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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-11-27
sHNCPSlS.

Jacnson Jones. nlcl named broadway
because of his cont lual glOrilcatiOn Of
New York's great tlioroughfare. IS anN-
ious TO get away fro II his home town OF
Jonesville. Abner )nes his uncle. Is
very angry because Broadway refuses 10
settle down and take a place In the gum
factory In which lie succeeded 70 his
fathers interest. j. dye Spotswood in
forms Broadway thai $4,000 left him by
his father is at his disposal Broadway
makes record time ia heading Tor ms
favoritc street In New York. WIN ms
New York friend Robert Wallace, Broad
way creates sensa ion by his eEtraVa-
gance on the White Way Four years
pass and Broadway suddenly discoveE
that ne is not only broke but heavily
debt. He quietly seeks work without SUI
cess. Broadway becomes engaged 70 MIS-
Gerard. an ancient widow wealthy and
very giddy Wallace learns that Broad
wav IS broke and offer him position
with his fathers advertising firm, out II
is declined. Wallace takes charge OF
Broadway's affairs broadway receives
a telegram announcing the death or ms
Uncle Abner in Europe Broadway IS ms
sole heir. Peter Pembroke or the con
solidated Chewing Cur company offers
Broadway 600 for his gum plant ard
Broadway agrees to sell. Wallace takes
the affair i'm hand and insists that Broad
way hold off for bigger price ana rushes
him TO JonesVille 10 consult Judge Spots
wood Broadway fnda his ooyhood play
mate, Josie Richards, In charge ot the
plant and falls In love with her. Wallace
Is smitten with Judge Spotswood's daugh-
ter. Clara. Josie points out TO Broadway
that by selling the pant 20 the trust ne
Will ruin the town built by ms ancestors
and throw 700 employees out OF work.
broadway decides that ne will not sell.
Broadway visits the plant and Josie ex-
plains the business details TO him. He de-
cidcs TO take hold OF the work at once.
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'and then, again. he's liable to fall
away to almost nothing"
She laughed, delighted at his humor.
"Oh, | see what you mean! You're
always joking, aren't you?'
Aren't | the cut-up, though" he
gently guyed her.
1t was very silly. and he knew how
very silly it was. but, none the less.
the city man enjoyed the persifage
with this red checked rural maiden. In
the extraordinary ebullition Of his spir-
it's he reached out his hand for hers,
found it, and stood swinging it. She
blushed, he laughed He was really
burlesquing a Irritation, but she did
not know it, nor was the impulse Of his
foolery entirely burlesque. He was
very much confused when an amused
cough from behind them told that
Josie had come in.
He whirled. "Oh, good morning, Miss
Richards"
How do you do, Mr.. Wallace?" She
smiled with definite satisfaction. "Mr.
Jones is causing quite a sensation in
the works"
$50 | understand"
Shall | tell him you are here?"
asked Clara.
Il wish you would. If it isn't too
much trouble, Miss Spotswood'
Not at all IL be only too pleased" "
She smiled at him. Nobody ever calls
me anything but Clara"
Wallace felt that he was most en-
phatically in clover. "Oh. you Clara
lie was large young man. with q
large, smooth-shaven face, particularly
broad It was one happy smile.
She was giggling as she hurried to
ward the factory. 'l'll tell him. right
away
Wallace turned to Josie. HAS Mr..
/ Pembroke called"
NO; Mr.. Jones was saying ha ex-
pected him at eleven o'clock"
! "Well, it isn't quite eleven, yet"
1 He told me Of the advice you gave
him. We have good deal to thank
/ you for. I'm sure Of that"
Il don't see Why" he protested
Hes only doing what is right. Any
man with a conscience would do the
/ same. OF course my influence may
have had some bearing on his decision
\ but, believe me. his mind was made
/ up when you got through with him last
| night"
She was very earnest. "Oh. 1t means
so mucn TO so many!"
ANY way. think he'd be fool to
sell"
You do?"
Certainly A proposition which
{ showed the profit this did last year
, without any advertising. Why, it's
wonderful. know what I'm talking
about. I'm with the biggest adver
+; Using firm in New York city"
But we couldn't afford 70 advertise
except in a small way" she said in cx
PLANTATION of what hs evidently though
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-11-27
ALLOYS OF HIGHEST VALUE
Greatly 70 the Commercial Wealth
CT the World.

