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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-27
Death Was on His Heels.

Jesse P. Morris of Shippers, Va,
had close call in the spring of 1906.
He says: AN attack of pneumonia
left me SO weak and with such a fear
full cough that my friends declared
consumption had me, and death was
on my heels. Then l vas persuaded
to try DIR. Kings New Discovery. 1t
helped me Immediately and after TAX.
ing two and half bottles l was we'll
man again. found out that New LAS
covery is the best remedy for coughs
and lung disease in all the world
Sold under guarantee at all druggists.
SO cents and 81. Trial bottle free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-27
MOLINE

Rob East Moline Office.-Burglars
entered the East Moline Offices of
Dimock, GoulC & Co. Friday night and
carried away two notes aggregating
more than 500 and collection of
old coins. No other money was Sc
cured, and as the paper is not nego-
table, most of the plumber is OF no
value to the marauders. One of the
notes was for $3.50, the other for
.$5S. The only way in which the bur-
glars could realize on them would be
to forge endorsements, but as an iden-
LITIGATION would then be required, the
chance of securing cash would be de.
cidedly slim.
School Deposits Fall Off.-The school
deposits at the Moline Trust & Saw
ings bank were smaller last week than
they ever have been before. The
slump in deposits has been on for a
short time and last week reached the
lowest stage. Only $34.70 in all was
deposited and is as follows: Garfield,
$40; Lincoln, $6l1; Willard, $1.32;
Washington, $697; Grant, $6.79; Irv-
ing, $4.7S; Ericsson, $4.0G.
Gives Slvis Right of Way. - East
Molines city council held a special
meeting Friday night and passed an
outlet sewer ordinance, granting the
village of Silvis the privilege to lay
! its sewer through East Moline to the
Mississippi river. In granting this
privilege East Moline is given per
| mission to connect to the sewer
| through the district which it passes.
| o.
Wedding invitations Out. - Invita-
tons for the marriage of Miss Susar
Edgington Walker, only daughter o.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Walker, and Dan
, iel Sanford Smith Of Bridgeport, Conn.
on Tuesday. May 10, have been is
sued to friends. The wedding take.
place at the Walker home at 6:3(
o'clock. After wedding dinner Their,
will be reception to a large com
pany OF guests at the Walker home
300 Seventh avenue The bride il
prominent in society here and mucl
interest is felt in the approaching nup
tials. The groom is a young electrical
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-27
TREE PLANTING ~
"

Port Byron, April 27.-Editor Argus:
The return of Arbor day reminds us
of the utility of trees. We shall spend
no time in demonstration. He who
does not love trees is too devoid of
sentiment to be influenced by our ap-
peal. The practical question is, What
may or should be done in our own
county or state to increase the forest
area?
One thing is self-evident Land
owners, especially farmers, will not
| plant trees, to any important extent,
simply for the benefit of somebody's
grandchildren. Some more practical
or immediate consideration must in
tervene. Moreover, it is a great deal
easier and quicker job to destroy a
tree than to grow. one. We cannot
expect our forest area to remain un-
impaired, not to speak of extending It,
unless some measures are taken to
encourage tree planting. | believe it
is a case where the state should in
tervene
1t would not be an unreasonable
invasion of personal liberty" to re-
quire every man who destroys an
acre of forest to replace it. The in
terest of the entire commonwealth de-
mands of him this much return. Be
sides, the destroyed forest, which is
La public loss, brings him wealth, and
he may justly be called upon to con-
tribute portion of it to the public
good
But In that large part of our state
known as the prairie such an arrange
ment would amount to very little.
There is no forest being destroyed,
for there is none to destroy. The
time has arrived twhen in the prairie
districts we must consider the ques-
ton of compulsory forest planting,
and also the question of compensation
for such planting.
Over in Iowa, believe, the law
provides that land planted to forest
and properly cared for shall be ex.
empt from tax. To what extent this
provision will stimulate forest plant
ing l am not informed. The law is of
recent enactment and has hardly had
time to demonstrate it's usefulness.
But if forest planting be made COM
pulsory, some direct compensation
must be offered. This may be done
by loaning to the planter the credit of
the state for term of years. In other
words, a bounty to cover the cost of
planting, to remain first lien on the
land without interest, to be repaid in
installments otter 10, Is or 20 years.
Can the state afford to do this?
We will assume that something over
|one-half of our state is prairie--coun-
ties or townships practically destitute
of timber. We believe that at least
10 per cent of this area should be de-
voted TO permanent forest; that this
is demanded by the highest considera-
tons of public welfare; considerations
of climate, of rainfall, of conserving
soil fertility and productiveness upon
which our prosperity absolutely and
entirely depends. On this estimate
there would be from 100000 to g.
500. 900 acres that should be planted
to forest. Allowing IS per acre as
sufficient recompense for the cost of
planting, the plan would require a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-27

