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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-20
DAVENPORT

Bank Officers Catch Supposed Burg
lara bold attempt to work off a
stolen check on the Iowa National
bank was made yesterday and was
prevented and the culprit landed in
custody through the alertness of
Teller Louis Bein and Vice President
julius Burmeisrcr of the bank. Tues
day night the safe in the Office of the
Rock Island Fuel company was robbed
of $1.05 in cash and a check for $i45O,
payable to Henry Wohnrade. The
Fuel company stopped the payment OF
the check by notifying the several
banks of the city and the police. Yes
terday a young fellow entered the
Iowa National Tank and, going to the
teller's window, presented the check
in question and asked payment. Tel
Ter Bein at once recognized the paper
as the one on Which payment had been
stopped, but in order TO identify the
man and secure him if possible en-
tered into conversation with him
Mr.. Bein tried to draw him inside by
asking him to step within the rail
where the vice presidents and cash.
ier's desks are, but he edged away
and finally ran. Mr.. Burmeister and
Henry Kohrs graphing with him and
holding him I'll! the police arrived
He denied that he was implicated in
the burglary END instead of insisting
that he is Wohnrade. said that he had
got the check from another party and
thought it all right. At the station the
man gave his Eame as Arthur Johnson
of Memphis, Tenn.
Mrs. Osborn Resigns.-Mrs. James
Osborn, who was local agent for the
Diamond 10 line since the death OF
her husband. VIII not retain the agen
cy in Davenport this year, having ten
dered her resignation to the company
Mrs. Osborn announced at the close OF
last season that she would not remain
in charge of the local office another
, year on account of the great strain
upon her. and has asked to be relieved
The annual meeting of the Diamond
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-20
EDGINGTON.

George Brussell OF La Plata, Mo-
is visiting his sister, Mrs. John Bog
mar.
Miss Vesta Ward entertained a few
of her friends at her home Friday
night.
W. H. Wenks has the grip
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Carpenter re
turned Thursday from Colorado
Springs, where they have been spend
ing their honeymoon.
Elmer Patterson is hulling Glove
for John Rursca.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-20
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

10 Line Steamship company will be
time it is supposed that the selection
of an agent for Davenport Will be
made.
Got TWO Bad Boys.-Two boys, CIV
ing the names of Clarence Erickson
and Ernst Swanson, both about 20
years of age, were arrested by Officer
Bishop and were given 10 days each
in Jail on the charge of vagrancy.
This charge was preferred mainly to
say are holdup men who are wanted
in LapOrte, Ind.
Would Fumieate Cars.-City Physi-
clan w. A. Stocks in his annual re-
port TO the board of health suggested
among other things that The street
cars should be Gisinfected. as we'll as
public buildings, in order to eradicate
disease. City Engineer Murray sub
mitted estimates to the board showing
that it would cost $2,442 20 fill the
slough near the Tri-city Packing
house, G,120 cubic yards of dirt at 81
cents per yard and 200 lineal feet OF
nine-inch sewer being required.
Obituary Record.-Mrs. F. W. Downs
died Tuesday evening at Mercy hos
pital, where she was taken Il week ago
Mrs. Downs vas born in Cincinnati
Ohio. Feb. 20, 1852. In her early child
hood she came tc Iowa with her par
| ents and resided in Muscatine county
She was long a resident of Davenport
with the exception of the last fiv,
years, when she resided in Denver anC
| Colorado Springs. She was united il
marriage to F. w. Downs, May 81
1880. Besides her bereaved husband
! she leaves two brothers and three sis
! tiers, r. 7. ShaELon of Nichols, Iowa
| Mrs. James S. Smith of West Liberty
Iowa; Mrs. l.. l. Sargent of Poin
Richmond, Cal; r. J. Shannon of Bet
tendorf, Iowa, ard Mrs. d. NJ. Landi
of this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-20

bad all the time. l tried various rene
dies for relief without benefit
Hearing so much about the Cooper
medicines, | decided to give them a
trial and bought a bottle of the New
Discovery preparation. After using
only half the bottle my stomach was
restored to splendid condition, and
felt better than l had for years.
could eat my meals with pleasure anG
enjoy them, and felt no bad after
effects.
81 appreciate the benefit l have de
rived from this Cooper medicine ant
can honestly recommend it to any one
suffering in any way from stomach
trouble.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-20

