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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-14
HOW MUCH DID HE LOSEs
IT 2 A Magazine


A St Louis grocer, and not a math-
ematician. has asked the police TO solve
little financial problem for him.
A well dressed. smooth talking young
man entered his store and asked for a
tve-cent jar OF mustard. He gave a
$40 bill in payment and upon receiv-
ing his change remarked that he
thought he had handed the grocer a 81
bill
You certainly are an honest man"
he said You might have given me
only % cents IN change and | would
not have discovered the mistake"
Then the customer produced a 81
bill placed il with four OF the 81 bills
the grocer had given him in change.
and asked the grocer II he would mind
letting him have a S. bill for the fve
81 bills. The grocer threw a IS bill
on the counter!
Here. I'm rObbing you OF all your
change" said the customer. picking up
the s. bill and the I'VE 81 bills. Il can
do better than this Just let ME have
my $40 bill back and III give you this
S. bill and the 81 bills"
The grocer made the change and the
customer left the store Later. the
grocer. In going over his cash. discov.
cred a shortage. He told the police
man he was out about $5O5. The Do,
hCeman insisted the grocer was shy
So and the clerk at the police station
TO whom the report was made. figured
the shortage 10 be S..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-14
COMMISSIONER BEAR
AT BELLEFONTE, PA

The Bellefonte (Pa.) Gazette OF Fri
day has the following:
Jonas Bear. commissioner OF the
city Of Rock Island, was an arrival in
Bellefonte on Tuesday morning for
brief visit with his daughter, Miss
Maude c. Bear, one OF the efficient
instructors in the high school. Miss
Bear during the last week returned
10 this place TO resume her duties
after having spent the summer in her
fathers fatherland. al Baden, Ger
many, and in pursuing an advanced
course OF study abroad. She reports
having spent a most delightful and
profitable vacation in Europe, and has
entered upon her work with enthusi-
asm. Rock Island is q city that has
adopted the commission form OF gov
eminent, with a population Of some
10000 Inhabitants. and her father,
Jonas Bear. is serving a term as com.
missioner OF public property, as one
OF the heads of the city government
Since coming to Bellefonte he has
been much impressed with the beauty
OF our community and particularly
with our public and educational insti
tutions. He was naturally much in.
terested in BelIefonte's water system
owing 10 the fact that in Rock Island
as here, the water system IL munich
pal property. Mr.. Bear is al afable
/ influential citizen OF Rock Island and
while here was q very pleasant caller
az the Gazette once"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-14

the question to attempt so ambitious
a project as the present one had not
q system that is practically new been
adopted. thus cutting the cost TO
about half that OF the ordinary job.
Not only will their paving cost less,
but it will be better than that of which
most cities boast, Aledo people be
lieve. The material is not brick.
The Mercer capital is the first city
in Illinois to use "Dolarway" paving
"Dolarway" is a patented bituminous
material. being cheaper than Bitulith-
ic paving, which il somewhat resem-
bles. 1t Is a coal tar product, a by-pro-
duct in the manufacture OF gas, is
spread thinly over the surface, and is
the least costly item in this form OF
street improvement. The bulk of the
material is ordinary concrete. Under
the Illinois law Aledo found ii i'm
possible to specify that any patented
material be used in paving. where
the work was done by special assess
ment. so the matter was gotten
around by letting the contract for the
EOuCTNNc OdSe. WHICH is ordinary COH-
crete paving. and the city paving for
the surfacing. The concrete work,
outside OF the curbs. is being done
at the rate OF s6 cents per cubic yard.
while the surfacing will cost approx
mately 10 cents additional. The total
improvement is costing but a few
cents over dollar a yard, or Just
about half the ordinary cost OF brick
or asphalt.
NOT WITHOUT OPPOSITION.
Aledo did not adopt this kind Of
paving without opposition. 1t was
Knocked" vigorously by civil engin-
GERS and by those interested in other
materials, particularly brick. In the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-14

