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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-01

make their home on farm east oil
town.
Lloyd johnson of Rock Island and
Leonard Bengston of Davenport spent
Thursday at their parents home.
Mrs. Robert McWhorter of Peoria
was a visitor at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jake thinner Sunday.
Carl Bopp was in Sherrard Wednes-
day.
Mr.. ano Mrs. Ben Wild were week
end v5-ttors with relatives in East
Moline.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Greer of Rock
Island were visitors here Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Murrell spent
Sunday in Rock Island.
Mrs. John Lawson and daughter,
Hazel were Aledo passengers Mon
day.
Miss Bella Bentham arrived here
from Kewanee Thursday.
Jake Zimmers was in Rock Island
Thursday.
Mrs. Charles Kirchman and SON,
Harry, were Aledo passengers Mon
day.
Chester Olson was a business call
er in Sherrard Monday.
A X. P. lodge has been organized
here and meetings will be held Sat
urdsy evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Miller anu>s wo
children of Topeka, Kan, are visiting
at the Conner home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-01
zm.,eate'1ilg
AT THE ILLINOIS.

In THE Master Mind" a drama by
Daniel d. Carter, which viii be pre-
sented at the Illinois tomorrow, the
author has advanced a new and more
or less startling theory. Mr.. Carter
is new recruit to the ever increaS-
ing army of American playwrights
and in his initial effort at dramatic
writing he has evolved a story based
upon the idea that the normally con-
ventionaI mind is not capable of eop-
ing with an abnormal highstrung
brain which has been diverted into
unlawful channels. Around this
doubtful compliment to our present
day civilization, the author has woven
an absorbing drama of mystery and
thrills in which THE Master Mind
2 prince of criminals ruling supreme
over his motley subjects on the under
world, ranges his wits against the
most brilliant professional minds of
the country and Il the main comes off
victorious. IN the Development of his,
theme, Mr. Carter, with a true sense
OF the dramatic ever foremost in his
mind, haa evolved story that is grip
ping III the extreme. The author has
cloaked his principal character with
garment OF ultra-respectabiiity. A
man OF brilliant parts equipped with
university education, possessed of
an inner knowledge of chemistry and
physics and legal lore. These. coupl-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-01
An Estate In the Moon.

After the Franco-German war. In
which Camille Flammarion. the IA
nous astronomer. fought as a captain.
he settled down to his astronomical Ia
bors I'm Paris and later founded an OBJ
servatory at Juvisy specially TO study
the planets. On the occasion OF his
scientific Jubilee he was presented with
silver medal depicting him standing
on a cloud. flanked on one side by the
planet Mars ard on the other by his
Juvisy observatory. region on the
moon has been named after him. but
in whispering this fact TO an inter
viewer NJ. Fiammarion hoped II would
not be published. THE budget com
mission" he added humorously. ''sy:sss
want TO tax 1t as being landed prop
"-Westminster Gazette
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-01
PAYING TEACHER
TO STUDY ABROAD
Boston Educator Says Cities
Should Grant Leaves With
Half of Salary.

"Cities should grant leave with half
pay to modern language teachers who
will go to the expense of study
abroad" declares William. B. Snow,
of the Boston English high school, in
| a bulletin Just issued by the United
States bureau of education. On the
whole DR.. Snow thinks modern lam
guage instruction in our best schools
| is as good as that abroad, in proper
| ton to the time allowed. 1--WE need
more good teachers and an opportun-
| ity for selected pupils to begin the
study of foreign language under COM
petent instruction in the grades. The
colleges should give special attention
to preparing teachers of modern Ian
guages."
In speaking of the various methods
of language instruction, each with its
ardent advocates, Mr.. Snow says the
reason the discussion wakes so warm
is that all the methods have some
good features; that nearly everything
depends upon the teacher. THE
worst of a dozen methods, employed
by a strong teacher with underlying
purpose well in mind, will give more
valuable training and better results
than any method when employed by
an inferior teacher.
st is probable, too, that one meth
Oh is better than another for doing
some things, by less effective in Sc
curing a different end, so that the aim
which seems most important will de-
termine the method to be used in a
particular case. Instead of trying to
lay out in detail the best method
we should consider various methods
that have been found good, endeaVor
to see wherein their merit lies and
decide what method seems especially
well-suited to various conditions and
to different types of classes or teach
ers.'
On the question of whether con-
yersation or translation should be
emphasized in teaching modern Ian
guages, Mr.. Snow insists that both
demand teaching of the very highest
type to be effective; that both are
valuable. Translation has its warm
friends and its bitter enemies. Re
formers have worked as hard to drive
it out of the class as they have to
drag conversation in. The difficulty
is that the meat in the sandwich has
q tendency to drop out and leave only
the bare bread; translation comes TO
be a mechanical substitution OF the
words of one language for the words
OF another, with little or no thought
in the process, while translation ought
to mean the study of passage until
its thought is clearly apprehended,
and then an effort to put that exact
thought into the other language with
all the force and beauty that our
command of the second language
makes possible
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-01
CARBON CLIFF

Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Krambecl1
visited over Sunday at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. Revoe Phelps at
Davenport.
Everett Young OF Moline spent Sun
day with friends here.
Miss Voleska HoIlutz has return led
from a several days visit with rela-
tives at Geneseo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Milton and
children, Dolores and Ralph, spent
Sunday with the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs William Milton.
SRton Carey of Hampton spent
with home folks.
~ and Mrs. 9am Pin
lment INSPECTOR of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-01

Are improved.-The
Mulby and Joe Boil
who we're most SER
n a fall from scaffold
Fourth steet between
Perry streets, is improved
TO statements from St
Hospital Although Mulby has
fully recovered consciousness,
Gems to understand when spoken
nd makes every effort to answer
fger is still unconscious. The hos
ypital authorities fear no immediate
change in his condition.
.
Hurt in Fire of Christmas Tree
Minor injuries were sustained by
Claus Behrens when he attempted TO
break window and throw out blaz-
ing Christmas tree at his hcme, 1883
West Third street, s o'clock Tuesday
night. He was slightly burned and
also suffered a severe cut on his face.
The tree caught fire from a candle
and within a few seconds the room
was filled with flames, the ceIluIoid
decorations, tinsel and bunting flaring
like finder. The walls, ceiling. floor
and several pieces OF furniture were
damaged slightly, the total loss
amounting to over 500.
a
Licensed to Wed. Julius Reinhold,
Davenport and Miss Lille MoelIer.
Buffalo; William S. Campbell. Brerton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-01

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-01

ed with an abnormally keen analytical
mind and q ruthless logic as well as
a fine disdain for conventionalities,
and in utter disregard for the rights
of his fellow beings, are the weapons
at hand with which 1.-THE Master
Mind wages his war against So
ciety. The play abounds with tense
dramatic interest throughout its en-
tire four acts. The attention of the
audience is gripped as in wise few
moments after the first curtain rises
and as incident follows upon incident
the interest is held until the final
curtain falls.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-01
SAVED BY A CAMERA.
O. Photographers Marrow Escape From
an Enraged Orang.

| an Enraged OranS.
! AS rule. orang outangs are caught
young and tanned before they are ship
! ped TO Europe. Mr.. W. p. DandO tells
| in wild Animals and Cameras" OF
| such an animal that arrived in London
; with the best of characters. He was
| considered a docile. steady going old
| thing, and Mr.. Dando was engaged TO
| photograph him.
l entered the orang's cage as 1 had
entered scores of others. had not ex-
posed many plates before 1 saw that
the animal was intent on mischief. He
was a very powerful beast. and l
should have stood no chance at all II
he had attacked me.
My only chance was to use the cam
era as a weapon. Makingea sign to the
keeper to keep silent, / pointed my
hand camera at the orang and with
slow and steady step approached him.
The keeper was outside the door, ready
to open it. but neither of us uttered
sound. / was relieved to see the orang
retreat gradually and at the same time
slowly rise from the crouched and
menacing position he had taken. Once
he was on the move. / knew l had
chance. succeeded in working him
round to the corner farthest from the
door. which the keeper had silently
and slowly opened.
Still pointing my camera at the
orang. l very. very slowly backed out
of the cage, the door was slammed to,
and I was safe Even when / was
partly through the door opening any
quick movement on my part would
have been a fatal mistake. The ami
NAL could have reached me in an In.
slant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-01
Killed in FIywheeI.

