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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-02

Onct more we take our editorial
pen in hand to write red-hct edi-
toriai against the danger to life
and limb Of ottos passing through
lour midst. Every spring about
| this time when the roads begin to
get good -enuff for ottos TO pass
through our midst, we allus take
our pen in hand to write this kind
of editorial, but it doesn't seem
to do much good.
In another collum will be found
a ackount of the first otternobile
which has passed through Gus
midst this spring which same just
missed hitting Deacon Butter
worth and hanging him almost
beyond rcckonguishior. If it had of
hit him. This same otterrnobile
later stuck in the mud to the great
rejoicing Of our entire populashion.
Why don't our town sclecktfnen
take some steps or other to pervent
ottermobiles from going through
Bingville lickety split nearly skeer-
ing the life outcn our inhabitants
and Just narreriy missing some of
them in their mad flight. Why
don't Seth Dewberry, our lion
harted town constable extinguish
|hisseIf by arresting some of these
ottermobile fellers and placing
same in durance vile in the town
lookup where they can ponder uri-
interrupted over their inisdoings !?
If Amos Hillyer, our talented ior-
yer, legal lite and Justice Of the
Peace would find some of these
ottefmobiie choffers say 2 or So
and costs every time they went a
whizzing through Bingville, we
calckilate they would avoid this
town more or less in the futchure
and this would also increase the
amount of money in the town
treashury.
Seth Dewberry says: "How can
I arrest a ottcrInoblie which Is
moving at the rate of 2 miles a
minute !" There may be something
in this and yet If Seth is such a
smart detecktivc, why don't he bid
q fence or something acrosst the
main street which would corner
those ottermobiles and after they
come to a full stop Seth could ar
rest them.
OF what use to the community
would one of our citizens be sup
posing he was struck by a ottermo-
bile right between the shoulder
blades? We answer, no use, what
ever. Let whoevers duty it is to
lcurb this cussed otternobile evil do
something
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-02
Out IN Front

Sinst the sun has begin to get lit
tie warmer, our most respeekted cite
gems which assemblies at Hen Wealth
'ersby's store have begin to sit out on
the piazza in front Of the store
Iwhere they disckuss the principle
topicks Of the day and offer suggest
chicns as to how the government ork
to be run. Hen Weatliefsby, prop. Of
the store, says he wouldn't care how
much they set on his piazza provided
they wouldn't white up his boxes
until their amt sl<aircely enuff left OF
the box to white at. Hen says it's
sckandaious the amount Of shayings
they do make.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-02

his way to Gootehic Pond for a days
fishing. When Yves heard Snide
singing he come over to the tree and
was considerabi- surprised to see
Snide hanging up there to a limb
twixt earth and sky. Snide told Yves
to for goodness sake feskue him, so
Yves he skun up the tree to where
Snide was hanging and tried to pull
him ofen the limb, but when Yves
most had Snide resclued what did the
limb do, but break and both of them
fell down to the ground with a duh
sicxening thud right on top of each
other. Snide was stunned for min
nit, but soon as he could get on his
feet he bit Yves = clout In the mouth
and then Wes was stunned.
Snide thort perhaps Yves had lei
20 of him just for a joke Yves says
that's the thanks he gets for trying
to save Snide's worthless life for him
and that il he ever finds Snide hang
ing to the limb Of tree hereafter he
can hang there until doom's day for
all OF him. Snide returned home for
a box to hive the bees in while Yves
went on to Cootchic Pond. When
Snide arrove back at the tree with the
box, he found that the. sworn had
again departed for parts unknown and
so Snide returned to Bingville in deep
disgust.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-02
Personals & Locals Mkt

