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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-11
Mothers Given Pensions.

In the county court this morning the
following Moline women were given
mothers pensions under the recently
enacted state law:
Emily Oline, four children, SO per
month.
Julia Russell, three children, IS per
month.
Augusta Nordstrom, five children,
S25 per month.
Venda Lundberg, four children, so
per month.
Alberta Johnson, one child, 81 per
month
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-11
TWO BIG REAL ESTATE
DEALS MADE IN MOLINE

4 deal was consummated today
whereby the Mechanics & Merchants
Savings bank of Moline acquires the
title TO a strip of ground on the south
east corner Of Sixth avenue and Fiji
teenth street from W. R. Moore. AL
though the exact figures have been
withheld, it is understood that a short
time ago Mr.. Moore refused $4,000
for the same lot
Patrick Mullane of Moline today
bought lot with a 32-foot frontage
on Sixth avenue, west Of Fifteenth
street, the consideration being S275
a front foot.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-11
A Girls PITY.

ut was King Midas. wasn't IL. who
turned everything he touched to gold?'
Il believe SO"
Poor old fellow"
'Why do you think he was poor
old feuow?"
He never could eat a pickle with
his fingers. Chicago Record Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-11
Laudanum Is Fatal.

r. A Robertson, COS West Sixteenth
street, Davenport, died this morning
al St. Luke's hospital as the result
of taking an overdose of Iaudanum
last evening The deceased had at
one time been a prominent business
T an in the east and came west when
his business failed He had been
working at the Bettendorf plant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-11
Personal Points

Miss Helen Meese is spending a
few days in Chicago and Detroit
Mrs. J. W. Linn, 171912 Second ave,
nue., is Ill at st. Anthony's hospital
with pneumonia
Mrs. Amber McComb Of Cedar Rap
ids arrived in Rock Island this morn
ing for a several days visit at the
home of her sister, Mrs. G. T. Olson
Of South Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-11
Old Lady Is Injured.

Late yesterday afternoon, an old
lady who gave the name of Rachel
Hunter and claimed Mt. Peasants,
Iowa, as her home, fell near the Rock
Island arsenal bridge, fracturing a
thigh. She was removed to St. An,
thongs hospital in the ambulance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-11
Notice.

Bids will be received at the mayors
Office, Rock Island, Ill, until a m,
Dec. q, 1912, for 10000 feet of red OF
white oak lumber, three inches thick,
for bridge flooring. sawed in length as
follows: 10000 feet, 4 feet inches
in length: 10000 feet, / feet : inches
in length. F. o. B. Searstown, Rock
Island county, Illinois, on the c., R. l.
{, P. railway. H. N. SCHRIVER,
Mayor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-11
OakIeaf Home Burns.

The residence of J. L. Oakleaf, 1121
Fifteenth and half street, Moline,
was Quilted by flames early this morn
ing. The loss is estimated at $500,
q part of which is covered by insur-
ance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-11
Curb Lights on Twentieth.

The bases are being set for the curb
lights along Twentieth street between
Third and Fourth avenues and it is
expected to have the system installed
and in operation before the holidays.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-11

Chicago two days the last of the week
Glen Bertzen and James HOusechilt
spent two days the first of the week al
the home of George Parsmore.
Dick Mercer is in Hillsdale sick al
the home of his parents.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-12-12
BIG FARMERS MEETING
IN WASHINGTON COUNTY

An enthusiastic farmers meeting,
presided over by George H. Pepper,
of Happy Valley, was held in the
court room in johnson City, Saturday
at l p. m. S. A. Miller, local agent
for tie Southern railway, w. d. Clay.
ton, corn and tomato club organized
under the pay and care of the South
ern Railway, Hon. s. G. Williams
Hon. w. +. Carter, Prof. w. J. Saw
der of the state normal faulty, Col
George F. Wofford, Hon. A. r. John
son and L. f. Wine made talks on the
importance of better farming methods
Hon. S. G. Williams, president Of
the Unalsa National bank, stated tina;
the bank would give 500, $40, and IS in
gold to the boys who would raise the
most Irish potatoes on specified plots.
Others promised prizes to corn and to-
mato clubs.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-12-12
FIRST YEARS
REPORT MADE.

