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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-21

estimates on your plumbing, steam
and hot water heating that will save
you money.
Collins & Hammerick are ready to
give estimates and do al kinds of
carpenter work Shop location 1908
Eighth avenue Phone west 790.
Dunsmore & O'Connen smoke house
and billiard pRrlors, corner of TWEEN
tleth street and Fourth avenue. Every
brand Of good cigars and all kinds OF
smokers supplies
Mueller Lumber company WIN en-.
able you to build fine house or barn
out OF the choicest select lumber and
you will be surprised and yet pleased
TO learn the low prices they are max.
ing
Souders Laundering company at sol.
sos Twelfth street. This laundry Is
equipped with the very latest modern
machinery, turning out work that IS
not surpassed by any laundry in the
( state
/ Kain & Reinhardt cigar store stin
takes the lead Most literally patron
lied. Everything in tobacco, cigars
and smokers supplies. Man is never
better satisfied than when smoking
their choice brands.
The Rock Island Lumber and Manu-.
featuring company, lumber and build
ing material for all purposes. houses
barns, granaries. We will give you an
opportunity to save a big per cent Let
us be of service to you
Maths bakery ana confectionery
store. the finest In the tri-clties.
Bread, cakes. pies, cookies and hot
rolls. They can't be beat Most PEG
pie say they are superior to any home
baking Let them serve you.
E. E. Lamp, plumbing steam and
hot water heating, gas fitting. His
efficient knowledge OF the business
His shop has all modern equipments
Everything in plumbing supplies.
NJ. r. Iglehsrt, marble and granite
works, save you the middleman's prot
its From Is TO % per cent saved on
every monument and all kinds Of mon
umental work. Call at our shop Oh
Second avenue and see for yourself
We are the leaders for p-,odate
laundry work Each shirt finished
BY hand and put up in a carton. insur
ing work. Delivered to you in good
condition. We guarantee no cracked
collars or cuffs. City Steam laundry
Reid & BollmaE, AT Seventeenth
street.
Beautiful lawn is rne object Of jus
pride and constant admiration. A
O'Hara's feed store is the place TO buy
the choicest Kentucky blue grass seeC
at zoe per pound; mixed lawn gras:
seed 15c per pound; white clover sect
SOC per pound. T. S. OHara, 142
Seventh avenue.
Johnson's Wood Dye Is not q mert
stain-not simply a surface dressing
It is a real. deep-seated dye, that soe
TO the very heart of the wood-ar,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-21
ORGANIZER TALKS
AT BIG OWLS MEET

C. Edwin Davenport. national orga-
uizer of the Owls who is in Rock Is
land at the present time carrying On
. big membership campaign, and W.
3 Jarvis OF Bloomington who is con
uectsd with the order. delivered in
teresting talks last evening On various
matters relative 70 the order al large
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-21
City Chat
Advertisements


Buy a home Of Reidy Bros
For express, call William Trefz
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Independent Express Co. West ISL
Kerler Rug company for vacuum
cleaning and rug-making.
Our 3. B. serge at S33 is the best
value ever offered. J. B. zimmeTs
Sons.
Six per cent farm mortgages. Litten
& Roberts, Peoples National bank
building
Remember that Ralph stanton has
everything to make your friends, who
smoke, happy.
Coal, coal coal. The Rock Island
Fuel company viii deliver to you all
the best grades OF hard ana soft coal
Ward & McMahon WIN give you
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-21

'churchianity' and more Christianity.
We must hold TO absolute truth.
Don't trust the heart ii is deceitful;
don't trust man, ne is deceitful. trust
God and His word"
In response to the invitation, two
young women went forward
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-21

ly attended meeting which was held
az BeseIin's hall. A delegation Of
about IS members attended from Dsv-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-21

export. A social time was enjoyed az
ter the speaking. Refreshments were
served.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-07-12
A GLOBE TR0TTER.

