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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-20
wv. G. Maucker's
Fire Insurance Agency

Property who in need of fire
carefully into the financial standing the
financial standing
standing with the
companies he represents
represents the most
reliable companies in the business
eight he
getting set
a fire
The following standing Of
report of commissioner of Illinois,
Organized Assets
Aachen and Munich ms Co ofGermany 177825S
Commercial Union Assurance
Franklin Insurance Philadelphia 25694T
Fire Association OF Philadelphia 1877
German American Co of New York
Hanover
Hartford Fire Connecticut
Co. of North America of Philadelphia
Niagara Fire Insurance of
North British e8371O
Pennsylvania
Phenx Insurance Co. OF New York 1853
Phoenix Connecticut
United Freens Insurance Co. of Philadelphia 1850
London Assurance Corporation England 1720
Office No. 1920 Fourth Maucker Building phones
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-20
COMING ATTRACTION
The Elite.

eighteenth Street, North OF Second
Avenue.)
Vaudeville ut 8, 8 and 9,I5 D. m. Two
natiaees Sundays and holidays.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-20
The Family.

Second Avenue, East of Nineteenth
Street.)
Vaudeville Mt 3, 8 and es15 p. m. Tvs
matinees Sundays and holidays.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-20
The Theaters
The Illinois.

The Illinois.
sixteenth Street and Second. Avenue
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
April 19-2J-Winninger Brothers.
April 26-Richard d Pringle's Min
strcls.
April 27-''Thc Devils Auction,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-20

Obituary Record.-Elvia Maria, 10
months-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl 'Grandholm, 205Sk Fourteenth
and-a-half street, died Saturday after a
short Illness
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-20

Stole Lunch and Garden Seeds.-A
burglar with an appetite and consid-
cradle foresight broke into the home
of J. w. Lyon, 1920 Seventeenth
street, Friday night. A large piece of
bacon and So worth of garden seed
were found missing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-20

Schools Come in in a Year.-The
two schools of the east-end territory
which it was voted to annex to Moline
at the last election, will probably be
placed under the direction of the Mo-
line board of education year hence.
1t cannot be done before.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-02

Anrse the burning CLEAN of those crafty
eyes.
The head IN which they were set was
round, and the thin lips were sleek-whisk-
cred and cruel. With the natural grace of a
savage potentate, he stood in her presence,
self-lntroduced and unabashed-not merely
catamount, as she had fancied he might be-
but the wildcats lordly congener-a pam
Their!
With sick SILVER, Anise remembered the
tales the hunters had told of the blood thirst
ness of the bold marauder ravaging Farmer
Paxton's flock of sheep
Well, If the creature were going to attack
her, why didn't he do it, and have done with
this maddening suspense!
Perhaps it might be that he was afraid Of
herl An historical laugh half rose in her
she not heard that the human eye could hold
brute force in check? There was the Ian
tern she held, too; most animals had an in
stinctive dread of fire.
The last though gave her courage to make
daring experiment. Waving her lantern,
she advanced a step.
The panther, lashing the stair with his
tail, showed his teeth in a vicious snarl Her
change of position had brought Anise to the
edge of the hearth on which blazed the log
the wind had kindled.
AS the creature gathered himself for his
spring, she stopped and, ,wrenching of q
portion of the ignited bark, boldly moved
another step forward, the brand haring in
her grasp
Giving vent to cry of mingled terror and
rage the panther made tremendous leap
from the stair toward her, but instead of
springing at her, he had shaped his course
diagonally past her into the further corner
of the room.
Making fiery wheels about herself with the
lantern and her torch, Anise now moved
backward keeping carefully in the line Of
the door, while as persistently the animal
yeered his position always crouching like
cat watching the movements of the mouse
he covets.
The door reached, Anise found it was not
an easy matter to raise the latch, while keep
ing a watch on her foe and her fire-shields in
motion. But after repeated efforts, the door
creaked open.
A FURRY of inrushing wind swirled the
lirht of her lantern and suddenly extin-
ruished her torch No longer cowed by the
brand smoking in her hand, the panther
made his superb spring after her..
She had barely time to- slip through the
crevice and swing to the latch string, when
she felt the jar Of his weight as he launched
himself against the door, slamming 1t shut
Beaten by the wind in her utter weakness
CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-02

