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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-11-05

II want to tell you. old man. said
Krotchett. how thoroughly ashamed I
nm Of the temper I displayed last
night. Your wife and sister must have
thought me crazy."
"No; they didn't" replied Brirhay.
81 hxed that all right"
"Ah; 70 good Of you. old man.
Yes; told them you were drunk.v
Philadelphia Press.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-11-05

Before q girl marries, she proys that
she may make him a good wife after
she marbles, she asks the Lord "a ma,+o
him a better husband. IT.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-11-05

Landlord. ten miles we've ridden
through the storm. Bring forth your
best old port to warm us up"
Milford. ! have none left but some
Of poorer grade"
We'll, any port In q storm. Bring
what 0 have."-Kansas city Times.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-11-05

. got more spirit IN
tied for said Lord
aH ginning to BE- sorry
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

tanned the following Friday "a Christ
mas dinner: Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Fos-
ter and sons, John and Herald. and
daughter, Miss Ethel, Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Reynolds and sons, Ralph and
Cyril and daughter, Mouna OF Cop
peras Creek, H., Mr.. and Mrs. Hay
mond Rickett and Mr. and Mrs. Leon
ard DUNCAN and sister, Miss Florence
DUNCAN of Pine Bluff.
Tom Noble is suffering with an at
tack of measles.
Bryars Watson, who attends school
at Epworth. Iowa, is spending the hol-
idays with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Watson.
Mr. and Mrs Carl Blankenburg of
Rock Island are spending the holidays
at the home of the latter's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Gillett.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
serve their New Years dinner at the
home of Mr. and Mrs Thomas Watson
New Years day.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Camehl OF
Sweetland Center spent Chrictmas day
at the home of the latters mother
Mrs. Helen Wray.
! Miss Belle Reynolds of Rock Island
| is spending the holidays at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Franz
Reynolds of Wrayville.
Rena Middaugh of Buffalo Prairie
Ill, is spending the holidays at tn,
home of her uncle, John Bowser.
Miss Cressie Murdoch, who teache:
the Pine Bluff school, is spending thu
HOLIDAYS at the home of her aunt
Mrs. Charles Foster of Atalissa. Iowa
Miss Mable War:nman. who attend
high school in Muscatine, Iowa, i
spending the holidays at the home o
her parents Mr. and Mrs. Sherman
Warman
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29

river steamboat. For time he worked
with Frank Stewart They started out
together to make their way in the
world. Mr. Stewart has since become
superintendent of the dining car SER
vice for the Rock Island railroad sys-
TEN, and continues in that position.
Mr. Harrison was on Mississippi river
steamboats, for upwards of 80 years,
and for the greater part of that period
ran between St Louis and New Or
leans. He filed various positions, but
in later years was in charge of buffets
on some of the finest steamers plying
the lower river. While he was known
the whole length of the Mississippi,
his acquaintance was the most extern
sive between St. Louis and the Cres-
cent City. For 10 years he was man
ager of the buffet on the Steamer City
Of st. Louis plying the lower river.
He was a passenger to the steamer
NatcheZ in the memorable race with
the Robert E. Lee. Eleven years ago
he returned to Davenport and took
charge of the buffet at the Downs
hotel From the Downs he went to
the Kimball and when the New Dav-
export opened he took charge of the
bar in that hostelry.
\ sad and untimely death was that
of Carl o. Rascher. which occurred
yesterday at his home, 319 Scott
street, after an illness covering a per
iod of six years. Deceased was born
| in Davenport Jan. 16. 1872. He at
tended the local public schools and
was a graduate of the high school. Fol
seven years he was employed witt
! the firm Of Sickels. Preston & Nutting
His later business career was as
partner in the well known firm o.
Rascher, Schricker & Rascher, o
which he was member He is sur
vived by his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
FRANC Rascher. two sisters, Mrs
, Frederick Mason and Mrs. Richart
Schricker; two brothers, Herbert o
/ Atlanta. Ga. and Otto of this city: hi
wife, Minnie. nee Bauer OF New Bos
ton. III. and his daughter, Juanita.
AlOnZo w Hunt. II years old
whose home is i'll Dell Rapids, S. ID
died Sunday at the home of his nephew
Dr. w. F. Hunt, 745 Henry street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29
FOSTER

