davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Detroit times., 1908-04-28

AA.-MILLTNERY stock. on Michigan
ave; will inventory $500; sell for
$3.50: rent s12. Address Il, box 8. De-
troit Times. --lS1
The Detroit times., 1908-04-28
son sALE-FARMs.


HORSES and cows removed prompt
Phone Milienbach Bros. West 1os-ss
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-04-09

tlon q that read and the II h. s r
Il IS the sappositlou that one of tie
0il tanks eas leaking am a spark
from the guklue ofhut ciudef ignlted
che oil whIeh had faa down tie traek
Graders aud a large cfeN of Nors
meu have begun sork un the Sc
Louis Oklahoma s southern near
TahlequAh This read Is @ ba hallt
from Monetf, No. % Honsygruxs.
Texas The road sill not pass through
Naskogee IS according 10 tie orlki.
uai survey hat slli go through Web.
beFs Fall
4 bunCh 81 steel range sellers are in
ths eltY and will Saon - at Nork IN
The country No fsfmsr bevars 81
a steel range seller Don'f put yoaf
name b ang paper he maY ask gou "a
siEu. C3ms % town aud luteFies tie
home dealer beiore sou Ice 3 straneSg
tais Y0n into the notion u buying /
steel y rangs
TIE 81 . g railway company Is
making a number of Improvements 81
rs NAgonsf terminal A park rs
been lal out 10 which 5 fountain
will - put in and a0wers plantedI
water ls belns pnt into the depot ani
the tracks IN front 81 TIE depot ars
being filed IA with ballast.
George nsishart uas Ia toua Men
daT with 3 broad smile. lie aays thai
the German farmers of Ills conutfl
Are greatly pleased slth the prospects
Tor 3 good crop this yeaf Corn i
coming up aad vegafafion never loak
/ 81 uattsf Nag0heF needs many NOR
Of those practical German farmers
They Nlll naka az agricultural counErl
pFoduce tu is limit
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-04-09

living the past eight years Ilr vss
a former resident - 0ttav4
county and Is visiting old friends
GseFge II C0nsrd sid oat hls sgoek
on south Main street 3 fsp ass= sso.
bar has nos bought bacs dis gfoeefr
part, aud Is dolng bnslaeSs Il the cd
stand.
e II Bellew oi Ninlta. emplafed
BY tie Pioneer Tslsphens g, around
tovn. fell from pole be sas climbing
Monday afternoon and aas picked up
la 40 unconscious state. lis Is alright
again now
" u Qaleiel has teen III Guthrie
this seek where he vent t. present
tie petition = the governor, asking
Tor aami e be aissd to eltF % TIE
arst class. and bearing evidence q
the tosns having ap2 population
according b the census taken last
week
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-04-09

Tuesday resolved s bli for st2.9lesa.
from the Missouri VALLEY Bridge s
fraa company. i.aavenporth, Kansas
for the slx bridges ortefea some
months aga bY the county commits.
sioaaFs
crop conditions ssfe never more
favorable Ia tals section a. this time
Of rear than 81 tie present, and every
good town ia Etsfarn 0klsh0ma i
going % b. hackel 40 hf a better
country around q asa result Of tnls
yotf's crops
sunday morning. shile locking after
stoek about the farm. Nf BafI0N.
who lives Ab8ut tWa miles east uf
Ramona. noticed q strange dog -.
proachlng soma catlls and further
noticed that the de- attacked a coz
Ard otherwise acted Ia 3 manner
which CAUSED MIN te fsallse that tie
dog wAs mad. NJ Harlow seized
Convenient double bltted ax ant start.
81 70 the seene of the trouble. aea
willis TIE animal ess Ia ane Of Is
consulslous boldly struck oal. cutting
the fhFoat of the aak from ear % ear
a. enc swoap W ". Baskirk 80
was on The seene 4 fsw minutes Later
ays that fhs evidence bears our NJ
iafloN's statement Is TO TIE manner
IN shleh TIE dos vs. kilieIi There j.
no discount 81 ths nerve ol ~. naflos
nof hls ansrflng Atm IN the welding
uf two sided A.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-04-09

