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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-21
MOLINE MENTION

Mrs. Rachael Hoffman, mother of
Henry and S. S. Hoffman. of this city.
died at 1880 o'clock Wednesday even
ing IN Muscatine, of the infirmities of
age The venerable lady passed away
at the home of her daughter, with
whom she has lived for the past few
years, and the funeral was held from
her home today. Of Mrs. HOffman's
nine children, six were present when
she passed to her rest. She was born
in Germany Nov. 10, 1921, and came to
America with her husband 60 years
ago. The last seven or eight years she
has lived in Muscatine, where two
married daughters and a son have
their homes. The children who sur
vive her are all married.: Mrs. Sarah
Berry, of Chicago; Mrs. Bertha Berry,
CT Spokane; Mrs. Emma Cohn, of
Muscatine; Mrs. Sam Cohn, of Musca-
tine; VIII, of Muscatine; Henry and
). s., Of this city; Alfred and Isaac, of
Colorado.
Alice c. Erickson, 17-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Erickson.
died at the home, 147 Seventh avenue.
y
nine months of suffering with tuber-
culosis. She was a bright and CHEEKY
girl and had many friends who will
extend sympathy TO the family in
their loss. She leaves her parents
and three brothers and sisters. all at
home.
Fred Gustafson is in the city from
st. Louis for Il visit with his mother.
He arrived yesterday with a young
| lady whom he claimed III marriage
Wednesday afternoon in St Louis.
The fortunate young lady was Miss
| Alice Doyle, of the Mound CITY, and
she is her husbands companion on
his annual vacation. They will be the
guests of Fred's mother, Mrs. Hanson.
at 1927 Thirteenth street for several
days.
Wednesday evening at the home of
! her parents Miss Alma HcdwicE Kali
man was married to Charles +. We'd
ding. of Kewanee, by Rev. y. G
johnson, in the presence of few
relatives and friends. The ring ccre
mony was used. After the wedding 1
three-course supper was served the
guests. The bride is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. KaIlman, of so
Fifth avenue in this city. The couple
met each other in Kewanee. wher,
the bride was at work some time ago
At s o'clock Wednesday evening a
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs William
Holmes. 1929 Thirteenth avenue. tool
place the wedding of their daUghte
Edith to William \. Stewart in tn,
presence of a party of IS relatives ant
friends. Rev. James Higgins otficiat
ed. The Misses Mabel Traver an,
Myrtle Hall were the attendants O
the bride. After the ceremony ha,
been performed supper was served t.
the guests and congratulations Nvcr,
extended TO the happy couple. The,
were the recipients of many presents
They will GO to housekeeping at one,
at Twenty-fifth avenue and Eighteen
tn street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-21
DAVENPORT DOTS

The rough riding record of Daven-
port is held by a small lad whose
home is at the corner of Seventh and
Farnam streets. Wednesday night he
broke loose with his wheel at the top
of Farnam street hill. His feet lost
the pedals very quickly, and he fairly
fell down the hill. At its foot is Rail-
road street. and below is the shop
yards of the Rock Island, much lower
than the level of that street, from
which it is Tended by stone wall.
The wheel stopped against the wall.
The boy went on over. y cinder car
was standing on the track below.
The boy went into it, and over it, and
down to the ground on the other side
He was picked up by persons who saw
the adventure and carried to his
home. He is hurt badly enough not
to repeat the experiment, and it is a
wonder he was not killed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-21

