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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-14
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County d i News [ ! Y ! Notes 9 !:
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" CREEK LINE NEWS

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Arthur Falck left last week for Far
90, where he vii take the short course
term given at the University on the
subject Of, Gas and Tractor. ...
Mr.: and Mrs. Eric Larson and Miss
Elsie Van Dyke spent Monday evening
at the Frank Josephson home.
Mr.. and Mrs, Adolph Larson and
family, MT, and Mrs. Steve Paisley
and Mr. and Mrs. Geo.. Cramer and
daughter, Helen OF Washburn, spent
Sunday at the Clarence sundstrom
home. Vi #s -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Larson started
the New Year right by adopting from
the Orphans Home at Fargo, baby
girl 10 months old.
Ban Weise is on the sick list.
A number of farmers were unloading
coal at the Merida siding this week
Miss Mabel Owens is spending the
holidays with home folks.
Henry Kost left for Parkson, Mimi,
Monday to attend the double Weddinng
OF his skaters. H III 81 Il y.5
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HAY WANTED

4 Letters are coming to our Office
asking for information In regards to-
amount, quality and price of hay for
sale in the county. 4 .sisS sS
We are making up list OF t he farm.
ers in this county who have hay for
sale:5 II you have any hay for sale. and
wish to have your name on this list,
write me at once stating the number
Of tons, quality Of hay and price baled
and loaded on cars at your station.
If your loading station Is different
from post office state facts in yonr
letter. ISL. Il II: ::%5! 5.{E. 45 5sH8
This list will be sent to all who
may write me for hay and you make
your! own deal with the buyer. NY
work will consist Of getting buyer and ''d5
seller together, only. /. II. ss 3 3.
We like to see our farmers get the
best possible price but we have been
informed by several farmers from the
west that II they have 70 pay too higE
= price Tor hay they will sell off their
livestock VIZ
ORLIN NG s Ss: sG.3s5
County ultural Agent: I.
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NATIONAL, THRIFT WEEK

The program for National Thri!.
Week, as announced; by the Savings
.ptsiston OF the Treasury Iepartmenl,
recently, starts On Saturday, Jan. II,
1920 with National Thrift Day--to en-
list the nation in a campaign to "savt:
first and spent afterwards" ".
Thrift Sunday, Sunday Jan. 18th.
Theme The relation of economical
life to religious well being. " Us
National Life Insurance Day, Mon
day Jan. 1910 emphasize the import
ance of protecting ones family Wit:
life insurance.
Own Your Own Home Day, Tuesday
Jan. 2O-To show why desirable and
how possible to own home, and why.
by owning a home, ones interest III
the we'll being Of the Nation is
strengthened and the feeling OF un-
rest that is sweeping the country since
the close Of the war may be over come.
"Own home for your childrens
sake" '
And so on through the week with
Make A Will Day, Wednesday Jan. q,
Thrifts Industry Day, Thursday, Jan.
%, Family Budget Day, Jan. %, Pay
Your Bills Day, Saturday, Jan. "a. To
emphasize the moral obligation to pay
debts. "a. ,.,. ~.
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SCHOOL NOTES

Virginia Moon has left school.
Marie Brnmmund sang solo: at
opening exercises Tuesday morning
The first semester examinations be
gin Tuesday afternoon, January 20 ana
continue thru the week. The schedule
OF examinations is posted on the bu'-
letin board in the hall.
ii The basketball team toured to Ry.
der and played game there Friday
evening. The result was in favor on OF
the Ryder boys, but they were tine
group OF boys. II u \ Ri
Rev. Guy Wilson gave very inter
:esttng talk in the assembly room to
the high school, 7th and Sth grades at
opening exercises last Thursday y !,
merntns. He spoke Of customs! ot The \. /
south. s;iss
diss Hslsn Fort % ssofs the sfd 'aMna ~
4th grade rooms was unable 70 Coz.
time teaching her school on account. Z.
|of her health Miss Anne TieRro'qnl q! q Is' q {
Hudson, Wisconsin had been secured uEelf
8 tatss her place,
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M e. CHURCH.

Remember the Sunday Services,
which are the Sabbath School at II
A. NJ, the Epwsrth League at in
the evening. and the preaching service.
at $500. Mr.. Wilson will speak at
each of these services and will COZ
clude his stay in Washburn with the
delivering Of the Sunday evening SER
mon. There will be special music at
this service. Do not forget the, Sab,
bath School Sunday morning. This Is
a service which is well worth attend
ing, not only for the children, but for
young people and those of mature age
We have classes for everyone and you
will find it a very profitable hour il
you can arrange to come.
The Dorcas Society meets with Mrs.
w. j.. Bickert Friday afternoon, the
18th, at 2:30..
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RYDER WINS FROM LOCAL LADS.

