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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-10-27

state. A poisonous compound
taken by mistake was the cause.
Mr.. Turrittin was Republican
heavy weight and of distinct val
ue TO the party. He was largely
responsible for many Of its past
successes in a state way. His
passing was a distinct loss to
Minnesota.
Leading members of the state
Democracy met in st. Paul this
week preliminary to state wide
drive for the purposes Of organi-
zatlon. There was oratory ga
lore and words were not spared
in roasting the present Repuhli-
can administration to turn.
President Harding. Senator Kel-
logg and Gov. Preus. each came
in for their share. No POSSIBLE
ties in a candidate way were
mentioned though James Carley
and Mrs. Peter. Oleson, who il is
said have designs on the COVER
norship and United States sana-
tor respectively. were in evil
dence. The state Democracy is
going TO have complete ticket
in the field next year, but its
future is not at all promising.
j. A. O. Preus is going to be
governor again and the remain
der of the present state admins
tration will he practically re-
turned intact.
The financial troubles of the
farmer, his inability To score in
a crop way and the alleged ne
farious methods of those who
prey upon his honesty and ignor.
ance are ever a choice topic with
the state agricultural depart.
ment and reams of newspaper
copy are donated for his relief
Over In the state immigration
department, o. Fl. Smith. its eff
ficient head. is devoting a limit
ed appropriation and a meagrs
office force in singing the ad
vantages Of the best farming
lands in the United States. Paen.
of praise on the one hand am
crepe hanging on the other i.
not TO the liking of some people
in the state capitol and get to
gether has been suggested. Il
might help.
This item in an insurance pub
lication Of note concerning a re
cent national meeting Of insur.
ance agents was not intended for
the general public, but it makes
interesting reading just the
same: His paper was read by
Mr.. ..... who explained that
the issue Of state insurance had
been up for some years in Min
nesota. Four years ago the need
Of fighting it more systematical-
~ arose and Mr.. .. had
turned over To him a defense
fund and was told to 90 ahead
with the work. He was given
full authority over the expendi.
ture Of the money collected and
the results Of his campaign had
justified the confidence placed in
him" The paper told of the
fight that had been waged and
the methods employed in bring
ing about the desired results
, 1921-06-25

conroy. IL is said. was formerly con.
nsted with juvenile ano municipal
c5drts n Des Moines. Iowa, having
been connected with the city attorneys
office there for a number OF years.
The charge against Conroy wa
made when he approached officers
and made a proposition TO them that
he would tell them Of the activities OF
certain boorleggers who Were due IN
Casper with a quantity of high class
wet goods and loaded down with a
heavy bank roll His suggestion, II
is said, went as far as to tell the Off,
GERS that they should confiscate the
money and booze and then split with
him.
1t is said that conroy was immedi.
ately placed under arrest and as a
result Of the Information he had given
two bootleggers were taken with the
liquor in their possession The booze
was confiscated in the proper manner.
but il Is said that the money which
the men a was not disturbed. Coun-
ty Attorney Purcell couldn't construe
the charge against Canroy as bribery
that he could get a conviction on in
district court SO he ordered Conroy re-
leased and dismissed action against
him.
, 1921-06-25
PAVING REPAIRS
BEING. HELD UP;
IS DUE
Warren Company MOI Living Up
to Obligations in New and
Maintenance Work.
Councilman Says

opposison to continuing p~leasan,
relations with the Warren construe.
ton company because Of alleged ir.
r~egularices in the manner in which
paving contracts ave beer fulfilled
in Casper was expressed this morning
by members OF b city council who
have been closely following the man.
ner in which contracts r being al
ried out.
The opposition Is based on the man
ner in which the Warren Construc.
ton company il alleged TO have failed
to maintain faulty stretches OF pave
ment. and in the failure of the COM
pany to make street repairs o which
ii n u contract with the New York
Oil company. ~.
1t Is understood hat the matter of
repairing paved streets which were
opened several months ago to lay gas
lines was put up strongly to the New
York OIL company and that this or
~ganization claimed hat II was help
less. as contracts and orders for the
, 1921-06-25
$1,000 DONATED
TO WAR VETS IN
OPENING DRIVE
Campaign for Funds to Put Over
Big Encampment Postponed
Until Forum Meeting De-
spite Unusual Success

