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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
CHARGED WITH INTENT
TO MURDER HIS WIFE
Arthur Burris, in Default of 81 500 Bal
is in the County Jail Awaiting
Hearing Friday.

Arthur Burris, coIored, who yeste!-
day assaulted his wife, a white gill.
has been charged with assault with i'll
tent to commit murder. The case has
been continued until Friday afternoon
at , O'Clock in order that Mrs. Burr 5
may appear against him. Mrs. Burris
last night had a bad fainting spell due
probably TO the excitement as well rs
to the considerable loss of
blood The doctor who is in attend
ance. reports that her condition is not
serious. and that Mrs Burris will prop
ABLY be able to appear in police court
before Magistrate Elliott Friday to ties
tify against her husband. Burris ha
been allowed bail in the sum of 81 800
but in default of the required bond, is
in the county Jail, awaiting the prelim
mary hearing.
Charles Nelson was sent down 70,
40 days for disorderly conduct this
morning. He was charged with indie
cent conduct on Fourth avenue neal
Twenty-secOnd street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
OBITUARY..
Clarence r. Lundin.

Clarence r. Lundin, brother of Ar
thur Lmdin, pitcher of the Rock Is
land Baseball team, died at 10 o'clock
last evening at st. Anthony's hospital,
death following a short illness. He was
taken to the hospital yesterday morn
ing. He was born in Orion and was
about 30 years of age. He had made
his home there all his life. He is sur
vived by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf
Lundin, two brothers. George A. of
Orion and Arthur of this city, and two
sisters, Miss Minnie Lundin at home
and Mrs. G. Beckman of Orion. The
remains were taken to the home in
Orion this afternoon, and funeral serv-
ices will be held there at 10 O'Clock
Thursday morning. Burial will take
place at Orion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06

The expression scot free" which ia
In use every day, harks back to the
times of Scottish romance and tragedy
so luminously described by Sir Walter
Scott in THE Antiquary" and Rob
Roy" In these stirring tales we are
told of one form of Scottish trials Civ
en- certain offenders of justice. He
who had broken the law was Invested
OF all of his clothing and placed at
a certain distance from archerS who
had bows and arrows ready, waiting
the command, Fire. When the COM
ment would begin running and the
archers firing. and IL In running this
gantIet none of the arrows hit him he
was allowed to go scot free.-Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
PERSONAL POINTS.

ID. ID. POttiger is very i'll at his home,
1920 Fourth avenue.
Colonel and Mrs. S F. Blunt depa t
ed at noon for Springfield, Mass, their
new home.
Mrs. f. C. Smith and daughter Agnes
left yesterday afternoon OH the steamer
Quincy for st. Paul.
Mrs. Albert Sutton of Charlottesville,
Ind, is visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Bennett.
Miss Mabel Payne returned last eve
ming after visit OF two weeks with
college friends at Chicago.
Mrs. Lydia Wheelan and daughter
Miss Celia Wheelan have departed on
a western trip through Oregon AMI
California.
The Misses Laura and Florence
Jackson have returned to Chicago af-
ter visit of two weeks with Miss
Irene Don
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Lloyd and family
left last evening for an extended east
ern trip, which will include a stay 1t
the jamestown exposition.
Miss Lulu Carroll and Miss Anna
Johnson departed yesterday afternoon
for a two weeks visit with friends and
relatives in Burlington and FIT. Madi-
son, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. p. Williamson Of
1928 Second avenue leave this eve:t-
ing for a 10-days trip to Nebraska on
which they will visit Mr.. Williamson
parents at Carlo, Neb.
Ex-Mayor William McCOnochie of
Rock Island and Ex-Governor Richard
Yates are slated as the two principal
| speakers for the reunion to be held at
Monmouth the week of Sept. 4. A car
nival is to be held in that city and the
reunion of old soldiers and old sailors
| is to be the main feature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06

Norfolk. The council voted to send
Mayor Schaffer TO the meetings at the
city's expense.
Pass Resolutions.
On motion of Alderman Smith, resi-
lutions of thanks to Mayor SchaffeE,
Sam Kaufman and the National HUI
name Alliance for the Ensign memor-
ial fountain on FlatirOn square WEI!
adopted The full text of the resolL-
ton was spread on the record, and APP
pears in the official report of the couu-
ell proceedings.
Report ON Ambulance.
The health and police committee
made a report on the reception of
emergency cases at St. Anthony's hos
pital. stating that the authorities of tn :
hospital declare that emergency cases
are never refused, the only request OF
the hospital to the police being that
the hospital be notified when the am
bulance starts on an emergency call.
The report shows that Chief Eclhart
and the police department have been
under false impression on this point
the chief having reported to the coun-
Gil that the hospital insisted on ply
stefan being called first.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
RECORD OF COURT HOUSE.
Real Estate Transfers.

