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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-21
Where Bullets Flew.

David Parker of Fayette, N. Y, a
veteran of the civil war who lost a
foot at Gettysburg, says: 'The good
Electric Bitters has done is worth more
than $500 to me. l spent much money
doctoring for a bad case of stomach
trouble, to little purpose. l then tried
Electric Fstters, and they cured me.
now TAX. hem as tonic, and they
keep me strong and WE'LL" so cents
at all drug stores.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-21
The Family.

(Second Avenue, East of Nineteenth
Street.)
Vaudeville Mt 3, s and 9:l5 p. m. Two
matinees Sundays and holidays.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-21
HAVE WON 8 OUT OF 9
Boosters Continue to Win But One
Defeat Places Them Second
Pirates at Foot of Column

In the third series of games rolled
by the clubs of the Tri-City Bowling
league last evening the Independents
of this city drew away from the others
a little by winning all three games
from the Pirates of Davenport The
games were rolled at the Harms alleys
and none OF them were very close,
the Independents finding the visitors
easy. The scores We're as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-21
BOOSTERS.
DAVENPORT GIANTS.
BrunswIck Takes Two.

The Brunswicks took two out of
three from the Flying Dutchmen in
their series in Moline. This placed
them ahead of the Giants who dropped
back to fourth place as result of
losing two games to the Boosters. The
scores were:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-21
INDEPENDENTS
Boosters Drop One.

The Boosters lost one game to the
Giants of Davenport when the teams
met at Kuehrs alleys. The Boosters
were tied with the Independents last
week for the head of the league. but
the defeat moved them into second
place. The scores:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-21

Former Cashier Is Indicted.
Pittsburg, Pa. Oct. 21.-Three in
dictments, containing So counts. were
returned yesterday afternoon by the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-21
ADJUSTMENTS
The Illinois,.

sixteenth Street and Second Avenue.)
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Oct. 25-'My BOY jack. matinee.
Oct. 28-"The Girl and the Stampede"
Oct. 3I-"On the Frontier"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-21
FLYING DUTCHMEN

Friday evening the Independents
will roll series of games at the Rock
Island Club with a club team.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-21
The Elite.

eighteenth Street, North of Second
Avenue.)
Vaudeville ut 3, s and 9:15 p. M. Two
matinees Sundays and holidays.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08
ROADS AGAIN FINED
Lands STRIKES ANOTHER BLOW
AT RAILROADS.
TOTAL AMOUNT EXCEEDS $4,000
Judge Rules Against Them In the 90
Hour Live Stock Law-More
Cases Pending.

Chicago, In-Fedcral Judge lands
Monday struck another hard blow
at the railroads when he ruled against
them In cases involving an interprcta.
ton OF the 2Shour live stock law and
assessed fines aggrogating Sl3,ljJ.
The law in question is that which
declares that live stock shall not be
confined in box cars for more than rs
hours without food, rest and water,
unless the time expires during the
night or unless the owner gives his
written consent to IN extension TO 80
hours.
The railroads commended that this
meant that &c hours was the maxi.
mum, but Judge Lands ruled that 2S
hours was the maximum and &c hours
the rare exception.
The decision settled 95 cases and
set precedent Sixty more cases are
pending in Chicago and several thou
sand in the United States. The chief
offender was the Rock Island, which
was fined SG.350. The fines were from
800 TO $500 in each case.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08
BRITISH FIGHT AFGHANs.
Gen. Wileocks is Advancing with eau
ton Lest Army Meet Disaster.

Slmla, lndia-Sullen. but appar.
entity overawed by the powerful
British showing against them, the
ameer of AfghanIstan's army of 10000
soldiers Is retreating inch by inch
from Landi Kotal, before which they
encamped after their repulss Sunday
night in an attempt to seize the
blockhouse guarding the Afghan out.
let to Khyber pass.
The Asatics are not routed by any
means. 1t is not even certain that
they are not attempting to draw the
English into the country where their
cavalry and cannon will be at dis.
advantage and attempt TO cut them on.
So apprehensive is Gen. Sir James
Wilcocks OF such an attempt at an
ambush that he is doing no more than
to keep his vanguard In touch with
the natives, slowly pressing them
backwards, but venturing no advance
until he has made his position abso.
lutely secure.
Shots are exchanged from time to
time between the advancing and re-
treating armies, but nothing in the ma.
ture of an engagement, or even live.
ly skirmish, can be said to be in prog.
gress As yet there have been few
casualties.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08
FRIENDS HELP.


