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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-11
What the Spirit of Unity Can Do.

At 4 recent meeting of improvement
societies III New England one of the
delegates told what the spirit of
unity had accomplished iii his town.
Through Il long period of years the
organization had paid attention to the
smaller things, with the result that
the town is now one of the most beau
tiful in New England. With only 5000
to $500 year they have covered the
questions of hitching posts, street
trees, care of streets, the library,
sprinkIing carts. planting shrubbery ut
corners and on small waste places
They have encouraged gardening by
selling seeds at cent u package to
the children and awarding prizes each
fall till the 'get together" movement,
which has been most successfully car
ried out, has resulted in an apprecia-
tive unit. both in civic spirit and in out
ward aspect
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-11
AGAIN AND AGAIN
Can't Be Repeated Too Often That
Diapepsin Will Cure Your
Weak Stomach.
DON'T SUFFER TENT.
Merely = Matter of Getting Started on
Diapepsin When All Your stomach
Trouble VIII He Over With
Forever.

Miserable indeed is the man or
woman whose digestive system is I'M
strung-who goes to the table and
can not eat or what little is eaten
seems to fill them and lays like a
lump of lead in the stomach, refusing
to digest.
If you. dear reader, suffer this way
and will put on your wraps low and
get from your pharmacist a 50-cent
case of Pape's Diapepsin and eat one
22-grain triangu1e after your next
meal you would appreciate. five min
utes later, how long you suffered I'M
necessarily.
There will be no more Indigestion
no misery in the stomach-no sour
risings or belching of gas, no heart
burn, flatulency or quotations of I'M
digested food and acid or feeling of
nausea, fullness, headache, Or other
symptoms of weakened stomach.
Stomach trouble and Indigestion
vanish like snow before the blazing
sun.
When Diapepsin works your stom
ach rests-getS itself in order. Dla-
pepsin purifies and sweetens sour
stomach and freshens the intestines
without the use of laxatives, and
what is more, it increases the gastric
juices. This is what your stomach is
begging for-more and better diges
tive juices. This is what makes YOU
hungry and want to eat. and you car
rest assured what you then eat will be
taken care of properly and not left il
the stomach to ferment and turn tc
gas and acid, and poison the breatf
with nauseous odors.
! Set a. 50-cent case from your drug
gist now-you ought to have Diaper
sin about the house always. Should
one of. your family eat something
which does not agree with him or her
or for a sour stomach Or excessiv,
gas, one triangule will always give i'm
mediate relief.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-11
CABLE.

Paul Rosenberg of Hagerman. n M.
is here visiting old friends Mr. Ro.
senberg is greatly pleased with the
New Mexico country.
George Higgins was a visitor in
Aledo Wednesday.
John Garrett returned from a hunt
ing trip to Cuba Saturday.
Mrs. Bessie Lewis, a former resident
of this place. was married at Lincoln
H., last week to John Bedford of this
place.
Ed McArdle left Tuesday for a short
visit with relatives at Hershey, Neb.
Miss Anna Haddick is visiting heI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-11
THE POSTER EVIL.
How to Prevent Advertising From Be-
corning e Public Nuisance.

corning 4 Public Nuisance.
A most unbeautiful thing is the
poster advertising in towns where no
ordinance controls the placing of the
posters. These advertisements. even
when new, are obtruSive. When old
and tattered they are very ugly. Let
influence be used to get an ordinance
limiting the placing OF such advertise
ments and absolutely forbidding the
placing OF them upon the sides OF
stores. barns, outhouses or dwellings.
In st. Louis all out of door adver-
tiscments are placed upon boarding es-
pecially erected for the purpose and
are painted, no pasted posters being
allowed. \ small town cannot expect
to adopt such rule as this, but 1t can
regulate The advertising so that it viii
not become Il public nuisance. And this
special rule can be adopted and en-
forced that the persons who put up an
advertisement shall take it down or
have il taken down before it becomes
an eyesore. The club can do great
deal to bring about Il right public
opinion IN this respect. Especially can
it urge upon property holders the i'm
propriety OF letting patent medicine
men, whisky sellers. circus and the
atrical companies use their fences.
! outhouscs. etc, for the display of their
advertisements.
Do not undertake too much in i'm
provement work. That is Il good rule
Failure veakens future effort. There
fore i'll the days OF ineXperience under
| take the simple thing that can be ac-
| complishcd. Success will breed sue
| cess. and before long the society will
find itself able to cope with matters of
| great pith and moment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-11
DAVENPORT

