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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-04-28
IRRIGATION PLANS

H. A. Storrs, electrical and
mechanical expert in connection
with the irrigation survey for
the department Of the interior
for this section, was in the city
yesterday enrouts east after an
extended trip over the western
portion of the state. Mr.. Storrs5
states that the people in the
vicinity of Buford are beginning
to take a proper ainterestin the
irrigation plans of the govern
.nent. A big meeting was held
at that place last week and a.
temporary Water Users Asso-s
citation was organized. Another
meeting will be held next week,
when permanent organization
will be effected. Some $500, 900.
will be expended in the Buford
irrigation opposition. Fargo
Call.
SIZING UP BINDING TssI
How to tell the number of feet
IN q ball Of bindingtWine. Take.
a sample ball, press the strands
close together and note the num-
her required living side by side
to make an inch. Every strand
within the inch will represent
fifty feet to the pound. Tie ten
strands lying side by side makes.
an inch, rhena pound will con-.
tain 800 feet;:if eleven strands,
300 feet; ifs twelve strands, 500.
feet and SO on. Having the rule
in mind, anyone can test his
tWine for length, and need not Be.
sduped by short mi as re. Shell
don Enterprise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-04

In the matter of the desire of what
Is To be known as the Rock Island, Mo
line * Davenport Suburban Railway
otherwise the Davenport & Suburban
Railway for right Of way ON this side
OF the river and across the Rock Island
bridges and arsenal To Davenport. WHY
not adopt so far as Rock Island is con
cerned. the precedent established by
Secretary OF War Taft as relates To
the use of any part of the government
domain?
After Judge Taft had heard the ar
guInents on the petition of the Dav-
export company. setting forth its pur-
pose to build a suburban line through
Rock Island from Galesburg and in
termediate points to Davenport. he in
formed the company that in the event
OF the attorney general ruling that IL
Was within his province To- pass upon
the question. he would expect the new
corporation 10 secure its line through
Rock Island and up to the approach to
the bridges before IL could reasonably
expect 10 get across.
Why indeed would II not be the
proper thing for the people OF Rock
Island. through their properly consti
tinted Representatives. to- advise the
new company To- bring its line in from
Galcsburg or some intermediate point
10 the outer gates of Rock Island be
fore expecting track rights within?
Lest there be- some misunderstood
Ing a. To- what is believed To be the
disposition of this city ON the street
al L. Z ~ hot
Is the suburban end OF the proposition
that Rock Island II more interested in
than anything else. A lire coming into
the city from the south or east is more
essential just now than more local
Railways or more street car facilities
with Davenport. Rock Island wants
every means Of suburban railway
communication that IL is possible for
II - secure. In this respect II j. no;
altogether different from its sister |
City over the way. And while when
former franchises were under cOnsid |
Grafton looking To establishment Of
street railway lines with Davenport |
this city did not assume the fence
in the-tOwn spirit. but threw down /
Tho bars and did all that was expected |
of 10 for the advancement of the en-
terprise. and does not now stand any
more in awe OF the larger city than il
dd then. II nevertheless has just a.
much pride in its own institutions. and
T. just as anxious to- upbuild its own
mercantile and commercial enter.
prises as Davenport is On this &C
count II is that there may be
anticipated something more pro
nCunced than mere inclination tO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-04

