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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-04
THE MARKETS.
Chicago. Nov. 4-Following are the
market quotations today:


Chicago. Nov. 4.-Following are the
market quotations today:
Wheat.
December, 1OO7, 101. 99a4. 1875
May, 1O4A. 1041a,g 1887. 1O3as.
July. 9s7s. SO, 975s. 977s,
Corn. r
December, 63ss, 63ss. 625s. 62ss.
May, G25s, 627s. 62Is. 62ss.
July. 62A, 623s. 62b. G2h.
Oats.
December, 1855, 1855, 4sHl, 1885.
May, SOS, 50R. SOS, sou.
July, 45H, ASS, 45ss, 45A.
Pork.
December, 14.S2, 1895. 14.70, 1870.
, january. 1927. 1855, 1915; 1915.
May, 1915, 1926, 1906, 1906.
Lard.
January, 9.55, 9.55. $40, $40.
May. 9.60, 1862, 9.47, 9.47. -
Ribs.
January, S,57. $50, $50. $50.
May. s.65. $40. $50. $50.
Receipts Wheat rs, corn III, oats
1876.
Estimated receipts Thursday =
Wheat 81. corn 12S, oats 10s.
Northwestern receipts Minneapolis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-04
SPECIAL TAX
LOSES AGAIN
Measure Of Board Of Supervisors to
Replenish County Funds Fails
to Get Majority
AS IT WAS TWO YEARS AGO
Though Returns Are Incomplete, Fate
of Question is Evident-Other
Propositions Carry.

More complete returns gathered dur
ing the day indicate that the PROPOSE
ton for special tax of cents on each
800 valuation, for county purposes,
was once more defeated. While not
all of the figures were obtainable, the
vote on the tax proposition in "a of
the SO precincts of the county was re-
ported as to the tax proposition, and
these reports TO The Argus show that
in the "a precincts the vote against the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-04

New Comedy Orama.-"The Heart of
the Rockies" at the Illinois theater
Nov. l. matinee and evening. is new
and beautiful western comedy drama,
entertaining, full of human interest is
iclean and wholesome throughout. In
each of the four acts of the play the
audiences are convulsed with laughter,
Notwithstanding the exciting melo-
dramatic situations and climaxes.
THE Three Twins."-"The Three
Twins will be the Offering at the Illi-
lnois theater tomorrow evening, and it
: is said to be one of the smartest must
cal comedies that has been produced
in many years. The book is by Charles
Dickson, lyrics by o. A. Hauerbach,
while Karl Hoschna is responsible for
the music. 1.-THE Three Twins is one
of the largest musical companies ON
the road, requiring two baggage cars
and three coaches for the transporta-
ton of the company. One of the many
novelties is an electrical aerial swing
weighing over 1000 pounds and illum-
mated with over 1000 incandescent
lights. The company carries three
machinists, something that has never
been done before. for the handling of
this one effect, and during its long run
5 in New York THE Three Twins was
endorsed by the entire New YorE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-04

tax was 4,123, while the vote in favor
of the proposition was 3,54S. As many
OF the unreported precincts are outside
of the cities, it is certain that the tax
measure did not carry. In Rock Island
the vote was quite even on the ques-
ton, but in Moline, and in all of the
country precincts, the people express
ed their sentiment against the tax
measure with good majorities. In
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-04
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
Today's Quotations on Provisions, Llv
Stock. Feed and Fuel.

Today's Quotations on Provislons, Live
Stock. Feed and Fuel.
Rock Island. Nov FOLLOWING are
the wholesale prices in the local mar.
ket today:
Provisions and Produce.
Eggs-Fresh, 24c.
Live Poultry-Hens. per pound. &C.;
springs. lie pound.
Butter--Dairy. 2Sc.
Lard-11c.
Vegetables = Potatoes, 55c to Coo;
onions, 45c;' beets. 40c; turnips, 30c.
Feed and Fuel,
Grain--New corn, Coo: old corn. soc;
oats, 47c to Soc; wheat, S5c to soc.
Forage Timothy hay, 50 to $40;
prairie, $3.50 to 5000; clover, $500;
straw, $3.50.
Coal-Lump, per bushel. .1lc: slack.
per-bushel. &c to &c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-04

press, and Ashton Stevens of the New
York Journal said the "Three Twins
was credit to. Broadway
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-04
! MUSEME us
The IllinOi

The Illinoi
1Sixteenth Street and Second Avenue. }
.UMiNG ATTRACTIONS.
Nov. 5-"Three Twins.v
Nov. 7-"In the Heart of the Rock
ies,' matinee and night.
Nov. 11-"MOntana."
Nov. 15-"The Devil" matinee and
night.
fn," matinee and night.
Nov. 2I-"Tcn Nights In a Bar
Room" matinee and night.
Nov. 22-2S-The Flints.
Nov. % "Just Woman's Way,
matinee and night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-04

To Cure a Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. Druggists refund money If it
fails to cure. Z. w. Groves signature
is on each box. Csc:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-04
Notice..

