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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-05
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

Sunrise Os Sunset 1854 am Moons age 10
HIGH WATER.
AM-sandy Hook 2;4O Gov Island 3:15I Hell sos
PM-Sandy Hook ESQ Gov. Island 3:i9l Hell SIP
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-05
FRIDAY. DECEMBER

sNord America. Naples, November % Ala vaoe.
Neckar. Naples. November 22..N g TJ,vi
Patricia Hamburg November 25. HAM an
SATURDAY, DECEMBER g.
sI4a Savoie. .Havre. December 2... Fra,,s
philadelphia. Southampton, December 2 a uasrfca-
SEsperanza. .PFugreso. December Ward
sBrings mail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-05
rRANsPAC1FIC MAILS.

For Steamer. Close IN y. Z
NeE-ZeaIand, Samoa, etc-Sonoma (vis p Dec
I. Guam etcU Transport (via e.. Dec 10. pm
Hawaii Corea, etc-Msnchurfa (via F. Dec II.
japan. P i. etc-Empress of India (via VAN
rs IonEeT etcariDcsa via Dec 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-05
apartment Hotels.

I ELEGANTLY FURNISHED APARTMENT. pr,va.
l. bath; with without meals including +7e
SIS weekly; SIS Van Rensselaer, East 11thst
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-05
SAILED
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

Steamers Princess Irene Ger. Naples and So So
Avala (Brl. Hong Kong: Himsra tBrl savannah r.
cess Anne, Norfolk and Newport News
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-05
Br0Rc Real Estate.

AND FAMILY HOUSES. 4 and story sing,
L. Flats and story double Flats. cheap
KELLUM BROS. 13Sth St ana "a ~.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-05

sBrings mail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-05
Real Estate Wanted.

HAVE CLIENT with 100000 cash to buv srs -
IL triple Flats ~
F ]. WOOD. y. ". fremont Ave and Sd Az.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-05
Obituary Record.

Hass & Hamann have received word
from Germany of the death there of
julius Werner, a resident Of this city
Mr.. Werner, formerly engaged as a
miller at the Phoenix mills, left here
the latter part of June for a visit To
mis- fatheTland, partly to see his broth
ers and sisters once more and partly to
regain his health. However, he became
worse and died July 20 at the home OF
his brother-inIaw, Herman HoeTsch, in
SILICA, Germany. He was accOmpan-
led on his trip by his little son, Conrad.
There is another boy named Fred WeT-
neT living here now. Both of the chill
dren are minors. The boy in Germany
will be sent for from this city in a short
time and brought back here.
John Bruha, Sr., an old pioneer, pass
ed peacefully away Thursday after
noon at his home. S26 West Third
street. Death was due TO heart fail
ure In Budweiss, Austria, he was
born July "a. 1929. For u years Mr.
Bruha was a soldier in the German
army. During the Franco PTussian war
he served as a cannoHeer. When Mr..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-05
MOLINE MENTION.
Owners Object.

a huge misunderstanding threatens
the proposed public improvement in
the Firth ward. AS a result of il the
sewer and water system which II is
proposed to install in the ward at a
cost of about $4,000 may be knocked
out in the county court Monday. This
will certainly be the action by the
court of any objection to the assess
ment, as made by f. S. Skinner, is
made; and the people of the Fifth
ward. not understanding thoroughly
the situation, stand ready to object to
the ratification of the Improvement by
the court. \ meeting was held Thurs
day night at Van Daeles hall at which
the sentiments of many people in the
ward who believe that they have been
unjustly assessed were expressed and
the tenor of the remarks was that the
assessment was unequal and unjust
and should be corrected before the con-
firmatiOn of it by the county court.
The session which was attended by
about $50 property owners in the
ward. developed into an indignation
meeting" but this was perhaps excus-
able owing to the fact that the situa-
ton was not understood. If there had
been some city official. who was con
veTsant with the assessment roll, pres
ent. it might have been possible that
the sentiment of the meeting could
have been turned the other way. As
IL was the sentiment was strongly in
favor of the proposed Improvement,
but strongly against the assessment as
male by Mr. Skinner
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-05
Two More Entrances.

