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The Press., 1916-09-14

ed Uncle Henry. with crisp, gray curis combed over his ears and sparkle in his eyes and smile on his ruddy face. He was dressed in brand new pepper and salt suit and fur lined overcoat, and he carried new sealskin cap in his gloved hand.
 On Uncle Henry's arm leaned a very small lady. his junior by dozen years perhaps, brown haired, sweet faced. with quick, birdlike movements and appealing brown eyes. She wore gray, too. with scarlet wing In her gray velvet hat
 Uncle Henryr' repeated the nieces more faintly.
 My dear nieces," replied Henry Popham soothingly, don't be frighten- ed if vague rumors of my death by drowning have reached you. Many people have spoken of the matrimonial sea. you know. and er-well. I've been getting married today, that's all. Let me introduce you to my wife, Mrs. Hester Popham, formerly Miss Hester Weed of Redbridge Now, Annie, Belle, Sarah, kiss your Aunt Hester!'
 And they did with the best grace they could muster, and when their three husbands, who had entered with the bride and groom. had fetched in large wedding cake the relatives spread wedding feast in the dining room. while Uncle Henry took his wife on a tour of the house. And if Uncle Henry's eyes twinkled at sight of the many preparations which had been made for a different homecoming he did not breathe a word of the joke to his wife. and she praised the thoughtfulness of his nieces and said that surely she was going to be fond of all three of them. for had they not made her warmly welcome?
 And Annie and Belle and Sarah, hav- ing decided that they must make the best of it, went on with the prepara- tions for the feast, but it must be con fessed that the three husbands. who had been in Redbridge that day to witness Uncle Henry's marriage and who had jokingly telephoned a ficti- tious message to Belle Wickham. came in for hours of stern reproof from the deluded women. But it end ed we'll after all, and Uncle Henry has generously remembered his nieces by handsome presents. so that now they give little thought to his possible remise.
 Hester his wife, is a bright, cheery ittle body, and no one begrudges Hen " Popham his years of belated happi- ness
The Press., 1916-09-14
Knew His Man.

George Bubb, better known as Bubb DoddingtOn, one of the wits of the eighteenth century, always dined well and always liked to doze after the re- past. Falling asleep one day after din ner with Sir Richard Temple and Lord Cobham, the latter reproached bod dington with his drowsiness. Dodding- ton denied having been asleep and to prove he had not offered to repeat all Lord Gotham had been saying. Cob ham challenged him to do so. Dod- dington repeated a story, and Lord Gotham owned he had been telling it. Well" said Doddington. "and yet l did not hear word of it. but I went to sleep because I knew that about this time of the day you would tell that story"
The Press., 1916-09-14
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint of water add oz. Bay Rum, a small box of Barbo Compound, and A oz. of glycerine. Apply to the hair twice a week until it becomes the desired shade Any druggist can put this up or you can mix 1t at home at very little cost. Full directions for making and use come in each box of Barbo Compound, It will gradually darken streaked, faded gray hair, and removes dandruff 1t is excel lent for falling hair and will make harsh hair soft and glossy. It will not color the scalp. is not sticky or greasy, and does not rub on.
The Press., 1916-09-14
A Brioht Outlook

"D0 you-cr-do you think. Miss Dobleigh. that you will be-er-engag- ed next Thursday eveningY' asked Tompy very hashfully.
 "Well. really, Mir. Tompy." replied Ethel II don't know, but if you can get up spunk enough between now and then to do your share I think there's q fair prospect that shall be-"
 And Tompy did.
The Press., 1916-09-14
The House of Gro

In Ft.ince the noble family of roy b.asts of descent in direct line rom .tG;tm's third son. Seth. The!
 ay at the time of the deluge Noai ooh their family title deeds into the irk. At their chateau may be seen a
 i,ture Of that event. wherein one of hc drowning men waves a scroll above his head on which is inscribed, Save the title deeds of the house of Croy.''
The Press., 1916-09-14
lichtninq Rods.

There were no lightning rods in an cient times. The first one that the world ever saw was set up by our own illustriOus cOuntryman Benjamin Franklin shortly after the year 1152. He had just had his celebrated expert ment with the kite. in which he dem Onstrated the identity of lightning with electricity. and was therefore prepared for the construction of the rods for which the world had waited so long. It is not generally known that Franklin was as distinguished in science as he was in statesmanship and diplomacy.-EXchang
The Press., 1916-09-14
Different Kinds.

