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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-01-01
Accidental Happenings.

Frank Zieninski vas instantly killed
by falling of a trestle in Jumping an
ore car at the Colby mine at Besse-
mer, Mich.
Willie Rooster, six years old, son of
q farmer living near Ridgeway, ILL.,,
met q horrible death by falling into a
kettle of boiling lard.
The business section OF Warman,
sask., was destroyed by fire. The
loss is estimated at $4,000. The town
was named after Cy Warman.
Destructive fires are becoming fire.
Quent In Laurens county, South Car
DINA. especially among the %ginneries.
three having been burned within the
last few days.
Crushed under the automobile
which she was operating, an electric
runabout. Mrs. COPYRIGHT, wife Of For
mer State Senator o. b. COPYRIGHT OF
Waterloo, Iowa, received fatal inju-
sies.
A mail coach loaded with Christmas
presents was burned, five mail clerks
barely escaping with their lives, while
one wa injured in jumping to safety.
when a freight train crashed into a
passenger train in the West side Of
Chicago.
Crowds OF Christmas shoppers were
thrown into q panic In Chicago by a
IRE In Siegel, Cooper & Co.'S depart
ment store. The IRE started in a ves-
tibule and although it was quickly ex-
tinguished and no n was seriously
injured several women in the crush.
to get out tainted and had to be car
ried to the streets.
A nre which started In the Gilsey
house, one OF the famous hotels OF
Broadway, New York. threatened at
frst to destroy the building. The fre'
men we're able to confine the flames
to the fifth floor and the fire was
quickly controlled. There were not
many guests In the hotel at the time,
and It is believed there was no loss OF
life.
When the steamer Arabic arrived
ct Queenstown from New York the Of.
0cers reported that one Of the passen'
gers, who was registered under the
name OF Father Kelley Of Paterson.
N. J., was drowned during the voyage.
He fell overheard.
Tightly strapped In . chair, James
Anderson. . ave months old infant,
was burned to death In his home at
Chicago. The baby's clothing was fired
b his th~reeryear-old brother, while
plaing with matches. The mother
~ eone to ! nsarby store, leaving
- 80 toGethsr.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-01-01
Personal.

Former Congressman Loud died In
San Francisco. For several months
past he has been an invalid. Mr.. Loud
represented the Fifth California dis
&rict in congress for twelve years.
John Shelby Barrow, assistant gen.
eral passenger agent of the Erie rail-
road. with Offices in New York, died
1T his home in Newark, N. j., OF
heart failure, following Bright's dis
ease.
The resignation Of John William
White. professor of Greek at Harvard
university, has been announced. He
has been professor of Greek at Har-
ward since 1884. Prof. White wishes
to retire from active work on account
Of age.
Mai. Orlando Jay Smith, president
and general manager Of the American
Press association since 1882. died at
his home in Dobb's Ferry, N. Y. Maj.
Smith has been i'll since September, at
which time he was operated on for
cancer of the stomach, but through.
out his illness he retained his interest
In daily events.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-01-01
FLAMES TRAP HEROIC FlREMEN
Ten Enter Blazing Building 70 effect
Rescue and Two Are Oyiul.

New York, Dec. 80. Two frema
are in a hospital in a critical condition
and eight others are suffering from
burns and other injuries as d result
Of a fire in Brooklyn early yesterday,
Led by Lieut.. James Jarek, the fire
men entered the flaming building in
the belief that some Of the tenants CT
the structure had not escaped. The
men found the building empty and
started back to the street, but found
that their way was cut off by the
flames.
They ran the gauntlet of flames, the
stronger dragging the weaker, to safe
ty.
Jarek and Fireman William Smith
we're carried out unconscious, and the
hospital physicians have little hope
for their recovery.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-01-01
Chinese to Have Embassy.

Picking. Dec. 27.-The foreign board
has received a cablegram from Tang
Shao-Yi at Washington, saying that the
Washington government has respond
ed favorably to the proposal made by
China to raise the Chinese legation at
Washington to the rank Of an embas-
sy. Tang-Shao-Yi is the Chinene off.
cial who is at present in the United
States On a diplomatic mission from
his government.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-01-01
Otherwise.

