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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
PERSONAL POINTS.

Alderman William Trefz has gone
on visit to Kansas City.
Ed Druckmiller has returned home
after a seven months stay in Mis-
souri,.
Miss Anna ROggenkamp left today
for an extended visit in Chicago and
Milwaukee.
Otto Hildebrandt has gone to Chi
cago and points in Wisconsin and In
diana on his vacation.
Miss Emma Hamrick of Wyanet.
H.. who has been visiting in this city,
left today for Fargo, n. d.
Mr. and Mrs.tMilo S. Scully. viii
leave this evening for Kansas City,
Denver and other western cities.
Roger Gruber left last evening for
Rock Lake, ~ d. He will be EN-
ployed by his uncle, ]. D. Gruber, who
is in the grain business.
Stewart Marquis left for Lake &c
neva this morning where he will at
tend the students conference held un
der Y. NJ. c. A. auspices. After thai
he will return to his studies at Lake
Forest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
HAD FORTUNE TOLD.
And Being Informed Her Chile
Would be Kidnapped She
Became insane.
CASE OF A MOLINE WOMAN
Mrs. Cora Phillips Said to Have Wor.
ried Over Dismal Forecast
Goes to WatertoWn.

Mrs. Cora Phillips of Moline was ad,
judged insane this morning in the
county court and ordered committed
to the Watertown asylum. Mrs. Phil
lips is widow aged SO years. Her
mind first became affected some six
weeks ago and she has constantly been
growing worse 1t is thought that the
utterances of several fortune tellers
are responsible for her condition.
They told her that her only child, a
young daughter, was going to be kid
mapped and would suffer considerable
misfortune before getting free.
Preyed ON Mind.
The thought so preyed upon her mind
that she began having decisions, i'm.
agining people were carrying off the
child. and before iong her mind was
a blank. She was not violent, but
there were times when she tried to
commit suicide, and would have sue
ceeded had it not been for the con
slant attention given her by relatives
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03


Day.
ing were read by Secretary J. H. Gle
land. 1t was urged that all ceremon-
les be made as short as possible so
as to afford more TINS for the social
features. In accordance with this
President Heck made his address of
welcome very brief, devoting his
time to discussion of the conditions
of Rock Island county in the time of
old Fort Armstrong.
Rcfers 10 Historic Places.
The response was made by Phil
Mitchell. who spoke of many historic
places and incidents of interest of the
time of our forefathers. Among these
he related of the coming of the COM
mission appointed by congress at an
early date to locate place in the
middle west for an arsenal and told
how it came about that the present
site was chosen. He also urged the
payment OF the Ddlance OF the oDnga-
ton which still stands against the old
Davenport home and the raising of
enough money 10 construct monu
ment in the vicinity of that place.
AS a conclusion to his address he sug
gested that the meetins> of the Old
Settlers association be held next year
at the old Davenport home on the
Rock Island arsenal.
The meeting was then adjourned
for dinner.
Cyrus Valentine President.
The business meeting was called tC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
OBITUARY.
James A. Harness.

James A. Harness. one of the Oldest
Masons in Rock Island county, died
Monday at his home in Reynolds. The
funeral was held yesterday afternoon
from the Methodist church of that vii
lage. Mr.. Harness was a native of
Kentucky aud Oct. next would have
been 80 years of age. He had been
a resident of this community for 40
years. living in Rock Island and Mer-
Ger counties and farming the greater
part of the time. He and his wife,
who survives, celebrated their seth
wedding anniversary. last October
Mr. Harness death was sudden, and
occurred at ) D. M Monday. He had
seemed in his usual health and was
lying down resting when the end
came without warning. Other mem
bers of the household noticing thai
something was wrong, called physi
clan who found that life was extinct
heart failure being given as the cause
Besides the widow there survive three
sons, William NJ of Reynolds. James
II. living on a farm just across the
line in Mercer county, and George
w. of Defiance. Iowa Mr. Harness!
was for 20 years a member of the
Masonic lodge at Presumption and tina
organization participated at the fu
nc raj
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03

