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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-04

The situation will be closely studied
before definite plans are decided upon.
weather conditions will control the
situation and on the temperature will
depend the necessity of removing the
obstruction. River authorities today
declared that should the river continue
10 lower and cold weather extend I'M
I'll spring, there would be no danger,
| LOT through gradual thaw the ice
would crumble and the heavy volume
OF water would carry it away.
High Water Still Local.
High water in the Mississippi river
is still local situation. The river
today was 1875 feet above low water,
drop of one-half foot since yester-
/ day. The stage remained at IA feet
from in the morning until last
evening, when it began to recede grad
ually.
The gorge is menace as long as it
remains there" Professor ]. NJ. Sher.
Ter, local government weather fore
caster, said today speaking of the ice
obstruction at the head of Peterson S
island. "A heavy thaw would break it
up, but it is hard to tell what else a
heavy thaw would mean. particularly
II it was accompanied by a rain.
The forecast for today and tomor-
row is: Snow today and warmer to-
night; unsettled tomorrow. 1t will be
warmer tonight than it was last night
but there will be no change tomorrow
If there is slight variance l think il
Will be a shade colder. There is nc
immediate thaw in sight, but it is hard
, to tell what the next week will bring.
: The situation is still local. The
! river here is out of all proportions
now, as it has been since cold weather
, set in. At Muscatine the river is only
, 1913 feet. Under normal conditions
, should the river be 1876 feet here, il
, would be 16 feet at Muscatine. Above
: here, at LIE Claire, it has been at {
moderate stage continuously, and yes
, terday fluctuated between 81 to g.
feet. 1t is SO this morning. Both a
Clinton and Dubuque the river ha:
been falling steadily and the only wa!
l that the high water here can be &C
counted for is that the gorge below
here interferes with the proper dis
i charge Of the water"
Rock River Falls.
2 Rock river today was one and one
9 half feet lower than yesterday morn
|. ing. The reading today was p feet
although it receded the major part o
the IS inches before nightfall yester
day. 1t dropped only a few inche
during the night.
The water still covers the dam owe
three and one-half feet. Mill creek
within its banks, although Rock rive
is overlooking into the creek aboV
lock 80, one and one-half miles abov
the bridges.
Work was resumed this morning a
the Blake Specially company on Mi
street. Some men were at work at tn
Rock Island Bridge and Iron work
but the factory was not in operation
It still being flooded with water fro1
the slough. The water has droppe
over q foot in the slough, but ice sti
covers the top Of It.
The section around Sixth and SCI
enth avenues received relief tn
morning following another rise in Il
J water yesterday afternoon. The W;
ter backed up into the sewers and CO.
cred many yards, but today it was rul
I ming back In the sewer again.
The following streets are affected
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-04
|I|E CORCEs WILL
h INSPECTED BY
RIVER ENGINEERS
pays' Task to Determine Main
y" n,,ots Of the Trouble Must First
Be Completed.
..crsroN WILL THEN FOLLOW
~, Study VIII Precede Amy Ac.
a, Towards Removing Obstruc-
fans With Use of Dynamite.

...,,,Ac investigation of the ice
~ below Rock Island was started
= nv engineers working under the
% ..;on of the United States engi-
=, office in this city. Their inspec-
r;,l require about three days and
~. auy artificial means are en-
- 10 remove the obstruction effort
= y he made to locate the key TO the
-ssble.
u,;or G. N. Hoffman, in charge of
!. head Office of the engineers in d.
Eng the improvement of the upper
g;.issippi river, today said:
The chief OF engineers at Washing
raouested a report on the situa-
!, here and authorized this Office to
J. as might be deemed necessary if
r,i-s became critical. The chief OF
-y;neers also called for report on
- exact conditions as regards the ice
a food situation and prospects as
cards the future. This Office made
|, rsport by wire and letter and today
investigating to locate possible OBJ
tuctions and the amount of water
.systion caused by the instructions
i each point
MAY Await ThaW.
through system customarily uset
ir engineers it is hoped to establish
ysat gorges if any are causing the
rnuble. AS an example, a certain
rrre at a certain point may cause onl,
|, rise Of six inches in the water abov,
Wat il normally should be. Again on,
Instruction may be responsible for tn,
e,ure rise Of four feet over normal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-04

