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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-08
No Need to stop Work.

When your doctor orders you % stop
work, it staggers you. 81 can't" you
say. You know you are week. run
down and failing in health day by
day, but you must work as long as you
can stand. What you need is Electric
Bitters TO give tone, strength, and vi
gor to your system, 70 prevent break
down and build you up. Don't be weak.
sickly or ailing when Electric Bitters
viii benefit you from the first dose
Thousands bless them for their glor-
ious health and strength. Try them.
Every bottle is guaranteed to satisfy.
Only 80 al all druggists.
An the news AL the time-ThC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-08

Buy q home Of Reilly Bros.
Kerler Rug company. cleaners.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For express. call Spencer & Trefz-
Let William johnson do your TIN and
furnace work; 1916 Third avenue.
H. T. Siemon wants your tin and
furnace work; 1526-152S Fourth ave
nue..
Kindling wood $3.50 per load at the
Rock Island Sand and Gravel coz
pany. Old phone COS.
Before ordering your coal get prices
from Island City Coal company. A. w.
Knight, manager Old phone West 917.
John Pech's aides tailoring estab-
lishment has been removed from
1929 Second avenue to the Math
building.
Sealed bids viii be received at the
Office of the supreme recorder OF the
Royal Neighbors of America, Rock Is
land, H.. not later than Sept. y, 1911,
for the seasons coal supply, same to
be of standard pinch lump.
The advertising lead pencil print
ing department of the l.. r. West
Gum company has on hand a linn
tied quantity of misprinted pencils
These will be closed out just as they
run at - pencils for % cents while
they last. Most OF them are regu-
lar > cent sellers. This is a rare OPP
portunity and just the chance for
school children 10 lay in a supply
before school begins. See them in
the window.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-08
Footballs free with boys su1ts-M e K

the project for paving Seventh street
from Summit to Keokuk avenues, a
distance of five blocks. The engi-
neer's estimate on cost of the i'm
provement is $21,67S and the improve
ment will be of brick
The council also authorized the
printing in book form of all city ordi-
nanceS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-08

Not minute should be lost when
d child shows symptoms of Group.
Cham berlain's cough remedy given as
soon as the child becomes hOarse. or
even after the croupy cough appears,
will prevent the attack. Sold by all
druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-08

An the news All the eme-ThC
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-08
EAST MOLINE WILL
LEVY $4,000 TAXES
Will Need That Amount to Cover
Appropriations Made at Meeting
Wednesday Evening.

East Moline city council Wednesday
night passed the annual appropriation
ordinance The sum of money on
which the city. will transact its bust
ness during the coming year is $27,-
900.
The council authorized the board OF
local improvements to proceed with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-08
COOLLY PLANNED
TO Get HASSMAN
Edward P. Cochrane Tells of
Incident Leading Up to
Yesterdays Murder.
INTENDED TO KILL MAN
Claims, However, That Deceased
Fired First Shots West
ern bad Man."

According to the story told by Ed
ward P. Cochrane who yesterday after
noon killed John Hassmsn in Daven-
port, the deceased was the aggressor
in the quarrel, he having fred the first
shot 1t was then, according to Coch-
rane that the fusilsde of bullets was
fired into Hassmans body by the west
ern man. On his way to the police
station where he is now being held,
Cochrane made the following state
ment to the officers:
I'll tell you just how it all hap
pened. l and this man had some words
and he called me names and said he
would get me. l told him there wasn't
any one who could get me. Then l
started to go and he picked up brick
and said he would nail me. l went
up to my room at 7121a West Third
street and got my automatic out of
my dresser drawer. l loaded it to the
brim and then started out for Hass-
man
HASSMAN FIRED FIRST.
when | got down to the shop he
came out and said he didn't want me
hanging around. He then opened up
on me, firing one shot and 1 stood
there and pumped five or six shots
right into him. | aimed to get him.
No man can run over me. was
brought up a fighter and for many
years l made my living by. fighting.
You know as We'll as l do. that a hui
man being amt goin' to let no one
run over him. That's just what did.
That's the statement | have got to
make for you or for any one else.
don't know whether I got him or not,
but | think l got him all right"
Is RAILROAD MAN.
Cochrane came here several weeks
ago from Falls City. Neb., where, he
claims, he worked for the Union Pa
cihc railroad. He claims he was a
prize-fighter at one time and his sta
ture bears out his statement.
Hassman has been in the barbering
business at his stand on West Second
street for about five years. He resides
at 1872 East Sixth street He is mar
ried man. Very little is known of the
murderer here. He is about 40 years
old
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-08
PROGRESSIVE DEMOC-
RACY" FORMS ORGANI-
ZATI0N, AFTER TALK

