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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18
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FOR RENT - Modern furnished rooms
at 1900 Third avenue.
FOR RENT-Niceiy furnished room, all
modern, 1880 Second avenue.
FOR RENT-Furnished room. ell mod
ern at s2e Seventeenth street.
FOR RENT-Furnished front room on
nrst floor; S21 Twenty-first street.
FOR RENT-Furnished rooms for light
housekeeping art SO7 Third street.
FOR RENT-Furnished rooms for light
housekeeping at 2312 Fifth avenue
FOR RENT-Furnished rooms for light
housekeeping at 1851 Seventh avenue
FOR RENT-Modern furnished rooms;
rent So per month. Inquire S12 First
FOR RENT = Nicely furnished room.
with modern conveniences; 1916
Fourth avenue.
FOR RENT - Furnished front rooms.
with electric light. bath. gas and heat:
1928 Fourth avenue.
FOR RENT--Unfurnished room for light
housekeeping; rent reasonable at
1905 Second avenue.
FOR RENT-Three unfurnished rooms;
mas water, sewer and gas; rent. 81 per
month. Inquire 1l16 Eleventh ave-
nue..
FOR RENT-A large front room. fur
nished all modern conVeniences, op-
postte public library 412 Nineteenth
street.
FOR RENT-Furnished rooms on first
floor, for light housekeeping; also
front bedroom; modern conveniences;
at 1895 Seventeenth street.
FOR RENT-NewIy and nicely furnish
ed rooms for light housekeeping;
also sleeping rooms; location very
central, on car line; 1927 Second ave-
nue..
FOR RENT-HOUSES.
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FOR RENT - SiX-room house; inquire
at 2S11 Sixth avenue.
FOR RENT-House of five large rooms,
newly papered; gas for cooking and
lighting; at 314 Ninth street.
FOR RENT-Six-room house, with mod
ern conVeniences. at 521 Eleventh |
street. Apply 500 Seventeenth street |
Phone 307.
FOR RENT - A seven-room modern |
house. choice location. at S4S Twenty |
second street. Inquire $40 Twenty |
second street
FOR RENT A hve-room cottage at |
l416 Fourteenth street; has furnace,
water and gas Apply at 1920 Four
teenth street
FOR RENT-A large 1o-room modern
house. centrally located, very desira-
bic location. Inquire Hubbard &
Tom, Best building.
wood floors and all conveniences; cor
uer Twenty-second street and EIev-
enth avenue. F. K. Rhoads, 1899
1wenty-first street
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

FOR RENT-Six-room house, with mod
ern conVeniences. at 521 Eleventh
street. Apply 500 Seventeenth street.
Phone 3O7.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms for light
housekeeping at 1912 Fifth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

FOR RENT-Nicely furnished room, all
modern, 1880 Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18
MONEY TO LOAN.

MONEY Loaned to salaried people and
ments; no publicity. Cali and get our
terms and methods of doing business.
once hours, s a. m. to 8 D. m. Tel
ephone north 2411. Victor Finance
Company, room 26. McManus build
ing. Second and Main streets, Daven-
port.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

WANTED-LRborers; 50 per day; steady
work. Apply 241O Third avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms for light
housekeeping at 2S51 Seventh avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18


FOR SALE-A modern double dwelling,
seven rooms each side; q bargain If
taken soon Reidy Bros.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

McENIRY & McENIRY - Attorneys-at at
law. Loan money on good security;
make collections. Refer ences, Mitch
ell & Lynde. bankers ONCE, Mitchell
& Lynde building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

SWEENEY & WALKER - ATTORNEYS
and counselors at law. Money to loan
on real estate Abstracts Of title pre-
pared. Rooms 100000, Peoples Ma
tional bank building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

FOR RENT-Modern furnished rooms !;
rent Sc per month. Inquire S12 First
avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

FOR RENT Furnished front rooms,
with electric light, bath, gas and heat:
1928 Fourth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

FOR RENT-Furnished front room on
hrst floor; S21 Twenty-first street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

FOR SALE-A neat two-room cottage
with good cellar; house newly plas-
tered; lot 42X123; can be bought on
the instaument plan; good chance for
a small family to secure a home;
price, s795; 1929 Twenty-ninth street,
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

FOR RENT-Unfurnished room for light
housekeeping; rent reasonable; at
1905 Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

