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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-17
HAPPY RESULTS.
Have Made Many Rock Island Resi-
dents Enthusiastic.

Have Made Many Rock Island Resi-
dents Enthusiastic.
No wonder scores of Rock Island
citizens grow enthusiastic. 1t is
enough to make anyone happy to
find relief after years of suffering.
Public statements like the following
are but truthfully representations of
the daily work done in Rock Island
by Doan's Kidney Pills.
Mrs. William A. Pannell, els
Third avenue, Rock Island, H., says:
Nearly every member of my family
has used Doans Kidney Pills and
they have been so beneficial that we
consider them an excellent kidney
remedy. About a month ago / pro-
cured a box of Doan's Kidney Pills
at the Harper House pharmacy and
it required but a few doses to re-
iieve me of a severe attack of back
ache Another member of my family
used this medicine at the same time
and was completely relieved of kid
nev disorders. We would not be
without a supply of Doan's Kidney
Pills on hand"
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents Foster-Milburn company. Buff
falo. y. y, sole agents for the Unit
ed states.
Remember the name-Doans-
and take no other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-17
Leaf lard at Gilmore's.
Kerler & Co make rugs.
Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For bus and express, Spencer & Tref2.
RiegeTs liquor store, 21O4 Third ave

RiegeTs liquor store, 2104 Third ave
nue..
LaVanway buys and sells every
thing. Telephone W247.
City property. farm lands. L. \.
POLAND. 314 Safety building.
Let William johnson do your tin and
furnace work. 1916 Third avenue.
Try NJ. L. Ellis, manicurist, in the
lobby at the New Harper, to p. m.
H. T. SiemoD wants your tin ana
furnace work 1526-152S Fourth ave
nue..
Try Mrs. Austin's buckWheat flour.
Makes dandy cakes, with the genuine
flavor Ask your grocer.
Good, old fashioned cakes are made
from Mrs Austin's buckwheat hour.
Fresh goods now at your grocers.
Chap-o-lene. the nOn-sticky lotion.
Best for chapped, rough and sore skin.
Price % cents At Thomas drug store.
Fish Friday at H. Tremann's Sons.
namely: river salmon, pickerel, hal
ibut, trout. red snapper, fresh mack
erel. Columbia river salmon, smelts.
and white fish
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-17
THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS

having in all shot three shots himself
at Wilmerton.
Then he went in a southwesterly di-
rection across the street and down
towards the Safety building. when he
broke his revolver and reloaded it
with fresh cartridges. He then started
in the direction of Wilmerton's office,
ON the south side of the street, when
he was intercepted by Mr.. Reddig, and
was arrested by policemen who came
up, and was taken to the police sta
ton, and that the defendant was like
wise arrested and taken TO the police
station.
shot to XIII.
Looney, called as the first witness,
was asked on cross examination if he
shot with intent of hitting Wilmerton,
replied that he shot with the intent of
trying to kill Wilmerton
On cross examination by Mr.. Searle
certain copies Of Mr.. Looney's paper
were offered in evidence, but refused
by the court Counsel was allowed to
recall the complaining witness TO fur
Their examine him on the admissability
of said papers.
Albert Fude, being called, testified
that he lived at 1917 Fourth avenue,
and was working, Feb. %. 1909 as Il
teamster for the Hartz & Bahnsen
Wholesale Drug company, and that he
was in the rear of the drug company
loading freight upon his wagon when
Looney came on a very fast walk,
which attracted his attention, and
turned west towards the Safety build
ing, and that the first he knew of it
was that two shots were fired by VIII
merton at Looney, and that LOOney at
that time took refuge behind pole
at the mouth of the alley. and that he
then looked and saw Wilmerton in the
middle of the street with a smoking
revolver in his hands. and that he was
in the act of shooting again, and at
that Looney took his revolver from
his inside pocket and shot at Wilmer
ton, who was at that time behind a
post at the west property line of the
Morning Journal office. They ex-
changed shots. and WilmertOn then
started for his office and Looney took
the parting shot at him. Afterwards
Looney started west on Third avenue,
and later returned towards Wilmer
tons office.
At the opening of court this after
noon the arguments were begun before
Judge Gest on the admissability of
LoOney's publications as evidence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-17
HEARING STORY
OF PISTOL DUEL
Opening Statements Made in
the Wilmerton-Looney
Shooting Fray.
BUSINESS RELATION Barred
transactions Which eliminated in
Gun Play on Third Avenue
Introductory Evidence.