made from the three great stats o.
life: wheat. corn and rice.
Do you intend purchasing rug OF
carpet? See Clemann & Salmann':
big line before buying elsewhere.
Visit Clemann & Salzmann's big
rug and carpet department if You want
to pick from the largest stock in this
section.
Don't miss brakes sale of odd dress
ers and iron beds this coming week
| They will go at cost. See them Brady
street, Davenport.
| To have the most delicious. brown
cakes for breakfast, mix only cold
water with Mrs. Austin's Pancake flour.
All grocers sell it.
Report your changes to Stones city
| directory. Office northeast corner Sec
| ond avenue and Eighteenth street, or
| call up old phone $50 L.
If You want an iron bed or a dresser
at actual manufacturers cost. call at
Drake Furniture & Carpet company's
this coming week. Brady street. Dav-
export. Q
Christ'S home mission announces
that there will be services this even
ing at 1:30 and tomorrow evening ar
the same hour a. the hall. Third ave
nue. and Twenty-second street.
When we say manufacturers cost.
we mean it; that's what you can buy
a nice dresser or iron bed for this COM
ing week at Drake Furniture & Carpet
company's. Brady street. Davenport.
Anticipating heavy trade. we
bought heavily of the choicest things
in the furniture market, and already
goods are beginning to arrive. Don't
forget TO call and see our stock. Gle
mann & Salzmann.
Allen. Myers K Co. are installing a
hot water heating plant in the new
passenger station of the c.. NJ & St
p. railway at Yankton S. ID. Their
well known Our Own" hot water
boiler is being used
Capt A. r. James. in charge of the
local branch of the Salvation Army
Peoria, division officer of the arm;,
will direct the meetings at the bar
racks on Second avenue this evening
and tomorrow. Mrs Smith is a splen-
did talker and singer
Several fat cars that We're being
taken away by Rock Island switch
engine went off the track in Moline
last evening and caused enough dam
age to the cars and the tracks To delay
traffic for several hours. The cars
fell in such a way as to obstTuct the
main line tracks SO that the Chicago
trains Nos. IL and II, We're stalled.
The Rock Island Floral store, re-
Gently opened al $50 Twentieth street.
is under the management OF III. II.
Hensley. an expert designer and deco
rator. Mr.. Hensley has had II years
experience in floral art decoration in
ST. Louis and Chicago. and all orders
will be given his personal attention.
All flowers in season will be received
fresh every morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-04
MEAT SMOKING IS
CAUSE OF BLAZE
Home of z. Schnoeck, 400 Seventh Av
enue, is Damaged $500 This
Morning.

AS a result of an attempt to make
use of the rear porch as smoke house.
a fire was started at the residence of
4. Schnoeck. 400 Seventh avenue at 10
O'Clock this morning, and damage to
the extent of 500 resulted. The build
ing is one-story frame. owned by
Louis Reitzler. The occupants, ac-
cording TO the accounts they gave the
fire department. had enclosed the rear
porch and were using it TO smoke meat
The fire had made considerable head
way before the arrival of the depart
ment, and the house was almost total
ly destroyed. There is $500 insurance
carried in the Maucker agency.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-04
CITY CHAT.

Call for Improved Zazaro.
Lage-Waters for fine footwear.
Attend the real sale at Lloyd's.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Insure with Goldsmith & Mckee.
Clemann & Salzmann for carpets.
For bus, baggage, express. call Robb's
For bus or express, Spencer & Trefz.
For real estate and insurance, e. ]
Burns.
The stage of water was 400 at 6 a
m. and 40 at noon.
We are there. at the Moline fair
Rock Island Rug company.
Real sale. real bargains. Seeing is
believing. Come and see. Lloyd's.
w. ii. Siemon will do your tin work
1927 Sixth avenue. New phone STAG
Ladies' headquarters while at the
Moline fair. Rock Island Rug company.
Walline & Hamilton, express and
transfer. Old phone 1910. new 5SS4
Clemann n Saizmann are busy re.
ceiving new goods for the spring trade
Peanut candy and taffy 10 cents per
pound at Petersen's, 1914 Third ave-
nue..
Ladies. visit our booth while attend
ing the Moline fair. Rock Island Rug
company.
Household goods of every descrip-
ton. Must be sold at once: 900 Four
teenth street.
See brakes show windows for bar
gains in kitchen furnishings. Brady
street. Davenport.
Visit brakes carpet department for
bargains i'm rugs and carpets. Brady
street, Davenport.
Phone us for special prices on coke
egg and nut size. Tri-City Transfer
& Fuel company.
Mrs. Austin's famous Pancake Flour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-04
SPRING STOCK Is COMING
Odd Dressers and Iron Beds at Manu-
facturerS' Cost

