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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20
Near A KNOCKOUT
Jack O'Brien Has Hard Time
Staying Six Rounds With
Al Kaufman.
SAVED BY HIS Fo0TWoRK
Philadelphia Outweighed 30 Pounds
And Is in Bad Way at the
Finish.

| Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 20.-Jack
| O'Brien's ring generalship last night
saved him from a terrible beating and
a possible knockout at the hands Of
Al Kaufman of San Francisco in a
six round bout before the National
Athletic club.
At the close Of the fight both men
were bleeding from nose and mouth
and O'Brien had a badly swollen eye.
Kaufman, however, was in far bet
ter condition than the Philadelphia.
There was a tedious delay in getting
started because Kaufman insisted
on the gloves being weighed. After
this hitch the men soon were in ac-
ton.
O'Brien once had defeated kauf-
mann in San Francisco, and the Cal
ifornian was a trife too anxious or
he might have duplicated O'Brien's
feat.
O'Brien shows CIeverness.
When the bell rang for the opening
round the men rushed to a cIinch,
and in the breakaway O'Brien sent
two straight lefts to the nose. Kauf-
mann rushed his opponent around
the ring, but O'Brien would stop sud
denly and jolt a hard right or left
to the face.
Little damage was done in the first
round but in the second Kaufman
drove his right under O'Brien's heart
and crossed a left to the jaw, causing
Jack to clinch. The minute rest re-
freshed O'Brien wonderfully and he
had all the advantage of the third
round. His, exertions seemed to
weaken him, however, and had IT
not been for his clinching in the
fourth round O'Brien probably would
have been knocked out About the
middle of this round Kaufman
drove a wicked right to the wind and
hooked a vicious left to the chin
O'Brien dropped to his knees and
when he arose he rushed to a clinch
His clever footwork saved him.
Kaufman Lands Hard Uppercut.
In the fifth and sixth rounds
O'Brien would not allow the Califor-
MAN to get set. The Philadelphia
would jab the nose with left and
then rush to a clinch before Kauf-
mann could land with effect In the
middle of the sixth Kaufman caught
O'Brien coming in and almost lifted
him off his feet with a right upper
cut. O'Brien clinched and saved him
self. 1t is doubtful whether O'Brien
could have lasted another round,
even with all his brilliant footwork
Kaufman gave his weight at 1875,
while O'Brien said he weighed 165
pounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20
suRLEsouE SHOWS BARRED.

Waukegan. ILL.,. Jan. 10 Rurlesque
shows are barred in Waukegan. Chief
of Police R. B. Connolly has so de-
creed, and yesterday notified the man
agement of the Schwartz theatre
The Moulin Rouge Girls" which APP
peared at that playhouse, caused the
chief to act. He said that he would
have stopped the last production if he
had known the character of the play.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20
LOVE AND COMEDY.

interviewer in the story of the sue
cessful melodrama. Just a Woman's
Way" is a strong love and comedy in
terest which relieves the play from
too great tenseness and results in a
very acceptable production. Just a
Woman's Way" will have it's first pro-
duction in this city at the Illinois next
Sunday. matinee and evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20

his
yourself slight
BRAIN dizziness drowsnesa point the necessity
self We have positive celebrated
y this trouble fails
We sometimes be skepca as he
ton of their troubles of sufficient vitality
the body and will sensible minute
vitality Electricity
patients a
appreciate
Inent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20
MATCH TO OWINGS
Young Cox, Oklahoma Kid"
Defeated at Pool by Mo-
line Player.
$40 TO 1876 THE SCORES
Local Man Proves Great Surprise to
Westerner, Who Says Now That
He Needs a Rest.

