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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-27

beautiful barn with concrete floors and
cutters leading from each stall out TO
the main gutter around the building.
If ever YOU should desire 10 take a
trip into the tropics, consider this one
to Panama. We certainly had fine
trip when we came here. Our living
is not so very expensive. 1t is costing
me about S27 per month for board and
washing. OF course we do not get the
things to eat We used to at home. The
meats. eggs and stuff like that do not
have the flavor. Fruits. such as bana-
mas, pine apples. oranges and lemons.
grow very plentiful; in fact grow wild.
Natives Live OF Jungle.
THE natives never think of raising
anything; when they get hungry they
fruits. which they feed on. The kind
of labor we are using are Jamaica ne
groes. the LATEST people on earth. We
have to baby them to get a little work
out of them. They are like little tend
or hearted children. They will bear no
scOlding, and they get - cents silver
per hour. which is equal to about ~
cents gold, or United States money
We work eight hours per day. COM
mence at a m have two hours noon
and quit at 3 p. m. / have Is negroes
and one straw boss working for me
We raised and tamped three rails in
one day. OF course it is always muddy
on account of so much rainfall. The
straw boss turned to me that evening
and said: We done very large days
work These negroes all speak Eng
lish.
From the way things look it will
take Uncle Sam one thousand years
to complete this job. Everything is in
a muddle. no organization whatever
Mr. Brennan. the man who is over me
is an old river captain. Never did any
thing else. So you see it makes il
hard for me. Well. Dir. DeSoland, | will
close my letter TO you. If you find time
to reply, I will he very glad to hear
from you
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-27

Kennedy, Omaha; ]. p. Smith. New
York; c. Erwin Norman. Chicago
Charles j. Southal. New York: F. w
Spencer. Chicago; w. II. Pace. St Lou
is; John McGregor. Sherrard; w. c. C.
Ladwick, Chicago; F. w Ingals. Chi
cago; H. NJ. Names, Chicago; J. n
Cherry, Oswego, Ill; J. A. Gilchrist
Minneapolis; T. w. Powell. St. Louis
c. w. Black. Winchester: Miss Mar
guerite Bardsley, Sherrard; F. H.
Lovcless, Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-27
NOT INTERURBAN
Maco ND Paper Says Rock IsI.
and Southern is a Steam
Road.
c., r. |. & P. BACK OF II
Will Be Built Through Here from Du.
buque to Beardstown Tapping
q. G. o.

The Macomb Journal claims TO have
had a pointer that the Rock Island
Southern is TO be extended on south
ward, through Macomb and Rushville
20 connect with the Baltimore and Ohio
at Beardstown. The Journal says:
The rumors are that a company
composed OF Boston capital and form
ID in the eastern city will build a line
from Dubuque, Iowa, to Rock Island
rom there to Beardstown. Ill, connect
.ng with the Baltimore & OHIO rail-
road and passing through AledO, Mon
mouth, MacOmb and Rushyille. The
proposed route of the rumored road is
indeed a very feasible one, it being
he same practically as the route sur
Seyed by the Rock Island some time
ago, when it was thought that road
vas about to build a new line.
Rock Island Back of 1t.
There is some talk that the road
while it called the Rock Island &
southern, is really backed by the Rock
island System, who have reasons fol
1ot being known in the new undertake
ng. There are statements made that
ng the right of way south from Du-
Duque TO Rock Island and have made
l secret investigation of the new
quite as to the cost and chance of lay
ng same.
The Journal is unable to mention
any name as an authority for this in
formation on account of the request
If the gentleman, who claims he
lnOws that this railroad company has
been informed as he has received let
ers from them and he believes there
are wonderfully good chances of this
city securing another steam road"
Not n Through Line.
Engineer Meade, who is making the
survey for the Burlington up about
sterling, spoils a good story which the
Sterling papers have been exploiting
is in relation TO the intention of the
Burlington to construct new line via
Rock Island TO Omaha and Denver to
shorten the distance from Chicago to
those points.
Engineer Meade says the Burlington
desires a shorter line between Chicago
and Rock Island, and a survey had
Deen ordered by the way of Sterling
md Savanna to ascertain if one short
r could be secured.
He stated that they had been draw
ng an almost air line from Shabbona
o Sterling, eliminated several curves
md in addition avoided two steep
grades and shortened the route four
and half miles, making the distance
rom Sterling to Shabbona 431a miles,
instead of As.
They will at once begin work of run
ming line west of Sterling. keeping
lose to the Northwestern line to Nor
risOn, and may then turn TO the north
connecting with the %" line along the
Mississippi river south of Savanna.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-27
AUDITORS MEETING AGAIN
Checking Out and In the Past and
Present Head Bankers.

