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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-19
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MOLINE

Silent on Pictures.-Mayor Andrew
New York City and other eastern
points. The first thing to face him
there was the fight picture problem.
Are you going to permit the exhibit
ton of fight pictures in Moline?' The
mayor evaded the question, said he is
not meeting trouble half way, that he
has not been requested to permit the
exhibition of the fight pictures, and
will have no statement to make until
such a request is put to him. He re-
fused to say anything one way or an
other regarding his opinion of the fight
and the pictures.
Velie Factory Resumes.-Work was
resumed yesterday in all departments
of the Velie Motor Vehicle plant, fol
lowing a shutdown since July l for in
ventory and repairs to machinery.
The company proposes to Increase the
output materially during the coming
fiscal year and a season of unprece-
dented activity is anticipated. The
Midland Motor company closed its
plant Saturday and it will remain idle
till July %. While the plant is closed
the annual inventory will be taken and
repairs to machinery will be made.
The year just closed has been busy
one for the Midland concern and there
is plenty of business in sight. Work
viii be resumed again as soon as pos
sible.
Ride on Cowcatcher.-George He'll
strand experienced a close call from
death Saturday evening at the Fiji
teenth street railroad crossing in this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-19
Notice of MEETING.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
Black Hawk Homestead Building, Loan
& Savings association will be held at
the secretary's ofie, suite 210 Peoples
National bank building, Rock Island.
ILL.,, on Tuesday evening, July 10, 1910,
at the hour of o'clock, at which meet
ing four directors will be elected for a
period of three years. and a PROPOSE
ton to amend the bylaws to be pre-.
sented at the same time
(Signed) z. d. SWEENEY.
President
(Signed) T. ]. MEDILL.
Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-19

Aviator Ely Not Hurt.-N. D. Ely
was much concerned Saturday night
in having his attention called to a press
dispatch supposedly to come from Win
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-19
DAVENPORT

Schroeder Admits Larceny Charge
John Schroeder, against whom a charge
of larceny from building in daytime
was brought few days ago, soon af-
ter his arrest at Fort Madison, his
home city. yesterday pleaded guilty
when brought before Justice Names
and was sentenced to 80 days in the
county Jail. Schroeder was accused of
having entered Whipka's place in the
western end of the city Dec. "a and
since that time has been missing.
%
Leg Broken In FaIl.-While endeav-
oring to turn the wagon in which he
was seated around in the width of the
alley in the rear Of the Harmed & Won
Maur department store, yesterday,
Earl Woolheater, driver for the con-
Germ, was thrown from the wagon.
which upset and fell on his right ankle,
breaking it. The accident was viewed
by several, who Immediately went to
the injured young mans assistance.
The city ambulance was called and he
was removed to the Davenport hos
pital, where his injury was dressed.
From what could be learned, Mr.. Wool
heater was endeavoring to make a turn
in too short a space, and the front
wheels of the wagon, becoming cramp-
ed underneath the body, upset the We
hicle, throwing the young man to the
pavement and pinning his right foot
beneath its weight.
Aviator Ely Not Hurt.-N. D. Ely
was much concerned Saturday night
in having his attention called to a press
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-19
FRENCH EXPORTS GROW
Value of Outgoing Goods in 1910 Is
$25, 400 900 More Than in 1909.

aIue OF UutgOlUg NTOOUS III IUIU i
$25, 400. 900 More Than in 1909.
Washington, July 19-France's ex.
ports during the first four months OF
1910 increased much more, as com
pared with those of the previous year
than its imports, the increase in ex-
ports having been more than s25,-
100000, while the increase in i'm
ports was only S9,6OO,OOO The to-
tai imports for the first four months
of 1910 were $431,7S7.7O6; the to-
tai exports S3SO,415. 159. In 1903
they were $422,143,6S9 and $685.
020,991 respectively.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-19
COURT HOUSE RECORD
Real Estate Transfers-

Clair A. Noyes to Mollie Lohrman.
lot II, c. o. Arenschield's First addi-
ton, Pleasant View, $3.50.
o. F. Anderson to Lizzie NJ. Vince
lock, lot q, block 179, East Moline.
1890.
E. H. Stafford to Nellie NJ. and Fred
o. Hartrine, lot 10, block %, second
eddition, town of Silvis, $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-19
Licensed to Wed.

