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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
East Moline

Kathryn and Alice Wiley spent
Friday and Saturday at Carbon Cliff
visiting Martha and Dorothy Weitz.
Grace Fritchle spent a few days at
Coal Valley the latter part of the
week.
Grace German and Verna Lony
visited Friday and Saturday with
relatives in Mathersville.
William Carius of Hardin, Mont.
aSrived last week to spend the win
ter with his wife and children.
George Forest spent Thanksgiving
with his mother in Marseiues.
George Hilton has gone to Cornell,
ILL.,, to visit his parents.
Scott Allen is entertaining his
mother Mrs. Ellen Allen of Mar
settles.
Fl. l. Tazer and family are here
from Alpha.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Schilling
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
WORTH WEIGHT
IN GOLD
Lady Learned About CardUI, The
WOman'S Tonic and is Now
Enthusiastic in its Praise.

Mount Pleasant, Tenn.-"Cardui is al
you claim for it, and more" writes Mrs.
NJ. E. Rail, of this place.
81 was great sufferer for 2 years and
was very weak. but learned about Car
dui, and decided to try if. Now am in
perfect health.
"My daughter, when changing into
womanhood, got in very bad health.
gave her Cardui and now she enjoys
good health.
"Cardui is worth its weight in gold.
recommend it for young and old"
Being composed exclusively of harm
less vegetable ingredients, with mild
and gentle medicinal action, Cardui is
the best medicine for weak, sick girls
and women.
II has no harsh, powerful, near-pois-
onous action, like some of the strong
minerals and drugs, but helps nature TO
perform cure in natural easy way.
Try Cardui.
~ B.-WTffe TO: Ladies' Advisory Dept. chaft1s
nooga Medicine Co, CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, for Specie
Instructions, and 64-page book. Home Treatment
Tor Women. sent in plain wrapper. on Request
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
Novehzed by
LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
From the Play of the
Same Name by
WINCHELL SMITH
Copyright. 1910. by wincheu
Smith and Louis Joseph Vance.

the stake and sympa thiZing a little
with Will. who, for all his egreGious
Btubbornness, has some excuse for up
holding his unreasonable and ridicu
lous views.
At $40 the evening train iurched in,
bearing the mysterious stranger.
Tracey Tanner saw him first. having
driven down to the station with his
fathers surrey on the off chance Of
picking up a quarter or so from some
drummer wishing to be conveyed to
the Bigelow House. Only Outlanders
pay money for hacks in Radville.
Everybody else walks, Of course. Nat
urally Tracey took the mysterious
stranger for drummer. He had three
trunks and Il heavy packing box, so
Tracey's misrepresentation was pardon
able. Instinctively be drove him to
the Bigelow House. Will now and
again makes Tracey a present Of a
bottle Of sarsaparilla or lemon pop,
with the result that Tracey calls Tan
nehill, who runs the opposition hotel. a
skinfint and never takes strangers
there except on their express desire.
The mysterious stranger merely asked
to be driven to the best hotel. This Is
not like most commercial travellers,
who, as a rule, know where they want
20 go. even in a strange town. having
made inquiry in advance from their
brothers of the road.
VIII Bigelow was doing behind the
desk. lulled by the sound Of Hi Nuts
voice in the barroom as he explained
to all aAd sundry just how he had in
permitted Watty the tailor
to best him at checkers that morning;
otherwise the Office was deserted.
Tracey Weakened Will by stamping
heavily across the floor. and VIII me-
pushed down his spectacles
and dipped pen in ink. Slowing the
register round for the guests sigma
ture He says he knew at a glance
that the mysterious stranger was no
man. But this is a moot
point. Tracey's memory being minute
ly accurate and at variance with
Wits assertion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30

