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Arizona silver belt., 1904-03-31
Nome, Alaska, a Modern City

"rhe casual visitor will not be able to distinguish between the city Oi Nome, Alaska, and the ordinary east ern American town of the same size,' said Ool. William T. Perkins, of Nome, who is at the New Willard. "The diff ference is that Nome does perhaps fifty times as much business. Colonel Perkins represents the Northwes tern Commercial company, trading and transportation corporation, doing an immense business in that territory. It has purchased only recently three large steamers, the Victoria, Tacoma, and Olympia, which will ply between Seattle and Nome.
 1.-The prosperity of Nome is firmly established, said Colonel Perkins,' and there is no question that in the course of few years it will be largely increased. The city has water mains and electricity, and an excellent sys- tenn of public schools. Its municipal
 
 government is a model for larger cit ies. Placer mining, to which the sec tion owes it's prosperity, is being con stantly developed. h recent months a million dollars has been spent for ditcheS and sluices for hydraulic min ing, through which the hlllsides are being robbed of their gold. New fields are being up opened constantly.
 Nome Is becoming large wholesale center. something new in that part of the world. Railroads are being built, and from Nome the entire sur rounding country is being supplied with the necessarieS and luxuries of life. Washington Post.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-03-31
The Advertising World

Do you do any sort of advertising by newspapers, booklets, circulars, or by any other method? If so, you should know about our monthly, containing information, plans, suggestions and ideas for advertisers. Eighth year: 24 to B pages. Send today for free sam. pie, or 10 cents for four mon ths' trial. Address, The Advertising World, Columbus, Ohio.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-03-31
Forfeiture Notice

To Fred H. Golden and Josephine Turner Golden.
 You are hereby notified that I, the under signed, have expended during the year 1903. the sum of five hundred dollars in labor and improvements upon the hereinafter described mining claims, situate in Green Valley min ing district Gila county, Arizona territory, in order to hold the said claims under the provis ions of section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, and the amendments thereto, said expenditure being the amount required to hold the said premises until Janu. ary l, 1904, and if, within ninety days from the personal service of this notice or within ninety days after the publication hereof, vou fsl or refuse to contribute your portion of said expenditure as co-owner, your interest in said premises will become the property of the undersigned, your co.owner. who has made. such expenditure by the terms of sad sec tion.
 The said mining claims are named, and the certificates of location thereof are of record in the office of the county recorder of Gila county, in the book and page as appears op. posite each na ne of said claim, as follows:
 Ashbed, recorded in book 2, page 495.
 Ashbed N O. 2, recordedinbook 7, page 559.
 Ashbed So.3, recorded in book ', page 5J9.
 Ashbed No. 4, recorded in book :, page 56O..
 Ashbed No. 5, recorded in book :, page 59l
 Dated at Globe, this 4tn day of February, A D. 1904. T. D. WEST, ,Co-O wner.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-03-31
THE RAILROAD WAR
Rush to Gain Control of the Box Can-
 yon Below San Carlos

yon Below San Carlos
 Two great railroads, the Santa Fe and the Gila Valley, Globe & North ern, otherwise the Southern Pacific, are rushing with might and main to reach and occupy that narrow gorge a few miles down the Gila from San Carlos, called the box canyon.
 Whichever reaches and occupies tto canyon with their grading will have the right to hold it against all corners.
 The route through the canyon is very rough, and so narrow that more than one railroad cannot occupy 1t ; hence the haste to control.
 This struggle between two giant cor porations will be watched with great interest by all, and especially by the people of this valley, as it is plain to them that whichever may win, there will be greater and better freight and passenger facilities for them.
 The Santa Fe people have been playing their cards very smoothly and have succeeded in getting fair start. They have been giving it out, and by their surveying parties have made it appear that their intention has been to proceed up the Aravaipa canyon and down the Sulphur Springs valley to Wilcox, and parallel the Southern Pacific from that point to Deming.
 But the Southern Pacific people have been on the alert, and have evil dcntly regarded the Santa Fe people 8 assertions as 'tishy," and before the latter could get much of start, the former are rushing teams, men and supplies from this valley to the scene of action.
 Superintendent Beal was here M0n- day and Tuesday, engaging all the teams he could get and sending them to the front.
 If the Santa Fe people are success ful, they will build on up through this valley and by way of Duncan, proba. bly to Silver City, New Mexico.-Gra- ham Guardian.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-03-31