FOR SALE-A house that was built for
a home, but must sell on account of
sickness; eight modern rooms; lot
5S1zX14S; located in the pest residence
part of city; II sold within the next
Is days, can be bought for $4,000.
Daley &. Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

FOR RENT - Nicely furnished room.
with modern conVeniences; 1916
Fourth avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

FOR RENT-FurniShed room. ell mod
ern at 929 Seventeenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

FOR SALE-A snap, If taken at once,
wholesale and retail ice cream bust
ness; the most complete and up-to-
date factory in the tri-cities; every
thing new; this factory will invoice
$1,000; $500 cash will buy it. Daley
G
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms for light
housekeeping art 307 Third street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

FOR RENT-House of five large rooms,
newly papered; gas for cooking and
lighting; at 314 Ninth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

FOR SALE-Six-room cottage; lot SO
by 100; price $1,000, $500 cash, bal
ance $12 per month, per cent inter-
est. Daley & Co.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-04
R0OSEVELTS ARE
GUESTS AT BANQUET

Nairobi. British East Africa. Aug
3.-Theodore Roosevelt and his son,
Kermit. were the guests of honor at a
public banquet here tonight. Fred
erick j. Jackson. governor Of British
East Africa, was chairman, and 175
persons sat at the table. Captain San
derSon, town clerk, read an address of
welcome to Mr.. Roosevelt and after.
wards handed him the address en-
closed in section of elephant tusk
mounted in silver and with silver
chain
The American residents presented
Mr. Roosevelt with tobacco box
made of the hoof of q rhinoceros. sill
yer mounted, the skull OF rhinoccros
also mounted in silver and buffalo
head.
Mr.. Roosevelt, in reply to Governor
Jacksons toast, said:
IL wish TO take this opportunity of
thanking the people OF British East
Africa for their generous and cour-
teous hospitality. | have had a thor.
oughly good time,
Il am immensely interested in tho
country and its possibilities as an
bUoU' LOT WnllF IlPDs NtlN Iu1Et TRACTS
arc ft for a fine population and
healthy and prosperous settlements,
and it would be a calamity TO neglect
them.
Il believe that one of the best feats
performed by members of the white
race in the last ten years Is the build
Ing OF the Uganda railroad, ! am con
vinced this country has a great aeri-
cultural and industrial future and it
lis the most attractive playground in
the world. 1t most certainly presents
excellent openings for capitalists and
ample inducements should be offered
them TO come here. The home-maker
and actual settler and not tho specu-
)ator should be encouraged In making
this white mans country.
Remember that righteousness and
our real ultimate selfintercst demand
that the blacks be treated Justly. |
have no patience with sontimentalsts
and | think that sentimentalitv does
more harm to individuals than brutal
ity. Therefore. | believe In helping
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-04
REALLY WORTH LISTENING TO
earn-Raisine Could Stop While Old
Citizens Broke Record.

The Turner's were among the early
settlerS of Buckfeld. They were o:
a sturdy, well-built. good-lookine race
OF people. They had good farms and
brought up. large families. One of
them, Capt, Joseph Turner. was an
auctioneer and a leader in loca, enter
prises
There was a barn raising IN the vi.
cinity and Capt. Turner was boss of
lhe Job. Those old frames were most.
ly heavy timber and were put together
1p2 pinned beforehand, so that the
whole broadside or end was raised at
a time. II took &c men or more with
spikes to raise the section.
Roland Foster and Boardman
Faunce sat near by telling big stories
about the product of their cows They
were both noted throughout the town
for telling awful whoppers" Finally
Uncle Roland said: What am
going TO tel. YOU now is the truth -
Mr Faunce said, What am going to
tell you is the truth also"
The boys had got one broadside
about half way up and were pushing
with all their might, when Capt Tur.
ner sung out: Hold on, boys. hold It
right where it Is II Roland Foster and
Boardman Faunce are going to tell the
truth ! want TO hear lt."-Norway
(Me) Advertiser
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-04
WHOLE OF STATE MILITIA
TO co To EKCAMPMEH7 |

