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The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-07
The Daily Alaskan Cable.

Elma, Wash, Sept --Aodrew Strong today surrendered to the police and confessed that he had murdered Frank Todd by beating him over .be head with a hagchet at his house in Hogulau. Tuesday. Strong claims that
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-07
CHAPTERS GET
 SHORT RESPITE
ATTORNEYS FOR OFFICIALS N SAN FRAN. CISCO GRAFT CASES GET bPPEIL
 TO HIGHER COURT
me Daily Alaskan Cable.

San Francisco. Sep. 7-The attor- ueys for Jhc indicted officials Of the United Railroads Of this city, have aP- piled to the supreme court for a writ of prohibition to prevent the trials of the accused from proceeding. They aliege that .he Grand Jury which found 'he indictments was illegally drawr. A de- csston or th. court will be rendered next week.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-07
MORE MEN ID
 HANDLE WIRE
The Daily AIasI,an Gable.

Washington, Sept. General Allen today made statement for publication iu which he says that the signal corps is short of men more than iJ is of off cers. Re recommended that the corps be made a part Of the line organization instead oI being maintained separately.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-07
TELEGRAPH COMPANIES
 WILL SETTLE WITH MEN
The Daily Alaskan Cable.

Washington, Sept. With the Knowledge that the entire country in sympathy with the demands of the striking operators and that to continue toreman in their obstinate position may eventually prove the cause of having
 the telegraph companies taken over for Federal control the the Postal and Western Union companies have about agreed to submit to the demands of the and the strike will likely be called off during the coming week It is known that all of the demands of the men will not be acceded to- but the maortyof the contentious made by the men will berecogniaed and they will be able to effect an honorable peace
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-07
The Daily Alaskan Cable.

Togeka, Sept, 7-The aCtorne-general of Kansas last night received word from the counsel Of the Brewing inter ss.s of the state that the injuEcaOn sul.s the Brewing trust intended bring .ng Monday next would not be brought The 10th Of this month will see the end of beer making in Kansas, and the brewsries which have been located in different towns ot the state and allowed
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-07

 ARE ARRIVING
The Daily Alaskan Cable.

Seattle, Sept The Gunb2at Raleigh of the Asiatic fleet arrived here yesterday. The Cincinnati, Mary land, Wess Virginia, Pennsylvania and Colorado are expected to be in port tomorrow.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-07
ENDORSE AGTS
 0F ROOSEVELT
IRRIGATION CONGRESS APPROVES OF TIE POLICY 0F NATIONS CHIEF 10
 PROTECT AND IMPROVE
The Daily Alaskan Cable.

Sacramento, Sept The Irrigation Congress in scssjon.hege today eudors- ed Roosevelts policies applied to the reclamation of desert land by irrigation projects aud the preservation Of the forests preserves.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-07

The Pack Train Restaurant will seTv wine with dinner orders, free iU place Oftsa or coffee. Come on D0ys.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-07
KANSAS WILL HAVE N0
 BRENER.E5 AFTER 5EPT I5

to remain IlIo 8 long time will be dis mantled and shipped Go other places, where the owners wiIl go iul' .h, bus ness.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-07
Listen ToIt

2ecitals on the Duplex day and night 8 The Seattle IIs lhe sweetest music trecity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-08
Trouble In Store.

One of the very few entertainments
which are free to Londoners was in
progress. A huge pawnbroker's shop
was on fire. and the firemen were busy
trying to prevent the conhagratiOn
spreading. Among the large crowd of
OnlOokers was one woman who was
evidently in an agony q excitement.
Every now and again she would urge
the firemen to more strenuous efforts.
and as the flames leaped higher her
grief became violent
whats wrong. MISUSE said SYM
pathetic bystander. Don't you upset
yourself. There amt no one there
What's the rowT'
Row" exclaimed the lady through
her tears. There will be n row II
they don't get that fire out soon. My
old mans Sunday suit is up that spout
and he don't know it."-London Elk
DrpSS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-08
LEGAL.
Publication Notice.

