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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28
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Nem6ers u tbe lamp Ere aud Blue
Bird clubs of CIeIaud Presbyterian
church and their friends 90 the number
of - enjoyed . social session last
evening when Helen Brendt. Twenty
ninth avenue and Eleventh street. aet-
ell as hostess. Irene Campbell ana
Sarah Westerheld entertained with pl-
ano numbers. vlCtrola music was en-
joyed and then followed songs. con
tests and games conuudrums. "a story
telling hour and I'D a word contest the
prizes were won by Esther Bender.
Mildred Lundberg and Maude Barlow
Refreshments were served and the
evening was greatly enjoyed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28
PREPARING
FOR SPRING DRIVE

ST. John. n. 3D. Feb IS Canada Ia
making active preparations ta take a
prominent part ln the graataIIied of-
feusiFe ON the western front ih.s
pring Thousands OF troops have
arrived iu New Bruu wick within fhe
last few weeks for final training ba-
fore embarkiue 8t H8lifa-. IS So for
England
Major General Lcssard. inspector
general for eastern Canada recently
was quoted aa saying that 100000 ad-
ditloual men would be needed ta 00
set possible casualties I'M the spring
offensive and f0 keep Che Canadian
divisions at tuH strength
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28
BarnlIarf B0ggs.

DIT. II. ~ Reed al the parsonage af
tine First Baptist church Yesterday
afternoon al . o'clock 3mciasea At the
marriage Of Miss Grace Baggs o..
Crauston Iowa. and Frank s. Barn
harE OF Sigouruey. Iowa. They. were
accompanied by the Eroom's brother.
Harris Barnhar-. The groom IS Far-
mer and the new home VIII be al
SigoUrunv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28

Mrs. john SauGholm was hostess 10
the Tuesday SEQ club yesterday enter
tanning in her home -2ZI Sixth avenue.
Moline. The game OF 300 was after
noon diversion ami the prizes were
awarded ia Mrs r. j. Councilman and
Mrs John Sandbolm Mrs MI y walk
er receiving the consolation prize Az
the conclusion af the games the ladies'
were invited 70 the dining room where
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28
b. [. -. - se..Inn.

Mrs Ernest QuayIe assisted 81 Mrs.
Mile Baer entertained she B O.. class
OFT Tie South Park Presbyterian sun
day school last evening in the home
eff the former 29#i Thirteenth avenue.
The class at this time decided To join
the state organized classes. Games
and contests were enjoyed and t1e
hosresses served refreshments The
class viii meet next time March 20
the hostess TO be announced later
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28
E.. q. ". Club Win Mrs. Rehreus.

ForulEhfly meeting of fhe Il @ ~.
eiu5 Naz held yesterday when Ars
EdHati 8ehrens entertained in her
home. +l20 Twelfth street The time
was Improved with fancy work and
she hostess served lunch before the
close of .ae day. Miss Myra johnson
81 Atedo who is visiting Mrs "rtCh-
er, VAS q guest of the afternoon I'M
JHe weeks the Club viii be entertained
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28
HaE-ns Ionle.I -

ia'se contemplating taking part IN
the bread baking contest given under
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28
SOCIAL EVENT

hey were served with . course lunch
ia fw0 weeks the club wlll be guests
0g Mrs andrew swanson, -61& Thirty
eighth street Moline
MILDLY Haidens with Miss Nowaek.
MILDLY Msidegs gathered last even
ing % rh=h oue of Miss Marie \owacEr
Seventeenth street and Twenty fifth
avenue. and enjoyed the evening with
needle work music and general socl-
abIiitg their hostess serving lunch
The club VIII meet for the next SEES
sion 10 fVo weeks with Ai5ss Ida
Sclmil 500f Seventeenth street.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20
Doing Good

Few medicines have met with
more favor or accomplished more
good than ChamberIain's Collie and
Diarrhoea Remedy. John F. Jant
zen, Delmeny, Sask., says of it, Il
have used Chamberlain's Collie and
Diarrhoea Remedy myself and in
my family, and can recommend 1t
as being an exceptionally fine pre-
paration."
The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

