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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-21
DELEGATES ENTERTAINED
United Spanish War Veterans Return
ed Home Highly Pleased.

The Illinois members of the United
spanish War Veterans were the most
perfectly satisfied visitors who ever
visited Rock Island. This is a state
nent made on good authority. and it
can not be questioned that the dele
gates were royalty entertained in the
short time that they were in the city.
Saturday afternoon at the close of the
convention the delegates paid visit
20 the arsenal shops In the evening a
large company went to the Watch Tow
er, and the members, especially from
Chicago, said that that the Tower with
its attractions eXcelled Chicagos best.
The last delegates left at 11:30 o'clock
last evening for their homes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-21
HAD CRUEL WIFE
William Page Says She Threat.
ened to Poison
Him.
is ASKING FOR A DIVORCE
Mrs. Winifred Farquhar of Moline
Charges Husband With Cruelty
Other Suits.

Wishing to be separated forever
from wife who assaults him with a
| club and throws spittOons and threat.
ems his life, William Page of Moline
| has commenced suit for divorce
against Bertha Page.
Besides alleging the above mention
ed assaults he says in his bill that on
July Is, 1904, she attacked him with a
| fiat iron. At various times she has
threatened TO poison him. According
TO the allegations, he asserts that
while he was at work she would leave
the home and 90 TO saloons and wine
rooms and drink with other men. com
ing home in an intoxicated condition
He further charges that she gave her
self over to adulterous practices in St
Louis. Sept. Is, 1903.
The parties of this suit were married
in Rock Island, April 5 1902. and lived
together until Aug. Is. 1904. p. R. Ingel-
son it attorney for the complainant.
Wife Charges Cruelty.
Mrs. Winifred Farquhar, of Moline.
who was granted separate maintenance
in the circuit court from Carl y. Farqu
har several months ago. las brought
suit now for divorce.
She charges the defendant with habi
tual drunkenness. his habits being
such that she was compelled TO leave
him October l. 1902, remaining away
from him until March l. 1903, when she
returned upon a promise from him to
refrain from former practices. Suisse
quentIy he deserted her and her child
rem. after being guilty of extreme cru
city. according TO her allegations. She
asks the custody of two children, aged
6 and years. They were married
Feb. 5. 1898. and lived together until
May 9. 1904 Searle * Marshall are
attorneys for the complainant.
Davis ~. Davis.
Mrs. Mary J. Davis has commenced
suit for divorce against her husband
Gordon L. Davis, charging deseruon
She asks for the custody Of their chic
rem. aged u. 10 and years. The par
ties were married March 10. 1892 in Sa
wanna. Ill. and lived together until
Aug l. 1903. II. NJ. Schriver is attOr-
ncy for the complainant.
Mason W. Mason.
Charging desertiOn Mrs. Mary Ma
son, of Carbon Cliff, brings suit
against her husband, Ralph Mason.
they were married Dec. II, 1902, and
separated in February. 1903. Lucian
is attorney for the complainant
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-21
Grave TrouhIe Foreseen.

1t needs but little foresight, TO tell,
that when your stomach and liver are
badly affected, grave trouble is ahead,
unless you take the proper medicine
for your disease. as Mrs. John A.
Young, of Clay, y. Y. did. She says:
4 had neuralgia Of the liver and stom
ach. my heart was weakened, and /
could not eat / was very bad for a
long time. but in Electric Bitters,
found just what I needed, for they
quickly relieved and cured me- Best
medicine for weak women. Sold under
guarantee by Hartz d Unemeyer, drug
gists, at Soc bottle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-21
PERSONAL POINTS.

