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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-04
WOODSMAN HELD UP
Fake Friend Took His Watch and
Money.

PittsfeId, Dec. Napoleon Mar
coux. a lumberman from Somerset,
told a lurid tale OF adventure in the
big city, after he had been arrested
at Adams Wednesday night for
drunkenness A false friend who
took him to this city and in dark
spot held him up at the point of a re-
volver took his watch and money,
was the burden of the tale.
Napoleon, who is a typical woods
man, works on the big lumber job at
Somerset He said he went to North
Adams to consult a French doctor.
Before finding one he connected with
some cocktails and landed in Adams
where he found a man, who told him
there was a fine French doctor in
Pittsheld and they came TO this city.
He said that he and his friend
alighted from a trolley car, walked
about three acres when suddenly his
friend grapped his throat, thrust a
revolver in his face and took his
watch and $22 in money from him.
Marcoux returned to Adams and
was arrested. He described his as
sailant as % years old and weighing
about 80 pounds. In court yester-
day morning his case was filed and
he struck a bee line for the railroad
station in North Adams to get back
to the woods.
Rumors of hold-up at Pontoosuc
lake have been circulated throughout
the north end of the city since Mon
day, but details have been lacking
Thursday night it was learned that a
Pittsfield young man was implicated
in the holdup,It was said that he met
a woodchopper in Adams and took
him to Pittsfeld. At Pontoosuc lake
the two alighted and walked short
distance in to the grove where the
Pittsfield man put a gun to the back
woodsman's head and demanded his
money. After obtaining all the
woodchopper had, the Pittsfield man
disappeared and hasn't been seen
since. 1t was said that the wood
chopper was left without nickle and
going into the waiting station at the
lake was given enough money to
reach the local business section.
He unfolded his story to the man
in charge of the lake station, who lis
tened to the tale and then gave him
money enough to reach the Pittsfield
police.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-04
FRANK F. coRsETT DEAD
We'll Known Resident Died Friday
Evening


Frank F. Corbett died at his home
on Gage street Friday evening about
$50 Death was due to a complica-
tiOn of diseases. He had been in III
health for some time and had been
unable to work for several months.
His death. while expected, came sud
denly at the end
Mr.. Corbett was born in Walloom-
sac, September 26, 1857 and was the
son of Patrick and Mary Corbett.
During the past ten years he has
been employed in railroad work and
at the time of his retirement was a
conductor on the Rutland railroad on
the Chatham and branch divisions.
He was exceptionally popular among
his associates and the news of his
death will be received with sincere
regret by employees of the road on all
parts of the line. BY his affable dis
position and pleasing manner he
made many warm friends. He was
one of the most popular railway con-
ductors ever in the employ of the
railroad in this town.
Besides his wife he leaves two
small children. a son and daughter,
two brothers, Fred Corbett of this
town and Patrick Corbett of New
London, Conn, and two sisters, Mrs.
William Wallet of Rutland and Mrs.
Dennis Toomey of this town.
He was a member of Bennington
lodge, b. F. O. Elks, Brotherhood of
Conductors and Trainmen. The Elks
will attend his funeral in body and
delegations from the other societies
will be present
The funeral will be held from St.
Francis de Sales church Monday
morning at 9 o'clock. The burial
will be in the family lot in Shafts
bury.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-04
MAUSoLEUM FOUNDATION
Covered by Building to Prevent
Freezing of Concrete.

Emerson Estabrook has completed
the F. o. Graves mausoleum founda-
ton. He has had teams and 10
men at work on it the past week. He
had the excavation housed over and
a box stove running so the concrete
did not freeze. George Stratton of
Wallingford, who built the Graves
Bros mausoleum for Mr.. Estabrook
two years ago, had charge of the
work and will erect the building next
spring
The structure will contain ~ cata-
combs, which will be in the rear end
and will have frosted glass fronts
set in bronze frames. The vestibule
in front will be 10x7 feet with art
mosaic ceiling and clouded marble
floor and wainscoting.
The exterior building will be of
the same material, Vermont Barre
granite, and the same general design
of the Graves Bros, but one and one
half feet longer and not quite so high
as there are only three tiers of cata-
combs. The building is to be COM
pleted in June 1910.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-04
swlTcHMEN STILL HOLD OUT
Maqnates, However, Declare End Of
Strike is in Sight.

