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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-15
TERSELY TOLD.

John d. Leigh. of Brewton, Ala,
was among the business visitors in
the city yesterday who registered at
the Merchants.
Two additional precincts were
heard from yesterday on the bond
election. No. at Kupfrian's park,
gave 1 for and "a against bonding,
and No. 10 at Reilly'S old field gave
for and % against. Thus makes a
total of POS for, and 1902 against
bonding.
n. c. boiling. of Chicago, arrived
yesterday and will spend the winter
here.
Mary Lindsey was fined 50 and
costs by Recorder Johnson yesterday
for a violation of the stock ordi
nance.
On account of the cold weather the
baseball game scheduled for this af
ternoon between Fort Barrancas and
Pensacola will not be played. II the
weather permits it will be played next
Sunday.
The maximum temperature at Pen
sacola yesterday was "a degrees al
d. m, while the minimum was 4.
degrees at 2 a m. Last year on the
same date the maximum was 80 de
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-15
TO MAKE GOOD ICE CREAM.

Depends more on good extract
than on any one thing Use Blue Rib
bon if you want praise for your yanil
Ia or lemon ice cream.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-15
BIG INCREASE
IN THE OUTPUT
ALABAMA PIG IRON PRODUCTION
FOR OCTOBER WAS LARGER
THAN ANY OTHER MONTH FOR
THE PAST YEAR.
BY Associates Dress

Birmingham, Ala. Nov. 14.-Au
thoritative figures just given out snow
Alabama's pig iron production for Oc-
tOber to have been 140,03S tons, the
largest output from furnaces in this
state in twelve months. In September
the production was 12S,425 tons. The
production for the first half of No
vember shows improvement over the
same period of last month. with a
steady demand for the make.
Call at Crystal Pharmacy
for a free booklet, just pub
|lished, entitled what A Wo-
man Should Know About
Cigars"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-15
Must. Not linoer.

The man who would climb the lad
der of fame mustn't linger too long on
each round of applause.-Puck-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-15

The average maximum for this date
is 20 degrees and the average min
imum 90 degrees.
Eleven cases were docketed Tor
trial in the recorders court yesterday.
Eight defendants were found guilty,
one was discharged, and one case was
transferred to the county authorities.
Eli Cook, charged with being a va
grant and also with disorderly con-
duct. forfeited his bond by failing to
appear for trial. Fines to the amount
of $34 were assessed.
Burning coffee, which was being
roasted at the store of the Gulf Cot
fee Company, caused an alarm to be
sent in from box IL. at 10 a. m yes
terday About two barrels of coffee
were burned. The fire department re-
sponded, but no water was thrown.
B. c. Alternately, grand master for
the state of Florida of the Rebekah
Sisters. |. o. o. F., is in the city and
will address the Naomi lodge Monday
night.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-15

grees and the ininum 36 degrees.
The average maximum for this date
is 20 degrees and the average min
imum SO degrees.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-05
UNH()lz SUPERIOR
Little Soer Gives Battling Mel
son Worst of Argument
at Los Angeles.
NO DECISION Is GIVEN
Floors Dane Early in Session and
Proves the CIeverer Through
out the Contest.

Los Angeles. Cal. Feb. 5.-BattlinS
Nelson was bested last night i'll a 10
round contest with Rudolph UnhOlz,
the B0er
Unholz gave Nelson a surprise in.
the first round when he copied the
Dane squarely on the jaw while com
ing out of clinch and put him to the
mat. Nelson was up Immediately and
looked very much surprised. The Bocr
came near repeating the trick in the
second round. and after that Nelson
was more wary.
Unholz had made such good show
ing in the first two rounds that the
betting at the opening of the third
was at eyens and there was little Mel
son money III sight. Unholz used a
straight left to good advantage in this
round and soon had Bat bleeding.
Both men seemed to tire in the
fourth. Unholz did the better work
,, and several times rocked Nelson's head
with sharp right jolts.
Nelson took a hand in the fifth and
d hard left full in the pit of the stom-
ach doubled up the Boer and took Il
lot of his steam.
In the sixth Nelson tore loose and
fought viciously and had Unholz on
the defensive most of the time. Twice
| the BOer slipped to the floor and the
gong was welcome. Unholz stalled in
the seventh and seemed to be resting
| Unholz frightened in the eighth and
at the end was forcing the fighting.
Fitzgerald Loses On Foul.
| Boston, Feb. 5.-Tommy Quill of
Brockton won on a foul from Willie
Fitzgerald of Brooklyn in the 11th
round of their bout at the Armory a.
\. here last night. Up to the time the
foul blow was landed Quill appeared
10 have slightly the better of milling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-05

