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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-08
NEGRO JOINT
Scene OF RAID
lincoln Club Pulled" by Sher-
iff o. L. Bruner and Six
of His Deputies.
70 INMATES ARE ARRESTED
Projectors Given S25 Fines and
Rest, With Three Exceptions,
Are Let OFF Easier.

Eighteen men and five women,
all colored were arrested at a late
hour Saturday night when Sheriff o.
L. Bruner and six OF his deputies
made a raid on the notorious Lin
coin club located at Fifth avenue and
Twenty-sixth street. All were taken
to the county jail and tried before
Jusice P H. Wells and fined, three
Of the number being still IN jail as
the result of their inability to pay
their fines The charges against all
but the proprietore, George Walker
and John Weathers, were being IN
mates of a disorderly house and all
plead guilty. Their fines were SO
and costs Walker and Weathers
we're charged with conducting a dis
orderly house and they paid $25 and
costs each Kid Henderson Of Dav-
export, Oliver Daley and William
Hooley are in for 30. 10 and 80 days
respectively.
FIND PLACE CROWDED.
The sheriff and his deputies,
George Siemon, Walter Kittilsen,
Jake wiggers. Charles Truxell, John
Miller and William Gable, left the
sherifr's office in pairs, shortly before
1890 O'Clock at night. TruXell and
Miller arrived at the club first and
tried to gain entrance to the second
floor, where the colored people had
congregated. Walker had the door
locked and he fumbled around with
the key, pretending that he could not
open the door. The sheriff and the
other deputies arrived about that
time and Bruner announced that II
the door was not opened at once IT
would be broken. whereupon 1t
swung inward. The delay had given
three OF the men inmates of the
place time to escape through a win
dow which opened over a barn but
the room was still crowded and it
was afterwards learned that 1t had
been in that condition all day.
ARMED FOR TROUBLE.
Walker had a big revolver on his
person and another pistol of enor-
nous dimensions lay on a shelf back
OF the little bar over which liquor
was being dispensed. In addition
to these, two more guns lay in
drawer under the counter. 1t look
ed as though Walker and Weathers
were prepared for any trouble that
might come. Besides selling liquor
without a license, the proprietors
were also doing a little gambling
on the side, as the deputies found a
crap table and some dice. At the
Jail one of the colored fellows was
asked II they had been shooting
craps for money and he grinned and
said, "Pshaw. Mistah Bruner, you
don't think we would shoot craps 70
fun, does yer?"
BIG CROWD COLLECTS.
The women and several Of the men
taken in the raid were marched right
OF to the county Jail by part OF the
force OF deputies while the sheriff
and the remainder of the force re-
manned behind and took care of the
rest When the first force had re-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-08

Friday afternoon with Mrs. E. C. Rich.
ards, 1914 Fourteenth street
Friday evening, there will be a so
cial and business meeting of the
Young Peoples society in the home OF
the Misses Frederick, 1926 Nine
teenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-08

To Meet the Stress and Strain
of Business Wear.
A mans business suit should be
of my measuring and making.
Then he's sure Of good materials,
well made, distinctive in pattern and
best Of all. trim, well setup ap-
pearance. that viii go far towards
increasing his prospects for business.
Can 1 take your measure today?
YE TOG SHOP
g. +. BAKER.
113 Eighteenth Street.
Opposite Majestic Theatre.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-08
The choir will meet Thursday eve

The choir will meet Thursday eve
ming for rehearsal.
| Friday evening, the woman's auxil-
larry of the c. W. B. NJ. will meet with
Mrs. F. A. Graves, 1000 Eleventh ave
nue..
Grace English Lutheran-Tonight
the Forward society will meet with
Miss Edna Void, 2O3 Fifth avenue,
Moline.
Wednesday evening at o'clock,
there will be a meeting of Sunday
school teachers in the lecture room Of
the church
The board of deacons will meet Fri
day evening in the parsonage.
Central PresbyterTan-The officers
and teachers of the Sunday school will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-08

the afternoons 1:sO call
DIR
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-08
BIG CROWD COLLECTS.

