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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-09-09
CITY MEETING.

Petition for Laying Out of New Pub
lie Way-Rolls Of Accounts.
Mayor Simonton, Aldermen Estey,
Hagan and Jordan were present at the,
regular meeting Of the city government
Monday evening.
Victualers' licenses were granted to J.
II. Donovan and G. 8. Johnston.
The democratic city committee recon-
mended the appointment OF the following
election officers, and they were APP
pointed: Ward John H. Leland, cleo
tion clerk, Charles w. Mason, ballot clerk
Ward Frank Young, election clerk; T.
F. Doyle, ballot clerk. Ward 3-Frank
Heath, election clerk; Arthur Salisbury,
ballos clerk. Ward 4-Emery Maddocks,
election clerk; Olin L. Sargent, ballot
clerk. Ward Sc. F. Brady, election
clerk, Hiram w. Mason, ballot clerk.
ROLLS OF ACCOUNTS.
Rolls OF accounts were passed as follows:
ROLL OF ACCOUNTS NO. Z.
Fund. Name. Amount.
Police, Eugene D Brann, s2e rs
Eugene Warren, $500
Fred wescott, 500
Reuben Sargent, 200
Frank Moon, 900
Elmer L Kingman, 500
supt of schs, John Scott, SO 80
Insane, DIR F F Simonton, 500
DrAC Hagerthy, 500
Eugene Brann, 745
Pep care Gem. Est Curtis Foster, $3.50
Electric light, H & U Power Co. 17s "a
Fire dept, Wallace Raymond, 40 90
Albert Hamilton, 45e0
Austin Fl Joy, 49l
Morrison, Joy & Co. 112
E Bonsey Son. 1920
Moses Cottle, sol
NE Tel l. Tel Co, 2Al
Eddie Card, 4M1
Fred H Dodge, $50
Est Curtis Foster, 625
Andrew Moor, $50
c. Morang, Isl
Library, Austin NJ Foster, es2
E E Springer, 10 90
Mrs H H Emerson, 1900
Little, Brown & Co, a25I
Marion Wyman, 500
Mary A Hodgkins, $500
Hose, Charles Wormell, a1s
CCC Fire Hose Co, $50 81
High school, Ernest d Giles. $50
Austin NJ Foster, 1880
High sch bldg, Z" 507 90
Schoolhouse, Ellis Foundry & Mch wks, 21 SO
Asa Flood, 1855 OF
Reuben Treworgy, 7B
Austin NJ Foster. 100 %
School, CT Morang, n
Minnie A Leighton, 500
Mrs Philander Jordan, 400
Harvard Jordan, 500
Mrs A v Brown, 500
Wesley Rogers, 225
Est Curtis r Foster, 1l2o
Austin o Conary, 1850
john A Scott, 1900
Contingent, Thomas Hale, 1o7 %
Eugene Brann, 75o
Ira Hagan, jr, 800
Eddie Card, 80
Est Curtis Foster, ESQ
Austin L Maddocks, 800
ow Trip, 500
EW Allen & Son, 200
Milton Beckwith, 80
Ne Tel Tel Co, 30
Mott W Jellison, rs
NE Decorating Co, $500
George D Garland, 2075
AW Curtis, 31s
Alex H Gray, Aoo
Amos o Rocks, 225
Chas A Joy, rs 90
Willis NJ Foster, It's
whitcqmb, Haynes & Co, 925
Judson Austin, 5725
Martin E Jellison, $50
G Johnston, 1150
s2,1ss SO
STREET COMMISSIONERS ROLLS.
| Sidewalks. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s252 20
| Bridges ........ ..................... 1852 80
New Shore road, east side........... 4ss So
| Highways. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1877 70
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14
Fix Architects Fee.
BUGGY R|0F, DRINKS,
ACCIDENT AND JAIL
Moline Couple Fined for DisorderIy
Conduct When Rig Overturns-
Preacher Assessed $25.

Ben Juettc of Moline and Mabel
Amos were arrested last night and
taken to the station on the charge of
diSCrderly conduct Ben aud Mabel
were out for a drive and frequent
steps in Moline had supplied a good
cargo OF beer. which made them very
reckless as TO speed. After running
three laps of what appeared to be a
40 mile race against time, the turn
of the lap at Fifth avenue and twenty
eighth street wasn't what it seemed
TO them and they succeeded in turn
ing their rig over. When the rig was
overturned the occupants received
several scalp wounds and a number
Of bruises. Their wounds were
| dressed at the police station and
charges of disorderly conduct were en-
| tered against them .Juette was as
sessed a fine of $40 and costs and 81
and costs charged to- his companion.
Rev John A. Pope. the negro
preacher from Moline who got out
side of too much hot stuff yesterday
and came to grief through his desire
| 10 kick in the doors of some of ht
'houses along Fifth avenue near Fiji
teenth street, was given 4 hearing
this morning before Magistrate Elliot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14
CHILDREN AT
PARK HAVE A
MERRY TIME
Little Folks Here for Sunday
School Rally Put in a Busy
Day at Long View.
VARIOUS RACES ARE HELD
Prizes Are Awarded Winners, and Par
ade Trophies Given Out-Mayor
Extends Welcome.

