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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-15

the high school. which was scheduled
to be played this afternoon, was post
poned until next Wednesday afternoon
The teachers and the pupils have been
working hard to get their respective
teams in condition for the tray, ana
both sides are confident OF victory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-15
The Burned Church.

Jim regarding damage to church by
nre)-Good job 1t wasn't Factory.
Bill. Bill-You're right. mate Only
one man put out OF work. ana ne
draws his mobey.-London Punch
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-15
Didn't Cat IL.

$50 you demanded an apology. Vel.
and what happenedT"
The supply wasn't equal to the de
mand."-Boston Transcript
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-15
Tn. Last Word.

81 wouldn't mind my wife's having
the last word" said Mr. Henpeck. IT
she would only hurry up and get 20
if."-Iipnincott's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-15
Another Surprise.

Cholly-And was my present a SUE
prise to your sister? Willie-You bet
Sis said she never thought you'd send
her anything SO cheap.-Boston Trans
cript-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-15

Better be poisoned in ones blood
than to be poisoned in ones principles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-15

The gain which is made at the ex-
pense of character should be set down
as loss.-Publius SyruA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-15
DAUGHTER OF DOCTOR
SPARROW LIVES HERE

A daughter. Mrs. Anna tSparrow)
Rhude of the late DR.. b. F. Sparrow.
formerly of Davenport and Rock Is
land. has been located here. DIR. Spar
row died in this city years ago. but
his estate is just ready for distribu-
ton at Cadiz. Ohio. the former home
of the family. The estate could not
settled without the consent OF the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-15

Gamo Postponed.
The senior faculty baseball game at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-15
PERSONAL POINTS

]. j. Taxman has gone TO Excelsior
Springs, Mo-. for three weeks 30
iourn.
Little Falls herald., 1914-01-23
CLOUGH

Jan. Give were all pleased to see
the snow storm Tuesday.
Miss Edna Mccarthy visited at
home Saturday, returning to her
uncle 8 Sunday.
Leo. Smith Of Jipley called at J. F.
Kimiball 8 Wednesday.
James Kimball was caller at Mr..
Schalx's at Green Prairie Friday af-
ternoon.
Charles Smith of Dassel is the visit
or at the Geo. Kimball home this week.
Charley Nichols was a Ft. Ripley
caller Tuesday.
Leonard Clark had the misfortune
of breaking the front wheel Of his
wagon Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Miller, John
Tinde]l and Misses Anna and Abbie
Kimball were callers at the VIM.
Rolf home Sunday.
George Kimball was county seat
visitor Tuesday.
Herman Lebeck stayed Saturday
night at the riverside home.
Leo. Smith hauled hay for Dan
Miller on Wednesday.
Lennie Clark had misfortune one
day last week. While at Ft. Ripley
his team ran away and left him in
town. Say Lennie, walking was good
wasn't it?
Little Falls herald., 1914-01-23
SOUTHWEST DARLING

January 49, Miss Esther Hanson
entertained a number Of friends at sup
per on Sunday evening. The event
was in the nature Of a farewell party
as Miss Hanson will leave this week
for st. Paul.
Herman Hanson expects to leave in
the near future for Goodhue county.
A cow belonging to the Blooming
ton Park farmer gave birth to twin
calves recently. One died but the
other is living and growing fast
The Spring Garden son-in-law has
returned home to Pleasant Corner and
has resumed work on his place.
Complaints have been made about
farmers in this vicinity failing to
give their stock proper care. Some
have no shelter for the hogs and these
must lie in the snow day and night.
Louis Anderson celebrated his
fiftieth birthday anniversary Monday.
Little Falls herald., 1914-01-23
BRICKYARDS

January 21.-Mrs. G. Anderson en-
tcrtained at party Saturday evening
in honor of their son Harry and bride.
The rooms were prettily decorated in
blue .and white. Games and singing
were the amusemcnts. A dainty lunch
was served at midnight. They re-
ceived number of beautiful presents.
Rev. and Mrs. Davis and children
Of Little Falls attended the aid at
Birch IS Thursday.
Mrs. II. Birch entertained the Ladies
aid at her home here Thursday after
noon. A dainty lunch was served.
Arthur Lindahl and Preston Nelson
of Darling visited friends here Sun
day.
George and Fred Ockerman and sis
ter Olga, Victor and John Locks and
Jennie Lundbcrg Of Twin Lakes at
tended the party at Anderson's on
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Muncy and daugh-
tcrs of Little Falls visited at E. Man
bcck's OH Sunday.
A very interesting agricultural meet
ing was held at the school house on
Wednesday evening.
Rev. Davis Of Little Falls will hold
services at the assembly hall Sunday at
2 p. m. Everybody come.
Edward Birch and sister Lottie at
tended the basket social at Darling on
Saturday evening.
Little Falls herald., 1914-01-23
UPSALA

