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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-13
Reliable Remedy for Epilepsy

Both sexes and all ages who have
any symptoms of Epileptic Fits or
nervous twitching or trembling,
should use Kosine at once. the only
guaranteed specific for Epilepsy.
w. NJ. Federmann, the we'll known
druggist of Kansas City, Mo-, writes:
Our experience with Kosine has
been truly remarkable. Many cases
have come under our personal OBJ
servation that have been vastly i'm
proved and benefited. We do not
hesitate to give our personal guar
antee to any one who is afflicted with
this terrible disease, Epilepsy"
The price $3.50 will be refunded
by Harper House Pharmacy If not
fully satisfied after using a bottle.
This trial at our expense. Mail or
ders filed. The Kosine Company,
Washington, D. c., or Harper House
Pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-13
Don't Break Down.

Severe strains on the vital organs,
like strains on machinery cause break.
downs. You can't over-tax stomach.
liver, kidneys, bowels or nerves with
out serious danger to yourself. II you
are weak or rundown, or under strain
of any kind, take Electric Bitters the
matchless tonic medicine. Mrs. J. E
Van de Sande, Of Kirkland, H., writes:
THAT did not break down, while en-
during most severe strain, for three
months. is due wholly to Electric Bit
ters." Use them and enjoy health and
strength. Satisfaction positively guar
anteed. Fifty cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-13
comet in reality Is but a sign which

comet in reality Is but q sign which
prognosticates the advent of a more
material visitor known as ''Whiz."fOn
Wednesday evening dozens of busy car.
rier boys will whiz thousands of The
Argus to Rock Island homes and thou
sands of housewives will wIfE over the
pages, whiz out the shears and whiz
the Whiz coupon. On Thursday morn
ing all Rock Island will be whizzing
Whiz coupons to grocers and druggists
who will exchange them for full sized 10
cent cans Of ''Whiz." In a jiffy the
housewives will be whizzing dirt from
every nook and corner of the house
hold. Nor will the housewife whiz
doctor. the dentist, the
chauffeur, the Office man, the mechanic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-13

the candidate for nomination the republican
Island subject to the vote at
9TH day Of September next In
announcing candidacy will state that have made
promise to any not Influenced in decision to
a candidate by acted entirely
judgment If nominated and elected for said Office
office in economical and dignfed
solely benefit of the county and the people at
large pledged in the matter of appointment and if
nominated elected to be governed solely by fit
may be available for appointment
deputies. furthermore will appoint any sheriff,
neither will consider any of the present attaches q the
she forces who is tainted with the in
office desire the voters Of this
county UP both police officer the city
Moline assistant supervisor OF Moline having
served in that four and also citizen
and business city Moline 1t is that
candidate for office should stand his past record before
fitness of the candidate
and reputation should be considered by the voters
Of this county If after looking into record you
vinced that for the office request that
out at the primaries and vote for was born in
Rock Island county ago and have lived all of life
- Moline.
CHARLES e. SHALLBERG.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-13
Social Events
MYers-Raguet.

Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock
at st. Clements Episcopal church in
Ell Paso. Texas, was celebrated the
marriage of Miss Marguerite Racquet,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Condo G..
Racquet of Davenport, to Charles F.
Myers of Davenport, Rev. Harry Eas-
ter, the rector, reading the marriage
service. Only the immediate family
of the bride and few friends were
present. The ceremony at the
church was followed by a small we'd
ding breakfast at the ST. Regis hotel
in Ell Paso, to the immediate fam
lily. at which were present Mr.. and
Mrs. Racquet of Davenport and Roy
Racquet of Isor. Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Myers later left for
C1oudcroft, New Mexico, where they
will spend the honeymoon.
The bride is a Davenport girl, a
graduate of the Washington High
school, st. Katharine's school and
the Iowa state university. For the
past few years she has been one of
the Davenport high school faculty as
teacher in mathematics. The we'd
ding took place in Ell Paso as the
bride has been spending the summer
with her brother, Roy Racquet, on
his ranch some 80 miles from Ell
Paso.
Mr.. Myers is from Pittsburg, Pa.
He is a railroad man and during the
four years of his residence in Daven-
port, he has been identified with
large business interests. being one of
the well known officials of the Rock
Island railroad, and chief clerk in
the office of the general superinten-
dent, c. w. Jones. Mr.. Myers will
bring his bride to Davenport after
the wedding trip and they will reside
on East Fifteenth street, where they
will be at home early in October.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-13
New Comet Hits Here on "Wednesday

