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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-24
EDGINGTON

Robert Venable left Monday for Pc
oria, where he has accepted position.
Mrs. Floyd Reynolds of Aledo spent
Sunday here.
Miss Grace Titterington of Califor-
mia is visiting friends and relatives
here
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Meehan of Aledo
spent Sunday with the McCarty girls.
Mrs. Allan Miller and Mrs. c. R
Carpenter spent Monday in Rock Is
land.
Dr. Allan Miller is the owner of a
new five-passenger automobile.
Mrs. Gottlieb Lowe and daughter
Lizzie of Nebraska visited last week
with Mrs. Lowe here.
Ed Bateman and family are visiting
in Aledo this week and attending the
fair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-24

Obituary Record.-Clarence f. Won
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-24
A Hurry Up Call!

Quick! Mr.. Druggist-Quick!-
box of BIcklen's Arnica SaIye-
Here's a quarter-For the love of
Moses, hurry! Baby's burned him
self, terribly-Johnnie cut his foot
with the axe-Mamie's scaIded-Pa
can't walk from piles-BilIje has
boils-and my corns ache. She got
it and soon cured all the family. It's
the greatest healer on earth. Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-24

RODS HUNK; HeTd 70 GTand JURY
Theophiel Campo, charged by Victor
Schaclstraete with stealing S1715 from
the latter's trunk on Sept. 10. was
bound over to the grand jury BY
Magistrate Gustafson. Campe's bond
was placed at $500, which he was I'M
able to secure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-24
No Rest
Day or Night

Il would lay awake for hours
without any apparent cause, or
dream terrible dreams which
would bring on extreme spells
of nervousness. After taking
DR.. Miles Nervine and Tonic
for awhile | could sleep well,
and the nervous spells have LETT
me-" MISS ALMA HUG,
K. r, No. d, Canal Dover, Ohio.
Without sleep the nervous
system soon becomes a wreck,
and the healthful activity of all
the organs obstructed. Restful,
bodybuilding sleep accompanies
the use OF DR.. Miles Nervine
because it sOOtheS the irritable
nerves, and restores nervous
energy. When taken a few days
according to directions, the most
restless sufferer will find sleep
natural and healthful. Get
bottle from your druggist. Take
it all according to directions, and
if it does not benefit he will re-
turn your money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-24
MILAN

Miss Jessie ParegOy of Galva Wis
tied Saturday with Mrs. f. Whittsitt.
Alex Medill will leave next Sunday
for South Dakota.
Mrs. Clark Smith has been sick the
past week but is some better now.
Mr.. Walker of Chicago arrived here
Saturday He took charge of the high
school room.
Miss Lulu Carroll of Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-24

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-24
The Longest Continuous Double Track
Railway in the World

under one management is the Grand
Trunk Railway system from Chicago
to Montreal and to Niagara Falls
The Grand Trunk-Lehigh valley
double track route via Niagara Falls
reached from Chicago to New York.
Descriptive literature. time tables.
etc, will be mailed free on appIica-
ton to w. S. COokson, A. G. p. A..
Grand Trunk Railway system, 1875
Adams street, Chicago, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-24
DAVENPORT

Annual Clam Bake.-The CONNER
cial club is sending out invitations for
the annual clam bake of the club which
is to be held Saturday, Oct. 2, at Sub
urban island. A special program will
be prepared for the day.
Brownie Named Casher.-The man
agement of the Citizens Trust & Saw
ings bank has announced that the
board of directors of the institution
had selected William T. Brownie as
the successor of Hugo Krohn, who has
resigned on account of his intended
departure for California. Mr.. Brown
lie will take charge the first of Octo-
Der.
New Auto Concern.-Articles of in
corporation were filed in the office of
Recorder Holme, by which the Dillon
Auto company, a new firm to enter the
local automobile field, is capitalized at
$4,000. The officers and incorpOrators
are: President, E. J. Dillon; SERGE
tary and treasurer, William NJ Dill
Ion; board of directors, L. j. Dillon,
William NJ. Dillon, and John Z. Pur
cell.
Taken on kidnapping Charge.-Upon
notice received here yesterday from
the authorities of Knoxville, Iowa,
Sheriff Eckhardt left yesterday morn
ing for that city to bring Custis Tala-
day, alleged kidnaper of the 11-year-
old son of Mrs. Vada Humes of Second
and Warren streets. The case is
peculiar one, inasmuch as it involves
the possession of the child as granted
by law. 1t has not been decided wheth-
er the child is the legal property of
either the wife or the husband, and
for this reason it is improbable that
Taladay will be tried for kidnapping
The boy was stolen from the home of
Mrs. Humes Tuesday night where Tai
aday had been given lodging for the
night. Mrs Humes was formerly Mrs
Taladay, but was granted divorce.
Obituary Record. - The remains of
George C. Preston, who died suddenly
in Chicago Wednesday, arrived in the
city last evening, and the funeral took
place today, with inIerment in Oak
dale Mr.. Preston was the son of An
drew J. and Lille Racquet Preston of
Davenport He was born at GAINESVILLE
Ohio, in his grandfathers home. so
which later became the family home,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-24
How One Washerwoman Was Converted
to the FelS-Naptha Way.