NOtICe.
A $4,000 grocery stock must be sold
to close the business by Nov 10, in
large or small quantities at greatly re-
duced prices. An excellent chance to
lay in your winters supply. Call and
Phone 762-X 1929 Fifth
avenue, NJ. MARBLESTONE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-04
The Elite.

( Eighteenth Street, North of Second
Avenue.)
Vaudeville at 3, 8 and 9:15 p. m. Two
m.tineey Sundays and holidays.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-04
Attention EauleS.

Attention Eagles.
You are requested to meet at Eagle
hall, Davenport, at 1 D. m. sharp on
Thursday to attend funeral of Brother
w. R. Miller of Davenport aerie.
j. F. DINDINGER.
: Secretary Rock Island aerie.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-04

today SIG, last week 23C, last year 21S;
Duluth. today 666, last week $50, last
year 279.
Liverpool opening cables - Wheat
$4,000, corn $1,000, oats 5000.
Visible supply of grain-Wheat, in
creased 1,643,000; corn, decreased 202,-
000; oats, decreased $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-04
The Family.

Second Avenue. East of Nineteenth
+ Street)
Vaudeville at 3, and GAS p. m. Two
natinees Sundays and holidays.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-04

many the vote was more than three to
one against the tax
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-30
AN OFFICIAL TESTIMONIAL
Trustees of Winters, California, Tell of Good
Results of Four Years of No Saloons

WINTERS, CALF, April 18-(Specal CORE
spondence) -This town, situated in Yolo county,
has tried the Prohibition policy, so far as it can
be experienced by local option for almost four
years, and the following is careful statement
or the results, made by the city officials and
published by them in the California press during
the past few days in view of the local option
elections which have been pending:
To WHOM IT MAY CoNcERN-Gyeetmg:
hereby certify that the town of Winters, Yolo
county, California, has had Prohibition for nearly
four years, with the following results
Cd That the buildings formerly occupied as
saloons were taken for other lines of business
as soon as they could be put in order; ca that
real estate and rental values have greatly adj
vanced; (3) that there are no vacant dwelling
houses in the town; Cd that the two principal
merchants of Winters have moved into
and larger quarters, and have more than doubled
their capacity for business 60 that the follow
ing additional places of business have been opened
since the saloons closed: Electric lights, four
new stores, one bank one meat market, one livery
stable, one newspaper plant and office, one shoe
shop. one blacksmith shop, one barber shop, one
cannery, one restaurant and one creamery and
ice plant; CO. that business has not been driven
away, but on the other hand the volume of bust
ness has steadily increased; CD that for the
four years of Prohibition the town has been
practically free from tramps and hobos; (s) that
the town has been void of tn-horn gamblers
and dope-hcnds and that gambling in the town
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-30

provision for summer visitors it is inevitable that
during the winter season there should be some
unoccupied places.
During the no-license period both Van Buren,
county and the city of South Haven have gFaW1A
largely in population. The bank deposits have :
increased from $1,000 in 1890 to $663, 900 in
19OS the assessed valuation from 100000 to
$1,7S5,oOo. In spite of the fact that in 1906
heavy frost killed million peach trees in the
South Haven fruit district, real estate values
have maintained themselves at a high figure
and the bank deposits today are $4,000 greater
than two years ago. The cost of outdoor poor
relief has decreased thirty percent in
eighteen years. During the past hard winter
South Haven, with no private charity agencies
i'll operation, has had only fifteen families apply
for relief and the total amount called for has
reached $2s9.3S. In the meantime the saloon
city of Kalamazoo with eight times South
Ravens population, has supported six hundred
families at public expense to say nothing of
the relief furnished by the Salvation Army and
other benevolent organizations.
One statement made by Mr. Mackey has the
color of truth at first sight, to-wit The city is
badly in debt.
The city is in debt but how did it become so
by reckless and prod1gal expenditures for pub
lie Improvements. Within sixteen years South
Haven has established waterworks, electric light
plant complete sewer system, a public park,
has laid three and half miles of pavement
macadam and dozen miles of cement sidewalk,
and has built piano factory at public expense.
By means all of this work has been done
wisely or economically
The public debt of the city of South Haven
is in the neighborhood of $225,OoO. If, during
the eighteen years that South Haven has enjoyed
the no-license policy, it had maintained, say ten
saloons, sharing half and half with the county
the $500 license fee, the saloons would have
paid into the city treasury substantially one
fifth of the present debt, but the people of South
Haven would have paid to the saloons, at the
lowest possible calculation, at least $1,5OO0oo
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-30


