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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-01
BY HARRY E. powNER.

WWlT recent meeting of the Tri-City
N Press club motion made triumph
ant Roadway that the writer be instruct
ed to produce something which should
serve to remind the dweflers in the
tri-cities of the rich heritage of ma
tional history peculiarly theirs through
local staging and incident, and also
modestly to admonish those to whom
Is entrusted the education of tri-city
youths that they make search in local
history for events which shall make
the whole curriculum subject Of his
tory through this local connection
concrete, convincing, of vital purpose
and definite value.
It is a fine assignment and one in
which through the wording of the mo-
ton the responsibility is nicely placed.
1t is a little hard to be compelled to
pose as mentor to other teachers, but
they are used to advice, surely used
to it, expect it, live in it, eat it,
breathe it, are in no wise disturbed
by it and perhaps but little profit by it
There are just two things which every
man and each woman ranking in in
tellectual glimmer with a housecat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-01

that are intimately associated with the
TRICKY Press Club.
1t has been my privilege to visit the
tri-cities and their historic surround
ings. To view the scenes and relics OF
the Black Hawk war. To know that
the island, utilized during the civil
war as a corral and prison, has be-
come the site of great national ar
senal and armory. My interest has
been particularly engaged by the de-
velopmeRt of water power that the nat
uraI rapids that surround the island
afford, a power that modern appliances
will render invaluable.
In my capacity as forecaster, pre-
dict for the tri-cities a future that nat:
ural resources and the native Utility
of the citizens seem to assure. To the
Tri-City Press Club present congratu-
lations for it's well-directed energies in
behalf of its communities and to the
Individual members of the club ten
der best wishes and respects.
Very truly yours,
WILLIS S. MOORE,
Chief u. s. Weather Bureau.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-01

having grown within hts memory to 3
population of a million and one-half
to Iowa and the other young and rising
communities of the northwest. He
called attention to the fact that from
Sept. g., 1856, to Aug. s, 1857, 12,5S6
freight cars and 74,179 passengers had
passed over this bridge, during which
time navigation was closed four days
short of four months, and while the
river was, of no use the road and bridge
were equally valuable. He said: This
shows that this bridge must be treated
with respect in. this court and is not
to be kicked about with contempt"
One of the arguments was that one
person has as much right to cross the
river as the other has to go up and
down the river, so long as neither In
terferes with the other. The Chicago
Press at that time, In it's report of the
case, said: "Mr. A. Lincoln, in his adj
dress to the jury, was very successful
as far as clear statement and close
logic was concerned" The jury in
this case disagreed, three jurymen
holding for the owners of the Effie
Alton, and nine for the railroad bridge
company. The case was never agai,
tried; it was started Sept. and went
to the jury on the 24th, and was one
of the most important cases ever tried
up TO that time in the city of Chicago
Must HIVE Been Ground.
In his argument Mr.. Lincoln intelli.
gently and practically discussed the
flow of the Mississippi river at the
bridge, the current at the bridge and
between the island and the Iowa shore.
Any one conversant with such matters
will not doubt that to enable Mr.. Lin
coin or any one else TO have made the
argument he did II was necessary 10
have personal knowledge, gained by
being upon the ground and a careful
inspection of the river and the physi-
cal environment at this place. be-
lieve b. Brayton has said Abraham
Lincoln was here at this time. 1t is
known that he with other interested
in the case intended coming to Rock
Island TO examine the burned bridge,
and the stream, and although there is
no record OF his having been here, It
is my opinion Abraham Lincoln Wis
tied the island in 1857 and there OBJ
tanned the knowledge which he so
forcefully and logically presented TO
the jury.
Note.-The Fife Alton was new
boat not over FIVE or six months old
and had been in the trade between
Louisville. st. Louis and New Orleans.
1t was 235 feet long and could carry
200 TONS and was owned by Captain
Jacob s. Hand, Joseph Smith and An.
drew w. VAUDEVILLE. was worth $4,000,
and was starting to run in the trade
between St Louis and ST. Paul
w. A. MEE5E.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-01

