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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30
MONMOUTH SOON
TO Get CANNON
Relic Received Through Con
gresham Tavenner Will Be
Placed in West Park.

Monmouth, Ill, Aug. 30.-Monmouth
will get the large cannon from the
government and the big gun will be
SEE in West Park, if the plans of the
public buildings and grounds COM
mittee of the city council are car
ried out. Chairman Meek of the COM
mittee has been very active the past
year in improving the parks and in
response to the demand of the people
of the city for a place where the
public can gather and spend a pleas
ant hour the city council decided to
start the improvements at West Park,
the one nearest the center of the bust
ness district.
This is also accessible, more than
any of the others, to the use of the
| laborlng people, and considerable
money has been spent in putting it
in shape for a public park. 1t has
been improved a great deal this year
and the big cannon which will be re,
ceived here within a short time will
be installed there. The cannon was
secured through the efforts of Con.
gresham Tavenner, who a few days
/ ago wrote the Daily Review that il
could be secured. The communication
was turned over to the city and was
accepted by the city council. A let
ter from Congressman Tavenner to
day states that the acceptance has
been filed with the war department
and that the cannon will be shipped
as soon as word is received from the
city authorities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30
wIDEAwAKs IN RosHoLr.

(Rosholt. Wis, RecordJ
The rostof!ce got scrubbed.
Y. Jensen Is harvesting pickles.
The Weinberg Aged Home had a
kitchen fire: II burnt a fiorhole.
DIR. Rassoch OF Jacksonville. pulled DR..
RANTS tooth.
Baldwin's COW Is blanketed.
Butter tubs & road scraper got hauled
out.
La Crosse is clamored guilty Of race
suicide! Sequel: Mrs. Max Bartels,
wife OF Marshfield tailor. has given
birth 10 the 18th child; the new arrival
Is a 10 To- girl.
Where is this? Finest & view-fulst
place, Baths in modern principles; The
hotel not being adapted for health
resort OF lis. is only preserved for the
sojourn OF passengers. tourists &
sportsmen; Reputed excellent cooking;
Noble. real. wei lain wines, different
biers. The magnificent outlook is
grandious. Daily II trains 70 al parts
Of the globe. Fret view at the lovely
lake! y Go TO il!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30
FRUIT SEASON IS
VERY PROMISING
Monthly Report of County Cor
respondent Thomas Camp
bell Is Made.

According to the monthly crop re-
port of Thomas Campbell, county cor
respondent of the department OF agri-
culture, the prospects for good fruit
season in this locality are bright
Grapes are especially promising, while
the quality of peaches is quoted as be-
ing excellent and above the average
in yield. There are also plenty of
apples.
The corn is stated to be in only
fair shape, being graded 60 on a basis
Of 100 per cent representing normal
condition. Oats are rated at 20 per
cent, potatoes at 60 and hay at 80
with an average yield per acre of a
ton and a half.
The average farm prices being re
ceived in this section are quoted as fol
lows: Corn, per bushel, 70 cents;
wheat, So cents; oats, As cents, pota
toes, 81; hay, per ton. $40; butter
p cents; eggs. 20 cents; chickens, pei
pound, 1914 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30

has said that he would not pull my
hearse with his black team any more
are hereby stamped as untruthful per-
sons. BY interviewing Mr.. Carnes he
stated that whoever made such re-
marks is the most uDtruthful person
in the state, that he never thought of
such a thing and furthermore said,
81 am at Emil Shultz's service at any
time he calls on me-"
Very truly,
EMIL SCHULTZ,
Undertaken.
| am also in position to furnish all
the up-to-date carriages needed at a
funeral.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30
LOOKS UPON IT IN
A BROADER SCOPE
Citizen Consider General Ath-
letic and Playground Fea-
lures in Park Purchase.
BASEBALL IS SECONDARY
Points Out What Other Cities Are
Doing and Holds Rock Island
Must Seize Chance.

