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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-04

eral belief is that the contractors can
deliver it over to the county on that
date. If so a record will be made in
building construction.
The cornerstone, which was recently
laid, weighs eight tons
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-04
The Fine Piece of Machinery That Has Been In
stalled to Meet Demands of the Times
OPERATION
COMPLETE
Affords Both Increased Speed and Assembling Ca.
pacity---PrOvdeG at Cash Outlay eft $4,000.

source of attraction and interest to a
large number of people. and where cit
liens who may desire 10 witness it in
operation will always be welcome.
Fine Type of Press Builders Skill.
The Duplex machine Is one of the
finest products OF the press builders
skill. and is the only press of its kind
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-04
CARTER TRIAL Is FINISHED
Judge koh!saat Reserves Decision in
Case of Army Officer.

Chicago. Oct. More details of the
alleged frauds perpe;rated against the
government by former Captain ODerlin
NJ. Carter of the United States army
were given before Judge Kohlsaat yes
terday. Special Counsel Erwin for the
government completed his side of the
case and Judge Kohlsaat reserved de-
cision
The government is endeayoring to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-04
win Merge Traction Lines.

Evansville, Ind. Oct 4.-Capitalists
from Pittsbarg. Cincinnati, louisville
and formed a $4,000, 900 company to
merge traction lines entering this city
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-04

and has been singing along like watch
since. Though tremendous machine,
it runs SO smoothly as to make little
noise and without the slightest detec-
ton of vibration.
Plan of Operation.
The Duplex is web perfecting press
printing from roll of paper by sys-
tenn original and novel, and by pro-
cess much simpler and quicker than
has been heretofore discovered. The
press takes an impression direct from
the type forms. Thus is saved the de-
lay of stereotyping or arranging tur-
Ties, which plans are absolutely neces-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-04
Blood Poisoning

Results from chronic constipation.
which is quickly cured by DIR. Kings
New Life pills They remove all pol
sonous germs from the system and in
fuse new life and vigor; cure sour
stomach. nausia. headache, dizziness
and collie, without gripping or discomi-
fort. 25c. Guaranteed by HAITI &
.Ullemeyer, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-04

ing, jewelry valued at 5000 and $50 in
cash. The detectives have been on
mis- trail ever since then and finally
got trace of him yesterday when
they found a watch which proved to be
Lamarr's in Lipman's at Madison and
Dearborn streets. With this as start
ng point they located their man in a
music hall on the northwest side.
In cell at central police station
Walsh broke down and confessed to
the robbery of his friend and also to
several other small burglaries which
have been a mystery 10 the police IN
that section of the city. Some of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-04
-HE ARGUS big new three-dec1

" HE ARGUS big new three-deck
web peTfectins press which was
Il recently built for it b. the Du-
pick Printing Press company of Battle
Creek. Mich. ut a cash outlay of $l0.-
900. is now in complete operation in
the press rooms in The Argus build
ing. where it has already proven a
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-08

They have made splendid progress mu-
sicaIIy Mnder-t their aged NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
tor, and although they have paid IN
structor once a week from the city now,
they still continue under his daily guid-
ance.
They play on Sundays at the home for
the pleasure Of the inmates and for visit
ors. They play on ell the holidays and
at the funerals They play at the recep-
tions of important visiting Masons. They
play at outside entertainments OCCASION
ally, and have toured as far as Stockton
and San Jose. as we'll as in the immediate
vicinity of the home. and they have
toured and played TO good purpose. too.
for they have q fund Of their own earn
ing of between. $500 and $500 in the trea-
sury, that is reserved entirely for the use
and needs of the band
The band of the Home for the Feeble
minded is not really a little boys band
except In so far as the members Of 1t
always remain children.
AS DIR. Dawson, the medical superin-
tendent, says: mo matter what their age
may be they still experience the joys and
sorrows of childhood.
with few exceptions" says DR.. Daw-
son, ''they all have an innate love for
the sound of music. Some are capable
of being taught to read and play by note
ON string or brass instruments. Our brass
band under the leadership of an instrue-
tor has repertoirs Of about 100 pieces
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-08