that water at the locks is unusually
high. There is no danger to them at
present, however.
THE river stage was 14.3 this morn
ing" Mr.. Gordon told The Argus rep
resentative, but it is considerably
higher than that at the locks. We can
stand almost seven feet more, how
ever, before there is any danger
here"
Owing to the swift course the wat
er at this point it is not thought thai
the ice will form permanent gorge
and no trouble was anticipated by
engineers when the matter was report.
ed today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-04
Police Judge Books OFF; Resigns.

Waterloo, Ia, Feb. 4.-Pending a
further investigation of charges made
this week by state examiners that his
books show discrepancies amounting
to more than $4,000, Police Judge ]. H.
Meyers resigned last night and the city
council named ]. c. BEEN as his sue
cessor. Meyers asserted he will be
able to yindicate himself.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-04
Iowa Cities Fight Freight Rates.

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 4.-Interstate
railroad freight rates claimed to be
discriminatory against central Iowa
cities, were called to the attention OF
the interstate commerce commission
today by Clifford Thorne, chairman OF
the Iowa railroad commission and rep
resentatives of the towns said to be
Disseminated against.
All the news all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-04

G. N. Henry, A. L. Lugn, Hjalmar
Kohler and Chris Peterson.
Secretary-C. w. Kronholm.
Treasurer-O. T. Bohman.
Charles Brunstrom acts in the Ca
pacity of business manager and Pro-
fessor Victor Bergquist is the direc-
tor-in-chief. A committee on patrons
is composed of Charles Brunstrom,
chairman; X. T. Anderson, the Rev.
A. F. Bergstrom, Mesdames c. W. Foss
and C. H. Godehn.
Rehearsals for the concert have been
in progress for some time Tickets are
now in the hands Of members OF the
chorus and may also be obtained at
Carlson Bros store in Moline. Choir
seats are to be reserved. Women will
have charge of the ushering.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-09-22

antn. Ard enty ssr~ &Asr .,aA .srnssN.sscO
ed this. and. g.sfing e !aek Still i.sore
b~ewitchinE, dlscards her furs at the risk
OF taking cold. 90 you hold your peace.
and try to lpok - u you had ~ thought
1t out.
This theory Is satisfactory except that
it does not account for the absence Of the
muff. All, well. there must always b o
mystery somewhere: Mystery is . pan u
enchantnent.
Manual iahne Is best. Your heart can
sing and your mind can dream while your
hands are working. You could not have a
singing heart and q dreaming mind all
day II YOU had to scheme out dollars, or
IL you had to add columns Of figures.
Those things take your attention. You
cannot be thiaking Of your friend while
you write letters beginning. Yours ~ the
18th inst. received and contents duly
noted" Blu to work with your hands all
day, thinking and singing, and then. af-
ter nightfall, to hear the ineffable kind
ness OF your friends greeting-always
therefor you! Who would wake from
such a dream AZ this?
Dawn and the sea-music in moonlit
Observation-Disclosures serenading through
almond groves IN bloom-what could bring
such things into the city's turmoil? Yet
they are here, and roses blossom IN the
SCOT. That u what 1t means not to be
alons! That Is what a friend gives you:
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-09-22
The Turmoil
BOOTH HARRINGTON
Copyright l0lA, BY Harper \ Erothersl