The jury that is to try w w Will
merton, under indictment for assault
with intent to commit great bodily
injury on the person of John
Looney, was completed in the cir
cult court yesterday afternoon. Judge
w. H. Gest is presiding at the hear
ing The opening statements to the
jury were made this morning, State
Attorney l.. NJ. Magin appearing for
the prosecution and c. J. SearIe for
the defense. The jury is composed
as follows:
James Dolan, Drury; John Gasnow,
Moline; David B. Berndt. Moline
Herman Hakert. Rock Island; David
Hathaway, Rock Island; E. E. Lind
ley, South Rock Island; Thomas To-
bin, Coe; Herman Myers, South Rock
Island; F. D. Wenke, Silvis; Lewis
Miller, Watertown; James Smith, Mo-
line; and Herbert Lloyd. Watertown
States attorney L. NJ. Magill said
IN his opening statement to the jury:
That on the 22d day of February
about o'clock in the afternoon, in
response to a telephone call from
the Safety building. John Looney
was summoned to this building to one
of the law offices.
I think" said the states attorney,
the Office of Mr.. Searle. and going
down there he was in a hurry, as
remember the testimony" Looney.
the states attorney proceeded. went
down the alley between Eighteenth
and Nineteenth streets from Second
to Third avenues. turning in the di-
rection of the Safety building. which
is on the corner of Eighteenth street
and Third avenue: that Looney had
come down this alley from his office.
and Mr.. Wilmerton's office was across
the street to the east on the south
side of Third avenue. When Looney
got to the point at the junction Of the
alley and Third avenue and about
so feet west of this point a shot was
fired and another right in quick sue
cessiOn, the second shot striking him
above the hip. At that he wheeled
around and saw Mr.. Wilmerton stand
ing there in the srteet or near the
curb with a smoking revolver, and
was ready 10 fire again. Then LoOney
grabbed his revolver and started to
retaliate, and he walked 10 the east
and got behind a large pole there
and at that point commenced firing
at Wilmerton. There were three
shots, the states attorney said, from
WilmertOn's gun before Looney had
shot. At any rate. there were two
shots, and two of them struck him
in the back.
Statement Termed Remarkable.
In his opening statement c. J.
Searle. of counsel for defense. said:
That the states attorney made very
remarkable statement for a case of
this character. he having made no
statement Of the natural way in which
such a matter as this had arisen, so
that it is necessary that a person that
is called upon to inquire into the ma
ture Of any particular acts in that
chain Of facts and circumstances to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-17
COURT RULES ON
SALOON RIGHTS
Judge F. D. Ramsay Interprets
Consent Ordinance of City
of Rock Island.
CAMILLE MORTIER UPHELD
In Reopening Saloon Without Peu-
ton Within Seven Months After
Its Abandonment.

Judge F. d. Ramsay, in the circuit
court today. in the case of the state
of Illinois against Camille Mortier, on
quo warranto. held that where prop
ertv holder makes an application for
a license for a saloon and the applica-
ton is wrongfully refused by the city
officials. that the ordinance requiring
a petition of the property holders TO
be filed with the mayor with the ap-
pIication for a license in a building
which has not been occupied by a sa-
loon for seven months must not apply.
The ruling of the court was on de
murrer to MOrtieTs pleas in which ne
set up that there had been a license
issued for the building for many years
prior TO April 1908. An application
was made in October, 1908, for a
license. and was refused.
In April. 1909. Mayor G. W. Nc
Caskrin issued a license to Mortier
without the latter obtaining consent
of the owners of the adjoining prop
erty.
Mortier is still conducting the sa-
loon. which is located on Seventeenth
street between Third and Fourth ave
nues.
Opens without Petition.
Mortier's contention is that the sa-
loon had not been vacant seven
months when a renewal of the license
was asked. The city ordinance says
that if a license is sought within sew
en- months after The abandonment of
a building for saloon purposes it is
not necessary TO secure written con
sent of the owners Of adjoining front
age. Mortier maintains he was acting
wholly within. his rights under the
ordinance in reopening without this
consent.
The quo warranto proceeding will
now go before a jury for final hearing.
States Attorney L. NJ Magill appears
for the state, Albert Huber for the
property owners, and William McEniry
for the defense.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-17

