that such
statements are without foundation.
He said that when the capital re.
moval resolution passed the legislat.
ure that it IA accomplished with.
out tying up any person in either
house on future legislation, and thai
senators and representatives were
free to follow their personal inclina
tions along any line Of Legislation
they va fit to endorse. Mr.. Bra
was emphatic in his denial that tn
: Mitchell supporters were atuemptin,
to defeat the valued policy bill will
the same combination that success
fully carried through the capital re
moval resolution. 1t is laying u
] against Mitchell something to whic,
she is not entitled.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-02-20
A Very Bad Guess,

In a recent issue the editor OF the
Canton Leader published a pen
picture of a gentleman whom he saw
on the depot platform in Canton
recently and whom the editor de-
clared would be the next governor Of
South Dakota. A graphic descrip-
ton was given Of the gentleman and
the public was left 10 guess his name.
The Canton editor said that this
gentleman, among other high quail
fications, was a brilliant soldier Of
the civil war. The Vermillon Re-
publican editor thought he recog-
nized the indivi dual at once and
thought it was "a very excellent pen
photograph Of the Hon. Frank Crane"
The Hon. Frank Crane was born in
the year 1858, and at his age during
the civil wal we do not see how he
could have attained such a brilliant
military record. Brer. Wiley has
another guess coming.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-02-20
in THE PUBLIC EYE
Reuben Dwight introduced a Sweep
ing Amendment in the Mon-
tana Legislature.
tana Legislature.

The Republican received a copy OF
the Butte, Mont, Inter Mountain OF
a recent date, which contains a pho
tcgraph OF Reuben Dwight. formerly
a resident of this city. When
! Reuben was elected as a member OF
the Montana legislature. the lower
mouse, he gave up a position as a
salesman, but he has won widespread
attention in that state by introduce
ing a railroad measure that Is the
most sweeping amendment ever
offered in that state. Speaking OF
the proposed amenement a Helena
correspondent to the Inter Mountain
says:
With the Dwight railroad amend
ment the bill will be II OF the most
sweeping liability measures ever at
tempted. 1t does not fix any limit
of recovery for damages or death, be-
ing in this respect founded on the
common law. Those representatives
of labor present are opposed to the
Maddox bill, for the reaSOn 1T fixed
both the death and accident liability.
1t also required notice Of suit to be
given the company within 60 days
and required such action to be COM
menced within a year, and Let it to
the doctor to say where a man was
physically able to comply with the
conditions of the law.
1t is claimed this bill would throw
too many obstacles in the way OF re-
covery of damages.
The correspondent adds that the
railroads are maintaining a strong
lobby at Helena for the purpose of
trying to defeat the amendment, but
Mr.. Dwight, in a letter to his wife.
who is now visiting in the city, says
he thinks he Will be able to get the
amendment through despite the hard
fight that is being made against him,
If he is successful in combating the
railroads there will undoubtedly be
much in store for Mr.. Dwight, and
bis many old friends in Mitchell will
wish the best Of success for his
future.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-02-20
: vault.

The mort interesting place of pill
rrimage in Dublin is st. Michan .
church. where the organ is still to be
seen upon which Handel is said to nave
composed his Messiah" In the grave
yard is the last resting place OF ltoDeft
Emmet. and the vault at st. Michan's
provides a more grewsome thrill Una
the morrue. The sexton lifts an IRON
door and descends a few rude steps,
carrying a light, without which the
place would be pitch dark. You 1oiio"
and find yourself in a narrow passage,
from which cell-like recesses belonging
TO different families branch Off. Wheth-
err it is owing to the extreme dryness
Of the surroundings or to some mysteri-
Gus property of tie place the process OF
decay has been arrested, and the fea-
lures of persons dead for two centuries
may be recognized from authenuc por-
traits. Here lie the brothers
who were executed for their share IN
the united Irish conspiracy. l q by
side almost with the Earl OF Leitr1m,
who was murdered about thirty years
ago. The earl's ancestors for
of years back rest in the same vault.
Perhaps the strangest thing about the
vault is the fact that, apart from the
weird sensation, there is nothing OF
fensive in the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TatIer.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-02-20
Crossing the Bar.