vacated by Albert Simmons some time
ago
Hayes Britton was out Thursday the
first time he mas been able to leave
the house for five weeks.
Mrs. Gilman Hobert is sick.
Jake Burkett has been quite sick
the past week.
The Baptist sociable was quite a
success despite the bad roads. Every
body had a good time and they cleared
| $21
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-20

were laid to rest in the Sherrard GEM
etery. -
Mrs. George Jones and children q
Collinsville, Ill, are visiting with rel
atives and friends in Sherrard, Cable
and Coal Valley for two or three
weeks.
Rev. Mr.. Hicks and wife and baby
arrived here Saturday. Mr.. Hicks will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-20

conduct the evangelistic meetings in
the tabernacle which was built last
week in the northwest part of town
Quite a number of the farmers ship
ped hogs to Chicago Wednesday.
Mrs. \. J. Alleys returned home
Monday after a few days visit with
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-20
For Rheumatic Sufferers.

The quick relief from pain afforded
by applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm
makes it favorite with sufferers from
rheumatism, \sciatica, lame back, lum-
bago. and deep seated and muscular
pains. For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-20
MOLINE
Would Have CROSSING Guarded

Would Have Crossing Guarded.-A
recommendation that fiagman be reg
ularly maintained was made by the
coroner's jury in it's verdict Tuesday
afternoon at the inquest over the re-
mains of Albert Erickson. Testimony
presented before the jury all tended
to emphasize that the Twenty-fifth
street crossing is one of the most dan
gerous for vehicles and pedestrians to
cross. Trainmen declared that there
is an opening of, not more than 20 to
| 80 feet at the crossing. Cars which
| constantly stand on the sidetrack that
| formerly was the lead track into Nat
| lex yards 'effectually prevent trainmen
from obtaining a clear view of the
crossing. Albert Linden, VINO was with
Albert Erickson at the time Of the
tragedy, when Mr. Erickson was kill
ed, is at the city hospital, and i'm
proving. His injuries were only of a
minor nature with a few small cuts
and scratches.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-20

Find Stolen Box-A small steel box
which was stoi IN from the safe in John
Swanson's grocery store at the time
of the last burglary there about 10
days ago, has been recovered, also all
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-20
A Good Time is Assured.

Grand masquerade ball at Coal Val
ley, Feb. %. Come one, come all. and
have a good time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-20

the papers, an order ON Rock Island
county for S55 and book of street car
tickets which the box contained. The
only loss suffered by Mr. Swanson as
a result of the burglary is So in cur
rency which was removed from the
box. The box was found by Henry
Carlson. 1t had been hidden near the
Rock Island Fuel company coal Office
at Eleventh street and Third avenue
To Form Humane Society-Moline
ladies' are planning to organize a hui
name society. A meeting will be held
next Tuesday evening at a place to be
announced later when the steps to-
ward organization viii be taken. A
score of persons interested in the
movement met Tuesday evening with
Mrs. A. e. Montgomery at her home
on Sixth avenue. Not only will a
local society be formed here but an
effort will be made to secure the an
pointment of local officer whose duty
snail be to prosecute all cases of cruel
| ty reported to HIM The first meeting
was called at the initiative of the W.
{. T. U. and Mrs. Bearby presided.
Christian Sc;enee Lecture.-A lee.
ture on Christian Science will be given
by Miss Mary Brookins. C. S. r.. of
Minneapolis. Mimi, a member of the
Christian Science board of lectureship
of the First Church of Christ, Scien
list, Boston, Monday evening, Feb. "a.
at 8 O'Clock at the Moline theater
There will be no admission charge
and no collection will be made.
Obituary ReccrG.-Vincent Anderson
OF 2l9 Third avenue died Tuesday
leVening at his home from complied
tons. He took i'll Feb. 10 and was
taken to st. Anthony's hospital where
he was operated on and later typhoid
pneumonia set in which ended il
death. He was taken to his home las
Sunday but was unable to Withstand
the attacks of the disease. He wa.
born in GeneseO, Dec Il. 1882. an(
came to Moline with his parents il
1890 He leaves besides his parent!
one brother, Ervie, at home. He wa!
a member of the Timers union o
Davenport and of the Spencer Memo
rial church of Rock Island. The fin
neral will be held Saturday at 1:3,
from the home and at O'Clock from
the Spencer Memorial church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-20
AkDRLUSiA.

