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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-17
Recover Stolen. Tombstone.

A stolen tombstone was unearthed
during excavations following a recent
fire In a. shop in Girvan (Ayr). The
workmen dug out a tombstone in an
excellent state of preservation. bear
Ing the following inscription: "Ry An,
thony Campbell, Saddler, In Memory
of His Daughter, Jean. Died July LIST,
1926. Aged IS Years ard Six Months"
1t is believed that the stone was stolen
from the old Girvan churchyard and
converted into a hearthstone, a quite
common occurrence In the early days
of the nineteenth century.-London
Mail. y
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-17
GAVE PLACE TO THE MOTHER
St. Peters Careful Computation Of
Benefits Conferred Resulted In
Defeat Of the Splnster.

st. Peter, at his gate, perceived two
ladies' approaching. He rose to greet
them. 49,. > .''-r.. .<- x
"Names?"
MARY Smith, widow" said one.
Jane Jones. spinister," replied the
other.
Occupation"
"Suffragette speaker" said Jane.
Just a mother" answered Mary.
St. Peter looked troubled.
I've only room for n just now,
he said. "It1l go to the better Of you
two " ..' -
Jane looked pityingly at Mary.
T." she said, have been a success
full speaker for my cause. / have
stirred women up till they got the
vote. Owing to their having the vote
they have accomplished the passing
Of certain bills. These bills have ben
Gifted some two thousand human be-
ings. I'm afraid that Just a mother
here can't total anything to equal
thatl" s..E.... &
I'm afraid I cant" sighed the
mother. II never did a thing except
bring up my seven boys. They turn
ed out well, but-that only makes
seven human beings I've benefited"
She turned meekly away.
Hold on" said st, Peter. She turn
ed back. What about those sons?
What have they done for their
kind?" IN
The mothers eyes shone.
"One discovered a new anaesthetic.
One secured the passage of q bill
which did good to hundreds. The
other established q home for blind
children" '.'a IT,
st. Peter penciIed down some hg-
ures.
The fourth led his regiment past a
danger point and saved them all. The
fifth is a parson, who lives what he
breaches. The sixth is an artist, who
has delighted hundreds. The sew
enth-well, he q busy bringing up
his sons. His wife 10 a suf-
fragette!" ..
Come right in," said st. Peter.
Your list totals two thousand and
eleyen!"-New York Times.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-17

no power OF speech. mere are mere
Iy two well worn molar teeth in place.
but other things show that in life
there were great CANNES and large
front teeth. In this 1t differs from the
famous Heidelberg skull, which is also
apelike in form but Imam as to teeth.
It vas found with mastodon and PHO,
Gene elephant bones, and primitive
fIints; bat these, Sir Ray Lancaster
considers, may Dr. may not have been
coeval. The skull is being restored.
IL seems to link man to a new spe.
cies and confirm his near relation to
the ape. The find was made by an
amateur geologist, Charles Dawson, F,
s. A. vs.. 3.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-17
BETTER THAN AVERAGE HOME
Author Thinks Children Better of
In institutions Than Under the
r. Care Of Their Own Mothers.

AN orphans home a bring up a
child, better than the average moth
er, Seventy per cent. Of the Ameri.
car homes are not fit for a child to
live In. They have not the right con.
ditions."
Theodore Dresser. the novelist, EN-
phasized his words by his favorite
method, that OF rocking backward and
forward vigorously in his chair.
THE parents are losing their in.
fluence on their children" he contin-
ued. "Ihe teachers OF our public
schools see more of the child and In.
iuence his point of view more than
the parent.
The moving picture show, the
newspaper, the public library, the set.
Element, all are drawing the child
from the home, giving him new ideals
and a new point Of view. -.
I'VE have made a fetish of the
home; surrounded it with a false
ideal. We have made II a thing OF
sentiment instead OF reality. Within
a century believe we will have turn.
ed to the idea of making the child the
property OF the state, which will ex.
ercise supervision over the homes,
taking the children away when they
find surroundings bad.
There will be institutions for the
raising Of these children, and / be.
heye they will do better than the ay.
erage mother. "-Chicago Examiner.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-17
Fort Scott WlttIcism.

