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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-24
AN OLD BANK NOTE
Phil Mitchell Comes Into Pos
session of an interesting Relic
of the Older Days
N ROCK ISLAND BANKING
Issued by "5ank of Federal Union" of
Rock Island in 1956-Sent
Here for Redemption.

Phil Mitchell. the banker, this week
came into possession of 4 one dollar
bank note which is not only a valua-
bic relic, but recalls many interesting
things about the early commercial his
tory of Rock Island The note is one
which was issued by the Bank of the
Federal Union, Rock Island instihi-
ton of the sos. The note was sent -
Rock Island from Kentucky, to the Peo-
pies National bank. Carl Helpenstell,
cashier of the Peoples bank, sold it 10
Mr.. Mitchell who desired it as an a /
dition to an already very valuable and
interesting collection.
Issued In 1856.
The note was issued Nov. l, 1856.
Its inscription, which appears on one
side only. states that it is secured by
stocks deposited with the state trea3-
urer of Illinois, and bears the sigma
ture of the state auditor of the sell
| "countersigned and registered in the
auditors office" 1t bears the sigma.
ture of General n. B. BufOrd, as presl-
dent of the bank, and of BushrOd
Birch as cashier. The note is now So
worn that its inscription can hardly
be read The paper is worn through
and torn in several places. The noe
is worthless as a commercial pape"
lN n
by Old Banking House.
The bank which issued the not'
went out of existence in 1858 or 1889
The firm was originally known as \
B. Buford & Co. Later it became tn
Bank of the Federal Union, and OccI
pied the site now occupied by Cleman'
K Salzmann. originally owned an
built by General n. B. Buford, a Yves
Point graduate Besides Mr.. Birch
Mr.. Buford was associated in the banl
= ing business with Henry c. Blackburn
> of this city. These three men marie
sisters. General Buford was a son c
, Colonel John BufOrd. who was pos
master of the city and a prominen
business man here in the early 40
He was a half brother of the late ,
NJ. Buford. and a brother of Genera
John BufOrd. Jr.. who was in comman
of the cavalry of the Army of the p.
tomac at the battle of Gettysbur;
General John Buford died shortly afte
the battle. death following an Hines
and a fine monument has been erecte
to his memory on the battlefield.
The relic recalled to Mr.. Mitche
the history of the early banking daj
here. when the Bank of the FEEDER
Union flOurished.
Has Other Old Notes.
Mr.. Mitchell has a number of 9th,
old notes issued by Rock Island banl
in the ante,bellum days, among the
a s. bank note issued by the "Rot
Island Bank" bearing the date
Sept. l, 1852. He also has piece
colonial currency handed down fro
his ancestors. This warrants to Il
bearer on demand "seven Spani
milIed dollars" or the equivalent
Y gold or silver. and was issued in Phi
adelphia in 1875 by the authority
O. the continental congress- 1t is abo
IN third the size of the present bal
~ notes. and of very different shaI
@ color and style of printing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-24

the public opinion against such actions
that they were never successful"
Secretary Files Report.
Following the presidents report NJ
J. Mccarthy of Chicago. state secre-
tary, submitted a lengthy paper Civ
ing the members and dues of the diff
forent organizations during the year
and submitting various recommends
lions. His statistics showed the state
membership to be 1888; the Jesuit of
first and second assessments, $3,951 .l3
and $3.952.20 respectively; the ma
tional dues. $1.0iL75. making a total
of $9,530.G3. The total expenses fof
the year were $li.OS7.SI. compared tG
total receipts of $9.T5S.5S. the defici'
or the year being made up by the
balance of last year. Mr.. Mccarthy
urged a broader distribution Of litert
turc setting forth the desires of ths
association in order that the work O.
the auti-saloon workers might tx
coUnteracjed. He mentioned til,
amount of distribution already done
and the results Of the distribution
Eleven damage suits were attended I:
by the law department and the treas
urer made the recommendation that :
committee he appointed to take care o
cases which must be fought and re
ceipts so managed that verdicts rar
dered against members be met by tn
association. He followed the argr
ments of President Maiwurm urgin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-24

