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, 1905-10-18
"Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer

ssFewer Gallons; Wears Longer
The secret is out and Wildwood can
go on living just as if the riddle had
never been asked.
No it can't, either. Wildwood is not
going to be what it was before. Its
houses are going to be brighter; its peo-
pie a little more prosperous-they are
going to have some of their money left
to buy other things with.
The answer to the riddle is this: you
can paint a building with fewer gallons
of Devoe Lead and Zinc paint than
with mixed paints, and 1t will veal
several times as long as a building
painted with lead and oil mixed by
hand.
There's proof abundant of it all ovel
the United States. There will soon be
proof abundant of it in Wildwood.
What will people do with the rest o.
their money?
, 1905-10-18

II oOthiS az ttiouSh ltOoi NhSNh
Yenney can sell real estate in nice
weather as well as rainy weather. On
Monday he sold over SO, 900 worth in
about two hours to prospective builders.
w. H. Jones, of New York, who
recently bought the Felter cottage on
Hand avenue, will Don commence
improvements on his property.
Cottage, nearly new, for sale. Price,
1925. A rare bargain for any II TO
move on their own lot. Apply only to
William H. Bright, Holly Beach, NJ.
Mrs. John F. Mawley spent Sunday
in Holly Beach.
Real Estate Agent Yenney made a
business trip to Jenkintown, German
town and Berwyn last week.
Miss Bessie Mytinger left Saturday
for a two weeks stay with friends in
New York.
Charles Bentz and wife spent Sun
udy III tuciI CottaBc VII wv oiohuN
venue
For Rent-Small cottage, also base
ment, furnished, on Burk venue
Apply to E. Yenney, Burk
Burnette Dowler has accepted a posi-
ton in the Vineland Grape Juice
factory at Vineland.
f. Yenney has bought the lot adj
joining his residence on Burk avenue
and is erecting a store house and barn
on the e a of it.
Misses Anna Barker and Sarah Har-
ker are on a vacation trip to Philadel-
phia. Harry Anderson is taking Miss
Barker's place in the post office.
Lancer cottage for sale on Montgom-
cry avenue, Holly Beach. Apply to
w. II. Bright.
Albert Carlson and Albert Anderson
have left for Atlantic City, where they
will fish for weak fish.
Mrs. Henry Ludlam and son return
ed home last Thursday evening from a
visit to Philadelphia.
Plumber M. l.. Johnson made a trip
to the city yesterday.
Councilman and Mrs. Somers Bar
nett and daughter have returned from
a trip to Washington, D.. c.
Joseph Taylor, of Philadelphia, was
here Tuesday and settled OF two lots
with agent Yenney.
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Pleasant Social Time.

Bent on pleasure the Five Mile
Beach Alumni Association and some
friends met at the home of Miss Anna
Barker on Burk avenue last Thursday
evening. The rooms were very p~rettily
decorated with the association colors,
long strings of colored paper being
fastened in the centre of the ceiling and
running to the corners and large
punches being clustered in convenient
places.
AS soon as the guests arrived the fun
began and reigned supreme until e
midnight, all the latest popular games
being played, after which the guests
were invited to the dining room where
a tempting repast had been prepared
for them by the genial hostess.
Those present were: Misses Lena
Hewitt, BrooXxie Hewitt, Media Nc
Ginley, Lizzie Mckinley, Eva Wash
burn, Lena Washburn, Sarah Harker,
Mabel Campbell, Florence Barnett,
Hester Forcum, Lizzie Forcum, Carrie
Forcum, Amy Anderson Adelaide
Stanton, May Stanton, and Mrs. Hous-
man; Messrs. John Hilton, Forrest Long
Raymond Vincent, Harry Andersen,
Percy Taylor, Elmer Straup, George
Patton, Charles Page, Walter Ludlam
and Brunette Dowler.
, 1905-10-18
Fire Company Elects Officers

