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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18
Quick Relief for rheumatism.

George w. Rooms, Lawton Mich
says: DIR. Detchon's Relief for
Rheumatism has given my wife won
derful benefit for rheumatism. She
could not lift hand or foot, had to be
lifted for two months. She began the
use of the remedy and improved rapid
ly. On Monday she could not move
and on Wednesday she got up and
dressed herself and walked out for
her breakfast" Sold by Otto Grot
jan, 1901 Second avenue. Rock Island;
Gust Schlegel & Son, 22O West Second
street. Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18

the music by Silvio Helm is of rather
high order and at the same time
whistleable and lends much TO the
popularity of the musical comedy. Not
in years has there been a comic opera
or music play mounted in better style
than THE Boys and Belty' The
three scenes are exquisiteiy done anil
the costumes. all of which are modern,
are of the richest material and strictly
up-to-date. The girls are the prettiest
10 be found in any travelling produc-
ton and they have been selected for
their ability TO wear clothea as wei
as for their accomplishments in other
directions. No doubt much of the sue
cess of THE Boys and Betty" espe-
oially to the feminine portion of the
audiences, is due to the desire to see
the beautiful gowns worn in the play
In addition to Miss Cahills individual
success scored in the new musical
comedy, hits have been made by w.
C. Stewart. Sam B. Hardy. Wallace
,, McCutcheon, Jr.. James d. Carson, Ed
ward Earle. Lucien Kesney. Kenneth
Davenport, Anna Mooney. Hattie FoS.
Flora Finch Jane Rutledge and, last
but not least. Richard. the canary that
joins in the merriment at each per
Torrance. There win be ar exception.
ally large orchestra of picked must
clans under the direction of Silvio
Helm. the composer, who himself acts
as conductor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18
DON'T PAY ALiMONY:
SEMONES is IN JAIL
Moline Man Declares He Is Without
Funds and Has No Means of
Raising Any.

Mace Semones, who was arrested re-
emily on the charge of contempt %
curt, as the result of his refusal 10
)ay the alimony which the court grant
I'd to his divorced wife, was arraignod
n the branch circuit court this morn
ng and given a hearing. He failed 10
show any good reasons why he should
2e excused from having ignored the
courts order and accordingly he was
ordered committed to Jail until the
back alimony amounting to about $10G
md the S25 court costs are paid. From
present prospects Semones is in for
long time, as he says he has no way
Of getting the money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18

dance Thursday evening, Oct. 81, al
Beselin's hall. Admission Is cents.
Freed's orchestra.
Music in Young & McCombs' cafe
every evening to o'clock.
Call LaVanway, telephone 247 for
carpet. rug cleaning and rug making.
Let Krell &c Johnson do your tin
and furnace work 1916 Third avenue
H. T. Siemon wants your tin and
furnace work. 1526-152S Fourth ave
lue.
Charles McDevitt of Davenport ami
Mrs. Fife NJ McChasteen of Rock Island
were united in marriage this afternoon
at 8 o'clock by Justice G. p. Nissen.
They were attended by Mr. and Mrs.
John Johnson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18
new BOOZE VICTIM
Mike O'Neal browns at Musca-
tine After Taking on Cargo
of Wet Goods.
STEPPED OFF SAND BARGE
Might Have Been Saved by Crew OF
Helen Blair III He Had Shout
ed for Help.

