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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-05-09
A Mathematician.

Daddy" said Bobby, who was eat
ing an apple, what would be worse
than finding worm in this apple?"
II do not know, son, unless it would
be verse to find two worms"
NO." said Bobby. at would be
worse to find half of worm" EVERY
body's. 'D#
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-05-09
So He Does.

So He Does.
why don't you open the door, That
may be opportunity knocking"
"It's much more apt to be bill col
lector''
"Well. if you only knew it, bill col
Iector offers good opportunity to gel
out of debt."-Birmingham Age Herald
, 1918-03-21
Saratoga Chips

G. Fl. Ashley was a visitor here from
Encampment Monday.
Mrs. Frank Schilt spent Sunday and
Monday in Rawlins.
D.. NJ. Foreman was in from the
ranch last Friday and Saturday.
]. d. Canary is up from Denver look
ing after his ranch and live stock inter
ests here.
Miss Margaret Hugus vas up from
Rawlins a couple of days the first of
the week.
Roy Peck returned yesterday from
Cheyenne, where he had been since
Sunday on a business mission.
Just arrived-a swell line of Easter
Novelties-mouth organs, flash lights,
marbles, Kids Handy" etc.-Scott,
the Jeweler.
The city council held an adjourned
meeting Saturday evening, the princi-
pal business being a discussion of ways
and means for Importing the city
streets and sidewalks.
Judge John A. Riner of the United
States court at Cheyenne last week ap-
pointed Il. L. Martin as United States
commissioner at Saratoga to succeed
L. ID. Peck, who recently resigned the
office.
A Present of $2.00.-All watches
which you send or bring to us for re-
pair, that have to be taken apart, will
actually be cleaned free of charge.
Work lone and guaranteed by the best
watch maker in Chicago. Prompt ser
vice and reasonable prices.-Scott, the
Jeweler.
Mrs. John C. Peryam of Encampment
has received word from her husband of
his safe arrival in Europe. He is a
member of the forestry regiment re
Gently recruited in the west. Mrs. Per.
yam is at present in Cheyenne, making
her home with her mother during her
husbands absence.
p. e. Rhea, a boilermaker from Gas.
per, arrived here last Friday and has
been busy with a crew of helpers in
overhauling the drilling machinery
owned by West & Hazlett and engaged
on a bore on the Pick Springs Oil Com.
pany's land. The boiler flues were
found to be in bad shape and they
were brought to town for repairs. 1t
is expected that the drilling operations
will be resumed as soon as the power
plant is ready for use, which will prob
ably be within a week or two.
, 1918-03-21
Important Notice.

To Stockholders of the Tichenor Spring
Wheel Company:
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Tichenor Spring
Wheel Company will be held at the
office of the Company at Saratoga,
Wyoming, on Thursday, the 18th day
of March, 1918, at Two o'clock p. m.
For the election of a Board of Di-
rectors to manage the business of the
Company for the ensuing year; to in
crease the capital stock of the Com
pany, and to arrange for the manufac-
ture of wheels and for the transaction
of any other business hat may legally
be brought before the meeting.
Your attendance, either in person or
by proxy, is earnestly requested.
NJ. B. McKILLIP.
31-4 Secretary.
, 1918-03-21

James Parr came down from En-
campment yesterday on business.
Attorney Geo. E. Brimmer OF Rawlins
is a business visitor in Saratoga today,
Paul Pilon returned last week from
a few weeks stay in California, where
his family is spending the winter.
Jack Corlett expects to leave Sunday
or Monday for a brief visit at Fort
Morgan and other points in Colorado.
For Sale.-Registered yearling Here
ford bulls; also fancy Rhode Island
Red pure bred roosters.-C. d. Terwil-
Tiger, Encampment, Wyo.
Today, according to the calendar and
the almanac, is the first day of spring.
Saratoga and vicinity, however, beat
the weather man to it by several weeks
his year.
returned last week from Elk Mountain,
where they had been doing some devel-
opment work on Mr.. Buchanan's min
ing property.
Edward Wilson came in last Friday
from Brush creek, where he had been
employed the latter part of the winter.
He has taken employment for the sum
mer with w. H. Johnson.
Carl Willford drove down from the
Jones & Willford ranch on Calf creek
Friday afternoon, inc was accompa'
MED home by his daughter, Miss Kath'
ryn, who is attending school in Sara
toga this winter.
Miss Florence Scott is nearly recov'
ered from her severe attack of inflam'
matory rheumatism, which has kept
her confined to her home for severa,
weeks. She viii probably be able tc
resume her duties at the store within
"A few days.
, 1918-03-21
Notice.

