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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-20
START ELECTRIC
SOUTHERN TRAINS
Trolley Service Formally Els
tablished Between Rock IS
land and Monmouth
TWO DAILY FOR PRESENT
Schedule to BE Tentative Until Line
Is Thoroughly TcSted-Run to
Heart of City Soon.

After numerous delays, electric ser
vice finally was inaugurated today on
the Rock Island southern, the first
car arriving in this city from Mon
mouth at 10 o'clock this morning. and
leaving half an hour later on the re-
turn.
For the present. to the end of this
week at least, daily two cars will be
started from either end of the line
The first week will necessarily be in
the nature of a test of the line preiim-
mary to the establishment of a regu-
lar schedule. Until the schedule is
settled. each day the cars win arrive
in Rock Island at 10 a. m. and p. m,
and will depart from here at 1880 a.
m. and at 400 p. m.
The local terminal for the electric
cars will be ate Fourth avenue and
First street The steam trains will
continue on the same schedule as was
few months ago. The steam trains
run to the Twentieth street depot of
the Rock Island road.
May Use Rock Island Track.
4 representative of the Southern is
quoted as saying that negotiations are
under way with the Rock Island in the
hope of securing the consent of the
officers of the latter road for the cleo
trification of one of its tracks from
Fourth averue and First street to the
Twentieth street depot. Railroads op-
Grated by steam generally object to the
of their tracks through
their yards" the statement reads.
The Rock Island road has taken this
position with reference 10 the South
ern. OF course we would prefer an in
dependent entrance along First ave
nue., but since it appears we can't get
one, we will be obliged TO do the next
best thing. The Rock Island road Off
cials doubtless know of the efforts we
have made in this direction, and ap-
preciating the necessity for our get
ting our electric trains into the heart
of the city, may vet be induced to al
low us to electrify one of the leads
from the west part"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-20
MURRAYADvANCED
Popular Rate Clerk of the Rock
Island Is appointed Com
mercial Agent Here.
SUCCESSOR TO E. L. GOFF
New Representative of Freight de-
partment Has Been With Conn
pany Since 1884.

Thomas ]. Murray, for the past nine
years rate clerk in the local office of
the Rock Island road, has been advanc-
ed to the position of commercial agent,
to succeed f. l.. Golf, who became di-
vision freight agent at Davenport Dec.
1. Mr. Murray was called to the sof-
fee of H. A. Snyder, general freight
agent of the road in Chicago yesterday.
and after short conference the posi-
ton of commercial agent was offered
and accepted, taking affect at once.
Mr.. Murrays territory will be named
tomorrow.
Mr.. Murray began his career in the
railroad business May %, 1884. as
night telegraph operator at Tiskilwa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-20
Personal Points

A. ]. Beverlin has returned from a
business visit in Alabama.
Frank Watts has returned from Kan
sas City, where he has been located
several months.
Mrs. Z. F. Bartholomew returned
last night after a several weeks
stay at Sunbury, Penn.
Dale Hayes has returned from the
Missouri School of Mines TO spend
Christmas with his parents.
Miss Florence McCandless will ar
rive home tomorrow from Lake For
est college for the holidays.
Miss Nina Munger left today for
Pueblo. Col, where she will spend
the holidays with her sister, Miss Ha-
eel Munger.
W. II. KraCke. formerly of this city.
has returned to his home at WOodside,
Mont, after a visit of several weeks
here
Robert Marshall has arrived home
from Shattuck academy to spend the
holidays with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. H. Marshall
Captain W. y. ROsentield, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Strauss and c. D. ROsen-
field will leave Thursday for Old Point
Comfort TO spend Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McHugh
and daughter, Elizabeth, of Chicago.
will sail soon after the first of the
year on the steamer, Boucher, for
a three months cruise to South
America Starting from New York
they will sail around the continent
to Valparaiso and return, stopping
at all the principal coast cities.
Captain and Mrs J. NJ Beardsley
and George f. Bailey have departed
on a trip through the south that will
keep them in that section the remand
er of the winter. They will visit var
ious battIefieIds on which Messrs.
BeardsIey and Bailey fought during
the civil war. They will return home
by steamer in the spring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-20
JAIL is NOW CLEAN
Sheriff o. L. Bruner States the
Report of Miss Martin Elk
aggerated Conditions.
NOT AS BAD AS PAINTED
New Bedding Installed, Better Ven
tilation Provided and Prison
erS Well Fed.