It's warm today, but that's no sign
| it may not. be little coolish by to-
morrow.
Have you planted your garden seads
as yeti If not, you should have did
so before this.
This is the time to haul out manure
and put in onto the fields.
Feels like as il the fish might bite
liz they had half chauct
Lige Peterson was a good cal sur
prised last week to find hisseif in the
hands 81 the sheriff. We know how
Lige must feel and we synpathize
with him. We have nearly been in
the hands of the sheriff onct or twict
ourseif.
The roads is still somewhat muddy
in spots, But we presume these spots
will dry up later on. unless we have
so much rain that It's superfluous.
There viii be a coffee and roll So
shiable at the Bingyille church next
Wednesday evg. to help pay of the
church debt. Everybody is corjially
invited to be present and help along a
good cause even If they haft to eat
rolls and drink coffee until they are
uncomfortable.
Doc Livermore, our talented horse
doctor and speshialist, says that he is
at present turrible short on old bot
ties. Anybody having old bottles for
sale kindly confer with Doc--he will
pay the munihsent price of 2 cts. per
doz.
Jabe Tucker had his hair shingled
last week, and will begin next week to
single his barn.
Samantha DeeVers Is on the sick
list as ushuai. Samantha looks for
ward with considerable pleasure to
being on the sick list all summer We
don't know of anybody who enjoys
poor health as much as Samantha.
Sam Skinner announces that he
will swap his bull pup for most any
thing any person will swap. Sam
says he will swap for a pair of shoes
or anything he can use. Sam is a
snapper from away back.
Eph Higgins, our accommodating
P. NJ, says tina: business is very dull
in the P. o. line at present and If il
wasn't against the government rules
he would shut UP shop and take a
vacashion of 2 or 5 weeks. Eph says
il bores him to haft to set in the
P. o. day after day when stamp sales
is so light.
Cy Hoskins has a few bushels OF
sead corn of a fancy variety, which
Cy offers for sale at 81 per bu. Cy
says this corn grows awful big ears.
We have had so few fires in our
midst lately that our Bingville fire
dept. is getting out of pracktise. A
small conflagrashion wouldn't dc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-02
Bah Cold for Bud probIy

Bud Hinckley, who amt quite right
in his head, wandered down to Snake
crick tother day when hie mother
wasn't keeping q sharp eye on him
and taking the shoes often his feet and
begin to wade into the water which
is turrible cold at this time of the
year.
Mrs. Hinckley missed Bud, and
when she found him wading in the
crick and having such good time,
she switched him all the way home
and his hollers could be heard all over
Bingville. Mrs. HinckIey says that
Bud Is liable to keteh his deth Of cold
from such foolish doings.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-02

much harm and would create q COED
cal of ecksitement.
Deacon Bradbury went 20 laf at
joke which Cy HosIins got off dowx
to Hen Weathersby's store tother day
and the Deacon's upper set of store
teeth flew outen his mouth and
struck the floor, cracking tie plate
eileen acrosst. The Deacon stopped
iaffing right off, and after telling Cy
he wished he would get of his jokes
on somebody else went home madden
than q wet hem
AIonozo Skillings Of Calamity Cor
nefs dropped into the Bingvilic orfes
resentiy and left Us 2 cts. Of horse
raddish for which we give him credit
| on his subsclxripsizion. Aionzo's horse
raddish Is 50 strong that II nearly
takes the hide of.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-02
FIJJN(1l
That's What Happened 10 Snlds
pstsrsby Who Was Found Up In
q Tree Nearly q Gonsr By Wss
Woodruff, Our Expert Hunter &
TrappsI 6 Rsscesd

Snide Petersby, one Of our most
respeckted citizens, and rightchious
member Of the Bingviile church, met
with q curius eckperiense last Tues
day which made Snide think for a
while that his time had came, and If
il hadn't been for Yves Woodruff
there is no telling how the affare
would of turned out.
Tuesday morning when Snide left
his house by the back door after
breakfast and lit his pipe preparatory
to going down to Hen Weathersby' s
store 10 spend the forenoon, he was
Mortified to see that the bees in yone
OF his hives in the back yard was
about ready to sworn. Snide he
throwed down his pipe and rushing
bees sworfning, but he found out that
this was impossible and before he
could do anything 70 pervent It, the
queen bee left the hive and follered
by the rest of the bees RIG up into
the air and started off acrost the
fields tord Cy Hoskins woods.
Snide, bare heded, started as hard
as he could run to keep in site of the
sworn of bees. When Snide went
to jump fence at the edge of the
woods at a flying leep, anis foot
ketched on the top rail and he fell in
a lump on tother side of the fence so
hard that it like to of nocked the
breth outen him, that is, all the bretli
that was in him, being as he was
nearly outen breth anyhow from such
fast running.
But Snide got up on his feet again
and TUX after the bees. Finally when
the sworn had passed half over this
strip of woods they settled on the top
of tall oak tree, and Snide stopped
under the tree painting like a fox
hound. After he had got his breth he
CHM up the tree to where the sworn
was out on a limb and taking out his
jack knife begin to cut off the limb
the sworn was on; his object being
to carry both the limb and the sworn
back to the hive.
As Snide braseo hisself and was
a whiting away at the limb, one of
the bees left the sworn long enuff to
sting Snide on the nose. This so sur
prised him that he lost his holt and
started to fall Snide says no person
can ever know how he felt when he
started to fail--he said he recalled
every sin he had ever committed in
his life and that every mean thing he
had ever did in this world passed
through his mind as he went down,
down, crashing through the limbs of
the tree. Suddenly he was brought
up with student jerk and Snide said
he shut his eyes and thort he had
struck the ground and been killed.
BY and by he opened his eyes to
find that the share stub of limb
about IS feet from the ground had
went up under his coat and that
there he was swinging in mid air.
Snide prayed for a while, but that
didn't seem to do no good; then he
hoilered for help. but nobody an
swered. He tried to work hisself
outen the coat, but this was impos-
sible. Finally Snide made up his mind
he would simply hang there until he
was goner, so he risigned hisself to
his fate and begin to sing psalms.
Now Yves Woodruff. our eckspert
hunter and trapper, happened at this
moment to be passing through the
woods little to the right of Snide on
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-02
Country Correspondence
HAPPY VALLEY