Long View park was one vast play
ground yesterday for the thousands OF
children from half hundred different
Sunday schools in the county. The
part OF the park set aside as the play
ground was filled with children from
the time they were free from the par
ade IN the morning until it was time
Tor them to go home at night. The
slides and the swings were kept going
as they never were before. and it is a
wonder that the slides did not get hot
and burn up as a result of the CON
slant sliding of boys and girls down
its slippery surface As fast as one
would land at the bottom of the de
wise there was another on the way
down, and this kept up all through
the day. 1t can well be said that the
children OF the county had the time
of their lives.
AS soon as the parade was over and
the children and the oder people who
were in it were free their first thoughts
were of dinner The different Sunday
schools gathered together under the
spreading trees at the top of the hill
and dinners which had been prepared
were soon doing duty After the
masses were fed, Bleucrs' band oIened
the afternoon program with music and
talks We're made by Mayor H. c. Schaf-
fer and a number of the prominent
ministers Of the city The ministers
spoke of the good 10 be derived from
the gathering together and the associa-
tiCn of the teachers and students of
the Sunday schools of the county
Their remarks were chiefly confined to
the religious side of the huge. picnic
and they told some very interesting
stories of the value of their religious
associations.
Welcomed by Mayor.
Mayor Schaffcr spoke on behalf OF
the city and welcomed the picnickers
He said:
1T affords me unusual pleasure to
welcome the participants of this picnic
to Rock Island, and particularly to eX
tend TO them the freedom of Long
View park. This | understand is the
first picnic under the auspices of the
Rock Island County Sunday School as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14
River RipIetS.

The Hattie Darling, u. S. dredge
No, 6. Ruth and Emily came down
today and the Ruth, Emily and H&ttie
DAZZLING passed north. The Helen
Blair paid its regular visit to the
wharf
The stage of water was SIS all day
Mt. Clemens, the Mineral Bath City
is reached without change of cars only
by the Grand Trunk Railway system
Time tables and a beautiful descrip
tive pamphlet will be mailed free OIL
application to George w Vaux. A. G
p. & T. A, 1875 Adams street, Chicago
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14

and fined $25 and costs The preacher
promised to be more conservative in
his drinking in the future.
A peace warrant has been sworn
out against Andrew Duberg, the young
man who was the most prominent wit
ness at the inquest following the. death
Of James Mardis recently. Albert
Brandemeyer appeared before Justice
g. A Johnson and claimed that young
Duberg had threatened to shoot him
ih case came up before the justice
yesterday afternoon but was continued
until this evening at s o'clock. In
view of the affidavit regarding the
truth of her brothers statements to
the coroner's jury which the sister OF
young Duberg recently made. the case
is attracting more than ordinary in
terest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14
rheumatism Cured in "a Hours.

T. J. Blaoknlore of Halter & Black
more, Pittsburg, Pa, says: "a short
time since ] procured bottle of DIR.
i:chon's Relief for Rheumatism It
got me out of the house in "a hours
I look TO my bed with rheumatism
nin.e months ago and DR.. Detchon's
Re lief for Rheumatism is the only
medicine that did me any good.
had five of the best physicians in the
city, but | received very little relief
from them. [ know Dr. Detchon's Re-
lief for rheumatism to be what it Is
represented and take pleasure in rec
ommending it to other poor sufferers =
Sold by OTTO Grotjap, 1901 Second
avenue. Rock Island; Gust Schlegel
& Son, 90 West Second street, Daven-
port
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14

40 residents of the district between
the Rock Island and Milwaukee tracks
near the stone quarry. President Metz
gar of the Marshall-Bennett Organ
company explained the manner in
which the quarry is a nuisance to his
company Harry McCasfSrin was pres
ent in the interests of certain of the
property owners.
Aldermen Ellinwood and Ostrom.
cussed the city side of the question
Mr. Witter said: Mr. SearIe has told
YOU that the quarry can not be put out
OF business, but | can assure you that
know what | am talking about, and
the quarry can be put out of business.
There are several methods that would
be effective. II can be proceeded
against as a nuisance faction may be
taken on account of its violation of its
ordinance; an ordinance prohibiting
The storing of dynamite or an ,ordIn-
ance prohibiting blasting without the
permission of the council might be
adopted or the stone company Off
GERS can be arrested for trespass; or
he police could forcibly remove the
tracks laid across the alley
The council concluded that it holds
the upper hand, and so decided to give
the company chance to settle up It's
affairs. or prepare to be forced out of
business in September.
Fix Architects Fee.
The. council fixed the fee of George
p Stauduhar for experimenting the
work of remodeling the city hall DuiId-
ing at 612 per cent of the contract
price. He has already been allowed
$3.50 on account.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14
AhoIishes substitute Lists.

