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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-10


time was it you met Davis, Mr.
Burke''''
well, a little past nine
County Attorney Beane: who took
supper with you Friday night.
Nobody"
Didn't you tell Sheriff Plaisted and
Mr. Fletcher that Robert Henry took
supper at Your house, Friday night.
Yes, bur l was mistaken. 7 got him
an axe handle in Augusta and he went
home before supper. 1t was Saturday
night that he was at my house,
Wasn't William Henry at your
house Friday night?'
mo, sir; he never comes to the
house,
William Henry, the next witness, tcs-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-10

The doors We're shut but unlocked.
The first he and Gardiner found was
chair upset. Gardiner kicked the feet
Of Dunham's body and said: "Well,
whoever it is, he's dead all right
Questioned as to whether he had
ever seen Durham sober, he said he
didn't drink when he didn't have any
money.
why didn't you go in to Augusta
that morning."
well, after the excitement came up
1 thought 1 would stay around
The witness gave an account of his
whereabouts. Left Augusta at 1 p. NJ.
Friday and remained at his home I'M
til the next morning.
Questioned hy the court: What
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-10

business with Durham or Belts until
that mon ming Had moved to his pres
ent home since Dec. 4, 1907. Had seen
Durham several times in the woods.
Had seen Belts and Durham i'll Au-
gusta.
Had they ever been up to your
house"
Not since they lived where they are
now"
How did you happen to stop there
that morning."
Il don't know l had no idea that 1
was going to stop there when 1 start
ed out"
AlonZo Gardiner had stated to the
witness that there had been quite a
crowd there the afternoon before.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-10
Don't Pay for Water

You can t afford to pay milk price for water.
That is one reason why you should insist on
Van Camps.
Another reason is this: Our COWS are in
spected; so are the men who milk them. Our
dairies are sanitary--cleanliness is carried to
extremes.
In Van Camps, every means known to
science is employed to protect you Do you
know this of other miks?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-10
Why Quality is Reduced

Just now the United States laws DOM protect
you and your grocer against weak, Evaporated
Milk, because the standard has been relaxed.
The law is not enforced.
There is much competition and great tempta-
ton to reduce the quality so tie wholesale prices
can be reduced.
Van Camps Milk has not been reduced in
price (your grocer will tell you that and we
positively guarantee you the quality has not
and will not be reduced.
Quality is what you must have and we know
it is wise to give it to you. So quality is what
you can depend upon in Van Camps Milk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-10
Get the Richest
Evaporated Milk
All Evaporated Miks look alike and taste much alike.
Evaporate Ms look alike and much alike Let point
the difference. Then Judge which you want to buy.

The difference is in the richness for after
purity, richness controls the value of milk.
The difference in quality makes a vast
difference in the manufacturers cost and his
profits. This is important to you.
The manufacturer of some other brand may
have told your grocer his brand is rich as
Van Camps. But is'it SO?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-10
Wholesome Bread

Your bread may look good and may notice nothing
wrong with the taste,
is no more wholesome than the flour of which it made
Flour be wholesome be clean
William Tell Flour is the absolutely are
the
The Theoretically at the Ansrd
Burl Company mills Springfield Ohio made.
Six times the grain is ceansed by thorough washing pro-
before it is ground, and then
1t in with nothing but bright machinery
bags and barrels filled and sewed by m achines.
You couldn't find particle of anyt ing but clean flour in the
barrel it all under microscope, made chemical
of it.
William Tell Flour only makes the safest bread but the
lightes and the whitest bread. Ask your grocer for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-10
How Quality is Reduced

1t is just question Of evaporation. One
third Of the water Of raw milk can be taken out
by evaporation or twice as much water can be
taken out. The resulting product of both proc
esses will look and taste much alike
But stop and think Of the difference in cost.
Realize how it will be when YOU come to dilute
the milk for use.
IS it not perfectly plain why some brands Of
milk are urged on YOU by manufacturers as
Gust as good as Van Camp's?' Don't take
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-10

some other brand and think it is like Van
Camps Evaporated Milk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-10
Not "Condensed Milk ("

"Condensed Milk different product.
"Condensed Milk, by weight, is hardly more
than half milk. The other half is the sugar
used to preserve it. Because of that sugar,
"condensed milk is not used for cooking.
Van Camps is nothing but milk. We add no
sugar, starch no preservative. The preserv-
ing is done solely by sterilization.
For this reason, Van Camps serves every
purpose Of mik1nan's milk or cream. 1t is ideal
for cooking. Milk dishes made with it have
delicious flavor such as one never gets from raw
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-25
F0SS IN MOLINE;
WILL SPEAK HERE
Place Will Address Meeting on
Market Square.

