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The Newark journal., 1914-10-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Roe left Mon
day for their home at Pierce City,
Mo, after a pleasant visit here
with DR.. and Mrs. J. B. Roe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed McAnally are
spending the week at Melbourne
Mr.. McAnally attending court and
Mrs. McAnally visiting relatives.
6. M. Fields & Co., have opened
a poultry house on South side of
Front street and will buy all kinds
of produce and pay good prices in
cash
We have a few copies of "The
Life and Sayings of Jeff Davis"
for sale at The Journal office. In
cloth binding $50; in substantial
paper binding 81.
| am in a position TO handle
property for sale anywhere and if
you want to buy or sell, it will pay
you to see or write me F. O. FL
Ter, Newark, Ark.
For Sale.-Scholarship in Bates
vile Business College; bookkeep-
ing, shorthand and stenography,
or combination and unlimited
course. Apply at The Journal of
flee.
Miss Ruth Haley, who will
have charge of the music depart.
ment of the Newark High School,
arrived Saturday from McCrory
to take charge of her work in the
school.
Mrs. P. H. Cain of Greenwood,
Miss, after a delightful visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
Covington, near town, left Sun
day for Memphis to join her hus-
band at the Tri-State Fair.
Mrs. Whorton Arnold left Tues
day morning for her home at Re-
ward, Cali, after having spent
few weeks here very pleasantly
visiting her father. J. F. Morgan,
and other relatives and friends.
For Sale.-Good small restaur-
ant in Newport, doing nice bust
ness. Owner has other business re-
curing his attention and will sell
cheap for cash. For particulars
call on or write The Journal office.
Presiding Elder A F. Skinner
of Batesville spent Saturday night
and Sunday in town and preached
some excellent sermons at the
Methodist church. He left Sunday
afternoon for Charlotte to hold
the quarterly conference for that
work.
Orvill McKaig who was taken
sick while attending school at
Fort Worth, Tex, returned home
several days ago and has been
suffering from a light attack of
typhoid fever. He is recovering
nicely, however, and his many
friends are pleased to learn that
he will soon be able to be out
again.
The Newark journal., 1914-10-02

Seed rye at the Newark Lum-
Der Co.
White Silk Flour. r. r. Ration
& Son.
]. W. Barnett left Saturday for
Paragould.
Silver Moon coffee at r. r. Rat
ton & Sons.
Blank notes for sale at The
Journal office.
Full line of tinware for sale at
J. H. Holderby's.
Fresh cheese on ice at Prid-
more's Restaurant.
w. K. Williamson of Batesville
was in town Tuesday.
Knox mends shoes cheap. III
Walnut street, Newport.
The Newark journal., 1914-10-02

Attorney S. A. Moore of Bates
vile was in town Monday.
J. w. Henderson, spent Satur-
day in Batesyille on business.
Best quality fresh creamery but
ter at Pridmore's Restaurant.
Attorney S. NJ. Bone of Bates
vile was in town Wednesday.
W. J. Caldwell was over from
Oil Trough on business Monday.
Builders hardware of all descrip-
tons at the Newark Lumber Co.
S. A. McNish of Beebe was a
business visitor in town Tuesday.
5 or E doses 666 will break any
case of Fever or Chills. Price, 25c.
Full line of feedstuff; bran, corn
chops and oats at J. H. Holderby'S
If you want what you want
when you want it, advertise in The
Journal.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Adams spent
Sunday with relatives at Oil
Trough.
Mrs. Marion Dickens of New
port was the guest of friends in
town Tuesday.
The Newark journal., 1914-10-02

