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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-04-07
FARMERS UNION A FACT.

Million and Half Members Work To.
gether to Control Prices of Products.
The Farmers Educational and Co
operative Union Of America now has a
membership Of 10000 in the twenty
four states where 1t is organized. One
Of the objects Of the union Is to rush
the construction of elevators In time
for the handling of the wheat crop of
1909 when It is thrashed. The organi.
ration is the outcome of project sug-
gested by Texas schoolteacher.
All the southern states have union
organizations, as have Missouri, I'LL
nois. Kansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma and
Washington. Two great crops, cotton
and wheat have received the attention
Of the union up to date. But this will
not be the limit of the organizations
activity in the future, the members
assert.
1t Is the object of the union to make
STANDARD" prices for everything raised
on American farms, from a bale Of
cotton to dozen eggs. AS yet, how
ever. there has been no scale of prices
fixed to cover the whole list. That is
a matter to be worked out by each
state organization. There Is a mini
mum and maximum price for wheat.
the so called "fair" or standard"
price for that grain being dollar
bushel.
1t Is the purpose of the union to have
elevators to store grain In, to be
sold at such time and for such prices
as the local may think best, provided
that none be sold below the minimum
price and that none be held for more
than the maximum price. All sales are
conducted through the business agents,
the union being at work to eliminate
the middleman.
This is attempted by having the
business agent deal directly with con-
sumers, so each business agent has
list Of mills and grain buyers who
want the actual grain for manufacture
ing or feeding purposes. and he keeps
IN touch with them by correspondence.
Each local has business agent, and
there is one for each state and a ma
tional business agent.
A farmer who needs cash after put
ting his wheat In union elevator is
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-04-07
Beet SUGAR In the United States.

Beet sugar factories are now In sue
cessful operation in sixteen states.
Colorado leads all other states en-
factories. In 1907 these produced 169.-
600 tons OF sugar. or enough II 1t had
been passed around to give all the peo-
pie In the United States four pounds
apiece.
California and Michigan follow Colo
RADIO at a respectful distance in the
race for second place. Michigan has
the same number Of factories as Colo
RADIO. but their product Is considerably
smaller. California has only nine
plants. but some Of the latter are very
large. From year to year the produc-
ton of sugar is about the same in the
two states.
Utah has FIVE factories. and they are
strong producers. Idaho and Wiscon-
sin follow with four each. and there
are ten states with one factory each.
The most eastern factory is that at
Lyons. \. Y. Hamilton City. Cal. has
the most western factory. Los Alami-
tos, Cal. the most southern and Bill
lings, Mont. the most northern.
The largest factory In the United
States and one of the largest in the
world is the one at Spreckels. Cal.
which Is able to slice 5000 tons Of
beets in day, or a hundred carloads
Of thirty tons each.
The Oldest successful factory in the
United States is the one at Alvarado
Cal, which was established in 1879
and has been making beet sugar for
thirty years.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-04-07
ARGUMENTS ARE COMPLETED
OIL Trust Dissolution Case Now Rest,
With Supreme Court.

Washington, March 1.-THE disso.
luton of the STANDARD Oil" is now a
question for the supreme court of the
United States to grapple with alone.
The final argument of the famous suit
to dissolve the Standard Oil company
Of New Jersey as a conspiracy and a
monopoly in violation of the Sherman
antitrust law has been made and the
court took the matter under consid.
Grafton. a..
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-04-07
Weedinu Small Eruits

Do your wedding among the small
fruits with mulching Of swale hay.
straw or forest leaves. This will save
a large amount of hard work in hoe.
ing. 1t holds the moisture. keeps the
weeds from growing. keeps the fruit
clean while growing and ripening. The
fruit will grow much larger and Of
finer quality and certainly will br.nr
better prices.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-04-07

and will save the most. There ar.
more single lambs produced by young
ewes than by older ones. Merino Is the
wool sheep. Shropshire the all purpose
and Southdown the best mutton sbesa
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-04-07
Lambs, Rams and Mutton.

The time that elapses between serv-
ice and lambing runs from 145 to $50
days. About lat days will catch the
great majority. AS In mares. the males
are carried slightly longer than the fe-
males. Old ewes, say from four to six
years, will produce the most lambs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-07
Rock Island, ILL.,, Jan. 81, 1910.