With 81. 500 Of IA $500 fund
which was set as the goal OF the drive
TO be launched by the Spanish-Amer-
lean War Veterans reached the first
day, further solicitation OF business
houses here will be discontinued IN
ill after the Tuesday forum meeting
Of the chamber OF commerce. The
object Is p~ostponing h drive is TO
insure a more liberal aid from mem
beers of the chamber OF m in
fostering the solicitation.
I'VE have been royalty received and
literally dealt with said j. J. Giblin,
chairman OF the finance committee Of
the Standardization Wa Veteran
Encampment which viii be staged
here July .. 4 and 5. but We feel that
we should have more teamworkers
from business interests and from the
membership Of the chamber q COR
merce-"
8 According to the statement OF Mr..
Gibiin, the encampment promises to
be the biggest July tete that was ever
staged in Wyoming. Thousands of
visitors from all over the Rocky
Mountain country VIII be here. wealth
er permitting. A caravan of 40 autos
win leave Denver on the morn
ing Of July /. go as to arrive in Cas-
per on the evening of July 2. {
large delegations are making az
arrangements TO cave various points in
Colorado, Nebraska, Montana, South
Dakota and Wyoming to attend the
Casper encampment-
, 1921-06-25
Western Bankers
Dinner Guests
OF Pres. Harding

WASHINGTON. June 24.-Dlscus-
sion OF railway and agricultural prob.
lens were said today to have occu.
pied the major portion OF the time
Inst night OF President Harding and
the western bankers who were his
dinner guests. Foreign trade expan.
sion also was taken UP and the presi.
dents guests were represented as
taking the position that business
restoration at home would be the
best means Of charging American
trade.
The bankers were described as
hopeful that tho recent organization
Of a banking pool for the relief OF
cattle raisers would soon show good
results nj tide the industry over its
present embarrassment. The concen.
sur of opinion. 1t was said. was that
with the harvesting of this years
crops the farming industry would be
much improved.
, 1921-06-25

work had been issued % the paving
Representatives Of the Warren
company here and at the headquar-
tiers in Billings. Mont. II 10 under
stood hat n deposition which is
now Developing viii DO injurious to
the interests Of h company In Cas-
per unless there 10 . radical change
Of policy reflected here
In many Of the districts which have
been paved II "a Understood that
faulty construction or breaks I'm tina
paving surface due to weather con.
ditions have not been maintained I'M
der the five-year asreement with the
Warren company. 1t is also charged
that paving districts Tor which the
company holds contracts have not
been pushed forward rapidly. with the
resultant. inccuvenienee to traffic
here.
, 1921-06-25
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

LOST OR 'EXcHANGED-Engiish
crown coin. somewhere in Casper.
and war relic; reward IL re-
turned to 3o4 East A. 6-24-1t
, 1921-06-25
Irrigation Act
Is Ordered Out
By Committee

WASHINGTON. June ga favor
able report was ordered by the m
ate arid lands committee today on
the McNary bill to provide s25o.o0o.-
o for irrigation purposes, the money
TO be returned from the sale of bonds
secured by the improved property.
The federal farm loan board would
be custodian of the project, but di-
of expenditures would be I'M
der the Interior department. Prefer
ence rights to take up tracts Of i'm
proved lands would be extended 10
e~x-soldiers and sailors.
, 1921-06-25
BODY OF YOUTH
FOUND IN WELL

CARLINvILLE. H.. June ,4--The
mutiizted body Of Thomas Harmon
10 years Of age. was found weighted
down In a shallow well near his home
at Grcnridge. near here late yest--'
..y BLOOD stains on the kitchen
walls at his home ana the report that
Harmon had ~quarreled with his step
mother. Catherine Harmon. aged ss
led to her arrest. She Is in jail here
with q IL months old baby.
Officials investigating hi case de
clared they found evidence which In
, 1921-06-25

The black panther has the reputa-
tion of being the fiercest of all anil
mails.
, 1921-06-25
BIRTHS EXCEED DEATHS.

