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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-28
STILL IN MYSTERY
Outside SleuthS Add to Int rest
in Fake Fight Dis
closures
THAT ARE PROMISED soon
Special Deputy Sheriffs Alleged to
Have Been Selected on
Case.

me mystery enveloping the unravel-
1ng of the circumstances of that fake
prize fight in the suburbs of Rock Is
iiuld by reason Of which Edward
Goodman of Chicago, now in tie city,
Claims to have been handed a pack
age costing him something like ST.
VoO, mas not yet Eeen lifted. but every
Gay promises revelations that will
startle the natives. Consequently the
public is on the qui vive of expectan-
cy, the all pervading hope being that
the guilty will be uncovered and not
OILY they but all in anyway Involved
or concerned in the manipulation of
the double cross in this specific in
stance at least, may speedily be
brought to the bar of justice.
Tne development of events is how
ever, not without incidents Of some
what ludlcrOtlS nature. Tales are told
OF the importation to Rock Island of
a squad of detectives whose mission
Is TO shadow certain citizens who are
Under a ban of some sort and who
are watched IN ali their waking mo-
ments by these sleepless disciples of
sherlock Holmes, and who are chuck
ling to themselves ever the novel ex-
rerience as well as the coarse work
of their pursuers. There arc stories
If the sweeping down of detectives on
houses where it was supposed sus-
pects were abiding, of hurried exits
from the city--and of hot pursuit.
Regular Police Authority Ignored.
Meanwhile the regularly constituted
authorities. not having been let into
the case, are resting in blissful isnoT-
7.nce of the why's and wherefCrs.
Chief Rckhart so the story goes, had
the subject mysteriously preached to
him, but has heard nothing more
about it. In fact the chief declines
TO discuss the subject, beyond a posi-
tive assertion that he has been fur
lished no reliable information what
ever and that his services and the
services of the police are avoided,
rather than solicited.
Sheriff's Forces Not In on 1t.
Nor has the sheIiff's regular force
been trusted far enough TO be let in
on the case. For some ineXplicable
reason. or at least for some reason not
just yet clear, the sheriff, according
to current rumors, has permitted the
deputies who are working mp the
case, to be picked from outside his
office, the three men who alone have
been deemed trustworthy and who
nave Deen especially delegated to I'M
raVel the mystery and bring the par
Elephants in the job to light, being, So
it is reported Former Chief of Police
Phil Miller, Former Captain of Police
S. S. Hull and Former Detective Dick
Carnes. Why, if this is true, the sher-
Tiff has lost confidence in his own
force in this particular case is DOT
known, and the only conjecture that
has been advanced by those who have
discussed the rumOred proceeding is
that if the three spoken of are EN-
lployed with the sheriff's sanction, it
becomes either q reflection on his own
linen. or a self evident fact that those
who picked the men TO work up the
Ease were satisfied that 10 others
could do it right.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-28
REV. r. E. SHULT WILL SPEAK
is to Address the Men at the Y. M.
c. A. Sunday

Rev. F. E. Shut will address the
mems meeting at the Y. NJ. c. 4. Sun
Gay afternoon. The boys meeting,
after the motion picture exhibition,
will be again divided in two classes.
Rev. J. l.. Vance will address the boys
above II years in the auditorium and
Clifford Kane will address the younger
Toys in the chapel. The pictures to
be shown consist of two excellent
films, THE Victoria Falls and the
Zambezie River" and "a Trip from
Cairo TO Khartoum." the scenes being
III the wilds of Africa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-28
PLAN A BIG INDUSTRY
Metal Wheel Company Announces In
tentions to Build.

AT a meeting of the city council of
Davenport this afternoon, Hon. Nath-
'anfel French explained the plans for
the development of the Bettendorf
Metal Wheel company, in connection
with an application for the right to
construct two bridges over Third street
near lie Claire street, to connect two
proposed factory buildings the COM
pany will erect. The plans of the COM
pany contemplate two big factory
buildings for the manufacture of steel
wheels and wagons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-28
MITCHELL A CANDIDATE
AND PLATFORM ALL IN ONE
w. g. Brinton, Dixon Manufacturer,
Enthuses over Candidacy of Mine
Leader for Governor.

