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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-05-09

of War William H. Taft, was Presi-
dent Grants last attorney general in
the last cabinet Another instance
Of father and son as holders of cab
met portfolios was j. Sterling Nor
ton, who was President Cleye1and's.
secretary Of agriculture, and Paul
Morton, who was secretary of the
navy for time in President Roose-
velt's cabinet. In the case of the
Mortons it is curious to note that
the father was a democrat while the
son is a republican.
Senator John T. Morgan, one of
the venerable representatives of
Alabama in the upper house, occa-
sionally writes magazine articles
which involve a great deal of re-
search, but he uniformly refuses to
accept pay for them. In the course
of his public career he has been Of
fered innumerable railroad passes,
but never accepted any either for
himself or any member of his family.
OF moderate means when he entered
the senate, he is now poor man,
having little or nothing but his sal
airy.
Instances where state legislature
fails to elect a United States senator
in time to take his seat at the be-
ginning of a new congress are so few
in the history of the United States
as to be worthy of mention. The
Rhode Island legislature, after TAX
ing eighty-one ballots, has failed to
elect successor to George Peabody
Wetmore and it will not reassemble
again until January of next year,
whereas congress will again be in
session in December of this year.
For an interim of at least one month
in the beginning of the sixtieth con-
| gress Rhode Island will, therefore,
have only one representative in the
| upper branch of congress. tsst
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-05-09

Alphonso Taft, father of secretar,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-05-09

Secretary Taft's mother would
rather see her distinguished sno on
the supreme bench than in the presi-
dents chair. Her choice for the lat
ter position is Elihu Root.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-05-09
Politics and
II 1i1iciar1.g

& Congressman Llewellyn Powers, of
Maine, has announced, it is said, to
the party leaders that he is serving
his last term.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20
Ex.MAYOR SWENSSON
OF MOLINE Is DEAD
Succumbs to Stroke of ApopIexy at
Home at Portland, Ore.-City
Executive Two Years.

Word was received today of the
death of Gustaf SwenssOn. former
mayor of Moline, at Portland, Ore,
yesterday morning at II O'Clock. Death
was due to apopleXy, and was quite
sudden. Mr.. SwenssOn was born in
Sweden, Aug. 5, 1912. and came to
the United States in 1870. He removed
to Moline in 1872 and until four years
ago made his home there. He en-
gagged in the real estate business. In
1894 he was elected alderman OF the
First ward, and in 1895 he was elected
to the office of mayor. He succeeded
himself, serving four years as the ex-
ecutive head of the city. He was fol
some years a justice of the peace in
Moline, and at different times held
various offices by federal appointment
He is survived by three children
DIR. J. G. Swensson, Fred Swenssor
and Miss fora Swensson. all residing
at Portland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20
LOCK TAMPERED WITH
AND TRAIN WRECKED
Passenger on the Burlington DeraiIed
in Accident at LeClaire Last
Evening.

Train No. 80 on the Burlington last
evening at $50 O'Clock met with an
accident at LeClaire. The north switch
at the village was partially thrown,
the lock later being found near the
switch, broken, indicating that some
one had tempered with it. The fact
that the train was running slowly pre-
vented a more serious accident. AS it
was the engine, No 50, and the front
truck of the baggage Car left the rails.
The local passenger department of the
road handled the situation we'll by get
ting the passengers out of Rock Island
for st. Louis only So minutes late,
leaving here at 8 o'clock. They were
transferred to the l. & l. and train
hurriedly made up here to continue
the run. Conductor Fred A Shull was
in charge of the train and Engineer
John Belt was at the throttle Mr.
Shull was on the program of the Rail
road Mems association banquet in
Davenport but the accident delayed
him and he could not tdhe part. The
wrecker was secured and the engine
and car replaced by 2 O'Clock this
morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20

in the matter of selecting man to fill
the vacancy as local rating secretary
OF the Underwriters association, caus-
ed by the resignation of w. B. NC
lntyre. The matter was left in the
hands of committee, to be appointed,
composed of two members of each of
the state organizations and two mem
bers of the local association from Mo
line and two from Rock Island. The
local agents request the immediate APP
pointment of a permanent secretary,
and insist that local man De appoint
ed, and be given the authority to make
and publish ratings here without ref
erenCe to the Chicago office. The Of
flee is now temporarily in charge OF
men from the Chicago office, and the
state board is inclined to look with
disfavOr on the appointment of a local
man for the place. The local agents
argue that Rock Island man, famil-
lar with local conditions, can more
quickly learn the work than an out
slider, familiar with the work. but with
no knowledge of local conditions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20

RAILROAD MEN.
HEAR ADDRESSES
Banquet and Program Is Given by the
Local Association at New Hotel
in Davenport.

