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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-06
ALARM ON RIVER
Condition of Ice on the Allegheny
Causes Great Appre.
hension.
is GORGED FOR FIFTY MILES
Worst Floods in Rivers History
Possible During Spring
Break Up.

Pittsburg. Jan. 6.-Not in the his
tory of the present generation have
conditions in the Allegheny river been
so alarming. The ice is gorged at in
tervals for nearly fifty miles.
Never So Dangerous.
Rivermen say they have never seen
the river in 50 dangerous a condition.
and express anxiety lest the greatest
flood in the history of the river will
follow the general breakup.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-06
ONE REVOLUTION
COMPLETE FAILURE
Attempt in Hayti Resulted Disas.
trOusIy to the
Mover.

Port an Prince. Hayti. Jan. Dur
ing the absence from Port au Prince
of President Nord at Gonaives. Gen.
MOnplaiSir attempted to raise revolt
against the president. but the move
ment failed. The generals son and
an accomplice were killed. Numerous
arrests were made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-06
HUNDRED POSTMASTERS
FIRED BECAUSE SHORT

Washington. Jan. 6.-The secretary
of the treasury has transmitted TO the
house Il statement Il the accounts of
postmasterS who have retired from of
nee during the year and who are short
in their accounts. The total short
age amounts to S23.454 and is divided
among 1863 postmaSters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-06
President TayIor's urry.
Many Instances which recOgnitio
had been purely executive We're citet
and the senator asserted that Pres
lent Tuylor had I,puarpd ia rpcOpuiz
LODGE DROPS INTO POLITICS

Refers to the speech of OIncy at the Ham
quet to Mcclellan.
Lodge said that as Republican he
would wish 10 better issue in the com
ma. but would regret division on
tina subject as citizen of the Unit
ed States. Later he dropped into poll
tics as follows:
This morning | had the pleasure
Of reading the account Of n great ban
quet in New York. Among others
present was a very distinguished cifi-
cnntinneh on pare Eipht
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-06
Union Pacific to Get the Alton.

Chicago. Jan. q. - The Post SAYS:
According to reliable authority the Al
ton will be sold to the UIhcn Pacific
This WAS the object of the Kuhn-I Deb
circular asking for the deposit of stock
TO facilitate In the sale of the road"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-06
just what wall Street Eipected.

New York. Jan. 6.-The dividend on
United States Steelcommon was passed
ut the quarterly meeting of the di-
reCtorS. but the regular one and three
quarters was declared on the preferred
stock. This was practically what Wall
street expected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-06
Would Fence Out the Beathen Chinese.

Washington. Jan. 6-DixOn of Mon
tana introduced a resolution in the
house providing for wire fence along
the Canadian boundary between Lake
of the Woods and Point Roberts The
object of the fence is 10 keep out Chi
nese immigrants. and it is to be
so equipped as TO give signals when
any one climbs over it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-06
TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO CAR
BARN BANDITS IS BEGUN

Chicago. Jan. 6.-The trial of the
car barn bandits Marx. NcidcrmcieT
and Van Dine, began before Judge
kerstens today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-06
TOO MANY WIVES
Is the Charge Made Against an
Ex-Officer of the United
States Army.
STORY OF ONE ALLEGED WIFE
She Says He Has INDUCED in Three
Man in the Case States His
Position.

"
Hazard. alias Samuel Hargrave. ex-
officer OF the United States army. has
been arrested in this city for alleged
bigamy. and already what promises to
be one of the most sensational cases
Of the year has been started. Coupled
with the name of Hazard. or Har-
grave (aS he is known in locals inSur-
ance circles is that of DIR. Linda Bur
field and Viva Hazard. nee Fitchpat-
risk. daughter of Senator kirkpatrick.
of Nevada. In.
She Has 1t in for Him.
The complainant in the case is Viva
Hazard who claims she is wife No.
in the books of Hargrave. and she
promises to disclose evidence which not
only will make Hazard or Hargrave-
whichever his name might De-the
husband of three distinct and separate
wives. but also will show that as Il
lieutenant in the army and n highly re-
spected perSOnHge he deserted his post
and country. and 50. ut the same time,
is liable to federal punishment.
Hazards View of the Case.
man and wife with Viva Fitchpatrick-
Hazard III this city. He does claim.
however. that he and DIR. Burtield. of
this city are legally and properly mar
ried. and that she is today his legal
and only wife. Hazard (Or HargraveD
says that ten years ago he had wife
in New York city. but that he was le-
gally and properly divorced from her.
He alleges that he has done nothing
wrong but at the same time feels his
position keenly. He fears not the gov
arnment on the charge of deSertiOn.
and intmateS that everything between
himself and the government correct.
story of His Career.
Hazards Il graduate of West Point.
and served four years as instructor in
the army He is educated in French
and Spanish. As a lieutenant in the
army Hazard went all over the coun-
try & : inspector. He even wenT to
Europe. it is said. TO inspect the armies
of foreign countries. and was held in
great favor at the army headquarters
in Washington. After four years of
service he suddenly dropped from
army circles and it was said that he
had deserted. He saws that he asked
for an honorable discharge and was
refused. The rest of his career in the
army he alleges. iS suitably accounted
for. although he refused to explain all
of the details
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-06
Damage Suit for $40,
600 Follows ir0-
quois Fire.
CITY ALSO Defendant
More Evidence of Care
1eSSneSS of the
Management.

