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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-05
Publication Notice.


State OF Illinois ROCK ISIdHd Couh-
ty-ss:
In circuit Court. to the May Term:
\. D. lyV'. In Chancefy. Bill 10 QuieI
.lltie.
Moline IIoW company conpldlIdllt
vs.. sampson B"rllhShame, the unknown
heirs or deVIsceS of sampson berlIhG-
name. deceased. Ihomas j. BulorG' Jane
5. Cable, Elmore ". hurst ana lilfdih
-. Gable. administrators with VIII an
.ncXcd of the estate of James NJ. Bu-
ford. deceased. William q. NegUs, Ida
NJ. Titt"rington, Charles ID. NeEus, Ida
NJ. TittCriuSioH, guardian OF SAID CharIeS
j.. NeguS, a minor, James W. knowIton,
Grace WdgEdman. Charles NJ. Osborn
Sarah l.. CCrKcr Henry r. Curtis, oS-
born NJ. Curtis. Hugh l.. Curtis, Hope
10. G Jones, William J.. Lee, the un-
known heirs or dcViSecS of Will
liam L. Lee. deceased. Will
liam r. Doane. the unknown heirs
or doyisecs of William II. Doanc, de-
ceased, the unknown owner or owners
Of the north one hundred twenty tl2oD
feet OF lot eight 50 in block nineteen
GgJ. in that nart al the town. now city
of Moline. known rs and called the Old
or Original town. in Rock Island coun-
Is. state of Illinois. or of any part
thereof. or interest therein. defendants.
To the above. named nou-rcS idcnt de-
PENDANTS: Sampson Bcrlinghame. the
lug!<uuwn heirs or. Gevisccs of Sampson
lGorliughamc, deceased, James w. knowl-
tom Grace N9n.-lrn.u- Sarah T.. Cork
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-05

friction and fire The White House
was not big enough for two Theodores,
each with 4 mind of his own and
tongue to indicate its workings. Be
fore Colonel Bingham was retired from
that post, however, occurred n little
incident which belongs to modern his
tory.
There was Il musicale mt the White
House. Senator Chauncey N. Depew
was present. That was in the insIr-
ancc antebellum days. when he was
Our Chauncey' and could laugh ut
his own Jokes. It seems that Senator
Depew told funny story and laughed
loud and long over it. His laughter an
noyed President Roosevelt and others
who wanted to hear the music. Colo
mel Bingham as master of ceremonies
saw that it was up to him" and. be
ing a soldier, lie shrunk not from duty.
Stepping up to the jocular senator. he
said:
please be quiet. Tie others want to
hear the music"
That started a feud between Depew
and Bingham, which. it is said, lasts to
this day, though Senator Depew does
not keep the story in his repertory.
Colonel Bingham was transferred to
Buffalo. where he had charge OF the
construction of brGakwater. 1t was
| going from the White House to the Pile
| driver. but Bingham liked ii, for his
speciality was engineering work. One
! day in the spring of 1904 derrick fell
on him, crushing his left leg so that il
| required amputation above the knee
When he recovered, the president pro
NOTED him to be brigadier genera
and the next day retired him for dis
ability incurred in the line of duty
Thus ut forty-five General Bingham
faced the world on half pay and ont
| iag
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-05
LIVING BY MUSIC.
Advantage of Bains .Ahia 20 Play at
Least Two Instruments.

Least Two INSTRUMENTS.
y mem her.of u musical organization.
WHO takes special priln in his sill! -
tuba player is also an accomplished
violinist
Every practical musician" lie says,
who expects to MAX" his living at
the business ought to play at FEAST two
Instrumentation brass and the other
string. 1t often happens that man
playing two Instruments can secure
an engagement where he who plays
but one would be left unemployed dur
ing part of the time Travelling COM
panieS who take their musicians along
often insist on their doubling up that
is, playing brass in Il street parade or
in front of the theatCr ANA Il string in
strumcnt in the orchestra. In tic good
old summer time the demand is for
brass In the winter strings are in re
quest 50 at the change of season many
cornct and horn players put away their
brass instruments. take up their tiddles
and their bows and play at balls and
dances all the winter long.
Besides this. there is another thing
to he considered. Every cornct and
horn player must look forward to the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-05

