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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
.sLAsHES BOY; ENDS LIFE
Insane Physician of Lintner, Ill.,, Fatal
ly Cuts Lad.

Decatur, H., Aug. 31.-Dr. lemon,
who made his home With \. r. Dun
can of Lintner, yesterday attacked the
12-year-old son of Duncan and cut the
boys throat so that he will die. lemon
then shot himself dying instantly. He
was insane.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
Fuel Contract Let.
OHIO DIVORCES GROWING
Women Secure Nearly Three Times
as Many DEGREES as Men.

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 31-AccorG-
ing to the report just issued by the
secretary of state, there were $685.
divorce suits filed in Ohio during the
year ending June so, 1907 Only g.
437 divorce suits were filed during the
preceding year. The number of di-
vorces granted during 1907 was 4,975
an increase of 49i over the year pre-
ceding. Wives secured 1867 divorces
and 1,SOS were granted to husbands.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
Finds Dead is Own Son.

La Crosse. Wis, Aug. 81 Oscar
Woideman. years old. was drowned
in the Mississippi river here yesterday
The boys father, hearing that there
had been a drowning, assisted in the
recovery of the body, only TO find that
it was that of his own son.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
new INSTRUCTORS
Are Selected at SpeciaI Meeting
Of Board to Fill Vacancies
in the Corps
OF THE HIGH SCHOOL
Marvin v. Wallace Resigns to Go to
Butte, Mont.-Bids for Repair
Work Are Received.

The board of education, at a special
meeting last evening, elected two new
instructors to fill vacancies i'll the corps
of the high school. The resignation of
Marvin V. Wallace, teacher in history
for the last year, was accepted MIR.
Wallace will take a position at Butte.
Mont. under the superintendcncy of X.
the city schools in Rock Island Alvin
l.. Barton of Hinsdale was elected to
the vacancy caused by Mr.. Wallace;
resignation. Linus l.. Karns Of Parker
Ind, was elected assistant instructor
in manual training, to take charge of
the work shop in the high school. He
will fill the vacancy caused by the with.
drawal of Leonard A. Williams, who
was recently elected to this position.
RPpairs Are Considered.
The board also gave attention to var
ious repairs at the different school
installing a concrete retaining wall OF
the west side of the Fairgrounds of tho
Eugene Field school, and the contract
was awarded to Gus Fisher, the lowest
bidder. Bids for installing drinking
fountains at the LOngfellow school were
received and referred to the commit
tee of buildings to place the contract
Fuel Contract Let.
c. II. Seidel reported that the con
tract for fuel has been awarded to tn,
Rock Island Sand &c Gravel company
The contract and bond were filed. The
committee OH supplies was authorized
to purchase stationery and other ma
terial for the industrial art work in tn
primary grades.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
FRANK E. ANDREWS DEAD
Sterling Citizen Founder of Bank ano
Head of Reclamation Enterprise.

Sterling, Ill. Aug. 31.-Frank e. An
drews, founder of the Farmers Nation
al Exchange and who also drew plans
reclamation of thousands of
acres of swamp lands along the Hen
nepin canal, died here yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
CHARGED WITH CONTEMPT
w. c. Tubbs of Monmouth Refused to
Appear Before Board of Review.

President w. c. Tubbs Of the Ma
tiOnal bank of Monmouth is under bond
to appear before the county court Of
Mercer county for alleged contempt in
failing to heed notice to appear before
the board of review He did SO. it
seems. on advice of counsel, who in
formed him he could not be obliged to
testify before the board of review re-
garding the private business of a pat
ron of his bank.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
DIAMOND CHARM FOR DUNN
Long Time EmpIoye Of Power Com
pany Going to 'BeardstoWn.

William F. Dunn, superintendent Of
the Peoples Power gas plant. was this
afternoon presented with Il diamond
charm given by his associates and Off
GERS of the company as token of ap-
probation. +. W. Rcimers made the
presentation address. Mr.. Dunn
leaves Monday to take charge OF {,
new gas plant Just installed by the
company at BeardstOwn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
Jail for Assault on Umpire.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 31.-'ROwdyism
on ball fields within the jurisdiction OF
this court will not be permitted" said
Judge Simon of the city court yester-
day when he sentenced E. L. Goes of
the Oklahoma City team 10 80 days in
Jail for assault ON the umpire
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
STEP MOTHER WINS THE
CELEBRATED WILL CASE

and Western, Chesapeake and Ohio,
Louisville and Nashville. Chesapeake
Western, Atlantic Coast Line and the
Virginia and Kentucky railway. which
companies are protected by the pen !
ing Injunction of the United States
circuit court. The roads protected by
this Injunction will put the rate in eff
feet voluntarily Oct. l, pending the
decision of the federal courts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
Shoots Down Girl: Kills Self.

