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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-18
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

ating exercises. Their son was one of
the graduates.
Mrs. Cassus Wake and son Sayles
of Galesburg are visiting friends in
this vicinity.
Mrs Grace Crompton and twin chill
dren of Rock Island visited few days
last week in this vicinity.
Bert Dillon and family of near Cor
dova visited over Sunday at the home
of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Dillon.
There was no preaching at the Hills
dale church Sunday evening, the serv-
ices being dismissed on account of the
Mrs. Blanche Kramer was called to
her home in Rock Island Saturday.
Her husband is threatened with typhoid
fever.
Mrs. Baker of Rock Island visited
last week with her sister, Mrs. Dayton
Camp.
Mrs. Stella Stanbro is learning to
be a hello girl" She works a few
hours each afternoon at the Hillsdale
switchboard.
Miss Rosa Kuehl is spending her
summer vacation with her sister, Mrs.
Frank Crompton, at her home in Rock
Island.
Glenn Butyer left Tuesday morning
| for Urbana. He will attend summer
| school.
Chester Kinds of Kansas City, Kan.
/ is here on visit with relatives.
Miss Viola Wreath returned home
Monday evening from weeks visit
/ in Chicago with relatives
| The young people of town spent a
pleasant time Tuesday evening help
ing Albert Krantz celebrate his goth
birthday anniversary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-18

Miss Clara Davis is sick at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Goods with the
measles.
Nina, the youngest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Cole, who has been
suffering with pneumonia for a fe-7
days, is much better.
Mrs. Fred Mosher, of Central City
Iowa. and her two sons, Dale and
John, are visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs John Brookman.
Ben Stropes, the youngest son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stropes, met with
a serious accident last week while
riding on a train at Grinnell, Iowa
He got his right arm SO badly hurt
that it was necessary to amputate il
just above the elbow.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Vanderveel
of Olympia, Wash. lost their youngest
son, who died May %, aged / year ;
months 4 days. They formerly lived
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Kennedy o.
Rock Island are visiting relatives here
for a few days.
There are 90 cases of measles II
the village among the children. AL
are doing nicely.
Miss Annie Ballard and Miss Glea
, son of Eagle Grove. Iowa. are visiting
at the home of Miss Billiards. sister
Mrs. Charles Burgoyne.
Celia Findley, the oldest daughte
of Dave Findley. met with a painful
! accident. She was playing in tn,
barn last Friday and ran prong of
pitchfork through her foot.
| Lola and Rollin Huntley are jus
recovering from an attack of tn
measles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-18
yuma.

Children's day exercises at Yuma NJ.
E. church Sunday evening were large
ly attended. The entire church being
filed to its capacity. A fine program
was rendered. Children's day will be
observed at Rose Hill next Sunday.
Owing to the inclemency of the
weather last Saturday the exercises
were postponed. A good program
will be given.
Mrs. Charles Walthers and her two
daughters, Miss Lille and Mrs. Bert
Shafer, departed for DeKalb to attend
the commencement exercises Clarence
Walthers being one of the graduates.
Mrs. John Yolten is in very poor
health with heart trouble.
Mrs. Fannie Franklin of Barstow
and Mr.. Clark of Rock Island were
guests of d. w. Mumma and family
last Monday.
Mrs. Nancy Wake and son, Saylor
of Galesburg, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Willie Nicholson.
The funeral of John O'Hara was
held at Rose Hill church Saturday
afternoon at 2 o'clock Rev. Mr. Mar
tin, the Methodist minister of Port
byron officiated. A quintet from Port
Byron rendered appropriate selections
The pallbearers were George Setter
Dave Setter, Samuel Shafer. Charles
Shafer, Ambrose Scarf and viii
Behrends. Interment was at Mount
Pleasant cemetery
Professor Argubright and wife are
| the guests of Mrs. Argubrights par
| ents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Daily
Thedue Freli drove to Moline Fri
day and got the new organ for Rose
Hill church.
Mrs. Hattie Scarf and little son
John of Rapids City, are visiting he
| father-in-law, James Scarf.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-18
TAYLOR RIDGE

