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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-23

cution of the prize fighters wao
swindled him out of $4,000 recently.
Lest Fast Game.-The Davenport
high school basketball team lost
hardfought game to the St. Adams
Military academy at Knoxville, H.,
Friday evening, by the score of %
to 81.
Boat Company ncorporates.-Arti-
Giles of Incorporation of the Daven-
port Boat club were filed Saturday III
the office of County Recorder Frank
Holm by Lane & Waterman. The
officers are named as follows: Com
modore, William Gosch; vice commo-
dore, Edward II. Van Patten; rear
commodore, Robert Naeve; secretary,
.C H. Henck: treasurer, William Het-
eel; board of managers, William II.
Gosch, Harry L. Moth, Julius Coos,
George Shade, Roscoe A. Church,
Robert Smallfield and Earnest A.
Moetzel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-23
iELECTlON NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on Tues
day, the seventh day of April, A. D.
1908, in the city of Rock Island Hi
nois, an election will be held for the
following officers to-wit:
City Officers.
One alderman in the First ward for
two years.
One alderman in the Second ward
for two years.
One alderman in the Third ward
for two years.
One alderman in the Fourth ward
for two years.
One alderman in the Fifth ward for
two years.
One alderman in the Sixth ward
for two years.
One alderman in the Seventh ward
for two years.
Town officers.
One assessor for one year.
One collector for one year.
One supervisor for two years.
Three assistant supervisors for two
years.
One contable to fill vacancy.
Questions of Public Policy.
Shall this city become anti-saloon
territory?
Proposition as to the annexation to
the city of Rock Island, ILL.,, of a por-
ton of South Rock Island.
Which election will be open at Z
o'clock in the morning and continue
open until 5 o'clock in the afternoon
of that day.
Places of registration and voting
will be as follows:
First ward, first precinct-No. 413
Fourth avenue.
First ward, second precinct-No. 600
Seventh avenue.
Second ward, first precinct-No. 1914
Third avenue.
Second ward, second precinct -
Barn, No. 919 Sixth avenue.
Third ward, first precinct-County
jail, Third avenue and Fourteenth
street
Third ward, second precinct, 1922
Seventh avenue.
Third ward, third precinct, Ullemey-
er's drug store, corner Eleventh ave-
nue. and Fifteenth street.
Fourth ward, first precinct-Frick' S
livery, No. 1914 Third avenue.
Fourth ward, second precinct = NJ
Levy's carriage house, Nineteenth
street, between Sixth and Seventh av.
enues.
! Fifth ward, first precinct = Hose
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-23
Still Plan Trip TO GernanY.-Lette

Still Plan Trip to Germany.-Letters
containing two tickets for a card party
and dance by the active class of turn
crs have been sent to the members
of the Concordia-Germania society
asking them TO dispose of the tickets.
The card party and dance will be held
Thursday evening, March 90, at Tur-
ner hall. The letter states the pro-
ceeds from this dance are to be used
in raising a fund with which to send
a team to the international funniest
to be held this summer at Frankfort
on-theMain, Germany. The boys real
lied a fair sum from the fair which
they conducted in December and are
trying hard to raise the balance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-23

Wants Fire Departmental mass
meeting of citizens OF Bettendorf has
been called for tomorrow evening for
the purpose of organizing volunteer
fire department
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-23

Material Is Arriving.-Material for
the stand pipe has begun to arrive in
East Moline and a force of men are
engaged in removing it from the cars
and unloading it on the bluff at Sew
enth street. Just as soon as all of
the material is taken from the cars
work will be commenced in erecting
the stand pipe and another big step
toward progressiveness will be under
way. The Chicago Bridge G Iron
works received the contract for the
erection of the pipe and it was under
stood that work was to commence in
the spring. The steel tank that is to
contain the water will be placed upon
four steel stills. This tank will be
high in the air and with the natural
rise of the bluff will afford sufficient
force to carry the water to all parts
of the city. 1t is not known just
when the work will be commenced
upon the pumping station. which will
be located near the artesian well. The
pump will force the water INTO the
tank and will be so arranged that
during fire it viii increase the pres
sure of water in the water mains.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-23

