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The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06
Oats
115 Bushels
Per Acre.

L /
I 115 Bushels ern Canaua wi1t'on
! Per Acre. Dy waiter uloeuou'
/ who is renewing
his subscription to his home paper:
1.-THE times we are having up here
are very good in spite of the war.
have had very good crops this fall
and we are having very good markets
for it all. Wheat went from 80 to 6V
blu. to the acre, oats from SO to 100 Du.
to the acre. had an 1S-acre field OF
oats which yielded me lis blu. per acre
by machine measure, so l think this
is a pretty prosperous country.
have purchased another quarter Sec
ton, which makes me now the owner
of three-quarters Of section OF
land. The weather was very nice this
fall up to Christmas, then we had quite
severe weather, but at the present
time it is very nice again"
"I lived many years in Alberta; filed
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06

important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, q safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that It
Signature pSa1r s1 Of LzHZZzxx:
In Use for Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Flctcher's Castoria
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06

Indignant Denial.
my poor fellow, I fear you are
something of an invertebrate."
mo, ma'am. Never touch a drop"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06

For old sores apply Hanford's Bal.
Gam. Adv.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06
HOW MRS, bean.
Met The CRISIS
Carried Safely Through Change
of Life by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Nashville, Tenn.-'sWhen I was going
through The Change Of Life I had tu-

NOR as large as q
child's head. Thu
doctor said it was
three years coming
and gave me medi-
cine for it until I
was called aw ay
from the city for
som tim OF
course I could not
go to him then, so
my sister-in-law told
me that she thOl1Qht
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06
A|iqators Terrify Diners in a Florida Hotel

JACKSONVILLE FLThe Florida contingent of the Daughters of the
Windsor hotel here
local the affair several small No "a
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06
millionaire Kid" Friend of All in Boom Town

OPEWE vOut washington obscu where he toed unostenta
HopeweI
which night knows Joseph He hailed
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06

everywhere Uy TUuSH-UedTU1u, dCIu'
SCARED gun-toters; by Greeks and
Slavs and Irishmen, and by a myriad
men who have no nation.
He reached the Miracle City OF
Virginia almost without q penny
Something about this sturdy young
ster, who had dived into this raw
town to shift for himself, appealed to
the men who had swarmed there.
They helped in little ways. Then
came the day when he hit upon a
scheme of finance which won him his
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06
CLASSIFYING Them

Classifying Them.
"The orator we heard last night had
sound views"
Exactly so; mostly sound"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06

alligators il. The pool of the fountain
in the room where the goldfish used
to be kept.
Alligators ate up the goldfish as
first course and then, attracted by the
merry sounds and rafting of knives
and forks, crawled out of the tank and
mingled with the diners-for a mo-
ment only. The revolutionary daugh.
ters declined to do their part of the
mingling, and, with series of shrieks,
they rapidly mounted the dining-room
chairs. The alligators wagged their
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06

own property In
several parts Of Al
berta. I found it
one of the best
countries I ever
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06

II lived many years in Alberta; filed
a homestead in the Edmonton district;
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06
SOME WESTERN CANADA
GRAIN REPORTS
In it's issue of February oath, 1915.
the Wadena (Minn.) Pioneer Journal

has the 1OIIOWlH6
letter from West
ern Canada written
by Walter Gloedeu,
xr,ho ia renewing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-23

Minimum bill to be SOC per meter
month
Net rates previous to this time have
been 81 per 1000 cubic feet for gas
and 102 cents per kilowatt hour for
electricity. Power company officials
figure that the reduction in gas is %
per cent and 26 per cent for cleo
tricity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-23
new DECREE FOR
SOCIETY SECURED
Amen Air Adoption Ceremony 10 Which
Public viii Re Welcomed Provid.
ed by Woodmen.
rs HOT WEATHER DIVERSION
Regular obligation OF Official Ritual
Privately Administered by
Camp Consul.