The remarkably mild winter wealth
er enabled many farmers in Southern
Alberta to do considerable blowing
last week.
President w. H. Newman Of the
New York Central lines rendered his
resignation at a meeting Of the board
of directors.
Thomas Ryan, representing Nebras
ka capitalists, purchased 4SO acres OF
coal land in the Bear Creek district,
near Red Lodge. Mont. for $4,000.
The Council Of Jewish Women has
issued an appeal to newspapers fol-
the elimination of indecent details in
the published evidence of murder and
divorce trials.
Much cheaper rates for cablegrams
across the Atlantic are near at hand
according to the assertion OF Rodolpf
Lemieux, the postmaster general il
the Canadian cabinet.
Korgo Takahira, Japanese ambas
sador to the United States, in an ad
dress before the Lotus club in New
York, discredited all rumors Of un
friendly feeling between Americ;
and the Flowery Kingdom. Inciden
tally he hung a few flowers upon tn,
character of the Japanese diplomat,
policy, declaring that 1t was no
founded upon craft, but honesty an,
straiphtfOrWardness.
The entire milling industry Of Ne
braska will oppose the recent order O
the secretary of agriculture prohibit
ing the transportation and sale O
bleached -four in interstate commerce
The mfllers believe it will be a dealt
blow to the industry in that state.
Harry K. Thaw lost his second cam
paign for freedom from the insap,
asylum at Matteawan, N. Y, when tn,
circuit court handed down a decision
that the slayer Of Stanford Whit,
cannot be taken to Pittsburg to ties
tify In the bankruptcy proceeding
pending there against him.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-01-01
Murderer a Suicide.

Chicago, Dec. 30-A few hours after
she had returned from a visit at Mil
waukee, Wis, the body of Miss Ma
ME R. Dunn, a telephone operator
of the Wisconsin Central railroad,
found In the lake yesterday. The
notice are uncertain whether the wom-
an drowned herself or was murdered.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-01-01
LOOKS INTO CONTEMPT CASE.

President Orders Attorney General to
Review Courts Decision.
Washington, Dec. 27.-Letters and
kilograms have begun to pour into
the White House asking President
Roosevelt to intercede in the case of
Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison. who
we're sentenced to Jail for contempt of
court.
President Roosevelt has decided to
go over the whole case with Attorney
General Bonaparte for the purpose of
seeing whether the rights of the labor
leaders have been infringed upon in
any way.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-01-01
NEWS OF WEEK SUMMARIZED
Digest of the News Worth Telling Con-
densed 70, the Busy
Reader.
Washington.

Charles B. Romkey has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Stockwood,
Clay county, Mimi, vice S. Shermoen,
resigned.
Shortly after the holidays the senate
will probably decide where it will
place marble busts of two of it's vice
presidents-Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
Rear Admiral Charles s. Sperry,
commanding the American battleship
teet, has cabled the navy department
that the fleet made it's departure from
Colombo, Ceylon, for Suez. The mes
sage was in cipher and very brief.
Secretary Root has signed a treaty
with Minister Meiai of Salvador, pro-
viding for the arbitration of disputed
questions which may arise with that
country. It follows the line of similar
conventions negotiated with various
countries.
In an interview Attorney General
Bonaparte, speaking of the suit which
the president has urged against Jo-
seph Pulitzer of the New York World,
said that it is still under considera-
ton, and no definite line OF action has
yet been agreed upon.
Following the announcement OF the
White House that Secretary Root
would retire upon his election as SEN
ator from New York and that Assist
ant Secretary Bacon would succeed
him, an intimation that Root
may abandon the state portfolio be-
fore Jan. 2.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-01-01
Killed in Auto Race.

Oakland, Cal, Dec. 27.-As a result
of a wild automobile race on the Foot
hill boulevard early yesterday one
man was instantly killed and another
man and two young women were Sc.
verely injured. The accident occurred
a short distance from San Leandro.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-01-01
Battle Fleet Passes Alden.

Alden, Arabia, Dac. 30.-The sixteen
battleships composing the American
Atlantic battleship feet, under com.
mand of Rear Admiral Sperry, which
is cruising around the world. passed
this mort yesterday. bound for Suez.
feet LETT Colombo, Ceylon, Dec. 20.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-01-01
Two Eiremen Injured.

Los Angeles, Dec. ga fire which
caused a loss of 100000 occurred yes
terday in the Occidental hotel build
ing. An explosion in the basement,
where a decorating company stores
paints and oils. caused the fire. Two
fremen were injured. The one hun
bred guests in the hotel escaped with
out injury.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-01-01
MISTAKEN FOR BEAR; IS SHOT.

