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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-11-15
FINANCIAL REPORT
OF THE
School Commissioners
Of Worcester County,
For the year ending July Slst. 1913.
RECEIPTS

hEIEiPIS
Balance on hand July 81. 1912 $ ilS So
State School Tax ... 2393l 36
State Free School Fund lll4 Is
State Donations and Academic
Fund ..... ........ 1900 90
County School Tax. 10 cents on
the one hundred dollars 10000 90
High School Fund from State 7l0O 90
County Treasurer for Dis $50 90
Sales of old school houses % 90
Towards purchase of piano for
Girdletree School 35 90
Manual Training Articles sold So o.
Wicomico County, Tri.County
Institute ISL "a
Institute. ISL q
Frances Trutt. error in salary 4 90
Matte Collick. error in salary 3 33
Anna Coard. error in salary "a 90
Tuition fees received from ad-
joining counties ....... 80 go
Reading Circle Books, and
School Libraries 9S IS
p. d. Cottingham & Co., error
in bill ... . %
Refunded for chair 3 so
Trees. Snow Hill Primary
School l6 30
Painting Snow Hill Col School 10 90
For Copy Holder sold 2 73
Deficit July 81, 1913 1902 Is
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-11-15
Free School Book Fund Accoun

RECEIPTS
Amount of appropriation for
year 1928 ...... s 1881 So
Checks given in 1909. and not
returned TO Bank and pay
ment stopped ............ 2 30
Deficit. Draft in Bank 1884 81
Total ..... ..... IL. 5 376s 72
DISBURSEMENTS
Amount expended for Books 5 3063 Sc
Cost Of distribution 27S 20
Book Labels ....... ...... l2 80
Note in Bank taken up .... l06 20
Discount paid to First National
Bank ........... .. 6 SO
To balance l9ll-l2 account SIS
Total ................ $ 376s -
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-11-15
Notice to Trespassers

Notice is hereby given that trespassing
or cunning. at any time ON what is
known as Peters Farm" near Snow
Hill, is positively prohibited.
A. +. PlLCHARD.
GEO. w. TkUITr. of S.
RICHARD LEAKE.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-11-15

As intend TO discontinue farming.
will sell at public auction to the highest
bidder. ON nv farm near George :
Island Landing. near Stockton. Wor-
cester County. Maryland. where ! now
reside, on
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1913-08-28

lire berrli6en u1to Iebrreiden gor-
trage Sic g%eriammlltng bo6it interel=
liant uno nntbringet6 geitalteten.
9anf Ser Srts=@ eiitIidfeit, Sen
&ir6end0ren, melde our@ ibren en-
bauli6en @eiang our 8erberrlidunq
oes @ottesoienites b%eitrugen.
Cant Dem 9fitter-Or1en 6es I'll. So
bonnes, Dem unter ibren padern
Sberif Soba1n 8. Sdmort, Dem Do-
men AnSiduB, Ser geiammten galt-
frennoli@en 8iirgeridaft bon 8uffo-
10 nno oem eifrigen un6 umiidtiqen
5eitfomite, Ser Breiie. Mnen 1ei Cant
fir 6en 8eitrag gum @eIinqer 6es
6eites.
M0gen ale 2ebren uno @rmab=
m111gen anf guten 8o6en gefaaen iein
uno rei6e 6rii@te tragen.
@liid auf 11nierer 1eu gegriin6eten
SSiinglings-Seftion un6 Dem Groue1t-
gn116e = 6as maite @ott!
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1913-08-28
@efpluttpneu Ser IS. Sene=
Understanding bes .. ~.
e. Gentral=Yerein8.
(s6luB.)
SO Il a 8.