claimed then to hold some Office with
the concern. secretary or manager or
editor or whatever it was, but at any
rate during the intervening time there
was a constant effort on the part of
Looney and his friends to retake pos
session of this enterprise, and l might
say here these mortgages which were
on certain of the machinery were com
ing due and these claims were pouring
in and Mr.. Wilmerton was confronted
with this law suit and this suit and
another justice of the peace I will say
in this town was interested in this
enterprise and he was being utilized
to further the efforts Of this whole
exploration.
Property transactions.
These suits were being brought and
certain constable was sent to the
new location to attach certain of the
machinery and was subsequently sold
at auction and such fellows as IS
known as Skip Day would bid on this
machine and run it up TO $500 or 5000
and then instead of the money being
turned over to the rightful owner, w
". WilmertOn. it was turned over by
the justice TO Jordan or LOOney, and
this status still kept running on until
these obligations were lifted and later
Mr.. Wilmertou had purchased new
machinery and had instituted a paper
called the Morning Journal. and at
that time the complaining witness in
stituted a paper called the Rock Island
Daily News. and through his columns
n yrilo r,5npCe.
Mr.. Wilmerton and his family and put
the charge Of rape and incest at his
door. until on Feb % this came to a
elimination by the two men coming
together and pulling their revolvers
and firing at each other. for which
Mr.. WilmertOn was indicted for the
charge of assault with a deadly wea-
pom
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-17
Rheumatism Cured in pa Hours.

T. J. Blackmore. of Halter &
Blackmore, Pfttsburg. Pa. says: "A
short time since ! procured bottle
of Dr. Detchon's Relief for Rheuma-
tism. 1t got me out of the house
in "a hours. | took to my bed with
rheumatism nine months ago and DR..
Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism is
the only medicine that did me any
good. l had five of the best ply
sicians in the city, but l received
very little relief from them. l know
DR.. Detchons Relief for Rheumatism
to be what it is represented and take
pleasure in recommending it to 9th
er poor sufferers" Sold by Otto
Grotjan, 1901 Second avenue, Rock
Island and Gust Schlegel & Son, 120
West Second street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-17
NOT READY FOR
Ak; FOWLS FLEE
Small Army of Yellow Legs Get
Away from j. T. Shields,
the Grocer.
BOOSTING IN THE TREES
Can't Use Fire Arms in City and
Chicks Are Sticking to
Aerial Posts.

Get out your gun and go chicken
hunting in the vicinity of J. T. Shields
grocery store on Fifth avenue and
Twenty sixth street The hunting is
good today on account OF the escape
of crate of chickens. The crate was
being opened to allow the removal OF
one Of its feathered inmates, when it
came TO pieces and the birds got away.
They seemed to be a little out of the
ordinary, as chickens 90. and before
any of them could be caught and plac-
ed in another crate, they had hied
themselves TO the nearest trees. where
they roasted and loudly crowed their
defiance
All attempts on the part Of the gro
Ger and his force TO get the chickens
to return TO captivity and certain
death proved Unavailing, and Mr..
Shields finally became angry and de-
termined TO execute the defiant chick
ems He got out a rifle and was about
to bring down one of the birds. when
one of his force called his attention
TO the fact that it is against the city
ordinances TO shoot off firearms with
in the city limits.
Has TO Get Permission.
Thereupon he telephoned to the po-
lice and explained his dilemma and
asked if there would be any objections
to his shooting his rebellious chick
ems. The police sergeant at the desk
replied that personally he had no OBJ
jections, but that Mr.. Shields would
have to get the permission of the
mayor, who is acting chief of police.
At last accounts Mr. Shields was try
ing to locate the mayor in order to
bring down his chicks before they
freeze to death and fell when some
one else and not he was around to
take them home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-17
II troubled with indigestion. CO

If troubled with Indigestion. consti-
patton. no appetite or feel bilious. give
Chamberlain stomach and Liver Tab
let's a trial and you will be pleased
with the result. These tablets invig-
crate the stomach and liver and
strengthen the digestion. Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-17
City Chat
AFTER MANY DAYS.

