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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-09
COURT HOUSE RECORD
Real Estate Transfers.

John Mohl to w. Z. Bailey, lots /,
5, and 10, block l, lots 16, Il, % and
IS, block 3. Rodmans subdivision,
Hale's addition, Rock Island, ST.
Daniel Zimmerman. by administra-
tor. to Ed Smith, block IS, old town,
Cordova. Sc.
Daniel Zimmerman, by administTa-
tor, to w R. Freek, lots Q, 10, II, u
and "A, block ;, old town, Cordova,
$35.
Daniel Zimmerman, by administra-
tor. to Fred Smith, lot u. block 9. lots
and 2, block y. all of block II, old
town, Cordova. $S7
p. S. Woodburn TO Martin H. Spence.
lot -. block .. Ryder & Reads add
ton. Moline, $500.
Margaret Lancaster to Peoples Saw
ing Bank & Trust company, lot "a,
block u, town of Silvis. $500
Harimus Horstkamp to Mamie Jo-
rcnsen. lot 10, R. Walkers First add
ton. Moline, $4,000
Skinner & Cady to Deere &, Co. 81.
Daniel Zimmerman, By administra-
tor. to c. L. Baker, lot 5, block I, old
town, Cordova, $50.
Daniel Zimmerman, by administra-
tor, to Charles c. Opdycke. west half
block 1G, Marshalrs addition, Cordova.
$466.
Daniel zimmerman, by administra-
tor to D. T. Pinnea, lots 6. II and u.
block Z. lots 10 and II, block 9. lots /,
and 5, block 10, lots and 7. block
., lots and 7, block 10, old town, Cor
dova, $135.
J. Martin Lundberg to G. w. Simp-
son, S1a, part lot 6, part lot Il. block
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-09

refined in every particular. Welsh and
Maitland are whirlwinds at the high
kicking and freak acrobatic business
and they brought down laughs and APP
plause in larg numbers. a mono
logue inserted in the SHOW proved
highly entertaining and shows that to
get laughs performer does not need
20 resort to vulgarities or suggestive
phrases. Mrs. Casey scored a hit with
her new song. Love Dreams" and
the Majesticscope revealed two French
pictures. the subjects of which were
dramatic and comedy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-09
"MIsS eNANIAS,"

Catherine Chisholm Cushing. the
author of Adelaide ThurstOn's new
comedy, Miss Ananias" to be present
ed at the Grand. IS a Pittsburg girl,
well known in literary and social
circles, especially in Washington,
where she was graduated from fash
ionable private school, and was the
recipient OF enough attention to have
turned the head of a young girl less
accustomed to such admiration. When
Prince Henry of Prussia visited this
country he is said to have remarked
upon the occasion of his meeting the
young debutante: "She is not only one
of the prettiest but the wittiest Amer
lean girl l have met at the capital"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-09
BEAUTY is OBJECT
American Civic Association
Aims at Effects Pleasing
to the Eye.
IN CITY, STATE AND NATION
Representatives From All Parts of
United States and Canada
Will Meet Soon.

Washington, Dec. 9.-The sixth
annual convention of the American
Civic association, for which will be
held in this city Dec. IA, Is and Is.
will bring together for an important
conference several hundred enthusi-
astic workers for the Improvement of
civic conditions in all America. Dis
tingaished men and women VIII parti-
cipate in the program, which Will re-
late 10 many phases of the making OF
a beautiful America" from national,
state and city parks, down to the init
mate endeavor for the identifying of
homs and neighborhood surroundings.
The American Civic association
NUMB 4rs thousands of individuals and
hund reds of societies as members from
all arts of the United States and
CanaGa. In addition to the attendance
of members of the governors of the
states, all of whom are honorary mem
bers, have been asked to appoint dele
gates to participate especially in the
sessions devoted to state parks and to
of st1.e executives indicate that there
viii be a large representation of such
delegates.
First Meeting at Washington.
The headquarters of the association
were established at Washington last
January and this will be its first con-
ventIOn ever held in the capital city.
With particulars reference to the fur
Their beautifying of Washington a
DrincIs,aI address nv William NJ ELI
colt, &C Baltimore, will suggest a great
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-09
Az TIE MAJESTIC.