An interesting Christmas program
was given at the Baptist Church Friday
evening The program was in charge
of Miss Lillian Workman except the
singing
Nearly all the young people from
this vicinity attended the Christmas
entertainment at the German Metho-
dist Episcopal church at Wrayville
Thursday evening.
Mrs. S. Kelsey and daughter. Miss
Ida. of Fedora, S. D., spent Friday
and Saturday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. a. Klsist.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Watson enter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29
EAST MOLINE

Miss Lillian Reader of Walnut, H.,
came Wednesday to spend the hoii-
days at the home of her cousins. Mrs.
c. Z. Williams and Mrs. Pearl Miner.
E. d. Kessler, who has been at the
home Of his daughter for the past few
weeks, left Wednesday night to spend
Christmas at Walnut
MIR. and Mrs H. c. Reab and son
Harvey of Colona were guests of Mr..
and Mrs Fred Jordan Christmas.
DR.. and Mrs Sensibaugh of .Pingree
arrived early Christmas morning to
spend the day with Mrs Sensibaugh's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Howard.
MI and Mrs A. B. Johnson are i'll
Barrow, H., for the holiday season.
Mr.. and Mrs Art Tom have moved
from the bluff road and Eleventh
street to Fifth street and Second ave-
nue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ikes went TO Kewanee
Thursday, where they will pack their
goods preparatory to moving to East
Moline.
Miss Freda Bornhoeft, who was un
der quarantine with Mrs. STANCE and
Hazel, is now at the home of her par
ents.
Erick Larson, who has been on {
western trip for the past two months
returned Monday. Mr.. Larson is suf
! fering with a poisoned finger.
| Miss Agnes Aldrich of Geneseo is il
town
L. Fritchle, who works in Sherrard
was home for Christmas.
Mrs. Wiley and children, kathryn
and Alice. spent Christmas afternoon
and evening in Rock Island.
Miss Clara Maurer, teacher of TIL
third grade, has resigned.
Mr.. and Mrs James Jolly are in Al
nawan for a few days.
d. C. Cole, editor of the East Nc
line Herald, left Thursday FOR his HON
in Wisconsin to spend Christmas.
Ruth Detwiler and Edith Arterbur
of Aledo, H., stopped off betwee
trains Thursday to spend few hour
with Margaret Wiley. The young Ii
: dies were on their way to Sterling t
spend Christmas.
Mr.. Collins and son, jim, went t
Clinton Thursday. where they sper
[ Christmas with relatives.
Gilbert Cole, wife and children, wer
to Brighton, Iowa, to spend Christina
with relatives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29
MOLIN

Passed Worthless Checks.-What
swindles ever worked in this vicinity
was unearther by the police Saturday
evening when they arrested Miss Mae
Elizabeth Peterson, II years old, OF
Cable, ILL., She was arrested while try
ing to pass a worthless check at
Frankel, Brothers grocery store on
Fourteenth street and Seventh avenue
The girl was trying to buy some gro
ceries and one of the prOprietors be-
came suspicious when she presented
a check and called the police. Yes
terday it developed that there were
several other merchants in the city
who had accepted checks that were
worthless and when they We're re-
ported to the police. they discovered
that these checks were also passed by
the girl. Five checks We're found and
the police think that there are still
more. The full value of the check was
not spent in each store and from the
$40 worth of checks that We're passed
the girl received about $40 in change
| lHlS Sht Sdiu Slc spent iOI ulcSS
goods. She was bound over TO the
next term of the grand jury on tbs
charge of obtaining money through :
confidence game. The girl says thai
she secured the blank checks from DR.
c. A. Petersons office a few days ago
She was there being attended by thC
doctor and while she was in his phi
|
side. She saw the check book of the
doctor lying there and Immediately tn
notion seized her and she tore ca
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29
DAVENPORT

