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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23
STRAIN TOO GREAT.

Hundreds of Rock Island Readers Fine
Daily Toll Burden.
The hustle and worry OF business
mon.
The hard work and STOPPING OF
workmen,
The woman's household cares,
Are too great a strain on the kid
neys.
Backache. headache, sideache.
Kidney troubles, urinary troubles
follow.
a Rock Island citizen tells how to
cure them all.
Mrs. Katie Peterson, 1915 Second
avenue, Rock Island, Ill. says: Il
believe that hard work and OvercX-
ertion weakened my kidneys. | suf-
fered from severe pains across the
small of my back and on this account
it was difficult for me to stoop OF
lift. When l arose in the morning
l was very stiff and lame and my
back was weak. / had often read
about Doan's Kidney Pills in the To-
cal papers and a short time ago
got a box at the Harper House phar-
macy and began their use. They
brought prompt relief, in fact, | did
not think any medicine could act SC
quickly. One box of DOan's Kidney
Pills drove all symptoms of kidney
complaint from my system and bene-
fitted me in every way
For sale by all dealers Price "a
cents Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo
N. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan' S
and take no other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23
MUCH CASH TO
RECLAIM STREAM
Great Waterway Project Per
fected to Make Mississippi
Aid of Commerce.
NEW BOATS, WAREHOUSES;
Ocean Going Steamers tn Ply BE-
tween Chicago and South
America.

The Mississippi Valley TranSporta-
| ton company. with capital of o.
100000, has just been Incorporated
under the laws of Delaware. Sena-
tor Stone, Congressman Champ Clark
of Missouri and l12 others, including
number of congressman, are incor-
porators The company will operate
transportation line on the Mississ-
| ippi river, which is expected to revo-
lutionize traffic.
The officers: president, w. X. kaV-
anaugh; vice president, Congressman
Bartholdt; secretary, John l.. Mat
thews I[avanaugh was placed by
former President Roosevelt at the
head OF the Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep
| Waterways association.
President Kavanaugh said:
1--WE expect to build 100 barges.
Some will carry 1000 tons on eight
| feet, some 200 on four feet. some
! 500 on three feet-all steel snag-
proof. We expect towboats to give
the fleet a capacity for a year of
about 100000 tons"
Boats Operating i'm Spring.
Warehouses, piers and jetties will
Dc CONSTITUENCIES llt iiiIOi fJbl SibOi =
include most prominent business men
of the south and middle west. The
company expects to spend $7.JO0,OO0
the next is months on equipment
and promises boats running between
st. Louis and New Orleans by spring.
On the financial success of the pro-
ject depends the second and greatest
purpose, which is to demonstrate that
it is possible to make the Mississippi
river the greatest commercial high
way of this or Of any other nation.
Those who are back of the project
believe that by the employment of
modern methods of river transpOrta-
ton an immense traffic can be built
up even without Il deep waterway
from the lakes to the gulf.
Include Turning Interests.
The stock. which is to be in 500
shares, is to be owned by the COM
merCial, farming and board of trade
interests throughout the course of the
Mississippi river and the financial in
terests in the large cities there and
in PittsDurg. There are to be 10
charter members each from Chicago,
st. Paul, Minneapolis, Kansas City.
St. Louis, Cincinnati, Louisville.
Omaha. Memphis. Pittsburg and New
Orleans.
Eventually the company will have
it is announced, ocean-goinG steam
ers, which it is hoped, Will ply be-
tween Chicago and Tehauntepcc.
Panama, South America and around
the Atlantic seaboard.
The charter of the corporation also
will give it the right to buy and OPP
crate railways as we'll as steamboats,,
and it is a part of the general plan
TO build rail line feeders where need
ed, to erect tireprOOf warehouses,
construct fast freight cranes for the
economic handling of freight and to
do all that is necessary to add to the
prosperity of the Mississippi valley.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23
Paw Paw, Mich.


Chicago. Ill. y want women to
know what that wonderful medicine,
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. has done for me. Two of the
best doctors in Chicago said l would
die if 1 did not have an operation, and
| never thought of seeing a well day
again. / had a small tumor and female
troubles so that l suffered day and
night. A friend recommended Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
and it made me well woman. Mrs.
ALvENA SPERLINe, IL Langdon St.,
Chicago, Ill.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from roots and herbs,
has proved to be the most successful
remedy for curing the worst forms of
female ills, including displacements,
Inflammation, fibroid tumors. irregu-
Iarities, periodic pains backache, bear
ing-down feeling, fiatulency, indiges-
ton, and nervous prostration. Itcosts
but trifle to try it, and the result
has been worth millions to many
suffering women.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23

ment, small arms and gun carriages.
besides other equipment. But what
we most need are shops for manu-
featuring artillery. guns. ammunition
and heavy ordnance Such a develop
ment will require the expenditure of
large sums. but the money will be well
placed. the Improvement will be per
manent in character and the nation
viii have the secG4'ity of a complete
war plant capable of defending it in
definitely against a foe. -"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23
Bn>I<etbnH Plans.
Odd Fellows to Atlanta.

