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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-16
Personal Points

F. G. Young left this morning for
business trip to Chicago.
Mrs. G.. w. Thompson has gone to
Boston for an extended visit.
Charles Larkin arrived home this
morning from the University of HE
nois.
Lew Ewing has gone to his homo in
Harbor Spring, Mich, to spend his
vacation.
Miss Nellie c. Youngren of Mime
apolis arrived this morning for visit
at her home.
Mrs. B. E. Jones and daughter have
gone to Knoxville, KY, to visit two
weeks with relatives.
Clayton Shinstrom has returned
home from Grinnen. He was a mem
Der of the graduating class.
w. H. Marshall and son, Robert,
left last night for Chicago. Robert
will leave there tonight for Boston.
At the state encampment of the G.
A. R. at Joliet yesterday, George Z.
Bailey, member of John Buford pos,
was elected delegate TO the national
encampment.
William T. Brasher and Mrs. ].
Joseph are in Jacksonville attending
the state convention of deaf mutes- An
effort will be made to bring the 1872
meeting TO Rock Island.
Dr. J. r. Hollowbush and niece MIS-.
Matte Williams left last night for
Chicago to meet Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
Balls who are returning from their
wedding trip to the lakes of northern
Wisconsin enroute to Indianapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. R. Davis and son
Harry left today for Buffalo, n. Y, to
attend the national head camp meeting
of the Modern Woodmen. Mr. Davis
goes to fill the duties of assistant quar-
termaster on the staff of General John
H. Mitchell, head of the Woodmen for
esters, a position the Rock Islander
has held at head camps for a number
of years.
W. L. Ross, president of the Chicago
& Alton road, accompanied by a party
of friends consisting of Eben L. Nc
Lead, chairman of the Western Pos
senger association; A. 3. Cults, pas
senger traffic manager of the Minneai,-
oils Ia st. Louis, and B. c. Stevens, /
freight traffic manager of the Chicago
& Alton, came down from Chicago tt s /
in Mr.. Ross private car. The 1
was spent on the Rock Is
land arsenal golf links. The party /
was entertained at luncheon at the /
home of G. A Stephens in Moline ani |
returned to Chicago this afternoon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-16
RELIGIOUS WORK
QUARTERSIN CITY
Industrial Evangehstic Founda-
ton Activities Directed
From Rock Island.
A. M. BRUNER is IN CHARGE
Will Remove Here From Chicago for
Future Residence-Meeting
to Make Plans.

, Rock Island is to become working
headquarters of the Industrial Evan
gelistic Foundation This statement
was given out this morning by A. n.
Bruner, railroad evangelist and execu-
tive secretary of the industrial organ
tzation which operates among the a.
1000 working men OF America
The management of the foundation
Is vested in a board of directors con-
sisting of seven men, of whom Rock
Island has three. The members are:
Frank Nay. comptroller of Rock Is
land railway lines, Chicago, chairman.
W. c. Collins, salesmanager Koy-
stone Steel and Wire Works, Peoria
]. S. Miller, secretary railroad Y. NJ.
c. A. Mattoon
J. c. Starkey, secretary railroad Y.
NJ. c. A, Mattoon.
c. z. Sharpe, assistant general man
ager Rock Island Pillow company, Rock
Island
A. d. Sperry, secretary Rock Island
Stove company, Rock Island
A. NJ. -Bruner, railroad evangelist.
Rock Island.
IN MEMS MOVEMENT.
Mr.. Bruner. after September 1, is 20
be connected for eight months with the
campaign of men. in religion forward
movement which will be started simal-
taneously in st. Paul and Minneapo-
lis, Detroit and Dayton. He is 20
serve as one of the experts in shop
and factory work, and at the same
time will keep in touch both with as
work on Industrial foundations COT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-16
EPILEPTlC INJURED
IN FALL ON WALK
John Maloney COllapses at Nine
oeenth Street and Second Ave-
nue-Gash in Head.

John Maloney. while standing at the
corner of Nineteenth street and Sec
ond avenue at 10: 80 last night, was
seized with an epileptic fit and fell to
the walk. His head struck the curb
ing and a cash was cut He was re-
moved to the police station and his
wounds were dressed by County Physi-
clan J. c. Souders- The man lost con-
siderable blood from the wound, and
so was removed TO St. Anthony's hos
pital. where he viii be confined for
several days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-16
Mrs. Taylor Given Divorce.

