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Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-05-15
Steamer. Blows up.

Painesville, Ohio. May b. Three
men are dead and one more viii
doubtless die and two others were
hurt as a result Of the explosion of
the boiler Of the steamer James Fl.
Hoyt three miles off Fai1port harbor
today.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-05-15

the accident is not known. The
track was torn up for 400 feet. All
the cars left the track and the last
coach turned over several times.
None was hurt in the smoker. Ev-
ery4 doctor in Odessa we're rushed to
the scene and the injured were taken
to shelter.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-05-15
Rival c6nstructlon eanas Clash.

s Los Angeles May 15.-Trouble be-
tween the municipality Of Whining
ton and the corporations who are
seeking to control the harbor situa-
tion there, assumed an acute form
when rival gangs Of men
forcibly contended for possession of
coveted strip of land.s damaging
property In a small degree.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-05-15
Discharged Eron. s.

A decree of final >||n<h.
bankruptcy has beer eIena5 ! "
Justice W. j. Mills 1 !, sal'
the case of Ellsworib
Trinidad, Colo. !
Mr.. Fawcett was Al oae !,
business ma6 d
N. M, but he met with rs9s,' 90
~ the best he could Col 6,,s.1,
0rably, under the clrcune &
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-05-15
Bank DynamIted 81 Robbers.

Palestine, Texas Hay 15.-The
state hank at Franstown, this county
was dynamited and robbed yesterday
of $4,000.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-05-15
|7WELVEHURT
/ IN WABASH
WRECK
RUFFALo-coLoRARo LIMI7D !.
CRASHES IN7fo STEEL
BRIDGE.
~
BELIEVED NONE Y!sI DE
..svA -
5sRBGE PIERS HAD BEEN UNDER.
MINED BY RECENT HIGH
WATERS.
BELIEVED A0bE y!sl 6If
and FIREMAN JUMP
LOCOMOTIVE CLEARS sTRUCT.
URE BUT MAIL AND BAGGAGE
CARS HANG SUSPENDED.

/ Kansas City, May 15.zIt is beliey.
ed that none Of the twelve persods
injured will die as result, 81
The wreck of the Buffalo-C Colorado
limited passenger train, west bound
near Randolph Mo-. six miles east Of
Kansas City last night
& The train which was one of the
first through trains to be used IN
combination with the Union pacific.
Wabash transcontinental service re.
Gently inaugurated. crashed INTO tie
steel overbridge, spanning what j,
known as Bush creek, miae north ~ -
Randolph. The bridge p ID
undermined by. the reoenI ~
and the fact rna4 the D yy4,
ceeding at suck sss.1 :sS !.
prevented a greatsr ~. 4 =
gine, baggage and mai cars ~ a.
into the bridge The engine -
nearly clear of the trestle wbl
structure gave kay. The una
and baggage folded tosa y 60
suspended. The first ~N
thrown off the track and -
others. At the first q. n
leef W. p. Carlisle am
les. of Moberly jun
d. In the first COZ hO
ers were hurt AM 0us Il
n up. The injure VI
Kansas City hq nie fF ~
dents Of Missouf y rea1
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-05-15
king OF Snp I
HAS Cha, |,

Seattle, WASH, May 15.,.
that he would Never earn
living under the star 81,
Larry Kelly, kind ~ /
smugglers' left &he fsds,.I
after Lee surTede1 st 1os
He says he/ win I ). Z,
preaching his 7Oth |sr and y
gin - prison sente1s s< ~
the, United states nenifen,s
McNeil's island for 56.o,s,,''
had Just finished az term y
was arrested on an5{6s- i Il
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-05-15
French Gun silencer patented

rTsHCH Gun SIlencer Patented.
Paris, May 15.-Colonel Humbert
former artillery officer, claims. to
nave patented gun-silencing device
similar to Hiram Penrcy Maxim's
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-05-15
DEFENDANT in 1
swim!

| Kansas City, Mo
H. Horn, one of the0
federal court, chargS
mails to defraud in
the exploiting of the
mine of Arizona, tes
told how he spent !
years in advertiser
He said he met c.
D. Carbon in Los A
ed their stories of
wealth of the mined;.
Iieved he had a WI !.
and said he so ad-
The Prescott daily news., 1909-02-19
LINC0LN'S FIRST SPEECH.

