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SAVED HER OWN LIFE
kentucky Lady's Statement oi How She Saved Her Own Life b. the
 ISe Oi Cardui.

Lebanon Junction. Ky.-'I will with the greatest of pleasure. tell you tha,
 owe my life to Cardui. writes Mrs. Minnie Lamb, Tor believe would have been dead by now, had it not been for Cardu took Cardui and Black Draught for about i weeks. haven't had one of those bad spells since commenced to use your med- icine.
 now. for it has done me more good than all the doctors medicine rec commended Cardu to suffering friends of mine, and they all say it is helping them so much. l will always praise Cardui. for l feel it saved my life. "
 Cardui is a specific medicine for women-for the ills that only women suffer. It is regarded today as a de- pendable medicine, in thousands of homes, giving prompt relief to the suffering ones
 Cardui is made from harmless veg etable ingredients and contains no dangerous drugs. It is safe. relia- bie medicine, successfully used by suffering ladies for more than half a century.
 If you suffer from headache, ner- vousnass, pains in side or back. or some other symptoms of womanly trouble don't endure the pain longer try Cardui and get well. It has helped thousands of other suffering ladies-it will help you too Try it today.
 For sale at all druggists
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""L> INITIATE TWO CANDIDATES

Ed Atkinson and C. s. Knox were i1ltlated into the ordel of Owls las1 ''T'''' "nch other business was transacted by the members. \ com- 'n'etee was appointed by President '>'' "iH to serve permanently as a ball committee, and one or two danca. VIII be given each month during the winter. The committee is co,nnosod or h. T. Carr. G. F. Hin. R IA Poole ana L. C. Green. X masquerade ball 's oe''S planned for Thanksgiving night
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-20
MINK KILLS MANY
 NALI ABLE CHICKENS

\. P.RNland, the Poultry man. who mas large poultry farm about four miles west of the city, lost large number Of his fine white leehorn hens when a mink visited bis chicken house three nights in succession recently me mlnk came one night and killed 'hlr'N-two, on the second night five were killed and on the last visit three were killed, amounting to forty in all me chlckens owned by Mir. RyIanI are among the finest in the citv and 'hose kll!ed were valued at about Sl50.
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SPECIALS Pure Pork Sausage. Dill Pickle. New Barrel kraut. New ENaporated Fruits. New Grits. New Whole Wheat Flour.
 THE LLOYD GROCERY co,

D. D. Shaw left Monday afternoon for his home in Brownsville, Tenn. after visit to his wife, who is wis iting in this city
 Mrs l.. Hall, of Monticello, passed through the city yesterday en route to Helena, where she will attend the Synod Presbytery.
 Mrs. W. c. Bouie, of Hot Springs. is in the city visiting Mrs M K. Will bourne and family. She will remain here about week
 Mrs. Montgomery and daughter. Mrs. l.. c. Matthews, have gone to Wynne, Ark, where they were called to attend sick relative
 Mrs. King, of Altheimer, arrived in the city recently to spend a few days with Mrs. Tom Phillips and Mrs. R. E. Lee. on West Second street.
 Dr. E Ca1dwvttf, -cc--H44--Iriplet; and WI B. Greenfield will go to Nep Orleans\ about October 30, to o-aerend the Deeh Waterways convention.
 John N I.ew1s has returned from a visit to his father, who was very sick at his home in Lorine, Ark. NIT. Lew is left his father greatly improved Misses Ethel Johnson and Emma Snuggs have returned to their school at Humphrey, after spending Satur- day and Sunday with their parents and friends in this city. Miss May Benson and Miss Bessie Cross left yesterday afternoon on their return home, after visit to NIT. and Mrs M c. Cross. They live in Cam den
 John w. Radford and wife and Ed Radford have returned to their home in Chicago. They came here to at tend the funeral of W. T. Radford which occurred Sunday.
 W. G. Hutton, county treasurer ot Pulaski county; Jack Maloney. candi- date for circuit clerk, and Guy Tuck CT, state comm issioner of agriculture of Little Rock. are in the city attend ing the Eagles convention. Secretary of State o. c. Ludwig will arrive to- day to attend the convention. ] Judge Eugene Langford, of Du- Valls Bluff. Ark, spent yesterday ir 1.-the city the guest of W. H. Langfoci
 and wife. Judge lAnsf0rd came hert
 te coafer with Giessrs Otis and Par.
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BROTHER OF MRS.
 l.. (. MATTHEWS


