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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-15

sistently that ne could noc get up until
Nicholson arrived to leash the dog.
Residents in the neighborhood. be-
lieving that tragedy was being en-
acted, sent in frantic telephone calls
to the Parkville station. The lieuten-
ant on the desk did not know that the
plant had been made, and he hurried
a patrol wagon filed with policemen
around to the scene of Nogi's fine work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-15
Provisions and Produce.

NUN ISldHu, CD. 1O.-FOllOW1ng are
the wholesale quotations on the marker
today:
Provisions and Produce.
Eggs-Fresh, 23c.
Live Poultry-Spring chickens. &c
per pound; hens, per pound. &c; ducks.
per pound, to &c; turkeys per pound
lie; geese per pound &c.
Butter-Dairy, &c to BIC.
Lard-10c.
Vegetables - Potatoes, SOC; onions
s1.0O.
Live Stock.
Hogs-$3.75 to $4.15.
strengthening or over, $500 To
$500; lambs. $3.50 to s675.
Cattle-Steers $3.50 to $3.50; cows
and heifers $500 to $500; calves. s4oC
| to $3.50.
Feed and Fuel,
Grain-Corn Gee; oats 4Sc to SOC.
Forage-Timothy hay. 81 to s13.
lprairie, $500 to S11.00; clover, $1,000
ito $1L00; straw, 5000.
WOODLAND, per load, $500 to $3.50
Coal-Lump per bushel 13c to 14c:
slack per bushel &c to Sc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-15

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
acts gently but promptly on the bow
els. 1t stops the cough by soothing
the throat and lung irritation. Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-15
.keepinu Omen House

Everybody is welcome when we feel
good; and we feel that way only when
our digestive organs are working
properly. DR. Kings New Life Pills
regulate the action of stomach, liver
and bowels so perfectly one can't help
feeling good when he uses these pills
% cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-15

Stop Only West Bound Trains.-The
ordinance committee of the city coun-
Gil, in taking up the resolution of Al
derman Macbeth referring to the
Twenty-third street railroad crossing,
took the position that it was not nee
essary to stop Tie east bound railroad
trains before crossing the interurban
tracks at Twenty-third street. They
held that the street car crew has a
clear view Of the railroad tracks from
Twenty-third street TO Fifteenth street,
and that the trains do not travel at a
very fast speed going out of the city
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-15

Killed Squirrels to Save Stock
Eldred H. Smith, the grocer at FIT
teenth and Brady streets, considers
himself as good a friend of the SPUR
rels as are the neighbors who have
been Mortified at his attempting to
thin out the squirrel colony that has
been raiding his store display for the
past several months. People who fire.
quently pass Mr. Smiths store, on the
street cars or otherwise. have noticed
the squirrels perched on the baskets
of nuts displayed in front of the store,
fishing through the wire screens for
their dinners. Il stood their raids as
long as | could" said Mr.. Smith. y
even went to the expense of getting
extra fine screens for my baskets OF
nuts, but they got through them any
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-15

No Cafe at HoteI.-The idea of adj
ding a cafe to the Manufacturers hotel
has been given up by the directors.
There is no space in the building that
could be used fer an improvement of
this kind and II is thought that it
would not be profitable to make an
addition to the present building just
for the cafe. Workmen are busy
throughout the house removing the
stains of the recent blaze, and when
completed the odor will be entirely
gone. The paper is being steamed
from the walls in the rooms and a
fresh coat of paint will be put on. The
debris has all been cleared out of the
billiard room and the work of laying
the new floor will be started within q
few days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-15
MOLINE