Chicago. Jan. 6.-That the stage
management of the Iroquois theatre
never gave orders to govern the en-
ployes in case Of blaze, never in
structed them as to the opening or
closing Of ventilators. and never gave
them fire drill. was the testimony
given today before Fire Inspector Full
kerson. The witness was {. NJ. Hawes,
Il scene Shifter.
The overwhelming mistake in the
IroquoiS disaster was in the condition
of the SkYlights and ventilatorS above
the stage" said Fire Inspector Fulker-
son today. Had the ventilators over
the stage been opened or skylights
not been fastened shut, there would
have been no loss of life by fire re
gardless of the asbestos curtain fail
ing TO work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-06
Another Curtain Theory.

Joseph y. Daugherty, who tried to
lower the asbestos curtain on the IA
tai day. provided Attorney Fulkerson.
of the fire department. with Il new
theory of the curtains failure TO work.
Daugherty declared that during 4
matinee performance two weeks ago Il
fire broke out on the IrOquOis stage.
but was SeXtinguished. On that occasion.
Daugherty said. an attempt to lower
the fire curtain resulted i'm its strik-
ing Il plank used as platform from
which to operate spot" light The
same plank was in place the day of
the disaster. said Daugherty. Daugher
~ declared his belief that the descend
ing curtain struck the plank oD the
day of the catastrophe just as it did a
few davs before.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-06

i
Tighted. 1904. by Topeka State
journal i The Rock Island Cal
ifornia Mexico express. which left
Chicago Monday night. collided with
an eastbound stock train early today
two miles west of Willard. Kans.
Twenty persons were instantly killed.
several fatally injured, and a large
number slightly hurt.
The identified dead:
{. \. WRIGHT. Kansas City.
JAMES GRIFFIN. Clarcmont. Mo.
w. :. MARTIN. De Kalb. III.
WILLIAM WELLS. jacksonville. III.
GAIL FULLER. Blocktcn. Iowa.
MRS. HENRY KAISER AND CHILD.
Germany.
+. +. Meyers. Buffalo. y. Y.
FAY FULLER. girl years old.
+. RANKIN.
Among the injured are:
MOLLIE FULLER. BIockton. Iowa.
MRS. ID. +. FULLER. on. Iowa.
Two coaches were demolished. both
locomotives destroyed. four ear loads
of stock demolished and dozens of
animals Killed.
Running at Full Speed.
Both trains were running at fun
speed and came together with ter
rife impact. The passenger train was
composed of a combination baggage
and mail. regular baggage. smoker,
tourist sleeper and standard sleeper.
The smoker. which was occupied by
only two or three men. was overturn-
ed. and teIescuped the car behind il.
which was crowded with passengers.
many standing in the ai~lc~. Most of
those i'm the forward end were Killed
instantly. Thirty in the rear sue
ceetlcd in escaping. Those Killed were
crushed to death in their seats.
When rescue was finally possible
only three living persona man. wo-
man and Il small girl-wrrc taken out
alive. The TcScuers were forced to
chop their way through the side of
the car to reach them.
Train to Rescue
\ relief train with Il dozen phy>i-
clans aboard reached the scene of the
wreck a. soon as il wa~ possible to
get il there. and the doctors began
the work of relieving the injured.
.\ll the dead and injured were taken
to Topeka. where the latter were plac-|
ell i'm hospitals. some Of the bodies
taken from the wrcckagc are - badly
crushed as to he unrecuguilablc.
According To a passenger conductor.
the wreck. which occurred on Il curve.
was caused by the freight crew run
ming off schedule.
Doctor a Hero.
The hero Cf the wreck was DR.. Bell
of New York City. Il Young phy~iciau
himself crippled and walking on
crutchcs. The doctor. although slight
~ hurt a. a result Of the collision. was
the first man to leave The Pullman
sleeper. which WAS not dama" "cd.
Struggling heroicallN forward on
crutchcs. ne Immediately assumed
charge of the rescue work. directing
the removal of the injured to the
sIcrpcrS. He allaNcd the pain of the
injured H. much a. possible without
medicine or Instruments. baudaged
broken legs and arms with strips torn
from sheets and pillow slips and ad-
ministeTed what whisky was at hand
To deHdeu pain.
He saved the life of fireman 10y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-06
Start Damage Suit.