after drinking coffee for breakfast
! always felt languid and dull, having
no ambition 10 get to my morning
duties. Then In about an hour or so
q weak, nervous arrangement OF the
heart and stomach would come over
me with such force l would frequently
have TO lie down.
AT other times I had severe head
aches; stomach finally became af-
fected and digestion so impaired that
I had serious chronic dyspepsia and
constipation. A lady. for many years
State President of the W. c. T. o.,
told me she had been greatly benefited
by quitting coffee and using Postum
Food Coffee; she was troubled for
years with asthma. She said It was
no cross to quit coffee when she
found she could have as delicious ala
article as Postum.
Another lady who had been trou-
hled with chronic dyspepsia for years,
.ound immediate relief on ceasing cof-
fee and beginning Postum twice a
day. She was wholly cured. Stilt
another friend told me that Postum
Food Coffee was Godsend to her, her
heart trouble having been relieved
after leaving off coffee and taking on
Postum.
so many such cases came to my
notice that / concluded coffee was
the cause of my trouble and ] quit and
took up Postum. ! am more than
pleased to say that my days of trouble
have disappeared. am well and
happy" There's a Reason" Read
THE Road to Wellville," in pkss.
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
Interest
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08
ROOSEVELT CABLES SYMPATHY


Washington, d. C.-Presldent Roose-
welt Friday cabed his condol
ence to the emperor OF Japan regard
ing the blowing up of the japanese
cruiser Thursday with heavy loss OF
life. The presidents message follows:
ITO the Emperor OF Japan, Tokyo:
The American people are deeply
shocked and grieyed at the terrible
naval disaster which has just caused
the loss Of the lives Of so many gal
liant officers and men of the japanese
navy.
ION their behalf and personally on
my own account ! desire to express
my profound sympathy and concern
and | wish It were in my power to
show this sympathy in more practical
fashion than by mere words.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08
rs YEARS OF SUFFERING.
Burning, Painful Sores on Lego
Tortured Day and Night--Trled
Many Remedies to No Avail
Cured by cutieura.

after an attack of rheumatism,
running sores broke out on my hus-
bands legs, from below the knees to
the ankles. There are no words to
tell all the dlscomforts and great suf-
fering he had to endure night and day.
He used every kind of remedy and
three physicians treated him, one after
the other, without any good results
whatever. One day l ordered some
Cuticura Soap Cuticura Ointment,
and Cuticura Resolvent. He began
TO use them and IN three weeks all the
sores were died up. The burning fire
stopped. and the pains became bear
able. After three months he was quite
well. l can prove this testimonial at
my time. Mrs. V. V. Albert, Upper
Frenchville, Me, July 81, 1907"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08

Canyon City, Coi-Anton Ba.
va1, alias Bernino, was Thursday
night found guilty of the quadruple
murder Of Mrs Frank Primetto, ERGO
la Buffet, Dominic and Joe Mlnich
iello, the jury recommending that the
defendant be sentenced to life i'm.
prisonment In the penitentiary at hard
labor This is the maximum sentence
allowed under the Colorado law where
the evidence on which a defendant is
convicted is circumstantial.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08
Deserters Are Held.

Laredo, TcXas-Three American
sailors from the torpedo boat 10.
tIlla. who left their ship AZ ACap-
ulco, Mex. and who succeeded In
reaching this city, crossed the river
Sunday and surrendered themselves
to the immigration authorities, who,
in turn, delivered them TO the mill.
tary authorities at Fort Mcintosh. The
men are DESTROYS of rejoning their
ships. and will be held for orders
from the navy department.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08
He Didn't Care,

81 like simplicity" said Senator
Beveridge TO a Washington reporter.
Simplicity saves us q lot Of trouble,
too. Two men met in front of a hotel
one day and fell into political argu-
ment. They were ordinary, everyday
sort of men. but one Of them had an
extraordinary flow Of polysyllabic Ian
guage. He talked half an hour. and
his companion listened in doze
IAN now the speaker pompously
concluded, perhaps you will coincide
with me-?
THE others face frightened up
Why, yes, thanks. old man, he de-
clared heartily, moving toward the
barroom door, I don't care II do"
Home Magazine.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08
Cubans Banuuet Gomez.

