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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16

DUFFLED Swiss Curtains at about half.
II All new-fresh from the factory, but
from factory that went broke and this is
case we bought from the receiver. 200
pairs plain and figured centers with hem
stitched and plain ruffles, Monday ard till
sold, per pair, SIC, Csc, 75c and &c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16
Jan. is In History.

1794-Edward Gibbon, historian. .au-
thor of 1.-THE Decline and Fall of
the Roman Empire" died; born
1877.
1S0I-Charles Henry Davis, rear ad-
miral. U. s. N, born in Boston;
died 1877.
1S9I--Joel T. Headley. the historian,
died; born 1913.
1S9S-General Christopher Colon Au-
CUR, veteran of the Mexican and
civil wars, died In Washington;
born 1921.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Sun sets 4:5I. rises III; moon rises
csc a. m: moons age 25 days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16

ONE week, 20 per cent discount on all
~ Wall Papers, Room Mouldngs, Pic
ture Mouldings, Picture Framing, etc.
One-fifth off all week from Monday, jan
uary Is, to Saturday the 23rd. Most
artistic wall paper and mouldings Abso-
lutte satisfaction given on all framing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16
INENS.-This great Linen stock
,.,oc ,,o,,or co IooIoJ Ior,, L,ofo~o

I INENS.-This great Linen stock
was never so loaded down before,
and with the very topmst qualities Sew
eral thousands of dollars worth, ordered at the
low prices prevailing last summer during the
depression, for November delivery that we
might have them in time for our holiday bust
ness, never reached us until after Christmas.
many of them not until this week, must now all
go in to the January clearance at the lowest
ever-known-clearing prices.
Thousands of yards of cream, silver beached
and pure bleached damasks, napkins, towels and
toweing of every kind are included in these de-
layed lots. You'll find bargains here you'll
never forget
To add zest and interest, Double Stamps
on all sales in the Linen department for three
days CD Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Come expecting to find plenty of these great
est bargains, take all you want, Double Stamps
go to you without the asking. These best of all
linens will do you good, fall in line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16
| ANUARY Clearing Sale of Fanc!

China, Glassware, Lamps, Statuary
y and discontinued patterns of Dinner Ware
Every season there is a big increase in the peo-
pie who take advantage of our January sales
to replenish their supply of china and home
furnishings The buyer who chooses this time
to refurnish, will be gratfied at the reduced
prices which prevail on nearly everything in
this mammoth China and Home furnishing dept.
Al $1.2S you will find berry sets, salads,
chop plates, chocolate and tea pots, vases and
statuary, hand painted plates etc, ETC., values
up to $500, your choice at SIPS.
For SSc you will get choice of many
beautiful pieces of china, such as plates. salads,
bowls, trays, vases, ETC., some values up to
$500, your choice sec.
On the 48c table you may take your
choice of cream and sugar sets, cups and sau-
GERS, fancy pitchers, olive and spoon trays 75c,
89c and $l.25 values, choice 4Sc.
AT the 33c counter you'll be simply
amazed at the values Hundreds of pieces of
beautiful china values up to 75c, choice for
only 33c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16
THE w Ed TIL E. Il.

snow or rain tonight or Sunday, no
decided change I'm temperature; the
lowest temperature tonight will be
slightly below the freezing point.
J. M. sHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Temperature mt u. m, %; mt B p. M,
so. Maximum temperature In last "a
hours, 32j minimum, u. Velocity of
wind mt a. m, Is miles per hour. Pre-
cipitatiOn, .18 inches.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16

n Decisive Hosiery Clearing. Sharp cuts in
and girls full fashioned elastic ribbed best black hose
double knees heels and toes worth Is and Soc pair in two
lots according to size, clearing price, 19c and 17c.
Misses and childrens 2hc elastic ribbed hose fast
black all forenoon both Monday and Tuesday according
size, Sc, &c, Sc and Sc pair.
The last of the broken lines of womens Csc wool and
cashmere hose to clear 'em out quick per pair, 15c
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16
those Furs, Seems too bad
to cut prices so severely Wi

70 cut prices SO severely With most
of the winter still ahead. Clearing sales
have no mercy, however, and Furs, even the
very choicest, come in for their share. You are
the gamer.
We can't say much about the cluster scarfs
at 5Oc-We've sold lot of them at 81 so; what
are left are as good as any, and the price Soc.
No use trying to describe the big fur values
at $5.O0-too varied you won't mind saving as
much as half on single fur piece.
The higher priced furs are CORRESPONDENCE
reduced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16