January 90. ~ A. Ahlstrom was
Bowlus visitor Tuesday.
Bartel and Joseph johnson are en-
ployed by Swan Edin cutting cord
wood.
from Brainerd, where he has been en-
ployed.
Miss Emma Ossel returned last week
from visit at Winnipeg.
Swan Akerson and j. A. Ryberg de-
livered stock at Swanville Monday.
Miss Hilda Steinhorm went to st.
Paul last week, where she will be
employed.
A. number Of farmers delivered stock
at Swanville Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Carlson visited
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Berg
Sunday.
j. Youngdahl of Swanville was a
business caller at this place Thursday.
c. w. Runquist returned home last
week from a visit at Minneapolis and
Phillips, Wis.
Martin Wedin went to Onamia last
week where he will be employed in the
pineries.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G.. Johnson, pleas
antly entertained the ladies aid OF the
Congregational church at their home
on Thursday afternoon.
The Upsala creamery association will
hold their annual meeting at this place
Monday, Jan. 26.
Miss Esther Anderson has returned
to this place to resume her school
work after spending her vacation at
her home in st. Cloud.
Misses Anna and Lille Erlandson
| left last week for Minneapolis, after
ENJOYING a visit at their home.
0. P. johnson was an Elm Dale vis-
itor Sunday.
Andrew Melby and son Nels OF
Fawndale were Upsala visitors Sunday.
Melvin Carlson came home Monday
from Minneapolis, where he visited
with friends.
Willie Anderson came home from
Onamia last week, where he was EN-
ployed.
A basket social will be given at
Borystrom IS hall Saturday evening, for
the benefit of the school in district 20.
Albert Ahlstrom came here Satur-
day from Minneapolis, for short
visit with his parents and returned on
Tuesday.
Emil Samuelson left Tuesday for
his home at Bemidji, after a visit
at this place. While here he purchas-
ed a team and some machinery, which
he took back with him.
Arthur Sundstrom was badly in
jured last Tuesday afternoon, while
saving wood with j. johnson gas
| oline rig. While moving the rig nearer
to the wood pile, with the machinery
running, Mr.. Sundstrom got his one
elbow badly injured from the saw. He
was taken to the hospital at Little
| Falls Wednesday morning.
Little Falls herald., 1914-01-23
WEST BELLEVUE

January 21.-Born - To Mr.. and
Mrs. G. r. Crabtree, Monday, Jan. 10,
a daughter.
G. Shubert has finished pressing hay
for M. N. Young.
Miss Stone spent Saturday with Miss
Floy Cramer at Royalton.
Miss Anna and Willie Zimmerman
returned on Thursday from a two
months visit with relatives in Unity,
Wisconsin and Hastings, Minnesota.
H. E Lambert called at 7. Hayes
and j. r. Stone 8 Monday.
Mrs. Marilda Crabtree Of Holding
ford arrived here Saturday to visit
her sons Elmer and Raymond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Pauley were in
Royalton Saturday.
William Zimmerman went to Bowlus
Saturday.
j. E. Lambert was in the county seat
Saturday.
Mrs. w. L. Muncy is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Raymond Crabtree.
Henry Zimmerman went to Little
Falls Saturday.
Quite a number from here attended
the dance a. H. Rlanchard's Saturday
evening.
Little Falls herald., 1914-01-23
J~a.~ tai.Ak k,e*J:A 1>,-4>vo
$50 People Every Day

in tl,e United States and tic sur
prising truth is that most case; arc
prevcntable with Timely, i:itcl!i;ss
treatment.
These appalling facts should war:
us that after sickness, colds, over
work or any other drains upo'
strength, Scctt's Enl,:lSic1, sllou,
be promptly and regularly used b
cause tubercular germs thrive CT.
in a weakened system.
The tested and proven vcluc
Scots; Emulsion is recognized
the greatest specialists beca,:sc
medical nourishlnent assil:lilate
quickly to build healthy ticsu
aids in the development Of cctiv
1ife-sustaining blood corpuscl>
strengthens the lungs and bull
physical force without react;c
Scott's Emulsion is used il Tux
culosis camps because Of its re
Bodybuilding, blood-making pro.
critics and because it contains II
s1cc',~, or llabit-forming drug
Ne su.> TO insist on SCOTS.
s;% acokt q Bovine. bloomfield. NJ. l3-
Little Falls herald., 1914-01-23
I *:FL)ENSBURG