huntsman's fever he went himself, accom-
panied by his two sons, John and Sephus'
Dollard, the farmland, was thus lett tne
sole male member of the Coan housenol9i'
He, good-naturedly, shoudered the respoh99l5l
bilty, only he told Mrs. Coan that he would
feel obliged to spend the night at the naI II,'
"the whole countryside wuz that t e 4h
froze up there wuz no tellin how ler wv ~
viii yarmints mought travel a-searchln theT
feed"
Mrs. Coan peing very fair type of the
pioneer woman, and with Anise there te~Keep
her and the children company, telt there was
not the slightest cause for nervous Tears
even when Dollard had departed. and me
night, somewhat boisterous, with the north
wind clustering at cracks and keyhoies, anu
roaring among the pines, birehes and Laurel
thickets of the forest. had shut them, IN as
completely as though they had been. housed
upon an isolated islet, whose shore.hne was
washed by a laundering surf. itself unseen
though voicing the coming storm
Anise grown accustomed to such BIT
roundings shared the brave confidence OF
Mrs. Coan so entirely that she sat reading
before her ehamber-fre, long after sally ann
and Tilda May, qnartered with Her. were
peacefully sleeping and Mrs. Coan. With ner
inc the sleep of the tired house-mother in the
The rising of the wind and the banging OF
a window blind somewhere, aroused Ahise
at last to guilty eonsciousness 81 d snf ia'e
Bless me!' she thought, starting up. Il
must have. forgotten to fasten the schoor
house blind"
She crossed to the window, and drawing
the curtain looked out The light from her
lamp, cutting its white track obliquely across
the almost unbroken expanse OF frozen snow
met fainter line Of light glimmering from
the window of the schoolhouse
@Dear, dear!" said Anise, remembering
now. with vexation, how she had not only
failed to hook the blind after her afternoon
sweeping but had neglected to lower the
window sash. ut will not do to have the
wind tanning the fire in the chimney, to say
nothing of the childrens books and maps
What Is to be done about it?'
She would not rouse her pupils from their
warm beds, TO face the bitter chill of the
night night air, nor could she ask Mrs. Coan to go
with her. r
neuralgic pains all day. :,
@,The wind had found its way to her bones,
she had said, making light, in her usually I'M
selfish way, of her personal ailments
a blast Of the horn would bring Dolard,
bnt why summon him through the snow for
! service SO tri1ing? 1t would not be the
FIRST time she had done an errand Tor her
self to the schoolhouse after nightfail.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-02

