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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-08
ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.
COUNTY COURT,

County court Judge II. c. Ward
presiding.
Probate.
Estate of c. Weaver. Final report
presented. Proof of final settlements
filed. John Rink appointed guardian
ad Item for Goldic and james Weaver.
minors. Report examined and approx
ed by guardian ad Item. The court
approves said finding and said report
showing estate closed and administro-
tor discharged. Fees RENTED.
Estate al J. A Rylander. Petition Of
Eva NJ. Ryiander for letters testamon
tary filed Individual bond filed and
approved. Oath taken and filed ami
letters testamentary issued to said Eva
NJ. Rylandcr. Inventory filed and ap-
proved.
Estate of Elizabeth Dunlap. Claim
of NJ, r. Iglehart & Co, allowed in
class I at $2S.
Guardianship of l. l.. Armstrong
Final report of guardian filed and ap-
proved. Final receipt and release If
said l. l.. Armstrong filed and approx
ed. Guardian discharged, Guardian
ship closed.
Guardianship of Elnora Weaver Re
port filed showing death of ward and
no property ever having come into tn"
hands of guardian. Report approved,
guardianship closed Guardian dis
charged and fees RENTED.
Estate of David Upton Proof of
notice of hearing on report of c. w.
Durham, administrator. fled on Dec
| p. 1906, presented and ordered filed.
Report approved and ordered that said
administrator distribute the sum nf
$4,000 of the assets of said estate in
his hands to NJ. r. Rogers, administra-
tor of the estate of Laura Z. Dent.
Estate of NJ A. Gould. Proof of
death filed. viii bearing date of Feb
20 presented for probate. Petition for
probate of will fled Hearing of said
petition for probate set for March ).
1907.
Estate of Isaac Erickson Proof of
notice of petition for probate of will
presented Testimony Of subscribing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-08
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-08
YOUNG HUSBAND KILLS SELF
Tragic Ending for Elopement of Cou-
pie at Clinton, Iowa.

Claude L. Smart. a Clinton, Iowa,
young man, who something over a year
ago clipped with Miss Edith Hall OF
Sterling. killed himself at the home IF
his brOthor-in-law, Paul Probst, at Gin
ton. Wednesday night, by shooting
through the heart. Soon after his MAJ
Rage he deserted his wife and was
gone several months. Recently he re
turned on a promise Of forgiveness and
had since lived in apparent happiness
with his wife and child.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-08
WILL PASS HEALTH LAWS
East Moline is Handicapped by Lack
of an Ordinance.

East Moline is having difficulty win
contagious diseases and having no
health regulations except those provid-
ed by The state law. is handicapped in
controlling an epidemic 1t is expected
that at the next meeting of the village
beard an ordinance viii be presented
providing regulations similar to those
in force in Rock Island and Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-08

SamueIs Retires.-John II. Samuel
for several years connected with -. n
Sechler Carriage company, has decid
ed to withdraw his interest in tina
company. For the past seven year
he has been connected with this thri,
ing concern but he has other bushes
opportunities which require more g
his time and to which he will now d.
vote himself entirely. Mr.. Samuel
has acted in the capacity of manage
of the Implement department whir'
was Instituted several years ago an,
which has been developed along brua
lines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-08
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

drink habit, says a special cablcgram
from London to the New York Times.
One child wrote: "Alcohol is Il mockery
at last 1t biteth like servant and
Stingeth like Il hatter.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-08
Awful Action of Alcohol.

Speaking the other night in London
before the Society For the Study of
Inebriety, ". NJ. Eccles read extracts
from school cbildren,s ESSAYS GU the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-08
MOLINE

Forty-Two in Class.-COmmencs
mcnt announcements and class pin
and stationery are now engaging th,
high school student. The announce
ments for this years commencement
have been ordered. They are to b,
engraved on white paper with the
class pin design embossed in the uppe.
lefthand corner. The lower portion 81
the card will bear the class motto, no
yet chosen, and on the back will be the
class roll. which numbers ~. They
will be delivered a month before com
mencement. The Junior class ha.
chosen pin, which is square in shape
and bears the legend M. H." at tn,
top. and EOS" at the bottom. The
elimination OF the IS in high schoo
initials is the latest thing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-08

