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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-30
Special Assessment Notice.

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Notice is hereby given to all per
sons interested, that the city council
of Rock Island, Illinois, having ordered
that a 6-inch Waterman be construct
ed along Eleventh street from the main
on Twenty-fifth avenue, south a dis
Itancc of 800 feet, 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 county, Illinois, for an
assessment of the cost of said i'm
pr0yement according to benefits, said
assessment being payable in five in
tstallments. each bearing interest at the
rate of five per cent per annum, and
an assessment therefore having been
made and returned to said court, the
final hearing thereon will be had on
the f4th day Of June, A d. 1915, at the
hour of 9 O'Clock a. m, or as soon
thereafter as the business of the court
will permit.
All persons desiring may file objec~
lions in said court before said day and
may appear on the hearing and make
their defense.
Dated, Rock Island. H., May 10th,
1916.
GEORGE ", HENRY,
| Commissioner appointed to make said
assessment
John X. Scott. City Attorney
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-30

julius Wright, who some weeks ago
had his leg amputated at the soldiers
home, returned here Monday.
Miss EfIie Clapp left Monday for
her home at Marshall, Ill She was
accompanied home by Miss Mamie
Prince.
Arthur Runbom returned to his
work at Moline after spending Sun
day with his family here
Mrs. j, +. Trone left Monday for
BettendOrf to visit with her daugh-
ter
W. J. Graham was a passenger to
Monmouth Monday.
DR. A. c. Sells was business call
er in Rock Island Monday.
Mrs. James Walls was a Rock Is
land caller Monday
Mrs. Harry POstleWaite was a Wis
itor in Rock Island Monday.
Mrs. Earl Martin of Reynolds was
an Aledo visitor Monday
Mrs Tina Woods and granddaugh-
ter, Miss Ruth Churchill, came Sun
day from Rock Island for a few days
visit with relatives.
| Miss Cora Bloom Of Joy came Mon.
day for a visit with relatives and
| friends
! Mrs. ], Waspi of Davenport was q
visitor over Sunday here with hel
daughter, Mrs. F H. Krambeck.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-30
HOW TO REDUCE
YOUR WEIGHT
A SIMPLE, SAFE, RELIABLE WAY

People who are over-burdened with
superfiuous fat know only too well the
discomfort and ridicule that oyer-stout
people have to bear.
II you are carrying around five or
ten pounds of unhealthy fat you are
unnecessarily weakening your vital or
gans and carrying a burden which
destroys the beauty of your figure
Ihere Is no need of anyone suffer-
ing from superfuous fat. If you want
10 reduce your weight in a simple.
safe and reliable way, without starva-
ton diet or tiresome exercise. here is
test worth trying Spend as much
time as you can in the open air.
breathe deeply and get from John !
Foley tHarper House pharmacy or
any good druggist box of oil of
korein capsules; take one after each
meal and one before retiring at night.
Weigh yourself once week so as to
know Just how fast you are losing
weight and don't leave off the treat
ment or even skip a single dose until
you are down to normal.
Oil Of korein is absolutely harm
less, is pleasant to take, and helps di-
gestion Even a few days treatment
has been reported to show a notice
able reduction in weight. footsteps be-
come lighter, your work seems easier
and a lighter and more buoyant feel
ing takes possession of your whole
being.
Every person who suffers from su-
perfuous fat should give this treat
ment trial--(AdY.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-30
Memorial Day Observance.

The people of Aledo and surround
ing territory today are displaying
their loyalty in an aboundant meas
ure. Decoration day is being fitting
ly celebrated with music, flowers and
flags. The Aledo band is out in uni
form and is assisting in the ceremo-
mes Of the day. Decoration day IS not
complete without fife and drum
corps AS result of Captain y. A.
Rices' earnest endeavor such a corps
today is heard upon the streets OF the
city. This morning the gathering OF
school children and older persons at
the court house and the march from
that place to the cemetery, to do hon
or to the soldier dead, was most i'm
pressive. More than one hundred
school children participated in the
parade This afternoon the usual
| ceremonies at the monument IN North
| park were carried out From Monu-
ment park the audience withdrew to
| the opera house, where an excellent
! program was given.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-30
Special Assessment Notice.