Mrs. Joseph Curry has been very
sick the past week with measles.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Fox were Rock
Island callers Thursday.
Mrs. Schneider returned home Sat
urday from Center Point, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayward and children
of Cable were visiting at his sisters.
Mrs. Walter Corsepius, Saturday and
Sunday.
James Miller and daughter arrived
home Saturday from Fl Collins. Colo,
after several weeks visit at Pixies
Peak.
Mrs. Robert Miller. Mrs. f. E. Gar
nett, Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. McCulloch
attended the funeral of Mrs. Charles
Thompson in Milan Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-18

blood" money, the latter filed infor-
nation against him in Justice, Oelkers'
court, charging him with conducting
gambling house. Mr.. Gordon's hear
ing was to have been held Tuesday
afternoon but as his attorney, w. M.
Chamberlain, is in attendance at the
Chicago convention, the case was con-
tinued.
Gets High Honor.-James F. Lard
ner Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
+. Lardner of East Locust street,
Davenport, leads the roll of honor at
ST. Ambrose college with general
average of 81 per cent and wins the
general excellence prize for the second
semester
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-18
HAZEL DELL.

Audrey and Olive Hays are attend
ing the teachers institute which is
being held in Muscatine.
Memorial services were held at Illi-
nois City by the I. o. o. F. of that
riace Sunday afternoon. Rev. Mr..
Kettlekamp of Joy delivered the me-
mortal address.
Children's day will be observed at
the Hazel Dell church Sunday, June
81. at 2:30 p. m.
Walter Wegan of Muscatine is visit
ing with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Becker
Miss Blanch Hays visited from
Wednesday until Sunday at the home
of her uncle, Reynolds Hays of Illinois
CITY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-18
Education in the Philippines.

An official report says that the Phil
ippine department of education, which
consists of 1000 American school
teachers, has done more to pacify the
islands than any other department of
the American administration. During
the past "a years thousands of sickly
men and women have been educated to
the fact that there is nothing quite so
good as Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
for ailments of the stomach, liver. kid
neys and bowels, and as result they
stick to it and always enjoy good
health. If you have not yet tested its
merits. do SO today, and see for your
self that it can cure poor appetite.
heartburn, sour risings, bloating, indi.
gestion. dyspepsia, costiveness, bilious
ness, kidney troubles, malarial fever
and female ills. The genuine is sold
only in bottles with our private stamp
over the neck. and can be obtained at
any drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-18

Calls Special EIection.-The board
of education has called a special cleo
ton in the matter of the projected cree
ton of manual training building to
take place Saturday, June 81. The
voting place will be at the city hall
and the polls will be open from s a m.
to p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-18

attending churches and clergymen.
Short verbal greetings were given by
four ministers of Sweden who are Wis
iting the covenant. They are Rev.
Messrs. Frank, Sjodin, Ahlen and Berg,
and they brought greetings from the
sister covenant in the old country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-18
HAMPTON.

The Catholics will have an ice cream
sociable next Saturday evening June
20, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Mohr. The proceeds will be for the
benefit of the Catholic church.
Last Friday the members of the D.
is. T. club to the number of more than
a dozen perpetrated surprise on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-18
ANDALUSlA.

Miss Clara Davis is sick at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Goods with the
measles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-18

A marvellous preparation, containing
the most healing, soothing herbs. Re
lieyes when all other fail. HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea makes life en-
joyable, by bringing perfect health
and happiness. S5 cents, tea or tab
lets. Harper House pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-18
DAVENPORT

Alumni on Boat Ride.-The Alumni
school has adopted a novel plan for
its annual reunion this year. Instead
of holding a banquet or a dance, the
graduates will enjoy an excursion ride
on the river and thus have added to
the opportunities for dancing and the
enjoyment of refreshments a pleasant
moonlight ride down the Mississippi
The trip will be made next Tuesday
evening on the steamer Silver Cres
cent, Captain Blair's new excursion
boat, which will leave the foot of
Brady street sharply at s o'clock.
New Buffalo at Fejervary Park
The Davenport park commissioners
are finding the buffalo herd at Fejer-
vary park one of the city's productive
investments. Another baby buffalo
was born there yesterday, increasing
the herd to nine fine animals. Six
have now been raised here and there
are probably few herds of buffalo in
the country as fine as that now at
inc DdNSHpOll ZOu.
O.
Accused of Extortion.-Henry Peto,
plaintiff in a case against Charles
Gordon now pending in Justice Gel
kers' court and i'll which Mr. Gordon
is charged with conducting gam
bling house. was arrested on informa-
ton filed by Mr. Gordon. charging
Peto with making malicious threat
to extort money from him. Peto has
been under arrest before and offered
nc resistance to being taken into Gus
tody this time. His preliminary hear
ing was fixed for next Tuesday after
noon and his bond placed at $500.
Being unable to furnish this, he was
taken to Jail. Mr.. Gordon claims that
upon his refusal to pay Peto so-called
The Washington herald., 1908-09-06