New Comet Hits Here on Wednesday.
Rock Island is to have a celestial
body all to herself-a brand new whiz-
zing comet that Professor Young says
will hit Rock Island with full and ter
rife force on next Wednesday. Ac-
cording to those who have observed
the approach of the visitor closely,
there will be no danger to life or prop
erty for it's substance is such that the
import will do more to improve our
condition than otherwise. Young's
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-13
FROST FAILS TO ARRIVE
Danger to Corn Crop Averted for the
Second Time.

The frost that might have been this
morning was not. The reason there
for was that it was cloudy all night,
the clearing of the heavens failing to
materialize as scheduled during the
night Apparently the danger is over
for the present. This is the second
time thatNa light frost has been pre-
dicted within a week and yet the corn
crop has been spared.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-13

Can be depended upon" is an ex,
preston We all like to hear. and when
it is used in connection with Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy it means that It never fails to
cure diarThoea, dysentery or bowel
complaints. 1t is pleasant to take and
equally valuable for children and
adults. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-13
MISS VAN CALDER AT HEAD
Annual Meeting of Daughters of Cow
enant of First NJ. Z. Church.

AUuudI NIttIIUS Oh DkIutsAIUCIS Oh OUN'
enant of First NJ. f. Church.
At a meeting of the Daughters of
the Covenant of the First Methodist
church. held last evening at the
home of Miss Claire Van Calder,
1910 Twentieth street, officers were
elected for the ensuing year as fol-
lows:
President-Miss Claire Van Gal
der.
Vice president-Miss Grace Stat
ford.
Vice president-Mrs. w. E. Mar
tin.
Secretary-Miss Dorothy Stevens.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-13

everyone viii find a hundred uses
for "Whiz-" 1t viii whiz the ink from
the inkiest hands and whiz the grease
from the greasiest hand. Be sure to
watch next Wednesday for the whiz
coupon Then be sure to whiz to the
grocer or druggist and get a can Of
"Whiz."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-13
Merry Widow Club Dance.

The Merry Widow club will give a
dancing party at the Watch Tower
inn Thursday evening. Sept. %. The
committee in charge of the arrange
ments is composed of the Misses Ger
trude Schneider, Marguerite Coyle,
Helen Kruger, Amelia Raisch, Kate
Coyle, Rose Benck, Rose Schatz,
Edna Schneider, Helen Hartzell.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-13
Corresponding secretary - Miss
StrOhmeier

Treasurer-Mrs. Homer Hinckley.
After the election the evening was
spent in outlining the work for the
coming year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-28
BIG BATTLE
EXPECTED TODAY
Mexican Trouble is Due According to
the Latest Advices From the
Front.

