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Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-11
Life Isn't Worth Living
This Statement May be Generally At
tributed to the Lack of Good Health.


tributed to the Lack of Good Health.
We want TO talk to people who are
nervous, who suffer frequent head
aches, who dent enjoy their food, Who
are irritable, quickly lose their temper
are so tired and worn out that they
feel they must give up. and have be-
come so despondent that life doesn't
seem worth living. We know exactly
what is the matter with people in this
condition, and if they will follow our
advice, We can tell them how to regain
good health and that buoyancy of feel
ing which makes life seem all sun
shine and happiness.
Most of the above described condi-
tions are chiefly caused by catarrhal
inflammation of the mucous mem
branes. This delicate. webb-llke lining
of the body becomes inflamed and con-
gested until weakness and mental de-
| preston follows. The only way that
| this can be overcome is through a
treatment of the blood. We have the
treatment, ard we are so positive that
lit will produce the results we claim
for it that we will supply it to anyone
with the understanding that we will
return to them every penny they paid
us in every instance where the treat
ment is not in every way satisfactory
and beneficial to them
We want you to try Rexall Mucu-
Tone. which is powerful nutritive
| tonic and body builder, and mucous
membrane Alternative that cleanses
the membranes and restores their nat
ural and healthy functions.
Rexall Mucu-Tone drives out all the
catarrhal poison. restores the mucous
cells to good health, tones up the whole
system, allays inflammation, removes
congestion, and stimulates the whole
system to healthy activity. 1t is splen-
did for building up the flesh and mus
Gle tissue and removing all weak
nesses.
Come to our store today and get a
bottle of Mucu-Tone, and after giving
lit reasonable trial, If you are not
satisfied simply tell us so. and we will
hand back your money without ques.
tion. Surely, nothing could be more
fair than this. Two sizes, SOC and 81.
T. H. Thomas, druggist.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-11
DAVENPORT

Measles on Decrease.-There has
been rapid decrease in the number
of measles cases reported daily 10 the
city board of health since the cold
weather arrived. and il is thought by
the end of the present month the
epidemic will have been thing of the
past. In November there were 400
cases. There We're 30 cases reported for
the first 10 days of December but the
number is growing less daily.
Old Officers Hold Over.-The third
days session of the Iowa State Grange
meeting being held at the court house,
was devoted yesterday to the hearing
of the reports of the various officers.
There will be no election of officers at
the present meeting, all the old Off
GERS holding over.
Pleads Guilty.AFred II. Smith. the
young man charged with breaking ana
entering Krell's confectionery store,
was on trial before a jury in the dis
trict court ye sterday afternoon and
plead guilty to the charge. He was
given six months in the county Jail.
Slaughterine Plant at Nahant-The
Davenport Slaughtering G. Rendering
company has had plans drawn for a
new rendering plant to be built at
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-11
About Digestion.

1t is not the quantity of food taken
but the amount digested and assimil-
ated that gives strength and vitality
to the system Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets invigorate the stom-
ach and liver and enable them to per-
form their functions. The result is a
relish for your food, increased strength
and weight greater endurance and a
clear head Price, 25 cents. Samples
free. For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-11
HAZEL DELL

John Powell, Gideon Reed and Ken
meth Powell attended the International
Live Stock exposition at Chicago last
week.
Miss Olive Hays is suffering from an
attack of measles.
Reynolds Hays of Illinois City is in
Rock Island attending meeting of
the board of supervisors.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-11

Gentlemen: Please send me at once.
by express. two bottles of DIR. Taylor's
Blood Purifier and one box of Eczema
Ointment. Find enclosed money order
to cover cost of same, S1.50. Many
thanks for your pTOmptneSs in sending
previous order. The medicine has work
ed like a charm. 1t has done more in
the two weeks use than all the doctors
l have had in two years. ! will gladly
recommend it to anyone suffering from
Eczema. Yours respectfully.
MRS. MOLLY WAGNER,
13 Harrison Street, Cumberland. Md.
Send for free illustrated booklet.
HARPER HOUSE PHARMACY.
Send for free illustrated booklet.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-11
DandruH.