OTTAWA. June s4-canada's. birth
rate for 1890 was 27.47 per 1000 Al
, 1921-06-25
I-Year-OI Lad
First Victim OF
Denver Fourth"

DENVER, Juno zi.-Nathan Gold
stein. IL years of age. heads the list
of Denver's Fourth of July victims
Nathan with . companion. bought
nrecrackers today. He singled out .
large one Of the cannon" variety for
test TO see n IT was any good"
The cracker was slow in exploding
and Nathan picked IL up to investi-
gate An explosion followed At the
hospital physicians announced ANAL
hope YVES held for saving Nathan's
eyesight- He also was badly burned
about b fact.
, 1921-06-25

-Re.d The rrIbune clAs.lned Ads-
, 1921-06-25
Yale DEFEATS
Harvard CREW

REGATTA COURSE, NEW LON
DON, June 24.-Yale won ,he an
nuzI four-miie varsity eight-oared
race by half \ length from Harvard
on the Thames river today.
The crews started their race ut
5:i3 p. m. The wind was light and
the water smooth.
The crews shot away together.
HArvard's rowing form vas perfect
and she led at the half-mile mark.
At the two-miie mark Harvard
was leading by half n length.
, 1921-06-25
to Kill
French General
Is Frustrated

DAMASCUS. Syria. June "a An
attempt was mad today to assassi-
nate General Gouraud. commander-ln-
chief OF the French army in the east.
as he was travelling in an automo-
bile from Damascus to the Sea of Gal
lee, in northern Palestine. The as
wa committed by bandits. The
general was uninjured but had a mar
row escape. n bullet passing through
his left sleeve.
, 1921-06-25
A~RBoGasT HERE.

c. p. CArbyl Aroogast. manager o
the Casper baseball team. is in Cas-
per for a. few days. on business COD.
nected with thc interests; Of the-tea1i
which has found hard shedding on the
trip to the southern end of the cir
cuit. 1t is probable that announce
ments strengthening up various parts
of the team will be forthcoming soon
, 1921-06-25

escates the youth vzs slain IN ths
stepmofher's home and his body
eraxged to the well.
Young Harmon's fsfhsr and M.
repmothn srs sid 10 h.xs separated
q week sgo.
, 1921-06-25
Attorney HELD FOR BRIBERY
DISMISSED BY AUTHORITIES

E.. l. Conroy, a new arrival in legal circles here, and said
to have the right to practice law here temporarily at least as
a result of having passed the state bar examination in Iowa,
was released from the county Jail today after he had been
held for two days on a charge of having attempted to bride
deputies of the sheriffs office.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10
DISTRICT GROUP
OF 81 ATTENDS
CHURCH SESSION
Methodist Pastors and Laymen
Meeting In Peoria Section of
National Program.

Seventeen pastors of Rock Island
district will attend the Chicago
area conference of the Methodist
church which will be held in the
First Methodist church of Peoria
next Monday. Tuesday and We'd
nesday. Each Of the II pastors will
also have as delegate from his
church one layman.
More than 500 ministers and lay
men from central Illinois are ex-
pected to attend the meeting, which
Is one of series being held
throughout the United States as a
sequence to the national confer
ence sessions in Detroit two weeks
ago. Rock Island district minis
ters who will attend are:
DR.. John T. Jones, superintend-
ent of the Rock Island district;
Rev. Frank Marston, Spencer Me-
mortal church, and Rev. d. A. Chap
man, First Methodist church. Rock
Island; Rev o. B. Enselman, Meth
odlst Centenary, Rock Island, and
Second church, Moline; Rev. J. T.
Dodds, Moline; Rev. l. V. Harmon
and Rev r. W. Van Alstyne. East
Moline; Rev. J. S. Neal. Silvis
Rev. F. D. Meme, Hillsdale; Rev.
A NJ. Waffle, Port Byron; Rev. J.
A Decker, Milan; Rev. George
Sheppard. Reynolds; : Rev l. H. H
Winter, Wrayville; Rev. o. L. Bow
man, Illinois City; Rev. ID. v
Crumbaker, Presumption; Rev. 8. A
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10