AIKEN Back to ST. Joe.-An officer
from st. Joe, Mo-, arrived in Davenport
yesterday and returned to that city
with Jacob Benning, the insane pa
tient picked up by the Davenport
police several weeks ago Benning es-
capped from the third story window of
the asylum at ST. Joe by christening
the iron bars which covered the win
dow and making a rope by tearing his
bedding into fragments. with which he
let himself to the ground and escaped
His departure was not discovered I'M
til the following morning. He Travelled
over a considerable territory and fin
ally reached Davenport.
Railroad Man Promoted.-H. e.
Smith. for the past five years rate
clerk in the office of Colonel c. H
Caswell, division freight agent of the
Rock Island road, has been promoted
to fill the vacancy of chief clerk i'll
that Office, the appointment becoming
effective Jan. L. Mr.. Smith will be
succeeded as rate clerk by L. Z. Asp
lund. for some time past revising
clerk at the local freight house Of the
Rock Island road.
Stole Because Hungry stole be
cause | was hungry. 1t seemed SO
easy | could not resist the temptation
had not had a morsel of food in q
hours. and | was cold and without :
place to sleep | am not a drinking
man, and never have been in trouble
before. 1t will be hard for NE to stay
In prison. | was married only last
March, and it will breal, my wife's
heart" That is the story William
Stahl told in police ccurt yesterday
when he was arraigned for a'prelimi
nary hearing on a charge of larceny
Tears came to the young mans eyes
he is only rs years of age-and he wos
the sympathy of the court. attorney;
and spectators TIE magistrate woult
have liked to have dismissed him. bu
he was powerless to do otherwise thai
hold him to the grand jury since hi
had confessed the theft.
Obituary Record-MichaeI T.. Har
rison, manager OF the Hotel Davenport
buffet. died Sunday afternoon, neve
having left his room since he wa
taken down with pneumonia TIVE
months ago He had entirely recov
cred when suddenly he was seized b,
an acute attack of Bright's disease
Deceased had an interesting caree
and few men i'll Davenport enjoyed
wider acquaintanceship both at HON
and over the country. He came t
Davenport with his parents from HI
birthplace. Brooklyn. n. Y. when h
was II years OF age. In that year b
secured employment on Mississippi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29
BAD WEATHER COMING....PREPARE

exposure, dampness and cold. No bet
ter precaution against the rigors of
winter can be had than Father Johns
warmth, curing coughs and colds. and
building the body strong. 1t not only
cures disease. but it supplies the
strength and fighting power to resist
disease.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29

1t is predicted that January will be
a disagreeable month, with billiards
and cold waves sandwiching warm
spells. This is just the kind of wealth
er that carries off the weak and siclly,
and wears down the robust.
The safe thing to do is to fortify the
system against the effects of coming
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29
The Man with pandruff

Can now be cured He should buy a
bottle of Zemo today. Zemo destroys
the germ that causes the disease. It's
use stops itching instantly, prevents
falling hair and leaves the scalp in a
clean healthy condition. For sale at
Harper House pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

will restore the appetite. aid digestion
and preventOyspepsia. Belching, Bloat-
ing, Heartburn, Costiveness, Colds,
Grippe and General Weakness. Our
1909 illustrated Almanac is now at
your drug store for free distribution.
Get copy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29