Tennyson's famous poem, Crossing
the Bar" was written, says the present
Lord Tennyson, in the poets eighty
first year. ION a day in October when
we came from Aldworth to Earring
ford. Before reaching Farringford he
had had the moaning of the bar in his
mind. and after dinner he showed me
the poem written out" THAT Is the
crown Of your life's work." said his
son, who was the first man after the
poet to read Crossing the Bar" and
who passed the first criticism upon it
in such fitting and generous language.
'sIt came in a moment" said the poet,
and he explained the pilot as the Di-
vine and Unseen who is always guild
ing us. A day or two before he died
the poet, calling his son to his bedside,
said, Mind you put Crossing the Bar
at the end of all editions of my poems"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-02-20
How Men Fall When shot.

Nearly every one is familiar with the
traditional stage fall. where the victim
Of a supposed death shot strikes an at
titude, clasps his land to his heart,
stiffens every joiat n muscle
breathes Historically and goes down
like a log toppled over from the end.
Another popular yet erroneous notion
is that men shot through the vttals
leap into the air and go down in a dra.
matte attitude. Sometimes men are
found on the field in striking positions,
but often an examination shows that
the position was taken after the fall.
AS a rule a man who is hit above the
hips sinks down. The slighter the
wound the more conmotion, for the
body instinctivelT ~resists, just as 1t
does when one slips or is pushed or col
lides with some object. But a wound
in q vital spot weakens the resistance
and men sink at once or reel and tum.
BILE with very little self control.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-02-20
THE RETAIL MERCHANTS
They Have all Interest in Several
Bills Pending Before the
State Legislature.

Pierre special: The legislative COM
mittee Of the Merchants Retail asso-
citation of the state, consisting of
Messrs. Wickhem, of Alexandria, ~
Ter, Of Harrisburg, and Andrews. of
Sioux Falls, is present to look after
the interests Of the merchants of the
state.
The principal measures in which
they are interested are: A good oil
bill, a peddlers' license law, a law
cutting down the exemptions and an
appropriation of So, 1000 to enable the
dairy and food commissioner to en-
force the provisions Of the pure food
law. 1t is not believed that they will
succeed in changing the present ex
emption laws. but there is a senti.
ment in favor Of a stringent license
law for %peddlers, and there are two
oil bills already introduced, one by
jenkins, of Roberts, and one by
KrIbs, Of Blown, while another is ir
course of preparation by Senator
Moody, Of Lawrence, and it is under
stood that the two members first
named have consented to accept thu
new bill which will come from tn
committee on state affairs with sucl
men back of it as the analyzins
chemists of the agricultural colleg'
and the committee referred to from
the Merchants .Retail.-.association
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-02-20
How Air Act. on Mercury.

When the air around us becomes con-
densed-shrinks into a smaller volume
1t becomes heavier, puts greater pres
sure on the surface of the mercury and
makes it ascend in the tube; then the
mercury is said to rise. When the air
expands-swells into a larger volume
it becomes lighter, the pressure on the
mercury is less. the mercury sinks IN
the tube and the barometer is said to
fall. Therefore every change of height
Of the quicksilver which we observe Is
q sign and measure of a change in the
volume of air around us.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-02-20

Don't forget the old man
with the fish on his back.
For nearly thirty years ne
has been travelling around the
world, and is still travelling,
bringing health and comfort
wherever he goes.
To the consumptive ne
brings strength and flesh
ne 50 II. 4 needs.
To ali weak and sickly
children he gives rich and
strengthening food.
To thin and pale persons
he gives now firm flesh ana
rich red blood.
Children who first saw the
old man with the fish are now
grown up and have children
Of their own.
He stands for SCOTS Emul-
sion Of pure cod liver ola Z,
delightful food and a natural
tonic for children, for old folks
and for all who need flesh ana
strength.
SCOTT g. BOVINE. Chemists.
4O9-4l5 Pearl Street,, NeW
EOc. and $1.OO; all druggls'e
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-02-20
PASSING BILLS FAsI
Friday Was q Very Busy Ia,
the House Of Represenauvss
Many Bills Passed

