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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21
Notice to Stockholders.

Public notice is hereby given that
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Illinois Central
Railroad company viii be held at the
company's Office in Chicago, Illinois,
on Wednesday, October 10, 1904, at
II o'clock noon.
To permit personal attendance at
said meeting there will be issued to
each holder Of one or more shares OF
the capital stool. Of the Illinois Central
Railroad company. as registered on the
books Of the company At the close of
business on Tuesday. September p.
1901, who is of fun age, q ticket cnab-
ling him. or her. TO travel free over
the Company's lines from the station
on the Illinois Central railroad nearest
70 his or her registered address to Chi
caSO and return, such ticket to be good
for the journey TO Chicago only during
the four days Immediately preceding
and the day OF the meeting. and for
the return journey from Chicago, only
on the day of the meeting and the four
days Immediately following, when
properly CounteTsigned and stamped
during business hOurs-that is to say
between 800 a. IN. and 500 p. NJ
in the Office of the assistant secretary,
Mr.. W. G. Bruen, in Chicago. Such
ticket may be obtained by any holder
OF stock, registered as above, on ap-
pNcatiOn, in writing. 10 the president
of the company in Chicago. Each ap-
plication must state the full name and
address of the stakeholder exactly as
given in his OF her certificate of stock
together with the number and date of
such certificate. No more than one
person viii be carried free in respect
10 any one holding of stock as regis
tered on the books of the company.
\. G. HACKSTAFF,
Secretary
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21
Direct to Main Entrance

Worlds fair grounds without change
of cars. Commencing with Sept. IS,
the Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Rail-
way company will run trains to and
from ST. Louis Union Station via the
worlds fair grounds, stopping at Wa
bash depot, opposite main entrance
to fair grounds, to receive and dis
charge passengers. Baggage will be
checked TO worlds fair station if de-
sired. The c.. p. & st. L. is the only
line offering this advantage except the
Wabash. Passengers leaving c., P.
& St l.. trains at worlds fair grounds
are within a few minutes walk of some
of the best hotels in St. Louis. Save
expense. time and trouble by purchas-
ing your tickets via the c.. p. & ST. L..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21
REBUILDING CLINTON BRIDGE.
Two Spans Destroyed by Wind will
Be Replaced Soon.

Arrangements for the rebuilding of
the Clinton high bridge have been
completed and the raising of the two
new spans Will be pushed as rapidly as
possible
II viii be remembered that on the
9TH of July. Clinton was the scene of
violent wind storm that totally
wrecked two large spans of the bridge.
The spans damaged were those just
east of the second island and were 21O
and $50 feet long respectively. The
spans were lifted bodily from their
foundation and carried nearly a dozen
feet from their original site The two
new spans will each be $50 feet in
length and will rest on the strongest
foundation that is possible to be placed
upon the river bed. The steel and iron
for the trustle work is being construct
ed al the Clinton Bridge works and the
work OF putting up the new spans will
be commenced in the near future.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21
A Boys Wild Ride for Life.

With family around expecting him
TO die, and a son riding for life, IS miles
TO get DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. Coughs and Colds. W. H.
Brown. of Leesville, Ind. endured
deaths agonies from asthma; but this
wonderful medicine gave instant relief
and soon cured him. He writes: Il
now sleep sOundly every night" Like
marvellous cures of consumption, pneu-
mOnia, bronchitis, coughs, colds and
grip prove its matchIess merit for all
throat and lung troubles. Guaranteed
bottles 90 cents and 81. Trial bottles
free at Hartz & Cllemeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21
coino to the Worlds Fair?

Your best route is over the Chicago
& Alton railway. All lines of railway
will sell you tickets over this line
whether you decide to go via Peoria
or via Chicago. The rates are as low
as by any line, and your home ticket
agent will be pleased to sell you a
ticket over the Chicago & Alton
Short Line if you ask for it. Direct
connections with all railroads at Peo-
ria and Chicago. Superb day coaches
and Pullman parlor cars, Pullman
sleeping cars and both cafe and din
ing cars. Ask your home ticket agent
for ticket via the Chicago & Alton
Short Line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21

will be provided for. The building of Il
channel whether it be t or 1 feet, will
be of great advantage to the middle
west Barge owners can then be in
ducCd to put boats on the river, and
trade between the north and south
will be greatly stimulated. The trend
of trade in the middle west is getting
to be more and more from north to
south, and when the Panama canal is
built and South American countries
are developed this trade will figure
prominently in the commerce of the
United States"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21
What's in a Name?

