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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-25

that because a has a distin-
gulsned husband, of whom she is very
fond n proud, therefore she should
not want to vote.
In the fall Of 1908. although not run
nlng for office. Brand, as he is famil-
speeches of a general order. In the
course of these he often told the story
of a tramp who called at a clergyman's
kitchen door and asked for food:
The clergyman handed him out two
slices Of bread. and then said, 5"Can
Q pray" NO." said the tramp, Il
n nun y .Y know v any IN prayer" will you
tainly.' said the tramp. The minister
led the way through the Lords prayer.
At the conclusion the tramp said
When you say Our Father do o
mean your father n mine too?"
Yes said n preacher. We'll" said
tne tramp. don't you think it's pretty
mean TO give your brother a cold hand
out when he comes around to break
fast ?" "ee-
On New Years morning the Whit
locks had late breakfast, and before IL
was quite ready two men called.
They were obviously UNEMPLOYED
workingmen not yet slipped into the
tramp class; They had not come to
They were ushered into the dining
room. where h table stood spread for
breakfast. They wanted to see the
mayor on some business connected with
a job. "'sA
were very late with our breakfast
this morning" said Mrs. Whitlock: Il
expect you've been to breakfast al
ready" Both said they had, but Mrs.
Whitlock was perfectly sure they had
not. She went up stairs, where the
mayor was still dressing.
Two Of your brothers are down
stairs" said she: the table is all ready
there, and l know they haven't been to
breakfast. They've undoubtedly heard
you tell that brother story a dozen
times. What are you going to do
e them to eat in the kitchen. or have
them Sit down with us?"
why. ask them to sit down with ,s
of course"
The two brothers were invited TO
breakfast. II enjoyed hot eriddle
cakes. sausage and coffee. Their little
fiction Of having eaten was respected.
and they were urged lust to come and
have a bite. to be sociable. At the end
one of them. an old man.
looked up, with his pride quite melted.
"IhatS the first mouthful I've had since
yesterday morning" said he.
one day Henry Frisch, the sergeant
at-arMs in the mayors Office. entered
ofifand way said: There's a big
crowd Of men out here waiting to see
you. Shalt send EN- away"
MIR. ,Whitlock looked up You know
! never send anybody away Who wants
to see me. Henry said he.
But there's 500 of EN-" said Henry.
stoltdly: they can't get in the office.
The halls are full; they're blockin' traf-
fc."
Il see: well. Just steer them into the
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-25
Anthem.

Blends sacriticial red, white, honor's hue.
Today, the stripes and bars,
And sOmber is the field of loyal blue,
Purpled with battle scars,
And darkened draped in amber memories
true
. OF deeds no shadow mars;
Through all, undimmed, effulgence ever
new.
hin glorious destined stars!
Her flag great freedom bears In noblest
OF mingled JOY and grief.
While loveliest blooms the ivy, olive,
palm,
Fresh gathered May day sheaf.
With blessings deep she strews and chants
her psalm
OF gratitude's belief
Der myriad grave mid tenderest GREEN'S
embalm
10 virtues this. the chief!
The muffed drums, low plant of cy-
And nations proud acclaim,
Tell, in celestial blending syntheses,
The history of fame;
The theme of loves sublimest harmonies.
Undying, yet the same.
Heirs to that than which none greater is
OF patriotic fiame.
Selected.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-25
council chamber. Henry, and Til come
and see x,haf thoN x,apt,

council chamber, Henry, and Til come
and see what they want"
II was not difficult to find what
they wanted. 1t was In the midst OF the
last panic and a procession of Toledo's
unemployed had come to demand work
of the mayor. The vast majority Of
them could speak no English and made
known their wishes through an inter-
prefer OF their own. The mayor replied
that he understood and deplored the
situation; that he himself could do
nothing for them: that ne had no work
for them, and no fund for charity; but
that he was at that time trying to get
the city to issue bonds to secure money
for work on the great boulevard which
Is planned to surround Toledo. He eX-
planned the nature of a bond issue, and
said that If this were lone there would
be work for h unemployed through
the winter.
The bonds were issued, and a great
stretch of work was soon completed on
the boulevard which will some time be
the pride Of Toledo. The work was
done under municipal direction, and big
bonfires We're built where the men were
at work for them to warm their hands
occasionally. On bad days a great ket-
tile Of hot coffee vas set out for them.
But Mr.. Whitlock is not the only
golden rule mayor that Toledo has had.
Golden Rule Jones' was four times
elected mayor without a party behind
him and with every paper in the city
against him. When Mr.. Jones died they
had to have the funeral out OF doors
because no building was big enough to
contain the people. A"vast concourse''
assembled on the grounds before the
Jones residence, and the city's leading
men delivered the funeral orations to
the assembled multitudes as they used
to do in he Roman Forum when a
orps0nk INyO ltd 0Nn ~
of the chief speakers was Mr.. Whit
lock-"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-25
SIDELIGHTS ON WHITLOCK

