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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04
DAVENPORT

Taxes Lowest Here.-According to
statistics compiled by City Assessor
Ignatz Hid. Davenport citizens pay
the lowest rate of taxation of any city
in Iowa. This condition of affairs, in
the face of the numerous extensive i'm
provements that have been made in
this city, is. certainly very gratifying
showing. A comparison of the differ
ent cities of Iowa of the amount of
taxes they would have to pay on a
$4,000 actual valuation of either real
or personal property, including city,
county and state taxes, follows:
Council Bluffs, $3.50; Burlington,
sS9.91; Cedar Rapids, $3.50; Des
MONIES, $500; Clinton, $3.50; Sioux
City. $4,000; Keokuk, $SO,00 Dubuque,
$7S.40; Marshalltown, S74.00; Daven-
port, $4,000.
Cut by Whiskey Bottle.-The mys-
terry as to how Maurice O'Neil was
severely cut on the hip has been partly
cleared up. ONeil claims he was
stabbed in Iowa City by a Mexican
whom he shot twice. The police now
claim to have ascertained that the
man was cut by falling on a whisky
bottle which he carried in his pocket,
\ and that the accident occurred in West
Davenport. 1t is stated the man at
first had the wound sewed up by a
West Davenport physician and then
went fishing, with the result that the
wound was broken open again. He
then boarded 4 Fourth street car at
Pine street and came up town. Later
he was taken to DR.. Kreul's Office and
from there to st. Luke's hospital Al
first O'Neil claimed to have been in
jured at Cedar Rapids. He next
switched the location to Iowa City
just why he should endeavor TO keep
the affair in the dark remains a mys
terry. 1t is freely insinuated by many
that a woman is mixed up in the af-
fair. The wound in the hip is about
three inches deep and about five
inches. in length. 1t is of serious ma
ture.
Case of Destitution.-One of the sad.
dest cases of utter poverty and desti-
tuition together with absolute absence
of the ability of self help was brought
to the notice of Humane Officer George
Gilman yesterday. If there ever was
a case in which charity is necessary
this is one and it is a striking lesson
of the necessity of some fund in the
hands of some charitable organization
in the city available for such cases
upon instant notice. In this case
there are five young children. The old
est is a child of eight years and the
youngest a baby five days old. None
of these children has anything to ca
and their parents cannot get it fol
them. The mother is still in bed will
The little baby just arrived in the
world in a home where there is moth
ing to eat and none of the comfort!
and conveniences that should sur
round the birthplace of a child an(
four hungry brothers and sister VII
with it in a demand for food. Thu
father is suffering with asthma in s.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04
Free chautauoua This Year.-Mo


Free Chautauoua This Year.-Mo-
line is to have week of chautauqua
from Monday, July % to August /, in
elusive. Afternoon and evening pro-
grams of high character are being ar
ranged for presentation in the tabe:-
nacle in Prospect park. A remarkable
feature about the chautauqua is that
admission to all of the entertainments
VIII be entirely free. The enterprise
is being worked up by r. S. Haney
backed by the Ministerial union and the
finances are guaranteed by factories
ana persons interested in educational
activities. AIR. Haney has had much
successful experience in the manage
| lnent of chautauqua gatherings anC
this one at this time is to give me PEG
pie of Moline something highly at
tractive and entertaining AT no cost ex
| cept to go out to this beautiful parl
and hear the concerts and the lectures
| Most of the program numbers will b'
| sven by tri-city people and they ar
all TO donate their services.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04
MOLINE