pany B Saturday night. He was for
merry second lieutenant and Albert
Hass, first sergeant, was chosen to
fill the place left vacant by Evers'
advancement. Neither had any oppo-
sition.
Killed by Train. - Mrs. Frank
koehler, aged 70 years, mother of
Jacob and Frank Koehier and of Mrs.
of Davenport met death Saturday
morning by being struck by a train
while crossing the railroad tracks in
the yards at Sabula, Iowa. tele-
phone message to the sons and daugh-
tiers in Davenport bore the sad mes
sage of the fatality to the family, and
the heart-broken children left Satur-
day evening for Sabula Mrs Koehler
was crossing the tracks in the yards,
going to the nursery near by to Sc
cure flowers for her husbands grave.
and her foot caught in the tracks and
she was run down and killed by a
train, according TO the message re.
ceived by the relatives. Mrs. Koehler
formerly resided in Davenport, and
all of her family except three children
who reside at Sabula live in Daven-
port.
Wife Prosecutes; He Asks Divorce
After being fined SO and costs for
assault and battery in police court
Saturday for Shaping his wife for
burning a picture which she was
cared to burn, and which he according
to his wife's evidence in court was
in the habit of stamping upon when
he became angry, John B. Humes
commenced action for divorce from
his wife, Vada Humes, Saturday after
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-27
DAVENPORT

Stock Yards at Nahant.-A party of
officials of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul railroad came to Daven-
port Saturday in a special car and
spent the greater part of the day look
ing over affairs in Davenport and vi
cinity. The Milwaukee is planning to
erect a large stock yard at Nahant,
and the district carpenters together
with the division officials spent some
time looking over the ground at the
yards west of Davenport.
Got Lines Crossed; Hit by Car
Thomas D. Peterson, the blacksmith
at Fourth and Marquette streets. was
quite severely injured, his buggy
somewhat damaged and his horse ran
away as the result of collision be-
tween an east bound street car on
the Fourth street line and his buggy
Saturday at Fourth and Harris streets.
Mr.. Peterson, who is the partner in
the firm of Koos 6, Peterson and re-
sides at Telegraph road and Hickory
street, was on his way to work and
had just turned out from the water
ing trough on Fourth street He &C.
cidentally got his lines crossed and
the vehicle swerved across the track
and the street car coming east struck
the rear of his buggy. The driver was
thrown out of the open buggy and
hurled several feet into the air. II
struck on his shoulder and neck.
o
Company 8. Officers Elected.-Dan
F. Evers was elected first lieutenant
to succeed John NJ. Mason by Com
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-27
PLENTY of Trouble

is caused by stagnation of the liver
and bowels. To get rid of it and head
ache and biliousness and the poison
that brings jaundice, take DIR. Kings
New Life Pills, the reliable purifiers
that do the work without grinding or
gripping. Csc at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-27
JOHN G. OSBORN.

You'll not find beauty in rouge pot
or complexion whitewash. True beau
ty comes to them who take HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea. Gives that love-
ly color that's made beauties famous.
80 cents; tea or tablets. Harper House
pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-27

bond issue of some $12,000,00O at an
annual interest charge of about $780,
600, which must be paid out of the
tax levy. After 10 years the planters
will begin to repay the loans, and the
money can be used to repay the bonds.
| believe this is of equal or even
greater Importance than the deep wa
terway. l cannot conceive of any
more valuable investment for the peo-
pie of our state than 100000 acres
OF forest, in 10 to 20 acre groves on
each quarter section all over the prai-
rie district. It's value as determined
by its influence on climate, upon the
public health, prosperity and happi-
ness within the next 100 years is sim
ply incalculable. 1t is not the dream
OF crank. 1t is a simple business
proposition resting on a solid basis of
dollars and cents like any investment
for the public benefit
JOHN G. OSBORN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-27