Two new alloys that are in many
respects remarkable are described by
the American Machinist. One, called
argental. and produced by the inventor
OF the McAdamite alloy, is com
pound Of silver and aluminium. 1t
has been put out to compete with sill
yer, over which many superiorities are
claimed for it, for industrial purposes.
1t can be cast rolled, spun. drawn into
wire, takes 4 good polish and has
greater strength than either aluminium
or siif,sH u, .gf,s.H.n silysr iIy..Ssnn;
pearance. is not affected by nitric acid
and does not tarnish on exposure to
the air. Its specific gravity is only
one-third that Of silver.
The other alloy is blend OF CO.
bait and tin of about 40 to so. This
is said by the Official chemist of the
American Institute OF Metals to be
especially resistant 20 acids, but owing
to It's brittleness it has little CONNER
cial value. Experiments. however.
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CHAPTER XII.

The celebration over, the mill once
more settled down to that industrial
peace which is accompanied by the
deafening roar Of machinery. the
clamor of the busy hammer on the
nail, sinking home in packing boxes,
the shouts OF workingmen and women
forced to thrust their words above the
strident medley which surrounds them
There was new life in the old MILL
new confidence had taken place of
fear and fierce antagonism in the
hearts Of hundreds. an esprit de corps
had been born suddenly such as had
not existed in that factory for many
years. In one happy sentence of his
bashful speech Broadway had struck q
keynote. He had said
"And-er-now, you fellows, keep
your brains-er-busy with this stu
alton. l have bucked the Trust I've
bucked the Trust for you and the old
town. Now if you don't help me beat
1t to the ropes, stagger it, blind it.
pulp it, put 1t down and out as the all
powerful force in the gum-industry
it's going to wipe me off the map, and
when I'm wiped you're wiped.
I've fought for you, and lots OF
folks will say am fool for doing it.
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Ole Measurements Of Time.

Sand glasses for measuring time
were made as soon as the art OF
blowing glass had been perfected by
the people of Byzantium. These
glasses were used for all sorts OF
purposes, for cooking and for making
speeches, but their most important
use was at sea. In order that one 9
position at sea might be figured. It
was important in those early days tc
know the vessels speed. The earlies,
aetG0d 4ss.ss IL rhN5r"'las.;;.> j 9eeoys
piece OF wood Of r shape that resisted
being dragged through the sea, and
with a string tied to 1t. The string
had knots in it and the block of wooA
was called a log The knots were 80
arranged that when one OF them rxn
through ones fingers in a half minuto
measured by sand glass it indicarc6
that the vessel was going at the speed
OF one nautical milk In an hour
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Borax Water for Stains.

CTO BE CONTINUEDD
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their iacX o. enterprise. and the big
firms wouldn't take a petty contract"
Why didn't you try the Empire
Agency"
She shook her head. I'VE did. They
refused to handle us at all. They do
most OF the Consoldateds work. you
see. guess that was the reason"
He was quick to deny this. He did
not wish anyone to think that the
great Empire Agency would favor
one concern to the extent of shutting
out another in fair competition.
"Oh, no." he confidently asserted
I'VE don't make that sort of agree
ments. No corporation can dictate to
us. The Empires my firm. Ny Guv'
nor's its president"
"Oh, well, then. perhaps. you know
all about it," She evidently did not
care to be so firmly contradcted.
This daunted him. You say they
refused to handle your work.
Absolutely"
For a moment he stood lost in
thought. then suddenly reached res
olution Of Importance. May | use
your 'phone?' he asked
Certainly"
Give me long distance" he demand
ed Of the operator, then, while he was
waiting, he turned back to Josie, say
ing almost anGrily: That's a pretty
rotten trick. if it's so-to squeeze the
little fellow out like that. You're alb
solutcly sure it was the Empire?"
Yes; we tried all the big advertis-
ing firms"
There isn't any other big advertis-
Ing firm he valiantly declaimed. His
business patriotism was unquestion-
able. If there was we'd whip it over
to the Empire in pretty quick shape"
The receiver. which he held at his
ear, showed signs Of life. Hello,
want New York" he told the operator.
Then, to Josie: What's this num-
ber?"
"Two-two Main"
This is two-two Main, the Jones
plant" he informed the operator. "All
right Get them for me as quickly as
you can"
After hanging up the receiver he
turned gravely to Josie. There must
be some mistake about this" he assur-
ed her Evidently he was seriously
worried about the charge Of favoritism
brought against his firm.
Il have all the correspondence. if
you'd like to see it,"
I'D like to very much"
"I'll have it here in a very few min
utes. Excuse me"
Fortunately for his telephone en-
deavors there had been period of
quiet in the outer factory. But now
as the crowd approached across the
vast workroom adjoining, from a visit
to the other portions Of the plant, the
roar OF cheering was renewed. He
went to the door and opened it, look
ing into the workrOom. Almost at the
door were the Judge and Mrs. Spots
wood and, just behind them, Broad
way. They were smiling happily and
proudly. He was somewhat wilted,
but elated. He rushed forward, gre Sp-
ing Wallace's hand, greatly to the
latters surprise
I've shaken hands with everybody
in the world" said Broadway.
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Safe Either Wav.

