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The Florida agriculturist., 1907-08-14
Growth of Florida Tobacco Industry.

Much has been heard from time to
time of the development Of tobacco
growing in Gadsden county, Fla, and
Decatur county, Ga. In these two
sections the production of Sumatra
under cover and of Cuban in the open
has reached large proportions and the
industry shows every sign of further
growth In Florida tobacco culture
is now pushing into other counties.
1t is claimed that there are 200 acres
being grown in the shade in Leon and
that trade is enlarging in Johnson and
Madison counties. Buyers are show
ing a willingness to contract crops in
the field or prior to planting, giving
prices that insure liberal profits
So much attention is being given
the extension of the industry in these
two Southern states that there is a
temptation in news circles to exag-
gerate facts. This is particularly true
with regard to acreage. Tobacco ex-
pert George T. McNess of the y. S.
Department of Agriculture, writing
American Agricu1turist says: AS far
as am able to ascertain, about 45oo
acres of shade tobacco are being
grown in Georgia and Florida this
year The entire acreage of both sun
and shade tobacco will possibly he
1000 acres. There is at least an in
crease of rs per cent in the shade to-
bacco acreage, compared with 'o6
The culture of high priced tobacco
in Florida and Georgia is resulting IN
changing the ideas of growers regard
ing land holdings. Planters now real
ize that with a comparatively small
farm, we'll cultivated, far greater
profits can be made out of tobacco
than were formerly realized through
general farming
The tobacco crop calls for the ut
most care and attention but in a good
season we'll repays every effort put
upon it. It is estimated that s1at
shade costs about $3.50 to erect.
Cheesecloth shading which is a popu-
lar method in N. E. and other North
ern sections, costs about the same.
However, the advantages of Stats are
more apparent when it is remembered
that they last five or six years, while
cloth runs out in a season or two.
Most of the Florida tobacco is raised
without irrigation, but those growers
who have put in artificial moisture
plants claim they are we'll repaid, as
it insures good stands in the driest
of weather. A correspondent of
American Agriculturist writing from
Chattahoochee says there has been
no lack of moisture in that important
section this year, the season proving
absolutely ideal for raising tobacco
The general outlook is for a most
promising crop.-American Agricu1-
turist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-27
ASSURES THE MAYOR
OF GOOD SERVICE
General Manager Lardner of Street
Car Company Informed Of Corn
plants by Mr.. Scnntfcr.

Mayor Schaffer has received the pc
tition of patrons of the Elm street
line under its old schedule. asking that
the city take steps to secure the re-
establishment of the service below
Seventeenth street. The petition is
largely signed. the signatures being
those of people who are Inconvenience.
ed by the present arrangement.
Mayor Schaffer has already taken
the matter up with General Manager
J. F. Lardner of the Tri-city Railway
company, and the mayor has been
given the assurance that the company
will make the service on the Elm
street line satisfactory. as soon Is
some schedule can be devised which
will accomplish this.
Not only does the present arrange
ment incommode people living in the
west end of the city. but all patrons
of the line are incOnvenienced, be
cause of the uncertainty of the ser
vice. Yesterday the cars lost an hour
amounting to four trips from one end
or one round trip. between 4:30 and
II o'clock Patrons complain that
one can never tell positively AT what
hour the cars will pass.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-27
RETURNS HOME; BABY DEAD
Mrs. Bertha Huston of Muscatine Be-
reaved While on Visit.

Mrs Bertha Huston of Muscatine
learned for the first time as she step
ped from the train last evening afte:
a visit at Davenport OF. the death OF
her 6-months-old baby which she had
left in the care of her mother. Mrs
Sarah Huston. The mother of the
child came to Davenport Christmas
day, and the little one was apparently
in perfect health at that time Yes
terday morning it passed away and
the grandmother was unable to reach
the mother by telephone to inform
her of her bereavement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-27
BY ASPnYxIATION
Paul karIowa, Davenport Mar.
ufacturer, Commits, Sui
eide at His Home.
ILL HEALTH The CAUSE
Entered Employ of Robert krause
Company and Through Matri-
mony Rose to High Place.

