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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05

variety. Even before the recent horror
it might have claimed the record, for
the great Calabrian earthquake which
began in 1878 continued for four years.
Great Earthquake Region.
No native of Sicily or the Calabrian
mainland ever reaches mans estate In
ignorance of the earthquake. With
some form of the dreaded upheaval he
must become familiar long before he
reaches the Scriptural age limit These
manifestations vary in intensity from
tremors so slight as to be observed by
the most delicate instruments to VIC
lent destructive shocks. While the
more serious and death dealing blows
are felt at intervals so remote as to in
spire a sense Of security. the slighter
manifestations are so constant that 1t
requires years Of habit to make them
other than premonitory signals of trou-
BILE to follow
1t matters not at all to the surviving
Calabrian peasant, whose entire inter-
est in the business Of living has been
cut off suddenly by this abnormal
trick of nature which has swept his
every living link into oblivion. that
science is at hand with fits theories of
the cause of his misfortunes 1t will
not revive his hopeless spirit to be told
that the blow which has felled him is
but another evidence that the foot of
the Italian boot" is sinking into the
sea. 1t IS scientific fact that has
been going on for centuries. Like the
California earthquake Of 1906. the re-
cent italian disaster was due not to
volcanic disturbance, but to the sub
sidence of the earth's crust, and 1t Is
believed by experts that should this
settling continue 1t will be followed
by volcanic activity and that the gran
itc hills Of Scylla and the greater por-
ton Of the mountainous region of the
mainland will be submerged.
AS for Messina, 1t has always been a
city of tremendous disaster. Long be-
fore the Apostle Paul preached mis-
novel evangel In the crowded streets
Of Syracuse it had known affection of
the deepest. In the fifth century be-
fore Christ it was captured by the
Greeks, and its inhabitants were sub
jected to great indignities. In 1896 B. c.
1t was destroyed by the all conquering
Carthaginians and was rebuilt by Do
nysius, the tyrant Of Syracuse. In the
following century Hannibal and his
Carthaginian hosts again sacked the
town. After the. fall Of paganism II
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
What the Kidneys Do.
Their Unceasing Work Keeps Us
Strong and Healthy.

All the blood in the body passes
through the kidneys once every three
minutes. The kidneys filter the blood.
They work night and day. When
healthy they remove about 500 grains
Of impure matter daily, when I'M
healthy some part of this impure mat
ter is left in the blood. This brings
on many diseases and symptoms
pain in the back, headache, nervous
ness, hot, dry skin, rheumatism. govt,
gravel, disorders of the eyesight and
hearing, dizziness, irregular heart,
debility, drowsiness, dropsy, deposits
in the urine, etc. But if you keep the
filters right you will have no trouble
with your kidneys.
John Taylor of 743 Fourteenth street,
Rock Island, ILL.,, says: "For some
time l was troubled with dull pains
across the small of my back and across
my loins. l felt that they were getting
gradually little more severe. knew
kidney trouble was the cause and
was anxious to stop the trouble before
lit became too serious. / was unable
to do this, although tried various
remedies and consulted my physician.
Doan's Kidney Pills were recommend
ed to me and procured box at the
Harper House drug store. l only used
one box in accordance with the direc-
lions, but they cured me completely.
know of many others who have been
cured by Doan's Kidney Pills and l
take pleasure in endorsing them to
others who are troubled with kidney
complaint of any kind"
For sale by all dealers. Price SOC.
Foster-Milburn company, Buffalo. New
York, sole agents for the United States
Remember the name-Doan's = and
take no other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
DAVENPORT