Everything is in the name when it
comes to Witch Hazel Salye. T.. c. De
Witt q Co, of Chicago. discovered
some years ago how to make a salve
from Witch Hazel that is a specific for
Piles. For blind, bleeding, itching and
protruding piles, eczema. cuts, burns.
bruises and all skin diseases. Dewitt s
Salve has no equal. This has given
rise to numerous worthless counter
feits. Ask for DeWitt's-the genuine.
Sold by all druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21
Illinois Central Excursions.

To the south and southwest only SIS
round trip, Peoria, ILL.,, Vicksburg,
Miss. New Orleans, La, Houston
Tex, Galveston, Tex, San Antonio,
Tex. Dallas, Tex, Fort Worth, Tex,
and intermediate points. Tickets on
sale Sept. Goth and 9th, Oct. 4th and
18th. A grand opportunity to see the
south and southwest. Stop overs per
mitted enrOute. For full particulars
write or call on the undersigned. G.
A. Smith, Commercial Agent. City
ticket office, 329 Main street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21
$3.50 to Baltimore and Return.

For national convention of Fraternal
Order of Eagles. Sept. Il to Il, 1904.
The c.. NJ. & ST Paul will sell round
trip tickets for this occasion for $2350.
Tickets on sale Sept. Q to 10, good to
return Sept. 10. For further informa-
ton apply TO p l.. Hinrichs. CONNER
cial agent, 3O3 Brady street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21
Stop and Think.

II you want to 90 to Chicago you
can take one of the c., NJ. & st. p.
fine trains and make an easy and rap
id journey. Trains for Chicago leave
Rock Island as follows: At Ais a. m,
arriving at Chicago at S:55 a. m,
and at 11:50 p. N, arriving at Chi
cago at 1855 a. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21
Bucklen's Arnica SaIve

Has worldwide fame for marvellous
cures. 1t surpasses any other salve. To-
ton. ointment or balm for cuts. corns.
burns, bOils, sores, felons. ulcers. tet-
ter, salt Theum. fever sores. chapped
hands, skin eruptions; infallible for
Pills. Cure guaranteed. Only % cents
a. ,artz & Ullemeyer's. druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21

\ man named William Slcer. giving
his home at FOrty-ninth street. and
Halstead, Chicago. came to the city
Saturday for work. He was disap
pointed in not getting work and only
had a few cents on him. He tele
graphed to his wife in Chicago for
more money and yesterday received a
message stating that she had been
robbed but would try to get a ticket
for him. The man is all broken up
over it for he had 5000 in cash hid
den in his home and it is thought all
of it is taken. He does not have
faith in banks and therefore kept his
money at his home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21

Charles Thornton; committee on or
ganizatiOn-B. a. Miller. Jr., Eli Ben
nett. Carl WalstrOm, Oscar Newberg,
AXel Olson: committee on decorations
Elmer Heck. b. a. Miller. Jr.. Lee
Brown. Fred Sullivan, Jake Brown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21
CONGRESSMAN BEDE IMPRESSED
Minnesota Congressman Says Inspec-
ton of River Will Yield Results.

Minnesota Congressman says inSpec-
ton of River Will Yield Results.
Congressman J. Adam Bcde, of Min
nesota. who was one of the members
of the rivers and harbOrs committee
on its tour of the Mississippi in Au-
gust. declares that substantial i'm
provements along the upper river will
follow the inspection of the river. The
committee will meet Nov. II to frame
up the new upper Mississippi bill. Mr..
Bede says:
The committee will consider the
establishment of a siX-fOOt channel in
the Mississippi from st. Paul to St.
Louis. advocated by the Upper Mis-
sssippi River Improvement associa-
ton, and substantial improvements
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21
tbs TO Travellers.

Cheap rates to st. Louis. Mo, on ac-
count of the exposition, via the Illinois
Central. Tickets on sale daily. Best
service. Quick time. Write or call on
us for full information. City ticket
office, 329 Main street, Peoria, Ill. G..
A. Smith, general agent. Phone NJ,
S9G.
Are you going to Kansas City or
the southwest? If So take the South
west Limited on the c., NJ. & st. p. at
1890 p. M, or the early morning train
at $50. You will be assured of a
pleasant and safe journey.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21
Sc to ST. Louis and Return.

