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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
FUND is GROWING
President Andreen Returns At
ter Trip in Interest of the
Augustana Jubilee.
IN INDIANA AND ILLINOIS
Edward Amherst OFT Gives Second
Number in Lyceum Course To-
morrow Evening.

DR.. Gustave Andreen, president CT
Augustaaa college, returned home yes
terday to attend a special meeting of
the executive committee of the college
board of directors. DR.. Andreen has
been working in the interests of the
jubilee endowment fund in Attica,
Ind, and Danville and Rankin, Ill
The work in all three places has now
been completed, he said, and the re-
suits highly gratifying. Rankin did
especially well.
Word has been received by DR.. An
dreen from Rev. Theodore Ekblad and
Professor Andrew Kempe that the
work in the east is progressing very
satisfactorily. These two solicitors
have just completed their canvass of
the Boston district of the New York
conference. All the congregations
within this district, including Cam
bridge and Boston, more than reached
their quota. The solicitors are meet
ing with much encouragement. the
only drawback being the extensive ter
ritory which they have to cover, max
ing the work necessarily slow.
Lectures on "The Haunted House."
Edward Amherst OFT, the noted lee
turer, will appear tomorrow night ut
Augustana college as the second at
traction on this seasons lyceum
course. Mr.. OFT Will lecture on THE
Haunted House" a lecture which has
created considerable comment WHERE
ever he has given it. In this lecture
Mr.. OFT has made a study of the mind
in its relation to the practical affairs
of life and the ideals of man. The
lecture has cost Mr.. OFT two and a half
years of time, with the assis lance of a
secretary's careful research.
Many mOoted questions that have
been handed down from generation to
generation and never satisfactorily
settled Will be answered by Mr. OFT
in the course of his lecture Among
the most pertinent among these ques-
lions are as follows:
Did Luther hit the devil when he
threw the ink bottle at him?"
why Did Dickens seclude himself
five hours each day?"
Did man ever see ghosts?"
What is the mental difference be
tween Franklin and the Indian who
shoots an arrow into the heart of a
thunder Storm"
Why did Joan of Arc become
great military leader and the other
French maidens stay at homer"
What did Napoleon think was the
greatest faculty of mind?"
why does a designer of clothing
get $4,000 a year while the cutter
gets 81, 5000"
What quality of mind makes a man
a success in making money!"
These are some of the numerous
fundamental inquiries of the mind
which Mr. OFT will attempt to answer
Besides being an instructive speaker,
he is said to be highly entertaining,
possessing a bOuntiful supply of
humor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
WHO IS CHAMPION?
Several High School Football
Teams Lay Claim to the
Honors in State.
SCORES COUNT FOR LITTLE
If Considered There Would Probably
BE No Title AIIowed-SterIin
Apparently Is Best.

The championship among the high
school football teams of the state pre-
sents rather complicated outlook
this year and while it may not be such
hard matter to pick the team which
is really the best, it is going to be a
hard job to decide the winner from
the scores 1t has made against other
contenders.
1t is generally believed in this city
and in Moline that the Sterling team,
which defeated both the local schools
by one-sided scores, is the strongest
aggregation in the state, but it has a
blot on its record which is hard to
efface. Rockford trimmed Sterling
early in the season by a close score
and which would make it seem that
Rockford had it on the Sterling boys.
Rockford, however. fell before the
local contenders and that would make
it appear that the Islanders we're in
the running. But the decisive defeat
of the locals by Sterling upset all cal
culations and, apparently, if COMPARE
tive scores are taken into considera-
ton, or even the number of victories
of each contender, the state champion
ship cannot be settled this year
Should Have Commission Decide.
1t would seem that the only way 20
really decide the matter is to refer
it to a commission which shall have
power to choose the champions from
among the teams who are claiming
the title. If such a commission were
appointed it would probably look into
the performances of the different
claimants and after making all due
allowances for early season games and
off days, would decide which one had
really met and defeated the strongest
teams in the state. In this case it 5
probable that Sterling would be the
choice, as its feat of winning from
both Rock Island and Moline by such
decisive scores is an accomplishment
which seldom falls to the lot of the
ordinary high school team. There are
several other towns which, by taking
comparative scores into consideration,
might have a slight claim to the honor.
but after all, comparative scores are
not worth much in these days of open
style football.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
Y. M. C. A. FIVE TO
MEET MT. CARROLL
Game Is Scheduled in Latter City
Tuesday Evening of Next
Week.

