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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-27
News of the Farm

Benjamin Whitsitt who with two
of his sons is farming 16 miles east of
Rock Island, is an example of an old
farmer that is satisfied to remain on
his farm, where he states with appar-
ent pleasure ne was born and moved
soon after his marriage, and all his
children were born. Mr.. Whitsitt has
been farming the same land for At
years, raising grain and live stock, his
specially being pure bred Shorthorn
cattle, which his father, the late John
Whitsitt, began to raise on the same
place in 1874. Benjamin commenced
the business ON his own account in
1851 and has had on his 500-acre farm
q annual sales of pure bred cattle, be-
sides feeding several carloads each
year for the market.
Mr.. Whitsitt remarked in telling of
his farm operations: 81 have never
starved my land; have never sold
any corn, but have bought great deal,
besides many carloads of oil meal; and
the manure from my feeding opera
tons has always gone back to the land
Raising grain continually and never
putting anything back on the land is
like checking out your bank account
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-27
MOLINE

Mayor Carlson Delesated.-The city
commission yesterday morning author
lied Mayor Carlson to represent the
city of Moline at the dedication New
Years day of the new municipal build
ing in Des Moines. Ed. Wager was
allowed s75 damages for injuries to
a horse he was driving along Twenty
third avenue. This is settlement in
full of viager's claim.
Moline Needs Hotels.-Need of more
adequate hotel facilities in Moline is
being demonstrated this week when
the Manufacturers is crowded by
farm implement statesmen, travellers
and retail dealers here for the holiday
visit to the factories and home offices.
In fact, 1t has been impossible to Sc
cure local accommodations for some
Of the visitors, who are being taken
care of at the New Harper and other
hotels in Rock Island. Among the
companies that are hosts this week
are John Deere Pillow company Of Mo
line, the D. NJ. Sechler Implement and
Carriage company, the velie Carriage
company and the Moline Plow com
pany.
Change In Firm.-A deal has been
closed whereby Patrick McNulty, for
many years proprietor of the Manu-
facturers' hotel transfer and express
line, disposes of his business to Ed
ward Anderson, until recently pro
prietor OF the Pillow City saloon on
Third avenue. Mr.. Anderson will con
tinue the express business from the
same headquarters, 81 Nineteenth
street. He intends to add to his ia
cilities in the spring by the purchase
Of a number of large drays, and may
build a new barn.
City Buys Velie Car.-By unanimous
vote the city commission yesterda,
purchased from the Velie Motor We
hicle company a model ''I'' 1912 Velis
automobile for use by the municipal
street department The Velie people
will deliver the car March ID, mex
year, at a bid price of $1,237.5O
though this model motor car is solt
by the local factory for 1880.
will be remembered that numerou
bids were received by the city, blu
that of the Velie people was consid
cred to be the most advantageous
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Garland to Speak.-Hamlin Garland
novelist and dramatist, will address
members of the After Dinner club a
the meeting Jan. s, 1912. 1t will b
the last meeting of the first semester
new officers having charge of tn
February meeting. Mr. Garland's sui
ject will be ''The Joys of the Trail,
which he terms his favorite lecture
He also lectures on THE Fores
Ranger" illustrating 1t with slides
1t is anticipated that his talk will b
one OF the treats of the season. H
has written many interesting stories
number Of them dealing with prairi
life. Some of his works are Mai
Travelled Roads," "Wayside Cour
ships" Prairie Songs" "The Eagle
Heart" 1.-THE Long Trail None
Magic" boy Life on the Prairie,
THE Shadow World"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-27

the thieves to steal the goods. The
police have been notified Of the rob-
berry.
Obituary Record.-Mrs. Agnes Nc
Kenzie died Monday evening at her
home, TAG Case street, after a short
illness. She was aged "a years, hav-
ing been born IN Davenport. She is
survived by her husband, c. J. McKen-
zie; one son, Wallace; her mother.
Mrs. Anna Cavanaugh; half-sisters,
Miss Mary Cavanaugh, Mrs. Annie
Class OF Chicago and Mrs. Maggie
Thomelson of st. Louis. A half
brother, John c. Cavanaugh, also sur
wives. The funeral will be held from
the home Thursday morning with serv-
ices at st. Anthony's church at 9
o'clock. Interment will be in st. Mar
guerite's cemetery.
James w. Suffer, one Of the Oldest
residents of Scott county, born at lie
Claire in 1912 and jeweler in Daven-
port for the last is years. died at his
home, SOC West Second street, Mon
day morning. The deceased had been
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-27