Santiago. Cuba--An elaborate ban.
quet was given here Sunday
evening in honor of General Miguel
Gomez, who recently was nominated
for the presidency of the republic by
the Miguelists. Covers were laid for
100 guests, who comprised representa-
tive members of many political par
ties. Gen. Gomez and others made
speeches, which were both patriotic
and conservative, that by the presi-
Dental candidate creating an excel.
lent impression.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08

Washlngton-The subcommittee Of
the house committee on the judiciary
Thursday concluded its hearings on
the bill recently introduced by Repre-.
sentative Hepburn to amend the Sher.
man antitrust law. Representative
William W. Wilson UllD spoke in ia
vor of the measure, while It was OPP
posed by Daniel Davenport represent.
ing the American AntiBoycott asso-
citation. and Frank Emory, who ap-
peared in behalf Of a number of com.
mercial bodies.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08
FOUR BODIES ARE so CHARRED
THAT THEY CAN NOT BE
RECOGNIZED.
.FIREMEN WITHOUT LIFE NETS
Many Leap to Pavement From Win.
dows Before Five Floors Of Big
Building Collapses, and TWEEN.
~ Are Seriously Injured.

Fort Wayne, Ind.-Eleven bodies
four of which are 80 badly burned
that all hope Ct Identification has
been abandoned, are in the rogue
in this city Monday as the re-
suit Of the New Aveline hotel hor.
ror Sunday morning,
Tho fire, which had its origin near
the elevator shaft on the first floor,
was caused by defective wiring. II
was discovered by hotel employees at
$3.50 o'clock and the alarm was quick.
ly spread throughout the hotel.
Within five minutes, however, the
interior OF the structure was q seeth
ing furnace and many Of the guests
were caught in their rooms before
they had time to get into the hall
ways and make their way to the two
fire escapes.
Fire Department Without Nets.
Without nets and with the only
aerial truck in the city fire department
temporarily out of commission through
defects, the firemen were handicapped.
and many OF the guests were either
killed or injured in jumping from the
windows.
Within ten minutes after the fire
was discovered the flames had eaten
their way through the wooden interior
construction. and the five upper floors
had fallen in. carrying down the mass
of burning wreckage, The bodies of
those who were unable 10 reach a
place OF safety
Fully twenty guests are In the hos
pitfalls suffering from burns or injuries
received in jumping from the win.
dows.
Jumps From Fifth Floor.
f. NJ. Matthews, a travelling sales.
man of Columbus, jumped from the
fifth story. alighting on the back Of
his head and shoulders in the middle
of the street. He was picked up and
is still alive, a patient in n local hos.
pital His injuries will prove fatal.
Many Of the escapes were miracu-
lous. Five guests crawled 200 feet on
n ledge not over eight inches wide,
finally reaching a place of safety.
1t is supposed that at least three
more bodies remain in the ruins
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08

Oficial notice IS sent out from
Washington warning the public
against two countcrieits that have
Just appeared. one is $40 United
States note or "greenback" and the
other a SEQ gold certificate, AZ the
counterfeits are poorly executed and
the workmanship is OF al Inferior or
der those accustomed TO handling cur.
rency should not be easily deceived
On the whole there is little counter
feiting Of this sort nowadays. and n
moderate amount OF watchfrness will
enable almost any person TO avoid
being gwindled
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08
Troops Ambushed by Natives.

