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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-29
INSPECTION OF
COAL DELIVERY
METHODS IS ON
Inspector OF Weights and Measures
VIII Insure Against Losses
in Ira deportation.

Coal dealers should make sure
that they furnish exactly the
amount of coal as ordered by Gus
toners.
y Lawrence K. Eihl city inspector
Of weights and measures, an
nounced today that he was con-
Quoting an investigation with a
view to insuring exact deliveries
of the product.
The greatest cause of under
weight in some instances" the ill
spector said, sis waste in transpor-
tation" The official has discovered
coal littering many streets.
The loads must be weighed IN
der the city ordinance, but meas
ures must also be taken to insure
no waste.
Waste is a loss charged to the
purchaser, as the commodity is
only weighed when taken from the
company buildings.
Coal dealers will be ordered to
prevent waste in the future, and
rigid investigation to insure COM
pliance will De made by the in
spectori
AS a result of an order given sew
eral days ago that ice must be
weighed from the wagons, no more
complaints have been received, the
inspector says. All dealers have
now. consented to the requirement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-29
Will Company Get an In
crease? Leading CUES
ton in Tieup.

With less than sixty hours inter-
vening between the time set for the
strike of street railway men in the
tri-cities, the tieup order hangs on
two issues today. They are:
Whether or not the Tri-City
Railway company will receive
permission to charge a 7-cenu
fare at the rehearing on the in
crease asked before the state
public utilities commission in
Chicago.
Whether or not the men who
are demanding an increase in
wages, providing a maximum of
rs cents per hour, will accept
a rate of pay which provides
55 cents as a maximum.
The hearing before the utilities
commission opened late yesterday
afternoon and was continued today.
All officials of the railway company
are in Chicago. B. ]. Denman, pres
ident, and L. r. King, engineer of
the company, left for Chicago fol-
lowing the meeting of the mayors of
eight cities in Davenport yesterday.
Mayor Schriver of Rock Island
did not attend the afternoon meet
ing. The Rock Islond city executive
was at the session in the morning
and urged arbitration. He suggested
a board of three, one from the en-
ployes, one from the men and one
selected by the two to arbitrate the
matter and let their findings be
binding on both sides.
In the afternoon, however, with
Mayor Schriver absent, the mayors
of the other cities after hearing
from representatives of the COM
pany that the only action to pre-
vent a strike can come through an
increase in fares to cents, were
silent when asked if they would
lend their aid to obtain this rate.
The company assumed that silence
gives consent, and it figured rnat
and Bettendorf city Of
hcials would be willing to author
ize the increase and that Muscarne
probably would. AS for Moline and
East Moline, officials of neither of
these cities said they would oppose
the 7-cent fare. Rock Island was
not represented dI Tue ucOllASY DuI
the city commission here has taken
the stand against a fare increase,
on the ground that the public utili-
ties commission in it's recent decis-
ion denying the increase. showed
that the company is making fair
margin of profit.
Food for Appeal.
It was expetced in official circles
hat Mr.. Denman will report to the
state commission in Chicago today
'acts brought out at the meeting of
he mayors yesterday and would
show that the company is in hard
straits, through the statements
made at the meeting 1t was also
considered that the fact that the
mayors of the cities held confer
,nce on the matter, and considered
he question of asking that a 7-cent |
are be authorized through the city
councils of the cities in Iowa, and |
~ request from the city councils |
o the state commission in Illinois, |
would materially strengthen the po-
ion of the company in asking for |
he increased fare at the commits |
lion meeting today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-29

Mr.. Ekblaw had one Of the two Es.
kimos who were with Cook in his
employ and he learned a good zeal
about the movements of the man
who has earned the title of cham
pion pretender among explorers.
Announcement was made that the
Rotary picnic to have taken place
on Rock River south OF Moline to.
morrow has been postponed IN
definitely. Rock Island Rotarians
were invited to visit the Boy Scout
camp near Taylor Ridge one week
from today and to remain for sup
per.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-29
COMMISSION rs
SOLID AGAINST
C.ARFARE RAISE

