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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-04

Many farmers in various parts OF
the country have tried the experiment
Of dragging an Old planter wheel
through the corn rows after the last
cultivation with a view of pulveriz-
ing the soil and filing the cracks in
the ground, thus preventing the es-
cape of moisture and adding several
bushels per acre TO the yield of the
crop. While these experiments have
proven successful in a large degree,
it was found that the planter wheel
often injured the brace roots of the
corn. besides often becoming cloeged
with clods or trash that prevented
thorough work.
YOUNG FARMERS INVENTION.
Ed Hamilton, a young farmer OF
Winchester, Ill, bent upon eliminating
the difficulty, gave the matter much
thought, and finally succeeded in max
ing a drag that is said to work per
fectly; q description Of Ny. Hamil-
tons invention follows:
Two strong oak planks . inches
thick, II inches wide and 81 feet
long, form the top Of the platform:
beneath this platform runs cross sec
tons Of 2X4 braces, placed about y
inches apart and diagonally with top
of the drag. The sections or planks
are fastened together at the front end
by a stout iron hinge so constructed
as TO form an even hitch Tor pulling.
while the sections form the shape Of
A, the hinge allowing the rear END
OF the drag to open and close. accom-
modaung itself to the varying width
of corn rows, working all of the
ground between them and at the same
time giving way TO the brace roots
and passing without injuring them
The rear end Of the drag is provided
with an adjusting chain for regulating
width of spread.
The virtue Of this ingenious contriv-
ance is that It fills all cracks and
openings in the ground leaving
smooth surface and fine dust mulch
around the corn hills. a valuable fac
tor in the conservation of moisture.
Prominent farmers of Scott county
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-04

I home in Kansas City. Mo, after Wis
| it with his sister, Mrs. J. R. Wiley
Mel and Otto Weitz of Carbon Cliff
spent Friday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. ]. r Wiley.
Mrs. VIII Carius and children have
returned to their home at Hardin,
Mont, after an extended visit with rel
atives and friends.
Gus Siebke left Saturday evening
for few days visit with his parents
al Durant, Iowa, from there he will go
to Salem S. D., on 1O-days' business
trip.
Miss Mona Dorey returned Wednes-
day from a visit with her parents at
Galesburg. She was accompanied
back by her sister, Elizabeth.
School closed Friday for a weeks
vacation.
R. V. speybrOeck returned from a
business trip at Gary, Ind, Friday.
Earl Sarginson was in town the
first OF the week from Monmouth.
P. W. Dunbar returned to his home
at Linwood, Kansas, Sunday.
Harvey Reid has moved his family
to a new home in new shops addition
Geraldine Long who has been very
i'll for the past three weeks is much
improved.
Frank Carpenter is working for the
Western Union Telegraph company.
Mrs. Charles Meyers and Mrs. Lon
Prater have returned from Sterling.
Mrs. Harry Mitchell and children
are visiting relatives at Ottumwa.
Edna Peterson spent Sunday with
relatives in Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-04

home. 1896 West Second street, Sat
urday at 9:45 p. N. He was born in
Germany. Aug. IA, 1853, being 81
years, months and Is days OF age.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs Mag
dalena Rosenthal The funeral will
be held from the home, Tuesday after
noon at 2 o'clock with interment at
the city cemetery.
Miss Minnie L Mahlstedt, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Reimer Mahlstedt
1903 West Second street, passed
away at the family residence yester-
day. She was born IN Davenport and
was % years, 6 months and 9 days Of
age. She was a graduate of the pub
lie schools and was very popular
among many friends. Besides her par
ents, four brothers, Henry, Otto, Err
est and George Mahlstedt, and TWO
sisters, Miss Selma and Mrs. Olga Lin
der, survive. The funeral will be held
from the residence Wednesday after
noon at O'Clock, with interment at
Paramount cemetery.
After a lingering Illness, John Doc
little, 707 East Locust street, passed
away at Mercy hospital yesterday. He
was born in Scott county, Aug /, 1855,
and was employed as nightwatchman
for the D. Rothschild Grain company
of Bettendorf. Many friends as well as
a wife and two children at home,
mourn his demise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-04
Conservation of Soil Moisture
EARTH MULCH AND SURFACE PACKING IMPORTANT
FACTOR IN CROP PRODUCTION.

