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Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25
ENGLAND FOOTBALL CRAZY.
The Game Claimed to Be a Menace to
the Country.

! The large manufacturers and employers
, Of labor in England are up in arms
! against the football craze. which is now
overwhelming the youth Of that country.
Football In England Is largely profes-
sional, as baseball Is in the United Safes
and II is played six or eight months in the
year and not confined to two months in
the autumn. There are intercollegiate and
int nerSchool matches. but the chief interest
In the game centers In the matches played
, by the professional teams. The interest
felt in the game can be measured by the
attention given it by the newspa pers
t.xery day the announcement OF games to
come and the reports of games played the
previous day occupy several columns In
the leading papers. ana the Saturda v
games demand a pa ge and half in Mon
day mornings $ issue.
The following article from one of the
leading English magazines illustrates the
state of affairs which now prevails in the
land of King Edward VII: Large en-
ployers Of labor in Yorkshire. in Lanca-
shire. in Durham and In Northumberland
as well as in the midlands have been
obliged to yield to the rush of the tide
and are powerless to command the in
terests Of business against those of foot
ball Momentous events. such as the
launching of n ship or the completion Of
an important order within contract time
have frequently been DELAYED by the CO.
incidence of a cup tic" Large establish
ments are occasionally closed in midweck
because the whole body Of workmcn tn k.
II into their heads that their pets on the
III.
III these men were ordinary hewcrS of
wood and drawers of water a remedy
might be found; but they are chiefly
skilled labOrerS-earners of good wages
who need never be out OF work and who
if turned off. would be eagerly snapped
up by rival.
Persuasion is useless. for money is no
object to men who can make their IS. Gi
and e5 (s1iO. sl?.47 and s25.33J for a
week or five days: resistance is worse
than useless. so the tyrannized employers
have in their own interests actually to
encourage what in their hearts they de-
test. Thus. as | have been told, large
shipbuiding firm in one of our north
eastern ports has been forced to find good
berthS for couple of first-rate football
players during the summer months. mere
ly to retain their services for the local
club and to prevent them from being
tempted away by rival. If a man or a
half-dozcn men are absent from their
posts ON a Wednesday or a Saturday. no.
body asks wherc they are or if they are
i'll or dead. it being taken for granted
that football somewhere has attracted
them away. To ask leave of absence is.
of course. an archaic superflUity. Jamie
or George VANS 20 hc at certain game.
lie 20, and there is no more to be said
about it.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25
PAYMASTER ROBBED.
Four Masked Men Secure $4,000 Near
Paterson, N. J.

Paterson, N. j., Aug. 24.-Four
masked men held up the paymaster of
the O'ROurke Construction Co, a Mr..
White, on the Ridge road near here.
early today, and robbed him of $4,000.
The paymaster accompanied by two
other men was on his way to the office
OF the company, driving in a buggy,
when four men, one an American,
masked completely, and three Italians
wearing blue goggles. came out of the
woods. The American then shot the
horse. The robbers coveted the three
occupants of the buggy with guns and
got away with the bag of money which
was in the bottom of the buggy.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25
The Weeks Schedule
AMERICAN LEAGUE.


Wednesday. Thursday. Friday and Sat
urday-Chicago at Boston, St Louis al
New York. Detroit at Philadelphia, Cleve-
land at Washington.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday-Bos-
ton at St. Louis, New York at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Pittsburg. Brooklyn at
Cincinnati.
Standardization at Cincinnati. New
York at st. Louis Brooklyn at Pittsburg,
Philadelphia at Chicago.
Sunday-New York at ST. Louis, Boston
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE.
Thursday-Manchester at Lowell. Nash
ua at Concord, New Bedford at Fall Riv-
er. Haverhill at Lawrence.
F'riday-Haverhir at Fall River. Law
renee at New Bedford. Manchester at
Concord. Lowell at Nashua.
Nashua saa%aoaiI' at Lowell Haverhi1l at Fall Riv
er. Lawrence at New Bedford.
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE.
Thursday-Norwich at Hartford. New
London at Meriden. Holyoke at New Ha-
ven. Bridgeport at Springfield;
Friday-Springfield at Norwich. Holyoke
at New London. Meriden at New Haven,
Hartford at Bridgeport.
Saturday-Norwich at Holyoke. Spring
field at New London. New Haven at
Hartford, Bridgeport at Meriden.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Buffalo at Providence, Rochester at Jer-
sey City. Toronto at Newark, Montreal
at Baltimore.
Friday-Rochester at Providence. Buffa-
10 at Jersey City. Toronto at Baltimore,
Montreal at Newark.
Saturday-Rochester at Providence,
Buffalo at Jersey City (two games). To-
ronto at Baltimore (two games), Montreal
at Newark
Sunday-Rochester at Providence, Mon
treal at Newark
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25
Boston Stock Market.
New York Produce Market.

