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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31
JANUARY.
FEBRUARY.

A. +. Shrogeu for II. l.. Beck
er, los Sixteenth street.
alteration ........-......$ 10000
Hudson. Collins & Hammer
ich for T. II. Dolly, 32S
Twentieth street. repair
IRE loss ................. 10000
Charles kerler, 1910 Four
teenth-and-a street, al
teration and repairs ...... $4,000
L. NJ. Swanger for Mrs MAY
Kennedy. 1872 Twenty-sec-
ond street. dwelling ... 100000
C. ]. Larkin for A. n Hues-
ing, plant, Fourteenth
street, alteration ...... 10000
Tri-City Artificial Ice Co.
1897 Third avenue, altera-
tion OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31
SHOWS INCREASE IN POPULATION
Total Expended for Homes Biggest
Item On List Classifying Kinds
of Building Permits Issued.
CLASSIFICATION.

! a sure sign of city growth is the ad-
diuon of new homes, aud Rock Island
during 1915 forged ahead in that dwell
ling building pace that is genuine eyi-
dencs substantiating the municipal
Iity'8 claim TO increased population,
Records of the building inspector
Office show that 18l new dwellings
were erected in the city during the
closing year, These homes, not con-
sidering the plumbing, heating or eIec-
trical work, represent an expenditure
Of $436,090 Adding what these latter
improvements would amount to the
total would well reach over the $780,
900 mark.
The average cost of the homes is
/ So, 400, which shows that the majority
| of the buildings are improvements
which will greatly enhance the appear
/ ance of the city. Another feature Of the
dwellings is that in the main they were
erected by individuals for occupancy
/ of the owner, and while there were
some erected by contractors or per
sons for the returns on the invest
ments, yet the latter new residences
/ are in the minority.
/ 497 Permits Issued.
| The total number of building per
mits issued during the year is sos.
There are three more permits for re-
modelling than for new dwellings, the
total for repair work being 1874, The
cost Of the remodeling, however, was
not as great as for the dwellings, be-
ing $1Il,550,
That business increased in ratio to
the added population is evidenced by
the IS business buildings erected
during the year. Principal among
these. of course, is the New Central
Trust building, Third avenue and
Eighteenth street This structure, the
Illinois Oil company barrel factory,
Twenty-dfth street and Fourth ave
nue., and the improvements at the Rock
Island Sash and Door works represent
expenditures of s325, 600 The bank
building cost $4,000 the barrel fac
tory $4,000 and the Improvements to
the sash and door works, $100,000
Then there were numerous smaller
store buildings. saIesrooms and other
structures erected expressly for bust
ness purposes that point to the year
as one in which local citizens showed
their faith in Rock Island as a COM
mercial center.
Two New Churches.
TWO churches were built, the Chris
tian Science edifce. costing 100000,
and the United Presbyterian church
erected mission at Nineteenth ave-
nue. and Twenty-fourth street.
Many garages were erected and
some few barns. making total In all
of Sc, costing s64 900. Thirty seven
porches were built at an expense Of
/ $l0,163. ....
The amounts mentioned here are
actual costs. The figures in the books
Of the building inspector are estimates
made at the time that the permits are
= issued. To these are added Is per cent,
as it is customary TO underestimate,
when making application for building
= license. Some hold that this Is not
enough and in many cities anywhere
from Is to so per cent is added to fig
ure the actual cost. However. one
fourth is conservative and this addi-
tional amount has been figured in,
Following is the number Of permits
issued for each class OF building:
Dwellings .......s,., ISL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31

Wallace Treichler is taken, while
heads Of the various public utill-
ties, theatres. factories and other
institutions have supplied data
Improvements. public and pri-
waite, have kept many men work.
ing throughout the year. Every
working day on an average there
was expended $3.50 here for ma
teriaI and labor, while each month
the average was $195,20
The summary at the top is Of
totals Of various classes of i'm
provements. Elsewhere In this
edition is d separate story of each
one. 50 that from the grand total
for the year may be traced through
the various channels the improve
ments which contributed towards
the showing made by 1915.
There is no doubt but that much
more building, especially of homes
and the starting Of new enter
prises will be forthcoming next
year and will give 1916 a place
near the top beside 1915.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-21
PRIZE BABY DEAD
Little Mary Ellen Pitcher Passes
Hence After Brief Illness

