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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-24
DIVES IN STREAM
TO Save HIS LIFE
John Nelson Falls Asleep Beside &
Fire That He Builds On River
Bank in Rock Island.
FLAMES IGNITES HIS CLOTHING
Limbs and Body Burned, He Remains
Alone Through Nights Now
in Moline Hospital.

John Nelson, a former resident of
Moline, entered the police station in
that city yesterday afternoon and ap-
pealed to Sergeant Ben DeJaeger for
aid. The flesh on the mans back, legs
and arms had been frightfully burned
and he was trembling from hunger
and exposure. Most Of his clothing
had been burned from his body, and
except for loose-fitting overcoat, un-
der which the March winds had I'M
limited freedom, scared portion of his
legs and body was exposed. DR.. A. H.
Beam was summoned and had the man
removed to the city hospital for treat
ment.
Nelson told the police that he had
walked all the way from Rock Island
to Moline in that condition, after he
had been given some medicine by the
city physician of Rock Island, and told
to go to Moline for aid. The man said
that he had been burned Wednesday
night, and that he had been without
medical attention or food until he was
given temporary relief by Rock Island
authorities.
He had arrived in Moline several
days ago and secured a job at one of
the Moline factories. He had no
money to pay for lodging, so he camp
ed out on the river bank in the east
end of Rock Island. Wednesday night
he built fire and lay down beside it
and was soon fast asleep. While he
slept the flames spread to where the
man lay, setting fire to his clothing.
He was Immediately awakened and in
attempting to beat out the fire of his
back the sleeves of his coat took fire
and his lower arms were scared
Frantic with fear and pain, he leaped
into the river, thus saving himself
from possible cremation.
Passes Night Alone.
Cold, wet and suffering intense pain,
he spent the remainder of the night
alone on the bank of the river. Yes
terday morning he went to the Rock
Island police station for aid, which he
was given.
Nelson has been away from Moline
for about five years, and it is under
stood that he has no relatives in that
city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-24
BILLINGS & HERZOG ADD
ADDITIONAL FLOOR SPACE
Growing Business Demands More
Space and Interior is RemOd-
eled.

Billings & Herzog. in the 1900 block,
have just completed changes in their
store room which will give them some
much needed floor space that their in
creasing patronage demands. The
cloak, suit and waist departments
have been enlarged and their stocks
throughout have been increased so
that they are now in position to cat
er to their patrons who desire the
highest class merchandise, as well as
those who prefer the cheaper and
more popular lines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-24

a little more than he otherwise would
nave drawn. Al Rock. who was with
Goldberg at the time of the trouble, and
took part therein, decided that he did
not want a jury trial, as he had pre-
viously demanded, and pleaded guilty.
lie paid 1855. Ford Perkins, the col
cred fellow, who sought to get" Col
berg for having insulted his friend,
paid $3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-24
SVEA. MALE CHORUS
TO SING FOR CLASS

Interesting patriotic exercises are to
be held on the evening of May in the
circuit court room in honor of the
class seeking to become naturalized
citizens. The plan was tried at the
last term of court and was so success
full that it was determined to hold an
evening session, Rock Island lodge
No. $50, B. P. o. Elks, will again have
charge of the meeting.
1t is proposed to follow the same
general plan as before. In addition to
addresses on the flag and the duties of
American citizenship, talks will be
made in the native tongue of the mem
bers of class. Music is to be fur
nished by the Svea male chorus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-24
EXCELLENT SERVICE IS
PROMISED BY COMPANY

Announcement is made that the
Tri-City Battery & Service company
will open up an office in Rock Island,
April |, at 612 Third avenue. This is
a branch of the Vesta Accumulation
company, Chicago. which handles the
well known Vesta battery. A complete
line of storage batteries, electric
light bulbs, repair generators and
magnetos will be carried.
". r. Davenport, manager, states
that he is prepared TO furnish excel
lent service. including the use of free
distilled water in batteries and a
monthly test free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-24
FUMES OF GASOLINE
START FIRE IN HOME