4 Oil Stoves from $1,000 up at The
wv. F. McCue Mercantile Co.
If you know an item of news-tell
us-if we knew one we'd tell you.
Solid gold flags for twenty-five
and fifty cents. Adamek's Jewelry
store.
Stanley Maxwell, manager of the
Holly elevator, was q Syracuse.
Kansas visitor, last Tuesdy evening.
The Mission Study club enjoyed
a good meeting and social time
with Mrs. J. Robson last Thursday.
Happy Jack" Griffith was over
at Syracuse the first of the week
looking after some business mat
ters.
Keep on boosting the Old Home
Town it will pay you we'll everyone
has the utmost respect for a real
booster.
Alfred Morich, our popular furni-
ture dealer, was in Lamar the first
OF the week visiting with old
friends
Miss Ruth Christopher returned
the latter part of last week from a
five weeks visit with relatives and
friends in Chicago.
0. F. Downing, of the Two Buttes
country, was in Holly the first OF
the week visiting with friends. He
was enroute for his home after q
two weeks visit with Kansas
friends.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20
DIRECTORS

Fly covers. fly screen, fly traps, fly
poison at The Holly Hardware.
Billy Burk and family this week
moved into one of Mrs. ]. G. Thorn
as houses on West Cheyenne street.
Mrs. j. w. Adams is here from
Ell Paso. Texas, this week, visiting
at the Clarence Tucker home in the
east part of town.
AS friend puts Tits too hot
to work now and will be too bloom
in cold next winter so what's a Ia
boring man to dO?"
Miss Bernice Berry visited several
days the latter part of last week
and the first of this at the pleasant
Keith home in Amity.
T. H. Brady was down from the
county capitol, last Tuesday, visit
ing with Holly friends and looking
after some business matters.
Bandmen are requested to re
member the band meeting at the
Armory next Tuesday evening and
be present at eight o'clock.
&. + 4 Z
For Sale-Good REIMBURSEMENT, 8
miles southwest of Holly, 100 acres,
fenced and part in corn this year.
No sand. Address Box 264, Burling-
ton, Colo.
Every day sees a crowd of HOlly's
young folks at Hartman enjoying
their new swimming pool. Which
gives us occasion to ask, why q
good up-to-date pool would not
pany in Holly.
We want to thank the few friends
who are kind enough to telephone
local notices to this Office-We very
much appreciate it, and want you
to know that we are glad to get the
news. Do not be afraid to call us
up
The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20

Three Holly business men and gen
eral all around good boosters for
the toWn-Jee McMurtry, Jack Dun
can and Col. Berry, were in SYRIA
cuse, (Kansas) the first of the week
looking after some buiness matters
and Lordingn. it over 'em Kansas
guys.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20

A number of financial statements
of the smaller school districts OF
the county appear in this issue OF
the paper. You should be inter
ested enough to look them over and
see just how the schools of the
county are progressing.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20
Binding twine at the w. F. Nc
Cue Mercantile Co.

No war prices nere-we have q
few young mems suits in sizes "a
and 35 that we are closing out at
only $500 for your choice Better
hurry.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20

If you know of friend who is
not taking, "Holly's paper" we will
be glad to have you line 'em up.
We still need few thousand sub
scribers.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20

A number from here attended the
chautauqua at Lamar, the first few
days of the week. They report some
very fine entertainment.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20

Frank Smith and Col. Berry made
their regular trip to the county cap
itol last Saturday evening must
be some attraction up there.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20

Large line of Mems and Boys hats
from twenty-five cents up. At the
Bargain store.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20