The beautiful baby tgirl, 80
months old, Mary Ellen, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pitcher
of this city, prize winner as the
most perfect child in health and
physique at the Audrain County
Roundup last November, died
suddenly last Sunday morning,
at three o'clock, of a throat
trouble. She had been slightly i'll
from Saturday.
The news of the death was a
shock to the whole community.
She was entered in the Baby
Health Contest at Columbia last
week, but was not able to be
there. She scored SO per cent
perfect in the contest here.
The little one was the pride of
the town, admired and loved by
all who knew her. The funeral
was held at the home Monday
afternoon, conducted by Rev. A,
A. Wallace, burial in Elmwood.
The pallbearers were Fred A.
Morris, Charles Claybrook, JO-
seph Wilkins and H. B. Brett.
The sympathy of the entire com
munity goes out to the parents
in their sad hour of trouble.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-21
POWELL FORD
A Case of Smallpox Near Moh-
no-Mrs. Dowell's Health
Not Improved

Last week it was so warm that
it made one feel like spring was
most here. Another cold wave
came and we have changed our
opinion and know that winter is
not over yet.
Most all in this neighborhood
are having wood sawed. The
Hesterberg Bros. and Mr.. New
berry, both machines running at
once in hearing distance of each
other.
We hear that Rising Sun
church has employed Elder
Purdy for their pastor.
Miss Ruth Cook has dismissed
school for a week on account Of
smallpox scare. She teaches in ad-
joining district to Molino school.
VIM. Mason lost a nice horse
a few weeks ago by eating fod-
der.
Mrs. j. 0. Dowell who has
been ill for some time, we are
sorry to say, is no better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Mundy
and Mr.. and Mrs. George John
son spent Wednesday with Mr..
and Mrs. j. 0. DOwell and fam
lily.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-21
BOYS WINNING
Two Sell $500 Worth of Seed
Corn-'N Mother Gets Prem
ium on Soy Beans

The University Missourian
made the following mention a
few days ago:
E. W. Rusk, Missouri ahImnus
and farm adviser of Audrain
county, is here for Farmers
Week and visiting his parents at
.25 w. Broadway. With him are
R. A. Mccoy, a former student
in the University, and G. II.
Morthland, former shorS. course
student. Mr.. Mccoy is manager
of a Lincoln county farm Of 2000
acres belonging to Oscar John
son, general manager of the In
ternational Shoe Co. Mr.. North
land is a farmer of Molino, Au-
drain county. His soy beans took
first premium here.
E. W. Rusk, farm adviser for
Audrain county, entered forty
three boys in the Acre Yield
Contest conducted in his county.
In the A. G.. Roundup, the boys
producing the highest yields werr
selected and furnished money to
come to Columbia to enter the
corn in the Farmers Week cou-
test.
Two of the boys, Ralph and
Jewell Bybee, won fourth and
fifth prizes, amounting to fI2.50
Their total winnings ON this corn
so far have been $50. AS a re,
suit of the contest they have sold
$50 bushels for seed at $500 a
bushel.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-21
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Some Views 2M3d 23d Interviews


j. d. Greer: l entered a con-
test, in Judging a milk COW Farm
ers' Week at Columbia. didn't
do much marking for l didn't
know how. But | got so many
pointers before l got thru that /
would almost be afraid now to go
out to buy a milk COW for myself
for fear l might miss in the judg-
ing. There is more in Judging a
good milk COW than l thought. l
must learn more about it.
Henry Boeger: l traded my
farm north of Mexico for a
farm in Warren county and will
move thence after my sale the
9th inst. / have eight sons. One
Of them, Fred, is in Canada. l
get more land in my new farm,
and the boys will have a better
chance. / lived in Warren coun-
ty once before, but have been in
Audrain 38 years. l have owned
the farm where l now live for
25 years. 1t is this side of Moli-
no.
w. L. Kent: / 60 to Farmers
Week every year at Columbia. |
look forward to this annual event
with as much interest as to any
work or interest of my church.
Fred Naysmith: I'm mother
who always attends Farmers
Week in Columbia, and | take in
the banquet, too. My father, who
is "a, lives in Columbia, and l al
ways see him at least once a
year-Farmers' Week time.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-21
Notes and Com m emf

