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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-18
USING THE SPLIT LOG
DRAG IN The COUNTY
Encouraging Reports Are Coming In
Monmouth Merchants
Act

From all parts of the county come
reports of the good work done by the
split log drag which the farmers are
using this spring with renewed energy.
Every community has at least one OBJ
ject lesson, and the infection is spread
ing. The farmers are rapidly arriving
at the conclusion that it will be better
for the roads and will cost but little if
any more to keep up the crown of the
highways with dirt moved by the drag
at the right season of the year than
by the use of the grader.
At Monmouth Friday night the mer-
chants held a meeting and voted to
petition the council to place one or
more .drags upon the streets of the
lefty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-18
ELECTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on Tues
day, the second day of April A. d.
1907, in the city of Rock Island, H.,
an election will be held for the follow
ing officers, to-wit:
CITY OFFICERS.
One mayor for two years.
One city clerk for two years.
One city attorney for two years.
One city treasurer for two years.
One alderman in the First ward for
two years.
One alderman in the Second ward
for two years.
One alderman in the Third ward for
two years.
One alderman in the Fourth ward
for two years.
One alderman in the Fifth ward for
one year
One alderman in the Fifth ward for
two years.
One alderman in. the Sixth ward for
two years.
One alderman in the Seventh ward
for two years.
TOWN OFFICERS.
One assessor for one year
One collector for one year.
Four assistant supervisors for two
years.
One justice of the peace, to fill va
cancy.
Two constables to fill vacancy.
Which election will be opened at Z
O'Clock in the morning and continue
until O'Clock in the afternoon of that
| day.
Places of registration and voting
will be as follows:
First ward, first precinct, AS Fourth
avenue
| First ward, second precinct. 600 Sew
enth avenue.
Second ward, first precinct, 1914
Third avenue.
Second ward. second precinct, city
barn. 919 Sixth avenue.
Third ward, first precinct, county
Jail, Third avenue and Fourteenth
street.
Third ward. second precinct, 1874
Seventh avenue.
| Third ward, third precinct. Ullemey-
er drug store, Eleventh avenue and
Fifteenth street.
Fourth ward, first precinct, Frick S
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-18
MILAN HOME DAMAGED
$3.50 BY A ROOF BLAZE
Alarm Interrupts Town Caucus-Spark
From Passing Locomotive
Cause.

Damage to the extent of $3.50 was
done by fire to the residence near the
depot in Milan, owned by S. w Heath,
Saturday afternoon. The flames are
supposed to have started from spark
from a passing locomotive which fell
on the roof. and they had gained con-
siderable Roadway when discovered
An alarm was carried to the town hall.
where a caucus was in progress, and
in a few minutes the hose company
was on the scene and a stream of wa
ter was playing on the building. Prob
ably one-fourth of the loss is from wa
ter. The property is occupied by the
family of Silas Strickland
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-18
Requires Antidivorce Oath.


"Mary, do you solemnly swear that
you will never try to get divorce
from John?"
Il do
And John. do you solemnly swear
you will never try to get a divorce
from Nary"
II do"
Then 1 pronounce you man and
wife"
If you should happen to be in the
courtroom of Police Judge Charles
Weller of San Francisco when we'd
ding is taking place you would hear a
conversation very similar to the above,
says the Pittsbufg Press. If Mary and
John shouldn't answer just like the
above quotation there surely wouldn't
be any wedding, for this judge has
strong antidivorce ideas and also the
courage to live up to them.
The last couple he married was Sci
ma Slime and David Rippen. both of
Chicago. When the mo divorce" propo-
stion was put up to them they were
almost staggered for the time, but
finally recovered and answered, 81 do. "
The average couple apparently does
not figure on divorce. as Judge Weller
ties as many knots as any other mag
istrate in the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-18
VERY. 1914 Third avenue.

livery, 1914 Third avenue.
Fourth ward, second precinct, NJ.
Levy barn. Nineteenth street between
Sixth and Seventh avenues
Fifth ward, first precinct, hose
hose on Twenty-second street
Fifth ward. second precinct, Schmld
grocery, S23 Twentieth street.
Sixth ward, first precinct, hose house
on Twenty-siXth street
Sixth ward, second precinct, Riess
barn. 7O9 Twenty-scventh street.
Seventh ward, first precinct, 3110
Fifth avenue.
Seventh ward. second precinct.
Pctcrson's shop. $40 Forty-fifth street
Seventh ward. third precinct. Olsen's
barn, Forty-fourth street between Sew
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-18
DAVENPORT
Curtain Silk Made Into Shirt.-The