helpless. Dumped ashore from the big
Immigrant ships, they settle in the
slum districts of the metropolis. Many
of them are from Sicily and others
from the lower end of the Italian pen
Ursula, which on the map looks like
the heel and toe of boot Their own
government likes to boot a certain class
of them out of that country into this.
This class is made up of criminals.
Some of them have served prison SEN
fences at home. Others have led lives
of brigandage in the Sicilian or lower
Italy style without being caught at it.
But all of them believed that there is
more liberty in America, and they come
here expecting to carry on their crimi
nality with lesser degree of molcsta-
ton than they find at home.
Ext0rtion on Death Threat.
These rufians are banded together
IN n society of vendetta sort, known
to Americans as the Black Hand. The
symbol of their threat is a black hand
impressed upon the letters which they
send to their victims. These letters
demand money Oh pain of swift and
horrible death. Their victims are their
fellow Italians. These poor ignorant
people know the weight of the Black
Hand. having felt it i'll their native
land. They are aware that refusal to
comply with the demands of the Grim
inals means death. Scarcely 4 day
passes without ut least one murder.
attempted murder or job of dynamit-
ing in New York by the members Of
this infamous organization. The ag-
gregate Of money which they eXtort
from those who comply with their de-
mands is eEOrmCIS.
The Black Hand hovers like a dark
and threatening cloud over the daily
life of thousands of Italians in New
York as we'll as in other cities
throughout the United States where
italian colonies exist.
This is the kind of hobgoblin which
Police Commissioner Bingham is now
going after with rubber shoes and
baitcd breath. The hunt should de
yelop some Sherlock Holmeses OF in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-05
LEGAL.
Notice of Publication.

State of Illinois. Rock Island Coun-
ty-Ss:
In the Circuit Court, March 80. 1907.
In Chancery.
Christian SchillinGer VS.. Curtis Il.
Ellis, Cora r. Ellis, Edith +. Nenamon,
Alex w. Mas. Isaac Richardson, and
William i. Ddebcllichn.
Affidavit of non-residence of the said
Curtis b Ellis. Cora r. Ellis, Alex w.
Mas, and Isaac Richardson impleaded
with the above defendants. having been
lIled in the clerks office of the circuit
court of said county. notice is there
fore hereby given To the said nun-rcsi-
dent defendants that the complainant
flied his bin OF complaint in said court,
on tn" chanccrN side thereof. on the
3Gth day of March, 1907, and that there
upon summons issued out of said
court. wherein said suit Is now pending,
returnuble on the first Monday in the
month of May next, as is by law re-
uuiTcd.
Now. unless you, the said nOn-resi-
dent defendants above named shall
personally be and appear before said
circuit court. on the first day of the
next term thereof To be holden ut Rock
Island. in and for the said county. on
the first Monday in May next, and plead.
.aaswCr or dcmur to the said complain
ANTS bin OF complaint, the same and
the matters and things therein charged
and stated will be taken as confessed,
and a decree entered against YOU ac-
|cording To the pray 81 of said bill.
GEORGE w. GAMBLE. Clerk.
Rock Island, H.. April l. 1897.
Albert Huber. complainants solicitor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-05
The Verb ITO Bingham"