No hunting OIL fishing allowed on my
ranch on Cedar creek. Please stay off
and save yourself trouble.
Respectfully,
MATT WATT,
Saratoga, Wyo.
, 1918-03-21
Raleigh Products.

My regular customers and all others
desiring any of the Raleigh Products,
call at Edwards Harness Shop until
April 1. Complete assortment on hand.
j. A. Mauk.
, 1918-03-21

Pure-blood White Wyandotte eggs,
per setting of 10, $3.50. Call L. r..
phone No. 2F2.
, 1918-03-21
Summer Hats for WomeI

We have a fine assortment of straws and Panamas, various sty
trimmed-up-to-the minute goods and reasonably priced ------75
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-08
CORTEGE DELAYED
AS WAGON BUMPS
INTO THE HEARSE

The funeral procession of Mrs
Alice Carlson was halted for a half
hour yesterday afternoon at Sixth
avenue and Fifteenth street, Mo-
line, when motor truck co1lided
with the hearse conveying the body
of Mrs. Carlson.
The front end of the motor
hearse was damaged and it was
necessary for the undertaken, A-<V.
Esterdahl, to transfer the body to
another hearse. The accident also
compelled Encouragement of the
procession. Henry Coleman, col
Ored, driver of a truck for the Rock
Island Fuel company, is alleged to
have been responsible for the acct
Gent. Coleman was later convicted
il Moline police court on a charge
of violating city traffic ordinance.
He was fined So and costs.
Coleman was preparing to climb
Fifteenth street hill and attempted
to drive between the hearse and
the car carrying the pallbeareTs.
He did not succeed, colliding in
stead, with the hearse driven by
Mr.. Esterdahl. Damage to the
hearse amounted to $100.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-08
PROSPECTS LEAP
WITH NAMING OF
FOOTBALL COACH

Despite the attention held by the
war news telling of the race at
the present time between the Huns
and the allies III the direction of
Berlin the gridiron germ once more
has been noticed fitting about in the
atmosphere as a heraldet of the
rapidly approaching season when
the noisy young American climbs
the bleaChers TO cheer on the II
warriors who are getting the last
possible training to fit them for
gruelllng game of war on the 9TH
er side of the Atlantic.
With the announcement of the
selection Of a coach for the Moline
high school team the gTidiron germ
has expanded remarkably. Eric
Anderson of Geneva. III, has agreed
to join The capacity ow mentor.
Last year he was coach OF the
Hancock, Mich. high school foot
bail team and director OF athletics.
He was at once time an Augustana
college student and later entered
Northwestern university. Two
years ago he coached an independ-
NA&b S-LA+4A at NIt-l-fCi " Il1CGI is Sdll
to have won every game it played.
The high school team which he di-
rected last year won a conference
championship He succeeds A. H.
Wood, who is now in tire army.
Eight letter men Of last years
team did not graduate. Merrill
Haley, one Of them is already in
the service. Captain-elect Harry
Fromme will begin his fourth year
as a member OF the maroon and
white squad. Carl Wilson, Hoyt.
Hamilton Green, Frank Butch
BIancke and Vern Sill may all be
seen in action again and there is a
possibility that Walter DeCIerk
may play.
Moline is scheduled to meet Rock
Island on Oct. 26.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-08
Obituary
NJ. FdMard O,Rrirn.

Ms. Edward OBrien, a resident
n Moline for the last u years,
sled at l0.45 yesterday morning in
her home. S-3 Second street, Mo-
Inc. following = seven months i'll
ness with bronchial trouble.
Narzaret Lawiess was born in
sertculer. 1876, in Beloit, Wis.
About -O-ty-lJuT years ago she was
united En- marriage TO Edward
0Brie1 g.. Rock Island. They
made tbl- home in Port Byron,
anti IL years ago, at which time
rbev removed to Moline. She was
member OF the Rock Island Court
81 Honor and also 4 devoted mem
her OF 81. Mary's Catholic church.
Surviving are the widower and
lie following children: Mrs John
Hill Of Moline, Mrs. Clara Whittier
O. Kansas City. No, Frank OBriea
az Moline. George 'Brien Of De
troit. and Eddie O'Brien at home.
One brother. Gus LawIess, Of Pc
oria. and three sisters. Mrs. vii
liam DearbamueT, OF Chicago.
Mrs. Ellen DouahUe Of Des Moines,
ana Mrs. &. V. Porter of Louisi-
ana. also survive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-08
SMALL BOY SAVES
GIRL FROM DEATH
At MOLINE BEACH