The statement is made by union
glassworkers that the strike at the
Pittsburg Plate Glass companys plant
is off. and that the men who walked
out last week will return to work
next Monday. 1t is understood that
all differences have been adjusted
and that the cause of the wallout
the presence of Minneapolis work at
the plant has been removed. 1t is a
source of congratulations for both
Manager Field and the union if such
is the case. The resumption of work
at the plant next week will put 80 or
40 men back in good positions.
At the residence of William Fry,
els Bridge avenue. at 5 o'clock We'd
nesday evening occurred the marriage
of Miss Viola Blanche Fry, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Fry, of Urbana,
| H., and j. +. Nelson, of Bartrand,
Neb. Rev. c. \. Moore, of the Ed
wards Congregational church, per-
| formed the ceremony. Miss Bessie
Reynolds and f. I. Paxton were the
attendants. They left for a two
weeks visit to Bartrand. Neb..
O.
| At the home of the brides parents.
MIR. and Mrs. G.. NJ. Wittig. 321 East
Fourth street. at o'clock Wednesday
evening. occurred the marriage of
Miss Frieda c. Wittig and +. F. Col
vile, both of this city. Rev. c. {,
1 Davis. of the Christian church per
formed the ceremony. The groom is
| n popular photographer in the employ
of J. 3. Hostetler. The couple will re-
side in Davenport.
The contract for the erection of the
new Catholic church at Bettendorf of
which Rev. George Giglinger is to be
the pastor. has been let to the con
tracing firm of Coen d Conway. upon
their bid of 50 .634. The above price is
for the mere building alone and does
not include any of the interior furn-
ishings or heating and lighting fix
lures. plumbing etc, which will bring
the total cost to a much higher fig
ure. The church will be frame
structure. 32x6O feet in dimensions
and will be finished by Nov. Is. Rev,
Gielinger expects to start services in
the new sanctuary by Dec. 1.
| The old settlers of Scott county are
preparing to hold their 47th annual
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-21
TRAINS


BOOK ISLAND AND PEORIA DIVISION.
Trains leave Twentieth street station. Main
ne trains start from main depot on Fifth
avenue minutes in advance of time given.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-21

a runaway which came near caus-
ing serious injury and which resulted
in total wreck of the carriage oc-
CURED on West Third street near the
ball park Wednesday afternoon. The
rig was being driven by Mrs. Henry
Kraftmeyer, who lives in the north
end. The animal appeared quiet
enough until they had just turned the
bend on West Third street when the
horse suddenly became frightened at
a street car and dashed down the
street The horse swerved to one
side and struck telephone pole
which took off part of the rig. Mrs
Kraftmeyer was then thrown from
the vehicle and was badly bruised.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-27

The vastness OF her upfying weight precipi-
tated him forward on his face. and he lay on the
ground a little TO collect his senses. When hs
had risen he looked up. There was the sign
board swinging in the wind. and the red SOW In
# lowering over the grass the same as ever. In
deed. for a moment Jerry doubted II she had
ever come down.
He looked about him It was stiu early In the
afternoon. apparently. the still shining. and
not a soul come back from work Jerry stepped
20 the door Of the inn and knocked.
BE that yew still. Jerry JullY' cried Mrs
Turfy. "Yew baint cOrnen in. mind"
"NoA" said Jerry. slowly. An baint-not ef
an knavs ut. But an thought as and let yew
knaw. Missus Turfy. t SOW an Z liz pig e
back in I BOARD"
'."Tiddn't trew. surely?'' said Mrs. Turfy. sar-
castcalIy.
An" continued Jerry. undeterred by her lack
of interest "ef an was yew ah'd tie rope round
they-ower L BOARD like. It's valy ole
an lii pig. an yew wOuldn' lake to lose they
Then he retreated swiftly but steadily. with
one eye the sgnbOard.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
PLAIN PROOF.
What This Gentleman Says is a
 Mere Statement of Facts.

No one can have any reason for dissent ing from the particulars and proofs which follow, for verifcauon of the same is within easy reach of every resident of this vicinity. That Doan's Kidney Pills promptly and effectually cure kidney complaints is substantiated not only in this particular case. but by all who have given them a fair trial. Testimony like wise shows that you do not have to take them indefinitely to be cured.
 Walter McLachlin, 8 machine hand. employed at J. Holiday & Sons blaming mill. Wheeling. W. Va. address 30s2 Ja- cob Street. says: Had not used Doan' s Kidney Pills when l did I would not be alive now. l was in a terrible condition, and although I took quarts of medicine l got no better, but worse. Friends spoke of my bad appearance and thous- ands knew about it. I could hardly get around, and felt and looked like dead man more than living one. Doan Kidney Pills were a blessing to me, half box relieved me, three boxes entirely cured me and now feel as though my back was as strong as that of any horse in Wheeling. I would rather have a box of Deans Kidney Pills than the services of all the doctors in the State.''
 For sale by all dealers. Price. 30 cents. F'oster-Milburn Co. Buffalo. N. Y., sole agents for the U. s.
 Remember the name--Doan's--and take no other For sale in Montgomery al E C. Fowlsr's pharmncy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
CAUSE AND EFFECT

