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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

2S. The present indications are that
Mr.. Mueller will have a clear field for
the nomination and will receive 1t with
out a contest. 1t is therefore reasona-
Bile to assume that he and George w.
Scott will be the rival candidates for
chief executive of Davenport at the
city election to be held the first Sat
urday in April. The two city tickets
as now completed are as follows:
Democratic: Mayor. George w. Scott;
city clerk, Hugo Moeller; treasurer
w G. Moth; assessor, Ignatz Hid;
police magistrate, L. E. Roddewlg.
Republican: Mayor, Alfred Mueller;
city clerk, Joe Wagner; treasurer,
Walter Lucht; assessor, Louis Nissen;
police magistrate, James ]. Lamb.
Obituary Record.-Mrs. Anna Lue-
ders died Tuesday after brief illness
from an apoplectic stroke at her home
on the Hickory Grove road. She was
born in Northern Dittmarschen, Ger
many, Dec. 81, 1859. Besides her hus-
band, Carl Lueders. eight children, all
at home, survive, John, Claus, Peter,
William Carl Amanda, Fred and Jo-
hanna Lueders. The funeral will be
held tomorrow from the family resi-
dence.
Edward Walter Byington infant son
of Mr. and Mrs julius G. Byington,
1910 Harrison street, died yesterday
after short illness. Two brothers be-
sides his parents survive, Woodford
and Willard. The funeral was held
this afternoon from the late residence.
Mrs. Anna Borowsky died Tuesday
at her home, 913 West Third street,
after a short illness from a compiled
ton of diseases at the age of II years.
She was born in Dittmarschen, Ger
many, April IS. 1858. Her husband.
Herman Borowsky, survives. The
funeral was held this. afternoon from
the late residence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20

going east on Sixteenth street and
had just emerged onto Brady street.
He stated that he looked both up and
down Brady street before crossing but
saw no machine in sight. The next
he knew the car was upon him and
it was then too late to avert the acct
dent. The sleigh was a total wreck
and the horse required the services
Of a veterinary. While Mr.. Gordon
was thrown from the sleigh, he es-
capped being injured
o.
McDermott in Serious State.-A spe-
cial dispatch from Dewitt conveys the
sad intelligence of Professor Joseph
McDermott's nervous condition. Pro-
fessor McDermott left st. Ambrose
college several weeks ago to recuper-
ate his health, it being said at the
time that his condition bordered on a
nervous collapse. While many stories
are being circulated in regard to him.
they are all to the common end that
he suffered a temporary arrangement
early Monday morning, and one story
Is TO the effect that while he was in
this condition he crawled from his bed
and without DOMINIC street clothes
got out of the window into the street
and aimlessly raced about A friend
who happened to be disturbed heard
Professor McDermott and rushing out
rescued him and brought him back
to his home. 1t was reported that the
nervous shock and exposure had
caused his death. but this report has
been substantially denied and one sub
stituted to the effect that he was some
what improved and was taken to a
hospital in Dubuque for treatment.
Mueller Candidate for Mayor.-At-
torney Alfred Mueller has given his
consent to become a candidate for the
republican mayoralty nomination at
the primary election to be held Feb
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20

private customers in town, returns
him the entire cost of producing the
hogs, while ne has left the sides,
hams and shoulders to cure and sell
at good prices. He got I 3 4 cents a
pound for lard; ; cents for sausage,
Ia cents for shoulders, Is cents for
sides and s cents for hams. BY the
use of his telephone and regular milk
wagons these products are readily
sold to private customers in town,
and this procedure just about doubles
the returns from his hogs. Very lit
tie extra help is required for the
butchering. and this has proven a
most satisfactory departure. a steam
pipe is carried from his milk house
to the scalding barrel.
Providing Continuous Labor.
Such a diversity of work and prod
ucts is long step toward providing
continuous labor the year around for
the number of hands desired-a vital
element in solving the labor problem.
Mr.. Purviance is also an expert in
another farm specially, that of rails
ing. buying, fitting and selling horses.
Formerly this was an important
branch OF his business, but he has
not found the time for it recently.
This idea of having several spec
ialties and wide variety and contin-
uous work, to the limit of ones abil-
ity to manage it efficiently, is one of
the greatest lessons in practical farm
ing, and these are but hints of how
that idea is carried out on this farm.
OF course the holding of a large
number of regular patrons means a
carefully established and maintained
reputation for high quality in the
products sold. But the lesson of this
and many other farms reported by
the writer seems to be that plenty of
regular customers are certain to
flock to the man who makes his prod
ucts good enough and delivers them
in satisfactory manner, and that
they will pay him a larger price for
his reliability and for the extra quail
ity and care given to his products
than for any other elements in their
production.
HIS idea of Thorough Cultivation.
This farm has been completely
cleaned of thick seeding of burs, by
the thorough and intelligent methods
of Mr.. Purviance. This year he
double-disked all the corn ground be-
fore breaking it, and he got excel
lent results from the little disk at
tachment to his gang pillow, without
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20

Postum Cereal Company. Ltd.
Battle Greek, Mich, U. S. A.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20
The wheat made about % bushels.
Herd Returns S15 a Day.


