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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-30
"THE TINGLE
OF ACHIEVEMENT
The Power To- DO Things In the World
nrpend. on Physical and Mental
stamina. How TO Keep
Well and strong.

This So strenuous Rge Struns
nerves. q clear brain and healthy body
are needed TO WIN success. Ambitious
men, cnsroSsed iu business or pro-
fessiOnal ufe frequently find them
serves subject 10 headaches, nervous
hess. dyspepsia and insomnia. which
greatly lessen the ability TO accom-
plish the tasks they set out to per-
form
Bcechams Pills are n most valuable
medicine FOR busy men Their timely
use viii keep the ORGANS In good trim
They tone tho stomach, Increase the
vitality purify the blood. regulate tho
powels and give Clcarness 20 the brain
While Beecham's Pills contain no mar
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the man who finds himself unable to
sleep because he cannot relax the men
tai faculties. y pill or two taken a
short time before retiring viii equal
80 the circulation. withdraw tho blood
tom tive brain and bring rcptful aud
rl frcshlug Fi~p.
Tic prices OF Hecrhnm'e ptils arc toc
and 25c a box AL druggists sell them.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-30
LUMBER FIRM
IS BANKRUPT.
PETITION is FILED BY MEMBERS
OF WESTERN MICHIGAN
COMPANY.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Dec. So
The firm OF Mann. Watson & &C.. Of
MuskegoE, has failed. Robert il.
Mann and VIM. G.. Watson filed a pe
tjtion In bankruptcy in the federal
court Tuesday The petition asks that
the court take charge OF their assets
for the benefit OF creditors. Liabili'
ties are placed at $4,000, and the
assets will aggregate $4,000. includ-
ing some doubtful paper in the shape
of notes and open accounts.
The firm is one OF the largest lumber
dealers in western Michigan. The
company, the petitioners say. were
general partners with Paul Smith, OF
Greenyfne. in the Greenyille Lumber
Co. the trial balance OF which shows
the debts OF that firm to be s12,523.S4,
Tor which Mann, Watson & Co. are
directly liable. The assets OF the
Greenylle firm will cover the nabi.l-
ties. The firm was also general part
ners with Charles Bogue in the Adrian
Lumber Co. the debts OF which are
given as 81 800. with assets OF $685.
900 approximately.
Distributed among the creditors OF
the petitioners are lumber firms
through the state, and in the south.
The following banks with amounts
are also named as creditors: Muske-
gon National bank, S10,S00; Old Ne
tional bank. Grand Rapids, s10,s00;
Hackley National bank, Muskegor,
$40, 900: National bank, Grand Haven.
$4,000; Northern National bank. Ash
land. Wis, $500; Fremont State
hank. 10000: First National hank,
Muskegon, $1,000; f. NJ Kingstury.
Muskegon, $4,000; Mary Z. Cook. Mus
kegon. s. 600, and long list of mer-
chandise creditors.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-30

A female toad lays from 1000 10 l..
600 eggs at time. comparatively few
OF which hatch and reach maturity
at the age OF five years.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-30

An adjustable band TO clasp stove
pipe, with radiating arms. has been
devised by Chicagoan rs new form
OF clothes drier.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-30

~ 1srinsiss. no fuss ana
~ plain, neat kind. that
sCnee Printing Co. Is
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-30
Driven to Suicide
By Reflections Of
Christmas Season

LANSING. Mich, Dec. 30.-Yuletide
reflection and memories OF his mother.
who committed suicide seven years
ago. caused William Halsted, aged 10,
of Batavia, y. Y, 10 attempt self
destruction here by taking an ounce
OF chloroform. The prompt arrival
of the police saved the young mans
life. He ran away from the home OF
his father a few weeks ago and has
been working at the Odds Motor works
for two weeks.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-30
SON KILLS FATHER.

WAKEFIELD, Mich, Dec 90
Black Joe" the trapper. was killed at
Hurley by his son, II is said. The ia
Their had been cruel TO his wife and
son, and the latter had lived In the
attic for two weeks fearing the
wrath OF his parent. The father start
ed for the attic and was shot.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-30
SECTION BOSS al YEARS,
SAME ROAD, PASSES AWAY

HASTINGS, Mich, Dec. go
Charles Hardke, aged 6S. one of the
oldest employees OF the Michigan Cen.
trail railroad. diedfat hts home in this
city. lie had been section boss for
Al years. since the Grand River Valley
division was built from Jackson TO
Grand Rapids. He lived In Ann Arbor
before coming 10 Hastings when tho
railroad was built. Worn out by years
OF hard work he was taken III several
weeks ago. nc was born I'm. Germany.
The present system of punctuation
was devised In the fifteenth century,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-07
home IOBECLOSED
Association for Care of Old La
dies Obliged to Abandon
Its Building.
FINANCES is THE cAusl
Inmates to Be Supported In Board
ing Houses--Disposition of
Effects.

