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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-28
For Sale-Misce llaneous.

VI 0Ct1C-N4iSC
FOR SALE - Bargains in used cars;
Don Sales company.
FOR SALE-A Black Hawk motor
cycle. Inquire 913 Twenty-hrst
FOR SALE-Gas stove; in good con-
dition. 61215 Fourth avenue Phone
2246.
FOR SALE-Good second hand 4-foot
No. / lath, 15c per SO Lewis Roofing
Co.. R. l. 301.
FOR SALE-Blackhaw motorcycle in
good condition; 427 Nineteenth
street.
FOR SALE-Will sacrifice new Over
land; extra equipments; phone Mo-
line 1907.
FOR Household goods of all
kinds. 1887 Sixth avenue. Phone
612
FOR SALE-Five plate glass windows,
ska; also plate glass front; Lewis
Roofing Co., r. l. 3O1.
FOR SALE-A cyt-under rubber-tired
surrey. Inquire F. l.. Bliss, 1O14
Twentieth street.
FOR SALE-Boat, built for use OF
engine or can be used for rowboat.
Phone 3os-L Moline.
FOR SALE-All kinds of household
furniture, very cheap. GA Twenty
fourth street; good condition.
FOR SALE-15OO feet new wall
board at &c per foot, standard sizes;
Lewis Roofing Co.. r. l. 301.
FOR SALE-Very reasonable, large
mahogany electric lamp, 1905 Third
avenue, apartment ,; call mornings:
FOR SALE-Or trade, 24foot trunk
cabin cruiser, 10 horsepower, and
engine; with all equipments. +. |.
1884.
FOR SALE =. Reasonable, houseboat
34x1O, first-class condition. Sew
enth boat below Standard Oh Cloth
company.
FOR SALE-Twenty-fo foot family
launch. fully equipped; call at Is
land City Boat club, foot Of Twelfth
street; A. J. Pinault.
FOR SALE-Very reasonable, two
dressers, two beds, gas stove, day.
export; other household goods; al
most new Phone R. |. 724.
FOR SALE-High striking machine,
Katton Handy machine and small
tent for summer amusement park.
Inquire Ralph's lunch stand, 42o
Seventeenth street.
FOR SALE-Lot of 2x4, 2x6, and ks,
at our warehouse; also new and
second hand doors and windows, in
Guiding several large plate glass.
Lewis Roofing company. R. l.. sol.
FOR SALE-Billiard tables, brand new
caroom and pocket, with complete
outfit, SIPS; secondhand tables at
reduced prices; bowling alleys and
supplies; easy payments. Cigar
store. drug, delicatessen and soda
fountain fixtures. Address |. c.
Sanders, The Brunswick Balke-Col-
lender Co., 219 Harrison street, Day.
export, Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-28
Executors Notice.

Schriver & Schriver, Attorneys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-28

FOR RENT-Four-roo house at 1915
Thirteenth avenue; rent, $40. In
quire at Jones second hand store.
Phone E. | 222h.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-28

FOR SALE-Forty-tw foot lot, $475,
and 50foot lot, 1915; improvements
paid. Located on the hill. Phone
Edward Brien, R. |. PA.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-28

FOR SALE OR TRADE-New all-mod-
ern. siX-room house with large lot;
auto or lot preferred in part pay
ment. Phones 1S1S-1O29-X.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-28

WANTED-Competent girl for general
housework; good wages. 502 Twen-
ty-third street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-28

FOR RENT-Reasonable, a very we'll
furnished front room, lavatory in
room, instantaneous heater for bath.
and every other modern convenience,
at 933 Seventeenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-28
Executors Notice.

WITTER & WALKER. Attorneys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-28

WANTED-GirI to do general house
work; good pay; 250S Eighth ave-
nue.. Phone 2756
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-28
RATES

,c per word frst insertion. NJ gord
each additional insertion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-28

Misunderstanding or repair work
of any kind. Address b L. j." care
The Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-28

FOR SALE-Partly modern siX-rOom
house; close business section; price
reasonable; further particulars. Ad-
dress Bargain" care Argus.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-16
HE FEARED TO GO FURTHER
Lawyer Had His Own Reasons for Dis
continuing the Examination of
the Witness.

