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Tanana leader., 1909-09-02
Ex-ConviCt Dies on Way Home

Davenport Aug 15Samue Francis Smith, former mayor
embezer of funds and of the author of
Ameca from the reformaory Anamosa
i'll Toronto, Canada while passenger
bearing him Newton Center Mass where his wife and daughter
reside and died in hospital in the Canadian town today
suspended age. Con-
vcted embezzng funds Davenport five he
had served FIVE years of his II years
Six Samuel Francis Smith of the most
highly citizens of Iowa. former of Davenport
brilliant lawyer banker pillar of the church, he had
friends Son of the whose
phrasd Americas national hymn he hon
ored member of the Sons of the American Revolution Sprung
from New England Mr. Smith and his wife
the prominent people of Davenport Their palatal
home the many social They had child
daughter whom they lavshed wealth. Suddenly whispers
spread followed by charges Smith placed
under Examination of his books showed that he de-
500 900 him. He adj
ted his guilt and asked for speedy trial He did not ask for
mercy Mrs Smith, appease creditors sold her in
Davenport She and her daughter have been supporting them
selves Newton Center by keeping boarders.
Tanana leader., 1909-09-02
Cuba Again on Rocky Shoals

Washington Aug Unreliable information received here is
that serious political conditions prevail in Cuba end that hence
forth President Gomez going to have pretty hard time steering
his ship Recently the entire Cuban cabinet resigned
cabinet has been organized but according the latest in
formation there will be still changes News has recently
reached Washington effort sell to the certain
adjoining Columbia miles outside of Havana
where the Cuban regular established Involved this at
tempted which almost through colossal piece of
graft The land needed for the establishment of target
and general enlargement of Camp Columbia.
The piece of land changed hands months possibly
$50O 1t is understood that the
willing to sell for this but when the transfer made to
governmen-the price $445
advance 100000 The sale made by authority of
presidential Decree which did specify but merely
hoz the purchase Before the had paid out the
cash. however, the graft discovered and the scheme
wrecked
Tanana leader., 1909-09-02
CAMP GIBB0N NO. rs,
HAS Been INSTITUTED

CAMP GIBBoN NO. IS, ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD!
That sounds good Eth?
Camp Is. Brotherhood is the and
Der OF lodges the
land order.
camp instituted last Sunday evening the hall
Campbell by Deputy District Organizer
Arctic Chief of Camp Ceary No which
initiated of popular
brotherhood.
The lodge with long list Of charter members and the in
meeting easily foeels that the
very active factor in the social life of the
of Tanana.
following officers elected for the present
meeting the camp Sunday
evening"
Arctic Chief Charles F. Surrdge.
Arctic Chief, Phil Galaher.
Vice Chief, Fletcher Fulthorp.
Arctic Chaplain, G. NJ Arbucke
Arctic Recorder, J. Russell Vale
Keeper of Nuggets,G H. Tihny
Trustees-Chars Chanqus, Frank c. Smith, George Vauer
John S. Elegood Charles ]. Smith.
meeting Arctic Chief will his selections
appontive ocArctic Trail Guide Arctic Trail Blazer Arc
also members of the
Committee the committees of growing lodge
crowd of mavericks will be dealt with Sunday
night and the members mpatieny awaiting the
Tanana leader., 1909-09-02
PIONEER OF NOME
COMMITS SUICIDE

