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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-06

Pleasant Outing.-Two hundred ana
fifty men. women and children enjoyed
Labor day on Kings farm. where the
Knights Of Columbus of this city were
hosts to their Davenport and Rock Is
land brother lodge men ana 10 mem
bers of their families. The affair was
in the nature of an old-fashioned bas-
ket picnic Hacks and hay racks met
the interurban cars during the day at
Third street in East Moline and con-
veyed the picnickers to the farm.
which overlooks East Moline and com
mands magnificent view up and down
the river. Teams were selected in the
afternoon, and a ball game furnished
exercise in plenty for the players and
much amusement for the spectators.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-06

Rev. Lemon to Remain.-At the
fourth quarterly meeting of the year
of the board of st. Johns Methodist
church, Rev. l.. c. Lemon was asked
TO continue as pastor of the church for
the coming year. Mr.. Lemon has now
been here one year, and, according TO
the custom in Methodist churches, the
pastor must be reappointed each year.
He will be returned by Bishop Wilson
at the Davenport district conference
to be held in Dewitt Sept. 1919.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-06

Outlet to River.-The effiuent of the
glucose works no longer flows into the
slough in the rear of the plant in the
west end of the city. An 1S-inch tile
hume has been constructed from the
plant to the river and all the discarded
matter is sent through this to the river
The slough which the glucose emptied
into is west of the one now being filled
by the Rock Island road. During the
summer il, too. was offensive and
caused the residents of the west end
no small amount of discomfort. II is
quite probable that it will also be filled
mp.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-06

Quarters in Library.-At a meeting
Of the library board it was decided =,
allow The use OF a room in the Carne-
gle building TO the members of the
Rock Island County Historical society.
subject to restrictions imposed by the
board from time to time. In this room
the society will assemble literature
relating TO Rock Island county and the
rooms Will also be used as a meeting
place and study room. One of the
basement rooms will probably be used.
\ meeting OF members of the society
Will he held this week and organization
will be perfected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-06

Rcss-T uffley.-Irying Ross, son of p
\. Ross, the patrol driver at the police
station, and Miss Nellie Tufley, of this
city. will be united in marriage this
evening at the home of the brides par
ents. Mr.. Ross has been employed as
clerk at Green Bros. The bride is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs John +. Turf
ley, filter at Deere & Co. of 1925
Twenty-ffth avenue, and she has been
employed at Fisk & LOOsley's in tse
capacity OF clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-06

More Little PupiIs.-A pleasing cir
cumstance developed when it was dis
covered that there were 10 more pupils
enrolled in the kindergarten depart
ment yesterday than there were in the
same department last year. just one
week after the school was started.
The fact that this is the first day indi-
Gates that there Will be still q large in
crease one week after the first day.
Last year there was a total of 297 kin
dergarten pupils and today there are
312 pupils enrolled
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-06

Succeeds Donahue.-Presiden p. r.
Walsh. of the Davenport Commercial
club. has appointed Ed c. Mueller a
member of the building committee of
he club, to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation Of Col J. P. Donahue.
on account of the latter's trip TO Eur
ope
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-06

Obituary Record.-Mrs Carrie War
rick Morse, wife of Col. w. L. II. Morse,
IF the Iowa National Guard. died yes
-erday at Algona, Iowa. of peritonitis,
after an illness of one week. She was
married to Col. Morse four years ago.
She had been a teacher in the Daven-
port schools for p years, taking up
the work when 10 years old and leav-
ing only upon her marriage.
\ telegram TO John 4. Miner. a
grandson. brings the news of the death
yesterday. at Fond du Lac. Wis, Of
Andrew Smyth, a Davenporter since
1850. Deceased was born IN London
berry, Ireland, and was about 50 years
old. He was general stOrekeeper and
postmaster at Stockton, then called
Fulton. Iowa. before he came 10 Dav-
export IN 1850. Here he entered the
crockery business with |. V. McCagg
and continued in il until 1865. He
lived at 1918 lie Claire street until two
years ago. when he went TO Fond du
Lac.
Mr.. and Mrs. George HixsOn, of Bet
tendOrf, are mourning the death of
their infant son, Ernest Hixson. which
occurred Sunday evening. The child
was six weeks old
Monday evening occurred the death
of James p. McDonoueh. aged 4G years.
Deceased lived at 72S Division street,
and IS survived by his mother, Mrs.
Mary McDonough, of Davenport, his
wife. Mary. and five daughters, Mary
T., Anna r. Bertha NJ, Patronilla and
Cecilia c., and one son, James.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-06
RIVER BULLETIN.

