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The Glenwood post., 1917-06-16

A new baby girl arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel B. Wasson in
Grand Valley last week.
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LaRita Collins, who has been attend
ing the normal school at Greeley, IS
expected home this morning.
Katherine, the young daughter of e.
R. Mccarthy, was indisposed this week
and under the care of DR.. Stewart.
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Lucille Smith and Lillian Lowe leave
for Greeley today to attend the sum
mer term of the State Teachers College.
j. F. Mccoy sold fine Buick Six to
J. j. Connell, cashier of the Garfield
County bank at Grand Valley, last
week
Glen Mcneil of Grand Junction is re-
ported among the missing in the terri
BILE Butte mine disaster which occurred
last week.
Mrs. Fl. B. Walz left Friday for Spo.
kane, WASH, Portland and California
points. She expects to be absent sew.
eral months.
The merrygo-round now enjoyed by
the children is being run by W. H. For
sythe and son, Paul, and R. s. Walker
of Fort Collins.
Mrs. Joseph Berszeni of the Dever-
eux ranch entered the sanitarium last
Monday and was operated Sunday by
Drs. Stewart and Horan.
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M. L. Phelps, superintendent Of the
Colorado Midland made an inspection
trip over the line Wednesday in q
Stanley Steamer motor car.
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William Brennan and Raymond Heis-
Ter have returned from their two
weeks vacation at Salt Lake City and
are again at their usual duties.
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At last River Front is to be seen at
night and pedestrians will not wander
in darkness quite SO dense as several
new lights were installed this week.
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Mrs. VIM. Rohr is in receipt of word
from Mrs. E. B. Parker Of Oak Creek
stating that their son, Tom, is in train
:rg at Fort Logan. Tom was ia the
Ray Dickson and Charlie Rohf set of
boys here. He is = civil engineer and
no doubt will be put in some special
line Of army duty.
The Glenwood post., 1917-06-16
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Buy Liberty Bond.
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Ex-sheriff Jessup was doing the city
Tuesday.
Dave White of Gilman is in the city
.aking the baths.
Il H. Loeffler was in from Grand
junction Monday.
the first of the week.
Charles Marshall was here to spend
Sunday with his wife.
Dan Detroit of Florissant was q
Glenwood visitor Tuesday
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Mr.. and Mrs. Con Wald were visitors
from Carbondale Thursday.
Henry Smith of Leadville was in
Glenwood Springs Sunday.
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Miss Grace Briel of Leadville was a
Sunday visitor in Glenwood.
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T. F. Callahan motored over from
Grand Junction Wednesday night.
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r. E. vickery, general agent Colorado
Midland, was in the city Thursday.
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Mrs. Wait of Aspen is in Glenwood
Springs under the care of DR.. Stewart,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sittig, who travel out
gf Denver, were guests at the Williams
this week.
Pete Lindauer was in from Grand
Valley the first Of the week, on bust.
ne.s affairs.
Mrs. F. R. Nichols was operated by
lDrs. Stewart and Horan at the saEi-
tarium Monday.
VIM. Welker of Carbondale was in
Glsnwood Sunday for the purpose Of
es.sulting Dr.. Stewart.
Dr.. Riddile, eyo, ear, nose and throat
specialist. Glasses fitted. Citi1sns
.Oaak Bldg.
The Glenwood post., 1917-06-16