While it is often impossible to pre-
vent an accident. it is never impossi-
BILE to be prepared-it is not beyond
any ones purse. Invest % cents in
a bottle of Chamberlain's Liniment and
you are prepared for sprains, bruises
and like injuries Sold by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-07
BOAT CLUBHOUSE
IN New LOCATION
Island City Association Takes Pre-
cautions to Prevent Damage to
Property.

The February meeting of the Is
land City Boating association will be
held at the club house tomorrow ev-
ening. Despite the determination ar
rived at earlier in the winter that it
would be a needless expense to move
the clubhouse away from the waters
edge in order to protect it when the
ice goes out, the house is being NOV.
ed and it will be in it's new location
tomorrow. The decision to move
came with a great reduction in the
price of moving it. At first the NOV
ers wanted nearly as much to move
it as it would cost to build a new
house and the managers of the club
with the consent of the members de-
cided to run the risk of leaving it
stand where it is. The clubhouse
has been located on the side of the
railroad tracks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-07
In the Circuit Court.

The jury in the $4,000 damage
suit Of Emil Englund against the
Moline, East Moline and Waterfowl
Railway company, returned a YER
dict. awarding Englund $4,000 late
Saturday afternoon The plain
tiff was granted $2,75O three years
ago, but the case was remanded for
trial The suit was over the death
of a child of Mr.. Englund, who was
killed near Twenty-fourth street by
an interurban car in 1905
Word came today to Attorney w.
r. Moore, who represented Matthew
Coburn of East Moline in his suit
for damages against the East Mo-
line interurban road, to the effect
that the supreme court has denied
the interurban roads application for
a rehearing, thus finally disposing
of the suit The suit was twice tried
in the circuit court, the appellate
court having remanded it following
the first trial. The second verdict
was affirmed by both the appellate and
supreme courts, except that the award of
the lower court was scaled from $1,000
to $4,000. Mr. Coburn was injured
in a street car accident in East Mo-
line several years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-07
ONE WAY TO GET
RICH Is SHOWN
(continued fron PaEe one.l

Mr.. Brown, as vice president Of the
Lake Shore, and shonts. through gifts
of stock to traffic officials Of other
roads. diverted all possible trahic to
the Three l." in this way, according
to the brief. quadrupling its business.
Profits LarEeJ Lake shore Buys.
The road now, with its old bonded
indebtedness paid on, it's traf1o enor-
NOUS, and valuable to the Lake Shore
as feeded, was, through the influence
of Mr.. Brown, It is said, sold TO the
Lake Shore; and the profit was S4,750,-
600, sayeth the brief. And for his SER
vices in the matter Mr.. Gresham is of
the opinion that the attorney, whose
estate he represents, earned 100000.
To show how little actual money was
required to finance the purchase OF a
railroad system it is set up IN the bill
that Mr.. Brown at the time had moth
ing but his salary and was $4,000 in
debt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-07
CAR HITSA WAGON
But Comes Out Second Best in
a Collision at Fifth and
Twenty fourth.
MULES DRAGGED ON TRACK
Load of Castings Spilled, but Actual
Damage is Broken Fender
Due to Slippery Rails.

A street car and a transfer wagon
loaded with metal castings had a col
lision this morning at IL o'clock which
looked very Aserious for q time, but
which fortunately resulted In little real
damage. The accident took place on
Fifth avenue at Twenty-fourth street.
The heavy transfer wagon drawn by q
pair Of mules driven by Pat Quinn Of
Davenport, was turning out on Fifth
avenue when Third avenue line car
was ahalf blockaway approaching from
the east The motorman threw of the
power and attempted to slow his car
down. Under ordinary circumstances
there would have been plenty of time
for the wagon to Cross over the tracks
in perfect safety, but the rails were in
such slippery condition this morning
that the brakes failed to have a re-
straining effect on the car.
Driver Lashes Mules.
Seeing the collision which was i'm
pending, the driver of the wagon dashed
the mules in an attempt to get out of
the way of the car, but the heavy load
of castings refused to be moved in a
hurry and despite the fact that the
motorman had reversed his motors and
applied full speed backwards, the car
and the wagon came together with a
crash. The wagon remained upright as
1t moved along, but the mules were
hurled to the pavement and dragged
under the car Just in front of the
wheels. Under the influence of it's
reversed motors and the weight which
it was pushing, the car came toa stop
about % feet from the point here the
collision took place.
Little Damage Done.
An inventory showed that little dam
age had been done, although it seemed
marvellous that it was so. The mules
were scratched, but no bones were
broken. The driver chung to his seat
and was not hurt, while the worst in
juries to the car was a smashed
fender. A number of the castings
which were in the wagon were scat
tered around over the pavement and
some of them were broken. They were
being taken from the Red Jacket Pump
company's Davenport plant to the
Deere & Co. shops in Moline Willing
hands helped the driver pick up the
castings and the car and wagon were
parted and both went on their way
without further trouble. AS a matter
of fact the car suffered more damage
that the wagon did, and it will have to
go the shops for a few repairs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-07
FIRE DAMAGES HOME $500
Neighbors Assist in Saving Furniture
at c. A. futile Residence.