Limits street Speaklng.-Ihe BuSl-
ness Mems association has objected to
Mayor Olson that street speaking has
beer allowed to become too promis-
cuous recently with the result that
sidewalks are blocked and business
interfered with. The mayor has ac-
cordingly ordered the police to see
that no one is allowed to speak on the
streets without permit, and that the
place of speaking be designated.
| Thompson-Hunter. Samuel A..
Thompson and Miss Clara A. Hunter
were married Thursday evening at
80 at the home of the brides moth
er at 726 Twenty-third street, the Rev.
w. M. Story officiating.
| Contract is Let.-Bids for the new
manual training and art building to be
erected on the Washington school
grounds were opened Thursday night
and the contract let to Contractors
Safe & Anderson for $13.172. Four
other bids were submitted but as the
above firms was the lowest it was ac-
cepted.
Look for Site for Home.-Members
of the Plattdeutche verein have over
$4,000 subscribed among the members
Howard the erection of building OF
their own. With this as nucleus the
society is already looking around for
10 ca urhi oh hn roll re
home. There is a division of senti
lment in regard to the location. Most
Iof the members live on the bluff and
many want it located there. Others
believe that it would besmost advan
tageous to have the quarters dowr
town and thus far no decision has
been made.
May Lose Head Office.-Moline may
lose the head Office for the North Stal
benefit association. The grand OBJ
servatory is to be held in st. Paul
July 10 and II and at this meeting
propositions will be submitted by 9th
er cities TO induce that meeting t
move the headquarters from Moline
Rock Island, it is understood has
liberal proposition to make the asso
citation and ST. Paul as well. Seyera
other cities are considering the advis
ability OF offering some inducements L
secure the location of the head office
The delegation going from Moline vii
! of course be loyal to the city but
| is said that in view of the liberal il
ducements offered by other cities,
will be almost impossible to keep TIL
, head Office here. unless Moline come
, forward with like inducements. Flo
Iseveral years there has been an effol
to move the headquarters and it is nc
at all likely that the move will succee
, this time.
, Former SiIvis Man kiIIed.-W. 7
! Urbahns, formerly located at Silv
whore n was pmDIOVpd hra u
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04

Former SiIvis Man kiIIed.-W. Fl.
Urbahns, formerly located at Silvis
where he was employed as brakeman
on the Rock Island lines was killed in
Des Moines, Iowa Thursday when a
Great Western work train crashed into
| the Rock Island Indianola local at East
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04

Sixteenth street. Mr.. IIrbahns has
been employed as brakeman and bag
gageman on the local.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04

Resrv ssonh sh t
prices oil
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25
BRIDGE IS BURNED
INcENDrARIEs ARE AT WORK IN
 HOUSTON.
Barns of D. F. Outlaw And Pat Cct- lins Are Destroyed--Mr. Granger Has 4 Narrow
 Escane

Cottonwood, Oct, 24-(Special)-- Early last night some one set fire to the long bridge six miles east of here across Cowarts Creek. and a good portion. of the bridge was burned.
 The bridge Is nearly half mile long, and the portion burned consist ed of four panels of new timbers that had been put in only two days ago.
 ]. O. Granger, returning home from here last night had a narrow escape from driving Into the burned por- tion. Some parties hunting coons in the swamp noticed the light and it Is probable that had they not been close to the bridge Mir Granger would have driven into the creek and been badly hurt.
 The fire was plainly the work of in- cendiaries as the bridge bad been kerosened before firing.
 D. F. Outlaw lost his barn by fire last week in which was his entire corn crop for this year. It Is not known how this fire started, as his barn was close to his home, and burn ed in the afternoon.
 Pat Collins prosperous farmer ten miles east of here also lost his barn and all this years crop or corn by fire one night this week. :
 This seemed to have been set afire and 1t was only by good work that his home was not burned.
 During the heavy rains last spring.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25
YRsTERpAYss SALES.

The advertised closing date of this sale is next Thursday night. but we fear many people arc going to be dis appointed if they put off their visit to the gale until. the last moment We are sure every instrument will be taken in the meantime s,-
 Have you watched the record this week, gentle reader? You know we have just SO of these great bargains in uprights and grands to close out. Thursday we sold H.. Friday 8; and Saturday 3. That leaves but 32.
 And only four days left.
 Don't you see what chances you are taking?
 If you need & piano. if you would save SIPS to s35O in the purchase of one of your favorite makes. don't you see what an opportunity you arc miss- inEf .,
 Can you, afford to miss itT
 WhS. the saving you can make du- ring the next four and last days of this sale will pay for a liberal mu- sIcal education for your children.
 And then, think of tho class of pianos that are being closed out here at such wonderful saving in price7
 Not makes you never hear of; not a lot of odds and ends, but makes you have known all your life, the old makes. the good makes. the worlds best makes.
 And you can buy one at a price even less than asked you for the cheap. shoddy pianos at any other time or place.
 Is 1t not an opportunitye
 Why delayG
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25
CHICAGO COMPANY BUYS
 LAND ON MOBILE BAY

