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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22
SON BRINGS SUIT
To BREAK A WILL
Contest on Over Distribution OF
$4,000 Estate of
Amos Golden.
CLAIM UNDUE INFLUENCE
Charge Made Testator Was Not of
Sound Mind and Memory at the
Time of Drawing instrument.
BY MARSHALL NEWTON.

Suit was begun in the circuit court
yesterday afternoon by Levi A. Col
den of Kensington, Kan, to break the
will of his father, Amos Golden, Coe
township. The proponents are Charles
J. Golden and the other children. The
estate in question is valued at $4,000
and includes $50 acres of land in Rock
Island county.
The VIII was drawn up June ., 1908,
by ]. W. Simonson, with w. W. Cain
and Arthur F. Genung as witnesses.
The will left all of the property. to C.
]. Golden, on condition that he make
the following legacies: $3.50 to each
of the children. w. R. Golden, Levi
Golden and Mrs. Eva Golden Ashdown
The personal property was equally di-
vided among the four heirs.
Claim Unsound Mind.
The will is contested on the ground
that Amos Golden for several years
had been of unsound mind and men,
Dry 1t is claimed he was very nearly
blind for years and was unable to rec
ognize near friends and neighbors.
Other alleged grounds for contest are
that he was unduly influenced by
those with whom he lived for the
past twenty years. II is also charged
that the deceased had lived the life of
a recluse. not leaving the farm for
ten years. Amos Golden died July 5,
1911.
Attorneys for the contestant are
Searle & Marshall and for the propon-
ents. Walker. Ingram and Sweeney
and William Jackson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22

Third Vice President-Mrs. Z. b.
kipp. Mineral
Recording Secretary-Mrs. George
Schrowl. Sunbeam
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. S. L.
Stevens. Tiskilwa.
Treasurer-Mrs. Roland Ash, Pre-
emption.
Superintendent OF Literature-Mrs.
George Thorpe, Reynolds.
superintendent Standard Bearers
Mrs. T. ]. Talbot, Kewanee.
superintendent Children's Work
Mrs. William Lavender. Rock Island.
superintendent Mite Boxes-Mrs.
Alva Jay, Aledo.
superintendent Retirement Fund
Mrs. J. B. Bartle, Aledo.
To Celebrate 5oth Anniversary.
The place of next meeting was left
open Mrs. Madison reporting from
the northwestern branch meeting an
nOunced that plans are being made for
the celebration of the 50th anniversary
of the founding of the branch. of
which this district is a part, which
will be celebrated five years hence. A
vigorous campaign will be begun to-
wards this end by the local district
society. Mrs. Madison and Mrs. Will
liam Lavender attended from the mis-
sion society of the First Methodist
church and Mrs. c. T. Cady was dele
gate from Spencer Memorial church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22
THANK OFFERING
HERE is LARGEST
rags Heralds Of First Metho-
dist Church Win in North
west Branch.
RAINIER is THEIR REWARD
s.,sred to Reynolds w. F. NJ. Con-
,,r.nee, Which Comes to Close
with Election Of officers.

- kings HeraIds OF the First
.,-.so5ist church In this city. OF which
- William Lavender is the leader.
awarded the banner for the larg-
,s.Dk Offering in the Northwestern
s-.,eA OF the church. which includes
=. state OF Illinois. Indiana, Wiscon-
= and Michigan The award was
- AZ the meeting OF the branch
- last week in indianapolis, an
-.-,oeuent OF which was made by
-. z Mattison. who attended as a
s.,sz..e from the local society. at the
100 session OF the Woman's For
- Mission society convention of the
81 Island district OF the Central
rlfpois conference, yesterday in the
y.,bodist church at Reynolds The
rags Heralds Is composed of the
ali children in the church and their
.oTlaction amounted 20 $50 The mem
= are jubilant over the winning OF
.sa ,rophy. The banner IS awarded
.sch wear TO the society making the
arrest Offering and the local society
IS already determined 10 keep the
bzauer for years 20 come
Tbe Convention was one OF the larg-
~ ever held in the district. over 90
sslezstes attending The district so
,,s;v was shown 20 have made a sub
s.zntial gain in the year Just passed
ard encouraging reports were made
from all the branches
Officers Of District Society.
Ms. $. z. MattisOn. who has long
served the society as president, de
e.sned reelection TO that position and
L her stead Mrs. Charles z. Head OF
Ksranee was chosen. Other officers
z-s:
First Vice President-Mrs. s. Z
Yaitison. Rock Island
Second Vice President-Mrs. ]. c.
Tunniclih. Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22
Notice to Property Owners.

