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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-18
REFUND ON PAVING.
Tri-city Railway Company to
Pay $Io,726 SO to Prop
erty Owners.
ON A NUMBER OF STREETS
Where Track Extensions Were
Made During the Season
of 1908.

The Tri-City Railway company is
To refund $lO.726.6s to the city Of
Rock Island as its portion of the cost
Of paving streets On which it made
extensions of tracks during the sea-
sen Of 1903. The thoroughfares and
thu amounts to be refunded thereon
are as fellows:
Thirtieth street. Fourteenth To
Eighteenth avenues. 1,351.11 yards.
$1.495.6S.
Twentieth street. Eleventh to Eigh-
teenth avenues. 1926 yards. So
42255.
Twentieth street. Fourth to Sixth
avenues, 69s.66 yards, S717.52.
Twentieth street. Fourth to Sixth
avenues. 316.44 yards. $324.9S.
Twenty-firSt street. Sixth to Ninth
avenues. 1,2j3.33 yards. $1.641.S6.
Seventh avenue and Fifteenth street
int rsHction. 1888 yards, $39.66.
Fifteenth street. Second to Third
avenue. $3.50 yards. S416.73.
Fifteenth street. Fourth avenue to
Stroehle's. 44.44 yards. $G2.66.
Third avenue and Fifteenth street.
1854 yards, $246.26.
Second avenue. Twelfth to Ninth
streets. 995.55 yards. S1.3O6.16.
Seventeenth street, Third to Fourt h
avenues. 142.22 yards. $199.GS.
Seventeenth street. Fourth to Sew
enth avenues. 973.55 yards, S1.1O4.
Seventh avenue. Seventeenth to
Twelfth streets, 704.sS yards. $74S.94.
Money Divided by City Clerk.
The money will he paid over to the
city clerk and by him apportioned. in
accordance with frontage. among the
municipality and property owners.
The refund is only on thoroughfares
improved prior to the last seasons
tracklaying operations. On streets
where the company had tracks when
the assessment was levied for paving
improvements the company was as
seSsed with the property owners. One
Of the conditions ON which owners
Joined in the petitioned for new eX-
tensions or Misunderstanding was that
the street railway company bear its
share Of the cost of the paving laid
previous to the beginning of the track
improvements.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-18
KEEP YOUR HEAD UNCOVERED
The Constant Wearing OF n Hat Propo-
gates Dnndruf Germs.

There are many men who wear their
hats practically all the time when awake
and are blessed with a heavy shock OF
hair; yet if the scalps of these same men
once became infested with dandrufS
germs, the parasites would multiply n!
the quicker for lack of air. Badness
would ensue as the final result New
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stimulates unhealthy hair to abundant
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dressing as well as a dandruff cure and
contains not an atom Of injurious sub
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10c. in stamps for sample to The Herpi-
eide Co.. Detroit. Mich.
For sale by #. ii. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-18
Chicago Dental Company
For You.

If you are in H. I of dental work
call on us before going elsewhere as
we can save you money. We use
not hing but the best of material and
our work is guaranteed to be first
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need of Il set of teeth call and see our
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-18

Ii isn't how much cold cream a wo-
man puts on her face but how much
Rocky Mountain Tea she takes inside
that brings out real beauty. Hollis
tiers Rocky Mountain Tea compilations
stay. IS cents, tea or tablets. T. II.
Thomas, pharmacist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-18
Lend E1cursIons to Oklahoma.

Land excursions to Oklahoma will
be run over the Rock Island System
Jan. and 10. Feb. and 20, March l
and Is and April and 10. For fur
Their particulars, call on or write
E Z. MORGAN.
Skinner Building.
HENRY j. GRIPP.
1410 Fifteenth Street. Moline, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-18
Wonderful Nerve

Is displayed by many a man enduring
pains of accidental cuts, wounds.
bruises. burns. scalds. sore feet or
stiff joints. But there's no need for
II. Bucklen's Arnica Salve will kill
the pain and cure the trouble. It's
the best salve on earth for piles, too;
25 cents, at Hartz & Ullemeyer's drug
store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-18
Planning Revenge.