Prof. Sidney G. Gilbreath, president
of the East Tennessee state normal for
teachers, has just submitted the first
annual report Of the work of that in
sttution to Prof J. w. Brister state
superintendent of public instruction
The work done shows wonderful dew
elopment in all departments of the
school. The people of Johnson City
and Washington county are well
pleased with the results of the first
years work and are delighted with
the contributions they made to secure
the school TO this city and county.
The patrons are pleased with and
have faith in the ability of Prof Gill
breath to run the school as it should
be run. Prof 'Gilbreath came here
from Chattanooga where he had been
superintendent of city schools and
where he had made a reputation by
building the Chattanooga schools up
to the best in the state.
In all departments during the first
year the normal located at this place
had enrolled a total of 500 students.
They represented thirtp-three counties
only Isl Of Them coming from Wash
ington county. The total receipts
from all sources during the year were
S135,01325. The total expenditures
were S212.03, % leaving a balance on
hand of S23, 1886.
Besides the regular sessions during
the year. there was summer term
which was the first, but, nevertheless,
successful. A large attendance was
enrolled. At the close of the summer
school the members of the faculty as
sisted the various county institutes.
While the school is well fitted, the
first years work revealed many needs
some of which follow: A boys dorm
itory, a girls domitory: additional
kitchen and dining room facilities;
science building; bigger school library:
bigger faculty and more money for
running expenses. These recommen-
dations will be made to the legislature
through Prof. Brister.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-12-12

rid the system of kidney poisons that cause
rheumatism, Electric Bitters have no equal.
Try them Every bottle is guaranteed to
satisfy. Only SO cents at II c. Miller's.
Advertisement.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-12-12
CAPT. NELSON
WAS IN TOWN.

Capt. w. II. Nelson was in the city
last Friday to confer with Postoflice
Inspector Hagy in reference to chang
ing the delivery of mail to his post
office, Backwoods. This is the first
visit of the Captain to the city since
the election and he had been to Bristol
to see his daughter, Miss Pearl, who
was married last week to Mr.. St.J ohn,
of Chilhowie, Va. Miss Nelson was
student at the Baptist College III
Bristol and the marriage was sur
PRISE to Capt. Nelson but he took the
news philosophically and made the
young bride handsome financial
present and left the young couple hap
py.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-12-12

the brother of the bride, Rev, Dayton
A. Dobbs performed the ceremony
which united in marriage Miss Martha
Painter and George T. McFall. The
bride belongs to u prominent family of
the city and the groom is prosperous
farmer of Boons Creek. Immediately
after the ceremony, Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Fall, accompanied by a few friends,
were driven to the home of the groom,
where an old time wedding dinner
was served.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-12-12
JOHNSON CITY SCHOOLS.
CLOSE DEC. 20 FOR XMAS.

The public schools of the city will
dismiss Friday, December 20, for the
Christmas holidays, and will resume
work December 30. In September
and October the schools made the
highest average in attendance that
had ever been made in the history of
the schools; but the attendance in No
vember and December will be cut
down on account of scarlet fever and
diphtheria.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-12-12
COuId Shout for joy,

II want to thank you from the bottom of
my heart, wrote c. B. RAIDER, Lewisburg,
w. Va, for the wonderful double benefit
| got from Electric Bitters, in curing me of
both severe case Of stomach trouble and Of
from which had been an al
most helpless sufferer for ten years. II suit
ed my case as though made just for me. "
For dyspepsia, indigestion, jaundice and TO
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-12-12
clever Family.

what Is the Higgins family doing
now" THE wife is writing poems
that nobody will read, the daughter
is painting pictures that nobody will
buy, the son is writing plays that no
body will put ON the stage, and the
husband is writing checks that nobody
will cash."
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-12-12
MEDICAL SOCIETY MET
LAST THURSDAY NIGHT.