Mobile, Oct. 24-tspecIal.) )-Through MT. Charles Line. of Chicago. a deal has just been closed for a quantity of land on the west coast of Mobile bay near Fowl river which has been pur- chased by Chicago parties who will erect homes there.
 The transaction just completed con- slsts of sixty tracts of land of forty acres each which has been sold to a company of Chicago men who will use 1t for homes and orchards. It lies along the bay near Fowl river A boulevard will be built with a pathway down the center either side to be used as an automobile speedway. The road way. under the proposed plans will be a beautiful drive and will extend the length of the tract.
 The plans for developing the prop erty have been entrusted to two Chi cago men who have had much experl- enc in this work and they will Imme- diately begin plans for laying out the tract The class of people who will build homes there are Of the better class and will prove an addition to the lower section of Mobile county.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25

full amount of his indebtedness to the bank.
 The srst case. the forgery case. In voiving a s2.00o note. resulted Thurs dax morning in a rnistrfai as the jury reported to Judge J T. Lackland as being hopeiessly tied up and In. open court the defendant agreed that the jury be dismissed and that 1t be mis- trial, the jury having been out tive days and nights.
 The State. in order to get to trial on It's strongest case against the defen- dants mol pressed the second. third and fourth cases and took up the fifth case.
 The trial of this case which started on Wednesday and only concluded and turned over to the jury Thursday at 1s1b D. m. the States counsel and counsel for defendant made stirring fight. The State in order, to try and prove that the defendant frauduientiy converted to his own use the funds in question. brought into the case each separate transsction to prove intent on the part of the defendant, and the de- fendant In turn had practically to go to trial on all of the cases in one by having to explain these transactions
 Able. arguments were made on both sides both by the States counsel and counsel for defendant, the solicitor be- ing very vigorous in his prosecution and the court room was crowded by spectators who felt an interest in the outcome of the case.
 The sentiment in the county xvas very much in sympathy with the de- fendant and. .n drawing the Jury sew eral Jurors were found to have fixed opinions of the defendants innocence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25
DEATHS 0UTNUMBER BIRTHS
 DURING THE FAIR WEEK

4 lamenta bIe discrepancy is reveal ed in the vital statistics of the past week. with a record of births as against 20 deaths. A quieting explAn- atlon of the alarming figures Is that the births have not been aH reported by the attending physicians to the of Ice of the City Sanitary Department, probably as the Requirements for the report of births is rather mplicated, and 1t is possible that the busy man of medicine finds little time in which to follow up sh!s cases swithe official records. -.4,.,. =
 Of the deaths, four were. of, white people, sixteen negroes. while one white. person was born, and seven ne- groes. The report of the Sanitary Department, compiled from the records furnished by the physicians for the week ending October 24. is:
 Births-White: .fy S1F
 To MT. and Mrs. A. Marvin Boyd, q girl. ...,,.s af. ss .1a
 Negroes. s-e r..
 To A. Wilson and wlfe.1a boy.
 To Lee Burton and wife. a girl. To Jack Johnson and wife, boy. To Malinda Kelser. boyt To Isaac Wade and wife a girl.
 To Miles Motion and wife, a boy. To Steven Jackson and wife, boy. Deaths-White: 2
 The following deaths were recorded: John F. Cooper, aged 55 years.
 Airs. Cornelia Norton Stewart, aged 56 years.
 Norman Webster. aged ,S5 years. Airs. Ann Robinson, aged s1 years.
 Negroes.
 Infant of c. P. Tatum, aged days John Henry Hunt. aged years. Della Williams, age 80 years. Thomas Emory, age 65 years. Patsy Jackson, age 26 years.
 Silvery Smith, age s3 years.
 Lillie Belle Stevens. age 1 year.
 Franklin Rollins, age e5 years. Pinkney Goss. age IT years. Annie Johnson, age 30 years.
 Randall Jordan, age years. Sarah Long, age 30 years.
 Henry Brown. age 73 years. Monroe Lewis. age 63 years.
 Ores Lees age l year. Henrietta MeGoverns. age 7s years. KNOW THEIR BUSINESS. Your Suit is not experimented with
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25
DuBOSE NOT GUILTY
WILLIE BANKER DISMISSED.
stnbborn Contest En Prosecution of Tanker for Embexsfememf and Eerwery---state May Now
 Drop Matter.