At a recent banquet in Fort Scott,
the Tribune says, a man was called
upon to make a speech. OF course he
was surprised that he should be asked
TO talk, but he was equal to the oc.
casion, and he stood up and said:
Gentlemen, you have been eating q
turkey stuffed with sage, now you will
listen to a sage stuffed with turkey"
Everybody laughed, and the man i'm
mediately became known as a famous
wag, and the mot is highly esteemed
In those parts.-Kansas City Star
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-17
New "MIssIno Link"

An important ind Of human remains
has been made in Sussex. England, II
is part Of q skull and jawbone, and
will come to be known as the "Pilt-
down" skull. So far. It IL believed
possible, the remains belong to that
immensely remote period when the
North Sea was dry and the mastodon
roamed the land; In short. to the PHO
cene era. The skull is extraordinarily
thick, nearly one-half Of an inch. II
has q good straight forehead, and un-
doubtediy had brain. The Jaw seems
tn indicate. however. that there was
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-17

During the siege Of Paris carrier
pigeons proved Of great practical use
In carrying messages, These were
photographed microscopically on pei
licles Of collodion which were in.
closed in goose quilts attached to a
silk thread in the upper part Of the
tail feathers. Now there is q mill
tary pigeon system controlled by the
French ministry Of o
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-17
Men Who Succeed.

The men whom have een suc
coed best in life have always been
cheerful and hopeful men, who went
about their business with a smile OF
their faces, and took the changes and
chances of this life like men, facing
rough and smooth alike as 1t came
Charles Kingsley.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-17
Persever Always.

No talent will enable vi to do any
work worth while without drudgery,
but no childishness must tempt us to
give 1t up because 1t is hard. No work
can be we'll done by any one who is
unwilling to sacrifice ease to It's &C.
complishment. Perseverance is not
only the price of success, but the price
of manhood also. .
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-17
Critic Of EpIaram.

Young man." said Mr.. Hibrow
have you read the proverbs of Solo
mon?" "Oh, yes" replied the con
fdent youth; land some OF EN- are
pretty good. But ! think they'd 90
better II they had some funny pictures
with them &" - ..
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-17
AIphabet In a sentence.

What is the briefest sentence con
tanning all the letters Of the alphabet
Here Is one with only eight words
Pack my box with I'VE dozen liquoi
Jugs"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-17
Daily Thought.

such are the habitual thoughts,
such also win be the character Of thy
mind. for the soul Is dying by the
thoughts.-Marcus Aurelius.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-17
Firat clas. work Guaranteed
immense Auto Industry.
Tabor, S. D.

immense Auto Industry =.
Few persons. however well tn'
may be informed about the vast I
tent OF the automobile industry, WouI
estimate the consumption Of cotton
making fabrics for motor vehicle ~
and tires at anything like the u1
figures, which are about 1,6Vo'"|
bales.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11
AIMS TO RESTORE
A POPULAR TRAIN
Committee of Tri- City Mer.
chants in Chicago in Effort
for Bureau Passenger.

A committee of four men. promi-
nently connected with the Merchants
associations of the tri-cities, is in Chi
cago today comforting with the traffic
officials of the Rock Island railroad in
an effort to prevail upon the latter
to restore the train, which has been
operating between Bureau and the tri-
cities and return. each day.
Under the new time table. which
goes into effect tomorrow, this train
Is discontinued. The passenger left
Bureau in early morning and arrived
in Rock Island at o'clock, returning
in the afternoon. 1t brought a large
number OF people into the tri-cities
and was boon to the merchants.
The committee will present some very
good arguments TO the officials in an
effort TO have it restored. The train
was put on in response to demands
made by tri-city merchants last spring,
but the railroad company declares it
does not pay to operate the train.
The appointment of the committee
was a result Of the meeting held by
representatives of the mercantile as
sociations OF each Of the three cities
at a meeting held in Davenport last
evening. The men who are in Chi
cago in the interests of the three
towns are: ". A. RosenfieId, this city
| \. q. Brown and William Carstens
/ both OF Moline, and F. J. Banner
Davenport
Train No. IA, arriving here at 3:4I
a m, will carry a sleeper and viii
be detached here to await No. 2, due
here at 9:09 a. m. No. 2lS, the Peoria
train, will leave 10 minutes later thar
at present, the departure beinl
changed from 1905 TO lis in tn,
afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11
PERSONAL POINTS