terday morning. Word was sen
to Judge Fuller and after his ar
rival the body was examined, when
it was found that Munson had shot
himself through the heart with a
&c. calibre revolver which was
found OH the floor beside the bed.
Death was probably instantaneous
as the position in which the body
was lying indicated that no strug-
gle had taken place.
Munson was a man about IS
years old, stout and apparently in
good health, except that he was
subject to epilectic fits. He was
quiet, unassuming man, and none
Of his acquaintance knew that lie
felt respondent or even that he was
in financial straits, although few
of them tried to find out from him
lately if he was in need of money.
He was a bookkeeper by occupa-
ton and about three years ago was
employed in that capacity by A. H.
Moore, who was then connected
with the Gold Beach Transfer Co.
He had evidently expected that
Moore would give him work when
he returned this summer but was
disappointed. He was a man of
steady habits and was liked by all
who knew him.
A note was found on a chair by
his bed addressed "To whom it
may concern" and was request
that McAllister, a friend of his,
would take care of his effects. On
Wednesday evening he returned to
w. J. Rowe a tarpaulin and bed
springs that he had previously Dor
rowed, explaining that he was
going to the Kougarok. He was
last seen about 9 o'clock that even
ing, when he requested George
Jones, one of Rowe's teamsters, to
call him at 8 the next morning.
A couple of years ago he had a
few thousand dollars, the most of
which, it is believed, he invested
in local saloon. which was then
then being started up. and it is
thought that he lost all that he thus
invested.
Tanana leader., 1909-09-02
Ella Goes Back to Old ireland

Chicago, Aug 15iss Ella Ginges the young Irish girl who
recently acquitted of the charge of stealing
Agnes Barrett down town shopkeeper and who told
able story involving plot sell her white
afternoon for her former home in County Antrim Ireland She
will her former occupation of acemang there The
of Chicago contributed the Of the
trip and for companion Mrs Grace Duen Cooke
who will take the girl to her parents in Ireland Fifteen hundred
dollars has been subscribed by the Orangemen for the girls
when she reaches Ireland About the
picuous in the trial of the girl committee
and her attorney Pat H. ODonne accompanied Miss Gng
train With tears in her the girl said goodbye the
who threw their about her neck
her.
Tanana leader., 1909-09-02

goiabe soldiers land from the
Phoenix with which he in capacity legal
wiser.
Thompson he dreamed of sudden death
of which he did know he physician
him that his days numbered His repeated
his friend also arrested the charge
uey nothing to do with the crime has him friendship
of the jailers
Tanana leader., 1909-09-02

Nome Indus. Worker, August 20:
f. +. Munson, who has been a res
ident Of Nome for the past four or
five years, was found dead in a
cabin built at the end Of one of w.
J. Rowe's stables, about 1890 yes.
Tanana leader., 1909-09-02
Takes Boiler to Grant Greek

Sam Fox Billy OBren and two Others who have been working
lofty guch i'll the Sullivan creek district
arrived i'll last Saturday. Mr. Fox brought
him which he intends take Grant operate
Barry Farley ground The other three will the Iarod
gings
The wageworker., 1909-12-18

concealing the anxiety that had been
overshadowing him all day.
"Yas, sah," said the lad aloud to
toward his home, "dah am sholy some
thin de mattah-but it amt mel"
Midnight closed his shop that night
in a happy frame of mind and wan
dered off toward his home, whistling
He was around bright and early the
next day, and when Cameron came
along on his way to his Office made
it particular point to see that he was
not overlooked.
Hours later, when the flying snow
was painting the dusk speckled
black, Cameron came back along the
sidewalk more slowly and uncertain
Iy than ever 1t was Christmas eve
and Midnight felt at peace with all
the world People were flying past
their arms laden with presents, and
all anxious to be home. AS he stood
in a sheltered corner of his booth
counting up his profits of the day, he
called to Cameron:
Mist Cam'ron, All got a Christmas
present fo' yo' motha. All vans t.
ak you eff you will come 'roun' in de
mawnin' an be de frs pussen t. buy
a Christmas paper-it's good luck fo
me, you know. Why, Mist Cam'ron!"
suddenly exclaimed the lad as the
young man came under the light, lam
you sick? Yo' face am white as a
ghos' an you wax like you done git
dis grip what ev'ryone ta'kin' bout
Mist Brown, cross de street hyar, he
git it; Mist Simpkins, up at de cor
nah. Lordy, he git de misery SO he
stay in de house an dat lobely
Miss Willoughby you know de
one All mean Miss Helen Will
loughby-not dat sister - she come
long dis ebenin' an dough she smilin'
an happy like, All know she mus git
1t, too-dat mus be why she amt wax
down de street wild you t'day an yes
tiddy."
"Yes-f-I-I-guess she must be
feeling a little under the weather."
said Cameron, as he turned away.
merry Christmas, Midnight" ex-
claimed q musical voice.
"Why-why-good ebenin', Miss
Willoughby. Merry Christmas. Skuse
The wageworker., 1909-12-18

