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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-06-18
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS.
AND TEACHERS
BY Supt Pm. Allison

AM GkANlzCkAky
BY supt Pm. Allison
A few years ago State Superintend-
ent of Schools, Howard A. Gass,
started the approval of rural schools
and announced that after time the
pupils of the approved schools should
be graduated upon the recommends
ton of the teacher in charge. Super
intendent Evans proposes the follow
ing for these approved schools:
That each pupil of the rural schools
who has spent at least two years in
the A class in an approved rural
school, and who is recommended by
his teacher as having completed in a
satisfactory manner the rural school
course of study, be granted Com
mon School Diploma. Such pupil is
not required to take the regular ex-
aminations for Common School Di-
plomas and have his papers,, graded
by the deputy superintendent. This
does not imply that such pupil is to
have no tests or examinations, but
that all such tests are to be given and
graded by the teacher himself. The
teacher may use the regular final ex-
animation questions or may prepare
his own questions. The fact that1pis
teacher has charge of an apprd ed
school is evidence of his ability to
prepare all test questions and grade
all test papers.
In making this concession only
schools having a teacher holding a
first grade certificate or its equiva-
lent will be granted this privilege
and the ones whose work is satifac-
tory in every way. This puts it up
to the school board to employ teach
err who can meet the requirements as
we'll as to have their building fully
equipped.
Blanks will be mailed to each clerk
this month for the July report and to
trustees of the townships that they
may report to the district clerk. The
clerk must have this statement to en-
able him to report to this office.
Trustees have been reporting to the
county court the amount of money
expended and amount on hands the
first of February and August, while
the law contemplates that they should
report these items at this time but for
January and July.
Reports are being circulated con-
corning Misses Saflie Howell Etha
Lincoln and Marie Lincoln that should
not. While these teachers are too
well and favorably known for this to
do them any injury. yet they are an
noying to them. Some of these re-
ports are untrue and none of them
are of any interest or value to the
public and no one should repeat them.
| suggest that those who have made
mention of them do so no more and
that the matter be dropped and not
repeated again.
The rural schools of the county
that secure State aid must have their
reports out on time this year. Last
year we had to ask the State Superin-
'endent to hold up his report for
lime that some of our school might
get in. We are not going to do this
lgain.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-06-18
Missouri Elks Elect Webb.

St Joseph, Mo-, June l1.-After
selecting Sedalia, Mo-, as the 1915
meeting place and electing officers
the Missouri Elks Association closed
a three-day session here today.
The officers are: M. D.. Webb Of
St. Joseph, president; Allen Mickey
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-06-18

A pet colt is close second 10 a Pct
bull calf a. . nuisance il he il allowed
to give vent to his playfulness in BIT
ing and kicking while he Is too young
to do any damage Never allow Z
colt or bun cali 10 be hisown s'boss''
unless you are looking for trouble
later.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-06-18

l get it into the barn as soon as pos.
sible, sometimes that afternoon. The
first load goes to barn No. l, the Sec
ond load to barn No. 2 and SO forth.
In that way each load is spread out
very thin on the barn loft floor and
does a lot of curing in the barn. Do
not dump hay in heaps in the barn.
Spread it out always. Salt sprinkled
in it helps curing and adds to the
relish.
Timothy is the only hay that can
be stacked without loss. All other
hays should be put under cover and
timothy should not be left out unless
it Is in q large stack"
Yes, it's easy for a man to farm
like ArgenbriQht! He's got the means
to farm with! That sour paragraph
is due just about here. Here's the
sweeteneE for it, long sweetenin' too.
George Arvenbright didn't always
have . farm. He started mighty
small helping a brave mother and a
sicaly fhther throw a mortgage off
his mother's little place. After that
VA doe tie boys and mother went
partners on everything they made the
farm. Earn, And that way young
0sggY6 AfRenbright saved the money
bel teEht ~ first eighty with seven
teeA ysAf1 a9o.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-21
COASTINC CLAIMS
ANOTHER VICTIM
Maynard Beals, Ia Years Old,
Is Painfully Injured in Coli
sion With Post.

Maynard Beals, 14-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William +. Beals, S22
Forty-second street. was painfully in
jured in a coasting accident yesterday
afternoon. Maynard, with several
other boy friends had been enjoying
the sport on the hill at Forty-first
street The lad was steering bobsled
when ne became confused in some
manner and ran into a hitching post
on the side of the street.
A stick OF wood was forced entirely
through the muscle on the right
thigh from the impact of the COLI
sion and the muscles on the calf of
the left leg were badly lacerated with
a cash u inches long requiring more
than 60 stitches TO close the wound
The injured lad was Immediately
rushed to ST Anthony's hospital and
the physician in attendance sta.tes
that he is doing as well as could be
expected and that unless complications
develop no serious results will fol-
low.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-21
NEICHBORS PLAN
STATE MEETING
r. N. A. Members from Here to
Go to Bloomington in
March.