salt Lake, Aug. T. Battery A. ma
tional guard of Utah, is I'm a fever Of
activity today preparing for participa-
ton in the annual field encampment,
which will be held this year at Cor
goza, few miles over the summit.
in Parleys canyon Next week the
whole OF the state national guard will
go into camp on the Crismon ranch,
near this city
The battery boys VIII move tholr
guns. caissins and equipment TO the
high school campus this afternoon and
will go into camp there for the night.
Al 6 o'clock tomorrow morning they
will strike their tents. and break
camp. and as soon thereafter as possi-
BILE, will move through the city, thence
TO the canyon, which they viii tray-
ersc TO the point OF rendezvous.
Camp will be made. It Is expected.
readiness for the annual target prac.
tice, which VIII begin Thursday morn
ing. under the supervision of Lieutcn.
ant Ellis of the Fifteenth infantry at
Fort Douglas, who. through the cour-
teSy OF the commandant at the post
is assigned TO this duty
Camp will he maintained at Gorgo.
"a by the battery until next Monday.
The gunners Will use fixed ammunl-
ton or ammunition that is already
prepared for immediate use Both
shrapnel aud solid shot will he used
in this work.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-04
LABOR WAR TO BE
WAGED IN SWEDEN

Stockholm. Aug. 3-A labor war
throughout Sweden that is scheduled
10 begin tomorrow threatens TO de-
velop In Stockholm into something APP
preaching miniature revolution. The
trouble viii be enormously aggravated
b. the present general strike and
lockout
The members Of the young Social,
lists party are striving TO give The
movement a revolutionary character
and the government warned that po-
litical campaign is on. has taken steps
to nip the expected disorders. The
authorities have decided. at the first
signs of insurrection. to declare Stock
holm in a state of siege
Soldiers are being Quartered in diff
ferent sections of the city and suburbs,
and the entire standing army of
Sweden is ready for evcntualities
The situation has suddenly taken so
serious turn that King Guslave has
summoned parliament to Stockholm
and special session of the Rigsday Is
expected.
Great cohsternation prevails in the
capital.
a civil corps guard is being organ
lied for the protection Of property
and tho banks are closed and guarded.
All the ferries running out Of Stock
holm have ceased operations and tho
large steamers engaged in carrying
visitors and residents TO the seaside
resorts i'm the archipelago have sud
denly stopped running. discharged
their crews and laid up for the winter
This summer traffic Is usually contin-
ued until October.
1t is expected that the present total
Of about 100000 idle workmen PROB
ably will be largely increased by to-
morrow, 1t Is also anticipated that the
street car service In Stockholm will
stop Wednesday. and arrangements
are being made today TO run the water
works and the electric light plants by
soldiers
The bridges leading 10 the islands
adjacent to Stockholm are closely
guarded this afternoon.
Many stores have been closed and
no milk is being delivered in the city
The sale of spirits. beer and wine has
been prohibited.
The labor conflict that is at the
bottom of this trouble originated in
a dispute over wages In the woolen
and cotton industries.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-04
HAS FINE HEAD FOR BUSINESS
Woman's Methods That Aroused Won.
der and Admiration.

III ] had my wife's head and nerve
I'd own half of Wall street In less
than five years" said the man. ut
is the way she manages the clothes
proposition that aroused me to wonder
and admiration, Here is an example
Of her thrift
Early last month she bought a
broadcloth dress which. with the eH.
ira charge for alterations. cost S55.
Well, after she got the suit home she
didn't like il, The store objected at
first TO taking it back. but her per-
suasive tongue won them over, and
aftor deductng S. for the alterations,
they refunded the money Last week,
when nosing around, she saw that
same suit on sale for $35. My wife.
II seems, has such a peculiar figure
that the suit. after being made to fIt
her wouldn't At anybody else. 60
there was that $50 garment, and cneaR
at the price, going for almost one
shird of She of cou-5e snatched up
the bargain. No more fitting or max.
ing over was necessary, so even when
counting in her S5 for alterations.
she saved SIS on the deal I'd just
like YOU TO show me any man who
could come out that we'll on a trans.
action In clothes"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-04
FORMATION OF ReELFooT LAKE
Strange History of Spot Where Nieht
Riders Crime Occurred.