Fire at Elevator.-For time Mon
day night serious conflagration was
threatened at the old Hawkeye ele-
vator at the junction of Fourth and
East River streets. The elevator is
now being operated under a lease to
the Imperial Grain company. At s
o'clock blaze was discovered shoot
ing out from the building. This start
ed in either the boiler room or adjoin-
ing coal room and is supposed 10 have
originated from spontaneous combus-
ton. The fire department responded
promptly and did efficient work i'll sub
DUNG the flames. These extended to
the elevator proper but were checked
before any great damage had been
done. Only one bin of grain was
damaged. this being by water. The
boiler and engine rooms were Quilted
and this is the principal loss. The
damage is variously estimated at be-
tween $500 and $500.
File Expense Accounts.-The follow
expense accounts of candidates at the
recent election have been filed in the
county auditors office: NJ. II. Holiday
republican candidate for constable
SIS; J. w. Barrett. republican candi-
date for justice OF the peace, $l4.45;
j. A. Reading. republican, candidate
for supervisor, $3j.05; J. T. Markus.
township clerk, no expense; Adam
Rueffel. candidate for township trus-
tee, no expense. Phil Daum, the sue
-cessful democratic candidate for JUS
.tice of the peace. put in an expense
account of $l15.2O. OF this sum 500
was paid to the Scott county central
committee in services as assistant sec
rotary. The remaining $3.50 was paid
for cards and printing.
O.
Many Doctors Attend.-More than
GO physicians were in attendance yes
terday when the Second District Med
ical society of Iowa convened for its
fourth annual session at the Hotel
Davenport. The counties IN the dis
trict are Clinton. Iowa, Jackson. John
son, Muscatine and Scott. There were
practitioners from every one of these
counties present.
Was Former Reside nt-NIany of the
older residents of the city will be
sorry TO, learn of the death of Mrs
George H Peeke. whose husband was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-11
SIS. F nRi BLOOD BLOOD POISON poEa


prepared entirely the blood purifying healing
herbs and barks taken directly from the
the particle ingredients
pared to aid in the upbuding of portion OF the while d
Blood
follow the use OF S. S. such stomach troubles dyspepsia mercr
S. down to the bottom the trouble gently surely
by its fine vegetable effects system
condition S. S.
hide
thoroughly does the that
S. the
blood Poison Home Treatment Book with valuable
nation. and medical advice free to all who write
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-11
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

sister, Mrs. C. l.. Kettering, at Cam
bridge this week.
Mrs. Charles Liedtke visited this
week with relatives at Coal Valley.
Frank Youngquist spent Monday at
Alcdo.
r. W. Clark went to Chicago Thurs
day
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-11

Obituary Record.-Emanuel S. Peter
son, residing with mis- mother, 1905
Ninth street, passed away yesterday
after a lingering illness of nine months
duration with tuberculosis. Mr.. Peter
son was born in Moline Oct. %. 1882
and was educated in the public schools
He was carpenter by trade and was
a member of the local union. lie
leaves 10 mourn his death his mother
four brothers and three sisters. The
brothers are Charles, John and Emf
of this city, Swan of Kenosha. Wis
The sisters are IIulda and Ellen Il
home and Mrs. E. Elaander il
Sweden.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-11

pastor of the Dutch Reformed church
here in the late COS. She passed
away at the Peeke winter nome in Po-
mona. Tenn, Monday of last week.
Mrs. Peeke was a woman of eXcep-
tional literary talents and of fine edu-
cation. She had been for some years
practically at the head of the Mar
tinist movement in this country and
of late years had given her entire
time to this work. She was a native
of Saltwater, Pa, where she was
born April 8, 1898. She was Margaret
Bloodgocd Peck and her marriage
with Mr.. Peeke took place May II,
1850. Six children were born 10 them
two of whom survive. They are
Hewsen l.. and Benedict Peeke. Rev.
Mr. Peeke will make his future home
in Sandusky, Ohio. The remains OF
Mrs. Peeke were cremated at Cincin
natl in accordance with her wishes.
To Manage Theater. Gustav A
Paulsen, better known TO mis- friends
as ''Ott" and declared by them TO be
the handsomest young man in Daven
port, has resigned his position as man
aSer of the Shelly cigar store on Third
street and accepted the position OF
manager of the Family theater il
Clinton. This theater is controlled by
| the Family Theater company of Daven
port, which has vaudeville houses il
Davenport, Rock Island, Moline and
| Clinton.
Obituary Record.-Mrs. Anna Doe
sen. the widow of Henry BOesen dice
| Monday night at Mercy hospital She
was II years old. Mrs. BoeSen ha.
been at the hospital six months. Priol
TO going there she lived on West Du
buQue street near the north limits o.
, the city. She is survived by a son
John.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-11
Improvement Plans.

