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, 1906-03-14
NEW IN

Mr.. Charles Brands has decided to
turn the building formerly used as a
skating rink into a dance hall, and
will hereafter, on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday nights, give a social dance.
These parties will begin at s o'clock
and will end promptly at 1880. Mu.
sic will be furnished by a six-piece
orchestra. The affairs will be strictly
first-class and in every way acceptable
to ladies' and gentlemen. For the first
Monday the admission will be free.
, 1906-03-14
Bad storm at Lookout.

Trainmen from the west during the
forenoon report that a severe wind was
blowing between Medicine Bow and
Lookout as they came down with train
No. s, which was driving the light snow
in sheets, making it impossible to see
far ahead along the track. No new
snow was falling, they said, and there
was no danger of the blocking of the
line. More snow had fallen there than
at Laramie, however.
, 1906-03-14
E MENTIONED.
More snow this morning.

More now this morning.
1900 pieces music. Book Store.
Nearly clear during the forenoon.
The bank barometer today recorded
I22.S2.
The banana belt is getting what it
needed.
Lovejoy repairs any old thing, and
does 1t right, too.
The Methodist Aid society will meet
with Mrs. Simpson Thursday at 2:SO
O'Clock.
The "On the Frontier" company ar
rived from the west on train Nc. 4 this
afternoon.
Ben Bellamy, who is i'll at the home
of his parents on Tenth street, is able
to sit up and is slowly mending.
Painters and paper hangers are to-
day repapering the ceiling in C. P. Ar
nold's law office in the Temple build
ing, and the woodwork will be revarn'
.ished.
The circulars containing the state
ment of the council on the proposed
bond issue were distributed to the citi-
zens of the city today, a copy being
left at each house.
Carpenters are expected to be-
gin on the window and door frames of
the new Presbyterian church in a day
or two, if the weather is suitable for
working out of doors.
, 1906-03-14

%sistant superintendent Of motive pow
err and machinery for the Union Pacific,
with headquarters at Omaha, and ex-
poets to meet that official on Friday.
He says Mr.. Wheatley will relieve SUI
perintendent McKeen of much of the
work of his office, the latter having
time to devote to the motor cars, a
shop for the building OF which will be
established. Mr.. Brees believes the
shop will not be located in the west
, 1906-03-14
Appointed Electrical Engineer.

Austin ]. Collett has been appointed
to the newly created position of cleo
trical engineer for the Union Pacific.
He will have two travelling assistants,
Frank ]. Smith, in charge of electric
lighting n shop work, and George
Griswold, in charge OF train lighting
and electric headlights.
, 1906-03-14
DOGS In City Pound,

1 have the following dogs in the city
pound:
One dog, small yellow.
One female dog, brown, long hair.
One female dog, black, white spot on
breast.
These dogs will be killed Thursday
unless claimed sooner.
JOHN SIGMAN, City Marshal.
, 1906-03-14
Work Gang Compelled to Quit.

Superintendent NJ. F. Reed of the
work gang on the Laramie Plains line,
who had some surveyors on the line
yesterday, was compelled to give up
during the storm and return to the
city. The superintendent returned to
work this afternoon and hopes for no
further delay.
, 1906-03-14
WANTS FULFILLED.

If you have lost anything; have any.
thing to buy or sell; rooms or a house
to rent; in short a van Of any kind
to fill try a liner in THE REPUBLI-
CAN. The cost is small and the re-
turns are large.
, 1906-03-14
CHILDREN ARE ILL
AT ELBA, NEBRASKA

William Anderson, the fireman, who
is visiting az Flba, Neb., with his wife
and children, writes that the children
are i'll there and he does not know
when they will return to their home in
this city.
, 1906-03-14
Ereiaht Agent in New York

Daniel C. Fisk has been appointed
travelling freight agent of the Union
Pacific, the oregon Short Line and the
Oregon Railroad and Navigation COM
pany, with headquarters in New York.
, 1906-03-14
COLORADO PAPER HAS
SUSPENDED puBIICA1

The Pearl Mining Times, establish
ed by NJ. E. Taylor, formerly connect
ed with the Boomerang in this city, has
suspended publication for want of pat
Ironage.
, 1906-03-14
Ru-led in STRANGE costuns

Buried in Strange Costume
At his last request a WelclmaL was
buried in his Sunday clothes, his seal
skin cap on his head, his walking
stick by his side, his pipe in his fing-
ers, and plenty of tobacco in his
pouch.
, 1906-03-14

Attend the concert at Roots Opera
House Friday night, March 16, and
hear some old Irish airs. Tickets on
sale at the Laramie Drug company.
, 1906-03-14
Will Call Upon Official.

