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Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-28
DAVENPORT

Finds Stolen Horse.-Charlos Died
rich yesterday located on the farm of
Gus Seaman. outside Davenport, one
of a team of horses stolen from him
two weeks ago. The horse strayed
onto the Seaman premises. Mr.. Died
rich, while moying by wagon from
Iowa City to Dubuque, was camped
for the night eight miles from Daven-
port on the Dubuque road when the
team was taken. He believes that
the thieves feared detection and turned
the animals loose. He is still search
ing for the other horse.
.
Finishing Plat sook.-One OF the
biggest tasks undertaken for years in
public Office in Davenport is nearing
completion at the hands of City AS
SCISSOR Ignatz Hid and his deputy,
John Gundaker. This is the compila-
tion of a plat book showing every
piece of property in the city, its di-
mensions, name of owner and assessed
valuation. The city is being divided
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-28

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Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-28
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one to three days. It's action upon the
system is remarkable and mysterious.
1t removes at once the cause and the
disease Immediately disappears. The
first dose greatly benefits. 75 cents
and 81. Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901
Second avenue, Rick Island; Gust
Schlegel & Son, 220 West Second
street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-28

is spending few days visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bur
goyne.
Peter Johnson lost one of his best
horses Monday.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-28
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0LINE


Moline Choral union has made the
welcome announcement that. Dr.
Charles E. Alum, the well known or
ganist and director of Chicago. viii
direct the local union this winter in
its work. William Buterworth. presi-
dent of the choral union, has sent .ou.
announcements that the next meeting
of the union will be held at the First
Congregational church, Thursday, Oct.
20, instead of the regular evening, and
the new leader will be present to give
a short organ recital and possibly try
the chorus on portion of the Messiah.
Plan Minstrel Show.-Members of
the Moline council of the knights OF
Columbus are planning on giving a
minstrel show some time this winter
at the Moline which will be strictly
home talent and promises to be one of
the big winter entertainments. A
committee consisting of three mem
bers, R. ]. Bennett, Joe Murphy and
Robert Rank, was appointed to make
preliminary arrangements. The cast
will be composed of local people en-
tirely.
Install Water System.-The Union
Malleable shops in East Moline will
install a water system. ~The plans are
to tap the 12-inch main on Thirteenth
street, which is now being laid. The
factory pipe from the city main will
be eight inches in diameter. 1t will
be laid south of the powerhouse on
Thirteenth street and extend about
200 feet west, thence running north
the entire length of the buildings
Three plugs-one at each end and one
in the center-will afford every con-
venience for fire fighting, the main
being so situated that a plug can be
tapped and the hose extended to the
buildings on the east as well as to
those on the west
o
Puts in New Boxes.-Postmaster V.
| H. Dumbeck has installed 40 new lock
boxes at the Silvis postoffice. With
this addition, the number of lock boxes
1
in the village was SO great that an in
crease in the number was requested
| by the postmaster for the accommoda-
ton of the public. These additional
boxes will be subscribed for so
promptly that still more new boxes
will have to be Installed if Silvis CON
tinues its GROWTH The total number
1 NJ nolI tn hn
ent is sos, but those renting these
I boxes are fast changing to the lock
boxes. Mr.. Dumbeck says it is only
a question of short time when the
Silvis Office will be advanced in class.
New Company incorporates. - The
secretary of state issued license to
Folding Square company of Moline
with a capital stock of $4,000 The
Iincorporators are George w. Hamler,
William c. Cowley, Jr., and Paul II.
LorenZ, all of Moline. The company
at the present time has an Office in
the Chase building. where they have
started business. Their folding square
Is oil oluludTy carpenters graduated
steel square, which will fold up auto
matically. This is a patent of W. n.
Craig of Moline and is the only one
of it's kind in existence.
Il Obituary Record.-Word has been
received by Mrs. John C. Thomer of
Tenth street, Silvis, of the death of
her stepson, Earl c. Thomer, of Louis
vile, KY, but formerly of Silvis, where
he is well known. His death occurred
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-18
Local Items

