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Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-17
Today's Events

Mckenzie King, recently named
as the successor OF the late Sir
Wilfrid Laurier in the leadership
'pf the Canadian Liberal party. is
As years old today.
General Pershing Is scheduled to
pay a visit Of inspection today to
Camp Sherman, at Chillicothe,
Ohio.
The annual convention OF the
Tri-State Packers association will
meet at Philadelphia today for a
twO-day session.
NJ Problems Of vital importance to
the creamery industry are to be
discussed by the Oregon Butter ard
Cheese Makers association. meet
ing today at Portland.
A new passenger service between
New York and Hamburg. to be con-
iucted under the American flag.
will he inaugurated today with the
departure Of the steamship Man
churia from New York.
The sentence Of Mrs. Lovice
Thompson. who was to have been
hanged at Kingston. Ont, today for
the. murder OF her husband. has
been commuted to life imprison-
ment.
The United Farmers Of Ontario
will meet in sixth annual conven-
ton at Toronto today to celebrate
the victory in the recent provinc
ial elections and to consider plans
and policies for the future.
Sir William Hearst. who has re-
Gently retired from the premier
a ship of Ontario. Is to be given a
Testimonial banquet by his, friends
and political followers in Toronto
tonight.
Governor Smith OF New York has
invited state officials. legislative
leaders. financies and representa-
tives OF commercial and other or
ganizations to confer in Albany to-
day on the future policy to be pur-
sued by the state OF New York
with regard to the building and
maintenance OF highways.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-17
SWEDISH WARSHIP
FIRST VISITING
HERE IN YEARS


New York, Dec. .17.-For the first
time in IL years a Swedish war YES
sci Is due to arrive tomorrow. The
ship Is the battle cruiser Fylgia,
which will remain here until Jan.
3, after which she will visit ports
Of the West Indies and call at Ha-
vana. Colon and Panama. 1t was
the Fylgia that was here in 1907
and on that occasion she had on
board Prince Wilhelm. who visited
several Of the larger cities Of this
country.
The ship will be received by
Swedish diplomatic officials and en-
tertainmsnts have been arranged
for the onlcers and crew.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-17
Is EGGS ADAY FROM
23 HENS, IN WINTER
Mr.. punrs Hens Increased Every Day.
Plan 10 Easily Tried.

I'VE have IS chickens and hadn't
had an egg ell winter. In five days
after feeding Don Sung. we got four
to fvc eggs = day; in three weeks We
were getting 10 to l2 eggs . day; ir
Ave weeks we got Is to 10 eggs dav.
John Duni, Box l02, Cherry Val
Mr.. Duni .tarted giving his hens
Don Sung in January, in zero weather
He now keeps his hens busy in cold
weather, when hens usually stop lay
ing. A trial costs nothing. Here's
our offer:
Give your hens Don Sung and watch
results for one month. II you don't
find that it pays for itself and pays
YOU . good profit besides, simply tell
us and your money will be promptly
refunded.
Don Sung Chinese for egQ-layingN
works directly on the egg. laying or
gans, and is also a splendid tonic. II
Is easily given in the feed, improves
the bens health, makes her stronger
and more active in any weather, and
starts her laying
Try Don Sung for 80 days and if Il
doesn't get you the eggs, no matter
how cold or wet the weather, your
money will be refunded BY return
mail. Get Don Sung from your drug
rist or poultry remedy dealer or send
80 cents for a package by mail pre-
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Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-17
wEDNEsDAY-THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS DECEMBER IT, 1919


the floor also. warming up for hold
ing down a place on the team which
is to meet the Rock Island high
6 ,hool Youngsters next Friday night.
Others who were on hand last
flight were Dempsey. Fosdick, Oak
Smith, (the last two men Inde-
pendent football stars), Al Tabor,
Paul Swanson, Grover Auld, George
Garlock, Axine Morris. Herb Fotch.
Francis Barker. Jack Durling and
Brennan. After looking over this
aggregation OF basket talent the
onlooker verified the growing con-
viction that 1t will be a trying job
for Coach Carl Anderson to name
eight men for his permanent squad,
from the huskies who appeared.
The ordinary drill Of basket
shooting from different distances
and like exercises were gone
through with last night. The mex,
practice will take place Thursday
night. when the work will be shor,
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-17
LEGION SQUAD
HOLDS WORKOUT
Practice at Armory Attended by II
Candidates for Team; To Play
First Tuesday Night.