a somewhat valuable exhibit for the liquor in
terests On that account a review of its state
ments and an examination of its authenticity
may be desirable.
Perhaps the first question to be considered is
the character and standing of the author John
Mackey. In the introduction to the article in
question Mr. Mackey is represented as having
been three times mayor of South Haven"
That statement is untruthful. In the old days,
when South Haven was a village, John Mackey
was village president. Since it became city
he has not been mayor The mans personal
history is unfortunate. Thirty or thrty-hve
wears ago he was recognized as one OF the III
telligent industrious young men OF South Haven.
He was a clerk in various stores IN the town
and saved money and later went into business
for himself, built up large trade and became
wealthy But for ten years past he has been
recognized as one of the hardest drinkers OF
the city and has deteriorated in every respect
His business still continues to be successful, but
if is because of the attention given to it by
others From the beginning of the no-hcense
policy he has been a persistent and aggressive
opponent thereof and a champion OF the liquor
business When the saloons went out he was
one of the chief organizers OF the Battle Axe
club privatelocker drinking concern, patron
lied by the moneyed boozers of the city.
look at the man in his present condition would
be. perhaps the best answer that could be given
10 his statements concerning the results OF the
no-saloon policy. Even his friends admit with
sorrow that he is always in liquor"
A striking commentary upon the history OF
Prohibition in Van Buren, county is the fact
that when the friends of the liquor traffic last
attempted to secure vote for the purpose OF re-
storing the saloon they were able, out OF the
something like eight thousand voters OF the
county, to find only 1877 voters who would sign
the necessary petition for the calling of an cleo
ton
In the old saloon-license days South Haven
was one of the most besotted of the lake ports
and lumber towns on the Lake Michigan shore
One block of the main street of the village was
not considered safe for a decent woman to
pass even at midday. 1t is record here that
one of the ministers who came to one OF the
churches here at that time, counted twelve
drunken men in front of that block the first
time he went down the street, one OF the men
living prone on the sidewalk so that pedestrians
had to go into the street to pass him. In those
DAYS there was practically no attempt to arrest
drunken men, The saloonkeepers owned the
town and the drunks were the recognized output
of their business
In Mr. Mackeys article, which is under criti-
csm the statement is made that the no-license
policy has resulted in great increase of public
drunkenness and he gives what he would have
his readers understand to be statement of the
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-30
THE NATIONAL PRoHIBITIoNIsr


Gals, forced to act because of the atrocious
behavior of the drunken men. In this particular
Mr. Mackey shows himself just as honest the
average saloon advocate
There are years of the license period for which
the records are to be found and by comparison
it appears that in the three years. 1882 's3, "a,
116 men in jail here for drunkenness; in
the three years 1892, '93, '94, under no-license,
there only forty-seven
Regarding arrests at the present time, this is
to be said: The lake boats which bring armies
of excursionists here from Chicago through the
summer months, all sell liquor and turn hosts
of drunken men and men with bottles of liquor
loose upon Our streets. 1t is the policy of the
city government to arrest all drunken men, and
as a result during tine months large
number of arrests for drunkenness are made.
In 1905 one hundred and thirty seven arrests for
drunkenness were made in the city. Of these
ninety one were made during the four months,
June, July, August and September In 1906
eighty arrests made; in 1907, sixty
three; and IN January, February and March of
1905 during 70hich months haze had no en-
cVSion boats dumping DRINKS upon our docks,
there haze been only eight arrests for drunken
ness.
Speaking of the excursion business it is worth
while to note that there is growing to be a
marked difference between the character of the
excursionists and permanent summer visitors
who come to South Haven and those who go
to saloon towns along the lake. The mayor of
Benton Harbor declared little while ago that
this town gets the respectable people and Benton
Harbor, with its Saloons gets the BUNS"
In the matter of crime and general public
disorder Van Buren, county makes very credit
able showing as compared with other neighboring
counties. In five years Berrien county sent
prisoner to Jail for every twenty-nine of the
population; Barry county one for every twenty
five; Cass county one for every twenty-two
Kalamazoo county one for every seven, but Van
Buren, only one for every forty-hve. In five
years Berrien county sent one for every 465
of its population to some state penal institution
Alegan one for every 357; Kalamazoo one for
every i65; Van Buren, one for every ga,
Mr.. Mackey's assertions concerning tie sale
of liquor in drug stores in Van Buren, county
are equally misleading. Unquestionably there is
some pernicious sale Of liquor in drug stores,
but under the law every drug store is required
every Monday to file with the county attorney
sworn statement of all its sales of liquor,
showing purchasers, purpose of sales and
amounts There are in the whole county of Van
Buren, only twenty seven drug stores, four Of
which do not sell liquor as a medicine, and
the average sales of liquor in the drug stores
through the whole county reached nine per day
for each drug store
Contrary to the statement Of Mr.. Mackey the
Gilpin observer., 1908-05-14
Initiate LARGE Glass,

