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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-03

mOtner, MIS-. agnes Mlllel Oh tnlS city
Mrs. NJ. B. wier Of Keithsburg left
Saturday for her home after spending
a few days with her uncle, James Cum
Minis, who is very low with paralysis
at his home In Aledo.
Mrs. J. Snively and daughters OF
New Boston took the car here Satur-
day for their home. They had been
visiting in Davenport before coming
to this city.
Mrs. Emman Guthrie of Keithsburg
returned Monday for a few days stay
with Mrs. A. Kramm.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l. Gregory and
daughter, Miss Martha, and Mrs. NJ F.
Matthews went to New Boston Mon
day evening to attend the funeral SER
vices of their friend, Mrs. George Mer-
rick of Evanston, whose remains were
brought to her former home in New
Boston for burial.
F. A. Perkins, who is the private
secretary for Justice G. A Cooke, re-
turned to Aledo Monday evening from
short stay in Canton with his family.
Miss Georgia Samuelson Of New
Windsor came Monday to be the guest
OF friends here a few days.
Attorney E. L. Werts Of Oquawka
spent Monday with his father, George
Werts, ST., of this city.
Mrs. F. E. Cabeen left Tuesday for
Chicago to spend a few days visiting.
Mrs. Sherman is the guest of rela-
tives and friends in Alpha since Tues.
day morning.
Miss Bertha Scannell went to Ke
vance Tuesday to see her little neph'
ew, who is i'll with typhoid fever and
has been in the hospital for four
weeks.
R. L. Downing and Frank Lemon OF
Joy took the Rock Island Southern cal
I here Tuesday for a short business trip
| to the tri-cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Seaman OF
New Boston started from Aledo Tues
day for Rock Island to visit Mr.. Sea
mans parents.
! The William and Vashti and Illinois
Wesleyan college ball teams will play
in Aledo Friday, May 8. Tuesday af
ternoon a game was played by the local
team and the team Of Augustana col
lege The latter team won with q
score of to T.
Laon McWhorter started Wednesday
for a few days stay in Chicago, going
via Rock Island.
! A. d. Brancht was a business visitor
in Rock Island Wednesday.
Mrs. Balmer went to Mathersvillt
Wednesday TO visit her daughter, Mrs
Yearkey
Mrs. w. H. Holmes returned Tues
day from an extended visit in Okla
homa City with her daughters, Mrs
Ralph Cies and Miss Mary Holmes.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Reynolds ant
son returned Wednesday from New
Boston, where they have spent a few
days with Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Dixon.
States Attorney J. NJ. Wilson Ief
Wednesday for Peoria to spend few
days on legal business.
Mrs. A. Stone and little daughter lief
Wednesday for Galesburg to visit Mrs
Stones parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Ash
ley.
Captain and Mrs. A A. Rice lef
Wednesday for a short visit witt
friends in Galesburg.
Misses Minnie and Florence Nc
Creight started Wednesday via Rocl
Island for a visit of three weeks Will
relatives in Hanover.
Mrs. Riggs of Keithsburg returned
home Tuesday evening after a visi
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-03

last night that they did not intend to
obey any orders from the Zionists.
I'VE are not looking for trouble"
he said, nor do we want any, but
We do not intend to be driven away
from here by anyone. That is final"
Overseer Voliya declared that
there will be no cessation in the war
against the tobacco users.
This is our property" he said,
"and we do not intend to permit any
obnoxious vices. We are going TO
carry on this war all summer if nee
essary and we will win it in the end.
Ours is to be a campaign of non-re-
sistance. But we shall not quit until
we have stopped the use of tobacco
in Zion City"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-03

This Is what Mrs GEsETTI Z. CoFFEY, of Longstreet
KY Says Il feel II my duty write and tell you what
your medicines have done for great sufferer
for six years from trouble peculiar to women,
thankful say after taking bottles your Fayore
Prescription not bothered with that dreadful disease
any feel like new woman. When first wrote
you for advice only weighed lis poundsnow weigh 1885,
Il thank you very much for your kindness You have
been as father TO in advising what do 50 may
God bless you in every effort you put forth for good
T1hope this testimonial will be the Of poor
suffering woman seeking health"
cal Adviser, newly revised edition. answers hosts
bout which every woman single married ought to know
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-03
Yuma

