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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-26

ANDALUSIA


William McMullen and family have
moved here from Reynolds.
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Snyder % Dav-
export spent the first OF the week yis.
ting Mrs Snyders parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Kennedy.
Miss Gertie Carlson went to Musca-
tine Tuesday 70 visit her sister, Mrs.
John Krantz.
Miss Blanche Ballard returned to
her home at Low Moor Friday, after
a short visit at the home OF her grand
mother. Mrs. Mary Ballard. who &C
companied her home for a ten days
visit.
Rev. L. f. Ellison visited Monday
and Tuesday in Moline, at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. Ellison.
Mrs. b. c. Hienze and son Rodney
and Miss Emma Hienze went to Sun
bury. Iowa. Friday to visit at the
home of Otto Hienze. Jr., and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. Dunlap visited
friends in Rock Island this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward wenks OF Des
Moines returned home Monday. after
a weeks visit here with relatives
Miss Mildred wenks accompanied
them home. They made the trip by
automobile.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Simmons and
granddaughter returned home Mon
day. after spending several days in
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-26

/ had spent a few weeks with her sis.
tiers. Miss Bertha Smith and Mrs +
r. Bowers.
Misses Kathryn Emrick and Louise
Haas left Tuesday for Lake Forrest
where they will attend school at Ferry
Hall. Miss Emrick's father, Z. Z. En-
rick, accompanied them.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. Parkman spent Sun.
day In New Boston with their daughter
Miss J. B. Ballard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Clancy went
/ to Peoria Tuesday on a business trip.
Miss Nota La Parr returned to her
= me IN Gaiva Monday after spending
few days here with Miss Fern
/ Hawks.
\ Miss Edna Murphy returned TO her
home in Stronghurst Tuesday after
visiting here with the Misses Taylor.
County Clerk Frank A Gibson re-
ports that Mercer county has paid out
/ S17S as bounty on wolf pelts during the
/ year beginning Sept. 1. 1913. During
the same length of time the county
has paid out s2495O for 25S orders for
ground hog scalps.
Mrs. J. r Ramsey left Monday for
her home in Tulsa, Okla, after visit
Ing here at the home OF her father,
William Winders.
Mr. and Mrs. Emery Ives of Wash
ington. Iowa, and Mr.. and Mrs. S. ID.
Grow of Freeport, were guests Monday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. II. n.
Davis
Misses Grace and Jessie Evans and
Miss Jessie Stein went TO Rock Island
Saturday to spend the day
w J. Graham was a business visitor
in Oquawka Monday.
Mrs. w. p Zentmlre went to La
Plata. Mo. Tuesday where she will
visit with relatives.
w. A Marsh went to Moline Tues
day where he will attend a meeting of
the board of directors of the sanitar-
ium of that city.
Mrs. c. Coe went to New Windsor
Tuesday to visit Mrs. A. J. Streator.
Miss May Bartlitt arrived home Mon
day from California where she has
spent the past two years in San Diego
and Fullerton.
The Woman's Missionary society of
the Presbyterian church will hold
missionary tea at the home OF Mrs.
Spence Friday afternoon. The follow
ing program has been arranged:
Devotfonals .... Miss E Mckee
Roll calI-Bible verse on Christ's invi-
tation.
Leader, Miss Love.
Looking Forward $500. Mrs. McManus
Africa ......M Mrs. Murphy
Social committee-Mesdam Ewing.
Nesbitt, McHaid. Geo. Willis. 5. Stew
enson, BartlesOn-
Mrs. Henry Lord went to Thompson
Monday where she will visit her
daughter. Mrs. W. J. Mccoy.
MT and Mrs. Charles VI. Allen. who
we're married in Millersburg two weeks
ago. left Monday for their new home
in Regar. Mo.
The annual Mercer county conven-
ton of the w. c. T. U. will be held in
the PRESBYTERIAN church at Norwood.
Sept "a and %. beginning al O'Clock
Thursday and closing with a contest
Friday evening.
The state corresponding secretary.
Miss EIpha Marshall of Chicago. VIII
act as leader and will lecture on Thurs
dav evening. An interesting program
has been arranged and delegations
from all the unions of the county are
expected
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-26