Seattle, Sept. 2&.-Virtually al
Odd Fellows within $50 miles of Sc
attic. participated yesterday in the
great parade, tempted by the prizes
and honors offered to lodges sending
the most men. coming the longest
distance, or making the best display
Tacoma sent more than 100 men
with three bands. More than TO-
600 men were in the column. At
lanta was chosen for the next con
ventiOn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23
BUSY GYM SEASON
Schedule for Young Mems Chris
tian Association Is Com
pleted.
ARE MAKING IMPROVEMENT
Members Divided Into Glasses and
Each Given Time During Week
for instruction and Games.

The gymnasium schedule for the
winter at the y. NJ. c. A. has been
completed and classes will be started
as soon as the gymnasium and bath
rooms are repaired. The repairs on
the bath room are rather extensive
and it will be along towards the sec
ond week in October before the
gym" work will be going in full
force The schedule for the classes
is as follows:
Seniors-7:30 to 9 o'clock on Mon
day and Thursday evenings. Games
Saturday.
Business boys-7 o'clock to $50
on Tuesday and Friday evenings.
High school boys-3:30 to i:30 on
Monday and Thursday afternoons.
Business mcn-From $50 on
Tuesday and Friday
Juniors--i:30 to $50 on Tuesday
and Friday afternoons. Games from
10 to II on Saturday mornings.
The business men VIII have the
use OF the gymnasium on Monday
Wednesday and Friday after >
o'clock and on Saturday after 4
o'clock for handball. The boxing
classes. which are open only to men
who have attained the age of 2I
years. will have use of the gymnas-
ium on Tuesday and Thursday eve
nings from . O'Clock to 9:45.
Bn>I<etbnH Plans.
The men who have played on the
basketball team in previous years
Will meet with the physical director
in his office next-atonday evening at
100. \ manager and captain will
be elected and other necessary ar
engagements will be made. Several
of the men have already started prac-
tice in preparation for the coming
season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23
New Autumn
COiffureS

That wooden appearance
OF the head-drcss so notice
able during the summer has
gone under the ban decided
ly. An easy naturalness has
replaced it: very picturesque
and becoming but few wo-
men can achieve it entirely
with their own hair. All
the graceful little helps here
to aid and simplify and we're
always ready TO help YOU
find the most becoming ar
rangement: Special prices
on many tomorrow.
$500 BILLIE BURKE CT-RLS.
10 CURLS IN BUNCH. $3.50.
$500 LA MODE CLUSTERS IN
ALL SHADES. $500.
$3.50 NATURAL CURLFD
PUFFS. FIRST QUALITY
HAIR, $3.50.
$500 switches. short stems. wavy
hair. finest quality. 1898.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23
SOCIAL AFFAIRS