At the meeting of the Old Ladies'
Home association at the Harper house
this morning, it was decided TO aban
don the home owing to the fact that
Ii cannot be longer maintained for
financial reasons. This move proved
inevitable, in view of the conditions
that have heretofore been detailed in
The Argus. The home will be closed
forthwith, but the organization will
be continued, and the present inmates
will be cared for by the association
| in boarding houses.
Disposition of the Effects.
The furniture donated by the B. B.
Us has been given TO Bethany home
That given by the ID. A. R. is to be
used for rooms now occupied by one
| OF the inmates, and such of the re
mainder as can be used will be kept
The rest will be sold at private sale
A committee was appointed TO take
charge of the closing up of the affair.
of the home.
| If they had had an endowment the
home could have been maintained
All subscriptions that have been made
IT, the association will be retained as
Under the provision of the bylaws
The annual meeting will be held tbs
first Tuesday of May at which all who
have paid the So annual fees are en-
titled to vote for new members. of the
board of managers.
| Boarding places have been secured
for the two inmates now in the home
i Interest Only Used.
/ The entrance money of $500 pait
by inmates, will be retained intact
only the interest being used, as stip
ulated by the bylaws.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-07

Jake that his creditors have callet
mass meeting to determine what j
o be done.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-07
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

City Council Room, Rock Island, H.,
April 6, 190S.-The council met in
regular session at 8 O'Clock p. M, May
or Schaffer presiding and all the aid
ermen present.
Alderman Anderson moved that the
rules be Suspended, that pay roll, ord
inances be considered, that ordinance
directing city collector to report to
county collector be considered, and
that when council adjourn it be to
"Wednesday evening at O'Clock. Car
ried.
Alderman Anderson from the finance
committee submitted an ordinance,
which was considered and adopted by
unanimous vote. allowing the labor
pay roll for week ending April 4, as
follows:
Weekly Labor Pay Roll for Week
Ending April q, 1908.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-07
The Family.

(second Avenue, East of Nineteenth
Street.)
Vaudeville mt 5, and 9.15 p. m. Tw
matinees Sundays and holidays.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-07
: Notice to contractors.

Bids will be received at the Office
of the board of local improvements
Rock Island, ILL.,, up to p. M, April
20, 1908, for the improving of Seven,
teenth avenue, Thirtieth to Thirty
eighth streets. Specifications on file
at the office of the city engineer
Contractors will be paid in bonds bear
ing 5 per cent interest per annum. AL
bids must be accompanied by cash OF
La certified check on a responsible
bank, payable to the order of the pres
ident of the board of local improve
ments, in an amount of 10 per cent oil
the aggregate of the proposal
H. C. SCHAFFER,
President Board of Local Improve
ments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-07

At the Eiite-The Harry Bernard
Company is .;ill at the Elite. which
means that side-splitting laughter is
being INDUCED in there every night
The company is putting on a play
this week which is even better than
the ones of the preceding weeks and
hesides there is an extra attraction in
the popular American Newsboys
Quartet" This act alone is great
drawing card as it is well known
fact that nothing in the quartet line
has met with more success in this
city than these four.
Richard earle Made Defendant
On whether Richard earle can con-
vince judge in the municipal court
at Chicago of his being in the right,
no matter what his surroundings or
conditions, as quickly as he does his
wife in "Marys Lamb rests the ques-
| ton whether he pays to John Henry
lO'Connor 100000 for breach of con.
| tract. If Carrie could find candle
stick in the court room and start to
| walk out of as12th story window while
| i'll state of automatic ambulation,
as he does every night and on matinee
days, those who have seen him are
confident he would be victorious in
the coming suit for damages. Anyhow
lO'Connor. known on the stage as Harry
| Conor, yesterday filed suit, claiming
he signed contract with Garlic and
Charles Mack, Carlos manager, to ap
Ipear for two years in "Mary's Lamb
as the henpecked husband His sal
ary,. he declared, was to be $500 g
week. "OConnor signed contract
last August, ".said Attorney Bachrach
"He rehearsed for number of weeks
and then appeared in the part, making
such a success of it that earle was
jealous and discharged him."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-07
PIERCE WINS FROM WALSH
Six-Round Fight at Philadelphia Re-
suits in Victory for Home Talent.