era. OF 17,420 head treated 14,2S4
were saved, which at an estimated
value of SIS per head, totaled $685.
600. During the time since the league
was formed the number of alfalfa
fields has grown from so in 1912 to
$50 in 1913; $50 in 1914, with 500
probable in 1915. The gathering of
early seed corn has been raised from
81 per cent in 1911 to 75 per cent in
1914.
One of the big drawing cards in the
event was the agricultural exhibit
which Scott county sent to the state
fair held in Des Moines last month.
The exhibit took $177 prize money at
the fair This display, comprehensive
as it was, was augmented by heavy
potato, seed corn and alfalfa exhibits
Prominent among the competitors
for the special prize to be given the
farmer who has picked the largest
amount of seed corn up to the pres
ent time were John Kreiter, north of
Davenport, who has gathered $50 ears
and F. c. Gaghagen, 1850 ears, both
Reid's Yellow Dent. Excellent alfalfa
exhibits, comprising samples of the
four cuttings, were entered by Frank
Martzahn, Davenport township, and
Rudolph Schroeder of Buffalo.
Back Numbers Oppose.
President Dawson's address was in
brief as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-26
YUMA

Henry Brandt was a business caller
in Port Byron. Thursday.
Rev. NJ. Wilstedt is attending the IN
nual conference of the United Breth
ern.
The chicken pie supper given by the
Hill Aid society at Sam Schafer's
home Friday evening was much en-
joyed. A neat sum was added to the
treasury.
Louis Taftie who has been in bust
ness in Erie the past two years, has
| resumed business at Osborn and will
conduct the grocery store he owned
before going east.
Alfred Mead and Frank Wainwright
went TO the state fair Wednesday.
Doyle Wahe, Divern Wainwright of
Yuma and Floyd Frels of Hampton are
attending the agricultural school for
boys at Springfield.
Ed Wainwright is attending the state
fair and has charge of the sheep pen.
Mrs. Anna Cox spent Thursday af-
ternoon with Mrs. d. W. Mumma
The Fidelis class of the Yuma NJ. E.
church will meet with Mrs. Rose Scarf
GERS for the ensuing year will take
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Aunde of Gen
eseo spent Sunday at the home of
Frank Sachan and family.
The Yuma w. c. T. L. held their
annual election of officers at yuma
NJ. Z. church and chose the following:
President-Mrs. d. w. Mumma-
Vice president-Mrs. Louise Trow-
bridge.
Corresponding secretary Mrs.
Eunice Trowbridge.
Recording secretary Mrs. Julia
Dow.
Treasurer-Mrs. Anna Cox
Elnora Reynolds and Dorothy Daily
spent Sunday at home here.
Thursday the people of enterprise
and Joslin United Brethren church
gave their minister, Rev Mr.. VIII
stedt and family a surprise. A sump-
tuous dinner was served Sociability,
vocal and instrumental music was en-
joyed. Rev. Mr.. Wilstedt was present
ed with a purse of money as a token
of esteem.
Lyman Daily, who has been serious
ly i'll, is somewhat improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Keen and /. Hus-
sey of WATERFOWL spent Sunday with
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Behrendt.
Clarence Wathers and family of Will
mington and Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Scha-
fer spent Sunday at the home of Mrs.
Edwar Walthers.
Mrs. Sadie Anthony who has been
spending a few days with her parents
returned to her home at Moline We'd
nesday.
Edna Cox is spending the week with
her sister, Mrs. Percy Shelton at Rock
Island.
Charles and Kathryn Mead and Mrs.
S. r. Wainwright we're shopping In
Moline Wednesday.
Joslin Aid society gave a chicken
fry at Woodman hall Saturday even
ing. a very enjoyable time was spent.
Carol Heron, son of Albert Heron,
Jr.. has departed for Minnesota to
visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sheldon Vruman and
Mr.. and Mrs. f. c. Donohoo who have
been attending the state fair returned
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Wake were shop
ping in Port Byron Tuesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-26