Obituary Record. - Death claimed
one of the oldest residents of the city
Friday night when Miss Inga Ander-
son of 1918 Fifth avenue passed to
her eternal rest. She was born in
Sweden Sept. %, 1923, and came to
America in 1858. She settled in Mo-
line Immediately and had made this
city her home ever since. She con-
Quoted boarding house for a period
of 20 or 25 years, and great many
citizens have boarded at her house.
For the last four or five years she
had lived retired life. Her only liv-
ing relative is sister, Mrs. Charlotte
Erickson, the aged woman who was
so frightfully burned by gasoline ex.
plosion about week ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-27

engineer located in New York, which
city will be their home after the we'd
ding.
House is Struck.-Lightning struck
the home of G. S. Lowe at POLL Fiji
teenth street Friday afternoon, but
fortunately the lone occupant of the
house, Miss Nellie Wells, was not in
jured seriously and a fire which was
started by the bolt was extinguished
almost Immediately by the heavy rain.
1t occurred about 3 o'clock. Miss
Wells was alone in the home, Mrs.
Lowe having been out of the city.
The young lady was in the kitchen
when the lightning struck the home,
and for short time she was stunned.
The bolt tore off gable of the house
and made several other holes in the
roof, but did not cause any real seri-
Gus damage. That the bolt had start
ed blaze was evident from the fact
that the attic was filled with smoke
and charred corner of the building
indicated that a fire had started.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-02-03
THEY LET HIM OfF

Harry Thaw is free-practically
He is to be committed to the crazy
factory till lunacy commission shall
have decided whether he is a safe
person to set al liberty.
If the Thaw lawyers have the same
luck with the lunacy commission
that they had with the two juries,
everything will be lovely for the mil
lionaire murderer.
Insanity as a defense in murder
trials is now an established fad. The
richer the slayer of his fellowman
the craZier he can prove himself.
And it's convenient to be crazy at
just the right moment-and to have
ones reason restored after the jury S
favorable verdict is in.
Public sentiment was against the
execution of Thaw; but people felt
he should at least have gone to pri-
son for reasonable number of
years.
The American jury system is not
without it's abuses.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-02-03
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.

Postmaster General Meyer mas an
nounced his intention to recommend
to congress the passage of a law to
permit the postofficeS to receive the
small savings of the people. His
plan provides for paying 2 per cent
interest on deposits, lending the
money to national banks at 21a per
cent, and limiting to $3.50 the
amount received from any individual,
The purpose of the proposed post
al savings banks will be to provide i
safe place for money thai is now
boarded at home, and to get money
into circulation. Mr.. Meycr believes
that many foreigners WHO low MSS
the post office as safe deposit vault
by investing their savings ~ money
orders will be attracted by The plan,
and that in districts where there are
no savings banks it WI appeal to
sill the people.
Postal savings banks exist in all
the great countries OF Europe save
Germany. In Great Brlta 4 there
are ten million depos 'or3, with an
average of about $50 In England
| more than one-half the depositors
are women and children, and in Aus
tria similar proportion are under
81 years old. In the United States
the postal savings bank is not a new
idea. President Grant twice recon-
mended it's establishment. and Pres
! idents Hayes and Arthur urged its
I consid GRAFTON upon congress: and
! the state department last winter, in
response to a resolution of the house
of representatives, supplied the CON
gressmen with a report on the opera
| tion of the system in Europe.
The deposits are treated as a loan
i to the government, which indeed
they are. In England a higher rate
of interest is paid than IN lie rest
of the national debt Thar., the
banks are conducted at a loss. They
also drain the rural districts of ready
money, for all the deposits go to
London. to the Bank of England
The development of country COM
munity depends on ready money \
local bank lends its deposits to ~he
people of the town, thereby supply
ing capital to those who need it, or it
invests in town and county bonds.
keeping the money at home The
postal bank, as it exis-s abroad, di-
verts the local savings from local liz
vestm9nts.
The postmaster general wishes TO
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-02-03

