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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-22
Five killed at Mount Holly Springs.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Sept 22.-Five
men were killed and eight others seri
ously injured in collision between a
pay train and a combination passenger
and milk train on the Philadelphia
Harrisburg and Pittsburg branch OF
the Philadelphia and Reading railroad
at Rousfis Curve at Mount Holly
Springs. None of the passengers was
injured. The dead are Ephraim Nc
Cleary, G. j. Shearer, John Hill. Ed
ward LAUGHS and Thomas Marion.
Hill died on the way to the Harrisburg
hospital The other four were killed
outright. Eight were injured. All were
railway employees
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-22

Ing as you thought
you were," he be-
gan with a grin.
you can't expect
me to keep my
contract with you
when you hold up
the work in this
way. Give me
those proofs now
If you've finished
with them"
Proofs! That's
a good bluff you're
giving us. We
o. KID them and
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-22
THE PALERMO SUICIDE.
American Who Jumped From Prinz
Oskar Was Charles Westhafer.

Oskar Was Charles Westhafer.
PALERMO, Sicily, Sept. o. Cards
and documents belonging to the Amer
lean supposed to be William Rens,
who jumped from the Hamburg Ameri-
can line steamer Prinz Oskar, from
Genoa for Naples and New York, as
she was entering the harbor here Mon
day last and was drowned, Indicate
that he was Charles Westhafer of
Cleveland, o.
The documents also seem to Indicate
that be was president of the Mononga-
hela and Lake Erie Coal company. The
man jumped overheard during the din
ner hour. His body has not yet been
recovered, although every effort has
been made.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-22

LOOKING GLOOM N. r. .,,-.,a A..
lily OUT OF THE NC ineu y"
WINDOW. reply:
You wouldn't understand my trou.
bles, kid like you. but it's deucedly
lonely going home night after night to
an empty house, no wife, no baby
nothing but closed rooms and quiet
You see my wife went north a month
ago to visit her folks, and last week
got pass for her return, you know
my brother is railroad man. and
sent It TO her Friday. | thought she
surely would be home last night, but
| didn't even hear from her" And
with sigh In anticipation OF another
dreary evening he picked up his pen
and resumed his interrupted work.
Just at this junct1re the foreman
from the factory stuck his head in at
the door Of the Office and, in a voice
which held in it much Of mystery,
called out:
Send the manager out here, will
you"
Something must have happened.
Some one must be hurt or killed. or
was there a FIRE,
:: :: !: !; !. !. J: !: ]. !" ! aid
or what? The I'll
inquiry passed fthll II
from mouth to At
mouth down the
long once, but the XIV
once boy was not AGl Il
interested. TAX fl
ing a book from
!. !. !. !. !. !" !. !.
behind the tele-
phone exchange,
where he had
hidden II away.
be was soon fol- :" Mx
lowing the ad- S III
ventures Of his =
AGEROUTHERE"
only few
minutes passed until the manager re-
turned. carrying In his hands a pack.
age which he deposited on q TAILS
near the door. then down the length
Of the once be walked. looking Meth
er to the right or left until he paused
behind the absorbed lad.
Harry The book dropped from
the hands Of the frightened yourxstsr
and be booked quickly up and into
the stern lace Of the manager.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-04-03
Some Inside Information

An event of more than ordinary in
terest to local patrons of music anC
the drama, is the engagement of Ray
mond Hitchcock, in Henry w. Sav
ages production of the comic opera
success, The Yankee Consul" to be
seen at the Illinois tomorrow evening
Mr.. Hitchcock will be seen in the role
he played for five months at the Broad
way theatre, New York, and he will
be supported by one of the most capa
BILE companies ever organized, includ
ing such well-known players as Eva
Davenport, Flora Zabelle, Rose Botti
Sally McNeel, Lolita Tavara, Albor;
Parr, Joseph NJ. Ratliff, William Dan
forth, J. E Hazard, a chorus of 70
and an augmented orchestra. always
a prominent feature of all Henry w
Savages productions.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-04-03
Next Club MEETING,