Within short time there will be
two more entrances from Third street
into the Masonic temple in addition to
the main entrance whwich now faces
that thorOughfare. The contract for
the Improvement has been let to John
SolIer. One of these entrances will be
for the Yerrian barber shop on the
west side of the main entrance. and
the other for the cigar stand of Hitch
cock & Terry on the east side. At the
present time neither of these places
of business have an entrance from the
street and their patrons are first oblig-
ed to enter the lobby of the temple and
then make their way to either the bar
Der shop or the cigar stand by way of
an interior entrance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-05
Holds Valuation Too High.

Attorneys Cook & Dodge, represent
ing Clement Lockett, trustee of the
Divine Burtis estate, have filed with
City Clerk Collins notice to the eff
feet that the 1905 tax levy on the Bur
tbs property will be appealed to the dis
trict court. The valuation of the prop
erty, which includes the Kimball house
and Burtis opera house, has been fixed
by the board of equalization at $4,000.
1t was formerly valued at $500 but
after an appeal from the Davenport at
torneys, representing the estate the
last board OF equalization made a re-
ductiOn of $4,000. Mr.. Lockett. how
ever, thinks the valuation should be
reduced to SOS 900 The matter will
be fought in court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-05
OF Course.

You will have the best opera house
in Illinois OF Iowa, outside of Chicago
said F. w. ChambeTlin of the theatrF
cal syndicate which will control Mo
lines new playhouse after it Is com
pleted. Mr.. ChambeTIin was in the
city with Architect Lowell of Chicago
and Promoter Johnson for an inspec-
ton of the building work. They are all
very much pleased with the progress
made Mr. johnson let one more con
tract on the construction work. This
is for the iron work and amounts TO be
tween $4,000 and $500. The Daven-
port Foundry & Machine company
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-05
More Room for School.

The juvenile population in the east
end is on the increase. indicating that
families are getting larger there. or
that there are more families than there
used to be. Inasmuch as strangers are
coming in rapidly the explanation is
doubtless found in the last proposition.
that there are more families. The di-
rectors of school district No. 81. find
ing that the four school rooms that
have been sufficient i'm the past are al
together inadequate now, have rented
a store building on Seventh street in
East Moline and will equip it as fifth
schoOlroom
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-05
Hurt on I. G. |.

John Lillis, trOlleyman on the |. & |.
work train, was badly injured yester-
day when the train was backing out
of the stone quarry at LIE Claire. The
trolley jumped the wire and broke and
landed so hard on Mr.. Lillis that he
was left with a badly cut head some
broken ribs and internal injuries. His
wounds were dressed by DR.. Skinner,
of lie Claire, and he was taken 10 his
home in Clinton. His chances for re-
covery are good, unless the internal
injuries should develop some uneXpect-
ed severity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-05
Two Poisoned,

Thursday afternoon two cases of
people being poisoned by partaking OF
canned goods which had become spoiled
were reported Otto MeisneT, of 1115
West Third street, was eating his
supper at his home and had attacked
a can of beef extract when he noticed
a peculiar taste 10 the food. Mr.. Meis-
ner Immediately became very sick, but
With the assistance of his friends and
the application of home remedies he
was relieved somewhat. DR.. c. T. Lind
ley also reported a case of poisoning
from the same source. Miss Rose Hell
man, of Filth and Ripley streets, was
poisoned from the contents of a can of
salmon Thursday afternoon The doc
or says the lady will recover in day
OF two.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-05
Woman Also Bound over.

A warrant was yesterday issued for
he arrest of Mrs Calista Wilkinson,
charging her with adultery. Mrs. Will
ainson is the woman who came 10 this
city from Clinton in company with Pat
Downes and together registered as man
and wife at the Atlantic house. Downes
and the woman had the same charge
preferred against both of them The
husband of the wilkinson woman is 81
years Of age and the wife but I9. They
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-05
Has No Authority

A little girl is reported TO be solicit
ing in the east end of the city for funds
for Bethany Home. She is said to ex-
plain in a house-tohouse canvass that
she is collecting money TO buy winter
bedding for the home. Mrs w. G.
Bennett, president of the board of di-
rectors. authorizes the announcement
that no one has been authorized to So
licit for this purpose for the home and
that a fraud is being worked
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-05

Bruha was 81 years of age, accOmpan-
led by his wife, he emigrated to Amer
lea. and arrived in Davenport in 1861.
They have resided here ever since.
Last Saturday was the 44th anniver-
sary of their arrival i'm this city Being
a tailor by trade in the old country, he
followed the same occupation here I'M
til four years ago. when he retired on
account of old age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-05
Takes Partner.