Dear heart. I would that after many
days,
When We are gone, true lovers in a
book
Might find these faithful songs OF
our. 20 look"
l hear him murmur as he straightway
lays
His finger on the page, and she doth
raise
Her eyes to him. Then, like the win
ter brook
From whose young limbs a sudden
summer shook
The letters, love flows on in sunny
ways.
l would that when We are no more.
dear heart.
The world might hold thy unforgot-
ten name
fnviolate in these eternal rhymes.
I would have poets says: Let not the
art
Wherewith they loved be lost! To
US the blame
Should love grow less in these our
modern times"
Hamilton w Mabie in the Bookman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-17
Has TO Get Permission.
NAV Locate Here.

F. F. Torrey and T. G. Tormaine,
vice presidents of the National Flee
trio Lamp company which recently alb
sorbed the Moline IncandesCent Light
company. were in Moline today look
ing over prospective sites for new
factory building They state that they
will lay out plans for a new building
at once and build in 1911. If a suit
able site cannot be found in Moline
they state they viii 90 either to Rock
Island or 10 East Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-17
LOOney'S story.

John Looney being called. as the
complaining witness, testified that he,
having received a. telephone call from
the Safety building went up the alley
between Second and Third avenue, and
upon his coming out Of the mouth of
the alley and turning west on Third
avenue from the alley. he walked along
on the sidewalk to approximately so or
60 feet west of the alley. when he
heard two shots almost at the same
time. and that he then felt the sting
of the bullet which hit him in the back
above the hip near the spinal column,
and that. turning around. saw w. w.
WilmertOn coming towards him with
a revolver and in the act of firing
again; that he GoOney) at that turned
and started for the telephone pole at
the mouth of the alley, and that upon
his arriving at the telephone pole he
drew his revolver from his inside right
hand pocket and thereby returned the
fire in the direction of WilmertOn, who
had taken refuge behind a similar
post on the opposite side of the street
and directly south of the pole which
Looney was behind; that WilmertOn
had fired three times before he Gloon
ey) returned the fire; whereupon VIII
merton stuck his head out from be
hind the pole and took aim and shot
at Looney again. Looney then return
ed the fire and shot twice at Wilmer
ton after Wilmerton had shot his
fourth shot, and that Wilmerton there
upon shot his fifth and last shot and
then backed away and was retreating
TO his place of business when Looney
took the parting shot at Wilmerton,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-17

A few minutes delay in treating
some cases of Group, even the length
of time it takes to go for a doctor,
often proves dangerous. The safest
way is to keep Chamberlains Cough
Remedy in the house. and at the first
indication of Group give the child a
dose. Pleasant 10 take and always
cures. Sold by all druggists
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-01-13

land with 81 drawing S63, 6S5.75 Mex
leo with 100 drawing S27, 1870 $18,.
625,07S is paid at Topeka Agency, Col
umbus, o., SIG, 538, 325.37.
We are getting good white bread now,
but some of the homes have graham
bread about 3 meals week. Some
have brown bread and baked beans
for breakfast.
NJ Mcdonald, 81, 134th Ind on fur
Tough from Dayton Home TO the Noun
tain Home, got as far as the notorious
Stag hotel, near the depot in Dayton,
fell down the stone steps to his death,
one day last week. This dive near the
depot has been the means of the death
of many an old soldier. 1t is one of
the noted dives that infest the city of
Dayton.
A number of the veterans at the Pa
cific branch home have over 10000
deposited with the postmaster in Los
Angeles, fifteen miles away.
Capt. Tibbets, who left here three
months ago and bought land at Sts
Cloud, Fla, wants to sell and come
back here, rs 1T is too dry there.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-01-13
SOLDIERS HOME NOTES

On the 10 there will be sale at the
quartermaster's of the effects of men
that have died at this home in the last
six months.
The cottage pudding we had for sup
per Saturday evening made about 500
of the members sick and they made
qlite a run during the night. 1t might
have been the flavoring, stale bread or
the so-called tea we get for supper. We
had coffee served Sunday evening
Anjona is billed for Wednesday, jan
uary 10, at the Home opera house, and
il is reported to be one of the best shows
on the road.
No new members are being taken at
the Dayton now. There are over 1000
out on furlough at present. They have
two-story beds on the upper floors.
They are dubbed beds without heads
or tails, and with the big arm chairs
the members have to keep in pretty
close quarter. Over nine years ago
barracks one and six were built at that
home in front of the parade grounds.
They have been called show barracks.
Visitors are shown the down stairs.
The members are not allowed TO place
their blankets on the lawn in front or
these two buildings. They
have to be carried about 800 yards to
near the laundry.
Tennessee has 1858 pensioners
lrawing So, 1855, 2ls, 20 and there are s.
)i7 pensioners outside of the United
states drawing $3.50, 6O7sS. The
argest number is in Canada, 1851, and
hey draw 1851, 5453; next is Germany
With $50 drawing 500. 5000; next Ire
and with 48O drawing $7s, 951.sO; Eng
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-01-13