Prominent Local Member of Association
liquor dealers trade. The present
ratio of representation is 1 to Is and
to % was favored.
The legislative committees report
was made. summarizing the work of
the committee in securing favorable
representation during the campaigns.
The report of the treasurer, Thomas
Murray of Springfield, and other re.
ports were also submitted.
Nominations Are Made.
Nominations were next taken up
the nominees to be voted upon tomor
row. The following were the nomina
tons for the state offices: For presi
ldent, Henry F. Maiwurm of Chicago
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-24
C. NJ. Ganghan, Springfield.

c. NJ. Ganghan, Springfield.
COnstitutiOn-George w. Perry, Chi
cago; James Snijkal, Chicago; c. G.
Wieser, Quincy; p Welsch, Rockford;
W. Courey, Bloomington; c. Listnor,
Chicago, and Paul c. Murray, Spring
field.
Parade and Trolley Ride.
This afternoon shortly after o'clock
the delegates and their ladies fOrm.1
in line on Second avenue at the Ha :
per house. where headquarters are
maintained, and marched to the Tu--
ner hall. The parade was headed b.
Il. Mcmahon as marshal. and the men,
bers of the local executive committee
The committee was followed by
Bleuers band, and about 600 delegates
and ladies in line. The Rock Island
members, each wearing a light gray
soft hat, brought up the rear of the
column. The line of march was west
on Second avenue TO Fifteenth stree,
south to Third avenue, and east to tn
| Turner hall. where the delegates
boarded cars which were in waiting
to take the visitors for a trolley rid :
about the three cities and Rock Island
arsenal
Met with Band.
| When the special train bearing the
Chicago delegation of 800 or more
delegates and visitors arrived at 5: &c
yesterday afternoon over the Milwau
llee. the visitors were met at the depo'
and given a hearty reception by the
Rock Island members. The local mem
bers met at the Turner hall earlier in
the afternoon, and headed by Bleuer''
band. marched to the depot. WheI
the train pulled in there was a biz
cheer and music by the band, and thu
visitors were promptly escorted to the
headquarters at the Harper house.
Are Enjoying Visit.
During the evening band concert:
were given in the Hobbies of the hotel:
in honor of the delegates. The liquor
dealers are a happy lot, and the!
started right in to make the most }
their visit here.
The dealers of souvenir postal card
were visited by scores of the delegate
E last night. and this morning there wa
general rush among the liquor deal
ers to secure these attractive view
of the beauty spots about Roc
Island and the three cities. Scarcel
any of the GOO visitors failed to pul
!. chase a supply of cards today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-24

Springfield, Treasurer of Association.
Sci after. made an address welcoming
The delegates to the city and extend
ing its hospitality.
Report of President,
The calling Of the roll followed and
the officers submitted their reports
Pre- sident Maiwum lead VITA his an
nual report to the delegates. telling of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-24
FAIL TO APPROVE
SilviS BoilermakerS Refuse to
Accept Terms Recommended
by Their Committee
AFTER CHICAGO conference
Representatives Secured Concession of
Company on All But One Point,
Which Caused Strike.

AT a conference with Superintendent
Lloyd of motive power of the Rock Is
land in Chicago yesterday committee
of the striking Silvis boilermakers
made terms with the company and vot-
ed TO accept the settlement reached,
but this morning at a meeting of the
men in Moline the strikers refused to
accept the proposition reported and
recommended by the committee, and
will not return to work. 1t is claimed
that unless every point in contest is
conceded by the company a general
strike of all boilermakers on the sys-
TEN will be called either tonight or to-
morrow.
Conceded Nearly All.
There have been a number of ques-
tons which have arisen in the last few
months at Silvis, and these were all
| taken up yesterday in Chicago, and in
all but one point, the one on which the
strike is directly based. the superin-
tendent conceded the position of the
men. The strike is based on the en-
ploying of a bridge gang to do work
which the boilermakers claim should
have been done by boilermakers only.
On this point Mr.. Lloyd maintained
that the gang now at work can not be
released, but must finish the work I'm.
der way. The committee felt that 9TH
er concessions made were sufficient to
warrant acceptance of the terms under
the circumstances, and the decision OF
the committee was wired 10 the men
The men this morning, however, de
clined to accept the terms and approve
the committees decision.
Meet This Afternoon.
Another meeting and conference with
the committee which conferred witt
Mr.. Lloyd is being held this afternoon
at the headquarters in Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-24
President MaiWurm in Report
Urges Various PrOteC-
tive Measures.
ANNUAL SESSION OPENS
Delegates Hold Their First Business
Meeting in Morning at the
Turner Hall.