Philadelphia, Pa, April Young
Pierce's shifty footwork and strength
enabled him to win six-round decis-
ion from Jimmy Walsh of Boston at
the West End Athletic club last night.
The local fighter did most all the ag-
gressive work and had Walsh bleeding
lat the finish.
Both boys weighed in at 116 pounds
and it was Pierce's fight after the first
round.
In one of the preliminaries Jack Mar
tin of Chicago stopped Jack Reese in
the third round. Mark Anderson of
Chicago and Jack Redden fought a
siX-round draw.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-07
HUMANE SOCIETY MEET:
Encouraging Report Made as 3
Finances for Work.

The Rock Island County Humane
society met last night at the Harper
house. On account of the small at
tendance very little business was
transacted. The report of the finance
committee showed that enough money
is in sight to meet the current ex-
penses up to the middle of May,
which report was very encouraging.
Word was received from Moline that
that city will unite with Rock Island
III the work of the society. Another
meeting is to be held in two weeks
and at that time the Moline people
will be present. Following the bust
ness meeting an informal social ses.
sion was enjoyed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-07
Notice.

The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Rock Island Say
|ings bank for the election of nine di
rectors for one year will be held a;
tae Office of said bank. in Rock Island
Monday, April 13, 1908 Polls will be
open at 10 a. m, and closed at IL noon
iof said day.
P. GREENAwALT. Cashier.
Rock Island, April 2, 1908.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-07
DIRECTORS MEET
Routine Business is Transacted
by the Library Board at
Monthly Session.
PERIODICALS ARE 0RDERE D
Expired Subscriptions Are Allowed or
Recommendation of Committee
Reports Are Heard.

The regular monthly meeting of the
library board was held last night at
he directors rooms at the library, and
he librarians report was received.
only routine business was done,
.mong which was the renewal of sew
raj magazines whose subscriptions
lad expired. These include the Ma
ion, the Biblical World, and the Jour
nal of Political Economy
librarians Report.
The librarians report for the month
of March was as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-07

CONTINUED on Page Four.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-07
The Theaters
The Illinois.

The Illinois.
Sixteenth Street and Second Avenue
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
April I9-25-SNInnfaxer brothers.
: April 2G-Riehard d Pringie's Min.
strels.
April 27-''The DEVILS Auction"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-07

Happy" Eckstone, at one time !:
pitcher on the Rock Island staff. ha:
,een signed as manager of the Paris
Tub of thes Eastern Illinois league.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-07
The Elite.

(Eighteenth Street. North of Second
Avenue.)
Vaudeville mt 3, 8 and 9;l5 p. m. Tw,
aatlaees Sundays and holidays.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-07
S277G0

Alderman Anderson from the finance
committee submitted an ordinance,
which was considered and adopted by
unanimous vote, allowing claims
against the several funds, as follows:
0axnns Account.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-07
DIAMOND DOINGS

A. A. Anderson, a catcher whom
Peoria secured from Little Rock and
who reported this spring, has flown
the coop and left so many debts in his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-13
Good Bill at Olympic.

What is probably the best vaudeville
show which has been seen at the
Olympic since the doors of this house
were opened last fall is the one which
Manager Bryant has provided for this
week. It was welcomed by large
crowds at the performances yesterday
afternoon and last evening and there is
not an act in the whole show that did
not come in for plenty of applause.
Particularly interesting to TopekanS
is this show because one of its numbers
is furnished by Clarence B. Martyne.
Mr.. Martyne will be remembered as
having made a decided hit here in sing
ing illustrated songs at the old Novelty
theater and also as having put on some
clever acts there with his wife. He is
doing a single black faced comedy turn
this season and 1t is one of the best
of the many that has been seen in To-
peka this year. AS a singer of coon
songs Mr.. Martyne is inimitable and no
doubt his temperance in this city will
be one of the features of the Olympic
show to draw big audiences to the
| house during the week.
A really great act is on the Olympic
bill. It is one of illusions and is pre-
scented by the great Herr Jansen COM
pany. Herr Jansen puts on one of those
mysterious trunk tricks But his is
more mystifying than the usual run Of
them. From a standard that swings
free in the air he causes a, woman to
vanish and appear with the quickness
of wink in trunk that looks as
though it had been almost Theoretically
sealed. He performs number of other
high class illusions and tricks. Among
the other numbers On the bill, all of
which are good are Watson, Wallace
and Keith in a comedy called THE Dog
Catcher" the Brownies, Charles, Bessie
and Hoodoo in THE Lady, the Dog and
the Fool" and Herman Lindhold a
funny Garnan comedian Mr. Ga1hraith
sings Meath the Old Acorn Tree, Sweet
| Estele," for the illustrated song and
two series of moving pictures are
| shown.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-13
At the Grand Last Night.