cows; he also raises some hogs and
horses, but has the same trouble as
most farmers in getting mares in foal.
For his farm he keeps three pairs of
mules. His only son is actively en-
gagged in the farming operations with
his father.
About four years ago Mr.. Weber
bought an 80-acre tract of land, which
was badly worn out. He got posses
sion three years ago and sowed one
40-acre tract of 1t in oats, but the land
was so poor that part of the yield new
er headed out; the oats were followed
with wheat and he got a fair crop;
sowed clover on the wheat in March
with a whirligig seeder at the rate of
less than one bushel to eight acres,
giving it no further attention. but got
fine stand. The next year he cut
the first crop of clover and plowed
the second very deep. In 1910 he
planted white corn on this land, the
rows 3-6x3, and two grains in a hill,
from which he husked SO bushels per
acre by weight at 10 pounds per bush
ell Being the last field husked, It was
ripe and dry. The corn on the land
in 1911 made yield of So bushels to
the acre.
In trying to get some clover seed
last season Mr.. Weber threshed nine
acres of first crop clover that made a
yield of 90 bushels and so pounds One
side Of the same field that had been
clipped failed to make any seed at all.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-27
HARPER HOUSE PHARMACY
GUARANTEES HYOMEI.

If you really mean that you want to
drive every bit of catarrh from your
nose and throat, why not try sensible
remedy that is guaranteed TO Danish
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If you already own little hard rub
Der Hyomei inhaler, you can buy bot
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Will cost you 81.
Then breathe Hyomei and get rid OF
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4 days treatment will make you happy,
d weeks treatment and snuffles, mu-
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goodbye to catarrh. Try it today on
money back plan. Sold by Harper
House pharmacy and druggists every
v here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-27
A1edO

Miss Lulu Morgan went to Burling-
ton Friday to visit her brother.
Master Robert Graham celebrated
his fifth birthday Saturday by giving
a dinner party to his little friends.
Loyal Minor returned Friday from
Champaign, where he is a student in
the state university.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. B. Bolton and
daughter left Friday for visit with
relatives in Moulton, Iowa, and Kinks
vile and La Plata, Mo.
Frank Morrison of Moline came
Friday to spend short vacation with
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Forster went to
Wyoming Saturday to spend a few
days with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. Walker and baby
of Keokuk arrived here Saturday to
visit Mrs. c. II. Scott and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Reed left Satur-
day for Rockford to spend Christmas
at the home of Mrs. ]. E. Address and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Ward and little
nephew, FRANK thompson, left Satur-
day to visit friends in Marseilles, III.
Miss Bryan returned to Wauwau-
tosa, Wis, Saturday to spend her holt
day vacation
Miss yashti Valentine arrived here
Saturday from Lincoln, Neb., to visit
relatives in Aledo.
Judge H. z. Burgess returned Sat
urday from Oquawka, where he held
court.
E. w. Crawford was a business Wis
itor in Davenport Saturday.
Master Harry Metcalf went to Al.
bany Saturday to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Reynolds visited
friends in Rock Island Saturday.
Professor and Mrs. Glenn Clark left
Saturday for Grinnell, Iowa, to spend
the holiday season with Mrs. Clark's
parents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-27
Saved His Wife's Life,

my wife would have been In her
grave today" writes o. H. Brown OF
Muscadine, Ala, "if it had not been Tor
DR.. Kings New Discovery. She was
down in her bed, not able to get up
without help. She had severe bron-
chial trouble and a dreadful cough.
got her bottle of DR.. Kings New
Discovery, and she soon began to
mend, and was well in a short time"
Infallible for coughs and colds, Its the
most reliable remedy on earth for des-
perate lung trouble, hemorrhages, Ia
grippe, asthma, hay fever, Group and
whooping cough. Fifty cents, 81. Trial
bottle free. Guaranteed by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-27
Quick Relief for rheumatism.

