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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01
Has0ods News ;nad and vssss. ~

The health OF our community IL
pretty fair. Talking about health, r..
f.. Atkinson comes as near as most
people enjoying bad health. His
health is wretched all the time, vet
he Is ever on the go, and is one of
the most successful farmers In the
upper part of the county. He has
on his farm sixteen acres of good
wheat and some as fine oats, thirty
three acres as one could wish to see.
Notwithstanding the very hard win
ter and the fact that many planted
oats over, they are exceedingly prom
ising In our community and there is
good body of them. ID. sHarvie
Dinkins. colored, has some splendid
oats, and we hear that Mr. T. p. Sa:ts
ders, not an unusual thing with him,
has oats that are a sight to see
Our neighbor. s. w. Allen, has some
good oats, and so we might goF on.s..
Mrs w. ]. Spencer paid "a most
delightful visit recently to Marl-
borough. visiting old friends and rel,
atives, motoring through the country
with her brother -in-law and wife, Mr..
and Mrs. B. f. Bundy, who spent G.
few days with them.
We have splendid reports of tho
Children's Day at McLeod's tysenr(h
Chiidren's Day exercises at McIeods.
Tom" Mcleod, ESQ, scheduled for
an address, was prevented by sick
ness. However. he sent Mr.. Tatum
as substitute. r. D. Epps. Esq, Of
Sumter, was there also and made q
talk s- ~..
Miss Elizabeth Reames, who has
been quite sick. is better, thus enabl-.
ing her mother, Mrs. j. w. Reames.
TO attend the great missionary meet
ing at Dillon this week.
The announcement was made at
Bethesda that Mrs. Harris, for twenty
years missionary to China and Korea,
would make addresses at McLeod's
today. Monday and Tuesday at 9 p.
M. at Bethesda. ~s
The ctizenry were asked to meet
at the Stateburg academy Thursday,
May 80, at p. m. for prayer ac-
cording to proclamation of the pres
ident. .-.r-i~ 20" -
This is the busy season with farm
ers. Small grain to be harvested and
grass to be kept down. The wealth
er is favorable indeed.
Out i'm the West the way they hunt
the wolf is to go out with pack of
hounds, trail and bring him to bay,
whe nanother man with a mastiff in
leash, rides up, unfetters the huge
animal and in a moment the fun is
over 'f f,-.
Here in South Carolina it is becom-s
| inG the fashion when anything quito
difficult is on hand. is to coral the
game and send for Lang jennings.
Did you see account of that Mulhns
meeting last week?
Ii your only stock in trade is pedi-
grees you are poor indeed. For the
fortieth time he had told of his an
| cestry, and in closing drew forth an
| ancient gold watch, remarking: This
watch went clean through the war"
Yes remarked the other, who
knew, land il was running all the
time" This was in old Lancaster.
where they despise shams. Ne
"Hagood."
Rembert, May 81. - e"'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01

Dick Anderson Chapter u. ID. &.
VIII entertain the Confederate Vet.
Grams of Sumter County at a dinner
Tuesday. June 4th. AS usual the
dinner will be given on the Court
House grounds at one o'clock.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01

The Germans have already struck
twice i'm their offensive" Well, three
strikes means that the batter is out. ."
Charleston News and Courier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01

The thing we woulG most dislike
about the Mormon faith would be
having so many mothers in law
Spartanburg Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01
Married.

Miss Virginia Chandler and Mr. j.
A. Thompson were married Wednes-
day evening at $50 o'clock at the
home of Mr.. l.. f.. Wood on Broad d
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01

Increase of Women Students in Ger
many. -
Amsterdam, May 2S.--The number
Of women students at the great Ger
man universities has increased about
one-third during the war. AT the
eleven Prussian universities the num-
Der of women is now 1920 as COM
pared with $500 in 1914. aos
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-09
Fiery Eczema and Skin Eruptions
Readily Yield to This Old Remedy

eruptions. This wonderful remedy
Is without an equal as blood pur-
ifier. being probably the oldest
blood medicine lon the market. Ii
has been sold by druggists for 60
years.
You are invited to write today
for complete and full advice as to
the treatment of your own case,
Address. Chief Medical Adviser.
Swift Specific Co.. Dept H, Atlanta,
Ga.-(Adv,),
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-09
REPUBLICANS ARE
TO MAKE GENERAL
CAMPAIGN PLANS

