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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26

Our plan of loanng money enables you to- borrow
when in need, any reasonable amount, at rates con-
sistent with justice. We give you the cash in a
lump sum and allow you to repay it in small regu-
lar payments arranged and stipulated by yourself.
call at office will convince you of the fairness
of our proposition and the sohdity of the firm max
ing it, MUTUAL LOAN COMPANY, Suite 411-412
Peoples National Bank Bldg. Open Wednesday
and Saturday evenings
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26

Two Couples Divorced. - On a
charge of cruel and inhuman treat
ment and drunkenness, which was al
legged in the suit for divorce instituted
by Mary Read, a decree was given by
Judge House, the defendant being
Harry P. Read. Judge House granted
Mrs Alice Haviland a decree of di-
vorce from her husband, Isaac B. Hav-
Hand, on statutory grounds. In addi-
ton to receiving the decree, the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26

Your complexion as well as your tenn
per is rendered miserable by disor-
dered liver. BY taking Chamberlain
Stomach and Liver Tablets you can
improve both. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26
TUMOR OF
YEARS
GROWTH
Removed by Lydia E. Pink
ham, Vegetable Compound

Holly Springs, Miss. - words are
inadequate for me to express what
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-26
DAVENPORT

Child Fatally Burned.-Louis Peter
Dittmer, the 9-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs Louis Dittmer of Nahant, died
after several weeks OF intense suf.
fertng from burns received on Aug
20 in gasoline explosion On the lat
ter date the lad is supposed to have
approached a gasoline. can with a
lighted match In his hand, thus caus-
ing the explosion. He was terribly
burned and suffered intense agony un-
til relieved by death. He is survived
by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Dittmer of Nahant and two brothers
Leonard and Peter. The funeral was
held Saturday afternoon at 2:3o
o'clock from the home in Nahant In
terment was made at Paramount GENE
terry.
Clam Bake Oct. 1s.-The date for
the annual clam bake of the Daven-
port Commercial. club, at which all
business men WIN be guests, has been
determined upon by the club and the
affair will be held at Suburban island.
Thursday, Oct. 10. Special plans are
now being formulated for the event
and a baseball game with other ath-
letic amusements will be featured
The afternoon and evening will be
given over to the entertainment.
MoeIIer Receives Appointment. -
The appointment of William Moeller,
assistant health officer to the post
ton OF clerk of the board Of. public
works, to succeed William Claussen,
who leaves the office Oct. 1. settles
the question as to who would be nam
ed to the position. Mr.. Moeller will
leave his present Office on the board
of health to accept his new duties Oct.
1. William Claussen, tht present In
cumbent, will at that time take up his
duties with the bunker Heating and
Plumbing company In selecting Mr..
Moeller among the other applicants,
r. z. Creswell, Alfred Behrens, Charles
Markus and Herman Warneboldt, a tie
vote resulted and when the motion TO
defer the appointment was made, this
likewise resulted in tie, three favor
ing and three dissenting. Mayor Muel-
Ter decided the vote and Mr.. Moeller
YVES named.
Two CoupIes Divorced, - On a
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-21

tools in school gardens are being dis
tributed among the pupils interested
in the idea. many who seem to be
scholars of the highest grades. In
many parts of the United States prin-
cipals and teachers and many others
interested in the health and welfare
Of the school children are continually
pleading for space. on which the chill
dren may play during recess and after
school hours. Naturally children will
take much pleasure out Of swing
and toboggan slide or any other appa-
ratus generally found on the public
playground, but give these same chill
dren the necessary implements with
which to till the ground. good instruct
ors and seeds to SOW and it will be
found that they will derive much more
pleasure from it and at the same time
be gaining agricultural training. The
movement for school gardens is fast
becoming nation wide, and towns that
have failed to utilize the vacant space
near the schoOlhouse should begin at
once, and in remarkably short time
the school board will find that the sick
list will decrease to almost nothing
and. at the same time tend to make the
place more beautiful.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-21
THE CITY BEAUTIFUL.
Landscape Artists Suggestions For
Improvement of Reading, Pa.

