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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-05
PROGRESSIVE DANISH FARMERS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Worth Studying

prepared for Illinois Farmers Insti-
tute.)
Danish farms have 10 to 300 acres
and average about 90 acres. The
farmers are self-respecting and live in
surprising refinement and comfort.
The Prussian war of 1864 brought
great agricultural and commercial de-
preston. The chief agricultural pur-
suit was wheat raising, and 1t did not
take the shrewd, far-seeing mind of
the Dane to discover that a continu-
ance of wheat raising on the already
worn and impoverished soil was not in
accordance with sound economic prfn-
Ciples. Some radical changes in their
general methods of farming were i'm
perative. Improved land laws and sys-
TENS of land tenure, with education
and cooperation, have gradually chang
ed the agricultural conditions OF Den
mark from distress to prosperity. The
careless methods of former days have
given place to an extensive and skill
full dairying. Now Denmark exports
annually $S7,00O,000 worth Of butter
bacon and eggs, nearly all of which go
to Great Britain, although Denmark
contains less than one-fourth the area
of Illinois. On the whole the land is
naturally poor and the climate not con-
genial. The summers are so short and
dry that oats have only time to mature.
Indian corn cannot be raised.
Ninety per cent of the land is owned
by the men operating it. and about 20
per cent of the land is farmed by the
most extensive methods. The 80 per
cent in grass is not pastured. A seven
year rotation generally practiced is:
Glover and grass two years, rye, wheat,
roots, barley, oats. The land is well
MANFRED and produces heavy crops of
grass.
All Manure is Saved.
The buildings are quite uniformly
placed in a square around an open,
paved court. Near the stable Is usual
ly the manure pit, which is walled up
four feet on the sides and has an i'm
pervious bottom. Many times this has
a roof to protect the manure from
waste by rain. A cistern for liquid
manure is near. and if the manure in
the pit becomes too dry to decompose
properly, the liquid is pumped onto it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-05

city will preside over the meeting,
WHICH will be held in the Burtis the
atre, and E. NJ. Sharon will also make
an address An excellent musical
program will complete the entertain
ment to be afforded the guests of the
Hibernians on this occasion.
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Suicide Motive Mystery.-Business
difficulties connected with the farm
home are assigned as the causes
which depressed the mind Of August
Decentralization of Hickory Grove
township, until he became desperate
enough to take his own life. Although
owning one of the best farms in this
community, Mr.. Peckenschneider had
been in an apparently melancholy
frame of mind for several months.
He was noticeably taciturn, however,
and conf1ded with no one nor did he
seek counsel. He was Sc years of
age but had never married, he max
ing his home with his niece, Mrs.
George Hanke, whose husband work
ed the farm owned by Mr.. Pecken-
schneider. Although it was observ-
ed that Mr.. Peckenschneider appear
ed exceptionally grave at times it was
not though that his mind was dis
tressed. He had been missed but an
hour when his body was found hang
ing in the barn at 10 o'clock Thurs
day, morning. He is survived by
three brothers, Detlef, William and
Henry, and by three sisters, Mrs. Jo-
hanna Schuemann, Mrs. Louise
Schroeder and Mrs. John Aye. The
funeral will be held from the home
of his niece, Mrs. George Hanke, Sun
day afternoon at l o'clock. Burial
will be in the Maysville cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-05

annexed additional territory another
state law now applies and the rule IS
that the election must be held on the
third Tuesday after the first Monday
in April, when the township and city
limits are not coeXtensive. The new
~ annexed territory will be made
part of the township of Moline by the
board of supervisors some time this
month. The territory will have to be
disconnected from the South Moline
township and as the election notice
has to be posted 20 days before the
voting it is necessary that this be
done by the middle of March. The
requirements that permit the new land
to become part of the city are that the
area must not be of less than half a
mile and must have a population of
1000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-05
ROCK ISLAND EAGLES.

