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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-15
EAST MOLINE.

William Sackville, Jr., visited his
grandmother Mrs. Norton in Milan
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Aldrich and son
Kenneth and little daughter and Ms
Sol Meader were guests of Mrs. Morris
Heagy in Rock Island Sunday.
The Plymouth Circle meets with
Mrs. Bid Woodruff Tuesday afternoon
to finish up the work preparatory 10
their fair which they will hold mex;
Friday evening in the basement of the
church. y short program will be rem
dered and hot supper will be served
from ) until I. Later in the evening
ice cream and cake will be served.
A society will be organized Tuesday
night at the home of Mrs. Frann
Beatty; the members will be the ones
who are interested in the erection of s
parsonage to the Congregations
church at East Moline.
Miss Frances Peterson of Rock Is
land spent Sunday with her parent.
Mr. and Mrs. Swan Peterson.
Ernest Winters has left for Beloit
w Is, W mere Ht HdS dCCGpJGu pOSlIIOil
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Baker OF Rock 1
land were guests of Mrs. Sarah Frit
chell Sunday.
Mrs. Ed Wilson and daughter Hen;
and Mrs. Clara Noyes of East Molin'
visited Mrs. l.. H. Beckwith of ROcl
Island Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Reab and son.
Harvey and William of Colona were
visitors at the homes of Mr.. and Mrs
William barrow and Mr. and Mrs
Fred Jordan Sunday. Clyde Fowler {
COlOna was also a visitor at the HON.
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Jordan.
John Parks and wife are movin;
into the house on the corner of Sey
enth street and Third avenue.
Mrs. George Hoover of Rock Islant
has been spending a few days with he
sister Mrs. ShultZ.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Cosgrove and sol
John were the guests of DR.. Duffy il
Davenport Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-15
Nervous
Prostitution.

The symptoms of nervous prostration
well illustrate the fact that there is
not a single organ in the human body
but is entirely and absolutely depend
ent on the nervous system for the en-
ergy and power by which it's functions
are performed.
You feel tired, weak and worn out,
lose interest in life, have no appetite
and poor digestion, disorders of liver,
kidneys and bowels, you cannot sleep,
your head aches and you feel discourage
ed and respondent.
DR.. A. w. Chase's Nerve Pills cure
nervous prostratiOn and exhaustion in
the only way it is possible to really cure
them-by actually forming nerve force
to revitalize the wasted nerve cells.
1t may require a dozen or more boxes
of this medicine to bring about a thor
ough restoration of your health. but you
can be certain that each dose is. at
least, doing you some good, and the
cure is bound to be natural and thor
ough. DR.. A. w. Chase's Nerve Pills.
50c a box at all dealers, or DR.. A. w.
Chase Medicine Company, Buffalo,
N. Y.
HARPER HOUSE PHARMACY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-15
REYNOLDS.

The baseball game played by the
Edgington and Reynolds girls teams
at the school yard Saturday attracted
fair sized crowd The game was
well played. The score stood p to 4
in favor of the visiting team. The
high school girls served lunch to the
Academy girls and the day was Srea,-
ly enjoyed by all.
Harry Cozad has returned to Rock
Island after spending a week with his
mother who has lately returned from
a western trip.
Miss Nola Ekstrom has sold her res
taurant and fruit business to a bust
ness man from Milan.
The ladies of the birthday crowd
are planning TO have a fine time at
Mrs. Frank Bahringer's home north
west of town Thursday afternoon il
is the first event of the kind to take
place in the new house and the ladies
will no doubt enjoy themselves even
more than usual.
Some of the young people are a ..
ranging to have a new tennis court
llc place SeIGCltu Is the NdCdDl lDl Oh
the corner east of Mrs. c. Bowes cot
tage on Main street. The lot is being
leveled and will soon be in first rate
condition for the devotees of tennis t.
engage in the game.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Wheaton and
their daughter Alyce and Mr.. and NJ :
Frank Keim drove to Muscatine Sun.
day morning returning in the evening
Miss Ida Millett is arranging gooj
program for Decoration day. The
school children are practicing their
parts.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Rigg were call
ed to Granite City. Ill. Saturday by
the serious illness of the formers sis
ter at that place. No hope for hel
recovery is entertained.
Charles Carpenter of near Edging
ton was in the village Saturday. H5
is just home from attending school Al
Valparaiso. Ind
Charles w. Haefele who has been
working in Chicago is visiting at home
for few days.
The funeral of Mrs. Susan CIPHER
was held here Saturday The remains
were brought from Kansas where de
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-15
HILLSDALE.

