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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-05
COURT HOUSE RECORD
Real Estate Transfers.

Henry j. Gripp to Stephen Mar
imam, lot z, Valley View place, Coal
Valley, 5000.
William B. Hall to William J,
Quinlan, lot 6, block 1, L. Mosen-
fielder place, Rock Island, S1.OO.
Henry Stelck to Elizabeth G
Stelck. undivided two-fifths lot 2
block 1, Buford's First addition,
Rock Island, $4,000.
Charles w. Johnson to John Meers-
man, lots / and 2, block z, Fair
mount addition, Moline, $3.50.
John L. Price to Henry Lemburg,
lot IA, block 6, Wallace Grove addi-
ton, Rock Island, $3.50.
John T. Browning to Ida NJ. John
son, southeast southwest 10-17-1e,
$4,000.
William II. Christison to Edwards
J. Doyle, lots and Z, block 3, R.
Walkers Place, Moline, $3.50.
Heinerich Bendt to Emil Bendt,
part lot 6, Assessors plat 1870,
northwest one-quarter, southwest
one-quarter northwest one-quarter
11-17-2w; part lot II, Assessors
plat 1870, northwest quarter south
west one-quarter northwest one
quarter section 11-17-2w, $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-05

Song-"Rally Round the Stand
ard" Hazel Dell school
Recitation-"Little Nell" Sylvia
Powell.
Duet = May Kennedy and Marie
Hays.
Song MY Mothers Bible" Hazel
Dell school.
Recitation-"Th Leak in the
Dixie" leila Warman.
Song Nothing But Sunshine for
Me-" Pine Bluff school.
Recitation-Nora Foster.
Song No. 2OO-German Methodist
school.
Recitation-Retta Whitney.
Recitation-Ruth MARBLE.
northumberland Whitney.
Song No. 50-German Methodist
school.
Thomas Watson is president of the
Drury Sunday school association,
John Powell secretary, and Ebert
McGreer, treasurer.
These annual picnics are the most
important annual functions of the
kind in the lower end of the county.
Come for Many Miles.
The grove is an ideal place for an
outing, being located in Copperas
creek bottom. People congregate
there for many miles. So much in
terest is manifested that the resi-
dents of the vicinity keep the high
ways nearby in unusually fine con-
dition, and the grounds, though off
the main travelled road, are easily
accessible Onm hpr drove from
Rock Island, Muscatine, Reynolds
and other places in automobiles,
many of the farmers themselves US
ing that form of conveyance to and
from the grove.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-05
"isHMAELv TONIGHT.

Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth, whose
record of Sc novels has never been
equaIled by any other American
author, scored her greatest success
with "Ishmael'' and Self Raised
Years have passed since these two
novels first claimed the attention OF
lovers of fiction, but they are still
read today with avidity. "IshmaeP
has been dramatized by Miss Grace
Hayward and is now being offered or
tour. Keeping away from the stilted
rambling style of the books, Miss
Hayward has fashioned pretty play
in which all the principal characters
appear again. This attraction is of
fered this afternoon and tonight al
the Illinois. La .t.,.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-05
Don't Break Down.

Severe strains on the vital organs,
like strains on machinery cause break
downs You can't over-tax stomach,
liver, kidneys, bowels or nerves with
out serious danger to yourself. If you
are weak or rundown, or under strain
of any kind, take Electric Bitters the
matchless tonic medicine. Mrs. ]. E.
Van de Sande, of Kirkland, ILL.,, writes:
THAT l did not break down, while en-
during a most severe strain, for three
months, is due wholly to Electric Bit
ters." Use them and enjoy health and
strength. Satisfaction positively guar
anteed Fifty cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-05
HAVE A BIG PICNIC
Drury Sunday Schools Hold
28th Annual Outing at
PowelPs Grove.
TWO THOUSAND ATTEND
Band Concert, Speaking and Singing
by Children and Basket Dinner
the Features.

