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The Republican journal., 1907-12-26
Collectors Notice OF Sale.

Unpaid taxes on lands situated in the town of
Liberty, in the County of Waldo, for the year
1907.
THE following list of taxes on real estate of
l nonresident owners in the town of Liberty
for the year 1907, committed to me for coec
ton for said town on the ninth day of May, 1907
remain unpaid, and notice is hereby given that
if said taxes, interest and charges are not pre-
viousy paid, so much of the real estate taxed
as is sufficient TO pay the amount due therefor.
including interest and charges, will be sold at
public auction at Hall st. George, in said town.
(the same being the place where the last reced
ing annual town meeting of said town was held)
on the first Monday Of Fe bruary, 1908, at nine
O'Clock in the fOrenoon
b. G. Knowlton. u. C. Knowlton Meadow
Bounded as follows: on the N. by land of W. j..
Greeley, on the E. by land of A l.. Norton, on
the S. by land OF W. j. Knowlton and W. A.
Moody, on the W. by land of w. A. Moody and
W. j Greeley; valuation. $25; No of acres, Is;
tax due 30 cents.
WILLARD WHITAKER,
Collector of taxes for the town of Liberty for the
year 1897.
Liberty, December 81, 19O7-3w52
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-09
Cook of Moline and was teacher a
one time in the Moline public schools.
ROCKEFELLER'S BIG SIGN.
Name Of Oil Kings Forest Hill Estate
Cut In the Ground.

John d. Rockefeller wants people to
know where he lives when he is in
Cleveland, O., says the New York
Times Workmen few days $40 start
ed to make large sign on the grass at
Forest Hill, and now the words For
est Hill'' in big letters can be seen
plainly from the street. The work
hasn't progressed far enough to per
NIT any one to determine how il is
going to be finished. No one can get
into the estate to find out
The words Forest Hill'' are cut into
the grass about fifty feet from the en-
trance in q bare knoll, so they can be
seen easily from passing street cars.
Rockefeller is not n believer in signs,
and the only one that he has ever toll
Grated is board on the drive that en-
circles his house. 1t bears this modest
request, please do not drive around
the house" Not only has there never
been n sign showing the big park S
ownership, but there has not even been
Keep OUT or Keep off the grass
sign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-09
Some Famous Ounces"

Nathaniel Hawthorne was the Ounce
of his class. Walter Scott was told by
his professor that he was Il Ounce. Both
Napoleon and Wellington were dull
boys at school, and when Give won
Plassy his father said he did not think
the BOBBY had so much sense. Chal-
mers, the leader of the disruption, was
expelled from his school as an incorri-
gible Ounce. Chatterton was sent home
as a fool, and Leigh Hunt was con-
sidered beyond all hope. Isaac New
ton, the great oriental scholar; Sir VIII
liam Jones and Robert Morrison, who
compiled the immortal Chinese Bible
and dictionary, were all regarded as
extremely dull boys. - Minneapolis
Journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-09
An Infant Mirror Writer.

A case of mirror writing has been
brought to light in the Great Barring
ton tMass) public schools which is at
tracing considerable attention, says
the Springfield Republican. Vera Cos
ter, n fiveyear-old girl who attends
the primary grade, is the victim, and
at first the teacher was unable to make
out Just what the child was doing
When any copy is given to her to write
she starts at the right hand side of the
paper, and when she finishes one would
think that the work was mere scravl
Placing the writing before Il mirror. il
can be easily read, and the copy is sur
prisingly plain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-09
PAPA'S STORY.
His Attempt to Tell 1t While Trying to
Put Robert Asleep.

