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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-14
JOSHUA DILLON.
PIONEER, DEAD
Long Time Resident of Coe
Township Succumbs to In
firmities of Age.
PROMINENT IN M. E. CHURCH
Mrs. Mary O'AIara, Mother of Late
States Attorney Here, Expires
in Her S5th Year.

Joshua Dillon. 4014 Seventh avenue,
died at 1925 this morning after a
short illness brought on by the In
frmities of age. Mr.. Dillon was born
In Gurnsey county, Ohio, Oct. 5, 1929.
Sept. 8, 1852, he was united in mar
rage to Miss Mary Jane Dillin, the
ceremony making 1t necessary for the
new Mrs. Dillon to change only the
Hnal vowel in her maiden name.
Three years after their marriage the
couple removed to Illinois, settling six
miles east of Port Byron In Coe town
ship. There they lived until six years
ago when they came here to make
their home.
Mr.. Dillon was veteran of the civil
war, having enlisted in the regiment
modified by Colonel Beal. His health
broke down before the close of the
war and he was mustered out of the
service.
The deceased was prominent in the
Methodist church during his entire
life He became a member when he
was Is years old and when he moved
to Illinois he transferred his member
ship to the church at Yuma. He sang
In the choir there during all the time
he made that section of the county
his home. When he came to Rock
Island to live he transferred his mem
bership to the Spencer Memorial
church
Mr. Dillon is survived by five chill
dren: Frank NJ, Mrs. Eliva A. White
side and Miss Mamie Dillon, all of
this city; William F. of HillsdaIe and
Mrs Joseph Mumma. Tobias, Neb.
The funeral services will be held
Wednesday afternoon at Hillsdale with
Rev F. E. Shut in charge. Burial
will take place in the cemetery at
Hillsdale
Mrs. Mary O'Mara.
Mrs. Mary O'Mara died Saturday
night at o'clock at her late homo,
4215 Fifth avenue. after a brief illness
due to the infirmities of age. Mrs.
O'Mara was a native of Ireland, having
been born in County Galway So years
ago.
She came to this country more than
a half century ago and lived in Mum
Gle, Ind, for many years. For the
past 80 years she had made her home
in this city. She was the mother of
the late Patrick O'Mara, who was for
merly states attorney here. and Of
the late Mrs. John Russell, with whom
she made her home until the time of
Mrs. Russell's death a year ago.
She is survived by six grandchil-
dren, John, Joseph, Helen, Elizabeth
and Mary Russell of Rock Island and
Mrs. Mary Entrikin of Moline. She
is also survived by a great-grandchild,
Miss Marian Entrikin, Moline.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
morning at o'clock from Sacred
Heart church. The services will be
conducted by Rev. J. F. Lockney, pas
tor of the church, and burial will De
in Calvary cemetery.
Funeral of Charles II. Spencer.
The funeral of Charles H. Spencer,
who died in Roseville, n. NJ, was held
yesterday morning at 1890 from the
Knox undertaking parlors. The ser
vices were conducted by Rev. Robert
G. Pearce. The pallbearers were Jesse
Spencer, DR.. Ralph Dart, c. L. Walk
er and H. E. Curtis. Burial was in
Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-14
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
Today's Quotations on Provisions, Liv'
Stock and Produce.

Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock and Produce.
Rock Island, Feb. .14.-Following are
the wholesale prices on the local
market today:
Stock, Feed and Fuel.
Live Poultry = Hens, per pound,
121Sc; spring chickens. per pound, lac;
ducks. lie; geese, lie.
Butter-Dairy, csc; creamery, 31c.
32c.
Fresh Eggs-26c
Lard-14hc
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn, 65c; oats. 47c.
Forage-Timothy hay, SIS; wild hay,
SIS; straw, So.
Coal-Lump, per bushel, 15c: slack,
8 cents.
Wood-$4.50 per load
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-14
WILL AVOID A STRIKE
Switchmen and Rail Officers Agree at
Chicago to Arbitrate.