evening apon cal u Prs W =
Butter It eas decided q riasa tlss
schnel Apfi is, tzas. Prof NJ &.
Hunt gave notice e gbe boAfd thzt
hls duties as CouatT Superintendent
would not permit q his continuing -
Principal shloh Niii nocessltafe fhe
election uf Principal Of the sslloal
Tha hoard have Also heard Il rumorsd
that some q tie gauug lads teachers
had graduated IN tie aft e cooking
etc and hass secured baftef pesl-
tlons. which sill thsfefoie cause "a
.caueIes As assistant teachers.
Work ueean saturday 81 enc nas
addition 70 tie uspot AZ tAls place
Tie Commercial Club. and tie public
generally ssfe disappointed sery much
because the railroad company ava not
accept the towns pfoposltlon Ia Re
gard @ it furnishing stone q build :
depot wifh. nut stlll the people wlil
b. satisfied uigh wh2t thsY get, BE-
cause the outside uofid does uot know
what the people taa q put up with N
the vay Of waiting room. We vel.
come most anY Kind uf 3 change Ia
preference "a what we nos have
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-04-09
PRYOR CREEK


H N## A#Nt
tbs section 0f the country vas visit.
ei b 4 good rain Monday Evey7
farmer you see has = smile ca his face
mills long.
. Il. Graves returned last night
fun EmpoFla kan.s accompanied b
hla wifo WHO had h0an there FOR haf
health She has improved verY much.
Thieves entered tie hardware store
e = A. Graham lsss Ffsazs morning
aud took several things of salue
IheY tapped tie cash register
ana annk aaeo ffom II, and took :
i2geaee Winchester shot gun. TIE
vnlas being placed e as1o4
g S nlnaf, uho llses 9 miles north
east of town happened toa serious &c.
cldent last Thursday while zalline ;
wall. 10 was down IN tie sell ard
hh son was lowering = barrel 81 ruoka
down to hin when n some manner.
the 80 loss eontFul Fl the Fnpe. tha
rookz striking him 81 Ihale4 shoulder
knoezlne bin down and lnluflng hin
severely.
Tla ellool board net 1t FRIDAY
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-04-09
WAGNER NEWS


4 drive through the country sioNs
that the farmers are well along with
their work aHd are farming "a a better
way this year than ever before Great
vii be the results
Sheriff 0pfey vii soon Is abls 20
bring the county prisoners e Wagon
era part af them af least There are
% n JAN at Mnskosee.
The other day a eolofed man cane
ii and asked Clyde 8rooke Tor pair
Of license This IS one of the ways
some or TIE prospective bFidegrooms
have Of getting tie necessary papers
70 take life companion
J. II. sehwalm, proprietor u the
Wagner Telephone exchange is over
near Choska. experimenting rural
telephone, shich he IS having built q
connect wlth the Wagner lice 70
Porter and CiarksvIlle.
Cal, Roy '. Hoffman has announced
thas he wlll not oppose senator Gore
IA hls race for re-election Is United
States SENATOR TIE blind senator Is
making COED and # democrat IS q
be sent 10 tie Senate lt should be ~,
Gore.
Iha A. <. A T. railroad company
IL surveying right q waY foF q spur
from fillnoa Station to Fails CITY. 4
distance # about three miles Tie
company IS getting IN shape % handle
sona Of TIE bsg business q the 81
packing plant which h being eruetad
1t Halls ClEg.
SO Matthews has hls corn planted
Ard some q u sup. This IS hts afsl
season IL Oklahoma ana IL sesm.
rather strange = him la have ii.
cfon III 40 early. Il 0hln he dld M
plan1 corn until aame tire ia Ma9
NJ Matthews rs one & tie anesI
farms IL UazonoF County znd Is 20
lne = make farming pfoaIzhla
A 6ls naadag nlzhf destroyed faal
huz sasa ana &wo #HlaE lan2n % ~
M|@Augl NaNIHc tEazsa nee ahe Iane
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-04-09
BONES or An EMPIRE