The Johnson City and Washington
county Medical Society met Thursday
night with the Secretary, Or. Cox.
DR.. Kennedy was the essayest of the
occasion and read valuable paper on
scarlet fever. The election of officers
FIR the coming year was in order and
DR.. II. ID. Miller was elected President
DR.. J. #. Arnold Vice President, DR..
]. w. Cox, reelected Secretary and
Treasurer Those present were Drs.
J. f. Arnold, West Long, II. d. Mil
Ter, Matthews, Kennedy, Randall
Broyles, and Cox. DR.. Long essayest
for next meeting, first Thursday night
in January.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-12-12
STATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO. / GO
T.TCAS COUNTY 'S'

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is senior
partner of the firm of F.. j. Cheney & Co., doing
business in the City of Toledo county and state
aforesaid, and thaJ said firm will pay the sum
of ONE HUNERD DOLLARS for each and eve
ry case Of Catarrah that cannot be cured by
the use of Halls Catarrh Cure. FRANK J
CHENEY.
Sworn to before me md subscribed in my pres
ence, this 9th day of December, A, d. 1886.
fSEAT1 A. w. GLEASON,
NTARY PUBLIC.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surface
of the system. Sendfor testimonials free.
advertisement.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-12-12
Famous Stage Beauties

look with horror on skin eruptions, blotch-
es, sores or pimples. They don't have
them, nor will any one, who uses Bucklen S
Arnica Salve 1t glorifes the face. Eczema
or salt rheum vanish before it. 1t cures
sore lips, chapped hands, chilblains; heals
burns, cuts and bruises Unequaled for
piles. age at H. G. Mlller's. ADV.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-12-12
ITCHING, FIERY,
RAW ECZEMA.

Zemo soothes, cools and heals angry skin
and quickly cures eczema and every form of
skin disease. Zemo is a clean liquid wash
that sinks right in, Quickly alays all
pain, all itch, all distress. Zemo does the
work in way that is simply astonishing
and your druggist will refund the purchase
price if the first bottle does not give you en-
tire satisfaction. Try one bottle at our risk
Zemo is prepared by E. w. Rose Medicine
Co., and is sold by the City Drug Store. Is
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-12-12

OUR OBJECT: Some few years ago the Weaver Com
pany stopped using expensive magazine advertising and
refused pay musicians large of money to tour with
Pianos instead have shipped carloads of our
Styles as they and sell them at Introductory
Factory Prices which you from SIS to $780, This
Sale for the purpose of placing in of the better
homes our latest Colonial Designs. We the only
ufacurers to establish an artist Piano in this way.
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19
Divorce srother and sister.

Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Ruca, Jr
were divorced in Cincinnati, o., be-
cause they are half-bro-her ana nall
sister
Both will contr.bute to TIE supper
of their two children. They Cec.-r.G
their love for eaca other and sid t.t
relationship was the only thing Mi B.
made them separate.
Two years ago they were married in
Cincinnati At the time the young ~o
man believed that she was his a o..
ed sister they having grown UP 60
gether They went to Probate Judge
Lueder's Office and told him what they
had found out He went before H.
solvency Judge Warner and told tE'
court he did not think either one A"
them could testify against the othe
A technical charge was placed agaias'
the husband and they were divor ed
1t is understood that Their mother
never told them abotu their rel2ti.
ship until a few days ago. Had sh
remained silent they could have lived
together for the rest Of their days.
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19
STATE VETERINARIANS s..
TALK DAIRY INSPECTION
Matter Left In Hands Of Committee TO
be Appointed. Officers Elected.

