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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28
Social Events
HAILRERG-NELsoN.

THE MARRIAGE OF MISS ESTE
er Nelson, daughter of Mr.. and Mis-.
John Nelson of 645 Observation-Disclosures
street, Moline. and Arthur Hallbers.
son of Mr. and Mrs. NJ P. HaIberg OF
Tacoma, Wash. took place "Wednesday
afternoon at the brides home The
Rev. Carl Ningren. pastor of the Swed-
fish Baptist church, was officiating
clergyman. Pink and white asters, and
asparagus fern decorated the Nelson
home very effectively. a bay window.
banked with ferns. palms and astei 5
served as a ceremony stand. Miss
Florence Swanson presided at the pi-
ano and announced the coming OF the
bridal party with Mendeissohns we'd
ding march. The only attendant was
little Doris Nelson who served as flow
er girl. She was daintily gowned in a
white lingerie froCk and she wore
soft pink ribbons as sash and hair DO y.
The bride and bridegroom followed,
the bride lovely in her wedding gown
OF white wolfe. She wore a full Length
bridal veil and carried a bouquet of
bride roses. A wedding supper WIS
served following the ceremony. and
Mr. and Mrs. Hallberg left last evening
on a wedding trip. The bride wore d
tailored suit Of tan and hat 10 match
Cor travelling.
Both Miss Nelson and Mr.. ShellbeTg
have always made their homes in u =
line, where they attended the puS:ic
schools and graduated from the hIEh
school Miss Nelson has taught in TIC
local schools, being stationed Last yea
at the Grant school. Mr.. Hallbers Is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28

Buy a home of Reidy Eros.
Kerler Rug company. cleaners.
Picnic hams at Schroeder Bros.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For express. call Spencer & Trefz-
Fresh dressed chickens at Schrced
er Bros.
Let William johnson do your tin and
furnace work; 1916 Third avenue.
H. T. Siemon wants your tin and
furnace work; 1526-152s Fourth ave
nue.
Loans on real estate security Al
bert Huber, Peoples National bank
building.
Kindling wood $3.50 per load at the
Rock Island Sand and Gravel coz
pzny. Old phone sos.
Use California port wine; regular
price 81. now only 81 per gallon. Is
land City Supply company, 2223 Fourth
avenue.
Do your eyes need attention? Do
you have eye strain headaches? See L
Marks. the eye-sight specialist, over
Dolly Bros'. shoe store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28
ENTERTAINs LADIES' AID.

MRS. W. J. COYNE OF $40 THiR
tieth street, entertained the Ladies'
Aid Of the Memorial Christian church.
yesterday afternoon, in honor of her
sister, Mrs. c. S. Colgrove, who is heye
visiting from Hammond, Ind, and for
Mrs. E. Peterson, who soon departs for
her new home. at Blue Island. Music n
selections were given by Miss Estella
Coyne and Mrs. Ralph Stanton. Dainty
refreshments were served.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28

Young men should by all means avoid
habit which will always tell against
them The first thing a young man
starting out into Independent life
should do is TO take squarely upon his
shoulders the social burdens that be.
long to him. The policy breeds man.
Illness and selfrespect. and will re.
move him from all liability 10 become
the poor creature known as the Sun.
day hummer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28
LUNCHEON FOR FRIEND.

MRS, GEORGE WATSON FRENCH
entertained at an informal luncheon
at Iowana on the River road, Pleas
ant Valley. for Mrs. Joseph Hecht
today at / o'clock. Covers were laid
for ten. Mr.. and Mrs. Hecht, who
returned some ten days since from
their wedding trip. are the house
guests of Colonel and Mrs. French
at Iowana.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28