Many years ago trial was in prog
ress in San Francisco, and counsel for
defendant was cross-examinfng wit
ness for plaintiff. An earthquake
shook the chandeliers and dislodged q
portion of the ceiling. Jurors. wit
nesses and spectators started for the
door, but the judge checked the exodus
Of the lawyers by retaining his seat
and his composure and exclaiming.
Gentlemen, gentlemen, fiat justitia
ruat ceiling" The seismic disturb
ance being over the crowd returned.
you can proceed with the cross
examination of the Witness" said the
Judge to the counsel for the defendant.
Pardon me, your honor" was the
reply, but after the late exhibition of
the displeasure of the Almighty at the
lies this witness was telling, do not
care to further invoke divine wrath.
will ask him no more questions. -
Case and Comment.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-16
THATCHER Will FILED
PUEBLO BANKER LEAVES HOME
AND ssoo.ooo TO WIDOW.
Son Gets Bank Stock and $4,000
Cash and Three Daughters Each
Left $4,000 Cash.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver-M. D. Thatcher, son of the
late Mahlon D. Thatcher, and John
H. Thatcher and Raymond Thatcher,
sons of the late John A. Thatcher of
Pueblo, were in Denver conferring
with bankers in reference to the han
ding of the stock in Denver institu-
tions held by the heirs of the Pueblo
financiers. Contemporaneously with
the visit of the son of Mahlon d.
Thatcher here, the contents of the
latter's will were made public in Pu-
eblo. The specific bequests made by
the will follow:
To the widow, Hilcrest, the
Thatcher residence, with all furni
ture. booke, pictures, statuary and
ether articles in the house and all
carriages, horses and automobiles. in
addition to cash bequest of 100000
to be selected by her from any secu-
rity in the entire estate.
To M. D. Thatcher, Jr., the testa-
tors watch and chain and all per-
sonal jewelry, all his stock in the
First National Bank of Pueblo "a
half interest), $4,000 cash and all
realty except the residence property.
Cash sums of $4,000 each to the
three daughters, Mrs. William Waller
and Mrs. Robert c. Wheeler of Chi.
cago and Mrs. Robert L. Huntzinger
OF New York City.
Sums Of $4,000 each to his sisters,
Mrs. Sarah P. Bloom of Trinidad,
and Mrs. Mary G. Everhart of Mar.
tinsburg, Pa.
Sums of $4,000 each to his sisters.
ii-law, Mrs. F. w. Cooper of Pueblo
and Mrs. Charles F. Jordan of Ouray.
The sum of $4,000 to his nephew, M.
T. Everhart of Pueblo.
The sum Of $4,000 to Miss Eliza
beth Fisher of Pueblo, a nurse who
has served in the family.
Sums of $4,000 each to his brothers.
in-law, Edwin P. and Charles F. Jor-
dan of Pueblo
The sum of $4,000 to Robert r.
Lytle (deceased), cashier of the First
National Bank of Pueblo.
A similar amount to A. s. Booth,
vice president of the bank.
Household servants were remem-
bered as follows: $1,000 to Avri1
Johnson (deceased), coachman, and
$500 each to Anna johnson and Mary
Morgan.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-16
Everyone Should
Drink Hot Water
in the Morning
Wash away all the stomach, IIv-
er, and bowel poisons be.
fore breakfast.

To feel your best day in and day
out, to feel clean inside; no sour bile
to coat your tongue and sicken your
breath or dull your head: no constipa-
ton. bilious attacks. sick headache,
colds. rheumatism or gassy, acid stom.
ach, you must bathe on the inside like
you bathe outside. This is vastly
more important, because the skin
pores do not absorb impurities into
the blood, while the bowel pores do.
says a well-known physician.
To keep these poisons and toxins
well flushed from the stomach. liver.
kidneys and bowels, drink before
breakfast each day, glass of hot wa.
ter with teaspoonful of limestone
phosphate in it. This will cleanse,
purify and freshen the entire alimen'
tary tract, before putting more food
into the stomach.
Get quarter pound Of limestone
phosphate from your druggist or at
the store. 1t is inexpensive and al.
most tasteless, except a sourfsh
tinge which is not unpleasant. Drink
phosphated hot water every morning
sons and toxins; also to prevent their
formation. ....
To feel like young folks feel; like
you felt before your blood, nerves and
muscles became saturated with an ac-
cumulation of body poisons, begin this
treatment and above all, keep it up!
AS soap and hot water act on the skin,
cleansing sweetening and purifying.
SO limestone phosphate and hot water
before breakfast, act on the stomach
liver, kidneys and bowels.-Adv.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-16
States Survey Act Held Legal.