General NO. $50.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
interested that the city council of
Rock Island, Ill, having ordered that
an eight-inch sewer be constructed
on Seventh avenue, from point 80
feet west of the west line Of Tenth
street to the sewer at Ninth street.
and the ordinance for the same being
on file in the office Of city clerk of
said city, and said city having applied
to the county court Of Rock Island
county, Illinois, for an assessment OF
the cost Of said improvement accord
| ing to benefits, said assessment being
payable in six installments, each bear
ing interest at the rate OF per cent
per annum, and an assessment there
for having been made and returned to
said court, the final hearing thereon
/ will be had on the 10th day OF June,
A. d. 1916, at the hour of 8 o'clock a.
m, or as soon thereafter as the bust
ness Of the court will permit
| All persons desiring may file obiec-
tions in said court before said day
and may appear on the hearing and
make their defense.
! Dated Rock Island, Ill, June 20
| 1916. A. f. HILL,
Commissioner Appointed to Make
| Said Assessment
John X. Scott, City Attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-30
The secretary of tn einterior, Frank
lin K Lane.
SATTTR DAY

SATURDAY.
Business sessions, headquarters,
room PA.
Executive communicated a. m. To
determine place and date of annual
meeting and other general business.
Members: Charles W Harley,
Wheaton; Walter J. Chapman. Jersey
Vile; George c. Weaver, Pittsfed ;
John H Lewman, Danyille; Robert W.
Martin, Joliet; George B. Steele, Rush
vile; n f. Anderson, kewanee;
Thomas Kennedy, Eureka; Albert H.
Manus, Freeport; Joseph n. Thomas,
Monmouth.
Legislative cOmmittee-9:30 a. N,
Reports and recommendations.
Members: Maclay Hoyne, Chicago;
James ". Kern, Watseka; David r.
Joslyn, Woodstock; c. Everett Smith,
Lincoln; Robert Tilton, Jacksonville;
J. Earl Major, EIillsboro; ]. Paul Car
ter, Nashville; Oscar H Wylie, Pax
tom Louis O. Williams, Clinton; Miles
X. Young, Bloomington.
State officers are:
President-F. Z. Thompson Rock Is
land.
Vice observation-disclosures A. Falder,
MacOmb; Jesse L. Deck, Decatur;
John Biggs, Greenyille.
Secretary Treasurer - Lowell B.
Smith, Sycamore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-30
History OF Cotton.

Prior to the middle of the 18th GEN.
fury cotton, so far as modern time is
concerned, was practically unknown.
1t was grown only in the flower gar
den. When eight bags of the staple ar
rived in Liverpool in 1884 the custom
house officers seized it on the ground
that so much could not have been
raised in America In 1887 our first
cotton mill was set in motion at Bev-
erly, Mass. In 1893 Whitney invented
the cotton gin, which rendered cotton
raising profitable, and it soon became
the leading crop of the south.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-30
Legal.
Publication Notice.

State Of Illinois, Rock Island coun-
ty, S.
In the circuit court. September
term, 1916
Lena Kline Philliber vs.. John NJ.
Phillber, in chancery.
Affidavit Of non-residence Of John NJ.
Philliber, the above defendant, having
been filed in the clerks office of the
circuit court Of said county, notice is
therefore hereby given to the said nom
resident defendant that the complain
ant filed her bill Of complaint in said
court. on the Chancery side thereof, on
the 18th day of May 1916, and that
thereupon summons issued out OF
said court, wherein said suit is now
pending, returnabie on the third Mon
day in the month of September, next
as Is by law required Now. unless
you, the said nonresident defendant
above named, John NJ Philliber, shall
personally be and appear before said
circuit court, on the first day of the
next term thereof, TO be holden at
Rock Island in and for the said coun~
~, 0a the third Monday in September,
next, and plead, answer or demur to
the said complainant'sbill of COM
plant, the same and matters and
things therein charged and stated will
be taken as confessed. and a decree
entered against sou according To the
prayer OF said bill
GEORGE W. GAMBLE.
Clerk.
Rock Island, Ill. May 81, 1915.
SCHElVER & SCHKIVER, Complain
ants solicitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-30
w. ri. Hickok Dies.

William H. Hickok died at the home
of his brother, c. A. HiCkok, on West
Fourth street, Saturday. Mr.. Hickok
had been confined to the house for al
most two years. He was in his 8lst
year. The body was taken Monday to
his former home at Humeston, Iowa,
where the funeral will take place and
the remains inferred in the cemetery
where the other members Of the fam
lily are buried.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-30
ALEDO AT A GLANCE
Daily Doings in Mercer County's Busy Capital
Hundred Wrpa1hs Made.

