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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-02
DR.. G. A. Lambert
Of Chicago
Is Now in His First
Week of Active Prac-
tice in Rock Island.
ILL.,. at Harms Hotel.
II CASES TAKING TREATMENT
Everyone Satisfied and
Getting Well and
Recommends Him to
Everybody.

DR.. Lambert produces the
actual evidence before your
eyes that he excels in saving in
jured eyes, cures oatarrh. deaf
ness, blindness and all stomach
diseases. He has on hand a
bundle of letters from grateful
patients from all over the Unit
ed States. These letters, if
published would fill all the
pages of this newspaper for the
next three weeks. These let
tiers are all genuine and signed
by the cured people.
DR.. Lambert operates for
cross eyes painlessly and
bloodlessly. Does not use the
knife nor ch1oroform nor ether.
Over 1000 cures. His records
show.
CURED NE of bad case of cross
eyes after was in that condition 81
years. He never hurt a bit.-Nels A.
Akerson, Princeton, Ill.
CURED NE quickly and painlessly
of cross-eyes. I felt no pain during
49, -
OUT OF 189 cases of stomach dis
cases DIR. Lambert has cured 1873
cases in this section.-The News,
Lawrenceville, Ill.
SATISFACTORY results in curing
me of catarrh and deafness of long
standing. DR.. Lambert is faithful
and able.-James R. Geeseman, Rob
inson, Ill.
ACCOMPLISHED wonderful re-
suits in curing me of a severe case of
catarrh and saving to me my hear
ng.-Christopher Miley, Robinson,
Ill.
CURED my blind eye after others
had failed to even help me. Come
and see me and I will tell you all
about it.-Mrs. Bette Fields, Harris
burg, Ill.
ABL to save my left eye after it
was blind. / recommend DR.. Lam
G. Collifower, Pal
estine, Ill.
HONEST enough to refuse money
in my case which he said he could
not cure.-G. A. Fox, Palestine, Ill.
QUICKLY cured me of eye trouble
and catarrh. I commend DR.. Lam
bert to all my friends.-BrUce Hos
kinson, Flat Rock, Ill.
UNDERSTANDS his business He
did much more for me than he pom
ised in my deafness and catarrh.-i
Cyrus Newlin, Hutsonville, Ill.
CURED me of perforating ulcer on
my eye. The sight is now perfect
Emil Poles, Wordsworth hotel, Rob
inson, Ill.
EMINENTLY successful in restor-
ing my hearing and curing me of ca
tarrh and lagrippe. DR.. Lambert is
honest and knows his bust !,
ness perfectly. J. Cauley, Robin |
son, III.
FL EGANT result in curing me of
eatarrh, deafness and mastoiditis. DIR. I
Lamb is to be fully trusted.-W. /
A. Reed, Robinson, Ill.
EVERY DAY DIR. Lambert performs
every conceivable kind of operation, /
such as mastoid, adenofds, polypus, /
cataract, pterygium, etc. /
Call on him at parlor 1, Harms ho-
eel, Rock Island. Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-02

injured when the east bound train
struck him. He died in half an hour
Others killed on this crossing within
the last IL months were Mrs. Eliza
Fritts, whose death occurred a month
ago. and Jacob Goembel.
HERE MANY YEARS.
Mr. Luther was born In New York
state March 1, 1928, and had long been
a resident of Illinois. He was rated as
vell-to-do and owned many acres of
farm land. His aged wife by a second
marriage survives, as do a son. Russell
Of San Francisco. and a daughter, Mrs.
Caroline Holzinger, Of Geneseo, by the
second marriage. Children by the first
marriage who survive are two sons,
VIII of Zion City, III, and Abraham of
Enid, Okla
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-02

