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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-20
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ist6rS Tisat the old Hpiee
81 q ussth sIonaler.
Years ~ lard q
mora Is .pI1 the pitl4e teat
was bestowed non lEtlt who
won buttie and erllli e the teFritorS;
ana resources ~ mat
"a little tiieis 10 tile tdrilll Svtiist ~ glit
*, a king 8 - fFlite iasIllster, Ir1yttsed
lie made lis nation formfl4ablC bg les
brute stfen fiji and full treasury Even
if lac was a bad man they ea1i09lzel
him as a go5d ruler. Peter I.sef 4 w
s!a is called Fefef the Great be-
cause lie tr:.n sRor1ned u bart rpGis into
a senllbarIIaruus nilti6n. But no one
can now read the following summary
OF Iii character without a feeling OF
disgust. VoltaIre, III his "Fhilosoph-
teal Dictionary, . saya that Peter was
half hero and half tiger AIacauia3
declares that "to the end of his life he
lived In his palace like 4 hog in n sty.
and when lie TviIs entertained By otlIa:
soyereigns never failed to leave un-
equIvocm proof that a suvage had been
tIlere"
Peter, when the fit was on him. lit
orally caned everybody-from his cook
to his counselor, from the melne't
peasant to the highest noble-sl iarillS
neither n re nor sex. lie WOulu get ny
from the table and fog the host who
was entertaining him. He would stand
at the door of the senate house ssti1G
dog each senator that went in Lefor.
was :tn Intimate and trusted friend.
get on slight proVOcatioa he was
Knocked down and brutalty, Kicked by
his Imperial master. But all this fog
cling was Ia the way OF recreation
When Peter meant business it was
a more serious matter: Incredible as
II may seem. it = Is nevertheless wei
authenticated that one of his own sis.
ters-it is s,lid more than one-recetve'l
100 strokes of the whip on her back In
The presence of the whole court.
In lib Alexis, his only son who out
ivetI Infancy. was for some Ofrense OF
40 great seriousness several times tor
cured in the presence of the dtabolical.
father and in the end died either from
he effect of the torture or by assassi-
aation. For sympathiZlng with Alexis
the Princess Golitsyn, the bosom com
panfon Of the Empress Catherine, was
publicly whipped by soldiers For the.
same reason the brother OF his first
wife. EudoxIa-whom he had thrown
into prison-was tortured and then
torn IN pieces on the wheel. Nothing
ever told OF Nero IS more horribly gro
tesgue than this. yet this man, or mon.
;tcr rather. is paraded before the world
as Peter the Grect.
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Tic PrnctIcnI Io,s.l..

See the practical joker. lie is not
much OF sight, but still he is worth
looking at as a curiosity, as study in
uncommon cussetlness. The practical
Joker is the offspring of asininity run
10 seed. He Is what was left over after
the rest of the world was created.
There was. slight surplus, mere
fraction, not enough to make com
Dlete man, so the scraps We're scraped
up, pressed together and nodded into
practical joker. The job was not pat
ented. Nobody thinks enough of the
invention to patent it. You couldn't
sell practical jol<ers for 3 cents bunch
if you should stand out on the corner
ana spiel till your vocal cords got tied
into double bowknots. The public Is
aware of the shell game when 1t sees
the layout. The practical Joker is an
escaped hllot from the Idlotville nsy-
lum, but he is by no means harmless
IDIOT. When recognized, he should be
roped forthwith and hauied back to his
native and natural environment, the
padded CELL Portland Oregonian.
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There is no power of love 50 hard to
ret and to Keep as Kind voice. A
sind hand Is deaf and dumb. 1t may
be rough in flesh ana blood, yet do the
work Of sort heart ana do it with 81
soft touch But there Is no one thing
that love so much needs as swceS
voice to tell what II means ana feels.
and 1t is hard to get and keepit in tue
right tone. One must start in youth
and be on the watch, night and day. at
work and at play. to get and keep Il
voice that shall speak ut all times the
thoughts of kind heart. 1t is often in
youth that one gets a voice or a tone
that is sharp. and it sticks to him
through life and stirs up i'll will and
grief and falls like drop of gall ON
The sweets of home Watch 1t day by
day as pearl of great price, for it will
he worth more to you in days to como
than the hest pearl hid in the seas. A
kind voice Is to the heart what light is
TO the eye 1t is light that sings as
we'll as shines Elihu Rurritt.
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Antinnitx OF soap.