Iowa City, Iowa, Aug. 31- Insane
jealousy prompted William Dohrer, II
years old, to shoot his sweetheart, Flor
ence Fuhrmeister, and then kill him.
self. The girl is 10 years old. She
may recover.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
suy Site for Des Moines Brewery

Ten per cent of the capitalization of
the Des Moines brewery, Of which OF
to Huber of this city Is president and
heaviest stOckhOlder, has been collect
ed to purchase a site. The company is
capitalized at $250,OO0, with Mr.. Huber
holding 100000 worth of stock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
Vesuvius is Making Threats.

Naples. Aug. 31.-Ominous rumblings
are coming from Mount Vesuyius. and
smoke is issuing from the crater These
are the first signs of volcanic activity
since the eruption of March, 1906.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
BECKER OUT FOR GOVERNOR
Milwaukee Mayor Will Enter Race
Next Year,

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Aug. al Mayor
Becker of Milwaukee has arrived in an
auto. He says that he will run fol
governor next year, but wants no aid
from any politician.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
TWO-CENT FARE RATE, OCT. |
Corporation Commission of Virgins
Moves to Make Law Effective.

Richmond. Va. Aug. 31.-The cor
poration commission has ordered pub
lication of the 2-cent rate law, placing
it in effect Oct. 1 on all railroads id
Virginia except the Southern, NorfoiR
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
Sues Armour G. Co.

John H. Cooley has filed a praecipe
in suit against Armour e Co for
1890 in the circuit court S. r. Ken
worthy is the plaintiffs attorney
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
Ohio Company is Formed
: With Capital of $25,-
100000.
TAKES THREE LINES
Senator Foraker Interested.
Elkins-W!dener Syndicate
Backs Enterprise.

Columbus. Ohio, Aug. 51.-Thc Ohio
Electric Railway company, which was
incorporated this week with capital
stock of $25,000,O0O will absorb ths
Indiana, Columbus and Eastern. Gin
cinnati Northern and Lima and To
ledo Electric railroads at midnight.
Y"unls Foraker Vice President.
w. Kelsey Schopf, head of the Gin
cinnati street railway system. is pres
ident of the Ohio Electric and Benson
Foraker, son of Senator Foraker, vic,
president
The Elkins-Widener syndicate il
back of the company
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
MR.. FISH IS SILENT
Friends of Former |. G. Presi-
dent Deny Long Estrange-
ment With Harahan.
TELL OF HARTMAN PLEDGE
Incident of Last Annual Meeting of Di-
rectors Given to Support
the View.

New York, Aug. 31.-The fighting
factions in Illinois Central, or, to be
more exact, nonfighting representa-
tives of the fighting factions, are talk
ing notice of President Harahan's 5
Chicago stand upon dignity and the
decision Of the spokesman of the HaI-
didn't really hit Mr.. Harahan. but sim
ply choked him and cuffed him ami
tossed him aside.
With Mr. Fish himself the episode.
as before, was treated as "a matter
Of action rather than words All ne
would say was this:
The Harahan incident was closed
when | left the Illinois Central oiIic IS
on Wednesday. What he may now
see fit to give out, after his return II
Chicago, does not interest me, nor VIII
it lead me TO break the silence which
| have maintained"
Facts or Friendship Issue.
On the statement of Mr.. Harahan ia
! Chicago that Mr. Fish's actions had
severed their friendship several years
prior 10 1906 the Fish adherents pro
duced facts.
A representative of one of the Fish
directors showed a long string of
newspaper clippings. The general
| trend of them was embodied i'll dis.
patch to a New York paper which
espoused the Hartman cause The
dispatch was published in the middle
of October
| Everything that was said about me-
| in certain publications indicating thN
| | have become a foe of Mr.. Fish" Mr
| Harahan was reported as saying by
way of resenting an insinuation of de
sertion. lis absolutely untrue. I am
not a Hartman man and | deny the
insinuation."
| Pledged to Hartman.
Mr.. Fish, this representative said
early in the campaign became con
WINGED that Mr.. Harahan was more
tightly bound TO Mr.. Hartman thar
To himself. The conviction had to br
driven into him, however. and it wa'
only driven in when Mr. Fish learned
beyond the preadyenturc of IA doub
that in July, weeks before the meet
ing at which he was deposed. Mr.. Har
lahan had signed a paper in which he
together with other directors previous
lily friendly TO Mr. Fish, pledged them
selves to carry ont Mr.. Hartman
desires.
| Fish Told AT Last Moment.
''Mr Fish and every one else lneT
he was beaten when he went into tn
meeting in November for the election
of a president" this Teprescntave con
tinuod But both Mr.. Fish and hi
close friends insisted on a showdown
for the sole purpose of determinin
how far the action of Mr. Haraha1
and one or two others COmported wit
their professions of truth. Mr. Fis
told Mr. Harahan of his decision tn
morning of the meeting, and not unit
then did the latter let him know tha
he had taken a position against hir
and was to get his office. Mr.. Fis
simply replied that he would go
the meeting and see him do it."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
Was Given Property.