architecture, and a One-StOry addition
from the central part of the building
to the south. This latter addition is
10 be, according to present plans, 40
feet in width and 70 feet long. The
addition would extend 40 feet south Of
the present line of the building. An
entire change in the heating plant
would be necessitated, and new vaults
would be constructed to accommodate
4 much larger stock of supplies than
can at present be stored i'll the office.
The additional land TO be purchased is
not required for the building, but the
regulations of the treasury department,
which controls public buildings, re-
quire that there shall be no building
nearer than 10 feet in any direction.
This rule has been waived in the plan
for the addition to the west.
Plans for the Improvements are in
the hands of J. Knox Taylor, super
vising architect of the treasury depart
| ment. who expected to submit them
his week to the subcommittee which
has the bill under consideration. An
estimate of the cost of the improve,
mcnt and other detailed information
is also to be submitted by the archi
| tCct.
1t is obvious that Rock Island needs
better accommodations for the bust
ness of the pOstoffice department, ant
the sentiment prevails that the condi
ions cited should cause the commit
tee to recommend favorable action o.
| TOnorpSSman NcEinuqv'c Hill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-05

mittce with the need of the improve
mcnts. and it is likely that if any APP
preparations of this character are made.
Rock Island will be provided for by
congress.
Crampcd for Room.
The Rock Island pOstofhce is just
about a third as large as the business
of the Office requires. The department
has allowed the Office additional clerks
from time to time. until there are now
40 people employed at the office in
Guiding the postmaster and assistant
postmaster. The force is composed OF
IS clerks and IS carriers. four substi-
tUte clerks and a like number of sub
stitute carriers, a special delivery mes
scnger. the carrier of the rural free
delivery route, and the postmaster and
his assistant. in addition to this the
Office. being terminal for five railway
pustoihccs. is the headquarters fol
about Is railway mail clerks. and 4C
employees of this service are paid here
This makes necessary a considerable
amount OF clerical work. and the main
IdllSlltc or ME Tor special orders
for these railway clerks.
The business handled by the Office
now exceeds the records of any previ
Gus time. and in 1907 there was an in
crease of revenue from stamp sale:
of -9.5 per cent over last year. while
The increase in the money orders paiC
was - SD per cent. and the increase
in the registry department was 10
per cent. And while the force anC
business have grown, no additional
room has been provided.
Prospective Increase.
Not only has the Office already out
grown its quarters. but with the open
ing of the Woodmen printing plant
here, the revenues will be increased
about $1.IOG a month. and the Office
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-05
IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE
1crpicide Is Used to Cure Dandruff

Herpicide Is Used to Cure Dandruff
e. II. Lyon. New York, n. Y, says
Il am very fond of Herpicide and en-
JOY using it. 1t is refreshing"
DIR. j. H. Bush. Toledo, Ohio, writes
"Newbre's Herpicide has given better
satisfaction than anything l have evei
used"
Mrs. Borkey of Chadron, Neb.. says:
1T cleaned my head of dandruff and
stopped my hair from falling out. Ii
is the best remedy for dandruff | ever
used, and have used a great many"
R. S. Coleman. Ann Arbor, Mich.
says: 81 have used two bottles of Her
picide and derived benefit therefrom
Sold by leading druggists Send 1C
cents in stamps for sample to the Her
picide company, Detroit, Mich. Two
sizes. 80 cents and 81. T. H. Thomas
special agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-05
NEEDS MORE ROOM
Conditions of Local Postoffice
Argue Strongly in Favor of
Bill in Congress.
ONLY THIRD ENOUGH SPACE
Many Pieces of Furniture Have Been
Crowded Out-Measure to Give
Relief Before Committee.

The bill to appropriate 100000 for
ihe remodeling and charging of the
Rock Island postoflice building and
$4,000 for the purchase Of additional
ground, introduced in congress by Con
gresham Mckinney, is now before the
Illinois subcommittee OF the committee
on public grounds and buildings. Con
gresham Mckinney is using every eff
fort to secure favorable action on the
bill, and, as stated last evening, Post
master H. \. j. Mcdonald has just
returned from Washington where h
presented figures and drawings &c
substantiate the city's claim for better
facilities. The statements of the post
master and the congressman, together
with the drawings and figures submit
ted seem to have impressed the com
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-05
Company c Tourists Win from Chey,
enne College, 81 TO 81.

