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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-10
notles TO propertx owner..

Notice is hereby given to all persons
interested that the board of local i'm.
provements of the city Of Rock Island.
Ill. having let a contract for the paw.
ing of Eleventh avenue from Eleventh
TO Twelfth street and the same
having been completed and accepted
by said board on the 9th day OF June.
A d. 1914, and the said board having
filed in the county court Of Rock Is
land county, Illinois, on the 9Th day
of June, A d. 1914, certificate show.
ing that the said improvement cor.
forms substantially to the require
ments Of the original ordinance for
the construction of the same, the cos.
thereof. the amount estimated by Their,
to be required to pay the accruing IN
terest on bonds and vouchers, ISSUED
to anticipate collection Of the assess.
ment for said improvement, a hear.
ing will be held on said certificate az
to the truth of the facts therein stat.
city of Rock Island, on the 29th dav
of June, A. D. 1914, at the hour of
o'clock a. m, or as soon thereafter az
the business of the court will permit
All persons desiring may file objec.
tons on the hearing and may appear
on the hearing and make their defense
Dated at Rock Island, Ill, this 9th
day of June, A. D. 1914.
H. NJ. SCHRIvER,
r. r. REYNOLDS.
WALLACE TREICHLER,
Board Of Local Improvements.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-10
World Specialists in Wheat.

Chicago. Ill, June 10.-Uncle Sam
has gathered all former wheat records
into a heap and flung them out. The
possibility of 9O0.OOO.OOO wheat is so
gigantic that an overguess of 5O,OOO.-
600 counts for little. The first 20 days
of June will evidently bring no scare
from our spring wheat region. The
increase in the 1914 United States
wheat crop over 1913 nearly equals
half OF the primary receipts of a crop
year. We are to be sellers OF wheat
worlds specialists in cash wheat.
English price calmness is based on
her small supplies. She is short pos
sibly 100000 to 100000 of wheat in
store and on the way European visi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-10
H. VI. SCHhlNER,
r. r. REYNOLDS,
Notice to Property Owners.

Notice is hereby given to all per.
sons interested that the board of local
improvements OF the city of Rock Is
land, Illinois. having let a contract
for the paving of Glenhurst Court,
Thirteenth avenue and Eleventh street
and the same having been completed
and accepted By said board on the 9Th
day OF June A. D. 1914. and the said
board having filed in the county court
of Rock Island county, Illinois, on the
9th day of June A. D. 1914, a certificate
showing that the said improvement
conforms substantially to the require
ments OF the original ordinance. for
the construction of the same. the cost
thereof. the amount estimated by them
to be required to pay the accruing in
terest on bonds and vouchers, issued
to anticipate collection of the assess
ment for said improvement a hear
ing will be had on said certificate, as
to the truth OF the facts therein stated
at the county court house, in the city
of Rock Island. on the 29th day of
June A. d. 1914. at the hour OF 900
o'clock a m, or as soon thereafter as
the business of the court will permit.
All persons desiring may file objec-
tons on the hearing and may appear
on the hearing and make their defense.
Dated at Rock Island. Illinois. this
9Th day OF June A. d. 1914.
II. NJ. SCHRIvER,
r R. REYNOLDS,
WALLACE TREICHLER,
Board of Local improvements.
(Advl.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-10
CLOSING Grain Letter

Chicago. June 1O.-Wheat news con-
Germs early harvest and liberal yields
South Dakota has had nine inches OF
rain since May 1 and has enough to
carry wheat and oats into July.
Forecast is cool and favorable for
the northwest. Wheat position is W.
changed. Locals are bearish. The
five-day hot spell has revived fears of
oats damage and a poor corn condition
in 20 dry states.
Cash corn conditions are firm. Ar
gentina corn news receives smallest
attention in half year More corn
and oats dry weather complaints are
due tomorrow. Locals became active
in December corn today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-10
Notice To Property owners.


Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested that the board of local
improvements of the city of Rock Isl
and, Illinois, having let contract for
the paving of Ninth avenue from
Twelfth street to Twenty-irst street
and the same having been completed
and accepted by said board on the
9th day of June, A. D., 1914, and the
said board having filed in the county
court of Rock Island county, Illinois,
on the 9th day of June, A D., 1914. a
certificate showing that the said i'm
provement conforms substantially to
the requirements of the original ordi-
nance for the construction of the
same, the cost thereof the amount es-
timated by them to be required TO
pay the accruing interest on bonds
and vouchers, issued to anticipate
collection of the assessment for said
improvement, hearing will be had
en- said certificate, as to the truth OF
the facts therein stated, at the county
court house, in the city of Rock Island,
on Il e 18th day of June, A. d. 1914 at
the hour of 900 O'Clock a. m. or as
soon thereafter as the business of the
court will permit. All persons desir-
ing may file objections in the hearing
and may appear on the hearing and
make their defense.
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois this
ninth day of June. A. D. 1914.
H. NJ. SCHRIVER
r. r. REYNOLDS
WALLACE TREICHLER
Board of Local Improvements.
(Advl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-10
Notice to Property owners

Notice is hereby given to all Der
sons interested that the board of local
improvements of the city of Rock Is
land, Illinois, having let a contract for
the laying of sidewalks on Seventh
avenue from Thirtieth street to Thirty
eighth street and the same having
been completed and accepted by said
board on the 9th day of June A. ID
1914, and the said board having filed
In the county court of Rock Island
county, Illinois, on the 9th day of June
AID, 1914, a certificate showing that
the said improvement conforms sub
stantially to the requirements of the
original ordinance for the con-
struction of the same, the cost
thereof. the amount estimated bv
them TO be required to pay the &C
cruing interest on bonds and vouchers,
issued to anticipate collection of the
assessment for said improvement,
hearing will be had on said certificate.
as to the truth of the facts therein
stated, at the county court house, in
the city of Rock Island, on the 29th
day OF June \. D., 1914, at the hour
OF 800 o'clock a. m. or as soon there
after as the business of the court will
permit. All persons desiring may file
on the hearing and NAV
appear on the hearing and make their
defense.
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois, this
9Th day of June A. D., 1914.
II. NJ. SCHRIVER.
r. r. REYNOLDS,
WALLACE TREICHLER,
Board of Local improvements.
-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-10
Notice to Property Owners.

Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested that the board of loca.
Improvements of the city OF Rock Is
land. Illinois. having let contract for
the paving of Sixteenth avenue from
Twelfth TO Fifteenth streets and the
same having been completed and ac-
cepted by said board on the 9th day
of June A. D.. 1914, and the said board
having filed in the county court of
Rock Island county, Illinois. on the 9th
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-10
Special Taxation Nntic.

Notice is hereby given to all persons
interested that the city council of the
city OF Rock Island. Illinois, having
ordered that a local Improvement be
made by paving Second avenue from
Ninth street to Seventh street and
Seventh street from Second avenue to
Fourth avenue, the ordinance for the
same being on file in the office of the
city clerk and the city having applied
10 the county court of Rock Island
county for an assessment of the costs
or said improvement, according to
frontage. and an assessment therefor
having been made and returned to said
court. the final hearing thereon will
be had on the 29th day of June A. d.
1914 at the hour of 300 o'clock a. m.
or as soon thereafter as the business
or the court will permit. All persons
desiring may file objections in said
court before said day and may appear
on the hearing and make their defense
Said assessment is payable in 10 in
stallments and all installments except
the first shall bear interest from and
after the date of confirmation until
paid, at the rate of 3 per cent per an
mum.
BENZ. F. SCHRIVER.
Officer appointed to make assessment.
y une Sth' 1914. (Adv).
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-10

Although California has had for
more than 10 years law authorizing
consolidation of schools, consolidation
is not looked upon with favor according
to j. c. Muerman, an official of the
bureau, who is now stationed in the
southwest. Two of the schools visited
by Mr.. Muerman had only six pupils
enrolled. The teachers received $40 a
month. Both schools had good IL
braries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-10
Notice to Property Owners.

Notice is hereby given to all Der
sons that the board of local improve
ments of the city of Rock Island III.
inois, having let a contract for the
laying of sewer and watermains on
Twelfth and Thirteenth avenues from
Fifth to Eighth street and on Seventh
street from Eleventh to Thirteenth ave-
nue., and the same having been com.
pleted and accepted by said board on
the 9th day of June, A. D., 1914, and
the said board having filed in the
county court of Rock Island county.
Illinois, on the 9th day of June, A.
D. 1914 a certificate showing that the
and improvement conforms substan.
TALLY to the requirements of the orig
inal ordinance for the construction
of the same, the cost thereof. the
amount estimated by them to be re-
and vouchers, Issued to anticipate
collection Of the assessment for said
improvement, hearing will be had
on said certificate, as to the truth of
the facts therein contained, at the
county court house, in the city of Rock
Island on the Goth day of June, A. D.
1914 at the hour of 900 o'clock a. m
or as soon thereafter as the business
of the court will permit. All persons
desiring may file objections on the
hearing and may appear on the hear
ing an make their defense.
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois, this
9th day of June, A. D., 1914.
H NJ SCHRIVER =
r. r. REYNOLDS
WALLACE TREICHLER
Board of Local Improvements
(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-10
wAGNER'S REVIEW
Drift of the Weather.

