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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
CROWDED DANCE
HALL;FIRE SCARE
Panic Narrowly Averted Last
Night at Rock Island Indus
trial Home Building.
DECORATIONS ARE IGNlTED
Cooler Heads Extinguish Flames as
Revelers Dash I'm Mad Rush
From Third Floor.

near panic occurred last night
at the dance given by the jolly Five
at the Rock Island Industrial Home
hall, Twenty-first street and Third
avenue, when a fire broke out in
some paper decorations surrounding
chandelier. The hall was crowded
with dancers when suddenly the cry
OF fire rang out. The paper decora-
tions had been ignited from the gas
light and the blaze spread rapidly.
The crowd started to run for the
door which leads out of the dance
hall on the third floor, but a police
man elbowed his way to the seat of
the trouble and with the aid of some
of the cooler headed tore down the
burning paper and extinguished the
blaze before any real damage had
been done.
INJURIES PREVENTED.
Had the fire lasted a few minutes
longer there would have been a rush
for the door-and for the street that
would undoubtedly have resulted in
numerous injuries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
TRIES TO CUT BIG WINDOW


Somebody Made Effort to Reach
Young q McCombs' JeweIry.
One Of the large display windows
in the Young & McCombs department
store contains a large quantity of
jewelry. During last night, some one
evidently wishing to gain entrance
to the place, attempted to cut a hole
IN the plate glass window, using a
diamond for the purpose. Whoever
1t was was frightened away before
any great Roadway had been made
in the effort. The marks show that
it was the intention of the person
to cut small hole, oblong in shape
in the glass.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
WARNING Is GIVEN
PROPERTY HOLDERS
Sheriff Bruner Follows Orders 10
Gamblers by Written Notices
That Are Important.

Sheriff o. L. Bruner today follow
ed his personal notification TO gam
blers to vamose, by a written notice
TO all property holders where the
said gamblers had heretofore been
housed that no violation of the law
as to public or tool gambling would
be tolerated on the premises and that
if continued or resumed prosecutions
would follow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
COUNTY BAR TO
HONOR ITS DEAD
Exercises Planned for Next Friday
in Memory of E. ID. Sweeney
and j. T. Browning.

Next Friday afternoon will be given
over by the Rock Island County Bar
association to memorial exercises in
honor of E. D. Sweeney and j. t
Browning two of the Oldest members
of the bar who passed away during the
past year 1t is expected to have Judge
G. A. Cooke and J. P. Hand of the IL
linois supreme court present on the
occasion. The exercises will be held
in the circuit court room at the Rock
Island county court house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
Licensed to Wed.
DEPUTY Sheriff Kills Neoro

Springfield, H., Dec. 27-Special
Deputy Sheriff Samuel Metcalf yes
terday shot and killed Robert Taylor,
a negro of GAINESVILLE. when the latter
resisted arrest on the charge of firing
two shots into the body of Edward Poy-
nard, also colored.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
Three Children Burn in Horne.

Glasgow. KY, Dec. 27.-On returning
home from an errand yesterday after
noon, Mrs. Robert Boles of Wisdom
found her home In ashes, and in one
corner of the ruins the charred bones
Of her three children, aged 5, and
years. 1t was evident that the chill
dren had tried to escape, but were
trapped and died in each others arms
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
GUESTS OF THE TRI-
CITY PRESS CLUB
Col. G. S. DiehI of Associated Press
and George Fitch. the Peoria
HumCTist, to Attend.

The entertainment committee of the
TriCity Press club today announced
that The guests at tha annual BANQUET
of the club to be held at the New Har-
per Thursday evening of this week,
would be Col. c. s. Diehl of Chicago.
assistant general manager of the AS
ISOLATED Press and George Fitch, the
humorist of the Peoria Herald.Tran-
script.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27