about the neck of the tall young man
who stood there.
"'Oh, my dear, dear boy!' she
cried, between kisses. How glad
am to see you!'
'Yas'm-yas' stammered an
apologize voice. 'Ah-ah suah am
| glad to see you, ma'am.'
1T then dawned upon Mrs. Ford
that she had been embracing one OF
the governors colored servants, while
arrived, stood at one side snickering
| over the scene.
Its been a countryside joke ever
since They say Mrs. Ford was ter
ribly mortified and never wanted to
hear a word about it,
"How did the colored man feel?"
asked a listener.
'T never heard" replied the old
resident.
Talk about dogs being faithful
and effectionate," said Madam-Who-
has-iust-returned-f m-a-trip-to- the
lakes. ''No dog gets ahead of Our
BiIliken cat.
when We were away we ordered
liken and asked our next door neigh
Dor if she wouldn't see that he was
fed regularly. She said of course
she would be glad to.
well, she told us afterward that
for a whole day Billiken sat on our
back step looking at the kitchen door
with the most sorrowful look on his
face because it didn't open. But when
she tried TO coax him to drink some
of the milk and even showed him
chicken bones he just turned a re-
proachfu1 look on her and climbed
over the back fence. That was the
last she saw of him until after we
got back.
"WelI, we arrived home about 10
o'clock at night. Everybody in our
neighborhood had gone to bed and
the whole street was dark. We aelt
kind of lonesome. But the minute
we got up TO our house we heard a
familiar meaouw, and there stood our
Biuiken at the head of the front
steps, waiting to welcome us.
you nsvsT saw such a happy cat
in your life, and he was dreadfulIy
thin. He slipped into the house after
us and we hadn't the heart to put
him out, so we let him stay in all
night, though I know he left some
feas in the carpet-I'ye felt them
ever since.
What want to know, though, is
how that cat knew we were coming
home Just then? Did he wait around
there all the time, expecting us? That
cat reasoned know he did"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-02
N EDNAKN60Ex
THREE OF 'EM.

| II had such fright last night"
1 said grandma, after the visitors had
/ greeted her and told her how well
she was looking.
81 think If was close on to mid
night" she continued. 81 was sleep
/ ing soundly, when suddenly l was
awakened by the most awful screams.
I They seemed to come from the build
( ing across the street and sounded as
if a woman was being murdered.
"Well, l got up and went to the
front windows as quick as my old
rheumatic knees would let me. 1
! heard men running from all direc-
| tions and knew that help was COM
ing. But 1 was anxious to know Just
what had happened.
by the time l got to the window,
though, l heard a man laugh. Then
some more men aughed-haw-hawed
right out. And l thought to myself,
well, now, that's FUNNY" When /
looked out l saw that quite a crowd
of people had gathered, but they had
commenced to scatter. They were
all chuckling and knew there wasn't
any murder, anyway.
"The screams had stopped and !
went back to bed. But just little
while later-maybe IS minutes
heard them again. And they kept
up, sometimes louder and sometimes
softer, for almost an hour, of and on.
Then I went to sleep.
This morning / was still puzzled,
until Mrs. NJ. came to call on me. She
lives across the street. While we
were talking those screams COM
menced again. 1 jumped. They
souded- terrible.
Poor thing!' said I to Mrs. NJ.
is she out Of her mind?'
oh. don't you know what that
is9'' said Mrs. N. That's Mrs. O.'s
niece that's visiting her. She is a
professional singer, and she is prac-
ticing her voice
- Land sakes' said I, thinking of
the crowd that came TO the rescue
last night. do they all make a
noise like that when they're profess
sionaI.'"
II read P story the other day about
a girl mistaking the gas man for her
beau" said the old resident, that
reminded me of another case of mis-
taken identity.
when Ford was governor OF
Ohio, his wife came down to the old
Ford house In Burton, Ohio, ahead
of him, for the holiday season. One
Of their boys was away at college and
she wanted to be home to greet him
L
1T was a cold winter night and
she sat ia the freight waiting. About
the time he was due she heard quick
steps on the walk and up the outside
stairs.
THE mother few TO the door,
snatched il open and threw her arms
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-02
MRS. BOB FITZsISIMoNs.