Murphysboro, IN, jan 1|stu
his toe, Rev. J. j. Stringer, pr
Baptist pastor, VINO lived ontis
in Makanda township, lurchef
fIywheel yesterday and was KIP
tragedy took place In the engife
of the Willis coal companyt
Mr.. Stringer called TO see al
The decedent was 20 years OF
widow is visiting in st. Louis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-01
His Colder Rules.

Toronto hanier hangs up these
golden rules of conduct.
Have snt9eth.ng u say.
Say T.
"s'top taking
These are iine rTtss for special occn,
sions and places. hui not for general
application. They make uo allowance
fes the necesNities or conversation nor
for the he,pfniness of intereommunica-
\fion
They recali with their taciturn sug
kf,iop the golden TX eshsr hung over
desk OF westd owner:
State your buSinf' :,
shut up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-01

Madison, Wis, Jan. l, 1913.-M. D.
Reynolds says: This is to certify that
have been a great sufferer from
rheumatism since 1894 Contracted
the disease while working with a
snow pillow on the railroad. For sew
eral years I have been obliged to use
crutches a great part of the time
Having used three boxes of the Meri-
tcl rheumatism Powders, have
thrown away The clutches and am
now almost fully recovered. 1t GER
tainly has done wonders for me and
l heartily recommend it. n. D. Rey-
nolds. H. 0. Rolls, Rock Island, Ill,
exclusive agent-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-01


printed pa ges and is compiled IN book
form. The document covers the bonds
and other Indebtedness of the railroad,
and is dated Nov. 1, 1913, and runs for
a period Of one year. The big mort
gage II filed in every county in which
the railroad owns property.
o
Factory Location Brings $4,000
Forty acres of valuable factory site
sold yesterday, the largest transfer of
factory land last year, the Independ-
emit Baking company, Klaus & Gadient
Ice company, Charles Schick and E. l.,
Golf being the purchasers. The indie
pendent Baking company, whose fac
tory Is located at 112 East Front
street, buys the most valuable portion
OF the 40-acres, a 7-acre tract west
of the Locomotive works on the south
side of Rockingham road. This land
Is an ideal site for a large factory
and IL is understood that the Independ-
emit Baking company buys the tract as
a building location for a new factory.
This portion of the big tract Is pur-
chased of Joe Schick The largest
portion of the 40 acres, a 24-acre tract,
north of the Rock Island tracks and
east of the Red Jacket company plant
is bought by Charles Schick and f. L.
Golf. This ground is purchased of
the Neuman estate.
Successor TO Bird Named.-Hugh
McGoFer7 of Iowa City has been
named to succeed Deputy Collector
George W. Bird of this city in the
United States internal revenue depart
mentnent. Mr.. Bird, who has made
MS headuarters In tie Davenport Fed
eral building, relinquished the reins CT
Office after a trif1e over five years of
service. He has accepted a position
as travelling ?alesman with the Drc:.
Der-Fry Pharmaceutical company of
Iowa City, but stated that he would
continue to make Davenport his su-
ture home. Mr.. McGovern has for
some time past been affiliated with a
large clothing concern in Iowa City.
He held a conference with Mr.. Bird
IN regard to the new position. Mr..
Bird arrived in Davenport from Iowa
City shortly before noon. Mr.. Nc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-01

All the news all the time
Argus.
Gilpin observer., 1914-05-28
coLoRADo's UNDEsIRARLEs