| W. B. Myers, of Ottawa, was in the
city yesterday.
DR.. Emily Wright is in Ohio for a
three weeks vacation.
Edwin c. Dice. of Aledo, court re
porter. is in the city today
Dr. and Mrs. G. L. Eyster returned
Saturday night from the east.
Miss Carrie McBurnette has gone to
Chicago to attend the milliners' con
yention.
T c. Nutter and family leave so
night for Rock Falls, where they make
| their future home.
Miss Fannie Divers left Saturday
night for a trip TO Portland. Ore, and
San Francisco. Cal
John Witwer departed this morning
for Portland. He was accompanied by
his son, who will spend some time Wis.
iting at Logan, Utah.
Miss Leaf Dickey, sister of Guy
Dickey. the former Rock Island first
baseman, is here from Chicago, the
guest of Mrs. L. G. Eddy.
H. H. Treffer. of this city. arrived in
Dover, Eng, Aug. :, and IS expected
to be in Paris, Aug. II, according to
information received here.
Miss S. Hofsten, of Philadelphia.
who has been visiting with her broth
er Rev. c. E. HOffsten. and family,
leaves tomorrow for Chicago.
Miss Fay Madeira. who has been
with the Richard earle Comedy com
pany in Chicago the past summer sea
son. is in the city visiting her aunt,
Mrs. o. NJ Cloudas.
J. c. and J. J. Fuchs, of the firm of
Fuchs Bros. and T. p. Latin returned
yesterday after a weeks fishing trip TO
New Boston. They brought back a
hundredweight or so of the game varie-
ties to prove their prowess to their
friends.
Miss Caroline McCandless, who has
been visiting at the home of her broth
er. DR.. a. H. McCandless. for two
weeks, departs this evening for her
home in Riverside, Cal. where she is
employed as instructress in a school
for Indians.
NJ. A. Patterson, of Chicago; H. p.
Greenough, of Cedar Rapids. and E. c.
Cofey, commercial agent at Peoria. all
OF the Rock Island; and F. w. Rock
well. of the c., p. & St. l.. at St. Louis.
are in the city. They are here to at
tend the funeral of Henry B. Sudlow.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Martin and family
We're in the city today arranging for
permanent removal TO Denver for
which city they depart this evening.
Mr.. Martin, who for several years has
been operator for the Burlington here,
now holds a similar position with the
same line at the Colorado capital.
L. L. Mcdonald, general secretary of
the y. NJ. c. A, returns tonight from
his home at Charleston. IL. where he
spent a part of his vacation at home.
Mr.. McDonald's resignation as secre-
tary of the Y. NJ. c. A. takes effect
Sept. 1, but he will remain until the
middle of the month to give the direct
ors an opportunity to chose his sue
cessor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-21

A wonderful tonic for the sick and
afflicted. Get strength, health and hap
piness by using HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea this month. 4 bracing
family medicine. 35c. Tea or Tablets.
T. H Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-21

All the news all the tine-THE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-21
eDW. BUTLER WILL RECOVER
Man Who Fell from ScaffoId Suffered
Broken Ankle.

Edward Butler, one of the two men
who was injured at the Lincoln school
building in Moline Saturday, was not
hurt as seriously as was reported. On
examination at the hospital it was
found that his injuries consisted of a
fracture of the bones of his ankle, and
severe bruises. He will recover Otto
Ebeling. the other workman who fell So
feet when the scaffold gave way inside
The chimney. was not injured aside
from severe bruises.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-21
County Court Tomorrow.

Attorneys having business in county
court that must be disposed of before
the return of Judge Parmenter will
have the opportunity tomorrow, when
Judge Chesley, of Henry county, will
preside for a day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-21
Pleasantly Effective.

Never in the way, no trouble to
carry, easy to take. pleasant and never
failing in results are DeWitt's Little
Early Risers- These famous little
pills are certain guarantee against
headache. billiousness. torpid liver and
all of the ills resulting from cons1-
patton. They tonic and strengthen the
liver. Cure Jaundice. Sold b. ali
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-21
Dangerous and Uncertain.