The Rock Island aerie of Eagles
IS planning to hold another fair this
year along the same lines as the two
former ones and a committee was ap-
pointed for that purpose at the last
meeting.
The Eagles of Rock Island always
believe in being original. AS evidence
t.of that fact the house committee at
the last meeting was authorized to
arrange for Dutch supper" to be
held the evening of ST. Patrick's
day. 1t is to be a stag affair and
all Eagles are invited to come and
bring a friend with them.
The true spirit of fraternity was
shown at the meeting held last Tues
day evening. when it was reported
that a certain member of the order
was sick and in need of assistance.
The brother ip question was not en-
titled, under the laws, to any finan-
cial assistance from the aerie, owing
to peculiar circumstances surround
ing the case, but at the close of the
session the mem bers voluntarily con-
trfbuted a neat sum to tide the
brother over his sad misfortune.
The Eagles are considering the
advisability of forming a ladies' aux
Hilary to the local order and steps in
that direction were taken at the last
meeting. B. F. Knox, William
Maucker and D. c. Kelly were ap-
pointed a committee to meet with
the ladies with that object in view.
The .aerie recently secured new
paraphernalia and it will put on at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-05
Hampton

Sunday 80 children and grandchil-
dren of Mrs. Catharine CLAM took
dinner and supper with her at her
home to help her celebrate her nth
birthday anniversary. a bounteOuS
spread was laid. The table was beau
tifully decorated in cut flowers and
birthday cakes baked by Mrs. Morris
CLAM, Mrs. Jacob Hermes and one
by Miss Gertrude Mohr, which bore
II candles. Mrs. CLAM was the re-
cipient Of many useful gifts. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. George
CLAM and two daughters of Daven-
port, Mr.. and Mrs. John CLAM and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Morris CLAM
and son of Rapids City, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mohr and family, William Mohr
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Mohr, Sidney Willis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Hermes and daughter.
Frank Bishop of Moline is moving
into z. c. Henline's tenant dwelling.
Mrs. James Maxwell visited at the
home of her father, John Anderson,
in Moline, Tuesday. Her brother, Os-
car and sister, Miss Olive, will leave
soon for Oakland, Neb., to attend the
silver wedding OF their cousin and
her husband
Mrs. Albert Grossenburg of Ere
mont, Ohio, is visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Vogel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lee have NOV
ed here from Carriers Mills, Ill.
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets invariably bring relief to wo-
men suffering from chronic cOnsti-
patton, headache, biliousness, dizzi-
ness, saIlowness of the skin and dys-
pepsia. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-05
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

no serious attempt was made to lntro-
duce the order in the country west OF
the Mississippi river until about 10
years ago, when councils were estab-
lished in Rock Island, Davenport and
Moline.
At the request of Archbishop Glen
non Of ST Louis, at the last national
convention of the order, the delegates
to that convention agreed to present
to their councils the proposition OF
raising 100000 for the Catholic uni
versity of America at Washington, ID.
c., end all of this amount has been
subscribed and is now being paid II
rapidly This fund will be invested
according to the instructions of the
Knights of Columbus and number Of
scholarships viii be given to the
knights.
Another national undertaking OF the
knights has been their effort to intro
duce bills into the legislature of many
states of the union, asking that Co
lumbus day. Oct. IL. be declared
holiday, and this attempt has met with
success in Illinois, Connecticut, Cali
fornia, Missouri, New York, New Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania and Michigan, and
is now being tried in the state or
Washington A national bill is being
brought before the congress of the
United States
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-05

The buildings are of stone or brick,
and the older ones matched. They
are kept whitewashed and look neat,
attractive and home-like, with fire.
quently a fine rose garden in front
and large trees.
With all our boasting about rapid
progress and a developed civilization
in America, we are a slow people.
The Danes owe their rapid rise and
marvellous success as a dairy nation
to the fact that they were alive to the
demands of the markets of the world
and strove to meet those offering the
greatest remuneration. The Danish
dairyman understands that cooperation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-05
TEXAS COURTS ARE SLOW
OF 1913 in Jail Only 81 Have Been
Convicted Finally.

Galveston, Tex, March 5.-The
lynching of Allen Brooks at Dallas
by a mob directed attention to the
condition of the criminal calender in
Texas. There are 42S persons in
Texas jails charged with criminal Of
lenses. Twenty-Five per cent Of these
never have been tried, their cases
being continued from term to term.
Only 81 have been convicted finally,
and the other 391 are awaiting trial
or pending appeal.
Eighty-three of these crimes were
committed within the last year, 1870
within two years and 20 over two
years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-05
DAVENPORT