Officers of the steamer Helen Blair, |
when the boat reached here yesterday,
reported having had a narrowing
experience yesterday morning about
2 o'clock while anchored at Muscatine.
Most of the crew had turned in for the
night, when a piercing cry, Hey was
heard. Thinking. that some of the
crew were returning from uptown and
calling 10 the night Waterman, no at
tention was paid to the call. The cry
continued. and finally some of the
crew became aware of the fact that
he call came from the water. Upon
Investigation was found that a man
vas struggling in the water. Floatcrs
we're thrown to him and an effort was
made to reach him with a pole. He
went under for the third time. how
ever before he could be reached. With
he mans last cries ringing in their
3ars. the passengers and crew on the
boat had no more sleep that night.
Holding Booze Party.
1t turned out that the drowned man
Vas Mike O'Ncal. aged 2S, who came
o Muscatine from Rich Hill, Mo, about
our months ago, and had been work
lg since in livery stables. He, with
several COMPANIONS, had paid a visit
o Rock Island Saturday, and, well
upplied internally and externally with
vet goods. had returned to hold lit.
tie booze party, to which some friends
Tere invited. Muscatine being dry.
md no other convenient place being in
light, the rarty was held on a sand
large On tho river Here the members
lid cake walks and INDUCED in other
'orms of revelry till about O'Clock,
when most of them were past the stage
f physical expressions of exhubtr
ance.
O'Neal, who had been one of the
most active of the crowd, while the
Fang was dispensing, tried to step from
he barge to a small boat moored
alongside, and fell into the water.
Could Make No Roadway.
Although a fairly good swimmer
when sober, he was unable to do NOR,
han keep himself afloat and shout
Hi, there" His companions likewise
we're too heavily laden to undertake
my intelligent efforts as rescue. About
Ill they did was to throw several sticks
If cordwood from a pile on shore into
he water. These O'Neal was either
Unable to get hold of or too drunk to
utilize in keeping afloat The result
vas that he finally disappeared at a
point opposite the steamboat landing
The body had not been recovered at
aeon today
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18
ALL RODBERIES
BY SAME GANG?
Similar Methods Employed in
Every One of Sixteen Jobs
in Year.
ALPHA BLOWING is LATEST
Each Affair Has Been EnvcIoped in
Mystery-Biggest Haul at
Port Byron.

The Alpha bank robbery marks the
10th JOB that has been pulled off by
craftsmen in this part of western Hi
nois in the last year. Each robbery
has been shrouded in mystery; the
gang has always covered its tracks
successfully; their hiding place, if they
have one, SO far has proven an i'm
pene;rable mystery.
Methods Used.
The sane methods have been en-
ployed in each of the 1G rO5beries,
ana the suspicion is that the one gang
of yeggmen is responsible for all the
jobs. III one town ii is the bank that
has suffered, in the next it has been
the postoffice.
The yeggmen first break into a
blacksmith shop or n section house
and secure heavy tools with which to
batter in the door. A charge of nitro
glyce1in. always expertly placed. has
wrecked the door of every safe.
Fail In Two Cases.
In but two cases they have failed
to secure cash. They got nothing at
the Hampton postofTice. and at Orion
they were forced to fee when the tele-
phone operator sounded an alarm. The
biggest maui was at Port Byron. where
81. 600 was secured The list of rob-
berries. with amounts taken:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18
70 MAKE Cut class sparrIe.

To catch and reflect the light, cut
glass must be spotlessly clean and trans
parent. Soap leaves a greasy film on the
glass which is hard to remove; the fol-
lowing method of washing will. however,
be found to leave the glass crystal clear.
It is best to use wooden tub for
washing cut glass. but If one is not at
hand. pad the metal dish sink with
soiled glass linen towels or any soft
pieces of cotton. Wash the glass in
warm suds. made by dissoIving a tea
spoonful of Gold Dust washing powder
in a pan of warm water; use a soft
brush to clean the surface, then rinse in
water of the same temperature. After
glass linen, use a camePs hair brush to
polish the cut surface. To clean the in
side of water bottles, insert very thin
glass linen towel and force to all parts
OF the bottle with q cheap wire holder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18
ENGINEER ALVORD is
ILL; SENDS REPORT
City Council VIII Hear Analysis of
Filter Bids at This Evenings
Meeting.

j. A. Alvord, the engineer who ex
amined the bids on the proposed new
mechanical filtration plant, is i'll at
his home in Chicago, and will not be
able to be present at the meeting of
the city council this evening. He has
forwarded his report, however, and
it will be read. 1t is not likely any
action looking to the awarding of the
contract will be taken by the coun-
Gil until Mr.. Alvord is able to be on
the ground. He left for his home in
Chicago. His illness is not serious,
and it is thought he will be in the
city during the present week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18

Coffee is a hidden but powerful
enemy to ones progress in life. It's
subtle, narcotic poison, weakens
heart, interferes with digestion and
f.as a definite and destructive effect
on the nervous system. People who
are content to load themselves with
impediments to progress, who refuse
&c supply body with food and drink
needed to make up for the daily dis
Indignation of nerve and brain tissue,
must stand aside in the race.
The ones who are properly fed,
will surely win the laurels.
Postum furnishes the gluten and
phosphates of grain needed by nature
to nourish brain and nerves with
food When made right, that is.
boiled Is minutes after boiling be-
gins, it has a delicious taste similar
to the mild, high grade Javas, but
with none of the bad effects of cof-
fee.
There are those who are entirely
careless as to what goes into the
stomach, but the one who would
make all his movements tend to-
wards health and possible greatness
can know by a personal test.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18
BEGIN TO HUSK CORN CROP