RYDER WINS FROM LOCAL LADS.
The High School Basket Ball team
went to Ryder last Friday where they
met the Ryder quintet, and were de-
feated by a score Of 10 to in favor
Of Ryder, but this big lead could not
be overcome by the home boys in
the second half although they beat
the. Ryder boys by one point in the
second half. The Ryder boys, are
clean BUNCH Of fellows and they
showed the home boys q good time
Prof. Thompson accompanied the boys
on the trip. Below is the line up.
WAsHBURN RYDER
Earnest Klein lg Henry Holm
Waiter Westmiller re- John schel-
lenbean. .3i ,ys
Reinhold Reiser G Charles May
Erastus charlebo{s II Clarence (: olnes ll e'j
Howard Holtan # Arthur Richardson
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; Home !! D Destroyed

country home of Mr.. and Mrs.
sell Reiser 8 miles northeast OF
was completely destroyed by
"A it ! peaaiay uaor ming when gdre broke
ont IN the upper part Of the house
and gained such head way that it was
impossible to check the blaze. Mr..
Reiser had gone early in the morning
to the Hanson coal mine for coal aud
had left Mrs. Reiser, and her two
small. children and the Girl who work
ed for them at home. Abodt O'Clock
Mrs: Reiser discovered smoke coming
from the upstairs and found that th.
upper part of the house was ablaze.
Shegat once telephoned her neighbo:s
who came to her assistance and they
were able to save from the burning
building practically all of the clothing
and household furniture. The only
articles that were lost were the range
and cream separator. The family WAS
unfortunate, however, in loosing all Of
their preserves and winter food SUP
plies. The timely arrival of the neigh
hors to Mrs. Reiser's assistance was
all that saved the clothing and house
hold Goods. as... t.-.-,
The origin Of the fire is not known.
but it is believed that it started from
a defective chimney in the attic.
The house which was an eight room
structure was owned by the father Of
Mr. Reiser, Gottfred Reiser, who lives
here in town, He carried insurance
Oh the building.
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WILTON NEWS ITEMS

.yohn<A. johnson and family have
moved to Bismarck, where they have
purchased fine home and intend 70
make it their future residence. T. ),
Engeseth, Mr. Johnson's son-in-la~.
has leased the farm here for a num-
ber of years. u Ill !,
s.. v. Williams Of Washburn spent
Tuesday at the home of his son. Elmer
Williams and family to get acqual,nt''edt U: Z
with his new granddaughter who mas
reiached the age Of two weeks old. ne
thinks she can't be beat even if she
Is his grand-child..
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UNDERWOOD TIMES ITEMS !.

i J. J. schweizel. was up from Wash
burn between trains, Saturday.
Attorney General LANCER speaks IN
Underwood Tuesday afternoon, Janu-
ary Is, at 100 P. M. sharp.
Miss Gerda Kelland of Turtle Lake
is in charge of the cooking department
at the Underwood hospital.
A son..was born to Mr.. and MIS-
Theodore johnson Of Washburn, Tues
day. January 8 y. !.
Mr.. and Mrs, i. q Reuter- shook: I: On u
the snow Of UndeEwl.oao'dl from, tne'r
sfests usada "a =, tss lnn as, rs
Sbalmy weather ahd sbril lt sunsnin 81 s.
q the n golden state, .os Angeles being
one Of the first stopping places. Tney
viii be gone for the remainder OF the 9
winter. .,..
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THE2FIGHTINe AMERICANS

= SAe4.
The third number Of the University
Lecture Course Will be presented at
the Liberty Theatre Saturday Evening.
the ,17th., when The Fighting Ameri.
cans appear as male quartete sing,
ing the war songs Of the camps and
trenches. You will not, want to miss
this number. as it is one of the best
on the course and a good male quar-
tette is always ENJOYABLE. The boys
will put on some sketches and the pro-
gram will be an entertaining one from,
start to finish. The concert will open
at $3.50 and tickets will sell at IS and
35 plus war tax. After the concert
the quartettc will be entertained at
the club rooms Of the Victor B. Wal:
lin Post No. IL. p / 8.
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WAR MEMoRiAI1.ss,iE u u