Congressman George Edmund Foss,
candidate for the republican nominal
ton for United States senator, arrived
in Moline this noon, and is spending
the afternoon meeting Moline republi-
cans He will take dinner at the Harper
house here this evening, and from Z to
s will hold a public reception at the
hotel. following this with a meeting
and an address on Market square Mr.
Foss is making strong campaign over
the state against Senator Hopkins, and
is attracting much interest His inter
ests here are in the hands of Judge C.
j. Searle. 1t is not expected that the
Hopkins-Foss fight will have ten
dency to help the movement for har-
mOny in the republican ranks here
but instead there are indications that
there will be as bitter acontest as there
is over the Deneen-Yates battle. How
ever that may be, Mr. Foss is certain
to attract much attention here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-25
NOT USED TO 1T.

An Aledo man came to the city yes
terday morning to spend a little time
and incidentally a little money. He
ended up asleep in the park with a
rather large bundle" on, and the po-
lice took him in tow and he woke up
in the room which, though lined with
bars, is essentially dry place. He
Immediately asked for water on awak-
ening and then repeated his request
several times, saying that he needed it
to keep his head cool, but that he
wasn't drinking it. When he told the
officers that he was from Aledo, one
of them asked him if that was a dry"
town, and he emphatically responded
Yes" He then explained that this
is not the first time he had been in
the city, but that ii was the first time
that he had ended up behind the bars.
He wound up with the remark that
coming from a dry town made him
lawful thirsty" which resulted in his
getting too much aboard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-25

the leadership of Mr.. Norton and with
Mr.. .Thompsons assistance furnished
the music for the evenings entertain
ment. Rev. Mr.. Story of Moline was
"a guest and during the evening made
some happy remarks. The principal
address of the evening was given by
Dr. f.. A. Soule on What to Do in Case
of Accidents" He gave valuable sug-
Pcstions what TO do in case of severed
arteries, fractures of bones. burns, ex-
p!osions. heat prostrations, drownings
and in fact all accidents that are apt
to happen at most any time. He also
advocated the adoption by the various
political parties of planks in the plat
forms for a national board of health,
which he highly commended. The af
fair was most pleasant and greatly
enjoyed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-25
HE wANTED A JOB.

Some of the street arabs in the city
deserve considerable credit for the
perseverance they show in trying to
land job of some kind. The other
day crowd of people was coming up
from the railway depot when one of
the little ragged urchins darted at
them and ran up to a large man and
stuck a paper in his hand and asked
70, l cent. The man handed it back
and after considerable grumbling the
boy took it. He then tried to get the
man to stop long enough, to have his
shoes shined but he failed in this also.
he was about to give the man up and
try another when thought struck
him and he grabbed at the suit case
the man was carrying and said,
Garry yer bag. Mister?" The boys
stick-to-it-iveness won and he earned
quarter while the big man walked
alongside and mopped his face with a
handkerchief.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-25
SIX new CASES
AGAINST SALOONS
Princeton Women Gather Evidence on
Which They Base Petition
Against Two Places.

The excitement in Davenport over
the movement OF the Civic Federation
in the district court to close the
ScEuetzen park. Suburban Island park
and Washington garden, was not les
sened today. when six more injunc-
ton suits were filed against four other
davenport saloons, and two against
saloons at Princeton. The Princeton
cases were filed by Mrs. Nathaniel
Walker and Miss Emma Walker, two
ladies who allege that they have evil
dence of violation of the mulct law
The cases against the three parks
viii be heard next Wednesday, and
at that time cases against five other
Davenport places and the two Prince
ter saloons will also be called up for
hearing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-25
PERSONAL POINTS.