When about to start upon any phase
of improvement work it is absolutely
necessary to- the fullest measure of
success that a definite plan be decided
upon, whether it involves the erection
of a building or campaign of cleaning
up. 1t is just as desirable to have a
definite plan for the renovation and
rejuvenation of an old town as it is in
the case of Il new one to be establish
ed. Improvement workers will do well
to remember that all new towns
tracts. additions, ETC., are fully planted
with uniform street trees, and older
sections must he brought up to this
standard or suffer by comparison.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-11

class of entries at the Joslin fairs
will do their training on the proposed
track. A number of horsemen in the
vicinity of Watertown are interested
in the venture. and they will have a
private track on which they will train
tempted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-11

Chapped hands are quickly cured by
applying Chamberlain's Salve. Price
25 cents. For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-11

Track at Watertown.-If plans carry,
Watertown will have a half-mile
track next year. Definite action has
not been taken. The plans of those
interested in this venture are to de-
termine first the extent of the sup
port of bOrsemen in the surrounding
country. If favorable, horses of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-11

Knights Form League.-A unique
entertainment was enjoyed by the
members Of the Knights Of Columbus
Monday evening. Baseball was the
theme of the evening and the program
was made up entirely of baseball
songs and stories OF exceeding in
terest TO the local lovers of the ma
| tional game was the talk of Charles
Roantree of Rock Island who eX
planned at length the formation of the
X. C. circuit comprising Davenport
Rock Island, Moline, Clinton and Mus
| catine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-11

Shorter Working Day.-A nine-hour
workday was inaugurated at the Sill
Wis shops of the Rock island road
Monday, after long run on a basis
of 10 hours. There is a heavy winter
of work ahead of the railroad en-
ployes; the fact that the days are
shorter IS responsible for the change
in the number of working hours
Many of the machines at the plant
must be set to nicely not permitted
by artificial light; particularly is this
true in the tool room. 70 continue
the shops in operation after O'Clock
means there will be an hour every
day in which the efficiency OF tbs
plant is materially decreased. For this
reason the change to the nine-hour day
was ordered put in effect for the win
ter months.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-11

MagiIl Resiens.-L NJ. Magill, who
was recently elected states attorney
for Rock Island county, has rendered
his resignation to the village board
of Silvis. Mr. Magill has acted in the
capacity of attorney for Silvis for sew
eral months, but with his new duties
he will be kept so busy that il will
be impossible to give any of his time
to the board of Silvis. so has resigned
His successor has not been named as
yet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-11

Was Former Resident.-ATany of the
older residents of the city will be
sorry to- learn of the death of Mrs
George H Peeke, whose husband was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-11
MOLINE

Delay Mandamus Proceedings
Mandamus proceedings against the
treasurer of township II, Trustee
Charles Larson, and the bondsmen to
compel them TO furnish money with
Which to operate Maple Grove school
have not yet been instituted, though
the plan last week was to prepare the
papers al once. O. F. Anderson, town
treasurer, declares that such action
on the part of the directors will not
aid in clearing up the difficulty and
will only bring additional expenses to
the school district. Every effort is
being made, he claims, to adjust the
defalcation In the meantime he as
serts that the school district need not
suffer for lack of funds as the Moline
Trust and Savings bank has offered
to accept all time checks issued by
the township at 6 per cent which is
per cent less than the law allows.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-05-14
Hlghlandlaks

Farmers are busy and happy since
the recent storm.
Mr.. Bonner of Longmont will open
restaurant In Mead soon.
Mrs. Tilyon and daughter will move
to their ranch near La Sale this week
Rufus Mead met his parents in Den
yer and accompanied them home Sat
urday.
Mrs. j. f. Jones entertained at tea
Saturday evening in honor of l.. C.
Mead and wife.
l., c. Mead and wife arrived home
Saturday evening after about years
sojourn in California.
There was large attendance at
the mothers meeting Sunday morning
held in the church in Mead
There Is no water in the bitches vet
rs nights are too cool in the noun
tains yet but there is plenty of snow
in them.
The Denver boosters stopped in
Mead Thursday evening and their
band played several selections. Re.
freshments were served by the Mead
ladies. The boosters gave a fund of
about $2500 to the Mead church.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-05-14
Delta Psi Banquet.