The basketball team of the Y. M. G.
A. will inaugurate the season with =
game with Mt. Carroll at that city next
Tuesday evening. The team has been
practicing for several weeks and will
be in very good condition for the con-
test. Mt. Carroll has always had a
strong team and the game will not be
an easy one. The local team consists
of Roy Jensen, center; Maurice briggs
(manager) and Andre Voss, forwards;
William Robb (captain) and William
Voss, guards. The team is being
coached by c. E. Gilman physical di-
rector of the Y. NJ G. A. The first
game in the local gym" will be on
Saturday, Nov 81 with the sophomore
team of Grinnell college. Clarence
Ficken, a former star on the local high
school and Y. M c. A. teams, is
member of the Grinnell team.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
JAR FOR BILLY SUNDAY
st. Louis NJ. Z. Ministers Dislike Ball
Players Revival Methods.

st. Louis, Nov. 16.-The Methodist
Episcopal ministers at their meeting
here yesterday postponed their pro-
posed invitation to Evangelist BILLY
Sunday, former baseball player, to
conduct a revival here under the
evangelical alliance auspices, after
Rev. William Schultze expressed his
fear that some ladies would not come
to hear Sunday because he doffs his
collar and coat while preaching. Rev.
S. E. Belts then drew roars of laugh
ter and almost carried the day for
Sunday by remarking:
''If Isadora Duncan can entertain
the public in the St. Louis Coliseum
with nothing on her but a curtain,
1 don't think it will hurt our ladies
to see Billy Sunday without a col
lar"
Mr.. Belts referred to Miss Duncan's
midway dance for charity, which
many millionaire society women said
in interviews that they witnessed for
arts sake.
The invitation proposition was
postponed for a full meeting of the
Methodist pastors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
WOULD
FIGHT TOM BURNS
Admits Inability to Make the Middle
weight Limit, but Claims Next
Honors.

San Francisco, Nov. left can't
make the middleweight limit any more
I'm still champion Of the light heavy
weights. But I'm not going to meet
Jim Flynn for the title. Let Tommy
Burns come ahead"
This was the statement made yes
terday by Stanley Ketchel, who is still
worrying over the death of Willus
Britt.
81 think I'll take long ocean voy-
age" he said. 1--WE not been feeling
In the best of shape since Willus died.
I believe a good long trip would do me
good. McCarey has offered me bout
with Flynn at his club in Los Angeles
for New Years afternoon. But 1 don't
think I'll take it. AS for the middle
weight title, it can go wherever 1t
pleases.''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

Light company Several families who
occupied flats in the upper floors of
the building were made homeless.
Two women had narrow escaped with
their lives. Mrs. Lucretia Carl was
i'll and confined to her bed when the
fire broke out. She was carried out
of the burning building, as were Mrs.
Edward Wagler and her baby. 1t IS
believed the fire had its origin in
spontaneous combustion in some pack
ing cases ard excelsior that were
stored in the rear of the building.
For a time the business section of the
city was threatened.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
DANVILLE CLUB ELECTS
New Three-Eye League Organization
Has Able Men at the Head.


The baseball situation at Danville
has been given additional strength at
a meeting of the 100000 club in the
rooms of the Commercial club when
officers and a board of trustees were
appointed to take over the affairs of
the baseball team. The club is known
as the Danville Baseball club and is
to be Incorporated. Following are
the officers:
President-Will Lewman.
Vice president-Robert Holmes.
Secretary-Will Brown.
Treasurer-John NJ. Boyle
Directors-Will Lewman. L. NJ. Le-
Seure, L. T. Allen, H. T. Tengen, w.
J. Grant J. ]. Bolton and W. 7.
LeverenZ.
In the choice of the clubs officers
the amusement section of the 100000
club sees a successful outcome for
the baseball team. All of the officers
of the club are business or profess
sional men who are enthusiastic
fans" and have given the baseball
proposition in this city very much at
tentiOn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
A GREAT
SUCCESS
DR.. BARTZ' ROOMS ARE
CROWDED WITH PEOPLE.
Seeking Free Treatment Until Cured,
Which Are Given to Prove That
His Treatment Cures to Stay
Cured-PeopIe Want
Proof.