Arthur Gentry Here.-Arthur Gen
try, the Chicago man whose wife was
in that city couple of years
ago by Frank Constantine, was in the
city yesterday. Mr. Gentry is travel
ing out of Chicago and his visit is in a
business nature. Considerable interest
here was attracted to the tragic fate
of Mrs. Gently because of the fact
that George Quade, a Moliner, had
roomed at the Gentry home-where
Constantine was also a roomer-and
had even shared the same room with
the murderer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-15

way. When l leave the nuts in the
store, they so for the apples and veg
etables. 1t finally got TO a point where
| had to throw away the fine facilities
provided in front of the store for dis
playing stock, and surrender the space
to the squirrels, or | had to contest
with them for possession. So | called
on the mayor, city attorney and chief
of police, and all said that if the squir-
rels were doing damage. had permits
sion to shoot them. Now, l am re;dy
to meet half way the neighbors who
call these squirrels their pets. In fact,
have more than once proposed to
them, that if they would put out a
basket of nuts in each of their yards,
and protect their pets instead OF let
ting them starye, l would do my share,
too, and continue 10 feed them as
have been. But if | must continue to
feed the pets of the whole neighbor-
hood. | claim the right to keep their
number within reasonable limits, and
protect my store displays against de-
struction.'
Obituary Record.-Peter NJ. Gilloley
received a telegram yesterday an
nouncing the death in Chicago of his
brother, James NJ. Gilloley. Deceased
| had been suffering from diabetes for
some time, so that the news was not
entirely unexpected. Mr.. Gilloley was
born in Davenport in 1852, was reared
and schooled here, and learned the
trade of a bookbinder with Luce &,
| Griggs . He was married 10 Minnie
Dermody of Davenport in 1887, and
she survives him, with three children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-15
DAVENPORT

Island Will Open Asain.-It is stated
on good authority that Suburban is
land will not. as heretofore reported,
be closed the coming summer, but, on
the contrary, win be open as usual, the
season beginning May Is.
Coal Thieves Busy Coal thieves
have been especially busy during the
past few weeks, and unusual boldness
has been displayed, according to COM
plants of the Tri-City Fuel company,
and other coal companies hauling coal
from cars in the railroad yards. Gen
eral Manager o. B. Grant of the D., r.
|. & n. w, has complained to the pc
lice about coal being stolen from cars
in the local yards
Offered $4,000; Gets Nothing.-The
trial of the case of Mrs. Emily Stretch
er VS.. the Davenport Brick &5 Tile
company, being $4,000 damage suit
for the death of the plaintiffs hus-
band, was ended abruptly in the dis
trict court yesterday, when the motion
of the attorneys for the defendant com
pany to take the case from the jury
and instruct them to return a verdict
for them, was sustained by Judge Boil
linger. The jury thereupon returned
the following verdict: CAS- directed by
the court, we. the jury. find for the de-
fendant." The case was taken from
the jury and a verdict ordered for the
defendant company on the ground that
Streicher. the dead man, either had q
knowledge, or should have had such
knowledge, that there was a crack in
the clay bank where he was working
and that it was dangerous, as all the
workmen had Witnessed the blast an
hour before, and at that time saw that
the clay refused to fall. 1t was then
that the foreman took a crowbar anc
attempted TO pull down the dirt, but
was unable to do so. and then proceed
ed with pick to undermine it. In
the meantime Streicher is alleged tC
have gone under the crevice caused by
the blast and begun shOveling the dirt
AN interesting feature in connection
with the. case is that some time before
it was brought TO trial the Davenport
Brick & Tile company offered to settle
with Mrs Streicher for $4,000 but The
offer was refused
Killed Squirrels to Save Stock
El6rpd II Smith tho uTOppT at Elf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-15
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock Feed and Fuel.

Rock Island, Feb. 15.-Following are
the wholesale quotations on the marker
TODAY:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-15

Liverpool closing cables-Wheat
to Is higher, corn u higher.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-12-10
KEEP THE KIDNEYS WELL.
Health is Worth Saving, and Some Grand
Rapids People Know how to Save it.

Many Grand Rapids people take
their lives in their hands by neglecting
the kidneys when they know these
organs need help, Sick kidneys are
responsible for vast amount of suf-
fering and i'll health, but there is no
need to suffer nor to remain in danger
when all diseases and aches and pains
due TO weak kidneys can be quickly
and permanently cured by the use of
Doan's Kidney Pills. Here is Grand
Rapids citizens recommendation.
Mrs. Samuel Parker, living at S67
Eleventh St., N, Grand Rapids, Wis,
says: "Mr. Parker, is a great deal
better in every way since using Doan's
Kidney Pills. For some time be
suffered from lame back and a sore
ness across his loinS. The secretiOns
from his kidneys were very Irregular
in action and he was forced to arise
many times during the night to pass
them. They were also highly cOlOred,
and at times contained sediment.
Seeing Doan's Kidney Pills advertised,
my husband procured box and they
went directly to the seat of his trouble
He has not complained of any of the
symptoms since and his general health
is much BETTER
For sale by ell dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember tie name-DOanS-and
take no other
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-12-10

