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The Washburn leader., 1909-04-16
CLAIMS TO
Be AUDITED
$50, 900 Indemnity to Be
Paid the Owners for
Glandered Horses.

State Auditor Brightbill is pre-
pairing the matter of glandered
horse indemnity for the considera-
ton of the state auditing board and
within week or so the claims now
on file will be audited and warrants
drawn to cover them, under the ap-
preparation of $780, 600 made by the
legislature.
There are atsthe present time a
bout $4,000 Of these claims on file
and more are being received from
time to time. Tits believed the to-
tai claims filed may exceed the to-
tai Of the appropriation, but they
will be paid in the order they are
filed and approved.
The matter. is one requiring con-
siderable care in detail as the pa
pers to be filed under the law are
rather voluminous in order to in
sure the presentation Of validclaims
only. After the papers are check
ed and prepared they will be pass
ed upon separately by the audit
ing board.
State Auditor Brightbill has TAX
en- steps in the past few week to no.
tify holders of these claims of the
appropriation and the formalities
that would be necessary in order
to obtain payment of the bills.
The claims come from all parts of
the state and cover the two years
last past under the law passed by
the tenth assembly Of the legisla-
ture, but the appropriation feature,
which was held by Attorney Gen
eral McCue to be unconstitutional
The appraised value of the horses
for which claims are now on file is
$l27,OOO, and the AMOUNT allowed
by the law is $4,000. Auditor
Brightbill has also taken steps to
varify the postotfice addresses of
persons having claims in order
that no checks may be lost.
The tact that certain persons in
the state are seeking to buy these
claims at fifty cents on the dollar
irresponsible for the desire Of the
state auditor to get quick action on
the claims, lest persons not know
ing the facts may assign their
claims aud receive only half the
sum to which they are entitled
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-16
Max Enterprise.

Ed Evenson returned last Satur.
day from Rochester, Mimi, where
he went with his wife some time
ago. He reports Mrs. Evenson as
improving slowly from her recent
operation.
Miss Lena Pudwill who has had
charge of the Phonogram office
here left Tuesday for Balfour
where she expects to remain for
some time working for Bishop
Cowell. The Phonogram outfit
has been stored in the Ollie Smith
meat market building.
Atty. B. A. Dickinson of Ryder
returned Saturday from his trip to
Minot where he went as one of the
committee to look up the Great
Northern Oil. Gas and Pipe Line
Co, the company that has been ex-
plotting the Westhope gas find.
We understand the committee
found the company good" in every
sense Of the word and they, the
Great Northern Oil, Gas and Pipe
Line Co., will be given the right
of way to further prospect in the
! Ryder, oil field.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-16
Society Of Equity Wakes Up.

The American Society of Equity
has good many members in this
county and renewed interest is be.
ing taken this spring to protect the
market. They are beginning to re.
alize that they are under no lega1
obligations to feed the world al
unfairly low prices, that every
dollar of wealth that has ever been
created since the beginning Of time
has come from the earth and
that the business of the farmer is
so important that every business
depends upon the farmer for its
existence.
The plan of the society is to
take in every industry, every pro.
duct that is raised on the farm
and place them all on an equitable
and profitable basis. The farmers
goods are indispensable and when
they fix their price and the crop is
produced they should get that
price. The farmers have as much
right to do this as the banker, the
lawyer or any other person. The
farmers are now in a mere inde-
pendent condition than they have
been for many years and now is
the time that they should organ
ize and keep the prices up.
Gilmore Lund, of Malcolm, has
the following to say in the Equity
Farm Journal: 1--WE are live
bunch of Equity folks in this Sec
tion. We have interesting meet
ings and new members are coming
in all the time. At our last meet.
ing we discussed the matter of in.
Isurance and We we're All 1ins favor
r - -. /. 4.
Of having an Equity Insurance
Company of our own. Why can't
we have it? Some one start the
ball rolling. We farmers are pay
ing out big money every year for
insurance and piling up immense
fortunes for people to gamble with
our farm products paying some
body to cut our throats, il you
please. would like to hear from
others on this matter. s
For SALE One light, rubber.
tirad hn0Uy rnna lnnnf fvfra I'm.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-16
Wpfsd Correspondence.
Too late for last week. ]

The Jaastad Brothers will put .
steam boat on Crooked Lake this
summer, which will add greatly to
the enjoyments Of that place, as q
summer resort.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-16

