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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-15
PROPERTY HOLDERS NOTICE

(Gen. No. 1922
Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested, that the board of
local Improvements Of the city of
Rock Island. Illinois, has filed in
the county court of Rock Island
county, a certificate of the cost of
the improvement entitled in said
court, "In re petition Of the city Of
Rock Island, Illinois, to assess the
cost of the paving OF Sixteenth
avenue from Tenth to Eleventh
Streets" and said certificate also
shows the court costs, the amount
of accrued interest, and the total
amount of said assessment, and
said certificate also states that the
said improvement conforms sub
stantially to the requirements of
the original ordinance for the con-
struction of the same as required
by law, and that final hearing on
said certificate will be had on the
26th day Of June. A. D., 1920, at
the hour OF 9 o'clock A. NJ, or as
soon thereafter as the business Of
the court will permit. All persons
desiring may file objections in said
court before said day and may ap-
pear on the hearing and make their
defense.
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois,
this 18th day of June, A. D., 1920.
H. NJ. SCHRIVER,
M. T. RUDGREN.
FRANK WITCH,
JOHN MURRIN,
VIM. FITZSIMMONS,
Board Ct Local improvements or
the City of Rock Island, Illinois.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-15
PERSONAL,

MRS. MARGARET CosCRovE WISHES
the public to know that she has re-
covered and Is ready to deliver her won
derful salve. Address P. O. Box 1873.
Davenport.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-15
TO EXCHANGE.

AALE Oh EXCHANGE Five ACRE
Aosuo 4 anall town. Two hours ride
ffon Chicago. Four-room house. best
81 sol. NJ equity. $500. z. Hanns-
nan. nag ct. Lsvreucs avenue. Chjcaep.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-15
GIRLS
anted

The Aurora Corset Company, Au-
rora, Illinois, manufacturing cor
sets for rs years, has out-grown
the capacity Of its factory and will
start an additional
Factory in Moline
II sufficient female help can be sc.
cured. We solicit applications al
once from girls 16 years Of age
and over who want work that pays
we'll, is interesting, clean, easy, at
tractive and quickly learned.
Factory conditions will be Of the
best
Get Your Name on the
List
II you want work with the new
concern. Write US at once giving
name and address.
Address "Y. L. r." Care
Argus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-15
sUPE.FLUOUS HAIk.

SUPERFLUUUS HAIR, MOLES. Warts
On facs and arms, permanently removed
with electric needle. Address Miss A.
NJ Kittredge. / AfgyIs Flats. Brad
street. Davenport. Phooa Day. 6O4.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-15

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-15
ABSTRACTS OF TITLE.

ABSTRACTS OF TITLE PREPARED Oh
continued to date covering any real e.
tate in the county. Prompt and accurate
service at reasonable rates. Rock n
land Title 4 Abstract Company: W. J..
Sweeney. secretary. 2O6-212 Central
Trust 3 Savings Bank building.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-15

p. o. 3.
ROCK ISLAND AERlE NO. o6o. tRATE1
nal Order Of Eagies.-Regula1 uncoungs
firSt and third TUESDAY of each mouth
q Eagles homs. Fourth avenue aod
Twenty-hrst stleet. Frank Wien. W. II:
Joseph Grotegul. secretary.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-15
MONEY TO LOAN.

I CAN ARRANGE A LOAN Fo1 Ton
On Oh attels. real property or b. On
tracts at 7% annually. %12 Best buiid
ing. Phone r. /. 81.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
". last. with the Nose. Really.

