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(V- ' :" V..'. f -, ' --- - - ' X , " ' 9. - "0." .' S IN GIT ERE?NE3eT: DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL; CONVENTION WILL" BE HELD 2 Ohe t5 n r IV t) N ' ' rr -r ti - -"Tt-irj SCENE 1 1 11 1 im jr;:r i i l mm p V par f a. " I . " Week 1J Starting i V . 43 t THE BOOSTERS' CL U B , : Story of a Unique Organization That ' '. . Boorping Town. . ' , -'Knock. and the world knocks with ypu; ; Boost and you boost alone.. ! That Is not always true, not bj:a long shot. ; -One .booster In a town If he W a real booster, will. draw other boosters to him, aud the boosting soon rlll swell into a eborus. The original booster will have plenty. of company. This fact is well illustrated by. the story tf the Boosters club of Nortli fleld Minn., the - little city made, fa mous" In 187G by the bank raid and at tempted robbery by the Younger broth .rs Inn their kihi frnm "XiwsniiH. I ' v 'L - l.Jr fell1 ! CITY IMPROVEMENT WWTS Northfleld had one" booster at first and !t( hold meetings; and even had not now the town has a whole' club of tb respect jof the jnen of vthe city. On them." - These - boosters declare that ou 6ide t was called the "Boozers' within flve.years they will boost theic,b, and on tbe other u wa' tnown population or rsortuneio; trom tow to. 10,000. : " - v The Boopters " club 'is an organiza tion of young commercial and profes ional men, clerks and, in fact, all of the younger activity of the town. No!euerSy ueSil11 i" snow itaeir... a mucu restrictions are placed on eligibility tofneedetl public benefit, a festioom. was membership , except good character an age limit. Other requirements, llqwever, to become abooster are set by ' hard and fast rules. Every one who joins first has .to. agree to. bury ' the "knocker's hammer" and thence forth to boost his town and its busi ness Interests. . "Kor Northfleld .first'! to the club's motto. , The story of how the organization started ls'worth relating.. It was really the outcome of a" practical oke. though the Jdeahad been discussed by sey ral spirtted ies befpee. . . . ... , On an evening early last spring word Ivas passed- arpqnd among .the young men of-the town that there was to be something doing on a .certain evening In one of the halls of ta'e tdwn. 'Theft wag to be ar rhock' trlaf.' with one of tbe progressive yonng business men .as de fendant, 1 for the Jheft of "a ;. piece of furniture 'froin oue oi the hostel ties of he city.' At Jihe:tral there was judge,- assisted by til of the usual and necessary court officials and an impos ing array.vof legal counsel.; "About -fifty young' men; applied for 'admission to the hearing. . All that . was required was the signing of a.papec at tbe. door. After a lengthy trial the question was left with, . the Jury and a. verdict, of guity ;was brought in. ; At the close of the' evening's; amtiseront the paper, which was signed by every one pres ent,' was brought to'- the front, and. vmtb to ihfi xmftl$. and amusement of allf lt was found that the signature had . been duplicated w ith the aid .of carbon paper and each man had signed a pledge to abstain .from; intoxicants for a p.erio4 of" a year,.; After .the court wa adjourned the coBYicted man In vited 'those'presnftp- a little lunch, and It .was there that the organization was thottg'fit of.'A suitable' name was takeirthaf of the Boosters clubhand since that time that body of men has been known as such. - .The .club, does not jvose-aa a moneyed body jtnd.pub lishes the fact that it js not composed ... of men who even nave Jarge, salaries It 1 boasts.of Its. energy .anibf bustling uiaUtles. ftna. aU it 'ftsks tt.qA the Oth- 13 ti er class of citizens is" cdbe.rat.foit.-and assistance. .