Enthusiastically fair tonight and
Thursday, somewhat cooler in north
east tonight
Missouri. Minnesota, Iowa-General-
ly fair tonight and Thursday; not
much change
Wisconsin. North Dakota-Fair to-
night and Thursday: cooler tonight
South Dakota. Nebraska. kansas
Generally fair tonight and Thursday.
not much change.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-10
Business Summary.

New York, June 10.-India wheat
production II per cent or 313.000,0OO
bushels less than last year.
Canadian parliament finally passes
bill to guarantee interest on s45.0O0.-
900 Canadian Northern bond issue.
Business in the west still backward;
steel trade better.
Record immigration indicated for ifs
cal year.
J. p. Morgan had IS parcels of realty
assessed S3,7S0.0OO.
American stocks in London irregu-
lar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-10
Morning Grain Letter.

Chicago. Ill. June 1O.-The central
west and southwest suffered under a
hot wave on Tuesday with tempera-
lures running 80 10 100. The droughty
parts OF southern Illinois was blistered
with 95 to 100. The hot wave is four
days old and damage TO oats is figured.
The northwest and Canada were fairly
cool yesterday and rains continue in
the three big states. Until a dry de-
velops in the northwest or Canada II
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-10

Chicago and New York markets fur
nished by z W. Wagner & Co.. mem
bers Chicago Board Of Trade; graiu.
provisions. stocks and cotton; private
wires to all financial centers. Core
spcn6ents on the New York Stock and
Cotton Exchanges. Tri-C.ty ONCE in
suite SOC. Best building. Phone Rock
Island $50.
P.J MCCORMICK. Manager.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-10

| thunderstorms have also occurred in
southeastern Iowa and northwestern
Illinois. High temperatures are again
reported from the central valleys, On
account OF the low pressure TO the
southwark. partly cloudy weather is
indicated for this vicinity tonight and
Thursday. without much change in
temperature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-10
-Lc cal and FOREIGN

Estimated hogs $4,000; cattle. 1000;
sheep 10000.
Mixed 7.75ds.12; good 1850 $40;
rought 7.65G7.s5; light 7.75G $40;
pigs 6.6Oa $40; bulk s.oO@s.O5.
Cattle market 10 lower. Beeves $50
dsl5; COWS 3.759S.30; stockers 6.75
OSLO; Texans 7259s.15; calves $50
d1O.25.
Sheep market strong. Sheep 4.5O9
$50: lambs 6.75G $50.
Closing Market
Hogs closed weak at early prices;
SC TO 1Oc lower than yesterdays aver
age. Mixed 7.7gd s.12. good 1850
$40. rough 1850 7.s5. light 7.10gS.1O.
Cattle 10c lower.
Sheen strong
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-10
Chicago Live Stock
Opening Market.

Opening Market.
Hogs $4,000: left over 1917. low.
er than yesterdays average
Mixed 7.S0Gs.15; good 7.7O979O;
light 7.s0GS.15.
Cattle $4,000; steady to 10 lower.
Sheep 5000; 10 higher
9 O'Clock Market.
Hogs $4,000 5 10 10 lower.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-10
CHICAGO Cash Grain.

Chicago Cash GRAIN
wheat-No. 2 T, 92%4 a SO; No. 3 T.
9I4a921k: No. 2 INV, 92%4 G93; No. 3
INV, s11z a s25z: No. NV, 80; No.
ms, e7Gs7k; No. ? rs, 96097: No 3
ms. s5a9 SO; No. ms. 92994; No. 2 s,
96ds7: No. S, SO; No. s, sc; No. l
VIC, s44 d95H4; No. 2 VIC, 93s4 a 94@4 /;
No. 3 VIC. 92s4 a s3z4 No. l durum, 81
d92; No. durum, 90G9 No. dur
UNI, s9d9O.
Corn-No. ?. 20: No. W, 741z; No.
y. 1914 G733s; No. 3. 721a; No. W.
1914 G74; No. Y. 7354d731z; No. 4,
~: No. 4 ", 72a73; no. 4 Y, 70; SO.
7OG71.
Oats-No. 3 ". 41G4114; No. 1, 4O1z
q404; standard. 411z sg. 391z.
Liverpool CabIeS
Wheat opened Il to Is off; closed
II to q off.
Corn opened u to y of; closed Is
off
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-10
Notice TO Properly owners.

