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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-14
FIBER
OWING
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Pays 800 an acre net. $4,000, 900 worth
used annually in the U. s. Demand
greater than supply. Now is the time to
begin the cultivation of this fibre plant.
III You could plant an inch of string ane
row "a foot of rope you would just begiedt
to realize how the fibre miilionaires havn
Smade their money growing the Sisal fbr
from which rope is made. 1t is the safes
and most profitable crop.
Write for sample OF fibre and informs
tion regarding method of beginning its
culture.
WEST COAST FIBRE co..
Care Editor.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-14
All Work Guaranteed

FOR .sALE-My s-story Resi-
dence in Forest City. also Livery
Barn 3ox5O ot Cheyenne Agency.
Barn is doing business OF Sl25
toSl5O.O GOA month. Good Proper
ty-what am | offered for it! III.
G. Latfertv. Cheyenne Agency, or
Forest City, s. ID.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-14

aged 2s years. He is Il son of the
old Chief. Iron Lightning, who
has three wives and is we'll to do.
1t is reported that MIR. and
Mrs. G. w. Rastall were cnthusi-
aslicaIly welcomed by the
Indians of the different sub
districts. ON thcir trip of inspcc-
tion. from which they are expected
home tomorrow. All the Indians
We're very much pleased to see
him and his wife.
The following named were trans
ferred from Pine Ridge to this
Agency March 2sth:
Bear Whirlwind. wife and son.
No Flesh and wife.
Louisa Red Bull, daughter and
Drags Rope and wife
Drops Two, wife and 3 daughtrS
Napoleon Runs After, wife, j
daughters, 2 sons
Deer Rumps and wife
Her Running Horse
Her Blanket
Ambrose Brugicr is at White
horse and the others at Cherry
Creek.
CwAMPAMNI.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-14
STANLEY, THE EXPLORER. WAS
A WAlF
When Ten Years Old lie Came to America
as a Cabin.Doy.


as cabin.Boy.
1t is not generally known that
Stanley, the famous explorer, was u
waif, and that his original name
was pot STANLEY at all. says the
juno Delineator. The little boys
'.real name," was John Rowlands.
He was born near Denbigh,
Wales, in 1910. When he was
three years old he was put in a
pocrhousc at St. Asaph. 1t was
ten years latter that he sailed
away to America as a cabin-boy.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-14

For Sale At bargain-Dwell,,
ing House i'm Forest City. VIII
not lease-must he sold at once.
Inquire of.I. X. Whltlock, Forest
City, or Of owner.
D. u. Green.
Pollack, S. d.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-14

The Matador Land and Cattle
Co. started u horse roundup from
Alex. Laundrie's place, last
Friday, May Sth. a cattle round
up will start Immediately after
the finish Of the horse roundup.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
AT WORK ON CHART
United States Engineers Are Record
ing on Map the :Soundings
of the Moline Pool.
SHOW THE EXACT DEPTH
Measurements in, Over 5000 Places
Are to Be lndicated-No Cash Re-
ceived Yet.

The United States engineers at the
local Office are engaged in big task,
that of charting the Moline pool. The
chart is to show the soundings of the
entire pool, showing the exact depth
of the water, based on the low water
mark. The soundings were all taken
during the summer. and the engineers
are now doing the more difficult work
of transferring them to the chart. The
work has been under way for some
time, but it will be several weeks be
fore the maps are completed.
In Exact Spots.
The engineers record the soundings
on. the map in such a way that the
depth at any spot in the channel can
be seen at a glance. The. soundings
are taken at points about so feet apart
By what are termed ''cut offs" the en-
gineers locate on the map the exact
location of the sounding within a foot
There are seine 10000 of these sound
ings in the Moline pool to be recorded
and when this is finished, work will be
commenced on the map of the chan
mel above the Moline pool to Hampton
Thousands of soundings have been
taken in this section of the river also
The engineers make one map fol-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
BURGLARS MAKE
RAIDS IN MOLINE
sence of Owners, and $500 Worth
Of Goods Taken.