How Brand Whitlock, the Golden
rule Mayor" Of Toledo. came by that
name is now generally understood.
Elected at a personal expenditure of
but 80 cents. and endeavoring always
to fulfill the dictates of a powerful
a national reputation, though his ad-
ministration itself is not without severe
critics, some OF whom think Toledo a
little too wide open" to meet the pre-
cepts of the author OF the golden rule.
But Miss Minnie j. Reynolds, in the
on the character OF h Toledo mayor,
and explains more fully why Toledo is
known as the "Golden-rule town."
Among other things:
It is the only city in America where
the police carry no clubs. night or
day.
1t Is the only city where a gathering
so great as that Of the G. A. r. en-
campment with 200, 900 visitors and a
parade two miles long. was ever ham
died without a club in the hands Of the
police.
1t is the only city in the world or in
history where a public banquet was
ever given by the police magistrate to
men and women under sentence to jail,
paroled under probation officers.
It is the only city where for six suc-
cessive ~elections-12 years-the mayor
has been elected. with all political par
ties against him.
has eve asked anybody to vote for
him or his ticket, either in private or
in any public address he " made
1t is the only city where the text,
"Do unto others as We would have them
do unto you," hangs over the judges
chair in the police court.
Mayor and Mrs. Whitlock live In a
little house of eight or nine rooms OF
a quiet side street in Toledo. There
are no children therefor they have
lost both OF theirs-and yet:
In II years OF married life the Whit
locks have never been separated for "a
consecutive hours. He Is invited to
the other, but she always goes too. He
v leaves Toledo without her. She
goes to every meeting in the Toledo
campaigns; maybe at the noon hour at
some factory gate, maybe at night In
the big tent He always wants her
in the front row, where he car see her
face. She times his speeches, she
keeps his spirits braced up. h looks
after his food. Somebody told me that
h packs the hardtc ok" when they
go travelling. Mr.. Whitlock has suffered
from Indigestion for years, n often
takes only crackers n water for
breakfast.
Mr.. Whitlock is long and lean and
loose tointed-the Lincoln type of
figure. Mrs. Whitlock is small and
( round and plump; a merry. cheerful.
practical little person. She ltves and
moves and has her being In Rrand. Her
mother is Won to say. p~laintively, that
she is DO glad Brand eats, because She
10 sure IL he didn't, Nell wouldn't eat
either And yet. queerly enough. Mrs.
Whttlock Is q woman su1ragist. It
never seems to have occurred to her
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-25
Back to Soil" Not Poetry to sIun
0veiler-

Henry Oyen in the Worlds Work
tells of the attempt of a Chicago BUSH
ness man to transplant two families
from the jungles of Halstead street to
his own farm in Wisconsin. Here is the
business mans account of his EXPERT
ment:
It's a failure. I might have known 1T.
I've seen 1t tried before and it always
went the same way, but the soft spot
in me always keeps saying that
there's a chance. You can't do any
thing with those people. They don't
want to be helped: they won't take the
trouble to help themselves. I put the
two men on as regular hands, on wages.
l gave them each two acres Of ground
to raise their own vegetables on. Gave
them seed n had my foreman show
them how to plant and care for their
stuff. I told them they had homes
now. and all they had to do was to take
care of them.
Did they do it? Not so you could no.
tice it. Their garden plots went for
nothing. and they barely did enough
farm work to make them worth their
salt. They kept their homes pig-shape.
Back to the. soil! Back to their tene-
ments was what they wanted. They
didn't have sense enough to appreciate
what 1 was trying to do for them.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-25
Col.

When you're feeling sort OF tired
And you don't know what to do.
Kind of feel you need the doctor.
Find yourself becoming blue.
Get to think you must be aillng.
Can't enjoy your special dish,
Drop your work and take to loahnR-
Go away somewhere and fish!
New York Telegram.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-25
DRAMA UPLlFT FAILURE,
LACkAYE TELLS WOMEN
Actor Declares Before Reform Club
That Fair Sex 10 Harmino STAGE.

