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The Monte Vista journal., 1911-07-01

Ispent part Of the summer once
with Professor Howard, an autho-
rity on mosquitoes, and he taught
mo q good deal, and when in our
country home the mosquitoes be-
came pretty virulent, ! sought for
the hole they were breeding. There
WINS u place between two trees that
had u little water in it and l could
see the mosquitoes rising up from
there, % l poured on kerosine; n
few days after, il rained, and the
mosquitoes began again, and l
again poured kerosene, my little
girl on both occasions watching
mo. She asked me why did this
and I tried 70 explain to her,
and hcr comment WAS, "Why
don't you I'LL up the holeY" / bad
never thought Of that. Bolton Hall.
A. B. Hentler, M. d., Of Upton,
Iowa, arrived In Monte Vista Sat.
urday ON q visit with his brother
w. II. Hender and family.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-07-01
FIFTY THOUSAND
WOMEN IN LINE

One of the demonstrations pre-
ceding the formal coronation of
King George on the 22nd, was
parade of women on the 18th from
the Victoria Embankment to AL
bert Hall, in honor of the move
ment for votes for women. Advo-
Gates of woman suffrage from all
parts of the world, and numbering
some 5O,OOO marched in review be.
fore Mrs. Wostenholme Elmy, a
longtime leader of the movement.
The procession was seven miles in
length, five abreast, and brilliant
in dress except for 700 women who
had been in prison for their deeds
in behalf OF the cause. These
known as 1.-THE prison pageant"
wore prison garb. Among the
paraders were titled women and
working-women of many classes;
and the groups included Ameri-
cans, among whom were the widow
of the late William Lloyd Carl
son of Boston and Elizabeth Free
man of New York, led by Rather
inc Dreier of New York. There
were 100 brass bands, and at the
head of all rode Mrs. Drummond
as grand marshal.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-07-01
ONE AT A TIME

The only way to destroy Protec-
ton, the national bulwark of the
trusts, is to put the principal raw
materials on the free list. This
must be done one at a time, or it
can hardly be done at all. Attack
them all at once, and you draw the
opposing power of all. Attack one,
and you minimize as much as pos
sible. When one is out of the way
its beneficiaries cannot be rallied
to fight the free listing of the next.
When they are all gone, the needs
of the national treasury will neces-
state resort to other sources of
revenue than tariffs. AS to the
plea of continuing protection on
wool, on the ground that wool rails
ing ought not to be Disseminated
against in the one-at-a-tim process
of ending tariff plumber, the suf-
ticient answer is that when you
begin to abolish robbery, the first
robber you catch is the one to go
for" regardless of all his outcries
for a fair deal as between him and
his pals.-The Public.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-07-01

n. NJ. Nelson will begin his
duties 10 chaplain Of tho Soldiers
Home Sunday afternoon, July lst,
and will deliver a Liberty Day
address.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-07-01
LAPSE TO LUXURY

A mute inglorious Edward Pay.
son Weston was n farm hand in
New England who used sometimes
to get the "wanderlust' and
tramped the country for months at
u time. After one such expedition
the following conversation took
place on his return, says Every
bodys:
"Whar you bin, Bill?" asked the
farmer, who always took him back.
"Bin to Floridy," said Bill.
walk all the way?'
NO." said Bill. ~ can't honestly
says did. You see, bout ten
miles south O Charleston a Teller
come along in wagon an offered
me IA lift. Couldn't seem to see
why l should walk Of didn't have
to, an was pretty insistent, like
them southerners when they set
out To be hospitable. So ! had to
climb in, an rode with him quito
u spell-maybe two miles"
At meeting on the 18th OF the
Minnesota Progressive League at
Minneapolis, u resolution was
adopted indorsing Senator La Fol-
lette Of Wisconsin as the Progress
sive candidate Of the Republican
party for President, and recon-
mending favorable action TO all OF
the Progressive Republican organ
ixations in the State.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-07-01