The Modern Noodmen society is
again shattering traditions and max
;ue a new niche for itself in the tenn
ME Of fame by introducing that it
calls the forest degree, or open air
sdoption ceremony, for the use of its
Incal camps and forester teams during
the summer months.
THIS new ceremony is to be con-
ferred on the special authority of
Head Consul 4. Z. Talbot, who, in an
uouncing its aims and purpose, thus
explains the innovation: This de-
gree is intended for use in single or
class adoptiOns initiations) held out
doors, especially during the warm
summer months, when indoor camp
work interest dragS on account of the
heat The best effects" he continues,
avill be obtained if the ceremony is
held in a natural growth of timber or
grove or in a public park or picnic
grounds. II no such locations are
available large canvas tent will an
sver the purpose. This degree is
omen TO the public 1t may be COM
bined with picnic program or other
form of entertainment.
Where this decree is used in the
adoption Of candidates, the regular OBJ
legation OF the official ritual should be
privately administered to them on the
same day by the camp consul, and a
epecial dispensation is hereby granted
for that purpose. The candidate or
candidates should then be required to
attend the next regular meeting of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-23
PAARMANN'S BIRDS
ARE TOGIVE DAWN
CONCERT AT TOWER

Birds of the Watch Tower, with Old
Mother Nature as their director, have
been billed by their advance agent,
Professor J. H. Paarmann, to give a
symphony concert next Sunday morn
ing just as the sun is peeping over the
eastern hills.
AS the first radiance of dawn throws
it's shafts of light over the turbid Mis-
sissippi the first number of the symph-
ony will greet the ears of the assem-
bled music lovers, says Curator Paar-
mann.
The birds have been hard at work
rehearsing every morning for several
weeks and from chickadee to Robin
Red Breast have their parts mastered.
Professor Paarmann is selling tickets
at % cents apiece for this concert with
a dawn tea thrown in.
He announced the big event yester-
day noon at the meeting OF the DaVen-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-23
Legal.
Notice of Increase of Capital Stock of
kawfield Oil Company.

Notice of Increase of Capital Stock of
kawfield Oil Company.
Notice is hereby given that at spe-
cial meeting of the stockholders of the
Kawfield Oil company, a corporation
organized under the laws of the state
of Illinois, with principal place Of
business located at Rock Island, Hill
nois, held on the 18th day of May, A. d.
1916, resolutions were adopted by
vote of all the votes represented by the
whole of the capital stock of said cor
poration increasing the said CAPT.
tai stock of said corporation from
the sum of s150,000.00 of 1900
shares of par value Of ten
dollars each, to the sum Of $50,000.00
of 5000 shares of par value Of ten
dollars EACH and certificates showing
the increase of such capital stock in
accordance with the said resolution
have been duly filed with the secretary
of state of the state of Illinois. and
with the recorder of deeds of Rock Is
land county, Illinois.
Dated, Rock Island, Illinois, May is,
1916.
Corporation SeaD
KAWFIELD OIL COMPANY.
Attest: By James NJ. WEIGH, as presi-
dent; David Warwick, secretary; W.
L. Ludoiph. attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-23
RIVER
WORK FULL BLAST
Ii Appropriation Bill Passes As II
Stands Much Improvement Will
Be Made on Mississippi.
TO EMPLOY HUNDREDS OF MEN
Start of Labor Projects Will Be Made
As Soon As Amount of Allotment
Is Definitely known.

While the date for the opening of
the improvement of the upper Miss
issippi river will not be set until the
rivers and harbors bill is passed by
congress, the government plant will
soon be placed ready for commence
ment of the work, Major G. NJ. Hoff-
man, engineer in charge, announced
today
The bill is now in the senate. 1t
carried S1,200,000 for the upper Miss
lssippi general improvement work
when 1t passed by the house. The
senate, however, has added amend
ments which give the upper Mississ-
ippi an additional 100000, making
the allotment for this section of the
stream S1,500000.
If this amount is not changed it
will equal the former highest annual
sum appropriated for the improvement
of the upper Mississippi. 1t will per-
NIT the work to be prosecuted on as
large scale as ever before in the
history of the local United States en-
gineers' Office
Hundreds of men will be employed
at various points along where the
river where work will be in progress.
The government plant is all in shape
for the start of the improvement and
all of the equipment will be placed
in use. as the work will be conducted
full blast.
Work on Channel.
Locally greater part of the interest
in the work this summer will be cen
tered just north of the Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-23