Colorado Encampment No. l, I. o. o.
F., initiated class of twelve from this
city Saturday evening. The work was
conducted by ten members of Silver
State Encampment of Denver includ-
ing Grand Pat. R. Nicholson and Grand
Scribe j. M. Norman. The class took
three degrees of the order and it was
midnight before the initiatory ceremon-
les were finished. A banquet was then
served at Peterson's. The banqueters
after the spread repaired to the Odd
Fellows hall again and there enjoyed
singing and speaking on the good of the
order.
Eighteen or twenty members of the
Idaho Springs lodge came over to wit
ness the work. Those initiated were:
Richard and John Trevithick, B. T.
Moyle, Jonathan Weeks, Jos. Floyd,
Ed. Walters, A. L. Anderson, John
Parks, August Rottner, WILDER Rule,
Albert Auger, VIM. Oliver.
Gilpin observer., 1908-05-14

To A. II. Thompson. heirs, administrators, exc
cutors and assigns.
To Mary Il. Thompson, widow and heir at law Of
A. X. Thompson. deceased.
And to Whom 1t May Concern:
You, each and all OF you are hereby potified
that have expended during the year 1907 one
hundred dollars in labor and improvements
upon each OF the Bon Air lode and the Thomp-
sen lode mining claims, situate in Eureka min.
ing DISTRICT, Giipin County, Colorado, the loca-
tion certificates OF which are recorded in Book
~, Pages 5I7 and $40 respectively. in order to
hold said claims under the provisions of Section
232t OF the Revised Statutes OF the United States
and the amendment thereto approved January
y, 1850. concerning annual labor upon mining
claims being the amount required 10 hold said
lodes, for the period ending December 81, 1907.
And IL within ninety 1907 days from the personal
service OF this notice upon you, or within ninety
20 days after the publication thereof, you, fail
or refuse to contribute your proportion as above
stated OF such expenditure as co-owner. your
interest in said mining claim will become the
has made the requisite expenditure. by the
terms of said section. j. j, CLARK.
Bald Mountain, Colo, March 30, 1908
First pub. Abr. 2; last July q 1905
Gilpin observer., 1908-05-14
OFFICIAL PAPER GILPIN COUNTY
JUDGE A. W. RUCKER

The name of no Democrat who
has been mentioned for the guber-
material nomination has met with
the instant approval and general
acceptance of the First Judicial
district as has that of Judge After
son w. Rucker, of Littleton. Two
weeks ago a conference of several
Democrats, representing the Dem.
ocratic party in the principal coun-
ties of the district-Littleton, JEFF
ferson, Gilpin and Clear Creek
was held. At this meeting letter
was prepared, which has since
been sent to many members of the
party throughout the state, setting
forth good reasons why Judge
Rucker should be selected to head
the state ticket this fall. The mere
mention of the Judges name in
this letter struck responsive cord
and communications in endless
numbers are being received in
every mail by the Rucker cam
paign committee, showing that a
large following of the party is in
most hearty accord with the Dem
ocrats of the First Judicial dis
trict in the selection of Judge
Rucker.
In considering Judge Rucker,
Gilpin observer., 1908-05-14
The Story Of a Medicine.