Can the ordinary observer see the con- nection between mosquitoes and poor farming? Can he see why badly culti- vated farms and poor crops should have their origin in the little insects which aI- ready have so many sins laid to their pharge?
 While the connection Is not readily ap- parent it is plain enough when one sees k. The mosquito is a carrier and dissem- mator of malaria, and malarious diseases are a bar to labor. A man with a good ease of chiils and fever has about as httie heart for blowing and digging in The held as can we'll be imagined. There S hardly a non-fatal disease in the cat kIogue which will snatch the ambition, nnergy and industry from man quicker pr more thoroughly than this. Even if he is not laid up. and if he retains enough strength to go about, he is usually in a mental and physical condition of absolute indifference to what is going on, and hardly cares whether he lives or dies, much less whether any work is done or not. He doesn't care a copper if the grass eats up his crop and the worms cut up the grass and the chickens eat tho worms-alrs one to him. He's nurs- ing his little case of chills.
 It is to a Mississippi Professor that we are indebted for the discovery of the intimate relation between cause and ef- feet we have been speaking of. It is no new thing-not very new--that mosquitoes carry disease, for their culpabillty in the matter of yellow fever seems well es- abolished, and this Professor declares that the chills and levers which are the curse of some of the richest farming districts in the South are traceable d. yectIy to the same little disease carriers. These malarial levers. or shakes, are not very fatal, but they are intensely discour- aging and when our Professor shows that the disease causes neglected farm work and poor crops, and that the mosquitoes cause the shakes, he has made out pretty strong case, beyond a doubt
 But that isn't all or the worst of it, Tor the question of finance comes up in Two ways. Light crops as a result of hekness. cut off the profits of the farm tr. and in addition to that loss comes the money spent for quinine, calomel whis- key and other sovereign remedies for shakes, to say nothing of the doctors pills which form part of the program in malarial region. Thus it will be seen shat the unfortunate mosquito has a whole catalogue of sins to answer for and ae will soon be without a friend on sarth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
TWO REcENT rNgrAWCrs,

WY SsGS1&4 A&O4A0 O&6s
 It Is some satisfaction to learn that Samuel Gompers. President of the Amer ican Federation of Labor can talk sense as well as nonsense. We find this in The Leavenworth Times:
 W. T. Burroughs, an organizer of the Federation of Labor, has got himself into serious trouble, apparently. by incendiary as to the advisability of unionizing the fire department of San Antonio, some body asked MT. Burroughs what would be the duty of the firemen in case a great Mr % surrougs Sr sSas they saoad refuse to touch an engine and should let the whole city burn, rather than betray the cause of organised labor. This Samuel Gompers. President of the Amer ican Federation, and the consequence is that Organizer Burro lghs has received a notification that unless he IS able to prove that he never made the speech attrib- like 1t. the American Federation has no further use for him. This rebuke is couched in terms of indignant severity that arc most creditable to President Gompers.
 This man Burrough s one of type of men who do more injury to the cause of labor than all it's open and avowed ene- mics can do. A man who would see a town destroyed rather than allow the fire engines 10 be operated by non-union men is the kind of man who would start fire himself if anything could be gained by 1t. As long as such men as he have positions and influence fin labor organi- zations. just that long will law-abiding citizens refuse to corntenance or sympa- thize with the unions His language is the language of the anarchist and the in- cendiary, and the rebuke administered by MT. Gompers ought to be notice to the Burroughs brand of unionists that such lawiess extremists are not wanted.
 And. speaking of union intolerance, VIC find in The Atlanta News of Wednesday the statement that because M. M. Da- vies, of the firm of Foote & Davies, has been elected Superintendent of Wesleyan Tabernacle Sunday School, eight union musicians, who compose the orchestra that furnishes music for the church, will refuse to play for the Sunday School next Sunday" <--
 We have thought several times of late that unionism run mad had reached the limit, but this passes 1t. We suppose the next thing will be that minister will not be allowed to occupy the pulpit un- less he belongs to some union and wears nothing but union-made clothing. We may expect, too, to see all the Bibles and hymn books thrown out of the churches unless 1t can be shown that they are printed and bound by union labor. The fact is this union spirit is treading very close to the danger line. When the very churches are to be dom mated by it and when the safety Of a city must be jeapordized to gratify the spirit of unionism ''the limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue,' as Edmund Burke expresses it, has nearly been reached. Good citizens will find a way to check the arrogance which threat ems to override law, order and justice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1903.
DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL.