AS a general rule the vaudeville au-
dience does not welcome the bicycle
act, but last night at the Majestic the
people in the theatre showed decided
inclination for more stunts by the Bes-
sic Valdare troupe. These girls com
prise about as clever a sextet of per-
formers on wheels as have been seen
here, and their stunts are numerous
and some of them real thrillers. The
Longworths sing aid play. Their act
is a sort of burlesque and is clean and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-09

&c, Lower addition, Rock Island, $1.00.
Moline Trust & Savings bank to An
ma L. Evans, lots 81. So, SO, So, 50, so,
rederickson's addition, Moline, S.
500.
Charles Leenknecht to Robert Wag-
1875, New Shops addition, East Moline,
$4,000.
Anna T.. Evans to c. W. Wake, lot
6, block &C." Moline Water Power
cOmpaDy's addition, Moline, $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-09
WOULD Be BOUGHT
Inhabitants of Danish West In
dies Desire to Be Under
United States.
PETITION TO GOVERNMENT
Queen, however, Opposes Deal and
1t Is Not Likely Initiative
Will Be Taken.

Copenhagen. Dec. 9.-The agita-
ton for the sale of the Danish West
Indies to the United States has been
renewed by the islanders and the
government has received an address
in which petitioners asked that nego-
tiations be opened.
The cabinet howevS-, is not likely
to take the initiative in the matter.
because, although the ministers are
not opposed to such a sale. their OPP
ponents in the rigsdag probably will
be able to defeat the proposal. and
the government is taking no chances
of a rebuff
Queen Opposes.
Queen Louise. who is greatly in
terested in the islands, where she
has inaugurated many philanthropies
is keen opponent Of any project in
volving their loss to the kingdom.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-09
CALIFORNIA GIRLS.

Just once more the press agent:
The California Girls Big Burlesque
compay which appears at the Illinois
theatre tonight is said TO be one of the
best shows of the kind that will APP
pear here this season. The company
comprises 80 people, 10 principals and
a vivacious beauty chorus of 20. The
company viii be seen here in two bur
lesques "a Breezy Affair and"In
Jungle Land" Handsomely gOwnCd,
new music and special scenery. Among
the principal women are Hazel Grant,
Alice Dillon. Ida Bell and Rose Lew
is. The comedy is ably handled by
W. II. Trueheart, John P. Burke. J. B.
Johnson, Frank J. Lambert and the
Ross brothers. The show also offers
an Olio of Merit headed by Rose Lew
is, sensational flying trapeZe artist,
Queen of the air: Boss & Boss, Euro
pean novelty act; Trueheart, Dillon
& Burke, eccentric comedy trio; Hazel
Grant. comedienne and the special
feature. Mile Carina. Cleopatra dancer,
in Caught in the Act.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-09
ILLINOIS BOOKINGS.
california Girls"

Dec .9-"California Girls
Dec. 1.-THE Lion and the Mousse"
matinee and evening.
Dec. 1S-Henry Woodruff in The
Genius" matinee and night.
Dee. 25-"ArizOna," matinee ana
night.
Dec. 26-"Happy Hooligan."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-09

Natioral forest park in the environs OF
the cry, which will be to the United
States very much what Versailles is to
Paris and to all of France
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-09
ONLY One "sromo ouInlner

only One "5romo ouInlne."
That is Laxative Bromo Quinine.
Look for the signature of E. w. Grove.
Used the world over TO cure a cold in
pne day. % cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-09

THE LION AND THE MOUSSE
Peculiar significance attaches itself
to the engagement of the The Lion
and the Mouse" at the Illinois theatre
next Sunday, matinee and evening, due
to The fact that certain land steal
cases are up for trial. The character
of John Burkett Ryder, so far as his
contempt of the laws of the land and
his ruthless use of officials, whether
government. state or nun tcipal, TO fur
Their his own Vaccinations, undoubted-
ly has his prototype in this part of
the world. When the Charles Klein
play was first produced the public
said Such things cannot be" Then
came the various exposes of the de-
vious ways of certain captains of in
dustry to secure the elimination of
their gigantic schemes. and the pub
lie took a different view of the play
wrights creation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-07
A HAPPY REUNION.
John Bedard and Wife Celebrate Fifty
Years of Welded Life.