Notice is hereby given TO all persons
interested that the board of local I'M
provements of the city of Rock Island
Illinois, having let contract for tle
laying of sewer and watcrmains in Me
Innis Bros. first addition TO city of Rock
Island. and the same having been com
pletei and accepted by said board on
the 9th day of June, A. D., 1914. ana
the said board having filed in the coun'
ty court of Rock Island county, ILLINOIS,
on the 9th day of June. A. D.. 1914.
certificate showing that the said im'
provement conforms substantially 70
the requirements Of the original ordF
nance for the construction of the same
the cost thereof, the amount estimates
by them TO be required to pay the &C
cruing interest on bonds and vouen
ers. issued 10 anticipate collection u
the assessment for said improvement
hearing will be had on said certH
cate. as to the truth OF the facts there
in stated, at the county court house
in the city of Rock Island, on the zs'a
day OF June, A. D., 1914. at the nour y.
9 O'Clock a. M, or as soon therealte'
as the business of the court VIII pei
NIT. All persons desiring may ME GU
jections on the hearing and may ep
pear on the hearing and make tue"
defense.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-10
II. NJ. SCHRIVER,
r. r. REYNOLDS,

WAIlI4ACE IhkIO
Board IL Local Improvement
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois, tms
9th day of June, A. D., 1914 (Aaf'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-10
Local Markets

June 10.-Following are the whole
sale quotations on the local market
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-28

members Of the Impoverished aristoc-
rdCy.
No ruier and shauhi"r a gentleman
is discoveTable than Francis Gale IN this
compelling and thoroughly interesting
story. II was Gale who Informed Bel
lamy that gentlemen said "bcgin' or
start instead of commence" toh, DR.,
JohnsNnD, and what" or chr in
stead of beg your pardon when IN
conversation they wished to have some
thing rep atcd. Poor fellow! he fe.'
from his estate, he was a survival. he
was addicted to brandy. l. is interest
ing To hear him talking 10 Waite. after
supper at alters expense. You
might be a gentleman when You speak
French; no one could mistake you for
anything Of the sort when you speak
English" This was truthful and free;
such rs the honest talk Of gentleman
sometimes Walters reply J., vigorous
rather than surprising. We'll III DC
damned" says Walter. y shiliings
worth of brandy made no difference
with Francis Gale; the truth of wine
in his case was precisely the same as
the sober truth. The brandy docs no;
seem to have affected his morals, but 1t
J GuI uD ms stomach Alilf'
\ moving part OF the story relates
/ the death OF Francis Gale in garnet.
! the rent Of which-at least of the incon-
siderable parts OF 1t which were not
occupied by stored second hand furni-
/ ture-was eighteen pence week. wal
ter was fine at this juncture--after sew
eral years of being anything but fine
and so was the Lady Victoria Mine
whose life was an uninterrupted period
Of devotion To the memory Of Gale and
to religion waters last transtorma-
ion; his cheerful abandonment OF
riches, together with what else was
merely glitter!ng and artificial; his de-
termined procedure, third class, to the
dull industrial town of his early days
his affectlonatc abasement at the feet
of lane Irwin. who had beauty and con-
stancy. but no arts; the loving husr
and the plain, unnatter!ng words OF
lane as she surrendered herself To rhl'
Gifted charlatan--we are sure the gen
orous reader will approve the finish Of
this excellent story.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-28
ILLUSTRATED WORKS.

No one can tire of Charles DIrkenss
"a Christmas Carol" and If 1t IL got
nm in a form at all suitable It always
makes an acceptable holiday gift TINS
wear Arthur /. Keller has tried his hand
at illustrating the story with fair sue
cess; he has avoided the supernatural
altogether and his Scrooge is u more
noetic shape and Bob Cratchit more
serious one than tradition admits. The
groups are good, however, and often
the figures have the right Dickens
touch. david Mckay, Philadelphia
Still another illustrator this year eX-
ercises his fancy on Shakespearc's "A
Midsummer Nights Dream" Uienry
Holt and Company. The large quarto
size is the occasion for very beautiful
typographical page. w. Heath Robin
son's pictures in color are charming
landscape; those in black and white
seem to he studies in composition, with
figures that are strangely wooden, for
here is no such stiffness in the colored
pictures The artist limits himself al
n ost wholly to the poetic part of the
play, the farce he ncglcCts save for the
figures of bottoms companions. which
are admirable transformations. They
make us regret that the artist did not
give as much attention to the players
as To- his mechanical puck. 1t is a very
handsome book.
A very handsome holiday book Is Is
sued by the John C. Winston Company,
Philadelphia. in THE Jaehdaw of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-28
HELPFUL INFORMATION.

