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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
M'CLEARY BESTS
HARRY BRONDELL
Popular Davenport Wrestler
Meets With Decisive De-
feat at Illinois.
LOSER IS OUTWEIGHED
Match Was Arranged at Catchweights
However and Leaves No Chance
for Argument.

Months and months of effort to pro-
duce tri-city lad capable of holding
his own in a wrestling match, regard
less of weight, came to naught last
night Wien Ralph McCleary of Let's,
Iowa. took Harry Brondell to as neat
trimming as any wrestler has re-
ceived on the Illinois theatre mat this
year. And now, unless a new local
grappler springs up, the tri-cities will
be without a popular idol" for a
drawing card. McCleary won his
match fairly and squarely, despite
loud claIhoring of his friends after it
was over, on the decision OF Referee
John Voss, Rock Islands veteran
grappler.
McCLEARY THE HEAVIER
McCleary outweighed Brondell by
fraction over six pounds. but there
was no weight agreement in the con-
tract, the match being at catch
weights. The Davenporter assumed
the aggressive in the first fall, but
was unable to run home with any of
his holds. He lacked the strength
to topple McCleary to the mat. He
really wore himself out by working
on his opponent. After 1856, Nc
Cleary put Harry to the mat with
scissors on body and an arm lock
hold. He came back in the second
heat with lots of vim and after work
ing for 10:2S, secured a half nelson
and crotch hold on Brondell and pin
ned him to the mat. When the ref
cree patted him on the back he still
had a good hold on Brondell and ft
looked as though he could hold him
there all night. But still Harry's
friends decided that the referee had
been hasty in awarding the battle to
| McCleary.
FURNISH GRATIS ENTERTAINMENT.
Gus Papas and George Nicholson
put on gratis entertainment which
] lasted for So minutes. OF course they
/ did not enter into the battle without
| thought of securing a little of the
filthy lucre, but when it was all over
| they were informed they had not
/ made good, and accordingly would not
! be paid for their work. Both
/ falls went for IS minutes. A scis-
sors on the head and an arm hold did
/ the business in the first fall and a toe
hold defeated the demon in the sec
ond.
The kid" Murphy that was prom
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
AT THE ILLINOIS.

Nothing so entertaining and pleasing
as AL. Story's las Told in the Hills
has been seen in recent years. Al
though interesting and extremely thrill.
ling at all times, the play is not one
of the kind that depends on cheap sen,
sationalism, for its effect and in its
strong climaXes. There are no absurd
situations that in real life would be
impossible. Clean and refreshing com.
edy is a prominent feature in the play
and a generous number of good special
ties are introduced with effect. 1t
comes to the Illinois theatre tomorrow
matinee and night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
BACHELORS.
BOWLING SQUIBs.


With the exception OF two or three
games in the contested series of last
night, there were no high scores. pot
ter made 2O2 and Lowe. a new recruit
for the Bachelors, finished with POI
The next high score goes to !. Wich
with 1888.
Hildebrandt was flush last night and
contributed to the banquet fund as the
result OF less-than-1OO game. He fin
ished with 3Gl pins for the three
games.
John Schwecke barely managed to
get out Of the 900 class last night. lie
finished his series with 15S. just large
enough TO take him out Of the low
zone.
The Cubs say that they rolled better
than any other team last p. m. but still
there are no scores 70 show for il.
Claus Dau joined the Cubs last
night and his teammates say that he
made good. He Is counted upon to de-
feat the Stock Leaders next Thurs
day.
Frank WITCH started out with 165, but
his steam simmered down in the next
two games.
From the looks of the bowling
scores. the weather is too warm for
any really classy work Therefore. the
story Of the schedule is a welcome one
10 the boys who have good averages
now. There are but six more series to
roll.
The Cubs are four whole games be
hind the Bachelors and the only
chance to top the column rests in the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION,
RESULTS YESTERDAY.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Pittsburgh, 4 st. Louis, 8.
Cincinnati at Chicago, rain.
Brooklyn at New York, rain.
Boston at Philadelphia, rain.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
st. Louis, 7; Chicago, -.
Cleveland at Detroit, rain.
Philadelphia at Washington, rain.
New York at Boston, rain.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
All games postponed, rain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

a condition that it would be impossi-
BILE to play the game today. This
contest will be played sometime with
in the next 10 days. If the weather
permits and the field is in good con-
dition Augustana will open its baseball
season at home tomorrow afternoon,
when the Lutherans will cross bats
with Hedding.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
College Game Cancelled.