Charles Swisher of Walker Station
has gone into partnership with o. F.
Lindvall. who has been the East Mo
line blacksmith and they are now
building a new 30x5O shop on Second
avenue between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets in East Moline. in order to be
able to handle the increasing trade
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-05
DAVENPORT DOTS.
Filling the Slough.

At last the offensive west end slough
is being filled. The Rock Island road
has two trains and a big gang of men
at work on the job. The dirt is being
secured in the northwestern part OF
the city The trains haul it over the
maiu line to the southwest junction,
thence down the southwest line to the
B., c. r. & n. crossing, and then to
the slough. About $4,000 cubic yards
Of dirt will be used in the fill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-05
Poisons in Food.

Perhaps you don't realize that many
pain poisons originate in your food. but
some day you may feel a twinge Of
dyspepia that will convince you. Or.
Kings New Life Pills are guaranteed
to cure ali sickness due to poisons Of
undigested fOOd-or money back. 25c
at Hartz g. Ullemeyer, drug store
Try them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-05

of the lawyers Oh legal points and
noted the technical objections made
and urged both in the trial of cases
and in other proceedings ! was fearful
for my future Was j. possible that
would ever have the confidence suffi-
cient to stand before the court? /
knew but little of the history Of the
court of Rock Island county and its
lawyers before l became a student.
An Incident.
attended court at one time as a
witness in a law suit concerning the
Methodist parsonage in Moline. | re-
member we'll the lawyers who repre-
scented the plaintiffs, the firm of Pleas
ants & Henderson. Mr. Peasants. af-
forwards judge. was then a young,
handsome man. with curly hair. 1t
impressed me because of the ease and
unassumin& confidence in which he
tried that case and won il. His part
ner. Mr.. Henderson, afterwards moved
10 Iowa.
There are yet living many citizens
of Rock Island who remember the
place where the first court was held
the house of John BurreH, as it was
called. 1t was a plain, unpretentiOus
frame building and stood a short dis.
lance west of the residence of the Hon.
Ben r. Gable II was used for other
purposes besides holding court, as a
tavern with bar. where the guests
slept upstairs on the straw and reach
ed the lodging place by ladder.
Many Famous Cases.
There were many floating traditions
about the law and lawyers of our
county when | first became connected
with the court. | heard much of the
murder of Col. Davenport and the trial
of his murderers ana their execution.
The whole country was permeated
with the story. ! heard great deal
about a horse trial between John Tin
dali on the one hand aud some person
whose name | now forget. For the
amount involved il was VIGOROUSLY
costly. This case had its double about
1AGS in the celebrated colt case of
Dimock vs.. Shaughnessy. The colt was
valued AT S60and the case tried in the JUS
tiCe court first and afterwards III the
circuit court Shaughnessy, who was
the sexton of Chippiaunock cemetery,
won In the justice court there were
120 witnesses. but the circuit court
compelled both sides to select % wit
nesses each and would not allow any
more Five suits grew out of this
colt contention.
Joseph Knox.
Before the war the bar OF Rock Island
county had many able men. The pict-
urcsque figure among them all was
Joseph Knox. famIiiarly known as Joe
Knox. He was a man in height about
> feet inches. He had slight squint
IN his eye, generally wore his coat but
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-05

were married four years ago, when the
wife was but 10 years of age. Both
parties were bound over to the grand
jury under $500 bail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-05
WRITTEN FOR THE ARGUS Ply /
WILLIAM JACKSON. I

In 1858 began my first acquaintance
with the law and the lawyers of Rock
Island county. When a student of the
law | had occasion TO visit the court
house al Rock Island and was then
permitted 10 take my seat within the
bar AZ l listcned 10 the arguments
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-05
Old Ladies' Outing.