Mrs. F. A. Riddell and children of
Rock Island spent Thursday afternoon
with Mrs. Wiley
Dick Tyler of, Rapids City and Hans
part of the week with William Tyler.
Iva Thompson returned to her home
iii Geneseo after a weeks visit at
Charles Myers.
A. P. Norton will occupy the house
vacated by William Kuisman.
Mrs. Harlan Cole has returned from
Brighton, Iowa, where she has been
nursing her mother.
Joe Wilde and Pearl Nelson of
Cable were visiting relatives Sunday.
The Ladies' union met with Mrs.
Kuisman Wednesday afternoon.
The st. Patrick's dance given by
the band was well attended. The
boys are trying to raise money for
new uniforms.
About 30 of the friends and neigh
bCrs of William Kuisman and family
gave them a farewell surprise We'd
nesday evening. Refreshments were
served Mr. and Mrs. Kuisman were
presented with a set of silver tea
spoons. and Lima, who has been an
earnest worker in the Sunday school,
was also remembered.
Mrs. S. A. Cartwright, who is i'll
with pneumonia, is slowly recovering.
f. E. Sudlow is now permanently
installed as cashier at the State bank,
B F. Mitchell having resigned.
Work on the switcvh leading to the
coal sheds of the William Sackville
and Son Coal company is finished.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-23
Cause of Stomach Troubles.

When a man has trouble with his
stomach you may know that he is
eating more than he should or of some
article of food or drink not suited to
his age or occupation, or that his bow
els are habitually constipated. Take
ChamurrIain's Stomach and Liver Tab
let's to regulate the bowels and i'm
prove the digestion and see if the
trouble does not disappear. Ask for a
free sample. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-23

house on Twenty-second street.
Fifth ward, second precinct =
Schmidt's grocery, No. S23 Twentieth
street.
Sixth ward, first precinct = Hose
house on Twenty-sixth street.
Sixth ward, second precinct-A. j.
Reiss' barn, No. 7O9 Twenty-seventh
street.
Seventh ward, first precinct = No.
2110 Fifth avenue.
Seventh ward, second precinct-Pe-
terson's carpenter shop, No. $40 For
ty-fifth street.
Seventh ward, third precinct-Al-
bert Olson's barn, Forty-fourth street,
between Seventh and Eighth avenues,
Nj. T. RUDGREN,
City and Town Clerk.
Rock Island, H., March Z, 1908.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-23
Best Healer in the World.

Rev. F. Starbird of East Richmond
Maine, says: Il have used Bucklen's
Arnica Salve for several years, on my
old army wound, and other obstinate
sores, and find it the best healer in
the world l use it too with great sue
cess in my veterinary business" Price
25 cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-23
MOLINE

Plan River Work Here.-The United
States engineers office is organizing
forces for the government work which
Will be done about Moline this sum-
mer. This work falls into four -divi-
sions: Rebuilding of wingdam; fur
Their dredging of Moline harbor; max
ing of siX-foot channel through Moline
pool; completion of work incidental
to Moline lock. The last, work about
Moline lock, will be taken up first
Machinery for the operation of the
lcck has, in fact, been already in
stalled and it would be possible for
a Small steamer to pass through to-
day There yet remains few days
dredging, however, in the removal of
a portion of the cofferdam which was
left in over winter By next week
this work should be completed. From
then on there will be watchmen at
the lock day and night who will oper-
ate it for all craft. Special rules for
the use of the lock are being drawn.
but as they must receive the approval
OF the secretary of war it will be three
o. four weeks before they are pub
lished. In the meantime the general
rules covering the use of government
locks will be in force.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-23
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

shops in Davenport. He at one time
was also chief of police. Deceased
was born March 16, 1920, in Pitts
burg, Pa, and there remain to sur
vive him his wife, Rose, and three
daughters, Mrs. G. d. Hetzel of Grand
Island, Neb.; Mrs E. T. Morgan of
Davenport and Mrs. E. w. Robson
of Bettendorf.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-23
Negro Sues Street RaiIwa

Negro Sues Street RaiIway.-Robert
Augustus Payne (coloredD has filed
d suit for $4,000 damages against the
Railway company claiming he
was insulted by conductor in the
employ of said company, while riding
as a passenger on the LeClaire street
Inc. The plaintiff alleges the assault
occurred by reason of his insistance
that he be given a transfer, a right
which he was entitled to-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-23
DAVENPORT