- . " ' . " . "" . ' i The growth of the cjub H really uiar: velous; It does hot tpp to a3k(,tlie ap plicant 'of; 'his 'fltiiin;iaV pfi.nUlig.re ligion or politics, but. asks 'that 'all boost -and stop knocking,, ..One of the nntqye features of its membership is the invitation to all traveling men to join without any initiation fee or-deposit. This feature oloner is One" -of great advertising force. . The ' fraveliag men are taken- in as honorary-members and have atj the privileges of . the club roomsv" They naturally go out from Northfleld and bops t for the beys. - In the beginning the, club had'-no --' ....c o.j, But this the Northern Boosters' club has suc cessfully lived down. . ' - As soon as ttae otlicers were elected and committees appointed the hitent the first object of the organization The club had no money, but had, good agitators... .Soon a movement was set going,.! and all of the organizations be to. lend n be!pipg.hand....An.eye- sore on the .west side, of the square has been selected as the site for! the rest .roonj, and It ricjw remains for. the moneyed ten of .the f Ity tobuy thesite. The. rest room js to be nowu-.as'ahe "Ilej'wood 4 Memorial,"- In 'memory of the hero of the famous bank raid In Korthfield.. ' 'I , In. maiy. smqll towns Memorial day Is observed in a half hearted manner, and for years Northfleld neglected to co-operate with the Gc A. It, in the proMr observance of -the uatfonaL:Me riiortal day! rist; Memorial , day " the Boosters 'showed theifhand. and. "be It said, to their, credit; the town did nobly by Its. defenders.' On the-'even? lug of May 29 a patriotic Concert was given pnderth.e. auspices of. the Boost ers, iri-wbcb the bestlocal talent was represented. An ndmisstn was",charged to the exercises, the receipts of which were ,'to be (uscd. for; the defraying of the expenses incurred In the proper ob Be.rvtyicp. df ihe day.Totfils,' concert the members of the, Q," A...R; and Vtt It. C. werejnvlted as guests'of honor. and a crowded, bouse was the reward of the venture. " ? Another" enterprise was thus accomplished without money. .Another entertainment glvenubj? th Any., unpleasant after., effects; from -a late siippei;.:vBax I quicldyrdillei;-aJia TreStfTU ; sleep asiured by -taking a dose of the world-famed correctives- i Sold Erwrwliir. h bvxi 10..ud 25c BefpreReiirmg it Boosters', dub -was what It,' termed a "Bally-ho." This was given, on1 the evenings 'fit'. July. 3. and "4 - Northfleld had. planned -no: .celebration, and to keep the crowd at home this entertain ment ; was proposed. It '.was ' a ' huge success. It 'wasj a .burlesque jtreet fair,' with all "f ake", attractions.- and the Boosters made, a top. line record as spielers." A big crowd atteudedTJoth evenlngsand the object' of the Boost ersto keep, the money iu their home town was snccessfully aecompHsbed. The club now has a. large member ship, and- all point with pride to the new club rooms. x While It Is. in" part a social organization, its slogan. Is "Boost Northfleld." ' In' the futilre the club will turn its energies upon the location of small fac tories in the city.. . It believes that the small factory. Is much more desirable than the larger - ones "and Is always willing to assist and lend a : helping hand to those seeking a Held for 'such enterprises. : f ' r- A TOWN BOOMING .TRAIN. Wouldn't, $30,000 Worth of Nawspaper Space Havo Been Bttter?. Kecently 117 business men. of Tuisa, Okla.. made a grand tour of the east in a special train, the object" being to advertise the attractions aud commer-N clal advantages of Tiilsa to .the gen eral pilblic.' ,'The train carried a brass band and a' printing' outfit, dispensing music everywhere and publishing a dally paper for1 free distribution along with the music. v The paper told of Tulsa's greatness. In half a dozen or more of, the big, cities, . including New York, the' Tutsans stopped, several days to spread-the gospel of publicity. The. novelty of thrf town boomiug Idea attracted, considerable attention. ; Not 'every small eky. of course, con tains enough business men - who ; are willing to contribute ;thcir lme and money for snch a publicity proposition. It is understood that each of the .Tulsa .men paid his own way. the cost to him' .being about. ?250, : No doubt 'most of the n?en; enjoyed.' the trip: aiid'gahied Ideas for future', profit to their bwh business as. well as to, their iowti But there Is another -iBlde'wto tne