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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-31
O|NED At TOWER.
Regular Meeting of Tri-City
Press Club is Held at the
Inn at the Park.
HAVE LADIES AS GUESTS
New Members are Admitted and An
other roposed-Designs for
Emblem are Considered.

The members of the Tri-City Press
club held their regular monthly me2L-
ing at the Watch Tower inn last eve
ming, the session being graced by the
presence of ladies as the invited guess
of the members. The party, which
numbered about So, was served at Z
O'Clock. on the roomy north veranda
of the first floor. The business session
which followed the dinner was ma1e
as brief as possible, out of courtesy to
the guests
Receive New Members.
The club adopted as members J. II.
Hall of the Port Byron Globe, and
Vincent Dorgan, Allyn Fleming and J
j. Richardson of the Davenport Demo
cart. The application of Mr.. Ehleb Of
the Rock Island Union for MEMBERSHIP
was received and referred according to
the clubs bylaws.
The committee appointed to submit:
designs for d club emblem made Il re-
port through its chairman, +. B. Nc
Keever, and submitted various designs
OF pins. with recommendations. After
some discussion the matter was ref ~
red again to the committee with i'll
StruCtions to report slight alterations
in the design recommended by the
committee and favored by the mem
beers of the club. The matter will be
presented at the next meeting of the
club, which will be held in Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-31

official announcement to the public hy
Colonel Hobbs, who is to succeed Col
onel Blunt as commandant early in
August.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-31
START A Beer WAR
Panic Caused in Davenport by
Merry Combat Between Sa-
looms and Breweries.
LATTER MADE DEFENDANT
Alleged Tyranny Cause If Suits to Re
cover Money Paid for Product
illegally Sold.

Dire calamity faces Davenport
Right in the heated term when the
thirst is greatest war has broken ont
between the saloons and the brewCrieS.
Suits were filed today aggregating
over $4,000 by the saloonkGepers for
the recovery of money alleged to have
been paid by them for beer Illegally
sold by the Davenport brewers prior
to compliance with the state mulct law
last fall
1t is alleged that the breweries have
been unduly hard on the salOonkeep-
ers for some time past and those wac
have entered suit have at least the
moral support of large number OF
others who are in the same line o.
business. Several times, it is allege |.
saloonkeepers have had chances II
sell out at a good profit but the brew
cries stepped in and baked the del
by demanding a fulfillment of contra t
with the individuals.
Want Money Back.
Now the Davenport Mailing cora.
pany is sued for $9,321 by Louis Han
neman and the Independent Matin,
company is sued for $500 by Fred n
Ruhl, and for 1857 by Phil Suetter
Prior to last fall when the breweries
secured petitions from adjacent prop
erty holders in compliance with the
mulct law it is alleged in the bills that
they were selling beer Illegally and il
is for the price of supplies purchased
by the plaintiffs before this time that
suit is entered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-31

Hill Ague.-At the parsonage of the
Memorial Christian church this after
noon at 2:30 o'clock took place the
marriage of Miss Myrtle Ague, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Ague OF
700 Ninth avenue to George Hill, Rev.
w. B. Clemmer performing the cere-
mony. Mr.. and Mrs. Hill will leave
this evening for visit in southern IL
linois. The bride has been employee
in the tea room at McCabes and has
won large circle of friends who viii
join in extending heartiest congratu-
lations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-31
SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

TSoclety news, written or telephoned
10 the society editor of The Argus, Will
be gladly received and published. But
in either case the identity of the sender
must be made known, to insure relia-
bility. Written notices must bear sig
nature and address.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-31

ALI the news all the time-THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-31

All the news all the time-THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-31

Birthday Surprise Party.-Friends
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-05-22
REDWOOD FALLS MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY, MAY as 1907
MEMORIAL SERVICE.

Patriotism is never wholly out Of
date. and memorial Sunday has
grown to be one of the few really
patriotic occasions which the whole
people are disposed to keep alive.
John S. Marsh post has made ar
rangements to hold a popular serv-
ice in the big Christian church
auditorium, and we may count on
having it filled to overf1owing, so
come early. Rev. Il. F. Chambers
will preach the memorial sermon,
and everybody who knows Mr..
Chambers will vouch for his being
patriotic to the tips of his toes. Let
US honor the rapidly diminishing
band of veterans with our presence
and our attention at least.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-05-22
BACeAlAUREA1E SERVICE.