Soreness of the muscles, whether
induced by violent exercise or in
jury. is quickly relieved by the free
application of Chamberlain Linf-
ment. This liniment is equally val
liable for muscular rheumatism and
always affords quick relief. Sold by
all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-19
Moline Business
Man Discusses
Telephone Situation

E. H. Putnam is vice president of the Moline Foun-
dry company. Evidently he has given thought and
study to the question of telephone competition and he
expresses his the following that
appeared in the Moline Dispatch July IA:
Editor Dispatch: 1 notice in yesterdays Dispatch a
plea the part of the Union Electric Telephone
pany for permission to sell out beg to say that this
request ought freely granted.
settled among well informed
omics, that effective competition competition that will
result in saving to the publics utterly impossible in
such public utility the telephone.
The reasons for this are sufficiently obvious. Two
telephone systems require plantstwice the CAPT
tazaon necessary. That double for capital
precludes any possibility serving public
low price single occupant of the field could af
ford.
Again: Business concerns are obliged install both
phones; which makes double the public.
Again: Hundreds of families having the old phone,
obliged to their neighbors new phone to talk
to of their friends and vice
To maintain two telephone systems in the three cit
les costly extravaganza which the public ought put
end to at the earliest possible moment.
There individuals who would insist the contin-
of both companies supposed prevention of
cessive charges by private monopoly but the foregoing
ought to show the futlity of such expectation.
sincerely hope that the company will be permit
ted to save all that it possibly wreck
enterprise. tried the public and
has lost large of money in doing The fact
has been amply demonstrated that commercial civ
institution, it has for existence.
It is burden the public necessarily SOY it is ruinous
its ought to be permitted to retire from
the field with little further loss possible
Respectfully,
E. H. PUTNAM
Mr. Putnam hits the nail on the in his every
statement and he gives position public well
better than
UNION ELECTRIC TELEPHONE co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-19

was held this, afternoon at O'Clock
from ST. Joseph's church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-19

Ride on cowcatcher-Georg He'll
strand experienced a close call from
death Saturday evening at the Fiji
teenth street railroad crossing in this
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-09-30
SELF FEEDING HOPPER.

same labor to keep 1000 hens at food
cost of 81 900 and produce 10000 dozens
Of eggs. If the eggs sell at an average
price Of 30 cents a dozen we would re-
ceive in the first instance S1.65O, or
$1.l30 profit. and in the second in
stance $4,000. or $1,000 profit.
There would be the increased invest
ment Of 500 hens and additional house
room. amounting to about $500. But
this would be fixed capital. and the
interest and depreciation would not
amount to more than 10 per cent, or
$50. SO by keeping 1000 instead Of
500 we would really gain $500 above
all expenses.
This of course is a loose estimate,
for with good care 1000 hens quarter
ed on four or FIVE acres will lay more
than 10000 dozens Of eggs In a year
that is. If we have the right kind Of
hens. Poor hens will not pay a profit
anyway. so there is no use figuring on
them. That is mistake many make.
They think one hen is as good as an
other of the same breed.
The breed has little to do with the
laying of individual hens. AS a race
some fowls are more prolific than 9TH
ers. "A simple diet and hard work
mean lot of eggs.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-09-30
THE GRANGE
Conducted By
J. w. BARROW. Chatham. N. Y.
Pres Correspondent New York State
GRANGE
COOPERATIVE BANKING.
A Suggestion That May Work Out to
tho Farmers Interest.
Especial Correspondence.I