CPOON Sale = Beginning Monday at 9
o'clock and all week, 20 per cent discount, one
fifth off the already low prices of all the solid silver
souvenir spoons spoons Coffee salad orange dessert
table and odd serving spoons all the broken SETS odd
spoons including fully fifty sets of quadruple plated tea des
se and table spoons in the richest newest paernsa, all
week. 20 per cent off,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16
GREAT January Clearing of mems

N OI\Lf1I JANUARY OICdIIIIS UI IltII ), WUlII-
~ ems and chldren's knit underwear Every brok-
en- line to clear out regardless of former price
COST
Mems elegant fleecened shirts and drawers, blue and tan
mixed, down they go to SEC.
Mems wool feecened shirts ond drawers great values
at 75c, for 55c.
Mems dollar cames hair and gray mixed shirts and draw
limited QUANTITY, at CSC.
Broken sizes of the $3.50 lines of mems underwear all
marked for the January clearance at &c.
Mems fine Cashmere underwear worth $3.50 less than half
at $1.18.
About 80 dozen ladies' feeced ribbed vests and pants all
sizes at the start clear them out at &c.
Ladies' Soc heavy ribbed fleece pants in natural
gray and cream down TO &c.
Ladies. heavy wool plated ribbed and pants the CSC
value marked soc.
Ladies' natural wool flat knit and pants $lO0 value
clear them out now at SIC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16

M ONDAY at go a. m., 1000 yards
IVV Silk Mousseline foulards, 81 inches
wide in plain and embroidered
silk dot grounds, printed with newest designs,
and in rich shades of mulberry, canard wiStera,
: Danish, blue, navy, taupe, tan, brown reseda,
etc., ETC. A most extraordinary value COo
at this January sale of soc yard OOC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16

This Coupon is good for 30 IS. & H"
green stamps by making purchase
of $l.00 or more during this Janu-
airy Clearing Sale. These stamps will be given
in addition to those you are entitled to- on any
purchase you make at the time. Present cou-
pom at Stamp station, second floor. Void after
January 81, 1909. L. S. McCABE & co.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11
Council Bluffs
QUO WARRANTO TEST CASE
City Solicitor Thinks This Will Be
Means to Employ.
TALKS ABOUT TRACTION CASE
Rights Of Company Upon Different
Streets VIII he Questioned
Under Franchise Rights
mud Contract.
TALKS ABOUT TRACTION CASE

While he has not yet determined on the
nature of the action which he VIII bring
in accordance with the instructions OF the
city council Monday night to test In the
courts the validity Of the fifty-year fran
chise granted the Council Bluffs Lake
Manawa & East Omaha Construction COM
panv in December, 1897 and generally
known rs the suburban franchise, CITY
Solicitor Klmball stated yesterday that he
thought It would be a quo warranto pro-
ceeding.
The rights Of the street railway company
on different streets witt be attacked by
the city on various grounds. On Broad
way. Pearl and Main streets, for instance
the question will arise whether track has
been laid under the Suburban franchise
while on other streets the city will con-
tend that no track has ever been laid under
this franchise and the city will claim thai
whatever rights may nave been given on
such streets. were forfeited by failure
to occupy the streets within the period
prescribed by he ordinance.
Al the companies interested In the
franchise will ne made defendants sati
Mr.. Klmball. This will take in, not only
the Suburban company and the Omaha &
Council Bluffs Railway & Bridge com
pany to which the Suburban" franchise
has been assigned, but also the Omaha &
Council Bluffs Street Railway company
which is operating the street car lines In
Council Bluffs under a lease from the
Omaha & Council Bluffs Railway & Fridge
comnauv.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11

