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THE ARGUS, TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1905. ELECTIONS ARE ON Vil'gges of the County Are Choc s ing Their Officers Today. BIG FIGHT IN ANDALUSIA Temperance People Predict it WW Go Dry' Series of Scandal. The villagcu of tic county are hold ing their elections to choose officen today. Nowjere in the county afo the is sues more clearly efinod than in An datusia. where the temperance icople are claiming everything In sight. An fialusla goes dry periodically, the trou ble be'.ng that when there is no license money coming; in it is difficult to get funds enough, by other means of tax ation to perform the functions of mu niclpal government. .For tevcral years past there have been one or two f-a loons and for a year vr mot'o the village has bofn passing through one of the nioft strenuous periods of its career. Several timer bna the attention of the state's attor ney been called o certain alleged in fractions of the law, the latest being only last week, when a charge of crim inal assault against a well known citi zrn was dismissed before the village Justice by State's Attorney Scott or the ground that a more satisfactory trial or the case could be had else where, tho complainant being advised to Kwcir our :i ni'w complaint before cue of the justices in this city. Shawl IIubk n alxn l)nor There is another matter that ha been a Mibjcrt of much gossip for sev ral days. Tlx- wife of a leader o the anti-saloon party lost her shawl ti the street and it was found and bung up in front of one of the saloons The 'ady. hearing of it went after il taking occasion 'to tell the saloonkeep er her i pinion of him in no uncertalj terms. The latter took it meekly enough and some say it was well that he did. for the lady was prepared to defend herself if active resentment were shown. The shawl was publicly burned forthwith by the owner in the stove at one of the stores. Mtetmpt at BUtrkmalL. Then there is taik of a blackmailing letter In which a party is ordered to leave town in a specified time, being threatened with death in the event of failure to comply and mention is made of the advisability of depositing $1,000 in a certain place before going. Still another recent occurrence the visitor in Andalusia is told about is an e-neounter between two women and an old resident. The former alleged that the man had talked about them and they went after him with a bugg whip and found him. There was sonic thing doing then, it is said. Hoard Mrvtlaa; Brokra I p. The incident of last winter in which the village marshal was disarmed af ter drawing a gun to enforce the pri vacy of an executive session of the hoard of trustees Is fresh in mind. It is also well remembered that the village clerk was arrested and impris ined charged with taking a few dollars from the villagj funds, being released only a lew dayj ago by State's Attor ney Scott on hi-i own recognizance af ter trying in vain for two months to secure bail. All these things and more are said to have happened in a few months and yet there has been remarkably lit tle legal prosecution. In short, sivh a state of affairs has not been heard of in this vicinity in years. Will Be Warm Klffkt Todajr. It may be said that the saloon ques ion is not directly involved In such a series of events, however remarkable, but the issues have in nearly every rae arisen between saloon interests in one side and anti-saloon interests m the other and the general effect has been to bring the liquor issue up prob ably more prominently thau ever be fore. Therefore, a full vote is expect ed to be gotten out in Andalusia today. COSTS uHLLiOllS Postal Expenditures in Illinois Alone Run to Startling Figure. 12,000 EMPLOYES ON ROLLS Means Support For Aggregate Popu lation of 50,000 Some Details. The little folks love Dr. Wood's Nor way I'ine Syrup. Pleasant to take; lerfectly harmless: positive cure for 'oughs, colds, bronchitis, asthma. Some facts and figure's about the postal tervice as it affects Illinois may be of much general interest. In 1904 the postoffice department of the government expended in the state of Illinois alone 11.00000. in round nunib?i-s. This is the minimum amount expended and it is cited mere ly as an illustration of what th? gov ernment expends in a single state in a year to maintain a popular and impor tant branch of its service. It g.ies not only to pay for the mail contracts with in the state and to pay rent, ".iglit and fuel biiis. but it also supports a small army of men in Illinois approximating 12.n00 in number. Using the ordinar ily accepted multiple, the government employes in Illinois in the postoffice department alone supports approxi mately 50.000 people on their salaries. I'nder the old system, with no civil service regulations covering the ear lier, tlerk and railway mail service, the possibilities of a great political machine being organized among tht employes is readily seen. AmotiDt of SalarlcM Drnnii. Illinois is not the most represented state in the postal service, but it is re markably weil represented in point of numbers and in the annual salaries drawn. Postmasters in the first, sec ond ani third class offices of the staU alone number over o0 and draw in an mtal salary more than JOoo.onu. In tht fourth class offices there are over 2,mio Iost masters who draw over $xoiu0 annually, while in the District of Co umbla. including the office of the post master general and the Washington city postoSce, the Illinois saiary list : amounts to $S3,000 a year. There arp mnw than ".500 clerks ! from Illinois in the postoffices of the state. Of this number more man iw draw a salary of from $1,000 to $3,000 a year and S.ooo receives a salary ranging from $C00 to $1,000. In the aggregate thes clerks are paid more than $3.00 000 a year. The free delivery service, including the salaries of 1,500 carriers at $1,000 a j-ear. 1.000 at salaries ranging from $000 to $S.r0 and about 500 substitutes, earns $2,0i0.irt more a year. In ad dition