Demar, Kan, March Am event
long to be remembered and one which
is seldom enjoyed by a married couple
was gloriously celebrated by John
Bedard and wife of Zurich, at Demar,
Kan, recently, it being their fiftieth
wedding anniversary. This joyful
event was planned by J. B. Bedard
and wife who have done much to
make this old couple happy in many
ways and at all times.
Grandpa and grandma, as they are
Familiarity called were born at St.
Mary Manor, Canada. Grandpa was
born August IL, 1881, and is now 70
years old. Grandma was born Octo-
Der II, 1882, and is now IS years old.
They were married at the above place
and after their marriage resided there
six years when they moved to Kan
kakee, ILL.,, where they lived thirty
four years, and then moved to Zurich,
Kan, where they still live. Twelve
children were born to them eight of
whom are still living. Five of their
children live in the imm ediate neigh
borhood, and besides these they en-
joy the companionship of forty-four
grandchildren, and twenty-four great
grandchildren.
About twenty minutes to 10 all as
sembled at the home of ]. B. Bedard.
All marched to the church where they
were greeted by the strains of a grand
march played by Amedie Bedard, a
4 AT ~ y CLOCK h1Sn mass
was celebrated by Father GuiIlaume,
The school children under the leader
ship of our sisters sung the hymns at
mass. After mass and blessing of this
aged couple our pastor gave an adj
dress which brought tears to many
an eye. After mass all marched in
the same form to the opera house of
Arthur Bedard, grandson where a
sumptuous dinner awaited ALL
An elegant wedding cake of i'm
mense size graced the table in front
of grandpa and grandma. 1t weighed
35 pounds.
1t was very much regretted that
their three children who are not liv-
ing here could not be present.
All join in wishing many BLESSINGS
for great many happy years togeth-
er, with Gods blessing for them al
WAYS,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-07
No Reason
For Doubt
A Statement of Facts Backed
By a Strong Guarantee.

We guarantee immediate and posi-
tive relief to all sufferers from consti-
patton. In every case where our rem
edy fails to do this we will supply it
free. That's a frank statement of
facts, and we want you to substan-
tiate them at our risk.
Rexall, Orderlies are a gentle, eff
fective, dependable and safe bowel
regulator, strengthened and tonic,
that are eaten like candy. They re-
establish natures functions in quiet,
easy way. They do not cause any in
convenience, gripping or nausea. They
are so pleasant to take, and work so
easily, that they may be taken by any
one at any time. They thoroughly
tone up the whole system to healthy
activity. They have most beneficial
action upon the liver.
RexaIl OrGerlies are indispensable
and ideal for the use of children, old
folks and delicate persons. We can
not too highly recommend them to all
sufferers from any form of constipa-
ton and it's attendant evils That's
why we back our faith in them with
our promise of money back if they dc
not give satisfaction. Two sizes:
IL tablets 10 cents and sc tablets Is
cents. Remember you can obtain
RexalI Remedies in Topeka only at
our store-The Rexall Store The
Rosser Drug CO.. 523 Kansas Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-07

known as lateral No. of the old Almo
canal. Tt was bought in April, 1903.
The headgate is situated on the north
side of the river about four miles above
Syracuse. The canal is 20 feet wide on
the bottom and II miles long, covering
10000 acres of land 1t is owned by q
private corporation composed of land
owners under the ditch. The mainten-
ance charges are $3.50 per acre each
year.
The above irrigation enterprises show
why Hamilton county is a well watered
county. Now comes the question Of
settlement Of irrigated lands.
One of the first things thought of and
asked by a new settler when he comes
to q new farm to put in a crop is the
labor and expense of establishing this
new home. Among the first things to
be considered is the farm and the wa
ter right itself. Land and water can
be bought in any part of the county
where the land is under the bitches at
prices varying from $50 to $125 per acre.
These prices vary according to the dis
lance from the town or other factors,
but the prices mentioned are considered
the average.
The main subject in the preparation
of the ground for irrigation is level
ing" While the land in Hamilton
county is very level as. compared with
other land in the surrounding country
for irrigation purposes it Is well TO
spend time and money in getting the
land we'll 1eVeleQ. Wnen II IS oilCS
1eveled it is done for and will not have
to be done over again. The extra COST
is saved time and again by saving time
and water while irrigating. well
leveled field can be irrigated with one
half or one-third the labor necessary to
water one that was carelessly leveled.
OF course it is not necessary to make
a natural slope from one side of the
field toanother but the idea is to get
the hollows filled and the high places
levele5 down so that the water will
run we'll from one ditch over or down
to another. The cost of 1eveling in
county is very small COM
pared with the results that win be OBJ
tanned 1t will be safe to say the cost
will average SO cents to 81 per acre.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-07
SWAT THE JACK RABBIT.
1t Is Said That 1T Eats $4,000 Worth
of Crops Yearly in Gray Co.

