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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-08-15

heart, quivering with emotion, her
whole being stirred to it's depths.
Jim" she went on falteringly, I'm
lonely and heart-sick. I'm trying to
tell you that want your love; that
can't live any longer without it."
Her head sank low and sob caught
her voice.
There I've told you've no pride
left. Tell me that you love me.
want to hear it a thousand times.
want it, right or wrong!"
She paused a moment and looked
through a tear into his pale, serious
face.
Il know that you love me-" she
went on. It's only your stubborn
pride that keeps you silent now. My
Cod Speak! Say something, if only
to curse mel"
You should have thought of this
Nan, before these gray hairs began to
creep into my hair"
Il did, JIM" she cried, eagerly
bending, near. God knows l fought!
| You never knew it, but | did. Fol
whole nights l wrestled with the fiend
that tempted me and fought for my
love. 1t took days and weeks to stran-
gle its hold on my heart and force me
to betray myself. If l had seen you
on the day of my marriage | would
have leaped from the carriage, rushed
to your side, and tainted in your arms
With the despair of a lost soul
searched the faces of the staring
crowd, hoping against hope that
might see you. oh, Jim, it's not toe
late to live! Look at me, dearest ano
say it's not. For Gods sake tell me
that you love me still! Am 1 old? Am
l faded?"
| lrpo ha Continual
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11
FINE BLACK TEAM Is
RUNNING ABOUT WILD
Have Been Cavorting Along Watch
Tower Road-EVidentIy Es-
capped From Pasture.

For the last three days, a span OF
fine, black horses. has been cavorting
along the Watch Tower road. unharn-
essed and unhampered in their going
and coming. People who have seen
them have made inquiry as 70 the
name of the owner, but thus far,
they have not been located. This
morning the matter was reported to
the police department and information
that a horse was down with sickness
sent a veterinary to the scene. Evi-
IDENTITY the team escaped from a field
where it had been placed for pastur-
age and the owner is unaware of the
circumstance.
Late this afternoon it was learned
that the horses belong TO y. r. Kelly,
who lived until recently near the Gem
ercry. Efforts 10 locate him had fail
ed however. although the police decid-
ed 70 continue them until he is found
and put in possession of his animals.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11
PRISONERS TAKING
A LIKING FOR WORK
Strange Spectacle of Men Pleading
to he Allowed to Labor
Seen at Jail.

Contrary to expectations, the rock
pile is a strong drawing card TO the
prisoners in the county jail, and not
thing which is dreaded. The
strange sight of prisoners pleading
10 be put 70 work on the pile" was
seen yesterday, when they implored
to be allowed 10 get out in the yard
and work. as a relief from their past
confinement Say guy said one
man to the deputy, "ain't there no
chance to get put next to that heap
of shale out there? On the level I
want to blow out and do the black
smith spiel with one of those cute
little hammers. I don't want to
warm a chair in this old joint while
the rest of the guys are out there
under the blue" Twelve men are
hammering away this morning. and
for the most part they like the work.
One man. however. lived up TO the
generally accepted and proverbial
idea as regards a hobo's aversion to
toll Of any kind and asked deputy
Siemon if he could not be allowed
TO hire another man TO take his place
out there. 10 which he was informed
that there was nothing stirring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11
Personal Points

T. B. Reidy arrived home last night
from Colfax. Iowa.
Joseph Coulter and Thad Taylor
have returned from three days Wis
it at Dubuque.
Major Charles Keller has left for
Niagara Falls where he expects TO
remain for three or four days
Max Ziffrin left yesterday to visit
in La Crosse and TO attend the ma
tionaI brewers congress in Chicago.
Marjorie and Lucy Scott of Ashville.
y. c. are visiting their grandmother,
Mrs. n Cook, 900 Forty-third street.
George z. Bartholomew of Paducah,
Ky, is visiting at the home of his
father, Or. f, F. Bartholomew, 741
Thirty-fourth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. T A. Herzog. 1924
Seventh avenue, leave tomorrow
morning on a trip through Wisconsin.
They expect to be gone about three
weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11
TOURING STATE IN
INTEREST OF BILL
George f. Lee of Initiative and Ref
ercndum League Makes Speech
in This City.

