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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28
A RIFLE RANGE
FOR COMPANY A
Excellent Stretch of Land with 60-F DOT
Hill for Backstop Secured
near Watch Tower.

A rifle range for Company A, which
the company has been working for
several months to have established
has at last become a reality. Captain
Ed Dunavin this week secured the
consent of the last property holder on
a strip of ground lying northeast of
the Watch Tower. The state inspec-
tor has been asked to look over the
ground and approve it, after which
work on the pit and backstop will be
Immediately begun.
The line of fire runs almost north
and south. A 60-foot hill, in which
the pit will be excavated, will furnish
a natural backstop for the targets
This is located at the south end of the
| range. The firing line will then cross
200 yards of August Gottsch's land
| 500 yards on Hon. William Payne's
land leased TO Mr.. Tiedeman, and 6G1
yards on H. H. Spitznas' land The
| lay of the land is all that could be de-
| sired and with the natural backstop
will furnish an admirable range The
| occupants of the land all favored the
| project and aided in its location
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28
Bad Stomach Trouble Cured.

Having been sick for the past two
years with a bad stomach trouble, a
friend gave me q dose OF Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
They did me so much good that
bought bottle of them and have used
~ bottles in all. Today l am well of
bad stomach trouble.-Mrs. John
Lowe, Cooper, Maine These tablets
are for sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28

lble beauty. The fourth and last act
s of almost equal strength as the
bird. the author having hit upon an
unusually happy denouement.
The Coming of MADAM Butterfly
Giacomo Puccini figures in the lime
light of critical musical opinion today,
he most graciously favored of living
composers whose works are being or
will be presented during the present
opera season Four of his works are
heard in America this year. Three
Of them are earlier efforts, but all in
terest centers in his last. Madam
Butterfly the sensational Japanese
grand opera in three acts which Henry
w. Savage is TO send to this city. Like
''Parsifal.' Madam Butterfly owes
its first presentation in English in any
country, and its first presentation in
this country to Mr.. Savage. Butter
fly's" American debut took place in
Washington, ID. c., where it met with
an ovation. From Washington Mr.
Savage took his production to New
York where it eclipsed all records for
the number of consecutive perform
ances. Today it is the reigning novel
| ty and operate sensation in both
Europe and this country 1t has been
/ Tor the past two seasons the most pro-
nounced success at Covent garden,
London. Berlin recently enjoyed it
and Paris last spring had it as the
feature of the season at the Opera
Comique. The opera is a sensational
novelty in modern music, with a score
expressive of deepest human emotion.
| Its music is described as having en-
chanting, enamoring beauty With il
Puccini sways his audience in a sym
pathetic and rhythmic response His
orchestral >picturings are strong and
| fascinating. ChoCho-San is a role
calling for beauty, graceful youth and
rare vocal ability and Mr.. Savage is
credited. with having ravished Europe
of every available grand opera woman
lenjOyng these combined gifts. He
will bring here six great prima don
mas the cast being selected from the
following: Rena Vivienne, who sans
the role for Puccini at La Scala. Milan
Phoebe Strakosch, gifted niece O
Nine. Patti; Elizabeth Wolff. the pref
lty German prima donna: Dora de Fill
lippe, the petite Partisan songbird
Harriet Behnee, from the Berlin opera
and Ethel Dufre Houston, a contraltC
of wide experience. Three conductors
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28
M'FARLAND HAS A HARD JOB
Meets Young Loughrey at Philadelphia
in Six-Round Contest.

Chicago. jan 2S.-Packy Mcfarland
will make his second ring appearance
before an eastern assemblage tonight
when he tackles Young Loughrey.
billed as a Philadelphia speed marvel,
in slx-round contest before the In
dustrial Athletic club of the Quaker
city. Loughrey is touted as a wonder
at the short distance going. and fight
fans throughout the east predict that
Packy's star will be given a mighty
jolt before the route has been travers-
ed. The south slider, since hitting the
eastern camps, has adapted himself 10
the hurricane style of milling used by
the six-round brigade, and in a mes
sage last night to Harry Gilmore, ST.,
expressed confidence of winning the
decision. Loughrey's best battles have
been against Young Erne and Tommy
Murphy The Philadelphia twice de-
feated the Harlem idol, and Packy eX-
poets to demonstrate his superiority
over Murphy through the medium of a
decision over Loughrey. Both boys
are in great trim for the battle
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28
NEW OFFICERS INSTALLED
Women's Catholic Order Of Foresters
Holds Exercises.