Owing to the inclemency of the
weather there was no church service
or w. C. T. U. meeting as had been
planned.
John DAILY and family were business
callers in Moline, Saturday.
Clyde Wake purchased a new auto
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Beal and Frank
Wake were Moline callers Wedles-
day.
The Official board of the Yuma ceme-
terry met Saturday afternoon and held
its annual business meeting and cleo
ton of officers.
Friday morning the wind did dam
age in various places. At George Vain
wright Osborn's 1t blew an imple-
ment house over and the Wainwright
Brothers Silo tower was badly dam
aged.
Ambrose Scarf, who was called to
Peoria last week TO serve on the jury
in the federal court, came home Sat
urday morning and returned Monday
morning.
Mr. Giles has purchased the gen
eral merchandise store of Andy
O'Brien at Barstow and will run a
wagon Wednesday of each week.
Every family ana especially these
who reside in the country should be
/ provided at all times with a bottle OF
Chamberlain's Eminent There is nc
telling when it may be wanted in case
OF an accident or emergency. 1t is
most excellent In all cases of rheuma
tism, sprains and bruises Sold by al
4 drukg1slA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-03

All the news an me time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-03

mer's mother, Mrs. NJ. L. Cook, Sat
urday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-03
DAVENPORT

Licensed TO Wed. - Robert Scott,
Davenport, Bertha Nagle. Davenport;
Hugo p. Strive. Davenport, Nellie
Beenck, Davenport; Ezvin Bradley,
Wyoming. Ill, Margaret Troxel, Wyo-
ming, ILL.,; Ivar Nelson. Davenport,
Olga Lebermann, Davenport; Nix Low
rik, Davenport, smilja superts. Rock
Island; Louis Feeder, Davenport, Mar
garet Ehlers, Davenport
Steals TO Support FamiIy.-Mike Sa-
maids, a young man who told the 20
lice that he was married and had a
wife and little child 10 support, ap-
peared in police court yesterday morn
ing as the lone prisoner. A charge of
larceny was brought against him, it
being claimed that he had stolen an
old telephone from the Schick build
ing on Harrison street below Second,
which is now being razed. Samadis,
after standing up bravely for several
minutes and not attempting TO deny
that he had stolen the telephone, broke
down and wept bitterly. He said that
he had just come here from Omaha
IN search OF employment and that he
was penniless. having been robbed of
$40, all he possessed, just before leav-
ing Omaha. He claimed that while
working In the building he decided TO
steal the telephone, not knowing
whether'at was worth anything or not.
He was arrested a short time after
wards, and when confronted with the
charge, admitted the theft He was
sent TO jail for 10 days until something
can be done for him
Police Work Llaht.-The police work
for the month Of April was unusually
Hight. according TO the monthly report
Of Chief OF Police Schramm. There
were LAG arrests made, 81 under the
city statutes and SO under the state
laws. OF this number "a were vag-
rants. 80 intoxicants and 80 peace dis
turbers. There were II cases of immor-
al life, IL OF larceny. FIVE assault and
battery. and four peddler violations.
The police patrol made a total Of 1877
The police ambulance made 40 runs,
covering 81 miles. Sick people to the
number OF 20 were carried by the am.
bulance.
Prisoners Escape. - Four prisoners
escaped from the county Jail Wednes
day and at present are at large. With
two who are reported TO have escaped
few days ago, this makes a total OF
six who have escaped and are now be
ing searched for by the authorities
The names OF those who are freed IN
the jail delivery were not learned
The matter was being kept quiet foI
the reason that the officials thought
there was a better chance for appre
bending the escaped men if news Of II
was not heralded abroad. Notices OF
the escape OF the men have been sent
10 the police of surrounding towns and
cities in the hope OF their being ap
pretended. II is understood that the
men escaped by spriDging a lock OF
one of the main corridors and ther
sneaking out the side door Of the jai
IN the absence OF the guard
o
Obituary Record.-Miss Lillian Al
len. the 16-year-old daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. William Allen, 1913 Mali
street. died at 10 O'Clock Wednesda!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-03

Obituary Reeord.-Miss Lillian Al
len, the 16-year-old daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. William Allen, 1913 Main
street, died at 10 O'Clock Wednesday
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
THE MYSTERIOUS OCTOPUS, STORY
THAT DEALS WITH PETT|S STATION