New York. Aug "a
FLOTR-Receirts. 20.991: exports, 1859
sales. 4200; barely steady with little
boIter inquiry. MINI: patent &90n6,aO.
WHEAT-Receipts. 5000: sales, 5.y0D. .0Ot
futures: spot weak: No. red nomina
elevator; No. 2 red, 1854 { o b atloat; No
l northern Duluth, 124H o aloat; No
hard Manitoba. nominal f o b ailoat.
CORN-Receipts. 5s775: exports, 1856
sales. 20,d00 futures 5000 spot; spot weak
No. 2. 60h elevator and co.'s o b afoat;
No. yellow. CO.'S; No. white, 60B.
: OATS-Receipts. H5JO0: exports, 1900;
spot easy; mixed oats. rs to - lbs. 361afi
37k: natural, 30 to 81 lbs. 3sQ39; clipped
white. 36 to 40 lbs, 41@A.
BEEF-Steady
LARD-Steady; refined steady.
PORk-Steady.
RUTTER-Firm; receipts. 1854: street
price extra creamery, 1SQ1Sh; official
price unchanged at IS.
EGGS-Quiet; unchanged: receipts H.
126.
POTATOES-Easy; Jersey sweets, 200Q
go
SuGAR-Raw firm; refined quiet.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25
FOUR TO TWO.
(Continued from page ~
McBain from scoring in what was the
nrattiest work of the game.

McBain from scoring in what was the
prettiest work of the game.
Grover hit and took second. Fortier
hit. Grover going to third and Fortier
following to second on steal. Thorn
as struck out. Huntington hit and
Grover and Fortier scored, Hunting
ton taking third on the play. Cary hit
to pitcher and Huntington scored on
the error of the first baseman. Worm-
wood hit. but Cary was out at second
and Irish was likewise short to first.
Eighth inning-Campagna, who re-
placed Dufresne. flied out to first and
Crowell flied to WormwoOd. Blair got
a hit. Higgins hit to second and Blair
was out before he could make the bag.
Woodman got hit and stole second.
Callahan struck out and Woodman was
out off second. Grover died. third to
first.
Ninth inning-Arata out on fly to
Grover and Prov ,-....~'- ont Me-
serve. who replaced Benner, flied out
to Cary. The score:
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25
New England League STANDING.
AT HAVERHJLL,

Boards home RIM drive o,,er canter fold
fence win Iwo ~, ", ",,'e Nv W. Nv, -; ~ iith
inning won tI'a 'r Hr.. om naStS rs, II" .,H .rancn
from HaverhilI. An error by Rapp gave
Lawrence two runs in the eighth. In the
iatter half OF the eighth a sensational
STOP ny }: Murphy shut off a run, and IN
the ioth HaVerhill had three men on bases
anu 10 one out and Hamilton at the iat,
but could not score. Sensational catches
Dy ta1dery and Hamilton were features.
while Calhoun, Connaughton. Beard and
J. Murphy did good work In the field.
Lawrence l l $6-l1-3
n..i NH II,. :.
and Browne ,rima o27 iTmnire Mo
Cloud. Attendance 5aO
an ,,r,,. nEDU,oDD
Al NE" bEDr oitD.
The home team shut out Fall River and
succeeded III causing ieagers return to
tne tench after the fourth inning, when
New Bedford made four of its seven runs.
kehOe, Mullaney, Clark and kiernan hit
the ball hard and kehoe's three aggor
and Clarks two-base hit Were made with
men on bases. JoSSlyn. the New bedford
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25
Trolley League Standing.
Notes on the Game.

