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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14

hart, Mallard, Iowa; Mrs. Rose John
.on and Mrs. John Swanson, Madrid
Mrs. Louis Johnson, Davenport; Mrs
Maggie Ashmore, Amigo, Wis, and
Miss Julia Ritchhart. Des Moines; one
irother, Charles, Madrid and two
ons. Rurrell and Jerald, az home.
The remains will be taken to Madrid
omorrOw morning for burial
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14
CANVASS filter
BIDS COMPLETE
Engineer John A. Alvord Will
Report to Council Next
Monday Evening.
RECOMMEND CONTRACTOR
Seven Companies in the Competition
Expect to Start Work
This Fall.

John A. Alvord, the consulting en-
gineer of Chicago. and City Engineer
Wallace Treichler have completed the
analysis of the bids submitted by the
seven competing companies on the
construction of the mechanical filtra-
ton plant which it is proposed 10 in
stall at Reservoir park.
Each bidding concern had a repre-
sentative here to confer with the en-
gineers during the canvass of the pro-
Losals Mr.. Alvord will remain here
until Saturday, when he Will return
to his home IN Chicago to remain over
Sunday. He will be back for the meet
inc of the city council Monday even
Ing. at which time he will give his re-
mort. which will include a recon- mend1-
ton as to the most desirable bid.
water Funds Ia Pay for 1t.
1t is expected that the new plant,
complete. will not cost 20 exceed $780,
600. the Improvement to be paid out
Of the revenues of the wdterworks
department.. These have been mat
rally increased by revision of the
charges to the larger consumers.
many of whom. Il is claimed. have
been receiving their water supply ut
about half the cost. proportionately,
assessed against the smaller users.
The question of giving the city 4
new filter plant has been agitated ne
fore the council for upwards Of year
During last spring bids We're invited
on the placing of the plant both at the
pumping station al the foot o. Twenty
fourth street and in Reservoir park.
These were rejected on the advice If
Mr.. AIvori. who maintains that the
best results can be had by locating
the plant on the hill site and in addi-
tiOn there would be a large saving 20
the municipality through the usage of
the settling and clear water basins
tLat form a part Of the natural !ilrra-
ton system that has been serving the
city the past 10 years. These basins
are practically in as seryiceabIa Goa
dition as the time that they were
built
May Begin This Fail.
Whether the building Of he new
plant will be commenced the present
fair depends entirely upon the length
OI time the tttLtll VIII take III ltL-
ting the contract. + is claimed that
all of the bidding companies are re-
spCpsible. and have systems installed
by them in various cities that are ba-
ing successfully and satisfactorily
operated.
The aim Of the council will he -
Rave the work done 1T the most rea-
sOnable figure, of course giving first
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14
FACTS IN BIG SUIT
Jury Hears Evidence in Damage
Case OF Peter Eden Against
Railroad. @
IS THE SECOND HEARING
Plaintiff Suffers Loss of Both Legs
in An Accident i'll Moline Few
Years Ago.

Taking of evidence in the suit brought
~ Peter Eden of Moline against the
Rock Island railroad was commenced
Yesterday before a jury in the circuit
,ourt with Judge E. c. Graves presid
ing. The following are the jurors who
are hearing the case: d. J. Shean,
Rock Island; Albert Hartman, Andalu-
STA; Z. E Walker. Rock Island; Peter
Conner, Coal Valley; w. a. Vanatta,
Buffalo Prairie; J. NJ. Spur. Rock Is
land; Oscar Hogberg, Moline: J. c..
Vogel. Hampton; Charles Whitlock
Buffalo Prairie; G. H. Kurth, Rock Is
land: Ed Noah. Rock Island. and Aug
st MoTtinson, Moline The attorneys
N the case are Searle & Marshall for
he plaintiff and the firm OF Jackson,
Hurst & Stafford for the defendant.
The case is one in which the plain
iff asks for damages of $50. 900 for the
loss of both his legs in an accident in
Moline several years ago. The case
ut former hearing was decided in his
favor and a verdict for $4,000 was
given him. but the case was appealed
10 the appellate court, which reversed
and remanded the case for another
trial in the circuit court.
Contempt Hearing Tomorrow.
Mace Semones of Moline, who was
arraigned in the circuit court yestar-
lay afternoon on the charge of con
Tempt of court. had his case continued
until tomorrow. at which time he will
be given a hearing. Semoues was the
defendant in a divorce SUIT recently.
in which the court ordered him 10 pay
to his wife at the rate of s.
per week and the attorneys fees in
addition. He failed to do either and
at present his bill amounts to about
$50. He will probably have to go 20
jail, as he claims he has not the money
wherewith to make the payments. He
is represented by Attorney H. NJ. Me
Casllrin and Assistant States Attorney
Harry Schriyer is appearing for the
state
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14

