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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-05
SLOW TO RECOVER
Business Still Practically Frustrated
in East as Result Of the
Storm.
NO WORD FROM BALTIMORE
Difficulties Of Railroad, Telegraph and
Telephone Officials Many on In
auguration Day.

Philadelphia, March 5.-While the
railroad condition today is improving,
the lines of both the Baltimore e.
Ohio and Philadelphia, Baltimore &
Washington companies are still seri-
ously affected Telegraph companies
are using, every effort to get wires
through to Baltimore, which city has
been practically isolated for Sc hours.
storm Turns Back.
New York, March 5.-The storm
WHICH paralyzed Washington during
AZ. u aueural ceremonies turned west
ward again last night. The tempest
assumed a rotary movement opposite
In action to the hands of clock.
This made the prevailing wind at
Washington a Northwestern. COLI ana
chilling. The rain which fell was
frozen and coated heavily with ice the
earth and other objects, particularly
telegraph wires.
The gale Increased in fury. reaching
so miles an hour.
Telegraph poles were torn from
their foundations. The wind hurled
them across the railroad tracks and
piled the sleet about them.
Lines Break at A. VI.
At 2 o'clock yesterday morning the
long distance lines of the American
Telephone and Telegraph company
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-05

meeting at Mathis hall in this city
last evening and as there was little
business to transact, it was more of
a social time than a regular business
session. In the absence of the prcsi-
was presided over by the past pres;-
dent, ". c. Suttley. 1t was expected
that the appointive officers would be
named, but as the president was not
there, this was impossible, so all the
old officers appointed by the former
president are still holding Office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-05
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS.
Continued from Page Two.)

Ray Pearsal. Many were detained at
home owing to the inclemency of the
weather. A very pleasant time was
spent by those present. Many useful
and beautiful presents were presented
to Miss Nettie. who Will be united in
marriage to Joe Wreath of Canoe
Creek Wednesday evening at o'clock
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Clinton Donahoo.
Rev. Mr.. Morton preached the fun
eral sermon of Jesse Simpson at Fair
field church Sunday afternoon at 2
O'Clock, he being the pastor of that
church before coming to Yuma.
The mite party at Charles Walther's
Thursday night was a very enjoyable
Attain, $3.50 being taken in.
Alenzo Dunbar made business trip
to Moline last Tuesday, returning ON
Wednesday.
Frank Scarf was in Moline and
WATERFOWL Saturday.
| Violet, the little daughter of Mrs.
Sadie Warren, who came to visit her
brothers, Jud and Frank, is quite i'll
from the effects of a hard cold, which
has settled on her lungs.
Railway Clerks Meet.
The tri-city railway clerks held a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-05
TRAGEDY BEFORE HIS EYES
keWanee Man Sees His Father-in-
Law Crushed by a Train.

Kewanee, Ill, March Roy Green.
while walking on the railroad tracks
over subway in the eastern part of
the city Wednesday night, saw mans
body on the rails in front of an on
coming train. He was Mortified when
he found the mans foot caught in the
track, but was powerless, and as he
jumped out of the way of the train it
struck the other man, killing him in
stantly. Green, after the train had
passed, found the victim was his
father-in-law, Thomas ]. Dunn, mill
worker of this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-05

went down, cutting Washington COM
pletely off from New York
The telegraph companies had made
elaborate preparations for the trans
mission of the grea. volume OF news
of the inaugural ceremonies to be
written by special writer's from all
parts of the country. Operators had
been sent to Washington and extra
wires installed. The traffic depart
ments of the telegraph companies
rushed scores of men rom all avail
able points to repair the lines and
restore communication before noon
string Wires ON Fences.
When it was learned that the poles
were down from Delaware to Virginia,
the orders were given to abandon the
attempt TO repair the wires and to
string new wires along fences.
Over single wire between Wash
ington and the outside world came
news of the Inauguration.
New York got the news by way If
Cincinnati. By o'clock the Western
Union professed to have several wires
in operation. The Postal Telegraph
company lost communication during
the night and during the afternoon
got no nearer to Washington than
Philadelphia on the north and an UNI
named point IS miles away on the
south. The Postal officials had little
hope of being able to accept press
matter before night.
High hopes were entertained for
establishing communication by wire
less. But the Marconi company an
nounced that it had no station in
Washington and was not prepared for
overland business.
Wireless station mt Hotel
The United Wireless company had
recently installed wireless station
on the roof of the New Willard hotel
where there are two operators. Ii
was found impossible to get through
to Washington and the company tried
the expedient of relaying messages for
transmission to Philadelphia, then to
Baltimore and then to washington.
Several times the communication was
interrupted by official business of the
United States, calls between battle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-05
NEW OFFICERS OF |. o. o. F