The boys play for all the celebrations
and festivities AT the asylum for Wis
itors. and for charity at various concerts,
for the cheering OF the old folk at the
Hebrew Old Peoples Home In the asy-
lum their influence. and that OF the choir
OF forty voices. is very distinctly felt
ours Is a musical house. Superin-
tendent Mauser explains. as the sound OF
childish trio or quartet floats 10 you
from where the girls are attending 10
their small dining-room duties. or little
ones are sitting az their needle practice
The children SING at their work. and
think II makes them happier"
Just across the bay, over in Marin
County. there's famous little boy band
that perhaps you have seen and heard
al one or another OF the entertainments
given in the interests OF some Roman
Catholic charity.
II Is the ST Vineent's Orphan Asylum
bard. and these ambitious youths en-
rolled in its membership. who win tell
you privately. n you can get their conf
dence. that they could make that League
Of the Cross Band look like 80 cents IT,
Somebody always happens around in
cut how they could do il. You only
learn that they could.
ST. Nincent's band was formed twelve
years ago, when Archbishop Riordan
placed St. Vineent's Orphan Asylum un-
der the management OF the Christian
Brothers. with Brother Michael as super
intendent. Brother Michael, taking stock
OF his charges. found a good many Of the
boys With talent for music. and know
ing. as most efieient educators do, the
comfort and value OF music TO the lonely
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-08

who can get into 1t is looked on as a top
-notcher- by All The rzsf-of-fh smaIr-boys
there.
There is just a touch of romance and
tender human interest In the story of its
organisation
Among the inmates of the Masonic
Home there Is an aged veteran of the
Civil War, Mr.. King. He Is an old mu-'
sician. and in the quiet and the ease OF
the home he lopged for something to do
along the lines of his buster artist life
He interested himself In the orphaned
boys that were also the care of the home,
and found among them many with the
musical gift. These he gathered together
and trained as best he could. He found
a sympathi2er and fellow-enthusiast in
M Siminof, one of the benefactors
of the home, who had given it the hand
some temple. and Mr.. Siminof made 1t
possible for the little boys with musical
talent TO be formed into band by his
gift OF the set of fine instruments it uses
and the natty little uniforms that set it
OFF and make II a point of interest at the
big Masonic gatherings.
The sixteen little boys in their silver
gray gold-braided uniforms. with their
Jaunty little pillbox caps, each with its
gold pompon, make gala showing
with their 10-year-od drum major at their
head, almost extinguished under his bear
skin head covering. as imposing as an
ofncer Of the Queens guard.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-08

and bereft. he set about getting instru-
ments for the orphaned boys and form
ing them into a band. Through friendly
contributions he gathered together
enough 10 equip band of thirty-five
players and taught them himself and
with the aid OF other musically educated
brothers.
Until the past fve years the band thus
organized remained under the direction
ship OF paid instructor and is as thor
oughly organized as a Sousa combina-
tion.
Each instrument of the band has one
or more understudies, who receive daily
instruction and who afterward play in
concert. so that when a member of the
first hand leaves the school "a years is
the age limit for boys TO remain In the
institution his understudy immediately
takes his place. In this way the efficiency
OF the band Is constantly kept up TO its
high standard and the ragged edges that
the admission OF new player ordinarily
makes are successfully avoided.
ST Vincents Band has given many en-
tertainnents for the school and their
friends, but has not made any money by
the entertainments and has no fund. II
has thirty actual members now. averag-
ing in age about IL years, and they are
all youngsters with actual musical tai
ent. some or them capable OF very good
solo work
The New York Catholic Protectory band
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-08