Marshal NJ. o Bell and wife, Of
Lewiston. spent Sunday In Logan.
Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Lundahl are en-.
tertaining a new arrival, a boy who
came Sunday afternoon.
Miss Rena Sorenson, of the Fifth
ward, fell from o stepladder Thursday
and dislocated her left shoulder.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Saxer are the
proud parents OF q ten.pound son.
He came on Sunday, as son should.
Albert Linden, at the L. ID. S. hos.
pital during recent weeks following
an operation for appendicitis, left yes
terday In good shape.
Mrs. John M. Andrews did better
than to plant a tree on Arb0r Day.
She gave to the world song-bird, a
femme cherub that bids fair to add
JOY to.the home indefinitely. Here's
to 'em.
Yesterday afternoon the young
friends OF little Miss Ardella Smith
gave her 9th birthday party. The
young people spent very enjoyable
time together and wished that they
might attend a birthday party every
day.
Newell Kimball, J. l.. Osborne, OH
Cronquist, Prof Bowen, Samuel G.
Parkinson Of Franklin, and Thomas
Leishman of Wellsville, started for
the Elk company's coal fields yester-
day afternoon. They were met at
Cache Junction by party of ten from
the south 10 charge OF Mr.. Ed South.
An effort Is being made TO organize
a State Baseball League, comprised OF
teams from Logan. Ogden, Provo and
Salt Lake, The plan Is to place In a
common fund the receipts from all
games and pay all salaries from that
fund, thus the larger towns helping
the smaller ones Each town however,
must put up 81 900 to start with, and
an effort Is being maze to raise that
amount IN Logan. The scheme is
said to be feasible and sure to be a
success. Logan fans are boosting
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-18
The Black Crook.

In addition to all the scenic display
and the tuneful numbers of 1.-THE
Black Crook" several excel tionally
good vaudeville acts are introduced.
Pierce and Roelyn, a quick change
costume singing act; the Donazetta
troupe, foreign acrobatic act, are an
additional feature; Bessie Browning
and William @. Welp csn also be list.
ed as one Of the many good acts which
are with 1.-THE Black Crook"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-18

Mayor ]. w. Funk, Of Richmond,
was Logan visitor yesterday.
II. NJ. Hutchinson, the miller at
Franklin, came down to Logan yester.
day, He says the mill Is doing first.
class business.
The Benson stake quarterly confer
ence will be held at Lewiston on Sat-
urday and Sunday April 25 and 20.
Stake Presidency.
Annie May Mcneil Duce died Thurs
day morning. The funeral service
will be held In ire Fifth ward meeting
house Sunday at IL o'clock. The de-
ceased was aged % years
The Sorosis girls OF the A. @. will
give Minstrel show Monday, April
q, at the A. y. OF U. Tickets 25c and
$50
Bids for the building Of st Johns
church will be opened In Salt Lake
city today. The structure Is to be
built on the corner Of First North and
First East. Nielsen & Worley the
contractors are In Salt Lake city to
tender bid.
Mrs. James Brown, OF the Seventh
ward, died OF general debility Thurs
day night. She was 81 years Of age,
was the mother Of William Brown Of
this city and the wife OF James Brown,
who preceded her about three years
ago The couple was among the first
settlers of the valley. The funeral
will be held In the Seventh ward
meeting house Monday, at l p. m.
aud she will be buried In the Provi.
dence Cemeter.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-18
That Ball Game.
The Arbor Day bali game at the

The Arbor Day ball game at the B.
Y. c. grounds resulted In victory
for the Crimsons, the Stoney isms 20.
ing down to defeat by the score OF 8
tot. The Crimsons owe their victory
not so much to their own good work
as to the catcher for the Stoney- ites,
Lee jenkins. At critical times, when
q miss meant. a run, Settle would
throw a low ball and Jenkins would
let 1t yet away from him. Then the
next pass was for Gill or Adams to
throw the ball away for q few runs.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-18

