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Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
HEAVY SELLING
FAILS TO HOLD
STOCK PRICES

New York. Dec. 31.-During the
morning session Of the stock mar
ket selling for cash proceeded in
heavy volume but without adverse
effect upon quoted values. Early
gains were substantially extended,
American Woolen continuing to
lead at an extreme rise of . points.
Other noteworthy features includ-
ed Texas company, Mexican Petro-
leum, United States Rubber, Gen.
eral Motors. Independent Steels,
Worthington Pump, Endicott-John-
son, International Paper, American
International, and Industrial Alco-
hol, where gross gains ranged from
2 to almost 10 points. Rails and
Tobaccos also made moderate ad-
vances, but profit-taking followed
the first call money rate Of Is per
cent.
New York, Dec. 31.-Final ses-
sion of the year on the stock ex-
change began with demonstra-
ton Of strength, regardless of fur
ther Indications of tight money
Many initial transactions were on
cash basis, evidently for the pur-
pose of adjusting year-end income
account. American Woolen. the
spectacular feature of recent ses
sions, added almost five points to
yesterdays substantial gain. Ad-
; vances Of one to three points were
made by leading oils, shippings,
motor specialties and food issues
Investment rails recorded only
fractional gains, but minor trans
portations were stronger.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
WILL NEW YEAR
BRING IMPROVED
TRAIN SERVIOE7

Does the New Year bring q dif-
ferent transportation service to
Aledo?
In certain quarters Of the city
the rumor Is afioat tat the Rock
Island Southern railway system is
to discontinue. Rumor persists In
declaring that the company Is
nearly bankrupt and that shortly
people will speak OF the system In
the past tense. There is hope that
the rumors are unfounded. but no
official Of the company denies the
charge and seemingly are unwill-
ing to discuss the situation. sTrue
1t is that the service during the
past few weeks has been no honor
to the company. Dame rumor goes
a little further and says that there
Is q possibility that the company
will substitute steam trains for the
electric. The company. 1t Is said
owns just two engines and these
are almost as uncertain as the
Matherville power plant. What a
wonderful New Year It would be
for the patrons of the system II. IN,
accordance to custom. the compand
should make a resolution and rel
der real service.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
EXTEND CALL TO
OHIO MINISTER

Members of the First Presbyte-
rian church OF Aledo voted unani-
mously to extend an invitation to
DR.. A. Judson Arrick Of Oxford,
Ohio.
For four months the pastorate OF
the church has been vacant and
during that time several men have
occupied the pulpit for Sunday SER
vices. Last Sunday Rev. Westphal
OF Chicago preached q very inter-
esting sermon. DR.. Arrick was
heard here two weeks ageo and his
style and sermons were well re-
ceived. A letter will be sent this
week to the Rev. Arrick and the
congregation are in hope OF IN &C.
ceptance Of the call.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
Chicago Livestock.

Chicago, Dec. S1.-Hogs receipts
10000; mostly 1oc to 15c higher;
bulk, 14.2o@14.45; top price, 1850:
heavy, 14.2o@14.45; medium, 1870
'@14.5O; light, 14.2o@1l45; light
light. 13.S5@14.3O: heavy packing
sows, smooth, 13.65@14.10; pack
ing sows. rough, 13.00@13.60; pigs.
13.00@1400.
Cattle receipts 400; firm; beef
steers, medium and heavy weight:
choice and prime. 1S.75@20.0O;
medium and good, 10.75@1s.75:
common. S.75010.75. Light weight,
good and choice. 13.50@l9.25; COM
mon and medium, s.00@13.60.
Butcher cattle, heifers, 6.4e(D14.75;
cows, 6.25013.50. Gamers and
cutters, 5.2506.25. Veal calves.
15.75017.00. Feeder steers, 1000
1925. Stocker steers. s.oo@1o.25.
Sheep receipts 5000; steady.
Lambs. 16.5001S.40; culls and COM
mon. 11.75015.25. Ewes, medium,
and good, 8.25010.75; culls and
common, 4.2508.00.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
Kansas City Livestock.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 31.-Hogs
receipts 10000; steady; bulk, 14.0O
@14.40; heavies. 14.10@14.50; med
iums, l4.15014.50; lights, 1890
1925; light lights, 13.25@13.90;
packing sows, 13.O0@1S.75; pigs,
12.75@13.35.
Cattle receipts. $500; lower:
calves SOC lower; heavy beef steers,
choice and prime. 16.65@18.50; /;
medium and good, 13.25@16.65; !;
common, 10.60@13.25; light weight,
good and choice, 12.75@17.75; COST
mon and medium, 8.15@12.75; veal
calves, 13.00015.50; feeder steers,
7.75@13.00; stocker steers. 6.00an
1850.
Sheep receipts 5000: higher
lambs. 16.20@17.e5; yearling weth-
ers, 12.S5@15.10; ewes, 7.65@1050:
breeding ewes, 8.00@12.00; feeder
lambs, 11.75@15.00.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
Weather Forecast

