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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-02


nomenal voice of exceptional range
and rare cultivation and sweetness.
Not only can Miss Cunning sing high
z quite as though it were in her mid
ole register, but she is a comedienne
of rare charm and temperament. We
are told that 'Marcelle" has a plot that
is interesting as well as amusing, and
that it is garnished with a generous
supply of beautiful scenery, really
pretty girls and stunning gowns. Jess
Dandy and 60 others are in the cast.
Miss Billie Burke in Glove Watches"
Miss Billie Burke will be the attrac-
ton at the Grand, Davenport, next
Monday evening, i'll Love Watches
the comedy from the French, in which
she scored a success at the Lyceum
theater, New York, last winter. Thea
terGoers all over the country fell in
love with Miss Burke season before
last when she was John DTew's lead
ing woman in My Wife" AS a result,
Charles Frohman made her a star in
her own right last autumn, and the
hit she made in Love Watches was
little short of phenomenal. She re-
manned in New York practically the
entire season. making only a brief tour
of some of the larger eastern cities
late in the spring. She began her
present season early in September at
Des lIOines. and since then she has Wis
tied every important city west of the
Missouri river. Her receipts have been
enormous. She is now playing her first
stellar engagement at Powers theater
in Chicago.
Had Long Run in New York.-"The
Girl from RectOr's," which comes to
the Barrymore theater, Moline, next
Sunday. matinee and night, enjoyed
the longest run of any production in
New York last season. The piece orig
inally opened for a limited engagement
at Weber's music hall simply as a try
out" It was the intention of the pro-
Queer, after its success had been es-
tablished, to close the playhouse and
reopen with The Girl" at the COM
mencement of the next theatrical year
The Offering, however, proved SUCH
tremendous sensation that it continued
its run for seven months and was still
doing capacity business when it was
necessary to end the engagement in
order to fill out of town contracts.
Even the records established by Weber
and Fields when their productions
were the rage of New York were bro
ken by "The Girl from RectOr's." The
work is from the pen of Paul NJ. Pot
ter, who won worldwide fame as the
author of "Trilby."
Three Performances of "SouI Kiss"
Something out of the ordinary is
promised in the engagement of 1.-THE
Soul Kiss, which comes to the Barry
more, Moline, Saturday, matinee and
night. and at the Grand, Davenport,
Sunday night "The Soul Kiss" was
considered the most successful musi-
cal comedy produced at the New York
theater The critics there united in
extending TO this production exception
al praise, both for the cleverness of
its book and the tunefulness of it's
music. The work is the joint product
Of Harry 3. Smith and Maurice Levi.
The plot of "The Soul Kiss is more
consistent and. reasonable than is usu-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-02

sure to follow unless reform rules are.
made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-02
BAND SEASON bow
Augustana Musicians in First
Appearance of Year This
Evening.
CONCERT IN GYMNASIUM
New Uniforms VIII Be Worn-Or-
ganizatiOn Now Has 20 Pieces
Trial of Pole Dispute.

The Augustana college band makes
night in concert to De given in the
college gymnasium. The band has
been practicing all fall for the con-
cert and expects to make a creditable
showing The proceeds of the con
cert will be used for the purchase Of
new instruments. A new helicon was
added to the band yesterday, making
total of 20 pieces as follows: One
piccola, three cIarine:s, four altos,
four comets, one tuba, one helicon,
one saxophone, two trombones, one
baritone, snare drum and bass drum.
The program to be given this even
ing follows:
steel King. J. St Clair
Under the Double Eagie" ...
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. J. F. Wagner
Tenth Regiment March" r. B. Hall
Officer of the Day.. .......R R. B. Hall
"Westmount Cadets. &c. A Wood
Institute March ......R. F. Seitz
The fact that the band will appear
tonight for the first time in their new
uniforms adds interest to the concert.
The goods especially are very impa-
tient to see the new uniforms. The
suits are military in style and the
band members therefore expect TO
make decided hits with their fair
admirers. The band has tactfully ar
ranged for an intermission in the pro
gram for social purposes, during
which time refreshments will also be
served.
Cool-Peary TrfaI
The Adelphic society is planning al
unique program for tomorrow evening
in the form of a Cook-Peary mock
trial. The trial will be in the form
of damage suit brought by DR.. Cook
against Peary for SANDER. Attorneys
have been secured by both sides, wit
nesses subPoenaed arc jury panel
will be drawn from the audience. A
lively legal battle is anticipated be
tween the two sides, which may be
enhanced by the appearance on the
scene of the wives of the two princi-
pals.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-02
Expect to Pack House.