George z. Lee of Springfield is
touring the state in the interests of
the Initiative and Referendum league
of which is the secretary. He is cam
paigning in the interest of the bill
which was defeated at the last meet
ing of the legislature and which pro-
vided for the governing of the state
by the people in a more literal sense.
The bill is to come up again at the
next session of the legislature and it
is the aim of Mr.. Lee and the league
to so arouse sentiment for it that it
cannot fail of passage. Mr.. Lee
spoke at Market square on the sub
ject Monday night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11
ACCIDENTAL DEATH
Is VERDICT OF JURY

The coroner's jury which inquired
into the manner by which the Grace
family of Davenport was asphyxiat-
ed Monday night, returned a vredict
last night of accidental death" The
finding was a surprise as there
seemed plenty of reason to believe
that it was a case of suicide and muir
der. The jury chose to believe that
Roy Grace, the young husband, had
returned TO his room in which his
young wife and infant son was
asleep and being intoxicated, had
turned on the gas and went to bed.
That theory, however, does not ex-
plain to the skeptical how it happen
ed that the door was blocked shut
with a chair and why openings
through which gas might have es-
capped from the room, were closed
up. It was also known that the
young wife had openly threatened
several times TO 'end it ALL because
of her husband having been cruel to
her on several occasions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11
CASH DRAWER IS
RIFLED BY BOYS

When the clerical force of the
Carse & Ohlweiler company opened
the office on Eleventh street between
Fourth and Fifth avenue this morn
ing, they discovered the drawer Of
the cash register lying in the middle
Of the floor and the whole Office in
disorder. Investigation showed that
SIS in change which had been plac-
ed in the drawer had been taken. En-
trance was gained either through the
transom over the door or a cellar
window 1t is thought that the rob
berry was the work of boys in the
neigh bOrhOod.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11
River CARVING Debris.

AS evidence of the rapid rise in the
Mississippi and its tributaries as a re-
suit of the recent heavy rains, consid-
cradle driftWood and other debris be
gin making its appearance in the
river opposite here today. The river
continues 10 rise and it is expected to
so up in a jump when the crest of the
flood released by the breaking of the
dam at Black River Falls, Wis. reach
es here. That will require several
days. however.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11
OCTOBER TO RIVAL
MONTH OF BRIDES"
If Present Rate Keeps Up June VIII
Have to Take a Back seat
To Present Month.

Never before in this county has
there been larger number of in
trepid mariners anxious TO embar TX
on a life voyage on the seas of matri-
mo1ial venture than during the pre-
sent month So faT this month there
have been &c licenses granted, in
ten days. The average number ISIS
ucd in month is about rs. so that
il can readily be seen that at the
present rate a new record viii be
hung up for those seeking life com
pauioIsEip. Monday afternoon,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11
complished in the United States.

Complished in the United States.
Too much governmental red tape
seems to have discouraged foreign
development. Consular reports show
that there are not as many tele-
phones in all of Great Britain as
there are in New York alone.
The Bell system now connects over
100000 telephones, about one mil
lion of which are farmers. BY its
recent alliance with the Western I'm
ion its long distance facilities have
been more than doubled as it is now
common practice to telephone and
telegraph over a circuit simultan-
eously and without interference.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11
MIXED IN ANOTHER.
ATTACHES GOODS
OF BASEBALL CLUB

H. f. Casteel. in whose name the
ground on which Island City ball
park is located, filed an attachment
this afternoon against the goods and
chattels of the Rock Island Baseball
club for $3.50 owed for rental of the
park. This rent is due in two in
stallments and neither has been paid
to date The sheriff has been di-
rected TO levy on the stands and
property of the club which is still al
the park.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11
NEW COAL CONCERN HERE
Hazel W. Company Incorporates
With $40. 600 Capitalization.
Especial to The Argus.)

Springfield, H., Oct. 11.-Secre-
tary of State Rose today issued a IL
cense to incorporate to the Hazel w
Coal Mining company of Rock Is
land with a capital stock of $50, 900
The object is general coal, rock and
building material business. The in
corporators are Charles E. FearOns
Z. c. Walsh, Jr., and II. NJ. Walsh.
The officers are:
PTesident-E. c. Walsh, Jr.
Vice President-C f. FeaTons.
Secretary. r. Hill.
Treasurer-H NJ. Walsh.
The main Office of the company will
be in Rock Island. The coal supply
Will come from mine located a mile
south Of Mathersville on the Rock Is
land Southern line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11
Not On d Gold Platter.