30! stOn, Mass, Aug. 1.-THE Inter
natio nal Typographical union conven-
ton yesterday abolished substitute
lists in all union offices. The change
will open all union Offices to any union
men who can get employment. The
vent ion at St. Joseph, Mo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14


sociation, and | trust that the expert
ment of bringing together the Sunday
schools from all parts of the county
for friendly contests in the athletic
field and for the enjoyment of the other
features, of the program prepared for
the day may insure the establishment
,of the picnic as an annual event The
meeting of the young people and their
teachers and leaders will certainly
strengthen the work of the Sunday
schools throughout the county By EN-
phasiziug their solidarity, their com
mon purpose and aim. But | must not
make long speech discussing either
the work Of the individual Sunday
come from the fostering of the frater-
inal spirit by means of gatherings like
these. That would not be kindness
to the children who do not attend pic
MICS TO listen to speeches, and 4 do
want the young people to so enjoy this
days outing in Long View park that
iii future years memories of the day
may ever be accounted among the
treasures of their childhood. / hope
the children will so enjoy the days
sports and permanent provisions for
their entertainment in the play grounds
that they will insist upon coming here
next year and every year thereafter,
and am certain that YOU will always
find welcome as sincere and learty
as that which | extend to you"
Athletic Events.
The athletic events which were held
for the children supplied them consid-
cradle amusement and kept them busy
the greater part of the afternoon As
there were to he large number of en-
tries in the foot races. it was found
necessary to run off preliminary races
to cut the list of elieibles down, and
this was done.
In the finals of the so yard dash for
boys under 10 years of age Vernan
Kamp of the Enterprise u. b. school
of Hillsdale won first place, and he
was matched against Ida Wynes of the
Spencer Memorial school who won a
like race for the girls In the race be
tween the two winners the boy carried
off the prize, a gold medal.
In the IS yard for boys under If
years OF age Bud Mckee of the Mem.
orill Christian school was the winner
/ The. - yard dash for girls under II
! years Of age was won by Margaret
Nichols. and when the boy and the
! girl raced in the final the boy won
! Gold and silver medals were awarded
to the winners of the boys and girls
races in these events. In each ease
the boy received the gold medal and
the girl the silver one The race fol
boys and girls over the age of II years
| had to be called Off as those of thai
age were too bashful to perform before
so many spectators.
| Girls Pulled Well.
| The tug of war between the girls
and the boys proved an easy victory
for the girls, much to the amusement
| of everybody The boys were some
what outnumbered, but they Tough
desperately. and had to- be dragged
over the line on their backs
a chariot race and an obstacle rae,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14
OBITUARY.
L.indhc!m Funeral,

The funeral of William H. Lindholnl,
251G f fifth avenue, was held this after
noon rom the Knox undertaking rooms
at 2 O'Clock. The services were con
ducte' by Rev w B. Clemmer Bur
ial to oh place at Chippiannock GENE
terry
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14
PUBLIC SALE.

Opportunity to Purchase Desirable
Lot.
just south OF the postoflice site, will
be offered for public sale at the east
door of the court house, Saturday fore.
neon, at 10 O'Clock, Aug. IS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14
HAUL GRAIN ON the HeNNEpiN
Sterling Firm Will Begin Operations
Next Week

Monday the hauling of grain on the
ilennepin canal feeder will be begun
by the Sterling, Dixon and Rock Falls
Packet company, the first barge being
loaded at Mile No. g. The grain will
be handled by Sterling elevator
Muscatine Excursion.
Fast steamer Columbia every Sat.
urday at p. IN. w. A. BLAIR,
Telephone 1873. Manager.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14
Muscatine Excursion.

