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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-17

ell last week with her mother, Mrs
NaIga Hutchinson.
II d. White went to Davesport Sat.
urday and brought Mrs. White home
from ST. Luke's hospital where she
underwent an operation for append
citls Her many friends are glad to
know that she is getting along nicely.
Judge and Mrs. c. NJ. Turner re-
turned home from Chicago Wednes-
day evening.
c. r. Larson was a business caller
in CISCO last Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John a. Peterson Wis
tied in the tri-cities last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Jennings visited
a few days last week in Sterling.
William Attwater was in Rock Is
land on business last Tuesday.
Rev. Mr.. Kluker was a Galva caller
last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs J. NJ Hunter and Mr..
asd Mrs. Abraham Funk were callers
in the tri-cities Wednesday last.
Mrs. Lillian Anderson spent last
Wednesday in Kewanee.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Wienckc and son.
George, visited relatives in Geneseo
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Jockey and
Otis Kapple visited at the l.. A. Bolin
home in Kewanee Sunday.
Vernie Grant and Mourice Wiencke
were Geneseo callers Saturday.
Mrs. Stein and daughter. Mable. OF
CISCO were Cambridge callers last
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Jockey at
tended the funerar of their cousin in
kewanee last Wednesday.
George Baugh was a Rock Island
caller last Monday.
Miss Samuelson and Mrs. Phillips OF
Woodruff were Cambridge callers last
Wednesday.
Sadie Stranberg of CISCO visited
Monday and Tuesday at the home OF
her aunt, Mrs. Gran.
Mrs. Stranberg and son of CISCO
visited in Cambridge Thursday.
Stephen Malcolm after a short visit
with his brothers, Charles and Gene,
left last Tuesday for his home in Belle
PLANE, Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-17

senic poisoning existed in Buffom's
body. The chemist who made the eX
amina ion al the direction o. District
Attorney Cole. Cattaraugus county. de
clared that the poison had been admin
istered over a period covering several
weeks.
Detectives assigned to the case by
Cole soon learned that Frahm, now
under ares. and Mrs. Buffom were
very friendly. The state charged that
Mrs. BuffOm and Frahm planned &c
murder the entire Buffcm family SC
that they might wed.
Soon after the discovery CT arsenic
poisoning Mrs. Buffom was questioned
by detectives and county authorities
but stout.y maintained that she knew
OF no poison being administered "a
her husband or children. Mrs. Buffom
told her questioners that her husband
was a hard drinker and to this she
tributed the illness which resulted
in death.
Soon after this stories that Buffom
and the children might have been
made i'll by eating cabbage and other
garden truck on which arsenic had
been sprinkied 10 kill bugs was circu.
lated in Little Valley. No explana ion
as 10 how Mrs. BufTom escaped IL
ness was offered.
Then Detective O'Grady claimed he
found that the poison had been ad.
miuistered il food and that the ar
senic poisoning had come from horse
liniment.
II was while the three Buffom
children were seriously i'll that Dis
trict Attorney Ccle obtained author
ity from Justice Wheeler in Buffalo
TO eXhume he body of the husband
and father After receiving the
chemists report that arsenic mad
caused the death of Buffo mand also
reports from doctors that the children
were suffering from arsenic poisoning,
CCle publicly let it be known that he
believed the story circulated that the
poison had been on garden produce
And all the time he conducted an in
yes. igation Of his own. Miss Minnie
Slater. q detective, posing as a nurse
and using the name Margaret Stone,
worked ten weeks in the Buffom home
and secured much of the damaging
evidence.
Mrs. Buffom left Little Valley but
was kept under surveillance by
O'Grady operatives. She was arres-
ed in Niagara Falls. New York, after
making what detectives declare is a
confession that her husband was muir
dered. This confession, it is said, was
obtained in Queenston. ont.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-17

Saloon License s1,ooo.-At a spec
iaI NEE ing OF the Bettendorf town
council last evening. it was voted to
increase the saloon license from
$1,000 to 2.1OO yearly. Bettendorf has
but one saloon and the license was re-
issued TO the present holder, George
L. Boston. This action was taken on
the report of the license committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-17