Winthrop felt better after the seventh.
The Augusta team has three games, this
week
Augusta and Gardiner try their luck.
today.
Four double plays in one game is rather
unusual.
That special car that Hallowell sent
out was crowded to the limit.
There was Cary and a Carey in the
game. yesterday. Did you get mixed on
them?
There were number of errors, yes
terday, but the game was a good one.
nevert heleSS.
The freight trains that go through Win
throp ought to have rubber tires in order
not to delay the game Three of EN- went
humping merrily by during the course of
the game, yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25
CONDENSED DISPATCHES,

Cardinal Satolli and his suite arrived
at Naples safely, Wednesday. on the
8. He celebrated mass on board shin dur
ing the voyage. all the passengers includ-
ing non-Catholcs. attending Cardinal
Brfsco, archbishop of Naples. and sew
erai other distinguished clergymen and
laymen received the cardinal on landing
at Naples.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

AT St Louis-First game: Boston, );
St. Louis l IA inninEs). Second game !:
st. Louis. 1: Boston. |. Called in the
ninth on account of darknessl
AT Chicago-First game: New York. );
Chicago 0. Second game: Chicago. ::
New York, 2. Called at the end of the
10th inning on account of darkness.
At Cincinnati-Brooklyn s; Cincinna-
IT, g.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25
MAINTAIN MILITARY FORCE.
Government Will Send Troops to Ger
man Southwest Africa.

Berlin, Aug. 24.-The government
will send 500 additional troops to Ger
man Southwest Africa, Aug. 80. AL
though the Hereros suffered severe
defeat i'm the Waterberg fight and Were
repulsed in a number of subsequent
engagements, the authorities here
think that it would be necessary to
maintain a large military force In the
colony for two years.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25
Chicago Cattle Markst

Chicago, Aug u
CATTLE-Receipts, 1900: Texaps a
western. 400; good to prime steers ~
go. O. 'Se
butchers. 5. 5.106t5a0; bulk Of sales snd M
$40 "eq
SHEEP..Receipts. 5000; good to cho;.,
wethers, 3.5JDl4LJ y 'Hoiea
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25
OTHER GAMES.

At Baltimore-Baltimore S; Montreal, l.
At Meriden-Meriden. =: Norwich. ].
At Hartford-New London. 4; Hart
ford. g.
At Observation-Disclosures. .; New Ha-
ven, ].
At Observation-Disclosures z; Holyoke. |.
At Providence-Buffalo. 13; Provi-
dence. 0.
At Toronto-Newark. 8: Toronto o.
At Jersey City-F'irSt game: Jersey
City. 16; Rochester. /. Second game: Jer-
sey City, s; Rochester, ..
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25
New York Cotton Market.

New York, Aug. a
Spot closed dull. Md,llins upiands
Ito; do gulf, II. l5. SAFES. none
Galveston fIrm. I07s: Charleston nominal
=; Memphis quiet, 105i; New Orleans
trm. IL; Mobile nominal, 1Ji.; Savannah
steady. 107..
Consolidatcd-Net receipts for five DAYS.
1880. Exports to Great Britain 3g9 to
France. =; to the continent. 1852 to jap
an, 901. Stock, 9.,SS2
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25
National League Standing.
AT ST. LOUIS.

st. Louis and Boston played two games.
the first resulting in victory for Bos-
ton after IA innings. by score of 3 to l.
The second was a tie, the game being
called at the end of the ninth inning ow-
ing to darkness with the score standing
/ to l. Both games were well played. At
tendance. 200
First game:
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25
CHICAGO.

NIatted Tor sullivan Ill t'' hi'''''
Boston ............O X-4
Chicago .............3 o 0 0 O-3
Earned runs-Boston. >: Chicago, l. TWO
base hits-Freeman Tannehili. lhree-
base hits-Ferris Freeman, Home runs
Parent and Freeman. Sacrliire mus
Jones. Holmes, Callahan. Double play
Tannehill. Dundon and Isbeli. FIRST paSc
on balls-OT Owen. .; off Dinrrn. Hit
by pitched ball-By owen. Ferris Struck
o,u-Ry Owen .; by Dinccn. A. Passed
hall--Farrell. Time. las. Umpire. OLouSh-
lin. Attendance 11231.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Detroit ..........1 90 2-7-a-o
Philadelphia 30 80 % o-5-9-4
Tatteres- Killian and Drill: Henley. and
Schreck. Time. 10. Umpire. Sheridan.
Attendance 5O55.
AT NEW YORK.
St Louis ......O 0 q y O-l- 81
New York III > ! > x-9-13-o
Batteries-Pehy and OConner: Orth
and Kleinow. Umpire, Dwyer. Time, 40.
AT WASHINGTON.
Washington O o D 2-3-1o-1
CIcccland 0 0 , . 0 e | 1-2-l0l
Eatteries-Townscnd and clark, Hess
and kittredse Time. 80. Cmpires, Con-
nelly and King. Attendance, 5U.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25
WINTHROP.