Mrs. Geneva Taylor of Moline w3s
yesterday afternoon granted a decree
of divorce from her husband, Charles
Taylor. The evidence was heard ay
Judge F. D. Ramsay in the circuit
court. The grounds for the action was
that the defendant is now a felon, hay
ing been convicted of the crime of as
sault with intent to rape. He is nov
in the state penitentiary. Attorney
W. E. Whiteside appeared for the
com plainant
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-16
PLANS A BIG TIME
FOR FOURTH OF JULY
AndaIusia Will Have Picnic, Three
Ball Games and Dance as the
Main Features.

Andalusia is planning a big celebra-
ton for July 4, with a picnic in the
school house yard, three ball games,
and a number OF other contests. In
the evening there will be a dance at
the town hall, with music by Bleuer's
orchestra In the morning the Andalu-
STA nine, which has won seven out of
eight games this season, will play Buff
falo. In the afternoon the 1000 team
of this city will play the Davenport
Eagles, and the winner will play the
winner of the morning contest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-16
j. C. BAILEY DEAD
Pioneer Resident of South Rock
Island Succumbs After a
Protracted Illness.
THIRTY YEARS AT ARSENAL
Robert Hurd, Former Resident of
This City, Passes Away in
Davenport.

| Jacob c. Bailey. a pioneer resident
| of South Rock Island and a veteran
employee of Rock Island arsenal, died
! last evening at 7:05 o'clock at his
home, 1902 Seventeenth street. He
had been ailing for years of a compli-
cation of diseases Mr.. Bailey had
worked at the arsenal as a millwright
80 years, relinquishing his place only
when his health failed him two years
ago. He was born June 25, 1885, IN
Warren county, Ohio, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Bailey. In 1865 he came to
this vicinity, and for a time worked as
a carpenter. Then he entered the
employ of the government and took up
his residence at the house in which he
died. Surviving him are his widow,
and three children: Frank, William
E, and Mrs May L. Kennedy, the lat
ter two of this city, and two brothers,
Sam Bailey of Warren county, Ohio.
and George Bailey of Clark, Pa Flu
neral services will be held at the resi-
dence at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon.
Rev. T. E. Newland of the First Meth
odist church, of which deceased was a
member, will officiate Burial will be
in Chippiannock cemetery.
ROBERT HURD.
Robert Hurd. resident of Rock Is
land for 40 years and veteran of
the civil war, died this morning at
2:30 in his home, 1917 LeClaire ave-
nue., Davenport. Death was due to a
complication of diseases superinduc-
ed by infirmities of age. Mr.. Hurd
was 50 years old He lived in Rock
Island until six years ago, when he
removed to Davenport He leaves
his widow. three daughters, Miss
Jennie Hurd and Mrs. Dan Keller of
Davenport and Mrs. James Fuller of
Cedar Rapids, and son, William
Hurd, of Cedar Rapids The funeral
will be at 8 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing with services in Sacred Heart ca
thedral, Davenport. Burial will be
in Calvary cemetery, Rock Island
SUMMON FUNERAL.
The body of Mrs. Harry B. Simmon
was laid to rest yesterday afternoon
in Chippiannock cemetery. Private fu-
neral services were conducted in the
home, 1000 Twenty-first street, at . /
0 clock by Rev. T. E. Newland, pastor
of the First Methodist church quar-
tet composed of Mrs. A. E. Williams,
Miss Bertha Jonassen, Arthur Jonassen /
and J. G. Hazard rendered a number |
of the favorite hymns of Mrs. Simmon. |
The bearers were H. z. Casteef. F. K. |
Will J. Sweeney, H. B. Hub |
bard. F. R. Harrington and l. J. Hoare. |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-16

Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets viii brace up the nerves. ban
ish sick headache, prevent despon-
dency and inyigorate the whole sys-
tenn Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-16
A Chance to Buy
A Fine Piano
or Player Piano
at a Great Saving