Three Fined.-Only three of tn.
Port Byron men arrested for disturb
ing public assembly were fined b,
day afternoon. Seven in all were az
rested but sufficient evidence to wal
rant prosecution could not be intro
duced and four of the defendants wer.
dismissed. The following fines wer,
imposed: George Earhart. 5000: lie.
Filbert, $32.50: and Garry Hart, $3o.>.
The boys who were dismissed, wer.
Jim Coyne. Aba Adams, We're Woo
ward, and Charles Coync.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-08

from the shops in the resident or out
lying portion of the city.
Meet Next Here. H. Paarmann.
curator of the Davenport Academy of
Sciences, has returned from Iowa CITY
where he was successful in securing
the favorable answer of the Iowa An
thropoIogicaI association, of which he
is a vice president. to the invitation
extended last Tuesday by the trustees
of the academy. asking the association
to hold its next annual meeting il
Davenport under its auspices.
Youthful Lovers Married.-Ora !.
TrONaI. aged ~ years and Hazel ID.
cakes. aged Is years. both of Wyo-
minG. H.. were united in marriage Lass
Wednesday afternoon by Justice Leroy
OcIkcrs. Both bride and groom hal
their parents consent to the marriage
INVESTIGATION Plea Wins.-'Wc tn
Hin,2." was the verdict rendered yes
tcrday afternoon in the land case
brought by the Bottineau Land & Loan
company of Bottineau. y. D.. against
the Walcott man. The suit was for
the payment of a note for 81 O0O due on
q contract for a half section of North
Dakota real estate. Mr.. HINT made
the claim that The men got him intoX-
iCatcd and then secured his signature
to the note. There was no testimony
to- substantiate this save that Of Mr..
II.ntz himself But tho claim looked
good to the jury.
Obituary Reoord.-John l.. Linchan.
q Wnl known resident OF this city, dicl
Wednesday afternoon nj the family
home. l0lG Western avenue. Nh Line
ham was born in Ohio. May 6. 1860.
He came ia Davenport with his par
cnts in 1852 and in 1889 was united in
marriage 20 Miss Mary \. Powers. the
ceremony being performed at St
Mary's church by Rev. J. p. Ryan. He
leaves to survive him his wife. three
children. John, Martin and Ella. \
brother, James. and a sister. Mrs.
Mary \. Reagon, both of Oklahoma,
also survive.
The death of Frank p. Moore DC
CURED a. 81. Lulle's hospital Wcducs-
day afternoon. where he was taken in
the morning in an unconscious cond.-
ton from the White Lily Washer com
Eany. He is employed there as p coop
er. and had returned to work before
completely recovered from Il bilious
fever. He fell to the floor unconscious
about 1890 o'clock. and was immedi
a'ely taken to the hospital, where hn
died at 80 O'Clock in the afternoon
He was about - years old, unmarried,
.12i0 Eastern avenue,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-08

First to Pay Taxes.-CollectOr Edga
Owens has opened the tax books fol
collection in room 10. post office block
and the first man to pay his taxes was
c. p. Anderson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-08

CONTINUED on Page Threc.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-25
SHEPPARD IS HERE.
Will Press Fight on Missouri Pacific
Before Railroad Board.

J. I. Sheppard of TT. Scott, the secre-
tary of the National Union of Railway
days ago before the state board of rail-
road commissioners against, the Missouri
Pacific railway, is in Topeka today and
board of railroad Of commissioners. Mr.
Sheppard was asked by the board to
make his complaint more specific, and
point in exactly what portion of the Mis-
souri, Pacific track he claims are unsafe
for use. The answer Of the railroad COM
pany in this case has snot yet been filed
with the board.
G. w Kanavel, the chairman of the
board. said this morning: LAS soon as
the board can find time to do this, am
in favor of having each commissioner
railroads of Kansas in hand cars for
the purpose of seeing for ourselves the
exact condition of the railroad trackage.
This is the only way he can find out first
hand the real condition of affairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-25
TOO MUCH INCREASE.
Mayor Green Explains Why He OPP
poses North Topeka Paving.