The Rock Island city commission
is opposed to an increase in fare
for the Tri-City Railway company.
Commissioner NJ. T. Rudgren,
serving his third term as commits
sioner of accounts and finances,
today outlined the position of the
commission as he has found it.
THE commission feels that the
decision of the state public utili-
ties commission in recently deny
ing the company the right to in
crease its fares to z cents, made
an extensive investigation into the
finances of the traction concern
and was entirely familiar with the
cost of operating and the reve
nues," Mr.. Rudgren said.
I'VE were pleased with the re-
port Of the commission because we
believe that the company does not
need a fare increase to obtain a
reasonable profit on its investment.
Our position has not changed. The
former administration did every
thing possible to fight the increase
and the present administration
will do the same.
1T would be different il the pub
lie utilities commission had time
after time refused to grant in
creases to traction concerns ask
ing them. 1t has not. In various
cases in this state it has authoriz-
ed higher fares. In other cases II
has denied them. This indicates
that the commission made an ex-
tenSiYe Investigation into the meT-
its of a petition before it acts.
IF the public utilities commits
sion, after this thorough study,
finds that an increase is not nee
essary, no city body would be jus.
titled without access to all records
Of the concern to take any action
which would give the company an
increase"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-29
MOLINE POLICE NEWS.

F. NJ. Williamson, GA years old,
who was arrested Saturday on a
charge of stealing brass from his
employers, the Velie company, was
given his liberty last evening by
Magistrate Gustafson. williamson s
employers declined to prosecute
Negley arrested only one motor
list yesterday, R. G. Boyd of Daven-
port. But Magistrate Gustafson
heard two speed cases yesterday
afternoon and two last evening.
Frank Johnson, Jr., and j. F. Mil
lett were each fined SO; r. B. AL
tenborg was fined SIS, and ]. S.
Wads, $40 Boyd was to be ar
raigned this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-29
MORNING rs DULL
IN POLICE COURT

A quiet day passed in Rock Is
land today, as indicated at the po-
lice court. No offenses Of any i'm
portance were reported to the po-
lice.
Last evening two persons were
fined. H. Carlson paid SIS and costs
for drunkenness, and Leonard
Roach contributed an equal
amount for disorderly conduct.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-29

cussion at the city hall with an Of
fetal of the Peoples Power COM
pany and representatives of the
Tri-City Federation of Labor.
No direct action in reference to-
the proposed higher fares was tax
en- at that particular meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-29

would continue his evening SER
vices at Sixteenth street and Sixth
avenue, one block from the scene
Of the fight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-29

- Hillsboro, IlI.-John W. Edwards
a farmer, is dead as the result of
falling on the stubble of a big weed
which penetrated his stomach. Ed
wards weighed ESQ pounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-29
Ultimatum for rs Cent
Scale Is Issued at Meet
ing of State Body.
(Bv Associated Press


Chicago, July 29-UnIess the
employees of the Tri-City Rail-
way company and the Moline,
Rock Island & Eastern Trae-
ton company, receive a wage
increase to IS cents an hour by
4 O'Clock Friday morning, the
men will strike. This was the
ultimatum served on the COM
pany at the increased fare
hearing before the state pub
lie utilities commission here
today.
The company, through B. J.
Denman, president of the rail-
way company, and r. Shadalee,
vice president of the United
Light & Power company, say
that even though they are al
lowed the fare they are ask
ing, cents, the company will
only be able TO grant a maxi
mum TO the men of IS cents an
hour. At today's meeting the
men were represented by j. b.
Lawson, international vice
president of the street car
mems union.
Chicago, July 29.-The wage
rate problems of the Tri-City
Railway company and the Mo-
line, Rock Island and Eastern
Traction company, were taken
up yesterday before the public
utilities commission after Com
missioner WilkersOn an
n0unced the commissions rul-
ing that the hearing of the
cOmpany's appeal for an in
~wrease in rates be resumed.
III. Z. Weeks, treasurer for
the Tri-City company, quoted
figures at the hearing, endeav-
Oring to show that the com.
pany is in dire need of permits
sion to increase fares TO
cents if the demands OF the en-
pIOyes for a 20 cent hourly
wage was to be considered.
sidered.
Advices received by officials
of Division 3I3, Street Railway
Trainmen's union Of Rock Is
Land, Moline and East Moline,
this afternoon, were to the eff
feet that officials Of the division
at noon today issued an ulti-
matum to the Tri-City Railway
company heads at the fare in
crease hearing in Chicago, that
if the company did not agree to
a wage scale of so cents an
hour by 6 o'clock tonight, the
men will strike at 4 O'Clock
Friday morning.
1t was indicated that the
union officials, with J. b. Law
son, international vice presi-
dent of the street car mems
union, would leave at once for
the tri-cities where they would
make all preparations neceS-
sary to place in effect the order
which will tieup street car
transportation in the tri-cities.
Previous intimatiOn of the
company is that under no cir
cumstances in the event of a
strike would the traction con-
Germ endeayOr to operate the
cars by nOnuniOn labor. II was
stated that II the men quit the
job the cars will be left In the
barn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-29
CIGARMAKERS ARE
GIVEN INCREASE

