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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-06
81. ouis Hav Market.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April Shay
Market firm on best grades. dull on
others: receipts at st. Louis, 6 cars;
at East st. Louis, cars.
Choice timothy-s19. 100000.
No. timothy-s16. 50@19. 90.
No timothy-$13. 00@16 90.
No. 8 eimothy-$9. OO@12. so.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-20
DEMOCRATS WILL
CONVENE TUESDAY
Adjourned Meeting of State COnven-
ton To BE Held in Springfield
ATmory Next Week.
ELECTORS ARE TO BE SELECTED
Candidates for University of Illinois
Trustees are TO BE Nominated
Rock Island Delegates.

The adjourned meeting of the demo-
cratic state convention is to be held at
the arnory at Springfield, next Tues
day. at which time four electors-at-
large are TO be named and three candi-
dates for trustees of the University of
Illinois selected. A platform will be
adopted and other campaign plans
mapped out
Arrangements are being made to
have some of the most prominent men
OF the party address the gathering
The convention met in Springfield
April 81. and then adjourned to meet
al the same city Sept. %, to complete
the business at hand
Delegation From Here.
Rock Island county is to be we'll
represented at the meeting. The list
Of delegates from here are: T. A. Pen
der. county chairman; William Nc
Entry, II. L. Wheelan. c. J. Donovan,
Rock Island: NJ. J. McEniry, j. H
COhurn, NJ. W. Battles, Jr., Dr. r. C.
]. Meyer. Moline; States Attorney F.
f. Thompson. East Moline: Fred Saul
paugh, Black Hawk; Ed Cool, Cor
dOVa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-20
Sweaters and Coats for Men and Bows

Ordained. by the council OF the city
or Rock Island. Ill:
That lots thirty-two 1922 and thirty
three (33), in Hale's addition to the
city OF Rock Island, county of Rock
island and state of Illinois; also a
tract OF land commencing at a point
100 feet south of the northwest corner
or lot one a., block two 90, Towards
second addition to the city of Rock
island, Ill.,; thence running west 10
the east line of Elm or Thirtieth
street; thence south fifty 500 feet:
thence east to the west line of said
lot one %, block two (2). in said
towards second addition; thence
north fifty 500 feet to the place OF be-
ginning: and all owned and held by
the said city of Rock Island, be sold.
In pursuance to an act of the general
assembly entitled IAN act to author
lie cities and villages to convey any
real or personal estate, or their right
ana title therein, when the same shall
De no longer necessary for, or proflta-
Die 10, or its longer retention be for
the best interests of such city or viii
lage." approved March %, 1889: in
force July /. 1880 The said lots are
now vacant and are not used for any
purpose
Bids for the purchase of all or q
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-20
YUMA

Church service will be held at Yuma
next Sunday evening. This will be the
last sermon Rev. Mr.. Dunlevy will
preach before going to conference.
Mrs. Bessie Karr of Rock Falls is
spending a few days with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Beal.
Mrs. Bert Daily and daughter of
Oklahoma are guests at the home of
Mrs. Lyman Daily and son Homer.
Henry Brandt and bride returned
from Dubuque last Saturday and are
receiving congratulations from their
many friends.
Mrs. Maggie Nuson of Chicago has
been guest at the A. l.. Mead home
Mr.. and Mrs. Sheldon Mumma well
coined young son Saturday morning
Mother and son are doing nicely.
,. ). Beal continues quite i'll and the
physicians have decided that nothing
but an operation will bring relief
Dave Schafer, who underwent an
operation for appendicitis at Moline
hospital is doing nicely
Mrs Shinbeiber is sick and is con-
fined to her bed
Edwin Antony spent Sunday in Rock
Island with his father.
Mrs. d. W Mumma was shopping in
Port Byron Saturday.
Miss Hazel Wainwright spent Sun
day with her mother, Mrs Minnie
Wainwright
The sociable given by the builders
class and hustlers' class Of Yuma NJ.
E. church at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Wake, Friday evening, was
well attended. The night was beau /
tiful and with the HillsdaIe band to
furnish music, people came from all |
directions. 4 very enjoyable time was |
spent and a nice sum was added to
the builders and hUstIers' treasury. |
Miss Anna Craig visited Verna |
Mumma Thursday and Friday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-20
Special Assessment Notice.