Dang'r Hgt. Ching
Line Sam. "a hrs.
Feet Feet Feet
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-01

/, Washington, Dec. 1.-The annual
distribution OF vegetable and flower
seeds by the department OF agricul'
ture commenced today, and before
planting time II Is expected the entire
amount, aggregating t~hirty.eight mil.
lion packages, will be In the hands Of
the people in all sections Of the c0un.
try. Congress for the last sewers:
years has appropriated $3.50, 400 for this
purpose, but a portion OF the amount
be used for loreign experiment work
and other kindred matters. The bulk
OF the thirty.eight million packages Is
subject to the order Of senator's and
representatives for distribution among
their constituents. the secretary of
agriculture reserving one-fifth of the
entire amount to supply the statistical
crop correspondents. the weather hui
reau and for other purposes. The
seed dealers Of the country have for
gears opposed this free distribution on
the part OF he government. but so Tar
they have been unable to have the
practice discontinued.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-01
Railroad. Fioh. for Mail Contract.

Fighting to secure a big mail con-
tract between Kansas City and Los
Angeles. the Peck Island and Santa
FEE roads started in on a speed war
at the beginning Of the present week,
The spoils Of the war Is a contract
worth $3.50 900 a year, to carry the
mail between Kansas City and Cali
fornia points.
The profits Of this contract will be
equal to almost the entire sum be-
received. because both roads have to
cary mail cars on their California
limited trains to accommodate the To-
cal mails. and the through mail will
amount to between ten and fifteen
tons a day. Already both roads have
reduced the running time between
Kansas City and the coast. and It is
said faster time will be made.
The new time card, which took ef-
feet November IL, schedules the Cali
fornia limited train for thirty min.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-01
Queen Alexandra
at Sixty.O One

London. Dec. Flags were flying
AZ Sandringham u day and the bells
Of the parish church pealed merrily
In honor OF the sixty-firsl birthday OF
Queen Alexandra. who was. born Dec
ember |. 1874, During the day the
queen received numerous c%ongratula.
tory messages and presents from
friends and relatives.
One OF the handsomest presents re.
ceived by her Majesty was from the
Marquis dc Several. the Portuguese
minister In London, The gift was u
beautiful commemorative work Of art.
consisting Of a triptitch (panneau) In
the old Moorish and Portuguese tile,
work. representing three scenes Of
Queen A%lexan1ra's recent visit TO
Lisbon.
The first panel represents the ap.
pr0ach OF the royal golden galley ron.
veying the queen TO the quay, The
centre panel represents the Queen OF
England's disembarkment. and the
third shows the royal cortege on It's
way 10 the palace. The frame. also In
tiles. IL Of exquisite workmanship, and
the artist. Orge COLLAGE. has striven
to recall all the united and glorious
traditions OF England and Portugal.
The battles Of Busaco. Alju Barota,
old English and Portuguese ships. and
shields with the arms Of the two coun.
tries are also portrayed.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-01
Fail to Recover Body.

All efforts 10 recover the body Of
Fireman c. c. Banks, OF the Santa Fe
freight engine, which crashed through
pier No. ! last Tuesday afternoon at
Redondo. Calf. burying Itself and the
fireman beneath forty feet of water.
have failed. Divers from Los Ange-
les visited the scene and made an in
spection OF the engine which is par
tally buried in the sand at the bottom
of the harbor. Wrecking crews have
commenced the work Of raising the
engine, and II Is thought that it will
be but a short time unil 1t can be
brought to the surface.
The divers who went down reported
that they could not see the body Of the
dead fireman, but stated hat 1t was
their belief that it was. pinned under
the forward end OF the tender, which
caved in the cab Of the engine on its
downward plunge.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-01
sheep Shipments

From October IL 70 November q.
the Santa Fe Central has handled over
It's lines a total OF S4.l41 sheep. At
present the road has about 2.10O sheep
awaiting shipment. This lot will come
into Santa FEE to be shipped to the
San Luis Valley over the Denver &
Rio Grande. About $500 sheep are
also at Estancia awaiting shipment
Ove the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe, via Kennedy. This will bring the
total number Of sheep handled by the
Santa Fee Central up TO today to 91.-
S41. About 1900 sheep ane in the
Santa Fe yards at present and will
In all probability be moved today or
tomrrow, over the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad to the San Luis VAL.
ley. 1t Is reported that many sheep
are In readiness along the line Of the
Santa Fe Central for Shipment but the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-01

this city and are highly respected
young men.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-01
Alcohol in Medicine