Especial Correspondence
The International Institute of Agri-
culture and it's international crop re-
porting system. established a few years
ago under the auspices and by the
action, of the government of Italy. is
not only unique organization. but
heads movement of world interest In
agriculture which is worthy of atten-
ton. The United States is represent
ed by David Lubin. scholar and econ
omist Of note, and already the crop
reporting system covers more than 80
per cent Of the arabic land areas Of
the world.
Professor Lubin has In a paper Just
published taken strong ground for CO.
operative banking as an economic ne
cessity In the proper development Of
agriculture. He points out the disad-
vantages of the credit system. using
as examples the evils of the crop loan
system on which most of the cotton Of
southern United States is produced. In
place Of this wasteful system of long
credits and high interest. as well as
high prices, he advocates the organi-
cation of cooperative agricultural
groups for the purpose of syndicating
their agricultural resources and secur-
ity into a negotiable bond of sufficient
size and Importance to attract capital
from its primary sources. hence at
lowest possible rates. and Of forming
banking organizations on such a foun-
dalton to take care Of the details of
loaning capital so secured to agricul-
turists as the exigencies Of crop pro-
duction and cultivation require
The scheme is admirably worked out,
and better than the theory is the point
ed fact that such plans are in practical
operation throughout sections Of Eu-
rope. In the year 1908, the last for
which data are available. in Germany
alone over 1881 900 marks business
was transacted through rural cooper
alive banks.
In France. Italy, Holland. Belgium
and Austria similar institutions are
fourishing. Professor Lubin points
out that the syndicating of assets to
secure capital at low interest rates is
one Of the chief factors in the trust
organizations which are systematizing
business conditions in America and
that the primary industry of agricul-
ture will be defeated or seriously hand
icapped unless similar measures are
taken.
Changers will probably recall that
cooperative fruit and produce associa-
tons are in way doing just what is
outlined above-syndicating their Sc
curities and securing capital to handle
their crops on a cash basis. But they
are using wasteful means in that they
are borrowing their capital from
money jobbers-that is. the local banks
and paying rates Of interest much
higher than necessary to get money
from the primary sources. However.
even this points the way to a future
system Of cooperative rural banking
which is sure to come to the rescue Of
the great industry of agriculture in the
near future. S. j. LOWELL,
Lecturer New York State Grange.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-09-30
Modern Bookmakinq.

A large bindery may have capacity
of 10000 books day. The resources
Of some of these binderies are won
derful. There is an instance on record
where publishing house took an or
der on Monday for a. cloth covered
12mo. volume Of $50 pages and ac-
tually shipped 1900 copies of the book
on the following Wednesday. The
type was set by machinery for the
entire 800 pages before work stopped
Monday night Electrotype plates were
made so rapidly that on Tuesday morn
ing several printing presses were set
in motion. In the meantime covers
were made in the bindery, and by
Wednesday morning the binders had
the book in hand. Two thousand vol
umes were completed that day, and
the edition Of 10000 was entirely out
Of the way before Saturday night. In
modern bookbinding machinery. as in
the production of printing presses,
America leads the world.-Philadel-
phia North American.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-09-30
Burton.

T II Bonsor of Owosso spent Satur'
day in this place on business-A E
Cadz, who visited relatives in Pontiac
and attended the State fair a part of
last week, returned home Friday
Miss Florence Wilcox and Miss Della
Way spent part of last week with
friends and relatives in Detroit-Miss
Mary Ellen Brooks spent one day the
first of the week with her friend Miss
Anna Mason-Mrs Rose May Ocker-
man spent Sunday with her son and
family, Mr. and Mrs Percy Ockerman
Edmund Vincent has sold his crop
of apples to a Saginaw firm for fifty.fi
dollars, excepting few bushels for his
winter use-Dr and Mrs G L Cramer
entertained at dinner Sunday at their
home in Owosso, Mr. and Mrs U q
Stiff and family, Mr. and Mrs E d
Brooks and family and Miss Inez
Cramer, in honor of the doctors birth
day-Mr and Mrs Will FELTON, of Mt
Pleasant, spent part of last week
with the formers mother, Mrs N M
Felton-Miss Helen Green, who spent
a part of last week with relatives in
Corunna, returned home Monday
Mrs A E Cadz was surprised Friday
when her friends gave her miscel-
laneous shower in honor of her fifty
fifth birthday. She received many
and useful presents-Farm-
ers have commenced cutting their corn
in this vicinity-There will be preach
ing in the M P church Sunday
by the pastor, Rey F w
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-09-30
A Useful Reminder.

