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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-05

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Or S. club vas Ha'd lr-t evening 30
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EEL. r.H evening Tive rr~- meeting Of
t." club H. Boz held rf t.e home H.
30 H.H HlsHuu. 1000 Tea-rHfliHf
street,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-05

society Observation-Disclosures. 500
Broadway Pres. church ..... 100
Fort Armstrong chapter. D. A.
r. Observation-Disclosures. $500
Mrs Mary Wadsworth ..... $500
Mrs Lucy Ainsworth ....... 5000
Mrs. J. b. Chapman ......... 10000
Kings Daughters Union.
Moline Observation-Disclosures. 10000
s $. Davis Observation-Disclosures. 10000
Mrs. sue Hauberg .......... 10000
Mrs. Elsie d. Marshall ...... 10000
YCung & McCombs store..... 3G5.4S
----,r 200, ~,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-05
TUESDAY. HEART AND HoME-2H

H-zs ELIzABEr& rLeMpS0
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-05

Divorces constitute seEeu-e.ea .as ag
legal business .u Iowa courts.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-07

Sanish. N. D., Aug. 6.-Great things
are being done in the district between
Plaza and Sanish, on the new 500
Line. In a few weeks regular train
service will be established.
Lawrence Feetham and Walter
Schlosser OF Grand Forks, who have
just completed e trip over most OF
the new line, are home with glowing
accounts Of what may be expected in
that district. Van Hook, the largest
town on the new line, is booming.
Sanish, with the rails laid into the
town less than a week, is a real from
tier town, Its buildings are unpaint-
ed, and are built on stills for the
townsite has not yet been definitely
located. Temporarily, the town is To-
Gated close to the Missouri river, be
tween two hih bluffs. The, govern
ment will determine. upon .tie town
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-07

site location, as the town IS on the
Fort Berthold reservation.
Van Hook is making plans for a big
festival, which will be held August 10
and il. There will be eight baseball
games, the Minot band, an aeroplane
fight and many other features.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-07
1rapper,. Noble weed.

San Antonio, Tex.-John Corbett, q
tsapper. IL showing friends here a rock
which he found along the North Chi.
cho river. The rock has q cavity in It
In which he found q frog. Mr.. Corbett
broke the rock and the frog hoped
out. Undoubtedly u had been there
many Year,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-13

poultry to do well require large
amount of fresh air. as much or more
in proportion to their size than some
other kinds of domestic live stock.
A muslin front to the poultry house
arranged in this way dissipates damp
ness and prevents disease troubles.
A poultry house that is closed up
tight accumulates considerable mois-
ture. Moisture is a great detriment
to poultry. The moisture comes from
the breath of the birds. Sometimes. in
badly constructed houses, moisture
comes up from the earth. Occasionally
it drops down through the roof. Poul.
try housed in that manner are never
profitable in the winter-time. The hens
reserve their egg-laying proclivities
until the warm sun in the springtlme
dissipates the moisture. Then they
get busy when eggs are cheap.
The object Of building a good poul-
try house and giving the hens care
and attention is to get eggs in the
winter-time, when they possess more
than ordinary value In the markets.
Although eggs may be kept at home
they still possess the market value.
because they would cost market prices
to buy them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-13

The plan of this poultry house Is on
the scratching shed order-that is, all
OF the floor space is intended to be
covered with straw eight inches or
foot In depth, so the poultry get exer-
else kicking the straw about for kerr
nels of grain and seeds that are scat.
tered in the straw for this purpose.
The roosts and droppings board are
suspended above the floor and are
made removable, SO they may be car
ried outdoors for cleaning when neces-
sary The nest boxes are attached to
the underside of the droppings board
for the same reason.
The nest boxes are turned with the
openings towards the back of the
house, to keep them dark. Hens have
their own ideas about certain things,
and dark nest seems to suit them
better than one that is exposed to the
full light
Hoppers for charcoal. grit and lime
are hung to the sides of the building.
Drinking fountains are suspended by
wires hanging from the ceiling.
A partition divides the house into
two compartments. This is done for
two reasons. The breeding stock In
the winter may be shut away by them.
selves in the smaller compartment and
trap-nested to secure eggs for hatch
ing. A trap nest in the poultry house
compares with Babcock tester in the
dairy. By trap nesting, the hens that
lay four or five eggs a week are sep
arated from the hens that lay four or
five eggs month. 1t is not good bust
ness to incubate eggs laid by a lazy
hen. One poultry man is particular
about the eggs used for Matching, and
the careless poultry man wonders why
his neighbor secures plenty of eggs
when his own hens refuse to respond
to the most elaborate care and feed.
ing.
There are many angles to the poul.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-13
IOWA LANDS HIGHER
Each Year More Thing Is Put
Into the Wet Spots.
GRAIN PRICES PUSHED IT UP
The Tendency Toward More Scientific
Farming Is Making Farm Lands
More vaIuable-Less Waste
Than Formerly.