C. C. Parks of the First National
bank of this city and Denver was one
of the visitors to the bankers conven-
ton held this week at the Hotel Colo
rado.
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E. F. Collins, vice president of the
bank at Collbran and wife and VIM.
Porter, cashier of the same bank, and
wife were another party at the conveE-
ton.
Governor and Mrs. Julius c. Gunter
are to arrive this morning from Den
yer and will be the guests of Senator
and Mrs. B. T. Napier during their stay
in Glenwood.
J. A. Blair of the White River for
estry office and l.. H. Douglas, assist
ant district forester from Denver, spent
the week at Meeker on business con-
nected with their offices.
Miss Maylinne Holmes, daughter Of
Editor Holmes of the Avalanche, left
Wednesday night for a visit in Lew
istor, Maine. She was accompanied by
her aunt, Miss Carrie Nixon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waldbridge, Mr.. and
Mre Monl+on ond NJ ond Mr., GLAND
and two daughters were one of the
parties coming from Meeker to attend
the bankers convention.
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Ex- County Commissioner Otto Hahne-
wald drove from Denver the first of
the week and reports the canon road
in dangerous condition. Only high
power car can make the trip at pres
ent.
John Cerny, Carl Byer and Ed Kopp,
comprising the Colorado orchestra, ar
rived in Glerwood from Chicago last
Wednesday and are now manufactur-
ing sweet music for the entertainment
If the hote: guests.
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Mrs. Rose Bovard and her daughter,
Iva, left last Tuesday, bound for Cali
fornia for an indefinite stay as the
trip is made in the interest of Miss
Iva's health which has not been the
best for the past two years.
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Down at Rifle Lieutenant Nestle is
organizing and enlisting a company of
cavalry from among the young cow
boys and farmers of that section. He
already has about ninety on the roll
and will soon have the company fin
ished.
Lewis Leach of Denver, who is the
president of The Colorado Carbon Co.,
for extracting oil from the shale at De-
Beque was a Glenwood visitor Thurs
day. His company expects to do great
deal Of work in the shale beds this
summer.
The forest boundary near Burns Hole,
running north near the Sweetwater
creek, has been marked every sixteenth
of a mile with 4inch square posts,
painted and numbered. Anyone coming
across those posts can easily find their
location.
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Talk about the high water. Last
Monday evening the water came up to
the lower portion of the sill Of the rail
road bridge crossing Rifle. creek, ju-t
west of the Rifle depot. Some brush
had caught on the bridge piers and the
structure presented such dangerous
appearance that the engineer Of Mid
land No. 8 stopped the train to investi-
gate, before crossing over. The bridge
proved to be all right, but you may
be .sure that the "safety first" tactics
Of that engineer were highly apprc-
cinted by all the passengers. a.e, =.
The Glenwood post., 1917-06-16

Mrs. Jim Downing and young lady
daughter, of Spring Valley, accompan-
led by j. A. Hunter of Boulder, motor
ed through from Denver the first Of the
week. Miss Downing was at the wheel
and brought the ear with masterly'
hand over the road.
Miss Ettamay Holmes gave the clos
ing dance of the season for her dane
ing class Monday night. 1t was a
hard times party and the little peo-
pie dressed accordingly. The evening
was closed by fine treat at the Cor
yell ice cream parlor.
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W. H. Forsythe is here this week
with his carry-us-all and Ferris wheel
and the little bears. 1t wouldn t seem
like Strawberry Day to the little folks
without visit from W. H., one of the
cleanest and whitest entertainers that
ever struck the old town.
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Frank Kendrick, county treasurer of
Lake county brought his family to
Glenwood Sunday. They will be 10.
miciled in one the Kendrick cottages
for couple of weeks, enjoying the at
fractions Of the season and visiting
with the various members of the fam.
lily.
J. L. Herwick of Grand Valley, the
newly appointed water commissioner Of
district As, and Robert Brenton, who is
to be Mr.. Herwick's deputy in the
Beaver-Cache creek section, were in
Glenwood Monday in consultation with
Division Engineer Dickson concerning
their work for the coming season.
Carlisle Thorson, brother of Ollie
Thorson of this city, arrived this week
from his home in Denver and attended
the bankers convention and visited
friends at the same time. Carlisle 10
an old Glenwood boy, but at present Is
employed with the bond house Of
Causey, Sweet Foster company.
G. H. King says the boys who are
farming on the Teller ranch are doing
good work and have good prospects Of
making some money by their labors
while at the same time obeying the d.
mand of the hour by helping to in
crease the country's food supplies.
They have planted beans and potatoes
A. E. Carleton, president of the Colo
rado Midland, accompanied by G. W.
Vallery, former receiver of the Md
land, arrived in special ear, "Cas-
cade,' yesterday with the bankers
contingent. They left for Grand juno
tion the same evening and on the re-
turn trip will make general inspec-
tion of the road.
The funeral os Turner Lumley Sproule
who was born in Carbondale in 1888
and was recently killed in Pennsylva.
MIA while employed in the railway sig
nal corps, was held Thursday at Eagle,
Colorado, the home Of his parents. The
funeral was largely attended and
showed the very high esteem in which
the young man was held.
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Recruiting officers for the U. 3.
army, navy and marine corps will be
maintained in Glenwood over Straw
berry Day and all who desire to enlist
in either of these branches Of the gov
ernment service will have opportunity
to do 80 at that time. By having all
three Of the departments represented
here at. the one time applicants may
choose the service they prefer. Parties
desiring to confer with any Of these
officers may locate them
through Postmaster Smith who expects
to render them all the assistance in his
The Glenwood post., 1917-06-16