For SALE One light. rubber
tired buggy. runab bout type. En-
qnire at Bergstrom's. i5'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-28

with relatives in Tampico and Hills
dale
NJ. ID .Fezler, now a teacher in the
high school at Ludington, Mich, is
spending his Christmas vacation with
his folks
Attorney G. H. Mckinley, Jr., de-
parted Christmas night for Tucson,
Ariz., where he will devote some time
to recuperating his health.
T. E. Coen, formerly an instructor
at the high school and now engaged
in teaching at Smiths acamedy in St.
Louis, is in the city spending the holt
days
G. e. Michael of Kansas City, who
has been visiting with his wife at the
home of her parents, DR.. and Mrs. A.
H. McCandless, left yesterday for his
home. Mrs. Michael will remain for
an extended visit.
States Attorney and Mrs. L. NJ. Ma
gill are at home from trip through
California and visit to Los Angeles,
having sarted home by way of New
Orleans with the expectation Of reach
ing Moline for Christmas After Il
pleasant visit in New Orleans, they
left there Thursday en- route for home,
but were delayed by snow and storm
to such an extent that Christmas day
was spent in st. Louis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-28
FALLING ICiCLES A
PERIL TO THE PUBLIC
One Pedestrian Dealt a Blow by One
Loosened from Second Avenue
Building.

a pedestrian sauntering along Sec
end avenue and hugging the inside Of
the sidewalk to the best of his ability
to avoid the sharp wintry blasts was
painfully brought to the realization Of
the fact that the large icicles decoTat-
ing the buildings of the business
streets are almost death dealing
weapons that are liable to strike the
unwary without q moments notice and
inflict a painful if not serious injury.
This large icicle which had been hang
ing from the caves OF the building had
been there for the past two or three
days and finally, becoming too heavy,
had fallen from its noorings and had
landed directly on the mans shoulder.
If the place of landing had been other
than his shoulder it is probable that
he would have been knocked uncon-
scious
This one instance of the hidden dan
ger which turks in front of practically
every downtown business house is
characteristic of that which threatens
nearly every one who walks along the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-28
sunnIIss for County.

The members of the board of super
vesors who make up the committee on
public expenditures were In session at
the court house this afternoon. They
spent the time for the most part in
determining upon the purchase of sup
plies for the different county Offices
for the ensuing year. Walter J. Lloyd
of Silvis, elected as engineer at the
court house at the last meeting of the
board, met with the committee, and
received instructions as to his new du-
ties.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-28
MAKE 1T EASIER
TO Be RECALLED
Committee on Commission
Form of Government Meets
at Springfield.
WOULD CHANGE THE BILL
Favor % Per Cent Instead of 40 Per
Cent to Secure Resubmission
of Question.

Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 2S.-(Special)
The executive committee of Illinois
commission form of government organ
ization met in this city today to go over
the bills which have been introduced
in the legislature at the special ses-
sion, enabling cities to adopt the com
mission form of government, and
make amendments to the same. if they
consider any are required, and to ask
that the bills be SO amended.
25 Per Cent for Recall.
The decided to recommend the re-
tention of the section which provided
that 25 per cent of the legal voters
shall sign the petition for a recall Of
the commission form of government by
submission to the votes of the people.
The bill passed by the senate at the
last session. which was killed in Err
icksons committee in the house. pro-
vided for 40 per cent of the voters
signing the recall. The present bill
calls for % per cent.
Favor Civil Service Form.
The committee also decided to favor
the clause in the present bill giving
the cities the right to adopt the civil
service commission if they desire.
President A. V. Thomas of Peoria
was detained at home by the death of
his mother yesterday. Those present
were Walter H. Kirk and George E.
Green of Peoria, DIR. E. White of
Spri0 sfield and NJ T Sheeha0 and
Mayor L. NJ. Ducey of Ottawa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-28
Vast Foress Of White Pine.

Alonzo Jergens and a party of tim
Der cruisers recently returned TO Seat
tie, Wash. with the news Of the dis
covery of a vast body of white pine
timber in the high attitudes OF the
western slope Of the Olympic mountain
range. The timber is reputed to be
the heaviest in the world, standing,
according to careful estimates, as much
as 100000 feet TO the square mile.
OF this the white pine will average
100000 feet. The stand of white
pine is found above the 1000 foot
mark. Trees of white pine measuring
Eve feet thick and $50 feet high were
common, and thousands of trees con-
tanning 10000 feet of lumber were
cruised. The newly found great stand
of timber is 200 miles from a railroad
and in the mountain businesses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-28
STORIES OF T. p. SULLIVAN.
Sample of the New York Alderman's
Repartee.