The law passed by the last Legis-
lature creating survey commission
to investigate the different depart
ments of the government of Colorado
was held to be valid by Judge A. Wat
son McHendrie Of Trinidad, sitting
for Judge Denison in the Denver Dis
trict Court. That holding will place
in the hands of the commission at
once more than $4,000 appropriated
by the Legislature for the commits
sion's work. Attorney General Farrar
opposed the use of the funds on the
ground the act creating the commits
sion was illegal. The commission is
composed of Phillip B. Stewart,
speaker of the House: Lieutenant
Governor Moses E. Lewis, David Ell
lott, Werner 2. Reed and Represen-
tatives Siewers Fincher and Irving w.
Howbert of Colorado Springs.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-16

For $35S,G0O of the state funds the
counties will be compelled to spend
an equal amount; for s66,300, half as
much; for $27,80O, one-third, and for
$12O,6O0, one-fifth. The state will
spent $46,500 for road work OH which
no assistance from the counties will
be. required. The ratio of the re-
quirements of expenditures by each
county is determined by the import
ance of the road work to be done and
by the financial condition of the
county.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-16
STATE TECAPITOL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
MILLION ROAD FUND GIVEN OUT.
State Highway Commission Makes
Apportionment Of Years Funds
to Various Counties.


to Various Counties.
Denver-A total OF 81 ,o49, ,436.67 will
will be expended Jointly by the state
and various counties this year in the
construction and maintenance of
highways.
The State Highway Advisory Board
approved appointments of $619,800
to be made by the state government
to the different counties. These ap
portionments call for expenditures
by the counties of from one to one
fifth as much as they receive from
the state, although for some road
construction no expenditures by the
counties will be required. A total OF
1929 ,636.67 will be required by the
counties to meet the conditions of the
state allotments.
Allotments to the different coun-
ties:
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-16
STOPPED SHORT
Taking Tonies, and Built up on
Right Food.

The mistake is frequently made OF
trying to build up a worn-out nervous
system on so-called tonics.
New material from which to rebuild
used up tissue cells is what should be
supplied, and this can be obtained
only from proper food.
II found myself on the verge of q
nervous collapse. due to overwork and
study, and to illness in the family"
writes a Wisconsin woman.
MY friends became alarmed be-
cause I grew pale and thin and could
not sleep nights. took various
tonics, but their effects wore OF
shortly after stopped taking them.
My food did not seem to nourish me.
Reading Of Grape-Nuts. determined
to stop the tonics and see what .
change Of diet would do. ate Grape
Nuts four times q day with cream.
and drank milk also, went to bed
early after eating q dish OF Grape
Nuts.
In about two weeks I was sleeping
soundly. In Q short time gained
weight and felt like different woman.
Grape-Nuts and fresh air were the
only agents used to accomplish the
happy results" There's . Reason"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Greek. Mich.
enc appears fro0 tlRe - taRA Th0y
are genufDos trues and fan - huDa6
interest.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-16
Montague Convicted Of Attack.

Denver.-J. Arthur Montague was
convicted by jury in the West Side
Court on the third count of an in
formation charging him with an at
tack upon a 17-year-old. orphan girl.
The verdict carries penalty of from
three years to life Imprisonment.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-16
step.Brother and Sister Married.

Colorado Springs. = Probably the
youngest couple ever married here
were made man and wife by Justice
of the Peace Frank Huntington. Win
ME P. Culbertson, age IA years, be
came the bride of Luther B. Davis
age 16. Another unusual feature oil
the wedding was that the bride and
bridegroom are step-sister and step
brother, the bridegroom's father, Har
vey B. Davis, being the husband of the
brides mother, Mrs. Eliza Davis. The
family live at Yoder, Colo.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-16
Looked That Way.

you know every boy in this coun-
try has a chance to be the president
Of the United States." said the school
master.
"Oh, I know what you're driving at"
said the bright boy; you want me
to be for preparedness"
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-16
Negro Killed In Race Dispute.

