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Arizona republican., 1908-09-29
SAID TO HAVE BEEN ARIzoNIAN.

Tacoma, Sept. 2S.-News of the death in Berkeley, Cal. of John Berry of Tacoma, has been received. He was a well known lawyer. formerly judge of the territorial court of Arizona, and later employed as attorney in Manila, in connection with the famous "friar land" cases.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-29
A MORE AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN.

New York, Sept. 2s.-Details of the plans under consideration for pushing forward the work of the republican campaign along aggressive lines were gone over today by Chairman Hitch cock and the members of the execu- tive committee. It was stated again tonight that a successor to Dupont would be named before the middle of the week.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-29
STOCKS.

New York, Sept 2S.-Amalgamated Copper 777s. Smelling 73R. Atchison STA, St Paul 1888. New York Central 1O3A. Pennsylvania 121, Reading 127A, Southern Pacific 1O27s. Union Pacific 1878. Steel A, Steel pfd. 1OS, Silver 51M, Mexican dollars 45.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-29

The attendance of foreign delegates is a notable feature The election of officers does not take place until Friday. George H. Barstow, vice president of this congress, is the only man prominently named for the pres hency.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-29
ACKNOWLEDGES FIRES OUT.

Glen Falls. N. Y. Sept. 2S.-Forest fires raging in the foothills of the Adirondacks in this section for sev- eral weeks have been eXtinguished by the heavy rains.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-29
GRAIN.

Chicago, Sept. zS.--Wheat closed all most at the bottom prices.
 Corn closed weak, prices 1sc higher to 5sc lower
 Oats closed weak, prices unchanged to Acd Sc lower.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-29

Twenty acres of alfalfa, three mil from postoffice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04

only cared to live in ease. luxury and
idleness.
Indian club drill. Junior bows
Scene ". The prince makes Snow
White his bride and claims his throne
The queen is banished.
Pantomime-Marie Frick. Stella
Gibson. Rose Kinney, Cecilia Burk.
hart, Katherine Kurth, Helen Gle.
seeker. Elizabeth Kahn, Alice Mizer
Lillian Barnette, Mildred Garlock.
Georgia Prescott. Nellie Collins. Mil
dred Yeager, Anna Coleman. Stella
Gilbert.
s ReaderMary Gibson.
High school Class Day.
The annual class day program was
given at the high school this after.
noon. 1t included the usual presi.
cents address and the presentatic,
of gifts to, the school and to the Junior
class. The program was considerably
longer this year than any previous
class day programs. there being about
80 who took part in it. The program
was as follows:
Piano solo-Agnes Schillinger.
Presidents address-Frank Ehleb.
Class prophecy-Ella Dingeldein.
Instrumental duet-Edith Beck and
Bessie Sangren.
Presentation of gift to schedules.
lie Trevor.
Acceptance on behalf of school
Clara Ackerlihd.
Vocal solo-Florence Andrews; Al
myra Edwards, accompanied
Glass poem-Ruth Reticker.
Presentation of gift to juniors
Fred Slaughter.
Double quartet-Grace Graves, Lois
Hubbard. Floretta Parker, Alice Carse
Edith Beck, Ruth West. Charlotte
Fickenscher Ruth Johnston
Glass will-Laura Davis.
Farewell address-Ruth West.
Violin solo-Ruth Johnson; Almyra
Edwards, accompanist.
Scene from Midsummer Nights
Dream, "Pyramus and Thisbe." Pro.
logue-Cyrus Wait. Characteristic
thur Schoessel. Abraham Zimmerman,
Verne Brinkerhoff. viii Hughes. Hugh
Ralston. Harry Weiss.
Tomorrow evening the diplomas will
he given to the graduating class
President George e. MacLean oil
Iowa university will deliver the com.
meneement address The exercises
accompanying the presentation of the
diplomas will take place at the Illinois
theater.
Saturday evening the annual alumni
reception will be held at the high
school. 1t is in the form of a ban
|quet and an unusually large number
|of the old graduates will be present
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04
SOCIAL AFFAIRS

ISociety news, written or telephoned
to the society editor of The Argus, will
be gladly received and published. But
must be made known, to insure relia-
bility. Written. notices must bear sig
nature and address,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04
ALL EFFORTS
Bent TO SHOW
INSANE faint
Defense In Booth Murder Case
Introduces Further
Evidence.
STRAIN BEGINNING TO TELL
Attitude Of Woman Changed - Body
May Be Exhibited by States
Attorneys.