Sheriff o. L. Bruner stated this
morning to a representative of The
Argus that conditions at the county
Jail were not half as bad as pictured
by Miss Vella Martin in her report to
the state charities commission, of
which she is the official representative
Her report was published last evening
in The Argus, and it described the
Jail as a prison that would have been
thought unfit evenain the middle ages.
Sheriff Bruner. said: This Miss Mar
tin has given an entirely wrong i'm
preston of the Rock Island county
Jail, as the conditions here are not as
dreadful as she represents them to be.
She came to Rock Island after having.
as she stated herself visited only
three or four jails, and as Rock Island
was by far the worst of these, she
thought it must be the worst in the
land. She gained a number of i'm
pressions that were not facts. For in
stance. she tells of a man dying in the
Jail after having suffered with typhoid
fever and having endangered the
health of the other inmates
Expires at Hospital.
Jerry Hickson, sent here as a vaga-
bond, was the man she referred to. He
arrived at the county Jail at II O'Clock
on the morning of Aug II, and at
o'clock in the afternoon of the same
day he was sent TO the hospital. He
died several hours later but | cam
see how that casts any reflection upon
the Jail Her story about sleeping
conditions and about the impure air
which the prisoners are forced to
breathe has some foundation, it is true.
but she has greatly exaggerated the
facts. The building has been thor
oughly cleaned during the past month.
there are no disagreeable odors in the
air, the prisoners have been organized
to fight what vermin there is and
which cannot be got rid of. and the
sleeping conditions have been improy-
ed. l have, seen to it that all the old
ticks were thrown out and that new
ones, with clean straw, have been in
stalled. The prisoners have no com
plant to make as to the amount of
food which they are given. | am not
to a new Jail, but | believe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-20
the present one is serving the purpose
very we'll now"
ALL DAY TELEGRAPH
SERVICE ON SUNDAY
Manager Huntingdon of Postal In
augurates Improvement in
Rock Island.

S. H. Nudge, the new manager of
this district for the Postal Telegraph
company, yesterday afternoon paid a
visit to Manager huntington at the To-
cal Office. AS result Mr. huntington
was authorized to employ another
operator and to make other improve
ments that will give the Postal com
pauy's patrons better service. One OF
the first changes announced was the
opening of the local office all day on
Sunday. In future the hours on Sun
day will be from a. m, to p. m
Heretofore the Office has been open on
Iy two hours in the forenool and two
in the afternoon. One of Manager
HuffingtOn's first acts when he assum-
ed charge here a few months ag3 was
to extend the night service, in which
the Western Union promptly followed.
Mr. Hufington's efficiency as a mana
ger has been demonstrated in other
ways and the result has been greater
convenience for the public.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-20
FAMILY is MISSING
George Forster, Salesman,
Leaving Shortage of 500,
Disappears from City.
GOING BACK TO ENGLAND?
Had Been Employed Since Last July
by the Grand Union Tea Com
pany of Davenport.

George Forster. 1920 Second avenue
this city, a salesman for the Grand
Union Tea company. Davenport, has
been missing since Thursday of last
week. and it is believed he is on his
way back TO his old home in Liver
pool. England. with his family, con
sisting of his wife and two daughters.
The Grand Union Tea company claims
that it is out 500 in cash, and mer-
chandisc also
Forster had been employed by the
Davenport company since last July.
With his wife and TWO children he oc-
cupied rooms at a house al 1920 Sec
ond avenue. Forster drove wagon
for the Davenport concern. delivering
teas and cofees and making collec-
tions from his customers in Moline,
East Moline. and Silvis. He was a
successful salesman and stood high
with his employers.
Wife Displays Tickets.
The Davenport police department,
upon investigation. has learned that
Mrs. Forster more than a week ago
showed two tickets TO Liverpool TO
some friends. Ii is understood hat
the family had run number of bills
here and that these were left unpaid.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-20
DINA RAMSER. Chairman.
MARGARET GILES, Sec'y.


