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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-07
ALEDO OFFICE
ALEDo BRIEFS

Homer Dimes of Chicago but for
merly of Aledo, was a court house
visitor here Saturday.
Judge w. T. Church is at his
home in this city enjoying a vaca-
ton following long term of work
on the circuit court bench at Rock
Island
J. A. Wells and family are
spending the remaining hot months
at Geneva, Wis. Mr.. Wells will oc-
casionally be in Aledo to transact
necessary business.
Miss Hope Mckinney returned to
Davenport where she will resume
her studies at school in that city.
R. NJ. Hawse, Rock Island South
ern station agent for the last sew
eral months, terminated his duties
Saturday and departed for the har-
vest fields of North Dakota and
Canada. He will first visit for a
few days with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. B. Hawse of Henry, Ill.
Oscar E. Carlstrom returned Sat
urday from Rock Island, where on
the evening previous he delivered
the principal address at the indie
pendence day celebration there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-07
Chicago Livestock.

Chicago, ILL.,, July Hogs, re-
ceipts $4,000; fairly active; mostly
10c to 15c higher than Thursday )
one load $3.50 new high record) /;
practical top $22.40. Bulk 21.50@
22.25; heavy 21.65@22.25; medium
p. 5062z. IS; light 81. 65@22.40;
light light 2o.O0@22.00; heavy
packing sows, smooth 20.90@21.50,
packing sows, rough 20.00Q20.75;
pigs 18.25@20.00.
Cattle, receipts $4,000; higher;
beef steers. medium and heavy
weight, choice and prime 15.40@
1910; medium and good 1880
1850; common 11.25913.25; light
weight, good and choice 14.000
1855; common and medium 1925
@14.00; butcher cattle, heifers
7.75@14.OO; cows 7.35912.75; can
ners and cutters 6.25@7.35; veal
calves, light and hand weight
17.25@18.25: feeder steers 8. 50@
1875; stocker steers S.25@12.00.
Sheep, receipts 10000; weak:
lambs, 81 pounds down 1880
1850; cuIls and common 5000
14.75; yearling wethers 10.50@
400; ewes, medium, good and
choice 100000; cults and COM
mon 3.00@6.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-07
PIT GOSSIP

FURNISHED by E. W. Wagner & Co.,
members of all exchanges. Rock Island
office suite 300 Best building. phones R l.
$50 and 751. P. ]. Mccormick. nanager) -.
Chicago, July Liberal re-
ceipts of corn and oats are due to-
day. This may affect cash corn
and oats. Otherwise the grain
student looks around hopelessly
for any sign of a switch. A real
reaction may depend on some fear
of grain levels that offend public
ideas. Over in Italy they have a
food cost row but it had little effect
on our July 3 session. The Eng
lish will retain food control indefi-
nitely. The June report is due
at 1:15 p. m. Chicago time. Various
wheat reports suggest the wheat
estimates will show some reduc-
ton but the chance of 500 100000
to O,000, 900 surplus remains.
Corn firm at opening on reports
from Argentine of strong cash
corn situation and very high
freights. In addition the hog mar
ket is higher and there iAstalk Of
large and steady demand, covering
most of the corn receipts at Chi
cago.
B. L. Snow is out with a report
of disappointing wheat yield in
Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky
and Tennessee due to scab and
poor filing.
July corn jumped to 1.s4 on
small arrivals of 1926 cars for four
poor filing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-07
Weather Forecast

Chicago and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Tuesday; warmer Tues
day; moderate easterly winds to-
night becoming southeast Tuesday.
Illinois: Fair tonight and Tues
day. somewhat warmer Tuesday
and in west portion tonight.
Missouri: Generally fair tonight
and Tuesday; slightly warmer in
north portion tonight and in east
portion Tuesday.
Wisconsin: Generally fair and
somewhat warmer tonight; Tues
day increasing cloudiness. probab-
ly followed by showers in west and
north portions; warmer in south
east portion.
Iowa: Partly cloudy tonight,
probably showers in northwest
and north central and warmer in
east and central portions; Tuesday
with showers and cooler
in west and north portions.
Indiana: Fair tonight and Tues
day, continued moderate tempera-
tuTe.
Temperatures To-day.
Canadian northwest-46 to g.,
cloudy.
Northwest-5S to "A cloudy.
West-62 to "A clear.
Southwest-G4 to "A, clear.
Ohio valley-64 to 20, cloudy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-07
SHORTS FEARS
CAUSE RISE IN
PRICE OF CORN
Nervousness Leads to Wild Adj
vanees All Deliveries Jumping
to Highest Levels.