Drunken Man in Buffalo Coat Instant.
iy Killed.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec. 29.-Mistak-
ing a drunken man clad in a long b-f-
falo coat for a bear, Thomas Deck
mar, a well known farmer, shot and
instantly killed Thomas Andrews near
Lafayette. Tenn.
A coroner's jury rendered a verdict
of iustifiable homicide.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-01-01
Jewe,ry Worth $4,000 Stolen.

Paris, Dec. 20. Jewelry to the
value OF $4,000 was recently stolen
fro1. Mrs. Ely Patterson, who was for
merly Miss Schmitt of st. Louis. The
notice have made no arrest in connec-
ton with the case.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-01-01
r,,o Skaters Drowned.

Trenton, Mo-, Dec. 30.-While skat.
ing on a pond near here yesterday,
Albert Blanchard and Carl Hide.
brand, each twelve years old. brok<
through the ice and were drowned.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-01-01
shoots Sweetheart; Kills Self.

Washington, Dec. 20. - Lawrence
". Peters yesterday committed sui
eide after shooting and attempting to
kill his sweetheart, Jennie w. Beau
dette. The woman probably will re-
cover.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-01-01
OHIO TOGA is IN AIR.
No Indications on Whose Shoulders
It Will Fall.

It Will Fall.
Columbus. Ohio, Dec. 30.-With the
arrival of Senator Foraker last
evening the three leading candidates
for the senatorship are here.
There are all sorts of unconfirmed
rumors, but the real situation, accord
ing to unbiased observers is that the
senatorship is up in the air as much
as last week, with both the acknowl-
edged leading candidates, Congress-
man Burton of Cleveland and Editor
Charles p. Taft, brother of the presi-
dent-elect, unable to secur enough
votes to land the prize.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-01-01
Gold Found in Well.

Petaloma. Cal, Dec. ENLIGHTENMENT
prevails here over the discovery OF
old we'll on the premises OF Nordan
Scott.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-02
ROAD COMMISSARY
NEARS COMPLETION
Rock Island the Applying Finishing
Touches to New Buildings on
Fifth Avenue.

All of the outside work on the new
commissary building of the Rock ISL
and road, west of the Thirty-first street
depot, has been completed and paint
ers, plasterers and plumbers are busy
applying the interior finishing touches.
The building is a twU-sJory brick. Ce-
ment driveways are being put in
around the buildings and leading into
Fifth avenue. A cement platform has
been built on the north side of the
building at which the cars will be
filed. The new laundry building, a
one-story brick, is being rooted. Both
buildings will be completed before
Jan. 1 and will then be ready for oc-
cupancy. The commissary and lauu-
dry is now in Davenport and has been
there for several years. Although the
plant is not very large, the amount of
business which is transacted through
it will be of great benefit to the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-02
PERSONAL POINTS.

J. T. Stafford returned last evening
from the Dakotas.
Mrs. o. Booth has gone to Wyoming,
Ill. for brief visit.
Herman Tail has gone to Chicago
to visit the stock show.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. waynor left last
night for an extended visit at Ell Paso,
Texas.
J. Gellerman left last evening for
Dallas, Texas, where he will spend the
winter.
Miss Colds Edwards left this morn
ing for Galveston, Texas, where She
will visit for several weeks.
Dr. ]. w. Stewart and daughter Ro-
sabel have returned from Chicago,
where they have been visiting for
several days past.
Hubbard Dooley will leave next
Monday for New Orleans from which
place he will take passage for Cuba.
After visiting there for several weeks
he will go to Panama. He expects to
he gone several months.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Epperly and
daughter, Miss Ethel, of Joy, Ill, who
have been visiting at the homes cf
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. and o. c. Cline
and the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. r.
Leach, in Davenport, have returned TO
their home
Miss Lucy Buford, who has been on
a visit in the city, during which numer-
Gus social functions have been given
in her honor, departed yesterday for
her home in Washington, Hon. and
Mrs. E. w. Hurst, at whose home she
was a guest during ner stay, accom-
panying her to Chicago.
Charles McHugh. the popular former
manager of the Harper, now of the
Lexington, Chicago, arrived last even
ing for a couple of days visit among
old friends. From the moment he
hoped out of a cab at the New Har-
per, Mr.. McHugh was loud in mis-
praise of the improvements made
there by the new management, and he
congratulated Manager Carl Mueller
heartily on the transformation. Mr..
Mueller showed his predecessor
through the cafes and kitchens, which
Mr.. McHugh pronounced equal to the
best in Chicago. Rock Island ought
to be proud Of the New Harper" said
McHugh, "and 1 am proud of any
thing that Rock Island is. The old
town is, after all, my home, and it al
ways looks good to me, especially
when 1 get hold of the hand of an old
friend. When 1 get through with my
improvements at the Lexington, am
going to run down here at regular .n-
tervals."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-02
SWITCHMEN STEAL;
FINED; LOSE PLACES
Clarence III. KrOwel and Harry Haw-
kins Are Let OF Easy at
That.