The promoters Of the match in
Davenport are arranging to handle a
big crowd but fear that the Burtis viii
be inadequate to accommodate all who
will seek admission as inquiries have
already been coming IN from many
outside points asking in regard 10
seats, showing that surrounding towns
and the adjacent country will be IS
much interested and as wei represent
ed as viii the tri-citias. Undoubtedly
the interurbans and railroads will
bring in large delegations from all Ii
rCctiOns and those in charge Of the If
fair viii have their hands Iull to ham
die the crowd. BY aIaking large
addition to the seating capacity by
means Of stage seats, the opera house
viii hold more people than with any
other kind of an attraction and there
is no doubt but that the record house
in the history of he BuTtis VIII be the
result
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-02
Is In Much Demand.

This is assured by the fact that
ZbyszIo. since he won the decision
over Gotch in Buffalo. is considered
as a greater drawing card. by far than
the champion himself, and promoters
all over the country are anxiously
seeking him FOR. engagements. He has
had many offers at enormous salary
to 90 on the vaudeville stage but has
no yearning in that direction so will
follow his chosen profession, that Of
wrestling. He is making more money
in that than the highest paid stars in
the theatrical profession anyway and
would be foolish to cnange. By get
ting guarantees Of $500 per night ne
can. by booking matches solid, average
IS, 1000 per week, a greater salary than
is dreamed of by but mighty few CT
the greatest stars in the world
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
WANT GOOD SCHOOL.
Agricultural School Will Be
Made Ready to Open Next
Fall.

] Hon. A. E. Rice, of Willmar, mem.
Der of the university board of regents
and Prof. D. D. Mayne, of the state
agricultural school at st. Anthony
were in Morris on Wednesday and in
spected the plant OF the erstwhile
Indian school with view to it's use as
an agricultural school. They were
met by a number of citizens, and after
inspecting the school, expressed
themselves frankly in a way that may
be regarded as rejecting the attitude
of the state officials towards this
school.
In the first place, the matter of
opening the school this fall was dis
missed from consideration for the
reason that there is not time to make
the necessary changes, and for the
further reason that it is desired that
the school be not given an unfavor-
able standing at the very start.
Regent Rice regarded it as impera-
tive that $4,000 be spent in repairs,
in rearranging the dormitories and
the heating and in other minor re-
pairs, and that very soon it will be
necessary for the state to spend
$50, 900 or $40, 1000 for more buildings
here-especially for additional dormi-
tories. All this means that the state
will how RI ,,ooI>o ,,,,,ob hon ox;or ~.
preparations than the $4,000 appro-
priated last session.
But while Mr.. Rice talked so dis
couragingly of the immediate pros
poets of the school, he as freely men,
toned it's bright prospects for the fu-
ture. He is well pleased with the
location of the school and with the
farm land attached to and contiguous
to it. The quality of the soil here
is superior to the soil of the farm land
at the other schools, and much better
adapted for experimental work. For
this reason and for the further reason
that there is such a large farming
population in this section of the state,
he regards the future of the school as
assured.
The visit of DR.. Rice is an assurance
to the friends of the school that the
school is going to receive fair treat
ment and will in due time grow into
one of the best if not the best agri-
cultural school in the state.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
Wants To Know Now.

Walt Mason, the famous Kansas
newspaper man and wit, philoso-
phizes thusly: When I cash in, and
this poor race is run, my chores per-
formed and all my errands done, |
know that folks who mock my efforts
here, will weeping bend above my
lowly bier, and bring large garlands,
worth two bucks q throw and paw
the ground in ecstacy of woe. And
friends will wear crepe bowknots on
their tiles, while I look down Cor up)
a million miles and wonder why those
people never knew how smooth was
until my spirit few. When I cash in
/ will not care yen for all the praise
that's heaped upon me then. Serene
and silent in my handsome box, l
shall not heed the laudatory talks, and
all the vain display will just be pomp
and feathers thrown away. So tell me
now while I am here on earth your
estimate of such surprising worth. Oh
tell me what looloo bird | am, and
and fill me full of taffy and of JAM"
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
MUCH GOOD LAND.
List of Minnesota Lands Yet
Open to Entry.