If you have a farm for sale list
it with the Henderson Real Estate
Company.
Best, freshest and cleanest stock
of groceries in town at K. r. Rat
ton & Sons.
Come and see MisSVerhoff's new
line of ladies and misses hats. In
Allen building.
The incest line of strictly new
and fresh groceries in Newark, at
J. H. Holderby's.
Fresh weinies and bologna saus-
age every day in the week at
Pridmore's Restaurant.
Remember we save you money
on shoes, dry goods and groceries.
r. T. Harrington & Son.
Big special sale of Ladies Suits
and Coats now on at Barnett Bros
Mer. Co., Batesville, Ark.
For Sale.-120 acres good hill
land; 90 acres timber. Price 5000
Joe Garner, Magness, Ark.
Mr.. and Mrs.A.M Edgar came up
from Newport Tuesday to attend
the funeral of ". T. Magness.
Ladies Suits from $40 to SIS, all
exceptional values, at Barnett
Bros. Mer. Co., Batesville, Ark.
Regular $40 Suits now on
special sale for SIS at Barnett
Bros. Mer. Co., Batesyille, Ark.
Wanted.-To trade merchandise
for hill farm. Apply to Hender-
son Real Estate Co., Newark, Ark.
Miss Verhoff will carry a COM
plete line of fall and winter hats.
Come and see them before buying.
Hard times but Mrs Alexander's
hats for ladies and children are
cheap. Shop at residence, New
ark.
Ham, hot tamales, hamburgers,
and anything in the quick lunch
line at Uncle Johns Quick Lunch
Stand.
Miss Willie Roe returned Fri
day from Elmo where she has
just closed a successful term of
school.
Mrs. Julia Harrington of Bates
vile spent Tuesday in town, the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. r T. Her
rlngton.
Mrs. w. D. Hinson of McCrorv
is spending few days in town
visiting her mother, Mrs. R. NJ.
Galloway.
J. H, Holderby will pay you the
highest market price for your
chickens, eggs, butter and produce
of all kinds.
Misses Pearl Poe and Mary
Alexander spent Saturday in
Batesville the guests of Miss Lo-
rine Luckett.
Mrs. J. E. Porter and children
returned Friday from a pleasant
visit with relatives at Tuckerman
and Newport.
Thos. Henderson, a young
teacher of the Floral neighbor-
hood, entered the Newark High
School Monday.
If you appreciate good biscuits
go to ]. H. Holderby's and buy
your flour. He handles the best
flour in Newark.
We will pay the highest market
price in cash for fresh eggs, and
will take all you bring US. J. ].
Pridmore & Bro.
Mrs. Tennie Edwards and little
grandson, Hinkle Holderby, are
spending a few days at Melbourne
visiting relatives.
County Clerk and Mrs. T. NJ.
Waldrip were down from Bates
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-28
OLDEFEST FIRST
WITH HIS TAXES
On Hand Promptly When Col
lector Begins Work at 8
O'Clock in Morning.

Henry NJ. Oldefest was the first Mo-
line man to pay his taxes for 1913.
He is township assessor and when the
books were opened this morning at 8
o'clock by Bergstrom & Schrader in
Room 4O1, Reliance building, he was
on hand and waiting at the head of
the line j L. Oakleaf was second and
Gust Fryxell third.
The collectors will be found in the
Office from, to each day and will
keep open Wednesday and Saturday
evenings till $3.50. They expect to be
kept busy till March.
Moline taxes assessed include S27S,-
S9913 on real estate and 1888. 1881
on personal property. Most of the
personal property tax is assessed
against the factories.
Taxation this year is higher than
last year by SO cents on each 800
assessed valuation. Last year the rate
in Moline was $3.50 on each 500 and
this year it is s6.57 This is distribut-
ed as follows: State, 20 cents: county.
70; municipal, $3.50; school 1922.
The municipal tax is divided into
parks. 81 cents; bonds and interest.
43; library, -; hospital, "a; general,
S1.20.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-28
ATTEND LARGEST
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Local Delegates Attend Re-
markable Session at Brazil,
Indiana.

