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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-11-18
EXCURSION R.A,rES

National Apple Show. Spokane. Wash.
November 5 40, 1 909
Via The North = esterIt Line.
& Tickets on sale Nov. 9th to 18th;
return limit SO days. ariable routes:
favorable stop-over privileges. 81.
tickets and full information apply TO
any ticket agent Of the North w est
.ern Line l38s
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-11-18
THE KNocKER.

AS the pessimistic crank,
Who is sure there's nothing whole
some
But that everything is rank;
Who sees no good in any,
Who at hopefulness doth mock,
And whose mission, self appointed,
Is to knock --knock-knock.
He's the milestone of all progress,
He is wholesome efforts bane;
He can just see the evil;
Naught to him is safe or sane;
He is there to put damper
On all projects to unlock
New doors to progress, coming
Just to -knock-knock.
He paralyzes effort,
He invites distrust and fear,
He pulls down and dismantles;
Where another man would rear.
Would that in the chair electric
| We could stop with fatal shock
The man whose only object
Is to knock-knock-
BY Josh Wink in the Baltimore
American.
John Inglis, of Chicago, a crop ex-
pert is touring South Dakota. He
stated here that he found conditions
in this state extremely satisfactory,
and he believed the state would pro-
duce the largest crop in it's history.
Bandits held up and tried to rob a
butter and egg train in Wisconsin, At
the rate those valuables are rising in
price they'll soon have to be shipped in
lspecials.
Joseph Pitlick of Sully, county today
said that his. corn YIELD this year of
yellow Minnesota corn is husking forty
bushels to the acre. That he tried seed
of a larger variety of corn of which he
brought from Iowa where he farmed be-
fore coming here, and that ithusks sew
lenty bushels to the acre. and is as we'll
matured as he ever secured lin Iowa.
4 .. NJ. Simpson, who has just complet
| ed a trip through the Southwest for
Lamson Brothers & Co., says the most
conservative grain men in Texas be
i ieve the state will need toinport fully
100, 900, 900 bu. of feed grains before
new feed will be available The practi-
cally continuous drought from June to
| Octobers he says denuded Texas of all
/ for age crops included, and the short
ening of the cotton crop has made oil
i cake very high for feed.
i The; Nystrom Brothers of Pearl town
/ ship, Sully county have-rompleted fine
q residence on their farm and have. sunk
4 a gas well. They have fitted the build.
| ings out with the necessary fixtures te
i heat and light their farm buildings
Il from the natural gas, and add another
to those Of the gas belt who are taking
| advantage Of the opportunity which il
lat their command
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-11-18

Money to loan and real estate in
Hughes, Stanley or SaiIy counties, !.
large or small amounts 2s3 Pierre
street, Title Insurance 3 Trust Co,
.Risrre. s. ID. ISLE 1 Z
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-27
REJECT ALL BIDS
| ON STORM DRAIN
Board of Local Improvements Con-
siders Prices on Ninth Street
Work to Be Too High.

The board OF local improvements
this morning opened bids for the
Ninth street storm drain and decided
to reject all bids for new quo..-
tions. The bids are considered to be
too high. There were three bids
submitted, by the Tri-City Construc-
ton company, the Peoples Construe-
ton company and p. F. Trenken-
schuh. On the drain the bids were
as follows: Tri-City, $1.S6 for No.
standards and $166 for No. 2
double strength standards; Peoples,
S1.9S1a for No. l standards and
S1.7S for No. double strength;
Trenkenschuh, $1.6S for No. STAN
dards and $1.39 for No. 2, single
strength. The prices on catch basins
were $45 for the Tri-City and Peo-
pies and SAC for Trenkenschuh. The
Peoples Construction company made
bid of $3.50 yard on rock work,
and the Tri-City company put the
price at So. The board decided to
, receive new bids up to 10 o'clock next
Saturday morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-27