sSse6e mobre So5ialpolitif tit Dor
alien Mittelltanospolitif. Ni@t gar
arm, nidt gar reid = ionoern etn
qelidertes 0aiein fir piele, oas tlfs,
1pos an3u5treben it, menn Die @e1eaz
{daft nidt n%ntergeben ioa. yfebr aus
bisber 1ollte nro,1 iid in fatbolt1@en
@reiien nit Sen beionoeren 8eourt@
ni11en, ben Sdnierigfeiten nro &am=
pfen oie1es S%tanoes, ser fleinen 5a<
brifanten, @etperbetreibenoe11, 9aoer=
be5iber, Mngeitenten uno 8eomten be-
fa11nt maiden. Sc banbelt ii9 in1
cinen pidtigen 5tan6 Ser @eiel=
1haft, ser, ein1nal tn's @anfen gera=
then, 6ieie Iei6t NIT in's Beroerben
5iebt.
5@utSem 8ormeritonb.
Wie midtig Sic 8ormerfroge 1T,
aebt berpor aus Ser @rnennu1rg elmer
aus 100 Mitglieoern beltebenoer
@ommillion ourd nniere &egiernng,
1pelhe europa bereiite nnb Die oorti>
oen ginridtungen our Sebung 0eS
8o11ern1tan6es itu6ierte nnb gang be-
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1913-08-28
@ommen6en Eagunqen 6es @en=

&omme110en Sagungen 0e5 Gen=
trail : 8ereinS nn6 ser Staats-@er=
bdn6e> iomie an9 6en 8ereinen, em-
pfeblen mir 6ie 8eranitaltung BON 8e<
lu6en bon in6uitriellen 8etrieben, 10
5ialer un6 6aritatiper Mn1talten un6
6rgl. unter geeigneter 8iibrung.
Gum S9luiie erinnern MIR 6aran,
oaB neben io5iolpolitii@en MaBnab=
men 6ie 6riftli6e @barttas, in Ser be-
ion6ers au6 Sic fatbolii6e Brauen-
melt nod Ben bon ben belon6eren
g%eoiirfntiien unierer 3eit gefor6erten
Metbo6en ii6 betbatieen muB, beute
uno 8u allen 3etten elmer Ser mi6-
tighten Erobleme bleibt in ser rmilo=
tbdtigen briltltden 8etpegung fir sic
Golfspoblfabrt."
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1913-08-28
Can't audi 6em bo6m'iten Dt05e-

Can't audi 6em bodm'iten Di03e-
ian=9ii@of s. Cotton, Ser in belon=
berS ber5li6er 8eiie Sen oeutiden
&atbolifen entgegenfam nn6 61tr9
.&otb uno Sbot gu SEN groBortigen
grfolgen Ser Eagung beitrue.
Can't ou6 sen bdm'iten 8iid0fen
@abrielS bon Sg6ensburg, 8urfe
bon &lbanp, &idep bon &o9eiter,
GiB =Manrice bon erie un6 Mc@arp
bon Mltona iomie Sen bo6m'iten
Mier. g. @oeli6er, 8. 8, g. Seer,
&rot. &p., g. Cannon, &rot. @p., S.
8i6en, 81. Wnrit, g. s. 8afer, g.
6. uno Ser %geiammten bodm. @eiit=
li@feit bon @ob un6 Sern, sic iid 10
5ablret9 eingefun6en un6 ein 10 reyes
Sntereiie an %unieren @~eriammlungen
befun6eten, Defenders ober 6en bo@m.
&eftoren, melbe Sbre &irden nn6
2ofale 10 5uporfommen6 un6 gait-
freuno1t6 ser &onbentiot1 CUR &erfu=
gung iteuten.
@er5liden Donf a119 Dem liebens=
%miiroigen @ntgegenfommen 6es a4t<
barren MoDorS bon Buffalo, 8. g.
6ubrmann nn6 6es 6eitprait6enten
* Gn Qir1r1prt11o11t1
@orte 6es Danfes un6 Mnerfen=
nl1ng BEN Seitpre6iger &eb. 8. S.
3ines, 6. 90. st., nn6 Sen Geitre6-
nern, bo@tp. 50. gngelen, g. s., &rn.
81. 8rodlano nn6 Mller, tpelde 6ur6
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1913-08-28