Papa
"Well:"
Tell me Il story
TN tell you just one if you will
promise to go to Sleep
My pajamas don't feel good"
Don't think about them. I'll tell
you a story, but one will be ALL"
Mr.. Todd sat beside the bed and be.
gan:
Once there was little boy
whats his name:"
Il forget
Didn't he have any name"
Yes. to be sure he had. Don't inter
rupt me, Robert
Then what was it?''
''Why. his name was-his name was
Julius"
"Juiia's 4 girls name"
This boys name was Julius, not
Julia. He was named for Julius Gaze
sar''
Il know something about Julius
Caesar" Robert exclaimed, sitting up
suddenly and quoting:
Julius Caesar
Was n wise old gcczer
But he froze off his feet
In q ice cream freezer"
where did you ever hear such C.
thing as that"
Alfred Potts told it TO me-"
well, don't you ever let me hear
you use that word 'geezer' again. Now
so to Sleep
But you didn't tell me the story"
"All right. This isn't about Julius
Caesar at all. Julius Caesar was a
king. and he died a long time ago
When lie frOze his feet off, papa?"
HE didn't freeze his feet That is
piece of Stiffness Alfred Potts told
YOU"
What is Il piece of Stiffness, papa? ~
Don't ask me such foolish questions
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-09

Settle Gown and go 60 sleep or I'll so
back downstairs and leave you alone"
Papa, my pajamas don't feel good"
81 told you not to think about them.
Now, listen and I'll tell you about this
little boy. He went out one day and
saw
WAS his name JuliusT'
Eyes, yes!' Mr.. Todd answered. His
name was Julius, and he
Did he die a long time ago"
mo. Julius Caesar died long time
ago. This boy didn't"
Where does he live now%
Il don't know Be still"
How'd you know WHAT'S his name,
them
We'll, he lives-he lives in a town
somewhere. And one day he went out
and saw a tree that was simply full of
birds. The BIRDS
What did the birds doF'
1.-THE birds sang, of course"
what did they sing:"
"They sang songs. Now, if you want
me to tell you this story you will have
to be quiet So this boy looked up at
tire birds and
My pajamas don't feel good"
"They never will feel good if you
don't stop thinking about them. So
this boy locked up at the birds, and
he was a bad boy-and he thought it
would be smart to throw a stone at
them"
Did hep
Yes, he threw stone at the poor
little BIRDS
And what did the stone do?"
at made the birds fly. And them
Papa"
"Wel?"
what did the fly do?'
"What fly?
1.-The fly it made the birds into"
Robert Gallahue Todd, l am going
downstairs, and if you are not asleep
in two minutes l shall punish your
Mr. Todd STROBE from the room, and
at the stairs he halted ut the sight oG
woman sitting on the top step will
her face in her hands and her Shout
ders and sides shaking. 1t was his
wife.-Wilbur Nesbit in Success Mag
aZine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-09
Regular Tempeat.

$50 you went around to Daphne's
house to propose. How did you make
Out?''
'Why, stirred up tempest. There
was a cloud on her brow and her eyes
flashed lightning.
"Gracious.'
"Then her mother stormed."
"Whew"
And the old man thundered"
Great boreas Trouble certainly
reigned. What did you do them
"Why / hailed cab and got out
of the neighborbood.' Chicago Daily
News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-09
Wrong Mary Mccormick Buried at Geneseo;
The Discovery of Peculiar Mistake is Made

Peoria, July 9.-For more than two
months Mrs. Margaret Henseler, Of
Chicago, believed her aged mother 10
have been dead and buried, and to he;
joy has discovered that her parent
Mrs. Mary Mccormack, is still living
as an inmate of the asylum at Barton
vile.
1t appears that there were two pa
.tients in the asylum of the same name
in sound but spelled differently. One
was Mary Mccormack, and the other
Mary Mccormick, and both were OF
mature years. Mary Mccormick died
on April "a last, and her supposed reli-
tives were communicated with at Chi
cago. and instructions came for the re-
mains to be sent to Geneseo for intcr-
ment The order was complied with.
and at the graveside the casket was
opened and the remains supposedly
identified by two daughters, and they
were laid TO rest in the Mccormack
family lot Two months later Mrs
Hanseler wrote to the asylum officials
in which she stated that during her
stay in the asylum the hair of hov
mother had changed from dark to III
most snow white, and that led to an
investigation in which it was founi
that the remains of the wrong woman
had been buried in the Mccormack lot,
and that the other, supposed to be
dead, was alive and in fairly good
health.
Mrs. Henseler came to Peoria Wis
tied the asylum at Bartonville and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-09
Chronic rheumatism Cured.