Gen. No. Alb.
Notice is hereby given to all per
sons interested, that the city council
of Rock Island, ILL.,, having ordered
that a 10-inch Waterman be construct
ed on Seventeenth street from the CEN
ter line Of Twenty-first avenue to a
point 800 feet south of Twenty-fifth
avenue, and the ordinance for the
same being on file in the office of the
city clerk of said city, and said city
having applied to the county court of
Rock Island, Ill, for an assessment of
the cost of said improvement accord
ing to benefits, said assessment being
payable in five installments, each
bearing interest at the rate of five per
cent per annun, and an assessment
therefore having been made and re-
turned to said court, the final hearing
thereon will be had on the third dav
OF October, A D., 1915. at the hour Of
y O'CLOCK a. m, or as soon thereafter
as the business Of the court will per-
nit
All persons desiring may file OBJ
tections in said court, before said day,
and may appear on the hearing and
make their defense.
Dated Rock Island. Ill, Sept. IS.
1916.
GEORGE W. HENRY,
Officer appointed to make the assess
ment.
JOHN K. SCOTT. City Attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-20
AN ORDINANCE
Providing for the Sale of Certain Real
Estate,

Providing for the Sale Of Certain Real
Estate.
Whereas, the city Of Rock Island
has acquired and holds the following
described real estate: Lots thirty-two
and thirty-three. Hale's addition to the
city of Rock Island, county of Rock
Island and state OF Illinois. and a
tract Of land commencing at a point
100 1eet south OF the northwest corner
OF lot one ~, block two (2), Howard s
second addition TO the city of Rock
Island Ill; thence running west to
the east line of Elm or Thirtietb
street; thence south fifty (5O) feet:
thence east To the west line of said
lot one ~, block two (2). in said
towards second addition; thence
north fifty 500 feet TO the place of
beginning, all in the city of Rock Is
land. And,
Whereas, it is the opinion of a ma
Jorlty or the members OF the CITY conn
ell that the said real estate is no longer
necessary, appropriate. or required for
the use OF said city or its longer re-
tentlon for the best interests of said
city: Be It
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-20
H. D. MYERS ACCEPTS
JOB IN UNIVERSITY

H. D. Myers, formerly teacher of
mechanical drawing in the Rock Is
land high school. resigned his posi-
ton in the normal school at Pitts
hurgh, Kan, last week, to accept a po-
sition in the faculty of the engineering
school of the University of Minnesota
Mr.. Myers will be remembered by the
students who received instruction
from him as an able teacher. c. E.
Paul succeeded Mr.. Myers at the local
school and now has charge Of the
drawing and turning in conjunction
with Mr.. AChtenhagen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-20

part of said described lots or tract OF
land will be received, opened and con
sidered by the said city council at its
regular meeting on the first day of
december. A. ID. 1916, at the hour of
O'Clock p. m.
Cash bids only will be considered
Purchaser will assume all unpaid
taxes and special assessment.
This ordinance shall be published in
the Rock Island Argus, a daily news
paper published in said city, for at
least so days prior to the opening of
bids on the first day of December, A.
ID. 1916
A majority OF the council may re-
Ject any and all bids and a three
fourths vote may accept any one bid.
WILLIAM McCONOCHIE.
Mayor.
Passed: Sept IS, 1916.
Attest: NJ. T. Rudgren, City Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-20
Call for Bids.

Bids will be received at the mayors
office until 10 o'clock a. m. Sept. % for
one vertical submerged type centrffu-
gal pump Of five million gallons ca
paclty IN "a hours, with motor to run
pump; TO be placed on foundation
erected by the city at west end of Fifth
avenue sewer. Specifications on file at
mayors Office.
JOHN A. MURRIN,
Commissioner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-20
Pioneer I'm WESTERN Music

Seoul, Korea--F'ranz Eckert, a Ger
man musician, who is believed to have
composed the music for the Japanese
national anthem, Jimtgayo, died here
recently at the age OF 6S. He was one
OF the pioneers in the Introduction of
western music in Japan and for 20
years was connected with the court
at Toxic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-20

Bids to furnish mine run coal for
heating the Rock Island county court
house and Jail for the 1916-1917 season
will be received by the jail and Jail ac-
counts committee at the court house IN
to s a. n. Saturday. Sept %, 1915.
EZRA WILCHER,
J. c. BURGOYNE,
MARY G. OGDEN,
Committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-20
Notice to Coal Dealers.