- In the Booth murder case in the cir
cult court today the evidence was al
most entirely on the question of in
sanity. The witnesses were called to
testify for the defense, and it was
sought to show by hypothetical ques-
tons that Mrs Booth was suffering
from puerperal insanity at the time
of the murder, assuming that it was
she who did cut the throat of her lit
sharp questioning endeavored to show
to the jury that the opinion of the
experts as TO Mrs. Booths insanity
was based on the assumed fact that
she did kin her child, and that with
this act eliminated there was not suf-
ficient to show the woman's insanity
WOman's Bearing Changes.
Mrs. Booths bearing in the court
room today was very different from
that of yesterday. Nearly all morn
ing when she was not on the witness
stand, she sat behind her attorneys,
with her head resting on her arm on
the table. She showed the effects of the
strain of the trial, and of her ordeal
on the witness stand yesterday and
again this morning. She frequently
broke into sobs. and cried bitterly
while the attorneys were asking the
questions in which it was assumed as
a fact that she had killed her baby
Acquaintance Testify.
The attorneys for Mrs. Booth began
submitting the evidence on the insan-
ity question as soon as she had con-
cluded her testimony yesterday, and
among the witnesses were number
of her acquaintance who told of little
Incidents which might be taken as
evidence of predisposition to mental
ambulance or disturbance. The wit
nesses yesterday afternoon were Mrs.
]. 1Odell, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Akin
son, Mrs. F. u. Boyd, Mrs Breckett
and Mrs. Leroy Shaw, and DR.. Alfred
Stocker, who was called as the first
of the experts. This morning DR.. F.
d. Paul and Mrs. Booth were put on
the stand for the purpose of bringing
out certain minor incidents tending to
support the claim of insanity. and Dr.
A. E.. Williams and DR.. E. A. Soule testi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04

ccmus Club Annual Dinner.-The
Comus Bowling club held its last
match of the season last evening at
the Harms bowling alleys and then
went to the Watch Tower inn where
hey had the annual banquet At the
conclusion of the season the club
awards prize to the one holding the
highest average for the season and
also gives prizes to the lady and gen.
tleman rolling the highest score of
The evening. The prize for the highest
average, a beautiful watch fob, was award
ed to w. Thoms whose average was
t66. Mrs. w. ]. Moeller whose score
was IS received the prize of the even
ng, a souvenir spoon with the Comus
club engraving. c. F. Kammerer re-
ceived the gentlemen's prize, a set
of gold cuff buttons. The scores
rolled last evening are as follows:
Mrs. C. F. Kammerer. 67; Mrs. w. J..
Moeller. So; Mrs. A. Neuman, 81;
Mrs. A. Thoms, so; Mrs. II. L. Becker.
70: Miss Sullivan, II; Miss Dresser.
&c; C. F. Kammerer. 17G; M. ]. Noel
Ter, 157; A. Neuman, 1873; w. Thoms,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04
Woman's Progressive Leaque.-Th
No Need of Suffering from Rheuma
tiSm.

1t is mistake to allow anyone to
suffer from rheumatism, as the pain
can always be relieved, and in most
cases a cure effected by applying
Chamberlain's Eminent The relief
from pain which it affords is alone
worth many times its cost. 1t makes
sleep and rest possible Even in cases
of long standing this liniment should
be used on account of the relief which
il affords. Do not be discouraged un.
til you have given it a trial. For sale
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04

church performed the ceremony in the
presence of the immediate families.
Mr.. Acker is an employee of the Tri-
City Railway company.
Dinner for Miss cIarke.-Mrs Ben
T. Cable of AIS Twenty-ninth street
last evening gave dinner at the Out
ing club, Davenport. for a company of
about 20 tri-city young people as a
courtesy to Miss Laura Clarke of New
York City. guest of Miss Marjorie
Allen of Moline.
Woman's Progressive Leasue.-The
Woman's National Progressive league
will hold its regular meeting Friday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. S. j.
Brandt. SAG Sixteenth avenue, Moline
The subject for discussion will be
The Trusts and Their Significance"
All women interested in the league
will be welcome
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04
OBITUARY.
AxeI Erickson.