Diving down after he saw body
come To the surface OF the water,
sink and fail TO rise again, Owen
Youngquist. aged II, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank NouugQuist, 402 Forty
eighth street, Moline, rescued the
life Of 10-year-old girl from
drowning at the Forty-eighth street
beach yesterday afternoon.
The girl, whose name could not
Be learned. had evidently gone be
y0nd her depth and was unable to
swim The lad saw the body ris-
ing 70 the surface and his fears
we're aroused when il failed to come
10 the top again. He plunged into
The water and swan TO the barge,
where the body had been seen 10 go
down He succeeded in grasping
the girl by the hair, and under diff
fculty broue@her 10 shore. Arti-
fCiaI respiration was applied. and
after the body had been worked
over for some time, the girl was
finally revived.
The accident was not reported to
The police OF the beach matrOn-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-08
TEND CROPS ON
BATTLE SCENES
French Diligently Raise Food
Where Earlier Fights Ragged,
Writes PiOw City Man.

When Private Stanley A. Tullso,.
writes from the fields of Frap>e
there is certain punch in the news
that distinguishes it from the ordi-
nary run of soldier letters and
holds ones interest until the very
last word. Tullson is better known
as Whitley" and will be remem-
bered as a former Moline newspa-
per man. Last night The Argus
carried portions of a letter that he
wrote to Moline friends and here
with It presents parts of another
missive written behind the battle
lines on July 7.
Lying here all suffused with food
and polka dotted with flea bites, |
feel comfortable enough to drop
you a few lines to let you know that
I'm still in the game. 1t seems so
peaceful here this Sunday evening
that one would never think there
was anything like war, except for
the occasional boom of a big gun
somewhere in the distance.
Il have just returned to camp
from a French bombing school
where | took a weeks course in the
gentle art of dropping grenades on
Germans when they're not looking.
-Four of us from our company, in
charge of a corporal, took the
course and are supposed to impart
cur knowledge to the rest of the
company. Though I have grave
doubts of my ability to spread much
gospel in this line.
Il am in the bombing section and
enjoyed the work at the school
where we were instructed by
French officers. demonstration be
ing given by bunch of BLUE Dev-
lis who look the part when in ac-
ton.
Eve slept under a roof last week
for the first time since I've been
across but l failed to appreciate the
boon as we shared our quarters with
myriads of f1eas, which, like the
busy bee, improved each shining
hour. They say Napoleon once
Slept in that same barn. If he did,
Napoleon also had heas.
The French farm, like all the
rest / have seen, had all its build
ings built around an open square,
house, barn and everything con-
Eected. They are all built of stone
and plaster and date back hun
dreds Of years. In the center of
the courtyard there was the inevi-
table pile of manue which graces
every yard over here, adding great
ly to the picturesquenes as well as
to the odor of the layout.
az haven't seen any of the real
work of German devastation yet,
but have seen evidence of some of
the damage done by their big guns
Here and there we see an old stone
house with great holes blown in
the walls. and roofess, and last
night I saw a beautiful old church
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-08
BYPASS CAUSED
TYPHOID FEVER
Water Treated But Unfiltered Held
Responsible for Epidemic by
State Health Men.

Bypassed water, that is, accord
ing TO city officials, water treated
with alum and chlorine but not fl
tered, ARs responsible for the ty-
phoid plague that has menaccd Mo
line for over a month, according 20
the long-awaited report received
this morning from the state depart
ment of health. The report rec
ommends that the manufacturers
mains be entirely disconnected from
the city mains at the earliest posi-
BILE moment. The city has already
acted on that recommendation
The report was written by NJ. J.
Sjoblom, acting chief engineer for
the health department, who inves-
tigated operations at the filtration
plant. The opening Of the bypass
at the pumping station took place
on June Is and June 10, states the
report.
Commissioner Stouffer this morn
ing declared that he did not know
about the bypassnig and he con
demned the city chemist, who, he
claims, is responsible for the until
tered water passing into the mains
At the time the unfiltered water
was entering the mains commits
siOners were still warning residents
to boil water. Announcement that
water was safe was made about
two weeks later.
Mayor Carlson on Monday OF this
week, in speaking OF the situation.
stated that bypassing was unavoid-
able owing TO the condition of the
filter beds, and during the time that
were being made on them
people were warned not to drink
unboiled water.
I'VE expected, after we had warn
ed people to boil water, and while
the filter beds were being repaired,
that it might be necessary to by
pass some water. But we treated
the water with chlorine and at the
same time declared that city water
should be boiled" That, in sub
stance, is Mayor Carlson's explana-
ton.
1t is recommended In the report
that the bypass be removed. City
commissioners declared today that
no water is bypassed today Inas-
much as the majority of typhoid
cases in Moline were contracted the
last two weeks of June, according
to the report, it is evident that those
taken i'll had failed to heed the
warning to boil water. This report
is merely preliminary, It Is said,
and a detailed one will be sent
later
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-08
EAST MOLINE