The tourist basketball team of Com
pany c played Cheyenne college team
OF Cheyenne. Wyo. last nigh; and won
by a score Of 81 to 81 The Cheyenne
five is one of the crack teams of the
west and was confident of winning
from the tourists, as they had won
from the Crescents on their big trip
west by a score of 40 to 81. Lilli-
bridge was out of the game with the
strip and Hayes and KautZ were out OF
condition for the same reason. but
played out the game. The tourists
play Laramie next, and then proceed
to Utah and on to California playing
at Long Beach Feb. Is, after which
they start on the return eastward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-05
BASKETBALL AT 7. M. C. A
Four of the League Teams Met in the
Gymnasium Last Evening.

The Ponies played the Cubs in the
Y. NJ. c. a. basketball league last eve
ming at the association gymnasium.
The Ponies shut out their opponents
in the first half I to o, and won the
second half 9 to 6. thus winning the
game 16 to 6. The Owls and Knock
.ers were the contesting teams of the
second game, which in the first hall
ended to T. and was won by the
Owls 10 to 9.
The game Of indoor baseball set fol
tonight at the y. NJ. c. \. between the
association team and the Arscnals has
bcen postponed at the reques; of tho
Arsonals till next Wednesday night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-05

will be confronted with the task o
handling an issue of the monthly pub
LEGATION of the society of over 100000
copies. This means an enormous in
crease in the number of pieces of mai
20 be handled in the mailing depart
ment. and the postmaster is already
confronted with the problem of pro
viding the means and room to handle
this business. The first issue of the
paper to be sent out from Rock ISLAND
viii probably be published in August
Revenues Big.
One of the strong points made il
favor of the Improvement of the Office
is the revenue which the department
S receiving here. When the pOstoficc
was first occupied, about IL years ago
there were seven clerks and nine car
ricrs employed, and the first year the
office revenue from postal sales was
approximately $4,000. Last year III,
postal sales amounted to $9G.734.G7
In 1907 the registry department for
warded G2,SG2 pieces of registered
mail matter. and issued 12,715 d0mes
tic money orders, amounting TO 500,
9GSS7. There were 1872 international
orders issued. amounting to $24,925.37
There are a large number of smaller
postoftces which remit TO the post
master here instead of to the assistan
,reasurar's office. and in this brancl
there were 2.100 certificates of deposit
issued. amounting TO $4575S0 30. The
Office paid 105.33G domestic money or
ders. amounting to $1.GO6,G27.93. ant
paid 133 international orders. amount
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-05
New York Stncke,

New York, Feb 5.-Following are
the quotations on the market today:
Gas 500, L. p. 1875, L. S. Steel
preferred 81. L. S. Steel common 277s
Reading 1909, Rock Island preferred
2i%, Rock Island common 1I&. South
ern Pacific 71a4, \. Y. Central 961s,
Missouri Pacific ~, l.. & y. 9G34
Shelters G41a. c. F. l. 1874, Canadian
Pacific $50, Illinois Central 12715,
Penna 11lA. c. & o. 291s. b. R. 7.
ii7s, B. & o. So, Atchison ia, Loco
motive 3G3s, Sugar 112, St. Paul 11O7s
Copper 90, Republic Steel common 1G
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-05

,ng 10 SG,O43.24. These figures have
been submitted TO the committee for
consideration when the bill is taken up.
Inadequate Floor Space.
No business house in Rock Island,
Or the three cities, II is believed, finds
It necessary or good policy TO crowd
o much office furniture into so small
a floor space as the postmaster is com
PEELED to do. The Office is so over
crowded that all pieces of furniture
md all machines not absolutely re
quired have been discarded, or have
been established in the basement. AND
2ven when the number of cases, racks
desks. tables and machines has beer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-05

@4.55; good heavy, $4.2544.55; rough
heavy. $4.25@I@O.
Cattle market opened 10 cents
higher
Sheep market opened steady.
Omaha-Hogs. 1000; cattle. 500.
Kansas City-Hogs. 1900; cattle,
5000
Hog market closed strong to 1O@15
cents higher. Light, $425G455; mixed
ard butchers, s43OG4G5; good heavy.
$4.30@4G5; rough heavy, $4.3OG4.35.
Cattle market closed strong. Beeves.
$3.1506.20; cows and heifers, $f75G
40; stockers and feeders. $2.G0mIG5.
Sheep market closed strong to 10
cents higher.
Sheep market closed 10 cents higher
Northwestern receipts. Minneapolis
To-day, 1873; last week 100; las
year. 9S. Duluth-TOday, So; last
week, 4G; last year, II.
Liverpool opening cables-Wheat q
tc z higher, corn u to - higher
Liverpool clOsed-Wheat II TO Is
d. higher, corn Il to Il higher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-05
Provisions and Produce.