Fast steamer Columbia every Sat
urG 3y at 4 p. m. ". A. BLAIR,
Tel aphone 1SS. Manager.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14

were run, and both furnished much
fun for the crowds. The battle royal
of the afternoon was between selected
sides of both boys and girls who were
at each other This battle lasted half
an hour. and neither side was able TO
claim the victory.
A series of tumbling stunts was put
on for the amusement of the crowd by
"a number of the members of the Y NJ.
G.. A. 1t was very interesting, and held
the attention of the spectators.
Although the crowd of children grew
considerably smaller after supper. there
were plenty of people there to listen to
the band concert which Bleuers' band
and the Orphans band from Davenport
gave, and the evening was spent in a
delightful way
Prizes for Parade.
There were Two prizes offered to
The Sunday schools which took part
in the parade, one for the best APP
pearance of the marchers including
Che float and the other for the school
With the largest percentage of en-
ioiicd students in line The first
prize was won by the Broadway Pres
Dytorian school. II had the largest
total of children and Sunday school
workers in the entire parade and its
floats We're very attractive The
prize was Sunday school register
roard. made of quarter sawed oak of
I very pretty design.
The prize for the largest percentage
Of attendance at the parade was given
to the Andalusia Baptist Sunday school
which had nearly its whole enrolment
here for the picnic. This school took il
urOn itself to see that everyone who
possibly could should attend and i;
succeeded very well. 1t was pre-
sented with a beautiful banner, sou
vei.ir of Rally day.
The days rally was the first. and OF
course the largest and most successful
thing of its kind ever undertaken. but
in all probability the picnic will be
come an annual affair due to the great
interest and enthusiasm shown in this
one. Rock Island is the logical place
to hold these gatherings.
The executive committee requests
that those having accounts incurred
as a result of the rally, send the bill;
as early as possible to the committee
in order that the association affair!
may be straishtened out at once The
| committee has headquarters in the Y
NJ c. A. building. Rev. Marion Hum
phreys is the corresponding secretar!
of the association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14
GIVEN TILL
SEPTEMBER TO
RUN QUARRY
II Moline Stone Company Does
Not Reach Settlement it
May be Forced Out Then.
COUNCIL ALLOWS MORE TIME
City Attorney Says Corporation May
Be Put Out OF Business by Sew
eraI Different Methods.

For The present the Moline Stone
company controversy in the city coun-
ell is settled 1t is not. settled exactly,
but it is to be dropped until the first
meeting in September, and in the
meantime the company is allowed to
continue It's operations in such parts
Of it's quarry as were provided for in
its ordinance of 1903. And the com
pany is to endeavor to settle the diff
culties it is in. Otherwise the council
viii in all probability declare the
quarry q nuisance and order the city
attorney to take steps to abate it as
such.
The present situation was brought
about last evening at committee of
the whole session of the council A
report m the street and alley commit
tee was adopted. recommending that,
without waving the rights of the city
and without giving permission TO the
stone company o violate any city ord
nance or state law, but TO enable the
stone company TO obtain a settlement
with property owners of the city of
Rock Island we would temporarily
ana conditionally permit the stone
company to blast upon such parts of
its property as is granted by it's ord
inance, until the first meeting in Sep
TENDER"
Alderman Elliuwood alone opposed
this action. He wanted the adoption
of resolution to instruct the city at
torney to prepare an ordinance for
next Mondays meeting, declaring the
quarry nuisance and ordering il
abated.
All Sides Are Heard
| The council heard all sides of the
question last evening. The stone com
pany representatives, Senator F. A
Landee and George w. Johnson, were
on hand and expressed their willing
ness to be good and square themselve:
for the encroachments of the compan!
on city streets, and their desire to blu.
tie adjoining property. John He'd
iberg and others living near the QUAR-.
were present and repeated their claims
Arthur Sperbeck, 419 Forty-fourt
Istreet, submitted the petition referee
to yesterday by The Argus. signed b
The Glenwood post., 1908-10-03
Man Still a Savage.

The civilized world is reverting. 1t
pines for brutalities, 1t bankers for
horrors, and 1t grovels before the spec
tacle of animal pain. Don't you be-
lieve it? Then you do not know what
is happening in the most enlightened
quarters OF the earth 1t is useless to
enumerate the cruelties practiced in
the name of pleasure or of science.
For one, I hate OF dwell upon what
exists in this educated, supposedly
in the Boston Herald. Man is still a
savage. Whether It is pigeon shoot
ing. bull fights, sport in the jungle, a
privately arranged bull and tiger com
bat, or even the accepted prize ring
maulings. he Graves the emotion, the
maddening, blood-curdling frenzy this
process of killing excites. There are
degrees, 1t is true, and the brutal In
stinct may not relish seeing hapless
birds drop whit broken wings as much
as watching bull and tiger shut in IL
cage battling out their bloody strength,
but 1t is all one in the main, bestial
excitement. But we are told that
spectators at such scenes are few
compared with all those who have
made a better and safer life for hu-
manity at large. One never can tell.
Sometimes the police step in, as they
did at the savage exhibition in Mar
seilles. and end the sport" But the
1nhuman amusement.
The Glenwood post., 1908-10-03
Oppose Bank Guarantee.