A very large attendance is sure to
characterize the annual baccalaure-
ate service at the Christian church
next Sunday evening. To avoid con-
fusion and annoyance, as well as
needless delay, the class will con-
slider it a special favor if all the
people are in their seats by s o'clock,
the hour for opening the service.
The early corners will get better
seats, tho the church will be able to
take care Of six or seven hundred
without crowding.
The order of exercises will include
the invocation by Pastor E. C. Mich
olson, followed by special music.
scripture reading by DIR. H. V.
Givler and a second period of special
music. Father Woods will not dis
appoint with the baccalaureate SER
mon, and the meeting will close
with an anthem, and benediction by
Rev. r. F. Chambers.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-05-22
ANOTHER CHURCH BURNED.

The burning of the Catholic church
at Waterbury, within less than two
weeks after the destruction by fire
of the Wanda church Of the same
denomination, gives color to the
suspicion that causes of these fires
were not accidental. In both cases
no accidental theory has been adj
vanced. The Waterbury church
carried insurance of $500 in the
Farmers Mutual, with $1O0 on con-
tents. The fire was reported Satur-
day morning, and Secretary Stewart
went over Monday morning to in
vestigate, remaining over yesterday
in the hope of getting some clue
fixing the guilt of incendiarism on
the right party. We hope he may
be successful.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-05-22
SMALL POx SCARE AT, NEW UlM.

A special from New Ulm Wednes-
day says: Quite commotion was
created Wednesday by the announce
ment that two smallpox cases had
developed in the city and that there
was case in each of the towns of
Cottonwood and Sigel. In the city
three-year-old boy and sixteen
year-old pupil Of the Catholic pa
rochial school became afflicted. DR..
TT. H. Vogel, the health officer, has
given orders that all children of the
school with whom the smallpox pa
tient mingled freely must be vac
cinated today.
AS a precautionary measure the
pupils in the public schools will also
have to submit to the same ordeal.
For the present it is not proposed
to close the schools, altho one of the
district schools in the town of Cot
tonwood has been closed. During
the fall and winter months there
have been many cases Of chickenpox
but no smallpox cases have been re-
ported for past six months. )"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-05-22
DEATH WINS THREE
Clarence Kings Death Follows After
that of Mrs. Marion Johnson
and Mrs. N. N. Birum.

Il. ...t * ( ats
Just before going to press yester-
day forenoon, word was received
Of the sudden and unexpected death
of Clarence King Of this city. Mr.
King was taken down last Friday,
but up to a99short time before his
death, no alarm was felt concerning
his condition by his family. A coun-
Gil was held Monday morning by
Drs. Gibson, Penhall and Pease, but
the patient was too far gone to
respond to remedial treatment. Mr..
Kings taking off is made peculiarly
sad by the fact that three mother
less children are. left doubly or
phaned, the mother having died a
year ago. leaving an infant and a
son and daughter just entering their
teens. Clarence King was one of
the leading members Of the Chris
tan church Of this city, and tho
modest and retiring in disposition,
was an excellent citizen in every
way. .4g9
Mr.. King was a native of Mime
sofa, having been born at Utica,
Winona scounty,,{43 years ago last
March. nh
Last week THE GAZETTE recorded
the death Of one Of the pioneer
women Of this, locality, Mrs. Charter.
and by an unusual chain of circum-
stances, Mrs. Charters demise was
followed within forty-eight hours by
the taking off Of two other pioneer
mothers Of this city.
Tuesday afternoon, occurred the
death of Mrs. Mary NJ. Birum, at
the home of her aged mother, Mrs.
David Watson. who is not only the
oldest woman in the county in point
Of years, but probably in point Of
residence, she having come here
with her family in 1865, one year
after McPhail and her husband,
David Watson, had taken possession
Of the town site and occupied the
government stockade Mrs. Birum
III
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-05-22
CHANGE OF TIME TABLE.

After June I'd next, there will be
a radical change of time in the
morning and evening passenger SER
vice of the NJ. & St. T., owing to
the determination of the company
to change the western terminus of
the train from Madison to Water
town. On that date train No. 16
will leave ST. Paul at 8 p. m. and
Minneapolis at $40 p. m. and run
thru to Watertown on this branch
and to New Ulm on the Storm Lake
division, with about the same stops
as at present. This will probably
put the train thru Redwood Falls
some time after midnight Monday
night the return train will leave
Watertown at IL p. m. and going
thru Redwood Falls a little past 4
o'clock in the morning, reaching to
st. Paul at 7:45 a. m. This will
make Redwood Falls people do some
early hustling to go to the cities in
time for breakfast, but will give
them a long day if they choose
use, or chance to make an appoint
ment for an hour or two and return
in the afternoon, if necessary. 1t is
intimated that this night service is
likely to be considerable improve
ment over the present, and while
sleeping cars are not stipulated, we
presume that they will be provided.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-05-22
JULIUS AS TRUST BUSTER.