Chicago, Feb. 1.-THE possibility
of a strike of 1000 switchmen en-
ployed on is railroads in the Chicago
district is believed to have been avert
ed Saturday night when the disputants
signed an agreement to submit the
question to the state board of arbitra-
ton. The application will be filed in
Springfield Monday. The demand has
been for an increase in wages of >
cents an hour. time and a half for
overtime. The men Tuesday voted
for strike, but Chairman Melcher Of
the general managers committee. says
no strike is now possible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-14
the department of commerce and la

the department of commerce and Ia
Dor.
The United States drank the es-
sence of more than a billion pounds
of coffee in 1900, valued at SS6,OOO,-
900. That was about a dollars worth
of coffee for every person in the
United States. Tea is not such a
favorite. Only a little more than a
hundred million pounds, valued at
about 100000, came in.
But in spirits, wines and malt
liquors the nation touched its highest
record for importation in 1909 and
consumed foreign products of that
kind to the value of more than $26.-
10000 more than twice as much as
was imported in 1899.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-14
Today in the Markets

Chicago, Feb. 14.-Following are the
quotations on the market today:
Wheat.
May, III, 1925, III, 1929.
July, 1925. 1o3as, 1925, 103ss.
September, 975s. 9S5s. 971A, 9S9s.
Corn.
May, 66R, 671z. 6624, 667s.
July, 667s, 6714, 667s, CT.
September, 671s, 671s, 66a4, 667s-
Oats.
May, 467s, 471s, 467s. 471s.
July, 43s4. A, 43A, 1873.
September, 407s. Al, 4OA, 40B.
Pork.
May, 1922, 1855, 23.10, 1855.
July, $3.50. 23.45, 2S.1O, 1887.
Lard.
May, 1850, 1912, 1856, 1857.
July, 1856, 1852. 1916, 1852.
Ribs.
May, 1890, 1885, 1925, 1895.
July, 1922, 1882, 1915, 1890.
Receipts today-Wheat 80, corn
All. oats 145, hogs 10000, cattle
$4,000, sheep 1900.
ES1maLeQ recelpJS IueSday-dOSS
$4,000.
Hog market opened sc and 1Oc
lower. Hogs left over 2,4OO. Light
S.45 q $50, mixed and butchers $50
1885. good heavy S.55 q S.95, rough
heavy SIS a $40.
Cattle market opened steady.
Sheep market opened strong.
Omaha-Hogs $500, cattle 1000.
Kansas City-Hogs 5000, cattle
1880.
Hog market closed sc higher than
Saturday. Bulk sales 500 9.O5.
light $500 sos, mixed and butchers
S.65 a 9.05, good heavy $40 a 90,
rough heavy S.7O0S.SO.
Cattle market closed steady.
Sheep market closed strong.
Northwestern receipts-Minneap
lis, today GAL, last week 574, last
year 316. Duluth, today SO, last
week 46, last year 35.
Liverpool opening cables-Wheat q
to "a lower. corn - lower.
Liverpool closing-Wheat Is to q
lower, corn unchanged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-14
AFTER
SUFFERING
FOR YEARS
Cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams VegetabIe Compound
Park Rapids. Minn.-"

lnn.-"l was SICK Tor
years while passing
through the Change
of Life and was
hardly able to be
around. After tax
ing six bottles of
Lydia f. Pinkham's
V e g e t a bic Com
pound L gained 20
pc unds, am now
able to do my own
Ork and fe e !
W IL. Mrs. ED.
LA DoU, Park Rap
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-14

If troubled with indigestion. consti-
patton. no appetite or feel bilious. give
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
let's 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, 1910-02-14
READ WHAT THE CURED SAY:

One Treatment Cured Her
Back.
Mrs. Lorraine Woodland Of
Bristol. Ill, says: For about
II years my back caused me
a great deal of trouble; IN
fact, at times it was so bad
that it prevented me from
resting properly nights. At
last l made up my mind to
try DR.. Bartz's Electrical
treatments and the first one
cured my back trouble. It
has been over 10 days now
since l took the treatment
and there has been no sign
of its return, and besides,
my general health has i'm
proved wonderfully"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-14

Washington, D. c.. Feb. 14-Amer-
leans must be a thirsty nation, judg-
ing from the imports of drinkables
as set forth in statement just is
sued by the bureau of statistics of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-14
FREE OF CHARGE
Remember

Under circumstances will accept a pro-
fessiona patient applying between
49,
dyspeptic constipated?
Do have floating before the paptaton
heart shortness of breath headaches neuralgia shooting
pains in the hips ankles2
pure2 pain from rheumatism,
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throat bronchial tubes?
of youth? Are nervous fretfu and gloomy?
sleep broken? physical energy
below the standard? bladder
perence ringing noises in ears? Is hearing diff
cult? grit, the sand which possession
vigorous manhood? will eectricity-prop-
erly apped-one of grandest remedies.
February only
will recommendation his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-14

All the news all the time-1HE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-14
New York Stocks.