ly DacnelOf mas puTcHdseQ HluSolI
fine new residence property in
Holly. None of the facts are given
and we are too good friend of
Shirley's to tell 'em II we knew.
Fred Coffin was in town short
time the first of the week visiting
with his uncle, and family. Mr.. Cot
fin is interested in the big. Byars &
Coffin store at Fowler and was en-
route for st. Louis where he expects
to spend several days purchasing
new fall and winter goods.
Milo Lark, of the southside, was
up at Fort Lyon, the first Of the
week, consulting with the officers
at that point regarding enlistment
in the band there. Milo is a first
class musician but owns farm
south of town and just now Uncle
Sam needs farmers as bad as sold
iers.
J. H. Snyder was down from La
mar over Sunday making prepara-
tions for moving his family to that
point as soon as possible. Mr.. Sny-
der thinks that he will like the
work at the county seat alright and
asks his Holly friends to remember
and call upon him when in the
Hub.
Mrs. E. Haberstroh and sister,
Mrs. Annie Look, of Chicago, ILL
nois, were pleasant guests at the
Haberstroh home in the west part
of town the first of the week. From
here they went to Denver where
they will enjoy short vacation in
the mountains and will again stop
in Holly for longer visit on their
return trip home.
The fire boys were called out, last
Saturday afternoon, by fire in the
J. L. Robinson garage in the west
part of town. Mr.. Robinson was
filling gasoline can when the gas
caught fire from some unknown
source and in a short time was
threatening the entire structure.
The fire was extinguished without
a great amount of damage.
Thos. Lynch, formerly of this
place but now of Grand Mound,
Iowa, was in town the first of the
week, visiting with old friends and
looking after his interests here. Mr..
Lynch owns several residence pro
perties here and says that he al
ways enjoys visit at the old home.
From here he went to Denver where
he will spend few weeks breath
ing the fresh mountain air.
Please bear in mind that we must
close the forms of the paper at IL
o'clock on Wednesday. Nothing
can be taken for the issue OF the
week after that time We like to
please all, but we must be in a po-
sition to meet the mail schedules
with the paper. Bring in your copy
early and give us chance to ac-
you. 1t will not be our
fault If your notes fail to appear
when you wish if you will bear this
in mind in the future
The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20

Report has it that certain Hol-
ly bachelor has purchased himself
fine new residence property in
Holly. None of the facts are given
and we are too good friend of
Shirley's to tell 'em II we knew.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20

Homer Rowe and Lee Griffith
hired out to hoe beans the first of
the week but we are Informed that
six hours toiling in the hot sun was
enough for them and they quietly
sneaked back into town
The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20
A nice line of Mems rubber boots
and sweaters at the Bargain Store.

A nice line of Mems rubber boots
and sweaters at the Bargain Store.
Mrs. j. H. Green called in the first
of the week to have their name en-
rolled as regular reader OF The
Chieftain.
Word is received here by the
..g0ose-bOne" weather prophets that
we may expect some colder weather
next December.
Mrs. NJ. H. Land returned last
Saturday evening from . two weeks
visit with her mother. Mrs. H. S.
Rollins, at Swink.
Mrs. Roy Dulin left the first of
the week for Abilene. Kansas, where
she will spend the next ten days
visiting with sister.
Harlan Maxwell was down from
Bristol to remain over Sunday with
Holly friends. Harlan is getting to
be a regular Sunday Visitor at this
point.
John Lacy writes up from Bur-
ton, Kansas, to have his name en-
rolled as regular reader of the
Chieftain. Mr.. Lacy owns property
in this section and wants to keep
tab on things.
Homer Rowe and Lee Griffith
hired out to hoe beans the first of
the week but we are Informed that
The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20

Bandmen are requested to re
member the band meeting at the
Armory next Tuesday evening and
be present at eight o'clock.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20

Fred Coffin was in town short
time the first of the week visiting
with his uncle, and family Mr.. Cot
fin is interested in the big, Byars &
Coffin store at Fowler and was en-
route for St. Louis where he expects
to spend several days purchasing
new fall and winter goods.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20

Miss Ruth christopher returned
the latter part of last week from
five weeks visit with relatives and
friends in Chicago.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20

T. H. Brady was down from the
county capitol, last Tuesday, visit
ing with Holly friends and looking
after some business matters
The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20

For Sale Good REIMBURSEMENT, 8
miles southwest of Holly, 100 acres,
fenced and part in corn this year.
No sand. Address Box 264, Burling-
ton, Colo.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-06-21

take it down below at night long after
ihe office and warehouse staff of con-
'essions had gone home. The work
men probably came and went by way
of the river also, commencing work
after nightfall and going away before
business commenced in the morning"
1T beats me- said Dunbar refec-
lively. chow masons, plumbers, dec
orators and all the other artisans nee
essary for job of that description
could have been kept quiet"
"Foreigners!' said Sowerby trium-
phantly. "I'll undertake to say there
wasn't an Englishman on the job. The
whole of the gang was probably i'm
ported from abroad somewhere, board
ed and lodged during the daytime in
the neighborhood of Limehouse and
watched by Mr.. Ho Pin or somebody
else until the job was finished, then
shipped back home again. It's easily
done if money is no object"
That's right enough agreed Dun
bar II have no doubt you've hit upon
the truth. But now that the place has
been dismantled what does it look like
l haven't had time to come down my.
self, but I intend to do so before it's
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-06-21
FARLEY VS.. WHEAT.

