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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-15
Palmer BOy Improves,

Condition of Harry Palmer, young
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Palmer,
1928 Twentythird avenue, who was
injured in fall off a pony Friday
evening, is better today according to
the report of DR.. Perry Vessel, al
tending physician The lad was able
TO be about for a short time yester-
day afternoon and is expected to i'm
prove from now on.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-15
GENERATORS Given Increase

Pittsburgh, Pa. May Is. - Three
hundred telegraph operators employed
by the Western Union Telegraph com
pany in Pittsburgh have been given an
increase in wages amounting to from
eight TO thirty-three and one-third
per cent, according to an announce
ment just made here. The increase 10
some of the men, dates back to Nav |
while to others il became effective To-
day,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-15
MOLINE OBITUARY
Funeral OF Mrs. Georre ThonnSon

Funeral services for Mrs. George
Thompson were held in the Knox
chapel at 2:30 Sunday afternoon, Rev.
X. S. Haney of the Second Congrega-
tional church officiating Burial was in
Riverside cemetery. Many beautiful
flowers were sent by friends. Pail
bearers were Frank knave. Emil Nave.
John Jores, Gust Jores, Chester DORM
and Edward Hergren.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-15
Funeral OF Doris Lee Griffin.

Funeral of Doris Lee Griffin will be
held from the home of her sister, Mrs.
Alexander Fraser, 947 Twenty-fifth
street. at 2;S0 Tuesday afternoon. Or.
]. A. Lucas of the l. 0. o. f. home in
Lincoln. H.. and Rev. \. ]. Pitman of
Moline. will be in charge. Intermeut
4wiil be in Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-15
Bows to Hear About Wireless.

A meeting of all boys of the Moline
Y NJ. c. A. who are interested in wire
less has been called for next Wednes-
day evening when Ben Spoerbeck,
president of the Rock Island Radio
club. will be the speaker. A move
ment to interest boys has been in pro-
gress for some time and probabilities
are that a room will be set aside for
the work Paul Martin is head of the
bows committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-15

Manufacturers lodge, No. 4S5, of the
same order, also has a class of can
didates which will receive work one
week from tomorrow evening. This
will also be-put on by the staff of lodge
No. 133.
A large class of members of the OBJ
servatory and sick benefit branch re-
Gently opened will be adopted at the
meeting of Moline observatory No ],
North Star Benefit association, tomor-
row evening The gathering is a
monthly one and will be held in Swed
ish Olive hall. An interesting program
has been arranged and refreshments
will be served.
Good Templars of Fridhem lodge No.
IS held their weekly meeting in Swed-
ish Olive hall Saturday evening. Rou-
tine business was transacted and sew
eral interesting talks were delivered.
Members of Moline lodge No. 235, L.
%. 0. NJ, are making plans for a stag
to be held after the meeting tomorrow
evening. This is first of the features
planned by the newly organized en-
itertainment committee Affairs of sim
liar nature will be rur off at inter
walls during the membership campaign
now in progress.
Work will he put on at the meeting
OF St George lodge, No Is, knights OF
Pythias, this evening. Plans for the
booster meeting of all lodges in the
county, to be held in Moline soon to
start the D. O. X. X. organization will
also be discussed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-15
LIGHTNING BOLT
KILLS FISHERMAN
Charles Bergstrom is Made Victim OF
Storm While Running Trot Line
Yesterday in Mississippi.
MAN on SHORE REsCUUEs BODY
Death for Unfortunate Man is Instan.
taneOus and Verdict Of Jury is
TO That Effect.