Public notice is hereby given that
the board of local improvements of
Rock Island, Illinois, at meeting held
on the 2cth day of September, A. ID.
1914, did award the contract for the
improvement of Thirteenth street
from First avenue to Seventh avenue,
BY curbing and paving. as con-
tempIated by the ordinance passed by
the city council to the Mccarthy I'M
provement company of Davenport,
Iowa, on their proposal as follows:
Asphalt paving. $40 per So. yd.
Curb and gutter. 81 cents per lin. IT.
Catch basins, $4,000 each.
H. NJ. SCHRIVER,
President.
r. r. REYNOLDS,
Secretary
WALLACE TREICHLER,
Engineer
Board of Local improvements of the
City of Rock Island. Ill.
Dated, October q, 1914.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22
BRUNER RESENTS
IMPLIED CHARGE
Character of Merchants He
Buys From Refutes Tale of
Poor Food at the Jail.

Rock Island. Oct. 22.-Editor Ar
gus: In another evening paper Mon
day l observe an attack was made
upon me, in which it is alleged that
the prisoners in the county Jail ara
fed on the cheapest sort of food"
This is not only a malicious and I'M
warranted SANDER upon me, but a
miserable and low reflection upon the
merchants of this city from whom
purchase Jail supplies.
Who will say the following business
men of Rock Island sell the cheapest
sort of food and they are the ones
from whom l purchase the supplies
for the prisoners: H. Tremann's Sons,
meat; Fred J. Hodges, groceries;
Charles Barth. bread. Enough said.
-. l.. BRUNER, Sheriff.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22
LOCAL MAN TO REFEREE
CHAMP CHECKER MATCH

A w. Valentine, well known checker
player of Rock Island, has been chosen
to referee the game for the checker
championship of the world to be play
ed between Newell W. Banks and Al
fred Jordan at Kansas City. Mr.. Banks,
who is present checker champion, will
stop off in Rock Island, on his way
to Kansas City. Friday. The Tri-City
Chess and Checker club will hold its
first meeting of the year Friday night
at 1880 at room AZ in the State bank
building At this session Mr.. Banks
will play seven players from the local
club at one time, playing both chess
and checkers blindfolded. The exhi-
bition promises to be an interesting
one and a large attendance is ex-
pected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22
CREAM SEPARATOR TO BE
SHOWN IN OPERATION
BY LESLIE JOHNSON

There will be a most unique exhibit
shown by the merchants of the 1000
block during the week Oct. 26-31. 1t
will be a cream separator in action.
The separator is one of the few that
is manufactured by the Rock Island
Pillow company, and its efficiency will
be clearly demonstrated in the coming
exhibit. On the closing night of the
exhibit this separator will be given
away along with many other local
products. Much will be done during
this week to boost the 1000 block mer-
chants, as indeed their enterprise has
been clearly marked since the opening
Of festivities on that block. The sep
arator, which retails at $50, will be
given away at the close of the exhibit
ton week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22
Notice to Property Owners.

Public notice is hereby given that
the board of local improvements of
Rock Island, Illinois, at meeting held
on the 18th day of October, A. D., 1914,
did award the contract for the i'm
provement of Fortieth street from
Railroad avenue to Seventh avenue,
and Railroad avenue to the viaduct,
by curbing and paving, as contemplat-
ed by the ordinance passed by the
city council, to the Mccarthy Improve
ment company of Davenport, Iowa, on
their proposal as follows:
Asphalt paving. S2.1O per SO. yd.
Concrete curb and gutter, Go cents
per lineal foot
Catch basins, $500 each.
RELAXING intersection at viaduct,
$500.
H NJ SCHRIVER,
President.
R r. REYNOLDS,
Secretary.
WALLACE TREICHLER,
Engineer.
Board of Local improvements of the
City of Rock Island, ILL.,
Dated, October 81, 1914.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
TO HAVE LEAGUE
Meeting to Be Held Soon to Or
ganize for Seasons Bas-
ketball Series.
BY BERT METCALF.

The representatives of each of the
Sabbath schools in the city will meet
sometime in the near future to dis
cuss the ways and means and to lay
out plans for a basketball league this
year.
Last year eight churches participat-
ed in this contest, but this year there
will probably be ten or twelve. All
games viii be played on the floor of
the Y. NJ. c. \. gymnasium. There
will be two divisions, the juniors and
seniors. The juniors will play on Sat
urday afternoon and the seniors on
Saturday evening. All the gymnasium
classes are running full force and the
attendance is excellent, considering
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22
JONAS BEAR SAYS PARK
is LEASED FOR SEASON
BY BERT METCALF.