me fo' not seein' you, but ah done
fo'got my mammals, All guess, TO- de
time bein'. All was JUS thfHdn' bout
de folks OBJ nah family.
"Why, Midnight, you never told us
about your folks as long as you have
been serving papers at our house. Are
your folks alive?"
Jus NAH ole gran'mammy, an she
lib wild some ole fr'ens oh de family,
an All sens her de money dat she
need t. lib on. All ain had no daddy
an no nanny fo' de longes' time,
cause dey bofe froze t. def in de bluz-
zard what come long bout six year
ago"
How did you ever happen to come
here?"
Mist Cam'ron done brought me
hyar. You see, nah nanny been a
cook an nah mammy's sister a nurse
in Mist Cam'ron's family fo near 30
year, an when Mist Cam'ron come
hyar nanny ak him t. git me job
some day an den he SEN fo' me. He
try me fo' cook, but All guess Ah'm
a pretty bad cook-ennyway Mist
Cam'ron he say one day why not staht
an dat's all de hist'ry what is bout
me-but, Miss Willoughby, Ah'm glad
you come long tonight, cause All got
Chrismus present fo' you-some
mistletoe, fine big branch what nah
granmammy sens up from Marylan'-
git it often de trees right in de
swamp back O de shanty. All vans
t. ak you eff yo' will please be so good
an kim as t. come 'roun' in nde
mawnin' an buy de frs paper, cause
it means good luck, you know"
Hardly had the Christmas horns
blown their first greetings of the day
when Midnight saw two figures COM
ing down the street from different di.
rections. One was Cameron, walking
slowly along the main thoroughfare.
and the other was Miss Willoughby.
Merry Chrismus!" called Midnight,
even before the young lawyer had
reached the stand. "Ah hopes you is
feelin' bettah dis mawnin'."
Thank you. Midnight; I feel all
right. Here, hurry up with that MS
tletoe and give me that first paper
you wanted me to buy" he added,
The wageworker., 1909-12-18

quickly, as he glanced up the street
and saw Miss Willoughby approach
ing briskly.
'Ah-Ah-Ah-doan know jes' wha'
All did wild dat mistlemtoe-ain' All one
fool niggah? All put it right hyar, un-
der dis shelf jes two minutes ago,
but All can't find it," he replied, rum
maging nervously among a pile of pa
pers underneath the top shelf.
Merry Christmas!" called another
voice, and Midnight raised his head
and smiled into the face of Miss Will
loughby, who stood at the other end
of the stand, taking great pains not to
see Cameron, who was striving equally
to avoid her.
Where is that mistletoe you want
ed me to have, Midnight? You see, I
got up very early to be the first one
here, and you know you promised it
to me-"
well, eff dat ain de funnies' thing"
replied Midnight, laughing mischiev-
ously. "Ah sholy had two fine pieces
OBJ dat mislemtoe right hyar, but All
can't fin 'em t. save nah SOUL All
done promise dis t. you, Miss
Willoughby, an deed All done promise
it t. you. Mist Cam'ron, fo' yo' motha,
an All holy doan know what t. do
bout it. All can't bus it in two"
Half unconsciously the two young
persons reached for the bough. then
hesitated.
why, of course. let Mr. Cameron
have it for his mother" spoke up
Miss Willoughby.
Give it to Miss Willoughby," said
Cameron. Perhaps you will find the
other piece after awhile"
"Ahll give 1t t. Miss Willoughby ef
Mist Cam'ron'll tote it home fo' de
lady"
The girl glanced at Cameron, and In
another moment the young couple
were walking away from the stand
carrying the bunch of mistletoe be-
tween them. Midnight grinned as he
leaned against his stand and COM
mented:
"Ah guess AhIl take dis otha piece
right straight up t. Mrs. Cam'ro nah.
self, cause Ah know dat piece OBJ mis-
tlemtoe ain nevah gwine t. leave Miss
Willoughby's house eff Mist Cam'ron
kin hep it"
The wageworker., 1909-12-18