Charles Bergstrom. 40 years old, met
instantaneous death at 1870 yesterday
morning when struck by a bolt Of
lightning while running a trot line.
two blocks out from the foot of Twen-
ty-seventh street.
The fisherman had lived in a house
boat near Twenty street for
some time and yesterday morning
yentured out into the river while d
storm was in progress. His boat was
a fiat bottomed affair.
The death of Bergstrom was wit
messed by Henry Van Hyfte, another
FISHERMAN. Bergstrom, according to
Van Hyfte's story. moved out into the
river for distance of 700 feet. From
his own boathouse Van Hyfte saw the
fash OF light and Bergstrom fall
backward to the bottom of the boat.
Position Of the craft was above the trot
line, in which ii became entangled as
it started to float down stream.
Van Hyfte rushed to his own boat
and in short time had reached the side
of Bergstrom' craft. He brought the
body to his cabin and then notified au-
thorities of the mans death.
The remains were later taken to the
Knox morgue An inquest was con-
Quoted by Coroner r. c. J. Meyer later
in the day The jury found hat
Bergstrom had met death as result of
his being struck by bolt of light
ming.
Brother is Notified.
The unfortunate man had lived in
Moline for five years and had been a
resident in this vicinity for 10 years.
He was not married.
Bergstrom was born in Sweden in
September, 1877, Surviving relatives
are four brothers, Fred Nelson OF Mo-
line. Alfred Bergstrom of Chicago,
and two sisters, Mrs. Carlson of Pasa-
dena. Cal, and Mrs. {. Anderson OF
this state. Bergstrom had been an
employee OF Deere & Co. at intervals
during his residence here.
The funeral will be held from the
Fred Nelson home, 1923 Fifteenth
street, at o'clock tomorrow after
noon. Rev ]. Z. Seth of the Mission
Tabernacle will officiate and burial
will be in Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-15
Ministers in Weekly Meeting.

Meeting of the Moline Ministerial
union in the Y NJ c. A. parlors this
morning was short one. Regular
business was all that was transacted,
the usual morning paper being dis
pensed with.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-15
FORMER BAR SAID
TO Be 4 Blind PIC
EladiS PetraiteS Tells Police He Pur.
chased Real Red Liquor Over
Counter in City Sunday.
BUYS ENOUGH TO GET JAGGED
Says kicky Stuff is Pulled From Be.
meath Counter OF Soft Drink
Place on Railroad Avenue.

Nladis Petriates, arrested Sunday
night at Railroad avenue and Tenth
street on a charge of being intoXi-
Gated, in police court this morning
asserted that at least one of Moline's
former saloons is operating as a blind
pig.
Petraites said he went to East Mo
line yesterday where he had two pic
mic bottles Of beer. Later he return
ed to Moline and went to a saloon or
Railroad avenue, where he said he OBJ
tanned one or two drinks of whisky.
Where was the whisky" question
ed magistrate.
Right under the bar" replied
Petraites.
How much did you pay for it?" he
was asked
Ten cents drink" he declared.
Reports have reached city authori.
ties several times during the last
week that number of former sa-
looms, now operating as soft drink
parlors, were selling liquor on the
side, but heretofore these reports
have all been hearsay and of an in
deilnite nature
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-15

Session of the international body
will continue through today and local
representatives are expected nome
Wednesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-15
Fines Are Raised.

Fines for drunkenness have been
raised one dollar in Moline police
court, Heretofore the usual charge
for being allowed to sleep off drunk
IN the city Jail has been 81 and costs,
or $3.50. Three men who were ar
raigned this morning, however, paid
$3.50 each and it is understood this
will be the regular charge hereafter,
unless it is fragrant case. when it is
likely to be made much higher.
One of the three was a Moliner who
went to East Moline Saturday night
TO buy his groceries and also some
thing else. A second was Moliner
who had been to East Moline also
and the third was a Rock Islander
who came to Moline to do some work.
but imbibed too freely before starting
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-11
JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
Which is Better-Try an Experiment or Profit hy d Pine Bluff Citizens
 EyUprienCe.