A St. Paul dispatch dated last Fri
day is to the effect that Secretary
of State ]. A. Schmahl:: has taken a
hand at trust fighting. On that
date he refused to issue permit of
incorporation to the Retail Lumber
Dealers association, holding that it
is an organization in restraint of
trade. One of the provisions in its
articles of incorporation reads as
follows:
I'VE are pledged as members of
this association to buy only from
manufacturers and wholesalers who
do not sell direct to consumers,
where there are retail dealers who
carry a stock commensurate with
the demand, and we are also pledged
not to buy from any lumber COM
pany, commission merchants or
agents, who sell to consumers, but
who do not carry stock, nor from a
manufacturer, who sells to such
lumberman. commission merchant
or agent"
julius will have to beware the
lumber barons next year. But in
corporators will have to show him
before he will willfully give any Of
them a license to form trust
The lowest prices on wall paper at
Luscher'S drug store. 40-2t.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-05-22

I Bargains in second hand buggies
and carriages, at Kuck & Pratt's.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-05-22

The lowest prices on wall paper at
Luscher's drug store. 40-2t.
The Ely miner., 1907-11-29
WAGES TO BE REDUCED.
Master Carpenters Body Lowers Scale
from SIS to $3.50 a Day,

New York, Nov. 25.-A conference
of Importance to the 10000 skilled me-
chanics in the building trades in this
city has just been held, at which the
master carpenters organization gave
notice to the Brotherhood of Carpen-
ters that after January 1 their wages
will be reduced from s. to $3.50 day.
Because of the tightness in the money
market the construction of buildings
has decreased so per cent and this
the master carpenters gave as a rea-
son for their action.
The question has been referred to
an arbitration board, provided for by
agreement between the employers and
the men, but representatives of the
latter have declared that they will
strike rather than accept reduction.
Mechanics in the other trades are
fearful that If the master carpenters
are successful in reducing wages their
example will be followed by employ
ers in other trades.
The Ely miner., 1907-11-29
cuts OUT TITLE
OF AUTOCRA1
The MEMBERS OF THE RUSSIAN
DOUMA STRIPS THE GAR
OF THAT TITLE.
The Motion was Carried Mid Scenes
of Great Excitement. An Address
will be Prepared and Presented to
to the Throne.

st. Petersburg, Nov. 27.-The dou-
ma last night decreed that the title
of autocrat which has been borne by
the emperors of Russia for centuries
is no longer tenable with the regime
inaugurated by the manifesto issued
by Emperor Nicholas in 1905. At the
the close of great constitutional de-
bate the Russian parliament by vote
of 112 to 246 rejected the word "au-
tocrat' and then adopted reply to
the address to the throne unanimous
ly amid scenes of excitement and
prolonged singing of the national an
them.
The result is regarded as fine vic
tory for the Constitutional Democrats
under the leadership of Prof. Milukoff.
The final vote was taken after the
demonstrative withdrawal of the
extreme right Social Democrats
members of the group of toll and the
Poles.
After stirring debate, which lasted
until almost midnight, M. Plevokko,
the deputy from Moscow, summed up
the arguments on either side, and
urged the leaders of the Octoberist
party to draft as judicious COM
promise as possible.
The house proceeded to vote on the
amendments to the reply, taking up
first the "autocrat," following the
rejection of which there was dram
attic scene.
The members of the extreme right
held hurried conclave in a corner of
the chamber. Count Dhorrere de-
clared that the monarchists could
not participate in vote on an ad-
dress in which the emperor was
shorn of his rightful prerogatives.
Thereopon fifty of the extremists
left the chamber.
The Ely miner., 1907-11-29

A German Egyptologist has ad.
vanced the proposition that the Phar-
aoh who would not let Israel go had
seven bad teeth, and that it was their
combined influence that gave him so
bad a disposition. This might be
plausible, but it hardly accords with
the theory of the divine mission of
Moses. If it had been merely a case
OF toothache it would have been much
simpler to have had Moses cure it and
gain the unlimited favor Of Pharaoh
than to go through with that long list
OF plaques and worry lot of innocent
Egyptians who did not have the
toothache. It looks like another of
those insidous attacks on the inspira.
tion of the Bible.
The Ely miner., 1907-11-29
WESTON NEARING CHICAGO
AGED PEDESTRIAN HAS PLENTY
OF TIME TO PERFORM TASK.
Him on His Way-Rests at
Ligonier.