registering protests against Burlington
train service since the adoption of the new
time card. They maintain since 1t has
gone into effect hey have practically no
train service, Aftonites averring that their
town has been practically wiped off the
railroad map. Murray residents have held
an Indignation meeting, at which resoli-
tons were adopted to present their griev-
ance to the commissioners as soon as they
make their visit TO this part of the division,
and Alton citizens are urging each other
to take the preliminary steps in doing the
same. In each instance trains do not stop
at these towns, as in the former schedule,
which leaves them at the mercy of wagon
and carriage travel, or going "a-foot."
BEDFORD-Mr. and Mrs. william Cobb
celebrated their golden wedding anniver-
sary at their home here with $50 invited
guests. A large tent was placed on thI
lawn to help along the festivities. Mr..
Cobb is one of iowa veteran preachers,
having been a minister in the Church Of
Christ for more than forty years. He is
also a civil war veteran, having served
three years In Company Z, T~wenty-ninth
Iowa infantry, and has also held the po-
sition of county treasurer Two terms in
Taylor county, and has represented the
state in the Thirtieth and Thirty-first
general assemblies. He has been a resi-
dent Of the state sixty-four years. Mrs.
Cobb has lived here fifty-three years, and
both have always been prominent in social
and church work. They have four sons,
all prominent business men of Bedford.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11
Officers Not Kidnapers.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Nov. 1~0.-(Special)
officers, when they drag away a
boy, are not guilty OF kidnapping is the
verdict Of a jury which tried an unusual
case in the state circuit court Of Hamlin
The plaintiff in the action was
Mrs, Hannah Conway of Hazel. who In
stituted the suit for the purpose Of secur-
ing damages from Brad Barley, John
Peck and Henry Dokka for alleged injuries
received while she was defending her son.
Merrill Conway, from arrest AZ the hands
Of Brad Barley, who is constable al
Hazel. She claimed the three defendants
had used her very roughly, and also, &C.
cused them OF kidnapping because they
dragged her son away from her. The trial
was hard fought, and during the time OF
the trial standing room was at a premium.
owing TO the novel grounds upon which
damages were demanded. After being out
a short time the jury returned a verdict
in favor of the three defendants.
Bee Want Ads are Business Boosters.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11
BOARD OF CONTROL IN CHARGE
New Law, Colonel Baker Says Re-
Hieves Board of Road Work.

New Law, Colonel Baker Says, Re-
iieves Board of Road Work.
Colonel w. F. Baker, member Of the
Board of County Supervisors for Council
Bluffs and vicinity, yesterday disclaimed
any responsibility for the condition of the
roads adjacent to the Iowa School for the
Deaf. Complaints about the almost i'm
passable condition of these roads have been
pouring into the county authorities, and
ColoneI Baker has been called to task by
several residents of that vicinity for mis-
supposed inattention to these thorough
fares.
Colonel Baker explained that a new law
enacted by the legislature at it's last ses-
sion, which wen into effect July 4, placed
all roads and highways within and ada
cent to state institutions under the super
vision of the State Board OF Control. The
law referred to by Supervisor Baker is as
follows:
All roads and highways within and adj
jacent to lands belonging to the state shall
a separate road district under
the control and supervision of a super
visor appointed by said board of control,
with all the powers, duties and RESPONSE
bilities imposed upon road supervisors
and the cost Of maintaining, repairing, re-
newing and improving said roads, except
-~o NNNNNNAAb NAS AOoA
and poll taxes collected from those who
are liable to the payment of the same
within said road district, shall be paid out
Of any general funds in the hands Of the
state treasurer, not otherwise approprl.
ated.
Il have done no work on the roads in the
immediate vicinity OF the Iowa School fol-
the Deaf since July T." said Colonel Baker
yesterday. The law clearly makes sucf
work the duty Of the Board of Control anC
takes it entirely out of the hands Of IN,
Board of County Supervisors"
The road supervisor of Lewis township
however at the repeated request of per
sons who were Obliged to travel thes,
roads daily, did some work on the mali
roads near the Iowa School for the Dea
recently. The expense OF this. Colone
Baker said he expects to have charge,
up to the state, but whether the count,
VIII be able to recover is another question
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11
ADDITIONAL TRACTION MORTGAGE
Omaha and Council bluffs Line Fur
ther Protects self.

Omaha and Council Bluffs Line Fur
the Protects self.
Following the recording a few days ago
Of the transfer by the Omaha, Council
Bluffs & Suburban Railway company OF
its rights under the franchise granted in
December, 1897, to the Council Bluffs, Lake
Manawa and East Omaha Construction
company. to the Omaha and Council Bluffs
Railway and Bridge company, the latter
corporation yesterday placed on record two
mortgages to the Central Trust company
Of New York. These two mortgages,
which are dated october 8, 1909, the same
date as the conveyance from the suburban
company to the Omaha and Council Bluffs
Railway and Bridge company Of its fran
chise rights, are supplemental to a 10000 0
mortgage given by the Omaha and Council
Bluffs Railway and Bridge company to
the Central Trust company on December
1, 1902.
They convey to the Central Trust com
pany all the rights held by the Omaha
and Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge
company under what is known as the
Suburban franchise, and also, all rights,
franchise privileges, ETC., It has or may
nave by reason Of the selection of addi-
llOlhl GlItSlS ny II uAIutE OIuludltB udltu
July 2, 1900; also the new line TO the Iowa
School for the Deaf, and the line from
Lake Manawa to the city limits, as well
as a number Of lots in Council Bluffs,
acreage property about Lake Manawa and
property in Sarpy county, Nebraska. This
property includes the land enclosed In the
resort at LAX Manawa and that in Sarpy
county, Nebraska, on the south side of
the lake, on which the Kursaal and bath
ing beach is located.
The consideration named in each mort
gage is 81.
When the Suburban company transferred
its franchise rights to the Omaha and
Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge COM
pany, the latter assumed the 100000 out
standing bonds Of the Suburban company
and the additional mortgages filed yester-
day are to protect this Indebtedness.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11
Reg Creek District Formed.