He found further that the contract
had not been acknowledged before Il
notary public. and that, fearing it would
not stand the test of law, DR.. Warner,
in a will made in 1905, bequeathed to
his widow real estate worth S35,Q00 Oh
condition that she did not contest the
will
Judge Cochran expressed the opinion
that while no deception was practiced
in drawing up the ante-nuptial contract.
the wife never had an opportunity to
consider il thoroughly. He found also
that at the time he agreed to bequeatil
his widow S10.000 DR. Warner was
worth only $31 900. and the settlement
could not be considered adequate when
at his death his fortune had grown to
81 600 Geo
On these considerations he ruled in
| favor of the widows claim for dover
and homestead rights.
Push Warner 10 Appeal Decision.
United States Commissioner of Pen
| siOnS Warner. who as executor of his
fathers estate was defendant to the
suit. read the decision in his home
here He concealed whatever chagrin
he felt over the defeat of his efforts
10 prevent his stepmother from inner
iting her share of his fathers estate.
There would have been an appeal in
any case" he said Now, | shall car
ry is vigorously to the supreme court
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
Hard Coal Magnates An
sWer Suit to Break
Up Monopoly.
BRING MARK HANNA IN
Declare They We're Forced to
Settle Strike of 1900 for
Political Effect.

Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. 31.-Thc
Reading company, Philadelphia and
Reading Railway company, Philadel-
phia and Reading Coal and Coke com
pany today filed answers to the suit
of the federal government to break
up the alleged monopoly existing III
the anthracite coal regions of tbs
state.
Goes Back TO Strike.
The answers of the three concerns
of which George f. BaCr is president
make Il general denial Of the govern
ments allegations, and go into the
first great strike in the hard coal fields
and its relation to the presidential
campaign of 1900 when Mckinley was
elected.
Did Not Enforce Law.
1t is declared the agreements to ad
vance the price of coal were brough'
about in 1900 by violence and iutima
tion of striking wine workers aud b,
failure of the United States govern
ment and the state of Penusylvanig
to enforce the laws and protect Goa
companies and the opportunities of the
late Marcus a. Hanna, who it is n
legged was anxious to end the strike o
the miners on account of the impcnd
ing presidential election
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31

gate<into the cause of the disaster
The jury viewed the bodies of the
victims and then adjourned until to
day. Meantime search was made foS
the missing motorman, McCIcary. who
disappeared Immediately after the
crash.
Superintendent Moore of the trac-
ton company last night gave out Il
statement in which he places respou,
siblity for the disaster on McCIeary,
who was motorman of the express car.
Orders Are Ignored.
During this week, while the county
fair is in progress, the company has
been operating cars on a half hour
schedule instead of the customary
hour schedule.
Mr.-Moore- saksSttfe express was run
in violation OF the schedule. although
the mOtorman had been provided witt
the special schedule and instructed tC
keep in the clear at all times for the
regular cars Instead. McCleary Is
charged with having ignored the eX
istcnce of No. II. and the collision
followed. McCleary narrowly escape
injury in the crash. and vanished du'
ing the excitement He lived l.
Charleston, and always bore Il gOOl
reputation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
LEADER OF MUTINY HANGS
Officer Who Commanded Rebel Rus
sian War Ship Pays Penalty.

Odessa, Aug. 31.-Matushenko, the
Russian non-commissioned officer who
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
Mrs. Isabella Warner to
Get Share OF Hus-
bands Estate
AFTER A LONG FIGHT
Pension Commissioner Warner
Contesting, Holding the Wom-
an is Part Negro.