Peter on the matter of buying the
output of the sawmill. He could not
make satisfactory terms with the
line company and determined to
start an Independent company to sell
his sawmill product.
When Mr.. Pettis opened his yard
at ST. Peter the other lumber yards
dropped the price of lumber SIS a
thousand. Mr.. Pettis was helpless,
and finally sold out his lumber yard
and mill, losing $4,000 in the trans.
action. Later number of farmers
in the vicinity of Pettis station, on
the Milwaukee railway, near ST.
Peter, determined to open up a lum-
Der yard and secured Mr.. Pettis as
manager. When Mr.. Pettis tried to
buy his lumber stock of lumber for
the yard he encountered trouble. No
lumber concern would sell to him. At.
ter many attempts the project was
given up. Finally a third attempt
was made to start lumber yard
there, and the result was the same.
Pettis, is small town about ten
miles from Mankato OH the Milwau-
kee road.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
COLONEL ROOSEVELT
LEADS IN NEBRASKA
Partial Returns Give Him Best
Of State Primaries.

Omaha, April 20.-Defnite results
On the primary in Nebraska will not
he known until possibly late today.
Seventy.one precincts. all but one
OF which were from outside of Omaha,
gave the following vote on the prefer.
entail presidential ballot for Repub-
Mean eandidatess
Roosevelt, 1853; La Toilette, 1915;
Taft, 1,515.
seventy-feur precincts, mostly from
outside Of Omaha, showed this result
on the Democratic race; -s.E-
Clark, 1923; Harmon, 1,34O; Wilson,
1885.
Only a few returns had been re-
csived on the race for the nomination
for United States senator and no one
attempted to forecast the final result.
Supporters of Roosevelt and Clark
insisted that early returns showed
their faverites would win. The Clark
men were especially pleased with the
showing the speaker made in the
First, Mr.. Bryan's district. They had
expected Wilson would poll a larger
vote in that district than the early re.
turns show.
Harmon followers said they expect
ed their candidate to show greater
strength in the Third district than
the early returns gave him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26

"The Mysterious Octopus" is the
title of an article which appears in
the current number of Hearst's Mag
azine, and portion of it is of pecu
liar interest to people in this partic
ular section of Minnesota, reference
being made to the struggle which
Mr.. Pettis made against the social
cd lumber trust.
The story says that Mr.. Pettis
father came to ST. Peter from the
lumber country of the east some
sixty years ago. He started saw
mill on his land, which was rich
with timber, and conducted a sue
cessful and lucrative business. The
son of the first Mr. Pettis was
brought up in this lumber business
and inherited it at his fathers death
But ST. Peter at that time became a
trading point and there was no need
for the saw mill. Mr.. Pettis then
confined his labors to his farm. In
1900 he heard of sawmill and tract
of timber for sale in Hillman, Mimi,
and purchased it. His lumber turned
out well the first year and he ap'
preached line yard manager in St
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
A GREAT RECORD

Hard to Duplicate 1t in Mankato.
Scores of representative citizens of
Mankato are testifying for Doan's
Kidney Pills. Such record of local
endorsement is unequalled in modern
times This public statement made
by a citizen is but one of the many
that have preceded it and the hun
dreds that will follow. Read it.:
F. r. Barber, 613 N. Front ST.,
Mankato, Mimi, says: "Off and on
for fifteen years | was subject to
attacks of kidney trouble. There
were sharp pains over my kidneys
and it was difficult for me to do any
work that brought strain on my
loins. My back was weak and when |
got up in the morning, there was
much lameness in my loins. The kid
ney secretions passed too frequently
and disturbed my rest at night. Read
ing a public statement given by a
local citizen, who had taken Doan's
Kidney Pills with benefit, / was
induced to try them. They proved to
be the medicine l needed and the
contents of five or six boxes, OBTAIN
ed at Thro's Drug Store, cured me.
During the past three years, have
had no further trouble from my back
or kidneys"
For sale BY all dealers. Price
so cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the uame-Doan's-an
take no other.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
500 REWARD, 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at
least one dreaded disease that SCI
cnce has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fra
ternity. Catarrh being constitu-
tional disease. requires constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure
is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system, thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease, and
giving tho patient strength by build.
ing up the constitution and assist
ing nature in doing its work. Tile
proprietors have SO much faith in its
curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that
1t fails to cure. Send for list of tes-
timonials. se 49, 81,
Address f. ]. Cheney & Co., To-
ledo, Ohio.
Sold by all druggists, rs cents.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
EtiDatiou.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
DRIVEN TO DRINK BY HOUSEKEEPING;
S0RROWFUL STORY TOLD IN COURT