The Board of Supervisors yesterday
after examination of the report Of e, e.
Cook, the engineer appointed to make a
survey Of the proposed ditch, declared the
petition for the establishment of the Keg
Creek drainage district sufficient and di-
rected the county auditor to appoint three
commissioners to appraise damages likely
to result by reason of the construction Of
the Improvement. The engineers report
shows tina the estimated cost of the ditch
will be approximately $50, 900.
The board made an appropriation of 1880
from the poor fund to reimburse the AS
ISOLATED Charities for the care of eighteen
children in the creche during the last year.
A committee from the Commercial club
and members Of the Associated Charities
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11
INDIANS BODY ON SANDBAR
Hint of Possible Murder Near Onhwn
and Companion is
Held.

oNAWA, Ia, Nov. 1O.-Cspeclal)-Tbe
badly decomposed body Of James Milton
a wealthy Indian of the Omaha agency
was found on a Missouri river sandbar
Friday afternoon. The authorities of This
county were notified and the body was
brought to Onawa, A coroner's inquest
was held, but as there was not enough
evidence to justify a decision by the Jury.
the inquest was continued until November
Is.
There are some suspicious circumstances
connected vita the case and a murder
is limited at, Bill" Cayo, a French Indian
Is held IN the county jail awaiting develop
ments. Milton is thought to nave had a
considerable amount Of money on his per-
son when he came to Onawa some two
weeks ago accompanied by Cayo. The
Indians left Onawa in a badly intoxicated
condition. Cayo tells a story that he fell
from the wagon while on the road to the
ferry crossing and remained out In the
open all night. He showed up at the
ferry the following morning, but did not
know anything about his companion. After
learning that he had not crossed, he went
to the reservation and with a friend re-
turned to Onawa to make inquiry regard
ing Milton. Not finding any trace OF him
he and his friend went TO Omaha and
remained for a week.
The day after his return the body OF
Milton was found and Cayo was put under
arrest. The team was found several DAYS
after the disappearance in a badly starved
condition, being refined so that II was i'm
possible for them to drink or eat, except
the bark from trees. Milton lived with his
son and wife. He is reported to have
owned 800 acres of land and had Just
collected his rent. When the body was
found nothing OF value was in the clothing.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11
Iowa

appeared in this state which have caused
the State Board of Health to be appre-
hensive.
Boy Sees the World.
Robert Cannon, 90 years Of age, son Of
Rev. Walter Cannon, pastor Of the Metho-
dist church Of Newell, Ia, and a distant
relative of Speaker Cannon. hobbled into
the police station here tocay with a
smashed foot received by being run over
by a train in Kansas He ran away from
home to see the world. HI has been in
the Methodist hospital here. Today he re-
ceived 50 from his father to come home on.
He Is cured.
/ correspondence school.
A correspondence school for commits
stoned officers Of the Iowa National Guard
has been determined upon by Adjutant
General Guy Logan, and General James
Rush Lincoln will be placed in charge as
head Of the school. All commissioned Of
ficers will be required to take the course
Of lessons by mail-the lessons with Ques-
tions will be mailed to each officer and
they will mail back their answers.
1t has been decided that the %Flfty-fifth
regiment of the guard will ge to the regu-
lar maneuvers at Fort Riley If but one
regiment goes. If two are allowed, the
~Fifty-sixth will go also. 1t has not been
decided yet whether to have a brigade or
regimental camp next year. 1t will prob
ably be a regimental camp and in that
event 1t will be held from August 3 to u.
II brigade camps, then the Fifty-fifth and
Fifty-sixth will each camp from August
8 to II; the Fifty-third, August 10 to 10,
and the Fifty-fourth, August % to 81.
Governor Gets Sugar Cane.
Governor Carroll today received by ex-
press from a Louisiana sugar plantation
a big stalk of sugar cane. While on the
trip to New Orleans Governor Carroll and
other governors were the guests Of the
. con Godchaux company, Limited, on the
5mpany's plantation and the stalks were
ent by 1t. Nearly everyone in the state
ouse today was chewing sugar cane.
LOOs Hearing Next Week.
The appeal Of 3. f. Loos to the supreme
curt will be heard next week. Loos was
onvlcted of perjury in a trial in the dis
riot court of Polk county.
Would Escape inheritance Tax.
An appeal to the supreme court has beer
taken in the case Of the estate of James
E. Wilson, late Of Ottumwa. He willed
a lot in Ottumwa to the Masonic lodge
Of that city. and the lodge is contestinG
the payment Of the collateral inheritance
tax upon 1t.
Carter Goes to P~enftentiary.
Governor Carroll today refused to gran
a parole before commitment TO w. L
Carter and he will have to go to the peni
tertiary. Carter was convicted with El
Hardin, ex-chief detective Of this city
with s~piriting prisoners out of the stat,
who were wanted in an important trial.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11
River Chnnnel Chanrer.

