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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-11

visited her son, Milo Winter, at Mrs.
Ella S. Wizards Oct. 2 and B.
The Woman's Mission circle met with
Mrs. c. Walter Bishop Tuesday evening
with an unusually large attendance.
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Bailey and
Miss Thelma Ingram of Agawam, Mass,
were callers at DR.. John S. Stratton's
Saturday.
Rev. c. Walter Bishop and two sons,
David and Norman, went Monday to
Newark, \. J., on account of the serious
illness of Mr.. Bishops brother, Robert
! Bishop. They will return Saturday
The Ladies' Benevolent society met
| Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Lee
Love. The reports given by the secre-
tary and treasurer showed successful
year. The next meeting will be with Mrs.
Lucia Bingham in two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Davenport and Mr..
and Mrs. A. @. Jalbert of Providence, r.
l., are among recent guests at Mrs.
Frank +. Bruce's. Mrs. Ralph Sawn
spent week recently with her husband
in New York. Mrs. Bruce has enter
tanned IS guests this season for longer
and shorter periods.
The adult Bible class and teachers in
the Sunday school spent Saturday eve
ming with Rev. and Mrs. c. Walter Bish-
OPP, it being the l4th ami, ersary of their
wedding. The gathering was planned as
a surprise to Mr.. Bishop. Refreshments
of cake and coffee were served and a
pleasant social time was enjoyed A
gift of money was presented Congratu-
latory messages and gifts were received
from absent friends.
Mrs. Philip Emerson and Mrs. G. B.
Mansfield of Lynn, Mass, returned home
Oct. |, after boarding with Mrs. Mary X.
Ballou three weeks. Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Damarest, their san, Richard, and
daughter, Chary, and Miss Dorothy
Baptist, all of Bridgeport, Ct, after an
outing of three weeks at Mrs. Ballou's
left by automobile by way of the Mo-
hawk trail Oct. 5. Mr.. Baptist and John
Baptist, Mrs. Hanford Kellogg and SON.
Hanford, of Bridgeport. Conn, went by
motor ear with Mr.. <Damarest's party
Miss Emma G. Luis of Winfield, Long
| Island, and Miss Jean c. Burnes of New
Brunswick, n. j., will remain until Sat
urday. which marks the end of the sea
son. Mrs. Ballou opened her home May
"a and has entertained 62 guests. most
of whom have stayed two weeks. Others
have remained much longer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-11

3S5 Grant St., Buffalo, N. Y.
81 have been Paraiy-ca on tie
z0hole right side since April 30th.
referred the case to physician,
who wrote me personally, advising
The use of 'Fruit-a-tives'.
! bought three boxes and used
them as directed. lam fecIing f1le.-
better than l have in the past nine
months.
would not be without IF uit-a-
tives' for anything; no more strong
cathartics or salts SO long as 'Fruit-a-
tives' are purchasable 10 more
bowel trouble for me.
I recommend 'Fruit-a-tiseS' TO all.
/ feel more like 40 than 81, which /
have just passed..
VIM. II. OSTRANDER.
zoe. box, 6 for So 80, trial size 25c.
At all dealers or sent on receipt of
price, by FRUIT-A-TIVES Limited,
OGDENSBURG, N. Y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-11
GRAFTON.