Dixon, H., Feb. 2S.-W. B. Brinton,
president of the Grand Detour Pillow
company of Dixon and former secre-
tary of the democratic state central
committee. in an interview yesterday
upon the desirability of John Mitchell
as the democratic candidate for gov
ernor, said:
Mitchell is a platform within him
self. He needs no introduction TO the
people of this state, and if We demo
Gratis really want to elect a governor
of Illinois, we nave only to nominate
him and the other chaps would hardly
know they were running.
The farmers, manufacturers bank
ers and general business men of the
country have the same confidence in
the ability and integrity of John Mitch
ell as have the laboring men, and, to
my mind, he would make a good gov
ernor''
Brakeman Loses a Foot.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-28

the penalty and the saloon is further
removed from politics.
The league takes the position that
a well regulated saloon obedient to
all the laws of society is far better
than the system which prevails in
prohibition territory where the bust.
ness is conducted by 'bootleggers'
who pay nothing to the city or state
and who are free to sell the vilest
compounds being subject to no law
except their own greed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-28
Musical Program
Saturday Evening. February 20. 1908

March-"ATTENTION"
Selecdon-TIE
GIRL.
d. Capce-"LOVES SYMPATHY. ...................Ma
Waltz-"SYLVAN DREAMS
g. March-"KNICHTS AND LADIES OF HONOR"
Seecuon-"THE SPRING CHICKEN" Garlic
Melodies from THE Chaplin
Charactersdc-THE TRIcKSTER'
TO- Medley-"HUMPTY DUMPTY ............R Rocker
IL. Mazuka-FLAVLLA" Brown
H. March, GIRL LIKE ..... Won TI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-28
Funeral of Robert r. Lynn.

The funeral of the late Robert r.
Lynn will be held at o'clock Sunday
afternoon from the residence of Ma
poleon Bordeau, $40 Forty second street,
to the Sacred Heart church, where
services will be held. The interment
will be made in st. Mary's cemetery.
Buford post 243, G. A. R.. aQd Camp
80, NJ. w. A., will participate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-28

Rock Island freight car yesterday,
Harry Holmes of Eldon, Iowa, brake
man on No. 50, slipped and fell be-
meath the wheels at Fairport and his
foot was badly crushed. He was
taken to the Hershey hospital at Mus
Catine where the foot was amputated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-28
PERSONAL POINTS.

Mrs. James Conner. Mrs. Theresa
Robinson and Miss Anna F. Robin
son will sail from New York tomor-
row on the Princess Irene, North Ger
man Lloyd line, to Genoa, via Gibral-
tar and Naples.
DR.. and Mrs. Joseph DeSilva were
called to New Orleans last night by a
message stating that Mrs DeSilva' s
brother, Scott Burbank, was dying
He had been suffering with an abscess
of the brain. DR.. and Mrs. DeSilva
went by way of Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-28
COLORED MAN FOUND INsAF {
Tom Young Pronounced Suffering
with Paresis.

Tom Young, Il colored man. who
has been one of the well known char
acters about Market square for some
years, was adjudged insane in the
county court this morning, the Dhvsi-
clans who examined him pronOuncirg
him a victim of paresis. He was sent
to the WatertOwn hospital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-28

Girls, a clear skin is the first requi-
site for personal beauty; to secure it
good digestion isfthe secret. Perfect
digestion comes from the use of Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea. Makes
rich red blood and clear healthy skin.
80 cents, tea or tablets-Harper
House pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-28
EAST MOLINE BANK ELECTS
Officers Chosen for Coming Year at
Meeting Yesterday.

The East Moline State bank yester-
day elected officers for the coming
year as follows:
President-John A. O'Neal
Vice President Hon. William Jack
son.
Secretary-N. A. Larson.
Cashier-Ben J Mitchell.
Directors-Johr A. O'Neal Charles
McHugh, Hon. William Jackson, n. A
Larson. E. II. Guyer, Dan Mcneil and
H. E. Curtis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-28
Notice to Democratic Committeeman

The democratic city-township COM
mittee is hereby called to meet at
Turner hall at o'clock Tuesday even
ing, March ), to fix the time and place
of holding the city-township ward pri-
maries and the city-township conven-
ton
JOSEPH GROTEGUT, Chairman.
RALPH LAMONT, Secretary.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-10
PERU WILL DEPEND
UP0N0VVN FORESTS
Will Build Railroad Nearly ESQ
Miles in Length to Reach
Timber Lands.