The women and several Of the men
taken in the raid were marched right
OF to the county Jail by part OF the
force of deputies while the sheriff
and the remainder of the force re-
manned behind and took care of the
rest When the first force had re-
turned the whole bunch of negroes
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-22
Cement Talk No,

Rebalrs are thu
bane Of the prop|
erty owner. Today III
new porch steps, tomo,|
row it will be a hi
sidewalk, soon it will
a we'll curb. WHY NJ
cut out both rsonl
patching1 Why not buji
those things once and N
all, using cOncyete2 1t VII
stand the frost, rain All
sun for years, if you maxi
it carefully. Sc clean
coarse sand, w ell gradeI
gravel or crushed stone an
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The best dealers sell UNIVERSA
and are proud of its record Of S
cessful work. Ask them for helpful bot
lets and prices or write us.
UNIVERSAL PORTLAND CEMENT CO
II w. ADAMS STREET. CHICAGO
ANNUAL OUTPUT 100000 BARRE
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-22
ALASKA RICH IN OIL
Wells Choked With Debris to Pre-.
vent Natural Flow.
Conflicting Interests Have Long
Sought to Control the Output OF
Petroleum IN the RicS Kat
ALA District.

Seattle, Wash.-A strange story
comes from the Katalla region, IN
Alaska. Oil wells that were bored
half a dozen years ago, and prom
ised great returns in high grade Pc
troleum, were never allowed to De
come producers because of conflicting
interests that were seeking to drive
each other out Recently new own
erships have prevailed, and the four
principal wells near the town Of Kat
ALA were found to be choked with
scrap iron, junk, and all sorts OF
debris. When the load was taken
out the wells flowed 2100 barrels OF
oil day.
For two years or more the country
has been discussing the Alaska coal
problem, pro and con, yet scarcely
word is ever said about the oil
fields which border the great north
ern coal areas. The country at large
hardly realizes that the Alaska oil
fields are the newest to be developed
on the American continent.
The Katalla belt Is strip OF land
along the coast of Alaska adjoining
the Copper River delta, and extending
off eastward toward Mt, ST. Elias. To
the north is the Bering Lake coal
country, and through this territory oil
seepages are to be found.
The Indians of that district had no.
ticed these seepages, and had spoken
of them to the traders along the
coast, but it remained for Thomas
White, pioneer of Alaska even at
that time, to make the actual discov-
cry of petroleum. He was hunting,
and on the trail of bear, when he
stumbled across one of these black
pools. To assure himself that he had
found oil he drew out match,
scratched it, and touched the surface
of the pond. Instantly he was re-
warded with proof White made the
first oil location in Alaska, and soon
there was quiet stampede to the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-22
SYNOPSIS.

Jack Keith. a Virginian. now a Dor
der plainsman, is riding along the Santa
Fe trail on the lookout for roaming war
parties of savages. He notices camp
fire at a distance and then sees team
attached to a wagon and at full gallop
pursued by men on ponies. When Keith
reaches the wagon the raiders have mass
acred two men and departed. He searches
the victims finding papers and locket
with a woman's portrait. He resolves to
hunt down the murderers. Keith is ar
rested at Carson City charged with the
murder. his accuser being ruffian named
Black Bart. He goes to Jail fully realiz-
ing the peril of swift border justice. A
companion in his cell is a negro, who
tells him he is Neb and that he knew the
Keith family back in Virginia. Neb says
one of the murdered men was John
Sibley, the other Gen. Willis Waite, for
merly an officer in the Confederate army.
The plainsman and Neb escape from the
cell. and later the two fugitives become
lost in the sand desert. They come upon
a cabin and find its lone occupant to be a
young girl, whom Keith recognizes as a
singer he saw at Carson City The girl
explains that she came there in search of
a brother who had deserted from the
army. A Mr.. Hawley induced her to
come to the cabin while he sought to To-
cate her brother. Hawley appears
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-22

