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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12
MATHERVILLE

| Frank Holt has had a large porch
built on his residence.
The Ladies Aid society met with
Mrs. Eliza Adams Wednesday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Jones of Gill
christ were visitors here Wednesday.
| A large number from here attended
the funeral of Alfred Johnson in Sher-
rard Thursday
the first of the week.
William Caddy was in Aledo on bust
ness Thursday.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs
! Theodore James Wednesday, May 8.
| Mrs. Henry Johnson spent Friday
with her daughter Mrs. Charles Stur-
gis at Viola
John Foster was in Rock Island
Friday.
Robert Robertson was operated on
at St Anthony's hospital Saturday
His wife and daughter were with him
during the operation.
| Henry Mcintyre was an Aledo pas
senger Saturday.
| Mr. and Mrs. Jake Zimmers and son
Robert were Rock Island visitors Sun
| day.
Mr.. Fisher of Rock Island spent the
past week at the c. j. McAfee home.
! Mrs. Charles Coltman and daughter
Verl were week end visitors in Mo-
| line
Mrs. Ray Schroyer of Cable visited
her sister, Mrs. John Mcneil the past
week.
A daughter recently arrived at the
| home of Mr. and Mrs Thomas Doc
herty.
! Miss Bell Benthan visited over Sun
| day in Kewanee.
Willard Haddick is employed in the
shops in East Moline.
| Ben Clifford was a Rock Island pas
senger Saturday.
Ed Dawson has returned home from
a visit in Canton.
Frank Larson made a business trip
| to Rock Island Saturday.
| Arthur Johnson of Aledo spent Sat
urday here.
| Among Rock Island passengers Sum-
day were Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Lawson,
/ Mr.. and Mrs John Olson, Fred Schroe-
Ider, Peter Connor and William Caddy
| John Hallas spent Sunday in Gales
| burg.
| william Inch of Cable visited here
| Thursday.
Martin Francisco was in Canton the
past week, where he went to get his
mining papers, the board being in ses-
/ sion there.
Dave Kasenburg spent the week end
/ in Moline.
| Mrs. John Nelson was a Sherrard
| visitor Thursday.
! At the meeting of the Alden local
| Monday evening it was decided to
work the men in their turns at the
| Gilchrist mine on account Of the short
| age of rooms.
/ Oscar Carlstrom of Aledo will be
retained as attorney for MatherSille
another year.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Hergert have
gone to Rock Island where Mir. Her
CERT expects to find employment.
Ephriam Bengston has gone to Fast
Moline where he has secured employ
ment.
| James Yard is now employed as ex-
| tro conductor on the Rock lslanl
Southern.
Louis Sword spent Saturday in Rock
Island.
Frank Monjac and Joe Francisco
| have gone TO Cuba to work in the
Mines
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12
CHICAGO PICTURE
OF So YEARS AGO
william ]. 0nahan Gives Interesting
Incidents at Meeting of Illinois
Historical Society.
IN DAYS BEFORE HORSE CARS
Buildings Seldom Rose Higher Than
Three Stories-Explains Irish
Canal Settlements.

Springfield, Ill, May l2.-Recollec-
tons of men and industrial and politi-
cal matters in Chicago more than 60
years ago were dwelt on this evening
at a reception of the Illinois State
Historical society in the executive
mansion here by William ]. Onahan.
former president of the Home Savings
bank of Chicago. Mr.. Onahan recall
ed his association with men who have
since become famous and told MANY
anecdotes OF by-gone persons and
things.
My recollectionS go back to 1854,
when first set foot in Chicago" said
Mr.. Onahan, and it was before the
days of horse cars. No electric con-
veyances had been invented and the
Automobile was undreamed of. We
made our limited trips within the CITY
on foot or by omnibus, from the court
house TO State and Twelfth streets.
which was the route for the rapid
transit line of those days.
There were no 'sky-scrapers' in
those days; the buildings seldom rose
higher than three stories and were
difficult TO rent The population of
Chicago when l came was, l should
say, principally from New England
and old Ireland"
Speaking of the construction of the
Illinois and Michigan canal Mr.. Ona-
han said:
The allusion to the canal brings
TO mind that Irish labor, as we know,
was largely employed in its cOnstruc-
tiOn-mOreover an lrishman named
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12

Mr.. and Mrs. John Hebbeln and tWo
sons and Mrs Frank Russell an /!
daughter were visitors in Pleasant
Valley, Iowa Monday.
Art McMeekin left on Wednesday
for Minnesota where he will locate on
Joe Wild's farm. Mr.. Wild accompa-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12