Illinois: Generally fair and much
colder tonight and Thursday; cold
wave in central portions.
Missouri: Somewhat unsettled
and colder tonight; Thursday fair;
colder in east and south portions;
cold wave tonight in north por-
ton.
Wisconsin: Generally fair tonight
and Thursday; colder tonight and
in extreme east portion Thursday; /;
cold wave tonight; fresh to strong
northwest winds this afternoon and
tonight.
Iowa: Unsettled this afternoon,
followed by generally fair tonight
and Thursday; colder tonight and
in southeast portion Thursday !;
cold wave tonight; strong north
west winds this afternoon and to-
night.
Indiana: Cloudy and colder to-
night and Thursday; fresh and
strong northwest winds.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
ASKED TO REVISE
MAP FOR COUNTY

County Superintendent Of Pub
lie Highways ]. E. Russell received
today map of Mercer county
from Clifford Older. chief highway
engineer of Illinois in Springfield,
and with 1t was q request that the
map be revised up to date.
New highways. streams. townsh p
boundary lines. etc, are asked 10
be included. 1t 10 stated that q
new map Of Illinois 10 being mad..
Mr.. Russell believes that this Is
merely preparatory step to c.io6s-
inc the route of the new hard roads
:, Mercer county.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
ALEDO PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. J. e. Brown re-
turned home from Keithsburg
Monday morning. after an over
Sunday visit at the J. H. Harrison
home.
John Almquist departed for his
home at Longmont, Col. Monday
evening, following a visit here with
his brother, Andrew Almquist and
other relatives.
Alfred johnson returned home
to Creston. Iowa. Monday evening.
after a visit a the city at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas P. Runbom
and other friends.
Jacob Schroll and son Dwight,
departed for their home at Tobias,
Neb., Monday evening, following a
visit at the Kathrine Schroll home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Schrader
went to Burlington Monday even
ing, to attend the funeral Of Mrs.
roy.
Mrs. Willard Ruse and daughter
went to New Boston Monday even
ing for a visit ct the H. P. Prince
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Spangle of
Carthage arrived in the city Mon
day evening, for visit at the home
of William Barr.
Mrs. G. E. Platt went to Joy
Monday evening to spend the night
with friends.
Carroll Shut went to Des Moines,
Iowa. yesterday morning to attend
the International Student Volunteer
convention.
Mrs. Bruce Washburn is spending
the day in Viola with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Bay and son,
Edwin, are spending the day in the
tri-cities.
Chief Of Police George D. Reed
left this morning for Rock Island.
IA combined trip for business AID
| pleasure" according to the chief.
Mrs. Charles Virgins left this
morning for Marengo. Iowa. for a
short visit with her parents. Sno
was accompanied by her daughter.
Eva.
L. F. Hollembaek went to Mou-
mouth today for visit with his
uncle, L. C. Hollembaek and family.
Paul Marquis Is in Rock Island
today on = business trip.
Miss Frances White and he.
father. J. F. White went to Daven-
port this morning to spend New
Years.
Miss Venus Mason of Rock Ie-
land returned home this morning
after q few days visiting relatives
In Aledo.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
DISMISS CHARGES
AGAINST J. BOLTE

Magistrate Frank Gustafson to-
day dismissed charges Of inaug-
urating a confidence game against
T. J. Bolte. Davenport. president
Of the Bolte Tractor company.
'Bolte made a settlement with
Hjalmar Johnson of Moline. who
preferred the charges. johnson
claimed that Bolte had secured the
sum of $1,165 under false pre-
lenses. .Nz
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
G. o. P. DELEGATES
INSIST ON HAVING
PARTISAN CAUCUS

Aurora, ILL.,, Dec. 31.--Lee Nigh
ell Of Aurora, delegate to the con-
stitutional convention, filed a petit
tion signed by a majority of Re-
publican delegates with Justice l..
Johnson, secretary Of the Republi-
can state committee. today, asking
him to call caucus of Republican
delegates to the convention at the
Leland hotel. Springfield. ILL.,, at Z
o'clock, Monday, next. johnson has
not announced what action he will
take. waiting to hear first from
State Chairman Frank L. Smith.
who Is in Washington. Forty-eight
Republicans signed the petition for
the caucus.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
LENINE REGULAR
WRITER FOR NEW
AMERICAN PAPER