CHIHUAHUA, Dec. rs. Semi off
cial information states that reinforce
ments which left here last week by
train and began their march at San
Antonio, expect to join Gen. Navarro
Pedernales today. Aside from brush
between scouting parties near Nal
Paso last Sunday, in which none were
hurt, there has been no fighting.
In fact, the federals profess to be-
lieve that the insurrectos have de-
serted Nal Paso. However the feder-
alists, 1t is said, are not attempting
to go through the pass. Direct news
from Ojinago and vicinity is rare here
but the situation there is attaining in
creasing attention. A Mexican coming
direct from that place related story
of how forty vaqueros working on a
big ranch secured arms They told
their employer that they had no arms
with which to defend themselves
against revolutionists. The employer,
according to the story, gave each man
rifle. whereupon they deserted in
a body TO join the insurrectos
/ When the junction with Navarro is
formed the federals will have 2,S0t
men in the disaffected district west OF
here Those best informed here pre-
dict a battle today, but there is nc
certainty that this is correct.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-28
STANDARD OIL co
TO HAVE COMPETITION
Royal Dutch Shell Group Has Sent
Four Ship Loads to United
States.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.-A fear
less band of Dutch oil producers have
made plans to fight the Standard Oil
Co., in its own field, right here in the
markets of the U. S. A. This start
ling development in the commercial
world is told in report from Consul
General Dubois, at Singapore, in
which he says:
'.The Royal Dutch Shell group has
entered into competition with the
Standard Oil Co., which is placing OF!
in France, and, it is reported here
has also determined to sell benzine
in the Unitter States, and that foul
big tank steamers started some time
ago for Boston.
Heretofore the Dutch combination
has disposed of its products in the VI
! cinity of production, and consequently.
placed their oil on these markets a
very cheap rate. 1t will be anothe1
thing to transport oil $4,000 miles AM
face a great competitor in its hone
market, but the Dutch group seem u
believe that they have sufficiently de
veloped to succeed in the wider field
and this makes the situation inter
esting."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-28
HE CAESARIAN
OPERATION ON DOG
lccessfuI Surgery on Boston Terrier
Vino is Mother OF Three
Puppies.

SPOKANE, Wash. Dec 2S.--caesaf-
h surgery was resorted to in the
terinary hospital, conducted in Spo-
me by the Washington State College,
save three puppies. The operation
Is performed by Frank H. Mason,
4 S., assisted by DR.. Walter Fersu-
d, on blue-blooded Boston terrier
med by John l.. Matthieson head OF
6nepartment in local paper house.
10 bought the animal in Chicago
Sferal months ago The operation
E1B successful and it is believed that
III pups will live The dam Is get
e along nicely, but is unable 70
"a the pups, who are being raised
$a bottle. Matthieson was so elat
#over the news of the recovery OF
prize dog that he invited the stan
The hospital to banquet in the
ling hostelry in Spokane, He de
yes the animal cost him more thar
= D and that he would not part witt
zSow for 10 times that amount. also
ling that money cannot buy the
ID. He will send the quartet to hi
[53ntry home as soon as possible.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-28
GAVE BOND
NOT TO MARRY
Telephone Operators in the West
Seem to Have Many Chances
to Be Brides.

SPOKANE, Wash, Dec. 2S.-When
Miss Margaret Perkins went to work
as telephone operator in local hotel
today the management required her
to give a bond not to marry within
six months. This instrument, duly
signed and sealed, holds Miss Per
kins bondsmen liable to the extent
of $500 in the event she becomes a
bride on or before June 81, 1911. The
sureties are prominent business men.
The reason for this unusual require,
ment by the hotel management is that
half dozen telephone operators nave
married within as many months. the
last two being Miss Florence Joyce,
who recently married rancher, and
| Miss Olive Bourne, who has gone
to Rockland. Mich, to join her In
! tended husband.
4 ~ am not engaged to marry any
1 one. nor do | expect to enter lnte
an engagement during the comins
six months" said Miss Perkins,
4 comelv brunette. "and for that reason
nv bondsmen have nothing to fear
or course, | have received propose
or two, but 1 am not ready to SETTLE
! down for life.
"The making of a bond is matter
4 of business with the management 0
the botel,' the operator continued
"There is more or less trouble ever
time new operator is broken IN
the rule being that as soon as glr
4 becomes efficient she deserts TN
switchboard to join heart and ham
with some mere man.
GAS / said, | am not ready 70 oe
come the wife of any man. therefor
the management has nothing TO lea
so far as / am concerned. The IVY
voung women working on the othe
/ eight.hour shifts will also be require
/ to give bonds, am informed.
A. G. Benson, manager of the house
believes that Miss Perkins and tn
other operators will carry out thel
Z agreement to the letter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-28
VOTE SELLERS
UP in COURT
Population Of West Union is Doubled
by The Arrival of Farmers
To Testify In
Court.
LEN1ENcY IS SHOWN
Where Full Confession is Made, the
Indicted Man Will Not Have
To Go To
Jail.

