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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10

Improvement may be seen in the
fact that the railroads do not now ad-
vance freight rates without first ask
ing permission.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10

A decrease of Is per cent in the
price of automobile tires is predicted
Thanksgiving is not going to be a hol-
low mockery, after all.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10

An alliance between China and the
United States Is promised, but it will
not come about if the steam laundries
can help it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10

Speaker Cannon got back all right
but Cannonism in congress is deader
than a mackerel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10
GOSSIP OF AEROPLANES
Overheard at the Belmont Park Avi-
alton Meet.


Among those who Witnessed the fly
ing at Belmont Park, \. Y. was a man
an Ohio newspaper. According to his
own confession. his conscience has
been giving him some painful twingeS
ever since he saw the first aerOplaue
go up the other Cay.
when the Wright brothers We're
making their first experiments with
flying out at Dayton everybody got the
notion that they were Il couple of
cranks," he said. After the first story
or two which described what they were
doing Ohio newspapers outside of Day
ton declined to pay any attention to
them.
THE Dayton correspondents used to
be very active in sending out stuff,
but our Office. like many others. got
tired of receiving it. 1t got so that
standing orders were issued in our
office against printing anything about
the Wights. When Il story came in
about what they We're doing it went
to the wastebasket.
The city editor when he received n
Wright story would shout, Another
Wright yarn" and then the Office would
give a whoop and crowd about as with
an impressive gesture the story was
not as much as ten years ago either.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10

Out here in Illinois the republicans
won, but it looks as If Deneen's trou-
bles had just begun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10

why can't they cheat about how
high they co." asked one of the sweet
things on the lawn.
"Recause the Paragraph won't let
them" said the sage with her
We'll. I'd take II piece Of ice up
with me and hold it against the fool
ish thing
But the Paragraph doesn't register
the cold" her inforner explained: its
Just affected by pressure"
Then" said she finally. I'D press
the piece of ice against it,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10

Crippen having been respited until
Nov. %, that ought to be % for him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10
Explained.

"What is m emergencyY
"An emergency
Yes
at IS coming TO a place where you
either put up or shut up"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10

Ballinger does not quite know,
whether to laugh or to cry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island. Ill. [En-
tered at the postoh1ce as second-class
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10

The big stick is in splinters. Have
10 buy a new one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10

Theodore refusing to speak! Fol
once the big noise is silenced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10

That word Landslide" comes in
mighty handy now and then.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10

A lot of the aviators know what
they are up against in the matter of
danger Radley was asked whether
he expected to fly.
II can't say really, you know" an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10

We think we know our affairs best.
but it is hard to bring our friends to
agree with us.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10
HurT7Or and
Philosophy
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
By DUNCAN n. SMITH

WHEN the weather man hands ut
out some shop worn weather LEFT
over from last season we wish we had
not been so charitable as TO give away
all our last seasons clothing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10

swered the iiB.,iiSi.usu. I've long
since. got over flying for the sport or
the thing. It's a bit of tragedy-a
fiiCLt-isn't it:''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10

If there were no fools in the world
what would the superior rest of us do
for amusement?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10

Don't get a new suit that closely re-
sembles your old one, for obvious rea-
sons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10

Let not the sun go down on your
wrath. Take II out Of the other fel.
low while you are in the mood.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10

Some men are good because the dev.
IL has found no use for them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10

Here is some Of the comment over
heard one evening when HOxsey and
tombstone two Of the Wright fiers.
we're fading OCT of sight in the twi-
light:
What's become of the Heavenly
Twins"
Guess they hGve gone up TO light
the stars
Just at that minute out popped a
tiny star just above the place where
Johnstone'S hipianc had disappeared.
Then came another. then a group.
finally the Little Dirner. About al
the stars that are visible this time al
the year were o2t by the time the ri
val aviators reached the ground.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10