The sensation of taste, while Of com.
mon and constant experience, Is highly
complicated In it's nature. What 10
commonly called taste is not simple
sensation at all, but rather complex.
In addition to the actual functioning
Of the apparatus properly pertaining
to the sense of taste the tongue re-
ceives impressions of various other
sorts, all of which go to make up this
completeness. AS finally recorded In the
consciousness, the taste of any sub
stance has to do with its heat or COOL
ness, perhaps with mild amount OF
pain, certainly with astringency or
acidity--which are In themselves fur
Their complexities of thermic and tao
tile sensations-and above all with
smell. The reader will probably agree
that ice cream and coffee are entirely
different from their true selves when
served ut inappropriate temperatures;
and it is matter of record that
person of the keenest taste may make
the most ludicrous errors il asked,
blindfolded and with his nose stopped,
to identify substances placed In the
uth.--Boston Post.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
Army Physique.

A careful study revealed gain dur
ing three and one-half months at the
camps, among national army recruits
Of Ga pounds apiece--alnlost entirely
in muscular tissue; and % per cent
increase in chest expansion. A similar
investigation in the navy showed al
most the same average increase, indi-
vidual gains running up to S3
pounds individual beneficial losses
reaching % pounds - and the aver
age very inadeQuately recording
"the enormous benefit the /.
life has done these men phys
ically." In fact, the driven chief Of
the medical department. hampered by
the lack of statistical clerks (who cost
81, 900 to $500 a yearly remarked
fOrcefully that the improvement In
physique was 80 evident that details
are as needless las to demonstrate
automatically that peas grow in
a pod"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
Marines Get Practice

Ten million rounds of ammunition
were fired by United States marines
on rife ranges in the last II months,
according to the report OF the inspec-
tor of rifle practice, given out at marine
corps headquarters in Washington.
This is the answer to the ques-
ton: Why are marines always crack
shots? which has been asked over and
over again by their opponents at re-
cent military rife matches. when they
saw the "sea soldiers walk away with
most OF the trophies.
Nineteen thousand Of the 81 900 men
who fred qualified as marksmen or bet
ter. In 1919 marines fired on ranges
in ten foreign countries and posses
sions, as follows: Ireland. Siberia,
China, France. Germany, Cuba, Santo
Domingo, Haiti, the Azores and Mica
ragua, and in 10 states. territories and
possessions Of our own country.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
Snow Douqhnuts.

Snow doughnuts are now to be
classed with wind-formed snow-rollers
as among the natural phenomena OF
winter. w. A. Price Of the West vir-
ginia geological survey, records that In
a heavy snow fall of 1861 some
roadside fences were covered with
steep-walled drifts, having overhang-
ing tops in places. From many OF
these tops numbers Of snow rings. re.
sembling doughnuts. had become de-
tached and rolled down the drift. teav-
ing their tracks behind. The rings
were two to four inches in diameter
and half an inch thick. The tongues
Of snow had bowed over from the top
until their two ends met, and the COM
pletion Of the ring seems to have been
a matter Of balance during the bend
Ing forward and rolling down. Some
fragments had broken-away and rolled
ON their sides without forming rings
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
EASY TO JUDGE CHARACTER
Make . Study OF the Handwriting Of
Those of Whom Doubt 10
Entertained,

Handwriting indicates g good deal
more than appears on the surface. II
what Louise Rice says in Peoples Mag
azine Is true.
want good, kind woman to live
In your widowed home and take care
Of Willy and your bulldog?" she asks
look at her capital "A and her small
" II she makes them In certain
way she will devote herself to you, for
she is the gentle. tender, mother type.
and will be cOntented with little
so long as she may love and care
for the weak and small. said. she's
that type of mother. because there
are many different kinds of mothers.
all good IN their way. have often
thought t. It If life were well regu-
lated we'd have special mothers for
infants, for half-grown children. for
lads and lasses, and some wonderful
mothers for us grown-up children, who
really need them most of all.
Hopeful people slant their writing
upward just as their cheerful smiles
keep the corners of their mouths up
tilted. Gloomy Gus let's his hand run
downhill when he writes, to match
his cynical mouth. Old sTrOnface'
Jones. just and severe, honest and
stingy, writes a line across fhe page
as straight and thin as ruler, a twin
to the slit that be calls his mouth.
Susy. who hasn't thought in her
head which her mirror doesn't reflect,
writes every which way. A pencil,
carefully drawn beneath her writing
will give faithful representation Of
the channel on stormy day.
"And the size of writing--that tells
you so much, just at a glance. You
know that curious contradiction which
makes painter with enormous hands
do miniatures? And fellow with lit
tie, dainty paws take to mural deco
ration? 1t shows in writing too. does
that tendency. The smaller the letter
the more profound the brain. Proof?
Oh, look at the writing of statesmen
and diplomats, writer's, scientists. in
ventOrs, composers, naturaists, and
philosophers. / know that the rule
does not hold good for all business
men, but those men themselves will
acknowledge. I think, that they are
not In the same mental class as those
first mentioned"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
Times Great chanoes.

