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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-04-01

Celery Is never quite so good as
when 1t Is eaten within half an hour
after 1t Is dug. This is why the home
grown product is so crisp and tender
and so much enjoyed The raising of
celery is simple thing, understand
ing few points in connection with 1t,
and more tables ought to be supplied
with It.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-04-01

Wife-How do you like my new hat ?
Husband-The idea OF paying big
prices for Wife-Big prices! Why, I
made 1t myself. Husband-Um-yes-
er-as was saying, the idea Of paying
big prices for such monstrosities as
the milliners are sbowingl Now, your
hat Is work Of art. Looks as II 1t
came from Paris. Beautiful, my dear!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-04-01
Kensington Railway.

OARS leave Chevy Chase Lake for Kensing-
I ton on hour and on half hour, $3.50 q.
m. 70 IL p. m.
Returning cars leave Kensington quarter
hefore and quarter after hour connecting
with Capital Traction Co.'s through cars
which leave Chevy Chase Lake and returning
leave 18th street and New York Avenue at
quarter hour intervals. Cars leaving 10Th and
New York Avenue, N. W. quarter before and
quarter after hour connect with kensug-
ton cars.
Fare cents each way on Kensington Rail
way, and one car ticket to Circle on Capital
Traction Railway.
COMPUTATION RATES-G0OD UNTIL
USED-6O ride tickets 81 SO. good on Ken
sington Railway. Sold by Mr.. George Peter
at B. & o. ticket Office.
loo ride tickets 81 90 on Capital Traction
Co.'S line, Chevy Chase Lake to Circle sold by
Capital Traction Company's Agent, Chevy
Chase Lake.
Chevy Chase Circle ID. G. liue) one car
ticket to any point in city on Capital Trac-
tlou Oompauy's lines
w. Connection at Kensington with local
trains on b. 4 o. X. r. To reach points in
northwest section Of city passengers will usu-
ally save time and money by taking Kensing-
ten cars to the Lake aud thence Capital TrAc-
ton care TO city.
KENSlNGToN RAILWAY
July 20-y
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-04-01

The 1909 oat crop on the basls OF
estimated returns breaks all previous
records. the yield being placed at 9S3,-
$4,000 bushels, which Is l76OOO,OOO
bushels more than the crop Of 1908 aud
120.000OO0 bushels more than that Of
1907.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-04-01

In sections Of heavy snow 1t is not 80
often the intense cold as the fact that
their food supplies are covered up that
Ia responsible for the death of quail.
IL, therefore, they seek shelter in the
vicinity Of the feed lots or sheds they
should be given kindly welcome by
the farm or ranch owner, as they are
universally recognized as among his
very best bird friends.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-04-01

The preliminary crop report issued
by the agricultural department at
Washington places the average yield
Of potatoes Ae past season at 1865
bushels per acre as against a yield Of
S5.7 bushels for 1908 and S9.6 bushels
as the ten year average. The total
production this year is placed at 367,-
$4,000 bushels as compared with 27s,-.
9S5,0O0 bushels In 1908. The above
figures are very encouraging and seem
to show that the growers Of the Irish
potato are waking up.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-04-01

Much can be said about the proper
handling Of the farm animals during
the winter months. Very much can
also be boiled down to the statement
that the several kinds Of stock should
be provided dry and comfortable sleep
Ing quarters, an abundance Of fresh
air and food ration which will best
enable them to do the work or serve
the purpose which they are supposed
to serve.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-04-01

Mrs, Brideley-Reggie, dear, you
know that $50 you gave me for a new
hat2 Mr.. B.-Yes, dear. Mrs. B.
Well, I've saved the money. Mr.. B.
But l see you're wearing new hat.
Mrs. B.-Yes; In order to economize. as
you suggested, kept the $50 and had
the hat charged. -Lippincotts.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-04-01
In Politics.