The following is the first p0lit- ical speech ever delivered by Ab- raham Lincoln
 Gentlemen and Fellow Citizens -l presume you all know what l am. l am humble Abraham Lin coin. have been solicited by my many friends to become a candi- date Tor the Legislature My pol itics are short and sweet. am in ,avor of national bank. I am in favor of the internal improve ment system and high protec- tive tariff. These are my senti- ments and political principles. IT elected l shall be thankful; if not it will be all the same"
The Prescott daily news., 1909-02-19

Some one has suggested that Gov. Donaghey is not strong on pardOns. We think just to the re- verse. He is particularly strong and sensible in his idea Of the whole pardon business. He be- lieyes we have courts to dispose of misdemeanor and criminal cas- es and when twelve good men and true men hear a case they are better prepared to pass on it than he can become by hearing only one side Of it. We like his strength along this line very much.-Hope Gazette.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-02-19

Prohibition Kansas is now try ing to rid itself of drug store joints" A bill which has passed one house and is likely to go through the other prohibits the sale Of liquor by drug stores for any purpose whatever Another less drastic regulates liquor per mits in such a way as to drive joints out of business Seeing their doom drug stores all over the state are being offered for sale. Kansas means to have pro h!biti0n that prohibits Even the man who needs a little whiskey for medicinal purposes will have no show.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-02-19

Sometimes Mir. Roosevelt has a perfectly corking time," some times it is only "bully". Mr Taft goes on record as saying that he had a "red-hot" time in New Orleans. Our Presidents are plain ly as well acquainted with the common Vernacular as with the of dip ,omacy
The Prescott daily news., 1909-02-19
SUES SgspT!oM RATES:
LAUGH

Don't mCpa around and worry Don't think the end is near; There's nothing going to come along
 That's worth a single fear; We take our days too gloomy We make our wheat all chaff There won't be any trouble
 Just laugh.
 Baltimore Sun.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-02-19

there was significant remark made by Booker T. Washington in his Lincoln day speech. We who celebrate this Anniversary should not forget he said, that the same pen that gave freedom to 100000 of African slaves at the same time struck the shackles
The Prescott daily news., 1909-02-19
READ THIS.

Prescott, Ark, Dec 12.-This certifies I have been selling Halls Texas Wonder for years and I re- commend it as the best kid- ney, bladder and rheumatic medi- cine l have ever sold. Hesterly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-02-19
MAKING INVESTIGATION.

Fayetteville, Feb. 19.-The at tempted assassination of Miss Nellie Howard last week is be- ing quietly investiga ted by the authorities but with little sue cess. As the result of the attempt
The Prescott daily news., 1909-02-19

from the souls of 27,OOO,OOO Of Americans of another color. To have set the physical man free means much but it meant much more to set the spiritual man free" White men do not often consider this result of the civil war
The Prescott daily news., 1909-02-19

Russia has borrowed $25O, . 900 GOO. Russia won't have to stand on the corner and recltc poems for bread for quite a while vet
The Prescott daily news., 1909-02-19

Is the movement to double the Presidents salary due to the fact that the office has hitherto
The Prescott daily news., 1909-02-19
THE PRESCOTT DAILY NEWS.
PUBLISHED BY The News Printing Go.

Entered as second class matter April ;, 1907, at the post office at Prescott, Ark, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-02-19

had so much trouble seeking the man?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-15
LET CONTRACT
FOR PAVING
Tri- City Construction Company
Awarded the Ninth Street
Improvement.
TWO BIDS ARE MADE
Board of Local improvements Takes
Action Oh Big job That Has
Been Pending for Years.

The board of local improvements this
morning awarded the contract for the
paving of Ninth street to the Tri-City
Construction company. The bid was
21s cents lower per yard on the paving
and 25 cents yard lower on rock ex-
cavation than that of the Mccarthy
Improvement company. The figures of
the bid are as follows: 1894 yards
of paving at S162; 1882 feet of curb
at so cents; 6,120 yards of grading at
40 cents; 20 feet reinforced concrete
sewer at $14 foot; 1,345 feet of 15-
inch sewer at $1.25; AIS feet of 10
inch sewer at rs cents; 10 catch ba-
sins at $40, and rock excavation at
S275 yard.
Is big Project.
The contract calls for the paving of
Ninth street from Third avenue to
the city limits. The street is to be
paved with brick, and is to be so feet
wide. The project has been pending
for some time, and was but recently
put through the courts after several
years litigation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-15