CONTINUED from Page one)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-08
suits
Toughster Suits

win stand the hardest kind OF kear-theyve the right
them. Sizes 2a to Hard beat SIS. price Ii
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-08
Gets a Life Certificate.

OF the 144 school teachers who ap-
piled for state certificates at the last
examination, 119 persons passed the
required test and secured life permits
to teach in the state. Among the
names of the successful candidates,
printed In the Educational Press Bull
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-08

THE COLANDER.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Walking-driving- season-Maine
Trembling-sighing-vows-kiss-
engagement heaven-bliss.
n-city-church-
sic-hush-blush-
Perfect union-rice-shoes-
OF to Europe news.
York-love's drouth-
John here-Jane south.
Gossips busy-scandal rife
Town topics-man-wife.
me-lawyers-quick divorce
All the news that's fit" of course.
John goes cruising to Maine,
VIII they ever meet again?
Judge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-08

the AFFAIR would have to be given up,
as the boat could not get here in time
A large crowd which had waited pa
tiently at the levee was thereby dis
appointed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-08

letin, appears the name OF Miss Ber-
nice e Wagner of Rock Island.
Douglas Island news., 1911-04-05
An Alaskan Heroine

One of the most pathetic accidents in the history of this community occurred near Necker bay, about IS miles south of town, on the afternoon of March 3, when George Williams, his wife, one son and two daughters were drowned--one daughter alone escaping, says the Sitka Thltnget.
 It seems that Williams and bis family were out in a canoe fishing. They had caught and safely Handed" one halibut and had hooked second. Padding
Douglas Island news., 1911-04-05
The NOrthIand The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North. Condensed. Information for Everybody.

Bob" Lowe is back in the Yukon.
 Alaskans are now eating king salmon.
 Federal court is in session at Ketch- iksn.
 The game warden is abroad in the land.
 Chinese cannery hands are coming North in droves.
 Alaska is promised home rule-when the democrats get in.
 The Skagway Alaskan declares that the tourist season has opened.
 The snow was piled 80 feet deep on the Koyukuk trail this winter.
 Census returns give Juneau popus lation of 1644; Skagway, SIP, and Sitka, 539.
 The Parker Mt. Mckinley expedition will leave Tacoma for Valdez on the first of May. "Stroller" E. J. White has been ap- poited United States consular agent at Whitehorse.
 Daniel Frawley is organizing theat- rical company at Seattle to visit Alaska this summer.
 It is rumored that the JuaIin mine, in the Berners bay district, will be oper- ated this summer.
 A large amount of Rainy Hollow ore is being hauled to Haines for shipment to the Tacoma smelter.
 The annual meeting of the South eastern Alaska Presbytery is being held this year at Wrangell.
 At Haines there were seventeen can- didstes for councilmen, and at Wran- gell there were nineteen.
 The Haines Pioneer Press declares | bDdG A SIOILu Oh AS hh S0AeAA OA OhO PANSO glass windows in Juneau.
 Adams, the gold thief, who stole so many thousands of dollars from Alaska miners, is to be given his freedom.
 An exchange earnestly asserts that at new discovery in the Iditarod the ground "goes s4 to the square foot"
 Mrs. Thomas Lloyd, wife of the mountain climber, has been granted a divorce from her husband of lofty ideals.
 A Whitehorse audience voted mar, riage failure, in spite of Stroller Whites persistent advice to young mothers.
 A deal was closed last week between the Alaska Pacific Express Company and the Wells Fargo Go. by which the former turned over to the latter all its business and stations in Alaska and the Northwest.
Douglas Island news., 1911-04-05