Fourteen men showed up for the
initial workout OF the American
Legion basketball squad at the
armory last night, and the. gang
presented q high class s'appearance.
Harry Behnamann, in Rock Island,
his former home. on q vacation
from Nebraska where he Is a high
school athletic supervisor. was on
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-17

and light. in preparation for the
dance to be given shortly after, by
the Legion. Anderson's team will
meet some other town FIVE next Tues
day for the first game Of the winter.
The second game. Brennan an
nounced today, will be with Sterl-
ing, although the date for this has
not been decided, as the team to be
met Tuesday has not been.
Before Friday a team will be
picked from the IA candidates to
serve as an alumni team for meet
ing the five from Rock Island high
school in a game Friday night. An
derson has not chosen his men for
this encounter as yet
Suits have been ordered for eigh,
men, and these will no doubt be on
hand for the initial scrap next
Tuesday evening.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-17

A western Illinois paper for west
ern Illinois people-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-17

You'll Like Trading at spencer's
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1919-06-06

lii do zobaczenia tel sztuki, re
postanowif dac betjarowi sposob-
noe popisania sic z MIA.
Rozwiazano zatem Antala i gdy
da1 przyrzeczenie, re ME bedzie u
ciekac, pozwolono mu dosiasc ko-
MIA.
Gdy wsiadl dano mu szpicrute,
rzucono cwancygiera ia ziemie.
Pandury stall doko1o Antala,
kt6ry jak przykuty siedzia} na
siodle i wachmistrz zaWezWal go,
ably wykona1 swoja sztuke.
Antal zrobi1 ia koniu kilka
zwrot6w, nastepnie zrecznie mach
mai szpicruta i rzeczywiscie evan
cygier wyleciai W powietrze.
- Jeszcze rail zawolali pan
dury, kt6rzy nc ,podobnego ME
W1QZleI1
= Wykopcie dol i wl6zcie tam
cwancygier, zawola1 Antal, kt6
rego twarz byla zaczerwiona IVY
silenia, ia go i z tamtad szpicru-
ia w~ydobede.
Pandury zabrali sic do kopa--
MIA dolu i wkr6tce wykopali jane
majaca stope " kwadrat gorneggo
otworu i wrzucili do niej monete.
Antaf znoWu zacza} Wykonywac
zwrotu objezdzajac doko1a doluu,
" kt6ryym lezal cwancygier, zama
chnal sic Wreszcie szpierelta u
derzyl tym razem. ME " monete,,
lecz " najblizej stojacYeh pandu-
row.
Pandury sadzacz W pierwszej
chwili, re sic zdarzy1' jakis niesz-
czesliwy przypadek ~=usuneli sic
ma strone.
Kolo otworzy1o sic, Antal ma
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1919-06-06
natychmiast W pogon "a Rudym