The Wildwood Fire Company held a
meeting last night and elected officers.
President r. w. Ryan, who has served
in that capacity eversincethe company
was organized, if we mistakenot, desir-
ed to be relieved of the office, and the
vice president, Clarence G. Eldredge,
was elected president. John Bright
was elected vice president; Stanley
Kalbach, secretary; Frank Sheppatd,
treasurer. Howard G. Buck, e. G.
Slaughter and Jed Dubois were elected
as the executive committee. All these
officers are to serve one year. w. H.
Washburn was reelected chief subject
to ratification by the borough Council.
The secretary was directed to see if
the telephone company wouldn't put a
telephone in the chiefs residence.
, 1905-10-18
Meeting

The annual meeting ofthe Cape May
County Board of Agriculture will he
held at Cold Spring, N. j., Thursday,
October Goth, in the Grange Hall i'll
cooperation with the Cold Spring
Grange. All interested in agricultural
matters are cordially welcome. The
program will be printed next week.
, 1905-10-18
WILDWOOD NEWS in
SHORT PARAGRAPHS
Work Commenced on New Hotel.
A Good Showing of the
Building Association
NOTES OF REAL INTEREST

The cement blocks for the founda-
ton of Mrs. Sarah Clarke's big new
hotel on Cedar avenue are on the
ground and the excavations for the
building has been commenced by Con-
tractors Saul and Ingersoll. The hotel
will contain seventy rooms and be five
stories high, the highest building on
the island it is said. There will be
sixty bed rooms. The new hotel will
be located right next to the cottage
known as the Stewart property, which
Mrs. Clarke bought sometime ago.
The local building association at
Wildwood made 81 per cent. during
the past year. AS will be seen in the
advertising columns the annual meet
ing will be held on Friday evening,
October 81, when the sixth series will
be opened. A good way to save money
and at the same time profit by a good
investment is to take shares in this
association and begin to make monthly
payments at once.
Robinson & Hand, practical house
painters, Angiesea, n. j. Best mate
rails and workmanship guaranteed
Excise Commissioner Joseph G..
Kolb, of Camden, and wife, have been
down for the past few days. MI. Kolb
has engaged the Seaboard Artificial
Stone Company to lay cement walks
in their yard and also to erect q con-
crete fence about their cottage at the
corner of Cedar and Park
The cottage will also be enlarged by
the addition ofseveral rooms, for which
Charles A. Norton has the contract.
Rev. n. d. McComas, of the Phila-
delphia NJ. E. Conference, was a guest
of G. H. Meeker over Sunday, remain
ing until the following Wednesday.
1t was his first visit to Wildwood and
he was amazed at its wonderful beauty
and the progression that he witnessed
on every hand.
For Sale-Three lots at Magnolia and
Park avenues, cheap. o. S. Camp,
2l31 Grange street, Germantown, Phil
adelphia.
Allen r. Shinn, eX-Sheriff of Cum
berland county, and now in charge of
number of farms at Rio Grande, was
in Wildwood on business last Friday,
accompanied by Postmaster David E.
Golf, of Rio Grande.
Assessor w. H. Washburn, who sold
his new house on Pine avenue, has
bought the adjoining lot of Joseph N.
Tomlinson, of Vineland, and will COM
mence the erection of another hand
some cottage right soon.
Why freeze this winter? Warm and
comfortable apartments in the new
West Side, now going up, corner Park
and Maple avenues. Ask John n.
Reeve. n
H. Freeman Douglass, of Burleigh,
recently cut a watermelon weighing SO
pounds. While entertaining some
friends from Cape May City on Sunday
last he also picked a quart of ripe
strawberries.
, 1905-10-18
NOTICE