A farmer IN cyclone district was
building a superb stone wall He was
building the wall stanch and solid, five
feet across the base and four feet high.
A stranger stopped his horse and said
to the farmer:
You're taking lot of trouble with
that wall"
You bet" the farmer answered.
I'm putting her here to stay"
What's the good Of that?" sneered
the stranger. "A cyclonell come along
and she'll blow over just the same"
''"<'S:.r. .!at her" said the farmer
She'll be foot higher IL she does"
Minneapolis Journal
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deavoring 70 conceal the nature OF his
smiles at least.
And as he smiled It came upon him
that for reasons which he did not un-
derstand as yet be should be sorry to
have this particular girl learn details
OF some nights which he and Broadway
Jones had passed together on the IA
nous street they knew SO well.
Yes" she said prettily admonish-
ing, "and you mustn't waste it in that
way any more"
She shook her finger at him playful
ly, but with a serious light Of eyes be-
hind the playfulness which seemed to
indicate proprietary interest III him. 1t
amused him-but he found 1t unmis-
takably pleasant, too.
The excited Sam came in. Sam al
ways seemed TO come at just those
moments which without him would
have been more interesting.
Hes - shaking - hands - with -
everybody" he volunteered.
who? Mr.. Jones?" asked Clara.
Eyes - Gosh, - He - was-afraid
to - make - speech - be.
Il - wouldn't - be - afraid If
ever - - amount - to - anything
- the - first -- thing - I'm going
TO - DO - is - 10 - make a
speech about - myself"
Wallace laughed. You've got the
right idea, sammy"
You - bet - I've got - the -
right - idea! I've - got - darnod -
good - IDEAS - ii - - ever - get -
chance - TO - use - 'em!"
Clara was reproving. Sammy, stop
this constant talking about yourself!"
stop - Jour - own - talking! You
- don't understand - me. I've
got - brains - - have"
"No one can tell" said Wallace.
Maybe he has"
"Ill - surprise - you - all - some
- day"
Clara smiled at Wallace. Amt it
funny. He really thinks he's going to
be big man"
well, maybe he will" said Wallace,
considering Sammy's bulk refectvely.
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SpotgwcoG did. The eyes q nstrons
Of her age are symp&fhetlcsLY s,tuned
TO siang III this sort. see.ng taem when
others miss them. ShE smiled a.
Josie. Josie caught her eye arc blCshec
frriously.
"Oh. come on" The .gdge Dow took
q firmfr hold on him. III viii make
them all feel good"
His faithful wife went 70 bis aid
She took the other arm Of The acutely
miserable youth. and betBeen them
they propelled him from the room.
through the short length Of wide
hallway stacked on either eide with
nayes full OF chewing gun sirez1y
packed for shipment. through a breath.
iessly .ot engine-room. and into Tic
main room upon the factory's ground
hcor
Their appearance was the signal for
"a ar'~s - applause. The loudest
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SatisfactiC

Keep upon your toilet table bottle
of borax solution, made by dissolv.
ing a teaspoonful Of powdered boraz
in a pint Of hot water. When the
any Of your light cloth gowns rub
the spot with piece OF absorbent cot
ton wet with the solution. This sim.
pie operation will remove dust, mud
spots and perspirdtion stains. 1t is
better than gasoline or naphtha, as
its application docs not leave the ugly
circle Of stain that SO frequently fol.
lows the use Of other cleaning fluids
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tend 10 show that when this is mixed
with other metals, such as copper, for
instance, it produces 2 series of al,
loys which may be turned, forged and
machined and have high degree OF
chemical resistance
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Pluck,

Lawson-Bjones has been married
for year now, and he still looks
happy.
Dawson-Bjones always was a good
loser.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-18
EAST MOLINE WANTS
MUNICIPAL COURT