- sE.t i
"A living memorial Tliis happ:;
phrase was used BY Geleral Pcrai,ii,t;
in commendation Of the suggestions
that we should conl1nem orate the de
votion Of those who died IN the war
by buildings which colld serve as
centers of community life. 7. a soldiers
and sailors monument which exists
merely to be seen, is spon forgotten
by those who see it most We notice
!: it on occasion, but as q arule it plays
n quickening part in ourslives, and we
amidst the wrongly surroundings. The
often see it at the wrong time and
ylance we give it maybe sordid. ~
Far different it is with some beauti-
full building, community house or an
auditorium, which helpsRto bind us to-
gether in common sympathy, enjoy.
ment and aspiration. flour boys died
that we might live, tus not erect
for them some, imposing tomb that
marks the. end OF lifa but rather
something to symbolic and further
the very life itself IS for which theirs
: was given. Let their Youth appeal 10
youth and make it richer. And let the
architectural details that speak mor'
intimately Of them be so woven into
the heart Of our structure as to make
their appeal at the moment when our
own hearts are softeneda and prepared
to receive their message. ,-
BY such living memorial" may
we assure ourselves that those whom
we would honor, have jpined in every
truth "the choir invisible Of these
immortal dead who live aagain in lives
made better by their pfesence." Bis
marck Tribune. NJ; g., ,.
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COAL HARBoR NEWS

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Adlie Lacy who recently returned
from over seas, is here on q visit
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Peightal re
turned home Tuesday.
u Mrs. Harris Of Underwood was
here on visit the first of the weeE
with her parents. {.
MRS. Clyde Wilson Of Garrison spent
afew days with her parents; here.
RAlex Mcdonald the auctioneer OF
Underwood was transacting business
in town last week. .,. 80
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Atkinson returned
TUESDAY from an extended visit at
Brpokings, s. p. 5s .9..
II. Peterson entertained 9 nsmbes
snf their friends on Sunday.
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Martin Holtan of the Holtan Mere.
Co.. will leave the last OF the week ios
Chicago where he will attend the an
nual convention Of the Retailers Com
mercial Union, which is, being heia
there from January 3 to January -.
At the convention Mr.. Holtan "ll'
select and buy the spring and summer 'l,
stocks fer tho company. The Union
il composed Of retail merchants aA
over the Middle and North West VINO )
meet each year and buy their stocks
i : yolumn, thus getting the best pos
sible prices on a large amount o.
"a, goods ordered. Mr.. Holtan expects to
be gone a week or ten days on the
.trip. ,;, Geo L. Robinson; another mem me m
Der Of the Union, expects to M make re! ths ~
itrip with Mr.. Holtan. i 3S ..5s5 .I
Miss Margaret Dicks who for the
g,nast wear y,,,, and half has been ON, I
ployed in the millinery department y, q 9
the !. Holtan Nero. Co., has resigned gl'sa
~ 4
her position and left Wednesday after ter
noon for her home at sauk scente:,
ssMinn. Miss Dicks will make q short 9 3
visit with her parents and then 60 g g 70
st Paul To the who olesaIe .house with
which she was FORM merly connected. ION l'e 9ae 2.
Miss Dicks has . host of young l lh friends 9r &
here who regret very much 't that sne ne
left, as she was one of the popular
young ladies ot5 the town Y +
wesley Williams was the y host '!'asI Ila g
III informal party syen q the 'sSS Hotel 0.'l
.Washhurn SATURDAY. evening when 'Elr' he
had guests 1os q his ya'lne y
and lady trisndsi 5there Is Is
EsssnioY an u evening uf cing Fne 1tt'
rn,isic fof occasion FURNISHED! & y y!
Eby Sss an s ,sll phono - &. & WI. ~.
III. iisa.ms served ~ q l!dsl g. lsl
Ebountifn lnnch sAt M midnish ht$ hohr.: 4.
A1 ats si 81 in1ns snssl s:s M
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REAL EsTATE AT,I'E.TRlANsFERs l


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SEC. s2-l 200 .oo. 3
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SaH1-4. Sec. 12:15o,s 8: ,soo: go e. &.
q. Nv. seefeldt Setux TO Nathan Bud 4! q
s5nitaky and Norris Glass. The westerly
Is feet 81 Lots g and of Biz. 3 In ! The tlle
Village of Max, &
Jac0bs Al. Diesem 4 vydr. and y C. N:
sDiase,m etux toS2 Peter a. 4 non sI,2 81
Sec 2l-145-s1. 600 40 10
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DoGDENa oRRIEsPo I oNDENcE