Alderman John Holzhammer of the
First ward, who is a candidate on. the
democratic ticket for reelection, has
best fitted men in the ward to repre-
sent the people of the lower end of
the city in the council. He is a ma
tive of the ward, having been born
at 602 Second street, and has lived
in the ward all his life. In addition
to this advantage of thoroughly
knowing the people of the ward and
the needs of the west end of the city
he has had experience in the council
and has proven himself an able and
faithful representative of the voters
Mr.. Holzhammer was educated in
the schools of Rock Island, and later
| took night course in a commercial
school in Davenport. He learned the
cigarmakers' trade in the employ oil
| j. G. Geiger, and remained in Mr.
| Geiger's employ until about five
years ago, when he engaged in bust
| ness for himself, with marked sue
| cess.
- He has at different times been the
representative of the cigarmaker'.
union in the Tri-City Labor congress
and has been active in union labo1
circles. He is also a member of nu
merous> societies.
| Mr.. HolZhammer was one of tn,
promoters of the First and Secont
ward improvement association, an,
has always been energetic in advanc
ing projects looking to the better
ment of the condition of the peopl
living in the lower end of the city
He was one of the earnest supporter
of the southwest storm drain pro
ject.
i Mr.. Holzhammer is one of the bes
known men in the lower wards of tn
city. and in his present campaig
he has been given ample assurano
of the support of the voters. He
man of family and resides at 81
Seventh street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-15
FIRED TEACHER;
SUEDFORDAMACES
School Directors of South Rock
Island Air Criticisms of
Plaintiff.
THOUGHT INCOMPETENT
Evidence Is Introduced to Show ID. l..
Thompson Spelled Women With
an ''i'' and "Couldn't. Parse"

The school directors of the South
Rock Island district school do not in
tend to allow the man who teaches
their young hopefuls to spell woman
w-i-m-e-n, or pretty with an 81 instead
of an '"e," and the result was that
they faced a suit In Justice p. II.
Wells court which took up a large
part of Saturday afternoon and even
ing and nearly the whole of this morn
ing, in which the plaintiff was awarded
SS5 in proceeding to recover 5000.
Recently the school board of the
district found itself without teacher
for the school and the application Of
ID. l.. Thompson of Kentucky met
with their favor and as they expressed
it, they decided to take him on trial.
Thought Him Incompetent.
Thompson soon made his appearance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-15
MAKING A MISTAKE
Declares Davenporter Refer
ring to Rock Islands Plans
for a Filter.
ARTESIAN WELLS THING
Declares Purcst Watef-Can Be Fur.
nished in Any Quantity With
Plant and at Low Cost.

John d. Shaw, an artesian we'll con-
tractor of Davenport, is of the opinion
that Rock Island is making a great
mistake in not drilling wells and get
lting artesian water instead of putting
in an expensive plant for the filtering
of river water. Speaking to an Argus
reporter today, he said:
why don't you people over here do
as they did at Clinton. There is a
city that uses about as much water rs
Rock Island does, and they get all
their supply from four artesian wells.
1t is the very best water to be had, and
is used in boilers, laundries. and for
all purposes. Clinton pumps some
100000 gallons of water day, and
| if they needed any more they could
get it easily by putting down another
well or two.
1T costs only three or four thousand
dollars to put down a well, and five
or six wells would supply Rock Island
for many years. At the outside il
would not cost more than $25 900 fol
the entire plant, where you now pro
pose to spend nearly hundred thous
and dollars for filter. Not only is
the first cost only about one-fourth a.
much, the cost of pumping from ar
teSian wells is about cent and hal
lper thousand gallons, while it will cos
five cents. to pump for the filter, le
alone maintaining the filter. Will
artesian wells You handle the waite
lonly once, where with filter you mus
handle it three times.
Water Same Here.
THE water under Rock Island is ey
lactly the same as at Clinton flow
ing well can be had by going dow
l.6C0 feet OF course, the claim i
made by some that artesian waite
rusts out the pumps and pipes, bu
there is nothing to this. The rustin:
is all done from the outside. not the in
side of the pipes, and the life of
cast iron pipe carrying artesian waite
is about the same as the life of on
carrying river water.
Il don't see why you people owe
here don't investigate the situation a
Clinton; that is, unless you want t
make somebody a present of a lot @
money that you don't care to have /,
ing around"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-15
TELLSSCHOOL MASTERS
ABOUT INSURANCE
Hope Thompson Addresses Regular
Monthly Meeting of Tri.city
Educational Men.