charged, and then hooked away. Ros-
0 ate nothing. He did not ono look
at his father, though his father gazed
heavily at him most Of the time. And
between Edith and SibyL. and between
Roscoe and his father. some bitter
wireless communication seemed con-
tinually to be taking place throughout
the long silences prevailing during this
enlivening ceremony of Sabbath refec-
ton.
didn't you 60 to church this morn
ing, Bibbsy' his mother asked, In the
effort to break up one of those CHASTITY
intervals.
II think So" he answered, as from
a roseate trance.
"You think so! Don't you know?''
"Oh. yes. Yea, I went to church,
"What was the sermon about1'
"What, motherr'
"Can't you hear me7' she cried. ~
asked you what the sermon was
about"
He reused himself. II think It was
about" He frowned, seeming to con-
c~entrate his will to recollect. II think
1t was about something in the Bible
White-jacket George was glad Of IN
opportunity to leave the room and lean
upon Mist Jackson'S shoulder in the
pantry. HE don't know they was
any suhmon" he concluded. having
narrated the dining-room dialogue.
"All he know ID he was with at lady
lives mex dor George was right.
did you 90 to church all by your
self, Bibbs2" Sibyl asked.
mo-" he answered. mo, I didn't "a
alone"
"Ohr sibyl gave the ejaculation
an upward twist, as Of hooking in
Quiry, and followed It by another. ex'
pressive Of hilarious comprehension
'Oh"
Bibbs looked at her studiously, but
she spoke no further. And that com
pleted the conversation at the lugu
brious feast.
Coffee came finally, was disposed
Of quickly. and The party dispersed t.
other parts of the house. Bibbs fol
lowed his father and Roscoe into the
library, but was not well received.
You go and listen to the phono
graph with the women-folks." Sheri
dan commanded.
Bibbs retreated. sometimes you de-
seem to be Z hard sort Of man" b,
said.
However. he went obediently int
mother and his sister and his sister
in-law had helplessly withdrawn. &C
| cOrding to their Sabbatical custom
| Mrs. Sheridan was looking Oyer a col
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-09-22
oYNoPsIa

UhestAanse attemp& 70 make . business
han 81 ~ oon Bibbs by starting him In
The machine shop ends in Bibbs going to
: eaoftarfu1n. 4 nervous wreck. On his re-
turn hihbo hnds himself an inconsider-
able and pnconaldered figure in the New
House" Of the 6hefidans. The Vertreeses,
oiA-town family next door and impover-
1oho6. coll o. the 6heridans. newly-rich.
aad Nary e1Serward puts into words her
paSuG6 unepoken wish that she marry
nj q the oh01idon boys. Mary frankly
oneoura9oo Jim 0horidan's attentions. Jim
tello Mary Bills y not q lunatic- Just
Quoee." H proposes to Mary. who half
accepts him. Sheridan tells Bibbs he
must - bAek the machine shop a.
goon - he y strong enough. in spite OF
Blbbo' plea 70 b. allowed to write. Edith.
Dlbbs' 6Geter, and 6ibyl. Roscoe Slleridan's
Wis, qua1rei over Bobby Lamhorn; sibyl
QooD = Mary to help to keep Lamhorn
fFom marryfng Edith, and Mary leaves
her IN tho room alone. BibbS has to break
20 hfe father the nsws Of Jim's sudden
4oafA- All the rest ofkthe family helpless
IN their grief, BIbbs becomes temporary
ma8tor ~ the lodse. At the funeral he
mees Mary ana rides home With her.
Dnbha parpose1v interrupts . ~tete-s-tete
oeeUesn Hditi M LAmhorn.. He tells
DdSth that he overheard LAmhorn max
M9 leye 70 R0eooe's wife. Doctor Quincy
fudq Babbe WoSl enough to 90 back to the
NAehlne shop Mary and Bibbs meet BY
ecc50ant and form . pleasant friendship.
Noeooo 0hoSidan and his wife quarrel
6oaperaaoly absat Bobby Lanhorn. Bibbs
-. - work. Old man Sheridan hurts
bto hand.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-09-22
CHAPTER ~xx-cen%Inued.