CTo be Continued.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30

o'clock yesterday morning, following
prolonged illness of one year at the
age Of 81 years. She was born in High
Bridge, N. J., Oct s.. 1859. She is sur
Evived by her children, Chester A, c.
A, Harry and Eugene of this city, and
I Mrs. c. r. Kline of Chicago; three
sisters, Mrs. William Wharton, Miss
Ida Apgar and Miss Elizabeth Apgar
of keystone, n. j., and her mother,
Mrs. Emily Apgar of keystone. The
funeral will be held at the home tomor-
row afternoon at O'Clock, Rev. l.. NJ.
Coffman, pastor of the First Presby-
terrain church, officiating. Burial will
be in Oakdale cemetery
James NJ. Rhodes, 81 years old, of
Kansas City died yesterday morning
at the home of his brother, A. j.
Rhodes. sos Kirkwood boulevard.
Heart trouble was the cause of death.
Mr.. Rhodes came TO Davenport last
Thursday to visit relatives. Thursday
night he was suddenly taken sick. He
grew worse from then on. Scores of
newspaper workers and printers IN the
tri-cities knew Rhodes intimately. He
worked here for many years in various
printing offices. He had not lived in
Davenport for the past few years. hav-
ing made his home in the Missouri
city. He is survived by two brothers,
\. J. and George w. of fremont ave
nue., and Misses Anna NJ. Rhodes and
Laura J. Rhodes and Mrs l.. Berry Of
Boise. Idaho Funeral services will be
held at 10 o'clock Thursday morning.
Rev. Leroy Coffman and Rev. w. H.
Blancke will read the ceremonies.
Burial will be made at Oakdale.
Mrs. Wiebke, for nearly % years a
resident of Maysville died at her home
there at : o'clock Monday night after
an illness of three months at the age
Of IS years. She was born in Germany
Aug. Il. 1852. and was married there
in 1875 to John Levien. In 1887 the
family removed to this country and
settled in Maysville. She is survived
by her husband. John Levien. and the
following children: Margarine Hof
man, Reinwick. Iowa; Anna Jansen,
Des Noines; Marie Erps. Plain View.
Antonia Calder. Des Moines. and Her
man. Helen. Malenda and William AT
home lone brother. Juergen Pfoelner,
Manning Iowa ;one sister, Margaretha
Horn, in Germany. and Anton Levien.
her father. The funeral will be held
from the home in Maysville Thursday
afternoon at l O'clock Burial will be
in Naysville cemetery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
ZuT1a

Grandma" Wells. one of the oldest
citizens. is lying very iii at the home
of her son Anthony Wells and he re-
cOvery is doubtful.
Mrs. Mary Schafer, wife OF Charles
Schafer. has been seriously ~ with
pneumonia but is somewhat better.
Mrs. Nora Filbert of WATERFOWL =
assisting in caring for her mother,
Mrs. ChaTles Schafer.
d. w. Mumma is enjoying a visit
from lis nephew, Charles Mumma, OF
GAINESVILLE, o, and his niece, Miss
Maud Mumma of Astoria, H.
NJ. and Mrs. Frank Taulbee gave a
dinner TO friends and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
For Dyspepsia.
You Risk Nothing by Trying
This Remedy.

We want every one troubled with
Indigestion and dyspepsia to come
to our store and obtain a box of
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets. They
contain bismuth- subnitrate and
pepsin prepared by process which
develops their greatest power to
overcome digestive disturbance.
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets are very
pleasant to take. They soothe the
irritable, weak stomach, strengthen
and invigorate the digestive organs.
relieve nausea and Indigestion, pro-
mote nutrition and bring about a
feeling of comfort
If you give Rexall Dyspepsia
Tablets a reasonable trial we will
return your money If you are not
satisfied with the result Three
sizes % cents, so cents and 81. Re-
member you can obtain Rexan Rem
edies only at-the Rexall store The
Thomas Drug company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30

pressing him so close upon the right
that he couldn't get any play for his
elbow. and after a minute or TWO he
asked Tracey politely would he mind
stepping round to the left. where he
could see just as well SO Tracey did.
Then ne Nwrote his name in a good
round hand Nathaniel Duncan.
y. y
I'D like q room with n bath" he
told Will, something simple and
ChHste. within the means of a man in
moderate circumstances"
Will thought he was joking at first,
but he didn't smile. SO Will explained
that there was a bathroom on the
third floor at the end of the hail.
though there wasn't much call for it.
Il could give you a room next to
that" he said. but you wouldn't want
it, l guess"
why not?'' asked the mysterious
stranger.
because" said Will. "'tafnt near
the sample room"
That doesn't make any difference
I'm on the wagon"
The only sense VIII could get out Of
that was that the young man was trav-
cling for buggy house and hadn't
brought any samples with him. Il
thought" he allowed, las how you'd
be wantin' a place to display your
samples, hut of course if you're in the
wagon business"-
oh" said Mr. Duncan. Il thought
you meant the sample room over
there" He nodded toward the bar.
That's what you call the dispensaries
of intoxicating liquors in this part of
the country. is II nOt?"
VIII made a noise resembling an az
frmative and as soon as he got his
breath explained that travelling men
generally wanted Il sort of n show
room next to theirs and that that was
called d sample room too.
Bur I'm not a travelling man.. said
the mysterious stranger. so l shall
have as little use for the one as the
other"
Then the room on the third floor'n
do for YOU" said Will. How long do
you calculate on stayin'|'
THAT will depend" said Mr.. Dun
can. "a day or so, perhaps longer, I'M
I'll | can End comfortable and more
permanent quarters"
In his amazement Will jabbed the
pen so hard into the potato beside the
ink well that he never could get the
nib out and had to buy new one
You don't mean TO say you're thinkin'
of coming here to live?' be gasped.
Yes. l do said the young man
alphabetically. Il don't think you'll
find ~, fNa hnI hn
quiet and unobtrusive. I'm student
looking for a quiet place in which to
pursue my studies"
Well" said Will. you've found 1t.
all right. There amt no quieter place in
Pennsylvania than Radville. Mr.. Dun
can. / hope you'll like IT. he said. sar-
castle
Il shall endeayor to- said the young
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30