The American Newspaper Directory uses cer- tain signs to denote the relative standing and merit of the whole field of newspaperdorn which comes under its notice. and one of these signs is the mystic symbol 0l denotins golden" which stands for high quality. and s thus explained:
 Advertisers value this paper more for the sIass and quality of its circulation than for the mere number of copies printed"
 Such papers are credited with single sym Dol; but there is higher grade, according to this standard authority. which have BOTH DUALITY AND QUANTITY. and require the DOUBLE GOLDEN.SYMBoI. E~~] to describe adequately their standing.
 The Advertiser has been accorded this double golden symbol S@ ana is the only paper so distinguished in this section of the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
Popular Subscription for Worlds
 Fair Exhibit.
Mobile Register.

Mobile Register.
 The Commercial Club of Mobile adopt ed yesterday as a plan for raising & fund for Worlds Fair exhibit for Alabama, the suggestion made recently at Mont gomery by Messrs. Wilson and Craig head. The object is to raise a fund to provide an exhibit of the products of the State at the St. Louis Worlds Fair, and to advertise thoroughly the State by the best known methods during the fair. The difficulties encountered in raising money by popular subscription were dwelt upon by some of the commissioners at the Montgomery meeting. but it Is believed by the club that the appeal to the people of Alabama to subscribe to this fund will touch their patriotism and civic pride as no other appeal has ever done; and that is not by any means improbable lat there can be found 100000 people in the State who will contribute. as they will be asked to do. one dollar each to this fund.
 It is proposed to raise this fund in ninety days and during this time the ad- vantages of an exhibit at St. Louis will be constantly before the people by the service of the daily and weekly press The Commissioner of Agriculture will be asked to see to it at once that farmers and all others interested begin their prep aration for making creditable exhibit at St. Lou@6.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
short-sighted English workmeu,

New York Evening Post.
 Those English workingmen who report. ed on the conditions of American labor without once mentioning the tariff, show. ed themselves unworthy Of our hospital. fly Had they not even read Presiden, Roosevelts speech explaining that pro. lection was scientifically adjusted tc make up for our higher wages? Why, thS stupid fellows talk as if they were the ones who needed protection against oul highly pair workingmen. They say thai highly paid workingmen! They say thai they hope to hold their own provided tley work hard and adopt our improved ma, chinery Not word about our tariff which we all know is our most improved machinery, turning out prosperity auto matically.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25

Between the smuggling carried on by U. S. Navy and Military officers In Porto Rico. and the unblushing corruption in some portions of the Postoffice Depart ment. it would seem that the President would have had enough to keep him busy If he had remained in Washington in. stead of burying himself in the wilds oi the West He is nothing, however, if not spectacular
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25

named can come, together" That way is to let Mfr. Bryan set up a stake and let all the others come to 1t. The other parties mentioned might get together and work in harmony, but Mir. Bryan is mak- ing it plainer every day that the coming together must be on his platform. And We can assure The Sentinel that such a thing will never be witnessed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
Between the Eyes.
Pensacola News.

Viewer swerve in your loyalty to Dem ocratic principles" says MT. Bryan. Y would not give one Democrat who really believes in Democratic principles for a whole barnyard full of trimmers and comp omisers who pretend to be Demo crats. That's hitting a good many who cratic ticket in the last two national campaigns terrific blow square between tha AtA@- NAvAr. nin~A thA Grady asSS-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25

The Thomasville Echo puts in a plea for the blackberry, and we heartily join 1t. There are few better fruits and they grow without care or human labor. All they need is the room the vines occupy and every land owner can spare that to them
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
A LITTLE FUN NOW AND THEN.
Bright Paragraphs to Relieve thu
 Seriousness of Life.