Politician - Congratulations. Sarah.
I've been elected. Sarah with delight
Honestly Politician-what differ
ence does that make? - Milwaukee
Journal.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-04-01

An effort is being made by the agri-
cultural department at Washington to
introduce into the United States the
South African calabash, or gourd, the
use Of which as pipe bowl was dis
covered by the Beers. They tried to
establish monopoly In the growth of
the gourd and prevent the expectation
of the seed, but some were brought
over for experimental purposes. Pipes
made from this gourd are said to be
graceful and distinctive In shape, color
like meerchaum and when imported
are said to cost from So to $12.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-04-01

Truthfulness consists less In stating
true facts than in conveying a true
impression Stevenson.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-04-01

The Novelnber bulletin issued by the
bureau Of statistics Of the department
Of agriculture containing the prelim-
mary estimates of this years corn
crop places the total yield at 2,767,-
$4,000 bushels as against 2,66s,6 ;.
900, the final estimate for 1908. The
estimated average acre yield for the
1909 crop is 25.4 bushels as against
26.2 bushels for 1905. The quality Of
the crop is placed at S4.2 per cent as
compared with $50 per cent last year.
Illinois stands at the head Of the corn
producing states, with 366,395, 900
bushels; Iowa is second, with 294 ,21O,-
900; Missouri third, with 215,023, 600;
Nebraska fourth, with 196.585, 900, and
Indiana fifth, with 196,520OOO.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-04-01

Professor l.. G. Michael, who has
been experimenting as chemist at the
state college at Ames, Ia, for the past
five years, has recently signed a con-
tract with the Russian government for
$4,000 year for three years to assume
the position Of director of several Inn
perial experiment stations in the prov
ince Of Bessarabia, with headquarters
at Kishinev. This section has the same
mean annual temperature as the mid
die Atlantic states. though its growing
season is about forty days longer. 1t
will be the new directors chief duty
to instruct the Russian peasant in the
growing Of more bushels Of corn to
the acre. Mr.. Michael has had excel
lent preparation for this work through
association with Professor Holden, the
corn expert, and 1t is conceded that he
will be able to earn his salary.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-04-01

Most shotgun accidents are the re-
suit Of rank carelessness and seldom
due to conditions over which the op-
orator has no control, such as an ex-
plosion Of the gun barrel When a
loaded and cooked gun is used for u
stick to poke rabbits out Of logs OF
burrows or is dragged through fence
or brush muzzle on 1t Is not surpris
Ing that dire consequences follow. Iu
learning the use Of gun it is well fol-
the boy to remember to always keer
the muzzle Of 1t pointed away from
himself and others who may be with
him and to further remember that q
charge Of shot at close range will tear
gaping wound in boys anatomy
quicker than 1t will In a rabbits al
twenty or thirty yards
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-04-01

Aa insect known as the southern
pine sawyer, which does much dam
age to injured and felled pine trees,
has lately been studied by government
entomologists. The parent beetle is
one and one-quarter inches long and
notified gray or brown In color. The
grub Is white and slender and some
times attains length Of two and one
half inches. They hatch from eggs
deposited between the outer and inner
bark and when full grown have been
known to bore clean to the heart OF
large trees. 1t Is estimated that in
three severe storms which passed over
southern states in 1907 and 1908 2,OO0,-
100000 feet Of timber was blown down
and that practically all of this was
damaged by the pine sawyer, the
value Of the ember being decreased by
their attacks more than $1,000, 600
Saving into lengths and peeling the
bark from storm felled trees and the
getting Of logs into the water as soon
As possible are suggested as methods
Of preventing damage by the pest.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-04-01
FINE FARM FOR SALE.

A FINE FARM Of l92 Acres. more or
"A less, situated about Q miles OF Choppers
Station, this county, on tue public highway.
improved by a comfortable Frame House and
ouibuildinRs; 100 acres under cultivation
aud 10 B1s condition, most OF II having been
lined twice; most OF the remaining % acres
covered by good timber.
Apply 10 BOWIE r. WATERS,
July 7.lm Attorney, Rockville, Nd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-25
PERSONAL POINTS.