This is the season of the year when
moisture is usually stored in the soil
by copious rainfuIl for use OF plant
life during July and August when rain
fall is usually deficient.
The rainfall throughout the corn
belt is remarka bly, below the average
this season and the wise farmer will
use every means available to conserve
the supply for use Of his crop later on.
When soil has been loosened to a
good depth it forms a reservoir, the
water from a rain slowly moves down
ward through it until absorbed, and
each minute grain Of earth becomes
covered with an invisible film of mOis-
ture. After a rain the sun and wind
dry out the surface soil and carry
away the moisture contained in it.
Then the water from the damper soil
below moves upward 10 wet the sur
face grains and is in turn evaporated.
This movement continues in land not
cultivated and extends to q depth Of
several feet, often, in dry time, TAX
ing out of the soil in a>week, moisture
equal to more than an inch of rain
fall.
METHOD OF CONSERVATION.
When the surface soil is stirred afe
er a rain the tiny grains are separat-
ed so that the wafer does not easily
pass from one 10 another. The move
ment of the moisture is checked and
evaporation is greatly reduced Such
shallow cultivation is called an earth
mulch. because it has the effect OF
holding the moisture in the soil. as
that effected by a mulch Of straw or
a covering of boards
The farmers supply of moisture for
maturing a crop of corn during July
and August often depends upon his
skill and judgment in maintaining an
earth mulch over his cultivated fields.
He should study the principles govern
ing the absorption and movement of
water in the soil. until he thoroughly
understands and appreciates them.
Then he can intelligently conduct the
operations for maintaining the earth
mulch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-04

annual meeting of the New Jersey
State Conference Of Charities and Cor
rections here, said the state was not
allowing the rich to pay enough taxes.
The trouble now is not the amount of
money raised by taxation, but the peo-
pie from whom We get it," he explain
ed. eff we are to be philanthropic we
must reform our system OF taxation.
We are squeezing and squeezing the
poor, but we do not exact anything like
the same proportion from the rich
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-04

Mrs. S. Gillespie, Reed Calhoun and
Mrs. ]. c. Rupert went TO Rock Is
land Thursday for a short visit.
Mrs. George Werts, Jr., and Mrs
D. E. Parker spent Thursday in Rocl
Island.
Mrs. Clyde Wood, Mrs. Fred Brown
and Mrs. H. b. Vaille were called tt
Cambridge Thursday to see theil
grandmother who is very i'll.
William McHard who has beer
spending a few weeks in Texas. re
turned Wednesday.
The funeral of the late Russell W
/ Cool was held Thursday at 2:S0 p. m
under the auspices Of the Grand
/ Army of the Republic at the pos
rooms in the court house, conducted
by Rev. T. S. Pittenger. C. w. bet
wiler also paid tribute to his mem
DRY. Interment was made in the Ale
do cemetery.
Mrs. G. o. Riggs and three children
of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, arrived here
Thursday evening to visit Mrs. Riggs
mother, Mrs. w. n. Graham.
DR.. and Mrs. H. E. Morrison OF Free
port, ILL.,, are the guests OF relatives
in Aledo and Keithsburg.
There were IA candidates for the
Royal Select Master Degree of Mas
onry on Thursday evening, and large
number OF visiting Masons were here
to assist in these exercises.
Mrs. A. A. Smith of Taylor Ridge
who has been visiting Mrs. R. H.
Clarke who is i'll, left Friday for Viola
to visit her son.
William Mayes and little daughter
of Amity, Ore, is visiting his sister,
Mrs. D. A. Hebel of this city.
Misses Bertha Mawby, Lillian Parr.
and Leota warwick were tri-city Wis
itors on Saturday.
Mrs. Harry Downey and Mrs. Cath
crime Bateman spent Saturday in
Rock Island.
Paul Graham returned to Urbana
Saturday morning. He was called
here by the death of his brothers
wife, Mrs. w. J. Graham.
H. o. McCreight of Dayton, o., came
Friday for a visit with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. H. z. Peterson of Rock Island
left Saturday for her home after
spending a few days visiting her sis
ter.
Friday April I, the people of Aledo
and vicinity will have an opportuni-
ty TO hear F. H. Scribner. of the dairy
division of the United States depart
ment of agriculture, in the Aledo
opera house, where he will address
them on subjects of interest to far
mers and dairymen. On the same
date, W. L. Gaines of the state univer-
sity and experiment station will also
be in -Aledo and viii give a talk on
the work done in the experiment sta
tons. These speakers are brought
to Aledo by the Mems Business club,
and are the special features Of inter
est in the mems day of the Aledo
Business Boosters spring opening on
April 8.
The following candidates received
on Friday evening
Mayor. w. McRoberts.
City 'clerk-W. d. Emerson.
City treasurer-G. l.. Candor.
City attOrney-O. z. Carlstrom.
First ward-Dr. J. NJ. Davis.
Second ward-E. Parkman.
Third ward. W. Dilley.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-04
MOLINE