Next Saturday afternoon at the First
Baptist church the regular meeting of
the Moline Woman's club will be held
and the subject of the day will be an
interesting one for the ladies, "'Domes-
tic Science" Mrs. f. w Gould will
have charge of the program. Mrs.
Kate NJ. Gleason, our own efficient do
mestic science teacher, will give talk
on breadmaking and the pupils of the
eighth grade schools will make three
or four simple dishes. Mrs. Emily Nc
Curdy, of the Lewis Institute. Chicago.
will tell how the science is carried on
at the institute of whose faculty she is
a member. Miss Clara Sloan and Mrs.
Arp will play piano duet; Miss Irene
WoOdyatt will sing a number of selec-
tions and Mrs. Charles Skinner will
sing. The club will take up an import
ant matter at Saturdays meeting,
namely that of the request of the asso-
ciated charities to incorporate with the
club.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-04-03
Call it National Club.

The recently organized association
of Arsenal employees met Saturday
evening at the Saratoga hotel and COM
pleted their organization. 1t was vOt-
ed to call the newly formed club the
National Social club. 1t will include
in its membership all the arsenal en-
ployes who desire to join. as well as
their friends and associates, the mem
bership list being open to all men of
good character. Officers were elected
as follows: President, l. Nye; vice
president, J. w Ward; secretary, ".
H. Redding; treasurer. II. A. Clarke;
financial secretary, w. E. Stetson.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-04-03
Increase in Shons.

Car repair shops. the completion of
division terminals and extensive
switching facilities and the use of the
big roundhOuse by all the divisions
centering here are additions which
the officials of the Rock Island road
hope to make to the East Moline plant
during the present year. The manage
ment is eager to further the policy of
Capitalization at the plant here, and it
is largely due to local conditions that
the working out of this policy has been
hampered. The officials have now I'M
der consideration the ordering of the
construction of car repair shops and
the understanding is that the intention
is to add this department during the
year. All this grade of work has been
carried on at the company's shops at
FOrty-seventh street, Chicago but the
shops which will be attempted here
will far exceed the present equipment
in every respect. Graders are already
engaged in preparing the ground for
the network of switch tracks to be
laid at New Shops. 1t is imperative
with the growing business of the road
that the congestion which obstructed
the prompt movement of freight at
Natick and in the yards of the two
cities be obviated. Speedy and effec-
tive relief must be provided before an
other winter rolls around.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-04-03
DAVENPORT DOTS.
Vendors Organize.

At a largely attended meeting held
Saturday evening at Redmen hall, the
Davenport Street Vendors association
was formed NJ. Stone was elected
president of the new organization and
Louis Schiller secretary and treasur-
er. Attorney Isaac Petersberger was
also retained as the legal counsel for
the organization. The principal mat
ter taken up at the meeting was the
proposed ordinance of the Davenport
Retail Grocer's association. in which it
is contemplated to increase the ped
lers license of the city to 800 yea=.
l: is the consensus of opinion of those
present at the meeting that the S25
yearly license now paid by them is in
excess of the average tax paid into the
city treasury by the retail grocers of
the city. 1t was cOntended that this
license paid by them was approximate
ly equivalent to the taxes paid by the
retail grocer upon $4,000 worth of
stock The members of the new as
sociation also resented the assertion
that they sold inferior goods, claiming
that they bought from the same whole
sale firms as the retail grocer did.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-04-03
Savage May Quit TheatricaIs.

New York. April 3.-The fear that
Henry w. Savage. is going to quit the
theatrical business is greatly disturb
ing stage circles. Some seem TO think
he is firing of the game and will give
it up just as soon as he can arrange
his many theatrical ventures to his
satisfaction. Mr. Savage has not been
active in the latter part of this season
principally because of ill-health. He
wore himself out early in the season
by working too hard to make his Eng
Iish production of "ParsifaI" a success
II was TO be the crowning work of his
managerial career. While the prOduc
tiou didn't make money in this city, II
has been turning people away on the
road. That il didn't do well here was
a surprise and not a pleasant one to
Mr.. Savage What has set the thea
trical gossips going now is that he has
made no announcement Of his plans
for the next season. Mr.. Savage's first
venture was in English grand opera,
and he has never had failure since.
Many of his confreres at first attrib-
uted his success to luck. but they were
finally compelled to admit IL was due
solely to hard work and business acu.
men
Rock Island Argus., 1905-04-03