State of Illinois, Rock Island Coun-
ty-SS:
In the Circuit Court. to the May Term,
a. ID. 1907. In Chancery.
Charles f. ZiegIer. complainant. VS.
Samuel +. Snow. the unknown heirs and
deViSeeS of Samuel +. Snow. deceased.
Mary w. Snow. the unknown heirs and
devisees of Mary w. Snow, deceased.
fienrick Cool, the unknown heirs and
devisees of Henrick Cool, deceased, Will
liam II. Ziegler, Edward a. Ziegler,
Flora Il. Martin, Elsie NJ. Hartin, r. r.
GortOn, the unknown heirs and devil
sees of 7. Il. Gorton. deceased, J. G.
Starr. the unknown heirs and devisees
of j. c. Starr. deceased. Cyrus H. Nc
Cormick. and the unknown owner or
owners of the following described real
estate:
The west half % of the northwest
quarter "a of section ten G0). cX-
Govt inc. however. the south one %
rod thereof, and the south one % rod
tnereGI. ana the southwest quarter "a }
| Of section three go, all in township
nineteen 90. north of range two %.
east of the fourth ltD principal merid-
| ian. situated in the county of Rock Is
Hand and state of Illinois.
Defendants Bill to Quiet Title.
| To the above named nonresident de-
PENDANTS. Samuel Z. Snow. the unknown
heirs and devisces of Samuel =. Snow,
deceased. Mary w. Snow the unknown
theirs and deviseeS of Mary w. Snow
ldecea Sed. Henrick Cool. the unknown
heirs and devisees of Henrick cool. de-
lcca scd T. Il. GortOn. the unknown heirs
land deViSeeS of r. +. GOrtOn. deceased
IL. c. Starr the unknown heirs and dev-
iSceS OF J. {. Starr. deceased, Cyrus ii
lMcCOrmick. the unknown heirs ana
ldrvisees of Cyrus II. Mccormick, de
ICeaSed. and the unknown owner or own
ers of the following described real es'
Itatc:
The west half 90 of the northwes
IquaTter "a }. of section ten tlOD. eN
IceptiRg. however, the south one Il
rod thereof. and the south one % ro,
Thereof. and the southwest quarter "a
lof section three go. all in TOWNSHIP
nineteen G9) north. range two 90 cas-
lof the fourth ca principal meridian
Estimated in the county of Rock lSlan'
land state of Illinois.
| Affidavit of your nOn-reSidencc haV
ling been filed in this Office of the clerl
lgiVcn TO you and to each of you. tina
1.-The above named complainant has file,
in said court his bill of complain
against You. on the chancery side o
ISafd court. that Il summons in CHANGER
has been issued in said cause agains
lyou. returnable to the next May tern
tof said court. to be begun and holde
lat the court house. in the city of Roc
lIsllud. in said county and state. begin
lining on the first Monday of May. y. |
b 1897. at which time and place you Wi
iappear. plead. answer or demur to sal
hin of complaint, if YOU see fit.
| Dated at Rock Island, Ill, this 81
lday of April. \. u. 1907.
GEORGE w. GAMBLE.
| Clerk of Said Circuit Court
1""'"s +. Murphy, compliments 50
ilcitOr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-08
Publication Notice.

State of Illinois. Rock Island Coun-
ty-ss:
Title,
Moline Plow Company. complainant,
VS.. Sampson Berlinghame, the unknown
heirs or deViSeeS of Sampson Berling-
hame. deceased. Thomas ]. Buford, Jane
S. Cable, Gilmore w. Hurst. and Hiram
S. Gable: administrators with VIII an
neXed of the estate of James NJ Blu
ford. deceased. William .. NeguS, Ida
NJ. Titterington, Charles ID. Negus. Ida
NJ. Titterington, guardian of said Charles
-. Negus 4 minor. James w. knowlton,
Grace WaSgaman. Charles NJ. Osborn.
Sarah +. Corker Henry r. Curtis. Os-
born NJ. Curtis, Hugh T.. Curtis. Hope
C. {. Jones, William l.. Lee, the un-
known heirs or dcvisees of VIII
liam l.. Lee, deceased. VIII
liam II. Doane, the unknown heirs
or devisees of William Fl. Doane. de-
ceased, the unknown owner or owners
.of the north one hundred twenty G20)
feet of lot eight go in block nineteen
G9). in that part of the town. now city
.of Moline known as and called the Old
or Original town. in Rock Island coun-
ty. state of Illinois. O.. of any part
thereof, or interest therein, defendants
To the above named nonresident de
PENDANTS: Sampson Berlinghame, the
unknown heirs or deViSces of Sampson
Berlinghame deceased, James W.knowl-
ton, Grace Waggaman. Sarah +. Cork
er. Henry r. Curtis, Osborn NJ Curtis,
Hope G. c. Jones. William l.. Lee. the
unknown nellS or NtNlSttS OF w lilidl
l.. Lee deceased. William II. Doane. the
unknown heirs or dcviSeeS of William
II. Doane. deceased. the unknown own
cr or owners of the north one hundred
twenty G20) feet of lot number eight
go. in block number nineteen G9), in
that part of the town. now city of Mo-
llinc known as and called the Old or
Original town. in Rock Island county.
state of Illinois, or of any part thereof
or interest therein:
Affidavit of your non-residence and Of
1.-THE non-residence of each of YOU. hav-
ling been filed in the above entitled
cause in the office of the undersigned
clerk of the circuit court of the county
| of Rock Island and state of Illinois,
you are hereby notified that the above
named complainant has fed in said
court its bill of complaint against you on
the ChanCery side of said court; that a
summons in Chancery has been issued
in said cause against you returnable to
the Nav term \. ID. 1907. of said court
Ito be begun and holden in the court
house in the city of Rock Island ,in
said county and state, on the first Msn-
day of May, a. ID. 1907. at which time
and place you will appear and plead,
answer or demur to said bill of COM
plant as you may see fit.
Dated at Rock Island, Ill, this first
day of April 4. ID. 1907.
GEORGE w. GAMBLE,
Clerk of Said Court.
Sweeney & Walker, solicitors for
complainant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-08
SHOOTS FIVE MILES.
Our New Army Rifle the Deadliest Ever
Invented.

