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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-27
AUGUSTANA WINS FROM
MONMOUTH GIRLS 5 TO 4

The basketball game played by the
Monmouth and AuguStana girls at the
local college gymnasium last evening
was won by the home team by the
close score of ) TO !. The first half
ended in a tie. l to l, but in the sec
ond half the Rock Island girls. through
clever team work, gained the point
that made them the victOrS. The teams
were composed as follows:
gustana-Marquis. center; Lind
and Nebelius, forwards; Fox and I'd
den. guards.
Monmouth - Robinson, center; Gil
mer and Lyle, forwards; ThurnbulI
and Torrell. guards.
Warner. of Monmouth. was referee;
Udden. Rock Island, umpire: Mrs. Nc
Michael, of Monmouth. and Swan, of
Rock Island, timers.
Preceding the main event there was
a game between college boys teams.
who appeared under the names of
Crescents and Independents. The Cres-
cents won 10 10 ).
Friday evening the Augustana boys
team goes to Geneseo TO meet the
collegiate institute team. Saturday
evening Augustana goes to Iowa City
to meet the university team. In n
former game Iowa wen from Angus
tana.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-27
fMMENSE TOBACCO PURCHASE

tOrty- Eight Thousand Dollars PaiS
for a Fancy Lot OF Tobacco,
The biggest purchase of high grade
tobacco ever made in the West 10y a
cigar manufacturer was made last
Wednesday by Frank p. Lewis, Peoria
ILL.,, for his celebrated Single Binder
cigar. A written guarantee WAS given
that the entire amount was to be fancy
selected tobacco. This, no doubt
makes the Lewis factory the largest
holder in the United States of tobacco
o. so high a grading Herald Tran
EcrSpt. Dec. Fl. 1900,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-27
ARE TO MOVE HERE
Rock Island to be the Readquar-
tiers of Illinois Division
Dispatchers.
CHANGE OCCURS NEXT MONTH
F.. .. Melcher, the Superintendent,
Also to Make City His
Headquarters.

The latest bit of interesting news in
railroad circles is the announcement
that the Rock island is 10 transfer
the dispatching force Of the Illinois
| division from Chicago 10 this city. in
staIling them in the building on Fifth
avenue vacated recently by the dis
patchers of the southwest division
who were sent to Trenton.
While the information is not official.
it comes from an authoritative source.
There are Is dispatchers in the III
nois division office al Chicago. Ac-
cording to the new arrangement they
will all soon have orders to move here
1t is stated that the change win BE
made during the coming month.
1t is said also that +. .. Mclcher
superintendent Of the Illinois division.
is to make his headquarters in this
city instead Cf in Chicago. These are
only Il few of the many changes that
it is understood are to take place fn!-
lowing the starting i'm operation of
the plant at New Shops, where all the
building and practically all the re
pairing Of the rolling stock for the
entire system is to be done after
Feb. J.
Next month John NCll d, Co. of this
city. begin the erection of new round
houses and chutes for the Rock Island
~ st. Louis. and Eldon. Iowa. The
aggregate cost Of the improvements
is to be 100000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-27
Saved From Terrible Death.

The family of Mrs. NJ. L. Bobbitt,
of BargertOn, Tenn, saw her dying
and were powerless to save her. The
most skillful physicians and every
remedy used failed, while consump-
ton was slowly but surely taking her
life. In this terrible hour DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption turn
ed despair into JOY. The first bottle
brought immediate relief and its con-
tinued use completely cured her. It's
the most certain cure in the world
for all throat and lung troubles. Guar
anteed bottles, 80 cents and 81. Trial
bottles free at Hartz & Ullemeyer's
drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-27
RINIIN

People vs.. William Aliars and Carrie
Allars. Keeping house of fil-fame.
Carrie AlIars and William Nlars as
principals and John Mcmahon. John
Holdurf, Ferdinand lIoidorf and Frank
kautz as sureties recognized in sum
al $500 each for appearance Of de-
PENDANTS from day to day and from
term to term to answer 10 Indictment.
People ". Kennedy. burglary. De
fen@ant in court. Motion to quash in
dictmcnt overruled. Defendant ar
raigned, pleads not guilty.
People ~. Mcconnell. burglary and
larceny. Defendant in court. Motion
to quash oyerrulcd. Defendant serv-
ed with copy of Indictment and list of
Witnesses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-27
CIRCUIT COURT ORDERS.
CHANCERY.