Purchase of gifts for the poor chill
dren of the city will be begun tomor-
row by Misses Ramser and Giles. This
task they expect to have completed by
Friday night. The purchases will be
delivered at the Association house, on
Seventeenth street. There they will
be classified and addressed, and Sat
urday they will be sent to the homes
they are intended for. Automobiles
will be used in making deliveries 10
the different parts of the city. Miss
Ramser will be in charge of one of the
machines and Miss Giles of the other.
They will have the assistance of a
number of ladies connected with the
Association House work.
The Argus Santa Claus Fund COM
mittee work this year has been thor
oughly systematized, and there is no
reason why any poor child of the city
should suffer a cherries Christmas.
There has been a generous response
in subscriptions, while scores have
been furnished poor childrens names
by the committee. If there remains
my money after the gifts have been
bought for the poor children it will be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-20

donated to the Associated Charities.
Misses Ramser and Giles impress up
on the public in their communication
appearing at the head of this column
three points that should be borne in
mind: Where names have been sup
piled that there is an obligation as
sumed that should not be overlooked
under any circumstances; if you desire
to aid with a subscription of money
that you have it in not later than p.
m. Thursday, and if you want the
names of poor children you have your
application in not later than o'clock
of the same date.
Big Day at the Colonial.
Manager l. y. Martin, who is con-
tributing todays receipts of the Colo
fund, said at noon it looked like big
day for the house. The ticket office
does not open until p. m. but before
noon nearly one hundred tickets had
been sold. One man laid dollar at
the box office window and said he did
not want any change
The Colonial night performances run
from to 1920. The main picture
for today, including. tonight is "A
Cowboys Vindication." The Colonial
also has an orchestra and an illustrat-
ed song singer. If you have not yet
visited this pretty little house you
now have an opportunity TO do so in
the assurance that your admission is
going towards the fund 70 help make
Christmas a happy one for the poor
children of Rock Island. The adnlis-
sion is only cents
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-20
TEAMSTER MAY BE
FATALLY INJURED
Earl Gaylord, 1880 Fortieth Street
at st. AnthOny's Hospital in
a Serious Condition.

Earl Gaylord, youth living at 1880
Fortieth street, met with an accident
today that may result fatally. He is
employed as a teamster Early this
morning he hitched up his team and
started 10 work. He was driving along
Fourteenth avenue when In some man.
Ber his horses became frightened and
ran away. They ended up against \
tree alongside the street and Gaylor
was precipitated TO the pavement.
Several Of his ribs were broken. and "a
is thought by the attending physician
that his lungs we're pierced by the
broken ends, and he is In danger Of dy-
ing He is now at ST. AnthoDy's hos
pital. where he was taken in the am
bulance as soon as possible after the
accident.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-20
DAMAGE SCHOOL
IN CLASS PRANK
Juniors and Sophomores Enter
High School Building and
Sling Paint.
EVEN UP WITH THE SENIORS
Result Is That Principal Burton Or
ders Change in Order of Use of
Gymnasium by Students.

The school spirit was stretched pref
ty far last night when the high school
building was twice entered through a
window and serious mischief perpe-
trated in the gymnasium. Yesterday a
couple of senior boys gained entrance
to the gymnasium while school was in
hook. to which the senior colors were
attached. so that it caught upon the
wire cage which protects the electric
lights at the ceiling. 1t was impossi-
bic to take them down before the
games last evening, and they were
played with the colors flying. Angered
by this, the juniors and sophomores
planned to get even, and the work last
night was the result.
Some of the Junior boys crowded
through a window in the gymnasium
balcony, and. armed with some red
and white paint, attacked the banking
board behind the basket They first
painted a large part of the board red,
and then used the same brush to paint
the rest with white, so that this morn
ing the banking board presented a sor-
ry appearance of maroon and pink. In
commenting upon the affair, Principal
A. J. Burton said this morning that the
very fact that they used their brush
in the red paint first showed what
class of students they were. The worst
of the affair. however. is that lot of
red paint was spilled on the floor,
making il unfit for play.
SOpbOmores Follow Suit.
As though this were not enough,
some sophomores also gained entrance
to the building in the same manner,
and. dragging a heavy extension ladder
after them across the floor. they pro
ceeded to duplicate the seniors trick
by placing their cOlOrs in the light
cage. The floor again suffered from
dragging the heavy ladder across it.
After these outbreaks by students OF
three classes. Mr.. Burton decided that
the tournament will not be finished.
and that hereafter no one but squads
chosen by the coach and manager will
be allowed TO use the gymnasium at
any time While this seems a radical
measure. il will be enforced until Mr..
Burton is convinced that the students
are competent of taking care of the
gymnasium. Mr.. Burton is in position
to know every one of the culprits in
last nights affair, but what will be
their fate is not as Yet known.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-20
a New DAUGHTER.