DR.. II. B. Hettinger, Indianapolis,
Ind, says: For several months after
spraining my ankle I was severely af
fiicted with rheumatism. finally tried
Detchen's Mystic Cure for rheumatism
and in four days could walk without
my cane; two bottles cured me sound
and well. take great pleasure in rec
ommending the Mystic Cure to all who
are afflicted with rheumatism" Sold
by Otto Grotjan, 1901 Second avenue
Rock Island; Gust Schlegel & Son
220 West Second street. Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-09

Sainte-Beuve got an excellent adver-
tisement out of duel fought on Il
wet day by insisting upon holding his
umbrella up with one hand while he
fired his pistol with the other. He was
willing, he courageously said, TO take
the risk of being shot, but he must be
excused from taking the greater risk
Of catching cold,
The duel which Benjamin Constant
who suffered from govt, fought sitting
in a Bath chair may have been of
somewhat similar character. Honor III
that case was declared to be satisfied
when the Bath chair was hit-Strand
Magazine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-09

Obituary Record.-Walter Paul who
formerly lived here, died at Tamarva.
H., Sunday evening of paralysis from
which he had been suffering for about
six weeks. Mrs. Paul arrived last eve
ming at ESQ with the body. The
funeral was held this afternoon with
interment at Coal Valley. his home for
many years He left England for this
country when but a child and was 40
years of age. He leaves a wife and
two sons. Also two brothers. Thomas,
the bicycle agent and William of Coal
Valley and sister in East Moline
Mrs. Paul was formerly Miss Mary
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-09
Population of Eoypt,

Census returns show that the total
population of Egypt, exclusive of nom
ad Bedouins, is 11.206,359, of whom
5,61S,6S4 are males and 1851 ,675 fe-
males There is an increase of nearly
100000 since 1897.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-09
Dangerous.

Father-What are you doing. Emma?
Daughter-Oh. Arthur is coming to-
night, and I'm cooking something for
him. Father-Emma, Emma, you'd
better be careful. You'll keep on cook
ing for him till he breaks the engage
ment-Heitere Welt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-09
MOLINE

Pastor to Retire.-Rev. Henry Har-
ris, pastor of Union and Plymouth
Congregational churches, rendered his
resignation of both charges at the ser
vices Sunday. They were not rendered
in writing, but were informally an
nounced, as the understanding was
that Mr. Harris should give two
months notice when he decided TO re
tire. He will accept position as sup,
erintendent of a home missionary field
in Illinois, and will leave the local pul-
pits September l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-09

recognized her mother who is still in
the flesh. The consequence is that
the corpse of Mary Mccormick viii
be exhumed and brought back to the
asylum cemetery for interment, while
the place in the family lot at Geneseo
will be reserved for its actual tenant
when her time comes, and which
may be many years distant
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-09

Burglars Foiled.-Burglars attempt
ed TO enter the saloon of Louis Ande"
son at 1903 Third avenue some time
after closing hours Saturday night
The glass in one of the rear windows
was broken near the sash where the
lock secures the window.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-09

Barn is Burned.-Fire of unknown
origin destroyed a barn and two sheds
for Otto Buffe of $50 Eighteenth-and-a-
half avenue yesterday. The barn was
partially insured but the loss will
amount to several hundred dollars. Al
adjoining barn across the alley was
slightly damaged by the blaze. What
caused the fire is a mystery to NJ.
Buffe and the firemen as well. 1t had
gained considerable Roadway before
being discovered and it required harl
work to keep it from spreading to the
barn across the alley. Mr.. Buffe dill
not keep any stock or vehicles in the
barn. but used ii for sort of a store
house and lost some valuable toois.
He had quite quantity of coal ami
wood in the sheds. Adolph Buffe. the
son of Mr.. Buffe, was sleeping in 4
ROOM that was in close proximity tn
one of the burning sheds. The wini
blew the smoke and heat into his room
and he was almost suffOcated when he
awakened.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-09

1t takes Il lot of courage on the part
Of young man to tell girl how pref
ty some other girl is.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-09
Change Place for Picnic-The Sw

Change Place for Picnic-The Swed-
ish Methodist Sunday school has dis
covered that several outings have been
scheduled for Long View park Thurs
day, the date of the schools annual
picnic, and for this reason the place
for the outing has been changed to
Prospect park. The date will be the
same as that originally set and the
only change is in the place of holding
The school children and others viii
gather at the park at 10 a. N.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-09
self.eovernment in the Philippines.