Fumes arising from clothing being
cleaned with gasoline were ignited
from a lighted jet in a gas stove,
causing an explosion at the home Of
Frank Schinski, 1117 Fourteenth
street, Rock Island, at 8 o'clock this
morning. When the fire department
arrived Mrs. Schinski, with the help
Of neighbors, had extinguished the
flames. The clothes which caught
fire were consumed and the wood
work in the kitchen scorched. The
loss. which will reach 500, is COW
cred by insurance. The explosion oc-
Cured when Mrs. Schinski was abb
sent from the room. One of the jets
in the gas stove had been lighted,
but was burning low. =
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-24

more cases Of contagious disease were
reported to the board of health yes
terday, three of scarlet fever and one
of smallpox Henry Ovens, age ~,
119 East Eleventh street, pupil at
Lincoln school, has the smallpox, and
the fever cases are Mrs. Edna Alfred,
$40 Brady street; Clara Battaile, 2727
Brady street, and Frank Lowry, 526
Christwood terrace. The last is a
pupil at Pierce school.
Marriage Licenses.-Louis Wurtz-
berger of Stanton, Mo-, and Effie Kirk
land of Springfield, Ill.
st. James Dining Room 0pen.-The
St James hotel at the foot Of Main
street opened to the public at noon to-;
day one of the most beautiful dining
rooms in the middle west. Beautiful
ly finished in a rare selected gunwood,
the big, sunny dining room is so at
tractive that its appearance could not
be improved on The fountain in the
center of the room is an especially
attractive feature. Ralph Whitaker,
proprietor of the st. James, has spent
several thousand dollars in remodel
ing and refnishing the cafe. He Wis
tied all the high grade restaurants in
New York, Chicago and Detroit be-
fore designing the redecoration Of the
old dining room. Contractors have
just completed their wosk, and today
noon the public was given a chance
to patrOnize the new dining service.
The woodwork was done by the Moline
Piano company.
from afar the smell of battle, Mex and
Haskell, artillery horses of Battery
B, started on their own account for Z
the Mexican border yesterday. TheY
took with them, unwilling and protest-\
ing, Private James A. Taylor and
caisson belonging to the first section.
It was a miracle that neither Private
Taylor nor Mex nor Haskell was
killed. The spirited team took fright
at an innocent little paper bag short
ly after leaving the armory at Fifth
street and dashed madly down Main
street over car tracks, past automo-
biles and trolleys. Reaching the foot
of Main street the team galloped
through the railroad yards eastward,
I lodging switch engines and freight
trains with the reckless abandon OF
wards of Uncle Sam given right of
| way through the city by a special
edict of the war department. Private
! Taylor, a recent appointee of Cap
| tain Compton to the position of stable
assistant, stuck to the ship, or, tech
nically speaking. to the team, through
| out its mad flight He succeeded in
! turning the frightened charges up
Perry street from the railroad yards
and the runaway was finally stopped
at Second and Perry streets, when the
caisson, getting tired of the unofficial
| exercise and the rough handling,
, turned upside down and brought Mex
and Haskell to a halt Private Taylor
says it was Haskell that started the
trouble and that his teammate, Mex,
was carried along by the impetucsity
Of the southwark charge, Haskell
/ lost two shoes. The classification of
missing" will therefore be the only
enc that Captain Compton will need
/ to III out when he hands in report
! OF the FIRST action of Battery B" to
the war department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-24
LIGHT RECEIPTS
ADVANCE PRICES
Hog Quotations Take Upward Turn
at Showing Made by Scant Sup
ply-GO0d Gain is Made.