Mrs. c. o. Woodruff and Mrs. w.
H. Gest were elected members OF
the house committee and Miss Mary
Carter and Miss Margaret Giles on
the finance committee with w. s.
Parks as chairman.
Miss Hampton, as chairman OF the
building fund, reported that there
were still a few of the collectors who
had not reported, therefore a full
report could not be given; also that
many of the Office buildings had not
been canvassed as well as numerous
business places. 1t was decided that
the canvass be continued at such
time next fall as the board shall
designate However, donations for
the fund will be gratefully received
at any time and the donor will be
receipted for same by Miss Hamp-
ton, DR.. J. w. Stewart or William
Parks.
THE ASSOCIATION HOUSE.
The number of persons cared for
at the Association house are as fol-
lows:
Women, /; children, 8; girls, 4;
number of children in day nursery,
Z; number of days spent in day nur-
sery, III; number of meals given,
1855; women given help for ser
vices, l.
A number of the children have had
outings in the country through the
generosity Of friends.
Donations are acknowledged from
the following: r. E. Winters. from
1912 Fourteenth street, Mrs. *. Biz
kenmeyer, Mrs. r. r. Reynolds, Mrs.
Bert Wilson, Mrs. W. s. Parks, Rock
Island County Humane society,
American Women's league, st. Eliza
beth guild, Larson & Larson, Mrs.
George Lee, Mrs. Kenyon, Mrs.
Scadding, Swastika club, Friend,
In His Name circle, Kings Daugh-
tiers, Miss VeIma Hickman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28
BOARD To MAKE
A FALL CANVASS
Associated Charities Directors
Hold Regular Meet
ing.
BUILDING FUND GROWING
Many Districts Yet to Hear From
and Prospects Are
Bright.

The board of directors Of the As
ISOLATED Charities met at the Asso-
citation house last evening. Owing
to the absence from the city of a
number OF the members, the meeting
was not as well attended as was de-
sired. However, there was a goodly
representation of the board. The
reports were read and the following
hills allowed:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28
SHERIFF is HOT;
BEING IMPOSEDO ON
Custodian Of County Bastile
Says That Cities Are Not
Playing Fair.
MAKING JAIL A Po0RH0USE
Sending Him Prisoners Whose Only
Crime Is Being Sick and in
Need of Clothing.

More caution is TO be exercis I'd IN
the future in accepting prisoners at
the county jail. Sheriff o. L. Bruner
and his aides feel that they have been
imposed upon IN this respect in more
ways than one and therefore have
raised a contention in regard to taking
prisoners on the hands of cities and VII
lagos They assert that in many III.
stances the only reason that prisoners
are sent them is that they need med
zeal attention, and they cite numerous
instances of prisoners being sent TO
them with contagious diseases, and
sometimes in such a condition as to
necessitate their being taken TO the
hospital to be cared for at the ex.
pense Of the county. AS guards have
TO be furnished in these cases, the
cost of such a patient is about S1I5
per month.
SETS HIS FOOT DOWN.
For these reasons Sheriff Bruncr
has set his foot down on the county
icing made an asylum or sort Of Door
house for the county any further. He
states:
hereafter, no pTlSOHerS are COMING
into my custody from city jails until
an examination of their physical con
dition has been made. especially when
there is any room for suspicion that
they are not all right. Time and again
We have received people from city jaiis
simply because the local authorities
wanted to throw the burden of the ex-
pense of caring for them upon tie
county and / don't propose 10 have it
done any more, and that's all there is
70 it."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28

employed as bookkeeper at the Berg
lund hardware store. They will be
at home after Sept. l, at 1903 E.eY-
enth avenue, Moline.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-11-15
nay CURRENT NEEDED.

The time has cOme-in fact, it has
been here for a good while-when
Dawson should have day electric
current. Various enterprises that
depend upon gasoline engines for
power are spending a great deal OF
money that could and should be
saved.
There are many enterprises in
Dawson that would use current if it
were available for purposes other
than lighting. The dentists, soft
drink dispensers, newspaper plant,
garages. meat markets and others
would readily take advantage Of the
service.
The administration that will begin
the first of January would render
Dawson practical and substantial
good by furnishing the public day
current from the city's electric plant.
The proposition is one worthy of
their consideration, and one of the
first things they do should be to take
this matter up.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-11-15
WHAT IS YOUR INCOME?

1t is but human nature that each
of US should be more or less discon-
tented with our lot, for we are prone
to keep our eyes on the fellow
round or two higher up the ladder
and envy his superior advantages.
Perhaps most of us would be more
grateful-maybe little less selfish
if we took an occasional glance down
ward and saw how many there are
who are struggling with lifes prob
lens with fewer advantages than we
possess.
According to official statistics
there are in the United States 49,
$4,000 families. OF these only
1000 have an income in excess of
100000 a year; $4,000 have an in
come of SIS, 900 to 100000 per year;
100000 families have an income of
from $4,000 to $4,000, and 704,-
600 families have an income of from
$4,000 to $4,000 per year. This
gives a total of $4,000 families hav-
ing incomes ranging from $4,000 a
year upward-less than one family
in IS.
Coming down another notch in the
financial scale we find there are
1,446,0OO families with incomes be-
tween $500 and $4,000, and
1,786,000 families whose incomes
range between $1,000 and $500
per year. By the simple process of
addition we find that there are a
total of 4,2O6,OOO families in the
United States with incomes of 200
or more per year-or less than one
fourth of the total Subtracting this
number from the total we have A.
684,0OO families with less than
$1,000 year.
If the total income of your family
amounts to 800 a month you have
the satisfaction of knowing that you
may number yourself with the fnan-
cially more fortunate quarter of the
population. If your family income
falls below this comfortable figure
you have the consolation of knowing
that at least three-fourths of the
families in this great country are in
the same boat with you.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-11-15
PARDONING MURDERERs.