BAL Williams. manager of the Dav-
enPcrt Three-Eye league team. in
letter to the Davenport Republican.
says he has revenge in large doses
fixed up TO administer to Rock Isl
and the coming season. He says the
Davenport bunch will he first divis
ion aggregation from the start. and
that the game will be faster in the
league the coming season than ever
before
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-18

away from him.
Stay In the Limit.
South Bend. Ind. Jan. 1S.-Central
baseball league managers must keep
within the $1,000 salary limit this
year. Instructions TO this effect were
issued by the magnates Immediately
following their return from the meet
ing Of directors at Terre Haute. The
books of every club are to be open for
inspection at all times. and the Off
GERS Of the league viii use precau-
tions 10 see that Terre Haute's and
Evansyille's records Of last year are
not repeated.
South Bend last year kept within
the salary limit. and. in order TO do
so this year, il will be necessary to
cut the strength of the club to IL
men, as several players have demand
ed an increase in salary. Last wear
Garnt carried IA men. but this year
he expects to line up with -.
Fort Wayne also will cut its
strength TO y men. and it is expected
the other clubs will follow the lead
within Il few days after the opening
of the season. Few of the veteran
players who figured in the Central
league last year will be seen on thu
circuit this season. and teams will be
made up almost exclusively of the
younger element.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-18
AUGUSTANA WINS AND
LOSES AT BASKETBALL

AuguStana won and lost at basket
ball Saturday evening. The games.
both played. took place at the
college gymnasium and were witness
ed by a goodly crowd of enthusiasts
The first was with the Moline high
school team. The visitors never had
Il look in. The score was - to II. The
teams We're composed as follows:
Au9uStana. Moline.
LindeDlad .....-..c.. lsaacsOn
w. l.. Pearson ...r. g........ StrOmberg
Anderson ........l. g........ Walstrom
+. Pearson ......r. f............ Myers
O. Pearson. ......l. f........... Evans
Officials-Referee, Miller. of Moline;
umpire, Nordstrom. Augustana; tim
ers, Laurence, of Augustana, Wilson,
Moline.
tana girls team met team
from the Northern Illinois Normal
school at Macomb. This proved
Pretty struggle. and not until the last
minute of play in the last half had
been passed was the victory cinched.
The Rock Island players showed weak
in the first half, but made a beautiful
recovery in the second. coming within
four scores of tying their opponents.
The score was II to 5. the teams lin
ing up thusly:
AuGuStana. MacOmb.
Ida Hoagland .....c.. Mary Wilson
Eva Sheldon ....r. f..... Mary Murphy
Esther Torrell Il. f.. Maude Griffith
Nellie Meyers ...r. s....... Miss Green
Laura Marquis Il. g. Louise Whitehead
Officials - Pearson for Augustana.
Drake for Macomb: timers. Laurence
for Augustana, and White, Of Moline.
for Macomb.
The y. NJ. {. y. boys Saturday after
noon defeated a team from the high
school at the formers gymnasium 20
to o. Ficken, Streckfus. j. Smith.
Liitt and Zwicker were the Y. NJ. {.
\. players, and Parker. Marquis. ID.
Smith. Cooke and Brooks represented
the high school
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-18
MUST KEEP IN LIMIT.
Min r Leagues are Held Responsible Unuer
the National Agreement.