Local members of the Royal Neigh
bors of America order are planning TO
attend the annual Illinois state camp
meeting, which will be held this year
at Bloomington on March II and Is.
General headquarters will be in the
Illinois hotel. while other hotels may
be utilized by those present if the
Illinois is unable TO accommodate the
large crowds expected. Those from
here or elsewhere throughout the
state, who desire quarters during the
camp in private homes, may cores
pond with the chairman of the con-
vention committee at Bloomington.
The sessions will open at 1 80 on the
afternoon of the 18th and Will con-
tinue through the 18th. The regular
session of the state camp will be held
Wednesday, March IS, and accord
ing to present plans many new feat
ures will be introduced this year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-21
|. 0. 0. F. MEET
OPENS WITH WORK
TO PAST GRANDS
Chicago Head Instructor Here
to Address Special Grand
Lodge Session.
BIG BANQUET PLANNED
Following Spread Initiatory Degree
Will Be Given by Moline
Lodge.

H. NJ. Blood. of Chicago. chief ex.
aminer and instructor, opened the
special session of the grand lodge and
school OF instruction of /. o. o. F.,
this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the
Odd Fellows hall. Until O'Clock
this afternoon ritualistic and unwrit-
ten work was given in secret session.
Past grands who presented them
selves were recipients of the grand
lodge degree.
Tonight at 8 o'clock banquet will
be served at the lodge hal. Follow
ing the banquet the initiatory degree
Will be conferred by Moline lodge No.
I33. the members of the grand lodge
taking the speaking parts. At $50
o'clock tonight the Odd Fellows lodges
and the Rebekahs will hear addresses
BY the grand lodge officers.
Grand Officer Here.
The following grand officers were
present this afternoon: Warren c.
Darneli. grand master; William H.
Pease, deputy grand master John J..
Crowder, grand warden; John II.
Skies, grand secretary; Fred W. Beck
strom, grand marshal; John c. Yost,
grand conductor. and II. NJ. Blood.
chief executive and examiner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-21
PERSONAL POINTS

Stanton Fairweather OF Chatta-
nooga. Tenn. was in town yesterday
on business.
Miss Dorothy Gulder. 3O17 Seventh
avenue. leaves for a visit 10 Muscatine
over sunday.
Misses Alice and Bessie Fitzpatrick.
1715 Twelfth street, are en- route to
New York City.
Stinson Hartmann left for Sioux
City. Iowa. after spending three days
in the city on a business deal.
Ora c. Hickman OF New York city
arrived last evening for a two weeks
visit in the city with relatives.
Miss Lillian ROLAND OF Holland.
Mich. arrived today TO spend week
with friends here and in Moline.
Judge Frank d. Ramsay and son
Robert were in the city yesterday for
a short time. enroute TO Morrison.
Miss Rose Mather OF this city is
In South Bend. Ind. visiting at the
home OF her sister, Mrs. John Betsy.
George Baird left this morning for
Chicago where he will visit his broth
er. Elmer Baird. S521 Parnell avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. II. +. Paulsen, 1901
Twelfth street. are the happy parents
OF a fine baby boy born this morning.
\ son was born Thursday to DR.. and
Mrs. Arthur ID. Smith OF Newark. "
I Mrs. Smith was Miss Magdeline
Stewart before her marriage.
Word received by friends in the city
from Carl J. Mueller and W. \. Hickey
who are touring California, is To the
effect they are having an excellent
time and that they want TO spend the
rest OF their natural lives in that sa-
climate where all one has to
do is bask i'm the sunshine and drop his
coin into the ever open palm OF the
alert native
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-21
WETFORCESPLAN
RALLY MEETINGS
Campaign to Be Started With
Address by Hon. j. Z.
Meeker in Moline.

The Municipal league announced to-
day that the initial meeting OF a series
OF rallies opposing local option will be
held at the Moline theatre, Thursday
evening, Feb. 90. Hon James Z.
Meeker OF ST. Louis. former member
OF the state legislature has been Sc
cured as speaker for this session.
The second rally will be held at the
Illinois theatre. March 4. when Rev.
DIR. F. T. J. Lloyd will be heard. Dr.
Lloyd is from Chicago and was for
mer Episcopalian clergyman. The fea-
ture Of these meetings will be the ap-
pearance of women, both local and out
OF town, who will make talks oppOs-
ing local option.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-21
ice HARVESTING
ENDS NEXT WEEK
Present Weather Conditions
Ideal for Cutting Crystal of
Good Quality.