Scott Owings finished an easy win
ner in the match pool game at the
Manufacturers hotel, with R. r. Cox
capturing the second block by the
score of 156 to 1O2. The local play
/ er actually made $40 balls to the
visitors 1876, though it was a 800
/ ball match
| The feature Of Tuesday nights
play was a run of 8 balls by Cox,
being the highest run scored in the
two evenings play. At the time the
boy was far in the rear, and the big
run made the game more even. He
completed two strings of Is balls
each and scratched when he pocketed
the 45th ball on the third lineup.
Show Better Form.
Both players were in better form
Tuesday evening, but Owings struck
a pace that was too fast for Cox. The
local man made two safe shots and
scratched once. His high run was
"a balls. but he played consistent
pool, and never missed pocketing at
least one ball Cox played safe
twice and scratched three times In
his last two runs at the table, On
ings captured ~ balls, finishing the
match in a run of 1 8 balls.
The local players achievements
was considered more remarkable
when it became known that Cox was
none other than the Oklahoma
Kid Before leaving the city, he
said that he would return to his home
in Oklahoma City and rest for
month, before doing any more play
ing.
Undertakes His Opponent.
"A letter addressed to the Okla
homa Kid Oklahoma City, will
reach me-" were his parting words.
lie admitted that he had moderated
the local mans ability.
Cox is the youngster that caused
Kid Hueston so much trouble not
long ago. The St Louis player con-
sumed two days in trimming him.
"Dago Mike" of Chicago proved easy
picking for Cox, and the Chicago
player is one of the best money-get-
ting players in the Windy City.
Score:
Cox, %, 1, u, 10. 3. 40. 5, /
-1O2
Score Monday night, 80; total.
1875.
Owings-2. y, IS. IA, IS. 1, IA,
Is. p. /, IA, IS-156.
Score Monday night, 1874; total,
80.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20

Drury in The Travelling Salesman, -
made one of the biggest hits Of his
career as leading man for Maxine
Elliott in Clyde Fitch's play. Her
Own Way" at the Garrick theatre,
New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20
Deafness Of Ten Years Standing
Cured.

turn out better. He has given North
ampton Pitcher Bill Fleet for Edwin
Delave, also a pitcher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20
THE FAMILY.

Second avenue, between Nineteenth
and Twentieth streets. Vaudeville at ,,
and 0iI5 p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20

Cecil Carey of Hamilton, Ontario
has signed with Bloomington. He is
an outfielder and batted 1856 in &c
games last year
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20
THE GRAND. DAVENPORT.

Jan. 2I-"Graustnrk."
Jan. 2S-''The Gingerbread Man,"
Jan. 20-NyrIe BeIlev.
Jan. 3I-RObcrt EdcsOn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20
Free Treatment Notice

that conservative
city only recently begun realize
vitality
having
tabshed Island
everybody
between and Jan. 81
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20
THE ELITE.

Second avenues. Vaudeville at ,, and
0I5.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20

Gus Dorner, the former Commodore
and for several seasons with the Bos
ton Nationals. took unto himself a
wife the other day. His bride is Miss
Viola Harper of Chambersburg, Pa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20

Waterloo has signed D. Lewis, a left
handed pitcher and outfielder who
made a good record in the Kansas
league last year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20
WARMED OVER

Everybody who knows Pete Lister
expects him to make good with De
troit this year. Pete has signed con-
tract
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20
THE ILLINOIS.

Second avenue and Sixteenth street.
Jan. 22-"Paid in FuILp
Jan. 23-"Just WOman's Way" mat
inee and night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20

1t turns out that Pa Shaffer of Dav-
export was "stung good" when he
traded Third Baseman Reitz to New
Haven for Pitcher Reisigl not lonS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20
Boost for Jack.