slot at ALL" said Bibbs. "I'm going
= stand BY the old zinc eater till i've
Dscoock. ! tell you / nike it''
Than ] suppose that's the end Of
your wanting 10 write"
Il don't Know about that" Bibbs
said, thoughtfully; 'but the zinc eater
doesn't interfere with my thisking, at
least. It's better than being in bust
nees; I'm sure Of that. ! don't want
anything to change. I'd be content to
lead Just the life I'm leading now to
the end Of my days"
You do beat the dcvil!" exclaimed
0urney. 'sYour fathers right when he
tells me you're q mystery. Perhaps
the Almighty knew what he was about
when he made you, but It takes q lot
= faith 10 believe II! Well, I'm OF.
g On hack to your numbering old ma
chine" He climbed into his car.
wAich hs operated himself, but he re-
1roined from setting It Immediately in
molion. well. ! rubbed It in on the
90 man that you had warned him not
a aide his hand along too far. and
thai be got hurt because he didn't pay
attention TO your warning. and because
~ was trying - show ron how to do
something you were already doing q
oroat deal better than he could. You
Tn him ri b around to look at It
M change the dressing temuyow
6oFnlng. Goodhy."
Int Whon he paid the promised visit
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-09-22

-
MN.
lection q fssseds consisting exclu-
stvely u 0ruso and ragtime. She
selected one OF the latter, remarking
hat she thought Il fright pretty" and
followed It with one Of the former and
the same remark.
Az the second reached Ito conclusion,
George appeared IN the broad door
way. but he did not speak. Instead,
he favored Edith with q benevolent
smile. and she Immediately left the
Soom. George disappearing after her
IN tho hail with an air Of successful
diplomacy. He made It perfectly clear
that Edith had given him secret In
structions and that It had been his
pride and pleasure to fulfll them to
The letter.
Sibyl sti6ened II her chair: her lips
parted. and she watched with curious
eyes the vanishing back Of the white
Jacket.
@Whats that1' she asked. in ! low
voice. but sharply.
Here's another right pretty record
sai4 Mr.. Sheridan, afEscting-wtth
patonf n1fvonsneee-not 70 lear. And
~ unloooo6s ~ music.
Gtnyl ~ ~ - Al began - tap
~ ehip With - bsesch. After q Dstle
$3.50 - tnsneo - adbbs. who rspoeoil
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-09-22
CHAPTER xxi.

Bibbs was the only Sheridan to sleep
soundly through the night and to wake
at dawn with a light heart. His cheer
fulness was vaguely diminished by the
troublous state OF affairs in his family.
Bibbs was a sympathetic person, cas-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-09-22
PAAkAS

lily touched, but he was indeed living
in a dream. and all things outside of
it were yelled and remote-for that Is
the way Of youth IN q dream. And
Bibbs. who had never before been Of
any age, either old or young, had come
to his youth at last.
He went whist.ing from the house
before yer his father had come up
stairs. There was a fog outdoors. sat
urated with Il fine powder Of SCOT, and
though Gibbs noticed absently the dim
shape Of an automobile at the curb
before Roscoe's house, he did not rec
ognize it as Doctor Gurney's but went
cheerily on his way through the dingy
mist. And when he was once more in
stalled beside his faithful zinc eater
he whistled and sang to it, as other
workmen did to their own machines
sometimes, when things went we'll.
His comrades in the shop glanced at
him amusedly now and then. They
liked him. and he ate his lunch at noon
with q group of socialists who ap-
proved OF his ideas and talked of elect
ing him to their association.
The short days Of the year had come,
and it was dark before the whistles
blew. When the signal came. Bibbe
went 70 his office, where he Invested
himself OF his oyeralls-his single d.
vergence from the routine OF his fel-
low worknen-and after that he used
soap and water copiously. This was
his transformation scene he passed
into the office a rather frail young
working TAI noticeably begrimed. and
passed out Of 1t to the pavement a
cheerfully preoccupied sample of gen.
try, fastidious to the point OF elegance.
The sidewalk was crowded with the
bearers Of dinner pals, men and boys
and women and girls from the work
rooms that closed at five. Many hur-
ried and some loitered; they went both
cast and west, jostling one another.
and Blbbs. turning his face homeward.
was forced to go slowly.
Coming toward him, as slowly,
through the crowd, a tall girl caught
sight Of his long, thin figure and stood
still until he had almost passed her,
for In the thick crowd and the thicker
gloom he did not recognize her, though
his shoulder actually touched hers. He
would have gone by, but she laughed
delightedly, and he stopped short,
startled. Two boys, one chasing the
other. swept between them, and Bibbs
stood still, peering about him In deep
~perplexity. She leaned toward him.
II knew your she said.
"Good heavensv cried Bibbs. II
thought It was your voice coming out
Of q star"
There's only smoke overhead" said
Mary, and laughed again. "There
aren't any stars"
"Oh, yes. there were-when you
laughed!'
She took his arm, and they went on.
1--WE come to walk home with you.
Bibbs. wanted to-"
But were you here In the"
I'm NE dark Yes! Waiting? Yesr'
Bibbs was radiant; he felt suffocat-
ed with happiness. He begaa = scold
her.
"But IT. - 90 I'D tn "a wsEta
e You aAso11un heve- 70 eaGA1
= mDw hnmA ~ 49,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-09-22
u yous dauehter Was deeply