Freeze Helps Mature Grain and
Farmers Arc Getting Busy.
A number of farmers in this vicinity
started today cribbing corn. 1t is not
unusually early to begin husking, but
he crop was late this year and slow
n maturing and it was predicted that
It would be impossible to pick before
he latter part Of the month, in most
cases. The hard freeze of last week,
1owever, helped to put the grain in
ihape for the harvest AMI H. fen
lays corn husking will be in full
progress. The high wind couple of
weeks ago broke many stalks down
md seldom have the fields on the lev 81
prairies been in a worse tangled con-
lition for the piekers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18

Minnie Jarbeau Leader Star.-"The
District Leader" the musical comedy
with q :lelodramatic story, is to hold
the stage of the Illinois next Friday
evening, and that it is to be well re-
ceived goes without saying. The piece
is by Joseph E. Howard, who has re-
Gently given TO the stage more big sue
cesses than any other contemporary
The Land of Nod THE Time, the
Place and the Girl and '"The Umpire
are the work of this clever actor play
wright. The bright particular star of
THE District Leader" is Miss Minnie
Jarbeas. whose clever work is well
remembered. She has been supplied
with an ideal part in this latest piece
and has been given several songs that
fit her childish personality TO a nicely
The chorus in The District Leader
is said to be unusually attractive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18
Oct. 10 In American History.

1896 Edward Winslow. famous gov
ernor of plymouth colony, born
near Worcester, England; died nj
sea 1850.
1881 Helen lIaria FiSke (Hunt-Jack-
som. author known as Helen Hunt
and chiefly by the pen name
III. H. born: died 1854
1S67-AIaska became Il territory of the
Admitted States by purchase from
Russia.
1906-A West India hurricane accom-
panied by a tidal wave caused
great destruction of property and
a heavy loss of life in Cuba and OF
the Florida coast.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Sun sets J:12. rises 6:12: days length
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18
HAS 9TH ANNIVERSARY
Young Peoples Association Cele.
brates at broadway Church.

Young Peoples Association Cele.
brates at broadway Church.
The Young Peoples association If
Broadway Presbyterian church held
its 9th anniversar7 last evening at
the church. There was special music
by Mrs. Edla Lund, the Broadway male
quartet and the choir Miss Carrie
Gregg and A. D. Sperry conveyed
greetings from the old members. The
new officers of the association were in
stalled last evening. They are:
William NJ. Stewart.
Vice president-Miss Rosabel Stew
art
Secretary-Miss Abbie Blakemore.
Treasurer-Walte Taylor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18
CITY H1 II.

Kerler & Co. weave rugs.
Buy home of Reidy Bros.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For bus and express, Spencer & Trefz.
Try Bakers laundry for fine work.
Old phone 237; new 1914
Court OF Honor, No. $50. viii hold 4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18
THE w EATH r.

Cloudy and slightly cOolcr tonight;
Generally fair Tuesday.
Temperature at u. M, 30; maximum
in 81 hours. 81; ninimurn, 80. PreciPi-
tation in "a hours. none. Wind velOc-
icy az n an, O miles. Relative humid
.t,. last evening 81, this morning "a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18
RIVER BULLETIN.

Nearly stationary stages will con-
tinue in the Mississippi river from
below Dubuque to Muscatine.
J. NJ. SHERIER. Local Forecaster
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18