George w. Rooms, Lawton, Mich,
says: "Dr. Detchon's Relief for
Rheumatism has given my wife won
derful benefit for rheumatism. She
could not lift hand or foot; had to be
lifted for two months. She began the
use Of the remedy and improved rap
idly. On Monday she could not move
and on Wednesday she got up, dressed
herself and walked out for breakfast. y
Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901 Second ave
nue., Rock Island; Gust Schlegel &
Son, 220 West Second street. Daven
port
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-27

i'll for the past nine weeks, but his
condition was not considered serious
until Monday, when his condition
suddenly became worse, death com
ing before the members of the family
outside Of the city could reach his
bedside.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-27

II you are suffering from biliousness,
constipation. Indigestion. chronic head
ache, invest one cent in a postal card.
send to Chamberlain Medicine COM
pany. Des Moines. Iowa. with your
name and address plainly on the back.
and they will forward you free sam
PIE Of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liv-
er Tablets. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-27

He said there is a great dire nce in
the clover seed you find in de mar
ket; the only safe way to buy it Is to
compare it with q sample you know to
be right.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-27
DAVENPORT

Licensed 10 Wed.-James Wilson
and Miss Mayme Morse of Morrison.
H.; Robert Summerson OF Coal Val
ley, III, and Gussie Oldheld Of Car
bon City, Ill
Lady Turner's Celebrate. The
ladies' section of the Davenport Turn
gemedde will have their Christmas
celebration Thursday evening Of this
week Special features will be the
lighting Of the big Christmas tree and
the presentation Of gifts. Dancing win
be the main diversion Of enjoyment.
and there win be musical numbers
during the intermissions.
Weber 10 Jsiled.-John Weber, who
claimed that he had lost checks az
gregattng S366 which were issued on
a Durant bank, was given ten days in
the county jail yesterday by Magis-
trate Roddewig. Weber told q long
story Of hard luck in losing his money
after coming to Davenport, but inves-
tigation proved that the checks were
Of no value to the finders. and he was
sentenced on a charge OF being In
toxicated.
Steals an Overcoat.-A brakeman
who gave his name as Harry Daugh-
terry, through a clever scheme, secured
entrance into the Heeschen tailor shop
in the New Kimball building Monday
ana walked of with an overcoat be-
longing to George Sternsdorff. The
man, who is about 30 years OF age,
walked up to the night clerk and
stated that he had an overcoat In the
tailoring shop which he needed right
away. The clerk let him into the shop
and in few seconds the man had
picked out a black one. This he took
away with him and has not shown up
since. The police are making an in
vestigation.
Falls OF 6ridse.-In falling of a
bridge near the Plate Ice company's
plant In the western part of the city
Monday evening, John Kelly, a
stranger in Davenport, suffered severe
bruises and had to be removed to st.
Luke's hospital in the ambulance. He
thought that he will be out Of the hos
pital in day.
Sues for Divores.-Alleging cruelty
and inhuman treatment, intoxication
and conduct unbecoming a husband,
Mrs. Mathilda Hogenkamp yesterday
instituted divorce proceedings against
her husband. William Hogenkamp
The petition sets forth that the plain.
TIL was married May 30, 1883, and
that during the past few years the de
PENDANT has spent thousands OF dol
lars in riotous living and has failed to
support the house, compelling the
plaintiff TO keep boarders Attorney
fees and alimony in the sum OF 81
per week and possession Of the home
stead are asked by the plaintiff.
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Drug Store Robbed.--Thieves mad,
A Christmas haul from the Moetze
drug store on upper Harrison street
Monday night when they broke into
the window and lifted several boxe:
OF cigars and three pounds OF candy
The thieves left a note In the windov
that stated they we're not through
with their depredations and would
visit the Bartemeyer store next Th'
window Of the drug store had beer
broken a few days ago and had beeI
boarded up. The boards were removed
and others broken in the efforts o
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-27

The peculiar properties or Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy have been thor
oughly tested during epidemics OF in
fiuenza, and when it was taken in time
we have not heard of a single case of
pneumonia. Sold by All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-27

All the news all the time.-Tbe
Argus.
The Washington times., 1911-07-09
TEAM TO STAY IN
DISTRICT LEAGUE,
ASSERTS HAND|BOE
Manager of Commissioners
Denies Dropping Out
Report.

There is absolutely no truth in that
the Commissioners will drop out Of the
District League, and 1 never told any
body to that effect" said 'Bill" Handi-
Doe, manager of the team today.
Several Of my would-be stars have
quit the team, to play with other teams,
saying there was nothing doing with
the Commissioners. Ever since the
season started, some of my best men
have played with other clubs when they
had conflicting dates, claiming they
would not play with the Commissioners
because there are no inducements Of
fered them to do so.
I'm addition to the new men signed
up the last part of the week, l signed
Arthur Guy and Nick Brewer this morn
ing, and when the Commissioners play
again on Thursday I will have practic-
ally an entirely new team in the field.
The Commissioners will finish out the
season, even If I have to put a bunch
of kids on the field that have never
seen a baseball. The team will most
certainly not fail to be represented In
the remaining gmes."
The Commissioners, up to a few weeks
ago, led the District League, but have
steadily fallen off on account of the
fact that several of the best men fall
ed to appear.
Two games last week were forfeited
bectuse the players failed to notify
Handiboe and did not show up.
The Washington times., 1911-07-09
TomorroW's Racing
Entries at Montreal

