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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25

land, and was especially interested
in seeing that the Scouts had a
splendid summer camp"
His Last Work ON Press.
He would fight to the last ditch,
and did in several instances, fer the
things he considered right and fair,
and so was always a strong force
in the community for good. Both
in Sycamore and Rock Island he
took an active part as citizen in
affairs relative to civic, educational
and religious affairs.
Just at the time the publication
TO which Editor Van Calder had
given "a years of his life was being
made ready-when the forms of the
issue were closed and the final
proofs of the pages were ready
for the chiefs customary inspection
the editor had penned his last
word, and Frank o. Van Calder
passed on to an unending reward
for the fullness of his service to
man
There survive him his wife,
Florence T. Van Calder and daugh-
ter. Anna Glare Van Calder of
Rock Island, a daughter, Mrs. Cora
Y. Hart and two grandchildren,
Charles E. and George F. Hart, of
Minneapolis, Mimi, a brother, Fred
w. Van Calder of Berthoud, Colo,
and three sisters, Mrs Richard
Taylor and Mrs. Theron Stark of
Sycamore. Ill, and Mrs. Adelaide
Cronck of Nebraska. His only son
Charles T, died Dec 13, 1904.
Funeral services will be held Ia
the home at 2:3O tomorrow after
noon, with Rev. Samuel Van PeIt.
pastor of the First Methodist
church. in charge. Interment will
be in Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
MAIL CLERK OF
DAVENPORT And
MONEY MISSING
Frank L. Stowe, Night Collector at
POstOffice, Gone Since Nine
Days Ago.

Frank L. Stowe, night collector
at the Davenport postofice for
the several substations scattered
over the city, is missing.
So is a large amount of money
which he gathered in on his collec-
tons of a week ago Saturday night
At one substation Stowe collect
ed two checks, one for $4,000, an
other for $1,000, $500 in. cash and a
$50 Liberty bond. Payment on the
checks was stopped at the respect
i've banks. The larger check in the
sum of $500 was made by ORGY
Jansson, DaSGnport auto dealer, on
the Iowa National bank and was
made payable to the Nash Sales
Company of Chicago. The check
small Illinois town.
Exact Sum Unknown.
1t is believed Stowe secured ad-
ditional sums at the other sub-sta-
lions and the exact amount of his
defaIcations is known only to the
authorities. 1t is thought, however,
that it will total several thousand
dollars.
A large number of secret service
men have been in Davenport for
several days past checking up
Stoves collections and looking
over clues which might lead to his
arrest.
Stowe had been collecting mail
but few days when he suddenly
quit. He was at first assigned to
work in the office and then com
planned that his impaired health,
due to gas wounds in the war,
could not endure inside work.
His request for outside work was
granted and he was assigned to
collect mail In his Guty he was to
bring into the central office the
mail deposited for collection at the
substations.
Disappeared Aug. 16.
Saturday night a week ago, Aug
16. was the last seen of him. He
came into the Office with a bundle
of mail and checked out at 1914
p. m. He has not been seen since.
But-Stowe did not turn in any
registered mail that night. This
was the money mail. He turned in
the ordinary mail. That was all.
And no one noticed that the US
uaI collection of registered mail on
his run, usually heavy, was not
checked in. Ordinarily he would
not have been allowed to check out
without accounting for the absence
of this valuable registered matter, !
always known to contain either
cash, drafts, checks, money orders |
or valuable articles.
But Stowe turned in the common .
run of mail and disappeared. Ten ,
forty-four p. m. was the last time /
he was ever seen around the post /
office.
No Registered Mail
1t was not until Monday morn 4
ing following his disappearance. or
Aug. IS, that someone remem- !
bered that no registered mail came /
in from Stoves route Saturday
night. !
Then came the exposure. Stowe
was called for, but he was no
where to be found. Then came re-
ports of missing mail and other
valuable articles.
Postal inspectors were sum-
moned and the investigation be-
gan. Employees of the Davenport
office were warned not to say any
thing about it. They obeyed orders.
Not until Saturday noon did the
story leak out. And then it was
denied by Postmaster Fred B.
Sharon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25

The first commercial shipment of
wheat out of Manitoba was made
from Winnipeg n 1876. The ship
ment was made to Toronto, for seed
purposes.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-10

