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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-12
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, March 11.-Wheat-Ma
1890. July, S9Ac; Sept, S6Ac. Corn
May, 65c; July, 62h@62Ac; Sept,
61Ac Oats-May, old, $3.50; May,
Size; July, old, AN @44asc; Sept,
37hc. Pork-May, $12.12h; July,
S12.521h. acknowledgements, 22@
2Sc; dairies, 20@26c. Eggs-17@
177@c. Poultry--Turkeys, 13c; chick
ems, 111kc; springs, 12hc.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-12
OVERCOME BY FUMES.

Minneapolis Firemen Narrowly Escape
Death.
Minneapolis, March 12-Wood alco-
hol fumes caused by fire in the dry
kiln at the Northwestern Compo- Board
factory nearly caused the death of
sixteen f1remen who entered the burn
ing structure to turn water on the
flames.
The gas which had accumulated in
the kiln suddenly broke out and per-
vaded every corner of the smoke filled
building. Firemen would drop with
out warning and their comrades would
become unconscious while taking them
out. It was only by careful watching
and prompt medical service that all
the men were saved
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-12
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, March -Wheat-To ar
rive and on track-No. 1 hard, ST.
07M; No. 1 Northern, $105M; May,
s1.037s; July, s1.04. Flax-To arrive
and on track, $1.14%; May, $1.15%;
July, SLIT.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-12
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
MINNEAPOLIS Wheat.

Minneapolis, March 11.-Wheat-
May, $1.04# @1.05; July, s1021k. On
track-No. l hard, $1.O9A; No. 1
Northern, S1.O6A; No. Northern,
S1.O4A; No. 3 Northern, 99c@$1O3.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-12
MANY NATIVES HOMELESS
Fire Destroys Two Thousand Shacks
at Manila.

Manila March 12-Fire has de-
stroyed 1000 native shacks in the
SamplOuic district of Manila. The
damage is estimated at 100000 in
gold. 1t is believed that the fire start
ed from a spark from a railroad loco
motive, which caught on matched
roof. There were no casualties. Fiji
teen thousand homeless natives are
being cared for in the churches and
by the police. There is no danger of
any suffering among the refugees.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-12
Roosevelt Favors Early Action.

Washington, March 12.-President
Roosevelt, by manifesting an active in.
terest in the proposal that congress
take some action looking to tariff re-
vision, has stirred up a feeling of
alarm in the camp of the reaction
aries," who fear that the presidents
efforts will resulti in the adoption Of
the suggestion that early action is de-
s1rable.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-03-13
80 Man Mhn rold the raIe.

1t happened on a Pullman car be
tween New York end Chicago Dinner
having been finished, the gentlemen
assembled in the smoking room to en-
Joy their cigars
During the time was in the war,
said the quiet man, Il saw a very
wonderful ching Il the line Of surgical
operations. \ friend of mine was Shot
through the right breast, the bullet
passing clear through him. The pres
encp of mind Of his companion In
doub,edy saved bis life. lie wrapped
Ills handkerchief around the gamrod o.
bis eun and, pushing il through tae
path made by tie bullet, cleared th5
wound Of al poisonous lead. ! kno5
It is hard to believe. but gentlenea
the man still lives to tell The tale
(which man. inquired the Slim pas
spnger on the other seat quietly
The wounded one, Of course eH
GAINED the Old soldier scornu.'y
"Oh, | beg your rardon, Thought q
might be the other
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-03-13
einseno as an elixir.

Many Of the Chinese believe that
when all other remedies fell and death
is at hand ginseng has the power to
bring back health aud longevity; hence
when they feel the need OF it they will
pay fabulous prices FOR certain kinds Of
roots. A root to be really valuable as
commodity must come from the
mountains Of hirin or be reputed to
have come from there 1t must be BIZ
furcated. so MS to resemble as much as
possible the human form, and be semi
transparent, dry and finty, Of course
the larger the root the better, and as it
Is sold by weight II Is not very uncom-
mon for good specimen to bring as
much as 500 an ounce. The value for
such a root is in its shape its texture,
the manner in which 1t has been cured
and the region whence it came. But It
must be borne In mind that out Of a
great quantity Of roots only very few
Of the kind described can be obtained,
so TINT the average price of ginseng Is
even greatly less than 800 per pound.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-03-13
The Man. For shopn.na.

