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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06
EXPRESS, STORAGE, BUS AND CAB

ROBES TRANSFER COMPANY-120
West Seventeenth street. Old phone
1887; new phone 515S. New storage
building. Express, baggage. bus and
cab calls answered day or night.
RELIABLE STORAGE-On first floor;
also manufacturer of awnings, tents.
wagon covers, etc. Tents for rent.
B. Roessler & Co., 209 Fifteenth
street, opposite the court house, Rock
Island.
EWERT & RICHTER-Express and
Storage company, having unequaled
facilities for moving, storing. packing
and shipping household goods, and
can quote reduced freight rates &c
Pacific coast and other points. Write
or call. Office and warehouse, 1922
1926 East Fourth street Davenport
Iowa Telephone sos
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06

FOR SALE-Thirty of the finest level
lots south of Eighteenth avenue; good
water, air, and drainage; two blocks
from car lines, south of Aiken and
west of Seventeenth street. Also 4
new cottage in same locality. Easy
terms. b. w. Robinson. Old phone
759-k.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06

FOR SALE-An eight room modern
house on paved street: east front with
large barn and chicken house lot
?NNl9N. with fruit trees and grape
arbor at Il bargain. VIII trade for
farm or small cottage in part pay
mcnt See Becchor Bros, 1873 Sec
Ond avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06

WANTED - Household goods to move,
store, pack or ship at reduced rates
to Pacific coast and other points. For
the best service at lowest rates write
or call on Ewert q Richter Express &
Storage company, 322-326 East Fourth
street,~Davenport, Iowa. Tel. 59S.
WANTED-Every body to see my beau
tiful wall paper samples. VIII bring
500 beautiful samples of the latest wall
paper designs and color plates to
your home for selection, and will also
hang your wall paper. John Rohr
phone 7SS-X.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. as boOkkeeper by
competent and reliable young man;
best of references can be furnished:
a bond if desired. Address Box 2S4,
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06

WANTED-Al office men wauted-We
are under contract with leading en-
for high grade positions. We are
short of thoroughly experienced office
men who understand up to-date meth
DDS and have some executive ability.
Good positions now open in our II
offices for competent bOOkkecpcrs.
accountants, cashiers, clerks, COlleC-
tors, correspondents, Office mana gers.
private secretaries. etc. at $500 to
5000 Il year Write us today for
free copy of Opportunities describing
them and let us tell you how we can
market your ability. Hapgoods UncD
Brain Brokers. 1918 Hartford build
ing. Chicago. Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06

WANTED-A houSekecper in Il coun-
try home. Address William Arndt
Erie. III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06
FOR RENT-ROOMS,

FOR RENT-Light housekeeping rooms
| at 307 Third street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06
FLORISTS.

HENRY GAETHJE-Proprieto Chip
Diannock nursery Cut flowers and
designs of all kinds. City store 1607
Second avenue. Telephone 11l0.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06

WANTED-Girl for general homework
at COS Twenty-siXth street. Mrs. M
TdXman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06

MASONIC BOARD OF CONTROL-H
ID. Mack. president; +. T. Myers. sec
retary
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06

AN OPPORTUNITY to join the L. S.
navy and learn Il trade. Board. lodg-
ing, medical attendance, and $4J out
fit of clothing free. Good pay, with
opportunities to increase. Electri-
clans, clerks, machniSts, firemen. car
pentcrS, cooks. and men without
trades but of good character. accept
ed. Can or write L. s. Navy Recruit
ing Station, room ~. Whitaker build
ing, Davenport. Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06
EDUCATIONAL.

AUGUSTANA COLLEGE-Business de-
partment. A thorough business train
ing given for entry into commercial
life. Terms reasonable. Apply to
Augustana college
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06
LAUNDRIES.

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HOME LAUNDRY - Family washings
only: work called for and delivered.
Miss a. Couch, proprietor, 12l9
Twelfth street; old phone west 500 y.
ROCK ISLAND STEAM LAUNDRY
Bakersfield & Sexton, proprietors.
Fine finish and quick service. 1914
Third avenue. Phone west 122a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06

FOR RENT-Two furnished front
rooms. 1913 Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06

ROCK ISLAND COMMANDERY. No. Is,
X. T.-Meets in stated conclave on
the second Monday of each month.
H A. j. Mcdonald, E c.; r. c. Willer-
ton. recorder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06
INSURANCE.