bridge to the Moline lock. where i'm
proyement on the six-foot channel
will be made.
There is some work in progress a,
present on the river. The govern
ment plant is engaged in digging out
the interior of the breakwater built
by the city of Fort Madison, Iowa, II
will be converted into a harbor of
refuge. Lake Cooper, as it is COM
manly termed. being backwater from
the Eeokuk dam, becomes very yio-
lent in storms, not only in the mast
having upset smaller vessels but hav-
ing damaged heavier boats The har-
Dor will give refuge in times of storms.
Work at the LIE Claire canalizing
project. IA miles above Rock Island.
has been resumed. Progress is now
being made on repairing the Golfer
dams which were damaged during the
high water. The river rose to four
feet over the top of the wall during
the recent swell Only 5000 cubic
yards of material, it is thought, will
have to be replaced. When the cof-
fer dam is repaired the water in the
interior VIII ne puLnpGu Uut.
There is some work above ST. Paul
also The government is making i'm
provements on the river between st.
Paul and lock and dam No. l, which
will make the river navigable as far
as Minneapolis. Minneapolis has
never possessed any genuine river
traffic. Some boats have been able
to reach the city, but rarely during
any period except when the river was
high This project may be completed
this year.
The LIE Claire and Minneapolis
projects are being cared for out of
a special fund. The Fort Madison
work is the only project under way
now that is being handled through the
general appropriation, as the fund
available last year is nearing deple-
ton
The steamers Coal Bluff and the
LIE Claire arrived in Rock Island to-
day. The Coal Bluff was at Fort Mad
ison aiding in the work there The
LIE Claire has just been overhauled
and the hull reprinted. The st. Paul
dredge also has recently been re-
painted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-23
MANY GET PASSAGE
FOR RIVER OUTING

The two weeks trip which the
steamer Morning Star is to make to
Florence, Ala, promises to be one of
the most delightful river outings of
the season. The boat will leave next
Monday. Those booked for passage
are:
Mr. and Mrs William Trefz, Rock
Island; Miss Flossie Mengel, William
Mengel. Miss Burdette Hamilton. Ar
mold Mengel, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Popp, DR.. and Mrs. Herman Pape, Mr..
and Mrs. R. T. Miller, Mr. and Mrs.
W. F. Heesch, Mr. and Mrs August
Zoller. Miss Zoller. Miss Ella Whit
tlesy, Mrs. NJ A. Miller, Mrs. E. T.
SHELLEY, Miss Wayne Shelley. James
Skelley. Davenport; Miss Bessie Lind
vahl, Miss Ethel Trimble, Miss Eta
Ainsworth, Moline: Judge and Mrs.
Hand, Cambridge; Mr. and Mrs. H. W.
Meyers, Minneapolis; Mr.. and Mrs. A.
L. Sylvester, Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Kris
Jensen. Cedar Rapids; Mr.. and Mrs.
". E. Mariner, Prairie du Chen: Mr..
and Mrs. H. O. Butterworth, Maquok-
eta. Iowa; Mr.. and Mrs. ". E.
Matthews, Winfield, Iowa; Mr. and
Mrs. R. NJ. Shipman, Emerson, Iowa
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Thomas and two
children, Traer, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs,
A. Hollingsworth, keokuk; Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Meyer. Miss Martha Mil
Ter. Walcott, Iowa: Mr.. and Mrs. Adam
Hid, Quincy; Miss Mabel Ingham
Miss Clara Ingham, Mrs. c. J. Ebert
Miss Frieda Ebert Miss Bertha Tie
meyer, Miss Frieda Tiemeyer, Mrs
Niemever, Mrs. Lundgren, Miss Has
sell. Miss Mercer, Mrs. E. NJ. Wesner
Burlington; Miss Fannie Eastes. Miss
Eliza Eeastes, Galesburg; Mrs. Cora
B. Parson and mother, Miss Helen
White, Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Johnson
Iowa City; William Bywater, Hazel
ton, Iowa. John Carrigan, Buffalo
Iowa; DR.. Anna Hennessy. Mrs. ]. F
Leahy. La Sale, Ill; Mrs. E. K. Hayes
Galva; ". H. Lehman, Des Moines
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Blair, New Yorl
+, City.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-23
A HANDSOME FOLDER
ION THE MISSISSIPPI

An attractive folder, entitled "On
the Mississippi" has been issued by
the Streckfus Steamboat line.
1t is profusely illustrated with views
along the Mississippi, including the
great $500 keokuk dam and power
plant, sunset on Lake Pepin. as
twilight falls on Glen Haven, Wis,
Palisades of the Mississippi above
Alton, Ill, McGregor, Iowa. the Swift
erland of America
The poster also depicts a three-way
vacation trip through Americas scenic
wonders on the upper Mississippi, in
GLIDING choice of steamer between ST.
Louis and st. Paul and return, direct
by steamer, or via rail through Chi
Cago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-23

All the news all the tIme-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-23
camp to be fully instructed in the
secret work"
SpDdinv Ont Circnl,r.


