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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-15

Alderman Carse moved mayor name
committee of three to confer with
Bethany home committee and commit
tee of Moline city council on matter
of charging institution. Carried. The
mayor appointed as such committee
Aldermen Blochlinger, Carse and
| Smith
The clerk read estimate of work
| done on repairs on Twenty-fourth
| street storm drain, in sum of $671.67
Referred to sewer and Waterworks
committees.
The clerk read petitions from var
ious parties for right to make sewer
connections. Referred to sewer COM
mittee with power to act.
The clerk read bids for furnishing
alum for weterworks. Referred to the
waterworks committee
| Alderman Holzhammer from street
and alley committee reported recon-
mending that superintendent of water
works cover Waterman on Thirty
sixth street.
Alderman Holzhammer from street
and alley committee reported recon-
mending that in next annual appro.
priation ordinance, $1,000 be set aside
for grading Thirty-fifth street from
Fourteenth to Eighteenth avenues.
Report adopted.
Alderman Blochlinger from water
works committee reported recommend
ing that sum of $490.SO be allowed
Rock Island Building, Loan & Savings
association, for construction in 1904
of mains on Thirty-eighth street
Adopted by unanimous vote.
| Alderman Utke from health and
lpolice committee reported recon-
Intending that fuel for city buildings
be purchased from Rock Island Fuel
company and Rock Island Sand &
Gravel company, lowest bidders. Re
lport adopted.
Alderman Utke offered resolution
that street commissioner place railing
on Ninth street between Tenth and
Eleventh avenues. Adopted.
i Alderman Utke offered resolution
that certain alarm box be repaired
Adopted.
| Alderman Carse moved committee
composed of Aldermen Blochlinger
Carse and McNealy again confer with
Tri-City Railway company and insist
on certain improvements of service
Carried.
Alderman Tuckis submitted an or
dinance relating to water rates, anf
moved it's immediate consideration
lCarried.
| Alderman Tuckis moved the adop
ton of the ordinance as read. Adopted
by unanimous vote.
Alderman Smith offered resolution
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CONTINUED on Page Eighty
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-15
MOLINE

Crume Goes East.-W. II. Crume,
who for nearly four years has been
manager of the Tri-City Sandstone
Brick company of this city, has resign
ed .his position and will depart during
the week for Dayton, Ohio where he
has interested himself financially in a
plant to be built Immediately. Beside
holding stock in the concern, Mr..
Crume will serve as manager. The
capabilities he has displayed here in
sure success for the Ohio venture. Mr.
and Mrs. Crume has both made many
friends in Moline who will regret that
they are to leave the city.
o.
c. c. Coyne Weds.-The many
friends of Mrs. ]. M. Marley and c. c..
Coyne were outwitted Saturday after
noon when the couple went to Cam
bridge and were married there Satur-
day afternoon by Rev. F. A. Valiant
of the Baptist church. This was an
event which has been anticipated.
Mrs Marley is well known here, hav-
ing made Moline her home for the past
three years. Mr.. Coyne is the well
known east end druggist and friends
join in wishing the couple much happi-
ness. They will be at home in the fiat
over the drug store on Twenty-third
street and the later part of January
| they will make an eastern trip to
Philadelphia. where they will visit
Mrs. Marley-Coyne's son, Sumner
Marley.
BurreIi Says FareweII.-Dr. F. H.
Burrell of the Christ Episcopal church
preached his farewell sermon Sunday
morning. He breaches his first sermon
in Clinton, Iowa, his new charge, next
Sunday. His family will remain in Mo-
line until alter the first of next year
and during this time, Mr.. Burrell will
visit Moline quite often. No sue
cessor to him has been chosen for
the Moline church as yet.
Nelson-Spets.-Hoken Nelson and
Miss Minnie Spets, both of this city,
were married Saturday. The wedding
took place at the home of the groom's
u
mediate relatives were present. Aug
| ust Nelson, brother of the groom, and
Miss Alma Bohm attended the couple
| and Rev. j. p. Miller of the Swedish
Methodist church officiated. Mr.. Mel
son is employed at Deere & Co.'S
and he and his bride will Immediately
go to housekeeping in a home prepared
by him at 202S Fifteenth street.
| Small Fire at Factory.-The night
Waterman at Deere & company discov
Tered smoke issuing from a locker in
the paint department at II o'clock
Saturday night. He turned in the
alarm and upon the arrival of the
firemen it was found that few over
alls were afire. The fire was no doubt
due to spontaneous combustion. The
lockers in which the overalls and OF
soaked clothes are placed are line(
with steel and are therefore fireproof
Former Resident to Wed.-F'riend!
Iof Miss Eva Mae Ebbert. daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Ebbert. formerl,
of this city but now of Owensboro
KY, will be surprised and happy tt
hear that she is to be married the las
of this week. The lucky man is Fred
erick Steers Latermore of Boston
Mass, and in that city the youns
couple will make their home. An ex
tensive wedding trip will be takel
through the east, after which they will
settle in Boston Miss Gilbert spen
about five years in this city and is wei
known by the younger set.
| Another Mysterious 5uraIary.-An
other mysterious burglary took plac
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-15
DAVENPORT