Something new is an experiment.
 Must be proved to be a represent ed.
 The s,atem; Tt of manufacturer IS not convincing proof of merit.
 Bu, the endorsement of friends is.
 Now supposing you had bad back,
 A lame, weak, or aching che,
 Would you experiment on 1t?
 You will read Of many so-callea curse.
 Endors:d by strangers from far away places,
 It's different when the endorse ment comes from hone.
 Easy to prove local testilony.
 Read this Pine Bluff case:
 C. D. Smith, vei. surgeon, 110S W Sixth Ave, Pine Bluff, says. T know that Doans k k'dney Fills are | medicine of merit and I don't hesl- tate to recommend thelh. l have used them on different occasions fol kidney complaint and lame anc aching back and they have always acted promptly in relieving the aches and pains
 Price 5oc. a, all dealers. Don simply ask for kidney remedy-ge Doan's Kidney Pills--the sane tha Mir. Smith had. Foster -Milburn Co. Props. Buffalo, \. Y.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-11
CIRCUS PEOPLE HAVE
 RELIGIOUS SERVICE
Cole Brothers Observe Sabbath at Dermott, Tent Being Used for
 Tabernacle.

Delmott. April 10.-Cole Brothers circus, which shows here today, made good the statements of tho press agent, Ut is different" on Sunday afternoon when several hundred of the attaches of the show assembled in the large side show tent which was converted into regular Billy Sun- day" tabernacle, to listen to beau tful and edifying sermon by Rev. Rolle of the Presbyterian church of this place. Soul-stirring music was rendered by the choir Of the same church. 1t was a cosmopolitan con gregation, composed of people from 20 different states and eight foreign countries.
 w. w. Cole. the father of the Cole brothers. in 1879 originated the idea of holding religious services for the benefit of his circus emplyoes. It has been weekly event ever since with the Cole Brothers show. The meet ings are in charge of pastors of diff ferent churches. Protestant, Cathollc and Jewish taking their turn.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-11
FOUR bIG PLANTS
 KNOCKING Al THE
 PINE BLUFF DOUR
Successful Industries, Seek ing Locations, May Oper-
 ate Here.

Four big manufacturing inst tutlons' already well establ shed and of nigh standing in the commercial World, are in communication with the Pine Bluff chamber of commerce, relative to obtaining sites here upon which to erect factories.
 Secretary E. B. Bloom of the cham Der of commerce stated yesterday that the correspondence With these Companies is the result of the adver- Using obtained by Pnc Bluff through the Milwaukee baseball club. which has its spring training camp here The Milwaukee papers, and other papers in the central west and the north, have printed thousands or words about Pine Bluff the past month, and as consequence, the at tention of hundreds Of thousands of people has been directed to this city.
 One of the concerns with which MT. Bloom is now in correspondence, operates big plant in Wisconsin, where it manufactures concrete ma chinery. The company is looking for site in this section. where it will establish branch factory, employing 100 to 300 hands the year round. Another is an automobile tire fac. tory, now in operation in Ohio. This company is anxious to move into the cotton growing section. where a large part of the raw material used in automobile tires, cotton, S at hand, l and where labor conditions are sat S factory. The company is particular about desiring to move it's big plant into section where there is not such keen, throat-cutting competition for | labor. z AG Perhaps the largest of the quartet of plants With which MT. Bloom is in correspondence is big woodworking | plant, now in operation in one of the Eastern states, but which wants to move into this section, where there is a great supply of gum timber. This company, when it locates it's plant will erect $300,000 factory, will em- ploy 2o0 to $50 hands in the mill, it is said, and will need from o,000,000 to |l10000,0 l ,000 feet of gum timber and lumber per year.
 Another woodworking concern, q hardwood plant, is the fourth of the organizations w tn which Mr. Bloom lS neSotidtlnS, anu aileduy thlS coHi
 pany has informed Mr Bloom a rep
 resentative of the plant will be here
 within the next few days, to look into conditions here. This concern IS now
 operating in Minnesota, but wants to
 move into this section of the country. MT. Bloom stated yesterday that
 Harry \. Atwood, commercial frcgat
 agent of the Iron Mount ain at Mil
 waukee. and formerly Pine Bluff
 cit zens,> is lending great aid to Pine Bluff i'll the movement to get more , manufacturing plants. Mr. Atwood [ was of great assistance in getting the Milwaukee baseball club to establish
 it's training camp in Pine Bluff, and is
 st Il continuing his activities in behalf of his former home
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-11
MlLLERS ANTlSEPTIC OIL
 KNOWN AS Snake Oil
Will Positively Relieve Pain in Three
 Minutes.