the wholesale quotations on the market
today:
Provisions and Produce.
Eggs-Fresh, &c.
Live Poultry Spring chickens, Sc
per pound; hens, per pound. &c; ducks,
per pound. &C to Sc; turkeys per pound
13c; geese per pound &c to Sc.
Butter-Dairy, 23c to 24c.
Lard-10c.
Vegetables - Potatoes, SOC; oricns
75c
Live Stock.
Hogs-sS75 to $425.
Sheep-Yearlings or over, $500 to
$500; lambs, $3.50 to s6.75.
Cattle-Steers $3.50 to $3.50; cows
and heifers $500 to $500; calves, s4.OO
to $3.50.
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-COrn Gee; oats 4Sc to soc.
Forage-Timothy hay, 81 to s13;
prairie, $500 to- S11OO; clover, $1,000
to $11O0; straw, $500.
WOODLAND, per load, $500 to $3.50
Coal-Lump per bushel 13c to lac;
slack per bushel &c to Sc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-05
NHAckS AT COURT
Springfield Newspaper Speaks
of Juggling" Baseball
Injunction Case.
,H0WS ITS vlNDlCTIVE SPIRIT
suggests That League Disband ans
Reorganize-FitzHe nry Coming
on Vain Errand.

In announcing that Attorney Fitz-
ienry OF Bloomington will be in Rock
stand again this week to file amend
hents to the bill By which it is sought
dismiss the Dubuque injunction,
he Springfield News takes the follow
ng slap at the court:
The bill to be filed this week will
esult in determining whether or not
he constitution Is good. The result
II the Rockford case a few years ago
eft the impression that the cOnsJitu-
on was solid i'll every particular, but
/ the action OF the Rock Island court
II juggling the Dubuque matter for
months and finally giving a question
lble decision is going to be the order
# things in the Three-Eye league, the
,ooner the league disbands and rcor-
,aniZes the better
Even the league busybodies down
he circuit ought to have gumption
nOugh to realize that it is not the
COURTS fault if the league happens to
ave Il poor case or if its contentious
ave been poorly presented.
Judge Graves has signed the formal
!ecree which closes the case so far as
any amending of the bill is concerned
The only thing that can be done now
5 10 refer the matter TO the master in
hancery for the taking Of further evil
lencc and this process will consume
year if it does a day.
The baseball politicians in the lower
end of the circuit who, there is good
ground 10 believe, have been keepine
his controversy alive to force Du
0uque to vote for Holland for presi
lent, had far better admit they are
beaten. for they are only making them
selves ridiculous by trying to escape
he admission. Such childish pretens6
fools nobody.
| Notes OF Players.
| Catcher Lew Drill of the Minneap
| )lis club, loaned to Pueblo last sea
son, has signed as playing manager o
| jhe Terre Haute club. His release
cost $3.50. He batted .29S last year a
Pueblo.
| Bill Ludwig wasn't sold to Washing
ION after all. 1t has been discovered
hat his reported sale TO the Senator.
Vas the result of an error by a scout
and he will be seen behind the bat 70
Springfield again this season.
| President Kinsella of the Spring
field club has decided to bring 10
Berg back this spring to play thir,
base. Joe was loaned to Marshall
town in the Iowa league last seaso
after Larry Doyle had ousted him on
1f regular berth. If Berg succeed
in beating Jack Herbert to the job, tn
latter will probably be disposed of I
some other Threc-Eye club.
President kinsella of Springfield al
lromces that he has IA men signe
for the coming season. Most of tn
old men have failed to return thei
signed contracts so far. Ludwis
Thornton, Scharnweber. Hughes an
Smith are named among those who ar
holding out.
| The Western Illinois league held
meeting at Canton, H., last evenin
when it was voted to make the salar
limit 5000, post forfeits of 500
have $25 guarantee and pla
100 games, beginning May /
Canton, Monmouth. Galesburg. Hav
ma, Beardstown and Macomb were re,
resented.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-05
TEAM ROLLS BIG GAME
Harms Bowling Club Defeats the M. E
B. C.s of Davenport.