Fred {. Mueller ". Pauline Mueller
Katie Mueller. partition; report OF
commissioners filed and approved
Decree of sale.
Frank Goodell ". Ella Bacler. et
al partition: defendants Ella Backer
and benjamin Backer and Peter NJ.
Ross called ana defaultcd. Defendant
Julius Van Couliam, administrator of
Goodalia 5. Cellers. Rule to plead
Feb. !.
Charles wainwright ct al, vs.. John
Wainwright. ct al, bin 10 set aside
viii. Case settled. Case dismissed by
agreement Of parties. Each party to
pay his own cost.
Hans Siugrcn ". armour Packing
company, ct A.. Geb.; demurrer to
fist plea sustained. Motion to state
plea from the files overruiel. Jury
sworn to try the case. Trial pro
ccpIS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-27
Limited by Schedule Time

Nearly every railroad ccntering in
to Chicago has issued orders forbid
ding engineers of high-speed trains to
exceed their schedule time and in
structing division suFerintendents to
see that everything possible is done to
insure safety in train operation. In
addition to this many of the railroads
were compelled to place a temper
airy embargo against dead freight. -
resting content with getting the per-
ishable freight over the road 50 long
as the sharp weather lasted.
This winter has proved the worst
from an operating standpoint the rail
roads have experienced in many years.
Continued cold spells have necessitat-
ed the constant Use Of engines until
many Of them are unfit for duty and
still cannot be spared for repairs.
Trains arrived in Rock Island all the
way from Il few minutes to several
hours late. The extreme cold makes
il impossible to maintain sufficient
steam pressure to haul heavy loads at
the usual rate of speed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-27

open, but il was too late TO stop, as
he was running at the rate of - miles
an hour. In the next instant the two
trains came together with a terrific
crash. The two engines. the baggage
and several freight ears were totally
ruined.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-27
Report of Natick Y. NJ. c \.

The second annual report of the Y.
NJ. {. y. at the Naticll yards. Of which
NJ. q. Fuller is secretary. has been
made. and according to figures the es-
tab!ishmcnt is On a very good basis.
The attendance during the year was
94.s40. and nearly as many meals were
taken there. while the receipts for the
year amounted to S23.432.93. and the
expenses $23.426.25. The report goes
to show that the railroad men appre-
ciate the institution and make as
much of it as possible. The following
report has been made by Mr.. Fuller:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-27
DOLLY is WINNER
Big Audience Greets Miss GIa-
ger at Illinois Last Even
ing.
OPERA PRETTY AND CATCHY
Charles 3. Hanford Coming in Splen-
did Production of"Kich-
ard Ill"

Jan. 3O.-''The Little Christian"
Jan. GA Run on the Bank"
Feb. 2-"Richard III"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-27

hecelptS - ApprOprla ton, So02.1U
membership, $9O2.5O; restaurant, $751;
1927; beds, $2,624.44; bundle laundry,
S293.67; baths, S173.6O; incidentals,
S127.32; total for year. S23,416.24; bal
ance. Jan. I, 1903, $1,000; total, S23,-
1929.
Expenditures - Salaries, So ,095.7O;
restaurant, S17,99S.9 81; beds. S1.755.7O;
bundle laundry, S251.1s; bath rooms.
$33S.03; library and periodicals, $780,
30; stationery, printing and postage,
s261.s7; heat and light, SS2.s5; reIig-
ious work, $50; incidentals. S531.71, to-
tai, S23,426.25; balance in treasury,
Jan. l, 1904, S6.6s; total, S23, 432.o 90.
Burlington to Build Track.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Railroad company expects to spend
more money this year in new con-
struction work than any other of the
western railroads. Besides building
from O'Neil, Neb., west TO connect
with the Hill roads in the northwest
and open a direct route from Denver
to st. Paul, il is planned 10 spend
large amounts on the main line be-
tween Denver and Chicago. From
Chicago to Red Oak, Iowa. a double
track has already been laid. and this
will be continued as rapidly as posi-
bic as far as Omaha
Golden State Limited in Wreck.
The Golden State Limited. the fast
Rock Island passenger train, crashed
into freight train in a head-on col
lision at Bureau at $3.50 yesterday
morning, and that no one was hurt
seems a wonder. The freight crew
had received orders to sidetrack al
Bureau, which was done. in order to
let the passenger have the right Of
way As the Passenger neared the
switch the engineer noticed that the
switch leading to the sidetrack was
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-10-06
PACKAGE FOR APPLES.