Increasing the taxes 400 per cent is
the assertion Mayor William Green
makes with reference to the disputed
three blocks of paving at the north end
of Central avenue.
The annual tax on those three blocks
at the present low rate of taxes which
they pay is sS25." said the mayor. If
the paving is put down the annual taxes
will be S1,140. It means an increase in
the taxes to the people owning proper
~ in those three blocks of AGO per cent
Besides this there is the special taxes
for the purchase of Garfield park.
The assessed valuation of the pro-
perty liable for the paving of those
three blocks is Sc, 4S0, while the cost of
the paving will be $760S, this is 81 2S
more than the property is worth on the
assessment for taxation purposes. This
last year. the delinquent tax amounted
10 about Is per cent or $500, just for
this three blocks. Eleven lots and a
tract of land show that the taxes for
last year with the comparatively low
rate were not paid.
Mayor Green still refuses to give out
a statement committing himself to the
vetoing of the contracts for three
Blocks. though 1t is stated at the city
hall that such an action will follow.
Grading for the paving on Central
avenue and North Kansas avenue Will
commence either the latter part of this
week or the forepart of next The
combined cement curb and gutter Will
then be put in by Haskins and RAM
finest piece of cement work in the state.
Workmen from Kansas City who are
especially experienced in this kind of
work will be engaged and flint rock
from Joplin will be employed.
Contracts were prepared for the grad
ing and the curbing today by the city
attorney.
The city will issue bonds to the
amount of about 100000 by September
first to meet the cost of this years
paving bill. The bonds as usual will
bear ; per cent and will be offered a
public sale following the custom that
has always obtained. Though the mon
ey and bond market has shown wide
fluctuation within the past year it is
not expected that the city will expert
ence any difficulty in disposing of it's
bonds at a premium. Some inquiries
are already being received as to the
sale of the securities from intending
purchasers.
The contract for the repaving of
North Kansas avenue with brick and
an asphalt filler from the Melan arch
bridge to Gordon street and West
son to Harrison streets will be let by
the council on July 1.
AS the result of sharp break in prices
on the brick paving contracts already
let this last week and the presence of
considerable feeling between paving
neer. looks for an exceptionally low
bid on the reDaving of North Kansas
avenue with brick. The estimate was
$1-10 and the city engineer thinks that
the bids may run as low as s1.07.
w A Harshbarger commenced work
on Clay street from Tenth avenue to
Central park to discover whether the
city has been paying for more paving
than 1t received.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-25
TITUS IS WROUGHT UP.
Says Some One Is Trying to Assassin
ate His Character.

Assassination of character. is what
Captain c. H. Titus. commissioner of
elections, calls the charges that are
made against him by certain city offici-
ais.
They never approached me once
with any criticism" said he. They
make an attack on me without trying to
find out for themselves or even talking
to me.
1T is simply a part of some political
feeling left over from this spring.
Il have never said that the city coun-
Gil could not run this office. What did
say was that the councilmen nor any
others for that matter, could run that
office of commissioner of election for
their private political gain.
Il saved the city $114 at the last con-
gressional election by simply exercising
Judgment. The law provides that a
policeman should be detailed at the
light and that there would be no dis
turbance SO I suggested that the police
be done away with ! also cut out the
supper and with these two items man
aged to save STA There is no satisfac-
ton in working this way and trying to
save money when you are criticised in
this manner.
II have remained always within the
amount allowed by law and 1 could
have maintained a deputy here right
along If 1 so desired.
II did not want to dismiss a deputy
previous to this because we had this
ional election on May %, and also be-
cause at any time we may be called
on to prepare for an election to change
to the commission form of government"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-25
LOCAL MENTION.

Mr.. Elon S. Clark leaves today for
Wichita and southern Kansas. He
will be gone for the rest of the week.
Four hearts that desired to beat as
two were united-in two punches in
probate court this afternoon. George
w. Buckley, of Dayton, Oregon, aged
GA, and Lima Brown, of Hoyt. Kan,
aged SO. knew what they wanted
but the other couple, George Thurbur,
aged %, a resident of Richland, and
Carrie York, aged Is, of Carbondale,
were not SO sure. They arrived at the
court house first, but waited to see the
other couple undergo the ordeal.
The Jayhawker club held its regular
fortnightly meeting last night at the
Y. NJ. c. A. The paper was by Mr..
William Vernon. The subject of the
paper was Primary Laws" He treat
ed the subject in full and gave some
interesting details of the working of
the laws in places where they are in
force. After an extended discussion of
the paper by the other members pres
ent, the club adjourned for the sum-
mer months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-25
WILL BE NO PRIMARY.
FIais Is the Prediction of C. L. Kage,
of Sixth District.