There is no reason why Johnson City
should not become the centre of fine
white hurley tobacco section. Our
soil is peculiarly adapted to this class
of tobacco and The Comet is advised
by progressive citizen that if the far
mers will agree to plant $50 acres in
tobacco this year he will build ware
house in this city for its sale, Tobacco
has made Greenevile and is now main
tanning it and the farmers are reaping
the benefit. Limestone has two ware
houses now and the farmers in that
neighborhood are finding a ready
market for all the tobacco they can
raise. Why not make it the chief
crop in this vicinity? The farmers will
be called in short time to meet in
johnson City and an expert tobacco
man will address them and all those
who will agree to raise tobacco will
be furnished seed for that purpose. The
date cannot now be fixed but it will be
announced later and large attendance
of interested and progressive farmers is
desired.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-01-13

DN~4NO
ADMINISTRATION.

In an interview with The American
reporter in Nashville last week Hon.
s. G. Heiskell, of Knoxville, said
"Gov. Patterson is growing constant
ly stronger in East Tennessee and
Knox county. There are citizens, who
at one time thought the governor had
horns, that are now coming to the con-
clusion that he has not but, on the
contrary, is giving Tennessee a very
able administration of its affairs. After
the hysteria and tempest and passion
and denunciation have had their full
sway the people are settling down to
the belief that their affairs are perfect
ly safe in the governors hands. You
know that all heights and depths are
measured from the level of the ocean,
but not when a storm is raging and
the waves are mounting upward, but
from the dead level, when the quiet is
on the water and it is calm. History
shows that above all things the people
of Tennessee are conservative and that
they never remain in a condition of
tempest very long. They are essential
ly just people and if they are in error
it is not long until they correct injus-
tice. The people are rapidly resuming
their old clear-headed conservatism. In
other words, the ocean of public opin-
ion is becoming calm and from the
dead level of that calm will Patterson's
administration be judged not from the
surging heights of passion, strife, bit
terness and all the other unhappy ele-
ments that make up political warfare.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-01-13

A very distressing state of affairs
was developed here last Saturday when
the republican judiciary committee
met in this city and could not agree
upon the manner and time for nomi-
mating candidates for judge and attor-
ney-general. Practically the entire day
wac spent in an effort (?) to get to-
gether, but it was in vain and result
was two meetings were held. That
portion of the committee favorable to
Judge Campbell called nominating
invention to be held in this city Feb
ruary 10, and the members of the
committee favorable to Gen. Harmon
decided upon primary for April 2.
Thus the matter rests and the demo-
Gratis, distressed to death over the ever
widening breach, have arranged for
hourly bulletins from the seat of war.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-01-13
The following pleasant episode hap.

The following pleasant episode hap
pened during the run of "Arizonan in
London.
The King and Queen, Princess Vic
toria and the Prince and Princess
Charles of Denmark, attended the per-
formance on the second Monday of its
p ,esentation. AT the conclusion of the
play there was pleasant little GER
emony. Bonita, the leading lady of
the piece, was summoned to the royal
box, where she presented to the queen
beautiful bouquet, composed olifllies
of the valley, white orchids, white
heather, bound with a ribbon in red,
white and blue stripes, the American
colors. The bouquet was presented on
b half of the American company play
ing Arizona" and her majesty ex-
pressed her pleasure in accepting it,
and said the play was 'scharming.u
Ills majesty said to Bonita, "It is
splendid play, well acted. enjoyed
it very much" Their majesties shook
hands with the young actress, who
was overwhelmed with their gracious
ness. On the preceding evening the
Prince and Princess of Wales witness
ed "Arisona." In presenting the bou-
quet, Bonila said, ~ wish the frag-
rance of these flowers could convey to
your majesties the love and respect
felt for you by the American people"
The King smiled and remarked, sVery
pretty, very pretty" ARIZONA" will
be presented at Memorial Hall, We'd
nesday, January 10. Matinee 2:3O.
Night 7:45. Seats at Miller's Drug
Store. i