A little crowd Of newspaper men
hurried over To Ralph JohAstone whei
he slid 20 earth after his long clim'
into the cloulless evening sky.
What kept you SO iong:" they ash
ed
Well l waited TO make sure tia
Arch Hoxsey wasn't going any high
er. and then I waited little longer fu,
good luck. ~ that ! beat him to IL
ground"
Did you climb higher than HoE
sey:' was the next query.
We'll, if his Paragraph says I didn't
then I'll never trust a Paragraph
again
As a matter of fact, the judges fig
ured out that HOXsey's fight OvertOp-
ped Johnstone's by APO feet. but John
stone did not know that at the time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10
Needed Protection.

THAT pretty stenographer winked as
me-"
What are you going to do about itT'
"What would You do?"
"Call the police"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10

Everything flew high at the big avia-
ton meet, even lunch counter prices.
A man strolIed up to the edge Of one
costly lunch counter and rested his
elbow on the oilcloth.
Look here said he. "Do you scale
anything as low as 30 cents?"
Yep" replied the sentIemanly at
tendant: pork and beans"
Lead me out an ORDER" exclaimed
the customer.
A small platter was produced in n
moment. and as it slid toward him the
man who wanted food bent his scrutis
ny upon it. He surveyed it carefully
and then. looking the attendant straight
between the eyes. spoke as follows:
Here. here. Come across. or
dered complete dozen of beans.
You're three shy"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10

Many a good thing has been boosted
too high.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10

TERMS.-Daily. 10 cents per week.
Weekly. 81 per year in advance.
All communications OF argumentative
character, political or religious. must
have real name attached for publica-
hon. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10

BY THE J. w. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-10

Mother splits the kindling now be
cause football practice makes Johnnie
so tired
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-08
Natural Aoo Of Man,

The question as to what is the nat.
ural age OF man Is by no means set.
tied, OF course, but many are Of the
opinion that the Frenchman Flourens
was not far out of the way in his esti'
mate Of the time a man should live
Taking his observations from the
group mammalia, Of the class vertebra'
ia, as having the closest resemblance
to man and such species as are per.
mitted to live the full term Of their
natural life under circumstances not
admitting OF error or doubt, Flourens
found that their natural life extended
to about five times the period Of theil
lives from birth up to maturity. APP
plying the rule thus obtained to hui
man life and taking the age at viii h
the body is fully matured to be TWEEN
ty years. he concluded the natural
duration of the life of man to be ion
years.-NeN York American.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-08
FRIDAY FACTS.

Mrs Kuntzman of Tilden called on
friends here.
w. j. Cow returned from a business
trip at Niobrara.
o. s. Spillman of Pierce was In thu
city on business.
Miss Elsie Kell is home from a trip
to the Black Hills.
j. c. Chlebourn, jr., OF Denton, s. d.,
was in the city on business.
NJ +. Huettelmaier of Omaha was
in the city calling on friends.
A. w. Forbes, manager OF the Stan.
ton telephone company, was In the
city on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl. Buttertield, who
have spent the winter at Iona Linda,
Calf, have returned home.
II. II. Schneider of Belle Fourche, s.
D., passed through the city In his auto
mobile enroute to Omaha on business.
Mrs. M. A. Mcmillan returned from
a three months visit with relatives at
Boston, New York and other eastern
cities.
wood, Lead and Hot Springs. s. D..
where he spent weeks vacation Wis,
iting with friends.
DR.. and Mrs. H. j. Cole returned
from few weeks visit at Oberlin
Ohio, where their daughter. Miss Ro.
sella Cole, graduated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcclellan Hight, who
have been in the city the past two
weeks visiting with relatives, have re-
turned to their home at Chamberlain
9. ID.
Miss Edna Copeland, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. c. B. Cabaniss, accom-
panied by her aunt, Mrs. J. Tally, has
gone to southern California, where she
will spend the summer with her grand
father.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-08