PLEASANT F. COX-Real estate and
insurance. Loans a speciality. Best
fire companies represented. Your pat
ronage solicited. Phone west 706-X.
Office, 1921 Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06
LODGE DIRECTORY.
Masonic

ROCK ISLAND COUNCIL, NO 20, R. &
S. M-Meets in stated communica-
ton on the third Wednesday Of each
month. H. NJ. Briggs, T. M; L, c.
Daugherty, secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06
Observation-Disclosures.

JACKSON. HURST & STAFFORD-At-
torneys- at-law. Office in Rock Island
National bank building
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06
Notice of Publication.

searle & Marshall, attorneys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06
PATENTS.

PATENT AND TRADE MARK office,
room IA, Mitchell IL Lynde building,
Rock Island. James +. Murphy, as
sociate branch of Moore & Co, pat
ent attorneys, Washington, d. c., and
Chicago, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06

FOR SALE-A go-cart at 532 Twelfth
street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06
HEATING AND PLUMBING.

yHANNON, DUFVA & CO.-Heating
and plumbing along scientific lines
areful and skillful workmen. Prompt
attention. ia West Seventeeth st.
Phone 11s-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06
MISCELLANEOUS.

~~~~~O~~O~~~~~~~N~O~~ ~~~O~-~N~~~~~~~~~~~~
IF YOU ARE Interested in land for a
home or profitable Investment, write
for map and general information. J
D. Van Fleet LarimOre. y. II.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06

WANTED-Experienc solicitor; good
hustler can make 50 per day. Ad-
dress III. T. X" care Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06
ART DECORATION.

PARDON & SON-Artistic interior
decoration. Finest line Of late papers
carried and skilled workmen EN- plov-
ed. Moderate prices. Az Seven
teenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06

WANTED--A well cleaner at 2939 Thr-
teenth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06
WANTED-MALE HELP.

WANTED - Boys, at the Rock Island
house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06
ARCHITECTS.

LEONARD DRACK-Architect and 81.
perintendent. Skinner block, second
floor. Office hours, 10 to IL g. m, 4 to
S.Se p. N.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06

WANTED-Two good ad solicitors for
local magazine. Apply Sunday a. m.
at $3.50, at 1SlSI2 Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-06

FOR SALE-LOts in Beecher & Walsh's
addition on Twenty-tifth and Twenty
sixth streets between Fifteenth and
seventeenth avenues; will be sold
cheap and at your own terms: con-
Vcnlent to street car line and city
water; level. all above grade, with
some fine shade trees: Will build
homes for desirable parties For
particulars see Beecher Bros, 1913 y
Second avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
PROHIBITION IN MISSOURI.

Georgia and Oklahoma have joined
the ranks of prohibition states. Texas
and Tennessee are on the verge. and
even Kentucky. home of the mint
julep, is edging up that way. But just
listen to this from the Leavenworth
Times:
There seems to be a wave Of pro-
hibition sweeping over the country.
In every state in the Union there is
more agitation over the liquor question
than ever before. There Is more inter
est in the control OF the liquor business
than at any time in the history of the
country. The agitation of years seems
to be having it's effect. Take Missouri
as an example. More than half the
counties in the state are dry. They
have voted so. And under the Mis-
souri, law when a city or county is dry,
of the lid. Texas is another state
which is rapidly becoming anti-iquo-.
Many counties do not allow the sale
of intoxicants in any shape. Kentucky,
the supposed home of all the whisky
that is made, is nearly dry. A great
majority of the counties in that state
prohibit the sale of liquor. A Kansas
City liquor dealer in speaking Of the
prohibition wave that is sweeping
over the county. said: TT will not he
five years until Missouri is dry as Kan
sas. l have been dabbling in politics
more or less for a good many years,
DGlAeNe lAdI II d SOOO SbIOIS
would come out for governor on n
prohibition platform, he would sweep
the state. That is what is worrying all
the politicians Who would have
thought ten or even five years ago that
Missouri, Bourbon Missouri would
ever even talk about prohibition? ?"
Or who would have thought two
years ago that Leavenworth would ever
concede that prohibition is gaining
ground. Even Leavenworth may go
prohibition vet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
THE CRAFT OF BRIBERY.

Lincoln Steffens' story of Heney and
his fight with the land thieves, which