Did it ever occur to the respected
and loyal citizen of our country, to
what depths of moral depravity and
degradation the muckrakers and dis
loyal citizens of the country are
leading US to? Colorado today is
suffering from the blight put upon
us by whom? Not by her native citi-
zens, who are as loyal to its coun-
try and its laws as any state of the
union, but by those from other states
who come here to exploit condition,
that has been removed from Pennsyl-
vania, Michigan and other states, and
make of Colorado the battle ground
where the disreputable and Illusion
ist from all climes gather. Who are
the ones that today are spreading
broadcast to the world the mislead-
ing stories of the atrocities perpe-
trated by the citizens of Colorado.
Many of them are these who new
to gain a citizenship or aid one cent
for the maintenance of government
by taxation, or those unprincipled
and ungrateful wretches who ride in
to public office before unveiling their
hypocrisy? And it is a cause for re-
gret that we who SO valiantly boast OF
being among the first to proclaim
TO the world, equal rights and equal
justice to all, without regard to sex,
should be so unfortunate as to have
some of this recently enfranchised
broadcast inflama' ory reports derog-
atory to a state that has honored
them with seat in legislative halls.
THE mills of the Gods grind slow
ly, but they grind exceeding fine"
And as time passes, those who are
found to be reactionary to our states
interest and its laws, will be exclud-
ed henceforth by an enraged, though
law-abiding people from participating
IN the formation or administering of
Colorado law. The sorcerers and non
descripts from foreign states who
come here, and for the paltry sum
of dollars and cents magnify our trou
bles through the public press, not
only spread broadcast their unprin-
cipled nature, but incur the detes-
tation of all pure man and woman
hood, Colorado is sovereign state
and will so remain, Notwithstanding
the inflamatory writings Of the chief
mourner at the front door at AZ Broad
way New York, or writers of like
ilk to the contrary.
Gilpin observer., 1914-05-28
ATTENTION, CITIZENS!

A meeting of the citizens of the
county will be held at the Chamber
OF Commerce Friday evening, May
29th, at s O'Clock, for the purpose of
discussing the proposition Of cooper
ating with the Elks in advertising
the county during the great reunion
of the order to be held in Denver
in July. Among the features of the
weeks festivities during the reunion,
win be an Industrial parade. in which
every county in the state will be rep
resented. Gilpin county, of course,
should also have float or some 9th
the meeting Friday night, the ideas
OF the Elks and citizens will be
heard and plans formulated. There
is some s25O.00 available for this
scheme. which remained after the
expenses Of the exhibit made by Gill
pin county during the Knights Tenn
plar conclave in Denver last year,
were paid. 1t seems to be the de-
sire of the contributors to this fund
to use the remaining money to ad-
vertise the county at the Elks' re-un-
ion. 1t will not be necessary to So
licit any more fundsi as the s25O.OO
will be sufficient. There will be
thousands OF people from outside
states in Denver during the Elks'
convention and any advertising that
is done by the county with these
visitors will, no doubt, be resultant
OF great deal of good. So make 1t
point to attend this meeting and
see that everyone else who has the
welfare of the county at heart at
tends.
Gilpin observer., 1914-05-28
i'm RUSSELL GuLCH.

Mrs. w. Grenfell left for Golden
the fore part of the week.
George Schiefer and Bob. Richards
went to Denver Sunday.
Grit Hughes, who returned from a
Denver hospital a few weeks ago,
has experienced a relapse and re-
turned to the hospital yesterday
morning.
Sherman T. Harris returned from
the Wyoming oil fields Sunday and
left again this morning for the land
OF oil and industry.
John Mellow left for Denver Satur.
day returning Sunday. John says he
went down to hunt up Mark Harris
cousin.
VIM. Richards (Big Bill went to
Lawson, Tuesday.
Arthur Wood went to Denver last
week for a visit with relatives.
Matt Edwards took in the capital
city this week in the interest of a
large mining deal
Ed. Rowe has started his mill and
cyanide plant at the Saratoga dump
and We may now expect good re-
suits from this new mode of treat
ment of Saratoga ores.
Tom Hughes has started up the 81
mine after a few weeks of shutdown
on account of water.
There will be Sunday school at this
place 3lst inst, at 10 O'Clock a. m
Epworth League, 6:15 p. m. Preach
ing by the Rev. Luther B. Wells
pastor Berthoud NJ. E. church, p
m. Miss Bessie Davis will sing sole
and Mr. Tom Bellwood and Miss Mar
jorie Mellow will sing a sacred duet
Everybody is invited.
Gilpin observer., 1914-05-28
ATTEND MAY DAY DANCE