The Montgomery Monitor says
every time the prison commission,
or the governor, of a great state like
Georgia turns loose a murderer upon
society the respect for law and good
order is weakened, and excuse for
lynch law is furnished" The Mont
tor is right. In the last several years
the prison gates have been opened
for too many criminals through SYM
pathy and influence. Especially is this
true Of murderers-men whose
hands are red with human blood. 1t
Is getting to be a difficult matter to
convict murderers in Georgia-even
to bring some of them to trial-and
those against whom verdicts are re-
turned seldom suffer the penalty un-
less it be in the case of friendIess
negro. The growing disrespect Of
law, largely due to the abuse of the
pardoning power, is the moss Serious
menace that confronts the future Of
the people and their happiness and
prosperity
Referring to a number of pardons
that have recently been granted the
Americas Times-Recorder says:
There does not seem to be any wild
burst of enthusiastic approval of the
action of Governor Smith in pardon
ing of young Rawlings. Georgia is
weary of this persistent pardoning
Of noted murderers and other crimi-
nails. Heaven knows life is unsafe
enough in Georgia without making
it more so"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-11-15
ONE OF MRS. ARMOR's BEST.

From the Greensboro Herald.
Contrary to the advice of Edi-
tor Jim Williams Mrs. Mary Harris
Armor has been down campaign
ing in Greene for Pope Brown
Walton Tribune.
But Mrs. Armor didn't help Judge
Russell or Pope Brown either. She
made magnificent plea for temper
ance and a terrific assault on the
liquor traffic She is full of bright
sayings and witty anecdotes. They
fly off her tongue as naturally as
sparks from a red-hot anvil. Here S
one she got off while here:
oh, what we need is men," she
said. Men who don't go around
talking about the prohibition law
can't be enforced, but men who will
get to work and enforce it. Give us
some men with backbones as big as
tent poles! 1t is like the darkey
SAID about horses and automobiles
One negro said to another: L don't
know why bosses is so skeered err
automobiles; dey looks Jest like car
r1ages. Why, man, said the other
darkey, it's cause a boss is got
sense. He see a carriage running
along dout no boss and he can't I'M
derstand it and it skeers him. Sup
posin you wus to see a pair of pants
walkin Ground wild no mar in UNI,
wouldn't it skeer sou?' And that's
what We see in G.; every day
the streets full { IS of pants
walking aro md witho- any men in
them. Of course, it scares us, too. )"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-11-15
MIGHTY SMALL POLITICS"

Under the above caption the AL
bany Herald gives vent to it's disgust
at the cheap and demagogic tactics
of Hon. J. Pope Browns campaign
manager, who is from Ohio. The
Herald says;
The Herald is not boosting any
candidate for governor, but we
nevertheless are constrained to re-
mark that those who are endeav-
oring to drag prohibition in as an
issue in the present campaign are
hard up for ammunition when they
publish as something significant
the alleged fact that some prop
erty owned by former Governor
Joseph M. Brown on Decatur
street, in Atlanta, formerly the
property of the late Julius Brown,
is rented for a saloon.
Carrying out this principle all
along down the line it would be
treason, from a prohibition stand
point for an ice dealer who hap
pened to be a prohibitiOnist to sell
ice to a saloOnkeeper, or for
clothing merchant to sell him
suit of clothes,
1t is such silly horseplay and
fanatical tactics as this that makes
sane people tired of the continu-
Gus agitation of prohibition in pol
itics.
Our Albany contemporary could
have, without getting off the top
most rail of the sky scraping fence
from which it is viewing the friendly
and lamb-like scrimmage now going
on in the state, gone a step further
and done Governor Brown the justice
to say that he owns only one-third
in the property in question
and has never been in control of it
that the other two-thirds is owned
by the state of Georgia and two
thirds of the income goes to the sup
port of the Georgia School of Tech
nology.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-11-15
THE ELECTIONS DISAPPOINTING.