National Crop Improvement Servlcel
Barley at COO per bushel will profit
ably compete with wheat at $1.OO.
Were it not for the sustaining infu-
ence of the high prices for mailing
barley, it would compete with oats,
but as it is the crop of barley for 1915
brought 2,5OO,OOOO0, The price Of
harley is now $12O to $50 per bushel.
but taking $1.3O as basis, the 1916
crop of 18O,OOOOOO bushels, would
bring $234,OOO,O00.
Yields of 40 to so bushels Of barley
per acre are not uncommon and as
lust a feed value this means a hand
some return to the grower. But in adj
dition to this, there is always the in
centiye Of raising good crop Of SUI
perior barley that can be sold Tor
mailing purposes, at advanced prices,
and good yield of mailing barley
will hold it's own with any other crop
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-06-21
BARLEY NEXT TO CORN.
National crou Improvement Service

National Crop Improvement Servlce.I
Barley has feeding value next to
corn. Indeed some feeders place it
ahead of corn for pig food and at the
present prices, barley will make as
much and more profit than wheat. The
wheat crop has now "gone to the
jury" We cannot do much more about
wheat but we have two or three weeks
yet in order to put all of our acreage
remaining into barley.
Barley is more profitable than oats.
In fact, very few farmers make any
money out of oats under the best cir
cumstances and very few barley far
mers ever lose money on barley.
There is always the fascination of get
ting a fancy price for fancy barley,
and although less than one per cent
of all grains are used for mailing pur-
poses, the additional price which it
gives to barley over oats always
makes money for the farmers. While
perhaps one per cent of the grain
crop is used in brewing, the loss Of
feed value is much smaller because
fully one half goes back to dairy far
mers in the form of dried grains and
other by-products, which for feed pur.
poses is among the best available.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-06-21
THE VALUE OF BARLEY.
THE END.
National Crou Improvement Service. |

National Crop Improvement ServIce.1
In the United States and Canada,
barley is used as a feed for farm ami
mails, less than one-third being used
for mailing. A limited amount is used
in the preparation of breakfast cereals
and for pearled barley. "Our farmers
are learning the value of barley as a
part ration for dairy cattle and young
stock and much more will be used as
animal food in the future says Pro
fessOr r. A. Moore, the greatest bar
ley breeder in the world.
In many states barley is quite gen.
orally grown as a hay and feed for
horses. When used as a hay it is cut
in the milk stage shortly after heading
and cured like timothy and blue grass.
We think that the hay phase of barley
this year is very important because all
acreage that has never been planted
to other crops or that will need re-
planting for any reason, could be put
into barley at clear profit.
When the grain is used as feed,
it is either fed whole or the kernels
crushed by passing between rollers.
If finely ground the gluten therein
makes a sticky mass as soon at it is
brought in contact with moisture and
It is not then readily masticated or di-
gested. Only a limited amount of bar
ley is exported from the United States
and the export consists largely of a
mixture of varieties as feed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-06-21
"Dry FARMING" Needed Everywhere
National Crop Improvement servlee.1

National Crop Improvement SerVce.l
When we say "dry farming" we I'M
mediately begin to think of the west
ern plains where the rainfall is de-
ficient. We all admit that they should
take unusual pains in conserving their
moisture.
Well we ought to be ashamed or
ourselves in the humid territory.
When comes along a year like this,
we think we are terribly abused and
vet in any Of this territory we have
had more rain than Western Kansas
and Nebraska gets any year.
Therefore, let us take dry farming
methods to ourselves. Because in
some years the rain comes when we
want it, is no excuse for neglecting
conservation Of moisture.
What is this dry farming? Let us
lake it I'D with the clubs and make 1t
an institute subject. Let us get our
best farmers to agree to practice it.
There is no drought year in the corn
belt which does not have more moist
ure than necessary, if conserved, to
raise a crop Of corn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-06-21
CORN ROOT WORM
100000 Blu. Lost to Corn Crop
Annually by This Pest.
National Crop Improvement service.l