Miss Iona Burns has gone to Mount
Clemens, Mich, for visit.
Miss Agnes Mcneil went to Mus
6egon this morning for a visit
Charles Beeson will leave Monday
for a three weeks vacation visit at
Alliance, Neb.
DIR. and Mrs. R. B. Williams and
daughter, Miss Ruby, will leave Mon.
day for trip east where they will
visit points of interest.
Ewald Hammerich will leave Mon
day for New York from where he will
sail Aug. l on the steamer Pennsyl
yania for a three months visit In
Germany
Mr.. and Mrs F. J. Orth and Mrs J
Edwin Bohart of Chicago are in tbs
! city visiting their parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. E. NJ Wilcox, and their sister
Mrs. A. F. Sala. Mrs. Bohart is &C
companied by Miss Jennie Bohart
also of Chicago
Judge w. H. Gest and Circuit ClerI
George w. Gamble went to Geneset
yesterday to visit with Judge e. C
| Graves. who is just recovering from
the effects of ptomaine poisoning
I which he suffered some week ago
Judge Graves is now able to be about
but is still weak from the effects o
The battle with the poison.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-25
UNEXPECTED ACCOMPLISHMENT.

A quiet looking young lady was
ready to step on the car but unfor-
tunately she was on the wrong side
of the street and the motorman with
a grin muttered I'll show YOU where
TO stand to go on this car" and sent
the car past the young lady or rather
thought he had done so. When he
stopped on the other side of the street
he turned around with a smile of de-
hight as he pictured to himself the
young lady walking across the street
to get ON. But to his amazement he
saw no such thing. She was quietly
sitting down in a seat when he
turned around and the conductor was
reaching for the bell rope to signal
him to go ahead. We'll, I'll be
hanged, muttered the motorman an
grily as he started the car ahead
again, and then he added something
very uncomplimentary TO young ladies
who are able to step on car that
is going at a pretty good rate o;
speed. The young lady did not seem
to know that she had made the men
on the car wonder how she had
learned to Flip cars so easily.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-25
The Safe Course.

"That was great speech Mundy
made" said the associate editor of the
old line partisan paper. II suppose
we ought to have an editorial showing
that he was mistaken throughout, but
really I can't see how we Shall be
able to do it. His logic is unassailable.
He has simply knocked the platform
from under our candidate"
81 know it." replied the editor, ''but
we can't let it go. Let's see-oh, just
refer to it as fapdoodle. That al
ways satisfies the man who votes the
straight ticket and gives our oppo
nents no chance to come back at u.s.
Chicago Record Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-25
TROUBLES OF A REFoRMER.

DR.. w. H. Blancke of st. Paul's Lu-
theran church, Davenport, as presi-
dent of the Civic Federation of that
city has his troubles a plenty. Be
cause of his activity in the enforce
ment of the mulct law threats have
rained on him. He not only has re-
ceived several times a week letters
threatening to blow up his church,
his home and himself. but has also re-.
ceived demands for enormous sums of
money, which any one might know a
preacher would never have. to ward
off these attacks. DR.. Blancke, who
is large, powerful man of indomita-
BILE courage, has not feared any of
these threats and has paid no atten-
ton to them, passing them off with
la laugh. But one thing that dis
turbs him and which he thinks
is real mean occurred few days ago.
a large. heavily loaded beer wagon
drove up in front of his home, which
adjoins the church. The driver at
once began TO unload several cases
of the amber fluid and just as the
reverend doctor appeared around the
corner of the house to demonstrate
Il camera on the opposite side of the
street caught the whole picture. The
pictures have been distributed about
the street much to the discomfort of
the victim, for pictures are supposed
never to lie.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-25
USED POISON
AS means TO
END HER LIFE
Mrs. August Simpson Dies al
Home Near Taylor Ridge, Said
to Have Suicided.
HUSBAND WAS IN THE FIELD
Children, Seeing Mother Dying, Sum
mon Him, But Too Late--lnquest
Is Being Held.