Landscape. Artists Suggestions For
Improvement of Reading, Pa.
A prominent landscape artist of
Cambridge. Mass. was engaged by the
Civic association of Reading. Pa, to
devise plans for a better and more
beautiful Reading. His report in part
is as follows:
above all. it is important that the
work of the Civic association should
not end in mere statement Of some
of the needs of Reading. Let me try,
therefore, to sum up the definite things
that are necessary to change the pres
ent Reading into decidedly better
place for business, for homemaking.
for the growth and development of
children. for wholesome recreati ton for
all. To my mind the following are
the twelve most necessary things to
do:
"First.-To adopt more thoughtful
and up to date method of locating and
improving streets.
"Second.-To remove from the main
streets all wire. poles and other OBJ
structions.
'Third.-To take prompt and vigor-
GUS steps for the abatement of the
smoke nuisance.
"FOurth.-To extend the city limits
by annexation. to include all the ter
ritory with the proposed Belt boule-
vard
"Fifth.-To add to the convenience,
comfort and beauty Of Penn square by
the construction of central mall or
narrow park strip.
eSixth.-TO proceed at once to make
the best possible grouping of public
and semipublic buildings.
"Seventh.-TO lay out comprehen-
sive system of thoroughfares and
boulevards, including diagonal ave
nues and belt boulevard to encircle
the city.
'Eighth.-To provide for the grad
ual abolition of all grade crossings
within the city limits.
"Ninth.-To build across the Schuyl-
kill river a series Of bridges of more
appropriate type.
'Tenth.-To secure at once for play
ground purposes as many open spaces
as possible. especially in the settled
sections Of the city.
"Eleventh.-To get possession of the
finest natural features around Read
ing-its mountain tops. valleys, river
banks and creeks-and set them aside
as public parks.
"Twelfth.-To investigate and report
upon the improvement Of housing con-
ditiOns in Reading"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-21
TO GUST BMLBOARDS.
Fight For Abolition of Town Ug-
Iifiers Spreading.
EFFECTIVE LAWS INSTITUTED


Cincinnati and ST. Louis Adopt Regu-
Iations Restricting Construction OF
Signboards In Certain Sections of this
City and Matter Exposed on Them.
1t is we'll agreed on as starting
point in the quest after a town and
city beautiful that the ever ugly bill
boards must by all means disappear.
The colored poster. that adorns the
dead walls and vacant spaces of town
streets is about the only created thing
for which no claim of beauty is made.
The signboard stands unrivaled and
alone as something that is frankly
ugly and justifies its existence on 9th
er ground than attractiveness to the
aesthetic sense, Many towns and cities
throughout the United States are wag-
ing a successful fight to abolish bill
board advertising. Cincinnati is max
ing a strong stand against the nui-
sance that should be duplicated in all
towns and cities. The fight has been
led by the municipal art committee Of
the Business Mems club and has cul-
minated in the adoption Of a code Of
regulations embraced in the city's
building ordinances. These regula-
tons are directed toward, first, the
character of materials to be used, nom
combustible material only being al
lowed; second, the limiting of their
height and area; third, raising them
from the ground; fourth, maintaining
an open space at the end; fifth. re-
stricting their proximity to the street
and maintaining the house line, and.
sixth. restricting the matter that may
be exposed on them. The business
mems organization also expects to
maintain the right to require that no
signboard shall be erected on or facing
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-21
TOWN BOOSTERS BOOSTS.