Members of the Railroad Mems as
ISOLATION of the tri-cities and invited
guests to the number of ia attended
the banquet given by the association
last evening at the Hotel Davenport
in Davenport. A dinner was served
after which a program of speeches
was given. DR.. Burchitt, pastor of st.
Johns Methodist church of Davenport,
gave the invocation. E. l.. Golf of this
city, president of the association, in
troduced the POSTMASTER for the even
ing, Mayor Waldo Becker of Daven-
port, who made few remarks before
introducing the first speaker. The
following addresses were heard. How
1t Happened" A. NJ. Wentworth, presi-
dent of the Iowa Railway club. Des
Moines;, Banking" l.. W. Yeggy
Davenport; "The Future of the Tri-
cities" J. w. MuIhern, Galesburg, SUI
perintendent of the Galesburg division
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20
PLAN TO BOOST MEETINGS
interest viii Be Aroused in Mems Y.
M. c. A. Gatherings.

A booster meeting was held at the
Y. NJ. c. A. last evening for the pur-
pose of arousing interest in the men S
Sunday afternoon meetings A com
mittee was appointed to arouse inter.
est and increase the attendance at
the meetings, consisting of the fol
lowing: w. Karr, chairman: Frank
Wicks, secretary; A. l.. Burnett. N
p. Tucker, w. J. Beardsley, Clifford
Kane, A. l.. Bruner Fred Raugh, Mark
Slaymaker, c. A. Sands and Harry E
Shiffer.
The meeting of the LIES Problems
club held last evening was lead by H
A. Weld, and the subject. Friends,
was discussed. The subject at the
next meeting will be Clubs"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20
is NEARLY READY
Boats May be Run Through
lcck at Moline Harbor Be-
fore End of Year.
MACHINERY is IN PLACE
Gate to Be flung, Motors Connected,
and Cofferdam Removed Before
the Work is Done.

The Moline lock, which is to afford
steamers access to the Moline harbor,
is almost completed. The engineers in
charge of the lock desire to get a boat
through this fall if possible. in order
that the lock may he declared open
for navigation and money for its main
tenance secured. 1t is hardly likely
that this can be done before cold
weather fills the river with ice and
stops navigation.
At present the, lock is practically
completed The lower gates are being
hung, one being put in place his week.
The moors to be used in working the
gates and valves. eight in number. are
in place and ready to be connected
When this work is done the Golfer
dam surrounding the lock remains TO
be torn away, and this will take sew,
eral days. This d ne, the lock will be
ready to admit boats The cunsjruc
ton work is being done by the bravo
Contracting company of Pittsburg. Pa
The government did the dredging, of
which everything is completed except
the filling in of a gap between the
canal and the island.
Like keOkuk Locks.
The lock is of the same dimensions
as the Keokuk canal locks, $50 by sc
feet, but built to allow a siX-fOot draft
instead of five as in the Keokuk locks
The construction is concrete, reinfOrc
ed where extra strength is demanded
The lock is of ample size for the larg
est boats on the upper Mississippi anc
is fitted with the best of equipment
for working the gates and valves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20
CASE NEARS END
Insanity is Defense of Mrs. EIIz-
abeth lanohausen on Aban-
Comment Charge.
BABY DIED OF STARVATION
Fact That Child Was Left In Care of
Its Father Held as Strong
Point In Woman's Favor.

