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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-01

ed her yesterday afternoon at her
home in South Rock Island in honor of
her seventh wedding anniversary.
Cinch was played, the gifts for scores
were given to Mrs. Green, Mrs. Lattig,
and Mrs. Rittchey. Dinner was served
at 6 o'clock Mrs. Siemons received
a number of handsome gifts.
Birthday Surprise Party.-A conf
| pany of thirty-nine friends surprised
Harry Orman at his home. 1112 Twelfth
street last evening in honor of his 2Sti1
| birthday anniversary. Games and var
ious amusements helped pass a pleas
ane evening and he was presented
with number of handsome gifts in
Guiding a gold watch from his parents
Dinner for Bridal Party.-This even
ing DR.. and Mrs. w H. Carl of 231C
Ninth avenue will entertain at a dinner
at the Tower inn in honor of Miss Caro-
lime Kindt and S. B. Fields of Daven
port. Covers will be laid for eight.
Tribunal Social Might Home Tri
bunal No. /, Fraternal Tribunes vii
hold an open meeting next Tuesda,
evening at Odd Fellows hall. Their
@. will be games and refreshments wi!
/ be served.
. Recital Abandoned.-The recita
2 which was to have been given at tn
| -,
with the commencement exercises ha
been abandoned owing to the illness C
4 Miss Emily Boylston.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-01

Farewell Party for Miss Ntzhugh,
Miss Grace O'Neal at her home, 1925
Twentieth street. is this afternoon en-.
tertaining a company of thirty friends
at a party as a farewell courtesy for
Miss Elizabeth Ntzhugh, who leaves
the latter part of the month for ton
abroad. Hearts is the afternoon diver
sion. and the games will be followed
by luncheon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-01

Octagon Club Dinner-Eight your
ladies composing the OctagOn club last
evening entertained at dinner at the
Tower as a courtesy for Miss Julia
Stafford whose marriage takes place
next Wednesday. The wedding colorj.
pink and white were used in the decor-
ations. Miss Stafford was the honorce
yesterday also at party given by
Miss Helen Riggan at her home, 1925
Seventh avenue. Lilies of the vail :.
were used in the decorations and 4
luncheon was served.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-01

Modde Cobb.-Ret. r. B. Williams.
Thursday afternoon at t O'Clock OF
ficiated at the marriage of Miss Ledo- a
Cobb, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
ward Cobb to Nell l.. Modde which
took place at the home of the brid ,
SIS Twenty fourth street. \ large
company of friends was present. The
home was beautifully decorated and
the ceremony was followed by an elab
crate wedding dinner. Mr.. MOdde is 4
machinist and he and his bride VIII
make their home in the city.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-26
COLORADO is
SETTLING UP
THEY'RE COMING eY THOUSANDS
FROM EVERY LAND AND
WILL STAY.
FOURTEEN BUY IN | DAY
WORK OF THE COLORADO STATE
COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION
BEARS FRUIT.

Denver-"The statement has been
made great many times during the
past two or three months that the
present fall season would see more
homeseekers in Colorado than ever be-
fore in the history of the state" said
James B. Young. secretary of the Colo
RADIO State Commercial Association.
THE statement is not overdrawn.
When | tell you that in our Offices at
one time there were sixteen men and
women, and that out of this number
fourteen had Just completed purchases
OF land in the state and we're going
home to complete arrangements for
moving to Colorado with their house
hold effects. their stock and their fam
lilies, you will readily see that TITS
talk of a great movement from the
East toward Colorado Is not all talk.
Just out of curiosity. have kept
track OF the number OF homeseekers
who have called at the Offices of the
association during the past week. The
number was l27. Out of this number
eighty-nine had or will within a very
short time become owners of property
in our state. These homcseekers are
coming from all parts of the country.
with probably more from Iowa than
from any one state. These men are
mostly farmers and for the most part
are men of means. But they have
heard of Colorado and of the wonder
full crops that can be raised on our
lands. They are tired of raising oats
that run twenty bushels to the acre.
when they have been shown that on
land in Colorado that costs no more
than land back East they can raise all
the way from sixty to a hundred bush
els of this same grain. They have
seen their land increase rapidly in
value and at the same time deteriorate
in its crop producing capacity. They
are anxious for chance, and in Colo
rado they have found exactly what
they are looking for.
Inquiries from Foreign Lands.
Just to show that the fame OF Colo
RADIO is spreading beyond the seas and
that even the people of far-off coun-
tries are beginning to know what a
great agricultural region this state Is
In addition to being the greatest min
ing state in the Union, we received in
our mail this week from n place In
Turkey letter addressed to the
Colorado State Commercial Associa-
ton. 1t was written in English and
the writer said that he had read and
heard OF Colorado and wanted to know
something more about the state. We
are in correspondence with IL man in
the West Indies. who Is anxious TO
start canning factory in Colorado.
We have had inquiries from the Philip
pine islands and one from Bombay.
India. within the past month. The ad-
vertising that the state Is getting is
proving to be the greatest thing that
ever happened for the state.
l.I} l.
railroad men and they. one and ALL
agree that the movement into Colo
RADIO this fall will be greater than ever
before"
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-26
Live Toad Buried Centuries.