Charles Netser of Joslin spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs Charles Mer-
Ger.
Mrs. William Dillon was laid up last
week with neuralgia.
David Scott escaped uninjured in
the wreck last week on one of the Cali
fornia trains.
William Orr. Sr. is suffering with
heart trouble.
Miss Clara Mccartney and Mabe
Waters were Erie visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Quade visited relatives
in Moline Saturday and Sunday.
John Butter is visiting with his fam
lily in Urbana. III. this week. Mrs.
Butter moved to Urbana last fail
so as to get her children in good
school. Mr.. Buffers married daugh-
house for her father.
Mrs. Paul Lorenz and son of Moline
visited few days last week with her
parents Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Rathbun.
Mr.. Zerring of Princeton was helping
his manager Mr.. Homer Farmer on his
farm at Maplewood last week.
Jesse Walker was out of the CLOTH
ing store last week attending to other
business. His brother Elsie of Yuma
ran the store during his absence.
Mrs. Jack Robinson of Erie was 4
business visitor in Hillsdale Wednes-
day.
A number have been having a good
time fishing this last week the fish
have been biting well.
Grandma Ashdown entertained Nh.
and Mrs. George Genung of Coe Thurs
, day.
Mrs. Kate Martin and children visit
Continued on Page Eighty
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-15
MILAN.

G. H. Honens returned Saturday from
East St. Louis where he attended the
convention of A. o. L. w.
Miss Blanche Slocum of Rock Is
land spent Sundty with her friend Mrs
Joseph MOrehead.
John Gilmore is again able to BE-
down at his store after being laid up
with very sore foot, having steppe!
on d nail
The Misses Anna McQuaid and
Dessa Caldwell who have been teach
ing school in Silvis closed their
schools on Tuesday and returned 10
their homes in Milan.
Mrs. J. c. Johnston and daughter
Bessie returned Saturday from visit
at Warmers Station.
Rathbun brothers are moving Their
stock of hardware from the building
formerly occupied into the west side
of the Gilmore building which they
recently rented and painted and re
paired.
]. w Woerman of Peoria spent Sun.
day at the home of Dr. and Mrs. G. y
Virgins.
Miss Maud Medill of East Moline
spent Sunday at the parental home IN
Milan.
R. P. Wood of Moline was calling on
friends in Milan Saturday.
S. J. Ferguson of Rock Island aG
dressed the Methodist League in Milan
Sunday evening this being the ann,
versary of the organizing of the league
Little Pauline Strayer Tuesday after
noon. May IA. celebrated her sixth
birthday anniversary. Twelve of he:
little friends were invited to help her
celebrate. Many gifts were presented
her. Those present were Opie and
Mamie Campbell, Edith Eddy, MAJ:
gerry Caldwell. Bunice Nice, Mary
Philebar. Clifford Reid. Ruth Fisher
Cecil Blunt, Grace Dunber, Maynard
Clark. Pauline May and Edward
StraVer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-15
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