The county agent system Is simply
plan of disseminating among the
farmers through a paid agent the in
formation which is being developed
day after day in the u. S. department
of agriculture and agricultural COLI
leges throughout the land. The de-
partment of agriculture has more than
1900 scientists and other experts at
work on problems of the farm A
system through which the fruits OF
such investigation may be offered to-
the farmers of Scott county is worthy
of the serious consideration of think
ing men.
Money talks with the farmers as
we'll as with the business men, and
this league has demonstrated how to
save money to the farmers of this
county by adding to the productive
ness of his soil, by increasing his
corn yield through the selection of
seed, by checking the spread of chol-
era in his swine, and in a thousand
other ways.
This system has received and is
still receiving the jibes of the un-r
thinking ones. 1t meets the stubborn
opposition of those who refuse to-
move forward with the times. To
sheer at this system is to sheer at the
government of the United States, be-
cause that government has set the
seal of its unqualified approval upona
this system, and is supporting it by
money from the federal treasury.
Those who oppose this system are
those who oppose the state agricul-
tural college at Ames-the greatest
educational institution of its kind in
the world, and a school which is do
ing more to put money into the peck
cts of the Iowa farmers than any in
istitution in the state, because Ames
is part of this system. 1t Is a
pleasure to record that this system
is steadily and surely winning the in
terest and respect of the men who
want to acquire better knowledge
of their own work 1t indicates that
the owners of Scott county's famous
$500 an acre land realize the need, as
matter of good busiress, Of getting
out OF that land not only more than
they got out of IL when il was worth
$50 an acre, but the very limit of
what it will produce in the way OF a
financial return"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-26
MILAN

Mrs. Thomas Kennedy and little son
Thomas of Rock Island spent wednes
day with Mrs. Roy Deseron.
Mrs. Clara Cropper visited Mrs
Rene Ruge OF Rock Island one day this
week
Mrs. c. CLANCY spent yesterday with
Mrs. T. Newcomb OF Rock Island.
Paul Wadsworth and Mrs. William
Wadsworth were Milan callers Thurs
day.
Miss Flossie Hull attended the Kit
Kat club at Eva Robb's home in Rock
Island last week.
Rev. A. Dixon is home from con-
ference and is named pastor here for
the coming year.
Mrs. F. Boulton entertained for Mrs.
Ira White of Kansas. who is visiting
here for the past month.
A number from here went to Rock
Island Thursday to see Theodore
Roosevelt.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A Weld of Mime
apolis, MINI. were guests at the H
B. Greasy home the first of the week.
William Goldsmith is i'll with neural
gia-
Mesdames Phil Wells and ]. Wells
and Miss Dell Stone OF Rock Island
were entertained at dinner Wednesday
at the home of Miss Edith Davis.
Misses Edna Johnston and Lulu
Carroll of Rock Island visited Friday
with the latter's cousin, Mrs. Clara
Chopper.
Mesdames B. Cook and c. Slocum
and b. Carter and Miss L. Cook OF
lei he A
home this week.
Mrs. Robert Kale entertained friends
from Davenport Thursday.
Mrs. John Strayer and children
spent Sunday with relatives in Dav-
EXPORT
Mrs. Z. L. Rhoadarmer and son Ed
gar returned home last week from
Wichita, Kan, where they visited rel
atives and friends.
The w. NJ. b. society will be enter
tanned in the church parlors Friday.
Oct .. by Mesdames William Lloyd
Clark and L. Williams.
Miss Elsie Davis has departed to
visit relatives in Missouri for a
Hcnth.
Mr. and Mrs. II. S. Myers returned
home the first of the week from Re
vance. where they have been visiting
the past two months.
A. Miller and Frank Miller are hav-
ing their vacation. William Blaky
and Ralph Mcconnell are substituting
for them on the mail routes. and 5.
Miss Selma Zackert of Buffalo Prai-
rie is taking care of Mrs. Smith. Mrs.
Johnson. who has been the nurse, has
left for her home near Chicago.
Mesdames l.. Martin and Alfred
Dixon and r. B. Olmsted attended the
w. c. T. L. convention, which was
held in Reynolds Wednesday. They
were named as the delegates from.
the union here.
The Methodist church will have its
annual rally day exercises next Sun
day morning at 10:45.
Mesdames w BrandenbuTg and J.
Christy returned home last week from
Washington. where they visited their
sister. Mrs. John Koob.
The ladies of the Pleasant Ridge
church will hold social and weinie
roast at the home of James Hynes
Tuesday evening. Sept. 90.
Miss Evelina Cressey of Rock Island
visited Miss May Strayer Sunday.
The Ladies Aid society of the Pres
byterian church hold a meeting in the
parIors of the church Friday. Sept.
25, with Mrs. ]. Criswell as hostess
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-26
FARM LEAGUE is
BIG MONEY SAVER
Scott County Organization Has
Added 5000, 900 to
Income.
HUNDRED TIMES 1T COST
Data Given at the Annual Picnic When
President A. F. Dawson Re-
views Work.
HUNDRED TIMES 1T COST

