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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-01

FOR SALE-A cottage in new addition,
near Eleventh street; in good repair;
will sell for $1,000, $500 down. bal
ance easy terms. III. X. Walker,
agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-01
ron sALE-CrTY PROPERTY.

FOR 6ALE-Lot 4Ox150 feet. centrally
located, on paved street. For partic-
ulars address Box 267, city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-01
EXPRESS, STORAGE, nus AND can.
MASSAGE AND HLEorRoLYsrs.

given at the homes Super
huous hairs permanently removed
with electric needle. Treatment Civ
en- at homes unless otherwise desired
Address Miss A. M. Kittridge lO1s
Perry street, Davenport. Old phone
3136.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-01
FLORISTS,

piannock nursery. Cut flowers and
designs OF all kinds. City store. 1907
6econd avenue. Telephone 111o
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-01
EDUCATIONAL.

VILLA DE CHANTAL-A home school
conducted for girls by the Sisters of
the Visitation. documentary and high
err branches and all polite accomplish
ments taught. Twentieth street and
Fifteenth avenue. Rock Island.
BUSINESS COLLEGE - Most complete
course in Shorthand. Typewriting,
Bookkeeping, Practical Telegraphy.
English, Etc, at least outlay of time
and money. Attend the Rock Island
Business college, Rock Island. Ill.
Write
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-01
INSURANCE..

1NSUhANCEs
INSURANCE on dwellings and house
hold furniture specially. G. r.
Chamberlin.
PLEASANT F. COX.--Real estate and
insurance. Loans a speciality. Best
fire companies represented. Your pat
rOnage solicited. Phones west %, and
new 5172. ONCE at court house.
TORNADO INSURANCE-Rates for city
property, 20 cents per 500 one year.
40 cents per 800 three years. 60 cents
per s1e0 five years. Call or address
c. r. Chamberlin, agent, Mitchell &
Lynde building.
BENEFITS Insurance Agency.-Fire,
life, accident, health, and plate glass,
real estate and loans: second floor.
Safety building. Office phone west
996. Residence phone 736-K. Open
Wednesday and Saturday nights.
WE WILL BOND YOU--Executors. ad-
ministrators', guardians. trustees or
any kind of judicial bonds; lodge and
society officers: city, state or u. s.
government officials contractors. po-
sitions of trust; in fact, any kind OF
bond you want Except bail bonds).
Terms reasonable. Hayes & Cleave-
land, resident managers Fidelity q
Deposit Company of Maryland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-01
MONEY TO LOAN.

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LOANS ON REAL ESTATE SECURITY
at lowest rates Ludolph * Reynolds,
lawyers, Buford block. corner Seven
teenth street and Second avenue.
MONEY TO LOAN on real estate secur-
ity at lowest rates. Marion r. Swee-
ney. attorney. rooms 50 and 50. Nit
chell & Lynde building, Rock Island.
WE MAKE A SPECIALITY of loaning
money on household goods, horses,
wagons, etc, without removal and
in a quiet way Call on us for quick
loans. Fidelity Loan company, room
3S, Mitchell & Lynde block.
BARREL OF MONEY-On, your salary
or chattels. Originators of easy pay
ment plan. Cheapest rates in the tri-
cities. Remember, we rebate same
as we charge if paid before due. See
us and save money. Peoples Loan
company, 400 Lane building, Daven-
port, Iowa. Phone 2574.
MONEY loaned to salared people and
others, without security; easy pay
ments; no publicity. Call and get our
terms and method of doing business.
Office hours, s Il. m. to p. m. Tele-
phone north 2411. Victor Finance
company, 271A and 2S McManus build
ing, Second and Main streets, Daven-
port
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-01
FOR RENT-RooMs.