lonoere Mnfmerflamfeit Sen &aifret~
i%enfalien 5utpanote. 8oransiihtltd)
meroen oie in 8dloe 5u erpartenoen
amtliden 8eribte iiber sic @rgebmilie
ser Stuoienreiie praftii6e 8tnfe ge-
ben fir sic ginfiibrung abnli6er @in=
ridtungen 1T uni erem 2anoe. Sc tit
5meifeuos bon 8e6e1tung fir Ben
s5ormeri ton6, oieier 6rage fem ern=
lteS Snterelie 5u5utpen6en nno an
oem 3n1tan6efommen FOLDER @inrt@=
tl1ngen nod &rdften mit5umirfen.
DeS meiteren ratben mir an, CUR
@ebung oes fo9mdnniiden 8etriebes
ser 2anomirtbidaft nnb ibrer Neben=
5tpeige ausgiebigen @ebran6 5n MO-
hen BON Ben 8ortbeilen, mie lie onrf
6as Bun6es Mderbau Departement
un6 sic Observation-Disclosures Ser
1uhs : gtationen 6ur6 8%erien6ung
bon 8roi6iren, @eranltaltung bon
GadfurI len un6 @nti en6nng bon mtl<
ien1doftli6 %gebiloeten Badlelten onf
Observation-Disclosures geboten ner-
Sen.
Ien5ion fir 8un6es 81
piI6ien1t =8eamte.
Warm entpfeblen mir oie @infiib=
rura zines Heniions : SpitemS fir
6ie @ipiI 5erpice 3 Beamten Der Ste
qierunq un6 ertparten pom &ongreB,
Sem einldldgige 8orlagen borliegen,
eine gere6te @egeIung oieier 6roge.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1913-08-28
&atboliciSmmsmebr &C:
Qe11 Socialismuslebre.
Die @ebute @pttcs.

Mn Ser &a11o oes goloenen 8id)=
leins per>~ .oir nit DEM Snbalt oes
5%lpeiten Webotes befannt. IS iagt
lns, Dob mir Sen 9fannen @otteS nidt
lalteru unD feline fallben gloe oble=
gen lpllel1.
@enn mir l1l1l1 bieiem @ebote oie
Gd)riiten Ser 5o6ia1ilten e11tgegerltel=
len, Damn fplrl11en mir 5u Ser lteber=
5e11g11ng, Dob oieielben bon @ottesla=
lteru,1gen itroten. SIM gerlaufe ser
bisberigen Ml1fidte lino iolde @otteS=
l%1lteru1gen urs idon tpteoerbolt Dor
sll1gen gefiihrt moroen; mir fonner
0uber DON meiteren @elegen abieben.
Mues, pa5 oer1 &atbolifen beillg
lit, laltert Ser 5o5ialismus. oils ein
ldmeres 8ergeben miro Ser Meineio
bon Sen Gb1i1ten ongeieben; in ben
Mugen Ser So5ialiiten lit ct aber fein
@erbred)en. SIM @egentbeil! - @ie
fir ieoen @ottesldugner, 10 audi fir
Sen 5o5iolilter i'll ser @io eine iinn=
Io}e Geremonie un6 ser Mei11ei6 eine
]innIoie 8efrdftigung Ser 2uge. 3mar
boben ii6 Sic So5iali1ten in Dentld=
lan6 i'm oeuti6en &eldtag eirnal
oagegen ge1pebrt, oab ite Sen yfetne1o
perberrliden, ia tie baben logar Dor
Sem Meineio denurnt, aber 11ur me-
gen oes 9filieoS, 0as Ser Meeinelotge
Dor @eridt auf lt6 nebme 3ubt=
bo1,5D. @lei6tpobl ober tpuroe I'M
5~oaial=0emofrat" bonn Is. Ntob.
1882 erflQrt, baB Ser @o5iali1t, Der
einen @enol1en bur6 einen Meineto
Dor idmerer @trafe 81 betpobren
iude, feline ebrIoie @onolung begebe,
uno fur5 porber iagte oielelbe 1o5la<
Ii tiide 3eitung bon einen1 mege1t tp11=
}entlid)en W}eineioeS gu 6rei Sobren
;3udtbaus 5er~11rtbeilten @eno1 len:
uDie|er Mann lit uno bleibt Elm @b=
renma1n, uno tpenn ibr i'm bnr1oert
NAL ser 9iige nn6 6es Weinetos
aeiht."-Mii mern tpiI1t gu eS, &iro
ser Stride, lieber balten nit ben
6oaiolilten c6er nit Ser 2ebre oeS
4atedismn5, Ser bon ie6en &otbolt=
fen betrudtet miro - als ein ~betlt<
oeg 8uh" cIs Elm v8abe mec1m"
fiir's go115e 2eben?
Beregrinus.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1913-08-28