Saturday afternoon the ladies Of the
relief corps gathered at the g. A. r.
room in the court house and made
wreaths. These are being used in the
Decoration day celebration today
The ladies made over 100 wreaths on
Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-30
Independents Win Game.

Sunday afternoon a baseball game
was staged on the diamond located at
the Mercer county fair grounds. The
teams engaged were the Aledo indie
pendents aud the Burgess All-Stars.
It was slow game throughout and
ended in an to victory for the
AledD nine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-30

hereby announce my candidacy for
the republican nomination for state S
attorney OF Rock Island county and
solicit the support Of my friends. Pri-
mary Sept. 10, 1916.
CHARLES S. ROBERTS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-30
Conventions Will Help.
There Is Hone,

Were you interested in that account
of the Washington man who suddenly
disappeared?"
We'll, I'd have been more interested
in an account of a man who gradually
disappeared
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-30
DR.. Coffee Will Make Second Trip
To Rock Island at the Harper House, Thursday and Friday
June | and 2. He Will Extend His Free Treat
ment Offer One More Trip.

DR.. Coffee gave over forty patients a
free 70 atment on his first trip to Rock
Island and produced some wonderful
results, proving that his treatment
gives relief to many cases when all
other treatments fail. He straighten-
ed two cases of cross-eyes, one abso-
lute1y free. He straightens cross-eyes
in five minutes without pain, and says
every child afflicted with crOss-eyes
should be treated. 1t is a crime to
leave Child's eyes crooked or de-
formed. A lady came to him who had
been almost totally deaf in the left
ear for five years. Three doctors that
had examined her said it was the
nerve. DR.. Coffee found that her ear
trouble was a closure of the tube and
disease of the middle ear. He restor-
ed her hearing in five minutes with
one treatment so that she could hear
ordinary conversation. Another case
of a man who had been growing deaf
for several years-could not hear
ordinary conversation; one treatment
restored his hearing so that he could
hear you talk across the room A lady
came to him with d very bad throat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-30


scarcely eat without suffering treatment relief
breathe perfectly through his
treatment he could
eteo and
disappeared DR. Coffee
treatment lie turned
help them He does claim his
home treatment
work 1t is combination mild
blind they had to be led He has
OF weak eyes from eyesan
90 without them He
should be durable
die materially damaged by
crrn and La grippe should be durable
case OF eaarh should be durable with
WILL GIVE ALL PATIENTS ONE TREATMENT FREE
that called on ms last trip he has decided
lie Will
Friday He
ahg sight deafness or trouble
no" ast no" @ treatment acts on their
not wish to take further treatment they do
the exact condition and what he thinks it,
WORD TO MOTHERS
child afflicted
through his or has catarrh bring remove
/ Of
such cases will be at the Harper and in Paro
VIII patients p
friends
some pamphlets and lectures the different
Dr. W. O. Coffee, Davidson Building, Des Moines, Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-30
Mission Society Meets,

The missionary society of the Pres
byterian church met at the home of
Mrs William McHard On Saturday af-
ternoon. The ladies enjoyed a very
pleasing social gathering. Light re-
freshments were served.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-30
New Clothing Gases.

The Parkman q Mawby furnishings
store is installing attractive new hxt-
ures. Two seven-foot suit cases are
being placed in the front section OF
the store and when installation IS
completed they will add greatly to the
appearance of the interior. These
cases each has a capacity for holding
100 suits They are strongly built and
attractive in appearance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-30
PLAN OF PARKING
AUTOS APPROVED
Municipal Authorities Express Salts.
faction on Cooperation Car Own
ers Are Showing Police.
OTHER CITIES HAVE SANE IDEA
Side Streets Designated By Commits.
sioner Liedtke for Placing Ma
chimes When in the Loop.