Melbourne.-A miner has sent to the
Geological gardens. Perth, live toad
which he dug out of a strata OF hard
cement while sinking a shaft with ex
plosives. 1t is believed that the crea
ture has been entombed for centuries.
When released from confinement the
toad was quite inahimate. Its eyes.
which were transparent, with no pupil.
gradually became normal, and 1t Is
now in excellent health. The chamber
in which it was confined was perfectly
smooth, and there was no room for
movement. The toad is now being ex-
amined by geologists.
The secretary of the geological gaa-
dens says toads bury themselves in
mud when the water In which they
have been living dries up. and remain
there until the next rain comes. IL a
drouth sets in. and no rain comes.
there will be no change in the con
dition of the toad, and therefore moth
ing to bring him to a state of anima-
ton, and so he may continue for all
time, until some one comes alongsto
anearth him.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-26
ten MEN WHO
RULE PRICES
WHEN PRICES OF sREApsTUFP
GO UP THEY DECREE
1T so.
PACKING PLANTS RULE
CONSUMERS PAY MORE. BUT RAW
MATERIALS SHOW NO
INCREASE.

Chicago.-Investigation OF the pack.
ing trust now under way by govern
ment officials is alleged to have devel-
oped that ten men In Chicago compose
the dynamic force OF formidable list
OF corporations that control prices
from those of meat on the hoof to
shoe. and from breadstuffs to trans
portation.
These ten men are asserted to hold
the balance upon the worlds supply OF
the commonest necessities OF life: J.
Ogden Armour. f. F. Swift, Ira ~ Nor
ris. Thomas f. Wilson. s. A. McRob-
erts. l.. F. Swift. Edward Morris. 7. ].
Connors, Arthur Meeker. Lawrence A
Carton.
The most casual newspaper reader
will readily recognize the list as being
from the inside of the big packing
plants of Chicago. That fact becomes
significant when II ia stated that they
are all directors of the same corpora
tion-the National Packing Company,
organized under the laws OF New Jer-
sey, with capitalization of $15.000.-
900. The directorate controls the fol-
lowing:
The price OF meat to all consumers
The price of cattle to all breeders.
The price of leather to all factories.
and thus. incidentally:
The price of shoes.
The grain trade is controlled, and. IL
follows:
Control Bread, Too.
The price OF bread.
Thus without taking such endless
details as tho fertilizer market, where
the trust controls the price that q
farmer pays for his fertilizer, 1t ap-
pears that the latest fight Of the gov
ernment in the trust field ia directed
to the two chief essentials OF life
bread and meat.
That the big ten at Chicago has
raised the price of these things to the
consumer and made no corresponding
increase in price paid for raw material
is the chief assertion of the govern
ment. and 1t is upon this general line
that the most interesting trust fight In
the country is now being planned.
when the directors OF the National
Packing Company decide upon the
price to be paid for cattle, that settles
II for all of the houses" Is the informar
tion that has come into the hands OF
the government.
All of the other corporations OF the
country, with few unimportant ex-
ceptions. bow to the wishes OF the ten
leaders of the food market OF the
world.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-26
DO NOT JAR THIS
IT WILL GO OFF.