including both standard classic and up
-fo-date- ccmp1SIff - -
'tOur band boys are selected from the
brightest and most capable OF the In
mates who show q talent for music and
range III age from IS TO 90 years. To be
a member OF the band and wear thsl
natty uniform OF bandsman is consiO-
cred bv the boys to be the goal of stheir
ambition. They exert strong moral in
fiuence, which is felt throughout the in
stftution. In fact the members OF the
hand set the highest standard for indi-
vidual conduct and are leaders among
their companions
"The band usually accompanies the
bows on their annual outings. Last year
1874 bows and band visited Napa City to
attend Barnum & Bailey's circus and on
one occasion the band took part in the
Fourth of July celebration at Sonoma-
A daily practice takes place in the as
sembly hall Of the home from 1880 to
11.ao a m A concert is given TO the
public every Saturday from 2;S0 10 $50
n m. The band takes part in the various
entertainments given during the year Tor
the amusement of the children and at
times furnishes the music for the social
hops given for the oficers ana elhpioyes
az the home. 1t has been part Of the
school~department of the home since the
work was founded. 1t has been and Is
novv more than ever recognized as a vital
force in the education and training or
feeble-rninded children not only in the
California Home. but in all the schools
for feeble minded throughout the civilized
world"
perbans the most picturesque OF all
+ha Iittle boy bands is the junior
hand Of the Columbia Park Boys Club.
and IL surely is. the band that gets the
most varied enjoyment out OF its mu-
sical accomplishments.
Tbe Columbia Park Boys Club Is es-
senttalIy a musical club. Whatever
else the boys excel in, individually or
IN rroups. they are all musical they all
.irS as sweetIy and spontaneously as
birds. and most Of them can play some
instrument. Mr. Sidney Peixotto, the
bead worker OF the club, like Frank
Damrosch. the organizer OF the peoples
chorus Of New York, belieVes that
every one can sing il he IS out en-
couraged to, and he has pretty salts
factorily demonstrated his theory IN
the bows club. He has a famous club
chorus that Is known by the charming
entertainments IL has given, not only
here in San Francisco, but IN dozens OF
towns from Seattle to Los Angeles. ana
he has formed It not by picking and
choosing among the Columbia Park
bows TO see which has a voice and
which has not. He works upon the
theory that every boy has a voice" and
can sing with IL If he has the chance
and the training, which in Mr.. Peix-
ptto's plan is chiefly the example.
He started In some four or five years
ago by organizing a military band for
the clubs military department. which
had already a most inspiring drum and
bugIe corps That band still exists ana
is the clubs senior band, and another
following in It's footsteps gives opporru-
nifty to the younger boys growing up In
the club. That IS the clubs little boy
band, and ranges in ages from ten years
up.
Mr. Peixotto argues that no music Is
too good nor too popular for his boys
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-08

was "A very modest little band OF lit
Tie boys about "A dozen In number, with
inexpensive instruments and no uni
forms, but cow IL has grown into one of
the smartest best equipped and most
nrmly established or the little boy
bands Thanks 10 the gift OF aged
Abraham Anspacher. the "old man
benevolent" OF the institution, IL has
fund all it's own OF 10000 the income
OF which goes TO supply It's needs, 1t
musters twenty Ave members rs well
as drum and bugle corps OF twelve
drums and six bugles; IL has as fine
set of brass and reed instruments ias
any band OF big boys or little could
wish for. set of Instruments worth
over 5000: II has Professor l.. Won der
Mehden as It's very own instructor now,
and Il is uniformed like a company OF
little Beau Brummels.
When IL turns out In its full strength.
in its trim little trousers and tunics and
peaked caps OF postman's gray, playing
with little hoy zest and an almost pro-
fessional unison ana precision on its
fine instruments. II is a band that makes
you turn your head TO look and stop
on your way 10 listen, and thar moves
you 10 say:
Isn't that fine! who would nave ex-
peeted IL from such little fellowsY'
There's not a boy in the band over IL
years old. and from the drum major up
they range $. 9, 10, II and u
In honor OF the donor OF their fund
they are called the Anspacher band
now, and such a distinction is u TO be-
long TO Il that there is IA waiting list
out at the asylum a column long, two or
three ambitious recruits for every in
strument waiting for one OF the older
lucky handsmen to drop out. To reach
his fourteenth birthday. when he has
TO so away-and make way for some
one else.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-08