Barber's itch-even of the worst
kind-,and other diseases of the hair,
are permanently cured by applying
Salubrin in accordance with the 'di-
rections." Avoid new infection from
unsterilized combs, brushes, towels,
etc. All druggists.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-03-11
Measures That Affect Montana.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE SEN
ate public lands committee today re-
ported favorably the Hepburn bill
providing for the survey of public
lands regardless of settlement. The
bill was amended to include Montana.
The senate today passed the Smoot
bill providing for dry farming home
steads of 320 acres. 1t is expected
this bill will be dropped if the general
committee of western members, which
is endeavoring to frame a dry farm.
ing homestead bill applicable to all
states, adopts a satisfactory measure.
Senator Hepburn will introduce a
bill providing that the proceeds from
the sale of townsites on government
reclamation projects shall be expend.
ed in municipal Improvements and in
the erecting Of schoolhouses. 1t will
be number of years before title can
pass to settlers on reclama alton pro.
iects and there are few improvements
on which taxes can be levied. This
bill is intended to relieve the situation
and enable the various towns to put
in sewers and make other necess ary
improvements. The entire amount is
to be paid to the reclamation fund in
annual installments not exceeding 20
in number.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-03-11
Progress of the Milwaukee Road.

NEW YORK, March 6.--President
Earring, of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul railroad was in conference
yesterday with the members of the
roads executive committee and dis.
cussed with them, it was stated, the
progress of the Pacific coast extension.
kacently this work has been pushed
under favorable conditions, particu-
larly in the matter of wages and the
cost of supplies, which have declined
sharply, with the result that the St.
Paul has effected important savings.
The line to Butte has made rapid
progress and is so far advanced that
it can be completed in the near future.
Work on the line farther west also has
progressed favorably.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-03-11
For Postal Savings Banks.

W ASHINGToN, March bills to
establish postal savings banks, intro
lnrrl by Senators Carter, Knox and
Blu ".tt, were today considered by a
SUB Z )mmittee of the senate committee
ou p',totii .es and post roads, con-
-i,ti>. OF Senators Carter, Burrows.
Bankhead and Clay. Postmaster
General Meyer was before the sub
cu.un,lttee and outlined his views on
the ~"bjest.
Po-amaster General Meyer stated
t. tn committee that, while the Knox
bill Wis drawn in his department, he
was not welded to that measure, and
wa- very ready to approve amend
mepts to be taken from both the Bur-
kett AID Carter bills. Tbs committee
and postmaster general were agreed
upon the plan for placing the funds to
be secured by the postal savings banks
in !i,c variou. national banks of the
country at a rate of interest suflici
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-03-11
emily large to pay depositors per
cent and to defray all attend ant ex-
nanaos
Montana Matters In Congress.

WASHINGTON, March 7.-Represeu-
tative Pray has introduced bill for
the appropriation Of s150,000 for .
public building At Billings. There
are number of indications that .
general public building bill will be
passed this session, despite earlier re.
ports to the contrary.
Senator Carter today introduced .
resolution, which was adopted by the
senate, calling upon the engineer In
charge Of the Yellowstone park roads
for q report of q survey for q new
road from the West G Gallatin river to
connect with the main travelled road
near the golden gate.
Representative Pray has succeeded
in getting favorable report from the
house committee on Indian affairs on
Dixon's amendment to the act opening
the Flathead reserv alton to settlement
and providing for irrig alton projects, .,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-03-11
They Want Roosevelt.

SPOKANE, March 6.--Amid scenes
of great enthusiasm, a resolution was
adopted last night at meeting of the
Spokane lodge Of the Brotherhood Of
Railway Trainmen. consiststing Of
400 members, requesting President
Roosevelt TO reconsider his de,ermina.
ton not to be candidate for re-elec-
ton.
The resolution declares that Roose
welt is needed to complete "his fight
for the people, agains. the great cor.
pora,ions which mouopolize Ike coun-
try"
The resolution will be forwarded TO
the president. 1t declares:
I'VE do not feel like trusting 'he
great work to any one else, even
though he should be in accord with
your principles and methods. -
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-03-11
May Deport Alien Criminals.