Des Moines.-Iowa farm lands are
going higher than at any time in the
past.
Many influences are at work to
effect this result, In anticipation OF
this expectation people are doing the
usual thing Of buying farm land now.
Usually they do their buying before
the crops are in or after they are har-
vested. Purchases are made long
enough ahead so that the purchaser
can get in shape for spring work
THE season has been opening fine
and giving abundant opportunity to
get in the crop early. People seem
to think that now is good time to
buy. There seems to be a general
fear that farm lands are going to be
higher.
This belief is caused in part by the
high prices prevailing for grain. The
upward movement Is not altogether
due to the war or other unnatural in
fiuences. There is gradually appear
ing on the scene type of man who
is approaching the value of intensive
instead OF extensive farming. This is
the man who plows close to the fence
and utilizes every foot of ground. This
is the man who takes care of his ma
chinery instead of leaving the riding
pillow, the planter, the thresher and
the portable engine in the field to
rust.
There is less waste than formerly
and buildings are being kept in better
shape. Instead of buying any old seed,
the farmer is selecting his seed and
he is getting more out of the ground
Instead of wasting refuse he is using
it to fertilize his soil. Lands are BIS
ing tiled more and more. The entire
trend is toward less waste and more
productivity with higher grades of
products. These farms are attracting
the attention of buyers and they are
grabbing such farms and paying a
good price for them"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-13
MOST "NEAR BEERS" LEGAL
Samples Of Various Drinks Tested BY
State chemist-With One Excep-
ton Ne Alcohol Found.

Des Moines-With one exception,
the popular brands of near beer con-
tain no trace of alcohol, according
to w. c. Barber, superintendent, of
the Iowa Anti-Saloon league.
Superintendent Barber secured sam
Piles Of all the brands OF near beer
sold. These samples were sent to the
office of the state food and dairy COM
mission for analysis. The report on
the analysis shows that with the one
exception there is no trace of alcohol.
The one sample shows AS of per
cent of alcohol, which is prohibited
under the law. The reason that the
percentage of alcohol is AS of per
cent is to keep 1t under the percent
age requirement for the federal tax.
Under a supreme court ruling any
trace of alcohol in beverage will
bar its sale
with the exception OF the one
one brand, the state chemist found no
trace Of alcohol in the near beer"
said Superintendent Barber. II had
my agents collect samples and these
samples were tested. The one brand
is sold in violation Of the law. Near
beer is beer with the alcohol extract
ed. It has been found that all of the
alcohol can be extracted from beer.
Under recent supreme court ruling.
any trace Of alcohol in a beverage
makes that beverage an intoxicant,
and its sale Is prohibited"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-13

