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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-15
The First Cost OF an EN-
pire is the Only cost

Mr.. Ivers Furnafs of Norman
WASH, among others writes re-
garding this point. He says: 81
I'm pleased to say that the En-
pire No. 5 which / purchased
from you twelve years ago has
given perfect satisfaction in
every respect. / wish to say
that / cannot recommend it too
highly to anyone wishing a sep
arator. 1t is very simple in con-
struction and has proven dura-
BILE, as / have not paid out a
cent for repairs in all the years
l have used the machine. I
would not trade the Empire for
any machine | have ever seen.
To my brother farmers, / would
say, If you are thinking of buy
ing a separator be sure and look
up the Empire. You will look
no further"
The Lehr Hardware Co., Lehr
N. D., after several years Of ex-
pefience in selling the Empire
machine, wrote as follows: "We
have been selling the Empire
for the last seven years. The
first Empire we sold seven years
ago is just as good as new. We
have tried the Empire alongside
of other makes and the Empire
skinned them to DEATH There
is only one reason that we as
agents have to object to the
Empire. 1t is this, they last
too long. A farmer has only to
buy one machine in a lifetime.
This statement we can prove"
Willis L. Spaulding of Proc
torsville, VIZ, says: II keep
twenty COWS and have been us
ing an Empire Cream Separator
for thirteen years. In that
time 1t hasn't needed repairs.
As a farm helper it takes the
prize"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-15

DR.. A. G.. Mold was among the 32nd
degrees masons who helped to enter
tain Admiral Schley at Yankton last
week. The Doctor says he had a
splendid time and that a great crowd
was present to entertain the hero Of
Santiago bay.
Edwin Winge who is living with
Mrs. Johnson and family north Of
town, is recovering from an opera
tion for appendicitis. Edwin has
many friends who will be glad to know
of his returning health. He is a
graduate of Augustana College and
an excellent young man.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-15
The Empire, the Durable Separator

The Empire, the Durable Separator
J. M. Sterling Of Capac, Mich,
writes: "We have been using
an Empire Cream Separator for
eight years and have spent moth
ing practically for repairs. We
have always had from nine to
twelve cows
f. w. johnson of Nevada,
!, Ida, has had an equally pleas
ant experience. "We have 20
cows he writes, "and have
used an Empire for twelve
years. In all that time our
separator has cost us little or
nothing for repairs.
The Empire is a Dollar Maker
Thomas 0. Davis of Spring
field, ILL.,, r. r. Nc. 6, speaks of
this point and other valuable
facts in favor of his Empire ma
chine. He says: 81 have been
using an Empire Cream Separa-
tor for about Is years. / am
milking nine COWS and am max
Ing just twice as much butter
as / did when / used the old
,srFaa It'll sell my but
ter for 25 cents a pound the
: year around. it is surprising
to me that everyone don't get
an Empire machine. / have
neighbors who milk as many
cows as / do; they don't get ov-
er one-half as much butter as /
do and very little over one-half
as much per pound. My EN-
pire is running as nice today as
it did the day / bought it and /
have not spent a cent for re-
pairs. 1t has paid for itself
twice since l bought it."
The Empire, the Quality Separator
J.. Hull, Attorney, Minden,
Neb., writes: II have five cows
Of the ordinary kind. My wife
tried five different separators.
and finally bought an Empire.
1t increased her butter from
twenty-three to fOrty-three
pounds O week. She was great
liz surprised and tested her
cream. She found after criti-
cal examination that the butter
she was making from the En-
pfre cream was not only the
pure cream she desired, but
that the butter was Of a super
Tor quality to anything we had
ever been able to obtain during
our trial Of other separatOrs.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-15

Anton Rogmans OF Little
Falls, Mimi, writes: 81 have
tried four different makes of
cream separators and have worn
one completely out. Some years
ago / bought an Empire; it is
still giving satisfaction, is as
good as new, and is without
doubt the best separator on the
market today
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-15
Remember

e1FsEeslts eEE1~sH-EAIa
Thirty facts and sixty proofs. Every
fact will be proven by you as we'll, IL
you become a of the satisfied, de-
lighted usars of An Empire machine.
We have any number OF these proofs,
N II we we to print them all they
would make Q series OF volumes. II
there is any fact or any point regarding
our cream separator you want, II you do
no find 1t III this list Of facts, write TO
us; we can send you additional proofs
as long as you want them. Remember,
won't you, that facts In the dairy bust
ness are o record OF dollars made. Re-
member, too, that ne claim Is ever
made regarding h Empire that has
not become o fact by the experience OF
Empiae users.
For your backs sake and your pocket
books sake 1t is worth your while to
thoroughly Investigate the Empire ma
chine before yon think of buying any
make OF cream separator. We will be
satisfied with the result. for we know
that beyond question the Empire ma
chine Will make more dollars than you
or any other cow-owner can possibly
make In any other way or by the use OF
any otAer cream separator.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-15
DISBURSEMENTS.
HIG aWAY FUND.
1Onv
EN ERAL Flu
rQn1