If this weather, which is considered
ideal by the ice men, continues the
houses of the Union Ice & Coal com
pany at Rock river and Silvis will be
filled by Tuesday, and the harvesting
at Moline will probably be completed
by Wednesday or Thursday. Over 400
are employed by the Union company
alone, from 8 O'Clock in the morning
until at night, the forces being di-
yided as follows: Rock river, IT'S
men; Moline, rs men and Silvis. SO
men.
When the cutting started the ice
ranged from nine to 10 inches in thick
ness. but at the present time is from
IL to II inches in thickness, being of
exceptionally fine quality and as clear
as crystal.
Over 10000 tons will be stored
away by the local company for it's
supply. Additions have also been
made to the houses at Moline, making
the total capacity of the houses there
$4,000 tons. The houses at Rock river
will hold 10000 tons and at Silvis
5000 tons will be stored. James
Pearson, president of the Moline Chan
mel Ice company stated that they
would probably finish cutting today.
Local dealers are not contemplating
any increase in price for the product
this year
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-21
CLAIMS Girl WAS
LURED FROM HOME
BY BAD MEXICAN
Father OF Juanita Bounce OF
West Liberty Attempts to
Locate Daughter.
ENRoUTE TO EAST MOLINE
claimed That Child Disappeared on
way Home from Sehool-Es-
espes from Sheriff.

sro-r Of how a Mexican. aged -.
,-,-ss 1s--car-uId Juanita Bounce, a
gexiear sirI. from her home in West
Liberty. Iowa. as she was enrou-e TO
scbooI Yesterday was. told the police
- afternoon by tine father Of the
rirl. sylvester Bounce. who Is now in
his CITY ia an enor- TO locate the
etild. The Mexican had known the
Fri but q few days. the father says
When 10 was learned that the girl
lad Ien West Liberty. Sherin \ j.
wiley started IN pursuit He was sac
csssfuI in getting the same train en-
-1ute % Rock Island. lie talked with
he eirI. who told Wiley that she was
coming 20 Rock Island. Wiley. for
soue reason. left the train AZ Daven-
nor To avoid detection the girl LEFT
he train this side OF the Rock Island
general station. Thereupou she took
4 Blue line car for East Moline. The
girrs Mexican friend. who was travel
.us or -he same train, unknown TO
Wiley. remained on the train. going.
II Is said. 20 East Moline. where he eX-
pected 70 meet the girl The Mexican
EIrI fulu " hey Ilaa she eANeeNeu 10
visi- friends In Rock Island. but this
j. considered a ruse TO avoid suspicion.
To Continue Search.
she f. also supposed TO have left the
train before II arrived at the station
10 order 10 elude detectives. who might
b detailed 10 search for her. The
e her OF the girl Is now awaiting on
Ger Wiley. who. he says. viii come 10
Rock Island from Davenport TO begin
further search for the girl and the
Mexican
Married Here7
The circumstance OF finding I'm the
oflce Of the county clerk. record OF a
marriage license having been issued
yesterday 10 Francisco Hernandez and
Miss Juantia Ponce. both Mexicans.
establishes the belief that Miss Ponce
Is the Mexican girl whom a West Lib
erty. Iowa. Mexican father seeks in
this city today. The father OF Miss
Ponce expressed fear to the police to- /
day that the girl would get married. Z
Miss Ponce gave her residence rs 1
Rock Island. So did Hernandez. the /
Mexican. thought TO be the man who I
gred the girl from her home in West !
Liberty
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-21
CHARGE men WITH
WHOLESALE THEFT
Raymond Skinner and Walter
Howard Bound Over to Grand
Jury by Judge Kuehl.

Raymond Skinner and Walter How
ard, charged with having stolen a
large quantity of harness from the
Schroeder ice house, waived examina-
ton this afternoon in police court and
were bound over to the grand jury
under $1,000 bonds. Neither was able
to pay and they will remain in the
county jail until the jury is again in
session.
The harness is at the police station
and fills one entire corner of the main
room; there is enough to almost fill a
wagon and the men must have made
two or three trips in order to get it
all. They refused to be examined this
afternoon and the above bond was
fixed by Judge Karl Kuehl. They were
arrested by Officers Ginnane and Kins-
ley
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-21
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
From the Argus Files of 1889