The board of auditors of the Modern
Woodmen of America are again in SEES
sion at the head office this week The
purpose OF this meeting is To make the
transfer. checking out the former head
banker. A. y Bort of Beloit. Wis, and
in the new. c. II. McNider of Mason
City, Iowa, which involves tho chang
ing of hands of 81 ,O0O. 900 in cash.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-27
Spoiled Her Beauty.

Harriet Howard, of 2O9 West Thir.
ty-fourth street, New York, at ~one
time had her beauty spoiled with skin
trouble. She writes: 81 had salt
rheum or eczema for years, but moth
ing would cure II. until used Buck
Inns Arnica Salvc." A quick and sure
healer for cuts, burns and sores. o
cents at Hartz & Ullemeyer's drug
store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-27

Ten thousand demons gnawiuG
away at ones vitals couldn't be much
worse than the tortures of itching piles.
Yet there's cure. Doan's Ointment
never fails.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-27

Rev. HoOver's two daughters arrived
Saturday from Peoria for a visit with
their father for two weeks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-27
Works Three Steam shoveIs.

After we arrived at CulebTa We
called on one of the officers in the
track department TO complete our ar
rangements As to location of work. I
was put in charge of track at the
north end of Culebra cut. | have three
steam shovels AT work along the line
Cxcavating for the canal. \ great deal
|of this canal work has been done by
the French. We are using all their
equipment except the steam shovels.
No other Cxcavating is done. only with
steam shovels. heard man say that
we had 23 shovels in operation at pres
ent
1t is wonderful the amount OF ma
chinery which is laying around. Actu-
ally millions of dollars worth. Much
Of this machinery is covered up with
brush and trees. which have grown up
since the French left here. And all
this stuff is worthless. Many round
houses are full of machinery and en-
gincS All the houses and Offices which
the French put up have concrete gut
tiers around them. Aside from the
5-fOot gauge which was used, they had
narrow gauge tracks built to these Off
Ces and dwellings to haul up supplies.
So you see if VIC are fortunate enough
to be quartered in one of these houses
we have every convenience.
Right across a very large gulcn
from where I'm quartered stands a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-27

Hoover A. the home of MIR Kinsey. east
Of SherrsTd last Saturday evening
They report very good time.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-20
. ]. FIRST IRIS ! WAGER.
OF Pittsburs Phil Might Have Chang.
cd His Entire career-He Won.
S73 on One Dollar Wager.

WHEELING, w. Va, Jan. 1S.-
Samuel Hines, Of Pittsburg, who Is,
one Of the oldest pool sellers in the.
country, tells Of the first bet won by
.Pittsburg Phil" This, says Hines,
is what started ".Phil'' on his success.
full career which will soon come TO a
close. q u n
= have often wondered" said
Hines, what would have become OF
Smith II he had not won a 81 com.
ihination from me which netted him
S73. This was along about 1879, and
Smith was only a kid at the time.
working. ina cork factory.
= was selling pools in the White
House on Fifth avenue, and he came
10 me one morning and put up a dol.
! ar It was about all the money that
he had. a5 +
lie looked 10 me then. as 1srecall
Il now, as one who was ready to call
OF the bet, II encouraged to do So.
He did notSseem to. have his heart in
the bet, and I often thought that IL
ne had lost that dollar he would have
given up betting and gone back to
the cork works and one who has be.
come one Of the greatest plungers in
the history Of thoroughbred racing
you'd never have been brought out.
Yes, there never would have been a
iPlttsburg Phil II he had lost that
bet. ! shall never forget his face
when when he collected the money. He
never moved a muscle. a
The next day he started book:
making on his own account. He ran
. ilfty-cent book among the employees
Of the cork works, and did 50 well
that In 1--WE weeks time he was out
as strong as the best Of us, and &C.
cepted all the big bets offered. u
You could not beat Phil, at the
horse game. He was a student when
u came to racing. While he was 8
running the small book at the cork
works hewould tell man. If he want m
ed TO, TO bet on a certain horse, that 1t,
looked like, a good bet-but he w,ould
:ake I. the bet Just the same, and then
LAY LAY OF! on the bet IN one OF the & big
rooms ! ',cn: His judgment was Of the
best.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-20
ACTION ON CASE POS
P0NED8T XII TUESDAY NIGHT