A circular outlining and describing
THIS new forest degree" is heinr
mailed by Head Clerk Mcnamara SO
that 1t will probably be in the hands of
all local camps by the first of June
Since the degree will be omen IN the
public, It will, of course, contain no
hint revealing any of the real secret
work of the order. but it will he in
Structive and entertaining. neverthe-
less, and will undoubtedly be seized
upon with enthusiasm as a welcome
substitute for initiatory work in hot
stutty hall on a sizzling summer night
Instead of having to endure that swell
terlng discomfort, both officers. candf-
dates and members can now gather
under the cool expanse of the starry
deCked canopy in the early cleaning
or by the light of the moon and put
the trembling novitiate through his
PAGES with all the fervor of a mid
summers merry-making And the
novel feature of it is that anyone who
can sit in cart or stand on two legs.
whether Woodman. Mason, Oddfellow.
Mugwump or Hottentot, can take it
all in and share in the festivities 1t
is certain that this new degree will
fill a long felt want and become highly
popular with the Modern Woodman
camps as a warm weather diversion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-23

port Rotary club. A motion that the
club attend the concert in body was
lost. The Tri-City Railway company
has offered to run special train of
trolley sleepers to the Watch Tower
for the concert, which takes place at
$50 o'clock in the morning-DaVen-
port Democrat. NM
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-23
Legal.
Administrators Notice,

Estate OF William H. Healey. de-
ceased.
The undersigned having been ap-
pointed administrator of the estate of
William H. Healey, late OF the county
of Rock Island, state Of Illinois, de-
ceased, hereby gives notice that he
will appear before the Hon. Benjamin
Bell, Judge of the probate court Of
Rock Island county, at the probate
court room. in the city of Rock Island,
at the August term, on the first Monday
in August next, at which time all per-
sons having claims against said estate
are notified and requested TO attend for
the purpose of having the same ad-
justed.
All persons indebted to said estate
are requested TO make immediate pay
ment TO the undersigned.
Dated ninth day OF May. A. D., 1916.
HERMAN HOLTORF,
Administrator
ALBERT HUBER, Attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-23

Minimum bill to be Csc per meter
month and a charge of 10 cents per
900 cubic feet additional if bills are
not paid within 10 days from date Of
billing.
The electric rate follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-23
Improvement Considered.

Ordinance for the construction of a
water main on Eleventh street, 300
feet south of Twenty-fifth avenue, was
considered, and the PROJECT for the
construction of certain sidewalks be
tween Eighth and Fifteenth streets
and Second and Fourteenth avenues
was adopted
The ordinance amending the Ordin-
ance on salaries which increases the
wages of the chief engineer, first and
second engineers and three firemen at
the waterworks, and the analyst at
the reservoir, was adopted.
An ordinance was passed, as sub
mitted by Commissioner Murrin, in
structing the Rock Island lines to
place a concrete culyert on the Rock
Island & Peoria branch near the
mouth of Lily pond in the west end
of the city, to facilitate closing the
mouth of the pond to prevent inunda-
ton of the west end section during
high water.
The sum of $500 was ordered paid
to the Stacey Bates company Of Min
neapolis for the incinerator, the city
lolulllS oul cfVi pipO VI
the remainder due the company. The
mayor advised this step as precau-
tionary measure to secure any repairs
to defects which might be found in
the plant later.
License for bar at Exposition park
was fixed at 500, heretofore having
been only $50 O. c. Seidlitz, manager
protested against the action, but the
commission stated that there are q
number Of attractions coming to the
park and the additional $50 is just.
The commission accepted an invi-
tation to attend the banquet of the
Island City Merchants Bowling league
| to be held at the Rock Island house
tonight. Adjournment was taken I'M
til tomorrow, when the commission
will meet to call special election fol
June 81 to vote on the special parl
| bond tax.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-23
Special Trip to the Keokuk Dam.

Saturday, May 81, at $50 p. m, on
the fine large side-wheel steamer
Morning Star Returns Monday, a.
III. Call at once and reserve your
room. Office, foot of Nineteenth
street. Phone R. l. 1873.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-08-18
Cut up Corn.