been prevented by a very high stage
|of water. which has continued Longer
than usual
"Thirty-eight new machine tools of
various kinds have been installed in
the arsenal and armory shops during
the year These, together with new
devices and fixtures made in the shops.
will facilitate manufacture and per-
nit the introduction of improved
methods.
Arsenal Shops.
THE work completed in the machine
shop has included mobile artillery car
riages, caissOns, limbers, and battery
and store wagons, besides repair of
field artillery material and the manu-
| facture of metal parts of stores to be
issued to the service. Many special
| tools and sets Of test tools and gauges
| have been made. The use of high
speed tool steel in this shop has been
continued during the year. and the
matter is being given special attention
with view to its introduction to the
greatest extent practicable.
I'm the foundry and forge shop the
very large quantity of iron and bronze
castings needed in current manufac-
lures and for dies. formers, and fixt-
qures have been satisfactorily produced;
small castings for equipment work
form a very large part of the product.
Bronze tablets for marking battle
fields in China and Cuba have also
been made.
The work in the polishing, plating,
and tin shops has consisted principal
ly in the manufacture of hardware for
use in the manufacture of horse equip
ments. the manufacture of bayonet
scabbards and the usual personal
equipments for enlisted men, includ-
ing the badges for skill in target prac-
tice and the manufacture of powder
storage cases. The principal new
work undertaken has been the assem-
bling of intrenching tools, the manu-
facture of new aluminium cup and OF
fireless cookers with inclosing boxes
for the subsistence department. APP
proximately 100000 articles have
been manufactured during the year in
these shops.
i Armory Shops.
"All the parts for 29,100 magazine
rifles, caliber 80 model of 1908, cham
bered for model of 1906 ammunition
and 33S sets of parts of rifles hav,
been completed in the armory shops
with the exception of a part of thu
barrels, which were delayed on &C
count of the nondelivery of satisfaC
: tory barrel steel. In addition, larg,
number of rifles have been dismounte,
, and modified for model of 1906 ammu
l milton, reassembled, and targeted.
number. of new methods of manufaC
: ture have been adopted with a view o
improving the quality of the work, in
fcreasing the quantity or reducing tn
cost of manufacture. The test of tn
Iinterchangeability of parts of the riff
manufactured at this arsenal and a
u the Springfield armory made each 81
l. months, by sending so sets of part
r unassembled from each place to tn
r other, to be assembled with parts mad
/ at the establishment to which sen
We're very satisfactory.
1.-The total value of stores unde
e manufacture during the year was 81
IS Oh, 360.11 The total value of store
y completed was S217S,63S.32 The a.
n erage number of employees during tn
II year was 1,540, and the total disburs
e ments for wages during that time wa
d $1,16S, 743.S2."
h -
t. The Man with Dandruff
IF Can now be cured He should buy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29

RRORS in addition are the cause
IL of more work, worry, lost time,
DELAYED statements-more ex-
pense than all other forms of rniscal-
culation combined. If the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29
HURRY! HURRY!

and get yourself bottle of Hostetter's
Stomach bitters for that weak stomach
and lazy liver. Your condition is get
ting worse all the time and a.lot of suf-
fering can be saved bysstarting now.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29
Work at Arsenal for Year Ending July |

In the annual report of General VIII
liam Crozier, chief of ordnance, u. S.
A, the following relating to the work
done at Rock Island arsenal for the
year ending July l, 1908, is of interest:
This arsenal was commanded from
July T. 1907, TO Aug 5, 1907, by Colo
mel Stanhope e. Blunt, and since Aug.
). 1907, by Lieutenant Colonel F. E.
Hobbs
Receipts and issues.
There has been a very large in
crease over the preceding year in the
receipts and issues at this arsenal. the
total number amounting to 1904,
comprising 94,760 packages. having a
total weight of 1914, 925 pounds.
Artillery Storehouse.
'The 3.2-inch material is to be mod
flied for reserve supply, and storage
room therefor, as well as for new ma
teriai. is very essential. An estimate
for a proper building has been sub
mitted All present available storage
space is now very much crowded and
the floors of the buildings are loaded
to their capacity.
Bridges.
During the past year the bridge
and viaduct connecting the arsenal
with the city of Rock Island has been
satisfactorily completed. The roadway
| of the Davenport bridge has been re,
paired so far as the appropriation for
maintenance would permit The floor
has not been renewed since construc.
| tiOn in 1896 and is now becoming dan
gerous from rotting. An estimate has
been submitted for the renewal of the
entire floor of the bridge with wood
treated with creosote and for the paint
| ing of the Superstructure. An appro
priation was made during the last ses
sion of congress for the repair and
painting of the bridge connecting the
arsenal with the city of Moline This
will be done during the coming fall.
| Water supply and Fire Protection.
"The installation of the new pump
ing plant for supplying water for the
arsenal and affording additional fire
piOtGCliOH 0dS DSeu cOulplSleu uurlns
the year. An estimate has been sub
mitted for adding a filtration plan
which is necessary on account of tn,
impurity of the Mississippi river waite
and the large amount of sediment con
tanned therein. Analysis has shown
the water to be unsafe for drinkin;
purposes, and although cistern waite
is generally used for that purpose, tn
supply is sometimes exhausted AM
resort to use of river water is neces
sary. The removal of sediment is yer
desirable on account of it's bad effect
, on hydraulic machinery, valves, an
boiler tubes. The old reservoir
used as a settling basin SO far as pra,
! ticable, but the installation of a filtr;
ton plant is needed to overcome tn
troubles cited and to make the waite
4 entirely fit for all uses
Power Plant.
"The power plant has throughor
the year been maintained in good col
8 dition, without extensive changes {
n improvements. The switchboard wi
B ing Of the two generators first install
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29
Power Plant.