At Powell's grove, three miles
southwest of Illinois City, the COM
bined Sunday schools of Drury town
ship held their 28th annual picnic
Saturday, some 1000 being in at
tendance, not counting candidates,
who breezed around, busy as bees.
Threatening skies and few drops
of rain in the afternoon drove some
of the picnickers home earlier than
they would liked to have gone, but
otherwise the outing was big sue
cess, fully up to the standard of for
mer years. The German MethodistS
had charge of the program.
big item of the day was a bas-
ket lunch After noon the Sunday
schools formed a parade, and led by
Paudiet's band from Muscatine, cir
cled about the grounds, winding up
at the stand, where the program was
carried out. Thomas Watson was
president of the day.
The Program.
Interspersed with music by the
band and songs by the Sunday
schools, the following numbers were
given:
Blessed Sunshine Illinois
City Sunday school.
Song-''What can the Children
do" same.
standardization Hanna.
Song-"Be a Blessing" Illinois
City Sunday school.
Recitation-'What Might Have
Been" Lois Rounds.
Song-"God Is Love-" Illinois City
Sunday school.
Drill-Illinois City pupils.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-05
oHlNES ITSELF. WON'T WASH oFR

For sale by Allen. Myers a. Co. L. s.
McCabc & Co. Rock Island hardware
Company. III & Ehlcb.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-05
SEPTEMBER AT ILLINOIS.

SEPTEMBER AT ILLINOIS.
Sept. 11-"Just a Woman's Way"
Sept. 12-"The Climax"
Sept. 15-"Daniel Boone
Sept. 16-Rose Hill Folly company
matinee and night.
Sept. 17-"Isle of Spice"
Sept 1s-Richard Jose in "Silver
Threads" matinee and night.
Sept. ia Broken Idol
Sept. 23-"The World and a Wo
man."
Sept 25-"The Port OF Missing
Men," matinee and night.
Sept. 30-William Norris in my Gin
derella Girl"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-05
AppIleations for EXPOSITION Concessions

Applications for concessions on the
Rock Island Exposition grounds during
Exposition and Aviation week will be
received up to Saturday evening Sept.
10. Apply to TT. Medill, president and
general manager. Room 210, Peoples
National Bank building
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-05
a e.rs,an hoteI.

Some years ago an effort was made
70 establish European hotel at the
junction of the Two most Travelled
roads OF Persia. Each room OF this ho-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-05
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tel contained some articles which at
least have never found IN any hotel
in either Europe or America. Among
them were a nightcap. a hairbrush
and a toothbrush. Perhaps ii was on
account OF this extravaganza that the
scheme failed. An American mission
airy as be was leaving this hotel one
morning was asked by a servant what
he had done with the hotel hairbrush
This dignified man in clerical attire
with his wife and children was pre-
vented from leaving the hotel until II
was ascertained that he had spoken
the truth when he said that he threw
the brush under the bed 70 scare away
q cat--Mrs. Colquhoun In Los Angeles
Times
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-05
A Pointer to Others.

He-Going to marry the rich Jack
Hammond? Why, thought he had
thrown all his money to the dogs. She
SO he did. but they turned out to be
retrievers.-LondonM NJ. A. P.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-05

Can be depended upon" is an ex-
preston we all like to hear, and when
it is used in connection with Chamber
lain's Colo, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy it means that it never fails to
cure diarrhoea, dysentery or bowel
complaints. 1t is pleasant to take and
equally valuable for children and
adults. Sold by all druggists.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-08
Government Called Upon to
Save the Ancient Cliff
Dwellings.

ROM the Oldest dwelling house
- Of mankind in America has
come a cry for aid TO save It
from utter ruin. II the spir-
its OF the departed can influence the
living. surely the shades Of the ancient
cliff jewellers Of the southwest have
made silent appeal % the lawmakers
at Washington for action that will
save their houses from becoming
merely heaps OF disintegrated stones.
II is one Of Americas most pictur-
esque ruins that needs preservation
It's name is Balcony House, in Ruin
canyon. in the Mesa Verde National
park. After withstanding the tests Of
time for many centuries its walls are
about to succumb at last.
Balcony House. with the other relics
Of the ancient cliff jewellers, stands
in the Mesa Verde National park. &C
quire6 by the government a few years
ago for the express purpose OF pre-
serving the ruins II was found then
that some Of the most important and
largest ruins had suffered from depre-
dations and the ravages OF time to so
great an extent that considerable re-
pair work was needed 10 preserve
them from entire destruction. In 1908
the sum Of $4,000 was expended by the
government in the work Of excavatins
and repairing Spruce Tree House. In
1909 similar amount was used on the
Cliff Palace. Now the Balcony House.
in some ways the greatest Of the ruins.
Is calling for funds.
These most interesting relics Of the
ancient cliff jewellers are situated In
southwestern Colorado and southeast
ern Utah, near the only point in the
United States where four common
wealths meet at common point, at
right angles. They are Colorado.
Utah, Arizona and New Mexico. The
houses which it is proposed 70 save
Tor the permanent instruction OF per-
sons interested in prehistoric America
are situated in the Mesa Verde region.
about two days Journey from Denver.
The nearest point on the railroad Is
Mancos, Colo. In the rarefed air OF
the mesa, or elevated tabieland, an ex-
tensive view of the surrounding noun
tains can be obtained. The prehistoric
ruins have setting Of splendid nat
ural scenery to add to their interest
for the tourist
The ruined houses are found in caves
on the side Of the elevated tableIand,
from 500 to 900 feet above the dry level
OF the creek bed that lies at the bot
toms Of the canyons cutting into the
mesa. Action Of water in geological
times left perfectly smooth floors upon
which the cliff dwellings were con-
structed. far back in the dim recesses
OF Time. The overhanging. beetling
roofs make access to the houses al
most impossible.
The houses that have been reached
and excavated have yielded most in
teresting material to the archaeolo- |
gists. although it must be confessed
That these scientific men have not been
able to give US very definite informa-
uon. Even the time since the clifr
The Washington herald., 1910-05-08

