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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-27
The Day in Davenport

floor and the pockets of his clothes
ransacked. The guest notified the
hotel management who in turn
notified the police. The robber was
frightened away without securing
anything, the hotel guest says. De-
tective Charles Boettscher was fur
nlshed with description of the
thief and assigned to the case. It
is believed the burglar secured &C
cess to the room via the fire escape.
This is the third raid of porch
climbers in Davenport this week.
kiwanis Hears .Gordon-An adj
dress against Socialism" by F. G.
r. Gordon of Boston, a student of
economics, and well known
writer as an opponent to the radi-
calls, featured the meeting of the
kiwanis club at their luncheon at
the Blackhawk hotel gold room yes
terday. Mr.. Gordon, during the
course of his speech, compared the
railroads OF countries where they
are operated by the government to
those controlled by private capital,
greatly to the detriment Of the for
mer. "The loss Of efficiency the
minute the railroads are turned
over to the government for opera
ton is the best argument that can
be advanced against government
ownership" declared Mr.. Gordon.
Erect Stand at Playground
Building material for the new
grandstand which will be erected
this spring at the fair grounds OF
the Mississippi Valley Fair and Ex-
position company Is now being
hauled to the grounds on West Lo-
cult street. The new stand will
seat 5000 persons. The supporting
structure will be of steel beams,
the roof will be held up by steel
and the steel columns will be en-
cased in concrete or brick where
occasion demands. Seats will be of
wood. Conforming to the city
building specifications, the struc-
ture will be safe and commodious.
The cost has been estimated to be
approximately $4,000. Temporary
bleachers will be erected on either
side Of the permanent grandstand.
The old stand has been torn down,
the old fence is down and buildings
which could not be repaired have
been wrecked.
Death Record-Miss Agnes Koch,
aged 10. the daughter Of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Koch, sue
stumbled at Pine Knoll sanitarium at
4:30 Thursday afternoon. Miss
Koch had been i'll for several
months. Funeral services were held
this morning at $50 o'clock from
the Schaeckenbach home with serv-
ives at st. Joseph's church at 9
o'clock. Rev. Anthony Schoeningh
ofiiciated and burial took place in
Holy Family cemetery.
August Pott passed away at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Carl
Wesenberg. 1947 West Fifth street,
yesterday morning at $50, after a
lingering illness. Funeral services
will be held Sunday afternoon at 2
O'Clock from the home Of the daugh-
ter, Mrs. Carl Wesenberg, 1947
West Fifth street. Interment will
be made In City cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-27

restrained. Besides the troupe of
mules, there is a contingent of well
trained dogs. The entire offering
is so out of the ordinary that the
feature. ought to prove productive
of some genuine laugh records.
Among the supporting acts on
the program will be Billy "Swede''
Hall and Jennie Colburn in a char
acter comedy gem, "Hilda." Mr..
Hall has been here before and his
reputation as a funmaker is so
we'll established that it goes with
out saying that there will be many
attracted to the Columbia solely
through the promised comedy of
this act.
Marie Stoddard, known as "The
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-27
AT BURT1s TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY

Bud Fisher Of Song" Vernon &
Rogers in Two Bees From Song
land" Kilograms and Topics of
the Day will conclude the program.
Manager John Scharnberg has a
novelty Comedy bill announced
for next Thursday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-27