Down TO Hen Weathersby's store
tother ev'g several Of our most
prominent citizens was gathered to-
gether oussing and discussing va
riOus subjeckts on witch the fate OF
this nashion hinges.
Among them present was Cy
Hos<ins, After the chances Of who
would be elected president, Taft or
+ Bryan, OF whoever else Is running
. (as to the candidates for the other
parties, We being at present IN ig-
.nOrance Of same), Cy Hoskins
speaks Up and SAYS that he oalki-
lates the day will come when the
people Of Bingville and vicinity will
be a flyin in air-silips Up in the air
hundreds OF feet above the earth.
and with no visible means OF SUD
port Cy says that he had been
reading where airshiD had went
up at some place or other and done
purity tollable well at remaining in
the atmosphere, instead OF coming
down and breakin the feller who
went in its fool neck.
Hank Dewberry said that It was
his opinion that the people Of Bing-I
vile and vicinity wouldn't be fIvin
in air-shiPs much before next
spring anyhow. Hank said that he
calki'ated he would be doing well il
his great grandchildren ever saw a
which was a successful
means Of navigation, and that more
than that he didn't never expect to
have any great grandchildren. CyI
called Hank skeptick and Hank
called Cy a haT-Hank said he
didn't know what a skeptick was
but that he wasn't one anyhow and
hoped he never would be.
Several others got all snarled I'D /
IN arguments as TO whether we
would ever have air-ships OF /
whether we wouldn't
Deacon Bradbury and L Wilkins /
got so excited over it that they in
vited each other out IN the road TO /
decide whether we would have air
ships some day OF whether We
wouldn't, and when they both found 1
each other was willin 10 go they
hemmed and hawed and hanged
he subiect Of eonyeEsashion. !
The Washington herald., 1908-09-06
Local Items

A light in the parlor Of the resideno.
of Miss Almira Hobbs burned until a
late hour last Satterdsy night. Don't
keep the girl up ali night, Hen.
Brad Tucker wanted US to lend him
some money 20 meet the interest on =
mortgage which Cy Hoskins holds on
his Bingville house and lot We told
Brad he was awful foolish to ask US for
money being as you can't get bud outen
a turnip Judging from the past history
Of BingviIle Cy viii soon own Brad's
properly
Rev. SamT Moore our behaved pas
tor Of the Bingville church viii turn uo
his bari Of sermons next Sunday and
viii begin all over al the bottom again.
It takes Rev Moore about four. years to
go from the top to the bottom Of the
bari He has used these sermons IN Binz-
vile for the last IS years and yet thev
seem to be as fresh and new each dme
Is eyer,
The Washington herald., 1908-09-06
Personal

Nice weather after the ram.
Hez Andrews perdicts that We viii
have two more big rain storms within
a short time Hez SAYS When there Is
one big rain there IS always two more
follers II IF there was a Bingville
vijilance committee, its duty would be
TO call on Hez fer permulgatin such
theories.
Dad Henderson went squirt huntin
recent. and shot a hen hawk Dad most
generally always as a rule shoots some
thin when he goes huntin. whether II
IS what he went fuutin after or not.
Bale Hawkins says that his hsy crop
this year wasn't hardly worth cutting.
owing 10 the drought. Bale expects to
have to buy hay for his stock this win
Ter as usual
Miss Phronicia Watkins sung in the
quire last Sunday IN place tof Miss
Amelia Tucker, who spent Sunday at
the county seat as the guest Of some
young lady whose name we haven't
learned Miss Phronicia has a verv
strong full voice; IN fackt, Phronicia's
voice IS so strong that when she IS
singing you wouldn't think there was
else IN the quire but her.
Little Tommy Barker got 1iczin the
first day the Bingville school opened.
which was last Monday. This amt
nothin Tor Tommy to get on the first
day Of school or on any other day.
Hsrve Hines, our tonsorial barber.
cut 4 heads of hair last week. shaved
! faces. administered ? shampoos, and
sold 3S glasses Of his delishious soda.
which IS served in the same room
where he conducts his tonsorial parlor.
Harve says that If business was as good
every week as It was last week, that
be would be perfectly satisfied.
Doc Livermore had awful spell of
summer complaint last week. You'd |
nacherally think bein as Doc is 4 horse |
and human speshialist he would cure
nisseif when he becomes III. II a per
son cant expect Doc to cure hisself
when he gets sick, how can he expeckt |
him to cure them. We don't believe
Doc knows what It was allied him be-
'ause It IS too late IN the season Tor
lulmeE-e9mQlsiut, -
The Washington herald., 1908-09-06
THUNDER (
hIGHTTIT!
Also Rain, Wini si CsttsT, Com
pTiSiHg | of the Worst Vista
ShiOnS Of the Elements WiCh
Has HsppsHi IN Our
Midst for Many
Years