Paul Karlowa, president of the Rob.
ert Krause company of Davenport
manufacturers of overalls and like
products, committed suicide last night
at his home, 723 Brown street, by turn
ing on the gas in his room. He had
long been afflicted with asthma and
hay fever, and it is believed by mem
bers of his family that worry over his
ill health drove him to take his owl
life, as no other reason is apparent.
Welded Employers Daughter.
Mr. karlowa was born in Germany
in 1860. When 23 years of age he
crossed the Atlantic, and, coming west
located i'll Davenport. He found EN-
ployment with the Robert Krause com
pany, and proved himself valuabl;
workman. He won the hand of his
employers daughter, Miss Amelia
Krause, and they were married in 1888
On the death of Mr.. Krause a few
years ago he was made president O
the firm.
The funeral. which will be private
will be held from the home tomorrow
afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-27
MANY new SUITS
Sheriff's Office Kept Busy Serv-
= ing Summons in Cases for
the January Term.
BILL FOR AN ACCOUNTING
Owners of Patents Start Action 10
Force Moline implement Manu-
facturers to Settle.

Today is the last day of service in
the circuit court for the January term
and the sheriff's force was kept busy
serving summons for cases filed yes
terday and today. Many new cases
have been filed.
ThilO Knabe filed a praecipe in a
$4,000 damage suit against the Rock
Island Sash G. Door works, for per
sonal injuries. McEniry & McEniry
represent the plaintiff.
Michael Foley is the plaintiff in a
$1,000 damage suit against the city OF
Moline and Frank Pressed. w. r
Moore represents the plaintiff.
Frank H. Bertelsen has started q
suit to recover $4,000 damages from
the Rock Island Plow company. fol
personal injuries.
Cyrille Allemeersch is the plaintin
in a $4,000 suit against the Republic
3 Iron & Steel company for personal in
juries. -
Wants an Accounting.
Mott X. PharlS OF syracuse, y. |.
and Louis A. Keene of Waterman, Ill.
have filed a bill 10 compel the Molin5
Pillow company and the Mandt Wagon
company of Moline to make an ac
counting of royalties alleged 10 be duo
the compliments under a contract fOl
the use of certain patents for a manure
sprcader. The bill sets up that thl
companies have made large numbel
of these machines, and that so far they
have failed and refused to make any
settlement of the royalty which was t
be So for each machine. Luther A
Miller and Jackson. Hurst & Staffor'
represent the compliments.
Abbott & Son have filed a $1,000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-27

damage suit against E. F. Godfrey
and his wife Searle & Marshall rep
resent the plaintiffs.
Against street Railway.
Kenworthy e Kenworthy and Law
renee Magill. for Ed Slevin. filed q
$1,000 suit against the Tri-city Rail
way company this afternoon. The
case. the attorneys state. will test the
right of the street car company &c
transport advertising cars over its
lines. The suit is to recover for per
sonal injuries sustained in & runaway
accident in Moline, when horse
driven by Mr.. Slevin became fright
ened at an advertising car bearing {
holiday announcement of a Davenporl
house. The suit will attack the right
of the company to use its cars FOR al
vertising purposes.
Sues on Notes.
The State bank of Rock Island has
filed three suits on notes, two agains
IC. E. Shields, C. E. Bryan. II. 0. Rolls
and j. S. Wilbert. one for $4,000 an'
the other for $1,000. and the thir'
against C. e. Bryan. ]. S. Wilbert, h
e. Brown, A. w. Weimer, and William
Weimer. for $4,000. The suits arr
based on notes to the bank.
George Schneider has filed a sui
against NJ R. Iglehart & Co. 70
S42G.54. which he alleges is due hin
as commissions while in the emplo.
OF the marble firm.
Sarah c. Jenkins has started sui
to recover $4,000 from B. r. Town
drow. F. w. Gould, Stella B. Town
drow, and Emily S. Barnard, on not
alleged to have been made by the de
PENDANTS. The plaintiff is representa-
by \. A Larson.
A suit to recover $195 on an &C
count was begun by the Fernando
Hermanos Y Ca. of Tampa, Fla
against the S. NJ. Arndt company
Haas & Weld represent the plaintiff
Divorce DilIs Filed.
Mrs. Mamie Gilman, in "a divorc
suit against her husband, Norman Gil
man. charges the defendant with DRUM
enness. They were married III Roc
Island May 81, 1904, and lived togetl
err until May /, 1907. H. NJ. McCasl
rim is the complainant's attorney.
Mrs. Matilda Buford has started SUI
for divorce from her husband, job
Buford, on the grounds of drunkenness
land cruelty. They were married No
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-27
SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

ISociety news, written or telephoned
to the society editor of The Argus, will
he gladly received and published. But
in either case the identity of the sender
must be made known, to insure relia-
bility Written notices must bear sig
nature and address.
Visitors Being Feted.-A series of
social affairs has been arranged as a
courtesy to the young people who are
visitors in the city and home from
college for the holidays. The Misses
Hanna and Fannie Rothschild will be
hostesses to the Delmar club girls to-
morrow afternoon at their apartments
in the Argyle flats, Davenport. com
plimentary to Miss Berniee Ornstein
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-27
PLAN OPEN HOUSE
FOR NEW YEARS DAY
M. C. A. Jan. and Program Will
Be Given in the Evening.