the canoe ShOreWarQ unCll ne CuouSnS he was near enough for safety, he at tempted to land the halibut, which was very large, in the canoe. In so doing the canoe capsized and threw the whole family into the water. The mother and oldest girl, Annie, who is less than four teen years old, clung to the overturned canoe, while the father managed to get hold of the little boy and started to swim for shore with him, but when half way they both went down. The mother seeing them sink, in her excitement lost her grip on the canoe and went down. AS her weight left the canoe it turned almost on it's side for moment and the two little girls foated out from underneath. Anuie, although almost thrown from the canoe by it's sudden lurch, still clung to it, and in some way managed to get the almost lifeless bodies of the two small girls and her. self on the bottom of the canoe. The canoe drifted slowly shoreward with the flow of the tide, which was almost at it's height The older girl clung to the forms of her two little sisters until her strength gave way, and the three slipped into the water when they were almost ashore. Annie's feet touched bottom and by struggle she reached shore alone.
 She then saw the bodies of the two little girls still afoat. In few min utes the canoe drifted aground at a point where she could reach it, and by an effort which was surely superhuman she managed to right the canoe and found a paddle sticking under seat. She immediately got into the canoe and pushing off, rescued the lifeless bodies of the two little children. She then padded the canoe out to where her father and mother and little brother had gone down. The tide had turned and was slowly falling. Locat- ing as closely as possible the places where her parents and little brother had gone down, she returned to shore and taking pieces of halibut line which was still in the canoe, tying rock to one end of each piece and stick to the other she made floats or buoys which she took out and anchored to mark the places where the bodies went down. This done she, with the bodies of her two little sisters in the canoe, rowed a half mile to their camp and re- mained there alone all night. In the morning, again embarking in the canoe, she was on her was on her way back to the scene of the accident when the canoe of another Sitka native came into sight around the point. She sig. naIed them and they came. Going with her they succeeded in finding the other three bodies. A start was then made for Sitka Hot Springs where they arrived that Saturday night. On Sum- day morning the gasoline boats of pr. Goddard and Ralph Young brought the sorrowful party into Sitka.
 Seldom does such casualty over- take community no larger than ours. and this one certainly brought sadness to every heart. The heroic action of Annie Williams has called forth the ad- miration of all who have heard 1t. The people of sitka are taking up subscription for the benefit Of this girl. to show in a measure their apprecia- tion of her heroism.
Douglas Island news., 1911-04-05


 and merchant, who has spent the winter travelling, is expected home about the 18th of the month.
 The mining excitement in Southern Alaska has spread to Kodiak island, where several claims have recently been sold for good figure.
 Eastern steel magnates have taken an option on tweuty-two hematite claims on Cripple river, near Nome, from Peter Esch for S225,OOO.
 Capt. Samuel Bonnifield, master of the steamer John Stetson, dropped dead on the bridge of his ship enroute from San Francisco to San Pedro. Capt. Bonnifeld was for many years on the Southeastern Alaska run.
 Capt. Davis, of the steamer Victoria, was subjected to a suspension of his license for forty five days following the investigation by the inspectors into the causes of the Victoria running on Cape Hinchinbrook. The captain admitted that soundings were carelessly taken.
 The first official act of Secretary Fisher was to withdraw from entry all public lands surrounding hot springs in Alaska, it being his idea to hold the lands for the public good, later giving the northern territory an opportunity to use the lands for public buildings, such as all insane asylum, territorial prison, etc.
 Capt. l.. l.. Lane, formerly master of the gasoline schooner Helen Johnson, which was crushed in the ice foes of Boring sea last October, and who was with B. B. Dobbs on his last voyage to the far North in 1908, is planning trip to Wrangell island this summer to ob- tain moving picture films and to trade with the Eskimos for ivory, polar bear skins and other products of the Arctic regions. He will be accompanied by five men.
 Governor Clark is at Washington ad- vocating drastic measures to stamp out the sale of liquor to natives in Alaska, and it is feared unless conditions inn prove in the North, congress will pass law stopping the retailing of liquor and legislating the saloons out of bus mess, which would be vigorously op. posed by the residents of Alaska. Gov ernor Clark is seeking large appropri- ation for the detection of illegal liquor traffic with the Indians and seeking to secure a law making those guilty of felony selling liquor to bootleggers.- Dispatch.
 More than 1000 acres of placer ground were staked on the Valdez flats during one week recently. One associ- ation alone is credited with having se- cured 2,SO0 acres for dredging purposes. Impetus was given the placer prospect when local association received word from some California dredging com pany that it's representative would shortly be ready to give the field an exhaustive test. It is significant fact that the territory at present being staked was located for the same pur- pose nearly decade ago. At that time dredgers had not reached their present. day efficiency and the locators allowed title to lapse, feeling that it was too low grade to prove proitable.-Ex.
Douglas Island news., 1911-04-05

