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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-03
NEWS OF THE NEIGFIBORS

ed in General Manager Melcher con-
ceding practically every point which
the council asked, in return for one
concession by the city-an extension
switch yards west of Gaines street and
south of Front. And this extension of
lease becomes effective upon the COM
pany's completion of the erection of an
adequate freight depot here, and fur
nishing of facilities for handling freight
business much more effectively than is
afforded by its present equipment. On
its part General Manager Melcher
pledged the company to turn over TO
the city the B., c. r. & n. property on
the levee, including buildings, to bulls
a foot bridge over Fifth street, to open
Mckinley avenue, waterproof the leaky
viaducts, and grant other relief to the
city.
Protecting the Fill The steamer
Eclipse came up the river yesterday
with the first barge load of stone for
the wall with which the city will pro
tect the big fill above the bridge. The
wall there will be built according tC
the government specifications, it is I'M
derstOod, under the direction of Com
mOdore LindhOlm of the city council
This means that brush will be used
and, weighted down with rock. this
method saving so per cent of the eX
pense, while the brush under water
| lasts nearly as long as the rock, gov
eminent dams built on this plan set
Ting scarcely a bit in a dozen years.
Counterfeiters Not Held.-The fed
eral grand jury reported to Judge
Smith Mcpherson yesterday. They hat
but two cases to investigate, these be
ing against Marion and Lou Kowlske
charged with counterfeiting and bound
over to the federal grand jury three
months ago by L. S. COMMISSIONS
Bush. In its report the grand jury
through its foreman, r. S. Field, re
ported to the court that they had ig
1 AlOlNu tlt NllCii SCS dSdlIlSJ lIlt wv
brothers, and on order of Judge Nc
Pherson they were Immediately re
leased from the Scott county Jail. wher
they have been confined since their al
rest.
More Injunction Suits Are Filed
Attorney c. w. Neal yesterday after
noon filed an injunction suit agains
E. Van Helm. who has bought out tn
| saloon of William Davenport at LIE
Claire Mr.. Van Helm will now be CON
PEELED to come into court and have
decree entered against him the sam
as the other saloon keepers, to pay tn
costs and attorney fees and sign tn
Sunday closing agreement with Cal
tain Neal. Captain Neal stated sin
,ilar injunction proceedings would b
started against John Geest, the ne,
proprietor of Claus Groth hall. an
also Gus Rooster, who has bought OF
Dan Flynn.
Obituary Record. - Mrs. Clara
| SAHi'h uIeu DIT mercy hospital lueSud
, evening after an attack of typhoid fe
ed. Deceased was 80 years of ag
having been born June 81, 1877, i
: Shiloh, Iowa.
Frederick Schultz died yesterday
the home of his son, Gustav Schultz, i
Long Grove. Deceased was 81 yeal
old, having been born in Germany i
!, 1926. He came to Davenport in 49,
and farmed in Scott county for ]
!, years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-03
q Criminal Attack

On an inoffensive citizen is frequent
ly made in that apparently useless
little tube, called the appendix" It's
generally the result of protracted con-
following liver torpid. DR..
Kings New Life Pills regulate the
liver, prevent appendicitis, and estab-
lish regular habits of the bowels. 25
cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-03

Take something now and then II
help the stomach. Kodol will do this.
1t is a combination of natural diges-
tants and vegetable acids and contains
the same juices found in a healthy
stomach. 1t is pleasant to take. Il
digests what you eat Sold by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-03

and another sister living in Duluth.
Mimi, Mrs. Molander, also survive to
mourn his death.
Milford chronicle., 1907-05-17
John P. Dunning Dead.