= Head Severely Cut.-N W. Swingle
OF Bettendorf met with an accident
Thursday which resulted in bad
fclit on his head that required several
stitches. Mr.. Swingle was removing
n wagon box, and in some way slip
ped and fell, bolt on the wagon
tof his head. Mr.. Swingle was at
tending the all-day meeting of the
Ladies Aid society at the home Of
Mrs Duggleby in East Davenport.
He was taken home and physician
summoned.
= Licensed to Wed.-Trenton ]. Bal
jIagh and Hannah B.. Fisher, Ottum-
wa, Iowa; Hugo Rock and Nellie
Burr, Dixon, Iowa; William ]. Nc
Knight and Mabel A. Speer, Prince
ton; Louis H. Smith, Davenport, and
Nellie Reynolds, LeClaire, Iowa;
Walter Voelkers, Oklahoma City,
Okla, and Lillian Diedrich, Eldridge,
iowa.
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Bishop Garrigan SpeaE<er.-FTed 3.
Sharon, the chairman OF the commit
tee in charge of the st. Patrick's day
program to be given under the aus
pices of the Davenport lodge Of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians on the
.evening of March II, has a telegram
from Bishop J. p. Garrigan of Sioux
City assuring him that the noted di-
vine and orator would deliver the adj
dress of the evening at the celebra-
ton. Bishop James Davis of this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-05

is one of the chief underlying princi-
Piles for the highest success. This at
titude is in striking contrast to that of
the average American dairyman.
The Dane believes that money is not
the only thing in life, and that every
man owes a duty to his fellows that
the community and nation may pros
per. This has yet to be instilled into
the hearts of many Americans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-05
ucAL LODGE. /. O. o. F.

Ucal lodge COS, I. o. o. F., at its an
nual meeting held this week, elected
the following officers:
Noble Grand-P o. Fisher
Vice Grand-Thomas McLain.
Financial Secretary-S. R. Wright.
Recording Secretary-William Gull
denzOpf.
TreaSurer-Jonas Bear.
Trustees-D. w. Hathaway, s. -
Van Noorden, John Gardiner, Fred
Larson, Gus Thierman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-05

Are you frequently hoarse? Do you
have that annoying tickling in your
throat? Does your cough annoy you
at night and do you raise mucous in
the morning? Do you want relief?
If so, take Chamberlains Cough
Remedy and you will be pleased.
Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-05
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.
The knights of Columbus was or
ganiZed at New Haven, Conn, by
Father McGivney IN 1882, and the
ritual, as conceived by him, is now
in use, with practically no changes.
The charter members of the order
were members of Father McGivney's
parish, Patrick Lawlor, Matthew, c.
O'Connor, Cornelius T Driscoll, John
T. Kerringan, James T. Mullen, Dan
iel ColweII, William NJ. Geary, Thorn
as NJ. Carroll, Bartholomew Healy
and Michael Curran.
From this nucleus the order has
grown until now there are 1,41O sub
ordinate councils and an enrolment
of 100000 members. Although an
American institution, the knights of
Columbus have not confined them
selves to the boundaries of the Unit
ed States, having installed councils
in the Philippine islands, Cuba, Pan
ANA. Central America and all over
Canada.
The chief objects of the order are
to promote welfare and render mu-
tual aid to its members in time of
distress. The principles are based
on high moral teachings and relig-
ion. Club life and general sociability
are used to make the objects posi-
BILE. Over 100000 has been paid
to benefciaries.
Although the knights of Columbus
was founded more than 25 years ago,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-05
MOLINE

Moline Boy Poisoned In West.-A
telegram to Miss Grace Wheelock yes
terday brought the sad announcement
of the death of Carl Bradley at Taco
ma, wash. Letters previously receiv-
ed from the young mans mother. Mrs
Lucy Mills, briefly explained that Carl
was suffering with ptomaine poison
ing and that the entire care of him
devolved on the mother. Many of the
younger people of the city well re-
member Carl Bradley, who had spent
so much of his life in Moline. He
had been a cripple all his life, infan-
tile paralysis having attacked him
when he was a baby. The handicap
of this affliction prevented him from
taking. up any special vocation, but in
whatever way he could he sought to
make himself useful and helpful. He
moved from Moline about seven years
ago when his mother, Mrs. Mills, and
her husband settled in Prosser, Wash.
Later they settled in Tacoma. Mrs.
Mills has telegraphed that Carl's re-
mains were sent forward on the Sd
and that they should reach Moline to-
morrow morning The remains will
be laid alongside those of his brother,
Lieutenant Arthur Bradley. Carl was
rs years of age at the time Of his
death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-05
You Can Be a Stakeholder

in this great business You can be one of the $1,000
other stockholders whose investments are earning
S% annually - double the interest paid by savings
banks. yet the safety is beyond question.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-05

the next meeting, March IS, at which
time a large attendance is expected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-05