Pierre, Feb. 14.-Fridav WOO,
the best working days Of tns one Of
the house deyoting five bo mission
actual business and passing ON to
average OF three bills per honr IN an
the senate worked as rania,, while
shorter session. There was ny N
motion IN either body and the n Yum
pected did not happen, Init taeS,
who came to see what our Loo; onoe
do to earn their salary found a'ofs
lot of men. ousy
Iher was little discussion o..,
valued policy bill when it CAM 'ne
for final passage in the homo up
with the exception of Bromlan, aud
Sphinx, who sought the onnort, VI
to arraign the newspapers for aai4,t
ing the measure which he condsn,na.
as vicious legislation, there W." u ~
speaking to the question. II Nv
through like a matter which ens
been previously arranged and oot t ~
the senate in time to draw wv.
test vote. The result is that ho.a
sides have gone to work with =.
doubled effort to line up the sen.t.
for the final act, which is now ~
layed until probably TUESDAY or woa
nesday next. There is time fl,
changes to be wrought and thora
were y OF two surprises in todav,s
vote in the senate. Senator Lawson
OF Brown, is recognized as the leader
OF that part Of the body that viii
oppose the bill and it was no surnriso
that Senator Koepsel, of the same
county, went on record in favor Of
the bill. This "a evidently a sur.
prise to Mcleod, as well as 70 others
and will entail some remodelinp Of
plans il the senator from Brown
maintains his present position. With
his vote the champions of the hi,
claim sufficient strength to pass i,
through the senate, button the othe,
hand it's also claimed that at least
two who were absent and figured Al
friends of the bill stand in the posi-
ton Of friends If their strength will
moi decide the issue, but in a clos
contest they will go to the opposin
side, and thus defeat the bill.
The bill as ii came from the hous
contains a clause to the effect that j
will be in force from and after it
passage and approval, and this wa
construed by the speaker of the hous
as an emergency clause requiring a
two-thirds vote. The friends of tn
measure in the senate could nc
stand for a clause OF that characte
and it is said that they will cut
out and then If the bill passes it wi
go back to the house for the rattle;
ton OF the amendment. This wi
delay the act in becoming a law, br
the friends of the measure asse
that they do not want the law to g
into effect Immediately as it wou
not give the insurance companies
fair chance to adjust themselves
the changed conditions.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-02-20
shou1d Earth become Flat.

A scientist says thai "if the earth
was t1attened the sea would be two
miles deep all over the world And
an Oklahoma editor gives out the fol-
lowing: "If any man is caught fatten-
ing out the earth, shoot him on the
spot, and don't be too blamed particu-
lar what spot. There's a whole blamed
lot of us in Oklahoma that can't swim
Kansas City Journal.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-02-20
Beecher and Sturgeon.

Beecher had said that Spurgeon owed
his popularity no more to his Calvinism
than a camel owed its excellence to it's
hump. 81 replied" said S%purgeon,
that the hump was a store Of fat on
which the camel lived on a long jour.
ney and that its value depended on it's
hump"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-02-20
No Cause For Alarm.

Insurance Agent-Now that you have
a wife, don't you think you ought to
take out a life policy?
Newed-Oh, l guess not. l don't think
she is going to prove dangerous.-Chi-
cagO News.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-02-20
Witty Advice.

A witty Dublin barrister was on
suited by a physician as to calling out
a man who had insulted him. 'Take
my advice" said the lawyer, "and in
stead of calling him out get him to call
you in, and get your revenge that way.
It will be more secure and certain"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-02-20
Clever scheme.

Customer--But that umbrella looks SO
very cheap and common that the price
you ask is ridiculous.
Dealer-That's the beauty Of that
umbrella. It's made Of the very best
! material, but made to look as If it
wasn't worth stealing.-Philadelphia
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-02-20
Doesn't Want 1t Back,

She-The programme says it is taken
from the German.
He-Humph! l should think they
were glad enough to get rid of it.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-02-20
An Irish Verdict,

my lord" said the foreman Of an.
Irish jury when giving in his verdict,
we find the man who stole the mare
not guilty"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-02-20
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