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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-02
WILL COME HERE
WITH 100000
The Buffalo Prairie Interurban
Committee Postpones Con-
ference in Rock Island.
PLEDGE OWN Cash FIRST
Then Will Expect a Definite Answer
Refuse to Consider Alliance
With c., r. L. & p.

Before adjourning at 6 o'clock last
evening the Buffalo Prairie interurban
committee which met in this city yes
terday decided to ask that the pro-
posed mass meeting here, scheduled
for one week from tonight, be post
poned until such time as the residents
of the lower end of the county have
signed for the 100000 worth of bonds,
or in other words, till they have done
their share toward financing the line.
When they can come to this city with
definite proposition and demand a
definite statement as to what Rock Is
land business men are willing to do.
meeting will be held soon at Buff
falo Prairie to raise the money. There
were nearly hundred subscribers to
the fund of $4,000 which was used in
making the preliminary survey, and
nearly all of those who contributed
stand ready to pledge themselves for
from $500 to $4,000 worth of bonds.
Members of the committee are certain
they can have the 100000 in a very
short time. They will solicit mainly
in Buffalo Prairie and Edgington town
ships. though they expect to raise a
considerable sum in Andalusia and
along the northern part of Mercer
county adjacent to Buffalo Prairie
Do Not Want the c., r.. 1. q p.
In their deliberations the committee
indicated they would not consider any
thing but an Independent line from
Rock Island, barring any branch from
the Rock Island road In fact, they
made it clear they would refuse to
enter into any contract with the Rock
Island because they wanted competi-
ton, the Rock Island now, in a meas
ure, serving the lower end of the coun-
ty through Reynolds and Taylor Ridge.
Moses TitteringtOn of Edgington
was elected a member of the commit
tee in place of Ferdinand Mewes of
Drury township.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-02
BUSINESS STOPS
IN LABOR'S HONOR
Tri-City Stores and Offices ALI
to Remain Closed During
Next Monday.
TO BE A BIG CELEBRATION
Merchants of GaIesburg to Suspend
and Join Unions in a Visit Here
-1,2OO Coming on Specials.

When the public offices and business
houses of the tri-cities close tomorrow
evening they will not be reopened I'M
til next Tuesday morning. Monday,
Labor, day, will be observed as a ma
tional holiday.
Secretary Charles Golf of the Rock
Island Merchants association states
that the proprietors of all business
places have Joined in the closing move
ment. There will be a single excep-
ton, the meat markets, as has been
customary in past years, to remain
open until 10 o'clock Monday morn
ing
The tri-city celebration OF Labor day
this year is TO be held in This city and
will be under the auspices of the Rock
Island Industrial Home association.
All of the union labor organizations of
the tri-cities will participate in the pa
rade at 10 o'clock in the morning. IL
addition there will be visiting organ
izations from a number OF the nearby
towns. The largest delegation will
come from Galesburg Latest advices
is that there viii be 1900 visitors from
that city alone and possibly 500 more
from Monmouth. They will come on
special trains over the Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-02
BOYSAS BURGLARS
Three Youthful Outlaws Con-
fess to Entering the Pla-
mondon Home.
| SILVERWARE RECOVERED
Lads Using One of Stolen Cake
Knives at Park Picnic When
Surprised by Detectives.

The bold, bad burglars who last Fri
day night ransacled the home of
Charles a. Plamondon in Chicago, il
was proved yesterday, were three
small boys, who when questioned by
Lieutenant John Damman of the Chi
cagO avenue station, sobbed out a con
fession of their misdeeds and begged
to be sent home to mother"
The youthful outlaws are: Oliver
Bystrom, s years old; Elmer Carlson,
II years old and Walter Erickson, s
years old.
Following the organization of a Sc
cret order which should have as its
purpose the pursuit of the bandit
life, the three lads, according to their
own story, with four other lads plan
ned to enter the Plamondon home,
1874 Aston street. Not far from the
residence marked for footing was a
secret cave known only to members
of de gang" Here it was planned to
hide the spoils. On Friday night the
childish bandits entered the house.
hacked the furniture, tore down the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-02
MOLINE CLERK Is
ACCUSED OF THEFTS
Oscar Henderson, Formerly With
Mitten Factory, Arrested at OF
tumWa, Iowa.