January 2l.-H. Pantzke from North
Culdrum, was a business caller in our
village Tuesday. r
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. Larson visited in
Little Falls last Sunday, returning
home Monday.
j. Shipman from Swanville loaded
a car Of cattle here Monday.
Chas. Hagberg from Parker town
was a caller here Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Swanson from
Darling returned after a brief visit
at the home of J. A. Rylander.
Andrew Johnson has purchased a
nice horse from G. Hoaglund.
Mr.. Eichman has purchased a six
he will use in his feed mill here.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. johnson visited
with Mrs. Johnson's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Youngdahl Of Swanville, last
Thursday.
j. A. Peterson and j. P. johnson
were county seat callers Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hoaglund and
children from North Culdrum visited
with Mrs. Hoaglund $ parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Olof Bergstrom last Sunday.
Rev. J. Alb. Peterson conducted ser
vices in Little Falls last Thursday eve
ming.
Chas. Larson of North Culdrum was
a visitor in our village Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Bergstrom were
callers in Little Falls last Saturday.
Vincent Wojciechowski has gone to
Chicago on business.
Little Falls herald., 1914-01-23

Sam Paquin is visiting relatives in
the city.
Little Falls herald., 1914-01-23
EAST DARLING

January 20.-We had snow storm
Tuesday. We hope that the sleighing
will be good before spring.
Althoug gh the attendance at the
basket social was large, the baskets
we're few, but they brought good
prices. About 100 attended and the
receipts were $3O.25.
The Young Peoples society Of the
Swedish Lutheran church will meet at
the church parlors Sunday evening at
s O'Clock p. m.
Many land buyers are in this vicin-
ity every day.
John Sova lost fine Christmas gift
last Saturday. It was found by a
party here and returned to him by
mail.
Little Falls herald., 1914-01-23
PIKE CREEK

January 81. - A number Of young
folks called Sunday evening at the
home of A. Krause.
John Ginter is employed at J. Le-
manczik's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Copa visited Sun
dav with A. krause.
D. DIX called on J. Ekman Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Lemanczik of the
Brickyards spent Sunday evening with
their friends here.
John Wiczek and brother Vino did
some work for A. Kr"uae Monday.
Many from here attended the dance
at Sw P;ver Monday.
Steve P;rewe,e'.i called on his
cousin, Thomas Krause.
Little Falls herald., 1914-01-23
RAIL PRAIRIE

Jan. 20.-Lenus Larson and Orville
Halverson were callers at the Tom
Davis home in Clough on Thursday.
Earl Eddiburn transacted business
in Ft. Ripley Saturday and visited at
the home Of his grandmother, Mrs.
Rail, on his way home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Olson were visi-
tors at l.. Lokka's 8 Sunday.
Creamery meeting was held at Ft.
Ripley on Saturday. Some patrons
from here attended.
L. Lokka was business caller in Ft.
Ripley last Saturday
Cecil Posten and Emery White were
in the vicinity hunting last Wednes-
day. They stayed all night at T. NJ.
Halverson's.
T. NJ. Halverson did some wagon r.
pair work at j. B. Larson's near lake
Alexander Thursday of last week.
Cecil Posten and family Of Saskat-
chewan, Cam, who has been here tor
the last month visiting Mrs. Posten 5
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Snow, will
leave this week for their home.
Little Falls herald., 1914-01-23
ROYALTON