northern territory. That was Is
years ago.
White went to Alaska in 1889 He
was member of the Israel c.. Rus
sell geological expedition that made
the first ascent of Mt. st. Elias Again
he climbed the mountain with the
Duke d'Abruzzi, when the Italian no
bleman wanted to ascend the highest
mountain on the continent. That was
before the discovery of Mt McKin-
ley, in the interior of Alaska
A number of the early claimants
organized an oil company which in
turn leased to second company-a
Canadian concern-and this again
leased to third company, which
finally did the we'll drilling. But
the last company was to pay a big
sum of money as soon as oil was dis
covered in commercial quantities.
The four wells drilled produced
oil. How much the outside world did
not know, because the three com
panies began their long struggle to
freeze" out each other. It was not
long ago that a fourth company came
in and got possession of the .old Eng
lish' property, as it was called and
opened up the choked wells. Two
tons of stuff was taken from one bore.
and the oil in it's exuberance at being
released, carried away the top of the
derrick. Then it settled down to
steady flow of 720 barrels a day. Oil
stood in two of the other wells. but
it was found that when the flow was
started with pump, 1t continued at
the same rate OF its own accord.
Being so light and volatile, wood
containers are useless in handling the
Katalla oil. Therefore iron and steel
receptacles and conveyors were or
dered, and now are being placed in po-
sition. One tank of 10000 barrels is
being erected at tidewater on Con
troller bay, and two others, one of
1000 barrels and the other of 5000
barrels, will stand at the wells. about
eight miles from the big loading tank.
Tba distance is covered by an iron
pipe that will deliver 1900 barrels .
day.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-22
CHAPTER XII.
The Eiant in the Dark.

Had the room been filled with men
Keith could have restrained himself
no longer. Whatever her past might
be, this woman appealed to him
strangely; he could not believe evil
Of her; he would have died if need
be in her defense. But as it was, the
ugly boast of Hawley gave confidence
in the final outcome of this struggle in
the dark, even a possibility of escape
for them all. The gambler, assured of
being confronted merely by a frail
and not prescriptions woman, had
ventured there alone; had stationed
his men beyond sound; had doubtless
instructed them to ignore any noise
of struggle which they might overhear
within. 1t was these very arrange
ments for evil which now afforded op-
portunity, and Keith crept forward,
alert and ready, his teeth clenched,
his hands bare for contest. Even al
though he suHnrised his antagonist, it
was going to be fight for life; he
knew BLACK Bart" broad-shouldered,
quick as a cat, accustomed to every
form of physical exercise, desperate
and tricky, using either knife or gun
recklessly. Yet it was now or never
for all of them, and the plainsman felt
no mercy, experienced no reluctance.
He reached the table, and straight
ened up, silent, expectant. For an in
slant there was no further sound; no
evidence of movement in the room.
Hawley, puzzled by the silence, was
listening intently In an endeayor to
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-22
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When Aunt Cally Gave Up

see her work grow and has pride in
counting the number of pieces she can
do in day.
The trouble is. she has washed a
long time for a woman OF trem endous
proportions and she has become dis.
couraged.
Il done stop washin' fun Mis-
Portiy!" she announced the other day.
Why. how can she get along with
out you? About ten years you have
done her washing, isn't it,"
'Yas'm. / don't known what she
goin' do. But. jes cain stan it no
longer. Tell de truth. / jes' lief un'-
take trip round de world es to iron
one o. her skirts
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-22
Worm Turned at Last on ironing
"Mis' Portly's" Voluminous
Skirts.

Aunt CaIly belongs distinctly to the
type Of born not made" laundresses
She loves her ironing board exactly
so wide and just so long. She wants
plenty of blanket and sheet on 1t so
the embroidery stands out clear and
she carries her own piece of beeswax
around in her apron pocket. Maybe
the magic is in that piece of wax. for
she has carried 1t always. it seems.
The irons work well for her because
she selects them at just the right
heat and then she administers little
pat which she calls ''tasein' 'em, :"
applies a little wax and off they go,
making the linens look as if they were
polished.
But Aunt Cally, like other artists.
has not escaped trials. She likes to
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-22
A HIT
What She Gained by Trying Again