its two battles, one at CampbeIls
island and the other at Credit island,
one near Moline, the other near Dav-
export. In the fight at Campbells Is
land Black Hawk and his Indians pro-
yoked the Americans to the most des-
perate valor in the rescue of wounded
comrades. At the Credit island bat
tie there were British soldiers with
cannon so placed that the Americans
in the unwieldy keel boats were taken
at great disadvantage and were conn
PEELED to drop down the river after
showing true bravery of the most dra-
matte sort. In this battle the Ameri-
cans were commanded by Zachary
Taylor in after years the hero of the
Mexican war, and still later president
of the United States. Taylor's mission
was to lay waste the Indian villages
in this vicinity in reprisal for aid
given to the enemy in campaigns fur
Their east His expedition was not as
successful as the one CT that fighting
American Irishman, Colonel John
Montgomery, in the war of the revolu-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-01

Oliver p. Wharton, editor Rock Island
Advertiser; Elton C. Chopper, B. B.
Crary, Seymour Chilson, Serene Pow
ers and John Lusk. Moline furnished
Robert Sedgwick, Orlando Child, John
Deere, Samuel p. Hodges, Stillman w.
Wheelock, Philip Suffer, Abigail 7.
Drury, Timothy Wood, Erasmus d.
Hathaway, and among the Davenport
witnesses were B. Brayton, the engi-
neer, and Robert Lowry. These were
all on behalf of the bridge company.
The railroad people claimed the cap
tain of the Alton had been hired to
run his boat against the bridge and
that it was at the instance Of the
steamboat interests that were centered
in st. Louis. In support of this state
ment was the testimony OF Mr.. Chopper
Of Rock Island, who said: when the
bridge fell into the water, there was a
great blowing and whistling on the
boats, the greatest noise ever heard
in my life" At this time there were
more steamboats, at the Davenport
and Rock Island landings than at any
previous time. Mr.. Lincoln, on Sept.
22, made his argument in the case. 1t
was confined almost entirely to the
facts, the legal propositions being
handled by Mr.. Knox and Mr.. Judd
Alluded to Growth.
Mr.. Lincoln in his address alluded
to the astonishing growth of Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-01
What the Tri-City Press Club is
and the Men Who Compose it

have left the tri-cities for other
fields. The club now numbers IS
active members. The Press Club has
filled the mission for which it was
organized, both as to sociability and
good fellowship for the members, and
the promotion of the common inter-
ests of the tri-cities. 1t has brought
here many prominent men, it has
served to advertise the tri-cities. and
it has become an organization repre-
sentative of the interests of all three
of the cities.
Among the distinguished men who
have been guests of the club and who
have appeared before tri-city audi
ences under the clubs auspices, are
the following:
James Whitcomb Riley.
George Kennon.
Sir Robert Ball.
Hon. Frank o. Lowden.
Colonel Henry Watterson.
Hon. William j. Bryan.
Dr. Edward Howard Griggs.
Commander Robert E. Peary.
President William H. Taft.
Congrcs=rqn James Mckinney.
Governor s. R. Van SAINT.
w. r. Hearst.
T. L. Hisgen.
Admiral Robley Evans.
John T. McCutcheon.
George AIDE.
Henry Barrett Chamberlain.
Richard Henry Little.
General j. Franklin Bell.
General Alexander Mackenzie.
General William Crozier.
Two events stand out prom
inentIy in the clubs history, one the
celebration of Dewey day, May l.,
1902, when the club banqueted at the
Watch Tower, with John T. Nc
Cutcheon, George AIDE, Henry Bar
rett Chamberlain and Richard Henry
Little as its guests; and the other
the reception and banquet in honor
of Secretary of War William H. Taft,
June II, 1907, now president of the
United States Judge Taft, ac-
companied by General William Gro
zier and General j. Franklin Bell.
came to the three cities under the
auspices of the Press Club visited
Rock Island arsenal and was ban
quoted.
The hand of death has taken five
members from the club, Leroy H.
Greene, Walter Johnson, w. p.
Quayle, James J. LaVelle and w. F..
Eastman.
officers of the, club have served as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-01
BY ROY A. SEARS, SECRETARY.