WEST UNION. O., Dec. 2S.-The
grand jury is expected to return $50
more indictments against citizens for
selling their votes, making 900 in all.
Judge Blair says he will impose jail
sentences as we'll as fines in case full
confessions are not made.
Judge Blair has been exercising
great leniency, disfranchisement us
ually being the worst sentence I'M
posed. Today he announced this
would only last as long as he finds
that indicted citizens are playing
square with him. If he ascertains
that confessions have been only given
in part or information withheld, the
maximum penalty will be imposed.
Frank Salisbury was fined $50.
The population of West Union has
been practically doubled in the pas
few days by people who have come tc
town to testify. The hotel facilities
are cramped by the influx.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-28
LORIMER CASE
is NOT SETTLED
Some OF the Senator'S Will Bring UP
the Matter for Further
Arguments.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 80. That a
hard fight on the floor OF the senate
is ahead for VIM. Lorimer, was made
apparent today when it was learn
ed that a dozen senators are studying
the report during the holiday vaca-
ton. Some of them will contend that
the senate should consider the ques
ton of maintaining new standard of
judgment.
Senator Bereridge and Senator
Frazier both refused to appear in the
report signed by majority of the
committee Beveridge remained here
during the vacation to examine the
testimony A minority report may be
filed This would arouse debate
among the senator's. There is strong
probability Of an outbreak even
though no minority report is made.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-28
SEVERE S szJCKS
ATllE CANAL
Earthquake Disturbances In Panama
Alarm the Natives and Wreck
Their Queens
ware.
ARE GETTING WORSE ]
Americans Not Excited for Shock
Heavy Enough to Wreck the Work
Would Open the
Isthmus.

COLON, Dec. Earthquakes OF
considerable severity have caused
alarm in the provinces of Chiqui, Yer
aguas and Los Santos, 150 to 200
miles from Panama City. A series OF
severe shocks were felt throughout
December 20 and 81. Each shock was
sharp and heavy. The City Of David
was damaged the most. 1t is built of
stone, while the smaller towns near
by are OF wood construction.
Earthquakes are frequent, even in
Colon, but they are not SO severe and
long-continued as these. At the most,
they broke a little crockery and tip
ped over chairs. But the recent up
I heavals have brought to the surface
the ever-latent dread that the canal
may be damaged by some cataclysm
of the sort.
Up to the present time, barring the
little tremors mentioned, the canal
zone has been remarkably free from
earthquakes. But there always turks
the dread that some day seismic dis
turbance will undo the work of mil
lions of dollars, thousands of mer
and several years.
The greatest danger to the cana
would be at the locks OF Gatun, Para
iso and Miraflores. Construction men
employed at Gatun, have stated open
@ ly that the massive concrete locks be
ing built at that point continually ar
! settling, causing large cracks to al
pear.
The nightmare which haunts the ma
tives OF Colon is the possibility tha
the dam at Gatun might be destroyed
A shock more severe than the ord
nary always revives this talk. AS th
dam will hold back the waters of
lake containing Ito square miles G
water, with maximum depth of 8
feet what an earthquake great enoug
could do can be grasped easily.
Americans, however, less appreher
siye than the natives, always repl
that an earthquake great enough
destroy Gatun's massive works woul
destroy the isthmus and remove th
need for canal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-28
Half Dozen National calamities Are
Expected for 1911 According
to the Red Cross
Society.
REASONABLE
What the Society Has Done During
the Past Year in the Way Of
Offering A.
sistance.