Frank Aiken broke one ankle recently.
Mrs. Shelly died at her home Mon
day.
The Grange fair viii be held Saturday,
Oct. IL.
d. X. Zeller was in Chesterfield, n. H.,
Monday.
Leland Wright has finished work for
Frank Smith
Dean King Zeller has new 1920
Chevrolet touring car
Fred Prouty of Springfield was at his
home for the week end
A supper will be served in the chapel
Friday evening. Oct 10.
DIR. and Mrs. Clough and Phineas
moved to Alstead Monday
Ray Jennison and George Wilson are
working for Frank Smith.
Miss Cove, Warner and Priscilla
Cove were in town Sunday.
The Grafton band played at the Bel
lows Falls street fair Tuesday
Mrs. F. W. G. kilner and Miss Winni-
fred leave for Chicago this week
Mrs. Ingalls, and son, Gilbert, are Wis
iting her brother, Maj or Gilbert, and fam
lily.
| Miss Carlotta Lawrence is attending
! the state teachers convention in Mont
pelier.
/ ID. X. Zeiler and mother and her sister
| Mrs. o. j. Morse, were in Alstead, n. II.
Sunday
Grandpa Fred Prouty played in the
fife and drum corps at Bellows Falls
Tuesday.
MIR. and Mrs. j. T Whteomb of Ba
tavia, n. Y. recently visited their cousin
Mrs. NJ f. Zeller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason Walker are al
Bellows Falls while Mr.. and Mrs. Al
bert Rice are on vacation.
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Stowell spent
Tuesday night in Bellows Falls as guest,
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Halliday.
Mrs. Ernest Stowell, Eleanor and Da
vid spent several days this week will
AIR. Stowell and Walter at Bellows Falls
Mrs. G. f. Congdon and mother, Mrs
Q. d. Wilder, are visiting a cousin, Sid
ney J. Wilder, in Surry, n. H., this week
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Capell and Elmer
san Havins, who visited at John Park
er's, returned to their home Rochester
\. Y, Saturday.
Mrs. Marshal Redfeld, who visited il
keene, returned to her home Sunday, ae
companied by Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Red
field and family.
Mrs. George Grafton Wilson of Cam
bridge, Mass, and Mrs. Henry Rose o
Providence, r. l., arrived Wednesday
and are spending the week at Green Hol
low.
c. +. Congdon is travelling by automo
bile through the eastern part of tn,
state consulting ancient town, cemetery
and probate records, especially in Wealth
ersfield and Stanford, in the interests o.
a women in western New York.
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WARDSBORO.

Mrs. {. B. Dexter, who has been i'll
several days, remains about the same
Mrs. T. F. Johnson, who visited Mrs
ii. Il. Knight, returned to Northamp.
ton Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Knight visited
his sister, Mrs. Wilder, in Chester Fri
day and Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Chaplin of Holyoke
visited their cousin, D. W. Hitchcock
the first OF the week.
Miss Blanche Ramsdel of Hartford
Conn, visited her classmate. Miss Edith
kidder, over Monday.
Lewis Haskins of Worcester. Mass.
is visiting his mother, Mrs. NJ. S. Has
kins, few days recently.
Mrs. Jslia Johnson, Mrs Addie Tv-
Ter and Eddie Taylor of Marlboro were
guests at NJ. L. johnson S Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Prentiss. who
have been visiting Mrs Prentiss s
brother, l.. Z. Sprague, have returned
ito their home in North Adams.
Mrs. L. E. Mayo, who spent several
weeks with her sister, Mrs ID. C. Dex-
ter, and niece, Mrs. NJ. L. johnson, re-
turned to her home in Medfeld. Mass.
Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. E. O. Hubbard ed son
OF Hancock, n. H., and DR.. and .Irs. w
| +. Hubbard of Panama canal visited
Mrs. Hubbard IS uncle, I. W. Plim ton
donday and Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Warren of
Spencer, Mass, and Mr. and Mrs
George Warren of Washington, D. c..
VISITED their sister, Mrs. D. w. Hitch.
cock, the first of the week.
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SOUTH NEWFANE.

Mrs. Erwin c. Sparks and son, Hugh
have returned from Brattleboro.
Mrs. Julius L. Whitaker spent several
days with relatives in Brattleboro last
week.
Mrs. Alice Johnson expects to move
to her new home in the village next
week.
John R. Harrington. a Civil war vet
cram has been i'll several weeks and con
fined to his bed.
Mrs. A f. Halliday was called to Green
River Tuesday on account of the critica
llnoss of relative.
Mrs. Mary Burnes, who has been at
Spofford lake, is at her home at Brook
side to stay few weeks.
George Allen and family and John NJ
Stratton of Brattleboro called at John
;. STATIONS Monday evening.
Mrs. Eta Winter of Nashua, n H.
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WILMINGTON.
Mrs. d. A. Butterfield is ill.

