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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-02

three cities. The store fronts are 10
he unusually deep, with entrances If
about 20 feet. iVrhese will have tile
floors, and the fronts will be con
structed entirely of plate glass and
metal, without any posts or supports.
The steps to the entrances will be elf
minated and the floor level reached by
means of long slope III the entrance.
Entrance 10 Banks.
The entrance to the two banks viii
he altered to permit the removal Of
all outside steps except one low one.
The other steps viii be placed inside.
and the. vestibule will be omitted, and
the sides will be finished with a hand.
some marble and brass rail-.
The Ullemeyer store will be ex
tended at the south end to give the
same depth as the others.
All Plate windows.
An Improvement of considerable i'm
portance will be the change in the
windows. All of the windows facing
on the streets will be of plate glass.
The plans show the windows arranged
largely in groups of three. on large
sash being placed between Two salal-
Ter windows.
second Floor Changes.
THE entire second floor is TO be re
arranged and redivided to give a Iiurn-
Der of additional office rooms. ;,Fhc
pre- sent space over the Totten Store
b. \. = ~, 81 4;
seven modern offices. newly finished
throughout. Over the Ullemeyer store.
the snace now unoccupied viii be re:
finished and plastered, and the old par
.titions VIII be removed and the space
afranged into fivesshew Office rooms
There viii also be one additional Office
over the present stairway New toilet,
rooms viii be Installed, for bath men
and women, with modern fixtHg, 5 ana
tile finish One OF the. bank vaults vail
DC extended toathe second floor to fir.
nish VAULT room for the tenants osStIE
offices. The. haH on the ,seconI aoa3
will be, refinished. apds'neix. go5ss 8s
e laid z.i.
The changes on the third floor, soess&
pied by ths Masonic tsmple, willsaiot
re extensive. The Eost important
change will be IN the eiitraace, where
there will be. rearrang ement of the
stairs, and theselevafo will be 10
Gated. A new skylight win also be
installed
Ornamental Walk Lights.
As a result of the chang 5 the pres
ent exterior entrances of tie building
will all be removed-with tn exce3tion
of the corner entrance to the base
rlent. This will remain practically iss
at present, except that the stone step
along the walk will be removed. lower
ing the entrance somewhat
The present walk is to be entirely
removed and replaced with rein
forced concrete walk At the edge of
he walk will be placed II ornamental
lights, on specially designed iron
posts Sb feet high. The lights wi! be
enclosed in 1G inch globes. Seven Of
the lamps will be placed on the Sec
end avenue side, and seyen on III"
Eighteenth street side.
1t is not expected that the improve
ments will make it necessary for the
tenants of the second floor, the law
firm of Jackson, Hurst & Stafford, and
the American National INSURANCE COM
pany, to secure other quarters. The
three stores on Second avenue also ex-
pect to continue to occupy the build
ing during the progress of the i'm
provements.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-02
prepare for Postoffice.

A force of carpenters and plumb
Grs started work today in the rear
Of the State bank building and are
getting the place ready for the post
lice which will have temporary
quarters there during the time that
ne postoffice building is being re-
QUILT and enlarged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-02
BY \ \ ii
Death Of DIR. John Wrigl
Davenport, Assigned ii
High Temperature.
BROUGHT on APoPLEx'
Coroner's Jury SO Decides at Inquest
at Edgington-'Two Prostra- y,
tions in Tri-cities.

DR.. John Wright, food inspector
of the city of Davenport and one of
the best known veterinary surgeons
in the state. of Iowa, died very sud-
denly yesterday. morning while at
Edgington where ne had received a
call. The intense heat of the day
brought about an attack of at0-
piexy and he dropped dead while. at !.
work. Coroner James r. Rose was
summoned and ha Conducted an in
quest Yesterday afterngon, the. YER
dict beings death rom apoplexy i
,superinducsa BY the heat. The re-
mains we're removed to the home in !
Davenport after the inquest.
kniIsay Emplose Pro.tratek
Ia Several prostrationN have been REL.
in the.fri-cities yesterday and !
today, and. George HApakeE, truck
man empI6 Ia ~ The lfilwasatee
freSM depot who Vas overcome res
teraay afternoon, IS at st. Ahthonyss
hospital in avery critical conditions
Mr.. AHamaker was at work on the de.
pot platform when he was overcome.
He was removed to the hospital u the
ambulance He rooms at the Cof1ndkr
cial hotel. His condition is reported
somewhat improved this afternoon. :
Three. In 3fslane. : re
There have been three <caaoE OF prose
hration insMoltne in the last No days
John Hol6 Ghile at work 81 The rod
|lef the Moline Iibrary yss b IEoFp;
5.s.s.1Sss,.,f1 Sc;-<xs s,,.s7 AZ ff5fe
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-29
Confesses to Killing.