natychmiast W pogon "a Rudym
Jurem.
jest niezawodne, re zbieg mic
sobie ME zrobil wyskakujac z wa
gonu, gdyz upadf ma trzesawisko.
- m6wi1 wachmistrz, - musia]
nastepnie uciec do lasu j tam wy
poczywa W jakim wawozie, tam
go zatem znajdziemy.
- Tax jest, trzeba isc "a him.
doda1 jeden z pandur6w.
Pandury pragnac powetowac
strate, jakiej doznali przez uciecz
Ike Antala, ME chcieli nawet cze-
kac najdejscia policyant6w VIE
denskich, kt6rzy pozostali ma noe
W Fiured, lecz postanowili pred
siewziac poszukiwanie zbiegow
ma wlasna reke.
Mieli w1asnie opuscic swoje O.
bozowisko i wyruszyc, gdy dial
sic s4yszec tetent konia wkrotce
ukazal sic jezdziec.
Ujrzawszy pandur6w zaczaf on
dawac oznaki radosci, zatrzymal
natychmiast ekrytego piana !: ku-
rem konia i zawolal zeskakujac
ma ziemie.
-. Bogu dzieki re was zastaje:
lranowie! Jeszcze nigdy tax ME
pragna1em zobaczyc was, jak Y
Itej chwili.
- HIM! to musi COS znaczyc,-
rzekl wachmistrz, wy ludzle Z
Telekihazu niechetnie widujecie
naszych i trzymacie raczej z roz
b6inikami.
jU1ag dalszy nastap1.)
4 tI Ef"E fEEL
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1919-06-06
kOniu puSci1 sic do lasu.

kOulu puScl1 Sig uO ldSu. ~
- ia. MIN! - krzykna1 Wach.
mistrz, widzac re zostaf oszukany
l. "a MIN ch1opcy, bo..
= Juz 60 Mkt ME dogoni, =
rzek} jeden z pandur6w, szalen
stwem by1oby chciec go dogonie
piechota.
Vice przynajmniej strzelajcie
"a MIN! = rozkaza} Wachmistrz
Kilka strzal6w pablo Ia te ko-
mende, ale zaden ME trafil jak
WICKER pomykajacego zbiega.
Pedzil on ku lasowi, a gdy
przybyl do pierwszych drew,
zwr6ci1 sic do swych nieprzyja--
/ ci6}, uklonif i'm sic kapeluszem
zdobnym r6znokolorowemi wstaz
kami i z okrzykiem radosci znik1
w zaroslach.
= Do szatana! takiego figla je
szcze laden mi ME wyp}ata}, -
rzucal sic wachmistrz, jezeli
sic to rozglosi, to wszyscy drwid
sobie z mas beda!
- No, Mkt tego rozgadywad
ME potrzebuje, zauwazyl je-
den z pandur6w, KEEP ten, z kto:
rego ust wysz1oby chociaz s1owke
0 tenn zdarzeniu.
- Tax, tax, masz- siusznosc, La
! jos, = rzekl wachmistrz, be-
dziemy milczeli, kazdy z wa
niechaj mi poda reke da s1owo
ze parry. Q TEN zajsciu 2 ust MI
wypusci, a bede spokojny:.
Pandury, kt6rzy naturalnie MI
mieli zadnego. powodu rozglaszai
~zasz1ego wypadku, przyrzekli SO
bic wzajem uroczyscie mic Q min III
nie movie. i postanowili wyruszyi
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1919-06-06

Me mozecie pokryc pieg6w,
chrost wyrzut6w ia twarzy prose-
klein; utrzymuja sic one na wido
ku = ME klopoc sic ami ME psuj
twego temperamentu, WEI Hollis
terra Rocky Mountain herbaty raz
w tygodniu - ona Wyruguje je
EEK rwi, W jedyny pewny sposob
35c. w apiece Brown a. Og}.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1919-06-06
ponury @om W Warszawie
HRABlA B0GUMIL KAMINSKI