John Stropes and family have moved
into Charles Wenk's house that was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-20

Stops Work Again.-Again Victor
Johnson, the contractor, is i'll trouble,
and the completion of the fire station
in the west end of the city will prob
ably be delayed another week or more.
Tuesday afternoon John Carlson, the
walking delegate for the union, called
off four union carpenters who were
allow any union men to work there.
The walking delegate asserts that non
union men are putting in the door and
window frames and other mill work.
The contractor states that the union
men have known all the time who was
doing this work and could not see why
| the delegate called off the union men
at this late date when another week 5
work would have completed the job.
o.
Sewer Will Cost 5o,o0o.-Surveys
have been completed by City Civil En-
gineer Clark q. Anderson for the larg-
est single municipal improvement ever
undertaken in the history of the city
the laying of what is known as the
| Sixth ward sewer district. The esti-
mated cost of this Improvement is be,
tween $4,000 and $50, 600. 1t is hoped
TO have everything in readiness to
start this work next summer. A meet
ing of the board of local Improvement
probably will be held within a few
weeks, at which objections to the i'm
/
calls for the laying of 2S,724 feet OF
sewers, equivalent to about five and
one-half miles; also for about 1440(
feet or two and three-quarters miles
lof water mains.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-20
We bake our tomato sauce into tn
beans, TO get our delicious blend
Van Camps pork and beans
baked with tomato sauce

Your grocer tell you that he has beans which
cheaper. Yet he makes more on them. No wonder.
You will buy them when you know Van Camps.
Encourage folks to eat beans by serving the
best beans They cheaper by far than
And beans are "a nutriment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-20

You can't possibly bake beans as we
bake them. Let us cook for you
1t isn't your fault-but you lack the facilities.
Beans, to be digestible, must be factory cooked.
1t requires fierce heat break down the FIBRE and you
cannot apply it. Our heated PAS degrees.
Home-cooked beans heavy and hard digest. But
the heat makes Van Camps digestble.
10, IS and 2of per can.
Van Camp Packing Company, Indianapolis, Ind
Washington telegraph., 1908-11-27
ence

ence.
BY special request h Band
played Dixie several times and was
given a storm of applause each time
when played.
Closing the entertainment, Rev.
5. Il. Hogan a II d Judge W. s..
Eakin made appropriate addresses.
The Band is composed chiefly
of young people who have lad very
little musical training, but h e
members of the band, under their
efficient leader, DR.. c. A. Harding,
are making great progress and will
soon be hard to beat.
Washington telegraph., 1908-11-27
'0zAN band ENTERTAINS.

The Ozan Band entertain d with
the promised musical concert last
Friday night, and did themselves
great credit both in the selection
aud execution Of the music render.
ed.
The Band. was assisted in the en-
tcrtsinment by Mrs, DR.. Nelson Of
this city and Miss Ollie Goodlett of
Ozan, on the piano; by Miss Eva
Robins with a vocal solo and Miss
Bessie Barrow with recitation, all
of which added very mate tally to
the evenings entertainment, which
was highly apprecia ed by tie audi
Washington telegraph., 1908-11-27
A SAFE, PAYING INVESTMENT
Industrial Bonds atS0 Cents on
the $500.

An established, reliable manufac
tory, marketing high class product,
can use additional capital for its in
creasing business. 1t offers a small
issue Of coupon bonds at 20 per cent
discount $25 bond for $40 or Il
500 bond for $50. These bonds draw
6 per centlnterest, mature in 9 years,
and are secured by lien on the en-
tire assets. If you have $40 or more
you can spare this is splendid op-
portunity to realize Large profit
more than double your money in +
few years. References and full par
ticulars furnished by addressing
Drawer E52, Galesburg, III.
Washington telegraph., 1908-11-27
MERCANTILE BUSINESS
CHANGES HANDS.
]. E, TAYLOR SELLS To v. |. ELISE
COMPANY At SARATOGA.
OTHER SARATOGA news ITEMS
]. w. Ellis at Work for Ellis
& Company Paratoma
Firm scting.
OTHER SARATOGA NEWSITEHS
Snecial TO the TELEGRAPH.