About 400 delegates were present "r
the opening of the 2Sth annual con-
yengion of the Liquor Dealers Pro
tee i've Association Of Illinois this
morning at the Turner hall. and it is
exp scted the number will be increase.
by he time of the calling Of the sec
ond business session tomorrow morn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-24

ing The meeting opened with all Of
ficers present and with the state presi-
Ger :, Henry f. Maiwurm of Chicago.
occ lpying the chair. City Attorney )
T. Nitter. in the absence OF Mayor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-24

Names Deep Waterway Delegates.
Springfield, H., Sept. Ex-Governor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-24
Meet This Afternoon.

Another meeting and conference with
the committee which conferred with
Mr.. Lloyd is being held this afternoon
at the headquarters in Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-24

the public opinion against such action.
that they were never successful"
Secretary Files Report.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-24

=. vi. IdIIS5IItt oUI ms IIIIU
ConstitutiOn-Geor w. Perry, Chi
cago; James Snijkal, Chicago; c. G.
Quincy; p. Welsch, Rockford :;
W. Courey, Bloomington; c. Listnor,
Chicago, and Paul C. Murray, Spring.
GolI
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-06

small things ceases. Hartman is
an easy witness, apparently telling
all he knows. and causing the gov
ernment's lawyers little trouble.
Statements like these roll from the
lips of the big-little man con-
stantly:
You are trying to tie me down
to one hundred and eighty odd mil
lions of purchases which had gone
out of my mind until you reminded
me-"
Hartman thinks. talks and lives
millions on the witness stand as
we'll as in his office or his home.
For a man credited with a nasty
temper, who had repeatedly
lodged. evaded and defied the gov
eminent in its efforts to get him
to the big witness chair, Hartman
is docile on the surface.
He has apparently provided him
self with books and memoranda
of everything that the government
wants. But he never tells more
than he likes and it is when driven
to downright refusal that he shows
his only Impotence.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-06
BY WIN. H. BiGGS.
Special Correspondence to The Press

Special corresp ondenoe to The Press
NEW YORK, March &c. H.
Hartman on the witness stand is
less imposing to the eye than his
Office boy would be.
Dignity and impressiveness are
as lacking as his attributes of
power, determination and bulldog
tenacity.
Not one of these is visible as the
little man takes off his silk hat
he always wears high silk hat
removes his oyercoat and climbs up
to the witness stand beside the jul
dcial looking bench occupied by
the members of the interstate com
MERGE commission who summoned
Hartman to tell of his railroad and
financial methods.
Hartman literally climbs up, for
the chair is large and he is small
man. When he settles himself in
the chair there is plenty of room
left-about half of it.
But here all resemblance to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-06
Lessons
From
Ping
By B. SWIFT

Why do you take eight strokes
to make a letter? The logical
letter is one stroke. The tongue
takes one stroke to make sound.
The pen should do the same. Think
on it--are you not wasting seven
Fights of your time every time you
write a letter? Is not your boy
wasting seven lights of his time
when he learns to write, One
stroke Is learned in one-eighth OF
the time that eight strokes are. II
is illogical not to write as rapidly
as the speaker speaks.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-06
THE OLD DAYS
BY STUAR r MAGICIAN.

The old days were the best days,
And sweeter than the new;
The old days were the best day,
Because they brought me you.
The new days bring but weaknesses
To conquer and subdue;
The old days were the best days
And sweeter than the new.
The old life was the best life,
And fuller than the new;
The old life was the best life,
Because it lived for you.
The new life is an empty thing,
Its kindly deeds are few;
The old life was the best life
And fuller than the new.
The old love was the best love,
And deeper than the new;
The old love was the best love.
Because it dreamed OF you.
The new love is so filled with self,
SO sordid through and through;
The old love was the best love
And deeper than the new.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-06
LOOSE QUARANTINE AT
nine MILE

