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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-09

Moines Wednesday after spending a
few days with Miss Mamie Mckee and
other relatives.
export Wednesday to take a POSTCARD
uate course in the school Of the Immac-
ulate Conception.
Rev. T. S. Pittenger went to Moline
Wednesday to attend the funeral ser
vices Of the late Rev. Thomas Doney.
The board of supervisors in Mercer
county will meet Tuesday, Sept. IS.
Judge Henry z. Burgess granted the
petition for the organization of a
drainage district in the Edwards river
valley, after the original petition had
been amended so as to omit all New
Boston township lands. Three district
commissioners were appointed and
given the authority to employ a COM
petent engineer to make the survey
necessary to estimate the cost of such
a project. This committee is composed
of w. W. Egbert, Michael ODay and
s. NJ. Taylor.
The death Of one OF Mercer county's
oldest citizens occurred on Tuesday
Wien luOIidS CilHOTO paSSeu away at
the home of his grandchildren with
whom he lived, at Joy. Mr.. Clifford
was 80 years old, and had been a resi-
dent of Mercer county for over so
years. The last months Of his life
were spent as an invalid, which was
the result of a fall by which he re-
ceived a broken hip, rendering him
virtually helpless. His funeral took
place Thursday at 10 a. m, in the Pen
iel church, and he was laid to rest in
the Peniel cemetery.
S. B. Galloway recently returned to
his home in Washington, D. c., after
spending three weeks with his aged
mother, Mrs. Rachel Galloway, who is
slowly recovering from her injuries
received recently. Mr. Galloway has
been in charge of the United States
bureau of statistics of the department
of commerce and labor for a number
of years.
DR.. William Burdick has been
chosen to teach the German and
French in the William and Vashti col
lege this year taking the place of
Prof. Keller, who is in Salem, Ore.
Miss Clark has been elected as IL
brarian and teacher in English, thus
completing the corps of teachers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-09

ments were served, and the evening
was one of much pleasure.
Charles Lee left Monday evening for
Lincoln, Neb., where he has accepted
a position as teacher in the state uni
Yersity.
Mrs. Katherine Schriver and daugh-
ter, Miss Mary, left Thursday to visit
with Anna Oldheld and children Of
Jackson, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Ramsey de-
parted Monday evening on pleasure
trip to Colorado.
The Hamlet school began Monday
with Miss Mary Shoemaker OF Aledd
as teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. II. Cooper attended
the reunion of the 102nd regiment att
Orion last week. /
Miss Mary Marsh began her first
term of school as teacher at Monitor
Monday. 4
Misses Gertrude Steelman. Lula
IC,o.ttr,,oa - raga rr.veIvan
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles WenkS enter
| tanned at dinner Saturday evening, Mr.
and Mrs. s. ,R. Kenworthy and daugh-
ters and Mr. and Mrs. James G. Brit
ton and sonIH Hays.
Miss Blanche Reed opened school at
Timber Monday, Miss Alpha Cole
at Black Oak. Miss Erma Wenks on
| Tuesday ones mile from Sherrard, and
Ethel Brunertat Greenbush.
Miss Sibyl Robshaw of Muscatine
visited from Wednesday till Monday at
the homer of her aunt, Mrs. Joe Sim
mons.
Rev. Mr.. Hudson, the minister, who
has been called here by the church for
the coming year, will preach here next
Sunday morning. and evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kimball and son of
Muscatine spent Sunday and Monday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Gill Ho-
bart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Kennedy and
son Frank and bride spent Sunday Wis
iting relatives here.
Miss Liza Guyer returned home FRI
day morning from Gibson, Iowa, where
she spent two weeks visiting her sister,
Mrs Will Baker.
John Eichberg returned to his home
at Cincinnati last Friday after a two
weeks visit with Mrs. Anna Mounts
and his daughter, Mrs. Fred Wright.
and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence High return
ed home Monday from Elizabeth. Ill.
where they were called to attend the
funoraI Of THAR craradcop CIoro~ao m
ans, who died there Aug. "a.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Ruby of Rock Is
land visited Sunday at the home of
Mrs Ruby's sister, Mrs. John Kane.
Vance Dunlap, who has been quite
sick for the past week, is much better.
School opened here Monday with
Meigs Hays principal and Miss Chattie
Thompson primary teacher
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Kane and son
of Rock Island spent Sunday and Mon
day visiting Mr.. Kane's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. James Kane.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary .Conklin
was held here at the Baptist church
Saturday at l o'clock. Rev. Mr.. Spiller
of Marston had charge of the services
The remains were laid to rest by the
side of her husband in the Andalusia
cemetery. Mrs. Conklin died last We'd
nesday evening at the butcher home in
Linwood, near Buffalo.
In a ball game here Monday between
the Marston and Andalusia teams the
score was t, 6 in Marston's favor.
Mrs. Ray Parmenter and children,
who have been visiting relatives here
for the past two weeks, returned home
last Friday, accompanied by her sis
ter-in-law, Miss Sadie Parmenter.
Mrs. Mary Robertson and mother, |
Mrs. Wells, and granddaughter, Helen |
Stacy, returned to their home in Rock |
Island Wednesday after several days
visit with friends here
AL the news all the time - The |
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-09
MOLINE