After all that has been said and
written there is not much in last
Tuesdays elections that is encour-
aging to democrats. Their expecta-
tons did not realize-there was no
tidal wave. The result may be
summed up when we say that Ken
lucky and Mississippi went demo-
cratic, while New York, New Jer-
sey, Rhode Island and other eastern
states were carried by the republi-
cans, 1t is the case of the solid
South against the solid North. 1t is
the old lineup at last, the old issues
terminated, the old lines redrawn.
There are riffs here and there. For
instance, Maryland elected a republi-
can governor and Massachusetts
chose a democratic governor by a
bare majority, but the legislature in
Maryland is democratic and the leg
lature in Massachusetts is republi-
can. SO what is the difference?
Ohio is the one northern state in
which the democrats not only held
their own, but swept everything be-
fore them and elected mayors in the
three largest cities-Cleveland, Co.
Iumbus and Cincinnati. This fact, to-
gether with the sweeping republican
victory in New Jersey, clearly indi-
Gates that Governor Judson Harmon
and not Governor Woodrow Wilson
will be the presidential nominee of
the democratic party. The News is
more firmly convinced than ever that
Governor Harmon would lead the
national democracy to a great vic
tory, while with Governor Wilson as
the standard bearer there would be a
repetition of the Bryan iuke. The
people of the United States will new
er risk elevating a political doctrin-
aire, with his vagaries and isms, to
the presidency of this great country
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-11-15
Bankrupt Notice.

In the District Court of the United
States for the Western Division of
the Northern District of Georgia.
In re F. w. Herman, Bankrupt.
In Bankruptcy. No 509.-Notice is
hereby given that the above named
F. w. Herman, who was on the 9TH
day of July, 1911, duly adjudged a
bankrupt, has filed his petition pray
ing a discharge, and that the same
will be heard before a Judge of said
court, at the United States court
room in the city of Atlanta, Ga, on
the 10th day of December, 1911, at
which time and place anyone at in
terest may appear and show cause,
if any there be, why the prayer of
said petition should not be granted.
This 9Th day of November, 1911.
o. G. FULLER, Clerk.
By N. A. Brown, Deputy.
NJ. c. Edwards, Atty. for Bankrupt.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-11-15
"BABY CORN"

A happy mother-stalk of corn
Held close a baby ear,
And whispered: "Cuddle up to me,
III keep you warm, my dear.
I'll give you petticoats of green,
With many a tuck and fold
To let out daily as you grow;
For you will soon be old
A funny thought that,
For though it had no eye,
1t had hundred mouths; twas well
1t did not want to cry.
The mother put in each small mouth
A hollow thread of silk,
Through which sun and rain and air
Provided baby's milk.
The petticoats were gathered close
Where all the threadlets hung,
And still as summer days went on
To mother-stalk it chung.
And all the time it grew and grew
Each kernel drank the milk
By day, by night, in shade, in sun,
From its own thread of silk.
And each grew strong, full and round
ANU edcn was SHINING white;
The cores and seams were all let out
The green skirts fitted tight;
The ear stood straight, large and tall.
And mother-stalk in glistening sun
Held up its emerald satin gown
TO say Your work is done"
You're large enough, said mother
stalk,
And now there's no more room
For you to grow" She tied the
threads
Into a soft brown plume
1t tloated out upon the breeze
To greet the dewy morn,
And then the baby said, NOW I'm
A full grown ear of corn
The Continent, Chicago.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-11-15
To Debtors and Creditors

Georgia, Terrell County, Notice
is hereby given to all creditors of the
estate of Sip Richardson, late of
said county, deceased, to render in
an account of their demands to me
within the time prescribed by law
properly made out; and all persons
indebted to said deceased are here
by requested to make immediate
payment to the undersigned. This
October 10, 1911. J. R. MERCER,
Administrator of the estate of Sip
Richardson, deceased.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-11-15

About the most ridiculous thing
in Georgia politics in some time is
the flying tour of the state by Ralph
Smith, who hits the ground in high
places once in a while and telegraphs
the Atlanta Journal how all the
counties for fifty miles around are
going to vote for governor. For in
stance, he lit three time in the Second
district and next day divided out the
eighteen counties between the can
didates. The alleged object of it all
is to let the people know how the
most of them are going to vote, but
as the real purpose in all probability
is to discredit the strength of Gov
ernor Brown wherever it is possible
to do so it will be we'll not to lose
interest in the election returns on
the night of December 7fh.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-11-15

A recent decision of the Court of
Appeals grants a new trial on the
ground that the jury drank up the
evidence bottle of booze that was
found in possession Of the defendant.
That recalls a similar case in Dawson
some time ago, when the last seen
of quart of joy juice was when it
was turned over with other "docu-
ments" as testimony. A mistrial re-
suited
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-11-15
For Administration.