New York, Feb. 14.-FOllowing are
the quotations on the stock market to-
day:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-14
Relieved at once Free Of Charge.

Relieved at Once Free of Charge.
MRS. ALVALINA JOHNSON of Car
bon Cliff, H., says. 81 suffered untold
agonies with neuralgia for the past
two or three years. Whenever the
sieges were very bad L would take
some bromo tablets and for a while
they relieved me, but towards the last
they lost their effect, so as a final resort
/ thought I would go and try DR..
Bartz's Electrical Treatment, and TO
my good fortune they relieved me at
once and I haven't had a spell since.
and that is now about a week ago.
for one do think Electricity applied
according to DIR. Bartz's method is
wonderful, because it certainly did
wonders for me-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-14
Want ROOSEVELT
Republican Editors West Of the
Alleghenies in Straw Vote
on President.
TAFT is NOT FAR BEHIND
Electoral Vote by Districts, However,
Would Give Former Executive
Big Lead.

Chicago, Feb. 1.-The Tribune to-
day prints further details of its poll
of newspapers on national politlcal
questions Presidential preferences OF
the republican newspapers west OF the
Ell
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-14
REAL LIVE GOSSIP
FROM THE CAPITAL
OF THE NATION

Continued from Page One
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-14
Relieved in a Few Minutes After suf
fering for Years.


fering for Years.
H. B. Keys, residing at s22 Fifteenth
street, Rock Island, says: For about
two years my back bothered me. due
to a strain in EVERYTHING; besides. my
shoulders were rheumatic; in fact, I
felt generally run down. Seeing DR..
Bartzs announcement in the papers
about treatments free, decided TO try
it. Much 10 my surprise the pain n
of five minutes. l can heartily recon-
mend DR., Bartz's system of treatment,
and l may add that the treatment is
not at all unpleasant; If anything, It
is soothing and refreshing"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-14

nj
u DR. Barze svc be mdt no hi teann
Vol ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-14
Great Uffer to the Sick and Weak
FREE TREATMENT UNTIL CURED

On of the rush of
asking
treatment OFFER due the fact
realize the marvellous results
of electricity when properly applied
adding testimonials
concluded extend
everybody calling. for thirty days longer
DR.. Bartz wants the true merits successful
better
of introducing Offering
ed absolutely
FREE OF CHARGE
to all calling between February of
taking medicines
for months will be absolutely cured by few
trcty-properly applied. Very chronic require
somewhat longer time but it makes difference you
be treated free until 81 cured"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-14

form:
eff you could vote for president TO-
day, for whom would you cast your
ballot?"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-05-18
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.

Nobody knows that the present
census will show a decline in Iowa s
population, or that congress in fix
ing the basis of representation in
that body next time will deprive
this state of one representative, thus
reducing the number to ten. But
this outcome is considered likely.
and no doubt congressman and 9TH
ers have already done some figur-
ing on reappointments for Iowa. 1t
is highly probable that if we get
ten districts Dubuque will part
company with the Third and will be
annexed to the Fourth or Second
The Fourth with Dubuque added
would remain republican, while the
Second with Dubuque would become
democratic. If Dubuque were add
cd to the Second, Muscatine and
possibly one other county would be
added to the First to balance the
population. However, if Dubuque
were taken out of the Third both
political and commercial consider
ations would run in favor of its an
nexation to the Fourth district
Dubuque Times-Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-05-18
SOME PHILOSOPHY.