st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. with 1900
men imported to take the place OF
the striking switchmen who are mem.
bers of the Swithmen's Union OF
North America, and those strikers
who are members of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen returning to
work. the managers of the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific rail-
WAYS last night asserted that the
strike was about over.
The strike leaders, however, de-
spite the desertion of the trainmen
and the gradual resumption OF tratiic
asserted that the strike had only be-
gun. Freight congestion is not APP
preciably relieved.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-04

FINE FOR THE KIDNEYS

real surprise awaits every suffer
er from kidney or bladder trouble
who takes several doses of Pape's Dl
uretic. Misery in the back, sides or
loins, sick headache, nervousness
rheumatism pains. heart palpitations
dizziness, sleeplessness, inilamed OF
swollen eyelids. lack of energy and all
symptoms of out of order kidneys sim
ply vanish.
Uncomfortable urination especial
ly at night smarting, offensive and
discoored water and other bladder
misery ends.
The moment you suspect kidney or
urinary disorder, or feel any rheuma-
tism, begin taking this harmless med
icine, with the knowledge that there
is no other remedy at any price made
anywhere else in the world which will
effect so thorough and prompt a cure
as fifty cent treatment of Pape's ri.
uretic, which any druggist can sup
ply.
1t is needless to feel miserable and
worried because this unusual prepar-
alton goes at once to the out of order
kidneys and urinary system, distrib-
uting its cleansing, healing and
strengthening influence directly upon
the organs and glands affected and
completes the cure before you realize
ii.
Your physician, pharmacist, banker
or any mercantile agency will tell you
that Pape, Thompson & Pape of Gin
cinnati is a large and responsible
medicine concern, thoroughly worthy
of your confidence.
Only curative results can come
from taking Papes Diuretic and few
days treatment will make any one
feel fine.
Accept only Pape's Diuretic-fifty-
cent treatment-any drug store-any-
where in the world.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-04

VERMONT LUMBER DEAL
Thirty Thousand Acres of Forest
Land in Essex County Sold.

Utica, N. Y, Dec. 4.-One of the
largest lumber deals ever recorded in
this section was consummated at
Herkimer when 10000 acres of forest
land located in Essex county, Yer
mont, was transferred by John G.
Hutchins of North Stratford, N. H.,
to Daniel F. Stobel and John M. Rich
ards of Herkimer and e. A. Dye OF
Hinckley. 1t is understood that the
price paid was 100000. The pnr-
chasers have been negotiating fer
more than a year to secure this prop
erty.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-04
COULDN'T HIT A BALLOON
Army officers in Same Class with
Some Baseball Batters

New York, Dec. A big army bal
loon( which was sent up at Sandy
Hook yesterday, withstood for sever
al hours a shower of bursting shrap-
mel which was fired at 1t from Fort
Hancock. Officers at the fort de-
clined to discuss the test, but spec
tators were able to see with glasses
that the gas bag was, not damaged.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-04
PRAIRIE STICKS IN MUD
Has 700 Marines Abroad Bound for
Nicaragua

Philadelphia, Dec 4-Despite the
large amount of coal and other heavy
supplies which were removed from
the transport Prairie by lighters the
ship is still aground on the mud flats
in the Delaware river, 80 miles below
this city. The Prairie went aground
while proceeding to Central America
with about 700 marines on board. The
marines are still on the vessel.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-04
LIEUTENANTS ELECTED
Dana n. Gilman Made First and
James e. Helyar Second of Co. I.

Brattleboro Dec. 4.-The members
of Co. /, V. n. G. have elected LIST
and End lieutenant to fill the places
caused by the resignation of LIST
Lieut.. Charles II. Davis and the pro
motion of End Lieut.. Walter o. Coo
ley to the captaincy of the company,
both changes taking place a short
time ago.
Dana Fl. Gilman of Brattleboro was
elected LIST lieutenant, vice Lieut.
Davis resigned, and James e. Helyar
was elected to fill the vacancy caus-
ed by the advancement of Capt Coo
lev.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-04
wRlNkLEp PURSES MAKE

wrinkled faces. Annuities guarantee
full purses at regular intervals as
true as you live, as long as you live.
Goth year National Life Insurance
Company Montpelier, vt (Mutual)
Earle s. Kinsley, Agent, Rutland VT
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-04

Mr.. Ira Henney, Fairfield, Freestone
Co., Texas, writes:
81 am completely cured Of all symp-
toms of catarrh.
II can truly say that Peruna is the
best medicine ever saw. l will always
recommend Peruna to alImy friends, for
catarrh."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-04

Suffered with Kidney Trouble.
Robert H.
eve medicine
married.
kidney
with Peruna made well and strong
"My wife felt troubled
ious but she took Peruna
ave both grateful
Perun has us"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-04
WHERE is YOUR ss4.es9
It is Your Share of Money in crcu-
lation Dec. I.