New Theater Manager.-BiHy Jack
sen, a well known Chicago actor, has
leased the Orpheon theater from Os-
car Raphael and takes possession on
March 20.
Democrats Have Convention.-The
democratic county convention was
held Saturday afternoon. Every town
ship the county was represented
on the floor, and the city delegations
from the various wards were well
filled with the allotted number of dele.
gates. The most important business
OF the convention was the selection
OF delegates to the state convention
at Cedar Rapids.
CaVanaugh Asks Prosecution.-A
special from New Orleans, La. Satur-
Gay night states that John Z. Cavan.
augh, the wealthy lumber man of Dav.
export, demands that the governor and
district attorney take up the prose
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-23
The Lucky Quarter.

Is the one you pay out for box of
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. They bring
you the health that's more precious
than jewels. Try them for headache
blliousness, constipation and malaria
If they disappoint you the price will
be cheerfully refunded at all druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-23
Obituary Record.-Loftus Keatin

Obituary Record.-Loftus Heating
Gied Saturday evening at his home
or the Middle road. where he had
lived on farm for about 20 years.
He was IS years of age. His death
was due to a stroke of paralysis. Mr..
Heating was for many years brick
contractor and built the Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-23

Form New Bank.-Articles of incor-
poration of the Farmers Saving bank
OF Princeton, which succeeds the
Princeton Savings bank, were filed
Saturday in the Office of County Re-
coTder Frank Holm. The capital
stock is placed at $4,000 and officers
and directors named as follows:
President, ]. II. Shaft, Camanche; vice
president, j. d. Dennis, Princeton;
Cashier, William Gruenwald, Daven-
pert; directors, Andreas Cchmalz,
Emil Kroeger, J. d. Dennis, C. A. Nc
Carn c. w. Pinneo, J. H. Shaft and
S. a. Wilson. The new bank has pur
chased the fixtures of the defunct
Princeton Savings bank for $3.50 and
has taken over the unexpired lease of
the former bank to the building which
for a number of years past has been
used as the bank headquarters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-23

Get DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Ha-
eel Salve-it is good for piles. Sold
by all druggists.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-09-01

For commissions, undress the child
quickly and place in warm mustard
hath. To prevent another give her
dose of castor oil. as with children they
usually come from indigestion. The
best way to take dose and the less
offensive way, is to warm a cup with
hot water, and warm and add table
spoonful Of castor oil. THIS floats on
the water and the mixture goes down
without any bother.
Some mothers say it is nonsense and
expensive TO have three grades of fan
nels for baby, but they are entirely
mista ken. for If the child is made to
wear winter f1annels too long III; deli
cate skin becomes irritated, and by be-
ing overheated the body is more sus-
ceptible TO cold. BY using the medium
grade clothing the change Is made a
month earlier than it can be If he is
put directly into gauze wool.
One busy Housewife tethers her baby
out of doors each day, so that he car
have fresh air and she need not worr!
about him running of or getting into
mischief. Make a belt TO fit comfort
ably around baby's waist, so he cannot
slip through. Tie piece of rope a
the back. giving him plenty of length
Then tie the rope to treee or post il
some shady spot in the yard. Changt
the location from time to time, so thai
he will not become weary of his sur
roundings. Give him his playthings ana
let him have a good time.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-09-01
BIod Poisoning.

This may result from the most trivial
wound. A very weak mixture OF car
bolic acid and water, such as drug
gist or physician who deals in drugs
can furnish, should be kept on hand
to prevent danger. 1t should be poured
on a cloth and wrapped round any such
wound after first washing it carefully
This mixture, which contains about 1C
per cent of carbolic acid in water, is
sufficient to purify any ordinary wound
and keep out impurities If it is well
wrapped with clean, dry cloth. Ever
the scratch Of needle or pin in the
laundry tub may cause blood poisoning
If the water contains coloring matter
or any impurities powerful enough tC
cause this result.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-09-01
Many Languages of Mexico.