Women'S Catholic order Of ForeSterS
Holds Exercises.
ST. Margaret's court, No 4S9, Wom-
ems Catholic Order of Foresters. in
stalled the following officers at the
regular meeting held Sunday afternoon
in the K. of C. hall:
Chief Ranger-Mrs Catharine Ma
roney.
Vice Chief Ranger-Mrs. Bridget
McLain.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. Johannah
McLees.
Financial Secretary-Miss Florence
McMannon.
Treasurer-Mrs. Frances McMannon
Senior Conductor-Mrs. Catherine
Farrell.
Junior Conductor-Mrs. Elizabeth
Weirather.
Inside Sentinel-Miss Catherine Nc
Mahon
First Trustee-Mrs. Hannah Nc
Elroy
Second Trustee-Miss Mary German.
Third Trustee-Mrs. Mary Greehey
Medical EXaminer-Dr NJ. J. O'Hern.
Delegate-Mrs. Catherine Maroney
Alternate-Miss Catherine McMahon
Auditing Committee-Mrs. Catherine
Wivill, Mrs. Elizabeth OHare and
Helena Burk.
1t was decided at this meeting to
have a card party and dance some
| time in February.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28

NSlNltenln street ana SECOND ANeHue.J
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Jan. 30-''The Lily and the Prince"
Jan. BINARY Shaw, In "GhOsts."
Feb. 2-"The Minister'S Sweetheart"
matinee and night.
Feb. 1.-The Time, the Place and the
Girl"
Feb. S-Ezra Kendall, i'm 'sThe Land
of Dollars"
Feb. 9-"The Red MILL" matinee and
night.
Feb. 1O-May HOsner, I'm "Saph0."
Feb. 12-"The Three of U.s."
Feb. 1G-''The Two Orphans" matt
nee and night.
Feb. 22-The JeffersOns. In ''The RI
vaIs,'' matinee and night.
Feb. 81 -" Montana" matinee and
night.
Feb. 27-"The Gingerbread Man.,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28
Wrestling Glass Resumed.

The wrestling class which met We'd
nesday evenings before the holidays
at the Y. NJ. C. A. will resume work
this week and will meet hereafter
Thursday evenings from Z to 7:45.
DR.. |. B. Crissman gave a talk at
the Y. NJ. c. A. last night, over 80
members of the senior class being
present. His subject was Sexual Hy
giene."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28
The Elite.

eighteenth Street, North of Second
Avenue)
Vaudeville at 3, y and g:15 y. IN. Tive
aatinces sundays and holidays.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28

Wanda The act that made the
greatest hit last evening was probably
that presented by Doiph and Susie Lee
vino. a European duo of cartoonists
and sketch artists. The act opens
with a comedy sketch Mr.. Levine is
cartoonist of ability and at the close
of the act he draws the picture of
! some prominent character in the city
and Mrs. Levine sings a song to go
with it. Another act that is being met
with great favor is that presented by'
Harry Smith, the trick pianist He
plays the piano with his Nose when
blindfolder and initiates other musical
instruments. Manager Lewinsohn
when in Chicago recently secured the
services of Miss Marie Salisbury. a
comic opera star who has a fine So
prano voice. for the illustrated song.
Sne is singing "Stingy" for the song
the first half of this week
At the EIite.-One of the best bills
of the season is being presented at the
Elite this week with the seven Bel
lords as the feature act. This act is
the greatest acrobatic one ever pro-
duced anywhere The work is some
thing marvellous. While there have
been several good acrobatic acts seen
here this season they all fade into in
significance when compared to this
marvellous act. The troupe consists of
three men and four boys and they are
all Americans and work with true Yam
kee strenuOusness. They do no stall
ing and make no unnecessary delays,
and the acts they perform are wonder
full and keep the audience keyed up
to the highest pitch of excitement
Williams and Weston have goo1
comedy singing act Billy Hines de-
livers some good singing and dancing.
Hanson and Drew have a laugh pro-
ducing comedy sketch which is a hit
The Illustrated song and moving pic
lures complete the show.
Third Subscription Concert. - The
third subscription concert to be given
by Petersen's orchestra will be at the
Grand opera house, Davenport, tomor
row evening. MoZart's symphony, No
40, will be given as special number
and the soloist for the evening will be
Mrs. Amalia Schmidt-Gobble, soprano
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28
Davenport Captain Elected.