Washington, Dec 4.-Every person
in the United States should have a
stake of $349S If the money in circu-
lation on Dec. were evenly divided.
This is based on the treasury's esti-
mate that the population is S,524,000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-04
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for This Section for the
Next % Hours
For eastern New York and Western
Vermont partly cloudy tonight and
Sunday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-04
Catarrh of Head.

Catarrh of Head.
Mr.. Q. Hallock, Antwerp, Ohio, writes;
"My daughter Allie, after taking
three bottles OF your Peruna, is entirely
cured of catarrh OF the head of two
years. standing. We recommend Pc
runa to anybody who has catarrh.o
Peruna is manufactured by tho
Peruna Drug Mfg. Co., Colum bus. Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-23
BIC CLUB AFFAIR
Membership to Be Splendidly
Entertained Thanksgiving
Eve.
SPECIAL TALENT ENGAGED
President Rosenf1eld Wants to See
All of Business People Get To-
gether Socially

Rock Island OIub members are an
ticipating one of the pleasantest social
affairs in the history of that organize
ton tomorrow evening at the club
house. There is to be a 75-cent din
ner at $50, and each member is per-
mitted to invite as his guest a nom
member.
The program that will follow will
be contributed by William Collins, Chi
cago singer, monologist and story
teller; George Buhr, Cincinnati, in
strumentalist and singer; Will Trim
BILE, the local baritone, and Sandy Bax-
ter, professional instructor of the Rock
Island Arsenal Golf club, whose Scotch
limitations have made him famous
throughout this section. A concert
program will be given by Bleuer's or
chestra, which has been engaged for
the evening. The dying room will be
especially decorated for the occasion.
Ought to BE Better Acquainted.
During my administration there
will be a new entertainment commit
tee each month during the winter sea-
son." President w. A. Rosenfield of
the club stated today. There are
two sides to our OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ness and social. Out of the social
mingling of the membership will grow
a closer relationship and a strengthen
ing of the bonds of intimacy that will
give the needed impetus to public en-
terprises when we tackle them. Our
business men and professional men
and merchants. big and little, ought
to know each other better. Every one
of them ought to be enrolled in the
membership Of our Grub. It has been
a good thing for our city in the past.
1t ought to do better in the future.
And ii will if the citizens-we're all
concerned in this business of pushing
our community forward-get together
in closer relationship That's the pur-
pose Of these little entertainments.
They are not money-malking affairs.
Far from it. The returns will come
through the channels that have sug-
gested. I sincerely hope that every
member Of the club will turn out to-
morrow evening, and that each will
bring a friend. The entertainment
has planned program that
one ordinarily would pay a dollar ur
more to hear. 1t will cost those who
attend not a cent.
1--WE have set out to do things, and
the officers of the club simply want co
operation. We ought to have new
We will have it If the
fulfill their obligations"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-23
CARRIES OFF CASH
REGISTER; ROBS 1T
Moline Police Today Learn of Trick
Turned in That City Sunday
Morning.

The cash drawer of the City pool
hall, at the corner of Thirteenth street
and Fourth avenue, in Moline, was
robbed of its contents early Sunday
morning. There is bright electric
light in front of the building and the
interior of the hall is brightly lighted
at night. The robber, who entered the
back door by means of a skeleton key.
picked the register up and carried it
out into the alley at the rear of the
building and took the contents, which
amounted to $3.50, The matter was
not reported to the police till today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-23
OPENING OF CAFE
AT HARPER DELAYED
UNTIL SATURDAY

Manager Carl Mueller of the Har-
per has found it necessary to post
pone the opening Of the New Harper
cafe from tomorrow evening as or
iginally contemplated, until Satur-
day evening of this week. Mr.. Muel-
Ter is anxious to have the cafe en-
tirely completed before it is thrown
open to the public, and this cannot
be done before Saturday.
The decoration of the cafe is pro-
crossing rapidly and the artistic eff
feet is delightful. 1t will be with
out doubt the most beautiful, most
richly appointed and yet the most
coy cafe in the three cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-23
CRUELTY is WIFE'S CHARGE
Mrs. Marion Shield Files Suit for Di-