cess, "The Triumph of an Empress, "
in which she will play return engage
ment at the Illinois theatre, matinee
and night Saturday Mildred Hol
lands chortle, her peculiar laugh of
glee, beginning in a little ripple and
rising gradually to full grown laugh,
is one of the rarest of things. Her
raDidity of utterance, her change OF
moods, her smile, and her general
stage department. all promise many
things. In the present performance
she demonstrates that she has abil-
ity, and that she has developed into
one of the best actresses of the pres
ent day. Those who saw her former
work will be prepared for the ripeness
of work, for the fulness of power that
she evinces in this part. She domi-
mates the stage in comedy just as cas-
lily as she does in defamation of the
emotional scenes in the latter portion
of the play.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-04-03
Scheme to Build Houses

p. A. Keller is promoting a new
building scheme by which more houses
could be built in the city. He pro
poses to sell shares to the amount of
$4,000 and then organize a stock com
pany for the purpose of building
houses and selling them on the Install
ment plan or to rent. He agrees to
sell 100 shares at 800 each in the
next so days and in case he is sue
cessful the purchasers of the shares
will meet and organize. After organ.
izatiOn shares will be sold so that
the company can incorporate with a
$4,000 capital Then the company
will commence to build homes which
they will rent or sell on easy pay
ments
Rock Island Argus., 1905-04-03
Tried to Bribe Witnesses.

Some rather sensational testimony
was given Saturday in Justice Halls
court during the trial of Mrs. Ida Good
win on the charge of assault and bat
terry, in which the complaining wit
ness was the fair Cora Eggers. Two
boys who witnessed the trouble be-
tween Mrs Goodwin and Miss Eggers,
testified that they were offered 81 by
the husband of Mrs. Goodwin if they
would go over to Rock Island and re-
main on the other side of the river
until the trial was over. This offer
was made with a view of precludng
them from being present at the trial
and giving testimony against the de-
fendant. After the trial was over JUS
tice Hall stated he had no authority to
take action on the matter but he gave
Mr.. Goodwin a severe reprimanding
for his attempt to bribe the boys from
giving their testimony.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-04-03

Many women long for child to bless
their homes. but because of some de-
bility or displacement of the female
organs they are barren.
preparation for healthy maternity is
accomplished by Lydia E. Pinkham's
vegetable Compound more successfully
than by any other medicine, because it
gives tone and strength to the entire
4emale organism, curing all displace-
mentS, liberation and inflammation.
a woman who is in good physical
condition transmits to her children the
blessings of a good constitution. Is
not that an incentive to prepare for a
healthy maternity?
II expectant mothers would fortify
themselves with Lydia e. Pinkham's
vegetable Compound, which for thirty
years has sustained thousands of
women in this condition, there would
be great deere ase in miscarriages, in
sunering, and in disappointments at
birth.
The following letters to Mrs. Pink
ham demonstrate the power of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound in
such cases.
Mrs. l.. C. Glover, Vice President of
Milwaukee Business Woman's Associa-
ton, of GA Grove Street, Milwaukee,
Wis, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
was married for several years and no
children blessed our home The doctor said
had complication Of female troubles and
could not have any children unless could
be cured For months took his medicines
trying IN vain for a cure, but at last my hus-
oand became disguised and suggested that
Many Women Have Been Benefited by
Rock Island Argus., 1905-04-03
Manean Goes to Burlington.

Harry F. Mangan, for five years
clerk on the Davenport-B Burlington
packet. and for the past 10 years on
the door. or in some other capacity
connected with the Burtis opera house
will leave in about a week for St
Louis, where he will enter the general
Office of the Diamond 10 line company
He was with the Diamond 10 line for
a time last year, and served the Eagle
Packet company part of the year be.
fore. He is with the new White Collar
steamer Columbia for a few days till
he gets his successor fully introduced
Rock Island Argus., 1905-04-03
DR.. LindIeY Cleared.