Preparations are being made for the
annual open house reception to be held
at the Y NJ. C. A. New Years day.
Visitors will be welcome all afternoon
and evening, and in the evening pro-
for the coming year will be auctionetl
off, H A. Weld to act as auctioneer
Luncheon will be served from $50 to
6 o'clock. The program will include
musical numbers. and a basketball
game will probably be played between
| two of the association teams.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-27
Stockholders, MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stock.
holders of the Rock Island National
bank of Rock Island. ILL.,, will be held
at their banking house on Tuesday
Jan. IA, 1908, at $3.50 o'clock p. m, fol-
the election of directors and the trans
action of such other business as may
properly come before them.
= H. e. CASTEEL, President.
III. B. Simmon, Cashier.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-27
10. 1879. Searle & Marshall represen
| the complainant

9, 1879. Searle & Marshall represent
the complainant
Loss ON Contract.
George Framing has filed a suit to
recover from Blakely Bros. the sum
of $500 he alleges he lost on cattle
deal by reason of the failure of the
defendants to accept the cattle accord
ing to agreement. Searle & Marshall
represent the plaintiff.
Want Names Changed.
Three Rock Island men today filed
petitions in the circuit court to change
| their names. John Richard johnson
wants to transpose the last two names
and be known as John johnson Rich
| ard; Otto Olson desires to change hi:
surname to Oleen, and Martin Johr
Olson desires to assume the name o
Martin John Laure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-27

Thirty Club Dance.-An unusually
large number of young people enjoyed
the dancing party given by the Thirty
club at Industrial hall last evening.
The affair was one of the most enjoy
able of the winter series.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-27

1917 Sixth avenue. The ladies will lis
ten TO talk by Mrs G. H. Huntoon of
Moline on her impressions of Japan
and her experiences while there Mrs
Huntoon is an interesting speaker and
the ladies look forward with much
pleasure to hearing her
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-27
WILL BE CLOSED SUNDAYS
Meat Market Proprietors Agree II
Shut Up Shops.

All meat markets east of Twentieth
street will be closed all day Sundays
from Oct. l to May 1.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-27

Celebrate Silver AnniVersary.-Mr
and Mrs Joseph Geiger at their home,
500 Fourth avenue, last evening cele-
brated the 18th or silver anniversary
of their marriage From to s O'Clock
supper was served to about 40 guests
who included all the employees of the
cigar factory of which Mr. Geiger is
proprietor. the members of the Rock
Island MaennerchOr of which he has
been president for seven years and
the members of st. Mary's church
choir which he directs. An orchestra
furnished music during the evening
and there were songs by the Maen-
nerchor and the choir of st. Mary's
church. Mr. Geiger and Miss Margaret
Rueth were married Dec. 26, 1882. at
Milwaukee. Wis. and came at once
TO Rock Island where they have since
resided, Mr.. Geiger having embarked
in the cigar manufacturing business
on small scale at Sixteenth stree;
between Third and Fourth avenues.
Mr. and Mrs Geiger are the parents
of II children seven of whom are
living
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-27