life on the river, of which he tells
many tales Of history and romance.
do 1 remember the New Ulm mas
sacre?" he queried: well, / should
say I do. l remember the refugees
coming into Brownsville.
The first we heard of the awful at
tack Of the Indians was in the early
morning, when a man almost exhaust
ed, who said he had left his dying
horse many miles back, staggered into
the village. Then came a few women
and children and bringing up the rear
were pioneers, many Of them wounded.
So terrified were they over the Indians
revenge for the invasion of their coun-
try that they refused to spend the
night in Brownsville. and l helped
ferry them to the Wisconsin side.
Meanwhile the Brownsville villagers
made ready for resistance in case the
Indians decided to attack our village"
The first job ever held by Breesee on
the river was what was known in the
early days as before the mast"
WORKED RAFT SWEEP.
when I got that job continued the
captain. towing logs by boat was un-
heard of and we had nothing but float
ing RATS. We took raft from Reeds
Landing at the foot of Lake Pepin to
St. Louis. and my job was operating
the sweep. which was big oar. With
one on each side of the forward end
we could control the raft"
The crew of a floating raft usually
consisted of about p men. with a cook
and pilot. After one year of floating
RATS Breesee was made pilot.
According to Captain Breesee the first |
heavy steamboat to tow a raft on the
Mississippi river was the Chauncy
Lamb. owned by the Lamb Lumber
company of Clinton, Iowa. and the
maiden trip was made in 1875 from La
Crosse to Clinton with a raft that had
been floated down the Black river. /
Breesee was second pilot on the Chaun- I
cy Lamb, and the captain was Roman /,
Short, who later became a wealthy real .
estate dealer in st. Louis Later Bree- /.
see was captain of the old Blue Lodge I
and served in the same capacity on
the Lumberman, the Captain Lenehan, Z
the Pauline, the Cyclone, and many
others. The Cyclone was later turned .
into a packet which ran between Still /
water and St. Paul and burned while 4
tied at the wharves in ST Paul.
SAW NORTHERN SINK.
The sinking of the Northern LCat, !
one of the first of Mississippi river 1
was witnessed by Cap /
tain Bresee. The Northern Light hit /
a snag in Coon slough, south of /
and many of the crew
persisted.
Steamboat racing gave a variety
and spice to the life on the Mississip-
pi, says Captain Bresee, and a broom,
nailed to the pilot-house. was a sym
Dol of speed supremacy in the old
days, and a champion, once passed.
was in honor bound to take down it's
sweeper until such a time as it could
beat its rival.
But the old days are a thing of the
past" said the aged follower of the
Father of Waters, land don't think
LII the great men Of the country or all
he mississippi river congresses they
IAN ever hold will make it the great
living highway of business that it
lsed to be-" J.,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27

well twisted the heavy cord about
him in order to stay it's progress.
The tug of the kite lifted him
from the ground and veered across
the field with the struggling boy fast
in the meshes of cord. He rose
higher and higher, and just as he
was lifted over the precipice the cord
snapped and Hartwell dropped into
the tree at the bottom of the bluff.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
SUICIDE ATTEMPT FAILURE
Forty-foot Wagon Bridge Is Used but,
Aid Hole in Ice Defeats Attempt.

Chippewa Falls, Wis, Dec. az
John Christianson jumped 40 feet
from a wagon bridge into Chippewa
river yesterday with suicidal intent.
He went under the fee and came up
200 feet down stream at an air hole.
He grabbed the fee and crawled out.
He went home and said that the cold
water made him feel so much better
that the desire to die had suddenly
left
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
BOY LIFTED HIGH BY KITE
Pennsylvania Lad Falls Into Tree
Following Thrilling Flight.

Philadelphia, Dec. 81. Lifted
high in the air by a huge box kite,
and dropped over bluff into the top
of q chestnut tree, where he lay
partly unconscious and nearly frozen,
9-year-o1d George Hartwell narrow
ly escaped death yesterday, and is
in a serious condition. The kite was
attached to a heavy reel of strong
cord, and after his father had in
structed him in it's use the boy car
ried 1t to a field near the Roxbor-
ough poorhouse which fronts upon a
steep precipice almost $50 feet in
depth. In a few minutes the kite
was soaring upward in the strong
breeze with such rapidity that Hart
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
Funeral Of Charles Weymouth.

The funeral of Charles Weymouth
was held at 10 o'clock this morning
from the home of his sister, Mrs.
Charles Peterson, S24 First avenue.
The services were conducted by Rev.
S. G. Hagglund, pastor of the First
Swedish Lutheran church. Burial was
in Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
FINE CUP GIVEN SEIDEL
Superintendent of SiIvis Shops Hon
Ored by Department Heads.

George w. Seidel, superintendent of
the Silvis shops, was happily surprised
Sunday morning when a committee of
the shop foremen visited his home and
presented him with a beautiful ster
ling silver loving cup, the gift of the
men who are at the heads of depart
ments in the Silvis shops. The cup is
IS inches in height and is mounted on
an ebony base five inches square. 1t is
suitably inscribed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
DOCTORS FALL
FOR new CAME
Stranger Mulcts Majority of
Davenport Practitioners
for Round Sum.
BOUGHT AND SOLD BOOKS
EXacted Half Purchase Price Down
on Orders Given Him and Gets
Away With $500.