Curtain Silk Made Into Shrt.-The
Davenport police have received from
the Ottumwa police a piece of silk, be-
ing a sample of a number of shirts
found at the home of Frank Medley,
the colOred burglar, who was arrested
in this city lately with several hun
dred dollars worth of stolen plumber
in his possession and a large quantity
of stolen goods at the house occupied
by him at Tenth and Gaines streets.
The piece of cloth forwarded from OF
tumwa has been identified by Mrs.
Henry F. Petersen as being the cur
tain goods stolen from the home of
w. d. Petersen at the top of the Brady
street hill. After securing the silk
curtains Wedley had them made into
shirts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-18
Hard To Be Suited.

isn't that bread as good rs your
mother made, George
LAS good? Well. should say not,'
'.Rut it was made from your moth
cr's recipe
THE recipe? That's a small part Of
4. It's all in the mixing"
well, your mother mixed il, too
"Eh?"
That's right. She sent me half a
dozen loaves by express, and this is
one of them"
That's It. That's the trouble Moth
er's bread is no good unless you taste 1t
ri~ht ont Of the oven"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-18
SAID TO HAVE SOLD
BOOZE TO THIRSTY
w. e. Orr of HiIIsdaIe Arrested by U.
S. Marshal Trip of Peoria
Gives Bond.

Deputy U. S. Marshal S. o. Trip of
Peoria for the second time in a few
weeks invaded the precincts of Hills
dale and arrested w. +. Orr on the
charge of dispensing liquor to the
thirsty of the upper end of the county
without due authority of law. Satur-
day Orr was brought before Commits
sioner J. NJ. Elliott at Peoria, and fur
nished 5000 bond to appear after the
federal grand jury has acted on his
case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-18
How to Remain YounQ.

To continue young in health and
strength, do as Mrs. N. F. Rowan, Nc
Donough, Ga, did She says: Three
bottles of Electric Bitters cured me
of chronic liver and stomach trouble,
complicated with such an unhealthy
condition of the blood that my skin
turned red as flannel. I am now prac-
tically 20 years younger than before |
took Electric Bitters. 1 can now do
all my work with ease and assist in
my husbands store Guaranteed at
w II .Harzt's drug store, 301 Twenti-
eth street. Price SOC. 50
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-18
RAILWAY TIPS.
ST. Louis Excursion.

On account of American bowling con
test, to be held at St. Louis, Chicago,
Peoria & ST. Louis railway agents will
sell tickets to ST Louis at one fare
plus % cents for the round trip, good
going March IS 10 and 20. limited To
return including April 1. Rates open
to the public.
The c. P. & ST. L. railway operates
the only through chair car line between
Peoria, Pckin and st. Louis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-18
Blind Men Build a House,

Two totally blind men built house
for themselves at Berkeley. Cal, doing
all the carpenter work themselves
without any assistance whatever, says
the Cleveland Leader.
1t is a coincidence that both these
men are named JCseph-Joseph Brown
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-18
Start New BRIDGE at Clinton.

Work has actually been begun on the
new double track bridge that the
Northwestern road is to build across
the Mississippi river at Clinton. A
pile driver is at work preparing the
foundation for piers. Clinton expects
a new depot and the establishment of
shops in that city to follow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-18
Fall Cause of Insanity.-The fall tina

Fall Cause of Insanity-The fall that
Otto Klingbiel. the florist, sustained
last summer and which confined him
to the hospital for several months, has
resulted in a arrangement of his men,
tai faculties that makes necessary his
confinement at Mt. Pleasant hospital
for the insane for treatment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-18
Catchinu.

1.-THE public shosld stop kissing, ct
least temporarily.-He Officer.l
Jennie kissed me lip to lip
When she met me yeSter morning.
Now I'm laid up with the grip
Failed to heed the official warning.
Say I went out summer clad.
And pneumonia just missed me,
Say 81 told you So" but add
Jennie kissed me.
Puck.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-18

enth and Eighth avenues.
H. c. SCHAFFER.
City and Town Clerk.
Rock Island. H., March Is, 1907.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-18

Corn Fields Burn.-The corn fields
east of Nahant and a short distance
below the ice houses took fire Saturday
night shortly after o'clock and made
a fierce blaze which Illuminated the
skies and started a report in the city
that the mammoth ice houses in that
vicinity had burned down.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-18
MOLINE
Block in Market Sal