Clinton, H., Aug. 31.-In d decision
handed down yesterday. Circuit Court
Judge W. G.. Cochran ruled that Mrs.
Isabella Robinson Warner, stepmother
of Vespasian Warner, United States
commissioner of pensions. is entitled
to dover and homestead rights in the
estate of her deceased husband, DR.
John Warner.
The court held that at the time of his
death DR.. Warner was worth S1,600,-
600. The effect of the decision, if sus-
tanned by the supreme court, to which
an appeal will be carried, is to give the
widow the old Warner homestead in
Clinton, $250,000, and an annual in
come of $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
No Ground for Charge.

Judge Cochran also held in his de-
cision that the charge made by Yes
pasian Warner that his stepmother was
part negro and that the blood of the
children she bore his father was taint-
ed, was unwarranted and based purely
upon hearsay and rumOr.
The decision nullifies the ante-nuptial
contract signed between DR.. Warner
and Isabella Robinson few hours be
fore their marriage. This contract stip-
ulated that after marriage Mrs. Warner
was to receive $500 year andd S10,yyJ
at the death of DR. Warner. Judge
| Cochran held that from the date of
| their marriage until 1905 Mrs. Warner
had received checks aggregating s44.-
600 from her husband, thus violating
-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-24
BIG FISH IN HOLLOW LOGS,
Great Catches Of Catfish Made Right
in SaWniII

Great Catches Of Catfish Made Right
in a Sawmill.
At this time of year the men who
are working in the sawmills along the
Mississippi River are somewhat puz-
zled to decide precisely what their oc-
cupation is. Sometimes they think
they are mill men and sometimes they
think they are fishermen.
Catfish seem to be the 'cOonS and
possums of the river world. They
take to the hollow logs, which they
find among the RATS tied up near the
sawmills.
In June the men who work the logs
up to the carriages which take them
to the saws begin to watch for hollow
specimens. When they find one of
that sort they are pretty sure of big
catfish hiding inside.
At Burlington large number of fish
weighing from three to ten pounds
each have been taken in this way
during the last few weeks. One black
catfish weighing thirty-eight pounds
was caught about two weeks ago.
The prize was an immense blue cat
fish, four feet in length and weighing
fifty-eight pounds. The sawmill fisher
men were not prepared for such big
fellow and he jumped clear through
their net. He would have escaped to
the water but for a man with a can't
nook. who despatched the prize. The
Gch A ha hol
been dressed and cut into steaks.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-24
Notice Of Application for Liquor License

STATE OF MINNESOTA
County of Stearns, SIS.
City of Sank Centre,
Notice is hereby given, that applica.
ton has been made in writing to
the Common Council of said city OF
Sank Centre. and filed in my Office,
praying for License to Sell Intoxica.
ting Liquors for the term commencing
on February 9th, 1907, and terminal
ing on February 9th, 1908, by the fol-
lowing persons and at the following
place, as stated in said application,
to-wit:
Benedict Aigner and Rupert ]. Aigner,
COpartners as
AIGNER BROTHERS.
At and in the front room on the
first floor of that certain one story,
brick veneered building, owned by
F. NJ. Connolly and situate on the
North % feet of Lot Numbered
Three t3 in Block Numbered Twelve
(12) in the Original Townsite Now
City, of Sank Centre.
Said application will be heard and
determined by said Common Council
at the City of Sank Centre, at the
Office of the City Clerk in said City of
Sank Centre, in the County of
Stearns and State of Minnesota, on
Friday, the Eight day of February,
A. d. 1907, at O'Clock, a. m. of
that day.
Witness my hand and seal of the
City of Sank Centre, this 23rd, day
of January A. D. 1907.
Seal ]. F. COOPER,
24-2t City Clerk.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-24
TWISTING 4 SILL.
Test of the Strength Of United States
PAPER Money!.

Test of the Strength of United States
Paper Money.
The paper that is used by the gov
eminent in it's currency is manufac-
tured by secret process an dhas char
acteristics with which the average
man is not familiar said Arnold
Schorer of Minneapolis.
Recently | was in small Minneso-
ia town and witnessed an incident that
demonstrates this. A well-tO-do farm
ef living in the vicinity came into the
bank to transact some business. In
the course of the conversation the
cashier began twisting S. bill. The
farmer watched him with interest, and
finally asked the man back of the coun-
ter If he wasn't afraid of tearing the
bill.
Here is an easy way for you to
earn money said the cashier. Here
is a $1,000 bill, and l will give it to
you If you will twist the bill in two.
You are simply to twist it anG not tear
it.
"The farmer seemed dumbfounded
at first. He seemed overawed at the
thought of mutilating a $1,000 bill.
Upon further assurance by the officer
of the bank he timidly took the money
and started twisting it in the middle.
He tugged away for some time without
being able to twist the bill in two.
finally he gave it up, and he was GER
tainly a surprised farmer. 1t is impos-
sible to twist a bill in two, SO firm and
elastic is the paper used
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-24
Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure
Sale.

