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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-20
WOODMEN DAY AT THE FAIR
Program is Arranged by Executive
Council at Head Office Here.


Council at Head Office Here.
The program for Modern Woodmen
of America day. Sept. S. at the world S
fair, has been Professionally arranged
by the executive council. Head Con
sui A. r. Talbot will act as president
of the day The exercises will begin
at o'clock p. M. sharp, and will be
as follows:
Opening address. Head Consul A. r.
Talbot; selection by Fort Dodge. UaD
band; address of welcome, Hon. ID. r.
Francis, president Louisiana Purchase
exposition; response 80 address OF wei
come, Past Head Consul w. A. North
colt, Greenville, Ill; song. illinois, "
by Shelbyville OllD quartet; address
of welcome on behalf of state, Gov
A. NJ. Dockery, Missouri; addresses.
Gov. Richard Yates, Illinois; Gov. S. r.
Van SAINT, Minnesota.
Music by the band. Addresses-GOv
4. B. Cummins, Iowa; Gov. w. a. Bail
ely. Kansas; Gov. r. NJ. LaFollette.
Wisconsin; song by Shelbyville quar-
tet; address. Gov. A. T. Bliss, Michi-
gan; song by Shelbyville quartet
Following is the provisional order of
parade for Woodmen day:
Platoon of Jefferson guards.
Fort Dodge, Ua) band.
Carriages:
First carriage Head Consul A r.
Talbot, Past Head Consul W. A.
Northcott. Head Clerk c. w Halves.
President D. R. Francis. Head Adviser
Dan B. Horne.
Second and third carriages for gov
errors. guests of the society.
Fourth carriage-Four members
board of directors.
Fifth carriage-One director. Gen
eral Attorneys b. d. Smith and Truman
Plantz and Editor F. o. Van Calder.
Sixth carriage-Head Banker A. y.
Bort. Supreme Medical Directors F.
a. Smith. f. L. Kerns and B. f. Jones
Seventh Carriage-Auditors Fred w.
Parrot, L. W. Otto. E. B. Thomas. }.
y. DenisOn. Jr. and NJ r. Carrier
Eighth and ninth carriages for board
of nine regular army officers, judges of
Foresters prize drills.
Maj. Gen. John H Mitchell and staff.
Band
Gen. J. D. Liggett and staff. LIST brig
ade following.
Band.
Gen. Louis F. Strawn and staff. End
brigade following
Local camp members. floats. etc.
At 1890 O'Clock a luncheon will be
given by the officers of the society To
the Woodmen governors and other
guests at the Inside Inn.
At O'Clock p. m. President d. r.
Francis. of the exposition will give IL
luncheon TO the head officers and
guests OF the society. to be followed
by reception to be given by the ex
position authorities
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-20
WOMEN WELD AXE
Female Population of CISCO. Henry
County, Tears Down Offend
ing Stock Yards.
PROPERTY OF ROCK ISLAND
Lease to Land Had Expired and Order
to Remove Enclosure Had
Been Disre9arded.

The ladies of CISCO, Henry county,
have valiantly emulated the example
IF Carrie Nation. but instead of wag-
ing war with hatchets against liquid
refreshment diSpensarfes. they turned
their attention to the obnoxious stock
yards and with hatchets. axes. and
crow bars levelled them 10 the ground.
The war broke forth Thursday even
ing between the hours of and S
o'clock. The Rock Island road was
not the owner of the land upon which
the stock yards stood, but held it un-
der lease.
Women Take it Up.
This lease expired Thursday. but
about GO days before it expired notice
was served on the railroad company to
tear the yards down and abate the nui-
sance. But with the slowness of cor.
porations in attending TO such things.
tine prospects were that the yards
would stand for some time.
This did not suit the ladies of the
town. and headed with hatchets and
axes they marched to the scene and
piled their weapons. In an hour three
sides of the structure had been torn
down. The wreckers then desisted
and the war was over.
Fire Adds to Excitement.
During the excitement d very large
strawstack on the HOberg place not
far from the stockyards took fire, and
cast lurid glare over the women en-
gagged in the work al the yards. CISCO
had excitement enough in one evening
to last for a long time but the stock
Yards nuisance. which has been the
banc of the villagers, has been effect.
ually abated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-20
NATIONAL LHAGUE.
OPTION ON LAND FOR PARK
kewanee & Geneseo Interurban Plans
to Buy eo-Acre Farm.