| Hayes Smythe Weddinq.-At Our
Lady of Lourdes church in Bettendorf
yesterday was celebrated the marriage
Of Miss Frances B. Synthe 10 Bert e.
Waves. Rev. Father \. ]. GuendIiug
lofiiciating. The bride was attended by
ther sister, Miss Florence Symthe. and
fred Brooks was best man The
bride wore white silk mule and
baby Irish lace. princess gown. with
white hat trimmed with plumcs. She
carried bridal roses. The bridesmaid
was in pink silk ANA lace with black
hat trimmed with pink velvet and her
flowers were pink carnatioans. Mrs.
Schmidt Of St. Louis sang as the offer
tory Ave Maria" and oh Lord | am
Not Worthy" \ wedding luncheon was
served at the home of the bride i'll
Bettendnrf following the ceremony.
about 80 guests being present. thn
table appointments being carried out
in pretty detail. with pink and white
flowers Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes left Tor
short wedding trip. They will re-
side in Davenport on their return
Out of town guess at the wedding
were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fuller of
Muscatine and Mrs. Robert Smythe of
Rock Island The bride is the dausn-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Smythe of
Bettendorf. aud popular young
woman who possesses many friends.
Mir. Hayes is the proprietor of the
Hayes cigar store on Brady street. and
one of the City's well known young
business men
~ -
and Miss Clara NJ Eckhardt of Buff
falo Prairie were united in marriage
yesterday at the Presbyterian mansc
at MusCatine by DR.. J. y. Elliott
They were attended by Carl ]. Sea
strand and Miss Florence Kistler. The
bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Casper Ecllhardt of Buffalo Prairie.
and the groom is a farmer living near
that place. They will reside on Mr.
Hcssmans farm.
Coterie Club Meets.-The COterie
CLUB net yesterday afternoon with
Mrs. Frank Sala at her apartments in
the Wright flats on Seventeenth street.
The ladies did fancy work aud engaged
IN various social diversions. Refresh
ments were served The next mcet-
ing viii be with Mrs. George Saunders
-fet2- Fourtcenth-and-a-ha street
WEEDS in Texas. - Cards have been
received here announcing the mar
riage of Miss SADIE O'COnncll. a for
mor Rock Island young lady, at Beau
mont, Texas, to Louis NJ. Herbert of
that city. The event took place Sept.
4. Mrs Herbert was for a number of
years employed as milliner at Young
&c McCombs, and has many friends in
this city.
Monthly Thmble Bee.-The ladies
of the Fist Baptist church will hold
their monthly thimblc bee at the home
OF Mrs. J. J. Ingram, 1905 Seventeenth
street tomorrow afternoon.
Entertainment at Turner HalI.-ThC
German Sisters will give a card party
az Turner hall tomorrow afternoon. the
gan es starting at 2:30. Refreshments
Will be served.
Last Dance Tonight.-The final dance |
of the summer series under the aus
pieces of the Merry Widow club will
be held at the Watch Tower inn this |
evening
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23

Although the Sterling Infants lost
Isl 600 for Manager Mammen the pres
ent season, the stockholders have
called a meeting for this evening to
organize with a view of getting the
city into one of the minor leagues the
coming season. That's the right spirit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23

ADVISED
OPERATION
CuredbyLydiaE. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Oily from Ieuld IL Ills,
including infiam-
nation and conges-
ton, for several
years. My doctor
said there was no
hope for me but an
operation. ] began
taking Lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegeta :
bic Compound. and
/ can now say | am
q well woman"
EMMA DRAPER
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23
ANOTHER DOG is POISONED
BiHgO, James Connor'S Scotch Collie,
Dead and Children Mourn.

Dead and Children Mourn.
Tho high bred Scotch collie "BingO,"
the property of James Conner.
was poisoned a couple of days ago
and as a result there is much mourn
ing among the children of the neigh
borhood of Seventh avenue and Tween
tieth street with whom the animal
Was a great favorite Bingo was a de-
scendant of the second generation of
Sir Christopher. J. P. Morgan's $4,000
dog, and was one of the most valuable
ANIMALS of that breed in the city. Nat
nraily much Indignation is felt over
the Wanton act that caused his death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23
MCKINNEY SEEKS
BIGGER arsenal.
Plant Equipped to Manufacture
Everything for the Army
Is Emphasized.
INDEPENDENT WORKSHOP
Local Post Safest From Attack i'll
the Event of Invasion by An
other Power.

Congressman James Mckinney =
working for big results at Rock Island
arsenal. Not only has it been the good
fortune to have been granted in re-
cent years more appropriations than
have been allotted to other United
States arsenals. but he is looking far
Their into the future with an eye sin
lge 20 all-around development of the
local arsenal, so that eventually 1t
may become an independent govern
ment workshop capable of supplying
every need of the national army.
Mr.. Mckinney is preaching this doe
trine in the halls of congress and is
sowing seed that viii bear fruit i'll pro
gressive appropriations toward what
should be the ultimate purpose and
field of an inland arsenal. What ne
hopes to win for Rock Island arsenal
means growth and progress for the
three cities.
For independent Plant.
THE government, said Mr. McKin-
ney during his visit here this week,
should maintain an arsenal of high
est efficiency and scope where the
manufacture of supplies could be car
ried on unintcrruptedly should a war
be in progress. There are four great
arsanals in the nation-at Springfield,
Mass, Frankford. Philadelphia. gl2.g
Watervliet. n Y,Sapd Rock lslaqdL
Three of these are soielosc to he9seas
board that any or all of them might
be captured or rendered useless by an
enemy Rock Island arsenal Is the
most difficult of access practically i'm
pregnable from foe. and that is WHY
l believe we should have here an in
dependent arsenal where every facility
for supplying an army in action would
be provided.
For Manufacture OF Artillery, Etc.
I'VE have now workshop that man
ufactures more than any other arsenal
harness and other cavalry equip
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23

The Bloomington players, with the
exception of Collins, Davidson and
Roudebush. will barnstorm next week
game will be arranged for Monday
and bookings have already been made
for a game at Mendoza Tuesday, at
Sterling Wednesday and Thursday. at
Dixon Friday and at Mendoza Satur-
day
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23
LINE O. DOPE.