Thousands of homestead ssquarters'
in Minnesota are vacant for the sim
pie reason that homeseekers are moi
aware of the location of such free
land, and have not been able to get
the information readily. Because OF
this, they have rushed for drawings
at the opening of Indian reservations,
and have gone into the far west,
passing by good free land in north :
ern Minnesota, according to George
Welsh, secretary of the state board of
immigration.
Mr.. Welsh has undertaken the work
of compiling a list of the tracts open
to homestead entry, and this week
placed clerk at work in the land
office at Cass Lake, going over the
records and entering up the descrip-
tions of agricultural land which has
not been filed upon. This same work
will later be done in the Duluth and
Crookston land Office and the results
will be published in bulletin avail
able for every home seeker.
"The problem of utilizing our jack
pine land has been solved by the
planting of alfalfa" said Mr.. Welsh.
'sMonday near Bemidji, I saw
alfalfa cut from the third and fourth
crops off the ordinary jack pine land.
It was as fine as I ever saw. The
third crop cutting was four feet long,
and the fourth crop eighteen inches.
The roots of the alfalfa often go down
fifteen feet for water, and the crop is
a great success up there. 1t will sup
ply the vegetable mold needed to
make the land fertile and capable of
raising anything"
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
A Timely Warning.

Our attention has been called to the
fact that at this season of the year a
timely warming should be given in re-
gard to the danger of prairie fires.
During the threshing season there are
so many cases where fires are apt to
cause great deal of damage unless
the greatest precaution is taken to
guard against them and particularly
when everything is in such dry condi-
ton. The least fire that is started is
hard to check when famed by these
fall winds and burning over an area
that furnishes plenty of dry material.
Some very costly experiences are
related from year to year in instan-
ces where straw piles have been set
on fire and where an unexpected
high wind spred the fire so that it
was beyond control. A great deal
of carelessness is practiced in burn
ing stubble and even at this early
date we have heard of some damage
being done in certain localities.
The penalty for carelessly causing
a forest or prairie fire which Injuries
or endangers the property of another,
or for setting fire and leaving it un-
quenched, is 800 or imprisonment in
the county Jail not exceeding three
months. For maliciously causing
such fire the penalty is not over $500
or Imprisonment in the state prison
for ten years or both such fine and
imprisonment.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
Juvenile Love of the Morbid.

An observer of child life says that
not only among the poorer classes, but
in every rank, children have a curious
love Of the morbid. Their dolls are
always i'll and have operations. The
death of a pet. however beloved,
brings with 1t the deep and solemn joy
Of a funeral. Workers for the Chill
dren's Happy Evenings association Of
London have found that the children
among whom they labor occupy them
selves in playing at domestic brawls
and funerals and have tried to lead
them into more cheerful and healthful
amusements. Many of the children,
they say, have to be taught how to
play just as they would be taught
geography or arithmetic.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER is. 1909.
GOOD DIRT ROAD.
State Highway Commission Show
What Can Be Done.

To see what can be done with plail
dirt road which has constant super
vision, the state highway commission
the past three months has experience
ed with five miles of the Dodd road
from the western edge of st. Paul to-
ward Rosemout. The experiment
has been highly satisfactory both tc
George w. Cooley, secretary of the
highway commission, and to the farm
ers in Dakota county, who use the
road practically all of the time.
The road is under the supervision OF
man who does nothing else, and its
condition all summer has shown that
the experiment has been successful.
An additional three miles is being add
ed to the patrolled stretch. and it is
expected that various townships and
counties of the state will be inspired
to follow the example next year.
The road has very heavy traffic,
sufficient to warrant macadamizing it,
but during the entire summer it has
been kept in excellent condition. The
roadmaker has been careful to pre-
vent the formation of ruts, and has
seen to it that the drainage is right
for the water to run off rapidly. He
has worked for the most part with a
rake and wheelbarrow, making minor
repairs and watching it constantly.
For use after rain when the road
is soft, Mr.. Cooley has devised the
Minnesota road planer, which is a
union of the best points in number
of road drgs, and has been found to
work with great success. This planer
consists of drag with two oblique
pieces of timber faced with iron. The
horses pulling this have been fur
nished by the township in which the
experiment has been carried on. The
expense has been borne by the high
way commission, and has amounted to
about So month per mile.
One of the farmers who has used
the road in driving to st. Paul for the
past twenty eight years says that the
road this summer has been in the best
condition he has ever seen it. The
experiment win be continued for two
months longer.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
Some Famous Doctors.