In order to make room for new spring
stock we shall offer this coming week
erS and iron beds at manufacturers
cost to move them quickly. If in need
of anything in this line it will pay you
TO cali and look them over. Drake Fur
niture & Carpet company. Brady street,
Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-04
SUBJECT OF SUBURBANS
All Want Them if Bonafide and in Tangible Form
---SeCretary Taft's Precedent and
the Davenport Project.

demUr TO any railway of a suburban
nature that would simply skim along
the outskirts OF town. or pass through
side streets on its way TO Davenport.
Rock Island wants bona fide inter
urban lines. ana il wants the evidence
that they are bona fide The minute
one Of these enterprises is built
up To the city limits of Rock
Island it viii get in. and it Will find
its way opened By the most desirable
| route To the business section OF the
, city. II Will not be necessary for it to
! hunt the outlying highways OF the in
side byways. IL Will have the best.
and il viii find the people with one
accord back OF ii.
Davenport however. * not subur-
ban To Rock Island. rs the term is
applied, and The Argus does not be-
lieve would yeaTn TO be so under
stood. Neither is Rock Island subur-
ban TO Davenport. nor does II desire
TO be so understood Rock Island is
willing that Davenport sholld have the
first claim 10 interurbans running ont
Of that city tn the rural neighborhoods.
but il does not propose To be included
among the rural localities contiguous
70 Davenport. On the contrary IL feels
that IL has the same right To be the
fountain head OF suburban railways
leading into this city from the coun-
try laying round about in Illinois "a
Davenport has To enjoy the same posi-
ton relative To the territory similarly
situated ON the Iowa side.
The Argus has no hesitancy in saying
that there il abundant reason why the
suburban railway now under consider
alton should make good from the SUI
burban standpoint on this side first
before anticipating rights within the
city. because that j. the very thing II
has failed TO do in Davenport. Orig
.naliy designed as 4 line To- Muscatine. |
70 first secured franchises in Daven-
port. but so far il has gone and no
further. And citizen of no less |
rfiicial station than the mayor Of that
city has condemned the company for i
It's dilatOry course in this respect. |
Would b. nos seem IN all reason there l
fore that the company should furnish |
more tangible evidence of its good
idlAh IMAM ~ Has ~ iti Sii'" u. ~ 1
building its suburban into Davenport. |
md what is more. bringing its suburban i
up To Rock Island. before locking for |
anything from the city Of Rock Island? 4
Secretary Of War Taft demanded I
hat the company afford evidence -: /
he confidence OF the people on the /
Illinois side in it before expecting IL
,ensc 10 cross the bridges and island. I
With abundant reason may not Rock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-04
ARGUMENTS ARE FINISHED
Plumbing Suit Will Go to Circuit Court
Jury Next Monday.

The court court here is ON recess I'm
I'll Monday. Judge W. II. Gest presid-
ing over the court at Cambridge to-
day. The arguments were finished
last evening in the suit of Blake a.
Murphy against the Sisters of the Visi-
tation for the recovery OF n balance
claimed on a plumbing contract at the
Villa de Chantal. Judge Gest will in
struct the jury on the recOnvening OF
court Monday afternoon at = O'Clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-04
SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

Miss Milla Baker. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. II. G. Baker. HOG Seven
teenth street, last evening entertained
a company of school friends at her
home. The evening was occupied with
TIE playing of games, and luncheon
was served.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-04

In reply to inquiries we have pleas
ure in announcing that Ely's Liquid
Cream Balm is like the solid prepare
ton of that admirable remedy in that
it cleanses and heals membranes af-
fected by nasal catarrh. There is no
drying or sneezing. The Liquid Cream
Balm is adapted to use by patients
who have trouble in inhaling through
the uose and prefer spraying. The
price, including spraying tube. is rs
cents. Sold by druggists or mailed by
Ely Brothers, sc Warren street, New
York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-04
Clerk Strikes a TarantuIa.