Mrs. W. C. Macdonald arrived home
from Springfield last night after a
visit of three weeks there.
Miss Gertrude Volk left today for
Washington, D. c., to visit with
friends, and attend the commence
ment exercises at National Park SEM
mary.
John Bahnsen of Oklahoma left
last night for New York. At present
Mr.. Bahnsen is contemplating a
European tour and will probably sail
in a few days for an extended So
journ there.
Fred w. Reimers, superintendent Of
the Peoples Power company; H. C.
Blackwell, superintendent of the Peo-
pies Light company, and George
Kuhns, employee of the merger COM
panies, departed yesterday for st.
Louis, where they will attend the 25th
annual convention Of the National
Electric Light association. The three
men, all experts in the local electric
light field, will be the tri-city repre-
sentatives at this convention. which
is to be one of the biggest events of
the kind ever held.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-25
SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORK FOR THEME
Organization and instruction
Considered at Christian
Church Convention.
ABLE SPEAKERS ARE HEARD
o. +. Jordan of Evanston TO Discuss
Chicago" at Session Of This
Evening at Church.

The attendance at the annual meet
ing of the third district OF the Christian
church, in session at Memorial Chris
tian church, has increased to 20, with
delegates still arriving from through
out the district. At the sesJion this
morning fine addresses on Sunday
school work were heard. Rev. c. r.
Wolford of Blandinsville spoke on
Organization" Rev. W. W. Denham
Of Carthage on Mission of the Bible
School," Mrs. q. S. Fike, Lewiston;
Rev. G. r. Gains, Ipava; Rev. s. A.
Mosher, Cuba. and L. G.. Hun dis
cussed THE Teacher"
This afternoon there was a district
session, and included District Secre-
tary A I. zeller's annual report. ]. d.
Williams Of Macomb and H H Peters
OF Eureka were the speakers.
The program this evening Is espe-
cially for the brotherhood OF the
church. The presidents address will
be given by A NJ Hale OF Macomb
speak on Chicago"
To See City sights.
Tomorrow the convention will be
brought to a close. In the morning
there will be Church session and
addresses by J. A Barnett, Galesburg;
Il. ]. Reynolds. Camp Point; ]. G..
Waggoner, Canton. and d. Z Hughes,
Monmouth. The session in the after
noon will be devoted to business and
a sightseeing trip around Rock Island.
The last session will be tomorrow
evening, and Rev. ]. +. Jones OF
Bloomington will preach the convex
ton sermon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-25
COAL FAMINE HITS
No Bituminous to Be Had in
Illinois, According to Lo-
cal Dealers.
OHIO PRICE PRoHIBITIvE
Fuel from That State Would Bring $5
Per Ton in the Tri-Cities-
Situation Serious.

No coal is to be had in Illinois, &C
cording to local dealers, because of
the strike of the miners. Ohio and In
diana coal fields are being worked, but
the price is prohibitive. A jobber went
into the local retail market yesterday
and attempted to buy up three car
loads of coal. So far as known he was
unsuccessful 1t is understood the
coal was to have been turned over to
a tri-city manufacturing plant.
Indiana bituminous, has advanced
from 90 cents to 81 per ton at the
mines, and because of the high freight
rate. would sell for So a ton in the re-
tail market if brought here. Because
warm weather has come on there is
not much demand for coal on the part
of the small consumer. For that reason
the Illinois soft coal that remains In
the yards is being disposed Of at about
the regular quotations.
Corner by Chicago Consumers.
1t was impossible for local dealers
to get price on Indiana coal yester-
day. When quotation can be s0cur-
ed it Is good for one day only. The
local dealers explain this by saying
that the Commonwealth Edison COM
pany and other big Chicago consum-
ers have agents out and are cornering
all coal in sight. The Edison company
uses 100 carloads a day. Chicago re-
ports have It that coal will advance 81
per ton there, the head Of the Peabody
Coal company being quoted on the mat
ter To the local jobbers and dealers
the freight rate question looks to be
cloud equally as black as the strike of
the miners. A local dealer said today:
1.-THE Illinois Manufacturers associa-
ton and other associations are fighting
the increase which becomes effective
June 1, but / think that the increase
will go through despite the protest.
The time to secure an Injunction has
passed, and / see no way to escape the
rate advance"
Coal dealers claim that the new tar
IN will increase by 10 or 20 cents the
cost of hauling coal here from Peoria.
After June 1 the freight rate between
the Ohio and Indiana coal fields and
Rock Island will be advanced 20 or 80
cents. This rate increase is sure to in
crease the retail price of soft coal and
hold it high, say the dealers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-25
SHOOTS UP NEIGHBoRHooD
Tennessean Gets In Serious Trouble
While Passing Through.