The home of Mr. and Mrs Chester
A. futile, 314 Forty-fifth street. was
badly damaged by fire Saturday after
noon. The house is a story-and-a-half
frame. The roof was burned off and
the three upstairs rooms and the fur
niture in them was damaged. Neigh
bors assisted in carrying the furniture
from the downstairs rooms The loss
is $500 covered by insurance. The
origin of the fire is unknown .
The fire department was called to
Fourteenth-and-a-ha street at $40
this morning. A small hole was burned
in the roof of the feed store occupied
by t. J. O'Hara The fire was caused
by sparks from the chimney.
Some burning paper dropped by
a timer on the roof of the Robinson
building, Eighteenth street and Sec
ond avenue, set fire to a pile of rub
bish in the alley and the fire depart
ment had toSbe called upon to extin-
guish the blaze. The alarm was turn
ed in about 2 o'clock this afternoon
and the fire attracted a large crowd
who thought that the new building
itself was burning. No damage was
done, however, and the fire was put
out in short order.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-07
VATICAN BARS HIM
Former Vice President Fair
banks Denied an Audience
With the Pope.
PROGRAM IN ROME IN WAY
Had Made Arrangements to Speak TO
Methodists on Subsequent
Date.

Rome, Feb. THE visit to Rome
of Charles W. Fairbanks. former vice
president of the United States, brought
about a very delicate situation, owing
to the fact that he wished to pay his
respects to the king, the pope and the
American Methodist church. Incidents
of this kind are not fnfrequent. and
extreme care has to be exercised by
those upon whom the arrangement Of
the audiences falls, in order to avoid
offending the susceptibilities on either
side.
Vatican Changes Plan.
BY a tactful arrangement Mr.. Fair
banks audience with King Victor
Emmanuel was fixed for Saturday, and
that with the pope for today, and when
everything seemed satisfactorily
planned. the vatican suddenly an
nounced that it would be impossible
for his holiness to receive the former
vice president If he carried out his
announced intention to speak in the
American Methodist church here. be
cause the Methodists have been active
in PROSECUTING among the Catholics.
Refuses to Change Program.
Negotiations were Immediately be
gun with a view to avoiding any I'M
pleasantness, and a situation which
might give rise to misconceptions, and
in these negotiations prominent vati-
can officials exerted every influence
to remove the difficulties which had
so Unexpectedly presented themselves
to Mr.. Fairbanks audience with the
pope. But Mr. Fairbanks finally de-
clared that, although he was animated
by strong desire to pay his respects
to the head Of the Catholic church,
whose followers had played such an
important part as good American clti-
zens, he could not withdraw from his
promise to deliver an address before
the American Methodist church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-07
star will be secured to assist Mr..
Peachy in the work.
PERSONAL POINTS.