That the new parking plan for anto.
mobiles in the loop is filing a long
felt want is the expression made by
municipal authorities and police Off
Gals.
Automobile owners have shown A
spirit of cooperation with the police
which is quite pleasing to the officials
and there has been little protest
voiced on the new traffic order which
Commissioner J. Fl. Liedtke issued last
week.
The change has been advocated here
for some time, as all city authorities
realize that Second avenue is con-
gested sufficiently without adding to
its crowded condition with parking
machines on the main thoroughfare
The side streets have been designated
as placed for auto owners to put their
cars when they are in the loop and in
tended to leave their machines for any
length Of time.
1.-THE new order has made notice.
able difference in handling traffic on
Second avenue" Traffic Officer Fftz-
simmons said. Automobile traffic il
particularly heavy during the after
noon and evening and if cars are park
ed along the curbing, it adds much
more to be watched
Practically every large city has a
place in which automobiles can be
parked close to the business section
of the city. In Chicago, Grand park
affords parking grounds for automo-
biles. Davenport has a. plan under
consideration in which part of street
| is to be given over as place to park
automobiles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-30
Marriage License
Personal Mention.

| Charles l.. Scudder. 20. New Boston
Nina l. Poppen barger, %. New Boston
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-30
Use Market Square

Municipal authorities in Rock Island
advise that Market square be used for
this purpose. Market square near Sec-
ond avenue is broad and cars can be
parked in the center of it and still
leave sufficient room for other traffic.
Second avenue from Sixteenth to
Twentieth street is included in the
new order.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-30
Jitbus Owner Fined-Clay Wood

Jitbus Owner Fined-Clay Wood
ward, owner of jitney bus operating
between Rock Island ard Davenport
appeared in police court in the abb
sence of H. Montgomery, the driver
lust in time to receive a fine OF $lC
and costs, amounting to $15.85. The
charge against the driver, who failed
to appear, was overlooking his car
and the owner, Mr. Woodward. admit
ted that there was one passenger toe
many in the rear seat of the car.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-30
Local Marine Gets Orders TO Santo

Local Marine Gets Orders TO santo
Domingo-Carl Hauptman, nephew Of
Miss Emma Hauptman, sos z west
Third street, Davenport, is with the
evolutionary force of United States
marines now headed for Santo Do
mingo on board L. S. S. Tennessee,
for the protection Of the American le-
CATION there during the current revolt
against President Jimines, When IN
surrection breaks out anywhere 10 the
south Of Key West or north OF NeHez-
uela. the United States marine are al
WAYS first on the spot. Preparedness
is the motto of the marine" Soldier
and sailor, too''-alWays prepared for
service in any cIimate-aiWays pre-
pared to move at a moments notice
without previous warning, and always
prepared to efficiently keep the "situa-
ton we'll in hand" Sergeant Haupt-
man reenIisted in the United States
marine corps at its Rock Island re-
cruiting station on Feb %, 1914.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-30

Marriage License William Metzler
and Anna Jewell of Clinton.
Two Births Registered Two births
were registered in the Office of the
city clerk. Both Of the babies are
girls. and they are the daughters OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James Jermus, 4l5 East
Second street. and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Santer. 23181s West Third street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-30

Concert Series to BE Given The an
nual series Of public concerts at Van
der Veer and Fejervary parks given
by the park commissioners will start
next Sunday with Petersen's band at
Wander Veer park. The concerts will
continue twice a month during June,
July, August and September. On the
first Sunday of each month the con-
cert will be at Wander Neer and on
the third Sunday at Feiervary. In
case of rain the program will be Civ
en- the following Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-30

Graduation Exercises Held The
graduation exercises of the Iowa Sol
diers' Orphans home school were held
last evening at O'Clock. The class
day exercises will be- held tomorrow
evening. Members of the graduating
class are Opal May Smith, Myrtle May
Hutchcroft, S. Cecil Patterson, Jesse
Turnipseed, Clyde c. Patterson, Fran
els O. Quick, Glenn A. Wiley, Mabel
Butcher Alfred H. Clouse, Mildred
Clark, Lena Wilson, Ida N. Wright,
/ Clara B. Yungen and John ". Gray.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-30
LICENSED TO WE'D

All the news all the time-The Argus,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-28
STATE PLUMBERS
SELECT OFFICERS
John W. Ward, Rock Island, Alternate
to National Convention
Meet in Peoria.