Clinton; delegates to national CONVEX
ton. B. L. Smiley of FIT. Dodge; eXecu-
tive committee, w. G. Guy, Davenport.
chairman; B. F. Dyer. Muscatine: F.
E. Merz, Dubuque, and George E. Ha"-
bon, Clinton. The next annual conveu-
ton will probably be held at Marshall
town.
More Smallpox is Discovered.-Ed.
KOontZ, a patient discovered TO be suf-
fering with smallpox has been remov-
ed from 500 Perry street to ST Rob
ert's hospital.
Fire in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS after.
noon fire was discovered in the bas >
ment of the Henley block at Fourtt
and Brady streets. In the basement
is located the heating plant and was
stored a considerable quantity of coal
and ratings This made a hoi
blaze and the fire was difficult tC
handle. The flames were confined E.
the basement but the entire building
was thoroughly smoked. The dam
age will probably not exceed $500.
O.
Obituary Record.-Mr. and Mrs. J
f. Bredow have received word of til,
death in Milwaukee of Mrs. Bredow'>
father August Krieger, which occurred
last Saturday.
Miss Anna Donahoo, daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Donahoo, dice
yesterday at the family home, 210-
Fulton avenue. at the age of 16 years
She was born in Davenport and ha:
lived here all her life
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-15
YUMA.

Mrs. Laura Daily of Albany is visit
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Daily.
George McMurphy of Hillsdale spent
Sunday afternoon with his sister-in-law
Mrs. E. NJ. McMurphy.
John Wainwright is preparing TO
build fine residence this summer.
John Daily will do the carpenter work.
James Donahoo and wife of Moline
attended church at Yuma last Sunday.
News has been received that Frank
Mumma of Wayne, Neb., is dead. Mr..
Mumma is brother of Nathaniel Mum
ma of Port Byron, also of Mrs. Mary
Sell of Hillsdale. He lived here a
number of years before going to Ne
braska.
Although it was cold enough to
freeze ice Friday night Monday morn
ing found the farmers hustling around
and planting corn so if it warns up the
corn will be in the ground ready to
come up.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank O'Hara visited
relatives near Hillsdale Sunday.
Mr. Mckinley of Moline has been
the guest of 7. J. Freh and family the
past few days.
Ross Wainwright of WatertOwn Wis
tied his parents Monday.
Oliver Eckstrom was calling on
friends here last Sunday.
Charles Wathen made business
trip to Rock Island Saturday.
Mrs. ID. w Mumma and daughters
were shopping in Moline last Satur-
day
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-15
MOLINE
Pythian Sisters Convention May 20.

Pytnian Sisters Convention May ~.
The Pythian Sisters convention for
district No. Is, which comprises the
towns of Erie, PrOphetstown, Morrison,
Sterling, Fulton, Cordova, Port Byron,
Moline, Dixon and Savanna, will be
held in Erie Wednesday, May 20. Two
sessions will be held, afternoon and ev-
ening. The arrangements for the con-
vention are in charge of Mrs. Mary l..
Harmon, deputy grand chief for district
No. IS, who is being ably assisted by
lakewood temple of Erie in the work
to make the convention success.
Grand Chief Elizabeth p. HOyt of Chi
casO, Grand Manager Lizzie Brimmer
of Sterling, and other officers are eX-
pected to be present, besides delega-
ton of members from the various
lodges.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-15
TAYLOR RIDGE.

Miss Pratt of Rock Island is visiting
at the home of her sister Mrs. Adolph
Hofer
Mrs. Charles Muhleman will ente'-
tain the Ladies' Aid society at her
home Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. A. n. Connolly has applica
ton blanks for any who wish to apply
as carrier on the rural route leaving
here.
Mr. Bahringer has the office building
for the Alexander Lumber company
well under way
Five car loads of cattle and hogs
were shipped to Chicago Tuesday from
this station.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Ronse spent Sun
day at the home of Mrs. Charles Shat.
fer.
Earl Hofer has been i'll with rhel
matism
Mr.. Savage has come to relieve Mi
Summer at the station.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-15
NATURAL GAS FOUND
NEAR HILlSDALE
Strong Flow Results When Well is
Drilled to Depth of IS
Feet