Three or more clever burglars visit
ed two different homes in Moline last
night and secured booty worth nearly
$500. The home of A. T. Foster, 1912
Sixth avenue, was the first place
visited. Mr.. Foster and his family
were away for the evening as the
house was Geld because of defect in
the furnace which was being repaired
#at the time. About o'clock Mrs. Eos
ter returned and evidence of the visit
of the burglars was plenty. 1t was
found that they had gained an en-
trance to the house by prying open
the front door and that all the solid
silverware and some jewelry had been
taken.
From the Foster home the burglars
went to the residence of l.. E.. Mutt
2009 Sixth avenue and there secured
silverware, jewelry and money. secur
ing about $3.50 in all. The Mutt resi-
dence was thoroughly ransacked and
NEARLY everything of value was taken
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12

Journal; Leigh Reilly, editor the Chi
cago Evening Post; Adolph Ochs, pub
Usher the New York Times; Hart
Lyman, editor the New York Tribune;
John Temple Graves. editor the n. Y.
American; Nathan Straus of r. II.
Macy Co., New York; Edward Filene
of William Filene Sons Co.. Boston;
Florence Kelley of the National Con-
sumer's league; Edward T. Devine,
editor of Charities and the Commons.
Merchants and manufacturers, the
country over have responded to this
call and co-operated.
Just before last Christmas a writer
in The Independent, who spent wreck
in the thick OF the holiday rush SAID
Il saw girls II and Is weeping witt
pain and WEAKNESS at II o'clock al
night as with shaking fingers they
made their counters attractive against
the next days brutal rush. l saw one
young girl drop in dead faint after
| selling dolls to a fond mother of child
| rubbish corners at the noon hour, theil
untasted luncheons in their tiret
hands.
THAT night when | went to my sup
| per, l saw a boy. small for his 16 years
| sitting on a box before the employees
| elevator, for which we waited. HI
looked Iup at me and with the cravin;
for sympathy innate in children, h
sighed softly: oh, my God, wish
O'Clock would come
People were buying groceries
wines, flannels, dress goods, toys
books, jewelry, hats, gloves, handker
iichiefs, notwithstanding of it at hal
past eleven O'Clock at night, Decembe
"a! Is the world indeed heartless ant
| ,nhuman or is it only heediess?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12

D. at b. . $
When the panic came a year ago,
the wise prophets of trade conditions
foresaw heavy decline in Christmas
shopping. 1T must come" they de-
clared, 'for a man out of a job can't
buy presents for his, family Prob
ably there was a falling off in holiday
purchases, but it was not perceptible
to those who delayed shopping until
the last week. There were the same
tired, pushing, bundle-laden crowds
and the same WORKOUT clerks.
They say that the building of the
subways in New York has not percep-
tibly lessened. the daily jam on the
surface and elevated trains. And it's
a reasonably safe guess that such
things as panics or hard times will
not materially reduce the Christmas
holiday rush. There is way out OF
the rush. however; an old way. that is
being preached more and more every
year. The few sensible people. who
Ihave responded to the shop early
leah of the newspapers, merchants
manufacturers and philanthropic work
ers are pretty sure 10 continue to be
early shoppers if only, for purely sci
| fish reasons; for they, as well as the
clerks behind the counters, are saving
energy and temper.
For two years Charities Publication
Committee OF New York has carried
on an. annual campaign with rShoT
Early" as its war cry. Department
stores the country over have hearth,
ico-operated Christmas advertisement.
have urged customers to come earl!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12