That she was insane at the time OF
the alleged offense, is the defense
being made in the circuit court for
Mrs. Elizabeth Langhausen, under in
dictment and on trial for Abandoning
her little baby boy, Earl Langhausen.
The child was born July q, this year,
and died Sept. Is. The coroner's jury
found death to have been due to starva-
ton and abandonment by the mother.
Evidence for the state in the case
showed that the woman had left the
child Sept. 9, and that after the baby's
father had tried for several days to
place it in capable hands, it died as
he was on the way to give it to mar
ried woman to care for It.
Left with Father.
Judge Gest denied a-mOtion made
by Arthur Johnson and G. C. Wenger,
who appear for the defendant, to take
the case from the jury and instruct
the jury TO return a verdict of not
guilty. Judge Gest stated, however,
that the child was left in charge of
its natural guardian, its father, and
that that fact showed that there, was
no abandonment
Notwithstanding this phase of the
case, the defense of insanity was rails
ed. and Drs. Hada Burkhart, G. l.. Eys
ter and C. T. Foster were summoned
| to testify as to the mental condition OF
the woman. The physicians held the
woman to be suffering from puerpera
insanity.
To Go to Jury.
1t is expected that the case will be
concluded and given to the jury be
fore the adjournment of court today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20
Thanksgiving Dressing

Any reader of this paper can dress
we'll on Thanksgiving day. You can
buy all the new Clothing you want be.
fore Thanksgiving and pay after
Thanksgiving, in small payments of
$500 week.
The firm of Menter & RosenbIoom
Co. at 1872 West Second street, Dav.
enport, Iowa, will give you all the
credit you want. This firm sells Cloth
ing, Hats and Shoes for Men and
Women, Boys and Girls. 1t is the
largest Credit Clothing company in
the world, owning its own factory and
operating 70 stores. Go and see them
you are always welcome, whether you
wish to buy or not.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20
OBITUARY.
Malmer Funeral.

The remains of Miss Title Manner
of Orion. who died at st. Anthony's
hospital Monday night while under
going ar operation, were today taken
to Orion, where burial will take place
The operation followed a two years
illness, and an alarming change in her
condition two weeks ago caused her
parents to bring her to Rock Island
for an operation. While the surgeons
were in the midst of their work she
passed away. The operation was for
the relief of an abscess of the brain.
She was born in Orion Oct. 10, 1884
and was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Malmer, who survive with two
brothers and two sisters
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20
But Little Contauion,

The contagion in Rock Island at
present is comparatively unimportant,
there being at the present time only
II cases where quarantine cards have
been posted for diphtheria and scarlet
fever. This is a small number in COM
parison to the number of cards usually
up at this season of the year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20
Stolpe.

Word has been received of the death
of George Stolpe, son of the late Pro
fessor StOlpe who passed away Friday
at Kenilworth, n. Y, being buried at
that place Monday. The young man
was about - years of age and his
atflictiOn was of several years stand
ing. Surviving are his mother aud
one brother, David.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20
rheumatism Cured in Day.

DIR. Detchon's Relief for Rheuma-
tism and neuralgia radically cures IN
one to three days. It's action upon the
system is remarkable and mysterious.
1t removes at once the cause and the
disease Immediately disappears. The
first dose greatly benefits. rs CENTS
and 81. Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901
Second avenue, Rock Island; Gust
Schlegel & Son, 90 West Second
street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20
Hagnan.

Otto Hagman, formerly a resident
of Rock Island. died at Cable at
o'clock last night after a long illness
with dropsy. He was % years of age
and had been employed in the mines
at Cable for some time prior to his
illness. The funeral will be held at
Cable tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock
with interment at that place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20
PERSONAL POINTS.
J. f. Montrose of Cedar Rapids is in

J. f. Montrose of Cedar Rapids is in
the city.
Alderman and Mrs. William Trefz
departed last evening for brief visit
in Chicago.
Roger Gruber, who has been EN-
ployed on one of the government
river improvement fleets near Alton
during the summer. has arrived in the
city and will spend the winter here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20
In Line for High Place.

J. B. Brown of this city, who was
elected junior warden by the state en-.
campment of the Odd Fellows al
Springfield after hard fight yester
day, is now in line for grand patriarch
the highest Office in state Odd Fellow
ship, the custom being to follow a
definite line of succession.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20
WOMEN IN POLICE COURT
Officers Round Up II on the Charge OF
DisorderIy Conduct

Officers of the police department
last night made a raid and rounded
up a total of II women and brought
them before Magistrate Elliott on a
charge of disorderly conduct. With
the exception of three who were fined
$40 and costs, all were assessed So
and costs. Those who were fined the
larger sum were Amanda Falk, Grace
Jackson and Grace Martin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20
of the Burlington road; The Book of
Rules Dr. Burchitt. Davenport
TOOK THE FIRST MAN He MET
Constable Goldberg overzeaIous in
Executing Writ.