The Chicago Tribune calls attention
to the penalties that minor leagues
are apt to incur in exceeding the sal
AIRY limit in the following sporting
editorial:
Sentiment among minor leagues
regarding the limits fixed on players
salaries seems to be that they are en-
tirely a matter of convenience, to be
used as Il weapon for beating down
the figures asked by players, but to
he exceeded by club owners at their
pleasure. To select one instance tyPi-
cal of many. the Springfield club of
the Three-Eye league was recently
called into conference with President
Holland of that organizat ton for the
purpose of demonstrating to the club
the necessity of paying some attention
to the salary limit. In commenting
on this. the attitude of several writers
ON that circuit was that the salary
limit of 5000 Il month for leagues of
that class was something To be aimed
at. but not to be rigidly enforced. To
quote one statement: although the
salary limit * supposed to be rigidly
adhered to. it has always been regard
ed as elastic. ana no complaint has
been made when clubs have exceeded
the limit by 500 or 5000. To exceed
$1,000, however, is regarded as dan
gcruus.
Would Do in the Past.
lin the old days such statements
were true. Rules were made and sal
AIRY limits were fixed more for effect
than for observance. and there was no
etfectual penalty attached. Minor
magnates have apparently not awak-
eneG to the fact that there is a new
order of things and that rules are now
made to he enforced. Not only is there
Il salary limit for each class. fixed by
the association of minor leagues. but
this i sanctioned by the national
agreement itself. and by it the minors
are pledged to live up to it. More
over. there * penalty attached
which consists of Il stiff fine for eX-
ceeding the salary limit. and a method
of securing evidence of such violation
| is provided by means of the players
! themselves. 1t was formerly easy
enough for the club owners to con
ceal evidence of violating the limit.
Now any player who can produce evil
dence that his club has exceeded the
| limit can obtain. through the national
! board Of arbitration. exemption from
reservation. Such freedom often
means much tn a minor league player.
! And if the minor league board refuses
such player his freedom he can then
| appeal to the national commission. In
short. minor league clubs which, I'M
/ der the new rules. violate the salary
| limit run an excellent chance of hav-
| ing to pay fine and of losing valua-
BE players besides. One or two bouts
with the new national agreement as
/ interpreted by Messrs. Hermann. John
son and Pulliam viii convince the
minors that baseball rules are now
made to he obeyed. BY realizing this
the minors will do themselves a lot of
good too. for one of the greatest
! handicaps to the success of minor
/ league club has been the fragrant dis
regard for salary limits. even in times
! If 1Pa-'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-18
Inrtield Reduces Pay Roll

The Springfield management has re-
leased Catcher Belt, and promised to
drop one or two more high-priced
players or else reduce salaries To a
reasonable limit. Mr.. Holland eN-
pressed a desire that some changes he
made in order TO lessen the salary eN-
peuSe. and Belt was the first To feel
the knife. He was with Bloomington
three seasons and Joined Springfield
as captain last June. Springfield
claims TO have. signed Louis Lippert.
the former Dubuque player. this week.
In Davy Crockett. the former DaVen-
port man on first. Springfield has a
high-priced but Il fiTst-ClasS player.
Now that Belt j. gone. Latimer will
probably be called upon to do the
Denver has been after him
again. but Manager DOnnelly will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-18
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-18
BALL MEN TO MEET
Three Eye League Directors
Called Together at Chi.
cago Feb 9.
HOLDING MULLANEY
Columbus Has Not Made Satisfactory
Settlement for His
Release.

President Holland, of the Three
Eve league. has decided to call the
spring schedule meeting Thursday.
Feb. 9. The session will be held at the
Palmer house. Chicago. and in addition
to the schedule there will be several
other matters To be acted upon. not
ably the application of Louis Lippert,
the former Dubuque player for rein
statement.
President Holland is anxious to com
plete his staff of umpires before the
spring meeting. He has appointed e..
+. Powers. Of Cairo. who umpired in
the X. /. +. league last year and gave
satisfaction As Mesmer. of Moline.
and EearGSIey Of West Pullman. had
been previously been appointed there
i one regular man and a utility man
to be chosen. There is long list of
applications on file and out of these
two good men can doubtless be Sc
Iccted.
Among the latest applications are
ID. T. Zigler. Decatur. ILL.,; John Dor
nick. TT. Wayne; Henry Reedy. Bat
tie Creek: John OIdfield. Chicago;
Charles Morgan. Springfield; Edward
LleweIIyn. Cleveland: Joseph Miller,
Cleveland: Thomas Mcnamara. Ale
ghcnv City: Clarence Wood. 81. Jo-
seph; Harry T. Arnold, Louisville; r.
+. Hopson. Decatur: \. VI. Clifford.
{ bottauoo1a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-18

All the news all the time - The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-18
WaIterLvons DIsputaI.