Chicago, July Nervousness on
the part of shorts led to wild ad-
vances today in the corn market.
All deliveries jumped to the high
est level yet this season. Contin-
ued record-breaking upturns in the
value of hogs did much to stimulate
belief that corn would ascend, es-
pecially as arrivals of corn here
was expected to diminish soon to a
material extent. Besides, corn
products manufacturer were said
to be realizing on their goods at a
rate better than 81 a bushel for
corn. Opening prices, which rang
ed from &c off to 13sc advance,
with September 1855 to 1865 and
December 1929 to 1.63A were fol-
lowed by slight sag and then by
a radical advance all around, in
Guiding &c for July to 1874.
December developed weakness
later as a result OF bearish crop
reports. Nearer months remained
strong, Influenced partly by for
eign orders to purchase and by
higher quotations in Argentina.
The market closed irregular as a
range varying from 13sc net de-
cline to 3%c net advance, with
September at 1.SSh to 1.SS5s and
December at 1.61k to 1.611z.
In provisions, subsequently, the
market rallied as a result of the
strength of corn.
Oats shared in the strength of
corn. After opening 1sc lower to
sc. gain with September 70Ac to
71B, the market. scored a moder-
ate general advance.
Provisions were weakened by re-
ports of good sized stocks both here
and abroad. There was no agrees
siye buying.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-07
ALEDO PERSONALS

Mrs. Linton Nelson of Chicago
is visiting in this city at the home
of a cousin, Mrs. J. ". Edwards.
Miss Cora Irving returned home
returned home to JOY Saturday
spending the day in the city.
Mrs. NJ. s. Poland and daughters
returned home to Jay Saturday
evening after a short visit in Aledo.
Mrs. William Kellogg returned TO
her home in New Boston Saturday
evening following a day in this city.
Miss Pearl Houston returned To
her home at Kejthsburg Saturday
evening after spending q day in
Aledo.
Miss Pearl Hunter of Keithsburg
spent Saturday in this city.
RAYMOND Decker of Chicago is
visiting in this city with his grand
father, H. B. Decker and other reia-
tiVes.
Miss Pearl Love Of Napa, Cal, is
visiting in Aledo at the home OF
her mother, Mrs. Nancy Love and
other relatives. Miss Love recently
completed a school year as head Of
the language department Of the
Napa high school.
Mrs. ]. o. Fender visited the lat
ter part of last week at the home
OF a brother, Lewis Fender Of Mem
phis, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Cullisan of
Gary, Ind, visited last week with
Mr.. Collisions father, B. F. Cullison,
and family. The Collisions came
FROM CARY bv motor car
Mrs. Helga Boquet of Los Auge-
les, Cal, returned Saturday from
Burlington, Iowa, for another visit
at the home of her brother, A. ".
Swanson and family. Mrs. Boquet
was a guest of relatives and friends
at Burlington.
Rev. E. F. Shut of Dana, brother
of Rev. F. z. Shut of this city, LEFT
this forming for a visit at the home
Of his parents at Orion, after
which he will return to Dana Rev.
Mr.. Shut spent the week end with
his brother in Aledo.
Miss Marguerite McCrery left
this morning for Playsville, Pa,
where she will visit.
Mrs. Bertha Dickey and daughter.
Miss Ramona, left for MatherViIle,
where they spent today.
Joe Sharp was a business caller
in Reynolds today.
Mrs. G. E. Wright of Blooming
ton and two children left this
morning for st. Louis following
visit here with her parents, Mrs.
George Sponsler Of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Johnson and
son of st. Louis left this morning
for Chicago following a visit at the
home OF Mr.. Johnson's father, A. r
Johnson of Aledo.
Charles Shoppa OF Joy was bus
mess visitor in Aledo today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-07
WALL SIT. GOSSIP