Herd Returns S15 a Day.
The mornings milk goes to town
in two wagons, the nights milk is
separated and the cream bottled and
sold from the milk wagons the next
morning. From the sales of many
days Mr.. Purviance estimates that
his herd brings him in about SIS per
day. In addition he has been max
ing butter from cream bought of his
neighbors, but there is some ques-
ton whether the butter business will
prove very profitable, because of the
lessened demand during the spring
months when fairly good country but
ter can be bought at the stores, and
because of the difficulty in securing
cream so handled as to retain its
high quality when it comes from so
many different sources.
A very unusual and very success
full adjunct of this business last win
ter was the butchering of 80 hogs,
in lots of five or six at convenient
intervals. Mr.. Purviance makes a
high grade of sausage, and the sale
of this, the rib bones and the lard to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20
G7A
MOLINE
Dewend for State Vice PRESIDENT

Dewend for State Vice President
Moline retail merchants are to present
the name of C. F. Dewend of this city
/ before the state convention as candi-
date for vice president at the next
annual convention. This was decided
at the meeting of the local association
Tuesday evening after Mr.. Dewend an
nounced he would not again be a can
didate for state director. Only two
| delegates will be sent TO the conven-
ton. Heretofore Moline has been rep
resented by one of the largest delega-
tons, but this year owing 20 the ex-
pense, 1t was decided not to send 4
full quota. The expense of sending
| two men beside Secretary Carstens
will amount to more than 500. Mr..
/ Dewend's expenses are borne by the
state association. The new officers Of
the local association are: President,
NJ. r. Carlson; vice president, Roy
Green; secretary, Fred Berglund;
treasurer, A. J. Kucheman; directors:
First ward, John Day; Fourth ward,
y. z. Hokinson; Fifth ward. Edward
Holmquist; Seventh ward, Edward
Cowley; East Moline, Charles Dew
rose; Silvis, Henry Dierks; Water
town, Robert Pearsall; Carbon Cliff,
! Neal Hennegan, Barstow, Andrew
! O'Brien; holdover directors: Second
ward, Hugo STANCE: Third ward. Fred
Sundeen; Sixth ward, c. S. Trevor.
The president and vice president were
chosen delegates to the state conven-
ton. The alternates are Charles Brun-
strom and Hugo STANCE.
Mems Club Formed.-A mems club
has been formed in the Swedish LII
/ theran church. The first officers elect
1 ed are: President. Rev. l.. A. John
ston; vice president, George w. john
/ son; secretary. August BriSsman;
treasurer, John F. Freeman
/ Obituary Record.-Elna. 5months-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August OIL
son, 5424 Second avenue, died yester-
day after a brief illness from pneu-
monia. The girls father is on his way
home from Sweden, where he went 20
spend the holidays. and the funeral
will not be held until his arrival Be
side the parents. one brother, Arvid,
and two sisters, Elsie and Alice, sur
vive.
Clifford DevauIt Robbed.-CHffard
Devault. son of Contractor Devault,
who has charge of the new postofice
job, yesterday reported 10 the police
that he was robbed while asleep Mon
day night. Young Devault boards at
170S Fourth avenue and says that
while he was asleep $25 which he had
near his person was taken. In the
morning he awoke to find his pocket
book lying empty in the middle of
the floor and the door to his room
open. Devault says that his roommate,
Sorenson, is also short 81.
Hip Broken in FaII.-Mrs John Ali.
1929 Seventeenth avenue. met with
serious and painful accident Tuesday
which will cause considerable suffer
ing for some weeks. The heels of her
shoes had gathered some snow and
as she stepped on the kitchen floor
she slipped and fractured her right hip.
Mrs. Ali attempted to get up, but
found it impossible to move and re-
manned lying On the floor until her
son Herbert came home. Mrs. Ali is
so years of age and an injury of this
nature heals rather slowly when a per
son is in advanced age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20
SOME HARD KNOCKS