The Rock Island, on all days except
Fridays and Saturdays, will sell seven
day tickets to St. Louis and return at
rate of Sc. Trains leave at $40 a. m.
and 7:20 p m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21
READ THIS:

We have q patent thin elastic plate
with natural gums that fit in all eases
and when others fail. We use no cheap
material in our office for our work is
al guaranteed to be equal to the high
est priced dentists and to be first class
II every respect. Notice our prices be
low, they are always the zame:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21

The Moline high school football
team will line up for the first football
game of the season Saturday after.
noon when it meets the strong alumni
team. The boys have been practicing
daily for three weeks under the coach
ing of Coach Dietz and are in a fair
condition. Capt. Hedin will not be
in the game on account of an injured
leg but he Will rest up for couple
of weeks so that he will be in better
condition for the harder games later
on in the season. Among those who
play in the alumni team are: Dell
ARIEL. Riesch ARIEL. GiIpin Strom.
berg, Harvey Mckinley, Robert Shall.
berg. Oscar Shallberg, Perry Vessel.
Carl Hammer, William Wilson. Dan
WahlstrOm, Charles Perrin. A. Ford.
DR.. KOhler. Lester Creutz. Roy Entri.
kin. John Steenburg, William Sutley.
and Albert Vinton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21
Painless Extracting

and removal Of nerves done by us, and
The best and most careful treatment
given to all caSez.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21

Johannes Strive was arrested Mon
day night after he had assaulted his
wife. blaCkening both of her eyes.
Strive and his spouse had an argu-
ment over the disposition of the earn
ings of their only son. and the lord of
the household asserted his authority
by cutting and kicking his wife until
her form lay limp in the rocking chair
in which she was seated at the time
The wife's story was a pitiable one.
and found COrroboratiOn in the testi-
mOny of the son, who said the beating
of his mother was a usual occur
renee in that household. He remem-
bered that his mother was given four
heatings. The magistrate imposed the
heaviest penalty in the breadth of the
law, 500 and costs, or 50 days in Jail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21

school board has completed the CEN
sus of the city taken for the purpose
of ascertaining the number of chill
iren of school age in the city. The
completed list shows an increase of
211 children over last year, as also
an increase of the male over the fe-
male pupils. There are 6,164 male
children between the ages of and
II years. and G.O52 female children,
making a total of 1926. Between the
ages of and II years, which involves
the period cOmprehended by the COM
pulsory school law. there are 1888
males and 3.129 females.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21

The Davenport & Suburban com
pany has purchased 12O feet of addi-
tional land adjoining the site recent
~ purchased by it near Fourth and
Green streets and upon which it pro-
poses to erect its mammoth car barn.
The above purchase now gives the
company 32G feet of land for its car
barn site. Grading upon the property
has been begun and General Superin-
tendent Dan McGugin states that the
barn will be erected at once. The
curves and all other special work for
the tracks entering the barn have
been ordered and are expected to ar.
rive here shortly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21

The case of the state of Iowa VS.
Gustav Reinhold is on trial before
Justice Louis E. Roddewig. Reinho1d
is the son of the deceased locksmith.
whose sudden death was chronicled
last week. He is accused of seduction,
and Miss Minnie Bestmann is the COM
plainant
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21

Word has been received in this city
of the death of J. w. Irish, a former
resident of this city, at Kellogg, Ia,
Monday evening. Mr.. Irish was a
brother of a. r. Irish. who lived in
Mt. Ida, and whose death occurred
some years ago. The deceased lived
here until 1869, when he moved to
Kellogg TO engage in farming. He
was born in Vermont 60 years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21
MOLINE MENTION