Another step in an effort to establish
a municipal court at East Moline was
taken yesterday afternoon, when Fred
Railsback, city attorney, presented
resolution recommending that the city
council call a special election and
have the proposition submitted to
vote of the people. He says the eA-
pense would be light in comparison
with the benefits to be derived. the
resolution was placed on file and Is 10
be taken up at another meeting oil
the council
Mayor Goodwin vetoed the dram
shop ordinance after it had been
passed by the council for the reason
that the frontage clause was not clear
The ordinance stipulates that prospect
i've saloon keepers must have the con-
sent OF property owners within GER
tain distance from the center OF the
building and the mayor contends that
this is not specific enough.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-18
PERSONAL POINTS

A. B. DuVon and Circuit Clerk
George w. Gamble have gone to Chi
cago on an automobile trip.
Miss Adele Cation has returned
from two weeks visit with her Sis
ter, Mrs. r. Sullivan of Detroit.
Miss Katherine Mcdonald, 91S
Twenty-second street, left last night
for a two weeks visit at Sioux City,
Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Kassel of Fort
Worth, Texas. are spending a few days
at the home of Mrs. E. G. Snyder, 2124
Eighteenth avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Trip, daughter
and granddaughter, 1904 Eighteenth
avenue. visited this week at the home
of NJ. S. Poland in JOY
Mr.. and Mrs. i. II. Redfern and
grandson, Master Thurston Pyles, of
Waterloo, Iowa. are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. w. G.. Xander, 909 Nineteenth
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. David T. Mutt of Chi
cago are visiting at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. a. Burton, 2S1O F'ifth-and-a-
half avenue. The trip was made over
land by auto.
Mrs. c. A. Olson, 1903 Thirtieth
street, accompanied by Mrs. H. Shu-
maker and daughter Florence left yes
terday for a three weeks vacation
trip to Denver and Colorado Springs.
Miss La Porte of the McCabe store
is on trip to New York city and the
eastern millinery markets in the in
terests of the millinery department.
She expects to spend about two weeks
studying the styles and selecting
goods.
Friends in the city will be glad to
learn that Junius Roberts, son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. B. Roberts, formerly of
Rock Island and now of Fort Madison.
was one OF the honor members of the
freshmen class of the state university
of Wisconsin. Mr.. Roberts was among
the first ten in standing of a class of
LOO students.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-18
GENERATE POWER
ATSTERLING SOON
New Dam Completed and Pool
Is Being Filled, Causing
Low Stages Below.

In a few days electricity generated
by the waters of Rock river will be
furnished to cities and villages near
Sterling from the new power plant
just completed at that place by the
Rock River Light & Power company,
a Northern Utilities company concern.
The company is now filling the pool
by shutting off part of the flow of the
stream and this accounts for the ex-
tremely low stages of water which
have prevailed Tor a week or more in
the stream from Sterling to it's mouth.
The new power plant cost a quarter
of a million dollars. The building that
houses the plant is 50x173 feet and
stands on a substructure 1O0x173 feet.
Housed in the building are five power
wheels with a capacity of 600 horse
power each
The horsepower capacity of the
plant is 5000 while the current gen.
Grated is 2,345 k. W. a. daily. In build
cry and material were used. Work
was started Oct. II, 1913, and the en-
tire structure was ready for use Aug.
Is.
The officers of the Rock River Light
and Power company who control the
plant are Z. F. Lawrence, president;
Z. a. Smith of Morrison, vice presi-
dent; II. II. Wood, secretary, and II.
5. Green, general superintendent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-18
BIC
nj The INSTITUTE
Law Should Make Sessions OF
County Teachers Opening
Aug. 81 Popular.

Several hundred school teachers
will gather in this city Aug. 81 for the
annual Rock Island County Teachers
institute which will be in session here
five days. ending Sept. 4.
All sessions of the institute will be
held at the high school building. and
County Superintendent Lou NJ Harris
has secured an exceptionally strong
corps OF instructors for the meet
ings.
Probably the largest attendance
which has ever greeted the opening
OF a county institute in this city VIII
be recorded this year. since the new
school laws compel all teachers, re-
CARELESS of the tenure as instructors
in the county. 10 attend some county
institute. preferably the one in the
county in which they teach.
Professor J. c. Brown, of the Horace
Mann school. New York city, will
be the instructor in arithmetic, while
Miss Millie Beck of the Rock Island
public schools will have charge of the
music She is arranging to make the
musical. portion of the program feat
ure and plans on securing excellent
vocal and violin solos.
Mrs. Emma Longan of Kansas City,
Mo, will instruct in parliamentary
law. Miss Marie Byrnes of Freeport
will have charge of the primary de-
partment work.
The instruction in literature will be
conducted by B. w. Cowlin of E!gin
and c. a. Faust of Chicago will teach
penmanship. Miss Anna Canty of this
city will have charge of the instruc-
ton of playground work for rural
teachers.
Tac following program will be car
ried out each day:
Morning.
9:OO-9:IO-Devotions
9:ia-9: 55-Professor Brown.
1O:OO-1O:4 Professor Cowlin.
10: 55-11: 35-Miss Byrnes.
Afternoon.
1901: 40-Music.
Sectional meetings.
1852: 3O-CCity teachers) Mrs Lon
gan. Rural teachers Prof Faust.
2:SO-3:15-CCity teachers), Round
table. Mrs. Longan. (RuraI teachers),
Miss Canty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-18
ADDITIONAL MOLINE
TEACHERS TO Get
$40 PER SESSION
East Moline School Board in
Regular Meeting Transacts
Much Business.