VOU ought to step lively to avoid disappointment if you
are interested in these money-saving specials
Dresser sdeboard scarfs hemstched drawn
work. Saturday, all day. SAC.
Al dozen pure Linen Napkins per dozen, Sl.l2
60 dozen Union Napkins. per Dozen SEC.
Ladies 21c Handkerchiefs Saturday &C.
30 dozen of those pure linen Hemstched Handkerche
each Sc.
WOmen's DOngOla Kid Shoes heavy soles. pair $1lS.
Women's 39c Cashmere Hose Saturday Csc
Ch!drens 6oc Kid Shoes, pair SOC.
Mill length loc fancy light Tennis Fannels per yard 7c
At o'clock best &c Silver Gray Dress Prints yard 41c.
All day fancy Table Oil Cloth slight mperecons yard &c.
Tree for New
day while they last. just half price, Seer Half.
Colonial Crystal Tumb worth 75c dozen Saturday
set of for l9c
4Sc 's -' -'NN' "
Beautiful Hayiand China Cups and saucers worth si25
Saturday. and 69c.
Jao China Trays Receivers Bon Bons etc. lust the kind for
return gifts marked for Saturday chooses 33c.
Pretty Tennis Flannel Night nicely 85c ones Soc
Chtds Goats we'll made and trimmed should double Saturday
all sizes. Sll9.
coors and fancy stripes values
tor 800 mistake. SOC.
Saturday 20 copies The Maquerader great
this low price. 39c.
Al Stationery slightly damaged soe during the holiday rush
goes Saturday al half price. on e-haif. One-half.
Hot Water Bottles quart Goodyears special $1.0O
Steel studded Elastic Belts steel buckles. at 3Jc.
Carriage Shopping Bags worth $780, Saturday soc.
Hundreds Of Ribbon Remnants during holidays
pain and fancy marked regardless Of value and lOc.
Ten styles Aoer Laces Ieinches wide Oriental lace best
signs worth 81 90. yard SOC.
Ten dozen finest Sikned red brown tan.
back and mode. fl.25 and 81 SO values, Csc pair
Mems Tennis Night Shirts. all all day. 3Sc.
Ladies heavy ribbed regular $50
value. 19c.
pieces Fancy FIanneets dainty designs and co
broken lines loc I23c and lac value till sold Sc yard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-27

eemund.-Miss Emma Sieg-
mund, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Siegmund of South Heights, and
George Coltman were married Tuesday
evening at o'clock at the home of the
brides parents by Rev. Marion Hum
phreys. Miss May Siegmund, sister OF
the bride. and Fred Broksieck were
the attendants Pink and white were
the wedding colors. the ceremony TAX
ing place under an arch of roses. The
dining room was decorated in red and
white The bride wore white Persian
lawn and carried roses. The brides
maid wore white. Mr.. and Mrs. Colt
man will make their home temporarily
with the brides parents. Mr.. Coltman
is a polisher employed in Moline. Mr.
and Mrs. Ross MeMan of Peoria were
guests at the wedding.
o. A. r. Will Meet Tomorrow.-FOrt
Armstrong chapter, Daughters of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-27

o. A. r. Will Meet Tomorrow-Fort
Armstrong chapter, Daughters of. the
American Revolution, will meet tomor
row afternoon with Mrs. Mary w. Carter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-27

of Cincinnati. a guest of Miss Elsa
Simon, Miss Mildred Moritz of Keota.
Iowa. and Miss. Clara Gardner of Chi
oago. Monday evening at the Hotel
Davenport Miss Simon will entertain
at dancing party in honor of the
visitors, Tuesday noon the Misses
Mosenfelder at their home, sos Tween
tieth street, will give a luncheon,
Tuesday afternoon Mrs / Klein and
Miss Klein will entertain at card
party at the Outing club, Davenport
Miss Alma Mosenfelder at her home
$50 Twenty street, Will give a
luncheon Thursday and in the evening
of the same day Miss Lillian Hubers
of Davenport will give a dancing party
at the Outing club. Friday afternoon
Mrs. Eli Mosenfelder will give a thin
BILE party at her home i'll Davenport
Thursday afternoon the Tri-city Euchre
club will be entertained at the home
of Mrs. |. Klein, 1919 Brady street
Davenport.
Miss Elsa Simon at her home. S42
Nineteenth street last evening receiv
ed informally for her house guests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-27

Married at Coal Valley.-The mar
riage of Miss Lavinia Nj. .Dallwege to
Samuel Guy Hutchinson was quietly
soIemniZed at 6 o'clock Christmas ev-
ening at the home of the brides par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Dallwege, re
siding half a mile north of Coal Valley,
Rev. A w. McMaken officiating. Miss
Edna Dallwege attended the bride as
bridesmaid. and A. j. Hutchinson OF
Rock Island, brother of the groom
served as best man. After the cere
mony a wedding dinner was served
Both of these young people are widely
known in the community where they
have lived all their lives, and have a
host of warm friends. The bride is 4
worker in the Presbyterian church al
Coal Valley, and for number of years
has been the superintendent of the
Presbyterian Sabbath school. The
groom is prosperous young farmer
living about five miles south of Goa
| Valley Mr. and Mrs. Hutchinson vii
reside in Rural township, where they
have a home already furnished. They
will begin housekeeping in their new
home at once, and the well wishes o.
host of friends follow them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-27
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-09
WHAT THE CITY LOST
Nearly N.oeo Difference Between
 Scoviil Co and City.