entirely destroyed. Mr.. Cable was
aboard at the time, but was uninjured.
Feb. 19-.Dr. 5. c. Plummer goes to
Washington next week to be present
at the inauguration.
Yesterday mornings fire In the old
time Jail building on Fifteenth street,
near Third avenue, and which has been
used for some years as a tenement
house, furnished another proof of the
insufficiency of the Rock Island fire
protection. IL was one Of those fire.
quent occurrences in which delay was
costly.
Feb. 2O-Last evening G. VI. Loosely
purchased the Robinson & Taliaferro
stock Of gents furnishings. F. N.
Silnnett, assignee, made the sale. Later
Mr.. Loosely sold out 10 Messrs Lloyd
* Stewart, the haberdashers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-21

ask 20 additional days in which to pre-
pare for trial. With the arraignment
OF Mr.. Wilcher the directors adjourned.
after allowing a claim for death of the
late George w. Buckner. former clerk
of the camp.
The difficulty, it is said. grows out of
a recent meeting of Camp 20. NJ. w. A..
At that time there was bolt of
administration men because of utter
ances made by Wilcher. and a policy of
the meeting which he tried to inaug.
urate. namely. electiag delegates 70
the county convention by nominating
committees.
The total claims allowed at the ses-
sion of the board just closed amount.
ed to S2O4,329.4O. This sum repre-
scented TO7 claims. The board adjourn
ed to meet again March 16
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-21
DELAY SELECTION
OF. The JURY FOR
Ed KELLY CASE
Is Alleged to Have Taken indie
cent Liberties With Alberta
Smiley, 12-ycar- old Girl.
GRAND JURY ON RECESS
Postponed Work for Another Week
Without Making a Report
Wood Goes to Chicago.

When circuit court adjourned last
evening. the work of selecting a jury
in the case of the People VS.. Ed Kelly,
charged with crime against children,
had not been completed and Judge r.
w. Olmsted dismissed the panel until
Tuesday morning at o'clock since
Monday will be observed as a holiday
and there will be no court.
The complaining witness in the case
against Kelly. who claims his real
name is Leon Bradley. is little Alberta
Smiley. 12-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Thomas Smiley, who OPP
crate the Park hotel on Twentieth
street. II is alleged by the prosecu-
ton that Kelly went to the hotel and
entered the room where the child was
sleeping alone. IL is claimed that in
decent liberties were taken with the
girl and that she screamed her alarm
to the parents.
Kelly is alleged to have immediate
" run from the hotel He started
across Spencer square with police of
ffcers in hot purusit and was captur-
ed in a few minutes.
The Defense.
1t is evident from questions asked
the prospective jurors by II. NJ. Nc
Caskrin, attorney for the defendant,
that an attempt viii be made to show
that Kelly was too intoxicated to have
formed an Intent" to take indecent
liberties with the child in question,
which is required by the law. 1t is
the contention of the defense that no
conviction can be. secured under this
new law unless il is clearly shown
that there is an intenet to commit the
offense charged.
Grand Jury Adiourns.
Today at noon, the grand jury took
an adjournment for a week. 1t is I'M
derstood that G. w. Wood. special
prosecutor, has gone to Chicago on
matters connected with the proposed
probe into county affairs.
All the news all the time-Tle
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-21
POLICE NEWS

RAY Skinner and Walter Howard,
two Davenport boys, are 10 be arraign-
ed before Judge Carl Kuehl in police
court late this afternoon TO answer to
a charge of having taken harness from
the Schroeder ice house yesterday.
The hearing for the boys was deferred
until it could be ascertained more def
initely to whom the harness belonged.
II is said that the harness was the
property of one of the employees of
the ice house
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-21
DAMAGE BY FIRE
EXCEEDS $1,000
First Estimate of Loss in Eber-
hart Home Proves to be
Too Low.

According to a statement this morn
ing by F. c. Eberhart, 1924 Fourth
avenue, the loss sustained as the re-
suit of fire at his home will be con
siderably more than first estimated.
The piano room was damaged by
water, although the instruments were
saved. Considerable damage was
wrought by water and smoke in the
dining room, nearly all of tle plaster
ing having fallen down and the wood
work scorched An entire new roof
will have to be built on the kitchen
and the total loss will in all probable
ity exceed $1,000, which is partly COW
cred by insurance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-21
ARCHIE HARRIS DAUGHTER
GETTING ALONG NICELY

The young daughter of Police Com
missioner Archie Hart. who was pro-
nounced afflicted with smallpox in a
light form yesterday, is getting along
nicely today, it is reported. No alarm
ing symptoms have developed and she
is expected to recover without i'll eff
fects.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-21

city carriers will leave the Office for
the first and only delivery during the
day at $3.50 in the morning. The gen.
eraI delivery. stamp and registry win
dows will be left open until 10 O'Clock
and the remainder OF the day will be
one OF vacation for the clerks. carriers
and Office employees.
The various banks throughout the
city will also close Monday as we'll as
the court house
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-21
The Skin and Not the Blood.