No criticism Of Jenkins IS intended,
however, for he Is not n catcher, makes
no preten 70 oil that position, and
played behind the bat,only because no
one else would consent to do so. lie
did the best he could, and was more
unfortunate than at fault.
Van Orden pitched the first part Of
the game for the Crimsons and Great.
ed very good impression. Kidman
tossed the horsehide the remainder Of
the game and had the boys puzzled a
little. Richards caught in great style.
For the Stoney-ites, Settle put up his
usual consistent game, though handi.
capped In having to pitch for his
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-18
Sewing Problem Solved.

Come and bring your materials and
we will help you to make your own
dresses.
Teachers should plan to spend vaca.
ton AZ our school which will be open
all summer
Young ladies thinking OF entering
should see us now Keister Ladies'
Tailoring college.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-18
War Fleet at San Francisco.

Excursions via Oregon Short Line
May 2nd. Very low round trip rates
with diverse routes and 30 days. limit
4S war vessels OF all classes 10 one Of
the greatest Naval demonstrations Of
history. See O.S. l.. agents for furth.
er particulars.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-18
A Challenge,

The members OF the Fifth ward M.
1. A. hereby challenge the First ward
M. /. A. to a game OF baseball to be
played at tho b. Y. campus Thursday
the 23rd, at 4:30 p. 10.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-18
!. 0. 0. f. Notice.

Local lodge No. 43 will celebrate the
seth anniversary of the order by at.
tending service 10 the Methodist
church on Sunday evening, April 20.
Program will appear later.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-18

man who inspected the Logan
Canyon marble during a winter
visit here are such as to enthuse
sensations of a Chicago marble
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-18

Have Gone to Their Reward.
There are in New York city 247
business houses that have no living
member bearing the name of the firm
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-18
is about one OF the warmest enthusi.

is about one OF the warmest enthusi-
asts in Logan.
Bob Morton, official representative
OF Mr.. Hartman and the entire U. P.
and o. S. L. lines, failed to do the
spectacular work that added laurels to
his crown during the game on the
Thursday before, but his work aver.
aged well with the bunch, so ne Is
signed for next year.
Settle Is q "purty" pitcher, but he
chews an awful lot OF navy plug while
dishlng up his assortment of snuckle
curves, forefinger twists, half.over
drops, and two.inger outs.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-18

Never Brood.
You are man. remember, not q
hen.-EDictetus
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-18

proved the hero Of the day. Congress
Immediately wired him an increase in
salary.
Stoney Is about the most acceptable
umpire ever on the local diamond, and
his lung power IS above par.
a dozen or more travelling statesmen
In hack pulled by couple OF black
and two white horses were the liveliest
people on the field. They were 20 full
Of fun that no man wore more than
the rim Of his hat when they took
their leave.
Mayor John Crawford occupied
pos ition on the B. Y. @. bench. John
The Detroit times., 1908-11-14