=
in - 0sreuas 8 oaf assians NssarY sas
Iaaan pases
ilat is4sg ihe nliarioas aIa efths sals fsas
whHs ssad Yeaiss ts4sy slti aAas uamsss
sszean sisaas
UhsFH ihrfs fasisr HleauIne tafm eaea
slssai nszta uf tsazia eoat
saieaa astals asnd saHliusi where Hsat
assalailaH ssa
Nss aisauiies sHFnas aaiapsaias fssms eaa-
6ias ~ FtaAss ths saaa aual aea
w shaaia tiss gsua iail e saMgfs saaa tse4 e
aafs feaeif#
rtsa aaFii ~ q 10 lead = btasaH snpfoss
nHH msshs + esata tHs efi.ss assAm iass
Alsafys tssissf tsese
ftea ssAi nn snfeFdf = 81 oee
sasa lIceissa e aas nssss knaaa io ialss
iarsa 81 to-day #aa taess hsstes htteAtes
uar. fssa satllssa. meaAFeh ~ tl.ls ssli. rh.ss
4 fbe.z iomiF Whi tne lasaeiif -, sliest s
safthss bsbls.tIaa. o. llsHss fetla lights -
fsnt azen. ~ assasi nIes my isfzsss st.ss.
leu + sananmmsts ihsss aafs e5zsas
90. eadesi tesaa sa histsf9s ra1s 20 Nniz1.o
Il 81 n'e sass
saalsmest tahslsas. aoimaat ahfina. mlsh "a
eaa astafs 70 aiyiss
Tha Elsfst ~ nlaa flasa hssf Akasn. -
sIzhaeA iness al sHasses
nattes ~ stass slnts thas ssi renz. ~ aIEz
- tsnehl = tear
On. - asseeHl pssaalT aen, slass me-
So ghy sxassi
Thoaaa esmtassss haFs seMs ama aaMe / -
rs sasts shaa uAse~ uAiahemA
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-04-09
CHELSEA NEWS


ffem tie Ka5offei
=. n nannengbafg has rocontly
improved hls residence pFeperty -
installing 3 sYstem Of satsfaofks
TIE rain Sunday night sna Monday
WAS TIE proper thlng lt being q great
benefit 70 growing crops ard thosa
latelg plnntei
h. +. CulleY fccently sold his drug
store 70 " E Ault. uho took charge
AZ onee NJ. Calley eill move 70 his
farm sest Of town
A the posfaflce yoa can ZEE 4 blue
print oftha town. showing how tho
town laaa been divided Into wards. =
that = truHes from each ward may =
elected
Tha napllzf people fecelsed eoFl
from their BEARD Of Extansion thaf
khaY had heen allowed eaae for Iha
purposs cf payIng he debt against
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-04-09
MIAMI NEWS

Tha fruit Il safe thus faF but tie
past faw nights have besn aalie Gel,
some lce forming wednesday nlRht.
r. II. Roberts has hla % 60 q
xena with hls drill % Do prospect
work The ground j atouG IS mllsa
south of Mlaml.
TIE uuo lsst casa has ben put q
until the ~ tera q county court.
IL - meanElmo tie shops aFs closed
and nothlnn doing.
AEEamua kelley arrived saturday
from 8p1kana. Waah I, where ~ hsAn
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-04-09

their church property here This slli
Fas tie Baptist people oat uf deli
aua #ithiu tis comiHs Yraf esn aussa
tie interior q their church building
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-04-09

FREE TO hmhsa anp ~ % each densqua aasns
mhheO ~ ~LlT ah m to have mh hn az IN
hm is Bpd farm s f p lT hF mmlny
excellent quality PAPER h prot O
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-04-09
Here Is Our Offer:
THE cHIEFTAIN

want ~y vet ar J dy d an md % %n@nu Al
hy ~ Sc % m ph % ya tn
Farm Journal ono pa ne y anyway h h aeppmum IL
ethan ymdp hmpH Hym hhn Hm mo d mfnm mndm mamh
pep
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09
SEES BRIGHT FUTURE
FOR THE TRI-CITIES
N. w. Halsey, New York Banker, De
cIares This d Most Favored
Locality.