When Queen Elizabeth was present
In the hall at Middle temple. In Lon
don, on the occasion Of the first per-
Torrance of Shakespeare's Twelfth
Might" 1t would have been a rash
man who would have dared to predict
what would be the next occasion on
which women would be permitted In
the hall in an official capacity. Such
q one would, In fact, have had to look
forward more than 800 years. for If
historical records are to be depended
upon, the latter occasion was when
the four women, who have recently
been admitted as students to the
temple. formally "dined Ia the hall"
with the bencbers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19

ing them as compact and convenient
as practicable, and bounding them by
county lines; but no such alteration,
decrease or increase, shall have the
effect to remove Judge from office.
In case of an increase in circuits, the
judge or judges shall be elected as
provided in this constitution and re-
lceive salary not less than that here
in provided for judges of the circuit
court.
Section z. For each circuit there
shall be chosen by the qualified cleo
| tors thereof one or more circuit judges
: - as the legislature may. from time
| to time, authorize Every circuit
Judge shall reside in the circuit from
which he is elected and shall hold his
office for such term and receive such
compensation as the legislature shall
prescribe now, therefore, be il
Resolved by the Senate, the Assem-
IDLY concurring, That the foregoing
proposed amendment to the censtitu-
|tion of the state of Wisconsin be and
The same is hereby agreed to by this
Note-Uf ratified this amendment
will permit the legislature to abolish
|any judicial at he expiration of the
Iterm of its, circuit judge, to decrease
the number Of circuits by cons0lida-
|tion or otherwise, and to authorize one
or more judges for any circuit)
/, Nels M. Oscar. County Clerk of
Bayfield, County, do hereby certify that
the foregoing is true and correct
copy of resolution No. 81 1919 and
resolution No. 80, 1919, as certified to
me by the Secretary of State and the
whole thereof.
Elections will be held in the several
towns and cities in Bayfield, County
on the 9Th day of April, 1920, and the
votes canvassed and returns made as
provided by law.
Given under my hand and official
seal this 18th day of January, 1920, at
the court house in the city of Wash
burn, bayfield, County, Wisconsin.
NELS M. OSCAR,
(seal) County Clerk.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
BEARS IN COMBAT
Savage Fight Put Up Between
Two Gagged Brutes.
Marvellous Strength Exhibited BY Mao-
dsned Brown Bear Almost Beyond
Belief, According to Witness
81 the Struggle.