Earned runs-1 First base on balls
OF Irish. l; off Brown. l. Struck out
By Irish A. by Brown. s. Left on bases
winthrop. e: HalIowell. 3. Double plays
Arata and Crowell; Irish and Fortier;
Brown, Higgins and Blair: Wormw"od.
Fortier and Cary. UmpireS. WOOdman
and Beals. Time. Oh.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25
BOSTON.

Two-base hit-Tenney. Three-base hit
Marshall. Sacrifice hits-Shannon. Ray
mer Double plays-Moran. Tenney and
ed balI-Grady. Stolen bases-Geier.
Marshall, Barclay Smoot. Shannon. Hit
with ball-Shay. Bases on balls-Of Pit
tenger. 3; off O'NeilI. l. Struck out-By
PIttenger. 9; by O'Neill. 8. Left on bases
st. Louis. 5; Boston, 9. Time, 2.10. Um-
pire. thinner.
Second game:
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25
new ENGLAND LEAGUE.

At Nashua-Nashua 2; Concord O.
At Haverhill-Lawrence. 6; HaverhlIl 3
I'll innings).
At New Bedford-New Bedford. 7: Fall
River, 0.
At Observation-Disclosures. z; Lowell,
90 innings).
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25

During the work of dredging at the
new harbor at Havre a wooden war
ship has been discovered buried ih the
mud, and six cannon, still loaded, have
been recovered.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25
Chicago Produce M..L.

Pronounced skepticism taS. Aug. a
wheat trade largely displaced ~, IN The
ity as to rust damage. In WIG WIG credul
September wheat fell :. from ,yholsequehce
close and suffered q net loss ~ ,se ,Ip Ippfeyoas
Is OF ia; cats closed a down ~ CON
ions range from 5g75z cents aHvan Prcyis
The leading futures closed :. 81,
WHEAT-Sept. old. 1O9II: do follows follows
Dec, lO49s; May. 1OG3s ~ new. lgT.:
CoJtN-Sept.. 533s; Dec. s1n a,
OATS-Sept., 33iE; Dec 3il!. MMay, 5ls
Jan, 1900 O' OCT. Ing
LARD-sert.. $50; Oct. 80. IL.
sHOkT Sd RIBs-Sept., 40: Oct 0t'' "a
Cash quota tons were as fol,ou
FLOUR-Easy. ''iiows:
os' MFEAT7SG. No. IsS d9d,,g s9Pring; 81. L. No Ina
CORN-No. .. "a; No. , veIIou, r.,,
OATS-No. 2. 31AG32: No. uS,,t Mt
CEN: No. white. 3H,-E- ""te, Gk
RYE-No. ., 20
MALTING-4Sfi52
Northwestern. 125k.
TIMOTHY-2S0
PORK-11 7O1111sO
LARD-6 9On6 92k.
SHORT RIBS. SIDES-7 27k6,7. "A
SHORT CLEAR SIDES-S gy,s y
~ Nos-J
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25

Lord Cranborne, now the Marquis of
Salisbury. is fnrty-two years old. He
has been in Parliament, with the ex-
ception of one year, since he was
tWenty-four.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

At New York-New York, 3: St LOUIS. l.
At WashinrtonEWashi =; Cleve-
land. /.
At Roston-Boston, 4: Chicago; >;
At hiladelphia-Detroit, y Ihilade'-
phia. s.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25

United States treasury department. is
the last of General Grants Civil War
staff. He served with Grant four
years.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25

AT BOSTON.

forced in a winning run for Boston by
hitting Ferris with the ball after havlnS
given two free passes. The nnai sc", nd
was 4 to 3. Long hits by Freeman anu ,ha
Parent enabled the locals to make up tne
ground lost by loose playing in the nrst
inning. Dineen pitched a careful game.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25