Sealed proposals will be received at
the mayors Office until 10 O'Clock a. m.
Sept. 80, 1915, for furnishing the CITY
with sfX-inch lump coal until June 4.
1917, for all departments OF the CITY
except waterworks pumping station.
Bidder must state mine from which
coal Will be furnished.
WILLIAM M'CONOCHIE.
MAYOR
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-20
Pnhlie Nnfice

! will not be responsible for any
debts contracted by my wife, Margaret
carlson, after this date. Sept IS, 1916.
CARL A. CARLSON, 2734 Firth Ave
(Adv)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-20

Russell Hastings Millward, we'll
known explorer of the tropics, has
travelled 8,407 miles on foot through
jungles. lie is thirty-nine years old
and has spent seventeen years travel
ing on foot through unmapped por-
tions of Africa and South and Cen
trail America. He travels on both
scientific and commercial missions.
Millward has contributed a large
number of specimens to the New
York Zoo and has written many ar
ticles for scientific publications. On
his next trip to Brazil he plans to
capture a white-lipped peccary for
the New York Zoo. This animal is a
species of the wild pig, the prey of
the jaguar, and is very rare. There
is now no specimen of this kind in
the United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-20

Sealed bids Will be received at the
mayors office until 10 a. m. Sept. %
Tor leasing of ball park from Oct. /,
1917 until Dec. 81, 1916. Money must
be paid in advance.
JOHN A. MURRIN,
Commissioners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-20
Important Notice!

We announce the removal of Curtain, Drapery and
Bedding Section from floor 2nd avenue store 70 the
Furniture Floor 3rd floor 3rd avenue stored This includes
all curtains and curtain materials drapetes upho
stery fabrics. blankets comfoters feather pillows etc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-20
Beautiful New Silks That
the Autumn BRINGS

Glowing satin crisp taffetas sheer silk repe and m
tons wonderful novelties opened and ready Fall d
in the Silk Section. Py
The collection being in which VIC take great H., ,
pride do hesitate ask good customers bn
and OF the city, in and it. for we will NJ, an
appoint thcui.
The qualities of the hghestyvc admit unyvortbv en-.
The prices in view of the increased to which
the been subjected, oderate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-20
New Dress Goods and Suitincs

Broadcloths in
particularly cloth sn
yard. better coo - 80
qualities.
80 inch ,u.,
s5o and
pIaid galore bright daring
subdued coongs Plentiful &c. IN
suitng and su,
are attracting much ent at he yard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-20
Athena and Forrest Mills Underwear for
Women, Misses and Children

We feature Athena and Forest Mills underwear because
our opinion there are better undergo made in point
of durability fit and workmanship.
Our Fall and Winter stocks practically complete and prices
considering the unusual advance but
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-20
Call for RIds

Passed: Sept. IS, 1916.
Attest: NJ. T. Rudgren, CITY Clerk.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-03
INFIELD USED FOR
FIRST Time; VERY
FAST, SAYS MGR.

The following is a list OF the mem
bers OF the Brooklyn Nationals now
in camp: stengel, outfelder; Apple
ton. pitcher; Goodbread. pitcher;
Mack Wheat, catcher; Stevenson,
pitcher. Colwell, pitcher; Miller, out
fielder; Hickman. outfelder; Priest
pitcher; Mails. pitcher: Olson, utili-
" man; McCarty. catcher; Dell.
pitcher.
Jimmie Johnson. the famous out
fielder, has been ordered to report
March first, but has not yet arrived
The hours announced for practice
by Manager Robinson. are one and a
half hours. from ten in the forenoon
and at two-thirty in the afternoon for
a couple OF hours
The pitchers were today put through
some hot warming UP and apparent
~, some OF the men must have
been doing some extra practice be
hind the barn Robinson had to call
them down He said they exhibited
entirely too much speed Tor the sec
ond days workout and were too swift
i for the recruits. Mails is showing ter
rife speed and is in excellent condi-
ton He holds forth a glowing prom
/ ise. according to the trainer Colwell
/ ESQ looks better than ever before X
fact. all the recruit pitchers are tax
+ ing hold Of the work with a will The
manager is much pleased with the
+ days work
II is reported that Miller. outfeld
H er. appears to be a natural slugger'
and is exceptionally fast for a heavy
+ man. but needs 10 reduce and train
hard Robinson states that Hickman
outfelder. is the fastest runner he has
ever seen playing ball. authoritative
sources say Hickman has run one hun
dred yards in less than ten seconds
Manager Robinson stated with {
smile. he looks the part"
The ground is said to be in exceuen
condition and has proved better thar
the team expected The men worked
for the first time today on the infeld
and found it very fast. The outfelC
is good. too. but still little sandy
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-03

Inlaid linoleum when first laid
should be given a coat OF good floor
polish made of wax and pure oils tree
from acids OF any nature. This should
D. well rubbed into the linoleum 10
Ill the pores, then the linoleum should
be polished. When necessary 10 clean
use q good soap which must be Tree
from alAales, and luke-warm water Do
not use soda or any Of the strong
SOAPS or cleansing compounds, which
are apt 70 destroy the finish ana color.
some prefer that the in,aid should be
polished once each month with q good
foor wax, but the soap and water
method Is believed to BE- the best
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-03
u. S. an Old Nation.