Paris-A dispatch has been re-
ceived here from Dagana, West
Africa, saying that n detachment or
troops composed of 81 native infantry
men and three European officers was
ambushed by natives while on IL
march to Nouakchoot. Every man in
the detachment, with the exception OF
one officer, was massacred. Dagana
is a French trading post and military
station in Senegambia.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08
NEWS OF CONGRESS
DolN1S OF PEOPLES REPRESEN.
TATIvES AT WASHINGTON.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED
ConciIe Report Of Measures Intro
dueed and What Action is
Taken on Them,

As the outcome of a determined Of.
fort 90 strike from the bill a restfic-
ton prohibiting the employment Of
secret service employees in any dctec.
tive work other than the guarding Of
the president and the running down
Of cuun'erfciters, which effort was
vigorously opposed by members OF
the appropriations committee, the Nm.
itatioE was agreed to and the para.
graph adopted in substantially its
original form.
Objection by Democratic members,
in pursuance of the minority iilibns.
ter, to unanimous consent, defeated
the passage OF bill for the printing
and distribution of 100000 copies OF a
special report by the department OF
agriculture, describing disease OF cat
tie. At STA p. IN. the house took a
recess until Saturday morning at
ll:30 o'clock.
Texas the sum OF s5,502 ,401 for money
collected from the citizens Of that
state for taxes on cotton for the years
1850 to 1863 was introduced In the
house Friday by Mr.. Cooper TEX.
Senator Gore introduced a resOlu.
ton Friday providing for an investi-
CATION by the senate committee on
privileges and elections OF contribu-
tons OF corporations to elections. The
resolution was referred to the COM
mILtee.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08
Stupid Jeweler.

"Yes. George-that is, Mr.. Fickei
proposed last night" said the truth
tul Dora, "and we're engaged now;
and I'm the first girl he ever loved,
TOO"
Indeed" replied Miss Wise. Il
don't notice your ring"
"Oh. he gave me one, but he hac to
lake It back to get It fixed. The
stupid jeweler made the inscription
read, George TO Genevleve.' instead Of
George to Dora. '-Philadelphia Press.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08
Bill on Philippine lmportstions.

Observation-Disclosures Payne Of tho
committee on ways and means Thurs
day introduced bill to amend exist
ing tariff law governing importations
into the Philippine Islands. 1t bears
no relation whatever to the tariff bills
TO govern importatlons from the
Islands into the United States. and
applies solely to producing conditions
in the Philippines. II is the InteT>,on
of the leaders In congress TO pass the
bill at this session.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08
Fireman Of Dynamited Train Dead.

Butte, Mont.-George Erhle, fire
man Of the Burlington Overland
Limited, the train which vas dynamit
ed By bandits Friday near this city,
died early Sunday morning. This
makes the third fatality of the wreck.
At the sheriffs office 1t was said the
authorities had Obtained no cicw as
yet which might aid in tracing the
men involved in the plot to blow up
the train.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08
Safeguards Against Drownings.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Wallace
(Ark.) Monday introduced bill direct.
ing the secretary Of war TO cause to
be costructed 80 experimental mounds
or places of refuge and safety along
the banks Of the Mississippi river be-
tween the mouth OF the Ohio and the
heads of the passes and between the
levees and the river OF sufficient
height and size to offer safe refuge
for human being and livestock in sea
sons of overflow of the river. The
sum Of $4,000 is appropriated for this
purpose.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08
Paving the Way.

George" said the pretty girl, II
know you're awful bashful"
This was portentous, with leap year
so new. He blushed assent.
And you'd have proposed to me ex.
cept for that"
This, too, he was bound to acknowl
edge.
well, would have accepted" she
went on, "and so that's settled"
Discussing the matter later she ex-
pressed natural pride that she had
not taken any advantage Of the sea
son,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08

Washington-Thc house committee
on public lands ordered favorable re-
port ON the senate bill. providing that
where proCfs offered in contention of
homestead entries have heretofore
been rejected. they shall be reinstated
and confirmed II the entrymen can
show thar he lived upon his and al
least eight months out of the year
prior 20 the amhmlssIon Of proofs.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08
SIeepinu Child Burned

Pierre. S. D.-A report from Hayes
tells OF the burning OF the house Of
a homesteader by the name of Yunk
ers and an S'month.old baby. The
mother had lett the child asleep and
was at the house OF q ncighbor across
the road when she saw the fire.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08
Drowned BY kIdnapers.

