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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-23
Session Formally Opened This
Morning at the Broadway
Presbyterian Church.
GREETINGS ARE GIVEN
Mrs. Frank Mixter Welcomes Visitors
Phil Mitchell Explains Signifi-
canoe of Name.

The 11th annual state conference OF
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton was called to order this morning
at 80 at the Broadway Presbyterian
church by State Regent Mrs. Charles
v Hickox of Springfield The altar OF
the church is hung with flags and about
it are banked ferns, palms and great
bowls of white chrysanthemums. and
red. white and blue asters. At the en-
trance of the church and in the door
ways are displayed flags. Flags are
also displayed at many of the homes
and business houses in the city in hon
or of the occasion.
Miss Kathryn Gest opened the morn
ing program with an organ solo and
DIR. w. S. Marquis offered prayer, after
which, Mrs. Frank MiXter, regent of the
local chapter. Fort Armstrong. voiced
the greetings of the chapter that she
represents. Mrs. MiXter said that the
members of the chapter had looked for
ward with much pleasure and anticipa-
ton to this day which is the consum-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-23
NEW CIRCLE IS INSTITUTED
Auxiliary of Woodmen of World In
stalls First Officers.

w H Hughes of st. Louis, district
deputy. last night instituted the Off
GERS of Walnut Grove No. 81 of the
Woodmen Circle, an auxiliary of the
Woodmen of the World. The cere-
monies took place at Maths hall. M"
Hughes was assisted by Mrs. o. L. A.
baugh of Davenport, guardian of Olive
Branch Grove of that city. About 81
members were present. The following
We're the officers installed:
Guardian-Mrs. Anna E. Downs. ~
Advisor-Mrs. Alice Keys.
Chaplain-Mrs. Nellie B. Cooley.
Clerk-Miss Goldie Fuller.
Banker-Mrs. Bertha Corbett.
| Attendant-Mrs. Jennie Rock.
Inner Sentinel-Mrs. Mabel M. Sed
| we'll
Outer Sentinel-Miss Vera Morris.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-23
ACCEPTS THE BID.
State Grand Commandery
Knights TempIar, Votes to
Meet in Rock island.
WILL BRING 1000 DELEGATES
Only One Other Conciave Ever Held
Outside of Chicago-Peoria Be-
ing Honored Recently.

A telegram from H. H. Cleaveland. a
member of the Rock Island delegation
of Knights Templar TO the st. Paul
commandery being held in Chicago. an
nounces that that. body voted to hold
its next session in Rock Island in Sep
TENDER of 1908. The invitation to hold
the conclave in Rock Island was pre-
scented by the Rock Island delegation,
and its acceptance will bring probably
1000 visitors to the city next year.
But One Other Outside Chicago.
With the exception of one state con-
clave held in Peoria three years ago,
the Rock Island meeting will be the
only one ever held outside of Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-23
How to Cure a Cold,

The question of how to cure a cold
without unnecessary loss of time is
one in which we are all more or less
interested. for the quicker a cold is
gotten rid of the less the danger Of
pneumonia and other serious diseases.
B. w. L. Hall of Waverly, Va, has
used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy fo-
years and says: 81 firmly believe
Chamberlains Cough Remedy to be
absolutely the best preparation on the
market for colds. ! have recommend
ed it to my friends and they all agree
with me-" For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-23
is SURE THAT LINCOLN
NEVER SPOKE IN THIS CITY
Peter Schlemner Adds His Views to
Those of Others on Important
Subject.

Il am quite as positive as Mr.. Lee
that Lincoln never made a speech III
Rock Island" said Peter Schlemmer
an oldtime resident of Rock Island
conversing with an Argus representa-
tive. relative to the query as 10
whether Lincoln had ever spoken
here Il remember distinctly the dag
Mr.. Lee speaks Of" Mr. Schlemmer
continued, that Douglas spoke in Rock
Island. in September, 1886. There was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-23
CASE GOES TO THE \ JURY
Boy Asks $4,000 for Loss of Arm in
Steel Mill.

The case of Russell STAFFORD against
he Republic Iron & Steel company for
S25.0C0 damages for personal injuries,
was concluded this afternoon, and will
% to the jury before court adjourns
his evening. The suit is one in which
he defendant charges negligence on
he part of the company because it en-
1loyed him when he was under the age
Of IA, contrary to law. He lost his left
lrm and finger of the right hand be-
,ween rollers in machine at the Mo
inc plant. The father. Qrienten STRAIT
ord, has a suit for $1,000 for loss of
his sons services pending in court pow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-23
IS CITED FOR CONTEMPT
Judge r. w. Oimsted Issues an Order
Against n. n. kembIe.