Farmer Ragweed-Tias Bill learned any, thing tew college?
 Mrs. Ragweed-No; an wuss'n that, he's forgot what he uster know. Says he can't eat pie without fork.-Chicago News
 Yes. our society's new President cer- tainy is busy woman. but they say she Is neglecting her duties as wife and mother"
 That is not true. I know for a fact that she manages to see her family all most every day. Life.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25

Courant. we find a table of losses in killed and wounded at the battle of Get tysburs. In fifteen Union regiments the average loss was slightly over 60 per cent. of those engaged. In one regiment the loss was s2 per cent. and in none was 1t less than s4. Such carnage was as unusual as it was enormous, and ex- hibits both the determination of the Union soldiers and the murderous ac. curacy of the Confederate fire. A loss of 10 per cent. is considered severe, but Gettysburg was exceptionally fatal to both sides.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25

When the divine Pattr' comes over on her next trip, she will bring one goat, twenty one dogs and a husband. She must expect to mix with the Harry Lehr set-but In that case she should bring few monkeys Possibly she expects to find plenty of them in New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
HE GOT THEM

T have an autom ,bile and two traps; everything to make us happy writes young husband to his wife, from whom he was temporarily estranged. That is delightfully."- simple and we presume he knew his wife we'll enough to feel assured that. the information would fetch her as nothing else would. He has no waste of words about love. duty, or any of the conventionalities of married life. He says nothing about food, clothes, lodging. or any other form of gross and physical utilitarianism which is supposed to be a necessary part of human existence. None of these common everyday mat ters were considered worth mentioning by this anxious and lonely husband, and perhaps the omission was solely because he knew just what would have most ef- feet and would be most likely to cause her to come a-runnin'. But there are some reflections which naturally occur af- ter reading the mans letter. and the first is the somewhat disquieting assumption that no married couple could have been happy before automobiles were invented. This is worrying, because there were many pairs of human beings who lived and loved and believed themselves happy ages and centuries before an auto ever made its devastating and meteoric dash across the solid earth. Then, again, there are millions of people who do not own an automobile, who do not want one, and who would not know what to do with 1t, yet they think themselves happy. That shows how men and women may be de- luded in this life, and how little the ordinary human being knows of the real needs of existence. We \presume it will be considered not only a matter of lux ury but of necessity that the up-to-date young man, when he gets ready to pop, win assure the divinity before whom he bows that he has the latest improved style of auto-not forgetting two traps-- and if that doesn't bring her to terms she's past the limit and he may as well bet on another nag.
 This letter really reveals the funny as well as the pitiful side of life. We have Na- arrangement between these young people It may be that his means did not admit of his owning all the luxuries of living It is possible that the wife had seen her more fortunate friends and acduaintances spinning along in a red automobile, and because her own husband could not pro- vide the like luxury for her-also two traps-she either left him or caused him to leave her. Then. because he really loved her, and wished to gratify her tastes and ambitions, he made shift to get the things she desired and hastened to notify her so that she would come back to him. And 1t nay be that he will have to answer before the bar of justice for the manner in which he got the money to buy the things. Who knows?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
Is Investigated.

Talladeea Mountain Home.
 When a Missouri legislator, by chance, exhibits more money than a member of the Legislature is supposed to possess, he is presented to the grand jury, where he is subjected to investigation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25

vile News declaring that MT. Bryan in his recent speech at Kansas City, 'reit- erated, in unmistakable language, his pre- viously expressed sentiments in favor of harmony" If The News were not one of Bryan's own sort we should accuse 1t of poking fun al him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25

Our brother of The Georgiana Enter prise needs some more brooches. There was fire in his office the other day and his only pair were badly scorched. We suppose he had laid them by while he sug type out of the cases.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
Now Turn to Him.
Cocsa Democrat.

People and papers that were blinded last decade to Cleveland's greatness and statesmanship, now turn to him as the Moses to lead his people out of the will derness of political debauchery.