Almost every practicing physician
in Davenport-25 in number-has
been victimized for various amounts,
ranging from $40 to $50, by a
smooth individual sailing under the
name of DR.. Orris, and claiming to
represent several of the larger pub
fishing houses of the country that
issue books pertaining TO medical
science. 1t was early in November
that DR.. Orris arrived in Davenport.
During his stay of several weeks
there he visited the libraries of all
of the physicians, and after looking
over the stores of books, offered to
buy some of the oldest ones. After
doing this he offered for sale books
which would replace the old ones
OF course his bill of sale was always
more than the amount which he paid
for the old books.
He demanded from each physician
who gave him an order a payment
of half of the price of the books
at once, the other half to be paid on
receipt of the new books. Most of
the physicians fell for the game and
paid him on the spot. The books
were to have been delivered this
week but so far nothing has been
heard of them.
GETS HIS RECORD.
One doubling doctor. before fall
ing before the eloquence of DR.. Orris,
communicated with a commercial
agency in the east, asking them for
the record of that party. He has
just received word that DR.. Orris is
a foreigner who has swindled physi-
clans in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois and Iowa for large sums, by
such schemes as he put in play in
Davenport.
After taking $500 from Davenport
doctors, DR.. Orris went to Dubuque
where he worked successfully for
two weeks. Later he went to Des
Moines. There he reported that he
was going to establish an agency for
a number of medical publishing
houses. After being there a short
time he disappeared. leaving behind
him an unpaid board bill He has
not been heard from since then.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
Provisions for Bethany Home.

Bids will be received for the fol-
lowing list of provisions needed for
Bethany Home for the month of jan
uary. Bids to be sent by Friday
noon, Dec. 80, to Mrs. J. w. Gram
dali, S35 Twenty-fifth street, city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
Have a New Son.

4 seyen-pound boy arrived yester-
day morning at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. W. Graham, 923 Fourteenth
street.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-24
DR.. KENNE DY'S
Av0RITE
REMEDY
For KIDNEYS, BLOOD and LIVER

Baked by over $ years Of remark.
able success in the cure OF Kidney.
Liver and Blood troublst Consti-
patton and tho diseases peculiar 10
women. Not o patent medicine.
IN. formula IL In keeping with
etriet scientific principles MANY
phy slctsns Of the highest standing
have prescribed Dr.. David kenne-
dyis issorite Kennedy. This state
iaani can be proved absolutely. IL
has cured many cases practically
abandoned. Have you dangerous
symptoms OF Kidney, Liver and
Bla,sd troubles, palm In back, cloudy
usias with sediment. pain In PASS
Ing water, const ipstion. skin erup-
tons, etc, II 10. don't delay, but
use pr. David Kennrdy's favorite
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-24
What Backache Means.

Generally backache means that the
kidneys are diseased. II they are, do
not waste a moment, but begin at once
treatment with kidnets, the greatest
of kidney and backache remedies. De-
lay may mean fatal ending, so do not
delay. Druggist and dealers sell Kid
nets at zoe. box, and guarantee salts
factory results.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-24
FarmerA Mix Your Own Fertil
ilerS.

DO You know that home mixing Of
fertilizers has proved 10 be the most
economical and satisfactory method Of
procuring fertslirers' liis nos rener'
ally conceded by up.,o date sgticullHr.
aiisls that better results are obtained
by laying the crude materials and mix
ing fertilizers especially adapted 10 the
different erops 700 raise, ana the vary.
ing coudIsions Of the sod found on the
farm.
II yon viii send ~ your name on a
postal silh request therefor. we vii
send 700 free. postpaid. number 81
formulas which we're made np for ns
10 the Directors o. The Vermont Ex.
pertinent station and which have been
used BY many Vermont farmers with
esceiieni success We viii also give
fol- directions fof mixing fertilizers
adapted 10 al crops commonly raised
ou Vermont farm When wriiug
please neniAoa ihs paper. Address
Carroll ). Page. hyde PARK, W. ~
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-24
How 70 Clean ! c.. Stove.