When interviewed this morning by
high school reporter Commissioner
Jonas Bear generously gave the fol-
lowing information: He stated that he
had leased the Three-Eye park to the
Rock Island Independents for every
Sunday in October, November and
December 6. The bathing beach is
closed for the season. Mr.. Bear states
that he will have a man on the job
next spring to teach the youngsters to
swim and to rescue those who get into
trouble.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
BY LESLIE JOHNSON AND VIVIAN
THOMAS.

The new r. l. II. s. band which has
been lately organized by Mr.. Burton
and Mr. Caste has been doing some
hard practice and is planning to tour
Rock Island and Moline in a street
car Saturday at l O'Clock. playing as
they go. They are also planning to
give a concert soon in the assembly
room of the high school.
A return game for the second team
has been secured with Viola for Oct
3Ist
William d. Knight of Rockford, a
Dartmouth man, who will referee the
Minnesota Wisconsin game Nov. II, has
been secured to referee the Daven-
port and Rock Island game Nov. z.
Brown, coach of Lombard, will UNI
pire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22
Pile
Remedy
rec

Sample of Pyramid Pile Remedy
mailed free for trial gives quick relief.
stops itching. bleeding or protruding
piles. hemorrhoids and nli rectal
troubles. IN the privacy OF your own
home. soc box at all druggists. Free
EanpIe for trial with booklet mailed
free IN plain wrapper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22
LICENSED TO WED
BY MARSHALL NEWTON.

Lutte Baumgartner ...... Moline
Miss Edna Pfaff 1900. Rock Island
Ray Lodge .-.-...-.-... Geneseo, Ill.
Miss Mildred Brahm -. Rock Island
Anthony Daily .. Springfield
Miss Gertrude Mcclure -. Peoria
Chester Pilot 49,. Moosehead, MINI.
Miss Pearl Bruner -. Meadville, Pa.
Charlie Hibner ... Moline
Miss Elsie Anderson 49,. Moline, Ill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22

All the news all the time - The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-22

IarE- assortment to select from.
some nt sssz-50. others n low n
500.
IraI Lamb. Plush. Pomorr Mkt
ure-. ZrB~lin. 90 please the most
Fms tidicu-i from So To S'-"9-
SIIk SerEes. CrrPe. Me-shline'
Morxtrd. Hntteneau. Chnrmeuse.
az 10 3D..
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-10
LAUGH ON OLD CAL CLAY
Jack London Makes a Comparison In
Story That Has the Elements
of Humor.

Jack London said in Vera Cruz,
where he was sojourning as a war
correspondent:
Some of these young war corre-
spondents whom l see about me are
as ignorant of war correspondence
ship as old Cal Clay was Ignorant of
astronomy.
II found old Cal Clay sitting in his
shirt sleeves on his front stoop one
day, putting like mad on his pipe, and
never getting puff of smoke from it
"As drew near he vtruck three
matches and held them to the bowl;
he sucked and sucked till his cheeks
seemed to meet inside; still never a
puff of smoke.
And burnt matches lay all round
his chair. There must have been
boxful of them.
Why, Cal,' said, what on earth
are you doing?'
THAT chump of a Wash Whites
been tryin' to fool me. l expect, said
he, and he took another futile puff and
put his pipe down in disgust That
chump Wash told me If l smoked
bit of glass could see the spots on
the sun"
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-10

Any man who persistently breeds
his gifts too young will find the quality
of his breed steadily deteriorating.
Select your brood pigs from the
largest litters, as they are generally
better breeders and better feeders.
No matter what the subsequent use
of the pig on the farm is to be his
early development should be carefully
guarded.
When the green corn comes along a
little later. do not stuff young pigs
all they will eat or thumps will be the
result
A SOW that suckles a big litter of
hungry pigs needs a great deal Of
nourishing feed, but some farmers
never seem to learn that fact.
The farmer not prepared with WOW
en- wire fencing. with ample alfalfa
or clover pastures. is not properly
prepared for the economical produc-
tion OF pork
Newly purchased hogs should be
carefully examined for vermin. and
should not be turned out with the herd
until they are known to be free from
these pests.
Certainly good forage crop for the
hogs is one of the most profitable
crops a swine breeder can raise espe-
cially when one considers the fact
they Will harvest it without cost
The main points to be looked after
to be successful with hogs are good
shelter, warm. dry bed. freedom from
lice and worms, plenty OF good drink
ing water and nourishing food at regu-
lar hours.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-10
MAINTAIN FERTILITY
BY STOCK RAISING
Barnyard Manure and Good
Phosphate Produce Excellent
Results, Used Together.

