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The new South-news., 1908-10-03

~ " bO Ne W.
'arlor Car Between Jackson and
Culeport on Trains Nos. s and 1.
PASSENGER SERVICE.
Daily Nos Daily No Z
Lv Jackson 4:3O m 3:25 p m
iv H'burg e:1s m 7:o5 pm
Ar Gulfrort ll.c0 am 1000 p n
DAILY No Daily No
Lv Gulfport 7:30 m 4:l5 p n
" H'barg 1887 am 1888 p n.
Ar Jackson 2:10 pm lI:l5 p m
Daily Daily
COLUMBIA DIVISION
Via Silver Creek and Columbia.
No. lol Daily No. lo5 Dali,
$50 a. m. Iv. jackson Ar. 7:15 p, m
,;a5 p. IN AZ. Gulfpor Lv. 1880 \. m
No. lu9 Daily No. ITO Dali,
2:30 n Lv Jackson Ar lo:o5 m
$50 = Ar Columbia Z" 500 ''
ALL TRAINL RUN DAILY
Connections al jackson. HStsiesnurg sp6b
Gulipor: with all lires.
For further information apply or
write.
Elective Sunday Tan. 8, 1908.
S. b. BOYLSTON.
Gen. Paasengsr Az.
The new South-news., 1908-10-03

state OF Mississippi.
To al persons having or claiming
any inte rest in the following descrlb.
ed land. to- Wit: w ! ofnw oeA ~
Sec. -, 2, r l3 wess. You are here
by commanded 70 appear before the
Chaucery court OF the let DistSict Of
Joues county Aiss., at EIiisville, -
the third Monday Of DscsmbeP A. D.
1908. then and there to plead, anrWer
or demu- TO the ale Iations Of the bill
died BY !. s. Dossett, complainant, T.
quiet and connem HE title In and to
the above described land. wherein
you are defendant. This Sept. ~ 10.
1903. J. H. CRAWFORD, Clerk.
ny HENRY HUFF. D. O.
J. T. TAYLOR, Sol. for Compln'E
The new South-news., 1908-10-03

Grand Total 1920 10
IL. 4. Tipnon. Town Clerk OF Ellis
willie Niss.. 90 hereby certify that the
foregoing u tru~ and correct from the
miuutes,
"a. Tixxox, Clerk. .
The new South-news., 1908-10-03

II the boil wee vii should AttacI
our sandy lands they have granf
recourse in tobacco. The "b,iRh'
tobacco the mo vaiusblc varie.
sies. are made or the cd pine rijees
of North Carolina. and have enrich.
cd what was once the poorest ccun-
trv in AmeniCa. We believe W
can excel the old North State or
tfAt line. .-kxam ner.
The pinay wood lands in shi. Sec
tlon grows The fnest Rid Of to bac-
co.
The new South-news., 1908-10-03

Night riders in Jones county Miss
warn farmers not to haul any cot
G. n % tbe gins. Tais AFFORDS the Of.
ficials Of the Free Safe Of Jones 4
splendid opportunity to increase the
population Of the penitentiary.-
CoAst Beacon.
lt'sall . myth. there are no nigh
riders in Jones county, Joke, joko
The new South-news., 1908-10-03

TIE un,niMitv Il tie democrat
north, south. east and wet In en-
-hus!astic slpp,rs Of B-yar, fss
had no p,rnllel in the history Of tht
purity since The 'ri'cen campaiRn.
MOI a dis enting voice has b. on raj
cd by prom On 'r nhnen,i,l
Demo orat IN any section OF ,h~ Z =
ion, while on tie other hand thos.
who most bitterly oppceed him q
other ye,rs, are now fold in hi
behalf Aberd. en- Examiner.
The new South-news., 1908-10-03

william Jennings Bryan would
hike to know how Mr.. TIT = z ina
10 prevent panics. II he l. elected,
y hen his god father, Mr.. Roosevelt.
already has ono on hts banda
Headblcck. =;
The new South-news., 1908-10-03