hel motion AZ some discuss ionsi
WINS anne nded ~ read that the pres.
lent Bmee ting shs adjourned toSS that
meeting, and Vas carried in " that
form The mayor aIso requested that
M: Parks present sworn witnesses at
that meeting. "
In relation 4 to the deferred action
on Councilman DeBolts proposition
Id repeal the police ordinance, Mr..
Raymond stated that the ordinance
committee was A not read TO report,
on account OF the absence OF the city
solicitor. Mayor Kinsey called atten.
ton to the fact that MI. DeBolts
proposition was still to- he voted Son
for It's third reading, He then. sug.
gested that action might be deferred
bySthe council byyoting not to pass
the measure to its third reading
When the motion was put to pass to
the third reading the council voted no,
The ordinance granting permission
10 the Fairmont and Morgantown
Street Railway Company to operate
Its system on the streets Of Falrmont
was passed to It's second reading by
title, on motion Of Mr.. Raymond.
Mr., Robinson moved that the 8ordI:
nance be passed 70 Its third reading
by title and this was carried after
Mr.. Raymond had read AN Insertion
setting a time limit Of six months
aster passage Of ordinance TO begin
work and specifying that streets not
occupied by the lines Of the system
at the end ofstwo years from the pas;
sage OF the ordinance be Withheld
from permission for use by the com,
pany. TX 852s
The position Of Waterman for tho
reservoir at a salary Of SEQ per. month
was created, and MIR. Harry lliger
elected to the position
Mr.. Robinson moved that city2En.
gineSer P 4 DO Instructed to re.
port on suitable location forfanS Office
for his own use. and for the safe
keeping Of srecords Carried. s,t5
Mr.LlllySmoyed That The city treas:
trerbe instructed to mako a monthly
report Of the clty's financial condl:
Etton, Carried. n !: 4. AK
Mr.. Lilly moved that the water
commissioner be instructed to- see that
the ordinance relating to; water waste
be enforced. Carried. n
Mr. Howard moved 4 that all bills
properly g. KID be ordered paid. Car
lied. Z: S y
Refundlng orders were granted 10
VIM Jamison, .. u. Corbin, Fairmont
Building and Supply Coz and Fore.
man Kelly. s5si: III
Adj ournel3at %: 80 P. va
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-20
Aandso n,e Gid

number the members OF thr
Presbyterian congregation presented
their pastor, Rev Isl stoetxer. with
"a beautiful and expensive volume
containing one hundred portraitnres
Of the world ~ most famous and In
snlring pictures. lie book WINS sent
itoshisE home satlrda y syening and the
pastor expressed his appreciation oil
the giftsin eloquent terms at the Sun
day evening service The gift was
made simply because tie people lsnew
Mr.. stoetzer,s adpIrati ion for such
q work o. art and because tlteys
wished to express m some degree their
deep appreciation OF his service Cor
them. (
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-20
TIER E is no B e d $ III tyS EYy
Y Y 81 siNEs 81 IN ii i E Eff II III VA
III Az N
THE CASE WILL: &C THRo ugh
u \: ~ ON 8iTs MERITS FROM IN
y LEGAL STAN ONT. sii1I.

The regular meeting Of the city
council occurred last Tuesday. Mayor
Klnsey was In the chair and Council.
iaen Harr, Robinson. Lilly, Howard,
Davis, Raymond; Hutchinson, Downs
and Eyerhart Were present. iI "
4 Interest centered on the petition
Of Messrs. Hess and Fortney to the
effect that Councilman John w. {Ev.
erhart, Of the Fifth ward was not a
freeholder within the corporate lin.
its, and that he therefore had s not
qualified as a member Of the coun.
ell. The petitioners accordingly be.
sought the council that steps be taken
for Councilman Everhart's removal.
When the matter was brought up
for discussion, Mr.. Eyerhart read re.
ceipts for taxes he paid, to the
amount Of s74.22.
Attorney Thomas N. Parks, coun-
sci for the petitioners, objected to
this us evidence, stating that 1t had
nothing to do with the case. 5S$S
Councilman Lilly moved to post.
zone action on the petition indefinite,
ly,4 because II was not supported by
affidavit. Mr.. Raymond moved 10
amend Mr. Ltlly's motion 10 read to
postpone until supported by affidavit,
Mr.. Parks warned the council that nc.
lion must be taken on the matter
without necessary delay. He further
stated that heEdid not consider the
afidayitso his clients necessary, but
that they made no claims which thoy
were not prepared to affirm under
oath, and that II the council would
give him ten minutes he fould have
The petition sworn TO. I'd
Mr.. Lilly declared himself strong.
W as being Of the opinion that the
petitioners were actuatod by no mo-
tive whatever other than spite, and
that the council should require that
| they support their charges by making
lnigiaayit. The motion Of Mr.. Lilly as
amended by Mr.. Raymond was then
carried, and after a short interval,
Mr. Parks presented the petition duly
sworn to. The petition was read by
the9clerk. " III.
MI. Raymond moved that the peti!
ton be ordered filed, and thai. a spe.
cjal meeting be called for Its consid.
Grafton, next Tuesday night at3{7::30.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-20
al I'd y Ps,,ees Companion