the cheerful greeting and
the newspaper which Mid
night, the colored newsboy, held out
for him, and walked on briskly down
the street, his gaze directed toward
the pavement.
Midnight tumbled back against his
newsstand, a queer expression of be-
wilderment and sadness spreading
over his face.
Oats de frs time dat Mist
Cam'ron evan done buy papah from
somebody else,' he soliloquized, a
lump gathering in his throat. Oats
de frs time he evan pass nah place
widout sayin' Good mawnin'.' He
amt nevah got no kick an no COM
plant t. make t. me. OATS de frs
time All evan see him go Dustin by
like dat an so cogitatin' he amt
lookin' whar he gwine. Dab am sholy
somethin' de mattah.'
All the rest of the day Midnight was
in sort of a trance. He watched the
elevated stairway from early after
noon for the return of Cameron. His
ftful vigil was rewarded when the
young lawyer walked wearily down
the steps. Midnight watched his
every move jealously to see whether
he purchased an afternoon paper from
his rivals. Cameron stopped at the
little negros stand.
Good evening, Midnight" he said,
languidly.
Merry Christmas, Mist Cam'ron
De world am treatin' me fine as silk,
an All amt got no complaint t. make
t. no one," returned the boy, bravely,
The wageworker., 1909-12-18
Midnight S
Mistletoe Bough
By
Deltna Marteen Eugones

OOD mawnin', Mist Robert!
Fine Christmas weather,
sab! Fine Chris-fine-"
Cameron bluntly ignored
the cheerful greeting and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16
OVERSHoES FOR HORSES.

Mrs. Westinghouse Gets inventor Hus-
band to Finance Nonslippins Device.
At the urgent request of Mrs. West
inghouse. who is an enthusiastic horse
woman, George Westinghouse. the iu-
ventor, has invested large sum Of
money with others in new overshoe
for horses.
Mrs. Westinghouse believes that
many animals are injured and placed
on the retired list long before they
should be by slipping on wet pave
ments, and she insisted that her huS-
band interest himself in the matter.
Last summer. while at Erskine Park.
near Pittsfield. Mass, Mrs. Westing-
house noticed Il team of horses On a
wet. rainy morning walking over the
smooth asphalt with some sort of
chains on their feet. She had them
stopped and, investigating. liked the
idea SO well that she interested others
in it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16
japanese Prepare to Conserve
Supply of Paper Making Material

The Japanese also have looked over
the contents Of their industrial stores
and have decided that something must
be done toward conserving their re-
manning supplies of raw material fer
paper making
lii Japan, paper is used for almost
everything from the silver-figured par
titions OF the Buddhist temple TO the
rude hut walls of the laborer; from the
silk-like vestments OF the priest down
to the rain-proof shield of the traveller.
In fact, the ingenuity of the Japanese
is only matched by the varieties OF
uses to which paper may be adapted
The work of the United States gov
eminent toward determining the
amount of paper materials used ana
the source of future supply. is being
followed by the Japanese. according
to an advice from Z. S. Consul John H.
Snodgrass. at Kobe The imminence
OF the danger is apparent from the fact
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16

that the japanese authorities have re-
quested the payer nils department of
the Mitsu Bishi Kaisha to take over
come 1859 acres
1t is known that the bamboo tree
has been the raw material from which
the japanese have recently made the
larger portion of their paper products,
so it is thought that. by Introducing
the improved methods of forest cult
vation and harvesting. this tract of
woods will furnish yearly 10000, 900
bamboos, adapted for conversion INFO
paper pulp.
No matter whether the paper COM
pany will establish its mills in For
mosa or ship the bamboo to Japan in
a partly finished state, the develop
ment of this new source of raw mater
ial will be of high Importance and may
overcome the necessity of the Island
empire looking to foreign countries
for the future supply of paper pulp.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16
CARNIVAL IN PERRY'S HONOR.
British to Be Invited to Celebrate
Their Defeat on Lake Erie.