Axel Erickson, 1902 Fourth avenue,
died at st. Anthony's hospital last
might. He had been confined there
for two days suffering with Bright's
disease. He was GA years old and had
been a resident of this city nearly all
his life. For the last 80 years he had
followed his trade as tailor. He is
survived by his wife and son living
in Chicago. The tailors' union will
have charge of the funeral, which will
be held tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock from the Knox undertaking
rooms. Burial will take place at Chip
piannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04

fled as experts. Both gave 1t as their
opinion that Mrs. Booth was suffering
from puerperal insanity. DR.. Paul tes-
titled that he found no traces of puer-
peral insanity while he was attending
Mrs. Booth, and that he found no
trace of puerperal fever while Mrs.
Booth was in Jail, later. This he
stated in his first testimony. for the
state. When called for the defense
he merely described certain symptoms
and conditions bearing ON the ques-
ton. DIR. A. M. Beal of Moline also
testified as an expert.
Relatives to Testify.
The attorneys for the defense indi-
Gated in the examination this morn
ing that relatives of Mrs. Booth will
be put on the stand to testify as to
hereditary nervousness in the family,
and to other matters of family history
bearing on the question of insanity.
Somnambulism, hysteria, dementia
and the possible origin of such dis
orders formed the chief subject of the
questions today
May Exhibit Body.
There is a possibility that the body
of the murdered baby may be pro-
duced in the court room, although at
present it is not believed that the
state will take this step. The body
since the murder has been kept at
the undertaking rooms where it was
taken after the murder, and ii might
readily be produced in court. States
Attorney Scott this noon stated that
he did not believe the state would
bring in the body, although he did not
deny that this might be done.
Attracts Much Attention.
The trial sof the case is attracting
the greatest interest, and at every ses-
sion the court room is thronged with
interested spectators. Frequently dur
ing the trial women in the audience
section of the court room could be
seen silently weeping. and deep SYM
pathy for Mrs. Booth was expressed
on all sides.
During this trial Mr. Booth. who is
himself under indictment on the same
charge, is not present in the court
room. Mr.. and Mrs. Booth have been
separated from the time of the muir
der.
New Jury Drawn.
A new jury panel, to report Monday
afternoon, was drawn today. The
jurors drawn are as follows: Fred
Boulton, Black Hawk; F. NJ. Martin,
Buffalo Prairie; John T. Kendall,
Canoe Creek; Emil Nightingale, Coal
Valley; o. F. Rathburn, Coe; Victor
Johnson, G. w. Hart, c. A. Barnard.
Joe Day. Emil Johnson, H. First, T.
Tietgens, c. Oscar johnson, J. E.
Kern, C. G. E. Gyllenbeck, G. Blode,
Leonard Griberg, William Ellstrom.
Charles Chairman, T. T. Miller, Oscar
Erickson, Louie Weaver, C. A. Peter
son, F. M. Wall, Jay Shade and Alex
Frazier, Moline; John Stuhr, E. P.
Denkmann, John Anthony. Hugh Gar
win. M. De Kay, Claus Franck, Charles
Murrin, William Frink, William Ar
mold, Gus Blankenburg and ]. Raithel,
Rock Island; Charles Bruchman and
Andrew Well. South Rock Island /;
Joseph Dal, South Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04
165; H. L. Becker, 163; Louis Heit-
mann, 1872, Will Reimers, 1856.

!
Donald Keller. The. marriage of
Miss Crete M. Keller of Chicago to
William Gustav Donald of Davenport
took place last evening at st. Pauls
Episcopal church, Chicago. Rev. Mr..
Griffin officiating. 1t was a brilliant
church affair. and the decorations were
very elaborate and beautiful. Miss
Cora Whelpley of Chicago was maid of
honor and Mrs. A. NJ Ferry of Evan
!ston was matron of honor. The brides
maids were Miss Verna Hirsch and
Miss LaurenZa Furst of Chicago C..
Roy Kindt of Davenport, cousin of
the groom, was best man, and the ush-
ers We're Walter A. Rosenfield of this
city, H. B. Shontz and H. M. Rundell
Iof Chicago. A reception followed at
the home of the brides parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Warren Keller, 29s Alexander
place, Chicago. The groom is the man.
ager of the Moline theater and has
many friends in the three cities. His
bride has visited in the three cities
frequently, where she has made many
friends. They will make their home
after Sept. at the Spaulding flats, Mo-
lime. ,satsS
Coliins-Stone. - The marriage of
Miss Alice " Stone, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. w. Webb of 1884 Fiji
teenth street to William H. Collins
I took place last night at o'clock at
the brides home. Rev. R. B. Williams
officiating. The bride wore a hand
some gown of white embroidered
swiss, with lace trimmings, and car
| ried an arm bouquet of white carna-
tons. There were no attendants ex-
| cept little Miss Leola Willett of Rock
Falls. ILL.,. who preceded the couple
to the improvised altar carrying the
| ring in large pink peony. After
the ceremony an informal reception
was held to the immediate relatives
and close friends of the young couple.
Among the out of town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Willett and chill
dren and Miss Ellen Ashling of Rock
more, Ill., and Mr.. and Mrs. w. c.
4 Collins of Buffalo, Iowa. Mr.. and
Mrs. Collins will be at home after
July at 1884 Fifteenth street, in
this city
Juniors Entertain for seniors.-The
members of the junior class of the
high school gave their annual hop at
the Watch Tower inn last evening to
the members of the senior class. A
company of about 100 couples was pres.
ent and most delightful evening was
passed, the members of the high
school faculty acting as chaperones
Frappe was served during the even
Ing The hall was prettily decorated
in orange and white, streamers and
notices being used.
ri Thirty Club Dance.-The second Of
the summer series of dancing parties
n Of the Thirty club win be held at the
Watch Tower inn Monday evening
June Is.
L Acl<er -MuelIer.-Miss Bertha Muel
Her, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henri,
Mueller of Edgington, and Calvin D
! Acker were married yesterday after
moon at o'clock at the home of L. H
,,Frink, 528 Thirtieth street. Rev. E. D
t;Mennicke OF the German Lutheran
E 49,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04
Modern Woodmen and Royal Neigh
bors. Attention.