Mrs. d. A Butterfeld is ill.
]. H. Buckley went to Boston Tues
day on business.
Mrs. p. J. Fitch is assisting H. D.
Allen in the postolfiee.
Mrs. Clinton Hall spent Sunday with
her husband in Greenfield, Mass.
Miss Blanche Butterfeld is boarding
with Mrs. Lewis at Mountain Mills.
Mrs. Bland Robinson is visiting re-
latives in Ashuelot, n H., few weeks.
Clarence Buffum of Northfield Mass,
was visitor in town the first of the
week
Mrs. Sarah Ballou has moved from
Francis Medbury' to Mrs John Tenn
pie IS.
Mr. and Mrs C. D. Spencer of Shell
burne Falls called on friends in town
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kingsley of
Brattleboro spent Sunday with rela-
tives here
Charles Allen was in Boston the first
of the week to get new Ford for l.
A. Brown,
Miss Ida Morgan of North Adams is
visiting her sister, Mrs. NJ A. Norton
a few days.
/ Miss Frances MAYHEM of Glens Falls
| n. Y, is guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Mayhem.
Mrs. p e. Whitney returned Monday
from visit with Mrs. Leon Wheeler in
Beebe River, n. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Hicks of Greenfield
Mass, have been spending a few days
with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Abraham returned
Saturday from their wedding trip te
Canada and Maine.
Attorney Z. S. Jones returned Tues
day from business trip to Spring.
field (Vt.) and Boston.
Miss Ruth Harris of Bennington is
the new teacher in the intermediate
room of the village school
Merle Faulkner. is i'll at his home in
Readsboro with an attack of blood
poisoning in his right arm.
Mrs. Dorr Fox of Bangor. Me. is
spending a few days with Mr.. Fox's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs II. L. Fox.
| Elbie Pike and son, Leland, have re.
| turned from two weeks vacation at
Bridgeport, Conn, and New York citv.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Maher and son
Maleom, of Readsboro, were guests
over Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A
Barlow.
The first entertainment for the ben.
eft of the senior class, The Harmony
Trio, will be given Wednesday. Oct
| Is, at Memorial hall.
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PUTNEY

F. c. Parker has been ill with rheu-
matism in his hip the past few days.
Mrs. w. +. Aver of Fitchburg, Mass,
is guest of Mrs. George Martenes
Mrs. L. II. Bugbee, who has been
critically i'll, has made slow progress
toward recovery in the past few days.
The Helping Hand of the Communi-
ty church will hold Hallowe EN- So
cial. Elaborate plans are being made
to give the young people good time.
On Saturday afternoon the infant and
primary classes of the Community
church had party at the schoolhouse
at ) O'Clock, when the classes were di-
vided to better suit conditions.
The United Ladies Aid society of
the Community church will hold ''pie
social at the church Wednesday eve
ming, Oct. %. The program will be in
charge of Miss Florence Follett.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-11
EAST DOVER.

Mrs. Wilbur Stowe visited in Brattle-
boro from Tuesday TO Sunday
Several of the farmers have been fill
ing their silos the past 10 days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Yeaw spent the
week end with relat ives i'm South Deer
field Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wiley and son.
Clarence, of Bellows Falls were Sunday
guests at A. f. Mays
Mary Holland OF Brattleboro spent a
, few days recently with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Holland.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. C. Yeaw and daueh
ter, Mildred, of Brattleboro spent the
week end at W. L. Yeaws.
Mrs. c. o. Durham and two children
spent the week lend with her mother,
| Mrs. Howes, in Greenfield, Mass.
Miss Marion Howe and Winnifred
Sherman went Wednesday to Montpel-
Ter to attend the state teachers conven-
| ton.
I Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Hall and son.
/ Francis, of Willismstown, Mass, visit
| ed several days last week at w. j. Met
calf's.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. May and daughter,
| Gertrude, visited relatives and friends in
Bellows Falls a few days returning home
Sept. 30.
| Mrs. Z. H. Pratt returned Monday
+, from weeks visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Z. R. Betterley, and flmily in
Springfield, Mass.
! Sunday, Oct. ?, morning worship with
sermon by the pastor at II o'clock; Bible
study at Il o'clock; Christian Endeavor
meeting at o'clock, vesper service at
7.30.
Rev. and Mrs. o. f. Newton of Gales
Ferry, Conn.,, spent last week at Mrs.
Rua Adams's. Mr.. Newton was pastor
of the Methodist church here about eight
years ago.
/ Mrs. w. L. Yeaw, Mr.. and Mrs. w H.
Moore and son, Claude Moore, attended
the funeral of Lester Carl Moore, jr,
young son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Moore,
in Bellows Falls Thursday
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-11
BONNEVILLE.