Vanaman has removed from his place
of business to Cedar avenue, known as
the Tower Villa Cafe, and is now
known as the Majestic Cafe.
w. H. VANAMAN,
Proprietor.
, 1905-10-18

number of passengers.
Barber Chas. A. McWilliams is build
ing an addition to his residence OF
Atlantic avenue.
H. L. Sparklin is having an addition
built to the rear of his cottage at the
corner of Cedar and Atlantic n
Cottage, nearly new, for sale. Price,
1925. A rare bargain for any one to
move on their OWE lot. Apply only to
William H. Bright, Holly Beach, N. J..
New Hecker's Buckwheat and loose
buckwheat. at r. w. Ryan's Bazaar. \
G. H. Meeker is having his large
Glenwood venue boarding house en-
larged and when the alterations are
completed the house will contain e
eral additional rooms. G. j. Scully is
the contractor in charge.
Paul Allen, who is working in Cam
den, spent Sunday with his parents
here.
For Sale-36 inch Novelty heater,
nearly new. Carl l.. Siebert, Pine
avenue. t
Mrs. Rosa Siglinger is in Philadel-
phia for two weeks visiting relatives
and friends.
Howard Baker, a student at Banks
Business College, was home over Sun
day.
For Sale-Two lots in North Wild
wood, Nos. 5 and 7, block 1874, on Goth
street, three blocks from the new ocean
pier. Price, $3.50 each. Apply to E. S.
Culver, Holly Beach, N. J. \
John J. McNutt, an electrician from
Atlantic City, with his wife, has
moved into the basement of the Gray
apartments.
Miss Ethel Wilmot, of Salem, who
teaches school at Daretown, was a
Wildwood visitor last Saturday.
Read Mr.. Breck's real estate adver-
tisement in the Holly Beach new
column. n
Oliver PIERCE, of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday in Wildwood.
Frank Pullinger, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with his family here.
Norman Ryan spent Sunday with
his parents here from George School.
Don't forget the dance at Hotel
HGtna every Wednesday evening. Good
music.
Beach Council will give a set-out to
it's members after the meeting next Fri
day night.
Miss Ida Godfrey returned on Sun
day after spending a weeks vacation
at her home in Swainton.
Miss Laura Taylor, of Camden,
formerly of Wildwood, spent Sunday
here.
Samuel E. Moore is on a business
trip to California.
The Idlewild, on Pine avenue, owned
by M. j. Halford, is receiving a fine
coat of paint.
Mrs. Robert j. Fisher, wife of a
prominent Washington, d. c., attor-
ney, died last Sunday night from
Brights disease, after an illness of two
years. Mrs. Fisher was a sister to Mrs.
George H. Kittams, and was known to
many Wildwood people.
Arrivals at the Seacrest the past week
have been A. H. Gselln, East Orange;
IL. S. Scull, Atlantic City; J.. Daven-
port, E. X. Graham, Charles Nc
Stocker, Horace DeWolf, Miss [. Gonz-
alley, H. F. Ries, w. B. Mitchell, Lou
is Sickler, Ed. T. Heintz and wife,
James Mugford, VIM. b. Jeater, Phil
adelphia; Joseph F. Cronin, Harris
burg, Pa; l.. J. Swain, Swainton;
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. B. laval, Oak
Lane, Pa; Stephen Thurber, w. V.
Silver, Camden; A. M. Kendall, j. F.
Reardon, Millville.
w. H. Allen has moved his shoe
shop from Maple N to a store I'M
der Edgeton Inn.
Rev. Samuel Ward, pastor of st.
Simeon's-by-the-Sea P. E. church,
moved his family this week into the
cottage on Maple avenue, just pur-
chased of the Misses Ward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-29
More DomeStics
Cheap