H. r. Cox and family left this
morning by auto for a two weeks
stay at Lake Delevan, Wis.
Mrs. Cecil Harper and children
Of Silvis are in Newton. Iowa. at
the Cecil Fergeson home visiting.
AT the Community circle yester-
day held at the home of Mrs. J. r.
Wiley one new member was taken
in, Mrs. James WestphaI. Several
hospital garments were completed.
They will meet next Wednesday
with Mrs. Calm Denrose.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Newton and
family OF SiIvis motored to Chi
cago, where they join Mr.. and Mrs.
George Newton, recently returned
from San Diego, Cal. They will
remain in Chicago until John New
ton arrives from Fort Rosecrans
enroute east.
Mrs. Charles Young returned
yesterday from Kansas City.
The knights of Pythias met last
evening in regular session. There
were no candidates. A business and
social session was enjoyed
Mrs Charles Chapple and daugh-
ter Evelyn have gone to Height
man, Iowa, to visit relatives.
Clarence Murphy leaves tomor-
row for Clarion, Iowa, to visit 1
boy friend.
Sunday evening the Baptist peo-
pie will sponsor a concert. a
good program is being prepared.
Next Wednesday the Loyal Daugh
tiers of the church will entertain
$50 ladies at the china shower.
Mesdames Potter, Little, Swader
and and Seincal will be hostesses.
And Friday evening the Aid has
charge of the Majestic theatre, and
will receive one-half the tickets
sale proceeds. These ladies are
certainly busy people and deserve
the support of the public.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-08
News of the Day in Moline and East Moline

wrecked, In a village partly de-
stroyed by German shell fire.
Il have been in trenches where
there was bitter fighting earlier in
the war, but now everywhere we go,
right within sound of the big guns,
the French are going on with the
raising of big crop to feed their
people. We walked every morning
last week through big fields of
wheat, oats, hay and sugar beets,
which looked as good as any fields
in the States. The women are do
ing nearly all the work here both
n doors and out, aided by wounded
soldiers and men home on leave.
But as to the beauty feature Of
the French women, l can't see them
with an X-ray, compared TO those
in the United States. In spite Of
many of our distinguished writer's,
l could pick out better looking ones
at home than any I've seen over
here.
81 enjoyed the most peaceful
Fourth of July in my life Thursday.
My Fourth consisted of sleeping
from breakfast until noon, and then
W dSulllS SOCho anu my III
until supper time.
I'VE are getting about all we
want to eat now, being back on
American rations, after taking a
whirl at both British and French.
Beans are not quite so big a feat
ure of our diet as | always sup
posed. We get beef. spuds, bread,
coffee, tomatoes, sometimes dried
fruit and occasionally syrup. In
frequently we get butter and lit
tie sugar.
Real French weather has set in
low and it is as hot here as insthe
states at this time of year. Up to
last week it was as cool as in the
United States during April and the
nights were unseasonably cold. We
carry two blankets each and when
we double up in our pup tent we
can sleep comfortably while you
probably swelter over there be-
tween sheets.
For several nights after we ar
rived in this section Jerry, as they
call the Hun airmen, disturbed us
by dropping, souvenirs, as the
French dub 'em, uncomfortably
close. but now we're accustomed
to the noise. Airbattles within
view of the naked eye have be
come so common that we've almost
quit watching them"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-08
ERECT STATUE OF
ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Springfield, Ill.-Andrew .O'Con-
nor's statue of Abraham Lincoln
has been erected in the capital
grounds here and accepted by the
Illinois centennial commission and
the state board of art advisers.
1t was at first planned to drape
the statue and keep 1t covered until
the formal unwilling IN connection
with the centennial celebration IN
October. This program was aban-
doned, however, and the statue of
"Lincoln\ the Sorrowful" now
stands open to public view. 1t Will
be dedicated at the October exer-
cises.
The bronze figure, facing east
and established on a massive base
of granite, portrays Lincoln in his
last years when the burden of a
warning nation divided against
itself, weighed upon him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-08
VIII BORROW $1,000.

