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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09

This photo was taken as they were
standing on the rear end of Pullman
coach, and was in post card form. 1t
bore the information that they were on
their way to New York. The mother
of Elsie Koch died recently and left
her $500. This was on deposit in a
local bank. The bank book was kept
in bureau drawer at the Koch home,
and this book has disappeared. 1t is
very evident, therefore, that Elsie has
withdrawn the money from the bank
and that the entire party are now u.s.
ing it as their bank roll in seeing the
world.
Putnam Honored-H. st. Clair Put
nam of this city and New York has
been selected by President Roosevelt
to make an address on water power
before the conference of state COVER
nOrs, presidents of national organiZa-
tons and prominent business men
which will convene at the White house
on the 18th of this month for a three
sources and plans for more Intelligent
conserving of them. Mr.. Putnam may
well feel honored, for more note
worthy gathering of great men has
never been convened in this country,
or any other. The program of the
conference has just been issued at
Washington, and shows that Mr.. Put
nam, on behalf of the American Insti-
tute of Electrical Engineers. is to de-
liver the address on water power the
morning of May Is, following James
j. Hill on water transportation, and
Emory r. Johnson on navigation.
Shippers Protest.-The shippers of
Davenport to the number of over so
have signed an open letter to the chief
officials of the Rock Island railroad at
Chicago, which was sent forward yes
terday, and in which it is set forth
that the transfer of local shipments at
Silvis of freight originating in Daven-
port and freight shipped to Davenport
from certain points have been given
long and thorough trial by that road
and has proven unsatisfactory on ac-
count of delays and damage to such
extent that shippers are compelled to
ship over other roads whenever posi-
bic, and when not possible are often
compelled to give up customers en-
tirely. The claims department of the
road. it is set forth, can supply figures
showing the great amount of DANA peS
the road is called on to pay on account
of rehandling shipments. The amount
of business diverted to other roads and
the amount that might be had with
good service can only be guessed at.
The shippers of Davenport, it is stated.
feel the road is not giving Davenport
an opportunity to build up trade along
its lines on account of poor service,
but is causing them to keep up con-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
MOLINE

Move Manual Training.-By unan-
imous vote, the board of education de-
cided to accept. the recommendation
of H. S. Dickinson to the effect that
the manual training department should
be moved from the high school build
ing to the Washington school build
ing. For further investigation, the
board referred the matter to Superin-
tendent Jackson, Professor Dickinson
and the buildings and grounds COM
mittee, which body will make re
port at the next meeting of the board.
Eventually the moving of the training
department to the Washington build
ing will mean the enlargement of the
scope of the department, developing
the domestic science and sewing de
partments for the girls and also the
manual training department, introduc-
| ing forge work for the boys as well as
| the woodwork which has alone consti-
tuted the work of the department
since it's establishment in Moline
schools several years ago.
| Shoot for Memorial Day.-The Will
| liam Tell club has decided that its an
nual shoot to determine the kingship
of the club shall be held May 80. Me,
mortal day. 1t also has decided that a
prize shoot shall be held later in the
season, probably July 4. New upper
rigging for the tree at Fourth street
and Tenth avenue will shortly be put
in place. This will add 20 feet to the
height of the tree, making its total
altitude Us feet. The new rigging
will also provide longer arms so that
more birds can be provided as targets
At the top of the heightened tree will
be placed the king bird. The first
competitor who knocks this bird from
it's perch, shooting his arrow upward
115 feet through the air, becomes king
of the club for the season. Alphonse
Cant of East Moline at present enjoys
that honor.
Aged Man Has Stroke.-D. F
Cromwell, one of the oldtime and
mighty respected citizens of this city
was stricken with heart failure while
seated at his home, 2121 Fifth ave
nue., Thursday evening at o'clock
and all night his life was despaired
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09

home, corner of Thirteenth street and
First avenue, Wednesday afternoon.
The funeral was held in Moline.
Mrs. Baker of South Rock Island
visited Mrs. Fritchle Thursday.
Ted Bornhoeft and mother have
been visiting at Long View, Iowa.
A. B. Johnson, Scott Evans and Ros-
coe Williams spent Sunday in Cleve-
land at the home of Oliver Williams
The eighth grade pupils take their
final examination Saturday morning
The pupils of the Wells school will
also take the examination here. Su
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09

perintendent Ferguson will be assist
ed by Mr.. Hoffman, principal of the
East Moline school, and Miss Story,
teacher of the Wells school.
The Ladies' union met with Mrs
Ingersoll Wednesday. The union is
meeting every week and have all the
work they can do.
The smart, up-to-date woman of today,
knows how to bake, wash, sing and
play;
Without these talents a wife is n. G.,
Unless she takes Rocky Mountain Tea.
Harper House pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
Rheumatism Cured in a pav.