Plans OF the library board for this year
include establishment of q ehildren's
department. A large room in the base
ment will be set aside for this depart
ment and 1t will be exclusive for chill
dren Blue prints Of the furniture and
arrangements have been drawn. but
the board has yet to order purchase Of
equipment. All children's books in the
institution will be placed ius this room
and young woman will have charge.
1t has not been decided when the de-
patment will be opened, but it will be
In the course Of the next month or two.
A children's department in the Dayen-
port library is well patronized.
o.
Seventy Blocks Of New Waiks.-The
Gust Ed Construction company was
yesterday awarded a large contract for
laying concrete sidewalk by the board
of local improvements. The contract
calls for 1865 lineal feet of walk
five feet wide and 2,650.7 lineal feet
OF walk four feet wide-approximatel
40 blocks. The bid was $8,e24.04. Only
one bid was submitted, despite the
fact that notices that the contract was
to be let were published. For some
reason 1t is most difficult to induce con-
tractors to figure on sidewalk jobs.
The ordinance for this improvement
was passed June 10, 1909. Work will
be started at once, but owing to the
lateness of the season the entire Job
cannot be completed this year.
Big Increase shown. - Reports sub
mitted at the annual meeting of the
Wright Carriage Body company show
an increase of SO 1-3 per cent in output
for the year just ended in comparison
with business of the preceding year.
The business of the company was never
in more prosperous condition. and
brighter prospects we're never held for
steady growth. A special meeting of
stockholders has been called for We'd |
nesday, Oct. 8 when the matter of in
creasing the capital stock from $780, |
900 to S150.000 will be voted. The in
crease is not contemplated to provide |
new buildings, merely to yield addition |
al working capital.
East Moline Improyements.-A side |
walk improvement that represents an
outlay of from $4,000 to $4,000 has
been ordered by the city council of |
East Moline. The improvement calls |
for the laying of concrete walks on |
Second avenue from First to Seven |
teenth street. This is through the
residence district.
Obituary Record. - Leroy Herbert
Anderson died Wednesday afternoon at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chris Anderson. 1912 Sixth avenue. He
had been i'll several months with COM
plication of diseases. He was born
July z, 1892, in Sheffield, and came
here with his parents three years ago.
He had been employed as clerk in the
Sllvts railroad shops He was a mem
Der of the First Congregational church.
Besides his parents he leaves these
sisters: Emma Lau and Mrs. Nathan
Lackaye of Buda, ILL.,; Mrs. William
Wilds of Seattle, Mrs. Henry Gerold of
Bureau, Mrs. Emma Chichester of Rock
Island, Miss Bertha at home, and
brother William at home. The body
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-09
3 NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

death. The funeral will be held Sum
day afternoon at 1880 O'Clock from
the late home with services at the
German Lutheran church at 2
o'clock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-09
DAVENPORT
Loses Teeth ia Fiaht.-By withdraw