Hap Ward and his merry company
deserved far better patronage than they
received at the Grand yesterday after
noon and last evening when they pre-
sented Not Yet But Soon' with which
Mr.. Ward has made considerable of
success for a couple of seasons. The
show has been freshened up this season
with a number of new songs and chorus
evolutions and is a good deal more en-
joyable than many of the bona flde
comic operas which float this way.
AS is usual with all of Hap Ward
tinctive lot for good looks and are
clever as singers and dancers. They
wore a half dozen or more of fetching
costumes and helped with some fine
stage settings to present some most
attractive pictures. There are a num-
Der of clever entertainers in the com
pauy including Fred Wycoff, Sam Mar
tin. Lew Kelley, Richard Barry. John
Marley Caroline Hooker, Mae K1lcoyne
and last but by no means least Lucy
Daily. Miss Daily is sister OF the late
Dan DAILY, who was famous as coined
ian, and she herself is a comedienne OF
no mean ability. She made tremend-
Gus hit with her song Innocent
Amelia and her make up for this
effort was a thing of wonder.
Several of the musical numbers In
the piece were away above the average
that are usually found in such shows.
One of the best of them was. Hello
Melindy" sung by Mae Kflcoyne who
was assisted by John Manley, George
Johnson and the chorus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-13
DEATH OF MARCUS BoswoRTH.
Facts About Kansas Pioneer VINO
Passed Away in Ohio.

The following concerning the death OF
Marcus Bosworth, an old citizen OF TO
peka at Jefferson, Ohio, IS from the
Ashtabula County Sentinel: 20
Marcus Bosworth was the son ~, % =
Marcus and Betsy Bosworth, and was
horn in Braceville, Trumbuli county
Ohio. August 20, 1926. His father, Mar
cus RosWorth, a minister, was a coau-
tutor of Alexander Campbell lne
FOUNDER of the Christian churcn: rs IF
boyhood was passed upon d Ia, ~ nan
he left the farm when a young man
for commercial pursuits. A large part
of his life was spent as a comIheIcisat
traveller He covered the northern pa
of Ohio in the days when all co1nilun-
;nation was by stage or other morse
drawn vehicle. tho
"He went to Topeka, Kan, about Lne
wear 1870 and was a member OF the
firm of Geo. P. Bates q Co., anu az nel, !
wards of the firm of BosWortn q TO-
bins in the dry goods traoe III
town. ,o,+ n,e,,-
her. of the Kansas relief committee at
the time of the so-called eXoous % NJ
proes into Kansas from the soutu ~
fhe late '7O's. His efficient adminlstI IA
. eitu 90 ahi,itv was great factor in the
solution of the difficult problem OF NOV
70 care for the horde of helpless coloreu
people who thronged to Kansas a. 4ta
fine. where as they had been tolo LIZ
state of Kansas Wouiu O. - 80
colored emigrant 40 acres OF iaiiu OIL"
a mule. 20 Aha drv
goods line and again took the roau %
a salesman for various mining con- n
nanies. He at various times represent
ed the Topeka Milling company, lne
Crosby mills of Topeka, and the w asn-
h,,rn Crosby Milling company OF Mil
neanolis. and Arms & Kidder OF hansas
civ. He was very successful at lnis
,r+ii advancing age made 1t 1mpera-
tive that he give up active work
.sur Rosworth was a life long mason
having heen raised at Ravenna,Portage
nounty. more than SO years ago ana
had been affiliated with orient loos IL .
No 81 of Topeka, Kan, TOT ABOUT ~
vears He was a member OF the lalter
iodpe at the time of his death
"E-or the past seven years ne mas
lived in Jefferson with ms uausnee. go. ;
Mrs. w. E. Swift, on Soutn Elm $50 80
During the past year ne mas peen 49, al
| ing IN health and mas osen eeno'
Jared for by Mr.. Swift and WiIe.
IN. Rosworth was a great reader
ord thoroughly posted on all topics Oh
the day. 1.nuarv
"Ie died Saturday morning, January
| 4 1ooe at 7 o'clock. On Sunday aIter-
noon at 2:30 Tuscan lodge r q A. NJ
| conducted the Masonic funeral ceIe-
| monies at the house, ana on Moi,uay
morning Mr.. and Mrs. Swift ana MIS-.
| Moilidav a daughter, accompanied the
au,a;nS to Ravenna O., for interment
Tla funeral services there were held
=, the beautiful chapel at the cemetery,
| aanducted by a nephew of the deceas-
ed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-13
THEY SIGN THE PLEDGE.
Ten thousand Employees of the North
western Have Sworn OFF.