aronroeviila. Oct. 14.-fSpecial.l-- Late Friday afternoon. the jury in the case of the state against H. c. Du- Boss, charged with enbezzlement. drought in a verdict of not guilty on tha nth indictment. after the trial on the first indictment had resulted in a mistrial, and after the second. third and fourth cases had been mol pressed by the State.
 The other six cases were continued until the next term of the court The general opinion Is that the six contin- ued cases will eventually be mol pressed
 The case is one of the most nota- bIe that ever came up In this section of the State. and feeling has run high since It's inauguration.
 Eleven indictments were brought against DuBose a year ago and they were brought to trial at the fall term of the Circuit Court for Monroe coun- ty. The first case was 0 charge of forging a note. The other indictments are for embezzlement of different sums of money aggregating some $20,000.
 H. c. DuBose is from Shelby coun- ty. fs of good family of this section. He lived some time at Camden. then went to Pineapple. and in the year 1904 he went to Monroeville where with several others organized the present Monroe County Bank
 Duf3ose was cashier. and under the bylaws the cashier was auth orized to make loans on stocks, bonds and per sonal security and was only to consult the loan committee or board of direc- tors at his pleasure about such loans. It was charged that at different times DuBose made, loans to himself. upon what he considered good collateral and good. security. without consulting the directors. In September, 1906, when DuBose left the bank he owed the bank sl4,s7s. and with the collateral hypo- thecated by DuBose as secuffty to such loans. etc. He Afterwards paid the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25
RECEPTION To niRs. .LEE.
Woman's Club of, GreemviIIc Hears sn
 Addrema

"omans Club of, GreenvtFle Hears an Greenville. Oct. 24.--(Special )--The Woman's Club .tendered a reception to Mrs; R. A: Lee yesterday afternoon, at the residence of one of the mem- oers, Mrs. G. M. Featherstone, to which a number of guests were in vited.
 The reception hall and parIors were artistically decorated in snilax,. palms. ferns and cut fiowers.s
 The weekly program was first car- ried out gracefully. presided over by Mrs. E. D. Thames. when she intro dueed Mrs. Lee, who. had been re- quesyed to give lecture to the club on the recent International Tubercu- iosis Congress at Washington. Mra Lee was appointed a delegate to this gathering by Governor Conner. In her account of 1t, given in condensed form, she proved the wisdom of the Governors selection. Her talk, the able, well spent hour to those present, and sile was warmly thanked by all who heard her. f
 A pleasant social time was spent by the club and guests, when atdelightful salad course was served by Mrs. Feath- erstone. assisted by Misses Edith Steiner and Belle Smith, <,
 Mrs. D. b. Metcalf entertained at bridge whist yesterday afternoon in honor of her sister-in-law. Mrs. Ed ward H. Horton of Mobile.
 The decorations of scarlet salvia. and foliage plants made very attractive decorations, and congenial friends made the afternoon quite. pleasant. After the games choice refreshments were served.
 Mrs. Horton, who had been spending the week with her parents, left on the noon train today for Mobile.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25
Judge Toulmin in Mobile sustains De-
 usurrerN.


 Mobile Oct. 24.--(Special )-Judge Toulmin In the United States District Court to-day sustained the demurrers in the famous sMasson case. Mrs. Frances. D. Mason demurring to the bill of complaint filed by D. H. Ed ington as trustee of the bankrupt es- tate of James Henry Mason, Jr.
 It will be remembered that imnie- diately after the contest of the will of !. H. Mason, Sr., by Mrs. Mason No and her son. J. H. Mason, IT,, the will was broken.
 Immediately afterward J. H. Mas son, IT,, went into bankruptcy and D. H. Ellington was appointed trustee. He fled bill in equity in the Unit ed States Court, claiming that the Judgment of the Supreme Court re- versed the verdict of the Probate Court of Alabama against the probate of the will of J. H. Mason.
 Ellington claiming that these were lnavltd and that the property should
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25

I The following gentlemen served as pail bearers at the funeral of Mrs. And Robinson, xwhich took place last Thursday afternoon at o'clock from St. Peter.s Catholic Church: W. M. Hudson, T. Ms McDonough, J. Mack Taliey. John oCnnor. Jno. R. Mont- gomery. W. J. Ryan. Jno. J. Corners. We take this method of thanking all of our friends who were so kind dur ing our recent sad bereavement.
 Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Achor.
 Thomas Robinson,
 Mrs. Margaret Robinson.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25
MINER IS CONVICTED
NEGRO vICE-PREsTDENT or UNION
 UP FOR LrFE.
Jury Says Ed Jackson is Guartx of Com- hitting Mareer a4 Acfon
 During the Heeems Strike