d january EI.-MTS. u. A. 1OllcnDeck
entertained twenty ladies at five
hundred' Thursday afternoon.
Chas. c.. Lisle has resigned his po
sition in the First National bank, and
will for the present devote his time
to the sale Of Ford autos.
Mrs. Henry Armstrong Of Bowlus
visited at the home of his son George
in Royalton the past week.
DIR. Rathburn was Royalton bust
ness visitor Thursday.
Mrs. Clyde Dragoo of st. Cloud WIS.,
tied relatives here during the past
week.
Miss Byrnes and Miss Miller Of the
high school staff, spent the week end
at their respective homes in Mime
apolis, returning here Sunday night.
Carl Sjoberg has gone west with the
Northern Pacific telegraph crew.
F. H. Lakin, j. N. Carnes and C.
w. Bouck attended the Implement
Dealers meeting in Minneapolis.
Ira Muncy and J. D. McDougall of
Bellevue, were in Royalton Wednes
day.
Dr.. Earl McGonagle attended a
meeting Of the Dental association held
in Minneapolis the past week.
Mrs. I.'W. Bouck's birthday ami
versary was celebrated at her home
Saturday evening by large party Of
her women friends, and a very pleas
ant time was enjoyed by all present.
Buzz Connor and Fred Bellew attend
ed the wrestling match at Bowlus on
Monday night, between Bobitts and
Pluff. The former, Of Bowlus, threw
Pluff Of Little Falls three times in
four minutes.
Mrs. Bergstrom Of st. Paul is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Edward Eng
son here.
Nurse Root returned to his home at
Little Falls Monday night.
Mrs. J. n. Carnes' many friends
will be glad to know that she is i'm
proving from her recent illness.
Our local physician is being kept
unusually busy these days and nights
with grippe, mumps and other ills that
are prevalent.
Leon Hollcnbeck of Tamarack,
Minn., was here recently, buying
horses and cattle.
F. B. Logan has returned from the
cities where he attended the annual
meeting Of the State Fair association
John Miller Of Morrill, transacted
business in Royalton this week.
Wednesday evening Mrs. R. Y. Wat
son entertained neighborhood party
Of about sixteen.
Many friends in and about Royal
| ton will regret to know that Mrs. J.
Lonsdale, now Of Sauk Rapids, has
| been taken to Rochester for medical
| examination.
Mrs: William Muncy of Belleview
| who was taken to Rochester recently
underwent an operation this week at
the Mayo hospital.
George Kiewel of Little Falls trans
| acted business in Royal*on Wednes
day.
Pete Graham was here Wednesday
! from the county seat, overseeing i'm
proponents being made to his business
] block.
| Karl Link of Vernda1e is visiting
friends here and at Two Rivers.
The Glee club meets for it's weekly
practice on Thursday evening.
1t is reported that G. L. Galley has
sold his furniture store to G. c. Lisle
Friday afternoon Mrs. and Miss
Batter will entertain a party of
friends from to 6.
Little Falls herald., 1914-01-23
SWANVIILE TOWN

January 20.-A. Eichmann has sold
his S0-acre form to a party from Swan
River. There is certainly local de-
mand for Morrison county land.
j. Shipmann shipped cattle from
Flensburg Monday.
There was candy party at 4. A.
James place Sunday afternoon.
Some new books have been added to
the school library Of district 118.
Anton Decker has cut and marketed
considerable excelsior wood this win
ter.
Quite a number Of farmers will put
up ice this winter. It's use will be
realized during warm weather next
summer by keeping cream sweet.
Little Falls herald., 1914-01-23
GUN CLUB AT MILE Laos

Onamia Lake Breeze: About 80 Min
neapolis sportsmen met one evening
the past, week and organized what will
be known as the Mile Lacs Gun and
Boat club. The club adopted articles
of incorporation permitting a member
ship of so.
With 300 acres of land located near
Vineland, at the point where the Rum
river issues from the lake already un-
der lease, the club will begin at once
the construction Of $2500 lodge. Be-
fore the fishing season opens it intends
to have this place ready for use and
fully equipped with a launch and row.
boats. Hunting boats and decoys will
be added before the shooting season
Little Falls herald., 1914-01-23
The new private hospital, which is

The new private hospital, which is
being erected by DR.. E. E. Hall of
this city, is nearing completion and it
is expected that the building will be
ready for occupancy by next Mon
day. Sapit"ry floors have been laid
throughout the rooms of the building.
The hospital is a three-story structure
and the site occupies q q.arter Of q
block on Seventh street northeast.
Little Falls herald., 1914-01-23

Jacob Novotney has been released
from the county Jail, where he has
been serving 60 day sentence Tor
wife-beating. He has paid his fine.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-16
GOOD NEWS

Washington, July .l6.-organizer
John a. Rae, of La Crosse, Wis,
writes to A. F. of L. headquarters as
follows: j:
1--WE have had no trouble this spring
in getting new agreements signed up.
The ice and fuel teamsters have
shortened their workday one hour.
and are receiving the same wages as
for the longer workday. The coal
men have raised wages $3.50 week,
and the sheet metal workers have won
an eleven months strike for recogni-
ton. This is splendid victory. The
painters, carpenters and electricians
have secured new agreements, and all
are working the eight-hour. day. We
have organized a union of individ tai
team owners and secured an increase
Of 5 cents an hour for them, All OF
our unions have forwarded resolutions
to their Senators to vote and use thel1
influence to have the Clayton bill ap
proved at Sthis session as it passed the
House of Representatives ",
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-16
TO oMUCH LABOR

n Cincinnati July 16.-The Times
Star of this city says That many Ia
borers from Cincinnati are being sent
to the west when there is no work for
them, was the complaint in q letter
received by the Chamber of Com
merce, Friday, from o. B. Towne,
manager of the Industrial association
of Keokuk, Ia, and he suggests that
the indiscriminate shipping. of men
from the Queen City could be stopped
by means of central clearing house
for labor He mentioned certain la
Dor bureau as the place from which
the men were assigned. Two parties
of "a men, for the most part foreign
ers, arrived in the belief they we're to
be put to work in the harvest fields.
There is but little harvesting on
here" writes Towne, "and l under
stand from these men they were each
assessed for the trip. Few Of them
have any money. They went to In
dianapolis, then Decatur and Hanni-
bal, Ill, and then came here"
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-16