All the grains. when sent to mar
ket. carry away from the farm plant
food taken from the soil. The same is
true of milk. poultry and poultry prod
ucts, cattle. sheep and swine. There
is steady and ceaseless outward cur
rent of the elements of fertility. Ev-
cry load OF hay, vegetables and fruits
means loss of ammonia. phosphorio
acid and potash.
In trying to replace fertility lost by
the never-ceasing sale of products, the
farmer uses barnyard manure. This
material contains less Of the three
elements of plant food above men.
toned than the crops extract from
the soil. 1t Is evident, therefore, that,
sooner or later, complete CONNER
cial fertilizer, furnishing ammonia,
phosphoric acid and potash must be
bought In order to make good these
losses.
This is why commercial phosphates
came into existence.
Barnyard manure and a good phos.
phate produce excellent results when
used together.
A typical artificial manure or phos.
phate for grain may be said to CON
tain 3 per cent of ammonia, per
cent OF available phosphoric acid and
2 to per cent of potash.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-10
LARGE BALD PATCH ON HEAD

Longmcnt, Colo.-"About one year
ago our little girl was bothered greatly
with what seemed very bad case of
dandruff. Her beautiful hair got dry
and dead and flew in all directionS
One morning noticed large bald
patch on her head, larger than dol
lar, covered with tiny -blisters sur
rounded with an angry red ring. They
finally began running. They itched
and she never rested at night.
''It, was pronounced a bad case Of
eczema was given prescription
which continued to use till my baby's
head was entirely covered with sores
and she had lost all her hair. She was
compelled to wear 4 silk cap and I
thought she was disfigured for life. A
visitor in our neighborhood recon-
mended Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
I used the Ointment at night and gave
her a shampoo in the morning with
the Cuticura Soap. In less than three
months my girl was entirely healed"
(Signed) Mrs. G. E. Dilts, Apr. 8, 1914
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura. Dept. L, oston."-Adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-10

Copyright, 1914. by tho Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
Long time ago, 1t was the old men
who told the little boys about the ami
NAL people and-the Yunwi Tsunsdi. 1t
was in the long winter evenings. as the
fire died down from tall flames to
Goals with gray dust all over their
heads that the boys would hear most
about the Yunwi TsunsdI-the little
people, or fairies, that lived away
out in the wood.
But almost any time the boys would
hear the stories of the animals. and
this one was told to them when they
were eating supper. 1t was only neces-
sary for one little boy to call out that
he wanted more grease on his beans
to start the old man on that story
about the time the rabbit went to have
supper with the bear.
1t was this way, as the old men
told IT.
Once the rabbit was sent out as
In council to decide about where they
would plant their corn that year and
where they would plant their beans
All day the rabbit went from one
house to the next, and just as the sun
was going down the came to the bears
house
"Siyul" (hello) said the bear you
look all tired out and hungry"
Yes" said the rabbit. "the road up
to your house is very rocky, and be-
gan to get blister on my left hind
foot about two hours ago. l tell you.
the fellow that gets reputation for
going fast. is always kept on the
jump" And as the rabbit limped TO a
chair beside the door, he blew out his
cheeks and shifted.
What you smell cooking in there
are beans" said the bear
And that reminded the rabbit of his
message, and when he had told tho
bear to be sure to come to the council,
he got up and made as If to go away.
You must stay and eat supper with
me-" said the bear. and the rabbit said
he would If the bear would only give
him plenty of grease in his beans.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-10

Hogs are fond of sugar beets and
thrive on them. ~,-s.---- -
Mango is mainly caused by filth in
the sleeping quarters
In the hot weather hogs should have
good pasture and little grain.
Sunlight Is a natural tonic for the
little pigs and they revel in 1t.
The feeding pals should be
scrubbed and scalded every day.
Young pigs that are weaned should
be fed four or five times each day.
We do not believe In dosing hogs
with medicine except In serious cases.
Beware OF the sway-back pig. no
matter IL all the other points are good.
The hog is an economic accessory
on the well managed diversified farm.
Reading other peoples opinions oft
en- shows us how far of we are in our
own.
Hogs thrive best when clean. and
they will always keep clean II given
the chance.
Excellence is the result of hard la
Dor and paying attention to little de-
tails In pig raising.
1t is bad practise to take all the
pigs from the SOW at once. She should
be dried up gradually.
Just because 1t is only hog. do not
forget that clean, pure water is more
acceptable than slime.
Give plenty of range, clean pens.
clean feed. clean water and the hog
will as a rule take care of itself.
Select your brood pigs from the
largest litters as they are generally
better breeders and better feeders.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-10
April Fool.