pastor. Sunday school ct e:45 a. m
Endeavor at 6:45 Services at 1os45 and
8 o'clock. Pastors morning theme. Pre-
pairing for the Coming of Christ" Eve
ming theme. Fear That L. Born of Partial
knowledge"
United Presbyterisn-Third avenue snd
Fourteeuth street. DR.. J. H Gibson. pas
Services at 1o:45 and $50.
Oak Grove United Presost-rian--rwea-
ty-fourth street and NiDeteenth svenns'
a az J. s L xanes; s gos.01- sDd" school
Gloria Del THIRD United Presbytertan-
Twelfth street and Forsy---cond avenue.
Rev Charles @. Mann. os-tOr. Sunday
school at Gas a. m Services at IL and
7:3o. Young Peoples society at 6:45,
Beulah Presbyte7An-RaraI township.
Bible school at 10 .. N. Preaching serv-
ices at IL a. m.
Coal Valley Presbyterian-Coal Valley.
Btols school at D. m Sermon p. m
METHODIST
First Methodist-Corner of Fifth ave
nue. and Nineteenth street Rev. J. A Chap
man. pastor Sunday school at $3.50
Epworth League at $50. Services 81
1890 and $50.
Spencer Memorial Northumberland
Forty-third street and Seventh avenue
Rev. Frank Marston. Sunday school al
Free Methodist-152O Ninth avenue
Rev. John Parry. pastor. Sunday school
at ESQ and preaching services at 1o;45
and praise services st o'clock. Evan
gelistic services at o'clock.
Wayman African Methodist Eptscopa a
school at 9 80 a. m. Services at 1913
Corner Fifth-and-a-half avenue and
Thirteenth street Rev. Eugene Thompson.
pastor.
Milan Methodist-Rev. John A Decker.
pastor. Sunday school at GAS a. m
Morning service at 1o:43 and evening
services at 7;45. E1worth League at Z
O'Clock.
Centenary Methodist Thirty-eighth
street. Eighteenth avenue. Rev. Oliver B.
EHselman. pastor. Sunday school at
9:15. Services at 10:45. Subject, Wis
dom or Foolishness."
CHRISTIAN
Memorial Christian-Corner Third ave.
Hadaway. pastor. Bible school at 8 80 g
m. Dr. J. H Nichols. superintendent
Services at 1915 and 80. Pastor
! morning theme. "A New Commandment.
Evening theme Playing Safe" Christian
, Endeavor at 80. Every member canvass
. opens in the afternoon.
Second Chrstian-Corner Sixth street
and Thirteenth avenue. Rev w. B. Oliver,
pastor. Services every second and fourth
Sunday. Services both morning and eve
ming. Sunday school at $50. Services
at / and Z 80. Christian Endeavor at
80.
Fifteenth Avenue Christian - Corner
Fifteenth avenue and Thirty sixth street
Rev. Guy B. Williamson, pastor. Bible
school at o 80. Communion and story
hour at 1913 Mrs. williamson. speaker
Junior Christian Endeavor at , o'clock
Mrs. John Caruthers. superintendent
Senior Christian Endeavor. AdoIph Levin
superintendent. 80. Evangelistic song
| service and sermon by the pastor at 1880
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10