The new army rife Is the deadliess
firearm ever invented. AS tested by
ordnance experts, it has a range or
five miles, will shoot a bullet through
the bodies of f1fty-f1ve men with the
nearest man fifty-three feet away, and
at a distance of nearly one mile it Will
hurl its projectile through the bodies
of six men, says the Chicago Chronicle.
1t is six inches shorter than the krag-
Jorgensen, weighs nearly pound less,
and it requires but a second or so to
fix bayonets.
The name is the "New Model Spring
field" and it will be made at the arse
nails in Illinois and Massachusetts. The
capacity of the two plants is $50 rifles
a day, but only $50 are made at pres
emf, owing to the limited appropriation
made by congress. When the regulars
are supplied the new rifle will also be
issued to the recognized state troops.
The new weapon-which is of com
posite creation, the union of many
plans and devices-is forty-three inches
long and weighs 9.4T pounds. The new
rifle, owing to its shortness, will be
used by both cavalry and infantry. 1t
is the shortest of all rifles. for the next
in size is that of the Japanese, which
Is forty-eight inches in length. 1t will
give a distinct advantage to the Ameri-
can troops when they fight in jungles
in the Philippines or in thick under
growth, where the enemy will be ham,
pered by longer and more cumbersome
rifles.
BY experiments made in shooting at
corpses it has been determined that
the tleshy part of the human body.
from front to back, offers the same re-
sistance as pine plank one inch thick.
In the tests of this new firearm tar
gets made of pine were used, and at a
distance of fifty-three feet a bullet
passed through 54.7 boards one inch
| thick.
Despite the fact that the new rifle
| will hurl a bullet five miles it is doubt
| full if this test will be imposed in ac.
| tual warfare. The best sharpShoOter
aided by a telescope sight. can see q
| human target at distance of only
| 1000 yards, and 1t is doubtful If forces
In which infantry viii be brought into
| play will oppose one another at dis
lance of much more than mile.
| One of the most Striking features II
| connection with the new Springfield is
| the mob cartridge to be used when
ever troops are called out TO suppress
riots. If soldiers were ordered to shoe
on such occasions it would be danger
Gus to have bullets that travelled five
miles. as innocent persons Il mile o.
more distant might be killed. To NEE
| just such emergencies the mob car
fridge" has been devised instead of ;
single steel nosed projectile, and it i!
not effective at distance of more thar
| 200 wards
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-08
HOUSEKEEPING A FINE ART.
Domestic Science a Recognized Course
In Several of the Great Universities.

III SEVERAL OF InS SFGak universities.
The gift of nearly half million dol
lars to Columbia university for the es-
Enlistment of well equipped school
of domestic science marks Il long stride
in the perfecting of an educational in
stitution intended to give women the
special training and broader culture
demanded by the complex conditions
of twentieth century life, says the
Kansas City Star. What with the de-
mands of social life and literary broad
ening the average American woman of
today has fallen far short of the do
nestle accomplishments possessed by
her grandmother and makes but poor
showing as housekeeper when compar-
ed with the English, French and Ger
man women.
In Europe housekeeping is fine art
not beneath the dignity of even crown
ed heads. The queen of England is an
accomplished buttermaker. In Den
mark every girl is expected to become
mistress of all the details of practical
housekeeping, starting at the very bot
tom of the ladder. The daughter of
the democratic Danish minister Of
agriculture is today acting as cook gen
eral in Berlin family, where at the
same time she is learning German.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-08
TO CLEAR OUT THE WOLVES.
Men With Ability as Hunters to Be
Apo. nted Forest Guards