spent Thanksgiving with relatives
at Wilton, Iowa.
Henry. siebke spent Thanksgiving
with his parents at Durant, Iowa.
Mrs. Frank Beatty visited Mrs
Jeanette Wiley Saturday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Beatty are now located at Foty-
Seond street and Eighth avenue, Rock
Island.
Mrs. R. w. Reeve who has been
with her sister who is i'll at Brecken-
ridge, Mo, for the past six weeks
returned Sunday evening.
Esther and Willie Wax returned
home Monday from a visit with their
aunt in Geneseo.
Isaac Cady of Texas visited last
week with his sister. Mrs. R. r. Rob
erts.
Mrs. Anderson and mother. Mrs.
Stone, returned from Kewanee
Thursday night.
Mr.. HOckstrassen who is visiting
his son Pitt, has gone to Wyoming to
visit his sister and will return here
to spend the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Aldrich spent
Sunday in Geneseo.
Frank Carpenter returned Satur-
day from a visit at the John Williams
home in Hillsdale
Lizzie and Mary Carpenter spent
Sunday in Clinton.
John DOty spent Thanksgiving
with his sister in Streator
Charlie Boxman and daughters.
Sadie and Susie, spent Sunday in
Wyanet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
House Office that either heard or saw

House Office that l either heard or saw
anything of the mysterious stranger.
VIII Bigelow was in his usual place
behind the desk and looked. thought,
rather disgruntled. His reply to my
"Howdy. WHIP" sounded somewhat
snappish. But he got out of his chair
and moved round the end of the desk
just as the young man came out of the
dining room door. Then Will pulled
up. and realized that he was calling
my attention to the stranger.
VIII grabbed my arm without say
ing anything and pulled me into the
bar.
"Hello!' ! said as he went round
behind and opened the cigar case.
What's up?"
He took out two boxes of the finest
fve-centers in town and placed them
before me. ''Them's up" he said.
You win. Have one"
1t staggered me to have him give in
that way. l had been looking forward
TO a long and diverting dispute. II
guess you've heard everything worth
hearing about today's history" 1 said,
disappointed, as l selected the least
unpleasant looking of the cigars.
NO, 1 haven't" he said. 81 didn't
have to hear anything. What earned
you that smoke took place right here
in this office. Here he said, striking
a match for me.
1 had been trying to put the cigar
away so that l might dispose of It
without hurting Wills feelings, but he
had me. so l recklessly pozed the
thing into the automatic clipper and
then into my mouth. What do you
mean?" asked, putting.
Come long outside" said VIII, and
we went out on the porch just in time
to see Mr. Duncan going YEARLY up
stairs to his room. Il mean," said
Will. him" And then he told me all
about it.
But things like that don't happen
every day" he wound up defensively.
III go you another cigar on tomor-
row"
NO. you won't" 1 said Indignantly
and furtively dropped the infamous
thing over the railing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
CHAPTER ".