Georgia, Terrell County.-To all
whom it may concern: Mrs. Ella O..
Hayes having in proper form applied
to me for permanent letters of adj
ministration on the estate of J. B.
Hayes, late of said county, this is to
cite all and singular the creditors
and next of kin of J. B. Hayes to be
and appear at my office within the
time allowed by law and show cause,
if any they can, why permanent ad-
ministration should not be granted
to Mrs. Ella o. Hayes on J. B. Hayes
estate. Witness my hand and official
signature this 10th day of October,
1911. w. B. CHEATHAM. Ordinary,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-11-15
HON. POPE BROWNS PROHIBI-
TTON RECORD.

Besides supporting all of the local
option candidates for governor the
past twenty years Hon. Pope Brown
also has a legislative record on the
prohibition question. In 1895 he
voted, as a member of the legisla-
ture, to submit to a vote of the
people the bill of Judge Isaac Bush of
Mitchell county "to drive barrooms
from the state of Georgia" the iden-
teal position that Gov. Joe Brown
now occupies. In 1896-97 Mr.. Pope
Brown, as a member of the legisla-
ture, voted against the bill by ex-
Gov. Boynton Of Spalding which
struck down the manufacture and
sale Of liquor in Georgia." Again
in 189899 Mr.. Brown neither gave
aid or encouragement to the state
wide prohibition bill Of Hon.
Barlow S. WilIngham of Mon
roe. 1t is exceedingly difficult for
politicians to keep their records
straight long at a time, but it seems
from the above that Mr.. Brown sue
ceeding admirably until he was bit by
the gubernatorial bug, and found
himself in need of an issue"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-11-15
For Year S Support.

j. Georgia, Terrell County.-To all
whom it may concern: Notice is
hereby given that the appraisers APP
pointed to set apart and assign a
years support. to Mrs. S. B. Gurr,
the widow of T. E. Gurr, deceased,
have filed their award, and unless
good and sufficient cause is shown
the same will be made the judgment
of the court at the December term,
1911. This November 4th, 1911.
w. B. CHEATHAM, Ordinary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-11-15
WHO CAN VOTE?
The Albany Herald offers the fol-
lowing observation:

The Albany Herald offers the fol-
lowing observation:
Nobody-not even the attorney
general of the state-has yet been
able to give definite and salts
factory Interpretation of the regis
tratiOn law as amended by the leg
iSlature at it's last summers ses-
sion but to be on the safe side
voters will do well to register this
year, whether they registered last
year or not.
That precious registration law had
to be doctored at the last session of
the legislature, and still it is in a
middle and has everybody guessing
including the bright young attor-
who is one of its wet
nurses. The situation, by general con-
sent, however, seems to be that those
who registered last year can vote in
the coming state primary for gov
ernor. Those who have come of age
since then and have been residents in
the state twelve months and in the
county six months and those who did
not register last year for any reason
and have paid their last years
taxes can now register The books,
however, will close five days after the
governor orders a special election,
the date of which cannot be known
until Governor Slaton fixes it, so
the best plan is to go and register
now.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-11-15

Editor Williams of the Greensboro
Herald-Journal comedies with The
News on the whiskey question. In
his last issue he expressed the view
this paper has held for years, as fol-
lows: Liquor is the most damnable
stuff that a human being ever drank
as a beverage. No intelligent man
can defend the drinking of liquor.
But there is a sane way to deal with
the question. 1t is, after all, moral
question, and people must be edu-
Gated up to the horrible results of
liquor drinking"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-11-15
THE STORY OF A ONE DOLLAR BILL
AND ITS FINAL DISAPPEARANCE

Ten years ago a Farmer put his
initials on a Dollar Bill The next
day he went to the nearest town and
spent it with a Merchant. Before
the year was out he got the Dollar
Bill back. Four times in six years
the Dollar came back to him for Pro
duce, and three times he heard of
it in the pockets Of his Neighbors.
The last time he got it back was