Are You Constipated?
Just Try This

thousands of constipated people have
entirely overcome their ailnent by 1oAoW-
ing the advice of those who recommend
Dilaxin These harmless little tablets are
made in exact conformity with the famous
nreacription for this particular allment-
You must understand that D1laxin gives
natural action and is effective liver
regulator and not purge Diaxin con-
tains the necessary elements TO correct TINS
human ailnoent and adjust the Intestinal
tract to a normal and healthy state. Win
the regular use of Dilaxin for a short time
in accordance with directions, constipation
can eventually be overcome and the use 81
these or any other laxative may be entirely
Abandoned It contains nothing OF a habit
forming nature. This is all because Dlax1n
creates a healthy and active elimination.
III YOU are troubled with constipation
Won owe IL to yourself to give Dllsxin an
honest TROUT. 1t viii not dtsapEo1nt
Won a. have other alleged remedies. You
will feel younger and better every day,
All druggists the world over arc now
ssIline Diiaxin At nifty cents per box The
aole distributor Is the Aarmola Co. 81
GARFIELD Bldg. Detroit Mich. Newspaper
and billboard. advertisements are already
anrsearing on this product. You should
rrt a box from your druggist as early as
1osrdtle and prove the value of this won
derfui remedy for yourseaf--t Advertise
u,ent).
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10
FAILS STOP
AFTER SMASHUP
Nan Reports b Police That Truck
Driver Keeps Going After
Damaging Auto.

John c. Feathers. 11I5 Sixth ave-
nre. reported to the police this
morning that smilk truck rammed
into a touring car driven by him
Friday at Fifth avenue and Ninth
street, tore or the left rear wheel
OF his machine and the driver Of
the truck kept on going.
Feathers said that he was driv-
ing west and the milk truck was
headed east. The machine was
coming fast and went over to the
wrong side OF the street where il
hit the touring car a side blow that
broke of one wheel and smashed q
fender. Feathers said that he had
been seeking the driver of the car.
and declared that he would know
the truck il he should see IL again.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10
In the Lodges

Annual election of officers was
the chief work at the business
meeting Of Assembly lodge, No. 81,
Svithoid. last evening in the lodge
rooms. Those chosen:
Chairman-Oscar Danielson-
Vice chairman-Augusta Sund-
Quist.
Corresponding secretary-ETlen
Danfelson.
Financial secretary-EtheI Eric
son.
Treasurer-Selma Lundberg.
Trustees for two years-John
Herestedt, Olga Lindstrom-
Physicians-Dr. E. A. Eden, r.
W. Oakley.
The lodge has accepted an invita-
ton from Fret lodge to take part in
the Christmas entertainment to be
given by the latter on Dec. 81.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10
Does Your Food
Taste Good
Is Your Annetite AM Rirhtf

When your food does taste good
you may be sure that your health
is good; that your blood is rich, free
from scrofula, eczema, rheumatism
and other diseases, and that your
system is built up against that
tired feeling and the protration
after influenza and feyers.
Hoods Sarsaparilla enriches the
blood, creates an appetite, aids di-
gestion, promotes assimilation, Sc
cures for you full nutritive value
of your food. Get it of your drug
gist and begin taking it today.
If mild laxative is needed, take
Hoods Pills; if an active cathar-
tic. more Hoods Pills. They give
entire satisfa ction. - advertise
ment)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10
CONSLSTORY MASONS
PLAN DINNER MEET

Realff Otteson will speak on
THE Brotherhood OF Man" and Z.
H Comstock on Masonic Service"
at the first dinner meet OF the
Scottish Rite Masons of Rock Is
land and vicinity Wednesday ev-
ening in Masonic temple at Z
o'clock.
AS an outcome of the gathering ii
is expected that a club of Scottish
Rite Masons will be formed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10