Albert Scofeld is blasting rocks and
stumps on his Lewisboro farm. He
reached field this morning just in
time to see one of his cows swallow
two sticks Of dynamite which had been
left in the cleft of a big stump over
night.
The greasy paper wrapping of the dy
namite had provoked the animals's ap-
petite, but scarcely had she taken the
dainty morsel into her midst than
acute indigestion attacked her and,
jumping the low fence she ran through
the village, believing in pain. Scofield,
at a respectful distance. chased her,
yelling:
Don't stop heri She's full of dy-
Mantle; she'll explode If she stops sud
denly"
A consultation of war was held. John
Simpson. the best shot in Lewisboro.
armed with his trusty carbine, took a
position 200 yards from the COW.
"Bangi' Simpsons carbine sounded.
The COW still mooed; the sun still
shone.
"Bangl" The COW fell dead at Simp-
sons second shot. Then, slowly. very
slowly. her body was dragged to the
swamp
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-26
Lady Mayoress in london o.

London.-In years to come London.
ers may see bewitching lady mayor.
Ia richly embroidered silk gown. jew
eied collar and cooked hat. driving In
the state coach to welcime the King
at Temple Bar This is made possible
by the new Women as Councillors"
act which not only qualities women to
sit on county and borough councils but
also opens to them the positions OF
mayors and aldermen. The measure
has aroused mixed feelings. Some
women who take an interest In local
government hail with enthusiasm the
prospect of one of their sex presiding
at guildhall banquets and entertaining
kings. On the other hand the major
ity of mayors and aldermen are any
thing but delighted at the possibility
OF their duties being reduced to that
of handing around tea and cake at
civic entertainments. Women are
undoubtedly as we'll qualified as men
to deal with such questions as educa-
ton. housing and sanitation" said a
woman guardian yesterday. why
should they not act as lady mayors7"
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-26
Shortage Of Cars Begins.

Denver.-Because OF shortage of
cattle cars live stock is being shipped
into Denver from eastern Colorado In
box-cars. During the past few days
several carloads have arrived at the
stock yards in this way.
The railroads are already complain
ing that they are having difficulty In
supplying all the cars demanded.
When the heavy shipments OF coal
commence. which will occur in ten
days or two weeks. the railways viii
be unable to supply all the cars re-
Quired, and may have difficulty in NOV
ing the shipments they receive.
Business in this state was never be-
fore so heavy at this time of year. Tho
fruit crop, although not as large an
last year, requires more than a thous-
and cars. The sugar beet crop will
commence moving just when the de-
mand for ccal viii begin to be heard.
and the general shipments of the au-
tumn. which are always heavy. will
give the railroads more business than
they can handle.
One OF the members Of the Inter
state Commerce Commission Is inves-
tigating the car shortage In other
parts OF the country and will probably
come TO Denver within the next month
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-26
Two Serious Accidents.

Greeley. Colo Two peculiar accL
dents have occurred here ia the last
few days
Ernest X. Bliss. one OF the best
known farmers IN this section, and a
lecturer AT many OF The farmers insti-
intes in the state. WIS chewing some
barley. when small piece of the shell
became lodged in his throat The ir.
ritation from this caused such a swell.
ing that his throat closed up. II was
necessary to operate In order to reduce
the swelling. His condition is serious.
John Kenmil. young farm hand
working on John News ranch, was
kicked In the face by mule. and his
nose practically torn from his face.
The organ was torn loose from one
side of the face. and the bones broken
so that there was only small piece
Of skin on one side holding the nose.
His right temple was also laid open
clear 10 The bone for several square
Inches.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-26
PASTOR HELD UP AND SHOT.
Hishwaymcn Attack Golden Minister
in Heart of the Town.