Mrs. August Simpson died this noon
as the result OF dose of poison,
which she is said to have administered
herself. The tragedy occurred at the
iamlly home on the Cralle farm about
TWO miles southwest of Taylor Ridge
shortly after II O'Clock this morning.
The details of the case could not be
learned this afternoon and while it
rs said that the case is one of suicide,
no motive for the deed is suggested.
Mrs Simpsons health has been good
and nothing in her life that might
cause her TO kill herself is known
Husband NVas In Field.
The husband was in the field at
work at the time, and Mrs. Simpson
was in the house with her two chill
dren, daughter aged 1G and boy
not yet in his teens. The children
called their father when the mother
was seen TO be dying, and he at once
summoned a physician. Before the
physician arrived. however life hal
passed. Coroner Eckhart was notified
at noon, and went to the home this
afternoon TO conduct an inquest Mrs.
Simpson was her husbands second
wife. Her husband and the two chill
dTen. and a step-daughter are the only
immediate relatives surviving. Mr.
and Mrs. Simpson have resided on
the Cralle farm for two years, coming
there from Millersburg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-25
CLAIM CLINTON MEN
STOLE AUTOMOBILE
Louis Evers and Ben Hartz Are Ar
rested Here and Taken Back on
Very Unusual Charge.

Louis Evers and Ben Hartz of Gin
ton were arrested yesterday afternoon
by the local police on information sent
out from the Clinton police, charged
with stealing an automobile belonging
to o. H..Dalrymple of the up river
city They had got as far as Moline
with the machine. The men were
taken in tow while in this city and
the machine was found by the Mo
line police who thought it answered
the description of the one wanted in
Clinton Evers said that he was on
his way to Orion. where he expected
| to sell the machine The owner of
the machine was in the city today to
take it back to Clinton after getting
| il in shape to run again. The two
men were taken back this morning to
/ answer a charge of grand larceny
i They claim the auto was given them
and that they were to sell it to an
Orion man for $500.
Sylvan Robbins, Dwight Elliot and
! Blanche Winters were arrested last
evening on the charge of fighting and
disturbing the peace. Each of them
were fined $40 and costs.
Frank Baker was arrested yesterday
on a charge of wife abandonment and
Justice G. Albert Johnson held him to
the grand jury under bonds of $500.
Sven Olson was arrested by Detec
tive Peterson of the Rock Island road
on a charge of disorderly conduct and
Justice Johnson fined him SO and costs
| today
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-25
Ain EASTERN MAGICIAN.
The Feat Ceycn Fakir is Said to
Have Performed.


This curious picture of an eastern
magician is from Caroline Corners
"Ceylon. the Paradise of Adam. The
fakir forthwith commenced to unpack
the burden on his, back, the principal
item being a bamboo framework or
scaffoiding This he held with his right
hand, while he mounted step by step
of bambCos. At the summit, height
perhaps Of eleven feet, he paused. with
arms extended, TO, effect u balance.
For some reason or other the frame
work remained perfectly steady and
perpendicular while the fakir stretch
cd himself out like 4 spider on its web.
At intervals on the bamboos We're
heavy nails, rusty, but sharp at the
point. These nails distinctly penetrat-
ed the mans mahogany colored flesh
when lie stretched himself out on the
framework
Thus he remained, a hideouS wound
made by each nail. from which the
purple blood flowed. lying there for the
space of ten minutes or so, except for
the blood a lifeleSs figure of clay
Then, muttering some strange gibber-
iSh. animation returned. and. making
movements so that the nails were ex-
| treated frCm the wounds, the fakiI
| with his toes kicked away the scaffold.
| ing and remained himself alone unsup-
ported in midair
Yes. there this weird creature re
| manned. his lean. chocolate colored
limbs apparently stiff and cataleptic
| his eyes fixed upward and glazed. ITS
a fact said Cynthia in low tones OF
wonder. AT home they would say we
We're hypnotiZed.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-25

TO the toll gate on Vandruff's island
from which point they can easily
reach the picnic grounds. Each mem
Der and his family is expected to take
along his dinner in basket and at
noon a huge basket dinner will be
held. In the afternoon the boats of
the club will engage in number of
races and tug of war There will
also be a canoe race and row boat
race Prizes for first places in the
races have been donated to the club
by number of the merchants of the
city So far about 100 have signified
their intention of going and if tn
weather is good there will probably
be twice that number at the outing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-25
CHAINED TO THE POST.