Charity covereth a multitude of
SINS" So many of us are always
ready to criticise and say the un-
kind word. We give little heed to
the sorrow and suffering our harsh
ness may cause, so lost are we to
all human sympathy in our roll of
pharisee. 1t is not charity to spread
broadcast all the evil we know of
some weaker brother or sister Nor
is it charity to make his or her dig
nifty suffer for some fault which,
after all. is human. Most people
think that when they give aims and
associate themselves with all the
charity dispensing boards in their
city they are doing their full duty.
1t is not charity that will stem the
tide of malicious gossip and scan
dal, which often assail all, is often
lost sight off. Have you not met
truly religious people who think it
no sin to scandalize their neighbor?
True, they did not spread the stor-
les that worked the harm, but did
they endeavor by the least word, to
put an end to them? If we look at
the problem from all sides we will
find there are more ways than one
for working good, or vice versa.
4 Ill 81
liable to the same sins; so lest we,
too, give occasion to be judged ad-
versey, we should be careful how
we Judge. We should keep in
mind the proverb: "There is SO
much good in the worst of us, and
SO much bad in the best of us. that
it hardly behooves any of us to talk
about the rest of u.s."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-05-18
HALEY COMET TO-DAY.
Great Astronomical Phenomena To-
day Passes Between Earth
and Sun.

This is the day when the great
much excitement throughout the
world, passes between the earth and
the sun, and the tail envelops the
earth. If you haven't seen the
comet by this time you will not see
it until the latter part of the week,
and whether you will see it then or
not will depend upon the condition
of the weather, clear or cloudy.
Today the comet is nearest US,
passing between the earth and the
sun. BY the time you read this pa
per it has started back towards the
distant voids of space, and will
cover over two billions of miles be-
fore it turns about and Journeys
back towards the earth again. 1t
will call on US again in 1885 or
1886.
Many citizens have gotten up
early in the morning to see the
comet in the eastern sky. Some
times the view has been shut off by
clouds or haze. Now the comet Is
so near the sun that 1t can not be
seen in the morning, even when the
sky is clear. By Friday night 1t
will have passed the sun far enough
to be beyond the glare of it's light,
and visible in the western sky at
sunset. The view ought to be
splendid Saturday and Sunday
nights. During the next two weeks
comet suppers will be the order. BY
June 9Th the comet will have passed
cut of the range of the naked eye.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-05-18
HOUSE CLEANING.

House cleaning is now in full
swing, and it behooves Mere Man
to be conscious OF bis limitations,
and accept with meek and chast-
ened spirit the operations of domes-
tic forces against which he wars in
vain.
The fact that he has no eye for
dirt, and that he would never OF
himself discover accumulations of
dust about his home, was once to
him the source of much congratu-
lation. But in view of our present
knowledge concerning the athletic
and gamy microbe, this complacen-
cy is most injudicious. Better let
the purging forces go on, and not
interfere with the drastic work Of
broom or mop, Mr.. Man, if you want
to save the doctors bill.
AS for womankind, however, let
her beware how she interferes with
the desk and bureau drawers, where
lies intrenched the down trodden
male for a last ditch fight. And
the mere fact that piano, tables,
chairs and pictures have been plac-
ed in a certain order for six months,
is no good and sufficient reason why
these articles should now proceed
to migrate about the house, with
back breakings unutterable, to some
wholly new arrangement.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-05-18

John Cook of West Union, the
veteran excursion agent for the Mil
waukee in this section was in De-
corah one day last week. and in
consequence the DecCrah Republi-
can throws a fit because one of it's
eavesdropers nosed in on a private
conversation and heard Mr.. Cook
urging railroad employe to vote
for his old friend and army COM
rade, Col. David ]. Palmer of Wash
ington, for membership on the Iowa
railroad commission. 1t Immediate
ly comes to the conclusion that the
railroads are out for Palmer be-
cause John Cook happened to re-
commend him to one of his acquain-
tances here. Those who know Col.
Palmer and his service as commits
sioner know that of all the men on
the commission in Iowa in years, he
has been the most urgent in making
the railroads come TO time. 1t was
he who got them to put on the two
Mason City-McGregor afternoon
passenger trains, and also the addi-
tional train on the Waukon branch.
One would have hard time finding
an army comrade in Iowa who is not
working for Col. Palner's re-elec-
tion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-05-18
THE ISSUE IN IOWA.