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FOR RENT-Three rooms, upstairs, at
1105 Fifteenth street; water, sewer
and gas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-01

FOR RENT-A large furnished room,
| with alcove all modern, at $50 Twen-
| ty-second street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-01

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms, all mod
ern, at PIT Fifteenth street, opposite
court house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-01

FOR SALE-Cheap, 100-egg incuba-
tor. brooder and bone cutter; ali in
good condition; also n Boston ter
rier dog. Inquire of c. Maisel, Eigh-
teenth avenue and Thirty second
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-01

WANTED = Paper hangers; apply at
Champions book store, Second ave-
nue..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-01

WANTED-Man, IS to IS. to prepare
for railway mail service; salary $500
to $1,000. Address "B s." care Ar
gus office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-01

WANTED = Reliable, fairly educated
married man.; state age and former
position. Address u. c." care Ar
gus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-01

Neutrality-suspicious. and laborers at
government boatyard, 70 miles west
of Milan. Apply at u S. office at
bridge, Milan, Ill.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23
AMERICAN ON
TRIAL. AS REBEL

Washington, Sept 19.-Word re-
ceived at the state department yes
terday from American Minister
Dodge at Salvador is that Leroy Can
non is being tried at Choluteca,
Honduras. He is charged with be-
ing implicated in the Honduras rev
dictionary movements.
Dodge says he is assured that
Cannon is receiving proper treatment
and fair trial. The prisoner is d
son of David X. Cannon of HARRIS
burg, Pa, and first went to Central
America with an expedition sent by
the United States to survey the route
of the then proposed Nicaragua ca
nal. He has no passport or papers
from the United States government,
although apparently he is an Ameri-
can citizen.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23
WAR
ON At SUPERIOR

Superior, Wis, Sept. 1S.-The tele-
phone war between the Bell and the
Independent company has broken
out afresh. The Peoples or indie
pendent company seems to have an
opportunity to get back at the Bell in
the matter of phones in the city hall
and public buildings, and is apparent
ly trying to GUST the Bell from the
city buildings.
Years ago the Peoples Telephone
company was compelled by its char
ter to furnish free phones to the city
and the city ousted the Bell phones
on the ground that they were of no
advantage to the city when there was
one free phone in use in the Office
buildings.
/ Finally the Bell company succeeded
in getting into the city hall by giving
a large number of free phones. Now
that the public utilities law is in
force, an attempt is being made to
have the commission declare the fur
nlshing of free instruments and serv-
ice Illegal, and it is expected this
will be done.
The result will be that the com
'panies will start fight in the coun-
Gil. The effort will be made to have
the Bell phones returned and have
them paid for The adherents of the
Independent company are figuring on
having the old phones driven out if
possible, as the Peoples telephones
are free under the franchise. The
fight will be for control of the city
hall and public building phones.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23
OPTION
IN MINNESOTA
WAS ISSUE OVER THE STATE;
ANTI SALOON FORCES
MAKE GAINS.

liquor advocates, they brought out
new candidates, and the liquor men
did the same thing. In one respect,
the liquor men outgeneraled the anti
saloon workers in many districts, by
bringing out a multiplicity of candi-
dates to split up the vote, and then
concentrating their own strength on
two or three.
Of the so members of the last
house voting against the county OPP
ton bill, 16 were not candidates FOR
denomination This left A in the race,
but IL of them were retired in the
primaries, leaving only q to stand at
the general election. The liquor inter
ests have candidates to replace those
who dropped out, and in districts
where the republican nominees are
county option men they will throw
their influence to democratic candi-
dates.
Of the members who voted for
county option, 10 did not come up for
denomination. Of the remaining AZ,
there were seven retired Tuesday In
the primaries, each case being a loss
for the county option forces This
leaves 35 old members still in the
fight The anti-saloon league has can
didates in most of the other districts,
but where the old party candidates
are opposed to county option, the
strength of the anti-saloon forces
will be thrown solidly to prohibition
candidates. These tactics resulted in
the election of three prohibition mem
bers two years ago, and the number
may be increased at this election, as
the third party organization has Il
candidates in the field and will make
a vigorous campaign in many dis
tricts.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23
HOOKLESS WAIST
IS HERE AT LAST
VISITS pREssMAKERs'
CONVENTION AND DISPLAYS
SAVING DEVICE.