The physical history Of Reelfooi
lake CO night rider fame is not Tith-
out a certain interest OF It's own. The
lake came into existence as the result
Sf a series of earthquakes which be
San in December, 1911, and continued
until J0ne, 1872.
Some authorities say that the earth.
quakes merely heaved up great ridge
OF land across the path Of the Reelfoot
river. which runs into the Mississippi,
and that this dam caused tho water to
back up and brS-den out and form
lake. but the favoTite account in the
neiGhborhood is 10 the effect that the
ground sank. springs were opened up.
neigbOorios creeks diverted from their
the Mississippi rushed In during the
food season Of the spring OF 1872
II is said that for an hour and
half the waters of the Mississ,ppi
flowed uphill while filing up the de-
preston caused by the earthquakes
Roth accounts likely have this much OF
truth in them that the entire cOnfigur
atom Of the gtound vas changed by
tno earthquakes. Big lake, west OF
the Mississippi. is said to have been
formed 10 the same woy at the Same
time
Reclfoot lake is sixteen or eighteer
mites long, writes Don Marquis IN
Un&s Remus' Magazine, very irregu.
lar in shape, and covers from 35 900 &c
10000 acres OF land. II varies la width
from n mile IN some places 20 1our or
FIVE miles In others. The northern END
Is extended by a series of sloughs and
oayous into Kentucky
The most distinctive feature Of the
lakes appearance. the feature which
first irpresses and stays longest with
the observers fancy. Is certain gro
Nesque effect as If set of crazy men
had been operating 4 piledriyer thers
Tor the last century, foy the trunks.
S.umpa and stark branches OF dead
trees stick out Of II everywhere In
desoiatc parody c. some such hums
handiwork, far below the surface tn
0sh dart among the boles and branche.
where the squirrels irolicked a hup.
dred years ago
There are beautiful spots here AM
there. but the effect as a whole is mol
beautiful; at It's best, when the mist
rises and myriad protruding tree
trunks are white and ghostly in the
moonlight, 1t is weird; The general re-
membrance is OF something uncouth,
il is a kind of sloyen lake that has
preferred to sit down with It's hair up.
com6ei all day long, but at night 1t
does manage TO achieve a touch OF
wizard dignity.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-04
AGREEMENT is REACHED IN
HIDE AND LEATHER SCHEDULE

Washington, Aug, 3.-The complete
collapse of all important opposition
To the conference report on the tariff
bill was evidenced today when the
senate agreed to vote on that meas
ure AT O'Clock next Thursday Half
an hour after unanimous consent had
been given for that course a general
Discrimination on tho part of senators
TO speak brought an early adjourn
ment until noon tomorrow
The lack OF interest In the proceed
ings was very evident. This was
caused by an agreement by western
senators to vote on the conference re-
port and TO correct the hide and
leather schedule by means OF a con
current resolution 10 be acted upon
separately.
The form OF the concurrent resolu
tion was agreed upon in an Informal
conference in Senator Aldrich'S com
mittee room Instructions arc given
by this resolution 10 the enrolling
clerks of the senate and house to
change the language of the provision
reducing duties on boots and shoes and
harness.
The change will make dutiable at
10 per cent boots and shoes the upper
leather OF which is made wholly OF In
chief value from the hides or skins
Of cattle. including calf skins"
A similar change will be made in
relation TO harness. saddles and sad
dlery.
The effect Is to make the reduced
duties on boots and shoes and harness
and saddlery apply TO articles COM
posed OF leather from the hides and
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-04
Combination Bank No,,eItv

S56 OF the recent novelties paten,ea
fs n combined clook and savings bank
designed by Chicago man. WHY a
savings bank and a clock should be
sombined will not at once be apparent
The idea would seem Ridiculous as
these two articles have no apparent
relationship, The purpose of the In.
Ventor has merely been to Increase tba
usefulness OF the savings bank and as.
sure that it win be constantly cno.
ployed. He accomplishes this by re.
quiring the deposit OF a coin in tho
bank before tho clock can be wound
Unloss the coin is deposbed the clock
becomes useless. The amount Of tba
coin deposited is controlled by the s,ze
OF the slot In the savings bank. The
number of deposits can also be in.
creased by requiring daily winding
or the clock. In this way a certain
sum must be added 10 the bank each
day previous to each winding OF tho
clock.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-04
Good Society.