''I had tooth extracted yesterday" remarked the fussy man. and the dentist gave me gas
 ''Ch. that's nothing." rejoined the man with the bald spot. Every time l get shaved tlc larlc: g.vcs me a lot nf if '' f'sI' f,i'
The Press., 1916-09-14
Part of the DoWry.
HOw'S This ?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
 F. J. CHENEY & CO.,. Toledo. Q. We, the undersigned, have known F.J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and f1nan- cially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. WALDIEG, KINNAN & MARVIN.
 Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting the system. Testimonials sent free. Price,75 cents per bottle Sold by all Druggists ----
The Press., 1916-09-14
No Hiohbrow.

Bacon-The giraffe Is said to be the 'nly animal in nature that is entirely dumb. not heinz able to express itself by any sound whatever. Egbert-lt's inst ns well. for if 1t could speak it woul talk over everybody's head.- Yonkcrs Statesman.
The Press., 1916-09-14

"RoUGH ON RATS" ends RATS, MICE, Bugs. Die out doors Unbeatable Exterminator Used World over, U S. Govt, too Economy Size 25c. or 15c Drug and Country Stores. Refuse sub stitutes. FREE. Comic picture R.-E. s. Wells, Jersey City, N. J.
The Press., 1916-09-14
Cunnino Scheme,

This from a conductor on a North western street car: "A north side resi- dent has been riding on this car for a number of years twice a day, and I often noted that he never bought tick cts, but paid his fare in cash. One day asked him why he did not buy tick cts and save % cents on the dollar. We'll you see, it's like this,' the patron replied. Very often I meet an ac- quaintance on the car, and when the conductor comes for the fares I offer the money, while the acquaintance gen erally has tickets and immediately of fers to pay the two fares with his tick cts and in this accommodating manner permits me to save my money. 1 find the money saved by this scheme eX- ceeds the amount saved by the pur- chase of tickets "-Indianapolis News
 Part of the DoWry.
 Housemaid-"And are you going te your young lady's wedding" Cook Rather. Mistress has given me tc her as a wedding present"
The Press., 1916-09-14

Thou wilt give myself relief if thou ,luest every act Df this life as If il were tLe last.-Mark Antony.
The Press., 1916-09-14

One way to relieve habitual constipation is to take regularly mild laxative. Doans Regulets are recommended for this purpOso
The Press., 1916-09-14
One Way to Do 1t.

Crawford-I hear he's ecOnOmizing Crabshaw-Yes; he doesn't buy any thing now unless he can get it on credit Life
The Press., 1916-09-14

Directions of Special Value to Women with every box
 Sold everywhere. In boxes, 10e., 25e.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-16

centennial will revolve about the In
dams and the confidence and trust
they exhibited in the Great Spirit and
the white men. and the pastors Of tri-
city churches declare there will be in
topics from which to choose
sermons BETTING the occasion.
Special music in the churches is
also contemplated and it is understood
that preliminary steps are already be-
ing taken toward monster song SER
vice on Sunday night.
Sacred Concerts I'm Parks.
Sacred concerts in the city parks Of
each of the tri-cities will also be a
part of the exercises of the day. sacred
and patriotic selections being inter
spersed with the wierd, mournful In
dian music that has its own niche in
the history of this vicinity. These
concerts are expected to be heard by
thousands of visitors as well as a
large majority of the residents of DAY.
export, Rock Island and Moline.
Other plans for the celebration are
rapidly being formulated by President
Irving c. Norwood and the board of
directors, although there still remains
three months for preparation. The
members of the board however, state
that this will be not more than enough
to complete the plans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-16
LADIES CHORUS OF
.AUGUSTANA TO TOUR

Augustana colleges first ladies'
chorus, organized last fall, will make
tour the latter part of April covering
the state of Iowa, the schedule show
ing stops at Cedar Rapids, Boone,
GoWrie, Harcourt, Des Moines and
Madrid, as well as Monmouth in Hi
nOis. On April IS the chorus will ap-
pear at the st. Paul Lutheran church
Of Davenport and the following week
leaves on the trip. Early in May the
ladies will give a concert at the COL
lege. The chorus is directed by Pro-
fessor Arvid Samuelson, instructor on
the piano at the Lutheran school and
the programs which have been ar
ranged include some delightful solos
by Mr. SamuelsOn, who has made an
enviable reputation at Augustana. Miss
Amy Granlund is managing the bust
ness affairs Of the chorus and to her is
due the credit for the successful ar
rangement of the schedule. Compos-
ing the chorus are: Misses Helen
Parker, Olga Larson, Naomi Peterson,
Emelia Jacobson, Esther Lindell, Beata
Eberhardt, Ruth Carlmark, Ethel
Bengston, Inez Gull, Eleanor Beng
ston, Lola Barker, Fife Johnson, Helen
Peterson, Amy Granlund, Lael John
son, Eva Swedberg, Ruth Johnson,
Olga Eden, Edith Johnson, Mabel
BGrgquist and Mabel Peterson Miss
Bertha Bertell will be the accom-
PIANIST.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-16