appears in the October American
Magazine. contains an account of an
attempt by prominent citizens of Port
land to get Heney to "be easy on"
those guilty. Heney and his detective
Burns, were invited to meet some of
the leading citizens. What happened
is related as follows by Mr.. Stehens:
''Heney. a clubman and man of the
world, was delighted There would
be little informal dinner And there
was. Given at the leading club, some
of the leading citizens of the state
were present, among them w. D.
Fenton. the chief counsel for the
Southern Pacific and Charles H
Carey. ditto for the Northern Pacific
railroad. After the wine had flowed
and the cigars and coffee were served,
the conversation came around natur-
ally to the work before Mr. Heney,
/ and-Mr. Burns, too. of course. Burns
! is sober and vigilant at a dinner;
Heney is as good company as you
could wish for. He was gay and
thoughtless that night until he began
to catch the drift of things. The lead
ing citizens of Oregon spoke of the
magnitude of the timber and land busi-
ness of their great state; OF the legal
hindrances to it; and of the custom of
the country which an outsider might
have difficulty in understanding. the
! ancient custom of getting around the
land laws. The conversation was an
apology for crime and plea for land
criminals.
so you see. Mr.. Heney.' said Fem
ton of and for the Southern Pacific
1T is bad laws that make men-hum
well. let US say, that make such ir-
regularities necessary And Mr. Carey
of and for the Northern Pacific nodded
approval.
"Heney exploded. He saw, and he
said that he saw what they were up to.
these lea ding citizens. They were try
ing to influence him, to keep him from
going too far He wished to warn
them then and there that he meant to
go too far;' that II he could get past
the petty thieves to the leading citi-
gems, who were the real crooks, he
would get them. There was only one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23

with a group of girls, awaiting then
escorts.
Jump in. Frieda.'' invited Wilhelm.
Nance won't stand"
Frieda glanced at her father in the
distance and then at Myers disappear
ing figure. Then she accepted the help
of Wilhelm's free hand and sprang into
the buggy. In another second the
church bell rang for the start, and
she and Wilhelm were speeding with
a dozen other pairs, after the bridal
couple.
with ears high and visions of
full feedbox, Nance ran as she had
never run before. Through bitches.
over ruts and stones, inch by inch she
gained on the other horse until at last
she had left them all behind. She en-
tered her yard several minutes oetore
the next couple arrived.
Ann and Fritz had gone into the
house and Dietrich was tying his horse
when he caught sight of Wilhelm and
Frieda.
1T thought you were to ride with
Myer," he exclaimed.
"Myer is running the race with his
horse" laughed Wilhelm. He went
the other way"
ssIt'u have to stand now" said Diet
rich, shaking Wilhelm's hand. You
don't seem to be very sorry about 1t,
Puss." he remarked. pinching his
daughters cheek. as Wilhelm led her
in to get the brides first kiss:
After the last guest had left the
church, Gus Funk crawled cautiously
out through a hole in the foundation
OF the church"
"Gee, that wasn't much of a trick"
he grinned, "to change Myers strap
for a broken one and to shoe the
horse down the road. It's good
thing that Dietrich or the married pair
didn't look back. I've gotten even
with Myer all right-more than even.
I really think he owes me another
kick. for this mornings fun with a
good hitching strap thrown in-is GER
tain1y worth two. "-(Copyrighted'
1907, by G. H. Sutcliffe.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
GLOBE SIGHTS.

[From the Atchison Globe.1
Our friend is economical but our
enemy is stingy.
A preacher suspects everybody who
does not go to church.
Deserve the good opinion of those
who think well of you.
1t is a question which fingers the
longer, bore or a suspicion.
The best man in the world is a bore
when he appears at the wrong time.
Man learns from every experience
except an experience with a woman
in it.
Too much business makes a man
cranky, and too little makes him
worry.
A big man can carry twice as much.
but a little man can get around twice
as fast.
The longer the average man has
been married, the more he resem-
bles household furniture that has been
piled on a wagon.
and the larger of the two soon had
the better of it "The big man is
right" said the stranger.
Notice is served on the girl who
I tied stiff paper around her ankles, to
give the effect of having on a silk pet
ticoat, that she can take the paper of.
1t is no longer considered the thing