From all qusrters como signs ci
anxiety in Repub' loan ranks Mr..
Bryan 10 foscinR the 0eht1pg and
bis oo. onents are Lard his.-1c-
Henry Nave.
The new South-news., 1908-10-03

Oacs was young ard rcw ar
old and have u, var see. giii ,ha
was untaitsfp' fo hs- mother fhs
eva csm- 10 b, worth On '-e-ec
hu ton to her hu hi' d. L. is the
law Of Gol l. n. xa l. in the
Bi)'e. bu, il ia written large. and IL
1E!nF miserable ives @. many uhfOr
tunate h ms. lam spa ing 70
ne Noys now. T. YOU chaps ev''
, me across girl rhat W n c
suil Of roses slys ~ vnuass she C me-
J 10 the door; "Ic n 81 fr 81 m q.
Mt vet 90 tn ~ Il sar not vaai
ed Y u ~ai' far that girl Yo,
! stright Gown on tho door step
} aud W j. f,s h-~, hecau Q some 9th
or fellow may c, me alon nnr carr
0 her Fl. and right there YOU io>e
0 angel WMs for that girl and SIC
0 10 her like a bar 70 4 mules tale. =
Bill Arp.
The new South-news., 1908-10-03

Dk- -. o. SMITH,
Ofic aours, 10 to 1870 A. NJ. and
! 4P. ~
Sundays. 9:3O 20 1890 A. NJ and
tto5P. NJ.
Office hours will be strictly OBJ
served 40 far as practicable. Ny
patrons and friends will please leave
calls between office hours when pos
sible to do 40, at either my resi-
dsnce or Ward's Drug Store.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-01-06
CASE NOT DECIDED
buuue Baseball Injunction
will be Argued Again Be-
fore Judge Graves.
JUDGE GEST LEAVES BRIEFS
Attorney FitzHenry Here from
Bloomington to Endeavor TO Sc
cure Early Action.

Judge Gest, before closing the busi-
ness of the September term of the
circuit court Saturday. turned over to
Circuit Clerk Gamble the briefs in the
Dubuque baseball injunction case with
the request that they be given to Judge
Graves today. The pressure of other
matter is presumably the reason no
decision was given. Judge Gest heard
the arguments and took the case under
|advisement a month or more ago.
Attorney FitzHenry of Bloomington.
who represents President Holland of
the Three-Eye league, arrived today
and will ask that some action be taken
at the earliest possible date. OF course
it will be necessary to argue the mat
ter over again. C. B. Marshall of Searle
& Marshall, represents Dubuque
Trying to Hurry Decision.
The reason For desiring early action
from the leagues standpoint is to get,
| if possible, a decision before the an
nual meeting of the league in Chicago
Jan. IA. So long as the injunction re-
mains in force the hands of the base.
ball authorities are tied and they can
do nothing. If it is dissolved. as the
attorney for Mr.. Holland will contend
should be done, the question can be
| raised at the coming meeting and such
action as baseball rules permit of may
| be taken.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-01-06
FACTORIES RESUME
OPERATIONS TODAY
Rock Island PFoW Company and RocE
Island Stove Company Busy At
ter Holiday Shutdown.

Two important Rock Island factories
resumed operations this morning. af-
ter a brief shutdown through the holi-
day season. The Rock Island Plow
company reopened in all departments,
putting 800 men at work. This, with
the number kept at work for the past
two weeks, brings the force up to not
far below the maximum employed.
The Rock Island Stove company
shut down Dec 2S for the holiday in
ventory and today all departments re-
sumed operations. Prospects are that
both concerns will run full blast from
now on.
The Rock Island shops at Silvis re
sumed in all departments today, put
ting 500 men on. The number is
greater than was laid off just before
the holidays.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-01-06
WING DAMS BACK
THE WATER UP HERE
Comparison of Quantity in River With
Other Years Lost by Recent
improvements.