There will be. no primary election for
congressman in the Sixth congressional
district said @. Il Kagey of Beloit,
today Mr.. tKagey is in Topeka trying
a big land lawsuit from Hill City, and
his partner, K. NJ. Anderson, is with
him. ~
You can also put this down for GER
tain.'' said Mr.. Kagey, and that is that
A.. G. Mead will beat L. D. Young for
the support of Mitchell county, either in
a primary or in a fight for delegates.
Mead cam beat Young in that county in
a fair fight. The reason that Mead was
beaten for the nomination for the legis-
lature was that he made no fight. His
friends tried to make a fight for him
and lost. I was much surprised that I.
D. Young should announce himself as a
candidate Mr. Mead did not come to
Topeka to announce that he was a can
didate, but he has been an active,
avowed candidate for two months, and
has been making his fight in the Sixth
district instead of in Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-25
HIS THRONE TOTTERS.
King of Portugal Is Confronted by a
Democratic Wave. 1851

London, June 25.-A correspondent
of the Tribune says in a letter mailed
from. Lisbon. June 10. that King
Carlos throne is in imminent danger
of being swept away by the rush of a
great democratic wave. swollen sud
denly to dangerous proportions by the
act of despotism which he permitted
on May /. The people do not forget
the report. that last year the king con-
demned Premier Ribeiros' attempt to
dissolve the cortes. and they contrast
this attitude toward conservative
premier with the curious, Illogical IL
cense he has given to Premier Franco.
The general feeling of the country
is one of advanced liberalism and a
repetition of autocratic bungling can
only have one result today in Portugal,
the writer says, namely, the deposition
of the king and the establishment of
a republic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-25
Low Rates via Union Pacific.

$3.50 to Colorado and return.
ever day to September 3d. 1907.
$1,000 to Ogden or Salt Lake City
and return, every day to September
80. 1907.
s425o to Spokane and return, June
20 to July II, 1907.
$4,000 to Portland, Seattle. Tacoma.
Everett, Bellingham, Vancouver, Vic
toria or New Westminster and return.
June 20 to July IL.
5000 to San Francisco or Los An
geles and return, June 20 to July 5.
$500 to Yellowstone Park and re-
turn, including rail and stage, June Z
to September II.
5000 to Portland, Tacoma, Seattle.
San Francisco, Los Angeles or San
Diego and return, daily to September
Is, 1907.
$3.50 Circuit Tour via San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles and Portland, June
20 to July IL, 1907.
$3.50 Circuit Tour via San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles and Portland. every
day to September Is, 1907.
5000 to Yellowstone Park and re-
turn including rail, stage and hotels
in Park for regular tour, June z to
September II.
Also very low round trip rates. June
1 to September Is, tomany other Ore
gon, Washington, Montana, Idaho and
British Columbia points via Union
Pacific. Inquire of f. A. Lewis, City
Ticket Agent, SIS Kansas avenue, or
J. G. Fulton. Depot Agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-25
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The funeral of F. E. Etter was held
Sunday afternoon at four o'clock from
the home of his sister, Mrs. Thomas E.
Dewey, III Greenwood avenue, Potwin.
Rev. J. S. Glendenning, pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church had chVrge
of the services while quartette COM
posed of Mr. and Mrs. John Pratt, Miss
Grace Leckie Page and Mr.. M. c. Hol-
man with Mrs. Robert Diller Carver as
accompanist sang, My Jesus, AS Thou
Wilt" and Lead, Kindly Light" The
pall-bearers were Dr. J. F. Buck, Mayor
VIM Green, Mr.. Woods, Mr.. Johnson,
Mr. E. C. Arnold and Mr.. Charles F.
Bridge. The interment was in the To-
peka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-25
GOOD SHOW AT THE NOVELTY.
Interesting Entertainment There for
the Closing Week.