day afternoon and drove Il mile north
to the farm OF his brother. Fred. whom
he took to Dixon. lie says the two
brothers saw the hired man going tor
the field ut 1880
VIII Flege was at neighboring
farm Thursday night talking with HIS
sweetheart. when he was telephoned
that his sister had been found muir.
dered
Neishbor Says He Heard a Shot
Chris Sorn, a neighbor, says his
hired man heard shot at 3 o'clock In
the afternoon.
Where Bullets Went.
VIII Flege owns 32-Calibre re-
volver, which he bought about two
months ago. 1t is said. The sister was
killed with 32calibre bullets. The
first one entered the back OF the head
and came out through an eye. After
she had fallen, another was shot into
her right breast, taking an upward
course. Either would have been fatal
The man must have fired this one,
standing on the ground, at the pros
trate form of the dying woman. There
was no mark Of agony or n struggle.
Funeral is Held.
The funeral was held this afternoon
from German Lutheran church I'm
the neighborhood.
Henry Flege OF Wisner Is on the
ground.
County Attorney John Pearson OF
Dixon county has been on the ground
ever since yesterday. working hard
on every possible clew
lations.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-08
Burnett.Carter.

At the home OF the grooms parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. s. Burnett, at 1923
South First street, at IL o'clock yes.
terday morning occurred the we'd
ding Of their son, Sylvester ]. Burnett
and Miss frankie II. Carter OF Battle
Creek. Rev. Edwin Booth, jr., per.
formed the ceremony. After the GER.
emory the wedding party sat down
to wedding breakfast and at noon
Mr.. and Mrs. Burnett took the train
for Missouri Valley, Ia, and other
points.
Charles Urich, jr., attended the
groom, Miss Allie Carter, sister OF
the bride. was maid of honor.
Mr. Burnett has had charge of the
Burnett restaurant at the Junction
and is very popular in Norfolk. Miss
Carters parents live at Battle Creek,
where she is favorably known. After
their return the young couple will
probably make their home on the
farm owned by Mr.. Burnett.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-08
Girl Near Wayne Murdered.

Wayne, Neb., July Especial to
The News: The mysterious and cold
blooded murder of a Wayne county
young woman, Miss Louise Flege, at
the farm home of her brothers, seven
miles northeast Of here yesterday af-
ternoon, has created a profound sen.
sation in this entire region today.
Miss Flege, about 80 years old, was
found dead in the door yard last night
at o'clock when the hired man,
Eichenchamp, came in from the field.
There was one bullet in the body
and one in the girls head.
About $25 had been stolen from
clothing in the house. A tramp who
had been driven off the farm the day
before, is suspected. Men are out
searching the countryside for him.
There was nobody home save Miss
Flege. Her brother, in a new auto
mobile, had driven to Ponca during
the afternoon and she was alone. APP
parently she had been coming toward
the house from the garden when the
two bullets were fired into her body.
The county attorney of Dixon
county, in which the crime was com.
mitted arrived today, as did Detec.
tive Will Davenport of Sioux City.
The position of the woman's body
indicated that possibly an assault had
been committed but DR.. j. j. viii.
liams of Wayne, who visited the scene
Of the murder last night, said he
could not tell as to this point. He
thought that no assault had been
committed.
The Flege family had lived in
Wayne county for more than twenty
years and Miss Flege kept house for
her brothers. The brothers are we'll
to do.
1t is said here today that it is
known where the tramp is hiding.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-08
The Word "Canvassino."