First race-Four and one-half fur
longs. Mazard, 10; Molly Kearney, los;
Garden of Roses, 100; Twenty-one, 113;
Naughty Rose, 10; Orlando Lady, no
Second race-Four and one-half fur
longs. Lady Hapsburg, Ill; DR.. Hollis,
113; Johnny Wise, 113; Infection, Ill /;
Dan O'Grady, 105; Carrissima, 10S; Coal
Chute, 105; Dandy Dancer, 113; Bertha
D., 103
Third race-Four and one-half fur
longs. Bertmont, lie; Guinea, 101; J. c.
McGrey, 109: Brown Tony, 109; Colum-
bus. ia; Cousin Peter, Ill; Creuse, ia;
Calipto, 109; Isabel Chase, 101; Alarmed,
100.
Fourth race-One mile. Hickory Stick,
102; Dorothy Webb, 104: DR.. Young, Ill;
well, 106; Billy Barrie, 102; Topland, 113;
Films. los: Dress Parade II, 106: New
Star, 80; Sandiver. 102; Lord Wells, 110;
Sandy HILL 10S.
Fifth race-Five and one-half furlongs.
Quincy Relle. 96: John Evans, 112; May
Bride. 1o7; Dona Van. 1O9; Ben Sand, 112;
Shaw. los: Punky, 12o; Miss Cardigan.
sixth rac%Four and one-half fur
longs. sally savage. iii: Eventide, 1O3:
Billiard Ball. 113; Bonnie Bee, Ill; Do
naldo. III: Susan, 108; Fleming. liz; Gilt
ter Chatter. 107; Miss Rex, Ill.
Seventh raca-Six furlongs. Grecian
Rend. 100: Good Acre. 1n9: Kingpin, sc;
Won Lear. lis; Kings Guinea, lis; Fla
hcrty. lis: Dolly Bultman. lis; Ed Keck.
11G: Rusticana, 80; Bodkin. LOG: Don
Hamilton, liz: TINY Tim. 101.
The Washington times., 1911-07-09
LatOnia Entries for
Races Tomorrow

First race-Five and one-half furlongs
James Dockery, 103; Hunkish. 103; Merry
Reau, 103; Charter, 103; Fairchild, 103;
Hibler, 103; Coy Lad, 107; Cracker Box,
1O7: Puck, 112; Embraced, 112; Cheer UP.
liz.
Second race-Six furlongs Branie-
line, 80; Lilly Paxton. 80; Abrasion, 101 !;
Idle Michael, 101: Inspector General
101; Chemulpo, 102; Reviser. 103; Clay,
1903; Outlaw, 104: Henry Walbank, 104;
Marsand, los; Dune Campbell, ITO.
Third race-Ffve and one-half fur
longs. Minstrel, los; Igloo, no; Tfrsna,
los: Nancy Crater, los; Dorble, 105;
Goidmine. 10S; Sadie Shapiro, 10; Kitty
K, 10: Rose of Jeddah, ITO; Damson,
11O; Alpine, 40; Mary Emily. no.
Fourth race One and one-sixteenth
miles. Colston, 10S; Kormak, 10S; Mel
ton street. 10a; Fireman, 109; Any Port,
110: Bell Horse, Ill.
Fifth race One mile and seventy
yards. Milton B., los; High Private, 17;
Waldo, 1OS; Fauntleroy. 1O8; Gilpin, 1o5.
Sixth race-One and one-eight miles.
Haldeman, SO; Volthorpe, 49,; Leopold,
100; Sweet Owen, 103; Ada o. Walker,
109; Melissa, 109; Queen Marguerite, 100;
Camille, 100; Peter Pender, III.
The Washington times., 1911-07-09
Commissions Action Last
Night Shows End of
Season Near.
CHARGES OF GRAF
AND OTHERS DROPPED
Officers Will Arrange Post-Season
and Intercity Series
Schedule.