Denver, July 23.-James w. Rob-
;nson. who was arrested here yester-
:ay on suspicion of being ]. L. Byrd,
wanted in Memphis, Tenn, for the
murder, in 1907, of Jos. Black, a
shoe dealer, of that city, to-day con-
fessed he was the murderer. Byrd
was married two weeks ago at Colo
RADIO Springs and with his bride was
enjoying his honeymoon at Denver.
Robinson confessed at the behest
of his bride.
After the chief of police had ques-
toned Robinson for some time, Mrs.
Robinson exclaimed:
Jimmie, if you are the man, tell
them. 1t will make no difference to
me, because 1 will stick by you nc
matter what the Circumstances.
Robinson, white and shaking, then
said:
"Chief, I am the man you want.
killed Black because / thought my
life was in danger. We engaged in an
argument over a baseball bet and he
started towards me with an open
knife in his hand. I seized the only
weapon at hand, a shoe stretcher, and
struck him over the head with it.
did not mean to kill him."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-29
Officers Save Negro's Life.

Atlanta, Ca, July 21.-The bravery
of Sheriff Mckinney and three lone
deputies, who with drawn revolvers
faced a mob Of 1000 angry men at
Winnings, Ca, to-day saved the life
of Will Webb, a negro, charged with
criminal assault. Webb had just
been identified by his victim as the
negro who assaulted her yesterday.
He had not yet left her residence af-
ter the identification when the armed
men and boys, many of whom for two
days had been ranging through the
woods in search Of him, determined
on lynching, surrounded the house.
They shouted that the negro's life
was theirs, that the sheriff must hand
him over. Out came the revolvers OF
the four officers and with rush they
charged through the mob and leaped
into big automobile which they had
in waiting. Shouting: Stand back
to the mob and leveling their revolv-
ers upon it's leaders they hurried out
Of danger and rushed the negro to
Atlanta, where he was placed in the
town prison for safe keeping.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-29
Shot by Her Own Daughter.

Chicago, July 22.-suffering from
a bullet wound inflicted yesterday, il
is said, by her own daughter, Mrs
Gertrude A. Hinkley, a wealthy
widow living here, tried for hours
to-day to persuade the police that the
shooting was accidental. The police
who learned of the shooting to-day
are seeking for Mrs. Hinkley's daugh.
ter, Mrs. Marie Mayfeld, whose hus'
band is said to be in Mexico in the
mining business.
According to the story finally told
by Mrs. Hinkley, she is interested tc
the extent Of $500 in Mexican
mining project, having invested or
the advice of her daughter. Her re-
fusal yesterday to. purchase $500
additional stock in the enterprise is
said to have led to quarrel and the
ultimate shooting.
The shooting was at Mrs. May.
fields home. Mrs. Hinkley's chance
of recovery is said to be slender.
Might Come to Columbia.
Washington, July 25.-Mr. Taft
there is reason to believe, would be
in receptive mood with reference
to stopping over in Columbia on his
return from the Far West, whittier
he is to go if Congress ever ad'
journs.
Already he has agreed to stop over
at Columbus, Ca, and Wilmington
N. c., between which points he will
likely pass through Columbia.
A delegation from Columbus, Ga.
was here several days ago to invite
the president and he accepted the in
vitation.
Mr.. T. B. Stackhouse, of Columbia
passed through here yesterday en-
route to Atlantic City, and conferred
with Representative Lever on the
subject of extending the invitation to
the president, and was speculatine
upon whether or not special delega-
ton from Columbia might not be ad'
visable.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-29
Moccasin on Hens Nest.