UcaI Lodge No. SOB Picks Leaders
for Coming Term.
,Ucal lolge No. COS, I. o. o. F., at an
election last evening chose the follow
ing for the ensuing term:
Noble Grand-Gus Thierman.
Vice Grand-John Swanson.
Recording Secretary-S. r. Wright.
Financial Secretary-George Hull.
Treasurer-Jonas Bear.
Trustees for One Year-D. w Hath
away, John Gardner, Thomas Mclean,
w. c. Dale and j. Johnson
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-05
TO LECTURE ON
men BEHIND GUNS"
Give Address at Broadway Presby-
terrain Church Tuesday Evening.

Rev. Mott r. Sawyers of the Second
Presbyterian church, Davenport, will de-
liver lecture on 1.-THE Men Behind the
Guns" at the. Broadway Presbyterian
Sunday school room Tuesday evening.
March 8. The lecture is given under
the auspices of the Young Peoples AS
ISOLATION, and will he free to the
public
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-05
COMPLETE ToEDWARDS RIVER
Rock Island Southern Settles for More
Riqht of Way.

By means of settlement out of
court yesterday the Rock Island South
ern secured title to all its right of way
to Edwards river and construction will
not be delayed by any court processes.
Suit TO condemn land belonging 70
various members of the Johnston FAM
lily living north of Edwards river was
started at Aledo, but before a hearing
was had the attorneys patched up a
settlement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-05
REWARD FOR BOYS REMAINS
Finder of George Murdoch, Drowned
at Oregon, Will Receive 500.

The police have received notice that
a reward of 500 has been posted for
the recovery of the body of George
Murdoch, six-year-old boy who was
drowned in Rock river at Oregon Feb.
20. The reward has been posted by
Edward Murdoch, and is guaranteed
by the Oregon State Savings bank.
The boy at the time of the drowning
wore red sweater, coat. blue over
alls, rubber boots and a red cap. The
boy had light hair, and one of his
front teeth is missing. 1t is thought
that the body may have been carried
down toward the mouth of the river
and may be found here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-05
MASTER H0RSESHOERS ELECT
John Radcliffe is Chosen President of
the Twin Cjty Association.

John Radcliffe is Chosen President of
the Twin City Association.
The Master Horse Shoers' associa.
ton No. 16 of this city and Moline
held meeting last evening and
elected officers for the coming year
as follows:
President-John Radcliff, Moline.
Vice Observation-Disclosures e. Smith
Rock Island.
Secretary-Thomas Norton, Rock Is
land.
Treasurer-John Smith, Rock Is
land
Trustees-Q year, Walter Peterson
Moline; 0wo years. L. G. Gieseker
Rock Island; g years. l.. Haberthur
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-05
PORTLAND, MAINE, CHILD
III, Weak and Emaoiated, Re
stored to Health by Vinol

stored to Health by VinOl
Our little daughter. six years Of age,
after q severe attack of the measles.
which developed into pneumonia. was
left pitifully thin, weak and emaciat-
ed. She had no appetite, and her stom-
ach was so weak it could not retain
food. She lay in this condition for
weeks, and nothing the doctor pre-
scribed did bit of good, and we were
beginning to think she would never re-
cover.
"At this time we commenced to give
her vinol, and the effect was marvel
Gus. The doctor was amazed at her
progress, and when we told him we
were giving her Vinol. hi replied, It
IL . fine remedy, keep 1t up We did
so, and she recovered her health and
strength months before the doctor
thought she could" J. w. F1agg.
Portland, Me.
Vinol cures conditions like this be-
cause In natural manner 1t increases
the appetite, tones up the digestive
organs. makes rich, red blood, and
strengthens every organ in the body.
vINoL is sold inNRoek Island at Har.
per House pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-05
Notice TO Coal Dealers.