Following up the wolf investigation
by the department of agriculture last
year, the forest service is aiming to
appoint men as rangers and forest
guards who haze had experience in
hunting wolves and coyotes. The
wolves do not, as generally believed.
make their homes and breeding places
in the forest reserves. In fact. all of
the dens found in the neighbOrhOod of
the reserves studied We're in the foot
hills and outside the limits of the re-
serves. But the damage the wolves did
was very real, amounting. as near as
could be estimated, to 100000 an
nually for the western country for cat
tie alone, not counting sheep, horses
and other animals.
The forest rangers who have SO far
been appointed with special view to
their wolf hunting abilities are T. L.
Brandenstein and J. s. Whitlach in the
SawtOoth country, in Idaho, and Will
liam Postel and George NJ. Glover in
the Wind river valley of Wyoming. AS
these men are government employees
on salary and not trapping for boun-
| ties, they will have no inducement to
let the wolves breed, killing off only
| the old dog wolves, as is so often the
case with the professional trappers.
They will hunt out the breeding dens
of the wolves and break up the fami-
lies in this way. The next three
| months is the time when this work is
most effective, and good results are ex-
pected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-08

Estate of Mary aiOr. deceased.
The undersigned, having been APP
pointed Administrative of the estate of
Mary Major, late of the county of Rock
Island state of Illinois. deceased. here
by gives notice that she will appear be-
fore the county court of Rock Island
county. at the county court room. In
the city of Rock Island, at the June
term. on the first Monday in June next,
at which time all persons having claims
against said real estate are notified and
requested to attend for the purpose of
having the same adjusted. All persons
indebted to said estate are requested to
make immediate payment to the under
signed.
Dater 18th day of March, A. d. 1907.
PHEBE A. GOWL1NG.
Administrative.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-08
A FIFTY DOLLAR BILL.
The Find That Made Mark Twain a
Mississippi River Pilot.


One day in the midwinter of 1856
or 1871 think it was 1851 was
coming along the main street of Keo-
kuk i'll the middle of the forenoon. 1t
was bitter weather, 50 bitter that that
street was deserted almost. \ light
dry snow was blowing here and there
on the ground and on the pavement,
swirling this way and that way and
making all sorts of beautiful figures.
but very chilly to look ut. The wind
blew a piece of paper past me, and it
lodged against Il wall of house.
Something about the look of it attract
ed my attention, and l gathered it in.
1t was fifty dollar bill, the only one
| had ever seen and the largest as
semblage of money | had ever encom
tered in one spot. | advertised it in
the papers and suffered more than 4
thousand dollars worth of Solicitudc
and fear and distress during the next
few days lest the owner should see the
advertisement and come and take my
fortune away. AS many as four days
went by without an applicant. Then |
could endure this kind of misery no
longer | felt sure that another four
| could not go 10y in this safe and secure
way. | felt that L must take that
| money out of danger.
So | bought n ticket for Cincinnati
and went To that city. | worked there
several months in the printing Office of
Wrightson X Co. l had been readin.;
Lieutenant's Herndon'S account of his
| explorations of the Amazon and had
been nightly attracted by what he
said of coca. l made up my mind that
| | would go to the headwaters of the
| Amazon and collect coca and trade in
| it and make Il fortune. l left for New
| Orleans in the steamer Paul Jones
| with this great idea filling my mind
| One of the pilots of that boat was HOr-
! ace BiXby. Little by little l got ac-
| qUainted with him. and pretty soon ]
was doing n lot of steering for him in
his daylight watches. When | got to
| New orleans | inquired about ships
leaving for Para and discovered that
there weren't any and learned that
| there probably wouldn't be any durin-
| that century.
1t had not occurred to me to inquire
about these particulars before leaving
! Cincinnati. SO there | was. ! couldn't
| get to the Amazon. l had no friends
| in New Orleans and no money to spcaE
of. went 20 Horace Bixby and aske
! him to make a pilot out of me. He
I said he would do it for 500 cash il
advance. So | steered for him up t.
st. Louis, borrowed the money from
my brother-in-law and closed the ba.'
gain. | had acquired this brOther-in
law several years before. This Wa
William A. Moffett, Il merchant Il Vir
| ginian, fine man in every way. II,
had married my sister Pamela. With
in eighteen months | became n com
petent pilot, and l served that Office
until the Mississippi river traffic wa
brought TO a standstill by the breaking
out of the civil war.-f'rom Mar!
Twain's Autobiography in North Amer
lean Review.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-08
Publication Notice,