George W. Wood of Spokane, Wash,
is visiting his old home in Rock Is
land.
Rev. Stephen Gardner of Rushville,
Ill, visited in the city yesterday with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Harris of Pasa-
dena, Cal, kimball of Hon.
olulu, Hawaii, are al the New Harper.
Mrs. Charlotte NJ Gaige of New
York city is in the city in the interest
of the National Society for Broader
Education.
Mrs. William Roof and Mrs. H. Wen
nerstrom of Rockford are in the city
called here by the illness of their sister
Mrs. G. L. Wennerstrom, 1906 Four
teenth avenue.
The Misses Mary and Katherine
S.reeper left las evening for Mime
apolis Miss Katherine will go west to
Kansas TO visit six weeks but Miss
Mary will return TO the city next
week
/ Word has been received in the city
of the birth yesterday of a son TO MIR
and Mrs. J. D. Kosterman at Racine
Wis. Mrs. Kosterman was Miss
Oneita Myers of this city before heI
marriage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11
SCRIPTURE

Proverbs, 18th Chapter-verses to 3.
Through desire a man, having sepa-
rated himself, seeketh and informed
dleth with all wisdom.
A fool hath no delight in understand
ing. but that his heart may discover
Itself.
When the wicked cometh, then COM
eth also contempt, and with ignominy
reproach.
The words of mans mouth are as
deep waters, and the wellspring of wis
dom as a flowing brook.
1t is not good to accept the person
of the wicked, to overthrow the righte
Gus in judgment.
A fools lips enter into contention
and his mouth calleth for strokes.
A fools mouth is his destruction
and his lips are the snare of his soul
The words of a talebearer are as
wounds, and they go down into the
innermost parts of the belly.
He also that is slothful in his worl
is brother to him that is grea
waster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11
BOUND over FOR
POTATOSTEALINC
George Gordon Found Guilty in
Police Court and Held TO
Grand Jury.

Despite the fact that Ed Goldburg,
one Of the main witnesses in the case
OF the state VS.. George Gordon, failed
10 appear in court this morning be-
cause OF his allegiance to the Jewish
religion, the defendant who is charged
with stealing potatoes from a Burl-
ington car. was found guilty OF bur
glsry and larceny. He was bound over
to the grand jury under $1,000 bonds.
Witnesses testified to having pur-
chased potatoes from Gordon late at
night. Gordon claimed that he knew
nothing as TO the ownership of the
potatoes nor anything OF the theft in
the railroad yards. He claimed the
men met him in a downtown saloon
and asked if he (Gordonl knew where
the potatoes could be sold. Gordon
told them Of several likely places, he
alleges. and the men then hired him
TO accompany them, show them a mar
ket for their wares and act as sales
man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11
MILAN MAN DIES
VERY SUDDENLY
Father of Mrs. Charles Carl
This City, Succumbs Thurs
day Night.

The inquest over the remains of
Tom Lewis. aged C3 years, who died
suddenly at his home in Milan Thurs
day night. was conducted by Coroner
r. c. J. Meyer yesterday afternoon at
the home Of the deceased. and a YER
dict Of death due to natural cause,
probably neurC' ia of the heart, was
returned by this Iry.
Thursday eve ing, while his wife
was in the upper part of the Lewis res.
idence. Mr.. Lewis summoned her, stat
ing that he was ILL., Suddenly he went
to the door Of the house and cried for
help. Neighbors rushed in and found
him dying. A physician was summon
ed, but Mr.. Lewis had suecumbed be
fore the doctors arrival.
He was born in Christian county
Missouri. and was married for the
fourth time last June. He lived in
Milan for the last II years. Besides
his wife, he leaves 10 mourn, tw;
daughters, Mrs. Charles Carl, this city
and Mrs. Hayes Of Andalusia. on
son. Clarence, also survives him.
The funeral services over the re
mains will be held at his late home a
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning. with bur
ial in Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11
RALLY DAY SERVICE
AT SPENCER CHURCH