+. j. Kelsey who is doing the
cement work at the Santa Maria
reservoir, was in town two days
the first Of the week and returned
Wednesday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-07-01
At Private Sale

The undersigned will sell at private
sale his household goods among which
are che following: Leatherette couch,
rugs, leatherette upholstered rockers,
sectional book case, study table and
chair, and other household goods. Will
also sell an Iroquois bicycle in good re-
pair. Call at Baptist Parsonage.
w. f. DAVIS;
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-07-01

Tickets for the reserved seats
for the Giersdorf concert may be
secured at the Abbott Morgan drug
store.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-07-01
MOSQUITOES

he supreme court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-18
CONTINUED on Page Four.)
Tooth Powder Economy.

If the public were better informed
much money could be saved, even
for such a simple household article
as toothpowder.
Why should a family pay % to so
cents for one or two ounces of tooth
powder or paste when an expenditure
OF from IS to 80 cents will make
threefourths Of a pound of the fin
est and best tooth preparation ever
conceived?
Living expenses are so high and
yet every one of decency desires to
preserve the teeth and keep them
white and free from decay and
germs. Many are compelled by
money stringency TO do without
Make this powder at home, suf-
ficient to last a family a whole year
Buy separately one ounce powdered
soap, five ounces precipitated chalk.
three ounces antiseptic vilane pow
der. Put all in paper sack. shake
and mix thoroughly. Keep in a tight
box or jar and apply daily with tooth
brush.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-18

did not change her name. The bride
is well known here where she often
visited
H. Thurman and wife are in Chicago
where Mr.. Thurman is receiving med
ical treatments for spinal trouble the
result of a fall several years ago.
Mrs. r. A Mier entertained the
Daughters of st. Margaret at her home
last Thursday afternoon, though only
five members were present the ladies
spent a delightful afternoon The
ladies' win next week meet with Mrs.
Guy De Bourcey at her home on Tenth
street Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. z. w Thompson entertained
the Methodist Ladies Aid society at
the parsonage last Thursday afternoon
with an attendance of IA.
Mrs. John Bahuke is recovering
from a serious illness.
Albert the youngest child Of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Zeeman is i'll with typhoid
fever.
Mrs. A Stephens is entertaining her
sister, Mrs. B. f. Weir of Monmouth,
III
Mrs. c. Howard and three children
have been visiting relatives at Maren-
go. Iowa.
Mrs. Mary Phillips had as her guest
Wednesday her brother Thomas Carol
of Alma Neb. He came for lengthy
visit but was obliged to return i'm
mediately owing to the serious illness
of his wife.
The local band is rapidly coming to
IL II NOM hoe
The local Aerie of Eagles had their
annual installation of officers Saturday
evening j. z. Rankin serving as great
deputy and worthy president, assisted
by Gilbert Cole and Dr. Chapman and
Installed the following officers: worthy
president. G. D. Berndt; vice presi-
dent, H. J. Roman; worthy secretary,
Conrad Schadt: worthy treasurer,
Rene Van Spraybroeck; inside guard
ian. Eugene Lund; outside guardian,
Carl Wollenvine; trustees, Louis Lang
hoff, Ben Yoekes. Carl Robinson;
physician, DIR. J. F. Rankin: worthy
conductor. James Bennett. The degree
team is composed of andy McKantsky,
Ed SypIetosky, Charles Mason, John
Waldroot, F. j. Roman, Carl Robinson,
Ben Yoekes. Robert Blackman and
Louis Langhoff is captain of the team.
Mrs. NJ. Lancaster has returned
home from Cedar Rapids where she
was called by the illness of her sister.
Vincent Bryne has gone to work
again at the shops after having been
in the hospital at Rock Island for sew
eral days on account of an injury.
Paul Lewis has accepted the posi-
ton Of temporary night yardmaster
taking the place of C. S. Mahaffey
who recently accepted a similar posi-
ton at Cedar Rapids.
d. ]. Snyder has gone to Altoona,
Iowa for the benefit OF his health He
hopes TO be able to again work at the
shops in a month or two.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-18

Obituary Record.-The body of John
W. Schultz, former resident Of
Davenport, who died suddenly Of
heart disease in Burlington Sunday
arrived here for burial last night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-18
Curing Catarrh
Accept Our Advice and Try
This Remedy at Our Risk.