Manager Gleason. of the Elgin club.
in the Interstate league. has signed
Walter Lyons. of last years Joliet
and Springfield teams. Springfield
still claims Lyons. and there may he
a contest over his case.
Decatur has commenced to agitate
the subject of finances. 1t has been
decided To raise funds through the
sale of 600 tickets for 81 each. This
plan was thought more acceptable
than efforts to sell $1,000 worth of
stock. The tickets will be good for
any game, including the opening con-
test. The Decatur management IL
after one or two more players. though
the team il about complete. Pitcher
Charles McGin has been traded to At
lanta for Shortstop Louis Greubner.
with a cash consideration on the side.
The latter Joined the team last Aug
ust and made good from the start.
He il asking Il little advance in sal
airy and has not Yet signed. 1t II
thought the difference can be agreed
upon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-18
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ROCK ISLAND.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-18
Stay In the Limit.

hardly let both of his catchers get
away from him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-18

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-14
OFFICIALS DISCUSS
 THE JAIL MATTER
MAYOR POINTS OUT THAT ALDER MEN MAKE ANNUAL APPRoPRlA- TON TO HOSPITALS TO PRO. VIDE FOR EMERGENCY CASES.

The story printed in yesterdays Age Herald that the mayor. the warden of the city jail and the city physician had decided that the jail should not be per verted into an almshouse awakened great deal of interest in the city hall circles.
 Mayor Drennen, in commenting on the subject, said:
 "The mayor and aldermen make an an- nual appropriation to the St. Vincent and the TIillman hospitals 10 be paid monthly in order to provide adequate shelter and attention for all of our emergency cases or illness that need to be dealt with by the police department. or by any other department of the city. Therefore, it is not necessary that nominal charges of violating ordinances be preferred by the police against anyone whom policemen may find in mere physical distress on the streets These cases that deserve only prompt medical or surgical attention and do not violate the city ordinances should not be sent to the city jail. They should be disposed of by the hospital authori- | ties"
 Mac Rittenberry. in charge of the Jail' expressed a similar view, saying: T hold that this place is the city jail. A jail isn't hospital and it isn't free lodging house for indolent negroes. Until the law declares 1t to De such, l shall continue to exclude these cases from the city jail.
 Chief or Police Wier had this to say in explanation of the police departments acc ton.
 "Casese of this kind are frequent. What shall we do? We are called up on the phone. The patrol wagon is summoned. A poor fellow is sick He hasn't food or shelter Is he to be left where he is? ] The opinion has been abroad that no provision is made at the hospitals for these cases. l do not say that this opin- ion is correct, but it has, nevertheless, been abroad The police have been guid- 1 ed by it. Hence their action. l hope that they have been mistaken. If they have been, and If the hospitals will handle these cases we will hereafter promptly send unfortunate fellows to the Hillman and St. Vlneents, I shall find out what the regulation is and act accordingly" Dr. Whelan, the city physician, sus- tained the warden's view. Dr. Whelan said that If the hospitals couldn't take i care of the cases he had In mind they i ought to be sent to the aumshouse for l attention.
 Judge Feagin of the city police court was inclined to think that f the hospitals couldn't take the unfortunates in on cold night they should not be excluded from the city jail. The authorities of the Jail. the judge thought, should take more Humanitarian view of the subject l A conference to consider the question will soon be held at the suggestion of the mayor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-14
BIG LAND COMPANY
 IS INCORPORATED
Has Authorized Capital Stock
 of $1,0O0,0O0
LANDS ARE IN WINSTON
Alabama Land and Development Go, VIII Begin at Once to Carry Out Extensive Plans They Have
 In Contemplation.