The United States OF America is
one Of the Oldest nations on earth.
With the exception o. England and
Russia il IS, as a present nation, old
er than any country in Europe. And
alone in the Western world. it has
stood for the past 20 years with an
unchaD ged government. It's boundaries
have expanded and its constitution
has been amended and it has gone
through Civil war but the United
States IS ruled today as it was
ruled in 1889; and il is the only West
ern nation that i
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-03
T7E GERMAN-AMERlC
SOCIETY TO HOLD PICNIC

The German-American society will
hold an old-fashioned German picnic
al Nordman's grove. Branch Number
nine. on Sunday March 18th 1t is
understood two Of Captain Nutting's
large motor boats have been engaged
for the trip.
The committee on arrangements
consists OF William Rendsburg, Chas.
Tost and c. F. Burgman. \ royal
good time is promised the party.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-03
Ancient St. Andrews

St Andrews is the Oldest Scotch
university. It having been founded in
1411, and. according to an an cient doc
ument, monv excellent and noble
clerks war b-ocht cut Of sindrv &C l.
I.es 20 be preceI tours il i.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-03
Fear to Hear the Cricket

1t is regarded as a death warning in
some parts OF Germany to hear
.ricket sing.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-03
Ootim site Thouoht

He IS the best prophet who makes
he best guesses
The Benson signal., 1916-07-29
Wished Him Well.

John G.. Zepp of the circuit court,
who is known to his friends as "Jack,"
tells one about a negro funeral grafton
which he overheard:
"The preacher, who was wearing
the conventional silk high hat, white
vest and Prince Albert coat, didn't be-
lieve in being stingy with his bless
ings. He began by blessing the corpse,
then he blessed the pallbearers, the
members of the family of the dear
departed brother, the mourners, the
neighbors, and everybody, in fact, he
could think of, and ended with this
exhortatiOn:
"An', good Lord, be merciful and
bless Mistah Miller, the undertaken,
and may his business evan be prosper
ous."-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Benson signal., 1916-07-29
HEN FREAK BREAKS RECORD
Hatches Chicken and a
Half Out.

Attracted the other day to his incu-
bator by a promising peep, peep, y
Fremont Lounsbury saw emerging
from shell a little ball of fur with
a half-chicken alongside. The whole
fowl was perfect. The half fowl had
no WINGS neck CT head. Otherwise it
was all chicken should be.
Lounsbury explains the birth of the
chicken and a half in a most convinc-
ing manner. He says that some time
ago one of his hens was run over by
a motorcycle with a side car attached
He did not think much of the accident
at the time, but now recalls that the
unfortunate hen was the one that laid
the egg that produced the chicken and
a half Therefore Lounsbury asserts
that chickens also are subject to pre-
natal influence.
The Benson signal., 1916-07-29

shows that stand it real well. I took
the Compound when my ten year old
daughter came and it helped me a lot.
I have also had my oldest girl take it
and it did her lots of good. keep it in
the house all the time and recommend
it."-Mrs. DEWITT SNCEBAUGH, West
Dandy, N. Y.
Sleeplessness, nervousness, irritabil-
ity, backache, headaches, dragging SEN
sations, all point to female derange-
ments which may be overcome by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
This famous remedy, the medicinal
ingredients of which are derived from
native roots and herbs, has for forty
years proved to be a most valuable tonic
and invigorator of the female organism.
Women everywhere bear willing testi-
mony to the wonderful virtue of Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The Benson signal., 1916-07-29
Using Stump PulIer to Remove UnsightIy mpediments

Land covered with stumpS can be
quickly, easily, safely and economi-
cally cleared by means of stump
puller. Dynamite may be used, but
this method is less rapid. Dynamite
is dangerous, and often large roots
are left i'm the ground. A stump puller
leaves no roots.
This has been the experience of w.
P. Blain, horticultural foreman at the
Kansas State agricultural college, who
for several years has had charge of
stump pulling on the college campus.
He has found that stumps pull better
when the ground is dry, as the dirt
loosens more headily around the roots.
1t is not practical to clear land
without first chopping away the trees.
Longer bitches are necessary, and the
>ranches become entangled in the ca
eles, if the trees have not been re-
moved.
Mr.. Blain has found that old stumps
may be pulled Immediately after cut
ting away the trees. The pulling power
The Benson signal., 1916-07-29
FLOUR AND OIL WILL
KEEP ALL RUST AWAY
Coating of Mixture Tends Largely
to ProIong Life of Machine
Not in Daily Use.