There was a awful, turrible and VIC
lent thunder, lightning and rain storm
visited BingviIle on last Tuesday at I
?. n, which filed the town with con-
sternation, as you might say, blowed the
bricks offen ohirnbleys, blowsd the hats
and blame near the hair oFen peoples
heds, blowed down fences ard trees and
nearly struck several others by light
ening, not 10 menshion that Snake
Criok riz two feet IN hours time. etc.
Hi Winters says that he never seen
the wind blow so IN his life. Hi and
Bige Barker was walking along the
street talking to each as friendly as YOU
please, when a sign over Abe WInsiow's
oobbler shop blowed down and hit Hi 2
crack on top the he'd, and Hi Of course
thought Bige had hit him for a Joke. so
he turned and whaled away at Bige.
knocking Bige out into the road. also
two teeth When Bige got I'd and got
his bearins, and realized fully that he
had been assaulted by his best friend.
he started for HI with clincted fist. and
when Hi seen him comm, he tux down
Main street toward home. and locked
hisself up IN the house Bige stood out
side and called him all the names he
could lay his tongue to, but HI wouldn't
come out
Miss Amelia Tucker was out making
some fashionable calls in a new kaliko
dress which she just had made when
the rains descended and the skies leak
cd, and the oolors in Amelia's dress all
run together Now you ought 10 see III
Tightening struck Zeke Snodgrass's
barn, but It didn't set the barn sfre
Zeke said that's Just his luck. He's been
payin FIRE insurance on that blamed ol
barn for the past Is years, and Zeke
says its been struck six times bv light
ming, but never ketched FIRE onct. Zeke
thinks he viii drop his fire insurance as
soon as It expires.
Deacon Butterworth's hat blowed of
IN front OF the postoffice, ard the wind
TUX It down the middle OF the street.
The Deacon tux after It, and had nearly
overlook the hat when his foot slipped.
and he fell and sprained his ankle so
painful that he was tempted to saw
things which are not consistent with the
Christian lfe which the Deacon leads;
n fact, Lem Hines, who was standing
near the Deacon when he fell. saws that
II his nemry and hearia served him
right, he thinks a couple Of oaths es-
kaped the Deacon's lips before he corld |
control them The Deacon, however.
denies this We hope We won't soon
have another storm Ike this in Bin0-
vile One storm like this a year is |
eaSugh to answer on, purposes, !
The Washington herald., 1908-09-06
Almost PuTSuaded

We almost nearly succeeded IN pro-
curing a new subskriber last week.
Glen Wilkins dropped into the Bugle
Office, and said he had been thinkin
seriously OF subscribin fer the last OF
8 years, and We told Clem that II he
wanted TO have . 10 to date paper
which would give him all the news OF
the world and ajacent territory. he
ought TO pay Us 8 and have the Bugle
come TO his home every week In Or
der TO further convinc, Gem OF the
merit Of the Bugle, We told him there
wasn't nothing better to tis up packages
in. start fires with on cold winter
mornings, OF to spread on the kitchen
cupboard shelves, than back numbers of
the Bugle This argument convinced
Clem and he had his hand in his pocket
ready to pull out the two dollars, when
VINO should walk into the Office but
Ranse Hillyer. and when he seen what
Glen was going - do, he SAYS, Don't
do that Clem-you pay ne a dollar, and
I will let you read nv Bugle after I
get thru with It, then we viii both git
10 read It and It wont cost Us bat one
dollar each per annum." Glen done
this and they both departed. leaving Us
in deep disgust. Ranse when he done
that was taking the bread outen our
very mouth as you might say.
The Washington herald., 1908-09-06
School Has Begin