An NJ. =. who i'll his magisterial
capacity periodically visited a private
lunatic asylum told the story of a
man of some position in the legal
world who went to see a patient who
had occasional lapses into sanity. The
patient made great impression on
his visitor as q well Informed, healthy
minded gentleman and was assured
that his case should be inquired into.
On leaving, the grateful patient
courteously conducted his morning
caller to the front door, affectionately
pressing his hand at parting.
You won't forget what I've told
you," he pleaded. with tears in his
voice.
NO." responded the visitor. turning
round to descend the rather long fight
of steps.
Il don't think you WILL" said the pa
tient dreamily. but lest you should
you know
And. lifting up his foot. he gave the
unsuspecting. defenseless visitor a
kick behind that sent him spinning
down the stairway and sprawling Oh
the gravel.-Pearson's Weekly.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-09-30
SAVE LABOR ON FARM.
Every Detail Needs Attention IL Profits
Are to Be Realized From Work.

Are to Be Realized From Work.
Much time and money are lost upon
the farm by Inconvenience. To the
farmer. labor is money and time is
valuable. Whenever time Is lost and
labor is sacrificed the profits are apt
to be small.
Fences should be located with refer
ence to convenience. The rotation
should he carefully planned before
fences are located and fields are laid
out for the different crops. Fences
are expensive. and they should be con-
structed with reference to convenience
and adaptability. The gates should be
properly made. adequately suspended
and conveniently located. No unneces-
sary time should be lost In passing
through gates and getting the teams
to other fields.
The tool shed, the barn. the garden
and the pasture should all be located
with reference to the needs Of the man.
ager. Thirty minutes lost every day
for year means loss Of nearly
months work.
Perhaps less attention is given to
the water supply than any other neces-
sity upon the farm. On many farms
the well Is located in the wrong place,
and on not few stock water is scarce
or difficult to reach. This Is extremely
unfortunate for the animals as well as
for the manager Of the farm. Animals
are sometimes driven several miles for
water and In this way cost their owner
more than they are worth.
For convenience the farmstead
should be carefully planned before
the different buildings are located.
Mistakes in building are costly and
should not be made. Inadequate build
ings. poor fences and insufficient water
supply not only reduce the profits Of the
farm. but cause the hands and teams
to be overworked and the children to
become discouraged with farm life
Farm and Ranch.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-09-30
Henderson.

Miss Juliette Church isquite sick with
typhoid fever-Rev J d Young re-
turned from Detroit Tuesday, to re-
sumo his work for another year
Grace Teller returned Tuesday evening
from her visit in Detroit-By request
of the township committee the Rush s
s convention has been postponed until
Sunday, Oct 8. There will be an after
noon and evening session, which will
be held in the NJ E church-Mrs r G
Sortor of Manchester, is here visiting
relatives and friends Mable Morris
of Taymouth, was the guest of Mr. and
Mrs Arthur over Sunday-Mrs d Van
Zandt and Mrs NJ Tunnacliffe and little
son were the guests of their mother the
fore part of the week-Mr j Mcclure
has sold the barber shop to Tim Nc
Carly, who takes possession Oct. first
-E E Bunting goes to Tecumseh
next,week to visit relatiyes-Mrs b.
wee ia in Grand Rapids on business
Rev G T Camp officiated at the funeral
of Mrs Gibson of Fordney, Wednesday
The M e ladies serve supper at Mrs
B Fillinger's, Friday-It was very
evident that the 'olden time" dinner
served at Mrs d Hunts Wednesday
was snot when Knighthood was in
flower, for not man was there, except
the host, and he left Immediately after
d1nffer.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-09-30
In Menoriam.

A policeman was entertaining some
friends TO an afternoon tea. when one
OF them. with an inquisitive turn OF
mind. happened to see on shelf a
glass shade. underneath which was a
brick. with some flowers upon IT,
The friend. thinking they were me-
mentos of some heroic deeds or were
perhaps of some historical interest.
asked the policeman why he kept that
brick underneath the glass shade.
THAT brick" replied the son Of the
night. lis what had thrown at me at
the last election"
And what about the flowersT fur
ther inquired the friend
Them lowers" continued the po-
liceman.l with sas smile that wouldn't
come of. "came off the grave OF the
man that threw the brick. "-Pearson's
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-09-30
A Lincoln Story.