Contracts Split on Paving-Con-
tracts amounting to toal Of ST.
409,10S.67 will be expended this
season on the primary road sys-
tenn, according to the figures fur
nished by Auditor Joe Wagner.
This colossal sum will include the
excavating and the grading work
to be carried on this summer in pre-
pairing the stretches to be paved in
1920. Brick will be the paving
material. Three companies bid on
the paving and the work was divid-
ed between two construction cor
porations. The firms bidding were {:
Central Engineering company OF
Davenport, Horst Construction
company of Rock Island and the
Mccarthy Improvement company
of Davenport. The Rock Island
company bid only on concrete work
and therefore lost out. The con-
tracts were divided between the
two Davenport companies which
bid on both brick and concrete.
Brick was selected as the most de-
sirable material.
Robbed Of Is Quarts - Booze
tAieves are again operating in Day.
export. and Peter N. Jacobsen, cigar
manufacturer, is the latest victim,
for Thursday night they removed
about SIS quarts Of wine from his
cellar at 1887 Division street. The
cellar workers pried open a window
in tho basement of the Jacobsen
home. while the family was sleep
ing. and had taken the wine in
cases to a truck, which was stand
ing a short distance down the
street. Listed among the loot
were four dozen bottles of sour
wine, four bottles of light grape
wine. eight bottles of red sherry,
and three quarts Of champagne. Po-
lice were notified and are working
on the case. No clues have been
obtained to the robbers as yet.
Legion Observation-Disclosures
tants for Scott county towns were
named by the American Legion yes
terday as part of a comprehensive
plan to bring about closer or
ganization of the membership of
the local post. Adjutants for all OF
the wards and precincts in the city
weer named few days ago. The
selection of the county town adju-
tants completes the organization
scheme. When important projects
are up for consideration of the le-
gion membership in the future the
post office in Davenport will work
through these adjutants. Those
selected for positions in the coun-
try are: LeClaire. Thomas H. Bag
ley; Princeton. Samuel ]. Fletcher;
Pleasant Valley. Raymond E.
Baumbach: Eldridge. Leo N. Mas
terson: Dixon, Edward H. Peter
sen; Walcott, Arnold Sindt; Long
Grove. BARLEY Marti; Buffalo. Will
liam Bacon; Blue Grass. William
W. McGarvey; McCausland. George
E. Randolph.
Burglar Enters Blackhawk-A
Snest in rom 3()7 af the BlackhaWk
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-27

Fifth Avenue-253s Fifth avenuA -
Robert Warwick and Elaine Hammerstein
In THE Accidental Honeymoon
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-27

neotman's Rialto-6g4 Ninth street.-
Gladys Brockwell in Broken Command
ments'
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-27
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AsFcA 47-'Exps4ses..
DUBTD
Oavnpogt.
HaecA 1o-sI1te Co." 1evue Of l01o
~ 1870. Matinee and night.
NafcA 40-51-Nttn In 0ood Ovsr
NseIs,- Win uatines Wednao6U.
VAUDEVILLE
COLClnlA
Davenport.
PALACE
Moline.
-IOTION PICTURES
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DOWNTOWN
0DanDes 6GuAs@'The Greatest Cues
MAjstis-Naine HAmmefstein IN ''rhe
woman Game"
Cessniai-william Farnum in wings Of
the Morning"
Anesieas,-Ma,oe Aliens Jasvar Hunt
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-27
OUTLYING

aess-rhirsyeishth street. Fourteenth
avenue.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-27
MASONIC TEMPLE.

ACGCSTANA CHAPEL.
May 5--Arvid Samuelson. pianist. re.
cdtnl.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-27

Eighteenth street, Fifth avenue.
April 13--Myrna Sharlow Company. un
der auspices of Amoo Grot:o.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-27


Seventh avenue. Thirty street.
auspices OF Tr-City Press club.
April 19-TriC City Symphony Orchestra.
April 26-Frances Aldo, Caroline Laz-
zari. Charles Hackett and Renalto Zanelli,
under auspices Of the Tri-City Musical
association.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-27

Binek Hawk-1103 Twelfth avenue
Evelyn Greeley In Me and Captain Kidd"
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-28
ACT AuL | | !. PAVING. ! } ! | ! |
SOON \ ! 70 | I ! BEGIN } !:
Pouring Of Concrete Is
Schedul ID o Start
Tome orfoWs

The laying the pavement on the
streets Of Devils Lake will actually
begin tomorrow, if not today, accord
ing to Superintendent Hill, Of the
Haggart Construction company, con-
tractors. Delay in shipments Of cem-
rent from eastern points 81 manu-
facture is charged with the failure
Of the company to begin actual lay
ing Of the substance that will serve
for streets, at an earlier date.
During the past week, the Hag-
gert concern has received consign-
ments of a dozen cars sof cement, pro-
viding nearly one third the gross
amount to be used on the contract here
which calls for over forty blocks Of
pavement. 5''ss
The same condition that has ex-
listed here, delaying the .lsying Of con-
crete and top dressipfg tho lack off
cementhas tied up similar Jobs eof
smaller and larger degrees in all
parts Of the state; according to au-
thentic news dispatches. In the case
of local work, the contracting firm
has declared it will go at the work on
streets, where grading is completed,
and continue 80 long as d supply
Of cement is available. 1.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-28
IS UNANIMOUS
a. 81
CHe!}:;, II ALL
Com, icket Named
>4eeting Last
Week Y
BIG PARTIES UNITE
Sentiment For Demo-
Gratis Nominee Is
Growing Rapidly