Some summers since, an attractive
little Minneapolis school girl, with hair
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-02
CHORDS AND DISCORDS

OF spun gold and eyes that smiled In
sly attractiveness. came to the Mn
nesota lake where the Andrews Opera
company were rehears1ng repertoire
for the next season She was tired of
school: people told her ehs could sing;
she wanted 20 txy fifs on the-Toad with
people who sang goodsmusic and were
friendly and. oongntai In very few
trials on the score Of Martha" Mar
itara," Faust" and 50 On. it was evil
dent that the demure person known as
Julia clifford had q voice-one that you
could hear In stage tun, not TOR its
strident quality, but for its sweetness
and carrying vibration That was the
beginning Of the stage career OF a
songstrees who has been deHghtfng
Rock Island audiences the past week
at the Empire under her later name Of
Mrs. Robert F7tzstmmons. From the
amateur Of those days, with nothing TO
recommend her but a pretty face,
trim, gtrftsh figure and a wonderfully
pleasing voice, she has developed INTO
favortte OF the foqtlights, cultured
in her art, with dramatic instincts de-
veloped, giving her numbers on The
program with finish and briIIiancy.
Mrs Bftzsimmons has been IN Rock
Island many times. She has relatives
here whom she has visited since her
childhood days, for she was born in
Scott county, near Jamestown, and
there her early days were spent. She
sang with her first husband in farce
comedy after they found that singers
IN opera OF the standard type win much
glory. and little money.
The idol Of Julia Gtford's romance
was a fine young fellow, tenor, who
did principal Juveniles with skill and
artistic feeling IN the Andrews COM
pany. They were married while the
company was on tour and won the In
slant protection Of the older members
Of the company like any other pair Of
blessed babes IN the wood. He was
not rugged, and died soon after their
marriage. Rock Island has a number
Of reasons for being interested IN Mrs.
Fitz.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-02
COURT HOUSE RECORD
Real Estate Tnansfnr..

Emiel Saelens to Alfons Senate
man, part lot 10, DaebelIiehn's sub
division. Moline, $1,7o0.
Jane Cable to William II. Smith, lot
10, block 7, Buford & Guyers addition
Rock Island, $3.50.
Hannah Parson to D. W. Hunt, lot
6, block 8, Smith & Whites addition
Moline Heights, s1,70O.
Caroline E. Stanwood to Lund
part west half, east half, southeast
quarter section IL, IT, Nv, $4,000.
B. T. Gable to J. L. Hagaman, part
outlot A, assessors plat 1854, Roci
Island.
Mary A. C. Husen to Gertrude e
White, lot z, subdivision southwest
quarter section 27-17-3w, 81.
G. R. Walker to Russell Meyer
lot {, block 2. College heights add
ton. Rock Island, part southeast
northwest section e-17-1w, 81.
William L. Coyne to r. White
east half lot 1874. five acres sector
12-17-2w, $2,70o.
August Melin to G. e. Swanson
lot /, northeast subdivision bloch
&C." Moline Water Power company
addition, Moline, $1,o25.
Solomon Langman to T. ]. Bennett
tract northwest quarter section PIT
NV, $3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-02
BY ~ = DowNER.