Captain Walter A. Blair saws the
river is lower than for many years,
though it still continues some two feet
above the low water mark. The low
water mark, the captain says, is mis-
leading, for the building of number
of wing dams below the city last sea
son has had the effect of backing the
water up at this point so that it is now
impossible to make any accurate com
parison with stages of the river in the
past. Captain Blair draws his conclu
sionS from the condition of the stream
generally. not with reference to this
particular point. With the wing dams
in there is little likelihood Of the pres
ent low water mark ever being reached
again.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-01-06
OBITUARY..
George Scherer.

George Scherer, resident of the
county since 1850, died yesterday noon
at his home on Thirty-eighth street in
South Rock Island, just south of the
city limits. Death was due to old
age. Mr.. Scherer was born in Ger
many July 26, 1929, and in 1850 came
to the United States and settled in
Rock Island. After few years res
idence here he secured a piece OF
property south of the city and engaged
in gardening. He was married April
10, 1858, his wife having died q years
ago.
He is survived by four sons, Jacob
Philip and Fred of South Rock Island
and George of South Moline, and by
five daughters, Mrs. Henry Raithel
and Mrs James Kerr of South Rocl
Island, ,and Gertrude, Katherine anC
Mary, all at home. He is survived
by % grandchildren and one grea
grandchild.
| The funeral will be held Wednes
day afternoon, services being con
Quoted at 1:30 from the home and a
,2;30 from the German Lutheral
church of which he had for years beel
a member. Burial will take place a
the Lutheran cemetery.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-01-06
STAYS IN KANSAS
Baby Case Will Not
be Thrown Back Into Rock
Island Circuit Court.
FEDERAL COURT RULES ON 1T
Judge Pollock of Topeka Declines to
Take urisdiction-Victory
for Mrs. Bleakey.

A dispatch from Topeka, Kan, an
nounces that Federal Judge Pollock
has refused to accept jurisdiction in
the incubator baby case. This leaves
Mrs. Bleakley, the supposed mother.
in possession in Kansas, with the
original case in the Illinois courts re-
manded for retrial by the appellate
court Had the federal court accept
ed jurisdiction it had been asserted
the case would have been turned over
to the Illinois courts, in which Mr..
and Mrs. James Barclay, formerly Of
Moline, would have had the advantage.
AS the matter stands now their only
recourse is some sort of appeal, and
this they will undoubtedly take under
the contention, which they have held
tc throughout, that the adoption papers
by which they secured the child at the
ST. Louis worlds fair and by which
the supposed mother relinqnished her
claims to the little-Gns are legal.
wantea' agreement.
Judge Pollock tried to get the attor-
neys in the case to enter into a stipu-
| latien TO take the case out of the fed
eTal courts and return it to the Illi-
nois courts, thus relieving his court OF
the necessity of deciding it's jurisdic-
| ton. The attorneys for Mrs. Barclay
agreed to this, but Eugene Ware, rep
resenting Mrs. Bleakley, declined to
enter into the agreement. The court
then stated that an offer to enter into
such stipulation could be made part
of the record of either side. The at.
torneys for Mrs. Barclay announced
that they would take advantage OF
this. The attorneys for Mrs. Bleakley
will no doubt reject the offer.
The case was argued at length by
the attorneys. The arguments were
to have been heard at Kansas City
Kan, but at the last minute the court
decided to hear the case in chambers
lat Topeka. Senator Fitzpatrick anC
w p. Hackney, attorneys for the Bar
lclays. upheld the legality of the s.
Louis adoption papers, signed Nov.
1904. Eugene Ware, Judge J. Q. A
Norton and w. r. Brownell, attorney.
! for Mrs. Bleakley, attacked the legal
ity of the papers.
Lawful Residence Important.
Mrs. Barclays attorneys held tha
the supreme court of the state of Kan
sas had in the past recognized th
validity of adoption papers legall
drawn in other states. Mr. Ware cor
; tended that, as the Bleakleys wer
, legal residents of Kansas at the tim
: of the birth and adoption of the baby
the papers should have been drawn i
\ Kansas under the laws of that state
and accompanied by appropriate a,
tion by one of the probate courts G
that state
Rock Island Argus., 1908-01-06
LOCAL OFFICE KEPT OPEN
Marines Will Be Enlisted Here Till
Further Orders as Vacancies Occur,

