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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-07
LUMBER PILES ARE
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Old Material Being Taken from Saw
Mill in West End Is Ignited by
Sparks from Engine.

Several piles of the old lumber be-
ing taken out of the Weyerhaeuser-
Denkmann saw mill in the west end
of the city caught fire last evening
about O'Clock and the fire department
was called to the scene to extinguish
the blaze. Just how the fire started
is not definitely known, but it is sup
posed that sparks from one of the
many engines which pass there fell
on the dry sawdust and lumber and
that the flames resulted. An old black
smith shop located near where the
lumber was placed was scorched con-
siderably by the blaze, but the firemen
prevented its catching fire. The dam
age is mere trifie. as all the lumber
which was burned is old stun and al
most valueless.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-07
OPTION ON PARK
EXPIRES IN A WEEK
Committee Hopes in That Time to be
Able to Have Fund of $1,000
Raised to Buy Land.

The option on the % acre tract of
land in the east end of the city. oIt
of which the city is planning to make
a park, will expire in the course of
little more than a week and as it has
already been extended once, another
extension will probably not be asked
for. The committee which is in charge
of the raising of the first $4,000 pay
ment on the tract reported that over
three-ffths of that amount has already
been secured and that it confidently
hopes 10 secure the rest OF the money
before the option has expired The
committee is composed of j. F. Witter
A. E. Nelson and Frank Maucker, and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-07

circuit judges, the Judges of the ap-
ellate and supreme courts. and Coy
ernor Charles S. Deneen have been
invited TO be present, and the BAN
luet promises to attract notable
galnering of attorneys and jurists.
No Fee Bill Yet.
The bar association held meeting
in the circuit court room this morn
ing for the purpose of considering
the proposed schedule of fees, but
the committee was not ready to re-
port, and its recommendations will
not be submitted until the circuit
court reconvcnes, April II.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-07

F. K. KuSchmann,
The Grocer
Clean Up Sale
At Way-DoWn Prices

{ To move quickly a lot of can
5 ned goods and dried fruits, we
( will make you prices at which
, you certainly can use them.
( Nectarines, evapOrated, fancy;
3 very fine for sauce or as a fill
s ing for pies; per
pOullu iOC
, Raisins, Sultana. small. clean
Sultana raisins, at 2 lbs.
( 1or ...... ..............- -.15c
3 Prunes - Eat prunes, they are
< healthy: the large, meaty kind
3 at SC, or 8 lbs.
, lOr ............. ........... Soc
x Pickles; medium size sour GU
2 cumber pickles. put up in
3 good vinegar, at per gallon. zoe
K Dill Pickles; full quart of good
3 dill pickles, quart jar
Z Picallili; a full quart of fine
3 sweet picallilli, jar in
g Cluueu EUC
:. Olives: full quart of large, meaty
IS olives. quart jar in
"a cluueu $500 $500 '@oN
= Tomatoes, three cans for. -. .25c
D Pumpkin, 5 lib. cans, full
z pack, at 3 cans Csc
B Corn; a good standard corn
X at cans for -15c
Z Baked Beans-Good baked beans
3 in tomato sauce, at cans
n lot ...'.E oS
Z For the garden you will want
3 some of our onion sets, at
X per quart ................. 10c
X Tomato plants at per dozen. 10c
8 Cabbage plants, early, at
two dozen for ..............15c
9 22O7 4th Ave. Both phones
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-07
Booths Have a Son

The police matron, Miss Dina
Ramser, has received word from Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Booth of Monmouth.
that on May A, they became the par
ents of baby boy. 1t will be re-
membered that the Booths were in
VOWED in the sensational murder
case about year ago in this city
and were. cleared CT the charges OF
killing their two-weeks old daugh-
ter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-07

The executive committee also select
ed committees for the various branch
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-07
TIE Man with Danor,,r

Can new be cured. He should buy a
bottle Of Zemo today. Zemo DESTROYS
the germ that causes the disease. Its
use stops itching instantly. prevents
falling hair and leaves the scalp in a
clean healthy condition. For sale
Harper House pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-07
TO BE OPENED TOMORROW
j. M. Schaab's New Grocery at 1901
Fourth Avenue.