Mr.. and Mrs. Haley and two daugh
tiers of Rifle were visitors in Glenwood
this week.
Rev. NJ. A. Leary addressed large
body of men each evening this week
at the Catholic chruch.
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The Methodist church building is
being entirely redecorated and will be
most attractive when completed.
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Bring an extra amount of change in
your pockets, designed for the Red
Cross tag ladies, Strawberry day.
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Mrs James T. Hogan of Leadvllle
was operated by Drs. Smits and Hop
kins at the sanitarium this week.
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Ray Keeble, who is employed at
Keck' $ garage, was called to Meeker
on account of the death of his
uncle.
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H. r. Logan, the genial investment
man, was preambulatin
around the Palisade country Wednes
day, on business intent.
H. II. French, supervisor of the Holy
Cross forest, spent the week at Red
Cliff and Pando on business for the
office. He returned home yesterday.
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The Misses Dildine are enlarging the
main dining room of the Williams aud
putting that popular hosiery
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Mrs. Prindle and daughter, Miss
Grace returned to Aspen Tuesday morn
ing. Miss Prindle is clerk of the dis
trict court and was called home by
business.
Russell Strauss, the gentlemanly young
boy for the Western Union
company, is the owner of a
fine new Ivor johnson wheel for busi-
ness use.
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James Dowd, one of the Red Cliff
merchants, is spending some time in
the city taking the mineral baths for
He is accompanied by
Mrs. Dowd.
The high water is creating havoc TO
the plans of the county commissioners
and causing them to realize more than
ever what snap it is to serve as \
public servant.
Mrs. Claude Lewis of Silt, stopped
over in Glenwood between trains We'd
nesday while en- route to southern Ill
inois, where she was called by the
death of a relative.
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Master Ely Dorsey, nephew of SEN
and Mrs. Napier, arrived from Denver
Saturday for a visit and will later go
to Grand Junction to stay for short
time with another aunt.
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Miss Wilma Dougan, youngest daugh-
ter of VIM. Dougan, arrived from Den
yer Sunday and expects to remain with
her father during the summer. Mrs.
Dougan arrived yesterday.
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Miss Florence Shamlin of Nef, Idaho,
one of the original members of the s.
s. club, has been visiting the present
club girls in Glenwood while on hcr
way to her home in West Virginia.
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D. Kirk Shaw, i'm charge of land clas-
sification, has finished work in the vi
cinity of New Castle and will return to
White River today to complete the clas-
sification of forest land in that section.
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Leon Schwartzman, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Max Schwartzman, returned from
Denver Tuesday. Leon has been at
tending Browns Commercial school and
is taking a short vacation with the
home folks.
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Senator Napier and family, Miss St.
Clair, E. E. Fordham and two daughters,
Mrs. and Miss Prindle of Aspen and
Ely Dorsey were the guests of Mrs. L..
A. Bowker at dinner at the Williams
Sunday evening. -
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A few of the Sunday arrivals at the
Hotel Glenwood were:. Fred c.. Gilbert,
Arlo Hill, Mabel Stone, ,Levena Ramsey,
all of Grand functions; H. W. Smith,
Redstone; Jacob Floyd, Leadville; Dave
Victor.
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The Glenwood post., 1917-06-16