New York, Sept. 19.-While IA
young women of various sizes and
i styles of architecture tried on corsets
/ for the benefit of the 400 delegates to
the convention of the Dressmakers'
Protective association in Masonic
Temple official announcement was
made that hereafter it will be I'M
necessary for any woman to call for
assistance in buttoning her waist in
the back.
A public benefactor who lives in
Hobol1en, N j.. submitted for the ap-
prevail of the dressmakers small
metal device which, he said, would
soon take the place of buttons and
hooks and eyes throughout the civil
lied world
More than a dozen men who did
not know that admission to the dress
makers convention was limited to
women, spent the evening in the cor
ridor, where the man from Hoboken
explained the beauties of his discov-
cry.
According to his optimistic predic-
ton his device, consisting of a chain
running between two lines of sockets
with a ring at the top, will soon be in
general use and will bring surcease of
care to thousands of husbands.
"One pull of the ring" said the
orator from Hoboken. land the dress
is buttoned or unbuttoned, hooked or
unlocked as the case may be. Any
child can operate the device"
Give me s. WORTH said one of
his auditors and others also pur-
chased.
Behind closed doors the corset
demonstration occupied the evening
session of the convention. Elizabeth
White, president of the association,
made little speech, in which she
said among other things, that cor
set is the most important article of
apparel in a woman's wardrobe.
And" said she, there is no woman
whose appearance cannot be improved
by corset"
After the corset demonstration
five models donned imported gowns
and walked about the stage, that the
dressmakers might see what they
are wearing in Paris" There was not
sheath skirt in the lot.
''The really new thing, said Miss
White, is the Incroyable collar All
the really modish gowns have them"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23

his alleged cause of action. Owing to
the fact that the canvass of votes
would be deferred until Monday, Sep
TENDER 21st, on account of the neces-
sity of sending the above mentioned
returns back to the county clerk for
correction the secretary of state was
directed to advise the petitioner that
if he desired to present further mat
tiers t. the board it would again meet
in session on the 21st day of Sep
TENDER at 10 o'clock a. m.
THE state board of canvassers
thereupon continued its examination
of tabulated reports of the different
counties and adjourned at 11:90 to
meet again on Monday the 21st inst,
at 10 a. M
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23

and then put in the cork again. This
will cause the whole empty space in
the vial to become luminous, the light
being strong enough to enable you to
see the time by watch Or clock.
When the light grows dim, take out
the cork again, and then replace it as
before. In cold weather it may be
necessary to warm the vial between
the hands to take the chill out of the
oil. The absolute safety of the light,
even in magazine filed with powder
and other explosives, makes it useful
to night-watchmen, many of whom
used to carry it-and may do yet, for
all the editor knows
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23

Redding, Conn. Sept. 1.-two
burglars who broke into the residence
of Sam. L. Clemens Mark Twain in
Redding late Thursday night, were
captured yesterday on a train be
tween Bethel and Redding after
desperate fight in which Deputy Sher-
if Banks of Redding was shot in the
leg. The prisoners are believed to
be professional crooks who came from
New York for the purpose of enter
inc the Clemens villa.
Miss Lyon, Mr.. Clemens secretary.
was aroused about midnight by the
sound of breaking glass in the lower
part of the house, She went softly
down the stairs TO find flood OF
light in the dining room and that the
sideboard with its solid silver was
missing from its customary place in
the room. The burglars had led with
their booty. but the hurridly formed
posse started in pursuit. Mr.. Glenn
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23
A Phosphorus Lamp.

Do the boys of the present genera
ton ever make phosphorus night
lamp? The editor remembers when
many of them were in use, but perhaps
they have now given way to more
modern devices. In spite of this, it is
neat and convenient little thing to
have, and the following simple direc-
tions will enable any boy to make one;
Get a small vial of clear glass, and
into it put piece of phorphorus about
the size of a pea. Then pour in, un.
till one-third full, some pure olive oil
heated to the boiling-point, and cork
the vial tightly. To get@light at any
time, you have only to remove the
cork and let some air get into the vial,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23