Cimarron, Kan, March 1.-THE or
binary or garden variety of Gray
county jack rabbit takes more money
out of Gray county every year than the
coal trust, the mail order houses, the
new tariff law and cyclones, all put
together. This is the assertion of some
who have made the jack-rabbit ques-
ton a study.
It works while you sleep.
Although the coyote makes nights
hideous with his yelping, the festive
john rabbit says not word, but saws
wood. He also saws kaffir corn, maize,
wheat and anything valuable. The
more valuable it is, the more he saws
He has an appetite like that of an
Arctic explorer who has lived on rub
Der boots for six months.
Some suggest that coyotes kill jack
rabbits. Statistics prove that the av-
erage healthy Gray county john rah-
bit can knock out a coyote in six
section of land. The jack rabbit al
ways leads. all others follow, includ-
ing coyotes.
In Australia the people inoculate
the jack rabbit with some kind of
disease They then turn him loose to
roam freely among his fellows again.
His family, relatives and friends catch
the disease and pass the good thing
along. In this way the jack exter-
inmates himself.
By doing a little figuring it can be
seen that the jack rabbit eats UP $780,
600 worth of crops in Gray county ev-
cry year. The Jacksonian believes that
the states agricultural college could
do a great work for Kansas by figur-
ing out some scientific disease and
singing the jack rabbit with it. This
would be far more effective than
shooting or hanging them by the neck
until dead, and it would even beat our
project of dragging the Tooth meri-
dian from Dodge City to Garden City
by means of traction engines, thus
soaring up the rabbits, and burning
up several million dollars worth of
ammunition.
The jack rabbit is one of the en-
emies of forestry. He can put young
forest or orchard to. sleep quicker than
any hot wind that ever came down
the pike
Let the agricultural college get
busy on this proposition. Go to Aus
traIa@, the place where they invented
elections, and get some jack rabbit
dope. This is no josh.
Swat the jack rabbit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-07
EXPECTING A BIG TIME.
Wichita Preparing for State Oratorical
Contest and Basket Ball.

Wichita, Kan, March Friday
will be college day in Wichita In the
afternoon there will be series of bas-
ket bail games and in the evening rep
resentative members of each OF the
schools in the Kansas State Orator1caI
association will contest for the orator.
cal honors of the state. 1t is expected
that Friday will see the largest gath
ering of college folks ever convened in
a Kansas town MANY of the schools
have chartered cars for the trip to this
city.
Unusual interest is being manifested
in the basket ball games, as two state
championships are to be fought for. AT
Friends university the Quaker men
will meet the Southwestern and OF
tawa players and the Quaker girls will
play with the Southwestern girls. AT
Paramount college the Wheat Shock
ers' team will contest the Southwestern
men and the Ottawa girls.
The oratorical contest will be the
eliminating event of the Kansas col
legiate year. The contestants are: Cor
con Bailey, Southwestern college; Eu-
gene Stanley, Baker university;
Charles Driscoll. Friends university;
Fred Ulrtch. Washburn college: Al
fred Kreuger, Midland college; B. H.
Rouse. Kansas Wesleyan college: e. L.
Hunsicker, Paramount college; John
Shields, Ottawa university; Dan Lock
wood. College of Emporia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-07
GOLDEN WEDDING AT EIOGDALE.
MIR. and Mrs. Sherhins Celebrate Half
Century Mark of Welded Life.