Hugh Shannon is quoted by the
Sporting News in a big boost for Man
ager Jack Tighe of Rock Island and
Billy Smith, manager of Atlanta for
several seasons and this year with
Buffalo. Shannon advises the owners
of big league teams to keep their
eyes on these two, reminding them
that Tighe has won seven remnants in
the last 10 years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20

When the ST Louis Cardinals start
for their training grounds it will look
like a Three-Eye league procession.
There will be Hickory Johnson and
Kelley, candidates for catchers; Dick
Smith. for first base; Lynn Bell, for
second base; Johnny Barkwell, for
third base. and Cowell and Lauder
milk. for pitchers.
Owner Doc Childs of Decatur is
planning to repurchase r. w. McNa-
mara from Danville to manage his
team in the Northern association
Mac made a failure with Bloomington
last year, but that does not dauut
Childs. BY the way, the Northern
promoters are having a hard time fill
ing up the circuit. Stanley Robinson
has refused to waive the rights of his
St Louis National team over East St
Louis and other cities that had been
counted upon strongly are beginning
to show symptoms of cold feet
Warren Gill, the former Cedar
Rapids pitcher in the days when Bel
den Hill was winning pennants for
the Dummies, is a White SoX. He will
be given a trial by Comiskey, but not
as a pitcher. as he has developed the
skill for about six other positions.
Gill is the original Merkle of big
league baseball While with Pittsbu-g
he was caught by the ever watchfuI
John Evers of the Cubs. Gill was the
victim, but it just happened that the
trick did not arouse so much hullaba-
loo as the unhappy stunt pulled off by
Merkle, although the win helped the
Chance tribe.
Milford chronicle., 1910-07-15
FIERCE ESKIMO DOGS,
They Retain Their Wild Nature
Despite Long Training.
AS SAVAGE AS THE WOLVES.

And Like Their Ferocious congener;
They Always Hunt In Paeks-ln.
stances In Labrador Where They
Have DeVoured Human Beings.
There undoubtedly Is an affinity be
tween the wolf and the Eskimo dog
For generations the dog has been
trained by the Eskimos. chiefly by the
women, and taught to haul a sledge in
winter. The Hudson Bay cOmpany's
agents and the settlers on the coast OF
Labrador vie with each other in ge6
ting together splendid teams One
would naturally suppose that dogs OF
this kind so long trained and assOci-
lted with men, would become more or
.eSs domesticated and lose their Origi-
nal savage character. 1t is, however,
quite otherwise.
The Eskimo dog Of today is still a
pure. unmitigated savage. Like his
congener, the wolf. be always hunts in
packs Quite recently an Eskimo, with
his wife and child. was making a jour
ney with his team TO a nearby settle
ment. On his way the driver became
i'll and weak ana quite unable 10 con
troll his team. The dogs turned on
them and devOured the whole family
An old resident at Labrador told me
that one winters evening he was sit
ting reading when he heard a furious
barking among his dogs outside
Fighting among the pack was so com
mon that he took no notice Of the dis
turbance Next morning the cause Of
the row was discovered. a poor Es-
kimo woman was coming 10 the house
for medicine for her sick child She
stumbled over the heap Of snow near
the door. The pack sprang on her. and
some rags and bones discovered next
morning told the tale Of her tragic
fate
The Newfoundland fishermen often
bring home these Eskimo dogs from
Labrador They invariably turn out
sheep killers. and the croSsbred ones
have an the same savage instinct
They have been known to kill score
or more sheep in one night, all being
found with their throats torn. but not
one eaten. Il is simply the savage lust
for blood The early settlers in New
foundland found the great timber
wolves a terrible pest. They killed
their sheep ana cattle and sometimes
women and children. They
vr-,ra aoptfn,4alft. sbae,I anI l-iIIs1
but still they increased A handsome
bounty on wolfskins, however, even
tuallv hrou"ht about thnir eVtirn" rin0
Milford chronicle., 1910-07-15