The origin of soap is mystery. but
we have many evidences of Its antiqui-
ty. It is mentioned at least twice in
the Bible under tile name of bOrith ut
period corresponding to several centu-
ries before Christ. In the Louvre In
Paris there is AN interesting old vase
of Etrilscan manufacture whose lSe IS
computed at. about 900 years. 1t Is
Interesting in connection with our sub
ject as bearing group of Children In
relief who are engaged in blowing bub-
bles from pipes. Though we must not
overlook the fact that certain veSeta-
bic juices are capable of being use'i IN
blowing bubbles. it Is for many reasons
more probable that soap of artificial
manufacture was employed for the
purpose lii the unearthet city Of Pom
peIi. tie preservation of which has
been the means of revealing tous many
antique customs. there is to be seen Il
soap manutactory. with all the kettles
and other purnphernnlia pertaining to
the business: also quantity of soap.
evidently the product of this antique
-'soapery." The memorable volcanic
Eruption. while removing city from
the face of the earth, preserved to us
the evidences of Il high civilization.
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,,r yob1e., PromI.e Given.

In the early stages of his ministry
The Rev. Mr.. Noble preached for some
dine in village in Maine One day
committee called upon him to settle
with him for his services, and, after
stammering awhile, stgniaed to him
hat his further services were not de
5ired. -.
What does this mean. gentlemenE
lsked the parson.
..Why." replied the spokesman, with
some hesitation, the people have got
sbe impression that you are inclining
20 universal salvation"
"Gentlemen,' answered Mr.. Noble.
L never have preached that doctrine,
but if ever should promise to make
the people OF this town an exception"
Boston Herald.
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SUCCESS THOUGHTS.

The best in others win only come out
to meet the best in you.
The man with an idea has ever
changed the face of the world.
one reason Why we do not make the
most of the winning material in our
elves is because of i magnified idea
IF the great superiority of others who
10 things in the world
As a rule no good comes from criti-
cisIng others. Anybody can do that.
but the man who can accept his OWE
honest estimate OF himself and resolve
to profit by it has achieved something
No matter what you are doing. think
your way. Don't go without thinking
Think every thing ont. Don't run With
lut schedule. Have programme
and go 10y 1t. Think! Think! Think:
Success
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1t seemed as if 1t would take whole
paper of pins to mend that torn dress.
The wearer appealed to her car neigh
Dor.
.ITave YOU any pins?" she asked.
The woman had none, but passed the
query on, and in II little while every
messenger was feeling along concealed
dyes ana turning back IapeIs. At last
iiyteen pins were produced. Fourteen
Of them were contributed by men.
1--WE never need them as much as
the women, but somehow we carry
them and they don't" said one of the
Iatter-New York Post.
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students Must Have High Ideals.

Whatever the students bent what
ever his ultimate intention in the way
Of practice may be. the same simple
rules will hold good. He must he ear
nest in his desire to learn. and he must
never he contentcd with partially I'm;
derstnndIng. He must he methodicaI,
working according to plan and ready
to sacrifice his personal pleasures and
he must keep before him high IDEAL OF
his professional duties, ever remember
ing that his mission Is to prevent dis
ease and heal the sick. He has joined
an altruistlc profession, one where tn
rewards are often incommensurate al
together with the labors, but one where
his power Of doing good II thoroughly
md intelllgently eXerted will be great
err than II would he IN any other walk
Of lIre.-T.Ondon Lancet.
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al snnn1 or Thrend.

To make spool of thread, says a
manufactured is complicated process.
Only the very best cotton can be used
for this purpose. The cotton is taken
in the raw state and torn all to pieces
by a machine called breaker. 1t then
goes through several other machines.
by which 1t is carefully combed and
freed from impurities. A machine
called a slipper takes it up and twists
it out Into soft white yarn. This Is
carefully comhed again, and 1t is taken
into another department, where sew
eral small strands OF this yarn are
twisted into one fine one. Three of
these are twisted together. and you
then hive SIX cord thread, which, after
It is ble.aclird, Il ready for the market.
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Tie fishermen of the Isle of Max al
ways feel safe from storm aud dsaas
ter IL they have n dead wren ON board
They hnve Il tradition thut at one tin't
an evIl sea spirit always haunted the
herring pack and WIS always attend
ed by storms. The spirit nssuineo
many ferns. At last It took the shaP'
df a wren aud few away II Tie fisher
men have ii dead wren with them the!
are certain that all will be safe an6
snug.-LonJon Fishing Gazette-
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-. wrltlnn