May 1, to amount balance on hand
Now to amount received from j..
d. Little for old bridge plank.
Nov.4 to amount received from O.
b. Kennedy poll taxes collected.
Nov.4 to amount received from }:
P. Nordseth poll taxes collected
1908.
Jan. 6, to amount received from j.
P. Nordseth for poll taxes and
cleaning acknowledgements.
Jan. 10, to amount received from
Chas. Hymer for sidewalk $
Jan. 16, to amount received from w
w. Fowler for sidewalk 9
Jan. 90. to amount received from
9. b. Kennedy poll tax collected
Feb. s, to amount received from M.
E. Silvius for sidewalk assess
Feb. 10, to amount received from
O. b. Kennedy poll tax collected
March 2, to amount received from j.
p. Nordseth repairing and clean
ms.
j. v. Conklin. Adm for sidewalk
April 30. to amount received from
J. 2. Nordseth for cleaning side-
To amount levied by City Council
and transferred from Gen'l fund
Total .....-
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-23

business, and the postoffice and ex-
press company offices, which are huge
baramoters of trade. show clearly the
difference he tween this year and last.
The express companies have found it
necessary TO employ number of extra
men and put in service additional
wagons to tandle the holiday business.
The local business of the three compan-
les here is probably more than $100 a
day greater than the business of 1907
Merchants Notice Change.
The merchants of the city are well
pleased with the conditions that pre-
vail and report that their sales are
running thousands of dollars greater
than last year. This is particularly
true in those lines which are cIassed
as Injuries, the jewellers particularly
noticing the increase. Individual jew
elry stores report their sales to be
already over $1,000 ahead of the sales
for the entire holiday season last year
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-23
Beware of Frequent Colds.

A succession of colds or protracted
cold is almost certain to end in
chronic catarrh, from which few. per-
sons ever wholly recover, Give every
cold the attention it deserves and you
may avoid this disagreeable disease.
How can you cure cold? Wn.: not
try Chamberlain Cough Remedy? II
is highly recommended Mrs. M
White, of Butler, Tenn, says: ''Sev.
eral years ago l was bothered with my
throat and lungs. Someone told me
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
began using it and it relieved me al
rnre. Now my throat and lungs are
sound and well" For sale by all drug
giStS.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-23
An Ordinance.

An ordinance forbidding the passage
of certain vehicles between stationary
street cars end the curb toward which
passengers are being discharged or re-
ceived.
Be it ordained by the city council of
the city of Rock Island, Illinois:
Section THAT it shall be unlawful
for any person having the control or
management of any wagon, carriage,
automobile or motorcycle to cause the
same to go between street car dis
charging or receiving passengers and
the curb toward the passengers while
the passengers are being discharged
or received.
Section Amy person violating sec
tion one hereof shall be fined not less
than one (SI dollar and not more than
($25) dollars.
H. C. SCHAFFER,
M. T. RUDGREN, Mayor.
Clerk.
Passed Dec 81, 190S
Approved Dec. %, 1908.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-23
.siIroad Stamps.

r With the consent of the government
the PENNSYLVANIA railroad has adopted
an innovation which is expected to aid
materially in the tracing of lost mail,
says Philadelphia dispatch. 1t is a
perforated postage stamp made espe-
cially for the railroad and bears across
its face in perforations the letters "P.
r. r. Co." An order for several thou
sand of these stamps has been placed.
Incidentally these stamps are designed
to prevent employees Of the railroad
using them for private purposes
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-23
SELL MORE GOODS
Merchants Report That Business This
Season is Far Ahead OF That
Of Last Year.
PANIC HAD ITS EFFECT
Postoffiee and Express Companies,
Trade Barometers, Indicate I'M
proved Conditions.