New York, Dec. 31.-Communists
In New York city have started n
campaign to raise a defense fund.-
Of $50. 900. by endeavoring to collett
q days pay from each Of their
members, according to copies Of the
appeal which reached the police to-
day. The appeal for funds also re.
vealed, according to the police, that
the reds" here will soon publish
a newspaper to be known as "Tne
Communists International.
Articles in the first issue will he
contributed by Lenine and TrotsEy,
the appeal announces.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
ALEDO OBITUARY

Mrs. Thomas Kiddoo Of Joy re
ceived word yesterday Of the deash
Of her nephew. DR.. Frank Dryden
at Wesley hospital in Chicago. Dr..
Dryden died Sunday afternoon after
a short illness. He was 30 years
Of age and leaves besides his wife.
and infant son. his mother. Mrs.
Helen Dryden in Chicago, and two
sisters. DR.. Mary Dryden and Nra.
C. c. Hubby both Of Battle Creek,s
Mich. The body arrived In Aledo
last night and was taken to the
home Of Mrs. Kiddoo at Joy. Buriel
was held this morning at IL O'Clock,
Rev. M. M. Walters Of the JOY
Presbyterian church ofiiciatine. In
terment wss in the Peniel cemc-
terry.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
Toledo Seed.

Toledo. Ohio. Dec. S1.-Clover
seed: prime, cash 31.40; December.
51.40; January, 31.40; February,
S1.50; March, 31.40.
Alsike: prime, cash $500; Decen.-
Der. $500; March, $500.
Timothy: price. cash u910 SOS,
cash (191S) 5.95; cash Q919) sos; /;
December. Cos; March, 6.15; April,
sis; May, Sis.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
NOSE BROKEN AND
FACE CUT; STRUCK
BY PIECE OF STEEL

John r. Frederickson, 1913 Six
teenth avenue, Moline. is in the Lu-
theran hospital today as result OF
an accident this morning in the
blacksmith shop Of the Moline Plow
company. Frederickson was struck
in the face by q heavy piece Of
steel which was bitten of and
hurled through the air by a drop
hammer near which, he was work.
ing. His nose was broken and he
was severely cut and bruised about
the face. DR.. F. j. Otis is attend
ing the injured man.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
JUDGE BARNEY OF
MILWAUKEE, DEAD

Milwaukee, Dec. 31.--Samuel s.
Barney, 70, former congressman
and recently judge Of the court Of
claims at Washington, died today
at his home in this city.
Judge Barney had been in declin-
ing health for over . year. He re-
tired from his judicial position in
Washington last March on account
Of i'll health. Mr.. Barney served
four terms in congress prior to the
time Of his going on the bench. Que
son and three daughters survive.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
Kansas City Grsin.

Kansas City. Mo-. Dec. 81
Cash wheat: steady to &c higher;
No. hard, 2.6S@2.92: No. 2, 1880
2.90; No. red, 2.55; No. 2, $500
c.54.
Corn, steady to 1c higher; No. 2
mixed, 1.47@1.49: No. 2 white, LAG
01.4S: No. 2 yellow, 1.4S@1.5O.
Oats: nominally unchanged; No.
2 white, 87hc; No. 2 mixed, SAC;
No. 2 red, 86@S7c.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
THIRD OIL PRICE
JUMP IN 2 MONTHS

Pittsburgh. Pa, Dec. S1.-Oilmen
we're startled today when the prin-
cipal oil purchasing agency an
nounced another advance in the
price of crude oil. Pennsylvania
grade being lifted 25 cents barrel
to IS. Other grades were raised
Is cents a barrel.
These prices are the highest ever
quoted in Pittsburgh for the grades
affected and spell the third ad-
vance within two months.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
Chicago Provisions.

Chicago. Dec. 31.-Butter: unset
tied; creamery, 52E@63c.
Eggs: unsettled; receipts, 1906
cases; flrsts, 69@69c; ordinary
flrsts, 50@65c; at mark, cases in
.;luded. 66Q6Sc.
Poultry: alive, lower; springs.
.7c; fowls, 25Q30c: turkeys, 4Oc.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
MOLINE TEACHER
NAMED DIRECTOR
(Special to Tha Arxua.l !

Springfield. I'LL. Dec. 31.-Miss
Grace Putnam Of Moline was elect
ed the director for the upper Illi-
nois valley Of the State Teachers'
association Of the Illinois council
Of administrative women IN edu-
cation in session In this city in
connection With the annual meeting
,f the Stats Teachers' association.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
DOCTOR FOR Ss YEARS.