 News reached this city yesterday of the sudden ,seath of Sidney Mont@om- cry prominent young man of Cottor. Ark, and q brother of Mrs l.. Clar- ence Matthews. of this city. Mr Mont 2omcry who was a prominent concrete contractor at Cut;er, died Monday nor ming at his home at Cottor He leaves a wife and two children. His mother. Mrs #safaA Alont2emerH. Who was Nis- ninS her daaIhtrr, Mrs. Matthews. here at the tiu". Was called to Col ter Monday Mrs. Matthews accompa nied her. He was an only son and leaves several other sisters, two of whom live near Denver. Col.
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Red Mems Opening Ball.
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The Red Mems opening ball will be given Wednesday, October 277, at their hall OH Main street, and promises to be one of the most delightful affairs of the coming season. The hall has one of the best dancing floors in the city and is in excellent condition for the Red Men, ladies and their friends to enjoy the evening. The entire hall will be decorated handsomely for tho occasion, and refreshments VIII De served in the dining room
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Y. M. Harrison visited F,udora yes terday
 Mrs Mosley. of Rob Roy, was in the city yesterday.
 George NJ. Wells was in Grady yes terday on business.
 Gay Spelman, of Lake F'arn, Vas in the city yesterday.
 J w. Ferguson, of Sweden, Was in the city yesterday on business.
 Dr. F. l.. Rutledee, of English, spent yesterady transacting business in the city.
 John D. Fletcher, of Little Rock was in the city yesterday on bus- ness
 Attorney T, Havis Nixon left Mon- day afternoon on legal business trip to Hugo.
 Mrs. A. $. Tri%S is back from vis- it to relatives and friends in Hot Springs
  few days in Camden, as the guest of Mrs. Charles Moore
 Miss Eleanor Reynolds, of Little Rock, recently spent a few days with relatives and friends here.
 Dr. C. C. Price, of Douglas, arrived in the city yesterday and will take in the Eagle convention.
 Fred Lowenthal, of New York, is in the city visiting his sister, Mrs. A. F. Dre%ffus. for a few days.
 Mrs. Gus Waterman and daughter Miss Jessie Waterman have returned from brief visit to Little Rock.
 Mrs. w. $. Beard left yesterday for a few days visit to her son, w. E. Beard. and wife, at Clarendon.
 Mrs. J. H. Tucker and Miss Lucille Tucker are at home from Gould, where they visited for a short while
 W. w. Byrd has gone to Camden to spend the week and visit the har- vest falr. which IS on there this week Miss Bernice Carpenter. of De Witt arrived in the city yesterday for d visit to her sister, Mrs. F. K Scu,'
 General Superintendent J w Max well, of Tyler, Texas, was in tia cit, yesterday on business for the Cotton Belt.
 Ed and Charles Huber have gone to Lima, Ohic, where they were called | because of the critical illness of their father. Little Miss Annabelle Cupp, of Mem phis, arrived Monday to be the guest Of her aunt, Mrs. Mercer Sligh, for about two weeks
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Junior Chautauqua.

The Junior Chautauqua met Sunday at the Temple and outlined plans of study for the coming winter The society is to take up the Jewish char acters in English fiction, and the first book is "Peter,'' by F. Hokinson Smith. The following members were present and it is expected that more will be added at the neXt meeting: Misses Retta Lazarus, Bernice Thal- heimer, Hannah Joseph, Selma Schloss; Stanley Dreyfus, Sol Klar- berg, Dave Veil and Rabbi E. F'risch EohnsOn.Culver.
 The following Invitation has been asueq and will be read with unusual interdst by a large, number of friends of tha contracting parties:
 MyA and Mrs. Fred W. Culver invite you to be present at the mar
 fiage of their daughter
 Hattie May
 X to
 Mir John Bates Avery Johnson Wednesday afternoon, December tke third, nineteen hundred and pine,
 at three o'clock
 First Methodist Church
 Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
 Miss Culver is prominent in social and musical circles in this city and MT. Johnson is one of the best known and most popular of the younger bus mess men of the city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-20

ker, of the Arkansas, Louisiana md Gulf road with a view to hll ing the line make DuNall's Bluff it's nCrthern terminus out of Pine Bluff
 Mrs. II. H. Vining and baby are at home in this city from Texarkana. where they We're the guests of Mrs. Winnings sister, Mrs. W. A. Owen. Lit tie Gordon Lewis Owen accompanied Mrs. NininS home to spend several days visiting in this city
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A Pecan Hunt.