Because of the recent snow fall Au-
gustana will not be able to meet Mon
mouth this afternoon in baseball. This
was to have been the opening game of
the season, but word was received
from the Monmouth management last
night that its diamond was in such
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
IN THE THREE-EYE

Jimmy Collins, the crack left fielder
of kinsella's Decatur squad last sea
son, has refused so far to report TO
Springfield.
Smith of Springfield is finding him
self more busy handing out blue en-
velopes to the recruits he is trying out
than he was kept all last summer.
Danville has purchased Frank Long
from Rockford. Long formerly played
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
Plow City Team Fails to Pro-
duce a Quintet of Bowlers
and Cubs Win.
BACHELORS COP 8 AGAIN
Stock Leaders Fall Down Before Pot
ter's Team-Six More Contests
TIL Seasons Close.
sTMI-PRo LEAGUE STANDING.

II was an easy task for the Bachel-
ors to win three straight games from
the Stock Leaders last night. thereby
Tightening their grip on the top-most
rung OF the Semi-Pro league percent
age column. At the same time, the
Cubs were glorying IN the fact that the
entire series OF games had been for
feited by the Pillow City team and that
at the best the Bachelors could do no
more than stay even in the race. No
high records were broken in the series
Which was rolled, though Hildebrandt
came very close to shooting the low
est score Of the year. The scores:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

Frank Shaub, paroled from a Wiscon-
sin prison that he might accept an
engagement to play in the Wisconsin
Illinois league, has been released by
Appleton, the club which signed him.
Appleton club officials did not like the
notoriety which attached to the case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
The Theatre
ILLINOIS.

April 20-"As Told In the Hills"
April % to 2S-Lorenz Brothers, mes
merists and hypnotists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

their 1O-round bout at the National
Sporting club last night. Baldwins
generalship was superior and he used
an uppercut that had Mario close to
the danger mark several times.
Detroit, April president Ma
vim of the Detroit American league
baseball club has announced the sale
of Utility Infelder OLeary and
Catcher Casey to the Indianapolis
team of the American association.
OLeary joined the Tigers in 1908,
while Casey was purchased in the fall
of 1910.
New York, April 19.-Two big
league baseball stars. Manager Char
ley Doom of the Philadelphia Nation
ais and Birdie" Cree of the New
York Americans. are seriously i'll
here. Doom is at the Hotel Somerset,
the victim of an attack of appendi-
citis. Cree has not been well since
contracting cold in Atlanta, during
the spring training there.
Chicago, April 19.-Jack Johnson.
pugilist, was fined So and costs yes
terday when he was arraigned before
Justice J. F. Boyer of Evanston on
a charge of having exceeded the
speed limit when driving through
Evanston Sunday afternoon. Just
look over my record replied John
son, and you will see that no Judge
ever let me go free yet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
outcome of the two remaining series
between those two teams.
SPORTING
EAE
NOTES

Milwaukee, Wis, April 19.-Har-
ley Davidson of St. Paul, Mimi, after
nip and tuck fight with a field OF
five starters, won the one mile pro-
fessiOnal roller skating meet which
opened at the Riverview rink We'd
nesday night. ROLAND Cionci of Nor
ristown, Pa, was second and FREQ
Martin of San Jose, Cal, third. The
time was 3:O2 LIS.
Rockford, ILL.,, April 19.-Beloit,
Elgin. Aurora, Freeport, Marengo,
Belvidere, Rockford and GAINESVILLE
is the circuit proposed for the new
Trolley league now being formed and
to play Saturdays and Sundays.
Bartlesville, Okla, April 19.-With
a terrific blow to the stomach, Clar-
ence C"Wildcat'D Ferns of Kansas
City, claimant Of the welterweight
championship. knocked out Eddie
Costello Of Brooklyn. y. Y, in the
fourth round of a scheduled 15-round
bout. II was the first time Costello
had ever been knocked out.
Kansas City, Mo, April 19.-Hen-
ry Gehring, g years old, pitcher for
the Kansas City American association
baseball team, is dead here after a
sfOrt illness. Gehring pitched for St.
Paul last year and in 1907 was a
member OF the Washington American
league team.
New York, April 19.-Matty Bald
win Of Boston outclassed Johnny Mar
TO of Now York all the WAY thrnnrh
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

with Waterloo, Iowa, and branded him
self in the memory of the fans by
batting out two home runs in one aft
ernoon, two years ago, at DanvilIe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