one phase OF he feminine mania 10y
Shopping Is illustrated In JOHN Foster
Traser's America at Wo'k % s2fan!A!
of the c. 6. d. method Of shoppihy ana
Of the way iu which il appeals TO the
woman with the slender purse. ne
says
.Tr she has no dollars, that Ices noi
deDriye her Of the pleasure )i SHOP
nlnr She Will walk into a big store
io.t over dozen gowns ana try %,
several before deciding Then sue VIII
oet n @. O. d. card and, visiting o1ner
Departments, viii buy hat rich IN
dprvear and a raraso, She VII eve
epe order Whom the goods are ae'
liycred ut the address she men..'oe''
81 found there IS Sc SNta pNs2A a.
Mrs walker True, she has pu' we
Store - a lut ii, rfoapie NeI -l'"- ~
,he porning 81 UonanE delight 'a'
ms had In Der shoppias
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-03-13
Why.


There Is something almost plaintiye
in the truly English word 'Shy' |;
may be indefinitely prolonged upon che
lips. "Why" is almost poetlcal IN It.
self and ftly introduces the best hex
ameter In the language:
"Why do the heather rage and the
people imagine vain thing
Its uses in poetry are almost infinite,
and one modern writer makes almost a
line of 1t alone:
Why DO the night winds sigh,
The sea birds wildly cry,
The summer clouds pass by,
The lilies droop and die,
The light fade from the sky?
Why-oh, why?
To most Of the why's there is not
good because. The inquiring mind Is
puzzled to account for many things
besides its own existence. Hundreds
OF such questions occur to us ut every
step. and no satisfactory reply can ot
expected Life is too short, Socrates
was always saying Why" and W.
have ali heard OF The man who ealleC
Pope the little crooked thing tina
asked questions Exchange.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-03-13

A digriaad eIa'r'y ','i.' 20, -.
~ ~. : 49, rbse.e The 19r had Just
Finished bis breaAiS'l Dn' -, IA
inc himself ny "eF"NS ,,t+sc ieon.
gentleman fte'e4t W ,,other.
ed over aud sall 20 lle ~! , - - snonk-
"Modanl fuat Gun" sh0"'1 "
co AZ, don't
Il Know IL sald SUE fnu
believe 10 spanking a chllu %
stomach ,.7,,.r him
"Nelther do - said be. u'n 49,
over" $500
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-03-13

the extreme beauty Of his voice, which
according to the now fast disappearing
race Of story tellers, Is like the sound
Of the waves" "the music Of angels or
the warbling Of birds" A sweet voice
Is highly esteemed in Erin, where a
girl possessing that excellent thing IN
women is said to be able to "coax the
birds off the ushes,"-New Ireland Re
view
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-03-13

Ted-You're wasting your time, old
man, You're counting the wrong girl
Gcorge-No; she's the right girl all
right I'm afraid the trouble is that
I'm the wrong man,-Illustrated Bits.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-03-13

n ~. ANDREWS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Az 's tieree, Fla Service every Sun
ss S seil M, and 1870 D, %. Sun
biS sSaool 70 Il, m, Mr. w. T. Uar
an, y, sapeilptendept. Wednesday
I'M SSSng service, 1880 p. N. Every
b 4 Welcome. Rev, George Moore,
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-03-13
BAPTIsr CHURCH

, F3-FI - 7 = y 7 MI
seachlng service lst and 3rd Sundays
" 4 a m. andl7:3O p. m. Prayer
meeting Mondays following LIST and
N sundays at 1900 p. m. Sabbath
Hiool, sSnndays.3 p, M. Everybody
invited to attend. gsJ. w MacNa-
mara, pastor
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-03-13
GENERAL DIRECTORY.
CHURCHES.

OTtOttNttEo,
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
sscond and attn Sundays Of each
month, Preaching at II m. and
lisO p m. Sunday-school at 10 a.
a. every Sunday. Union prayer
service every Wednesday at 1880
Pm E r. jewell, pastor,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-23

FOR SALE-A six-room modern house
on Fourteenth and-a-half street; gas,
furnace. bath: big east front, corner
lot; $4,000. Harry H. Hubbard. --~-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-23
w J. Entrikin. attorney. Executor
Administrators Sale of Real Estate.