Valuable Suggestions That Are APP
pIicabe to Any Rural Community.
A town booster who knows how to
boost recently prepared these ques-
lions and suggestions, which are ap-
plicable to any town. whether it is on
the map or not:
Where is our town on the map?
Who knows our town is on the map!
Who cares-other than our home
folks?
What does our town mean indus
trially to America?
What is it's rank in the American
development game?
What's the score?
Are we really in the game?
Boys, it is almighty important the
position our town takes in this race
for municipal supremacy.
And the old town cannot fight her
battles without you and me to boost.
We can boost at least If we do not
build.
No town is better than her men.
No town ever went ahead without
men to push her ahead.
A lazy farmer allows his crops to
run to weeds
A lazy townSman allows his town to
run to weeds-literally and fgurative.
ly.
Weeds and crops do not thrive well
together. Weeds and town develop
ment do not know each other.
Let's cut down the weeds.
Let's cultivate our ground.
There is reason for our town being
OH the map or it would not be there
Let us study our town little.
After we know our town let's tell
others; let's pass the information
around; send it abroad.
Let's work for our town.
Our. private business Is important
and must not be neglected, but our
general business interests are insep.
arably associated with the welfare OF
the town.
If the town prospers we will have q
better chance to prosper.
What are you and what am willing
to do to make our town more promi-
nent on this map?
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-21
PAINTING THE HOME.
When Done With Care II Improves
Suburban Life.

When Done With Care 1t Improves
Suburban Life.
Without trees, grass and paint no
rural home is complete. Beauty and
comfort are brought by them. They
make the abiding place home.
Where employed intelligently and SYM
pathetically they increase the value of
the country home and enrich country
life. The first two are now generally
appreciated, but the last is too fire.
quently neglected.
Rural buildings may be large and
costly, but If implanted they are
hideous. The humble house, the in
expensive barn and Outbuildings may
be made beautiful by paint with a
careful selection Of colors. Many SUBJ
urban homes are inviting because well
painted. the lawns neatly kept and a
few shrubs and flowers added to COM
plete the lacking feature Of beauty
and needs.
Naturally the first effect of paint is
to improve appearances. That is
much. Paint makes the old look as
new. 1t brightens the entire land
scape. 1t tells the character of the
people. 1t separates the cultured from
the uncultured. the enterprising from
the shiftless. the successful from the
improvident.
Paint, therefore. not only tells a
story. but it becomes the first need in
town Improvement. So mindful are
many suburbanites Of this that at
regular stated intervals the buildings
are painted and always kept so. In
deed. some go further and call paint
into use as necessary part Of the re-
pair of farm implements. and nothing
will pay better either unless it be the
wise use Of paint for interior decora-
ton of the home
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-21

parks, boulevards, paved streets and
scheme Of public buildings that will
be a credit to our people. We want
perfect water. sewage and garbage
systems. We want anything that will
make Spokane better, place in which
to live, and with these we may trust
implicitly that it will be populated by
the right kind Of men and women and
become as great and strong as the ag-
gregate of it's citizenship. We want to
combine the beautiful and the prac.
teal.
''The committee to be appointed in
a few days will be divided into sub
committees on legislation. physical de-
velopment, municipal administration,
commerce and economics, public build
ings and civic art and exploitation,
but will not be limited to any one i'm
provement or class of improvements.
We are more anxious to know wherein
Spokane is weak than wherein it is
strong, so that we may build accord
ingly"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-21
UP TO DATE ADVERTISING.
Key to the Secret of Success Of Every
Merchant.

Key to the Secret Of Success Of Every
Merchant.
The fact cannot be impressed too
deeply upon the understanding of the
local merchant that it is up to him
largely to keep and increase home
trade. There is absolutely nothing to
gain by sitting back III swivel chair
and complaining that business is going
to the dogs. that the mail order con-
Germs are begging up the patronage
that ought to come to the town store,
but there is everything to lose unless
the merchant gets busy and counter
acts the tendency toward buying goods
away from home.
While each merchant must think out
in the main his own plan of campaign
against the octopus that seeks to de.
stroy him, basing his efforts upon To-
cal conditions the consensus of. opin-
ion throughout the commercial world
seems to be that up to date advertis-
ing is the key to the secret success in
this age. -
Merchants who use the advertising
space in their town papers to the best
advantage are the ones who do the
least complaining about losing their
old time customers.
Nowadays every merchant who does
any successful business advertises in
the local papers. but it is well known
fact that many of them fail to get the
full efficiency of the space for which
they pay.
The ancient standing ad." which
calls attention to "Jones & Co., Staple
and Fancy Groceries Always In Stock"
serves to tell the people that Jones &
Co. are still open for business, but it
does not tell them just why they
should trade with Jones & Co. instead
of with Brown Bros, who print in
their advertising space list of bar
gains from day to day or from week
to week, giving bargain hunters infor-
nation as to where they can trade and
save money.
1t is the merchant who makes the
best newspaper display of his actual
bargains who picks the plum Of pat
ronage People are on the watch for
a good thing, and when they get the
tip from an advertisement they go
after it.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-21
Timely Town lmprovers.