Mrs. Sallie Brown, of Indian Hill
township, went out into her yard not
long since to look after her hens. On
a nest she saw what she took to be a
strange looking hen-Mrs. Brown
does not see well, without her
glasses attempted to "shoo''
the hen off. The supposed hen did
not like the "shooing' process and
began to peck at Mrs. Brown. She
went into the house and called her
daughter out to run the strange hen
off the nest and when the daughter
arrived on the scene instead OF a
hen on the nest she found an i'm
mense highland moccasin coiled and
ready for business.
The wonder is the snake did not
strike Mrs. Brown when she was try
ing to make it get out Of the nest.
The snake was on the lookout for
a young chick for dinner, but was
despatched before he had made his
meal Press and Banner.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-29
Vote Out the Dispensary.

The Bamberg Herald, one of the
counties which still has the dispen
sary, in it's recent issue contained the
following:
The Barnwell people say there i:
now twelve prisoners in jail in Barn
well and two to be- brought dowr
from the penitentiary. All are to bt
tried at this term of court, and five
of them will face the charge of muir
der. The murder record il this sec
ton is getting awful.
Now, Barnwell county has ten dis
pensaries. Almost every little cross
roads town boasts of rum shop anc
it is not surprising that the murder
record of that county is so black. II
Barnwell county during the past yeal
there have been several shocking
murders. Men shot down by the
hands of assassins, citizens staying
one another, and a very deplorable
state of affairs. At the bottom OF Il
all is the liquor which the people Of
Barnwell county permit to be sold IL
the name of the county.
In Bamberg county the dispensarJ
Is also thriving and we understand
that the murder record there is con
siderable also. It, too, can be trac
ed to whiskey. Friends, vote out the
dispensary. 1t is curse to an!
place. We in Chester voted it ou1
last fall and we never want it again
Lawlessness has decreased ant
everything is better than it was il
the days of the dispensary.
Even on no other ground than {
pure business proposition the dispen
sary should be voted out. Notice the
records Of the courts and the i'm
provements in many ways after the
dispensary is out. -.
We are told that Bamberg viii
vote out the dispensary and we be-
lieve that almost every county in the
State, possibly with the exception Of
Charleston and Richland, will be
found in the dry column after the
election in August.-Chester Ian
tern.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-29
drunkards and less emigration to the

drunkards and less emigration to the
towns. There are other thoughts in
connection with this liquor question.
First the white man has said and
done all he could to keep the negro
laboring and dependent on him for
living; second, the legislature has
repealed the lien law; third, to vote
out the liquor, force the negro to
economic and in a few years he will
own the land that he is renting. He
is educating his children and in time
to come he will be eligible to vote.
Then you will do the very thing you
have been trying hard to keep
down.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-29
A Miracle.

John ]. McGraw, the base ball ex-
pert, denied at a banquet in New
York the marvels attributed to the
spitball.
Its a good ball." he said. 1T
fools the best of them. But when
hear some of the miracles put to its
credit-well, then 1 think OF Harriet
Hare of Frisco.
II once read in a Frisco paper:
Harriet Hare, of Mob Hill, got a
needle in her waist two years ago
and only last week this needle work.
ed it's way out of the arm of young
Los Angeles rose farmer st
Louis Globe Democrat.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-29
Shall the Negro Run Our Trains?

It is to be hoped the firemeno in
Georgia will finally win in their fight.
This question at present, involves
great deal more than what Is shown
on the face, and, sifted down to a
fine point, the fate Of the nation
is at stake. If the number of negro
firemen continue to increase it is a
matter Of only few years until our
freight trains will be pulled by negro
engineers, and when they begin to
run freight trains with negro engi-
neers, it stands to reason that it will
only be q short time before negroes
will be driving the engines OF pas
senger trains, which ultimately
means negro conductors, and as con-
ductors on passenger trains, we are
told, have police powers, it can
easily be seen what we are drifting
into.
We do not intend to convey the
idea that the negro must not be al
lowed to make an honest living by
the "sweat of his face" but we do
contend that white men should be
given preference in all lines of work,
and especially professional work and
skilled labor. We hope and believe
that we will see the day when the ne
gro will be eliminated from the rail-
road, except as porters, etc. Not
only are negroes given precedence
on railroads as far as the authorities
dare go, but right here in our midst
the negro is given preference over
white men.
It is nothing unusual to walk
down the streets of Anderson where
a fine building is being erected, and
see a majority of the men on the
building are negroes, while plenty of
white men, good mechanics, are beg
ging for work. At the same time the
men who are having these buildings
erected are raving over negro ap-
poinSments to federal positions and
condemning the authorities who
make the appointments. Where is
the difference between private citi-
zen giving a job to a negro and an
officer of the government giving 1t
to him? We think the difference is
in favor of the officer, especially
when the negro's vote helped to elect
him, and the private citizen is under
no obligation to the negro.
We fail to conceive of how true
Southern white man can work ne
groes in good paying jobs when
white men are begging, and some
times go so far as to work white la
Dor under a negro foreman. Yet it
is being done in nearly every South
ern city.
The negro is here and must be al
lowed to make his living, but the
sooner we learn to recognize that he
is our enemy, the better it will be
for us as a race Of people who expect
to dominate this country to the end.
The negro is our enemy socially and
commercially, and he is our worst
enemy politically. In many in
stances he actually elects the presi-
dent of the United States. 1t is the
negro vote in many of the doubtful
States and in some Of the sure Re-
publican States that keeps that party
in power.-Anderson Intelligencer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-29