Rally day services will be held at
Spencer Memorial Methodist church,
tomorrow morning a. the hour of the
Sunday school. The following pro-
gram has been prepared:
Song-By Entire School.
Scripture Reading and Prayer
Mrs. Boomer.
Greeting Johnson.
Song, Little Builders" Primary
Department.
Recitation-Floyd Shelter
Song-Mrs. Swingles' class.
Song-Mrs. Freeland's class.
Recitation-Harold Slocum.
Roll Cali of Grade Roll Department
Mrs. FOSSIL.
Male Quartette
Graduation Exercises of Primary
Department.
A. Examinations.
5. Review of Mrs. Greggs' class.
c. Review of Mrs. Thompson S
class.
d. Review of Mrs. Slocum's class.
Z. Naledictory, Marta Elm.
F. Awarding Certificates by Sc
perintendent.
Remarks-Sunday School Superin
tendent
Exercise-Beginner classes.
Offering.
Address-Rev. William Tope
Benedic. ion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11
lockwood REVIVAL
MAY CLOSE SUNDAY

Revival services at Edgewood Bap-
fist church may be discontinued after
tomorrow as it is probable that Dr.
D. P. Montgomery, the evangelist, and
D. Paul Montgomery, the singer, cSI
not remain longer in the city. DR..
Mon gcmery viii preach at 10:45 to-
morrow morning and at 1880 tomor-
row evening and in the afternoon at
8 O'Clock will lecture on the theme
Conservation of LIES Forces" D.
Paul Montgomery will lead the music
a. all the services and Professor
Steen will conduct the Young Peoples
society at $50
The meeting of last evening was a
splendid one Two members were
added to the church roll by letter and
there was one conversion. The serv-
ices this eTening will begin at 1880
and there will be administered the
sacrament of baptism.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11
ANOTHER ATTEMPT
OF R. |. S. FOR A
BETTER TERMINAL
Traction Company Files Petition
Of Property Owners for
Route Up Town.
WITH CITY COMMISSION
Same Paper as Presented to Council
Several Years Ago and Then
withdrawn.

That the Rock Island Southern ex.
poets TO make another attempt to
secure an uptown terminal became
evident yesterday afternoon when
there was filed with Mayor H. VI.
Schriver and the members Of the city
commission, a petition OF property
owners, owning a majority Of the
frontage along the proposed Fifth
avenue route into the city, consenting
10 the company laying tracks in front
OF their premises, should a franchise
be granted by the people.
MAY MEAN 1TE.
The proposition to gran. franchise
Will have TO be submitted 10 a vote of
the people. at a spec ialelection. The
petition presented was an old one,
circulated several years ago under for
mer Mayor George w. McCaskrin
The paper was presented to the coun.
Gil at the time and then Withdrawn,
II now makes is appearance again
road officials claiming that the list OF
property owners has been revised 10
da.e.
The petition proposes that the com.
pany use the following route TO get
up town: Fifth avenue from the in
tersection of the C., r. l. & p right
OF way, east TO Eighteenth street;
north to First avenue; east TO Twen
tie.h street. The owners also consent
to the installation Of poles, wires and
ali the other necessary equipment fol
the operation of an electric railroad
for carrying passenger, baggage, eX
press and mail business. No reference
is made to freight traffic. 1t was this
that caused a large number Of signer'
once before to withdraw. The fea
that freight business might be brought
up prominent streets caused many whc
frs. favored the plan, to oppose it
II is certain that the public although
anxious TO get an uptown termina
would not allow any heavy freigh
hauling in the streets. The council
will probably take up the petition a
the meeting Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11
BUT TWO TESTIFY
IN MURDER PROBE
Coroner r. G. j. Meyer Con.
tinues Martens Inquest
Until Friday.
SEVERAL FAIL TO APPEAR
Or. A. NJ. Mueller and Charles Nowaek
Are Questioned by Coroner and
Attorney Edwards.