"The power plant has throughout
the year been maintained in good con-
dition, without extensive changes or
improvements. The switchboard wir-
ing Of the two generators first install
ed has been overhauled, new and i'm
proved lightning arresters have been
put in on all lines, and all open-style
fuses in the power transmission lines
in the shops have been replaced by
closed-fuse cut-outs. An appropriation
was made by the last congress for
certain improvements to protect the
south embankment of the water pool
from breaking through at very high
water stages; for examining the bot
tom of the power pool near the upper
dam, and for remodeling the fumes of
the power plant in such manner that
the power obtained from the wheels
will be increased from 10 to Is per
cent. This work will be taken up at
the earliest practicable date, having
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29

Trouble in Saloon on Sunday.-Alois
Steene, who operates saloon on the
corner of Eleventh street and Fourth
avenue, was arrested on the charge Of
assault and battery and then the
charge of keeping his saloon open on
Sunday as also brought against him.
He was fined $10.05 on the first charga
and $51 so for keeping open on Sunday.
August VanDUrman was the complain
ant. VanDurman went into the saloon
Sunday and after drinking a glass OF
| beer proceeded to throw the glass
! through the mirror behind the bar
This naturally angered Steene and he
started in and cleaned up the floor
with the offender VanDarman was
also arrested on the charge of mali
cious mischief and he was bound ovel
to the grand jury under $500 bond:
which he could not furnish.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29

Obituary Record.-Miss Maria Lar
son for the past is years a resident Of
this city. died at the city hospital yes
terday after short illness with gas
tritis. Miss Larson was born III Hion
Soken, Westergotland, Sweden. May
49, 1888 She came to America with
her parents and directly to Moline in
1860. Miss Larson'S father died in
1884 and her mother in 1894. Since
that time she has been living with her
sisters in this city. She was at pres
ent residing with her sister. Mrs. Otto
Johnson. 1112 Fifth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29

Adds to Implement Line.-The John
Deere Pillow company at Omaha has
made some additions to its already
large line. The most important, per
haps, of these is the Marseilles line OF
corn shelters. All of the John Deere
houses will take over the Marseilles
lines as soon as the present contract
expires with the Parlin & OrendOrff
houses April |. After that date the
Deere line of shelters will be made at
the Marseilles factory; in other words
| beginning April /, 1909. the Marseilles
! factory at Marseilles. ILL.,, will be de
voted to the manufacture of goods fol
the Deere houses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29

several blank checks. These she filled
III herself signing both names to each.
Selling Without License.-A man
giving his name as Robert Marks is
under arrest in East Moline on n
charge of peddhng wines and liquors
without liquor license. Marks has
been doing quite business in East
Moline for several months. His plan
was to solicit a numoer OF orders, and
few days later boy would deliver
the goods. Marks took change OF
venue to Justice of the Peace Corbin
at Watertown. He was placed under
/ bonds of s100 The case was con-
tinued until Monday, Jan. 4.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-15
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Mr.. e. McLees Cunningham, of Lau.
rens County, Struck While Under q
Tree.

Laurens, July 9.-During the Sc
we're electric storm in this section yes
terday afternoon Mr.. E. McLees Cum
ningham, a well-to-do farmer, was
struck and killed by lightning in a
field about mile and half from his
home, in the Rocky Springs neigh
borhood, about five miles from here.
Mr.. Cunningham was in the field
with the hands when the storm arose,
and the presumption is that he took
refuge under a big poplar tree, under
which his body was found, which had
been struck by the lightning. The
field hands who were at work with
Mr.. Cunningham all went to the house,
supposing that Mr.. Cunningham had
preceded them. However, when he
did not make his appearance it caus-
ed uneasiness and search was begun.
The body was not found until $50
o'clock last night, when the party
came upon it beneath a large tree.
Life was extinct.