A party of twenty-five young people enjoyed a pecan Sunt at Sherrill last Saturday, as tha luests of Mrs A R Sherrill. Her guests numbered youns society people from Pine Bluff, AL theimer and Sherrill. She met her guests at the train and took them to a pecan grove near Sherrill, where a hne dinner was served and the day spent in hunting oceans. Later in the afternoon the guests were enter tajned at the home of Mrs. Sherrill at Sherrill The occasion was one of many enjoyable features.
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--O%O

Sam Solmson has been quite sick for the past few days at his home on West BarraGue street, but Wa. somewhat improved yesterday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-20

-lhe box supper which was to have oeeh gwen at the Whitehall church on Friday, October 29, 1909 at B D. m.' has been postponed until Noyem- Der 1.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-20

Mrs. F. o. King. who has been suffering with fever for two Weeks Is now improving. It was feared that Mrs. King had typhoid fever.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-20

Get Majestic Souvenir set of warf at McGaushy Hardware O., durina demonstration week Oct. IS to 92
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Schaefier.H0 0oberr..-.;-----.-;--.=-=--s-.,,.

~
 Miss Agnes /schakffer, dsayhte. Of MT. and Mrs/o. R. schaeffer, was mar ried last nj sht at s:3o o'clock So cnaa Hooberry, 4 popular young manSof this city. The| |cermony was performed at <he parsop page of the First Methodist c3urch bytRev. T. Y. Ramsey, thepas- tor Relatives of the contracting bar tives vera the only witnesses. Mr. and Mrs. Hooberry will make tbeir home in thisNeity Mrs. Hooberry is a member of oNe of the city's oldest and best families and has many admir- CTS. Mr. Hooberf>js young plan of sterling worth and eepulafitv and holds a lucrative position with the J. B. Simon company.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-20

MT. and Mrs. M. k. Bloom will move into their new cottage on West second avenue, Monday. pr. and Mrs. Il. E. Williams, Jr, will make their home with them.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-20

Tt is now reported that R. A Cnesnutt is quite sick at his home on West Nineteenth street.
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conVaIescents, After Typhoid or other wasting
 diseases or low levers.

Require q pure, @et1- file, lnvigoratins stinl- lllant and tonic to aid digestion. stimulate and enrich the blood and to give new strength to body and brain. Duffys Pure Malt N hiskey is il1val- uable as q tonic when you are run down and depressed ; when the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-20

! TT ls Wcak and the blood Sluggish, it t';Ads Gew tissue. II assists failing na- t""e to resume it's functions. insures re ire l..7e sleep and imparts vim and en- e. to every lart of the body. It in x:goratts the brain.
 lhol:sa, ds of doctors prescribe it.rand ladiAg ho5pita1s use it. The standard Of 1..~fv and e,-cellence for ,0 ,eors
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For sale at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-03
DAVENPORT

No More Cigarets.-Cigaret sales
will be thing of the past tonight. A
meeting of the dealers was held re-
Gently and after careful pe'sual CT
the new law passed by the 33rd gem
eral assembly and the discussion OF
legal opinion obtained on the subject
the decision was reached. The penalty
for violations of the act are so strenu-
GUS and the legal machinery which has
been placed in operation forcing prose
cutions is so strong that the dealers
have concluded that the sane way Of
law obedience is the only safe way oI
business prosperity in this respect
Under the old law by which the sale
of cigarets was legalized by the pay
ment of the $500 annual tax there were
but SO licenses issued in the state anG
20 of these were in the city of Des
Moines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-03
TRICK OF THE TRADE,

A local liveryman relates with coa
siderable gusto how he once pleased
customer and made a horse earn an
afternoons wages 1t was or holi
day and there was but one horse LETT
III the stable. A stranger came in in
a hurry and ordered single rig. The
only steed. one that had been long u
the service and was in consequence
not as sprightly as it once was, was
hooked up and the man started out
In a few minutes he returned and
made fearful roar about the animal
Haven't you got a better one?" he
asked
Sure we have replied the livery
man. He unhitched the horse and lei
1t back into the rear part of the stabl=
where he took off the blind bride and
putting on an open one shortened the
ever check a couple of notches and
took the animal out once more The
customer drove away this time and did
rot come back till evening.
well. how did the nag go?" he was
asked
Not so very good came the an
sTer. but it's darn sight better than
that first one you hitched up
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-03