small craft which were washed from
their moorings and pounded against
the piling.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-29
GULF STORM DOES DAMAGE
SEVERE HURRICANE SWEPT EN-.
TIRE COAST OF TEXAS.
Ragged Through Sea-shore Districts
Killing, Manning, and Destroying
Hundreds of Houses.

New Orleans, La, July 22.-Eigh-
teen persons dead and 16 seriously
hurt and property damage exceeding
S1,O00,000 as far as can be ascertain
ed at late hour tonight is the grim
record resulting from the destructive
sweep of yesterdays hurricane along
the Louisiana and Texas coasts.
Meagre reports from the following
Texas points, with many other towns
in the devastated district not heard
from give but a faint idea Of the I'm
mensity of the storm in property
damage:
Bay City, loss s15O,O00; Calves
ton, loss $175,000; Bay Shore, con-
siderable property damage; Velosco,
only three stores left standing and
many homes blown down; 1ago,
syrup mills wrecked; Austin, ,many
buildings unroofed, telephone and
telegraph wires leveled, damage
about $100,000; Brazoria, many
buildings destroyed and loss Of life
feared; Pledger, heavy property
damage, syrup mills wrecked; Allen
hurst, many structures wrecked, ru-
mors of loss of life as yet without
confirmation; Richmond, SO resi-
dences and stores partially demol-
ished; Palaciosko, a number OF
houses blown down; Angleton, every
house in the town badly damaged; {;
Blessing, several lives reported lost
and considerable property damage;
Eagle Lake, many houses unroofed
and two large sugar and rice plants
partially wrecked.
In Louisiana, points in Cameron
parish are reported to have suffered
severely from the hurricane. Much
property is reported as having been
damaged in the settlements at Gre
ole, Berry, Grand Chenier and John
sons Bayou.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-29

tahS W OI1uh, WuAoSA SnSAoA~~ ~
somebody else and wind up in the
penitentiary or insane asylum. Then
it can't be truthfully said that liquor
is the cause Of the trouble. The cause
Is in the man. Then say you must
begin at the cradle to get the defects
out Of the man and If you want to do
the present generation any good pass
q law to punish all those caught un-
der the influence of liquor and en-
force the same. Do this and you take
a step in the right direction. One
more word in advice to parents.
Learn your children to work and
keep them at it. There is a whole
lot Of truth in the old saying that the
idle brain is the devils work shop.
II you keep them busy you will keep
them out of trouble. Train them in
the way they should go and when
they get old they will not depart
from the right. Keep them on the
farm and away from temptation as
much as possible until their charac-
ters and habits are formed. Teach
them that to be a farmer in the true
sense of the word is the most honor
able calling in reach of man and to
be a farmers wife is nothing beneath
a queen. II these principles had been
taught to children there would not be
80 much dissatisfaction and SO many
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-29
INSURANCE CASE DECIDED.
Supreme Court Upholds Company on
it's Limit" Clause.

The supreme court has decided the
case of j. A. Spann, of Bamberg,
against the Phoenix Insurance Com
pany, of Hartford. The policy sued
on was for $4,000 and was one of
several outstanding when Spann's
stock of goods was burned. The in
surance company alleged that Spann
had violated his contract in that he
had procured additional insurance to
the amount of $4,000 when the
company had consented to insurance
amounting to only $4,000. Spann de-
MED this. But the court holds that
the clause in the contract was per-
fectly fair and the judgment Of the
circuit court, which was in favor of
the company, is afirmed.-The State.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-29
Tortured on q Horse.