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-20
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

q. Z Il y lac. H .
To the creditors of Zebulun NJ. Burns,
deceased:
In pursuance Of a decree OF the
Circuit Court of the county OF Ma.
rion, made in a cause therein pend.
ing, to subject the real estate of the
said decedent to the payment Of his
debts, you are required to present
your claims against the estate Of the
said decedert for, adjudication to T..
N. Parks, commissioner, at his Office
in the said county, on or before the
21st day OF January next, 1905.
Witness, R. B. Parrish, Clerk OF
said Court, this 10th day of Deem;
Der, 1904.
R. B, PARRISH, Clerk.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-20
-Il3s3 r 2, n
A Burdette Story.

Bob Burdette, the preacher hu:
morlst Of Los Angeles, tells a story IItof
a rich contractor from tie East who
was sojourning In California, and who
had treat difficulty In twisting the
s. anish names Of places around his
Hibernian tongue. In speaking Of
San Jose, Mojaye, Vallejo and other
towns which he had visited, q he gave
~ liberal pronunciation, instead OF
sounding the Spanish . like b, MI.
Burdette attempted to explain, .4but
was interrupted by the Irfsiimaii.
who exclaimed, explosively: s55.,;s59
g have a fine climate out here,
az; and sye have flowers and fruit galore;,,
but damn the country, say 4 where
heyspell hickory with a ~ 1t
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-20
THE INTERMEDIATE COURT.

We have puTposely refrained from
saving anything concerning the bill
for the abolition Of the intermediate
court It is not question Of as
great Importance us some people
would seem to think. Public opin.
ion is divided on 1t without regard to
politics, some thinking it would be
a good thing TO abolish the court,
while others maintain that the rapid
growth Of the city and the Increasing
amount Of business beforethe tribunals
OF Justice warrant IFS retention. The
members of the bar, We are informed,
are almost unanimously in favor Of
retaining the court. 1t is true Judge
Mason.s circuit has been reduced by
dropping Harrison county until now It
contains but two. Marion and Mon.
onsalia, but, say the advocates for
the maintenance Of the court, Marion
county alone has nearly thirty.fve
thousand people and with the increase
of mines, mills, factories and rail.
roads, the number OF cases for dis.
position by the courts will greatly
increase. From the sole point Of
economy It might be wise to abolish
1t but there are number of other
very weishty reasons why 1t should
be retained. Our prediction is that
the bill will die in the committee
room, although we may. be mistaken.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-20
PRETTY
BECOMES, VICTIM Of UNKNOWN
ITALIAN THIS NORM G.
II BOTH ARE DEAD.
(By Publishers, Press y. !

BUFFALO, jan 1s.-Mary5 Kieff, sof
54L-.ockport, a pretty blonde, 10 years
old. was shot in the heart and Killed
this morning in the Pearl Hotel. on
Commercial street. The man who
shot her committed suicide. He Is
IN unknown Italian.
His death occurred before that OF
bis victim. The girl lived 4 several
minutes after being shot. "A MI 4;
4 AS soon as she fell, the Italian sent
a bullet into his own brain, dying ial:
most instantly. Il I
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-20
.The Senate

The president announced the APP
poIntment of Messrs. Thorn, Forman
and Swisher as the committee on ap.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-20