"Once we saw Ivan fight with a bear
Of his own size Cat that time)," writes
DR.. William r. Hornaday in an article
on "The Alaskan Brown Bear" pub
lished in Boys Life. "It was fear
some sight. 1t came about through q
mixup Of cagemates. cannot recall
why a change was made, bur at all
events the female cagemate OF Admiral
another big Alaskan brown Dear
abiding in the adjoining cage-was
temporarily shifted from him into
VANS den.
Admiral felt that that was not Q
square deal and 1t made him furious.
At once he set to work to tear MS
way through the steel partition anu
get into VANS cage. ] reached the
scene while he was in the very ACT OF
finishing the job
"The partition was made Of nat
steel bars, woven closely together In
a basket pattern, and set into heavy
steel frames that were bolted into
place. The ends of the fiat bars were
fastened by bending them over while
hot; and everybody was quite sure
that those panels were strong enough
to hold elephants.
admiral went to work with MS
great strength and his enormous claws
to pull one OF those woven bar panels
out of its frame, and thus make hOie
In the partition that would let him
through. 1t seems impossible. but he
did It'll He did what q steam roller
could not have done. ] saw him finish
tearing that steel basket out OF its
frame, smash it down and rush over IL
through the opening and into the next
den.
"And then in an instant Admiral and
Ivan were In combat.
eat that time those two bears were
of the same size and weight, and even
ly matched. They fought strictly head
to head and mouth to mouth. NOT
once did either Of the fighters swerye
by q foot and expose his body to at
tack. Round and round they ragged
and the female grizzly shrank ON In q
corner, terrified. Presently the two
fighters reared on their hind legs, each
holding the other by cheek, and In
silence they waltzed and chewed.
"And then the keepers had their
chance. Carrying their arms full OF
hickory pick handles, each one weigh
ing about hve pounds, they slipped in
at the front gate and took positions.
They yelled at those bears as If they
meant to tear them to pieces, and they
slammed those pick handles into them
until they won. The hickory hurri-
cane was too much to endure and the
bears let 60 and fell apart. Then all
attention-and pick handles--was con-
centrated on Admiral, who soon re-
tired through the hole he had made
into his own den, and the fight was
over"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
What This Year IS.

It's not only the year 1920 Ammo
DOmini; but it's also: The year IA
OF American Independence; the year
$3.50 Of the Jewish calendar; the year
1919 by the old Russian calendar (by
which New Years Day comes on Jan.
IA of our calendar) the year 1888 by
the Mohammedan calendar, and the
year 1885 by the Coptic calendar,
which Is used In parts Of Egypt and
Ethiopia.
1t is an interesting and little known
fact. by the way, that our calendar
years are not reckoned from the year
of Christ's birth; but from the fourth
year after his birth. Christ was born
In the year B. c., according to the
majority of authorities on such mat
tiers.
Somewhere, sometime, mistake In
reckoning the years was made, which
became so firmly established that it
was impossible to correct the calendar
after the discovery Of the mistake was
made.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
"1e sure You Are Rights

The vital thing in achievement is q
fixed goal backed up by loyal will.
It's easy to do thing after you have
been convinced Of its justice. Half
the battle Is finding out just what yOu
ought to do, and making up your mind
to do it. When you are committed to
task you feel no peace until you
have gone your limit toward its
achievement. The wise thing to do Is
to make sure that what you think Of
doinc adds to the general progress you
intend to make "Be sure you are
right" is more than commonplace.
It's fundamental In the great worth
while. Make haste as fast as you can.
but continually remind yourself that
you want TO be sure which way you're
headed.--Exchange.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
Bore EffectuaIIy Cured.

They tell the story in one of the
local mills of man who used to
rather bore his fellow employees by
the tales Of his experiences in other
factories. Finally the men decided
that they were going to "cure' him
and for week one CT them asked him
about his former positions. He would
say at the end of an count, swell,
how long did you work there, Jack?"
Jack. glad to I'D sympathetic audi
ence, explained and talked at length.
In the meantime his inquisitor kept a
strict account of the positions and the
length of time which he said that he
stayed at each. AT the end of the
week he was confronted with a note
book in which were recorded his state
ments. They totaled long list Of
places and rs years of service. AS the
man was not yet 80 the absurdity Of
It struck everyone and they say that
ne took it with good grace and mended
MS ways acknowledgements Tele-
gram.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
TaIe Of the olden pays.