month OF August follows:
New cases. Z; old cases. 5: for 9th
er societies. 2; total, IA. Social state,
married couples. 6; widows. 4 desert
ed wives, 2; single men (transienp, l;
children's cases, /; total IA. Total
persons in families, 3s.
Nativity, American, Is; Swedish, /;
total, IA.
Applications made by organizations,
g; individuals. IL; total, IA.
Reported to poormaster, /; other So
cieties, 5.
Employment secured that should be
permanent, 5.
Material relief procured from soci-
cites, /; poormaster, /; other organ
iZations, l.
Transportation furnished, /.
Relief given in groceries, IS; fuel,
2; nurses. l; medical aid, 2; total. %.
Cause of disability. physical accident,
2; acute Illness. 6; old age, 2; mental
Insanity, / industrial Cidleness or
shiftlessness), 3; insufficient earnings
/ 6; unemployment, 8.
MATRON'S REPORT.
! The matron's house report for the
month is as follows:
Young girls cared for, two; children
| in the day nursery, two; woman as
sisted for services rendered, one;
men assisted, two; total meals served
200; days spent in the day nursery, 81
Employment-Tem employ
ment secured for three; permanent
employment secured for three.
Financial report-Received from the
sale of clothing, $4.S5: received FOL
care of children. S7.75: received from
Little Charity workers. $500. total
1880 Turned owe rto the treasurer
1880.
Donations H. \. circle X. D
matrons salary. $1,000; Ladies' Auxil
larry Humane society (rent), $1,000
Little Charity workers (donation)
500; Carl Schmacht, ice book; Mrs
E. o. Vale, clothing; Miss Margare
Olmsted. clothing; Mrs. c. B. Mar
shall, clothing; Mrs. Bert Thompson
clothing; Mrs. Frank Persons, cloth
ing; Mrs. Fred Anderson, clothing
Mrs. James Kimball, magazines; Mis-
Jane Finegan, magazines: Mrs. Jane
F. Eagan, books; Mrs. II. ]. Doods
bed and springs; Mrs. H. d. Blake
more, lamps; Mrs. Charles KellaI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-14
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

(From The Argus Files OF 1887.)
Sept. 9.-City Bill Poster Blocker
is distributing one of the prettiest
souvenirs out today. 1t is for the
Silver King" and is in the shape of
a blotter
Some important changes have been
made in the management of the c.,
R. /. 4 p. road, which will interest
the people OF Rock Island. President
Cable has been relieved OF the duties
of general manager, remaining as
president alone and Vice President
Kimbsll appointed assistant TO the
president
Sept 1.-THE Sunday law was en-,
forced in Moline yesterday and all the
saloons were closed.
Guy Bowman, son OF Circuit Clerk
Z. H Bowman. is recovering rapidly
his former health and improving daily
Sept. I3.-over 500 men are now
employed at the rafting works on the
lower Chippewa turning out logs al
the rate of s,OOO,O feet per day fol
mills at Burlington. Clinton. Lyons
Rock Island and intermediate points
along the Mississippi The outpu
to Nov / is expected to reach 225,
900, 900 feet
The prospect OF the formation OF 1
baseball league comprising the large
cities OF Illinois outside of Chicago
and including, perhaps, bordering cit
les in adjoining states. is daily be
coming brighter. Messrs, Charles
Flynn and NJ. D. Hurley OF Peoria
who are in the city for the purpose o
talking over the matter up have me
with much encouragement They wer,
over at Davenport yesterday and were
told by those interested in the ma
tional game there that If an interstate
league were formed instead OF q stats
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-14
R U NJ MACE SALE
PLANNED IN FALL
Associated Charities Planning
for Benefit Bazaar in the
Near Future.
FREE EMPLOYMENT BOARD
State Agency to Secure Work Free Of
charge-AnnuaI Meeting to Be
Held During October.