Oscar Henderson, formerly clerk for
the Hub Clothing company, Moline,
and now in the employ of the Moline
Glove and Mitten company, was ar
rested yesterday at Ottumwa on war
rants charging him with forgery and
embezzlement. John +. Rose, presi-
dent of the latter company, swore out
the warrants. He alleges that Hen
derson collected bills due the company
and did not turn in the money. 1t is
charged he also cashed checks made
out to the company. The matter was
not discovered till the first of this
month, when bills were sent out. Par
ties who had paid Henderson pro-
duced receipts. Sheriff Kittilsen has
gone to Ottumwa to bring Henderson
back for hearing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-02
FALLS FROM BRIDGE;
SERIOUSLY INJURED
John HukeIander of Atkinson Strikes
a Pile of ROCks-BoneS Are
Broken.

John HukeIander of Atkinson lies at
Moline city hospital in a serious con-
dition as the result of injuries re-
ceived when he fell from a bridge to
a pile of rocks, a distance of % feet
He was engaged in work upon the
bridge which is under construction at
Atkinson. Both bones of both arms
were broken below the elbow, his nose
was broken, cut inflicted under the
chin, and another on the left side of
his face.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-02
CITY SCHOOLS TO
REOPEN TUESDAY
Preliminary Meetings of the
Principals, Teachers ard
the Superintendent.
TO ORGANIZE FOR YEAR
Addresses by Physicians to Be Fea-
lures of Monthly Gatherings
of Instructors.

Final preparations for the opening OF
the public school fall term next Tues
day morning, are being completed by
Superintendent H. B. HaydEn and the
teachers assigned to the various
grades. Flags will be floated from the
masts of the various schools Monday
Labor day, and Tuesday, the opening
of the school term.
Tomorrow morning the principals of
the city schools will meet with Super
intendent Hayden to talk over plans
for the organization for the work OF
the coming school term A general
discussion of plans will be held.
There will be general meeting
Monday morning at $50 at the high
school of the principals and teachers
of all the schools of the city. The gen
eral topic for discussion at this meet
ing will be "The Physical Welfare of
the Children While in School,
Doctors to Give Counsel.
Arrangements are being made for a
series of teachers meetings to be held
probably once a month, at which mem
bers of the local board of health will
deliver addresses. At the meeting
Monday morning Dr.W. H. Ludewig will
speak on the subject, Errors of Re-
fraction" telling in his address the eff
feet of defective eyesight on the school
work by children.
After the conclusion of the general
meeting Monday morning the principal
of each school will meet with the
teachers of her school to complete
plans for organization in the school
work.
At High School.
Principal Burton of the local nigh
school announces that those who are
planning to take up their studies at
the high school can make arrange
ments for their books by calling at the
school library tomorrow morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-02
OBITUARY RECORD.
Funeral of Cornelius Hayes.

The funeral of Cornelius Hayes
was held this morning from the
home, 100 Sixteenth street, with
services at st. Joseph's Catholic
church at 9 o'clock. A large gath
ering of Borrowing friends attended
the services at the church. Dean j.
J. Quinn officiated. The body was
laid to rest in Calvary cemetery. j.
T. Shields, ]. E. Reidy, John T. Mar
ron and Andrew McLees of Rock Is
land, M. Bradley, Geneseo, and H.
Comp, of Annawan, were pallbearers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-02
CALLED UPON TO
OPEN A STRONG BOX
Charles Fiebig Goes to Annawan,
Where Grain Merchant Has
Lost Safe Combination.

Charles Fiebig, the expert locksmith
of this city, was summoned today to
Annawan to open a safe belonging to
w. B. Barker of that place. The latter
is grain merchant who keeps consid-
cradle sums of money in his strong
box. He lost the combination to the
safe recently and found himself locked
out of it. He tried several so-called
experts but in the end was forced to
send for Mr. Fiebig
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-02

made to reach the 200 mark. One of
the state deputies who has been at
work in Rock Island, is helping in the
work of securing members. 1t was de-
cided last night that ali effort wouio
be made by the council to secure the
1912 state convention for Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-02
BLASTS CAUSE DAMAGE
Flying Rock From Deere PIOw Plant
Excavation knocks Down Horse.