Catarrh is a disease of the mu-
cous membrane. The mucous mem
brane is, one may say. the interior
lining OF the body. Catarrh there
fore may exist in any part of the
system.
When the catarrhal poison at
tacks the mucous membrane, in
lammation and congestion are pro-
duced and nature fails to throw on
the accumulated poisons. The or
gan which has been afflicted ceases
TO perform its proper function as
nature intended il should. The re-
suit is, complication upon complica-
ton, which may head to other even
more serious afiictions.
We honestly believe Rexall Mucu-
Tone will do wonders toward over
coming catarrh. II is made from
the prescription OF an eminent ply
stefan who made a long study OF ca
tarrh and his great success with this
remedy was an envisble one.
We want you il you are a sufferer
from catarrh in any form. TO give
Rexall Mucu-Tone a thorough trial
Use it with regularity and persist
ency for a reasonable time. then il
you are not satisfied, come back and
tell us and without question or for
mality we will hand back TO you
every cent you paid us, This is GER
tainly the fairest offer that any one
could make and should attest our
sincerity of purpose. IL comes in
two sizes, prices so cents and 81.
Remember you can obtain il only at
the Rexall store The Thomas
Drug COMPANY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-18

and charged with enticing tn, girl
man is not yet 8 years OF age, a
serious charge can be brought by the
police If the father of the girl so
desires. When the girl was placed
under arrest she stated she had come
here to meet Granular. with whom
she had become infatuated in her
home city. He is employed at the
Davenport Cigar company, where he
works at his trade of cigarmaker,
but denies having enticed the girl to
this city. When her father and
brother met her at the house of de-
tention she at first fatty refused to
return home. The pleadings of her
father and the advice of Matron Hill
finally convinced her of the error of
her ways and she at last consented
to forget Davenport and return
home.
Farmers Elect oHicers-The Scott
County Farmers institute, in annual
session at Eldridge, elected the follow
ing officers yesterday: President, Gust
Lamp, Eldridge: Vice President,
Charles Clapp, Eldridge; Secretary,
Adolph Arp. Eldridge; Treasurer. l. A.
Schneckloth, EldTidge; Directors,
Charles Lau, Henry Boeh, Emil Kroe-
ger, Emil Burmeister, Gus Schroeder,
Frank Gilmore and Henry Moeller.
Wife Granted Divorce Decree.-In
the case of Camille Meyer VS.. Cecilia
Meyer. Judge Theophilus signed the
decree granted to the defendant, find
ing the plaintiff guilty Of cruel and
inhumaa treatment such as to endan-
ger the life OF the defendant. The
court also decided that the attach
ment issued by the court be released
and the sheriff make return that the
same has been fully satisfied. The
household goods are given TO the de-
PENDANT as a part of the alimony. At
torney Scott receives $25 for fighting
this suit and So for defending her in
the suit brought by the husband. She
resumes her maiden name of Cecilia
King and receives S. per week as ali
mony, the first payment TO be made
Feb. !.
Obituary Record.-The body of John
W. Schultz, a former resident of
Davenport, who died suddenly of
heart disease in Burlington Sunday
arrived here for burial last night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-18
s2e35o

The clerk read the weekly payroll
for week ending Dec. 10. 1910, and on
motion of Alderman LaVanway an or
dinance providing for the allowance Of
said pay roll was considered and on his
further motion adopted by unanimous
vote
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-18
SilVis