and, from an anarchists point of
view, successful. The murderers
simply stepped from the crowd which
thronged the curb line during the
passage of the royal equipage, drew
carbines from beneath their cloaks
and fired. The King and Prince
were killed. The royal guard killed
two of the assassins, and a third,
who was captured, committed sui
eide.
Portugal is in the throes of rev.
olution, Lisbon having been the
scene of bloody rioting for the pas
ten days.
Uneasy lies the head that wears
a crown.
Periodically the nihilists of Europe
kill off members of the royalty. The
tragedy of yesterday is the most re-
voting since the murder of the King
and Queen of Servia.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-02-03
PRESENT COLD SNAP
MEANS SALVATION OF
THE FRUIT INDUSTRY

Tacoma, Feb. lie. A. Tonne
son, editor of the Northwest Horti-
culturist, and who has made spe-
cial study of horticultural matters
since his childhood, says the presen.
cold snap is the salvation of the COM
ing fruit crop of the Northwest.
The extreme mildness of the win
ter up to a few days ago. said he
this afternoon, was the worst kind
OF weather for our trees. All trees
must have their periods of rest, and
on account of the prevailing mildness
of the winters of the Pacific coast the
trees here often grow the year round.
In fact, one can dig down to III :
roots of trees growing in the Puget
Sound region most any time in the
middle of winter, and find that they
are putting forth tendrils. This is
a great drain on the life energies OF
a tree and tends to produce unrip-
ened wood The cold winters of the
east produce positive dormancy OF
the trees during winter, producing
toughness OF fiber.
III the mild weather had been
continued a week or so longer trees
would have been in readiness to put
lorCn Duas, ana spring Irosts would
have caught the coming crop. This
cold weather is good setback not
only for the apple trees but for all
kinds of timber.
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COUNTRY BOYS IN CITIES.

The Columbus Sun is preaching
the usual sermon to boys Of the
country and small towns, advising
them to stay away from the cities,
and that they are far better off in ru-
raj communities than by tempting
fortune in the more congested cen
tiers of population. 1t is the same
old sermon, preached in the same
old way, but the Sun writer has one
variation which is not borne cit by
the facts. He says:
''Will the young man OF vlIiag .
or rural residence never awake to
the fact that he has very little show
in competition with the lad who has
been reared among and up to city
ways? Fully 80 per cent of the
country boys going into cities to
work live lives of drudgery and dis
appointment-the all wish they had
never left home. Their risk is gre a
er than the gain
So the country or village boy has
little show in competition with the
lad who has been reared in city
ways? This would be decidedly i'll
teresting il trIe. TIL Blade does
rot believe it TO be true. If the Sun
editor will circulate among the sue
cess, al business afi '.o+essional
men of Columbus there is litt.a doubt
he will find that i l;:'ge pe.' cent of
ham came from fam and vl;lt5e
They entered into cmpetitiJl with
city boys and carried off their full
sla1e of the honols.. Otha' boys
from the rural districts are dr'ne
ibt same today. 1t is true os In.
eco, and it will hold good in almost
al cities
As a rfule. the country boy : 70
afraid of work, and long hours a.
r3r worry him. He is accgss1nIa1
10 working early and late, and tais
counts in the city as well as in vii
lage or on farm. PersisCeney is I
Sfeat factor in bringing success, and
as a rule the country boy is more per-
sistent than his city cousin.
After all, everything depends on
the boy. If he has the right stuff in
him he will be successful whether
his birthplace happens to be on a
farm or in a crowded city. If he has
a healthy body and mind, good hab-
it's, the right kind of associates and
the determination to win, coupled
with intelligent effort. he is certain
to succeed. Far more depends on
the characteristics of the boy than
on the place of his birth.-Toledo
Blade.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-02-03
Fined Six Women.

Jessie Johnston, Rearl Davis, Mil
dred Winters, Bessie Tanner. Kath-
ryn Wells and Eva Wilson were all
arraigned before Justice Palmer this
morning and given various fines.
charged with maintaining and occu-
plying bawdy houses.
The fines paid permit them to
maintain their institutions for an
other month in the heart of this
peaceful, pastoral hamlet.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-02-03
FIXES new
STREET GRADES
City Engineer Busy Establishing
Grade on OkanOgan Avenue.