This is being demonstrated by the
rush at DR.. Bartz's offices in the PeO-
pies National bank building, rooms
400, 4O1 and 4O2 Fourth floor). AS
early as 9 o'clock every morning you
will find his comfortable reception
room crowded with patients who are
taking advantage of his free treat
ment until cured This liberal offer
has been extended by special request
to all who call before Nov. 80. 1t
is astonishing at the number of out
of-town people taking advantage of
the doctors offer, nearly every town
within a radius of so miles is rep
resented, yes, patients as far away as
Peoria are coming to see him, all due
to the marvellous work that is being
accomplished. A treatment is in
deed wonderful that can show its
power over pain and weakness in
less than 10 minutes time.
Among those who were treated by
DR.. Bartz today was Mr.. A. Asplund,
who resides at S07 Twenty-ninth street,
city. lie made the following state
ment:
For about 10 or II years I felt ont
made me feel dizzy at times, compli-
Gated with this unpleasant condition
1 felt generally run down. 1 had tried
several treatments previous to con-
sulting Dr. Bartz, but l never obtained
any real satisfaction, but since 1 COM
menced DR. Bartz's treatment about
two weeks ago 1 can truthfully say
am feeling fine. That tired, WORKOUT
feeling which came over me SO fire.
quently has practically all left me-"
All who call on DR.. Bartz before
be they rich or poor. This free treat
ment offer is made to secure a large
number of patients quickly TO show
the public what his wonderful new
treatment will do for sick people even
after others have failed. There will be
no charge for treatments after you are
cured, the only remuneration DR.. Bartz
expects for his services is a recon-
mendation of his treatment to your
friends after you are cured.
The diseases treated by DR..
Bartz are diseases of the nerves,
blood, skin, stomach, kidneys, liver
anu DOWClS, luS'Al ctNAsltA
constipation, dyspepsia, Indigestion
gall stones, paralysis, weak nerves
epilepsy, catarrh Of the ears, nose
throat and bronchial tubes, goiter
asthma, blood poison, chorea, eczema
scrofula, falling hair, diseases of wo-
men and all weaknesses and diseases
| of men.
DR.. Bartz's offices are permanently
located in the Peoples National bank
building, rooms 400, 401 and 402,
| Fourth floorl. Corner Second ave-
nue. and Eighteenth street, Rock Is
land. His office hours are from
a. m. to p. m. daily. On Wednes-
days and Saturdays the Offices are
| open until $3.50 p. m, to accommo-
| date those working during the day
time On Sundays the hours are from
| 10 to IL only. AS stated above many
cases that are incurable by old meth
DDS can be quickly cured by his won
derful new treatment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
ton end all talk of the ousting of the
present incumbent.
ATTENDANTS ARE BLAMED
CorOner's jury Hears Testimony in
Case of James McNulty.

Peoria, H., Nov. 16.-Clyde Stock
ey and Mrs. Marie Hogan, attendants
at the Peoria state hospital for the
insane at South Bartonville, were
held guilty of gross negligence by the
coroner's jury Saturday for the death
of James McNulty, a patient at the
asylum, who died on Saturday of a
fracture of his ribs and pneumonia.
The infiiction of the injuries lies be-
tween Stookey and an insane patient,
w. B. Henry.
According to the statements of
Henry to the jury, on the night of
Nov. 1, shortly after McNulty has
been brought from Dunning, McNulty
became disorderly and he was called
upon by Stookey to force the Dun
ming patient to remain in bed. Nc
Nulty rebelled and Stookey, Henry
says, kicked him several times in the
ribs and struck him.
The accusations made by Henry
were not taken as testimony because
of the mans insanity. Stookey de-
MES the charges.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

There is more catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurable
For great many years doctors pro-
nounced 1t a local disease and pre-
scribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treat
ment, pronounced it incurable. Sci
ence has proven catarrh to be a consti-
tutional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment Halls Ca
tarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J..
Cheney &c Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the
only constitutional cure on the mar
ket. 1t is taken internally in doses
from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It
acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for any case it
fails to cure. Send for circulars and
testimonials. Address
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists, rs cents.
Take Halls, Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
rheumatism Cured In a Day.