The Delaware State Veterinary Society
held its annual meeting Monday evening
at the Hotel Wilmington, in Wilmington,
at which officers for the ensuing year
we're elected and subjects pertaining to
the interests of the association thoroughly
discussed.
The matter Of proper inspection of all
daries sending milk into Wilmington was
left in the hands of committee that will
be appointed by the coming president
The committee will have instructions to
wait upon the law committee of City
Council so as to formulate plans for the
proper inspection of the daries sending
milk into that city.
Following the election and the meet
ing, at which representatives from Phila-
delphia and Baltimore we're present, the
members indu ged in a social time, dur
ing which refreshments were served
The results of the election follow DR..
J. R. Mahsffy of Wilmington, president
DR.. H. B. Mcdowell, vice.president, Mid
dletown; DIR. A. S. Houchins, secretary
and treasurer. Newark board OF trustees,
Drs j. w. Montague, H. P. Ewes and
DIR. Repp of Wilmington and DR.. F. P.
Ruhl of Milford.
DR.. + P Mackey OF Baltimore and DR..
W. Horace hoskins of Philadelphia were
the representatives present.
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19

Through the hole in the plates Of
the battleship below the water line
the water poured into this ank. The
tank virtually acted as a collision
bulkhead and the ship was in no dan
ger of sinking. 1t is not yet known
how serious the damage is.
The Condor was hooked into the big
sheet anchor drawn up to the hawse
pipe and hung there for five minutes
while the crew of the battleship were
hurriedly called to collision quarters.
Then she backed away and disappear
ed in the log. She anchored subse.
quently about 300 yards away. Her
Prov had been bent to one side as
though it had been made of tin and
her forequarters filled with water. 1t
was found that she could keep afioat
with the aid of her pumps.
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19
WHEAT NELECTIOY FOR IMPROVING
BOTH YIELD AND QUALITY.

Let anv farmer walk through his field
of wheat, and he will find that all the
heads are not alike, even If sown from the
best standard varieties Of seed wheat. He
will find that some heads are longer than
others, eome broader, some with more
grains to tine head, and some tighter IN
the chaff, and so on. 1t has recently be-
come fully known that most of these
variations, unless they are directly in
duced by a patch of richer soil, are strictly
and fully inheritable and are transmitted
to their progeny in full vigor and periec
ton. If farmers who are specially inter
ested in improving the yields and quality
oftheir wheats will 90 through their he ds
at harvest time, and pick out the best
heads from their ields, and thTesh and
save them for stock seed, they will find
it will result in a considerable improve
ment in the WELD, quality and uniformity
of the crop produced another season.
Even if the farmer only picks out enough
beads to make bushel to bushel and
half of select seed, this will give him
enough TO SOW an acre of wheat for the
next season, and that will produce a SUI
perior grade of seed. The product of this
should give him sufficient seed to give
him a good start towards his full seeding
for the following year.
We are following out this method of Sc
lection on our own farms, and we hope
bv this means to eventually increase the
Weld of different varieties of wheat which
We offer. materially; but farmers can ac-
,omplish very generally the same results
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19
rwo kiIIed at chureh servIee.

Two persons we're killed and more
than a score injured, several of them
seriously, when the collapse of the
floor OF the church of Onr Lady of Vic
tory, in Harrington Park, N. j., pre-
cipitated nearly 300 persons into the
basement
The church was only partly com
pleted and the assemblage there was
in connection with the formal ceEe
monies of laying the cornerstone.
The collapse of the floor came while
an address was being delivered by
Father Delanty, pastor of the church.
Suddenly the floor was heard to cre2k
az u then it went down with a crash.
Men, women and children were caught
in the avalanche, and many were bad
ly crushed.
Nicholas Ottingen and Mrs. E. H.
Oelkern were injured so badly that
they died within a short time About
dozen persons were taken out IN
conscious. and several were crippled
with fractures Of legs or arms.
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19
eattleship Rammed by s.eamer.

The big battleship Utah, crack shin
of the navy, and the largest warshir
in commission in the world, was run
into by the British steamship Condor
off Tompkinsville, L. /.
The Utah was at anchor and the
Britisher was bound out when the col
lision occurred. The Utah received the
blow at her port hawser hole. The
blow smashed two Of her plates, five
eigmths Of an inch thick, above the
water line, and opened up another
hole about fifteen feet below the water
line through which the water poured
Fortunately this hole was made at
point wheer the port trimming tan
is located That is a tank used tn
trimming the ship, water being le
into it IL AasA her bow rides too high
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19
Wilson Makes clean Sweep.