Papers were filed in the probate judges office yesterday afternoon incorporating the Alabama Land and Development com pany with an authorized capital stock of S1, 900 900. The company controls 100000 acres of land in Winston county, which was embodied after three years of per- sistent labor, which it proposes to de- velop.
 The officers of the company are: R. E. Lockett of Birmingham, president; R. G. Isben of Tupelo. Miss, vice president and treasurer F. E. Littlefield of Bir- mingham, secretary; J. F. Webb of Blr- mingham, general counsel. The headquar- ters of the company will be in the First National bank building, but branch of fees will be established in various places on or near the company's property
 The company begins business with a paid up capital of $7OO,OOo The stock is divided Into s60O.oOO common and $4o0,O0O preferred.
 The amount paid the probate judge for articles of incorporation was sSoO- $275 for the charter fees and S25 for re- cording fees
 |
 The charter grants the company the right to develop the minerals on it's prop erty, to develop the timber, to construct and operate railroads, to build telephone and telegraph lines and to buy and sell real estate.
 All of the company's lands are heavily limbered and said to be rich in minerals. 1 Of the 100000 acres only 12,0OO acres have been touched, the other acreage being covered with virgin timber.
 The "bodying' of the lands was only ac- complished after patient effort. Three years ago, shortly after the government lands in Winston county were opened and the allotments made, R. c. Isbell of Tu- pelo, Howard Lamar of Jasper, Judge R. L. Blanton of Double Springs, Dr. J. D. 1 Mixer of Addiston, J. W. Dodd of Nauvoo' w. P. striblng of Columbus, Miss con ceived the Idea of "bodying" these lands They went to work on this plan and after three years of labor succeeded in laying the foundation that led up to the organ ization of the Alabama Land and De- veloping company yesterday.
 Bought Part of Claims.
 In nearly every instance the developer' were only successful in buying par of the claims from the original owner and the formation of the company wil not necessarily decrease the present pop ulation of Winston county. In most case the early settlers of the county find l to their advantage to part with portion of their claims, the nature of the sol rendering 1t impractlcable for one mar to undertake the cultivation of any large amount of acreage.
 Winston county Is rich in ore and tim Der. but owing to certain local conditions 1t has not yet been developed.
 The county now has only eight miles of railway, but the organizers of tho new company propose to bring about ar increase in the railroad mileage of the county at an early date. Several large streams traverse the county and 1t if proposed to utilize the water to much advantage
 The company will at once start their work of development.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-14
NEW ALTAR FOR ST. PAuL's.
Work on Brick Foundation Now
 Under Way.

A massive brick foundation to support a large marble altar is being constructed at St. PauFs church. Melghan & Mack ey have the contract for the brick work and a Boston firm has the contract for the marble work.
 The altar construction will begin early in the new year. The foundation will probably be finished before Christmas. but the Rev. Father Coyle, the pastor of the church, has decided not to remove the old wooden altar until after the fes- tival season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-14
GRAND LARCENY.
Employe of Gao Department of 3. L.,
 G p. Go. Arrested.

Henry Freeman, an employe in the gas department of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company was arrested yesterday afternoon by Detectives Bodeker and Hamilton on a charge of grand larceny He is ac- cused of stealing two diamond rings from Mrs. w. M. Hagood, who lives at 1925 Rush avenue.
 The negro and a white man also employed by the company were at the house making gas connections. The two rings were hanging on a nall in the room where the two men were working, and when they finished Mrs. Hagood went to see if the job was done as she desired. She missed her rings and notified the police depart ment. The negro was arrested, one of the rings recovered and the negro then confessed his guilt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-14
LOCAL IRON MARKET.
Not Much Selling Now But Tone De-
 cldedy Firm.

The Birmingham iron market is quiet and will be until after the holidays put the tone of the market is decidedly firm and the tendency is upward. The quota ton is s1s5O on No. foundry basis, but small lots for immediate delivery bring as high as $14. The northern fur naces are sold up and a local company recently shipped 300 east at %14 Birming- ham.
 Janury, 1t is believed by conservative manufacturers, will find the iron. mar ket active at s14
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-14
THE WEATHER

Washington. December 13.-Alabama- Rain Wednesday, Thursday, flair and colder; fresh east winds becoming west
 Weather Conditions.
 A cold wave of considerable intensity covers all the country east of the Rockies, except Texas, Freezing temperatures this morning extend as far south as the lower portion of Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. The minimum at Birmingham was 25 at a. m. The crest of this wave is over South Dakota where temperatures are below zero. Considerable snow has fallen in the region of the Great Lakes and at scattered points in the middle west and northewest.
 storm is developing over Texas. This is causing warmer weather in that state and it Is expected to move eastward and bring rain to this section during the next twenty-four or thirty-six hours.
 Weathcs Report.
 Temperature and precipitation as report ed by the weather bureau for selected southern stations during 24 hours ending 2 a. m. Erecip-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-14
Slcma Alpha Epsilon.

The Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity Alumni association will hold a meeting tomorrow night at the ouice of the pres- ident, Dr. " T. Berry, corner Second avenue and Nineteenth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-14
Suit for soo,ooo.

Because of alleged personal injuries. Charles Brown began yesterday suit in the circuit court against the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power company to recover damages in the amount of $20,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-14
Suit for $500.

Oscar l.. Camp has begun suit in the circuit court against the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company to recover $500, alleged to be due him for damages done by an electric car to his horse and vehicle.