On Wednesday morning Marcus
Barone, Of New York city, was y
caller ut this Office iIe left bis
home on June 4 h, 1912, ~ an IF.
fort to walk around the world,
visiting the principal countries.
Up to the present time he had
crossed twelve Of the states Of the
Union and the Island If Ouba
During the last 1000 miles Of h'~
tramp he has been cco,npanied
by "Brownie," Collie. Poor
Brownie showed the effects Of his
hard travel and was readily wilt
ing to enjoy any rest which y
chance opportunity might afford
But not wit Outstanding foot soreness,
he was loyal to his masters wh'm
and quickly responded to his call
limping ut his heels bearing his
part OF the tramping outdt. They
LIFT here that morning on their
way towards Lafayette, proposing
to continue their foot journey
west ward to the Pacific coast.
Their itinerancy contemplstes Ja
pan and China, and on Westward
home again.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-07-12
LAFAYETTE'S BIG
BO0ST-BUREAU.

The spirit Of the people il what
makes u country, aud when they
announce they arc alive and doing
things 1t il remarkable how quick
ly other people who are aliv" and
dong things, recognize tho fact
and i!ock to their support.
'rhe Big Boost Bureau Of the
Lafayette Chamber Of Commerce
had hardly been opened when the
Cumberland Telrphon. Company,
to assist It, made u notable con
cession and directed it's exchange
managers throughout the South
western Louisiana district to sup
ply the office with their local d.:
rectOries.
Tho Columbia Graphophonc
Company haa now shown its inter
o., by donating the use Of com
plete dlctaphone outfit, supplying
all records without charge.
The interest outside the district
seems to be keeping pace with
that inside.
The five dailics published in the
district, jennings Times Record
American Press aud Times of
Lake Charles, the Signal of Grow.
10y and The Press Of Lafayette
have all endorsed the movement,
The Rice Belt Journal Of Crowley
IL supporting heartily AZ are, the
Abbeville Progress. Eunice Gall,
Morgan City Chronicle, Jeanerette
Herald, Enterprise and Iberian Of
New Iberia, Banner Of Vile
Platte and probably many others
who no far have neglected to put
us on their exchange list 10 that
We may keep pace with them.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-07-12
THE MISTLETOE BOUCn

The Elks arc especially fortn
ua,e in having a most attractive
and graceful group Of young ladies'
as members of the cast in the Mis-
tlctoc Bou.h, which will be pro-
scntcd on Monday night, July the
fourteenth.
In this pantomime, based on the
old legend Of the same name, tho
curtain rises on baronial hail
where the wedding guests are
making merry in honor Of young
Lowell and his BRIDE, Ginevra
After the minuet has been grace
full danced, the bride suggests
hide and seek az u means Of enter
tainment. Ginevra finds u hiding
place in the attic. but, alas, dan
ger turks in the old chest, for i.s
lock springs shu! m she closes the
iii. This scene afiOrds Miss DIini
+ y an opportunity to display that
rark aud charming personality
which Hhe possesses ~ such
marked degree.
The baron aud baroness aud tho
distracted Lowell are ,.lnngrd int"
gr!ef when the bride cannot be
found. Miss Mcmahon takes the
part Of the baroness with grace
and dignity.
Fifty years later, children at 4
May pole festival seek entertain
ment in the attic and solve the
mystery Of the lost bfsde.
Among the young ladies' IN the
cast are Misses Gilliand, W,f,
Arnandrz. Sharp, Archer, Aubrey,
DrBIanc, Mem ahon and Dlmitry.
Some Of our most prominent
families are represented in the
May pole dancers, guests and flow
er girls.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-07-12
LoCCERAEAD.

