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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12
Legal.
Administrators N0tice,

Estate of William H. Healey, de-
ceased.
The undersigned having been ap-
pointed administrator of the estate OF
William H. Healey, late of the county
of Rock Island, state Of Illinois. de-
ceased, hereby gives notice that he
will appear before the Hon. Benjamin
Bell, judge of the probate court OF
Rock Island county, at the probate
court room, in the city of Rock Island
at the May term. on the first Monday
in May next, at which time all persons
having claims against said estate are
notified and requested to attend for
The purpose OF having the same ad-
Justed.
All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate pay
ment TO the undersigned.
Dated ninth day of May. A. D., 1916.
HERMAN H0LTORF.
Administrator
ALBERT HUBER, Attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12
ANDALUSIA.

Miss Ida Carlson and Miss Lola
Huntley spent Friday in Rock Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Kane and chill
dren of Rock Island spent Sunday at
the home of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. ID. Kane.
Mrs. Olive Anderson of Buffalo
Prairie and Mrs. Orie Hobart from
the country visited Monday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Carlson.
Sheldon Ruby Of Rock Island was in
the village Monday afternoon on bus
mess trip.
William Gruby Of Rock Island re
turned home Sunday after a short visit
at the home of his sister, Mrs. Henry
Dyer.
Miss Lenora Wagner of Rock Island
is visiting Miss Mildred Wenks this
week
Miss Maud Boney who has been stay
ing in Davenport the past year, came
home Monday evening to spend the
summer.
Miss Maud Stuart of Davenport Wis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12

Rochester. Mimi, to the Mayo Broth
| ers' hospital, where she expects to I'M
Idergo an operation some time this
week.
| j. c. Dunn of Rock Island was a
business caller in the village Monday
Mrs. NJ Meyo OF Rock Island came
/ Monday to visit at the home Of her son
| Otto Martin and family.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Wells Strohmeier and
daughter June of Davenport visited
Sunday at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
| William Strohmeier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Omar Bateman and
daughter Of Taylor Ridge were in the
village Sunday
| Lyman Sears from Rock Island Wis
tied Sunday at the home of his parents
| Mr. and Mrs David Sears.
Mrs. Joseph Simmons and daughter
Henrietta and Josephine were in Rock
| Island Friday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12
CRITICS DECLARE
WRITER 4 GENIUS
Miss Edna Ferher Who is to Appear at
Burtis 0pera House In Class
BY Herself.
TOUCHES THE HEART STRINGS
Tri-City Press Club Doing Commup.
lily Great Service in Presenting
Talented Girl.
TOUCHES THE HEART STRINGS

An authors reading is something
seldom heard outside of gatherings of
kindred spirits of literature. So the
coming Of Edna Ferber to read from
her own imperishable stories is a dis
tinct event for the tri-cities and prom
iseS 10 crowd the Burtis Opera house
10 its capacity on Wednesday evening,
May IL The Tri-City Press club has
done the story loving people of the
community great service in making
possible the appearance of this bril-
liant and talented young girl. one of
the leading American writer's of to-
day.
called Real Genius.
Her whimsical point of view. her
way Of hitting the nail on the head
with a couple of we'll rounded words.
her vivid style and her straight-from-
the-shoulder logic makes YOU laugh
as you read her stories. and some
where deep in the laugh is a sob be-
Caluse Edna Ferber has a way OF strik-
ing down TO the heart of things. It
Is something to read her stories of
Emma McChesney, who sold Feather
bloom skirts. and of Jock MCChesnes.
that real American boy with a real
American mother back Of him, but it
is infinitely something tC be treas
ured TO hear her tell them in her own
happy hearted way She makes you
see them as they came to her, these
every-day-life people, and she leaves
with YOU the memory Of clean. high
principled American fiction. written
so Simply, so UNDERSTANDINGS that
the greatest critics today have long
ceased analyzing Edna Ferber's work
but just call it genius.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12
Be PRETTY! TURN
GRAY HAIR DARK
Try Grandmother Old Favorlte
Recipe of Sage Tea and
Sulphur.