| James Restaurant Is Sold.-The res
/ taurant business of A. E. James, 1914
Third avenue, has been purchased by
". Z. Slack OF Industry, Ill. The
transfer was made Saturday and Mr..
Slack has taken up permanent resi-
dence in this city. Mr.. James, who
had been proprietor OF the restaurant
for nine years, has not decided on his
future plans. The new proprietor has
been a restaurant keeper in Industry
51a years and previous to that time he
was in charge of a general store.
Dr.. &. Don Taylor opens Office.-Dr.
E. Don Taylor, son of DR.. and Mrs. W
E. Taylor, has opened an office in the
Charles E. Kneberg building, corner
Fifth avenue and Sixteenth street,
and is engaged in practice here. DR..
Taylor has been located for some
months at Mathersville, a new and
rapidly growing town on the Rock Is
land Southern. He came to Moline
last week, and many friends will be
glad to learn that he has decided to
remain. DR. Taylor IS we'll known
here, in East Moline, Silvis and Wat
ertown. He was for a time engaged
by the Rock Island road as shop sur
geon at Silvis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-04
My Kidneys Are
Killing Me!
Martyrs to Kidney and Bladder Trou
Bile Try This Remarkable New
Treatment, Free.

Here is treatment for kidney and
bladder diseases and rheumatism that
is absolutely guaranteed, that is safe
and positive and that you can test
yourself without investing one penny.
It Is 2. new, scientific, safe. powerful
cleaD-"r ~ the kidneys. The new
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-04

who have used this implement pro-
nounce il a success. If the rainfall
through the cornbelt continues light
it viii behoove our farmers 10 investi-
gate this matter and make prepare
dons for conserving moisture as mich
as possible
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-04

Sock information Of Davenporter-
The police have been asked to inves-
tigate as far as possible into the
whereabouts of one william Flynn,
who formerly lived IN Davenport and
who IL now thought to have been one
OF those who died in the Occur d'Alene
disaster some time ago. Subsequent IN
vestigat1on on the part of officials of that
city and on the part Of the govern
ment has proven that the man who is
reported missing was a Davenporter
and is said to have resided here IN
til shortly before his death. The de-
partment of agriculture of the govern
ment has also taken the matter up
and is conducting an investigation to
ascertain whether Flynn has any rela-
tives who reside in this city. The
communication to the police is signed
by W. G. Weigle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-04
East Moline

Boo Erris spent Sunday with
friends in BeIoit, Wis.
T. V. Ridden has returned TO his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-04

Contractor Victim Of Attack-As
the result OF an attack made on him
in a saloon at the corner of Seventh
and Division streets, Henry Bruhn,
the contractor is today wearing a bad
iy damaged face and has signified his
intention Of prosecuting Anton @.
Schoenhofer. who has been placed I'M
charge of assault with intent TO infiict
great bodily injury. The hearing has
been set for Wednesday morning in
Magistrate Roddewig's court The
cause OF the fight which took place
between the two men Is not known
but the effects of blow struck with
a beer mug in the hands of Schoen-
hofer were evident on the face of Mr..
Bruhn and II was found necessary to
take him to St. Luke's hospital for
medical attention Immediately after
the Sight. The disturbance was end
ed when the police patrol arrived and
Ofioer Wittrock made the arrest
Obituary Record.-Sidney. infant
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Fryer. 1141
East High street. passed away at the
home yesterday. The child was born
March 20.
At the Soldiers Orphans home.
Saturday. about p. m. III Canadian
passed away at the age Of Il years.
Charles H Rosenthal. died at his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-04