NEW YORK, March 5.-For the Sec
ond time since the passage of the new
immig or alton law in 1908, details Of i'm
la.gr alton INSPECTORS have started out
to take census of the prisons, insane
asylums, reform atory institutes and
charitable societies of the country to
collect statistics relating to the mum
ber aliens in these institutions aal
those who have become public charges.
Under the law an alien can be deport.
ed if he becomes Il public cn arge within
three years after landing. 1t is be-
lieved that a large percentage Of the
aliens now dep.nd'ug on charity have
not been in the country three years,
and therefore Wholesale depor. r.ations
will likely result.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-03-11
Progress On Panama Canal.

WASHINGTON, March 4. - Up to
March l, 2s,4l4,934 cubic yards of ex-
cavation had been taken out of the
Panama canal route. This is just
one-tifth of the entire amount that was
estimated May l. 1904, that would be
required to be excavated 10 complete
the waterway.
Should the work proceed at the
present rate, it is estimated, the re-
naming excavation would be CON-
pleted in three years. However, it is
understood the work of excavation
will not be pushed to completion, but
that meanwhile construction of the
locks will proceed, the intention Of
the commission being to finish all
parts of the canal construction at
about the same time.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-03-11
Reduced Cost Of Copper.

BUTTE, March 7.-During the week
the ore output Of the various Amalga.
mated mines has been on the gradual
increase, and yesterday the company
sent an aggregate of 5000 tons to the
Washoe smelter. This is considerably
more than half the normal output of
the Amalgamated mines. The North
Butte company is now sending about
700 tons daily to Anaconda and be-
tween 200 and 300 tons daily to the
Butte Reduction works.
The cost OF the production in the fu.
ture will be materially less than in the
past, and it is estimated that between
nine and ten cents will be the average.
The cost to some of the companies,
having very high grade of ore, will
be much less, probably under eight
cents a pound. The principal cause
of less cost in production will be the
fact that the stand ard of efficiency
among the miners will be greatly in.
creased Every man viii! be required
to do full days work, and a greater
| amount OF ore than formerly will be-
mined and hoisted by the same NUM-
| Der of men.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-03-11
Drummers Want Cheap Fares.

NEW YORK, March 9.-Uniting with
dozens of other bodies of commercial
travellers which have taken similar
action, the American Travelling Mems
league of this city will send today q
deleg alton of five members to Wash.
ington to appear before the committee
on interstate commerce in argument
for the passage of the Sulzer bill,
which provides for a uniform 2.cent
railway rate all over the United
States. when at least 1000 miles OF
passage Is bought at one time.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-03-11
AN AWFUL DEATH LIST.
Many Victims Of School House Fire
Cannot Be Identified.

CLEVELAND, March 6.-The body
of Miss Katherine WELLER, one of the
two teachers who lost their lives In
the Collinwood fire, was positively
identified by dentist. The body had
been 80 terribly burned that it could
hardly be distinguished from the bod.
les Of the smaller girls. The identifi-
cation was established by her gold
filed teeth upon description furnished
by Pittsburg dentist.
There are still q bodies unidentified.
So far 167 bodies have been recovered.
The list of missing now tallies with
the number of unidentified, which
would indicate that all of the bodies
have been found and that the total
death list will stand at 167.
Funeral professions today began to
wend their way toward the cemeteries,
bearing the battered and charred
bodies of some of the 167 children
who perished in Wednesdays fire in
the Lakeview school, Collinwood.
From o'clock in the morning until
dark there was no cessation in the
funeral corteges. Those who had no
dead to mourn as personal loss,
stood by in the streets with barred
heads as the grim procession passed
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-03-11
Would Forfeit Land Grants.