The weather became warm
enough last week that the can
didates began to crawl out for
city Office.
Curtis Jump" Cauthorn of
Mexico has been elected secre-
tary of the Missouri Horse
Breeders Association, to succeed
Rufus Jackson, who resigned.
Curtis will jump to his job all
right, and will make good all
right.
Corn bread and buttermilk
are coming in with Mexico folks
since wheat prices have begun to
soar. The products for pone are
soaring too, so what's the use.
E. G. S. Miller, just outside the
northwest city limits Of Mexico,
has broken precedent a
usage that was in vogue long
afore the records of their pull
ing the teats of goats for milk
among the hills of Palestine. Mr..
Miller now does his milking by
machinery. He has installed two
machines lately. They are op-
Grated by a gasoline engine, and
Old Boss is relieved of her milk
in all speed. Well now see j. R.
Shook, G. d. HolbroOk, +. j.
Harris, E. B. Mallory, Levi
Winn and others getting into the
game, ah, won't we?
They have coined a new word,
at least you will not find it in
use much outside the dictionary.
1t is used by the fnanciers. 1t
is the word amortization. 1t has
rtference to system of lOaning
money not much in vogue in this
country. We don't use words
we don't need, hence this one
the lecturers use now and then
sounds like a new one. But
you Il hear more about it when
the scheme for farm credits
comes in.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-21
sANKPrLL-TANNER
Popular Farber Couple Are Mar
ried in This City

Mr.. Elmer A. Sankpill, a pro-
gressive young farmer of the
Farber community, and Miss
Georgia Tanner, the charming
daughter of Mr.. James Tanner,
also of Farber, came to Mexico
Tuesday of last week and were
united in marriage at the home
of the officiating minister, the
Rev. J. d. Greer. Mr.. Harry
Weakley of Farber and Miss Ly-
da Fox of Mexico were the at
tendants. We join the many
friends of this popular young
couple in wishing them long life
and happiness.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-21
MR.. KANATzAR DEAD

Jesse Kanatzar, II years old,
died last Sunday at the home of
his daughter, Mrs Ernest Me
man, south of Benton City. Four
children survive him, as follows
j. F. Kanatzar, of New York
Mrs. H. H. McElroy, Tucson,
Ariz.; Mrs. Anna Kelly and Mrs.
Ernest Nieman, both of this
county. The body was taken to
Centralia for burial.
The small son of Mr.. and Mrs,
R. B. Kidd has been quite i'll of
pneumonia.
The farmers of Nebraska are
refusing to sell horses to be used
in the European War, Sure
enough, why should you sell
your noble horse to be put up as
a target to be shot atG
Miss Ida Knoebel won first
prize in the 0rpheum's popular
woman contest and will get ;
free trip to the Panama-Pacift
Exposition and $10O in gold.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-21
MRS. HEADINGToN's WILL

The will of the late Mrs. Mar
garet Headington, wife of Rev.
j. A. Headington, has been filed
for probate. The court has ap-
pointed John w. Howell as ad-
ministrator of the estate.
The will was made in 1897
and E. E. Jones, w. w. Harper
and Rhodes Clay were the wit
nesses. 1t provides that $70O be
set aside for Mrs. Headington s
funeral. One-half of the re-
mainder of the estate goes to the
husband, j. A. Headington. Miss
Lilly Hendrix is willed $100.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-21

Miss Opal Wilson entertained
the members of her Sunday
school class Monday afternoon.
The time was spent in painting
valentines which are so attrac-
tive as to have a ready sale and
thereby finance a mission pledge.
But paints and brushes We're
speedily laid aside when the hos
tess and her mother appeared
with delicious hot lunch. The
guests were Misses Mary Nc
Loney, Lille brewer, Gladys
Robinson, Jewel Wilson, Virgin
ia Rodgers and their teacher,
Miss ZOla Beal.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-21
RUSH HILL
Debating Society Organised
New School Building
Wanted