Alfred Capen is working in Vernon.
Mr. Jones has moved his family from
here to Springfield, Mass,
Mrs. ID. "A. Leonard has gone to Hot
Springs, Ark, for medical treatment.
Mrs. Alfred Capen and baby, Ruby
have gone to Claremont, n H., for a
visit
Walter Magoon found one of his best
heifers dead in the pasture Tuesday
morning.
Mrs. j. Johnson has returned home
after visiting her daughters in Massa
chusetts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Skinner have
returned to their home in Newfane afte,
spending two weeks at B. A. Prouty's.
Sergt. Howard Sprague of Turner.
Falls, Mass, who recently received hi.
discharge from Camp Merritt, n j., Wis
tied last week at B. A. Prouty's.
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tieboro are in town few days on bus
mess.
Miss Jennison of Newfane has been
visiting at Z. w. Holden IS.
Miss Eta Mundell of Brattleboro
has been visiting her mother.
Harvey Capen has bought the house
owned by Mrs. Nellie Capen.
Mrs. Ernest Wood of Woburn Mass
has been guest at C. n. Dean s.
Mrs. Anna Stone of South London-
derry is visiting at George Herrick S a
few weeks.
John Taylor of Fall River, Mass. has
hired out for the season at Henry G..
Stratton s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald Wheeler of Bos-
ton have been guests of his mother.
Mrs. W. f. Wheeler, and brother. A. Fl.
Wheeler.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Wheeler and
daughter, Viola, and Bernice Hadlock
took an automobile trip to Springfield
Saturday.
Miss Gladys Chaplin has finished
work at the Jamaica house and is
teaching school at the Maynard Hol-
low district in Jamaica
Arthur Buckley has been staying at
George Buckley's during the quaran-
tine for diphtheria at Mrs. Patterson s
in East Jamaica.
Miss Adelaide Robinson, who has
been spending two months at II. E.
Post s returned to her home in New
York city Monday
Misses Bertha, Beatrice and MAYER
cite Mundell of Brattleboro are visit
ing their grandmother, Mrs. Clark
Mundell. Maverette viii remain and
attend school
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-11
WARDSBORO CENTER.

Mrs Harrington has been visiting Mrs.
Estabrook
W. Fitzpatrick has gone to Colerain,
Mass, to work.
Miss Hilda Lambert of Brattleboro
called on Mrs. Daisy Fitzpatrick one day
last week
MISS Mildred Porter of Brattleboro was
an over. Sunday visitor with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Porter.
Mrs. Lila Curtis, who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. ID. C. Dexter, some
time, has returned to her home.
Mrs. Julia Johnson and daughter. Mrs
Addie Tyler, and grandson, Edward Ty.
Ter, all of Marlboro visited their niece
and cousin, Mrs. Anna Sage, Sunday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-11
WEST TOWNSHEND.
Pleasant Gathering at Post Home