Office record, and from this tracings
are made for the purpose of making
blue prints to be used in the improve
ment operations next year. By means
of different colored inks the character
of the bottom is indicated on the map,
sand being shown in blue ink, and
rock in red ink.
Is Kept Up TO Date.
This chart, when completed, will be
altered from time to time as the en-
gineers do dredging, and the pool is
deepened. The work of dredging the
pool is to be continued until the
soundings show general depth of G
feet below the low water mark.
No Money Yet.
The local office G. the engineers is
still suffering from financial string
ency, and Major Richie is still holding
up numerous, claims until his requisi
tons on Washington for funds are hon
ored. The office has hundreds OF
thousands of dollars in authorized APP
preparations due it, but the cash bal
ance on deposit in Chicago has beer
exhausted, and the officials at Wash
ington have so far failed to place more
funds to the credit of the Office. II
has been necessary to withhold pay
ment of numerous claims and to holt
back the pay of some of the employee:
of the Office temporarily, pending re
ceipt of money. About week agt
Major Richie signed checks that ex
hausted all of the balance on hand. ant
although acquisitions had been in TO
some time prior to that, the money il
not yet available.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
BUY PRINTERS
SUPPLY BUSINESS
Over Local Branch of the West
ern Type Foundry.

Z. j. Strattan and Charles Bleuer
today closed a deal whereby they be-
come proprietors of the local distribu-
ting house established last March by
the Western Type Foundry of st.
Louis and Chicago. They have formed
a partnership and will conduct the bus
mess under the name of the Western
Printers Supply company. They viii
handle a general line of printers sup
plies, including presses, type, paper.
and inks. The new owners have TAX
en- over the company's lease of the
building at 1925 Second avenue, and
will continue the business there The
local branch has been the distributing
point for the Iowa and western terri
tory, and for a part of Illinois. p
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
The Advantages of Early Christmas Shopping

/ --g- = : g
and avoid the rush. Newspapers in
every state Of the union have preached
this modern parable of wise virgins.
And although a reduction of the late
holiday shopping crowd is not appar-
ent, any more than is the lessening
of the crowds in New York since the
subway came, there is, it is hoped,
less crowding every year at Christmas
time.
This year some of the most promi-
nent men IN business. literature and
philanthropy have Joined in a plea to
department store managers, asking
them to help. along this movement for
early shopping. Here is the letter with
the signers:
For the third successive year, Chari
tiles Publication Committee asks your
Eco-operation in urging early Christmas
shopping as means of tightening the
heavy burdens and long hours which
the holiday season brings to the
women and girls and boys in the retail
trade.
Early Christmas shopping is to the
advantage of the merchant and the
customer as well as the clerk and the
delivery boy. Every, year the matter
is given more public attention, AL
| that is needed to make is pronounced
success is the cooperation of tht
merchants and the newspapers in re
minding people Of it.
Sincerely yours.
Jacob A. Riis, Mark Twain. Richart
Watson Glider, editor The Century
Edward Box, editor the Ladies' Home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
FIGHTS FOR A
DRINK OF POISON
Charles Shattery, After Scuffle With
Friend, Breaks Away and Takes
Carbolic Acid.
DIES IN A SHORT TIME
Macomb Man Uses the Liquid He
/ Bought for Mouth Wash as
( Means to End His Life.

Charles Shattery, a Moline man.
\committed suicide this noon by drink
ing the contents of halfounce bottle
pf carbolic acid Shattery, who has
been in the city only about six weeks,
WAS employed as fireman at the Mo
dine Wagon company's plant. Last
"wednesday he quit work and had been
on a spree since. This noon he pur-
chased half-ounce of carbolic acid at
a drug store, and in reply to the ques
tion of the clerk as to what use he in
tended it for, said that 1t was for a
mouth wash and that he did not con
template committing suicide. He seem
ed SO sincere in his talk that the clerk
did not hesitate about registering the
sale and giving the poison to the man
Shattery then walked to the Nc
Camish barber shop, 1880 Fourth ave
nue., where he was acquainted with
Perry Bryce, one of the BARRIERS. He
fold Bryce that he was going to take
the long journey at 6 o'clock this even
ing, and Bryce asked him to drop {
line when he reached his destination
Exhibits the Poison.
Holding up the bottle of acid. Shat
tery told Bryce that there was thu
stuff that would do the business, ant
then walked over to the counter ant
deliberately prepared to drink it. Flo
the first time Bryce began to thin
Shattery might be serious in his tall
and he hurried towards him and trie
TO take the bottle out of his hand
b In the scuffle some of the liquid wa
spilled upon Bryce's hand, and he IL
so of Shattery, who ran to the doc
and as he reached the sidewalk, stol
ped long enough to drink the content
of the bottle and then turn and pas
down the street. Bryce made afte
him, despite the pain he was sufferin
from the burns inflicted on his hand
and caught up with Shattery when b
sank to the sidewalk. A physician We
called at once, and he hurried the ma
to the hospital, but he died in a sho
time.
.p.yg o.-s- Home at HacOmb.
Shattery was about 40 years old, an
is survived by a mother and sister (;
Macomb, where his home was. \
reason for the suicide has bee
learned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
PERSONAL POINTS.