consideration to the responsibility and
qualifications OF the bidding concern.
As in all public contracts of such
magnitude, there has been no little
lobbying among the aldermen on the
part of the Representatives of the com
peting companies. All the taxpayers
demand is that the best work be OBJ
tanned at the lowest possible figure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14
Funeral of Miss Edith Ferrman.

The funeral of Miss Edith Ferrman,
21191A Fourth avenue, was held yes
terday from the Knox undertaking
5arlO!s. Rev. r. B. Williams. pastor
# the First Methodist church, con
Quoted the services. Burial took place
It Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14

No. 81. \. 7. & \. NJ. called for tonight
has been cancelled
w. b. PETIT, Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14
Funeral of Frederick cottsch.

The funeral of Frederick Gottsch
was held from the home of his parents.
MIR. and Mrs. Fritz Gottsch, Seven
Rock Island. at o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Rev. p. Wilhelm, pastor,
II the German Lutheran church. con-
iucted the services. Burial took place
in ChippiannOck cemetery.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-05
The Farm Mortuaae.

Chicago Record Herald: Ten or
fifteen wears ago the farm mortgage
in the west was synonymous with
ruin. That was because the rapid de-
velopment of western states by men
with little or no capital had been
checked by series of years OF crop
failure combined with nation wide
industrial depression. Only too many
Of the borrowers found themselves
without resources to tide over the
hard times. Then came period OF
recuperation on the basis OF splendid
crops for many successive years. The
debtors put all their energies at work
to nay off their creditors, and some
of the western states got themselves
into such a condition that farm
mortgage was almost as hard to find as
a farm without mortgage had been
few years previously.
When that stage had been reached
the fortunate farmers, along with the
townspeople who shared their pros
perity. found themselves accumulat-
Purchases of adjoining lands sent
land values rapidly upward and in
many cases farmers began to purchase
cheap lands still farther west for
their sons. In this way Nebraska and
Kansas and Dakota are engaged In
doing now what Illinois and Indiana
and Ohio did generation ago. Such
purchases often involve temporary
debts, and so the farm mortgage now
begins to become a little more fire.
quent, but with an entirely different
Significance from what 1t had two
decades ago.
This mortgage extension Is one
stage in the movement of prosperity
There are no indications that states
like Nebraska and Kansas can ever
suffer such depression as that Of the
COS.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-05
When the ENGINE Baked.

Elliott Graphic: Owing to the fact
that our gasoline engine refused to
kerchug for two whole days this week.
we are unable to get all our news set
in time to get it in this weeks issue.
The foreman was gone, but the editor
went back and took off the carburetor,
tested the wire, hung a weight on the
ticker, frightened the doflopper, pump
ed up the gasoline and in fact monkey
ed with the whole darn thing but still
it refused to go. We tried to talk to 1t
and said lots of things that wouldn't
look well in print and still it refused to
go. The foreman came home and still
lit refused to go and we had to wait
till the Adams Express company got
ready to deliver new sparker from
Omaha before we could set type.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-05
Tao pay Tabooed.