She slipped down the stair. and hgh.lndI
the squire's lantern drew the door-boit, anu
presently found herself being bufeted by th 4b
wind as she went quickly along tne p"'N
John and Sephus had shoveed for her., -
1t took her but moment to reach the
schoolhouse door. .
Raising the latch, she stepped inside the
large, low-ceilinged room.
room and went whistling up the wide-m9u.n,
ed chimney. whirling into a fantastic oanc9
the ash-huff gathered on the hickory knot
Dollard had laid on, to hold the hire Tor hei
early morning tasks there. m.
The log Aared into brighter flame, llluml-
mating the remoter corners, her own spinSn1ie,
legged desk and chair casting, shadows IKE
etchings, along the floor Of yellow, pine. ca
Anise, drawing. breath OF reiiet TO nnd
the room seemingly as she had left, 1t. closed
the door to shut out the wind, and swinging
her lantern over her arm, went forward "
attend to the neglected window;
She had hooked the blind in place, and wa
in the act of lowering the sash when slight
creaking of the smoke-stained joists over her
head attracted her attention.
She listened. literally, it seemed to her,
with her heart in her mouth. AGAIN the
sreak9g Of the t%bers foloT Steapi hns
The window-sash slipped from ner hola
and fell with a crash, more than one broken
pane showering her with ats sphners on
glass. I'D - a.,
taTlDplnQ ner IduOcIus ohS
But. agile as she was she had hardly faced
about when she perceived that her retreat
had been intercepted. - :.
To the left of the door, as, one. entered IT,
there was a steep, short fight Of sips lead
inc to the loft; the stair. partially nciosed,
had a door at its first landing, the loft being
nsed by the Coans as a sort of packing place
for the odds and ends that will collect IN a
household. ~ L. &c
what. at first glance, appeared to Anlse 70
he twin balls of fire emerging from the gloom
of This doorway, there came to the frightened
orl in vivid horror, the remembrance that
J John and Sephus, in hurriiedly preparing to
accompany the hunters that morning, had
cone into the loft with a couple, of coons
fSey had begun to skin. In their haste, the
b Sn had no doubt failed to secure the door.
and some beast of prey had probably ven
t tured into the loft, attracted by the scent OF
'n What then, was the character of the night
prowier with which she had thus come face
to face! -. e. a.
Fiexile of limb silent of foot. the creature
,a nar into view, descending the steps
ieis1rely, but keeping always turned upon
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-02
cop,rlght by James Elyerson.

Copyright by James EMERSON
ISLED by the pretentious name Of
kM the locality advertising its want OF
Y1VA a teacher, Anise Cummings had Tor
$3.50 warded her application, and IN con,
|k>2&41 sequence had been promptly notified
by the Wahala Falls School noaru
Bf her appointment to the vacancy
It was a surprise to others than the seven
Aeen-year-old Anise. it must be confessed,
When she was brought, under the ample pro
lection of Squire Coan, from the station
xteen miles distant. and In the log school
Rouse, filling the angle OF the fence lnelos
ing the Coan dwelling, was introduced TO
falf a dozen Coan Juveniles, and dozen or
saore lank, tow-headed urchins from the
Beighboring clearings.
Luckily, however, Anise, though. so young,
Vas blessed with a courageous heart ana
others the conviction she modestly entertain
II Of her own capacity to fill the. position
ne had sought with credit to herself and TO
e satisfaction of her employers.
! The Coans had been won to her standard
That first evening of her arrival, as she sat IN
he family circle listening with VIVID lnte-
|est to Samuel juniors narrative concerning
8he bear which had, but two days before, car
4 ed off his pet pig from the lane outside the
en- bars.
There's viii cats. too, that steal mothers
ems Sammy had added, having child
sacher's dark eyes, Can painters that gifts
be lambs when they amt fetched close ter
he house."
"WiP cats hollers sometimes" conceded
ally Ann, jealous of the reputation beng
yen the Coan settlement; but nary eI
T. ainter sence that un come past the barn
be- KILN time when you want nothin' but
Iaby that hadn't er tooth ner spear NV halr
your head, Sammy"
( Anise had found to her comfort, in her
hree months sojourn in the Coan, clearing,
hat Sally Ann had been correct in her state
lent regarding the infrequency OF the visits
even the catamounts, and was still better
eased to know that not a panther had
len heard to scream, from crag or noun
( in gorge, though the winter had set in with
ausual rigor.
/ Her nearest approach to an excitement
bout any dangerous denizen OF the snow
45vered tracts Of wilderness bounding the
saring was when the Dolttles came over
Ne ridge to borrow the squire's dogs for run
Inc down a panther or other varmint when
3nce the last heavy freeze, had been nightly
lrrying off Farmer Paxtons sheep and
pgs.
The account given Of the rayages of thtt
Sold maIauder determined the squire MOI
NV to let bis dogs 60, but. catching the
The Washington times., 1908-01-02
Few Clean Scores
And Many MishapS
In Endurance Run
PhiIadeIphianS Complete
First Day Of Test Over
Muddy Roads.