The trial of DR.. c. T. Lindley before
Lafayette lodge, NJ. B. A, resulted in
DR.. LindIey being acquitted of all the
charges by vote of the lodge. BY the
time the arguments were concluded 1t
was well after midnight. and t-s
crowd in attendance upon the meeting
had been gradually getting smaller as
the hour grew later. The final decis-
ion lay with the lodge, on four separ-
ate propositions that the evidence had
shown DR.. Lindley to be deserving of
expulsion. suspension. fine or repri-
mand. two-thirds vote was needed
To enforce the penalty in any case, and
DR.. Lindley won by large majority.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-04-03
Adding to Factory.

A one-third increase in the capacity
of the Moline Furniture works will be
the result of an addition to the plant
for which ground has already been
broken. 1t will adjoin the present
plant to the south and the front line
ot the new building will be flush with
the property line. The addition is to
be of brick construction, three stories
high, and the ground dimensions are
52XSO. Pierce & Lundquist have the
contract for the brick and stone work
and A. p. Lundquist will do the car
penter work. The ground floor will
be given over to offices and the second
and third floors will be used for stor-
age and packing purposes. The space
now used for Offices will be given over
to factory space
Rock Island Argus., 1905-04-03
BIRTHPLACE is PURCHASED
School at Eagle Harb,or, Mich, in
Hands Knights Pythias.

The transfer of the old schoolhouse
at Eagle Harbor. Mich. famous as the
birthplace of the Knights of Pythias
order, was made last week by the own
er, Thomas z. Parks and wife, OF
Eagle Harbor. to Ire L. Randall. trus-
tee for the Justus II. Rathbone memor-
ial fund Of the order of Knights of Ply
thias. The price was $500. This sale
will peTpetuate Eagle Harbor as the
mecca of members of the order from
all parts of the country. II is the pres
ent plan to preserve the old school
house and erect a monument on the
grounds to the memory OF Rathbone.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-04-03
Ticket Put up in East Moline.

The peoples party of East Moline
held its caucus Friday night and
launched second party ticket in the
coming spring election. Nominees are {:
President of village board, George Sar-
gensOn; village clerk, G. II. DumDeck:
members of the board, Claus Lund-
quist, Adolph Wander Beke and James
Mcdowell; police magistrate, Fred
HoeSli.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-04-03
plans to Get Rich

are often frustrated by sudden break
down, due TO dyspepsia or cOnstipa
ton. Brace up and take DR. Kings
New Life Pills. They take out the ma
terials which are clOgging your ener-
gies, and give you a new start Cure
headache and dizziness, too. At Hartz
& Ullemeyer's drug store; % cents,
guaranteed
Rock Island Argus., 1905-04-03
Transferred to Dixon.

George A. Ward, for several years
past local manager of the American
Express company, today left for Dixon,
H., to which place he has been trans
ferred. The transfer comes at Mr..
Wards own request and while he goes
to a smaller city than Davenport he at
the same time is transferred to more
important agency of the company.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-04-03
New Cure for Cancer.

All surface cancers are now known
to be curable by Bucklin's Arnics
Salve. Jas. Walters, of Dufield. Va
writes: Il had a cancer on my lip
for years. that seemed incurable, till
Bucklin's Arnica Salve cured it. and
now II is perfectly well" Guaranteed
cure for cuts and burns. 25 cents at
Hsrtz & Ullemeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-04-03

house purposes and to elegant office
quarters The present warehouse will
then be given over to shop purposes,
greatly facilitating the growing de
mands made by the trade in ever in.
creasing orders. The present ware,
house was put up only two years ago
and the New Moline" wagon seems
destined to mean a new Moline Wagon
company plant.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-04-03
Plans New Warehouse

Plans are under consideration by
officials of the Moline Wagon com
pany for the erection this summer of
a large addition to the plant. No de-
cision has yet been reached. but there
is talk of erecting a brick building to
face Third avenue on ground imme
diately east of the present Office bulls
ing If plans carry and the building
is erected it Will be devoted to ware
Rock Island Argus., 1905-04-03
MOLINE MENTION.
PAVING eeains Tomorrow.