Are SIS Less misunderstanding to
present indications there are now 1871
saloons doing business in Davenport
and % saloons in operation in the
county outside of Davenport, making
total of 10 for the entire county. This
number of bonds have been led with
the county auditor and are the basis on
which the above computation is made.
With 157 saloons in the city, the fall
ing off in number since the beginning
of the saloon prosecutions and the en-
forcement of the mulct law. is quite
noticeable. Two years ago there was
q total of 212 saloons in Davenport.
Now there are but 157, a decrease If
55.
Y. M. c. A. MoVes.-The Y. NJ c. A
Offices have been moved from room 81.
McManus building, to the new associa-
ton building at Fourth and Harrison
streets. They will occupy for the pres
ent the room that will later be the
ladies' parlor in the new building. The
association also took possession of the
two upper dormitory floors of the accO-
citation building. The furniture. with
one or two exceptions. had been pla2-
ed in the rooms, and they are ready
for occupancy, and number of rooms
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-03
SlLVlS

Rev. J. L. Patterson left Tuesday for
Blue Island to spend few days.
Miss Della Brookhart of Chicago is
visiting her sister. Mrs. George Poole
Mrs. Clara Fairlie departed for he,
home in Cambridge. H.. Monday even
ing after a short visit with hel
brother. James Shannon.
Mrs. Leroy Hampson returned Wed
nesday evening from Washington
Iowa, accompanied by little Alice
Poole. who had visited a few weeks
with her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
BTookhart.
The village board of Silvis held a
special meeting Tuesday evening fol-
the purpose of considering the sale OF
$4,000 bonds. A health ordinance sim
liar to the one in force in Moline. was
read. also a contract for cleaning the
Mrs. Fannie Cumber of Galesbure
has been called 10 Silvis owing to the
i'll health of her mother, Mrs Speed.
Miss Myrtle Stephens of Sherrard Is
visiting her aunt, Mrs George Nichol
of Eleventh street and expects TO
spend the Fourth here.
Henry Giesenhagen is spending a
Few days in Wyanet.
Arthur Watkins is working for " II.
Dumbeck in the postoffice.
Rev. c. D. Mayhem and wife of
Tampico, former residents OF Silvis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-03
| Have a Large List of Property
For Sale in All Parts of the City.

If you have any property to sell or
rent, list it with me, and get results.
Rents collected and property looked
after. All kinds of insurance written
at the lowest rates in reliable COM
panies. If you have a valuable horse,
do not take your own risk on 1t, as l
can insure it against death from any
cause.
Have your automobile insured
against accident.
| represent two large bonding COM
panies, and can get your bond on short
notice
VIM. SCHAARMAN
Real Estate, Insurance and Loans.
1514i: Second Avenue, Rock Island, I'LL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-03
TALES TOLD ABOUT TOWN

they Immediately held council of
var to see what could be done to help
her out After lengthy session
they adopthed plan. Mr. Huesing was
given the task of leading Mr.. McHugh,
the owner, away from the scene of lc-
ton and John Sexton was to be senti-
mel while Mr. Collins carried the chair
to a place of hiding. Their PLANS were
carried out to the letter but as luck
would have it, one of the watchful
Rock Island police was in the hall ii
the time and hid behind a door where
he watched what took place and then
he found Mr. McHugh and told him
what had happened. Hounds We're SCI
on their trail and very shortly the Cul.
prits were found with the goods Oh
them" The chair was brought back
and auctioned off at once to prevent
SnOther attempt at stealing it. The
three gentlemen felt somewhat beaten
TO think they had been caught. so to
make good they bought the chair fol
the lady.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-03
WAS WRONG CIGAR.

The trick cigar is abroad in the land.
and it is safe now to carry a pocketful
of good smokes where in other days
one stood a good chance of having
them appropriated by friends The
wise man nowadays will not reach in
10 your pocket and pick out one of
your choice Havanas, for he has no
guarantee that when he has just set
come suddenly a beautiful piece IF
fireworks, or go all to pieces through
the activity of a spring released by the
fire in the tobacco.
The other day Park Patrolman
Church was given cigar at the police
station. and becoming suspicious, ne
slipped it into his pocket He had
another cigar there, and a little later
III handed what he supposed was the
loaded one TO Sergeant HergeS, and
started for Long View park smiling
to himself that he had turned the trick
on his fellow officers. Al the park he
met Superintendent c. F. Gaetjer, and
he gave the superintendent the re.
naming cigar. Shortly afterwards he
glanced across the park, and there was
Mr.. Gaetjer, shaking his fist at the
officer Not until then did the police
wrong cigar to Mr.. Gaetjer. and that
the sergeant at the station had enjoyed
an uneventful smoke.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-03
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