ElmdaIe, kan, March $50 seldom
is the happy event of a golden wedding
celebrated in a family or community
that we deem it worthy of notice.
Friday, February IS, being the
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sherffins of
Elmdale, Kansas, the children, grand
children AMI great grandchildren
planned a surprise. They gathered at
the paternal bone where sumptuouS
dinner was served to twenty-five. As
token of love and esteem the chill
dren and grandchildren presented Mr..
and Mrs. Sherffins with gold coins
amounting to thirty dollars.
Charles Sherffins was born in Wei
chesheim, near Bingen. on the Rhine,
Germany, January IA, 1912. When
but a young boy he crossed the ocean
with his parents, locating at Joliet, Ill.
Miss Mary Harrison was born in Coun-
ty Sligo, Ireland, August %, 1912.
When but five years old with her
parents she left the dear ould sod,
landing in New York, where they made
their home for several years. Later
they moved to Joliet, ILL.,, where she
was married to Charles Sherffins in st.
Mary's church February IS, 1860.
Eight children were the fruit of this
union, seven of whom have lived to
manhood and womanhood. They are
proud to claim eighteen grandchildren
and two great grandchildren. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sheriffins are prioneers, having
settled in Chase county 32 years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-07
WILL PLANT BROOM CORN.
Seward County Man Will Plant 5000
Acres and Use Steam PIows.

Liberal. Kan, March Tn prepar-
alton to blowing and planting 5000
acres of his fine Stevens county ranch
to broom corn. r. J. Terwilliger of
this city has Just received a huge gaso-
line traction engine, a gang of IA
plows and other implements which
will be employed in the work.
Broom corn along with wheat. is
king as far as, southwest Kansas is
concerned and this year will witness a
renewed activity in these crops. It is
estimated that 200 men will be re-
quired to harvest this one crop and as
practically every farmer in this sec
ton of the country Is preparing to
plant broom corn on a large scale, the
usual large army of wheat harvesters
will readily find, employment in the
broom corn fields of Southwest Kan
sas as soon as the wheat harvest is
over.
The ease with which the soil is Gull
tivated in this vicinity has caused
many farmers to discard the horse
power for gasoline, crude oil and
steam engines to do the blowing and
cultivation. and as a result farming is
made much more attractive and profit
able.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-07
LIBERAL WANTS FLOUR MILL.
Commercial Club Takes Action and
Has Started Campaign.

has SAdEtOeA - CrAAADeAASAs
Liberal, Kan. March THE Lib
eral Commercial club at its last meet
ing instituted campaign for the loca-
ton of a flour mill at Liberal during
the present year. Seward county and
the other territory tributary to Lib
eral has an unusually large acreage
of wheat and the present condition of
the crop foreshadows an enormous
yield for this year which creates the
present demand for a large flour mill.
BY reason Of the location in the cen
ter of the southwestern wheat belt
and on the main line of the Rock
Island railroad, mill men in different
sections Of the middle west are inves-
tigating the conditions with a view of
getting in on the ground floor. And
the present prospects for a bumper
wheat crop and the fact that Liberal
is to have another railroad during the
year concludes the argument
in favor Of a mill at an early date.
The Commercial club has decided to-
lend announcement to the best prop
ositfon that has been or may be pre-
scented during the next thirty days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-07
PLAINvILLE CATHOLICS ACTIVE.
VIII Build ParochiaI School This
Spring to Cost $4,000.

Plainville, Kan, March 7.-Within
a few days ground will be broken here
to begin the erection of a parochial
school building for the Catholic
church. The building will be two
story with basement. 1t will be con-
structed out of cement brick, which
are being manufactured by the Bissett
Cement company of this city. The
building will be fitted up with all the
modern conveniences of an up-to-date
parochial school. The resident priest,
Father Henry, has been a tireless work
er for the upbuilding of the Catholic
interests in this section of the country
and he has been instrumental in bring
ing to the Paradise flats a large num-
Der Of well to do Catholic families
during the past two years.
The new public school building to
be erected here during the coming
year at a cost of $25, 900, as well as the
new parochial school will make the
school facilities of Plainville equal to
that of any other town of its size in
northwest Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-07
WESTERN KANSAS ROADS.
Will Be Series of Rallies From Great
Bend to State Line.

ming March IA there will be a good
roads tour and a series of good roads
rallies from Great Bend to the western
line of the state. State Engineer w. S.
Gearheart and others will commence
at Great Bend, holding a meeting
there, and then proceed by automobiles
westward along the line of the pro-
posed road from that city to Pueblo,
by the north route. Travelling and in
specting roads and deciding on meth
DDS of improvement by day and hold
ing meetings afternoon and nights at
successive points. the@party will pro-
coed westward, stopping at Rush Cen
ter, Alexander, Ness City Dighton,
Scott, Leoti, Tribune and other points.