National Crop Improvement Service.l
The damage done to corn in the
corn belt is estimated to be 100000
900 bushels annually. In our mad
scramble to get corn into the ground
this year, we do not want to overlook
this tremendous waste. Next to poor
seed corn, the corn root worm is the
greatest source of loss to corn. The
remedy is the rotation of crops. Never
grow more than two crops of corn con-
secutively on the same ground. If you
had corn root worm bad last year and
it is too late to put in anything else,
you had better change to barley. Your
scotsman can still furnish you with
some excellent seed barley. If you do
put in corn on that land, be careful to
give your land more than usual
preparation. The time is late and we
will have to bend every energy to
plant our corn crop.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-06-21
THE QUESTION OF LABOR
Probably the Most Serious Handicap
to Put in Maximum Crops This
Year Is the Scarcity of
Farm Labor.
National cron Imnrovement servio.

National Crop Improvement SerVice.l
Many a good crop will be ruined be-
cause farmers cannot get labor at the
right time. There are two times of
the year when more labor is absolute
ly necessary-at seed time and at har-
vest. While our farmers need men at
other times of the year, these are the
two crucial periods.
AS it is to the interest of every per-
son living in this county to produce a
bumper crop this year, we must do all
we can to help the farmer and per-
haps the most important thing we can
do, is to find him right help of the
right class.
There are three classes of farm help
~ The regular farm hands who are
going to be rather scarce. (2) There
are, however, a great many men who
work in factories, in wholesale houses,
drive teams and other occupations
who could possibly be spared during
the rush seasons. It is the duty of the
commercial clubs and manufacturers
to make a list of these men and offer
them for detached service when ur-
gently needed. There is a third class
of labor which is very efficient and
that is men of affairs who have been
raised on farms who will volunteer
to help the farmers out during the
rush This is the greatest work our
business men can accept to show their
patriotism at this time.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-06-21

sought to peer through the driving
spray and rain mist.
"By heavens. They've turned-tur-
de-
"Stand by with belts!' beloved Rog-
ers.
Rapidly lifebelts were unlashed, and
ahead. to port, to starboard, brine
stung eyes glared out from the Keeling
craft. Gray in the nascent dawn
stretched the tossing sea about them,
and lonely they rode upon its bill
lows
port, port hard a-port!' screamed
the lookout.
But Rogers, grimly watching the on
coming pillows, knew that to essay
the maneuver at that moment meant
swapping the cutter. Straight ahead
they drove. A wave, higher than any
they yet had had to ride, came boiling
down upon them, and, twisting, with
ing, upcasting imploring arms to the
elements-the implacable elements-a
girl-a dark girl-entwined, imprison-
ed in silken garments, swept upon its
crest!
Out shot a cork belt into the boiling
sea and fell beyond her reach. She
was swept past the cutter. A second
belt was hurled from the stern.
The Eurasian, uttering a wailing cry
like that of a sea bird, strove to
grasp it.
Close beside her, out Of the wave,
up rose a yellow hand, grasping, seek
ing, clutching. 1t fastened itself into
the meshes Of her floating hair.
"Here gOes!' roared Rogers.
They plunged down into an oily
trough They turned. A second wave
grew up above them threateningly,
built it's terrible wall higher and high
er over their side. Round they swung
and round and round.
Down swept the eager wave-doWn-
downtown. 1t Tapped over the stern
of the cutter. The tiny craft staggered
and paused, tremulous, dragged back
by that iron grip of old Neptune, then
leaped on-away-headed back into the
Thames estuary, triumphant.
Goods mercyr' whispered Stringer.
"That was touch and gOv'
No living thing moved upon the wa
TnrS
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"You mean Mr.. King 2"

lows of the bed. Dr. Cumberly stood
up very slowly and turned, looking
from face to face.
ut is finished" he said. eve shall
never know
But Henry Leroux and Helen Cum
berly, their glances meeting across the
bed of the dead Mira, knew that for
them it was not finished, but that Mr..
King, the invisible, invisibly had link
ed them.
Twelve!