Almost everyone knows that sage
Tea and Sulphur, properly compound
ed, brings back the natural color ana
lustre 70 the hair when faded, streak
ed or gray; also ends dandrur, itchlng
scalp and stops falling hair Years ago
the only way to get this mixture was
TO make it at home, which Is mussy
and troublesome Nowadays, by ask
ing at any drug store for "Wyeth 8
Sage and Sulphur Compound" you VIII
get a large bottle OF this famous Old
recipe for about so cents.
Don't stay gray. Try 1t! No one
can possibly tell that you darKened
your hair, as 1t does 1t so naturally ana
evenly. You dampen sponge or SOFT
brush with it and draw this through
your hair, taking one small strand al
& time; by morning the gray hair dis
appears, and after another application
Or two, your hair becomes Beautifully
dark, thick and glossy.
Harper House pharmacy.-tAdvJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12
Legal.
Administrator Notice.

Estate of George Hresanthopoulos,
deceased.
The undersigned having been ap-
pointed administrator of the estate OF
George Hresanthopoulos, late of the
county of Rock Island, state OF Illinois,
deceased, hereby gives notice that ne
will appear before the Hon. BENJAMIN
Bell, Judge of the probate court OF ROCK
| Island county, at the probate court
room. in the city of Rock Island. az
the July term. on The first Monday IN
July next. at which time all persons
having claims against said estate are
notified and requested TO attend for the
purpose Of having the same adjusted.
All persons indebted TO said estate
are requested TO make immediate pay
ment TO the undersigned.
Dated 10Th day OF April. A. d. 1915.
ROBERT W. RANK,
Attorney
NJ. J. McENIRY. administrator,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12
LOCALS HOPE TO WIN
HONORS IN CONTEST

A picked squad of nine track vet
Grams of the Rock Island high school
will leave for the Big Eight meet at
Galesburg tomorrow morning at 7
o'clock. via the Rock Island Southern.
Hopes for taking honors at the meet
are high among the Islanders, for the
PretZelites. their worst foes. on the
cinder path. will not be represented at
the conference, having preferred to at
tend the meet at Iowa City on the
same date.
With the IOwans eliminated from
the race. it is quite likely that Captain
Thomas will be the individual star of
the meet and he is expected to be a
big point winner for the locals He
Will try above all else to capture the
first place in the half mile, and he is
expected to take this honor in spite of
the fact that he was tied in this event
in the tri-city meet by Milton of Mo-
line Thomas will he in much better
condition to win this place tomorrow
because he does not intend to enter as
many other events in the Big Eight as
he did last Saturday in the tri-city.
The other men on the team are of
course not as experienced as Thomas
and cannot be expected to do as much
in the meet. In matter of teamwork.
however, the Islanders have a fair
chance. especially in the mile relay,
which they won from Davenport last
Saturday. and this team bids fair to
take first place in this event.
The eight schools that will be repre-
scented in the meet are Rock Island
Moline. Galesburg, Kewanee, Geneseo,
Princeton. Monmouth and Canton The
nine representatives from this city
are: Captain Vivian Thomas, Demp-
sey, James. Giles. Bassett, Saulpaugh,
koenig. Robb and Bruckman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12
Legal.
Executors Notice.

Estate of Gustsf Anderson, deceased.
The undersigned having been ap-
pointed executriX of the last will and
testament of Gustaf Anderson, late of
the county of Rock Island, state Of Il
linois, deceased, hereby gives notice
that she will appear before the Hon.
Benjamin Bell, judge of the probate
court of Rock Island county, at the
probate court room, in the city of
Rock Island, at the July term, on the
first Monday in July next, at which
time all persons having claims against
said estate are notified and requested
TO attend for the purpose Of having the
same adjusted.
All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate pay
ment to the undersigned.
Dated 9Th day of May A. D. 1916.
BESSIE WYLIE, nee ANDERSON,
Executrix
J. T. & S. R. Kenworthy,
Attorneys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12

seems that they favor the wholesale
dismantling of church bells for ammu-
milton purposes. The order was occa-
stoned by the publication of a mem
orandum from the consistory at kiel
which stated that Berlin firm had
sent a circular letter TO the German
clergy offering to buy all the church
bells in Germany and forward them
to the army.
The general commanding at Bran.
denburg Immediately prohibited tbs
firm from circularizing the clergy cor
this purpose, and issued another cir
cular letter TO the clergy warning
them not TO deal with private firms but
to apply direct to the army headQuar
ters
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12

ALBERT HUBER, Attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12
German Composer Dead.