This elected a laugh throughout
the court room and even the judge
could not withhold a few smiles
Judge Plymat then suspended SEN
tence because Of Koettinger's for
mer good record, with the under
standing that he refrain from drink
while in this city. "And l hope that
you won't have any more jobs of
housekeeping. added the Judge.
James Ward was also arrested last
night on similar charge. He plead
ed guilty, and when asked what he
drank in order to get intoxicated,
he said, ooh, it was mostly beer,
with a little whisky Judge Plymat
looked up his former record and
found that he had recently served a
Jail sentence for larceny. Sentence
was suspended on condition that
Ward leave the city and remain
away for six months.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
From thursdays Daily.

From thursdays Daily.
Driven to drink by houseclean-
ing was the heartrending story
by John Koetting in police court
this morning, when he pleaded
guilty to the charge of drunkenness.
Koetting was arrested last night by
Officers Pollei and Bienapfi at the
head of a stairway in one of the
flats on South Front street. When
found last night he was sleeping
and had in his possession several
pairs of women's stockings, a silk
dolly and some other belongings
used by women. When asked whose
they were and how he came to have
them, Koetting said that they be-
longed to his sisters. Special Judge
Plymat then asked him why he was
drunk, to which Koetting replied
that he got drunk because he want.
ed to get away from housekeeping
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
ASKS AID OF RAILROADS
Southern Minnesota Wants Landseek.
ers to Be Given Rates Into
This Section.

st. Paul, April 1S.-Southern Min
nesota is making fight to have the
railroads that operate in that sec
ton of the state send hOmeSeekers'
excursions into that territory. The
recently organized Southern Mime
sofa Better Development association
appointed a committee composed of
G.. N. Sonnesyn of st. James, George
Atchison of Mankato and K. b.
Daniels of Marshall to confer with
railroad officials about the excursion
rates. The meeting was held in
the office of Ii. J. Maxfield, state
immigration commissioner, yesterday
afternoon.
The Southern Minnesota delegates
contend that in granting homeseek-
ers' excursion rates to Northern
Minnesota and to the Dakotas and
not to their section of the country,
/ the railroads are discriminating
against them. They pointed out that
the rates would build up this section
of the state, the population of which
has decreased in the last few years.
In this way, they said, not only the
business interests of the section
would be benefited, but the railroads
would gain increased trade.
Officials of the Omaha, the Great
Western, the st. Paul, Minneapolis
and st. Louis and the Rock Island
lines were at the meeting, and each
promised to take up the matter
with his road. A letter setting forth
was sent to Eben Macleod, chair
man of the Western Passenger as.
ISOLATION, asking him to use his in
fluence in having the rates granted
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
Commercial Club Is to Entertain
Highway Supervisors.
DATE IS FIXED FOR MAY 14TH
The Idea to Arouse Enthusiasm Among
Those Who Have Charge Of These
Improvements.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
What proved to be an interesting
and profitable meeting of the good
roads committee of the Commercial
club was held yesterday afternoon
the members present being George
and r. b. Brown, and took some
important action. Some time age
the committee decided to entertain
at dinner and automobile ride
the supervisors and road Ovcrseers
of the townships of Lime, Mankato
jamestown, LeRay, Mcpherson, De
coria, Rapidan, South Bend, Judson
Garden City and Belgrade, on May
22 or Whereabouts.
1t was decided at yesterdays
meeting to combine this affair will
the annual convention of the district
highway engineers of the state, tC
be held in this city May IA, Is ant
16. 1t was thought that these meet
ings would dovetail into one another
very nicely, and that possibly there
would be speakers present at TIL,
engineers convention who could say
something of value to the road over
Seers and town supervisors. 1t was
therefore decided to give the dinner
and automobile ride on Tuesday
May Ia, the first day of the engi
neers' convention, as it was thought
that it would not interfere with the
latter on that day. The secretary
of the Commercial club was author
lied to go ahead and make the
necessary arrangements for both
the convention and the dinner.
Repast BY Ladies' Society.
The Committee thought that one
of the ladies' societies would fur
nish very good dinner and it was
also decided to invite such of the
highway engineers as may have ar
rived for their convention to be
guests at the dinner. The county
commissioners will also be invited
and also the officers of leading road
clubs in the territory mentioned
which includes all of the roads
leading into Mankato for a distance
of dozen or more miles. The idea
is to arouse enthusiasm in the
minds of those directly responsible
for the condition of the roads, il
the hope that it will stimulate then
to still further efforts to have theil
roads kept in the pink of condition
TNr1r~ rrix,
brief talks, on practical road sub
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26