In repartee Alderman Timothy p.
Sullivan c'Little Tim'0 of the Bowery
has never been slow. The following
is an illustration: Both Senator Sulli-
van and Timothy z. Sullivan, who was
then assemblyman, lived at keeler's
hotel, in Albany, where there was
small colony of Tammany representa-
lives. The senator and assemblyman
were accustomed each morning to
drive up to the capitol in a hack, &C
companied by Issy Cohen, at that time
the assemblyman from the Eighth dis
trict The hack was a ramshackle
vehicle, which showed in many places
its native wood and metal. One day
as the three men alighted from this
antiquated carriage a Republican good
naturally accosted them by saying:
IT'S a pity that you fellows don't
travel in a respectable looking outfit.
You ought to preserve the dignity OF
your office"
ut may be different with you" was
the prompt reply of Assemblyman Sui
livan, "but all we get here is our sal
ary."
w utu 14illlta 4 III AS VIC pANStNA'lAl
of the board Of aldermen presided at
n meeting there was always sure to
be some fun.
At one Of the meetings of the board.
while Little Tim was in the chair in
the absence of President Fornes, he
undertook to prevent Alderman Down
ing from taking part in the debate on
n subject the aldermen were consider
ing. The latter started in to denounce
the presiding officer, but Little Tim"
cut him short with a bang OF the
gavel.
Il would give the alderman TO under
stand" said Little Tim" that on the
present occasion the presiding officer
is the man higher up. Alderman Down
ing will please take his seat"
That was enough for Alderman
Downing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-28
Begins Tomorrow.
PERSONAL POINTS.

Mrs. Pearl Seeley is home from Chi
cago for a short stay.
NJ Sosna left for a trip to Canada,
New York and Boston.
v. c. Hall has returned from Man
tic, Ill, where he spent Christmas.
F. H Stuck has returned from
Chicago, where he spent Christmas.
J. N Lundberg has returned home
after spending the holidays in Wood
hull.
Ernest Clark, a student at Illinois
university, is visiting at the home IF
Kenneth WEIGH.
Miss Alma Forsberg of Chicago is
ents in this city.
Miss Gertrude Lingren of Chicago
is home visiting with her parents ov-
er the holidays.
Miss Margaret Doyle has returned
to Peoria after spending Christmas
with her parents.
Miss Helen Voss returned today 20
her relatives here
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carse viii leave
tomorrow to make a short visit in
Springfield with relatives.
Miss Anna Druckmiller arrived
home this morning after a visit with
relatives in Omaha, Neb.
Miss Bay Elliott and Guy Elliott of
Springfield left yesterday after spend
ing Christmas in this city.
Dale Skies Of Clarinda, Iowa, left
last night for Chicago after a short
stopover here with relatives.
Mrs o. l.. Bruner and daughter
Mabel have returned from Chicago,
where they spent Christmas.
Misses Kate and Liddie Schaeve of
Sears have gone for a weeks visit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-28

city's streets on which high buildings
are located. The icicles have 'accum-
ulated on these buildings in large
quantities during the recent cold spell
and a slight thawing, caused either by
moderating weather or heat from the
buildings, causes these dangerous
masses of ice to break loose and fall
There are several means at hand for
the remedyihg of the evil and it is pos
sible that the aid of the fire depart
ment may be enlisted in removing
these dangers where such cannot be
accomplished at the instigation of the
police by those to whom the condition
of the building is a matter of vital
import
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-28
ALL STEEL CARS ON
NEW TRAIN TO COAST
Rock Islands Improved Service to be
Inaugurated the First of the
Year.

Allsteel passenger coaches and bag
gage cars will be used exclusively in
the makeup of the Rock Island roads
new train TO be put on Sunday between
Chicago and California. This company
has received a score or more of steel
cars during the past two or three
months, and all that are now available
will be assembled for the new service
between Chicago and FL Paso. which
is as far as coaches and baggage cars
are used 1t is hoped that all-steel
sleeping cars may be secured for both
California trains of this road. Several
all-steel sleepers are now in service on
the Colorado line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-28
Meeting of Boat Club.