John Preston Dunning, widely known
in newspaper circles, died on Wednes-
day, April 18th, in the Samarital Hos
pital, Philadelphia, of tumor on the
brain. He was A years old and native
of Mddletown, Delaware Dunning
first came into notice as q newspaper
writer of exceptional ability in 1889.
He had been sent to Samoa by the AS
sociated Press to watch the develop
ments in the Samoan difficulties, the
naval squadrOns Of the United States,
Great Britain and Germany having
gathered at that place. On March Is,
1889, a great hurricane swept over the
islands and fifteen merchant vessels
and six men. of. war were piled upon the
shores Of Apia Bay and 142 officers and
men Of the American and German war
ships lost their lives. Dunning was
upon the scene throughout the hurri-
cane, which lasted thirty-six hours, and
assisted the natives in saving many
lives. Afterward he wrote a 10000
word story OF the storm, the wrecking
of the warships and the rescue Of the
sailors, which for graphic English, was
a model Of descriptive writ
ing. His report was a fine sample Of
modest work. Dunning in his long
story never mentioned himself once,
although for many hours he helped pull
sailors out Of the surf. Dunning acted
as war correspondent for the Associated
Press in Cuba. Porto Rica and the Phil
ippines. He landed with Colonel
Rough Riders in Cuba and
his was the first story sent out Of the
of Las Guasimas, in which
Hamilton Fish was killed. He was in
Cuba when his wife, at Dover, was
poisoned by a box of candy sent her.
The tragedy of his wife's death was a
severe blow to Dunning, and for several
years the trial Of Mrs. Betkin attracted
attention. He had many friends in this
State. His remains were taken to Dover
and buried beside his wife.
Milford chronicle., 1907-05-17
SAMUEL y. WILSON,
Funeral Director and EmbaIme

twenty-five years experience in the above
business with the assistance OF my son, John
P. Wilson, enables me to.guarantee satisfae.
embslmed or preserved by the use OF iCe.
Mems black suits end robes; LADIES' dresses
and robes children's shrowds always in
stock. No extra charge made for NV wite's
services when required. All styles OF cC INNS
and caskets constantly in stock.
sAM'L, 7. WILSON. MILTON. DBL.
Milford chronicle., 1907-05-17

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Milford chronicle., 1907-05-17

The trustees are about to begin plans
to meet all our outstanding obligations
with creditors in Milford, and this will
bring our Indebtedness down to the
main debt alone. According to report
in the annual minutes for last year the
bonded debt was $l93O0O. 1t is now
down to S1751 40.
E. OTHO PARKER, Pastor.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28
B. ]. Brewer Comes to Town and
Leaves a Trail Behind Him.

When the South-bound Vandalia
pulled into Plymouth at 5:45 Tuesday
evening, railroad detectives elected
therefrom the person of B. ] Brewer,
Esq. 1t was said that he had been
too noisy and enthusiastic.
After kicking up quite a dust in
town, he started south on the Michi-
gan road. He sought admission to
several residences in the south part of
the city, asking for place to stay
all night, and when refused, he de-
clared that ''he was from Kentucky,
gosh dern it and he would shoot their
fool lights out-Plymouth had no
right to be on the map anyway" This
performance he carried on at the resi-
dence of Mrs Deacon, at the home
OF Mead Logan, south of the city and
several other places
Clint Rose of South Plymouth mott
fed Constable Miles and the two set
out in pursuit, finally running the viii
liam down at the farm of w. f. Starr.
He was brought TO town and forced
to spend the evening behind the cold,
cold bars of the Jail
Wednesday morning Justice Unger
acquitted him upon the promise to
leave the city and TO never drink
again. Maybe ne won't
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28
Methodists Take Step that May End
in Union.