Further Orders as Vacancies Occur.
The local marine recruiting station
in the postoffice building reports that
the marine corps is now recruited to
it's full strength allowed by law, and
many recruiting offices are being clos
ed. The local Office will continue open
until further orders, and men desiring
to enlist can make application as in the
past. 1t is understood, however, that
some time may elapse before man is
enlisted after he makes application and
has been accepted.
Young men who pass the necessary
examination satisfactorily will be
placed on probation and they will then
be enlisted as vacancies occur in the
corps.
The marine corps is the most attrac
tive branch of the service and the ex
animation for enlistalent therein is
somewhat stricteF|than the examina
ton for ADMISSION to other branches.
Congress<nas been asked to increase
| the nav of marines and to increase the
strength of the corps by 1000 men
Lard it is said that both bills are very
1likely to pass without serious. opposi
| ton
Rock Island Argus., 1908-01-06
Judges, relative to the matter of ap-
pointing asreporter.
PERSONAL POINTS.

Ferd Levy left this afternoon for
Sioux City.
Clayton Shinstrom has returned to
resume his studies at Grinnell
DIR. c. E. Robb has returned to Chi
eago after spending the holidays in
the city.
Miss Battin Bradley of Centerville,
Iowa, is the guest of Miss Elizabeth
McHugh, at the Harper.
Miss Dorothy Chamberlain has re-
turned to Rockford where she is study
ing i'll Rockford college.
Charles Fiebig and Edward Brein
are in Chicago taking in the motor
boot show being held there
Fay Taylor has returned to his stud
les at Lake Forest after spending the
holidays in thefcity with his parents.
Will and Stewart Marquis have de-
parted for Lake Forest to continue
their studies after the holiday vaea-
ton.
Misses Zetta Benson and Helvig An
derscn departed this afternoon for
Grinnell, to resume their studies in
Iowa college.
PhiIo Cable, Peter Connor, Fred
Mitchell. Richard Carter and Edward
Guyer have returned to their various
schools in the east.
Mrs. w. H. White and daughter
Margaret of Mediapolis, Iowa, who
have spent the holidays with relatives
in this city returned home today.
Miss Winifred McAuliffe, who has
been Il stenographer in the superin
tendent's office at Silvis for three
years, has resigned her position and
has gone east.
Miss Dorothy Peasants and hei
roommate, Miss Eloise Bramlett at
tending Lake Forest college, left to
day to resume their studies after the
holiday vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred H. Potter of Oak
land, Cal, are the parents of son. ac
cording to word received in Rock Is
land Mrs. Potter was formerly Miss
Rose Meenan of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. H. Marrero, Jr.
and little daughter will return thi:
evening to their home in New Orlean!
after a holiday visit at the home o.
Mrs. Marrero's parents, Mr. and Mrs
&C. J. Larkin.
The Misses Evangeline Casteel AM
Marguerite Potter have returned tt
school at Washington, Miss Edna Car
has returned TO Vassar, the Misse
IClara Crawford and Marian McCand
less to Lake Forest, Laura Marquis t
Chicago, and Margo Kohn to Vassar.
Leon Lift, James McEinerne, Hel
man Heimbeck, Ralph Souders, lie
Kaupke, Dale Hayes, Roy Collins
Guy Munger, Fred Hegadorn, Ben Lai
lin, Earnest Nicholas, Oscar Frazer
and Walter Heimbeck left yesterda
morning for UrDana to resume thei
studies in the University of Illinoi
after the Christmas vacation.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-01-06
WARD CLUB is TO MEET
Republicans to Elect Officers at Turner
Hall. Jan. IL.