A short time ago we mentioned
the captu ure at u very large logger
head turtle in the road Oh the
shore OF Spanish Lake by one OF
the drivers, Marshal Lewis, for the
lsenoudet Il Dietlein wholesale
grocery house Of this city. That
turtle, we are informed, weighed
GS pounds. Marshal made the
finding Of this prize an occasion
for 4 feast and he enter' aimed
some IS Of his friends In a most
sumptuOus manner. @
On Wednesday Of this week,
when coming over the same road,
it was his good fortune TO fnd an
other Of these denizens OF the lake
out in the road. This latter wa'
about half the size Of his former
capture.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-07-12
WILD ANIMALS
M RAMPANT.
A Rebuff to Doubt and ma
ture Fakers.'

A story Of dire revenge In the
danger land Of South Africa IL
woven about the love Of brutal
overseer who ambitiously aspires
to the hand of y high bred young
Engl;sh woman who lives on the
plantation, where he wrangles and
terrilies the ignorant black help
with his whip. She knows noth
ing OF his infatualion until he fol.
lows her into the forest after she
has told her Aance "gOod bye"
She rebuff. HIM and leopard
providen;ially comes to her aid,
occupying the attention OF her
prosecutor. This fight OF the hu
man brute with the spotted cat 10
AZ thrilling as HE escape; but this
il not ~ excititing as the adven'
lures Of the heroine, who swims a
vide stream with q hungry lionsss
in pursuit. The wild animals In
the Selig picture plays are hot
tethered by wires and are nuham
pered IN movement a. IN their na
tive jungles. This latest two rec!
wonderplay from dark tangled
woods Of Sou'h Africa. eDt,tlt d
"Alone in the jungle will have
its initial showing heto on Friday
18th, at Elks Theatre.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-07-12
THE FOURTH OF JULY.

In commemorutiOn Of the event
of the Declaration Of Independence,
our city was among the centers
which celebrated the Fourth Of
July. Mr.. Francois duillot, y pa
triot,c son Of France, as oft re-
peated ID years gone by, was
mindful enough to not allow the
day to pass without the sound OF
heavy artillery awakening distant
echoes. The usual Is guus--com
memorating the IL original states
announced TO q wide radius that
another mile post on the road OF
time had been reached by the Ma
tjon. The business community IN
dnlg.d q halr.holiday and public
buildings ani many private places
We . liberally decorated with the
national cOlOrH.
The patriotism that exists
among the people Of the United
States il true and sincere, ~ II
evidenced by the annual observ
ance Of the Independence Day.
Through the blood Of our mar
,yrs the American Republic war
founded. 1t stands today ss solid
as a rock, With its constitutions
laws in operation to protect thu
interests Of the country.
In this city the Fourth OF July
ball took place ut the hall o.
| A merica Fire Company No. z
where a large number of people
] we're In attendance.
! On next Monday our citizens Of
! French ancestry will celebrate thu
|f.ll,f the Bastile-an ep0ch IL
the history Of the French nation
marking the liberty Ut the people
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-07-12

A splendid ten acre crop mas
.,,,.earctl in Arizona where, 1t IL
ciaimed, Egyptian long staple cot
tou in gown to perfection. There
ID no other part Of the country
where Egyptian cotton can W
grown, but it has attained perfec.
ton in the Salt River Valley on
the lands under the Roosevelt
Dam. The yield will average q
nal. and q qua.,r, to the acre, OF
$3.50 pounds OF lint cotton to the
10 acres. In 1912 the cotton tO'd
for 23 o 23t c.a's per pound I"
III. E,~t.in 10 .krfs. netting !"
farmer 81 10 - r-nts per p"und
Two good pic@ ., sc,n handle te'
lacrea
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-07-12
The WAY Is OPEN.