Greeley. Colo.-Because he refused
TO stand and deliver when commanded
by two highwaymen to throw up his
hands, the Rev. Oscar w. Gustofsen
of the Swedish Lutheran Church now
lies in the Greeley hospital with two
bullet holes in his body
While walking home from church
with scores of people on the street. in
the residence district of the city, he
was suddenly confronted by a tall man
and short man who commanded him
to throw up his hands The Rev Mr.
Gustofsen, powerful young man. IN.
stead of complying with the order.
sprang at his assailant, who fired, the
bullet striking rib.
The holdups ran down the street
with the minister in pursuit In half
a block the minister was almost with
in reaching distance Of them when
the tall man turned and fired sec
ond time. the bullet entering the left
side OF the pastors neck and lodging
In the muscles in the back OF the
neck.
The last shot was fred right in
front OF the residence OF DIR A. j
Weaver. and arrivals carried the
wounded man into the doctors home
Later he WIS taken tn the hospital.
where the bullet in his side was lie.
moved. The other remains imbedned
IN the muscles of the neck Unless
complications set IN IL Is believed by
the attending physiciuns that the Rev.
Mr.. Gustofscu has fair chance of re.
covery.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-26
FINE GIFT TO PRINTERS HOME
Woman Donates 100000 for Comfort
Of Aged Members Of Craft.

Colorado Springs, Colo.-A Colorado
Springs woman has offered 100000
for the establishment of an endow-
ment fund for the erection and mainto-
nance of cottages In which to house
the families OF inmates Of the Union
Printers home in this city. The board
of trustees OF the home, at the final
session at their meeting here, passed
the necessary amendment to the char
ter OF the home to permit the estab-
lishment of the fund.
Another important action taken by
the trustees was the erection OF a tur
berculosis sanitarium. The present
hospital annex will be used for this
purpose and the most advanced meth
DDS known to science for the treat
ment of consumption will be adopted
The offer of the 100000 from the
woman, whose name Is withheld. was
made about one year ago. but could
not be accepted, because of the char
ter as 1t then stood The last Legisla-
ture passed law permitting incorpor-
ations to change their charters.
1t Is expected that citizens from all
over the country will contribute to the
fund and that within a few years the
amount will have grown sufficiently to
accommodate all occupants of the hos
pital. Heretofore there has been .
great deal of hardship among the fam
lilies of the printers because OF en-
forced separation. The new fund win
permit the relatives to live near them
In cottages and tents.
There are about sixty patients in
the hospital annex and nearly 100 In
the regular building.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-26
MURDERER OF cogsEL FOUND,
Confession May Clear Up the Famous
Kentucky Feud.

Richmond. Ind.-Turner Igo OF Far
mers. Rowan county, Kentucky, Is
charged with the killing OF Governor
VIM. Goebel of Kentucky In an afii-
davit by Mrs. Lulu Clark The affida-
Wit was sworn to last April in the law
Offices of Ex-Governor w. S. Taylor OF
Kentucky.
Mrs. Clark. whose maiden name was
Lulu Williams. lived at the time of the
Goebel murder at Mt Sterling Ken
lucky. She has n cousin named Ger
trude King, who then lived at Mays
vile, kentucky
Miss King was at that time, accord
ing to the affidavit, keeping company
with John Sanford of Covington, Ken.
lucky. a son of an attorney who was
killed by William Goebel in fight in
Covington some years ago. The fight
was the result OF political quarrel
Mrs. Clark swears that on the day
Goebel was murdered she and her
cousin. Miss King. went to Frankfort,
Kentucky. and that they started to en-
ter the house by the rear entrance.
While on the steps shot was fired.
At the same time they noticed man
standing just inside the door, whom
they recognized as Sanford.
In minute n second man came run
ming out of the building, dressed like
mountaineer and carrying a rife. He
ran to Sanford and said: 81 got the
d. - -"
That man was recognized by the ar
fiant as her friend. Turner Igo of Far
mers. Rowan county. Kentucky.
Both men ran out of the building TO
fence, where Sanford gave pair Of
shoes which he was carrying TO Igo
who exchanged his boots for them
The men then disappeared.
The afiiant states that Igo told her
at the Mt. Sterling depot on January
25. 1900, that he was going to kill Goe.
bel. and that she saw him afterword at
Jefersonville Indiana. and that he re
minded her that he had fulfilled his
promise.
She also says that Sanford had told
Gertrude King a few days prior To
Goebel's murder that he intended to
kill Goebel. saying. Here is my chance
to get revenge The Legislature has
met"
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-26
COW EATS DYNAMITE-eANel
Bossy Allows her Appetite to lay He
Low in Death