Block in Market Square.-A hand
some brick block will be erected this
summer on the northeast corner Of
Seventeenth street and Third avenue
on ground on which stands the big
frame structure in which C. A. VIII
hanson conducts a second hand store,
Brown & Christison a feed store. and
c. G. Gylienback a cabinet shop. The
present structure will be RACED. A deal
has been closed for the sale of the lot,
the purchasers paying 5000 front foot
for it. The lot has a frontage on Thir'l
avenue of 100 feet and a depth of $50
feet. The purchasers do not desire
their names announced at this time rs
they are not ready to definitely state
what use they intend to make of the
ground. 1t is admitted, however. that
one of the two men who invested re-
sides in this city and the other is {;
Rock Island man who has faith in the
future Of Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-18

Law Firm DissoIves.-M. V. Cannon
non & McGuirk and will continue to
occupy the Offices that the firm has oc-
cupied in the Lane building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-18
Found Body in creek.-John Sand

Found Body in Creek.-John Sand
strom, a man who had been living on
the Clemens farm in Pleasant Valley.
was found dead near there Saturday
by sons of Harry Dodds. They dis
covered his body in a creek, and it is
believed to have been there since last
Monday, when he came to Davenport,
and since which time he had not been
seen. A shirt which he bought then
at Davenport store was near the body,
and so were a couple of whisky bot
ties, which helped to point to the cause
of his death. Sandstrom was given to
the Overuse of liquor, and lost both
feet some years ago as the result of
having them badly frozen during a win
ters' spree.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-18

Contest Over Drake Stock-Fridav
afternoon the German Savings bank. as
trustee for the creditors in the as
signment of the Drake Furniture &
Carpet company, after considering the
nine bids received for the stock of the
company, transferred it to the Daven-
port Furniture & Carpet company on
its bid of 661a per cent on the invoic-
ed valuation of $4,000, amounting to
about $4,000. This does not include
the book accounts, which will be col
lected by the trust company. Fifteen
minutes after the company had been
given possession of the stock, a petit
ton in bankruptcy was filed with
James Farrand, deputy clerk of the
federal court, by Carroll Bros, as at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-18
Married in Colorado.-Mis.

Married in Colorado.-Miss Lima
Kennedy has received word of the mar
riage of her cousin. Miss Ann J. Hen
dry and Lou Haley, formerly of this
city. The ceremony took place at the
home of Mrs. Alfred J. Thielan. sister
of the bride, at Deadville, Col. and
was attended by members of the fam
lily. Mr.. Haley is a former Moline boz
and is widely known in the city. He
was formerly in the office of the Mo
line Pillow company here and now is
travelling for the company out of the
branch house with headquarters It
Idaho Falls, Idaho. where the couple
will make their home. Mr.. Haley is
brother of Mrs. George Marshall and
II. II. Haley of this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-18
Obituary Record.-Henry E. Enfield

Obituary Record.-Henry f. Einfeldt
of 1906 Twelfth avenue died Saturday
of paralysis. He was born in Holstein.
Germany, Dec. 2. 1863. and came 30
America in 1865. For 81 years he was
employed by Barnard & LeaS Mani
featuring company the last three years
of which he was foreman of the core
room. In 1867 he was married to Miss
Mary Werlich of this city, whom lie
leaves with one son. Arthur, and two
daughters, Magdalene and Edith. He
also leaves several brothers and Sis
ters.
tiers. Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 2:30 from the
home. The services will be conducted
by Rev. Paul Brown, pastor of the
Congregational church. Abe Lincoln
camp, NJ. w. A, and Iron holders
union No. 237, both of which Mr.. Elm
feldt was member. will attend in n
body Burial will take place at River
side cemetery.
Mrs. Mary Jane Cheney. the wife OF
J. NJ Cheney, the well known machin-
ist, was summoned to her rest Friday
afternoon. Mrs. Cheney was born in
Worcester. Mass, Feb. 10, 1874, and
grew to womanhood in the east. On
March 16, 1868, she was united in mar
riage to J. NJ. Cheney, who had been
in Moline year, but went east to get
married Immediately after the wei
ding Mr.. and Mrs. Cheney came to Mo
line, where they have since resided.
Mrs Cheney leaves one brother in the
east. her husband and one nephew, w
Goodnow of this city.
c. F. Dewend of the Dewend-Kusch-
mann Furniture company. received the
sad announcement Saturday of the
death of his mother at the advanced
age of Sc years at her home at Collin
wood, Ohio.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-30
Stocks = Bonds !. Cereals /
EASILY D|SCERNED|CRA|N WAS WEEK
We're Human Motives Always Behind
Action of Stock Market
Sharp Advance Late.