According to the statement Of
the Coueog vstion Commission, 1T.
Mar, hae only forty acres OF oyster
beds. xnd iberia can clai,n 'wen' Y I.
onr nsres. Plaquemine beats ~"
liz. With I'll, 900 acres. 81. l'er"
ard next, with lac, 500 AMI Te'ro'
10, % third, with 122,OOO acres
And ,pore oysters are shipped out
r st. Mary than al Of the ba'apcr
n TIN parishes together. Frank
In WAtChnan.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-07-12
TO FIND USE FOR LANDS
Houston Turns Attention to
Louisiana.
Secretary Considers Expert
mental Farm for New Ibc-
ria.
Corn May Take Place of Pros
ent Sugar Crops Coffee
Growing Under Discussion.


ing that there can be no doubt
about the passage of the free sug
~ part Of the tariff bill, Secretary
Houston of the Department Of Az
riculture has begun carrying out
his promise to see to 1t that the
government does everything IL
possibly can to flnd uses for the
land that may be left idle when
free sugar becomes u fact. lie
has asked Prof. w. r. Dodson Of
the Louisiana State University,
aud head Of the State experiment.
vi station, to come here at his ear
liUst convenience to diHcnss tho
sdvisability Of establishing an ex
perimentai or demonstration farm
ut New Iberia.
Alpine FOntelien. the recently
elected cOmmisslon mayor Of that
place, who has turned his atten.
tton to developing the part Of the
Teche country in which be- was
brought mp, ~ Responsibilities this
move. New iberia thinks ID in in.
cumbout Oh 1t to promote expert.
ments looking to tho utilization Of
the sugar lands. At his request,
Representative BrOnssaid went to
the Department Of Agriculture
several days ago. The Congress.
man talked with Secretary uons-
ton, ~ other members Of the dele
CATION have done since free sugar
became Q menace, and with Assist
ant Secretary Galloway. The lat
ter formerly was head Of the Bu
rsAM "f Plant Industry aud such
work as IL proposed for New lbe
TIA ~ exactly ~ his line.
Prof. DOdsOn IL expected here
the latter part Of this week or eat \.
" next week. The Federal OIL
Cisls ere anxious To do what they
can to make the damag. that will
come from free sugar fall a. light.
II on the farmers as possible. II
10 az l,ected that ~ putting forth
their efforts they IRE pleasing the
White House, whore the idea pre-.
wallis that great benefits are to
come to the country through the
destruction OF LOulsiana's chief
agricultural industries.
The practical farmers e the
sugar country know that there are
obstscles to le overcome in find
Ing substltutes for cane, aud that
tho three years of grace are none
too long to make the experiments
by means of which the severity Of
H. blow IL 10 be ameliorated.
llown ~ that part Of tho c"un
try, It IL believed, an effort will be
made to produce a variety Of corn
that will he adapted 10 the soil,
Corn, such ~ IL grown IN the
North, IL not suitable, because
there IL no lime or iron ID the soil.
The tendency In to produce q mag
nl6Ceut stalk aud small ear. An
other fact 10 that the corn that II
produced 10 not hard enough to bt
. good keeper. Also, 1t IL toe
/ subject to decay and deterioration
when 1t IL shipped, Al most Of Il
must be, because there Is no mar
ket for It In louisiana, sacl' ~
would he needed II the cans land
! wu.e turned into corn. Corn, o'
course, IL not the only possible
sats, itute crop, but It is the p'in
cipal one. There has been \ s"g
eestl Ion that the land might be
used Tor coffee, bat that seems q
FAR n tehed scheme, although there
M. s.sen some experimental plant
ing, With appearance Of good 'e
Fsulta-Tlmes Democrat.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-07-12
From aud after July lat alt d

From oud after July ISt All uis
,i,u:tou b .w.rm "Parcel PD-t"
A,,u urAina. Y postage stamps WAS
Abolished. E,ta-r style "f post
age lamps Are valid for l''s' age
IN auc ~W.s " 'j"ds It "M'a ..
-. This % . decided convent.
enoo and Saves the necessity 0
coetytn9 n stock moro than one
kia1 & stamp Tor immediate no
eo0nitieA
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-07-12