Judge r. w. Olmsted has issued
citation against H. H. Kemble for COM
tempt of court for failure to obey an
order of the court relative to the de-
Dendency of Clyde Hahn. an Andalusia
boy, who was placed in the custody of
Samuel Kennedy, and given into Mr..
kemble's keeping by the guardian The
boy was taken to Muscatine, and Mr.
Kemble was ordered to return him to
Mr.. Kennedy. This he failed to do. and
he must now answer for contempt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-23

a great parade despite the fact that il
was dreary, rainy day. But Doug
las was given a great ovation and it
was an event in the town. | heard the
speech and | am pretty we'll acquainte
with historical events. locally speaking
since. and | know Lincoln never made
a speech here
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-23

Durham Macfie. \ very neat program
is that which was prepared by the local
chapter. 1t is beautiful in design, anG
has a photograph of Fort Armstrons
on the cover page.
Entertaining Visitors.
The officers of the local chapter are:
Mrs. Frank MiXter, regent: Mrs. E. w
Hurst and Mrs. F. w. Bahnsen, vice
regents; Mrs. Adair Peasants, secre
tary, and Mrs. H. B. Hayden, treasurer
The officers of the state organization
are:
State Regent-Mrs Charles " Hickox
Springfield.
State Vice Regent - Mrs. Charles
Irion, Ottawa.
State Secretary-Mrs. Robert W. Col
Vile, Galesburg.
State Treasurer - Mrs. G. Elwood
MacGrew. Chicago.
State Historian-Mrs. Henry c. Todd
Oak Park.
Vice President General from Illinoi:
Mrs. Charles H. Deere, Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-23
Rheumatism Cured in a Day.

DR. Detchon's Relief for Rheumg-
tism and neuralgia radically cures in
one to three days. Its action upon the
system is remarkable and mysterious.
1t removes at once the cause and the
disease Immediately disappears. The
first dose greatly benefits. rs cents
and 81. Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901
Second avenue, Rock Island: Gust
Schlegel & Son. 20 West Second
street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-23
For Visiting Nurse.

The Argus will be glad to receive
contributions or subscriptions look
ing toward the establishment of
fund to provide for a visiting nurse
in Rock Island, the plan being to
secure one for six months with the
object, if the undertaking meets with
popular approval, of making the of
flee permanent. Credit will be given
for all cash or pledges received, and
the same will be turned over in due
season to visiting nurses associa-
ton which it is proposed to form.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-23
Afflicted with Sore EYES for 80 Year.

| have been afflicted with sore eyes
for SO years. Thirteen years ago I be
came totally blind and was blind fol
ed. One of my neighbors insisted upon
my trying Chamberlain's Salve and
gave me half box of it. To my sur
prise it healed my eyes and my sigh
came back to me. p. C. Earls, Gym
thiana, KY Chamberlain's Salve is fo
| sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-23
D., A. R. OF ILLINOIS HOLDING
nth ANNUAL CONFERENCE HERE

more with a membership of go 1t is
the object of the society TO take up
child rescue work, TO blot out child Ia
Dor, and to teach patriotism to the
strangers who come 10 this country.
During the last year a monument had
been erected and will be soon dedica-
ted of General Clark at Fort Massacre.
Work on the national hall at Washing
ton, the permanent home of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution, is go
ing on apace, and one of the halls will
be memorial to Illinois, to which cause
she urged earnest support.
Mrs. Charles III. Deere, vice president
general, and Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, eX-
vice president general, were absent be
cause OF illness in their families, and
TO them was extended words of sym
pathy.
Greetings Are Given.
Miss Owens recited a poem and sup.
Elemental greetings were given by Mrs.
and Mrs. Maria Purdy Peck, regent OF
Hannah Caldwell chapter. Davenport
The roll call which followed was re
sponded TO by about IS delegates, with
still more to be enrolled, and at noon
the session adjourned to take luncheon
which was served in the Sunday school
room of the church.
Mrs HickoX was presented with d
spray of roses by members of Fort
Armstrong chapter during the morning
session. The pages who served during
the day were the Misses Millicent Spen
Ger, Louise Montgomery, Mary Simp
son, Anna Montgomery, Elizabeth Craig
Florence McCandless. Marguerite Nc
Cabe, Marinda Roberts, and Mrs. Ada
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-23
A Good Investment.