A new daughter was welcomed this
morning at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Sackville, 1916 Sixteenth ave
nue..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-20
TWO MORE DAYS
FOR SANTA FUND
Misses Ramser and Giles Adj
dress Final Notice to Public
for Argus Committee.
DON'T FORGET OBLIGATION
Those Furnished Names of Poor
fill Trust-Big Day at Colonial.

To the Good People of Rock Island
Through The Rock Island Argus an eff
fort is being made again this year to
have every poor child in the city of
Rock Island, to whom Christmas might
otherwise be dreary rather than a
happy day, remembered. The under
signed, at the request of The Argus,
have this year again cheerfuIIy con-
sented to undertake the responsibility
of seeing that no needy child is neg
lected and that such moneys as are
contributed to The Argus Santa Claus
Fund be properly expended and dis
tributed. Every one who takes upon
himself or herself the responsibility
of playing the role of Santa Claus to
children whose names are furnished
by US, takes that much of a burden
from our shoulders and leaves that
much more money to be expended from
the general fund. Hence what we want
now to impress upon al who are inter
ested in this endeavor is first, that all
who have agreed to take care of chill
dren whose names have been furnish
ed by the committee to fail not in their
tasks under any circumstances, as the
children assigned them will not be
looked after otherwise. Last year not
one of the people who asked for names
and received them failed in their obIi-
cation. We trust there will be do dis
appointments this year.
One thing more that we wish to ask
is that anyone who may know of poor
children in the city who might other
wise be overlooked send the name of
the family and street address to The
Argus Santa Claus Committee not lat
er than Wednesday evening of this
week. Great care has been exercised
in the endeaVor to see that there are
no oVersights, but we are anxious to
adopt every precaution in order to be
absolutely certain.
The Argus Santa Claus Fund Com
mttee
DINA RAMSER, Chairman.
MARGARET GILES, Sec'y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-20
DISORDERLY HOUSE
FIGHT; BLOOD FLOWS
Ugly Encounter in Early Morning in
Resort on Twenty-First Street
-Combatants Fined.

A bloody encounter took place at an
early hour this morning in disorder
Iy house on Twenty-first street be-
tween Second and Third avenues, be-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-20

tween two men who gave their names
to the police as Billy Mclaughlin and
James Mcintosh. Both names were
known TO be fictitious. The men quar-
relied about a woman. Mcintosh was
so badly cut about the face and neck
with beer bottle. which broke as it
hit him. that a doctor had TO be called
TO prevent his bleeding to death. Each
was fined so and costs on a charge of
disorderly conduct
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-20
FORMERLY AT WATERFOWL

DIT. Z. B. ITarkG' New heaU OF UIIn-
ming Hospital, Chicago.
DR.. F. B. Clarke, who has just
been appointed superintendent at
Dunning, the Cook county hospital,
until Jan. 1, 1910, was an assistant
physician at the Watertown hospi-
tai. DR.. Clarke was stationed at the
Watertown institution three years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-20
Success OR Failure

is often determined BY the character,
style and general appearance of your
cIothes-why not dress yourself
to win!
Get out of the "ready-made" rut,
and have your clothes made to fit
you alone, so they will give you
that neat, dressy appearance that
commands universal admiration.
You can be a tailor-made man for
SIS to $40 the suit, make your
selection from as handsome and
reliable line of fabrics as the mills
ever wove, and have your clothes
made to satisfy your own tastes, if
you come to us.
The roundup record., 1910-01-28
New Coal Mine East of
Town Is the Scene of
Much Activity.
LOAD COAL IN ANOTHER week
Bridge Across the Musselsheu
and Spur and Two STORAGE
Tracks Arc Being Built.