81 consider the proposition to pur-
chase by the city the tract Of land in
eluding what is known as Island City
bail park OF vastly more Importance
because Il involves an athletic field and
playground. than that II contains mere
ly a baseball enclosure" remarked a
leading citizen yesterday. While ii
Is important. as am told, that Rock
Island should return TO the field of
professional baseball as soon as posi-
bic, am not a baseball fan, and what
concerns me the most is the general
athletic field and playground part OF
tho proposition. This, to me, is more
Important than baseball. AS you know,
there are II acres included in that
tract. six and one-half OF which lie
10 the north outside the enclosure. II
is this major part Of the ground that
Il Is particularly desirable that the
city acquire for the use Of the high
schools athletics and for the children
as a public playground, where they
cannot be molested. Think of what il
" III mean " LLt yOulu Ol lOudy anu
tomorrow and for time 10 come, to
have q park for their recreation and
enjoyment. where. with a city custo-
dian in charge. they may enjoy them
selves; whore they may romp and have
all the recreation they want Has II
ever occurred 10 the people of Rock
Island what it would mean to have a
public playground and athletic fed of
this sort?
WHAT CITIES ARE DOING.
THE cry all over this land in all
municipalities is for more Fairgrounds
IN the public domain for the children
more athletic fields for the youtS and
most cities are making purchase OF
available acreage for that purpose
Some cities. too, are acquiring ball
parks by public taxation, so it is thus
shown that the whole proposition is
feasible and eminently proper.
Now. as 10 the financial end of IL
considering IL from the standpoint OF
an investment. A local capitalist has
publicly announced that he will be
willing TO purchase the land, if tht
city docs not, for $4,000, the day af
ter the election, confident that he car
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30
VILLAGE VAUDEVILLE.
port Byron Globe.)

A weak-minded fellow has been pull
ing off supposed vaudeville stunts for
several days and nights to the amuse-
ment of those who enjoy seeing a man
act foolish. He evidently thought he
was staging wild west performance
at times and along with his imagined
tragedy he would fire blank cartridges
from a revolver. This became to COM
mon for safety and he was told 10
move on. He pushed a small wagon
containing his effects and is doubtless
in some other town repeating what he
gave us here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30
Notice.


State of Illinois-Board of Admins
tration, Springfield, Aug 81. 1913.
The board of administration will re-
ceive proposals for the following i'm
pTovements at the WatertoWn State
hospital. Watertown, H.:
Reinforced concrete reservoir, exca-
waiting and walling up a surface wall,
cast iron water main and accessories.
electrical and plumbing equipment.
Plans and specifications will be on file
at the institution and information
thereto will be furnished by the inst.
ton managing officer. Plans and
specifications may be had on applica
ton 10 the board of administration
Springfield, H. All proposals must be
sent to the Office of the board of admin
istration at Springfield, Ill, on or be
fore 3 o'clock p. m, Sept. Is, 1913
where they will be publicly opened.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids. F. d. WHIPP,
Fiscal ST1neryisor -(AdyA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30
KILLS EDITOR; DEMANDS
THAT HE EAT CRITICISM

Sulphur, Okla, Aug. 30.-John Lind
say, former county treasurer of Muir
ray county, shot and killed j. Y.
Schenck, editor of the Sulphur Demo
crat, yesterday morning following the
refusal of the editor to eat a copy of
his newspaper that contained adverse
criticisms of Lindsay.
Lindsay approached Schenck, who
was sitting in a buggy in front of a
blacksmith shop, and waving a copy
of the newspaper demanded a retrac-
ton and as proof of the retraction in
sisted that the editor literally eat his
own words. This Schenck refused to
do and Lindsay fired both barrels of
shot gun into his body
Lindsay was taken to Norman for
safe keeping as feeling is high against
him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30

