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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-20
TROOPS MAY RETURN.

their professions of unhostility to the
unions.
TROOPS MAY RETURN.
President Urick of the Iowa State
Federation of Labor addressed the
meeting last night, and while advising
the course adopted, cautioned the men
to act conservatively and within the
laws. The state authorities have been
apprised Of the situation, and It is I'M
derstood orders will be issued to the
troops TO be prepared for another call
if necessary. Il is stated that on the
first intimation of rioting the troops
will be hurried to Muscatine. q
So far the strikers are disposed to
remain quiet, and there is belief that
the renewed strike will be a blood
less" one. The hope is that, on the ar
rival of Commissioner Van Duyn, who
has been notified of the change of sit
uation. and is coming TO again straight
en- out the trouble which he was sup
posed to have settled. the differen ces
will quickly be adjusted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-20

at Springfield. The Bird brigade, COM
posed OF the Ord and 9th regiments
of infantry, will camp at Dixon Aug.
II to 20. The LIST brigade, consisting
of the list End. and 18th regiments OF
infantry and the LIST. regiment of cav
airy, will camp near Chicago, the
place not having been determined up
on. The artillery battalion will 90 in
to camp with the United States troops
at Sparta, Wis, Sept. ! to 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-20

Art Institute this year. Miss Dunlap
is in the city at present, and will re
main through Saturday night. In ad-
dition to the collection of miniature
paintings an exhibit OF the jewel
work of Miss Jessie NJ. Preston of Chi
cago is being shown. Miss Preston
has included in her collection for the
exhibit number of unique designs.
Her unusually fine workmanship has
won considerable recognition from art
lists. The exhibit Will continue through
Saturday night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-20
BUTTON WORKERS
STILL HOLD OUT
Men Fail to Return to Places
in Muscatine Factories
Today.
NON-UNiONISTS FAVORED
Operators Said to Have Promised TO
Protect the Latter in Read
justment.

Muscatine, Iowa, April 20.-All nego-
tiations between the button manufac-
turers and employees are again OF. the
men unanimously voting not to return
TO work at present.
An Official statement issued by the
union declares that employees OF the
various shops in meetings decided not
TO return to work pending the arrival
in the city of Commissioner Van Duyn.
to whose efforts Mondays short-lived
agreement was due. Failure OF several
smaller shops 10 resume operations and
a misunderstanding regarding the ma
ture of the agreement presented by the
manufacturers TO Commissioner of La
Dor Van Duyn" are given by the union
as reasons for the action taken in the
shop meetings.
The union officials state that upon
the arrival of Mr.. Van Duyn an effort
TO arrive at a settlement will be made.
NoN-UNIoNISTs PROTECTED.
The actual cause of the break in the
local situation is believed TO be a state
ment made public in which the manu-
facturers assured their uon-union en-
ployes that the men who had remained
loyal" to them during the controversy
would not be displaced
Taking offense. as alleged, at a re-
mark credited to some of the buttol
manufacturers here to the effect that
no non-union workmen who had STOOD
by them during the strike need fear
being dismissed on account of the set
Element of the strike, the union work
men, after a lively meeting decided
not to return to work today. in spite of
the agreement 10 do so.
THIS decision was expected, as it was
forecasted during the day by union
leaders. who considered the above re-
mark unnecessary and evidence that
the manufacturers were not sincere in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-20
Personal Points

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Gotwals left
this afternoon for Chicago. Mr.. Got
walls will go on to Duluth for bust
ness trip.
R. c. Smedley has returned from
Bloomington, where he was called
by the serious illness Of his mother.
Her condition is critical.
Mrs. Catherine Huber. Miss
Amelia Huber and Otto Huber have
gone TO Old Point Comfort, Va,
where they will visit several weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-20
Proposals for Supplies.

State of Illinois, board of admin
istration, Springfield, April Il,
1911.-Sealed bids for furnishing
eggs, poultry, fish, fresh fruits,
green vegetables, straw, hay, corn
and oats, excepting matured onions
and potatoes, TO the WatertOwn
state hospital, win be received on the
first day of each month at said in
stitution For information apply
TO DR.. w. A. Crooks, managing of
fcer. PURCHASING COMMITTEE,
By Frank d. Whip, Chairman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-20

cause is unknown. Before the fire de-
partment reached the scene the roof
had fallen in and ii was impossible
to save anything. The building was
located on First avenue between
Fourth and Fifth streets. There had
been no fire in the place for several
months but there were electric wires
furnishing power to run the machin-
cry. to which the origin of the flames
may be due.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-20
is RARE ART COLLECTION
On Exhibition at Arts and Crafts
Studio in City.