In q five and ten-cent store w0b-
bly, individual stood In front OF a
counter on which was displayed q
number of mechanical toys.
Picking up large bug, he asked
the girl behind the counter:
"How much iss thisY'
Ten cents" the girl replied. and
then she asked, curiously:
Taking it home to your little boyr'
mo" the man returned. Il got
other uses for it.
II wonder what2"
II want to take 1t with me to q
banquet"
'"To a banQuetY
"Yes. A wine supper"
''What's the idea?"
"Every time take drink am 80.
ing to put this bug on the table In
front of me-"
"Uh, uh---"
"And when see two bugs I'll know
It is time to go home."-Youngstown
Telegram.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
New Insulating Material.

A new product suitable for use in
electrical insulation liz being obtained
from the treatment Of kelp in Aus
tralia. The moist precipitate is SUBJ
jected to pressure and formed under
pressure, after which 1t is hardened
by treatment with formalin. The fin-
ished article Is made by turning on
the lathe. process which is said to
be perfectly satisfactory, and high
polish is applied. The raw material
is to be found In large quantities
around the coast of Australia and par
ticularly on the Tasmanian shores
Scientific American.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
NOTICE OF REFERENDUM
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
April 6. 1920


STATE OF WISCONSIN, Department
of State. S..
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
at the time of holding the regular
SPRING, JUDICIAL and NATIONAL
DELEGATE ELECTIONS, to be held
in the several towns, wards, villages
and election districts of the state of
Wisconsin, on the first Tuesday Of
April, 1920, being the sixth day of said
month, in accordance with Section l
of Article XII of the Constitution of
the State of Wisconsin, and as directed
by Chapters $50 and GOA, Laws of Wis
consin for 1919, the following pro-
posed AMENDMENTS TO THE CON
STITUTION of the State of Wiscon-
sin, which were twice adopted by the
Wisconsin Legislature at the regular
sessions of 1917 and 1919, and pub
lished for three months as required by
Section l of Article XII of the Wis
consin Constitution, will be submitted
to a vote of the Electors of this State
for their ratification or rejection in
such manner as is provided by law.
ut Res. No. 13. Al
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
poI.on cas to Rcut Robbers.

Poison gas foils would-be robbers
who blow open safes or vaults
equipped with new protective de-
vice, says Popular Mechanics Maya
zine A thin glass bottle, filled with
chemicals is placed In metal holder
inside the doors. When an explosive
is used to break them open, the con-
cussion skaters the flask and re-
leases its contents. Exposed to the
air, the chemicals form gas which
suffocates and causes temporary blind
ness.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
perh.p. This !. Worth Trying.

Should child grow up bad in China
the parents are said to have forgotten
to bind its wrists-alluding thereby to
superstition that IL red cord is
tied around an infants wrists it cam
not fail to grow up quiet and obedi.
ent.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19

do you think 1t will help matters
TO change the name of wood alcoholic
II dunno" answered Uncle Bill Bot
tletop. "A rogue sometimes dses HE
best werk under an alias"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
First Cotton EXPORT.

The earliest exports Of cotton from
America were made in 1885, in which
year one bag was sent from Charleston
to Liverpool, while II were sent from
Philadelphia and one from New York.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
ga 4he point7

Said the observing Teller, "Newspa-
pers cannot be guilty Of preyaricatiOn
as long as they get proof Of everything
they say."--Indianap0lis Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
II Doesn't Work out.

People who figure out how a small
Income may be made to support q
large family generally know great
deal more about arithmetic than they
do about human nature.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
Hard 20 aeliexe.

You can't get the fellow In the road
with q punctured tire 20 believe they
change 'em In ~ seconds in the spsear
cay raseA-IndixnADelis Naw& -
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19
sardonic Suggestion.

did you tell the janitor we need
more Warmth"
"Yes." replied Mrs. Frizzle.
'Dic he pay any attention to the
matterT
Immediately. He sent up booklet
Of winter resort advertisements"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-19

Redd--Why don't somebody down In
Mexico kill that fellow villa?
Greene-Tbey have. hut the trouble
IL he won't stay dead.