j. NJ. Schaab will open a new gro
Gerry tomorrow morning at 16CI Fourth
avenue. The store room has been en-
tireiy remodeled and refitted includ-
ing the lowering of the floor, making
the store an inviting one Mr. Schaab.
who is an experienced man in this line,
has a complete stock of fancy and sta
PIE groceries, and patrons are assured
prompt and careful attention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-07

is assisted by E. B. McKown. presi-
dent OF the Business Mems associa-
ton and secretary of the park board
Arizona republican., 1909-05-19
CENTRAL COMMITTEE
 PLANS ARE MATURING
ENVELOPES AND LETTER HEADS ARE NOW DECORATED WITH
 INVITATION.
The Finance Committee Is In Action and Will In All Probability Have
 Report Soon.

The idea brought forth by the cen tral committee in the pursuance of a general plan for the advertising of the celebration at Mesa, on the 4th of July, has been realized in so far as the let ter head and envelope scheme is con cerned. w. Aird Macdonald. the well known local artist, has perfected a drawing embodying the principle and salient features of q successful fourth of July celebration. An exploding bomb occupies one of the positions in the foreground while immediately back of it stands a cannon, likewise in the act of eXpelling a liberal discharge. A cannon cracker lies near by which has about reached the exploding period while the American flag forms the background of the entire scheme Through the smoke and dust resulting from the discharge of the artillery may be seen the words which tell the reason for all the noise and commotion. They read: Mesa Fourth of July Celebra- tion."
 The committee appointed to solicit funds for carrying on the celebration in a way which will be a credit to the town has been active and in all prob will have a favorable report to make within the next few days.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-19
NEWS NOTES.

Charles Davis was a passenger for Roosevelt yesterday morning via stage.
 The O. s. Staplev warehouse being erected in the rear of their establish ment. and which was to have been completed by the 20th will soon be ready for occupancy.
 For sale, a good piano. Cheap. Mrs. Horace Lee, corner of First and Sir rine streets.
 s. NJ. Wilson returned from Roose- welt yesterday evening where he had been employed and continued on to Phoenix
 Mrs. c. c. Manning. after several weeks illness. Is able to be up and around.
 Fred Weeks will start out with his threshing outfit the latter part of the week. He will commence in the Lehi district
 Mrs. Sells and family have returned from Roosevelt where they have been for some time
 Next Saturday at ten o'clock at the tabernacle the regular meeting of the Stake High Priest Quorum will be held.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-19
EAST HAS HEARD GOSPEL
 OF SALT RIVER VALLEY
Many People in Kansas City better In- formed About the Dam Than Resi- dents of This Section.

Donald Mcqueen who returned yes terday morning from Kansas City where he has been with the Spangler sheep company and the Mcqueen shipments of ewes and lambs. reports that he found an exceptional number of people who are very well informed on the conditions existing in the Salt River valley today. Mir. Mcqueen spent two days in Chicago and two days in Milwaukee where he reports a great number of information bureaus where literature concerning the Salt River valley may be obtained Mexico and Texas lands he states are coming in for a liberal amount of advertising through the printed pamphlet and per sonal canvass methods. While in Chi cago he spent considerable time on the lake front watching the schooners un- load cargoes and the same amount of time he spent in Milwaukee but whether or not in the same avocation he failed to state.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-19

far, and that's all you have. If it were seventy, now, I'm not sure Kitty wouldn't reconsider"
 Merrihew ran his tongue along the cigar wrapper which had lOosened. He had seven thousand a year, and every January first saw him shoul- dering a thousand odd dollars worth Of last years debts Somehow, no matter how he retrenched, he never could catch up. It's hard to pay for a horse after one has ridden it to death, and Merrihew was always pay ing for dead horses. He sighed.
 Whats she like?" asked Hillard, with more sympathy than curiosity.
 Merrihew drew out his watch and opened the case. It was pretty face; more than that, it was d re- fined prettiness. The eyes were merry, the brow was intelligent, the nose and chin were good. Altogether, it was the face of a merry. kindly little soul one such as would be most likely to trap the wandering fancy of a young man like Merrihew.
 And she won't have you," Hillard repeated, this time with more curios- ity than sympathy.
 "Oh, she's no fool I suppose. Hon. est Injun, Jack, it's so bad that find myself writing poetry on the backs of envelopes. And now she's going to Europe!"
 'LOndon?"
 No. Some manager has the idea in his head that there is money to be made in Italy and Germany dur ing the spring and summer Ameri- can cOmic-opera in those countries; can you imagine it. He has an angel, and l suppose money is no ob- ject."
 This angel, then, has cut out fine time for his bank account, and he'll never get back to heaven, once he gets tangled up in foreign red tape. Every large city in Italy and Germany has practically its own opera troupe. In full season it is grand opera, out of season it is
Arizona republican., 1909-05-19
PHOENIX ATHLETES
 LOSING THEIR NERVE WILL NOT COME TO MESA AS CONTESTANTS FOR FIELD
 DAY LOVING CUP.
However the Day Will Be Observed With Long String of Events,
 Regardless.