Try it right now for Rheumatism, Neuralgia, lumbago, sore stiff and swollen joints, pains in the head, back and limbs. corn, bunions. etc. After one application pain disappears as if by magic.
 A never "a ling remedy used intern ally and externally for Coughs, Colds, Csoup, Sore Throat, Diptherla an1 Tonsilitis.
 This Oil is conceded to be the most penetrating remedy known Is prompt and immediate effect in relieving pain is due 10 the fac; that it penetrates to the affected parts at once. As an illustration, pour Ten Drops on the thickest piece of sole leather and it will penetrate ta's substance through and through in three minutes.
 Accept no substitute. This great Oil is golden rod color only. Every bottle guaranted, Poo and soc bottle or money refunded Brasher Drug Store, sole agents,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-11
COMPLETE PLANS
 ID RAISE MONEY
 FOR TRACK MEET
Several Entertainments on Tapis in Behalf of School
 Fund.

Arrangements have virtually been perfected for raising about $4oo, which amount is necessary to cem- plete the fund with which to 3effay the expenses of the approathlng state interscholastic track and field meet and musical and literary cen tests. Wh'c are to be held il thls city May I, , and 6.
 A special meeting of the committee was held yesterday forenoon, at II o'clock. in the rooms of 'he chamber of commerce, which was largely at tended and at which much en enthusiasm was displayed. AS a result Of the meeting, it was announced that sev- eral entertainments are to he held, through which the money still needed IS expected to be raised. Among tie entertainments planned. and details of which are already arranSed. are the following:
 A baseball game between the Pine Bluff High school team and the team from the Deaf Mute college at Liltla Rock.
 A bridge party to be given at the Hotel Pnes on the afternoon of Thurs
 
 day, April 27.
 A dance, to be held after Eas;er.
 Special benefit performances at one or more movng picture shows.
 All the details of !ae prepa.9s'nls for the track meet are well advanced, Work was started yestardas on the cinder track and othe' features a At letic field, and with continuance ol the present fine weather the field will be ready for the conte stants with in the next fortnight.
 Candidates for the local track anl field squad are praa:i2lns resn,arl, aach aftehnoon, under direstio of Coach L. E Bassett and Physlca Director c. 4. von Harten of tii' Young Mems Christian association and. the coaches are confident Pint Bluff will be represented by a tean which will rank with the n'saesi d the meet.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-11
Save rags-they're worth big money now! Prices paid for rags eight ties high year ago.

Rags! Rags!-got any rags' You're lucky if you have lot of old rags around the place because they'ilhring ,,ou big money now-cight times as much as you used to get for them. Last year rags sold around 1.c a aound-now they are bringing 4c a 2ovnd, and manufacturers are glad to ret them at that price.
 ..3ags form the basis of many well !.nown products, sued, as writing mper, roofing etc. The roofing mills
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-11
ONION CROP SHORT.

Washington. April 9.--The Texas onion crop Will be 1S7 ,22o bushels short of the 1915 crop. though there has been an increase of l2 per cent in areas, according to the estimate ot the department ot agriculture just made public here. The department predicts that the state will produce l,93o,972 bushels this year. about 55 Der cent or normal.
 The total acreage of the state ill 1915 was S,9i3 and this year is 10,- o57.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-11
\ Single Application
 Banisles Every Hair
(The Modern Beauty

Here is how any woman can easily and quickly remove objectionable hairy growths, without possible injury to the skin: Make paste with some powdered delatone and water, apply to hairy surface and after 2 ors3 min utes rub off, wash the skin and the hairs are gone. This is painless, in- expensive method and, excepting where the growth is unusually thick, a single application is enough. You should, however, be careful to get genuine delatone.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-11
WHAT CHILDREN NEED NOW.