For the closing week of the Novelty
theater-the last performances there
being slated for next Saturday night
an interesting and entertaining show
has been secured by S. r. Wells, the
manager. The show is not a long one.
In fact there are only three acts, but
each one of these acts is meritorious.
In fact they are acts that are used as
headliners at vaudeville houses where
longer shows are given and the only
reason why Mr.. Wells was able to Sc
cure three top liners for one week Is
because the vaudeville theater season is
drawing to a close and it happened that
the artists presenting these acts had
headed for their homes in the east at
about the same time.
O'Netta, in a whirlwind dance, has
an act that is novel in these parts and
in it she has an opportunity to display
the unusual strength of her jaws. She
losses heavy chairs around with her
mouth and concludes with a swirling
dance with a heavy chair in each hand
and one in her teeth. Tom Brantford
who is styled the human band" is
something of an eccentric comedian as
we'll as an excellent mimic of musical
instruments and his limitations of
band and drum corps marching down
the street are clever and highly anus
ing as we'll. Haverly and McRae pre-
sent the other act on the bill, a sort
of a comedy sketch without much
plot. but which affords McRae plenty
of opportunity to take off a hair
Tipped boy which he does with
ludicrous success. For an illustrated
song Mr. F. N. Irwin sings Tell Me,
Will My Dream Come True ?" This is
one of the prettiest songs that has been
sung at the Novelty The moving pic
lures show the troubles a tramp gets
into while trying to pass a 800 bill
that he had come by honestly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-25
LOWER TEMPERATURES.
Thunder Storms and Showers Predict:
ed for the State.

Today is what State librarian James
L. King would describe as 'riant,'' be-
ing a mixture of cooling refreshing
breezeS, sunshine and clouds in just
the right proportions to formulate a
temperature which for this season of
the year is almost perfection. Then
there is the uncertainty as to the
showers which seems to be lurking
back of every bank of clouds, threat
ening to at any moment empty their
contents on a district which can well
get along without them.
Yesterday was a well behaved day
until several hours after the sun had
an aggravated condition of the same
kind with the possibilities of showers
this evening Before late patrons of
Vinewood park had started for home
last night the storm which had been
threatening all day broke with one
mighty gust of dust laden wind fol-
lowed in quick succession by others of
the whirling snorting cyclone variety
This wind storm lasted for less than
half an hour and then came the deluge
which was of the variety which made
Noah famous on account of his re-
sourcefuIness and farsi ghtedness with
the exception that its fury was spent in
a few short minutes, instead of lasting
weeks. During this time the thunder
and lightning did their part to add
to the fear-inspiring scene which ac-
companied 50 of an inch of precipi-
tation. 80 -
Weatherman Jennings announces that
he has a full assortment of the same
character as the one which visited this
locality last night and that they will
be distributed over the state with inn
partially tonight and Wednesday. The
temperatures as measured by the gov
eminent thermometer for the day were:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-25
ALFALFA ON THE INCREASE.
Twenty-Five Per Cent More Acreage,
Says Mr.. Coburn.

A report given out today by F. D.
Coburn, secretary of the state board
of agriculture, shoys that the alfalfa
acreage of the state has increased rs
per cent this year. this estimate being
made on returns received from asses
sors in As counties. The 46 counties
show an increase of SO, 900 acres. In
1906 the total acreage was $4,000,
and on the basis of rs per cent in
crease, the total for 1907 would be
close to $50. 900.
In 1891 the state had only 34,3s4
acres, while in 1906, Jewell county
alone had $4,000 acres. The tame hay
crop in 1906 was worth O1k million
dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-25
LABOR LEADER TO SPEAK.
III. Nj. Walker of Wichita Will Address
Union Labor Men.

Henry NJ. walker general organizer
district No. g. (southwestern), compris-
ing the states of Missouri, Kansas,
Texas, Indian Territory. Oklahoma and
Arkansas with headquarters at Wich-
ita, will address a mass meeting for
union members only upon the subject:
kansas Conditions and the Remedy
in the Topeka industrial councils hall
over 61S Kansas avenue, on Friday
night, June Is, at p. M, and an in
yitation has been extended to the MEM
bers of the various labor unions, rail-
road brotherhoods, bricklayers and
p1aStererS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-25
GOES TO MANHATTAN FIRM.
StingIey Bros. to Build the Domestic
Arts Building.

The contract for the erection of the
domestic arts and science building fer
the state agricultural college, for
which the legislature appropriated
$4,000, has been let to Stingley Bros,
a Manhattan firm of contractors, for
the sum Of S69,500. There were only
two or three other bidders, and the
Stingley bid was the lowest. This bid
does not include the plumbing, cleo
trio wiring. etc. Stingley Bros. have
just completed one building for the
agricultural college.