Animals that hunt or move tOgethe
in packs always retain this character
| istic, The reindeer in Lapland hav,
| been trained and dOmesticated by maI
| for countless generations, but they still
retain this instinct of the pack A.
soon as the team moves all the rein
deer start of; nothing can stop them
| While the savage pack hunting char
acter Of the Eskimo dog remains ),
long unchanged. we have, on the 9th
er hand in setter and retriever dog
very striking illustration OF how an
artificial character can be given 10 the
dog and special characteristic firmly
implanted in a breed and retained for
centuries. It is, however. purely arti
fetal and is easily lost For instance
settlers and pointers kept by ladies as
pets and not trained lose the instinct
to point. The unframed breed within
a generation lose it altogether. Every
sportsman knows that the young ones
are very easily trained and point nat
urally. I have seen setter pups only
six weeks old setting AT hies.
The instinct for retrieving is perpet
uated in no breed SO strongly rs the
real Newfoundland dog, the fisher
mans friend and constant companion
and the most splendid Of all retrieverS
A remarkable instance Of his gifts and
courage is the story Of a Newfound
land settler. George Harvey, how with
the aid of his dog and two children he
saved 1863 lives in 1872 In the autumn
Of that year the brig Dispatch, on her
way to Quebec with emigrants, i'm q
tremendous gale of wind struck a rock
about three miles from Harvey's HeSi
dence at Isle aux Morris. Harvey heard
the signals Of distress ana Immediately
launched his boat His only help was
boy Of twelve his girl. sixteen years
old. and his dos To get close TO the
doomed ship u such a sea was to court
destruction. Harvey's dog understood
what was required Of him. He swan
toward the ship. The seas Overwhelm-
ed him and drove him back, but final
ly he came near enough The sailors
threw him a rope, which he caught
with his teeth. At last he got back to
Harveys boat almost dead from ex-
haustion. but with the ropes end firm
ly clinched I'm his teeth. COmmunica-
ton between the boat and the ship
was then established, and with care
and the most labOrious efforts every
soul was saved. - Judge Prowse in
London Standard.
Milford chronicle., 1910-07-15

To go out at night is to place ones
life in jeopardy To walk across the
bridge in broad daylight is a danger
owing TO the frailty of the structure
The bridge is a wonderful affair and
yields an income of some thousands
of pounds annually to the contractor
who farms il from the government
Three hundred yards of it is solid ma
sonry and the remaining l5O yards a
wooden platform laid upon a row Of
crazy boats.
Where the bridge Of boats abuts the
shore at one end and the stone bridge
at the other are the points Of danger.
for owing to the height Of the river
when l was there the iOinings were at
a slope of fOrty-tive degrees and con
sisted Of narrow gangways up which
people, sheep. cattle, dunkeys. mules
horses and cames had to scramble
No wonder there were many fallingS
into the water dangerous water. too
for It cOUrsed like cataract between
the boats and swirled and boiled In
fierce eddies and whirlpoos below the
bridge
One poor Zabtie. with rifle slung and
bandoliers strapped across his chest
was walking across when his horse
slipped at the ascent TO the boat part
Of the bridge, aud both fell into the
water The horse was rescued. bur
the man was drowned Life has sma
value in Mosul. however, and nobod,
bothered to mend the huge holes iu
the bridge or to make IFS passage less
nrnnnrinne
Milford chronicle., 1910-07-15
hi. BlNNEYS FAILURE.
o,ioio.J by Neishbors, Creditors and
His Family
1rr Binney failed in business.