One of the few times Tn the history or the Alaskan gold fields that a discov- erer of new camp has come to enjoy in a fair measure the returns of his pioneering, "Billy" Dikeman, who with John Beaton. uncovered the first ounce of gold taken from the Iditarod dig gings, has just been given for his inter- ests in the Otter creek properties cool quarter of a million.
 Gypsum is hydrous sulphate of cal cium. When about three-fourths of it's contained moisture is driven off it is known as plaster of paris, for which it is principally used An increasing amount is being consumed in the Port land cement industry, it's utility in the mixture being that of retarder. The production of crude gypsum in the United States has increased very rapid ly in recent years, the output of 1909 being 2,252, ,785 tons, or l2 times that of 1890 and four times that of 1900. Crude gypsum sells at little in excess of Sl ton.-Mining Science.
 Seward, March 17.-It is the hardest thing in the world for a man accused of crime to make getaway in Alaska especially during the winter. This fact was amply illustrated this winter in the case of George Pendergast, indicted by the grand jury at Nome for selling liuuor to the Indians. Pendergast, or as he is better known, Kuskokwim George, was bound over for trial and released on bond. AS soon as the trails got good he jumped his bond and start ed for the wild fastness of the lower Kuskokwim, where he formerly resided and where he figured it would be i'm possible to find him. Unfortunately for him, however, he had to come to the trading post at Bethel for supplies, and the word was forwarded to Nome that be was in that country. He then start ed up the Kuskokwim, and was inter- cepted at Tacotna by Marshal Shepard, but made bis escape and started for the coast over the Seward -Iditarod trail. He arrived at Susitna station in Febru- ary, and from there news of his arrival was brought out to the marshal at Sew ard. Marshal Whittlesey was en route to Knik at the time, for the purpose of summoning witnesses for the spring term of court and waited for his man to arrive. All unsuspecting, Fender gast "mushed" in to Knik and was ar. rested that night. During that night he feigned sickness, left the house and started back for the interior, but in the morning the marshal left and caught him after a seventy-five mile race, and he is now safely lodged at Susitna sta' tion to await the spring and trip back to Nome and trial. Pendergast says it's no use to try to escape the law in laSka
Douglas Island news., 1911-04-05

B. M. Behrends, the Juneau banker and merchant, who has spent the winter travelling, is expected home about the 18th of the month.
Douglas Island news., 1911-04-05

The mining excitement in Southern Alaska has spread to Kodiak island, where several claims have recently been sold for good figure.
Douglas Island news., 1911-04-05

Eastern steel magnates have taken an option on tweuty-two hematite claims on Cripple river, near Nome, from Peter Esch for S225,000.
Douglas Island news., 1911-04-05

Capt. Samuel Bonnifeld, master of the steamer John Stetson, dropped dead on the bridge of his ship enroute from San Francisco to San Pedro. Capt. Bounifield was for many years on the Southeastern Alaska run.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-18
THO HOUSES
DESTROYED At
WARRINGTON
ONE WAS TWo-sToRY sTRUc-
TURE OCCUPIED BY RUFUS
PEARL AND TIE OTHER WAS
UNoCcUPIED.
UNOCCUPIED.

What threatened to be a very disas-
trous fire at Warrington last night
was checked after an hour Of COZ
tinued fight lighting upon the part of
the volunteers Of Warrington, the navy
yard company. and also the Barrancas
fire fighters. who were summoned to
the scene as the flames grew more diff
hcult to control Two residences, one
belonging to c. J. Oerting Of Pensa-
cola, and the other John Sell, were
burned to the ground, one being occu-
pied by Rufus Pearl and family, and
the other unoccupied.
The Pearl family was absent from
home at the time Of the discovery OF
the fire, the young daughter of the
household having locked the house 2
few moments before and left for
church. NO reason is known for its
origin.
on account of the high wind which
was blowing, adjacent property was
saved with much difficulty, the fact OF
its being saved at all being due entire
" TO the fine work done by those who
aided in extinguishing the flames.
The property destroyed vi1s valued
at perhaps $4,000.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-18
SATURDAY. MARCH Is. 1911.
In the Name
OF Justice.

