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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-29

attempted proceedings could remain Sc
cret for months.
There may be a motive behind the
story, having for design the clouding
of the investigation and trial in the
Lorimer bribery case. Certainly Lori
mer secured HIS seat by the most dis
reputable and scandalous methods ever
witnessed in this country"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-29
New Son.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Bowen, SAG TWEEN
ty-sixth street, have welcomed
boy to their home. J. H. Meehan.
ticket agent at the Rock Island TWEEN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-29

take place from the residence. 1914
Third avenue, at 9 o'clock Sunday
Torning. and will be private. with m.
terment in Chippiannock cemetery. II
is the wish of the family that friends
omit flowers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-29

tieth street depot, is wearing smile
this morning, he now being grand
father.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-29

All the news all the um-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-29
Where is the
Money You
Worked so Hard
To Get?

Spent, wasted and gone or saw
ed and now working for you?
Your friends by saving are get
ting interest on their money
have good homes paid for and
money to invest-and increase
their incomes day by day-you
can do the same-start a saw
ings account with this strong
bank if you want ready money
for useful purposes.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-11
ORGANIZE SCHOOL
 IMPROVEMENT ASSN

President J. J. Doyne, Capt. w. W. Martin, Mrs. J. Haydon and Mrs. Fife Lincoln returned yesterday afternoon from Martinville, where they went in the interest of the school improve ment work. Assisted by Mrs. Haydon, secretary of the Conway School lm- provement Association, and Mrs. Lin coin, the ladies of Martinville organiz- ed an association with 20 charter mem bers Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Zen Jones being elected president. Mrs. Haydon made a short address to the association outlining the improvement work. In the evening President Doyne, who was introduced by Capt. Martin, made a fine address to large au- dience on educational work in general and school improvement work in par ticular, and several additional mem- bers of the association were enrolled.
 The section visited recently consol- dated under a special act two dis tricts and on account of the cost of erecting large new building, no ses- sion was held during the past year. The directors are preparing, however, to employ Normal graduate who has completed the agricultural course as principal, and two other teachers, and to have an excellent rural school next session.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-11
SENTIMENT TURNS AGAINST J. DAVIS "SUNk LAND' SCANDAL AND BENTONVILLE POSTMAS- TERSHIP FIGHT LOSES
 HIM FRIENDS.
(STAFF CORRESPONDENT

Little Rock, March 11.-It is sur prising to see the strong sentiment which is expressed here against Sena- tor Jeff Davis, and nine out of ten people openly state they hope the sen ate committee will take up the matter and punish him if he is guilty of mak- ing the statement assigned to him by the house committee. The sunk land controversy is sure to bring out a strong opponent to Senator Davis when he offers for reelection two years hence, should the senate committee make no investigation.
 Besides the sunk land controversy, Senator Davis lost many friends in this section by his actions in regard to the appointment of a son-in-law of former Senator James H. Berry as postmaster at Bentonville. Senator Davis, after President Taft had turn ed down the Republican slated for the job by the Arkansas state central Re- publican committee, granting ex-Sena- tor Berry's request for the appoint ment of his son-in-law, went before the senate committee and made an eff fort to have the appointment not con- firmed and have substituted the Re- publican desired by the party organiz- ation in Arkansas. Such trick was too small for many people who had been Jeff Davis men up to that time, and when the sunk land controversy came u D others left him like rats leav- ing sinking vessel.
 After the primaries, March 30, the politicians will begin to propose sue cessors for Senator Davis, but they will be careful to see that no split is made in the forces opposing Davis, so that he could slip back into office for another term
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-11