cza historye uznac "a przywidze-
nie policyant6w.
Nieudanie sic poszukiwan gnie-
walo ich i dopiero, gdy W powro-
Gle do Fuired zdo1ali pochwycic
jakiegos oddawna poszukiwanego
betjara czyli rozb6jnika, pogodzi
Ii sic re swoim losem.
Mad ranem dnia nastepnego pc
ucieczce Rudego Jura zastajemy
ich W. miejscu odleg1em cd Fui-
red moe o godzine drogi, obozu-
jacych ma pustyni.
Pomimo re. slonce juz wzesz}o,
F! str6ze bezpieczehstwa zamierzaja-
cy W skutek nalegan policyant6w
wiedehskich przedsiewziac dalsze
poszukiwania W pobliskim LESLIE,
utrzymuja jeszcze ogien W blizko
sci kt6rego siedzi pojmany bet
jar, re zwiazanemi rekami.
w ogorza}ej jego mezko przy--
] stojnej twarzy widac lyle dzikiej
| bolesci, re nawet w niezbyt sklon
Inych do litoSci sercach pandur6w
budzi on pewne wsp6lczucie.
Dow6dca pandur6w, kt6ry 60
zlapal i re wzgledu ma nagrode "a
ujecie kazdego betjara wyznaczo
ma, ME ~spuszczaf z Okla, siedzi W
blizkosci wieznia nak}ania 60
lagodnym tonem azeby poda4 biz
SIZE wiadomosci o sobie.
- Wyznaj prawde jak sic navy
VASE, moi synu - m6wi} clio ME
90, w Saddle komitatowym INA
ia Gle pod imieniem Ference, ale
So wszelkie powody przypuszczac
ze to ty jesteS 6w JOSH, kt6ry W
przeszlym roku rozbijaf sic W OBJ
wodzie torontalskim.
- Sni sic chyba temu kto tax
przypuszcza,-rzek} betjar wstrza
sajac g1owa pokryta czarnym jak
smo}a w1osem, - jestem Antal i
urodzi1em sic wsrod Puszty pod
Keoskementem.
- No, no, dowiemy sic czy to
lprawda, - odpowiedzia} wach-
mistrz pandurow, - bedziemy IL
mieli otworzyc ci jezyk.
- Bede m6wil jezeli zechce, -
odpar} dumnie betjar, Mkt ME
zdola wolnego syna Puszty zmu-
! sic do gadania, jezeli gadac mu
sic ME chce. Me zadawaj sobie
zatem pr6znej fatygi, pandurze,
Bede milcza1 jak gr6b! .
- Vice ME powiesz nam nawet
zkad tn prZybyfes, gdysmy cle
schwytali?
- Przybylem z Puszty, cd.
par1 Antal pc niejakim namysle:
l. przyby}em z obozowiska dow6.
dcy cygan6w Micha}a JOSH.
- Vice jest zn6w tutaj pre-
rival wachmistrz, sadzi1em, *
uciek} "a granice w~egierska.
! - Pred kilkoma dniami wro-
cil z dalekiej podr6zy, odrzek
Antal, = i przywidzl z SODA O.
-pr6cz wiele pieknych rzeczy, DIE
wczyne niezr6wnanej pieknosci
Bog vie, dlaczego wiadomosc
, tel dziewczynie tax mnie :wzruszy
la, = mowil Antal dalej z ciez-
~ r~t . t-sr.,H- aC-""-s = 81. - -
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1919-06-06
(Ciag dalsZY.)

Dwaj najsilniejsi bandyci ma
znak danny przez dow6dce pochwy
cili wsciekle miotajacego sic Rad
&c j ~postapili Z MIN talk samo jak
pred chwila s}uzba zamkowa po-
stapifa z Pedrem, to jest przywia-
za]i nieszczesliwego do }awki....
Me many bynajmniej zamiaru
czynic czytelnik6w Swiadkami
tel barbarzynskiej procedury, po-
wiemy tylko ola dania wyobraze-
MA 0 okrucienstwie tel kary, re
Fckctc juz pc dwudziestem ude--
rzeniu stracif przytomnosc, a pc
piecdzicsiatem byl prawie jak ME
IyWy.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1919-06-06
UCIECZKA