The Harms Bowling club and the NJ
three games at the Harms alleys last
evening. The Rock Island team won
the series by bowling some phenom-
inal scores in the third game, previous
TO which their opponents were 100
points in the lead, but which gave
them the game by 145 points. The
scores were as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-05
THE MARKETS.
Chicago, Feb. 5.-Following are the
market quotations today:

Chicago, Feb. 5.-Following are the
market quotations today:
Wheat
May, 9S. 1855. 967s. 97H.
July. 94H, 947s. $685.. 939s.
September, 9112, 80, 9O3s, 81.
Corn.
May, G1$s, G1M, CO.'S. 81.
July, 5934. 597s. 591s. 59's.
September, 59H, 591a, 5S7s, 5S7s.
Oats.
May, 537s, 81. 53H, $685..
July. &C, 4G, 1875, 1875.
September, 1871. 1914, 377s, 377s.
Pork.
May. 1926, 1910. 1910, 1912.
July, 1865, 1912, 1912, 1912.
Lard.
May, IT'S, III, go. 100.
July, 1872, 1872, IT'S, 7.75.
Ribs.
May, 6.75, or. 6.62. 6.G5.
July, G.95, 100. 6.S7. G.S7.
Receipts today: Wheat. 10; corn
III; oats, 107; hogs, $4,000; cattle
$4,000; sheep, $4,000.
Estimated receipts Thursday: Hogs
$1,000.
Hog market opened strong to cent:
higher. Hogs left over $500. Light
s4.20@4.45; mixed and butchers. SIP;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-05

at the present time the following ar
ticles are crowded: three distributing
tables, two city distributing cases. four
cases for outgoing mail big paper
rack, rack for sorting newspapers
and second class mail, IS carriers
racks, the assistant postmaster's desk.
the forwarding mail desk, desk for
railway mail clerks, 16 lockers, and a
city registry table
The rural carrier has been crowded
out of the main office. He has been
given a corner in the basement and
his sorting rack has been placed there.
There are many pieces of furniture
and machines which were at one time
given room in the postoffice and have
now been abandoned because of the
lack of floor space, and other articles
which are needed for the prompt hand
linS OF the business of an office doing
the volume of business that Rock Is.
land is, which can not be installed
under present conditions. Some OF
these things are the following: a large
asserting table for sorting incoming
mail, rack for registered mail
pouches, two desks. an envelope open
ing machine for opening money order
remittances and notices. preccancel
ling machine, used to cancel stamps
before they are attached to mail for
warded by holders of permits. % lock
ers, now housed in the basement; the
rural carriers rack, now in the base
ment. and large supply case for stor
ing inks, blank forms, and the many
other office supplies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-05

reduced in this manner, the Office is
still 50 crowded that there is not
enough room for expeditions work not
to speak of the comfort of the en-
.Dloyes.
In fact the desks and racks are so
closely crowded together that when
certain clerks are working the city
mail through certain distributing mail
there is not enough room for Mr.. Oh
son. the assistant postmaster, to re
main at his desk. He is compelled to
leave his own work when this case is
in use.
In Money Order Room.
The money order, registry and stamp
departments, which are accommodated
in Offices separated from the general
mailing room. is an example of the
crowded condition.
| The room given to this department
has 415 square feet of floor space.
And in this small space there are
crowded five desks. two typewriter
/ desks, an adding machine. supply
case, two stamp cases, two file cases
a big safe and letter copy press.
There are eight clerks employed in
this department. and while for the
best and most efficient work each clerk
should have desk. and some of the
clerks really need two desks to trans
act their work expeditiously. there are
but five desks provided This condi
ton does not exist because of any in
clination to stint the allowance fo
these pieces of furniture but simpl,
because there would be no room fo,
the desks if they We're provided.
Furniture 10 Basement.
In the general mailing department
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-05

DeWiti's Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve is especially good for piles
Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-05
Contemplated Enlargement

The present building is a three
story structure, 47x90 feet in dimen.
sions. The Improvement planned is
a full heishth addition to the west,
extending % feet along Second ave.
nue., and to conform to the present
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-05
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS,
Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock Feed and Fuel.

Rock Island, Feb. 5.-Following are
the wholesale quotations on the marker
fnHnN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-05
DEFEAT WESTERN CHAMPIONS

Totals ..............1OS7 1853 1917
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-05

the reliable and full cut makes.
A large selection at Il saving OF
% cents ON a dollar to you.
Winter Caps and gloves,
SOC value now ..,,.,..,. $50
25c values now.....-.....19c
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-05

When H. & B. sell you shoes
you can step off with confidence
of having satisfaction, one-fourth
off on all leather shoes, pants,
shirts and work clothes. Only
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-08

ouse and Lot i'm Los Angeles
OF at Popular Beach Near Los Angeles
auto-piano with Exchangeable Records