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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12

Miss Mabel Anderson went TO New
Windsor Wednesday.
Rev. f. T Linden OF Harcort, Iowa.
preached in the Swedish Lutheran
church both morning and evening. In
the morning the sermon was given
in Swedish and IN English in the even
ing.
Mrs. z. Morningstar Of Gslesburg
and father. William Mcintyre. of near
Monmouth. who have been visiting
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Nc
Intyre. went 10 New Boston Monday
TO spend a few days with DR.. and
Mrs. l. l. Mcintyre before returning
home
Miss Hazel Thomson arrived home
Monday from a short visit with her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. A L. Thomson.
in Biggsville-
urday with her daughter. Mrs. Charles
Noble
Mr. and Mrs. George W. McPherren
left Sunday for Gary. Ind, where they
will make an extended visit with their
daughter. Mrs s. C. Lathrop.
Miss Dorothy Harbour OF this city
and Miss Inez Garrett OF Abingdon.
who is visiting her uncle and aunt.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A Longley, went to
Joy Saturday TO visit their cousins,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester jackson.
Mrs. R L West returned to her
home in Buda Saturday after visiting
at the home OF Mrs. A. Seefeldt.
Mrs. Z Parkman went to Monmouth
Boyd home. Mrs. Boyd has been in
the hospital in that city for several
weeks.
The play given al the Aledo opera
house Tuesday evening for the bene-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12

fit of the girls new dormitory of Will
liam and Vashti college was a great
success in every particular. The
house was crowded and many were
turned away. The play, Snap Shots. -
is comedy portraying the many
amusing incidents which occurred in
a photograph gallery in small coun-
try town on circus day. II was pre-
scented by a company of about eighty
Aledo people with City Attorney o. L.
Carlstrom as photographer. The OBJ
ject of the play is fun and there was
not a dull moment from the time the
curtain arose until the dusky couple,
George Washington Johnson and Miss
Malinda Snowfall. and the clowns,
Snip and Snap. danced of OF the stage
two hours later
Mrs. Maggie Ryner left Monday for
a few days visit with relatives and
friends IN Galesburg and Peoria
Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Hebel and fam
lily went TO Joy Saturday to visit Mrs.
Hebel's mother. Mrs. A Mays. and
other relatives.
Mrs. Emma DoolittIe and little
granddaughter. Virgaline Wisecarver.
arrived home Monday from New Bos-
ton where they had been visiting rela-
tives.
Mr. and Mrs. George Bolton and lit
tie daughter. Evelyn. of Alpha came
Monday TO visit Mr.. and Mrs. S. B.
Bolton
Chief Justice George A Cooke left
Tuesday for Springfield where he will
attend court
Mrs J-Thomason OF Joy came Wed
nesday TO visit her brother, J. Rether-
ford and family.
The Social circle OF the First Pres
byterian church entertained at the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12

home of Miss Elizabeth Winders
Thursday afternoon. The social com
mittee was Mrs. Clyde Miller, Mrs.
Earl Farr and Mrs James Day.
Mrs. Rosetta Culick, who has been
visiting her daughter. Mrs. William
Odell, returned to her home in Joy
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Mckay and c.
W. Melton went TO Viola Monday
where they will make their home for
the winter. Mr.. Mckay and Mr. Mel
ton are employed by the Tri-County
Light and Power company.
Miss Cora Bloom. who has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Erick Peter
son, returned TO her home in Hope
we'll Monday
Saturday to visit her cousin, Mrs.
Moore.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of Miss Mary Shoemaker
and Harry Swartout, which will take
place at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Shoemaker,
in this city at O'Clock Wednesday
af.Srnoon, Dec. II.
Mrs. ]. a. Bolander went to Sher-
rard Wednesday TO visit her sister,
Mrs. G. y. Johnson.
Mrs. z. NJ. Miller gave a pre-nuptial
shower at her home Saturday even
ing in honor of Miss Mary Shoemak-
er. Twelve young ladies were present
and enjoyed very pleasant evening.
Many useful gifts were given and a
1t a
Miss Nora Quist. who has been
spending a few days at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Johnson, left
Monday for her home in Ong. Neb.
Miss Pearl Baugh and Mrs. L. KelI-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12

who struck his neighbor, Christ Gaug-
er, on the head with a club during a
quarrel over some posts on Monday,
Dec. l, and caused his death, was not
indicted by the grand jury which clos
ed a two weeks, session in this city
Tuesday. The jury decided from the
evidence given that Mr.. Brown was
not responsible for the death and gave
self defense as the verdict.
Mrs. S. B. Bolton of this city and
Mrs. George Bolton of Alpha went
to Rock Island Tuesday to spend the
day.
Mr.. and Mrs W II. Bartlett of New
Boston spent Tuesday at the home of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12
ALEDO