Rozbojnicy, zostawszy tax lat
wo panama. zamku, ME mieli wiel-
kiej ochoty zaraz go o%puszczac.
Janosz ME mial ME do zarzuce-
MIA tel og0lnie objawionej wolf,
wydaf tylko rozkaz przedsiewzie-
cha n%iektorych srodk0W o%stroznos-
CT. -
Bramy zamku mialy bye przez
czas obecnoSci rozb6jnik6w zam--
kniete i obsadzone warta.
S!uzbe, kt6ra sic rozb6jnikom
poddala, miano odozorowac pilnie
i pod zadnym pozorem ME pozwa
lac je.j IA wydalanie sic z zamku.
Rozumic sic, re tc rozkazy by}y
punktualnic wykonyWane.
W mgnieniu Okla zamknieto po-
teZnq brame zamkowa, pozamyka-
10 sluzacych i rozbojnicy zaczeli
sic raczyc.
Gale beczki wilma wytaczano z
pivnicy Ia podworze i otwierano
przy okrzykach zgromadzenia.
Natychmiast W zamku, tax Jak
dnia poprzedniego, w obozowisku,
zaczely krazycc kiellchy, zastawio
re >to]y, a radoSc W kt6rej teraz /
Janosz bral udzial wzmogla sic do
najwyzszego stopnia, gdy naglePe
dro oswiadczyl, re pragnie zostac
towarzyszem rozb6jnik6w.
- Hura! ellen! - krzyczeli
bandyci, tloczac sic do nowego to
warzysza, azeby uScisnac dion je-
go i powitac go, jake czlonka W
svym zwiazku.
Z up}ywem godzin coraz wick
seem stawa1o sic rozochocenie, co
raz mniej przypuszczano,ze by kto
mogl zabawe zak}6cic i tym spo-
sobem ME jedna okolicznosc, ma
kt6ra ostroznosc n~akazywala zwr6
cic uwage, zosta}a pominieta.
Tymczasem pandury Fuired,
kt6ry wraz z policyantami wieden
skiemi wybrali sic ma poszukiwa-
nie Rudego Jura pc wyskoczeniu
przezen Z wagonu, ME zdofali spe]
lie swego zadania.
Pomimo pilnego ogladania dro.
'gi niepodobna by}o nawet dok}ad
rie oznaczyc miejsca, W kt6rym
zbieg opuscif wagon, ME znalezlo'
no najmniejszego sladu wskazujs
cego, w jakim kierunku m6ggf si{
udac i pandury preclude nj *
snu mieli ochote Gaia te taJemm
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1919-06-06