Hafne Wilson has made hisself q
pair of suspendcrs outen leather.
Hame says he's powerful hard on aus
penders and that he's sick and tired
paying for cheep suspenders that
won't stand the sprain. He says ne
guesses these leather suspenders will
keep his pants in place.
Benjamin Gibbs Is the father Of 4
young son which arrove last week and
Ben is being congratulated by his
nabors. Ben says what he needs Il
not congrachuiashion, but HEARTFELT
sympathy, being as he was already
the father OF 9 children and this
snakes 10.
Miss Mary Ann Green. the Belle Of
Happy Valley, has bad cold in hes
chest at present, but 10 wearing mus
takd plaster on same and Is much i'm.
proved at this writing.
Eph Foster tells our correspondent
that he has half q noashion to sub
sckribe for the Bingville Bugle. For
some years Eph has ben readin the
Bugie which he borrowed from Mala-
chi Hanl<ins, who Is subsckriber, but
Malachi resently stopped his paper
which was tarrible blow to Eph.
EXCELSIOR.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-02
llttQ N Town

The first otteFfncbiie which has 50
far appeared in our midst this spring
visited Bingvilie last Thursday. Il
come up Main street about a mile a
niinnit and just missed Deacon But
terworth, who was crossing the street
from his house to the p. %. to see If
there was any mail for him (there
wasn't). by the skin Of she Deacon's
coat tails. When the Deacon saw
what narrer ecskape he had had he
turned round and throwed his cane at
the otto, but he didn't come within a
quarter mile of 1t.
But the Deacon got his revenge a
few minriits later, when the eontrap-
shion went to go through slough in
front of Bill Hepburn's blacksmith
shop and stuck fast in the mud hub
deep. 1t just stuck there and coffed
and spiuttered and ,snorted, but it
couldn't seem to bulge inch. In q
few minnits the otto with the 2 chaps
who was in it was surrounded by al
most the, entire populashion of Bing-
vile, who had been attrackted out of
idle curiosity, as you mite say. The
way them fellers cussed was some
thing painful to lissen to and when
some Of our most respectkted citizens
who was present asked them quest
chions, they refused to answer. In the
end, Cy Hoskins had to pull the otto
outen the mud with his OK team. Cy
charged them a dollar to do this and
got cash in advance. Cy says he
hopes more ottermobiies win stick in
the mud going through town in the
futchuse.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-02
Don't Like tho Deacon

Hank Dewsberry's hound dog has
took a student dislike to Deacon An
drews. This is probly because the
other day when the Deacon was COM
ina down street, Hanks hound got in
his way and the Deacon kicked the
dog eileen often the sidewalk. Next
day as the Deacon past Hanks house
the dog sneak out and bit him in the
calf OF the leg The Deacon struck at
the dog with his cane and hit the
fence and broke it--not the fence, but
his cane. The Deacon says if Hanks
dog bites him again he'll put bullet
into him. Hank says he don't care If
he does, because the dogs no good
anyhow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-02
Why PatTonlzs Hons Trade

by buying your merchandise at Hen
Weathersby's store when you can get
the same things
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-02
en- kPER HERE 2

l carry a complete line Of the follow
ing:
Taps, Rubber Heels, Iron Lasts.
Tapping Nails, Cement, etc.
Oil and Grease Of all kinds.
Pump Leather and Plun9ers, currys
combs, Brushes, etc. Large stock.
Wagon Painfs7 Wagon cushs
ionsS Wagon Jacks.
Wagon Umbrellas, Axle Washers,
Whip Sockets, Anfi-Rattlers, Shaft
Tips.
Cattle Leaders, Bull Rings, Sweat
Pads; Eolts, Screws, etc. Cable
Chain, Repair Chain Links. Their.
mOmeters, Harness Hooks, Whip
and 0Oad Sticks, Patent Leather
Dashers.
Large Line Of Summer Robes.
Blankets, etc. Duck Horse Covers.
Carriage Boots.
Strongest line Of Whips in this
county.
Orders taken for Trunks, Suit
Cases, etc, at Reduced Prices.
County Seat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-21
Administrator,. Notice.