Woman Gets Rid of "CofRee-Heart."
The injurious action of coffee on
the heart of many persons is we'll
known by physicians to be caused by
caffeine. This is the drug found by
chemists in coffee and tea.
A woman suffered a long time
with severe heart trouble and finally
her doctor told her she must give up
coffee, as that was the principal
cause of the trouble. She writes:
my heart was so weak it could
not do its work properly. My hus-
band would sometimes have to carry
me from the table, and 1t would seem
that I would never breathe again.
THE doctor told me that coffee
was causing the weakness of my
heart He said l must stop it, but
it seemed could not give it up until
1 was down in bed with nervous
prostration.
For II weeks I lay there and suf-
fered. Finally husband brought
home some Postum and I quit coffee
and started new and right. Slowly
I got we'll. Now I do not have any
headaches, nor those spells with weak
heart. The doctor said the other day
I never thought you would be what
you are I used to weight 90 pounds
and now I weigh 1873.
Postum has done much for me
and I would not go back to coffee
again for any money. for l believe it
would kill me i'll kept at it. Postum
must be well-boiled like directions on
package say, then it has a rich flavor
and with cream is fine Read "The
Road I'm WeIIviIIe Z" foTnd en- nook
ages. There's a Reason.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20
DAVENPORT

Jones Sells Business.-Ed William
SON, who for years has been manager
Of the Wonder second hand store on
West Second street, has purchased
the Jones second hand store from B.
NJ. Jones. Mr.. Jones leaves his BUSH
ness TO become manager of the Sc
curtty Loan company. which is open
ing a new office in the First National
Bank building.
To Sell Quinn Estate for Note.-A
writ OF attachment in the sum of So
6OL51 in favor OF the Security Savings
bank and against the James Quinn eS-
tate, with Ella Quinn Estes as defend
ant, has been issued in the district
court and the matter has been placed
In the hands Of Sheriff Eckhardt for
settlement. The estate will according
ly be sold In sheriff's sale, the amount
to be paid to eliminate the attachment
being $9.501.51 for the note, S135.01
attorneys fees and $3S.45 as costs.
The sale is to be conducted at the
court house Friday, Feb. 4.
80
Breaks Hip In FaII.-Mrs. George
Anthony, an elderly lady while walk
ing on East Sixth street near Perry
street Tuesday evening slipped on the
icy pavement and fell to the ground
suffering a broken hip and other in
juries which will detain her at home
for some time. The ambulance was
summoned and conveyed her to the
North Putnam block in which she re-
sides and medical assistance was
called
Rehearing Denied.-Attorney Louis
Block. representing Charles Rink in
the celebrated Civic federation suit
wherein Nels Petersen was the plain
tiff and Mr. Rink the defendant yes
terday received word from Des MoineS
that the supreme court had overruled
the motion OF Attorney II. B Betty
for q rehearing. Recently the supreme
court reversed the decision of Judge
Bollinger and declared Mr.. Rink TO be
legally engaged in the liquor business.
L was then that Attorney Betty ap-
piled for a rehearing in the hope af
having the supreme court change its
own decision. This It refuses to do
by denying the application for re-
hearing. The final ruling of the SUI
pren,e court. allowing 3Ir. Rink to re-
open his saloon after securing a new
statement of consent, Will practically
dispose of a dozen more cases pend
ing in the district court and similar
in outline to that of the Rink case
Sleigh and Auto Colide.-In a col
lision ct the corner of Sixteenth and
Brady streets. in which William Cor
don in his sleigh and John Grippe in his
automobile, We're the principals. Mr.
Gordon's sleigh was crushed to splin-
tiers. his horse badly cut and the front
part of the automobile damaged to
some extent. The cause of the col
lieion is not definitely known but II
is claimed that the speed at which
Mr.. grippe was travelling prevented his
stopping the machine in time to avoid
the collision after the danger was
seen. Mr.. Gordon at the time was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20
The Best Cough Syrup Is
Easily Made at Home.

You can make a full pint of
cough syrup in five minutes by
this recipe-enough to last a
family a long time-at a cost of
only "a cents. 1t is not only
cheaper, but better. than the
cough medicines you buy. Its
taste is pleasant-children like
it, 1t stops obstinate coughs in
a hurry, and is splendid for
other throat troubles.
GRADUATED sugar syrup 1871 OF.
PineX ................. 215 OF.
Put II ounces of Pinex in a
pint bottle and fill up with
graduated sugar syrup made
as follows: take a pint of gran
ulated sugar. add one-half pint
Of warm water and stir about
two minutes. Take a teaspoon
full every one, two or three
hours.
This recipe will not work
with any of the weaker pine
preparations. Use the real Pr
mex itself, which is the most
valuable concentrated COM
pound of Norway white pine ex-
tract. All druggists have it, or
can get it easily on request.
Strained honey can be used
instead of the syrup, and
makes a very fine honey and
pine tar cough syrup.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20