ias sent out invitations to the various
Inions and several acceptances have
been received. 1t is possible that Mus
,atine and other outside cities may
lecide to participate.
That sass price on dress skirts up
20 SO should command your immediate
attention. Silk. brilliantine. cheyiot.
Melton. panama. broadcloth. all $3.SS.
Think it over. Your choice for $3.SS,
at McCabe's.
Afternoon excursion to Muscatine on
,arge steamer J. S. Saturday and Sun
day, July % and 80. Leave $50 p. m.
arrive at Muscatine $3.50 p. m. Leave
Muscatine p. m, arrive Rock Island
10 p. m. Fare only 80 cents round
trip.
Optics. Don't buy glasses unless you
need them; but find out whether YOU
should have them or not. No one but
an expert can tell. and it costs you
nothing TO be certain. McCabe's eye
specialist. DR.. Myers. will tell YOU all
about your eyes. All it costs is your
time
The safest. the biggest. the most
beautiful and convenient pleasure spot
in the vicinity of the tri-cities-Black
Hawks Watch Tower. Take the
children and spend the day there. and
don't forget TO stay for the moving pic
ture show in the evening Complete
change of films each week.
You are invited to attend the annual
thanksgiving services of Black Hawk
lodge. No. 43. L. B. F., and Nakomis
temple. No. 81. S. NJ T.. Sunday after
noon at o'clock. al Rev d. W.
Browns church. Fifth avenue and
Thirteenth street. An excellent pro
gram will be rendered. w. c. Buckney,
w NJ; w. A. Stewart. secretary; c. B.
Walkup, master of ceremonies
John Frederick Nystrom died at his
home, 1l14 Thirty-eighth street. yester-
day Death followed an illness of 10
months. He was born in Sweden Oct.
q. 1926, and came to America in 1869,
settling in GeneseO. where he farmed.
Later he removed 10 Rock Island. and
has been employed as Waterman. He
was a member of the Swedish Lutheran
church. He is survived by his widow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-29

the Tower Fridays are becoming NOR,
popular each week.
When you go on your vacation &c
your fishing tackle at Rock Islano
Hardware company.
The new fall patterns in furniture.
carpets and rugs are arriving daily at
Clemann & Salzmann's
Harris & Hess will have scores O:
good things for Sunday dinner at
greatly reduced prices tonight.
Large shipment of furniture, carpets
rugs and mattings are being received
daily at Clemann & SalZmanns.
They laugh best who laugh with the
thousands that go 10 the Tower, the tTi-
city's most popular pleasure resort.
Parasol bargains at McCabe's For
mer price up to $3.50. beginning Mon
day, "a and 20 cents. Good picking.
Attend the picnic given by the Brew
ers' Union No. 80. at Huber's garden
Saturday night. Everybody invited.
No marked change has been noted in
Mrs Stuart Harper's condition. Unless
complications set in, her recovery is
expected.
The Paragon. A machine that will
actually wash clothes and not tear
them TO pieces. Rock Island Hardware
company.
complete change of moving pic
lures, beginning tomorrow evening and
continuing every evening next week.
Don't miss them.
We have the largest assortment of
planes. saws and levels in the three
cities. Let US show you. Rock Island
Hardware company.
Mrs. Caroline Schmid. who has been
undergoing medical treatment at Mus
catine. has returned to her home. S07
Second avenue, much improved.
Expert manicuring, shampooing and
thorough treatment of the hair and
scalp given by Mrs. Sol Levi, 1876 Sew
enteenth street. Old phone, west SO.
cleanup of wash goods up to Is
cents for . cents a yard, and up to As
cents for 10 cents yard are the rec
ord prices which begin Monday at Nc
Cabe's.
No rowdyism, no intoxicants allowed
on the grounds al the rover rake
your baskets and make day of il. en-
joying the moving picture show in the
evening.
Special musical numbers at the First
Methodist church tomorrow evening
will be SchiIler's "Harki Ny Soul" a
trio from -Belshazzar" and Lloyd's
tie Deum," by a quartet.
Steamer OttumWa Belle and barge
will take you TO Suburban Park every
hour Sunday. July 30 and Monday
July 81, 10 the Eagles picnic and to-
hear Chiaffarelli's band. Fare cents
The committee in charge OF the ar
rangemenIs for the Labor day celebra
ton of the tri-cities 10 be held this
year under the auspices Of the Daven-
port organizations at Suburban Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-29
"REMINISCENCES OF ROCK ISLAND
THE NEWSPAPERS.