Etsate of Emily Framing. deceased
Inc undersigned having been ap-
PoIHted administratrix of the estate Of
Siniiy Framing, late of the county of
rock island. state of Illinois, deceased
nerepy gives notice that she will ap-
pear De1ore the county court of Rock
Island Is county, at the county court room.
IN IN .ne city OF Rock Island. at the Octo-
Der term on the first MONDAY in Octo.
per next at which time all persons hav-
ing claims against said estate are mott
nea an9 requested to attend for the pur-
persons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment to
the undersigned. -
Dated 2Sth day of July A. D. 1909
HARRIET FRAMING
,i,,f,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-21
Notice of Publication.

State of Illinois. Rock Island Coun-
ty-ss:
In the Circuit Court; September term.
A ID. 1909.-In Chancery.
Allen w Giles, Lincoln F. Giles. va.
Aiice M vaughn, James Monroe Giles,
> Giles. Ida White, Emma Giles, Harry
Giles. defendants.
Afndavit of non-residence of Alice NJ
vaughn, James Monroe Giles. Elmer A.
Giles, Edwin S Giles. Ida White. Emma
Giles and Harry Giles, implicated with
the above defendant. Wilton A Giles
having been filed in the clerks office of
the circuit court OF said county. notice
is therefore hereby given to the said
nonresident defendants that the COM
plalnants filed their bill of complaint in
SAID court, on the chancery side thereof
ana that thereupon a summons issued
out OF said court, wherein said suit is
now pending. returnable on the third
Monday In the month of September
next as is by law required.
Now. unless you, the said non-resi-
dent defendants above named Alice NJ
Vaughn, james Monroe Giles, Elmer A.
tiles, Edwin 5. Giles, Ida White, Emma
Giles and Harry Giles. shall personally
be and appear before said circuit court
on the first dap of the next term there
Of to be holden at Rock Island in and
Tor said county, on the third Monday of
september next, and plead answer or
demur to the said complainants' bill OF
complaint the same and the matters
ana things therein charged and stated
VIII be taken as confessed. and decree
entered against you according to the
prayer of said bill.
GEORGE w. GAMBLE, Clerk
Rock Island, ILL.,, Aug. II, 1909.
John IL. Hauberg, complainants' So
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-21
SheriR's Sale.

BY virtue of an execution issued out
of the clerks Office of the circuit court
of Rock Island county, and state of
Illinois, and to me directed. whereby
am commanded to make the amount of
certain judgment recently obtained
against w. II. Cation in favor of Harry
M. McCaskrin, out of the lands, tene-
ments, goods and chattels of the said
w. II. Cation, l have levied on the fol-
lowing described property. to-wit
The east thirty-seven feet (37 feet), of
lot number nine 90. in block number
three 90, in Thompson G. Wells addi-
ton to the city of Rock Island, county
of Rock Island state of Illinois.
Therefore, according to said com
mand. l shall expose for sale at public
auction, all the right, title and interest
of the above named w. III. Cation in
and to the above described property. at
10 o'clock a m, on Wednesday, the first
day of September. 1909, at the east door
of the court house. in the city of Rock
Island, county of Rock Island, state of
Illinois.
Dated at Rock Island, Ill, this 10th
day of August. 1909.
EDWARD KITTILSEN,
Sheriff of Rock Island County.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-21
Notice of Publication.