Governor Woodrow Wilson will have
seventy-six delegates to the Demo
cratic national convention from Penn
sylvania.
While the Democracy of the state is
divided into hostile camps, waging an
internecine battle, both sides are in
favor Of the Jersey pedagogue. Colo
mel James W Gufey, who leads the
old guard. says he wants Wilson. while
Representative A. Mitchell Palmer,
who was renominated for congress, de
clares he wants Wilson; that's all
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19
CONVALESGENTS
Those Recovering from Amy Sc
we're Illness

we're Illness
After a long wasting illness, con-
yalescents require nourishing food
that will not overtax the digestive
functions-cnd in the way of >. a
strength-restoring and vitality-making
tonic, we know of nothing that equals
Vinol, our delicious cod liver and iron
tonic without OLD.
Vinol creates an appetite, re-estab-
fishes good digestion and helps the
daily food to make rich blood, form
flesh, strong muscles and impart new
life and vitality to every organ in the
body. We ask those who need a
strength and fiesh-building tonic res
torative to call at our store and get a
bottle of Vinol, with the understand
ing that if it does not help them we
will refund their money without Ques-
ton.
n. ". 0. Moore, Druggist, Milford, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19

for theneelves. IF thew will follow ont the
practice ae aDove Indicated, and increased
yields per acre OF all wheats sown can
very soon core tn he realized, provided
this met nod is generally practiced in the
savi, ard selection of seed wheat
Wood's Crop Special published by 7. w.
" ood & Sons, Seedsmen, Richmond, Va.
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19
o5n Ma4a Homeless hv Flames.

More thar 20 foreigners were made
homeless ~ a fire which destroyet
twelve ten4nent houses in Steel o.,
Pa. Many If them. who kept their
savings in their rooms, lost every
thing.
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19
Eats $50 Bananas and Wins.

John Breen, the freight handler
who made a wager with a Cincinnati
O., saloonkeeper a month ago that he
could eat a dozen bananas each Gay
for thirty days and top off the fea
by eating five dozen hard boiled g s
and two dozen raw oysters, succe. )
fully accomplished the task
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19
cIara Barton Is Dead at 90.

Miss Clara Barton, founder of the
American Red Cross Society, died at
her home in Glen Echo, Md.
The cause of her death was chronic
pneumonia, with which she was
stricken about year ago. Her broth
er, Stephen Barton, of Boston, was
with her when she died
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19
Gets Hydrophobia From Old 3

Returning home from a dance, viii
liam Soaring. twenty-one years old
of Scranton. Pa. was stricken with an
illness which the doctors diagnosed as
hydrophobia
Nearly two years ago Soaring was
bitten by dog, and the physicians say
that the germs have been lying dOr
mant all that time. Two strong men
are guarding the patient, who is beng
kept under anaesthetics.
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19
stabbed to Dean At HIs pOor.

Antoine Gasiar, twenty-five years OF
age, was called to the door of his
home on the West Side, in Chicago,
and was stabbed to death. Three men
were seen running away from the
house. 1t is believed the slayers were
Italians, with whom Gasiar had quar-
relied over a card game.
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19
More Rifles Go to Mexico.

In response to an appeal from the
American consul at Guadalajara, Mex,
President Taft has authorized the ex-
por; alton of $50 rifles and ,000
rounds of ammunition for arming the
citizens of the United States in t1at
district
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19

who makes the best liver pills7 The
J. c. Aver Company, Of Lowell, Mass.
They have been making Ayers Pills for
over sixty years. If you have the slight
est doubt about using these pills, ask
your doctor. Ask him FIRST, that's best.
Made By the J. c. AVER CO.. Lowell, Mass.
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19
pies Of His Easter Eaa Feast.

As a result of eating three dozen
hard boiled eggs over Easter to win
a bet Worsick Mayororick, of North
Catasauqua, Pa, died in gree agony.
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19

GET YOUR BERRY CHECKS HERE.
Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19
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