The members Of the executive coun-
Gil Of the Associated Charities have
made plans for rummage sale to be
held during the fall for the benefit of
the charities. AS such a sale is boon
to housewives who have useful and
yet discarded oddities of wearing ap-
parel, utensils and various and divers
other things, the project will doubtless
be hailed with delight by the citizens
as well as the Associated Charities.
MAY SECURE BUREAU.
Another matter Of interest which
was discussed was the ACCESSIBILITY of
applying for the establishment of a
free employment bureau by the STATE
for this community. After a lengthy
discussion Of the matter, committee
OF three was appointed to draft rSsolu-
tons favOring Legislation empowering
the state TO establish such an Office
here. The resolutions will be present
ed TO the society at the annual meet.
ing which will be held during the
month of October A nominating com.
mittee to nominate the 10 directors TO
be elected at the annual meeting, was
appointed The report OF the treas
urer showed that the August receipts
were sl06.4 0, and disbursements
SLIP, with a balance on hand Sept. !
of 1887 The receipts from The Ar
gus-Union game were S20.5O.
SECRETARY'S REPORT.
The report Of the secretary for tbs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-14

Within the last three years Aledo
has expended $4,000 for sewers,
which Is quite a tidy sum for a town
OF its size 70 put into q drainage pro
iect within so short q time. In add
ton, it has made other improvements,
and raised an endowment fund Of
800. 900 for William and Vashti col
lege. So the paving expense comes
as the elimination OF a series OF pub
lie improvements which, when com
pleted, will place the city quite out OF
it's class in this respect. With paved
streets. sewers, good water. electric
lights and beautiful homes Aledo will
be one OF the most attractive OF the
smaller Illinois cities.
ALEDO'S FIRST PAVEMENT.
Until now Aledo has had no paving,
and it would have been quite out OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-14

by their being laid in cinders, which
form a base for the curbing. In Aledo
on the streets being improved. sewers
and water mains are all down and con-
nections are carried out to the curb
line on every lot, so there should be
no occasion for disturbing the paw
ing for many years. Even if it should
be necessary. the operation would be
no more expensive than cutting
through asphalt or brick, with a ce.
ment base.
THE CONTRACTING.
The Advance Construction company
OF Waukesha, Wis, has the Aledo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-14
TAKING NO CHANCES.
Dixon Teleeranh1

A man walked into a certain Dixon
dentists Office yesterday-we're not
going to mention the mans name, nor
the dentists, either-snd said he want
ed two teeth extracted. He expressed
the opinion that he would take some
thing to relieve the pain, but said he
was afraid Of gas. The tooth doctor
treasured him, and informed him that
he would be unconscious only two or
three minutes at the most
The patient took out his pocket
book
Never mind that now" said the
dentist. you can pay me when I'm
finished"
i wasn't going to pay you" exclaim-
ed the patient, Il was going to count
my money"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-14
by a STAR corresponoeat.)

Aledo. H.. Sept 1S.-If Rock Island
were to eIpend t1.5OO,OO for a single
paving project. OF which $500. 900 was
10 be raised by general taxation It
would be no more, according to popu.
lstion and wealth than Aledo 10 doing.
The Mercer county capital now, has
under way street improvements cover
ing all the business district and a
large portion OF the residence district
which will cost approximately 31O4.-
900, or at the rate OF $50 for each IL.
dividual resident While the bulk of
the expense IL apportioned by special
assessment the city will bear over
one-dfth OF f. II must be borne in
mind that there is no street railway
company 10 dig up a third or more
% the cost, either.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-14
TINE TO SETTLE.
ALBANY Review


With the bull moose annoying the
life out OF the editor during the day
time and the mosquitoes arousins his
profanity al night. It doesn't behoove
any delinquent TO continue on the list
in that capacity.
Mrs. Rosenkrsns now has one OF thd
most beautiful dining rooms in town;
a highly polished oak floor, new wood
work and handsome wall paper makes
Il perfect dream"
A man got fervently cursed yester-
day for stepping into an Albany bank
and demanding drsft-When the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-14
GOOD AID, At THAT.