never can make the ideal man. IL
seems to me that in this age there is
a tendency to the idea that all wrongs
can be righted by legislation. This is
mistake. No nation was ever able
to legislate morals into a people. Pub
lie sentiment, and that alone, is the
only guide to the morals of a people.
Governments were brought into exist
ence for the purpose only of protecting
The people in their lives, their liber.
iesS their persons and their property.
When a law-making body undertakes
% enact a law that will not stand the
test of one or more of these purposes,
it undertakes to do that which a peo-
pie never intended to delegate to it.
Experience of all civilized people
teaches the lesson that too much leg
slation is a greater evil than not
enough. When you undertake to de-
prive a man of his individuality and
hamper him in his God-given rights,
you destroy his individuality and take
from him his very best purposes. The
freer the man is, conscious all the time
that public opinion must be his guide,
he better man he is. The man, in
the early days of this country, who
would not subscribe to the public opin-
ion of his community, had no place in
that community. and if we return to
these simple principles we will be car
rying out the high ideals of our fore
fathers
Is Too Much Legislation.
LET the rule of life be that the man
whose everyday act does not subscribe
to right and avoid wrong, as measured
by the community. shall have no place
in society; but in applying this rule,
we must be careful to estimate the act
and the circumstances from non
biased standpoint, when the tongue of
criticism is turned upon our fellow
man and neighbor. let us first inform
ourselves well as to his acts, his rea.
sons and his motives before we pass
Judgment upon him. There is much in
this age said about predatory wealth
Whatever predatory wealth there may
be, | think it has been brought about
more by legislation than the want OF
legislation. 1t is our duty. whether
upon the farm or in the city, to inform
ourselves upon all public questions
We are a part of this government ant
should act our part well, and TO d.
this we are duty-bound to prepare our
selves for the part we must take, ant
we should keep alive the spirit of thi.
association. The pioneers of any coun
| try are entitled to have their memory
forever kept alive by those who have
been benefited by their acts of heroisn
and patriotism"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
A BEAUTIFUL MEMORIAL.
Cincinnati Girls Automatic Device to
Water Flowers In Cemetery.

Miss Carrie ID. Jackson, 1861 Chapel
street. Cincinnati, who was born AMI
reared In Dearborn county, Ind,
prompted by her love for her late de-
parted brother. George W. Jackson,
and other members of her family now
resting in the family lot in Greenda:e
cemetery, at Lawrenceburg, Ind, de-
sired to erect something new and
beautiful to their memory. happy
Idea came to her. She would have a
large vase constructed. containing pots
of flowers. and set 1t in the center of
a flower bed. Within the vase there
should be a tank of water, which by
It's own automatic force each day
would water the flowers in the pots
and also the flowers in the bed planted
around the foot of the vase.
Accordingly she went to work. EN-,
ployed a mechanic. superintendent the
construction herself, and in few
weeks her ideals were realized. The
original vase may be seen in Green
dale cemetery. The tank has capac-
ity of about one-haf barrel of water
and must be filed every two weeks
During the heat of the day the water
slowly drips from the large tank into
a smaller one. BY evening the small
tank is filed. and by its weight il
closes the valves Of the large tank
and opens the valves below, thus al
lowing the water to flow from 1t and
refresh the flowers during the COO
hours of night. By morning the small
tank is empty, and the weights lift II
into position again, the lower valves
close. the upper ones open, and thu
tank fills as on the previous day.
When Miss Jackson completes thu
ornamental design of her vase ant
perfects the mechanism as she has
| planned it will be thing Of beauty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
YIN. C.A.PhYSICAL
COM MiTTEE MEETS
Partially Arranges Fall Work in Gym
nasium-Tennis Contests With Au-
gustana Next Saturday.

The gymnasium season of the local
Y. NJ. c. A. will open Oct /. The
schedule of classes and definite plans
for the winters work have not yet
been entirely arranged but will be
completed and posted in the near flu
ture.
At meeting of the physical de-
partment committee last evening plans
for the reftting of the gymnasium ar
engagements were made for the Install
ing of better lights and the addition
of new apparatus in which the sad
will be greatly improved
A tennis match has been arranged
with Augustana to be played on the
Y. NJ. C. A. courts at Twenty-first
street and Ninth avenue next Satur-
day afternoon. There will be four
teams from each institution and an in
teresting contest is expected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03