Flying Rock From Deere Pillow Plant
Excavation Knocks Down Horse.
Workmen at the Deere Plow plant
in Moline were blasting rock this
morning near Third avenue and
Twelfth street, in excavating for one
of the new buildings which is to be
erected by the company heavy
blast was exploded at O'Clock and
rocks were thrown for distances of
hundreds of feet. Some of the frag-
ments were sent through windows, do
ing much damage. F. l.. Matt, mana
ger of the Moline branch of the Rock
Island Fuel company, while standing
in front of his Office at Twelfth street
and Third avenue, was struck in the
leg with a piece of the flying rock,
while another piece landed in the Of
fee. A team or horses was being
driven along the avenue at the time
and one of the horses was struck in
the head and knocked TO the ground
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-02

Southern. The Galesburg delegation
will be accompanied by band.
Galesburg Merchants Boost.
Judson w. Hoover, vice president
of the Galesburg Retail Merchants
association, has had the following pub
lished in the newspapers of that city:
at is earnestly requested that the
merchants of Galesburg cooperate to
the fullest extent in furthering the
cause of the Labor day celebration
and, excursion to Rock Island on next
Monday. Inasmuch as the labor body
gave us support and attendance on
the Fourth of July, we as a body of
merchants should attend the celebra-
ton, thereby reciprocating and show
ing our appreciation AMI cementing
the friendship now existing between
organized labor and the Retail Mer-
chants association
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-02

ally carried away valuable silver and
glassware Some of these articles
were recovered Monday by the police
but no trace of the burglars" could
be found.
Had Read About Indians.
Desire to picnic I'm Lincoln park and
a stolen bread knife. however, yester-
day proved the undoing of the band.
While eating a cake purchased at
bakery the lads sat on the grass in
the park. In Carlson's childish hand
was a big silver bread knife. At the
critical moment Detectives Edwards
and Hauber of Hudson evenue station
appeared on the scene. The lads were
at once taken TO the cave on Larrabce
street, where the spoil had been re-
covered. Here they confessed amid
a deluge of tears that they read about
Indians and burglars and just wanted
TO try it,"
Later the boys denied they had en-
tered the house and said they were
placed on the outside to act as look
outs for four other lads who entered
the place and did the work. All were
turned over to their parents last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-02
Funeral of Byron S. eatcheIor.

The funeral of Byron S. Bachelor
will be held from the home, 4409 Sew
enteenth avenue, tomorrow afternoon
at 2:30, Rev. F. E. Shut, pastor of
Spencer Memorial Methodist church,
conducting the services. Burial will
be in Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-02
cartain CLARK Denies Illness.

A letter from Captain. w. L. Clark
Of Buffalo. read by Phil Mitchell AT
the old settlers meeting yesterday Dc
MED the report that the pioneer is e..
although the writer stated he scarcely
felt able to attend the meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-02
Funeral of Mrs. c. R. searIe.

The funeral of Mrs. C. r. Searle will
be held tomorrow afternoon at 8
o'clock from the late home, 1882
Eighth-and-a-half avenue. Interment
will be in Chippiannock cemetery. Rev.
r. B. Williams, pastor of the First
Methodist church, will conduct the
services.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-02
Attention EIks

On account of regular meeting OF
Rock Island lodge ESQ falling on Labor
day, meeting viii be postponed until
Tuesday. Sept. 6.
ROBT. r. REYNOLDS,E 3
Sam Ryerson, Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-02
Funeral of Mrs. MohI.

The funeral of Mrs. George Mohl was
held this afternoon at o'clock from
the home, 2519 Fifth avenue A large
number of friends and relatives were
present at the services at the house
Interment was in Chippiannock GENE
terry
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-02
At High School.
ASSIST AT THE INITIATION
Rock Island Members of Royal Ar
canum Visit Moline Lodge.

At a meeting of Moline council No.
%, Royal Arcanum, held at the lodge
hall, Moline, last night, class of 81
candidates was initiated into the coun-
ell. Oficers from the Chicago and
Rock Island councils were present and
assisted in the ceremonies. The mem
bership of the Moline council now
numbers ISL and an effort is being
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-02
Bids Wanted,

Bids for the concession of the Ger
man village at the Exposition park will
be received by the president of said
company up to O'Clock Friday even
ing, Sept. 2. 1910. Forms for applica-
ton may be had by applying to
T. ]. MEDILL, President
Room 210 Peoples National Bank
building, Rock Island, H.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-10-06

Shrum and Brooks cut out the
right-of-way
Redmond Black entertained Tom
Lovelace who was out with his
brother, the assessor.
Superintendent Burnham visited
the schools here last week and
urged the patrons, directors and
pupils to attend the teachers
meeting to be held at Goodwater
October Sth.
Mr.. Frank Troutman and Miss
Allie Lewis, of Brushy, we're mar
ried September Is.
Mrs. Lucy Eaton died at her
home in Eaton, Colorado, Septem-
Der II, after an illness of eighteen
months. The sympathy of our
community goes out to Mr.. Eaton
and his motherless children.
George Stricklin made a flying
trip to Belgrade last week.
N. w. Adams has a young apple
tree which bore more than twenty
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-10-06
''The FOurIh Estate At the
Garrick Theater, st. Louis.