Miss Frieda Harms leaves tomorrow
evening for Torreon, Mexico, to visit
with her brother Ernest. She will
spend the winter there.
Dr. F. b. De Groot, who recently
underwent an operation at st. An
thongs hospital, has been removed to
his home, 1915 Seventeenth street, and
is recovering rapidly.
James Moran returned yesterday
from Buffalo and Chicago and Other
points in the east, where he has beer
IN business connected with the audit
ng of the Modern Woodmen accounts
He spent some three weeks at the
work.
Major c. w. Halves, F. o. Van Calder
md Drs. F. A. Smith, E. L.. Kerns ant
3. e. Jones are in Chicago today at
ending the state school of instruction
Or the deputies of the Modern Wood
men of America. which closes thi!
,vening with a banquet at the Auditor
um hotel.
Hon. Lee O'Neil Browne of Ottawa
minority representative from the Thir
y-sixth senatorial district, which EN-
braces La Sale county, spent yester
lay in, the city in conference with Hon
1. L. Wheelan, representative-elec
rom the Rock Island district. MI
Browne is a candidate for democratic
louise leader in the next general as
emily.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
OBITUARY..
Rounds.

Henry Rounds, one of the Bethany
home children, died last evening
at O'Clock from the effects of bron-
chial pneumonia, with which he had
been suffering for some time. The
child was very delicate one but very
bright for its age. H. N. Rounds of
this city is the father of the child and
only surviving relative, its mother hav-
ing died wnen it was but a year and a
half old Tor the last two and a halt
years it had been at the home because
its father felt unable to care for ii
on account OF its i'll health The re
mains will be taken to Hampton to be
laid to rest beside the mother The
child was years old.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
FALLS WITH PRESS
Elevator in m. W. A. Building Gives
Way When Big Machine is
Loaded on ii.
BUT SAFETY CATCH WORKS
Cage is Stopped Just Before Hitting
Bottom-Direst Connection for
8 Machines Now.

The safety device of the elevator in
the new M. W. A. print building was
put to a test this morning when the
elevator dropped with a weight of a
job printing press on it and was caught
just before it struck the bottom of the
shaft. Workmen have been removing
the presses that were used in the old
building for a week or more now, and
the heavy weights which have been
placed upon the elevator seemed to
have no effect upon it. This morning,
however, something gave way when
least expected and the cage dropped
with press in it. The loading into
the cage was being done on the ground
floor, and the press was little more
than half way in when the drop came.
After falling a distance of about six
fleet, the safety device took hold and
the downward progress of the cage
was stopped within foot of the bot
tom of the shaft. The press, which
fell over into the cage, did not seem
injured in any way by the accident,
and as no one was in the cage at the
| time, no damage was done at all. No
reason other than a mere case of Slip
ping could be given as the cause OF
the accident.
Use Direct Connection.
| Nearly all the dozen machines from
| the basement floor of the old building
have been put in their places in the
new building, and along with the
Ichange of building came a change il
motive power which has a great ad
Vantage over the former system
Enough motors have been secured t.
Iallow one to each machine, and thi
ldoes away with lot of betting ant
shafting and at the same time consid
cradle noise and waste of power. Wit
1.-THE direct connection only the motor
needed are using power and the sma
motors for each machine make yer
little noise There are about doZe
Imacines altogether on the second foo
Including the job presses, the cutie
, binders and punching machines, an
the floor will soon rival the first foo
iwhere the huge press which prints tn
Modern Woodman and Royal Neighbo
is located, as point of interest
lsightseers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
BOSTON Man IS
TO LECTURE HERE
Rev. William p. Mckenzie to Discuss
Christian Science at illinois
Theater, Tuesday.