Mrs. Marion Shield Files Suit for Di-
vorce-Alimony Is Asked for.
Mrs. Marion Shields filed a petition
in the Office of the circuit clerk today
in which she asks that she be granted
a decree of divorce from her husband,
William Shields, whom she accus ss
of cruelty to her She claims that on
one occasion recently he threw stone
cup at her and in addition struck Ter
and did divers other things which war-
rant her in asking for separation. The
couple were united in marriage IN this
city June 6. 1901, and they lived to-
gether until Nov. Is, 1909. Mrs.
Shields requests that she be granted
the custody of their two children and
that he be required to pay her such
alimony as in the opinion of the court
is just Mrs. Shields is represented
by Attorneys Schriver & Schriver.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-23
PERSONAL POINTS.
]. Medill is in Chicago.

T. ]. MediIl is in Chicago.
H H. CIeaveland is in Carthage.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Crawford have
returned from Minneapolis.
William Sivil, formerly of this city,
now of Keol1uk, is stopping at the
Hotel Harms.
Miss Mamie Finding, 27S3 Sixth
avenue, has returned from Clinton,
Iowa, after two days visit with rela-
tives.
Mrs. George N. Bussey of Chicago,
who has been Visiting at the home of
her sister, Mrs. F. II Stuck, will leave
tomorrow for her home.
Clarence Ffcken. sophomore of
Grinnen college, arrived this morning
to spend the Thanksgiving holiday va
cation with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. H. F1cken.
Mrs. B. F. Rhodenbaugh of this city
and Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Johnson
of Moline have returned from Spring
field. H.. where they attended the Re
bekah assembly.
Clifford Hubbard, who is a sophie
more at Northwestern university, ar
rived home last evening to spend
Thanksgiving with his parents, Coun-
ty Clerk and Mrs. II. B. Hubbard
Charles Hastings, former chief of the
Rock Island fire department, with Mrs.
Hastings, is here for a brief visit Mr..
Hastings came to meet his brother,
George Hastings, now a resident Of
California, and whom he had not seen
in IS years.
E. D. Mackey. Arthur Coppell and
II. r. Tobey, bankers; J. G. White,
president of the j. G. White Construc-
ton company, and Albert T. Crane, an
oficia lof the Iattern concern, all of
New York, and all interested in the
properties of the Tri-City Railway and
Lighting company, spent yesterday in
the city. During the day in company
with ]. F. Porter, president of the TIL
City Railway and Lighting company.
they inspected the plants in the three
cities of the latter corporation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-23
BETHANY CHILDREN
FEAST THURSDAY AT
ROCK ISLAND HOUSE

Manager Suhler, of the Rock Is
land house will gladden. the children
of Bethany Home with a special
Thanksgiving turkey dinner to be
served at the Rock Island house.
Thirty-f1ce children Of the home will
feast at the hotel at noon Thursday.
1t was always the plan of Manager
Charles McHugh, while he conducted
hotels in Rock Island to give the
children of Bethany Home a Christ
mas dinner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-23

Of the commission and the interurban
committee of the club, together with
Mayor McCaskrin and representatives
of the Business Mems association, for
the purpose of arranging for a public
meeting TO take the proper steps for
the extension of the proper induce
ments to the interurban road which
it is proposed to build into Rock Is
land from the south
The plan of action follows the
meeting at Buffalo Prairie last Sat-
urday night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-23
TWO ARE ROLLED
IN BLUE GOOSE
Joachim Studt and John Sever
in, Davenport, Robbed by
Negresses.
1865 is TAKEN FROM THEM
Women Are Arrested and Each Held
in $4,000 Bond to Grand Jury
Money Not Recovered.