The new coal camp east of town,
where the Davis Coal Company is
opening mine, work on which was
only commenced several weeks ago,
is already the scene of much activi-
ty. Temporary buildings, includ-
ing boarding house and a number
of bunk houses, have been built.
and actual development work is
already in an advanced stage. Two
slopes, the main entry and air
course, are being driven. these be-
ing in about eighty feet.
Work on the bridge across the
Musselshell for the spur from the
main line, was commenced Sunday,
and is being rapidly pushed. Re.
side the spur, there will be two
storage tracks. As the ground is
quite level, not much grading will
be required for the tracks. A temp.
orary spur is now being laid, and 40
soon rs this is in shape to shove in
cars, it will be possible to load coal.
This will be in about a week.
The development work is in
charge of Superintendent Millard
and L. J. Cake. mining engineer.
The roundup record., 1910-01-28
nAhr 5http Atft(1tD
Lip and Leg Ulcerations More
General Than Has Been
Thought.

That the lip and leg disease is
getting more and more generalamong
sheep in this section is the conclus-
ion reached from reports received
here. Dan Slayton, who was in town
Monday from Lavina, said that one
thousand head on his ranch were
infected with the disease, and that
he is using every means to prevent
its spread. On the Thompson ranch
on Willow creek 200 head in band
of 1900 were found to be suffering
with the desease. Other sheep
men have also reported the presence
of the disease among their bands.
1t seems clearly established now
that the disease becomes more gen.
eral and dangerous with cold
weather, altho cases have been OBJ
served as early as August. The
nitric acid treatment, which the
state veterinarian advises, is being
used with good effect.
The roundup record., 1910-01-28
N. N.P.MAY SELLLAND

If the report which has been cur
rent here for several weeks be
true, the railroad land in this Sec
ton Of the state will be placed on
the market in a year or so. The re-
port has for it's foundation an inter-
view between Prof. Linfield, of the
State Agricultural Collage, and
Land Commissioner Cooper of the
Northern Pacific railway, in which,
it is said, Mr.. Cooper favored the
placing on sale of practically all of
the company's holdings in eastern
Montana. He further stated that
The roundup record., 1910-01-28
SERIOUS A((|Dt||T
Manager Barron Falls From TeIe.
phone Pole and Breaks Both
Wrists This Noon.

Just at the noon hour today, as
Manager f. T. Barran, of the local
telephone exchange. was preparing
to descend from a telephone pole
where he was making some repairs,
the top of the pole broke where the
two iron braces holding the cross
piece are bolted, and precipitated
him head foremost to the ground.
In falling he threw his arms forward
and landed on his hands, breaking
both wrists and dislocating the in
dex and second fingers of the left
hand. He was also badly bruised
about the face and head, and it is
feared that his left leg is fractured
at the thigh.
He was Immediately removed to
his room at the Ferguson home
after the accident. where he is be.
ing taken care of. He is in pretty
bad shape, but at this writing it is
not known how serious his injuries
may prove.
Mr.. Barron came here about three
months ago from Judith Gap to
take the management Of the local
telephone exchange.
The roundup record., 1910-01-28
hHQtk loDd CONSTITUTED
Deputy Grand Master Morris. Of
Billings, Charters Local AT.
and A. M. Last NIGHT.

The local lodge OF Masons, which
has been working under dispen-
sation since March OF last year, was
constituted last night as Unity
Lodge No. II, A. F. and A. M,
Deputy Grand Master Sidney F.
Morris, Of Billings, officiating. The
deputy grand master was assisted
in the work by W. f. Moure, of
Billings; Fred Handel of Mussel-
shell; Joseph Nerbovig. of Mussel-
shell; E. r. Morgan, w. B. Lewis
and Sheriff Martin, of Lewistown;
w. b. Dean and f. M. Huff, of
Forsyth; and John S. Davis, of No.
3.
The following officers, who have
been acting under the despensation.
were installed:
Geo. n. Griffin, Master.
&. i. O'Neil, Senior Warden.
Earl Ried, Treasurer.
Harry Thompson, Secretary.
Fred Anderberg, Senior Deacon.
J. M. Pyles, Junior Deacon.
NJ. X Swanson, Stewart.
Alex Roy, Tyler.
After the lodge was officially
chartered, a banquet was held in
the Johnson Hotel, covers being
laid for thirry-five. Geo. N. Griffin
acted as POSTMASTER and some
clever toasts were responded to.