DR.. Detchon's, Relief for Rheuma-
tism and neuralgia radically cures IN
one to three days. Its action upon the
system is remarkable and mysterious.
1t removes at once the cause and the
disease Immediately disappears: The
first dose greatly benefits. rs cents
and 81. Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901
Second avenue, Rock Island; Gust
Schlegel & Son, 20 West Second
street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09

of. He is somewhat improved but
part of the time is subconscious and
it is feared by relatives that the eff
fects may prove fatal Two weeks
ago Mr.. Cromwell fell from the roof
of a small shed that he was shingling
badly injuring his left leg. An alb
cess formed and it has been necessary
to lance the wound. At the time Of
the accident he contracted a severe
cold. which is thought by the attend
ing physicians to have affected his
heart. He was seated in the sitting
room Thursday night when suddenly
he was seized with a chill and by the
time he was helped to his bed had be-
come unconscious. A physician was
summoned. Mr.. Cromwell was so
years old April &c, and owing to his
extreme age ii is feared that he may
rot recover. He came TO Moline in
1856 from Missouri
Nearly Hit BY Shot.-Arthur Drury,
who lives in Rapids City went through
an experience Wednesday that he does
bombarded by the government, shot
from guns presumably being tested on
Rock Island arsenal, alighting within
radius of 80 feet from where he and
lis horse were. His horse was fright
ened by the shrek of the shells as
they flew overhead and nearly sue
ceeded in running away. This was
not the first time that Mr.. Drury and
other farmers have had narrow es-
capes from bullets and shot which
alight in the district nearly every day,
Wednesday he had driven down the
, river road and had stopped at the
Hartzell home for a few minutes.
When he came out he noticed his
horse was plunging and trying to get
away from the hfching post. Then
! shell dropped on the shore of the
! river, within so feet of his horse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
DAVENPORT

Died in Chair.--A pain which he
thought was an ache of the stomach
was the death warning for Henry
Blesse of Lane, S. D., who has been
visiting at the home of his nephew,
Edward Blesse, 1926 West Second
street, and he died suddenly early yes
terday while sitting in chair in the
kitchen. The man got up and about
3 o'clock called Edward Blesse, his
nephew, to ask for some medicine for
a pain in the stomach, but Edward in
formed his uncle that there was no
such medicine in the house and imme-
diately fell asleep. When Mary Blesse,
his younger niece, arose and went into
the kitchen, she was confronted with
the sight of her uncle sitting up
straight in one of the kitchen chairs
near the stove, with his head tilted
back and his hands hanging limp by
his side. She called to the other men,
bers of the household that she could
not arouse Henry who was sitting in
the kitchen. An investigation reveal
ed the fact that he had been dead for
some time. Coroner Lambach per-
formed an autopsy which revealed the
fact that death was due to angina pee
toris, or heart failure. The coroner
pronounced the heart condition to be
due TO drink.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-11
So the Event Proved

Editor of THE NATIONAL PRoH1B1-
ZIONIST Il see that in recent issue
you print the deliverance of the Meth
odist Episcopal General Conference on
the subject of temperance as indicative
Of progress. Would it not be better to
wait little to see what follows?
In 1900 the General Conference issued
this deliverance, Aroused and indig-
nant at the inexcusable miscarriage of
the anti-canteen law and at the intro
duction of liquors into our new posses
sions, we will summon and pledge all
Our people and preachers to a more de-
termined struggle against this enormous
evil"
Was that struggle ever witnessed, or
that summons ever heard? Was it not
fact that, in less than three months
after that declaration was made, the men
who made it were engaged in desper
ate struggle to elect the very man on
whose shoulders rested the full respon-
sibi1ity of the failure of the anti-canteen
law as President for second term?
Better never to vow than to vow and
fail to perform
THE Rev.] E. A. HILL.
Brooklyn, NJ Y.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-11
June Il, 1908.
Where Goes the Pay Check
From the Star, DIXON, III