For ten years I couldn't ride a
horse without being in torture from
piles" writes L. S. Napier, of Rug
less, KY, when all doctors and 9th
er remedies failed, Bucklen's Arnica
Salve cured me-" Infallible for piles,
burns, scalds, cuts, boils, fever-sores,
eczema, salt rheum, corns. 25c.
Guaranteed by Peoples Drug Co.,
Bamberg, s. G.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-25

4 railing tlnf nerfruo iasaef than
tho finest slikpn thread takes from
ihe liaart ils laipnloe, us paaer. ia
fegularliy Tte stomach als0 has
lis hidden Of inside nerve Il was
~ Shrop Who frst told ua Il was
vrone e afue weak Or falllnf
asqpkcn ileafl or Kiancya Ills nrh
Niipton llr ah op's Restorative 81
Hfecle,l slfalght ihr the cause 81
these allmanls .hpse weak ana fal
lerlag Inside nerves This. 10 doubt
clearly eSnlalas why the Restorative
has Of late grown 80 rapidly ia imp
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who test The Restorative even for
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e8 Ils wonderful mprll hnvwas dsnf
#NN llle oFean Tfnallns The eausr
81 sickness Is Tie only seuaIhle and
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grug Store
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-25

chIckasha March Is Death came
h Mn. Eyefelte Wells az neon yes
lefday. takinR her away IN the full'
mass Of touuk womaHiood md sad.
aanlna no hearts q many who knew
ana loNed her.
Mrs. Wells was formerly Miss Glars
Davls 0f lhis city and her parents
we're among the ilrsi settlers N Chick
asha la >es hF eza ailn TYag faHs
lied es KwN4l Nel'* meNlua iu
I'll puso. rekas eoon after where ahF
lived ever d Aeer aad returning so
q lclgAshH lust summer She was =
years vf ace. and i survived by her
husband anil ialhef and mllher
knHsner Little Ore Taken
tfol ErneslIne. The baby laughter
nf MIR and Mfs Ernesi Snellinga.
lsWn nvenlIe aIed ai 2 uelnnk
yesterday mofAlhs 1aVlaR heaa Hlak
only one day EshsH Nas caused y
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-25

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81 iiasFnan has some q Pass Roblos
tD lake iha baus AZ ihe ht ssrlnss
ilp N bothered Ellh rheumatism He
FORE he lefl here yestefdAy Mr. flnfs
rlman had 4 albert conferences Nlih
III t., Ripley. ffef ldprl 81 the Saula
l'e ralli6aa leN NlilR'sTte8 tIMl
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-25
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PILES
Nb Matter How Dad Your caae IA Or
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IN pIl# there ls positive relief and
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Won hee9 not lake To- granted AT
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-25

aneelel to the Billy Lender
Neflov, Okla, March rs Parks &
Fefaufon d Haflnw. have enu His-
en tho contract II building llie new
nnslohicc building II Marrow. Tite
building u 70 be handsome ssfae
IHre ana Will be greatly appreciated
- The patrons of the oE're The
wnRf Of e huIlding Is E NfalI
The MARROW Construction rompalA
IT MsfuW Aaye commencea HuFk IN
The ssT.0oe senupl building \ Il SIS
ueeled that tho structure win hn gaili
nleled FOR ibll use II ls IN Hplo
.Iale building n EVERY particular Thla
Will eirp Inc town plenty OF aeAI9l
TO II for 10 epsfs or move
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-25
Among the I
Local Stores

Miss Aary Knsaller, nf TIE Monarch
DRY Gaoas company IS vlslllug her
Nothef al Sliflwslei 0hla.
Miss Maisg Hurt q lhe nrrwa
lirg 0ufda cpiranys Wae not " che
aIere today
Miss Bertha FefrieE ri the brown
tHy Goods comphus Waa not GA duty
ladax halae QmouE lie sick
Mfs. Station. nl lhe RAMSAY Bros
NY Goods company Is anl 20 duty
n the store daY heInS nnlnhefed
With he afflicted