ALLEN TOWN, Jan. 2-Of the forty
nine cars that started yesterday morn
ins from Philadelphia Ga the two days
endurance run Of the Quaker City
Motor Club only a small number I'm
ished the first day with a clean score.
The contestants rested last night in
Allentown and resumed tho journey
this morning. returning 10 Philadelphia
-ia Reading, P0t-s,0Wn. ana Norris
town. The entire course is I'll miles.
about oue-halC az which was covered
the first day.
Those who reached Allentown with
clean scores in Class A. open % tour
ing cars, were; Stearns, entered hy L.
J.. Berger, OidsmobUe. r.. W Berger:
Stude5aker, Frank II. Yearser, Stod-
dard-Dayton. a. j. Hamilton: White.
Hal Sheridan, G8rforJt Frank Fefcn
Lef;ou.
IN Class r open 90 toursbouts, or high
powered ruuab0Uts. the only clean
score was U-aae by the Packard. enc
tered by J. r. Uorreuce. There were
two other classes. one for small run
abouts and the other for the free
classes ia each there was large
number Of entries.
The contestants encountered muddy
roads almost over the entire route and
uImler OF accidents occurred The
most serious was 90 Hugh Thompson,
Who was thrown frol his ear and had
his skull fractured
The Washington times., 1908-01-02
Union BOVLERS
AGAIN IN LEAD
OF S. S. LEAGUE
Calvary Players Lose
Three by Default Be-
cause of Sickness.

The completion Of about one-third
of the schedule in the Sunday School
League shows Union back in its fayorite
place at the top. but with Ninth and
Mt Pleasant within easy hailing dis
tance.
The Calvary lineup has been affected
with the grip, which resulted in its
defaulting three games TO BrightwOOd,
but a break in the schedule sIll afford
the Calvary players an excellent Op-
portunity TO recuperate in time for their
next match.
The other three teams are among
this seasons additions TO the league.
The surprise of the season was sprung
by Ninth Street, which. although it is
one OF the new aggregations, quickly
forced its way 20 the front and spent
several weeks in that position.
The following records are compiled
by Omcidl Scorer Hilton:
The Washington times., 1908-01-02
ENGLISH DEFEATED
IN CRICKET MATCH

NEW YORK. Jan. Australia has
won the first test match of tae series
Of FIVE cricket games. which are 10 be
played this winter --itl the English
team, now in Australia.
The game was played at Sydney and
extended over six playing days. from
December j. to I9 England az one time
seemed TO have almost won the match
FOR needing "a, the Australians lost
half their vickej5 for s.. Armstrong
and McAlisJer then made useful stand,
but the former was ont at 124 SO that
With only four wickets ina hand the Au-
SJrajauS still required 151 runs % win.
The position seemed hopeless, for the
remaining bdtsmcu, with the possible
exception of CoJter, did not seem at ali
likely TO make many rms But Car
ter Haziitt and Cottcr ali rose to tie
occasion, and. although when the eighth
wicket feli the Australians were still
81 runs behind. the two oWlers. Haz-
lit and Cotter. remained unconqueTed,
and the match was won with Two wick
cts to spare.
The totals were England. 2IS and
$50; Australia, 800 and e76 for three wick
cts. George Gum headed the English
batting i'm each innins with l13 and a.
The Washington times., 1908-01-02
MORAN OUCLASSED LONG RANGE FIGHTING OTHER H0NORS EVEN
HATCHETITES ENTER
TRIANGULAR RELAY
IWo-Mile Event Between
Johns Hopkins, O. w.
H., and Virginia.