Des Moines Register and Leader:
The city OF Philadelphia is in state
of turmoil owing to the benevolent
efforts of the promoters of public play
grounds to raise some needed money
by means of "tag day" collection.
The superintendent of the schools,
the regulators of public morals, and
finally the press have united in con-
domination of tags and all that is as
ISOLATED with them. "Tag day" de-
velops holiness, subjects boys and
girls to familiarity and rudeness, cul-
tivates the begging habit, in fact,
undoes all education and religious re.
straint can be depended on to do.
Although last yaar the tag day col
lection for backgrounds amounted to
more than s5o.odbs ands the pronaot-
ers of Fairgrounds do not know lot
any other means Of raising that
amount of money, the city has setsits
face againstskny furtls4sHeet kfS
itation by children. h&D
The Philadelphia Ledger offers a
suggestion SO simple that of course no
one will act on it. Those who are op
posed to tag day are urged to quietly
send their subscriptions to the proper
authorities and thus make tag day un.
necessary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-05
Col. Dave Palmer as a JoIIler.

Sioux city Journal: Down at Wash.
ington, in Washington county, the
United Presbyterian church gave a
mems banquet and there was ever SO
much that was good to eat-in which
respect Washington, Iowa, has been
blessed for many years. Among the
speakers was Col. Dave Palmer. who.
it seems, has been a member of the
church for a long time. The colonel
stirred the audience until it was fair
ly representative of whipped cream;
and he knows how to do that, for he's
a jolly good fellow. He said it was all
bosh for the old chaps to get 1t into
their heads that there was no fun IN
religion, and he went on having his
way about it to the delight of all who
listened. And yet the old boy has
had the finger of scorn pointed at HIN
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-05
UNNECESSARY LOSSES BY FIRE

UNNECESSARY LOSSES BY FIRE.
Louis Windmuller, in an article en-
titled Dangers Lurking in Wood
Piles" in the May number of the North
American Review deplores the vast
extent of the loss Of property occas-
Toned every year in the United States
by unnecessary fires. Fire losses in
France and Germany are equal to
twenty-five cents per capita of the
population; in Great Britain to thirty
cents; whereas, in the United States,
they average three dollars and rep
resent yearly aggregate of two hum
dred and fifty million dollars. Mr..
Windmuller examines the conditions
which are responsible for this state
of affairs, and suggests certain precau-
tions by which 1t might be corrected.
He says:
1.-THE chief cause for the immense
difference in the cost Of insurance in
Europe and America is the iniam-
mable material and flimsy composition
Of the greater part of our structures.
Nine-tenths Of all American dwellings
continue to be built wholly or chiefly
of timber, and wood Is used in all
other buildings to some extent. Early
settlers found an abundance of the
choicest qualities of this material
when they cleared the virgin forests
They first learned to use it for log
cabins, later for commodious houses
In the building of the ten million
frame houses which exist In TINS
country the supplies of the best tim,
her have naturally been reduced, and
as one species after another has be
| come exhausted it has been replaced
by cheaper, less suitable varieties
Brittle hemlock has superseded pine;
resinous cypress is substituted for wal
nut; and these inferior grades are APT
to be employed, before they are seas
oned. in the composition OF important
structures.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-05

sound understanding and moral sense.
that even their self interest must be q
wide looking self interest. Dema-
gogues will not see this self evident
truth. Pharisees and moral dyspeptics
cannot see it, but have faith that
when the passing fever of empiricism
in government shall have abated and
the awakening Of the general con-
science to the sins of others shall be
followed by It's wider awakening to It's
natural and proper business, that conn
mon honesty and common sense Will
again be attributed to those who are
doing work of great usefulness in the
world That self assertion will not be
the only evidence of goodness. That
virtue may be esteemed above inno-
cence, that men of wisdom and OF
power and OF sound mind may be
presumed to earnestly search after
truth, and even to hunger and search
after righteousness.
ITO recur now to our intimate and
personal review, there is no need for
me to remind his brethren here OF his
fairness, his sincerity, and his abso-
lutte truthfulness. He made no pro-
fession of piety or OF philanthropy.
He had what 1 suppose are called
faults, but only faults of strong ma
ture, the excuses of the benevolent
affections, never faults of meanness, or
| lOwness or weakness.
II do not remember, cannot re
member any act or word Of his that
might not become man, and never
surprised thought of his that would
now conceal. His left hand knew not
the doings Of his right hand, bat many
there are who are thankful for what
they received from both those out
stretched open hands. His friendship
liz sought was ready and instant to
whomever needed friendship.
with every rising sun he lifted
some Others burden. Whatever his
own anxiety or trouble, to meet him
was to see ones own morning bright
en-, and to find ones day more full OF
hope and promise. 1t is good for us
tnat he was here. 1t shall be good for
us so long as his upright manhood, his
grand simplicity, his catholic charity,
the grasp of his warm hand, his sea.
sonable Illuminating word, the loving
kindness that glowed in his beautiful
and comprehending eyes, shall be re-
membered.''
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-05
The Base Ball Season