You owe it to yourself to look at
our stock of slightly used pianos and
player pianos before making a pur-
chase. Do you realize how much you
can save by buying a first class
slightly used piano? We have the
largest stock of slightly used pianos
ever shown in Davenport. These pi-
amos have come from the best homes
and have been traded in on Sohmer-
Cecilian, Farrand Cecilian and other
high grade player pianos and conse-
quently are pianos from homes
where they were not played on and
are in excellent condition.
We can sell you used upright pi-
amos rom $22 up and player pianos
from 5000 up.
Here is a partial list of what we
have to offer:
One Hallet & Cumston upright.
One Gabler upright.
One Grovesteen & Fuller upright.
One Wheelock upright.
Two Kimball uprights.
One Kimball upright almost new.
One Kimball concert grand.
One Moline upright, almost new.
One Haines Bros. upright.
One Haines Bros. parlor grand.
One Marshall & Wendall upright.
One Chase Bros. upright almost
new.
Three Nelson piaons, returned
from rental.
PLAYER PIANOS.
During the past year We have done
an extensive rental business in play
ers We rent players from IS to IS
per month. At the present time we
have three excellent Ss-note player
pianos that We will deduct the rent
that has been paid and sell at cut
prices. One player has had SIS rent
paid on it, another $50 and one $50.
You can actually make this saving
on these instruments. We have a
good player piano for $500. If you
wish to rent a player before deciding
to purchase you can do so and we
will allow the rent paid if purchase
Is made.
PLAYER CONCERTS SATURDAY
EVENING.
We cordially invite you to attend
our free player demonstrating con
certs tomorrow evening. In these
we demonstrate the very lat /
est accent devices of the sohmer-Ce- /
Gillian and other Cecilian players /
which are now conceded TO be the 4
best in the world
sixty-hve note player rolls at 25 1
cents each.
Arthur P. Griggs,
LII E. I'd ST.. Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-16

mittee and with the local extension
movement SO that Rock Island will
receive the benefits of his obserTa-
tons in these other towns
CAMPAIGN PLANS.
Mr. Bruner met this afternoon q:
4:30 with the local executive commit
tee to consider matters pertaining 70
the campaign to be inaugurated here
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-16
Pearl Esther Hunter Dies.

Pearl Esther Hunter. 16-months cli
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Hun
ter (colored) of 1925 Ninth avenue,
died at O'Clock this morning after an
illness of three weeks of whoopins
cough
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-16
Condition UNCHANGED.

of Oscar Larson, the lad whose skull
was fractured Wednesday afternoon
when he was hit In the head by a base
ball.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-07-13
4 Children Cry
FOR ElETcnER'S
GAS IT q RIA
BOONE FURNITURE
COMPANY.

Go to the, Boune Furniture
Company for.anythiug you went
in thu line of House Furnishings.
We have q new and up-to-date
line Of furniture, Bed Springs,
Mattresses, Comforts, Blankets,
and various other articles ne, d.
pd in the home, Be sure and give
ns q call AMI yet. prices bAiore
hn,ing elsewhere. Store in Bank
Building. Very respectfully,
BOONE FURNITURE co
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-07-13
A Peer Iuto His Pocket

would show the box OF Bucklen's
Arnica Salve that E. 5. Loper, .
carpenter of Marilla, N. Y. always
carries" I have never had cut,
wound or bruise, il would not soon
heal" hs writes. Greatest healer Of
burns, boils, scalds, chapped hands,
ane lips. fever sores, skin eruption,
eczema. corns and piles, asc q ~
dealers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-07-13

our mountains and our people
and while, here do as you please.
Remember. my promise and re-
member, too, that q lawyer new
or .breaks his promise.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-07-13
The Mountain Tour.
Charl otte Chronicle.

Charl otte Chronicle.
In arguing before the executive
committee of the North Carolina
Press Association for Lenoir az
the next place of meeting, The
Chronicle guaranteed that the
editors would learn q great ma
ny things about the State they
had been in ignorance Of and
would secure material to keep
them writing for weeks. This
guarantee was made good. Some
Of the editors IN the party had
been to Blowing Rock, but not
one had been over to Boone, Lin
vile and Edgemont circuit. As q
matter OF course, the wonders in
road construction and the mag.
ni6cense OF the scenery proved a
revelation to them, but best of
all was the acquaintance they
made with the character Of the
men and women who people our
mountains. One writer found
them "rich in health, content
ment and simple abundance"
They are that and more. They
are people Of intelligence. and
those who farm know as much
about it as the best farmers in
the country. They raise the I'm.
est horses outside OF Kentucky
and some as fine as are raised in
that State. They are g church
going people and have attract.
lively arranged school houses.
There is no better citizenship in
the world than the mountain peo
pie Of North Carolina, nor q citi.
senship that has been 90 persist
entity and 20 oexasperatlngly slan'
dered by the phony magazine
writer's. That is one Of the truths
The Chronicle wanted to have re.
vealed to the editors Of the State.
For whatever influence it may
have exerted in taking the edi-
tors to the mountains, it feels a.
bundantly rewarded, for now a
chorus of voices has been raised
for that section of the State and
more attention will be directed
to it than has heretofore been
known.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-07-13
ADDRESS or WELCOME.