Any D7Wdge-''Why, bless my soul! Mrs. Old School,
the washerwoman has seen the light at last and has
adopted the Fes-Naptha way of washing.
Grocer's Boy-tShe was forced to it, Anty Drudge
Mrs. Millionaire her best customer, told her that if
she didn't Fels-Naptha she'd take her washing
away. Was tired she said, of having her clothes
come back all yellow and some with streaks of dirt
still in them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-24

A generation or SO ago, if woman
had an Grand she walked-She had to,
there was no other way.
Later she could do it in half the time
by riding. Now she can do it almost
instantly, by telephone.
That's Progress, and Progress is made
possible by science.
Fels-Naptha is science applied to the
washday problem, and it's results are just
wonderful.
Formerly washday was time of sick
ening odors, back-breaking labor, disor-
dercd house and the severest test on the
clothes. This was necessary. There was
no other way.
The Fels-Naptha washday-the
scientific washday-sn't washday at all in
the old sense; merely an incident in the
routine of household duties.
And if directions on the red and green
wrapper are followed, the result IS certain
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-24

visited Thursday with her cousin, Mrs
clara Chopper.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-09-16
DID KING RETURN9
The Better Way Prints Story to That
Effect.

The story now comes out through
the Minneapolis papers that John L.
king, the Minneapolis attorney for
whom warrant is out charging him
with embezzlement Of the funds Of
large estates left by Judge Thompson
and his brother, was in that city
since he left SO hurriedly last June.
There is a reward out for apprehen-
sion of King. The Minneapolis Bet
ter Way has the following story con-
corning his return;
1t is apparently well established
that John L. King was in the city the
night Of August 25. He was In Mil
tonvale that night early where he
represented himself to be County At
torney Boyce and raised IS on a
check purporting to be signed by that
gentleman. He had to be identified
and SO he called up Frank Roster
and secured his endorsement. Mr..
Roster Of course thinking It was Mr.,
Boyce for whom he was vouching.
After securing the $500 he hired a
Iliveryman to drive him to this city
where he dropped out Of sight. The
strange thing about the matter Is,
that II It was John L. King who
worked the rabbit foot that night,
why he was content with $500 when
he could as well have had $50 or
even more. This paper in its issue
Of June is, commented on Kings
speculations, expressing the hope
that the ugly reports at that time be-
coming current would prove to be
false. Since that time reports Of his
repeated mIsdeeds keep coming to
light and It appears that John Is
surely on the toboggan. It is too bad
that such is the case, but such 1t
seems to be. and the brilliant young
man who nine years ago was acclaim
ed as a,hero and was honored BY his
fellow citizens with the office OF rep
resentstive has gone the pace" It
lis case Of too much prosperity; TOO
much responsibility imposed in a
nan Of mediocre attachments and the
inevitable result Of fast living, vine
ana women. II can only Be- : matter
lof dine When such q career must
end. what wili ne end Be- n ne
rnarkahls csc o. loAn L lans'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-09-16
WILL REEFS BE "woRKEDg"

