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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-06-08
CANDIDATE for REPRESENTATIVE

CANDIDATE for REPRESENTATIVE
31st Legislative District
Comprising 9Th and 9Th Wards
Loyalty Residence
Candidate :. 1916 Third Ave. S
Political Advertisement for which
$500 is to be paid.
A DESIRABLE FLAT.
A desirable fiat, good location, al
modern, conveniently located neal
car lire. pply Jno. 8. Wright, Main
postoffice.
Call N. w. Orchid 19-W.
ADVERTISE IN THE STAR
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-06-08

Socialist candidate for reelection to
the council from the 9th ward, is
native son of the 9Th ward. Mr.. Bastis
Is a member Of the Bookbinders'
Union. He has initiated and support
ed remarkably large number of la
Dor and progressive measures during
his term in the council.
He is friendly to the Negro voters
and was interested in their employ
ment as laborers in the street and
sewer departments.
Two light housekeeping rooms for
rent. near business district, on car
line. Comfortably furnished. Also
ono single room for $500 per week.
Cell Drexel 1867.
Wauted-Subscribe TO Paw.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-06-08
COMPANY 70" DRILL.

The members of Company d, 10th
Battalion, M. H. G., are ordered to re-
port at headquarters in the city hall
on Monday evening, beginning May
goth, and on each Monday thereafter
until further notice, for company
drill and instructions.
Charles Sumner Smith,
Captain Commanding Co. D.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-06-08

Wanted-Subscribers to Pay.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-06-08

A Show of Refined Amusement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
AUTO Thieves
SEEN STEALING
Two Men Attempt to Take Touring
Car Owned by y. 4. Cartwright
OF East M0,ine.

Thieves did not gain their obiec-
tive last evening when they at
tempted to get away with a touring
car belonging to 5. A. Cartwright,
502 Seventeenth street, East Moline.
Mrs. Cartwright was suddenly
awakened about 3 o'clock this
morning BY the sounds of the en-
Eiue OF car, which she supposed
10 be theirs Upon Investigating
through an upstairs window facing
the garage, Mrs. Cartwright found
the garage doors open and ma
chine stalled around the corner on
Seventeenth avenue, one-half block
from their home M. Cartwright
IS out OF town. Hillard, the son,
arose, and clad in his night cloth
ing, rushed through the house and
back yard and threatened to shoot
the intTudeTs. They escaped in the
shadow Of the trees. No desCrip-
ton of the two men was obtained.
Meanwhile Mrs. Cartwright mott
ned the East Moline police, but the
thieves were lying low and no trace
Of them was found. Mrs. Cart
wright stated this morning that she
thought the men had been pTowling
about the neighborhOOd since II
o'clock and evidently thought they
had gained their object, when the
lock on the car was broken. East
Moline citizens are warned to keep
garages and cars locked as the
providers have been working fire.
quently in this locality.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
SEVENTH WARD
CHEER TAKERS
Hundreds Attend Open Door Mass
Meeting To Hear Speakers on
Fourth Liberty Loan.

Again hundreds of citizens who
attended the street meeting held last
night at Sixth avenue and Twenty
first street. moline, cheered and
sang as the speakers for the fourth
Liberty bond drive. spoke on the
need and duty of buying bonds.
If the kaiser had been in Moline
last evening the fires of patriotism
in our city would have singed all
the bistles off his hide" said DR..
w. Z. Taylor, first speaker at the
meeting. The seventh precinct at
which the meeting was held, has
given 70 men to the call of the flag,
and in this campaign each will give
their limit to back those boys they
so willingly sent.
The boys over there do not
have a Saturday half holiday. They
do not have an eight-hour day. They
get up at or o'clock in the
morning and fight until l or ,
o'clock the following morning.
What are we going to do to sup
port them" said F. R. Todd, anoth-
er of the speakers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
SALE OF BONDS
LARGE IN CITY
Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign
Shows at Least 10000 Sub
scribers at Neon To-day.