]. F. T.. .O'Connor, democratic no.
minee at the primaries, for the state
governorship race in November, has
been endorsed as the republican"
candidate for the same position-due
to Langer's defeat at the republican
primary. This action was taken at a
meeting of the state committee of q,
made up of members of the democrat
'ic and republican parties together
with representative Of the Independ-
ent. Voters association held in Grand
Forks on Friday and Saturday. A
complete state ticket received the
committees endorsement. Harmony
of all factions prevailed thruout the
sessions. All efforts of both regular"
parties will be devoted to an attempt
to elect state officers and legislators
against Nonpartisan league candi-
dates.
A noticeable feature of the meeting,
was the entire absence of antipathy
towards the democratic nominee,
j. F. T. O'Connor. No disposition
from any quarter, to set Mr.. O. 'Connor
aside for an independent choice, de-
veloped. This was in spite of insid-
ious attempts of outsiders to do so,
prior to the meeting.
The endorsed candidates. for state
Offices are:
Governor-J. F. .. O'Connor,
(Dem.) Grand Forks.
lieutenant fgovernor.--John F.
McGrann, (Dem.) Fargo.
Secretary of state Thomas Hall,
(Rep.) Bismarck.
State auditor-Roy Chisholm
(Rep.) Pembina.
State treasurer-John Steen, (Rep.)
Wolford. ..5'.,
Attorney general-Rheinhart Kanp-
lin, (Dem.) Crosby.
Commissioner of insurance G.. I.
Solum (Dem.) Mandan..
Commissioner of agriculture-J. T.
Nelson (Rep.) Glen Ullin.
Railroad commissioners. P. Will
liams, (Rep.) Fargo; E. J. Krueger,
(Rep.)
The third candidate for railroad
commissioner is to be named. Will
liams was nominated in the primary,
June 80.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-28
MINOT Will
LET 'ER BUCK
magic City" Will Hold
Stampede August
2-3-4

Minot, the Magic City" Of North
Dakota, will stage a three day stam-
pede, beginning Monday, August I'd,
terminating, Wednesday, August 9TH.
Broncho busting, the real wild west
kind, steer dogging, fancy bucking,
breaking of "wild" horses and scores
of other regular features Of gen.
uine stampede are all scheduled to
take place hourly for the entire three
days, according to advertisements sent
out over the state-one Of which ap-
pears in today's issue Of the World.
The Flying "U" organization, sof
Glasgow, Montana, headed by Long
George Francis, is staging the big
event which promises to draw visitors
from distances of hundreds Of miles
Devils Lake and Ramsey county
generally, is 6xps ted to he represent.
ed at the 'doings', by goodly num-
ber of the sport loving public for the
first two days. August 4th, has its
own attractions in Devils Lake
Market Day.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-28
BUM ]: i / lie !. BUMPS B II q
Is Late Amusement

@ Driving on the city streets in Dev44
sils Lake is one Of the pleasures Of
summer tourists and citizens alike =
makes 'em all imagine they're bump
ing the bumps" in some tropoli.an
amusement park Of the more metropo-
Titan east. It is, Of course, generally
believed, the Haggart Construction
EEcompany, which holds the contract for
paving here, will lay the new streets
over the rough and rugged routes.
We're it not SO, the contractors would
surely. level of the grades to an at
least passable condition. In The mean
time auto owners are paying heavy
toll to repair men for broken springs
and wear and tear breakage but why
should the city commissioners insist
on having a grader pulled over the
rough spots. Why:?-the pepulace
wouldn't know the streets were be-
ing paved, and why interfere with
a contract Of nearly half ! million
dollars 81,
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-28
| MAJ! Il e'|t D|a'|!
Here !! / | { Aug 4 /
Per Aaslrlllild dstad d.
Died July Third

4 The following notice 1.-the death Of
Per Aasmundstad came TO attention,
in the World Office today
Former students and relatives Of
Per Aamundstad. we'll know teacher
ard writer q reputation, of Gud-
brandsdalen, Norway, will be SUR
prised to. learn Of his death July Sd,
at his home, South Aasmundstad.
q ssMr. Aamundstad was q teacher in
the public schools there, for over
thirty years, and an inspiration to
both friend. and pupil. He has one
son here, John 2. Aasraundstad, far
mer. He was . near relative Of DR..
Evan Hyslin, formerly Of this city,
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-28
Threshing Rigs
In Big Demand