Amsterdam, Holland, May y. (yia
London, ll24 d m.l - The Leipsic
Tageblatt announces the death of DR..
Max Roger, one of the leading CON
temporary German composers. Death
was due TO paralysis of the heart, He
was born in Brand, Bavaria, in 1873.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12
Make Shells OF Church Bells.

Copenhagen Schleswig newspap-
| ers. commenting on a recent order of
the military authorities, say that it
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-09-10
Trouble fron a New Source.

This is the time of troubles. It
seems that each day brings .ts new
load Of worry. Now it is the wall
paper man. who tells u tnat rsaI
VOL paper is s:lr'e. Not the crIinary
wall paper, OF course. but the coIored
designs, especially red. Owing to the
rise in price Of most dyestufs and
ether materials. the manufacturers
are confronted with the hideous fact
Of a higher cost for their product and
no certainty Of being able to raise
the price OF all wall paper So they
have been driven to the bitter eXpe-
dent Of not showing any samples OF
red or other dark colored papers. All
persons requiring red wall papers for
suicide rooms" such as New York
hotel once proposed. or for other
apartments. will have to wait another
year Red papered rooms are cal
culated 70 drive hotel guests to sui
eide. as well as to hide the stains.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-09-10

A new system Of health care and
hygiene instructions will be put into
effect in every public school in New
York City coincident with their open
ing this year. The lessons in hygiene
will be simple and direct. They will
deal with practical health and place
far in the background the usual book
considerations Of anatomy, skeletons.
bones and cells. The schedule will
be adapted BY teachers to local con-
ditions and VIII be written out by
each proi' lri mounted attracti rely
ard taktr home for pare7ts - see
and to remain, so far as anything can.
o. a gu.l. .ol the children. f., =cLe-
dulles give directions for rising. ex-
ercise. bathing, the care OF teeth and
mouth, dressing. eating. and the rou-
tine Of daily life.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-09-10

chester. y. s., over a quarter Of n
century ago. This was not strictly
a school clinic. although work with
school children was done The ze--
eraI public, however, had not been s.r
ucated up to the idea and after two
years the movement failed for .act
Of support.
It was not until fifteen years Later
that dental work for school children
was first seriously started ia G---
many. This was followed by -iulIar
work in England and soon after in
the United States Once the move
ment was fairly started it spread
rapidly. This development was due
to the awakening TO the Importance Of
dental conditions and even moro TO
the publication Of the findings Of
school physicians employed in De
work Of medical inspection These
reports have shown with convincing
consistency that a large proportion q
school children are suffering from de-
cayed teeth. These conditions 10 Tot
obtain in one state or country llors,
they seem common to every civilized
community.
While conditions are better in Ok
Iahoma than in most other states rcd
icaI Inspection in a number Of schools
under the direction Of the state boari
Of health showed conclusi7eIy the ben
efts which would result from dental
work Only a small percentage Of our
school children have perfect teeth
,Itis true that in most cases they cen
be easily corrected IL treated in time.
while If uuheeded they tend 70 Be-
| come much more serious.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-09-10
st2oCo Auto Race.

Indianapolis. Ind. Sept. Contest
ants In the three events Of the har-
vest auto racing classic taking place
on the Jig brick speedway today, IN
der the management Of the Indian
apolis Motor Speedway. will race for
a purse totallinz $4,000. Tne distanc'
e for the first, second md third
races are 20. 50 and 100 miles, -e-
specuyely In the Big event oi the
day. the i00mlle ch7mp!1nship, ;he
purse -. s1.aG- Joseph Chri>'iaers
the Belgian driver. Charley Metz
John Al-sen and several other vel
known drivers are among The con
tlsr4u.s
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-09-10

women from every portion Of the Uni
ted states who have come here to
purchase new stock. mainly for next
winter and for the autumn trade All
the buyers agree that never before
in their experience has there been so
much mouC- in the country. Never
has there been such a demand for
goods and never have prices been so
high as now. They are delighted
with the volume OF business, but they
don't Ike the high prices. So, girls.
it will cost considerable mere for
ever thing you wear this fan Wheth-
er fr is the darned old var Or the
manufacturers trying to ges even, It
is not known.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-09-10
Dental Work in Schools.