Birmingham, Oct 24-(speciaI. J. Ed Jackson. negro. vtce-president of the Mincrs' Union at Acton, Shelby County, was convicted of murder to- day at Columbiana and sentenced to fife in the penitentiary.
 Jackson was charged with partici- patton in the dynamiting of negro house in which boy was killed. Six of the Jury stood for hanging and six for life in the penitentiary.
 Sixteen other men are to be tried on the same charge.
 The crimes were the ostgrowth of the recent strike In the mineral dis- trict. fts ?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25

e big pond was formed near his house and into his yard and the nearness of this water enabled him and his family to save their home from the flames. ssl
 Howard Hood and wife have return ed from Summerfield- from the fun erai of Mir. Hoods father.
 Ben Maxham, while chopping some trees yesterday struck his right foot with the axe and several two toes. He walked a half mile home with his foot in this condition and was brought
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25

Fruit Grown in sOutheasteEn Alabama
 Takes Blue Ribbon at Fair.
 One of the most interesting exhibits at the Falr In the agricultural build ing as showing the possibilities of Southern soil, was the exhibit of three Fonda Rosa lemons grown by Mrs. W. H. Edmonds at Enterprise. The lemons attracted a great deal of inter- est on account of their size.
 The exhibit was given the blue rib bon by the judges. who assured them selves that the three lemons weighed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25

the full two pounds claimed for them by the exhibitor. It Is stated that tho lemons were grown Oh bush three years old. and which. is at the present time carrying twenty-one lemons weighing very little less than the ones on, exhibit
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25
rorest Fire. Extlnxuishea.

Lexington, Ky, Oct. 24.--Reports from the eastern part of the state say rain which fell yesterday and last night, did much toward extinguishing forest fires which destroyed many thousands of dollars worth of timber and fencing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25
NEW ARRIVALS.

:. Atmore's aIince Meat, IF 1-2c ID. Figs. Newton's (new confectionD Toe n pkss. Best Domestic Macaroni, 2sc. Fancy Red Cranberrfes, Isc at. Home Grown Pecans 30c. ID,
 Fancy Layer Figs, Isc Ib. We are always the first with
 new and reasonable goods.
 BROCK GROCERY co.
 PURE FOOD STORES.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25
srR. sCHRAmsr ACorprs.

hnpfisf Mfnister To Preach at Samson
 and slocomh.
 Samson. Oct. 24-fSpeciai)-The Baptist Churches at Samson and Slo- comb extended a Unanimous call to Rev. H. R. 'Schramm of Forest Home to become the pastor at both places and he has accepted.
 ,HeywiH move to Samson in the near future.
 Mir. Schrarnm has recently declined . call to the church at Opp.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25
Why procrastinate2

Why procrastinate3 -f Here are the pianos, marked in plain figures. at prices 50 low your astohishfnent win be great at the dis counts we are making.
 But We must sell them and cost or former prices win not deter us.
 You want 6 piano.
 A half-hour spent in selecting ma at this .saIs means you have saved SIPS toFs2SO.
 But you must hurry.
 Delay will not help matters.
 The bargains are going fast.
 Come tomorrow. jr HERE THEY ARE. 2 new t275 pianos at SIPS 3 new .ssOo pianos at ..a sl5s new sa25 pianos at .s1s7 ? new $s5O pianos at ..........s21s 8 new s375 pianos at .......... .s2ss new s4Oo pianos at ...........s21s 3 new $425 pianos at ............ .s27s new $500 pianos at. .Ss27 new $500 piano at .sss2 When such values, such bargains as these are to be had. is there any excuse for single hour of delay in attending this sale?
 WHAT IS YOUR CHoTCEP
 Is 1t Weber. Fischer, Kimban, Krelli Crown. Davis & Sons, Lester, Bradford. Hallet & Davis or ~Hinze? HOW ABOUT A PIANO PLAYERP
 Let us show you the Aeolian line. The real Pianola Fiona. Prices from $55o to $1Ooo. recognized as the best the world over.
 Never again will there be such good opportunities for money saving on good instruments as during this sale.
 REMEMBER.
 If you have any Idea of buying a plano or player within the next two or three years. here is your opportuni- ty to secure fine outft at a saving of from $l25 to s25O.
 Attend the sale. Only four days left. If you miss this opportunity you wiu have many reasons to regret 1t. Open until 9 p. m.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25

therefore be given to him as trustee for J, IT. Mason. IT,. bankrupt.
 Mrs. Mason No. filed demurrers and they were to-day sustained. While not definitely announced the matter will more than likely go fur- ther.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25
SPECIAL. AT aoRPHEUM.r :

.4 SPECIAL AT aORPHEUM.-
 "samson and Deliiah,1 (the BibIical storyl in motion pictures tomorrow, enc of the mest beautiful hand colered pictures produeed, and should appeal 10 every man, woman and child. See