Dan Brees of the air department was
informed this morning of the appoint
ment of Mr.. Wheatley of Illinois as as
, 1906-03-14

FOR SALE-Five-room brick house,
with barn, excellent location close in,
on southeast corner. Inquire at this
office.
, 1906-03-14

Some of the best talent in the city
will appear on the stage at Roots
Opera House Friday night March 16.
1S0t2
, 1906-03-14

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms for
light housekeeping. Apply Sayer Han
en-, 1852 north Sixth street. 144tf
, 1906-03-14
MEET TO FORM A
MISSIONARY SOCIETY

MISSIONARY SOCIETY,".
The young ladies of the Methodist
church will meet at the parsonage af-
ter school tomorrow afternoon for the
purpose of forming a foreign mission
airy society. The Ladies' Aid society of
that church will meet with Mrs. Simp-
son, 265 north Second street, at 2:30 to-
morrow afternoon.
, 1906-03-14

LoST-Bracelet, between depot and
Fourth street. Return this office and
receive reward. 279t2
, 1906-03-14

FOR SALE-Spring wagon, with
top. 40 Cedar St, West Side. 1S0t6
, 1906-03-14

FOR RENT-Seven-room house on
4th st. Apply to Mrs. A. S. Peabody. If
, 1906-03-14

Houses for sale and furnished house
rent. Inquire 209 Grand ave. If
, 1906-03-14

Come to tile st. Patrick's concert
Friday night and hear Judge Groes-
beck's address at Roots Opera House.
Tickets now on sale. 1902
, 1906-03-14

Don't forget the dance at Maenner-
Choir hall March 18th. Music by
Niethe's orchestra. Tickets rs cents;
ladies free.
, 1906-03-14

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms for
light housekeeping. 101 4th st. If
, 1906-03-14
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, 1906-03-14

Old papers % cents a hundred az
The Republican office.
, 1906-03-14

CLOSING OUT SALE of secondhand
furniture, spring wagon, single har-
ness, etc. Second hand store, 3rd street.
, 1906-03-14

Daily Republican so cents a month
, 1906-03-14

All magazines at Mills, A Druggist.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-20

mind you have an adventure with a in it,
said Pond.
The club hailed this suggestion with delight. They
seized their mugs again and drank with the dregs
the success of their new presidents adventure with
a woman To the downfall of the misogynst! -
and then ducked down the stairs he hurled after
them his own empty stein, which broke with
crash. Then he turned to settle the score for the
dinner and arrange for the early breakfast. That
done, he put on his rough pea jacket and followed
the club out to the now deserted street.
Once outside he filed his big chest with the crisp
winter air, and smiled little scornfully. Cotton
was not nearly so drunk as he had made it appear,
and the fresh air cleared his brain ike ducklng
in cold water. These monthly dinners of the X. l..
Club amused him, and though 1t was in violation
of all his self-drawn and rgidly followed rules OF
training to stay all night, he made the occasional
sacrifice for the sake of his half-cOntemptuOus
pleasure in hearing the next morning his fellow
members narrate their adventures and plan the
themes they would write with the acquired material
1t all seemed rather silly to Cotton; they had much
better have been in bed But it was rather jolly,
too, and even though his own adventures always
struck him as hopeessly commonplace, he faithfully
hunted them out and narrated them. In his heart
he knew that they probably as interesting as
Bunthorne Bolng's and he had, it may be, the
imaginative mans secret envy of the poets sentl-
mental ability to embroder fact.
Cotton stuffed his hands in his pockets and swung
northward through NewspaPer-row and up Washing
ton-st He had heard somebody tell of a cheap
dance-hall in the DoVerst. section of town and he
decided it might be entertaining to 60 up there and
New-York tribune., 1906-05-20

start fight. He was rather fond OF a fight. But
as he drew near the entrance it appeared that his
initiative not necessary. A man and a woman
were standing the curb outside heaping vituper-
alton upon one another in language unspeakably
shocking
Just as Cotton came up, the man, surly brute
with squat, broad shoulders, struck the woman on
the side of the face, knocking her into a heap of
snow in the gutter. Cotton acted on a natural
impulse, and landed on the rough's Jaw
New-York tribune., 1906-05-20