The old ladies of Cooks home en-
joyed an outing yesterday. President
Hipwell, of the d. & S. railway com
pany, provided them with special car
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-05

was the successful bidder I'VE expect
to have the theatre building ready for
the opening by Dec. l." said Mr.. John
ston.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-05
Dr.. A. y. ehase's
Kidney.Liver Pills

the worlds greatest kidney and liver
regulator, and the only medicine hav>
ing a combined action on kidneys and
liver. One pill dose: IS cents box.
Write for free sample to The Or. A. ".
Chase Medicine Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-05
of the Courts

Our courts. What an arena for the
oftime display of human passion and
prejudice, a clearing house in part for
the penitentiary and the reformatory.
when the state settles its balance with
the lawbTeaking citizen.
l would like to write of the person
mel of the courts. for although the
lawyer comes in constant contact with
the contentious, that is not true of the
lawyer towards the lawyer in spite of
professional contention, which to the
world may seem 10 involve the more
hurtful features OF human character
Yet there does grow up among lawyers
a most cherished friendship. that only
ends with life. To the young lawyer
of today must be assigned the task of
waking up the older lawyer. of the
present. WILLIAM JACKSON.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-05
8AGK.AGHE

and all other symptoms Of kidney dis
ease are speedily removed when the
kidneys are made healthy, active and
vigorous by the use Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-05
Joseph knOX.

Before the war the bar OF Rock Island
county had many able men. The pict-
urcsque figure among them all was
Joseph Knox. famIiiarly known as Joe
Knox. He was a man in height about
> feet inches. He had slight squint
IN his eye, generally wore his coat but
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-05
Some Moline Attorneys.

In that day Moline had few lawyers.
Alfred Webster. a New Yorker. came
10 Moline. pTacticed law and edited a
Moline paper with one, r. H. Graham,
also lawyer. Webster moved to Rock
Island and was quite successful. He
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-07-18
LESSEN DANCER in DIVING
br. Leonard Hill Of London Hospital
!, Has Plan Which Greatly Di-
minishes Risk in Water.

d London.-Within the last few years
there have been nearly 100 lives lost in
the United States from caisson illness.
Such death roll signifies at least ten
LINES as many cases Of illness. The
real cause Of the fitness is the frothing
OF OF air in the blood, q frothing which
taxes place when man after exposure
TO compressed air is quickly "decom-
pressed" or returned to the normal pres
sure.
DR.. Leonard Hill, who has been ex-
perimenting with DR.. Mcleod, Of the
London hospital, has confirmed this
theory. DR.. Hill, it may be noted, is the
son Of the late DR.. Birkbeck Hill. the
5ohnsonian scholar, and is the physiol-
ogist of the London hospital. Siebe,
German & Co., the diver experts, acting
on his suggestion, have designed spe-
eial diving bell which would be lowered
10 the diver, 80 that he may enter 1t
after completion Of his work and shut
himself within an air-tight compart-
mont provided with electric light, tele-
phonic connections and the like. The
pressure Of the air within this compart-
ment will be the same as that at which
the diver Is working. The bell will be
raised on deck, and then the compart-
ment will be gradually decompressed.
m hour or more being taken for this
purpose.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-07-18
CLAIM oYAMA AND oKU.
Irish Orator Traces the Descent Of
japanese Generals Back to tbs
Emerald Isle.

Logansport, Ind.--New light upon
Japanese history was cast at the St, Pat
ricks Banquet of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians ID this CITY. O. P. Smith,
state labor organizer, aroused the enthu-
siasm Of his hearers to high pitch by
declaring the japanese generals, Oyama
and Okn. were descendants of Irishmen
and still bore the original Irish names
of their families. slightly modified.
"Oyama is of Irish ancestry" said
Smith, land his name rs originally
borne by his forebears was O'Yama.
The original O'Yama, whose given name
was Patrick, left Ireland during the
Eiizabethan era Of France, but was
shipwrecked IN the bay of Biscay and
rescued by Spanish ship bound for
the Philippines. He was taken there
and cast adrift. His descendants went
to Japan and turned naturally to the
career Of fighting men. Intermarriage
with the natives gave them standing
and position close to the mikado, which
was advanced by their activity in mill
tary affairs.
Gen. Oku's name originally was
O'Keough, who. though g military
genius, was a poor hand at spelling.
The rigors of the Japanese alphabet
proved too great for him, and by I'M
perial edict he was given permission to
cut out few letters. Thus the family
name became Oku, and the sons and
graadseps for many generations fol-
lowed the fgbtipg trade"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-07-18
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COUNTY
FIND SUBSTITUTE FOR HAIR.
Erenoh and German Chemists Devise
an Extraordinary Process Of Max
ing Locks from Collodon.