Henry J. Gripp to Michael H. Spades,
northwest quarter, section Il, also west
half. northeast quarter, section II, 90,
2e, 81.
James Bahen and others to Tri-City
Railway company, west 90 feet, lot 1G,
southwest quarter of northwest quar-
ter, section II. II, 2w. $1,000.
Herman Carlson to Carl Anderson
lot IA. block 4. Wheelock Fifteenth
street addition, Moline. $500
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
PRESS AGENT A PUBLISHER
w. D. Coxey Leads Strenuous Life
Ahead of Show.

Willard D. CoXey, advance man for
the city today spreading the light oi
publicity regarding the big attraction
he represents. Mr.. Coxey has been
travelling ahead of circuses for the la i
II years and is known throughout the
United States and Canada. He is m
Illinois newspaper man, and, in addi-
ito to his work on the road he pub
fishes CoXey's Magazine, a monthly
periodical of short stories and COM
ment 1t is gotten out at haywood,
I'LL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
SWlMTODAVENPORTAND BACK
c. A. sgney, Human Fish, Will Set
Mark Thursday.

c. a. Bigney, the human fish," VINO
is at the Elite this week, will swim the
Island side at $50 Thursday evening.
He proposes to not only swim across
but to turn about and swim back again.
From past performances it is presum-
ed the mark he sets will stand for a
long time to come. Mr.. Bigney was
the leading attraction at the Elite
which reopened last evening after b..
ing closed several weeks. The popu-
larity of the playhouse was attested BY
a capacity audience.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
FRANCHISE VOTED
East Moline Gives Moline, Rock
Island & Eastern a 5O-Year
Grant by Ordinance.
MAYOR HAS NOT SIGNED IT
is Waiting FulfilIment of Agreement ID
Dismiss Federal Court Litiga-
ton Against City.

The East Moline city council last ey-
ening passed the ordinance giving Il
5C-year franchise to the Moline, Rock
Island & Eastern, and an agreement
was presented for the dismissal of the
bill for an injunction against East
Moline in the federal court at Peoria.
The council instructed the city attor-
ney to enter into the agreement pre-
scented. Mayor Johnson has not signed
the franchise yet. and states that he
will not do so until he is certain that
the litigation is at an end.
Over Present Line.
The grant gives the company the
right to operate over the present route
of the Moline, East Moline q Water
town line, and over the Campbells is
land line. which is operated under the
name of the East Moline & Campbelrs
Island Railway company. The com
pany must maintain a scent fare he.
tween points on the present line, and
place lamps on the street crossings
Fund for Waterworks.
b'iCh vi IIe lIdnCliSe settlement is
proposition of the street car company
Interests to pay $500 to the city for
the waterwOrks fund. The signing OF
the ordinance by the mayor will end
the difficulties which have arisen over
the franchise between the city and the
street car interests. and which some
weeks ago resulted in a tie-up of the
interurban line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
MEET TO PLAN FOR
NEXT CONVENTION
Executive Committee of Illinois May
ors' Association ConVenes in
Chicago Saturday.

G. w. McCaskrin, president of the
Illinois Mayors association, has called
2 meeting of the executive committee
of the association to convene Saturday
at the Auditorium hotel at Chicago.
This will be the first meeting since the
organization of the association in this
city last September. The purpose of
the meeting is to formulate plans for
the convention to be held at Blooming
ton Sept. 13 and a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
Irregular as the Sum-

is an expression as old as the race.
No doubt the rising and setting of the
sun is the most regular performance
in the universe, unless it is the action
of the liver and bowels when regulata
with DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Guar.
anteed by w. T. Hartz, druggist, 3O1
Twentieth street. Csc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
A Real Genius.