Option has been taken by the Kc-
vance. Cambridge & Geneseo Electric
railway company on 50 acres of land
near Walkers Corners. in Henry coun-
~. and all indications point TO the pur-
chase of the tract. within the life of
the option, 90 days. for use as park
or pleasure resort. 1t is probable that
the company will establish another
park nearer Geneseo in the north end
of the county.
The place is piCturesquely located
and will be easily accessible. when
the cars of the company are running.
lake will be made on the place and
water attractions offered. Natural
springs Oxford a constant supply of
water.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-20
Puts an End 70 II All.

greviOus wall Oftimes comes as
a result of unbearable pain from over
taxed organs, dizziness, backache. llv-
or complaint and constipation. But
thanks to DR.. Kings New Life Pills
they put an end to it all They are
gentle but thorough Try them. Only
sc. Guaranteed by Hartz & UIle-
meyer, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-20
OF Interest to
Advertisers,

on ought to see my ad," said Brown.
The one by DObbes. the artist;
It's on the fence northwest of town.
And is the seasons smartest."
I'll try TO take it in" said Gray:
But lest the chance should fail
Put postage on the fence some day
And send to me by mail"
Exchange
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-20

w nile new broom sweeps clean
a new advertisement sweeps cleaner:
and as you would not buy a whisk
broom with which to sweep a floor. do
not use a few inches of advertising
space with which to sweep a store"
Coming events cast their shadows
before" but the coming events" in
your store will not cast their shadows
very far unless they are effectively
advertised in advance.
You may win the cordial approval of
your chief business rival in curtailing
your advertising expenditure. You
will make him really enthusiastic
about you if you fail to advertise at
all for day or so now and then.
Take not thought of the morrow
il thou hast advertised wisely and
well. for verify the morrow will take
exceeding good care of itself.
In advertising. IL is the slayer that
wins. If consistency is a jewel. per
sistency is a whole jewelry store
An advertisement for the grocery
on the ninth floor of a large depart
ment store reads. Groceries higher
than ever before. hut lower than US
ual"
II is just as easy to buy an acre
of space as it is TO buy an acre of
prairie land, but neither will yield a
harvest unless it is intelligently cul-
tivated.
Daniel Webster cnce said of Ger
tain political proposition that there
We're many new thin Gs in it and many
true things; the trouble was the new
things were not true and the true
things were not rev. To say new
things and true things should be the
aim of advertising.
II requires courage to advertise "a
little more than you can afford" bue
the sort Of courage never yet led to
disaster.
NO is no negative in woman s
mouth" and the woman who is not
convinced by your ad today may be to-
morrow-if your advertising is of the
right kind"
We spoil the coat by scanning a
little cloth; and We spoil business
day by scanning a little space in our
store advertising.
The things you did not say in your
stOTe-adyertising To-Day for lack Of
space" may be the things which would
have brought a hundred customers to
your store.
Old houses mended cost little less
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-20
CEDAR RAPIDS.

Beautiful women everywhere owe
their matchless loneliness to the use
of HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
Plain women made attractive by this
great remedy IS cents. tea or tab
lets. T. II. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-20

Sunday, Sept. IS, has been fixed as
the date of the return baseball game
between the Rock Island and Daven-
port police department teams. 1t will
be played at the local league park.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-20

Advertise thou during the dull sea
son against the coming of the busy
season, and snend thou the coin of
the realm with the printer during the
busy season. lest thou fall into the for
gotten past when the slump in bust
ness cOmeth to pass.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-20
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
NATIONAL LEAGEE
Yesterdays RESULTS.

-AMI>INlN-A4N 1@FsA'Ii
New York. 8; Chicago. l.
St Louis. =. Boston. =
Detroit. >, Washington. q.
Cleveland. >; Philadelphia. l oil in
ninEsl.
NATIONAL LHAGUE.
Pittsburg. 3. New York. .
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Minneapolis, 3. st. Paul. l.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Denver. I. DeS MoineS. o.
St Joseph. s: Sioux CITY. I.
Omaha. .. Colorado Springs. ;.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-20

Rock Island plays Tuesday. which is
an of day, at Clinton Wednesday the
team will be here with Decatur.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-20

Bloomington, Aug. 20.-Ralph Pitts,
former third baseman of the Univer-
sity of Illinois team. has been signed
to play right field for Bloomington in
the Three-Eye league.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-20
DUST FROM DIAMOND.