Direct from a record breaking
run of six months in New York
City and seven months in Chi
cago, "The Fourth Estate" the
great play of newspaper life by
Joseph Modill Patterson and Miss
Harriet Ford, was seen for the
first time in st. Louis at the Gar
rick Theater last Sunday evening,
Oct. End. The engagement is for
two weeks only and includes the
usual Thursday and Saturday
matinees.
"The Fourth Estate" is a great
play of newspaper life and by a
newspaper man who knows the
game. Not only is the play
beautifully acted, but its mechan-
ical effects and situations are of a
nature which not only thrill with
their power and startle with their
unexpectedness but the theme of
the play is so big, its great ques-
tons sc easily a part of the every
day life and problems of every
man and woman who see it, that
it makes an irresistible appeal,
not only to the lenses but to the
mentality. The play has been
staged with a breadth and mas
siveness which could only make
for popularity. Its scenes are
marvels of stagecraft, and nothing
greater than the much talked of
composing-room scene, with it's
linotype machines, it's blazing
lights, its toiling printers, and its
hum of industry has ever been
given to the stage.
The cast of players is the same
which gave the play its great
vogue in both Chicago and New
York. This engagement of 1.-THE
Fourth Estate" which has been
called the great American drama,
will be the only presentation OF
the play in Missouri, and the ter
ritery tributary to st. Louis. Fol
the benefit of out-of-town theatre
goers, the management of the
Garrick Theatre announce that
mail orders, when accompanied
by the remittance, will receive
prompt attention and will be filled
in the order of their receipt. Nc
better advice to theatregoers and
to non-theatregoers as we'll, car
be given than the terse editoria
written by the Editor of the Chi
cago Tribune-who said, $50 SET
it'll"
The price for this engagement
will range from so cents to $3.50.
Popular Matinee on Thursday
Is cents to 100.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-10-06

VIM. Brewer has quit work at
Annapolis and gone to st. Louis
to locate a job up there, where he
can get better wages and more
beer.
H. N. Lloyd, the fence boss north
of Annapolis for the l. NJ. & S. R.
R. Co., is putting up some good,
stout fence. 1t will turn almost
any breachy stock.
Lots of ties and lumber coming
into town to-day.
T. P. Fitz will again receive at
this place all the hub timber that
will stand inspection. 1t must be
good, sound whiteoak and 10inch-
es at the top, and not over fourteen
hubs in length. That will bring
business to our little town and help
Ironton boom. BULLETIN.
October 2, 1910.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-10-06
GOodland Items.

Farmers are busy saving fodder,
sowing wheat and making mo-
lasses.
w. B. Brooks is hauling ties to
Bixby.
Cecil, the son of Geo. Vanover,
is ill with typhoid fever.
G. G. Adams is recovering from
an attack of malaria.
N. w. Adams last week enter
tanned Supt. Burnham, of lronton,
Assessor Lovelace, of Des Arc,
and Drummer Anderson, of Brule.
Jas. Brooks will have apple
butter now. He ordered a six
teen gallon brass kettle.
The tiny twin daughters OF Chas.
Brooks are growing and will prob
ably some day cause some young
mems hearts to ache.
Tony Brooks and Clifford
Adams attended the box supper at
Goodwater and report a fine time.
F. M. Adams is working on the
new church at Edge Hill. Mr..
Hughes is anxious to have the
house dedicated sometime in
October.
DR.. and Mrs. Adams are spend
ing a week with their daughter,
Mrs. johnson; at Lesterville.
John Miller has been quite i'll
but is now recovering.
Mrs. Brummet had a light par
alytic stroke not long since. She
is gradually getting better.
j. M. Shrum, wv. b. Brooks and
Walt Mayfeld have ordered tele-
phone boxes. The Goodland line
Is to Join the Goodwater line.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-10-06
PERSONAL.