Charles Sessions in Kansas City
Journal: So far the square dealers
have not been able to get Judge r. R.
Rees of Ottawa to resign his judge
ship and run against Calderhead. The
salina bunch Of square dealers are
laying down on Rees hard to throw
up his present job and go after Cal
derhead's scalp. Some of Rees'
friends at home, however, believe
they see in the effort plan that
spells turkey for the Salina bunch.
1t is understood that if Rees resigns
as Judge a Salina lawyer is to sue
coed him. In fact, the man has al
ready been picked out that the gov
ernor has promised to appoint him.
Thus Salina would profit first from
the programme. Ottawa would lose
the Judge. Rees would then have his
right to run and he might win and
again he might not. II the shoe was
on the other foot where Rees could
land the congressional nomination
first and resign as Judge afterward
his ottawa hackers would be willing
to play ball with the Salina fellows,
But that is impossible and the judges
friends will go slow. They don't want
Ottawa to give up the judgeship and
miss out ON the congressional job.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-09-16
WHERE WOULD IT BE SAVED?

whether or not Abilene votes for
a commission form of government
there is one question for the people
to answer: Where would they save
the extra $500 a year in taxes 1t
would cost?
Take the record of last year. We
have the positive assurance of Mayor
Rice and his friends that every dollar
spent was spent as needed and as
economically as possible.
Take the present administration.
No council in the history of Abilene
ever was more careful of the peoples
money. Every piece of work goes to
the lowest bidder. What more could
A commission do! And every piece OF
public work in Abilene is well done.
No town in Kansas has better sewers
or better laid sidewalks, or crossings
such as have recently been put in by
the city. What more could a COM
mission do even If the town put up
$500 In taxes for salaries?
This paper does not agree with
every policy advocated by Mayor
Rice, neither does It agree with every
idea of the council--but nobody
agrees with everything the Reflector
THINKS for that matter. But It is only
fair to say that no three men on
earth could handle the business az
fairs of Abilene more conscientiously
than are the present officers trying
to do and before Abilene votes to
increase its taxes $500 year for all
time to come ut will jump to $3.50
a year when we get 900 more popu-
lation) 1t ought to know where 1t is
going to save that much money by
doing 1t.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-09-16
BIG RACES ASSURED.
AbiIene's Fair WIN be Hummer
Notes Of Interest.

In answer to several inquiries re-
ceived by the board Of difectors
they wish to state to the stockhoid-
ers that no member Of the board re-
celyes any salary or compensation
whatsoever. The secretary Is PAID
a salary of 5000 a year. The board
desires every person interested IN
the welfare Of the Fair to know this
fact.
The finishing touches are being
nut on the buildings and grounds
this week. Decorations in Agricul-
tural Hall will be made on Monday
Of next week.
The stock men over Central Kan
sas have shown lively interest In
the proposed exhibit OF the prize
herd of cattle coming from the state
agricultural college at Manhattan.
This will be shown at the st. Joseph
Exposition the week prior to the
Dickinson County Fair, and will be
shipped direct from that city to Abb
Iene.
Horsemen state that indications
are there will be the biggest field
Of horses ever shown in Central
- tha couinp Fair. There
are larger and better entries In the
circuits comprising the association
than any previous year. Reports
from BellevIlIe where the races are
on this week state that there is a
large field Of horses, and some new
records likely to be established.
These horses will all be in Concordia
the week of Sept. goth, and at the
Abilene Fair the week Of Sept 2Sth'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-09-16
HARD TIME FOR sTURBs.

A correspondent of the Topeka
Capital writes: Governor Stubs
motto in filling offices is: Efficiency
and my friends are more efficient
than the other fellows. So the gov
ernor has made no new friends. The
fact that there are never offices
enough to 60 around has allienated
some old ones. Again, reformers In
office, and the governor is no excep-
ton, always run up against vested
interests. They are bound to offend
some Of the image-makers. There
are so many of these since last win
ter's session that 1t is hardly neces-
sary to call attention to them. The
fight on the clubs Of the state will
cost him good many votes that he
got last year. He was strong with
the farmers, but he is losing ground
there fast. The increase Of taxation
must be explained, palliateu, smooth
ed over somehow, or the governor
can not win. Last year he ran against
a weak opponent; this year he will
have strong one. Last year all
the reformers we're for him; this
year many are against him. Last
year he had a strong position In an
offensive campaign; this year he will
have a weak one, as he must defend
instead Of attacking. The fact Is
that when the governor came into
power there was practically nothing
to reform. Kansas had about the
best set Of laws Of any state in the
union. All the last session did was
to scratch around the edges. Moth
ing Of consequence was done except
to raise taxes. And the governor
rightly or not will be held response.
BILE for that"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-09-16
ooRoSnR's INQUEST HELD.
David EberIey Was Buried At Prince
ton, Ill.