Buffalo. y. Y. Dec. 17.-Her hus-
band and five-year-old son dead by
reason Of arseaica. poisoning. and her
/ Is-year-old daughter dying from the
same cause Mrs. Cynthia Buffom Of
Little Fails. =. y, aged 80, has been
. indicted on charge OF first degree
murder Ernes- Frahu, farmer OF
Little Valley, aged %, has been in
dicted on the same charge. Mrs. Buff
fom and Frahm both are held in the
Cattaraugus county jail at Salamanca.
At the trial evidence will be intro
duced to show that the two plotted to
kill off the entire BUffOm family and
then marry.
Mrs. Buffom is said TO have con
fesse1 her part in the death of her
husband and before the grand jury IS
reported to have implicated Frahm.
Frahm was arrested and indic-e ed i'm
mediately after Mrs. Buffom testified
as 10 the events which resulted in the
death OF BufIcm.
Besides the murder of Buffom
Frahm and the mother are believed
to have poisoned he other four Buff
fom children. Norris. Laura, Herbert
and Clarence
Norris died under circumstances
which bafneI attending physicians.
but did not warrant Investigation 4.
the time
II was few months la-er that Buff
fom was taken mysteriOusly i'll and
died.
The other children were also strick-
en- later. and now, with her mother in
Jail charged with murder. Laura, Il.
is slowly dying at the little cottage
which for years has been the home
Of the Buttons.
Mrs. Buffom was arrested in Buff
falo by operatives Of the Thomas J.
O'Grady detective agency. Before she
was taken 10 the Little Valley jail she
was allowed 10 60 TO the home where
her daughter was dying. She dropped
to her knees AT the bedside of the rap
idly sinking child and sObbed and
mcaned unit. she was led away by
the sheriff
IL was not until some time after
Mrs. Buttons husband died and the
three children were stricken that Lit
tie Valley authorities began an inves-
tigation OF the mysterious and closely
linked deaths Then il was found,
the state charges. that traces OF ar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-17

one. 1t itched q little ut times.
II tried several remedies. but the trouble
seemed to grow worse instead Of better. and
1 tried several treatments which cured ue
for q month. but it always broke out again
One day q friend saw the advertisements II
Cuticura Soap and Ointment in the paper
and sent for a sample. They helped noe. 20
] purchased two more boxes OF Cuticura
Ointment and some Cuticura Soap and
they completely cured me- IL took three
months for Cuticura Soap and Ointment
TO complete my cure" CSigned) Walter
Mahony. Oct. -. 1912
Although the Cutictlra Soap and ONT
p1en1 are most successful in the treatmen. Of
affections OF the skin, scalp. hair and hands.
they are also most valuable for everyday use
in the toilet. bath and nursery. because they
promote and maintain the health of the skin
and hair from infancy to age. Sold every
where Liberal sample OF each mailed free.
with 32-p. Skin Book. Address postcard
.Cuticura. Dept. T. Boston
GrMen who shave and shampoo with Gu
tscurz Soap win hndit bes; for skin and scaiI.
ASEs-ti<s<rSszk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-17

their names as Raymond Barbosa, Joe
Ferris. Petro Garcia, Pete Gomez and
G. Nanchez. Meacum's condition
continues to improve and it is beliyed
he will be able to leave the hospital
within a few days. The police believe
that at least TWO of the suspects are
guilty of the stabbing-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-17

Scott County Democracy were elected
as follows:
President-M. ]. Malloy.
Vice President-George T. Baker.
Secretary-Cha Tank.
Treasurer-Otto Hill
Executive committee - Dan 3.
Horne. Ben Luetje, Fred fischer. W.
G. Moth. J. J. Hid, Hugo Moeller. Z.
J.. Carroll. II. J. Mcfarland, Isaac
Petersberger, Dr. W. =. Stocks.
sook Five mezeum stsb5ins Sus-
rects.-F'ive suspects in the sta5binz
Of Cal Meacum Sunday morning were
booked by the Davenpor- police today
and are being held until the victim is
able 20 leave the hospital in the hope
that he can identify the guilty parties.
The men are all Mexicans. They gave
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-17

parents. Mr. and Mrs. James Bowes
The third number of the Lyceum
course was given at the NJ. f. church
Friday night by the Misses Wheeler
and Norton. Owing to sickness It was
impossible for Mrs. Aceola Pooler to
be present.
Rock Island passengers Saturday
were Mrs. Charles jain, Miss Marina
Mclaughlin, Mrs. Ramsay. Mrs.
Charles Dunlap, Misses Julia, Anna
and Nellie Hintermeister, Mrs. Andrew
Musgerson, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cham.
bers, Adolph Hofer and family, Miss
Katherine Truhr, Mrs. Ernest Tuhr
and Mrs. James Bowes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-17
TAYLOR RIDGE

or in this vicinity Sunday
Edna Hartman was a Rock Island
caller Friday.
Mrs Lawrence Weiss spent last
week with relatives in Orion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Hofer spent
several days last week in Chicago
where they attended the stock show.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crawford were
Rock Island callers Friday
Mrs. Charley Crabs OF Reynolds Wis
tied Saturday and Sunday with her
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-17