Washington. Dec. 1.-The order re-
Gently promulgated by the Internal
Revenue bureau requiring dealers In
and manufacturers Of patent medi.
cines and essences Of distinct alco-
holic properties to conform to legal
requirements as liquor dealers goes
Into effect today. Commissioner Yer
kes expects to meet with considerable
difficulty in enforcing the order, and
especially In drawing the line between
those compounds containing too much
whisky and too little medicine, and
those containing considerable medi.
cinal value and also considerable
whisky.
The manufacturers Of these COM
pounds state frankly that they have
no idea In letting up IN their extensive
advertising, and that they viii simply
circunvent the decision Of the com.
missioner In each case by adding more
medicine. They admit that It Is the
whisky that makes the medicine at
tractive TO the public. which is not
sufficiently well versed In medicine
to know whether 1t Is getting stimula-
ton Of appetite and digestion from
whisky or medicine.
The agitation Of the subject has re-
ulted in the declaration Of a number
OF senators and representatives that
they propose to try to reach the ST.
tuation with a bill that Will tax these
medicines solely on the proposition OF
the alcoholic contents. The prOpOsi.
ton that has received the most in
dorsement IL that a certain proportion
OF alcohol will be allowed In patent
medicines before they are made tax.
able, a 20 per cent. six times more
than Is contained in beer. which pays
a heavy tax, and all preparations hav-
ing above that percentage will have
to pay tax In proportion to Its alco'
holic contents. This provision. how
evr, would not apply to bonn fide
prescriptions Of physicians.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-01
Wales May Visit Khyber

Lahore. Dec. LA grand garden
party today concluded the visit Of the
Prince and Princess or Wales In La
h0re. their royal H~ighnesses depart.
Ing this evening for Peshawur. Though
not arranged for In the original pro-
gram. It Is now probable that the royal
tourists will extend their trip north.
ward form Peshawur to the Khyber
Pass. Should this visit be made, a
small armed escort will accompany
the royal party. for though the tribes.
men on this portion Of the frontier are
quiet Just now, there Is some doubt
In official circles an TO what their at.
titude might be toward a small un.
armed party. Their royal Highnesses
will have the opportunity OF seeing
how a military railway IL constructed
while taking this journey. for the build.
Ing Of the new line from Peshawur
through the Shilman district has just
commenced.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-01

received an appointment aa United
States minister 10 Ecuador, sailed to
day for Panama en- route for his new
pest. From Panama Mr.. Lee will 60
by another steamer 10 Gnayaqnil and
thence proceed on muleback to the
interior. climbing the Andes 10 reach
Quito, the capital Of the republic,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-01
R0NQU|LLO
MYSTERY SOLVED
Remains Of MlwinS Nan Found After
Many Year. Story Which Disrupt.
ed New Mexico Years Ago
Retold.

FL Paso, November 28.--By the I'm.
earthing OF a skeleton by some work.
men digging a trench on Epson ave.
nue. Thursday. II Is almost certain
that the mysterious disappearance Of
Estenislao N. RonQuillo, a prominent
Mexican lawyer of this city. who
disappeared In q most unaccountable
name on January 20. 1892, has been
solved.
Yesterday Santa Cruz and Elfego
Ronquillo. two grown sons Of the
missing man, positively Identified .
silver spoon that was found with the
skeleton. They knew the spoon be-
cause they had bought It for their ia
ther and say that 4.e alwayg carried
It In his pocket to use In taking med.
icine. So positive are they In the
identification Of the spoon that they
will apply for permission 70 exhume
the skeleton, which was reburied
Friday, and examine It carefully for
any further marks Of Identification.
They say that their father had . pc.
cuijav ret Of teeth which they remem.
Der. sad think that t.1s may be able
to identify the bones ~ those Of their
father IN this way.
bIsapplarAnel ctspsst Mysteries. .
Ronquillo's disappearance was n
OF the deepest mysteries In the his
tory Of this county. He was . promi-
nent attorney. practicing both In this
city and up In New Mexico. He owl.
er / large tract Of land valued at over
Il million dollars In Preside and Brew.
eter counties, Texas. He was also
the owner Of considerable land In
New Mexico and was In the company
Of the man with whom he was iii.
eating at the time OF his disappear.
ance,
On the morning Of January 20, 1892,
ROnqui1lO was called by an unknown
pelAdo to the vendome hotel. Some
time afterwards RonQuillo and the
ma that he was litigating with
emerged from the hotel and entered
q buggy and drove away. The mar
returned some hours later. but Ron
qnillo was not with him. and has not
since been seen.
When the land case came OF In
New Mexico, the man who was last
9 with Ronquillo showed up with
. release signed by Ronquillo.
The family Of the missing man have
always maintained tibet he was muir.
dered, and claim now that they know
the two men who committed the
deed. One Of them, they say. has
since died, but that the other Is alive
and his whereabouts are known. No
prosecution was ever instituted be.
cause Il was never proven that Ron
Quillo was dead, but the two sons
are certain now that they have that
proof and that their fathers remains
have been found.
In the mouth, Of the skeleton was
found a block OF wood. which show
ed that the man had been gagged,
This and the spoon were the only
things found with the skeleton. not
ever a thread Of clothing remaining.
The two son Of Ronquillo, who
have taken the matter up, reside In
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-01