John Nelson, clerk for s. ]. Apple,
the grocer on Third avenue and Elev-
enth street, this morning encountered
a tarantula while handling bunch OF
bananas. He ran his hand against the
trantula. but withdrew it before the
spider got its fangs on him: The tar
antuia was placed in jar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-04

Island demand that the company fur
nish ground for the confidence OF the
Deople in II before placing that CONN.,
dence by which the government is 10
be guided And as the government is
to be guided by the franchises in Rock
Island leading TO the bridges. so Rock
| Island may in the spirit of utmost fair
ness To itself and the company as
well be guided by the measure of sue
cess with which the company brings
its suburban franchises from some
definite point TO Rock Island.
As is well known there is now VOL
under way different project looking
to the building of an interurban rali-
way from Galesburg and Aledo To Rock
Island. and the work that has been
done so far has been with Rock Island
as the objective point. When
that company gets within sight OF
Rock Island il will not only be wei
coined into the city. but it will be help
ed to the best there is in the way OF
advantages within the city. There is
no question about that. and the same
will be true OF any like undertaking.
But let the suburbans prove that they
are suburbans.
The Davenport Business Mems associ-
alton has gone on record as favorable to
the licensing of the Davenport & Subur
ban across the Rock Island bridges. but
in all the talk INDUCED in at the meeting
"a; which such action was taken there
was not a word of anything but Daven
port. II was not for an instant CON
sidered in the light Of a tri-city affair.
Davenport. Davenport, trade for Dav-
export. the building up of Davenport
was the entire burden of the argu-
ment.
No one should become so warped as
to take exception to- such a spirit. for 1t |
is what builds up cities. But Rock Isl |
and has business mems associations |
just as thoroughly devoted to the up
building OF this city. and fully as anX-
ious To encourage well directed subur-
ban railway enterprises. And while as
one of the triumvirate of municipal /
ties. so linked as these three are this
rity has always been broad enough 10
look beyond its own confines i'll recoS-
milton Of the spirit that what is good
for one. benefits all. il still may know
hat there is Il limit for itself where
Ithers prescribe solely for themselves.
Bring in your interurbans and SUI
burbans. we say. but bring them in
right.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-04

Secretary of War Taft demanded
that the company afford evidence o:
the confidence OF the people on the
Illinois side in it before expecting a IL
cense To cross the bridges and island.
With abundant reason may not Rock
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-02-16
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The crowning figure is the presi-
dent in the act of signing the procla-
nation. At his feet are Liberty and
Justice, while behind sits Time, watch
ing the hour glass, missioned, as it
were, from heaven. At the base of
the steps leading from the center
structure are the equestrian statues
Of leading commanders of the army"
1t can easily be seen from the
above description just how preten-
tious was the monument proposed, and.
it is evident from such of the rec
ords as exist that the members of
the association lost interest in their
task before sufficient money was col
lected to enable them to begin work
on the memorial. There are many
prominent men in Washington who
think that Lincoln should have such
a memorial, and they hope that the
awakened discussion Of the matter
may lead to some definite result.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-02-16
Emerson on Lincoln.

The president impressed me more
favorably than had hoped. A frank
sincere, well-meaning man, with q
lawyers habit of mind good, clear
statement of his fact, correct enough,
not vulgar, as described; but with a
sort of boyish cheerfulness, or that
kind of sincerity and jolly good mean
ing that our class meetings on com
mencement days show, in telling our
old stories over. When he has made
his remark, he looks up at you with.
great satisfaction, and shows all his
white teeth. and laughs. He argued
to Sumner the whole case of Gordon,
the slave trader, point by point, and
added that he was not quite satisfied
yet, and meant.to refresh his memory
by looking again at the evidence. All
this showed fidelity and consci-5
entiousness very honorable to him..
When | was introduced to him. he.
said, "Oh, Mr.. Emerson, once heard
you say in alecture, that a Kentuckian;
seems to say by his air and manners,
Here am /; if you don't like me, the
worse for YOU - Diary Of r. w. EN-
erson in the Atlantic.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-02-16
Can You Improve Tt,is?3i