Not recognizing undergraduates IN the group
(Which is contrary TO tradition, but hardly to tact,
he stroed up the alley and took his place among the
watchers He had never troubled to look at players
at close range before and the spectacle interested
him Two or three girls glanced at him with bold
the less it was evidently only his bulk that inter
ested them and the sight of a lOngshoreman
PLAYING the stage-door Johnnie Cotton, who had
forgotten his disguise, smiled now at the subtle
reminder
Presently a slender, pretty girl emerged, with
ewes that Cotton instantly decided were modest,
caught up her Skirt and started on her way to the
street The paint had been carefully removed
from her face and she did not walk with any of
the other girls She had not taken two steps, how
ever when the man who had been forcing his atten-
ton on others made up to her.
"Good-evening, he said.
She gave a frightened look at him, and tried to
move hastily on; but he laid his hand on her arm.
Not so fast, my dear he said insOlently. The
girl glanced about her appealngly, attempting to
men did nothing Cotton had not forgotten his
cent experience; but their inactiOn was too much
for him. and he grabbed the man suddenly by the
collar, with a vice-hke grip, re1narkng pleasantly
to the girl Would you like to have me knock hln
down."
She looked up at him with the fright still in her
ewes which was followed instantly by a puzzled
frown However, she seemed to find reassurng
twinkle in his eyes, for she answered: Thank you
so much if YOU would be SO kind"
Cotton slapped the sharply on the face,
tripping him up at the same time, so that he went
sprawling The crowd of girls and chorus men and on
lockers watched amazed. The man picked himself
up, took one angry look at Cotton, who bulked
New-York tribune., 1906-05-20

ly going to tenns-court the Muses. and was properly
hissed down.
And the business of the night" cried
the new president, rising Out all of YOU in search
OF adventure-copy, YOU call t-and return here at
six for breakfast, prepared to tell ALL There's a
S1ee1y00 Won
New-York tribune., 1906-05-20

the DcSt-hnOWu college though he COuldn
tell sonnet from rondel, or wouldn't admit 1t if
ne could.
Dick Cotton was SIX feet two in his
socks the best end rush on the gridiron
already the ranking tennis player of
The country, absolutely confident IN Ss
himself with an unconscious Emer-
su1lan -aIth. and confirmed misogy- q.
INST. On tins occasion. he wore the
garments OF q longshOrenan for the
x /. members always disguised them e.
selves when they held their monthly
dinners IN Boston
Pond glistened II the borrowed but
tons OF q district messenger boy, and -
8unthorne' Boiling had added to = n
lie foreign appeal of his jet-black ewes
lis . pointed black beard and flowing -
tie HarbIns said he was sufficiently -
disguised bV q clean shave. but Cot -
to-l dominated the scene
HOu u00r literary old ladies run -
TINS clubl he exclaimed. hercelv bran EsHD
C.shirc a knife and fork when the steak "
was brought You write fool V
s0nnets or nope around at symphonies
and pink teas; but m going to
have my serve, now. n . man.
Then here's to the ladies'" inter
-apred Campbell, leaning somewhat
uusteaiily against the table and z
ernpty1ng his stem at a swallow
The others except Cotton drank
bottoms up; but he remained
seated sulen and defiant.
Ola, g wan, drink hish toast said
Boiling, tipping back his mug. Women
are a right even when they're good.
Women are liars Cotton growled,
as he tore al his steak. They are
VAIN and frivolous and decetful. They waste a
mans time and sap his intelligence and undermine
ms emotional force. They tinid and sent-
mental and fragile and delicate. They can't live
ne animal lie. Down with eni Vfle the animal
Lte.
Shat French:" asked Boiling
Shut NJ" said Cotton. Look at that Upton
rl-l, he continued. 4 weak silly fool she
have been. Ran away and went into chorus
lraevhere. and broke old Prof Upton's heart-the
more tool ne TO care about girl child Somebody
md he nearly broke down. II / should ever meet
-e- q tell her what think OF her"
Ever see her? some one asked.
No said Cotton. I'D never dine there Tor
car ot seeing her.
She's peach. a right" chimed in Boiling.
l1o1d-OOkIng enough 70 be chorus girl NO
lg praise pOss ble-
p. L YOU met her, said Harry Pond. you'd do
what every has who's met her, except
-1rself-faL IN love with her"
Fool" roared Cotton, and gave him baptism
beer.
-e-o-ted Pond; but Campbell dragged Cotton
sack INTO his chair Campbell had been his captain,
md the habit OF obedience clngs. But he was not
r. he kept down long.
Eat your steak, BunthOrne Boiling! ne COM
landed the unhappy poet, who was beginning 10
-eel the opposite OF hungry i II tolerate poets
bat won't stand Tor vegetarlansi Boiling TOOK
= look al Pond and meekly obeyed TO the best OF
his ability WHY don't elect PRESIDENT
the strenuous Cotton continued pushing away his
empty plate and setting down his empty mug. 1t
getting late"
The dominance OF his spirit was over everybody;
and the K l. Club OF literary celebrities elected
hy acclaration Richard Cotton who could play
tennis surrerlelv we'll but didn't know whether
sonnet had fourteen lines or twenty-e1ght roma
New-York tribune., 1906-05-20