Japs Are ReIeased.-Frank Fukaye,
the Jap arrested here for obtaining
goods under false pretenses at Lir-
coin, Neb,, has settled with his credit
tors there, and the prosecution has
been dropped. His wife was in Jail
here on charge of vagrancy' as the
request of the Lincoln authorities in
order that she might be called in case
she were needed as a witness against
her husband The Lincoln proceed
ings having been abandoned, the little
woman has been released from Jail
here, and has gone to Chicago. She
says she has a brother who is a stud
that she will visit with him until she
secures employment in that city.
Shaw Held to Grand Jury.-Harry
Shaw pleaded guilty to larceny in city
police court yesterday morning and
was held to the grand jury in bond OF
$500. He could not furnish security
and was sent to the county Jail
Frank zimmerman was the prescott
Ing witness. Shaw and zimmerman
were friends. They had met in other
cities. Shaw dropped in for a stay in
Davenport. While they We're enjoying
a visit Friday of last week, Shaw re
marked that he was tired, and asked
zimmerman for permission to go to his
room at 227 1-2 Brady street and take
a nap. zimmerman condescended, and
handed Shaw the key to his room
When zimmerman failed to hear fur
Their from Shaw he went to the room
to investigate in the evening Shaw
had decamped. There were missing
also two suits of clothes, two pairs oil
shoes and 50 that was kept in saml
bank.
Preparing for Funeral; Dies
While preparing to come to Davenport
to act as rsll-bearer at the funeral OF
his old civil war comrade, p. H. Calf
ney, Henry Woodford. GS years old, q
farmer on the Jersey Ridge road. drop
ped dead a, his home at $50 O'Clock
yesterday morning of paralysis of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-15
Time Is Worth READING.

Leo F. Zelinski, of 6S Gibson St,
Buffalo, n. Y, says: 81 cured the most
annoying cold sore 1 ever had, with
Bucklen's Arnica Salve l applied this
salve once day for two days, when
every trace of the sore was gone"
Heals all sores. Sold under guarantee
at all druggists. Csc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-15
MUNICIPAL MATTERS

City council room, Rock Island, H.,
Dec. IA, 1908. The council met in
regular session at 8 p. m, Mayor
Schaffer presiding and all the alder
men present.
The minutes of the last regular ses-
sion were read and approved.
Alderman Utke submitted an ordi-
nance, which was considered and
adopted by unanimous vote, allowing
labor payroll for week ending Dec. II,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-15

in Moline Sunday night at the home
of George H. Lindburg, 1919 Twelfth
street Jewels valued at about SIS
were taken. Mrs. Lindburg, whose
sleeping apartment is on the first floor,
was awakened about IL O'Clock by
noise, and saw a man reaching in the
lwindow and taking jewel box from
| the dresser. The man evidently did
not enter the room The window was
open few inches to allow ventila-
ton. The burglar escaped in spite of
the screams of Mrs. Lindburg.
Negroes Sudden Death.-George Brad
shaw, negro who had just arrived in
Moline from Palmyra, Mo, died sud-
denly Sunday morning at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. B. Barnes, with
whom he had come to live. He seem
ed in his usual health when he arose
in the morning, but became ill, and
death came very suddenly. An inquest
was held Sunday afternoon and a yer
dict of death from dilation of the heart
was returned by the jury.
| o
Obituary Record. - Mrs. Charles
Creutz of 1113 Twelfth street has re
turned from Chicago, where her sister
Christiana Eskengren, was buried las
week The deceased was As years OF
age and died in Chicago last week af
ter many months of suffering with ill
ness. She is well known here, having
lived here for several years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-15

