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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-31

records and statistics gathered bv
Inc Argus show that during 1908
tnere was spent in Rock Island approx
lmately $l,000,000 for improvements.
Ihis amount is about equal to the av:
erage yearly expenditures for building
and other improvements, although II
is slightly less than the amounts spent
IN 1907. During the year some yery
notable improvements have been made.
including the completion at a cost of
about $4,000, of the Safety building.
SloO,OOc Office building; the con-
struction of the Best block on Second
avenue, which when completed and
furnished will represent an outlay of
possibly $150,000; the construction of
the M. w. A. printing plant at a cost
OIL S35,0OO; the remodeling and enlarg.
Ing of the city hall at a cost of s12..
600; the building of a new factory for
the Rock Island Tool company. at a
cost of $4,000; the construction by
the National Neck Yoke company. of
a new plant at a cost of S26,50O; ward
and other improvements by the Rock
island Lumber company, aggregatins
$4,000 or more; and the building of a
new warehouse by the Rock Island
Sash & Door Works at a cost of s25,-
000
A careful examination of all ayaila.
BILE records, and conservative esti.
mates made of the amount expended
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-31

sewer districts, one and two of the
southwest storm drains, the Sixth
ward sewer system and the Seventh
ward sewer system, aggregating SOL
33S.7S; the grading on Twenty-eighth
street, costing $500; cutting Eigh-
teenth avenue between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets. $500; filing in
Tenth street between Fifth and Sew
enth avenues, $1,000; widening Rail-
road avenue from Fortieth to Forty
second streets, $500; and filing vari-
Gus streets in the First. Second and
Third wards at cost of $1,000. The
total amount spent for public improve
ment in 1908 was approximately $780,
600.
The city spent $500 in extending the
police and fire alarm system, and the
remodeling of the city hall is one of
the notable improvements of the year.
The fire which Quilted the building
made extensive improvements neces-
Gary, and the city council wisely APP
propriated sufficient money to include
desirable. The work when completed
will represent an expenditure of about
| $40
Public Utility Extensions.
1t is estimated that the three cor
porations, the Peoples Power com
pany, the Tri-City Railway company
and the Peoples Light company, all
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-31

The New York World prints a like
ness of Rear Admiral Williams Writ
Kimball brother of ]. r. Kimball, and
Mrs. f. H. Guyer of this city and Il
frequent visitor here, and gives the
following account of his recent pro-
motion:
THE latest promotion to the flag
rank in the United States navy is that
of Fear Admiral William Writ Kim
ball. who attained that grade on Dec.
Is by the retirement of Rear Admiral
w. II. Emory. Few naval officers
have experienced a more active life,
both at sea and on shore. than Ad-
miral Kimball in the 40 years of his
active service.
Born in Paris, Me-, Jan. 8, 1913, he
attained fleet command at the age OF
GO, but is still active and energetic
He entered the naval academy in 1865
and soon after receiving his commits
sion as ensign in 1870 he made a spe
cialty of torpedo boat service. JUS
before the war with Spain began be
was placed in command of the frs
torpedo boat flotilla organized by tbs
United States, and his little ships die
wonderfully daring duty in that cpl
sode
I'm earlier days Admiral Kimbal
had much exciting work. Back in tn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-31

Mac Potter. $40 SOL Thirty-firsr
street. two story double frame house,
remodeled.
P H. Kelly, 2916 Fifth avenue, two
story double frame house.
C. E. Hodgson, 29OO-2962-29o4 Fifth.
and-a-half avenue, three houses, re-
modelled.
Frank Asplund, 2G3O Eighth-and-a-
half avenue, two story frame house,
remodeled.
Oscar Thiele, S34 Twenty-ffth
street, two story frame house
Villa de Chantal, Twelfth avenue
and Twenty-second street, remodeled
barn.
w A. Riess. 1901 Twenty-second
street, two story frame house.
Lewis Roofing company, Third ave
nue. and Twenty-ffth street, two story
brick barn and warehouse.
Rock Island Sash 6 Door works,
Third avenue and Twenty-ffth street,
three story brick warehouse.
Miss Kate Byrnes, AS Twenty-sec-
ond street, one story frame house, re.
modelled.
Miss Kate Byrnes, APO Twenty-sec
ond street. remodeled house.
Miss Kate Byrnes, 424 Twenty-sec
ond street, remodeled house.
Broadway Presbyterian church
Twenty-third street and Seventh ave
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-31