AS every one distinctly remembers,
last Christmas arrived in the midst of
q panic anil financial stringency pre-
vailed. The result was a great falling
off in the holiday business of mer-
chants in Rock Island and elsewhere
But this season, according to re
ports, trade has increased to an even
higher mark than that prevailing be-
fore the paric. Every store in the
city is doing an enormous holiday
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-23

member of the Pittsburg council, who
grabbed them up and began counting
them. when-fiash-bang. The room
was filled with bright flame, followed
by smoke, and the terror-stricken
councilman knew that he had been the
object of a fiashlight photograph and
he found himself looking into the
muzzle of revolver held by the sup
posed contractor.
Drop it, said the man holding the
gun, nodding at the money. The coun-
Gilman tried to hold to the money, but
was choked and thrown out of the
room by the other two detectives, who
had been in hiding and manipulating
the flashlight.
shown to President.
The pictures were developed and
came out well. One of these pictures
is said to have been taken down to
Washington and shown to President
Roosevelt, who laughed loud and long
and extracted a promise that after the
Pittsburg PROSECUTORS were through
with the picture of the councilman
caught in the act of taking bribes he
wanted it for his private collection.
One of the councilmen now under
arrest was seen some days since ex
hibiting on the steps of the city hall
a certificate of stock of one of the
railroads which has been named in
connection with this case. He boasted
of how he obtained it.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-23
THE MARKETS.
Chicago, Dec. 23.-Following are the
market quotations today:

Chicago, Dec. 23.-Following are the
market quotations today:
Wheat.
December, 1919. 1921. 1011s, 1929.
May. 105B, 1861, 1858. 1868.
July. 97A, 1885, 97A, 9SH.
Corn.
December, 57A, 5S, 571s, 57A.
May, 60A, 81, 605s, 81.
July, 60A, 61B, 60%, 81.
Oats.
December, 1919, 5oA, 1895, 80.
May, 51%, Sis, 51k, SIS.
July, 46A, 46a4, 465s, 46A.
Pork.
January, 1897, 1922, 1897, 1922.
May, 1926, 1856, 1925, 1856.
Lard.
January, 9.35, 9.55, 9.32, 9.55.
May, 9.55, 9.75, 9.55, 9.75.
Ribs.
January, SIS, $40, S25, $40.
May, S.57, S.72, S.57, S.72.
Receipts today-Wheat IL, corn 272,
oats 10S, hogs $4,000, cattle $4,000,
sheep $4,000.
Estimated receipts Thursday-Wheat
21, corn 299, oats 1873, hogs $4,000.
Hog market opened steady. Hogs
left over 5000. Light 4.SO@5.5O, good
heavy 5.20@5.SO, mixed and butchers
|5.15@5.S0, rough heavy 5.20@540.
Cattle market opened steady.
Sheep market opened strong.
Hogs at Omaha 5000, cattle 1900.
Hogs at Kansas City 10000, cattle A.
900.
Hog market closed strong to sc
higher Mixed and butchers 5000
SIS, rough heavy 5.25@5.45, light ASS
@5.6O, good heavy 5.25@5S5, pigs $3.50
I@4.75, Workers 5.40@5.55
Cattle market closed steady.
Sheep market closed steady.
Liverpool opening cables-Wheat u
lower, corn unchanged.
Liverpool closing-Wheat h to "a
lower, corn 1s to u lower.
Northwestern receipts-Minneapolis
today 219, last week 307, last year Chol
Iiday); Duluth. today 25, last week As
last year tholiday).
Export clearances-Wheat and -four
2S2 900, corn 10000, oats none.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-23
groom. and Henry Shroyer, also of
Woodruff Mr. and Mrs. Andreen will
make their home in Woodruff.
IS KILLED By A
FALLING TREE
LecIaire Man Dies While Being Re.
moved from Scene Of the Accident
to the Village.

Robert Criswelf of LeClaire was ac-
cidentally killed this morning while
chopping wood on farm about two
miles north Of LeClaire. He was
struck by falling tree, and sustained
fracture of his leg and other severe
injuries. He was placed in a rig at
once, and hurried to LeClaire, but
died from the effects of his injuries
before reaching the village. He was %
years old, and unmarried.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-23
At WHITE HOUSE.
Move is Said to Have Originated That
Has Resulted in Pittsburg
Graft Expose.
ROOSEVELT SENT DETECTIVE
|FIashlight Picture Held as Evidence
Against One of the Aldermen
Now Under Charges.