Ligonier, Ind, Nov. 25.-With
plenty Of time in which to complete
his journey to Chicago, Pedestrian
Weston enjoyed a good rest here Sun.
day. He went to bed Immediately
after his arrival Saturday night and
had a sound sleep.
Sunday the entire population of the
town turned OFT to see him and he
was given an ovation whenever he
appeared. He left here early Monday
morning.
Hector McKeller, Kendallville lad,
accompanied Weston from Kendall
vile to Ligonier Saturday night, car
rying his lantern for him. Near
Brimfield, an automobile which was
following him got stuck in the mud
and Weston helped to get it righted.
At Brimfield several hundred people,
nearly the entire population, were out
to meet the pedestrian, and at Wawa-
ka also there was a demonstration.
Crowds of men from both places ac-
companied Weston to Ligonier.
The road traversed was the same
which Weston travelled on his tour 40
years ago, and on that occasion his
lantern was carried by ]. L. Morlan,
afterwards a noted lawyer. Weston
remembered the occurrence and at
Ligonier recalled incidents of that
time.
The Ely miner., 1907-11-29
WHAT WAS IT
The Woman Feared?

What a comfort to find it is not "the
awful thing" feared, but only chronic
indigestion, which proper food can re-
heve.
A woman in Ohio says:
81 was troubled for years with indi-
gestion and chronic constipation. At
times I would have such a gnawing
in my stomach that actually feared
I had al dislike to write or even
think of what I feared.
Seeing an account Of Grape-Nuts
I decided to try it. After short time
I was satisfied the trouble was not
the awful thing feared but was still
bad enough. However, I was relieved
of bad case of dyspepsia by chang.
ing from improper food to Grape-Nuts.
"Since that time my bowels have
been as regular as clock. had also
noticed before I began to eat Grape.
Nuts that was becoming forgetful Of
where put little things about the
house, which was very annoying.
But since the digestive organs have
become strong from eating Grape
Nuts. my memory is good and my
mind as clear as when was young.
and l am thankful" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read
the little booklet, "The Road to Well
ville," in packages. There's a reason"
The Ely miner., 1907-11-29
CLINTON BANK IS ROBBED
OFFICIALS ARE LOCKED IN THE
VAULTS BY TWO BANDITS.
Latter, Taking $4,000 to Hotel, Are
Driven Away by Police, Leav-
ing Part of Plunder.

Bloomington, ILL.,, Nov 26.-The
state bank at Clinton was held up
and robbed of $4,000 in coin shortly
before five o'clock Monday afternoon
by two men, who made their escape.
1t was just few minutes after
closing time, when the men appeared
in the bank and with drawn revolvers
forced Cashier Murphy, Assistant
Cashier Argo and Bookkeeper John
Young to enter the big vault, in which
they locked them. The bulk of the
money had already been placed in
the currency safe in the vault and the
time lock set, but $4,000 in gold and
silver remained on the counter. This
the robbers shoveled into bag and
took with them to the Hotel Henion,
where they had previously engaged a
room. They had arranged the money
in rolls so that it could be easily car
ried, and were just about to leave
the hotel when officers learned Of
their presence and attempted to break
in the door.
Before they succeeded the robbers
jumped from window onto an ad-
joining roof, taking only the 500 in
gold and leaving $1,000 in silver in
the room. 1t was dark when the men
escaped and all trace Of them was
lost.
Before the highway men left the
bank building they called up the tele-
phone operator and requested her to
send some one to the bank and re-
lease the three bank officials impris-
oned in the vault. Charles Parker,
collector for the bank, was the only
person who knew the combination to
the vault and after short search he
was found and hurried to the assist
ance of the imprisoned men. When
Parker opened the vault door the
three men were almost suffocated.
The Ely miner., 1907-11-29
COMMERCIAL CONGRESS ENDS.
Votes Against Parcels Post and
Favors Postal Savings Banks.