IuSu I'LL, mO.p Saus 1o'-I1dp-
py New Year, Mr.. Editor. A lit
tie late, ehH Well, yes, but this
is first time have seen you this
year. But, of course, like every
body else, l was ON time with my
new years resolutions. | had a
list as long as anybody. New
years resolutions are all right.
Make as many for yourself as
you can and live by them as long
as possible. We have all made
mistakes in the past year. This
we cannot help. Some Of them
will be quickly forgotten, but
there will be ghosts of the old
year which will not down SO
easily. One good resolution is
not to make in the new year the
same mistakes we made last year.
Making a mistage is not so Sc
rious. Almost always it can be
|righted and atoned for, but re-
peating the same mistake day
after day is serious, and this is
just what most of us do. 1t might
be a good resolution for many Of
us to promise ourselves to be
more careful Of the little things
of life, little more politeness, a
little more kindness, a little more
love to whomever love is due,
little more forbearance, and,
above all, resolve to say at least
one good thing about somebody
every day and never an unkind
word or story about anybody for
year.
The Rush Hill high school has
organized a debating society.
Their question for next Friday
is, Resolved, Rush Hill should
have a new school building be-
fore the. next term of school. I"
Rush Hill is on a boom. With a
modern church nearing compile
ton and an agitation begun that
may lead to a new school build.
ing.
Mrs. Evert Ham was visiting
old friends here last week. Mrs.
Ham was formerly Miss Olive
Sippie and used to live here
with her parents. The Sipple
family was one of the best fami-
lies that ever lived in Rush Hill.
The Bible Study met last
Thursday eve with Mrs. Peery.
These meetings are an inspira-
ton to all who attend. Those
who attend not only find them
selves better prepared to teach
or recite on Sunday but many
interesting subjects are discuss
ed that are never mentioned in
Sunday school. The next meeting
will be with Mrs. William Spen-
Ger.
Clarence Harvey and family
have moved to Rush Hill, but we
understand they are to move to
South Missouri in the early
spring. Sorry to see these good
people leave.
Miss Bertha Dye visited in
Vandalia last week. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Coakley have been
quite poorly the past two weeks.
Mr.. Willie Devaney from Idaho
is visiting relatives south of
town.
Fred McGae son of Ote Nc
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-21
Corroll Heads Vandalia Club

Vandalia, Mo-, Jan. 16.-The
Vandalia Commercial Club has
elected Col. Clem Carroll presi-
dent, Orville Smith vice-presi-
dent, A. N. Jones secretary and
Will Daniels treasurer.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-21
Mr.. FREYER
IN PROTEST
Farmer Adviser Should Live on
a Farm-Too Many Offices

Laddonia, Mo-, Jan. 18.-As
this is the beginning of new
year, let us begin right and let
us try to tighten our brothers.
burdens.
surely appreciate the Honor
able County Court s declining to
pay the Advisers salary. If a
farmer cannot run his own busi-
ness he is a failure and an ad-
wiser would be no help to such
a person. If the adviser can
show us how to farm let him get
on a farm and show his superior
skill. But l have an idea that
some of these ignorant farmers
would be very close competitors.
Having an Office in Mexico won t
raise any corn.
! heard the adviser say in
Laddonia that the farmer has to
solve his own problems. never
knew any better than to do so,
and / don't believe in adding to
the already heavy burden Of the
taxpayers. Far too many have
hard struggle as it is, for so
many have to pay double tax,
and they are those who can least
afford it. If a man has his
farm only one-third or one-half
paid for he is taxed on all the
land and all the money he hired,
for the man that loans the
money adds. the tax to the inter
est, and that is why he pays
double or treble tax.
Lifting the heavy burden from
the peoples shoulders indeed!
Nay, they are ever adding to it
by creating new jobs. l wish !
could get some folks in the shoes
of the farmer-pay his interest
on the mortgage, keep his fam
lily, pay doctor bills, repair bills,
store bills, new machinery, re-
pair ON buildings, send 8 or 8
children to school, and so on, too
numerous to mention. Maybe
they'd learn how some have to
economize. But the lawmakers
seem to overlook the farmers. ]
think we need law that money
loaned on farms at 3 1-2 or 4 per
cent should not be taxed when
the farm pays full tax. This is
where our lawmakers could help
the struggling, hard-working
farmer, but it looks as tho every
time the Legislature meets it
provides for more taxes by add
ing one Office after another, in
stead of economizing.
1t seems the Commercial Club
has appointed itself the farmers
guardian, but the farmers do not
need the Club 8 assistance. If
the farmers need an adviser they
can supply one for themselves
and pay for his services. The
farmer attends to his own bust
ness, and the Club may profit by
the example.
l believe in an Experiment
Station, but not in a drone fac
tory.
l think every farmer should
read the Mexico Message and
get the thoughts of the people III
the country.
Jacob Freyer.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-21

Fred McGee, son of Ote Me-
Gee of Mexico, was exonerated
the other day in St. Louis of the
killing of 10 year old boy who
ran in front of McGee's automo-
bile. 1t was proven that the ac-
cident was entirely the fault of
the boy.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-21

Mrs. S. w. Crews. sister of
Mrs. Joel Gard and Mrs. Alice
Ecton of this city, died at her
home in New Canton, H., one
day last week,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-21

Mrs. Tom Hook is home from
a two months visit with her
daughter, Miss Willie Hook, at
Johnson City, East Tennessee,
Miss Hook is teaching in that
city.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-21