Charles Oswald, Charles A. Scheme
bricker, c. n Isaacson, A. w. Ehleb
and E. H. Stafford; 18th precinct, DR..
Louis Ostrom, Ike Livingston. N. Juhl
Jr., and Robert Fullerton. Delegates
instructed for Waldo Schneider for
collector and resolution passed favor
ing John f. Moeller for township as
SCISSOR. Attendance was large. N. M.
Moore presided and was elected chair
man and c. A. Schenebricker secre-
tary. Meeting held in Dixon & Noel
Ter undertaking parlors.
Sixth Ward.
18th precinct, W RI. Edwards, P. j.
Carey, E. W. Schoede, c. ]. Larkin and
Frank WEIGH; 18th precinct, Wallace
Souders. Hugh Bresnahan, Gustave
Thiermann, J. B. Johnson and James
Kinsley; 18th precinct, C. E. White,
John Mohl, Harry McCaskrin, William
Glass and J. T. Stephens. P. j. Carey
was chairman and E. w. Schoede sec
rotary Meeting was held at Twenty
sixth street hose house.
Seventh Ward.
10Th precinct, D. Hohenboken, M. O..
Griswold, A Slattengren, W. NJ SUIT
ley and Carl Hallgren; Goth precinct,
Charles F. Borst, Clyde W. Finley, Os-
car C. Carlson, George ]. Miller, Thorn
as H. Flynn and Frank Beranek; 2lst
precinct, James Gauley, Sr, Martin
Ackerlind, George W. Borg, John He'd
berg, A. B. Curtis and Grant Hult-
berg; 22nd precinct, W. L. Eitman, Os-
car F. Lundahl, C. F. Degen, A. w
Kjellstrand and J. L. LOuden. Meet
ing was held at Augustana Book con-
Germ. A. G. Anderson presided and c.
G. Londberg was secretary. Delegates
uninstructed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-16
CENTENNIAL TO Be
PASTORAL THEME
Churches of the Tri-Cities C0operat-
ing With the Promoters of Ars-
email Celebration.
SPECIAL SERMONS ON JUNE Is
Tnwavering Faith of Indian in the
Great Spirit to be Discussed In
Many fulpits.

Ministers in practically every church
IN the tri-cities have signifed will
lngness to cooperate with the directors
Of the centennial celebration to COM
memorate the hundredth anniversary
Of the establishment of Fort Arm
strong on Rock Island arsenal island
by delivering special sermons on Sun
day, June IS, together with music fit
ting the occasion.
According to the tentative program
arranged by Director George D. Ben
son, the actual opening of the centen-
nial will not take place until Monday,
June 10, but with the thousands of
visitors who are expected to be in the
tri-cities on the previous day it is
thought that the churches will be able
to help in a great measure toward the
success of the celebration as we'll as
In the spiritual welfare Of the visitors,
Many of the ministers will take for
their subjects on that day the unwav-
ering faith Of the Indians in the Great
Spirit, Who to them was a physical
being with the power to grant any de-
sire. The entire celebration of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-16
Election Notice.