From the composers of all time
Beethoven stands out by himself like
some gigantic tree towering up above
the rest of the forest. He was the
greatest genius of all, not for any one
thing that he did, but because he was
equally great in every style of music
that he essayed. The first test Of real
genius is the ability to excel in all
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06

directions. ana Tor I-1s reason 1 have
always looked upon beethoven. Shake
speare and Turner as the three greatest
geniuses WHO have ever existed.-Emil
Sauer in Strand Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
RECEIPTS UNUSUALLY LARGE
Magistrate During July Collected Total
of S361.75,

The monthly reports of Chief of PD-
lice l.. V. Eckhart and Police Magis-
trate ]. f. Elliott show that July was
the busiest month since Magistrate
Elliott took his office, from the figures
of fines and fees collected. \ total o.!
$261.75 was collected by the magis-
trate. There were SO arrests. &C being
city cases and % state cases.
DeWitt's CarbOliZed Witch Hazel
.Salve penetrates the pores and heals
quickly. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06

OF all the interesting uses to which
incubators have been put. that of
Matching alligator eggs is probably the
most striking. says Popular Mechanics.
An Englishman at Hot Springs, Ark,
is engaged in raising alligators for the
market The demand for the hides to
use in manufacturing purposes is con-
stantly increasing. while parks and
ZOOS buy the live reptiles for exhibit
ton
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
Free Baby Day-Free.

During evey Friday sitting of your
baby and one cabinet picture will be
given TO you, free. In lots of one dozen
CT more, our 81 cabinets for SO; our So
cabinets for 81, etc, etc. Have some
good pictures of your baby.
SMITHS STUDIO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
Too Much Oil

The city of Iloilo is burned No Won
der, says the New York Tribune; there
was so much oil in its makeup.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06

Informal Dancing Party.-Mrs. Frank
Mixter gave an informal dancing party
to young people at the Rock Island
Arsenal Golf club house last evening
for her son and daughter. 1t proved n
delightful affair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
ASKS INJUNCTION
John A. Hedberg Appeals to
Court to Stop Operations of
Moline Stone Company
IN EAST END OF THE CITY
Declares Blasting Shakes Plaster Loose
in His Home and Hurls Rocks
Onto His Property.

The Moline Stone company. against
which several law suits on account II
the company's operations in the east
end of the city are still pending in thu
circuit court. was made the defendant
in another action today, this time an
injunction bill. John A. Hedberg, who
resides near the company's quarr!,
asks the court to restrain the com
pany from continuing its operations
there. Ludolph & Reynolds are the
attorneys for the complainant.
Shakes the Earth.
Mr.. Hedberg in his bill sets up thu
cOmpany's location between FOrty-fifth
street Rock Island and First rect No
line. and Second and Third avenues.
Rock Island, in Sinnett's second add
ton He describes infinitely the com
pany's method of operation by blasI-
ing, and declares that the explosions
shake the ground in the entire add
ton. losseniug the plaster in his homo
and hurting rocks into the air and OntG
his property. He also protests against
the appearance of the cOmpany's equip
ment, and the dangerous stock OF eX
plOsives.
Exhibits Ordnance.
The ordinance of the city, passel
Nov. 8, 1908, by the city council, IS
exhibited. and the complainant DE-
clares that this permission to eXcavatl
the alley described results in grea
damage to his property.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

ISoclety news. written or telcphOned
to 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-
billty. Written notices must hear sig
nature and address,
Study Club Meets.-The fourth meet
ing of the Spaulding Study club of s..
JOseph's church was held last evening
in the ST. Josephs school hall. with
practically all the members presni.
The first number on the program was
an instrumental solo, when the Eve
ming Shades Were Falling, by Miss
Murrin This was followed by a duet
by Miss Ellen O'Connor and Miss Josie
Dover. The vocal selection by Miss
Norton was another highly appreciated
number. Miss Gertrude Schikan re-
! cited the poem, "Old Ace" and follow
! ing this were a few remarks by Dean
| J. J. Quinn. At the conclusion of the
! program, poems were read by the
Misses Schikan, Meenan, Mccarthy
and Sexton.
Give Dancing Party.-Mr. an
Mrs. Ben T. Cable will give a dancing
party this evening at the Arsenal Col
club house for their daughter, Miss Su
same Cable. The affair is in compl!
ment to Miss Alice Guyer for he
guest, Miss Dorothy Carter of Boston.
Invitations for Dance invitation
have been issued for a dancing part.
to be given by the young ladies degre
team of the Fraternal Tribunes at tn
Watch Tower Inn Wednesday evening
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
ATTORNEY MODEST
j, F. Witter Does Not Object to
Ordinance Until After 1t
Has Been Passed.
COUNCIL RECONSIDERS VOTE
Grant of Right to Excavate to Widen
the Sears Canal Objected to on
Technically.