Prince Comedy company, which played
afternoon and evening yesterday at the
Iut its cast comprises several enter
ainers who are above the average.
La Mascotte'' was sung, and while
t was minus many of the embellish-
nents that go with finished presenta-
ion. the story in the main was intelli-
-ent1y given, and seemingly was thor
)ughly enjoyed by the large audiences.
Local ENLIGHTENMENT Cancelled
,ock Island, after all. is to be cut out
If the route of THE Beauty Spot" in
which Jefferson De Angeles is starring
his season. First the attraction was
looked sor the Illinois Oct s. This
vas called off, and then it was stated
hat it would be here Oct. %. The
inal arrangement includes Davenport
md Moline only. II plays Moline next
Friday. and the Burtis, in Davenport,
saturday.
Is Play Worth WhiIe.-"The Right
If Way" is a play that does not de-
erve the fate of its modern contem
oraries, passing into the hands OF less
ompetent performers with each sue
eeding season until finally it is
.helved Ii teaches a wholesome les
on of life that goes home to the ma
ured man or woman 1t is but SER
non on the human frailties. One feels
Ietter for having heard it. 1t can't
,e told too often THE Right of Way
vas seen in these parts in its drama
lied form the first time last season
returned last night at the Grand.
Davenport. While the performers
Who created the roles for the original
reduction are missing from the cast.
he play does not suffer perceptibly by
eason Of the substitution. Players or
he first class are demanded. In other
lands The play would De ridiculous
Iallett Thompson is Charley Steele.
,. August Anderson is Joe POrtugais,'
Helen L. Warde is kathleen Steele"
Oumont c. Lewis is Captain Thomas
Earring" Genevieve Dean is "Suzon,"
Arleen Hackett is Resale" and Gene
Ia Motto is ''Paulette Du Bots" The
LAY is handsomely mounted. The
is here for two DAYS, another
performance to be given at the Grand
his evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18

Pretty Pictures in 'Three Weeks
One of the prettiest stage pictures
ever seen in this city will be found III
the second act of Elinor Glyn's drama
tization of her strange story, Three
Weeks at the Illinois tomorrow even
ing, 1t shows the loggfa of the pala ,e
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18

at Venice during the Feast of the
Roses" In the foreground is a room
of an old Venetian palace, gorgeously
decorated with roses of every hue and
variety, and through three stately
arches NAV be seen tae Grand candl
with the moon shining on its ripping
waierc. and in the vista the stately
buildings of Venice all brightly Hum
mated. II makes a picture most pleas
ing TO the eye and forms a frame for
the inspiring emotional acting of hand
some Jeanne fowler when she parts,
as THE Lady, from the handsome
English youth. Paul Verdayne. There
nave been many criticisms against Eli
nor Glyn's book. but according 10 all
descriptions her dramatization is a
thing of beauty with an elevating mo-
tive and nothing to offend. 1t is prom
ised the play will be presented here
with an unusually strong cast and a
production of appealing charm.
Dockstader in Roosevelt Impersona-
tion.-Lew Dockstader and his min
strels, under the management of James
Fl. Decker. will be at the Burtis, DaV-
export, next Wednesday, matinee AMI
night, with a premier troupe of sing
ers, dancers and comedians which in
cludes Neil O'Brien, All Jolson and Ed
die Mazier. They come here as rep
resentatives of the "Possum Aero
Club" This is what Dockstader calls
the frame" of his Offering this season.
The president of the organization. who
is hypnotist, induces Dockstader %
make trip to an imaginary country
called ''Doughland," located in Africa.
Doekstader disguised as Roosevelt
lands in the midst of q savage tribe
which was Doughland, determined 20
make away with the immense wealth
which is TO be found there. This he
does by escaping from the clutches of
me tribe in his aeroplane. But before
Doekstader is ready to leave Dough
land Neil O'Brien has shown the ma
tives how to conduct fire department
and the other comedians similarly in
troduce their latest efforts at enter
tainment. Dockstader has extended
money with a free hand. as may he
seen from the two spectacular mum.
bers entitled 1.-THE Ruby and tho
PEARL and THE Human Flag" All of
ne Incidental music. the numbers and
the songs have been written for this
years minstrels.
Marie cahiH's New VehicIe.-Marie
Cahill in her latest successful musical
comedy. "The Boys and Betty" will
be the attraction at the Burtis, in Day
export tomorrow evening. 1t is the
general opinion of those who witnessed
the new play at Wallack's theater dur.
ing its four months run in New York
that in The Boys and Betty" Miss
Cahill has secured the very best We
hlcle that she has yet had the verdict
oelng that George v. Hobart has pro-
Vided book of much more than ordi-
nary merit with sane and consistent
story and one in which the interest
does not lag. and even had 1t been
played without music at all IL woulc
still be an entertaining and worthv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18
nURTIs. DAVENPORT.