Not on a gold platter, not on your
tin-type, not under any consideration
would / accept the republican congress
sional nomination" was the way NJ. NJ.
Sturgeon put it to an Argus represen-
tative this morning Il am thankful to
any of my good friends who have men
toned me or thought of me in this
connection, but not for mine. I've got
other plans in view and have no time
for politics"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11
Sues for a Divorce.

Mrs. Cora NJ. Haines of this city to-
day started proceedings in the circuit
court for a decree Of divorce from her
husband, Ira Z. Haines. The
couple were married Jan. il, 1897 and
they separated oct. 3, 1911. She de
sires the custody of the two children.
Murphy and Larson represent her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11
Dental Society Meets.

Dr.. Louis Ostrom last evening adj
dressed the members of the Rock Is
land County Dental society at their
rooms in Moline, talking to them on
the subject, The Influence that Dis
eased Conditions Of the Mouth, Nose
and Throat Have Upon Individual
Welfare" An open discussion by the
members present followed the lee
tIETc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11
Raise Bio Sum.

Final reports from the Moline tag
day workers for Bethany home re
port that the total contributions re-
ceiyed Saturday in that city amount
70 sI.62I,Z6 bringing the total
amount to more than g 500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11
eft of 1875 pupils. Thirty blind pu
pills were present.
New Auto Truck.

The firm of Lerch & Greve, Joining
the procession Of progressives, as IT.
applies to business men, has placed in
service one of the prettiest auto de
livery trucks in the three cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11

alone, six applications were received
at the county clerks Office so that,
from present indications, the
orange blossom market will take a
shoot skyward-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11
IN
DIAMOND SALOON
Mixup Occurs at Downtown
Bar in Which Ten or More
Are Participants.
NO ARRESTS ARE MADE
And No Serious Injuries Have Been
Reported Despite the Use of
Knives by Fighters.

A battle royal was pulled OF in the
Diamond saloon last night at II
O'Clock in which salt cellars, beer bot
ties, cuspidors and knives were
brought into play with telling effect.
One man was stabbed, another was
struck On the head with a beer bottle
and had his finger chewed, and near
ly every one of the 10 or more who
participated in the fight are today
bearing marks of the conflict
From what can be cleaned of the
affair, an ex-policeman started in to
beat up a fellow and after finishing
with him, went after his friend.
OTHERS TAKE HAND.
At this juncture, other friends of
the pair decided to step into the fray
and hostilities were opened in earn
est by the hurting of a beer bottle.
which grazed the heads of several and
crashed against the wall, throwing
splinters of glass all over the place.
Others grabbed salt cellars and cuspi-
doris and the air was thick with flying
missiles. The whole bunch went down
to the floor in a heap. kicking. biting
and swinging their fists with deadly
effect. When the smoke finally clear
ed away. the principals made a hasty
exit. and it is believed that no one
was severely injured. No arrests were
made
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11

with a view to Strengthening the
street, came up in the circuit court
today before Judge W. H. Gest. The
petitioners question the legal right
of the city 10 make the change. Ken
worthy & Kenworthy appear for the
property owners and City Attorney
J. F. Witter represents the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11
EiahtIno Street Problem.

The plea of property owners on
Second street for an injunction to
restrain the city from making Ger
tain alterations in the street lines
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11

Vancouver, Wash, oct. 11.-Pres-
ident Taft s speech here today was
translated into sign languages by
superintendent Clark of the state
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11
25-Cent Lunch

The Rock Island house is specializ-
ing in a 25-cent lunch, served daily
from II to 2. Try it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11
TELLS IMPROBABLE STORY.
MAKE GOOD DAMAGE.

This afternoon on promise TO pay all
expenses caused by the accident for
which they were responsible, the pris-
oners were released from custody
Testimony showed that they were driv.
ing slowly but because of their condi-
ton were careless.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11
Banks Closed Tomorrow.