klein Westchnieniem- BogWiie
Idlaczego zapragnalem zobaczyc
sic moim starym przyjacielem
Michalem, dosiadlem konia i po-
jechalem do Puszty.
Milosc Gle opetala, - rzekl
jeden 2 pandur6w, - Wy przekle-
CT betjary jestescie zawsze avian.
turnikami, to niezaWodnie.. Taxa
go pogardzi pandurem, kocha ME
zawodnie betjara. Ale opowiedz,
jak ci sic poWiodio W obozie Mi
chala.. N lie mozemy wyruszyc W
droge, az "a godzine, tWoje opo-
Wiadanie mas zabawi.
- Mia}em szczegolne Wypadki.
W obozoWisku mego starego PREY
jaciela, = mowi} Antal, czyniac
zadosc wezwaniu, - zdziwiony Of
sniony pieknoscia owej dziewczy-
ny, zaledwiem s}ucha} co Michal
JOSH opowiada} 0 obcych krajach
i ludziach. Me mog}em Cd niej Q
Gu oderwac, magnetyczna si1a
ciagnela mnie do niej, i san ME.
wien, kiedy padlem jej do n6g,I
ME m6wilem do niej jak do obcej
m6wi} dalej podniesionym Clio
sem, = ME. zdawa1o mi sic re
ia znam oddawna, jak gdybym
mia} z MIA stosunki w jakims pick
niejszym swiecie, jakbym .ja ko-
chal juz kiedys! Com m6wil ME
wien, tegom tylko pewny, re die
wczyna usmiechala sic i ZEN ia
prosi1, ably zosta}a moja na zaW-
SIZE. Me powiedzia}a ami tax, ami
ME, lecz ujawszy moja reke, wpa
trzyla sic W MIA uwaznie rzek4a
po chwili zamyslona "Jezeli wy
wik1asz sic z nieszczescia, kt6re Gle
spotka dis, gdy bedziesz wracal,
to bede twoja, w przeciwnym ra-
zie nie.'
- HIM! to m%usiafbys nam u
ciec, azebyS by} szczesliwym, =
rzek1 dow6dca pandur6w.
- TAX jest, - rzek} Antal,
smiejac sic, szczeg6lne nieszczes-
Gle, zescie mnie zlapali, stanie sic
szczescie, jezeli wan uciekne.
- Me %spodziewaj sic tego, Il
odpar1 wachmistrz, = kogo my
many, ten sic ME wydostanie tax
latWo.
- Him p6ki drzwi wiezienia "a
nina ME zamkniete, moge sic zaw-
z wydostac IA wolnosc, Cd
rzekl IA to Antal.
- Me bluznij! = zawo}a} wa
chmistrz, - pierw bys zgina1, MIN
bys nam uciekf.
Antal mic ma to ME odpowie--
dial, tylko uSmiechnaf sic szcze-
g6lnie szyderczo i z ukosa spogla
da1 IA swojego konia, ktory sic
pas} w bliskosci obozowiska.
Dopiero Ia ponowne wezwanle
wachmistrza FACIAL ponoWnle 20
powiadac O Michalu.
Wychwalajac pieknosc dziew--
czyny, opowiada} zarazem Q, boga
ctwie dow6dcy Cygan6w zaczaf
movie o jego zrecznosci.
- Michal- jest mistrzem w jez-
die, szermierce i strzelaniu, =
rzek} miedzy innemi, - pokony-
wa on najdziksze rumaki i bez sio
d}a przesadza n%ajwieksze przesz-
kody, W szermierce Mkt sic z.nlm
ME zmierzy, a strzelajac trafia W
kazdy punkt oznaczony. NajdziW-
~niejszych rzeczy dokazuje ma ko-
niu, ale jednakze udalo mi sic
dokazac czegos, czego on doka-
FAC ME m6g4.
- No, no, coz to takiego? "a
pyta} ciekawie wachmistrz, kt6ry
przedtem s}uzy} W kawaleryi lu-
bill sluchac rozmowy 0 koniach,-
W enemies 60 zdolal przewyzszyc
Wsiad}em ma konia, kazalem
sobie -dac d}uga %szpicrute zafo-
zy}em sic, IL W biegu podrzuce MIA
w gore cwancygiera rzuconego ma
ziemie i dokaza1em tego.
- K1amstwo.! zawo}al wach
mistrz, = tego Mkt: ME dokaze!
= TAX mysiisz pandurze? - 70
zesmial sic Antal, = za}6z sic re
nina 0 mole nedzne zycie! Daj mi
konia a zobaczysz!
I E - 49, - ~ 49, So
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-01-17

We endeavor to work for the betterment of our
ountry surrounding, as well IS for the interest OF the i
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-01-17
ANCLESEA

On January /, 1919, the Anglesea
Association elected the following off,
GERS: President, James McLinden;
vice president and treasurer, George
A. Redding; secretary, P. L. Peterson
assistant secretary, Charley Sanders.
The Anglesea Fire company held an
election on January 2, 1919, which re-
suited as follows: President, James
McLinden; vice president, Elmer
Hewitt; chief, George A. Reddingi
first assistant chief, o. A. Hut; second
assistant chief, Frank Erickson; fire
marshal, Charles Carlson; hose fore
man, ]. W. Ssyre; assistant hose fore
man, Floyd Hewitt; foreman chem
ical, Bert Thompson; chemical assis'
tAnt, George Riggin.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-01-17
Odd Fellows Installed