This mornings estimates show
that at least 10000 bond buyers
would be produced in the upper
end OF Rock Island township in
the fourth Liberty loan campaign,
according to A. T. Foster, chair
man of this division of the county.
Banks and other booths were
crowded early this morning, before
the doors were opened for the sale.
The crowds were enormous and
the honor of being the first Liberty
bond buyer was hard to determine.
The distinction was given to the
Kings Helpers circle OF the
Kings Daughters
The gun department Of the r. &,
V. Ordnance plant had reached the
$4,000 mark with only 50 subscrib-
ers, yesterday. w. r. Rohr was
high, buying $500 worth, and A. +.
Hanchey came second with $3.50.
The night force with the same
number of men is expected to raise
this amount at least $500 today.
At IL o'clock this morning every
man at the Union Malleable COM
pany, East Moline, was bond
purchaser. The same enthusiasm
was shown at the Williams &
White company, Moline One Ital-
ian in this group bought 81 600 for
the cause. The Strombeck-Beck
company subscribed 100 per cent
and the Harvester works at East
Moline purchased 112 bonds for
$4,000, with 81 subscribers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
NOT TO ENTRAIN
MEN FOR CAMPS
Is LATEST ORDER

Moline registrants Will not leave
for training camps until the con-
tagious sickness of influenza has
passed, such orders being received
by the Moline exemption board this
morning.
The new ruling VIII delay the 90
men who were to entrain for Camp
Grant on Oct s, until a more ia
vorable time. The same applies to
the men for Camp Dix. \. J. Linn
tied service men have not been af-
fected by the new order and the
entrainment of Is registrants for
jefferson Barracks viii be made,
IS was first planned, Monday morn
ing. 1t is not known when the men
will be sent to camps Further no
tice is expected soon.
All questionnaires to registrantS
between the ages of 10 and 81 and
81 and sc have been mailed and
thousands have already been re-
turned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
Miss Olive CrOwder.

Miss Olive CrOWdeT, who had
been confined at her uncle's SAM
taTium at Apex, y. NJ, since June,
died, according to word received
here yesterday afternoon. Mrs II.
r. Cox Of East Moline. sister or
the deceased, left yesterday after
noon for New Mexico. She viii
accompany the remains to East
Moline.
Olive was the daughter of Mrs.
Lucy +. CrOwder OF East Moline.
She was % years of age and was
born at Mt. Vernon. Ill. Three sis
tiers. Mrs. Lena German Of Silvis
Mrs James Kline of Silvis, and
Mrs. II. r. Cox OF East Moline. ant
four brothers. Howard of Cedar
Rapids, Edwin L. Of OIweln. Iowa.
Herbert of Jacksonville. and Harry
J. Of Moline, also survive, She was
a member of the First Christian
church of Moline. The remains
probably will arrive in East Mo
line Tuesday afternoon and funeral
services Will be held at 2 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon i'll the home
Of her sister, Mrs. H. r. Cox, 443
Seventeenth avenue. East Moline.
Interment will be in Riverside
cemetery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
TO
ATTRACT MANY
ZaI GrottO Session to Bring Hrb
dreds o. Guests 70 Moline
Next Week.

Hundreds Of out-of-tovn peouis
are expected in Moline 10 atter
the big fall ceremonial Of the zsI
grotto at the Turner hall. Mollrs
which promises to be the biggee
affair ever held in this city in til.
history OF the organization. A. ri
Huston Of Columbus. Ono. gram
monarch, will be an honored CUES
The morning and early hours &.
the afternoon Will be largely DE-.
voted TO sightseeing tours in tba
quad cities At ( o'clock in -
afternoon she business session VIII
be held, after which a banaue
dinner will be served by member.
OF the order Of the Eastern star
in the basement of the hall.
A parade in the business dis
triCt Of the city starting from tha
Turner hall viii feature the L.
ginning OF the second part OF he
days program. The Mohasse4
grotto band OF Davenport and tho
Amoo grotto drum corps of Rocs
Island viii be in line. The even
ing ceremonial and the initiation
Of the largest class Of candidates
will begin at 9 o'clock This year
class is expected to be one Of the
largest ever Initiated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
EAST MOLINE