going to be an event of much i'm
porJance to TIE middle west. | have
attended several county corn shows
and found them very interesting.
They are managed by the county sup
erintendent of schools and exhibits
are brought into the county seat by
the school children of the county.
From $500 to $500 is given in pre-
miumS.
The weather here is fine and the
farmers are making good use of it
gathering their enormous corn crop.
There are still few bands of antelope
in western Nebraska and there are
plenty of prairie chickens and quail on
nearly every farm.
York, in York county. has about
5000 people and is one of the brightest,
cleanest, most progressive little citit s
l ever saw. II has 500. 900 court
house, much brick pavement. cemer +
sidewalk and it has never had a sa-
loon.
Hastings will compare favorablv
from a business standpoint with Ash.
land, Fond du Lac. Eau Claire 1t
has ten lines of railroads and II 600
people.
The odd feature about this whole
country is. that while it originally
was all taken up as government
homesteads. today, about one-half of
the farmers are renters and own no
land but everywhere in the towns,
little cities and farming communities,
the people seem to be contented and
prosperous. A. Decker.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-12-10

and is sold at the packing house, three
or four months later, for from 6 to &C
a pound.
The Platte river at this point, is a
mile wide but shallow and muddy.
In writing up these counties. il is in
teresting at times TO dig into a little
of their early history. l visit nothing
but county seats and it is not uncom-
mon to find court house in a town
of less than 5000 people that cost from
100000 to sl25,000 and business
houses and dwellings to correspond
Everywhere there seems to be wealth
and prosperity and it is due largely of
course, to the universal and continu-
Gus fertility of the soil. But, then
the people themselves are entitled to
much credit They will compare
favOrably with the very best farmers
and business men in the old settled
sections Of southern Wisconsin. And
for sociability, the prairie states
people, are model as they, are easier
to approach than the people farther
east or on the Pacific coast. This
frank, open heartedness of the people
is very noticeable to a stranger at
tending church in these thrifty cities
of the west. Everybody seems to
take special pains to make the
stranger feel at home. 1t is quite
common for these Nebraska business
men in addressing a stranger to call
him brother, And whether it comes
from the heart or from force of habit,
it makes little difference as it mas a
good effect in either case. | have
never heard this expression on the
I! Pacific coast.
The hotels here are nothing to boast
of yet the railroad facilities are good.
l saw three trainloads of fat cattle
from the western range pass Grand
Island inside of an hour over the
Union Pacific railway. The three
trains contained over 1900 heads.
The Omaha National Corn Show is
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-12-10
lEGALS
Notice Of Sale on Foreclosure.