Rev. Mott ssawyers. general secre-
AIRY Of the Davenport Y. NJ. c. A,
preached IL the First Presbyterian
church Sabbath morning The min
ster. Rev. A. r Moody. went To Rock
Island Sunday To preach at Broad
way church and TO declare the pulpit
sacant by order OF the presbytery.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Morford returned
% their home in Burgess Tuesday
after short visit with Mr.. and Mrs
;. 5. Johnston
Mrs Chris BANNER and daughter
Mrs Frank Johnson were Rock Island
Visitors Wednesday.
Mrs Il. F. Parkinson and little
laughter and Mrs. W. Parkinson OF
Seithsburg came Wednesday 10 visit
az the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. w
Parkinson.
Mrs Ray Crapneil and little son.
Master Scott. who have been visiting
AZ the home Of Mrs. Crapnell's sister.
Mrs. J. w Murphy. returned TO their
some in Joy Monday.
Mrs. ?. II. Bateman went TO New
Boston Saturday to spend a few days
With her daughter. Mrs. H o. Baner.
Mrs. T. J. Harvey and son. Master
Russell. OF Joy spent Monday with
Mrs. Harney's mother. Mrs. Alice
Stead.
James smith of Oklahoma Is visit.
ng his cousins. Mr. and Mrs. William
odell
Mrs a V Larrance went to Gales
burg Tuesday TO spend the Day with
ier granddaughter. Mrs Fred John
ton. who IS recovering from an OPP
Grafton in St Mary's hospital
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12

Mrs. Bartldtt's mother. Mrs. Maria
Evans.
Thomas Blakey and Miss Bertha
Della Thurston of Wyoming, Ill. were
married at the Methodist Episcopal
parsonage by Rev ]. b. Bartle Monday
morning, Dec. 8.
The Domestic Science association
closed their very interesting meeting
Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Anna Bar
bara Colegrove of Taylorville was
present and gave two very instructive
lectures. The following officers were
elected for the coming year: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Alex Macarthur; secretary.
Mrs T. l.. Vernon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12

EFT the greatest athlete have dyspepsia and his
| strength will soon fail Ones stamina-force-
IL fullness and strength of mind or muscle
depend upon the blood, and the blood in turn,
REQUIRES healthy stomach, for the stomach u the
laboratory where the food is dgested and such eIe-
noents are taken up-or assimilated-wh make
BLOOD In Consequence all the organs of the body,
such as heart, lungs liver and kidneys, as well as
the nervous system feel the bad effect il the stom-
ach is deranged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12
No man is
Stronger
Than his
StOml ach

The Medical Adviser By
II. v. Pierce, M. d., BuC
talo, N. Y. dns1cers hosts
Of delicate questions
about Iohich every man
or sUoDsan, single or mar
ried ought to knoa0. Sent
free on receipt Of 81 one
cent stamps to pay for
acrapping and mailing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12
DIR. Pierce'S Golden
Medical Discovery

helps the stomach digest food properly starts tho
liver into new activity removing the poisons from tho
blood and the various organs get rich, red blood in
stesd Of bepg lily nourshed The refreshing influence
~ tbis extract Of native medicinal plants has been
favorabIy known for over 40 years Everywhero
eonne peghbor can tell you of the good 1t has DONE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12

oI6 Ey All medicine dealers I'm auid or tablet fors
- RI one To DIR. Pierce, lnyalids'
4antei aa6aio and trial box WIN be mailed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-20
suit to collect sand Royalties.