Arrangements for the Republi-
can campaign in Rock Island coun-
ty will be made at a meeting of the
executive committee which takes
place at the court house at 1880
Friday night
Yesterday found the work of Sc
lecting the members of the ,eXecu-
tive committee completed. In ac-
COrdance with the resolution
adopted by the organization in the
county, four members of the cOun-
try precincts, four members from
Rock Island, and four members
from Moline are to serve on the
main committee. Those who were
chosen are named as follows:
Rock Island-P. J. Carey, Fred
Rinck, n. M Moore. c. n. Isaac
SON
County precincts-J. C. Bur
goyne, AndaIusia; NJ. A. Tittering-
ton, Edgington; J. B. McMichael,
Hampton; D Y. Allsbrow, South
Moline.
Molfne-O. F. Anderson, George
w Johnson, L. c. Blanding, Fred
Grafiund.
Methods of conducting the cam
paign will be determined when the
the executive committee meets, ass
entire matter will be in its hands.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-09
At
TEMPLE FRIDAY
AmOO GrOttO's Annual Affair to Be
Largest Yet in bis History,
Indications Show.

Amoo grotto. No. 81, will stage
its annual fall ceremonial at the
Masonic temple Friday evening.
Indications are that a good sized
class viii be indicted at that time
The festivities will open with sup
per service from $50 to $50. and
a parade at Z o'clock headed by its
own band, which will make its first
public appearance since its incep-
ton several weeks ago.
The ceremonial proper will start
at 100, and the work will be con-
Quoted under the direction Of Direc-
tor Carl c. Londberg. Plans have
been made TO make this the great
est and best ceremonial staged in
Rock Island by the grotto since its
organization.
On Monday, Amoo grotto will Of
fer for the approval of the tri-
cities, Floyd Gibbons, wounded Chi
cago war correspondent. Angus
tana auditorium will be the scene
Of the event Particular advantage
viii be given in that Rock Island is
Mr.. Gibbons last appearance be
fore his return to the battle front,
he having cancelled all engage
ments in order that he may return
to Europe within the next week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-09

says p J. Colligan, 1926 Vincennes
avenue, a master mechanic for a
railroad, who forced their uncondi-
tional surrender.
I'm the immortal words of the
police reporter, they jostled and
hustled air. Colligan as he was flip
ping a car and touched him for his
wallet with some papers and four
OF those green babies in it, Well,
he tailed EN-. an they tried to
double back on another car.
When he started to get on they
famed a rod in his shirt front and
slammed the door He went down
to William Crot and Frank Willing,
detective sergeants, and they show
ca him the gallery at the bureau
and he picked out Slim as the bird
that made the touch.
When the police sent for Col
ligan to look Lafferty and Brown
over he came in and said: L got
my pocketbook and all the money
back this morning through the
mail; papers and everything
guess We'll see this thing through
to finish. l might have forgotten
il if it wasn't for the gun they
poked at me-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-09
LOCAL TEACHERS
PLAN ATTENDING
ANNUAL MEETING

The Illinois State Teachers as
ISOLATION will hold its third annual
meeting at Kewanee, tomorrow and
Friday.
Rock Island county has been
put in the Illinois valley division.
Other counties that will be rep
resented at the meeting are:
Grundy, La Sale, Putnam, Bureau,
Stark, Henry, Rock Island, Mercer,
Marshall and south halves of
Whiteside and Lee. The theme of
the convention will be "The ser
vice of the school in the develop
ment Of democracy"
According to E. c. Fisher, city
superintendent Of schools, Rock
Island, Moline and East Moline will
sent 400 teachers to the convention.
Mr.. Fisher said today that the Rock
Island representative expect to
bring the convention to this city
next year. Arnold Lau, principal
of the Rock Island high school, will
speak at the convention Friday aft
ernoon. The Rock Island delegates
will leave for Kewanee Friday
morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-09
FORMER ISLANDER
DIES AT GEORGIA
TRAINING CENTER