to play. and the result is that any tins
you go to one of the Columbia Park
band concerts, or musical or vaudevtlls
entertainments, you are likely 70 hear
anything from Wagner and Verdi to
ragtime, and hear it well played. too
At the most recent concert the boys
gave there was the overture from the
Barber Of Seville" Sousa's 81 hun
derer'' march and the final aria from
Lucia di Lammermoor on the pro-
gramme. which also included selections
from Wagner and Tobani. Verdi. Asher.
Peters and Whitney
The most original departure OF the
Columbia band is its summer. walking
tours. when II goes out for a 400 or
500 mile walk. giving concerts. vauds-
Vile and minstrel performances BY tho
way, and having such vacation OF
jclIity and outdoor lie and sightseeing
as the average boy only vaguely
dreams OF.
Last year. for example. the little boys
band OF forty-Cwo took a walk 10 Los
Angeles. The oaggage and nsceSSartss
went along In Two wagons. The BOYS
themselves were divided Up INTO wcVStnS
squads. one OF COOKS, another of waters.
another OF dishwaShsrS. 0e wood gatherers.
etc. They were their road aRiform ef
khaki breec6ss and ieggtngs and hat Wien
oxford gray sweaters with bright red
bands az neck and wrists and 1elc They
gave their enrerr2l0FneocS IA the town
halls or opera houses 6G eveFy town theV
stopped az ana they gave their street pa
rade before the entertainment. ene bows
marching. and every boy playing an m
srrurent. and they stirred ap 50 much
enthusiasm and PLAYED 20 s0ch good bust
ness along the tne of tour that their
receipts for the sammer oNeins amounted
20 Seo0. OF which St400 was clear pronc
that went 20 the paving ot their own va
cation expenses and to the maintaining
OF camp OF seveaty-fve of the club
boys at Carmel by -the-Sea in q boys Re-
public.
That Is doing pretty we'll TOR a Rstls
boys band. isn't trS
With all these foUriShing ycUnS O-gari-
zations Il = easy 20 see that the Ertls
boy band Is very real 2aetor in boy
life. that its existence - q pleasure 70
itself ard It's friends. that II has come
TO stay. and that only the veriest cur
mudgeon OF rnusi. al CT rtc could tn1 it
IN his heart TO say.
never saw a kt5ase eaad.
I never hope - see ore.
But ! can tell yCc. anyhCw.
Ia rather SEE than HEAR go
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-08

is famous among little boy bands. ana
Brother Zenophon. the present superin-
tendent Of ST. vincent's. is taking that a.
his model. and hopes to make his brass
band equally famous on this coast
A finer lot OF small musicians or greater
enthusiasts IL would be hard TO md than
the little boy hand of the Masonic Home
ar Decoto. in Alameda County.
There are sixteen or them In actual
membership. bat they play with the vim
OF fcrty strong, and they have half
dosen recruits ready TO take the place OF
any player and play any instrument in
the band.
than fiye years. but il has spirit and
enthusiasm that traditions OF q century
could not make heartier. 1t Is the honor
club OF the Masonic Home, and any boy
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-08

~. no; Oh. dear no; IL
isn't AT all the case
any more. IL isn't true
OF these piping times
of rrogress that
when the elephant
walks around.
And the band begins
10 play.
The little boy under
the monkeys cage
Had better keep out OF
the way"
quite the contrary,
in fact
The little boy is no
longer IN concealment
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-08

. I never saw a kiidss eaad.
I never hope - see ere,
But i can tell you. ANYHOW.
ia rather SEE than HEAR go
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-02-21
Homeseekers and Settlers.

To points in Nebraska, Colorado,
Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Indian
Territory, Oklahoma, Texas and
Louisiana, the Minneapolis & ST..
Louis railroad..has placed on sale for
January I'd and 10Th, February 9Th
and goth, round-trip and one way
tickets at extremely low rates for
benefit of homeseekers and settlers.
Round-trip tickets at three-fourths
of the regular one way rate, limit
twenty-one days. One way tickets
at two dollars higher than half fare.
Twenty-one day tickets are on
sale first and third Tuesdays to
points in other states in the south
east, west and northwest at one
fare plus 81 for round trip.
Don't fail to call on the M. & St.
L. agents for full particulars as to
rates, etc. or address A. B. Cults, G..
P. & I. A., Minneapolis, lMinn. 23-8t.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-02-21
Cheap Rates to Pacific Coast.

Commencing February 18th and
continuing until April 7th the Min
neapolis & ST. Louis railroad will
have on sale reduced rate one-way
tickets to California, Oregon, Wash
ington, British Columbia, Utah,
Montana and Idaho. Rates SIS be-
low regular fare. Two tourists cars
are run every week to San Francisco
and Los Angeles. Wednesdays via
Kansas City and Santa Fe system;
Thursdays via Omaha, Denver and
famous Scenic Route" through
Colorado.
Call on agents for particulars, or
address A. B. Cults, G. P. & 7. A.,
Minneapolis, MINI. 23-8t.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-02-21