Mrs. Ruth Reese has arrived from
Detroit to spend some time with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hosfeldt
of Third street, East Moline.
Mrs. T. e. Van Meter, former East
Moline resident, and now living at
2415 Sixteenth avenue, Moline. en-
tertained IL ladies OF the Mission
airy society of East Moline, at
O'Clock luncheon. Covers were laid
for - at pretty table covered with
handmade doilies. The center
piece was red. white and blue flow
crs. Following the dinner the Ia
dies knitted and a splendid business
session was held. Mrs. Van Meter
resigned as president, and Mrs. j.
II. Long was named to fill out the
year. The annual October thank
Offering meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. f. ID. Aldrich.
Mrs. A. c. Bierderstadt has re-
turned from a two-days' visit at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Setter
of Port Byron.
c. S. Nyquist has purchased the
Lee Porter bungaIoo at Fifth street
and Sixteenth avenue. The Porter
family is living in lie Claire.
Edith Young has been visiting in
Peoria. She writes she will leave
today to take up her school duties
at Champaign.
Solmann Cooksie has been elect
ed captain of the township high
school football team. They antici-
pate some speedy games this year.
The girls patriotic league is ere
ating much interest and large or
ganization is expected, with Tavern
Klugebiel as president.
Twelve members Of the Pioneer
Birthday club of Silvis gathered
Wednesday at the home of Mrs. f.
s. Kindley, GA East Fifteenth
street, Davenport. Each lady car
ried one article for a picnic din
ner. Plans for the future of the
club were discussed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
AMERICANS BACK
TO HELP IN DRIVE
FOR FOURTH LOAN

ChicaEo-Seven Pershing sol
diers who aided in turning the vic
tOriOus German ourush into the be
ginning of defeat, have arrived in
Chicago to help put the fourth Lib
erty loan over the top in the sew
enth federal reserve district
Three of the men were shot down
a. Chateau Thierry where the
American army and marine corps
saved France. one fell at Cantigny,
where the Nanks made their stroke,
and the others were wounded in the
Lorraine sector. Two will go
through life with one leg each, two
have paraIyzed right arms and the
others are recovering from frac-
.ured thigh bones. broken by shell
fragments. One of the men is Dan
Izh by birth. one Norwegian. one
Italian, and three the SONS of Ger
man parents, but born in the United
states.
The cOnvaIescent heroes are
George L. Fish. formerly of Chi
ago, SUgurd Arnvig. who enlisted
n the regulars last February. from
Nimballton. Iowa. Ralph Larsen,
rho entered the national army from
Tacoma. William r Trinke. for
merry of Lake Geneva, Wis. Leo
NaiolO. who Joined the regulars in
WATERFOWL, y. Y. Harvey 4. Brett
snstein. formerly of keokuk, Iowa,
and Corporal y. X. BTuner, former
Y of Oelwein, Iowa.
All Of the men are on furlough
rom the Walter Reed hospital in
Washington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
COE

Harry Sample Louis FilImer.
George Quinn and Louis Gilbert have
erected new siios and are getting
them Hlltd.
william Mahlstadt and daughter.
Mrs. Peter MdhIstedt and little son
and daughter, and Mrs. Charles Cub
low and little daughter. all Of Trip
oil, Iowa, returned to their home
Saturday after Il weeks visit here
with relatives.
The z. Y. p. club was entertained
saturday evening at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs Frank simpson. \ large
number Of young folks were present.
Miss Dena Gerkin Of Rock Island
spent few DAYS at nor home here.
Herman Liphardt returned home
from a weeks visit in NebraSk with
his brother Frank and family
Mr. and Mrs Ray Palmer are the
parents of a little son, born last Fri
day.
The AdeIphia Mothers club met
with Mrs. John Gerkin Thursda y
afternoon, when 10 members Were
present \ short program on child
gave readings. Mrs. Charles Sample.
Mrs. Lou Stanley. Mrs. pickman and
Mrs. Rose AshdOwn Roll call was
responded to by members giving
Misses Louise and Dena Gerkin sery-
ed refreshments 70 the guests and a
good time was enjoyed. The next
meeting viii he with Mrs Louis F,ip-
wi tAtt t!IiiI 3 u lii ~'lfE III 'Jf'lpDtT.
Election Of of officers will be held
Roll call will be responded to by
hints for king"
The following teachers were in at
tendance at the teachers meeting
IN Rock Island Saturday: Ruth viii
son. Hazel and Bertha Mcconnell.
Margaret SChaible, Laura Moody and
Miss HOLSTER.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred F'illmer and Mr.
and Mrs. John Durbin attended the
Aledo fair last Thursday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
REYNOLDS