Chicago, March 24.-Hog prices ad-
vanced today owing to the scantiness
Of receipts here and throughout the
west. Cattle offerings lacked quality.
Killers were avoiding as much as pos
sible the purchase of sheep and lambs.
Hogs Receipts, 10000; slow, &c to
10c above yeserday's average; bulk
9.70@9.S5; light, 9.25@995; mixed.
$500 9S5; heavy, 9.40Q9.S772; rough,
9.4O@955; pigs, 7.40@S.60,
Cattle-Receipts. 1.000 steady; ma
tive beef steers, 7.75@10.05; western
steers, 770@S.75; stockers and feed
ers, 600@S.25; COWS and heifers, 4.1O
5000; calves, S.OO@10.50.
Sheep - Receipts. 5000; steady;
wethers, S5OQ9.25; lambs, 9.75Q11,70.
St. Louis Livestock.
st. Louis, March 24.-Hogs: receipts
5000 higher; pigs and lights 1000
9.75; mixed 9.65@9.9O; good heavy
9S5@995.
Cattle: receipts 600; steady; beef
steers 7.50Q960; heifers S.50@9.50;
COWS 5.5O@S.5O; calves 6.00@10.00.
Sheep: receipts 1900; steady; year.
ling wethers S.OO@1040; lambs 5000
ITO; ewes 6.50@S.50.
Kansas City Livestock.
Kansas City, March 24.-Hogs: re-
ceipts $500; 5 to 10c higher; bulk 9.35
1855; heavy 9.50@9.70; light $3.50
9.55; pigs S00@9.00.
Cattle: receipts 500; steady; steers
7.300965; cows 5.000S25; heifers
7000975; calves 6.50611.00.
Sheep: receipts 500; steady; lambs
10.S5@11.50 yearlings 950@10.40;
wethers S.25@9.O0; ewes 7.75@S.50.
Omaha Livestock.
Omaha, March 24.-EoSs eceipts
$500; higher; heavy, 50 $3.50; light
915@9.45; pigs, S.00@S00; bulk OF
sales, 925@9.45.
Cattle - Receipts, 1,4O0; steady;
steers. 75009.5O; cows and heifers
| 650@ 500
Sheep : Receipts, $500; strong
yearlings, S.50@9.S5; wethers, 1909
$50; lambs, 105061160.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-24
GOLDBERG HANDED 40
DAYSIN COUNTY JAIL

Charles Colberg. one Of the men in
volyed in a rumpus which took place
yesterday morning in the Gray Gables
saloon, Moline, was this morning sem
fenced to 40 days in the county Jail.
The charge against him was plain dis
orderly conduct, but because he could
not refrain from talking back TO Mag
istrate Frank Gustafson he was given
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-24
NEW MILAN SCHOOL
OPENED TO PUBLIC

The new school building in Milan
was opened for public inspection this
afternoon. A program was given by
the pupils and refreshments were sold.
Miss Lou Harris, county superintend-
ent of schools, was scheduled to make
an address. Scores of patrons of the
Milan district were present and the
building was given numerous compli-
ments on the beauty of its appoint
ments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-24
FORGOT Little Eill.

NJ. L. Longblake. Moline, was ar
rested last evening at IL o'clock at the
New Harper and taken to Moline. He
was charged with attempting to beat
the Campbell hotel out of $3.50 bill.
This morning, before Justice Wheelock,
satisfactory adjustment OF the claim
was made and the hearing was contin-
ued indefinitely,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-24

The March meeting Of the Tri-City
Press club will be held next Tuesday
evening at $50 at the Rock Island
house. The committee on arrange
ments has not announced the program
as vet, but a good time Is assured all
WHO attend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-24
COURT HOUSE NEWS

| Suit for divorce was filed in cir
cult court this afternoon by Mrs FL
! len Collos, Moline, against her hus-
| band, Nick Collos. Cruelty is charg-
ed. Defendant is now living in Greece.
| p R. Ingelson is counsel
| Trial of the case of Clement De
Paw by his next friend, Edward
! COryn, against the Republic Iron &
Steel company for $4,000 damages,
was started in circuit court this af-
ternoon. George w Wood and P. j.
Meersman appear for the plaintiff and
! Dietz & Sinnett for the defendant
company.
Motion for a new trial in the case Of
! S. E. Day, administrator of the es-
tate of ]. Y. Clappison against the
! Milwaukee road was filed in circuit
court this morning by the defendant.
Jury awarded damages to the extent
of $7,5oc.
Case of Ira ST. Onge, ct al, against
the Hartford Fire Insurance COM
pany went to the Jury in circuit court
today at noon Plaintiff is seeking to
recover $4,000 for insurance carried
on his store in Reynolds
Not to be outdone by the probate
clerks office, the sheriff's door today
the public where to find the sleuths
Of the law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-24
London Silver,

London, March 24.-Bar silver. %
i15-16d per ounce. Money. 4Q413 per
cent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-24
Market Square Sales.
Five T0ed Fowl,

The Dorking fowl is the only living
bird which in its adult condition pos
sesses five toed feet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-24
Hawthorne Leads Schools.