Miss Laura Rhone, instructor of d.
mestic science in our city schools, left
for Fort Collins last week to attend
the commencement exercises at the col
lego. Later she Joined party Of
young people for a few days outing
in Estes park.
The Glenwood post., 1917-06-16

Every child in Glenwood should at.
tend the Junior chatauqua every day
of the session and it is especially i'm
portant that they should be on hand
next Wednesday morning at $3.50 for
that is the first, and most important
OF all sessions. Free to all children. n
The Glenwood post., 1917-06-16

Lieut.. W. W. Frank left Thursday
afternoon on Midland No. 8 for Fort
Riley where he will attend the school
of instruction for newly made medical
officers Of the army. Mrs. Frank has
decided to remain in Glenwood during
the lieutenant absence,
The Glenwood post., 1917-06-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Sweet drove
down in their new Mitchell yesterday
from the big ranch near Carbondale to
meet their daughter, Dorothy, who re-
turned from Canon City where the pas.
year she attended Mt. st. Scholastica
scsdemy.
The Glenwood post., 1917-06-16

Mrs. Jim Downing and young lady
daughter, of Spring Valley, accompan-
led by j. A. Hunter of Boulder, motor
ed through from Denver the first Of the
week. Miss Downing was at the wheel
and brought the ear with masterly
hand over the road.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-07

a week 70 Hugh MCGEE. 202S Seven
feenth street. former street sweeper
who was injured year or so ago when
ait by a jitney bus He has claim
against the city for damages and re-
Gently a member of the state industrial
board suggested that the city should
make temporary payment to the in
tured man until the board had an op-
portunity TO pass on the case Mr..
Niece has been confined to his bed
since the accident.
Plat Of the Garden ADDITION, located
near Forty-fourth street and Eight
zenith avenue was accepted. Two bids
of SO each were received for the old
hook ard ladder wagon which for some
time has been propped up against the
east wall Of the central fire station
OTTO Seidiitz and big Boy Butler are
both after II Commissioner Liedtke
was instructed to dispose of it 10 the
best advantage possible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-07

tractive contour of face and figure.
but also must be CARRIED in the latest
stvle costumes of the finest materials.
The management, utilizing only the
costIest Of satins, velvets, pushes
and Communications in the costumes
and accoutreme nts Of its spectacles
and pageants this year. It follows as
q natural sequence that the acts en-
pIoved must be similarly equipped
Not long ago it was customary TO
use ordinary materials and trim
mings. spangles predominating, but
the irresistible compulsion of an ir-
resistibIe end has forever swept aside
every fragment OF inferior carmen
ture from the big shows Of today
One of the most talented eques-
triennes In the country, Miss Marie
Neers. who studies the constant
changes of mode as carefully as a so
cietv belle. has exchanged her inter
est in tights and carleton. for the soft
garments which she changes three
times during her act and which have
proved so effective in enhancing her
physical and personal charms. Male
equestriaas have also replaced the
bulky pulled trunks and short skirt
that looked so like q skinny kilt for
the regulation dress suit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-07