=
Coroner j. @. Entz and Under
Sheriff Jeffcoat went out to the farm
this morning and held an inquest
The testimony deveIOped that he had
been worrying greatly for several
days. This morning about 3 O'Clock
he told his wife to stay In bed and
he would do the chores. An hour
later she arose and saw that the
milk pail was yet in the kitchen. She
called the children and then began
searching for him. He was found
in the barn where he had hung him
self. The coroner's jury was }. A
Tufts. T. J. Fulton, R. A. Dilley, j.
w. Houser, J. t. Morse, L. 3. JEFF
coat. 1t returned verdict OF sui
eide.
Mr.. Eberley had made many friendt
during his stay in this vicinity ano
all will depIore his sad fate He nae
planned to start for Kearney, Neb.
for a visit tomorrow, going VIII
a neighbor, J. W. Houser. The body
will be taken to Princeton, Ills, fol
burial.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-09-16
FOR SALE

8 room house, barn, city water, :
lots e4xl5O fet on East 9Th street.
$4,000.
/ lot on west It'll street 4Ox152h
feet, s125.
2 lots in smalIey's addition, look
$50 feet. $3.50.
IL lots on West Srd street. 75x-
$50 feet, $4,000.
2 lots on Vine street, 100000
feet, $500.
Lot corner srd and Vine streets,
100 foot frontage on srd, 14O foot
frontage on Vine, $3.50.
2 lots on East 9Th street, between
Campbell and Brown. 5oxl5o. $3.50.
2 lots on East Str street between
Olive and Campbell streets, 5Oxl5O
feet $3.50.
Many Of our Building and Loan
Association members are customers
for building lots. List what you have
FOR sale with us.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-09-16
EAST DICKINSON HAS
THItE5HiNG FATALITY


Junction City, Sept. Icy an
explosion of threshing machine
boiler this morning on the Andy
schuler farm, ten miles southwest OF
this city in Dickinson county, one
man, Charles Kruger, owner OF the
outfit was killed, and eight men bad
~ injured. The Kruger machine
was taken to the Schiller farm this
morning to do the threshing. After
running several hours the explosion
occurred.
Mr.. Kruger, who was attending
the machine, was hurled through
the air for distance of so feet, and
was dead when picked up. His body
was terribly bruised and torn.
@. E. Martin, water hauler for the
threshers, was hurled over 20 feet
from his machine, both his legs were
broken and his body was burned anc
internally injured. He may die.
Joe Smith, farmer was internally
injured and badly cut about the head
and body. His condition is serious.
Andy Schiller was near the engine
and was thrown some distance.
The other members Of the crew
are badly bruised and injured. The
threshing outfit was totally destroyed
by fire.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-09-16

Following is the list Of advertised
mail for week ending Sept. 10, 1903:
Letters: Senior Firdeno Agirre,
6. T. Brookman, r. H. Burnpass, A.
@. Coolcard, J. w. Frayce, j. H. Gan
son (2), M. M. Heath, ]. H. Hoff-
man, F. A. Kelcon, Miss Lena Max
we'll, N. w. Rhodes, James v. Rob-
erts, John Sampson, John L. Scarce
q. L. Strickler, ], H. White, W. H.
Wilson.
Cards: Mrs. Raymond Belt, =.
Elva Blair, Bonnie Cain, Mrs. L. H.
Cauer, G. J. Dull, J. Dyck, Chas. Gish.
Carl Hacker, Mrs. Isaac Haley, Anna
s. Hoyt, Mrs. Emma Hush, Roy Lam
ey, Clarie Lefflngwell, Mrs. T. B,
Markin, Miss Carrie McRardle, ]. D.
Meechin, T. @. Moore, Thomas A.
Perry, Miss Ruth Rambery, Miss sar-
ali e. Short, Simmons Route, Miss
Ethel Sturger, Miss Bessie Thomp-
SON, Mrs. D. A. Wilbur, John Whaley,
J. Walton (s), Chas, C. Whein.
r. WARING, P. M,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-09-16
Their daughter Dead

Many friends of the family which
formerly lived in this county but now
in Kelso, Wash, will be saddened
by this news from the Kelso Press:
Mrs. Robert Mcclellan, who before
her marriage was Miss Lydia May
Hartzell, youngest daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. G. F. Hartzell, passed away
at the home of her parents early
yesterday morning. The funeral was
held this morning with interment in
the l. o. o. F. cemetery.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-09-16