This is a favored locality for bust
ness and for investments and it is
growing better all the time" These
are the words of n. w. Halsey, the
we'll known New York financier who
was here for brief visit Saturday.
Mr.. Halsey negotiated the sale of the
tri-city utilities bonds through his
firm, n. w. Halsey & Co. and he per-
sonally owns a large block of the. Sc
curities. Mr.. Halsey added:
Il have always believed, knowing
the country on all sides well for many
years, having handled farm mortgages
and municipal bonds, and having in
this business become acquainted with al
most every county entitled to credit in the
central west of the Mississippi valley.
And | have always avoided what NAV
be called one-industry places, except
the farm, which is always safe. My
dealings with this section go back %
years. You are near the center of
population, you have a very high class
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09
OBITUARY.
Early Resident Dead.

Milton w. Gowdy, a resident of ILL
nois since the sos, and at one time
driver of a stage line between Peoria
and Springfield, died today at his home
in Moline, 1911 Fifth avenue Mr.
Gowdy was born i'm Cumberland coun-
ty, Pennsylvania, Aug. 80, 1888 When
he was year old his parents removed
to Illinois, and nearly all of his life
was spent in this state He was a
driver on the old Frink & Walker
stage line in central Illinois for sew
eral years after 1852, and later drove
a stage for the Western Stage com
pany in Iowa. He had Abraham Lin.
coin as frequent passenger with him
while employed on the line between
Peoria and Sprin gfield. He removed
to Moline in 1898, and was employed
as crossing flagman until 1904, wher
he was compelled to retire from active
work. He never fully recovered from
an accident sustained in a runawa,
during his stage driving career He
is survived by his wife and four chill
dren.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09
PERSONAL POINTS.

B. F. Edwards has returned from
last week.
Mrs. E. Bosserman of Denver is Wis
iting at the home of her brother, o.
H. Birkel.
Clark Swanson has gone to Chicago,
where he will take expert training in
stenography.
Miss Mamie Lindquist and Oscar
Hoof are guests at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. S. G. Hagglund.
Mrs. A. Sandburg and daughter Bes-
sic returned this morning from a visit
with relatives in Chicago.
Ferdinand Holdorf and Edward
Bakersfield left yesterday for four
weeks visit at Hot Springs, Ark.
w A. Adams, formerly of this city,
now located in Chicago, spent Satur-
day and Sunday with friends and re d
lives here.
August G. Thede, formerly cashi' 7
of the Union Electric Telephone com
pdliy III IHlS WY dllu hOW SHSd5Su III
| telephone work in Peoria, visited his
parents here over Sunday.
Miss Helen Cutler of Lake Forest is
a guest of Miss Cora McKown. Lin
coin Dickey of Indianapolis and II. F
Harvey of Lake Forest are also guests
at the home of T.. B. McKown.
Charles McHugh left yesterday
morning for Chicago to join Mrs. Nc
Hugh. who with her mother. Mrs. Cru
laugh of this city, and Mrs. J. E
Montrose of Cedar Rapids, is return
ing from a. sojourn in the south.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09
Do Not Crowd the Season.

The first warm days of spring bring
with them a desire TO get out and
enjoy the sunshine. Children that
have been housed up all winter are
brought out and you wonder where
they all came from. The heavy winter
clothing is thrown aside and many
shed their flannels. Then a cold wave
comes and people say that grip is cpl
demic. Colds at this season are even
more dangerous than in mid-winter, as
there is much more danger of pneu-
monia. Take Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. however, and you will have
nothing TO fear. 1t always cure, and
we have never known a cold to re-
suit in pneumonia when it is used. 1t
is pleasant and safe to take. Children
like it. For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09
STORK CLUB GETS RESULTS
Proud Mothers Now Bring Offspring
To MRetinnS

Proud Mothers Now Bring Offspring
to Meetings.
Detroit, March 9.-Organized only II
months ago, the Stork club of Detroit
has already justified its existence The
club has only five members, all neigh.
boys, but it is likely to increase. When
it was organized in January, 1907, none
of the five women were mothers. Now
each sits at the club meetings with q
bright-eyed baby on her knee, whose
prospective career she discusses with
the other members. Four of the junior
club members are girls. One is a boy
The original club membership consist
ed of Mesdames Emily Boldrick, Ella
Schmitt, Anna Schantz, Ruby Rodj
and Clare Carey.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09
HEARING FOR AN ASSAULT
Greeks Arrested for Engaging in
Melee in Moline.