Notice is hereby given that town
ship election will be held in the town
ship of Rock Island, county of Rock
Island, state of Illinois, on the fourth
day of April, 1916, for the election Of
the following officers, to-wit:
One % supervisor.
Four "a assistant supervisors.
One QD town clerk.
One % assessor.
One % collector
One % justice of the peace to fill
vacancy.
And the following proposition to be
submitted to the voters, to-wit:
Shall this township become anti
saloon territory"
The polling places in the several
election districts are as follows:
First - Yohe's barber shop, 413
Fourth avenue.
Second Maiwalds grocery, 7Ol
Ninth avenue.
Third - Christian church, Sixth
street and Eleventh avenue.
Fourth-1014 Third avenue.
Fifth-Burris' store, Eleventh street
and Seventh avenue.
Sixth-Miller's grocery, 1000 Twelfth
street.
Seventh-County court house.
Eighth-German Methodist church,
Sixth avenue and Fourteenth street.
Ninth-1440 Seventh avenue.
Tenth Ullemeyer's drug store,
Eleventh avenue and Fifteenth street.
Eleventh-Sala building, Fourth ave-
nue. and Nineteenth street.
Twelfth-Episcopal church.
hirteenth-Wilcher' tin shop.
Fourteenth - Twenty-second street
hose house
Fifteenth-Cassidy's store.
Sixteenth-Twenty-si street hose
house.
Seventeenth-Schn drug store.
acknowledgements store, 1882
Thirtieth street.
Nineteenth-Cigar store, 631 Thir-
ty-eighth street.
Twentieth-1340 Thirty-eighth street.
Twenty-first - Peterson's carpenter
shop.
Twenty econd-Voight's store, 420O
Fourteenth avenue.
w. A. FREWERT, Town Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-16
ON COUNTY RECORDS
Warranty Deeds,

Adelia Black to Frieda Black, part
lot II, Hales' addition, r. l., ST.
Louis Mosenfelder and wife to
Charles F. Grams. S. u lot IS, L. Mos
enfelders' Acre addition, South R. l.,
s625.
Louis Mosenfelder and wife to Au-
gust c. Kutz, n. 125 feet lot Is, L.
Mosenfelder's Acre addition, South r.
L, S100.
W. H. Lewis to Ivo Transez, lot 2,
block 2, Paramount, addition, Moline,
$500.
Fred Titterington ct al to Henry
Christensen, lot Is, block l, Carbon
cliff, $780,
Fred Titterington ct al to Henry
Christensen, lot IA, block l, Carbon
Cliff, $500.
Adeline Schroeder to Walter NJ Bur-
CESS. lot 5, Weatherhead's addition, R
l., S100
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-16
ARE TO TAKE Up
CHANCE BYLAWS
Tri.City Federation OF Labor Dele
gates Find Present Constitution
Entirely Inadequate.

When the delegates Of the Tri-City
Federation Of Labor gather tonight in
the semi-monthly meeting at Rock Is
land Industrial hall, revision of the
constitution and bylaws of the organ
ization will be taken up in earnest, in
fact it is expected that the entire
evening will be devoted to this work.
Rapid growth Of the federation has
made many changes necessary, as the
bylaws now in force do not meet the
needs of the organization.
Yesterday was the day when all
men and women in the tri-cities who
are members of unions affiliated with
the federation were to give one hours
pay, the third hour, toward a fund
being raised to carry on extensive or
ganization work. The plan was chang
ed, however, the committee in charge
deciding that this plan was not ade-
quate. Consequently, some time ago.
each union gave 81 for each member
toward this fund.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-16
TOWhCONVENTION
DEL.ECATESP PICKED
Rock Island Republicans Hold eau.
cuses in the Seven Wards Of the
City Last Evening.
TO NOMINATE AT TURNER HALL
One Hundred Thirteen to Vote in
Meeting at Which Ticket Is TO BE
Named Tomorrow Night.