Earl Freeland of this city and Mrs.
Alexander Quist of Rock Island have
returned from Brazil. Ind, where they,
as delegates from the Sunday school
of Spencer Memorial Methodist church
of Rock Island, attended the largest
Sunday school ever held in the world.
II met in the Methodist church at Bra
iii last Sunday during the meeting in
that city of the conference of pastors
and Sunday school superintendent
from the states of Illinois, Indiana and
Ohio. AS a result of the ideas CLEANED
it is probable that changes for the up
building OF the Sunday school OF
Spencer church will be suggested TO
the congregation.
Brazil is a city of only l., 065 popula-
ton and yet Sunday there were 2,711
in attendance at the Sunday school.
The total enrolment in the classes is
approximately 5000. The number at
tending Sunday did not include more
than a thousand visitors from outside
of the city, but il set a record even
for that remarkable church, the figure
being 200 greater than the previous
record. which was established on
Easter Sunday, last.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-28
MUST USE ROCK
ISLAND ALLEYS
Bowlers of Manufacturers
League Handicapped by Fire
in Eagles Home.

While repairs to the Eagles bowling
alleys, damaged by the fire Sunday
morning. are being made the contests
in the Manufacturers league will be
rolled in Rock Island. Last evening the
Moline Pillow company took three
straight from Deere & Co on the
Rock Island club alleys, the other con-
tests scheduled. the series between
the John Deere Pillow company and
Root ( VanDervoort. being postponed
because no alleys were available
These teams will meet Sunday on TIE
Harms alleys in Rock Island. Friday
night the regular games will be played
on the St Julien alleys in that city.
Repairs TO the Eagles alleys are ex-
pected to take two or three weeks.
officers Of the league have decided
upon the prizes TO be awarded. The
winning team will get S25, the second
SIS and The third $40 Whatever money
is left in the treasury will be used
in paying for a banquet at the end of
the season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-28
DREAM GREAT DREAMS.
And Then Strive Your Utmost to Make
Your Dreams Come True.

And Then Strive Your Utmost to Make
Your Dreams Come True.
To turn the face in the right direc-
ton and then to travel on is unques-
uonably the essential secret of all
achievement. There are. however. GER
tain facts as well as certain inner
used as helps along the way.
In a recent little poem by Edwin
Markham we find these lines:
Great it is to believe the dream
When we stand in youth by the starry
stream.
But n greater thing is TO fight life through
And say at the end. THE dream is true
Whether the dream. which may be
used as another term for ones ideals.
does come true depends primarily upon
the self. The intrepid and the brave
hearted. moreover. actualize more of
their ambitions or Ideals than do the
faint hearted or the vacillating. 1t was
Goethe who said:
Are you in earnest? Seize this very min
ute:
What you can do or dream you can. be-
gin IL.
ROIdness has genius. power and magic
Only begin and then the mind grows
heated.
Begin ana then the work will be COM
pleted-
Life. or rather life in a continually
expanding and achieving form. is, aft
er all, a business. and they who are
the most in earnest get from IL the
most and in turn give the most back
10 the world again.-RaIph Waldo Urine
In Woman's Home Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-28
GOOD BOOKINGS NEXT
MONTH AT THE MOLINE

Ten dates are filled for February
at the Moline theatre and Manager
Harry Reel announces that others may
be booked. Among the possibilities is
The Winning of Barbara Worth, "
1.-THE FREELY within the Law and
"Rosalind at the Red Gate" are num-
bered among the attractions promised,
the list being:
Feb. Monte Carlo Girls, bur
Iesque Matinee and night.
Feb. 4-"The Natural Law" return
engagement. Matinee and night.
Feb. Edith Thayer in The Fire
fly"
Feb. 7-Sheehan Grand Opera COM
pany, selections from leading operas.
Feb. 3-Blanch Baird's burlesquers.
Matinee and night.
Feb. 15-"within the Law" Matt
nee and night.
Feb. 19-Metropolitan Ministries,
under auspices of the Moline Eagles.
Feb. Z0-Lecture
Feb. 21-Lyman II. Howe pictures.
Matinee and night.
Feb. 23-"Rosalind at the Red Gate"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-28
FALLING TROLLEY
NEARLY HITS MEN
Peculiar Accident Happens
When Elm Street Car Turns
Busy Corner.