L WASHINGTON. D. c.. May 9.--The
excessive cost Of Imported mine timber
has caused Peru to turn for supplies
toward its own hitherto untouched for
ests east Of the Andes Mountains. That
Is the chief purpose of the Peruvian
government In building railroad, now
projected from the summit Of the noun
tains down the eastern slope, nearly
ESQ miles. to the Ucayali River,Na nayi-
able tributary of the Amazon.
The Cerro dc Paseo coal mines are
rapidly developing, ana like coal mines
everywhere, they need enormous guam
titles OF timber for props, Oregon and
Washington have been their sources OF
supply but prices have risen, the long
distance which the timber must travel
by sea and land adds to the cost, and
cheaper supply must be had.
Peru has extensive forests, but they
are at present inaccessible to the lum-
bermen. Like other countries which
have In the past drawn on the United
States for timber. Peru Is now begin
ming 20 discover that as wood becomes
scarcer she cannot bid against the
American market. but muat depend up
on her own forest resources for a fu-
'ture timber supply. 81 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-10
GOOD old AMHERST
IS FORGING AHEAD
Fine Fruit Section and Becoming
One Of the Most Prosperous
Counties Of State.
Especial toThe Times Dispatch.

AMHERST. VA. May s.-Amherst
county is not tagging behind in the
general march forward In the Industrial
limo of the counties OF Virginia. While,
perhaps, she cannot boast of the fac
tories that some of the other counties
have, yet In farming, fruit raising and
the cattle industry, she is taking first
rank. Amherst at the present time is
engaged In spending. including State
aid. about $4,000 In building rock
roads. This money is all being spent
on the road between Amherst Court
house and Lynchburg. with part of 1t
on a. road branching off from this to
Ped,ar.
The richest sections OF the county are
back under the foot OF the mountains.
1t is here that the native soil Of the
Albemarle pippin is found. Numbers of
orchards containing several thousand
trees arc found In every section of the
county. Soon Amherst will be pressing
for the first place among the fruit
growing counties OF the State
The prosperity of Amherst farmers IS
quite noticeable. Many of them are
building new homes, Others are install
lIS III lIlell IlOIlSS INV SOhNShASAASSot
such as water plants, etc. A largo num-
Der of them have money In bank. The
Lynchburg banks all have good custo-
mers among the Amherst farmers. The
Bank OF Amherst, at Amherst Court
house, Ia local institution In which
the citizens take pride. H. G. Joyner,
county treasurer, is president of the
bank, and j. T. Bowman Is cashier. This
|Institution has recently moved into q
new building, q picture of which Is
given.
In educational matters also Amherst
isAalso forging to the front, In Sweet
Drlar1 Institute Amherst is fortunate in
Having within its borders n school for
the higher educationSof women, which
ranks among the first of the county,
Longer terms. better paid teachers and
fewer schools are the order OF the day
in the public school ayatem Of the
'Sounty. S. n +,
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-10
HAPPY DANV|LLE;
ITS ADVANTAGES
City OF Churches and Charitable
Institutions-Many Evidences
Of Peoples Prosperity.
IA BLESSED MOUNTAIN SHED
Hard Worked Men Who Dress
Faultlessly-Hundred Of Beau
tiful Danville Homes.
ny FRANK s. wooDsoN,
Industrial Editor.