Threshers are getting ready for. an
nual operations, if recen t purchases
OF new equipment at the Ramsey I'm
plement company store, are any in
dication of conditions.
During the past few days, the fol-
lowing farmers have purchased COM
plete threshing rig, according to D. ].
Kapp, proprietor Of the implement
house: John Thelin, Theodore Tweat-
on and Oscar Hart. Verchure &
Wolford Brothers, bought new Min.
neapolis separator of the same firm.
as did Henry Wright. Thus far in
the. season, Mr.. Rapp stated, deliver
les have been made out of stock here,
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-28
New Basement
Store In Town

A new basement bargain store will
open in Devils Lake on Market Day,
August 4th. The New York Cash
store, has announced that ON the oc-
casion Of Market Day, it will open
its basement bargain department. Va
line Of ladies ready to wear, ladies,
and children's shoes, dry goods and
the Largest toy department in the
l Lake 81 Region according to the man
agement, will be found ia the new d..
partment which is being rapidly put
in shape TOR the formal opening
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-28
0'connor For
Next Governor
Park Board Is
III Official Owner

The Devils Lake park board for
merly took title to City park, hereto
fore known as Chautauqua, when the
deed, making the transfer legal, went
on record in the register of deds Of
flee this week..
The park board, has already dur
ing the season, spent considerable
sum in cleaning up the grounds and
making improvements, actually TAX
ing possession of the big natural park,
early last spring. 1t has been an
nounced that for the next several
years, comprehensive plan of i'm
provements will be continued each
year until Devils Lake will boast one
of the finest parks in the Northwest
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-28
new L: ! GOLF |. CLUB q |. I
!. BUYS PROPERTY
Buys Dingle Property
On Lake Front Near
City Park

The Devils Lake Town and Country
club, newly organized golf and recre-
alton body, has purchased the Dingle
property on the shores Of Devils Lake,
six miles southwest Of here. The
first golf course to be laid out in this
section Of the state, will be plated,
q new club home eventually erected
and other improvements made along
linesadopted by modern country clubs
For the time being, the Devils Lake
Yacht & Boat club, home, now situat-
ed in City park, will be used for head
quarters, in all likelihood being moved
to the newly acquired property which
has a wide frontage on the lake shore.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-28
RES0LuIE WINS DECIDING RACE OF SERIES
RETAINING A0N0RS HELD SINCE YEAR 81
CAT 7':AOUSES
LOSING. ! / FAVOR
Local Merchants Meet
ing Competition Of
Mail Business

The mail order business attracts
many'buyers firm all parts of the coun-
try-and much from Ramsey county.
But:
1.-THE mail order, isn't always a
necessity if the farmer or other citi-
zen will just give ste local merchant
the same chance and the same atten-
tion he gives "the big catalog."'
Z Before you send thai next mail
order, just consider a few items that
enter into consid ideration, or, should
There is postage. express charge 81
freight-the are all inSthe price you
pay Then consider delays-at your
local store, you see, you buy, you car
ry home your purchase. Then con-
slider; and it is not an uncommon oc-
currence nowadays that you will not
get everything ordered of the mail
order house, but more than likely, a
refund check for one or half dozen
articles. Then consider the often times
-substitutions made for goods order
ed-or mayhaps back ordered
Deal with the merchant who ad-
vertises in your local newspaper, the
paper that carries the news of the day
and the store news. The business
firm that advertises consistently, is
usually good place to trade-and
nine times out Of ten, if you will fol-
low the suggestions outlined in the
second paragraph Of this article, you
will have saved 9 fair margin Of pro-
fit, saved any disapp pointment, and part
Of the profits, he, the merchant may
make will be paid pack in ataxes-to
your ultimate benefit.
The Devils Lake World will not
willingly or knowingly accept any ad-
vertisment that savors Of froud or
Misrepresentation in any possible
manner.
Trade with your home town mer-
chant-he can't save you money or
serve you, unless you, the buyer, give
him the opportunity. Try him out on
the next order you contemplate send
ing to your favorite catalog house
If he can't make good, send it in the
mail. f..s. III 81
Store sales are great saving, par
ticularly in Devils Lake, to the house
hold buyer or the farmer. Watch
your chance.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-28
FOUR LAWS TO
BE.0N BALLOT
AT ELECTIONS