Muskogee, Okla, Nov. 23.-The
eighteenth annual meeting of the
Trans Mississippi Commercial con-
gress adjourned Friday afternoon to
meet in San Francisco next Novem-
Der.
A resolution indorcing the parcels
post was voted down amid great ap-
plause.
Resolutions were passed favoring
the establishment Of postal savings
bank system by the national govern
ment; for an increase in interstate
tariff rates, not to become effective
until chance of protest could be made;
for an appropriation by the govern
ment for better roads, for the appro-
priation by the government of not less
than $500, 100000 for the improvement
of rivers and harbors, and for the es-
tablishment of bureau for the i'm.
provement Of rivers and harbors.
The Ely miner., 1907-11-29
Wild Man Captured.

Duluth, Nov. 27.-George w. Gra-
ham, for years employed as cutter
in a shoe factory in Lynn, Mass, has
been doing the wild-man act in the
woods near Lakewood pumping stat
ion for week, but was captured and
is now in the police station, while the
police are trying to get into COM
munication with his friends in the
east.
Reports of wild man in the woods
have reached the city of late, but were
discredited until a party of hunters
reported that the wild man had eaten
dinner with them. They could get
nothing out of him as to his name or
residence, and he DISAPPEARED sudden
ly when he had eaten. A search was
made to capture him.
The Ely miner., 1907-11-29
Heavy PAYROLL at PIttsbura.

Pittsburg, Nov. 25.-One of the lar
gest, If not the very largest, payrolls
in the history of the Pittsburg district,
was made Saturday by railroads, iron
and steel plants and other industrial
corporations. The grand total, as es-
timated by leading bankers, was $751;
100000. Clearing house checks were
used generally, but this system is now
so well understood and the checks
are so nearly universally accepted
since the advent of the 81 and 81 de-
nominations that they occasion but
them on almost the same conditions
as currency, and checks drawn against
them when deposited are honored al
most without exception.
The Ely miner., 1907-11-29
TOM johnson SOLD
WATERED STOCK?
CLEVELAND MAYOR is ACCUSED
BY WILLIAM M. WINS
IN NEW YORK.
Nassau Company Deal-Reorganiza.
tIon, Before Sale to Brooklyn Rap.
id Transit, Said to Have Provided
$6,250,ooo of Water.

New York, Nov. 23.-William M
Ivins, while Investigating the affairs
of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit COM
pany for the public service commits
sion Friday, declared that Mayor Tom
L. Johnson of Cleveland and his
friends, who formerly owned the Mas
sau Electric Railway company of
Brooklyn, had watered it's stock to
the extent of $6,250,000 and then sold
it to the Brooklyn Rapid Transit COM
pany.A
This was alleged to have taken
place in a reorganization of the Mas
san company in January, 1899.
Accusation by WINS.
Questioning Timothy s. Williams,
vice president of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit company, about the reorgani-
zation of the Nassau company, Mr..
WINS said: "On that reorganization /
find that they increased their bond
issue. which had heretofore been $5,-
100000, by an additional $8,946,960.
They made an entirely new issue of
preferred stock of $6,000,000, they
Heretofore having no preferred stock,
and to the Heretofore existing $6,000,-
600 of common stock they added ST.
100000, making total of new issues
of $17,946,960, and your acquisition
was after this increase of capitaliza-
tion. Can you tell me what these new
securities were issued for?"
Williams Tries to Explain.
Mr.. Williams said an explanation of
the transaction was given in an agree
ment which Mr.. WINS had, but this
was not read. Mr.. Williams also con-
tended that the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit company, if it had bought $6,-
250,000 of water, had subsequently
squeezed it out.
81 cannot agree with you," said Mr.
Twins. 1T looks to me like plain
case of stock watering, and the COM
pany had no right to charge that So
600, 900 on it's books to the cost and
equipment of the road. 1t was wrong
in principle, and if it wasn't then
against the law, the law ought to be
amended so as to make such trans
action impossible"
The Ely miner., 1907-11-29
Famine in Turkey,

New York, Nov. 27.-Famine pre-
walls in Turkey according to cable
dispatch received by The Christian
Herald from Secretary Post, repre-
sentative in Turkey of the American
board of foreign missions and made
public today.
The dispatch comes from Philippe
polls and reads:
Harvest generally light here and
in neighboring countries. Advices
show grain for winter and seed al
ready exhausted in many places.
Many people will die unless relief
comes SOOn.o