No new developments were present
ed at the inquest conducted by Coroner
r. c. ]. Meyer in the Basil Martens
murder case when the jury gathered
at the undertaking parlors of B. f.
Knox, at 3 o'clock yesterday after
noon.
But two witnesses, DR.. A. NJ. Muel-
Ter and Charles Nowack appeared and
testified. the rest apparently having
either forgotten or ignored the sub
poena of the coroner and as a result
the inquest was continued until 10
o'clock next Friday morning, WIN all
other witnesses will be brought before
TIE coroner.
The Eon-appearance of the witness
was a disappointment to the coroner
as he hoped through the testimony to
secure more evidence concerning AL
fonse Vens and his connection with the
/ murder of Martens
LEBENS ABSENT.
] Axil Lebens, considered the chief
witness, a brother-in-law of the man
murdered three days before Lebens
! found him, was absent Lebens, vho
understands but little English, might
have misinterpreted the time of the
/ inquest, but at any rate his absence
was a sorry disappointment to both
/ the coroner and Assistant States At
torney Edwards.
DR.. A. NJ. Mueller, $50 Twenty-first
street, this city, was the first witness
to testify. He explained the location
of the wound in the back of Marten's
head, stating that the brains had been
removed by the shot. He stated that
the man had been dead about three
days according to the appearance OF
the wound when he examined it Nor.
day morning.
In answer to a question of the as
sistant states attorney he said that he
did not think the hole was made by
heavy blunt instrument, as the shirt
collar band had been shot away.
Charles Nowack, who resides il
South Rock Island, stated that he
knew Martens, he latter having sold
milk to him. Nowack said that he las
saw the murdered man the Wednes
d.. evening before he was found, anC
that he had been with another Belgian
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednes
d. evenings. of a week ago. Nowacl
said Martens was apparently under the
influence of liquor when he brough
the milk; that on Tuesday and Wed
nesday night. this other Belgian wa!
with Martens and that on the las
night he saw the two leave in 4 bugg!
together.
RECEIVED PAY FOR MILK.
He had paid Martens SO for IS gal
Ions of milk Wednesday night ant
thought nothing further of him wheI
he failed TO show up on the next few
nights as Martens had threatened L
quit selling milk to him several times
He was unable to gi e a very goot
description of the man with Martens
but described him as being six fee
ta:, slim with a red face He state,
that he had only see him in the darl
, and had not paid very much attention
to him.
After Nowack's testir- ony the jur,
I adjourned and the coroner hopes t,
! complete the taking of testimony a
: the next session.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11
DRILL TEAM WILL
BE GIVEN HONORS

Independence camp No. 26, NJ. w. A,
will have business meeting at 1880
Monday evening and at O'Clock will
tender a reception to the drill team
which scored such remarkable honors
at the state fair competition a few
days ago. The drill team will repeat
the maneuvers given at Springfield
and at the Buffalo encampment and all
Woodmen will be cordially welcome
to attend. The session will be held at
the x. c. hall over the Family theatre
on Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11
street, East Moline. at 1880 a. m. and
1880 p. m. Services conducted by
Rev. D. A. Rowland Of Dixon, Ill.
PAST OF WOMAN ENDS
BALM SUIT,
Continued from Page ona,


years a prisoner in the penitentiary
at Jackson, Mich, stated that Burns,
Miss Bliss and one Broken Nose"
Rodgers had conspired in Detroit to
bind and gag an old couple named
Smalley at Orion, Mich, and get
large sum of money they were sup
posed to have.
Miss Bliss, according to the aft
davit, was to secure the information
which would lead to the location of
the money in possession of the old
couple, and Burns and Rodgers we're
to do the binding and gagging.
They did not get as much money
from the Smalleys as they expected,
and the trio of conspirators fought
among themselves. Then Burns was
arrested for the burglary and sent
to the penitentiary.
AMOUNT DIsAPPOINTs.
Miss Bliss, who is 40 years old, and
Latham, who is 20, met in the sum-
mer of 1909 on a Canadian Pacific
train bound for Saskatchewan. She
was on her way TO look after some
Canadian property of hers, which was
heavily incumbered with mortgages.
She learned Latham was wealthy and
asked to meet him. She confided to
| him her financial troubles, and he fe-
turned the condolences by telling her
/ he was a widower and would like to be
| better acquainted with her
| She left the train at Aberdeen and
/ he went on to Edmonton. Later
they carried on correspondence,
which led to his visiting her at Ok
ford. There, she alleged, Latham
proposed marriage to her, and before
he left wrote out a check for $1,000
and left ii on her desk.
Later Latham gave the woman more
than $4,000 in money in $4,000 and
$4,000 lots. He also gave her a we'd
ding ring worth $500 and a diamond
ring forth 500. He promised to pay
off the mortgages on her Canadian
property and her homestead.
Latham testified that while he was
in Oxford, Miss Bliss proposed that
they elope to Windsor, Ont, but he
refused, saying if he could not marry
her at her home he did not want to
marry her
On the stand Miss Bliss said Latham
refused to marry her after he had Civ.
en- her diamond engagement ring.