Chicago. Jan. 6.-The first DANA &c
suit against the proprietors of the Iro-
quois theater and the city of Chicago
growing out of the fire has been nled
by Ivy Owens. as administrator of
the estates of Miss Amy Owens and
Mrs. Frances +. Owens. her mother.
The action is for the recovery of SO.
600 damages. and is directed against
the IroquOis Theater company. the city
of Chicago. ana Will j. Davis and
Harry J. Powers. managers of the the
alter. Miss Owens was teacher in the
Curtis public school
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-06
As to the Iroquois Stage skyIieht.

Foreman Jones. of the Fuller Con
struction company. said by WITNESSES
10 have smashed III the Skylight of the
theater after the fire. has been found
III fact he waS not loSt--and examined
i'll connection with the story that an
attempt was made to destroy evidence
When it was known that he was want
ed he was in the presence of those de
string to see him i'll very brief time
He is said Ia have stated that he and
some workmen were on the roof of the
stage the day after the fire on Il pass
issued 10y Assistant Police Chief
Schuettler to look around to see if the
building were safe for those who
would he much in il during an inves-
tigation. I'VE found some overharging
bits Of heavy glass" Jones is said to
have related. and moved them for
fear that they would fall on some one.
The skyiightS on the roof were disar-
ranged also. but only for the purpose
Of making it impossible for material
to drop down upon searchers below"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-06

Continued on Page Eight.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-11
Fall Flowing Under Way.
SECRETARY.

The rain of the past week was well
coined by farmers generally, as the
ground was hardly in good condition
for satisfactory work. There are farm
ers who thoroughly believe in fall plow-
ing and there are those who do not and
there always will be, just as there are
advocates of deep and shallow, plow-
ing.
Soils vary, climates vary, crops vary.
The object of blowing is to get the land
in the best physical condition, and each
man must determine for himself in the
light of his experience and observation
which method will produce this desir-
able condition.
Flowing in the fall, and especially sod
land, has this tremendous advantage,
that it puts frost to work pulverizing
the soil and putting it in good condi-
ton for spring crops. Then the farmer
usually has more time for this work in
the fall than in the spring. He can
pillow deeper in the fall than in the
spring for the reason that the inert or
cold earth brought up from the bottom
of the furrow is better fitted by the
freezing of winter and the rains of
spring for the development Of vegetable
growth. Deep blowing, whether in the
fall or spring, renders it more difficult
to prepare seed bed, the lower part of
which is in close capillary connection
with the subsoil. and therefore when
one can not have the winters freezing
and the settling Of the spring rains to
establish this connection it is better to
pillow in the spring. For the beet crop
our farmers do not pillow deep enough.
There is too much spring blowing
among our beet growers for the great
est success of the crop. The beet is a
deep grower and needs loose soil and
this can best be obtained from fall plow-
ing as the passing out of the frost in the
spring loosens up this lower soil and
better fits it for perfect seed bed. In
some sections, however, fall blowing
may not be as beneficial for general
crops as the winter rains run the soils
together and there is not sufficient frost
to fully pulverize it, The most of the
soils in Michigan, however, particular
ly those in the beet belt will stand for
deep fall blowing and now is the time
to do it.-Sugar Beet Culturist.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-11
Burton.