The athletic department of the Phoe- nix high school after completing all the arrangements for a contest here be tween the amateur teams from the re- spective schools nave suddenly became possessed of an ailment resembling cold feet and refuse to come to Mesa on the 2Sth of this month.
 However the annual field day will be observed regardless of the keen disap- pointment occasioned by the Phoenix team pulling out of the game at the eleventh hour. Considerable enthu- siasm can be worked up between the different districts in and near Mesa.
 The following letter addressed to o. s. Stapley will explain the controversy in detail:
 Phoenix, AriZ.. May 1G 1909 MT. c. S Stapley
 Mesa. Arizona.
 My dear MT. Stapley:
 Upon Investigating the proposition
Arizona republican., 1909-05-19
Y Mesa Department *

of entering a team in your (field day) I find that the boys are unwilling to try for the class of events which you are intending to have. I made spe- cial effort to help you out and we would have succeeded had the events been those in which amateur athletes are interested. some are. but others are not. However I could bring over a partial team but that would be un- satisfactory to both of us. So Phoenix will enter no team this year.
 I am very sorry indeed to have mis- understood what events you had on the program. Had I known I never would have been interested actively Any time in the future that l can help you out let me know. I hope you can pull 1t off without us.
 Very sincerely,
 CLAUD b JONES.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-19
CINDERELLA" A SUCCESS.
Reception of Operetta at Mesa Opera
 House Last Night.

The operetta, Cinderella in Flower land." or The Lost Ladys Slipper, was presented to a small but appre- ciative audience at the Mesa opera house last night under the immediate supervision of Ottillie Phelps. The first presentation proved such a sue cess that many wished to see it pre- scented again while there were some unable to attend the first performance and asked that it be repeated. The presentation of the play last night showed the care and training that had been given the children in order to go through their lines with an ease and abandon in some instances almost ap- preaching the semi professional
Arizona republican., 1909-05-19
NEW ATTORNEY ARRIVES.

NJ. J. Dougherty arrived yesterday from Seattle and will immediately take up the practice of law in Mesa, having formed a partnership with Attorney Ed l.. Pomeroy. MT. Dougherty and Mir. Pomeroy are graduates of the Val praise. Ind. Law School, where they became acquainted and at which place they laid their plans for future asso- citation in the practice. The new firm will have offices in the room immedi- ately west of the postOffice in the Chandler court.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-19