for a petticoat to rustic.
What a lot Of Standing around"
there is in this world! When a circus
comes to town. people stand around"
three or four hours, and the perform
ance lasts an hour and a half. And
the same thing is true of everything
else; you stand around" three hours
for an hour of amusement.
The editor of the Coolidge Enter
prise often says that the worst days in
Coolidge, so far as the Enterprise is
concerned, are the occasional busy
days. The reporters on the Enter
Prise are not accustomed to crowds
and a busy day sets them crazy. The
Coolidge Enterprise is most interest
ing on dull days.
Get on a chair when a young man
calls, girls, and then accidentally fall
off. He will spring to catch you, and
when he has you in his arms he will
realize that you are the candy he
wants for life. At least. that is the
method told of in all the late maya
zine stories, and the magazines are
rapidly becoming love fashion books
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
THE COST OF ICE.

While it is a trihe late in the season
to begin a discussion of ice. inasmuch
as Jack Frost will soon be here and
start up his free ice factory. some
figures Just given out by the depart
ment of commerce and labor are OF
interest, just the same.
The manufactured ice industry is a
comparatively new thing. In 1870
there were only four ice plants in the
country. Everybody depended on nat
ural ice put up in the winter. Conse-
quently ice was a great luxury in the
south where there was no ice to put
up in winter. Now there are 1920 ice
factories scattered over the country
representing an investment of over sc
million dollars.
But it is the figures concerning the
value of the product that are especial
ly interesting. In 1905. the latest
figures available there were 7.19e,44S
tons of ice manufactured, and its value
Is given at s22,4 50,5O3. This is evil
IDENTIFY the value at the plant and does
not represent the cost to the consumer.
who must also pay for delivery and
shrinkage.
Those figures show that the value of
the ice at the factory is S3.10 ton.
Yet here in Topeka, where ice prices
are probably about an average for the
country, consumers pay 40 cents
hundred pounds, which is at the rate
of $500 a ton.
AS a rule about 10 per cent is al
lowed for shrinkage. The rest covers
the cost of delivery and profit to the
dealer. 1t really looks as though ice
at 40 cents a hundred ought to be
profitable business.
Ice in Texas is much cheaper than
it is in northern cities. In San An
tonic it has sold as low as Is cents
hundred pounds.
A peculiar thing about the manu-
facture of ice is that the most expeIl-
sive item is heat. The fuel used in
making ice is nearly three-fourths of
the total cost of all materials. The
materials used in 1905 cost about
million dollars, and labor cost 5 Il
millions, leaving 1914 millions as re-
turns on the capital invested. out Of
which had to come depreciation and
repairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Too many people who believe in the
Affinity of Souls fail to guess right the
first time they get married.
n
There is this objection to a two
cent fare: 1t will tempt you to take a
trip and neglect your business
oftener.
Mrs. Longworth was not visible
when she and her husband passed
through Topeka, but no one of the
assembled crowd presumed to sing,
alice, Where Art Thou?"
y K X
Fashion dictators say hipless, curve
less gowns must be worn next year.
We judge. therefore, that the Mother
Hubbard will be in fashion. Its
architecture is of that variety.
= =
Another glorious thought: The
pumpkin pie will soon be ripe.
u x n
The usual number of tail-enders
have already begun to win next years
remnants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

From the Philadelphia Record.J
Every girl has an idea that she is
not like other girls.
Many a man repents at leisure who
didn't marry in haste.
The chronic kicker doesn't always
get there with both feet
The people who raise objections are
generally sure of a large crop.
Money used to go further than it
does now because it didn't go so fast.
Braided silk makes a better fishing
line for the angler than the yarns he
spins.
The un1ucky month for marrying
is a matter that every man must find
out for himslef.
All things may come to those who
wait, but the trouble is most of US
want 1t right now.
A woman maybe sure she is grow
ing old when people begin to tell her
she doesn't look her age.
Flattery is merely having some one
else tell US the nice things we have al
ways thought about ourselves.
Anything unusual happen in the
football practice today" asked the en-
thusiast. Yes" replied the head
coach; nobody got hurt"
speech is silver, silence is golden"