who started an investigation. The odor coming from the cabin had at tracted people there by the time he arrived and the body of Meisner, bad ly decomposed, was found. There were several bullet wounds, showing he had been murdered. Hogue was captured a few days later at Mansfield and talk en back to the scene of his crime. Feeling ran high for while and a lynching was narrowly averted. He was brought to the penitentiary here for safe keeping, and taken back in August for trial. The jury convicted him of murder in the first degree after short deliberation.
 Sheriff Oliver and minister of the town claimed at the time to have had confessions from Hogue, but these he denied having given. He was brought back to the penitentiary, and few days before the time set for his execu- ton, an appeal was taken to the su- preme court, where the decision of the lower court was sustained. Governor Donaghey then set today as the time for his execution. Hogue endeavored to get Governor Donaghey to commute his sentence, but this the governor re- fused to do, many people of Perry county petitioning him not to interfere with the courts decree
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-11
H0CUF HANGED
 AT PERRYY|LLE
NECK BROKEN BY FALL
SLAYER OF GROVER MEISNER CLAIMED KILLING WAS
 IN SELF-DEFENSE.
Special to the Log Cabin Democrat.

Special to the Log Cabin Democrat.
 Perryville, March 11.-Walter Ho- que, 23 years of age, was hanged Tn the courthouse yard at Perryville this morning, Sheriff Oliver springing the trap. for the murder of Grover Meis- ner in Perry county in December, 1908. Hogue's neck was broken by the fall and death resulted in a few min utes. He made short speech on the gallows, claiming the murder was done in self-defense. Only few people witnessed the execution, less than the number allowed by law The body will be shipped to Mansfield, in fol- lowing out the last request of the mur- derer, who wanted his remains sent to his mother.
 Hogue was convicted last summer of murdering Grover Meisner, a youth of Crawford county who was in i'll health and was advised to live during the winter of 1908 in the open. He went to the vicinity of Adona with Hogue and they lived in cabin in the woods, hunting and trapping for some time. Meisner stopped writing home about Christmas, 1908 and in January his mother wrote to Sheriff Oliver,
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-11
NEGRO ATTEMPTS ESCAPE.

Henry Chapman is not so anxious to begin a penitentiary sentence as he thought he was. Although he inform ed Sheriff Brady the other day that he wanted a special term of court so he could plead guilty and start on his sentence, Jailer Jo Harrison discov- cred late yesterday afternoon that Chapman had removed the mortar from several bricks in the jail wall and was we'll along with the work of making hole through which he could escape. MT. Harrison at once locked the negro in one of the steel cells and says he talked so rough to Chapman that the negro has been afraid to get out of bed today.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-11
WEATHER FORECAST.

New Orleans, March 11.-Tonight and Saturday, fair; warmer Satur- day.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-11
LAND CONGRESS A
 DRAWING CARD
(STAFF CORRESPONDENT

Little Rock, March 11.-Interest in the Arkansas land congress, which is to be held in Little Rock March g, 24 and 25, grows amazingly fast as the time approaches for holding the con- veuton. Judge E. R. Ratterree, secre- tary of the congress, this morning re- ceived letter from George J. Schar- schug, editor of the country lands de- partment of the Chicago Record Her aid, accepting an invitation to make ,, an address before the convention, and naming Arkansas, Let Thy Light Shine" as his subject.
 A letter from the Chicago Tribune states two staff correspondents will be sent to Little Rock to write up the congress.
 Messages from officials of the Frisco railroad state that M. Schulter, the in- dustrial agent has decided to attend the meeting in addition to Fulton s. White. A. s. Hughes, the immigration agent of the Frisco, will also deliver an address on Immigration"
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-11

Subscribe for the Daily.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-11
FAULKNER COUNTY IS DRY
GIDDENS TALKS PROHIBITION IN LITTLE ROCK IN
 TERVIEW.