FURNISHED by E. W. Wagner Co..
members of all exchanges. Rock Island
Office suite 300 Best building. phones R. !.
$50 and 751. P. J. Mccormick, mAnager)
New York, July THE market
at the end OF last week was entirely
too rapid for safety and over the
holidays we have the further in
structions from Washington to the
federal reserve banks to be care
full to ascertain that the re-discourt
and loan privileges of the member
banks are becoming SO common
that they must be given place in
calculations of traders before
long. The timesis one for cautious
position in the general market.
President Wilson will arrive in
New York tomorrow afternoon and
address joint session of congress
Thursday.
Secretary of treasury states that
British government is not prohib-
tied from buying silver at higher
price than 81 per ounce while
Pittman act remains in force.
British capitalists with 100000
900 investment in American brew
cries retain Samuel Untermeyer to
fight war time prohibition.
Increased activity shown in de-
mand for building materials
throughout country with June or
ders showing increase of 5000
over same month in 1918.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-07
FARMERS GAIN BY
NEW LEGISLATION

Despite strenuous opposition the
right of the farmers to bargain col
lectively has been definitely estab-
lished in Ilinois-largely through
the unceasing efforts of the Illinois
agricultural association.
This fact is pointed out to Mer-
Ger county farmers by P. S. Richey,
county agent, in a letter which in
cluded the report made by D. o.
Thompson. secretary of the state
association, on the wheat confer
>ence held in New York City June
IL and IL, at which Mr.. Thompson
represented Illinois farmers.
The bitter opposition came from
the big business interests that ex-
list by the great middlemen's levy
OF the suffering consumer and
much abused producer, Mr.. Richey
stated.
In reviewing the beneficial re-
suits attained by the state agricul-
tural association. cooperative mar
keting and the repeal OF the day
light saving bill were enumerated
as among the most important.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-07
BUSY
CHANGING BASIS
OF ASSESSMENTS

Who says the county treasurer
and his deputy assistants are not
busy?
Let him step forward. --.
1t will be found that the county
treasurer's Office is about the bus
lest place in the court house-per-
haps. But they are working hard
there, anyhow. The reason is a
new law passed by the last general
assembly and signed by the gov
ernor, which changes the basis
upon which county assessors levy
from one-third to One-half of ap-
praised valuation.
All of the assessors books are
now in the hands of c. A. F'reise,
county treasurer, all containing as
sessments on the old one-third
basis. With notification of the new
legislation it has become the task
to correct each set of books to cor
respond. And it's some Job, accord
ing to the officials.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-07
The Day in Davenport

Issue First Wine Permit-Scott
eounty's first permit for wine to be
uEAf for sacramento purposes was
Issued Saturday to Holy Family
church by the district court.
The permit was granted by
Judge F. D. Let's upon the petition
of County Attorney Henry H Jeb-
ems, through whom the application
Is made. The permit was issued to
Rev. Lawrence ]. Enright.
SacrifciaI wines for church pur-
poses are not barred in a moral
sense under the prohibitive laws as
thew do not come under the title of
the fermented beverages but the
restrictions are necessary for OBJ
vious reasons.
Files Loan RepOrt-County Chair
man A. F. Dawson. of the Victory
Liberty Loan organization, Satur-
day received the final government
report showing what Scott county
accomplished in the last loan.
With a quota of 1871, 100 the Of
fetal sales ran to S3,936.S50, or
s625, $50 over the quota. The per
capita quota was S55.19 and the
per capita subscriptions were
s65.61. The per cent of quota sub
scribed was 119.
There was a total of 16,461 sub
s4eriptions for an average of $239 a
Subscription. These final figures
make considerable changes in for
ner totals announced. They IN
elude Davenport's quota of railroad
and other large company subscrip-
tions and credit to other cities
amounts due them, but which had
at first been added to Davenport's
total.
Orderly to resident-Corp. Fred
AIIender a marine on the Battle
ship Idaho, in a letter to his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Allender,
400 College avenue. states that he
will leave shortly for South Amer
lea.
The Davenport man has been
given an important honorary posi-
Iion. He was chosen as one of the
Ave orderlies to the president of
Brazil. who will shortly leave for
home. sailing on the Idaho. Corp.
AlIeIlder enlisted in the marine
corps, June ?, 1917.
Plea for New Carrfers-The sue
cess or failure of Postmaster Fred
3. Sharon's plea for additional car
riers at the Davenport postot1Ice
depends entirely upon the action OF
three inspectors who have complet-
ed an examination of the delivery
system and a survey Of the local of
fee.
1.-The inspectors are expected to
die a report end possibly recon-
mendation unfolding all or part OF
the postmaster's application. The
postmaster presented a request to
The postoffice department late last
winter for authority to employ ad-
ditionaI carriers. Action was ue-
ferred at that time, it was said,
pending the annual inspection.
No increase in the carrier force
at the Davenport postoffice has
been made in six years, officials
say. The volume of mail has in
creased and the territory covered
by the carriers has chen nlarged tot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-07
st. Louis Livestock.