What leading ministers and laymen
in attendance upon the national con-
vention of the Wesley Brotherhood
at Louisville, KY, say is The most
important step IN history looking to-
ward the ultimate union of the Meth
odist Episcopal and the Methodist
Episcopal church. South, was taken
Thursday afternoon at Trinity Meth
odist church when the Wesley Broth
erhood was made an organization for
the men of all the branches of Meth
odism. The bishops of the Metho-
dist Episcopal and the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, elected
honorary vice presidents OF the or
ganization and laymen in both bran
ches of Methodism elected officers
The name of the organization was
changed from the Wesley Brother
hood of the Methodist Episcopal
Church to the Wesley Brotherhood
of Methodism.
Knoxville, Tenn, was chosen as
the next place of meeting.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28

After a trial of four days Charles
Snyder of Pittsburg. engineer OF the
eighteen-hour New York and Chi
cago limited train on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, was acquitted by a
Jury of manslaughter in Common
Pleas Court at Canton, o., Thurs
day.
Snyder's engine struck a Wheeling
& Lake Erie freight train at the cros-
sing of the two roads in Canton, Dec
i6, 1906 resulting in the death OF En-
.gineer Ray and Fireman Nichols OF
the Wheeling & Lake Erie train.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28

John Breen, a foreman in the plant
of the EllShart Rubber Co., is miss
ing. Eight weeks ago he went to
Chicago on visit Since he started
on his return to Elkhart nothing has
been seen Of him. His disappearance
is very mysterious and has been kept
secret by his relatives until now.
1t is said that Breen had about $25
on his person when he left Chicago
presumably for Elkhart He has a
wife and two children in Chicago.
From what can be learned he was
not addicted to any bad habifs and
had no domestic difficulties. HIS rela.
tives say they kept his disappearance
quiet in the belief that he would soon
be found They say they are unable
to account in any manner for his alb
sence. In Elkhart Breen stayed at
the Fash boarding house. Many of
his effects are now there. The theory
of foul play has been advanced.
The police regard it as unusual that
the family should wait SO long to re-
port the case and ask assistance.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28
weston's Remarkable Performance.

Edward Payson Weston has de-
served all the great receptions that
have been accorded him on his long
walk, and whether he is able to make
his time or not he will deserve
rousing welcome in Chicago. For
there is no event of the day more re-
markable than the feat he has al
ready accomplished. Probably there
is no other man in the country of his
age could equal his record Further
more, there are very few men, old
or young, who could hope to repeat
some of his performances for a single
day. When he was in the best con-
dition he went at a splendid pace
over bad roads and against bad
weather. This would have been inn
possible. of course, without an ex-
cellent physical training, but at all
times he has been supported by an
optimistic, courageous, determined
spirit which was his greatest resource
when he had serious attack of sick
ness. For several days the one thing
that kept him going was his will
power There was reason enough
for stopping, and the people who
have been informed of his movements
would have joined in saying that he
had done well enough and merited
a full measure of praise for his pluck
and endurance But he dragged him.
self along when most men in his
plight would have made no sxertion
whatever
From the talk that is now heard in
Chicago it is evident that the i'll luck
from which he suffered has intensi-
fed interest in his achievement, and
naturally the interest is now increas-
ing rapidly as he approaches the city.
But this is not a walking age. and
probably it is only those who enjoy
walking who can have just appre-
citation of his work.
He has given the whole country
fine lesson in pluck. has taught the
value of a temperate life and has, il
is to be hoped, revived interest in
an exercise that can be made to con-
tribute to the health and pleasure of
every human being who is able to
walk at all.-Chicago Record-Herald
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28
Foodstuffs Will be Marked Down

A sweeping reduction in the prices
of meats and provisions is promised
Chicago consumers within the next
zen days or two weeks. This is 10 be
the result OF similar decline in prices
of live stock which have been ex-
tended over the last five weeks. Kan
sas City and Omaha also will follow
the lead OF Chicago.
With the receipt of cattle far in ex-
cess OF the demand Monday at the
Chicago stock yards prices dropped
from csc to 4Oc Hogs have shown
an average daily decline of &c hun
dred since October, and Monday they
stood at $3.7O hundred, as against
$500 on Ocober G. Poultry of all
kinds shows decline of &c a pound
lover last week, while butter and
cheese prices also shared the reduc-
tions.
The promise is made to Chicago
hOusekeepers that by December I
there will be noticeable reductions on
the general cost of living and that the
holiday marketing can be done cheap
er this year than at any time since
the middle OF last year.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28
Dry in a Double Sense.