Says a recent issue of the Little Rock Democrat:
 Among the recent visitors in the city today is Rev. J. R. Giddens, coun- ty treasurer of Faulkner county.
 "I never visit Little Rock unless l have business" said he. To-day 1 will visit the Baptist Publishing Company to pay off my indebtedness for relig- ious literature. I will visit the Epis- copalian bishop and will try to nego- tiate with him for the purchase of some property which he controls in Conway. l will also visit the state treasurer on financial business for Faulkner county.
 "I am serving my second term as treasurer of Faulkner county. l am not a candidate for any office, and l do not propose to become a chronic officer-holder, or to use poetic phrase I do not propose to become a court house rat
 q would like powerful well to see political honesty in all departments of our government, but this, 1 am afraid, is thing of the past.
 "I am specially interested in the cause of prohibition, but I do not denounce all whiskey men as rascals and outlaws. Many of them have some commendable traits of character. l can advocate the cause of prohibition without ruthlessly trampling upon the feelings of anyone, or indulging in personalities in the least. I suppose no one will hardly deny that there is less amount of whiskey drunk in Faulkner county than most other coun- ties in Arkansas according to the pop ulation, and yet there have been eight or ten murders committed there dur ing my term of office, and whiskey was the direct cause in nearly every in stance.
 "All fines collected in Faulkner county are paid to me. 1 know what I am talking about-if you will stop whiskey drinking in Faulkner county you will do away with four ifths of the fines. Don't try to justify your self by saying: If don't sell it some one else will but, sir, quit the nefa- rious traffic yourself,
 And don't sing that old worn-out song that 'prohibitio' don't prohibit, when you know full well that prOhibi- tion causes less amount of whiskey to be sold by far. Intemperance de- stroys more lives than wars, famine and pestilence.
 Our government occupies strange position with reference to the whiskey traffic. It legalizes the sale of whis- key, thus allowing men to place them selves in a condition to commit crime, and then punishes them for the crimes they commit.
 'In a general way if the saloon keeper does not die miserable wreck, morally, physically and financially. I recognize the fact that man was cre- ated in the image of God. 1 would not give the life of one saloonkeeper for all the whiskey in the United States. Our state government had as we'll legalize the worship of Molech as the whiskey traffic. Let prohibi- tionists push their work
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-11
BABY FOUND DEAD.

Plumerville, March 11.-Roht. Dur ham and wife of Plumerville, on awak- ening Wednesday morning, found their 4-months-old baby dead in the bed. The little fellow was apparently well and all right in every way when they retired the night before. On discover ing that the child was dead they inn mediately summoned Dr. Goacher, but of course he could do nothing. The baby had evidently been dead several hours, as it was already cold. The physician attributed it's death to heart failure.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-11
CHAMPIONSHIP IS
 NOW UNDISPUTED

The Hendrix College team is now the undisputed basketball champions of the state. This honor, which was claimed for them some weeks ago, was challenged by Arkansas Confer ence College of Sloan Springs, but the latter failed to meet the require ment of the state executive committee to arrange series of games and the time limit expired yesterday, leaving Hendrix the championship.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-11

central committees in regard to the distribution of poll books and other election supplies, and the canvass of the vote following the primary elec- tion, Attorney General Norwood states that the law did not make any change in the machinery of election. Its pur- pose was not to change the election machinery in any way, but to clarify elections eliminate possible fraud, etc.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-11
GRIFFIN AND JACOWAY
 SPEAK HERE TONIGHT

Ben l.. Griffin and H. M. Jacoway, candidates for congress from the Fifth district, will address the voters of Con- way at the courthouse tonight, begin ming at 7:30 p. m.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-11
PIFRPONT MORGAN
 IS REPORTED DEAD

Special to the Log Cabin Democrat.
 Little Rock, March Il, 2:30 p. m.- The Democrat has just received bull letin stating that J. Pierpont Morgan, the New York financier, dropped dead in Florence, Italy, today.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-11
SAME ELECTION MACHINERY

Little Rock, March 11.-In reply to request of Hon. John H. Hamilton, member of the last legislature, in passing the new primary election law, had changed the duties of the county
The Ordway new era., 1910-11-25
STOMACH MISERY VANISHES
Indigestion, Gas. sourness and Dys.
pepsIa Go and Your Stomach Feels
Fine In Five Minutes.