Most of the teachers of this local
ity ats nded professional meeting
in Rock Island Saturday.
Miss Pearl Wait Of, the Reynolds
bank returned Tuesday from d visit
with friends in LaSalle.
Henry Hedlund Of AuEustana col
lese visited here Sunday with Fred
Miss Jennie Mcconnell entertained
a number of young ladies at her
home Wednesday evening in honor
of Miss Katherine MCDmber.
Contractor =. r. Kelsey return ed
Thursday last week from Des Moines,
Iowa, where he had been remodelng
d city home.
Joseph A Gauley OF Davenport was
in Reynolds Friday.
Private Harley Baldwin has ar
rived safely in France.
Miss Miriam McOmber came home
Saturday night from ca mbridge to
spend Sunday al the parsonage.
Miss Maud Clark of Rock Island
visited several days last week with
her sister. Mrs Roy Miller, in Bowl
Mir and Mrs. Glenn EIiott's s.
year-old son Otis has been ill with
diphtheria-
Mrs. B. E. Richards was a tri-cuty
visitor saturday.
Rev. E. McOmber is again the pas
tor of the NJ Z. church, having been
rea4Ssigned by conference. $780,.
Earl Petit returned home Satur-
day from PetOskey, Mich. where
had four weeks freedom from the
ragweed pollen
Mrs. W. A Gray and son WintOn
and Mrs. Jennie Schoonmaker re
turned Monday from a visit in Brad
ford
Mrs. w r Renard of FL Paso.
H.. has been a guest the last week
of her daughter, Mrs. r McOmber, and
family.
Mrs. w. A Clark Of Alexis visited
friends here last week.
Eldridge clark of Rock Island
visited with his brother David here
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. William II. WAYNE has been
a guest this week at G. II. Wayne's
home
Or. Knutson was in the tri-cittes
Sunday.
Mrs. J. II. Mintcor has been visit
ing in Aledo the last two weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
HAMPTON WOMAN,
AGED 81, WALKS
HERE FOR BOND

Ninety-seven years old and hav-
ing started to walk from Hampton
to Moline TO be one of the first
fourth Liberty loan bonds purchas-
ers. Mrs. Martin Arcularius is
credited with being the oldest wOm-
an in Moline to walk this distance
to help her country by buying
bonds.
Mrs Arcularius had walked some
distance, when at o'clock this
morning F. L. Wake, chairman of
the Liberty loan committee at Yuma
township. stopped his machine and
took the woman TO Moline bank,
where she bought her bond.
Il want to be one of the first TO
wear a Liberty bond button in this
vicinity" said Mrs. Arcularius to
Yuma townships loan committee
head as she accepted his kind offer
Of assistance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
Charles IL. GRAY.

Charles r. Gray, 5O7 Sixteenth
avenue Moline, died at o'clock
yesterday afternoon. He was born
in Iowa, March ,, 1867. Six years
ago he came to Moline and had
been employed by the Aelie Car
riage company since. Beside the
widow. six children. Arthur. Harry.
Mrs. John Erener. Mrs. Levi Jar
Wis, Albert and Harold, all Of Mo
line, survive. Surviving is also the
mother, Mrs. Sarah Gray, East Mo-
line: one brother, Oscar, of Iowa,
and three sisters. Mrs. Tom Kepp-
Ter. BardOlph, Ill; Mrs. Abner
Yocum, Prairie City, Ill. and Mrs.
Ed Balmer, East Moline. He was
a member of the Mystic Workers
of Moline. Funeral services Will
be held at the Episcopal church at
1870 Sunday afternoon. Rev. Ar
thur Musson will Officiate. Inter
ment will be in Riverside ceme-
terry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
BURGESS