1n-the interest of peace and tranquil
lily between two great world powers
Great Britain and America-plans are
being perfected to invite the English
government to take part in the COM
memoration of the one hundredth an
niversary of the defeat of the British
in one of the notable conflicts of the
war of 1912, the victory of Perry on
Lake Erie.
Arrangements are being made by the
state of Ohio to promote grand peace
carnival and joint Industrial eyhiDi-
ton 10 be held on the island of Putin
Bay in 1913. \ commission has been
appointed by the governor to formu.
late 4 program, and this winter the
state legislature will be asked to make
an appropriation which will put the
matter in concrete form.
1t is now proposed to have Canada,
through England. share equally in the
plans. with Il view TO creating fur
ther tie of friendship between the two
countries
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16
DANGER TO HOME LIFE.
Indiana Professor Deplores Outside
Employment of Married Women.

advance in the age of marriage. ex-
perience in and distaste for domestic
duties, uneconomic habits of spending
and more ready resort to divorce as
refuge of domestic ills are some of
the pathological results of the indus
trial employment Of married women"
Professor Ulysses G. Weatherly of
the University of Indiana thus criti-
cised the conditions that followed the
entrance of women into industrial en-
ployment at the recent convention of
the American Sociological society In
Jersey City, N. j.
1.-The defective conditions of home
life that result from the outside en-
ployment of the married woman" he
went on, react on the habits of the
husbands and are disastrous to child
hood. The infant death rate is in
variably high where married women
are employed and children are de-
prived of the normal home discipline"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16
Philanthropy Poverishes Couple.

Having devoted all of their money
to the alienation of the temporal needs
of the unfortunates of the Sums. to
whom they minister spiritually as well
as physically, Benjamin Jenkins and
his wife OF Philadelphia now find
themselves In need and forced to ask
for aid. The two have spent more
than $4,000 among the poor and have
even mortgaged their home In their
zeal In the work. They have taken
unfortunates into their home, minis
tering to them individually.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16
Rank Fooiishness.

when attacked by a cough or a
cold, or when your throat is sore, 1t is
rank foolishness to take any other
medicine than DR.. Kings New Discovl
cry" says C. o. Eldridge, of Empire,
Ga. 81 have used New Discovery
seven years and know it is the best
remedy on earth for coughs and colds,
Group. and all throat and lung troubles.
My children are subject to Group, but
New Discovery quickly cures every at.
tack" Known the world over as the
king of throat and lung remedies. Sold
under guarantee at all druggists. SO
cents and 81. Trial bottle free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16
South Dakota Church "Trust."

The Methodist, Presbyterian ana
Lutheran churches of rarkston. S. ID.
have entered into u combine for mutual
protection. While neither of the TIN ee
alone. it is thought that one church
made up of the three congregations
can get along swimmingly. Accord
ingly meeting of the three boards or
directors was held several days ago
and articles forming trust signed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16

Leach of Chippewa, Ont, and he plans
to make the perilous trip next June.
There will be two balls. one within
the other. The outer ball will be thir-
teen feet in diameter and the inner
one. in which Leach will hazard his
life. eleven feet in diameter. The in
ner ball will be held In position by
four spiral steel springs. and suffi-
cient oxygen will be pumped into it to
give the man bare chance for life il
anything goes wrong.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16
Ever Watchful.
A Little Care Will Save Many E:sck
Island Readers Future Trouble.


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

MIR. WILLIAM A. PRESSER, 1722
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16

Ferdinand Mewes attended TO business
matters in Rock Island Wednesday.
T. Steen of Chicago arrived Monday
to visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Watson.
Mrs. George Workman is sick this
week
Rannie BOwser was a business calle-
in Rock Island Tuesday.
Messrs. Spitznogle. and Nussbau.l
are saving wood in this vicinity this
week.
Andrew Kleist is caring for a lame
wrist as a result of having it dis
located by falling down cellar Monday
evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-16

Harris, who was Wade's lover, is serv-
ing a four-month sentence in the coun-
ty jail here on charge of assault with
intent to commit great bodily harm.
Whether Wade's death was directly
attributable to the injury he received
here has not been ascertained, but it
is understood his relatives in Chicago
will conduct an Investigation.