Tomorrow morning the Tri-City
Construction company will put force
OF men at work on the paving of Mar
ket square and Seventeenth street and
the job will be rushed through TO an
early completion. The Tri-City Con
struction company has contracts for
both the square and street.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-04-03

try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound this did, and improved steadily in
health, and in less than two years beautiful
child came to bless our home. Now we have
something to live for, and all the credit is
due to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound"
Mrs. Mae P. Wharry, Secretary of
the North Shore Oratorical Society,
The Norman, Milwaukee, Wis, writes.
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
I" l was married for five years and gave
birth TO two premature children. Lydia E
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was recon-
mended to me, and am so glad took it. for
it changed me from a weak, nervous woman
to a strong, happy and healthy one within
seven months. Within two years a lovely
little girl was born, which is the pride and
joy of our household. Every day l Dless
the light, health.and happiness it brought to
our home"
If any woman thinks she is sterile,
or has doubts about her ability to carry
a child to a mature birth let her write
to Mrs. Pinkham. Lynn, Mass, whose
advice is free to all expectant or
would-be mothers. She has helped
thousands of women through this anx-
ious period.
Women suffering with irregular or
painful menstruatiOn, leucorrhRa, dis
placement, liberation or inflammation
of the womb, that bearing down feel
ing or ovarian trouble, backache, bloat-
ing or nervous prostration, should re-
member that Lydia Z. Pinkhams Vege-
table Compound holds the record for
the greatest number of actual cures
of woman's ills, and accept no substi-
tute.
Mrs. PInkham's Advice and Medicine.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-04-03
Holland Enhancement.

Mildred Holland who is now ac-
knowledged as one of the best actress
es on the American stage, has a rare
faculty of comedy and vivacity which
she demonstrates in the enacting of
Catherine the Great, in her latest sue
Rock Island Argus., 1905-04-03
A Tried and True Friend.

One Minute Cough Cure contains not
an atom of any harmful drug, and il
has been curing coughs. colds, Group
and whooping cough so long that it has
proved itself 10 be a tried and true
friend TO many who use it. Sold by
all druggists.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-04-03
Railroad Jack Toniuht.

A familiar comedy and a series of
novelties will be the bill offered at the
Illinois tonight when Railroad Jack
and his company of comedians will
hold the boards. The play is of the
farce comedy order and is brimful of
new songs, dances and speciaties. Spe-
ciaI scenery and all mechanical effects
are carried by the company.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-04-03
BUNS Fine Home.

AIderman-at-Large Charles Schick
has secured title to the old Rothschild
home on West Third street near Scott,
by purchase for the sum of $1,000 in
cash.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-04-03
THE THEATRE.
illinois Bookings.

April 3-New Railroad Jack.
April 4-"Yankee Consul"
April >, 6 and 7-"Egypta."
April S-Mildred Holland.
April 9-Fabio-Romanio.
April 10 and week-Jack Bessey
Stock company.
April 22--Hi@ I1fghness the Bey.
April "a and week-Guy Hickman
company.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-04-03

Many Women Have Been Benefited hrs PkhamS
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-11-24

Disease Of Grain Renedied by Treat
ment with Formaldehyde
Spray.

Diseased seed oats are now medl-
Gated while passing through elevators,
. number OF the grain elevators of
Indiana having been equipped for the
purpose. The peculiar aiiment to
which oats are most susceptible IL
known as smut" and unless treated,
such oats produce very inferior crops.
However. the disease. can be cured
quite easily, and the medieament Il
simply formaldehyde. that much
abused germicide.
TO treat the oats veritable drop or
chute about three feet square and ~
to so feet high. Is prepared. on the
inside OF which are placed shelves or
defectors slipping downward, alternat-
ing on opposite sides from top to bot
tom. As the grain drops from the
top It is thrown from side to side BY
the defiectors and thus thoroughly
mixed.
BY means OF small steam pump
the fcrmaldehyde Is then thrown. in
the form of fine spray. against the
falling grain near the top of the drop.
BY the time the grain reaches the bot
tow 1t Is thoroughly moistened. being
allowed to remain In this condition
for several hours. after which II Is
run through the drop a second time
with blast of cold air replacing the
stream OF formaidehyde spray, by
which Il Is thoroughly dried.