before the paving was laid, larger
sewers be installed This was salts
factory 70 the city but Ii was found
that property owners in the north
block objected 10 being assessed as
they already had adequate sewer facili-
ties. being connected with a main in
the alley between Twentieth and
T7venty-f1rst streets Those in the
south block refused TO pay for the en-
tire job and an attempt was made 10
get the city to foot the bill.
The commission refused 20 consider
the suggestion and a petition was cir
culated in an effort TO get residents in
the south block to pay tw0-thirds Of
the Improvement and the city one
third, but this proposal also failed and
at the meeting Of the commission yes
terdAly il was decided to drop the en-
tire project. which viii leave the city
free to push again its paving plans. It
is so late, however, that according to
Commissioner \. E. Juhl, il will be
Impossible to complete the work this
year, as projects under construction at
the present time cannot be finished by
the end of the sL&son.
AS anticipated the Burlington track
age ordinance was formally considered
as minor changes were made in the
measure. It is now ready for final
adoption next Monday.
To Pay Sweeper.
It was voted TO pay the sum Of $3.50
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-07
IS FIRST TO PASS
EXAM AND MAKE No
EXEMPTION CLAIM

Physically fit and ready to GO aut
and shoulder q gun TO make the
world safe for democracy
Walter Johnson, a salesman for
the Illinois Oil company, is the FIRST
man in Rock Island TO pass the physi-
cal exam nation and 10 make no
claims for exemption from service in
the new national army. Because he
was unable to appear before the board
on the day he was called, he waived
the fve-day notice, and was examined
by DR.. G. L. Eyster, president OF the
board.
Although the first man TO be exams
ined who did not claim exemption.
Mr.. Johnson viii not be the first man
accepted, inasmuch as the board must
accept the men in the order that their
numbers were drawn In Washington
Arthur II Hulsbrink, 1915 Twelfth
avenue. the first Rock Island man
drawn. will claim exemption. Robert
Thomas Murphy, $40 Twentieth street,
the second man drawn has not de-
cided as vet whether or not he will ask
exemption
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-07
'0R|vER FINED FOR
NJURING WOMAN
a.rman pc wispIelaere Of Moline As
ssssed 500 and Costs on Charge
ri (HreIesgness.
rsrs WRONG SIDE OF STREET
s.hr Is Also Hurled From Buggy IL
pavement in Hishap DR.. a,
H. Arp Tesiiiies.

r4s~rrau he W}splelaere OF Moline,
! rrar and driver Of the motorcycle
zsI.t ran down and painfully injured
- oscar Becker and her baby. 45f2
rsgAsaarfa avenue. az FOrty-fourth
.t-asf and Fourteenth avenue. last Fri
ssy waz fined SIS and costs by Mag
sstrafe C. J Smith ia police court this
.s1~oine on . charge If careless driv-
ur Becker. wuo appeared in court.
sszteF that. his wife was unable to be
1resert. ss1l being confined to her bed
= resgI ~ saa injuries sustained. De
gisrlala oppressed a willingness 70
-sv for aa Doctor bill and other ex-
rsnses Incurred by 1Ir. Becker be
ssase Of the accident
IRE a-.mouy offered by eyewit-
~sssss F.. the accident. including DIT.
an Arp af Moline, tended 10 show
-h4f d. Ezufefaere was driving on
saa wrong side of the street. He ad-
--rfe5 that 1e was and stated that he
lad 20 E-r over there 10 pass the pe0-
a.s uafs.n@ on rue pavement.
Pedestrian Has Right.
MaEIstrafs Smith informed him that
the rights Of fine pedestrian must be
srst rasrar.a cd according to the state
Isv. and added that he should have
stopped He WispIelaere's motorcycle
had zHaaaar attachment and il is
said the woman was thrown over it
vaen struck. Her baby was also
thrown . .aa pavement from its bug
'gg he Hlsplelaere stopped for a mo-
meat after rite accident and then drove
swav. " Ha unprecedented by means
Of the aHr uu his license plate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-07
ARMY SELECTIOnS
BEGIN TOMORROW
BeRistrauts In Rock Island District
WIN Appear Before Board for
Examination.
PASS DOUBTFUL CLAIMS ALONG
Local Body wiz DIsaIlow Question
able applications and Appeal
Bureau VIII Decide.