all members present. The report
from Milwaukee county also re
ceived. Errors were discovered IL
said report which it was believed
should be corrected by the county
clerk, and the secretary of state was
yhereupon directed to Immediately
return such report for the correc-
lions named 1t vas further dlscoR-
cred that from the examination OF the
county reports already made that the
third ward of the city of Monroe, in
the county of Green, had returned no
vote for insurance commissioner, al
though full vote appeared to have
been cast for all other officers. The
secretary was directed to communl-
cate Immediately with the county
clerk of Green county, notifying him
to secure such returns at once ana
the report was ordered returned TO
such clerk for correction.
"The board also took up the pro-
test of H. j. Neuens, candidate for
insurance commissioner on the dem
ocratic ticket from Sneboygan, Wis
consin, whose protest arose from the
fact that his name was not placed
on the official ballots of Racine coun,
ty, although properly certified from
the secretary of states office.
'The secretary was directed TO
communicate at once with Mr.. Neu-
ems of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, adVls-
ing him of the total majority of his
opponent as appeared from the e.
ports and requesting him to notify
the commission Immediately, if ne
desired to enter any specific protest
and the matter could then be held
open until Monday the 21st inst.
There was also presented to tine
commissioners land considered by
them, protest on behalf of George
E. Beedle, one of the candidates for
nomination on the republican ticket,
for insurance commissioner which pro-
test had been served On the secre-
tary of state September 18th, alleg-
ing Irregularities in the conduct OF
the election in Milw yankee county and
inaccurate returns from said county
OF Milwaukee, and requesting that
the official certification as to the
nominee for said office be deferred
for ten days in order to give the pc
titioner an opportunity for perfecting
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23
The Value of a Shower.

Many of the boys of the Wide
Awake Club are in the habit. no doubt,
of sprinkling the grass in their yards
with either the hose or sprinkling pot
in summer, and it is likely that they
have noticed that one good shower OF
rain does the grass more good and
makes it look fresher and brighter
than a dozen sprinklings do. The edi-
tor wonders if they could tell why this
is so. The reason is that as rain falls
from a great height through the air,
it brings with it a good deal Of car
bonic acid, of heterogeneous particles,
and Of other things that are nutritious
to grass and plants, all of which it
washes out of the atmosphere as it
falls. The shower gives the grass
food and health and strength, as wei
as a wetting.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23
RAPs PULPIT POLITICS.
Bishop Medley Addresses Newly Ad-
mitted Ministers.

Neenah, Wis, Sept. 19.-Most of
the session of the Eastern Wisconsin
Methodist conference yesterday was
taken up with the address of Bishop
Neeley of New Orleans who spoke to
the class of candidates admitted to
the conference on the subject, The
Ideal Methodist Minister Bishop
Neeley urged the new ministers to
keep politics out of the pulpit and
to be ready to submit in matters Of
discipline at all times. The following
were admitted to the conference, hav-
ing completed the full four years
course and having satisfactorily
passed the required examinations:
August F. Hasse. Neesha: John w.
Perry, Waterford; Harley j. Wood,
Algoma, and Raymond b. Cramer,
Wittenberg.
Rev. ]. S. Lean, who for the past
six years has been district superin-
tendenI of Milwaukee, was reelected.
Rev. Lean was presented with a
purse in recognition of his services.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23
SENSATION AT wAukEsHA.
Blacksmith's Wife and Daughter Shot
by EmpIoYe.

Waukesha, Wis, Sept 19.-Mrs.
Augusta Grabow, wife of julius Ora
bow, a blacksmith at Calhoun, was
shot three times and perhaps fatally
wounded and her daughter, Olga,
seriously wounded by John Smith, an
employee Of Grabow, with whom he is
said to have had a misunderstanding
regarding money matters. Sheriff
DwinneL in an attempt to arrest
Smith, was shot at and slightly
wounded. A posse now surrounds
the house where Smith is believed
to be hiding.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23
Policeman Suspended.

Sheboygan, Wis, Sept. 19.-Be-
cause he let Walter Hoehnke, an 49,
year-old youth accused of attacking
a little girl, escape SITTER he had ar
rested him, and then fired three
shots at the fugitive, one of the bull
let's going through the glass door OF
a residence, Policeman Charles Kolb
has been suspended from the force
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23
POSTAL EDUCATION.
Pupils to Be Informed as to Harding
of Mails.