Edgar Steele, of Loudon county is
visiting relatives here. Mr.. Steele is
owner of one of the finest farms in
Loudon county. nus ~
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-10
Y. NJ. c. A. MEETING.

l wish once more to impress upon
the public the Importance of our
county campaign conference and to
urge your cooperation in securing a
large attendance from every part of
our county The County Young Mems
Christian Association is new move
ment in this county and it is of
utmost Importance that as much in
formation as possible be given our
people about it. 1t is only natural that
people should want to know what the
plan is before giving for it's support.
The conference will be held in axe
well on October 16, at IL a. m. in the
High school auditorium. An interest
ing program will be arranged and
prominent men will speak.
am depending upon the members
OF our county committee to secure a
large delegation from their respective
communities, and / ask that YOU do
the following things:
First, be sure to come yourself.
Second, Please have the meet,n.
announced next Sunday in all the
churches and Sunday school of your
community as well rs at any other
gatherings.
Third, make personal effort to
bring as many men as possible. We
should have three or four hundred
men present.
Cordially yours,
GEO. w. ST. CLAIR, Co. Chm.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-10
Order of Publication.

In the Clerks Office of the Circuit
Court of the county of Tazewell, on
the 9Th day of October, 1919.
Nettie j. Presnell, ....... Plaintiff,
against
Charles G. Presnel, 80. Defendant.
The object of this suit is to obtain
a divorce upon the grounds of deser-
tiion.
And an affidavit having been mad.
and filed that the defendant, Charles
c. Presnel, is not resident of the
State of Virginia, it is ordered that
he do appear here within fifteen DAYS
after due publication hereof, and do
what may be necessary to protect
his interest in this suit. And it is
further ordered that copy hereof
be published once week for q sue.
cessive weeks in Clinch Valley News.
newspaper published in the coun,
ty of TaZewell, and that q copy be
posted at the front door of the court
house of this county on or before the
goth day of October, 1919, that being
the next succeeding Rule day after
J this order was entered.
A Copy-Teste:
G. w. GREEVER, Clerk.
j. Powell Royal, p. q. 1O-1O-4t
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-10
THE BEST INSURANCE
AGAINST INFLUENZA

the chest and throat and inserted in
each nostril. Brame's Vapomentha
Salve penetrates the pores of the
skin, relieving congestion, ut the
same time healing vapors arise and
are breathed through the mouth and
nose, loosening the pleghm and caus-
ing the patient to breathe freely. Its
absolute reliability is evidenced by
dozens of unsolicited testimonials
Brame's Vapomentha Salve will re-
lieve pneumonia, influenza, grippe,
pleurisy, bronchitis, whooping cough,
catarrm, asthma, tonsilitis, hay few
err and inflammation Of the skin,
Vapomentha is applied externally,
and it will not stain the clothes, as
other salves do. No home should ever
be without it. Buy it from your drug
gist or direct from the Brame Drug
Co., North Wilkesboro, N. c. A small
bottle costs 30c.; much larger one,
containing six times as much, $l.2O.
ADV.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-10

Mr.. and Mrs. JAS. P. Beavers, of
SANDY, spent the week end with Mrs.
beavers relatives i'll this town.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Kelly have
purchased lot from Mrs. Keliy's fn-
ther w. E. Pcery, on Tazewell avenue
ana are arranging to erect n home,
work Will be commenced as soon as
material can be assembled.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-10

Mrs. Sallie Harrison has been ut a
rest cure hospital in Ashvillc, N. c.,
4or the past few months and informa
tlon reaching Tazewell is that she is
regainlng her strength fast. She ex-
pects to return to her home here in =
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-10
TAXES FOR 1919
NOTICE.