An art collection OF exquisite quail
ity is that which is now being exhi5-
tied at the Arts and Crafts studio,
conducted by Misses Irma and Mango
Kohn at 1719h Second avenue. II
includes a number Of beautiful minia-
ture productions. the work Of Miss
Marian Lyle Dunlap OF Chicago, who
is well known 10 local people. Miss
Dunlap was one OF the three Chicago
artists invited TO participate in the
permanent art exhibit Of the Chicago
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-20
GUARD SHORT OF MONEY
Cannot Pay Transportation, Hence
Regiments VIII BE Scattered.

Springfield, H., April 20-The ILL
nois National Guard will camp by regi-
ments at various places this year in
stead of holding a division encamp-
ment in any one place, according 10
an announcement made yesterday by
Adjutant General Dickson. The change
in plans is due TO lack OF funds to
pay transportation. The Second bri-
gade, consisting of the 4th. 9Th. and
Sth regiments of infantry, will camp
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-20
WILL OF COLONEL HOBBS
Estate Is Divided Among Widow and
Daughters.

The will of the late Lieutenant
Colonel Frank E. Hobbs, command
ant at Rock Island arsenal, was ad-
mitted to probate this morning by
Judge B. S. Bell. The instrument
provided that each of the two daugh-
tiers of the deceased. the Misses Flea
nor and Marion Hobbs, be given
81 900 and that the remainder of
the estate go to the widow, Mrs.
Lydia B. Hobbs. The instrument
was drawn and dated July 6, 1910.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-20
Licensed to Wed.
Kicked by a Mad Horse.

Samuel Birch Of Beetown, Wis, had
a most narrow escape from losing his
leg. as no doctor could heal the fright
full sore that developed. but at last
Bucklen's Arnics Salve cured it com
pletely. It's the greatest healer of ul-
GERS. burns. boils, eczema, scalds, cuts,
corns, cold-sores, bruises and piles on
earth. Try it; IS cents; al all drug
gists'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-20
BOOSTER TRIP is
DATED FOR MAY 9
Rock Island Business Men For.
ward Plans for Excursion
Over the Southern.
PAPERS PRINT SPECIALS
Idea Is to Distribute Thousands of
Copies in Towns-Junketers
to Parade.

May has been settled on as the date
of the booster excursion over the route
of the Rock Island Southern under the
auspices of the Rock Island Business
Mems association. The arrangements
for the trip are in the hands Of a COM
mittee composed of Simon Mosenfeld-
er, Charles Con and E B. Kreis. 81
mon Mosenfelder, F. G. Young and
Warren H Reck are planning the ad-
vertising features.
At a conference of the committees
held today it was decided to cooperate
with The Argus and the Union in pub
fishing booster editions, each paper to
print several thousand additional cop
les for distributions in the towns on
the route of the Southern. In these
editions it is proposed to carry illustra
lions showing the leading business
houses, factories, resorts, etc, together
with the photographs of men active in
the commercial life of the city. The
advertising committee is also planning
souvenir to be distributed on the
trip. Each business house represented
will also be permitted to do what ad-
vertising it desires on its own indi-
vidual responsibility.
TO PARADE IN TOWNS.
The excursion will probably be the
biggest thing of its kind ever promoted
in the tri-cities. band will be car
ried, and it will head a parade which
the boosters will give in each town on
the route of the road. At Monmouth
the excursionists will take dinner at
the Colonial hotel as the guests of the
management of the Rock Island South
ern- Aledo will be visited on the re
turn trip. 1t is expected that the boos-
ters will spend an hour or more in the
Henry county town.
The Southern is to provide special
train of as many coaches as are need
ed 10 carry the crowd. The fare will
include all expenses OF the trip. The
train will leave the city at s o'clock in
the morning, and be back home in time
for supper
JUST NEIGHBoRLY CALL.
While business is prompting the en-
terprise primarily, still the people of
the city generally feel that they owe a
friendly call on their new neighbors
in the towns that have been brought in
close communication with Rock Island
as result of the opening of the South
ern line. Both Monmouth and Aledo
have sent out booster junkets which
have paid their respects to Rock Is
land, and the trip to be taken May is
in the nature of a return OF the COM
pliment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-20
PATCHING UP PAVEMENTS
City Commission Puts Men at Work
Repairing UnsightIy JOgs.

One public work that has been
started for which the municipal COM
mission will have the gratitude of
citizens is the repairing of street
pavements. A force of men has been
put at work on Second avenue,
where there are numerous unsightly
joys. After these have been patch
ed up the pavements in other sec
lions of the city will receive at
tention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-20
SILvIS WOOD WORKS
BURNED TO GROUND
Flames From Unknown Cause De-
strOy $4,000 Worth Of Prop
e1y-Insurance $4,000.

Fire last night completely destroyed
TIE Variety wood works at sfyfs
owned by ". A Gallaher. The loss fs
$1,000, with $4,000 insurance. The
flames broke out about 11:I5 and the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-20
MOLINE GETS CONVENTION
Grand Council of Royal Arcanum
Meets There in 1912.