A failure at first makes us ester
final success.
A family in Minnesota that now Y
joys Postum would never have Know
how good it is il the mother had De'1
discouraged by the failure OF W
first attempt to prepare it. Her S1
tells the story:
1--WE had never used Postum Till S1
spring when father brought home
package one evening just to try H. VI
had heard from our neighbors, anu
fact every one who used it, how W1
they liked it. :,
well, the next morning MoUs
brewed it about five minutes, just i
she had been in the habit OF aOp|
with coffee without paying special :"
tention to the directions prlnleu N
the package. 1t looked weak T.
didn't have a very promising Color NJ
nevertheless father raised his VI
with an air of exceptancy. 1t cei%D
ly did give him great surprise :.
I'm afraid it wasn't a very please,
one, for he put down his cup WIZ
look of disgust.
Mother wasn't discouraged tnous,
and next morning gave it another y
letting it stand on the stove I'LL N
ing began and then letting 1t Oo" All
fifteen or twenty minutes, anu IS
time we were all SO pleased WIZ
that we have used it ever sliioe,
Father was a confirmed dysp'r !.
and cup of coffee was to him iiA WI,
son. So he never drinks it any NV ~,
but drinks Postum regularly nc
troubled with dyspepsia now SD IN
actually growing fat, and ~ ~. oN|
Postum is the cause of it. All III tsd|
dren are allowed to drink II anu Nsra|
are perfect pictures of health osos|
given by Postum Co., Battle y
Mich. n
Read the little book, tine hos son
Wellvilie.' In pkgs. sThere's a rea' IN
Ever read the above letter: Tbd|
one appears from time to tiin ns bupS|
are genuine, true, and fuh %
interest.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-22
wildered, "and didn't bring him here

wildered, "and didn't bring him here
with your"
why should I?' and the man stepped
forward, his eyes on her, his
hands twitching with desire to clasp
her to him, yet restrained by some un-
definable power. while l believed
your brother story, could have play
ed the good Samaritan most beautiful
ly, but after I talked with Willoughby
| prefer him at distance"
MY brother story! Do you mean
to insinuate you doubt his being my
brother? He told you that?"
He gave up the whole trick. You
can't trust a kid like that, Christie. A
couple of drinks will loosen his ton
que, and put you in wrong Come, now
| know it all; be reasonable
Apparently the girl had lost her
power of speech, staring blindly at the
face of the man before her, as a bird
meets the slow approach of a snake.
Keith. could see her lips move, but
making no sound. HaWley evidently
interpreted her silence as hesitation.
doubt as to his real meaning.
"Ycu see where you are at now,
Christie" he went on swiftly. But
you don't need to be afraid. I'm going
to be a friend to you, and you can be
mighty glad you got rid of Willoughy
so easily. Why, | can buy you dia-
monds where he couldn't give you a
calico dress. Come on, let's stop this
foolishness. | took liking to you
back there in the stage, and the more
I've thought about you since the
crazier I've got When | succeeded in
pumping Willoughby dry. and discov-
cred you wasn't his sister at all, why
that settled the matter. came down
here after you. / love you. do you I'M
derstand that? And, what's more.
intend to have you."
He reached out, and actually grasp
ed her, but in some manner, she tore
loose, and sprang back around the
end of the table, her cheeks flushed,
her eyes burning
Don't touch me, don't dare touch
mel" she painted. You lie; Fred Will
loughby never told you that. II you
come one step nearer, I'll scream I'll
call your men here; I'll tell them the
kind of cur you are"
He laughed, leaning over toward
her, yet hesftating, his eyes full Of ad-
miration Her very fierceness appealed
to him. urgesl him on
"Oh, | wouldn't! In the frst place
they probably wouldn't hear, for they
are camped down in the corral. sus-
pected you might be something OF a
tigress, and preferred to fight it out
with you alone. Then, even If they
did hear, there would be no inter-
ference-Ive got those fellows trained
too we'll for that. Come on, Christie;
you're helpless here"
Am u"
Yes, YOU are"
He took step toward her, his hands
flung out With one quick movement
she sprang aside and extinguished the
lamp. plunging the room into instant
darkness. A few red Goals glowed
DULY IN the fireplace, but all else was
! dense blackness. Keith heard the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-22
Order of Independents.

Larry O'Neil had no love of disc
line save as he administered it. VIII
he decided to Zine the p'rade,"
breathed defiance with every order
sued by the military leader.
Here, you! Look out for yer feet
muttered the man next him. Ike
shtep, can't you?"
Get along wild yer Sleeps" said L
ry, turning on him. 1--WE shtep
me own, an I'll take it or lave
p'rade to get on widout me. '-Yout
Companion
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-22
Too Little Ton.