For Il time The newspapers had fun
with Bingham because of the cuss
words i'll his inaugural address. They
coined Z new verb, ITO Bin%ham,"
which means 10 talk rs if you mean it.
Commissioner Bingham appointed
New York police reporter. Daniel Stat
Jery, as BIS private secretary. lie new
er had sco, S.attary until tn" new sec
reta;y reported for duty. He wanted
a I;au who knew something about the
police force, which he himself did not
The new commissioner was SO reticeut
as to his plans that one OF the news
papers announced that his favorite
motto was, Tread softly and carry
ole gag"
General Bingham now has had 4 liz
tie mere tina year in his new role.
He had neither friends nor enemies i'll
New York when lie arrived there. Now
he has plenty Of both and probably
some to spare III each class. But he
still has nearly three years to serve,
and Il circle OF observers vastly larger
than New York is watching with inter-
est the novel experiment Of putting a
nou-NCw Yorker, Il nonpolitcian. an
eX-s0Idicr and IN cX-socicty autocrat
at the lead Of the metropolitan police
:pTcc.
General Bingham is graduate Of
both Yale and West Point. He has
been military attache of our legations
at Berlin and Rome. He has seen
years of service on the plains. particu-
larly in Arizona, of which territory he
made a minute and remarkable map.
He married Miss Lucille Rutherford of
st. Louis in ISL ana HIS one son. lie
is Yankee from Connecticut. but uses
'i,e Won air language Of the south in
his ordinary conversation and smokes
Il big bulldog pipe that looks like an
Arizona pocket gun. He has etiquette
on tap for any function from camp to
court, and we have seen that he can
| make q speech when lie has something
| to say.
The people OF New York expect the
Black Hand to he pretty stifjly Bing-
| hamcd before the Bingham police al.
minstratio,l goes 'out. end great
| many other people elsewhere cherish
the same expectation. If General Bing
hams efforts in this direction shall dc
something toward making it more diff
cult for European criminals to break
.atO tie United States. ali of us must
| :5.ve him thanks, whether we be na.
tiFes Or foreign born citizens.
Aud this brings to mind the reply
General Bingham made when some
body asked linn his politics:
"My politics? I'm an Amcrican"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-05
The Price Of Health.

"The price of health in malarious
district is just % cents, the cost Of a
box of Dr. Kings New Life Pills
writes Ella Slayton of holland, Ark.
New Life Pills cleanse gently and i'm
part new life and vigor to The system.
% cents. Satisfaction guaranteed at
w. T. Hartz's, druggist. 301 Twentieth
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-05
Hollow Glass Ericks.

The demand for hollow bricks and
binding blocks for house construction
has induced glass manufacturers 10 put
hollow glass bricks on the market and
they promise to be USED extensively
for novel and artistic elrs.ts, says the
Builder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-05

Sick headache results from lie
rangement of the stomach and is cured
by Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets. Sold by all leading druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-05
Surprised BIZ t;le MAYOR.

Put the future had no terrOrs for
him. lie began to cast about for some
big railroad engineering work after fit
ting himself with an artificial leg and
IL stout cane. Then Mayor Mcclellan
sent for him, Bingham being in Bos
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-05

ton, Offering him place in the admin
isJration. General Bingham expected |
30 get some post where his ability as |
civil engineer might be employed. To |
his surprise. when h2 arrived in New |
York the mayor offered him the police |
commissionership- that autocratic Of |
fee Cnce held 10y the other Theodore, |
now in the White House.
About the first thing Commissioner |
Bingham Cid after lie took the oath of
Office was to abolish the 'shOo fly
/ squad established some years before
By Commissioner Roosevelt TO spy up
! on policemen and see if they were do
3 ing their duty.
! Then lie called together the police in
/ spectOrs, captains ANA other command
! ing officers ana made Il little impromp-
/ tn speech which would go down 10 his
! tory as 4 classic OF common sense were
It not for the fact that it contains a
unker's dam and several stronger OK
! pletiyes which render it unfit for repro
duction in any great religious Journal,
! Stripped Of most of its epithctical
yerbiage, this speech runs about thus;
Men I'm glad to meet you. You
look like manly lot of officers. l love
Il man. try to be 4 man myself. I've
| been sent for to come here and do i
certain piece Of work. and I'm going TO
10 it if / can and if I've the strength.
want tostLlk to you heart TO heart.
We are strangers now, ana | come here
with nothing against Won, no sus-
ipici0ns, and we start ON the level; but
by the nine gods Of war, you've got to
deal with me on the level. rs | shall
deal with YOU. You know what that
means. l don't care Il tiukcG'S dam for
pull. l shall treat you on the square.
Any promotions will depend on your
selves. II you do your work y0u'n get
along with me. but you've got to bc on
the square with me. Any man who
sends a man. woman or child TO me for
him knocks himself That settles that
right here That's Il straight tip. You
have fine, manly men anon" you. iOu
look manly, and III treat you as you
= appear. Count on that. We won't
start out suspeciiug YOU. There VIII
be no spying on you. If you are manly
men. sportsman!jke men, treat me the
, S2mc. II does NE good 10 look at YOU
Men, if you only show Up as you look
this town viii get what it wants and
pays for. see to it that you do your
t work, and don't 20 back on the hand
/ I've stretched out to YOU"
There was no whipping the devil
around the stump in that litle Grafton.
J 1t was straight cut from the clavicle.
Z 1t went bin. bang. bling Brigham.
: The men understood it without q &iDs:
for an explanatory diagram. They
knew what it meant. AMI it.startlcl
them. honest lian and CRATER alike.
Here was a new sort OF head on the
police department.. He WAS no orator,
as Br@tus was or Mc.Adoo. his i'm
mediate predecessor hut only plain.
blunt man-yCs, exceedingly blunt.
, And every police commander in that
group knew that each Of those nine
gods Of wax thus invoked. whoever
they might be. would stand by the
man Of war who was now their abso
lutte commander.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-05
Cut Flowers.