Clifford McCarl has been elected
captain of the basketball team of the
Davenport high school,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28
The Family.

(Second Avenue, East of Nineteenth
Street.)
Vaudeville mt 5, and 9:15 p. m. Two
matinees sundays and holidays.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28
Muscatine Five a Winner.

Denver, Jan. 2S.-The tourist bas-
ketball team of Muscatine defeated the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28

At the FamIy.-The bill at the Fam
lily theater this week is undoubtedly
the strongest and largest that has ever
5een put on here. The bill, which con-
5ists of five big acts, all of them feat
Tres. was presented to a packed house
at the first performance last evening
and every act was received with great
avor. To pick one attraction from
he bill and call it feature would be
doing an injustice to the rest. There
one act in particular that interests
he Rock Island theatergoers and thai
s the Mimic Four. This quartet of
character changers and singers appear
d in this city last season and they
are proving a great drawing card this
week. A real comedy drama in
me act is being presented by Arthur
eauvais G Co., trio of real stars in
their parts. The title of the playlet
| S ''T'he Wild Flower" 1t tells the
tory of an American army officer
whose life was saved in an Indian at
tack by an Indian squaw named
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28

Will Not Play Matinee.-Word has
been received by Manager Taylor OF
the Illinois from Ezra Kendalls man
ager that the distinguished actor will
not play a matinee on his appearance
here Feb. s in 1.-THE Land of Dollars. y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28
Many Going to cIinton-From tn

Many Going to cIinton.-From the
number of tickets which have been
sold in the three cities it is estimated
that over 100 will go from here to
Clinton this evening to hear Pader-
ewski. A special car will leave .Daven.
port over the |. & |. at Z o'clock and
will return Immediately after the re-
cital
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28

Miss Henrietta Weber, piano, and Will
liam Mueller, baritone. Dancing will
begin at 10 O'Clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28

Pieces Are Announced.-The pieces
which are to be produced by the Italian
Grand Opera company at the Burtis.
Davenport, next Saturday have been
announced. At the matinee perform
ance Lucia di Lammermoor' will be
given and at night III Travatore. =
This is the original company which
played in Chicago and is considered
the best now touring the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28

Denver university by the score of II
TO 30.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28

oIHltI opera star, sing ing ILLUSTRATOR
Songs at the Family.
will direct the orchestra of so. These
are Walter Rothwell of Vienna. who
conducted 'Parsifal' for Mr.. Savage;
Herr Cornelius Dopper of Amsterdam
and Guy Ambrose of Hamburg.
lbsen's Appeal Is High.-Ibsen APP
peals to the emotions through the in
tellect. He cOnvinces the listener of
the absolute truth of the idea pre-
sented and then drives it home at
whatever cost to the emotions may be
entailed in the pursuit of his object
to its legitimate shd logical end.
Climax he scorns. His acts are sue
cession of phases of his subject. lead
ing up to the inevitable conclusion
fOreshadowed from the beginning. In
Ghosts" Ibsen proclaims the law of
heredity. He demonstrates that the
sins of the father are visited upon the
child. The Norwegian dramatist in
vites his audiences to think. His
work is powerful in the printed page.
Translated through the intelligent and
illumining medium of such art as Miss
Mary Shaw and her associates. it is
hot blood for babes, it is for the sea
soned appetite. Miss Shaw as Mrs
Elvings brings to- the part the inter
pretive qualities of a keen intellectual
ity that grasps every detail of this
great dramatist's conception. The self
restraint born of years of suffering and
sacrifice she admirably indicates, and
| in the crucial moments of the play
there is no lack of power and elo
lquence. Miss Shaw will give Ghosts
at the Illinois Friday evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28
The Theaters
The Illinois.