Hawthorne first, Irving second and
Longfellow third is the record of this
weeks school collection received by
tbe State hank of Rock Island today:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-24
LOCAL MARKETS.

March 24.-Following are the whole
sale quotations on the local markets
fndar.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-11-24

The newspaper that is merely the
snapper-up Of inconsiderable trifies,
has no excuse for being. 1t is a waste
of the community's energy, and that
of the editor. The newspaper that
stirs up dissension between individu-
ais or classes, that causes disrespect
for authority or religion, that wounds
without purpose, that never plants a
seed without desire of a bruising
thorn, that panders to personal pref
udice, political preferment or f1nan-
cial gain, not only has no excuse for
being, but its editor stands everlast-
to me.-Horton Headlight.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-11-24
A HIGHWAY SYSTEM

What we need and in time will
have is a system of highways which
will ramify from the largest cities to-
the doorway of the humblest citizen
-villager or farmer. Such a system
of highways will include trunklines.
with expensive concrete or brick sur
faces for the very heavy traffic, in
Guiding trucks and automobiles. Less
used but important roads may ber Of
water-bound macadam or gravel. Per-
haps in certain regions where stone,
and gravel are not at hand oiled
roads may prove most economical
and practical. Minor wagon ways
must remain of native soil, built and
maintained with the road drag.
Meanwhile antagonism to road drag
ging breeds in a lack of information
or narrOwness which fails to COM
prehend the facts.-D. Ward King.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-11-24
Autos Waiting
PHONE III

he did have to pry himself loose from
a nickel, it aged him several years.
He was a study in miserliness, and
after all his tightness didn't pay. OF
course he accumulated money slowly,
but he might have sailed down twice
as much had he been more liberal;
for his kind of economy is the most
extravagant thing going.
He actually grudged his horses full
rations of grain when they were do
ing the heaviest work. He consider
ed five small ears of corn sufficient
feed for a horse that was working
twelve hours day. So his nags were
all bony and discouraged, and didn't
put any enthusiasm into their work.
All the harness on the place was
old and flimsy, and something was al
ways breaking. More time was vast
ed in season repairing broken
straps and tying things together with
wire than would have paid for an en-
tirely new outfit of harness.
The implements were old and rick
ETY., and when the operator wasn't
fixing the harness he was fixing the
/ cultivator, or whatever his team was
hauling.
He had two sons who never had
any fun in their youth, for fun cost
money. In the fullness of time the
old man shriveled up and died, and
the sons inherited all he had acquired
by such grinding parsimony; and the
way they threw 1t at the birds has
been talked about in that community
ever since.-Walt Mason.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-11-24

now: The livery barns and feed
yards of Elkhart will accommodate
something like $50 head of horses.
Last Thursday night every barn and
yard in town were full of horses and
one hundred and thirty-one head
were compelled to be tied outside.
Some teams! G. D. EASTWOOD,
pastor of the M. e. church at Liberal
and A. o. Tingle, pastor of the M. E.
church at Hugoton, were in Elkhart
Tuesday in the interest of the South
western College, located at Winfield,
Kansas. They are endeavoring to
raise 100000 for the maintenance
and sustenance of the college, and
have succeeded in raising 100000
of that amount so far.-Elkhart
News.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-11-24
FARM MEMORIES

l began my eventful career as a
farm hand. l drew down as much as
$12 month, and didn't get rich
quick. Thirty years ago, in the prai-
rie country, farmers seemed to have
no trouble getting help, and wages
were low. A first class man would be
hired for SIS month. was not a
first class toiler. have always found
more satisfaction in watching Others
work than in working myself.
wasn't cut out for manual labor, and
the farmers recognized me as a mis-
fit, so I changed employers frequent
ly. When l had worked for a man
two or three months he usually was
willing to admit that he could strug-
gle along without my assistance and
I'd 60 hunting for another job.
I used to study my employers more
than I studied agriculture. Human
nature always did seem the most pro-
foundly interesting thing in this
world. I distinctly remember the
characteristics of the various farm
ers worked for.
One of them, Mr.. Bones, was con-
sidered well off," He couldn't help
1T, for he never spent cent If there
was any way of avoiding it,. When
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-11-24
First published Nov. 10, 1850
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department Of the Interior, u. 8.
Land Office at Dodge City, Kansas,
October 30th, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that James
H. Ormiston Of Kismet, Kansas, who,
on December 3rd, 1910, made Home
stead Application, Serial No. 010330s
for Sh SWA Section 20, Ell NWA
Section 20, Township 33S, Range
31W, 9Th Principal Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make final
five year proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before the
Clerk of the District Court Of Seward
County, Kansas, at Liberal, Kansas,
on the 18th day Of December, 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses: Earl
G. Lepper, Beler Burr, George w.
Knowles. Edward A. Louthan, all OF
Kismet, Kansas. 81
Not coal land.
r. R. WILSON,
Register.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-11-24