East Moline teachers who attended
the county teachers institute will be
paid SO each for attendance at all OF
the sessions, decision to this effect
having been reached at a meeting of
the board of education of that city last
evening.
Miss Nita Bowers of Moline has ten
dered her resignation as teacher in the
John Deere building, having secured
a more lucrative position in Moline
With the exception of this vacancy the
East Moline corps of teachers for the
coming year is complete.
The board at its meeting last night
named the following janitors:
Lincoln school-Robert Wick at $40
per month.
John Deere School. Mrs. J. \. Viii
ley at SOS per month.
Garfield school-C. H. Lamb at s35
per month.
Mckinley school-William McGill at
$50 per month
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-18
,laved bali with sherrard at Port

played ball with Sherrard at Port
Byron Thursday.
Miss Nettie johnson has resigned
her position at the Cable store.
Mrs. Thomas German and daughters.
Grace and Bernice of East Moline. are
visiting relatives here.
Willard Finch of New Boston was
here Tuesday on business.
Miss Bessie Johnson was Rock Is
land visitor Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Atkinson of
Cuba we're visitors here the latter part
of the week.
Joe Dowsett attended teachers in
stitute in Aledo Wednesday and
Thursday.
Mrs. Charles Coltman and daughter,
Verl, were in the tri-cities Thursday.
Gardiner Bros. Stock company will
show under canvas commencing Tues
day, Aug. 25.
John Jones was an Aledo passenger
Wednesday.
James Smith was an Aledo passen-
ger Friday.
James Purus and William Morrison
were in Davenport Friday to visit Viii
lie Coltman, who is in the Mercy hos
pital at Davenport.
Frank Angerer and Jim Murphy
were in Rock Island Thursday.
Clyde Lawson, Dade Hailstone and
Jake Crawford attended a dance in
Cable Friday evening.
Hayden Prichard was a visitor In
Pleasant Valley, Iowa, over Sunday.
The ice cream social which was
given by the football club Saturday
evening was largely attended. A nice
sum was cleared which will go to-
wards buying suits for the team.
Mr.. and Mrs. James McWilliams and
son, Raymond of Coal Valley, were
visitors here over Sunday.
Miss Alice Morris of Viola was a
visitor here Thursday.
John Jones has purchased the dray
business of J. P. Laugherty and has
taken possession.
Mrs John Lawson was a Rock Island
visitor Monday.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
William Kennedy Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Roseen are
visiting in Sherrard.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Meeker are
spending this week at Nouvau.
The Matherville Juniors were de-
feated by a team from Rock Island
Sunday.
Harry Doxsee of Cable spent Sun
day here
Mr.. and Mrs: Frank Hebbeln were
Cable visitors Sunday.
Clyde Lawson was a Rock Island
passenger Monday.
Charles Kirchman. Chester Olson,
Fred Schroeder and William Caddy
were in Sherrard Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-18
MOLLENKOF TALKS
At ROTARY MEET
Describes Processes Used in
En9raving-Others Tell How
First Dollar Was Earned.

The main speaker at the luncheon
of the Rock Island Rotary club this
noon az the Rock Island club was Har-
~ F. Mollenkof. president of the Photo
Art Engraving company. who gave an
interesting talk on photo engraving
He told in detail of the various pro-
cesses used in developing plates and
had samples with him to illustrate the
methods. He told the members just
what kind of photos he wanted to
complete the club directory, which is
now being prepared. All of the men,
bers present agreed to- have new
photos taken for the occasion
An amusing feature of todays
meeting was short talks made by sew
en- of those present, telling how each
earned his first dollar.