YANKTON, S. D., Nov. 1O.-(speclal.)-
Engineer Charles e. Taylor OF the U. s.
river survey department is in the city
and will make Yankton his headquarters
for a week while he surveys the river here
for changes in channel and boundaries. En-
gineer Taylor came here from Pierre, Bis
mark and Williston, having followed the
river down from the last named place.
He finds the river has made many inn
portant changes since last the government
surveyed the stream.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11
Council Bluffs

waited upon the supervisors at the morn
ing session, when Congressman Walter I.
Smith presented the claim Of the a~ssoeia-
ton for an allowance OF $50 a week for
the board and care Of the children. 1t was
shown that no aid had been offered the
children, aside from that Of the creche and
the supervisors decided that the county
could well afford to reimburse thai instl-
tuition.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11
Iowa
RAILROAD REMEDIES FAULT
Burlington Will Put Two Trains
Daily on Charlton Branch.
BETTER SERVICE IS PROMISED
Majority of Coal Miners Now Ready
20 Forget ArchibaId-BaISer
strIfe-YOunE Boys
Trouble.

n DIES MONIES, Nov. 1O.-(Special Tele-
gram. )-The Burlington railroad today no
titled the railroad commlssfon that be-
ginning Friday noon next two passenger
trains would be run each way every day
on the IndlanOla-Chariton branch and one
Freight train. One of the passengers will
leave Charlton at 545 a m, reaching In
dianola at 7:10 and VIII leave Ipdianola
at 1880 reaching Charlton at S;55. The aft
ernoon trains will leave Charlton at sos
and reach %lndlanola at $3.50 and returning
wilt leave Indianola at $50 and reach Char
iton at S:15. The freight will leave Charlton
at Z a. m. reaching Indianola at IL and
returning win leave Indlanola at 1870. reach
ing Charlton at .. The Burlington promises
to telegraph the Rock Island at Indianola
II it has passengers for the north there for
the Rock Island in case me Burlington
train is late and the passengers would
otherwise miss the connection,
Coal Miners Finish.
The special convention of Iowa Coal
Miners Union has adjourned and the
miners believe there will be no further
trouble. Following the conviction Of Arch
ibald and Baker the resignation of Presi-
dent ]. p. White was demanded by Cen
terville delegates. White resigned and the
convention refused to accept the resigna
ton. MoSt OF lne ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS uel'
gates are now ready to drop the entlr
trouble.
on WRstefulness.
Sir Horace Plunkett, chief of the deparJ
Observation-Disclosures OF Ireland, who is hery
as the guest Of Mr.. Henry Wallace anL
will speak at the National Grange Thurs
day, said today that James J. Hill is right
in saying that the eNtravagant and waste
full methods OF American farmers is re
sponsibls for the fact that the products
of the farms are not keeping pace witt
the growth Of the population Of the world
He told OF his own experiences. Il hav'
seen farms on which corn has been grown
for twenty-five years without rotation O.
the addition Of fertilization or summer
following, That sort OF thing is simpl,
robbing the land. 1t is living up tn
principle. Farmers coming into this west
ern country know tina when the countr,
settles up their land will enhance in valu
and they are dependent upon the increas
in the yaluy Of the land to make them ricn
rather than In proper methods of farming.
EiIxer on Committee.
DIR. Eiker Of the State Board of Health
who went as a delegate to the conventio
Sheld at Raleigh, S. c., to study the prop
osition Of how to treat pellagra, wa
made a member OF the committee on pei
manent organization. He is now on hi
way home and will stop at Peoria, Ill, I
Nfurther study some cases of the diseas
there. He will report to the State Boar
of Health. Some cases of the disease hav