John Motifs, James Motifs and John
Kartimis, three Greeks employed at
the Republic Steel mill. Were brought
before Justice Schroeder this morning
On a charge of assault and battery,
John Starpis being the complainant.
The men are alleged to have assaulted
Starpis Saturday, using club. beer
bottles and beer mugs in the melee,
and injuring him. The fight occurred
near the steel mill and the arrests
were made by Constable Goldberg in
Moline. The hearing was resumed
this afternoon. A peace warrant was
also issued against John Motifs on COM
plant of Gust Starpis. Clarence
Schroeder is representing the defend
ants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09
A Penny For Rockefeller.

John D. Rockefeller attended re-
ception at Augusta. Ga. recently given
by the Planters Loan and Savings
bank to celebrate the opening of its
new building. He went away the rich
er by one of the souvenir pennies that
were given by the bank to all its
guests. The pennies are set In alumni
ium on which appear the words, "Save
me. and you never will go broke"
"That reminds me-" said Mr.. Rookie
Teller. ''of the song which tells one how
always to have tobacco in the old to-
bacco box"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09
Mrs. Mary Gumtow.

Mrs. Mary Gumtow of Coe township
died Saturday evening at 8 o'clock at
the home of her son, Lewis Gumtow
the cause of death being apoplexy.
She was born in Germany in 1886 and
came to this country and direct to
Rock Island county in 1872 with her
husband. Ludwig Gumtow. Her hus-
band died March 8, 1896. She is sur
vived by one son. The funeral will
lie held from her sons home tomor-
low morning at II O'clock and burial
will take place at the John Liphardt
cemetery near Hillsdale.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09

Seventh ward, first precinct, Fred
/ emon and Henry Heuck; second pre-
oinct, John A. Hill and A. c. Hanson;
third precinct, c. NJ. Cannon and
William Beals.
Delegates Elected.
The delegates to the city-township
convention, which meets tomorrow
evening at the Turner hall, were
elected as follows:
First ward-John .Holzhammer. Dan
Mckinney, Frank Blochlinger, Robert
Beck and Henry Kali y
Second ward-John P. Sexton, Will
lam Eckerman, Carl Naab, Mac Glynn
Henry Webbing, A. Butler, Ed. Bauers-
field, Ford Greene. Henry Kinner
Jacob Imnof and j. p Geiger
Third ward-Joseph F. Grotegut, NJ
NJ. Briggs, w. C. Hubble, Harry Coyne
John Ainsworth, John Schlemmer
John Corkeu, Sam Davis, P. ]. Lee
A. w. Henry, Arthur Burial, Edward
Hill, S. A. Lavanway, Louis Schroeder
and Leo Deisenroth.
Fourth ward-John p. Sexton, Bert
Corken. Henry Frick, Ralph Lamont
T. J. Medlll. Charles Bleuer, ]. w
Linn. NJ. w. Battles and Charles
Wheelan.
Fifth ward-Robert Kuschman, Will
lam Trefz, George MCGEE. William
Cochran, Andrew Brady. ST., James
Hanson. ]. w. Van Arsdel, II. L
Wheelan, Chris Schillinger and T. a
Fender.
Sixth ward-Charles C. Wilson
Frank. Meenan, George H. Wright
Fred Calkins, John Snitzer, Herman
Detjens. Charles Ginane, Charles TEN
pie. ]. d. Davis and John F. Dindinger
Seventh ward-Henry Heuck, c. NJ
Cannon, w. c. Peck. A. C. Hanson
William Beals and John A. Hill.
Tomorrow Nights Convention.
The democratic city-township con
vention will be held at Turner hal
tomorrow evening at s o'clocl
for the purpose of nominating
candidates for township officers
Among those who have been discussed
so far in connection with such nomina
tons are, Nj. w. Battles for super
visor. Robert Beck, William Cochran
c. c. Wilson, Charles Bleuer. C. h
Wheelan and Edward Murphy for as
sstant supervisors and ]. c. Aud TO
| assessor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09
CHANGE OF EDITORS
AT UNION OFFICE
ceeded by w. H. DIworth, Who
Makes Announcement.