No game was played in the Three
Eye league yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-20

The Peoria White Rocks come here
tomorrow for a game with the Rock
Island Independents at Twelfth street
park The game will be called at 5: 80
O'Clock 1t will probably be the most
interesting amateur exhibition of the
season, as the teams are said to be
evenly matched. The Independents
have not lost a game this season, and
the White Rocks have been putting il
over all teams in the vicinity of Peoria
An excursion is to be run from the
distillery city tomorrow to this city
Many are coming TO root for the White
Rocks. They will have plenty of COM
pany, as the Independents always draw
strong at their games here
Milwaukee, Wis. Aug. 2O-If Henry
J. Killilea and +. c. Gross of Miiwau-
kee buy the American league fran
chise in Washington next year. the
team will remain in Washington and
not 90 to Providence. This was de-
cided today at a conference held here
between Ban Johnson and John Tay-
Tor of Boston and Killilea, who was
asked TO take the Washington fran
chise. 1t was a continuation of the
conference begun in Chicago yester-
day. No decision was reached as to
the sale of the club, it is said. but
it is generally believed that Killilea
and his silent partner Gross. will go
into the deal Gross said last night il
they take the club ii will surely re-
main IN Washington.
There will be baseball history made
at the Twelfth street park tomorrow
morning. Teams representing The
Argus and the Union are to get to-
gether after month of challenges and
counter challenges. The Union bows
have practiced in the alley alongside
the office on Eighteenth street and
those of the Argus have been perform
ing their signal work in the alley
behind the press room. The game will
be called promptly at O'Clock. 1t is
hoped to finish it by the lunch hour
Some of the boys who have circuited
the bases declare the distance between
the bags exceeds the regulations and
fhcy have recommended shortening
the same several picas. Turning n
rule before go" has been called bv
the chapel will be punishable by a fine
not to exceed a weeks salary. The
captain of each team will give or
ders to pull out at the start. and no
soldering in the alleys will be toler
ated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-20

than new before they're ended" and
the store-advertising campaign of last
year is as hard to adapt to this years
needs as is the outgrown house.
If ten people visit your store today
who have never visited il before, You
have scored an Advertising Victory
For nine of them will have been peo-
pie who were attracted solely by your
advertising.
You do not need great deal of
surplus capital" in your business
any more than you need surplus clerks
Capital invested in advertising is sim
ply capital put to work
"He that will use all winds must
shift his SAIL" and the merchant who
would catch all breezes of trade must
change his ad as often as the seaman
changes his sail.
Only aggressive advertising, big
enough to be reeh, strong enough to
impress perforCc. and placed in the
paper which reaches the right people
will bring you new customers.
Your store may not be the biggest
one in it's line IN town; but if your
ads are the brightest, the pluckiest
and biggest of any store of your
stores size in town. you will win
and the cashier of your bank will al
ways have a cordial greeting for you.
Your share of the advertising space
in this newspaper will correspond to
your share of the store-patronage of
his newspapers readers. 1t is as
safe and sane" as a rule of arith-
motto
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-20

than new before they're ended" and
the store-advertising campaign of last
year is as hard to adapt to this years
needs as is the outgrown house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-20

Coming events cast their shadows
before; but the coming events" in
your store will not cast their shadows
very far unless they are effectively
advertised in advance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-20

While "a new broom sweeps clean
new advertisement sweeps cleaner;
and as you would not buy a whisk
broom with which to sweep a floor. do
not use few inches of advertising
space with which TO sweep a store"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-20

Old houses mended cost little less
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-20

The things you did not say in your
stoTe-advertising To-Day for lack of
space" may be the things which would
have brought hundred customers to
your store.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
A Sidewalk Hole.