The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Dave
Thomas who has been i'll for several
weeks is slowly recovering.
Mrs. Thoborn is now occupyiEg
rooms in the Mrs. Ed Clark house.
The Misses Ollie and Nellie Pearson
of Reynolds visited here Wednesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12

to S t ay at home
from work and suf-
fer a long time.
One day a woman
came to our house
a n d a S k e d m y
mother why l was
suffering. Mother
told her that | SUI
fered every month
and she said, Why
don't you buy .
bottle of lydia T
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12
Ideal Vacuum Flower Boxes

They are made in five
parts, with a perfect sys-
TEN of irrigation and
ventilation, as sort e d
lengths, priced 70c
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12

A pickup team went to Gilchrist
Sunday where they defeated the Gill
christ nine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Logan and daugh-
ter. Chester Olson and Miss Doris
Tomlnson motored To East Moline
Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12

Henry and William Johnson were
called TO Sherrard Tuesday by the
death of their father King Johnson.
who had been ill for several months.
Jack Davis has returned 10 Srell-
| rock. Iowa, where he will work on a
farm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12
i'm as far as Rock Island.

MED him as far as Rock Island.
John Strathan is now employed in
the shops at East Moline
\. r. Stein and family went by auto
to Rock Island Sunday.
Luke Nelson made business trip
TO Rock Island Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12
GIRL COULD
NOT WORK
How She Was Relieved from
Pain by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Taunton, Mass.-"I had pains in both
sides and when my periods came had
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12
SaUe 300 on FURNITURE During May 81
TO CLOSE OUT THE
"LA FRANCE" LINE

To close out this line offer entire stock at
ridiculous reduction. Patent leather, bronze brown
and kid top La France shoes that sold $500 IS so
s and $500, to close S3.48
Evening star., 1916-11-12

ed seven times week, now the good
old beaten biscuits of Dixieland are
In demand.
Sift four cups Of -four into q. basin
add three e-fourths teaspoonful of salt.
rub six level tablespoonfuls of lard
well in with the hands, then add one
half cup of milk and one cup of water,
gradually making a stiff dough. Knead
thoroughly until dough is perfectly
smooth. Turn out on a Toured board
Beat continuously for thirty minutes
with a rolling pin, folding over the
dough as it is fiattened out. Roll into
sheet about half an inch thick, cut
out with small biscuit cutter, prick
thoroughly with d fork three times
near the center of the biscuit and bak e
in a moderate oven for half an hour.
Corn dodgers are not very hard to
make when you proceed by pouring
two cups of boiling water over two
cups of cornmeal, with which has been
sifted "A quarter of a teaspoonful of
salt. See that the meal and water are
smoothly mixed, all the Jumps broken
up. cover the mixing bowl and let it
steam for about four minutes. Have
ready hot pancake gridd1e, which
was put to heat before the bread
was started, as this long heating Is the
necessary point in making your
dodgers successful. Drop the mixture
by spoonfuls on the griddle, which.
must be well creased, pat it out so
that the dough viii be about half an
inch thick. When the dough is smok-
ing hot dot it with bits of butter, turn
Evening star., 1916-11-12
Brookland.

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Jackson have
delphia.
Mrs Joseph Fletcher entertained the
Ladies' Guild of the Church of Our
Savior Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Knight of Port
land, Ne. are the week end guests of
Mrs. Charles G. Lynch and the Misses
Lynch.
Mrs. Earle A. Simons entertained the
Y NJ =. Five Hundred Club at their
home Tuesday evening
Mrs. Margaret Grimes has returned.
after a visit to her son-in-law and
daughter. Dr. Heber Butts, L. S. n, and
Mrs. Butts. at Charleston S. G.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Stevenson
have left for an extended visit to reIa-
tices in Minneapolis, MINI
sir. and Mrs. Fernando Carpenter
We're hosts Thursday evening Of the
past week to the Neighborhood card
club.
Mr.. Frank Butt of Elizabeth. n. j..
recently visited his father. Mr.. Charles
Butt, and other relatives
Mrs. Bowen of Brentsville Va was
the recent guest of her son-in-Iaw and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs David II.
Dertly.
Mr.. Charles Z. Molster and son Mr.
Ralph r Molster, are visiting the for
mer's mother. Mrs. Susan A Molster.
in Portsmouth, Ohio.
Mrs. Kenneth G. Armstrong enter
tanned at thimble party during the
past week in compliment TO Mrs
, Charles Knowles
Mr.. SEWER Baumer of Nashville
Tenn, is visiting his father, Capt
Joseph Banner.
The Monday Evening Bridge Club
was entertained the past week by Miss
! Helina cheesmsn. The prizes were
I "on by Miss Cheesman and Miss Roach
| Mrs. William II. Coventry of Pough-
! he~psie. y. y. is the guest Of her son
{ in-law anu daughter, Mr.. and Mrs
| Edward Wallace.
, Mrs. G. II. Etz was hostess Wedues-
! day afternoon for the Ladies Aid and
! sewing Circle of the Brookland Bap-
I list Church.
| Miss Jenkins and Miss Brown Of
Evening star., 1916-11-12