OF the ground about eighteen inches,
and there is good concrete floor the
full size of the house. Such founda-
ton helps to insure against rats and
mice and other vermin. Concrete also
makes the poultry house dryer and
warmer in winter.
Above the concrete wall the house is
made of studding. boarded outside and
covered with building paper and clap
boards. Inside of the house the stud
ding is covered with building paper
and matched narrow ceiling without
beading. This ceiling extends up the
rafters and then across the cellar
beams and down the other slope of the
roof.
The front Of the house is fitted with
two good-sized windows and three
openings covered with thin muslin, one
between the windows and the other
two reaching to the ends OF the house.
The house is all closed up tight at the
back and the ends, except for the en-
trance doors. and these are made to
fit closely to prevent drafts
The two glazed windows admit plen-
ty of light, and the muslin openings let
in plenty of air without draft. Poul-
try men worked for many years with
devices to properly ventilate poultry
houses, without succeeding, until
someone hit upon the plan of stretch
ing thin five-cent cotton across an
opening in this fashion.
The circulation of warm air that ap-
plies to the ventilation of stables for
larger animals does not work the same
in a poultry house. for the reason that
the body heat Of fowls is not sufficient
to cause circulation of air to any
noticeable extent. At the same time
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-13
NORWAY.

A wooden church building is to be
put up at Randsfjord railway station
for the benefit of the people employed
in factories in the neighborhood. The
community has population of about
1000. The site of the proposed church
is very beautifully located A grave
yard is to be opened close by. The
name of the new church will be Rams
ford chapel, and there will be rs
services a year.
The crews of the Norwegian banks
Oscar end Eva were landed at Dury
Island, Scotland, by the steamship
Anna, flying the Danish flag. A Ger
man submarine overhauled the banks
about 10 miles northeast of the Long.
stone and allowed their crews ten min
utes to board the lifeboats. The sub
marines then shelled the abandoned
vessels. equently the German
submarine stopped the Danish steam
err Anna and ordered her to take
aboard the crews of the Oscar and the
Eva. The banks we're bound for q
Scottish port
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-13
FINLAND.

Russia seems determined to blot
out the last trace of the independence
of Finland during the war. The free
grand duchy guaranteed by Gear Alex
ander is to be completely swallowed
up by the empire. The whole country
is virtually in state Of siege. Rus
sian laws governing the press. pub
lie meetings and societies are APP
piled to Finland. The government is
to be changed so as to conform to
the Russian pattern. Public officials
are to be educated in Russia. The in
dependent money and customs system
of Finland are to be abolished. The
Greek Catholic church is to be made
supreme In the Protestant Finland.
Personal persecution flourishes -
never before. Many Finnish patriots,
including the greatest statesman of
the country, the venerable president
Of the senate, has been deported to
the most desolate section of Siberia
Men who never took any part in any
kind of political agitation are accused
Of conspiracy and crimes. their hous IS
are searched, and they themselves are
thrown into prison. Finnish newspa-
pers are heavily fined or entirely sup
pressed on account of the most inno-
cent remarks. And in the midst o.
all these trials the Finlanders remain
loyal to Russia. More than that:
they are adhering to policy of peace
full resistance which they declare can
never be broken by means of violence.
They trust that the future will re-
ward their patience.
The Copenhagen correspondent of
the Exchange Telegraph company
says it is stated that the emperor OF
Russia has decided to re-establish the
Finnish army with the same constitu-
ton as previous to 1898 1t Is sad
that the emperor will take this action
on the advice of Grand Duke Nicholas.
commander in chief of the Russian
forces, who has been impressed by the
brillian strategic work done by Fin
nish officers serving in the Russian
army during the present war.
All Finnish steamers have been or
dered held IN whatever ports they now
are in as the result of the sinking In
the Baltic sea Of the Finnish steamer
Track. Confirmation was received
of the saving of the Tracks crew. 1t
is reported that several submarines
now are operating In the Baltic SCI.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-13
PRISON LIFE TOO sEvERE7
Suicide and Insanity Said to Be the
Result of Treatment in Some
Places.

Prisons are not being made into
pleasure resorts by reform, writes a
former prisoner in Auburn to the New
Republic.
1T is true that much of the afro
cious corporal punishments inflicted,
such as logging, the strait jacket,
hanging up by the thumbs, ETC.. have
been generally disregarded in most
American prisons. but in Auburn. at
least, the terrible, crushing discipline
that has replaced those methods Is
many times more devastating in its
effect upon the prisoners. Those Sc
we're punishments were melted out to
only few of the prison population.
but all suffer from the discipline.
"The mental terror of the cell life
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-13
Tgnorance Of the Law"

Take an innocent little statute. One
lawyer (maybe a country counselor)
says 1t is dead. Another lawyer says
1t is alive. The poor little statute
does not know whether 1t is coming
or going, whether 1t is alive or dead,
afoot or horseback. And yet mo ran
can plead ignorance of the law" A
man may go to Jail IL he does not
know the law-unless he is lawyer.
Oh. you Exact Science!--Kansas City
Tin es.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-13
DENMARK.