OI mdlIS.
Washington. Sept 10 POSTMASTER
General Meyer yesterday issued an
order directing that all postmasters
unite with their local school auth
critics with a view of adopting the
most effective method of instructing
school children as to the organization
and operations of the postal service,
particularly the proper addressing of
letters and the Importance Of plac-
ing return cards on envelopes. The
pOstmasters are also directed to ar
range, if possible. to deliver personal
talks to the pupils and give the
teachers access to the postal guide
and postal laws and render them ev-
cry assistance in securing necessary
information.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23

ems posted this notlce on the uool
of his house:
Notice: To the next burg
: There is nothing but plat
ed ware in this house now and
8 heneeforth. You will find it in
that brass thing in the dining
room over the corner by the
basket of kittens If you want
: the basket put the kittens in
the brass thing Do not make
a noise-it disturbs the family.
You will find rubbels in the
front hall by that thing which
has the umbrellas in it, chiffon
Ter, / think they call it, or per-
COLA, or something like that.
= Please close the doors.
Yours truly.
S. l.. CLEMENS.
=
Al ~ xs1--o-u4ovr. moe raa0Eprnd
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23
|SENDS MESSAGES
FROM THE BEYOND
n. w. MYERS, DEAD AUTHOR,
SAID TO HAVE COMMUNICATE
ED WITH SCIENTISTS.
WORDS FROM THE GRAVE ARE
PUBLISHED IN PsYcHlcAL RE-
SEARCH JOURNAL.

London, Sept. 19.-Extraordinary
Interest was aroused a short time
ago, when Sir Oliver Lodge, the emf
nent scientist, stated publicly that
he believed messages had been re-
ceived from dead members of the
psychical research society by living
beings. The messages in question
were said to have emanated from the
late H. w. Myers, author of The HUI
man Personality and It's Survival of
Bodily Death.
Fuller particulars of these MESA
ges from the dead" now are acces-
sible, having been published in the
journal CT the Society for Psychical
Research. They were transmitted
through a medium whose true name
is withheld, but who is called Mrs.
Holland Sitting before blank paper,
her pen was moved to write and it
wrote what purported to be commu-
nications from beyond the grave.
The messages were blurred and bro
ken, but large number of them are
printed, and many deal with the diff
fculty of opening communication
between the dead and the living.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23

The pay as you go plan should be
of those who don't expect
10 come back.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23
Communication Difficult.
thus one of the messages ran:

Thus one of the messages ran:
The nearest smile / can find to
express the difficulties of sending a
message is that | appear to be stand
ing behind a sheet of frosted glass,
which blurs the sight and deadens
sounds. A feeling of terrible impa-
tience burdens me because am so
powerless to tell what means so much
and I cannot get into communication
with those who would understand.
Believe me, you need much training
before you can ever begin to- help me
as l need to be helped, and I do not
know how that training is to be ar
ranged, for it is like entrusting a
message on which infinite importance
depends to sleeping person.
The human or living personality is
declared to be on a lower plane of
spiritual development, which does
not receive clear impressions from
the higher plane of these who have
quilted the prison of flesh.
= The messages purport to give some
account of existence after death. Fol
lowing upon death Immediately there
was an observation of conscious
ness" which led to many failures in
the attempt at communication with
the living
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23
Errors in Milwaukee.

On account of manifest errors in
compilation of the Milwaukee county
returns, the board of canvassers Or
dered the returns of that county sent
back for correction. These errocs
were merely in tabulation and COM
pilation and do not specifically con
Germ the vote on commissioner of in
surance.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23
Returns Sent Back.

The Green county vote was there
fore ordered returned to the county
clerk for correction. The county
clerk of Racine county failed to print
the name Of Henry j. Neuens Of She
boygan ON the official ballot as q
candidate for the democratic nomina-
ton for commissioner of insurance
and on this account Mr.. Neuens filed
q nrOtpSt
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23
One Ward Left Out.

The discovery was also made that
the vote of Green county was incor-
rectly returned, in that there was no
vote reported from the third ward of
the city of Monroe on insurance COM
missioner.