The modesty of City Attorney ]. T.
Witter brought about a peculiar stu
alton in the city council room last eve
ming. The council heard report
from the ordinance and bridge COM
mittees on the proposed ordinance to
grant S. S. Davis the right to eXcavate
Rock Island avenue in Sears to widen
the Sears canal to a width of $50 feet.
Mr.. Davis to pay half of the cost Of
construction of a new bridge over the
canal. The report was favorable, AMI
the project having been much discuss
ed previously. it was adopted without
opposition. The communication Of the
Tri-City Railway company Offering ID
pay 81 900 toward the cost of the bridge
was then received and placed on file.
and when the city engineer had been
instructed to prepare plans for a 13.-
foot span bridge before the next mee,-
ing the matter seemed disposed Of
for the present
Just as the meeting was about to be
adjourned. the city attorney arose,
and stated that he had technical o.
jnctions against the ordinance as it
had been adopted. When the surprise
occasioned by this announcement had
subsidized. and the points raised by the
city attorney had been discussed some
what, the ordinance was reconsidere1,
and referred to the joint committee
the city attorney and the city engi
neer, with instructions to make the
corrections urged by the city attorney
which are intended merely to speci
fically reserve the citys ownership OF
the bridge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06

Aug. IA. This is the second of the
series TO be given by the young ladies.
Dance by Sorority. - The Eta
Kappa Phi sorority entertained com
pany of young people at dancing
party at the Watch Tower last even.
ing. Mrs. H. E. Casteel. Mrs. w. II
Tremann. Mrs. ]. B. Van Buren,. ana
Mrs. C. E. Smith acted as chaperones.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
Vote Mayor n Delegate.

Mayor Schaffer was elected Il dele
gate of the city to the convention If
the League of American Municipalities
at Norfolk, Va. Sept IS to 81. He
was also named the city's representa-.
tive at the convention of the National
Association of ComptrOllers and Audit
ing Officers, which meets at Rich-
mond, Va. Sept II to 10. Invitations
from both bodies were received. and
also an invitation from the city %
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-12-04
South River District

Campbell, Ambros, s. w. Grant
Ooss', loo acres, south Mountain, $l,S6.
Campbell, Ambros, j. W. Campbell,
poss., 200 acres, $7.S9.
Cash. J. W., j. r. Campbell poss.,
SO acres, irish Creek, $4.S7,
CLARK, j. c., W. II. Hubert poss.,
27S acres, Irish Greek, $4.37.
Clark, J. c., w. II. Hubert, posi-
54S acres, Irish Creek, So. 20. ~
Clark, N. A., J. f. Clark poss., %
acres, irish Creek, $1.07.
Fix, Mary B w. s. Shaw. poss.,
acre, Decatur, $i.61.
Grans, Han nah NJ, poss, 1850, Irish
Creek, S 70. 80.
Garland, David, poss., 1866 acres, Irish
Gibbs, Jas. E., Annie E. Rankin
poss., so poles, Raphine, SCI.
Huffman, L S. and L. j. poss.,
acres, Raphine, s. 81.
Jordan, G. F. poss., z acres, Bu ia
Vista, $500.
Jordan, -. F., poss., A acres, Buen'
Vista, $1.1S. -,
Jordan, 5; F. poss' lA5 acres irish
Creek, 81 56
Rankiu, j. W. poss., 20 POLES, Ra
phile, S5.46. oo g
Thompson, G. E., poSs. 100 acres >
Mountain, 3d. 30.
Jas. W. Allen, B. h. Patton, l lot
Fairfield, 1891
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-12-04
WEST ENDERLY
Buffalo District