Suit to collect royalties aggregating
100000 has been filed IN the Wyan-
dOtte county district court against the
Stewart Peck Sand company by At
torney General John S. Dawson. Not
only does Dawson seek to collect reve-
nue. under the new sand royalty law,
but the attorney general seeks to bring
to the state treasury funds for sand TAX
en- from navigable streams since the
dav the Stewart-Peck/ people started
their sand dredges. Further than this,
Dawson seeks to enjoin future opera
tions by the company until the royal
ties are paid and inspectors are pro-
Vided at the company'S various plants
The suit against the Stewart-Peck
interests is one of a series to be filed
by the attorney general it is claimed.
Because the Wyandotte county con-
Germ is the largest individual sand
company in the state, Dawson de-
cided to start suit against them first.
operate against the state and her
claims, Dawson now seeks to collect
for all the sand taken from the navi-
gable streams of the state before and
since the passage of the 1913 sand law.
Should the attorney general succeed
in establishing his claim, it Will mean
that these companies will be compelled
to pay thousands of dollars into the
state treasury. Under the new law, it
is believed that $500 a year will be
realized from the royalties on 50 nd
from the streams of the state. Should
the claims be made to cover a period
something like a million and half
dollars from the several sand compan-
les operating on the banks of the kaW
and Arkansas riuA~-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-20
he hourly readings:
THE NINE-HOUR DAY.
Crosby Bros. Establish It-Close Store
Saturdays at Six.

The Crosby Brothers company have
framed a nine-hour law of their own.
1t goes into effect the first Saturday
in June. The store will open at and
close at 6 o'clock every day in the
week. Saturday will be no exception.
Formerly the store was lighted,
busy and thronged with people until
10 o'clock on Saturday evening.
Weary clerks sold rosy ribbons, fluffy
lingerie and summer dresses until
two hours before midnight. Bundle
wrappers tied string with aching fin
gers.
Agitation concerning the nine-hour
proposition has been general. Several
stores have discussed for some time
their intention of adopting it, but
Crosby Brothers is the first to observe
it.
I'VE have considered the matter
carefully" said w. T. Crosby today,
and decided to adopt the nine-hour
schedule. New plan goes into effect
juno To
Keeping stores open on Saturday
night has become "a habit. Crosby
Brothers have broken it. The plan
was originally instituted for the ben
eft of the 1aboring class. Saturday
afternoon is pretty generally OBJ
served as a holiday nowadays; most
of the large employees close at 1
o'clock. Women must do their shop
ping at Crosby Brothers before on
a summer Saturday evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-20
PLAYS BOTH SEXES.
Counterfeiter Admits Marriage to Man
an6 Woman.

Kansas City, May 20.-James Ar
thur Baker, who following his arrest
hereslast night, told the police he had
assisted in counterfeiting and postof-
flee fraud schemes in various parts of
the country, meanwhile posing some
times as a man and sometimes as
woman, said today he would waive ex-
tradition and was ready to return to
California at once.
Baker, the police say, confessed to
forging money orders in California.
A telegram to Chief of Police Griffin
today from Sheriff Wilson of River
side, Cal, said to hold Baker at all
hazards and that he was wanted upon
a felony charge. Baker now dresses as
a man but uses the voice of a woman.
He says he prefers being woman.
According to his signed statement Civ
en- the police he was once married to
a woman in Iowa. At the time of the
California frauds ne said he was mar
ried to a man, a Los Angeles at
tOrneV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-20

and ending anywhere could raise loan
of $40, 600, COO. All a man had to do was
to dig a hole in the ground somewhere
and claim he had silver mine, and the
people rushed to buy the stock. People
didn't wait for anything less than a dol
lar in change. Everything was stepping
high and we were all getting rich when
the washwoman sleeves were invented for
shirt waists. Every woman went around
until her arms were Sunburned and
baked and freckled and fly-bitten, and
then demanded something to cnv"- Them
up.
gloves, costing from So to $40 pair. There
was a grand rush, and at the end of
three months it was the old story over
s25 bulldog Times are growing better,
but are not out OF the woods yet
Women of Pilgrims Crossroads, and
through you to women Of America, the
duty devolves upon you to save this
country from future panics. The men are
helpless. The world looks to you, and to
you alone. There is 3 rush of rats with
until you look like nuley cows gazing
over fence Stop the rush.
1.-THE wasp waist is coming into style
again. If you don't want to see banks
tumbling like houses of sand, pass the
wasp waists by with icy demeanor.
1.-The women that would not be left out
of the social swim must have lake and
a gondola with mortgage foreclosures
following in its wake
'It is advertised as sign of blue blood
that a woman must lead a dog around
Beware of the dog: bankruptcy wags at
the end of his tail.
ssIt is the time when economy must
reign Make your own soft SOAP Turn
your dresses top to bottom. Make your
old hats do for another year Fix over
vour own dresses and do your own
homework and as your husband sits by
the fireside smoking his 25-cent cigar and
wondering how he will raise the mortgage
on the home bid him hope that the sun
of prosperity will shine again and all be
as before."-(Copyright 1913, by Associat-
ed Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-20
NO DAY COMPLETE
Without Showers, Wind and Sun
shine.