Last week two real estate deals
Were cousummated wi - n the village
/ limits. John HaEEot IAN who re
Gently purchased the Freeze prop
: crty, bought the two Mclaughlin
/ lots. Just north of his new property,
while Mrs ". a. Mclaughlin pur-
chased from r L. Cnristy of Viola
/ the four lots lying just south Of the
Mclaughlin property These trans
feTs VIII botn add to the convenience
Of the new owners.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Foley and chill
dren visited last week at the home
OF Mr.. F'oley's parents, Mir. and Mrs.
Jeff Foley of near Monmouth
Mrs. T. W. Brooks and daughters
Virginia and Lucille were visitors in
AIedO Saturday.
Miss Hazel Sharer expects TO leave
Thursday for Nicksburg, Mich,
where She VIII visit a few weeks
ter. before entering college at Ian
sing, Mich. Miss Buck OF Monmouth
will also attend college at the same
place
Young men Of Burgess are busy
organizing Il 1915 football team The
idea Of a team this year was given
up entirely until the last few days
when number of boys got together
and found that there is sufficient ma
terial in the vicinity to make d good
team. They probably viii play their
frs game the day Of the big Burgess
fair
Contractor T. F. Peterson com
msUced work this week on the w. A
Mclaughlin house, which is being
r. modelled An addition is being
built and water system is being IN
stalled
clare close finished his fair cir
Gull with his flock Of sheep last week
in which he took a number Of at
tractive ribbons. At the AIedo fair
he took first place on two lambs
Mr. and Mrs. Verne r. Scdwlck are
the parents of boy, born to them
Oh Ia -F1TH
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
EXAMINE DRAFTEES
BEGINNING OCT. 9
By MEDICAL BOARD

Six Moline physicians received
final instructions in the examina-
tions of registrants of Sept -, at
a meeting Of the northern Illinois
draft boards at Chicago yesterday.
Drs. c. c. Sloan. f J. Otis of the
medical staff of tha Moline eXemp-
ton board, j W. Seids, A. NJ Beal
and NJ. S. Dondanville of the ad-
visory board attended the meeting
Instructions as to the examina-
tons were given in addresses by
Major f. B. Tolman. aide to the ad-
jutant general, and Major J. II.
Dodson, aide to Governor Lowden
The first examination of these
men will be held at the city hall.
Oct. s, and the task is to be finished
in eighty days. They will be held
three evenings a week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
EXAMINATIONS FOR
POSTMASTER TODAY

One man and one woman candi-
date for postmaster at C0rdOva took
examinations at the East Moline
pos-Office today. The successful
candidate will succeed Cordova's
present postmaster, J. E. Forsythe.
Mr.. Forsythe resigned recently.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
MOLINE GROCERS
WILL HEAR u. S.
FOOD EXECUTIVE

Harold Humphreys. United
States food administrator, and an
expert in economic lines, will de-
liver a lecture to the Moline re-
tail grocers, at the Commercial
club the evening of Oct. 5. Arthur
T. Mcintosh, district food admins
traitor will also address the organ
iZation.
Mr.. Humphreys will enlighten
grocers of this community on prob
lens caused by the war that are
confronting them today. The labor
question will be taken up and hints
on the solving of the problem will
be explained. 1t is hoped that all
business men will avail themselves
Of this opportunity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
MANY STONES sAXFn

Chicago. prune pit and
beach stone drive for greater sup
3Iies OF gas masks as requested
]y General Pershiug is making
splendid headwav in the central
vest, according to officials OF the
Red Cross here. II is declared that
100000 tons of fruit stones, nut
hells and seeds are needed each
month TO make charcoal for SOL
iiers' gas masks Only about fifty
thousand tons were obtained before
he drive opened.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
BOND SALE HEAVY
AT VILLAGE HALL