|order in the afternoon and the election
OF officers resulted as follows:
President - Cyrus Valentine, Rock
First Vice President. w. Searles,
yuma
Second Vice President = Matthew
Robinson, Andalusia.
Third Vice President-Co lman Bey-
com. Drury.
Fourth Vice President William
Payne, Rock Island.
Fifth Vice President j. f. Heck,
Moline.
Executive Committee-Phil Mitchell.
George McMurphy, Thomas Campbell,
Charles Dib5em. M. ]. McEniry.
The prize, S. chair, which was of
fered for the earliest settler in the
county still residing here and present
lat the meeting, was awarded to Mrs.
was born in 1929, and came here in
1892, which makes her a resident of
the county for 76 years
The business meeting was followed
by the report of death which showed
that during the past year 20 members
of the society have passed away.
Mortuary List Read.
The list of pioneers coming here OF
born here prior to 1S49, with date OF
arrival or birth. as the case may be,
reported by the secretary as having
died during the past year, follows:
Wash Miller, county, 1912.
Mrs. J. B. Wells, Rock Island, 1876
T. Heverling, Rock Island, 1S49.
S. McMaster. Rock Island, 1888.
S Edwards. Hampton, 1889
W. II. Taylor, Rock Island, (before)
1919
Mr. Mohr, Hampton, 1S47.
Mrs. Susanna Ohlweiler, Rock Is
land, 1919
Mrs. David Clark Reynolds. 1910.
Philip Siegrist, Rock Island, 1871.
John McEniry. Moline. 1874.
Mrs. Maria Holt, Moline, 1874
John Staubach, Rock Island, 1S4S.
land, 1884.
| Mrs. Margaret Bowden, Moline, 1889
Other old settlers OH the list are:
Mrs. Blackstock, Rock Island, 1850
Charles Simmons, Rural
Mrs. Julia Mosenfelder, Rock Island
| Mrs. Jane Killing, Rural
John Schaffer Port Byron. 1851.
Mrs. Josephine Durham, Rock Island
John Terman, Hampton.
Mrs. James Kelleher, Reynolds, 1852
Al Wainwright, Yuma, 1858.
Mrs. Isna Anderson, Moline.
Mrs. Jack Einfeldt, Moline, 1854.
Fred Hass, Rock Island
Dr. Pearsall, Port Byron, 1856.
Mrs. Hannah Freeman, Rock Island
Mrs. Elizabeth McMurray, Rock Is
land
Frank Warren, Rock Island
George Scherer Rock Island.
George Cooper, Moline, 1856.
| August Schnert, Rock Island.
Mrs. Grin Thompson.
| George Wood, Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
RECORD OF COURT HOUSE
Real Estate Transfers.

David f. Schaible to Stella M. Ran
dali, lot G, Belcher & Sigworth's addi-
ton, Port Byron. $500
Esther S. Eells and others to Mrs.
Lottie M. Johnson, lot 5, block 1,
Smalley's subdivision of part of lot 5,
in southwest quarter section 2-172w.
$3.50
c. H. Deere, by trustee, to Louis
Schovel, lot IA, block 5, Columbia
park, Rock Island, 81.
Frederic W. White to w. w. Nichol-
son. lot 33. block ., Chase & Wrights
addition, South Moline. $3.50.
Mary c. Moody and John c. Moody
to Ella NJ. Moody and Fred S. Moody
lots 4, 5, Belcher & Sigworth's addi
ton, Port Byron. $1,000.
Charles A. Samuelson to Coal Val
ley Mining company, southeast quarter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
WILL USE PHONE
Rock Island Road to Do Away
With telegraph in the Dis.
patching Of Trains
ON THE ILLINOIS DIVISION
If Successful May Be Used Over En-
tire System - Poles Set and
Wires Are Being Strung.

Oct. / all train dispatching on the
Illinois division of the Rock Island
road between Chicago and Rock Is
land will be done by telephone in
stead of telegraph, as heretofore.
The new system OF telephone serv-
ice is now being installed under the
orders of General Superintendent II.
S. Cable of Davenport. The poles
have been set and the wires are now
being strung. By the first of next
month the instruments will be in place
and the new service inaugurated.
The telephone will displace the tele-
graph only in the dispatching of
trains. The telegraph will be con
tinued in use for all other business of
the road. There would be no laying
off of operators by reason of the new
system.
Used ON Burlington.
The telephone service has been
adopted on part of the Burlington
system and is stated to be giving ex-
cellent satisfaction. If found as prac.
teal as it is believed to be, it will I'M
doubtedly be installed over the entire
system.
By means of the telephone, dispatch
ers will be enabled to convey much
more information to each other, and
in case of doubt will be able to OBJ
tain a clear understanding of any
doubtful order during the same con
versation in which it is received ovel
| the wire. 1t is also stated that the
| telephone has other advantages ovel
the telegraph in the dispatching o
| trains
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03