~ HE 21st Of June was a day Of
memorable triumph to me, a
day Of memorable events for
Radville.
Only the evening previous VIII
Bigelow and I had INDUCED in acri-
uonious argument in the office of the
Bigelow House, the subject of con-
lention being the Importance Of the
work to which 1 am devoting nv de-
Ginning years-to wit, the recording of
The history of Radville township. Wes-
terly county, in Pennsylvania. Will
maintaining with that obstinacy for
which he is famous that nothing ever
had happened. does happen. can or
will happen in our community. I in
listing gently, but firmly, that it knows
40 day unmarked by important OCCUR
renee (for II would i'll become me, as
The only literary man in Radville, TO
FIELD a point in dispute with the pro-
prietor of the town tavern. Besides.
ne was wrong. even as was indis-
putably right, only he had not the
grace to admit II. We ended vulgarly
with a bet, Will wagering me the best
Eve cent clear Havana in the Bigelow
House sample room that nothing worth
Mentioning would take place In Rad
vile before shutdown of the following
day.
l left him, returning to my room at
Miss Carpenters (Will and 1 are old
friends, but refuse to eat the food he
serves his guests. warmed by the
prospect of certain triumph If little
appalled, by the prospect of winning
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
DAVENPORT

&, Cium Engaged az Secretary.-Wood-
worth Clum of Rochester, n. Y, for
mer secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce in that city, has accepted the
position of secretary Of the Greater
Davenport committee and will remove
to this city to assume the duties de
volving upon such office on the first
of the coming year. Mr.. Clum recent
ly addressed a Davenport audience at
the Burtis on CITY Building" 1t was
masterful address, full of logic and
good common sense II probably left
n deeper impression upon the audience
than any other address upon a similar
subject that had ever been delivered
in this city. The members of the COM
mittee and other citizens interested in
the Greater Davenport movement were
unanimous in their declaration that it
was just such man as Mr. CIum that
was needed in Davenport. They re-
garded Mr. Clum as one man in a
thousand that could carry out the work
of the committee in this city to a sue
Cessful issue. Negotiations were AT
once started with a view of securing
the services of Mr.. Clum, and Daven-
porters will be pleased to learn that
these negotiations have met with sue
cess and that Mr. Cium has accepted
the local secretaryship. Mrs Clum is
a daughter of Dr. Carl Bernhard OF
Rock Island.
Siess Buy Nuttinq Stock-The Sieg
Iron company has purchased the Nut
ting stock in the Sickels. Preston G Nut
ting wholesale hardware company and
will add this line to its business at
once. and will continue the wholesale
hardware business where it is at pres
emit 121 West Third street. for year.
BY the time this lease is ended the
company will have large new build
ing next TO its own new building at
Fifth and Rock Island streets. for the
accommodation of the new line. The
Sickels, Preston & Nutting company
will continue as a separate corpora
ton, out the Sieg company has pur-
chased 65 per cent of the stock and
will be in control
Obituary Record.-Mrs. OCtavia Bird. /
widow of Harrison Bird. died at her
home. 1926 East High street. at ;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30

Teamster Kicked in Head by Horse.
a bolt in the singletree broke
Peter Bergman. an East Moline team
ster. was dragged from his wagon and
kicked in the head by his horse. The
calk of the shoe cut two-inch cash
on the right side of his head back OF
the ear. The skull was not fractured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30

relatives. Those present were Mr..
and Mrs. Dave Adams of Joslin, Mr..
and Mrs. Ben. Osborn and family OF
Osborn, and Mr.. and Mrs. James Hill
and son of Moline.
Clyde Wake and Frank Wainwright
are business callers in Chicago this
week.
Tho Yuma Sunday school held a
bakery sale in Port Byron cafe Satur-
day which was we'll patronized.
Edgar Walthers is serving on the
petit jury.
Mrs Emma Donahoo OF Moline and
Mrs. Ella Wainwright OF WATERFOWL
were called home TO see their mother,
who is very low with pneumonia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
THE
FORTUNE
HUNTER
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS.

Nat Duncan. discharged for incuuipe-
tency by his employer goes to the home
Of his friend Kellogg, who has helped him
tn the Dast-
kellogg sympathzss with Duncan. VINO
meets. some OF his old Cr1a acQuairtances
at the. home of his f,ienI
kellogg wants TO helD duncan. VINO ~
discouraged. and outlines a rovel scheme
whereby Duncan can rer~.r his shattered
fortunes
Arizona republican., 1910-06-28
UTAH SCOURED = BY MANY POSSES
But the Oregon Short Line Bandits Are
 Still at Large.