For sunburn, letter and all skin and
scalp diseases, DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve has no equal 1t is a certain
cure for blind, bleeding. itching and
protruding piles. 1t will draw the fire
out Of burn and heal without a scar
Boils, old sores, carbuncles, etc, are
quickly cured by the use of the genu.
inc DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Ac-
cept no substitute as they are often
dangerous and uncertain. Sold by all
druggists.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-12-29
WANT REPEAL.
Talk Of Dispensing With the County
Assessor

Some state officials who have
watched the operation of the county
assessor law are urging that the work
done by those officials ought to be
left to the county clerks and the pre-
cinct assessors. Men who have been
out In the state report that they have
discovered evidences of sentiment In
favor OF repeating the law at the next
session Of the legislature. BY many
advocates of the new revenue law, the
county assessor feature has been re.
garded as an essential to the enforce.
ment 1t Is urged that the county as
SCISSOR, exercising Jurisdiction over the
precinct assessors was bound to in
sure a uniformity of assessment as
between the various districts of the
county. The fact that he is endowed
with plenary powers and supervises
the work, has been regarded as an
important argument
1t is now charged that the county as
SCISSORS have not done what the franz
ers of the act had intended them to
accomplish. 1t is alleged that in many
of the counties they have done but lit.
tie work, which might readily have
been left to the county clerks. One
of the objects to be attained by maxi
ing the change would be to save the
salaries paid TO the officials, which
range from $3.50 in the smallest coun.
ties to $500 in Gage county, s1,SOO in
Lancaster and $4,000 in Douglas coun.
ty.
At the last session of the state leg.
islature, an effort was made to secure
the repeal of the county assessor pro-
vision and return to the elective pre-.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-12-29
Warnerville.

II. ]. Morris is baling hay to go to
Fort Leavenworth Kansas.
Patrick Carberry is seriously Ill at
his home two miles northwest of town.
The new church was crowded Sat
urday evening, when the Methodist
Sunday school had Christmas tree
for the children.
Ralph Miller has accepted the agen-
cy for the Harding Cream company of
Omaha, and will handle cream, eggs
and chickens the coming season.
Milt. Webb has leased o. d. Mum
sons farm for the coming season and
will take possession the first of March.
A petition to the management of the
u. p. r. r. Co. asking that a station
and an agent be furnished this town
is being circulated and receiving many
signatures.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-12-29
100 BIZ FOR CANNERY
SUGAR FACTORY BUILDINGS TOO
LARGE FOR j. WALDO.
INSPECTED PLANT YESTERDAY

a Canning Factory Here but Con.
ouded That He Could Not Use SO
Much Room and Power.
j. Waldo of Dexter, Iowa, was in
the city yesterday looking over the old
sugar factory buildings with the view
" occupying them with canning fac.
tory. Mr.. Waldo has been successful
in the canning business in Iowa and
he believed he saw good opening
here for n similar industry After
looking over the premises. however,
he concluded that the buildings and
power plant are too large to Justify
their use for canning factory, and
he left for home this morning, having
given up the project.
The great buildings that were occu.
pied by the sugar factory up to year
ago, the ten boilers with total capac.
ity OF 1000 horse power, and the 240
acres of land upon which the plant
stands, contain magnificent PROPOSE
tion for some one who wants to start
n manufacturing industry on large
scale, and Mr.. Waldo undoubtedly fig.
ured correctly when he concluded that
n canning factory large enough to oc-
cupy all the buildings and consume
all the power available could not be
made profitable. While an abundance
of the kind of products that are pre-
served by canning are raised in this
country and more would be were there
more than local market, yet an insti-
tuition of the size that would have to
be installed to occupy the buildings
would be of such magnitude that 1t
would be practically impossible to sup
ply II with raw material
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-12-29
INITIATION AND BANQUET.
Men Of Three Links Have a Good Time
Last Niqht.