There seems to be no end TO the
showers. 1t rained again today. The
precipitation this morning totaled %
of an inch, and more is expected to-
night or Wednesday, although the fore
cast for western Kansas calls for fair
weather. The showers today have been
general over the entire Mississippi val
ley. The wind is blowing at the rate
of eight miles an hour from the south
east.
The report covering the twenty-four
hour ending at seven O'Clock this morn
ing which was issued from the local
weather office reads:
Moderately heavy to heavy rain has
fallen over nOrtheas stern and north
central Kansas and in northwestern
Missouri, but only a few scattered
showers are reported from western
and southern Kansas. Cloudy weather
was general this morning. Tempera-
lures have averaged considerably
above normal except in northwestern
Kansas where it turned cooler last
night
The following stations reported pre-
cipitation: Concordia, 134 inches; Dodge
City, .0S; Emporia, 90; Hays, As;
Manhattan, .OS; Kansas City, AS;
Marysville, "a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-20
AN ALIENATION SUIT.
Mrs. Title Hardesty Blames Mrs. Cora
Harris for Her Troubles.

For the alienation of the affections of
her husband, Frank Hardesty, Mrs. TIL
lie Hardesty this morning filed suit in
the district court against Cora B. Har-
ris, wife of C. T. Harris, proprietor OF
the Kiehl laundry, asking damages in
the aggregate of $4,000
The Hardestys were married, the Pc
tition cites, on January 6, 1884.
In January, 1912, a little over a year
ago, it is alleged that Hardesty aban-
doned his wife and four children, rang
ing in age from Is to 20 years, and went
to the Harris home where, Mrs. Hard
esty says, he has since lived with Mrs.
Harris.
Frank Hardesty is the only son of
Basil Hardesty, who lives in Usage.
county, and who is reputed to be one of
the wealthiest farmers in the section.
Hardesty owns considerable property in
his own right. Mrs. Harris is the owner
of the Kiehl laundry, and is said to be
well-to-do, owning other property. All
of the parties to the suit are well
known here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-20
Gilbert Fenton Reelected.

Gilbert Fenton is again head of the
Topeka Local Union of young peoples
societies At the annual election of
officers held Monday night in the
chosen as delegate to the international
c. E. convention at Los Angeles this
summer.
Other officers chosen were: r. L.
Markham first vice president; Clar-
ence Redmond, second vice president;
Frank Redmond, third vice president:
Miss Minnie Bushbacker, fourth vice
president; Miss Elma Peterson, cor
responding secretary; Miss Grace
Reattie. recording secretary; Miss
Laura Beverly, junior superintendent,
H B. Howard, intermediate superin-
tandent: 6 B. Smith. chorister: Mrs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-20
Charges Witness Mass Meeting.

Chicago, May 2O.-What Edwin p.
Grosvernor, representing the govern
ment, called a witness mass meetinc''
was uncovered in the harvester anti
trust hearing before a special examiner
today. Discovery of the meeting by
Grosvenor came about in cross ex-
animation of c. J. Passage, an imple-
ment dealer in Smithshire, Ills. Accord
ing to Mr.. Grosvenor he has in the
last week, found difficulty in persuad-
ing dealers to tell what percentage of
the implements they handle are made
by the International Harvester COM
pany. Previously he had encountered
little such trouble. Passage SAID
there had been a meeting of witnesses
today at one of the principal Chicago
hotels and that T. J. Doyle, one of the
Harvester lawyers had explained why
they had been called to Chicago. and
explained the nature of the case
against the company, the witnesses
said Something was said about per-
centage of sales of international pro-
ducts in certain territory but could
not remember just what was said.
Other witnesse answered either that
nothing was said about percentage or
that they did not recall what was said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-20
LOWRANCE DISCHARGED
Topeka Receiver of Jones Syndicate
Through Tasks.