N " " TTWT 7 nut
a horse and sometimes was unable even
to ride in n car. My condition was crit
ical when | sent for Doan's Kidney Pills.
I used three boxes and they cured me.
Now ! can go anywhere and do as much
IS anybody. ] sleep well aud feel no dis.
comfort at ALL"
A FREE TRIAL Of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mr.. Sprague will
be mailed on application to any part of
the United States. Address Foster-Mi
burn Co.. Buffalo. n. Y. Sold by all
dealers; price, fifty cents per box.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-01
PAIN.
fialf This Mans Suiferings Would
Have Killed Many . Person.
But DOsn's Cured Him.

Thousands Of grateful people are tell.
ing every day how Doan's Kidney Pills
cured them Of distressing and dangerous
kidney and bladder troubles.
Yo other thousands are suffering every
day from these same ills. Why? They
are either very negligent or very skepti-
cal. Neglect Of kidney disorders leads to
dropsy. diabetes, Bright's disease and
other fatal diseases.
Sincere. honest testimony like the fol-
lowing should convince every skcptic.
A. G. Sprague, stock dealer, Of Normal,
ILL.,. writes: For two whole years /
was doing nothing but buying medicines
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-01

utes shorter time between Kansas
City and Los Angeles. and TO meet
this. the Rock Islands train Is being
run AS a special AT forty..:ve minutes
reduction In time.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-01

overs are holding them for an ad'
vance in price. The shipments are
becoming lighter as the winter pro
crosses.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-01

to cure my kid
neys. l do
ncf think that
aus man ever
suffered rs l
did and lived.
The pain in my
back was 80
bad that 1
could not sleep
at mig h {. L
s,ulJ pU. r;J,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-01
New Minister

New York, Dec. Joseph jenkins
Lee. who was one Of President ROOse-
velt's Rough Riders and who recently
, 1905-04-12

informed the Wyoming congressman
that his department will study condi.
tons carefully, and rules will be es.
,tablished to govern local conditions,
and that no more blanket rulings will
be allowed.
Mr.. Mondell said that this veal there
will be $4,000 sheep permitted to
Craze in several forest reserves in
Wyoming. These sheep, he figured,
were one-tenth of the sheep of the
state.
The following committee on resolu-
lions has been appointed: DR.. J. M.
Wilson, B. B. Brooks, Robert Taylor.
John w. Hay and Tim Kinney. The
committee on bylaws is: c. w. Bur
dick, John T. Wilson, ]. L. Baird, T.
A. Cosgriff and Marion P. Wheeler.
The resolution committee has prac-
tically agreed upon its report, which
favors the leasing Of greater area in
forestry reserves, and the payment Of
$50 for each band of sheep admitted
to the reserves. Strong opposition to
this resolution has developed and
there promises to be q sharp fight be-
fore the report is adopted.
, 1905-04-12
Union Pacific Also.