Word from Springfield says that
Dick Kinsella, former owner of the
Springfield club of the Three-Eye
league, and now the scout for the St.
Louis Cardinals, made a brutal as
sault on Vincent Y. Dahlmann, manag-
ing editor of the Illinois Register, Sun
day night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

ised as Pages opponent, proved to be
none other than Henry Treandos, a
swarthy Grecian wrestler who comes
from Silvis. Page has five pounds
the best of Henry and he threw him.
The first fall came I'm 5:S3 and the
second in 1905. In the second Hen
ry secured a hold on Page and would
have toppled him but Voss called it
a strange and Henry had to let go.
Page became peeved and put Henry
to the mat without delay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
THIS BOOK WORTH READING

The Adler-ika book, telling how you
can EASILY guard against appended
tbs and how you can relieve INSTANT
LY. is offered free for a short time by
A. Heimbeck. druggist, 924 Third ave-
nue..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

New York, April 19.-Matty Bald
win OF Boston outclassed Johnny Mar
TO of New York all the way through
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-03-29
License or No License.

Wessington.-The license question
is the overshadowing issue in a num-
Der of the cities and towns OF South
Dakota which will hold their annual
elections in April.
One of the hottest of these fights is
being waged in Washington, where the
sentiment is said to be very evenly
divided between license and no-li-
ems The license element believe
they can secur a majority Of the
votes at the election, while the tenn
perance forces are equally as confident
that license will fail to capture a ma
jority of the votes and that Messing
ton accordingly will take its place as
a dry" town after July / next.
The financial side of the proposition
as it relates to the revenue which the
town would derive from the granting
of licenses for saloons promises to
play an important part in the result of
tn election on the license question.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-03-29
Belle F%ourche Men Good Boosters,

Aberdeen.-Belle Fourche, the city
OF the irrigation project in western
South Dakota, is represented at the
builders meeting by E. A. Cade, Of the
Cade-Overpeck Land company, and H.
.. Cooley, secretary of the Belle
Fourche Commercial club, and also of
the South Dakota Federation of Com
mercial Clubs. They are scattering
invitations broadcast to attend the X.
p. grand lodge, which meets in Belle
Fourche June 1920, and the South Da-
kota bankers convention, which meets
there June 26-27. One of the features
of these conventions is to be an auto
trip over the 10000 acre irrigation pro-
ject, as guests of the Belle Fourche
Commercial club. Mr.. Cooley states
that the whole irrigation project Is 81
per cent complete, and that there is al
ready stored in the huge reservoir
10000 acre feet of water, that is, water
enough to cover 10000 acres to a
depth of n foot. Many of the dele
gates to the builders meeting are ex-
pressing a desire to go and see this
mammoth enterprise. Belle Fourche
is the only city in the extreme west
ern part of the state which is repre-
sented.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-03-29
Webster viii Entertain Educators.

W~ebster.-Webster will, on April A
and S next, entertain the Northern
South Dakota Educators association
at a two days meeting. The conven-
ton will come during the spring v a
cation, and it is expected between 400
and 600 teachers will be in attendance.
The Webster Commercial club has
taken charge of the arrangements, and
will list all rooms in town where the
visitors may be entertained, and has
placed a maximum price of 81 a night.
for a double bed, SO the educators
may secure lodgings as low as so
cents a night. Dr.. George w. Nash,
president of the Northern Normal and
Industrial school at Aberdeen, has
been secured to deliver his lecture on
the Passion Play at Oberammergau,
In order to help defray the expenses
of the gathering, guaranteed by Web
ster citizens, such as printing. hall
rent, etc.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-03-29
APPRAISAL IS HIGH
STATE WILL REAP A NEAT SUM
FROM SCHOOL LANDS
At SALE.
HAPPENINGS OVER STATE
What 10 Going On Here and There
That Is Of Interest to tho Read.
ers Throughout South d.
kota and Vicinity.