Trinidad.-Robert Tindell. "a negro
porter, was shot and killed on the
rear veranda Of hotel here by ]. p.
Epperson, a former soldier, following
an argument over. race equality. Ep
person shot three times,
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-16
Held for Embedding Estate.

Delta-Roy Ballard, former we'll
known resident of this city, was ar
rested in Palisade on charge of EN-.
bezzlement of a Delta county estate
for which he was administrator. Bal
lard was sought by the police for
nearly two years.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-16
Springs Liquor Shipments CROWN,

Colorado Springs.-With only one
express company reporting for Febru
ary, the number of shipments of Ii
quor into Ell Paso county will run
ahead of the January total. In Janu
ary there were 176 shipments in all
but last month a single common car
rier delivered 179 consignments.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-16

$25, 900 Fire Wrecks Grade School.
Pueblo. = The Minnequa grade
school, one OF the largest in Pueblo
was gutted BY fire. The blaze origi-
mated through defective wiring. The
damage il estimated. at $4,000.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-16

Man eiows of Top Of His Head.
Monte vista.-C. T. Benjamin, well.
known ranchman, living in the noun
tains near Jasper, blew the top Of hii
head off with rife.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-16
To Probe Rates on Rio erande.

The State Public Utilities Commits
sion has ordered an investigation
made of the freight rates charged by
the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
between points in the San Luis VAL
ley and other points in the state. A
hearing in the. investigation will be-
gin on May 2.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-16

The Bohemian 1915 hop crop is esti-
mated at 100000 pounds, SO per
cent decrease compared to the crop
Of 1914.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-16

Throw Off Colds snd Prsvent Grip.
When ESufsei ESu fsei SSld eomlns on. take La LAxA; 4;
Coids and Grip. Only One BRQMO QU1NINA"
4. W. GROW rs signature On box. 1bc.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-16

A new fishhook has prongs along its
shank to hold live bait with mini
mum of injury.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-16
Defined.

what Is meant by peanu3 politics.
father?"
ITS just a little shell game, my
son."
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-16
cspp's Salary Referred to Farrar.

M. P. Capp, warden of the State Re-
formatory, probably will get his pay.
although Governor Carlson has issued
an order removing. him. Attorney
General Farrar has decided that the
payrolls of the reformatory and tho
penitentiary as approved by the sec
rotary of the old State and Civil
Service Commission and two meln.
bers of the new merit body are legal.
He so advised Auditor Mulnix, who
asked him for an opinion on the sub
ject. The attorney general found that
the payrolls were signed by the men,
bers of the State Board of Correc-
tions which has charge of the two
penal institutions. Wardon Capp's
name is on the Reformatory payroll.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-16
February Income Taxes Total $45,4ss

February Income Taxes Total $45, ,493.
The sum of $45,49S.63 was collected
by Leslie E. Hubbard. state inheri.
-tance tax appraiser, during the month
of February. The largest tax received
was on the estate of James M. Wilson
of Denver, which paid into the state
treasury tax Of $17,743.4S. From the
estate Of Annie w. jacobson of Den
yer a tax of $13.247.52 was received.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-16
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
DATES ron COMING EVENTS.

DATES E0R COMING EVENTS.
March z0-April 1.-Coior Retail
Merchants Associations Food and
Industrial Exposition at Denver.
April 13-Democratic State Convention
at Pueblo.
May First Congressional District
Republican Convention at Colorado
Springs.
May 2.-Republican State and Third
and Fourth Congressional District
Convention at Pueblo.
May 1s-Democratic State Convention
at Colorado Springs.
Denver.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-31