Notwithstanding that the bill before
the legislature providing for reappor-
tionment of the judicial circuits of the
state promised more compact district
for Rock Island, one III which the bus
mess of the court might be more eX-
peditiously dispatched, there remains
one source of qualification in the pres
ent probability of the district remain
ing as it is. For the bill most favored
detached from the Rock Island dis
trict the counties of WhiteSide and
Henry, and made each part of en-
would positively have deprived the
circuit court of Rock Island of the
continued services of those faithful and
efficient judges. Hon. F. ID. Ramsay
|of Whiteside county, and Hon. Emery
&c. Graves of Henry county. Both these
|eminent jurists. by their efficiency, jul
dicial fairness and their personal pop
ularity have not only won many
friends, but what is more to them as
judges. public esteem and confidence.
IL there Is one III the
service in which a man should stand
out free from bias or prejudice, fear
less and untrammeled, it is the chief
administrative officer of the court. If
there is an office that ought to be
made as nearly free from political in
fiuences as possible, it is the judiciary,
and it is consistent with the conten-
ton it has always made for non
partisan judiciary that The Argus is
glad TO speak of Judges Ramsay and
Graves as just and able judges, each al,
ways welcome in the Rock Island
county circuit court and each having
the respect and support of the bar and
the good will of the public. generally.
Judge F. d. Ramsay has been close.
ly associated with the public interests
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-27
DO NOT FAVOR
LOWEST BID?.
Said That Engineers Will Rec
ommend Pittsburg Filter
Company's Plans.
THE PRICE is 100000
Norwood Second and Lightbody
Third-Latter's Price Being
Cheapest Figure Made.

While the consulting engineers who
have been examining the filter plans
and specifications have been very care
ful nos to discuss their report and
recommendations prior to it's delivery
to the city council, it leaked out today
that the engineers will not recommend
the lowest bid as the most advantage
tous to the city Information from
good sources is that the engineers will
recommend the bid of the Pittsburg
Filter company, under its proposition
No. 6, as the first choice This calls
for an expenditure of $1G3 600 in the
construction of the plant The bid
which is favored as second is one by
the Norwood Engineering company,
and the third choice is a bid by
Thomas Lightbody of Youngstown,
Ohio.
Mr.. Lightbody, it will be remember
| ed made the lowest price quoted,
something like $91 900. The engineers,
however, seem to consider that hs
higher bid will be the better one to
accept. OF course their recommends
tons will be accompanied with an en-
PLANTATION of their reasons for favoring
the one bid above another.
Regarding Reservoir Plant.
1t also became known today that
the engineers have embodied in their
report extensive recommendations re-
garding the reservoir plant, and the
concentration of the filter plant on the
HILL The engineers will main ain, it
is said, that such step will save pos
sibly $4,000 for the city. The exact
nature of their recommendations along
this line can not. of course. be ascef-
tanned until the report is finally conf
pleted and submitted to the city co IN
ell
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-27
BOAT CLUB GIVEN
LIBERAL DONATIONS
Committee Receives Gratifying Con.
sideratiOn i'm Canvass for Funds
to broaden Work.

The canvassing committee appoint
ed by the Island City Boating associa.
tiCn to raise a fund for the improve.
ment and maintenance of the boat
harbor and the club house is meeting
with the greatest encouragement Oh
all sides and some 5000 has been sub
scribed as the result of an afternoon
and a mornings york by the commit
tee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-27
CHAT OF THE CAMPAIGN

Efficiency is what the city wants in
the administration of the Office of
city attorney. That is the explana-
ton of Albert Huber's strength.
John Holzhammer the First ward
alderman, is going to be reelected be-
cause he has been tried and not
found wanting.
Can you beat Smith as candidate?
No and he cannot be beaten for the
Office of police magistrate, either.
c. l.. Speckhart is the right man
for alderman from the Second ward
because he is a taxpayer, as we'll as
a representative citizen of the ward
Jack Aud is making a splendid
I, impression all over town in his cam
| paign for the office of assessor, and
Jack is just what he says he is, hon
est and anxious to serve the public
| faithfully and to the best of his abil-
! ity
/ Joseph Grotegut and James Davis
are the right men for assistant su.
| peryisors. They will do their duty
to the taxpayers of the county.
| Citizens and tax payers of the
Third ward consider S. A. LaVan
| way an ideal candidate for alderman
/ an upright citizen and propert,
| holder in the ward, with it's interes
at heart.
III. j.. Prick has made square
|, deal alderman, treating all the in
terests of all his constituents in tn,
Fourth ward in the spirit of non
partisan fairness that deserves thu
high appreciation that the people viii
show of his services election day.
L w. d. Cochran is a deservin,
young man. He has made his owl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-27
BOILER Skaters, Attention.