BY dipping flowers in limpid gum
water as soon as they are picked they
may he preserved for several months.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-05

terest to the nation. 1t is going to re-
suit in a detective story such as no
book covers ever contained. unless
General bingham greatly diSappoints
his friends.
1t is Il rather curious thing that Gen.
eral Bingham should be engaged in
this sort of. work. TWO or three years
ago who would have thought it Of
him? There was no more indication
then that he would be police commits
sioncr of New York than there IS indi-
cation now that Theodore Roosevelt
will be the next shah of Persia or the
ahkoond Of Swat. bingham had not
lived in New York. and he knew only
one man connected with the city ad-
miniStratiou. That was Mayor George
i. Mcclellan. whom he had met mt
Washington when the young man was
in congress.
''Whcn you get TO he mayor of New
York" BINGHAM once remarked jocu-
larry to Congressman Mcclellan. III.
come over and help you run things"
Bingham at White House.
That was long before Mcclellan ran
for mayor. Bingham was then serving
as major domo. drum major, social sec
rotary or something TO that effect ut
the White House. Ills official position
was superintendent OF government
buildings and grounds in Washington
He was appointed thereto as an officer
in the regular army, being a colonel in
the engineer corps. Incidentally III
was military aid to the president and
managed all the social functions n
the White House. He served through
! PRESIDENT McKmlcy's term without
friction, but not long after Nj. Roose
veit became president there were boti
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-17
NOTED ACTRESS a SUICIDE.
Mrs. Clara eloodsood Takes Own Life
In Baltimore.

Baltimore, Md, Dec. Mrs. Clara
Bloodgood, well-known actress, took
her own life Thursday evening in her
room at the Hotel Stafford.
Mrs. Bloodgood's body was found ~
ing on the bed with bullet hole
through the roof of her mouth. Near
by lay book entitled How to Shoot
Straight" and SS-caliber revolver
with three chambers empty. She at
tended q. matinee performance at Al
baugh's theater in the afternoon and
returned to her hotel about four
o'clock, seemingly in the best OF
spirits.
Later when it was time for the cur
tain to rise for her own show at the
Academy Of Music, where she was APP
pearing in 1.-The Truth" she had not
put In an appearance. Word was sent
to the Stafford and bellboy was sent
up to her room, Just as he approached
the door he heard a pistol shoot. Hur-
rying back to the Office he notified the
clerks and an investigation was made,
and Mrs. Bloodgood was found dead on
her bed.
Before retiring to her room she had
a talk with her stage manager. John
Emerson, who declared that he OBJ
served nothing unusual in her de-
meanor. The only motive he can as
cribe Is that Mrs. Bloodgood feared an
attack Of nervous prostration. She
had been working very hard, he said,
and she feared breakdown. Mrs.
Bloodgood left . note addressed to her
husband, who was said to be on his
way to this city.
The audience at the Academy OF
Music was dismissed with the an
nouncement that there would be nc
performance owing to a sudden indis-
1 position Of Mrs. BloodGood.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-17
500 REWARD, 500

The readers Of this paper will be pleased to
earn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all Its
stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con
stltutional disease, requires constitutions
treatment. Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease. and giving
the patient strength by building up tho consti-
tuition and assisting nature in doing It's work
The proprietors have 30 much faith in its cura-
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that 1t fails to cure. Send
for list of testimonials.
Address f. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-17
Lime Springs.