The first move in spring politics has
been made by the Third Ward Repub-
lican club, which has issued a call for
a meeting Tuesday, Jan. IA, at Turner
hall. for the purpose of holding the an
nual election of officers. After the
business meeting the club will be ad
dressed by various republicans of the
city, and the session will develop into
a mutual admiration gathering The
club was formed last spring, and its
constitution provides for the annual
election of officers in January.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-01-06
GEORGE SKINNER
NAMED AS FOREMAN
and Began Its Investigations
With Opening of Court.

Judge Graves this afternoon con-
vened the January term of the circuit
court, and the grand jury reported and
began its Investigations. George Skin.
ner of Hampton was named as forenaf
of the jury by Judge Graves. -
The court, with the opening of this
term, begins the use of a pew and I'M
proved loose leaf minpse book, which
is expected to pross saving in time
for the court apda convenient and less
expensive nssfhod of record.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-01-06
REMARKABLE CAIN.
Business of Postoffice Shows
Big Increases Over That
Handled During 1906
IN ALL The DEPARTMENTS
Growth in One Instance is Over 27
Per Cent-Argument for I'M
proved Facilities.

Important increases in the business
of the Rock Island postoffice are shown
by comparative statement prepared
by Postmaster H. A. j. Mcdonald,
showing the business of the office for
1906 and 1907 in the various depart
ments. An increase of 5-1I per cent
is shown in the stamp department; an
increase of 16 SO per cent was exper-
fenced in the money order department
in the amount of money involved in
the orders paid and 27 S-15 per cent in
the number of orders; there was an
increase of 10 7-10 per cent in the num-
Der of registered packages handled !:
and material increases in the business
of the sub-stations and other depart
ments.
In the stamp department the sales
for 1907 were $96,734.67, as compared
with $SS.375.64 for 1906, an increase
lof $S.359.03
In the money order department the
largest increase is shown in the num-
ber of paid orders, there being 22,73S
more than last year, with an increase
in the amount of $22S,285.25.
Money Order Department.
Figures of this department are given
as follows:
Number of domestic orders issued in
| 1906, 12,563, amounting to 500 ,000.S1;
| in 1907 there were 12,715 orders
amounting to $99,9GSS7.
Number of international orders is
sued in 1906, LIP, amounting to $40,
04T.50; in 1907 the number was 1872
amounting to $24,925.37.
The number of certificates of deposit
issued in 1906 was 2,01S, amounting tC
$513,142; the number in 1907 was 2,
100, amounting to -s457, 5000.
| The domestic orders paid in 1906
numbered S2,59S, amounting to $1,37S,
342.6S. while in 1907 the number wa:
| 105,3 1856. amounting to S1,606,627.93.
| The International orders paid in 190'
numbered 107, and amounted to 81
1902; the number in 1907 was 1873
amounting to $6,043.24.
Registered Mail.
There was an increase of 10,32S pie
ceS in the number of registered piece
handled by that department.
The figures of the department shoy
the following:
Rock Island Argus., 1908-01-06
I-use.

Mrs Florence Luse died at 1870 this
morning at ST. Anthony's hospital af-
ter a protracted illness. She was first
stricken while on the way to her home
in Louisville from the west and was
taken from the train to the home of
James Price, 1901 Second avenue
Mrs. Price being friend of the unfor-
tunate lady. No improvement being
shown after. some weeks, the patient
was removed to the hospital, where her
decline continued till the end. Mrs
Luse was 60 years of age. A son, R
Luse, arrived today and will leave with
the remains tonight for Louisville.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-01-06
BROCKETT'S FUNERAL HELD
Davenporter Who Shot Himself and
Chicago Woman Duried.