The following suggestions if follow
ed will go far to help in improving
and identifying the home town:
Make the old home more beautiful
this spring than it ever has been be-
fore.
Rake up all the bits Of sticks and
dead leaves of year ago and make
the yard ready for the mower when
the grass grows.
Fill in all the little uneven places
that may show in the lawn and scat
ter a little grass seed there. 1t will
soon grow and make the front so
much nicer to look at
Two stout wires with strip Of wire
poultry netting will give the sclematis
and other climbing vines something to
cling to as they try to find the top of
the porch. If they have not some
thing to hold them upward they will
trail downward and lose something of
their beauty.
A few climbing shrubs will shade
the porch neatly from the hot sun
shine of next summer. The, old fash
toned honeysuckle is: one Of the best
for this purpose. 1t is so clean, and it
blossoms longer than almost any other
shrub of the kind.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-21

Of short stumps in pruning and other
neglect cause mutilatiOns of the trunk
and stems Of trees that need attention.
Tree surgery therefore forms one Of
the important divisions of the care OF
trees. Cavities in trees, no matter
how caused. are thoroughly cleaned
Of all decayed wood. painted with tar
and flied With cement. 1t is a process
very much similar to that Of filling q
tooth.
Small cavities are filed with the
usual cement mixture of one part Of
portland sement to two parts of sand.
In the case of larger cavities bricks
and stones are used TO retain the con-
crete. and the result Is that strong
masonry column is erected within the
hollow tree. and it is thus strengthen
ed The filing follows the contour Of
the tree. But the cement is not filled
flush with the outside bark Of the tree.
but is filled up to the line separating
the bark from the first layer of wood.
so that the new growth. of wood will
form callous around the border Of
the filed cavity. and in time the bark
will roll over the cement and cover it
entirely. leaving no trace Of sthe ce-
ment exposed. ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-21
Novel Rules For Collecting Refuse.

Novel Rules For Collecting Refuse.
In the town of Port Jervis, n. Y. an
ordinance has been adopted which re-
quires every owner. tenant, lessee and
occupant of every building in the city
to provide receptacles for holding ref
use having a capacity for one weeks
accumulation. Two receptacles are to
be provided, one for ashes and rub
bish, the other for garbage and liquid
substances. They must be provided
with handles and metal covers and
must not be filed to within nearer
than four inches Of the top. The two
classes of rubbish must be kept strict
ly. separated and must be deposited on
private property. but conveniently ac-
cessible to the collector. the garbage
being kept. where it will not freeze in
winter nor become a nuisance in sum-
mer. These materials will be removed
by the city collectors. No refuse of
any kind is to be accumulated for
more than one week, and nothing
which attracts flies or would be
breeding place for mosquitoes or in
any way create nuisance should be
placed anywhere around the property
except in receptacles provided. Viola
ton of the ordinance is punishable by
fine not exceeding 500. by imprisOn-
ment not exceeding two months or by
both. Citizens are requested to burn
as much rubbish. papers. sweepings,
etc., as possible. This little lesson
should be practiced by other towns.
and they would, profit thereby.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-21
Home Merchant Is Your Friend.

The home merchant is the man who
gives you credit when you have no
cash to buy the necessaries of life.
The home merchant is the man who
helps you to pay the taxes that run
your schools and pave your streets.
The home merchant Is the man to
whom you appeal in times OF distress
for favors. Then why should you ig-
more him when you desire to make q
purchase? He sells as good goods at
as low figures as the, man who does
business in the big city. The hills
look green far away.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-21
War AGAINST spitters.