Republicans Of Rock Island town.
ship last night elected delegates to
the township convention, which will
be held at Turner hall tomorrow even
ing. A caucus was held in each ward.
Delegates numbering 113 were Sc
lected. Following are the names of
delegates by wards and precincts;
First Ward.
First precinct, Ira H. Coyne, H.
Fischer and William Sehnert; second
precinct, Martin Rudgren and ]. LEI
stein; third precinct, A. n. Pratt, Cal
vim Ruchel and L. l.. Hance. w, J.
Gahagen presided and Ira Coyne was
secretary Meeting was held at Yohe's
barber shop.
Second Ward.
Fourth precinct, William Barth,
Fred Young, Ben Schriver and Will
liam Pratt; fifth precinct, Louis Eek
hardt, James Hickey, Elem Bassett,
Moses Greenblatt and Phil Wagner;
sixth precinct, c. V. Johnson, Harry
Keefover, William Carse, Lawrence
Swanson and August Sundquist. Da-
vid Cleland presided and William
Barth was secretary. Meeting was
held at the municipal barn on Sixth
avenue.
Third Ward.
Seventh precinct, L. Larson, Stephen
S. Hull, P. Lamp, P. Ecklund, n. G.
| Willhite and H. Clemann; eighth pre-
cinct, E. W. Wilson, W. A. Corcoran,
Frank Beinke, Bernard Rinck, H. Lamp
and E. V. Ramser; ninth precinct, B.
| O. Fickenscher, Charles E. Willis, t.
G. Retter, A f. Dixon, DR.. J. B. Sou
ders and G. A. Johnson; 10th precinct,
| Phil s. Wilcher, NJ Moeller, Henry
| Schaffer, ". n. Phillips, Sam Ryer-
son and P H. Wells. The meeting was
! held at the county Jail office. E. G.
/ Fickenscher called the meeting to Or
| der and w. n Phillips was elected
chairman and L. T. Grove secretary.
Fourth Ward.
| 18th precinct, c. J. Searie, Dr. Jo-
seph DeSilva, R. C. Clark, Ed Brand
enburg, A Sugden, c. L. Walker and
F. O. Van Calder; 18th precinct, Fred
W. Rinck, E. Tremann, Fred Apple
quist, T J. Carey, G. c. Wenger, P.
/ Sexton, Charles Harms and R. c. Nit
chell. G. c. Wenger presided and was
elected chairman and r. C.. Mitchell
secretary. Meeting was held in office
| Of the Rock Island Daily Union.
Fifth Ward.
18th precinct, A. Moeller, NJ. I. Nor
ris, Herman Schwecke, n. NJ. Moore
and William Porter, ST.; 14th precinct
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-16
Notice of Sale OF Water Tank.

Bids will be received a. m. March
Il, 1916, at the mayors office, Rock Is
land, Ill, for the purchase of the water
tank near Tenth avenue and Thirtieth
street. Purchaser will be required to
file surety bond in amount of 81 900
to insure the city against all liabilities
for injuries and damages, aud to guar
antee the removal of the tank within
city reserves the right to reject any or
all bids
WILLIAM McCONOCHIE,
Mayor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-16
MAN SEEKS
POSTOFFICE OWNER

AS doc" Munson. deputy probate
clerk, descended from the steps of the
Rock Island postoffice building yester-
day at noon a colored man suddenly
came up to him and saluted.
Chief, am de proprietor in?" the
negro asked.
Sure" replied Doc" as he showed
him the way to the postmaster's room.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-16
for the following township offices:

for the following township Offices:
One supervisor,
Four assistant supervisors,
One collector,
One assessor,
One town clerk,
One justice of peace to fill vacancy.
Also for the purpose of discharging
such other business as may properly
come before the meeting.
T. A. FENDER,
NJ M. Harder, Chairman.
Secretary
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-16
For Township Collector.

| hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of township collector
for Rock Island township, subject to
the republican township convention,
March II, and solicit the support of
my friends.
(Adv.) W. H. CARPENTER.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-16

day evening at S o'clock at the town
hall at Center station, for the purpose
Of nominating candidates for town
ship office
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-16
A Theory Put into Practice by Well
Known Business Man

"A druggist has many opportunities
to make lasting friends of his custom
ers.' said Mr.. j. C. Brady, popular
Eexall Pharmacist Of Fall River,
Mass. 1.-THE very nature of his bust
ness draws their confidence for little
helpful suggestions on the matter of
health. Many people have thanked
me for recommending Rexall Orderlies
as the best relief for constipation and
its resultant ills Put up in dainty
candy tablet form. they are pleasant to
the taste and make an ideal laxative
for the home-for men, women and
children alike"
We have the exclusive selling rights for
this great laxative. Trial size. 10 cents
THOMAS DRUG co.
THE REXALL STORE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-16
Call for Democratic Township Con-
YentiOn.

A mass meeting of democrats of
Rock Island township is hereby called
to assemble at the Rock Island house.
in the city of Rock Island. at s O'Clock,
Thursday evening, March i6, 1916, for
the purpose Of nominating candidates
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-16
South Rock Island Caucus.

Democratic caucus of South Rock
Island township will be held Thurs
Grand Forks herald., 1916-11-01
RUSSIA BORROWS
5000, ,00o,0 900 RUBLES

London, Nov. IA Rnssian impsy-
ial ukase authorizes the issue Of
short term loan o. 5000, 900, 600
rubiss, ays q Renter dispatch from
Petrograd. Tho, loaa Will 10 at TIE
rate Of s1-s per cent rspsyabls n