II your meals don't tempt you, or
what little YOU do eat seems to fill
you, or lays like lump Of lead in
your stomach. or II you have heart
burn or sick. sour. upset or gassy
stomach. that is a sign Of Indigestion.
Ask your Pharmacist for 5O.cent
case Of Pape's Diapepsin and take q
little Just as soon as you can. There
will be no sour risings. no belching
Of undigested food mixed with acid.
no stomach gas or heartburn. fullness
or heavy feeling in the stomach. Nau-
sea. Debilitating Headaches. Dizzi-
ness or Intestinal gripping. This will
all go, and besides. there will be no
undigested food left over in the stom.
ach to poison your breath with nause-
Gus odors.
Pape's Diapepsin is certain cure for
out-of-order stomachs. because 1t pre-.
vents fermentation and takes hold Of
your food and digests it Just the same
as If your stomach wasn't there.
Relief In five minutes from all stom-
ach misery is waiting for you at any
drug store here in town.
These large 50-cent cases OF Papes
Diapepsin contain more than sufficient
to thoroughly cure any case Of Dys-
pepsia. Indigestion. Gastritis or any
other stomach disturbance.
The Ordway new era., 1910-11-25
Buying Rams.

1t pays to do everything on the
farm right on time and buying the
ram Is no exception. There are many
reasons why the ram should be
bought early. Almost everybody
recognizes what they are-frst choice.
time to try him on a few ewes to see
II he is a breeder. that he may be-
come accustomed to his new home.
and If he proves a failure or undesir-
able that there will be still time to
select another. We know that a sat
isfactory ram is hard to find. especial
ly late in the season. We know that
loss comes from the use of an inferior
ram-if we lack pride in our lambs we
are not likely to care for them the
best-and We know there is a salts
faction in having a ram We are proud
Of right on hand ready to use. Then
why not hitch up. get out and buy
him? And don't forget to take the
boy along and ask his judgment. II
he's wrong show him where. but what
ever is done don't wound his pride by
leaving him to hold the team while
you pick out the sheep. II you wait
till the day the sheep should be used.
the chances are that an inferior or un-
satisfactory ram will head the flock.
The Ordway new era., 1910-11-25
WHEAT on IRRIGATED LAND
Entirely Erroneous Idea That II 10 Al.
tended With Great Expense
Aids All Dry Land Crops.

You can't afford to grow wheat on
irrigated land" remarked a prominent
man the other day. l naturally In.
quired why and he said because 1t was
too expensive. writes r. N. Sutherlin
In Field and Farm. My friend was
honest enough In his conclusions. but.
like thousands OF others. he knew
nothing about irrigation. This was
evident from his conclusion. Men
knowing nothing Of irrigation seem to
regard It as attended with great ex.
pense. IN idea entirely erroneous.
would say that II we cannot grow
wheat under irrigation at a profit we
will have to go out OF the business.
There Is not one dry land crop out
OF twenty that could not this year
have been increased In yield ten
bushels an acre BY irrigation. In most
cases 1t can be increased twenty
bushels the acre. As to the profitable
ness Of the wheat crop. lot us examine
the records and see. The average
yield Of wheat 80 years ago was 81
bushels the acre. gathered statistics
then and know. Now. according to
the best information We can get. the
average yield on irrigated land. owing
to the more general use OF alfalfa. Ia
80 bushels the acre.
Admitting that It costs SO an acre
to grow wheat. our farmers. II they
can get 81 q bushel will have $50 net,
which is a fair profit on 800 land.
Now when We figure the irrigated crop
at 80 bushels an acre. We figure every
acre that iS sown MT tho choi~act
fields. for It Is not an uncommon
thing for irrigated land to yield 80
bushels the acre. It is understood
that only half Of the years will the
field be devoted to wheat. The other
times 1t will be seeded to alfalfa.
The first years crop Of alfalfa will
amount to three tons: the second
years crop should be nve and the
third year. six. Alfalfa has a feeding
value of from six to ten dollars. When
finished beef sells for four and one-half
cents in the market. alfalfa hay has a
feeding value of five dollars ton.
The farmer should keep one-half Of
his premises In alfalfa all the time.
even II he is grain raiser. These
are figures on irrigated land and are
conservative. but | believe 1t will pay
fair profit on 500 an acre land.
The man with water at his command
can do twice as much and he is the
only soil tiller who can do so with any
degree OF safety. The real way to
grow anything in this arid region IL
to provide a ditch and turn on the
water
The Ordway new era., 1910-11-25
HEALTH AND INCOME
Both Kept Up on Scientific Food.