Clarence H. KroweI, a switchtender,
and Harry Hawkins, a switchman,
both employed in the Silvis yards of
the Rock Island road, escaped a pos
sible prison term through the leniency
of T. ]. Fleming, one of the company's
special secret service agents, who
prosecuted them for the theft of per-
sonal property from stockmen passing
through on the company'S trains. The
specific instance against the two men
was breaking open a grip belonging to
one of the stockmen and robbing it of
its contents, which consisted of a
razor strop, two sweaters, a bottle of
whisky and other articles of little
value. At the hearing, held last even
ing in the court of Magistrate Frank
Gustafson, in Moline, Mr.. Fleming rec
commended that the charge of larceny,
on which they were arrested, be
changed to disorderly conduct. This
was done, and each was fined S21.50.
They also have been separated from
the Rock Island payroll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-02
0. E. S. WOMEN ARE TO
ORGANIZE A SHRINE
Institution VIII Take Place Here
Dec. 2O-Wnl BE 80 Charter
Members.

A meeting of the Eastern Star mem
bers of this district who had signed a
petition to the supreme high priestess
of the White Shrine of Jerusalem to
initiate a shrine in Rock Island was
held last evening at the Office of E. B.
Kreis. Mrs. Vashti Bollman called the
meeting to order and Mrs. H. A. ].
Mcdonald was elected chairman and
Mrs. e. B. Kreis was elected secretary
The petition contained so names, which
is the maximum number who may be-
come charter members of the shrine.
All of the members of the Eastern
Star are eligible to membership and
will join as soon as the shrine is in
stituted.
Mrs. PauliLa K. Dickes, supreme
high priestess, will move her Offices
here from Freeport Dec 20 to institute
the shrine. The meeting will be held
at the Masonic temple in the afternoon
and evening with a banquet at s
o'clock. A committee of five was ap-
pointed to complete arrangements.
Mrs. Kreis was made secretary and
treasurer temporarily.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-02

Byron and for 81 years he was en-
gagged in business there. He conduct
cd pottery and patternmaking estab-
lishment. Mr.. Kiefer came to Rock
Island % years ago and since that
time he had lived at cne home of his
daughter, Mrs. Kiefer passed away
"A years ago.
Mr.. Kiefer is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. Cook, Rock Island; ;
Mrs. Alvin Kimberly, Calvert, Kan
and Mrs. Emma Roberts, Peoria. He
has one sister living in Germany.
There sare % grandchildren and 50
great grandchildren Surviving
The funeral will be held Saturday
morning from st. Marys church.
Father Adolph Geyer will conduct the
services and burial will be in st.
Mary's cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-02
OvERC0AT JACK is
LANDED IN MOLINE
Nan Who Has Been TerTOriziug Wo-
men and Girls Sent to Jail
for 10 Days.

Women and girls whose homes are
in the vicinity of Sixth avenue and
Twentieth street, Moline. have been
terrorized nights the past week ny
the advances Of an "overcoat Jack, ="
an individual who conceals his face
under an overcOat While he attempts
to embrace his victims. The police
department succeeded in catching him
last evening He turned out 10 be
AXel Hagluud. When brought into
police court he explained that his mis-
conduct was due mostly to overindul-
Gence in drink. He was sent to serve
40 days in the county Jail to give tim
time to think it over.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-02
TAILOR ARRESTED
ON LOTTERY CHARGE
+. \. Lcithner Prosecuted for Hav-
ing Started a Club for the
Sale of Suits.

F. a. Leithner, the tailor, was ar
rested this morning and taken before
Justice of the Peace P. H. Wells on
the charge of running q lottery. The
tailor started a suit club" that is,
he has gotten together a number of
men who pay in a dollar a week and
who draw each week to see which
one of them get a suit for the amount
of money which he has already paid
into the club. The charge was pre-
ferred by Charles Golf, rating sec
rotary for the Business Mems asso-
citation. No action was taken on the
case this morning, as it was contin-
ued for a week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-02
MRS. GODFREY HEAD
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY
Relief Corps of Buford Post Holds
Annual Election of officers
Last Evening.