J. X. Brandenburg. one of the old
est attaches of the Rock Island Union,
and who has been acting in the c.
pacity of editor since the death OF
the veteran Walter Johnson. resigned
his position Saturday night, and
Dilworth. Mr.. Brandenburg sew
ers his connection with the
paper as a result of a difference of
opinion as to the conduct of the pub
lication. He has been with the Union
for over 20 years, beginning at the
printers case and after working for
a time at his trade he became a re-
Porter, being later promoted to the
post of city editor and finally going
into the editorial chair. He has during
mis- long career proved an able news
paper man, faithful in the perform
lance of duty and his unbroken asso.
citation with the Union is the best
evidence of the stability of his char
acter. He has hosts of friends in
Rock, Island who will join with the
newspaper fraternity in the hope that
his lines may continue to be cast
in Rock Island and that they will not
divert him from the profession of
which he has been a creditable and
representative member With the re-
tirement of Mr.. Brandenburg from the
Union, his brother, Edward Brandon
burg, relinqpished the desk of city
editor.
Mr.. Dilworth. the new editor, sent
to The Argus today a signed state
ment defining his position, both as it
applies to himself personally and to
The future conduct of the Union In
| the course of the statement he says
| that under the peculiar chain of cir
| cumstances attending his former as
| ISOLATION with a publication in Rock
| Island sit is thought essential to fu
| ture harmony of work to touch briefly
| upon this matter in a signed state
ment. However much it may have
been the plan, or the plot, to place
ON the undersigned the responsibility
for the policy of that paper, it is my
desire to deny any such burden, when
as a matter of fact such policy and
the policy | would have followed were
lnever coincident nor identical
Through the operations of that policy
| personally believe, there have been
very many persons misrepresented;
relieve the little foibles of such per
sons have been exaggerated to be
tmade to appear diSreputable if no.
heinous. Moreover, | am DESTROYS O
predicting that l myself hereafter viii
be similarly attacked, similarly exag
gerated, and made a similar publ,
caricature of. 1t is needless to sug
lgest that, in such event. the Union
will not engage in constant retort
1.-The paper will be made to grow, in
lstead, into the Office to which it is il
Ievery way designed. notably, one o
Influential service in the interests O
the republican party
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09
PHONE QUESTION
May be Brought Up for Consid-
Grafton at Early Meeting of
the City Council
AS TO THE AMENDMENT
Situation Such That Receivership Is
Inevitable for New System Un-
less Relief is Granted.

1t is likely that the matter of the
relief amendment to the franchise or
dinance of the Union Electric Tele-
phone & Telegraph company will be
up before the city council for consid-
Grafton, possibly at this evenings ses-
sion or in the near future. From the
information secured by The Argus, it
appears certain that unless the COM
rany is granted the relief sought at an
early date it will be compelled to go
into the hands of a receiver.
Question of Monopoly.
This situation puts the question
squarely before the people and the
peoples representatives in the council
whether the Bell company shall be
permitted to enjoy an absolute monop
oily of the field here, and become
thereby a dictator rather than a ser
want of the public.
In most cities of the country there
sre now two telephone systems. In
Indianapolis, the home of the Bell in
terests, and at Cleveland, Ohio, com
mittees representing subscribers to
telephone service have expressed the
opinion that in order to curb the Bel
monopoly it is necessary, and frs
duty, to preserve the Independent sys
| tens.
Report of Negotiations.
1t is reported that the city officials
1
| Bell company here with view to set
ting the differences between the city
and the company. If this is true, thu
only possible way to protect the tele
phone users of the company is to pro
tect the Independent service The
Union Electric company is worthy o
reasonable consideration and reasona
hle concessions at the hands of tn,
city under these conditions
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09
HOME IDENTIFICATION
IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Hon. William jackson Receives an
Offer of Contribution to Fund
for Such Purposes.

Hon. William Jackson today receiv-
ed an offer of $100 toward a fund for
the introduction of the study of home
Identification in the public schools,
provided he would father the move
ment. Mr.. Jackson will confer with
the board of education and the public
school corps of teacher before deter
mining upon acceptance of the propo-
SitiOn