-
II. 4
Monday then Luke Perestanko vas
riding assicks horse belonging to Mich
atiko, the horse fell breaking Peres
tankoes leg. He was taken to Harvey
Hospital for treatment:
The Catholic priest preached to a
large congregation, Sunday.
There, was an Old Maid Party at
Pendroy's Wednesday, No one likes
TO be an old maid. -,
Ludwig Rieger of Eureka, s. D., has
been visiting his niece for couple Of
days. 81 Ri 81. g.
The Guild meet last time at the
Ralph Pince home, Il good sum was
taken up. ...4.f s$
Misses Elizabeth Deslevie, Lena
Plukvoy and Katie Pastoven went to
Harvey to spend Christmas with their
college friends. they returned home
{ Thursday. q. a I. FL I'M ID
George Mashanko have a gift in the
way Of a little son. DR.. Stone was the
attending Physician.
SIP. A. Psndroy went to Washburn on
special business, Wednesday.
Pete Bighouse returned home from
. Max, Friday. s,i5s 43,3 w: IA 3 ss.l.:5t,
Conrad Suelzle received carload
OF ice Monday for his own use.
Andrew Dedanko is helping = A.
Pendroy put up ice for his summer
use: I u .
Miss Gilmore was agreeably enter
tanned at her school house saturda?
evening. among the company was the
Dogden school teachers. the Nelson
Bros. and others.
y There was . special teachers meeting a
Friday evening Of last week. -
E George Nelson Swas quite badly hugt
catching on bob-sled de.
The finals for high school comes the
I isecond week Yin February. & II
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CHRONOLOGY OF THE YEAR
' f 1919. t,5@r .

On the inside pages will be "
found a full PAGE of the Chronol- "
ogy Of the year 1919. 1t is com. =
piled under the following sub .
jects War and Peace, Domestic 4"
Industrial, Foreign, Mexico, Aero :
nautics, Sports, Diseases. and .
Neurology. 1t is interesting read"
ing as all the important happen n
ings of the year are printed in a
condensed form. =
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WINS FROM
LOCAL B. 3. TEAL

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''lea'.e Wednesday N'sn.' A w,
"ieS'Aeu :.n0 n,o.s ~ ~ ~
llVe III o''sAe' o'ii ny q "'o'0 y, 90 :,
a. ne e"'ne "''' NV e
any iiieaiS as 'ne eooto WIZ s'o"' ~
tne V1sitins tean g..
A'' ~ -'lA ',a-
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At The Theatre
SYNOPSIS oF"WoLvEs

,,.@ s. ...5, : 5, OF THE RAIL-
In Wolves sof the: Rail =; art plays
3 novel rple that ofs q abroad datss,
t IA ~ ai Hrst
seen as aBnck' sAndrade, a daring
highwayman, whose gang is feared and
dreaded by the officials Of the railroad.
His conversion is effected at the bed
side of his dying mother, and he gives
to his task of reformation all the
energy, vitality and throughness that
characterizes his career as holdup
and all around bad man. Buck" be-
comes a staunch champion of law nd
order and a loyal protector of the rail
road property, though he has to fight
his former gang to do so.
"Buck" is trailed by Cassidy, the
great detective who has been engaged
to run down the bandits, and in trying
to arrest Buck he is shot and kept
prisoner in Bucks cabin Buck Sc
cures the credentials Of the detective,
and impersonates him. He strikes
terror to the gang, which is now led
by Pablo Triles, who had quarreled
and fought with, Buck" in the past,
A deadly feud exists between the two
men and sensational encounters occur.
Pablo finds the detective in Bucks
cabin and releases him. At that
moment .'Buck'' is guarding the pay
roll money for the; United States
soldiers. Pablo plans. to wreck the
troop train and sends a wild engine
to meet 1t head-on Buck" makes .
sensational ride, overtakes the run.
away engine, swings aboard, and stops
1t just in time to prevent collision.
How he escapes the wrath OF ths real
detective and finally disposes Of tne
bandits forms a pleasing finale. to this
exciting photoplay, which teens with
deeds OF daring and sensational Incl.
dents. At the Liberty Theatre, FRIDAY
January 2s. 5...s. ,.ss. .ys :st
Beginning today at the Liberty
Theatre, one reel Of the n. p. films
viii be shown each Friday with 5regu.
ar feature the frs iss FEATU[RE'ING
THE GREAT. Ho oME.O OCMN1G CELE
yBRATIoN AT FARGO }. The boys
marching under he Triumphal Arch
&. arnmoth feed q the park later
sports on the river The boys ,hurl
Themselves into the water falls IIigli
diving irplane II stunts 'lashes q
busy. corners II sFargo Ending with
an elaborate flreworks: display
. Hugh McG Gnlloch, Junior member 81
the local law nrm, MI Culloch NC
sCulloch ~ opened sa branc once q
iWilto1 where ne II win practice three
|days, o,t of tn week me oths,
three days satwiill IS ShsrsI 4 e: sis lca
sof his fathef llr Guild "a - I
promisin sa n q aopns !, ma ii,
|trlspds kiah lin .sSs 4 !! - a isSl NAV
Elbnaf fiufi.
New Britain herald., 1920-10-29

Truth about Russia" in the Call. -advt.
New Britain herald., 1920-10-29
HARRY CAREY AT FoX.s.