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-15

Another Mysterious 5uralary.-An
other mysterious burglary took place
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-15

Continued on Page Eighty ).
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-09
Louisiana Jurist Dead

New Orleans. La-Judge John Clegg,
for many years a resident Of Lafayette
La, prominently identified with the
bench and bar Of the state and long a
conspicuous figure in LOuisana's pub
lie affairs, died Monday forenoon at
ll:i5 o'clock at his home on Carrollton
avenue, Judge Clegg was secretary of
the senate from 1877 until 1881. inclu-
sive, when he was made district Judge
and served three years. Upon the eX-
pirdtion Of his term Judge Clegg was
elected by the general assembly Judge
OF the court Of appeals for the Third
circuit, comprising the parishes of
Grant, Rapides, Avoyelles. st. Landry
Lafayette, Iberia, Vermillian. Cameron,
Calc&ssieu, Acadia and Vernon
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-09
Belliuerant Priest.

Piaquemine, La.-lberville parish
and this section is convulsed in a sen
sat:ol that had its beginning in court
Monday swhen Rev Father Holtgreve
Catholic priest, was arraigned,
charged with assault on Marx Calm
editor Of the PlaQuemine News. The
trouble grew out of politics. Father
Holtgreve is president.of the Fair Elec,
ton League, which opposed Judge Cal,
viz S. Schwing in the recent election
Editor Gains paper supported
Schwing. The latter roasted Father
Holtgreve and his league Upon meet
ing Calm the other day the priest
scored him and then slapped his face
That brought matters to a climax and
Father Holtgreve and other prominent
men who opposed Schwing were
brought into court Monday on various
charges.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-09
Fashion
Makes
Bond j,
Slaves i
By HUME NIsBET.

the restraint they displayed letting nature alone Art having human
nature left unspo points to the old Greeks Taste admits
right yet yields to fashion, while that craven calf stands with sensee
hoo upon the and the lilies calling itself the Mo Purity
and Taste modst which oran the female her hands
and lay bare her breast purity which show naked and blush
show naked foot
We cannot improve upon the naked foot The hand rings
and to degraded look improved the neck have chains
the and ankles the rings according to the fancy Of
the the taste Of the nation do like rings or ANYTHING
that divides the lines symmetry yet if part be covered gold
be with advantage other portions but defy
ment invented by to improve the foot which already
Sc beautifully covered
We mufe the feet in wool cotton and them inside the if
of tanned skins dead skins living skins think that this can
healthy We shape them according fashion, square, or pointed
toes according to nature and the foot
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-09

VI TINS amount the township should pay ABOUT onhrd the
onehrl and the general government onr and this what we
Shoo work on The townships part should be paid by issuing 20car
bonds at say tour per interest In order and
pay OIL the bonds would require the township from 500
Sooo per year. This burden township will be scarcely felt If in
state like Illinois, with 1900 townships pay for state
AID at the rate of $4,000 per township per years. making
TOTAL 1or the state Tor state aid Of $jOOoO0O the property
TO this would be about 2 cents per acre per wear, With
state aid the townships build gravel upon the main
highways at an average cost Of ten per per year. This will
cover both the local tax and the state aid tax
The first step toward equitable solution is up-to-ac state
aid law Among the states that taking steps change their cost
oS so the state may aid IN building the roads Wisconsin, Kentucky
Alabama and Arkansas No central would cain 50 much
by aid Illinois, due enormous amount of city and cor
poae property located in that state Farm property pays only per
cent Of the state taxes while the of Chicago alone pays over per
cent Fifteen states building roads and it works to
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-09
NEGRES5 WHITE |
FOR THIRD TIN
FORMER SLAVE UNDERGOES
USUAL TRANSFORMATION
IN COLOR OF SKIN.
MYSTERY BATTLES PHYSICAL
indianapolis Woman Offers Puzzle
Several Doctors Who Have Made
Study Of Case-Thinks An
other Change Coming.