BY virtue of an order and decree of
the county court of Rock Island coun-
ty, Illinois, made on the petition of the
undersigned, Jessie Deakman, adminis-
tratrlN of the estate of John Deakman
deceased, for leave to sell the real es-
tate of said deceased, at the January
term, a. ID. 1908, of said court to-wit:
On the It1 day of January. 1908, i shall
on the 9th day of February next be-
tween the hours of 10 o'clock in the
forenoon and clock in the afternoon.
to-wit, at the hour of IL O'clock in the
forenoon of said day, sell at public sale.
at the store of John III. Foster, at Foster
postoffice, Drlhy township, in said
county, the real estate described as fol-
lows, to-wit: The northeast quarter
"a of section twenty-four (24), town.
ship sixteen (16D, north range six Co,
west of the fourth (4th) principal me-
ridian, in Rock Island county, Illinois,
on the following terms, to-wit: For
cash, or one-half cash and the balance
on a credit of not less than six months
nor more than II months, by taking notes
with good personal security. and a mort
gage, or a sale mortgage on the prem
iSes sold, to secure payment of the bal
ance of said purchase money.
Dated this Sth day of January, A d.
1908.
JESSIE DEAKMAN,
Administratrix of the Estate of John
Deakman. deceased.
Ludolph & Reynolds. attorneys
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-23
Very NeiqhborIy.

Good afternoon" said Mrs. Nagg,
with icy politeness, to her next door
neighbor. Would you mind not look
ing out when my visitors are passing?
1t makes the place look vulgar"
Thought they We're brokers' men,
replied Mrs. Snapp pleasantly. you
and your sister. or charwoman, or
whatever she is, are not the kind
that men visitors run after much. are
you?"
Better than some people whose 'us.
bins have run away from them," OBJ
served her neighbor.
What do you mean, ma'amW
Il name no names; their 'usbins may
be in prison or they may not Ave
you seen my doormat by the bye? /
missed it yesterday"
when 1 become thief, ma'am, I'll
steal something that's Clean"
''Well, must co." said Mrs. Nagg
cordially. Il wish l could stop, but
Eve got to call. lady"
And so. of course. you feel awk-
ward. Going to ask for a place as
cook, perhaps. Well, / shan't keep
you, na'am. Good evening.'-London
Scraps.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-23
Invention to Eliminate Types.

An invention to discard the whole
process of typesetting in the use Of
printing has been perfected by Gus
tavo Germani, young Italian, who
has been working upon his models for
several years in Pittsburg. Application
has been made for patents covering
his ideas. The invention is calculated
to revolutioniZe the art of printing,
says the Pittsburg Dispatch. Type
forms will be formed In relief on the
metallic plates used on printing press
es and consist of writing Oh the sur
face of the plate with etching ground
and then subjecting it to the cutting
action of acid whereby that portion of
the plate which has not received tine
etching ground" is eaten away, caus-
ing the type to stand ont in relief. The
reading of proof is made easy by plac-
ing the plate under 4 mirror inclined
at an angle of forty-five degrees. I'm
projections in the type are quickly dis
cerned and can be corrected without
trouble
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-23
Notice of Publication.

You are hereby notified that on the
zIth day of January y. ID. 1908, at the
hour OF o'clock p. m. a special meet
ing OF the STOCKHOLDERS of the Boston
Shoe Company will be held at the prin-
cipaI place of business of Said Boston
Shoe Company, to-wit: No. 1921 Second
avenue Rock Island, Illinois, for the
purpose of submitting to the vote of
the stockholders of said corporation,
First: the question of changing the
name of said Boston Shoe Company to
the Price Shoe company; Second: the
increasing of the capital stock to $50
10000 and increasing the number of
shares of said capital stock of said
corporation from 250<to 500 shares.
GEORGE A PRICE PRESIDENCY
HARRY G. briggs. Vice President
GEORGE SCHWENKER, Treasurer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-23
Conservatory Sale.

State of Illinois. Rock Island Coun-
ty-SS:
BY virtue of n decretal order of the
county court of said county, entered at
the January term of said court. A. D..
1908, on the application of Kate Neu-
field. conservator of Mary Neufeld, in
sane, to sell the following described
real estate. belonging to said Mary Neu-
field, situate in the county of Rock Is
land, state of Illinois, to-wit: The un.
divided one-Seventh Cd interest in
and to n tract described as follows
Commencing at point in the north
line of block No. five (5) in that part
|of the city of Rock Island. known as
and called Brackets addition, said
point being seventy t70) feet distant
west from the northeast corner of said
block, running thence south, parallel
with the east line of said block. one
hundred twenty-four G24) feet; thence
west, parallel with the north line of
said block twenty-five (25) feet; thence
north, parallel with the east line of said
block. one hundred twenty-four u24
feet: thence east along the north line
of said block twenty-five (25) feet, to
the place of beginning; 1 shall, on the
31st day of January, A. ID. 1908, at the
hour of 10 a. m, sell all The interest of
said Mary Neufeld in and to the said
real estate at public vendue to the
highest bidder for cash; which sale will
take place at the east door of the court
house in the city of Rock Island in
said county.
KATE NEUFELD,
Conservation of Mary Neufeld
Albert Huber, attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-23
Notice of Publication.