here will give us some concession i'll
the way of semi-monthly excursions
the railroads themselves will benefit
by the increased movement of prac
into Southern Minnesota, and the in
creased amount of agricultural wealth
that will be annually produced.
We trust that your association will
take favorable action on this request
and let us hear from you as soon as
possible.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
FELL A VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA
colwel Goodridse Died Yesterday
at St. Peter. e..
From Saturdays Daily.

>Colwcll GoOdridgc, one of the pio
neers, of this county, died yesterday
at st. Peter and the remains were
brought to this city last night fol
burial. MIR. Goodridge had been i'll
but three days, when pneumonia
brought him down. He was born on
April 20, 1881, and was eighty-One
years old at the time OF his death
Deceased was one Of a family OF
thirteen, of the hardy pioneers OF
Maine, being born at Canaan, Me
He came to Blue Earth county dur
ing the Indian outbreak and passed
through many of the hardships OF
those times. Twenty years ago he
was kicked by horse, which af
fected his brain to such an extent
that he was taken to the hospital
at ST. Peter and had been there
practically ever since.
He leaves wife and several
children to mourn his loss. Mrs
Goodridge lives at Judson at pres
ent. The five surviving children
are: Henry and David Goodridge OF
Kerns, the latter living on the old
home farm, Mrs. c. A. Keene OF
North Mankato, Ancil Goodridge OF
Judson, Frank Goodridge of Seat
tie, Wash. He also has one brother,
Ancil Goodrdge of Canaan, Me-, and
several sisters, Mrs. Cordelia Cor,
son of Scowhegan, Me-, Mrs. Lu-
cinda Farnham of Clinton, Me-, Mrs.
Zuba Burrill of Pittsfeld, Me-, and
Mrs. May Bates of Pawnee City,
Neb.
Mrs. l.. ID. Keene, formerly OF
North Mankato, was also his sister.
His two sons, Henry and Ancil, were
at his bedside when death came.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 2:3O o'clock from the
Hebron church and interment will be
made at the Hebron cemetery
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
pacific Swimming Meet.

San Francisco, April 2O.-Some oil
the best aquatic men OF the coast
will compete tomorrow in the SWIM
ming meet to be held in the open
water at the Surf Beach Park, Ala
media, under the sanction of the "a
cific Athletic association of the Anna
ture Athletic Union. All registered
amateur swimmers of the country
are eligible. In addition to the
swimming races, there will be events
for the high and fancy divers,
re,av race and water polo game.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
BLAME FOR THE ODESSA WRECK
FIXED BY UNCLE SANS EXPERT

Washington, April 1S.-In a report
OH the causes of the wreck that
took place oh the Chicago, Milwau
kee and st. Paul road at Odessa
Mimi, on December Is, last, in
which eight persons were killed
made to the interstate commerce
commission by H. M. Belnap, chief
inspector of safety appliances, the
chief blame is laid on Flagman Law,
The report says in part:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
OREGON IS FOR ROOSEVELT
Early Returns Give Colonel Lead at
State Primaries.

Portland, Ore, April 20.-Early re-
turns in the statewide presidential
preference primary, though meager,
indicate Colonel Roosevelt has carried
the Republican state primaries by
something less than 5000 votes over
President Taft Senator La Toilette
is third.
The race between United States
Senator Jonathan Bourne, who seeks
denomination, and Benjamin Selling
is close. In Multnomah county port
land) Bourne is leading slightly, but
Selling is apparently somewhat ahead
in the state at large.