The newspapers report that the state chemist of Nebraska has analysed a sample of commercial strawberry jam and found that it was no such thing. It was made chiefly of pumpkin, tinted with coal tar dyes, preserved in bsn. zoiD, and the seeds that were intended as evidence of the presence of real berries were grass seeds.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-03-31
THE COMMONWEALTH MINE
Caved Area Large. Cyanide Plant Or
 dered. Opening New Ground

The extent and area of tho caye.in of the Commonwealth mine at Pearce Is much larger than at first stated says the Tombstone Prospector. The cave In extended from the 400 level to the surface and the entire side of the hill immediately above the shaft has sunk distance of from 15 to 10 feet. The caved area as appears on the surface covers several acres and gives faint Idea or the mammoth ore stopes of this famous property. The cham bers from where the ore was extracted were Of such immensity that timber. ing was almost impracticable. and at the tirst sign of approaching collapse the management closed the mine and at the time of the inevitable smash m one was employed underground.
 fortunate peculiarity is the fact that neither the pumping shaft of nearly 600 feet depth nor the working shaft, 400 feet deep, were injured thus enabling the prosecution of some work by the company, who have since let a contract for several hundred feet or work in the lower levels to open new gIound.
 lAe Commonwealth company has
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-28
SEARCHING FOR BOY
Anxious Mother at FaribauIt, Mimi,
Sends His Description to
Rock Island.

Mrs. c. NJ. Carufel, of Faribault
Mimi. has sent to The Argus a de
scription of her son. Ferdie Carufel.
aged Is years. who has been missing
from home since Oct 20 last. He is
small for his age. of good disposition
intelligent and of exemplary habits.
He has dark blue eyes. brown hair.
fair skin. wore light gray cap. navy
blue suit or blue overcoate with long
gray trousers.
Mrs. Carufel is teacher in the
Faribault public schools. She is al
most distracted, as she has not heard
word from the boy since he disap-
peared. He is supposed TO be some
where in this vicinity. as an engineer
running between those points reports
having carried a boy answering the
description of Ferdie between Mason
City and Oskaloosa, Iowa, several
weeks ago.
The boy was one of the last in his
home town who would have been sus
pected of running away. He was q
universal favorite among his acquaint
anceS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-28
DEATH OF MISS
JESSIE. DUNCAN
Popular Girl of the City Expires
After an illness With
Appendicitis.
SUMMONS COMES YESTERDAY
Prominent in Work of Memorial Chris
tan Church, Where Funeral
Services Will Be Held.

Miss Jessie /. Duncan died of appendi-
citis at 1890 yesterday afternoon at
ST. Anthony's hospital. where she had
been a patient for week.
Miss Duncan was the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w. Duncan, 526
Thirtieth street, her father being an
engineer on the Rock Island road. For
the past few years she had been EN-
ployed as stenographer in the office of
the assistant general freight agent of
the Rock Island road at Davenport
She was born in Davenport Feb. u,
1882. the family coming TO this city for
residence IL years ago. Miss Duncan
was an active worker in the affairs of
Memorial Christian church, and was
popularity known among the young peo-
pie of the city. by all of whom her
death will be deeply mourned. With
her parents she leaves four brothers.
The funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at Me-
mortal Christian church.
Mrs. w. 4. Olson.
Mrs. w. A. Olson, of Orion, died OF
cancer Friday night at ST. Anthony's
hospital here. She was 81 years OF
age. and leaves her husband and in
FAINT daughter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-28
PERSONAL POINTS.

Mr. and Mrs. l. Lobenstein, of Ced
ar Rapids. are guests of Mr. and Mrs
NJ. C. Rice.
Mayor William McConochie is at
tending the ST. Louis exposition. H
left the city last evening.
Mrs. T. J. Medill and daughter re
turned last evening from their visit
at Waterloo. Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. ID. Peters and son
Thomas, of Galesburg, are guests OF
Rock Island relatives.
Mrs. Fred Petersen, who has been
visiting with her mother, Mrs. F. G
Masters, has returned to her home al
Kansas City, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed W. Petit, who
have been visiting Rock Island rela
tives, have departed for their homes
at Juneau. Alaska. going via st. Pau
and Seattle.
H. w. Voss is in the city, while on
his way to Cairo. ILL.,, to take posi-
ton as general secretary of the Cairo
Y. NJ. c. A. Mr.. Voss has been loca
ted at Galena. ILL.,. as general secre
tary.
DR.. Charles Long, who is a dental
surgeon in the United States army
is home for visit. after three years
duty in the Philippines. He will re
main in the city two weeks. He eX
poets he will be assigned to duty al
Omaha.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-28
BANK WRECKED
SAVING ANOTHER
Startling Evidence Brought Out
in investigation of Dixon,
Iowa, Concern.
ILLEGAL TRANSFERS MADE
Note for $4,000 Signed by Arnold
Beuthien Among Worth
less Paper.