State of Illinois, Rock Island Coun-
ty-ss:
January Term. A. D. 1905. Application
for Leave to Sell Real Estate.
In the Matter of the Conservatorship
of Mary Neufeld, of unsound mind.
Kate Neufeld, conservator of Mary
Neufeld. insane. VS.. Mary Neufeld.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
Neufeld, as conservator of Mary Neu-
field, insane, has filed her petition for
leave to sell the interest of said Mary
Neufeld in certain real estate herein-
after described, and will on the first
day of the next term of said court,
which is to be begun and held at The
in said county, on the first Monday of
January next, apply for an order to
sell said real estate, at which time and
place you may appear and show cause.
not be made and entered: said real es-
tate to be sold being the undivided
Mary Neufeld in and to the following
described piece or parcel of real es-
tate, situated in the county of Rock
Island and state of Illinois. to-wit:
Commencing at point in the north
line of block No. five CD in that part
| of the city of Rock Island known as
and called Brackets addition. said
point being seventy feet distant west
| from the northeast corner of said block,
| thence running south parallel with the
east line of said block one hundred
parallel with the north line of said
block twenty-five (25) feet, thence
said BLOCH one hundred twenty-four
G24 feet, thence east along the north
line of said block twenty-five (25) feet,
| to the place of beginning.
| Dated at Rock Island, ILL.,, this 10th
day of December, A d. 1907.
| HENRY b. HUBBARD, Clerk.
| Kate Neufeld, conservator OF Mary
| Neufeld.
| Albert Huber. attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-23
A SPELLING Reform.

One of the witnesses in q lawsuit,
who had just been sworn. was asked
to give his name. He replied that it
the prosecution requested him to give
his name in full.
Jeffrey Alias Hinckley"
81 am not asking you for your alias"
said the lawyer impatiently. What is
your real nameT'
Jeffrey Alias Hinckley''
mo trifiing in this court, STRIP stern
ly spoke the judge. (Which is your
right name-Jeffrcy or Hinckley?"
Both of 'em, your honor"
Both of them? Which is your sur.
uame?'
"Hinckley."
"And Jeffrey is your given nameT'
Eyes, your honor"
''Then what business have you with
an alias?"
II wish I knew, your honor" said
the witness ruefully. 1T isn't my fault
What do you mean, sir?" demanded
the judge, who was fast losing his
temper.
Il mean, your honor, that Alias is
my middle name, for some reason
| which my parents never explained tC
me. l suppose they saw it in print
somewhere and rather liked the looks
Of it. I'd get rid of it If 1 could dc
SO without the newspapers finding il
out and joshing me about it."
'The court suggests that hereafter
the witness begin his middle name
with an E instead of an A. Counse
will proceed with the examination, >
said the judge. coughing behind his
Observation-Disclosures Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-23
Executors Notice.

Estate of Charles NJ. johnson. de-
ceased.
The undersigned, having been ap-
pointed executor of the last will and
testament of Charles NJ. johnson. late
OF OF, me county of Rock Island, state of
Illinois, deceased hereby gives notice
that he Will appear before the county
court of Rock Island county. at the
county court room, in the city of Rock
Island, at the March term. on the first
Monday in March next, at which time
all persons having claims against said
estate are notified and requested to at
tend, Tor the purpose of having the
same adjusted. All persons indebted to
SAID estate are requested to make i'm
mediate payment to the Undersigned
Dated this 9Th day of January A. ID.
l9OS CASSIUS JOHNSON,
Executor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-23
Stork's Joke on Ships Doctor.


His fellow officers on the Majestic Of
the White Star line had a joke to tell
on Or. French. the ships surgeon.
when that vessel reached New York
the other day, and he seemed to enjoy
it as much as any one, says the New
York Herald. While the ship was in
midocean a few days ago DR.. French
hurried below in response to sum
mons from the purser announcing that
the stork had paid a visit to the liner.
He was just in time to welcome quad
ruplets that had arrived in the ships
saloon. The mother was Jennie. the
youngest of the ships cats. Three gen
erations of .Jennie's family. herself. her
mother and her grandmother. have
been on the Majestic for several years.
Jennie affects the dining saloon She
and her kittens were moved to the fore
castle. but the next morning stewards
found the family in the dining room,
and there they remained.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-23
GIGANTIC TIMEPIECE.
Worlds Biggest Clock to Be In New
York Skyscraper.