Ladies free Monday nights. No
skating Tuesdays and Thursdays for
balance of season. These nights may
be rented for private parties or cam
paign purposes. Great two-step con-
test next Friday night. Rink closes
Saturday, May l with a dance after
skating hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-27

For constables, Mike Mintz, Henry
Heuck, Henry Brunei and George
Christianson are all good men. Do
not forget them election day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-27
BECOMING VERY
BUSY DISTRICT
Colony of Little Factories is
Springing Up Near TWEEN
ty- Fifth Street.
NEW BUILDINGS GOING UP
Group Includes Blake Specially Co.,
Trio, Mfg. Co, S. A. Mayer
Mfg. Co., and Others.

In quiet way of late there has been
growing up in the. neignborhood of
Twenty-fifth street and Third avenue
group of little industries that forms
quite a factory district Among the
industries that have been established
there are the Blake Specially COM
pany, the factory of the Trio Manufac-
turing company, the S. A. Mayer Man
ufacturing company, and w. II. Bollos
general blacksmith and automobile re-
pair shop and garage. In addition to
these the Offices of the Lewis Roofing
company, the Robb's Express company
and the Ottumwa Brewing & Ice COM
pany'S branch, all located in the same
block
Some New Industries.
OF these institutions, two are new,
and third is charging its plant and
preparing to extend its scope. The
new plants are those of the Blake
Specially company, and the Trio Man
ufacturing company. The Blake COM
pany was recently incorporated with'a
capital stock of $4,000. for the pur-
pose of manufacturing the Blake pat
ent clean out plugs, back water floor
drains, drum taps and tees, and other
devices used in plumbing The Off.
GERS of the company are ]. T. Shields,
president; John d. Blake, vice presi-
dent, and George Wagner. secretary
and treasurer. The company has es-
tablished an Office in the Lewis build
ing. and although it was not incorpor-
ated until month ago, it is already
doing flourishing business, and has re-
markably bright prospects. The spec.
ialties which the company is manufac.
turing have been given thorough tests
and have been declared by competent
men to be the most practical devices
on the market. For the present the
company is having the castings for
the clean out plugs made by the Rock
Island Tool company, but eventually
the company will install its own plant
Already machinery is being installed
to assemble the parts and put the fin
ishing touches on the products. For
the present the company will employ
only about 10 men, but the number
will be increased later.
The Trio Company.
The Trio Manufacturing company
has also taken portion of the Lewis
building for it's manufacturing plant
which formerly was located in the
Electric Construction company's build
ing on Second avenue. The company
manufactures line of electrical spec
ialties. including Trio fuses and other
patented devices. The company Occu
pies floor space of &C feet wide and
1877 feet long.
Building New shops.
The S. A Mayer Manufacturing com
pany. which makes a line of automo
bile attachments and electric supplies
and does a general brass foundry bus
mess, is considerably charging its
scope. e. w. Lewis has acquired Il,
interest in the company, and will take
an active part in the direction of i:
affairs The company has had tive
new buildings built on Twenty-fftl
street near Third avenue, one being
40 feet wide and 20 feet long, and thu
other 40 feet each way. The smalle
building is TO be used as foundry
and the other is to be the machine
shop. The machine shop is now nearl,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-27

Vote for Oscar Wahlund, John Nc
Shane, Stephen Stader and William
Eaton for justices of the peace and
see if Rock Island does not profit
by.a break in the tedious justice
shop system that has fastened itself
on the people of Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-27

p. F. Meenan is going to get the
vote of the people of the Sixth ward,
regardless of politics. He is regarded
derman, man who will be able to
tell what he has been doing for the
ward when his term of Office expires.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-27

ready for occupancy, and the foundry
weeks. The company is planning to
install lot of new machinery in the
new plant, and the operations of the
company will be considerably ex-
tended. Between 20 and 30 men are
to be employed
w. H. Bolles occupies buildings I'd
joining the Lewis building. and HIS
established an auto shop and also a
general blacksmith shop
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-27
Announcement
of
Color of Primary Ballots.