Rev. William p. Mckenzie, c. S. B 4,
member of the Christian Science board
of lectureship of the First Church of
Christ, Scientist, Boston, Mass, will
give lecture on Christian Science at
the Illinois theater Tuesday evening,
Dec. Is, at s o'clock. Mr.. Mckenzie
comes under the auspices of the First
Church of Christ, Scientist, of this
city. Admission to the lecture is free
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
is A VICTIM OF PARALYSIS
Postmaster Freer of GaIesburg Sud,
denly Summoned.

Postmaster F.. A. Freer of Gales
burg died yesterday morning of par
alysis. He was in his usual health
Wednesday but Thursday was stricken
while walking in the street. He was
Go years of age a veteran of the civil
war and had been postmaster 1t
years. His wife and daughter were
burned to death in the Iroquois theater
| fire at Chicago. Three years ago be
again married and his second wife
and three sons survive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
Medicine That is Medicine.

II have. suffered good deal with
malaria and stomach complains, but 1
have now found a remedy that keeps
me well, and that remedy is Electric
Bitters: a redicine that is medicine
for stomach and liver troubles, and for
run down conditions" says w. c.
kiestler, CT Halliday, Ark. Electric
Bitters purify and enrich the blood.
tone up the nerves, and impart vigor
and energy to the weak. Your money
will be refunded if it fails to help you.
soc at all druggists.
All the news all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12

. Chamberlain Linimeat is one OF
the most remarkable preparations YET
produced for the relief of rheumatic
pains, and for lame back, sprains and
bruises. The quick relief from pair
which 1t affords in case Of rheumatism
is ar e worth many tines its cGs;
Price, rs cents: large size SO cents
For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
Dissolution Notice,

The grocery firm conducted by Ed
win H. Clement and Albert Diedrich
known as Clement & Diedrich, has
this day been dissolved by mutua
consent Mr.. Clement will hereafter
conduct the business and assume al
debts and liabilities and collect all out
standing accounts.
EDWIN H. CLEMENT.
ALBERT DIEDRICH.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
A Dangerous Operation

IS the removal of the appendix by a
surgeon. No one who takes Dr.. Kings
New Life Pills is ever subjected to this
.rightful ordeal. They work so quietly
you don't feel them. They cure con
stipation, headache. biliousness and
malaria. Csc at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
Traffic is Resumed.

Commandant F. E. Hobbs of Rock
Island arsenal announces that the re-
pairs on the Moline bridge at the east
end of the island have been completed
sufficiently SO that vehicle traffic may
now be resumed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
Brown Funeral.

THE funeral of William Brown of
Milan was held this afternoon from
the Knox undertaking rooms, the serv-
ices being in charge of Rev. Mr.. Nc
Leach of the Methodist church in Milan
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
Saloon Notice.
n ls 4 Wonder.

Rabbit and chicken lunch tonight a
Gregg,s place, 1921 Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
Burial took place at Chippiannock Gem
Barrinaer Funeral.

The funeral of Joe Barringer was
held this afternoon at O'Clock The
services were held at the Knox under
taking rooms.s Burial took place at
Calvary cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
SOCIAL AFFAIRS

[Society news, written or telephon ed
to the society editor of The Argus, will
be gladly received and published. But
must be made known, to insure relia-
bility. Written notices must bear sig
nature and address1 =
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12

For any @ the ordinary diseases of
he skin Chamberlain's Salye is excel
ent. 1t NOT only allays the itching and
marting but effects a cure. For sale
~ all druggists. S.