Harry Huntoon is to have a former
Moline boy as rival for the position
of quarterback on the football team of
the University of Illinois. Carl Melin,
the long-distancc start of the univer-
Melins home at present is in Spring
field.
II. S. Dixon of Clinton has signed
the contract with the board of educa-
ton to teach manual training in the
local high school, taking the place of
Prof. H. r. Abbott. who departs this
week for Milwaukee to take up work
there.
At a meeting of the city fathers
Monday evening they voted to pay the
last $4,000 to the Jewell Filtration
company for the installation of the
new filter plant. c. Arthur Brown
sanitary engineer of water purifica-
ton department for the American
Steel & Wire company made a report
to the council before the balance was
paid, in which he used the highest
terms of cOmmendation of the new
plant, claiming that it was the best
he had ever seen or worked at and
doubted if there was any plant in the
world which did better work. He com
pleted his test of the water at the
local plant Monday and will depart
for Chicago, where he will remain
few days and then he goes to Pa
ducah XIV where he will conduct q
similar test.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21

Constans Alexis Hemborg, son OF
Rev. and Mrs. c. A. Hemborg of this
city, writes from New Haven, Conn.
where he is a student at Yale univer.
sity, that he has changed his name
and hereafter he will subscribe him.
self as Constans Alexis Hembury He
says that he makes this change to
avoid confusion, declaring in his let.
ter: This step l have taken in or.
der TO avoid the yexation of being des-
ignated as Hamburg, Hamburger.
Hernburg, Heimburg, and by other
mistaken appellations. The affixes to
Swedish names are very often. in an
English-speaking country, COMPOUNDED
with those of the German language. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21

Following the lead set by several
other wards in the city the Sixth ward
republicans gathered at the building
on the corner of Fifteenth street and
Twenty-third avenue and perfected a
ward organization. The following off
GERS were elected and committees APP
pointed: President. Elmer Heck: sec
rotary. Axel Thornbloom: treasurer.
C. W. Heck: first vice president. B.
A. Miller. Jr.: second vice president,
Carl Walstrom; third vice president,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21

The drill teams of Carnival and Riv-
arside camps of the WoOdmen of the
World returned from st. Louis where
they attended the national encamp-
ment of the order and engaged in
the drill contests at the worlds fair.
Carnival camp team participated in
the $1,000 prize drills of the order dur
ing the cncampment. The team was
sixth in the competition between the
- teams.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21
DAVENPORTDOTS

The trial of the case against c. Will
son of West Liberty, the man arrested
on the charge of selling liquor without
a license. was concluded before Com
missioner Bush at his Office in the
Masonic Temple yesterday. The case
was brought under the federal stat.
utes. Commissioner Bush held Wilson
on the charge and bound him over to
the federal grand jury. His bond was
fixed at $500.
Oscar Wiley. the steeple jack. has
begun work on the removal of one
of the city's landmarks. He scaled
the steeple of the old Methodist
church on Ninth and Brady streets
and removed the spire preparatory
to the demolition of the landmark. The
church and will transform it into flats.
The suit for $4,000 damages
brought by William o. Schmidt, exc,
cutOr of the estate of Hans Ekhart
the unfortunate ice man, who lost his
life in a runaway on Harrison street
last November. the team taking fright
at a passing car, has been compromis
ed by the firm of Schmidt & VOllmer
and Cook & Dodge. the latter appear
ing for the Tri-City Railway company
the defendant By the terms of the
compromise the estate of Hans Eek
hardt will receive $4,000. An order OF
corrt a,,t I,o,.iziDu - hoe bapn cionod
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-05-28

iivar no fiene inscriio 4 81 nombre
bicn alguno: Que q poder otorgado
p0r don Gorgonio 81 hermano don
Pedro 4 ion Juan de Arruza el ? oe
Mario de 1904. tcnia clzuSula para
vender, ceder. y adquirir bienes y pa
"a suscribir los documentos del case:
para dar tomar dinero a prestamo,
otorgando documentos p1blicos y pri-
vados que fuesen menester y para ce-
llebraptoda clase de operaciones. nego-
clos v contraios comerciales. industria-
les de toda especie. consignandolos
en- documentos pnblicos y privados:
Que en- la clausula tercera de la escri-
tura de vents & dofIa Basilisa da fe el
Notario autorizante de Ia entrega de
los 6s.ooo dollars, precio de la enage-
nacion. 10 propio que en- la otra a ia
vor de don Herminio: Que el gerente
del Banco Colonial informa, en- 8 de
Julio de 1901, que Bolivar, Arruza y
Compafiia le adeuda 5000 dollars ga
|rantizados con Io2 cedulas hipoteca-
rias del Banco Agricola: Que la So
ciedad mercantil Bolivar, Arruza y
Compafiia fue prorrogada hasta el
primero de Abril de 1902: Que Por
los Notarios de esta ciudad sc certifca
que desde 10 de Diciembre do 1900
hasta 3 de Enero de 1901, no autorl-
zaron protesto alguno contra Gorgonio
Bolivar, a favor del Banco: Que Sc
gun certifcacion del Secretario de la
Corte de Distrito, con aterioridad al
de Enero de 1901, no existfa pleito az
guno fallado nj en- tramitacion seguido
contra don Gorgonio Bolivar; y de
otra certifcacion varias constancias
del executive del sefior Acufia contra
Bolivar Arruza y Compafifa y don Cor
gonio Bolivar, iniciado el IS de Febre-
70 de 1901; De la diligencia consi-
guicnte resulta que en- los libros de
Bolivar, Arruza y Compafiia consta
cerrada la cuenta con L. Mayol y Com
pafifa, de Barcelona, con I'm saldo a
favor de estos, por valor de So.Io3.2o
en- primero de Agosto de 1000.
IContinaara]
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-05-28
Los CAmBIOs DEL DsA
Vapores que Sc esperan