Natural gas has been found on the
farm of Chris. Bartch near Hillsdale
by the Skies brothers of Watertown
who have been drilling well there
y strong flow was found at a depth o!
50 feet. When ignited it burned with A
clear flame. 1t has not yet been dete--
mined whether the gas is in sufficient
quantity to warrant any attempt tC
utilize it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-15

ceased had been making her home.
She lived here about 30 years ago.
Dr. and Mrs c. c. Johnson were in
Rock Island Thursday.
Mrs. W. G. Davis is much better
than she was last week. She is able
TO be up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-15
FACTS AND FIGURES
Touching the Rock Island Tropical
Plantation Company.

title to $500 to $500 per acre, nave paid
timber. from to "a per cent annual divi-
,urchas- lends from such side crops alone.
re than BUT, FURTHER.
2 II APP A developed rubber plantation is
uniform worth more than $1,000 per acre,
that price having been offered for
over = plantation almost adjoining our land
which but the offer was rejected. Thus.
er acre, while drawing these dividends, your
t. capital has increased 500 per cent.
NOW THEN.
e-ioui u We are offering limited amount
u i"e'i of our stock for sale at a liberal dis
'''i p Pr count for cash, and if you will come
'''V"'ooV in at once your investment will be
" La - even better than these figures would
dS ND indicate.
lI,,,n,. TO SUM THE MATTER UP.
49, We have 100000 900 feet of um-
,,,S. ~ Der in sight. To quiet your doubts,
We call it only One-fourth of this, or
,,.- 100 600 900 feet. This should net
a, 49,, 49, us $50 per thousand, or $50 000, 900.
"a mo-, We cut this estimate down TO one
half of that, or $4,000. 900. This
gives us profit of s1,45S.33 on each
. and every share of stock, which
ling and Ioo,s CO iarno that we cut # in two
amount and make it S72916 per share, and
ill leave I'm ho.ir,, orr oet;r,o+o on tbo
! tiou9- proceeds from 1-16 of the visible re-
sources, our average annual divi-
dends will amount to 36l2 per cent
can be of tho mar ,,.1ro of our stool, oven
pe net - 60, sb,ro ,,oro iss,od ord ont
"ii,", standing.
BUT. HERE is ANOTHER POINT.
t of ST. Only a small proportion of our
stock in stock has been sold, and it is more
l taking likely that we will never need to
lie sums sell more than one-half of our stock.
realized This will not only double divi-
;. medic dcnds but double our holdings as
Id other well, since the unsold stock will be
st. issued as stock dividends.
IN DOES 1T PAY TO INVEST?
can be How have the rich become richo
Not through hard labor and patient
nth 5000 savfng-no siree-but through Judi
1858 is ciOus investments Through invest
&c times ments that have seemed too obscure
to the uniformed, but which have
offered enormous possibilities TO
re +o oot those who possess the knowledge
fill mean and the courage to take advantage
of So Of of the opportunity as it presented
+ on the itself.
HERE is YOUR OPPORTUNITY
1 will be The proposition may seem new to
de crops you; but, remember, the hunter who
Will ma merely follows the beaten paths is
Ids. 9th not apt to find any game. Call at
at from once, or address:
TROPICAL PLANTATION co.
n Block, Rock Island, Ill.
o~.or.e.oc<ocoor,o
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-15
DAVENPORT
Another $4,000 Building Planned