Memorial, exercises will be held at
Chippiannock cemetery, Sunday, June
z. 1908. Meet at 2:30 p. M, knights
of Columbus hall, Second avenue and
Nineteenth street Take cars fol-
cemetery at 3:15 p. m. on Market
square. In case. of rain services al
Central Presbyterian church at
o'clock p m.
H. w. G. BOSTOCK, President.
F. NJ. BURT, Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04
MERRY WIDOW WALTZ
WILL BE PUBLISHED
To Appear With Opening Chapters of
This Most Charming Story in
The Argus.

has secured the exclusive rights to
publish ''The Merry Widow" a fas-
cinating serial story by Alfred Payson
Terhune, the narrative being similar
to that of the dramatized version. The
opening chapters will appear Saturday.
With the story will also be published
The Merry Widow Waltz" which is
causing such a furore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04
A Grand Family Medicine.

sit gives me pleasure to speak a
,od word for Electric Bitters," writes
lCymk Conlan of No.. 1876 Houston
Lyreet, New York. Its grand fam
lily medicine for dyspepsia and liver
complications; while for lame back
and weak kidneys it cannot be too
highly recommended" Electric Bit
tiers regulate the digestive functions
purify the blood. and impart renewed
yigor and vitality TO the weak and
of both >sexes. Sold under
guarantee at all druggists. so cents
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-06

state IN the form of state aid for grad
ed schools, free high schools, normal
schools, and to the state university as
is apparent from the items composing
the levy.
No tax was levied by the state in
1907 excepting for the above named ed
vocational purposes. The only other
state levy authorized by law is tax
tor the new state capitol building. The
commission RENTED this capitol build
ing tax Of $4,000 which is additional
to an annual appropriation Of $3.50, 700
payable from the general fund for the
same purpose. That is to say, in add
ton to paying all the general expenses
OF state government and all legislative
appropriations for 1908 the unusual ex-
pense of 100000 for capitol construc-
ton will be taken out of the general
fund without any state tax levy there
for.
Under the 1907 tax levy Kenosha
county pays to the state for it's share
of the state tax $35,649.4O. Of this
amount $18,51O.3o paid by the county,
is for common schools.
1t receives back from the state from
the school fund $2O,83l92 while the re-
mainder of the tax is directly or indi-
rectly distributed to the several coun-
ties from the state treasury for educa-
tfonal purposes mentioned.
A comparison Of The state tax levy
for 1907 with all taxes levied for all
purposes within the state is Of special
interest. The last obtainable data is
for 1906 in which year the total tax
paid throughout the tate amounted to
$23, 267, 646. The total tax for 1907,
estimated at nearly $4,000, 900, when
compared with the state levy Of $685.
637 shows an average state levy of less
than 10 per cent. of the entire tax col
lected.
Of this 10 per cent, approximately
two-thirds is directly repaid to the
counties from the common school fund,
and the remaining one-third or 3 per
cent. to 4 per cent. of the entire tax,
is returned to the counties directly or
indirectly in the manner described.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-06
ELKS HAD COLD TIME
Members ofKenosha Lodge Strug.
gle With Tied Up Traffic Sat.
uFday Night and Sunday
RACINE LODGE ENTERTAINS