Wndfall city and the township oil
Wildcat, the second city in Upton
county, is out OF saloons and short
on officials. The town has been
without marshal since Maryland
Plummer resigned several months
ago. There is not a constable nor a
deputy prosecuting attorney i'll the
township, and there is but little, il
any, use for these officials. There are
two justices of the peace; one in
town and the other FIVE miles distant
in the country. Neither exceeds one
case a month in litigation. Practically
everybody rs prosperous, and ii there
is any Indebtedness it is not collected
by legal procedure. Windfall has
more than 1000 population.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28
Forty Hurt in a Panic at Funeral.

While several thousand persons
were assembled in and about the old
Quickel church, near lions View.
Pa. at noon Wednesday, to listen
to the funeral services over the bod
les of William and Curvin Hoover.
the two youths who were murdered
Saturday night in Pleasureville, Pa.
the settling of the building created a
panic, and there was a hurried rush
for the several exits. Men, women
and children were trampled upon.
and about forty persons injured.
The panic started at the most sol
emn part of the service. Beams be-
gam to crack and two stoves col
lapsed. Instantly women began to
shrek and there was mad rush.
Rev. Adam Stump and Rev. George
Enders of York, Pa, retained their
posts in the pulpit and tried to quiet
the panic-stricken crowd Their eff
forts were futile and the stampede
continued AT least score were
hurt by jumping from the windows.
The doors of the little church were
small and these and the windows
were soon clogged by writhing hu-
manity. Many women in their fren-
zy threw their children through the
windows to those outside. Others
who had become. separated from the
little ones tried ato fight their way
back ito the church.
Physicians were summoned from
nearby towns to attend TO the in
Iured and those who were slightly
hurt hurried away to their homes in
teams and afoot.
During the panic the grief of the
parents of the murdered boys was pa
thetic. AS soon as the rush started
they threw themselves in front of
the caskets and tried to keep off the
frenzied crowd
As soon as peace was restored and
the injured attended the Rev Stump
preached a sermon from the doorstep
OF the old church TO those who re-
NAMED The bodies of the boys were
then buried in the adjoining church.
yard.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28
Kurds Burn and Kill.

Sweeping the rovince of Diarbekr,
Asia Minor. a force of Kurds and ir-
regular Turkish troops, under Ibra-
him Pasha, has plundere1 and burned
Isl villages and massacred hundreds
OF Armenian Christians. Survivors
of the slaughter have fled TO tn,
mountains, where those who are not
hunted down by the soldiers must
die of cold and exposure. Ibrahim
was sent into Diarbekr TO suppress
trifiing local disorders, but instead
marched through the entire province,
apparently bent on completely wiping
ont the Armenian Christian people.
The msasacres were attended by
frightful fortunes of the victims, wom-
en- being attacked. men mutilated, and
children butchered by scores. before
their parents' eyes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28

Wearing diamond as big as q
goose egg and vari-colored vest,
John L. Sullivan, ex-champion heavy
weight pugilist, caused Federal Judge
Lands, of Standard Oil fame, to ae-
cept the alternative of stepping aside
or being brushed over as the two
met in a hotel elevator entrance at
Indianapolis Thursday.
Laws bless us!" exclaimed Lands,
look at the vest" Then he recog-
nized the owner. Sullivan, or I'm
lobster" the Judge whispered to
a friend
Lands, as a youth, considered Sui
livan the biggest man in the world.
This was his first sight of him
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28
Reinstatement is Refused.