His Family.
Mr.. Binney failed in business.
one of his neighbors said, AT last?'
Another neighbor said; Il thought
they we're going it pretty strong for a
man Of his income. Still, didn't like
to say anything at the time"
A third neighbor said: "Oh. pm so
sorry My dear, we must go over and
give Mrs. Binney our deepest sympa-
thy. Pm dying to see how she is TAX
ing it,"
one brother-in-law said: IF he had
lent me that $500 asked him for last
year he'd have been that much ahead,
anyway. Much good it did him to
keep it. Too bad. though. of course"
Another brother-in-law said: "Sly old
boy Binney He's got it salted away
somewhere, all right Don't you wor-
ry
His butcher said: NOW, a poor man
IKE me has to pay his debts as be
goes along. All the same. I'm not
worrying about the $40 he owes me.
but I'll bet you if l owed anybody $50
they'd make my life misery till they
got it."
His wifes best friend 90 Mrs. Bin
neyl Now, my dear. you mustn't
mind any of the awful things you
hear At a time like this people will
Talk"
4 friend: "A man must either have
exceptional capital or exceptional abn-
ity TO succeed in business nowadays.
Poor Binney, as it happens had nei
ther"
A second friend: How much will
be be able to pay? Twenty-Five cents
on the dollar2 How did there come TO
be so much? Did Binney overlook it?"
A third friend: "Ninety-fve per cent
OF business enterprises are unprofta-
bic. There's nothing like a steady,
well paying position"
A knowing acquaintance, wise old
Binney."
His daughters, "We must hold our
heads up higher than ever or people
will say that we are ashamed"
His wife, Hell be home more now.
and that is everything"
Bnney: "Whew! Thank heaven it's
over. Now I've got to hustle and get
d jOb."-New York Sun.
Milford chronicle., 1910-07-15
Tl,. Gold Snake"

A Mexican superstition, very com.
mon among miners in that country. re
lates TO the gold snake" This spe-
cies Of serpent Is perfectly harmless
and very handsome. being green in
color and with a golden iridescence in
its scales. Faith is entertained that
wherever a gold snake makes its nest
there is a ledge containing the precious
metal. and there are many miners who
will locate a claim at once if they find
a gold snake.
Milford chronicle., 1910-07-15
A CITY OF DANGERS.

Going Out at Night In Mosul Means
lmperiIing Ones Life.
Mosul. on the western bank of the
Tigris, is described in THE Short Cut
to India" by David Fraser, as a place
Of some difficulty for the residents
Prices of every mortal thing are dear
er than anywhere else in Turkey.
Water is procured only from the III
girls, and every drop required must be
carried therefrom in skins upon don
keys. Two pounds month is very
ordinary expenditure on this essential
and provides hEt q scAnty bath.
Milford chronicle., 1910-07-15
A Hard Lot.

Nicaragua has been distinguished
even among Central American ropu5
lies by the number of its revolutions
Discovered Ia Columbus. it takes its
name from the chief who ruled it of
the time Of its exploration 10y Doirn
In 1922 OF its earliest rulers it has
been said that the first had been n
murderer. the second a murderer and
rebel the third murdered the second.
the fourth was a forger and the fifth
a murderer and rebel" Nicaragua
abounds in prehistoric remains, and in
some parts, it is said. the inhabitants
still supply themselves with pottery
from the vast quantities preserved be-
low the surface.
Milford chronicle., 1910-07-15
o. putv

Winfred. six years old, was tying pa
per boots upon the Kittens paws when
his aunt demonstrated with him for
teasing the kitten. saying. 81 thought
you belonged to the Band Of Mercy. ."
yes. aunue. do, said Winfred
but" he added apologetically. my
badge is on myother cOat"-Delineator
Milford chronicle., 1910-07-15
live Stock Markets.

PITTSBURG Union Stock YaVds)-
CATTLE steady: choice, $7S5@S15;
prime S715d7S0.
SHEEP steady; prime wethers,
S47O65: culls and common, S203;
lambs S567.50, veal calves S9.50Q 10.
HOGS slow; prime heavies, $91&
heavy Workers S9.S0G9S5; light
Workers.. 90 9OG1O; pigs, S10Q1O15;
rOughs 81 50T2
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-20
CANNON OUT OF IT.

