Rock Island Argus., 1914-08-14

/ farmers in this country. such as wheat
corn, oats, barley and all forms of
| focd stufis for both men and animals.
/ This VIII mean that prices will lean.
: DIR. Taylor predicted that wheat and
/ corn would reach such a higl price
/ that only the wealthier class OF people
| could AFFORD to buy. and he further
/ stated that he believed all PRODUCTS OF
] the farm would sell for higher prices
1 than those reached during the Civil
war. when price records were estab-
| lished throughout the United States.
Good Roads Boosted.
Pail Mitchell. president OF the Rock
Island County Highway Improvement
association. spoke briefly on good
roads for the county and discussed the
! proposed S1.0O0.0OO bond issue. Mr..
Mitchell said that the roads of this
county in their present state are a
/ disgrace. and that the only way in
which conditions can be bettered is
to vote favorably on the bond issue If
Il comes up before the voters at the
fall elections. He cited instances
where he has used almost impossible
roads in various parts of the county
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boost for good roads. He recommend
cd that the supervisors from the vari-
GUS districts be instructed to favor
the placing of the S1.000.O00 bond Is
sue before the voters this fall. and
said that this amount. IL favored by
the voters. added to the amount which
the state will appropriate TO the coun-
~, will give Rock Island county some
~
Port Byron Wins Twice.
Port Byron's gray clad athletes OF
the diamond managed to garner q cou-
pie we'll earned. though lucky. victor
les. defeating Sherrard, Z to 3, in the
morning. and trimming the Moline
Olympics by to in the afternoon.
The morning game began at 10
O'Clock and was for a purse OF $40. |
Bruner mounted the slab for the Port
Byronites and held the invaders safe !
from start to finish. but seven bingles |
being collected of HIS delivery. Sher- |
rard led of with a tally IN the first |
frame and followed Il up by counting |
twice in the fifth, while Port Byron |
carried a string OF six consecutive |
goose eggs. In the seventh. however. !
the home team went after Glazier. do |
ing mound duty for Sherrard. and |
soon drove him to cover. They gath
cred seven counters in the seventh /
and eight frames, two in the former I
and five in the latter. Thompson, who
relieved Glazier, held the Port Byron
sluKgers safe the remainder Of the |
distance and the score ended 7 to 3.
The score by innings:
R.HE.
Port Byron ...oOoOOO25o- IL 2
sherrard ...10OO2o0 7
Batteries: Bruner and Lamb; Glaz-
Ter, Thompson and Gibson.
Port Byron, being the winner OF,
the morning game, was therefore Sc
Iected to meet the fast Olympic team
of Moline IN the afternoon, but the
reputation OF the Plow City aSgrega-
ton helped them not, for Port Byron
had an easy time in pushing over D
to l victory, though considerable luck
entered into the game. Bexner and
Meiser worked on the slab for the
Moliners against Lee, who has a no
run, no hit contest to his credit. Lee
proved invincible, and the Plow City
club was unable to push counter
across the pan with the exception OF
the first inning when three hits and a
misplay netted their only ran. Port
Byron tied up and went ahead IN the
third inning. when home run into
the crowd pushed two runs over the .
plate, after the count which tied had
already come in. In the sixth Port
Byron counted three more. pushing 4.
Bexuer to cover. Meiser relieved him
and held the home team safe the re- 4!
mainder of the distance. The game |
was featured by continual rag chew
ing on both sides and diligent roofing {
on the part OF the Port Byron con- 5
tingent of fans.
The score by innings: r. H. +. s
Port Byron ...OO3OO3OOO-6 II
Moline OIymps. 4 OOO0OOOOi 4"
Batteries: Lee and Lamb; Bexner,
Meiser and Smith
Program of Sports.
Tlle program of sports proved OF ex- !
interest. John Moose. chief /
official OF the day. furnished the fol- I
lowing results of the various events; T
Bovs' foot race. 80 yards, boys under {
i years OF age-ETnest Helble, first
prize So in cash given by the Port
f.vron State Bank; Floyd Shelter, sec /
1nd prize, So suit of boys clothes given
by the NJ & K. store of Rock Island;
carl Larson, third, prize s3 hat given
bv ]. J. Huntley & Son of Port Byron;
Fred johnson, fourth, prize S1.5O IN
.ash given by the State Savings Bank
and Trust company OF Moline.
Girls foot race, 80 yards, girls under l
y years of age-May Jacobsen. first.
prize 81 in cash given by the Central L
Trust & Savings bank of Rock Island; d
Edith Herren, second, prize 50 in cash
,iven by the Central Trust & Savings .
,auk OF Rock Island; Gladys Wake I
hird. prize $3.50 gold bar pin given
~ w r. Garnett of Port Byron; Neya Il
1evinney. fourth. prize 75c set OF cook. =
ng kettles given by c. l.. Hobart OF
Port Byron.