How "canvassing" got its election
significance is one of the unsolved
puzzles Of etymology. The word ap,
pears originally to have meant tossing
In canvas or blanket and thence gen,
orally mishandling or assaulting. "Ill
canvass thee In thy broad cardinals
hat" Is the Duke Of Gloucester's
threat to the bishop Of Winchester in
king Henry VI" The next stage OF
meaning was that Of destructive criti
cism, from which to thorough discus
sion-"canvassing"a subject-was sim
pie enough. But how exactly did il
arrive at the election sense? DR.. John
son explained that the term mean,
trying votes previously to the deci
sion" and derived It from canvas, as
1t signifies a sieve" The Oxford Die
tionary. however. is unable to find this
use Of the word.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-08

passes and steamers. but here in Hol.
land have struck the top notch for
present my card that | am foreign
correspondent for The Norfolk Daily
News" and the railroad officials fur.
nish me a free pass, the steamer Of
| fcials do the same, and even the house
boats and motor car men; then | re.
ceive pass to the royal palaces and
other public places that other people
must pay to see. OF course am de.
| lighted, grateful, and shall want to
come back again some day.
We visited the quaint old city, The
| Hague. the full name OF which Is
Sgravenhage. In this city the peace
conference was held. We visited the
royal palace OF Queen Wilhelmina and
were shown all through the elegant
rooms. We also visited the fascinat.
ing old palace, The House in the
Woods, built in 1910 by Prince Fred.
erick William. 1t Is an elegant palace.
The Hague has population OF 235, 900
inhabitants and is the capital OF Hol.
land. 1t has many very good build
|
all paved. Here we saw many stores
open on Sunday and less regard for
the Sabbath. Holland Is a great dairy
country, and in passing through It we
saw many fine cattle. Amsterdam and
Rotterdam are great export centers
for cheese. Each of these cities have
5000 vessels call annually at their
ports, which make a large business for
the people. The people are not rich
here, but are mostly hard working
class OF people who live a plain. sim
pie life. The women work very hard
in these European countries. and we
have seen many women, some very
old, blowing with oxen in the fields
and sweeping the streets of cities or
working on the railroads.
Many of the streets In Amsterdam
The Hague and Rotterdam have ca
nails for driveways and boats for wag
ons and carts.
The country is in charming condi
ton now, for the fields are green and
fruits are ripe, and the whole country
Is at It's best. I wonder how Nebraska
Is. and how Rev. o. w. Rummell Is
presenting the doctrines of practice to
the Methodist people down at the
brick church on the corner. DR.. Rum
nell Is a talented preacher and should
be heard. Then there are the Congre
gationalists, Christians. Presbyterians
Episcopalians and free Baptists. We
hope they are all on their way to heav
en-, but how few are ready to leave
this world when the call comes.
am sure that love my own native
; land better than all others, and when
compared it from this side of the
water, 1t is by far the best and grand
est of all that | have seen and known
Good bye to readers of The Norfolk
Daily News. Chas. Wayne Ray.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-08
Nav Be Fatally Injured.

William Hunk, the farm hand in the
employ of Otto Radenz, living six
miles south of this city, may die as
the result of injuries received when a
team he was holding ran over him
Friday evening.
Hunk was holding team attached
to hay stacker driven by daughter
of Mr.. Radenz. The team became
frightened and started off on run,
The tongue of the wagon struck Hunk
to the ground, the horses and wagon
passing over him.
He was carried into the house
where after physician from Norfolk
was called, 1t was found his head and
throat were badly cut. Several stitch
es in the various wounds were neces'
sary. The physician says the injured
man is suffering from much pain in
the lungs, which are torn.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-08
THE NoRFOLK WEEKLY NEwsJoURNAL FRIDAY, july s. 1eO