w. H. Estee, residing near Mil
roy, has disposed Of a farm in
northern Wisconsin to parties in
Murray county for a store building
and lot. Give us the farm every
time.
Have you been betrayed by prom
ises Of quacks, swallowed pills and
bottled medicine without results eX-
cept damaged stomach. To those
we offer HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea. 35 cents. H. NJ. Hitchcock.
If can sell 100 copies of the Sat
urday Evening Post weekly at Sc.
per copy from until July LIST stand
good chance to get free outing
at Camp Wildmere, Maine. Won't
you help by taking the Post of me?
DANA c.. SCHMAHL.
The Echo Enterprise says that
Miss Vesta Davis, who it will be
remembered was taken very sick
while visiting Miss Chapman here
last summer, and who has spent
most of the time since then in a
Minneapolis hospital, was removed
to the Vesta hospital On Wednesday.
On Monday, March 9Th, there will
be meeting Of the stockholders of
the Lyon county agricultural So
ciety in Marshall, for the purpose
of voting on an amendment of the
constitution, allowing a stakeholder
but one vote, no matter how many
shares of stock he may own.
The Minnesota Central Telephone
Co. has decided to put in a common
battery system at Sleepy Eye, SINH
lar to the one now being placed
in this city. The company proposes
to give it's patrons the best in the
market, where the number Of sub
scribers will justify the outlay of
the money.
When the members Of the Grand
Army of the Republic gather in
Minneapolis next August for the
annual encampment they will find
that the preparations made in their
honor and for their entertainment
have not been arranged on the spur
of the moment. The executive COM
mittee in charge of the encampment
is already making elaborate plans
for little novelties that will be of
great interest to the visitors and
full of significance.
The New Ulm Review says that
the seeds stored in the warehouse
of the Minnesota Seed Co. of that
place have been perfectly kept dur
ing the past winter, and that the
company will soon place on the
market as good a line of seeds for
all growing purposes as can be
found anywhere in the country.
That is one of the industries that
is helping to build up New Ulm.
1t is worth about as much as the
insurance company which recently
moved from that place to St. Paul.
Old time stories concerning rail-
roads in this part of the country
were told by travelling men, says
the News of New Ulm, when about
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-02-21
NMTE9G the standard cough cold for o.,
~ years. oWc comes n 3ON
Convenient tcny it o
II /
D y& So Ih

twenty years ago the passenger
train schedule was only about ten
miles an hour. Hence to kill time
IN the summer and autumn when
ever a covey of chickens were
sighted by the trainmen or a lake
with ducks and fish, the engine
whistle would be heard and the
train would stop for half an hour
SO all on board could shoot and
fish. This is said to be particularly
true of the C. & N. W. west Of
Tracy. This tale must be on the
Bookings branch, as not only are
lakes scarce on the Watertown
branch, but most Of our prairie
chickens are afraid of a steam
whistle.
Springfield Advance: On Monday
forenoon the Minnesota Central Tele-
phone Co., relinquished their inter-
ests in what has been known as the
Pure Food Grocery, a store which
has been in operation here for
little over a year. The new pro-
prietors are NJ. E. Neville and L.
G. Walter. These gentlemen make
a speciality of buying up stocks of
goods, disposing Of them to the
best possible advantage, while if
the business prospects are bright
they enlarge on the stock and con-
tinue the business. At the present
time they have a frst-class general
store at Morristown. A deal is now
pending between several of the local
merchants to absorb the stock, a
proposition having been submitted
to them by Messrs. Melville and
Walter. If this deal goes through,
the store will be a thing of the
past, if not the new proprietors
intend to move in another stock and
continue the business.
The New Ulm Review says that
TIE heroic action Of young Mike
Flick and companion, saved the
New Ulm Roller Mill of that city
from destruction Saturday night
and the young man is deserving. of
Carnegie medal for bravery and
rare presence of mind. He was
coming out of Ferdinand Gollnast's
place at near II o'clock when he
noticed a flame shoot out Of the
cupola of the smut room of the
mill and Immediately turned in the
fire alarm to the department and
then proceeded to do what he could
to put out the fire. Rushing to the
upper stories of the mill he jumped
to the roof of the smut room and
his companions lowered chemicals
from the mill to him. He used
three of these and placed them SO
successfully that they completely
extinguished the fire SO that by the
time the department was on hand
there was nothing for them to do
except to see that no fire remained
smoldering in the dust of the mill.
This act on the part Of young Flick
no doubt saved the mill, for the
building is frame and the interior
covered with combustible dust which
once fired would have caused one
explosion after another and there
would have been no possible way
of preventing the complete destruc-
ton of the building.