w. R. Edgar was in st. Louis
last week.
w. J. Russell was in town last
Saturday.
Bob Patton was here from st.
Louis Sunday.
w. G.. Miles, of Brule, was in
Ironton Tuesday.
Homer Marshall spent Sunday
with his parents here.
VIM. Trauernicht paid a visit to
Bismarck last Saturday.
w. G. Dilts arrived in Ironton
from Kansas City last week.
Attorney j. HI. Raney of Wayne
county was here last Friday.
| Mrs. Hartford Collins and child
rem of Sabula we're in Ironton
Sunday.
Fred Patton has gone to st.
Louis where he has employment
in a grocery store.
A. Il. Shepard, wife and baby,
of Doniphan, visited relatives in
Ironton last week.
Miss Flavia Polk has returned
to Arcadia from a visit with
friends in Annapolis and Pied
mont.
Miss Alma Fletcher, who recent
ly returned from a trip to Europe,
visited her mother in Arcadia
Sunday.
Mrs. l.. r. Carr left last week
for Albany, New York, to attend
the wedding Of her niece, Miss
Edna Reyes.
@ Nv. Kanouse expects to make
q trip to Chicago next week to
visit a sister whom he has not
seen in q long time.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-10-06
Annapolis News.

Hot and dry to-day and prospect
for rain.
Squire Kitchell is in receipt of a
letter from his son Jem and family
at Bonham, Texas. He says that
all the water he gets is hauled on
the train from Sherman, 20 miles,
and that it hasn't rained there to
do any good for six months; that
he is coming north next February,
if nothing prevents, and he will go
to braking again on the Mountain,
where he a get a good drink.
Young Miller and Williams of
st. Louis have been on Cranepond
visiting home folks. They,return-
ed to the city to-day.
Chester Stevenson, of Minimum,
and Emma Thompson, of Sabula,
daughter of Mr.. VIM. Thompson.
were united in marriage at the res
idence of the BRIDES parents Octo-
Der list, at 3 o'clock P. NJ, 1910,
Esquire Kitchell officiating.
Geo. w. Hampton boxed up his
tools and shipped them to Poplar
Bluff, where he has contracted to
bull a $1,000 frame house. William
Moss accompanied him.
Mrs. Mathema Bolch made a fly
ing trip to visit her daughter who
is at school in Arcadia College.
VIM. w. Kitchell and wife had
the misfortune to lose one >of their
family last night. 1t lacked three
days of being one month old. The
cause OF her death / do not know.
Gail Martin, who was convicted
for burglary and larceny at April
term, 1909, Of Iron county circuit
court, will be released on parole in
time to celebrate his 21st birthday
he was born and reared in Ohio
at home. He is of good parentage
and the petition for his release was
numerously signed by u people,
among them Esquire Kitchell, the
prosecuting witness,
Herb. and Ed. Lloyd are in st.
Louis hustling freight at Union
Station for $50 a month.
Fred. G.. Kitchell has resigned his
railroad job at Hoxie and intends
to work for a living at John Adj
ans sawmill on Daflin Branch in
Iron county. He couldn't have
have done any worser!
Jno. w. Alcorn and son, George,
we're here last Friday. They now
live in BEDFORD. He has sold his
home place here to Vincent SUIT
ton.
Dicey Kitchell and her four chill
dren are visiting her brother, Coot
Campbell, at Pilot Knob this week.
The old Squire says it goes pretty
tough these days to keep house
alone, but if she don't soon return
there are other ladies waiting a
chance to get married.
The London Realty Co. are ball
ing a lot of good hay this week.
What Prohibition will do for st.
Louis is all we hear nowadays.
See what it's done for Iron county
Its revenue is deficient and its
treasury empty, or nearly SO.
John McFall is loading out ties
this week. He has quite o lot to
load here and at Benson Switch.
Charley Phillips, the Republican
candidate for county Judge, is busy
talking up voters. He struck a
crowd the other day, and all but
one had told him he was on the
wrong ticket, and he turned to him
and said, elbow is it with you-on
the wrong ticket, too?" The an
swer was, eyes" Then the good
hearted candidate said, "Come up,
boys, and let's have some Soda
waterl"
Chas. E. Bolch is in Tronton to-
day-3d-and Mrs. B. Is in charge
here for the day.
A. y. Hurrella and daughter are in
town to-day, shopping.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-10-06

bushels of apples this year. Black
River is sit" in regard to apples
this year.
F. M. Adams has sold nearly one
hundred dollars worth Of apples
out of a very old orchard.
Rev. Johnson again failed to att
tend meeting at Goodland, and we
would have been left out in the
cold only for DR.. Adams, good old
soul, who took pity on the congre-
cation and gave us some crumbs of
comfort from the Holy Scriptures.
TIMOTHY HAY.