Good sturdy health helps one lot
to make money.
With the loss of health ones income
is liable to shrink, If not entirely
dwindle away.
When young lady has to make her
own living, good health Is her best
asset.
Il am alone in the world" writes a
Chicago girl. dependent on my own
efforts for my living. 1 am a clerk,
and about two years ago through close
application to work and boarding
house diet, l became a nervous in
valid. and got so bad of it was almost
impossible for me to stay in the office
half day at time.
"A friend suggested to me the idea
Of trying Grape-Nuts food which did.
making it large part of at least two
meals day.
To-day, I am free from brain-tire,
dyspepsia, and all the Ills Of an over
worked and Improperly nourished
brain and body. To Grape-Nuts !
owe the recovery Of my health, and
the ability to retain my position and
income.
Read "The Road to Wellviller" in
pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letterf A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, trua, and full Of human
interest.
The Ordway new era., 1910-11-25
Tobacco for Sheen.

Tobacco at last occupies a position
Of usefulness in the economy of earth.
ly existence. Experienced sheep
breeders have found that 1t is a great
thing for ewes and lambs.
Joseph E. Wing of Ohio is very EN-.
phauc in pronouncing the virtues OF
tobacco as vermifuge and tonic for
sheep. Every eve and lamb and ram
on his woodland farm has all the
tobacco 1t wants every day. Cheap
damaged tobacco is bought and
fed, sprinkled we'll with salt. The
lambs soon learn to love it. He has
found that 1t keeps the lambs healthy
and cleans out the worms that in.
fest them
The Ordway new era., 1910-11-25
IN IRRIGATING AN ORCHARD
Better to Use Several Little Streams
Than One Large one-Mors
Even Distribution.

For orchards as well as other crops
1t is better to use a humber Of small
streams rather than one or two large
ones. as there will be less washing
Of the soil and more even distribution
Of the water can be secured.
While trees are small a furrow
on either side Of the tree rows will
answer. but as the roots spread. ad-
dit!onal burrows. three or four feet
apart should be made. until finally the
entire space Is irrigated. Too much
water and too frequent application are
more liable to do harm than too little
water. three or four good waterings
is sufficient. the best not later than
the middle or the last OF August. in
order to allow the growth to ripen.
will usually suffice. While fair
amount of water will increase the size
and improve the quality and appear
ance Of the fruit, an excess will les
sen the size and injure the quality.
The Ordway new era., 1910-11-25
The Wlnnlna Candidate.

Two candidates for the same office
came into a certain town one day.
The one called at house where q lit.
tie girl came to the door. Said he:
"Sissie. will you please bring me a
glass Of water?" Having brought the
water, he gave her some candy and
asked: did the man ahead Of me
give you candy?" Yes. SIR" Then
he gave her a nickel and said: Did
he give you money!" Yes, sir: he
gave me ten cents" Then, picking
her up. he kissed her and said: Did
he kiss you?" Yes, sir, and he kissed
mamma, tool"
The Ordway new era., 1910-11-25
Lest He Go Hungry.

Sometimes men do things out OF
selfishness rather than out OF kind
ness. Recently club woman told this
story:
.An old couple came In from the
country with big basket OF lunch to
see the circus.
1.-The lunch was heavy. The old wife
was carrying it. As they crossed a
crowded street the husband held out
his hand and said:
"'Gimme that basket. Hannah
THE poor old woman surrendered
the basket with grateful look.
That's real kind O ye. Joshua
she Quavered.
kind grunted the old man.
Gosh. | WIZ feared ye'd git lost -
Exchange.