The startling revelation was made at
this mornings hearing at Davenport
in the bankruptcy case of the bank of
Dixon that the above institution was
wrecked in an effort to save the New
Liberty Savings bank and TO enable
that institution to pass inspection at
the hands of the state auditor and the
bank examiner The testimony Of
Cashier Singer, of the Dixon bank,
showed that the good paper. such as
secured notes, mortgages. etc, held by
the Dixon bank, were Sept. % trans
ferred to- the New Liberty Savings
bank to replace large quantity of
bad paper held by that bank. The bad
paper was switched over to the Dixon
bank, and Cashier Singer stated that
but for these illegal transfers the bank
of Dixon would today be solvent in
stead of wrecked financial concern.
The worthless paper which figures in
the transaction is q note for $l4 900
signed By Arthur Beuthien, another
one for s17 800 from the Cleveland
Amusement company of Chicago, and
still another one in the sum of 50 900
signed by NJ. Beuthien.
Sanctioned by Auditor.
Cashier Singer gave the startling
Testimony that ordinarily he acted I'M
der instructions from either ". Beu-
THEN, the president of the bank, or his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-28
Y. M. CA. CONTEST EXTENDED
Ornithoid Club Allowed Another Month
to Secure 100 New Members

The committee on membership Of
the Y. NJ. c. A. has decided to extend
the time of the ornithoid contest until
Dec. 81. instead of closing this contest
for membership on Dec ]. as planned.
This action is taken on account of the
small increase in membership which
has resulted from the contest. II was
thought advisable To allow another
month in which to make a creditable
showing. The contest is on the Ram
ser cup trophy, which will be awarded
the winners at the banquet which will
follow the close of the contest The
clubs are to hold a meeting and enjoy
an oyster supper at the association
Thursday evening.
The mems meeting of the association
yesterday was addressed by W. B. Nc
Intyre, and special music was furnish
ed by quartet from Davenport. Prof.
h B. Hayden addressed the boys
meeting. on Some Lessons From the
Boyhood of David"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-28
TEAM MAKES A GOOD RECORD
west Ends Win Four, Lose Two and
Tie in Two Games.

The West Ends of this city and the
Moline Centrals played TO a tie, and
>. in their football game yesterday.
This is the last contest in which the
local team will play this season. The
West Ends have made a good record
during the season. winning four. losing
two. and taking part in two tie games.
The players in the West End lineup
yesterday were: B. Nolinsky. Iverson.
Butler. Mellow, Mckinley, Buncher.
Zimmerman. a. Nolinsky. Miller Hunt
ley. Redding and Schroeder The
boys are now planning for their an
nual dance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-28
NAY HEAD A CORPORATION
Possible Future of the Governor-Other
State Officers Retire.

Three of the present state officials
retire from office at the beginning of
next year They are Gov. Yates, At
torney General Hamlin and State
Treasurer Busse. 1t is thought that
Gov. Yates. instead of practicing law
in Springfield. may be at the head of
some insurance company or corpora
ton, as has often been done in the
case of retiring governors and United
States senators. However. he will
make his home in Springfield, what
ever he engages in, as he is having a
handsome residence erected on Will
liams' boulevard. facing Washington
park.
Attorney General Hamlin will remain
in Springfield until next June, at least,
as he has his residence on South Sixth
street leased until then. He has not
decided where he will locate, though
he will continue in the practice of law.
In fact, he has retained his private
practice during his incumbency of the
office of attorney general to some eX-
tent
State Treasurer Busse has never
made his home in Springfield. but has
occasionally, like many of his prede-
cessors in that office, gone down to
Springfield and inspected the office
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-28
IN SOCIAL CIRCLES.

Willie Cox was surprised by num-
Der of his friends Saturday at his
home. 1411 Fifth avenue. He was pre-
sented with gold ring. Refreshments
were served, and the afternoon was
passed by playing games. Those
present were: Edna Devoe, Myra
Schlemmer, Leota Victim, Charlotte
Anderson. Minnie Seidlitz. Edna John
son, Alice Olson. Anita Schubert. Cora
Ohlweiler. Bessie Cox, Willie Cox
Frank Park, Willard Park. Frank Wei
tin. Harry Budelier, Clarence Bude-
lier. George Druckmiller. Marcus
Cation. Charles Devoe.
Miss Grace Wood entertained 10 OF
her girl friends Saturday evening, it
being the anniversary of her birth.
Mr. and Mrs. Vanduzer, DIR. and
Mrs. O. NJ. Myers, Mrs. Charles Myers
and the Misses Bonnie Gilbert and
Louise Dawson, of Geneseo, were
among the guests.
a party of neighbOrs surprised Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Timm by calling in
body unannounced at their home, rs
Eleventh street, Saturday evening. The
guests numbered so.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-28
LUTHER LEAGUE Meeting
Eleventh Annual to Be Held in Moline
Next Month.