Teams under the amateur commission
have one more week in which to
strengthen their lines, as tine commits
sion decided last night that July Is was
the latest date at which names will be
added to the list of eligibleS, either by
transfer or otherwise.
This amendment precIudes the signing
of any players after next Saturday,
going further than the original amend
ment of last week, which allowed play
ters who had not played on any team
under the commission to be registered
after that date.
Graf Charges Dropped.
The committee which wQs appointed
to probe the charges against President
Graf, of the Commercial League, was
dropped, and the matter put aside, as
there was no evidence.
The officers of the commission are
committee to arrange for post-season
and intercity series. They will recon-
mend an eight-club circuit for class A.
and three-club circuit for class B, class
a to be divided into high Class and
How class A. This committee will report
next week.
Professionalism At Peace.
The recent charges and counter
charges of professionalism which occu-
pied the attention of followers of anna
teur baseball seem to have died out, as
one member of the commission predicted
they would 1t served the purpose Of
showing one weakness of the amateur
constitution-lack of method of han
ding such cases, and has had the bene-
fit of causing rules to be made for TAX
ing care of such charges and inVestiga-
tionS IN the future.
The Washington times., 1911-07-09
Suburban League Is Now
Four-Club Circuit

The following is the official schedule
of the Suburban League as a four
club circuit. Petworth and Brightwood
open the series tomorrow:
July l0-Petwoth VS.. Brightwood.
July 11-Parkview VS.. Silver Spring.
July 12-Petworth VS.. Silver Spring.
July 13-Brightwood VS.. Parkview.
July 14-ParkView VS.. BrightWOod.
July 15-Open date.
July 17-ParkView VS.. Petworth,
July 1-BrightWood VS.. Silver Spring.
July 19-Petworth VS.. Silver Spring.
July 20-Brightwood VS.. Petworth.
July 21-Silver Spring VS.. Brightwood.
July 22-Open date.
July 24-Silver Spring VS.. Parkview.
July 25-Petworth VS.. Brightwood.
July 26-Parkview VS.. Silver Spring
July 2T-Silver Spring VS.. Petworth.
July 2S-BtightwoOd VS. ParkvieW.
July 29-Open date.
July 31-Petworth VS.. Silver Spring.
August 1-Bfghtwood VS.. Petworth.
August 2-Brighswd d VS.. Silver Spring.
August 3-Parkview VS.. Petworth
August 4-Silver Spring VS.. Brightwd.
August 5-Open date.
August 7-Silver Spring VS.. Petworth.
August S-Petworth VS.. Parkview.
August 9Silver Spring VS.. Parkvtew.
August 10-Parkvlew VS.. Brightwood-
August 11-Open date.
August 12-Open date.
August 13-Open date.
August 1+Open date.
August 15-Open date.
The Washington times., 1911-07-09

TODAY-No game.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Union vs.. Manhat-
tan. at North Capitol and streets.
Hamann, who has recently taken the
managership of National Union, has
taken steps toward getting his nine out
of the rut into which 1t has 1alen. ma
mann has signed several new men,
among whom are NJ. Smith and II.
Ford.
st. Martin forfeited to Kendall be-
cause Of the formers failure to have
nine eligible players on the field. Will
kinson has done much recently to boil
ster his team up for the last lap In
the pennant race, and will no ooupt
have a rafting good team next game.
In preparation for a hard battle,
Manager Curtin had his strongest possi-
Bile lineup, including three OF his best
pitchers-knott, Balzer, and McMahon.
With the men that Wilkinson has re-
Gently added to his team, it looks as
though he is going to make trouble for
the leaders the same as ne did last
year. st. Paul is another team that Is
doing much strengthening, and should
finish the season strong.
With Johnny Greer again on his line
up, Manager Parsley should be able to
get better work out of the St Paul
nine. 1t was Greer who was responsible
for st. Paurs good showing at the be-
ginning of the season, winning nearly
every game he pitched.
The Independence is one of the
leagues in Washington that is really
enjoying success. Although there are
not games every night, the fans are
loyal to the league, and are supporting
1t to their fullest extent. The heavy
obligation that the league i under
makes this support most urgenH
The Washington times., 1911-07-09
Miss HOtchkiSS Retains
Her Tennis HOnOrS

MOUNTAIN STATION. n. J.. July g.
The middle States championship ten
mis- titles were decided yesterday and
Miss Hazel Hotchkiss, national cham
pion, won from Mrs. Edward Raymon
the holder of the woman's title, by g.
g.
H. H. Hackett and F. B. Alexander
national champions, defeated o. H
Hinck and H. Torrance in the double
match by 3d. 6-3, and g.
In the singles, n. W. Niles had to
default to w. NJ. Hall because of an
injured ankle.
by Miss Hotchkiss and c. r. Gardner,
6-1. 60, their opponents being Miss
Souther and P. F. Clews.