The first step toward Filipino self
government will be made July 80,
when all males not under 23 years of
age and not subjects of any foreign
power will be permitted to vote for
members of the PHILIPPINE assembly as
well as for other provincial offices.
The first step toward relief and ulti
mate freedom from ailments of the
stomach. liver, kidneys or bowels is
made as soon as you take the first
dose of Hostetter's Stomach Batters.
You know that delay only makes a
cure so much the harder to accomp-
lish. and increases your suffering. Be
persuaded to get a bottle of the Bitters
today from your druggist, grocer or
general dealer and let it cure you OF
dyspepsia, nausea, Indigestion, poor
appetite, heartburn, belching. female
ills or malaria, fever and ague.
A cleansing, clean cooling, soothing,
healing household remedy is Dewitt
Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve. Sold
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-09

Obituary Record.-Sunday at Mercy
hospital occurred the death of Otto
Mielll at the age of 81 years. He had
been ailing for some time from stOm-
ach trouble. There are no survivors
Mr.. Mielk had been resident of Dav-
export for some time and was employ
ed as gardner by S. F. Gilman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-09
DAVENPORT.
Plans for Glucose Extension.-The

Plans for Glucose Extenson.-TheI
Corn Products Refining company. is
having plans made for an additional
story of the Glucose works here. il
will be G0X300 feet, of brick and mill
construction. The company is also
taking figures on a 1-story warehouse,
60X120 feet, Of brick and stone, to cost
100000 The contract for a can factory
was let TO the Thompson-Starre COM
pany of Chicago 1t will be five stories
S5X190 feet.
Form New mpany-Louis II.
Gerwe and William R. Walters have
organized the Davenport Machine Il
Novelty Manufacturing company, AMI
the new firm will occupy the old Kuh-
men plant in East Davenport. at Eddy
and Mound streets.
Wife Beaten Gets Limit.-h Eek
wright, painter residing in East Dav-
export. was on trial in police court
yesterday morning charged with as
sault and battery on his wife. He was
given so days in Jail. Eckwright prey
ious to his last offense, had a sentence
hanging over his head on the same
charge. Saturday night he beat ami
chOked his wife and when she thrCa,-
ened to have him arrested. flew into a
more furious rage and tore his small
sons new suit of clothing into frag-
ments and also threw a lamp through
a window.
Attached Receipts Still Held.-The
money attached at the time of the FL
lery band concerts here still remains
in the hands of Sheriff EckhardT.
pending a ruling as to its disposition.
Attorney w. r. Names. for BandmaS-
ter ElIery, has applied for its distribu-
ton, 90 per cent of the Saturday re-
ceipts and all of Sundays receipts sc
to the Coliseum company. 1t is stated
that after the Saturday receipts were
attached, the contract for The Sunday
concerts at the Coliseum were cancel
ed. In order to assure the Sunday con-
certs which had been advertised, the
company then made a new contract
with the band. for the two perform
ances for $500. a receipt for which
amount the Coliseum company holds
1t therefore claims all the Sunday -
ceipts.
Contends Slough is Cean.-The city
council met in committee of the whole
yesterday afternoon, with the D., r. l.
& N WIS relations to the West Dav.
export slough as the particular subject
of the meeting. General Manage;
Grant of the d. r. l. company was pres
ent with a blue print, showing were
water was standing on the company
right-of-way. Mr.. Grant said he had
been down that way and found NJ
smells at all coming from this water
West Davenport aldermen. however
were very positive that the whole Wes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-09

Form New ompany.-LOuis II.
Gerwe and William r. Walters have
organized the Davenport Machine q
Novelty Manufacturing company, AMI
the new firm will occupy the old Kuh-
men plant in East Davenport. at Eddy
and Mound streets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-09
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