The fifth annual banquet Of the
Delta Psi Fraternity was held last
Saturday evening at the Camfeld
hotel. Covers we're laid for twenty
eight aud a nine course menu was
served. The gentlemen progressed
with each course.
Following the banquet, the follow
ing toasts were responded to, Fred
Ramsdall being toastmaster: "Our
Fraternity" William McKelvie ;
Mere Man," TRULY Cameron; La
dies" George w. Alps: "Miss and
Mr." Fay Brainard; Unity, Co.
herence and Mass" Harry Johnston ;
Ups and Downs" Garry Roddy ;
THE Faculty" Dee Hibner ;
knights of the Pedagogical Arena, "
Wheeler Kelsey; Domestic Econ
omy," Prof. W. G. Chambers.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-05-14
GREEN CITY

Walter Etchison returned from Den
yer the first OF the week.
T. C. Jenkins OF Wisconsin is the
guest Of Mr. and Mrs. Warner.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. 7. Hanneman re
turned Thursday night from Denver
The children of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L.
Gabbet are having seige with
mumps.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. II. Putnam will oc
cupy the house of ELI Etchison during
the summer.
Cattle dipping has been the order
Of the week at the large stock ranch
of c. b. Rhodes.
c. G. Beggs returned home on Wed
nesday from the Greeley hospital
where he underwent a successful oper
alton for appendicitis.
Ethel and Wilma Beetham and Har
vey Moody returned from Ault or
Tuesday where they were snow bound
during the recent heavy snow.
Wilton Putnam, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. b. b. Putnam. reached San Fran
cisco In time to witness the maneuvers
OF the fleet and the entire entertain
ment of the crews.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-05-14

here from Chicago and are busy Hting
up their new home recently purchased
from >T. Il. Perry.
Quite a number of the order of Red
Men visited Eaton Friday night as.
sisting in the organization OF new
lodge Of that order at Eaton.
Lewis Larson has returned from
Nebraska and will improve his town
property before returning to work for
the Union Pacific railway company.
Five United States markers for the
graves of Civil war veterans arrived
in Evans Saturday and will be placed
In their proper places In the Evans
cemetery on Decoration Day.
At the meeting of the town council
last Thursday evening the bills we're
allowed for the unexpired term of the
three saloons retiring from business
The bills amounted to $4,000.
At recent meeting OF the G. A. r.
arrangements were made for Decora-
tion Day. Rev. Coffman will preach
the memorial sermon and Rev. Crook
will deliver the memorial address.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-05-14
TIVE DELTA

Mr.. and Mrs John Shearer and Miss
Nellie Shearer and Ed Burke all spent
the day Sunday visiting Mr.. and Mrs,
j. w. Shearer.
Miss Nellie Waite entertained The
Delta young folks with party Friday
evening. All the young folks were
there and spent a most pleasant even
ing.
Several of the Delta young people
attended the field day exercises at
Fort Collins on Saturday among them
being Miss Agnes Robb and Miss Allie
Archibald
Mrs. Robson arrived home from
California last Saturday morning. She
has been there year for her health
and comes home greatly benefited.
All the neighbors are very glad to vel
come her back again.
At the annual school meeting held
at the school house Mr.. Albert Law
renee was elected president and Mrs.
T. A. Foley again elected secretary
1t was also voted by the people of
the district to build on a room to the
school house.
Mrs. r. ]. Hall invited many of the
Delta ladies' to thimble party last
Thursday afternoon. Several ladies
from town were also present and a
very pleasant afternoon was spent
visiting and sewing. During the after.
noon delicious refres hments were
served by Mrs. Hall and her daughter,
Miss Jessie.
Next Friday. May %, is the last day
of school in this district. There will
be a literary program beginning at
1920 in the morning and following
that picnic dinner will be held for
the children and patrons of the dis,
trict. Everyone interested most cor.
daily invited to attend and bring a
we'll filled lunch basket.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-05-14
HAZELToN