orally were unchanged in price and
only moderately active
Apple.-Fancy. 500; common. also
bas,er-ofaciai prices: Extra cream.
cries. csc: firsts. 27c: crooks. 2OVs9el
packing stock LIZ LIE per To-
Cauiinowcr--6oQ zoe per bu.
Ceiery-ss "a soc per doz.
Chee.s-Miehigan fun cream. new
Ice; Sohweitzer. isc per TO-. -
Chsstssts-sSsoG7 per bu: lsvite
Caiiforni. Fruit.-Grapes. u,7SQs
Conee-Package coffes. ls.7S9iSaS
cr:.strTi.--csPs Gods. 's.1S0s per
pressed csiss.WFansy. s9iOe: COM
mon, lose per Id.
Dressed Hoss--Light. 7Q7hc: heavy.
eQ6hc per Id.
orator extras, ttc per doz.
Flour-Miehisan patents. in wood.
$3.50; second patent Vs. straight. s'''o'
Feed-jobbinE lots. bran. ss4; coarse
corn meal S33; corn and oat ohoP'
$3.50; coarse middiings. tss: me mid
Ftnnsa Haddies-ioc per Id.
house. u.b04l.75 per doz. lettuce, lzc
per ID: parsnips. lb41sc per doz
Craze Fruit-sS., BQ4S6 per box
Green Peppers-si Oils per s-oAskss
crate.
Grapes-Catawbag. ALB baskets. IL
G15c: Aaiasas. IS $3.50 per Dbl
Hopsy-Fancy white, l20lso; amber.
i0 Siss:r s's S.s,, sys' p per b ID
Hay-Detroit shippers are paying the
following prices for new baisd hay In
car lots. e. o. b. Detroit: No. ] timothy.
old. u1Q1l.6oi new. SloQlo,So; No. =.
new, 5000: clover, mixed. Ss91o; rye
straw, e650@1; wheat and oat straw.
e6.6006 ton. In car lots.
Hides-No. I cured. lilo: No. cured.
kip cured. No. 1. nc; No. !. loo; kip
green. No, !. loe; No. $40; calf our So
No: !. lang: No. 2. Use; Green. NO
!. isc; No. 3. 1lhe per ID: horse hides.
No. !. -: No. 2. ~; sheep SKINS a 70
wool, SO q soc.
Hardware-Wire nails. $3.50: base
80 and per cent OF: poultry netting
painted barbed wire. $3.50: galvaniaeo
barbsd wire. $3.50: No. 3 annealed wire.
$500; poultry netting before weaving,
cloth. $l.<0 per 100 feet; lap and slip
after weaving. so per cent on. wire
Joint eavetrough. 80 and 10 per cent
on round and corrugated conductor
pipe. 76 and per cent on.
Llmes-90c per 100.
LemonS-California, 3696.25 per box.
Maple Sugar-New, pure. lbc per 10.
MushrOOms-66c per ID.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-14
MYSTERY IN SUICIDE
OF YALE TEACHER

YALE. Mich, Nov. 40. NJ. Spitz-
er, a banker Of Grafton, o., accom-
panied by his wife and daughter. Miss
Florence Splitter. the latter a student
at the Michigan State Normal at Ypsi-
lanti, arrived this morning and took
charge OF the body OF Miss Ethel
Splitter, a daughter. who ended her
life by taking poison Thursday night.
The letter which IL was thought i'm
PEELED the girl TO take her life by
drinking poison Thursday night was
found In a waste basket In her room
and pieced together Friday afternoon.
II was from the girls mother, and
there was nothing In IL that should
have caused her unhappiness. II con-
tanned merely little items OF home
news. and told her how much the fam.
lily were counting on her coming home
Christmas time.
II Is learned that Miss Splitter had
a difference with the school as TO tho
grade should be placed
The Detroit times., 1908-11-14
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