streets, one story concrete office.
Union Printing company, Eighteenth
street, one story brick addition and
Iremodeled Office.
l.. B. Best, Best block on Second ave
nue. and Seventeenth street. six story
brick and concrete.
John Volk, Seventeenth street, old
Negus block, new building under con-
struction
NJ. w. A. printing bailding, one story
addition.
City hall. Third avenue and Sixteenth
street, addition and remodeled.
Thomas Rosenfield, Third avenue
between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets. two story brick, remodeled
store and flats.
Mrs. Mary Robbins. 739 Fourteenth
street, two story frame house, remod
eled.
Margaret Klotz, 916 Fourteentn-and
a-half street, remodeled frame house.
G. H. Hagis, 74S-75O Fifteenth
street. two story double frame house
e H Stafford. Twentieth street be.
tween Seventh and Eighth avenues
two story brick residence, remodeled.
William Sexton, 315-317 Eighth
street. two story double frame house
remOdeled.
Annie NJ. Beatty. 11O3 Twelfth ave
inue. one and half story frame house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-31

NJ w. A. print building, Sixteenth
street, two story brick printing plant.
Mrs. Smith, 1905 Fourteenth avenue.
tage.
C. C. Pratt. Sr, SIS Forty-third
street. two story frame residence.
C. C. Pratt, 81 Forty-third street,
two-story frame residence.
/ J. p. Dolly, Twenty-third street, near
| Ninth avenue. double two story CON
crete residence.
j. H. Stoddard. 1881 Twenty-fourth
street. two story frame.
William Gansert, S07 Twenty second
street. remodeled two story frame res
idence.
John Volk, 1928 Fifth avenue, two
story frame
F. T. Myers. 1926 Twenty-first street,
two story frame.
w. e Bailey, 531-533 Twentieth
street. two story double brick house,
remodeled and veneered with concrete
Henry Kinner. 1101 Fourth avenue
remodeled two story house, vereered
with concrete.
James MCNAMARA. 1905 Twentieth
street. two story concrete residence.
A. Pearson. 1928 Twentieth street
two story frame residence
i Mrs. e. B. Schmidt, Thirteenth ave
nue. and Seventeenth street, two story
frame
Mr. Young, 1912 Nineteenth street
two story frame. remodeled
! A. w Mcconnell. 1901 Twelfth
street, two story frame house
4 E. Blakesley. Glenhorse court
Twelfth street. two story frame house
Dr.. Freytag, 9O2 Fifteenth street
two story frame residence.
Miss Mcmahon, PAL Eighth avenue
two story frfine residence.
Albert Utke, 1922 Sixteenth avenue
one and one-half story frame house.
Sidney Anderson, 1904 Fourteenth
and-a-half street, one and one-hal
, story frame house.
Herbert Cook. 1923 Fourteenth ave
nue.. two story frame house.
Ans Anderson, 1412 Twelfth ystreei
two story frame house
R. Mccartney, 1926 Fourteent
: street, one and half story frame house
A. f. Mclean. 1905 Fourteent
street, one and half story frame res
: dence.
Herman Maiwald, 701 Ninth ave
hue, two story frame store and fiat.
Bennett Organ company, Third ave
e nue. and Forty-fourth street, two stor
: frame shop and warehouse.
j Dr. H. G. Trent. Twenty-third stree
/ and Tenth avenue, two story fran
! house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-31

Rock Island Tool company. factory,
First street and Fifteenth avenue.
Jacob Nesley, Second street and
Thirteenth avenue, one and half story
addition.
John Sass. 7G4 Twelfth avenue, one
story frame cottage
Harry Barth, GOA Twelfth avenue,
one story frame cottage.
Adolph Ostering, $40 Eleventh ave-
nue., one story frame cottage
A. F. Swanson, 423 Fifth street. one
story addition.
S. ]. Stader, 81 Sixth street, remod-
eled frame house
Rock Island Plow company, two
story frame warehouse, and remodeled
Office.
5. j. Woodin, 30 Eleventh avenue.
one and half story frame cottage
Island City Boating association,
First avenue and Twelfth street, one
story club house
Swan Apple, Third avenue and
Eighth street. two flats. remodeled.
Mrs. NJ. E. Ross. 422 Eighth street,
two story frame house. remodeled.
Ernest Peitcher, Eleventh avenue
and Fourteenth street, two story frame
cottage.
John Koch, Seventeenth street be-
tween Second ard Third avenues, two
story brick shop.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-31