State of Illinois, Rock Island Coun-
ty-SS:
In the Circuit Court, September Term.
1909.
Mueller Lumber Company. corpora
ton, VS.. w H. Mockabee and Paul NJ
Bollingcr.-In Chancery.
Affidavit of non-residence of the above
named defendant w. ii. Mockabee, i'm
pleaded with the above defendant. Paul
Nj. Bollinger, having been filed in the
clerks office of the circuit court of Sai id
county, notice is therefore hereby given
to the said nonresident defendant that
the complainant filed its bill of COM
side thereof, on the 18th day of Sep
tcmber 1908, and that thereupon a
summons issued out of said court
wherein said suit is now pending, re-
turnable on the first Monday in the
month of January, 1909, and on the
goth day of July, 1903. an alias sum-
mons issued out of said court, return
able on the third Monday in the month
of September, 1909, as is by law re-
CURED
Now, unless you, the said non-resi-
dent defendant above named. w. II
Mockabee, shall personally be and APP
pear before said circuit court, on the
first day of the next term thereof. to be
holden at Rock Island in and for the
September next, and plead answer oil
demur to the said complainantS bill OF
complaint the same and the Smatters
and things therein charged and stated
will be taken as confessed, and a de-
cree entered against you. according tC
the prayer of said bill.
GEORGE w. GAMBLE, Clerk.
Rock Island, Ill, July 20, 1909.
Alfred c. Mueller, c. A. Ludolph, com
plainantS solicitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-21
PuhIicafian Nofsao

In the District Court of the Irnitaa
states for the Southern District Of ill
noIs-Northern Division
In the matter of Thomas L. Kennedy
pankrupt-ln Bankruptcy. No. 2S7.
~, TO the creditors of the above named
Ihomas L.. Kennedy of Rock Island. in
the county of Rock Island and state Of
Iiilnols, in the district and division
aforesaid.
Take notice that the petition of the
above named bankrupt for a discharge
ana certificate thereof from all his
gress relating to bankruptcy has been
set TO be heard before said court at
Peoria, in said district and division. on
the th day of August, A. D. 1909. at
the hour of 10 o'clock a. M when and
where you may appear and show cause.
II any you have, why the prayer of said
petitlon should not be granted
LATED at ROCK Island, Ill, July %,
i3o9 ADAIR PLEASANTS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-21
Publication Notice.

State of Illinois, Rock Island Cous.
ty-ss:
Circuit Court of Rock Island County
September term, a. d. 1909.-In attach
ment
NJ. S. Allen VS.. Celia B. Hyde. ct al.
Public notice is hereby given to the
tachment, issued out of the office of the
clerk of the circuit court of Rock Island
county, dated the 31st day of July. A.
ID. 1909, at the suit of the said M s
Allen, and against the estate of the said
Celia r. Hyde, for the sum of two
Thousand three hundred thirteen dollars
and twenty-five cents. directed to the
sheriff of said Rock Island county,
which said writ has been returned ex>
ecuted by a levy on the undivided one
fourth interest in the following descrih
ed lands:
The east half of the northeast quar-
ter and the southwest quarter of tn,
northeast quarter, and the east half of
the northwest quarter of the northeast
quarter. all in section number six co.
in township number sixteen 16). north
range number three t3) west of the
seventy-six acres allotted to Lydia A.
Vopes as and for her homestead and
dover. described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the northeast corner OF
said section six. thence running west
one hundred and twenty rods, thence
running south at right angles one hum
dred and one and one-third rods, thence
running east one hundred and twenty
rods, thence running north one hundred
and one-third rods to the place of
beginning. also the following described
land:
Commencing at the northeast corner
of the southeast quarter of section num-
Der thirty-one, in township number
seventeen 40. north of range number
three go, west of the fourth principal
meridian. thence running west fifty-six
rods. thence south seventy-seven rods.
thence east fifty-six rods, thence north
seventy-seven rods to the place of be-
ginning.
Also the following described land:
Commencing at the southeast corner
of section thirty-one. in township sew
enteen. north of range number three
west of the fourth principal meridian,
thence running north eighty-three rods,
thence running west fifty-six rods,
thence south eighty-three rods, thence
east ffty-six rods to the place of be-
ginning.
Also the west half (h) of the south
west quarter (A), of section number
thirty-two. in township number seven
teen. north of range number three, west
of the fourth principal meridian.
Clella b. Hyde, shall personally be and
appear before the said circuit court OF
Rock Island county, on the first day of
the next term thereof, to be holden at
the court house in the city of Rock Is
land. in the said county. on the goth
day of September. A. ID. 1909. give spe-
cial bail, and plead to the said plain-
tiff's action, Judgment will be entered
against you. and in favor of the said
NJ s. Allen, and so much of the prop
erty attached as may be sufficient to
satisfy the said jndgm men ss and costs
GEORGE w. GAMBLE Clerk.
Murphy g. Larson, plaintiffs attor-
| Aug. 10. A. D. 1908.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-21

FOR SALE-A fine property on Eighth
avenue and Thirty-ninth street near
AuguStana college. consisting of one
nine-room house with modern con
veniences, bath electric light, gas and
furnace; also three-room cottage.
size of lot 60X150. Apply at 3S1S
Tiphth aVeutp