st. Louis, Mo-, July Hog
Receipts, $500; steady. top price,
$3.50; bulk, $21.75@22.25; heavy.
$21. 5o022.40; medium, $21.75D
22.50; light, $2o.5O@22.4O; Iignt,
$20.50@22.40; light light, $4,000
21.5o; heavy packing sows, smooth,
$1,000; packing sows, rough,
pigs. $4,000.
Cattle-Receipts, 5000; higher;
beef steers, medium and heavy
weight, medium and good, $1I.Io@
1880; common, $1O.75Q11.75; light
weight, choice and prime, $3.50
14.25; medium and good, $10U13;
butcher cattle, heifers, $500
1925; cows, s7.50011.35; Gamers
and cutters, $5.50@7.50; veal calves
$11017; feeder steers, $S.25@l1;
stocker steers, $7.25@1O.75.
Sheep-Steady; receipts, Sous; ;
sheep. higher; lambs. "a lbs. down,
$14017; yearIing wethers, 500
11.5O: ewes, medium and choice,
$7.50@S. .
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-07
PORKERS AGAIN
SMASH RECORD
After Breaking High Price Three
Times Last Week Hogs
Climb to S22.4O Today.

Chicago, July AFTER breaking
the high price record three times
last week, the hog market today
continued its upward course. New
top quotations were established at
$22.40 a hundredweight, as against
an average cost of $21.53 on
Thursday, since when there has
been no trading until this morning.
Sensational advances in the
price of corn took place today
largely owing to the steep ascent
in the value of hogs. The sharpest
ascent of corn was for the July
delivery, which made a nearly YER
teal jump of &c to $A94 a bushel.
1t was said manufacturers were
able to dispose of corn products on
basis equal to more than $500 a
bushel for corn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-07
NO SCARCITY OF
SUGAR DESPITE
EXPORT CEASINC
Failure Of Jobbers to Lay in Usual
Supply Neeessitates Action
by Federal Board.

The action a few days ago OF the
United States sugar equalization
board in prohibiting for an indef1-
mite period the export of sugar
from this country except that now
being loaded upon ships was neces-
STATED by the present tension in
the domestic market, occasioned
by the inability of the refineries to
turn out the product fast enough
TO meet the demands of house
wives, soft drink establishments
and manufacturers of light wines,
who are increasing the amount Of
sugar they use.
A canvass made of sugar brok-
ers, exporters and rehners reveal
ed that there was no shortage Of
sugar; in fact, there is more in the
country now than there ever has
been before, but that the present
sitzation was caused by the failure
the jobbers to lay IN their usual
.supplies the past spring owing to
the hxed price maintained by the
government.
Under pre-war conditions, in a
speculative market, jobbers bought
AOoFliy III Iue early spring Wne0
supplies we're plentiful, demands
slight, and the market rising. A
couple of months later, when the
canning season began. they sold
their holdings at a good profit.
This spring, according to brokers,
export men and the equalization
board, there was a uniform price
on all sugar and a notice cent out
by the board to the effect that
prices would be the same this sum-
mer as they were last spring, and
advising iobbers to lay in their
supplies in preparation for this
summers demand, which was ig-
nored by the jobbers, who refused
to tie up their money months
mead with no hope of a future
riseAiu the market.
The result now is. according to
the brokers and exporters, that the
jobbers are not able to meet the
usual demand and are trying to
buy the sugar now which they re-
fused to buy last spring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-07