Peoria, ILL.,, Jan. 2S.-Peoria plumb
ers were hosts to delegates and men,
bers of the Illinois Master Plumbers
association, with smoker and social
at Armory hall. 1t was the closing
feature of the convention, and was an
event unique In the annals Of the or
ganiZation.
Election of officers was the conclud-
ing matter of business before the con-
vention, and a Peorian, W. H. Emf
wistle, who has been an active figure
in association matters, was honored
with selection as one of its executives.
President-Bernard Cause, Jackson
Vile.
Vice presidents-E. ]. Brennin, Chi
cago: W. H. Entwistle, Peoria.
Secretary-W C. Haviland, Aurora.
Treasurer-George B. Smith, Rock
ford.
Delegate large to national con-
yention-Charles J. Boyd, Chicago.
Alternate-John W. Ward, Rock Is-
land.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-28
POLICE CAPTURE
CHICAGO BANDITS
AND THEIR BOOTY

Chicago, Jan. 28.-The five bandits
who held up the Washington Park
National bank yesterday, escaping
with $15.616. were captured today, &C
cording to the police.
A woman betrayed them, the police
said. Most of the stolen money, which
was found packed in a pasteboard box,
was recovered. Eleven persons-four
women and seven men-have been
taken into custody.
The stolen money was thrown from
the window of a room in which the
robbers were found while detectives
were pounding on the door, demand
ing admittance. A newsboy saw a
pasteboard box fall at his feet, and,
kicking it open, ten and twenty dollar
bills few all over the street
J. Garland Stahl, known in the base
ball world as Jake" identified the
money. Stahl, former major league
club manager, is vice president of the
bank.
Identification of Eddie" Mack, an
alleged pickpocket. and four of the
men with him on the police raid on
west side apartment, was made by
Mr.. Stahl. Mack, the police say, was
the leader of the bandits. Three of
the bandits, Aleck Brodie, Harry
Brandt and Harry Fem, the police
say, are from New York. The Chi
cago detectives knew little of them
beyond CHASING them as friends of
Eddie Mack.
While the prisoners were being ques-
toned in the states attorneys office,
counsel for Mack made several futile
attempts to obtain writ of habeas
corpus for his client. The states at
torney informed the Judge that he
wanted more time in which to investi-
gate the charges and the petitioned
writ was denied.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-28
OFFICERS MAY Be
COURT MARTIALED

Washington, Jan. 2S.-COurt martial
of the three American army officers
Lieutenants Peyton, Mort and Valid
ron-who led a detachment of soldiers
into Mexico to rescue two comrades
who had been captured by armed Mex
leans near Brownsville, Texas, prob
ably will result if an investigation
proves that they violated orders not
to cross the international boundary
line. In that case, it was said also
that they probably would be held re-
sponsible for the death of the four
members Of the rescue party who were
drowned in the Rio Grande while re-
turning from the expedition.
Secretary Garrison, who is awaiting
the outcome of the investigation, said
that positive orders had been given
army officers not to cross the boundary
line without instructions from Wash
ington.
Prompt action on the part Of the
Carranza authorities in returning the
two captured American soldiers, un-
harmed, was regarded here as indica-
tive of a desire to prove their limo
cence and to show good will toward
the United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-28
LOUIS BRANDE|S
is SELECTED TO
SUCCEED LAMAR

Washington, Jan. 2S.-President
Wilson today selected Louis D.
Brandeis of Boston to be associate
justice of the supreme court to sue
coed the late Justice Lamar.
Mr.. Brandeis' nomination went to
the senate today. 1t was surprise
everywhere in official circles. Mr..
Brandeis had not even been mention
ed for the vacancy.
Mr. Brandeis is a lawyer who has
been much in public life during the
last three years. He is a Kentuckian
by birth and is so years old. He was
born and educated in Louisville and
later attended Harvard university.
He came most notably before the
public six years ago through his par
ticipatiOn in the celebrated Ballinger-
Pinchot investigation in congress in
which he was counsel for the forces
which sought Secretary Ballinger's
removal from Office Later he was
counsel for the shippers who opposed
the general increases in freight rates
before the interstate commerce COM
mission and he was at the forefront of
those who were demanding an investi-
cation of the financial affairs of the
New Haven railroad.
Among his participation in other
public affairs was his appearance as
counsel for those who fought for the
validity of workingmen's hours of
labor law in Oregon, Illinois and
Idaho. In 1910 he was chairman of
the board of arbitration which settled
the New York garment makers strike,
and has written largely, and is re-
garded as an authority on public fran
chises, life insurance, wage earners
insurance, scientific management, la
Dor problems and the trust question.
He also has been at the forefront of
the Zionist movement in the United
States and will be the first Jew to sit
on the bench OF the supreme court.