Jed Peters, who for the last several
years has teached the Bingville school
with great intelligence and success, hav-
ing learned his pupils more than they
would OF otherwise knowed, opened
the Bingville school last Monday morn
ing for the fall and winter term. There
was six skollers present exclusive OF
the teacher As we met HIN on the
street the same ev'g We asked him how
things had started ont, and he said that
as he had licked ) skollers out Of the
six and got the classes organized IN
addition, he considered he was doing
pretty fair for the first day. At pres
ent each skoller Is in q class By his
self, and Jed hopes that more skollers
VIII start in later and that there will
be as many as or 3 TO 4 class
Il must Be a great comfort TO be
able 10 spread and diffuse knowledge
as Jed does IN the world
The Washington herald., 1908-09-06
Country Correspondence
HAPPY VALLEY

Hame Wilson Is ereckting a new pig
troft for his pigs 70 eat out Of Hame IS
always making some improvement
around his place.
Mrs. Benz Gibbs Sundayd with Mrs
Peter Wilkins last Sunday arriving Sun
day morning and returning home Sun
day ev'g, oonshus Of having spent q
very enjoyable Sunday.
EPh Foster says that the party who
has been stealing his hens from his hen
house Is knowd and unless they return
said hens or pay for same the law must
take It's course.
Later-Eph has ketched the thief Il
was skunk EXCELSIOR
The Washington herald., 1908-09-06

We do not know whether Bing-
vile VIII ever have airships or not
and We don't care. The question Of
the hour IN our minds Is whether
or not we can raise enough money
on back subscripshiOns before next
week 10 pay our paper bills and
keep out Of bankruptcy.
The Washington herald., 1908-09-06

Th- chespest advertising neaium n n.
cCuutry- II you believe n afvertlssnF cc=s
and Sc Is Fer further Information caI a
or address the editor
The Washington herald., 1908-09-06

that l an in the oobbling business n
Bingville. either that or else thew must
all go in their bare feet, because I
amt half-soled enough boots and shoes
tins summer TO scarcely keep body and
soul together
/ wish to inform the general pub
lick that | will do work in the boot
and shoe repairing line as cheap IS
anybody else will, and cheaper il
necessary.
I have been in the cobbling business
IN Bingville going On now for 50 years
| have COBBLED
and COBBLED
and COBBLEp
day in and day out, and I exoeclt TO
continue to cobbie here as long as I
oobbie anywhere After YOU have wore
pair OF shoes for a year OF two bring
them to me and ! will make them
most IS good as new. Boots and
shoes half-soled, or boots and shoes
sold on commission. If YOU happen TO
buy a pair OF boots or shoes which IS
too tite or big for you, bring them 70
ne and ] will sell them TO somebody
who will have a fit. Patches pit on.
heels Strengthened. shoe blacken.ng and
shoe greese for sale at reasonable prices.
Give ne a call
YOu will find me in nv shop
waiting for business from 8 a. IA.
10 p N.
Yours for more business.
ABE WINSL0W.
Bingville
/ ! ! /
The Washington herald., 1908-09-06
THE BINGVILLE: BUGLBI
The Leading Paper OF the County,
Observation-Disclosures

Gov doh ths busy Ifrtls bez
Improve each shining hoar-
b E1theri1E honey al TIE dsy
From everT opening nour-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-18
WHEN THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
WERE mIslEp

as master hand at analysis by
negatives and the utterer of cpigrams,
we stand ready to commend Frank s.
Black. one time governor of New
York state, lawyer, statesman. Repub-
lican and altogether sane citizen at a
time when sanity is not any too mill
itantly in evidence in high and low.
places. Addressing the members of
the Home Market Club of Boston the
other night at their annual dinner.
occasions on which all the speakers
are expected TO hand out endorse
ments of the stand pat policy-he
tore that ORGANIZATIONS traditions to
tatters and told it some plain, home
iy blunt truths about the manner IN
which the affairs of the nation are
being managed these days and about
the personality behind that manage
ment.
Among other things worth the
hearing he said that the more widely
education spreads. the less dependent
Is the general mass of the people;
ana that leading others is not so help
ful as 1t is TO illuminate the way that.
without any leading, they may see to
walk alone. And that his hearers
might not misunderstood his concep-
ton of leadership, he added
a leader is not one who cxcitcs the
crowd and then goes with It, His
supremacy will last only willie tho
blood Is UP. When the lever subsidies
the man who caused it is the FIRST
man rent. lie is as one who pnlls
the dam away. lie must run with the
Hood and can last only while he keeps
ahead. II he stops he must be swai-
lowed in the gulf and join the havoc
aud destruction he turned loose. II
matters little what you call the food.
Its destructiveness Will not be meas
nrcd by It's name. The torrents of
the mountain stream are no, more
wicked than the torrents OF human