~ he'd 4 dick -llonasy Oncr', laid
Uncle Zeke, "bus after found IT
didn't spell words tn way did, !
give It to th' depot agent. II
holds his door open durin' the hot
weather fine!-Sciss0rs.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-07-12

Honesty 10 st,ll the best policy
vet there seem to be . lot OF
nro,.,e wllo are opposed to playing
s.uNsjoy. "-6clas 0rs.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-07-12

Many have suggested-"Let
George do it.n We would suggest,
n it's Job printing, @Let the he
rian do r.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-07-12
AWFUL

Why does that poor chap tear his
hair, -,
Playing cards by himself Hear him
swearw
"Oh, he IL the guy"
Came the easy reply,
"Who put the tear IN soli-taife"-Ex'
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-07-12

Fresh Flower Seed for sale q
Nillard's News Depot, 1919 crop
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-11
CHICAGO REFUSES
TO PLAY HARVARD
Authorities do Not. Believe
it Advisable to Schedule a
Game Outside Conference

Chicago. Dec. 1.-THE University
of Chicago, through it's board Of ply
steal culture and athletics. yesterday
declined to meet Harvard in a loot
ball game next fall. The board eX-
pressed appreciation at the invitation
for Il game at Cambridge, but decided
that il was not advisable to schedule
games with teams outside the big
nine" -
A statement given out after the
boards meeting yesterday afternoon
said:
The University of Chicago has re-
ceived an invitation to play a football
game with Harvard university in Cam
bridge ncXt autumn. At a meeting
of the board of physical culture and
athletics yesterday appreciation of
pressed. In the opinion of the board.
however. 1t is not at present advisa-
bic for the University of Chicago to
schedule football games OF the
western conference and especially at
SO considerable q distance" "'-''
The decision is in line with the spirit
of the conference as Informally en-
pressed here ut the faculty meeting
last week. when scheduling Of inter-
sectional games a declared not de-
sfrable. In this connection it was
learned today that the proposal for
an International post-season basket
ball season, which the conference de-
clined to sanction, was made by the
eastern association.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-11
UNIVERSITY AND
Y. M. c. A. TO PLAY

The Grand Forks basketball season
will be formally opened tomorrow
night when the university and Y. NJ.
G. a. quints engage in battle at the
"Y' gymnasium. Both teams have
spent the past two weeks in preparing
for the struggle. and there is every
indication that the game will be un-
usually hard fought.
Neither coach has given out his
lineup. but it is expected that the Y.
NJ. c. A. team will be practically the
same as last year. Captain Chittick,
who has played for several years, is
expected to be II Of the mainstays
of the five. +. Zipoy also is expected
to make a good showing.
has a big squad to choose from, but
he is finding it difficult to definitely
select a lineup. This probably will
not be done until tomorrow.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-11
|. IN OUR SCHOOL [17
~ PAUL WEST.

and he made En- go home and get
MIN something to eat or he would put
the gipsy's curse on him and all his
family. So Elk hiked for some and
everything he could ind, but the man
said 1t wasent enough. SO Elk had to
get u Hickey. to help him, and
they brought the man much. more
which they got around. This after
noon many Of the fellers are going
over to the woods with Elk and Bull
to see the king and take him some
more food. Elk says if they treat him
good perhaps he'll put the gipsy's
curse on the school and burn it down
or something, which would be very
much Appreciated.
Gen. Hicks found a note in her
desk today and bust out crying, say
read the note out loud. It said:
To the most pulchrituctinous of her
exalted sex: -. -
Maiden fair, thy enhancing charms
haVe oVercame one who is unworthy
of thee. but who cannot desist from
speaking thy praises though anony-
mously. II thou lookest with favor
on his alteration the mere placing or
his missive in thy bosom will be con-
strued by him az a token that thou
art receptive to his ~plcadings be he
proven worthy Of thee, and he will
then make known his identity.
-From An Unknown Adorer.
Miss Palmer nailed the note a.
wrote by Andy Anderson, and. ANDY
admitted 1t. He said he dident
NEAR anything. much by. IT, but
having got a 10-cent book. "How to
Make Love so as to be Irresistible"
he thought he would try 1t on Gen,
first. she being the mushiest girl in
it was a love letter she wouldent ~
gave 1t away and wants Andy to write
her another, but he wont.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-11
BILL proof IS ON HIS
WAY TO NEW YORK
Chicago. Dec. 1l.-ln Montana they
rall him "Rill Proof,