From the Chicago Herald.
What women can do n what wom-
en- have not done to uplift the drama
We're impressed by Wilton Lackaye
upon members of the Drama League OF
America at the first anniversary meet
ing In the assembly room of the public
library.
Mr.. Lackaye began by commenting
on the report OF the president, Mrs. A.
Starr Best, of Evanston, that the
ship of $4,000 in America. Her report
that the league has 70 clubs and that
five new clubs had been organized in
the last week had impressed the audi
ence of women.
Il cannot see IN uplift in mere
numbers" he said. What have you
done? I have not seer your bulletin
on my present play. If it is good, you
evidently have nc influence. II it is
bad, l wonder at your nerve in asking
me here.
"'Ah-h-h!' Means 'Good-ay.'"
Il know the recent engagement Of
Sothern and Marlowe in Chicago was q
financial failure. How many members
of this league patronized that engag
ment? Many people when Shakespeare
is mentioned. clasp their hands and say
'Ah-h-h-h!'
That means 'bood-by' to the actor
and manager. They would like fewer
az CooAOllS VA dcSIuCtlc IeollHk ana
more practical attention at the box Of
fee.
Il hope the tired business man is as
tired as he makes me. He goes to see
questionable plays merely because 1t
rests him, he says. And his wife lets
him go.
1T is the women who have made
financial success of The Easiest Way
The Deep Purple and The Girl In The
Taxi
Women and Bad Plays.
"There is a cult of long-haired men
and short-haired women. who say GER
tain plays should be produced because
such things happen in real life. They
profess to see education Of the masses
in it. But I cannot see education in
something on the stage which would be
raided by the police three doors. away.
And the act is that every one OF
these plays do a larger matinee busi-
ness than they do at night. I have
seen women fighting at theater en-
frances to get in. Some people say
these plays are decent. I cannot see
anything decent about a remark upon
the stage for which a person would be
kicked out OF IL decent drawing
ROOM
Mr.. Lackaye smoothered the rufied
feelings of his audience in ending by
saying that he hoped the league. now
that 1t was organized, would begin to
do the work 1t promised and which 1t
was abundantly able to do.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-25
strac,i

OlstT actIn9.
From the Toledo Blade.
tor crazy?"
Reading OF bargains in cities 1000
miles away"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-25
About All.

From Variety Life.
Bride-Were you very much embar.
raised, dear, when you proposed to me?
Eubby-Crly ".ce-+ coo n'h love.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
FOX NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

FOR RENT-In Robinson building, well
lighted Offices, all cOnVeniences, in
Guiding elevator service, TOOmy vaults,
etc. one choice suite with large prI-
y4ts vault apply room 100. +. x
RhOads.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
pubIicattOp &otice.


State of Illinois. County Of Rock ISL
and-Ss.
In the circuit court Uf the Fourteenth
judicial Circuit of the state OF Illinois,
held in and for the county OF Rock ISL
and. To the September term, A. ID. 1911.
In Chancery.
Eliza Doty, Stella Doty and Gertie
Prouty. complainants, VS.. John Din, the
unknown heirs or devisees of John Dill.
deceased, Hamilton Dill, the unknown
heirs or deVisees of Hamilton Dlli, de-
ceased, Marian Dill, the unknown helrs
or deViseeS of Marian Dill, deceased,
the unknown owners or the northwest
quarter OF section number seven IN
township number sixteen, north OF range
number five west, of the fourth prlncl-
pal meridian, in the county OF Rock ISL
and and state OF Illinois, defendants
Bill to quiet title
To the above named defendants and
to everyone of them:
Affidavit of your nOn-restdence ana or
the non-reSidence of everyone or you,
having been filed in the above entitled
cause in the Office of the undersigned
clerk pf the circuit court of the county
you are hereby notified that said com
plainants have filed in said court their
bill of complaint against you on the
chancery side of Said court; that sum
said cause against you returnable TO the
September term, A d. 1911 or said court
to be begun and holden In the court
house in the city of Rock Island In said
of September, A. D. 1911, at which time
and place you will appear ard plead. an
swer or demur to the bill OF complaint
as you may see ht-
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois, this
9Th day of July, A. ID. 1911.
GEORGE w. GAMBLE. Clerk.
Walker Ingram & Sweeney, complain
ants solicitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05