WASHINGTON, March 5.--Attorney
General Bonaparte today appeared
before the house committee on public
lands and asked that the depart.
ment of justice be given authority to
institute suits to forfeit titles to l00,.
600 acres of land in Oregon.
He charged that the California &
Oregon railroad, now controlled by
the Hartman interests, had violated
the provision of the land grants, and
had at one time sold much OF the land
at prices far exceeding the figures
stipulated by act of congress-: that
they dealt in land speculation and
that now the railroad refuses to sell
the land, thereby retarding the de.
velopment of the state.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-03-11

one they recommended to the SO, 800
position on the Spanish treaty claims
commission.
The senate committee yesterday
authorized Dixon to favorably report
his bill permitting homestead entry
men on the ceded portion of the Grow
reservation to mortgage their lands to
any irrigation ditch company that
will construct an irriga alton system
thereon.
It was officially stated today that
the proposal Of the Milk river delega-
tion to aid in building the Dodson
dam unit of the Milk river irrig alton
project, assuming half Of the cost, will
in all probability receive the indorse.
ment of Secretary of the Interior
Garfield, which means that work will
be begun in the spring.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-03-11
MANY CHILDREN PERISH.
School House Fire In Ohio Claims
Nearly 200 Victims.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 4.-Pen-
ned in narrow Railways and jammed
up against doors that opened only in
ward, III children today in the suburb
of North Collinwood were killed by
fire and smoke or beneath the grind.
ing heels of their panic-stricken play.
mates.
The awful tragedy occurred this
morning the public school of North
Colinwood, 10 miles east OF this city.
At 10 O'Clock tonight 165 corpses were
in the morgue at Collin, six were still
unaccounted for, and all the hospitals
and houses for two miles around con.
tanned numbers of children, some
fatally and many less seriously injur-
ed.
All of the victims were between the
ages Of 6 and Is years. The school
contained between 300 and 1926 pupils,
and of this entire number only about
so are known to have left the building
unhurt. 1t will be several days be-
fore the exact number of killed is
known, as the ruins may still contain
other bodies, and the list of fatalities
may be increased by a number of
deaths among the children who are
now lying in the hospitals lowering
between life and death.
The gruesome task of taking out the
blackened corpses and bits of hum an
remains was one of horror. A line Of
rescuers was formed, backed by half
dozen ambulances. AS the bodies
were untangled from the debris they
were passed along to the stretchers
and thence loaded in the ambulances.
Mercifully covered with blankets, the
pitiful sights were yelled from the
crowd that stretched about the en-
trance to the structure. AS fast as a
load was obtained it was driven away
to the improvised morgue.
At the temporary morgue in the
shops the scenes became fourfold in
the intensity of human suffering, as
fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters
passed up and down the lines, formed
of 100 corpses.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-03-11
Nebraska Democrats For Bryan.

OMAHA, March 5.-Ins,ructing their
deleg ates to "vOte as a uuit' for the
presidential nomin alton of William
j. Bryan at Denver next July, the
members of the Nebraska democratic
convention today made clear officially
that his home state will support Bryan
principles throughout the national
convention. They followed this action
by turning out en- masse to cheer q
platform which admittedly reflected
Bryan's views on national affairs,
and to greet their leader with an out
burst of cheering that brought flush
OF pleasure to the counter ance of the
ecipient
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-03-11
A DAY OF SORROW.
School House Fire Tragedy Affects
Many Families.

CLEVELAND, March 5-Today seems
still more terrible than yesterday as
the full horror of the awful school
house tragedy sinks into the very
hearts and souls of the people. Faith
ers who yesterday fought like Titans,
who saved little ones in the tire-trap
school building, thinking neither of
self or kin, are today frantic with
grief and sorrow in the loss OF their
own loved ones.
Twenty-four hours after the disas-
ter which caused the death of approx
imately one-third of the school chill.
dren of North Collinwood, the death
roll numbered 164. OF these, 137 had
been identified at the Lake Shore
morgue, while p bodies rem ain there
in q condition Of mutilation probably
forever beyond recognition. The
work of digging in the ruins OF the
Lakeview school house in further
search for remains of children still
missing began with the break of day.
Dawn found mothers and fathers wait.
ing about the ruined building, after
having spent the n ght in an effort to
find their children's remains in the
morgue. Little was brought forth
during the day that would satisfy their
longings, and it is believed that all
the bodies that can be removed from
the ruins have been taken out.
1t has already been decided tina,
there will be one funeral for all the
child victims. One field will contain
all the graves. unless priva ate funerals
are desired by some OF the parents.
One monument will mark the spot.
The cost will be paid by common
fund. The city will buy the burial
field. The unidentified bodies will be
placed in numbered graves and the
names of all the little ones will be an.
praveI upon the monument
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-03-11
A National Buffalo Park.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-Sen ator
Dixon is preparing bill for immedi-
ate introduction providing for the
esta bliahment of a national butfa
park on the Flathead reservation.
The measure has the hearty approval
Of President Roosevelt and is advocat.
e5 By the American Society for the
Peruetuatiou of the Buffalo. The
society wants to get d few sections of
bigh ron. agricultural land on the
Fla.head reservation reserved for a
park, and it agrees to stock il free OF
charge. The section selected is north
of R2valli, along the JOcko and Pend
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-03-11
Army Will Get More Pay.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-The SEN
ate army increase pay bill granting
an increase of 10 per cent in the pay
of enlisted men and of smaller per-
centages to officers varying with rank,
was passed by the senate today.
An amendment was previously J
adopted to deprive the president Of
discretion in fixing the proposed 10
percent increase of the pay Of enlist
ed men and also so as 70 provide that
the pay provided for the army shall
in no way affect the pay Of the navy.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-03-11
Ohio Is For Taft.