The Women's Relief corps held a
meeting last evening at Memorial hall
and the annual election of officers
took place. Mrs. Ella Godfrey was Sc
lected to lead the organization for the
coming year as its president and the
remainder of the officers are as fol-
lows: Senior vice president, Mrs.
Rosa Cochran; Junior vice president.
Mrs. Ruth Cooley; treasurer, Mrs.
Sarah J. Morris; chaplain, Mrs. Anna
Wareham; conductor, Miss Lillian
Cox; guard, Mrs. Mary Pickup.
The corps elected as delegates 30
the state convention the following:
Mrs Gertrude Wynn and Mrs. Kate
Quayle as delegates and Mrs. Clara
Schwartz and Mrs. Emma Shuey as FL
ternates.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-02

of this city against the Rock Island
railroad, the Corn Products company
of Davenport, and Morris & Lewis OF
this city, the latter three corporations
and companies being named jointly as
the defendants. Two years ago Mr..
Smith lost his right leg, and the suit
is to recover damages because of this
injury. He was employed at the time
as a switchman for the Rock Island
road A car loaded with junk belong
ing to Morris & Lewis projected out
from a siding belonging to the Corn
Products company, and car on which
Mr.. Smith was standing while it was
being switched about in the yards,
struck the junk car and the unexpected
shock threw him off the car and under
the wheels.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-02
Special Taxation Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested that the city council
of the city of Rock Island, state of
Illinois, having ordered that a local
improvement be made by the laying
of siX-inch Waterman on Fifteenth
avenue from Forty-fifth street to Forty
sixth streets, the ordinance for the
same being on file in the office of the
city clerk. having applied to the county
court of Rock Island county for an as
sessment of the costs of said improv a.
ment, according to frontage, and an
assessment therefor having been made
and returned to said court. the final
hearing thereon will be had on the
10th day of December, A. d. 1909, or as
soon after as the business of the court
will permit All persons desiring may
file objections in said court before
said day, and may appear on the hear
ing and make their defense. Said as
sessment is payable in 10 installments,
and all installments except the first
shall bear interest from and after the
date of the first voucher issued on ac-
count of work done until paid, at the
rate of 8 per cent per annum.
H. E. NYQUIST,
Official Appointed to Make Said AS
sessment.
Dated this Both day of November. A.
D. 1909.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-02
IN The EARLY DAYS
w. S. Parks Speaks Before the
Boys of the Y. M. G. A.
Yesterday.
HARDsHIPs OF FATHERS
Conditions of Living Then Contrasted
With Those of Present-Growth
in Membership.

Thirty boys listened with great in
terest while w. S. Parks told them
stories of the early days in Rock Is
land yesterday afternoon at the Y. NJ
G. A. Mr.. Parks is noted for his abil-
ity as a story teller, and he lived up to
his reputation in the talk to the boys.
He gave vivid descriptions of the con-
ditions of life years ago, and related
incidents which illustrated the hard
ships and Inconvenience of getting
along without modern plumbing, heat
ing and lights, as well as railroads and
trolley lines.
This was the last Of series of edu-
cational talks that have been given
Wednesday afternoons. These talks
have been attended by an average Of
So boys each week, and have resulted
in the spreading of a considerable
amount of useful knowledge. The talks
will be resumed after the Christmas
holidays, and another series will be
given.
Boxing Class Tonight.
This evening, after the regular work
of the senior gymnasium class, the
class in boxing will hold its session.
Several men are going to take up this
work, and they will put on the gloves
this evening for the first time. No
spectators are allowed in this class,
which is run under very careful re-
strictions.
Membership Shows Increase.
The December report on membership
is one Of the most encouraging things
that have happened lately. 1t shows
total membership of 304, of whom 70
are boys and 225 men. This is a net
increase of As members since Sept. 1.
At that time there were 204 men and
SO boys, total of 259 members. There
have been rs new members taken in
during the three months, but quite a
large number of former members have
allowed their membership to lapse,
thus cutting down the total. This in
crease in members is an indication of
the appreciation for the work now be-
ing done by those who take the trou-
BILE to inform themselves about it. The
membership of the boys department
especially shows encouraging progress,
with an increase of nearly so per cent.