Crashing TO the pavement when
.erked from its socket on an Elm
street car this morning a trolley pole
narrowly missed striking two men
who were crossing the street Had IT
fallen on the head OF either serious
and possibly fatal injury would I'M
doubtedly have resulted.
The car was turning the corner from
Fifth avenue into Fifteenth street at
II O'Clock when the trolley slipped
from the wire. The motorman did not
apply the brakes quickly enough and
the wheel was caught I'm the support
ing wires and the trolley was jerked
out OF its socket Til heavy metal bar.
dropping from a height of 10 TO u feet.
came to earth with much force. II
was not damaged. however, and traffic
was delayed only a few minutes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-28
INSURGENTS WIN
IN EAST MOLINE
Control Quackenbush Camp, M.
w. A, and Defeat r. A.
Fuller for Clerk.
MAJORITY THREE TO ONE
Retiring Officer Had Championed the
Head Officers and Test Was
Made Of His Case.

What is considered a test OF the
relative strength Of the head Office
and opposing factions of the Modern
Woodmen society was had last even
ing at the annual election OF Quacken-
bush camp. No. 1882. OF East Moline
and the insurgents won out by a large
majority. X. A. Fuller. clerk OF the
camp. who has been active IN support
OF the stand taken BY the head officers,
was retired after II years OF service
and !. r RYAN was elected in his
place. The vote was 13 to 81 on this
Office
F. o. VanCalder. editor OF the Of
fetal organ OF the society, was at the
meeting and spoke as did Phil VII
cher and l.. K Eihl. also OF Rock Is
land and local leaders in the sO-called
insurcent movement An exhibition
drill was given By the crack degree
team OF camp 20 OF Rock Island
Grant Fair New Consul.
Grant Fair. the new consul. sue
ceeds Floyd II Thompson. states at
torney. who retires after filling the
Office two years. The other officers
elected are:
Advisor-Howard Einfeldt
Banker-M. a Ingersoll.
Escort-GeOrge Schultz.
observation-disclosures Winebeck.
Sentry-H. J. Oldendahi
Trustees-w. Salzman. \. II. Den
hardt. W. Carlson.
Physician-Dr. II. J. Love.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-28
UNITE TO FIGHT
AGAINST SALOON
Central Organization Formed in
Hampton With H. H. Cowles
at Its Head.

Local option advocates of the town
ship OF Hampton met at Silvis last
night and voted 20 form central or
gani=ation TO conduct a fight against
the saloon. These officers were
elected
President-H. y. Cowles. Silvis.
Secretary-Walter Clauser. East Mo-
line
Treasurer-Clark Corbin. Silvis.
After the township forces had met
the members from Silvis effected a
local organization with Mr.. Cowles
also al its head and Fred Ball. secre-
tary and treasurer
Il IS the intention TO have the cent
raj organization direct the fight and
TO have local bodies IN each OF the
six villages IN the district. In Water
town the forces Will assemble next
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-28
BOY ARRESTED ON
SERIOUS CHARGE
Edward Boyle Alleged to Have
Obtained Money Under False
Pretenses.

Edward Boyle, Is years old, of
WATERFOWL, was arrested this morning
by the Moline police on a charge of
obtaining money under false pretense
and operating a confidence game.
Yesterday afternoon he entered the
saloon OF August Staes. 1910 Railroad
avenue. and presented a check for
$3.50 which he asked to have cashed.
The paper did not look good to the
saloonman. so he told the boy to ac-
company him up town and he would
have il cashed. AS they stepped onto
the sidewalk, Staes saw Boyle signal
to two boys who were a short distance
away. They started TO follow Boyle
and Staes, and a man named Stahandt,
a friend of the saloonman also follow
ed. but after he had gone a few rods
Arthur Whetsal, one of the boys to
whom Boyle had given the signal,
pulled out a revolver and ordered him
back to the saloon. Staes led the boys
into the arms of policeman and they
were both arrested.
Boyle was given the third degree and
IL is said he confessed to having taken
part I'm the depredations on Campbell's
island. which we're discovered last
Saturday Seventeen cottages were
entered and articles of value were
taken. The police say that Boyle has
furnished the names of other boys
who were implicated.
Whetsal who was arrested for
carrying concealed weapons, was re-
leased under 5000 bonds and will be
given trial tomorrow at the same time
Boyle is arraigned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-28
the local association will hold its regu-
lar meeting and install officers.
ILLINOIS NEWS
Arrest STUDENT as SLAYER.