Tennessean Gets in Serious Trouble
While Passing Through.
John Starnes, a young fellow whose
home is in Tennessee, stopped over in
Rock Island last night on his way to
Plattsburg, Mo-, and although he in
tended to remain only few hours, he
will have to spend the next 40 days
here. He plead guilty to disorderly
conduct before Justice George p. Mis-
sen. Starnes got a raging drunk on
while here and frightened the resi-
dents in the vicinity Of Twenty-eighth
street and Fifth-and-a-half avenue by
accosting several of them and finally
firing off a revolver several times.
He was arrested by Oficer johnson
who held him up at the point Of re-
volver and when he showed signs of
resisting hit him over the head with
Spectators of the arrest state that the
oflcer was unnecessarily brutal in
making the arrest but no cognizance
Of this was taken at the police head
quarters where johnson stands high
The police have arrested three fell
lows on the charge of assaulting Harry
Sindt, the Davenporter who fell off the
Bridge line car Sunday evening and
sustained such serious injuries that he
is now at Mercy hospital in Davenport.
Sindt was boarding a car on his way
back to Davenport. AS he got on the
platform he suddenly fell of again,
and it was supposed that he was drunk
and had lost his balance. 1t is now al
legged, however, that Walter Paulsen,
James Helmka and William Schroeder
assaulted Sindt and that one of them
threw a brick at him as he was getti1g
on the car and hurt him so that he fell
of again. Their case was continued
for 10 days and they were placed I'M
der bonds of $1,000 each.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-25
OPPOSITION WILL
DEFEAT NEW SEWER
Thirty-five Seventh Ward Property
Owners File Objections in the
County Court.

1t begins to look as though the
Seventh ward sewer system is to fall
through on account of the objections
which the property owners are making
to it. Petitions containing 35 names
were filed today in the county court
protesting against the proposed i'm
provement, which it was estimated
was to cost $6S,O00. and $4,000 of
which was to be paid by the city City
Attorney ]. F. Witter stated this morn
ing that if the objections continued
the Improvement would be abandoned
and the money appropriated for it by
the council spent in some other part
of the city where the people wanted
betterments. The sewer system as pro-
jected would drain the bluff section
of the Seventh ward west of Thirty
eighth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-25
MISSIONARY SOCIAL
UNION HAS MEETING
Large Attendance at Session Held
Yesterday at Broadway Pres
byterian Church.

A large number of members of the
Woman's Missionary Social union OF
Rock Island attended the semi-annual
meeting Of the organization yesterday
afternoon at Broadway Presbyterian
church The members of the Woman's
Home and Foreign Mission society,
of Ruth's band and the Helen Mills
societies acted as hostesses. The pro-
gram was as follows:
Devotional exercises-Conducted by
Mrs. c. E. Bryan, United presbyterian
church.
Music
Business; roll call.
Children in Missions"-MrS. F. E.
Shut, Spencer Memorial church.
The Church and Labor"-Mrs
Marion Humphreys, Central Presby-
terrain church.
Reading. John Barclays CONVEX
sion," from "a Certain Rich Man. by
William Allen White-Mrs. Frank
Corcoran.
Temperance and Missions in For
eign Countries"-Miss Ella Taylor,
First Methodist church.
Foreigners in Rock Island"-Miss
Rosabell Stewart. Broadway Presby-
terrain church.
Music.
Social hour
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-25
AN EARLY START ON
NEW CENTRAL CHURCH
Here for Conference, Or
dered to Complete the Spec
fflcaffona.

w. H. Nicklas of Cleveland, Ohio,
is in the city today comforting with
the members of the building commit
tee Of the Central Presbyterian
church in regards to plans for the
new church which is to be erected.
A meeting was held this afternoon
and Mr.. Nicklas, who is the architect
for the building, was instructed 70
finish the specifications at once. Ths
committee is planning on starting the
excavation for the building in a few
weeks. The committee is still at
work soliciting funds pr the build
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-25
96 SALOON LICENSES
TO BE ISSUED IN CITY
Mayor Has Signed Certificates and
They VIII Be Delivered
Tomorrow.