Omaha, Neb., Jan. 13.-The North
western railroad system of 10000
miles has gone dry" Ten thousand
off,
The last night of 1907 ten thousand
of the employees of the Chicago &
North w estern railroad, reaching from
the great lakes to the Rocky noun
tains, became absolute "teetotalers'
and signed a pledge to that effect.
And each man pledged himself to use
his personal influence to get the sigma
lures of others.
The action of the Northwestern en-
Moves was not due to the preachings
and efforts of temperance workers,
but rather to that great wave OF ~bus1-
ness'' temperance which is sweeping
over the country. The men realized
their positions were not safe II they
drank, and that their lives were not
safe if their companions drank. So,
for the sake of their positions, they
gave I'D their own drinks. and for the
sake Of their lives they have insisted
on others giving up their drinks.
When the Northwestern railroad
began reducing it's force to the regu-
lar winter basis this year the orders
were that the drinking men were to
be discharged first. no matter now
competent they were. and that the
temnerance men were to be the last
to go. 1t set the men to thinking.
| Onlv "teetotalers'' were sure of their
Jobs. DRINKING men can't do the
best work. they read on the bulletin
boards in the offices. Drinking men
are menaces to the lives Of their fell
low workmen," they also read on the
boards.
Almost simultaneously over the en-
tire road there appeared blank
night of December 81. 1907. Every
BODY seemed to be in favor of the new
move. The officials were pleased and
| lost no opportunity to show their
! pleasure. The idea of railroad with
| not a drinking man in the service APP
Dealed to the operating officials as
probably nothing else could have
| done.
| But not all the employees would take
| the pledge. There are yet several
| thousand who are without the fold, y
| but according to the officials these
will be gradually replaced by non
| drinkers. The movement is not ex-
| pected to stop with Northwestern en-
! ployes. Railroads are quick to see any
advantage secured by competitor
and, as the knowledge soon reaches
the travelling public, other lines are
expected to make the same require
ments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-13
Relies was Disappointing.

S. Miller Kent, who was seen at the
Grand on Saturday in "Raffies. the
Amateur Craftsman" was heralded to
town a wonderfully clever romantic
actor. Maybe he is. But if so. he did
net give any evidence of it in his per-
formances here. His work was any
thing but satisfying He was cheaply
melodramatic to the extreme. In fact
he seemed to overdo everything. Then
again he was greatly handicapped. The
company surrounding him is anything
but excellent. It's stretching the truth
some to even say that the members of
the company have mediocre ability
with one or two possible exceptions.
These exceptions are Roydon Erlynne,
who plays the part of Captain Bedford,
the detective, Who runs Raff1es down
and William Garwood, Jr-, as old Lord
Amerstreth. Mr.. Garwood does not
nave much to do but what he does is
particularly well done. Possibly the
worst actress that has been seen in
Iopeka in play of any pretensions. is
Sarah Leigh, the Mrs. Vidal of the
piece Her efforts were agonizing to
say the least. There was just one pleas
ing feature to the production and that
was the personal charms displayed by
zane Fearnley, who pays Gwendolyn
Conron. Miss Fearnley is just about
as handsome woman as has been seen
on the stage in Topeka in long While.
There can be absolutely no compari-
son between the s. Miller Kent pro-
auction of Raffies and that of Kyrle
BelleW which was seen here. Bellew' S
production brought out all there was
IN the play and that is not overly much