The relative advantages of barrels
and boxes as packages for fruit were
given thorough discussion at the re.
cent meeting Of the Western Hortlcul.
tural Society. The advantages of the
boxes arc chiefly, that they can be
made and obtained more easily and
cheaply, and that fancy fruit generally
sells for higher price in them, az
it can be packed solid. in nice even
rows, like oranges; also the export
trade is accustomed to this kind Of
package and it sells more readily and
for higher price abroad.
The principal disadvantage is that It
requires an expert packer 10 put IN
fruit in this way, 1t is also true that
there is practically no opportunity 70
work In uneven or poor fruit in a box.
1t depends ON the point of view
whether this is to be classed as an al.
vantlge or n disadvantage.
As to barrels, they are increasingly
expensive and difficult to get, and it
requires skilled labor to make them.
Their principal advantage seems to be
that 1t does not require skilled labor
to fill them, aud that they are easier
to move because they can be rolled
There seems to be Il good deal OF
conservative clinglng to an old fash
Toned custom in this respect. despite
the fact that barrels tend TO bruise
and injure fruit, West Of the Rocky
Mountains, however? barrels are nc
longer used, partly because they can
not be easily obtained and partly be,
cause only the choicest fruit is shipped,
and boxes are preferable fer this err!1o
Prairie Farmer
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-10-06
AporT FRuIr TEEEs.

The presence Of borers in fruit trees
is always n source OF great annoyance.
An Old farmer RIBS hard soup into
every place IN the tree that seems
wounded by 'tlronI HIS gra ndfathcr
always Gil it before him and Er claims
that II is an effeetual remedy. Strong
I've nGse OF p2,asl All sNahbul or,
IN the proportion Of one pound to
gallon of water, is also very beneficial.
This same old farmer prunes the de.
cayed limbs of his apple trees, and
rubs the trunks with hard brush,
then paints them with mixture OF
soft soap ana sulphur, Ave gallons OF
soap to one Of sulphur. He also strews
lime under the trees and around the
trunks, This destroys the worms and
improves the quality of the fruit and
grass, and will prevent the trees from
decaying. He has always been sue.
cessful in the cultivation Of the pear
trees. To prevent tie disease called
tire-blight, which in summer causes
the leaves on the exremitics Of the
branches for two or more feet TO ap-
pear MS TX scorched, he cuts off foot
or more from the diseased part and
Immediately burns 1t. II this is faith.
fully practiced the evil is arrested.
When plum trees become affected by
the disease called the "black gum
which is caused by an insect, IL tho
diseased part be Immediately cut of
and burned, the tree may be preserved.
Helen NJ, Richardson, in The Epuo.
mist
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-10-06
BREAKING COLTS.

To halter break and gentle a wild
horse or colt, place six ring halter
on same, with a good stout rope,
three-quarters or oIo-eighth around
the animals body, in a slipnoose; let
the rope come up between the fore
legs and through the halter ring, but
do not tie in ring; thea tie 10 a coed
solid post, ordinary length, If tho
horse is vicious, whip him with or old
coat or sack all over, but do not
hurt him. can take the widest
horse and in one hours time lead him
behind a wagon. chat is the way I
break Montana broncos ard I never
failed with one yet.-u. \. Briggs. ID
The Epitomist.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-10-06
BACON HOG IN DEMAND.

The bacon hog is now attracting q
lot Of interest, This class OF porcine
has captured the public taste and left
the heavy fat hog in the lurch, The
packing houses demand a good bacon
hog and will pay well for it,
The bacon type of hogs has often
been misconstrued, and in many
cases rldiculed, says Southwestern
Stockman, but this is done more be-
cause of lack Of knowledge OF the reat
bacon type than anything else. This
type does not demand a thin hog, as
is often thought, but a hog with aj
thick covering of firm flesh. 1t Isl
of course. highly important that this
flesh be lean, and this will follow il
the true bacon breeds are raised, The
bacon hog must possess extreme
length and depth. He must be smooth
and evenly heshed from the shoulders
to the hips, presenting a neat and
trim appearance. While to n large
number Of people these hogs are
strangers, 1t would be well for every
farmer to watch Their progress as
they are becoming more numerous
every year.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-10-06
FARM NOTES.