Loses Teeth in Fiaht.-By withdraw
ing two large plolars from his vest
pocket and placing them on the
bench before Judge Roddewig in po-
lice court, James O'Brien laid mute
testimony before the court of an at
tack which had been made upon him
a few evenings ago when he was
found in the home of Albert McGill
at 317 Gaines street. McGill and his
wife and her father, Patrick Casey,
were the trio which appeared with
O'Brien, all being charged with dis
turbing the peace. The evidence
against the two McGills was suffi-
cient to convict them and each one
was given 10 days, while O'Brien and
Casey were let go. 1t has not been
over three days since Mrs. McGill
was In police court before for dis
turbing the peace and an over indul-
gence in liquor caused the trouble
in each instance. O'Brien had come
to the house by invitation and had
made himself good by buying a COM
siderable quantity of whisky. When
McGilI arrived home he immediate
ly took it upon himself to hit. O'Brien
and while the scraptwas on, the po-
lice arrived.
Leaves Board Of PubIicSWorks.-Wil-
liam H. Claussen, for nearly five
years connected with the city admin
istration in the capacity of clerk of
the board of public works, has ten
dered his resignation to the city
council. the same to\take effect Oct.
1. The resignation was made public
at the council session Nand the alder
men offered a resolution to the eff
feet that a committee he appointed
by the mayor to endeawor to have
Mr. Claussen remain in e,service of
the city. The resignation of Mr..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-09
Hamlet

A surprise was given Friday even
ing to the Lee young people who will
soon have to resume their studies in
the state university. Dainty refresh
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-09

Claussen Is made, however, after due
consideration and after Oct. / he will
be associated with the Henry Dun
ker Plumbing company and will have
charge of the entire Office depart
ment.
Fire Destroys Mattress Factory.-
Damage to the extent of about So
900 was inflicted on the NJ. Cromer
& company mattress factory at 116
Gaines street Wednesday night short
~ before midnight when a second
blaze was discovered in the plant
and before it could be overcome by
the fire department, the entire fac
tory had practically been destroyed.
The origin Of the fire is not known
but it is thought to have resulted
from some materials left shoulder
ing earlier in the evening and which
had been extinguished by some of
the employees. The first fire amount
ed to but little but the second blaze
had secured such a Roadway before
it was discovered that it could not
be confined. The loss to the factory
is estimated at about $4,000 and
that to the building at about $1,000.
The structure in which the factory
is located is a one and half story
frame building and this caused the
fire to spread with much rapidlty.
The cotton and other inflammable
materials in the factory were soon
consumed by the fire and before the
blaze had been placed under con-
troll, about IS per cent of the entire
factory was burned. This is the
third fire the factory has experienced
within the past two weeks, the de-
partment having been summoned to
put out a small blaze there about
two weeks ago. The loss is partially
covered by insurance. The building
was, owned by Mrs. Otto Claussen
andtwas also insured.
Petition Calls for EIection.-Twenty-
seven hundred names OF voters in
the city of Davenport, which are
signed on 10 petitions circulated by
the Municipal Voters league, were
presented to the city council in or
der to call a special election on the
plan of government for the
city of Davenport. Mayor Mueller
to the council the filing
of the petition with City Clerk Noel
Ter ands the matter will be taken up
by thef council for a canvass to as
certains whether or not the petitions |
have the requisite number of names
thereon and whether or !
not the petitions have been submit
ted in compliance with the law. A
date for the election will necessar-
lily have TO be set and this rests with |
Mayor Mueller. He stated that no |
date had yet been determined upon |
nor would a date be set until the |
canvass was completed.
Obituary Record. - Mrs. Fredericka |
H. Volquardsen died yesterday at her |
home, 1444 South street, after a |
illness, death coming at
the age of &c years. She was born
n Inset, Pellworm, near Huson, Ger |
many. Her husband, H. F. Vol
Iuardsen, one daughter, Mrs Aman-
iasM. Lange, and one son, Herman
" IVoIonardSon live ~ mourn her
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-09

Will be taken to Sheffield Saturday
forenoon for burial
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-09

All the news ali the time - The
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-09

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The Green Forest tribune., 1910-05-20
Checks Are Barred.