Of a statue TO George Washington.
whose name stands with that Of Boil
var in the estimation Of South Ameri-
cans. The memory OF President Mon
roe. author OF the hands or doctrine
that has permitted the South Ameri-
can countries 70 develop IN their own
way without fear Of European inter
ference, IS hardly less esteemed. Stat
ues Of him stand IN South America.
They are no inconsiderable cOun-
tries. these Latin American republics
over which me protecting shadow Of
the United States has been cast. They
are rapidly advancing in population
and wealth. and the standard Of living
for the masses Of their peoples is con-
stantly being elevated despite the tur-
mons which retard their political de-
velOpment
Buenos Aires Growing Fast
The three biggest OF the countries
south OF the United States are Brazil.
whose extent is almost equal 10 that
of the continental territory Of the
United States, with $4,000. 900 inhab-
itants; Mexico, with il 1000 OOO and the
Argentine Republic. with 1000, 600
The capital city Of the last named
country. Buenos Aires. is the largest
city in the western hemisphere south
Of Philadelphia and has an estimated
] population OF 100000 II is fifteenth
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May % is also the opening day OF
the celebration in Uruguay, the little
country lying between ArGentina and
Brazil. before arriving at Buenos
Aires General Wood and Admiral
Stanton will stop at MaldonadO.
Uruguay. 10 pay the respects OF this
country TO one OF the smallest OF her
sister states in South America Co
lombia will begin the observance Of its
centennial on July 20. Mexico on Sept
IS. Chile on Sept IS and other coun-
tries on other dates throughout the
year. The differences between Ecua-
dor apd Peru. which have threatened
troubl9 for a long time and in which
Bolivia and Chile are involved, may
tend to disturb somewhat the harmony
Of the celebrations. but II Is hoped that
the disputes will be adjusted in time
TO permit a unanimous celebration.
from the Rio Grande to TERRA del
Fuego
Will UnVeiI Washington Statue.
One OF the features of the exercises
in Buenos Aires will be the unwilling
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eyrie so far up on the face OF the cliffs
that access to his home must have
been extremely difficult is not known.
What caused him to leave his home
and establish himself elsewhere is one
Of the fascinating mysteries over
which historians and archaeologists
puzzle their brains. Some Of them
profess TO find IN the present day Moki
or Hopi Indians Of Arizona certain
physical resemblances to mummies
that have been found in the ruins Of
the cliff dwellings.
To the lay mind it seems that the
subject must remain forever a puzzle
II the MoNis, who live in cliff dwellings
that bear much resemblance to the an
cient ruins. are descendants Of the
The Washington herald., 1910-05-08

And therefore the Canadian government
is trying to keep Jean Baptiste and ma
dame and the numerous babies-above
all. don't forget the numerous babies
at home. Again. therefore. the Canadian
government has made official protest
against the publication OF advertise
ments in the documents Of the Do
minion department OF agriculture call
ing attention to the desirability of
farms in Vermont and others Of the
United States.
All Of which is preliminary to saying
that the efficient but somewhat touchy
government to the immediate north OF
Uncle Sans country recognizes in the
French Canadian a valuable citizen
and is loath to see him depart. Not
that II would mind the loss OF an in
dividual French Canadian or two
there would be lots left-but losing
these thrifty and frugal and eco
nomlcal and Woodworking people en-
masse, as the French Canadian him
self might say. is too much. So his
excellency the governor general Of
Canada and his excellency the pre-
mier Of Canada and all the other ex-
cellencies are lying awake nights de-
vising measures TO keep the French
Canadian where he belongs historical
~. under the British flag. But it's
more than an even bet that they won't
The Washington herald., 1910-05-08