Another $4,000 Building Planned
The John F. Kelly company, whole
sale grocer, is planning to erect an
other fire-proOf building on Fourth
and Farnam streets to cost in the
neighborhoOd of $4,000 The plans
for the structure call for a building
with dimensions 12SX136, three stories
in height, providing for the buildin ;
of additional stores in later years. Ii
will be of reinforced concrete and VIII
be equipped with two power elevators
and one hand elevator. The second
floor will be capable of holding a
weight of 700 pounds to a square foot
and the others will stand 500 pounds
to a square foot. After active work
has been started the building can be
completed and ready for occupancy IN
about six months.
Preceptress for High SchooI.-For
the new school year the Davenport
high school will have a preceptress
This is the first high school in Iowa
to engage such a school official. al
lIOuSu lut NuSlplli - SNlItl al flll w ~
the East. The incumbent will be Mis-
Esther Bissell, who has been at tbs
high school during the past schop
year. The object of having preCep
tress is to provide person who shall
be to the girl students what the prin
cipal is to the boys. and more than
that, what he can hardly well be, .
gy;a nd Il aTyiGA-
The especial duty which attaches t.
the position is caring for the moral
welfare of the girls attending thc
school,
Raises Principals Salaries. - The
school board voted Monday evening t
raise the salaries of the principals OF
the grade schools in the city by $l0j
and 5000. according as they had chargJ
of what are ranked as small or large
schools. The 5000 raise will apply &c
ten principals, those in charge of Nos
l, >, 3. 4, >. 6. :, s. 9, II and - r.
spectively. The 500 raise will apply
to two. those in charge of Nos. 10 an
Is respectively. For the remainine
WV 'NAOolH NAiNlN a. IL nv 'llANAttl pa IL
cipalS. This action was taken by the
board on the presentation on a set oi
resolutions passed by the principals al
their last session, setting forth tn
fact of their long service and cOmpar
atively low salaries, being, as stated II
the memorial, exactly what they go
IS years ago. The resolutions asked
besides the raise in salaries the adop
tion of scale system of advancement
providing for the increase by 500 fo'
each five successful years of teaching
This the board was not at all disposed
10 grant but decided to make amends
for IS years of neglect by voting tbs
raise.
Letter Carriers Electric lows
State association of letter carriers Al
the carriers room in the pOstoffct
elected the following officers for the
ensuing term: President. John A
RustOn of Des MoineS: vice president
Orville E. Linton of Ottumwa; secre
tary and treasurer. William Devine o
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-15

cago, Grand Manager Lizzie Brimmer
of Sterling, and other officers are eX-
pected to be present. besides a delega-
ton of members from the various
lodges.
Strike Results in Wedding.-J o.
Johnson, 1921 Avenue J, South Chi
cago timekeeper at the Chicago Ship
building company's plant, believes it is
an i'll wind that blows nobody good.
For months past he has been trying to
secure vacation 10 wed Miss Alma
Olson 1888 Avenue J, and when the
plant was closed down because of Il
strike of employees, Johnson was told
to take advantage of the opportunity
and become a benedict. Johnson did so.
Red Men to Observation-Disclosures of
the allied tribes of Moline Red Men
King Philip, Tecumseh and FOX-arc
planning to swoop down on kewaneC
redskins in paint and feathers next
month. when the Kewanee tribe will
hold elaborate dedicatOry ceremonies
for the new wi2wam now under con-
struction and which is nearly COM
lpleted The local committee which had
in charge arrangements for the state
council meeting in this city last week
met Monday evening and audited bills.
1t was found that the total expense OF
entertainments was $3.50, and this
amount was ordered paid from the fund
created from the profits of the street
| fair last fall The Red Men are proud
of the fact that they did not find it
necessary to appeal to the Business
Mems association for financial aid in
entertaining the Indians.
Votes to Borrow 7,oOo.-Swedish
Olive lodge of Odd Fellows Monday ev-
ening voted to authorize its building
committee to borrow $4,000. that the
work of erecting the lodge home for
which plans have been drawn may pro
coed at once. This is the first local
lodge to undertake the erection of Il
building. So general is the interest in
1.-THE project that the attendance at the
meeting was 246. The state law re.
lquires that lodge must secure a two
| thirds vote of its members before il
can borrow money, and this action OF
Swedish Olive was in compliance with
this stipulation. The contract for the
building. plans for which were drawn
by Whitsitt & Drury. was let some time
Iago TO Peter Peterson, and the loan will
be negotiated at once that work may
be started promptly.
Obituary Record.-A short illness OF
lockjaw resulted in the death of Seth
&c. Brown, the 11-days-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. E G. Brown. 2310 Fourteenth
street. The infant died yesterday.
Charlotte G. Olson. wife of Martin
Olson died at her home. 135 Seventh
avenue, yesterday. She was born il
Sweden March 81, 1881. and came tC
Moline in 1883. Mrs. Olson was mar
ried to C. A. Oakleaf in Sweden and
seven children were born to them, two
having passed TO the great beyond. Mr.
Oakleaf died 20 years ago and Mrs
| Olson was married the second time
She leaves five children, three in Swe
den, and A. V. and o. T. Oakleaf OF
| this CITY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-15