| comic opera, not the American kind Martha, The Bohemian Girl, The Mas. cotte, The Grand Duchess. and thu | like. And oh my boy, the homelies chorus you ever dreamed of seeing but they can sing. It's only thu ballerina who must have fine look: and figure Poor angel! Tell you | Kitty to strike for a return ticket tC America before she leaves" You think it's as bad as that?" Look on me as a prophet of evil if you like, but truthful"
 I'll see that Kitty gets her ticket. Merrihew snapped the case of his watch and drew his legs from undel the table 'I lost a hundred last night, too"
 After that 1 suppose nothing worse can happen" said Hillard cheerily You will play. for all my advice"
 Its better to give than receive
 - that" replied Merrihew philos- Ophically. I've a good mind to fol- low the company. I've always had a hankering to beat 1t up at Monte Carlo. A last throw. eh? Win or lose and quit. l might"
 And then again you mightn't But the next time I go to Italy, want you to go with me. You're good company. and for the pleasure of listening to your jokes I'll gladly foot the bills, and you may gamble your letter of credit to your hearts content. I must be off. Who is rid ing Sandford's black?"
 Haven't noticed. What do you think of Kitty"
 Charming"
 And the photo isn't a marker
 Possibly not
 Lord. if I could only hibernate for three months, like a bear! My capi- tai might then readjust itself, if left alone that length of time. Jack, why the deuce haven't I a relation l never heard of. who would politely die to- morrow and leave me that beggarly thousand? I'm not asking for much. The harder l chase it, the faster 1t runs ahead" Merrihew thwacked his boots soundly with his crop. Some day I'm going to enter that thousand in the suburban handicap. And won't there be a killing"
 Tt wouldn't do you any good to borrow it?"
 Tn that case I should owe two thousand instead of one. No, thank you Shall l see you at the club to- night?"
 Perhaps Good-by.''
 They nodded pleasantly and took their separate ways. Merrihew stood very high in Hillards regard. He was a lovable fellow, and there was something kindred in his soul and Hillard's. possibly the spirit of TO- nance They had met years before, at a commencement, Merrihew in his mortar-bOard and gown and Hillard as an old graduate, renewing his youth at the fountains. What drew them together, perhaps more than anything else, was their mutual love of outdoor pleasures. Their first meet ing was followed by many hunting and fishing expeditions, and many long rides on horseback. Take two men and put them on good horses, send them forth into the wilds to face all conditions of weather and incOn- veniences, and if they are not fast friends at the end of the journey. rest assured that they never will be.
 For all his aversion to cards, there was a bit of the gamester in Hillard; as, once in his office, he decided on the fall of a coin not to withdraw his personal from the paper. He was quite positive that he would never hear that voice again. but having
Arizona republican., 1909-05-19
HlLLspALE. ARIZONA.

Four miles east of Mesa. on the Roosevelt road. Charles P. Hill. who formerly ran a dairy at Roosevelt has erected a store building and is catering to the trade of the passersby. MT
 Hill has spent upwards of $3O0O in i'm proving his homestead and has given his place the name of Hillsdale. Ariz.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-19
M. |. A GRAND BALI

The young ladies of the M. I. A will give grand ball, Friday night at the Mesa opera house. The Bellamy quad rifle which gets its name from the author of Looking Backwards" is in reality a looking backwards dance. The best of music will be furnished and general good time is assured.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-19
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE.

The quarterly conference of the Lat ter Day Saints will be held this com ing Saturday and Sunday at the taber- nacle, to which all are invited.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-18
COUNTY HOSPITAL IS COSTLY
Elsasser Regime Spends $500 More a
Month Than Did Farrar.
LIQUOR BILLS THE BIG BOOST
They show LRrges Increase of Amy
Items Bought at the Institution
Comparative List of
Expenditures.

The county hospital is costing Douglas
county over 500 a month more to conduct
this year than in 1868.
Under the administration of G. Fred
Elsasser the total amount for supplies from
May / to October 3l-six months-is 81, 800. IS
more than for the similar period in 1908
when Andrew Farrar was superintendent,
The cost of supplies in 1908 for the months
indicated was S15, 9S4S3; during the Elsasser-,
Bruning regime the claims filed amount to
S19,9S4.SS, At this rate the tota, increase
in cost for a year is So, $3.50
This increase is not due to expenditure
for repairs or painting walls or anything
of that sort; 1t is for table and medical
supplies, wines and WHISTLES and other such
things-particularly wines and WHISTLES.
The increase in expenditures for alcoholic
liquors carries one back to the days before
Commissioner Tralnor and Andrew Farrar
together knocked heavy whisky bills out.
For the six months indicated, during the
Farrar superintendency the bill for wines
and WHISTLES at the hospital was 1915 for
the same six months in 1909 the bill Is
nearly five times as much, or $246.2 1 in
exact figures.
1t is admitted that somebody may have
been consuming a good deal more whisky,
but on the other hand there has been less
bread and pie eaten, the two bills being
1894 under Farrar and $SSS under Elsasser.
Nor does the telephone bill show on the
wrong side of the ledger. The light bill
is more, in spite of the fact that Com
missioner Trainor recently made the
Omaha Electric Light and Power company
come dow on its charges for all county
buildings.
There is a difference of 81, 213 in the re-
pair bills for the two periods. the smaller
bill being In 1909.
Itemized Lists of Two.
Itemized statements of the comparative
cost for the six months in 1908 and 1909 are
as below:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-18
GOOD THINGS FOR The POOR
Christmas Is Being prepared by Miss
Magee for at Least One Thou
sand Persons.