Denver.-At the meeting OF the trust
company section of the American Bank
ers' Association Tuesday, Brecken-
ridge Jones Of st. Louis, aroused keen
interest among the delegates by his at
tack on the national banks Of the coun-
try which are doing trust company
business. Mr.. Jones maintained that
national banks were entirely without
right to perform the functions of a
trust company, and he quoted abun-
dant law to prove his contentious.
AT the suggestion of the legislative
committee of the trust company sec
ton, made in its report during the
morning session. F. H. Fries of Win
ston-Salem, N. c., introduced during
the afternoon the following resolu-
tion:
Resolved, That we enter our protest
against the enactment in law by either
federal or state government any provi-
sion, either directly or indirectly
pledging the credit of the nation for
the guarantee Of bank deposits"
After sharp discussion the resolu-
tion was passed by a vote of "a to S.
The Glenwood post., 1908-10-03
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The contract for the decorating and
painting the Denver mint has been
awarded to John Gibson of Philadel-
phia at $4,000.
The President has decided not to
give permission for the establishment
OF wireless telegraph station on the
Washington monument
President Roosevelt has declined to
deliver an address at an educational
meeting In Philadelphia on the
ground that he will not make any
speeches during the presidential cam
paign.
Col. w. F. Stewart of the coast ar
tillery, commanding the ungarrisoned
lost at Fort Grant, Arizona, who is to
appear before retiring board to de-
termine his physical fitness for fur
;her service on the active list, reported
TO the War Department Monday.
Indemnity school land selections by
the state of Wyoming, amounting to
2,640 acres in the Sundance land dis
trict and embraced in clear list number
Z, have been approved to the state.
The unappropriated public lands in an
area Of about 53,775 acres which were
recently excluded from the Montezu-
ma national forest in Colorado will be-
come subject to settlement on and
after Dec. Is, 1905 and to entry, etc.,
Jan. "A, 1909, at the local land offices
at Durango and Montrose, Colo.
During last fiscal year $11.492, ,453
was derived from sales of public lands
in the United States, most of which
amount will be turned into the recia-
nation fund for continuing projects
now under way. The entries, areas
and receipts are as follows: Colorado,
1902 entries, 2,015,5O3 acres, $764 ,O2O
receipts; Wyoming, 8,013 entries, 829--
GA acres, s616.73s receipts; New Mex.
leo, 22,O74 entries, 2,85O,327 acres.
$577,365 receipts; Utah, 3,446 entries,
468,42s acres. $16S.922 receipts.
President Roosevelt returned to
Washington September 23d from his
summers vacation at Oyster Bay. He
was the picture of health and vigor.
A class A" church, the first of its
kind in the state, II not in the country,
is to be erected by the Episcopalians
of the fashionable Burlingame colony,
according to San Francisco dispatch.
The edifice will be proof against both
fire and earthquake and will be in the
carly English Gothec style. A building
fund Of 100000 has already been sub
scribed.
The Glenwood post., 1908-10-03
GENERAL NEWS.
Cholera is still raging at Manil

Cholera is still raging at Manila.
service with the Hartford Carpet
Works at Thompsonville. Connecti-
cut.
In the Quarter Sessions Court at
Philadelphia, Judge Wiltbank fined
William ]. F. Reynolds SIS for hav-
ing written letter thanking the Judge
for the manner in which he dismissed
a perjury charge against him.
The Prussian Academy of Sciences,
an association Of eminent men under
the patronage of the government, has
inherited $7,5OO,0OO from a banker
named Sampson, to be expended for
scientific purposes.
Herman Ridder, editor of the Stats
Zeitung, New York City, and vice
chairman of the publicity bureau OF
the Democratic national committee,
was appointed by National Chairman
Mack as treasurer of the national COM
mittee to succeed Gov. C. N. Haskell
of Oklahoma. who resigned his posi-
ton.
Twenty persons were killed and fif-
teen injured in a collision on the ele-
waited railway in the center Of Berlin
Saturday afternoon. Nine Of the IN
jured were not expected to live.
Plunging from the east Sprague ave-
enue trestle in Spokane, almost at the
same spot where o. N. Collins lost his
life in similar accident two weeks be-
fore, an automobile belonging to j.
w. Snyder fell sixty feet Thursday
night, killing the owner and severely
injuring two other occupants. w. H.
Walker Of Tacoma and Miss May
Thompson.