Morgagni. the founder of modern
pathology, was an italian. Auenbrug-
ger, inventor of physical diagnosis, was
an Austrian. Jenner, the discoverer of
vaccination, and Lister, father of
modern surgery, were Englishmen.
Schwann, originator Of the cell doc
trine, and Koch. who isolated the bacil-
lus of tuberculosis, are credited 20
Germany; O'Dwyer, inventor of intu-
baton, and Wright, who worked out
the theory of opsonis. which teaches
how the blood fights disease, to Ire
land. Pasteur, father of preventive
medicine, who taught the world the
causes Of sickness and demonstrated
that no one need die of parasitic dis.
eases, was born in France.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
Sidewalks.

Morris, Mimi, Sept. II, 1909
Separate sealed proposals will be
received by the City Council of the
City of Morris, Minnesota, until 8
o'clock p. m. on the 9Th day of Octo-
Der, A. D. 1909, for the construction
of cement sidewalks five 60 and six
(6) feet in width. along and in front of
the following described property,
situated in the City of Morris, County
of Stevens and State of Minnesota, all
of said sidewalks to be laid upon q
suitable foundation of sand and gra-
vel and upon grades furnished by the
city, to-wit:
Lot eighteen QsO, block eleven (1),
six (6) feet in width, south side. Lots
fourteen (14), fifteen I5), sixteen (16)
and seventeen G7), six (6) feet in
width, North side. Lots three (3),
four (4) and five (5), block two (2),
eight (s) feet in width, South side, and
lots seven CD, eight (s), nine (9), ten
QO), eleven QD, and twelve Q2),
block thirty-fiv (35), five (5) feet in
width, North side, and lot twelve (12),
block thirty-five (35), five (5) feet in
width, West side. Lot eighteen (1S)
of block ten (1O), five (5) feet in
width, West side. Lots one ~, two
(2), three (s), four a., five (5), six
(6), seven %, eight (S), nine 60 and
ten (1O), block six (6), five (5) feet in
width, East side. Lots two (2) to
twelve (12) inclusive, block eight (S),
five (5) feet in width, East side.
Proposals must be on blank form,
furnished for that purpose by the
City Clerk, and the cost of building
the sidewalk upon each of the pro-
perties herein described separately
stated. said bids also to be made upon
cash basis for all work and material.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids.
Specifications and estimates may be
obtained at the Office of he City
Clerk, Morris, Stevens County, Mime
sofa.
G. B. BURPEE,
City Clerk.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
The Wrong Boy.

A Manchester teacher has been TAX
ing a great deal Of trouble to induce
his scholars to adopt a lighter footed
style of walking in the school pas
sages. He first tried persuasion and
at last threatened punishment He
had not long to wait for a chance
to prove that he meant it, and, darting
from his room into the passage, he
easily made the capture. What fol-
lowed during the next two or three
minutes need not be related, but the
schoolmaster had the breath that re-
mained to him taken away by the sore
youngster gasping out in tones of re-
monstrance: PLEASE, sir, I'm not a
scholar. I'm the lad with your morn
ing paper Manchester Guardian.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
Agricultural Minnesota.

SGdG6 Fdlr Week lS SOOu UlLuo W
take account of the States agricul-
tural resources, as Senator Nelson did
in his address opening the fiftieth Fair
yesterday. His figures show that
Minnesota is still in her youthful
period of development. The State
has total area of 5o,oO0,o0o acres
adaptable to agriculture of some kind.
Of this area $4,000, 900 acres has been
divided into farms, of which 10000, ,00o
acres are improved or partially i'm
proved. Deducting these acres and
the Indian lands from the total, there
is left 10000, 900 acres, or three fifths
of Minnesota, which is not yet in use.
This vast area, in Senator Nelson's
judgment, can be more easily resolved
into farms than the lands of New Eng
land, or the heavily forested areas of
other portions of the country. Mime
sofa, on the basis of her lands and
their fertility, can readily support a
population of 100000. She has at
the present time just about one fourth
of that. That the ten million is COM
ing may be predicted from the fact
that the state has grown from zoe, 900
to over 100000 in fifty years, and
that without appreciably trenching
upon her agricultural capacities. 1t
stands to reason that the lands of this
state will be in demand. Even as a
purely farming state, Minnesota is
bound to grow. But when her mineral
resources and her manufacturing pos
sibilities are taken into account, the
logic of the future points to great
agricultural population supporting a
great manufacturing population.
The present tendency to neglect the
farm and crowd to the cities will be
corrected in the near future-is being
corrected even now-by the new sur
roundings of agricultural life. When
the farm is made pleasant and home
like for the young man, when farming
becomes profession III which he can
see future, he will stay by the land.
Scientific farming education, such as
Minnesota has undertaken, will have
it's influence in this direction. The
State Fair with its lessons of the
wealth of the field also has an inf1u-
ence in the same direction.
The State Agricultural College and
the State Fair have responsibility
for the agricultural future of the
State. They are bearing it in mind.
They have begun to do their part
wisely. They should both be encour-
aged to large development on right
lines. A portion of the accumulated
capital of the State could not be better
employed than in this work. Mime
apolis Journal.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
LAND SALES.
Stebno Farm Makes Record al
$65 per Acre.