New York-The almost world
wide search for wealthy John
Peter Helms, missing for six months
ended Sunday and has given place to
a quest for his murderors. The police
are reviewing carefully the strange
circumstances surrounding the finding
OF his body in Central Park reservoir,
and believe they have Clcws that will
lead to the arrest of gang Of men
supposed to have kidnapped Helms and
held him for ransom.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08
Find tiinkie Not Guilty.

Bloomington. Ind-Aftcr delibeTat.
ing for AS hours. the jury in the
Harvey Hintle murder case returned
a verdict that the defendant was not
guilty on the sole ground Of insanity.
On The night Of Aug. s, 1907, Hinkle
shot and killed John r. McClntock,
as the latter was escorting home n
young woman TO whom Hinkle had
been attentive.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08

The bluejackets Of the battle-ship
feet are keeping up their reputation
by making big scores during target
practice at Magdalena bay. While the
exact figures are not likely to be given
out, for the present at least, it is an.
nounced that there is likelihood OF
some records being broken. And that
means about as sharp shooting as Is
possible.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08

whenever that man speaks, you
know exactly what he thinks" re-
marked the admiring auditor.
Il shouldn't say that" answered the
cautious person. But you know e1.
actly what he thinks his constituents
want him to think"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08
Denied Baby's Kiss; Kills Self

Sioux City, Iowa - Seeing his
baby girl playing on the steps Of his
divorced wife's home. Frank l.. Hor.
ton was about to embrace and kiss
the child when his former wife ran
out and took the baby away from him
Horton, seemingly dazed, ran To the
street and shot himself dead
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08
cloudburst at Nation.

Mattuon, Ill.--Cloudbursts com.
pleteiy flooded this section of the
state Sunday night, and in the lower
portions in the outskirts Of this city
the water IS six feet deep Boats and
RATS are being used to move tn ma
rooned residents from their homes,
the floors of which are under water.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08
Daylight Thieves Get $1,000 Gems.

Tacoma, Wash.-Three men Thurs.
day entered the jcwelry store of
Frank c. Hart and, while the attend,
ants were in a back room, stole wal
let containing $4,000 worth of dia.
monds and other precious stones and
escaped.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08
Death Follows Barn Fire

Ardmore. Pa-Following a fire
which destroyed the barn OF Louis
Halberstadt, farmer living near
here, the body Of John Jacobs, farm
hand, was fouGy in a strip of woods
on the farm with bullet wound In
the head.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08
To Sell 1ndlanola coIlene.

Guthrie, Oksa.-Thc PresbyterIans
have decided to sell Indianola col.
lege located at Wynnewood, to the
Methodists, who will use it as a pre-.
paratory school for Epworth univer.
sity at Oklahoma City.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08
SHORTAGES in County Funds.

Guthrie, Okla.-Charles A. Taylor,
state examiner and inspector. re.
ceiyed word Of a serious shortage in
the accounts Of the last county of.
ficials az Kay county under the terri.
torial regime.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08

American typewriters. like Ameri.
can labor.saying machinery of all
kinds. are making rapid advancement
in favor abroad. \ few years ago
these highly perfected devices were
hardly known in the old world Now
American manufacturers are selling
nearly 100000 worth annually to
foreign purchasers. and the demand
is increasing.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08
Swedish Bark Runs Ashore.

Montevideo-The Swedish bark
Svanhild, from Pensacola Jan. II, for
Bueuos Ayres. is ashore on English
bank. The captain and part of his
crew have been landed at Maldonade,
Uruguay.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08
Boy Hit at Ball Game Dies.

Grand Rapids, Mich.-A 13.year.old
boy, William Haverkamp. died at his
home here as a result of being struck
on the head during the Central league
ball game by pop bottle, thrown
from above him in the hleachers.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08

raise my hand above my head. The
doctor held out no hope OF my re-
coyery. and had given up, but at last
started using Doan's Kidney Pills and
made rapid gain. After three months
use was we'll and at work again"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-08

Washington-The Canadian interna-
tional boundary treaty was ratified
Monday by the senate in executive SEES
sion, providing for the more complete
designation and demarcation Of the
boundary between the United States
and Canada, but does not change in
any way the understood existing line.