Complaint is being made of le ose
quarantine regulations maintained
at the Graves camps at Nine Mile
where nine cases of smallpox are
reported. The clubhouse is quar-
antined, but two women and three
children in adjoining houses have
the disease and it is claimed thai
the rest of the working force Is not
protected from exposure from this
source.
Men are constantly quitting ant
coming to town, many Of them hav
ing been exposed. The company
is having a hard time to get mer
for the camp, although palms are
taken to conceal the ract that small
pox is prevalent there.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-06

railway appearing in print
their lest the popular feeling against the railroads OF
this country and endanger prosperity
both truth reasontha other coun-
try is feeling railroads
there been much contempt of popular
other country has there
shameless exploiting of railway property
typical incident
In his testimony
mission disclose the story of the
juggling the Chicago Alton Railroad Co.
Alton bought the first step was to transfer
property Railroad Co." The Alton Railway
Co"
dummy expedent--a differ
ence between corporation
legal and distinct.
the treasury of the new
began his operations -Four of
them-Harriman Gould, Stiman-were in the game
They first mortgage the road OF spoooooo winch was
what they paid for it say they got nothing
n issue bonds First they
$50 100000 themselves 65 cents the dollar Seven
they sold these bonds SO cents putting the
profits pockets.
these dividend the
their pockets When they
got through they outstanding $685.
When they bought the road
had only ssooo0oo outstanding in bonds
the climax:
consultations paying each
dividend selling the securities from
untold profits they began to
they had capitalized
SIP 100000 Of by the old directory board,
They of this into of the big New
the the the
satisfaction of his
pals
This S swollen fortunes" made while wait.
il peoples side of this hold
people the railroad required
three
times what the They only
securities millions
pockets of Hartman. Gould & Co
the a railway company
charges
The will uphold this rule.
the claim barely earning
of interest the investment"
this manipulation values, this
provoke the popu
Talk about ownership
Aready-in all equiythe people the railroads this
They have agan-he
big interest
1t is slight people
national highway
Whatever be the popular agitation
country short ownership thing
The government must hereafter be position strictly
the issuance of all stock of all railways
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-06
Special Correspondence to The Press


CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March g.
Mrs. Wilhelmina Fleming recently
celebrated her 44th birthday by
discovering new star. She is the
curator of astronomical pho
Biography in the Harvard observa-
tory. This was the 14th new star
discovered since 1872. and eight
have been discovered by her.
Mrs. Fleming is a native of Dun
dee, Scotland, where her father
was an instructor in mathematics,
and came to this country in 1879
with her infant son and her
| father.
Soon she obtained employment at
the Harvard observatory, where
her mathematical quickness and
precision early aroused the admira
ton of the directors.
Twenty years ago she was sent
to Peru. where she made her first
| great discovery. Now all the rec
ords received at the Harvard OBJ
| servatory are sent to her for de
velopment and observation.
She is considered to be the
/ worlds foremost expert in stellar
photography. She has residence
in Cambridge where her mother
Mrs. Stevens, and her brothers two
children live with her
Mrs. Fleming, despite her scien
tific achievements and life in an at
mosphere of study, is "yet a WON
an" Hers is a charming person
atty
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-06
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
BY FINDING A WORLD

sas archologist, is sure that the
Garden of Eden was located in the
Yozoo valley. He wants to organize
a stock company to, make axcava-
tons on the farm of w. A. Henry
planter about seven niles sonth
of Yazoo City. Professor McMicki.
says that he has conclusive evi.
dence. based on the book OF
Genesis and Greek and Egyptian
records, that Yazoo county was the
birthplace of man and that 1t will
only be necessary to dig the re
quired depth to find proof of"his be
lief
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-06
ATHLETE, MIND BLANK,
WORKS ON STREETS

MADISON, Wis, March 5.-List-
ed for 10 years in university cata-
lOgues as dead, Charles MCGEE
(Maggie) Williams, graduate of the
law school and the greatest base.
ball pitcher ever playing at the
University of Wisconsin, was found
in Merrellsville, Ind, working as a
street laborer, Williams has no
recollection of the circumstances
which resulted in his transition
from lawyer to street sweeper.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-06
COUNCILMAN SENTENCED.