Speaker Cannon protests that in spite
of the current which has set in so
sweepingIy against him. he will yet be
a candidate for Speaker of the House.
He recognizes in the voice of Repre-.
sentative Longworth the withdrawal of
whatever support he might have ex.
pected from ex-President Roosevelt. The
fact that the Longworuh statement was
given out practically from Beverly con.
vinces Mr. Cannon that President Taft
is against him. and still he announces
that he will continue in his candidacy
This simply carries forward to a yet
greater degree the demonstration of the
fighting qualities possessed by Mr., Can.
non. If his discretion was as good as
his pugnacity he would be a tremendous
power in American politics.; but he has
no discretion. He went to Kansas, The
hotbed of insurgency, and bore aloft
the banner of the ear. He managed
to get ont of the State with that ban
ner before it was actually trampled un
der foot. Metapborieally. it suffered
that insignity at the hands of the Kan
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-20
LOCAL HISTORY
WHAT HAPPENED AUGUST 20.

,o1, -rho returninr battalion boys ar
rived on the Sacramento river. VII
the cath they reached se..einen.
of white people and received the i'is.
news of the Saints settling III ''''
Lake valley.
1s5o-The ship Emerald Isle sailed from
Liverpool. England. with hfty-ionF
Moruons. mostly Swiss under 'he u
1assNEider G.. M. Gillet died on 'ne
plains; twenty-threne three InisEnins miieS from
Fort Kearney. While returh'"s
mission TO England ,,,o.,trston
1Ss7-The Harmony branch, Washins. .o,,
county, Utah. was organized ihto ,',,h
ward by Apostle Erastus SNOW WIN
Wilson D. Pace as blsylop ,,
1s6S-CaptaIn Chester Lovelands Hu1e .do
train of forty wagons and about 50"
passengers. which left haran.ie anne civ civ
Two deaths occurred on the Journey.
Captain Joseph S. Rawlinss mus
train, consisting OF thrty-one wagons
laramie City July 30. arrived In SAT-
Lake City, Two died on the JUL
ney. -, - T..
1s74Mioptur johnson. a native OF Ice
land, was accidentally killed. mean
1sso9The Mormons residing in Parley's
CANYON, Salt Lake county. were or
ganized as Mountain Dell "aro' VIII
D.
1ss3-Ellen G. Lewis, young lady was was
accidentally shot and killed in Provo
by policeman on duty. -, a.
1SS5-The Utah commission decie.va - 81
county or to count the votes casI
for Orson F. whitney as territoriiai
superintendent of district schools.
william r. Judd, a prominent cl.,Ieh ~
vi Vile i0'''e
1sss-John Bowen and Thomas Burning
ham were discharged from the penn
tentiary.
1ss7-'The remains Of President John Tay-
lor were transferred TO granite
sepulcher In the Salt Lake City Gem
etery. Nathan Hanson OF North POINT
was arrested on a charge OF unlaw-
full cohabitation and placed unoer
bonds,
1sss-John D. Jones wes arrested at
Cherry Creek. Ida, for unlawtu' CO.
1SS9-James Hack of Bountiful, Davis
county, was arrested for unlawful CO.
habitation
Lake county, was arrested for unlaw-
ful coha bita ton. William Grant oil
American Fork, Utah county. was dis
charged from the penrtentiary-
1891-The first number OF tho SpringNile
Independent was issued at Springvilie,
Utah county. Bishop John Spencer
died at IndIanola, Sanpete county.
1S92-John Baird was discharged from
1S9s-Hyrum Hickman and Fred Line
back killed by foul air in snaft' Iooeie
county.
19oo-Report OF purchase OF Los An
geles terminal by Senator Clark OF
Montana. Henry Parsons. pioneer
died. Police stop FIVE roulette games.
Alice Booth 10 years old, accidentally
killed by boy at Mercur.
1901-Italian miner killed In Scofeld.
City to settle conduit suit
1904-Delegates leave for mining con.
gress Passing of knights Templar.
1906-Leon Armer. Eureka saloon man,
killed himself in Salt Lake because
his wife would not return to him.
1907-Roderick Mckenzie assumes the
duties of chief of police OF Salt Lake.
Two sons OF William Wall, aged 3
and years. Of Aurora, Sewer county.
drowned.