Eleventh Annual to Be Held in Moline
Next Month.
President John Hauberg, of the Tri-
City Luther league, has issued the ap-
pended program for the 18th annual
session of the league. to be held Sat
urday and Sunday, Dec. and 4. at
the Swedish Lutheran church of Mo-
line:
Saturday, 2:30 p. m.-Devotional ex-
ercises, led by n Williamson; reports
of officers; reports of committees; cleo
ton of officers; viOlin-piano duet,
Misses Phebe Brooks and Jessie War
necke; report of the sixth national
Luther league convention, held at Buff
falo last July. Miss Clara Eckman; re-
port of the 10th annual Luther league
of Illinois, John Hauberg.
Saturday Evening-Banquet at Lu-
theran church, at which the following
program of toasts will be given, Presi-
dent Hauberg serving as POSTMASTER:
Our Young People. Rev l.. A. John
son, of the Lutheran church of Moline;
1.-The Tri-Cities," Rev. c. E. Hoffsten,
of Grace Lutheran church, Rock ISL
and; THE Iowa Luther League" Rev
w. H. Blanche, president of the Iowa
State league.
Sunday. 3 p. m.-Devotional exer-
cises, led by F. o. Hanson; anthem by
st. Paul's choir; address, Prof. Carl A.
Blomgren; baritone solo, A. r. John
son. Davenport; remarks, Rev. w. Fl.
Blancke; anthem. St. Pauls choir; Lll-
Their league rally hymn; benediction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-28
TAKING COAL TO NEWCASTLE
Is What We Will Be Doing When We
Ship Carp to Germany.

The idea of America supplying
Germany with German carp is a novel
one. but it is about to be realized.
the fish to come from Illinois, accord
ing to the Peoria Journal, which says:
Dixon Bros, tue fish merchants,
are carrying on negotiations with ii
New York firm looking toward the
shipment of 100000 pounds of Ger
man carp to Germany for consumption
there. The Illinois river has long been
noted as the largest carp spawning
ground in the world, and as this fish
when properly cooked is very whole
some. the merchants down east have
not been slow in recognizing its COM
mercial value. Taking into considera-
ton the fact that these fish are worth
cents per pound in the New York
markets, there is a very large fortune
in the catching and marketing of them.
Dixon Bros. are the most exten sive
fish merchants along the Illinois and
their business is constantly increas
ing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-28
Mr.. MATT WILL PAY THE TAX
Abandons His Fight Against Rock Isl.
and County.

Frank l.. Matt. OF Moline. today an
nounced that he had decided to aban-
don his fight in resisting payment Of
5000 in back taxes discovered by the
ferrets in the employ of the county
board. Mr.. Matt. at the outset
thought the sum exorbiant. and had
employed an attorney to apply for an
injunction in the event of the county
authorities. as they had threatened
levying against his property TO recover
the amount. but since a closer inves-
tigation. he finds that it would prob
ably be as cheap TO him 10 pay up,
and besides save trouble to both him.
self and the county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-28