EPISCOPAL
Trinity Episcopal - sIxrn avenue snS
rector. Holy communion AZ $50 a m
Sunday school and bible class for men
sno women At $50 a. m. Corporate
SSomnannion Of the Sunday schOos tsecond
sunday. . 80 o. m Holy communion and
sermon (ftrst, third and fifth SundaysI.
1855 q m Morning prayer and sermon
IotnT sondaysl at 1915 a. m Evening
prayer and sermon. 4-3o D. Morning
prayer and htany. Friday. 10 O. m Holy
communion tHoly Days) 10 - IN.
The ReorgaEtzed Church Of Jesus Christ
and Tenth street. H. J. Archambsuit,
elder in charge. Residence back of
church. Sunday school at $50 a IN.
Preaching at IL a. m. and 7 40 D. m Re
legfo At 9 O'Clock. Prayer meeting Wed
nesday evening at s O'Clock
West End SettIement-429 Seventh ave
nue.. Services at 1o:45 a. m. and 80
Barker. SUPERINTENDENT Cottage prayer
meeting Monday; mid-week service Wed
nestiay and tarrying meeting Friday
Rescue hission-Fwentieth etreet and
tendent. Sunday school at 3 D. m Serv-
ices every night at 1880 and converts
prayer service at 7:3o every weekday
night.
First Unitarian church. Moline-sun
day afternoon service at . O'Clock
Church of Spiritual Harmony-Meetings
will be held at the A. thinner home 1855
Fourth avenue, until further notice, with
E B. Trestler leader.
Church of God-Fifth avenue and
Eleventh street. Mrs. W A Hamilton
pastor in charge. Sunday school at As
Services at 1880.
Salvation Army-HaII corner Twenty
first street and Fifth avenue Spiritual
meeting Thursday and Sunday evenings at
s O'Clock Sunday school at ESQ. Street
meetings at Eighteenth street and Second
avenue from to 8 O'Clock on Tuesday
Thursday. Saturday and Sunday
International Bible Students Association
Meetings at Room AZ. State Bank build
ing. Discourse at o'clock. Berean Bible
study at o'clock
Church of Christ-Junior hall. No.
Memorial building of P, S. c.. Brady hill.
Davenport. Bible study at 10 o'clock
Gospel Army Workers of America-Head-
quarters ISIS Fourth avenue. B. Z.
Koran, leader. assisted by other workers.
Meetings every evening at 7:3O.
The First Unitarian ChurchASixth ave
nue. and Sixteenth street. Moline, Rev.
Clara Cook Helvie, minister. Sunday
service IL 200 a. N Church school at AS
a. m. Sermon topic: ''Christianityis Dec
laration of independence"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10

A score of Illinois members of
the Anti-Saloon league this week
attended the goth annual conven-
ton of the Anti-Saloon league held
in Washington
In addition to State Superintend-
emit F. Scott Mcbride and Chicago
delegates, the following Illinoisans
were present: Rev. George Nc
Ginnis, Aurora, superintendent of
the Rockford district; Rev. George
H. YuIe, superintendent of the
Springfield district, James H. Dan
skin, Jacksonville, superintendent
of the East St Louis district; Rev.
John R. Golden, Decatur, executive
committee; G. W. James, Gales
burg, superintendent of the western
district; Rev. E. M. Antrim, Spring
field, district superintendent of the
Methodist Episcopal church
+sThe Illinois prohibition act,
adopted by the state legislature,
was under discussion at the con-
vention as model for other
states superintendent McBr1de
stated here following the meeting
at Washington. The Illinois Anti
Saloon league chief presided as
chairman of the resolutions COM
mittee.
1--WE are organizing every county
in Illinois and will seek further
legislation at the next session OF
the general assembly if it is neces-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10

sary to enforce the prohibition act"
Superintendent Mcbride stated
here we believe the law is be-
ing well enforced at Decatur, Rock
ford. East St. Louis and Peoria and
most of the cities outside of Cook
county Chicago is our problem in
Illinois and further steps must be
taken to improve conditions there
Ex-senator Lawrence Y. Sher-
man of Illinois, and a. H. Roberts,
member of the state legislature
from Chicago, addressed the con-
vention.
How Illinois members voted in
congress during the week:
There We're no important roll
calls in house or senate during the
week.
At the opening of the regular
session of congress Monday, the
following members OF the Illinois
delegation in the house were re-
corded as present: Fuller, McKen-
zie, King. Ireland. Cannon, Moore,
Wheeler, Rodenberg, Brooks, Will
liams, Denison. Yates, Copley, Mad
len, Mann, Sproul, SABBATH, German,
Kunz, Britten, Chindblom.
At the opening session OF the
senate, Senator Mckinley was re-
corded present, and Senator Nc
I Cormick absent.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10
JAPs AND CHINESE AGREE.

Washington, Dec 1o.-Japanese
and Chinese delegates reached an
agreement for the return of all
public properties TO China in the
Kiao-Chow leasehold. subject to
confirmation from Toxic.