The |. o. o. f. lodge, No. 46, of this
city had an interesting work last night
and three new candidates were initial.
ed into the beauties of the inner cham
ber and now realize that to be an Odd
Fellow and live its teachings means
much more than the unnitiated ever
dreams of. The three link people us
ually have a good time in comforting
the third degree, and from reports of
last nights work this was an extra
ordinary event in their calendar of do
ings for the year just closing.
S. r. Mcfarland, who has been their
efficient secretary, and who was also
secretary-elect, resigned his office and
is succeeded by Mr., E. r. Hayes who
will be the scribe during the ensuing
year.
After the work was over the mem
bers present, with several visiting
brothers of other lodges, but who re-
side here, partook of a delightful ban.
quet. At the close of that interesting
part of the program Mr.. c. E. Burn
ham, p. G., as toastmaster set the
speechmaldng going and toasts were
responded to by the following Odd
Fellows, some of whom belong here,
and others who live here, but as yet
have not transferred their membership
to this lodge.
DR.. d, X. Tyndall, George N. Beels,
p. G. NJ, S, r. Mcfarland, secretary,
- T. Doughty u q p. = II w Nor
luardt, p. G.; NJ. c. Hazen, p. G.;
Y. II. Beels p. G.
The toasts all pertained to topics of
the order and were very we'll taken
care of by the speakers who respond.
I'd to the toastmaster.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-12-29
THE FOUNDER.

II was Saturday morning before
Christmas and lady had purchased
a couple of nice linen table cloths at
one of Norfolk's best stores. The
Rounder happened along and a wag
seeing the pretty table linen which the
handsome lady clerk was wrapping up,
was led to tell of his experience in Ia,
bic cloths.
He said he had always liked a clean,
white table.cloth above all other things
about a house and despised the yell
low oil-cloth in use in so many homes,
and restaurants in small towns. Once
upon a time he was down in Arkan-
sas. Down there as in several other
southern states a hotel license of $50
a year is necessary for every landlord
to pay, and as a consequence in some
very small towns this becomes bur
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-12-29

on and there are no hotels. The wag
nd that one evening he was compelled
. stop nj hamlet without n hotel
Nd inquired at the general store and
ostoncC, as To whore he might Sc
IRE lodging. The genial +. NJ told
IN that Sam Buster sometimes kept
strangers over night" and pointed
ut the Buster home, The place was
listed and the accommodation Sc.
urcd from Mrs. Buster, who was n
ypicnl native and who "chawcd SNUFF
md talked through her nose. good
upper was prepared which consisted
" fried chicken, hot corn bread and
Daked sweet potatoes, very well
served, and the table had clean white
10th over It, which made the food
astc ever so much better. At n late
hour Mr.. Wag turned in and found n
clean sheet on the bed. He slept spcn.
ldly after his days ride and good sup.
pcr, and arose later than he intended
the next morning, Going to break
fast he found the table set on n plain
clean wood top table, and the hostess
asked him to excuse her for not having
table cloth, as he had slept too long
and she could not get the sheet for the
table in time to have II for breakfast.
The other morning while several of
the teachers were waiting for the train
some of them were telling Of ridicu.
lous things which happen in the school
room. This one in particular said the
little folks had some very funny no
tions. She was explaining what made
n compound word, and said the word
bird's.nest was compound and that the
hyphon between the two words was
necessary to make 1t compound. Then
to drill the class she proceeded to
learn how well the matter was under
stood. Asking how one could tell
compound word from any other she
was astonished to see that none could
tell her. and was just about out of pa.
tience when one Of the youngest held
up his hand. The teacher was very
much encouraged and said, Now,
Harry, you tell the class what that
little mark Is for" pointing to the
hyphen. ITS for the bird to stand
on" was the response, and 81 just felt
like fainting," Is what the teacher said
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-12-29
GRATITUDE OPENS DOOR
INDIAN REMEMBERS KINDNESS OF
EARLY BoYHooD.
COMES TO RESCUE OF FRIEND
Youth Who Protected the Indian Boy
at School is Remembered In Later
Days When He Was Serving Time
for Killing His Sweetheart.