The tri-city schoolmasters' club held
its regular monthly meeting at the
Rock Island Club Saturday evening
and most of the members of the clu5
were present. An interesting address
TO the schoolmasters by Hope Thomp-
son. resident agent of the Northern
Life Insurance company. Musical
numbers during the evening were rem
dered by Messrs. Philbrook, Otto ard
Reuter- The next meeting of the club
will be held in Davenport next month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-15
A GOOD CANDIDATE
FOR JUSTICE OF PEACE

Oscar Wahlund, the young news.
paper man who was named by the
democrats as a candidate for Justice
of the peace, has consented to remain
on the ticket and will be candidate
for the place at the spring election.
Mr.. Wahlund became a candidate at
the urgent solicitation of his many
friends, not only among the democrats,
but In the ranks of the other parties
as well. He is son Of Rev. G. Wa;l-
lufld. prominent in Minnesota politics,
and now holding an important posi-
ton under appointment by Governor
vohn A. Johnson. Mr.. Wxhlund has
resided in the city for over six years,
making his home the greater part 81
that time in the Seventh ward. He
attended Augustana college for sew
eral years, but gave up his college
work in his junior year. He is now
resident of the Fourth ward. Mr..
Wahlund is clean young democrat
and well fitted to ably discharge the
duties of the Office he seeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-15
EARLY PIONEER
Mrs. Eunice Lloyd Passes Away
at Her Home Near Edging-
ton Postofice.
LONG IN FAILING HEALTH
City-John A. HaiIgren Dies
at Home in East End.
LONG IN FAILING HEALTH

Mrs Eunice Lloyd, widow of the late
j. w. Lloyd, and a pioneer of this
vicinity. died Saturday afternoon at
her home mile east of Edgington
post Office Old age was the cause IF
her demise. her health having been
poor for some time.
Mrs Lloyd. whose maiden name was
Beardsley. was So years of age and
came to this vicinity early in life. Her
husband was one of the most promi-
nent residents OF the lower end of the
county and the owner of fine farm
on which the wife continued to live
after his death. many years ago. Seven
children survive, as follows: Mrs. a.
Rush and Miss Emma Lloyd at home.
Milo Lloyd of Edgington, Walter
| Lloyd and Mrs. a. Baker of Sllvis,
Mrs. Ella Titterington of this city and
Mrs. Edgar Latin of Reynolds. Be
sides there are left a brother, ]. NJ.
| Beardsiey of this city and sister,
! Mrs. A. n. Roberts of Woodward
Iowa. the latter having spent several
months at Edgington helping to care
for Mrs. Lloyd in her last Illness.
The funeral will be held from the
home tomorrow afternoon at l oclocE
and will be conducted by Rev. w. S
Marquis of this city.
John A. Hallgren.
John A. Hallgren, 1929 Eighth ave
nue.. died yesterday afternoon at 12:5'
after having suffered for long time
with a complication of diseases. Mr.
Hallgren was engaged in the shoe bust
ness in Moline for a number of years
and was well known both in that cit.
land in Rock Island.
He was born in Sweden April
. 1862, and came to this country in 1881
He remained in New York for som
time before coming west and settlin
: in Moline. He engaged in the sho
, business, and had been in it continl
: Tally until his retirement from activ
5 life a year ago. He had made severe
D trips to his native land during the las
few years.
He is survived by his wife and fiv
Ichildren, Carl, Elmer, Fridolf, Verne
; and Agnes. There are also three brotl
lers, Peter in Vinton, Iowa, John
New York, and Charles in Davenport
: and two sisters, Mrs. NJ. Nystrom {
Moline, and Mrs. Anderson, who +
lsides in Sweden.
The funeral will be held tomorro
n lafternoon with services at the hon
n at 2 o'clock, and at the Swedish Lut
4 rr,t
g services will be conducted by Re
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-15
DISCUSS FRANCHISE
AT A CONFERENCE
Commercial Organizations Commit.
tees and Business Men Meet
and Consider Project.