double his money as a speculation.
That man has not overestimated the
value of the land one iota. This re-
moves all doubt as TO the wisdom of
the purchase by the city on the basis
of security. Suppose, in Tina. it is
abandoned as a ball park and athletic
field and playground. 1t could readily
be converted into a public park and
added to Rock Island magnificent sys-
TEN.
A NEEDED INVESTMENT.
More than that, If at any time in
the future the city should decide to
ask the voters 10 pass on a PROPOSE
ton to sell il, the city would have re-
allied handsomely on it's investment.
There is perhaps no better evidence OF
the extent TO which property in that
neighborhood has advanced in value
than the fact that when the park was
! established, there was but one house
, in the neighborhoOd. Take a look at
the vicinity and see Row it has built
up since. People have flocked in there
since the park was located and built
homes all around it. A ball park or an
| athletic field draws, and anything that
attracts people TO a neighborhood reg
ularly. steadily enhances the value OF
( property all about It.
/ And now permit me to correct one
source of misunderstanding as to
/ the ownership of the land. In
some parts of town the i'm
preston exists that the land was
subscription. The land was bought ~
a syndicate for use as a baseball parl
and has since been held by the syndi
cate at a loss. The park portion wa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30
HAS RELICS FOR
YEARLY REUNION
Special Interest Attaches to
Address of John Hauberg
Before Settlers.

Accompanying each invitation to
members to attend the coming re
union of the Rock Island County Old
Settlers association the following cir
cular letter is being sent out by Phi
chairman of the executive
committee:
The forthcoming meeting of the
association at Black Hawks
Watch Tower Sept T. 1918, should
be particularly interesting be-
cause of a very attractive pro-
gram.
John H. Hauberg, who delivers
the address. is also secretary of
Rock Island County Historical
society. AS such he is custodian
Of a number of historical relics
and pictures which will be shown
at the meeting.
Among others is the identical
cedar post which was placed with
much ceremony and Indian rites
by the Fox Indians at Col George
Davenport's grave at Rock Island
shortly after his interment.
Pictures of the first steam ferry
boat Iowa" 1S4S-1S52, with its
captain, John Wilson, will also be
shown, with interesting data.
All old settlers should join the
Rock Island County Historical So
ciety, and all members of that
society, who are eligible, are
urged to join the Old Settlers.
All citizens whether old settlers
or not can attend this meeting by
procuring badges at the Watch
Tower, price so cents, which in
cludes all dues for one year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30

equipped by popular subscription to
which the Tri-City Railway company
and the members of the syndicate
owning the land were the chief con-
tributors. There were many lesser
subscriptions, for the people Of Rock
Island, as is always the case, gave lib
orally to the fund for the equipment
OF the grounds. But the syndicate
that bought it out of it's own means
losing money, in the first place be-
cause it was leased to the baseball as
sociation at a ridiculously low rental,
and in the second place because for
the last two years that Rock Island
had professional baseball the local as
sociation defaulted in its payments of
rental 1t is on this account that GER
tain of the members Of the syndicate
are anxious TO get their money out
and put it into something else. Others
in the syndicate who have the interest
of baseball more nearly at heart, have
held on and finally have brought about
an agreement to sell to the city, at a
price that is considerably below what
it would bring on the market as an
out-and-out real estate investment.
Just one thing more: While the
purchase price is $21 1000, the bonds
call for but $4,000, the remaining
$1,000, as | understand, a public cor
poration is to put up to help out the
city.
''If the baseball phase was not con
sidered at all, the city would make &
great mistake if it did not grab it VI
for athletic and playground purposes
alone"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30
NOT FAIR TO THE DOG.
(BrimfieId News1

So often We cali man a dog" when
We wish to reproach him, and yet a
dog doesn't lie. or cheat. or swear,
or smoke, or swindle, or flirt, or Dor
row. or pretend, or get drunk. Indeed.
the dog is ordinarily so meek and
patient an animal that he doesn't
even resent it when somebody calls
him a man"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30
FINAL CONCERT WILL
BE HELD TOMORROW

The final Rosenfield memorial band
concert of the season will be given
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at
Long View park by Bleuer's band. An
attractive program has been arranged.
1t is expected large crowd will be
entertained.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30
CENTS RECOGNIZEn.

tlowa Falls Senlncl)
V. II. S.ork. the ice cream maker
for Swift & Co. in this city. has re-
signed his position and went home to
Garner Saturday. Mr.. Stork is
popular man in his work and made
each week about 900 gallons of ice
cream in four regular flavors, and any
special flavor ordered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30
THE DIPLOMATIC EDITOR.