License TO Weee-wilhelm Shade
and Catherine Christen. Manila, Iowa;
Porfrrio Sanches and Maria Martinez.
Rock Island; Benz. Leaton and Lenora
Bush. Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-17

The old. old story. told times with
out number. and repeated over and
over again for the last Sc years. but it
il always a welcome sorry TO those IN
search of Eeaith-There is nothing in
the world that cures coughs and colds
as quickly as Chamber'ain's CougL
Remedy. Sold by all druggists.-(Aoy.J
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-17

Many school children suffer from
constipation. which is often the cause
OF seeming stupidity at lessons. Cham
berlain's. Stomach and Liver Tablets
are an ideal medicine 20 give a child.
for they are mild and gentle in their
effect, and viii cure even chronic con-
stipation- Sold by all druggists.-
(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-17

lions Of my arms and limbs
were affected mostly with it.
It appeared in scaly form.
breaking out in very small
dots and gradually grew
larger and white scales formed
when about the size of an
ordinary match-head- The
looks Of It was horrible. which
made It very unpleasant for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-17
Colds Cause Headache and Grip.

Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets re-
move the cause. There is only one
-Bromo Quinine" 1t has signature OF
z. W. Grove on box; 25c.-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-17
SCALY PSORIASIS ON
ARMS AND LIMBS
Small Dots Grew Larger. Scales
Formed. Looked Horrible. CUT.
cura Soap and Ointment Cured.

Troop II, 9th L. 8. Cavalry. Camp
Mccoy. Sparta. wis. II was troubled
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-01
May Abandon Military Pests.

HELENA, Dec. 25.-Col. r. H. viii.
son, anding the Fourteenth in
fantry, tod az received orders from
Brigadier General Maus. commanding
the department of the Columbia, to be
ready to move his regiment upon in.
slant notice. He was instructed to
send . detail to take charge OF the
barracks at Fort Lawton, Seattle, and
that the second battalion, now at
Helena, would be sent to that post,
where regimental headquarters would
be established. As the second bat
talon OF the Fourteenth will replace
q battalion of the .Twenty-tfth. all
of which regiment has been ordered
to Honolulu, 1t is unoficially stated
that the other :twoi battalions OF the
Fourteenth, which are nov stationed
at Fort Lincoln, at Bismarck, N. D..
and ct Fort Missouls, Mont, will re-
lieve the two battalions Of the Twenty
fifth which are stationed al Fort
Wright at Spokane, Wash.
No instructions have been received
here as TO the occupation of the three
poets which areInow held by the Four.
andlthis is taken by prominent
men to be the frst step toward the
long. Observation-Disclosures OF these
posts,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-01
THIRTY-EIGHTlCONWCTED
Jury Finds Them.GuiIty of Dynamite
Conspiracy.

INDIANAPOLIs,lD ec. 2S.-The United
States government, with stern and de-
cisi We swiftness today took in it's pos
session 80 union labor officials convict
ed of conspiracy, of promoting explo-
sions on nOn.union work throughout
the land, OF aiding in the destruction
which brought loss Of life in Los An
geles, and of carrying on q ''reign of
terror" declared to be unparalleled
in the history Of the country.
Almost the entire executive stsff of
the International Association of
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
vas convicted. Only two officials of
that union now remain out of jail.
At the head of the list OF those con.
victed stands Frank M. Ry 40, the
president. 1t was In this union, with
1900 members, that John J. Me-
Namara wasjsecretary. treasurer while
he conducted thel dynamitings out of
which the present convictions grew.
Today's convictions, coming on Q
scale unprecedented in q federal court,
ere an aftermath o: the killing of q
persons in the blowing up OF the Los
Angeles Times building on October l,
1910. McNsmars and hts brother,
James b., three times dynamiter. are
convicts in CALIFORNIA;; Ryan and his
fellow officials, former associates of
Mcnamara, are federal prisoners
here. avn iting sentence.
Two of those convicted were not
affiliated with the iron workers union
but they we're found guilty Iof joining
with the iron workers officials in pro.
noting the conspiracy.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-01
OFFICIAL PAPER OF cHoUrEAU COUNTY
A LOAN SHARK LAW.