The reporter Of a Sterling paper
wrote and handed 10 the city editor
an article reading like this "A large
crowd assembled before Mr.. Sellow's
drs goods store this morning. and
watched him while he was engaged in
the interesting occupation OF dressing
the four handsome French windows
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-14
sive Aledo Putting the of Paving

contract, and n. H. Tunnicliff OF Dav-
export is the engineer. with ]. c.
Tunnicliff in personal charge. Three
steam concrete mixers are being used
on curbing and paving, each having
a capacity of 1000 yards a day. The
sand and cement are dumped in the
street and the mixers travel on wheels
down the middle leaving the concrete
work completed behind them. The
work of paving was started Aug, l.
and il is hoped will be completed by
cold weather. About 100 men are
employed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-14
TIP TO HIS ENEMIES.
Port BYRON GIoha

u OI Z IJy IUI UIUUt.T
Some OF these old war veterans are
not TO be trified with. believe us, and
TO substantiate this let us relate an
incident. The other night George Cen
unF dreamed that he was being i'm
posed upon and he decided TO give his
antagonist a good healthy kick, which
De did. but instead OF the imaginary
enemy being in range of his foot it
was the wall and the next day George
was hobbling around with a battered
toe and badly swollen foot. The
Globe editor is not going to start any
thing with his neighbor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-14
OFFICER. HE'S IN AGAIN.

{. w. d. OF Rock Island writes: 81
find the following in The Argus:
A St Paul woman announces that
she has Just completed the task Of
writing a novel with her toes. Come.
now, won't some Of the other perpetra.
tors OF the summer novel Tess UP
also?'"
The above is nothing new. Away
back in the early COS Uncle Toms
Cabin" was written by Harriet Beech
er Stowe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-14
NOT WITHOUT OPPOSITION.
CHORDS AND DISCORDS

that make his display so attractive.
The display was much enjoyed" But
the compositors were in a hurry and
neglected to put in an N" in win
dows."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-14
WEEKS SAVINGS OF THE
SCHOOLS ARE DEPOSITED

The pupils at the Longfellow school
were the best savers this week, as is
shown by the statement from the
State bank of Rock Island. in which
the savings Of the schools for the week
were deposited today. The figures fol-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-14
THE SWEET THINGS.

From the Calgary Herald)
The bride was gowned in white silk
and the bridesmaids In white silk cots.
n pints syrup. u ozs. OF carnations
and the bridesmaids white and pink
carnations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-14

clothing and go-cart; f. Q. Vale. office
supplies and cabinet letter file; Mrs.
NJ. O'Connor, clothing and canned
goods; Mrs. Julia Lamp. artesian
water
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-14

BY J. M. c.
FoR 4 PURPOSE.
lsmithshire. Ill News

(Smithshire, H.. NewsD
Mrs Adoniram Edwards. who has
been sick for so long, has regained her
health 10 dispense with the services Of
the nurse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-14

league, Davenport would abandon the
idea of attempting to get into the
Northwestern league, and enter the
new league instead. A number of gen
tlemen who have been considering the
matter are willing to for mthe local
association and put the club in. the
field. The circumstances are different
now from a few years ago when the
Rock Island club went to pieces Now
a solid living league is TO be formed
and schedules prepared so that the
clubs will be playing all the time.
There will be no loafing and no los
ing days. With such towns as Peoria,
Quincy, Springfield, Decatur, Danville,
Bloomington. Rock Island, Day-
export, and maybe Dubuque or
Burlington in the league, series Of
spirited and interesting contests could
easily be. and probably will be ar
ranged.
Sept 1.-THE Moline & Rock Is
land Horse Railway company is ma
cadamizing its track on Second ave
3
I Sept 15-The festive postofice en-
ployes have taken to pitching quoits
as a means of beguiling their leisure
moments. Postmaster Halves seems
to carry of the honors in pitching
the irons. Indeed he manipulates the
lucky horseshoe with an accuracy
which DYoyeE mite sTrDriEinp m spne
OF his would-be competitors.
( The 18th annual convention OF the
Dung Mems Christian association OF
Illinois is TO be held al Quincy Oct
20 TO %. Over 500 delegates are ex-
pected. The organization in Illinois
/ has come TO be a powerful factor in
evangelistic work, there being upward
Of so branches with a total member
ship Of over 1900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-14