ADDRESS or WELCOME.
Following is the address oi
welcome delivered before t h 9
North Carolina Press Associa.
tion in Boone by Solicitor F. A.
Linney:
Ladies and Gentlemen. Visiting
members of the North Carolina
Press Association:
lido not; know why | have
been selected to address you on
this occasion unless it is to prom.
lee the visiting melnbers:of your
association a. mol pros for all
their misdemeanors while in the
mountains. : Every solicitor in
the state could easily make that
promise to the editors Of North
Carolina without the least dan.
ger Of having to blot his docket.
We welcome you high up in our
mountains, close to the .euns in
HE burning, where the altitude
changes the heat ofthe noon day
sun into the soft mellow light Ol
the twilight; where the tempered
light of the forest is like a perpet
ual morning; where the pressure
from without is the least and the
pressure from within the greatest
and the soul becomesself.express
i've.
May your visit be. a pleasure
and profit to you and to US. The
dwellers in "this cave country"
have been out uff, and isolated
from the other parts, of our state
until we have become strangers.
Our people know more of Nash
yille than they do of Raleigh;
Chattanooga than they do oi
Greensboro, and we did know
more of Bristol than we did .,oi
Salisbury even before Prohibi'
tion went into effect. Let me
tell you something about this
great cave country ofours. 1tis
rich in mythology, rich in his.
tory, in citizenship and in. .he1
great natural resources.
At the time of Revolution this
section of the state was in thu
boundary of the Cherokee coun'
try. :, 1t is true in ali history that
where Nature oyer.abounds,
where Nature excelIs, mythology
| IL richest. Cherokee tradition il
6lle.l with. it. They were the
| Mountaineers of the Indians, ant
we find among their many myth'
THAT when the Cherokees frs
came to these mountains; the!
found them inhabited BY q rac'
of small men, white men, and
these were moon eyed; could onl.
see at night. l can believe tha
these mountains were once inhal
lifted by an earlier white race, bu
l cannot believe that they were
moon.eyed. The God of Mercy
would never create q race o
white men and place them ir
these mountains and close thei
eyes to the glory Of a Summer
day. If they were created moon
eyed they we're not deprived o
the power to see by day, but
were go made that they mightbe
hold the splendor OF these grant
mountains by night and by day
In the earlier daysof our hist q
Try the Blue Ridge marked til
boundary line of the Cheroke
country and the advance line Q
settlement. The unsettled condi
tion OF Indian titles made thi
the border, of "No-man's Land,
and this was the Indian battle
|ground both with themselves ON
the advance guard Of Western
|settlement. When Daniel Boon
left his home on the Yadkin an
followed this stream 70 its head
ho cama tn the Great Of the Blu
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-07-13