There are many attractive sugar pin
GERS or tongs Some of them are jointed,
rather than bent, at the top
Evening star., 1916-11-12

pretty little lemon dish is made of
engraved glass. shaped in oval fashion
With it there goes a two-pronged little
fork of silver.
Evening star., 1916-11-12
The IndigestibIe CruIIer.

Crullers are indigestible, no doubt.
Much rural dyspepsia is laid to the fact
that they form a regular part of the
breakfast menu in some districts But
they are probably no more indigestible
than much of the pastry that most of
US eat occasionally, and eaten only
occasionally do no particular harm to
who like crullers, eat them, with dis
erection, of course, regardless of diges-
tive consequences.
French crullers are the daintiest form
of this delectable trifie. To make them a
cupful each of -four and water, a cupful
of olive oil or some cooking oil and four
eggs are needed. Bring the water and
oil to the boiling point and add the
hour, all at once, aud stir until a
smooth mass that leaves the sides of
the saucepan results. Memove from fire
and stand in a warm place for half an
hour. then add egg at tirle
beating two minutes after each addi-
ton. Let stand for an hour and then
drop by teasDoonful into smoking, deep
fat. Cook light brown and roll in pow
dered sugar mixed with a little CHINA
mon.
For Dutch crullers.' a more unusual
dainty, these ingredients are needed:
Two eggs, teaspoonful grated nutmeg.
one cup sugar, one cup cream, one
udl ltT dSpOOIll ul saII, Cne teaspoon
full baking powder. sufficient; flour to
mix to soft dough. Boil out, cut into
squares, cut several times in center
with tagging iron. fry brown in smok-
ing-hot fat.
Plain American cruliers are made like
this: They are sometimes erroneously
called doughnUts. but doughnuts are in
reality raised bread dough cooked in
balls in deep fat. Add a cup of shorten
ing. Then add the beaten yolks of two
eggs and next the beaten whites. Sif;
together four cups of sifted -four, half
teaspoonful of salt, a quarter of a
teaspoonful of nutmeg and three and
one-half teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der. Add. with "a cup of milk, to the
butter, sugar and eggs. Roll in shee,
half an inch thick on a Toured board
and cut with Toured cutter. Fry brown
in deep hot fat and drain thoroughly
Crullers can be made with buttcrrnilk
in this way: Cream a cup of brown
sugar and two tablespoonfuls of butter
together and add well beaten egg
Beat and add cup of buttermilk, and
enough -four sifted with u quarter OF
teaSpoonful of salt, half a teaspoon
full of baking soda and a teaspoonful
of cream tartar to make a stiff dough.
Cut and cook in the usual way.
Evening star., 1916-11-12

A convenient little tea strainer has a
black wood handle and is SO arranged that
when it is lifted the little tray beneath it,
tips aside so that it is out of the way.
Evening star., 1916-11-12

southern Maryland recently visited
Mrs. Francis De Sales Roach.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Jennings of
Richmond. Va, We're the recent guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Gaines.
Miss Ruth G. Campbell has returned
from six-months' visit with rela-
tives and friends in Kentucky and
Ohio, and is now at the home of her
sister. Mrs. Howard l.. Leslie, 18th and
Hamlin streets northeast.
Evening star., 1916-11-12
Dishes From the Southland

OF late quite a vogue for southern
cooking has sprung up in cities that
are far north of the Mason and Dixon
line. and where one time baked beans
and Boston brown reigned supreme
and where buckwheat cakes were sery-
Evening star., 1916-11-12
CREAM AND SUGAR.