Five women, volunteering their
services at the Silvls village hall
to sell Liberty bonds today, the
first Of the two volunteer days, were
rushed this morning at o'clock
when the doors opened Tor the sale.
Many were waiting 10 purchase
their share and others we're contin-
ually coming in.
The village hall is the only booth
in Silvis, outside Of the factories.
Those wishing to buy bonds will
find willing solicitors at the hall
from 9 O'Clock in the morning until
5 O'Clock in the evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
HE WAS SO THIN
ONE HAD TO GET
CLOSE AND LOOT

Omaha, Neb-He blew in from
Gas, Kan, did John T. Swanson
The recruiting sergeant locke.
twice, decided his eyesight was tu.
and that there was d man bef1r.
him. The strangers middle iniua
must have stood for thin" For b.
was. Here was HOoverism 10 h.
Nth degree.
q want to fight and I want ia
Join the marines" said Swanson.
What do you weigh, asked Ser.
geant Lee Carpenter
"Ninety-two pounds, but then
NO chance here. Suppose you GO
to the signal corps. They night al.
tach feathers and use you as a car.
rieT pigeon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
ALL BUT TWO BUY
BONDS AT DEERE'S

All but two employees Of the
Deere / Mausur company, Moline,
pledged 10 purchase bonds of the
fourth Liberty loan drive today.
This number includes workers in
the offices and shops Financial
difficulties and TO be drafted in
q few days were the reasons the
two men gave for not being able 10
purchase bonds a. this time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
Funeral Of Herman F. Indie.

Funeral services for Herman +.
Indie were held at the residence,
2O09 Fifteenth street, Moline, at
o'clock Friday afternoon. Rev. {.
A. Parmiter ofticiated. Singers at
the services were ". L. STANCE,
Miss Matte STANCE, Miss Augusta
Lift and B. F. Stow. Pallbearer5
were II. W. Pendleton, Z. a.
Frowmander. c. W. Enburg. Elmer
Arnold, William Anderson and
Henry Wilke. The Manufacturers
lodge No. 485, l. o. 0. F. of which
Mr.. Indie was a member held ser
vices at the burial Burial was in
the mausOIeum
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
Mrs, Michael JapSchkc.

Mrs. Michael Jaeschke. 4I9
Eighth street, Moline. died at $40
last evening at a local hospital.
following a paralytic stroke. which
she suffered at the funeral of Ed
ward F. Pfeiner earlier in the day
She was 20 years Of age and was
born in Germany, coming to Moline
at the age Of 33. One year later
she married Michael Jaeschke. Be
side the husband one son, William.
survives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
WOMEN ARE SECTION HANDS.

LOuisViIIe, ky,-Hundreds Of
workmen are laying railroad tracks
at Camp Knox. the new artillery
camp now being constructed at
Stithton, Ky, 81 miles south of Lou
isville. The camp is to have net
work of steel rails that will com
pare favorably with any of the
country's big shipping stations.
The elaborate transportation syS-
ten is necessary TO handle the
heavy guns and the volume of mu-
nitions and supplies.
Sweeping Compound. Beardsley'y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
Obituary
Funeral of Mrs. Nels Moody.

Funeral services for Mrs. Nels
Moody we're held in the residence.
1881 Tenth street, Moline. at >
O'Clock Friday afternoon and at
the Swedish Mission church a.
$50. Rev. Samuel Hogander Of
ficiated Pallbearers were Angus
Lind. NeIs Rosen. John Leaf. John
s. Anderson, f. J. AspeTgren and
Erick Liljegren. Intermeat was in
Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28

Funeral services for Edward F.
Pfeiffer were held in the home. $50
Seventeenth avenue, Moline, at
2:3O yesterday afternoon with Rev.
Ira O. N0thstein officiating. Leota
AldridEe and Mrs. Earl Wright
rendered vocal solos Arthur Me
gan. Ray Anthony, Carl Neystran,
Fred Stenke. Carl HeImbeCk and H.
Lindburg acted as pallbearers.