Awarded $5,0o0.-The jury in the
$4,000 damage suit of Edward d. Bell
VS.. the Bettendorf Axle company, re-
turned sealed verdict at 3 O'Clock
Sunday morning. awarding Mr.. Bell
damages in the sum of $4,000. The
verdict was opened in court yesterday.
New Officers in Charge.-Several
changes in the county officers took
place yesterday by reason Of the re-
cent election. There are but three
changes in county officers. Ben Luetje
succeeding Rudolph Rohlfs as treas
urer, Fred Vollmer succeeding A. w.
Hamann as county attorney. and DIR. F.
E. Rudolph succeeding DR.. Fred Lam
bach as coroner These changes have
also resulted in several changes in the
deputies. F. A. Cooper succeeds
Steve Bawden as assistant county at
torney. In the county treasurers of
flee, Hugo Wolff and Fritz Becker
succeed ]. B. Phillips and Frank Hass
as deputies. H. ]. Mcfarland, county
clerk; Louis Eckhardt. sheriff; Frank
Holm, recorder, and Ed Collins, audi
tor, all succeed themselves. In the
auditors office Joe Wagner succeeds
Walter Lucht as one of the deputies.
Otherwise there are no changes.
Sander Heads Board.-The board of
supervisors met yesterday afternoon
and organized for the seasons work.
julius Sander was unanimously elect
ed chairman of the board. ]. G. Dut-
cher, chairman for the past two years,
has declined denomination. as he be-
lieves in the democratic doctrine of
rotation in Office, and two years of sue
cessful and harmonious administration
of the county affairs seems to be in
prospect
SO Cremations in Wharf.-The Daven-
port crematorium, operated by Charles
Kramback, cremated SO bodies dur
ing the year 1908. This was two less
than last year and five more than in
1906 The bodies came from various
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05

MODERN STREET SCENE IN CATANIA, to
WHICH CITY MESSINA REFUGEES FLED.
was devastated by a series of shocks
which destroyed fifty-four cities and
800 villages. Catania, with $4,000 pop
ulation. was blotted out of existence.
and the total loss of life in Sicily was
upward of 100000. In 1888 Messina
lost 10000 by an earth CONFUSION which
lasted only half minute. Within a
period of seventy-five years, from 1888
to 1857. the kingdom of Naples, ac-
credited with population Of 100000,
lost 10000 by earthquake.
In point of loss of life and property
the most disastrous earthquake Of the
last two centuries occurred in Tokyo.
then called Yeddo, In 1903 Exact in
formation concerning that gigantic up
heayal is not available, but from the
most authentic japanese accounts 1t
appears that nearly 100000 persons
were destroyed. Twenty eight years
later Pekin had Its fatal shakeup, with
loss of over 100000 persons and an
immense destruction of property. Mel
Their Of these oriental catastrophes was
accompanied by greater violence than
attends similar events In other coun-
tries, and the greater mortality is due
to the densely populated area within
the zone of shock.
Some other great earth commissions
Of the eighteenth century were that of
1748 at Lima, in which $4,000 were
lost; that Of 1854 at Cairo, with its
10000 victims, and the memorable up
heavals at Quito in 1897 and at Guate-
mala In 1773.
In 1855 Lisbon experienced its never
to be forgotten blow. The great tidal
wave which accompanied this earth
quake was announced at the mouth of
the river Tagus by the sea retiring and
leaving the bar perfectly dry. Then a
huge wave fully sixty feet in height
rolled in from the ocean and over
whelmed the city, which the earth
quake had already toppled over. With
In a period of six minutes upward of
10000 persons persisted This Lisbon
earthquake was especially remarkable
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
Frerksen, lot 1, block 8, Rapids City.

Frerksen, lot !, block 5, Rapids City.
81.
Joseph B. Mcconnell to Sarah Jane
Mcconnell, southeast quarter section
35-163w and northeast quarter section
20-162w. 81.
Gustaf Van DePopuliere to Sylvia
DePoorter, west 80 feet lot IS, Daebel-
liehn's subdivision, northeast quarter
section 6-17-1w 1925.
Simonsen & Schafer to Cora B. MUIR
ray. lots Z, s, block 2, lots 1, 2. 3, block
3. George H. Ambroses addition Port
Byron. $3.50.
Albert c. Dart and others to Fred
erick c. Denkmann, lots 1. 2 3, 4, 5.
IS. I, s. 9, 10, block 40, lower addition
Rock Island. $500.
Fred L. Taylor to Alice p. Lyon, lot
Is. block 4, Roselyn addition South Mo
lire t. ynship. $1,000.
Katie Corcoran to William A. Cor
coran. sublot II, block 2, old town.
Rock Island. 81.
Licensed to Wed.
John Russell ......... Illinois City
Anna Fitzgerald ...............D rury
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
BY GEORGE II. PICARD,