Conductor Verne Wolfe has returned
home from business trip to Des
Moines, Iowa.
Mayor and Mrs. Walsh have just re
turned home from Chicago where they
attended the wedding of their neice,
Miss Loretta Shaughnessy of that
place to John Shaughnessy of New
York. Jan. II. The bride and groom
are in no way related though the bride
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-18
MUNICIPAL MATTERS

Proceedings of the city council for
the meeting held in the city council
chamber, Dec. IL, 1910.
Present, Mayor, clerk and all the
aldermen except Utke
The clerk read the weekly pay roll
for week ending Nov. 26. 1910 and on
motion of Alderman LaVanway an or
dinance providing for the allowance of
said pay roll was considered and on
his further motion adopted by unani-
nous vote.
Weekly pay roll for week ending
Nov. &c. 1910:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-18

Burrows Adding Machine COM
pany .-....... LOO
Channon & Dufva ......... 25s5
Clemann & Salzmann . $50
T. J. Campbell ...... %
Mrs L. Dumbauld .......... 5000
]. F. Dindinger ....... 225
j. Daily ...... 1916
Mrs. Eagan 80. .. 759
Catherine Edwards ... 20.09
Charles Fiebig ..... 1886
n. NJ Fuhs 1913
Mrs Gallagher ....... sos
John Gibson ........ 500
Hamlin Hull Observation-Disclosures. $500
International Chemical COM
pany $3.50. .......... 5S.OO
L. Kramer & Son ....... so
Harry Kurtz ..... 1000
Lamont Coal company ... 44.00
Mississippi Ice company .... $50
T. B. McCullom .... 10.40
L. S. McCabe & Co. - "a
Moline Wagon company .... 1906
f. B. McKown, secretary. ... 1864
G. W. Newberry ........ $3.50
G.. w. Newberry ... $50
T F. Norton ...... SIS
Mrs. NJ. J. Phillips . $3.50
Port Byron Lime association 1918
L. c. Pfoh 10
Rock Island Hardware COM
pany 49,. 49,. ...... 1895
Rock Island Fuel company 1.50
c. W. Robertson ..... $50
Rock Island County Abstract
company -.-.- $1,000 ...---. 2.OO
Rock Island Sand G Gravel COM
pany -. -. ........ 1925
Rock Island Lumber & Manufac-
turing company ...... 1899
Rock Island Ice company .. 1900
Rock Island Title & Abstract
company 1880 .....- ....... lS6.OO
NJ. T. Rudgren ........ 92.42
Rock Island Argus ........ 1890
! Spencer & Trefz .... 1859
| w H. Timmerwilke ... CTS
| The Pull Fastener company 1o4
NJ. Taxman ..... 175
| G.. J. Smith & Co. ....... 900
]. G. Smith & Son ..... 675
Salvage Furniture company 800. 1875
J. Siegrist 300
Joseph Schroeder ..... $50
J. II. Stuhr 150
Union Printing company .. 1910
Phil J. Wagner ........ 80
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union 49,. $3.50. ........ 10000
John Williams ...... 1857
sS,ss122
The clerk presented bill from Rock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-18

The clerk presented bill from Rock
Island Sand & Gravel company in
amount of $111.o2. Alderman Lavan-
way moved that the same be allowed
Allowed by unanimous vote.
The clerk stated that he had only
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-10