! Under a decree just promulgated
by the minister of the interior, Dan
ish millers must extract GA per cent
OF the contents of the grain when ham
ding rye and 6S per cent when grind
Ing wheat, or respective recoveries Of
14l and $50 pounds of flour from each
220 pounds of grain milled. All mill
ers In the kingdom are required to
make statement of their operations
every IA days, in order that the au.
thorities may keep in touch with the
situation. Each sack of rye flour CT
OF mixed rye and wheat -four that
leaves mill must be so marked as to
Indicate the amount of homegrown
grain used in its manufacture and
the quality of foreign rye or wheat
employed.
The Danish inner mission worked
theoretically last winter. The great
war scare was favorable to religious
work. and revival meetings were held
in all parts of the country. Those
who are conducting the movement
complain that Copenhagen is turning
out to be disappointment. During
the early stages of the war the minds
were ready to listen to the preachers,
and some evening meetings were well
attended. But the great mass of the
people remained in a serious mood
only for a short time, and now those
who are interested In religious work
in the capital are sorry because they
did not hammer more vigorously while
the iron was hot.
The Danish steamer Nidaros, 631 tons
net, has been captured by German
warship In the North sea and taken
into port at the island of Sylt, one Of
the North Tristan islands. The nj.
daros sailed from Aarhus, Denmark,
for England with a cargo of agricultu-
raj products.
Before the war the great North
German cities controlled the fruit
trade of northern Europe. Now this
very profitable trade Is drifting TO
Copenhagen. One cargo after another
is unloaded, the bulk of the goods be-
ing oranges from Spain and Italy.
The Lund factories in Copenhagen
are selling bombs to one OF the bel
ligerents for about $4,000 a day, and
the market value of the stocks OF
the company has advanced so per
cent since the beginning of the war.
All women, regardless of their sta
ton in life, are now entitled to vote
in Denmark. The Danish riksdag
adopted the new Danish constitution.
All women, including servants previ-
ously barred. may now vote.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-13

is more subtle and difficult for one
who has never experienced it to COM
prehend. but 1t is, nevertheless. in
tensely real and destructive in its eff
feet on the inmates. There is an APP
palling number of suicides Ia recent
Investigation reported 2s in Auburn
for one year,, and still more appal-
ling number who attempt suicide and
fail, or who just become madmen and
are transferred to hospitals for the
criminal insane. In one week In cells
but a few feet from mine two men
committed suicide and two more tried
and failed"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-13
Rob Railroad safe.

Mason City.-Some time during the
night yeggmen broke into the offices
of the Chicago Great Western rail-
way, hammered the big dial so that
the safe opened, but as yet no one
knows what they secured, as they
left the safe in such condition that
professional locksmith must be Sc
cured before the door can again be
opened.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-13

try business, and this is one Of them.
Another object of dividing the
house into two compartments is that
the smaller division may be used for
incubating the eggs that have been
so carefully bred. A great many poul-
try keepers prefer the natural way of
Matching. and they like to have room
where the Matching nests may be dis
tributed around the sides and occupied
by the sitting hens during the early
part of the Matching season.
After the chicks are Matched, II
necessary they may be kept in this
room until old enough to go with the
mother hen into a separate coop.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-13
DISCUSSES rayIor County Affair.