Alonzo Beetham was elected presi-
dent of the school board to succeed
o. G. O'Farrell
Earl Robert and Edna Barber, Willie
Drake. Lizzie Maitlen and Ethel Nc
Cune spent the Sabbath in Ault.
Ellen Tunnel and her little brother,
Richard were severely scalded on
Sunday by an overturned coffee pot.
]. NJ McIndoo and wife spent the
day on Sunday at j. b. Dickey's. They
have lately returned from wintering
on the Pacific coast.
The girls club met with Miss Ethel
Beetham last Thursday The after
noon was spent in visiting over fancy
work Dainty refreshments were
served by the hostess. assisted by her
mother.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-05-14
lA8AlLE

Paul Gregory has accepted posi-.
ton as jailer in Denver
Frank Smith who has been suffer
ing with an abcess on the knee Is
convalescent.
Mr. and Mrs Will Moore of Kersey
we're visiting at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jas. Dunn one day last week.
Rev. Philips of Greeley lectured in
he Presbyterian church Tuesday
,venng to an appreciative audience.
Mrs. B. A. Warren was operated
on last Friday in Saint Luke's hospi-
tai. She is reported doing nicely now
The Hungerford w. C. T. u gave
a medical temperance program in con-
nection with their regular meeting
last Friday afternoon.
Rev. |. A. Blackwood of Evans will
deliver the baccalaureate sermon for
the graduating classes of the La Sale
school in the Presbyterian church,
May 18th. at eight o'clock.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-05-14
WINDSOR

Adam Hahn returned from a visit
to Denver the first OF the week.
Miss Amber Martin and Agnes
kawin were Fort Collins visitors Sat.
urday.
Jack Cooper and wife have moved
into Ed Minckwitz residence on Wal.
nut street
George Miles came over from Eaton
Saturday and remained over Sunday
with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. N. Briggs OF Den
yer were visiting relatives in Windsor
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Kathryn McKelvy Of Denver
visited her sister. Miss Eva, and old
friends the past week.
Rev. Cooper still suffers with rheu-
matism. His many friends and con.
gregation hope he may soon recover.
Mrs. Fonte and two little daughters
OF Denver are visiting Mrs. Fonte's
mother. Mrs. w. II. Bacher of Wind.
sor
The Windsor school closes May %
This has been successful year. Good
work has been done by both teachers
and pupils and all have rightly earned
a vacation.
DR.. Roberts OF the Denver Univer.
sily addressed the pupils Of the high
school and seventh and eighth grades
Monday afternoon and delivered a
splendid lecture at the NJ. E. church
Monday evening,
The Greeley tribune., 1908-05-14
WANT INSPECTION
Medical Care of School Children
Is Urged.

Medical Inspection In Our Public
Schools was the subject of q lecture
given In the United Presbyterian
church last Friday evening by Super.
intendent G. E. Carter Of the Gree
ley schools. An effort is being made
by those earnestly interested In the
betterment of our schuols to have
the system for some time In use In
the eastern cities adopted here. The
proper medical attention to the
school children is beginning to be
recognized as fully as important as
the mental training In developing
young people that will be healthy In
mind and bodies.
Often pupils in school are back.
ward In their studies simply because
OF some slight physical defect easily
remedied. 1t Is for the school physi
clan to detect these slight defects
and to advise parents OF tlieir exist.
ance, II not to remedy them himself
Not alone would the medical In.
spector be OF great value detecting
minor defects, such as those Of sight,
hearing, articulation, and many
others, and keep supervision over the
playground exercises, sanitation OF
buildings. ETC., but would be great
help In the detect ion and care Of con-
tagi diseases. According to Mr..
Carter, three years ago one third Of
his own time, and that of his secre.
tary, was spent In looking after cases
of diphlheria developed In the
schuols.
With a school physician, regularly
attached to the district the same as
teacher, any suspicious signs OF
sickness In pupil could at once be
looked into without more cost to the
parents, while II the teacher or
superintendent takes it upon himself
to send for the city physician to
diagnose it costs the paretns money.
The physician would also have the
health of the teachers under his care
and it would often result.in much bet
ter service II the health of the teach
er was considered as we'll as the
pupils.
According to statistics quoted by
Mr. Carter,.it has developed in New
York city, where they have medical
inspection in the schools that go per
cent of the pupils had some physical
defects, most OF which were remedi-
able by proper treatment. and that
the early detection Of these defects
is the prime factor in the mainten-
ance OF the health of the school
children.