The Kenosha Elks went to Racine on
Saturday evening to be the guests of
the Racine lodge of the order and there
by hangs a tale. 1t was planned for
the members Of the Kenosha lodge to go
to the Belle City on a special car, re-
turning at midnight but most of the
members Of the party considered them
selves lucky when they reached home
long after daylight Sunday morning.
For many Of them the night was a
night of fighting against the cold and
tiedup traffic systems.
The crowd of twenty went out to
the M. R. and K. Station just before
seven o'clock Saturday evening only to
find that the car which they were to
take for Racine was buried in a snow
drift near Central Park. When this
was learned, Manager Russell of the
Electric Railway Company sent car
post haste = take the Elks to the
Northwestern STATION to catch the seven
clock train and the antlers of the
bunch were frozen while they waited
forty-fve minutes at this station and at
that time it was learned that the train
was stalled in the snow at Zion City.
The Frost lines which went into the
hands Of a receivership some days ago
came to the rescue of the herd and they
hurried out to the west station and
managed to reach Racine at half past
nine. There was warm welcome for
them at Racine and the members Of the
Kenosha team did the work on class
of four candidates after which they
were entertained at banquet. During
the evening they had been assured that
the Beggs line would have a car to
pring them back to Kenosha, but they
waited in vain for not a car came
through from Milwaukee and they fin.
ally sought the Northwestern again.
The Green Bay train was the only one
available and it was nearly five hours
late. With the mercury at thirteen de-
grees below zero, the wait was any
thing but pleasant one, but the Elks
stuck it out and managed to get home
early Sunday morning. Notwithstand.
ing the vicissitudes of the trip, the men
who went to Racine declare that the
Racine Elks entertained them in a
royal manner.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-06
Circuit Court Gives Decision
Regarding Examination Of .
Factory Men andSheriff
EXAMINATION UNNECESSARY
But States That Notwithstanding This
Fact Louis Kekst May Examine
Defendants in Suit For
Damages.
(From Mondays Daily.)

The examination of Charles NJ Hall,
Richard Welles, Charles I'll. Pfennig,
Thomas B. Jeffrey and w. l.. Yule
named as defendants in a suit brought
by Louis Kexst in which he demands
$4,000 damages for alleged malicious
prosecution and false imprisonment
will be limited according to. the order
of Judge Belden which was filed in the
Circuit Court this morning. In fact the
court holds that it is his opinion that
the plaintiff in the action would not
need the examination at all for the
purpose of drawing his complaint
against the men named but notwith-
standing this fact the court granted
the motion of the attorneys for Kekst
after eliminating some of the matters
to be examined into and pruning down
the others. The opinion Of the court
is as follows:
"The court is of the opinion that a
sufficient complaint for the cause of
action proposed by plaintiff can be
drawn without any Of the examination
sought as indicated in his notice of ex-
animation. Yet perhaps ANONYMOUSLY
the court is disposed to allow the pro-
posed examination, limiting it to the
personal knowledge Of the defendants,
limiting query three to business rela-
tions, adding to query eight, if any
such actually took place., adding to
query twelve if any inquisition took
place and eliminating query nine
This rule is extremely liberal, but it
appears to the court better that those
proposed questions as above restricted
be answered now'
e. B. Belden, Circuit Judge.
No date has been set for the examina-
tion and at least one of the defendants
is now out Of the city and no hearing
can be had until he returns to the iuris-
diction of the court Since the matter
was taken up, Kekst the plaintiff in
the action has been held to the Circuit
Court for trial on charges of assault
and it is possible that this fact will
have some effect on the plans for the
hearing.
The decision Of the court will make
possible the continuance Of the fight on
the injunction as the Union men will
not be forced to answer the injunction
until the examination prayed for it held.
AS the Badger Company has practically
gone out of business in Kenosha for the
present and most of it's product is being
sent out from the New York plant, it
is thought that there will not be any
great fight to get the case into court
and that other litigation along the same
line will also be held up for the pres
ent
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-06
DEATH oF MRS. SARAH o'coNNoR
Well Known Woman Of the City Died at
Her Home This Morning


Mrs. Sarah O'Connor, widow of the
late John O'Connor and a we'll known
woman of the city died at her home,
308 Maiden Lane just after three
o 'clock this morning after five days
illness from pneumonia. Mrs. O'Con-
nor was taken i'll on last Wednesday
evening and for the past two or three
days her condition had been critical.
The deceased was 46 years of age.
She was a daughter of the late Timothy
Sullivan and was. born in Kenosha, Dee.
q, 1861. Nearly all Of her life had
been spent in Kenosha.
Mrs. O'Connor had kept a boarding
house since the death of her husband
eight years ago and she had necome
most popular among the large number
of young men of the city who had made
her house their home. She took an i'm
tense PERSONAL interest in the lives of
these young men and to them she lived
as a mother Many of these young
men called at the house today and her
death was to them as great a grief as
a death in their own families.
Mrs. O'Connor is survived by FIVE
children, Neal, Jennie, Eleanor, Frances
and Ralph O'Connor all of Kenosha.