To the Editor of The Evening Star
The plumber tore hole in my sidewalk
by the curbstone, some days ago. the dirt
settled and left hole in my sidewalk
So the other afternoon l took some cement
and filed up the hole. and just as l was
about to complete the job, a wheeIman.
police officer, came to me and said very
loftily: What are you doing there? | told
him that 1 was filling up this hole. SAYS
the policeman: Don't you know that YOU
nave no business to touch that hole?" NO
don I. says l. Have I no right to mend
my own property NO." he saws: don't
you know that the Commissioners know
that hole is there?' We'll" | said the
hole is filled, man, what are you going to
do about ft?' Well" says the great arm
or the law. you must take it out again or
l Will take you to the station house" Well
TOOK out the cement, and so there is a
nice hole for some unfortunate to stumble
over to break limb perhaps, and make
the city pay damages. See?
think 1T the most absurd thing that
ever heard Of
CARL A. Y. HARTLEREN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
Oratorio Well Sung.

The fourth of the series of monthly ora
torio services by the choir of st. Paul's
Episcopal Church. I'D street northwest
was given last night. Alfred r. Gaul's
Cantata, THE Holy City" a pleasing and
creditable performance. The members of
the choir showed that many days of hard
work had been put i'll giving them their
training and their work was above the
average. The soloists handled their num-
bers with credit.
Of the ensemble numbers the best was
probably the finale, Great and Marvel
GUS" In this portion of the work the boys
singing the soprano parts appeared to good
advantage. The whole chorus was given
with good effect. The List the Cherubic
Host was also sung well by the choir
Miss Laura Sinclair sang the aria. These
Are They. The two boy soloists. Kidwell
and Papson were each given difficult work
to do and each performed his task with
good results Mr.. Leubkert and Mr. Caul-
field sang the basso and tenor parts respec-
lively Mr. Winchester; director of the
choir played the cantata through on the
organ. His work was of a very high order
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
TWICE WITHIN A MONTH.
Man Seen Drunk That Often Liable to
Charge of Vagrancy.

According to d decision by Judge Kim
ball, presiding over the District branch of
the Police Court today, person who is
seen drunk on the streets twice within a
month is liable under the vagrancy law
$40 or Imprisonment in the work house for
a term not exceeding six months.
This announcement was m ide at the con-
clusion of the trial of Henry copperthite
twenty-seven years old, a baker and John
ODonohoe, thirty-fve years of age a ma
chinist. both residents of Georgetown The
men were arraigned in court on a charge OF
vagrancy. which cited that they were per-
sons seen drunk repeatedly in and about
the streets. Accord ng to the statements
of several policemen from the seventh pre-
cinct, the defendants had besn drunk on
the streets at least four or five times dur
ing the last thirty days. Copperthite ana
O'Donohoe both declared that this was not
true. They admitted that they indulge In
liquor. but never to such extent as to be-
come intoxicated. In disposing of the case
the court declared that "A person who is
drunk twice within thirty days is guilty
of being vagrant within the mean ng OF
the law. drunken man on the streets
and In the cars. the court declared was
most offensive 10 persons who had to come
In contact with HIM.
Attorney Campbell Darlington who an
peared as counsel for the men, look excsp-
ton TO the courts ruling and gave notice
OF his intention TO file motion for a new
trial and an arrest of judgment fine OF
$40, which Judge Kimball imposed on each
OF the men, WAS allowed to stand as COL
lateral until the ease is finally disposed of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
FOR cRoss-ToWN RAILWAY.
lexington Citizens Suggest One on
EIGHTH Street East

Representatives of the lexington Citizens
Association appeared before the Commits
sioners today and urged them to recon-
mend to Congress a new crOss-town electric
railroad in connection with the report OF
the District authorities on the cross-town
railroad bills which report is in course of
preparation.
The committee of citizens desired legisla-
ton requiring the Capital Traction Com
pany to extend it's line from a point at the
corner of Tth and L streets east along L
street to Florida avenue and thence east on
Florida avenue to Sth street northeast.
From that point the citizens proposed to
extend the line south to Pennsylvania ave
nue. so as to connect with the navy yard
line of the Capital Traction Company
The members of the committee stated that
in all probability the proposed extension
will be opposed by the railroad company.
They stated that several years ago pro-
visions were contain ed in "a railroad bill
authorizing the company. within two years
from the passage of the law, to extend its
tracks east from 18th street. The extension,
1t was stated. was not made. The MEM
bers of the committee told the Commits
sioners that they prefer the extension or
the Capital Traction ines suggested rather
than the construction of a new road along
NJ street.
1t was also stated by members of the
committee that there is considerable Senti-
ment among citizens of East Washington
favoring the extension of the proposed
Great Falls and Old Dominion lines east on
NJ street instead of turning down New
Jersey avenue at Sd street.
The Commissioners informed the commit
tee that their suggestions would be given
careful consideration.
The representa- tiveS of the citizens asSo-
citation present were President W. G. Hen
derson and Messrs. Boyd. Tingley, Connors
and Mahaney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
WILL FIGHT THE "PIE PEOPLE"
What Representative Slemp Says
About Virginia Republicans.