sleeping. You
know what it
is. I'm going
alone.
\ on NAV
90 alone, but
New-York tribune., 1906-05-20


ship as literary ability, and Z star athlete was
pretty sure OF election.
SO al its December monthly dinner, when a new
president was TO be elected for the next three
months. there were gathered about the long table
the market restaurant down below Faneuil Hall
not only Harry Pond, short, fat, and excessively
dignifed, who wrote essays on Pater's prose style
and volunteered TO translate Henry ames into
English and - BunthOrne" Boiling. poet, and Ned
Harbins- huTnorist. but also Campbell, the captain
OF the foot ball team. and Richard Cotton, perhaps
the beSt-knoWn IN college, though he couldn't
tell sonnet from rondel, wouldn't admit it if
New-York tribune., 1906-05-20

You will strike a wOmani will
you: he grOWled, standing over
the PROSTATE figure, while a crowd
which had poured from the dance
hall and gathered from the passers
looked on in silence. The man
made no effort to rise, except on
one elbow, and Cotton was about
to poke him with his foot, when he
felt a sudden, vicious blow in the
back, and the clawing of nails at
his sleeve He faced sharply To
his amaZemen, the woman he had
revenged was on her feet, one side
of her face 1ivid with the blow, the
other white from passion, her hat
awry on her tumbling hair, attack
ing him in fury. He shook her
Oft with a laugh and strobe hastily
away pursued by her vituperative
profanity. Looking back, he saw
her STOPPING over the rough, assist
ing him to rise,
They're all alike" muttered
Cotton, an ungrateful, impossible,
illogical lott" And he swung again
toward the center of town, dis
gustcd
Turning up Boylston-st., he
paused at the alley which
leads to the stage entrance of the
fremont Theater. A big red auto
mobile coach was standing by the
curb, and a much-bejeweled over
dressed female was climbing in,
assisted by a solemn-looking man,
muffled in a fur coat. Cotton rec
ognized this mournfu1 visage as that
of a famous musical-comedy star,
whose droll antics had frequently
amused him. Looking up the
alley, he saw numerous girls and
sickly, fiabby men who lighted
cigarettes eagerly the instant they
had passed the portal. A few
Young men of a type more familiar
to Cotton were standing outside,
staring at the girls as they came
forth
Cotton noticed that one of them
seemed to speak to several of the
girls, who hastily brushed past him.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-20
Cotton and the Chorus Gil
By WALTER pRICHARD EATON

.HE K l. Club was supposed to consist of
the sixteen most celebrated literary lights
OF the senior class. but a residence on
the right end OF Beacon-st. was some
times as good qualification for member
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-24
TAKE DOGS AND
KIDNAP CHILD
Two Men in Wagon Steal Terriers Be-
longing to Frank Anderson of
MoIine-Dauehter Released.