ndfonanoIis Ind -ror tbo ~
time in hnr life Of 20 voors tbo -
of America Nassev On ev.s,ovo IA
lives with Georqe I.acwaII ., ,rir,ef
IA street and Churcbror avonuo II
turned from h,acl to wbito
Tho 6r,, 1e ,o,.. 90 h ,:s
sDent in .lavarv - borson,oid j
AZ sha can ranoon,hor rotb;nn oho
her narnntc cha doc, NOT o.+a,,t
eyplain the mvstory which hos no "a
every one who hoc seon bor y, volI
numerous musicians who bavo !
amined her
Having co,,,lo,oa tho +hir5 t.o4
formation Nrs u,osev i nan, -
fai, comnIoxior uo, n,,;, 49,. H.
in matches hnt l. com,roto,v r,b;.
with tho evcention of throo emo
brown snots on rho rioht oido of h.
face ord oro an .bo Iof+ i,.
mink on each check adds . hit of COL,
to her annearanco and tho c,r,v no;
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-09

white to black as well as in the Sec
ond complete change, Mrs. Massey
says she noticed an itching sensation
of the skin before the appearance OF
the spots, dark or light, as the case
might be. AS she tells it, the first
white spots began 10 dot her colored
skin in 1888, and in the course of two
years she turned perfectly light. Dur
ing the next two years reverse pro-
cess followed. The next four years
saw similar change from black to
white. then from white to black, and
Mrs Massey was still more astonished
in 1896 when she began to turn white
for the third time. Since that date
she has been turning color more slow
ly, and the surprising thing is that
the hue has held for the exceptional
number of years.
Although she has not as yet noticed
the accompanying itching sensation.
the appearance of the little spots on
tlC ldIt udS gwen Htl SlOuIi iUl iSai
that the reverse process in the third
transformation may not be far on.
Mrs. Massey is not worried about the
matter, however. as she is not affect
ed physically by the change Of color.
In fact she says she has always en-
jOyed the best of health, and althQ
she Is getting pretty well along
years expects TO see many more bin
days
Mr. and Mrs. Massey came TO In
dianapolis from Bowling Green, KY,
in 1896, Just as she was beginning to
turn white for the third time. When
she lived in the Kentucky town many
physicians examined her in an at
tempt to find a cause for the change
in color In indianapolis she has at.
tracted considerable attention wher-
ever she has gone, but none of the
city doctors has ever called on her,
she says.
Mr.. and Mrs. Massey have a daugh-
ter, Mrs. jeremiah Redman of Nelson
street, where they spend much of their
time.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-09
LOUISIANA NEWS.
Crescent City Notes.

New Orleans-W. p. Ross returned
from Europe. Ship owners blue oyel
freight rates.
First Baptist Church dedicated its
new Some on St Charles Avenue with
impressive ceremonies.
Monday was memorial day in the ST.
prcme Court.
First Unitarian Church reopencd for
season. DR.. Gilchrist preaching on
progress OF mankind.
AhtianU Society held meeting and
forces are determined to eXterminate
pest. Many remedies We're proposed.
Canal street policeman received a
shaking up; several transferred
Rev. Charles S. Sholl of birmingham
was called to Canal Street Presbyter-
ian Church.
Concordia Lutheran College Associa-
ton held its fifth annual festival
Mrs. Daniel Lopez. widow of fam
Gus New Orleans cOnfectioner. died in
New York
Three desperate tragedies marked
Sunday. Two dead: one morality
wounded. Walter Scott was killed by
Katie Kingston, known to the police
as Cookie Lame.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-09

As to the ultimate type Of airshp, that,
to my mind, is question that cannot be
answered. There are two distinct classes
of aerial vehicles-balloons, which are light
er than air, and airships, which are heavier
than air. | believe that aerial navigation
will be solved by the heavier than air ma
chimes, and consequently am giving all my
attention to that class.
There are three varieties of heavier
than air NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. helicoplera
and the ornithopter. Aerodromes are d.
vided into many types, and the type that
will eventually be successful will be decided
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-09
Killed by a Train.