That u 10 say, there IL none thas
week The vtrtuoso who urevokes the
Chorts> and Discords, also sundFy local
peepla. m en- bis vacation. As they
say on 1lazqne<se Etreet N Davenport.
shas haven't" fhera-i q nothing doing
tn his specially this Saturday. Per
haps 4 10 Just as well Deprivation
WIN work appreciation and the next
ration OF Chords and Discords VIII
taste an sthe better.
Like any other man who <Aas no vo-
man to manage him, the vtrtuoso's-va-
cation started IN largo and headed for
q speedy da capo. The first day he
washed his dog and moved the yard
and hung around his old desk until
chased away. In exile he bethought
him OF matters which needed investi-
CATION Here - an opportunity to
settle things that puzzle" unused he.
First, there is that age when q
young woman In no longer 50. II has
been settled by the head consul OF the
Woodmen that a young woman Is no
longer young at 35. This view has
been affirmed by justice Of the peace
at Geneseo. 1 will look INTO It" That
took all of Friday, and the whole sub
ject, pro and con, has been ransacked
to 4qufetns- The results win be given
The Argus readers next week The
vfrtuoso interviewed the high school
faculty, street car conductors, q com
rany Of ladies playing cinch for a
pAcizis castor, two guards on the Rock
Island bridge, and the superintendent
of Bethany home. The different views
do not as yet get near enough together
to pack IN q box. but the virtuoso Ia
harmoniztng the discord
Another vacation guest was 10 run
down the true fnwardness Of the new
expression In the society vocabulary
house guest That search took him to
Oconomowoc. Andalusia, and Camp
belts island He left home under the
impression that people who entertain
ed guests from out Of the city strait
fed them-putting the favored ones
into the guest chambers and the re-
mainder according to social bokoo into
the smoke house, garage and root Gel
lar 1t is only the house guests who
get into the papers The remainder
poor relations and alfalfa acQuaint-
ances-getting no lookin at social
functions and hearing only the last
call to meals. Next week he will tell
what he found. There is another Pc
culiarity of the white dress and blue
sash department of the press which
he is worrying out in his mind with
out asking for help-why refreshments
served at any little old cOme-together
are always dainty. So they are
Sandwiches and culmbacher. tripe,
onions and schmierkase-=tt makes no
difference what the food is or where It
was dug up-dainty it is when it hobs
up at a party.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-02


conveniences for the conduct Of fun
erals than many towns with much
larger population.-Omro, Wis, Her
aid.
CAN'T HELP IT.
The gentleman In town who gets
time to hug and kiss three domestics
when they are hanging out Monday
mornings washing has acknowledged
bis guilt, but asks on the side:
Whose business L. it?" It Is Ger
tainly none Of the Adverttser's bust
ness and It would say nothing II
papa" didn't take advantage OF the
girls while standing ON ttptoe, to
thumb the elosepins down Upon in
quiry why the gentleman took this
advantage he said: TN femininely
struck and trst can't help tt."-Mar-
ion, Wis, Advertiser.
ONE ON MIKE.
Because his caddy insisted on call
ing NJ J. Daagherty Dorothy" al
most broke up golf game in which
Mr.. Daugherty, Jack" Beals and
Dickerson McAfee were the principals.
Every time the youngster wished
to address Mr.. Daugherty he would
say NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mail
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-02
SHE DIDN'T NOTICE.

The artist who evokes chords and
discords at will visits in a family
where there is a small boy and a
smaller person Of the angel sort. One
day there was chicken for dinner.
After the plates were cleared the lit
tie boy pointed to the empty dish
and asked, Mamma, how many did
we have?"
"One," replied she.
"Well, ate all the legs" said the
little fellow.
Small sister piped up next, Ibid
you eat four legs?"
Superior brotherly wisdom answer
ed, "No chicken don't have any four
legs"
oh" said the small unabashed,
'I thought it was a dog"
ENTIRELY CONVENIENT.
George Pratt has added to his fun
,eral outfit a fine inclosed carriage
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-02

Sept. lotto Huber. son of Mr..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-02
Mot . WORD Of Scandal

marred the call Of "a neighbor On Mrs.
w. P. Spangh. OF Manville, Wyo.. who
said: @she told me DR.. Kings New Life
pills had cured her OF obstinate cid
ney trouble, and made her feel like a
new woman" Easy, but sure remedy
for stomach. liver and kidney troubles.
Only % cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-02
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