The members of the Island City
Boating association have been called
to meet this evening at their club
house at the foot of Tenth street. Fol
lowing a social session, business will
be considered. and plans discussed for
next season. The ice has dislodged
the boathouse from its mornings, and
there is danger that it may be seri-
ously damaged when the ice breaks
up. 1t is probable that the club will
decide to have the house removed to
safer location until spring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-28
MAKES A GOOD IMPRESSION

Rev. w. 2. C1emmer breaches to Con-
gregation of Rockford Church.
Rockford Register-Gazette: Rev. VIII
liam B. Clemmer of Rock Island preach
ed Sunday morning and evening in Cen
trail Christian church. His sermons
were highly appreciated by large con-
gregations. Mr.. Clemmer resigned his
pastorate in Rock Island in September,
and since that time he has been doing
evangelistic work, his next engage
ment being at Denver.
Mr.. Clemmer's boyhood days were
spent near Lanark, III. He is an old
friend of George l. Wiley of the Insur.
ance Company Of the State of Illinois,
and of John f. Rickert of Irving ave-
nue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-28

engines Of eight cylinders deveNpfhg
200 horsepower each. With this driv-
ing force the speed OF the airship is
calculated at forty-five miles an hour.
If this speed viii really be developed
it viii fulfill the ideal conditions laid
down by French experts. who have
reckoned that with a speed OF seven
ty kilometers (nearly forty-hve miles,
an hour an airship could go out and
travel without difficulty on $50 days
in the year. But the authoriues In
London, it IS understood, will DO vat
!sfied to go out in English winds on
325 days a year. which will stu be
the best that has yet been done "
any airship.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-28
LARGEST NAVAL AIRSHlP.
New British Vessel Now Being Built
Secretly at Barrow.

Secretly at Barrow.
Although the utmost secrecy has
been maintained concerning tie new
naval airship which is being built at
Barrow. England, for the British gov
eminent. something concerning its size
and speed has transpired through IN
official quarters. The vessel is expect
ed to be finished by next summer. AS
yet only the different parts are being
made, while the shed is not yet COM
pleted and the airship is being built
on piles driven into the mud, which is
causing much Inconvenience.
1t is reported that the new airshlp
is to be the biggest so far constructed.
1t will resemble the Zeppelin make. II
is to have a metal frame. probably
aluminium. and the gas bag will be
divided into compartments. each fixed
into a hoop. According 10 NJ. Clemen-
tel, who wrote the recently issued re-
port on the grants for airships provid-
ed by the French budget. this rigid
frame on account of its heavy weight
will prove a disadvantage. Neverthe
less the British vessel. it is alleged.
will be able to lift some twenty tons.
including the car. In practice, how
ever, it will probably be able to lift
only five tons.
The British airship will have a
length of over 500 fect-about ITO
yards. The motors will be Wolseley
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-28
OBITUARY..
Mrs. Edward WeigeI.

Mrs. Edward Weigel, former resi-
dent of Black Hawk township, this
county, died yesterday in Bellevue
hospital, Muscatine, after an illness of
several weeks. The family lived on
a farm on Muscatine island, having
moved there a few years ago. Mrs.
Weigel is survived by her husband
and a daughter, Gertrude. The re-
mains arrived here this afternoon
over the Rock Island and were taken
to the Knox Undertaking parlors.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon from Knox's and burial
will take place at Chippiannock Gem
etery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-28
ARGENTINA is TO CELEBRATE
Expeditions to Mark Centennial Birth
of This Great Nation.