q yeus daushAsr was deeply
jNea1sa40d WITH Z geod-Sor-noth-
m. yeNN1 Mon who wanted -
Qassy heG1 and yeu wanted -
6sook ~ che af@alr, would you
~ - o1rj zee % much Of her
Dovoe oso would become slek Of
him o. Would you forbid him
- premises and ty 60 keep
Nor from meeting him outf Dc
voU bollovo that Gdlth's father
hoadlod Z delicate situation o.
Nile kind properly7-as de-
oosibed n the following Install
mont.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-09-22

This frlsn60ndp bselnsss -
tween aibbe md ooey-ds ~
married TEN dheuk ~ Z opooD
Of ~frjvndship eseoteU havlao -
Is i slMoly - ddIfashe0sed
case - lew. IN asev 80 Gugo:
= iicsaDs m . pag0oaS
The Holt County sentinel., 1916-01-21
Forest City Methods, Church
Notes.

Regular service SUNDAY morning;
sermon 10y the pastor We wish TO
launch our revival campaign at this
service. Please he present and fail
IN line with the work.
Rev &. u. Duncan, our presiding
elder, viii preach SUNDAY evening al
$50, and VI course you viii want to
hear Tim come.
Tie quarterly conference viii he
held Monday morning. DO your part
IN mlting til, session a success.
oar revival proper viii begin the
ann sunday, ~ announced In lie.
cemb,f. Rev \. u COllman, Of Col.
ofad1, Hiil assist H., and We solicit
also tie help Of the society and all Of
the people Nuu are cordially invited
to help make this meeting means
u grace and salvation Of souls.
TIE WOman's Missionary Society
vii meet at the parsonage, Friday
afternoon. The District Secretary,
Mrs. A. NJ. bedford, viii he present.
\ program rendered Come.
Also remember the sunday School.
lie on hand at IL O'Clock.
u. N. WErIEL, Pastor.
The Holt County sentinel., 1916-01-21
Card of Thanks.

Mrs. John NJ. IIibbard and children
desire, through The SENTINEL, to
express their deepest sense OF graft
tude to those friends Who came to
their help In their hour OF sore aillic.
by the death Of their beloved hus-
hand and father, To the members OF
New Point and Oregon Lodges, |. q,
q. r., AMI Oregon Lodge OF Masons,
for their kindly and brotherly min
situations, and to those who sen,
beautiful and impressive horal trib'
utes. May lie who tempers the wind
to the shorn lamb, ever deal kind,
with them.
The Holt County sentinel., 1916-01-21
Shall We Send Them to Maryville?