Pierre.-At appraisal prices placed
on state school lands in the southern
part of the state for the sales which
will begin April l and continue
through the first half of the month,
the permanent school fund should Sc
cure a large sum if there is any buy
ing, as the general range in all the
counties runs from $40 as high as $50
an acre with the level near the $50
mark. In Dawson county the range
is from $50 to SIS an acre; Douglas
county, from $40 to $50 an acre; Char
les Mix county, from $40 to SIS, the
low rate being on the rough lands OF
which the Missouri river bluffs show
a considerable acreage in that county.
In Hutchinson county the range is
from S45 to SIS; in Hanson, from $45
to 500; in Lake, from S35 to $40, and
in Miner, from $40 to S65, the general
level in that county showing less varia-
ton than in any Of the other counties,
and wen valuations. In Bonhomme
county the range is from $40 to SIS
an acre. The general average in Au-
rora county is from $40 to s55 an acre,
but it is probable that one section in
that county will be offered at the min
imum price of SO an acre, as several
towns desire to purchase this section,
which is now largely swamp, and
make a lake and park of it by the use
OF artesian water. They have raised
a subscription fund for this purpose
and will likely be given an opportu-
nifty to secure it for that purpose.
These figures show a decided differ
ence from the rush of sales of school
lands at $40 an acre, which cleared
most Of the state tracts up in the older
counties of the state.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-03-29
Personal.

Grover. Cleveland's birthday ami
versary was observed in New York
city.
Return Of Former President De La
Bana to Mexico is feared by Nader
lists.
Secretary of State Knox is receiv-
ing a warm welcome in southern
countries.
A. p. Wilder, consul general OF the
United States at Shanghai, arrived at
San Francisco.
Colonel Roosevelt was accused OF
being too hasty in championing' the
New York employers liability law.
The women's Roosevelt league Of
California was organized temporarily
at, San Francisco.
Senator Kern spoke in favor OF
Sherwood "dollar-a-day" pension bill
and denounced Srnoot substitute.
President Taft insists that there be
no more personalities in the campaign
80 far az his side is concerned.
Senator L4aFollette is to follow up
his North Dakota victory.
Rear-Admiral George w. Melville
succumbed to heart disease.
Governor Marshall Of Indiana was
formally launched as a democratic
presidential candidate.
Clark and Harmon men r dis
pleased at the action taken by pre-
g~ressive Nebraska democrats at Lin
coin.
Out Of . total Of 22.106 stockhold
ers Of the New York, New Haven E
Hartford railroad. 1924. or 60. pc,
.ent, ere women. trusts and guard
ans
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-03-29
TRIBE HAS ADOPTION DANCE
Writer Tells Of Curious Ceremonial of
Taking a Child Into Shawnee
Family.

New York.-The adoption dance is
one Of the ceremonial dances of the
Shawnees. This is quite different from
any one Of the festive dances. They
come many miles around and camp;
their faces are painted and their per
ons are decorated with beads.
They dance all day and night with
out eating. A bonfire is built in the
center Of the camp and they dance
around this. The FIRE Is kept burning
about the same all the time. This
erv also as their light. s..
The adoption dance is rather quiet,
more so than the other dances. The
women do most Of the singing, says a
writer In the Red Man, and sing very
low. They dance around in a circle
In twos. The men dance together
in front, and the women together In
the rear
The two leaders in front are usually
the ones who are adopting the child.
They carry tin pals; in these are rub
Der balls, which bounce. and keep time
With the drummers. This is all the
music they have to dance by. II a
large crowd is assembled they may
have two or three drums.
AT these dances good order is kept.
No drunkenness is allowed. The dance
is IN a grove. and if one does not be-
have decently they tie him to a tree
for the rest Of the dance. After the
dance they have a great feast which
lasts all day, and visitors. and all 9th
ers who attend the dance, are invited
to partakeF Of the feast. 80
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-03-29

Baptist and Christian Churches In
Black Hills Come Toqether.

Lead.-Two local churches
have Joined the movement to CONSOLE.
date Protestant churches as far as ia
practicable, in the Hills. Members of
the Christian and Baptist churches
have decided to unite, following a
joint recommendation by a commit
tee appointed by each church to in.
vestigate.
Each church retains its own invid.
uality and each makes certain conces.
sions and the members are to be gov.
erned by a committee selected equal
ly from both churches, although the
consolidation does not go as far as did
the n last week between the Pres.
byterians and Congregationalists.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-03-29
News OF THE week
OBSERVATIONS or GREATER on
lEesER IMPORTANCE.
1 boIu|NG DOWN Of EVENTS
t~allonal, Political, Personal and Other
Matters In Brief Form for Az
Glasses Of Readers.
Congress-.