APPALLING as 1t is, the recent ca.
~ lamity which has plunged the
IA italian peninsula into the deep
est sorrow and the remainder of
the civilized world into sympathetic
horror Is nothing especially novel.
More than once has 1t been demon
strated with awful distinctness that
Calabria and Sicily are not terra firma.
1t is a region which has been shaken
so frequently and so disastrously by
seismic CONFUSION that it has long ago
passed into history as 1.-The home of
the earthquake" In ancient times it
was the battle-ground of southern Eu-
rope, and even at that early day 1t was
a saying common enough that the
earthquake takes from Calabria that
which war has left
1t Is bright and smiling region. q
sunlit and fertile land. country so
kindly dealt with by nature that it
seems to be mans ideal of everything
that constitutes a fit abiding place. In
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
Sicily and Calabria, the Quake Ridden Land

Jared not whit better. for 1t was
taken by the Saracens in S31 and prac-
tically destroyed. Two hundred years
later 1t was pillaged by the Normans.
In 1749 the plague carried off over
10000 victims, and forty-three years
later an earthquake practically buried
the city and its remaining inhabitants.
AS late as 1S4s it was nearly wiped off
the map by bombardment. but seems
to have been restored sufficiently to
lose 10000 Inhabitants by cholera In
1854
All Sicily Devastated.
The seventeenth and eighteenth CEN
turtles seem to have been the most pro-
life earthquake periods in modern
times. In September. 1893, all Sicily
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05

for the great area covered by it's activ-
ity. Humboldt estimated this area as
more than four times the size of Eu-
rope. In the track of the disturbance
immense mountain ranges like the
Alps and Pyrenees were shaken vio-
lently. The solid earth was Jared as
far north as the shores of the Baltic.
and the lowlands Of the North sea re-
gion were visibly disturbed Flowing
springs in Germany. notably the hot
springs at Toplitz. disappeared for sew
eral hours. only to return as boiling
torrents. The wave of disturbance
even crossed the Atlantic, causing phe-
nomenally high tides in the West In
dies and even on the South American
coasts. 1t shook the North American
continent as far west as the great
in the earth. and in northwestern AZ
RIGA many thousand persons were bur.
led In fallen houses.
Seismograph Gave Warning.
It is now the theory that Fremont
tory signs of the recent quake were
observed as long ago as November.
Central and southern Europe were dis
turbed, as indicated by the seismo-
graph, and various well defined roar.
ings and even explosions were heard
in the vicinity of volcanic heights all
over the continent. One marked effect
of this impending seismic outbreak
was noticed at the German mineral
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
MOLINE


lights win be provided in east-end ter
rltory annexed last year TO the city as
soon as new contract is entered into
with the Peoples Power company.
Twenty street lamps were ordered for
this territory by the council some time
ago, but the merger company would
not go to the expense of equipping the
territory with wire, poles and lamps
because the present lighting contract
with the city is in force only till Feb
ruary 4, of the present year.
o.
Held Up at Point of Gun.-Adam
Gunnong, employed at the Walsh Shoe
brake factory in Silvis was the victim
of a highwayman Saturday night and
gave over to him SIS in cash. Mr.
Gunnong is employed at the Silvis fac
tory in the capacity of a molder and
lives in Carbon Cliff. He had quit
work rather late and was returning
home across the viaduct which bridges
the Rock Island tracks when suddenly
man stepped in front of him and with
revolver aimed at his head He very
politely told Mr.. Gunnong to give up
| his cash and then told him to make
himself scarce. This was the last seen
OF the highwayman. 1t is thought that
possibly he was the same man who
held up the interurban street car last
week.
Store Closed for Debt.-Yesterday
Claus Anderson's grocery store at
Fifteenth street and Fifth avenue was
closed. J. @. Paddock of Henry
Darts Sons of Rock Island has been
named as trustee of the Moline store
Mr.. Anderson is one of the best known
grocers in the tri-cities. He started in
business 20 years ago at Five Points
being member of the firm, which con
sisted of Morris and Charles Holmgren
and Claus Anderson. Later, Morris
Holmgren left for Sweden and retired
and then Charles Holmgren left sc
that the past few years Mr.. Anderson
has been conducting the business
alone. About a year ago he moved
from the Five Points location to G. l.
Benson's old stand which he now oc
cupied
Mrs. Deere is LiberaI.-The annua
meeting of the Daughters of The
American Revolution was held a
Overlook. the home of Mrs. C. H
Deere. Saturday afternoon. Aside from
officers being elected, in which Mrs
| p,,tt ole n,
regent of the local chapter, the ladies
decided to subscribe to the annual con
tribution for the proposed Continental
hall at Washington, d. c.. Last yea
the chapter gave Silt, which was tn,
most given by any chapter in the stat,
according to its membership, which il
row 60. This year each member will
subscribe. after which Mrs C. H
Deere will double that amount
Obituary Reeord.-Mrs. Christin;
Benson, for 40 years a resident of Nc
line, died at the home of her daughter
Mrs. Eric Johnson, 1908 Twelfth
street, yesterday morning. Death wa
due to the infirmities of age, from
which Mrs. Benson had been ailing TO
the past six years. She was born il
Swinland. Sweden. in 1874, and cam
to America and directly to Moline il
1869. She has been a widow for tn
past % years, her husband having die
in 1881. She leaves two daughters
MRS. Eric Johnson and Miss Matild
Benson, both of Moline. She ais
leaves one grandchild.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05