Pittsburg, Dec. 23.-When seven
councilmen and two bankers arrested
Monday, on the charges of alleged cor
ruption of the city's legislative circles
were arraigned today before Police
Magistrate Brady for preliminary hear
ing the cases of w. w. Ramsey and A.
A. Vilsack, former president and cash
ier of the German National bank, re-
spectively were first taken up. But
one witness, National Bank Examiner
Nesbit, was called. By his testimony
it was shown that Councilman Klein
had approached the bankers about
making the bank city depository and
that s17500 had later disappeared from
the bank in sensational interesting
manner. Both defendants held for the
trial on the charges of alleged con-
spiracy and bribery.
Roosevelt started 1t.
Pittsburg, Dec. 23.-The charges of
graft against members of the city
council are said to be more serious
than was at first intimated. President
Roosevelt, it is alleged, started the in
|vestigation. He sent special exam
iner here to investigate the German
National bank, which is a city deposi-
tory The examiner, it is asserted,
learned that on June 2, 1908, the pres
ident of the bank and the cashier had
paid member of the council S17,50O
The two bank officials and the council
man are under arrest.
Edward McGough, captain of detec
tives, was forced to-resign by Director
Lang at the instigation of Mayor
Guthrie. 1t is intimated that Nc
Cough was ordered to make the ar
eral friends among the councilmen oi
their danger. Two are known to have
made their escape, and it is said tha
four others got away before they coult
be apprehended.
| Photos of Bribc Scene.
The most sensational story relative
to the exposure is that one of the
councilmen under arrest, member o
1.-THE big SIX" was caught in the act o
accepting bribe by fiashlight pho
Itograph.
The Voters league of Alleghen.
lcounty has in its possession the photo
lgraph of one of the leading council
men now under arrest, caught in TIL
act of taking money at the Fort Pit
hotel.
Fourth avenue is to be paved wit
wooden blocks. The understanding
was that councilmen were to have SO
coo to divide, TO be paid by the cor
tractor A bogus partner was intro
duced to one of the councilmen, VIII
some time ago approached the COZ
tractor and said: Its coming Chris
mas time and the boys want thei
money"
The councilman was told by the cor
tractor to come to the Fort Pitt hote
at certain hour that afternoon, whe
the money would be ready. The cour
Gilman walked into the trap.
Councilman Is Trapped.
Come right in said the "contrat
tor" to the councilman, who walked i
and sat down at table opposite wher
the contractor, opening his bill bool
tbegan to CT unit out the bills of $40
and $500 denomination to the hungr
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-23
A Dangerous Operation

Is the removal of the appendix by a
surgeon. No one who takes DR.. Kings
New Life Pills is ever subjected to this
frightful ordeal. They work so quietly
you don't feel them. They cure con
stipation, headache. biliousness snc
malaria. 25c at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-23

ket today:
Provisions and Produce.
Eggs-Fresh. 30c; packed, 30c.
Live Poultry-Rens, psr pound, Sc:
springs, lie pound
Butter-Dairy, 26c.
Lard-11c.
Observation-Disclosures, 60c to Csc;
onions, 75c.
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn, Csc; oats. SIC; wheat,
S5c to 90c.
Forage-Timothy hay, $40 to s11;
prairie, $3.50 to $500; clover, $500;
straw, $500.
Coal-Lump, per busheL lie; slack,
per bushel, &c to Sc.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-23
Letters to Santa Claus
Rock Island. ILL.,. Dec. 23,

hUCK ISIdHu, III, DEC. 20, I5Vo.
Dear Santa Claus:-No doubt you
are bothered with great many let
ters, but hope you will have time to
read this one do not intend to ask
for great many things but would
be very thankful to you if you would
bring some hair ribbons, handker-
chiefs, pencils and scarfs, for my two
sisters and myself, some candy and
nuts. if you have it to spare. Please
Santa bring my dolly back, have
missed it for several days and think
you have taken it. l am s years old.
l am lonesome for dolly. With love.
From your little friend,
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-23

Good Cough Medicine for Children.
The season for coughs and colds is
now at hand and too much care can
not be used to protect the children.
A child is much more likely to con-
tract diphtheria or scarlet fever when
he has a cold The quicker you cure
his cold the less the risk. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy is the sole re.
lance of many mothers, and few Of
those who have tried 1t are willing to
use any other. Mrs. F. F. Starcher, Of
Ripley. W. va, says: 81 have never
used anything other than Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy for my child en-
and it has always given good sasisfac-
tion." This remedy contains no opium
orother narcotic and may be given es
confidently to a child as to an adult.
For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-23
Kansas Bank Loses $4,000.