Grossly exaggerated reports have
been circulated concerning little con-
troversy last Friday evening in Rey-
nolds between the village authorities
and some young men who had arrang-
ed 10 give a dance in the opera house
without an official permit. The guests
arrived and the musicians were ready,
but the authorities said no. There
were. of course. several anxious mo-
ments" and trouble stood waiting just
around the corner, but good fortune
and wise counsel prevailed. The mat,
ter has been peacefully settled now
and it is hoped that everybody amt
mad at nobody"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30

pug, which robbed the machine of its
ability TO proceed. The chicken thief
after getting the chickens went back
to the car and finding the predicament
good his escape but left the car which
is still al the farm house. The farmer
is waiting with some curiosity for the
thief to return and claim the auto.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30
Fiscal Supervisor.-tAdy.)

Manitowoc, Wis.-George Hartman,
confessed deserter from the United
States revenue cutter Tuscarora, was
sentenced to IS months in the states
prison at Waupun on statutory
charge preferred by a Milwaukee wom-
an, whose name the court refused to
divulge. The woman said Hartman
paid her fare to Manitowoc from Sa-
wanna, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30
NOT DIFFICULT TO LOCATE.
(Sharon. Wis. Reporter.D

(Sharon, Wis, Reporter
LOST:-On Thursday. Aug. IA. be-
tween Sharon and the Keefe farm,
green box containing blond hair
switch: also pound of limburger
cheese. Finder will please leave same
at this Office and receive reward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30

In buying cough medicine. don't be
afraid 20 get Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. There is no danger from it,
aud relief is sure to follow. Especially
recommended for coughs, colds and
Ihooping cough Sold by all drug
gists.-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
- From The Argus Files of 1888 -

Davenport team will be played in Des
Moines Saturday.
The pay of the government guards
on the island and bridges under the
eight-hour arrangement is $167 per
day. Before the order to increase
the number and reduce the time went
into effect the pay was 81 per day
for IL hours.
Aug. Glowing to the advance in
wheat the millers of Davenport and
Milan advanced the price of -four five
cents per sack yesterday. This makes
the price slips per sack in cotton.
A fine new smoke stock is being
erected on the roof of the engine room
at the county Jail.
The regular fall term of Augustana
college and Theological seminary
opens at 10 a. m Monday, Sept. 3.
Rev. DR.. T. H. Hasselquist, president
of the college, will be assisted by nine
regular professors besides the instruc-
tors. Among the other improved adj
vantages offered this year will be a
conservatory of music with a compe-
tent corps of teachers in charge OF
each.
Aug. 28-As encouragement to the
union depot project as we'll as AZ evil
dence of the necessity of such an in
stitution, it may be said that there
are 80 passenger trains in and out of
Rock Island daily and this does not
include the accommodation trains or
the trains on the Cable branch of the
X. l. e p road.
Aug. 29-Professor Ernst Otto of
the Great Western band of Daven-
port has been made the recipient of
a magnificent silver cornet, which cost
| $780, from Bailey Davenport of this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30
KIRBY A STICkER.

North Judson. Ind. News
Those persons who are Matchmaking
ne by saying that Mr.. Kirby Carnes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30

Opening dance at Coliseum, Labor
day. the leader of them all.
Nj & q. club.-(Ady.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30