State OF Illinois, Rock Island Coun-
ty-sS.
In the Circuit Court OF the Fourteenth
Judicial Circuit or the State Of Illinois,
held In and for the County OF Rock Is
land. TO the September term. n. -.
1911. No. 6464. Bill for Divorce.
Elsie Tubbs, complainant, vs.. Law
renee, Tubbs. defendant
Affidavit OF non-resldence OF the above
named defendant. Lawrence Tubbs. hav-
ing been filed IN the above entitled
cause in the clerks office Of the circuit
court of said county, notice IL therefore
hereby given to the said nonresident
defendant that the complainant filed her
bill Of complaint in SAID court, on the
Chaucery side thereof the 10th day
OF November, A j.. 1910, and that there
upon summons In chanCCry in said
cause issued out of said court, wherein
said suit Is now pending, returnabl5 on
the third Monday in the month OF Sep
TENDER next. as IS by law required.
Now, unless you, the said uOn-resi-
dent defendant above named, shall per
sOnalIy be and appear before said cir
cult court, on the first day Of the next
term thereof, 10 be holden at Rock Is
land, in and for said county, on the
third Monday in september. 1914. next,
and plead. answer or deuuur 20 the said
complainant bin Of complaint. the same
and the matters and things therein
charged and stated viii be taken as con-
fessed. and d decree entered against you
according TO the prayer OF said bill.
GEORGE W. CAMILLE, CLERK.
Rock Island, Ill, Aug. 3, 1911.
John h Scott, complainant solicitor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
SheriR,n Sale.

By virtue OF an execution issued out
of the clerks office OF the circuit court
of Rock Island county, and state OF
Illinois, and to me directed, whereby
am commanded TO make the amount OF
a certain Judgment recently obtained
against Harry Il. Schreiner IN favor OF
the Rock Island County Abstract com
pany, a corporation, out OF lands, tene-
meHts, goods ana chattels OF the said
Harry Il. Schreiner, L have levied on the
following described property, to-wit:
West half OF lot eIgnt (aDF in block
nine go, in that part OF the city of Rock
Island known as and called the OLD or
Original Town. situated in Rock Island
county, Illinois.
Therefore, according 10 said command.
shall expose for sale at public auc-
ton, all the right, title and interest OF
the above named Harry Il. Schreiner in
and to the above described property, at
10 O'Clock a. m. on Friday. the 18Th day
of August, A. d. 1911. at the east door
of the court house in Rock Island coun-
~, Illinois.
Dated at Rock Island, Ill, this 27th
day of July, A u. 1911,
q. /. BRUNER,
Sheriff of Rock Island County.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
LEGAL.
Notice of Publication.


state OF Illinois. Rock Island Coun-
ty-ss.
In the Circuit Court: September term.
1911. In Chancery; No. 65SS
William n. Meyer, ct al. vs.. Mary d.
Frazer, ct al
AFFIDAVIT OF the non-rcsidcnce Of y. y.
Sawyer. implicated with the above de-
PENDANTS, Mary 3. Frazer and Edwin q.
Frazer, having been filed In the clerks
office of the circuit court OF said coun-
ty, notice is therefore hereby given TO
the said nonresident defendant that the
Complainants filed their bill OF complaint
in said court, on the chancery side there
OF. on the 31st day OF July, 1911, and
that thereupOn summons issued out OF
said court, wherein said suit Is now
pending, returnable on the third Mon
day in the month OF September next. as
is by law required.
Now, unless you, the said non-resi-
dent defendant above named, N. b. Saw
yer, shall personally be and appear be-
of the next term thereof. to be holden
at Rock Island, In and for said county,
on the third Monday CHE 18th day. In
September next, and plead. answer or
demur to the said com plainants bill OF
complaint, the same and the matters
and things therein charged and stated
will be taken as confessed, and a de-
cree entered against you according TO
the prayer OF said bill
GEORGE w. GAMBLE, Clerk
Rock Island. Ill, July 81. 1911.
l.. b. Olmsted, complainants solicitor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05

FOR RENT-A modern hve-room fiat,
opposite c. r. 1. * p. passenger de-
is53-L, or call at 2lO3 Harrison street,
Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
Petition 10 Probate Will