without renewing the discussion OF
the validity OF the Wales claim, it
may be said that It is a blot upon the
fair name Of the state that It remains
IN its present condition Mr.. WALES
does not ask the legislature to order
the claim paid. but wants TO be al
lowed to take it before the courts and
let them decide upon the merits OF the
case
In all probability this win be the last
time Florida viii have a chance to
rectify the wrong that has been done
this man for he is rapidly falling and
win not be with us for long. If justice
IS to be done it ought not be delayed
until after the one who should be re-
warded is gone
Sooner or later this matter win De
brought to trial and it might as Wen
be done at once. The interest on the
claim is piIing up. and If the claim is
not a Just one it should be declared
so in the courts and the name Of the
state cleared.
Just why the legislatures refuse to
place this matter where it may be de-
cided is hard to realize. True the
claim is large. and possibly is larger
than it should be for the service rem
dered, but the state has received It's
part of the money and unless the state
wants to get the reputation of lodging
it's just debts it should be willing to
let the matter go before the courts.
This can be done without takins
much time from the work of the mems
bers Of the legislature and should b
one of their first acts when the session
convenes. Justice to Colonel WALES
alone does not demand it, but justice
TO ourselves and justice to the state OF
Florida demands that some action be
taken to get rid of this claim Of lorg
standing. It is disgrace to our peo-
pie and we believe they want it re-
moved in some manner.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-18
England and
America as One.

London reports tell of the receiving
of President Taft's suggestion with
loud cheers where he proposes for the
two countries to form an alliance to
arbitrate all of their differences and
even going so far as to combine their
strength should either nation become
involved in war.
It is known that the late king Of
England desired this arbitration treaty
and it was the one desire of his life
that it might be perfected before his
death and almost the entire population
of the English government would well
come an alliance of this nature.
The United States and England are
the two leading and two strongest ma
tions Of the world and If all posi-
biIity OF war between them were elm
-5nated long step in the propaganda
Of universal peace would have been
: snade. At present the two countries
: ere on most friendly terms and this is
: the opportune time to form the al
s 1iance-
3, BY an agreement of this kind and
with both countries lighting as one for
the protection of the other if the occa-
sion should arise neither would nee
have fear of wars with other nations,
: and there would not be the necessity
OF spending so many million dollars
s IN the upkeep Of the nayies.
America would be glad to form an
alliance with the mother country and
the president was not alone in advo-
eating the alliance. He deserves credit
for the suggestion though and this
kind of effort to bring about univer-
sal peace win have a greater result
5 than the acts of his predecessor who
could not see any possibility of peace
without forcing it with warships.
ss Germany. France. and maybe other
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-18
TUG Flanders
PURCHASED BY
Smith { SONS
FOUR RAReEs OF $4,000 FEET Ca
PAciTY EACH ARE BOUGHT
FROM The DUNWoDY-AIKEN
ToWBoAT COMPANY.

o. n. Smith & Sons have closed a
dsal with the Dunwody- Aiken Towboat
Co whereby they acquire possession %
the tug William Flanders and four
barges, each OF 10000 feet capacity
which viii be used in their towagc
business.
The Flanders was rebuilt about a
year or so ago, and with the exception
Of some minor repairs is in good shape
The tug mas a record, having been
constructed and used for a number OF
years as a fire patrol boat in New
York harbor. Then she was bough.
by the Dunwody Co. and brought to
Pensacola, Rebuilt and placed in ser
vice
Smith & Son already own the tue
Marie. and increased tOwage business
is given as the reason for acquiring
the Flanders and the four barges.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-18

The Fort Lauderdale Sentinel is the
latest in the newspaper field of Flor
ida. George G. Mathews and S. r.
Watson are the owners and they
promise to give a newsy and fearlessiy
edited paper to that section. The first
number was an excellent one and if is
standard is maintained the owners viii
have accomplished much good Tor
their people and community. Tia
Journal wishes the new venture the
success it deserves.