State Treasurer Yates has made a ruling effective in his department to the effect that no more checks will be accepted in the state treasury de partment unless the checks are drawn on Little Rock banks. The ruling followed the decision of the supreme court to the effect that the possessor of a check is the loser if the bank on which the check is drawn goes into the hands of the receiver before the check is cashed MT. Yates decided that there would be considerable risk under that de- cision in accepting checks from all over the state and also outside the state He could accept Little Rock bank checks, however, as he is in touch with the local situation. The ruling will make it necessary in the future to pay the state with postof- flee or express money orders, actual cash or checks on Little Rock banks. Much of the money received by the state treasurer comes in the shape of checks.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-05-20
Governor Pardons Disabled convicts.

Seven cOnvicts afflicted with chronic diseases that have reached stages where recovery is impossible. three white men and four negroes, have been granted pardons by Gov ernor Donaghey. The governor has under consideration the pardon of another prisoner Sam Yancy, a white man, also suffering from an incurable disease, who was convicted of mur- der in the second degree in Logan county and sentenced to 10 years, and whose term of imprisonment will expire January 27, 1916. All the par dons were granted on the recom- mendation of the penitentiary offic- ials on account of the physical con dition of the conVicts. The officials state that they were of no benefit to the penitentiary, while the physician says there is no chance for their re- coyery or improvement. In most of the cases the prisoners have rela- tives who have agreed to care for them when released from prison. In order to retain evidence of his jus tification in exercising the pardoning power in their behalf Governor Don- aghey had the prisoners photographed in group, and a photograph taken of each individual, showing clearly the effects of the disease in each case.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-05-20
THROUGH LINE TO BE BUILT.
Melville Editor Sees Big Future In
 Line That Has Been Surveyed.

Little Rock.-There is every indi- cation that a railroad about 20 miles in length will be built from Melville doNn to Big Buffalo river, penetrat- ing a district rich m both timber and minerals, and it is believed by some that this short line is to be a part, eventually, of a line from St. Louis into the Arkansas mining ond timber district in Marion county and vicinity, according to J. H. Hand, ed itor of the Mountain Echo at Yell vile, who was in Little Rock few days ago. MT. Hand stated that al ready about $15,000 has been spent in making a survey of the proposed line from Yellville to Big Buffalo river, and there is every reason to believe that the line will be built.
 The fact that the survey has been made on 1 per cent grade has led to the belief that the line is to be a link eventually in through line to St. Louis. If it was only to be main tained as a short line it is argued that the grade would not be kept at 1 per cent.
 Chicago capitalists are said to be behind the project
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-05-20
Wear Uniform on Duty onN.

Major F. l.. Compere, assistant adjutant general of the Arkansas Ma tional Guard told of the fining of 13ember of the guard because he has been in the habit of wearing his uniform every day. The case was at Blythevile. The member was noti- fled several times that he was vio- lating the law by wearing his uni form when not in actual service for the state and was finally arrested He was fined $10. With the costs the experience caused him to spend $14.50. Major Compere states that the law requires that uniforms shall be worn only when the members of the guard are out on service, and in timated that it is the intention of the officers of the guard to carry out the law.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-05-20
COTTON MEN COMING
COTTON OIL MEN TO MEET IN
 LITTLE ROCK MAY 24-25-26.
The Convention Will Bring Delegates From All Parts of the
 South.

Little Rock.-Arrangemen are now being completed for the four teenth annual convention of the 1n- terstate Cotton Seed Crushers' As sociation, which will be held in Lit tie Rock May "A, 25 and 26, and which will bring more than 500 prom inent cotton and cotton seed men from all parts of the South. A. D. Allen of Little Rock, president of the association, will open the convention and preside over all sessions. He will deliver the presidents annual address. Governor Donaghey will deliver the address of welcome on behalf of the state and Mayor Duley will welcome the guests on behalf of the city of Little Rock.
 Dr. w. D. Hunter, entomologist of the United States department of az riculture, is on the program to de- liver an address on "The Cotton Boil Weevil, and How to Arrest It."
 Prof. Martin Nelson of the Univer- sity of Arkansas will speak on Field Crops and Soils"
 On the second day Of the conven- tion Harye Jordan, president of the Southern Cotton Growers Associa- ton, with headquarters at Atlanta, Ga, will deliver the opening address.
 What the officers of the association consider to be one of the most i'm portant features of the program will be speech by John Candler Cobb, president of the National Tariff Com missioners' Association of Boston, Mass. He will speak on "The Tar if; It's Abuses and How to Correct Them" He will speak on the after noon of the second day.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-05-20
HOoKWORM VICTIM IS SHOWN.
Boy Exhibited Before Eclectics by q
 RusseIlvilIe Physician.