! New York, Nov 29.-Human mo
tives which always lie back of tho
action OF the stock market were
rather more easily discerned toda,
than usual The hating, irregular
movement of the early market was
quite plainly a reflection of the dread
! that he exigencies of December Isl
money settlements would bring out
some forced liquidation but the buoy
ant tone which Developed later was
evidently due to the conviction that
| December settlements were not to en-
! tail serious burdens on the market
The scarcity of stocks, except when
some special supply was forced out a
Of loan, has been a conspicuous fea-
tire of the market for some time
past. Holders of stocks are clearly
determined not to sell them at the
cresent Improbable level, except as
they may be obliged to do so by the
maturing Of money obligations on
which extensions are refused With
the lifting OF that kind of pressure
today it was found easy to bid prices
rapidly with the absorption Of com
paratiyely light supplies OF stock on
the way up The same process is
going on in the bond market.
The decision to discontinue the
offer Of United States treasury per
cent certificates was accepted as
testimony that the need for this
emergency measure was considered
t. be passed. The premium on cur
rency continued to decline and it IS
expected to disappear as soon as the
end of the month pay roll needs are
met. The gain of $3,075000 by banks
on subtreasury operations for the
week to which are to be added sew
eral million United States gold i'm
rorted and not figuring in the sub
operations shows the force
of the tide of imported gold has over
taken that of forwardings to the in
terror banks. The countrys de-
mands for currency are shown in
fallibly by this test to be satisfied.
The rise in prices became rather
in the late dealings but
this was attributable in part to the
of an uncovered short inter
-st.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-30
WEATHER MOVES IN ovc.gs.
Period Of So Years Figured out oy
Some Scientists.

|
In 1913 the weather win be as It
WAS la 1873 or thereabouts. Prof II.
A. Gregory. OF Queens college, Lon
don. notes thar the cycle Of 50 years
'ahowa BY solar phenomena cores.
ponds exactly with a cycle of wealth
er changes on this earth Of ours
Prof. Il. Bruckner discovered some
few years ago that there Is periodic
variation in climate over the whole
earth, the average length being about
S. years No matter what weather
observations are examined, in the trop-
les or In polar regions, variation in
a cycle OF 35 years can be detected In
them
Rainfall, pressure and tempera-
ture, the movement Of glaciers. fire.
quency of severe winters. or the
height of rivers lakes or inland seas,
all vary year by year But neglecting
individual years, ii Is found that the
conditions for abou Il years are be-
low the average while for the next
II years they are above the average.
Taking several years together, it Is
believed that the rainfall will be more
than usual until about the year 1918,
Just as 1t was s5 years ago-in the
seventies of the last century On the
average we may expect that during
the next ten years the pressure will
be below the normal and the rainfall
Will be above the normal.
Here then, Is a c,cw to well.mafk.
ed circle OF change ii terrestrial and
solar metero]ogs II Is a cycle of
about 50 years, that il. about three OF
the ll-year periods of sunspot fire.
quency.
III period Of htte more than ii
years spots upon the sun wax and
wane in number and extent This H.
year period IS Of definite character
The magnetic conditions Of the earth
vary In precisely the same cycle Az
the present time the sun is in a eondi
tion OF maximum activity
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-30
Window Glass Her Test.

Some people study the architecture
of the houses under construction. or
comment on the building material EN-
ploged," said the woman. That's all
very well and try to appreciate these
things. too, but somehow. can't get
my mind off one detail concerning new
buildings. I always look at the kind
of glass put in
THE windows in a house seem to
me 10 Indicate whether the building
il cheaply put up or the reverse. II
the glass is OF good quality--it needn't
be plate. though that. OF course, is the
supreme mark know that pretty
much everything regarding the struc.
ture is Intended to be first class. Poor
glass on the other hand. inspires me
with suspicion. | feel that with such
an advertisement everything within
and without are apt to be shoddy. at
least, have my doubts until con.
WINGED otherwise.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-30
TO RIDE OR NOT TO RIDE.
London Undecided Whether Il Is Good
Form to Use Motor Cab.