The busiest and mightiest little
thing that ever was made is Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
They do the work whenever you re-
quire their aid. These tablets change
weakness into strength, listlessness
into energy, gloomIness into joyous
ness. Their action is so gentle one
don't realize they have taken a pur-
gative. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20

~ NE baby born every three and
One-half minutes ever day in
year is the way New York city
did its share in 1907 toward the
propa CATION of the human species.
Deaths occurred only ct the rate Of
one in five and one-third minutes,
and from that it will be seen that
the big city would be able to grow
with considerably rapidity, even if
immigration ceased. Accidents last
year resulted in 1919 deaths; there
were PA murders and I'll suicides.
There was a marriage every eight
and one-third minutes. The largest
single cause of death was consump-
ton, which had $500 victims. Or
ganic heart disease caused 1897
deaths-Human Life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20
INTERESTING FACTS OF NEW YORK CITY

So it seems that organic heart trouble is
next to consumption in the cause of deaths
and yet people will continue to drink coffee
sion have time and again stated that 'caf-
feline in coffee is frequently the direct cause
of organic heart trouble"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20

All the news all the time - The
Argus.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-03-03
PAGE ELEVEN

tiamen; Mr.. w. w. Downing, sum-
mer man; Mr. G. G. Porter, a Pull
man porter; Mr.. Curry Colvin, fam
tastic costume; Mr.. r. c. BrinsOn, a
cowboy; Mr.. E. D. Borders, Mr.. G.
r Borders, Mr.. J. w. Green, re-
porter; Mr.. w. B. Mclean, bachel-
ors; Mr.. J. Bert Stovall and Mr. Gray
Johnson, the ballroom Boys" Mr..
Harvey Wilson, an English lord; Mr..
Henry Willingham, of Augusta,
clown; Mr.. Roy Johnson, a school
boy.
Mrs. Myra Mclean paid Mr.. Wat
son the delicate compliment of ap-
pearing as "The Life of Thomas
Jefferson
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-03-03
OLE Jefferson,an
St. Valentines Costume Party

girl; Mrs. John L. Neal, Mrs. Frank
Granada, Might" Mrs. E. H. Nc
Cord, a shepherdess; Miss Nellie
Hadley, Japanese girl; Miss Ger
trude Jones, Spanish girl; Miss Ed
die Jean Gheesling, milkmaid; Mrs.
j. E. Gross, Mrs. Julia Cliatt, Mrs.
Cora Harrison, Mr. Hugh Gheesling
and Miss Loie Ware, John Alden
and PRISCILLA" Mrs. c. A. Farmer,
Lilac; Mrs. Tom Hamilton, ia
panese woman; Mr.. L. M. Harrison,
Mr.. Leon O'Neal, countrymen; Mr..
Banty Story, Mr.. c. H. Story, mill
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-03-03