When cleaning your gas stove you
VIII find that a cloth noistened with
kerosene oil will remove grease and
dirt more easily than one wrung out
In soap and water. II In essential TO
keep the air mixers, or lungs Of the
stove clean. for IL they are clogged
with bits Of food or dust the fresh air
cnnnot mingle freely with the gas.
When the fame burns yellow or red
instead Of bright blue II IL an indica-
tion that much heat is being lost for
want Of air bicycle pump will often
clean out the burners quickly. When
giving the stove a thorough cleaning
bod the CRATES and burners In 4 pan
OF water In which there is plenty OF
washing soda. II clean newspaper
Is folded TO ct the galvanized tray IN
der the burners II viii catch a great
deal Of refuse. The paper may be
removed daily. aud such practice viii
save much scrubbing OF the tray.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-24

ksun.dy At once Large bottles ti-co all druggists
Write ir David kenneas Co, hondout, ~ ~ for fro'
s<fnuic
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-24

scnld lightly pint OF thin cream or
half MIX and half cream. While hot
put IN one cup ~ sugar, boiled nye
minutes with one cup ~ very strong.
clear coffee Cool and put In the
freezer and turn till nearly siitr Then
fold In pint Of whipped cream and
freeze solid. psek IN mold and put
IN Ice and salt TN needed Arrange on
top number Of candied mint leaves.
standing them np In circle toward
the center Serve plain or with whip.
ped cream and give leaf or two ~
the mint 10 each person served with
the frozen coffee
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-24
Poor, Foolish Woman.

She i trying 10 improve her com
plexion by using face cream when
the iruable Is in the blood. II she does
no, read this tell her, some one. that
Lanes Tea, the great laxative and reg.
slslos moves the bowels each day, driv-
ing oai al Impurities from the blood
aud making a clear and beaatifal skin.
Druggists and aealers cell Lanes Tea,
&c. q package.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-24
VALUE OF OLD SHAWLS.
How They Can Be Used For Artistic
Decorations.

How They Can Be Used For Artistic
Decorations.
The woman who clings 10 the old
fashioned habit Of keeping things
Is sure 10 have shawl somewhere
among her possessions Shawls went
to the attic and the storeroem several
decades ago. when their career OF
fashion ended
An artistic arrangement makes Of a
shawl both wall hanging and a
cover for the top VI an upright piano.
Before the shawl IL hung a strip Of
strong. dark colored cotton cloth should
be sewed securely along one edge and
loops Of silk cord attached TO this
These loops are fastened 10 picture
hooks, so that the shawl may be sus.
pended from the picture moidlng with
out the use OF taeks.
In a room with a ceiling Of average
height and a molding placed at the
usual distance from the ceiling q
shawl hung In this way win reach
smoothly down 10 the piano and be
long enough TO cover the top with the
border hanging above the music rack
This ts a satisfactory arrangement for
increasing the apparent height Of
low ceiling Above the piano. cover
ing the center OF the shawl. which is
always plain piece Of red or black
or white cashmere. an ivory toned
plaster bssrelief may be hung. A
framed photograph or an etching Will
lie equally suitable. but colorei pic.
turc must not te used
All old shawis are entirely too deli
cate 10 be used as couch covers.
though many Of them have come TO
their unilnely end through such usage.
They are too rare and beautiful for
rough handling They must be look.
ed over occasionally as n precaution
against moths. Belinrator For March.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-24
ne~ 70 cI..n . WhI,. s,r,u n.,.

Put teaspoonful Of salts Of lemon
into saucer Of hot water and when
IL has thoroughly dissolved clean the
hat by scrubbing IL with a brush dip.
ped IN the mixture. rinse and let II dry
in the open air. preferably IN the sun.
Another method Il 10 scrub the hat
with brush dipped In flowers Of sui.
phur ard lemon Juice and then rinse
IN clear cold water.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-24

TRUSTEES: |. Il. Gibson, President
j. X. Judson, Vice President; +. D
q yelling. John Robinson, A. B
Gardener, h. II. Putnam, Edward l.
Sibley.
C., H. Dewey, Treasurer
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-24
How 20 Wash Ruchinos.

Put the ruching in a wide mouthed
bottle or jar and cover with gasoline.
Cover and LEI II set about two hours
Shake thoroughly snd pour OF the gas
cline, rubbing little between the
hands II necessary. II little stifY-
ness il desired. rinse in clear water TO
which q spoonful u sugar has been
added and dry without wringing
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-24

How to Rsmevs Ink spess on Q Waist
A handsome white embroidered
waist apparently ruined with ink Was
given bath Of kerosene oil. rubbing
the Ink spots well with common yellow
soap. Al the end Of half an hcur u
was washed with soap and winter, and
s~a~e Of Tux vas 20 be s~~n
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-17

YOUNG MAN desires place to work Tor
board and room n private family while at
tending school Boyles College. Both
phones.
BY YOUNG colored man as porter OF
Janitor; can furnish good references. Ad-
dress 2l24 Erskine St. City,
WANTED-Position as housekeeper for
widower; has child years of age. Address
N lO2, care Bee.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-17
NEWYORKSrOCESAND BONDS
Hesitation is Feature of Market Dur.
ing Days Operations,
UNITED STATES STEEL Is ACTIVE
Preliminary Estimates of Weeks
Currency Movement Indicate Bal
ance of Receipts over ship
ments of Currency.