Quincy, H., Jan. 2s.-Fred Updyke.
10 years old, son of d. d. Updyke of
Downing, Mo. was arrested here,
charged with violating the Mann anti
white slavery law. The young man,
who is a student at local college, is
charged with sending money with
which Ida Russell. 16 years old, of
Memphis, Mo, paid her fare to this
city, believing she was to become his
wife. The girl killed herself in Wash
ington park, the heart of this city. last
night, after, according to the federal
authorities, the couple had been at a
hotel under an assumed name. 1t is
charged he refused to marry the girl
and said he was going TO send her
home The girls mother arrived here
today and the arrest followed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-28

New York, Jan. 2s.-Recovering his
memory for a few brief dramatic sec
onds at the Oak Forest sanitarium,
The Man Who Was"-the speeches.
paralytic whose life for the last seven
years has been stripped 10 the initials
j. X. R"-has furnished the attend
ants OF the institution with the first
clews 10 his past.
This past, as indicated by the ex-
Carnations of J. r. r.. was laid in
Washington in the highest official cir
cles. and the key 10 It IS held by TheO-
dore Roosevelt
The president knows-the president
knows-take me TO Washington" j.
r. r. said.
who is the PRESIDENT" he was
asked
Roosevelt" he answered. II was
carrying a message 10 Frisco for him
an important message-take me 20
Washington"
J. r. RS memory lasted only for
brief period. Il was with Dewey at
Manila-on the flagship" said the Man
Who Was Il served as lieutenant
Commodore Dewey knows me"
Immediately u. r. r." relapsed into
HIS former manner OF speech. which
consisted OF answering "Hi-he" to
questions asked II was believed after
his statements that ]. r. RS ''Hi-he"
is a corruption OF the nautical term.
"Aye-aye"
y. r r." when taken 10 Oak Forest.
was identified as the man who escaped
from the state hospital AT Rochester.
MINI. after he had been operated on
by the Mayo brothers there
The theory IS that he was slugged
while enroute for Frisco. He was found
near Rochester. unconscious. his head
cracked. He was lying alongside a
railroad track.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-28
CHiCAGOAN DISCUSSES
ELECTRICAL TROUBLES

Seventy-fve members of the local
organization of Stationary Engineers
last evening heard w. o. Barnhardt
of Chicago on electrical troubles. Mr.
Barnhardt is superintendent of power
for the Commonwealth Edison COM
pany which supplies the power to
operate elevated and surface car lines
in that city. He is a member of Chi
cago local No. % OF the National AS
sociation of Stationary Engineers. His
talk dealt with the more common
troubles which are met with in operat-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-28
TO AILING WOMEN
A Little Sound Advice VIII Help
Many Sufferer in Rock Islsnd.


No woman should consider herself
weak Poisons that pass on IN the Sc
oretions when the kidneys are well.
are retained in the body when the
kidneys are disordered. II the kidneys
and bladder become infiamed and
swollen. worse trouble may quickly
follow. This is often the cause of
bearing-Gown pains. lameness. back
ache. etc. Uric poisoning is also fire.
quent cause of headaches. dizzy spells,
languor. nervousness and rheumatic
pain.
When suffering so. try Doan's Kid
ney Pills, a remedy that has proven
effective in thousands of such cases.
Let a Rock Island woman tell OF her
experience:
Mrs. westerdaI. 23O Thirteenth
street. Rock Island. Ill. says: 81 have
used Doan's Kidney Pills with such ex-
cellent results that / am glad TO tell
others about them. had severe pains
In my back which kept me In misery.
After STOPPING. had trouble in
Strengthening and my kidneys were
weak and inactive. all these troubles
disappeared after I took Doan's Kid
ney Pills"
Fol' sale by all dealers. Price So
cents. Foster-Milburn company. Buff
falo. New York. sOie agents for the
United states.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.-(Adv.) 1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-28
OBITUARY RECORD
Funeral of Carl Skoastrom.