Society 5tratifies itself evcfr-s,ere
and the stratum which is generally
recognized as the uppe7most Will be
apt to have the advantage In easy
grace ~ manner and IL unassumInn
confidence. aud consequently be moro
agreeable In the superficial relations
of life. To compare these advantage
With the virtues and utilities would
be foolish. Much OF the noblest work
In lifc is done by ill-d7essc6. awkward.
ungainly persons; but that is no rca.
son for undertaking good manners
and what We call good breeding
holmes
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-04

skins Of cattle and calf skins. instead
Of combining the reductions to articles
made from hides which have hitherto
been dutiable.
The range of the reduction Is
greatly increased
The suggestion for an agreement 10
vote was made in the senate by Mr.
Bailey, representing the minority. and
at once cOncurred In by Mr. Aldrlch
The Texan minated that there might
be considerable debate on the concur.
-ent resolution. but it is not believed
that the discussion can be continued
man. hours.
Senator Culberson gave notice that
he would seek 10 amend the concur
rent resolution by placing cotton bag
ging on the free list, that article hav-
ing been placed there by the senate
aud removed by the conference com
mittee.
Questions by Senator NewIands In
the debate on the conference report
called forth statement from Mr.
Aldrich that he believed the provision
giving tho president authority to
gather information relating to the on
forcement OF the maximum and mini.
mum clause was broader and would
be found 10 be more effective than
contemplated by the clause as orig
inally adopted by the senate.
Announcing that he could not vote
for the report, Senator Clapp spoke
at length in denunciatiou of the
measure. Senator McCumber spoke
briefly in its support At 0S o'clock.
no senator being prepared TO speak,
the senate adjourned until tomorrow
at 12 o'clock.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-04
THREE MEN ARRESTED FOR
GAMBLING ON BALL GAME

New York, Aug. 4-Thc arrest Of
three men al the American league
baseball park during the game be-
tween New York and St Louis indi-
Gated campaign on the part Of the
police 10 break up gambling on base
ball games Betting, during the game1
recently. particularly because of the
fact that there is no racing IN New
York at present. has been open. Pro
fesSionals with their hands full oil
money have cried out loudly their of
ferS TO wager on hits, runs, errors and
on the game. The police action follow
ed the fling OF a number OF complaints
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-04

ent incumbent, This will be settled
this afternoon.
Tho ballot for the selection of dele
gates 10 attend the conference with
delegates from the United Mine Work
crs OF America, which was cast last
night, was counted this morning. re-
sultine in the election Of the seven
following: Charles II. Moyor. Den
yer; c. S. Mahoney, Butte; James
Dcvlin. Anaconda. James Kirwan.
Perry; Jos. u. Cannon, Bisbec. Ariz.;
Charles A. Blackburn, Butte; NJ J.
O'Conner. Globe.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-04
HGlNZE BROTHERS WIN
a LEGAL VICTORY

New York, Aug, i-Otto C. Heiuze
and his brother. Arthur P. Helnze
won a legal victory here yesterday
when Judge Hand directed the dis
missal Of an involuntary petition in
bankruptcy against the brokerage firm
Of Otto c. Heinzc & Co The petition
was brought by creditors who alleged
that the firm was insolyent in October.
1907. during the financial strlngency.
The special master appointed 10 con-
slider the case. said the creditors
claim was not justified.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-04
WIFE OF THE MISSING
INSURANCE MAN DIES

Chicago. Aug. IA sad sequel TO
the mysterious disappearance OF Ben
jamin w. Porter, the insurance agent
who has been missing for three
months, was presented yesterday in
the death of Mrs. Porter. the wife
The husbands disappearance. which
Mrs. Porter stroye yainly to solve BY
Offering rewards foY information. ia
said by physicians to have had much
10 do with the death of the wife,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-04
COLOMBIA HAS
new PRESIDENT

Bogota. Aug. 4.-Gonzeles Valencia
was elected president of the Republic
of Colombia by the national congress
to fill the uneXpired term Of General
Rafael Reyes, resigned. This means
that he will occupy the post OF chief
executive for about one year.
Recent dispatches from Colombia
credited General Valencia with being
the leader of the revolutionary move
ment that broke out at Barranquilla a
month ago, following the departure
for Europe Of the then president,
General Reyes; but Senor Valencia
dIsavowed the uprising, in spite of
the fact that he was locally proclaim
ed president
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-04

shown In the illustration. The invention
consists Of n signal post like the usual
signal post with the signals operated ly
means OF lever which passes under
the tracks. person wishing 10 hoard
the car pulls \ cord or wlre which awnings
the semnphore arm Ia horizontal posi-
tIon. " II be daytime or lights on cleo"
tric light, II IL be night. As the car
passes over the switch, after taking the
passenger nboord, the automatic action
drors the semnpbore 1oS e1tipsushes
the Iigut or changes ts color