his plan In action, he was killed in a
railroad wreck His brothers, Lee and
]. J. Shubert, took up the idea and
began to acquire theaters in different
parts OF the country. inviting indepen.
dent managers to- join them Flske and
Belasco and some others responded
and for several years concerted oppo-
sition to the syndicate was carried on
Then Klaw & Erlanger made ven.
ture into the field of vaudeville, and
the Shuberts Joined them, providing
some city theaters for the new ven.
ture. This lasted only a short time.
but before 1t ended the Shuberts had
made booking contracts for number
of Independent attractions in the syn.
dictate houses. In May, 1909, Fiske and
Belasco announced that they had
made arrangements to book their at.
fractions with the syndicate. although
they did not at that time desert the
independents. Mr.. Fiske adhered to
his original position Of freedom with
the consent Of both factions.
New Phase Develops.
Early this spring a new phase Of
the war developed. Instead Of 1t be.
| ing a contest between producing man.
ayers and the syndicate, the theater
owners themselves came into the big
! fight. Thus far the theater owners
had been the ones receiving the brunt
of the war, whether 1t waged to the
best OF the syndicate or for the good
of the independents, and the theater
| managers always were the heaviest
| losers in the end. Within week near.
| ly all of the "one-night.stand" theater
circuits in the United States had an
nounced the adoption of the open door
policy of independence. Headed by
some of the most prominent booking
managers of the country, the mana
gers of these circuits organized the
| Nation Theater Owners association,
and stated that they would book any
meritorious attractions without regard
to affiliations. This was followed by
partial disruption of the National
Association of Producing Managers,
number of whose members were
syndicate managers. Mr.. Savage, one
of the most influential Of the list and
large producer, was in Europe when
this came about. He returned to New
York last week, attended meeting OF
the Producing Managers association,
listened to arguments, waited until he
had heard all sides of the question,
and then brought about the plan for
peace by one SINCE stroke.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-08
LEGAL Notice.

To whom 1t may concern, and more
particularly to William T. Whitmarsh,
or his heirs.atlaw and legatees:
Notice Is hereby given that on the
second day of November, 1908. one T.
E. Odiorne purchased at public treas
urer's tax sale, Of the then county
treasurer of Madison county Nebras-
ka lot g. block % of Hillside Terrace
Second addition to Norfolk, in Madi.
son county, Nebraska, for the delin.
quent taxes levied and assessed
against said property for the year
1907. A certificate of tax sale was is
sued by the said treasurer to the said
T. f. Odiorne, number 554, sale of
1908. That the said T. E. Odiorne
paid the taxes for the year 1908 as
subsequent to said tax sale and on the
10Th day of June, 1910 for valuable
| consideration, assigned said certifi-
cate to the undersigned. That the
time for redemption from said tax sale
will expire on November 2. 1910, at
which time the undersigned will de-
mand of the treasurer of said county
tax deed to said premises.
That said premises were assessed
for the years 1907, 1908, and 1909 in
the name of William T. Whitmarsh.
Dated at Norfolk, Nebraska, June
80, 1910.
]. s. Mathewson,
Owner NJ Certificate
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-08

saline made princess style. The groom
wore the conventional black.
The bride is prominent Nebras.
ka teacher and the groom is dent.
list OF large practice in Pierce, Neb
After fourcourse wedding break.
fast they drove to Spencer In an
automobile where they took the train
for Omaha. They will be at home
to their friends after August /. at
Pierce, Neb., where the groom has re.
Gently purchased and furnished a
neat little modern cottage
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-08
]. s. Mathewson,
Owner Of Certificate.

WANTED-Succo3s Magazip >
one with experience. but woulc CON
slider any applicant with good natural
qualifications; salary $3.50 per day.
quires the services OF man In Nor
folk to look after expiring srbscrip-
tons and l." secure new business by
means Of special methods usually ef-
fective; position permanent; prefe
with commission option. Address,
with references, R. C. Peacock, Room
102, Success Magazine Bldg. New
York.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-08
Jerusalem.

Old Uncle Jasper was buying a post
card in New Orleans postoffice when
gentleman approaching the next
window had a small parcel weighed
and stamped for Jerusalem. On this
gentleman's departure Uncle Jasper
chuckled and said:
"He was jokin', wasn't he?"
mot at ALL" returned the clerk.
"My, oh. myw cried Uncle Jasper in
an awed tone. lis 1t possible we take
letters to Jerusalem? l thought 1t was
aboyev