Let your letter be written as accu.
rately as you are able--I mean with re
gard to language grammar and stops
for as TO tho matter of It the less troI
BILE yoE give yourself the better it viii
be. Letters should be easy and natural
and convey to the persons to whom We
send them just what we should say to
the persons IL we were with them
Chesterfield.
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srREET CAR SEIZED gLE


RE depot car win leave the COur
ftst trip for the depot. $500 a.
sySFy 10 minutes until 1880 p. m
"trip.
lbe .GonticeIIo and Broad Oaks ca
tes the Court House first trip foI
BAD Oaks, B;lO a. m. and every q
inute4 until lo+4o p. M, last triF
ising the depot car each rip OF th'
urf Houee.
81 VviisoRbuFe and o'Neil cars lesvt
y1aldo HotSl every 40 minutes, hr''
30 a. M, last trip, lilo p. NJ
nston, Wilsonbnrg and o'Neh.
damston car leaves tne WaId'
yefy 40 Minutes from $3.50 a. IN
80 p M, last trip for Adams.
Be- srasselli car leaves the Court
di2o a. M and every 40 minutes
las2c r. M, for tins industrial
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r.nrIv nnnrondIns.

In the pioneer days of railroading II
was sometimes necessary for the
freight conductor to run forward over
the roofs of the cars to shout orders
TO the engineer. Travelling at night
was generally avoided, though one
road adopted the expedient of running
ahead of the locomotive a aat car
loaded with sand, on which a bonfire
was kept burning as Il headlight.
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.You brutem exclaimed Mrs. Lush
lev. 1T makes my blood boil to see
you come home IN this condition.
ar dear" said I4ushley, you look
beautiful when y'r angry
''Indced?"
"Yesh. Anyhow, you shertn'ly look
doubly beautiful TO me jusht now
Philadelphia Press.
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~ 81 II AMI and
Is Isl 5ifil5 b eding
no a3d so trutiing plies Sold
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stxI. or Physical cuIture9

HcPryme (whose wife won't let him
come to breakfast unless his shoes are
polished wonder if Mrandy. really
wants me to be stylish orlf this is only
> work up an appetite to eat her bis
.tiits.-Succcss Magazine,
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ache is never known to those
who take an occasional dose
h1les; The value of the resin
"a from the pine tree has long
recognized in the treatment OF
81 the bladder and kidneys
s6se of Pinules will give relief
le will cure. Sold by Stone
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SWEET MELODY FLOUR.

For young and old the best pill
sold in DR.. Dade's Little Liver Pin,
Never grippe. never fail to cleanse thu
system and tone the liver Sold b
Stone & Mercer.
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Elnnr Coverings

All kinds of Floor Coverings
THE BIG CARPET SToKEs: -.
413 W. Main Street. o1stf
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: wF,Fr Mcleod FLoUR.


Wien Tie ID ef food ken
Is 100 Iarga or the q1e litY too Elezls
s5F sfo1aaei IS likely t. follow ard
sspecfall Il the dig las
been we sened by const ipatlo1As .,lt
Slows and not TOO freely e easlsg
9.5rssfed food 8fasticate tie food
ellly. et five hours elaglse
Between meals and Wien YOU teel q
.fIllnesa and eight IN the region o.
IRE stomach after eating, taSe
flansberIa ain Stomach and l1lEet'
TABLETS and the sour stomach may
5e avoided. For sale BY Stone g
BTercer
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s,,DIe TrutIi,

Reporter Well. to make long
.tol.v short Editor-A good copy
-ender is necessary. veland Leader
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woMAN's- CHRISTIAN
TEMPERANCE UNION
CONVENTION
Los ANGELES, CAL.