Joachim Studt and John SEVERN,
both of Davenport, were robbed of
1865 by two colored women in the
Blue Goose. a notorious dive saloon on
First avenue between Eighteenth and
Nineteenth streets, last night. The
women, who gave their names as Allie
Young and Stella Watkins, both charg-
ed with robbery, today were held by
Magistrate c. ]. Smith to the grand
jury in bond of $4,000 each. Both went
to jail. The money taken from Studt
and SEVERN has not been recovered.
Studt and SEVERN are white men.
They wandered over to the city last
evening TO take in the sights. The
Blue Goose has a reputation in the
'go the limit" circles. 1t is the hang
out of sporty members Of the colored
population. Studt and SEVERN had
heard Of it. So they dropped in.
Several Hours with Women.
The Young and Watkins women are
members of the regular reception com
mittee at the Blue Goose. They i'm
mediately took Studt and SEVERN in
hours were hilariously passed
At IL o'clock Studt and SEVERN
thought it time to be on the lookout
for the last car home. They took an
inventory of their cash possessions,
and then it was that simultaneously
they made the discovery that they had
been Cleaned" In the meantime the
women had decamped. Studt had been
relieved of $3.50 in cash and a check
for 5000, while SEVERN had been sep
arated from SIS in cash.
Melon Cutting with Lover.
They went straightway to police
headquarters and related what had
happened to them. Detective James
Brinn took charge of the case, calling
Policeman Arthur Kingsley to his aid.
It was learned that the Young woman,
who Studt had stated rolled" him,
had gone to Davenport in a cab with
her lover, Joseph Matjoy, a big, burly
negro. The officers had heard before
of the Watkins woman. who lives in
Davenport and operates on this side,
and they went to the city on the other
side. The woman was found in her
home. She was in bed when the Off
GERS arrived. She protested that she
did not know where Matjoy was.
MntJOy Under Bed.
Officer Kingsley explored the other
rooms. In a room adjoining that oc-
cupied by the Watkins woman he saw
a pair Of No. - shoes protruding from
beneath the bed. They belonged to
Matjoy. The two were taken to this
side of the river. Matjoy, on a charge
of vagrancy, was sent to the county
jail to serve 60 days. The women de-
clare they did not take Studts and
Severin's money.
License Is Revoked.
Mayor G. w. McCaskrin this af-
ternoon revoked the license of the
old Blue Goose saloon and cleaned the
dive out in its entirety.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-23
MORE MONEY GOES TO
CHERRY MINE SUFFERERS

The Argus this afternoon sent it's
third draft to the treasurer of The
Red Cross society in Chicago, having
charge of the relief of the Cherry
mine sufferers, the check covering the
last contributions made at The Ar
gus office.
The Argus will be glad to forward
any additional moneys that may be
left at its office for the same pur-
pose.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-23
ANDERSON REPENTs THEFT
Ascending Restaurant Cook Writes
He Wants to Come Back.

He Wants 10 Tonne BaCk.
Frank Anderson, who was formerly
employed at the James restaurant IN
Moline, and worked at night, robbed
the cash drawer of $40 at that place
on Nov. Is and decamped. A charge
of larceny was preferred against him.
James received letter from him today
which stated that he (Anderson) had
become repentant and wished to come
back and work the sum out, but James
refused to listen to this, but will not
prosecute If the money is returned.
Anderson stated in his letter that this
was his first Offense and he couldlnot
explain his reason for doing it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-23

her the good VIII OF the press and the
people. She gives sensible advice on
all important matters of life pertaining
to business, law suits. speculations,
changes, marriages, and domestic af-
fairs; warns you of coming danger,
trouble and sickness; guarantees salts
faction or accepts no fee. She will give
a test delineation for % cents. Hours,
10 a. m. to D. m. Located at 1922
Third avenue; first house west of Bap-
fist church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-23

ed to the people of the two cities at
the election next spling The Moline
committee consists of Rev. R. F.
Haney, Rev. Thomas Doeney and Rev.
Carl Vengren. The local option ques-
ton was discussed informally at the
meeting 1t was decided by the union
that the offering given at the Thanks
giving services would be sent to the
sufferers of the st. Paul mine disaster
at Cherry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-23
No Trains Thursday.

The Burlington road announces that
the local freights running from Rock
Island to Monmouth. Rock Island to
Sterling, and Rock Island to Clinton
will not be run Thursday, Thanksgiv-
ing day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-23
A scaIded Bows shrieks

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.
Infallible for Burns. Scalds, Cuts.
Corns. Wounds, Bruises, Cures Fever
Sores, Boils. Skin Eruptions, Chill
blains, Chapped Hands. Soon routs
Piles. Csc at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-23
Madame Fora,
ClairVoyant and Psychic

Sic invites
the investiga-
ton of a most
exacting pub
tic to test her
en- arka lie
powers. H e r
honorable and
fair dealings
have won for