Mrs. Cora Umhoffer returned to
Austin, Friday, accompanied by her
sister Alice Slascor.
Miss Alma Hauck, of Cresco, was a
guest of Eta Hughes, Friday and
Mrs. f. Workman and sister Jennie
Blanch went to Mechanicsville, Ia,
Friday, for a visit.
Mrs. Ellen Morris returned to Mime
apolis, Friday.
Mrs. Andrew Matson returned to
Minneapolis, Friday, after visit with
her sister Miss Rose Jones.
Viva Roberts is home for few days.
The Sumner Telephone men were
working in town, Friday and Saturday.
G. H. Wetter was in Chester, Thurs
day. s.
Will O'Hara,. of Kermet, N. D., is
visiting at the Mullen home.
John j. Roberts and his mother re-
turned to Cotter, Ia, Friday.
Mrs. Hugh Williams returned to
Winfred, S. D., after attending the
funeral of her father Hugh Griffith.
Mr.. and Mrs: Hugh Morris came
from Kenosha, Wis, Tuesday, to attend
the birthday party of his father, H. H.
Morris,
Henry Owen returned from Cambria,
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Jones were down
from Chester, Thursday.
Mrs. Rudolph Paschke returned to
Winfred, S. D., Friday.
Wilbur Howe was down from lie Roy,
Friday evening, to attend club dance.
Miss Perle Snow spent Sunday at
home.
G. M. Nash went to Cresco, Satur-
day:
Those attending the dance from
Chester, Friday, were Dale Smith, Wyr
Maurer and Walter Smith.
Messrs. Michel and jerome were
over from Granger, Friday evening.
Miss Margaret Roberts is home from
Albert Lea for vacation.
Hugh M. IGriffith was born in Meri
oneth Shire, North Wales, in the yeal
1910. He was married to Miss Mary
Evans December 20, 1871, ane
came to this country in May 1886, ane
first settled in Louisa county, Iowa,
where they resided for seven years,
From there he and his family moved tt
Winifred, South Dakota, where he
farmed successfully for twelve years
While there he was actively connected
with the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist
church, being deacon and leader of The
singing until he came to Lime Spring.
in November 1905. Here he entered
his his eternal home December 10, 1907
Mr.. Griffith was bought up in the
church and from his childhood took {
deep interest and an acirve part in the
Lords work, always found faithfully
doing his Masters will
There remains to mourn the loss of (;
kind and affectionate husband and faith
er, Mrs. Mary Griffith, his beloved
wife and life companion, two sons
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-17

Many ills come from impure blood.
Can't have pure blood with faulty di-
gestion, lazy liver and sluggish bowels.
Burdock Blood Bitters strengthens
stomach, bowels and liver, and purifies
the blood.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-17
A Home Made Happy by Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy

About two month ago our baby girl
had measles which settled on her lungs
and at last resulted in severe attack
of bronchitis We had two doctors but
no relief was obtained. Everybody
thought she would die. l went to
eight different stores to find certain
remedy which had been recommended
to me and failed to get it, when one Of
storekeepers insisted that try Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. l did SO and
our baby is alive and well today. GEO.
w; SPENCER, Holly Springs, N. C. For
sale by MILF Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-17
Mail Orders.

Mott & Co., want your Mail Orders
Special attention given them. Send for
samples and Ladies' Home Fashion
Sheets. Very truly yours,
2tf MOTT & Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-17
Great Sacrifice Sale!

On all heavy winter Overcoats and
and Suits, before the Holidays. Must
be sold regardless Of price. You save
money; you need the goods; we need
the cash. D. AMUNDsoN,
Merchant Tailor, Cresco. Ia.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-17
Auy IL Year Old Girl

Can make those delicious Lemon,
Chocolate and Custard pies as well as
the more experienced cook if she uses
"OUR-PlEo preparation, which is now
sold by nearly all grocers at 10 cents
per package. just the proper ingredi-
ents in each package. 29w4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-17
The O.b.U. Must
Refuse Students


Owing to the fact that every seat is
taken we must refuse students as we
did last year. We have plenty of room
but are short of desks. We just had
twenty tables finished by the Oelwein
Planning Mill but as sixty-one students
entered this last month, bringing our
total enrolment to one hundred and
sixty, they are all in use.
We expect to order more tables and
then arrange to make our gymnasium
over into school room SO we will have
plenty Of room by January 9th, the
opening of our Mid-winter term.
If you expect to enroll SO as to enter
January 9th, or if you want further
information or our handsome catalogue,
address