BALTIMORE, Jan. Final arrange
mcnf5 have been made by the manage
lnent Of the Johns Hopkins University
track team 10 have d triangular two
mile relay race between the Georse
Washington University. the University
OF Virginia, and the Johns Hopkins
University 90 be run in the Hopkins in
door meet IN January. There wiz also
be a freshman one-n.iie relay.
Although the track team Of the Johns
Hopkins University is laboring under
certain Disadvantages, having lost some
OF their best men by graduation last
spring, il is hoped that this han,licap
viii be more than Offset by the caadi-
dates from the freshman class.
The most promising freshmen Cut fnr
the team are probably StOllCnwsrck
CHASER, and Bursan, all Of whom nave
distinguished themselves in local prep
school circles. The rest of the men who
compose the team are capt. 8. +. 3.
Brenton, j.. @. Breyer, BAILEY, Stewart
Graves. and Wallace.
The majority OF these men have been
working steadily through the holidays ia
the cage under the direction Of Coach
West, and are said 10 De in eXcelleuL
shape for the winters work.
The Washington times., 1908-01-02
CHICAGO-HAYANA
POWER BOAT Race

NEW YORK, Jan Am interesting
race is projected by the National In
CINE and Motor Boat Association from
Chicago to Havana, following inland
waterways most of the distance. and
then running across the Gulf Stream
from Miami To Havana. The plan is 10
be perfected, but the basis of il win be
a series OF daily runs with the night
spent ashore, crediting each boat with
the actual time made from port to port,
and allowing for the time ashore
To the speediest boat a valuable prize
will be offered, and other prizes for re-
liability and other features Incidental
to the test.
It is understood that the Chicago Mo-
tor Club viii have charge Of the start.
though this is not definitely determined.
while the Havana Boat Club viii prob
ably take care of the finish.
The present intention is to start the
race about February Is. in order to take
the boats TO Havana and through Flor
ida. about the same time as the annual
Palm Peach and Miami races are held.
The Washington times., 1908-01-02
SINFUL ANEOUS CHESS
BY GERMAN EXPERT

NEW YORK, Jan Jacques OIIeses.
of Leipslc. the German chess expert,
encountered sixteen players in a stimuli
taneous exhibition before a large gath
ering of chess enthusiasts at the rooms
Of the Rice Chess Club of this city yes
terday afternoon.
After q session Of fast play lasting
two hours and forty-fve minutes, the
visiting master finished all the games
having made a score of l3 wins, . losses
and "a draw
l. Jackson and J. London had the sat
isfactiou of winning against Herr
Micses. The draw same was scored
by J. Young On New Year Eve the
German master played against nineteen
members of the Brooklyn Chess Club.
Including many OF the hrst-class play
eTs, and made a record OF fourteen wins
and five losses. i. H. Sewan former
champion of Columbia. won his game
against the master. as did a j. Sou
yeine, A Q. Cass, ". NJ. Coleman and
3 AZ Stephens.
The Washington times., 1908-01-02

Denver has re-euEaged Frank SeIee as
manager for another season. which in
Gicates that he is enjoying much bstter
health than in recent years Selee DEM
oustrated his managerial ability in the
SOS at Boston. when the Beaneaters
several times won the National League
pennant SeIee also laid the foundation
for the present Chicago Nationals, but
had 10 reIinquish his position there and
seek health In Colorado. where he has
managed clubs since retiring from the
CUBS.
The Washington times., 1908-01-02
CAN'T CLASS
WITH YOUNG L0UGHREV

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. q Younat
klop". OF Lawrence, Mass, gave i
wret he'd exhibition against Young
Loughrev. of this city. in the principal
bout at the National Athletic Club thi3
afternoon and the club put on anothef
bout between Austin Rice. OF New BriLtS
ain, Conn. and Phil Griffin.
The latter palr fought fast, with hou-
Ors I'm favor Of Griffin.
kICUy seldom made any attempt %
fight LOugHrey. and the latter had him
bleeding from the nose and mouth and
eye in every round, while the Massa-
chusetts boxer hung on and ran away
repeatedly.
The Washington times., 1908-01-02
CORONADO GOLFERS
HAVE NEW LINKS