TO THE TAXPAYERS OF TAZEWELL COUNTY
AS required by law propose at the following places on
the dates mentioned for the reception 1919 Taxes and
namely:
PAINT LICKW S. Witt Store Tuesday October till ~
MAIDEN SPRlNG-W R. and j. W. Bowen's Store till D. m
BURKES GARDEN-Moss Bros Store Wednesday, October g
SHAWVERS MLSPruett Store Thursday October till n
GRATToN-Cox and Caytors Store October 9th, d. D. M "
RAVEN-McCal and Companys Store Friday, October 10
HIGHLANDS b. Crabrees Store Monday, October 13.
CEDAR BLUFF-Bue Sulphur Inn, Tuesday,
POUNDING MPoundng Mill Supply Wednesday Oct IL
@ @ -ovane Supply Co.'S Store Monday, 90
POCAHONTAS-Cty Court House, Tuesday, October 81
YARDS Butts Store, Wednesday, October 22 till
FALLS MILLS H. Hary Store Wednesday, afternoon
GRAHAM-City Court House, Thursday October 49,
TIP TOP-R. P. Hartman FRIDAY cobor
And at all other times during business OF
flCE IAZEWELl, VA, of December -
H. p. BRITAIN Treasurer Tazewel County
N BClams payable by the
Of the person in whose favor thl claim - ~ ~
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-10

The kissing of Old Glory by 100
dlrt-mouthed red-handed anarchists,
as reported from Weirton, w. Va,
on Oct. 7th is just about the hard
est luck the, flag has met with. That
nag should be thoroughly fumigated.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-10
Good Virginia Farms For Sale.

Good Virginia Farms For Sale.
We have Il splendid list of farms
from which to select, ranging in
prices for $40 per acre up, accord
ing to location and improvements.
Some special bargains justl listed.
Many large stock and grain farms,
with or without equipment. Write
for information, stating size, kind
and price of farm desired. Don't buy
until you see our forms. Reference:
National Bank of Manassas. C. j.
\ MEETZE and CO., Manassas, Va.
8-15-tfc.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-10
Prominent Educator Believes That
Fapomentha is Sure Preventive.


DR.. r. M. Brame, discoverer of
Brame's Vapomentha Salve, has a
Letter from C. C. Wright, Superin-
tendent of the Wilkes County, N. c.,
Public Schools, in which he says.
I'VE have used Brame's Vapomentha
Salve for nearly all the ills for which
it is prescribed and have always Sc
cured satisfactory results. If used in
time it Inns never failed to break up
colds, usually the forerunner Of
Grippe, Influenza and Pneumonia.
| speak from personal observation.
| believe if this preparation is used
in time it will prevent the developc-
ment of pneumonia in every instance,
ifu sed according to directions"
These strong statements are fully
Justified by the remarkable recov-
cries that follow. Brame's Vapo-
mcntha Salve is applied freely over
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-10
COAL LEADERS, WANTED.

Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation is
opening up some new entries with a
view Of materially increasing its out
quire about the work should write to
Mr.. E. V. Walker, Superintendent
Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation, Je-
well Ridge, Va. Trains leave Rich
lands, Va, for Jewell at 2 and p.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-10
GARMENT GERMS MAY CAUSE
DISEASE.

Our scientific method of pressing
clothes kills all germ matter, restores
me and lustre to the clothes and pos
itively produces in every garment
THE NATURAL BODY SHAPE.
CLEANING ALTERING RE-
PAIRING.
ALEX DICKERSON, Tazewell, Va.
Phone 6. b.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-10

The Gillespie sanitorium property
on Main Street was bought ut public
sale last Monday by w. T.. Gillespie
and Henry Preston. They in turn sold
the property to Miss Sallie McClin-
took, local manager for the Bluefield
Telephone Company's local office. The
property brought about $4,000.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-10
William Tell Flour, $1.7O for "a
pound bag. Try it. At Boyer's.

The people of the community are
reminded again that the annual ba-
zaar of the Tazewell Cemetery Asso-
citation will take place somtime in the
next month.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-10
DIR. w. A. KING,
Eye Specialist.

OplOmeCTlSC.
Will be at JeffersOnvnlle Hotel
at Tazewell, Oct. 10, prepared
to examine Eyes and prescribe
proper glasses for same. Those
suffering with headache, Ner-
yOusness have symptoms of eye
trouble. All lenses ground spec
ial for each case. Examination
and consultation free.
Call on above date.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-06-13
WEST MICHIGAN PEACH
ORCHARD PAYS WELL
Fifteen Acres Earn Thousands
Dollars Yearly for First
Twelve Seasons.