tbeiligen per6en als an alien friibe-
rem bcrartl9en 8eran1taltl1gen nnb
oafiir 5uiammen nidt >ueniger OILS
100000 leipilligt baber. M11ber=
Sem merben sas oitl;de Miien, Mu ltra=
lien, Seelanb uno &ataoa sic
Nusltelll,ne beididen. Dieie miro Ell
tie pa>lamerifoniide nno cine vpa11po-
5ifiide" iein, mie Sobn 8arrett 1id
ousoriidt uuo oils iolde alien 8elr
d)ern 5u Semitic fiibren, mas sic
btrd) Tie al perberrlidenbe @roff=
nl1ng oes Nonamofanols fir 6en
MeltbanOel 5u beoeuten bat.
Ter @enonnte fam es nidt fit
mo9lidl balten, baB Del,tidlanb unb
england i'm Sabre 1915 IN San
Sroncisco our6 Mbtpeienbeit gla115en
iollten, unb bemiibt iid oaber na6
&rdften, SEM por511bel1gen. Mod
nel,eren Mad)ridten linb ibm and
id)on BON be,,tiden SSno1,itriellen Mit=
%tbeiluneen sr,aegangen, na6 melden
Sic bcltt1de Snbuitrie in San 6ron=
cisco in entlprehenoer @eiie bertre=
ten fem miro. limo Sic Ereb nad<
rid)ten iiber Sic in ser oelttiden ST.
81 itriepelt stpeds ibrer 8etbeilign1g
an nnlerer Banana : Haciftc = Mns=
Itelung berrlhenoe lebbafte Mgito=
ton miiiien gleidfalls einen pohl=
tIu1enocn ginbrl1d al1f i'm maden.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1913-08-28
Scftiprt 4.
ce

Mnf oaS pdrmlte 6anft Sic 58te
@enerol : 8%erlammlung Maen, 6ie
gu oem @elingen nn6 @rfolgen 6ie1er
Sagltng in irgen0 mel6er @eiie Bet
getragen baben.
@brfur@tspollen Danf Sr. @rcel=
len5 Migr. Sobn 8on5ano, papitli6er
fir Mmerifa, Ser in unierer
Mitte eri6ien, un6 6l1r6 feline bater=
liden un0 onerfennen6en @orte nns
NIT 11enen Wentb nn6 ne1er 8egeilte<
rnng erfiil1te.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1913-08-28
@ie Ser Srmbel besinnt.

l1nperoaulidfeit lit sic uria@e
ma116er &ranfbeiten un6 lnor6nun-
gen, melde 6as 2eben unertrdalid
mader'. Nebmt gbamberIuins Ga
blette, ballet Guren Moeen regel-
redt> un6 SIR peroet 6ieie 8ranfbei-
ten permeioen. gu faufen BEL allen
Sanolern. = Mn5eige.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-08
DAVENPORT

Bride But 15.-Aliss Lola G.. Ander-
son. 15-year-old girl from Cambridge,
Ill, was Thursday evening united IN
marriage TO James VI. Hill, also of
Cambridge. The ceremony was per.
formed by Justice Phil Daum. The
brides parents consented 10 her mar.
rage. She was accompanied by her
brother, Albert D. Anderson. and his
wife. Mrs. Hill is q robust girl and
large for her age.
In New Enterprlse-A comparative
ly new company in which Davenport
capital 10 heavily interested is the
Southern Wood Distillates & Fibre
company. It's headquarters are at Bo
galusa. La, where they operate a pulp
mill for the manufacture OF wood pulp
out of the refuse from southern pine
timber r. II. Ryan and Charles shu
Ter are the local directors. Mr.. Ryan
has just returned from q trip of In
Bpection TO the plant OF the company
and Is very enthusiastic as TO its fu
ture. From the pulp so obtained re
tainer board Of high quality is made
Several by-products, such as resin, tur
pentine and pine oil are also secured
From the time the ratings and other
refuse enter the mill, the finished re
tainer board is taken out in II hours
The by-products are secured during
the process This is declared to be the
first mill Of its kind in the United
States. II has n daily capacity OF 81
tons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-08