The open selling of liquor over the
saloon bar is thing of the past in
Dixon. The business Of the town still
goes on, and careful canvass of the
business houses of the city has con-
vinced the Star that the general opinion
is that slight improvement has already
been noted. Pay checks that never be-
fore were cashed except in a saloon are
now cashed by stores and there has been
noted improvement in the payments on
some accounts.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-11
Sound Wesleyan Doctrine
From the Wesleyam Methodist

The Wesleyan Methodist is not a political
paper, but it has political opinions and is
never ashamed of its opinions either in the
presence of men or angels or before the throne
of divine judgment. The Wesleyan Methodist
as far as it has personality is Prohibitionist.
1t has been Prohibitionist so many years that
it may well be called veteran Prohibitionist-
In fact, the present editor does not remember
regard to all sins and the whisky devil In
particular. 1t has done its best all these
years to make every one who has read it
Prohibitionst also, and where it has failed 10
heartily ashamed of it's failure. If it knew
how to do better it would.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-11
BUILT UP
Right Food Gives Strength and Brain
Power

Power
The natural elements of wheat and
barley, including the phosphate of pot
ash, are found in Grape-Nuts, and that
is why persons who are run down from
improper food pick up rapidly on Grape
Nuts.
"My system was run down by exces-
sive night work." writes NJ Y man,
''in spite of liberal supply of ordinary
food
"After using Grape-Nuts I noticed
improvement at once, in strength, and
nerve and brain power.
"This food seemed to lift me up and
stay with me for better exertion, with
less fatigue My weight increased 20
lbs. with vigor and comfort in proper
ton.
"When travelling always carry the
food with me to insure having it"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well
ville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time tS time. They
are genuine, true, aid fun human
interest.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-11
INTEREST BEARING NOTES


the local option law of the state
The state convention of the Populists
of Illinois adopted a moderate resolu-
ton against "the American dramshop."
Now there is the report from North
Carolina that the liquor dealers will test
the constitutionality of North Cardinals
Prohibition law.
The national synod of the Reform
Presbyterian Church (Covenanters) has
again adopted resolutions demanding ma
tional Prohibition as the only solution
of the liquor problem.
In a recent number of the New York
Herald six bartenders advertising for
positions describe themselves as ''tem-
perate," Strictly temperate" sober"
etc.
Henry w. Grady, Jr., who ran for the
legislature in Atlanta, Ga, on an anti
Prohibition platform, making resound-
ing speeches against Prohibition, has
been defeated by majority of several
thousand
According to the statement of the
Anti-Saloon League of Nebraska TWEEN
| ty-one counties of that state are now
without saloons. Thirteen other coun-
ties have but one saloon town.
In the appellate court of the state of
Illinois an invalid sister, whose brother
was made a drunkard and died in de-
hatchery, has been awarded a verdict
of $4,000 against a saloonkeeper
mot This Year Mr.. Hayner" is the
title of little pamphlet containing the
reply of Manford Schoonover, editor of
the Journal of Garnett, Kansas, to the
mail order advertising of the Hayner
Distilling Company
According to the New Orleans Item,
the Texas brewer who first began to
agitate for cleaning up the saloons of
that state, is now hailed by the liquor
traffic of the South as the man who
saved Texas from Prohibition.
Lowell's great anti-slavery poem,
"The Present Crisis" was widely used
in the campaign for Prohibition in
North Carolina, the line, "They enslave
their children's children who make COM
promise with SIM" being almost watch
word.
The readers of The National Pyohi-
bitionist will regret to learn of the death
of Arthur Houldershaw, F. C. S., the
we'll known English student and investi-
gator of the alcohol question, one of
whose articles appeared in this paper
| January 2.
The faculty senate of the University
of Michigan at Ann Arbor announces
! that, in view of the growing practice
on the part of students of meeting in
halls attached to or connected with sa-
looms" all students participating in such
meetings shall be subject to discipline
The New York state Grange has
adopted the following as part of their
state constitution: "When any patron
shall engage in the selling of spirituous
liquors as beverage, either wholesale
or retail, such patron shall be dropped
from the roll of membership without
notice"
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-11
THE NATIONAL pRoH1B1TIoNIsr