Lebo, Kas., Dec. 23.-Robbers dyna-
mited the safe of the State bank at
Halls Summit, secured $4,000, and es-
capped.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-23
Adopts Resolutions of Sorrow.

At its last meeting Illinois City
lodge No. e29, /. o. o. F., adopted reso-
lutions drawn up by committee com.
posed of DR.. l.. T. Barton, Fred Kreu-
ger and Louis Kreuger expressing
sorrow over the death of Charles
Smell, who passed away recently.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-23

Andreen-Peterson.-D R. B. Will
liams at the parsonage of the First
Methodist church at noon today Off
ciated at the marriage of Miss Minnie
Peterson to Henry Andreen. both of
Woodruff, Ill. They were attended by
Miss Edda Andreen, sister of the
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-23
New York stocks.

New York, Dec. 23.-Following are
the quotations on the stock market
today:
Gas 1855, U. P. 1875. U. S. Steel
preferred 1928, U. s. Steel common
j54A, Reading 1401s. Rock Island pre-
lferred 61k, Rock Island common 23ss
Northwestern 179, Southern Pacific
119h, N. Y. Central 120A, Missouri
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-23
Rock Island, Ill, Dec. %, 1908.

Rock Island, ILL.,, Dec. %. 1908.
Dear Santa Claus: am little boy
years old. My name is Albert, and
do hope you will bring me big
rocking horse, and some nuts and
candy. and don't forget to bring my
sister Florence a big buggy for her
doll We want you to bring mamma
and papa and all the rest of my sisters
on Fifth-and-a-h half avenue.
Your friend, ALBERT.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-23
An Ordinance.

All St0tVdHCCs
An ordinance relating to water rates.
Be ir ordained by the city council of
the city of Rock Island, Illinois:
Section THAT whenever water
mains shall have been laid by special
assessment or special taxation, the
owner or owners of the lot or tract of
land on which said special assessment
or special taxation may have been lev
led shall be credited on their water
rents with the amount assessed against
the said property and shall be allowed
to use water at said rates to the
amount of such credit without further
payment; and an account shall be
kept by the city clerk of the amount
of said credit and the charges for
the use of the water as aforesaid, but
such credit shall not be allowed for
water used on any other premises
than those upon which special assess
ment or special taxation shall have
| been levied.
H. C. SCHAFFER,
M. T. RUDGREN, Mayor.
Clerk.
Passed Dec. IA. 1908.
Approved Dec Is, 1908.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-23
ANNA.

Rock Island, Ill.,, Dec. 23, 1908.
Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me
a cradle, doll, Christmas tree, a rock
ing horse, pair of gloves, and box
of candy. My name is Grace, but they
call me Eta.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-23
SOCIAL AFFAIRS

[Society news written or telephoned
to the society editor of The Argus, will
be gladly received and published. But
in either case the identity of the sender
must be made known, to insure relia-
bility. Written notices must bear sig
nature and address,
kaffee kiatch Dance.-Eleven young
ladies', members of the Kaffee Klatch,
gave a delightful leap year dancing
party at the Woodmen hall in South
Rock Island last evening. Wrixon's s
orchestra furnished the music. and re-
freshments were served during the
evening.
Entertaining for Daughter.-Mr. and
Mrs. Charles McHugh are this after
noon from to 6 O'Clock entertaining
a large company of tri-city friends to
introduce to tri-city society their
daughter, Miss Sara Elizabeth Me-
Hugh. They will this evening enter
tain at dancing party also for Miss
McHugh.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-23

Pacific 65H, Great Northern 145k,
Northern Pacific 141, l.. & n. 1924
Smelters say, c. F. |. 392s, Canadian
Pacific 1864, Illinois Central 147,
Penna 1870, Erie "a, Lead 1888, c. & o.
5SA, B. R. T. 6S, B. & o. 1922, Atch-
ison 97A, Locomotive Sc, Sugar 12S14,
ST. Paul 14S1a, Copper S11s, Republic
Steel preferred S5H, Republic Steel
common 25, Southern Ry. 25%.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-23

Saloon Notice.
Goose lunch Christmas eve and
Christmas morning at Joe Parker's.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-23
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.

Today's Quotations on Provlsions. Live
Stock. Feed and Fuel.
Rock Island, Dec. 23.-Foliowing are
the wholesale prices in the local mar.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-23
Councilman Is Trapped.

Come right in said the "contrac-
tor to the councilman, who walked in
and sat down at table opposite where
the contractor, opening his bill book,
began to CT unit out the bills of $100
and $500 denomination to the hungry