1t is plain journalism that Julian
Street offers the readers of Abroad at
Home" (Thc Century Company, the ac-
count of a railroad trip across the
country, lingering longest, fortunately,
in the more prosaIc stretch between the
AlleEhanies and the Rockies. The many
pictures by Wallace Morgan are clever
and seem to be dashed off ~ hastily as
the text. The language Mr.. Street uses
Ii the unconventional English of daily
life. the incidents he describes are the
trivial happenings every one meets in
ordinary travel the places he visits are
mostly prosaiC, his outlook Is that of the
common business traveller and his de-
scrlptions of individual men and nsti-
tutions verge on the tone of advertising
prospectuses Nevertheless the author
Is as bright as he Is VOiuble; he has
chosen point OF view that In rather
new in literature ana that will doubt
less mert with a sympathetic response
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-28

FToIrN
RoUSH
THE GRAND
CANYON FROM
WON ING to
MEXICO" by
ELLS~OwTIx
L * GLIB.
(HIAG II II-LA1J
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-28
Frorr, EDMUND ~
9 ULLINA-H =

from many and - 30 American that II
Will have TO be explained to foreigners.
y man who will visit Grand Rapids,
Kalamazoo. Kansas city and Hannibal
for us deserves much credit
\ noted Boston institution. the or
canizatiou that took the place of the
Great organ In maintaining Boston's
musical prominence. has now been IN
existence for "A third Of a century and
NJ. \. De Wolfe Howe writes its history
in Tho Boston symphony Orchestra"
tHoushton MiTlin Company II hap
pens, too. that this year marks the COM
plc.ion of eighty years Of life for Major
Henry L. HigGinson. the founder and
steady supporter of the orchestra. The
author gives brief sketch Of Major
IIgE.nson and his fondncss for music.
he gives some account of earlier instru-
mental efforts in Boston. though he is
TOO young To remember the McndclsSohn
Quintctte. and then settles down 10 tell
about the symphony orchestra from it,
beginnings in 1881 under George Hen
schcl II is n straightforward. temper
ate account of an enterprise that has
greatly advanced music in the United
] States, besides lifting Boston up into
a higher sphere Of its own. At the enc
| are lists of the musicians who have
taken part in the orchestra. whether as
directors. solosts or simply members
/ with their term OF service. and also lists
/ Of all the compositions the orchestra ma.
! rendered.
In her search for Western meth.
DDS which might help her Japan
has watched with the greatest care tn,
| German processes for securing in.
4 creased business efficiency. An eXampl,
of what and how much she has learned
may he seen in the admirable "Omcia
Guild" To Eastern Asia" in three volumes
which Is issued by the Imperial Jap
aneSe Government Railways, Toxic
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-28

Rheims" by "Thomas Iugoldsby.' with
illustrations 10y Charles Folkard. The
folio form which is needed for tho
twelve large co.orod pictures gives am
pie opportunity fer typographical DIS
play with the text of Barhams poem.
The composition and the coloring OF
the pictures are good and the artist has
been fairly succ, ssful in his effort 10
render the humor If the verses.
Another folio of British manufacture
contains The Story ~ Edinburgh CAS-
tie" by Louis Wcrtcr. illustrated w';h
seventeen large drawings by the au-
thor THE John G.. Winston Compans).
The history is rather short and calls
for large black type. The pictures are
interesting. but the artist has effects
Of light and shade in mind rather than
illustration N many OF them.
\ charming story OF little dog he
once had by John GalswOrthy tx pub
lished under the tide Memoir, So ty
Charles Scribn,r's Sons. II viii APP
peal to every one who ever owned a
dog. The pictures, OF which there are
twenty-elght. four in color, are 10y Maud
Earl and are very good She has caught
/ the characteristic attitudes wonderfully
well; her little dog is a real dog and
- !ovable one.
The story that brought fame to j.
NJ. Barrie. "a Window in Thrums," IL
issued in holiday dress by Charles
/ Scribner's Sons. with eleven color, d
/ pictures by A. C. Michael. The page
is very attractive. The pictures are
I vigorous and good; the best are the
fine Scottish faces, which look like
portraits. 1t is as pleasant holiday
/.