EIHE Tri-City Press Club is an organ
ization formed for purposes of
sociability and good-fellowship, and
the promotion of the common inter-
ests of the three cities. 1t was or
ganized Sept. 13, 1898, at a banquet
rendered to Representatives of the tri-
city press at Black Hawks Watch
Tower inn, by Charles McHugh, the
then manager. At the banquet mo-
ton was made by H. P. Simpson that
committee of three be appointed to
submit a plan of permanent organ
ization, and the committee was nam
ed. B. F. Tillinghast, H. P. Simp-
son and w. F. Eastman served on
, the committee, and on their report
a temporary organization was form
ed with the following officers:
President-Walter Johnson, Rock
Island.
Vice PRESIDENT E. Calkins, Dav-
export.
secretary-w. F. Eastman. Mo-
line.
The honorary membership roll was
started at once, with the election of
Charles McHugh, the host of the oc-
casion, and J. F. Lardner, who shared
in the courtesies, as honorary mem
bers. Those present at the initial
meeting were: Walter Johnson, JUL
ius K. Brandenburg, F. w. Rinck,
H. P. Simpson, j. j. LaVelle, ]. NJ.
Colligan, j. P. Keiffer, ]. F. Lardner,
Charles McHugh, B. F. Tillinghast,
J. E. Calkins, R. w. Cram, S. w.
searle. T. ]. Feeney, e. B. Brady, Le-
Roy Greene, c. w. DAILY, L.. r. Kram-
er, w. F. Eastman and ]. H. Mckee
yer.
When the committee on constitu-
ton presented a report in October,
the Offices of secretary and treasurer
were combined, and second vice
president was elected. P. 8. McGlynn
was elected second vice president and
J. H. McKeever became secretary
treasurer, j. E. Calkins continuing
as first vice president and Walter
johnson as president.
Made Itself Useful.
The press club from the first PROV
ed source of much enjoyment for
its members, and the roll rapidly in
creased. Some of the charter menu
bers have passed away, and others
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-01

eels competent to settle, speedily,
definitely, without thought, out of
hand, ipse dixit, ex cathedra, ore ro-
tundo-just two thingsSwhat ails our
choir, and what the public school
should teach.
But the Press club is right about
the desirability or more people in this
splendid community formed by Mo-
line, Rock Island and Davenport,
single community as surely as contig
uity, social life, business interests and
common history can make it-more
people realizing the stirring events
which have here taken place and the
benefits which Rock Island, Daven-
port and Moline boys and girls would
receive If that which now seems so gen.
eral, abstract, foreign and uninterest-
ing in history should through local
connection and local viewpoint and
perspective be made TO pulsate with
life and take on the color and inspira-
ton of the real.
In the Creative Days.
1t is doubtful if many know of the
transformations which the region I'M
derwent during the six great creative
days of The Book. In its preparation
for the abode of man this portion of
the Mississippi valley was under the
ice not once but four times and under
seas no one knows how many times.
There were long eras of tropical
warmth and recurring storms of some
covered the smiling face of nature
with mountains of ice In this di-
verso experience as told by the rec
ord of the rocks, this region is not
surpassed by any equal area in the
United States. The animal life of
the ages under sea preserved by De-
vonian fossils is rich beyond the or
binary. Biologists tell us of the
great river which used to cross Scott
county on its way from the mouth
of the Maquoketa river to the Missis-
sippi at Fort Madison of the much
later channel of the great river which
put the sites of the tri-cities all on
the same side of the stream and of
the still later change to the compar-
afi--~is, recent riTar as we know 1t.
The tri-cities have long been the
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-01
Made Itself Useful.