conform with the growth of the
city. Additional carriers are needed,
the postmaster says, if the effic-
iency of the department, is to be
maintained.
Purity Oats Co. Expands-Erec-
ton of a two-story addition, IA by
Y feet, to its factory at the foot of
Pine street was announced Satur-
day by the Purity Oats company
when a call was issued for bids on
the work. The building will be of
brick and will be used for factory
purposes.
The total cost of the addition TO-
gether with a retaining wall to be
built along one side of the plant
will amount to between $4,000 and
$4,000. it is estimated.
The contract will be awarded
within the next 10 days or two
weeks.
Gas Stove Nearly Fatal-A leak
ing gas stove nearly proved fatal
for Mrs. Ida Drummond, 91S East
Fourteenth street, about noon on
Saturday.
She was found unconscious on
the kitchen floor by her husband.
W. H. Drummond when he reached
home for luncheon.
The prompt use of the city pull
motor revived her. and she was
taken to st. Luke's hospital in Inc
ambulance. She will recover.
What is Rockingham lis there
today such a place as Rockingham
township?
When the district court several
days ago divorced part of the
township of Rockingham from the
incorporated town of Rockingham.
did it send the divorced TOWNSHIP
to legal oblivion?
Is the divorced section Of town
ship a mo Mans Land" and IN a
legal sense as isolated as the canal
ribbed valleys of the moon?
These are questions that the su-
pervisors would like to have an
swered. Auditor Joe Wagner is
also anxious to have them answer
ed. He is anxious. for more than
one legal reason, to know the exact
status of the town of Rockingham.
Open Fourth Store-Opening of a
fourth store was announced Satur-
day by the Emies-Hansen Drug Co.
The store will be located on the
southeast corner of Fourth and
Brady streets, a site occupied Dy
drug stores for many years. 1t is ex-
pected that a ten-year lease on the
property will be signed next week.
The transaction has been made
through Julius ]. Ochs.
1t is announced that the building
will be remodeled, new front in
stalled and the new store will open
September 1. The three stores of the
Emeis-Hansen Drug Co. are now
operated at 229 West Third street.
402 West Third street, and 134 East
Third street.
Marriage Licenses = Harry L.
Miller and Laura H. Mehrens, both
of Davenport; L. E. Rowley. of
Freeport, ILL.,, and Beth Palm of
Keota; Harry V Haigh and Gene
We've Crist of Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-07
ANACONDA OFFICE
AT BUTTE TARGET
OF DYNAMITE BUG

Butte, Mont, July 7.-Explosion
of dynamite placed in the entrance
of the Anaconda Copper Mining
company's pay Office yesterday
damaged that and surrounding
buildings in the heart Of the bust
ness district.
An iron grating was blown
against a building across the
street. narrowly missing a street
car heavily loaded with miners.
Windows in half a dozen nearby
stores were shattered, but the
charge, thought by the police to
have been a dozen sticks of dyna-
mite, was not properly placed to
do great damage to the brick and
concrete pay office, which is across
the street from the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners hall, dynamited
in 1914 during factional union
controversy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-07
GETTING READY
TO THROW OPEN
A PLAYGROUND
AledOans Have Money for Equip
ment and Close Contract for
Services of SuperI isOr.

Mrs. Florence Royce of the
James Millikin university at De
catur, ILL.,, probably will sbe AIedO's
playground supervisor this sum
mer.
Announcement to this effect was
made this morning by members OF
the executive committee in charge
of playground work. She will
come in place of Miss Marie Spears
of Chicago, who had previously ac-
cepted a contract but was releas-
ed when she was offered a peTma-
nent position in playground work
elsewhere.
Mrs. Royce has for some years
been connected with the kinder
garten work in MilHkin university
and comes highly recommended.
She is expected by the first or
next week. unless word to, the con
trary is received in the meanwhile.
Work on the Fairgrounds will be
gin Immediately upon her arrival,
hackers of the movement declare
A meeting of the equipment com
mittee, of which DR.. NJ. NJ. Mar
quis is chairman, will be held to-
night in the city hall building to
consider and decide upon a selec-
ton of paraphernalia to be used
on the Fairgrounds. Athletic equip
ment of all sorts viii be ordered
that variety Of sports can be in
dulged in by young and old.
The money desired for financing
the project Las nearly been sub
scribed and what is more impor-
tant has practically all been col
lected. The funds now in hand
are sufficient to carry the work
through the summer successfully,
boosters say.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-07
STOCKS ENJOY
A RUSH IN FIRST
HOUR; NO LETUP
Sales of Opening Period Total Half
Million Shares. With No Slack
ening at Noon.

New York, July 7-Approximate-
ly 100000 shares changed hands in
the first hour on the stock ex-
change with no appreciate slack
ening of the feverish pace at noon.
Steels continued to feature the ad-
vance, but other speculative shares
were not far behind, notably the
motor, copper, oil, tobacco and food
groups. Stutz Motors led the list,
20 points to last Thursdays
gain of IL points. Realizing cut
into some of the more important
gains and relative heaviness was
shown by rails and several special
ties, but the tone for the most part
strong. Call money OPP
ened at to Ga per cent.
The closing was irregular