SAtedSo, lee. ll.-ln Montana they
call him bill Proof"
His full name is William Medora
Fruit. He was born in North Dako-
Ia. wears hair chaps when he is on
the range. is a husky. full-bloodei
citizen who can jolt an outlaw horse
into a whimper, and has a full bari
tone Voice that in Montana sounds
like grand opera.
Therefore. because he can pick up
some money and likes the advertising,
and hopes that Henry w. Savage will
put him on the stage. he is riding his
pet horse to New York. On tho way
he is stopping at various palm rooms.
Way stations. and inland caharets.
and is averaging s7a Il week. blankets,
chuck. and hay included. He left st.
Paul November Il. and will ride
Through milwaukee,. Chicago. Indian
apolis. Cincinnati, Cleveland, Buffalo
and Philadelphia. tfe will reach New
York after the holidays.
Louis w. Hill. president of the
Great Northern railroad. heard him
sing at Lewis Penwell's ranch near
Helena. Mont, last m Bill
Proof" in his hair pants and wide hat
and silver jingles, was employed by
Hill t. sing to the guests of the chal-
cts at the Glacier National park.
There a scout of Henry w. Savage
heard him, n Savage invited him to
come to New York and have his voice
run through a meter. Bill Proofs
hard business sense suggested the
rest,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-11
THURSDAY.

Walt White was late this morning.
the reason being he had to stay home
and mop up thare barn where the ice
which him and Hen Van Ness and
Elk Brigham had stored up in the
loft had melted through. Walt
over to help him When he hollered.
but they said they dident care. It
was Waits fathers hired mans fault
for starting a fire in the barn stove
and melting all thare ice which they
was going to save up till next sum-
mer.
Steve Hardy took Maude Muldin-
terday, and all the fellers follered and
jumped on the ice near them. and
Maude got so scared she set down and
wouldent bulge, so Steve left her
there and went off with the feliers.
A MEAN TRICK.
During recess Mister Hapgood, who
lives across from the school, hollered
over and said he dropped a nickel in
the snow on his sidewalk. and amy
the fellers turned in and shoveled all
the snow often his sidewalk, but they
dident find amy nickel. and then Old
Happy LATED n said he dropped the
nickel last summer, but he thanked
the fellers for clearing off his snow.
Then everybody got behind the fence
and snowballed his house, breaking
four winders. and he come over and
told Miss Palmer: She said she was
very sorry, but 1t served him right.
and he is going to report her to the
school committy. -
Elk BRIGHAM'S DISCOVERY.
Yesterday afternoon while Eek Brig.
ham was looking for squirrels nests
over in Babcock's woods, he run
acrost a mysterious stranger, who
said he was the King Of the Gipsies
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-11
plans
TO EXTEND G

Atlantic City. y. j.. Dec. 11.-Tr!-
State league magnates Nil assemble
tor their annual meeting early in
January at Harrisburg. The CLUBS
haze come out unanimously for an
eight-club circuit and some magnates
threaten disbandment unless .Wc
more teams are added.
Reading. Easton. New Brunswick
and Elizabeth have been mentioned.
Reading and Easten loom up as
favorites and are the likely new
members for the circuit.
President John H. Myers is already
here planning for the ensuing season.
He say that the preliminary train.
ing will be held at the Inlet Park
here in April. Severa; exhibition
games will be listed. and the first two
months of the season the Board
walk Buds are to travel. They re-
turn early in July and remain until
the end of the schedule.