TO WAR; 0bNh
of This Great Nation.
The great republic OF Argentina is
making preparations to celebrate the
centennial Of its Foundation. and 1t
will be of interest in the United states
because the two countries have COM
mercial dealings on large scale.
There Will be. in fact. three exposi-
tons. extending through next sum
mer The president OF the republic
has recommended a statue of Liberty
to stand at the entrance OF the new
port of Bucnos Aires, with the follow
ing inscription:
Peace and Liberty to All Men Who
Wish to Inhabit Argentine Soil"
There will be q commemorative mon
ument erected in the principal park
and statues OF several heroes who
were identified with the movement for
independence. 1t Is proposed also TO
erect an artificial mound, composed OF
earth from bnttlefelds where Argen-
tine blood has been spilled. 10 be
crowned by an allegory Of the patri-
otto army sowing the seeds OF liberty
and harvesting the fruits Of glory.
The president has also recommending
the erection Of n national pantheon for
the reception OF the ashes Of the great
men Of the country
Two Of the expositions are TO be In
ternational. the third national. all In
the same district. held simultaneously
and they will constitute the most I'm
portant features Of the celebration Of
the centenary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-28
BRUSHED
UT BY ENGINE
III w. Colville, Veteran
Her Mechanic of Bur
u lington Killed.
pE -GALESBURG YARDS
Ianown Here, Having Frequent
Visited This City in the Dis
charge of Duties.

ert w. Colville, trainmaster on
falesburg division OF the BurIing-
road for 81 years and one of the
erans in the company's employ, was
Fed IN Galesburg this morning about
|M O'clock. He was well known in
bck Island, this city being in his
Wrritory, and he having been a visitor
#ere with more or less regularity dur
#hg the years he held the position Of
Hnaster mechanic. His last trip here
Twas made last week when an engine
Exploded in the yards of the company
in Moline.
Mr.. ColVille was run down by an
e0gine that a hostler was backing into
the roundhouse at Galesburg His re
mains were found a few minutes later.
nobody having seen the accident. Both
legs were cut off, the head crushed,
and the remains dragged $50 feet.
, Mr.. Colville was born in Scotland
in 1889. He/ me to America ia 1851
and 10 years iater enlisted in Company
E Of the 18th Illinois infantry He
Served five years, participating in some
)f the hottest engagements of the
civil war.
Goes With Burlington.
On being mustered out in 1866 he
came to Galesburg and entered the
emf * of the Burlington. There he
becaQe night foreman of the round
hosSaJ and was promoted to a similar
position at Aurora In 1873 he came
back to Galesburg as master mechanic
and had held that position steadily
since He is one Of the very few who
have held a position of such respon-
sibility for such length of time.
He is survived by his wife, two
daughters, Mrs. Victor Bender IF
Springfield and Mrs. NJ G. Lester Of
GaIesburg, and one son, Rex Colville
of Galesburg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-28
Civil Service Examination.

An examination for the civil service
will be held under the direction of D.
F. KrelI, secretary of the local board,
Jan. %, the position to be filed being
clerk in the ordnance department at
large. The salary is from 5000 to $3.50
per year and the duties include office
work, routine clerical work of a low
grade and in some cases ability to
use the typewriter. Applications must
be filed with Peter Newton, secretary
for this civil service district in the
Federal building at Chicago before
Jan. 81. Mr. Krell at the postoffice
is prepared to give further informa
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-28
CHINA'S REGENT STABBED
WouId-be Assassin Taken After G
Struggle; Nation in a FeTInent.

Struggle; Nation in Ferment.
Toxic, Dec. 2S.-Dfspatches re-
ceived here from Pekin state that
Prince Chun, the regent of China,
was badly wounded when attacked by
would-be assassin, but that his re-
covery is expected. The attack Gre
ated great excitement within and
without the walled city. Extra
troops were rushed to all quarters
The attempted assassination bore all
the signs of carefully prepared plot,
it = reported. The assailant had been
SCI At the palace for two days.
AS dashed at the carriage sol
didssAttempted to seize him, but he
lodged by and reached the prince as
he was alighting. The assailant, as
he tried TO stab again, was over
powered after a terrific struggle in
which some of the soldiers we're cut.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-28
TAFT ON SPECIAL MESSAGE
Wait Till Congress Views on Changes
in Two Important Acts.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-President Taft
today began the preparation of the
first of his special messages to con
gress. This message will deal with the
amendments which he believes neces-
sary to the interstate commerce and
Sherman antitrust acts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-28
NO CLEW AT PITTSBURG
elimination of Series of
Crimes of Degenerate Nature.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 2S.-DetectiTes
are at sea regarding the identity Of
those implicated in the murder of H.
year-old James Friel, whose frozen
and partly nude body was found late
Sunday night in a deserted house in
Allegheny, where it was probably
placed on Christmas day after his
throat was slashed. The death of the
school boy is the elimination, the pO-
lice say, of a series of lesser crimes
of a degenerate nature perpetrated the
past year in Pittsburg.