Frank Anderson, proprietor of the
West Point saloon i'll Moline. came to
Rock Island about noon and recovered
a dog that had been stolen from him
this morning by men who made their
escape There were two men in q
wagon that was in the vicinity of the
saloon when the two terriers ran out.
The men picked them up and started
away. The little daughter ran after
them and she was also loaded into the
wagon. After going a distance the
girl was released and one of the dogs
got away The other one was brought
to Rock Island and was in the posses
sion of the men when Anderson ar
rived.
Mr.. Anderson came down on a car
when he learned of what had happened
and overlook the men on foot of Six
teenth street. They started To run in
different directions and he followed
the one with the dog, who went down
the alley between First and Second av-
enues toward Seventeenth street. The
dog was turned loose and the thief es-
capped
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-24
ROCK RIVER LINE
TO BE FINANCED?
Geneseo Attorney Called to New York
-Tri-City Merger Lends Sig
nifcance

Attorneys Henry Waterman and II.
w. Cole of Geneseo have gone to New
York upon the receipt of adyices that
capitalists have at last decided to adj
vance the necessary funds to finance
the Rock River Traction company
which proposes the construction of an
interurban connecting Rock Island
with points in Henry and Whiteside
counties. 1t is said that the fact that
there were two companies working
with the same object in view caused
the delay that has-rbeen experienced,
but that now the men with the money
have definitely chosen between them
and will back the Rock river company.
Coming on top of the merger OF tri-
city traction lines. this news, if sub
stantiated, has additional significance.
That the New York companies that
have become interested locally have
ii in their power to develop the local
interurban field there is no doubt, and
there is some reason to believe, too.
that it is their intention to do so. But
whether they have taken hand in the
affairs of the Rock River Traction
company no one here seems to be able
to say.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-24
NOTICE is SERVED
Mrs. McKinney's Attorneys Will
Seek Change of Venue
for Retrial.
MAY COME TO ROCK ISLAND
Counsel for Stella Grady in Civil
Suit Forced by Law to
Withdraw.

Aledo, March 24.-Formal notice ha~
been served upon States Attorney
Graham by the attorneys for the de-
Tense in the Mckinney case that a
coming April term of court. This move
is TO be made on account of alleged
prejudice which the attorneys for the
defense say is prevalent in this county
against the defendant. There will, no
doubt be long lists of affidavits from
Mercer county people, on both sides of
the question, submitted to the court
in the argument for the change of
venue. In case change is granted,
the trial may occur in Rock Island
Attorneys Withdraw.
Another development in the case is
the withdrawal of States Attorney Ora
ham and Attorney l.. d. Thomson as
counsel for Stella Grady in the civil
suit filed by her against Archibald Nc
Kinney and Mary L. Mckinney for
damages for personal injury. The sta
tute does not allow attorneys retained
to prosecute criminally, to be also en-
ployed in a civil case depended upon
the same evidence. Judge J. II. Con-
nell and Judge c. j. Searle have been
employed to conduct the civil suit
their written appearance having been
entered in court yesterday. Miss Ora
dy. by her best friend, is suing for
$4,000 damages
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-24
SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

LSOciety news. written or telephone
to the society editor of The Argus, will
be gladly received and published. But
in either case the identity of the sender
must be made known, to insure relia-
bility. Written notices should bear sig
nature and address.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-24
PERSONAL POINTS.

J. NJ. Siegel has returned from the
east.
Henry n. Hansen has returned from
Philadelphia and other eastern cities.
Carl r. Clough, who left the city the
first of the month TO accept a position
with the H. l. Wood Electrical works
at Louisville, KY. has been transfer
red to Pensacola, Fla.
Charles z. Smith of st. Louis. trav-
cling freight agent of the Mobile &
Ohio, and W. ID. Hadfield, commercial
agent of the Toledo. Peoria & West
ern railway at Peoria. were Rock Is
land visitors today
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-24
Doctors Are Puzzled.

The remarkable discovery of Ken
meth McIver, of vanceboro. Me-. is the
subject of much interest to the medi-
cal fraternity and a wide circle of
friends. He says of his case: Owing
to severe inflammation of the throat
and congestion of the lungs, three doc
tors gave me up to die, when. as lasI
resort. 1 was induced to try DR.. Kings
New Discovery and l am happy to say,
it saved my life" Cures the worst
coughs and colds, bronchitis, tonsi
litis, Weak Lungs. Hoarseness and La
Grippe. Guaranteed at Hartz & Ulle-
meyers drug store. SOC and $1.00.
Trial bottle free.