Letter Carriers Elect.-The Iowa
State association of letter carriers al
the carriers room in the pOstoftice
elected the following officers for the
ensuing term: President, John a.
Ruston of Des Moines: vice president.
Orville E. Linton of Ottumwa; secre-
tary and treasurer, William Devine OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-15

Continued on Page Eight)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-15

$500 to $500 per acre, nave paid
from to "a per cent annual divi-
lends from such side crops alone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-15
REAL
ESTATE

An s-room house on 4th avenue, lot
.80x150, one of the prettiest corners
in town, lot alone worth over $4,000,
in good condi-
ton .... ..... $4,000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-15

The company holds clear title TO
10000 acres of hardwood timber.
This timber before it was purchas-
ed was found to contain more than
12O trees to the acre where it APP
peared to be of average and uniform
density.
These trees will average over p
0G0 feet of lumber per tree, which
will amount to 10000 feet per acre,
or a total of $3.50, 100000 feet.
BUT SUPPOSE
That it will average only one-fourth
Of this amount; that will still mean
10000 feet per acre. or total pro-
portion of more than 100000, 000
feet This lumber includes large
proportion of such woods as ma
hogany, zapote, chicle, Spanish ce-
dar. paquc, and many other equally
valuable varieties, some of them
selling in the American market at
$3.50 per thousand.
1t sells at the railroad in Mexico
at $50 to 500 per thousand, or an
average at American railroad mar
kets at $500 per thousand.
NOW SUPPOSE
That the cost of cutting, milling and
marketing this lumber will amount
10 $50 per thousand. That will leave
an average profit of $50 per thous-
aDI
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11
SWITCHING CHARGES
RAILROAD COMMISSION TO HEAR
 BIRMINGHAM COMPLAINT.
Session Today Win Also Take up Pe- titfon fer Lower Rate on Compress
 ed Cotton--Telephonc Rates

/ The Alabama Railroad Commission will meet at 10 o'clock this morning to try the case of the petition of the Wood Dickinson Lumber Company of Birmingham against the Birmingham Southern Railway Company and otheSs from the payment of switching charges on cars handled by the Birmingham Southern after delivery in Birmingham by trunk lines.
 The petition is for the absorption of the switching charge of si& by the trunk lines which claim that Since they the charges. they may properiy assess shippers for the same amount
 Another case of general interest is the Farmers Educational and Cooper alive Ccmpany's appeal against rracti- cally every railway, company s.he State. It is a petition for a rate on compressed cotton and its purpose Is reduction on the rate on compressed cotton comparatively to the rate on
 It is not kncwg how. many days the Railroad Commission will be in session. It is to take under advisement Tuesday the tariffs of the telephone companies operative in Alabama and # the a tsstimones taken are T, nrSsrS,i vsrsal that the reception cfeths evidence will require as 1t did recently in , Georgia and other states. many days.
 The citations of the telephone conn panies to appear and show cause why their tariffs should not be revised were made some time ago. but the actual hearing of the case has not been com pleted. It is expected that after the taking of evidence this week, the Com mission will render final decree in the ease.