Mr.. and Mrs Edgar Durfee, of Fenton
visited Mr. and Mrs w G Stiff from Sat-
urday until Monday-Mr and Mrs F
M Seeley, of Owosso, visited A L
Sprinkle and wife and A e Auiler and
wife the first of the week-In spite of
election there were seventy present at
the M p Aid society Tuesday at Thomas
Clapp's-Miss Hattie Mcclure, of
Owosso, has been the guest of Miss
Olive Auiler for the past few days
The winter term of school will COM
mence Monday-Mr and Mrs w G
Stiff entertained the M E Aid society
Wednesday which was largely attended,
the society now serves meals-R
Bromley is home on two weeks vaca-
tion--Rev and Mrs G e Benson, of
Owosso, attended the M e Aid at w G
Stiff's, Wednesday-Mrs E M Ed
ridge, of Ovid, is the guest of her sister
Mrs d s Cramer this week.-Mrs. Roy
Bromley has fine new piano-Mrs j
Potter returned from her visit in Toledo
and Detroit Wednesday Mcbride
returned from Chicago the first of the
week-Rev J d Young began series
of revival meetings Sunday evening at
the North Owosso church-Clarence
Auiler is working at the sugar beet
factory in Owosso-Miss Winnie
Ackroyd is dress making for Mrs E w
Mason this week.-Mrs. U q Stiff and
son Mason spent Tuesday night with
her sister Mrs e L Smythe J D
Young and Robert Smythe have been
confined to the house by illness the past
week e Merrill is nursing a bruised
knee.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-11
THE ST. NICHOLAS LEAGUE.
Membership Is Entirely Free-tiow to
Become a Member TODAY

The st. Nicholas League is an organi-
cation to bind ST. Nicholas readers in
closer personal sympathy, and to en-
courage and develop literary and artis-
tic talent by means of monthly competi-
tions, with gold and silver badges and
cash rewards. With the November is
sue the st. Nicholas League began its
sixth year. During the past five years
there have been nearly three hundred
competitions, that is to say, nearly three
hundred practical lessons to young
readers in art and literary composition,
with the result that a considerable
number of those who began in the early
days of the League have graduated
from its ranks into those of the adult
art and literary workers. The League
has never been so strong nor so useful
as it is today. The membership is
larger than ever and the standard of
work has never been higher.
The regular competitor for the
monthly prizes is sure to be benefited by
the conscientious effort to win recog-
milton, whether successful or not, and
the comparative study of the work done
by the successful ones each month is of
greater value to the really ambitious
young aspirant than almost any other
form of instruction, as has been repeat
edly proven by the fact that many of
those who began almost hopelessly have
persevered and attained the highest
honors, with excellent promise of sue
cess in wider field.
The most intelligent and progressive
children in the world compose the st.
Nicholas League. The League mem
bership is entirely free. A League
badge and certificate, also full instruc-
tions, will be sent to any reader, or to
any one desiring to become a reader of
the st. Nicholas Magazine, whether
subscriber or not
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-11
Burial Of Soldiers.

Following is corrected list of the
agents for burial of INDECENT soldiers In
each ward and township; Antrim, j. Q.
A. Cook; Bennington, Jerome Mark
ham; Burns, A. j. Williams; Caledonia,
Daniel Munger; Fairfield, B W. Gates;
Hazelton, Batus Snyder; 'Middlebury,
Silas B. Southworth; New Haven, A.
w. Splitter; Owosso township, l.. S.
Bowles; Perry, @. T. Wing; Rush, Geo.
J. Splitter; Sciota, Silas M. Pierce; Shia-
wassee, G. H. Fellows; Venice, S. An
thony; Vernon, Charles Wilkinson;
Woodruff, w. HI. Shaft; Owosso city,
LIST ward, T. M. Wiley; End, G. S. GiI4
bert; 3rd, julius Frieseke, 4th, Robert
Gray; 9TH, John Brooks Corunna = list
ward, A. A. Frain; End, w. e. Jacobs;
3rd, j. D. Wood
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-11

let them alone and he is now realizing
$50 an acre from them. The company
is willing to help the farmers, they
furnishing help for them and often
loaning them money to pay their help
thus giving them every encouragement.
Manager o. T. Schank, who has the
overseeing of the crop in st. Johns.
Fowler and Pewamo, says that Clinton
county is far ahead of Shiawassee for
growing sugar beets. He also says that
the soil is better adapted, being heavier
than in the adjoining county.
All the beets are expected to be harry
ested this week, but shipments will be
made during the entire month. From
twslve to fourteen cars are loaded here
each week, work having been begun
last week and about thirty carloads
have already been shipped to the fac
tory.
The crop in this county is an excep-
tionally good one this year; the beets
being large and test well; it not being
unusual to find beets that weigh from
seven to ten pounds.
1t is reported that beets are going 10,
10 and Is tons to the acre this year and
tests from IA to 10 per cent, bringing the
farmer from $3.50 to So so per ton.
Some clear as high as $40 and $50 per
acre, the company paying $10,0OO.00 to
the farmers of Clinton county this year.
They are not only paying money to the
farmer but are reaching the day labor
er as well. Mr. Schank is paying from
81. to So. 90 day for labor and during
the summer he paid out altogether, over
$3, 600 for labor.
The Owosso sugar factory is the
largest and best equipped in the state,
their capacity being 1900 tons per day
or 40 carloads. At present some trouble
is experienced in getting help to unload
beets, they are coming in so fast. Sun
day the yard was blocked with 140 car
loads.
1t is estimated that the acreage for
beets next year will be even higher than
that of this year, Mr.. Schank estimat-
ing the farmers will put in 500 acres in
this vicinity.
1t has been discovered that small
acreage well cared for is better than a
large crop which cannot be given prop
er attention.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-11
Southwest verno on Farmers Club.