Little Rock-A thin, stupid and spiritless little boy of s years was exhibited before the Arkansas Eclec- tic Medical Society as a nitiful ex- ample of the ravages of the hook worm The boy was brought from Russellville by Dr. R. L. Smith of that place for the purpose of illus trating the lecture which he deliy- cred on the hookworm. The boy is said to furnish a typical illustration of the loss of vitality and the general mental and physical weakening re- sulting from the hookworm disease. The boy was found suffering with the disease by Dr. Smith and is now his patient
 Dr. Morgan Smith of Little Rock, assistant secretary for Arkansas of the Rockefeller Sanitary Commission, also gave a lecture and nearly all of the session was devoted to discuss ing the nature of this disease. The association pledged it's support to the movement for the extermination of the hookworm.
 TWenty-one new members were re ceived into the medical association The officers say that they are well satisfied with the growth of the as sociation in the past year and state that this was the most successful ses- sion held in the history of the or ganiZation
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-05-20
Hope Hopes for Cotton Mill.

Hope.-The cotton mill which it is proposed to establish here is an all most assured fact. Representatives who have been here have secured op- tions on 100 acres of land near the city on which to locate the factory and the only thing that remains to be done is the closing up of prelim- mary details. No bonus is required. It is estimated that the mill which will cost approximately $3OO,O0O, vii give employment to $50 or 400 people.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-05-20
To Come Throuah Arkansas.

Major R. P. Davidson, eommandant of Northwestern Military Academy of Highland Park, H., has written to Major E. L. Compere, assistant ad- jutant general of the Arkansas Ma tional Guard, and asked for permis- sion to send some automobile mount ed artillery through Arkansas be- tween June Is and August l. Per mission will be granted. The request states that two Cadillac mounted au- tomatic rapid-fire guns, each manned by four cadets of the school, will pass through the state en route from Cincinnati to Dallas and then from Dallas back to Chicago. a run of B. 000 miles, The run will be made for the purpose of testing out the auto mobile gun detachment and the cost and trouble of handling the equipment overland The school is maintained by the state of Illinois as a training place for material for the state guard.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-05-20
STATE CAPITOL NEWS
PUSHING WORK ON THE NEW
 CAPITOL BUILDING.
More Than POO Men Working in Ef- fort to Have Building Completed
 by December 1.

A force of about 200 men is now at work on the new state capitol, put ting forth every possible effort to make good the word of the contrac- tors, who are to have their contract completed by December l, according to Governor George w. Donaghey, who is spending halt of his time, or more, now at the new capitol build ing
 They are Whoop ng things up in a lively style out tnere," declared the governor, and certainly making re- markable piueless. Somebody is at work on everything in the building, and within 30 days the interior of the building will have assumed tan gible form
 Will you actually be able to con vene the next legislature in the new building?" asked Sheriff T. A Norris of Sebastian county, who was talking with the governor at the time.
 Yes, indeed was the emphatic reply of the governor.
 Even a layman who knows nothing whatever concerning construction work can easily see the progress of the work and development of the building. The building is now much nearer completion than it ever was before, and those in a position to know declare that there is no doubt but that it will be completed by De cember l, one month and II days before the legislature convenes
 Governor Donaghey states that two modes of heating the building have been suggested. One is by steam and the other by a new sys- tenn of hot air heating. "The air is heated, bathed in water and then Nr culated through the building" eX- plained the governor 'The bathing process robs the water of any i'm pure elements. After it is batked it is dried again before passing through the building. in order that the air will not be damp or moist"
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-05-20
A New Franchise Is Granted.

A franchise which permits the Garland Power & Development Com pany to develop and operate water powers on the Ouachita river and to regulate it's charges without interfer- ence from the state for a period of 9 years has been granted by the state board of railway incorporation. The beard recently granted a fran chise to the company, but rescinded it's former action and granted another franchise which differs from the first one in that under the first fran chise the companys rates would have been subject to the will of the state. Under the new franchise the state cannot interfere with the rates fixed until the expiration of the 25 wears