STATE OF WISCONSIN, WOOD CoUnTY-In
Circuit Court.
William A. Kiellman, plaintiff; VS.. Milla-
dore Lumber Company, Wisconsin State
Bank of Stevens Point, Wisconsin,; Gould
Manufacturing Company, George b. Carpen-
ter, Benjamin c. Carpenter, Hubbard T.
Carpenter, and John A. Carpenter, CO.
partners doing business as George b. Car
penter & Company; Menominee Saw Com
under the name of Valley Oil Company
Dahlman & Inbusch Company, W. d. Hal
sted as sole owner and trader under the
name of W. D. Halsted Oil Company and
Menasha Paper Company, a corporation;
defendants.
NOTICE OF SALE ON FORECLOSURE.
By virtue of Judgment OF foreclosure and
sale made in the aoove entitled action on
the 7th day of October, 1907, the undersigned
sheriff of Wood County, State of Wisconsin,
will sell at the front and north door of the
Court House in the city of Grand Rapids on
the Sth day of December. 1908, at 1000 O'Clock
in the forenoon of that day, the real estate
Judgment to be sold and therein described
as follows:
LANDS IN PORTAGE COUNTY
The south half so OF the southwest
quarter (sw14) of section No. seven 90; the
northwest quarter (nwA) of section No. five
(5); the southwest quarter (sw ~ Of the
(5); the north half (n1a) of the southwest
quarter (sw ~ of section No. five (5); the
southwest quarter (sw "a of the southwest
east Quarter (NEAI of section No. six
(6), the southwest quarter (sw "a of section
No. eighteen (18); the northwest quarter of
section No. seven 90; the north half In ~ of
the southwest qua-t ter (sw ~ of section No.
seven ID; all in township No. twenty-five
(25) north, of range No. six 90 east.
LANDS IN MARATHON COUNTY.
The west half(w ~ of the southeast
quarter Use ~ of section No. twenty-five (25)
the southeast quarter Use n of the south
east quarter Use ~ of section No. twenty
five (25) all in township No. twenty
(29) north, of range No. two (2) east.
LANDS IN WOOD COUNTY.
The southwest quarter (Sw ~ ofthe north
west quarter INV ~ of section No. four a.;
the southwest quarter tsw al of the north
east quarter Inc n of section No. five Isl in
township No. twenty-five rs north, OF
range No. five Isl east; also blocks one III
and four f4l in the village of Milladore, to-
gether with saw mill and all machinery and
fixtures thereon boarding house and all
buildings and improvements on said real
estate.
Terms of sale cash.
j. T. WEIGH,
Sheriff of Wood Co., Wis
ID. d. Conway and Oils & Nelson, at
torneys for plaintiff. postoffice address,
Grand Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-12-10

seems to have large fields of corn and
his cattle and hogs are in much better
condition than his horses.
West of Lincoln conditions are diff
ferent. The farmers are more thrifty
and pay more attention to outward
appearance and home comfort. Nost
farmers in these parts have their pri-
vate gas plant for lighting both house
and barn. water works, bath. tele-
phone and free rural delivery.
At Beatrice, Sunday morning, l
counted forty farmers teams hitched
around the eihodist church and
their appearance indicated that they
came from prosperous, progressive
homes. At the Presbyterian church
[ found a $4,000 building, pipe organ
and choir of forty, full house. good
sermon and friendly people.
Nearly all the counties here are "a
miles square. Their population will
average over 22,U00, and they sell and
ship out each year about $4,000 head
of fat cattle, 30, 900 head of fat hogs
and million and a half bushels of
corn, and from one to two millions
bushels Of wheat. 1t is just simply
cattle, hogs, corn and wheat, first.
last and all the time with every farm.
er. The dairy industry receives but
little attention. Plenty of apples,
peaches, plums and cherries, are
grown for home use. One county
shipped 100 carloads Of apples this sea-
son.
T. B Horde, of Central City on the
Platte River, is the heaviest stock
feeder in Nebraska, if not in the
| United States. He is now feeding
10000 beef cattle. $4,000 sheep and
s 600 hogs. using about I, 1000 bushels oil
corn day. 1t requires about 10 bus
hels of corn to fatten three year ole
steer. This will add to his weight
from $50 to 400 pounds. The average
range steer is bought for about &c {
pound when put in the feeding pens
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-12-10
Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.

STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY OF WooD-In
Circuit Court.
F. J. Wood, plaintiff, VS.. Stephen Cum
mings, Annie Cummings, his wife, Mary A.
Stout, [also written Mrs. VI. A. Stout and
George Rima, defendants.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That by virtue of
and pursuant to a Judgment of foreclosure
and sale duly rendered and entered In the
above entitled action in the above named
court, on the 9Th day of August, A. D., 1907
in favor of the above named plaintiff and
against the above named defendants herein,
more than one year having elapsed since
the data of entry of said Judgment, and no
part thereof having been paid /, j. T. Welch,
WILL on Saturday, the End day OF January,
A. D., 1909, at 1000 O'Clock in the forenoon of
that day, at the north front door of hte Court
County, Wisconsin, offer for sale and sell at
public auction and vendue, to the highest
bidder for cash, all of the following des-
cribed real estate and premises, situated in
the Comfy of Wood, State of Wisconsin,
and more particularly described in said
judgment, to-wit:
Lot number five Isl of block number
twelve l12I of the original plat of the viii
lage of Babcock. in the town of Remington.
Wood County, Wisconsin, plat whereof is
duly recorded.
Dated at the city OF Grand Rapids, Wood
County, Wisconsin, this 18th day of Novem-
Der, A. d. 1908
j.. T. WEIGH,
Sheriff of Wood County, Wis.
WIPPERMAN e HAMBRECHT,
Attorneys for the Plaintiff.
First publication Nov. 10, expires Dec. 24l
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-12-10
AFTER The GRIPPE
Vinol Restored This Mans
STRENGTH