WASHINGTON, Dec 2S. Six big
disasters will occur in the United
States in 1911. This is not the predic-
ton Of an astrologer, but the Ameri-
can Red Cross Society.
Experience has taught the Red
Cross to expect an average of five
or six big disasters in this country
each year. 1t does not undertake to
say when or where they will occur, or
whether they will be caused by storm,
fire, flood, earthquake or explosion,
but it is sure they will come.
Experience proves not only that an
average of five or six disasters, Sc
we're enough to call aid from the Red
Cross Society, may he expected ev-
cry year in the United States, but the
! demands from foreign countries are
predicted to be much more numerous.
Some idea of the character and va,
riety of the disasters with which the
Red Cross deals is given in the review
of those which demanded attention
during the last twelve months.
They include in the United States.
one hurricane, one mine fire, tive
mine explosions and forest fires in
Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
and Minnesota. Foreign calamities
demanding aid from the Red Cross
included; floods in Mexico, France
5ervia and Japan; the Armenian mas
sacres; the earthquake in Costa Ric'
and the, relief of the starving sol
diers in Nicaragua.
In the disasters which occurred ii
the United States 500 lives were lost
while approximately $500 person
were given immediate attention
About 5000 persons lost their home
by fire or hurricane. The Red Cros
expended $4,000 for relief opere
tions In the United States and In FOL
eign countries s66500 was spen'
making total OF $262, 500. Other n
lief funds expended in this countr
in conjunction with those of the Re
Cross amounted to s2fS,000 maxim
, the grand total of relief expenditure
for the year under Red Cross leade
ship s4So,O00.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-28
Mob Bent on Lynchlne Negro Could
Not Get Him Out Of EXPIRES,
Car Strong
Box.
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
Was About to stransle Farmers
Daughter When Help Arrived
And He Was
Captured.

WESTON, w. Va. Dec 2S.A mob
beseiged the local railway station
last night to prevent sheriffs from re-
moving William Furby, colored, to
the prison at Clarksb burg
State troops are reported on their
way from Clarksburg by special train
to prevent lynching
At Furby's trial in the afternoon
Flora Anglin, a farmers daughter.
declared she was the victim of at
tacks at his hands,
The officers had taken the negro to
the railway station for the purpose of
getting him to Clarksburg for safe
keeping. He had been given prelim-
mary examination during the after
noon and was held to the grand jury
without bail The testimony given at
the hearing aroused the residents and
| finally alarmed the officials.
When 1t was learned that the negro
was to be taken out of town the mob
quickly gathered at the station. The
train was late. Officials appealed to
the growing crowd to disperse, but
/ they were hooted down. An appeal to
4 Gov. Glasscock at Charleston for state
troops was followed Immediately by
an order for the mobilization of the
militia at Clarksburg Grafton and
Parkersburg and their dispatch here
by special train. Until the arrival OF
the militia Ii was necessary to push
4 the terrified negro into The airiess
vault OF the express company. Al
though in danger OF suffocation the
officers deemed this less OF an evil
than to let Furby fall into the hands
of the mob. When the train finally ar
! rived the authorities we're able to car
J ry out their plans.
: II was brought out at tho hearing
that Furby seized Miss Anglin Satur-
, day evening on her fathers farm
near here and dragged her 30G yards
: to secluded spot He was in the act
OF numbering her by strangulation
, when discovered, and ran to horse
8 tied near by. He rode away, but the
: animal fell, throwing Furby and dis
locating his shoulder. His capture
therefore was easy
Landed in Jail.
WHEELING, w. Va, Dec. 2s Fer
by was landed at the Moundsville pen
itentiary near here at 10 o'clock to
day. It was thought that the Negro
was to be sent to Parkersburg anc
crowd had gathered there TO receive
him.
The negro is in a state OF conpplet.
collapse.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-28
chewed His Ear OF.

DUBUQUE. Iowa, Dec. 2S.-During
the course of brawl in a saloon
Jack Schwartz and Charles Anthony
clinched and fell to the floor. Schwartz
landed on top of Anthony and in the
struggle caught hold of Anthony's left
ear with his teeth. 1t required four
men to drag Schwartz away, and
when his grip was loosened he had
Anthony's ear in his mouth. The ear
was bitten off as cleanly as if it had
been cut off with knife. The police
are looking for Schwartz.