A conference is being held this af-
-ernoon by representative business
men and the members of the Rock
Island Industrial commission the
Rock Island Club, the Business Mems
association, the Booster club, and
other commercial interests. for the
purpose of considering the proposed
franchise for w. c. Lawson The
committees will take the matter up
with a view to securing an adjustment
of the difficulties which stand in the
way of Rock Islands securing the
railway connections which Mr.. Law
sons proposed line will give with the
lower end of the county and with the
counties to the south.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-15

and took charge of the school over
During that time it is alleged that he
made such awful mistakes that would
warrant his being discharged as in
competent. Some of his mistakes
were in spelling, some of them III
parsing and it is even claimed that
he did not know how to diagram the
objective complement, which in the
opinion of the opposing counsel was
enough to warrent his being hanged.
He did even worse than this. He
actually chewed tobacco while 1T
work and went so far as to whip the
son of one of the directors four differ
ent times because he persisted in rails
ing rough house. This was the
STRAW that broke the cancels back
and at the end of the ninth day he
was declared fired" at a meeting CT
the board. He Immediately made the
claim that he was entitled to his salary
for the remainder of the term as lie
had contracted to teach that time and
if the directors did not desire his ser.
vices, it was nevertheless up to them
to see that he was fully requited for
coming all the way here from the
wilds of Kentucky.
Children as Witnesses.
The directors failed to see that
matter in this light, however, and
they contested the claim as best they
could, trying to show that they were
enabled to break the contract because
he was incompetent to teach. In the
efforts to prove his incompetency
about Is of the children from the
school were called in to testify and
considerable conflicting evidence was
introduced. Justice Wells decided thai
the evidence of the children was hard
ly enough to prove his incompetence
in view of the fact that he posSessei
a teachers certificate which could onl!
be secured by means of regular eXami
nations, but at the same time he fe,
that Thompson was not just the mos
popular Or best man who could D'
secured for the place and that there
was some justification of the director
in discharging him. Accordingly n
awarded the plaintiff S35 which Will;
it is considerably less than the $20'
asked for, will allow the Kentuckial
to get back to his native state whec
he is better appreciated. Harry Nj
Caskrin represented the plaintiff il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-15
CHARLES KING TO
GET SCHOLARSHIP
Is Nominated by Hon. Thomas Camp
bell for Free Course at the
University of Illinois.

Hon. Thomas Campbell has announc.
ed his selection of the young man of
the district upon whom~will be con-
fered a scholarship to the state uni
versity of Urbana. Charles King, who
resides at 1926 Sixteenth street, Rock
Island. is the fortunate youth to be
named. He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Byron e. King, and is at present a
senior in high school, where he has
made very creditable record. His ap
pointment is in accordance with the
privilege accorded to. state legislators
of giving a scholarship to some one in
their own district once each year. The
scholarship entities the holder to -four
years tuition at the state university
without any charges.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-15
CHAT OF THE CAMPAIGN

If some of those candidates on the
democratic township ticket who are
thinking of Withdrawing realized how
good their chances are for election
they might be inclined to stick for the
finish
Rock Island is big enough to have
a big city attorney 1t will get one III
the person of Albert Huber.
Charley Smith is running like race
horse for the Office of police magis-
trate. You can pin your faith to Char
ley's landing in the judges chair all
right.
Henry J. Frick has made mode
representative in the council from tht
| central ward of the city and he will
be reelected as an evidence of the
confidence the people of the ward have
in him.
| The republicans of the First ward
put up an Apple against a peach Ct
ran alderman and what they get ou;
of it will be a lemon.
Charles L. Speckhart. democratic al
dermanic candidate in the Second
ward, is a taxpayer in the ward and
one of the best known and most popli.
able alderman
i It's really too bad that every time
Alderman McNealy presents that ser.
enc newspaper pose, he is obliged io
accompany the same with an explana
Ition.
w. D.Cochran. is going to be elected
alderman for the Fifth ward this time
without doubt His majority will be
SO big there will be no doubt about it
Help Jack Aud in his race for as
SCISSOR He is making a clean can
vass and is working hard under ad-
verse circumstances. He is bearing N
affection bravely and good natured,y
and is a man who deserves well al
the hands of every other man.
L. n. La an uy 10 OhG VI IuC UcSi
known citizens of the Third ward. HI
lis the right kind of man for alder
man and the people will SO indicate
slection day.
P. F. Meenan is going to be the mex
lalderman from the Sixth ward. He
comes of one of the best known ant
/ most respected families in the ward
which has always been his home, and
he is not only getting the solid sup
port of his own party but pledges o
: the votes of scores of taxpayers ant
9 citizens irrespective of politics.
" Alderman John Holzhammer will b.
$ reelected alderman for the First war,
= in walk.