Miss Grace O'Neal is visiting in Chi
cago.
Paul Kersch has gone to Mexico
on business trip.
Mrs. E. L. Goff and Mrs. Joseph De
Silva have returned from Chicago.
Ralph White, who formerly lived
here. has returned to his home at Mt
Vernon, Iowa.
Walter Heimbeck will leave tomor-
row for Urbana to resume his studies
at the university.
w. F. Perry and Hartley Guthrie
left last evening on an extended visit
to Oklahoma City.
have gene TO New Orleans to visit
for several weeks.
J, II. Myers left this morning 20
make a short visit Ia Beardstown with
relatives and friends.
Bernice Taylor, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. B. Taylor, has been removed to st.
Anthony's hospital suffering with ty-
phoid fever.
DR.. G. L. Eyster departed this morn
ing for a visit at Mexico City, Mexico.
George A. Mcdonald has gone to
California for a months visit.
John Durham, Hubbard Dooley,
Verne Brinkerhoff and Hugh Ralston,
after home visits, have returned to re-
sumo their studies at the University
of Illinois.
: ]. w. Webb of Springfield spent to-
day In the city looking into the advisa-
bility of establishing a branch Of the
Franklin Life Insurance company of
Springfield In this city.
DIR. Joseph DeSilva has returned
from Joliet, where he attended a spe-
cial meeting Of the penitentiary com
mission, of which he was recently ap-
pointed a member by Governor De
neen.
Postmaster H. A. J. Mcdonald is
in Washington comforting with the
supervising architect of the United
States treasury in regards to the
plans for the extension of the Rock
Island postoffice.
Miss Lottie ellison, the comedienne,
who has spent the greater part of the
winter at the New Harper, recovering
from an Illness, has departed for New
York to resume her vaudeville engage
ments. She will open at the American
Music hall, a new theatre just estab-
lished there by William Morris.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-07
KING OF CARNIVAL ARRIVES

Important Ceremony of Mardi Gras
Takes Place at New Orleans.
New Orleans, Feb. 7.-Hailing
Rex, king of carnival" New Orleans
today approached the climax of the
Mardi Gras festivities. Sirens of riv-
er craft and cheering thousands on
shore welcomed the approaching
monarch as he came up the Mississ-
ippi river and landed from the royal
yacht. The formality of turning over
the keys of the city to him and his
parade followed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-07
A Fair Proposition

We have arranged with your drug
gist to sign a legal binding contract
with you agreeing TO refund the
money if ELECTROPODES fail to
cure rheumatism, nervous ailments
of all kinds, bad circulation or cold
feet. You know your druggists
name to a contract makes you safe,
then why not try a pair OF ELEC-
TROPODES. If they cure. they cost
s1.00; if they fail to cure, not one
cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-07
sIMsER TO QUIT BUSINESS
Will Sacrifice Merchandise in His
Store on Seventeenth Street.

J. C. Simser is closing out his gen
eral merchandising business at Sis
Seventeenth street and will retire after
having conducted a store in this city
successfully for eight years. Mr.. Sim
ser has a large stock of goods. and he
will make prices that will move them
quick
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-07
ELITE BACK TO VAUDEVILLE

Musical Company Ends Engagement
and House Will Be Dark for Week.
Manager Norman Friedenwald an
nounces the closing of the Elite thea
tire for a week, the musical company
that has been appearing there finish
ing its engagement last evening. The
house will be renovated. and will re-
today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-07

To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money II It fails TO
cure. z. w. Groves signature Is on
each box. % cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-07
Pump for Sale.

Sealed proposals will be received at
the city clerks Office until 5 o'clock
p. m, Monday. March Z, 1910. for
Holly pump now at pumping station,
capacity 5000, 900 in "a hours. esti-
mated weight IS tons.
Bidders must name sum for pump
and not bid by ton. The city reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
NJ. T. ,RUDGREN, City Clerk.
Rock Island, ILL.,, Jan. 81. 1910.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-07

Mrs. Annie L. Milton died last night
at 1885 at the home of her father,
George Milton, 529 Fifteenth street.
She had been i'll since Friday with
hemorrhages. She was born at Ribott,
H., Dec 10, 1870, and had made her
home in Rock Island and Davenport
for the past six>years. She is surviv-
ed by son, ROLAND Black, her father
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1910-10-28
Seit ~abaeIiefert.
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Bir upuen unIeren 2eiern Elm
brudti1 ueridern oaB BDibee'S
German Syrup beutsntage polttlo
has einsiee 8rdporat I'M Wartteir
peld1es S@winoIndt linoert uno
beilt. SO eptbdlt bic Gieenmittel,
als reiner Cheer, Nus5ug pDn Bflattz
,enbars II, 10. pelhe als Seilmtttel
fur Sujten uno ghminbin9t nOtl Den
mebesip;sI4e GpngrciIen 10 bod ses
Idabt .s.lb. Der SApinoFbttee,
eiuerlei ub bic Ssrantbeit i'm Sale
ober 2unse, mus oes @adts 8abe
habe unb bes Mprpens frei letrt oon
Qufaue ppm trudenen uno tDlternoer
Suiten. 9ie erfrantten Sbetle uer'
ianaeu nab 8ube, 9eilenoer uno
linbeuoer BsDanolane, uno Der Bas
tient bebarf Der friihen SUIT, outer
Mahrune freien Gusmurfs oes Mors
aens, nit idneGer unb bauernoer
Stnoeruug. 9teine 5laidfen 81
AS Gents e~em6bnlihe @rbBe nabesu
Q Wtaf 70 uiei eutbattenb 70 Gents.
Sn allen Gpotbefen ~ haben.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1910-10-28
Gebte Roffnuna srid,munoen.