The Presbyterian church at
Centralia is to have a new pas
tor. It is Rev. w. E. Merrill and
he comes from Rensselaer,, Rails
county.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-21
FOLLOW SHEEP
FOR FEEDING
w. w. Mundy Has Talk With
The Live Stock Reporter

W W AANANy " AA~tA
of the firm of Powell & Mundy,
buyers and shippers of live
stock, had the following to say
to the Live Stock Reporter OF
East st. Louis a few days ago:
''Yes, it is a fact that both
Mr.. Powell and myself like your
market for all classes of live
stock, and particularly hogs and
sheep. In the shipping game,
man must disregard sentiment
and patronize the market that
offers him the best inducement
in the way of prices. This is the
main reason why we come here.
1t would be impossible for
me to tell you the exact number
of cars we have shipped as we
have kept no close record. How
ever, last year we ran in the
IneighbOrhoOd of 200 cars and
have averaged close to 100 every
year we have been in the ship
ping game.
Live stock in Audrain cOun-
ty is fairly plentiful with the ex-
ception of one class, that is cat
tie. Hogs and sheep seem to be
in good numbers and they are
not hard to get. C,;r cattle sup
ply in feeders hands, however,
| is pretty close to low cbb, and |
see no prospect AZ present for
an increase in numbers. | can
attribute it to no specific reason.
Corn can be had fairly readily
at so and 5Sc a bushel and all
silos that l know OF are brim
full. 1t is a fact, however, that
nearly all corn used for feeding
purposes must be imported.
In the course of the last two
years, many silos have been
erected and l want to tell you
that it IS a mighty favorable sign.
| think the Silo is the salvation
of the modern feeder and why
this hasn't been discovered long
before l am at a loss to explain.
"As far as ! am concerned
personally, were | to follow the
feeding enterprise, would
choose sheep above all other
classes. / conscientiously be-
lieve there is a greater profit in
sheep feeding than in any other
class of live stock. | have pur-
chased a great many head of
sheep in the last half-score of
years and | have always come
out with a fair profit. You UNI
derstand with sheep feeding you
have two marketable products,
mutton and wool. l dispose of
all the wool right in my home
county, and as much as is posi-
BILE, shear all sheep before mar
keting them. The average lamb
will yield from to 3 pounds of
wool.
What are my predictions
about markets for the ensuing
yearY Well, in the face of the ir-
Irregularities of the past two
years, that is rather a difficult
question to answer. However, |
firmly believe that when the
books of 1915 are closed it win
be found that all classes of live
stock will have touched the high
est price planes ever known. /
base my calculation on the fact
that the shrinkage in cattle, hogs
and sheep last year viii be more
pronounced this year and also to
the fact that bad industrial con-
ditions are bound to improve.
This will, of course, aid packers
and create a broader demand
for meats. l cannot remember
when the sheep market held M
so well as it did in 1914, aud [
look for an even better one this
year"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-21

VIII some friend please send
the Message the correct address
of w. H. Holtcamp of near Mex
leo.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-21

Phelps Terry of Ennis, Texas,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Cau-
thorn here this week,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-01-21

j. j. Wood is talking his can
didacy for Councilman from the
Fourth Ward.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-26
Ders than the home in Colorado. thereby

berS than the home in Colorado. thereby
rctuciu" TIA" expense OF the trip. and
her" II location with Il climate a!ino st
/! not altogcthcr. as beneficial as trat
of the Western State can be secured
inc home IN the Western State has an
interesting history. II grew OUT Of am
unconditional donation of $4,000 to the
international Typographical Union ny
'hc late George W. Childs. OF the
ihlihd"iphia Ledger. and his friend
anthony j. DrcNcl, Of the banking firm
% 'rcNci, Morgan ~ Co. IA an ltpDrc-
tiaion OF the. worth OF the oruauiza-
N"n For Il number Of years it was
Nhowh rs the Childs- DreXcl Home FOR
l'fihtcis The main building was
erected and furnished at cot OF
$4,000 Later Il hosp annex. cost
ing $4,000. and Il tuberculosis pavilion.
costing with furnishings $4,000 w7re
erected The home is located on an
eighty acre tract OF land donated by
citizens Of Colorado Springs. and tho
land and buildings are now esttna ed
by conservative" real estate men To he
worth more than $1,000. 600. Recently
hiiT more acres have been added TO the
non" site. The international union has
expended in building and maintaining
,h" hcmc more than Sl.3OO.ooJ