Roanoke, La.-H. M, Shull was killed
by train No. 5, due here at 8 p. m
Sunday. He had been working as mill,
wright at Roanoke mill and was for
merly with the Illinois plantation. He
worked for Nordyke " Narmange, In
dianapolis, Ind, for number of years
His relatives are not known. AS was
his usual custom on Sunday, he went
to the train to procure the New Or
leans paper.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-09

We put on boots to keep out the cold
and they soak in the damp; stockings to
help the absorbing process, and thus con-
firm the risk of consumption. Nature makes
us all beautiful, or would do so if we gave
her fair chance; and we spend years in
bringing nature down to level not to be
described in any smile. Nature meant to
endow us with sinews and muscles to give
and take a squeeze, and we poultce them
all over until they are haccd and shrink
at the slightest force
Nature made the Greeks, and the
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-09
Rapides Parish Assessment,

Alexandria, LATHE Rapides parish
assessment rolls were completed Mon
day. The total assessment is $685.,
80, which is $354,270 less than the
year previous, due to lowering assess
ments on overfiowed lands from $40
to SIS per acre. The assessment on
merchandise stock and town property
was raised slightly.
The finance committee of the Rapi-
des police jury is in session. The jury
will meet on "Wednesday.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-09
Dr.. Dock in New Orleans.

New Orleans, LAIR. George
Dock the new professor in medicine
al the Tulane Medical School of Gal
weston. Tex. where he has been To-
Gated some time, began his services
with Tulane University Monday and
delivered his first lecture at the medi-
cal school He came here direct from
Washington. where he attended the
Tuberculosis Congress. Mrs. Dock,
who was Galveston girl, is with the
doctor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-09

ton and have not given it serious thought am
anxious only succeed without reference to the
to which the machine may be put, but l will say
that the success of the airshp will revoutionze
fare. 1t may become in fact, discriminating
agency, and thus end all armed conflicts between
tons. For instance. as an illustration Of the tremen-
dous use to which the arship will be put, $4,000
600 ship might easily be destroyed by cheap
machine, and by the sames agencies whole cities
wiped out.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-09
Good Roads Movement at Crowley.

Crowley, LA strong movement
in the direction of good roads has been
started here and prominent farmers
as well as merchants and millers have
showr. an active interest n it. The
Crowley Signal has started Dollar
Good Roads Club" to which there are
already several subscriptions of $lOO.
1t is intended that the fund will be
spent in securing drainage affecting
the roads in the vicinity of Crowley.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-09
Fined for Drinking on Train.

Lake Charles. La. NJ. Nicely and
Abner Ashworth were before the Dis
trict Court Monday on charge of
drinking on a train and were fined s.
and costs each with a thirty-day inn
prisonment alternative. For carrying
concealed weapons Robert Jones was
fined $3.50 and costs.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-09
Fell From Foot BRIDGE.

Lake Charles, La.-Frank O'Rourke,
employed as a farm hand near the
Sweet Lake Canal, fell from a foot
bridge into the canal Sunday and was
drowned. He was 45 years old and
leaves no relatives here
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-09

Lake Charles, La.-Mrs. Joicy May
Clark has brought suit against the
town CT De Ridder for $3,075 damages
alleged to have been sustained by a
fall on a defective sidewalk which she
says rendered her at cripple for life.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-09
Good
Roads
Who Should Build
Them? Answer
by an Expert
By III. II. GROSS,
Secretary National Good Roads LeaGue.

ALL the questions before the American people to-day none
more misunderstood than the one that heads this article
1t high time this subject was understood and acted upon
incgeny. The following condensed statement may serve
to clear the atmosphere and show that the building Of good
roads is not an impossible task
We often hear the statement: "Ihcrc are GO miles Of
roads in our township; at $4,000 per mile it would cost
100000 to build thcm.' Therefore they assume the task
imnosshe il womb be from 1nat rinnnint
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-09
The Best Test.

Customer-Is you car fast one
Agent-Madam, 10 per cent. of all
the arrests made are owners of our
cars -Half.Holiday
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-09

the satisfaction of every
one. When state aid is es-
tablished national aid will
soon follow and then the
question will be speedily
solved.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-09

by experiments being made but have the greatest confidence
As the probable influence social and political conditions
might reply that am not interested in that phase the ahp u