publication Of his newspaper, the Ro-
view. of Standpoint; State Auditor Fred
L. Huston will go into the real estate
business in Boise; Deputy State Audit
or George Lewis, bishop of Boise stake,
Church of Latter Day Saints. will re-
main in Boise; Attorney General Peter
son will engage in the practice of law
at Pocatello: State Superintendent of
Public instruction Miss Bernice Mccoy
will take post graduate work in Column
bia university. New York; Chief Justice
Isaac n. Sullivan, will retire to private
life having served since Idaho become
a state on the bench of the supreme
court: Asst. Atty. Generals Herbert
Wing and d. A. Dunning, will enter law
practice in Boise; Dean Perkins. state
land commissioner will return to his
real estate business in Boise; II. Har-
land, register of the land department,
will either return to Payette to super
wise his farm. or locate in Boise; John
Shook, warden of the penitentiary. will
go back to Lemhi county to give his at
tention to ranch interests; Byron Hyatt.
deputy secretary of state. will remain
with Secretary Dougherty for some
time. later going into business in Boise;
DR.. r. b. Laubaugh, state bacteriol-
ogist, will engage In private practice in
Boise; DR.. Ralph Falk. secretary Of the
entire attention to his practice In Boise.
and many others holding subordinate
positions will work elsewhere than IN
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-31

Representative Moody is adjutant gen.
eral of the state and well known
northern Idaho physician and surgeon.
He declares he is in the race to stay
but does not desire to become involved
In political squabble for SO important
an office as speaker Of the house. Re-
preventative Alfred served a term In
the Wyoming legislature when he had
the distinction Of being the youngest
member Of a legislature in the United
States. He was but II years old. Ra-
preventative Anderson was minority
leader u the house during the last ses-
sion. An agreement has been reached
among Democrats not to pledge men,
bers- elect to the legislature. With q
total membership of SO in the house and
a majority OF seven the Jeffersonians
do not propose to have an open fight
on the floor over speaker. That mat
ter will be settled in caucus. Nineteen
will control the caucus where a lively
fight is expected. The unit rule will be
applied and the desires of the caucus
majority binding on the Democrats.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-31

the state house.
Pure Food Commissioner ]. X. White
will hold over as head of the pure food
department until 1t is determined that
department shall be consolidated with
the health department In which event
he may be replaced by DIR. w. r.. Ham
ilton Of Weiser. II the departments re-
main separate Commissioner White
may continue to hold his position under
appointment from the board Of health.
1t Is possible that the insurance and
state banking departments may he
consolidated under one head, Commits
sioner Hit of the banking department
remaining in charge. That consolida-
ton was recommended by the governor
in his last message to the legislature
but 1t was not followed out.
LEGISLATIVE PRELIMlNARIES.
The preliminaries to the organization
of the new legislature are now being
staged. An unexpected fight has de-
veloped over speaker of the house.
Charles Stewart Moody, representa-
tive-elect of Bonner county, was the
first announced candidate and had the
field to himself until gently. Then
there entered B. Harvey Alfred, re-
preventative elec. of Bingham county
with the backing of some of the south
eastern Democrats. A third candidate
will enter in Ernest Anderson, repre-
sentative elect from Canyon county
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-31

imagine n city. In any age. in which
there were no grocery stores; and yet
the institution LIS comparatively mod
ern one. Do you know how groceries
originated?
Only a few hundred years ago GER
tain foresighted tradesmen in France
went about the country buying up bar
gain lots of merchandise. They bought
fire damaged goods. bankrupt stocks.
all sorts of commodities. They bought
these things ZEN gros" and made money
out of them. The trade was carried
to England, where a man who bought
hardware, thread. furniture. vegetables
ZEN gros," or in large quantities. called
himself an ZEN grosser." This was lat
er shortened to grocer" but the term
was still applied to the proprietor of
a general business. The grocery was
a sort of racket shop. like the modern
10-cent store.
Gradually, 1t appears, the grocer
found it more profitable to deal in tea.
coffee, spices. fruits and nonperishable
foodstufs, and he continued his atten-
ton to these things. He took over the
business CT the 'spicer"-and in France
the shop which we call grocery is
still known as an 'epicerie.' So far
was the original meaning Of the term
lost sight of that man who dealt ex-
clusively in fresh vegetables came to
be known as green grocer
The dealer in foodstuffs has not long
been grocer. Out on our western
frontier the saloon was formerly known
as the grocery. 1t sounds strange to
read in the border letters or rs years
ago, THE groceries are the curse of
our camp" Perhaps the proprietor OF
| such a place adopted that name as a
| blind for his relatives back In the
| states-but this is mere supposition
l-Cleveland Plain Dealer.