better. it seems to me. It would have
held more
.soh. you think you're doggone sar-
castle, don't YOU? Anybody that used
to board here. five years ago cam tell
you about those hens. Ask old Penny
packer.
He's been dead I'VE years. He prob
ably ate too many eggs.
You gos to thunder! Well. as I was
saying. 1T was scandalous the way
those hens laid eggs didn't give
them any attention or feed them any
condition powders, or put them
through any physical culture stunts.
They just rustled for themselves and
laying eggs got to be a fad with them.
Then II began reading one of those
doggone poultry papers and it argued
that man who kept scrub hens was
wasting money. 1t also limited that he
was a degenerate. The editorials made
such a strong impression on me that ]
began killing off those scrub chickens
and when they were all dead and eaten
/ invested my savings in some blue
blooded hens the kind that have their
pictures printed in the magazines.
There wasn't hen in the lot~tfat
didn't have the right to use coronet
OF it's stationery.
Well. sir, doggone it. those hens
represented the idle rich They had
no initiative. They didn't even have
sense enough to eat unless you put
their vietuals before them in porce-
lain dish The idea of scratching never
occurred to them. They just stood
around the back yard looking as
though somebody had offended them.
/ thought there must be something
wrong with them and called in q vet
Urinary and he mixed up some pow
ders for them and / sat up nursing
those blamed hens night. after night
and had more worry than man with
a sore ear.
That's the worst thing about fine
hens. They are pampered until they
get too lazy to eat and they are such
prudes that they won't consider the
matter of laying eggs. I fused with
those hens three months and then
dished them up on the table and the
guests al complained that / was feed
ing them on pneumatic tires. Chicago
News.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-10
NO SYMPATHY

4 notice that Paderewski, the great
pianist, suffered a severe loss theNotaer
day. said the retired merchant Ills
henners was burned down and among
the victims were fwo4or three hens
worth $1,000 or more each. IF knew
his postoffice address I'd write to him
expressing nay sympathy fors him in
this the dark hour of his bereave
menf
NO hen is worth more than Sc
cents observed the hotel keeper. i
haven't a bit of sympathy for Pader-
ski. and I've no doubt that some of
his neighbors set fire to his henhouse
to rebuke him. In al probability he's
feen boring them ever since he i'm
ported his high priced hens. If there S
anything exasperating on this earth
it's the talk of man who has fine
hen or a fine hog OF any other animal
with pedigree that reaches from here
to yonder
All hens are the same and when
them by the pound. A hen has no
sense or tact or judgment or any
other admirable quality, I'll bet you
al. all wool cigar that those fancy hens
OF Paderewsks acted just like the
plug hens we see in farmsards They
laid eggs several times day when
eggs We're too cheap to throw at ham
actors and went on vacation when the
price of eggs was up among the air.
ships. That's the way with fine stock
all the world over.
Maybe you don't know it. but I've
had experience in the chicken bust
ness and what | don't know about it is
100 triding for consideration. | used
to keep a few old dissolute hens in
the lot back of the hotel and it was
surprising how we'll they did They
hadn't any breeding at all. They
were just plebian hens, with no ambi-
ton to mingle with the aristocracy.
They were of all co1ors and sizes and
some We're halt. lame and blind. A
man might travel thousand miles and
not see a tougher looking gang of
hens But the way they laid eggs was
caution. I used to so out every
afternoon with a bushel basket and
bring in the henfruit.''
"A spring wagon woulda have been
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-10
REPORTERS GRAFT.

No legisla ture in America was gull
ty of a more brazen and sentiment
defyins act than the Connecticut SEN
ate, which. in it's persistence to re-
ward few men from the state treas
ury, showed open disrespect for the
courts of this state.
Reviewing the case, the New Haven
Journal Courier says:
We now read in the newspapers a
statement from State Treasurer Lip
pitt that he was advised by the at
torney general that, since the senate
had repealed the original act, which
was enjoined the senate was in a
position to act second time, and he
was at liberty to pay the acquisitions.
This reads queer to a mere layman.
As we understand the situation, the
court forbade the treasurer and comp
troller TO pay over the graft on the
broad ground that the reporters had
done nothing for the state which justi-
fed the state in rewarding them. This
would seem to enjoin the senate, or
any other department of state, from
colnpensating men in this manner, no
matter what form the enabling act
might take. The main principle was
not affected by the second resolution,
which was hurriedly passed and the
bills hurriedly paid At least so it
would appear to a layman If it was
destroyed by the second resolution
and the grant legalzed. then we
should like to have some one point out
the difference between this course of
procedure and that sanctioned by the
gospel of anarchy. But we shall see
what we shall see"
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-10
THE FIRE FIEND.