Its name-r Golden Medical Discovery"
was suggested by one Of its most import
ant and valuable ingredients - Golden
Seal roct.
Nearly forty years ago, DR.. Pierce dis
covered that he could, by the use OF pure,
triple-refined glycerine, aided by GER
tain degree OF constantly maintained
heat and with the aid Of apparatus and
appliances designed for that purpose, ex-
tract from our most valuable native me-
dicinal roots their curative properties
SO generally employed. So the now world
famed rGolden Medical Discovery" for
the cure Of weak stomach, indigestion, or
dyspepsia. torpid liver, or biliousness and
kindred arrangements was first made, as
It ever sin9e has bAen. without q particle
OF alcohol IL It's mah:uP.
enss. p4Sssa ss Ct It's lns5ed
will show that It is @ade hom the most
in our American foresSS xI these in In.
gradients have received the stroQgest en-.
sshs9s 1af %soaa sz
Nedlcl who recompend them as the very
6est {emsdies for the diseases for Which
"Go!de9 Medlcal Discovery Is adYiSed:
A little book Of these endorsements has
been compiled by, Dr.; R: v: ]I Pierce, &C. Of Of
W.
any one asking same by postal card, OK
letter addressed to the Doctor as above.
From these endorsements, copied from
standard medical books of all the differ.
ent schools OF practice, 1t Will be found
that the ingredients composing the "Gold.
en- Medical Discovery" are advised not
only for the cure of the above mentioned
diseases, but also for the cure Of all ca
tarrhal, bronchial and throat affections,
accompanied with catarrhal discharges
hoarseness, sore throat, lingering, oil
hang-on-coughs, and all those wasting
affections which, If not promptly and
properly treated are. liable TO terminate
In consumption. Take DR.. Pierce's Dis
covery in time and persevere in its use
until you give it fair trial and it is moi
likely to disappoint. Too much must no
be expected of it. 1t will not perform
In its advanced stages. No medicine will
It aOtlI cure the affections that lead up K
consumption, If taken In time.
Gilpin observer., 1908-05-14

The Patterson wing of the Dem
ocratic party in Denver is abso-
lutely ignoring the instructions of
the state central committee, which
was called to settle the controversy
existing between the two factions
in the capital. The committee in
granting to the Patterson wing the
right to call the county convention
for the naming of delegates to the
state convention in Glenwood, in
structed that the convention should
not be held until some time after
the city election in Denver. Chair
man Bailey, of the Patterson fac
ton, has called the primaries and
has set the date of the county con-
vention for next Monday. This
action would lead one to suppose
that Patterson anticipates the cleo
ton of Speer and wants his dele
gates to the convention selected,
fearing that he would lose out en-
tirely should Speer be elected.
Gilpin observer., 1908-05-14

the Democrats of the district saw
the primary necessity of selecting
from among the several gentlemen
who had been spoken of for the
nomination, a man who is not a
resident of Denver, as the desire
of the party rs freely expressed is
that the ticket this year be CON-
posed mainly of men living outside
of Denver. 1t is indeed an honor
70 the Democrats of this district
to be able to offer man of Judge
Rucker's high standing and un-
3saal qualifications, A brief sketch
If the life and history Of the Judge,
endorsed by the committee repre-
senting the Democrats of the First
Judicial district and being sent
out to the members of the party,
will show him to be n man who
should meet with the popular ap-
proval of all classes, irrespective
of party, as he has been and is
now more or less engaged in the
practice Of law, mining and farm
ing:
Judge Ruckcr is an old-time
Democrat, 30 years young, with
the physique and spirit of youth,
but with the wis dom and culture
that only years can bring He is
net and never has been identified
with any of the large corporations
of the state.
Born in Kentucky, reared and
educated in Missouri, he lived in
Kansas during those years i'm.
mediately succeeding the Civil
War, when to be an active Demo.
crat meant that a man must have
fearless courage.
Coming to Colorado first in
1874, he was SO deeply impressed
with the boundless resources of
his great commonwealth, that in
70 he came here to reside perma-
Gilpin observer., 1908-05-14

According to mine owner with
whom we had a conversation the
other day, Gilpin county mines
are not alone noted for their pro-
duction of the precious metals but
also possess wonderful curative
qualities. This party told us a
man who was ailing with miners
consumption took lease in his
mine and the returns from the
first shipment Of ore started the
fellow on the road to recovery and
the second shipment effected an
absolute cure. And the gentleman
we were talking with was not an
Idaho Springs operator, either.