Tue excise tax bill passed the
house u~namended, 249 to II.
The house passed a bill giving the
president power to remove federai
court clerks.
Tho house passed the rivers and
barbors appropriation bill, carrying
upwards OF $26,250.000.
Senator Hoke Smith baked at
speedy disposition of private pension
bills, but was voted down.
A bill protecting women in rights
acquired to public lands before mar
Rage passed the senate.
Representative Hanna introduced
two bills to meet "legalized monopo-
y" decisions Of the supreme court.
Representative Stedman declared
commerce and labor report criticis1ns
cotton mills of south was absolutely
untrue.
Chairman Adamson OF the Interstate
Commerce commission favorably e
ported the Panama canal government
AiI.
Senator Cummins introduced q bill
tor . national primary law. provid'
ing for the first national primary
bRly g..
The house accepted a resolution au'
0orizing government participation in
~ exposition at Columbus, s. G.
~.
Representative Jones introduced a
on proposing probationary inde'
/endence" for Filipinos from 1913 to
ts21.
Chairman McCumber, OF the pen
sion committee, announced he would
try to clear the calendar OF all pen
SEN legislation this week.
Chairman Emery told finance com
mittee It would take two years 1or
tnEl4 board to Investigate all sched'
ul0 Of present tariff law.
President Taft asked congress to
adjourn Saturday, March %, and In
body attend memorial services foI
battleship Maine victims.
The interstate commerce committee
decided to appoint a subcommittee to
consider the bill to extend the Erd-
man oct to coal mine-owners.
Chairman Moss OF Agricultural DC
partment expenditures committee an
nounced investigation into affairs Of
me department would be continued.
Civil service and consular reform
representatives advocated before the
foreign affairs committee the Sulzel
bnn. providing against political afhi
iations in consular service.
A minority Of the Interstate Com
MERGE committee filed q report
AGAINST the Panama government bill
eontending the assessment OF tolls
against American ships would aid rail
roads.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-03-29
Snow in Black Hills.

Deadwood.-ro date over 1O2 inches
Of snow has fallen here during this
winter. the most e in the mem
DRY Of nan in the Black Hills. This
fall only applies to this locality, and
further up in the Hills around Port
land and Terry, it has beer still heav-
Ter, over eleven feet having fallen.
and there now being five feet on the
level, which has not been affected by
the few days OF thaw so far expert
enced here. Sleighing since October
Il has been continuous.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-03-29
Killed the Wrong Hen.

Aberdeen.-"Dollar," a pet white
hen owned by the 0. NJ. Carr family at
Bison, met an untimely death last
week, at the age of ten years. In the
spring of 1901 the Cars purchased
an incubator and set it with So eggs.
OF the SO but four eggs Matched chick
ems, and of the four, three chicks died.
the ~ittest, and lived and throve. Next
year Dollar" now grown into a fine
young pullet, commenced to lay, and
proved extremely valuable as an egg
producer, and pullets Matched from her
eggs have also proven good egg ma
chines-so much so that the Carr
family grew greatly attached to the
little white hen, and kept her on from
year to year, until she became a great
pet, wandering about the house as
freely as a cat might do.
But last week an elder son of the
Cars, who had been away attending
school, came home, and his mother, in
honor of the event, decided to have
chicken for dinner. The young man
was delegated to 60 to the chicken
house and kill two hens for the meal.
He had forgotten about Dollar" and
when he saw a fine white hen, seized
her and chopped off her head. When
he returned to the house and the dis
covery was made that Dollar, had
been beheaded, there was general Ia
mentation. Dollar" wasn't eaten. On
the contrary, she was given an appro-
pirate funeral and is greatly mourned.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-03-29
Commission Plan Killed.

Springfeld.-At a special election
held in this city the proposition to
change to a commission plan Of gov.
eminent was defeated by a majority
Of 26. This was a disappointment to
many. but the voters did not seem tc
get the right idea of. the advantages
OF the plan. It is the intention OF
those who are interested in the com
mission plan Of government to spring
The question again as soon as poss'
BILE.