There is no country where the fire
fiend has so successful time as in
this.
The IRE losses on this continent are
mounting higher ana higher: and for
the months ending OctI, according
TO the account kept by the New York
Journal of Commerce, the losses total
sis-s00.000 more than last year, and
S21-O0O0e0 greater than the CORE
spending nine months of 1909, reach
Ing over *19 100000. II looks as if
measures would have to be devised to
make such a loss impossible.
The September loss was three and
threefourths millions less than the
September loss OF two years ago, and
totaled sf1.3S3, ESQ.
The costIiest OF last months fires
was the $4,000 smetter-plant fire
At Nelson. British Columbia. Next
IN destructiveness was our LouisvilIe's
sSso.00e millinery establishment fire
Grand Rapids, Mich. had a 1925, 900
lumber plant fire last month: Bright
wood. Ind, a $500, 900 railroa d. shop
Ere, Vernon. Cal. a $25G.000 oil plant
IRE: Kewaskun. Wis. a $250.000 malt
plant fire. Connecticut's September
hres, happily few in number, are thus
reported.
New Haven, iron foundry. $25, 900
bennington. schoolhouse ..... $4,000
auckland, tobacco barn. .-...... II 1000
North Woodstock. dwelling. $50 1900
This last-na med fire represented a
loss of S35.00o. and the insurance ex-
ceeded $4,000. so the Journal of Com
merce does not exaggerate.
Whitehall. y. Y Pulaski. ILL.,, and
Frenchtown. Mont. viii have to rebuild
their business districts. Oconee, ILL.,
Hillsdaie. Mich, and Scottsville, Ky,
lost church buildings in their Sep
TENDER fires. Lagrange, KY. and Leb-
anon, Tenn, lost school buildings.
Phoenix, Ariz., lost an asylum build
ing
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-10
THE COTTON SITUATION.

THE difficulty with cotton said
Col Robert III. Thompson of New York
TO a reporter. lis that a small
overproduction brings about such a
disproportionate decrease in the price.
Last year the production of cotton was
l2.OU0.000 bales, for which the south
received approximately $40, 00o, 900.
This year the crop is estimated at
fS,500,000 to 14.000,000 bales. At the
present moment the price is $45 a
bale, which would make a crop of
14.000,000 bales worth $500, 000, 900. or
21o,0o0,000 less than the $4,000, 900
bale crop of last year. Moreover,
there is further loss of $4,000 ex-
pended in the labor of raising the
larger crop.
The American production is only
about sixty per cent. of the product
of the world. This year. when our crop
is larger than usual, the Indian,
Egyptian and Russian crops are short,
proha bly, TO the extent of a million
bales
The result is that Japan has pur-
chased from us about five times as
much usual Heretofore, with her
cheap labor Japan has taken the in
ferior Indian cotton, but now, being
short of supply, she has been forced
to come to us.
1T is clear that a price of thirteen
cents for two years is much better
for the producer than eight cents one
year and eighteen cents the next,
says Mr. Thompson, who believes in
a more methodical way of marketing
the crop; -and it is equally true for
the spinner, for when once the people
cgeaf 1ets 70 Will
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-10
MAKE THE ACADEMY FREE.

The towns paying of the tuition Of
Norwich pupils makes the Norwich
reality The Academy improvements
OF late have necessitated the doubling
Of the fees There IS room now for a
greater number of students. 1t means
half-mill tax; and Norwich can afford
H. All citizens who believe in an
academic education for every Norwich
child who can qualify to enter this
school. should be present and support
this measure. s1tS opens the door of
higher education to those who can in
no other way enter it.
The adjourned meeting will be held
in Town hall at s O'Clock tonight,