Arkansas farmers should break away from that queer old habit of fodder pulling" and cut up the corn and feed the whole stalk. Cut the corn and shock it in the field or if in a small field haul to the fence or to the shed and thus leave the field clear for seeding wheat or rye or oats for winter pasture or for a grain crop. Cattle will eat the blades and at least 40 per cent of the stalk. Of course, if a man does not need any of the stalk for feed it can be left and plowed under. But we should see more shocks of corn. Then if the corn is to be shipped to market it must be husked, the husks removed from the ears as is the custom in Missouri and Illinois where corn is prepared for mar ket.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-08-18
Iiinville

Weather is fine at present. We had fine rain Wednesday. The ground is too wet to blow at present.
 There is considerable sickness at present. David Middlebrook has two sick children.
 Mir. Clarday IS sick, but is some better since the rain.
 Edgar Smith and William Reeves went to Ozark on busi- ness Wednesday.
 MT. Foyster went to Ozark on business Wednesday.
 Mrs. Sloat and Mrs. Ashley went to Ozark on business Thursday.
 Anice cream supper was given at J. F. Gossett's Wednesday night.
 There was a large crowd and we had a jolly time.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-08-18
Steps For Wheat
 Culture.

Ground for wheat should be plowed before the middle of August. preferably as early as July 15 and not later than Au- gust 15, if possible to get it done before that time. Flowing be- fore this date should be six to eight inches deep, but later it will be better to blow only four inches deep. Wheat ground should be disked before blowing, if possible. Seed bed must be well prepared. It will pay to clean seed wheat in a flaming mill and SOW only plump and sound grains and only five pecks per acre. If wheat has smut, it should be treated with formalde- hyde. See county agent or write College of Agriculture, Fayetteville, for directions.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-08-18
Cut Weeds Now

August is good time for weed cutting. Weeds cost Ark . ansas farmers more in moisture and soil fertility than all the public school system, country schools, agricultural SC h o O Is, agricultural college, normal school and the University com bined. Cut weeds. Do not al low them to seed. Run the mower over the pastures. Cut the weeds along the roads, fences and ditches. August is the month, too, for cutting the sprouts about the stumps. The farmer is hardly patriotic citi- zen who will not cut weeds this month, even if 1t is hot.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-08-18
More Money Crops.

One of the great needs in Arkansas is an increase in the number of money crops or in the sources of money incomes. The farmer who depends on one crop is usually poor. T o diversity too much is a mistake because it leads to an unbalanced labor condition. But the farmer with from fifty to one hundred acres can well afford to consider the bush fruits, blackberries. dewberries, raspberrles. n d gooseberries and also grapes as small crops to bring in cash during the summer. Then the poultry on every farm in Arkan- sas should provide for much food and for much of the grocery bill. Every farmer should grow potatoes for his own table for twelve months and some to sell The Director of the Extension Division, University of Arkansas and U. s. Department of Agri- culture, Fayetteville or Little Rock, is deeply interested in the problem of more money income for the average farmer He wants farmers and their wives to write him about these prob lems.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-08-18

THE manner in which automo- piles have revolutionized the world is brought home to us nearly every day. New York state was the first to charge an automobile license, collecting in 1901, $954. All the states now collect such a tax. and it aggregated the enormous sum of SIS, 245, 713 last year. The bulk of this sum goes into the making of good roads.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-08-18

Mrs. Pickens, of Coal Hill is visiting her sister-in-law. Mrs, Gossett, of Linville.
 Mrs. Gossett, of Linville, and Mrs. Pickens, of Coal Hill, visited Mrs. Ashley, of Linville, Thursday afternoon.
 Edgar Smith and cousin, Frank Smith. made a pleasant call at Ed Ashley's Thursday morning.
 Cecil Thornton. of Hunt. visit ed his cousin, William Reeves, Sunday and they attended Sun day school at White Oak.
 We have a fine Sunday school at White Oak. Everybody in- vited.
 J. H. Reeves returned home Saturday from a three weeks preaching journey. He had fine interest.
 Mrs. Foyster and daughter, Miss Ola, visited at the home of David Middlebrook Friday morn ing.
 WILD BILL.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-08-18

ACCORDING to MT. Hughes his principal reason for favoring woman suffrage is that woman suffrage is inevitable. Following the same reasoning, he should favor the reelection of Woodrow Wilson, as that is an inevitability which will arrive considerably sooner than woman suffrage.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-08-18

THE Kansas City Star states that even Texas is liable to go republican in the fall election. That is what we would call the acme of optimism. When Texas goes republican we will be will ing to show you a six legged dog.