Selection Of the registrants in the
Rock Island district for the new ma
tional army viii begin tomorrow
morning
The examination VIII take place at
the exemption board headquarters
on the fourth floor Of the Peoples Ma
tiouai bank building The medical
examination will take place first. Dr..
@. L. Eyster, president Of the local
exemption board. will be assisted by
DR.. F. r First, re-examining ply
sician Dr. Louis Ostrom, Dr. Ralph
Dart and DR.. B. J. Lachner
Examination of a few registTants
have already taken place. Some who
had business which would keep them
out Of the city on the day upon which
they were called 70 appear, waived
the right Of fve-day notice and were
examined.
There are many details which will
have to be worked out as ~the board
progresses with It's task. There are
a number of questions which have al
ready arisen concerning exemptions.
These viii have to be passed along
until such time as there is a ruling
upon them or precedent is established
by some appeal board. In the case of
any doubt as to the strength of an
disaU0w it and the registrant then
may appeal his case TO the appeal
board which, it is understood. viii sit
in Peoria The district appeal board
viii also hear all cases of class
exemptions, save for some few excep-
tons
May Ca1 More.
The first 230 on the list will an
Ea
lowed by another 230 who will he
examined on Thursday and the re
naming 226 viii go before the board
on Friday A good idea VIII be gained
tomorrow as to whether or not it viii
be necessary to issue another call
here. In all probability several hun
dred more viii be examined in order
to attain the quota of 343 Sen in this
district
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-07
CIRCUS PERFORMERS
KEEP UP ON DRESSING

One of the influences on human
destinjes Of the present decade is an
doubtedly clothes. This is probably
more aCcentuated in the career of
public entertainers than ira other
walks of life and may be looked upon
as the battle horse" of success.
The circus performer of today IL
illustrates this in a marked degree, not
only in garments. but also ia the in
necessities OF up to date
figure lines and style, all OF which
have undergone rapid change Of base
in the past few years.
Nowhere is this more evident than
in the rigid rules laid down By the
John Robinson circus, which exhibits
in Moline Monday. Aug. 13. that all
performers must possess not only at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-07
SETTLES IN COURT
FOR CEMENT BLOCKS

The case of WHliam.J. 0hrt arrest
ed on complaint III Leonard Dickerson,
was cleared up in police court this
morning when Ohrt paid for some arti-
GELS taken. Djcberson charged that
0hrt carried away five cement blocks
valued at l3 cents each and seven
cement blocks valued at IA cents eatn.
Ohrt admitted taking two Of them. He
paid for the blocks III question and the
case was dismissed.
All the news all the time-The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-07
ABANDON PLANTO
INSTALL SEWERS
City Commission Adopts Ordinance Re-
peaiing Proposed Improvement
on Twentieth Street.
Has HELD Up NEEDED PAVING
Inability of Property Owners TO Get
Together on Who Should Foot
Bill Forces Move.

Plans for the construction Of the
Twentieth street sewer have been
abandoned. At the meeting of the city
commission yesterday afternoon, a re-
peaHng ordinance was unanimously
adopted and City Attorney J. K. Scott
was instructed 10 drop proceedings in
county court.
Ii has been this sewer project that
has held up all summer long the much
needed paving Of Twentieth street
from Seventh TO Ninth avenue. After
the city had the Improvement in coun-
" court, property owners urged that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-07

For express call William Trefz
rri-Cty Towel Supply coy Dany.
r. T. Clean Towel Service, phone
+. I. zsl5.
RosenfeId Bros. Plumbers. 22Il
Fourth avenue Phone r. L. SAG
City steam laundry for good Iaun-
Cry work Phone r. J. 1877.
Watch For cash prices from Thurs
day on az Lang's Grocery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-07
FAIL TO APPREHEND
YEGGS IN JOBS HERE

The local police reported no arrests
today in a single instance of the num-
erOus reported burglaries and purse
suatChinE jobs of Saturday night All
Of those arraigned in court today were
for minor oHenses. No trace has been
found of Earl Hoffman. soldier, who is
charged with stealing the automobile
belonging to H. C.. Luchmann,