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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-05-09
New Wrinkles.

An Irishman desired to become ma
turaNzed, and after the papers were
signed the Judge turned to him. Now
Dennis" he said, you can vote.
will this ceremony inquired the
new citizen, "hilp me I do ut amy
better than OF have been votin' for
tn lasht tin years ?"-New York Sun.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-05-09

Two chorus girls were heard talk
ing. One of them, brunette, said:
"Masie. believe III tighten my
hair"
"Oh. keep it dark" said Masie.
You bet l will if do came from
the first girl.-New York Telegraph
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-05-09
Clever.

Schmitt-Der oder day my house
wass on fire. und hat only der
choice OF Walking downstairs OF burn
ing up.
Braun-Vell, vich did you choose!
Der latter?
Schmitt-No. l walked down der
stairs; | could not find latter.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-05-09

What you meant by saying that some
thing was going to happen quickly
Let's 80 and get married" he urged.
all the whimsicality OF his utterance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-24
HOME AUTOMATIC
GETS FRANCHISE
Moline Voters Says Yes" to
Four Propositions at the
Special Election.
BELL RETAINS ITS GRANT
City Authorized to Issue S164,ooo
Bonds for Needed Waterworks
improvements.

Voters Of Moline said Eyes" to all
four of the propositions which came
before them yesterday in a hIeCial
election, the mai0riIies in three Of
the four cases being overwhelming.
Accordingly the Tri-City Home Auto
matte Telephone company will be &C
corded franchise to install phones N
Moline the vote being 1851 to 301, a
majority of 1,450; the Central Union
Telephone company gets a renewal of
its franchise by vote of S96 to IA
a majority of 1872: so ne 81 acres Of
territory on the bluffs to the southeast
of the city are annexed by a vote of
LIS to 291-a majority of 1,497; and
lastly the city was authorized 20 IS
sue bonds in the amount of $164 900
for improvements of the water works
by a vote of 1927 to 593--a majority
of 934. About 1900 voters registered
their preferences at the polls, a rather
light vote considering the importance
of the questions invovled.
DEFEAT BOND ISSUE.
Davenport's school election he'd yes
terday resulted in the overwhelming
defeat of the proposition to issue $40,
600 in bonds for the purchase of a
site and the erection of a new manual
training building. The vote stood 1918
against the measure and 156 for it
The records show that 60 women out
of the 20 who voted were for the neg
alive. The vote was unusually heavy
for a school election.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-24
RAILROAD TO FIGHT
BATTLE FOR EMPLOYE

r. Z. Lamphere. foreman of the
Burlington train crew which "shunt-
ed" cars over the Fourteenth street
crossing in Moline, and for whom a
warrant has been issued by city au.
thorities, is out of the city at the
present time. His arrest is to come
as result of the rail tragedy of last
week, when Gateman James Dunlavy
lost his life. 1t is understood that
Lamphere will return to Moline with.
in a day or two and that the Burling.
ton company is preparing to fight his
case for him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-24
BIG PURSES ARE
OFFERED IN MEET
Sundays Race Program at Elk.
DO Park Promises to Be a
Feature Matinee.
WILL BE 2 CYCLE CONTESTS
Entries for TricIty Driving Club
Matches Are Many-WiII
Close Tonight.

Entries for the races Of the COM
ing Sunday afternoon close tonight,
and, according to the promoters, r.ssfi1-
bers of the Tri-City Driving club, the
list will be large and the program will
be a meritorious one. Purses of 500
cash each are offered in the 2:25 pace,
2:29 trot and 2:35 pace. The first two
races will be over the mile course
while the slower pace will be but a
half mile. Three heats will be run
in each, unless a winner is returned
in the second heat. The derby winner
will receive a purse of $50.
In addition, there are to be two mo-
torcycle races. One will be a three,
mile event of three heats and a prize
Of $50 in merchandise will be awarded
the winner The other cycle race will
be novel event for relay teams com.
prised of four members each. 1t will
be five miles in length and relays will
be taken up at each quarter post on
the half mile track. A prize of S25
in merchandise will be awarded the
winning team.
BAND WILL PLAY.
The race program starts at 1:3O
and will be staged at Exposition park
track. A band will furnish music dur.
ing the afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-24
Personal Points

A. c. Edwards is sojourning In
northern Minnesota.
Misses Mable and Myrtle Burton
are visiting with Chicago relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c. Rice departed
today for a months sojourn at Mani
tou, Colo.
Robey Burns, member OF the Free,
port Y. NJ. c. a, paid a call at the
local association this morning. He is
visiting at the home of Bert Jennisch
Mrs. Ida Blankenburg. 1861 Third
avenue, has returned to Rock Island
after a few weeks tour through the
northwest where she visited many OF
her clients.
Mrs. c. r. Carpenter of Edgington
and Miss Mary Carpenter. III Nine
teenth street, have departed on q
three-months' trip through the west
and northwest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-24
ASKING FREE USE
OF WATER POWER
Bill Authorizing Companies to
Build Dams Across Navi-
gable Streams.
CRISIS FOR THE NATION
Great Northern Concern One of Those
Seeking Concession Without
Compensation.
CRISIS FOR THE NATION

Washington, July 24-Developments
cate that a crisis in the conservation
of national water power resources is
at hand.
Whether the government shall con-
tinue to give away valuable rights to
develop water power in navigable
streams, or shall lease the privileges
for a reasonable compensation, is the
question with which congress uneX-
pectedly has been called upon to deal.
The house committee on interstate
commerce reported favorably yester-
day afternoon an omnibus bill author
iZing 10 companies to construct 16
dams across navigable streams in diff
ferent parts of the country for the pur-
pose of developing water power.
The consolidated bill was introduced
and put through the interstate com,
merce committee by the chairman OF
that body, Representative Adamson.
Bills for authority to dam navigable
streams generally are introduced in,
dividually. These 10 bills were con
solidated because Representative Rain
ey of Illinois had served notice that
he would object to the consideration
of dam bills by unanimous consent
hereafter.
NO COMPENSATION Is ASKED.
Representative Austin of Tennessee
who had several water power bills
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-24

pending, was the chief sufferer. and he
had a couple of clashes with the ILL
nois member over the matter. The
Austin bills are included in the omni-
bus measure.
No compensation for the government
is provided in the Adamson bill. The
Great Northern Development company,
operating in the Mississippi river near
Rock Island, ILL.,, and nine other COM
panies in Tennessee, Alabama, Mis-
souri, and Montana are the beneficiar-
les of proposed grants.
The federal government still lacks
water power conservation policy af-
ter all the discussion of the outstanding
of natural resources which has been
going on in the country. The house
has made no attempt to solve the prob.
lem, and in the senate only a feeble
effort has been put forth by the judi
clay committee to shape the necessary
Legislation.
POWER TRUSTS LAWYERS BUSY.
While congress has been neglecting
to adopt a water power conservation
policy, the water power trust has been
busy acquiring available sites for dams
on navigable streams and combating
the theory that the federal government
has any authority to exact compensa
ton for power rights.
The lawyers working for the allied