Union cigarmakers IN this dis
trict have been granted an increase
of 10 per cent in wages. The men
recently presented the petition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-29

GEORGE STORY, ARTIST, DIES.
London, July 29.-George Adolf
plus Story, the famous artist and
authority on perspective, died at
his residence here this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-29
SPECIALS
WOmen's silk Boot Hose.

Women's full fashioned, pure
thread silk boot hose, silk
Isle welt, linen heels and
toes, all colors but black.
Regular $3.50 100
values ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-29
Silk MORE Bags.

Women's silk MORE bags, in
gathered and shirred effects,
come in black and colors,
equipped with purse and mir
ror. Values up to ca 90
SO, at .......... OfsOC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-29
Silk Underwear.

One lot of silk underwear,
consisting of gowns, chemise,
pajamas, camisoles and
boomers. Values up to SIS,
special at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-29
Assorted Dress Ginghams.
Fancy VOnes.

40-inch fancy voiIes. new
shipment, floral effects on
colored grounds. Regular
t sss y valas'' 48c
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-29
Women's Cotton UniOnsuits.

Women's fine cotton union
suits. linen lace trimmed
knee and beading trimmed
a5e y all sizes. 39c
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-01-02
ORDER FOR HEARING PETITION
FOR LICENSE TO SELL REAL


State of North Dakota, County Of Bot
tineau, IS. County Court:
II the Matter Of the Estate Of Edward
George Hastings setting forth the
amount of personal estate that has come
Of the amount Of debts outstanding
against said deceased, and a description
of all the real estate Of which said de-
ceased died seized, and the condition ana
and praying that license be to him
granted to sell he following described
real property, situate in Bottineau coun-
Of Of Bslooccikn Thirteen Gs, Of the Original
Townsite Of the Village Of Newburg. ,
And it appearing, by said petition, that
there is not sufficient personal estate In
pay said debts. and that it is necessary
in order to pay h same n for the
best interests Of said estate and the
Heirs thereof. to sell the whole OF said
It is Therefore Ordered. That all
persons interested in aid estate. appear
before the Judge of this Court. on Mon,
at ten o'clock A. M, at the Court House
in the County of Bottineau, North Da-
kota then and there to show cause, If
any there be, why license should not De
said real estate according to the prayer
AND 1T rs FURTHER ORDERED.
Citation upon this application in due
form shall be published for four success
sive weeks prior to the day of hearing
in the Bottineau Courant a weekly Jews
paper printed and published at Botti-
neau in said county. and personally SER
tate, residing in said county and upon
all other persons interested, according to
law.
Dated at Bottineau. N. Oak, this 9Th
day of December, 1918.
BY the Court,
(Seal Of the County Court.) At.
John e. Martin, as,
Judge Of County Court.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-01-02
PROPOSALS FOR THE DE.
POST OF COUNTY FUNDS.