Who Responded to Address of WELCOME
John Perkins, Rock Island.
Mrs Frank Hyde, Moline
Mrs Mary Martin, Rock Island.
Mr.. Albright.
Mrs. Gumtow, Rock Island.
Mrs. w. r. Magill, Rock Island.
Captain Dack, South Rock Island
Mrs. Catherine McShane, Rock Is
land.
Mrs. Jennie Sage Young, Rock Is
land
Fred Schroeder, Rock Island, 1857.
Alexander Owens, Milan.
Mrs. Margaret Foss Moline, 1858.
Aunty Bennett, Cordova
Mr.. Burgh, Rock Island
Mrs. Catherine Glockoff, Rock Is
land
Mrs. Louise Bromley
Hon. Charles Deere, Moline, 1859.
Miss Tillie Swan, Moline.
Valentine Dauber, Rock Island
George Spickler, Andalusia
Mrs. Cowley, Moline, (early) sos.
David Lillis, Moline.
DIR. Judd. Rock Island.
Mrs Stout, Cordova
Daniel Carry Rock Island.
Mrs. j. H. Wendell, Moline.
William Channon, Rock Island.
| Jacob Bower, Bowling.
| Lester Nudge. Taylor Ridge
| New President in Chair.
| After the mortuary list was read, tn
jretiring president delivered his vale
+Idictory and President Valentine deli,
cred his inaugural, after which Hor
William McEniry of Rock Island wa
introduced and spoke as follows:
1--WE meet here in this historic;
Iplace to pay tribute to the noble me
and women, the pioneers of this coul
ty, those whom should be called en-
pire builders, for this vast territory,
which Rock Island county is a part,
certainly an empire, having no equ;
on the face of this globe. Travel fro
ocean to ocean. and from the gulf /
the great lakes, and you will find not
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
CARNEY HEADS COMMITTEE
RlandinsyiIle Man Honored at Mon
mouth Meeting.

Alderman C. j. Smith, chairman of
the county democratic committee, was
preferred the craftsmanship of the con-
gressional committee at Monmouth
yesterday but waived the honor and
Michael Garvey of Blandinsville, who
also presided over the convention held
in conjunction with the committee
meeting. was made permanent chair
man, Mr.. Smith being secretary.
Judge Mack of Hancock county was
elected chairman of the republican con
gressional committee at the meeting
at Macomb yesterday afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
PIONEERS ONCE
MORE MEET AT
WATCH TOWER
Unusually Large Number Take
Part in 43d Annual Reunion
of Old Settlers.
RECALLING THE EARLY DAYS
Death Roll Bears rs Names of Mem
bers Who Have Passed Away
Within the Year.

The old settlers of Rock Island are
holding their annual picnic at the
Watch Tower today. A more favora-
have been had and in appreciation of
this the pioneers came from all parts
of the county and some from abroad.
The meeting was called to order at
the inn by President J. G. Heck at II
O'Clock. The minutes of the last meet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
Mrs. Elmira j. Mckinney.

Mrs. Elmira j. Mckinney of Aledo,
widow of the late Captain John Nc
Kinney Jr. and sister-in-law of Hon.
James Mckinney, died Monday even
ing at her home after short illness.
The funeral was held this afternoon
from the Presbyterian church of Aledo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
Funeral of Mrs. Knox.

News of the death yesterday of Mrs.
e. b. Knox of Moline, mother of Mrs.
Robert Bennett, Jr., of this city, was
received with deep sorrow in Rock Is
land, where deceased formerly lived
and where she leaves many friends.
The funeral will be private and will
take place tomorrow afternoon at 2:30
from the home, with interment at
Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
Had letter for Thirty Years,

| have suffered with letter for 30
years and have tried almost countless
remedies with little, if any, relief.
Three boxes of Chamberlain's Salve
cured me. 1t was torture 1t breaks
out a little sometimes, but nothing to
what it used to do.-D. H. Beach, Mid
land City, Ala. Chamberlain's Salve
is for sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
INDIGNANT Disclaimer.

Vanilla Beane-How odd! That solid
gold ring Of yours makes black mark
around your finger. Hazel Nutt-The
ring didn't make that mark. That
that's dirt!-C Chicago Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
colombia,s New Coins.

The minting of nickel coins in the
republic of Colombia has been ordered.
The new coins will be 25 per cent
nickel and 10 per cent copper and win
take the place of one, two and five peso
uoAAA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
Sick Headache.