That the Scott County Farm I'M
provement league has saved to the
farmers OF Scott county 100000 in
the two years since it was organized
was the statement made yesterday at
the annual picnic of that organization
held on the orphans home grounds at
Davenport. This is 100 times the cost
of upkeep.
prominent part of this work, said
the speaker, was the impetus given
to vaccination as a cure for hog chol-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-26

One OF the large refining companies
sold $4,000 barrels of refined sugar to
Great Britain at net cost amounting
to about 7.05 cents. The same com
pany purchased about 10000 bags OF
raw. in store, at SOC cents, of IA cent
lower than the previous spot quota
ton Demand for refinery withdraw
ais was again rather light and fine
granulated was repeated at 7.25 cents
by all refiners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-26

President Dawson's address was in
brief as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-26
TAYLOR RIDGE

The members of the NJ. f. church
held a lawn social at Mrs. Fox's home
Saturday evening. Ice cream, cake,
coffee and sandwiches were served.
The proceeds were s13.
Among those who spent the week
end at home were Charles Hartman,
Frank Crompton, Jr., Lois Huber and
Henry Huber.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-26
GOOD SUNDAY AFTERNOON
OUTING

on the steamer Helen Blair, through
Moline locks TO Hampton. Leaves at
800 p. m. returns at $50. Csc round
trip.-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-26
Plain Pain.

Plain Patient-May face pains me,
doctor. What shall / do? Doctor
I'm sure don't know. You might try
a beauty specialist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-26
HAMLET

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Boyles OF Mon
tezuma, Iowa, returned home Satur-
day. after a weeks visit with relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Frank Cole and daughter OF
Monmouth came Tuesday TO visit at
the home of A. P. Nichols.
Miss Millicent Boyles visited at the
home Of Otis Reaber near Aledo last
week and attended the fair.
Howard Cooper spent Sunday after
noon with Miss vonnie McCaw at Mon
mouth hospital
Mr.. and Mrs. Halstead OF West Lib
ertv. Iowa, returned home the last OF
the week.
The farmers in this vicinity finished
filling their siIos Tuesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-26

Kansas City is more American than
any other city OF its size in the United
states. Eighty per cent OF its people
are American born. of either native or
foreign parents. Its inhabitants are
either pioneers. descendants OF pio-
neers. or young people who have NOV
ed there for the sake OF opportunity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-26

ALI the news all the time-The
Argus.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-03

pets and rugs made from wire grass,
have come rapidly into use and are
now used for living rooms, as well as
for porches and summer cottages. The
rich tones now possible in these car
pots and rugs have given them unusu-
al popularity and-being cheaper than
rugs-they are fast replacing the old
woven floor coverings.
The new roof and deck cloth now
ON the market is also becoming ex-
tensiycly used and is making canvas
popular wherever a light, watertight
and weatherproof flooring or roofing is
desired.
The newest of the floor materials,
however, is a patented covering much
like linoleum, but much lower in cost.
1t has the appearance of genuine quar-
tered oak and costs only about one
fifth as much.
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Interior
Finish For A House. Some
New Materials

II ia q real pleasure to go into n
home where the owner has exercised
the same care in the selection of his
wall coverings, his carpets, his hard
wood effects, as he has In supervising
the details OF the exterior.
In recent years great evolution has
occurred in the matter of interior dec
orating--an evolution that has prac-
tically made the old-time methods OBJ
solete. says a contributor to oppor'
tunity The invention, for instance, of
the patented wall boards, has made II
possible now for the home builder not
ooly TO increase the artistic effects OF
his lnterior decorating considerably
but 10 do the work himelf. should nc
desire.
Rooms finished with these wal
boards are warm. coy and beautiful
ard have tho great advantage as wei
Of saving about one half over the cos
of lath and plaster in construction. As
matter OF fact, they are rapidly su
persed,ng lath and plaster for fine in
terinr work, for the reason that the,
VIII not crack wlrD, snrinb or pul
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-03