State of Illinois. Rock Island Coun-
ty-SS:
Probate Court, Rock Island county.
July term, 1911.
In the matter of the probate of the
last will and testament OF Mary Sum
mers, deceased. Ia probate.
To All Persons Whom This May Con-
cern-Greeting:
Notice Is hereby gwen that on the
18TH day OF July. A. D. 1911, a pc
tition was tIed in the probate court OF
Rock Island county, Illinois, asking that
the last viii and testament OF Mary
Summers, deceased, be admitted to pro-
bate. The same petition further states
that the following named persons are
ali the heirs At-laW and legatees: Hugh
Summers. Winnie Briggs, Willie Flood,
Father Flanagan, Father Troy.
You are further notified that the hear
ing of the proof Of said viii mas been
set by said court for the 5th day Of Sep
TENDER, "A u. 1911, at the hour OF 8
o'clock in the forenoon, at the court
house in Rock Island, In said county,
when and where you can appear, II you
see At, and show cause, II any you have,
why said will should not be admitted 70
probate JOHN E FLEMING,
Clerk Probate Court.
Dated July IS. 1911
jackson. Hurst & Stafford, attorneys
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
AdmIniutrntor,r Notice.

Estate of Timothy Beecher, deceased.
The undersigned having been ap-
pointed administrators OF the estate Of
Timothy Beecher, late of the county OF
Rock Island, state of Illinois. deceased.
hereby gives notice that he will appear
before the probate court OF Rock Island
county, at the probate court room, In
the city of Rock Island, at the Septem-
Der term, on the first Monday in Sep
tember next, at which time ali persons
having claims against said estate are
notifed and requested TO attend for the
purpose of having the same adjusted
All persons indebted TO said estate are
requested to make immediate payment
to the undersigned.
Dated 18th day of July. A d. 1911.
]. u. BEECHER, Administrators.
James w. Mauckcr. attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05

FOF SALE-Lots on Sixth and Seventh
streets, between Fourteenth and Eigh-
teenth avenues: cement walks: easy
walking distance OF west end factor
les; terms, small payment down, bal
ance on your own terms Inquire OF
Phone 1895.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
AdminIstrntrlA,s NotIce.

The undersigned having been ap-
pointed administrators of the estate or
John a. Mohr, late OF the county or
Rock Island. state of Illinois, deceased,
hereby gives notice that she will appear
before the proba te court Of Rock Island
county. at the prooate court room, IN
the city of Rock Island. at the Septem-
Der term, on the first day of the Sep
TENDER term next, at which time all
persons having claims against said es-
tate are notified and requested to attend
for the purpose OF having the same ad-
justed. Ali persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make immediate
payment TO the undersigned
Dated 14th day of July. A D. 1911.
ELENORA MOHR.
Administrative.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
LEGAL
Executors Notice.

Estate of Henry Jaeger. deceased
The undersigned having been sp-
pointed executor of the last will and
testament OF Henry Jaeger, late OF the
county of Rock Island. state OF Illinois.
deceased, hereby gives notice that he
will appear before the probate court OF
Rock island county at the probate court
room, in the city of Rock Island, at the
October term. on the first Monday in
October next at which time all persons
having claims against said estate are
notified and requested to attend for the
purpose OF having the same adjusted
All persons indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate payment
to the undersigned.
Dated this 18th day OF July. A d.
1911 J. B. SCHOESSEL.
Exec utor.
jackson. Hurst 6. stafford. attorneys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
Notice of Final settlement.

Estate of Catherine Wilson, deceased.
Public notice Is hereby given that the
undersigned, g. Q. Wilson, administra-
tor of said estate, has this day filed his
hual report and settlement sucn in
the probate court Of Rock Island coun-
ty and hearing on said report has been
set for Sept. 3, 1871, at o'clock a. m,
at which time persons interested may
appear and make objections thereto,
and II no objections are filed, sad report
VIII be approved at that time. and the
undersi gned will ask fo- order OF
distribution, ana will also ask to be dis
charged.
Rock Island, Ill, July IS, 1911.
Z. q. WILSON, Administrator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05

rnan usuuI composure. me rams are
Of the winding blade variety, sus-
pended by long tubes from the high
ceiling.
cit looks like a beer garden" sug-
gested Senator Bourne OF Oregon. d.
rectly over whose head one of the air
circulators swung on a slender axis.
Heretofore senatorial dignity has
barred mechanical fans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
Automobile Dies Well.

1t has been demonstrated time and
again that the automobile is not as re-
liable as the mule in drawing human
beings and freight over the desert will
derness. However. the auto has found
new service in the sinking of desert
wells. II. 2. Johnson has a desert
claim few miles out Of Banning, Cal,
and he set to work to get water. In
sinking the well the auto>is used to
hoist a bucket containing 200 pounds
Of soil. and as the depth increases the
load will be Increased TO 500 pounds.