Oh an enjoyable aHa1r: PROBABLY the
social event of the season in Thomson
was the Valentine Costume Party of
last Monday evening given by Mrs.
John Durham Watson, Mrs. Oscar
Slater Lee and Miss Needham at
Hickory HILL" the palatial home of
Hon. Thos. E. Watson.
A number of invitations were is
sued for the occasion, and eighty
guests were present to enjoy the
evening.
The receiving party stood in the
parlor, where the guests were after
wards presented to Hon. and Mrs.
Watson.
Profuse decorations, consisting of
red hearts strung on gold and silver
tinsel red carnations and smilax,
were effectively used in the parlor,
music room, hall and dining room.
They were intermnigled with scores
of red and white electric bulbs which
added much to the brilliancy of the
scene.
Fruit punch was served by Misses
Lucille Ware, Willie Belle Martin and
Ada Halves in the dining room. Here
and there were scattered dainty cut
glass dishes filled with bon-bons and
sailed almonds.
The amusement of the evening con-
sisted of the matching of divided red
Valentine cards. The partners Of
each one having been found in this
manner. This having been accom-
plished the object was the writing OF
a Valentine verse to each ones part
ner. At the completion of this the
verses were read alond before the as
semblage by the one to whom the
verse was addressed.
Prizes were then awarded those
whose verses were considered first
and second best. The first ladies'
prize, a cut glass dish, was awarded
to Miss Marion Gross, the sec
ond, to Miss Erin O'Neal. The
first gentleman's prize, silver match
safe, went to Mr.. e. D. Borders, the
BOBBY, key ring, to Mr.. Bert
Stovall.
After this refreshments of hot cof-
fee and sandwiches were served IN
the breakfast room adjoining the
dining room.
Delicious pink ice cream, nodded
in the shape of cupids, with pink and
white heart-shaped cakes, were al
forwards served.
The fancy costumes of the party
were varied, many were beautiful,
all showed a surprising degree Oh
originality and thought.
Mrs. j. D. Watson, Mrs. Lee ana
Miss Needham, the hostesses, were
t very becomingly gowned for the oc-
| casion. Mrs. Watson and Mrs Lee
| were in silk MULE, while Miss Need
ham appeared as a true colonial
| dame.
Those present and characters
represented were as follows: DR.. and
Mrs. B. F. Riley, Josiah and Saman-
| thia;" Mr. Herk Johnson, Mrs. Herk
| Johnson, "a Song of Single Note;
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Curtis, Mr. }. 5.
McLemore, "The Little Preacher;
Mrs. J. S. McLemore, Japanese Wo-
man; Mr. and Mrs. R. w. Lane, OF
Cobbham, Mr.. I. E. Farmer, Mrs. |.
E. Farmer, housemaid; Mr.. j. s.
Boyd, Mrs. J. S. Boyd, "Ben Hur;;"
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Brinkley, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. J. Perry, Cook and Peary;;"
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Mobley, Dutch
couple; Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. McCom-
mons, Miss Louise Riley, Dutch
girls; Miss Marion Gross, shepherd
ess; Miss Camille Gross, Spanish
girl; Miss Sallie Story, an Indian
girl; Miss Ada Halves, RED Riding
Hood" Miss Ella Belle McLemore,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-03-03

CHARLES HATHAWAY,
twelve year old son of c.. w.
Hathaway, Atlanta, Ga, learn
ed the famous Charter Short
hand in SO days at Bagwell
Business College, and he now
holds a good position. He is
a sixth grade pupil from the
public schools.
The following is letter
from his employer:
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-03-03

Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 5, 1910.
j. o. Bagwell, President,
Bagwell Business College,
Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Sir:-In answer to your in
quiry in regard to Master Charley
Hathaway, will say that I consider
his work remarkable for a boy of
his age and time spent in business
college. Judging from his speed in
writing and the ease and accuracy
by which he reads his notes, the
system of shorthand he writes must
be very easy to learn for one so
young to have accomplished as
much in so short a time.
Very truly yours,
SOUTHERN SCHOOLS OF CORRE-
SPONDENCE,
T. E. GARRETT, President.
307 Temple Court Building.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-07
CAN SUPPORT
TEN MILLION
POPULATION
OREGON HAS THIRTY MILLION
ACRES OF AGRICULTURAL
LAND-AND is BUT AT THE
BEGINNING OF IT'S PRODUC-
TIVE STAGE.

BY Prof. James WithycOmbe, Super
intendent U. S. Experiment Stations.
The annual production of the
farms of Oregon has passed the one
hundred million dollar mark. This
even is but a beginning of what the
ultimate output will be. There are
approximately thirty million acres of
possible agricultural land in this
State-an agricultural empire, cap
able, when developed, of easily sus-
tanning a population of ten million
people. The farms of this State
some day will yield a gross annual
revenue of five hundred million dol
lars. 1t is indeed a land of agricul-
tural opportunity with great latent
possibilities of the soil and a most
hospitable climate. In humid West
ern Oregon a very wide range of
crop production can easily be Sc
cured. This range of production in
cludes the cereals, forage plants,
fruits and vegetables. In fact, every
species of economic plants found in
the temperate zone thrives here.
This extremely wide range of prod
uction is exceptionally favorable to
the small farm home. 1t is pre-
eminently dairying and stock
country where every class of domes-
tic farm stock can be grown to the
greatest perfection. The finest
types of draft and light harness
horses are produced in this section.
Western Oregon is noted for it's long
wool sheep, which attain great
weight for age and yield combing
wool of superior length and lustre.
1t is truly a section of remarkable
possibilities in plant and animal
production.
1t is a land of boundless oppor-
tunities for fruit production. In
fact, there are several million acres
of choice fruit lands within the
borders of the State.
Agriculture in this State is rapidly
coming into its own. Markets are
developing and transportation facili-
ties are steadily improving, thus
bringing the farms constently closer
to the centers of consumption. Not
only are the farms today yielding
larger revenues tim at any time in
the past, but life on the farm has
also immeasurably improved. Rural
mail. telephone and better roads
have added much to the pleasures
and comforts of the farm home.
Oregon is, indeed a favored land.