Piles Cured in 6 to IL Days.
Pazo Ointment is guaranteed to
cure any case of itching, blind, bleed
ing or protruding piles In 6 to IA days
or money refunded. SOC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05

@TO matter how large or how
IN small your business. 1t IS
bound to force some valuable
employee to do work that can be done
better-quicker-che by the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05

HARBOR OF MESSINA AND MAP SHOWING
REGION AFFECTED BY RECENT SEISMIC
DISTURBANCE
reality 1t has proved itself to be the
most treacherous of earth's beauty
spots. as little to be trusted as are the
historic Scylla and Charybdis at the
entrance to the strait of Messina. 1t
has always been an active center Of
seismic disturbance of almost every
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

parts of the state and some from sur
rounding states One body was sent
from Denver for incineration. Mr.
Kramback states that the majority of
the cases have been Germans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05

variety. Even before the recent horror
it might have claimed the record, for
the great Calabrian earthquake which
began In 1873 continued for four years
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-07-01
aSHWOOD.


Ashwood, June 2S,-Crop reports
are about the same as last week.
Milo maize, kaffir corn and June
corn are being planted What few
who have plowed up their corn have
planted feed stuff in place of cotton.
Mrs. Flint visited her sister, Mrs.
Powell of near Red Oak last Thurs
day.
Mr. Anderson and three sons and
Mr.. Butcher went to the river fishing
last Monday and enjoyed plenty of
fish and a pleasant trip.
Some few from here attended
prayer meeting at Red Oak Thursday
night.
Mr., Harrell Chapman, one of Bear
Creek community's most enterpris-
ing young men, and Miss Willie Fra
zier of this neighborhood were mar
ried Sunday morning, Rev. Lindsey
officiating.
Mr.. j. A. Hogan and son, Lester,
spent Saturday night with Eason
Brothers.
Master Roy Bailey spent Saturday
night in our community.
Mrs. Luther Timmons and mother,
Mrs. Powell. spent Saturday after.
noon with Mrs. Lena Powell.
Mrs. Belts daughter. Miss Oma
has the typhoid fever but is doing
nicely.
Mrs. Eldraker of Red Oak visited
in our midst Sunday.
Quite a number from here attend
ed church at Red Oak Sunday night.
Miss Matte Dennis is quite i'll at
this writing.
The Misses Lloyd of Sterrett are
visiting their sister, Mrs. Allison
Frazier, this week
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FORRESTDN.

Forreston. June 29.-Rev Har-
ris preached Sunday morning and
night at the Methodist church. He
also preached Sunday afternoon aut
at Mr. Joe Robinson who is an in
valid and has not been able 10 attend
church for four years.
The Methodist Sunday school gave
ian ice cream supper Saturday night
Miss Kirtley Walker left last Fri
day for Texarkana TO spend 4
month.
Miss Marie Caldwell of Dallas left
Monday after visiting relatives and
friends for several days.
The midnight marauder continue
to make his nocturnal visits in our
little city. Monday night $3.50 was
taken from Leroy Owens and $3.50
from Lump Stockton.
Miss Willie May Hickman of Italy
spent Saturday night and Sunday in
FarrestOn.
Mrs. s N. Matthews was in Wax
ahachie Monday
Miss Lizzie VIM Of Italy spent a
few days here last weekk.
Misses Kate and Annie Bullen of
Italy spent Sunday with friends.
Mrs. Dave Hamlin and Miss Re-
becca Magruder were in Waxahachie
Tuesday.
Miss Vera VIM of Italy is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Joe Bruce.
Mr. DIN Martin was passenger
TO Italy Tuesday evening.
Born. TO Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Trull,
a fine boy.
DR.. c. w. Nation and wife were
shopping in Wa2ahachie Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs, w. W. Edwards of
Waxahachie are visiting Uncle Billie
Gardner and family.
Born, to Mir. and Mrs. Steve Har-
well June 27th, nine pound girl.
Crops are looking fine in this vi
cinity
Forreston is still coming to the
front We now have an ice wagon
on our strrets.
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS
MOUNTAIN PEA Il.
= = =