CORONADO. Cal. Jan. With the
usual contests and tournaments for the
regular cups and prizes. golf. the all
yeaT-round sport at Coronado. viii
maintain its wonted prominence in the
1906 season.
The new links at the Country Club
have been put in model condition. ana
now boast the best "asph5Itum green's"
on the Pacific slope.
Chief interest in Coronado Eolf nat
urally centers around the champion
ship tournaments for men and women,
to be held in February Mrs. Herbert
Mum, of New York. winner of tho
eighteen-inch Challenge Cup for women
in 1907, has written that she viii make
d try for a second victory. Other crack
golfers are expected to be on hand.
when the tournaments open. The men
Challenge Cup was won last year by
Merrill *. Waters. a former State
champion Of Vermont
The schedule for 1903 IS:
January approaching and putting
contest Tor men.
January T-Approachirg ana putting
contest Tor women.
January I3-17-Bosey handicap for
January -o--s-Bogey handicap for
women.
February 3-T-Champiohshi golf tour
nGment for men.
February lo-13-ChampiCnship golf
tournament for women.
February 2A-Drivins contest for mer.
February -6-DrIviHs contest for WON
6u.
March 2-G-Handieap golf tournament
for men.
March 9-12-HanGicap golf tournament
Tor women
April d-9-COnsOlatiOn handicap golf
tournament for men.
April l3-l6-Consolation handicap golf
tournament for women
April 2l-Men's golf competition zone
club.
April 2S-Womea's golf competition
Zone club.
The Washington times., 1908-01-02
FIRST PLAYER
IS SIGNED IN
UNION LEAGUE
AL Lawson Closes Con-
tract With Landgraff
for Reading.
Reserve Rule Eliminated.
Portion of Salary
Withheld.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2-Presidenu
Al w Lawson has officially promnI-
sated the Hrst players contract of the
new Union League for the season Of
1905.
The player TO enjoy THAI distinction
is A S. Landaraff. who has been signed
BY the Reading Club TO play third base.
Last season Landgraf played and
captained the Allentown club. of the At
lantic League, during the entire season,
and wa considered one of the fastest
inheldeTs OF that organization. He has
had several years experience as a p~o-
fessional player, having played one
season in the Southern League, one in
the Western League, and one i'm the
Cotton States League.
New Features.
A perusal Of the new Union League
players contract discloses two new
features which differ from the Ma
tional Association contracts. First. the
reserve rule has been entirely elimj-
mated, and. second. clause has been
inserted 20 the effect that D per cent Of
the players salary is TO he withheld
each Day day and deposited in the bank
In trust until the close of the season,
when it viii be delivered 10 the player
On condition that he has not played
with any other club. bue the one ON
plOying him I'm the Union League dur
ing that year. The reason for this
course is obvious. 1t is intended 10 be a
safeguard against dishonest players
jumping their contracts during the play
ing season, and in reality il is the only
safeguard the Union League has against
contract jumping.
Fifty Umpire Applications.
President Lawson is very optimistic
about the prospects of his league the
coming season. and says everything IS
moving along smoothly. There viii be
no trouble in securing al the sood tai
CHt needed, he says. as he has already
received letters from over COO ball play
ers in an parts of the country, from
big league stars down TO unknown anna
tours. over nifty applications have been
received from UmpiTes alone
The Washington times., 1908-01-02

with Jack Dunn re-engaged as man
ager and Jack Knight. formerly Of the
Athletics and Boston. the Baltimore
Orioles expect TO cut considerable Of a
figure IN next seasons Eastern League
race. Ned HanlOn. who is part owner
OF the Baltimore team, will aid the
team through his advice and still hunt
for talent. Having retired from active
management in baseball, HanlOn now
has nothing but time and money on his
hands.
The Washington times., 1908-01-02
By OWEN MORAN.


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