Another clean hit is recorded for Harry Carey in the cinema bulls eye with his latest production, "Blue Streak Mccoy" which opened at Fox's yesterday
 Mutt and Jeff in 'sNapoleon' are just as funny as they could possibly be and to add to the merriment there is another comedy Tn and Out" A new Fox News is also shown.
 Four very good acts make up the vaudeville part of the program. Ar dell hnd West combine juggling with vocal selections. Hoyt and West sang. Dina Cooper and company present a dramatic sketch. "1'he Grey Ghost" Tho Jones family, which consists of father, mother, two sons and daugh- ter. are a complete vaudeville show in themselves and captivated every man. woman and child that attended Fox's yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1920-10-29
CHARLES RAY AT PALACE.

If you wish to know how any or the mystifying sleight-of-hand tricks are done, just ask Charles Ray, star of Thomas H. Ince's latest photoplay. Hay Foot, Straw Foot" which is now at the Palace theater.
 The Keith vaudeville bill contains four clever acts with The Pelots' in an original juggling novelty: Jim Dohcrty in songs and stories, who also displays n pretty tenor voice: Mar telle offers a neat classy singing offer ing and The Three Rianos' win favor with their quaint novelty Tn Jungle Land"
New Britain herald., 1920-10-29
TABS FAIR

A repetition of Monday evenings success is antici pated tonight when the Y. M. T. IA x B. and L.. T. A & B. society minstrels present their sec ond performance at the Tabs fair Tn Bardeck's hall. The troupe has sev- eral changes in its program and an entire new stock of jokes. Monday nights show was one of the best Off, fered since the fair opened and drew a capacty house to the hall The soloists were generously applauded for their efforts. and the endmen freely
New Britain herald., 1920-10-29
LDING A HUSBAND Adele Garrison's New Phase of Revelations of q Wife

what was the matter-his overhearing of Maj. Grantland's confidential un- dertone. without knowing the words uttered. But I, conscious of no word or action at which he could cavil ever so little. equally, had made no effort to conciliate him. We had not spoken to each other since. but. of course. that was something I didn't care to tell my husbands mother.
 Good reason why you haven't seen himl" she retored tartly. Hes been in my room writing letters till I'm nearly crazy from that clicking type writer of hts. I wish the pesSy things had never been invented. People they had to do 1t with a pen"
 He must have suddenly been con victed Of his epistolary sins. and he making up for lost time," urged TO- assuringly. You know Dicky is probably the worst correspondent in the known world"
 "AT of that" she said. But he isn't writing to his friends this trip. He's got a New York classified teie- phone directory from the hotel, and he's writing letters to all the real estate firms in the city. I saw some addresses."
 dropped my sewing, looked up at her with astonished eyes.
 Mother Graham Is Aroused. Real estate firmsl Whatever in the world?"
 "I thought you'd open your eyes" she said grimly. I've tried to get peek at what he's writing, but hos hs closo and careful as a clam about it. Have you any idea what he's doing?''
 shook my head douhtfuliy.
 T can't think of anythipg." said. 'sUnless-'
 had flashed a fantastic notion born of a memory of the night before when Dicky had leaned forward at the sight of tho stately old-fashioned Paige homestead with it's "blow-away" and colonial pillars. and had murmured with his soul in his eyes. I'm going to have a house like that
 Unless what7' snapped my moth er-in-law. Don't sit there like a stoten bottle. If you've got anything to say. say tiff you haven't. say that and shut up."
 had no intention of connding to my mother-in-law the bizarre notion which had occurred to me. but I had to supply her aroused curiosity with something. so l went on casually:
 He might be thinking of renting the house furnished while we arc down here. Many people do 1t, I understand" Mother Graham gasped and turned pale.
 Margaret! You're crazyi With all my thingsi I shall go to Richard this minute"
 I smiled at tho way in which she said my things" with never a thought for any other furniture the house might contain, but I caught her dress as she rushed toward the door.
 "MotherI Remember that is only a guess on my part Don't tell Dicky said it."
 She tore herself loose, but flung reinsurance over her shoulder as she ran out:
 "In not bring you into 1t. But I'll attend to Richard"