DR.. Detchon's Relief for Rheuma.
tism and Neuralgia radically cures In
one to three days. Its action upon the
system is remarkable aud mysterious.
1t removes at once the cause and the
disease Immediately disappears. The
first dose greatly benefits. rs cents
and 81. Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901
Second avenue, Rock Island; Gust
Schlegel & Son, 220 West Second
street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
NO OPPOSITION TO HEYDLER
James A. Hart Declines to Be Candi-
date for Head of National League.


date for Head of National League.
Chicago, Nov. 16.-There is likely
to be no opposition to the reelection
of John Heydler as president of the
National League of Professional Base
ball clubs at the annual meeting in
New York next month. A statement
yesterday from James A. Hart of Chi
cago. who has been doomed for the
position by certain owners, made this
clear. Mr. Hart made the positive
announcement that he is not now,
never has been and never will be a
candidate for the job, and this fiat
footed statement will without ques-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
A scaIded Boys snrIeks

Mortified his grandmother. Mrs. Maria
/ aylor of Nebo, KY, wro writes that,
when all thought he would die, Buck
lens Arnica Salve wholly cured him.
Infalliblo for Burns, Scalds, Cuts,
Corns. Wounds, Bruises, Cures Fever
Sores, Boils, Skin Eruptions, Chill
blains, Chapped Hands. Soon routs
Piles. 25c at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
"Peachyv Graham a Conner.

tPeachy' Graham, Boston's catch
er who started as a pitcher with
Rock Island. should be one of the
best receivers in the National league
in 1910. Graham has made a host
of good friends by his good work
day in and day out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

one of the most popular sporting men
in the United States, died at his city
home on West End avenue Sunday Of
complication of Bright's disease and
heart failure, from which he had been
suffering for the last two years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
MUSCATINE'S FIRE
DAMAGE is $4,000
Business Section of the City in DAN
ger for a Time from Sunday
Confiagration.

The fire in the Jacob Fisch building.
in Muscatine, Sunday afternoon, re-
suited in damage of $4,000 The build
ing was occupied by the general Of
fees of the Citizens Railway and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
MANI offer for the Ria Rout.

New York, Nov. 16-Another offer
for the Jeffries-Johnson fight has been
received. The Detroit club of Cripple
Creek, Colo, in a letter written by
G B. Jones, declares that it will offer
100000 for the fight, to be held In
Cripple Creek on July 4. The letter
states that Ross Williams. wealthy
mining man there, will give a bonus
of S25, 900 to the fighters if the offer
Is accepted within 80 days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
STERLING CLAIMS TITLE
Scorns Challenge of Urbana High
School for State Football HOnors.

School for State Football HOnorS.
Sterling, H., Nov. 16.-Sterling high
school football team refused to accept
the challenge from Urbana high school
to contest the northern Illinois cham
pionship, maintaining that Urbana IS
out of the race as a candidate and
that Sterling is undisputed state cham
pion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

Noted Sporting Man Dead.
New York, Nov. 16,-Dan A. Stuart,
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-03
DAVENPORT GETS
BIG MONEY
FIFTEEN THOUSAND PER YEAR
PAID TO NEWSPAPER CAR
TOONIST-NET INCOME TWEEN
TY-FIVE THOUSAND.

New York, Sept 3-In the divorce
hearing of Homre Davenport, which
has caused scuh a big sensation In
metropolitan art and newspaper cir
cles, it is alleged by Mrs. Davenport
that her husband receives $4,000 a
year to draw cartoons for a news
paper and that from his lectures and
private art work and the raising of
blooded Arabian horses ON his farm
near this city that his income is at
least $4,000 per year.
Davenport began life as a poor
boy upon an Oregon squirrel farm,
AMI his first efforts as a cartoonist
were rejected by the San Francisco
newspapers, to which he applied.
Davenport is today the highest paid
newspaper cartoonist in the world.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-03
BLOODY BATTLE
COMMUNICATED