and Mrs. /. Huber, has gone to New
York, where he will take passage for
Germany. He will first go to Vienna
TO study the famous breweries of the
world, and then proceed to Munich,
Bavaria, where he viii enter a col
lese, and his course of study will be
the scientific brewing of beer.
Dr. w. A. Paul, Mrs. J. NJ. Buford
and Adair Peasants have returned
from summer resorts.
Sept. FL. Liberman's gents fur
nishing store has a new coat of paint
of cherry color. Sutcliffe Bros. did
the work.
Sept. Bar dockets are ready for
the September term of circuit court
and attorneys may have them by call
ing at Circuit Clerk Bownman's Of
fee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-02
IS THIRD ACCIDENT
Killing Of David Luther at the
State Street Crossing in
Geneseo Sets Record.
THREE KILLED IN A YEAR
Others Were Mrs. Eliza FrittS and
Jacob Observation-Disclosures Is
Not Blamed.

Three7deathsi IN a year is the record
established by a dangerous railroad
crossing at State street Geneseo.
David Luther. retired farmer. had his
life snuffed out Wednesday afternoon
by one of the Rock Island roads local
passenger trains. The gates were
down, but he was IN a hurry and took
the risk with the result he was fatally
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-02
Case Ia Dismissed.

c. NJ Miller who was arrested sew
eral days ago for alleged forgery, has
been released from custody because
Mack Glynn, the prosecuting witness
refused to appear against him. It is
rumored that the case was settled out
of court by relatives from Oskaloosa,
Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-02
from the Argus hles of 1860

Aug. 2s.-Ground has been broken
for the new high school building and
the work of excavating was begun
this morning, under the superinten-
dency of Principal Hatch.
Charles jerks of Moline, champion
of this county, is going to run against
tine for $50 in Rock Island.
Aug. 3O.-The socialists of Daven-
port attempted TO parade the streets
yesterday, Haunting the red flag. but
were promptly put down by the po-
lice.
Aug. 31.-Mrs j. F. Munger and
little son have arrived home from
Oregon.
Sept. lotto Huber. son of Mr..
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-05
MRS. TUCKER
AT WARSAW
Gave Her Recital Last Evening at
Opera House Before Large
Audience.

WARSAW, Dec, 5.-Mrs. Colling-
wood Tucker of Keokuk, gave her re-
cital-"Songs of Dixie at the opera
house last evening before large
audience for the benefit of the guilds
of St Paul's Episcopal church. Her
interpretations were given in her own
inimitable manner and were exceed.
ingly pleasing, eliciting frequent ap-
plause. She has . charming stage
presence and she makes you feel as
if she was a guest in your parlor and
not On an opera house stage She was
ably assisted in chorus by a double
quartet of Warsaw young folks con-
sisting of Misses Edythe and Therese
Dallam and Miss Baird, Mrs julius X.
Eymann and Messrs. VIM. Powell,
Melvin Furtney, Guy Fairfax and
Clyde Pritchet. Edgar Hamburger al
SO assisted with drums and traps.
Mrs Tucker won many friends and
may be asked to give another recital
before the winter is over Quite
crowd of Keokuk people were down,
to whom OF course she is no stranger.
Prof Damon's colored musical come
dams held the boards here recently,
and in department on and off the stage
could give their white brethren point
ere. They gave a sort of continuous
vaudeville concert before a good audi
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-05
MARS HIDDEN
BY THE MOON
Eclipse Last Night When Planet
Slipped In Back of the Sig
Moon.

ST. LOUIS, Dec, 5.-Few st. Louis
ans last night knew the moon was oc-
Quilted with the planet Mars. The
eclipse of Mars began at $3.50 o'clock.
At 1870 O'Clock Mars emerged from
its hiding place. In its changing of To-
cation, as it seemed to be doing to
those who observed it, Mars appear
ed to enter the disk of the moon at
the lower edge on the north side and
reappeared again at the lower edge on
the south side In reality 1t was the
moon that was seen to move. As it
is so Oh closer to the earth, its
moY .lnent is more noticeable than that
! of Mars, which is millions of miles
farther.
Rev. Irl R. Hicks said last night
that at 10:45, Washington time, inhab-
iitants of the earth living between u
and 80 defrees north latitude could
see the eclipse Prof. Hicks said the
moon and Mars would again be in
eclipse next month The moon will
then be on line with Mars end the
north star and will be occulted at so
| degrees
| Mrs. James Hagerman. Jr., 1854
West Pine boulevard. ST. Louis wo.
man astronomer, and Others viewed
| the eclipse.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-05
TILTED GIRL rs
TILTED HERSELF
Elizabeth Has To Take Dose of Her
Own Medicine and It Tastes
Very Bitter.