Veteran Foreman Resisns.-Joseph
Kelley, 1901 Ninth street, this city,
has resigned his position as foreman
of the foundry department of the
Union Malleable Iron company, sever
ing business relations of u years
standing with one concern. Mr.. Kel-
ley entered the employ of the Mallea-
bic company in 1879 as molder when
the plant was located in this city on
Third avenue west of the maine office
building OF the Moline Wagon com
wagon company for its largest shop
building and warehouse. 1t was in
1891 that Mr. Kelley was promoted to
be foreman of the foundry, and this
position he has filled with credit %
himself and satisfaction to the COM
pany for 10 years.
Ahrens Returns to Tool Company
An important change in the business
policy of the Moline Tool company is
effective today, George Ahrens return
ing to Moline to take complete charge
of the sales end of the business of the
who as secretary and general manager
has had charge of both Office and shop
ends of the business. will be reli eyed
of a part of his duties, allowing him
an opportunity to devote all of his
time to shop work. The Moline Tool
company was organized nine years
ago by Mr.. Ahrens and Mr.. Hunt.
Mr.. Ahrens has been president of the
concern during all of this time, but he
has not been actively identified with
the company. He is no stranger to
Moline people, and his many friends
will be glad to learn that he is to re-
turn to this city to make his home.
Election on April 19.-The Moline
city election will occur on April 10
this year, two weeks later than has
been the practice here in former years.
The rule heretofore has been that the
day fell on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in April, which |
would be April 5. But since Moline |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-05
Think Of a Business With
Over Four Million Customers
Here is unusual opportunity invest in stock that
pays $50 DIVIDEND stock that has paid less than
zh96 annually during the past twenty seven years

report for the first IL months to November 3Oh 1909
shows large increase over 1908.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-05
Heads the List of Popular Investments

This stock for net income yield stands at the top Of
the following list of high-class investment securities
These prices are current Stock Exchange quotations
on the day Of this writng-February 5. 1910.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-05
Over 4.364,000 Patrons

This great business is the American Telephone &
Telegraph Company. Perhaps you know it better as
THE Bell Telephone System"-a system which pene-
trates every state in the Union-which serves over
4564 600 subscribers from 5043 Telephone Exchanges
with 8,098,697 miles of WIRE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-05
A Remarkable Dividend Record

For the past 81 the annual dividends have never
been less than N %. The dividend rate now is go
and has been such for the past three years. Contrast
this rate with the % AZ which savings banks pay
and consider the enormous amount of assets which
add stability and safety to the unusually large income.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-05

The Stock and the ~ Convertible Bonds Of this Com
pany make desirable investment from the standpoint
Of safety and income yield. We shall be pleased 10
correspond with any having funds for investment and
will gladly send complete descriptive printed matter
On request Small orders are given equal attention
with larger.
The oasis., 1910-06-04

home in that city on Wednesday, of the present week Deceased was an Arizona pioneer and was inter- ested with Ed Schifiiein in the great Tombstone discovery in the '70's from which he became very wealthy He became interested also in mines, lands and cattle in Son. ora and Chihuahua, and was known well and widely all oyer the Pacific Coast. Mir. Gird was about seventy'two years of age.
The oasis., 1910-06-04