Word has been received by w
II. Dart, 2106 Seventh avenue, Of
the death of Private Joseph p Ste
venson, son of the late J. P. Ste
venson, a former resident of this
city.
Private Stevenson's death oc-
Cured at Camp Zachary Taylor,
Ga, where he was stationed as a
member of the United States army.
He made his home with his par
ents in this city until % years ago
when the family left for the east TO
make their home.
The father was formerly employ
ed at Rock Island arsenal as a mas
ter mechanic. His death occurred
recently. Mrs. Stevenson, Private
Stevenson's mother. survives with
two brothers, Robert A. and A. A,
at Ardmore. Pa The widow, Emily
J., also survives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-09
FLANAGAN Gets
COLLEGE STARS
Cornell and L. of ]. Players Enter
Rock Island Independent Or
gaIIizati0n for Season.
STRENGTHENS ENTIRE TEAM
Fans Enthusiastic Over Appearance
Of 1918 EleVenEPractice
Held Last Night.

The stock of the Rock Island In
dependents rose % per cent last
night when two more grid stars of
note Joined the team. The new men
are Healey, formerly of the Cornell
amburgs, and Strong, former Uni
yersity of Illinois and Bradley Poly
technic institute star. Both of these
players are backfield men and their
addition will help the locals con-
siderably. Healey plays halfback,
while Strong had three years of
experience as a quarterback at COL
lege. 1t is at this position that the
locals have been unusually weak
since the practice sessions began
earlier in the year, but it is hoped
that Strong will be able to fill the
bill
Healey, too, seems to be find,
and is fast and shifty on his feet.
He weighs over 100 pounds and has
played semi-pro football around
Chicago for the last six years.
Strong played two years with Brad
ley and one year with Illinois. and
won his letter at both institutions
in the grid sport. He is known as
one of the fastest backGeld men
ever turned out by the Little Nine
teen conference and while with Hi
nois won the commentator of the
leading critics of the Big Ten.
Sent through a strenuous signal
drill under the arc lights last night
at Douglas park by Coach Tate
Freeborg, and with the addition of
the two men, prospects for
real championship combination are
growing brighter daily. When the
team meets Peru Sunday its team
work will have improved notice
ably over the game against the
Tigers two weeks ago Another
pra ctice drill is scheduled Thurs
day night and another drill may
take place before the game Sunday.
Has Is Men.
Coach F'reeborg now has Is men,
including himself, 16 of whom will
be able to report for practice regu-
larly. Two of the men, Dempsey
and Fort, will play with the indie
pendents, but will be unable to
practice here, because they are
members of the students army
training corps at Dubuque college.
Both players have been working
out daily with the Dubuque college
eleven and will be in the best of
shape for the Sunday games in this
city
In addition to F'reeborg, Demp-
sey and Fort, the Independents have
Robb. end; Wright and Salzmann,
tackles; Smith and Holland, guards;
Hauser, center; Swanson and
Strong, quarterbacks; Meersman,
fuIlback; Healey, halfback; Quinn,
halfback; Murray, halfback; Bald
ridge, backfeId; Stewart, guard,
and Rogers, tackle.
Peru is expected to give the In
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-09
ALL is PRIMED
FOR BIG FIGHT
Jack Dillon and Bob York to Go 10
Rounds at 165 Pounds Week
Prom Tomorrow.

All is now set and primed for the
big 60 between Jack Dillon Of IN
dianapOlis, Ind, and Bob York of
Pueblo, Colo, at the Empire rink
Thursday. Oct II, at $50 p. m.
Dillon, as all fight fans know, is
one Of the best scrappers in the
game today. and his record shows
247 ring battles. He has fought the
best men in the game, and local
fans will see an entertainment sell
dom eXcelIed in this city when Dill
Ion steps into the rOped arena with
York, who is well known here and
has many followers at Rock Island
arsenal, where he has worked for
some time.
York has also been in the boxing
game for several years, and his
friends place high confidence in the
stand he is expected to take before
Dillon
This show premises to be a con
tender for the lead Of any yet be
fore offered by the Rock Island
Athletic club
Manager Babe Meanor has ar
ranged a good card to precede the
main event Of the evening, and the
boys secured 10 start the big time
will BE- primed to obtain the crowd S
approval for their work
Johnnie Donahue Of Rock Island
viii 60 six rounds at 1872 pounds
with JACK Callahan Of Rock Island
arsenal.
Ray Zeis Of Rock Island viii box
SIX rounds AZ I2O pounds with Kid
Sheehan. also of Rock Island.
Missourl Joe. Milwaukee. will
meet KID Nelson of Moline in a six
round encounter at 1l5 pounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-09
FORMER ISLANDER
RELIEVED OF HIS
CASH, WATCH, ETC.