A very pleasant gathering was held
Thursday evening, when q company of
friends and neighbors met at II. Z.
Post s to bid farewell to Miss Adelaide
Robinson, who had been spending the
past two months there with her cousins.
The house was artistically decorated
with branches of autumn leaves and
the odd faces of the many jack Ian
terms made the house light with their
shining welcome.
Soon after the guests were greeted,
games were introduced, music and sing
ing were enjoyed. Later in the evening
the guests were invited to the dining
room, where the tables were daintily
arranged. Cake, coffee and candy were
served.
At q late hour the company departed
leaving the best of wishes for all
VIII Magoon has been in town a few
days.
George Dompier and family of Brat
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-11
WESTMINSTER WEST

Mrs. Eliza Phillips went Monday to
become housekeeper for Mr. Reed on
Putney West hill. At the same time her
granddaughter, Miss Mildred Stone of
South Londonderry, who has been Wis
1ting Mrs. Phillips, went to her aunt s
i'm Putney.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-11
WEST HALIFAX.

Ralph G. Knowlton of Lowell, Mass,
bookkeeper in the Appleton National
bank, is visiting his aunt, Mrs E. S.
Cooke
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24
BROTHERS THRICE
MEET ON JOURNEY
BACK FROM FRANCE

Sergeant Maurice Duncan met his
brother. Sergeant William Duncan,
once in France. That was in May
Just before the units in which the
brothers were located were ready
to sail for the states.
At Camp Merritt, N. j., Maurice
again caught up to his brother and
again at Camp Grant just before
discharge they greeted each other
Last night Maurice arrived at his
home 1870 Seventh avenue, only to
find that william had maintained
his record to the last in keeping
just a little bit ahead. The latter
had reached home Tuesday night.
The brothers are the sons of Mr..
and Mrs. F. W. Duncan. Both
served in the ordnance department
and for the same length of time
overseas, Is months.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24
SEA GUN is IN
ALAND BATTLE
Commander Of Recruiting Ship Gets
In Quarrel With Civilian Over
Shooting Gun.

A land battle which came near
resulting in a riot broke out yester-
day afternoon at Spencer square
over the shooting of s. naval gun
in the streets.
1t happened that Just as the big
naval recruiting gun of the ship
N154, built around a truck, doomed
to attract attention of passers, an
automobile sweryed by and passen-
gers were temporarily shell-shock-
ed by the force of the explosion.
The civilian who occupied the
car with his wife and children,
stopped his machine and opened
verbal fire on the ship commanded
by Chief Petty Officer Ralph R..
Walter, with the result that there
was quite a dispute and a throng
gathered near.
Taken To Station.
1t was necessary to take both
parties to the police station in or
der to quiet the excitement.
At the station the ships crew
said that the civilian had insulted
the flag of the United tSates by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24

Certain varieties of the lark are
believed to be the only birds that
sing as they fly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24
BELIEVE GIRLS
WERE NOT SENT
FOR OPERATING
Committee Reports That Local Elk.
charge is Not Operated by
Outside Help.

It IS lie belief of Rock Island
llneme3 ~ telephone operators
that coEe ~ to reports no Daven-
port ope rators are being used on
TIE Iocss switchboard.
James Kennedy, heading a COM
mittee sent last night to investigate
IL Davenport the truth of the state
Ipent that operaors from that city
we're being used on the local ex-
change. reported in this mornings
meeting that no such action had
been made. The girls of the Daven-
port exchange as well as the line
men on the other side of the river,
say that volunteers from their num-
Der were asked to 90 to Rock Is
land for the purpose of operating
the deserted posts on that exchange.
They refused the proposal unani-
mously.
Moreover it was stated that the
Davenport operators are anxious
TO affiliate with the Federation of
Labor as an organization. It was
proposed in this meeting that the
Davenport operators should come
into the organization being effected
by the Rock Island, Moline, East
Moline and Silvis girls 1t Is under
stood that working conditions and
wages in Davenport are practically
the same as those in the exchanges
on this side Of the river.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24

The torpedo boat destroyer
Crowninshield, built for the United
States navy, is launched today at
Bath, Maine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24

calling the men big stiffs." The
civilian. whose name was not Civ
en-, said that he had quite a bit of
respect for the flag, having served
Il months overseas.
The naval officer declared that ii
was not his intentions to boom the
piece when persons were passing
near and that the automobile was
not seen coming when the gun was
prepared for action. They were dis
missed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24
ROBERT NICHOLS
BACK IN STATES;
IN FRANCE YEAR