Denver, Colo, April 12.-Part Of the
500, OOO, 900 bonds to be issued by the
Union Pacific will be used in the con
struction Of the cutoff between Den,
yer and Cheyenne and the tunneling
of Athol hill.
That is the statement made in high
railroad circles today, and it means
the expenditure of, it is estimated,
50, 900, 900 on the Denver-Cheyenne line
of the Union Pacific.
The cutoff and tunnel have long
been contemplated by the Union Pa
cific, but because Of the expense the
company has not been in a position to
carry it out, together with numerous
other heavy expenditures for improve
ments that have extended over four
years and including the betterment OF
the main line and the cutoff at Sher-
man hill, Wyo.
, 1905-04-12
MINISTER
IS COMING
SCANDINAVIAN LUTHERAN CON-
GREGATIoN NOTIFIED OF Sc
LECTION BY SECRETARY.
New Pastor in Person Of Rev. Oscar
Woods, Graduase of Midland COL
Iege in Kansas and Who viii
Preach in English Language
Looked for About First Of June.

The officers of the Scandinavian
Lutheran church were notified this
morning by General Secretary ]. Stew
art Hartman of the Lutheran church
in the United States at Baltimore, that
the board had selected Rev. Oscar
Woods, a young minister of the church,
to accept the pastorate of the church
here, and that he would be here with
in the next month or six weeks. Rev.
Woods is a graduate Of the Midland
college in Kansas, a western school be-
longing to the Lutheran church, speaks
in English, and is spoken Of in the
highest terms of praise by DIR. Hart
man.
The congregation is to be congratu-
lated upon the action taken and the
interest shown by the general board
Of the church, n the members are
quite well pleased at the tone Of the
letter received from DR.. Hartman.
There has been a disposition upon the
part OF certain members of the congre-
CATION to insist upon a minister who
speaks in the Scandinavian tongue,
and this has been met by other mem
bers, largely in the majority and made
up OF the younger element, that all OF
the communicates can understand the
English language and that not half
of them can understand the mother
tongue. it not being taught to the chill
dren like the English.
Rev. Woods will be welcomed not
alone by the members Of the congrega-
ton but by the citizens Of the city gen.
orally, who will rejoice with the church
in the evident sign Of prosperity and
progress.
, 1905-04-12
SANTA FE AND UNION PACIFIC
WILL UNDERTAKE TASK
OF SHORTENING.
LINES.
Santa Fe Will Use Ten Million Dollars
and Overland Limited Will Expend
Two Millions In Getting Around
Heavy Grades-Latter Will Build
to Avoid AthoI Hill, On Line Be-
tween Cheyenne and Denver.

Chicago, ILL.,, April 1.-THE Santa
Fe makes the official announcement
that it will build a ten million dollar
cutoff to the Pacific coast, with a
view to getting rid of the many grades
that are now encountered in the trans
continental route. All the necessary
supplies have been purchased and the
work will begin within thirty days. The
western n of the cutoff will be at
Delen, N. NJ, south of Albuquerque,
and the eastern end at Texico, 25O
miles away. on the Pecos Valley line.
, 1905-04-12
HEALERS TRY TO
GIVE Up INCOME
PENSIONERS CLAIM TO BE CURED
BY CHRISTIAN SCIENCE AND
NOT IN NEED OF HELP.
Two Men Found to Have Sought to
Have Wives Part of Pension Dis
Found Out and Then Recant-A
Novel Situation.

Washington, D.. c., April 12.-The
States pension office is con-
-0I'IaDly embarrassed by the efforts Of
Il lumber of pensioners lately to give
4p their pensions. The situation is
said to be entirely novel and the law
.I.s not provide for such a conting-
.gry. These pensioners are sending
u their certificates, with letters stat
that they are not entitled to draw
DIS allowance from the government
aal asking to be stricken from the
p~uusiOn rolls.
II is learned that by far the largest
lumber of pension resigners are men
Do uu claim TO have been healed of their
pLy steal disabilities by Christian
5 IcuCe. Two cases proved to be at
,Mpts OF husbands who were sepa-
a,cd from their wives to deprive their
... Is of half the pension which the
W.lc was drawing. When these pen
..ucrs found that they would be per-
MItJed to give up their W half, but
their wives share. they recanted.
, 1905-04-12
Will Beseige vladivostok.

Gun Shun Pass. April 12.-Today g
part Of the japanese army started for
V~ladivostok. and the seige of that last
great seaport fortress of Russia will
soon be in full i,ogress. One hundred
thousand troops, led by General Nogi,
were moved today, with 10000 Japan
csc landed at Dalny ten days ago, and
with six additional divisions, are form
ing in Japan to operate against Vladi.
vostok. The Russian army can do moth.
ing to stop Nogi, having all it al at
tend to keeping Oyama in check.