On Friday evening, May 2Sth, Cen
tral dancers will have an opportunity
of attending one of the best and
most elaborate dances OF the season.
Balfe's popular orchestra will rem
der the music and the hall will be
decorated with spring flowers and
smilax. The May pole, which will be
set in the center of the hall, will be
covered with symbols of spring and
vari-colored lights will be strung the
entire length. Miss Evelyn Ander-
son and Mr.. Victor Soderstrom, pro-
fessional dancers from Denver. Will
exhibit the storm dance. Argentine
tango, one-step, etc. ICY" Perkins,
that classy drummer" will be here.
The principal feature OF the exhibit
ton dances is the storm dance. II
was originated by Mr.. Balfe and is
played exclusively by his orchestra.
y large attendance is expected from
Idaho Springs and other towns. Tick
cts are sl.00 spectators 20 cents and
children 25 cents. Don't forget to
come and bring your best girl.
Gilpin observer., 1914-05-28
CATHOLIC MISSION

Beginning Sunday, June the 18th.
at st. Mary's Catholic church one
weeks mission will be conducted by
Rev. C. Hothur Mcleod. Father Nc
Leod is one OF Americas most fam
Gus pulpit orators and his sermons
will be of interest to Catholics and
non-Catholics alike. At the close of
tie mission, Father Mcleod will
give one of his famous lectures en-
titled National Anthems" at the op-
era house. Rarely does this COM
munity have an opportunity OF lis
tening to such an eloquent orator
and brilliant scholar as this gentle
man. and it is to be hoped that all
his sermons will be well attended
by those anxious to learn the true
teachings of tie Catholic church and
also that his public lecture In the
opera house will be we'll patronized.
Further announcements about this
mission and lecture will be given
weekly in our local press.
Gilpin observer., 1914-05-28
DECORATION DAY

The ranks of the veterans who
Union of States half century ago
are steadily thinning, and but a few
suns more and the last of that 10y
al and patriotic band who rallied at
the bugle's call in response to free
dom's rights and shed their crimson
blood on many hard fought field
OF battle will be numbered among
the silent dead. The names of some
are craven upon the pages of history,
while others fill unknown and un-
marked graves in tie trenches, or
sleep beneath the billowy deep, but
all are engraven upon the muster
rolls that are safely locked in the
archives of our government they SO
valiantly defended
There will be no public demonstra-
tion in Central City on Decoration
day, owing to the few remaining vet
Grams in the county, whose vigor has
been impaired by the devastating
manu- VI t-ult, hOt dioci
When the blue and the gray met
on the CORY battlefield of Gettysberg
last summer and remenissed over the
daring of Pickett's brigade, the last
vestige of rancor was removed, and
their parting was with tear-bedimmed
eye. perhaps never again to meet un-
til at the portals of the pearly gates
on high.
There are only nine remaining vet
Grams in the county, viz, Capt. l.. d.
Bloom, of Russell Gulch; VIM. c.
Fullerton, Central City; Jacob Frank,
Central City; James Patterson, Cen
trail City; Preston Holbrook, Black
Hawk; Ed. Kist, Black Hawk VIM.
Gorgas, Black Hawk; Ed. Blake,
! Hawk There may be some We fail
to remember, but We believe this is
all.
Gilpin observer., 1914-05-28

The Golden Rod mine, on Michigan
mountain in the Silver creek dis
trict, owned by the Elgin Watch Co,
and Chicago parties. have been driv-
ing a cross cut tunnel for the past
two years from Silver creek gulch
to cut the Golden Rod mine at great
er depth. At a distance of 500 feet
from its portal the lode was inter-
sected that showed but small seam
of ore. A drift was started to cut
under the verticle Of the shaft that
contained known rich bodies of ore
in early days. but could not be op-
Grated on account of water. The
shaft was sunk to a depth of $50
feet when work was abandoned and
the crosscut tunnel started that cuts
the vein at depth of over 400 feet
about sixty feet, with the smelling
streak getting larger with every foot
of advancement until the breast now
shows streak Of good grade of
SueltlnB ore tITSe leeI Wlue anu
eighteen inches of mill dirt along
side. The tunnel is being driven
beyond the Golden Rod to intersect
other valuable mines, known to exist
and owned by the company. At the
tunnels portal compressor and 9TH
er machinery has been installed and
the tunnel is being driven with pow
er drills. The company is expected
out in few days to inspect their
holdings. and the long contemplated
mill will undoubtedly be built before
the winter closes in. The company
is to be congratulated upon its per-
sistency and faith in Gilpin county
mines, which have never weakened
since they started this stupendons
enterprise. And 1t is orr duty to
enlist more companies of like enter
prise in our mining fields.
For sale or rent The Waldhart