The greatest health regulator Is 6
bottle of good beer taken with meals
Cross-Country is the best obtainable
Telephone West SO old, or 60S9 new.
ROCK ISLAND BREWING co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-23

Take something now and then u
help the stomach. Kodol viii do this
1t is combination of natural diges-
tants and vegetable acids and contains
the same juices found in a healthy
stomach. 1t is pleasant to take Il
digests what you eat. Sold by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-23

$4,000 against the city of Rock Island
for damages for injuries sutained in
the collapse of the sidewalk in front OF
the five and ten cent store last sum-
mpr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-23
ALL THERE BUT DEFENDANT
Lad to Be Tried for Delinquency Can
Not Be Located

Walford Nelson, a Moline boy. was
10 have been tried in the county court
this afternoon for delinquency, but
when the hour of the trial arrived, the
lad did not. He had learned of, the
possible results of the hearing, and as
the parents put it, 'skidooed."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-23
Saloon Notice

Mushroom stools at Weinberger's to
night, 700 Seventh street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-23
Regent Explains Work.

Following Mr.. Mitchell's history. Mrs.
Charles v. Hickox. state regent, re-
sponded to the words of welcome. She
told briefly of the object of this organ
ization and what it is hoped to accom-
plish through it, to inculcate patriotism
and to keep fresh the deeds of hero
ism of the early settlers, especially the
women. of the country. During the
past year Mrs. Hickox said she had a
special desire to organize new chapters
and SO far one had been added at Syca
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-23

nation of their joy. She welcomed the
delegates to the convention To their
homes, to their hearts. and to the city
At former meetings it has been the
custom of chapters to offer to the Wis
iting delegates the keys of the city, but
this formality Mrs. Mixter said was I'M
necessary because there are no keys to
the city-the city is wide open.
Phil Mitchell Speaks.
In order to better acquaint the visi-
tors with the significance of the name
of the local chapter. Mrs. MiXter call
ed upon Phil Mitchell TO give its his
tory.
Mr.. Mitchell said this locality was
originally settled by the French and
had up to that time been occupied by
"a tribe of Indians known as the Him,
which means race of men. The Illini
met their Waterloo at Starved Rock,
and were distributed among the Sac
and Fox tribes. The first flag was float
ed at Black Hawks village in 1904 by
Zebelin Pike when the British flag was
supplanted. An expedition was dis
patched from the south TO establish :
fort on the island, and it was completed
and occupied in 1917. The name For
Armstrong was given the fort in honor
of the then secretary of state. Genera
Armstrong. 1t was built as place o
safety for the settlers from the Indians
but no battle or massacre ever tool
place at this fort. The history of For
Armstrong is important because of tn
fact that so many prominent men o
the United States have been statione'
here, including General Winfield Scott
Zachariah Taylor, General Gaines, Ger
eral Atkinson, Abraham Lincoln, Jei
Davis, and others.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-23
SUITS THAT SUIT
Haberdashery.

Every appointment to
the mans wardrobe, in
furnishing good s, is
here in absolutely proper
effects. Be right in the
minor details Of dress
and qualify to the repu-
tation as a stylish dress
|er. 1t will cost you no
more here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-23
Hats.

Authentic blocks from
all the foremost hat man
ufacturers are given full
representation here. New
shapes, new tones, new
colors, in stiff hats, Al
pines and telescopes.
! Prices 81 to IS
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-16

viewing all life from the military standpoint. Life should be viewed. he held, as a general would his cam paign. As it is necessary that a suc- cessful general in prosecuting a war should know the facts in order to hold a plan, to be able to strike at the psychological moment, so should a man in civilian life who would live successfully.
 He must be able to recognize the power of temptation, to plan his life as a whole, instead of living at hap hazard in order to be ready for every emergency and opportunity and to find in God his constant strength and life
 He welcomed the military men corr dially in his emarks and observed that 1t was altogether fitting that the old est military organization in this part of the country should attend worship in the oldest church in Connecticut
 During his sermon MT. Gammack said that any man who would make a bet would rob bank
 Yesterday afternoon the active mem bers turned out to decorate the graves of the veterans. Headed by the Sec ond Regiment band they left the ar mory at 2 o'clock dressed in white duck trousers, gray coats and chappos, each man wearing a wreath across his left shoulder and carrying a box of flowers. Grove Street cemetery was first visited, then Evergreen.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-16
RAYS AT DIVINE SERVICE EAR REV. MIR. GAMMACK scoration of Veterans Graves Follows Sermon at West
 Haven.