Sections 1915 and 1916 Com
piled Laws of 1918.
Sealed proposals for the depos-
it of county funds will be receiv-
ed by the Board Of County Com
missioners of Bottineau County
up to two o'clock p. m. Monday
January 9Th, 1919.
Such proposals shall state the
rate of interest which will be
paid on the average daily balance
during the month, interest to be
paid monthly, on condition that
such funds, with accrued inter-
est, shall be held subject to
draft at all times on demand.
Such proposals shall be in
closed in sealed envelopes adj
dressed to the county auditor
and marked Proposals for de-
post of county funds"
Chapter 1926 of the Laws Of
North Dakota for 1917;
DepOsitOrs Guaranty Fund
Banks of Bottineau County
who have complied in full with
the provisions of this act need
not furnish further security OF
bond for the purpose Of becom-
ing a depository for the county
funds.
Banks of Bottineau County
who are not members Of the De.
positors' Guaranty Fund Com
mission in good standing will b
required to submit q surety bono
III an amount equal to the
amount Of their bid, said bond
q run fer TIE period ef tvt
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-01-02
Minnesota Federation Takes
Active Steps to Increase
Strength.
CALL LEAGUE A MENACE
Letters Issued From Headquarters
Plead for Concerted Action to Pre-
vent Farmers From Getting
Legislative Control.

The National Nonpartisan league
must be crushed in order to make the
Northwest safe for the privately-owned
insurance game, according to letters
recently sent out by the insurance
mems organization in Minnesota.
This organization is the Insurance
Federation of Minnesota. Its secre
tary Is E. A. Sherman and it's Offices
are in Minneapolis. The letters sent
out by the insurance mems organiza'
ton frankly show a fear of state
operation of insurance, which it says
would monaco the profits which the
insurance men make.
One letter from the organization is
an appeal to insurance lei to organ.
ize. It was sent out during the war
when the insurance men claimed that
it was disloyal for the farmers to or
ganixe. This letter says in part:
For the past four years a certain
socialistic element in Minnesota has
been demanding state insurance-that
the state take over the insurance bust.
ness and operate it as a monopoly, to
the exclusion Of private ownership.
Bills to that effect were strongly
backed in the last legislature and their
defeat was due solely to the effective
measures taken by insurance men
through the insurance federation
u%obbies).
Nov through the Nonpartisan
league and the socialist laborites, state
insurance has been made a political
Issue along with state ownership of
various lines of business"
Another letter from the same
source. in part, follows:
mo insurance man should ignore
the menace of the bolsheviki move
ment, fostered by the Nonpartisan
league. It's purpose, among other
things, is to create a state monopoly
of insurance in all it's branches; to de.
stroy the right of individual citizens
to engage therein and to create a
powerful bureau of department of in
surance in all it's branches, which can
be used for political purposes and to
seoure control of millions of dollars
Of insurance premium, which under
their plan. must be paid into such bu-
reau.
EVERY insurance man should not
only vote againgt, but exert every in
fluence against the election of every
candidate for Office whom they have
reason to believe will carry into effect
the dictates of the Nonpartisan league
and the 'farmer-labor' party"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-01-02

years as required by law.
BY order Of the Board of
County Commissioners Of Bot
tineau County, State Of North
Dakota.
Dated at Bottineau, N. Dak.,
this oath day of December 1918.
Geo. H. Hebert,
County Auditor. ct
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-01-02

$500 ~A
Mary Mix, Annie Huffman and Laura
The State Of North Dakota to Mary
Mix. Of the city Of Lansford, in the
county Of Bottineau and state of
YoU ARE HEREBY NoT1F1ED.
THAT on the 9Th day Of December AID
1918, j.. w. Mix presented to this Court
his verified petition alleging that you
are mentally incompetent to manage
your property, or to properly take care
O'Keefe Of the city Of Lansford. in the
County of Bottineau and State Of North
Dakota, be appointed Guardian of your
person and estate;
18th day of January. A. D. 1919 at the
hour of 10 o'clock in the forenoon of
that day, at the Court Rooms Of this
Court in the County Court House, in the
B%ottineau and State Of North Dakota:
place of hearing said petition.
And you are hereby cited and requir-
before this Court and show cause, If
found and adjudged to be mentally, in
competent to manage your property and
properly take care of yourself. and why
pointed Guardian Of our person and
estate.
By the Court.
John E. Martin,
Judge Of the County Court.
Dated the 9Th day. Of December, 1913.
Let service of this citation be made
by personal service upon the said res
pondents by publication for three sue
cessive weeks in the Bottineau Cour-
John E.. Martin,
Judge.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-01-02
MEETING,