the present agreement will expire.
Unofficial statements made by both
operators and miners afford ground
for the belief that less difficulty will
be encountered in reaching an agree
ment this year than has been the
case in some previous years. The
miners are said to appreciate the fact
that the present condition of the min.
ing industry is not such as warrant
any radical demands for increased
wages. They desire readjustmen.
, of the present scale along certain
lines and will also demand other mod
itications in the present agreement
But the most of these are of com,
paratively unimportant nature and IL
is believed that no point is likely to
arise in the negotiations on which a
failure to agree might lead to gen
eral strike.
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Dose-belng unaffected by dampness

luose-being unaffected by dampness
or Girt.
The wall boards come usually in
sheets of about AKA feet, and are all
ready to apply. The price Is about
$3.50 for 100 square feet, or $6.40 per
crate of 16 sheets, from which it may
be seen that the expense is considera-
bly, less than that for lathing and plas-
terlng under the old-time methods.
BY means of this wall board an attic
room in boarding house was made
so attractive that the landlady was en-
abled to rent 1t out for SO week, In
the face of the fact that 1t had never
been rented, or even habitable before.
But that, of course, is only one way
In which the new covering may be
utilized.
Still another wall covering that sells
under patented trade name is COM
ing rapidly into use. Ali of the high
Lrade wall paper designs are repro
duced faithfully In this new material,
but its chief quality, after all. is found
in the fact that 1t may be wiped clean
with damp cloth-thus being kept
fresh and vivid in appearance.
In addition to these new wall cover
'ngs there are now on the market sew,
eral new wall tints and paints that
have practically revolutionized the
decorating of walls and ceilings, The
tlnts come pepared in all the delicate
water color shades and may easily he
applied by the house owner himself.
Great strides have also been made in
floor coverings. The new grass car
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-03
MINERS WAGE SCALE
CONFERENCE

Philadelphia, Pa. Feb. 2-The ad-
vance guard of coal mine operators
and miners reached Philadelphia to-
day In anticipation of the meeting of
the joint wage scale conference, which
will begin its deliberations tomorrow.
The conference will endeavor to agree
upon wages and conditions OF labor
to govern the central competitive
field, which is composed of western
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illi-
rois. The new agreement will come
into effect on April 1, on which date
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-03
5o,h BIRTHDAY OF BISHOP ouNNg

Peoria, H., Feb. 3--The Right Rev
Edmund NJ. Dunno, bishop of the
Catholic diocese OF Peoria, reached
his fftieth birthday anniversary 10
day and was the recipient Of many
congratulations, Bishop Dunno was
born in Chicago Feb. ?. 1864. He at
tended st. Ignatius' College, Niagara
University and institutions of learn
ing in Belgium, France and Rome
where he completed his eduncatiop al
the GregOrian University with hlgb
honors. When he returned to Chioa
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-03

so from Rome he Immediately began
religious work in the foreign settle
ments. He was selected as chancel-
lor OF the Chicago archdiocese when
Bishop Quigley was chosen arch
bishop. He continued to fill the posi-
ton until 1910, when he was named
Bishop of Peoria in succession to
Bishop Spalding who was obliged to
retire from active duties of the office
on account of i'll health.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-03
BROTHERS FACE TRIAL
FOR MuRpEE

Scranton, Pa, Feb. 2-The most
important case to come up at the
term of court which convened here
today is that of Antonio and Frank
Viola, who are under indictment for
the murder of Philip La Rosa at Nay
Aug on December IA last. Antonio
Viola confessed to having killed Ia
Rosa when he was arrested in New
York shortly after the crime. 1t is
said that in his confession he lmpli-
Gated his brother, Frank Viola, but
the latter maintains that he knows
nothing of the crime.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-03

Mr. s. Guy Jacques Of the Mt. Yer
non hospital is in Howard for several
days on professional business.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-03
AFTER INVENTORY CLEARANCE SALE

We have finished our inventory and find
as usual some odd lots and broken sizes that must
be closed out quick. Winter merchandise Of all
kinds is included. Coats, Suits, Dresses Skirts,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-03

Underwear, Hosiery, Silks Dress Goods in fact
every department will have something to offer
for this is the big semi annual house cleaning
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-03

- OF the summit OF Mount
Ne ihington. has bccn deter
mr. l44Os feet shove sea lev
"a
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-03

event. Don't be backward about buying winter
goods. The Ground Hog saw his shadow yester-
day so we may expect six weeks of winter wealth
er at least