Does Mar, Vile want our boys and
girls TO attend their Normal SCHOOL,
The City Of Msryville votes on the
adoption Of the local option law on
the third day Of February next The
people Of Holt County are directly
interested IN the result. The North
west Missouri state Normal school is
located there. II is convenient and
accessible TO us and Is the school to
which our boys and girls will natur.
ally 20, II the people Of Maryville
show that they want them. We have
voted the saloon out OF our county.
our boys aud girls are not subject to
It's degrading influence al home, and
when they 70 away to attend school
we are not going to send them to a
school located In a town where they
will be subjected to the temptations
and influences We have guarded them
against at home.
II the people Of Maryyille want the
boys and girls from Holt County to
attend the Normal school, located
there, they can say 40 by voting the
saloons out at the coming election.
4 vote IN favor Of the saloon will be
taken by our people to mean that the
people Of Mafyville prefer their sa.
looms 10 their school,
The Holt County sentinel., 1916-01-21
For Sale.

My residence property, one-half
block east OF the court house square
IN Oregon, Mo-, consisting OF u level
lots, q tlye.room house, elect rlc lights,
cistern. good cave, wash.house, wood
shed, chicken house, and park, good
cement walks, some peach trees. In.
surance on the house paid up for
three years In advance.
For particulars address, Earl A.
Rock, Forest City, Mo-, or phone me
at Mound City.
The Holt County sentinel., 1916-01-21
THE POULTRY MITE.
Cause and Cure Suggested by Mis-
souri, College Of Asricul.
ture.

Everyone knows the gray poultry
mite, which takes on distinct red
dish cast after the usual meal OF
blood 1t Is commonest In dark 4,
damp. dirty poultry houses, where
1t thrives upon nth, and the logical
remedies recommended by +. J. Tai.
bert. Of the Missouri College Of Agti-
culture, are sunshine, ventilation,
and cleanliness The hen house
should he so constructed that IL can
easily be kept clean, and that there
will be no cracks or crevices In the
roosts, or elsewhere, to furnish hid.
Ing places for the mite during the
day time, when they are not on the
fowls. They feed at night. crawling
from fowl to fowl. so that one infest
ed bird may In, reduce them into the
entire flock.
Sunshine Is one OF tile best disit-
feet ants, as well as a great foe 10 the
mite, and II should he given access
to Just as much Of the hen house as
possible. Regular spraying with ker.
osene emulsion, strong tobacco solu.
lions. or commercial stock dips Will
help greatly. Commercial lime sui.
phur and miscible oils, put on the
market In such form that they will
mix readily with water, for use In
spraying orchards. are also helpful In
combating the mite.
one application II not enough and
the spray should he repeated In abjut
a week. In order to Kill the young
Which may have developed from The
eggs laid abUu, the rousts, or IN the
nth before the first spraying. II
should be applied with sufficient
force to penetrate all cracks and
crevices.
Kerosene emulsion, properly pre-.
pared al home, viii give a. good re-.
suits a. anything that can he pur.
chased Mr.. TaIberl gives the fol
lowing directions for making II:
dissolve Half u POUND Of laundry
soap. VI a pound % sc soap, IN pal.
Ion Of soft water: take tie solution
uI' the tire and add two gallons ~
Kerosene before cooling Mix them
thoroughly by chufning ten or lillegr
emulsion TO eight or nine parts vi
water, when ready 10 apply.
ore part boiled lime sulphur, made
exactly A. for orchard spraying, may
lie mixed with eight parts ~ water
and the commercial stock dips may
he used In accordance with printed
directions usually furnished Will
them. Strong tea, made by boiling
tobacco stems IN water, gives good
results, and whilewasEing should not
he neglected.
Spray pumps, Of many diNeren,
sizes and types, will give good re-
suits. bucket pumps, Suapsach
sprayers and automatic sprayers
viii be useful In the garden and or
chard, ~ we'll as IN the hen house,
although longer hose, or extension
rod, Will be needed In the orchard
a barrel pump or power sprayer ma,
he used with good results. II II Il al
ready on hand, but II more eNp.nsiv,
than the average farm needs for lien
house work