 The city lost neat sum in the law suit with the Scovill Manufactur- ing Co over the price of water. The full amount according to the method of making out bills for metered ser vice in the water department footed up $13,235.16. The amount finally ordered paid by the court was re- duced to $9.341.S9. The question at issue was whether separate bill should be rendered for each meter or should the reading for each be taken and then add the whole of them to- gether and render the account as one bill. The city has always rem dered a separate bill for each meter, but the decision of the court will be apt to do away with that in the fu- ture. The adding of all the readings gives the consumers the beneht of the lowest rate and puts the article within their reach at less than half the cost of production. In addition to losing its case the city is also out the cost of the suit.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-09
HOSPITAL APPROPRIATION.
Representative Hayes Fears It Will
 Not Pass-A New Bill.

Representative Abncr r. Hayes said today that the bill to make an appropriation of xi0.O00 for the St Mary's hospital seems to have struck . snag in the room of the Judiciary committee in Hartford. It is not the policy of the state to allow appro- prlations for the buildings of hospi. tals or other public institutions and the snax in this instance is the non existence of the hospital in question. \ bill. practically similar 10 that for the St Mary's hospital gave the com mittee on judiciary some bother a week or two ago. It left an unfavor- able impression upon the mind of the committee. The institution con cerned in the bill was the Greenwich hospital. which 1t seefs has not yet been started. But Representative Hayes has framed substitute bill by which he hopes to remove the impress sion created by the hearing in Hart ford the other day, and win the ob- ject aimed at.
 A report has not been made on ;lIs Greenwich hospital bill. but one vii; be made soon. and. 1t is said tLat is will be unfsvo-able.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-09
CITY. NEWS.

The Algonquin club will give a private dance on Easter Monday night.
 MT and Mrs Walter Olroyd have returned from their wedding trip and have taken a residence on Wal nut street.
 When the public realizes that it is going to see good show, there Is certainly a big demand for tickets, as was shown to-day when Coming Thro' the Rye" played in town. AL though the advance sale for the evening performance of many shows this season has been large, it is a long time since the call for tickets for a matinee reached such propor- tions. To-day at noon not reserved seat for this afternoons performance could be had and Manager Harry Parsons stated that he had been busy all morning turning away orders.
 0ficer Hayes arrested a handsome Boston bull terrier on West Main street this morning and escorted 1t to the police station on the end of a rope. It proved to be the cleyerest prisoner of the canine family taken into custody since the advent of the dog scare. It would gnaw ropes as fast as you could put them on and when chain was used instead 1t sat down and commenced to chew that. Finding it too hard for its molars it gave 1t up, but not until it was so exhausted that it was scarcely able to stand. It has about the homeliest face you ever saw on dogs head. and yet DoOrman Lynch considers it the handsomest Boston bull he ever laid eyes on. and expects to see the owner call for 1t every minute.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-09
ANTI-JAPANEsE BILL PASSES.
California Senate Agrees on Measure
 to Keep Them Out of Schools.

San Francisco. March 9.-After the hottest debate of the session of the senate last night agreed on an anti Japanese measure which satisfied nearly every one and is almost sure to become a law.
 The Wolfe measure originally pro viled that the board of education shall have the right. to establish sep arate schools for Chinese, Indians. Japanese. Mongolians and others (the worL Japanese not being in the present law) and further that no child over 10 shall be admitted for the first time to any primary school.
 On the showing that the country school districts are full of boys and girls who could not enter primary school for the first time until they are past 10 the bill was amended by add ing the proviso that children or adults of any age may be admitted with the permission 0f the school superintcn- dent or board of trustees.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-09
SECOND sIGHT ON EVE OF 100.
David Dctrick, Nearly a Century old,
 Reads Without Glasses.

New Albany. Ind, March 9.-Dsvid Derrick, if he lives until May g. will be 100 years old. and the event will be celebrated at his home in Eliza beth, eighteen miles southwest of this city. He is a native of Ken lucky. but vas brought to Indiana in infancy by his parents. A few years ago he received his second sight and he reads the finest print without the aid of glasses. With the exception of increasing deafness he is re- markably we'll preserved man. He Is one of the few men in this vicinity who voted for John C. Fremont in 1856, at the birth of the republican party. and he has voted for every re- publican presidential nominee since that time.
 Henry Frank and John Goeswain, who are near neighbors Of Mir Det- rick, are approaching tAeir ssth birthdays.