sbiclil. which Is pointed out in an editorial on ,thb subject In the'Edltor and 'Publish; er-of 'New York: ; jry?:i't:fj: , . , a.ne. committee navmg- in cnarge the . Tuisa advertising, expedition stl- mates that the cost of the trip 11 be ftbonjt $30,0QO.' ! Jf ; this; amount had been', spent In - legitimate . and ' intelli gent ' advertising 4n - the newspapers, how' "much -more good lt would- have doner Thirty thousand ''dollars , will buy. a big lot of space, which If s used to'advantage "would bring' to' the atten tion of millions of -people Tulsa's oat oral jesourcG3.' '. . ! : ; APPEARANCE? OR' TOWNS German . Plan of : Competitive Prizes Suggested to' Beautify It. -" 'Americans can get "many - ideas ; from their neighbors across the. waters, says the ; nthero Architect, , the lateat ; be ing to. beautify their towns by. the practical method for Improvement by jchltectoral aid. - r- i'' "'. J. t In America" the plan has been to or ganize ?'clt y beautiful'.' clubs. ' ' The cliito . have done a wonderful. .w.ork. In upbuilding the to'wns'nd citfed ii th TJnltd States. ' Taken la couianaio with the German Idea, which Is nios excellent, . still' grcatev improvement.r could be made: . --;" T ' V ."An, interesting "phase of th'e.XJerraau, policy Is revealod in the."prize competi tion offered recentlyj'th" authorities of '"..a Saxon town- Xb Germany .The town council Invites" archi'tecta to Stib-' mit suitable plans for the fr6nf of resi dential andnsipesj etlitic-. ; Four substantial prizeare. offered for the most successful competitors, and other projects are to be purchased 4f deemed desirable. These plans will 'be placed freely at the service of property own ers. ;-. V" ': .r .'. ' " . -v. . It is hoped by this means to combat unfortunate-and all too prevalent tend encies, on the due hand toward monot onous uniformity;. on the other toward the baroque and grotesque. ". - ,The Idea Is certainly one which If la telligeritly carried out should eventual ly. improve materially tbe general .ap pearance of the., towns where it is In troduced. ' J - . Vacant Lot Committees. .'. If yoil live In a town where there is no Improvement society, get a vacant lot committee "appointed from your board of trade. woman8,club. literary society or some like organization. Vl3 it all vacanr iots, 'find owners, either In'' person -or througlt correspondence, and' labor toward keeping them' elenr of weeds 'and rubbish at ail seasons of thejrear. This particular phase of civic betterment Is all that some improver ment clubs, aim to do, and thwe Is nothing in the average town that sa badly needs attention and zealous su pervision, nothing that -adds .more' t the general appearance of a thickly fettled- town' or -rHIage or " that - will give such "good 'returns for labor or money expended." . j ; -, , . : : '; , ? -'." Odorless and Neat.' . Anything that tends to, keep thr out-8i.deof-a;honseneat.ud tidy adds to theodd apparirce of a town.- .A lit tlej wooded housfe, "much like a "dog ien BeiuSt fioldsihiv rnrtuicY. run unit asb;a,'T,fvo lids' and two floors allow eajfrctwsStr. says ? a "writer r.fii';fiood ISpnsekeeplig. ; There s, no Wttonj'.; J Bad;' tke hol4Jthing staads-oh . a small ibricif pavme;ni,hid4 V&Wilr washed" off withhe hose. ronseq' dent-' Jb, there -is nevr any otlor: "A neigbbpr; u a wooaen bottom to s.nnv-auo amell 1 .; " ,V!t -f .'VOzZ',.:'; . : 7; . -.sj'v .". - -The World's Best Climate. v . Is not .entfreiy.' free from ,disease,on the.i algh elevations - fevers . prevail, while? on the' lower: levels jnalarla is ehcountered, ..to .a greater or less - ex tent, according tci altitude. TO over come climate affections lassitude, ma laria, jaundice, biliousness, fever and ague, and general debility, the "most effective remedy; 19 Electric , Bitters, the great alterative and blood purifier; the antidote for every form of bodily weakness, nervousness, and Insomnia! Sold under guarantee at all. druggists: Price 50 cents. .iV.v !V ;! v ' For , stomach. troubles, biliousness and constipation:! try Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.' Many re- niarkable. cures Tiave been effected by them. Price 25 -cents. Samolea free in. Formate .by aK, druggists." "i i y " Tlie Theaters 'iVl""' The Illinois. ' f"; (Sixteenth Street and Second Avenue.) ' cbanxa ' attractions. . . ,. "June .' S Conuneii cemtst ". iExerctoea. HiK- SckooL :' '',.'