Obituary Record.-Mrs Johanna Ma
RE Rosenquist died yesterday at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. S. H.
FOrsberg, Ills Eleventh avenue,
where she had lived for seven years
Mrs. Rosenquist had been belfast
since the first of the year. Her
death resulted from the infirmitIes
Of age. She was born in Alseda,
Smoland, Sweden, July %, 1881,
and she came to America in July,
1857. Moline had been her home
ever since, excepting two years in
Missouri and Galesburg. She Joined
the Swedish Lutheran church in
July, 1860, and was one of the first
and most faithful workers. She
leaves three daughters and one son,
Mrs. Forsberg and Mrs. j. A. Ev-
ans, Of this city; Mrs. f. r. Lind
strOm Of Rock Island, and T. G. Ro-
senquist of Vancouver, Wash, and
six grandchildren. The funeral Will
be held at $3.50 Wednesday after
noon from Mrs. Forsberg's home.
Rev. L. a. Johnston will oficiate and
burial will be in Riverside ceme-
terry.
J. w. Balsley, father OF William
W. Balsley and Mrs. f. r. Stofft of
this city, is dead al his home in Winches-
ter, III. He had just returned from
spending the winter in Florida and
was preparing to come here for 2
visit when the end came Heart
trouble caused his death. Mr.. Balls
ley was So years old. He had been
chief mail clerk for the Rock Is
land road, running between Rock
Island and ST. Louis for a number
of years. He was an old soldier and
was one of the boys in blue who sur
viyed the horrors Of AndersonvilIe
prison. Besides his two children
of this city. he leaves his widow
and a son. Edward at home. The
funeral service was held Sunday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs Azel 4. Johnson of
1929 Sixth avenue, mourn the death
of their infant son, Axel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-04
ASSAlLs THE TAX DODGERS

New Jersey Governor Says Rich To
Not Contribute Enough.
Princeton. y. J.. april 4.--Governor
Woodrow Wilson, n speech at the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-04

Menoei Case Under AdVisement-
The long standing divorce proceed
ings instituted about four years ago
in the district court by Mrs. Blanche
Mengel against her husband George
Mengel. has been taken under advise
ment by Judge A J. House. The out
come OF the case VIII not be known
for several days owing to the com
plextty of the suit The plaintiff re-
Gently fled an amendment in court
asking for suit money and alimony.
The case is one that has been through
all the minor courts and has been con-
sidered by the United States supreme
court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-04

Closing Unopposed.-Closing Of the
postoffice went into effect Sunday
without incident, this being largely
due to the spirit of cooperation on the
part of the public with the movement
to give a larger percent of the local
postal employees the benefit of rest on
Sunday. There were % calls at the
general delivery window, practically
all of them for mail addressed to gen
eral delivery. The calls for mail by
patrons who are served by carriers
were confined to people who had not
learned of the Sunday closing order
and who so far had failed to secure
lock boxes or make other arrange
ments to secure important mail on
Sunday. Those who did request
search of the carriers mail for their
important mail gained an idea of the
amount of time required to run
through sometimes as high as a thou
sand letters. The probability is that
as the public appreciates what such
search necessitates, the calls for this
service will apply only to mail which
is of immediate Importance. The let
ter carriers reported only Is minutes
earlier today and succeeded ia hand
ling without difficulty the mail which
had accumulated since Saturday aft
ernoOn. The mail was especially
heavy owing to the customary bills
and statements of account which are
mailed at the first of each month.
This bulk however. enabled the car
riers to gain an idea of the maximum
amount Of mail tO no handled on Mon
day mornings, and they find they can
handle in one day what they have
been accustomed to handle in two in
the past without impairing the ser
vice
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-04

Licensed to Wed.-Ameha Deson-
Ia Of Davenport and Miss Blanche
Ensley of Kewanee, III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-04
DAVENPORT

Painter missins.-The police are
searching for Orvid Benson, aged 2S,
and a painter. who has not been seen
since Saturday night. Two Of his
friends who are concerned as 10 his
Whereabouts. reported to the police
this afternoon that the man had not
been seen at his lodging quarters and
the report that he was robbed of $40
In a Rock Island saloon Saturday
night has tended to add interest to
the claim that he has met with foul
play. Another report which has been
Investigated. but which failed to dis
close any facts relative to the mans
disappearance, is that he boarded a
train for Chicago that evening. The
man has a wife and child in Sweden
and has been in this country only a
short while over a year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-04