COLUMBUS, March 4. = The Ohio
state republican convention this morn.
ing adopted a platform dictated ex.
clusively by friends of William h.
Taft. The document represents Presi-
dent RoOsevelt's ideas.
The president is Endorsed, and the
platform also indorses Taft's candi.
dacy and mentions his genius for
world peace. His support is unani.
nous. The delegates to the nation al
convention will be instructed for Taft.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-03-11
Millions For Timber.

PORTLAND, March 8. "A bout 20 900
acres of timber land in northern Cali
fornia have been acquired by "a syndi-
cate OF capitalists from New York and
Pennsylvania The deal involves the
investment of abou. 81, 5000 The
lands ia northern California taken
over by the syndicate lie in what is
known as the Big Lagoon tract, in
Humooidt county, and are heavily
timbcred with redwood. The former
owner was c. A. Hooper, pioneer
timber man of San Francisco.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-03-11
KILLED BY CONV|CTS.
Inmates Of State Penitentiary Made
Desperate Effort To Escape.

DEER LODGE, March s.-W arden
Frank Conley OF the Montana state
penitentiary was fearfully wuonded
this morning and first assistant war.
den, John Robinson, was killed, when
three life convicts, George Rock, W.
Hayes and another whose name is not
given out, made dash for liberty in
the penitentiary. Robinson's throat
was cut from ear to ear, and the
Jugular vein was severed. Conley's
throat was gashed, and he was stab-
bed several times in the shoulder and
groin before he was able to draw his
revolver and shoot two of the assail-
ants down.
The three convicts were brought to
the Office Of the penitentiary in the
court yard by Deputy Warden Rob-
inson, to be tried for some trivial in.
fraction of the prison rules, and
Conley was waiting to sit in Judgment
The moment the men returned to
the door, Rock turned swiftly upon
Robinson, who was closing the door
behind the men, and quickly drawing
out knife he began slashing at the
deputy warden's throat. Robinson
was unable to retreat or move before
his throat was cut deep, and he sanh
to the floor dying. The moment tha,
Rock attacked Robinson, Hayes also
pulled out a knife, similar to that o1
Rock, and started for Conley. The
latter retreated to the rear Of the
Office before the oncoming desperate
Before Conley could draw his gun,
however, Hayes had slashed his
throat, cutting him from the left ca,
to point under the chin. The con
vict, seeing his intended victim get
ling away, grappled with him ano
stabbed him several times in the
shoulder and groin. Although bleed
in terribly, Conley managed to draw
his gun from his pocket and fired foul
times with the weapon pressed agains
Hayes abdomen. The third convic
who had been "called to the carpet, ;
took to his heels at first signs of tn,
battle, but was quickly captured an(
| placed in his cell.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-03-11
Jewel Thief Arrested.

NEW York, March 6.-Charged with
the theft of jewels valued at S20, 1000
from one of her wealthy friends, Mrs.
Jeanette Newman, who lives at the
Stratford house, this city, was locked
up at police headquarters today.
The police say Mrs Newman had
made full confession and told them
she was actuated by her desire to keep
her young son in private school and
to maintain her own social position.