company r, New Haven Grays, con- Ided the celebration of it's ninety bt anniversary with the annual cere- lny of attending divine worship in
 body and decorating the graves of l veterans. Sixty active members
 kssed in the regulation gray dress
 fform assembled at the armory yes-
 Iday morning and with about twenty leran members boarded special llley car for West Haven. The troop .rched into Christ church, the old Episcopal church in Connecticut, h listened to special sermon from
 b Rev. Arthur J. Gammack, rector. |'he church was filled after the Grays h entered. Rev. MT. Gammack Eached from the text in St. John, ] 2-9. The sermon was based on
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-16
MANY LIVES LOST.
(Continued from Second Page.l

(Continued from Second Page.)
 Miss Rosa Reagan, Manchester, bruised face.
 Miss Juno Moves, North Pomfret, Vt, head and back injured.
 Miss Ella Vintumen, Lisbon, N. H., clavical bone broken.
 Miss Della Moran, Manchester, ~. H., bruised face.
 Three children cut and bruised, not seriously
 : lent to the hospital, Cunning ham baby. uniniured
 The soutabound train originated at Sherbrooke last evening, where it picked up two sleepers rom Quebec and two more on the way down. It consisted of the baggage car, passen- ger coach and smoking car in that or der with the sleepers in the rear. The train left White River Junction at 3.50 a. m. to-day, forty minutes late, and was followed twenty minutes later by the Montreal express over the Central Vermont railroad. The Quebec train is known as Mo- 30, and the Montreal train as No. 34.
 In the meantime northbound freight train known as No. PCT had arrived at Canaan, eighteen miles down the road at 41Q a. m., on time According to the division superinten- dent, w r. Ray, J. w. Crowley, the night train dispatcher at Concord, sent dispatch to John Greeley, the night operator at Canaan, that No. 34 was one hour and ten minutes late. The order which Conductor Lawrence of the freight train showed after the ac- cident distinctly states that No. 30 instead of No. 34 was an hour late. Conductor Lawrence believing that he had sufficient time in the hour and ten minutes to reach the side track at West Canaan, four miles beyond, be- fore No, 30 reached it, ordered his train ahead. The superintendent de- clared that the accident was due 10 the mistake in placing cipher after the three in the number of the train, llinstead of four
 The morning was a dull misty one in the western New Hampshire noun tains and tha long freight train with score of heavily loaded cars numbered lup the long grade toward West Ca- naan at the usual speed. On the other side of the curve was the Quebec ex- press, sliding down the single track with her heavy load o: passengers and the four heavy sleepers in the rear. The freight train was on a straight piece of track, about mile In length, and the Quebec express had rounded curve into this stretch when the two engineers saw the headlights of the opposite train burst out of the fog,
 Both engineers set their brakes and then jumped, while the two great loco motives crashed into each other and locked in a firm embrace, rolled into ] the ditch.
 The baggage car in the rear was hurled back into the passenger coach like a great ram and tore it asunder from end to end As it did so the rear end of the car rose up so that when 1t stopped at the forward end of the smowker which was behind the pass enger coach, 1t was we'll Inclined. A few windows were broken in the smoking car and all the Pullmans were uniniured
 But in the i'll fated passenger coach death stalked from end to end This car was filled to every seat with more Continued on Fifth Pase,)
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-16

Continued on Fifth Pase,)
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-16
RELIABLE FURS.