In spite Of the pest care mothers can give them this weather brings sickness to many children. Mrs. T. Neureuer. Eua Claire, Wis, writes: .Folsy's Honey and Tar cursd my boy of a severe attack of croup after other remedies had failed It is a wonderful remedy for coughs, colds. croup and whooping cough" It stops lagrippe coughs. Mann Pharmacy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-11

Bad breath. bitter taste, dizziness and general mo account feeling is a sure sign oi torpid liver HERB NE is the medicine needed. It makes the liver active, v'talizes the blood
 regulates the bowels and restores a fine feeling of energy and cheerful ness. Price soc, Sold by w. L. De- woody X Go. cod
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-11
BUYS NEW HAVEN GLIB.

NeW Haven, Conn.,. Aprll 9.-James T. Collins, one of the executors of the George NJ. Cameron estate, has purchased the New Haven baseball franchise in the Eastern league. Col lins paid $S,0o0 Cor the franchise and took five wears lease of the savin Rock baseball park at Sl,200 a year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-11
TAME WILD SILK WORMS.

London, April 9.-A great supply of cheap raw silk is predicted here today on the announcement that the wild silk worm of Africa has been successfully tanned.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-01-05
JOE
THE BOOK FARMER
MAKING GOOD
ON THE LAND
By
CARRARD HARRIS
COPYRIGHT, 1918,
SYNOPSIS
COPYRIGHT, 1918,
By HARPER & BROTHERS.

H. Weston. fourteen years old, decides
- mako q success OF his fathers rum
down farm. He reads the latest scientific
books. Mr.. Somerville, a merchant. agrees
70 help him.
Joss father is pessimistic. He sneers
1t book farming and book farmers. Mr..
0omerville, struck with Joe's business
ability and ambition. backs him In prize
competitions.
Passersby on the road linger to watch
Joe operate. The sneers that were in
evidence at hrst soon give way to locks
OF surprise. Joe is showing them some
thing az q farmer.
Joes fathers pessimism gradually
fades away. He watches Joe work. He
sees him perform wonders with the soil.
He soon Is as enthusiastic as Joe. His
oonverslon pleases Mr.. Somerville
Joe's corn is the wonder Of the country
side. With money he received from a
commission merchant for his product he
starts a bank account, which he proudly
exhibits to his father.
There Is a constant demand for the corn
ZOO is raising. In the prize competition
100 makes 1888 bushels on an acre at q
cost OF $3.50.
It is announced that Joe Weston, the
book farmer. Won the first corn prize for
his county. His father says. "Son. I'm
powerful proud Of ye."
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-01-05
CHAPTER XII.
Joe's Father Studies.

r Joe went ahead with his prep
arations on his own acre, the
same land that he had used the
" last year. He had sowed it
down in rye as winter cover crop
and to prevent washing Of the soil and
at the same time to afford q winter
pasture for the stock and pigs. The
rye was to be turned under when the
ground was first broken in the spring.
Mr.. Weston had planted six acres in
oats. but proposed to let them mature
after having been grazed by the stock
during the winter.
In his spare time Joe now hauled
leaves; but. since there was stock on
the place. the leaves were not applied
direct to the land. The cows and
horses were bedded in the leaves, and
a covered pen was built back Of the
barn into which the leaves and bed
ding from the stalls were thrown each
day.
"Ain't no use in buildin' a fertiliZe
pen, Joe," objected his father when the
subject was first mentioned. Just
pitch 1t out there under the caves, au
the rain and water II help rot it,
Yes, and over half it's value will be
running off in waste water toward the
creek" said Joe. The water will take
most Of the ammonia and heap Of the
nitrogen and phosphoric acid and such
out Of it. No; les keep it dry until we
are ready to apply it; then it will not
lose its strength. There's govern
ment bulletin on the care of barnyard
fertilizer. Haven't you read it,"
mo; amt had time yet I've got
so much to learn an so much to read.
An you know readin' is mighty hard
work for me. I amt had as much
schoolin' in all my life as you've had
Already"
Joe felt sorry for his father, who
seemed so keenly conscious of late re-
garding his own limitations. Joe
sought to make him feel easier.
SWELL, it isn't strange you haven't
read it-there are so many of them
but have, and that's what it says