Sixteenth Street and Second Avenue.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-19
TOLEDO MAGNATE
WANTS 10. TEAM
Very Probable That He Will
Attempt to Secure the
MunCie Franchise.
LOOKS GOOD TO HIM.
WATTS is VERY FAVORABLY I'M
PRESSED WITH THE CIRCUITS
TLOOk-MUNCIE FANS ON
ANXIOUS SEAT JUST NOW.
(6y T ort.)

A. J. Watts, a well known base ball
promoter of Toledo, O., wants to get
a franchise in the Indiana Ohio league.
In a letter to Manager Jessup Mr..
Watts states that he wants to break in
to base ball again, and that if he can
secure a good town with an inclosed
park, he will accept an 10. league
franchise. He states that the 10.
league looks good TO him.
Manager Jessup Immediately wrote
TO Watts stating that the league was
figuring on admitting Muncie to the
chance for him TO break into the game
at that point It was explained to
Watts that the Union Traction compa-
ny was anxious to have an 10. league
club located at Muncie and that the
company was now preparing to build
plant at the West Side park. Watts
was advised to open communication
with the traction company, as it was
looking for man to take charge of
the club
1t is quite probable that Watts will
take advantage of this tip and will at
tend the meeting of the 10. league
which will be held Sunday at Van Vert.
Jack Grim of Indianapolis has been
figuring on taking hold of the Nun
Gle franchise, but if he does not act
promptly it is probable that Watts will
get in ahead of him.
Muncie fans are more than anxious
for league base ball this season and
baseball men are of the opinion that
league club in that city will receive
handsome financial returns
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CITY LEAGUE STANDING.
Games Friday Night.
Empires VS.. Greeks.
CrescentS vs.. Kibbeys.
(By Tort.)


Two fast city league games were
played last evening ut the Coliseum in
the presence of a crowd of 200, which
even a bombardmcnt of hailstones the
size of marbles could not keep at
home. In the opener the Empires APP
piled the calcimine brush to the tail
enders, the Beallview five. taking
them into camp by a score of to 0.
The defense of the Empire team was
excellent and the south enders new
err had q chance to penetrate it. The
Empires also put up a splendid ag
gressiye game. Despite the one-sided
score the game was interesting and
fairly we'll played.
In the second game the Crescents
came up from behind, on the fast
Greek outfit and after tieing the
score in the third period won out by a
nose after fifteen minutes of hard,
fast overtime play. This game was
by far one of the most interesting
seen at the Coliseum this season.
Both teams were battling for second
place Ill lu6 Cldul plOuSIllD race anu
they went after each other with blood
in their eyes. The Greeks played a
fierce offensive game the first two per-
iOds and when the third started. they
were leading the Crescents to ,. In
the third the Crescents' defense took
a wonderful brace and from that time
on the candy men never had a look in
at their opponents goal. BY fast
team play, the CrescentS succeeded
in tieing the game up toward the
close of the last period. When over
time was called. both tives began des
perate play. Just as the ball was
about to sound the close Of the first
fifteen minutes of overtime, a Cres-
cent rush hooked a pretty one into
the Greeks draperies-and it was all
over but the shouting.
Friday evening at the Coliseum
there will be two more fast games.
The leaders, the Kibbeys, will tie up
with the crack Crescent outfit and the
Empires and Greeks will fight it out
in the opener.
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An1uSenlcntS
THEATRICAL CALENDAR.
NEW PHILLIPS.

NEW PHILLIPS.
Week Of March t6-Vaudeville.
GENNETT.
March 2t-{Matinee and Night
The Widow McCarty."
March 26-"The Sweetest Girl in
Dixie"
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1.-THE Widow McCarty."

Here is the comment OF an eX-
change on The Widow McCarty,"
which will be at the Gennett Saturday
afternoon and night:
Action is the main thing TO be desir-
ed and any one who is doubtful
should witness the "WidOw McCarty.'
The widow is bcwitching and her six
daughters are very pretty and well
drilled, and have the finest of cos
tunes. She carries her own orchestra
and is the only one who carries a cho.
us of six life size Teddy Bears.
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IF YOU ONLY KNEW

What d wonderful soothing and heal
ing tonic Root Juice is. and how quick
~ il removes the cause Of indigestion.
boating, belching. heartburn, sick
headache, constipation, and rheuma-
tism and what wonderful healing
qualities it contains for the liver and
kidneys, you would go now TO Luken' s
drug store and get some Of II and soon
stop suffering.
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(By Tort.)