the commission and Attorney Clyde
Parker was appointed to represent
Mr.. Leveridge. A dozen or so of the
neighbors were examined as witness
es in private trial, and while Mr.. Lev
eridge is said to have made an ex-
cellent witness for himself, denying
the statements of his neighbors, their
testimony unbalanced his and appli-
cation has been made to have him adj
mitted to the state asylum; in the
meantime. he is kept at the county
Jail. W. w. Hayward was appointed
his guardian to look after the pro-
perty, quarter-section Of land and
a little personal property.-Hugoton
Hermes.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-11-24
For a Weak Stomach

AS a general rule all you need to
do is to adopt diet suited to your
age and occupation and to keep your
bowels regular. When you feel that
you have eaten too much and when
constipated, take one Of Chamber
lain's Tablets.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-11-24

The past election has fully demon
strated the fact that the sooner the
wild and woody Teddy the Terror
from the African jungles is shorn of
even the semblance of leadership the
better 1t will be for the Republican
party.-Beaver County Republican.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-11-24
CONTEMPORARY COMMENT

Deputy Frank Shockley arrested
Honest John" Love Tuesday at the
old Simmons feed yard for bootleg
ging. Frank laid trap for him and
it was easy to get the evidence.
gan Eagle.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-11-24

William Allen White is not given
to boasting over his victories, but
he does point with pride to the fact
that ]. e. Harris, whom he support
ed so vigorously, was triumphantly
elected trustee of Emporia town
ship.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-11-24

Mrs. Peevish of Leavenworth be-
lieves her husband won an election
bet. The night after the result was
known she found a dime and two
cloves in his pocket.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-11-24

Charles F. Scott, in his lola Reg
lister, insists that THE Ladies' Spe-
cial gave number of charming wo-
men pleasant outing" but he is
equally certain that the votes it in
tended to give to Hughes and Fair
banks turned up in the Wilson and
Marshall column.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-11-24

For SALE-Auburn five passenger
car, purchased new last April, bar
gain Will give terms to right party.
"A. p Sanford.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-11-24

Alice Murdoch, in the ElDorado
Republican: The man who filed his
cellar with stale groceries last Aug
ust fearing the railroad strike would
starve him out, saved some money,
anyway, and feels like lord in his
manor to have something ahead.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-11-24

Dave Leahy hands out this obser-
walton to married men: "If you lie
four times to your wife and she
catches you at 1t, she will recipro-
cate"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-11-24
OVER THE STATE


The most careful research work
observes the Atchison Globe, is done
by man who has run out of tobac-
co at home after 1t is too late to go
down town.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-11-24

wise grin, "but rather expect 1t is
because he likes his job too well."-
Deacon Walker in the Osborne Farm
err.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-11-24

Miss Bertha Pruett, formerly a
teacher in the Stafford schools, who
was recently put on the Democratic
ticket in Pawnee county as Demo-
cratic candidate for county superin-
tendent to fill vacancy on the tick
ct, was elected to that office by a ma
jority of nearly thousand. She is
teaching in the high school at Liberal
this winter.-Stafford Courier.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-11-24

Editor Thomas Of the Cimarron
News, who was defeated in his race
for county judge, has to take his
spite out on someone, and chose us
for the goat. Listen to this: ut
seems to have been a bad year for
editors-our friend Smith Of the Elk
hart News lost his goat also. The
only editor whom we have heard of
landing safe was Hiebert of the Lib
eral Democrat, who was elected JUS
tice of the peace-a fitting job for an
editor"