Tickets will be on sale from Oct
10Th to goth, inclusive, limited for
return passage to original starting
noint prior to midnight Of Nov. 30
1905. 49,
& Ohio Railroad, for ticket and fun
Information regarding stop-overs
~ -, - '''''' oct1 TOGO,
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MAAT DEPART MENI
FOR RENT Two b. ines
rooms basement, ven lighted
Fof information call ct 645 Yves
Pike street JulnloatL
e5R SALE one good hand
made thEee-quarter top buggy, ID
firs class condition will sell chea
DpIy at Standard Milling com
INV june14d-tf
WANTED Recruits for the =
S Marine Corps: Able bodied, IN
married men between Fl and 30 :
rood characters must speak, read
and write English; citizens OF the
Emitted States or those Who haye
egally declared their intention e.
Become such marines serve at sef
on rnen-of-war IN all parts Of the
world, on land in orr Island possess
IONS. and az Naval Stations i nthe
Emitted States Apply at 1Ol Man
street., Fairmont, w. Va. 2oct5 ldee
FOR RENT-Fnrnished rooms
ight, airy and modern, $500 TO.
90 per month. Table board rea
sonable. Special rates to fann1.
les The SAVOY. Lee street. a26tf
FOR RENT-Two rooms TO,
light housekeeping. Apply 2l'
Monticello avenue. june27t1
NANTED-Two girls for genera
laundry work at once. Citizens
Steam Laundry, 106 West Pike
street sept9tt
FOR SALE-One fine building
LOT, 53x140, corner Lee and Chest
nut streets also one on Point Com
fort, 6Ox1S5, and an eight-roon'
house. with all convenience or
EIhestnnt street, lot 40x196- Terms
to suit putchaser. See G. i. Fore
q Co., TaiEofs. septsG
WANTED-A girl for genera
holfsework: must be a good cook
rod wages for right person. Call
81 u. Main street. sep19tf
WANTED girl to ASSIST IN ka1
chen; NO wasn il-L 4 OF ii@ nntaf4
Apply 9lo !" WAN S'teSs
FOR RENT NJ odern holsekeeplns
apartment IN Jones apartment
bense- Haze Morgan, attorney II
win building oct"tf
->1s1sls1s1>if,>--i
MN l ~ s;s 9I Moallss e. ! NO,
sek Tnouire of +. G.. Smith, al
be Merchants Bank building. 5o1t
9SFTZ1Iexican opal ring color o.
opaz, between Sixth street an
q. depot. Finder will pleas
return TO Waldo cigar stand and re
Isseiiye reward. oct5tf
FOR Rem Eleven room house or
Second street, modern eonyenle In
Rent reasonable. a. M W.,
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'odr prices the lowest at
p BIG CARPET STORE,
f3 W. Main Street. ol2t
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fbr %. W. Showalter has moved
,is office from 100 West Main stree
8 1913 West Main street. Bot
S,;oTes oct7f
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L.evy's es382s 5 cent cigar pleaaae
everybody. oesls
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swEEr ME1opY ELouR.
Sand for Sale

PARTIES desiring river sand IN car
Lad lofa. address
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awE..sT rIdRt opY LOU.
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II. BRUNBAUGH,
$50 Thayer street.,
eoot1 ST. Grafton, W. Va
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~ NTED-By young married
couple to rent two unfurnisheC
6ms suitable for light housekeeP
/ + .. with privilege of bath. Easter
Is e of city near Main or Pike streets
81 ferred. Best of references. Ad,
ss II. r., care Telegram 19o3t'
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s - IlilELopY ELoUR.
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FOR RENT-Two rooms fo7
light housekeeping. Apply Sl'
Monticello avenue. JuneS31
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WANTED-Two girls for genera
laundry work at once. Citizens
Steam Laundry, 106 West Pike
street. sept8tf
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MANN lEPART MEMI

FOR RENT Two bushes
looms Vit basement ven lighted.
FoT information call ct 645 Yves
Pize street jun16dtf
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FllR SAlII lIG-0ne good hand
tliEee-clarter top buggy, ID
frs class condition viii sell chea
4ppIy at Standard Milling com
INV June14d-tf
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FOR RENT Furnished rooms
iigllt, airy and modern, $500 to
IS 90 per month. Table board rea
sonable. Special rates to fa11l:
les The SAVOY. Lee street; a26tf
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WANTED girl for genera.
homework; must be good cook
g. rod wages for right person. Cal
217 q. Main street. sepl9tf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-09

She was married there to Martin
Runge in 1852, and with her husband
and one son. Charles Runge. came TO
this city directly from Germany in
1856.
10 Weaver died yesterday morning
at Mercy hospital He was born near
Durant, Iowa. April 10, 1885. the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry B. Weaver.
Davenport had been his home for the
past two years. his final schooling hav-
ing been at the BleeS Military acad-
envy, at Macon. Mo. About three weeks
ago he Went to Mercy hospital To IN
dergo an operation. for the removal of
effects of an old football injury sus-
tanned some years before. 1t was not
expected 10 be a serious operation. and
was not. but complications followed
His mother. his sister, Mary. and his
brother Harry are living here. the sis
ter having been attending ST. Kathar-
ines school. and the family home at
2214 Grand avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-09
Commission Man Fails.