During the fiestas of Christmas or
the week of All Souls and All Saints,
when the Indians swarm down from
the mountains with their holiday
wares for sale, visitors in the city
of Mexico may notice the strange
language that the vendors use in ad-
dressing each other. Even when they
turn to serve the purchaser their
Spanish IS neither Castillian nor
Mexican but is frequently broken by
peculiar syllables and accents.
This is merely an illustration of the
fact that the Indian languages of old
Mexico have not been entirely sub
merged by the conquering Spanish,
and in some of the most remote dis
tricts of the republic various and dis
tinct languages handed down from the
pre-Columbian era are still spoken in
their pristine purity by many tribe
members.-Mexican Herald.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-09-01
SNAKES, EGGS MATCHING.
Tip on the Young Reptiles Snout
With Which 1t Breaks Its
WAY Out.

Because of the popular aversion to
the serpent family there is surpris-
ing amount of ignorance about even
the simplest of snake habits. 1t is
doubtful if many correct answers
could be given to the question wheth-
er snakes lay eggs or bear their young
alive. AS a matter of fact, some
species are viviparous and others
oviparous. Most of the poisonous
snakes, as well as many of our harm
less varieties, belong to the former
class.
The European ring snake is close
ly allied to our common water snake
and goes by the scientific name Tropi-
donotus natrix. Curiously enough, all
other members of the genus Tropido-
notus are viviparous, and this species
alone lays eggs. Furthermore, accord
ing TO Gadow's "AmPhfbia and Rep
tiles" the new laid eggs usually show
not the slightest visible sign of an
embryo, unless oviposition is delayed,
when the embryos are more or less de-
veloped.
The eggs are laid in July or August
in a soft bed of loan or decaying
vegetation, or in a heap of manure
The other snakes sometimes lay as
many as a dozen eggs or more and
they usually stick together so that
the entire cluster can be picked up
at once. Sometimes, however, if the
process of laying is slow, they will be
separated The eggs are about an
inch long and of a whitish yellow col
or. The shell is thin and flexible like
parchment
The young hatch in late summer or
autumn. Before Matching they de-
velop a sharp calcareous growth on
the tip of the snout known as the
egg-tooth. with which the shell is slit
open. Unlike Matching chicks, which
are suddenly dispossessed by the
breaking Of their brittle shells, the
young snakes may make many in
cisions IN the parchment envelopes
and take many peeps at the outside
world before venturing forth into the
new environment. Shortly after
Matching the egg-tooth is lost.
At first the young live on insects
and WORMS. but within few weeks
they are strong enough to attack and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-09-01
Leave Your Child Alone.

If you'll get deep enough into Il
child's confidence you'll find that it's
one burning desire-the one dream of
what it intends to do when 1t gets
grown-is to get away from mamma
and papa and do some perfectly simple
thing that it is not allowed to do at
home. There is not one child in a
thousand among well-to-do people who
are able to give what they consider suf-
ficient care to their children who is
ever permitted the slightest independ-
ence of action or thought That is what
makes poverty blessing to children.
and the reason that so many of our
most famous men and women and our
most daring and original thinkers have
sprung from the humblest ranks In
life
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-09-01
PRANK OF TROPICAL STORM.
Twisted All Four Masts of the
Schooner James B. Drake.


The four masted schooner James B.
Drake is at McPhee's shipyard in
east Boston undergoing repairs for
one of the most peculiar accidents in
the history Of navigation.
While cruising in southern waters
the schooner was caught in a cyclonic
storm which revolved around the YES
sci in such a manner that all four of
her masts were twisted in their steps
When the ship carpenters Investigate
ed the schooner preparatory to be-
ginning their work they could scarce
ly believe their eyes. Plainly some
rotary motion of wind and storm had
caught the poles in leverage, fore
explanation is offered for the masts
not coming out of the vessel. All
four are standing and have been carry
ing sail all the way to port No
other damage was received during the
storm, and although the masts were
turned they were not injured in the
least
The accident is the first of its kind
in the memories OF the Oldest naviga-
tors about the harbor. They say that
of all freaky gales reported of the
tropics this is the strangest, and many
refused to believe the story until they
had visited the yard and viewed the
schooner hemsefves-Boston Tran
script.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-09-01
Food as n Medicine.