Gebte Hoffnune perid1munoen.
GtB berpDrraeenos sterste ineten
bob B. Wf. Smitbhart, BON Ietin,
Sa,, uubeitbare Ghminbiu1t babe,
NOR befen lette Spffnuna bnhin.
nber Er. aines Neru DISCOVERY fir
9fwiublutt. Sufen uno Grfdttun.
aen retteten ihm BON Grade. Or
iaet: nGieie Mebisht bat mid ariinbs
lid1 furilt uno meiu 2eben aerettet.
Seitbem babe id iie 10 Sabre lang
aebrauht, unb eradte bieielbe oils
cine tuun6erbares Salss unb 2uneens
Seilnittet.4 Streng mifenidaft.
Tides Seifmittel fir Suiten. tpeben
gals Dber @rfdltuneen,s rnb fdJeres
@orbeuaungsmittel aeeenHneumpnia.
@arantirte Stnithen gu so Gents unb
$1.o0 In 8alter BrDs. apOtbeIe
8robe 6faide fret.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1910-10-28
ELLIS SUPPORTS AMENDMENT.
Hearty Endorsement From Forme,
Secretary Of Agricultural Board.

George B. Ellis, editor of the Mis-.
souri, Farmer and Breeder, and for
mer secretary OF the State Board OF
Agriculture, in speaking Of Constitu.
tional Amendment No. III, to be votec
on in November, which provides sep.
arate and definite support for the
University Of Missouri, says: II con
slider the work of the Agricultural Col
lege worth more to the farmer of Mis-
souri, than the expense of the entire
University. An increased yield Of on
~ n bushel OF corn would add. at
current prices, something like three
and one-half million dollars to the far.
mers' profits every year. The experi.
ments made by the Agricultural Col.
lege show an average increase Of
about nine bushels Of corn where the
improved seed bred up by the Col
lege has been used. The work of tho
Agricultural College is developing a
better variety OF wheat for this state
and as 500 as 1t reaches far enoush
to distribute the seed generally. II
should result In increased Yields Of
from five to ten bushels per acre
which would mean anywhere from
ten TO twenty million bushels of wheat
annually, or, ten to twenty million dol.
lars OF wealth.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1910-10-28
SPRAYING SAVES MILLIONS
YIELD OF APPLE AND PEACH
ORCHARDS INCREASED BY IT.
Great Work CT Missouri College Of
Agriculture is Greatly
Appreciated.

The Missouri College of Agricul-
ture has recently demonstrated oy a
number of experiments the remark
ably large benefits of spraying apple
and peach orchards. ". H. Chandler
of the Horticultural Department Of the
College recently had an experience
In a sprayed apple orchard in Buchan-
an county, where the total number OF
barrels of number one apples was rs
per cent of the entire number grown,
while in an unsprayed orchard adjoin-
ing it there were only 15 per cent OF
number ones. The number n APP
pies were worth from $2.25 to $3.50
per barrel; the others only 80 to so
cents per barrel.
In an orchard in the central part of
Missouri containing 300 trees, the
Agricultural College last year sprayed
100 trees, and the owner later stated
that he picked more good apples off
those n hundred trees than he did
on the remaining 5000.
In a 140-acre commercial orchard
the College last year sprayed one
acre of Jonathan apples. This sprayed
acre produced more marketable APP
pies than the remaining 100 acres,
which were not sprayed.
In an interview, Prof. Chandler
says: You would be safe in estimat-
ing the net profits Oh a sprayed or
chard at $125, as against $25 to $50
on an unsprayed orchard. In fact, /
do not think you would be exagger-
ating it il you put the total average
income on an orchard as gain for
spraying, for under average Missouri
conditions, ! seriously doubt If an IN
sprayed orchard can be made to pay
expenses, except in sections where
they have been in the fruit business
only a short time"
In Missouri there are approximately
400, 900 acres in apples. A gain of
SIS per acre in annual production
means an increased income to apple
growers of 100000, 900 per year.