DANVILLE, VA. May 9.-1n the very
olden times Danville was known as
Winn's Falls. 1t consisted of one large
residence. three or four cottages and
one little store built Of logs, and In
which We're sold sugar, coffee. molasses
and few other things, the entire stock
never at one time exceeding In value
800. Its industries were q ferry boat
which for q small toll took travellers
over tho river when the water was too
high for fording, and mill which was
a combination affair, the owner grind
Ing both wheat and corn for the farm
ers herea bouts and occasionally saving
a few logs for them. The mill was sit
uated on the riverside where the south
end Of the middle bridge over Dan Riv-
er now is. The miller raised a great
many hogs that roamed over the hills
on which Danville now stands in search
of acorns that fell from the large oak
trees that covered the hills.
About DnnvIllc's Birth.
Many travelling traders used to cross
the Dan at Wluns Falls. and in the
course OF time some Of them, liking
the situation. tarried here, bought land
and embarked In some kind of busi-
Ness. and thus n little village sprung
up about tho mill. In 1899 this village
was Incorporated as town and 1t was
given thesname of Danvllle, simply be-
cause it was located on the Dan River.
According to the reading of an ancient
record, "seven wise men (?) We're APP
pointed to lay off convenient streets.
alleys, ETC." Ills said that these Solo
mons had very little idea Of the eternal
fitness of things and considerably less
OF engineering. The miller's hogs, In
their rambes over the hills overlook
ing the river In search OF acorns and
other good things, made winding paths
here, there and everywhere. nearly all
of said paths converging ut a ''wallow"
In n swampy place near where Wilson,
Jefferson, Pine and Loyal Streets now
come together.
1t Is said that the Seven wise men"
aforementioned. In laying out the
streets, took advantage OF hog en-
glneering and converted the winding
paths OF the rooters into streets
Many Crooked ThOr0uE hfHrcs.
suppose this explains why Dan
|ville's streets are so oddly arranged,
are so crooked and butt off into each
other so abruptly. Some OF them when
they come to cross another street en-
tirely lose themselves. then find than
selves half a block lower down or
higher up and go ON their way rejoic-
Ing. Che of the aristocratic avenues.
Holbrooke by name, commences away
3contlnlad on Filth PaEal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-10
WANT MASTER TO
KEEP HARB|0R0PEN
Business Men Of Urbanna Ask
Appointment Of Such Officer
for the Town.
rspecIal to Tic 5rimes- pIspatch. /

Special to Tho Times DiSpatch.l
tURBANNA, VA. May at the reg
ular meeting of the Urbannu Business
Mems Association. held at the Council
hall Tuesday night, several matters af-
fecting the welfare and advancement
OF the town were discussed. one of
which was the Importance of having a
harbormaster appointed, whose duties
consist In regulating and controlling
the various sail vessels lying In the
harbor SO as to prevent their obstruct-
ing the channel. as Is sometimes the
case at present. The officers OF the
steamers frequently claim that they
are prevented by such obstruction, on
arrival, from entering tho harbor.
thereby causing much delay and incon-
venience. and to remedy this there was
resolution passed by the association
requesting the circuit Judge to appoint
Sergeant Otis j. Palmer'to fill the posi-
tion Which he agreed to accept IL APP
pointed.
The government has recently sent
to Urbanna two barges Of stone, with
other necessary material Its engineers,
contractors, etc, to construct line
OF ripraps 500 feet long, to protect the
channel from the encroachment Of sand
SO as to insure the harbor at all times
against any possibility Of being OBJ
structed by the ravages Of northeast
storms. as heretofore. There is now a
channel of about 200 feet width and
ten to twelve feet depth. sufficient for
any steamer or sail vessel to enter the
.harbor that phys the Rappahannock.
At this meeting the Importance Of
having a high school building erected
was also discussed. and Mr.. r. s.sBrls-
tow one of the committee having that
natter in charge, reported that he had
secured the option on a suitable lot
for the site Of the building to be re-
ferred to the school board for their ac-
ton and approval. and at is hoped as
soon as that can be done to see the
work commenced and finished in time
for the ensuing session.
Urbanna, with its high school con-
templated, water works and ono of the
best harbors on the Rappahannock,s to-
gether with many other improvements
WILL exhibit o. marvellous growth IN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-10
IstNils tF-sig 49, ~ 81
BUY THEIR WIVES
At THREE DOLLARS.
An Unlimited Number Of Uganda
Brides for Sale at Fixed
Prices.
--:----
QUEER CUSTOMS OF MARRIAGE
Maidens With Shaved Heads and
Widows With Hair-New Mar
kets Open in Africa.
QUEER CUSTOMS OF MARRIAGE
frank G. Carpenter, Special corrc-
spondant, Times-Dispatch.l
LSANTpATA IICapda