there were in Illinois last year 2.123 rural free delivery routes which cost the government $1,039,358 to maintain. Coal of Mnvlnic hc Malta. To move the mails is another tre mendous item in the state. The mail contracts in Illinois, including only the railroads hauling mail, were paid ap proximately $r.2f"UM in 1 !.! for this service. In addition Illinois had over 800 clerks in the railway mail service who drew salaries aggregating nearly $9n.0rtt. The mail messengers show ed over 300 Illinoisans on the payrolls at $50,000 ami the' star route ervice in the state cost $125,000. distributed among 113 contractors. Rent, light and fuel in the postoffice buildings cost $235,000. The figures above cited are con stantly growing. There is not an item that will be reduced in the future, but. on the contrary, practically every one is sure to be increased by the growing demands for an extension of the post office service as well as by the natural increase in the business of postoffices already established. While the expenditure of the post office department is one of the largest nf all the government departments, the nvestnient of the government in a sin gle state does not begin to be repre sented by the figures above quoted. There are the public buildings, forts, hospitals, prisons, soldiers' homes and arsenals, together with their sites, which are owned by the government in many instances, and each department f the government has its small army f employes from and In Illinois;. Sup plies amounting to several millions of dollars a year are purchased in the state and millions in pensions are paid. o - ! ji"-.' j G G. l H. Special Clothing 5CHb0$SiBK0SSCO thesMo.ker MORS . NCWYOttn YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHY THEY CHANG ED. OUR SPECIALS ARE BUILT BY THE CLEVEREST TAILORS THAT EVER THREADED A NEEDLE, AND THEY BEAR THE MARKS OF EXCLUSIVENESS AND INDIVIDUALITY. THEY ARE HERE, READY TO PUT ON, AND YOU CAN CHOOSE THOSE THAT BEST BECOME YOU. 0 O GOOD DRESSERS HAVE ACQUIRED THE HAB IT OF LOOKING TO THIS STORE FOR THEIR CLOTHES. IT'S A GOOD HABIT. MANY OF OUR BEST CUSTOMERS WE WON AWAY FROM THE EXCLUSIVE MERCHANT TAILOR AND HIS HIGH PRICES, AND IF YOU WILL TRY OUR Gusiafson Kayes exxxxxxxooooacxxxxxvxxxx3o.' cocxxxoxxxxxxxxxxoocooooooooocxoooooooocoooooooooc KINDNESS IS APPRECIATED Expression From Kin of Albert Mc Aloon, Who Died Among Strangers. Stillwater, Minn.. April 17. I-Mitor Argus: We take this optort unity of conveying to the press and people of Rock Island our deep appreciation and gratitude for the many kindnesses shown us upon the death of our son and brother. Albert McAloon. who de our Try act of kindness will be parted this life near Uock Island last rnday morning. Although his demise occurred among strangers, we are lirtuly convinced that he received ev ery attention possible. Your kindly words and kindly acts speak volumes for the? charity of your people and you tiny rest assured, ait hough we know none of you personally that cherisa-?d by us as long as memory lasts. It is in the hour of sorrow and sadness that the word or act of a friend carries with it solace and comfort to the bereaved and for your kindly words ami tender ministrations, we again desire to tender you our sincere and hcirtfelt thanks. Sincerely yours. OEOIU'.K M 'A LOON and Family. WEDNESDAY Tin ti WEDNESDAY Great kirt 2 U le mmm SPRING 202 I i J STYLES UNUSUAL VALUES In Many Newest Cloths asid Colors Here is a great big opportunity, women of the Tri-Cities, you can't afford to miss it. Wooltex styles are the standard styles for the United States and Wooltex fabric and tailoring may well be the standard for the whole world. Until these skirts are gone, you can get brand new Wooltex shirts of the very latest style at a great deal less than their usual prices. Never before has so large and complete an assortment of Wooltex garments been seen in Illinois, and having made alucKy purchase we arc enabled to give the ladies of the Tri-Cities for Wednesday only, these phenomenal bargains of the world famous Wooltex sKirts. Read! Be wise, it's money for you. 50 sKirts, which include Silks, Panamas, fancy Mixtures, etc., that sell regularly at 912, 913.50, $15.00, $17.00 and $20, Wednesday while they last $6.98. 50 skirts, regular $8.50, $9.00.$10, $10.50 and $11. 00. These are all Wooltex skirts, and in clude all the latest Mohairs, Panamas, Silk Taffeta and Cheviots, Wednesday only, while they last at $4.98. 39 only, skirts that sell at $5, $6 to $8.50 and these go in for this memorable skirt sale at $3.98. We have secured the agency for the Wooltex garments. What 1A Is Wooltex means three things: 1. THE FAULTLESS FASHION OF THE PRESENT HOUR, In ladies', misses and children's garments. 2. PURE ALL-WOOL FABRICS in great variety, with perfect fit and finish. that each particular garment, through and The splendid Wooltex tailoring and fit arc produced by men tailors of trained and experienced skill So long as the fabric remains just so long does the garment keep its shape. The exquisite Wooltex finish is shown in every slightest detail, and Wooltex variety Is as limitless as fashion itself. 3. AN ABSOLUTE MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE through in every line, fabric, seam and thread is right. Paris. is the great style-center of the world, but it is her place to to inspire rather than to direct. Wooltex designers seize upon the good ideas that Paris has to qive, and around these good ideas they build a garment that is practical yet full of style and is adapted to the special requirements and tastes of American women. The MQlfeX Guarantee Any defect in fabric, fit or finish will be made good, to your entire satisfaction. . And loss that this may cause us is made good to us by the manufacturer So you have a DOUBLE GUARANTEE. This sale is held especially to introduce WOOLTEX garments. You'll want more after you have once worn them. Don't miss it! W edrsiesday ! YOUNG & McCOMBS GOOD GOODS 1723-1725-1727 Second Ave., Rock Island, 111.