Mountain Peak, June 2S.-Noth-
ing encouraging to write from here
as regards farming interests and
crop prospects, but only gloom and
sadness prevail along those lines.
The drouth condition still controls
the situation. There has been cOnsid-
cradle cotton planted, some of which
is up to stand but the hot dry
winds, it seems, will Kill it while
others have their cotton just plant
ed but don't expect ii to come up I'M
hope 1t is hard for many to plan
with any certainty what the future
movements will be but awaiting de-
yelopments Those that have all they
have invested in their crops and no
capital TO fall back on are in very
awkard shape as many now are not
expecting to make a cent out of their
crops. unless the drouth loosens its
grip very soon. The water situation
is very serious and getting worse
each day. Many are hauling water
long distances both for drinking,
stock, and household purposes and
not getting good water all the time.
Deep wells are getting TO be the
main dependence for good drinking
water. 1t is feared by many that
drinking so much standing water
viii cause sickness.
Rev. Williams Of Midlothian, Pres
byterian, preached here sunday to
good audience. He said that one need
not belong 10 the visible church here
in order 30 lie saved, but that il was
sufficient If he belonged 10 the in
visible church into which body he
was baptised by the Holy Spirit and
not by water, but approve OF the Wis
jDIe churches,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-07-01

Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of Ell
lis county are cordially invited TO at
tend the memorial and anniversary
exercises in WaXahachie on Sunday
July 4th. 1909. There will be q SER
mon by Bro. J. B. Boen at the Chris
tian church at II o'clock, a. m, and
an address by Judge Keller of San
Antonio, at the Methodist church at
8 sop. III. There win be special mu-
sic at both of these services. All Odd
Fellows and Rebekahs will meet at
the hall at 1890 a. m, and again
at 3 p. m, and go in body to the
above services. Visiting lodges will
please bring regalias. The commit
tee urges every Odd Fellow and Re-
bekah TO come. C. r. Gibson, Secy.
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night and Sunday with Mr.. Ned
Douglas.
Mrs. Ada Tidwell and Miss Ludie
were shopping in Waxahachie Satur-
day evening.
Mr.. Alien and family Of near Long
Branch spent Sunday with Mr.. Shaw
and family.
Miss Edith Spears called on Miss
Beulah Harris Sunday.
Mr.. Joe Busby of near Midlothian
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with Mr.. Earnest Thompson.
Miss Lula Curtis of ne..r Walnut
Grove spent Saturday night WITH
Mr.. Johnson and family.
Mr.. John Rhodes received a mes
sage last week that his mother was
very low.
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LONE ELM.

Lone Elm. June 29.-The dry
weather sim prevails. Most all the
farmers are through chopping their
cotton Health is still bad in this
community.
We are sorry TO learn that Mr.
Parrish is sick with the slow fever.
Mr.. and Mrs r. T. Shaw gave the
young people of this place an enter
tainment Saturday night, which was
attended by a large crowd and all
reported an ENJOYABLE time.
Mrs. A. c. Harris, who has been
sick for some time, is slowly improv-
ing.
MRS. Sallie Mccall of the Falls
spent one day last week with Mrs.
Miss Florence Johnson spent Sat
urday night with Misses Edith and
Wilma Spears.
Several from here attended the
singing AT Sardis Sunday evening.
Mr.. VIII Flowers spent Saturday
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attended the choral club recital
Miss Callc Pratt visited her grand
mother. Mrs Myers Of India, the
past week
Mrs. r d. Roberts visited Mrs
Frank Farrar Friday
Mr.. John Headrick made bust
ness trip to Waxahachie Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs Kirk Of Rolf, Okla,
are visiting their son, Ira Kirk.
Mrs. Fuqua of WaXahachie visited
her son. John Fuqua, Sunday.
Miss Bette Orr visited in Dallas
the first of the week.
Mr.. John Elan fell from a tree
Sunday morning and broke his ankle.
There will be singing at Sylvania
every Tuesday and Friday nights
until the third Sunday in July.