The elective officers of the local lodge
OF Odd Fellows for the coming six
months are as follows: Noble Grand,
Adolph AXelson; Vice Grand, Edward
Fox; Treasurer, George H. Kilmer;
Secretary, Lewis Eldredge. Noble
Grand Axelson named the following
appointive officers, all of whom were
present.: Warden, Charles Carlson;
Conductor, Axel Peterson; Cha plain,
Fred Eckstrom; Right Supporter,
Linwood Filler; Left Supporter. Eman-
uel SaIveson; Inside Guardian, Martin
Long; Outside Guardian, Charles
Hughes; Right Scene Supporter, A. M.
Ely; Left Scene Supporter, Jed Dubois.
Vice Grand Fox named Harold
Hughes to support him on the right
and Senator Bright will hold down the
corner at the vice grand's left. District
Deputy Louis A. Kraus, having been
appointed for a third term, was the in
stalIing officer, and all Of the above
were installed last, Monday night
except Secretary Eldredge, who
as absent because Of the sickness OF
his wife. After the ceremonies a lunch
was served, during which Senator w.
H. Bright entertained the company
with stories on the inside history Of the
organization OF the 1919 New Jersey
Senate. in which he played an impor-
ant mart. Mr., KraQS aud twenty-One
members of Holly Beach lodge went
to Tuckahoe on Tuesday to install
officers and tonight they go to Cape
May.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-01-17
WILDWOOD

1--WE thought the clock Wouid nave
a rest this week." said Commissioner
Ryan at yesterdays weekly meeting
of the governing body of Wildwood,
Thursday, January 10Th, 1919. He
addressed this remark to the JOURNAL
reporter, who had been reported" to
the Commissioners as hors de mbat,
because of illness. A look OF painful
amazsnent, therefore, sat upon the
brow of the finance chief when he
learned that the city's chronometer Is
still to be kept in the limelight and to
be destined, like Tennyson's Brook,
ITO go on forever" The session was
opened at 2.10 p. M, Mayor Smith
presiding, as usual. Prior to the open
ing, he had announced that tomorrow
friday he was going to Philadelphia
to attend the funeral of his late friend,
Joe Sweet. The reading OF the min
utes took only three minutes, and
stood approved at 2.13. For the week
ending January 9th collections of taxes
lCpOIlCu NY tAC AhhhOO
amounted to $7,O43.71, and for the
same fiscal date In the water depart
ment the collections were $7l2.l2.
Water Superintendent Brown reported
"of" service the past week for but
three consumers, eleven large meters
inspected for consumption estimates
and repairs made to four meters in
stock and two in service.
AS
"Water dripping day by day
Wears the hardest rock away;'
So
Water, leaking day by day,
Creates bigger bills to pay.
In substantiation of these poetic,
economic truths, Oliver Bright and
Albert Austin appeared before the
Commissioners yesterday to protest
each a bill for waste from leakage.
Mr.. Bright represented his good ten
ant, Alonzo Brown, who resides at the
northwest corner of Rio Grande and
Holly Beach The leakage is
said to have occurred last winter to the
tune of $21. so. Alonzo Brown en-
ployed George Wigham to investigate.
This plumber could find 40 leak. On
the strength of Wigham's statement
Bright's tenant refused to pay the bill.
The Commissioners yesterday refused
to make any concessions, claiming the
water superintendent had found aleak.
There was nothing, therefore, left for
Mr.. Bright to do but pay the bill in its
entirety for his tenant, rather than
lose him on account of 1t. After pay
ing the $zI.50 MI. Bright proudly ex-
hibited his receipt therefor. The
amount of the bill protested by Mr..
Austin is $16.83, assessed against
Hunts Avenue theatre, Mr.. Austin
and Mr.. Hunt both being interested In
this enterprise. This bill has been
standing for q couple OF years. Mr..
Austin was very much In earnest and
pat up a hard fight. He was re-infor-
ced later by the presence Of his partner,
Mr.. Hunt, but all their efforts proved
futile. The Commissioners put the
responsibility for the leakage directly
mp to the complainants, and the probs-