Special to the TELEGRAPH.
Saratoga, Nov "a w. L. Ellis
& Co. have bought the j. E. Taylor
stock of merchandise, and will open
a branch store in the vest end of
town.-W. w. GaL9aH has opened
a small grocery store in the West
End.-Ike Il. Pardue, our mail
carrier, is a Veteran, and they
do say, the first thing "Uncle Ike"
will ask of st. Peter when he gets
to Beaulah Land, will be "hand
out the bags and Fem me go,-It is
said "All that Saratoga needs is a
railroad. -Messrs Stanley & Steph.
ems, merchants of Paraloma, were
here prospecting Tuesday .-MessrS
Spates & Fricks, our local ginners,
are about through ginning for the
season Hon, j. w. Ellis OF Ozan
is working for w. L. Ellis & Co.
Mr.. VIM Hooper of Nashville was
here on business this week Mrs,
Jas. W. Ellis of Ozan was visiting
her sons, W. L. and D. j. Ellis,
last week -ilnck shoating is all The
ageS ageS IL Aerfc"fitSHhTgMA1s etric rome @s@t9ep'0feft
near Columbus. He Was 76 year
old, and had suffered from a woun,
received in battle, which 6nall,
caused his death. The dear ole
Veterans are fast leaving us for th,
better world. The braVest and bes
are going.
DaAp
Washington telegraph., 1908-11-27
MANY fruit Trees
ARE Being PLANTED
and CANNING FACTORY NEEDED To
HANDLE FRUIT.
when FRUIT MARKET is Dull
Better Prices Realized for the
Canned Product and Prac-
tically No Waste.

From the number Of fruit trees
that are being shipped to this point,
zoe necessity fosHiasrd5 d5afategy atfatee s{,r will, will
fruit not to speak of the whole crop
should fruit happen to lie eff at the
time it ripens.
Even if the greater TART of the
fruit is shipped, there remains a
great quantity that can be Landed
by factory Of this kind. While
prices for the ripe fruit as a rule are
satisfactory and pay well, still the
fruit after it has been canned, is in
so much betteg shape TO handle, and
can be stored until the market il
satisfactory; then peaches that with
not DO to can, or ship eau be worked
up into other things, aud even the
peeIs can be used for vinegar. There
is nothing wasted, not even the set d
which have market value.
Let us have canning factory by
Ill meals, and be- ready to handle
be fruit crop next ytar.
Washington telegraph., 1908-11-27
Fresh Celery every week at Gold's

Fresh Celery every We k at Colds
Ambitious young men and ladies
should learn Telcgraphy; for, since
the new s hour law became effective
there is a shortage of many thousand
teIegraphers. Positions pay from
$50 to $40 per month to beginners.
The National Telegraph Institute
Of Memphis, Tenn, aud FIVE other
cities is operated under supervision
of j Il. Officials and all stud-n s
are placed when qualified, Write
them for particulars.
Washington telegraph., 1908-11-27
SlkiE TEIRNED0

Mr.. j. w. Gilbert, W h o lives
one and half miles east of this
city, Las presented this Office with
a sample of his turnip crop grown
on light sandy land. The turnip is
one of the oval shaped variety and
is 204 inches in circumference, 10
inches long and weighs 424 pounds.
Washington telegraph., 1908-11-27

Conferences, which is in session at
Little Rock.-From four to X
wagon loads of kiln dried lumber
is being hauled daily from Nivens
& Co.'S mill to Blavins for shipment,
Thursday night before the second
Sunday in Decemberthe Oddfellows
of Wallaceburg lodge will hold a
meeting to elect officers Of that
lodge for the ensuing year All
members are urged to be present at
this meeting. %. NJ. Wood h
torn down part Of his old dwelling
and is replacing with new additions.
The owners of the staVe bncker
which was here Il year or SO ago,
started to move same to Bel on, but
on learning that the water supply
! h,tlare was short it was returned to
ready forpusInegs !, aSSv-
ms is making arrangements tomoyt
z TO oklahoma. He has sold out his
place here again for the third time,
having had to take the place back
On account of non payment The
sawmlll at this place has ceased op-
eratlons on account of insufficient
water supply. Even the wells d
springs are failing Geo. Whit
tlngton and several other parties
made trip up in the mountains of
Pike county last week on a deer
hunt, but We have not learned with
what success.-A forest fre has
been raging IN this section for some |
time past, destroying much valua-
BILE timber and covering a large ar a
OF land, Wednesday night of last
week it was at its worse, and for
awhile it looked as though h ,e
whole earth was atlre. The fire is
Supposed to have been started by
o'possum hunters.-Sometimes a
change from rural country life to
city life makes people feel quite
strange for awhile, but | don't think !
it created very much difference in
the feelings of our two country :
friends who were recently honored
by our citizens, thereby making it
necessary for them tomove to town.
[ don't think the change has had
lily bad effect on them, but suppose
by this time they feel that they are
really city folks" F." Wei, why |
lo! They deserve what they got, !
'nd we predict W Ii prove them
selves worthy.
Washington telegraph., 1908-11-27
ACCIDENT shot.