Continued from page Three).
stood that Rock Island intended to
draft him this fall, if the opportunity
offered. Indianapolis has also drafted
Fielder Callahan of Springfield.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23
For the Bed
Your best chance to put
on new pillow cases
and sheets

800 Yards of heavy bIeached
full width sheeting, regular 29c
goods at 1890.
10 yards limit to customer.
500 yards light ground 14c
percaIes for shirt waists. shirts,
10 10 20-yard length, sac.
Bleached twO-piece sheet,
size. S1x90, special 47I2c.
Seamless sheets. bleached
size, S1X90. soc.
Hemstitched pillow cases, 45A
SO; special. 121Ac.
HEMSTITCHED LUNCH
CLOTH S-Two rows of drawn
work; size, 36X3G; special SOC.
Bargain Lane.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23

\ Moline fan suggests to The Ar
gus that a subscription list be started
as an appreciation of the work of
Manager Tighe in landing his sec
ond pennant for Rock Island and Of
fers to head the list with SO. That
is the right kind of spirit to show
and if there are any others who wish
to contribute The Argus will be glad
to acknowledge them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23

Davenport has reserved the entire
list Of players. as follows: Prince Ell
wards and Elmer Smith. catchers /:
Parkins, Fleet Spencer, Marshall, NJ.
c. Smith, Ferrill and Ellefson, pitch
ers; Geyer 1rby. Ohland and Hinrich-
sen outfielders: Reitz, Yarmouth, Nye,
McGrew end Shaffer, infielders TIL ?
TWO who are held by suspension are
Ben Thomas. the Montana wiggler.
who refused TO report, and Third Base
man Hagen. who was under contract
last spring, but failed to show up for
duty.
Davenport Democrat: II mas been
he experience of all teams in the
L, Il. 4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23
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dresses and dressing sacQucs
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Tee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-04
LAST SERVICE IS HELD
Low Mass Marks Passing of
Old st. Matthew's.
DOZEN ATTEND SERVICE
Rev. Edward Buckley 0ficiates and
Announces Sale.
PRAYS FOR ITALY'S SUFFERERS
Corner Stone Laid in 1S3S-One
Survivor of Original Congrega-
ton, Mrs. Gallon, Still Lives.
DOZEN ATTEND SERVICE
PRAYS FOR ITALY'S SUFFERERS

The last religious service ever to be held
in the old ST Matthews Church, at 10Th
and II streets, took place yesterday. Rev.
Edward Buckley, the assistant rector, cele-
brated a low mass at quarter past in
the presence of a congre CATION number
ing dozen persons.
For the passing of this old landmark,
so long dedicated to religion and so close
~ connected with noteworthy incidents
under Catholic auspices for over half a
century, the morning was cloudy and
gloomy and the old church was so dark
and dreary that only the best eyes could
read print.
On the simple little wooden altar,
relic from the basement, there turned
the three candles usual at the celebration
of a low mass Their tiny CLEANS but
served to show the depth of the shadow
in the old sanctuary where hundreds of
tapers have burned on festal days in the
long ago and where in turn have preached
and prayed the most eminent Catholic
divines of their day.
At the end of the service, when the
last feeble spluttering light was extin-
guished, the requiem of the old church
was mutely told and of the thousands
who have prayed before her affairs and
passed on to eternity.
Appeal for Italy's Stricken.
The last appeal heard within its walls
was for the earthquake sufferers, and
the last announcement that of the sale of
the property.
The corner stone of the building, which
is likely to be soon demolished, was laid
September 81. 1888, by Archbishop Eccle-
ston. Two years later. and again on ST.
Matthew's day, he dedicated the church.
The building committee, Thomas Car
berry. John Queen. Ignatius Mudd and Jo-
seph Harbaugh, received great praise for
the successful completion of it's task.
in which it had been aided by the zeal
Gus cooperation of other attendants.
Strangely enough. the church, with
whom the names of many influential
persons, notably diplomats, were asso-
ciated throughout it's history. had for
its first parishioners nearly all poor peo-
pie. principally laborers employed here
aboUts in the construction of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad. Mechanics who
had no money to give gave freely of their
labor in the construction of the build
ing.
4 current description of the capital at
that time was "a struggling village" and
il was a fairly honest one. since there
was little to break the view from II
street to Pennsylvania avenue on either
14th or 18th street. There were then
but three Catholic churches in the Dis
trict. old st. Patrick's, St. Peters on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-04
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