Burlington Hawk-Eye: The open
ing of the Central association pennant
contest this afternoon will be well
coined by thousands of fans all over
the circuit who have been living
through the winter in anticipation OF
today's event The circuit comprising
the association is one of the best in
the middle west, in fact it is recog-
nized as one Of the strongest in the
country of what is known as the ID"
class. Starting five years ago as a
sort of brush" league, it has devel-
oped into an association widely recog-
nized for its merit In base ball play
ing and paying attendance. From a
condition of perpetual bankruptcy its
local organizations have arrived at a
point where with reasonable monetary
assistance the teams can go through
the pennant race and have something
left in the treasury at the end OF the
season. The league has thus be-
come fairly self-supporting and at tle
same time able to carry men who play
high class base ball
The cities supporting the various
clubs have their recompense in the
advertising which good team gives
the community which 1t represents.
The game affords a wholesome and
pleasurab1e diversion from the bust
ness grind and there is no finer out
door recreation to the body and the
mind than an afternoon at we'll
played and exciting game of base ball.
1t is to be hoped that nothing in the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-05
The Commission Plan Of City Gov
eminent.

ernment.
Chicago Tribune: The commission
plan of city government was in its in.
ception an emergency measure.
Galveston, bankrupted by great
disaster, and with no hope Of extrica-
ton from its difficulties under a form
of government which had fostered In
competency, extravaganza, and cor
ruption, turned its affairs over to a
handful of men Of recognized business
ability. They restored the credit OF
the city and put its finances on a
sound footing. Galveston Is so we'll
satisfied with the commission plan
that it could not be induced to aban-
don 1t.
A year ago Chelsea, Mass, was
swept by fire. There was great de-
struction of public and private prop
erty. Sixteen thousand people were
made homeless. The problem OF re-
construction had to be solved. The
citizens turned for relief to the COM
mission plan. Five men, none OF
whom had been in office at the time
of. the fire, were picked out and put
in charge of the municipality. Al
though rillions of taxable property
had rem destroyed, the commission
was able to borrow on easy terms the
money needed to replace school and
engine houses and other public build
ings. Property owners put faith In
its declaration that in spite of the de-
creased valuation there would be no in
crease in the tax rate, and set to work
to rebuild stores and private dwell
ings. The commission has put Chelsea
on It's feet again.
The commission plan has withstood
the severest tests. 1t has succeeded
where the old fashioned style OF
municipal government with its wards
and aldermen had broken down. I'm
der it bankrupt cities can be made
solvent without Gripping the people
by taxation Under it more can be
done for the people with less money
That ought to commend 1t to cities
which are solvent
There are small cities in this and
other states where party lines are ROT
/ strictly drawn in local elections, where
business men are moro ready to taise
an active part in municipal affairs
than in the great cities, and where
there is no need of party machiner.
to put candidates in the field. There
the commission plan can be tried
with every prospect of success. There
are many cities which, attracted by its
simplicity and its smooth workint
elsewhere, would like to try 1t. They
should be given an opportunity.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-05

One OF the convicts in the Kansas
penitentiary has written the governor
of that state a unique plea for par
don. The petition speaks for itself:
Judging from what have read
and from conversations held with pris-
oners in this penitentiary, I have ar
rived at the conclusion that am
about the only guilty scamp in this
place. cannot plead innocence. l
can't write classical poem and l
have no flowers blooming in the con-
servatory Of my soul You have no
idea how lonesome this leaves me.
rupt the morals of the institution"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-05
many times out Of a wicked world as
a standpatter!
DECLARES WAR ON FLIES.
Breeders Of Disease Are Attacked
With Literature and Lectures.