In size OF the worlds cities and is
growing as rapidly as Chicago
From almost all OF the South Ameri-
can countries and cities come similarly
gratifying reports Of advances in civil
lization and prosperity. The United
States government has recognized our
kinship with our South American
neighbors by the maintenance Of cor
dial relations. The establishment OF
the bureau Of American republics was
one token of our interest in Latin
America. The beautiful new building
OF the bureau in Washington is 70 be
dedicated on May 26. the day after the
opening Of the celebration IN BUenos
Aires.
William Jennings Bryan, recently re
turned 10 this country from an ex-
tended tour OF South and Central
America, during which high honors
were paid 10 him. is enthusiastic about
South America and its future He be-
Iieves that the countries there offer
: great opportunities 10 settlers
7 expect that between 100000 900 and
50,000.000 people viii settle there with
in the next fifty years" said Mr..
Bryan. but he added that he did not
believe that they would come from the
United States. He mentioned especial
I y the evidences Of progress which he
found in many parts Of South America.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-08
BY CHARLES N. LURE.

V u KE need to be reminded
Nk sometimes, we people Of
the United States OF
America. that there are
other Americans. This seems to be an
appropriate time for the reminding
process. when the Argentine Republic
is taking away from us the wheat
trade of the world. when a newly
opened railroad tunnel across the
Andes connects Chile and Argentina,
two Of South Americas most progress
sive countries. and when President
Taft sends one Of our highest army
officers, with a squadron Of warships.
to congratulate South America on the
centennial Of the opening Of its strug-
gle for independence.
This is centennial year In South
America. The close Of the first decade
OF the nineteenth century saw the out
break Of the struggle that ended. wears
later. in the severance of the ties be-
tween Spain and Portugal and the
countries Of the new world. We Of the
north are wont TO look back on our
own Revolutionary war as one Of the
great struggles OF history, forgetting
that 1t filed only a small place in the
annals OF its time We do not know.
or we forget that the strife which
freed continent bigger than our part
OF North America was conducted on a
much grander scale and occupied
many more years than our own little
war on a narrow strip Of seaboard ter
ritory.
1t was not, indeed. the North Ameri-
can war for independence that imme-
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Alcorta OF the southern republic the
greetings OF her northern neighbor.
Navy at Buenos Aires.
Rear Admiral stanton will repre-
sent the navy at Buenos Aires. He
will command a special squadron, con-
sisting OF the armored cruisers Mon
tana, North Carolina. South Dakota
and Tennessee and the scout cruiser
Chester. II Is considered especially
fitting that the American navy should
represent US at Buenos Aires at this
time as the Argentine Republic decided
a short time ago TO have constructed
in the United States two big Dread
noughts, ranking with the greatest Of
the worlds war vessels.
Argentina, the most enterprising and
progressive and one OF the biggest Of
the South American republics. has
planned a series OF expeditions in cele-
bratiOn OF its centennial They will
last from May 10 November. There
will be four distinct expositions-the
exhibitions Of railways and land trans
port OF agricultural and pastoral
transport, OF hygiene and arts.
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diately inspired the South Americans
TO revolt. While the name OF Wash
ington Is venerated in South America
now. his influence and that Of his con-
temporaries played little part in shap-
ing the minds OF the Latin Americans
toward a struggle with the mother
countries That impulse came later,
with the news Of the French revolu-
ton. following a long course OF op-
preston by Spain and Portugal
French Revolution Set Example.
For centuries these nations had act
ed on the policy that guided the minds
OF European statesmen in relation to
the treatment Of colonies-that the
colonies existed for the good of the
mother country and not for that OF the
colonists. While all European coun-
tries held this doctrine TO be unassafl-
able perhaps none Of them acted upon
IL so thoroughly and carried its belief
into action so persistentIy as did
Spain. But the times changed. and
when the seeping OF liberal ideas
throughout the world from the flood
OF the French revolution reached
South America the downfall Of Span
ish and Portuguese domination was as
sured.
Although there were a few forerun-
ners Of the Spanish revolution before
1910, notably Francisco Miranda. the
patriot who visited the United States
In 1905 and later declared that he had
obtained the approval OF President
Jefferson for his revolutionary prof.
ects, it was in the year named that the
revolt against Spain broke out in Ar
gentina, Chile. Venezuela and else
The Washington herald., 1910-05-08