AA|hA"AA <AA|A' 6tAAASea.
Do you want a cheap wife?
You can get one here in Uganda
for three dollars per
The actual price is $3.50, and there
are thousands now on the market for
just that much and no more. The
rate has been fixed by the Lukiko. or
the native royal council, which gov
ems this country under the king. and
the man who bids higher will be fined.
mand more are liable to fine equal
to the price of their daughter. So you
see every one has a fair show. I
have met crowds of these three dollar
maidens since came into Uganda. and
am told there are at least 100000
to the new laws, q girl should be at
least seventeen before she Is welded,
and as there are two million souls in
Uganda. fresh crop comes on every
year.
But before I go further, let me tell
you how these Uganda girls look.
The country swarms with them and
have taken snapshots Of q dozen
represent girls Of all ages from little
tots Of eight. as naked as the day they
were born, save for q cord about the
waist as big as my thumb. to full
grown, we'll developed maidens OF six
teen, Cie1O ~ utIA - 5eAA - AAStN
dust hue. All have beautiful forms.
The average young woman is straight
er than the Venus de Medici. and she
carries herself like queen. She Is an
African queen, however, and that al
lied to the best negor type. Take for
instance one whom sized up to-day.
never 20 travelling without a tape
line in my pocket, and can give VOW
her measurements. She was Just Ave
feet one inch in height. thirty-two
inches across the chest under the arms
and thirty-five Including the bark cloth
which covered her bust.
did not take the line around her
waist but 1t was longer by far than
that Of our average woman OF the
same age, coming perhaps from the
extraordinary amount OF bananas upon
which these people feed. This girl
was Of a rich mahogany brown and her
skin shone as though 1t were oiled
She was clad in bark cloth from arm
pits to ankles and her garment con-
| sisted of bark blanket, wrapped
tightly about her body under the arms
and tied by a cord at the waist, This
cord was of bark, and the extra folds
of the blanket We're gathered into
1t so that they fell over In front The
lSrl's neck and shoulders We're x as
smooth as though cut out by sculp-
tor, and ahe had beautiful arms, She
lad thirty-twot teeth, and they were
sound, firm and as white as ivory.
cannot describe her hair. for her scalr
4 was shaved CLOSE to the skin and sht
had evidently Just left the barber. The
(ContinVod on Sixth 9PaHe,)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-10
Increased Activity All Along
the Lines in the City
and the Suburbs.
INVESTORS BUYING;
HOME. MAKERS ALSO
Past Weeks Transactions Make
New Record for the Present
Year-Several Large Deals
Closed-Thornton Flats
Have Changed
Hands.

The real estate men are in higt
feather. and they have just cause to
be. Business has been good an the
week past. even better than the week
before. which was something OF a rec.
,ord- breaker SO far as the present year
is concerned. The total sales OF pro.
perty. improved. ,inimproved subur-
pan. business and residential (and all
Kinds were made) amounted to con-
siderably over 100000. Eotwthstand-
Ing the very rainy weather a part or
the week. the auction sales were sue
cessful. although some or them had
TO be postponed for day or two until
the clouds rolled by.
Among The private sales were some
that are on the large order. at least
one involving a sum beyond $4,000.
There has been no stirening OF prices
and probably will not be for a good.
long time 10 come. but there has been
and is good, healthy demand for
Richmond end suburban realty, and
the home-alaker is very much in order.
Last Months Clcnrings.
Hessrs. Blanton G. Purcell have COM
piled the real estate clearings for
the month OF April. Their figures be-
ing from the books Of the clerks. OF
the courts are accurate and can be re-
lied upon.
The sales OF improved old city
property were .............. s3l5.374
Vacant lots .............. 1925
Sales in annexed sections:
Improved property ........... 1870
Vacant lots .................. 4s,3o3
Suburban lots and improve
ments Observation-Disclosures. 54.547
Nearby acreage .............. 3s.s5S
Total acknowledgements. .s51I,sso
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-10
spotsylvania Farm Sold.

SPOTSYLvANIA. VA, May 9.-Mr.
John j. Haislop has sold his farm In
this county. containing lao acres,
known as Mountain View, to Mr.. Geo.
E. Jones, of fredericksburg. Va.
ed at Cummings, for the purpose of can
ming tomatoes this coming season. Mr.
A. L. Mills is president of the company
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-10
the next few years that will be sur
prising, and entitle 1t to high posi-
ton in the rank OF Virginia Tidewater
Bnildlng at Rndford.

RADFoRD, Va, May s.-Mrs. War
ner ]. Kenderdne has begun the erec-
ton of an eight-room dwelling house
on Second Street. The residences of
gar Walters, and the Presbyterian
manse, are progressing rapidly. The
residence of Mr.. Robert Lee Jordan. on
Eighth Street, has also been begun.
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