DANVILLE, ILL.,, Dec. 5.-Miss Eliz.
abeth Durkee of Mexico, Mo- has lost
her faith in men because Woods Mar
tin assistant bank cashier Of this city,
to whom she was to have been married
November 26, has married Miss Mil
dred Erickson of Danville.
To make matters worse Miss Dur
kee Tilted a minister of her own city
to marry Martin and now he has Tilted
her to marry Miss Erickson and says
thatAh he does not think Miss Durkee is
justified in demonstrating with him as
he did no worse than she did
According to the story told by Miss
Durkee she had known Martin for
three years. Last summer she say he
spent his vacation with her in Mexico,
Mo-, and on his knees begged her to
break her engagement with minis
ter and marry him. This she consent
ed to do and the wedding was set for
November 26, but Martin failed to
keep his appointment.
Miss Durkee, accompanied by her
father, came here to find Martin and
demand an explanation She went to
a hotel and began to inquire for the
young man. A friend who scented
danger found Martin at a club and
told him Miss Durkee and her father
were in town and that the father acted
real peevish.
Martin was not in position to ex-
plain that he could not marry Miss
Durkee because his wife wouldn't
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-05
AMUSEMEN'pS.,
"PoIly Of the Circus

The Polly of the Circus" company
arrived this AFTERNOON from Des
Moines and will give performance
at the Grand this evening. Manager
Morley assures patrons one of the
best performances that will be seen
in Keokuk this season The company
uses four horses in the last act and
the audience must remain seated af
ter the last. curtain. as "a transforma
ton scene is produced showing cir
Gus leaving the show grounds 1t is a
great show and the Grand should
hold capacity house tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-05
CITY NEWS.
Boost Keokuk all the time

Boost Keokuk all the time.
Apples 60c. potatoes $100 bushel.
900 High street, Iowa phone 7S6-Red.
"A woman got off the interurban
car at the foot OF Johnson street this
afternoon and forgot her suit case.
AS the train was about to pull out for
st. Louis, the forgetful one asked AN
officer to send the suit case to Quin-
cy. The case was taken to the police
station and later friend of the
woman's sent her clothes after her.
The year 1911 will close showing
one CT the best trade years for Keo-
kuk retail merchants. The year has
been unusually active and the mer-
chants have gained. That 1912 will
show an improvement over 1911 is the
confident expectation.
Holiday shoppers will find an aid
to Christmas buying by reading the
advertising columns of The Gate City.
The street lights of the city do
not seem to be burning as they should.
The arc lamps are supposed to give a
service of twelve hours but number
of them are found dead during the
time between dark and daylight that
they are supposed to be burning. The
new lamps which Stone & Webster
have promised to install after pur-
chase, Of the public utilities are anx-
iously awaited.
The activity of the Stone &
Webster Company on the keokuk pub
lie utilities will give Keokuk an addi.
tional busy hum during the coming
year.
How about that Christmas shop
ping? How about that resolution TIC
buy early? Are you an early or a late
Christmas shopper?
& st. Johns Guild bazaar at parish
house Thursday at o'clock.
IL. ]. Drake, who yesterday resign
ed as director in the Standard Oh
Co., of New Jersey, was local agent
for Keokuk and this vicinity abou
twenty-five years ago. He is remem
bered by many of the citizens ant
was prominent in business and socia
circles.