Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-11
DAY IN DA NEWPORT

| Pupils Teeth In Bad Shape-Bad
teeth are all too prevalent among the
pupils of the Davenport public schools
according to the report of DR.. P. H.
! Schroeder given at the board of edu-
cation meeting last night. Forty per
cent of the pupils who have any ply
steal defect are suffering from bad
teeth. In scores of cases the condi-
ton of the children's mouths was such
that they could not make satisfactory
progress in school. Special instruc-
ton for the Is subnormal children
who were found in a psychological CEN
sus taken here last June are now
being taught in a special room at Fill
more school. Miss Ming, who was
brought here as an expert psychologist
from Wisconsin, is their teacher. Six
other children who are hopelessly
feeble minded will not be allowed to
go to the public schools here. Their
parents were given notice of this and
were recommended to send their chill
dren to the state institution for the
feeble minded at Glenwood. The board
approved the purchase OF a four-acre
school building tract block north of
Pariser Garden at price of 5000.
The tract lies on Bismarck between
Boyd and Jackson streets. Plans for
the installation of the cooking and
sewing departments in Kemper hall
were approved. l.. J. Yaggy was form
ally sworn in as a director, taking the
place of Hugo Stolley.
Rudolf Cronau to Give Lecture
Rudolf Cronau, the celebrated Ger |
man author. will give an illustrated
lecture at the Grand opera house Nov. |
20, under the auspices of the German !
American Alliance and the Davenport !
Turngemeinde. His subject will be |
Three Hundred Years of German Life |
in America and the Unity of the Ger
man Americans Through the German |
American Alliance" The lecturer is |
well known to the German reading |
public as he has national reputat ton
in America as an interesting and in
speaker. He has appeared as
a public speaker in Davenport before.
Employment Bureau Open-The |
city of Davenport will conduct in the
Office of the board of public works a |
free labor bureau, where skilled and |
unskilled laborers, seeking employ
ment, may register and make applica-
ton for work. Only those who have
been residing in the city of Daven-
port for the past six months need ap-
ply. Mr.. Employer: You can assist in
this work by calling on this bureau
for help when in need of skilled and
Inskilled help. Telephone Davenport
1877
Right Time for Sowing Alfalfa
The Scott County Farm Improvement
league wishes to call the attention of
he farmers to the fact that this is a
splendid time to get ready for the
sowing of alfalfa next spring. Ground
which is black, covered with lime and
hen narrowed will be in excellent
shape for alfalfa next spring. This
makes the land more mellow. The fall
application of lime gives it time to
become available to the immediate
advantages for alfalfa and the har-
owing prevents the hallowing away
II the limestone. Use two tons OF
ime rock per acre. II can be laid !
lown in carload lots in Scott county
or less than 81 per ton. Alfalfa has
'roven a splendid success this season
The average report from over 40 grow
rs shows yield of about 5h tons of
resh hay or about Az tons OF dry hay.
| conservative estimate of the value
4 this would be SIC per ton, making
total close to about $40 per acre.
o
Horse Deal Bad One-Adolph OFT
( this city bought horse yesterday.
aging $50 for il. The salesman was
ID Simmons OF Rock Island. OFT ten
cred check and the Rock Islander
that they drive around to a