part lots 6 and 5, block 3, C. Lynde's
addition, Rock Island 5000.
Charles II. Dibbern to Mary A. Pate.
lot IA, c. H. Dibbern & Sons first ad-
ditiOn, Sears. $3.50.
Mary A Pate to John NJ Pardon.
lot IA, c. II. Dibbern &, Sons first ad-
dition, Sears, $1,G5O.
Joseph and Anna VI. Bradford TO
Lucia F. II. briggs, part lots and .,
Hitchcock's Place, Moline, 5000.
Ashley w. Elliott TO F. NJ. Carpen-
ter, west one-half, southeast quarter
and southeast quarter southeast quar-
ter section 19-16-3W, 81.
Anton e. Froyd and NJ. Horstkamp
to Nels p. Glemaker, lot 6, block 3,
Rosslyn addition, Moline, $3.50.
James J.. O'Connor to John Looney.
lot Z, block 2, Highland Park, Rock
Island 81.
ode and James Dolan to Arch FOs-
ter, southwest quarter southwest quar-
ter section 5-1G5W, $3.50.
George w Bash to Wilton Parson,
lots % and %, block 5, Healy's subdi-
vision, Moline, $500.
| Matt SimOnsen to Helen @. Cox,
! part outlOt 2, Candec Grove, Moline,
$500
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-08

son are in Moline attending the Luth-
eran conference.
Miss Sigma Brodine is visiting her
sister, Mrs E T. Anderson of Rock Is
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Anderson and
their daughter Rachel of Galesburg
and Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Johnson and
family of Knoxville attended the fu-
neral of their aunt Mrs Adolph Peter
son, Sunday.
Miss Mary Wilson Of the Moline city
hospital spent Tuesday with Orion
friends
D. C. Keleher took a car of fat cattle
to the Chicago market Tuesday.
Mrs. NJ. B. Taylor and daughter Win
fired of Orion were in Davenport Tues
day to visit the little daughter of c. B.
Taylor who is in St Luke's hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs z. w. Peterson of
Lynn visited at the home of Mr. and
Mrs ]. A. Gabrielson north of Orion
Monday.
William Samuelson of Sac City,
1C"os 10 lCiC NlSlNlliS Ms 1dtlSiS JUN
Samuelson. who has been seriously i'll
for several weeks.
Mrs. \. H. Swanson entertained the
Stitch and Chatter club at her home
Tuesday afternoon.
Monday evening, March 10, is the
last number of the lecture course seri.
es., to be given at the opera house.
Gideon Carl assisted by Viola Carl
will present their popular program OF
unique and artistic character imperson.
atoms.
Miss Gail South entertained the
Swastika Sewing club at her home
Tuesday afternoon. A dainty luncheon
was served and a good time enjoyed
by all
/ The Mystic Workers after their reg
ular meeting Friday night gave a pro
gram and supper. The high schoo
quartet supplied the musical part OF
the program, which was thoroughly en-
joyed by all. Besides the members
and their families, several friends were
present. All report having spent {
very pleasant evening.
. TRANSFERS
Jacob Pirman to Frank II. Pirman
tract in northeast quarter section G
17-1W, $500.
Jacob Pirman to Amanda S. II. Hol
stein, tract in northeast quarter sec
ton 6-17-1W. $500.
Emma ]. Sloan to Alberta e. Dufva
10 70 rn-
Myra Z. Arnold to Hy. A. Nutting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-08
ORION