Novelty is the keynote of our modern
life. At all events, novelty is what every
| manufacturer aims for. And as a result
the shops are constantly full of new and
unusual things Just now, when winter
is closing in, the things pertaining to the
tea or coffee tray are especially tempting.
There is a tiny oblong tray. about eight
inches long and three or four wide, which
holds a coffee service. The tray Is OF
glass mounted in silver frame. one
end Of the tray is marked off with a little
silver railing, and block sugar is arranged
in this. There is a pair OF tongs, shaped
like ice picks, for the sugar. The small
coffee pot and cream jug, in silver, stand
on the tray.
A pretty combination cream and sugar
outfit shows a rather tall silver cream jug
on round tray with an overarching
handle Around the base of the cream
jug the Jumps of sugar are placed and
there is a pair of sugar tongs with which
to take it.
black wood handle and is so arranged that
, when it is lifted the little tray beneath it,
20 catch dripping tea from the leaves.
tips aside SO that it is out of the way.
pretty little lemon dish is made of
engraved glass. shaped in oval fashion
With it there goes a two-pronged little
fork of silver.
There are many attractive sugar pin
GERS or tongs Some of them are jointcd
rather than bent, at the top.
For the coffee there is set of Danish
china. cream white with bright blue dec
orations There is slim, tall pot for the
coffee, and the small cups are set III silver
ilagree. holders.
silver pot is the ideal holder for cof-
fee after it has been made, for III this
sort of pot it keeps hot much longer than
it does in a china one, if the pot is heated
| thoroughly before the coffee is poured in.
Evening star., 1916-11-12
Apple Fluff,

Pare and core six apples and fill each
center with cocoanut soaked in milk.
Place a bit of butter on top and steam
until soft. Remove carefully to a shall
low pan. sprinkle with sugar and
brown lightly in the oven. Serve hot
with whipped cream.
Evening star., 1916-11-12

over and brown this side Cook them
long enough to have both sides an
even brown and thoroughly cooked
through.
Evening star., 1916-11-12

A silver pot is the ideal holder for cof-
fee, after it has been made, for III this
sort Of pot it keeps hot much longer than
it does in a china one, If the pot is heated
thoroughly before the coffee is poured in
Evening star., 1916-11-12

For the coffee there is a set of Danish
china. cream white with bright blue dec
orations There is slim. tall pot for the
coffee, and the small cups are set III silver
6la,,ree holders.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-26
new YORK AUTO SHOW
To Be WORLDS BEST
War Will Prevent Exhibitions in Eu-
ropean Capitals.

Once again the annual automobile show,
New York. on January 6, will be the
worlds leading motor car exhibition, the
great European conflict, of course pre-
cluding the possibility of the once famous
motor displays being revived In Paris
London, and Berlin. While the war
brought an abrupt ending to the salons
Of the French, English, and German car
manufacturers. the great displays that
have been held annually In New York for
the past seventeen years were gradually
gaining In world Importance as the ba-
rometers Of automobile design and con-
struction.
The tendency of American manufac-
turers looking to the foreign automo-
bile and body builders to set the pace
in design Is being rapidly reversed. with
some Of the leading European cars adopt
ing features distinctly American. One
particular item that can be referred to
because of its almost general adoption
abroad Is the electrical equipment that
now can be found on almost all Of the
cars made in this country, The Ameri-
can car makers were the first to recog-
Eize the advantages Of a combination
system which took care Of starting, light
ing. and ignition. and mainly as a result
lhCH IcSSdTShcS ueNelOpHltnl "OTh
many of the prominent European ma
chimes carry this equipment
In the great array of the latest produc-
tions of the car manufacturers will be
found machines that will meet the purse
limits of every man desirous of becoming
a motorist. from the light touring car
selling at 1895 to the chassis that lists at
5000 and might carry a body costing
several thousand dollars additional. How
ever. 1t will be found that more than 30
per cent of the models exhibited will be
listed at under 5000 and close to 50 per
cent within the reach OF a man wanting
to spend under 5000 for his touring car.
Carrying the price classification even
lower, about 10 per cent Of the 1917 mod
els will sell under $3.50
The Washington herald., 1916-11-26
DISTRICT A. A. A. CLUB
ADDS 42NEW MEMBERS
Recruited in Last Three Weeks. Off,
cials of Organization State,