Our display, while the largest and finest ever shown gives adequate conception of stock carried It in- cudes selections made abroad by our AIr Hamilton our firms own importations
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-23
KENOSHA WAS THIRD
Local High School Speakers Get
Third Place in DecIamatory
Contest in Milwaukee
SHEB0YGAN WON FIRST HONOR

The annual district declamatory
contest for the first Wisconsin district
was held in Milwaukee Friday even
ing and the Kenosha speakers who
went up to take part in the contest
failed to win first honorSbut Ralph
Kingsley, one of the speakers from
Kenosha, was awarded third place in
the contest. The winner of the con.
test was Rude Mueller, Of the
Sheboygan high school, who gave
1.-THE Abapdoned Elopement", a
clever comedy skit in manner
that left no change for debate
on the part Of the judges. The
village Of Wiimot will have great
cause for rejoicing this evening on
account Of the fact that Miss Ethel
Wright, the speaker from the Wilmot
high school, was awarded second
honors.
The Kenosha speakers were badly
handicapped in regard to the contest
as they had not been advised that the
contest was to take place until yester-
day morning and they were not in the
best condition. Miss Laura Magill,
who won first place in the local de.
clamatory contest, declined to go to
Milwaukee and take part in the dis.
trict contest on account of the fact
that she had represented Kenosha
last year and she desired that other
students should have a chance to
show their ability. Under the cir
cumstances Ralph Kingsley was de-
cidedly fortunate to get a place in
the decision Of the judges.
The three speakers selected at the
Milwaukee contest last night will
represent the district at the state con.
test to be at Madison in June. The
following is the program rendered at
the contest last night:
Sheboygan, wild Zingare11a". Anna Gutsch
Wi1mot, ''Gaze11e and Swan. Ethel Wright
Kenosha, "Chariot Race ....... Dwight Smyth
Wilmot, ssThe Heart of Old Hickory. .
A1aud Vincent
Sheboygan, ssThe Abandoned E1ooement''
Rudie Mueller
Kenosha. 'sToussaint L'Overture''. ........
..,s..f...s.. ,,s......s. Ralph Kingsley
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-23
WILL PAY POLICY HOLDERS

Traders Insurance Co., Now Defunct,
to Pay Seventy Cents on Dollar
With reference to the payment to
policy holders of the Traders Insur-
ance company of Chicago, which was
forced to the wall as result of heavy
losses sustained in the San Francisco
disaster, the announcement is made
for all Kenosha and Wisconsin policy
holders that the State bank of Chi
cago, receiver for the company, will
pay dividend about June /. The
receiver anticipates that ultimately
about 20 cents on the dollar of in
debtedness will be paid to all creditors
of the company, which had an ex-
istence of over forty years. This
percentage of paymen IS, it is said,
will include not only outstanding
losses and San Francisco losses, but
also return premiums due to former
policy holders.
It is also stated that certain persons
in Chicago have been making efforts
to buy up the claims against the COM
pany at prices far below their real
value. The advice is given by the
Chicago bank to creditors not to sac
rifce their claims In this manner.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-23

Legislature Will Pass the Excise
Measure. important Excise
Measure Had Third Reading
VICTORY FOR TEMPERANCE
II

f
What is undoubtedly the most i'm
portant excise measure that has been
passed by the state of Wisconsin in
many years was given its third read
ing IN the senate Friday in the meas
ure giving electors in residence dis
trict of city the right to say,whether
saloons shall be excluded from their
limits. The measure provideslfor the
exclusion of the saloons by petition
which may be circulated in.any dis
trict having population between 100
and 1000 inhabitants. If a majority
of the residents sign the petition
saloons in the district must close their
doors.
The bill was advanced unanimously
in, the senate to third reading and
will go<withort doubt to final passage
today.
Gov. Davidson will also without
doubt attach his signature to the bill.
The temperance people of the state
consider they have scored great vic
tory in securing the passage of this
bill. Under the terms of the bill also
there can be little or no increase in
the number Of saloons in any city Of
the, state.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-23

ALL good citizens of Kenosha will
rejoice at the early settlement of the
strike at the tannery and further in
the fact that the settlement made is
so satisfactory to all parties con.
cerned that there is little danger of
any more labor troubles at the. big
plant for long time to come. Any
prolonged shut down at the tannery
wonld have given the city decided
set back and might easily have re-
suited In big share Of the business
done at this plant being transferred
to other cities. A good deal of the
credit for the settlement of the strike
is dne to Mayor German who from the
moment that the strike was declared
labored early and late to bring about
an adjustment of the differences be-
tween the manage rs of the plant and
4he strikers. His official position and
wide acquaintance among the strikers
gave him great influence with them
and he made good use of his influence
IA acting as mediator in the negotia-
lions for a settlement. Take it all in
all the quick settlement of the strike
is very happy outcome of what
promised to develop into very seri-
DTS situation.