today moving to No. 1130 Fourth ave-
nue..
Aug. 1S-The great Rock Island is
pushing to Denver with all possible
speed. The company has now 1852
miles of road in operation west of the
Missouri river.
Aug. 2O.-Davis & Co. are arranging
to put in a wire from their electric
power station in Moline to be used
strictly for a motor circuit in Rock
Island and Davenport. The Argus
motor, the first in this part of the
country, has been for some time fed
in this manner.
Bleuer's band will give an"open air
concert in Franklin square tomorrow
evening.
NJ. J Young, local agent of the c.,
B. & O., leaves tonight for Cleveland.
Ohio, to join his family and spend a
short time in the Buckeye state.
Aug. 21-Mrs. H. F. Casteel and
children are visiting relatives in Port
Byron.
The new annex to John Bengston' S
block is under roof at the second story
The architecture is facsimile to the
original building and is SO constructed
that it may be easily made the same
| height at any time when circumstances
warrant the extension.
The German minstrel organization
| chartered an open car on the Moline
e. Rock Island horse railroad this
morning and made Second avenue ring
with delightful music as the company
was driven through. Small dodgers
were distributed expressing the regret
of the company at not being able tc
secure a place to play in Rock Island
Harper's theatre being closed. The
people of Rock Island regret this
fact, too.
The building committee of tht
Rock Island Y. NJ. c. A. af
in securing suitable lot TO
the proposed association building o
1.-THE $50 members 81 have SO far sub
scribed a total of 1883. Payment
are not due until $4,000 is secured Z:
good subscriptions.
Aug. 22-ToGay's markets: produces
butter, fancy Elgin creamery. 10 t
1870 per pound; fancy dairy, 15c t
lie; packing stock, 10c to 12c; egg
|, strictly fresh, 15c per dozen; potatoes
, 40c to 55c per bushel; apples, S17
to S275 per barrel. Poultry: Sprin
, chickens, 12c to 13c per pound; blac
, raspberries, 800 to s1.40 per 16-quaI
case; red raspberries, SOC to soc pc
24-quart case.
Manager Lucas completed the detail
g Of the transfer of the Minneapol
, franchise to Davenport yesterday a
, ternoon. The schedule has bee
= changed SO that Davenport will NJ
only play out the Minneapolis sche
, ule. but some games of the Chicae
Maroons also. The first game of I'll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30
Two Big Labor Day Excursions.

Afternoon to Grotto. Evening Moon
light Barge MississippL-(Adv)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30

Aug 1S-The great Rock Island is
pushing to Denver with all possible
speed The company has now 1852
miles of road in operation west of the
Missouri river
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30
Notice. Notice.

West End settlement kindergarten
will open Tuesday morning-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30

Aug. 17-George Kingsbury is busy
today moving to No. 1130 Fourth ave-
nue..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30
RUPTURE
You can pay for treatment when
CURED

CLOSE THE OPENING At ONCE.
No knife. no paraffine. no Injection, or
detentioTE from business.
1 have successfully made a speciality
of rupture low down and hard to hold;
ruptures following operations, navel
ruptures. falling Of the womb. and all
bad cases In men, women and children
and have my greatest success with pa
tients who have failed 10 get cure
elsewhere.
If you must wear truss and only
knew what comfort
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30
THE WUN DERTRUSS

The Truss of Last Resort
brings TO you. you wouldn't be withou,
one 4 single day. 1t holds ruptures
easier that other trusses and after all
others fail. sixty days trial. Worr
End endorsed by thousands.
No leg straps, elastic bands or stxe
springs.
1880 Years ESperience-1ef3
II you cannot call. write for cata.
logue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30
M. II. BROWN, Nj. D.

~ Quincy ST., Chicago. HI.
Next visit to Rock Island. Harper house.
Thursday, Sept. 4, n. IN. TO p. m.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-03-27

with a personal experience article,
'The Confessions of Climber" in
which the wife tells of the ruin and
subsequent rehabilitation of
young couple who sought social po
sition at any cost. The two stories
are Soul Hunger" and Partners. F."
The art in this April Bazaar, begin
ming with the cover, which is q
strong reminder of Kate Greena-
ways best work, includes ''The
Angel at the Tomb" full page by
Dewitt Welsh, and page, wood en-
craving from Able Barber Stephens
playing the Either. Martha
Bensley Bruere and Robert Bruere,
together with several Of the wives
themselves, contribute after the
Revolt" which shows the awaken
ing of the farmers wife all over the
country. "Why l Prefer My Bust
ness Life" is another personal expe-
rience story, as well as the new in
stalment of 1.-THE Glory of Opnortu
nity,'' in which Anna TjOmland's
struggle for a career takes her to a
great university, where she works
her way through. Helen Louise
Johnson reveals more of the beau
ties of living on the budget plan in
'"The Gospel of the New Housekeep-
ing" Among the many practical
articles is one by Mariana Wheeler,
former superintendent Of the New
York Babies Hospital, in What to
Do When Baby Cries."