Watercress is an excellent blood
purifier.
Lettuce has a soothing effect on the
nerves and is excellent for sufferers
from insomnia.
Tomatoes are good for torpid liver,
but should be avoided by equity peo-
pie
Celery is nerve tonic; onions also
are a tonic for the nerves.
Spinach has great aperient qualities
and is far better than medicine for
sufferers from constipation.
Beetroot is fattening and good for
people who want to put on flesh.
Parsnips possess the same virtues as
sarsaparilla.
Cranberries correct the liver.
Asparagus stimulates the kidneys
Bananas are beneficial to sufferers
from chest complaints.
Celery contains sulphur and helps to
ward off rheumatism.
Honey is a good substitute for cod
| liver oil.
| The juice of lemon is excellent for
sore throsL but should not be swal-
lowed, + 4 used as a gargle.
Carr IT'S are excellent for govt.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-09-01
Woman Loses Her Advantages.

Woman Loses Her Advantages.
There seems to be no more gallantry
iii Englishmen than among ourselves.
The London county council recently
provided a special car for working
women on one of the electric car lines,
but it was impossible to keep it for
y'omen. When cars were crowded men
limbed aboard the women's car and
.ook possession, claiming tat as they
nad paid their fares they had rights
which no regulation of the county coun-
Gil could abrogate. This is bad enough,
but now the court to which the case
was referred has upheld the men in
their contention aid women will have
to do the best they can in rush hours.
In New York similar case has just
been decided in the same way. The
park board set aside certain seats in
the parks for women and children. but
men paid no heed to the rule, and the
court says they are right not TO do so.
Women have hard time of it in this
man-governed world. There was day
when public sentiment favored women
aid gave them certain advantages on
account of their sex and supposed fra
gility. But now that they have become
suffragettes, battling with policemen
and storming the doors of parliament,
now that they have become athletes,
challenging mans supremacy, and have
entered the business world, fighting
with man for wages, they seem put
upon a level with their brothers.-Chi-
cago Journal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-09-01
Fiuhtinu the Rats,

More than a million rats have been
killed in the San Francisco plague
campaign within the last year Traps
and poison and Danysz's virus, which
produces a mild form of typhoid, fatal
to rats and harmless to man, have
been the principal means used. Not
all of the rats were plague-ridden,
but so long as any rats remain the
infected ones give one another the
plague and inoculate the feas that
carry to disease to mankind Thou
sands of dollars have been spent in
destroying rubbish heaps, rat-runs and
rat-nests, and in rendering rat-proof
hundreds of bakeries, stables, mar
kets, restaurants, granaries, etc. AS
an illustration of the imminent dan
ger of infection unless vigilance is
constantly exercised the case of the
Bowers family will serve.
One day last November two little
boys named Bowers, one six, the other
seven years old, found a dead rat
while they were at play. They put
it in a small cardboard box and play
ed at giving it a funeral. Within
week the entire family of seven per-
sons was i'll with fever, attended with
delirium. The family was removed
to plague hospital, where after
much questioning the doctors learned
from the boys the story of the mock
funeral. The body of the rat was re-
covered, and an examination showed
that the animal had died of bubonic
plague. Everything possible was
done to aid the Bowers family, but
they died-father, mother, grandmoth-
er, and four children-leaving only one
survivor, an infant two months old.
-Harper's Weekly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-09-01


devour young frogs. Strangely enough,
although the adults are strong swim
mers, and spend much time in ponds
and streams hunting the fish and
frogs on which they subsist, the young
are unable to swim, and they will
soon drown if they fall into the water
The European ring snake, as well as
the American water snake, makes an
excellent pet; it is perfectly harm
less, becomes very tame and learns
to know the difference between
friends and strangers. Gadow tells
of a pet ring snake that would eat
from his hand, crawl up his coat
sleeve and coil itself contentedly on
his arm.-Scientific American.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-09-01
Cure for Pneumonia.

After experimenting with a new Sc
rum fori many months, DR.. Bertrand,
of Antwerp, has announced to the med
zeal world that the serum he discover
ed will cure pneumonia successfully.
Il first satisfied myself Of the effica-
cy of my serum" he says, ''by expert
meDting on animals. Then trials were
made last winter in the st. Elizabeth
and Stuyvenburg hospitals in Antwerp
Several of the patients had pneumonia
in an advanced stage and were also
habitual ,drunkards, which always in
creases the gravity Of the danger. IN
every case the serious symptoms were
completely arrested within thirty-siX