T. E. Stebno this week sold his farm
mile northwest of Morris to F. j..
Kirwin, of Early, Iowa, for $50, 900.
The farm consists of three quarter
sections less few acres for the Great
Northern right of way, and brings $65
an acre. There are good improve
nents on the place, and Mr.. Stebno
has put the farm in excellent shape.
This is the highest price ever paid
in this county for farm of this size,
and is twice what Mr.. Stebno paid for
it about seven years ago, and yet he
claims that he sold it too cheap. He
paid what was regarded as big price
for his land then, but he had faith in
Stevens county soil, and he has made
good. He is good farmer, has ap-
piled up to date methods to his busi-
ness, has raised good crops and good
stock, and now regards his lands as
worth $100 an acre, and sure to COM
mand that price in few years. Only
personal considerations have moved
him to dispose of his land. He will
move into Morris next spring.
Mr.. Kirwin, who buys the farm, is
fully aware of the value and prices of
Stevens County land, for he has own
ed land here for many years, and buys
this farm to move onto it himself,
He is good farmer and the county
is a gaiuer by having this class of men
come here to live.
Another land sale which reflects
credit on the county was consumated
this week, when Thos. Murphy sold
his farm a couple of miles south OF
town to B. w. Hufford. Mr.. Murphy
has long been one of the substantial
farmers of Darnen, and will now take
a we'll earned rest from farm work.
He has sold his farm to B. W. Hofford
for 81 ,O4O, of $44 an acre. Mr.. Hufford
recently sold his farm further south
and shows good judgment in staying
here where good land is SO cheap.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
GOOD RACES.
Stevens County Fair Pleasos
Large Crowds.

The best race program yet given
was presented by the Stevens County
Fair yesterday and the day before,
but T. FL. Mcguire was especially en-
thusiastic about the races in the ex-
hibit tents. Here Stevens county beat
out Iowa on corn, Georgia on water
melons, Oklahoma on potatoes, North
sDakota on barley, Washington on
apples, Canada on wheat and!any old
place on farm exhibits. ]. L. Morton
and Jos. Sauter were there with farm
exhibits that in the number of pro-
ducts shown and their high standing
would startle the biggest boomer that
ever lived in the cornty. The two
exhibits were constant source of in
terest, and these two progressive
farmers did themselves proud and de-
serve the highest praise.
The display in the art building was
better than ever this year, but in the
stock display, the showing was not as
good as usual.
The list of prize winners will be
published later.
The horses entered in the races
were Bonnie Lou by J. D. Hous-
ton, Herman, Lady Storm by
George Houston, Herman, Flora
Doris by George Sloan, Bemidji, John
Henry by w. F. Sanderson, Mime
apolis, Silver Tail by Thomas Newly,
Bemidji, The Rustic by O. E. Phipps,
Paynesville, DR.. Mum by Mr.. Gunder-
son, and Hal Davis by Mr.. Ponplum
n,
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
Stars Indeed.

"Amelia." said stern father, hold
ing up letter his daughter had acci-
dentally dropped, Il found this on the
stairs. Who wrote and sent itY'
'sIts-it's from Mr.. Johnson" an
swered the girl in embarrassment.
Indeed! And what are all these
things at the footY'
"Oh. those-er-are stars. father!
Mr.. Johnson is teaching me astron-
omvfs
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18

"Since I've come back / find that I'm
forgotten by all my friends"
sWhy didn't you borrow money of
them before you went away Fudge.