Oct. 19-Mnrie CahIn ia ''The Boys
uad Betty"
Oct. 2o-DoeEStader's MinstreIs, mat
iucc and night.
Oct. 23-JeGersOn De Angels In ''The
Deauty spot" matinee and night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18
THE FAMILY.

THE FAMILY.
Second avenue, east of Nineteenth
street Vaudeville at ,, and 0;15 p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18
THE ELITE.

THE ELITE.
Eighteenth street. between First and
second avenues. Vaudeville at 3. 8 aad
l:I5 y. M.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18
AMUSEMENT
ROCK ISLAND THEATERS.


ROCK ISLAND THEAI ERS.
THE ILLINOIS.
Second avenue and Sixteenth street.
Oct. 19-"Three Weeks"
Oct. 22-ssThe District Leader"
Oct. a4-"The BIOcLhead," matinee
and night.
Oct. 20.-@Enust."
Oct. 3O-~The blue Mousse matinee
and night.
oct. 31-"In wyoming matinee and
Night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sun sets 5:12. rises G:12; days length
IL hours: moon sets 40 p. III.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-28

The hours passed, and the sun rose
higher in the sky and struck deeper
Into the shady we'll, till he was almost
overhead, and there was scarcely any
shadow left. 1t became very hot and
btitiing, because the passage through
which the air had entered with the
water was shut up. Then the traveller
hook OF his loose jacket. and opened
his flannel shirt at the neck, and
turned up his sleeves for GOODNESS.
and he crept backwards into the hol-
low where the ruby mine was, to shell
ter himself from the sun. But Baraka
edged away to the very foot of the
cliff. whore there remained belt Of
shade. even at noon; and as she sat
there she took the hem Of her one
garment in her hands and slowly
famed her little feet. Neither he nor
she had spoken for many hours. and
she could see that in the recess Of the
rock he was sitting as before, with
his forehead against his hands that
we're clasped on his knees, in the at
utude and bearing Of despair.
He began to be athirst now, in the
heat. If he had not known that there
was no water he could easily have
done without it through long day.
but knowledge that there was none,
and that he was never to drink again.
parched his life and his throat and his
tongue till 1t felt like dried fig in his
mouth. He did not feel hunger, and
indeed he had little food in a wallet
he carried; but he could not have eat
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-28

there was a golden light on the peazs
above. She listened then. holding her
breath: but there was no sound ex.
cept the tinkling Of the tiny stream
a. 1t fell over ledge at some distance
below her. following its new way
down into the valley.
She rose at last, looked upward.
and seemed about to go away when a
thought occurred to her. which after.
wards led to very singular conse-
ouences. Instead of going down the
valley or climbing up out of 1t. she
went back to the entrance OF the cave.
taking the wallet with her, dragged
herself in once more over the loose
stones and earth. reached the secret
hollow where the pool had been. and
made straight for the little mine OF
precious stones. The traveller had
broken out many more than he had
been able to carry but she did not try
to collect them all She was not alto
gether ignorant OF the trade carried
on by the men OF her family for gen.
erations. and though she had not the
least idea Of the real value OF the
finest of the rubies, she knew very
we'll that 1t would be wise to take
many small ones which she could ex.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-28

all was quite still. Perhaps the trav>
eler had fallen asieep from exhaus.
ton, too tired even to drag himself
out into the air when he could work
no longer. She sat down in the en-.
trance and waited.
An hour passed. Perhaps he was
dead. At the mere inward suggestion
Baraka sprang to her feet, and her
heart beat frantically. and stood still
an instant, and then beat again as II
1t would burst, and she could hardly
breathe. She steadied herself against
the rock, and then went in to know
the truth, feeling her way, and In
stinctively shading her eyes as many
people do in the dark.
A breath of cool air made her open
them, and to her amazement there
was light before her She thought
she must have turned quite round
while she was walking, and that she
was going back to the entrance, SO
she turned again. But in few Sec
onds there was light before her once
more, and soon she saw the dry sand,
full of her footprints and the travel
er's, and then the hollow where the
mine was came in sight.
She retraced her steps second
time, saw the light as before, ran for
ward on the smooth sand and stumbled
upon a heap Of earth and stones, just
as she saw the sky through an irregu-
lar opening on the level of her face.
Scarcely believing her senses she
thrust out her hand towards the hole.
1t was real, and she was not dream.
ing; the traveller had got out and was
gone. rocking little of what might hap