Despite the arrival of wintry weather,
and the virtual close of the motor season,
applications for membership in the A, A.
A. District of Columbia Club continue to
arrive at the organizations Headquarters
with the same regularity that gave the
clubs membership SO much impetus
throughout the past summer.
Forty-two new members were added to
the club roster during the past three
weeks. This, club officials say indicates
that the principal aims and objects of
the association, rather than touring in
formation alone, makes a strong appeal
to owners of motor cars.
The club now boasts an enrolment to-
falling near the LOCO mark, a Washington
membership undreamed of during the
days of former motoring organizations,
and far in excess of the year-ago expec-
tations of its officials.
New members are Mrs. Annie P. Gay
nor, c. r. Scott. H. A. Gillis, William r.
Saunders. Frank Casey, Baron Enzico
CastellI, Miss Mary G. Dove, Mrs. ],
Maury Dove, George p. Kimmel. viii c.
Barnes, Jacob Baumgartner, M L. T.
Grant, Henry H. Ward, Hylas T. whee-
Ter, Charles F. johnson, Harry Stevens,
George E. King. Gustave Bucholz, John
F. Robb, Harry King John B. SMALL
wood, H. F. Taff, Arthur H. Allen, Rear
Admiral John P. Merrill. u. 8. N, ]. d.
Rollins, Lieut. Greed H Boucher, U. s..
N, Walter B. Guy, 8. Sidney Forst, Her
man HoIlerith, C. B. Guthrie, Lieut. Col.
C r. DarnaIl, u. S. A., Gabriel Edmon-
ston, DIR. E. G. Seibert, Thomas r,
Shipp. Frederick Wuesthotf, Arthur Brad
ley Campbell. Joseph Strasburger, r, T,
Dowsett, o. W. Bond, Byron s. Adams
Frank r. Jelleff, and F. r. Wheater.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-26

can be given that win enable one to sue
cessfully adjust all types; however,
there are few rules which win apply to
many designs.
For instance, an experienced mechanic
would begin by assuring himself that
there is gasoline In the main tank-you
VIII be amused at this statement, posi-
bly,. but many motorists can call TO mind
a dozen Instances where owners have set
their carbureters In a variety Of ways TO
get the motor started when the tank was
dry. Then he would ascertain that the
gasoline was getting to the float cham
ber-that there were no clogs In the gas
line.
Most carbureters have spray nozzles.
so. II possible, an effort should be made
to see IL the fuel is passing through the
nozzle or nozzles when the float cham
Der Is flooded. This can be done by at
tempting to start the motor by crank
ing 1t few times, noting, at the same
time whether the compression is fairly
even In all cylinders. II is dificult to ad-
Just carbureter properly when the COM
preston is not about equal in all cylin-
ders; for poor compression in one or more
The Washington herald., 1916-11-26
MOTOR OILINGSYSTEM
IMPROVED BY OAKLAND
New Sensible Six" Has Automatic
Signal Light on Dash.

Motor oiling from the beginning OF the
the manufacturers for the reason that
something positive and virtually auto
matte In this connection had to be evolv-
ed; some system which would also show
the driver while on the road that the mo-
tor was receiving the proper fabrication.
Many systems with sight feed on the
dash have been offered and answered the
purpose well enough until the force feed.
splash and others systems OF fabrication
became so perfected that the motorist, re-
lying entirely on the methods Of oIling
employed. ignored the sight feed and
often. forgetting to supply the necessary
oil, seriously damaged the motor before
realizing that the oil reservoirs were dry.
The new Oakland sensible six" avoids
such troubles in a very positive but SIM
pie way. A pocket is fitted in the oil line
on the inside of which is a float; when
the motor is running and the oil pump
Is working, the oil pocket becomes filled
with oil, causing the float to rise and
thereby make an electrical connection
which illuminates pilot light on the
dash. If the oil pump stops pumping or
the system becomes clogged and the oil is
not circulating, the float in the oil pocket
drops to the bottom, breaking the elec-
trical contact and the pilot light on the
dash goes out. If the level OF the oil in
the oil reservoir IS nearing a point where
improper fabrication will cause damage
to the motor, the float is at a point
where the jolting of the machine will
cause the float to rapidly rise and fall,
thereby making and breaking the elec-
trical contact and causing the pilot light
on the dash to flash a warning.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-26
SALES
ROOMS A BIG ASSET

mo use talking says R. c. Rueschaw.
IAN attractive sales room has lust as
much to do with the sale Of automobiIes
as any other commodity.
''Since we've dolled up our REQ store
on Broadway, and washed the windows,
mopped the floor and busted or tbo
furniture in the Chicago place, when WE
made II a branch. bushes has quadrunIed
ut those two points.
Il don't know why people have
imagined they could sell goods In unat-
tractive surroundings. because ever
salesman knows that gloom is conta sious
and that whatever optimism a customeT
may have, had when he comes In out ~
the sunshine. is dispelled by the dark-
mes and disarray OF the average auto.
mobile sales room.
"I suppose one. reason for the pra.
valence OF this condition among auto.
mobile dealers Is the fact thar arto-
mobiles were originally sold in a maeh,ns
shop. Gradually II became a garage ana
it was several years before the ownsr
felt that he could waste a little snace q,
the front and put plate glass win6nv
In to show the cars