Dental work in schools has long
since passed the experimental stage.
Its value has for years been acknow-
lodged by the school authorities, dem
fists and members of the medical pro
fession. The general public has been
slower to see the worth Of this work,
but is awakening to it. At first the
feeling was more or less general that
the care of the teeth of school chill
dren was a matter which concerned
the parents alone. In practice this
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-09-10
Notice Of the Meeting ef t7e State
Beard ef Medical EHsr7iners-

Notice is hereby given that th= Ok
Iahoma state Board OF Medical Ex-
aminers wiu hold its next regular
meeting in the Lee Huckins Hotel
Oklahoma City. October 10. 1916. a.
which tine applicants for license 20
practice medicine n Oklahoma Til
be examined and such other business
transacted as may properly cone be-
fore the Board
Given under ny hand a1d the sea.
OF the Board a. the city Of Tulsa,
this 7th day o. S=pteuber. 1916
RALPH V. SMITH. u %.
Secretary S-a-e Board
lIeL.ca. Examiners. AlE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-09-10

theory did not work. Many parents
could not or would not have the teeth
Of their children properly cared for.
The general health Of the children,
and therefore their progress in school,
was directly affected, making it e
matter of direct concern to the school
authorities, as well as to the taxpay-
ers.
The development Of dental inspec-
ton has been almost entirely within
the last dozen years, although a free
dental clinic was established in Ro-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-09-10
BAD 70 lave 4 COLD eANa ON

DOM { Iet your cod lang o., racA
your system and become chronic
whep DIT. Bells Pine Tar Honey will
help you. It heals the inflammation,
soothes the cough and loosens the
phlegm. You breathe easier az once.
DR.. Bells Pine Tar Honey IS a laNa.
tive Tar Syrup. the pine tar baisam
heals the raw sDots, loosens the mu-
cous and prevents irritation Of the
bronchial tubes. Just get a bottle Of
DR.. Bells pine Tar Honey today, it's
guaranteed % help YOU At druggists
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-09-10
Leonard 10 Fight MeAndrews.

New York, Sept. 9.-Benny Leon
ard. the fast New York lightweight,
will meet Eddie McAEdrews, the tall
and rangy lightweight Of this city.
for six rounds at the National A. C.
tonight. McAndrews has fought
Johnny Dundee. Freddie Welsh and
other top-notchers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-09-10
Aon 70 Civ. eooe Advice.

The best way to give good advice
Is 70 set good example. When
others see how quickly you get over
your cold BY taking Chamberlain :
Cough Remedy they are likely TO
follow your example. This remedy
has been in use for many years and
enjoys an excellent reputation. Oh
taLnahIa everyNhere.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-09-10
-beriain's ColiC. Cholera and
Diar~Hcea Remedy

TLis is a medicine that every fam
Hv should be provided with. Cole
and d.arrloea often come on sudden
Dr. and % is o. the greatest importance
that they b. treated pro-p-y. Con
5lter the suffering that must D. en-
il-=t until a physician arrives o.
med --.-- can be obtained Cl1-r-
Ia--'s Cole. Cholera and u-arlosa
R-adv has a reputation second t1
none Dor tha quick relief which . az
f1-ta O5zinable everywhere.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-09-10
PILES CURED AT HOME BY
NEW ABSORPTION METHOD

II you suffer from bleeding, itching, blind
Or pro.ruding Piles, send me your address.
and I will tell you how TO cure yourself At
home By the new absorption treatment and
viii also serd some OF shis home treathsent
free Cor trial, with references from your own
locality II requested. Immediate relief and
permanent cure assured. Send no money.
but tell others Of this offer. Write today TO
Mrs. VI. Summers, Box P, south Bend, Ind
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-09-10

New Yo-z. sgt s-hL t-e hotels
have their quota ~ Buyers. but
those close 90 the busi-ess cslt.-s c-
the city are croxded with uer and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-21
Parade at Dedication Of
Fredericksburg Firehouse