Turns closely. While the newspaper
man of years past would accept goods
in exchange for the space he had TO
sell, the successful business manager
of today demands cash.
News Service.
The news of the country at one time
r;Ss'essn by telegraph. Then came the
plates, which continued to be used I'M
der improved conditions until recent
years. when they were abandoned by
the better newspapers. Now the news
of the world is again furnished TO the
Rock Island papers by telegraph.
The demand for speed in the com
posing room has eliminated a large
number of the capital letters, small
capitals ana italics. which formerly
adorned the pages. and these styles are
still marks of interest TO the oId-time
editor. who may now be found coca
sionally on weekly paper, adhering
to the customs of bygone days
Local SevSpaPerdOm.
The history of newspaperdom in
Rock Island dates back to 1899, when
Henry c. McGrew began the pubHca-
ton OF the Rock Island Banner and
Stephenson Gazette, which circulated
under his management until 1871. A
record of the life and death of the var
ious papers started before the time of
The Argus and the Union is an index
10 the struggles of the pioneer journal
ism of Rock Island county.
In 1910 the Upper Misissippian APP
Four years Harmonic. Reynolds bought
The paper and changed the name to the
Upper Mississippian and Rock Island
Republican. Jonas H. Case later be
came the owner. and the publication
was suspended in 1S47 A Wing week
" called the Northwestern Advertiser
and later the Rock Island Advertiser
passed through various hands and fl
nally the paper died in 1855.
Argus Established.
Oct. IS. 1851. appeared the first ed
ton of the newspaper that was des-
tined to- come down TO the present as
The Argus. It was then the Rock Isl
and Republican, but democratic in poll
tics, the name having been changed in
1858. ts-pubiication was begun by
Fred s. Nichols and John W Durham.
the latter remaining only six weeks.
In 1852 J. Ii. Danforth, Jr.. who re
manned with the paper practically un-
til 1869, purchased the plant and later
sold a share to Robert Shurley. In
1857 Pershing & Connolly. then pub
fishers Of the Rock Islander. purchased
the Danforth interest. and sold out To
him again in 1859. After 1869. when
Mr.. Danforth sold out. RobertT. Nc
Neal. j. S. Drake. Milton Jones ana
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-29
Thompson's Glove
Fitting CorSetS

A SHARP CONTROVERSY be-
tween the manufacturers OF
corsets brings to light many funny
incidents. Some makers who less
than twelve months ago would. un-
der no circumstances. permit us TO
break their fixed prices on corsets.
and would threaten US with all
sorts Of dire consequences il We
dared. are today asking us TO give
them chance. and Offering TO make
good to US any loss We may sustain
in pushing their special lines in our
own way. Beginning Thursday. the
goth. we. were allowed for one en-
tire week, to sell one style of
Thompson's 81 celebrated Glove Fit
ting Corsets to every customer at
sc each. all sizes. Is TO 80. Just 64c
Nearly every lady knows about the
perfect At OF the genuine Thomp-
son Glove Fitting Corsets, and this
cut price Will introduce them to
every lady who IS not already ac-
quainted with them: "a
uoileIs IoT ....-.......... O-rC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-29
RETURNS TO DUTY
Superintendent Again in Office
Preparing for Year Of
School.
TALKS OF TEACHERS TRIP
Profitable Meeting at Asbury Park of
National Educational Association
Board Meets Aug. 8.

Supt. II. B. Hayden returned yester-
day afternoon from Asbury Park, y. j..
where he attended the convention OF
the National Educational association.
He reports a very successful meeting.
there being several thousand who reg
istered during the week the convention
took place. July 81. Many famous ed
ucatiOnal men spoke before the meet
ings and the final address was made
by President Roosevelt. his subject re
ing Brother Citizenship
On Special Train.
Mr.. Hayden left here in the first
part of the month on a special car for
Chicago with 80 tri-city people AT
Chicago the coach formed one of a
train of seven. such special cars taken
from various points in the north and
west, which ran on special schedule
from there 10 Asbury Park The train
went over the Grand Trunk line as far
as Niagara Falls. in charge of the
travelling passenger agent. Mr.. Bryant,
of the Grand Trunk. and from that
place to the destination over the LIE
high Valley road.
- Time for Scenery.
Time was allowed TO visit places OF
interest along the route. Principal OF
these was the Niagara Falls. where the
party went on a special chartered car
mo famous trip through the gorge.
Mauch Chunk, in Pennsylvania, was
a4so one of the stop-over points. There
ride was taken on the interesting
switchback railway through the ALE
gheny mountains. The cars on the
iaIlway are pulled up steep incline on
the side of a 1.500-foOt mountain and
then run by gravity down a winding
Route for several miles past the preci
pices and ravines, the scenery being
beautiful along the entire route. After
the car reaches the valley from the
first incline another mountain is as
cended and the car winds back along
an equally interesting route to its
destination, which is the point of its
start.
BOnrd Meets Aug. -.
After conclusion of the convention
Supt Hayden visited relatives in Mas
sachusetts. He was in his office at the
high school building again this morn
ing and is ready to give his attention
10 school affairs He reports the next
meeting of the school board for Aug.
<. when the date for the opening OF
the fall term will be decided
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-29
CITY CHAT.
Insure with Mckee.