Mrs. S. Gillespie, Reed Calhoun and
Mrs. ]. C. Rupert went TO Rock Is
land Thursday for a short visit
Mrs. George Werts, Jr., and Mrs.
D. E. Parker spent Thursday in Rock
Island
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-21

didates for president and vice presi-
dent, Acting Chairman John +. Hill,
former governor OF Maine. was unani-
mously elected chairman OF the com
mittee after the acceptance OF the
resignation of Postmaster General
Hitchcock, which went into effect ON
April /, 1909. William Hayward OF
Nebraska was elected secretary TO
serve until the new national commit
tee is organized in Chicago In June.
The committee adhered to the con-
vention call OF 1908 and the primary
question, the sole disturbing topic be-
fore the committee, was left as IL was
four years ago. The champions OF
presidential preference primaries and
statewide primaries for the selection
OF delegates 10 the convention In
states whose primary laws are not
operative were defeated. They were
led by Senator Borah Of Idaho, who
contented himself with a minority re-
port from the subcommittee on call, OF
which he was chairman, and with q
brief speech TO the committee.
The meeting was unique in two re-
spects. There was a complete absence
OF bitterness and the proceedings
were conducted with open doors. The
wishes of the Taft committeeman pre-
vailed throughout the meeting.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-21
CHICAGO Gets
THE CONVENTI0N
Republicans to Gather There
on June IS.
HILL Is CHOSEN CHAIRMAN
Unanimous Choice Of Committee for
Successor TO Frank n. Hitch
cock, Resigned.
HILL IS CHOSEN CHAIRMAN

Washington, Dec. 13.-The Repub-
hcan national committee, In session
here, ratified the program which had
been arranged in advance for it's de-
alterations
The national convention to nominate
candidates for president and vice
president will be held in Chicago, be
ginning Tuesday, June IS. The vote
in favor Of Chicago was oyerwhelm.
ing.
The committees program agreed
upon was carried out expeditiously in
two short sessions. a~ggregsting barely
more than two hours.
After the selection OF Chicago as the
convention city and the call was is
sued for the assembling of delegates
on Tuesday, June IS, to nominate can.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-21
+ + + + + + + + + + + i. + + + + 4.
+ NORWAY. +

= \ 4 : = !. = = !. = :. = = :. + !. !.
Norway and Sweden, through their
diplomatic representatives, have re-
quested the United States government
to grant them, under the favored ma
tons clause of their treaties, the same
privileges given Canada by section 2
of the reciprocity agreement, by which
wood pulp and print paper are admit
ted free OF duty to the United States.
Several other countries, including
Germany, 1t is believed, have asked
the same privilege from the United
States. These requests place formally
before the state department the ques-
ton whether wood pulp and print
paper can be admitted free from other
countries than Canada under the
favored nation clauses in the existing
treaties between the United States
and those countries. Oficers OF the
state department are in consultation
on the subject with the officers of the
customs service of the treasury de-
partment and a final decision will not
be made until these conferences have
been concluded. Under section 2 of
the Canadian reciprocity agreement
print paper and wood pulp were given
free entry to the United States. This
section of the bill became effective on
July /, Independent of the passage of
the law of congress, and its operation
was not depending upon ratification of
the reciprocity agreement by Canada.
= = i.
Norway's population on Dec. 1, 1910,
a 1891, 7S2. This shows that there
were $4,000 more women than men.
The population In the cities was l.
102, 554, of which there were 10000
more women than men. In the towns
there were 6S9,22S persons, OF whom
there were 60, 900 more women than
men, all OF which proves that there
are lots more women in the country
than men. The rule holds good not
only In the cities, towns and villages,
but also In the country districts. The
eve largest cities OF the country
have the following population accord
ing to the last census: Christiania,
241,S Bergen, 1900; Trondhiem,
$4,000; ~Stavanger, $4,000; Drammen,
$4,000; Fredrikstad and Kristianstad
each $4,000.
= !. =
The imports to Norway during the
past year amounted to over 16, 900, 900
crowns, while the exports have de-
creased over 1000, 900 crowns. There
is a decrease in the importation Of
coffee and sugar. There has also been
a notable falling off in the exports OF
pulp and lumber.
= !. =
DR.. Bredo Morgenstirene has been
chosen rector of Christiania university
to succeed Professor Brogger. The
new rector was given an enthusiastic
reception last month by the students
Of the university.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-21

Norwegian women have directed an
address of protest to the Italian gov
eminent in which they express their
regret and horror at the treatment Of
Turkish soldiers on the part Of the
italian army.