The city commission this morn
ing instructed City Attorney John
slon to draw an emergency Ordi-
nance authorizing the city to bor-
row $4,000 for Moline public hos
p!tal
The typhoid epidemic is one of
the principal reasons for the loan.
Nearly fifty typhoid patients have
been treated at the city hospital.
Many Of these, it Is stated, are
charity patients or persons partly
dependent on outside aid. InCreas-
ing cost Of medicines and other Op-
Grating materials is another factor
in the money shortage at the in
s-itutiOn. The loan viii be repaid
witah next years taxes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-08
MEET TOMORROW TO
DETERMINE NUMBER

Senatorial committeeman Of the
Republican party in the Thirty
third district meet tomorrow in Mo
line for the purpose of determining
the number of candidates to be
nominated for representative at the
primaries. It would be possible to
name three candidates but in &C
cordance with a long standing Gus
tom it is though that only two viii
be decided on. This action would
give the minority in the district
one representative in the l~~isla-
ture- William A Meese is C-Ilng
the meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-08
GIVEN MEDAL FOR
HELPING IN FIGHT

With the French Armies.-Cor-
poral Antoine Vial, in peace times
a peasant with a little farm near
Lyons, has just received the mill
taTy medal for his share in break
ing up a raid conducted in the Ar
gonne by 20 German soldiers and
three officers. He killed seven OF
the IS, including two OF the off
GERS.
Antoine was lying in an advanc-
ed post, listening, when the raid
began. The Germans approached
in Indian style, and before they
were really aware that they had
been noticed Antoine had picked
off number of them.
One of them, however, hurled a
grenade that wounded him in both
cheeks and behind the ear. In re-
taliation he shot his assailant
dead.
The Germans then sought anoth-
er route to the French lines, but
were met with a fire so murderouS
that they left fifteen more dead
lost several prisoners, and fled in
disorder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-08
NEW COP LENIENT;
SPEEDERS SLOW UP

No arrests marked the first night
Of duty fer Joe SamueIson, new
motorcycle policeman in East Mo
line, appointed yesterday. Speed
ers evidently thought a new cop
would be rather strict and accord
Igiy they slowed down. And for
SamueIs0l's part he. thought he'd
Z. them go for the first night and
begin hot and heavy today. He sue
oeeds Il. T. Lindsay. who resigned
with the rest of the police depart
uent last week.
John King has been appointed
Iatr0luan on the night force and
has already begun his duties. This
The fourth appointment made
SAGE The old force left their posts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-08
SHOW LITTLE ENTHUSIASM.

There were just eleven toilers on
the CoIona bridge approach yes
terday afternoon. Expectations
,yere that no less than fifty would
volunteer a few hours service 70
the repairing Of this exceedingly
important highway to leading Mo
line and East Moline.
The same circumstances winch
prevailed a week ago was detecta-
BILE Yesterday, even more so. Inc
larger downtown mercantile estaD-
lishments demonstrated ~ Interest
in the project. None Of the down
town dry goods stores were repre-
scented. None Of the banks sent
anv workmen TO the scene. The
clothing stores were represented
by one, the same who worked SO
a week ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-08
ARRIVES IN ENGLAND.

Private Fred Lundeen of Moline
has arrived safely in England, &C
cording to word received in Mo
line by his mother, Mrs. Axel
Lundeen. He is attached TO a first
aid ambulance corps. Fred was
sent to Camp Dodge last April and
was later transferred TO Texas. He
was formerly employed as a clerk
il the Office of the Deere Harvest
IT plant
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-08
ENTER MOTOR CORPS.

Raymond Nicer, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lou Nicer, 213 Forty-eighth
street, Moline, and Emil Pat" Van
Kerkhove, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Emil Van Kerkhoye, 34S Seventh
street, East Moline, have enlisted
in the motor corps and have been
sent to jefferson Barracks, Mo,
for training Nicer only last week
attained the age of 81 and his first
act was to volunteer for service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-08
EDWARD GUSTAV LAGERBLADE

Edward Gustaf Lagerblade, u
vear-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
win. Lagerblade Of Hillsdale, died
at 1890 last evening in q Moline
hospital. He was born July "a at
Hilisdale. Surviving are the par
enfs The remains will be re
moved to the home at Hillsdalc,
where services will be held tomor-
row afternoon. Interment VIII be
the HiIisdale cemetery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-08
MTLKMAN SAYS BOY
ROBBED HIM OF $35

A 14-year-old boy, whose name IS
thought TO be Joe Jezunitt is under
arrest al the East Moline police sta
ton charged with the theft of $50
from " NJ. Willie. a milkman. The
lad was employed by Willie. His
case was scheduled 70 be heard this
Afternoon.