The stockholders of the One
NEE cooperative Farmers Ele-
vator Co. are hereby notified
that a special meeting Of said
stockholders is called for Jan.
9Th. 1919, at 200 P. M. in the
Harrington Hall, for the purpose
of increasing the capital stock
of the Omemee &C cooperative
Farmers Elevator Company, of
Omemee, N. D. from 100000 90
to $20,000.00, and lowering the
par value Of shares from $1,000
to $4,000.
By order of the Board of
Directors.
Claus Ploehn.
President.
j. C.. Kerchenfaut.
Secretary.
Jan. 3rd.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-01-02
ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of the
members of the Scandinavian
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Co. will be held January 9th,
1919, at the courthouse at Bot
tineau, N. D. The meeting will
begin at 2 o'clock p. m.
All members who can possibly
do so should attend this meeting
and take part in the delibera-
tions of the affairs of the COM
pany.-Nels Magnuson, Secre-
tary. 2t
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-01-02
H BOTTINEAU COURA;

French week and Russian thistlos
tus. by cutting, burning or pull
French weed on or before the tent
Of June 1918. Canadian Thistle, C
bur, Mustard, Wild Oats and q
Thistle or cactus on or before theN#4EGl
Persons in doubt as to the kind 81
weeds growing on their lands are re-
quested to consult the County Agricul-
tural Agents, 4. P. Henderson. Bottin-
Resolution adopted all members vot-
ing Aye.
On motion the following places were
designated by the Board. for the sale
Willow City In front Of Rochleau
Livery Barn
Omemee In front Of Brasseur Livery
Bottineau In front of Home Auto Com
pany
carbury In front of Cooperative
Souris in front Of Fairweather Liv-
Roth In front of Postoffice.
n In front Of Thompson Livery
Westhope In front of Burns and Shar-
| vey Livery Barn..
Kuroki In front of Postoffice. h
Antler In front of Redshaw Barn.
Overly In front of Postoffice. t%
Gardena In front Of Furstenau Liv-
cry Barn. r @S
Kramer In front of Postoffice.
Russell In front of Ferguson Livery
Eckman In front Of Nelson Livery
Barn.
Hurd In front of Post-Office.
Lansford In front of Kenny Livery
Newburg In front of McGovern Liv.
cry Barn.
Maxbass in front Of Currie Livery
Barn.
On motion the Board adjourned until
200 P. M.
Board in session. ,af.
All members present.
Seed and Feed matters discussed.
On motion the bids submitted on call
Foot For 'b biad ae't Graders 81 F. On" 8. f B. 'a at my s"s sta
ton in Bottineau County, were opened
and were as follows: ~"
Austin Western Road & Ma
J. c 81 Xd Gnmp&snSG 20: iotS.SS
stockland Road Machine Co... 10000
Rq on mo Graae the Il Of the R sSas;SY
order given for two machines, one ma
chine for the First Commissioner Dis
trict and one machine for the Fourth
Balance of the day consumed by the
board discussing road matters, and the
seed and feed question. -.
On motion the board adJourneo until
Wednesday April 18th. 1918.
On motion the following bills were
audited and allowed: ~
John Mclean Livery and mileage month
of March 1918 5 1920
Geo. Sidener Per-diem and expense 1000
S. M. Nichol Per-diem and expense 1850
P. E.. Nelson Per-diem and expense $3.50
Moved by Commissioner Sidener and
seconded by Commissioner Nelson that
the county issue warrants for the pay
ment of seed and feed as follows:'
Said warrants to be drawn on the Gen,
eral Fund of the County as provided
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-01-02
ror1cE TO CREDITORS.

State of North Dakota, County of Bot
tineau, IS. - County Court
In the Matter Of the Estate Of Clyde
Hermanus Shumway, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by J. J. Weeks
Administrator of h estate Of Clyde
Hermanus Shumway, Deceased. to thu
creditors of, and all persons having
claims against said deceased, to- present
them, with the necessary vouchers, tt
the said J. j. Weeks. Administrator OF
said estate at Bottineau, North Dakota
within six months after the first publ.
cation of this notice.
Dated this 10th day Of December
J.. J. Weeks,
.... Administrator