where minute later he was heard 20
fall. Mrs. Miller at once went TO the
bathroom, where she found her nus
band gasping for breath. HIS death
followed almost instantly. MIR. Miller
was tri-city agent of the Northwestern
Mutual Life of Milwaukee. He came
TO Davenport in 1889 to become con-
nected with that company, and had
been one of the active and successful
attaches of the Davenport district Of
fee since that time. He was born m
Harmony, N j., Dec 90. 1852, coming
out to Sperry, Iowa, in his youth. His
father was one of the early residents
there and his father still lives there.
He was married in Burlington in 1889
to Miss Fannie NJ. Bartruff, who sur
wives him.
Mrs. Catherine Betz of 516k West
| Third street, widow of the late Philip
BetZ, died Thursday afternoon at Mer-
cy hospital of peritonitis, following an
| illness of but a short duration. De
ceased was born Oct. 6. 1852, at Ellen.
vile, Ulster county, New York, and
had been a resident of Davenport for
the last So years.
| Peter Fuchs, owner of Fuchs hall
and one of the prominent German res
| idents, died at his home yesterday af
ternoon at Ais O'clock He was aged
SO years, having been born in Ger
many. Surviving him are his wife
Sophia. one daughter-in-law, Mrs. Eliz
abeth Fuchs, and two grandchildren.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-03
HAD TO BUY 1T. AFTER ALL.

One of the ladies who was employed
bad become accustomed to sitting i'll
certain old rocking chair, and she
had grown very fond of it, AS the
time drew near for the auction she
realized tina she would lose her IA
vorite chair. When the day approach
ed on which the chair was to be sold
she walked around with a sorrowful
face and felt very sad over it. John
Sexton. Tim Collins and A D. Hues-
ing noticed that she was not looking
well and asked her what the trouble
was She told them her story. and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-03
Bows Life Saved.

My little boy, four years old, had 4
severe attack of dysentery. We had
lwc physicians; both OF them gave
him up. We then gave him Chamber
lair's Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea
remedy which cured him and believe
that saved his life.-William II. Strol-
ing, Carbon Hill, Ala There is no
doubht but this remedy saves the lives
Of many children each year. Give it
with castor oil according to the plain
printed directions and cure is Ger
tain. For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-03

will arrive Monday for Il short visit at
the home OF r. S. Silvis.
VIII Island has resigned as chief
clerk at the Silvis shops.
Mrs. p. c. Bfien entertained the s.
o. n. card club last Friday. Five hun
Gred was played at four tables, the
prize being won by Mrs. Guy DeBo1
lay They will be entertained in Two
weeks by Mrs. Ferguson.
Glen Walker is taking a weeks vaca
ton and spending his time camping on
Campbell'S Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-03
INCIDENT IN THE PARK,

The fervid rays of the sun were the
cause of a peculiar incident in Mo
line park one evening this week. A
young lady. as the shades of night were
railing. strolled into the park, sat down
one of the new wooden benches and
am . Willie did not show up for hall
mi,;n our' but finally there was a ia
w;t,s step, and he hove in view Mary
$50 smile of welcome on her Tins
started to rise to welcome hin h.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-03

stopped and sat down again. for the
seat had started to get up, too. The
hot sun of the day had boiled out the
rosin in the pine and when Mary sat
down upon it, it held her fast. Willie
tried his best to pull the dress loose,
but finally gave it up, and with his
knife cut away a large round section
of the cloth. At last accounts there
was still conspicuous piece of pink
on the bottom of that seat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-03

are now occupied by young men who
will be future tenants of them. A large
number of others will move in within
the next few days, and in the future
make the association building their
home
Boys Thrown Into River.-Two boys.
stated to be high school pupils, while
on the river in a sail boat yesterday
afternoon, were thrown into the water
by the capsizing of their craft a short
distance above Stubbs eddy in East
Davenport. The boys were in great
danger of being carried underneath the
swift current when they were rescued
by Club Guy in i'm launch. 1t was
Mr. Guy who rescued one of the mem
hers of the launch fire several nights
ago, so yesterdays feat makes three
lives he has saved during the past
week.
Obituary Record.-The announce
ment of the death yesterday noon VI
Edward f. Miller will carry sorrow tC
many friends. Mr. Miller was down
town yesterday in almost usual health
and spirits. He had; however, suffered
some distress and pain through the
heated term of the past three days and
late in the morning went to DR.. join
ID. Cantwell's Office. DR. Cantwell tool
him home to go East Sixth street, IL
his automobile. Shortly after arriving
home Mr.. Miller went to the bathroom