Il, Henry B. Hubbard, County Clerk OF the
County of Rock Island and State OF illinois. in
pursuance to Section Thirty-five 49, of Law
relating TO Primary Elections, hereby announce
that the color of the Primary Ballots OF the re-
spective parties to be voted at Primary Election
to be held in said County of Rock Island on the
18th day of April A. D. 1000, will be as follows:
Republican, White.
Democratic, Blue
Socialist, Pink.
H.B. HUBBARD,
March 27 1909. County Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-27

of Rock Island county for several
years. He first came into prominence
in the congressional convention at
Galva in 1896, when he was White
SIDES candidate for the republican
nomination in one of the most notable
fights in the history of western Illinois
politics, Hon. G. w. Prince of Gales
burg finally winning after protracted
contest i'll the convention lasting sew
er2l days. In 1897 he was elected to
the bench in this judicial circuit and
has served Two terms. Part of the
time he has been on the appellate
bench, where he has attained distinc-
, ton. Should he be reelected, Judge
I Ramsay has stated he will not take
Ianother assignment to the appellate
court, as he believes the business of
this circuit is of such Importance as
TO command the continuous services
of three judges. Judge Ramsay is a
native of Whiteside county, his home
being at Morrison, where for years he
has been regarded as one of the lead
ing practitioners. The only office he
ever held prior to his election to the
bench was that of master in chancery
of Whiteside county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-27

David Biswinger deserves the Of
fee of township collector. He will
discharge the duties efficiently if
elected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-27

way in the world and the people of
the Fifth ward will make no mistake
in entrusting their interests in Lis
hands as alderman. He has been a
resident of the ward all his life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-27
Notice to Property Holders.

Persons owning property on Ninth
street, from Third TO Eighteenth ave
nue.. and Twelfth street from First ID
Fourth avenue. are hereby notified 10
put in service pipes and sewer con
nections before paving is commenced.
NJ 7. RUDGREN,
City Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-27

Judge Emery C. Graves has prac-
Iticed law in this section of Illinois
since 1876, when he was admitted to
the bar. He was from 1889, up to the
time he was elected circuit Judge
states attorney of Henry county. Dur
ing his term as judge he has not only
distinguished himself by his able and
impartial discharge of the duties. but
has also reflected great credit on this
circuit as well, and the usefulness of
the judiciary has been enhanced by
his service Judge Graves is sc years
of age and has always been a resident
of Henry county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-27

Efficiency is what the city wants in
the administration of the Office of
city attorney. That is the explana-
ton of Albert Huber's strength.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-27

Saloon Notice.
Fish lunch Saturday night at Deisen
roth's place, 1901 Fourth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-27

John Holzhammer the First ward
alderman, is going to be reelected be-
cause he has been tried and not
found wanting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-27

| Can you beat Smith as candidate?
No and he cannot be beaten for the
Office of police magistrate, either.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-27

Judge F. d. Ramsay has been close
ly associated with the public interests
The Falls City tribune., 1909-06-04
THE Corners AND COERS
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TO
YOU AND NE.
What Your Friends and Their
Friends Have Been Doing the
Past Week.
SoWle's Candy.


Dir. Wilson, Wallis building.
Irving Yoder spent a few days this
week IN st. Joe, Mo.
Prof. E. II. Hurst spent Sunday
With his mother at Dunbar. Neb.
DIR. W. E. Lyons. Osteopath. OF.
flee in Vail building. Phone 40.
FOR SALE-My farm home ad.
joining Fails City. George \. Abbott
J.. Rock Williamson OF Humboldt.
was a business visitor at this place
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. X. {. Bailey and daughter FL
sic are in Bennett. Neba this week
the guests of friends.
Mrs. Y. E. Emerson and daughter
Marie of Verdon spent Friday with
friends at this place.
The Christian ladies tea at the
home of Mrs. Spencer Thursday ey-
ening was we'll attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hedges re-
turned Sunday from Mound City, Mo,
where they were the guests of rela-
tiyes.
Charles Marion, wife and daugh-
ter Audra returned Sunday from few
days with relatives and friends at
Hiawatha.
Loretta Beaver left the latter part
of the week for Seattle. Wash, to
spend the summer with relatives,and
attend the exposition.
FOR sALE-sixty tons OF good
ice and d butchers outfit. This is
a bargain. Inquire of Charles Prib-
beno, Preston, Nebraska. 21-tf
Maggie Whitaker who has been
visiting her parents at Morrill, aud
friends ia this city for the past two
weeks returned to Lincoln Sunday.
Miss Agnes Moran who has been
visiting Miss Kate Mulligan at this
place, left Sunday morning for Kan
sas City to spend her summer vaca-
ton with her mother, Mrs, Ellen Nor
ran.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-06-04