Tomorrow. Columbus day, being a
legal holiday. the banks of Rock Island
will remain closed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11
JOY RIDE WINDS
UP WITH CRASH
Two Moline Men Spend Night in
Jail Nursing Badly Bruis-
ed Pates.
WERE DRIVING IN A RIG
Careless Handling Causes Collision
With Another Buggy and Tears
Wheels on Latter.

/ Battered and bandaged heads were
much in evidence behind the bars at
the police station this morning when
/ the police court session was called by
! Magistrate c. j. Smith. There were
three of the bandaged heads and from
( appearances, a stranger was led to ask
/ II lodge meeting was in session.
/ Two Of the trio of battered fellows.
August Long and Ed Wide of Moline,
We're thrown from their rig last eve
ming at about o'clock and their heads
were bruised as a result. There may
/ have been a little headache, too for
according to the story of some who
saw them yesterday, they had hired a
rig in the afternoon to come to Rock
| Island and were returning to Moline
when an accident, due probably to
their careless driving, sent their We
hicle crashing into another at the cor
per of Thirty-first street and Fifth ave-
nue. and threw them TO the pavement.
WHEELS TORN OFF.
/ The other rig is the property Of c.
H Stephens of Davenport, one of the
oldest engineers now in the service
of the Rock Island road. His wife had
tied the family horse at the corner and
had gone to the depot to await her
husbands return from the road While
she was waiting, the accident occur
red. The wheels of the Stephens We
hicle were broken and before they ar
rived at their home. it was necessary
10 temporarily repair the damage
TELLS IMPROBABLE STORY
Wide claimed this morning that
street car. going around a curve had
knocked their rig to the side and that
the horse had dashed away. There is
no curve in the line near Thirty-frst
street, so no credence was placed in
the story. He afterwards retracted the
statement. At any rate their was a
crashing of buggies and in order 10
clear the case. there will be a hearing
this afternoon in police court and if
the men are found TO be to blame, they
will be charged with criminal careless
ness.
MAKE GOOD DAMAGE.
This afternoon on promise TO pay all
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11
TWO MORE LINES
ADDEDTO SYSTEM
Bell Telephone Company Gets
125 Phones at Coal Valley
and 60 at Lynn Center.
ALREADY IN OPERATION
Tri-City Residents Have Access to
$4,000 Phones in Near Vicin-
ity at Present.

The farmers telephone system at
Coal Valley has signed a contract
with the Central Union for long dis
lance connections and the toll lines
were put in operation yesterday.
The Lynn Center company was
also connected up with the Bell sys-
TEN a day or two ago. This will add
125 telephones at the former place
and so at the latter to the already
large rural system surrounding Rock
Island.
Manager Beverlin gives the follow
ing list Of these connections: Erie
800; Hillsdale, 70; Port Byron, 10;
Cambridge. 500; Orion, $50; Coal
Valley, 1875; Lynn Center. 60; Alpha,
200; New Windsor, 200; Viola, $50;
Aledo, 500; total 1885.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11
ALLEGED FORCER
is HELD TO JURY
Port Sandidge Passes Worth
less Check at Saloon and
Fails to Make It Good.
CLAIMS MERELY OVERDREW
Gets Into Fight With Bartender and
Is Given DrUbbing-Ends Up
in Jail.

His head swathed in bandages and
his face bearing the marks of a battle.
Port Sandidge was arraigned before
Police Magistrate Smith this morning
for working a confidence game. the
charge being made by Mack Glynn,
who asserts in his complaint that San
dldge passed worthless check for 81
on Aug p and since had made no ef-
forts TO make good the amount San
dldge was bound over 10 the grand
jury under $1,000 bonds. Sandidge is
the same man who has just served 80
days in the Scott county basrfIe for a
like charge and from the evidence
this morning, he has worked the game
at least six times. He excused mis-
action by stating that he was unaware
of the fact that his account was over
drawn.
GETS INTO A FIGHT
On the above mentioned date. he
asked that Mr.. GIynn cash the check
and on recommendation Of Minard
Taylor, Glynn's bartender, il was
done. Yesterday Sandidge was out RID
ing with Glynn and in the evening at
restaurant asked Taylor 10 eat with
him. Taylor did so. When the bill
was presented amounting to - cents.
Sandidge refused TO pay TAYLOR ne
came enraged. Words were followed
by blows. and according 10 the testi-
mony, Sandidge struck first. They
were separated and later in the GIynn
saloon, Sandidge again started a fight
with Taylor. who battered him badly
before they were again separated. For
his part in the affair. Taylor was as
sessed SO and costs for disorderly con
duct
MIXED IN ANOTHER.
II was Sanddge who presented Mr.
Miller of OskaloOsa to Mr.. Giynn and
it appears that both of the men passed
worthless checks. MilIer's family fix
ed his case. Sandidge claimed TO have
represented a cigar establishment. II
is known that he has operated in Iowa
City, Davenport and Marshalltown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11
ARE MAKING IMPROVEMENTS
LEADING THE WORLD.