1t develops that when Constable
Simon Goldberg secured a writ of at
tachment yesterday against a Daven-
port laundryman in the action of Dan
Drost to recover the value of a pack
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20
China Specials

age alleged to have been lost. the first
thing he did was to execute the paper
upon a travelling man who happened
to fall under Simons piercing gaze.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20
MAY HAVE OPERA HOUSE
Movement on Foot at Silvis to form
Stock Company.

A movement for the organization of
a stock company to erect a theater
building at Silvis is on foot. The
matter has not reached definite form
as yet, but it is said that success is
assured the enterprise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20
ADJOURN WITHOUT
NAMING SECRETARY
Insurance Men Disagree Over Local
Situation and Defer Selection of
Man to Fill Place.

After a lengthy discussion of the
situation here. the board of the Hi
nois underwriters and the directors of
the Illinois Field cluD OF Insurance
men, adjourned without taking action
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20

1t took some time for the victim of
the mistake to establish his identity
and when he did he was duly re-
leased.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20

Sterling silver thimbles,
Csc and up.
Ladies' back and side
combs, fine imitation tor
toise shell, SOC and up.
Ladies' initial back
combs and ladies' bar
rettes or hair retainers,
zoe and up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20

Gold and gold filled neck
chains, So and up.
Festoon neck chains,
$500 and up.
Gold hat pins 75e, $1.oo,
SIPS.
Cut steel belt buckles,
Csc and up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20

Gold and gold filled en-
blem pins, SOC up.
Signet band and set
rings, $1.0o.
Gold and gold filled
brooches 75c up.
Waist sets Csc up.
Gold and gold filled ear
screws, $500 and up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20

ocdoS, EoC 'fno up.
Solid gold pens in as
sorted pearl holders, $1.2s
and up.
We are showing a spIen.
did assortment of real
genuine block ebony toilet
articles.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-10

refers to the other Phoenix dealers gol
its foot across his neck and held II
there for five years. He had very lit.
tie morey to start with and the So
called trust took occasion to see thai
his credit was not rated as gilt edged
They did not assail him personally but
offered him Inducements to cooperate
as subordinate TO them and when he
neglected TO avail himself of that OPP
portunity it was announced that he
would be busted up in business.
He says they had him grabbed and
he finally put the few boards he had
left on a wagon and hauled them 10
Alhambra where he continued in bust
ness. though he didn't sell enough lum-
Der 10 hurt. Their arrangement with
the Flagstaff and Williams mills was
such that sometimes he could not for
months buy carloard OF Arizona lum-
Der. though he could get lumber on the
coast by paying cash for 1t. Finally
the ]. NJ. Dennis company at Rhodes
on the Santa Fe line started up and
thing also an Independent concern he
was able to buy all the California lum-
Der he wanted. Then he made better
arrangements on the coast and demon
strated to the wholesale men that the
Phoenix dealers could not push him to
the wall and now he has all the credit
he requires in that quarter
About the first of September he
moved in from Alhambra to- Five
Points and has now got himself on a
basis where he has little to fear of
his competitors. He y proposes to run
a strictly independent concern and sell
lumber at from two to seven dollars a
thousand cheaper than other yards are
now selling it. according to the quality
of the lumber. The other yards may
meet his prices and II they do. well
and good. His purpose is only to put
the prices of lumber where 1t ought to
be; where people can afford to buy II
and build houses. He is not seeking
any fight but feels that he has a right
10 do business IL he wants and n
does. He does not propose to pay
somebody else bonus for the priv
ilege of doing business or take all the
in town into partnership.
He will treat them fairly II they come
to him az some of them are already
doing and as he hopes more OF them
will do.
IL the other yards undersell him they
will at least be sorry for they cannot
afford to do it unless they change their
system. II they do change, that is all
Mr.. Anderson seeks to accomplish.
There viii then be a great deal more
lumber sold and business enough for
all. Moreover any man who wants to
can-'do business without asking some
other dealers permission.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-10