Funeral services over the remains
of Carl Albin Skogstrom will be held
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from
the home, 424 Railroad avenue, Rev.
A. F. Bergstrom officiating and inter
ment being in Riverside cemetery.
Death took place Tuesday morning at
the home after a long period of i'll
health. Typhoid fever was the immed-
late cause. Seven years ago Mr..
Skogberg was forced to retire from
active work because of physical in
firmities. He was a painter, 80 years
of age and a native of Moline. His
mother is the only surviving near rela-
tive. his father having been killed sew
eral years ago in a railroad accident.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-28
BOY BILLIARDIST GIVES
OWINGS A CLOSE CONTEST

won his match from Ralph Greenleaf,
the Monmouth boy pheGom, in that
city last night but only by the hard
est kind of work The score was 1913
to LAG. At one time the lad, who is
but Is years of age, had a lead of 80
points, but Owings, with run of 40.
almost caught him and in the final
stages won out. Greenleaf will be
here for week during the latter part
of February.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-28
USE POSLAM
FOR RAW And
ITCHING Skin

Poslam viii show YOU quickly. even
overnight. how greatly IL will benefit
your skin trouble Itching stops az
soon as 10 IS spread on the skin. The
burning surface n comfOrted and paci-
fed. Healing u rapid. Improvement be
tng noted day By day
Eczema Is controlled by PosIam and
al its ugly manifestations driven away
Pimples. acne. BARRIERS itch scalp
scale rashes. and all surface disorders
yield 20 Poslam a. 10 nothing else.
Its work Of heaiug - successful m
stubborn and difncult casez
All druggists sell POslam. For free
sample. write 10 Emergency IAbOra-
tories. 80 West TWenty-fifth street New
York
PosIam SoaD keeps the skin in
healthy condition Improves. Beauti-
1sss=CAdyl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-28
OUR SUPREME COURT.
There Was a "Ieak' There Once, but
1t Was Quickly Stopped.

IL was Quickly stopped
Yes: il is true that supreme court
decisions leaked in the old days" re-
marked an old time broker. Il remem-
Der a certain important suit about
twenty years ago. 1t was the great
case of those days. rs big in its way
as the Standard Oil and Tobacco suits
of the present. A week before the de-
cision came down the son of one of the
judges came into my Office. and l told
him that of the nine judges one would
decide so and So, one would refrain
from any opinion. and the remaining
seven would make a decision so and
So
HE smiled and went away. Shortly
after the decision was rendered and
the matter had turned out as 1 had
foretold this young man came back to
the office. He said his father was
greatly worried over the leak in the
court and asked me If | could help
them trace the source of my informa
ton. / told him what | knew-that
one of the official supreme court ste
negrophers had been selling advance
copies of the decisions to very prom
inent broker of that time. What this
broker paid for his information ]. of
course, do not know. but it was estab-
lished that | was correct as TO where
the weak spot was in the court.
Since then every decision by the
supreme court has been written in long
hand lone copy. thus making it abso-
lutely impossible for any outsider to
get the news in advance. This ex-
plains in part why it now takes so
long for the court to announce its deci-
sions. wall Street Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-28
Accused Ex-Judee Gives Ball.

Pontiac, H., Jan. %. - Former
Judge Fred G. White, recently indicIeu
by a grand jury here on charge of
forgery, was brought back from Spo-
kane, WASH, yesterday by Sheriff
Patterson. He was later released on
a bond of SIS 900.