Saloon licenses for the six months
beginning May 1 will be issued tomor-
row by Mayor G. w. McCaskrin, who
has returned after attending the annual
convention OF the Illinois Mayors as
ISOLATION at Cairo. Ninety-six saloon
keepers have paid $500 each into the
office of the city clerk for their licens-
es, total Of $500. considerable in
crease over the preceding six months
period owing to the raise in the license
fee from $500 to 5000 per annum order
ed by the city council The mayor
limited today that an order to saloon
keepers would accompany delivery of
the license certificates, but he would
not give any idea what its import
would be.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-25

where the four sophs were barricaded,
but without success. Thereupon reg
ular siege was commenced In order to
prevent their escape.
Art Swanson, another sophomore,
was caught on the boulevard while the
siege was in progress and was made a
prisoner. He was taken to.a room In
the college dormitory. where he was
guarded by two freshmen.
siege RaiDed mt Midnight.
Although the sophs at the party
learned of the predicament of their
president and classmates, they made
no attempt to rescue them. The sophs
were outnumbered by the freshies, and,
besides, the sophs were all dressed
up" while the freshmen had on their
toys of war. The siege was rather
lonesome job, but the monotony was
relieved by periodic trips to Meline's
cage for coffee and sandwiches, one
freshie being relieved at time.
At midnight the freshmen decided
that their victory was complete and
raised the siege. The imprisoned
sophs, as soon as they made SIRE that
the enemy wasn't hiding around the
corner, issued forth from their hiding
place and proceeded to the party,
which was continued for two additional
hours for their benefit.
AS before said, the sophs are "sore"
The freshies have no sense of eti-
quette, they say. The freshies are
only grinning.
The climax came as the students
were filing into chapel for exercises
this morning when three innocent
looking shoes suspended from the
railing of the gallery met their gaze.
One hung above the faculty section,
another above the seminary section
and the other above the sophs. Snick-
ering from the freshmen section in
Dictated the origin of the prank. The
faculty looked troubled and the sophs
looked sober.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-25
DAVENPORT FOR
THE FRANCHISES
People Vote in Favor of Exten-
sion Asked by Tri- City
Company.
MAJORITY MARGIN 1,17s
Interurban Line TO Muscatine One Of
Concessions of the Corporation
to the City.

The people of Davenport, before
whom the ordinances came under the
referendum rule, yesterday, at a
special election, by majority OF
LIS voted to extend the franchises
OF the Tri-City Railway & Light COM
pany in that city to % years. max
ing those of the lighting, gas and
railway companies uniform. In re-
turn for these extensions the utilities
corporation promises:
First-The company to build an
interurban railway to Muscatine and
to have cars running within two
years.
Standardization in the cost of
gas to begin July /, cents thous-
and, making at the end of five years
and thereafter 80 cent gas.
Reduced Combination Fare.
Third-A 10 cent fare on street
railway from any place in Davenport
to any place in either Rock Island or
Moline This is reduction of 33 1-3
per cent, to be in force at once. This
means a passenger can go from Bet
tendorf or Northwest Davenport, or
the end of the Rockingham route, for
10 cents, across the bridge to any
point in Rock Island, including Black
Hawk Watch Tower, or any point in
Moline, including Prospect Park. the
end of the track.
Fourth-Free transportation to the
mail carriers on street railway sys-
tenn in Davenport.
Fifth-Through street car service
between Central park and Fejervary
park without change or transfer. This
will provide tn minute service In
the vicinity of Fe=ervary park.
SiUh-Extension Of the bridge line
service west to Warren street.
Seventh-Extension of the North
west line and Brady and Harrison
loops, east to Rock Island street.
Eighth-All street cars hereafter
purchased to be double truck and
equipped with air brake.
Ninth-Replace all poles in fire
limits with iron poles.
Tenth-All disputes with employees
as to wages and working conditions
to be settled by arbitration.