Probably you have wondered why
there should be celebrated such a day
as April Fools day. 1t doesn't com
memorate anything; it seems to be
utterly ridicu1ous-but it isn't. 1t is
In reality, the celebration of the pos
session of laughter by the human
race. Few things better deserve cele.
bration than laughter. If somebody
should come to you and ask: How
much will you take never to laugh
AGAIN." what would you say? Won.
derful gifts have been made to man.
kind. but one of the finest and most
Indispensable is laughter. So let us eel
ebrate April Fools day. Let us piay
our kindly jokes. Let us bubble over
with humor. But let us not forget
to set aside one moment of soberness
and of some solemnity to give thanks
for the existence OF laughter in the
world.-The American Boy.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-10
FEW PECULIARITIES
OF SWARMING BEES
Old Queen With Half Of Workers
Leaves Old Home and Starts
New Colony.
cBy FRANCIS JAEGER.)

Bees increase by swarming, or d.
viding one large colony of bees into
two. The old queen with about half
of the bees leaves the old home and
starts a new colony somewhere else.
The young queen will take charge of
the old homo as soon as she matches.
Long before swarming-ume bees be-
gin to make preparations for 1t. First
they raise a large number of drones
or male bees, from which some day
the young queen may choose her mate.
When later the colony increases in
strength the queen lays from eight to
twenty eggs In especially prepared
wax cells called queen cells.
The egg laid in queen cell. being
common worker egg. will hatch into
larva which the bees Will feed abun-
dainty ON royal jelly" This special
food and the large cell will make the
egg develop a queen. The ninth day
after the egg is laid. the bees cover
the wormlike larva which matches
from 1t, with q porous cap. The queen
cell at this time is not unlike a pea
nut in appearance. AS soon as the
hse quoeh ceii 10 caPpou oFef' si6h
is given and the old queen with her
workers leaves the hive.
After circling In the air for while
the swarm settles upon some tree or
shrub and sends out scouts to find a
new home for them, and the old queen
never again sees her old home or her
children. and even II starving to death
she will not go back to the old house
for one drop Of honey.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-10
children, Color Up ThI. Picture to Suit Yourself.

"Oh. that's all right" said the bear
and he waddled up to the fire where
the bean pot was steaming. Now.
you watch me get all the grease you
want for the beans!" And then the
bear took sharp knife and cut little
slit In his own fat side, and out of the
slit a lot fine bear fat ran into the
pot!
Hal" said the rabbit, and he
thought he had never tasted beans as
good as those the bear gave him
which were seasoned with the bears
own fat After supper, the rabbit
went off home, limping, and lay down
to sleep in his own house in the
broom-grass down by the river.
On the day of the council, the rab.
bit went up to the bear and said:
You must come home with me and
have supper at my house." and the
bear said he would.
For supper. the rabbit had beans
cooking in the pot. and the bear sat
down outside the door and shifted and
smiled. Pretty soon, the rabbit called
out to ask the bear If he liked plenty
of grease in his beans. and the bear
said he did.
"All right" said the rabbit, and he
took up sharp knife. as he had seen
the bear do. and cut little slit in his
own side. But no fat ran out of the
cut-instead of fat blood began to
spurt out of the cut. and the rabbit
began to squeal in fright
Then the, bear came and saw what
the rabbit had done, and he was angry.
AS he worked away at tying up the
slit in the rabbits side and stopping
the bleeding. he said to the frightened
rabbit:
Stupid fellow, don't you know that
we are not all alike? I'm big and
strong and lined with fat all over. Sc
the knife don't hurt me, but you're
small and lean, and you can't do such
things!"
So, when the old man ended his
story. he would ask the little boy:
What do you want-bear's grease
or rabbit's7''
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-10
Routing .cabbaae Worm.

There are various ways of routing
that universal pest. the cabbage worm.
Road dust, wood ashes or -four
eprinkled lightly over the cabbage
heads when wet with dew will inter
fere with the workings of the insect.
Soapsuds sprinkled over the plants
has also the desired effect But, per-
haps there is nothing more satisfac-
tory than salt and water. This not
only finishes the worms but tends to
make the heads develop moro fully.