Bids will be received at the city
clerks Office for carload lots Of 11s-
inch screenings, for the waterworks,
until March s, 1909. at o'clock p. m,
The city reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
M. T. RUDGREN, City Clerk.
Rock Island, Ill, March 2, 1909.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-05
Rural Union Caucus.

The voters of Rural township will
meet at Rural town hall Saturday
afternoon, March 20 at o'clock for
the purpose of nominating town Off
GERS. BY order of the committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-05

ou.VVV Statieu On ITalns.
Fifty thousand New Workers, in
Guiding the members of the crack
Seventh regiment, were among other
thousands who were stalled in railroad
trains whose destination was Wash
ington. The blizzard caused a general
suspension of traffic on the Pennsyl-
vania and Baltimore & Ohio railroads
south of Perrysville and Havre de
Grace. and for many hours it was inn
possible to get trains into Baltimore
and Washington. AS result of the
storm thousands of passengers were
unable to reach the capital in time for
the Inauguration.
Not since the memorable blizzard of
1888 have the railroads been so badly
crippled
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-05
DEALERS WILL IMPORT ICE
In Line With Claim of Only Half Crop
From Local Fields.

IN Line WIN CIdfrh OF only Hat crop
From Local Fields.
In line with their claim that they
have been unable to harvest more
than half their necessary supply of
ice this winter, the ice dealers are
trying to arrange for shipments of ice
from the north, The Channel Ice
company of Moline has purchased
about 10 carloads from dealer in
Dubuque and is trying to arrange for
more. Most of that which has been
ordered is for the use of the Moline
city hospital
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-05
Notice.

Having purchased the fixtures OF A..
M. Green, broker, will continue the
business, and solicit your patronage.
WILLIAM JENNINGS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-05
To All Property Owners of the First
Ward.

You are requested to meet i'm the
polling place at the corner of Sixth
street and Seventh avenue. Saturday,
March 6, at p. M, 1909, to consider
sidewalk improvements for the First
ward. By request of property owners
of First ward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-05

til he returned late at night, an I'M
willing leave-taker from the inaugural
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-05
10000 stalled ON Trains.

ships and navy yard stations and the
like
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-05
TAFT AT DESK AT $50

Continued from Page one.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-05

Railway Clerks Meet.
The tri-city railway clerks held a
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-01

which we had our being and about
which all our homes are knit.
The sense of this home significance
brings us hurrying from afar to spend
this day at our own hearthsides: this
moves US to pity for the homeless and
desolate on this day and gives the
deeper pain to thoughts Of vacant
places about the table and by the fire
side. This is the festival of the home :;
here stands our altar and here glow
our sacrifical fires.
The thought of the family group and
the Interpretation of faith in terms of
human affections dedicates the day to
the child and sets a little one in the
midst. This is the childrens festival,
and vain is the worship of any child
without growing reverence for all child
hood through all time.
Faith finds expression through the
home. We give ourselves again to our
own; we who have been so engrossed
with our daily cares once more smile
with the children or take our places
again as children il the old home, and
so fill the parents cup Of happiness
to overlooking. A broad feeling of good
will for the whole world is not worth
much just here IL it is leaving some
heart at home aching and desolate.
And then in terms of the home our
faith and joy express themselves to all
mankind. We hear no angels singing
but in our hearts is beating the prom
Use OF the day Of peace, and all about
us are signs Of its coming if we will
but broaden the bounds of our affec-
tons until the Bethlehem scene shall
be the picture Of a united humanity.
The love and pain, the service and
joy, the sacrifice and affection that
make religion and the home are also
the forces that make and bind our civ
ilization. The altar fires that burn by
the heart must burn everywhere, and
the spirit that makes the home sacred
makes sacred all our days and all our
ways And so shall come the promised
peace and good will to all on earth.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-01
CHRISTMAS AND HOME.
By Henry E. Cone.