The press club from the first PROV
ed source of much enjoyment for
its members, and the roll rapidly in
creased. Some of the charter men,
bers have passed away, and others
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-15
THREE TRAMPS KILLED IN
NORTHERN PACIFIC WRECK

SPOKANE, April 14.-Three men are
known to be dead and others are be-
lieved to have been killed as a result
of the wrecking of a Northern Pacific
train three miles west of the city to-
day.
Wrecking crews that have been
working since have been unable to
clear the tracks of the wreckage
formed when twenty-five loaded
freight cars piled up in a splintered
mass. The legs of one victim can be
seen protruding from the middle of
the mass. A temporary track around
the wreck was finished late tonight.
George r. Howarth, brakeman, was
the only member of the train crew
seriously injured. Others who were
injured and the dead were tramps.
The bodies of three of the dead have
been recovered. The wreck was caused
by the breaking of a wheel or the
third car of the freight train. Every
car following the third left the rails
and plunged sdown the embankment.
Many Of the cars were loaded with
lumber and this, together with the
shattered fragments of fifteen cars, is
piled in a confused mass Of wreckage
along the embankment to the west
of the track for a distance of at least
a city block and to height of nearly
forty feet.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-15

zenship working harmoniously to make
it the largest and best town in Imperial
county.
There are 10000 people living in the
valled-people of culture, brains and
ability Most of the year the climate of
Imperial valley is delightful. One needs
to remember that the valley has lost
its desert character Green fields and
the foliage of trees have produced a
wonderful change. Show the second
increase between April 10 and 20 and
this property is yours.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-15
BUILDING FALLS; BOY DEAD

NEW ORLEANS, April 14,-Howard
Halloray, IA years of age. received in
juries which caused his death in a few
hours, and four other persons were
slightly injured when the gallery of a
building at Canal and South Rampant
streets collapsed here today, precipi-
tating dozen or more persons into the
street
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-15
Puritas a Simple Safeguard
The Regular Use of Puritas Dis
titled Water Health
REQUISITE

TO use Puritas Distilled Water reg
ularly for drinking purposes Is sim
pie health precaution that brings re-
suits out of all proportion to its cost.
The Importance of plenty of pure
water to the human system cannot be
overestimated. Not only does it salts
fy the thirst, but it tends to keep the
body sweet and clean-to keep the or
gans performing their various func-
tions properly.
This is not mere opinion-it is a
statement of a fact. Our care should
pe to secure a good, reliable supply Of
water-pure water-water that is uni
formly pure, soft and wholesome
that can always be depended upon.
You have that in Puritas Distilled
Water 1t is always the same. We
distill it twice. We aerate it with pure
ozone. We bottle 1t in clean glass
demijohns so carefully that it retains
all it's wholesome purity.
Yet Purltas Is inexpensive-5 gallons
cost but 40c. Just telephone us-Home
10053 or Sunset Main S191-and we will
supply you promptly. Los Angeles Ice
& Cold Storage Company.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-15
VALUABLE PROPERTY
ALSO SPECIAL PRIZE
Building Lot in BrawIey Is One of
Ten Awards to Be Made
April %
IN CENTER OF BUSTLING CITY
Present Value Is $3.50, but This
Will Grow as the Days
Pass BY
IN CENTER OF BUsTLING CITY