Where. For twenty years terrible,
heartbreaking warfare was waged
with ferocity on both sides. but with a
steadily progressive series Of recogni-
tons OF the independence OF now one
portion OF South America and then Of
another. The battle Of Ayacucho. in
Peru, Dec. 4, 1923, is generally con
sidered to have broken the power OF
Spain once for all in South America.
Although South Americans generally
date the beginning Of their independ-
ence from the 18th OF April. 1910. when
the uprising occurred I'm Caracas,
Venezuela, and Miranda and Bolivar
were hailed as the liberators Of the
people. the Argentine Republic dates
its birth on May % OF the same year.
1t is on May % OF the present year
that Major General Leonard Wood.
who was named by President Taft as a
special envoy 10 convey the good
wishes and congratulations Of the
United States TO the Argentine Repub-
lie upon the occasion Of the centenary
celebration Of the birth OF the latter.
viii present to President Jose F1gueroa
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root in another community than his
native place he becomes a good citi-
zen. The same thing is true OF his
descendant, for the latter has the add
ed stimulus OF a knowledge Of the Ian
guage Of his adopted country. In most
cases the older folk do not take kindly
70 change Of tongue. finding IL diff
cult 70 get around the twists and tan
giles Of English photography. The
younger men go in for politics. too.
and take an active interest in public
affairs. They come of a race that has
produced many keen politicians In the
past. Their volubnity and social in
stincts stand them in good stead in
this matter
The shining example OF French Ca
madam who has succeeded in the poll
tics OF the United States is Aram ].
Pothier. present governor Of the state
Of Rhode Island. He is. however, the
first man Of his race to hold very high
office. Governor Pothier explains this
circumstance thus:
"One must not forget that the
French Canadians coming to New
England have generally been some
what ignorant Of the English language.
In this respect they have been unlike
some other foreigners. Besides. many
Of them had large families for which
they had to provide. 1.-THE numerous
babies again.l Ignorance Of the Ian
guage and the necessity Of work are. I
think. the main reasons why the
French Canadians have not gone into
politics to any great extent
But there have been at least half a
dozen French Canadian members of
the Rhode Island legislature each year.
I think we shall see French Canadians
taking n more and more active part in
public life in the future as they be-
come thoroughly Americanized and no
longer have linguistic obstacles TO
overcome.
And I believe their influence will be
felt on American public life, not in a
narrow, partisan way, but in a whole
some, patriotic spirit The French are
conservative, cautious and economical"
Governor Pothier says there are
about $4,000 persons Of French Cana
dian birth or descent in Rhode Island.
That is a pretty large number for a
small state with a total estimated
population Of $4,000. The proportion
in the other New England states is
considerable, but probably smaller. In
the western states also the French Ca
nadians have been influential from the
earliest times. The first lieutenant
governor Of Illinois was Pierre Minard,
and many cities have had French Ca
madam mayors and other holders Of
official posts.
The protest OF the Canadian govern
ment against the leaving OF the hab-
liant and his family to seek a new
home in the United States may well
be based on careful, long consideration
of the French Canadians frugality.
With all due respect TO people Of other
nationalities with regulations for econ
omy to sustain. IL must be said that
the French Canadian can make dol
lar 60 further than any Of them. Even
II he is a descendant Of the old seign-
eurs who held lordly domains along
the ST Lawrence and who were not
parsimonious, the course Of centuries
has instilled into him a thoroughgoing
sense of the value of money. And If
he is a descendant Of the bourgeois
well. ask any one who has been in
France how much a Frenchman thinks
of a franc. PIERRE LATOUCHE.
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to preserve the ruins from the work Oh
ignorant vandalism. A few Of the
small ruins were discovered by pros
pectors about thirty-flve years ago.
but 1t was not until 1885 that the more
important ruins were found. Until the
government interposed its protecting
hand the houses were despoiled Of the
relics OF their first Inhabitants BY per-
sons who saw In them only an oppor-
tunity OF making few dollars. It is
believed that the ruinous condition OF
the houses was brought about less by
the inroads Of time than by the per-
nicious activity Of vandals in tearing
down walls and committing other acts
OF damage Ia their search for relics.
- ARNOLD M'ADAMS.