.;"' ''-'' ' "',"-' ,1 V TheEUtc. (Eighteenth Street,' North of Second " "-' ' !'- ' Avenue.) ?'" .VaadevOIe at 3, S and Pil5 p. m. "- . (Second Avenue,. Bast of Nineteenth "' Street.) : . " ' - ' VaadevUIe at 3 8 and 9 .IS ay at. ' . Gotch at the Grand. Frank . Gotch, the world's champion., wrestler who re cently won his "international title from George Hackenschmidt will.be at the Grand opera house, Davenpotty May 27 and will" meet all comers , on the r.tat. : He has a standing offer of $100 for anyone who . can 'succeed In stay ing off a'' fall for 15 minutes and there have been" few who turned the trick. - Next Week at the Elite--A comedy of.; unnSual .-excellence will be given at the Elite'next Monday, and for the entire week. The. piece' Is ludicrous in plot and situations, possessing; ver satility :of action' which gives much ecope for genuine reasonable laughter. Frank" Rice ,will appear as One' Lung Von "Bumbleheifer, vwhile s Arthur Mc Leod will be seen as.Fat Chow 'Slat ery. i'. The clever Thompson sisters will , be seen .to advantage In songs pieceJ - ,BHly Johnson " has . skillfully woven musical numbers with a care fully drilled chorus, . making a Bplen. did .comedy-, ensembie-r, It, is "called 'iThe . Laundry Strike.'', . v, " "' .-'y . ' .. " ' s v Relief from Rheumatic; Pains. . . "I. SlifTertvl with, rhmimflt.ism for ovpr tw6ui?earsj'r-.6ays Mf. Holland Curry, a -atTpiman, of .- , jjjoy 'v. West, Fla. 'and.1nid!;.me o'-I'puld hardly walk,; atfother;-.umes. it wouia ne m my -teet andhandsisp-.rrwas incapacitated for duty..: , yne.' nigtjt, wnen-1 -was-;rar b V;ere palni.and lame from Mt-'myf. wile wetj't to'jthe drug store here and; came' back with 'u bottle of ChamberIain8 Paltf BaJnl. I waS'rubbed .wlthMt' and found" the pain! had.nearly gone during the night - I-kept on using it for a little : more than two weeks and found that it ,"drove the theutnatlsm away. 1 havo not- had nnv trouble trom that .disease, for over three mohthiT ''Fori sale by alMrugglsls, ; , .: ; ' : ' Rheurnatlsm Cured In Day. Dr. Detchon's Relief "tor Rheuma tism and neuralgia radically cures In one to three days.filt8 action upon the system ;ta. remarkable, and "nrysterloua. It removes at once the. cause nd the disease Immediately ;disappears., The first dose greatly benefits." S- ceatt and fl. : Sold by Otto Grotjan, : 1501 Second avenue. Rock Island; ' .Oust Bcalegel eon, -zu -west,' oeconu 'street; Davenport."- i' ,:'$r;x?. S-f ':-" AIMTJS EMENT8. One Night Only. ; n : ; -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 27.' FRANK GOTCH Cliatupion Heavyweight Wrestler of thj . World! . ' ;; Will Meet All Comers, in Conjunction - with ' the .' : '"'.."'. ' . FAMOUS MUSICAL REVIEW, THE BROADWAY. GAIETY GIRLS Iii the Dancing, Prancingv Musical Farce, - ; v SUISETTE One (onllnuoiin Grind ef Fun,' Mimic, "' and Glrln. . PRICES 25c, GOe. 75c. and $1. Boxes, $1.50. ..- , ! v " 'Seats on sale Saturday, 9 a. m., at Klenze's drug ; store, 111 West Second street. ' ':..; .; . .... IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN Automobile QUESTION, YOU SHOULD NOT FAIL TO SEE THE NEW v ' 1908 FORD -AT- r KLOGKAUS Sixteenth St'and Fow-h'Aver 1 THE" FORD. IS . THE MOST POW E R F U L R U N ABOUT BUILT FOR THE PRICE. ' MRS. D. E.' SCHOLL ' and Daughter , v : Leading Hairdressers.' " . , - Is the place to get a good sham poo, facial and scalp massage, manlcurtng or chiropody. --r-.f " A' full line of hair goods, nets, etc ' Hair work made to order.' ! Hair dressing for-parties and weddings at the homes If . de sired. Opposite Harper honse. , tv: q,J. pnone 953.' ( H;.-.'' .Monday, May 25 1 1. n i ... C m KM f -0.. -- I J ill Elite ..."' " " ;- ".i'". :'Vi---Av ... u t 1 "V t 1 ; J. wmm:mm ,. : -.v . . ' . 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