I. Dunkelberger. the well-known 10
cal produce and commission merchant,
has. through his attorney. Ira R. Tabor
filed with the clerk of the federal court
al Des Moines a petition in bankruptcy.
The papers have not vet been returned
to Referee Helmick, in this city, but
are expected daily These papers will
also contain a schedule of the assets
and liabilities Mr. DunkeibeTger's af-
fairs. according to some of the attor-
neys representing creditors, are likely
to be the subject of an interesting in
quiry in the bankruptcy court. II is
understood that he refers his breaking
up in bushes sto speculation in wheat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-09
Obituary Record.

At midnight Saturday. at Mercy hos
pital. after a brief illness. occurred the
death of Mrs. John Pulls. aged AZ years.
Deceased was born in Schleswig-Hol-
stein. Germany. and "a years ago came
to Davenport, where she has since re
sided
At the home Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Fred Rock. of Maysville. Satur-
day night occurred the death of Mrs.
Minnie Rock Steinbeck, aged so years.
Death followed a long illness. Deceas-
ed was born at Maysville Nov. 25. 1874.
and March l. 1899. she was united in
marriage to Henry Steinbeck, who sur
wives her. together with her parents.
one brother. Fritz Rock. and one sister,
Miss Ella Rock, both of Maysville.
Death removed Mrs. Wilhelmina Dor
Othea Runge, nee Schwartz, widow of
Martin Rnge. the undertaken, who
passed. away at her daughters home,
Mrs. c. n. Petersen, S15 West Third
street, yesterday morning. She was
born in Vismar, Germany, Feb. :. 1922.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-09
An Open Letter.

From the Chaplin, s. c. News: Early
in the spring my wife and were taken
with diarrhoea and so severe were the
pains that we called a physician who
prescribed for us. but his medicines
failed 20 give any relief. a friend who
had a bottle of Chamberlain Collie.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy oi
hand gave each of us a dose and We
at once felt the effects. l procured a
bottle and before using the entire con
tents We were entirely cured. 1t is 4
wonderful remedy and should be found
in every household. II. c. Bailey. edi-
tor This remedy is for sale by all
leading druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-09
MOLINE MENTION ;
Miu rake Par in chorrs.

At the last meeting of the Olive male
chorus the members decided TO take
part in the great gathering of the Uni
ted Swedish Singers Union of America.
TO be held in Chicago in July 1t is eX-
pected that nearly 1000 active singers
will take part in this great song festi-
val The leader of the Olive male cho-
rus-which was organized among the
$40 members of Swedish Olive lodge
OF Odd Fellows-is Adolph Erickson.
There are about twenty singers in the
chorus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-09
Son ost Mother

Consumption runs in our family.
and through it I lost my mother. 80
writes E. 3. Reid. of Harmony Me.
For the past five years. however. on
the slightest sign of a cough or cold.
have taken DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption. which has saved me
from serious lung trouble" His moth
er's death was sad loss for Mr. Reid.
but he learned that lung trouble must
not be neglected. and how to cure it.
Quickest relief and cure for coughs and
colds. Price so cents and 81: guaran-
teed at Hartz & Ullemeyer's drug store.
Trial bottle free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-09
Opens Nav %.

Sunday. MAY IS. the summer season
at Campbelfs island will be formally
opened with a vaudeville show both
afternoon and evening However, if
the weather is warm next Sunday cars
may be run over to the island. but
they viii not start the regular runs TO
the island till May %. During this
spring carpenters have been busy
changing the Observation-Disclosures
building stage on the second floor,
;.p.n which the vaudeville show will
be given.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-09
DAVENPORT DOTS.
Half Subscribed

The announcement is made that the
movement for a home for the proposed
new business club has progressed 10
a point where, with very little effort
on the part OF the finance committee
50 far, over half of the necessary
amount of stock in the building asso-
citation has been subscribed for. Sub
scriptions which the committee has Sc
cured in the past week increase this
amount 70 approximately s21 900. This
is over half of the $40. 900 that is need
ed. II is confidently believed that If
the committee will get out and worn
this week that the other half can be
easily raised by the end of the week.