OOIOlel L. Z. TdIleISOIl, d prominent
citizen and county official of Chattanoo-
ga, Tenn, has recently visited Kansas
City, Kas., for the purpose of investigat
ing at first hand the results of the en-
forcement of the Prohibition law. He
reports himself fully convinced that the
city has greatly prospered because of
the Prohibition policy.
A dispatch from Macon, Ga, brings
the news that man convicted of vio-
lating the Prohibition law, has been sem
fenced to the "chain gang for twelve
months, with the alternative of fine
of $3.50 and three months sentence in
sample of the sentences of Georgia's
courts, it may be anticipated that boot
Logging will not be popular in Georgia.
Assistant Attorney General Trickett
of Kansas City, Kansas, charges eight
policemen of that city with misuse of
their power to protect blind pigs"
Possibly incidents of that sort may sug
gest to Mr.. Trickett why it is that Pro-
hibitionists hold that, not the placing
of occasional good" men in office, but
the holding of all the offices by good"
party is the real cure of the liquor evil.
Levi Rothenberg, the leading mer-
chant Of Meridian, Miss, recently as
serted in an interview published in the
Chattanooga Star, that, while he orig
inally opposed Prohibition, and was one
of those who voted for return to the
saloon, after Meridian has had Prohibi-
ton for two years, he is now convinced
that in every way Prohibition tends to
the prosperity of city, and that his
business has fourished in Meridian be-
yond all expectations, largely, as he be-
lieves, because it is a Prohibition city.
The brewing interests of the United
States are this week to hold at Milwau-
kee what they expect will be the great
est convention in their history The
special object of the convention is to
formulate plans for making head against
the Prohibition movement. Famous
speakers from various parts of the coun-
try, including Brisbane, the editor of
the Hearst outfit, are being brought to-
gether to cheer the beer-makers, and, if
the Milwaukee papers are to be believed,
Prohibition will be wiped off the earth.
In Dixon, ILL.,, one of the towns that
lCSCIItiy WCIit uly, tAlCy tCiI dill dAIuolAlS
story of drummer who recently visited
that town and after expatiating at length
to one of the merchants about the awful
things that have come to pass at Rock
ford since that city voted out the sa-
loons-things that always followed the
no-saloon policy till he could tell
dry town the minute he saw it," ended
up with, "And if Dixon should go dry
all these crowds would be gone out
of your streets" and wilted when he
heard the facts.
It is reported from the Canal Zone
that the hope had been entertained that
the government would refuse to license
saloons upon the Zone, with the open
ing of the new fiscal year. Notice, how
ever, is published there that saloons
will be licensed as usual. The expos
ures made year ago have resulted in
the reduction of the number of saloons,
but there are still thirty-four saloons
along the line of the. short railroad be-
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-11
GERMAN TEMPERANCE LITERATURE

The following leaflets are issued to help
enlist our German people in the fight
against the drink habit and the liquor traf-
native tongue and on the lines which will
NEST readily influence them. Help the
cause along by distributing them freely.
/. "The Bible and Total Abstinence"
SO pages, second edition; &c each, S5c
dozen, $1.5o hundred, postpaid; $1,000
thousand by express.
.. "The Germans and the Drink Cues
ton" pages; &c each, 1oc dozen, SOC
q hundred, postpaid; $4ee a thousand BY
express.
ton" 8 pages, second edition. Same
price as Ne. 2.
4. christianity and Prohibition"
pages. Same price as No. Q.
Send orders to international Temperance
Bureau.
J. G. EvKRr, Cor. Sec,
Hillsboro Kansaa
The Marshall republican., 1908-11-13
SHARON