1t has not been decided whether II
Is good form or bad to use the motor
cab Such decision does not matter
one atom, but the verdict will have to
come.
The penny bus and the twopenny
tube are. OF course, quite smart, but
that must be because the bishops have
taken to using them. Disrael, il has
heen said made tho fortune OF the
hanson when he called it the gondola
Of London.
Vel the duchess OF Cleveland never
thought the late Lord Salisbury quite
respectable. because lie drove about
town, not in a coach.dad six. but, as
she mentioned in tones OF horror, In
7rongham. Herbert Spencer did no
worse. except that. owning little vic.
toria, lie jobbed horse and driver.
All these equipages have some time
or other to run the gauntlet OF the
mentors OF society. The victory of the
penny bus was the greatest democrat
ic triumph ever Won BY the bench OF
bishoOs For it was banned by bell,
book aud candle not so long ago.
Prof Vambery, when he was learn
ing 10 tread the straight and narrow
ways of London society. was caught
by lady riding on the top OF a bus.
Sir" she said, when he came hum.
bly, down take care not to be seen
there again, otherwise you can no
longer appear as a gentleman In so.
ciety London Sketch.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-30

1 n .N.
east line Of Ohio street, with neces.
sary concrete manholes built thereon
and with necessary inlets connected
Herewith and with necessary street
connections for lateral sewers to be
connected Herewith. and with neces-
sary house slant connections for
house drainage purposes. and with
necessary auxiliary sewers for house
connection purposes and for the con
sti1ictlon of one main gate in said
I Tenth street sewer and also one
emergency gate In the said CONNER,
cial avenue sewer and for the re.
| adjustment Of the present pump well,
pump box etc, In the present pump.
/ ing station now located on the cor.
ner of Tenth street and Ohio street.
so as to adapt the same to the said new
! Tenth street sewer and for the pur-
chasing of new pump shaft of the
required length, with one additional
impoller wheel therefor and placing
the same together with the three i,,.
pcller wheels which are now upon
The old pump shaft, upon said new
pump shaft and connecting said new
pump shaft with said pumping sta
ton, the ordinance for said improve.
ment tordinance No. S6) and the ord.
nance for the said supplemental as.
sessment Ordinance No. 1907 both
being on file in the office Of the city
clerk OF said City OF Cairo, Illinois,
and that the whole of the said de.
ficiency, amounting to the sum OIL
Twenty-eight Thousand One Hundred
and Sixty.two Dollars and Eighty-four
Cents t$3S,1G2S4) ne paid by sup
Elemental assessment and that the
said City OF Cairo has applied to the
County Court of Alexander County,
Illinois, for supplemental assess.
ment OF the said deficiency according
to benefits and In accordance with
the provisions of said ordinances No. |
Sc and No $50; and q supplemental
thereof having been
made and returned to said court. the
final hearing thereon viii be had at
the December Probate Term. A. ~ I
1907. OF said court, on Monday, the
10th day of December A. d. 1907. at
. o'clock a. M. or as soon thereafterl
~ the business of the court win all
ow.
All persons desiring may file ohiec-
ions In said court before the said
lay, and may then and there appear
IN thp hearing and make their do
ense The said supplemental assess
nent Is payable in ten annual install.
nents. All installments except the
irst will bear interest ais provided by
he statute. at the rate Of five 90 per
,ent per annun.
Dated Cairo, Illinois, November
10Th A. II. 1907
WALTER WARDER,
Commissioner.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-30
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
Ordinances No. So and $50.
Notice OF Special Supplemental Asses.
ment for Main Concrete Sewers.

Notice is hereby given to all per.
sons Interested that the city council
CT the City Of Cairo. Illinois. has by
ordinance No. $50 ordered the max
ing of a supplemental assessment TO
make up the deficiency In the assess
men. heretofore made under ordi.
ance No. Sc. approved July II. 1906.
for the construction of main concrete
sewers on Commercial avenue and
Tenth street in the City Of Cairo. mi,
nois: First. a sewer on Commercial
avenue from a point eleven 0iD feet
north of the south line of Thirty
eighth street TO a point ten l10) feet
south Of the center line Of Tenth
street. and second, a sewer on Com
mercial avenue from the north line Of
Second street to point ten (10D feet
south OF the center line of Tenth
street. the two sewers converging
into a third concrete sewer extending
from the Intersection Of a line ten
fi0D feet south Of the center line 81
Tenth street with the east lire Of
Commercial avenue along a line
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