A $3.50 building lot in the city of
Brawley, not one-half minutes walk
from the very business heart Of the
city, is one Of the special prizes to be
awarded a week from Saturday, April
49, These ten special prizes will be
divided among the ten candidates
showing the ten greatest increases be-
tween April 10 and 49, inclusive. The
complete list follows:
$500 course in the De Chauvenet Con-
servatory of Music and Dramatic Art.
$3.50 building lot in the city Of Braw-
ley, Imperial valley.
$3.50 scholarship in the Los Angeles
School of Art and Design.
$10O instruction in violin by Proch
now.
$100 course in the international Cor
respondence school,
$100 scholarship in the California
500 course in the Fillmore School of
Music.
S75 diamond ring. t, be selected by
winner at S. B. Bailey's.
$65 course in the Belding Railway and
Telegraph institute.
$55 violin, purchased from Fftz-
gerald's.
The building lot in Brawley is prize
that will go on growing in value with
the passing Of days.
Imperial valley is one Of the most
wonderful farming districts in the west,
and Brawley is destined to be the ulti-
mate center Of the Imperial valley.
For this reason The Herald kenw it
was selecting an attractive prize when
1t purchased property In the city of
Brawley from the Imperial Investment
company, 706-7-S Security building, Los
Angeles.
No holding is so sure of returns as
real estate, hence this prize speaks for
itself
WHAT BRAWLEY is
It is surrounded by the largest body
of the best land; it is the nearest to
Los Angeles; 1t is the prettiest; IT has
the Los Angeles idea; 1t has good
churches, fine grammar and high
schools, electric lights. and 1t is about
to install a new modern municipal
water system 1t has good broad,
teee-lined streets; 1t has more orna-
mental trees planted than any other
town in the valley; IL has laid out a
park system that will make it the most
beautiful town in the country; ii will
have a gas plant, cotton gin, and an
alfalfa feed mill within the year.
Former Secretary Garfield of the in
terror department says: "A man can
raise a family and keep them well sup
piled with luXuries on twenty acres of
such land as lies adjacent to Brawley."
President Roosevelt went on record
with this statement: Land in the
Imperial valley will be worth from
$500 to $500 an acre"
Brawley has a civic improvement as
sociation, and an active, energetic citi-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-15
GOOD CROPS IN EUROPE

WASHINGTON, April 14.-Bountiful
crops at this years harvests in Europe
are indicated by reports received at the
department of agriculture, a summary
of which was issued today
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-10-21
SUMMONS.

In the District Court of the seventh
Judicial District of the State OF
Idaho. i'm and for the County of
Canyon.
Clara Burgess. Plaintiff, VS.. Charles
A. Burgess, Defendant.
The State of Idaho sends Greet,
ing to the above named Defendant:
You are hereby required to ap
pear in an action brought agalns'
you by the above named plaintiff IL
ne District Court of the Seventh
Judicial District of the State oil
idaho, in and for the County ol
Canyon, and to answer the com
laint filed therein against you IL
.opy of which is hereto attached)
tithin twenty days exclusive of tn.
Jay of service) after the service on
YOU of this summons, If served with
n this district; or If served out of
his district, within forty days.
The said action is brought to dis
solve the bonds of matrimony now
xisting between yourself and plain
.iff, and for such other relief as to
he court may seem just and eauit-
BILE, upon the grounds of desertion,
all of which more fully appears in
PLAINTIFFS complaint on file herein,
20 which reference is hereby made.
And you are hereby notified that
you fail to appear and answer the
said complaint, as above required,
he said plaintiff will appeal to the
court for the relief demanded in
his action.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the district court of the
Seventh Judicial District of the State
of Idaho, in and for the County Of
Canyon, this 27th day of August
1910.
o. v. BADLEY,
(seaD District Clerk
Rice, Thompson & Buckner, Attor'
neys for Plaintiff, residing al
Caldwell, Idaho.
S2-9-16-23-30.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-10-21
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the Probate Court OF Canyon
County, State of Idaho.
In the Matter of the Estate of Sig
ourey Simmonds, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, William w. Simmonds,
administrator of the estate OF Sig
ourey Simmonds, deceased, to the
creditors of, and all persons having
claims against, said deceased, to ex-
hibit them with the necessary vouch-
ers, within four months aftor the
first publication OF this notice, to
said administrator at the Office of
Rice, Thompson & Buckner, Cald-
well, Idaho, the same being the place
for the transaction of the business
of said estate in the county OF Can
yon, State of Idaho.
Dated September 90, 1910. .
WILLIAM w. SIMMONDS,
Administrator of the Estate of Sig
ourey slmmonds. deceased.
S24-O2S.