o. 8. Heylng returned Tuesday
from Glasgow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Haynie spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
lMr. and Mrs. John Millsaps.
Miss Fannie Cundiff entertained
the young people Of this neigh
borhood last Sunday.
Mrs. Gauldin and son OF Idaho
are visiting her daughter Mrs.
George Olinger.
Several OF the young people at
tended the night services in Mia
mi last Sunday night.
C. E. Millre and Miss May Rog-
ers attended the night services
at the Ross school house last Sun
day night.
The shoe box social at Sharon
school Friday night was well at
tended and the proceeds were SAP
which will be used for the bene-
fit OF the library.
The ladies of the Missionary
society of Bethel church met at
Mrs. Henry Millsaps Nov. 5 and
tackled two comforts.
On account Of the meeting at
Miami there will be no church
service at Bethel Saturday and
Sunday, the pastor being sent to
Moberly to fill the place of Rev.
w. A. Simmons who Is assisting
in the meeting.
Some Of the farmers OF this
neighborhood have been very
busy hauling apples they sold to
w. E. Whining OF Gillian Ill Dbl.
NJ. A. Harris 25 Dbl, N. Z. Hodge
33 Dbl. and G. F. Olinger So Dbl.
and Mr.. Olinger says he has sod
as many unbarreled to different
persons as he has sold barre.ed.
Not many Sundays ago a coupe
OF young ladies were invited out
to dine. or course the invitation
was accepted. The ladies' had "Oh
so many curls." They went to Sun
day school with the expectation
Of being invited to accompany
some gentleman there but Just
think OF the disappointed MI SEES.
Not one asked them to go. They
had to return home with mother.
The Marshall republican., 1908-11-13
Fount Dysart of Napton accom-


Fount Dysart OF Napton accom-
panied by Miss Mamie Dierking Of
Hardeman attended the p.e-social
at Potters School.
Miss Lumma Dawson Of Fulton,
visited Misses Stafford, from Fri
day until Sunday.
Trave Spencer and family visit
ed relatives OF Mt. Leonard last
week.
Steve Craig OF Arrow Rock visit
ed Bud Stafford Saturday.
A number OF young ladies from
near here went pecan hunting
Saturday.
Miss Nancie Harris teacher oil
Clay Center is in Kansas City at
the hospital. Her school is not
in session at present.
The Marshall republican., 1908-11-13
Conqcsts Population,

In an interview reported in the Ok
lahoma City Oklahoman Downie Stew
art, a prominent barrister Of Dunedin,
New Zealand, made the following com
parison between the public owned
street railways OF New Zealand and
the systems Of American cities:
"There we have to pay n uniform
rate OF 2 cents a mile and receive no
transfers. You have II uniform rate
for the city limits. The tendency Of
our system Is to contract and congest
the city district, while yours aids ex-
p%ansion. Our managers acknowledge
that yours Is the best way. but they
say 1t is impossible to run Il system
under these conditions save where the
city has reached a certain number OF
people. We have 10000 population,
and this is not considered sufficient"
The Marshall republican., 1908-11-13
We sell one pair but do no
guarantee less than 4 pairs.
25c Each.
SALINE POINT

Some few have began gather
ing corn.
Quite a number from this place
were trading in Dewitt Satur.
day.
j. A. and Lonnie Burn side vi it.
ed home folks Sunday.
w. A. Chilcott's little girl
Hazel, is real sick at this writing
j. L.. Wilson and family visited
Mrs. Wilson's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. Chinn or Slater, Sat
urday and Sunday.
We understand that some corn
has been sod around here for So
per barrel.
The bachelors are not the only
blue ones in this community at
present. Glad to know the
cause"
Mat Barnes went to Marshall
Saturday.
Miss Elsie Wheeler is visiting
her sister Mrs. Chas. Marksberry
in Joplin at present.
Willie Gibbons and family OF
near Slater 7 visiting relative
here this week.
Hal Gwinn after trying in vain
succeeded in capturing five rae
coons and three opossums the
other night luckily the coons
were all up the same tree.
Austin Townlee was down look
ing after the interest OF the farm
Monday.
John Rogers passed through
our midst Monday.
The telephone line in the lower
Miami bottom has a great adj
vantage over the other lines. We
can talk direct to Marshall.
Mrs. Luster Irwin visited her
mother Mrs. j. M. Chi!cott Mon
day.
b. F. Sullivan jr. was hauling
one OF the fair sex in his buggy
Sunday.