| The publications Of the Bureau
Of American Ethnology says that
the word il of foreign origin and
has no Indian meaning, but Ian.
den c. Haynes. in his beautiful
tribute paid the mountains OF
East Tennessee, says that titmaans
'.beautiful river" Down this
''heautiful river" Boone led bis
fourteen families from W a k Q
county, and, settling on the
hanks of this stream, these peo.
pie became the frst Of the Wa.
tauga settlers. Joined by Sewer
and Robertson they became the
founders of the .Wata uga COM
monwealth.
Let:me tell you something Of
this Watauea Association. Did
you. know that they were the
| first, men OF American birth to
establish q free and independent
COMMUNITY on this continent?
Did you know that they were
the first American.born freemen
to adopt q written constitution :
Cut of from North Carolina by
the mountains they were too far
away from her protection, with
families to protect from th e
scalping knife, Indians to fight,
outlaws to control and q wilder.
ness to subdue, they learned to
rely upon their own independent
strength. They formed their writ
ten constitution in the early
spring of 1772, made their laws
and governed themselves. They
directed the course Of Empire to-
wards the West aud led the way.
They afterwards followed Sewer
to Kings Mountain. They stamp.
ed forever d. distinctive charac-
ter upon the mountaineer. To-
day we find the same kind, Of
brave, free and independent. men
lnhabitlng these mountains.
/ am glad that the editors oi
! North Carolina havecome to Wis.
it this county. I want you to zee
our county and to know our peo.
pie better. We are soneti mes un.
Justly assalled. When you know
the true conditions tue people Of
North Carolipa .pnd every, part
of it, have no more loyal friend
than the press of the State. A
government agent has sent outa
recent report thathas donegreat
injustice to this people. Wesome'
times find that our section of the
state has been slandered by some
over.zealous who hope to make
gain by false report. 1t has been
reported that an ex governor Ol
North Carolina, for missionary
not mercenary, purposes, hat
, stated that children in this coun
ty had to walk many miles te
school, ragged and hungry anc
that churches were ~ sea rec that
many people had never heard oi
Christ. One ex-governor of NORTH
Carolina was hanged. May this
one ''prodt by his example. Il
this be treason make the most
of it,"
Go, back and tell that We ar
not objects OF charity. All w
ask is to,be given an equalchanc'
with the other counties OF th'
State. While by state aid, othe1
. counties OF the state have beer
traversed with railroads, what
; ever cost that has been ATTACHED
! to it, we. for years, have beer
paying our full share, while
!, we have always been forced te
take the greater part Of our pro
ducts to other states to market
,, Think Of it, there is not g foot o
rail road in this Senatorial dis
, trict. l believe that it is the only
} senatorial district in the state
lilo the nation and possibly In TIN
? world With out q railroad. &c
back and tell that we haye mol
.nlv a uroat voa1th Of acnnery
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-07-13
Editer .stnns sn he ussataIa
Raleigh, Dsily Tin,ss.

Editer sinns sntAs nssatsia III
DsiIy Timss. s'
Daniel Boone, we fancy, drsanl y
cd the night he rested on the tout
Of the Blue Ridge, between the
two famous springs that some
day the North Carolina story
tellers would come after him, %
be pushed on to lind 8 hallowed
spot. where nature, would keep
the memory Of those days fresh
and pure against all the world.
And thus it was that he stopped
near a big spreading oak that
stands near the little town OF
Boone and erected bis cabin. The
cabin has gone these many years,
but the faithful oak stands to-
day, marked as q silent sentinel
to warn future generations to
ever stand for that liberty which
was 40 dear to the people ofthat
noble pioneer.
That the spirit of Boone still
lives in the breasts OF those no.
ble mountain people was beauti-
fully shown on this memorable
occasion when the guardians OF
the press were gathered in this
little mountain town to partake
Of their good things and to see
what the good state OF North
Carolina is doing for those noble
liberty.loving people in the bull.
ding up OF the Appalachian Trai.
ming School Would that every
North Carollnian could have had
only Que chance at that sight.
No man could have witnessed
those strong mountain people
coming In with their wagons
and buggies loaded with baskets
full of the best things that ever
grew in this land, where liberty
has always been, and where milk
and honey are as plentiful as the
delightful blue air. To see those
strong mountain children. With
rosy cheeks and sparkling bright
eyes gathered around thatschoo
and to hear those men " b o
have worked Tor years to build
up that noble institution is en-.
ough to make every true North
Carolinian proud to know that
through tue state he has a hand
in helping in such a noble work.
The state of North Carolina is
losing much because we have fail
ed to build q railroad across the
Blue Ridge, 20 that all of that
great section that lies beyond the
mountains can come over to Us
with their wealth and their vast
supply Of food products. And
we are losing in that we are mis-.
sing the greatest place on this
continent az a health resort for
all our people. We are running
away to other lands when here,
within reach of our door. lies a
land which has few equals any.
where on earth, and nothing to
surpass 1t. The people of the
state owe that beautiful section
the solemn duty to build q road
into this land that is FLOWING
with milk and honey and that
has been the cradle of our libar-
ty. .''
But we do not. mean to leave
the impression that the scenery
OF that favored country is the on
ly attraction. To know the men
and women is to love them, and
il things should be what they
SEEM We predict that in a very
short time there will not remain
a single editor in North Carolina,
and We do not mean to get, any
body in trouble, but even some
OF the others seemed to be i'm.
pressed with the statement OF
the solicitor from Watauga when
he said that a good farm went
with every girl in that county.
s4
A Peer Into His Pocket