Insure with Mckee.
lighted-delghted.
Zazaro is there. call for it.
Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For bus or express, Spencer & Trefz.
For bus, baggage. express, call Robb's.
Starrett's fine tools. Rock Island
Hardware company.
Excursion Saturday afternoon to
Muscatine on steamer J. S.
Ice cream and ice cream soda at
Peterson's. 1874 Third avenue.
w. II. Siemon will do your tin work:
1927 Sixth avenue. New phone SAG.
Goldsmith & Mckee have a modern
four room steam heated fiat for rent.
Our clothes wringers do wiring. Try
one. Rock Island Hardware company.
Excursion Sunday afternoon on
steamer ] S. to Museatine, 2:30 p. m
Antitrust tinwaTe, guaranteed five
years. Rock Island Hardware com
pany.
Any patent medicine in the Pru-ri-ta
store at so cents on the dollar. Come
quick
% cents for big basket OF finest
peaches at Harris & Hess cOmpany's
tonight.
The best brand of apple parers on
the market. Rock Island Hardware
company
Step in and see the finest store in the
three cities. Rock Island Hardware
company.
Three days more of the Thompson's
gIove-fitting dollar cOrsets for Ga cents
at McCabe's.
Finest Alberta peaches. big basket
for IS cents al Harris & Hess CON-
pany's. tonight
Petersen's excellent band concerts at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-29

Richardson & Powers were owners re
spectiveIy before the property was
taken by the late J. ". Potter, after
whom the corporation now conducting
the paper is named.
In 1864 the Rock Islander was start
ed by Z. j. Pershing and H C. Con
nelly. Pershing & Connolly purchased
The Argus in the fall of 1857. consoli-
dated the two papers and continued
the publication of the Islander and
Argus until September, 1859.
The Union.
The Rock Island Union was estab-
lished in 1862 by ]. A Kuck. Later
Col. Barucs and Capt Haverstick each
became the owners of the property. o. NJ.
BaTnhart.. DIR. c. TFuesdale. Capt. A. f.
Wells. Capt. James J. Parks. Capt. H.
c. Cleaveland. A A Morey. George NJ.
Luken. w. H. Burdette and H. c. Ash
baugh were all owners in whole or in
part previous TO the time il was ae-
quired by the late Waiter Johnson.
With the Union and The Argus. the
Volks Zeitung has survived the rest
The first German newspaper appeared
in 1856. and two were established after
that. Fifteen years after they had
gone out of existence the VoIks Zeituns
was started Among publications THAI
lived and died after The Argus was
started were the Daily News which
appeared in 1855 and continued only a
few months: the Commercial daily and
weekly. which was in existence only
short time: the Rock Island Register
weekly and tri-weekly. which was es-
tablished in 1859 and lived until 1861;
the Daily Post which survived only
few months: the Rock Island Star. last
ing about GO days; the Republican.
which appeared a few weeks in 1900.
In these long years many men have
been engaged in the business. Careers
have begun and ended. Many anec-
dotes of the early days with reference
to peculiar situations then. seem anus
ing now. and some of these can be re
called by the few left who are familiar
with the publications of that time
Space will not permit of more extended
reference TO them.
H. c. CONNOLLY.