FirseSergeant Robert Nichols ar
rived at Newport News yesterday
after a years service in France, ac-,
cording TO word received by his faf
Their. Supervisor William F. Mich
OILS - Milan. Sergeant Nichols is
member OF the One Hundred TWEEN
ty-second company. transportation
corps. He is expected to reach
home soou
Supervisor Nichols still has two
sons in the service. George is i'm
France and Lieutenant Joel Mich
OILS is serving with the marines,
stationed at San Domingo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24
FOUR BOYS TAKE
TIRES FROM OIL
STATION; BEAT 1T
lSpeciaI Moline service. J

Harold o'Brien saw four young
men force their way into the Penn
oil station at Fifteenth street place
and Eighteenth avenue, Moline.
about / o'clock this morning, but
his attempt to stop them failed.
The burglars carried away with
them tires and tubes valued at
nearly 500. O'Brien lives near
the scene OF the burglary. and fail
ing to stop the theft, he ran down
Sixteenth street to police headquar-
tiers. The thieves ran east on
Eighteenth avenue. They appeared
to he about Is or is years of age.
When the police investigated
they found that a window on the
west side of the building had been
forced open No clues to the iden-
tity of the robbers were found.
A western Illinois paper for west
ern Illinois people-Ths Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24
DIVORCE ON
GROUND DISCRETION

Mrs. Gertrude Margas has filed
for divorce in circuit court from
William Margas on grounds of de-
sertion. The couple was married
Jan. 2, 1911, and she claims her
husband left her Aug. I, 1916. H. M.
McCaskrin is her attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24
DISMISSED
AFTER FINAL PLEA

Prentice Canary was dismissed
by Police Magistrate d. ]. Cleland
this morning on a charge OF lar
ceny. Canary was said to have
stolen automobile tools and other
goods in Rock Island.
The victim had been only recent
~ married by Police Magistrate d.
J. Cleland. and offered a plea for
mercy. As no one pushed the
charges against the man. and evil
dence did not seem enough to con-
vict him, he was released with the
understanding that he follow the
straight line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24
THIEVES PIIFER
ROOM WHILE MAN
rs OFF AT WORK

Police are searching for the per-
son or persons who entered the
room of L. NJ. Conklin, 311O15 Fifth
avenue, yesterday afternoon. The
room was entered while Conklin
was away working at the Universal
Tractor company. About $40 and
an amount of clothing and articles
were taken. after entrance was
made by breaking a screen door.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24
STOOL SWINGS
z BOOTLEGGERS
Two Others Pay Fines for Selling
LiquOr-Biggest Haul Made
In Month.

One man is bound over to the
federal court and three others paid
fines of $500 and costs each, as
the result of a roundup of boot
leggers in Rock Island.
A man said to be NJ. ]. Putnam,
acting as a stool" for the police,
brought in two victims yesterday
afternoon.
John sWernle, porter for the
Cross Country bar, Second avenue
near Sixteenth street, was bound
over to the federal court this morn
ing. He was arrested by Officer
Kinney yesterday afternoon fol-
lowing evidence secured by the
stool" The porter, it is claimed,
secured a pint of whisky for the
stool" at the price of $3.50. His
bond was fixed at $500.
G. E. Miller was also arrested.
He was assessed $500 and costs
yesterday afternoon, after the
sleuth testified that Miller had alb
solutely sold him a pint of booze,
the price being the same as paid
the other person. 1t was said that
Miller was selling on the streets.
Paid for Telling.
The stool" received his fees for
his work, while the persons who
had thought they were aiding a
thirsty one were forced to pay
fines.
Two others, giving their names
as julius and Mary Van Coulter.
paid fines of 5000 and costs each
for bootlegging. They were ar
rested by Offcer Kruger in a
building on Fifth avenue, between
Twenty-f1fth and Twenty-sixth
streets.