Preparations to make at least 1000 poor
people happy on Christmas are being made
by the Omaha City mission, in charge of
Miss Nellie Magee, on Tenth street. Dur
ing the last several days u number of large
donations have been made by philantrophic
business men and citizens and IT begins TO
look as though the dreams of the mission
will be realized.
Especially will the children be taken care
of. There will be a big Christmas tree, with
plenty of clothing, food, toys and candy,
and the parents win be given clothing and
necessaries of life.
One prominent business man has Just
given the mission 100 dressed dolls and 100
little girls will be made happy with them
on saturday of next week.
An amusing incident occurred at the mis-
sion Thursday evening, typical of many.
A well known business man walked nto
the building with several bundles and said;
MY wife wouldn't let me come to dinner
tonight until l brought you some overshoes.
Here's your overshoes, I'm going to din
ner.'
with that he deposited two dozen brand
new overshoes and rubbers from his store
and took his departure.
Miss Florence Liljeres, who is assisting
Miss Magee during the Christmas rush,
says that daily applications for work are
being received. The good people of Omaha
are taking more interest in relief work this
year than ever before and there is every
reason to believe that the mission will be
able to provide for the 1000 persons 1t plans
to make cheerful and happy on the yule-
tide occasion.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-18
STREET SIGNS TO BLOOM
OUT ON TELEPHONE POLES
Council Puts Into Execution Idea for
Labelling the ThOrOUghfares at
Slight Expense.

Follow the blazed trail.
The trails and byways of Omaha are to
be blazed anew by a party of scouts and
pathfinders from the office of George
Craig, city engineer, The city council has
found at last one tiny shred of public use
fulness in the forests of telephone and tel
egraph poles that line the city's streets.
These ~leafless forests of cedar and tam
arack are to bear legends announcing the
names of the streets in glittering white
paint stenciled on in bold letters.
The council has decreed that each pole
contiguous to the street corner shall be
marked with the name of the street. A
pole may be as spruce as possible, but it
will have to bear the brand of Maple or
Locust if 1t chances to be doing sentry
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-18
STREET CARS LACK POWER
Not Able to Make Schedule Because
of This Deficiency.
PUBLIC SUFFERS AS A RESULT
Company sends for Expert Engineer
to Advise as 20 Erecting n Tenn
porsry Power Plant to
Fiji EmerEenc

nj return Of the cold weather seems TO
have had a disconcerting effect on street
cars. Two of them, az least, can prove
they were running Friday morning. for
they collided at Fifteenth and Dodge
streets. The Dodge car sustained some
damage to its vestibule that may discom-
mode passengers who have to rid on IL
for u while. but fortunately no passengers
were hurt. Traffic was delayed for a time.
The Farnam cars We're in a worse Condl-
ton than they have been for weeks. In
the time that it takes a man to walk from
Fortieth and Farnam to Seventeenth and
Farnam three cars passed him and he had
just one chance to ride, for on.y one of
these three stopped at any corner he could
reach. And all of them were literally
damned, one being a small car.
on every corner stood people beating
their feet together and rubbing their ears
and warming the air about them with
anathemas on the man who Is supposed to
look after the running of these cars"
The bad weather, the company admits.
has been a great hindrance to the opera
ton of its cars and a consulting engineer
has been called from st. Louis to see If
a temporary plant may not be erected near
the present pc yer plant, to provide addi-
tional power until such time as the new
power plant may be completed. During
the rush hours 1t is almost impossible to
get the cars over the line. The new cars
take twice as much power as the old and
smaller cars and in cold weather with
snow on the tracks the task becomes
revere.
Work of excavation is now under way
for the new power plant, which will more
than double the capacity Of the present
power house. The addition to the present
plant will be much larger than the old
plant. The capacity of the present plant
is $3.50 Kilowatts and the new addition
will add 5000 kilowatts, making a total
of 1850 OF this additional 1900 1t is pro-
posed to install 5000 at once even at the
expense of building a temporary building.
The other 5000 will be installed as fast as
needed as soon as the new power house
Is completed.