This disease is caused by derange-
ment of the stomach. Take dose of
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets TO correct this disorder and the
sick headache will disappear. For sale
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03

ing that SurpasseS this territory for
beauty of landscape and fertility of
soil; hence, we need not be surprised
that the noble men and women of the
east and of the foreign lands, when
seeking a home for themselves and
their families, selected this beautiful
county on the banks of the father of
waters and the picturesque Rock river.
1--WE, of this, the second and third
generations of these pioneer men and
women, should never forget the her
itage handed down to us by them, and
if we should fail to appreciate the
many sacrifices our fore-parents made
for us that we might have this beau
tiful country to live in, we would not
be worthy to be called the sons and
daughters of these noble heroes.
In Virgin state.
when they came to this country
they found it in it's virgin state--track-
less prairies and unexplored forests.
By their industry and frugality they
converted the plains into gardens and
the forests into homes and parks.
ITO be a descendant of these pio-
neers is greater than to be the de-
scendant of king; the great men and
women of our nation, the leaders in
thought, courage and fidelity, were de.
scendants of pioneers-the men and
women who were brave enough to
leave their homes, with luxuries of the
day, and not by railway trains and
| palace cars, but by wagon and in many
| instances drawn by oxen across the
| painless prairies, spending night after
night in the open, with the starr.
heavens for their mantle. And fol
what purpose? That they may seek ;
home in this, then western, country
where they might raise sons ant
| daughters to be the fathers and moth
ers of this nation. Their aim was no
to amass great fortune, as the tern
is now used but to raise God-fearin,
family of sturdy sons and beautiful
daughters.
Sbould Garry Out Purposes.
1--WE, the descendants of these nobl
characters, will be derelict in our dut
lif we do not carry out their origina
purposes and the work which the
have laid out for us. They have hant
ed down to us and to our tender car
for our children and our children
children, the priceless heritage of hoi
Iesty, integrity and sobriety and go
ernment under which all men ar
: equal If we fail to maintain this he
: itage and hand it down to our chi
dren, we will not have done our dut.
They lived in an age when man
worth was alone estimated by chara
ter, the only test of worth. Is that tn
only test today? My friends, fe;
: there is tendency in this age to dri
/ from this high-minded ideal, and
there is, it is our duty, so far as it liz
within our power. to stem the tide
i destruction, and SO direct public Sc
n timent as to restore the old ideal TIL
0 honor and honor alone is the only tie
L of worth. Wealth alone never did al
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03

Pleiades W. Park to Marx NJ Hard
err. lot 4. w. E. Bailey's Second addi-
ton, Rock Island, $4,000.
Al J. Wilson to Mary Cochran, south
half lot 10, block l, J. w. Spencer's
Second addition, Rock Island, $4,000.
Peter Writ and Joseph Richter, east
(also right of way, section 8, 16, 4w,
81. 400.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03

of northeast quarter, section 80, 16,
4w, $500.
Moline Water Power company to
Eric J. Aspengren, lot IA, block "W,"
Moline Water Power company's Sth
addition, Moline. $3.50.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-01

N. Porter, getting the seat is recog.
nized.
New men will succeed Senator Hans
brough, Of North Dakota, and Senator
Kittredge, of South Dakota. That has
been determined by primaries and it is
! reasonably sure that both the new
Senators will be Republicans. But Sem
ator Smoot, of Mormon apostle fame
tional quarrels, Senator Long of Kan.
sas, and Senator Stevenson of Wiscon.
sin, have a struggle ahead to get back
to Washington. All three states should
probably go Republican but they are
sufficiently affected with radicalism to
put the dominant party on the alert.
In at least eight or nine of the fourteen
western states mentioned, certain as
Republicans may be of winning them,
there will be gingery senatorial cam
paigns from start to finish. Nothing
will be taken for granted till the bal
lots are counted.
A loss of six or seven seats, which is
the most the Republicans could lose in
the West this autumn, would not ma
terially affect their control of the Sen
ate. None the less it would be of
political Importance in several ways.
1t would reduce the majority by half
and create prospect of 4 spirited cam
paign for the Senate in 1910. Then
with such an outcome this year in the
West, the Democratic representation in
the Senate would cease to be almost
solely southern.
While this condition with reference
to the Senate enforces the determine
ton of the National Chairman, Mr..
Hitchcock. to assume the aggressive in
every western state, as he has recently
announced his intention of doing, still
another reason exists therefor. IL
Democrats have any chance at ali OF
winning the next House, they must get
their majority in the western states
mentioned. The present Republican
ma ioritv Of 90 in the House can be
wiped ont only BY the election of 30
odd more Democratic members. The
Democrats now control practically ev-
cry southern district. They might gain
two or three members in the border
states, particularly in Kentucky. The
Republican division in Pennsylvania
two years ago gave the Democrats more
members from that state than they are
normally entitled to. They can, at
best, hope for a gain of but one or two
in New Jersey and one or two in New
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