DETROIT Nov. 14.--Close: The bulls
have faith I'm both the speculative and
legitimate positions of wheatT=In Sprruz
=iatfon there Is little chance for de-
tain their lines OF long wheat They
have over 100000 bu and show no
sign OF letting go. On the other hand,
receipts are falling or Cash demand
Is active for both milling and export
and the weather Is very Dad for the
growing crop OF winter wheat Trad
ing was slow all day and wheat closed
at unchanged prices.
Wheat quotations-Cash No. ? red
u.o5h December opened at sI:06.
opened unchanged at tl0St. advanced
TO s1.0sh. and declined to Sl.09L: July
opened ut s1.0i. advanced &C and
dropped To 500 No. red. si.02is No
white. sL04
Coarse grain quotations; Corn--Cash
SSHc: No. 4 yellow. ! car at CSC. "
Oats-Cash No. white 53c
Rye-Cash No. 2, car at TGc.
Beans--Cash. s2.is; November. car
at SAB; December. se.22 asked.
$3.50. March, 200 bags at ,S715. sample.
IS bags at $40. Is at So IS at 1925:
sample salsike. IL bags at t125. 4 at
$3.50
Receipts In the Detroit market Sat
OF wheat, Is OF corn. OF oats and OF
rye. Withdrawals were zoo bbls. OF
-four. Stocks are 571.4S2 bu OF wheat.
114.Z5b bu or corn. 22y. bu OF oats
and $3.50 bu OF rye.
Receipts of wheat at Winnipeg. $40
cars: year ago. 226.
Northwestern wheat receipts Satur-
day, $50 cars. wear ago. f3s.
Wheat receipts at Kansas City, 1913
cars year ago, kL
The Detroit times., 1908-11-14
LOOKS SOFT FOR
MUFFIN IN SPRING
NEITHER hALLY NOR POUND
LIKELY TO RUN-LATTER NOT
OLD ENOUGH, HE SAYS.

Judge James o. Muffin may secure
paratively little trouble. The two
Democrats who were talked OF last
spriug as the most likely candidates
for circuit Judge, James II. Pound and
p. J. NJ. Hally, are not manifesting any
great eagerness to get into the race.
Pound, In fact, declares that he does
not wish 10 make the run.
Il do not want TO be circuit judge
he says frankly, because l feel that
I am not at the time OF life where a
man has the judicial rather than the
active interest in things. | believe
in the old English theory that a Judge
should never return to practice. A
judgeship should be the browning
work OF q mans life. He should be
at the stage where he looks backward
rather than forward.
For another thing. | would be con-
stantly overruled. believe that there
is no wrong but should have it's
remedy, that Judge should be above
the law in seeking equity. The YER
diets that have been reached by SUI
preme courts In certain cases where
wrongs have been admitted. but the
courts have said. We know of no
remedy does not coincide with my
view.
II ran for the circuit bench once
and was not returned the winner.
am glad Of It II ! ever run again.
it will be for a full term and not
for the fag-end OF one"
The election next spring will be for
the remainder of the judicial term OF
Judge Brooke. extending to 1911.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-14
CLAIM ATTORNEY
HELD OUT ALIMONY

Attorney Phil NJ. Coffin and mis-
client. Agnes Bonn. makes serious
charges against Attorney Edward n.
vining. in afidavits filed In the circuit
court Saturday morning. Mr.. vining
acted as attorney for Henry Benn in
opposing the divorce suit Of his wife.
The husband was ordered to pay 32.60
per week alimony, and Mrs. Benn al
leges Vining represented to her that
he was unable to get more than $40
from her husband, and this amount
she accepted. Mrs. Benn alleges that
at that time vining had In his posses
sion $3.50 her husband had paid. Conn
claims that he tried several times to
have an accounting with vining. and
when he insisted the latter wrote him
an Insulting letter. Comm says In his
affidavit that vining claimed to have
paid Mrs. Benn $40. and that he holds
her receipts.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-14
LIBERALS IN CUBA
CLAIM TO HAVE WON

HAVANA, Nov. 14.-Eleotion day
dawned bright and the third contest
at tho polls In the history OF the Gu
ban republic to elect president
promises to pass without any serious
disturbance or disorder.
Two tickets are In the field. the Lib
eral. headed by Jose Miguel Gomez
and Alfredo Zayas, candidates respec-
lively for the presidency and vice
presidency, and the Conservative, with
Gen. Mario Menocal and DR.. Rafael
Montero az candidates. II il probable
that the day will see the casting OF
the heaviest vote -reeafdedEiH
Cuba.
The Indications OF Liberal success
are increasing. The followers of Jose
Miguel Gomez In the city OF Havana
began a celebration at late hour
last night in anticipation OF the ex-
peoted victory of today.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-14
TAKING IN
STEEL BECOMES
TREMENDOUS
STOCK WITAsTANDs THE ON
SlAUGHT BRAvELY - BONDS
ALSO STRONG AND PUBLIC Or
DER VOLUME Is HEAVY.
BY r. c. sHoTWELL.