East Lansing, Mich, June ga fif-
teen acre Michigan peach orchard,
owned by Messrs j. X. Barden and Son
of Allegan County, has returned net
profit OF nearly thousand dollars a
year during the first twelve seasons,
according to report just published by
the Horticultural Department of the
Michigan Agricultural College. The
total profit for the .welve-year period
is $l1 1868 .05.
+. M. Barden, one of the owners kept
all the records on the orchard and in
cluded every item of expense from the
initial cost of the young trees to the
marketing of the last crop. Even the
labor put in by the owners was charged
up at the prevailing rate. Total eX-
penses for twelve years are 1881 81
This deducted from total receipts OF
9,094.42 gives the net profit shown
above. The average yearly net profit
per acre is $6257
A bulletin giving full information on
the records OF the test, giving all items
in detail, may be had by writing to r..
S. Shaw, Director Experiment Station,
M. A. c., East Lansing.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-06-13
UNLABELED PACKAGES
HOLD BAD GRASS SEED
Undesirable Lawn Mixtures Be-
ing Sold in State in Blank
Containers.

East Lansing, Mich, June 9.-Grass
seed mixtures which contain timothy,
rye grass, and other seeds which are
undesirable for lawns, are being sold
i'm the state in unlabeled packages, ac-
cording to Bertha +. Hollister, State
Seed Analyst at East Lansing. Miss
Hollister has found that various retail
stores other than seed companies are
dealing in grass mixtures at this time
of year, more for advertising than for
profit, and that these stores are often
very careless about the quality OF seed
sold. An electric light agency in De-
troit was found to be doing a large
business in inferior lawn mixtures.
The remedy for the condition is for
purchasers to buy only carefully labeled
seeds, put up by reliable companies.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-06-13
SWEET CLOVER SHOULD
BE CUT HIGH AND EARLY

East Lansing, Mich, June 9.-The
first crop OF sweet clover must be cut
high and early if good second crop is
to be grown, declares j. w. Nicolson,
Farm Crops Specialist at the Michigan
Agricultural College. If sweet clover
is cut the way common clover and
alfalfa are cut, the second crop will
probably be seriously injured and
possibly ruined.
With healthy, vigorous stand sweet
clover should be cut when it is about
twenty-four to thirty inches high, and
before the appearance OF any blossom
buds. The second crop does not spring
from the crowns, as in the case OF
alfalfa, but is obtained from branches
developed from the lower part. OF the
old stalk-hence the importance of high
cutting. The length OF stubble which
should be left varies with the rapidity
OF growth of the plants, but in Michi-
gan the stubble should usually be left
from eight to twelve inches high.
Sweet clover is proving OF especial
value on rundown and infertile soils,
although it is being grown profitably
on many soils of high fertility. 1t is an
excellent pasture crop, and will pro-
duce satisfactory yields of hay and seed
even under poor conditions which
would not give as good results with any
other legume.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-06-13
TO TUNNEL CHANNEL
Will Take Five Years and Cost
$1OO,0O0,000.
Enuineers Also Considering Boring
Under Bosphorus and Strait
Of Gibraltar.

London-Five years would be re-
quired to complete the proposed tun-
mel under the English channel from
England to France, according to an
authoritative estimate. 1t is said that
In ordinary times the cost of the
work would be about $S0,OOO,OOO, but
In view of the increased cost OF labor
and materials, the expense involved
would, under present conditions, be
nearly $1OO,OOO,OOO.
The Daily Mail claims to have def.
mite information that the British and
French governments have agreed to
the construction Of the tunnel, and
that the details now are being dis
cussed by a special commission In
Paris, which also is considering the
building Of tunnels under the Bos-
phorus and the Strait of Gibraltar.
The engineering plans for the chan
mel, according to the Daily Mall,
are so far advanced that work could
be begun Immediately.
"It is proposed" says the Daily
Mail, "to start the tunnel some dis
tance inside both countries instead Of
near the coast as was originally in
tended, so as to avoid the risks Of q
fall Of the cliffs, such as already has
occurred on the British side near the
point where the work would have been
begun.
"In addition to tracks, the tunnel
will carry telephone and telegraph
wires, superseding the present sea-bed
cables, and also pneumatic tubes for
carrying letters and parcels. The
French and British railroads con-
cerned are willing to finance the
scheme, but the two governments wish
to exercise control of some sort of
joint state finance.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-06-13
CROWS CAN BE KEPT
OUT OF CORN FIELDS
Treatment of Seed Will Stop De-
struction by Birds and Rodents