The Southwest Vernon Farmers Club
held delightful meeting ut the hos
pitable home of Nr. and Mrs W. G
Smedley Nov. Ord, 1904 Our faithfrl
president, S B Terry, called the meet
ing to order and we iirst united in sing
ing, after which the chaplain, w. w,
West, conducted the devotional exer-
cises. AS we all know, last Thursday
was q beautiful day and the fine wealth
er brought many out to our club, and
when the roll was called every family
responded but Mrs. Strong, of Vernon.
We next listened to the secretarys re-
port. There were no committees to re-
port. neither was there any unfinished
business. After new business, came
the exchan ge of commodities
Mr.. Smedley then announced that
dinner was ready and 1 don't believe
any of us were sorry. for this was the
most interesting part of the program.
After spending an hour or so in ex-
changing thoughts and ideas with our
friends and neighbors, we commenced
the afternoons program by singing
followed by an interesting reading by
Mrs. HERMAN.
Fred West was called upon to give us
recitation but was unprepared.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright rendered some
fine music, and then came the associa-
tional question, 'In What Lines of
Practical Agriculture is the Average
Farmer Most Deficient?" led by Mr..
Wright and Mr.. West, followed by
others.
The music by Mr.. and Mrs Fred Cur
tic and Burl Wright was fine and they
kindly responded to an encore.
Paper, by Mabel Smedley, entitled
Responsibility of Women in Home and
Society,"" 1t was requested by some,
after the meeting was over, that put
this in the papers, but I have not yet
decided whether I will or not. The
ladies were called upon to further dis
cuss this topic, but said they could add
nothing more than had been stated in
the paper.
Next came the question box, which
was in charge of VIM. Cook, after
which we closed the scene of another
fine meeting until Dec. LIST, when we
will meet at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. w. West Every member and in
vited guest is requested very heartily to
be present.
SECRETARY.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-11
Real Estate Transfers.

J Wood to ] Jarvis pit blk A Corunna,
$500.
G Miner ct al to J Gulick g. WI pit NV
I sec Burns. $4,000.
R Clelland to E & L Hamblin 1t ID
Holmes sub Owosso, $500.
G Dallas to w Mckenzie 1t blk II
Maple Ridge PIX Owosso, 5000.
@ Barthell to A Ranowosky ne NV
/ sec Is Caledonia, $3.50
G Calkins to o Wallace pit 1t 3 blk
Perry. $1lOO.
B Needham to J Walsh Its 1918 blk 3
A L Williams add Owosso, $4,000.
G Green to o Snyder pit o L Kelleys
add Owosso, $3.50.
II Lambert to E Hull 1t on sec IA
Owosso, 5000.
J Fairbanks to 5 Smith pit ne I sec 26
Woodruff, SIS.
g Long to j Laverock 1t bk 1 Law
crooks add Owosso, $2S.
II Carlton to D Wilkinson 1t blk 7 G
H Calkins' add Perry, $50.
l. Davis to e Ram 1t s blk M H
Green's add Perry, $1124.
M Burke to J Hicks Its 4-5 blk Perry,
1875.
M Green to Hicks 1t blk Perry,
$500.
E Hamblin ct al to E Simmington 1t
30 n 1t % bk 2 Maple Ridge PIX, 5000.
E Palmer to U Derham 1t 9 blk Den
nison's add Durand, $715.
A PERSONS to F Bigelow 1t blk 1
HOLSTERS add Lennon, $50.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-11

pointment is desired by that person.
My appointments will be made for the
best interests of the state, and shall
appoint men for their merit and ability
to give good service. shall endeavor
to keep the state institutions on the
same high plane on which they are now
maintained
Mr.. Warner goes to his farm in the
Thumb this week, and will then take
his family to the fair at st. Louis. He
will not consider any appointments un-
til his return very late in November.
A call was paid Senator Alger by Mr.
Warner to thank the former for his
help in the campaign. The governor
elect also stopped at state central COM
mittee headquarters