A Big Mems Parade at the State
Sunday School Convention at kear
ney on Wednesday evening, June 16
at 7:i5. led by the K%earney Military
uand. Every man in the Bible Glass
within 80 miles of Kearney should be
ia this parade and stay and hear Rev
Welshimer talk ON Men and heal
dean Fordyce onn Boys" the same
evening.
Clarence Z. Smith and wife who
have been spending the winter with
the formers sister. Mrs Viii Wher
ny at Modesto. Calf. returned to this
city this week. They are visiting at
the home OF Mrs. Smiths parents
j Samuel Butcher and wife.
Among the young people who were
in Rulo Sunday were Hazel White.
Nellie Hossack. Helen Resterer
Gertrude Mcdonald. Gladys Melon.
aid, Fannie Beaver. Virgil Falcon
Chester Mcdowell, Fred Herbster ano
Archie Paxton.
Mr.. John Holland and children who
have been visiting at the home OF the
formers mother. Mrs. Eva DAWSON.
leaves today for her home at Wich.
tia, Kansas.
Mrs Allie Watson and son Ohio.
LETT Wednesday for Huntington, In.
diana, to spend several weeks with
her sister, Mrs. win Price and fam
lily.
e. II. Towle was in Lincoln the
first Of the week, where he was at
tending a meeting of the Nebraska
Traffic Association at that place.
Mrs. jerome. who has been Il guest
at the home of E. O. Lewis for the
past two weeks, returned to her home
in Lincoln, Friday.
Mrs. W. II. Keeling left Tuesday.
for Forsythe, Mont, where she will
visit her daughter, Mrs. Ada Coleman
for a few weeks.
Frank Neitzel CAME down from Co
lumbus, Neb.. this week TO spend
a short time with his parents. A.Neit-
eel, and family.
Miss Dorthy White will return from
Lincoln today where she has been
attending the state university at that
place this year.
Mrs. Bob Wright returned to her
home in Kansas City Friday after
visiting her mother, Mrs. NJ. Slough
ton and family.
Mrs. Dennis McCarty and daugh-
ter spent a few days the latter part
Of the week with the Murphy child
rem at Rulo,
Rev. Davis of Pawnee City, filled
the pulpit at the Presbyterian church
at this place both Sunday morning an
evening.
Isadore Weinman, a former Hum
boldt boy, but now connected with a
bank at St. Joe, Mo. was in this city
Monday.
Mrs. w. H. Wylie of Nebraska,
City, is in the city this week visiting
at the home of herbrother-in-law San
VAIL.
Going, going, not quite gone!
Poultrymen come for free copy Con
keys &c Poultry Book. c. A.Heck.
Misses Grace and Gertrude Lyford
returned to their home in this city,
from their school duties at Lincoln.
Misses Alice Keeling and Blanche
Capp were Lincoln visitors Monday.
They returned home that night.
Mrs. Sue DeWald left this week for
Diller, Neb., to spend some time with
her daughter, Mrs. Merritt Lum.
H. f. Fulton, one of the roller
skate men of this city, spent Sunday
in Auburn.
Miss Grace Hoppe and Verne Story
spent the latter part of the week in
Auburn.
Reavis Gist was very i'll thisweek
suffering from an attack of append.
citis.
Marion Arnold was a business Wis.
itor at this place Saturday.
For good seed corn 20 10 {. A
Heck's feed store. 21-lt
DR.. J. c. Yutzy spent Tuesday il
Lincoln.