big improvements, and scores of new
residences and smaller buildings are
either planned or under contempla-
ton. The Rock Island Club is consid-
ering project for a new four-story
cub house, there are two big deals
under way with view to the building
OF more big Office structures, several
fine residences are to be built, and the
different industrial corporations of the
city are planning important improve
ments. Among the latter are the Rock
Island Sash & Door Works and the
Rock Island Plow company, both of
which have made preparation for big
extensions in 1909. A new block is to
replace the old Negus building on Sew
enteenth street, between Second and
Third avenues, now owned by John
Volk
Done During Year.
An examination of the records shows
that the following improvements have
been made during 1908:
William Klockau. Sixteenth street
and Third avenue, two story brick
garage
]. r. Brooks, 1902 Seventh avenue
two story frame.
j. Bollinger, 425-427 Sixth avenue
two story concrete store and apartment
building.
street two story frame, seven rooms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-31

merged under the general ownership
of the TrfGity Railway & Light COM
pany, commonly termed the public
utilities merger, have put between
Sl35, Geo ana S150,eG0 into improve
nlents, and that the larger portion Of
this amount has been invested on this
side of the river. While it is difficult
to estimate just what amounts have
been spent in Rock Island, since the
Improvement on this side of the river
can hardly be separated, it is certain
that over a quarter of the total has
been spent in Improvements in Rock
Island. The Peoples Power company
improvements include big extensions
of both gas and electric service and
the installation of big new leaders,
and improvements at the gas plant and
the electric power plant. The Tri
City Railway company's improvements
have consisted in the relaying of track
and the INSTALLATION of new equipment
The improvement on Eleventh street
which is not yet entirely finished, is
the most notable work done by the
street car company this year.
| work in Parks.
In the public parks the improve
ments this year have been confined
| to Long View and to the Seventh ave
nue. boulevard. On the latter $1,2OC
was spent in grading and filing, and
in providing necessary plumbing fol
the care of the grounds. This prom
Uses to be one of the most attractive
little beauty spots in the city. II
Long View park 5000 feet of cemen
walk was laid, and about the same
amount Of crushed rock walk was pu
down. The board has 1000 feet o
curbing installed. The city was givel
! leo feet OF asphalt paving at the FIJI
.iteenth street entrance. to correspond
with the Seventeenth entrance, wher
another company gave the city lik
strip of paving. The commissioner
spent $500 for new shrubbery an,
plants.
The Rock Island Exposition CON
.pany spent about $4,000 in the perms
lent improvements VI us StUuHuS VI
Ninth street. The Island City Boatin
association established harbor TO
launches and small boats at the foe
OF Twelfth street, and built an attrat
| tive little club house the entire in
!; proVement amounting to about $500.
I Prospects for 1890.
While 1908 has shown the averag
: amount of money spent in improve
lments, the prospects are that 1909 wi
: show an even greater aggregate. A
/ ready plans are prepared for severe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-31
ROCK ISLAND HAS PARTIAL CLAIM
ON NEWLY PROMOTED REAR ADMIRAL

pied the Isthmus of Panama for
time. he fitted up an armored train on
the railway and kept the line open.
He was in the bay of Rio de Janeiro
in 1894 when the Detroit, with guns
shotted and trained. broke the back
of the rebellion there.
an recent years Kimball has alter
lnately been commanding battleships.
his latest being the New Jersey, and
serving as member of important adj
ministration boards. John p. Holland
wrote of him: Summarizing owes
more to him than to any other living
man, and l trust that later on the same
can be said of flying"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-31