Office OF the Marion Lumber Com
pany. Rock Island, March p. 1907
Public notice is hereby given. that at
a special meeting of the stockholders
of the Marion Lumber company held
at the general office of the company. In
the Peoples National bank building
Rock Island, ILL.,. on the 23th day OF
March. A. ID. 1907, at the hour OF
o'clock in the afternoon. all the stock
holders of said corporation waving no.
tice required by law, and all the votes
represented by the whole stock of said
corporation voting therefor the capital
stock of said corporation was increas-
ed from the sum OF twenty thousand
dollars (s20, 100000 to the sum of fifty
thousand dollars ESQ, 0O0.00). and the
number of shares of stock from two
hundred (200) shares to five hundred
$500 shares: that a certificate of said
increase of stock, duly verified accord
ing to statute. has been filed in the Of
flee of the secretary of state at SPRING
field, Ill. and a duplicate thereof has
been filed with the recorder of deeds of
Rock Island county, Illinois. and that
said increase of capital stock Is an ac-
complished fact.
MARION LUMBER COMPANY.
William Roth, President 9
]. II. Trimble, Secretary.
jackson, Hurst & Stafford. Attorneya
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-08
Publication Notice.

State of Illinois, Rock Island Coun-
ty-SS:
In the County Court of Said County
To the May Term. A. ID. 1907.
To All Persons Concerned:
Due notice is hereby given. that the un.
derSigned, guardian Of Lillian Ruth Gowl-
ing. has filed in the office of the clerk
of the county court of Rock Island
county. in the state of Illinois. a petit
ton for an order for the sale OF the
following described real estate belong
ing to said minor, situate, lying and
being in the county of Rock Island. in
the state of Illinois, known and de-
scribed as follows, to-wit:
The undivided one-half part of the
west half of lot >. in block 6. in that
part of the city of Rock Island. known
as and called the Old or Original Town,
subject to the right of dover therein
of Phebe A. Gowling. the widow of
Thomas Gowling. deceased.
And that said petition will he heard
on the first day of said May term. A. ID.
1907 of said court. or as soon there
after as counsel may be heard. at which
time and place you can appear and OBJ
ject to said petition and proposed order
for sale. If you see fit so to do.
Dated this 18th day of March, A. II.
PHEBE a. GOWLING,
Guardian of Lillian Ruth Gowling. a
Minor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-08
Indications.


The early blooming straw hat peeps
Above the new mown hair,
The sergeS sprout. tan shoes are out
And cotton underwear.
yep; indications that it's spring
We see most everywhere)
The city resident now seeks
"A nice suburban place."
And exc he reads of eggs and seeds
And chicks of every race.
Gle longs to live near nature, and
His is an evil case)
The Joyous raiment in the Stops
Which same we can't afford,
We see, We try, and then we buy y
With our winters hoard
(And then we stand the landlord OF
For our rent or board.)
The love that babies in our hearts
We boldly, rashly speak.
With brain awhirl we meet the girl
And her hand boldly seek. q
Owe scorn to think of keeping I'D
On fifteen plunks a week. a:
Oh, yes; there is no doubt OF It; Z
Spring certainly is here,
For men are fools by natures rules
At this time of the year.
(by art and choice they are the same
At other times, we fear)
4. X Hedrtck in st, Louis Globe-De
--l-N - .ttsEa - =. LA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-08
Peanuts From Africa,

It is reported that Thomas F. Ryan's
10000 acres in the Kongo are to be
used for raising peanuts. Those who
fear that the market will be broken
by the unloading of this African crop,
says the New York Evening Post,
should note that we are already eating
the product Of more than seven times
that acreage at home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-08
A Mans
Duty

is to his family first, then to
his friends.
What obligation requires a
man to give personal security
for his friends, and thus imperil
his family's welfares
Corporate Bonds, as furnished
by the American Surety Com
pany of New York, are in
every way superior to Personal
Sureties, and are rapidly ST.
perseding them.
Don't assume an unnecessary
risk because of mistaken idea
of friendship.
When asked to sign a bond, do
your friend a service by putting
him IN communication with the