One of the duties of the new legisla.
ture is the passage OF q bill abolishinR
the extortion practiced by loan sharks.
Some states hsve.already en- acted such
legislation; of the remainder, no other
stste is Ia more urgent need of it than
Montana. If, az q preliminary, it is
necessary to establish q rate of inter-
est, such rate should be fixed high-so
high that no bank or other legitimate
enterprise In Montana would feel at all
hampered. Theareasons Why q higher
rate of interest IL needed In Montana
shan in the eastern states are too we'll
known to require recspitulstion. SUI.
fee 1t to say that an:interest rate high
enough to satisfy all the %exigencies
OF legitimate business can be fixed and
still be low enough to stop the loan
sharks cruel robberies.
The business Of lending money as q
personal convenience should be legal
lied, cleaneed OF extortion and rob-
berry; legitimate concerns which spec.
ialize in small loans would be benefit
ed, while the men lwho have brought
discredit on the w%holelrsce of lenders
and who have made for themselves the
name of "shark' will be driven out OF
business entirely, or forced to agree
to obey the law on the subject.
Congress is about to enact such leg.
relation for thelDistrict of Columbia.
The house and the senate have each
passed q bill on theIsubject, aud as the
two bills differ only in unimportant
particul ars the certainty of agreemen,
is virtually assured. The proposed
District of Columbia law provides
that those engaging In the business Of
loaning money at q higher rate of In
terest than 6 per cent per annum are
required to pay a license fee of 800,
to give q bondsin the sum of q, 900
with sureties, that the obligator viii
not violate any law relating to bust
ness.
Annual statements are also required
and provision issmade for the publ.
cation of the same. The licensees are
forbidden to receive a greater rate o.
income than 1t per cent per month on
the actu alsamount of the loan, inclu'
sive of all expenses, demands and
services OF every character. Penalties
are provided for violation of the Law
and the commissioners of the Distric'
Of Columbia are given power to en-
force the act and to revoke licenses
for cause acknowledgements Stand
ard.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-01
Defends American Courts,

OMAHA, Dec. 28.-Frsnk B. kellogg
of St. Paul,ispesking today before the
Nebraska Bar Association, vigorous.
~ defended the integrity Of the Ameri-
can judiciary and condemned what he
said was q disposition Of these days
to criticise the courts.
He said that OF all branches of the
government the judicial, in his opin-
ION, is the latest subject to the exer-
else of arbitrary power, to scandal or
to improper influence. Mr.. kellogg
ssid he believed it to be q fact that
the supreme court of the United States
IL the most progressive aad liberal
branch Of this government and that 1t
has always been solicitous OF the
rights OF the people.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-01
Ordinance Regarding Stray Dogs.

Ordinance Regarding Stray Dogs.
For the information OF owners of
dogs, the substance of the Fort Ben
ton city ordinance relating to stray
animals is given herewith:
The owner of every dog or slut
within the limits of the town of Fort
Benton is hereby required to register
such animal with the marshal, and
provide the same with q collar on
which shall be the name of the owner
and number of the registry. Every
dog or slut running the streets with.
out such registry and collar, or with.
out q responsible owner accompanying,
shall beconsidered and is hereby de-.
clared to be q nuisance, and it is
made the duty of the marshal and
policemen to abate such nuisance.
Every person registering q dog
shall pay therefor the sun OF two
dollars per snnum, and for every slut
the sum of five dollars per auuum.
The marshal shall be entitled the sum
sum3of twenty-five cents for every ami.
nal registered bv him under this ordi.
nance.
It shall be the duty of the marshal
or policemen to kill or impound every
dog running the streets of this town
without q responsible owner, or unless
the same is registered, or has on q
collar giving the name Of the owner
and number Of registry.
If the owner Of any unregistered dog
or slut shall allow the same to run at
large in the streets OF the town, or II
the owner OF any fierce, dangerous, or
ilI.tempered dog shall at any time al.
low such animal to be on the public
streets of this town, except under his
full and immediate control, such own.
er shall be deemed to have committed
. mtsdemeano and on co nviction
may be fined In any sun not exceed.
ing twenty-five dollars and costs.
The owner Of every registered dog
shall At all times be fully liable for
pecunisry damage caused BY such
snimal.-Adv.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-01

BUTTE, Dec. 27.-"Mary, l find that
l an no longer able to make Q living
for you and myself" declared Martin
Ksbet, aged As, q miner. after be had
swallowed five ounces of carbolic acid
and tossed the empty bottle at the feet
OF his startled wife. Screaming, Mrs.
kabet rushed for q physician and q
priest. The father arrived In time to
administer extreme JUNCTION but
Kabet was dead when the physician
reached the scene. Kabet arose from
bed TO kill himself.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-01
SAYINGS OF LINCOLN.