DR.. H. H. Long is in Pennsylvania
attending his brother, who has been
stricken with appendicitis after par
italy recovering from pneumonia.
Miss Emma Ward has resumed her
work again at the Briar Bluff school,
heG eyesight having improved.
Miss Melissa Orr has returned to
her home in Rock Island after a few
days visit with her friend, Miss Eta
Hickman.
Miss Lilas Kidd Of Astoria is visit.
ing at the home of her aunt and uncle
Mr.. and Mrs T I. Bachus.
H L. Galloway is in Tennessee ex
pecting to buy land before returning
Mrs. Galloway and children are visit
ing in DeKalb, Ill. during his absence
Glenn Tracy was business caller in
Orion Monday.
Arthur c. Johnson, formerly Of Orr
on, has resigned his position in the NJ
W A. Office at Rock Island and has
accepted a position with the Moline
Plow company.
Miss Josie Chinberg spent Sunday
with her sister, Miss Nena Climbers
Of Ophiem.
Theresa Anderson very pleasantly
entertained at a party Saturday after
noon at her home, the occasion beins
her Sth birthday. Misses Florenc'
Forsell. Elna Anderburg and Fife An
derson received the little guests an
helped to entertain them. Dainty re
treatments were served in the dinini
room, which was beautifully Decorate
with pink and white and Easter deco
rations. A large pink cake holdinI
/ eight white candles was the cente
! piece Of the table BY each plate wa
la Lighted white candle and each littl
/ girl blew out her own candle and mad
q birthday wish FOR Theresa. Afte
eames and other amusements were fir
ighed the little guests departed leavin
( Theresa many beautiful presents a
q remembrance Of her stu birthday.
DR.. P J. Brodine and o. L. Samue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-08

Milan Monday from LaPlata, Mo. They
have shipped their household goods
and live stock and will live in their
new home on Big island. recently pur-
chased from c. T. Spickler.
Miss Eva Virgins departed Thurs
day for Chicago where she will spend
a couple of weeks at the home OF Mrs
W. G. Jones.
Mrs. Clara Chopper visited Wednes-
day at the home Of her cousin, Miss
Lulu Carol Of Rock Island.
Clyde s. Walker, who is practicing
law with J. F. Witter in Rock Island,
was elected attorney for Milan Monday
evening by the village council
The Willing Workers club met at the
home Of Miss Edith Eddy After the
meeting, games and music were en-
joyed. after which a delicious luncheon
was served.
| Mrs. Clara Chopper was pleasantly
( surprised at her home Thursday even
ing by a number Of friends. to cele-
brate her birthday. Music was enjoyed
and refreshments were served.
+ The specimen primary ballot of the
village of Milan to be voted on Tues
day, March II, will be as follows:
Independent party-For president
two years., Fred W. Boulton; trus-
tees two years., Frank S. WilIhite, S.
". Sutton and Ney Wilson.
Peoples party: For president (vote
for oDe), John NJ. Hamburger and
James Maucker: for trustees (vote
for threel, John Wharton, William
BrandenbUrg, William Cohen, Merle
Mccullough. E. H winims, William
Nichols and William Mosher. Police
magistrate-Benj. B. Crowder.
The Misses Margaret and Mildred
Kerr Of Vandruff's island entertained a
number of young folks of Milan at their
home Saturday evening. Games and
music were enjoyed throughout the
evening, after which a delicious lunch
con was served. Those present were:
Misses Katheryn Christy, Ruth Camp
bell Martha F'itzsimmons and Ednf
Vonach and Bruce LOBBY, Hurl
burt Guldenzopf, Wray Mccoy, FREQ
Martin, John Lowell, Dale Smith, Helge
Jennisch, Edward Smith and Edwin
and Leonard Rischell.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. T. Donaway enter
tanned Saturday evening a number o.
friends in honor Of Mrs. Donaway's
25th birthday anniversary A socia
time was enjoyed, after which lunch
con was served. Those present were:
Mr. and Mrs. ]. Donaway, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Rettick, James Weir of Rock
Island, Mrs W. Donaway and son Har
~ and Mrs. B. Wolff of Sears, Mrs
Edward Nice and daughter Emma
Mrs James H. Maucker and daughter
Margie and Mr.. and Mrs. Israel Post
OF Milan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-08