(By L. d. GRAIN, Colorado Agricultural
College, Fort Collins, Colo.)
Machines and polished parts of ma
chimes not in daily use, and subjected
to ordinary atmospheric conditions,
will soon rust, thereby rendering them
unsightly, and in time will cause a
very noticeable deterioration.
When machines are laid up for a
time, such as farm machinery, the
parts not actually painted should be
coated with rust preventive. Such a
substance should have the qualities of
cheapness, ease of application and re-
moval, and not be injurious to the sur
face coated.
A good and inexpensive coat may be
made by mixing flour with common
machinery or lubricating oil. This
mixture should have consistency of
thin paste. 1t may be applied with a
paintbrush. The flour keeps the Oil
from drying hard, and the oil will
prevent the air and moisture from
coming into contact with the surface
of the parts treated, thereby prevent
ing rust or corrosive effects.
This coating may be easily removed
by cloth or q piece of waste satu-
rated with coal oil or gasoline.
The Benson signal., 1916-07-29
POISON WILL HOLD
CUTWORM IN CHECK
Mixture of Bran, Paris Green or
Arsenate of Lead and Mo-
IaSSes Is Effective.
By J. S. GARDNER, Missouri Agricul.
Cn11ora \

(By J. S. GARDNER, Missouri Agricul.
tural College.)
II cutwOrms prove troublesome in
the garden or corn field, they can be
held in check with a mixture of 25
pounds of bran, half pound of paris
green or lead arsenate and quart of
molasses. The lead arsenate is now
cheaper than the paris green, and
whichever is used should be dissolved
in two gallons Of water, to which the
molasses and ground pulp of two lem
Ons or oranges should be added.
This poison mixture should be scat
tered in. the evening in order that it
may stay moist as long as possible, as
the worms refuse to eat it after it has
become dry. The addition of the Or
ange or lemon juice is important in
making it attractive to the worms, but
it is likely to be attractive to the chick
ems and some other farm animals also,
with fatal results.
The Benson signal., 1916-07-29
Druuqist's Hard Luck.

An amateur pOultryman received a
shipment Of fancy perfume atOmizers
for the holiday trade.
After he had tried few on his
friends and had arranged the stock on
the shelves he went home to say good
night to his hens and to gather what
eggs had been laid during the day.
He reached into one nest and felt
fur which turned out to be fur of a
genuine willow pussy in the full flush
and vigor of young pussyhood.
He says he didn't mind his expert
ence in the chicken coop half so much
as he does the foolish comments of
business acquaintances who keep talk
ing about "faunal atOmizerS."
The Benson signal., 1916-07-29
FEED AND attention
TO GROWING CHICKS
Underfeeding Is Less Harmful
Than Lack of Water-Ration
for First Three Weeks.
(By HELEN WHITE, Washington Elk
pertinent Station)

(By HELEN WHITE, Washington Ex.
pertinent Station.)
GrOwing-that is the business of the
young chick, and be sure to keep him
at it. Underfeeding is less harmful
than lack of water, which should be
supplied, pure and freely.
A good growing ration for the first
three weeks of chicks life may be
made up as follows: OF cracked wheat
or breadcrumbs and rolled or steel-cut
oats, feed equal parts by weight. With
every ten pounds of bran mix one
pound of beef scrap and one pound of
granulated bone for the first mash to
be fed dry after the eighth day. Chicks
may eat an excess of bran, which is
rather bulky for the nourishment il
contains.
Use judgment in not letting them
keep their crops crammed uncomfort.
ably full of dry bran mash all day
long. Note that the beef scrap should
be sifted through a screen (fy size)
and only the finer portion used for the
youngest chicks. Also note that the
granulated bone is pretty nearly ne
cessity for closely yarded chicks, car
rying, as it does, about 25 per cent
of protein and so per cent of lime
/ Furthermore, it contains "a per cent
of phosphoric acid, and we are com
ing to believe the phosphates play ar
important part in digestion,