WE WILL NOW HAVE
A Fe1p Remarks
"a Y HEN THE CAPITALISTS are not denying GU
XX declaration that there class lines ia society
RY WALTER B. HILTON

\N/ HEN THE CAPITALISTS are not denying our
W. declaration that there class lines ia society
they are proving it. For instance the Wheeling Board
Of Trades endorsement of Judge Dayton. The Board
did not know whether he guilty not but they did
know that he serving asm, and they were true
to their servant They recognized that he was on their
side, they we're ''class conscious" ~
Frank W. Nesbitt is on that side, too He IS law
YER gets much corporation business and wants more He
has not vet corraed all the money he would like to have
Reason and observation teaches him where the money
So when he introduced resolution whfteWashmg Judge
Dayton he killed two birds with stone he proved his
loyalty to the capitalist class with its corporations and
it's Biz Business and he put himself in good order for h
tre bringing Of his corporation business before Judge
Dayton: Of course he insulted every working1nan III
Wheeling~and West Virginia when he did this but they
have money and no business.
And this attitude was the attitude in degree Of the
Frank W. Nesbitt a. W. PAUL. ia. Blum, p. B. Carney
and H S. Sands.
The resolution was introduced and passed. as were
all the RESOLUTIONS made public generating Judge
not lay tribute of respect at the feet OF one whom they
thought unustly accused but to influence the Judiciary
Committee Of the House of Representatives Every lever
that Capitalism could directed against the in
vestigation of Judge Dayton. The powerful Baltimore
& Ohio railroad whose entacles reach into every nook
and Granny of state has been busy all the allied IN
teress Of exploitation have done all that they do moth
ing being too low for them to stoop to- nothing being too
sacred for them to pole They class conscious, and
they make everything serve their class interests.
Only the working people permit themselves to be
torn apart by all ehe petty differences OF little moment,
and while they areso divided and helpless, the united
and class conscious capitalists go through their pockets
Take lesson from the Board of Trade, you workers
of Wheeling and get together.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-16
tBy Barnesky)
HE bond issue for pure water for Wheeling sho
carry.


The people last week said that they would have the
Smith System Of Slow Sand Filtration in preference tot
the we'll system or the Northumberland system that
had been submitted by the HasknsOgden crowd. Now
in order to get this pure water and order to preserve
the health Of the community it absolutely necessary that
the proposed bond issue carry There seems to be great
deal Of dissatisfaction among the citizens voting anoth
cir bond issue and permitting tito be handled in the same
manner that the previous bond issue handled and con
sderng it from all points Of view there Justification
for their feelings. T.
Now ia order that there be no delay giving the cit
zens pure water and at the time assuring all that
their money shall be spent for the purpose it is voted for
and that while in possession of the citizens that 1t shall
bear legal rate Of interest is suggested that water
commission be appointed comprising of members select
ed from the various civic bodies and the Trades Assembly,
whose duty it shall be to handle this money. Said co
mission shall be bonded in sufficient to insure abso
lutte safety and that necessary small salary, say $25
year be paid them They would be under the observa-
ton of every the city and they would not have The
chaice to put the moneyn the Dollar Savings and Trust
Company without interest the former bond issue was
hand4ed. -
Bsery one knows that Wheeling needs this water
filtration and the only way in the world for the citizens
toehis is to pass the bond ISSUE and with the protec
ton as suggested there should not be dissenting vote
1t is the people, those who cannot afford to buy
spring water that need this filtration plant and they are
the ones who should support the Trades Assembly IN any
plan they may have install the Smith System in Wheel
inc It is expected that the big interests may oppose the
bond issue for the that they afford to buys
spring water for domestic purposes and the filtered water
may make the liable to pay out few OF their hthy dol
lars to help ths common people to avoid typhoid
Again say to the common people, encourage the bond
ISSUE for it you poor motals that have to now drink
the filth that you through the pipes OF the az
legged swater SYSTEM Of Wheeling.