The women of Flushing. n. T., have
started a novel movement for the i'm
provement of health conditions in that
town in the form Of crusade against
spitters. The crusade was brought
about by the Good Citizenship league
which is composed Of some Of the
wealthiest women in Flushing. Each
member Of the league is empowered to
arrest any person who expectorates
upon the sidewalks and see to 1t that
they are brought before police court
and fined 50 for violating the anti.
splitting ordinance.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-21

any public park, square. municipal.
county or federal building. This is a
grand example shown by Cincinnati.
and let the public spirited of other
towns and cities follow suit. st. Louis
is also trying to rid itself of the
boards upon which the obnoxious post
ers appear and tend to deface the
beauty of the city. The building COM
missioner recently brought action for
the abolition of over 200 billboards,
the construction Of which violates city
ordinances, as consequence of de-
cision handed down by the Missouri
supreme court at Jefferson City re-
Gently affirming the right Of st. Louis
to regulate billboard advertising by
ordinance.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-21
An interesting Advertisinu FabIe.


This fable is printed by Kansas
newspaper for the benefit of its ad-
vertisers and, those who ought to be:
SIN certain barnyard there, were two
hens. one Of which when she laid an
egg cackled because she knew she had
a good thing and wanted others to
know it. That hen believed In ad-
vertising. And many were the break
fasts her enterprise supplied. When
the other hen laid eggs she disdained
to cackle. What's the use,' she said
Everybody knows / lay eggs And
she cackled not. One day the owner
Of the hens by accident discovered the
nest of the noiseless one. and It was
full of eggs. but they were too old
to use, and Immediately he cut or the
head Of the hen that refused to be
modern and advertise"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-21
Tips For Home Merchants.

Newspaper meh should be thankful
that at least some merchants sdo not
advertise else what would they do for
their horrible examples?
1t is all a building process-the rock
is built Of atoms, the tree is built Of
cells. the house is built of bricks, sue
cess in business is built Of conquered
details.
OF business the more you know
about it the more you know what
there is to know about it.
II you are good merchant the big
gest investment you have is not In
stock, but in the good will. Of your
customers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-21
Good Advice For ANY Town.

The board Of public works should
begin general and thorough cleaning
up of the city from one end to the
other. Every street and alley should
be looked after and the premises
thoroughly inspected everywhere. 1t
would not only be better in the way
of cleanliness. but it would give the
city a still finer appearance. and quite
likely the work might result in pre-
venting large amount of sickness.
At the same time the sidewalks should
be put in the very best shape pos
sible. every foot of them inspected and
orders to repair given wherever needed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-21
Houses For Garbage and Ash Cans.

Houses For Garbage and Ash Cans.
Things that tend to keep the outside
ola house in neat and tidy condition
add to the good appearance Of a town.
In many towns industrious citizens
build small wooden houses much on
the style of dog kennel to hold their
garbage cans and ash cans. They have
two lids and two doors to allow easy
access. There is no bottom. Instead
the whole thing stands on small
brick pavement, which may be easily
washed with the garden hose; conse-
quentIy there is never any odor. Some
people use wooden bottoms. They also
have a smell
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-21
BIG IMPROVEMENT MOVEMENT

Spokane, WASH, May Spend $4,000, 600
to Make City Attractive.
A movement is under way in Spo-
kane. Wash. which was started by
Charles NJ. Fassett. president of the
chamber of, commerce. involving the
expenditure of $25.O0O0OO to make
Spokane not only the largest inland
city. but the best place in which TO
live and work OH the continent In
outlining the preliminaries for the
work Mr. Fassett said:
'sWe want Spokane to be beautiful.
sane. healthy and happy. We want
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-21
Words Of Praise Helpful.

State Senator j.. L. Brady Of Kansas
says he met two representative citi-
zens from nearby towns recently In
speaking of the home paper one said,
1T is nothing much The other said:
Eve are all very proud of our little
home paper 1t is better than you
would expect in a town so small AZ
OURS Which was the best boomer
for his town?