Esp Manuel Calvo" o"-Sa1i6 de Ca
narias el dfa 20 del corriente con des-
tino directo q esta.
Ber. amer Hancock '-Debe haber
salido de New York Ell dia go del pa
Sado con destino este puerto.
Esp Juan forgas s'-Sali6 el dfa IS
del corriente de Santa Cruz de Tene-
rife para este puerto y los de Maya
giiez. Ponce, Santo Domingo, Habana,
Matanzas, Santiaho de Cuba y Guam
tanamo.
Fran "Sainn Simon" - Llegara a
este puerto del 2 al 4 del proximo mes
|de Junio, siguiendo viaje para Puerto
Plata y escalas.
Amer Porto Rico Con destido q
Mayagiiez, Aguadilla, Arroyo y San
Juan, salio de New York e1 dfa 20 del
corriente mes.
Amer Philadelphia y RecalarA q
este puerto procedente de Curazao y
ruta, ell d1a 10 del dntrante mes de
JUNO, para seguir directamente a New
York.
Amer. Caracas - Ponedente de
New York llegara 4 este kpuerto ell dfa
2 del mes de Junia pr6ximo Y al dfa
siguiente saldra para Curacao yruta
Esp Catalina Esta a la carga en-
Barcelona de cuyo puerto saldra ha
ciendo las escalas de costumbre, el Ic
del proximo JUNO para este y los de
Mayagiiez, Ponce, Santiago de Cuba
| y Habana.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-05-28
OBRAS DE PEREDA

Don Gonzalo Gonzalez de Ia Gonzalera.
Los Hombres de Pro.
El Buey Suelto.
De tai Palo tai Astilla.
Escenas Montafiesas.
Tipos y Paisajes.
Esbozos y Rasgufos.
Bocetos al Temple.
Sotileza.
Ell sabor de IA Tierruca.
Ia Puchera.
La Montalvez
Pedro Sanchez.
Nubes de Estfe.
Pefias Arriba.
Al Primer vueis.
N Il BOLETIN MERCAlg1ll
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-05-28
Ell AZUCAR

Csntrffuga de 1885 a segtn pola-
rizacion.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-05-28

Esp manuel Calvo o"-Sali6 de Ca
narias el dfa 20 del corriente con des-
tino directo 4 esta.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-03
TO Consider rIim.eIf peaa.

Mr.. l., a good natured German, was
the proprietor Of a clothing business
In q country town. He had In his em.
ploy one John s., whom he had ad.
yanced from cash boy TO head clerk.
Since his promotion John had several
times asked for an increase OF salary,
and each time bis request had been
granted. One morning he again ap-
peared at the old merchants desk with
another request for an increase Of $40
q month.
IVY. Shon,' said Mr. L.. II dink
bays you pooty veil alretty; vat for
bays you any moreT
WELL" replied John confidently, II
am your principal help here. I know
every detail Of the business, and, in
deed, ] think that you could not get
along without me-"
rs dot sol Wy, Shon, vot would /
do suppose you vas to der
well, ! suppose that you would
have to get along without me them
The old Teuton took several whiffs
from his big pipe and finally said:
"yell, shon. guess you peter gon-
slider yourself dead