Indianapolis - The general grand
chapter, R, A NJ, selected San Fran
cisco for the next triennial convention
in September. 1915 Bernard G. Witt
Of Henderson, Ky. was elected high
priest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-14
Evening School

Opens Sept. 16 and Sept. 90 We are
starting new class on each of these
dates. and you may enter at which ev-
er time is better for you. You may
take whatever studies you wish. and
we will give individual instructions
when necessary. No one is too Old
and no one TOO young, to join our eve
ming classes. Better start with the
first class next Monday evening, Sept
16, at o'clock. Be on time.
BROWNS BUSINESS COLLEGE,
Opposite court house, Rock Island Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-14

Point. has been promoted to the rank
of major.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-14

Washing Charles Young
of the 9th United States cavalry, the
only negro army officer graduated
from the military academy at West
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-20

/ regular engine and is now working
/ between FL Paso and Carrizozo.
Jess Snyder, the Southwestern
+ sWitchman who has been sick for some
T time in Hotel Dieu, expects to be able
I to return home in q short time
Engineer Charlie Hanes, Of the santa
Fe, at Rincon, n. N, has reported for
duty. Engineer O'Sullivan, who has
been relieving him, returned to san
Marcial.
J. McMindes, conductor on the s. P,
who has been off for several weeks,
has again entered the service and now
has a regular car between FL Paso
and LOrdsburg-
T. H Bfnhey, conductor on the G. H,
who has been laying off for several
weeks on account of having to go TO
Houston on business, is expected home
in a few days.
Jack Blankenship, section foreman
for the Southwestern, has returned to
his station at Guadalupe. n. NJ, after
spending about two weeks in FL Paso
on the sick list.
Johnny Moss, passenger conductor on
the G. H, has taken a so day layoff.
This gives freight conductor Harry
Desmond a chance to punch tickets for
q couple OF months.
Switchman clark, Of the Southwest
ern, is working as brakeman for
few days on the G. H. in Temporary
q 2
ris has also been borrowed by the
C. H
A. W. Francis, formerly a brakeman
on the Southwestern out Of Tucum-
carl, has taken a position as brake
man on the G.. H, and has been sent.
to Sanderson to work out Of that ter
minaI
Mrs Willie Weed, wife Of night en-
CINE herder Weed, Of the G. H, who
has been confined in Hotel Dieu for
several days on account of a broken
ankle, has returned to her home and
is improving rapidly.
Mrs. r B. Trent, wife of operator
Trent, Of the western division Of the
Southwestern, stationed near Douglas
has returned home after a short visit
to friends in Fl Paso. She was accom-
panied home by her daughter, Miss
Viola
The 1918 and the s65 engines Of the
Santa Fe have been turned out Of the
shops at Albuquerque after q COM
plete overhauling- The sos is the en-
CINE that turned over several months
ago on the Santa Fe branch and killed
the fireman
A B. Campbell, brakeman on the
Santa Fe, accompanied by his wife, has
returned to San lTarcial from a visit
to relatives in New York. Mr. Camp
bell has been off for several months
on account Of an injury he received
near Albuquerque.
E J. G. Duval, brakeman on the
Southwestern, has been assigned to
conductor Dave Ageter's crew on the
main line between Tucumcari and Du-
ran Mr.. DUval, who is an extra con-
ductor, has been forced to braking
again, on account Of temporary slack
business.
Business on the roads running into
FL Paso is heavy at present, on ac-
count of the orange and cattle rush,
and lots of new men are being en-
plOyed- ANY railroad man with a good
clearance letter can secure employment
in Fl PasO at present. The G. H have
been hiring men for the Sanderson
division as well as for the FL Paso dis
trict, and the Southwestern viii have
TO employ more men to man the trains
on the new extension that was re-
Gently built into Tucson.