The work of preparing petitions
for four new measures to be initiated,
is expected to be completed some time
tomorrow, according to information
given out yesterday. The petitions
are being outlined by a special COM
mittee, under the auspices Of the Re-
publicans, the Democrats and the In
dependent Voters association whose
representatives met here last week
as members of the Committee Of 81;
w. H. Stutsman is chairman of the
committee in charge of the petitions.
The committee in charge Of circulat-
ing petitions in Devils Lake and Ram
sey county, has been busy all week
and are reported as meeting with ap-
proval as the documents are sub
mitted. Hundreds Of voters have al
ready signed.
According to the present plans it's
likely that four measures will be in
itiated. These are:
1. A law providing for an audit
of the books Of til Bank Of North
Dakota, industrial commission and
other state enterprises by the state
auditing board.
2. A law exempting cities, Villages
counties, ETC., from the necessity Of
depositing their funds in the Bank
Of North Dakota while still requiring
that the tate funds be kept there. &
sbs3. law amending the present
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-28
WOULD RAISE
FREIGHT ] ! | RA I 'TE| Il: /:
North lako kota's Share 1
Would Make Big
Amount

Bismarck, N. D.-Representatives
Of railroads operating ins>North Da-
kota conferred with the board Of rail-
road commissioners this afternoqn,
asking an early hearing on q petition
of the railroads ysfor an increase in
freight rates on freight moved. from
point to point within the state.
e The rate petition filed with the COM
mission. by the North Dakota car
riers asks increases on intrastate
freight rates of approximately 25 per-
cent, it IS understp pod. # n
The railroads wanted a hearing on
their petition early in August, SO tt 1T
the increase they expect to get in the
state will take effect at the same time
the increases on interstate. freight
rates expected to- be granted soon by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
become effective. 'fS N IN. N Sit
5g Railroad rates within the state now
are fixed by q law, passed in. the 1919
Legislature as q part Of the Nonpar-
tisan league programz The railroads
take the position that this law has
been superseded BY the Esch-G Gminnis
transportation act passed by tile ma
tional congress providing for a fixed
return for the railroads Of the country
upon the investment. "
This increase asked by the railroads
at the present time are based upon a
varying schedule, it is understood.
Rates on grain, products manuf factur-
led from grain and Ignite con, viii not
be- disturbed, it is said, while the rail-
roads ask big increases on non-es-
Isential products.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-28
Edmore Village
!. May Incorporate

Edmore, N. D., (SpeciaD The
voters Of Edmore, will decide this
week by ballot, whether or not,
the village board shall be no more,
and the municipality become a
recognized town. Little apparent
interest has been manifested to
date, in the question. 1t is be-
lieved however that keen interest
will be displayed on election day.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Holt st Vol
tire, this state, were sentenced to one
year in the state penitentiaH on a
charge Of deserting eirsinfant child,
in district court chambers here Mon
day. Sentence was suspended, sub
ject to recall at the discretion OF
Judge Buttz. 5s$
The Holts deserted their child, born
February II at Minot, in %thes Colonial
hotel March LIST, leaving % note, ask
ing the Red Cross to care 10 IS it.
Turned over to the police, the baby,
agirl; was finally adopted by the Ell
5mera Boureys, residing north of town,
"a week ago, the parents returned,
seeking the child and were promptly
arra1tsd IF. Il
Taken before Judge Buttz, the story
Of the Holts and their baby, became
public property. Married 4 4 few
months prior to desertions6f theehild,
the couple was loathe to return "a
their home. The baby was abandon
ed then the story calns out sof the
finding of 81 dead infant in Devils
Lake. Gossip pointed 70 the sHelts q
their little home community Pres
sure was growing strong and talk 81
a murder charge was heard. Then ii
was the couple decided t0 sreclain
their child and show neigh hbors Ne Ne
did no tmurde our baby !. I, 81 Ignorance
III he1iryad IN haze lnie m fho is; - srs,s
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-28
Montana May Get
Another County

Plentywood, Mont Petitions pray
ing for the creation Of Rock county
with Hinsdale as the county seat have
been filed. The larger portion Of the
proposed county would be taken from
the western part Of Valley county.
It is said that practically one hum
.dred per cent Of the residents Of the
territory have signed the petitions.