At the rally in Des Moines the
past week We were given to under
stand that endorsement of President
Taft and his administration will
mean reputation of Iowa's sena-
tors and that they don't propose to
be repudiated.
If endorsement Of the national
republican party would mean their
reputation, 1t must be that they
consider themselves outside the par
ty and propose to take Iowa with
them.
We don't know what the repub-
licans of Iowa will do about it at
the primary June Z, but we believe
the proper course would be to en-
dorse the administration and let the
senator's accept this as repudiation
of themselves If they see fit.
We believe that these VINO con-
slider the party in the nation un-
worthy Of endorsement should take
themselves out of it, that they have
no moral right to participate in the
counsels of party in whose ,prin-
ciples and purposes they have lost
confidence and whose record in the
present congress they have assailed
as dictated by special interest and
harmful to the public interest.
The question in Iowa is whether
a vote of confidence or Of no con-
fidence in the president and his par
ty shall be recorded at the June pri-
mary.-Dubuque Times-Herald.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-05-18
PROGRAM FOR JUNE |.
Northeast Iowa YeOmen Picnic
Promises to Attract Large
Crowds.
THREE PROMINENT SPEAKERS
Parade, Base Ball Game,
Prize Drill Contest and Speech
es Will Crowd Day Full Of
Entertainment.

AS announced in these columns a
couple of days ago, the Yeomen of
northeast Iowa and hundreds of
others will assemble in Decorah on
Wednesday, June 1st, to attend the
annual picnic of the northeastern
Iowa Yeomen picnic association.
Arrangements are being made for
special trains to bring in the visit
ors, and the local committee has
provided a program which promises
to fill the day with entertainment
and amusements of high order.
Immediately after the arrival of
the special trains, at 10:3O a. m,
the automobile parade will form.
Every auto driver in northeastern
Iowa is invited to participate in this
parade. 1t is hoped that there will
be not less than a hundred autos in
the parade. 1t will not be necessary
to decorate the machines.
AS speakers three of the most
eloquent and most prominent speak
ers of the order have been secured:
William E. Koch, Grand Foreman,
Des Moires, Iowa; Hon. John d.
Dennison, Member Board of Direc-
tors, Dubuque, Iowa; Senator H. l..
Adams, West Union, Iowa. The
program will take place at the
Grand opera house at 1900 a. m.
After the program there will be
an hour for dinner, and at 1880
o'clock the prize drill contest be-
tween uniformed teams will take
place. A purse of $4,000 in prizes
will be offered. Oelwein and Alpha
have already entered teams in the
contest, and others may enter later.
At $3.50 O'Clock the base ball
game will take place at the fair
grounds. This promises to be one
of the fastest games ever played in
northeastern Iowa. The committee
has engaged the Colored Gophers OF
Minneapolis, one of the strongest
teams in the west, and the Gale
donia, Mimi, semi-professionals a
team which has been winning from
all sides this year. and a team that
will insure close game with the
Gophers.
At 700 p. m. grand Yeomer
dances will open both at Marsh
and Steyer's hall. Good music. will
be furnished and everything pos
sible done to make the dances en-.
joyable.
During the day there will be
music by the Decorah Merchants
Band and the Decorah Drum Corps
and numerous other features OF
amusement are expected to be pro.
vided.
The indications now point to a
big day in Decorah on June 1st.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-05-18

AS a nearby exchange well puts
it: Don't stick up your nose at the
King drag. 1t will make sour
road look sweet in less time than
any other device known to man.
The only objection to it is that it
is too darned simple. 1t ought to
have three or four fly wheels, fifty
or sixty cogs and few hundred
coil springs attached to it. Then if
$2S5.00 +. o. b. Chicago, were charg-
ed for it, it might come into general
use. AS it is, it is handicapped by
cheapness. Nobody wants a road
drag which costs only few boards
off the back fence, bolt or two,
and an unpainted looking freak in
general"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-05-18

Those who talk loud about being
followers of Roosevelt and his mot
to of a square deal" are not in
harmony with either the man or
his theory when they demand the
defeat of Gov. Carroll for a second
term. In all our somewhat length
ened life this is the meanest polite
al act we have ever known man
or a set of men to be guilty of in
this state, and it places Mr.. Garst,
whom we have always considered a
fair minded man, in a most unen-
viable position before the people of
IoWa.-Indianola Herald.