Des Moines Tribune: Through its
bureau Of tuberculosis prevention the
state board Of health has begun war
to the death on the seemingly inof-
fensive house fly, and before the cru
SADIE is ended every man, woman and
child in Iowa will be taught to regard
the fly as one of the races worst
enemies.
Unique literature, in which the poor
fly is traduced and insulted and all
his secret sins brought to light, have
just been printed for the use of the
department and will be scattered
broadcast by A. E. Kepford, special
lecturer on tuberculosis, and 9TH
ers. These circulars do not make
good breakfast table reading. They
are more realistic than French nov
ell, but the white plague crusaders de-
clare that when it comes to flies,
realism and undertaking are more
than Justified.
The latest circular to be printed for
the board starts out with five act
drama entitled, "A Moving Picture"
1t reads as follows:
Place Sidewalk display of food
products.
Midsummer.
Personalities, pedestrians, Gus
toners.
ACT. /.
Two swarms of flies are breakfast
ing on a bright summer morning on
two delectable dishes in front of the
grocer's store. One is (use magma
ton here); the other (same instruc-
tion) Several pedestrians pass, which
alarms the aforesaid flies, and they
Immediately arise, settle back on the
first thing to attract their attention.
which seems to be the attractive food
products just put out on the sidewalk
by the grocer; and, with legs, wings
and mouth reeking with filth and tu-
bercular germs, they voraciously at
| tack their second course.
ACT H.,
| Infected food eaten by man who
was run down. by bad cold"
ACT. III.
Another case OF tuberculosis report.
ed to the Department of Health.
ACT Nv.
Another death from tuberculosis re-
ported to the department of health.
CURTAIN.
/ Sidewalk displays of fruit, groceries
and other food products are to be
made the object of attack In connec
ton with the fly crusade, and the
state lecturers will endeavor tc con
vince people that they should not buy
fruit and groceries from stores where
these things are displayed on the side
walk, open to the attack Of the fly
and to the impurities of the sidewall
and street.
Other circulars to prove that flies
actually do breed disease and urging
people to screen in their porches ant
keep out the flies will be issued from
time to time by the bureau.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-05

with a view to securing effective
cooperation between the manufacturers
OF Iowa and to remedying the con-
tlitions which have decreased the pop
ulation Of this state 25.000 between
the years 1900 and 1906, it has been
arranged that the first Tuesday Of
each month be set aside as manufac-
turers' day. The idea of these oc-
casions Is to get the manufacturers
OF each town together monthly and
thus give boost to industrial expan-
sion. There Is widespread interest
among manufacturers in the arrange
ment which should be potent in i'm.
proving the present inertia.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-05
"Tubunculokokus."

Des Moines Register and Leader:
Even tuberculosis can be made to add
to the gayety of nations now and
then,' said A. E. Kepford. special lee
turer on the white plague for the state
board of control Il was sitting in the
hotel of small town in southwestern
Iowa talking with an Englishman who
lived in the place. This tubunculo-
kus is getting to be terrible thing,
amt it? he remarked. Funny thing
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-05

The two-cent fare law has not been
bad thing for the Burlington and
Rock Island railroads in Iowa, how
ever it has operated in Missouri The
annual report Of the Rock Island, just
filed with the executive council, shows
that it earned $17s,15o more in 1908
under the two-cent law than in 1906
under the three-cent law. Similarly
the Burlington report. filed at the
same time, shows a gain OF 1926, 416.
The Northwestern shows a loss Of
$156,95314 last year against their
earnings in 1906, but the network Of
electric roads running through the
territory traversed by It's main line
and branches is believed to be respon-
sible for the decrease. Some of the
smaller roads and branches show
losses. Reports from all the other
roads are expected within fortnight.
These reports will be used by the ex-
ecutive council next summer in max
ing up the railroad assessment rolls.