Experimenting has gotten many a
boy-and many a man as well-into
serious trouble. Nevertheless people
will experiment. One evening last
week a mother took her 12-year-old
son for a call at the home of her par
ents on Fourth avenue. While rne
lady was visiting in the house the
young man amused himself about the
yard. Finally the boy was heard to
call for help and the family rushed
to the street to find him securely
chained TO the hitching post. There
was chain with a snap in it at
tached to the post with a heavy sta
pie The boy had backed up against
the post, drawn the chain tight about
his waist and Topped the end of it.
When he undertook to undo the loop
he met with trouble. OF course he
did not relish the idea of shouting
for help and he worked till thorough
ly tired before giving up.
The mother and grandmother. who
came to the rescue, attempted to I'M
fasten the chain but without success
Then they brought a chair and at
tempted to get it under the lads feet
and push him up and the chain down.
The chair would not do SO they Sc
cured a step ladder. This, likewise,
failed to get results.
BY this time the grandfather had ar
rived on the scene. He brought out
a heavy claw hammer and drew the
staple. Even then the chain refused
to come off and it was necessary to
take the boy into the house and re
move his clothing before he could be
released.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-25
Bu- THE MULE DIED.

Whenever Alderman William Trefz
of the Fifth ward is in a crowd some
one is sure to ask. How, about the
mule, Uncle Billy" and the alderman
will grin and reply, 20, the mule
died." Here's the story. Mr.. Tref7
one day came into possession of a
mule colt which he tried to sell tc
Judge c. J. Searle. They hagglet
long over the terms, Mr.. Searle offer
ing $40 if the mule was delivered al
his farm in the lower end of tEe
county, and lived three days there
after. The alderman declined, blu
they finally agreed ON bargain, b,
which the mule was to be put on board
a boat at the local levee the mex
morning.
J That night the mule died Had i
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-25
kanir GREETING.

"Saku bona" are the first words a
stranger learns of the KafIir vocabula-
ry. The expression is the common
form of salutation used by the natives,
and its literal translation is, Il see
you" 1t is considered mark of re-
spect not to give the greeting immedi-
ately, the delay showing the reverence
in which the native holds his visitor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-25
BOY OF s VICTIM.
Leo Cassidy Falls From Barge
Near Moline Shore While
Playing in the Sand.
HIS COMPANION RUNS AWAY
Playmate Is Frightened and Does Not
Summon Help--Jury Verdict Is
Death by Accident.

Leo Cassiday, the 6-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Cassiday, 260f
Fifth avenue, Moline, was drowned
yesterday evening in Moline while
playing on the bank Of the river at the
foot of Twenty-fifth street. The boy,
i'll company with another lad, was play
ing in the sand on the barges which
are anchored there. They were hay
ing fun throwing sand and little stones
at each other. when suddenly a splash
was heard, and Leo was found to have
fallen into the water.
Boy Runs Away.
Albin Goranson, the boys companion
told another lad that Leo had fallen
into the water, and then he hurried
| home as fast as he could, evidently
much frightened. Had he shouted for
aid at the time he heard the splash
There We're men in the vicinity who
might have saved the boy, but as il
was they did not learn of the accident
until it was too late.
| Coroner l.. V. Eckhart held an in
quest over the body as soon as it was
recovered, and the verdict of the jury
was that death was from Academia
drowning. The funeral will take place
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock from
the home. with services later at st
Mary's church. Father Kelly will con
duct the services. Burial will take
place at Calvary cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-25
Quarantine Is Lifted.

The quarantine at the county infirm-
airy was lifted today by the county
physician, after the epidemic of small
pox which ragged at the institution for
some time. 1t is stated that hereafter
applicants for admission will be re-
quired to secure certificates showing
them not to be afflicted with any con-
[tagious disease.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-25
Lewis 10 Sneak Here.

Thomas ]. Lewis, a socialist
speaker. is to give addresses in the
city Aug. II and Is, speaking both
evenings on Market square. Mr.
Lewis has something of a reputation
as socialist lecturer. He announces
he will be prepared to answer any
questions relating to. socialism.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-25

Announce Engagement. - An an
nOuncement that will call forth many
congratulations is the engagement of
Aaron G. Abraham. president of the
Moline Candy company, and prominent
politically and socially in the three
cities. and Miss Myrtle Arenschield,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Aren-
schield of WatertoWn. The marriage
will take place on the afternoon of
Sept I.