Norwich, Conn, 81 never saw an ex-
plosive COW; | never hope to see one,
but this | tell you. anyhow, I'd rather
see than be one"
Lewisboro saw an explosive COW to-
day, storehouse OF dynamite. maya
zine for combustlbles. All that is NOR
tai of COW now lies in the middle of
a swamp. next to the remains sign
bearing the paradoxical warning
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-26
Wants immigration Bureau.

but this work should be supple
mented by some great national body
working in the interest of the whole
West. The National Irrigation Con
gress should, in my judgment, estab-
lish a bureau of immigration. and "a
special class OF literature adapted to
the needs of intending settlers and
also to the requirements of foreign
governments should be published and
scattered broadcast among the desir-
able classes whom we want to havo
settle our irrigated lands and become
good American citizens, thus adding to
tht wealth of our country, which al
ready is the 'Crucible OF Nations
I'VE should send our own mission
aries, or agents. to Europe and estab-
lish agencies there and pursue sys-
tematic plan of operation. This can
not fail to be productive of good re-
suits for it will bring to our unoccu-
pied acres the better class of settlers
SO that it can no longer be said
the land is there but the people are
elsewhere
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-26

Plans for Colonization.
But how best to settle our irrigated
lands will now occupy our attention.
Several plans are here suggested, no
one of which would. perhaps. be suf-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-02
NO COAL FAMINE HERE.
Local Dealers Claim They Have
Sufficient Quantity on Hand to
Last for q Long Time.

There is no danger of coal
famine in this city unless a severe
snow storm visits this section and
blockades traffic.
Local dealers say there is enough
coal in the city to last several
weeks, and they have many cars of
fuel on the road now.
The consumption of coal is very
heavy at this time of the year, and
the cold weather of the past few
days has increased the demand.
The far northwest appears to be
suffering the greatest feom the
shortage of coal. 1t is NJ fault of
the mines, but the difficulty ap-
pears to lay with the railroad COM
panies. 1t is impossible to set cars
to haul the coal from the mines as
rapidly as the fuel can be con-
sumed and the condition is growing
TO be somewhat alarming. A dis
patch from Minneapolis states that
the situation is something more
serious than can be imagined by
those who are not familiar with the
circumstances. Many of the cities
IN Nevada, North Dakota, South
Dakota, and other western states
are facing the worst famine that
has ever been known, but it is pos
sible that the calamity will be
averted by the railroad companies.
The railroads of the northwest are
making efforts to furnish more cars
as fast as possible and thousands of
tons of coal are already on the
road. Heavy pressure has been
brought to bear on the railroads by
influential men throughout the
country with a view to compelling
them TO furnish cars for hauling
coal from the mines and the result
Is being felt to some extent, for
a great deal more coal is moving on
the roads this week than was last,
and unless there is heavy snow
within the next few days the great
est danger of coal famine will be
past.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-02
A Narrow Escape.

The editor of an Oklahoma ex-
change was absent from his desk
one day last week and before leav-
ing left instructions with the Office
force to turn out what locals they
needed, and to write up Mr. Horace
Welby of Sand Creek in way and
manner showing the editor did not
agree as to his methods of pro-
cedure in recovering strayed stock,
b1t not to abuse him. He returned
just in time 70 prevent the follow
ing from being run under the head
ing: 'Fiend Incarnate"
"Of all the hyenas that ever trod
the by-paths Of the Usage reserva-
ton Mr.. Horace Welby Of Sand
Creek stands at the head for
thlevery and rascality; too proud
to beg, too lazy to work, hut not
too honest to steal, this crook of all
crooks, this consumer of Battle AK
and White Mule, proceeds to take
advantage Of every honest citizen.
in every possible manner. This
wife beating villain; this child abus-
ing scoundrel; this Sabbath break
ing rogue; this whiskeY- peddling
horse thief; this perjurer, serf,
scoundrel and train robber, should
not be permitted to stop forty
miles this side of h. Stealing
from his neighbors; lying to his
friends; abusing his family, and
purloining from the world at large
is his occupation and pagtime. We
for one would furnish the tar;
would buy the rope; or apply the
match; to give this villain of villains
any mode of punishment the law
abiding citizens of this community
thought he deserved"