The Illinois grand council of the
Royal Arcanum, in session at Pc
oria today, voted the 1912 meeting
to Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-20
WANT BURIAL RATE RAISED.

A petition signed by all the under TAX
ers of the county was presented TO
the board. The undertakers asked TO
have the price of pauper burials rails
ed from the present rate of $40 TO the
sum of s25. The matter was referred
10 the committee on poor claims.
Chairman Richmond named Superb.
sors S p. Wright, Swan Dahlberg and
Zach Einfeldt as a committee to wait
upon the municipal commissions OF
this city and Moline in an attempt to
get them to agree to establish Jointly
with the county workhouse where
the prisoners of the county and the
two cities may be put to work to earn
their keep.
FRANCHISE PETITION REFERRED.
The petition of the Tri-City Railway
company asking for a renewal of its
franchise In South Rock Island. to.
gether with additional privileges, was
again referred TO the judiciary com
mittee which was ordered to bring in
report at the June meeting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-20
AIDS OF SHERIFF
GIVEN MORE PAY
Wages of Deputies Raised by
Additional SO Per Month
to Each Man.
COMPLETE AUDIT OF BOOKS
Nothing but Few Clerical Errors
Observation-Disclosures Want
Burial Rate Advanced.

At the closing session Of the April
yesterday afternoon, a number of mi
nor matters were attended to. The
salaries of the sheriff's deputies were
raised, each man getting SO addi-
tional each month. For GO years past
the pay of the deputies has been $3.50
day and of late years it has been
pointed out to the board time and
again that this was not enough COM
pensation for them. Accordingly the
pay of the first deputy, who also acts
as jailer, was fixed at So a day or $50
a month, and that of each of the other
deputies was made $2.S5 a day, or
about SIS for a working month, which
includes &c days.
AUDITOR MAKES REPORT.
John a. Goodmanson, who under di-
rection of the board made an exhaus-
tive audit of the books of all of the
county officials, reported yesterday
that he had completed his work and
that the books of all the officials were
in excellent condition. A few clerical
errors were discovered, but beyond
this the books were found satisfactory.
The report of the retiring commit
tee which was at work on the new
bridge over Rock river at Colona re-
ported on having received certain
plans and estimates for the building of
the piers which are to hold up the
bridge on the Rock Island county
side. The newly appointed roads and
bridges committee was authorized TO
go ahead with the plans as formulated
by the old committee.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-19
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

One Year, Strictly in advance, $3.50
Subscribers who wish to discontin-
ne can always have their paper stop
ped Immediately by notifying this
office and paying up arrears. Remit
by postoffice money order
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-19
DEATH Of
OTTO KAUTA

Otto Kauth, head fireman in the
Consolidated Water Power & Paper
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-19
NEFDFUL KNOWLEDGE
Grand Rapids People Should Learn
To Detect the Approach of
Kidney Disease.


The symptoms Of kidney trouble
are so unmistakabIe that they leave
no ground for doubt. Sick kidneys
excrete a thick, cloudy, offensive ur-
inc, full of sediment, irregular, If
regular Of passage or attended by a
sensation of scaIding. The back
aches constantly, headaches and dir
.zy spells may occur and the victim
is often weighed down by a feeling
of Ianguor and fatigue. Neglect
these warnings, and there is danger
of dropsy, Bright's disease, or diabet-
es. Any one Of these symptoms is
warning enough to begin treating the
kidneys at once. Delay often proves
fatal.
You can use no better remedy than
Doan's Kidney Pills. Here's Grand
Rapids proof:
H. J. Giese, Eighth st. s., Grand
Rapids, Wis, says: |'My experience
with Doan's Kidney Pills has beer
S satisfactory that I can highly r.
commend them. My back was weak
and my kidneys did not do their work
properly. Nothing helped me until +
took Doan's Kidney Pills. I am CRATE
full to the remedy for restoring me to
good health
For sale by all dealers Price 50
cents. Foster MiIburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-a and
take no other.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-19
WOOD COUNTY REPORTER.

Published on Thursday of every week
in the year
A. L. Fontaine, Publisher, Proprie-
tor and Managing Editor.
Entered at the Post Office at Grand
Rapids, Wisconsin, as second-class
mail matter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-19
John GRANGER
HAD ACLOSE CALL

John Granger, a farmer, in the
town of Sigel, took a load of sheep
from his farm to the IRELAND Pack
ing Cos. plant last Wednesday and
reached there about noon. After I'M
loading the sheep he started thru the
plant to the office. During the noon
hour the plant is shut down and dur
ing that time the lights are off and
in some manner in going thru the
building to the office he walked into
the elevator shaft and fell a dist
ance of ten feet cutting his head bad
ly and bruising his body by the fall
He was found later lying in the bot
tom of the shaft unconscious and was
taken to the office where he was re
suscitated and a physician called.
After his wounds were dressed and
attended to, he was taken to his farm
home in the town of SigeI where we
are now pleased to report that he is
recovering nicely. He has no recOl-
lection of just how he fell, but he
was looking for the stairway that led
to the office and fell into the elevator
shaft.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-19
Z-GILKEY