DISCUSSES tdytor Noun1y affair.
Representative Charles A. Hall OF
Bedford. called at, the state house to
confer with Henry z. Sampson, of the
attorney generals office, in regard to
the proposed investigation OF expen-
ditures for road work in Taylor coun-
ty for the year 1918 and 1914. The
state highway commission has com.
pleted a report in which 1t is claimed
S11 500 has been paid out without an
itemized account Of the expenditures.
Mr.. Hall was auditor of Taylor coun.
ty during the period in question. He
declared while in Des Moines that a
record can be shown for every cent
paid out by the county.
Protests Hilsinger Bill.
Representative Brady of Dallas
county called at the state house to
protest against the signing OF the Hill
singer quarantine bill passed by the
last general assembly. Mr.. Brady
was unable to see Governor Clarke
personally, but he expressed his
views on the measure to Secretary
Gustafson. Mr.. Brady opposed the bill
on the floor Of the house. A predic-
ton that special session of the leg.
islature will be necessary II the Hill
singer bill becomes law and anoth-
er outbreak OF the foot and mouth
disease occurs was made by the rep
resentative.
Il.
Chairman Of State Pharmacy.
A. C.. Wilson OF Oslwein was elect
ed chairman OF the state pharmacy
commission and Harry E. Eaton Of
Shenandoah was reelected secretary
for the coming year. The board con.
terred with Governor Clarke with re-
gard to the request for larger quarters
to permit the establishment of lab
oratory authorized by the Thirty-sixth
general assembly. Forty-three of the
los persons who took the recent phar-
macy examinations received passing
grades.
Wants More Land.
Inc nsn ana game commission has
asked the state executive council for
permission to purchase fifteen acres
OF land adjoining the state fair
grounds at a valuation Of $500 an
acre. The property is to be used in
the propagation of game. The coun-
ell will take several days to investi-
gate the proposition before taking ac-
ton. A letter was read in which the
board OF agriculture agreed to reim-
burse the fish and game commission
for the outlay should the land ever
be abandoned by the commission.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-13
bedford Get. Library.

Bedford.-A Carnegie free public
library is now assured for Bedford.
The council at its meeting passed
resolution accepting the gift OF $1O.-
900 from the Carnegie corporation of
New York, and approved >he board
of trustees appointed by Mayor Webb.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-13
Damage From Frost Slight.

Des Moines.-The frost damage in
Iowa was slight, according to reports
received by the local weather bureau.
The danger is not over, however.
Heavy frosts we're reported at Boone
n nd Iowa Falls but the damage was
M serious.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-13

Better poultry is noticeable in all
sections of the country.
Better breeds of poultry demand
better houses because well-bred fowls
are trained to produce eggs in great
quantity under comfortable surround.
ings. and it pays to build accordingly.
A poultry house 12x22 feet in size Is
shown in the illustration.
1t has a good concrete foundation
wall that extends up above the surface
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-13
Bio Aptomobile stolen.

arengo.-No trace has been found
of Vthe large Glide automobile that
was stolen from Henry Geiger's ga
rage in the neighboring town of Con-
roy. altho the sheriff has been busily
engaged in the search.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-13
Lost sult---Now aankrunt

Grand Junction.--Mrs. Hattie Wyatt
Dutton who was stuck" for judg-
ment Of $500 in an alienation suit
recently, filed her schedule In bank
ruptcy In federal court. She places
her liabilities $3.50 and assets $3.50.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-13
Druggists Enloined.

Manchester.-The Delaware County
Temperance association filed a petit
ton asking the district court to is
sue temporary and permanent iEjune-
tons against eleven druggists af the
county for selling intoxicating liquors
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-13
Heavy Frost up North.

Mason City.-A heavy frost visited
northern Iowa, particularly severe
about Charles City, where there is
much fruit, but fruit men say the
damage to fruit will not be heavy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-13
TO GIVE POULTRY
PROPER HOUSING
In Building Such as Described
the Hens viii Produce
Eggs in Quantity.
MEANS PROFIT FOR OWNER
Plan Does Away With Possible Over.
supply Of Moisture, Which Is Det-
rlmentaI to the FowIs-Rea-
son for Division Into 0aa
Compartments.
BY WILLIAM A. RApFoRp.

Mr.. William A. Radford Will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
the readers OF this paper, on account OF
his wide experience as Editor, Author and
Manufacturer. he is, without doubt, the
highest authority on all these subjects.
Address all inquiries to William a. Rad
ford, No. 1927 Prairie avenue, Chicago.
ILL.,, and only inclose two-cent stamp for
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