st. Louis, Dec. 26-James Seketer,
an Indian, has procured the release
from the penitentiary of Ottawa Will
lig, a school chum, after eight years
OF effort. Seketer entered a public
school in ST. Louis twenty years ago.
The boys made fun of him and he beat
one, A dozen. white boys pounced
upon him and Willig took the Indians
part. Eight years ago Willig, in a fit
of jealousy, killed his sweetheart and
was sentenced to twenty-five years in
the penitentiary, Seketer championed
his old chum's cause and succeeded ar
last in getting a pardon from Govern.
or Folk
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-12-29
HOSPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
WEATHER HAS BEEN FAVORABLE
FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK.
NEW WING is GETTING ALONG

More Has Been Accomplished Than
Was Thought Could be Done This
Season-Other Betterments Around
the institution.
The work on the new wing to the
hospital for insane is being pushed
during the good weather and consid-
cradle more Roadway has been made
than was expected this year.
Superintendent Alden has likewise
been taking advantage of the good
weather to get along the improvements
about the hospital and grounds that
are directly under his charge. The
roadway from the entrance of the
grounds to the buildings has been com.
pleted and it is now in first class con-
dition. The roadway was built by Civ
ing 1t a heavy foundation of cinders,
on top of that laying a coating of
crushed brick and then another layer
of cinders. Or. Alden expects to make
the public roadway all along the extent
of the state property of the same ma
terial.
A new ice house, "a by 60, has been
erected which will be filled with ice
this winter At the time the hospital
was burned plan was on foot to con-
struct pond on the grounds from
which could be gathered ice, but it was
never completed and it will be neces-
sary to haul ice from the river again
this winter as of old. In the interior
of the house cooling room has been
constructed, where meats and other
articles will be kept in summer The
old ice house was practically gone, the
sills and lower portions being decayed.
a hog house 90 by 40 and cattle
shed 20 by 30 are among the other
new improvements at the institution.
These have been substantially built
and painted white.
A green house 20 by 20 built of brick
is ready for the roof, and a blacksmith
shop is by 25, also of brick, has been
completed. The brick used in these
buildings is salvage from the walls of
of the old burned buildings.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-12-29
CIerk-Carrier Examination.

An examination for clerk-carrier po
sition in the postoffice service will be
held at Norfolk, Nebraska, in the Post.
office building, on Saturday, January
lS. 1906, beginning at Q o'clock a. m.
Persons desiring application blanks
or any information concerning the ex.
aminations should inquire of the local
secretary, or at the money order de-
partment in the postoffice building.
The applicants will be examined in
spelling, arithmetic, letter writing,
penmanship copying from plain copy,
U. S. geography, and reading of ad-
dresses. The age limits are from IS
to 40 years.
The salaries for such positions
range from $4OO to $1,000 and all new
appointments are started at the min.
imum salaries. There are positions in
cities of less than $4,000 population
where the salary goes as high as ST..
700, All applications must be sent
in by January 10, before 4:SO p. m.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-12-29
WARNER SILENT AS TO FORCE.
New Marshal Declines to Say Whom
He Will Appoint

He VIII Appoint.
United States Marshal w. p. War
ner of Dakota City, appointed as the
successor to T. l.. Mathews, arrived in
the city Thursday morning and is at
the Her Grand, says the Bee Mr.. War
ner was asked in reference to the re-
appointment of the present force of
deputy marshals. He said:
Il see such a report has been sent
out from Dakota City. | have nothing
to say about the matter Just now.
have not been officially notified of my
appointment as yet, nor have | re-
ceived my commission, nor have | ex.
ecuted my bond Consequently II
would be imprudent for me to say any.
thing just yet, | will visit the mar
shals office this afternoon, but can.
not take hold until have been official.
Iy notified of my appointment. | shall
go from here to Lincoln this evening.
My visit here is an informal one and
| must be excused from saying any.
thing just at this time"