shows that in building improvements
alone approximately 100000 was
spent, and when 70 this is added the
cost of public improvements, and the
funds expended by the public utilities
companies in the extension and re-
construction of the service, the total
is brought to over $1,00o,G00. The es-
Inmates include the expenditures of the
city in various lines of improvement,
including the work in the parks; the
cost of the different building improve
ments noted, and several hundred
thousand dollars spent in increasing
the number of homes in the city by
over $50. 1t is interesting to note that
during the year the majority of the
residences built have cost more than
$1,000, and only a small proportion
have cost less than 81 coo. Many have
run up TO $4,000 and $4,000, and a few
have cost as high as $4,000 and s10,-
600.
The Public Improvements.
Two miles of pavement went down
during the year at an aggregate cost
of $S1, 900. The streets improved were
as follows: From Thirtieth to Thirty
eighth streets on Seventh avenue;
Twenty-fifth street between Fifth and
Ninth avenues; Tenth to Eleventh av-
enue on Twenty-third street; First
to Second avenue on Fifteenth street;
First to Second avenue on Fourteenth
street; Tenth to Twelfth avenue on
nd 10 u.
enue on Forty-second street
Watermains were extended on Thir
ty-fifth street from Ninth avenue north
to the first alley; on Forty-first street
from Fourteenth &c Eighteenth ave
nues; on Twenty-sixth street from
Tenth to Thirteenth avenue: on Thsr
ty-ninth street from Eleventh to Four
teenth avenue; on Thirty-ffth ant
Thirty-sixth streets from Fourteenth
to Eighteenth avenue; and in Blakes
ley's addition at an approximate cos
of $14 600. The extensions cover {
distance of three miles all told.
New sewers were placed in the al
ley of block nine of the Old Town ad
dition, and blocks l and 10 in Spence
e Cases addition (Seventeenth street
covering a distance of one-half mile il
ali, and costing $4,000
Ten and one-half miles of new side
walks were laid in the Second apt
Seventh wards during 1908. six mile
in the Second and four and one-hal
miles in the Seventh. The total cos
of this Improvement work was $40,
900.
Other city improvements made dur
ing the year cover amounts spent OIL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-31

Frank Cierke. sos Forty-frst street,
two story double frame residence.
Lena PAIL, 1903 Twanty-fourth
street, one and half story frame
house.
l. Weeda Twenty-fourth-a nd-a-half
street and Eighteenth avenue, one and
half story frame house.
Harry PAIL, Eighteenth avenue and
Twenty-fourth-and- street, one
and half story concrete residence.
Henry Luplow, Fifteenth avenue and
Twenty-ffth street. two story frame
house.
| Howard Mardis, Twenty-ninth street
| Eighteenth avenue, one and half story
frame house.
| Archibald Huber. Twenty-ninth
street Seventeenth avenue, one and
half story frame house
George Carpenter, Twonty-ninth
street Seventeenth avenue. one story
frame house.
Albert Zeis, Twenty ninth street
Seventeenth avenue, one story frame
house.
James Sullivan, Twenty-ninth-and-a
half street and Seventeenth avenue,
two story frame house.
d. J. Danburg, Twanty-ninth-and-a-
half street and Seventeenth avenue,
one story frame house.
South Park Presbyterian chapel,
Thirtieth street and Fifteenth avenue.
remodeled, veneered with concrete.
Joe Burkhart, 1884 Thirtieth street,
one story frame barber shop
Mr.. Frey, 1927 Thirty-second street,
one and half story frame house.
Oscar Carlson, 1881 Thirty-second
street. remodeled.
L. H. Caldwell, 1880 Thirty-sixth
street. one and half story frame store
and fiat.
Herman Flanker, 1924 Thirty-sixth
street. one and half story frame house.
Mrs. NJ Baum. 1920 Thirty-sixth
street, one and half story frame house.
Mr.. Glow, 1416 Thirty-sixth street,
one and half story frame house.
William Bleuer, 1928 Thirty-sixth
street, one and half story frame house
John Dennis, Thmty-eighth street be
tween Fifteenth and Sixteenth ave
nues. one and half story house.
Charles Raisch, 1901 Eighteenth
avenue, remcdeled frame residence
William Bachelor. Seventeenth ave
nue. and Forty-third street. one and
half story frame residence.
William BIeuer. Seventeenth avenue
between Fortyfourth and Forty-fiftn
streets, five. one and half story cot.
tages.
T. ]. Medin. 45O14503 Sixteenth ave,
hue, two concrete houses.
Ernest Luckenbihl. 34O0 Fourteenth
avenue, remodeled cottage.
Oliver Berger, 1928 Thirty
street, two story frame residence.
Kirk Leverich 1918 Fortieth street
two story frame residence.
George EclahaFd.a Thirty-ninth street
and Eleventh avenue, two story frame
residence.
C. F. Degen, 14OS Fortieth street
one and half story frame house.
G. Fl. Anderson, 1914 Forty-fourtl
street. one ard half story house
A. p. Dehr. 1910 Forty-ffth street
two story concrete store and fiat
Frank Weller. Forty-third street he
tween Eighth and Ninth avenues. on
story frame house
l George Elwell, Twenty-third stree
!. between Tenth and Eleventh avenues
two story frame residence.
Hattie Kyle. 1104 Sixteenth street
two story frame residence.
4 Jacob Russell, G2l Thirty-nintl
street, two story frame house
[, H. Clevenstine, els Thirty-ninti
street, one and half story frame house
= Gus Oeger, Twenty-fourth stree
!. and Ninth avenue, two story frame res
ideuce.
h John Schafer, 1920 Eighth avenue
two story frame residence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-31
Marked for Death.