and settled in the shoulder. Drs.
Braunlich and Strohbehn were sum-
moned and every possible effort made
TO save the patients life, but to no
avail Mr.. Behrs was born Jan. 90,
1861. in Hemingstedt, Dittmarschen,
Germany, and resided there until q
years old. He then came TO America.
He settled in Gladbrook, Iowa, where
q years ago he was married 10 Miss
Dora Paulsen. The couple came TO
Davenport IN 1899, and have lived here
since that time. Surviving are the wild
ow, Mrs. Dora Behrs. and three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Margaret Cotant, Mrs. Au-
gusta McDevitt and Miss Norma Behrs,
all reading in this city He Is also
survived by one sister in Germany,
Mrs. Wiebke Schlueter; one grand
daughter. Ruth NcDevitt. and two
sonsin-lsw, James McDevitt and De
wei Cotant.
Obituary Record.-Mr. and Mrs. Aven
Lee are mourning the death of their
infant son Aven Torgils Lee, who pass
ed away Thursday afternoon at the
family home, 1887 West Fifth street
at the age OF year. months and S
days. Pneumonia was the cause of
death The parents are the only sur.
vivors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-08
SUNNY HILL

K. J. Bailey was unable to get all
the way through on his mail route
last Monday on account of the roads
being drifted full
Miss Lille Garland of Orion visited
a few days last week at the home Of
her uncle, Hugh McGraw.
Mrs. F. c. Killing spent Monday at
the Fred Dahn home.
Perry Metzlar was business caller
in eastern Rural last Thursday.
Announcement has been received
here Of the birth OF son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy McMeekin OF Dakota.
The Young Ladies club met with
Miss Mabel Samson last Wednesday
Mr Craig of WATERFOWL was a call.
er at the Charles A. Johnson home
last Friday.
Miss Bertha MoMeekin entertain
ed a company Of young people Monday
evening at a sleighing party.
The meetings at Beulah were closed
Tuesday evening. Rev. Mr.. Baird
preached Monday evening and Rev
Mr.. Johnson OF Sherrard preached tc
very large audience Tuesday even
ing. Thirty-twO Joined the Beulat
congregation last Sunday, and Mr.
Baird gives urgent invitation to all tc
attend Sunday school at 10 a. m. Sun
day. He will continue to preach eacl
Sunday at II a. n. at Beulah and IL
the afternoon at Coal Valley.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-08
MILAN

The Milan village primary will be
held March Il and the village election
April 10.
Mr.. and Irs. Walter Dean Of Black
Hawk have recently moved into the
Matthews property on Dickson street.
Robert Hall is conva!escug from a
severe attack of typhoid fever.
Mr.. and Ms. James Crosby OF Sears
are the parents Of a baby girl born
Feb. q.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Guldenzopf
and son of South Rock Island spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Col
denzopf
II. l.. flaming is i'll at his home on
Water street with an attack Of ton.
silitis
Miss Vera Vonach entertained a
number Of her friends ut her home
Tuesday evening. The evening was
spent in games and music.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Schuck arrived in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-08
THE DUCKING STOOL.
Betsy Didn't Think IL "Pleasan
Mode" Of Punishment.

Betsy Didn't Think II pleasant
Mode" Of Punishment.
In colonial days hog stealing was
considered one OF the most serious Of
crimes. At the first offense the thief's
ears were slit, at the second his ears
were nailed to a pillory, and at the
third he suffered death without bene-
fit Of clergy"
Deceitful bakers and careless fish
dealers had TO lose their ears" while
he who spoke detrncting words had his
tongue bored by q bodkin.
Frenchman travelling In America in
100 describes the ducking stool as a
pleasant mode" OF Furnishing q scold
ing woman.
In 1885 Thomas Hartley Of Virginia
wrote of his witnessing the execution
Of ducking stool sentence:
Day before yesterday at OF We
Clock. saw this punishment given tc
one Betsey Walker, who by We vto-
lence Of her tongue made her house
and her neiGhborhood uncomfortab Bile
They had q machine for We purpose
VI belong to We Parish. 1t had already
been used three times this summer
"Ye Woman was allowed TO go undei
We water for We space Of Il minute
Betsey had stout stomache and would
not yield until she had been under five
times. Then she cried piteously. TheI
they drew back We Machine. united V,
Ropes ard let her walk home a hope
fully penitent woman"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-08

INuld L. L lIlhudLLl =
V e G ct g bic Com
pound has done for
me. | was weak,
nervous, and cared
for thin G blu t
sleep. Now / can
go ahead with my
work daily and feel
ten years younger
than before ! started
taking your medi-
cine. | will advise