Sacrifice hit-Grady. Double plays
Marshall and Tenney: AhhatticchiO and
Raymer: Shay, Brain and Beckley: Geier
and Ahbatticchio. Passed hall-Grady
Stolen bases-Cannell. Delehanty. Bases
on balls-Off Nichols, |. Struck cut-By
Nichols 5; by Wilhelm. 3. Left on bases
st. Louis. 5; Boston, 3. Time, 1.30. Um-
pire, thinner.
AT CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati .....1 0 o 2 0 N-3-12-3
Brooklyn ......0 3 9 0 / . NS-13-1
Ratteries-Walker and Peitz: Jones and
Bergen. Time. 1.57. Umpire. Johnstone.
Attendance, 1852
AT CHICAGO.
First game: ~
Chicago ........o % . 70 o o o-o-s-s
New York ......2 0 o 0 900 I-3-7-0
Batteries-Briggs and Killing; Mathew
son and Bowerman. Time. 2h Empires
Emslie and Kennedy.
Second game:
Chicago 80 0 o. 90 90 0-9-s-1
New York 20 0 0 0 0 0 O 2 0 C-9.5-s
Batteries-Lundgren and O'Neil: Ames
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25

and Warner. Time. 2.15. Umpires. Ken
nedy and Emslie. Attenda nee. 1860
AT PITTSBURG

Pittsburg ......O 0 0 o. % ID "a
Philadelphia % 0 Q | 20 O-6-II-.
Ba.teres-Flaherty and Phelps: Sparks
and Doom. Time, 80. Umpires. Moran
and Carpenter. Attendance. 223O.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25
New York Money Market.
New York. Au

New YOrK. Aug. a.
Prime mercantile paper 34 Az per cent
Sterling exchange firm at 4.S.10 for de
mand and at 4.S5. 4J614S550 for 90 day bills
Posted rates 4S6GI4.S9.
Commercial bills 4.S51sGjt.
Bar silver 513s
Mexican dollars 43.
Government bonds steady.
Railroad bonds firm.
Money on call easy, ruling rate and last
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25

RTTTER-Market steady; creans -,
II: creameries. 12M1Jlz. "'s' la
cd. 13T1Fa. ihciad-
CHEESE-Stcady; SAG.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished Daily by the Federal Stock
and Grain Co.; Office, Opera Houa
Block. Augusta, Maine; Tel, 52.a
E. D. Crissman, Mgr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-02
A NOTORIOUS CANINE
THAT OUGHT TO BE CANNED

There are dogs and dogs. Every
city, no doubt. possesses its share,
and while Rock Island may not be
more afflicted than other communities
in this respect. it is fully as much so.
And in this town a dog has been
found-as many dogs there be. both
mongrel. puppy, wheIp and hound,
and ours of low degree-that has be
come particularly notorious.
In the eyes of his master this freak
of canine kind may possess certain
attributes that give promise of value.
or even Of fame. but TO the average
citizen the quality of exceptional
worth in this brute has not vet re-
yealed itself. From daylight to twi-
light this neglected cur runs through
the business streets Of Rock Island
with liz tail between its legs barking
in most terrified manner. att knows
not what. rireIessly it has kept up
this exhibition now for several months
until it has become the talk of the
town. business men have convinced
themselves that il i harmless. to be
sure. and to many il has become more
of a source of amusement than any
thing else. but to those unfamiliar
with its antics the beast might occa-
sion some alarm. 1t is just possible
that the brute is not properly fed, and
under such circumstances should be-
come subject for investigation on
the part of the humane society. But
if it j. proven beyond reasonable doubt
that the dog is not actually starving.
il owner should be made to show
cause why il should not he canned or
shot.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-02
CIVIL SERVICE IN POLICE
AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS

Petitions are in circulation asking
that Il proposition TO have the police
and fire departments of the city of
Rock Island placed under civil service
lie submitted 10 n vote of the people
at the next municipal election.
\ law passed by the Hast legislature
permits cities having population Of
from 1000 to 100000 to adopt civil
service. the departments, excepting
the heads. to be governed by board
Of fire and police commissioners of
three members. two representing the
party in power AMI one the minority.
First. there must he "cttenr up
petition bearing the names of 20 per
cent Cf the voters. This goes to the
city council. which is vested with dis
cretionary power i'm the matter of
submitting" the question to a vote of
the electors. To carry. il must re
cciNe a majority of the votes east at
the election.
Fer several Years the Rock Island
fire department practically has been
under civil service. and the result is
one of the best disciplined and CON
Quoted bands of fire fighters of any
city of its size in the west. The Argus
has advocated civil service since the
establishment of the paid fire depart
ment. 1t would like to see the police
department regulated in the same
manner.
1t would insure not alone the eff
cheney that i borne Of experience.
but it would promote uniform
standard of men all the way through,
the requirements calling for physical
as wclf~as other qualifications.
Despite The Argus i not in sympa-
thy with the present administration
in q great many things. it must be
admitted that the physical standard
of the police department members *
highly crcditable. 1t * one of the
finest looking the city has ever had.
and j. quite i'm contrast with the
brownie band mustered under the
preceding administration of Mayor
McCCnOchiC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-02
EIGHT ARRESTS
BY POLICE IN JANUARY

The police during January. accord
ing To Chief Miiler's report. MADE "a
total of = arrests state cases and
- city cases-the offenders being
charged a. follows: Di>orderly CON
duct. %: vagrancy. Q: larceny, !; as
sault and battery. =; depositin@ filth
and garbage in street. !: drunk, i:
assault with intent TO commit murder,
/: malicious mischief. /: assault with
a deadly weapon. !: carrying and
fiourishing a deadly weapon. l.; peace
bend. /. The ambulance responded to
- calls and the wagon to -. Eighty
two tramps were given lodging. The
Jail bill was $. 50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-02
Divorced for Cruelty

divorced from Theodore Kurt for al
legged cruelty. They were married i'm
Germany in 1887. The custody of her
6-ycar-oId child was also awarded the
complainant. j. X. Scott was her at
tOrncV.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-02
JUDGE GEST FOR
APPELLATE BENCH
May Be Appointed to Fill Vacancy
Created by Resignation of
Judge Brown.

Announcement is expected this af-
ternocn cf the appointment by the
supreme court at Springfield of Judge
W. II. Gest. of this city. TO the appel
late bench. third district. to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Judge George w. Brown. of Wheaton.
The candidacy of Judge Gest has
been urged entirely by his friends.
and the understanding is that the SUI
preme court has been so impressed
by the unanimity Of his choice that
it has decided practically on his APP
pCintment.
Judge GeSt i entering on his see
end term on the bench i'll this circuit,
which embraces the counties of Rock
Island. Henry. Mercer and Whiteside.
His public service is not confined to
the judiciary. having Representa- this
district in congress. and nothing
would be more gratifying to his
friends than to have him allowed an
opportunity to round out his official
career in the position now vacant on
the appellate bench in the third dis
trict.
Should Judge Gest receive the APP
pointment the necessity for circuit
judge who can give his entire time to
Rock Island county will be more man
fest. Rock Island is the home of
Judge Gest and he spends all the time
here that he is not occupied in other
counties Of the district. 1t would
not be so with his successor if the
latter were TO come from some other
comfy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-02
Buy the Horse and save Money.

y horse owned by :. J. Apple. the
grocer. stepped into an opening in an
exposed sewer pipe at Fifteenth
street and Seventh avenue on the 18th
Of last September. Mr.. Apple pre-
scented a claim to the council that he
figured thu>Iy: account of use Of
black mare from Sept. l. to Jan. 30.
1856 days. nj - cents a day, Sl02:
value If mare before injured. Sl7j;
present value. 50: bill of DIR. :. II.
Miller. NJ ID. Y. S52: total claim.
S274. One alderman suggested buying
the animal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-02
Build for Speculation.
To Straightcn Tag TangIe.

\ committee representing the mcr-
chants of the city j. to have II con
ference with the ordinance commit
tee in relation To the recently enacted
legislation providing for the labelling
of all gasoline and kerosene cans.
All. Birkel stated that evidently there
had been Il mistake in the prepare
ton of the ordinance. for the tags
called for were all red, the same on
the gasoline can a. ON the kerosene
can. thereby not removing the danger
a. intended. y change doubtless will
he made