Until recently it has been a gen
orally accepted theory that eczema
was a disease of the blood. Scien-
tific Investigations have taught us
that eczema is positively skin dis
ease and durable through the Skin
alone. Meritol Eczema Remedy is
applied directly to the diseased skin.
Do not delay trying Meritol Eczema
Remedy II. o. Rolls. Rock Island,
H.. exclusive agent.-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-21
Funeral of Mrs. Agnes Hansen.
Funeral of Benjamin Beaumont.

Benjamin Beaumont, who passed
away at his home in Andalusia,
was laid to rest this afternoon. The
remains were brought to Calvary
cemetery where short funeral services
were conducted at 1 o'clock by Dean
]. ]. Quinn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-21
WINNING CAMPS
OF M. W. A. ORDER
GIVEN BANNERS
Lively Race htaged in Many
Camps Throughout United
States.
CONTEST ANNUAL EVENT
Phil WiIeher is Cited to Appear Before
Executive Council Because of
Alleged Remarks.

At the session of the executive coun-
ell. Modern Woodmen of America, just
adjourned last evening, a prize ban
ner was awarded to the camp in each
state which secured the greatest num-
her of beneficial members during the
year 1918. The custom of giving a
prize banner has been followed for a
number of years. and there is a lively
contest among the local camps to see
which shall achieve the distinction of
holding the banner. In the states of
Iowa and Utah. several camps are tied
for the banner, and consequently no
award has been made in these states.
The winners in the other states of the
Jurisdiction are as follows:
Illinois, Oak Park
Wisconsin. Milwaukee.
Kansas, Fowler.
Nebraska. Lincoln.
Minnesota, Herman.
Michigan, Detroit.
South Dakota, Rapid City.
North Dakota, Fargo.
Missouri. Kansas City.
Indiana. indianapolis.
Ohio. Columbus.
West Virginia, Elmgrove.
Pennsylvania. Sunbury.
Wyoming, Casper.
Montana, Anaconda.
Idaho. Lost River.
Washington. Seattle.
Oregon. Portland.
California, Los Angeles.
Colorado. Denver.
Oklahoma, Muskogee.
Maryland. Baltimore.
Delaware. Wilmington.
New Jersey, Passaic.
New York, Syracuse.
Connecticut. Hartford.
Rhode Island, Providence
Vermont, Morrisville.
Maine. Houlton.
Virginia, Brucetown.
Kentucky. Louisville
Arizona. Phoenix.
District of Columbia. Washington.
Tennessee. Cleveland.
Texas, Greenville.
North Carolina. Asheville.
New Mexico. Montoya.
Arkansas, Fayetteville
Manitoba, Winnipeg.
Saskatchewan. Bladworth
Alberta. Calgary.
British Columbia. RevelstokeL
Mississippi. Meridian.
Alabama, Birmingham.
Georgia. Atlanta.
New Hampshire, North Stratford
Wilcher is Cited.
The board OF directors of the Modern
WoodGen of America has concluded
is sessions in this city. After weeks
meeting occupied in allowing claims
and attending I'm the main 10 routine
the directors called Phil VIII
,her. leading Rock Island insurgent. !
before the board. TO tell him of a for !
nal charge they had decided TO prefer |
according to Article IL. OF Sec. 32I OF |
he bylaws OF the society. The action |
n the board shows that the regulars |
consider the insurgent acts OF Mr.. VIII |
her reprehensible. He has 20 days I
o offer an explanation. after which. |
n case OF not guilty plea. he can l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-21
ONE MAIL DELIVERY ON
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY

WashingtOn's birthday this year
comes on Sunday and for that reason
Monday. Feb. .. has been set aside
as holiday for the employees at the
local pOstofhce. and there will be but
ole mail delivery during the day. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-21
What Did She Miami

Shop Assistant ito purchaser OF Wild
oy,'s bonnen Would YOU Ike TO try il
on before rhc glass. madam? Gus
,nruer-No. thank you. miss. IL ain'i
Tor me. 1 wish IL was.-Strny Stories
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-21

Feb. 15-"Uncle Pomp" Elliot. Buff
falo Prsirie's old and honored citizen,
was at the Rock Island house today.
He is looking hale and hearty for his
years. and il as genial as ever. Uncle
Pomp" is one or the old timers. n
Teritable MethuseIah who used 70 come
to Rock Island when jack rabbits ca
vorted over Second avenue.