jambrinus; Qua y mas: Beer, Lunches.
 Mir. Roland Kelsey is reported very ill with typhoid fever.
 Messrs. F. N. Cox and ]. B. Bentley from Llano were at No gales yesterday
 Yesterday there wa: at Nogales Mir. l. k. Bowers, superintendent for the Llano Copper Company. Mir. K. c. Emery from La Noria, president of the Cobriza Copper Mining Company, was visitor at Nogales.
 This morning Miss Laura Gregg, the equal rights lecturer, went to Tombstone, where she will con tinue her work.
 QUICKSILVER; A quantity on hand for sale. Address Creston- Colorado Co.,, care R. B. Cunning ham, Torres, Sonora.
 Yesterday evening there was at Nogales Mir Phil H. Cormck, land agent for he Banco de Sonora, who came up from Hermosillo by the evening train.
 Benefit performances for the Nogales Fire Department are an nounced at the Lyric Theatre for the evenings of Wednesday, June 8, 15, P and 29
 Sunday morning Mir Henry Coidarrens of THE OASIS force, went to Tucson to visit day or two with his family who are staying there through the summer He returned home Tuesday evening.
 Thursday evening a burning chimney at the Hotel de Paris, in Calle Elias, on the Sonora side of the line, lit up the town, causing a fire alarm and calling out the fire department. The fire subsided very quickly.
 Mrs. Sophye Olive Fink leaves Tuesday for East Aur ,ra, New York. She will go as far AS New Orleans with Mrs. Sam Leeker, thence by boat to New York City. GU route to East Aurora, where she will spend the summer.
 Mir. A. B. Richmond, the well Known mining engineer, who had been in Sinaloa some months past was at Nogales ednesday evening returning to Tucson, where he now makes his home. Mrs. Richmond came to Nogales to meet her hus. band
 Mrs. Sam Leeker 1d children leave Tuesday for the summer months. They intend -pendine part of the lime at Monteagle, Ten. hessee, in the Cumberland Noun tslns, and the rest of the time vii De divided between St. Louis, Mem phIS and Louisville.
 Yesterday evening there was d IMogales Mir. F. k. Monteverde Q 6nermosillo, who has charge ir oonora of the extensive land opera "ons of the c. M. Wooster Com pahy ot San Francisco and Los An teIeS' who was on his way to Cali o[ola on business with his princi
The oasis., 1910-06-04
An Assignment.

It will be recalled readily that in March last the Banco de Sonora entered suit against the Boston Store Inc. for recovery of the sum of $225000, or therea bout; and to secure the same served writs of at. tachment and garnishment upon the various insurance companies that carried policies, aggregating $25, ,00000, upon the stock of goods of the defendant corporation that was destroyed in the big fire on Morley avenue on the night of he second of March. Later Samuel Leeker served writs of garnishmenl upon the same companies to secure an unpaid balance amounting to $l00.00 on judgment against the Boston Store rendered at the Octo- Der term of court. And at a later date another suit was entered against the same defendant by Michaels-S Stern Company of New York upon an account Of $643 00 to secure which there were served also writs of garnishment upon the insurance companies. The latter named incorporation plead also il intervention in the suit by tht Banco de Sonora.
 The various writs were served upon Cumming & Mcintyre, agent' for the insurance companies; Et Williams Esq, appeared in th' litigation as counsel for the Banc, de Sonora, and Mr. J T Matthew appeared in the same capacity io the Michaels. Stern Company an( MT. Leeker.
 Three suits were reported en tered also by creditors in Sal Francisco in the courts in lha city and writs of garnishmen served there upon the insure nc companies. The amounts involv, in those suits were not stated, bu they are said to be about equal l. the balance of the insurance none over and above the claims in tn suits instituted here.
 At the April term of the distric court here the three cases con tinued, an arrangement havin been announced as in hand.
 Yesterday the suits here wer dismissed, MT. Alberto Mascarehas manager of the local branch of tn Banco de Sonora, and Mr J. Matthews, counsel for the plaintiff in the two csses, both appear ing in the office of the dlstliC court and entering in the registe of actions dislnissals of the thre cases. The entries of dismissal re cite that the suits are dismisse and garnshments released to pei init the insurance companies 1 transfer the moneys due on tn , policies to Bracey Curtis, Presidel of the Nogales x Santa Cruz Count Board of Trade, for pro rata distrr button among the creditors of tn defendant corporation.
 The same course is to be pursue In the cases in court in San FraI cisco. Certified copies of the di, missals are to be supplied Mir. Cur tis, upon presentation of which tf insurance money will be paid hin and he will proceed to distribulio thereof pro rata among the cree : itors.
 In this way there has been a, complished an easy settlement of
 litigation that otherwise migl
The oasis., 1910-06-04
Tasslng of Richard Cird.

,A rfom Los Angeles Thursday .peft ,I came the announcement of '"e death of Richard Gird, ut his
The oasis., 1910-06-04
NoCALES NOTES.

A1uryey attke HaaReai=gs la thc liae
 City and Vicinity During the Week.