Chicago Woman curieo.
The funeral of Bet Brockett, the
Davenport man who shot and serious
ly wounded Mrs Ruby Pishzak and
killed himself at Chicago Friday night,
was held yesterday afternoon at the
home Of his brother-in-law, DIR. J. ID.
McCosnell, 2039 Grand avenue, Daven-
porc. The services were private and
ne Masons were in charge. Inter
ment was made at Oakdale cemetery
Word from Chicago today was to the
effect that Mrs. Pishzak is improving
and it is expected she will recover
She and her husband have become
IrecOnciled.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-01-06
Delivery in City.

IOldl .0S,Oof OS,oOA
Delivery in City.
In the city delivery division the fig
ures show that in 1907 there were 81
SAG letters forwarded and 12,26S letters
returned TO the writer's, as compared
with 25,902 letters forwarded and s.
949 returned to the writer's in 1906.
The benefit of the sub-stations is
demonstrated from the business haN'
died during the year. In 1907 tJJzre
were Il, ,206 money orders issuetat all
of these stations, these order.'amount-
ing to $73,2SS.22. There were 9,274
orders issued in 1906 apa their amount
was $55920.S1. -.
Mailing department.
The work of enc mailing department
is shown by the figures of the special
weighing of all mails, which began
! july 1, 1907. and ended Dec. 81. The
figures of the various weights have
Just been completed, and are as fol
lows:
First class matter 47,aS7 pounds and
IL ounces.
Second class matter, to subscribers
124,294 pounds; sample copies, 6S5
pounds; free in county, 1898 pounds;
transient, 3.776 pounds and ounces
Third class, 44,392 pounds and Is
ounces.
Fourth class, 9123 pounds and s
ounces.
Franked matter, 154 pounds and II
ounces.
Penalty matter, $3.50 pounds ant
10k ounces.
Total weight of equipment, S5,36.
pounds and 10 ounces.
Figures Gratifying.
| The figures of the postmaster's re
port are gratifying. as they indicate
fairly accurately the general growth
of the business of the city. The stats
tics of the year should prove stronl
|argument in favor of the increased ia
lcilities for which application has Ion,
been made, and for which there is
bill in congress now appropriating tn
Ineeded funds. The business of the ot
flee has been growing with rapi
strides for many years, and the faeil
ties have for several years been insui
ficient to handle the business of tn
department properly and convenient,
The treasury department has alread
) ruled in favor of an exception to tn
, building rule which makes it imposs
! BILE to build government buildin
: within 45 feet of any other structur'
! and has approved plans to extend th
r postofice building both along Secon
avenue ard to the south. The plar
; are designed to give the Office suf
icient facilities to accommodate Il
Rock Island Argus., 1908-01-06
WSodmen 25 Years of AGE.

The Modern Woodmen of America
wfs % years of age yesterday, and
lowing to the anniversary falling on
Sunday the event was not celebrated.
All the Rock Island camps have either
observed the occasion or will soon.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-01-06
Modern Maccsbees. Attention,

the Modern Maccabees, will hereafter
hold their meetings in Maths hall the
second and fourth Wednesday of each
month. First meeting will be held
Wednesday evening, Jan. s.
By order of
Mrs. Ella Bleuer,
Mrs. Ida NJ. Smith, Commander
Record Keeper.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-01-06

In Honor of Mrs. Tyson.-Mrs. A. d.
Walker Saturday afternoon at her
home, S13 Twenty-second street, enter
tanned large company of ladies for
her daughter Mrs. f. E. Tyson of Dan
vile. who has been spending the holi-
days in the city. Several vocal selec-
tions were given by Mrs. r. r. Hogan
and Miss Henrietta Kinner gave a
number of readings. course lunch
con was served during the afternoon.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-01-06

1t goes to the root of disease,
strengthens and invigorates. It's life
giving qualities are not contained in
any other reme|y. HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea has stood the severest
test-time. For 30 years the sures.
remedy. 35 cents. tea or tablets
Harper House pharmacy.