NEW YORK, Nov. l4.-Londin sent
over lower prices this morning, out
New York opened steady, regardless
Of foreign transactions. Illinois Cen
trail advanced 2 Ia per cent In the
hrst few minutes OF trading. and Con-
solldated Gas rose ga points. Third
Avenue gained 81 a share. and Rock
Island shares were advanced. steer
was subjected to tremendous proft-
taking. but withstood the onslaught
without yielding more than slight
fractional. Bonds were also very
strong. Pront-taking was so heavy
that the advance was checked tenn
porarily and the list presented very
irregular appearance during most Of
the morning.
There was the usual heavy volume
OF public orders and professionals had
little TO do In controlling the market.
London markets were depressed In
the early trading. but shortly after
the opening In New York. Americans
took the lead abroad and became al
most buoyant.
Curb Mining stocks Active.
On the curb market the mining
stocks were active and moved higher.
There Is a general advance In the price
OF those copper companies that can
produce the metal at cents a pound
or under.
The market today fell far short OF
that OF yesterday. II was decidedly
irregular at the opening, with a flood
OF selling orders on hand. but never
theless the bullish talk was paramount
and commission houses were taking
stocks freely on public orders. There
Is no question as to the wholesale dis
tribution that accompanied yesterdays
boom market. all the way from Erie
to Steel. On the whole the list today
was OF from l-2 to 6-S. but 1t was
held well In hand and showed large
measure Of professional operations.
Strong Bull Points on vanderblits.
There are strong bull points out or
Big Four and Nickel
Plate In particular. BY some this Is
believed to be for the purpose Of
New York Central. although
the shares named are intrinsically
good.
In the nnal dealings the leaders re-
covered a good part OF their early
losses and the market closed firm.
Government bonds unchanged; other
bonds steady:
The Detroit times., 1908-11-14
6ERMANY'S EMPEROR
THOROUGHLY VEXED

IA BERLIN, Nov. 14.-Heedless OF the
warnings of the German Reichstag
md the federal council of the German
Emperor. Emperor William Is deter
lined to uphold his personal power
ND to exercise just as great q per-
Dual influence In both foreign and
nestic affairs In the future as he
~ In the past.
N This momentous information reach
~ the German capital today from an
authoritative source and occasioned
In government circles
vkere the belief had been entertained
n< the kaiser would accept the re-
ntment OF his people and put curb
~ hin future activities.
NJ D9Side himself with rage at the
(tictures made against him, the en-
teor 10 reported to have declared
Inoe1f ~ follows to q group of cour-
- It the castle OF Prince Fueren-
ooberg at Eschingen, where he has
/0on . guest for several days:
Despite everything. shall 90 on
~ way as zee At. II Is not for the
11chStag to dictate to me. II is for
10 to decide what IL best for the
ShGr1and."
The Detroit times., 1908-11-14

PARIS, Nov. 1.-THE Grand Duke
Alexis, uncle Of the car. died this
morning. The duke had been suffer
ing from an attack OF pneumonia. He
had lived In Paris almost continuously
since 1905. Alexis was high admiral
Of the Russian navy from the day. OF
the emperors father, Alexander Ill.
until 1906. when he resigned. He was
the object OF savage criticism direct.
ed against the administration OF the
navy in the construction OF ships.
Charges Of corruption were made
agains the grand duke. The name OF
The grand duke was high on the list OF
those condemned by the terrorists. and
after Red Sunday" II was reported
that he had fed abroad. but II de-
veloped that he was merely keeping
closely within his palace. Recently he
has shown himself more frequently,
usually in closed carriage.