lconsInlsa som EIrss saas.ll

US3tAW JILL aisi iii
Continued rom First PAGE,
iSast ordinary course ii mad 5adis
!ciafy;
I iirs Regsr. i. Ess 1o2, to q:
amend The law atingg 10 the sale 81,
opium, cocaine and other poisonous
drugs. Judiciary. .sl5s
BY Mr.. Evans, H. 3. No. 51oS, to Sesg,
tahlishS d criminal court in the county
OF! Alingo. 81 81, II (, a3&3;.s iiif;S
By Mr.. Warman, H. 4 B. No. I04, to
amend the law$relating to the com.
Spensation Of county commissioners.
Judiciary. AZ J. b
81 Also II. ! B. No. 1O5. amending the
Law relating to the keeping Of ac:
counts by county clerks, Judiciary.
By Mr.. Riley, H. B, No. i1os, to
amend the school law so as to pro.
vide higher salaries for teachers and
longer terms of school. Education. &
Also H. B. No. ITO, to provide free
text books for pupils in the free
schools: Education. ii; 4
3 By Mr.. Hutsler, H.. B. No. II i, to
amend tile wIrelating to marriages,
births and deaths. Judiciary. Ell
t.al d Z
Also H. B. No. 112, extending the
'timefin which district and sale may
be made for taxes. Taxation and
finance. /
BY Mr.. Cavendish. H. B. No. 113, 10
establish the independent school dis,
trict Of huntsville, Braxton county.
Education.
/ BY Mr.. Kittle, H. B. No. ia. to
amend the charter of Philippi. Coun.
ties and municipal corporations.
E BY Mr.. Davis. II. B. No. liz, to Fex
empt pensioners Of the civil war from
the payment Of capltatlon taxes. Tax
alton and finance.
BY Mr.! Gallagher, H. B.. No. 116, 10
extend the time in2which distraint
and sale may be made for taxes. Tax
alton and finance,
By Mr.. Wood, of Hardy. H. B. No.
H. to provide for removing trees,
brush and otller constructions from
streams in Hardy, Grant and Pendle.
ton counties. Roads and internal
navigation.
BY Mr.. Seaman, H. B. lis, TO amend
the law relating to tiduciaries. Ju;
dietary.
By Mr.. Naylor, II. b.. No. 119, 10
amend the law relating to jllries jill.
dietary.
BY Mr.. Maxwell, Of Harrison, H B.
No. 100, TO provide for the public
safety from the production and trans
portation Of natural gas. Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Mccamic, H. B. No! 121, TO
amend the law relating ito the juris;
diction OF Justices. Judiciary. vi
Also II. 3. No. 122, to amend the
law relating 10 the pay. Of jurors. Ju,
dietary. 81
Also H. B. No 123,s to define, the
jurisdiction Of justices Of the peace
and providing penalties for the viola.
ton thereof. Judiciary.
r y. - a4.. I. .
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-20

IRE q pE ING TEaNis no
SEMI " ID IN INTER-
" II coLLEGtA NE CONTESTS.

IS rrgrner o. Wood county Rose, az
Manning on Ilutch inson. of Rstiaieh
count Mars6, Of Richie county;
}Priiehard of Fairmont and Ratnagp,
5 Of E y with Greene Of Rhode
Island, sand Grow. Of III sylsania, fos
i ,'sIti r compose the Two leains
Sl;fl VIII represent N. u. in tho
coming intercollegiate debate villa
g: 8 Y and Ws u. il. 'rhc teanis
were chosen at the final preliminary
contest which vas held ms il. q. a
hall lhft Monday night. SAYS the Post.
The question then @asSths same ID
sthat@whtch will be debated In tie IN.
Stt,erresollesiate contests, Wiz: sResolsni
that the tendency on The III S to- raI,,
Idly Increase her navy Should be con.
I demned " n N win have the
affirmative against o. 1. srI. In Nor
gantown on either February q Or
March 3, while IA n ittsbprs on the
same evening the other tenn defend
the negative against w III, II G n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-20
5circcu.ltSco5uFt


nj Circuit Court. &
Hayes Nj Donald, defendant In NE
ease of8 the State ys Hugh Mcdonald.
for or y urslary, was nteneed 10 iie.
;penitentiaryy for one year 3
I, Frank P1llce Tor TIL killins Of
Francis oi5 Mataso was sentenced 10
three years III the penitentiary
In the cause 81 sBenJ Il. samage tria.
toe, ys. Charles IA AIcfntlre, 81 al. ma
counsel for defend ant teniurret % A
The e plaintiff IN ana zach cpants
thereof, s3 ~
IN the ease Standard SANITARY
Misunderstanding c6inpaii pelaniei
58L iYost and aasbush. debi
ltLe$ Defendants demarrer 20 the dec
laration$ofs tho plant u here osore DO
tered at rules was argued and CON
sssideFed BY The eotiFt me court sass
tained tie demurrer Mnereupon ttis
Splalntiff amenaed the dselasa alton.
Neither e;plaihtiifS nor Tie deientl
antsreqalrings Jury court lfeard
the evidence and The argument OF
the eo,insel lie court fotnd after
all credits, payments and set;oirs
were allowed there was oying 10 flte
plaintlf, Sly undred and fifteen dol.
lars and 3thlfty .ilne cents
Hugh ia dams for the manslaushter
Of atra. Leila allnor was sentenced
jtogthe penlten larry Tor three years
|5iastt Friday. I',l