Jamestown, Pa, Oct. Fl. - Persever-
ance Fire Company and town people
attended the dedication of the new
frehouse at Fredericksburg on Satur-
day. The parade was one of the larg
est in this section for many years
There were twenty-siX tickets sold on
Saturday for the annual Autumn Leaf
excursion to Gettysburg at the Jones'
town station. The Rev. George r.
Deisher held communion services in
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church on
Sunday.-The Rev. David Scheirer held
communion services for the Reformed
congregation of. Walmer's Church on
Sunday, near Bordnersville.-Mr. and
Mrs. William II. Boeshore and her
mother, Mrs. Katterman, attended the
Katterman family reunion at Mt. Aetna
on Sunday.-Born, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Mark Heilman, a daughter. Mrs
Charles P. Klinefelter received word of
the serious illness of her brother-in-
law, Charles Bowman, of Allentown
Frank Schaeffer, of Detroit, Michigan,
who had come east to his fathers flu
neral, greeted friends in town on We'd
nesday.-Gerhart and Bachman re-
ceived a 1917 Ford car for demonstra-
tion purposes. - Frank Kern accom-
panied his father. Henry w. Kern, to
Audubon. n. J., where he will spend
the winter with his daughter, Mrs.
Harvey L. Ulrich and family.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-21
Surprise Party in Honor of
Mrs. Wears Birthday

Yeagertown, Pa. Oct. 21. = In hon
or of Mrs William Wears 25th birth
day, a surprise party was given at
her home last Saturday to which
many of her friends were invited. -
Miss Harriet Mann was recent 'visi-
tor at Philadelphia. = Mrs. Alice
Ieightley is making a three weeks
visit with friends at Pittsburgh. -
Professor Loren E. Mckinley and Miss
Sarah l.. Albright were married last
Saturday morning at the home of the
bride. The wedding was a quiet one
and the ring ceremony was used. The
Rev. John Ballentine, Phi. D., was the
officiating clergyman. - w. G. Smith
is seriously i'll with typhoid fever at
the Roaring Spring Hospital. - Mrs.
Hugh Mcbride is rapidly improving
after a surgical operation performed
at the German Hospital in Philadel-
phia. - Mrs. Willis Burlington, Mrs.
Hugo Gottschalk and daughter Helen
were entertained at a thimble bee at
the home of Mrs. Joseph Kelley at
Reedsville. - Mrs Thad. Spangler and
Miss Tressa Rhodes were among the
500 delegates at the State w. c. I. U.
convention at Wilkes-Ba this week.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Luth-
eran Church has made arrangements
for an oyster supper on October IS
H. 3. Hutchinson was called to Hunt
ingdon Monday by the death of his
mother. - Joseph Craig is recuperat-
ing after a successful operation at the
Wills Eye Hospital. Philadelphia. -
Edna Pulley is i'll with diphtheria. -
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Price, Miss Nam
ME Elliott and Miss Lillian Price were
recent visitors at Harrisburg. = Harry
Burris, whose finger was injured at the
Standard Works will undergo an oper-
alton for its amputation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-21
Eight Women Hunting Along
East Broad Top Railroad

Mt. Union, Pa, Oct. 81. - Female
gunners are plentiful in this section
this year. One train over the East
Broad Top railroad. carried eight wo-
men, who were going to hunt in the
East Broad Top valley. - Miss Anna
Ewing is visiting friends in New York
City - Master Charles Klingler was
stricken with diphtheria this week. -
William Stratford, truant officer has
resigned, after holding the office one
week. = Workmen began the paving
of Market street, this week. Two
squares will be paved with brick. -
Workmen have completed the brick
work on the new Greek Catholic
church. Members of the Licking
Creek Rod and Gun club have gone
to their clubhouse in the mountain
and will spend a week hunting. =
Thirty members of the three upper
High school choir, a new organization.
lead by Miss Taylor, director of the
public school music. - Philip Jung,
chemist at the powder plant, left on
Monday for Canada, where he will be
employed for several months. - Clyde
Huber spent the week at Philadelphia
attending the Baptist convention. -
The public schoolbuildings were
fumigated on Wednesday to keep
down the danger of diphtheria. =
Wednesday night the Parent-Teacher
Association held a social and recep-
ton for the public schoolteachers of
the borough. 1t was we'll attended
by patrons Of the school and teach
ers. - Owing to the large number of
first year pupils the superintendent of
the school was forced to create a new
first grade room making three first
grade rooms with one first grade
teacher, leaving two to be elected as
soon as suitable applicants are found.