New York, Sept. l5.-J. P. Morgan.
IT,, was elected to the late E. H. Har-
rlman's place on the board Of directors
Of the National City bank. By Wall
street the election Is regarded as
one Of the most significant Of the
weeks financial Developments. presum-
sbly indicating that Harmonious rols-
tons exist between the MorEaa and
he Kuha. Losb-shndAri on groups d
anancisrA
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-09-16

J. E. KEEL
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-09-16
For sale

Good, five room frame cottage In
first class shaps throughout wster,
waIks ana shade. Some fruit sex
200 feet ground. Price $500. See
G. 4, Baker. a7dAvino
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-28
EASTERN LEAGUES
OFFICIAL AVERAGES

NEW YORK, December 2S.-According
to the official averges issued yesterday by
p. T. Powers, president of the Eastern
Base Ball League, Bills of the pitching
staff of Baltimore did the best batting
during the season just closed. In sixteen
games he had an average of 1853. Grim
shaw of Toronto took part in 124 games
and had the good average of 300. Only
one other batsman' did better than 300.
He was Camel of Rochester, who had
300.
Toronto. which finished fourth in the
race. led in team batting with .246.
Rochester. which won the pennant. was
second with 243. Newark stood fifth and
Jersey City last.
In individual fielding the leaders were:
First basemen, Mcconnell. Rochester.
1,O0U; second basemen, Grimshaw. To-
ronto, 1000; third basemen, Merritt, Jer-
sey City, 1900; shortstops, Prick. 1868
catchers, Woods. Jersey City-Buffalo, and
pitchers, Mcconnell. Rochester, and
Ragon, Rochester. each $50.
Among the outfielders nine were tied at
1000 They were Fallon. Nontreal-To-
ronto: Anderson, Providence, Lee, To-
ronto; Dunn, Baltimore; Winters. Mon
treal; Merritt. Jersey City; Holly.
Rochester; Williams, Buffalo, and Thomas,
Toronto.
In club fielding Buffalo led with per-
centage Of $50; Rochester was next with
957, and Newark third with 1858. Jer-
sey City was next to last with $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-28
FRED TENNEY UNDER
SURGEONS KNIFE
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON, December 2S.-First Baseman
Fred Tenney of the New York Nationals
will soon undergo an operation on the
heel of each of his feet. 1t will be re-
membered that he had much trouble with
his feet last season and on this account
had to lay off many games. He consulted
a skilled surgeon after the season was
over and recourse was had to the X-ray,
where it was discovered that there was
a growth OH the bone of each heel. The
surgeon advised an operation and told
Tenney that If it were performed he
would be in possession of all his old-time
speed and skill. The operation will be
performed in a day OF SO, and while 1t
will not be of painful nature. will be
sufficient to keep the great first baseman
confined to his home for two weeks.
Tenney is in first-class shape and says
he knows of no reason why he should not
do as good work as he ever did in the
season of 1910. Fred has had hard luck
this winter, as his younger daughter has
been threatened with appendicitis and 1T
is thought that she. too. will be operated
upon at no distant date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-28
ROUGH WEATHER ON RIVER.
Navigation Practically Suspended
for Twelve Hours.

The heavy northerly gale of Saturday
night and Sunday, which played such
havoc on the coast, was very severe along
the Potomac, and considerable damage
was done to standing timber and build
ings. The seas on the Potomac are re-
ported to have been higher than they
have been for over twenty years, and
for about twelve hours navigation was
practically suspended. The steamer Cap
ital City Of the feet of the Chesapeake
and Potomac line, which should have
left Nomini creek at am. Sunday. lay
in the creek until 4 pm, when the gale
abated somewhat. Even then Capt. Sly,
master of the steamer. reports that in
crossing the river to Coltons the seas
broke over the saloon deck OF the steam
err in solid wall of water. The steamer,
instead Of reaching here at 8 pm. Sun
day, did not arrive until early yesterday
morning.
The steamer Anne Arundel of the NJ,
d. & v. line was also held up in the
lower river by the storm and did not
reach here until yesterday. The steamers
plying between this city and Norfolk ex-
perienced heavy weather in the bay. but
were delayed but little by the storm.