And they came with haste and found
Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying
in a manger. Luke 2: Is.
A new day dawned for our world
when the center Of religion passed from
a temple to a home, from the awesome
priest, as leader, to the little child.
Then religion came nearer to us, be-
came of our hearts and our own
bosoms, a real part Of our daily lives,
bound with our pureSt pleasures, as
common as household thoughts and as
sweet.
Since the birth Of a child marked
new era in the spiritual history of the
race, every birth has had a new signffi-
canoe. We have come to realize that
each child is born not so much into a
world Of sin and sorrow as into the
family of the Father of US all and into
the right to love and peace and Joy,
into a world of growing good will.
Christmas tide serves to remind us
how the best in all the religious as
pfrations Of men everywhere cluster
about the things most simple. The
stories we retail at this season are not
about heroes and kings, not Of magnifi-
cent and impressive ceremonies in vast
temples; they are Of a village mother
and her new born babe, of a lowly
dwelling, and Of humble shepherds.
The heart Of Christmas lies there in
the founding of a home. An obscure
cattle shed, father whose heart is
torn with pride and anguish. and a
mother sufused with joy that a man
is born into the world, while her face
is filled with a peace and light that
give a heavenly radiance to the strange
scene. How happens it that the ewes
Of faith have been conferred here for
centuries, that so commonplace an in
cident is Of so great significance?
Pain and love. sacrifice, service and
joy-these make the home and these
make religion. Never is faith so simple,
so aDprehensible to Us all as when it is
expressed in these terms. when to be
loving to our own, TO plan and sacrifice
for them, to share cur joys and to
gather closer in the home circle be-
comes an act of religion
These simple common elements make
Christmas so nearly a universal re-
lieious festival. We may differ greatly
In our views Of the teachings of Chris
Hanfty. but we all stand together be-
fore such a picture OF a home, and it
belongs to US all. We worship at a
miracle Of love, the same through
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-01
SHORT METER SERMONS.
is caught, not taught,

Character is caught, not taught,
True blue never leaks indigo.
The carefree are never free from
care for others.
1t takes a well developed pride to
boast of humility.
Too many of US want the glory with
out the school Of grace
It's a frail faith that fears to have
it's foundations examined.
No raptures last that do not relate
themselves to realities.
The next and nearest kindness is the
farthest reaching creed.
He who lives only in future joys will
know many present pains.
Rocks in our way are just heaven
saying. Climb up higher"
You can be happy in any work in
hich you invest your heart.
Highways of happiness are never cut
through with pain and tears.
Our habits are either our greatest
helps or our saddest hindrances.
To save your faith from Journalism
translate every article into an act.
There is a world Of difference be-
tween willing a deed and simply being
willing to do.
When you take the rats Of business
worry to the church it's not strange
they leave you nothing but chaff
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-01
AGED PRIEST IS BRAVE.
Father Caron Celebrates Midnight Mass
at Marinette Despite Warnings
of Death.

MARINETTE, Wis, Dec. 26.-[Spe-
ciaL Rev. Father Caron, the aged
pastor of st. Joseph's Catholic church,
sang midnight mass Christmas under
strange circumstances. Just a week be-
fore he had received an anonymous let
ter threatening him with death if he
tried to celebrate the special Christmas
service. The letter also stated that i'll
the event that it would be impossible to
kill him. that the church would be blown
up with dynamite.
The pastor spoke of the strange epis-
tie to his congregation last Sunday, and
many wanted him to dispense with the
midnight mass this year, fearing for his
safety. But he refused, saying that ne
was an old man, had always tried to do
his duty and he knew of no reason why
such an outrage should be perpetrated.
The church was filed and there was
much anxiety on the part Of the congre-
cation until the service was over. Moth
ng unusual occurred and special Drecau-
tons for the safety Of the church aud
pastor were taken.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-01