Even one who has experienced
aFing in Rock Island is not exempt
kom The treachcrous ways Of
Crooks
= P. J. Coiligan. 1926 yincennes
avenue. Chicago. a former Rock Is
enc resident. and the son OF Mrs.
LHen CoiIgan. 64s Twenty-ffth
street, met with an experience in
ealca2o yesterday that proves the
oIegOing statement.
The Chicago Tribune today car
i.ea the following article concern
lg Mr.. CCIIgan.
d, John Laney alias Lally. alias
louisville Slim now rather port
y because Of leisure and rich food
r-d MS old side partner, Thomas
brown, are behind the bars again.
noth come from Louisville, Ky,
e-a both are known as profession
q plckpockets.
The were out working the
9sher morning at 7:30 O'Clock.
snich is TOO early for a pickpocket.
1ney also erred in packing a gun
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-09

some tough opposition
when the two teams meet in this
city next Sunday.
Peru Strengthened.
Strengthened by the addition of
several Spring Valley Moose play
ers, together with some of the stars
of their own, the visitors loom up
as formidable opponent at such
an early date in the season. The
Peru management writes that it
will send the personnel of its team
within a day or two, and as soon as
it is received Manager Flanagan
will announce it.
Flanagan has not yet heard from
Hammond regarding a game, but it
is almost certain that the Indiana
eleven can be brought TO this city
either the last Sunday in October
or the first Sunday in November.
Flanagan is now arranging for
game the Sunday following this one
and has it practically cinched with
one Of the strongest independent
teams in the country last season.
AS soon as the game is definitely
booked It will be announced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-09
FIRE Chief is
NOT TO RESIGN
W. NewbeTry says That Efforts
AZ civ 10 Dust Him win Prove
Futile in This Respect.
xlYOR DEMANDS HE QUIT
charges Agitation in Department
New berry Denies Allegation
in Statement.

There VIII be no resignation on
the part OF q. ". Newberry, chief
~ the Rock Island ire department,
- that Official said today that all
st+eulpts ot the city heads TO GUST
Am will lie 10 no avail as far as
~ompelIiug him 10 hand in his res
truation Is concerned.
In heated discussion at the city
.su this morning Mayor William
TcCouochIe said that Chief New
be-rv's written resignation is to be
demanded. alleging that he has
beeu an agitator among the fiTemen
n their wage dispute with the city,
sud that. moreover. the chiefs oral
statement to Commissioner J. H
Tiedtke Monday noon regarding his
epitting the department on the
rbarqp that he is responsible for
Allowing the hremen to organize a
ANTON. should not be accepted by
ne CITY. but that a written resig-
nation should be demanded instead.
chief Newberry gave out the fol-
having statement today: Commits
sioner J. H. Liedtke in CONVERSE
ion with me Monday noon charged
hat I am responsible for the fire.
men ORGANIZING a union. This /
emDIatfcaLv deny. I had nothing
~ do with their organizing, and am
MT a member Of their union. More
aver al the time the men were con-
renplarrg an organization I spoke
TO the city commissioners about
their plans. and was told that the
ctv had no objections.
Il resent the charge that I am re-
sponsible for allowing them TO or
rauize and that I have invited the
mems actions in any way. I am
guilty. Of neither of these charges,
and in "a the city officials de
mand nv resignation. I viii refuse.
Unfair to leave.
AZ have been on the department
for a number of years and consider
that owe the citizens Of Rock Is
land all of the consideration that
I can give. I deem il would ne
unfair on my part to leave the de
psrrnent at this time when notn-
ing but a skeleton of a fire force IS
left and fire protection Is at low
ebb. at least viii not resign until
the CITY is at last furnished reason
able protection from Tavages from
FIRE
But TWO stations are open at the
present time They are the centra!
and No. in that portion of the city
which was formerly Sears.
Chief Newberry and Assistant
Chief Peter Frey and four new re-
'cruits are stationed ut the centrt
fire house and bernhard BTahm and
Charles Barnett are at station No. 6.
Brahm is captain at No. 6, and
neither he nor Barnett went out
with the other fremen- They were
reinsrateI on the force by action
Of the commissioners this week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-09

Open tonight-Dolly's Subway.
White Shoe Cleaner. Beardsley's
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-09
Polishes, Beardsley's

Open tonight-Dolly's Subway.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-09
N0rICE no C0NTRtCTORS.