Whereas, default has been made in
the conditions OF a certain purchase
money mortgage bearing date the Goth
day Of June. 1908, executed by Fried
rich Rahlfs IAN unmarried man,
mortgagor unto Mary l.. Searle and
Dolson B. Searle cher husband)
mortgages, which mortgage was on
the 10th day of August, A. d. 1908 at
4.3O O'Clock p. m. OF said day duly
recorded in the Office of the Register
OF deeds within and for the County of
Stearns and state of Minnesota in
book 64 OF mortgages on page ITO
thereof, and which said mortgage to-
gether with the debt secured thereby,
was duly assigned Dy the said Mary
l.. Searle and Dolson B. SearIe, her
husband, mortgages to Lucas kells
by written assignment, dated the 18th
day of March, 1906, and recorded in
the office Of the Register of Deeds, of
said Stearns county on the 2Sth day
of Dec. A. D. 1905 at s O'Clock a. M,
in book l.. OF assignments on page
4S6, and no action or proceeding hav-
ing been instituted, at law or other
wise, to recover the debt secured by
said mortgage or any part thereof, and
whereas, said default consists in the
failure to pay certain OF the interest
due upon said mortgage and the note
which the same secures and by reason
thereof, the owner and holder of said
mortgage and said note has exercised
the option specified in the note Sc
cured by said mortgage and declared
the same due and collectable, and
Whereas, there is now due and claim
ed to be due at the date of this notice
upon said mortgage the sum of SASS.
W and no proceedings at law or other
wise have been Instituted to recover
said amount or any part thereof. |
Now Therefore, notice is hereby given
that by virtue of the power of sale in
said mortgage contained and there
with recorded, and pursuant to the
statute in such case made and pro-
vided, the said mortgage will be fore
closed by sale OF the land therein
described, which is situate in the
county of Stearns and state of Mimi
esota, and described as follows to-wit:
The Northwest quarter IN. w. N
of section Thirty-one (3D Township
One hundred Twenty-three (123) J
North, Range twenty-nine (29) West.
Which sale will be made by the
Sheriff of said County of Stearns at
the front door of the post-office in the
City of Sank Centre in said County
of Stearns, on Friday the 9th day of
March A. d. 1907, at 10 O'Clock in
the forenoon of said day at public
auction, to the highest bidder for
cash, to pay the sum then due on
said mortgage and taxes if any On
said premises, and $4,000 attorneys
fees therein stipulated to be paid in
case of foreclosure and the disburs- !
ments allowed by law.
Dated at Sank Centre, Minnesota,
Jan. 21st A. d. 1907.
Lucas kells, assignee of the
STEWART & BROWER,
Attorney Tor assignee for mortgage.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-24

Governor johnson is making a
commendable effort to take the ap-
pointative positions and the COM
missions out of politics. He has
appointed Carlos Avery, a life long
democrat to succeed Sam Fullerton
as executive agent of the Game and
Fish Commission, M. c. Tiff,
democrat, on the Normal Board
and Anthony Schaffer-everybody
knows "Tony," democrat as Bank
Examiner, P. L. Rlngdal demo-
Gratis, Board of control. If demo
Gratis hold out the Governor will
soon have all these places out of
"politics.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-24
Early Manufacture of Cotton,

The manufacture of cotton in India
dates back to it's earliest history.
There are illusions to it connected
with India in the Bible. In old San
scrit records mention is made of it's
being used in India nearly 5000 years
ago. At the time of Alexander's in
vasion of India the dress of the Hin
docs was described as consisting
largely Of calicoes, pure white or hav.
ing figures. Among the imports into
Europe during the first century emu.
merated by the elder Pliny, muslins
and calicoes from India are described
as of superior quality.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-24

Some of our exchanges are won
dering how the contest between
Attorney General Young and the
Railroad Commission on one side
and the Great Northern on the
other, about the issue of $50, 900, 900
additional stock is going to come
out. A farmer expressed our senti-
ments on the question when he said:
cav gwan, you make me tired, 1t
is a stage battle, the end was fixed
before the fight star ted"