East Lansing, Mich, June 1O.-A
great deal of the loss suffered annually
because of destruction of newly plant
ed corn by crows and burrowing ami
mails can be avoided if proper methods
are used, according to Prof. j. +. Cox
of the farm crops department at M. A.
c. While Professor Cox believes that
the crow comes in for more than his
share of blame for. corn pulling, he
recommends treatment of the seed as a
protection.
That some crows are worse corn de-
stroyers than others has been proved.
Certain of the birds seem to pull out
corn for the love OF the work, long
after their appetite has been satisfied,
while the majority do really very little
damage. For these occasional maraud-
ers Professor Cox recommends the use
of reliable shot gun.
Scare crows and other devises to
frighten the birds away are all effective
in a measure. Hanging dead crows
around the field is one of the best meth
DDS. Treatment of the seed to make il
unpalatable is the most effective
measure known, however, the follow.
ing being recommended as good
practice
Put the seed corn in a tight vessel
moisten it with warm water, and stir
in about 2 tablespoonsful of coal tar tc
each bushel of seed. After draining
the tarred corn thoroughly to remove
any water remaining free, add ashes
land plaster, road dust, or any similar
material to absorb surplus tar and pre-
vent the seed from being sticky; oil
better, after draining, spread the corr
on barn floor or similar surface anc
let it remain two or three days, wher
little or no dust will be required. The
thinner the tar, the better Crows rare
ly pull more than few kernels OF the
tarred corn.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-06-13
Shall We Have
Better School
Buildings?
Proposition To Be Submitted To
Our Taxpayers.

A special meeting of the taxpayers OF
School District No. 4, South Arm town
ship City OF East Jordan) is called to
meet at the High School Building, Mon
day evening, June 23rd, from ZOO to
800 o'clock.
The object of this meeting is to de-
termine just what is.to be done in the
matter OF reconstructing our high
school buildings. For years the Grade
Central Building has been decorating
until now something must be done in
Ahe way of rebuilding or repairing. The
matter has been thoroughly discussed
by our citizens for several years past
but owing TO war conditions it was not
considered advisable TO take any action.
With the war happily over, our School
Board have taken up the matter OF re-
building and employed an architect to
go over the proposition and make a
definite estimate OF the cost Of the pro-
posed new building.
Our citizens will be called upon at
the meeting Monday, June 23rd, TO vote
on a proposition to bond the district for
$50, 900 which is the estimate given for
reconstructing. The plan is, we under
stand. to tear down one-half OF the old
Grade Central Building and build an
addition which will provide an auditor
ium, manual training and agricultural
department.
Ii, for any reason, the proposed plan
is not acceptable to our citizens then
the matter of fixing an estimate on re-
pair work will be taken up
We understand the plan TO be pre-
sented is for bonding the District for
DsS0, 900, all the bonds to be retired in
seven years. This will mean an addi-
tional school tax of about one per cent
per year for the seven years.
This is rather heavy tax but The
Herald believes it is a public necessity
and should be voted. 1t is only matter
OF very few years until the Grade
Central Building will be condemned, as
it is now in very poor condition. Other
cities OF equal size have lar outclassed
US in their public school structures and
facilities and we, as loyal citizens, can
not allow this TO continue.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-06-13
FARM BUREAU NOTES.

The first crop OF sweet clover must
be cut high and early if a good second
crop is TO be grown. With a healthy,
vigorous stand, sweet clover should be
cut when it Is about twenty -four to
thirty inches high and before the ap-
pearance OF any blossoms buds.
All beekeepers should note that
warning has been given that the law
passed by the legislature in 1917, re-
quiring all bees to be kept in movable
fraghe hives free from cross combs, will
be Vigorously endorced on and after
July first. If you have bees in illegal
hives, they can be transferred to law
full ones. The County Agent can send
you directions for doing the work and
might be able to assist you personally.
Companionship, good times and a
chance to make money are the three
things country boy or girl look for
ward to finding in the City. Club work
provides them in the country.
BOOSTERS not needed for breeding
should be put into the same class as
flys when it comes to swatting. Pro-
duce infertile eggs, they are worth
more, as they keep better and cost less
to produce as there are no roosters to
feed. 1t is estimated by the u. S. De-
partment OF Agriculture that SIS, 600, ,OOC
worth OF eggs spoil yearly because they
are fertile.