A quiet and pretty wedding took
place at SIS. Peter & Paul parson-
age at high noon Tuesday, October
II, when Miss Jennie Kuntz became
the bride of Freeman G. Gilkey, Rev.
VIM. Reding performing the ceremony
The bride was attired in a beautiful
purple broadcloth travelling suit and
purple hat, and the groom wore the
conventional black. They were at
tended by Gertrude Kuntz, sister of
the bride and Charles E. Briere Of
this city.
The wedding march was played by
Miss Helen GiIkey sister of the
groom. Only immediate relatives Of
the contracting parties were pres
ent at the ceremony. After the cere-
mony a wedding breakfast was serv-
ed at the home of the brides sister,
Mrs. Earl Brennan, after which they
departed on a wedding trip to points
in the southern part of the state.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-19

THURSDAY, OCT. 10, 1911.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-19

They will be gone a week or ten days
Upon returning they will 90 to house
keeping in flat that is already
furnished for them. The bride is q
very estimable young lady having
been employed as stenographer for
the Grand Rapids Milling Co., for sew
eraI years and the groom is a pros
pe8 Gus insurance man of Grand Rap
ids. Both of the young people have
a host Of friends who unite with the
Reporter in extending the heartiest OF
congratulations
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-19
ACRICUL TURAL
CONTEST
December 9th, 1911.

Wednesday, December 9th, 1911, is
the date fixed for the Agricultural
Contest to be held at Grand Rapids,
Wis, under the auspices of the Wis
consin Bankers association and the
the three banks at Grand Rapids.
A representative from the AgricuI-
tural College at Madison will be in
Grand Rapids in few days to as
sist in arranging details and the pre-
MUM list will be published later.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-19

The James Music Co. of Wausau
have purchased the stock of pianos
in the store opposite the Witter ho-
tel and viii begin closing out sale
of the stock on Saturday of this week
The James Music Co. are we'll known
to many of our citizens as they have
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-19

Cos mill in this city, and who is
employed nights, was taken with a
very severe pain in his right should
er Monday evening, while in the dis
charge of his work A little later
this pain went to his brain and he
was taken home by bis assistants and
gradually grew worse until he died
Tuesday morning of hemorrhage of
the brain, or apoplexy. Mr.. Kauth
leaves a wife and four children to
mourn his sudden death.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-19

been established in our neighboring
city Of Wausau for the past 20 years
and are known as reliable and pro-
gressive piano men. 1tw.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-15
TO DECLARE OIL DIVIDEND
Probably Standards Last Before
Distribution of Stock.

Tn. directors OF the Standard OIL Com
many Of New Jersey will meet to-day for
dividend purposes. and. It is expected. Will
declare what probably will be the last
dividend the company Will pay before 1t
distributes the stock OF thirty-three Of its
subsidiary companies to its stockholders. IN
accordance with the recent decree Of the
United States Supreme Court The COM
panv has been in the habit OF declaring Sc
a share for this quarter and It is believed
that this is the rate that will be declared
to-day. payable September 10
Since the recent action Of the directors OF
the American Tobacco Company IN passing
the dividend on the common stock, pending
the REORGANIZATION OF the company IN ac-
cordance with the ruling OF the supreme
Court. IL has been assumed in some quar-
tars that the Standard oil Company would
likewise refrain from declaring additional
dividends until after the reimbursement As
the regular dividend was declared by the
directors shortly after the decision OF the
Supreme Court was announced there ap-
pears TO be no good reason why the divi-
dend for the current quarter should not be
declared
Before the time arrives for the declara-
ton OF another quarterly dividend the
MANAGEMENT hopes 70 have carried out the
reorganization plan. recently announced
which provides for the distribution of the
stock Of thirty-three OF the subsidiary
companies 70 its stockholders. For the
purpose Of alotting this stock the com
panv's transfer books close on August 81
and II is believed that the transfer books
, for the payment OF what IS expected 10 be
the 1nal dividend Of the corporation as now
constituted will probably close on the same
date.
How the aggregate dividends Of the con
stituent companies will compare with those
which have been paid by the parent com
pany cannot yet be told. but the belief IN
we'll informed quarters is that they will be
fully as large, and possibly even larger.
after the subsidiary companies have ex-
perienced a reasonable length Of time in
active operation.
Standard oil stock, after opening al COS
on the curb. unchanged from Saturday
close. declined points TO 600. its low point
for the year. II rallied point az the close
TO Col. a net loss of points on the days
transactions. which totalied 81 shares.