Smiley-That iceman down d.
street will have to change his name
he wishes to do any business.
Wiley-Why? What's his name?
Smiley--Littleton Some peOpt
might not notice it, but l am afsi
most folks would shy at a name lh
that on an ice-leader's sign.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-22

way uncertainty along the table,
swearing as he failed to find the girl.
Then, like shadow, he glided through
the partly open door into the room
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-22

He who knows that secrets and vir-
tues are in the ground, the waters. the
heavens, and how to come at these
enchantments-is the rich and royal
man.-Em erson-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-22

Thieves Steal Two-story House.
Cleveland. O---Some che stole and
carried away two-story house be-
longing to the city. The building
stood on the West 18th street play.
grounds.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-22

Fred--I love you whole lot
Tess-Frank told me yesterday tI
he loved me whole house and lot
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-03
Griffith Grist.

The corn king at Griffith Sta
tion is marketing some of his
famous Griffith Surprise sweet
corn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perriam left this
a. m. for a vacation trip to parts
unknown.
Mrs. Henke is enjoying a visit
from her father.
Mrs. Chester Lawrence is suf-
fering from LaGrippe.
Mrs. Mabel Shaw gives a talk
on Higher Physical Life" at the
home of Mrs. J. c. Smith Thurs
day at 200 p. m.
Mrs. Naff is under the care of
DR.. f. l.. Foster.
Mrs. Nicholson and family
Mrs. Cochran and family, Mrs.
Mills and several young folks at
tended the Presbyterian picnic
at Washington Park Tuesday.
Several young folks spent Tues
day evening at the City park.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-03
Elitch's Gardens.

The Glitch Stock company is
this week presenting to large
crowds that fascinating play,
THE Dawn of a Tomorrow" I"
This is undoubtedly the best
play that has been presented
here this season, and Miss Jane
Gray is certainly at her best in
the role of Clad. Four members
of this company were members
of the New York production of
this play, which adds greatly to
this production. Next week "A
Gay Damosel" will be presented.
Regular matinees on Wednesday
and Saturday afternoons.
There is not a more pleasant
place in Denver to take your
lunch and spend an afternoon
than at the Gardens. The flow
srs are beautiful, the music is
good and the attractions are all
good. The battles of the Moni-
tor and Merrimac are worth any
body's time and money to go and
see. In fact Mrs. Elitch-Long
spares no labor or expense to
make the gardens the most pop
ular place in Denver.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-03
ARvADA, Colo, AUG. 3, 1911
A Tramway Representative
Here.

1t seems as though there may
be some hope that the much des-
pised stairway at the tramway
station here may be done away
with at last. A tramway repre-
sentative was out the other day
confering with the city officials
in regard to running their cars
up to the street crossing just be-
low the C. & S. station. They
are going to put in a new steel
bridge for the c. &. S. over their
track and the abutment will in
terfere with the present stair
way. Let us hope that they will
carry out their plan to bring the
cars up nearer to the business
part of our city. 1t woud be such
an advantage, and best of all there
would be no more stairs to climb.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-03

traction will be Joseph Hart's
spectacular production. "A Night
in a Turkish Bath. " This is one
of the funniest playlets in vaude-
vile today, and has been crowd
ing houses all over the Orpheum
circuit. There will be six other
high-class acts, offering great
variety. Music will be a big
feature of the bill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McFad-
den and Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur took
an auto trip to IdahoSprings Sun
day,
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-03

spot could be found than the Or
pheum on the warmest day. All
the doors. from cellar to attic, are
left open constantly, and the
house has been equipped with the
largest electric fan sin ever avail
able spot. There is always a cool
breeze stirring.
The opening bill was decidedly
up to the high Orpheum standard.
Next Monday night there will be
a change of program, and an ex-
cellent new show. The chief at
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-03
Fremont Items.

DR.. w. A. Schwartz, wife and
son, left in their automobile for
Colby, Kans., after visiting for q
month with Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Cochran.
Charles Graves has been
threshing at C. E. Aliens this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Church and
Mrs. Berkely Of Broomfeld at,
tended the funeral of Mrs. Muir.
ray Monday afternoon.
Some from this neighborhood
attended the G. A. r. picnic at
Washington Park S ,iurday.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-03
The Orpheum.

The unusually early opening of
the Denver Orpheum theater this
year has not served to diminish
the popularity of vaudeville.
The audiences this first week
have been as large as the average
throughout the season. No cooler