Bids Will be received, a. m, Oct
"A, 1918, for constructing a six-incl
water main on Eighth street, Nine
teenth TO Twentieth avenues.
WILLIAM M'CONOCHIE,
Mayor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-09

Successfully Used for Fifty Years
Eczema and similar skin troubles
come from a disordered. impure
condition of the blood, and they
can only be cured by giving the
blood a thorough cleansing, and
removing from it all traces of i'm
purity.
This is why g. g. 8. has been
used so successfully in hundreds
Of cases of Eczema and other skin
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-05-09

potato growing, tell me that $40
per acre is very close to the ac-
tual cost of production. Assum-
ing the present cost of produc-
ton to be SIS per acre, the av-
erage Minnesota yield at Soc per
bushel would barely cover the
cost of production. The old say
ing is that an average COW or an
average yield is poor yield, and
that the men who make the
most from their cows and crops
are the ones who have better
than average cows and raise bet
ter than average crops. 100 bu-
shells per acre would cost a little
more to harvest, but 100 bushels
at Soc would leave much great
err net profit than los bushels.
This profit compared with the
average profit on the other farm
cash crops is still in favor of
potato raising for Pine County.
AS stated in previous articles it
is mistake to gamble on potato
prices and try to plant a small
acreage when we think they will
be cheap, and a large acreage
when we think they will be a
good price. Most potato men
who have made a success of the
business maintain year after
year a certain balance between
crops grown for livestock and
potatoes, their money crop. The
truth of this statement was en-
phasized last year with the large
acreage planted and the largest
production ever known following
the year of exceptional high
price.
Among the crops mentioned
the potato crop offers the great
est opportunity to Pine County
farmers in the way of increased
profits when the methods for i'm
provement and selection men,
toned in the previous articles
are followed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-05-09
Rutledge
from Our Correspondent

From Our correspondent
Lillian Miner was Pine City
visitor Friday.
Tony Kepler was in Duluth
last week on business.
Alex Datwiler was a visitor at
the Peterson home Sunday.
Mr.. Mitchell from Duluth, Vi
sited at the Underhill home last
week.
Matt Collins from Rush City,
was a visitor at the Watt home
last week.
Miss Fisher and Miss Nelson
spent Sunday at the latter's
home at Askov.
Fl. A. Watt and daughter, AIDE
laide, accompanied Allen Watt to
Pine City Friday.
Arthur Underhill, from Clio
quet High School, was at home a
few days this week.
There will be a business meet
ing of the Red Cross auxiliary
Friday evening at the town hall.
Miss Sadie Curryer from
Hinckley visited Mrs. P. A. Car
ter Thursday and Friday last
week.
Allen Watt went to st. Paul
the first part of last week to vi.
sit his brother and sister who
live there.
Allen and Harold Underhil'
motored to Minneapolis Sunday
and returned Tuesday with {
1918 Buick.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Frank WINNER
motored from North Branch Sa
tuday and are visiting at The
WINNER home.
Some of the young people
from Rutledge attended the par
ty given in honor of Earl Lyon.
at Finlayson Saturday evening
Thursday evening a farewell
party was given in honor of AL
len Watt at the hall. Allen be
ing one Of the Pine County boy
who was drafted to so to Colum
bus Barracks Friday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. Wellsinger vi
sited in Rush City with the for
mer's relatives over Sunday. Mr.
Wellsinger returned to worl
Monday but Mrs. Wellsinger viii
remain for few days. IT.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-05-09


In commenting on the candida
cy of L. G. Petersen, Askov, for
the legislature, the Hinckley En-
terprise Of last week writes as
follows: Mr.. Petersen would
ably represent the district. He
is a farmer and a business man.
He is really the father Of the
Askov settlement that has shown
more progress than any other
part Of Pine or Chisago counties
and has been active in encourag-
ing cooperation among the farm.
ers and is highly respected"