The Bell system seems TO be max
ing strenuous efforts to meet the de-
mauds OF the public for better and
more comprehensive service. Reports
from England and the continent. in
dicate that the government owned
telephone service over there is far
behind what our privately owned
public service corporations have &C
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-11
MANY PHONES HERE.

There are now at least ., 900 Bell
connections in and around the three
cities or one for about every six of
the population. This. however, in
cludes a large number of private
branch exchange telephones in fac
tories and hotels, hence the "deyel-
opment" as the experts say, is not
quite complete.
The census takers figure about five
people 10 a family. When this ter
ritory reaches the point of having a
telephone for each five persons, ex-
Guiding private exchanges, it will be
nearly saturated" with telephones
There viii still be room for growth,
however, for many professional and
business men will have two tele-
phones each, one in the residence and
one at the business address and the
welI-tO-do residents will have extern.
sion telephones in various parts Of
the house and in the garage. Farm
ers will eventually have them In their
barns.
ARE MAKING IMPROVEMENTS.
The Bell system is stringing a new
copper circuit to Sterling and is con
structing a new pole line 10 Gales
burg. They are erecting a new fire
proof building in Davenport for long
distance work exclusively. As was
some time ago. they have
perfected their inventions for i'm
proving long distance transmission
and have made service commercial /.
as far west as Denver. II is conf
IDENTIFY predicted that within another
year one may talk from Rock Island
to San Francisco.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-10-13
Proved Pleasing Play.

The Colsmbus %. J News says Pleas
ing play proved The Man On the Box.
That the people OF the city appreciate
the endeavors OF Bush, Morgan & Bar
nett, the new managers Of the Masonic
Theatre, to give them good, clean, high
class plays was clearly shown Wednes-
day evening when one Of the most rep
resentatiye audiences that has greeted a
play at the Masonic for many months
was present 10 see that charming play,
The Man On the Box. The play tells
the story OF young army officer who
masquerades as groom in order to be
near the girl that he loves, who had
never seen him. There are many anus
ing situations, as well can be imagined,
and numerous opportunities are pre-
sented for clever aud strong acting, and
the company which gave the show here
last night surely proved equal to the
The above company will appear here
at the Reynolds Opera House tomorrow
Saturday. night, Oct IA.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-10-13
DRAINAGE MEETING.
Association Hea Address by
Judge Webb, Of Illinois.

Judge webb, or Illinois.
The Obion River Drainage Associa-
ton met at Rives Saturday. Judge j..
G. Webb, of Vandalia, ILL.,, author and
prime mover in the drainage work that
was had in Southern Illinois, in which
thousands OF acres of low and swampy
lands were reclaimed, delivered very
interesting address.
The association will present its case
to the County Judge on the fourth Mon
day in November, when all persons OPP
posed to the movement will be notified
to be present and file any objection that
they may have to the movement, and
if it is satisfactorily established that the
movement is practicable and feasible,
they will ask to be organized and incor-
porated and will issue bonds and pro-
ceed with the work 1t is confidently
believed by those who seem best posted
in the work that many thousand acres
Of the low bottom lands along and adj
jacent to 0bion River can and will be
reclaimed and make some Of the best
farming lands in the county.
The Injunction suits that we're con-
templated by some of the land owners
because ef the fact that they would be
assessed for lands that did not need
drainage have, or will be held in abey-
ance, at least until after the hearing be-
fore the County Judge in November,
when il is thought that all such differ
ences win be amicably adjusted.