1t is not very well known that in
the hall of one OF the great colleges
of England there hangs a frame in
closing a few sentences of which
Abraham Lincoln is the author. They
are considered the best English that
was ever written. You or might
read them over and call them very
simple indeed. And they are SO sim
pie that any child who reads at all
can read and understand them That
lis one thing that makes them great
1t was his being simple and plain that
made Lincoln himself great.
Now, here is little paragraph by
Lincoln which he made q rule Of his
conduct Suppose you try to write il
over and see how much you can in-s3
prove it, See. If each Wor0 is the right
one, and try to find a bettsr word for
the place. Notice how simple this is
all but two are words os single
syllable: #
II am not bound To- wiz, but II am
bound to be true. am not bound ~
succeed, but Il am bound to live up To-
the light have. raast stand with
anybody that stands right stand
him while he is right, and part with
him when he goes wrong:
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-02-16

angular, the base of which and its
three groups representing slavery.
The first presents the slave in his
most abject state, as when brought to
this country. Here we behold him
nude, deprived of all which tends to
elevate the heart with any spirit of
pride or independence.
THE second represents less alb
ject stage. He is here partly clad,
more enlightened, and hence, realizing
his bondage, startles with a love of
freedom.
THE third is the ransomed slave.
redeemed from bondage by the blood
OF Liberty, who, having struck off his
shackles, holds them triumphantly
asoft. The slave is pictured crate
fully bowling at her feet.
Between these groups are three
has reliefs. The first represents fir
ing on Fort Sumter. The two others
represent the senate and house amend.
ing the Constitution.
.'The second story, first gro,lp. rem.
resents the members of the cabinet in
council. while Seward points toward
Europe, as though explaining the i'm
portance of the act. The second
group, officers of the navy and prom
inent Union men who stood by the
president during the civil war.
Third, the fall of Richmond, and
the surrender of Lee.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-02-16
New Story of Lincoln.

Lincoln's birthday brings out the
usual complement of Lincoln stories,
and most of them have been published
yer Of New York tells one that he
says never appeared in print.
In the thick OF the civil war, when
Lincoln was troubled almost beyond
what he could bear, two men from a
western state applied to him for some
minor offices. The president was dis
gusted at their opportunities, but
finally told them story.
"One time king went hunting. On
his way to the forest he met subject
riding a donkey. Hello, king said the
subject. Hello subject said the king.
Where are you going, king?' I'm go
ing hunting, subject Better not, it's
going to rain No, 1t isn't said the
king, my court astrologer said that it
would be fair weather No, it's going
to rain persisted the subject, but the
king laughed at him and went hunting.
1t rained hard and the king returned
to his castle wet and bedraggled and
oTueIeu lHdl LIS dStfOi0SerS neau De
cut off. He sent for the subject who
had foretold rain and made him court
astrologer. But am no good at fore
casting, said the subject. But you told
me it was going to rain, said the
king. I knew that because my jackass
hung his ears down, replied the sub
ject. Every time he does that it is
going to rain Then will make your
jackass court astrologer,' said the king
and he did. En-;
Lincoln stopped there and his visit.
ors laughed a little; but limited that
they did not see much point in the
story. Then the president added:
Ever since that time every jackass in
the kingdom has wanted Job.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-02-16

. q
he had it all. When the inspector fig
ured out the amount that should be
there he went to Lincoln and told him
how much cash there should be in the
postot1ce.
Well, guess I have it, said Lin
coin, as he drew forth bundle of
money.
He counted it out and it tailed to
cent to the amount the inspector had
found due the government. Lincoln
had kept the governments money sep
arate at all times. Although he car
ried it around with him, as the best
method of caring for it, he had never
allowed it to become mixed up with
his own money. That incident was
characteristic of Lincoln He was scrl,-
pulously honest. Washington Star