Representative Slemp. the only republi-
can member of Congress from Virginia,
has returned to Washington from Nor
folk where ne attended the republican
state convention. and where he and his
followers were defeated in the organizations
of the convention by Park Agnew, state
chairman, and George f. Bowden, republic
can national committeeman. Col Slemp
went to the White House. where he had a
conference with the President With him
was Beverly A Davis. who wants to be
postmaster at Rocky Mount. Va. in place
of W. p. Brown. an organization man.
Representative Slemp will urge the nomi-
nation of Davis on the ground that he is
clean man. and worthy of the position.
The organization faction in Virginia will
oppose Davis, who fought them at Norfolk
few days ago
Represer tative Slemo elected one
OF the delegates al large TO Chicago, but
he has positively declined the position. and
says resolutaly that he will not go. When
asked today why ne had refused to accept
the position he said: We made fight in
the convention against the pie element of
the party. The republican party of Vir-
giria can never become strong and deserv
ing of support from the best people of the
state until it is purged of people whose
only purpose in being in the party is to
class of republicans has been the disgra ce
of the republican party of the south for
years. and it must get out.
I'VE made a fight against that element In
the conVsntion. We put up Judge T.. l..
Lewis high-mnded. able man as cur
candidate for chairman of the convent ION.
The officeholders beat him. Then they
tried 10 smooth things over by eleCtIag me
As a delegate-at-large to Chicago. | told
them | wouldn't have the place and il they
wanted a good man to elect Judge Lew s.
But they wouldn't do that. They wore try
ing 10 crush Judge Lewis. But | stand by
my frienCs under all circumstances aad will
do 50 in this case | don't care rap about
such petty little place as delegate 20 Chi
cage Pres dent RoOseVelt's nomination is
assured anyhow, and so whether 1 go or
not would not affect his chances a the
convention We are going to continue the
fight for the reOrg IMITATION of the party in
Virginia and We will win That Is 4 dead
sure thing We will clear that offireholi ling
crowd out so quickly they won't know
what : the matter with them, and before
long we VIII have party that will rank
in purity. unseltishnesS and s.reaS.h with
the party in any state in the country"
COL Sltmp did not say whether he had
discussed the situation in Virginia with the
President but it is presumed that he did
Judge J.. L. Lewis. who was defeated by
the organization people is a close person al
friend of the Pres dent. AS both of the
VI Gluia factions We're unanimously TO- the
President he naturally does not take part in
the light
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
Wills Filed for Probate.


The will of Lydia- Fletcher known as
"Coyne Fletcher" dated June l., 1903, was
filed here yesterday afternoon for probate.
Bequests are made to Mary W. Fletcher,
Mary K. Whitman. Margaret Birmin CHA m
Stanley F. Miles. Samuel Fletcher Emily
Hermann. Lydia Geer, Mana Fletcher Eve
lire Fletcher. Stanley Whitman. Kate Miles,
Mary G. Furniss. Nanny Furniss, E. H.
Droop. Stanley Fletcher and Anna y. Da-
Wis, Stanley F. Whitman and e. Fl. Droop
are named executors.
BY the terms of the will of Rebecca
Thompson. dated February s. 1904, her es-
tate is left to her cousin. Mary A Stewart
David Warner is named executor.
BY the terms of the will of Philip Gauges,
dated June %, 1903. and filed today for
probate. requests as follows are made: To
his son. a watch and chain; to his wife,
Mary c. Gauges, the remainder of his per-
sonal estate. and to hts brother. his real
estate. in trust for the benefit of the wife
of the testator for life. At her death it
is to go to the children of the couple