lowing passage from the Annual Regis
ter for 1916:
A new coach was started in the
spring to run to Brighton, a distance
OF f1fty-tWO miles, in six hours. + < s.
This, however, became alarming, par
ticularly in the popuIous. neighborhood
OF NeWingtOn, through which it passed,
and the parish officers there caused in
formation to be laid against the driv-
ers for driving fGriousIy on the puF1ic
road so as to endanger the lives of his
majesty's subjects.
The result of this is to be read in
Mansard's parliamentary Reports"
June 10, 1916.
The Attorney General moved for
leave to bring in a bill the object of
which was the protection of the lives
and limbs of his majesty's subjects By
correcting the enormous abuses of
stage coach drivers. Within these few
days it would be hardly credible what
a number Of applications he had re-
ceived on this subject.
Some accounts were enough to freeze
one with horror. A gentleman of We
racity had informed him that on Tues
day, May 81, at ) 80 the Trafalgar
and Regulator coaches set off from
Manchester and got to Liverpool at
S 800, doing this journey in two hours
and fifty minutes, at the rate of twelve
miles an hOur.-New York Sun.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-01
ss3ss3s7sss9sasssss
HUNTED BY A BUFFALO.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS q

The time has gone by for hunting
buffalo on the plains. While it lasted,
the sport was followed too closely for
continuance. The pursuit of the game
was exciting, but when the buffalo
turned hunter, and the object of his
search was the sportsman, the interest
in the outcome of the chase was greatly
heightened. The author Of "The Faith
er Of st. Kilda," II. Campbell, tells in
the pages Of his book how he engaged
in one of these dOuble-headed encoun-
ters in the country Of the Saskatche-
wan River
The sight Of the huge monsters ca
reening madly along with fiery eyes
and tossing Names followed sometimes
by an feathered savage, mounted
on a strangely declled-out pony, with
the scalp of his latest enemy flying be-
hind him, utterly demoralized my
steady-going, faithful nag, and he ran
away with me down steep bank. in
spite of all my efforts, pitched me
headlOng against a great granite block
and himself fled madly over the praf-
RE
Beneath the shadow of this boulder
/ lay in half-conscious state | know
not how long, but 1 was reused at last
by the sight of large herd of buffalo
coming full gallop over the crest of
the hill above me and making straight
in my direction, followed by feathered
Indians and hatless haIfbreeds, firing
wildly from all directions, and sending
bullets whistling about my ears till l
was deafened by the sharp sound. I
got hold of my rife and planted a bull
let in an immense bull, but alas! not so
as to kill him.
AS the buffalo turned upon me l rose
and ran around the boulder, he after
me- and so we chased each other for life
and death. A bullet from the ffint-Iock
gun Of one Of the savages hit the boul-
der and sent a splinter Of it into my
hand, leaving me a wound of which
still carry the trace.
Scarcely knowing I Vas hit, l ran
on until my breath was almost gone
and / felt that In a few moments l
should drop and be tossed and tram
pied by my Infatuated foe.
BY this time L was chasing him, rath-
er than he me; in fact, was close be-
hind him. l raised my rife as he
swished his tail round, and drew the
trigger with my last ounce of strength.
1 had won, and my already wounded
enemy dropped dead.
At least it had not ended as many
such encounters have, when in a last
paroxysm the wounded monster turns
and losses horse and rider into the air
like dry chips. tearing them with his
horns, stamping them to death with a
dying effort, and then falling dead upon
his victims
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-01
DRUNK TRIES SUICIDE.
Frank Gorchels Attempts to Hang Him
self in Oshkosh Jail Following
Christmas Gag"
OSHKOSH, Wis, Dec. 2G.-[Specia

OSHKOSH, Wis, Dec 26-[SpeciaI.I
After securing a bigger Christmas
flag" than he could comfortably carry,
Frank GorcheIs attempted to hang him
self in the city jail about 11:15 o'clock
last night. The attempt was almost
successful. He cut a handkerchief into
strips and made a rope of it and tied
it to the bars at the top Of his cell and
then suspended himself from the other
end.
Another prisoner nearby raped on
the iron bars and attracted the attention
Of the police and Gorchels was cut down
but not too soon. A physician was sum
mOned and the man came out all right.
He and his brother Arthur were ar
rested and placed in jail on the charge
of drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
They engaged in a fight previous to ar
rest and it is supposed that melancholia
over the affair caused Gorchel to at
tempt to end his life.