I think that the reasonable men of
the world have long since agreed that
intemperance is n Of the greatest, ii
not the very greatest, OF all evils
among mankind.
To secure to each laborer the whole
product OF his labor, or as nearly as
possible, 10 q worthy object of any
good government. With some men
liberty means for each man to do as
he plesses with himself and the pro.
duct of his labor; with others it means
to do as they please with other men
and the p~roductlof other mems labor.
That issue will continue in this coun-
try when my poor tongue shall be ST.
lent. 1t is the eternal struggle be-.
tween right and wrong. The common
right of humanity and the divine right
OF kings. In whatever shape 1t devel-
ops itself it is the same tyranical
spirit that Gays: "You toll and work
and earn bread and III eat it,"
Labor is prior to and Independent
OF capital. Capital is only the fruit
OF labor and could never have existed
fret. Labor is the superior of capital
and deserves much the higher consid.
GRAFTON. No men living are more
worthy to be trusted than those who
toll up from poverty. Let them be.
ware of surrendering . political power
which they already possess and which,
II surrendered, will surely be used to
close the door of ad vsncement against
such ss they, and to fix new disabili.
ties and burdens upon them. till all OF
liberty shall be lost.
l should be the most presumptuous
blockhead upon this footstool II l for
one day thought that l could die.
charge the duties which come upon me
since I came into this ofie, without
the aid and enlightenment of One who
is stronger and wiser than all others.
With malice toward none, with
charity for all, with firmness in the
right as God gives US to see the right,
let us strive on to finish the work we
are In; to bind up the nations
'wounds, to care for him who shall
have borne the battle and for his
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-01
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

NOVtneV" SWOntana exchanges.
Havre P~laindealer: The county
superintendents of Hill and Blaine
counties are rearrangiog the bound
aries OF the joint districts along the
county lines SO they will be wholly
within one county or the other.
Shelby News: The board of COM.
misst0ners will advertise for bids for
the sale OF slO0, 600 In bridge bonds
voted At the recent election. The
bonds are to be payable in twenty
years and redeemable in fifteen years,
at five per cent interest.
Conrad Observer: Railroad umors
are floating sround again This week,
miles and miles Of railroad have been
built mentally. passing east, west,
north and south OF Conrad aud some
run into Conrad and make it a ter.
minsl point with q fine depot and
large chops.
Box Elder Press: o. c. Carpenter,
q representative of the Great Falls
Electric company, was here this week
Interviewing the local business men
In regard to installing electric lights,
and all seemed to be in favor OF it
and ere long we may see electric lights
shining in our town.
Havre P%laindesler: Jack Miller, q
former resident of this city was In
Hsvre the fret of the week purch asing !
come pigs for his ranch north OF
Harlem. He raised several thousands
of bushels of corr last year and is
utilizing pigs In finding q very profit
able market for the corn.
Gslots Journal: Our ''expert" shoe
and harness repairer has found 1t con-
venient to leave town between Guns.
Tuesday night he was discovered In
the act OF silently, and without pre-
viously consulting the proprietor in
the matter, removing q sack Of -four
from McCarter's warehouse. It was
very urgently impressed upon him
that his scarcity would be appreciated.
He took the hint, and hiked.
Chinook Opinion: The year 1912 has
been a buoy one and q memorable one
in the history of Chinook and the
Milk river valley. The year will al.
ways be remembered as the time of the
successful creation of Blaine county
after an agitation that had lasted
twenty years. The hopes of years on
the part OF the people of this communi-
ty eliminated in the successful divi-
sion campaign and the location Of the
county seat at Chinook.
Conrad Independent: Cotfey & w al. |
l%enstein, the big stock raisers of the
western part of the county. this week
shipped ten cars of sheep to Portland.
Mr.. Wallenstein accompanied the
shipment, and will return home soon
after the holidays. Another ship.
ment Of sheep was made during this
week by j. G. McQuaiy, another of the
old time stockmen, to Canada.