Three years ago 1 was marked for
death. a graveyard cough was tear
ing my lungs to pieces. Doctors failed
to help me, and hope had fed, when
my husband got DR.. Kings New Dis
covery," says Mrs. A. u. ni,alns, OF
BAG, Ky. THE first dose helped me
and impro, ement kept on until l had
gained So pounds in weight and my
health was fully restored" This medi-
cine holds the worlds healing record
for coughs and colds and lung and
throat diseases. 1t prevents pneu-
monia. Sold under guarantee at all
druggists. SOC and 81. Trial bottle free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-31

c. Montoy. Tenth street ana Four
teenth avenue, enc and half story
frame house.
MI Stanbaugh, Eleventh street and
Fifteenth avenue, one story frame
house
Mr. Sundquist, Eighth street and
Seventeenth avenue, one story frame
house and one story frame shop.
John Scheurmann. 1900 Sixth street
two story frame house and barn.
Albert Burk. 1892 Seventeenth ave
nue.. one and half story frame cottage
John Konasky. 1928 Twelfth avenue
one and half story frame cottage
National Neck Yoke company, FRS
street and Sixth avenue, wareroon
| 240x32 feet, brick and concrete; anC
factory, 3O0x100 feet, brick and con
crete.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-31
Dandrun.

BARRIERS itch-even of the worst
kind-and other diseases of the hair,
are permanently cured by applying
Salubrin in accordance with the "di-
rections" Avoid new infection from
unsterilized combs, brushes, towels,
etc. All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-31
A Dangerous Operation

Is the removal of the appendix by a
surgeon. No one who takes Dr.. Kings
New Life Pills is ever subjected to this
frightful ordeal. They work so quietly
you don't feel them. They cure con.
stipation, headache. biliousness and
malaria. csc at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-31

Joseph Scheurmann, Twelfth street
and Sixteenth avenue, two story brick
store and flats.
John Maurris, 1928 Fourteenth
street. one and half story frame house.
Charles Ullemeyer, Fifteenth street
and Sixteenth avenue, two story frame
house
Ed Lundberg, 1909 Fourteenth-and-a.
half street. two story frame house.
A. C. Dunlap, 1914 Twelfth street
two story house.
Carl Carsten, 1105 Fourteenth street
one and half story frame house.
Arthur Bladel, 1923 Fourteenth
street, two story frame house.
| Volunteer Coal company. First ave
nue. between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-31

nue., two story stone addition.
James Burns. 81 Twentieth street
one story concrete shop.
II. H. cleveland, Eighth avenue and
Nineteenth street. remodeled tvs
story residence, concrete veneer.
Charles Bladel. Eleventh avenue and
Twelfth street, two story brick store
and flats
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-31

Nels Hanson. 4511 Ninth avenue,
two story frame residence.
Peter Anderson. 1909 Ninth avenue.
two story frame residence.
John Johnson, S23 Forty-frst street,
two story frame residence.
Augustana college, retaining wall
along Seventh avenue.
Mrs. DAILY, 1926 Thirtieth street, one
and half story frame residence.
August Hildebrandt. 62S Thirty
fourth street, one and half story frame
residence.
Martin Laughlin, Thirty-third street
and Eighth avenue, one and half story
frame house.
John Grimes, $50 Thirty-frst street
one story frame house.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-23
CONTRACTS LET
BY the County Court for a
Bridge to Be Built Across =
Bingamon Creek.

The county court in session Mon
day established a bridge across
Bngamon creek near the residence
OF Bruce Boggess. allowing damage
OF $50 to sabIna F. Boggess.
The contract for the super-struc-
ture OF the bridge was awarded to
the Oswego Bridge Company for
$3.50 and the masonry to w. E.
Beardslee for $50.
A. the afternoon session the court
began the recount of the vote of Sar-
dis district for member of the board
of education upon application OF
Thomas j. Parrish, the regular Re
publican nominee. Others who ran
for the office were Luther w. PIgott
as an independent candidate and
Frank Robcy. the Democratic nomi-
nee. BY the returns of the canvas
sing board the election was given to
Robey by IA votes.