Avoid drafts upon the fowls as far
as possible.
Use plenty of whltewash. adding q
little carbolic acid.
Regular attention to all live stocH
is very important.
No animal is profitable at a stand,
still. Keep all growing.
Fowls having free run find their
own feather making food.
The pigs first year is his time %
greatest liability to cholera.
A good laying hen will often lay
her weight In eggs in six weeks.
Even when the fowls have an un-
limited range it is a good plan to feed
them every evening,
One Of the first things to learn about
poultry is that they must be kept clean
and free from vermln.
Garget most often sets in after
calving, and this is nearly always due
to failure to get the udder dry.
Attempting to manage a farm with
out system in every part is sure to re-
suit in more or less Of failure.
Keep the sleeps fleece clean ana
cree from burs If you wish to get the
top price of the market for the wool.
1t is generally conceded at the
stockyards that the marketing OF
clipped lambs does not pay. as the
packers dock is more than the wool
Is worth. ~
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-10-06

many cases this would not increase
their length as 1t is no further around
some hills than over them. Moreover,
as general rule the horizontal length
OF a road may be advantageously in
creased, to avoid an ascent, by at least
twenty times the perpendicular height
thus saved: for instance. to escape
hill 100 feet high it would be better for
the road TO make such circuit MS
would increase its length 200O feet,
The reasons for this are manifold. the
principal one sbeiGg that horse can
pull only four-fifths as much OH II
grade Of two feet in 100 and gradual
III less as the grade increases until
with a grade of ten feet in 100 he can
draw but one-fow.h as lGurh rs 30
can on level road
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-10-06

Tho deathroll in the Alps is increas-
ing this year with terrible rapidity, and
promises to exceed that Of any other
year Of which reliable records have
been kept. There have been already
this year no fewer than 100 deaths,
either from avalanches or climbing ac-
cidents, in the Swiss and French Alps,
Among the most recent victims is NJ.
Dubois, who, in making an ascent Of
great difficulty and danger without a
guide, accompanied only by a friend,
slipped and fell, and succumbed to
shocking injuries before he could be
carried down to the hospital. Mr..
Rockies death at Zermatt appears also
to have been due to an attempted as
cent Of a difficult passage without a
guide. At Saentis German musical
director fell and was instantly Killed
a few days ago on the Bodmer Alps
Two soldiers belonging to an Alpine
regiment were swept away and killed
a week ago near Epierre; the accident
on the Dolderborn, due like so many
others to the absence OF guide, re-
suited in the death OF one Of the three
climbers and such injuries to another
that he will probably never be able to
walk again; another guideless ascent
on the Wetterhorn ended in the fall
and instant death Of one Of a party Of
Swiss tourists; while on Mont Pllatus
an Englishman, exploring in thin sum-
mer shoes, slipped and fell, landing al
most unhurt on the very brink of
2oofoos sheer drop, Miss Nicholas, a
Scottish lady, a few days ago fell into
deep crevasse on the Mer de Glace
at Chamonix, though her fan was for
tuaately arrested, and she escaped with
a few minor injuries.-London Pan
Mall Gazette.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-10-06
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An Era Of Road Building.

That the first quarter of the twen.
tieth century VIII be great era Of
road building in this country now
seems probable. Ahpersons who have
given serious thought to the question
are agreed on the following PROPOSE
tons; That road building in the United
States has been greatly neglected:
that we are far behind other civilized
nations in this. respect; that the gem
eral Improvement Of the highways
throughout the country would do more
to promote the welfare and happiness
of the people than any other work
which could be undertaken, and that
the present is an auspicious time for
inauguratlng a national good roads
campaign, ne ... ........
The last Of these propositions is in
some respects the most important he
cause on it rests the hope that some
thing is actually going to be done. The
last quarter OF the nineteenth century
was the greet era of railroad building
but that has now passed into history.
OF course, we are still building rail-
roads, and will continue TO build them
for ages, but never again on the enor.
nous scale of the past thirty years.
The necessity and the opportunity no
longer exist. The energy, the enthu-
slasni and the capital heretofore d.
rected to the building of railroads
is now seeking other channels, one Of
- o
highways, Nr
Another reason for believing that
the time is ripe for great popular
uprising for good roads arises from the
extension of the rural free mail dellv-
cry. This is rightly looked upon as
one of the most benefcent develop.
ments of modern civilization. In fact
the people have scarcely begun to re.
alize the extent Of its benefits,
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-10-06
WONDERFUL NATURAL BRIDGE.
Solid Arch Over Three Hundred Feet
Wide Spanning a Utah Canyon.