remarked the Wise Guy. And talk
ing without saying anything is brass.
II suppose" added the Simple Mug.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
tFrom the Chicago News. ]

CFrom the Chicago News.]
Adam was the original oldest in
habitant.
Many a girl who looks good doesn' t
make good.
Flattery is a kind Of f1ypaper that
catches silly people.
Every man has a moral right to
keep his opinions to himself.
man can afford to love an enemy
whom he uses as a doormat.
No, Alonzo. a light-haired woman
isn't necessarily light-headed.
There are a lot of other things in
this busy world besides time and tide
that wait for no man.
Many woman doesn't know what
disappointment is until after she sue
ceeds in marrying the man of her
choice.
Why is a young man so anxious to
keep on the right side of his best GIRL
when he must know her heart is on
the left side?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23

way to get rid of bad laws. and that
was not to evade and break them, but
to enforce and. by showing that they
were bad, repeal or amend them. And,
said the guest to his hosts. any leading
citizens who took any other course,
and especially one that included per-
jury, were criminals in heart and mind.
They education and their polish made
no difference; these made the matter
worse. They were corruptionists, they
corrupted the law and the people and
thems elves.'' ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELORS

lFrom the New York Press.J
woman likes to go visiting. so she
can get homesick to come back home
You can nag a man into purgatory
easier than you can pray him into
heaven.
When man is able to support his
sons they will hardly ever learn to
support themselves.
It's mighty clever TIE way a girl
will kiss a man and then get mad with
him for what she did.
A girl thinks she is having a GOOD
time when she is allowed to do some
thing she thought would be fun be-
cause she wasn't allowed to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23

campaign, for the opening OF a bill
lard and pool room there. but it spec
ifies that the owner must appoint as
manager a man who must be approx
ed by the council. Is not that what
Senator Long would call regulation
that amounts to operation 2"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23

1t was after Mr.. Bryan made a tour
of the world that he came back and
declared for government ownership of
railroads. 1t is not generally believe
ed. however, that it Will affect in that
way another individual who is making
4 tour of the world
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23

Curves and plumpness may not be
fashionable next year. as the dressmak-
ers predict, but the indications are that
N year hence most of US will be yelling
for a plump gentleman, whose figure is
made up of curves. Fat folks may not
be fashionable. but one of them will be
mighty popular
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23

Secretary Taft says there are toe
many millionaires. but for some reason
none of them seems to be in a frantic
hurry to resign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23

While the Standard OIL comDany's
memory is weak about some of the
things the government is trying to find
put about, 1t is not likely to forget the
name of Kenesaw Mountain lands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23

According to a Yale professor. men
on the planet Mars are Is feet tall.
THAT is to say" comments the Kansas
City Journal. about as tall as a con-
gresham feels just after his first cleo
tion.' Well. the people of the First
Kansas district know a congressman
who is entitled to feel that way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23

Fashion authorities state that fat fig
ures will not be in style in next years
gowns. It is feared, however, that it
will take fat figure to pay for the
GOWNS as usual
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23

Maxim Gorky." says the Washing
ton Star. has had more trouble with
his domestic affairs than some of the
Pittsburg millionaires.'' And an ac-
tress has had something to do with
Maxim's troubles, too.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23

Nothing has been heard recently of
the strike of Teddy bear suffers. But
as long as the turkey suffers don't go
on a strike just before Thanksgiving
time. the country will probably survive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23

The Kansas City Times speaks Of
messenger boys on bicycles who dash
through the streets at the rate of IS
miles an hour" Did anybody ever real
ly know of a messenger boy being in
such a hurry as that unless he hap
pened to be going towards a ball game?