! Observation-Disclosures has now
found a substitute for human hair. 1t
was discovered incidentally in a long
quest for some method for making erti-
hcid silk. After 150 years Of failure Q
French and German chemist have
solved the artificial silk problem, and
the department of commerce and labor
Is informed that factories are soon to
be started in the United States for max
ing silk from collodion. The same fac
tories will make hair for wigs, scratch
es, switches, and other comforts OF
badness.
In the matter Of hair for the head,
mature has not been able to keep up with
art. The collodion-spun hair is lighter.
softer, cheaper and altogether better
than hair cropped from the human head.
< The inventors of tie artificial silk
process are DIR. Lehner, Of Augsburg,
and Count Hilarirede Chardonnet, Of
Paris. Two factories are running In
Germany, two in Switzerland and one
at Besancon, in France, turning out the
product, Of which one Of the German
factories sold the United States $136, 1916
worth last year.
Cellulose is the basis of the artificial
kllk, and this is obtained generally
from carded cotton, although it may
also be obtained from corn and other
grains. After being subjected to GER
tain secret chemical treatments, 1t Il
spun wet into the brilliant threads such
Rs the silk worm spins to make its coo.
coon. ts.t.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-07-18

l & d ~ i
their mark in the public service, but
there is an extended list of men of that
profession in other departments. There
is Robert j. Wynne, now consul gem
eral to London, who occupied seat in
Mr.. Roosevelt's cabinet for several
monthS He was Washington corre-
spondent of more than quarter of a
century's experience. The two civilian
commissioners of the District of Col
umbia, Henry L. West and H. B. f..
Mssfarland, were both prominent mem-
bers of the Washington corps of corre-
spondents and newspaper writer's be-
fore they were called upon to run the
district government. Francis e. Leurp,
for 80 years writer on the New York
Evening Post, and for more than 20
years its Washington correspondent, is
Mr.. Roosevelt's commissioner of In
dian affairs.
Then there is the venteran Gen.
Henry v. Boynton, so long connected
with the Cincinnati Commercial Ca
cite, who, is now at the head of the
Chickamauga park commission. Other
newspaper men who served as Wash
ington correspondents and are now in
the public service are Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Reynolds, Chief
of the Bureau of Statistics Austin,
Chief of the Dead Letter Office Young,
H. Conquest Clarke, connected with
the rural free delivery, George w.
Rouzer, in the employ of the senate,
and George E. Gilleland, also employed
In the senate.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-07-18
JOKE TO COST THEM $4,000
gsudrfoot Sues Men Who Held Him
1 Up Gust for Fun" for
Big Sum.

Tacoma, Wash.-A practical joke
played upon a tenderfoot has resulted
In q suit for $4,000 damages against
seven men at Lewiston, Idaho.
Ray Names, recently from Kokomo,
Ind, was the victim OF fake hold-up
1t Waha, idaho, several weeks ago.
He was employed by John Hames, who
conduct the post office, store and ho-
tel at Waha.
The defendants, 1t la alleged, fright
kned him by telling him how fast ten
ferfeet were killed off in that part Of
the country. One man rode up lead
ing q riderless horse and told Names
how his partner had been killed and
he was hurrying out Of the country.
The climax came when Names and
others were held up in the store.
Two Of the defendants, with coffee
sacks as masks, entered the store. armed
with revolyers, and ordered the men in
side to hold up their hands
The complaint adds that Names was
recovering from appendicitis, and that
the fright has made him permanently
iii. He b now 1t Lewiston under 3
pdysisIan's care. !. 3