NEW YORK. Sept 16-Hesitation was
written on the face Of the market today
The undertCne was heavy and sometimes
weak, but at other times there was evidence
OF resisting power and signs of support
which implied a protective influence.
The transactions In United states Steel
were more than double those In any other
security and when dealings in Reading and
Union Pacific were added, there was not
much left of the rest of the market. The
great preponderance Of the operations In
United States Steel gave that stock a large
sympathetic effect on the general market
There was insstent talk also, of an open
cut in prices OF steel products in contem-
plation.
Some effect to this influence was the re-
port on European copper stocks, showing
a decrease in two weeks of upwards OF
100000 pounds and bringing the European
visible supply down to the lowest level
touched in twelve months.
The preliminary estimates of the week
currency movement were interesting as in
dicating balance of receipts over ship
ments of currency by express from the in
terror. The loss Of cash on sub-treasury
operations of 1865, 900 seems to be thus re-
duced to little over 100000 The compli-
cation over the financing Of the cotton
movement remained a subject for consid-
GRAFTON In connection with the money stu
alton.
Bonds were easy. Total sales, par value,
$1,735,O00.
United States bonds were unchanged on
call.
Number Of sales and leaolne quotations
on stocks were as follows:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-17
Total receipts.... As


CaAA.Ill-Aners was Qu4,S IL -.
OF cattle mere To-Day lor a II lIut1S, Dut SONS
OF the IraluS were late IN arriving so lha'
me receipts were not all IA sISut uhuI Aoou'
unuuay. Looay . run BRINGS Inc Io'aL AOl
the i've days UP TO 4I,lIe mead Mhlch 10 .ne
largest Oh any week 50 lar TINS year al Aoes
the largest OF any week ou fecoIo SINCE
septelnUer, 1yVl wnen over s4,OVO mead were
received during one week.
Ine market was, as is very apt 10 pe'
the case on a trloay, SLOW ana uuiI
throughout. Buyers, Dotn kllIers anu ieeu-
ers mad purchased 5000 many catlle our
ing the week ana were not teeIlnS any Ut
gent need OF additional supplies. Hence they
were in no hurry about puSlng anu III lacl'
we're not inclined 10 take On aooluohaA sup
pies unless they could Guy them Wen worm
the money. Hence the uaoe on al khuS
OF cattle was SLOW and weak throusnout
the day. AS compared with last week coIn-
fed cattle were around lD416c lower with
western steers barring perhaps SOME Oh tue
very best kinds showing ABOUT the same
amount of loss. .o>,r-
lower than last week with Gamers ABOUT
steady.
strictly good feeders were perhaps not
over lOgl5c lower, but inferior ana Trashy
kinds were 15GI20o lower, as compared Win
the close of last week.
quotations ON native cattle; Sooo 70
choice beef steers, |IVO4o.OO; falr 10 Rooo
beef steers, t6.JOQ7.0O; common 10 TaIr Dset
steers, AbO9&UO; good to choice cornted
heifers, 3S.5O04I0; common to fair cows and
and feeders, S476q6.O0; fair to good stockers
and feeders. A.o0QD4.76i common to FAR
stockers and feeders, S3.25Q4.OO; stock hetf-
ers, $3.25GE+25; veal calves. sSSo47.S; bulls.
stays, etc., $3.25Gp50c.
Quotations on range cattle; Choice to
prime beeves, $6.00Q6.S0; good to choice
beeves, $5.40Gp600; fair to good beeyes, SO
$3.50; common to fair beeves, $S.75Ql.b0;
good to choice heifers, t4.6G6.oO; good to
choice COWS, S40004.66; fair to good gradeA
So 60D4.O0; Gamers and cutters, $2.60Q3.4oi
good to choice feeders, AS096.6O; fair to
good feeders, A.9o0As0; common to fair
breeders, &3.25G4.26.
HlnKnr an a