Arm trong, HOwerd 8. 81, 93 acres
Golfers Cir, ID. II. Potter, $3.50.
Cummings, G. c., G. F. Cummings In
poss. 12.4O acres Golfers Cr., t. u.
Agnor, $50
Garter. Nicholas, Il. Irvine in poss.
1 acre Golfers Or. s. l.. WIlson, $.72.
+, rd. Thos. NJ, VIM Smith in poss.
acres Whistle Cr., II. ROwsey, S.78.
Fuller, Jacob, d. l.. Hopkins in pOss.
II acres Whistle Cr., l.. d. McCorkle,
1921. -,
1.20 acres Golfers Cr.. VIM f. Greever'
Moore. Geo. H., s. P. Smlth in poss.
Q acresWhistle Or, j l.. Moore, $l.Ol.
p, inc, Mari j., Jas. NJ. Slough in
poss. 60 poles Golfers Or, +. Good
tar. 1891.
Emmse,, He " Jno. A Seay in poss.
C acIe Llotie Cr, Etlry Rowsey'
$i.7!.
,n,,o,. ia %. 100 acres Golfers Or,
4. Alphil SIPS.
Ar,hon,, Sa ah J. 4S acras Black
r., ID. ) or ever, $2.S!.
ChLrcn, NJ. f. Trustee, 46 poles Col
lier's Or. l.. Hamilton, $l.70.
Sandford. JAS, Hrs Robt Greer
poss. 2 acres Golfers Or, l.. Sehorn
$.7S.
Plogger, Jas. Phoebe Hall in poss
acres Ker;'s Greek, $40
Fix, Polly and Margaret, Geo. Petit
grew in loss. 2 acres Whistle Or.
$l.l9.
Miller, Leavi 1853 acres Whistle Or.
SLIGO.
Roadcap, Mrs. Sadie, 1.6l acres b. q
p. and Brat's Run, SOL.
Wilson, Robert s. 80 acres North Mt
Quinlin, $l.87.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-12-04
Tho Truth Anyway.

A teacher In a tenement district hur-
rled from the school to 6nc-the mother
of q pupil who had been taken quite
Ill. "A
"Can you show me where Mrs' An,
pelo Scandale livesT" she inquired Oh Il
cherub transpIanted from the sunny
south to a dark, sunless alley.
Eyes, teach, / show YOU ana a
Filling, sticky hand dragged her Oh
With such speed as to make her STUN,
BILE over an Italian dame seated on the
threshold.
After the teachers GREATNESS nisn'
toward the clouds the little hand stop
ped tugging. ,uon
"There where Mees Scandale i've,
indicated the horizontal arm ana I'M
ger "but she downstalr sitting on tns
STEP" finished the smiling iips'-hSf'
per's Magazine.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-12-04
Lexington District

Houston, Edith McC. Jas Ransom in
poss. 10. 80 acres Brushy Hill, $l.4i.
Williams, j. r. and E. R., l45 poles,
Woods Or. (hoteD $l.38.
Jones, Chas. A. and Jas. Ransom, l
lot Buffalo Or. j. d. H. Ross, SLIP.
Osborne, Stanley, h. and lot, BrushY
Hill, $500.
Peale, John and wife, lot near Ran
dolph ST., 500.
Bealler, Charlotte h. and lot, Freed
mans Hill, Sl.49.
Anderson. VIM. Hrs. h. and lot kan-
dolph ST., 1896. -
Drummond, Givens Il. and wife, 1ot
Washington St, near cemetery, 81. 81,
Lewis. Founta F. lot, Graham ST.,
800.
Miller, Isaac, Hrs, lot near Lewis
St.. 81 40. -. ooo
Thomas. VIM, II. lot Main St, $3. O2.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-12-04
SCALY SORES AS
BIC AS PENNIES
Covered Whole Head and Neck After
an Attack of Measles Hair All
Came Out Doctors Treatment
Had No Effect Suffered 6 Months
CURED IN 3 WEEKS BY
CUTICURA COSTING $3.50

"After having the measles my whole
head and neck we're covered with scaly
sores about as large as penny. They
we're just as thick as they could be. My
hair all came out. let the trouble run
along, taking the doctors blood rem,
edies and rubbing on salve, but it did
not seem to get any better. 1t stayed
that way for about six months; then l
got a set Of the Cutieura Remedies,
and in about a week l noticed big
difference. and in three weeks it was
we'll entirely and / have not had the
trouble any more, and as this was seven
years ago, 1 consider myself cured. l
used one bottle Of Cuticura Resolvent,
one box of Cuticura Ointment, and two
cakes Of Cuticura Soap. l think it q
splendid medicine, and / recommend it
whenever / can. Mrs. Henry Porter,
Albion Neb., Aug. rs, 1906"