Solid Arch over Three Hundred Feet
Wide spanning Utah Canyon.
Here, across canyon measuring
three hundred and thirty-fice feet
seven inches from wall to wall. mn.
ture has thrown splendid arch OF
solid sandstone, sixty feet thick in the
central part and forty feet wide, leav-
ing underneath it clear opening So
feet IN perpendicular height The lat.
eral wills Of the arch rise perpendlcu-
larry nearly to the top Of the bridge
when they fare suddenly outward,
giving the effect of an immense coping
or cornlce overhanglng the main strnc-
ture fifteen or twenty feet on each side
and extending with the greatest regu-
larity and symmetry the whole length
Of the bridge. a large rounded butte
at the edge Of the canyon wall seems
partly to obstruct the approach to the
bridge at one end.
Here again the curving walls of the
canyon and the impossiblity Of bring
ing the whole Of the great structure
into the narrow field of the camera,
except from distant points of view,
render the photographs unsatisfactory.
But the lightness and grace OF the arch
is brought out by the partial view
which Long obtained by climbing far
up the canyon wall and at some risk
crawling out on an overhanging shelf.
The majestic proportions OF this
bridge. however may be partly real
lied by few comparisons. Thus its
height is more than twice and its span
more than three times as great as those
Of the famous natural bridge Of Vir.
glnia Its buttresses are lis feet fur
Their apart than those Of the celebrated
masonry arch In the District of Colum.
bla, known as Cabin John Bridge, a
few miles from Washington city,
which has the greatest span of any
masonry bridge on this continent. This
bridge would overspan the Capitol at
Washington and clear the top Of the
dome by tifty-one feet, And IL the
loftiest tree in the Calaveras Grove Of
giant seQuoia in California stood in the
bottom of the canyon its topmost bough
would lack thirty-two feet Of reaching
the under side Of the arch.
This bridge is Of white or very light
sandstone, and, as in the case Of the
Caroline, filaments of green and Or
ange.tinted lichens run here and there
over the mighty buttresses and along
the sheltered crevices under the lofty
cornice. giving warmth and color to
the wonderful picture.-From w, W.
Dyar's 1.-THE Colossal Bridges Of Utah."
in the Century.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-10-06
Proper Construction Of Roads.

Broken stone roads may re conven-
iently divided into two classes-mac-
adam and telford. The principal diff
ference between these two construc-
tons is as to the propriety or necessl-
ty of a paved foundation beneath the
coating of broken stone Macadam
denied the advantage Of this, while
Telford supported and :racticed it,
This point will not De argued here, but
it is suggested that good judgment
should be used in the selection of one
or the other of these systems, The
macadam system is the best under
some conditions, while the telford is
more advantageous under others. The
latter system seems to have the advan-
tage in swampy, wet places, or where
the soil is in strata varying in hard
ness, or where the foundation is lla-
BILE to get soft in spots, Under most
other circumstances experienced road
builders prefer the macadam construc'
ton.
The earth foundation for either sys-
TEN is identical 1t should have the
same slopes from centre to sides as
the finished road, with sufficient shout
dering to hold the stone in place at the
sides.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-10-06
ROADSIDE WEEDS,

The great hotbed of weeds in q COM
nunity is the roadside, The number
Of weeds grown along the roads, and
which are permitted to scatter their
seeds far and wide; is enormous. The
duty of destroying these weeds seems
to be that Of the farmer, but he will
not work on the outside Of his fence
as long as he is busy on the other
side, and he, therefore, spends more
time destroying weeds on his farm
during the growing season than would
be necessary If he Kept down the
weeds along the road. But such work
will be useless unless all farmers are
interested, as a single thriftless indi-
vidual may undo the efforts Of many
1t is a fit subject for discussion I'M
farmers meetings, and State laws
should make roadside wecd.killing
compulsory.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-10-06
The MaYs and Nreana.

Thoughtful, progressive people are
earnestly discussing the ways and
means by which the highways of the
country may be improved. The great
est obstacle to progress along this line
appears to be that, under existing laws
and conditions. no general movement
is possible Everything depends on
local effort and local Initiative What
is needed is National Legislation which
will stimulate action in all sections,
and coordinate local effort At pres
ent those who have given the matter
most thought are infavor of National
aid law similar to the State aid laws
now in force In several States. Just
what Va. be the solution of the prob
lem cannot now be foreseen, but this
much appears certain that the era Of
road building on alarge scale is dawn
ing, and something of Importance is
going to be done in the Immediate fu-
ture. faar aet .tr t,4. ..f