Davenport slough would be smelling
loud enough later. and it was declared
that if the railway companies did not
proceed to fill their rights of way down
there, the city would proceed to fill the
slough and charge up the expense to
the railway companies.
O.
institute in Session.-Yesterday was
the opening day of the Scott County
Normal Institute, and the teachers Of
the county are gathering at the high
school building, where the sessions are
being held. The institute will be IN
session for the next two weeks. during
which there will be an excellent pro-
gram of lectures by various eminent
educators. The meetings are conduct
ed by w. D. Wells, county superinteh-
dent of schools.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-09
Anderson's Case Goes Over

Anderson's Case Goes Over.-Tei
AndesOn's case has been continued III
Ill tomorrow afternoon at 2 O'clock
POstponement was necessary because
the defendants counsel, Sam Ke'i-
worthy, was called to Peoria on fed
eral business. Anderson it will be re-
membered raised disturbance on al
interurban car last Wednesday and is
now waiting to answer to charge OF
interfering with railroads.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-09

Contagion Nearly Stamped Out
But two cases of contagious fever de-
veloped during last week, and an cf-
fectual stamping out of all cOntagion
in the city seems at hand. The new
cases are one of scarlet fever and one
of diphtheria. making a total of SIX
cases now existing. Twenty births AMI
three deaths were reported in the
week
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-22
AUTOMOBILISTS
WILL RACE TODAY
EXHIBITION RUNS MACE TESTER-
DAY AT ORdpI C--CONO, TONS
FOR FIFTH INTERNATIONAL
TOURNAMENT FINE.

ormond. Fla. January 21.-With the
most ideal weather that has prevailed in
the opening of any tournament, and with
the perfect racing surface on the beach,
conditions for the opening of the fifth in
ternational automobile tournament today
were excellent. The first day, however,
will be devoted entirely to unofficial
trials, the testing of timing apparatus
and completing details of the preliml-
naries.
All the cars now here We're out on the
beach carly today for preliminary tests
The cigar shaped steam car which made
the mile last year in IS 1-5 seconds, is
here again this year, with it's power con-
siderably increased. Marriott, its driver
said today that with favorable conditions
prevailing he expects to bring the record
down to % seconds.
During the afternoon p. G. Curtis, on
a single cylinder 2ia horse-p power motor
cycle drove a mile against the electric
clock in one minute, five and a half sec
onds, which Is considerably under the
old cylinder record. Two steam cars
were also out on the beach making ex-
hibition runs The first real racing will
begin at o'clock tomorrow morning with
five-mile events. mile events, record
trials and tive-mile test on the pro-
gramme. This programme is subject to
change, depending on weather conditions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-22
At the New Gayety.

There have been few If any vaudeville
pllis IN birmingham that surpass the one
at the Gayety theatre this week. where
the Rentz-Stanley company opened an en-
gagement yesterday to two large audien
ees' Two of the six acts are big feature
acts, headiners, and the others are first
class of their kind.
Mile Luba De Sarema's act is called the
Sports of the East and it Is something
different from anything else seen here this
year. 1t Is great act for women and
children, and Manager McArdle has an
nouneed that all women and children will
be admitted free of charge to the matt
nee Wednesday afternoon. The best seats
IN the theater will be reserved for women
and children. In this act a trained noun
tain bull is made to perform all kinds
of tricks, and there are also dogs. ponies
and donkey that are clevery trained,
performing some new feats.
One of the zanoras a team of trick
bicyclists, is a wonder. He does some
tricks that are new and harder than
those of the ordinary act, such as riding
down an inclined plane on one wheel and
Jumping over Two men stretched on the
floor on this one wheel.
The other acts are comedy or singing
and dancing acts. Charles d. Weber has
some stunts in comedy Juggling which
amuse the audience for some fifteen min
utes; Allen and Dalton are comedy mu
sicians, one being a good comedian and
the other a good muscian Marshall and
King two girls who dance we'll and sing
two or three songs, besides wearing sew
eral fetching costumes. and Cotton and
barrow, a clever couple, who tell some
stores and sing several PAROLES. Miss
barrow gets great deal of applause
from one of her songs. which she renders
we'll
Three satires are offered, Forty Min
utes From the Bowery" "Sapho" and
THE Squaw Mans Wife" There is a
great deal of comedy in the three.
There is matinee every afternoon at
the Gayety theatre and performance
every night this week.