Freeport, ILL.,, Dec. S1.-Dr. Ed
win A. Carpenter. age 73, q prac-
ticing physician for 81 years, died
today at his homo at Baileyville,
Ill. He was the father Of the Rev.
Charles X. Carpenter. pastor Of
Ravenswood Methodist church of
Chicago. DR.. Carpenter was q vet
eran Of the Civil war.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
rs oath SHIP ONE
FIRM LAUNCHED

New York, Dec. 31.-When the
',500-ton steel cargo steamship
kinckley takes the water at the
Shooters Island yard this after
noon, she will be the cath ship to
be launched by the Standard Ship
building corporation for the United
States shipping board during 1919.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
Peoria Gra.a.

Peoria, ILL.,. Dec. 31.-Corn un-
changed to &c higher; No. 4 white,
141; No. 5 white, 1888; No. 6 white,
LAZY; No. 4 white, 1.39@1.40; No.
white, 1877: No. 4 mixed. 1890
139: No. 6 mixed. 1.35@1.35h: No.
mixed. 1.35.
Oats. 1ac higher; No. 1 white,
S51hc; No. white, S5c.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago. Dec, 3L--Corn: No. 2
uixed.' 1.43; No,2 yellow, not quot
M; No. 3 yellow. 1.42@+43.
Oats: No. 2 white, S71ac; No. 3
white. S3% @S5c.
Rye: No. 2, $50; barley, 1909
1.5S.
Timothy seed. 9.Oo@12.25; clover
seed, 30.00@48.00.
Pork. nominal; lard, $3.50; ribs,
1S.25@19.25.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
Peoria Livestock.

Peoria, ILL.,, Dec. 81. - Hog re-
ceipts, 1,5O0; active; Csc to 35c
higher; top price, 1885; bulk, 14.15
@14.25; light. 14.00@14.15; med
iums. 140O@1425; heavies. 14.15@
1435.
Cattle receipts, 100; steady to
strong.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
potatQal.

Chicago, Dec. 31.-Potatoes were
strong: receipts. 81 cars; Northern
White. sacked and bulk, 3.600s 60
per hundredweight; western stock
exhausted.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
CHICAGO FUTURES
Liberty Bonds.

New York. Dec. 31.-Prices of
Liberty bonds at 2:55 p. m. today
were:. 31as, 1890: first As, $500;
second IS. 91.50; first 4ffls. $3.50;
recond 4As. 91.94; third ANS,
94.74; fourth 4As, 92.30; Victory
S%s. 99.02; Victory 4As. 1896.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
SHIP GOLD TO INDIA.

New York, Dec. 31.-Gold bars
valued at more than $4,000, 900 werc
shipped. today to the National Bank
Of India for the purpose of stab'l-
1zing exchange.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
Bar Silver.

New York, Dec. 31.-Bar silver,
131; Mexican dollars, 100A.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
New York Sugar.

New York, Dec. S1.-Raw sugar
steady; centrifugal, 1928; fine gran
ulated, 900.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
COALITION CANDmATF Nuns

London, Dec. 81. - Lieutenant
Colonel Cuthbert James, coalition
unio4ist. has been elected to the
hous4 OF commons In the Bramiey,
Kent }Bys-elsctions over Francis
HodeI laborite.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
Buying Prices
In Eock lalNn&.

Tho prices below xre those paid by
merch; nts for grain brought in from the
country anu not for shipm .nto By rail or
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
Buving Prices
What Rock 3alaud NeEehants ray
faH0era.
Selling Prices
In Yoek Islsn1.

Tba prices below arc the prices ~
which the retail merchant cells f. the
consumer. taken according 10 tbs qualify
OF tho product.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
LICENNED TO WE'D.

CICENSEU TU WEDs
Harold Raymond Shike Seafon. III.
Eva Rebeeca McCaw 80. .Aledo
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31

All the news al the time-The
Irgus.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31