Thomas. j. Hart stield of Dean
was accidentally shot in the rigl
shoulder last Saturday while OF
hunting with t. small son of NJ
Willis A shot gun in the haf
of the boy was ,aecidentally,G, |
charged, a paIt of the load e..
effect in Mr.. Hartsfelds sE
Tie attending physieia i
able to extract all the 81
Washington telegraph., 1908-11-27
QUARTERLY CONFER
ENCE AT BLEVINS
ODDFELLGWS OF BLEVlHS TO HOLD \
SPECIAL kEEIING
TO ELECT new OFFICERS.
Mirl Cases Operations Be-
ere Of Sdortag, in the
4 Water Sup21y
are going
cial to the TELEGRAPH.

w the II iILEGRAPH.
at eFNallaceburg, Nov 90 2233.-.A MAJ,
image took plaok here last week tbe
BRIDE being Mss Bpuner, an ornbon
girl. She was raised by the family
o. SOD Donald and is deserving
young lady. Your scribe wishes
the couple pleasant journey down
1le sea OF matrimony ny.-Cotton was
sci ing at Blevins last week for a
cents, but some, who don't know .
good thing when they see it, took
'nelr cotton outside of the county
ana sold at03cents. The last quar-
5erly conference of the year for tbis
was helda at Blevinslast weol
'nd the pastor has gone to Annual
Washington telegraph., 1908-11-27

A few doses Of this remedy will in
yariably cute an ordinary attack of
diarrh9a.
1t can always be depended upon,
even in the more severe attacks If
cramp collie and cholera morbus.
1t is equally successful for summer
dlarrh9a and cholera infantum in
children, and is the means of saving
the lives of many children each year
When reduced with water and
sweetened it is pleasant to take.
Every man of a family should keen
this remedy in his home. Buy it now, /
PRICE, 25C. LARGE SIZE. soc Z
Washington telegraph., 1908-11-27

SENATOR DAVIS promises S o m
"red hot stuff" in the shape of a
bucket shop exterminator bill when
the next Congress assemblies.
Washington telegraph., 1908-11-27

"A WEsT MEMPHIS to te loca ed in
Arkansas ju t over the Mississippi.
is being Planned by some of / h e
business men Of Memphis, with Il
view to making it a great manufac-
turing town.
Washington telegraph., 1908-11-27
JOE THOMPSON
WILL NOT HANG
ON BECEMAER "a, THE DATE FIXED FOR
EXECUTION.
APPEAL GRANTED YESTERDAY
By the Supreme court.-At-
torneys Eakin and Monroe
Present I transcript.
APPEAL GRANTED YESTERDAY

4 telegram 81 y, itatfd.'''.'iI lock, pives
Judge Nv .h+ al 7 o'eiocA' SiNe9
%s nns .ls been srantyy&he Xxi j, saved.
son case Aforementioned that Joe
1t WHY was convicted of murder
Tho,irst degree at the last term
ithe Hampstead circuit court, and
S<was sentenced to be hung Dec. 4.
Judge W. S. Eakin and Hon. l..
f. Monroe were appointed by the
court to defend Thompson, and
both went to Little Rock Wednes-
day evening to present the tran
script to the Supreme Court.
Judge Eakin and Nh Monroe
will arrive at home to day.
Washington telegraph., 1908-11-27
I here's a WAY

To defeat the mail order mans cut
throat methods in this community.
The way is publicity for your business
- it's the same way he uses. 0uH
columns win give your business the
publicity you need.