and am willing my patrons should
know what it is"
Asked how he proposed to reduce
prices. or If he could buy lumber any
cheaper than the other dealers. he re-
piled that he could not buy 1t any
cheaper but he could cut out the mid
dleman. meaning by that the preferred
customers who get rebates on lumber
from the other yards. Mr.. Anderson
says that it has been the practice here
for some years among the other lum-
Der dealers to give ten per cent COM
mission TO any person through whose
influence a bill of lumber is placed
with any particular yard. Mr.. Ander-
son says he proposes TO sell his lumber
one price to all. II a contractor wants
a carload he can get it and If plain
citizen wants to build his own house
he can get a duplicate carload for the
same money. II the contractor is do
ing his building too cheaply IL Is his
own affair and is no part of the lum-
Der business but in the opinion of Mr..
Anderson, the lumber patron ought not
TO be required to pay a middleman'S
profit. The contracting business should
stand on its own legs
The reader will be interested in
knowing who this man Anderson Is
and here is his story from his own
lips. He is the Buckeye Lumber Co.
and his yard is a block north Of Five
Points where he already has good
stock of lumber on hand and lot
more coming. He says he has been i'm
business under the name Buckeye
Lumber Co for about seven or eight
years. having begun business in the
Buckeye settlement down the valley
from Phoenix The local trust" as he
Arizona republican., 1907-10-10

few new houses to shelter the people
who are coming here this winter and
who don't want to live in shacks. The
chief reason a building boom has not
been started before this has been the
high price of lumber. Lumber has
been high everywhere but it has been
higher here than it ought to have been.
or at least that is what lot of people
think who have been talking about
building houses.
Things are going TO be different
now" said Mont Anderson yesterday
TO Republican reporter. II am going
to sell lumber in this town at a rea-
sonable price, just fair price for
handling it. The other dealers will do
the same thing or I'll get some of their
trade. and l hope a whole lot OF it.
They NAV try to undersell me and run
me out but il they do they will get
tired / can run my yard at small
expense and / can live if l don't sell
4 great deal of lumber. If they sell at
fair price all l ask is my share of
the trade and a little credit for getting
the fair prices established. | can buy
as cheaply as they can and my credit
is good if l need it. II is not my
purpose to give lumber away. 1t has
been high for the last year or so and
six months ii was higher than il is
now. But II has been higher here all
the time than il should have been. l
propose to sell lumber now as cheap
as it has been sold at any time. in this
city during the last eight or ten years.
L ha he "A 70 aYh
any one interested. my invoices show
ing the cost and also quoting my sell
ing prices. 1 only ask a fair profit
Arizona republican., 1907-10-10
HEALTH SEEKERS. ATTENTION!

The Open Gate Sanatorium, on the
tent plan. pure air. delightful winter
weather. medical attention, good nurs-
ing. electrical inhalation treatment,
most approved scientific methods. best
climatic and other advantages for the
cure OF tubercular cases. Write for
circular. Phoenix references given
upon application. Address. Open Gate
Sanatorium. Oceano. Calf.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-10
A BUILDING BOOM
is NOW IN ORDER
New Lumber Yark Established Here
Which Promises Lower Prices and
Lively Competition.

Worse than any other one thing at
this particular stage of the proceedings.
Phoenix needs building boom. Any
town likes to have a building boom at
any time for il makes people think
there is something doing but just now
Phoenix needs one in order to get a
Arizona republican., 1907-10-10
SEE THE BUCKEYE LUMBER co.'s
AID ON PAGE 4.

DR.. .Jessop has moved his dental
parlors to No. Z, East Adams St
Arizona republican., 1907-10-10

DR.. Beauchamp has moved his Office
to IL f. Adams. Telephone Main 1888.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-10

Some people come to grief and 9TH
ers wait for it to overtake them
Philadelphia Record.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-10

cRAvENs SCHOOL OF MUSIC.
240 West jefferson Street.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-10

Buy some Donofrio's Cactus Candy,
Buy enough at least
To send box to each dear friend
Left in the chilly east.