Kansas City, Mo-, May GOV. B.
Lowrance of Topeka, Kan, appointed
receiver for the William Gordon Jones
Syndicate lands in 1910, was discharged
today having completed the task of
closing up the syndicate's business.
Mr.. Lowrance was appointed receiver
for the Kansas lands of the company
by Judge Pollock in 1910 and received
his appointment as Missouri receiver
from Judge Van Valkenburg. William
Gordon Jones died in 1910 He was
head of the syndicate and his wife pc
titioned for a receiver to wind up the
companys affairs. The lands involved
were valued at $4,000, the receiver paid
about 60 per cent on claims.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-20

business rushing. It wouldn't have ia
ken a man half an hour to raise the
capital to start a corner grocery.
Chaps who were rated as just common
wore diamond shoebuckles, and chaps
who were way UP in G. had pearls set
into the wheels of their carriages. Cor
sets were advertised. and there was a
rush that lasted for three months. Hus-
bands stood by and grinned, but 1t
didn't turn out to be grinning mat
ter. There came panic to make kings
tremble You couldn't go ten feet with
out finding a man who was dead broke
and figuring on how to send his moth
er-in-Iaw home. Things were so bad
that when a grand lord went to buy
three heads of cabbage in the London
market he was refused credit until he
could realize on his palace. The wo-
men, again-the women!
"Our American panic in 1872 was
brought on by the women rushing for
hoopskirts. In three months they had
the country so fiat broke that the presi-
dent himself had to sit down to johnny
cake and fried pork for dinner, and was
glad to get it.
sIt was the family album that busted
the country in 1885. 1t was the wax
flower under glass cases that busted it
again in 1853 In 1856 we had the auto
graph album rush. Every woman in
the land wanted from three to 10.
The country was making money hand
over fist, but it couldn't stand the
strain. The panic in 1893 was brought
on in lust the same senseless way. The
clicked stockings came out, and the
women rushed for them-17 clocks to
stocking. and not less than five pairs
to a woman. The plain stocking went,
and the clicked ones came in, and
down tumbled hundred banks and the
prosperity of the country.
1--WE now come to the year of 1907. Was
a country ever more prosperous for Is
years preceding this panic-money here,
money there, money to burn? 1t was
trick at all for me to count up $3.50 re-
ceipts at the door If man wanted to
build a woodshed to his house, 40 differ
ent capitalists were in his front door
yard to offer him the money. If you
wanted an auto, all you had to do was
to step ieto a place and select one and
tell the man to charge it to Jones.
Amy old railroad, beginning anywhere
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-20
GEO. HOYES IN CHARGE
New Head of Y. Nj. c. A. Assumes His
Duties.

George H. Hoyes assumed active
duties today as head of the Central y
NJ. G. A. E. c. Brownen, former sec
retarv of the association, will leave
THURSDAY night for Christchurch, New
zealand, where he will have charge
of a. thriving Y. NJ. c. A He will be
accompanied by Mrs. BrowneH ana
Miss Brownell, his sister.
Mr.. Hoyes returned this week from
Cincinnati, where he represented the
Central association at the thirty
eighth annual international conven-
ton. Fred Pierce, the county organ
izer of the state association; John E.
Manley, state secretary; President
Frank K. Sanders, and L. G. Thorpe
were other Topekans present at the
convention which was attended by
33S delegates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-20
MONEY FOR MIDLAND.
Lutherans Raise $4,000 for Atchison
College.

Atchison, Kan, May 20.-There are
DANGEROUS tendencies" in much of the
literature disseminated in the Sunday
schools today, according to report pre-
sented to the convention of the general
synod of the Lutheran church here to-
day. The report was aimed at htera-
ture prepared by syndicates of several
schurch denominations. Resolutions
against such tendencies were a short
age of young men willing to study for
the ministry was indicated in report
presented by the committee upon min
isterial education. Six thousand dollars
in subscriptions was raised at the
morning session for the benefit of Mid
land college, a Lutheran school here.