York Skyscraper.
When the tower of the Metropolitan
Life building in Madison square is
completed. New York will have what
undoubtedly will be the largest clock
In the world says the New York Her
aid That distinction has belonged for
many years to Big Ben" in Westmin-
ster abbey. London. the dial of which
is twenty-five and one half feet in di-
ameter, while that of the Metropolitan
building clock will be twenty-five.
1t will be a clock suitable in every
way to be part of the tallest perma-
nent structure in the world. as the new
tower will be. The tower will be for
ty-eight stories. 65S feet above the
street, and the clock will occupy part
of the twenty-ffth, twenty-sixth and
twenty seventh floors. The middle OF
the dial will be 346 feet above the
street
Notwithstanding the fact that the
dial will be little more than halfway
between the street and the top of the
tower. it will be far above all sur
rounding buildings. 1t will be fifty
feet higher than the Flatiron building.
The immense size of the clock will
make it easy to tell the time from a
great distance. The letters on the dial
will be four feet high. and the hands
will be twelve feet long.
No clock has been ordered for the
building yet. and it is not known just
how it will be run. Some of the lar
gest clocks are run by electricity. while
some of the newer ones use COM
pressed air.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-23
Executors Notice.

Estate of Peter Nicholas Won Postel.
deceased.
The undersigned, having been an
pointed executor of the last will and
testament of Peter Nicholas Won Pos
tel. late of the county of Rock Island,
state OF Illinois, deceased, hereby gives
notice that he will appear before the
county court of Rock Island county at
the county court room, in the city of
ROCK Island at the March term, on the
first Monday in March next. AT which
time all persons having claims against
said estate are notified and requested
TO attend. for the purpose of having Inc
same adjusted All persons indebted to
SAID estate are requested to make i'm
mediate payment to the undersigned.
Dated this Goth day of December, A.
ID. 1907. ROBERT G RECK
Executor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-23
Legal.
~ONOO~NN
Administrators Notice.

Estate of Frederick II. Schroeder,
deceased
pointed administrators of the estate of
Frederick H Schroeder. late of the
county of Rock Island, state of Illinois.
deceased, hereby gives notice that she
VIII appear before the county court OF
Rock Island county, at the county court
ROOM in the city of Rock Island, at the
March term, on the first Monday in
March next, at which time all persons
having claims against said estate are
notified and requested to attend for
the purpose of having the same adj
juSted. All persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make immediate
payment to the undersigned.
Dated 10th day of January, A. ID.
1908. MARGARET NJ. SCHROEDER,
nj Ct rat riy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-23

FOR SALE-At a sacrifice; 1 will sell
for cash or payments, one upright
handsome Singer piano .one nearly
new Fox typewriter, one National
cash register, 5000 pieces of old
coins, six or seven old violins, two
Washburn guitars, six clarinets, six
B fiat horns, also a lot of unredeem-
ed watches and diamonds; 25 pieces
of old mahogany furniture. four bar
Der chairs, one jewelers. lathe with
bench and tools, Is fine hard coal
stoves and 100 soft coal heaters, also
fine line of steel ranges. Will sell cheap
or exchange same. Loans on diamonds
at per cent We make specially on
trunks and suit cases. Get my prices
and if l can't undersell anybody in
the three cities l will quit the bust
ness. The meaneSt man in town.
Don't forget my money never runs
out. Find this number and put the
rest of your money in the bank. 1909
Second avenue. Jones, Jones, Jones,
Secondhand Jones. Jones, the larg-
est secondhand dealer and loan agent
In the whole state of Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-23
Administrators Nofice

Estate of Thomas Moore, deceased
The undersigned. having been ap-
pointed administrator of the estate of
Thomas Moore. late of the county of
ROCK Island. state of Illinois, deceased,
hereby gives notice that he will appear
before the county court of Rock Island
county at the county court room. in
the city of Rock Island, at the Febru-
airy term, on the first Monday in Feb
ruary next, at which time all persons
having claims against said estate are
notlhed and requested to attend for the
purpose of having the same adjusted.
All persons indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate payment
to the undersigned.
Dated 10th day of December, A. d.
1907. ABSALOM G. OLDHAM
Adm mi OF rafo