Monango, ". D., Sept. S.-Simple
but impressive ceremonies attended
the dedication today of monument
erected to commemorate the bloody
battles of Whitestone Hills, between
United States troops and the Indians.
Several thousand persons, including
official representatives OF North Da-
kota and a handful of survivors of
the Indian wars, were present at the
dedication.
The battles of Whitestone Hills,
which occurred September 8 and 5,
1863, were among the most sanguin-
airy engagements fought during the
Indian wars in this section of the
The United States troops consisted
of the Second Nebraska cavalry and
the Sixth Iowa cavalry. Brigadier
General Alfred Sully was in COM
mand. The enemy consisted of sew
eral bands of Sioux Indians, outnum-
bering the whites two to one.
The Indians were encamped in a
small valley surrounded by high,
steep hills, in the heart Of the buff
falo country Shortly before sunset
on the first day of the conflict the
camps were discovered by scouting
party of the Sixth Iowa cavalry
under Major House. Reinforcements
were sent for and when they ar
rived the battle commenced. The
fight continued from sunset till dark.
Under cover of the darkness the In
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-03
II. r. COMPANY
To Build Road Between Waterville
and DOuglas-NOrthern &
Southern.

At a meeting of the Waterville
railroad committee last Saturday
night an Incorporation was formed
for the purpose of building a railroad
between Waterville and Douglas, says
the Big Bend Empire.
For the purpose of facilitating
matters, A. l.. Rogers of the North
ern & Southern offere dto turn the
above railroad company over to the
new company for the consideration
Of 81. which was accepted and the
new company organized as the North
ern & Southern Railway company.
The officers of the association are:
C. A. Grants. president; J. G. Ken
nedy, vice president; Geo. P. Wiley,
secretary-treasurer; trustees, c. A.
GRAMS; j. G. Kennedy, Geo. P. Wiley,
J. c. Brennesholtz, c. v. Ogle.
Messrs. Grants, Kennedy and Wiley
left this morning for Seattle to con-
fer with Great Northern officials in
regard to rates. etc.
1t is expected that work will begin
o nthis road in from 80 to 40. days
and the road pushed to completion at
as early a date as possible.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-03
THE WORLD AS OTHERS
SEE IT.
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
German "Wander" Fairs.

The German plan of conducting
Wander exhibitions" or movable
national fairs, is much more advan-
tageous than the American system
Of state fairs and the record of at
tendance indicates that it is very sue
cessful. AS the place of exhibition
is changed every year, the attendance
necessarily varies according to the
difference in population At Berlin
and Leipzig, the record of visitors
has been the largest, but at Munich,
Dusseldorf. Stuttgart and other
places a remarkably good showing
has been made and the average is
never far away from 100000 per-
sons. Such results are made pos
sible by the strength of the German
agricultural society. which conducts
the exhibitions, and which has a
membership of $4,000. Under the
direction of this powerful association,
the solidarity of the agricultural in
terests is we'll maintained and the
harmony of effort that is secured be-
gets general progress. The very pro-
cess of suppressing the spirit of To-
calism is wholesome and constitutes
an important factor in the scheme of
German unity. Americans are proud
of their occasional worlds fairs, but
when it comes to the persistent pro-
motion of industry by exhibitions or
national scope, we might profitahly
take a leaf out of the book of our
Teutonic friends.-Pittsburg Chroni-
Gle Telegraph.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-03
A WORTHY PROJECT.

Florence Hoboo principal of graded school at Foresle
pupils home builders well
designers the manual training idea practical
her children build bunga
low the school grounds for their
pupil competition for drawing plans for the
Of school board be judge
the by the children the
building foundation for the
they it to story and half
the roof Then it to be finished the interior like house
Kitchen where the girls
taught the art of cooking Each will be designed for
ca dining library paror bedrooms etc. and will be
what they will have do to sustain home
future is expected the furnishings will be donated Both
boys and girls will be taught all there to learn about the constrc
ton, establishment and Of the home
this modern day. when the natural ruled by the Amer
lean child Miss Hobrooks proposed housebdng and
housekeeping should be of netmae value The plan might we'll be
adopted part the public school curriculum everywheLnco
Daily Star.