Several years ago was attacked by
a severe case of grippe, which left me
with hacking cough, soreness in my
chest, and bronchitis. l took nearly
every kind of cough syrup sold on the
market, besides medicine given me by
physicians.
/ received no permanent relief until
my druggist asked me to try Vinol,
and after taking three bottles I was
entirely cured.
l believe Vinol to be the greatest
blessing ever offered to the public, as
it does what is claimed for it, R. E. R.
Hicks, Maplesville, Ala.
The reason Vinol cures chronic
coughs, colds and pulmonary troubles
is because it contains tonic iron and
all the healing and body building ele-
ments of cod liver oil but no OIL
Vinol is also unexcelled as a strength
builder for old people, delicate children,
weak and rundown persons, and after
sickness.
John E. DAILY, Druggist
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-12-10
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Council Rooms. Dec. /. 1905


Council met in regular session,
Mayor gPomainville presiding. Pre-
sent: Alderman a. D. Hill, Bamberg,
Steib, Sampson. Briere, Painter. Luz
kaseski, Gilmaster. Jackson, Ristow.
Rossier and Payne, r. Absent: Al
dermah Ellis, Roenius. Lyon and G.
NJ Hill, 4.
On motion. the reading of the
minutes of the last regular meeting
was dispensed with.
The following report as to the cost
of the 4th Ave and Grant St. sewer
and water main was presented and
on motion, accepted and ordered
placed on file, and the clerk instructed
TO spread the special assessment there
fore upon the tax roll.
Grand Rapids, Wis. Nov. ), 1908
To tie Honorable Mayor and Com
mon Council Of the city of Grand
Rapids. Wis.
Gentlemen:-I herewith respect
fully submit my report as to the cost
Of the SIX blocks of twelve inch sewer
extending from High street north Oh
Fourth avenue blocks and west Ga
Grant Street blocks, and on the
water main construction 2 blocks
north on Fourth avenue from Free
mont street and west 2 blocks on
Grant street.
Labor for Aug, Sept, Oct.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-12-10
NEBRASKA AND HER
FARMING INDUSTRIES
: Hastings, Neb., Dec. 2, 1908.

Hastings, Neb., Dec. ?, 1908.
Editor REPORTER,
Dear Sir:-Nebraska is not tree
less level pra IRE country. For sixty
miles west from the Missouri river,
the state is rolling and there are
strips of timber to be seen in every
The soil is black and fer
tile and the farmers universally pros
porous All the farm buildings seem
to have been built about the same time
and nearly all need painting The
general appearance around the house
and barn indicates that there is a
place for nothing and nothing in its
place. Yet there is little or no indi-
cation Of poverty. Every farmer
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-12-10

You can cure dyspepsia, indiges-
tiOn, sour or weak stomach, or in fact
any form of stomach trouble if you
will take KodOl occasionally-ju Just at
the times when you need it Kodol
does not have to be taken all the time.
Ordinarily you only take Kodol now
and then. because it completely d.
geSts all the food you eat, and after a
few days or a weak or SO, the stomach
can digest the food without the aid of
Kodol. Then yon don't need Kodol
any longer. Try it today on our
guarantee. We know what it will do
for you. Sold by Johnson, Hill & Co.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-12-10

The Beacon Lights Club enjoyed
social evening Wednesday, Dec. ?, at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Ray,
mond. A bountiful six O'Clock dinner
was served, which was followed oy an
old fashioned "spell down" in which
all participated. Mrs Geo. Purnell
and Rev. Richard Evans favored the
company with solos, and several Sc
lections were giveE by the members
of the Beacon Lights Club.