The refusal of the Supreme Court
Tuesday TO reinstate the appeal OF
Edgar a. Wallace of Winamac, and
Others demonstrating against the con-
struction of a ditch draining 10000
acres of land in Starke, Pulaski and
White Countries, paves the way for
the construction of the dit h
The proposed ditch will be from
forty 10 ninety feet wide, twenty-five
miles long and fourteen feet deep. 1t
will have seven branches, each from
one mile to three and one-half miles
in length. One thousand four hun
dred land owners will be assessed 10
pay for the ditch. The ditch will
empty into the Tippecanoe River in
White county and will make about
10000 acres of land tillable
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28
Banks are to Pay Cash Soon.

A most confident tone in regard
to the success of the new loans pre-
vailed at the Treasury Department
Monday than at any time since the
announcement of the loans week
ago. The subject OF resumption of
cash payments by the banks is of pc
cul;ar interest to the treasury off,
cials, becaus. for nearly month
government receipts have been de-
Ginning as direct result OF the scar
city of currency Distillers, brewers
and others who are required to pur-
chase internal revenue stamps have
not been able to secure currency in
sufficient quantities from the banks
with which TO purchase these stamps.
and as the collectors are not allow
ed under the law to receive certified
checks or anything but lawful money,
except at their personal risk, the re-
suit has been that even sufficient
amount of stamps to cover immedi-
ate needs has been difficult TO obtain.
The government is insisting that de-
pository banks shall as soon as pos
sible meet the demands for currency.
There seems to be general desire
among the bankers of New York
Chicago and other subtreasury cities
and financial centers to resume cur
rency payments at the earliest pos
sible moment
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28

1t is noticed that the Trans Mis-
sissippi Congress, recently in ses-
sion at Muskogee. was the largest
convention in the whole history of
such gatherings. This was the eigh-
teenth annual session. 1t had $500
delegates, which was a much greater
number than ever before. The at
tendance of visitors was also larger
than it was at the previous meetings.
The public interest in the conven-
ton, as shown by the number of ad-
vance notices which the pr IS of the
country gave it, was much greater
than it ever was in the past
All this is tribute TO the expan-
sion which the trans Mississippi re-
gion has been scoring in recent times.
There are now twenty states west
of the big river, Oklahoma adding
one to the list few days ago. There
will probably be twenty-five states
here in few years, as New Mexico
and Arizona will ultimately be let in,
and very likely as separate states.
When, in 1SS9-90, half dozen states
were created in the Northwest, that
section made big advance in popu-
lation and wealth in the next few
years. 1t is now the Southwest which
is making the largest gains, and the
gains are only beginning. In the ten
years ending with 1900 the population
center moved only fourteen miles
west, but it also moved three miles
south. This southwark swing of the
population center was due to the pull
which was given to it by the thrush
of population into Oklahoma, Indian
Territory and Texas. That stream is
still at its flood stage.
The census of 1910 will undoubted-
ly show longer westward stride of
the population center in the decade
than the latest enumeration revealed.
The trans Mississippi West is grow
ing faster in the present decade than
1T did in the one which closed with
1900 Our Pacific trade is increasing.
and this means a large expansion in
the population and the business of
the growing old states on the
Rocky Mountains sunset side The
newer and greater West-that which
stretches from the Mississippi to the
Pacihc-is the part of the country
which is TO score the biggest growth
of the future.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28
SLAYER of Friend is Freed.

After celebrating just one hour
Thursday evening the jury returned q
verdict. of not guilty in the case of
Otis Allen. who killed his roommate,
Raymond Sparks, in the stone quarry
district at Bloomington. Sept Is. The
murder was the outgrowth of aprank
played by Sparks on Allen while the
latter was making an engagement
with his girl over TIE telephone. By
pulling a lightning arrester Sparks
cut off the connection and interrupt
ed the conversation
The defense brought out the fact
that Sparks was a man of high tenn
per and that he struck the first blow
and that he had threatened Allen.
After Allen had shot him. and when
laid on a bed, slungshot was found
in Sparks pocket The trial lasted
two days and over seventy-hve wit
nesses TO that city to testify from
the southern part of the county.