Manager .Iessup has ordered his out
fit of frsky Quakers to report here
April > They will have three days in
which to practice for the first game OF
the season. which will be Sunday. April
e. On this date the indianapolis
league team will be the attraction at
Athletic park.
The National Tennis association has
taken the Indiana state tournament
away from the lrvington Tennis club.
and has awarded it to the Indianapolis
Tennis association.
Several Richmond sport lovers will
attend the big indoor field and track
meet held Friday night at Tomlinson
Hall. indianapolis. Crack athletes
from all over the state will participate
in,this event.
Clark Griffith of the New York
Highlanders. is once more out with the
statement that his outfit will finish
one. two. three. Clark wins the pen
nant annually each spring.
Another buffalo grass circuit is be
fng dreamed of. 1t includes Il couple
of South Bend teams and clubs in La
Porte, Michigan City, Bremen, Valpa-
raise and Mishawaka. With which
outfit will Frank Runyan affiliate?
Harry Hay. the boy wonder" in the
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GENNETT
Vaudeville at the PhiIIips.

News Of the merj1orious bin At rhe
New Phillips this Week III vaudeville
has spread over the cItv and the pat
ronage promises to be the heaviest in
long time. There are few patrons OF
the house hut what enjoy lively play
let. in the hands Of capable actors, and
this condition is met this week by
The Circus Rider" which has attract
ed more attention than any act of the
kind in recent weeks. Friday night
will give the amateurs opportunity to
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Affairs of the Sporting World

brush circuit for the past thirty years,
will try out with Indianapolis. The
Indianapolis papers speak of him as a
promising youngster.
A movement is we'll under way at
Nashville to organize gun club
among a number of the prominent men
of Rush county who delight in fire
arm practice. About forty have signed
the organization papers. A club
house will be built on grounds leased
by the organization.
The city polo league race is easy to
look at. Four of the five clubs are
nicely punched and all of them have d
chance for the pennant The Beall-
views seem to be the only outfit which
is hopelessly out Of the running. This
team needs strengthening badly.
Ty Cobb. king pin bingler of the
American league, is about to dismount
from his high horse and come to terms
with the Detroit champs, Ty is now
in Detroit for that purpose.
After considerable Wrangling the
Central league magnateS at a session
held in GAINESVILLE. decided on a SEIZED
ule. which will be made public Satur-
day.
In the New York billiard tournament
last night. Hoppe defeated Schaefer
hands down, while Slosson defeated
Gassignol, the French expert, just as
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easy. Next week Hoppe meets Sutton
for the worlds 49, championship.
2

The report sent out to the effect that
Frank Chance. manager of the cham
piOn Cubs, would have retire from the
game because of an injury to his foot
appears to have been a bear tale. If
Frank can raise the price for new
pair of shoes which will fit him with
out pinching, he will be able to join
his team again next week.
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OF the 100000 miles of railway in
the world. only about 10 per cent are
nc more than Is per cent in what
would be termed. tropical or sub-trop-
ical areas. Tracks abound in the tenn
perate zone.
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Every night while the British par
lament is in session letter is dis
patched from the House of Commons
to King Edward. giving a summary of
the proceedings during the sitting. At
present the letter is written by Her
bert Gladstone
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Sold exclusively by
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Sluggish livers and bowels are the
cause of nearly every disease. Cleanse
your system and regulate the bowels
and liver to healthy, natural action by
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea. The
surest remedy known. SOC, Tea or
Tablets. A. G. Luken & Co.
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1t is probable that schedule will be
adopted at the meeting held by the L.
O. league magnates at Van Vert Sun
day.
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Big Mike Mitchell Of the Cincinnati
Reds has been flirting with those
bold, bad outlaws. Yesterday Mana
ger Camel had a talk with the big fell
low. and he promised to quit casting
the glad eye in their direction.
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appear again if they will make their
applications in time at the box office
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MINUTES
OVERTIME REQUIRED
CresCents and Greeks Figured
In Sensational Polo Game
In City League.
BEALLVIEW DEFEATED

TAlLENDERS GIVEN THE SMALL
END OF A 4 TO o SCORE. THE
EMPIRES WINNING EASILY
OTHER GAMES.