Roy ZaEren, city engineer, is en-
gagged with force this week MAX
ing regrade surveys on Okanogan
avenue, which thoroughfare is to be
improved when warm weather comes.
Washington street and Orondo av-
enue will also come in for attention
this year.
1t is not believed that condemna-
ton proceedings against any abut-
ting property owners on these streets
will be necessary.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-02-03
Not Much Choice to Him.

Six-year-old Dick was preparing,
much against his own sweet Will, to go
calling with his mother. 1t was the
first time that Dick had been allowed
to get ready alone, and, together VITA
boyish disgust at being obliged to go
visiting, he felt the importance of the
situation.
After having put on his hat and coat
he suddenly remembered something
and called downstairs, Mother, shall
| wash my hands or wear gloves ?"--
Ladies' Home Journal.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-02-03
Pines Are Frozen.

The plumbers, reviled of men. are
having their inning today. All over
town they are waltzing around. braz-
iers in hand, thawing out peoples
pipes.
Pat Sherburne, the water commits
sioner, is on the run, too. Kicks are
coming in thick and fast, and Pats
bicycle is threatened with hot box.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-02-03
Up to Their Favorite Trick.

The old world Red Shirts are
working again
Yesterday they took shot at the
royal family of Portugal and killed
TWO OF them, King Carlos and his
son, Louis Philippi.
The method of this most recent
royal assassination was original,
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-02-03

The books of the City of Wenat-
chez are to be audited. Bids are be-
ing received by the Clerk to this end.
Among those who have submitted
offers for verifying the municipal
accounts is J. F. Robins, of Tacoma,
who was in the city yesterday.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-02-03

This is Joy Day at the Court
house, Chelan county's seat of wis
dom and dispensary of justice. The
checks are being handed out, and
everybody is happy.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-02-03

attract the savings OF those W.o now
use no banks, and thus to encourage
thrift.-Youth's Companion.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-02-03

Harvey Mills left last night fol a
two weeks visit with his parents at
Roslyn, Wash.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-02-03
A Blessing In Disguise.

A Blessing In Disguise.
Five Lands brothers were born on
farm in Indiana. Two OF diem are
now members Of congress, one is the
now famous federal judge in Chicago,
one is supervisor of posts in Porto
Rico and one is physician in Cincin
natl.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-02-03
Wonlan's Exchange
INST received a

Just received fresh supply of COR
sets and hair goods.
MRS. B. J. TIFFANY,
We2atchee Hotel.
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Notice TO Advertisers.

To insure insertion of display ad-
yertising copy must reach the World
Office not later than IL o'clock; class
ified advertising will be accepted un-
til $50 p m
&. J. ROCKEY.
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GENERAL DIRECTORY

United States Senator'S
Levi Ankeny, S. H. Piles.
congressman
". L. Jones. F. ". Cushman
W E Humphrey.
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DIR. j. w. STItA rTON, Osteopatn
Bower block. Phone Ats Scientific
cures. Pleased to diagnose case
FOR SALE.

100000 in gilt edg, Seattle prop
erty to exchange for Wenatche.,
and vicinity fruit farms and lands.
Z. E. Littlefeld Realty Invest
ments, Seattle, Wash. 1-6
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Steamer leaves Wenatchee for
Bridgeport Monday, Wednesday and
FRIDAY mornings. Returning leaves
Bridgeport same night.
Ask for special folders regarding
Okanogan Irrigation project and
Lake Cheia4 district.
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Columbia and Okanogap
Steamboat Co.
SCHEDULE
Effective on and After Nov. 1, 1000.
SCHEDULE

UP RIVER
Leave Wenatchee daily 1900 am.
Orondo daily 800 a. M
Entlae daily $50 a. n.
Chelan Falls daily. 1900 IA.
Pateros daily 500 D. m.
arrive Brewster daily. SEQ D. m.
DOWN RIVER
Leave Brewster daily 400 a m.
Pateros daily APO a. m.
Cneian Fails daily. $3.50 a. m.
Entiat daily. $3.50 a. m.
Orondo daily 10000 a, NJ.
Arrive Wenatchee daily. 1890 N.