Local Stocks and Bonds

(0astatisns fufnisAea By 0rseaAeA 0FUa
esnge c.. - osesty n16g.
Rhoso d. I. ll46.)
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-02-20

said to me, Il find l am going. My
breath cannot last long. believe
jtom the first that the disorder would
Areye fatal. Do you arrange and re-
cord all my late military letters and
papers. Arrange my accounts and
settle my books, as you know more
about them than any one else, and
let Mr.. Rawlins finish recovering my
other letters which he has begun /
told him this should be done. He
then asked if 7 recollected anything
which, it was essential for him to do,
as he had but very short time to
continue with us. i told him that l
could recollect nothing, but that l
hoped he was not so near his end.
He observed, smiling, that he certain
ly was, and that, as it was the debt
which we must all pay, he looked to
the event with perfect resignation.
"He asked when Mr.. Lewis and
Washington Gusts would return
(they were then in New KENT. l
told him about the goth Of the month.
"5 p. m.-Dr. Craik came again in
to the room, and, upon going to the
bedside the general said to him, Doc
tor, die hard, but I am not afraid
to go. l believed from my first at
tack that should not survive it. My
breath cannot last long The doctor
dressed his hand, but could not utter
A7wOrd. He retired from the bedside
and sat by the fire absorbed in grief.
sc p. m.-Dr. Dick and DR.. Brown
came into the room, and with DR..
Craik asked him if he could sit up in
bed. He held out his hand, and l
raised him up. He then said to the
physician, 81 feel myself going. l
thank you for your attentions, but l
pray you take no more trouble about
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-02-20
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank-uur frineds whe
gave us their assistance during the
sickness and death of Mrs. Josie
Shoup.
C. H. Shoup and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cory.
Eudora Fiederling and daughter.
E. J. Longwell and family.
W. H. Howard and daughter.
Guy Vice and family.
Emmit Cory and family.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Grayad.
Eatha Yuncker.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-02-20

mast high, and every public express
sion of grief was observed. On We'd
nesday the inhabitants of the town,
of the country and adjacent parts of
[ Maryland proceeded to Mount Vern-
on to perform the last offices to the
body of their illustrious neighbor.
The concourse of people was i'm
mense. Till the time of the inter-
ment the corpse was placed on the
portico fronting the river, so that
every citizen might have an oppor-
tunity of taking a last farewell of
the departed benefactor."
At the time of Washington's death
Congress was in session in Philadel-
phia. When the news was received
both houses Immediately adjourned.
A joint committee of the two houses
was appointed, which reported reso-
lutions recommending that marble
monument should be erected to COM
memorate the great of the military
and political life of Washington; that
an grafton suited to the occasion
should be pronounced in the presence
of both houses of Congress; that the
people of the United States should
wear crepe on the left arm thirty
days as a badge of mourning and that
the President, in the name of Con-
gress, should be requested to write a
letter of coincidence to Mrs. Wash
ington.
In the funeral Grafton of Gen.
Henry Lee, then a representative,
were these words:
"First in war, first in peace, first
in the hearts of his countrymen, he
was second to none in the humble
and endearing scenes of private life;
uniform, dignified and commanding,
his example was as edifying to all
around him as where the effects of
that example lasting. To his equals
he was understanding; to his inferi-
ors, kind, and to the dear object of
his affections, exampliarily rendered;
correct turnout, vice shuddered in his
presence, and virtue always felt his
fostering hand; the purity of his pri-
vate life gave effulgence to his public
virtues. Such was the man America
has lost; such was the man for whom
our nation mourns."
From that time the American peo-
pie have honored the father of their
country on his birthday to demon
strate by speech and act their appre-
citation of his virtues and to reaffirm
the eternal principles of liberty and
democracy, of which he was the fore
most champion.
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WITH OUR EMERGENCY
HOME DEMONSTRATION
AGENT
. By Miss Ellen Nelson =
. = = = = = = . = = = = = . . , = .

There will be a joint meeting Of
all the clubs next Friday, February
81, at the Court House. The men,
bers of the Garden Club, Poultry
Club, Sewing and Bread Club are in
vited. We meet at 1880 p. m.
Miss Thelma Farmer, one of our
Garden Club girls who was sent to
Manhattan for Farm and Home
Week, took third prize in club work
among all the club children in the
state of Kansas. This certainly is a
boost for Seward county girls and
boys. When we consider that there
are los counties in Kansas and for
Seward to take third place after one
year of club work ought we not to
be convinced that the boys and
girls of our own county are worth
while?
Mrs. D. C. Wood, our city captain,
accompanied the club girls to Man
haitian. She required the girls to
take notes and report to the county
clubs and papers. We will have a
report later by Thelma Farmer.
The meat canning demonstration
at Kismet last Saturday was well at
tended. 1t was held at the Davis
Merchandise store. Mr.. and Mrs.
Davis are having a good business at
Kismet.
We have the same garden club
leaders this year as last, and hope the
boys and girls will all work for that
State prize. Remember one of our
own number received $500 as third
prize. Isn't it worth while?