son, Arnold Beuthien, who was cashier
of the New Liberty Savings bank. In
the last transaction, however, in which
the good paper was forwarded from
the Dixon bank TO the New Liberty
bank, Mr. Singer testified that said
transfer was made by him under the
instructions of the Beuthiens and also
State Auditor Carroll and Bank Exam
iner Buchanan. In answer TO a ques
ton from Attorney Block. Mr.. Singer
admitted that he would not have made
such transfer or consented to such,
except under the instructions of the
Beuthiens and the state officials.
At the conclusion of Mr.. SINGERS
rather sensational testimony, a motion
was made and carried that State Audi
tor Carroll, Bank Examiner Buchanan
and Receiver Leuders. of the New Lib
erty bank, be subpoenaed to appear at
the next meeting and be subjected To
an examination in regard to- the af-
fairs of the New Liberty Savings bank
at the time that they investigated it's
affairs. An order was also issued by
Referee HeImick. ordering the books
of the New Liberty bank to be brought
W DdFeHDOfl anu buDJtcltu 10 dfl tH-
animation.
Creditors VIII Sue.
The meeting thereupon adjourned
until 10 O'Clock next Monday morning,
at which time IL is hoped to have the
state officials present and the books OF
the New Liberty bank in court
From the statement of the attorneys
interested in the case and who repre-
scented the creditors of the Dixon
bank. it is to- be inferred that later an
action will be brought by the credi-
tors Of the Dixon bank to recover the
good securities which were transferred
from that bank to the New Liberty
bank.
Tie bank of Dixon was a private
bank and therefore was not under the
supervision of the state bank examin-
Ct. as vas the case with the New Lib
erty bank. Almost the entire stock I'm
both institutions was held by the Beu-
thiens, SO that they used one bank as
the adjunct OF the other whenever such
an occasion presented itself,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-28
Stockholders Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Central Trust & Savings
bank of Rock Island, Ill, will be held
at their banking house Monday. Dec.
5, 1904. at $3.50 o'clock p. m. for the
election of directors and TO vote upon
changing section one of article four
of the bylaws, TO read. composed OF
three directors and for the transac-
ton of such other business as may
properly come before them.
II. B. SUMMON, Cashier.
The daily sentinel., 1904-02-26

Mrs. W. H. Pollock wife of a we'll
known machinist is home from a very
long visit with relatives in the east.
Now is the time to visit the Hot
Springs. Arkansas via The Missouri
Pacific Iron Mountain Route. The
season at the great National Health
and pleasure resort is Low in full blast.
The climate is unsurpassed. Hand
some descriptive literature can be OBJ
tanned free by calling ON or addressing
H. B KOOSER, Gen. Western Freight
and Passenger Agent. 100 Stout ST..
Denver Colo.
The daily sentinel., 1904-02-26
A RELIABLE SHOE STORE.

There are plenty of places where
you can buy shoes. Our store is reli-
able. We give good service. Our
clerks are instructed to take pains to
get each accurately fitted. Well fitted
shoes wear better and look better.
Good shoes Tor men. women. boys,
girls, small children and babies.
The Boston Shoe Store.
The daily sentinel., 1904-02-26
TIME TABLE.

D.&RG. GOING WEST.
No. arrives 2:20 am. Leaves 3:O5 a. m.
No 3 arrives II .J5 a. m. Leaves 1 rs y. m.
No arrives II :25 p.m Leaves IL :35 y. m.
D. & r. G. GOING EAST.
No arrives II :l5 a. m. Leaves 12 :55 a. M.
No arrives g 10 a. m. Leaves 6:25 a. m.
No arrives 8 % p. m. Leaves Gas p. m.
NARROW GAUGE.
No 3i5 arrives5 :O5 p. Leaves 1000 a. m.
COLORADO MIDLAND.
No 1O3 arr. u rs p. m. No 1O4 leaves Is a. m.
No l05 arr. IL :1j p m. No lO6 leaves 81 p. m.
The daily sentinel., 1904-02-26

Lace Curtains and Portieres. You
cannot resist the temptation to
buy when prices are right. Don't
proCrastinate. There is nothing
to be gained by waiting. Every
one is enthusiastic about our new
Wash Fabrics and Wool Mater
ials. You must see them i'm order
to appreciate their beauty. Some
of the new Suiting Weaves i'm
cotton and linen are entirely diff
ferent from anything previously
shown. To make room for our
immense Spring Stock, we are
offering everything winter in
goods at prices that will be sure to
move them. Jackets and Chill
dren's Cloaks, Blankets and Conn
forts, all at Rare Bargains.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-06
METHOD IN COOKING EGGS.
Aunt Dinah Sings Two Verses Of
Hymn for Soft Boiled and
Three for Hard.

Crooks are often accused of
want of method. but the Aunt
Dinah in Howard PauPs new eoc
story is not open TO any such re.
proach, says London Truth. In
variably when she put the eggs in
the saucepan she began singing
Rock of Ages and sang through
two verses. "Aunt Dinah," asked
Mr.. Paul, ARE there not three
verses in that hymn" "Dar is.
massa, but ! sings only two
when | wants 'em soft and three
when / wants 'em hard"
His other egg story is good, too.
He was travelling on a Pennsyl.
vania railway, and when his
breakfast was brought the eggs
were UNDERGONE. "What time are
we making on this train?" he
asked the waiter. "a mile a min.
ute, sir" Then boil the eggs
another mile and they'll be quite
right"