When Lincoln. struggling lawyer,
was doing circuit duty in Ohio be
once visited a country town where the
general storekeeper had the reputation
of adulterating, even to the danger
point, his cider. In the midst OF a
general condemnation Of this store
keeper Lincoln rose one night from his
seat by the hotel stove.
"Come on. boys" he said.
And he led q party Of half dozen
lawyers and judges to the general
store.
Let me have a quart Of cider" he
said to the storekeeper.
Yes, SIR" was the cordial reply.
"And which grade, sir-the ripe, at 3
cents; the mellow, at 2, or the new, at
II"
"It doesn't matter which grade, mis-
ter" Lincoln drawled. II only want
to poison dog"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-09-30
Patrick Hsnrx,s Fee.

II is said of Patrick Henry that dur
ing his practice of law in the Virginia
courts and when he was Familiarity ad-
dressed as governor man who had
been arrested for stealing hog and
who was out on bail went to the gov
ernor to have him defend him.
The governor said, did you walk
away with that shoat?"
II don't like to say"
"Out with It."
Eyes, sir"
"Have you got the carcass"
eyes, sir"
"You go home. you wretch, cut the
pig lengthwise in half and hang as
much of it in my smokehouse as you
keep in yours"
At court the governor said, "Your
honor, this man has no more OF that
stolen shoat than / have.'
The man was cleared.-National
Monthly.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-09-30
Vernon.

Mrs Jos Martin of Spokane, spent
Sunday with Mrs Cyrus Case-Mr
and Mrs Moses West spent the past
week with relatives in Detroit--Prof
Archer and wife will have rooms in
Mrs Agnes Martins house-Mr and
Mrs Floyd Parmater are the parents
of baby girl-Duane Martin of
Huronia Beach, visited relatives in and
around Vernon this week-Rev
Curtis has been returned to the Vernon
M e church-C ] Gannsley with his
gang of men has nearly completed a
fine large feeding barn for @ Van
Alstine at Lytles' Corners Mrs Cecil
Mclaughlin, who has been very sick
for several weeks, is slowly gaining
Mr. and Mrs F West attended the Flint
fair this week-Wm Wright has pur-
chased the q Jewell residence and will
move into it soon G Hopkins was
in Corunna on Tuesday--Max Marsh
is having his house on West Main
street fitted up ready for occupancy.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-09-30
MiddIebury.

Mrs Henry Binger is on the sick list
Ralph Peg of Grand Rapids. is Wis
iting his uncle, T Fairfeld-Theron
Dewitt has, accepted position as mail
clerk on the Lake Shore railroad be-
tween Cleveland and Chicago -
Stevenson has purchased a new corn
binder-Mr and Mrs R Smith OF
Owosso, visited her brother Chas Love
and family, Tuesday-A K Giles is
having his silo filled-Mrs W Wallace
spent Wednesday in Ovid--Miss Edna
Shepard who has been visiting her
aunt, Mrs Dewitt, has left to visit
her brother in Leslie-W M Buck
spent Thursday with his son, A Buck
and wife-Silo filing is the order of
the day.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-09-30
The Inventor of the Match.

The first match was the product OF
the ingenuity of John Frederick Kom-
erer, who early in the nineteenth cen
fury was imprisoned in the peniten-
tiary at Hohenasperg, in Germany.
He invented the lucifer match while
in his gloomy dungeon. The German
government forbade the manufacture
Of matches on the ground Of public
policy because some children playing
with them had caused fire. Komerer
was ruined by Viennese competition
when he was released from prison and
died pauper. Up to 1862 the Vienna
manufacturers controlled the match
business Of the entire world.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-09-30
p eIajnssburg

Mr. Jacob Kennedy and Mrs Della
Headley left Friday morning for visit
with the formers daughter at Oscoda
Mr. and Mrs Charles Piper were
Owosso visitors, Thursday-IL Drake
visited friends in Owosso and Durand
the first Of the week-Mr and Mrs.
Alexander Kennedy were in Detroit
from Tuesday until Thursday-Mi
and Mrs Harry Holder visited in Sag
inaw the first of the week.-Mrs. E j
Anderson of Lansing, spent Sunday
with friends here-Mrs n r Sheffield
and Edith Swarthout spent Monday in
Bath-H R Sheffield and Harley
Adams were Perry visitors Thursday.