PITTSBURG, March CIV. A..
Martin. councilman, has been SEN
fenced to three years and fined
$500 for soliciting a bribe in con-
nection with a franchise granted
the Tube City Railroad Co.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-06

Then the bigness comes out-or
the bravado, impertinence, inso-
lence or whatever you like to call
it. Then it is that the governments
inquisitOrs threaten Hartman with
the power of the supreme court to
make him tell.
He bites his lips in silence mo-
ment and again shakes his head.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-06
WICkERSHAM HOLDS ON,

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 6.
The president today signed a re-
cess commission for Judge Wicker
sham, of Alaska.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-06

cusses the Thaw case, It's up to
some town to produce a 3-year-old
boy who doesn't discuss it, He'll be
worth Dragging about.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-06

"Baskins had the nerve to pro-
pose to Miss Frijids the first time
he met her"
1T would have taken a great deal
more nerve to do it after he'd met
her three or four times"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-06

"a New Jersey preacher says hell
is full of people who use tobacco"
"They don't care-if the tobacco
is good"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-06

SEARCHING FOR ADAMS
BONES IN MISSISSIPPI.
JACKSON, Miss, March C.
Professor Clinton McMickie, a Kan
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-06

Good evening. have you resigned
your Panama canal job?
A New York doctor says man will
outgrow his stomach The doctor
did not have the Hon. VIM. II. Taft
IN mind when he spoke
Senator Bailey has been white
washed. There is no oil in white
wash, you know,
II suppose you hated to leave
your old home In Pittsburg and
come to quiet little country town
at first"
Eyes, we were very lonesome at
first. Mother was so affected she
lampblacked the windows, so she
would think she was back in the
old home"
They're Dragging OF a boy of in
IN Illinois town because he dis
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-06

Good evening. have you resigned
your Panama canal job?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-06
AMONG OURSELVES
A WORD FROM JOSH WISE,

In our trip through
life we don't find many
roads We don't pay toll
on.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-06

Maybe that Chinaman who raised
an SIS draft to $4,000 had once been
a section hand on a Hartman line.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-06

Senator Bailey has been white
washed There is no oil in white
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-06

They're Dragging OF boy of in
IN Illinois town because he dis
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-27

] The Delta on April 10th published
tho rates Of postage rs follows: a
single letter. not exceeding ha'f an
ounce, sent not exceeding 800 milo,
cents; sent over 500 miles, 10 cents;
f, for every half ounce. and every excess
over every half ounce. the sam"
rates; and when advertised cents on
each letter, or 4 cents If the adGertis-
| ing cost so much additional For
drop letters, cents: circulars, I'M
sealed, sent any distance, cents;
newspapers, of 1900 square inches or
less. sent over so, and not more than
hoo miles. or any distance within the
state, cent, sent over such dis.
tancc, l12 cents.
The death OF Mrs. Abigail Hare /
consort CT b. s. Harrell was noted
The lady died at North Bend, Ohio,
April 18th, leaving the bereaved hus-
band and two children. Zone Of these
children is Mrs. Eliza AFTER, Of Ele
yenth street,
Rev. Mr. Richardson was an
nounced to deliver discourse at the
Cairo Chapel en- the 9Th Sunday in
April
The paper states that the funeral Of
John Jacob Aster who died In New
York on March 29th, took place on
April list Also, that the deceased
was reputed to be the wealthiest ma /
In the United States, his wealth being
estimated at forty million dollars.
A large and respectable meeting of |
the Democratic voters of Pulaski
County convened at the court house
In North Caledonia on April 18th for
the purpose of appointing a delegate
10 to the state convention to be held |
In Springfield April gath. b. +. |
Echols was named as delegate aud |
Col. w H. Bissell instructed for as a |
delegate to the National Convention. |
The administration of President Polk |
was cordially approved" especially |
Tor his firmness and promptitude in
the prosecution of the war with Mex
co. DR.. Daniel AFTER took prom
nent part in the meeting.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-27
There was

zen, - F4,5f4,G,o. There was
$40 pounds less of tea imported in
1906 than in 1895, though the value Of
the imports was s602.966 greater in
1908. The Importation of cocoa has
greatly increased and also of choco-
late. But the large increase in the
consumption Of cocoa has been almost
wholly due to its use in the manufac-
ture Of confectionery. Its price has
remained nearly stationary during the
last ten years For the five years
ended with 1901 the average annual
imports Of coffee amounted to s16.57O.-
0S2 pounds, and for the five years end
cd with 1905 the average was 956S17.-
1876 pounds, showing a steady increa So
in the consumption Of coffee in the
United States while the contrary is
true OF tea.