Ogden, June 27.-The three bandits who held up and robbed an oregon Short Line passenger train within the city limits of ogden early this morn ing are still at large, with posses headed by sheriffs of three counties and special officers of the Hartman lines following what is believed to be their trail. All information the off cers possess at present is that the bandits headed toward Nevada along the line of the Southern Pacific west of ogden.
 All roads, trails and railroads are guarded by posses. Railroad telegra- phers at stations along the lines of the Southern Pacific and the oregon Short Line have been instructed to- keep a close watch for the robbers and advise division officials at this point if they are seen. The officials of the Ameri- can Express company announced that the robbers secured less than $500.
 At midnight the officers searching west of ogden returned on Southern Pacific train having in custody four suspects. They will be held at the Og- den jail with four others until some of the passengers and train crew can be brought here to identify them. New posses organized this evening will leave early in the morning for the western part of the state.
Arizona republican., 1910-06-28
CHANGE IN TAFT's PLANS.

Beverly. Mass, June 27.-The se- rious condition of Michael Thisth- wolla. the Italian laborer, struck to- day by an automobile operated by Robert Taft, has caused a hurried Echange in the plans of the Taft fam fly, who were preparing to depart on the Sylph for New London tomor- row to attend the Harvard Yale re- gatta on Thursday. Instead of at tending the races, the family will re- main at Beverly unless there is an unexpected change for the better in the mans condition
 A report from Beverly hospital to- night was that the patients name was on the dangerous" list, with only slight chance of recovery
 Dr. s. J. Mixler, of Boston, sent at the request of the president. arrived late this afternoon. He was working with the hospital authorities doing all he can for the injured man. Rob- ert Taft is badly broken up over the affair and spent much of the after noon at the hospital.
 Chief of Police Ferguson received instructions through the presidents attorney to see that the injured man is given every possible attention un- til his arrival, when he will take care of the matter himself. Robert has been in conference with the chief several times and refused to go out in the automobile again today. Secre- tary King, of the board of trade, re- ceived word from the presidents sec retary, stating that the president would arrive at Beverly early on Wednesday morning.
Arizona republican., 1910-06-28
YOUNG ROBERT TAFT
 IN AUTO ACCIDENT
HIS MACHINE SERIOUSLY IN LURES LABORER
The Presidents Solicitude Over the
 Condition of the Victim.

Beverly. Mass, June 27.-Robert Taft with two college friends. Lendal King of Minneapolis, and George liar rison, of Washington. started out from the summer White House this morn ing for a spin along the Massachu- setts north shore.
 Robert was driving. At Pride's crossing, about two miles from home, where the streets were being oiled. the auto slowed down. The horn sounded and most of the men stepped aside One, however. was not quick enough and the machine struck him. tossing him into the gutter. He was unconscious when he was picked up by Robert Taft and his friends.
 His name is Michael Thistwolla. At the hospital the surgeon said his skull appeared to be fractured and he was in a serious condition. All of those who saw the affair said it was purely accidental
Arizona republican., 1910-06-28
SAYS JONATHAN BOURNE
Choice of Democrat in That Republican State, For Senator, He Hints, Was An Effort to Disgrace Di- rect Primary System

Peoria, Ills, June 27-With a gen. eral denunciation of the corrupt methods alleged to have been prac- ticed by the legislature of Illinois in recent years, between 300 and 400 citizens from all parts of the state assembled here today and formed a temporary organization, ito repair the breakdown of representa- tive government"
 Senator Jonathan Bourne Jr., of oregon addressed an assemblage of 700 persons at the Majestic theater tonight, explaining the Oregon meth cd of electing United States senators.
 Senator Bourne charged that ef- forts had been made at the time of the senatorial primary election in Oregon to dishonor the state and it's public service.
 Senator Bourne's address in the beginning was an exposition of the much discussed Oregon system. which he declared to be the best sys- tenn of popular government in the world The chief features of that system are the Australian ballot and a strict registration law The initia- tive and referendum, the direct prim- ary, including the popular selction of United States senator's; a cOmpre- hensive corrupt practices act, and the recall, all of which Senator Bourne declared, constituted an abso- lute government by the people. "The people are not only intelligent but fair and honest" said Senator Bourne.
 The speaker dwelt at length on va riOus features of the Oregon system and cOntinued: Plainly stated the aim and purpose of the oregon law is to destroy the irresponsible poli- tical machine and put all elective of fees in the state into direct touch with people. as the real source of authority; in short, to give direct and full force to the ballot of every individual elector in Oregon and eli minate the dominance corporate and corrupt influences in the administra ton of public affairs