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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14
COUNTY BOARD
|. MAKES ANNUAL
VISIT T0FARM
Supervisors Day Observed at Conn.
ty Institution, When Board
Inspects Institution.
Especial Correspondence

Geneseo. Ill, Sept. 14.-Yester-
day was supervisors day" at the
county infirmary. The members of
the board of supervisors of Henry
county were guests of Superintend-
ent Wilson for the day. The conn
ty farm was fully inspected. the
buildings gone over and the needs
of the institution brought directly
to the attention of the board mem
bers. The big event" of the day
was the dinner which features this
annual meeting of the supervisors,
the members of their families and
a few invited guests.
The infirmary of Henry county
is conceded to be one of the finest
institutions of its kind in the state
of Illinois. The present building.
which was erected several years
ago after a fire had destroyed the
old structure, was built at a cost
approXimating 100000 including
equipment. The farm land, which
is operated in conjunction with the
infirmary, contains some of the
best land in the county and is
about three hundred twenty acres
in extent A large portion of the
food supplies for this institution
are grown upon the farm under the
direction of Superintendent Wilson.
whose service in his position has
earned for him the highest praise
and commentator.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14
VOLUNTEERS OF
18th ILLINOIS
HOLD REUNION
Cambridge Entertains Veterans at
56th Reunion-Many Miss
ing From Ranks.
Especial Correspondence

Cambridge, ILL.,, Sept 14.-Cam-
| bridge yesterday entertained the
| veterans of the 18TH regiment oi
Illinois volunteers at the seth re-
union of the organization, the
| Cambridge post of the American
Legion, Woman's Relief corps and
ladies' auxiliary of the legion, act
ing as hosts.
Cambridge was gaily bedecked
for the occasion, flags and bunt-
ing flying from every store and
building. The Palace theatre and
Armory hall, where the programs
were given, were attractively deco
rated for the occasion The fol-
lowing program was given:
Music - Cashus' Light Guard
band.
Prayer-Rev. G. A Gorden.
Marching Through Georgia-Led
by Ermain Kinney.
Address of welcome = Mayor
James Pratt.
America, the Beautiful-MaIe
chorus.
Reading, 1.-THE Name of Old
ryr-Blanch Mascal Record.
Vocal solo, ''Old Virginia"-Miss
Hazel Pratt
Remarks-Dr. W. H. Conser.
Song-Male chorus.
Address-Captain T. E. -Gilchrist,
Chicago.
Benedictfon-Rev. r. NJ. Jones.
Music-Band.
Toulon was voted the meeting
place for the 1922 reunion. Fifteen
members of the old 18TH were
present yesterday and % veterans
of the Civil war. Deaths of COM
rades reported during the past
year were: Charles Crummelt, com
pany K, died in Beaver City, Neb.,
Sept. "a, 1920; ]. c. Rockwell, COM
pany 1. died in Council Bluffs,
Iowa, Jan. 81. 1921; A. A Colbert,
company K, died in Galesburg, Ill,
May 90, 1921; William Holgate,
company E, died in Wyoming, Ill,
June 10, 1921; James Caster, COM
pany G, died in Galva, Ill, June 25,
1921,
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FINAL PLANS OF
HENRY COUNTY'S
FAIR ARE MADE
Last Preparations Being Made for
Opening of Largest Exhibit in
History of County.
Especial Correspondence

Cambridge, H. Sept 14-Ffnal
preparations are being made for
the opening of Henry county's an
nual fair next week, and from pres
ent indications the exhibit will be
the largest in the county's history.
The opening day, Tuesday, will
be known as children's day. The
Henry county Baby Beef club is at
tracing a large amount of atten-
ton The club is divided into jun
ior and senior divisions, the former
being limited to IL years of age
or young, while the seniors include
all those over H.
The fine arts department is IN
der the direction of Miss Ellen Re
cor0 and many beautiful paintings
and drawings have been entered for
exhibition. Mrs. Will Eaton is
superintendent of the fancy work
and there will be a large variety
of beautiful and artistic pieces of
fancy work on display.
The educational department is
directed by W. F. Huston, county
superintendent of schools. John
Grau, superintendent of the
grounds and track, has given as
SUrance that they will be in ex-
cellent condition.
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HEARING OF AGED
MAN RESULTS IN
RETURN TO JAIL
Especial to The Argus. J

Aledo, Sept. 14.-Millard Fillmore
| Howard. aged 81 years and an ex-
convict, was given a hearing yes
terday before Justice of the Peace
". D. Emerson and was bound over
to the grand jury on a charge of
attempted murder. His bonds were
placed at $1,000
Howard. who is known to Mercer
county residents as Fill" Howard.
attempted TO shoot E. T. Flack, on
whose property he resided, last
Sunday afternoon. One of the shots
fired at Flack hit the horse which
he was riding.
Howard has been living in the
timber on the Flack farm since
last winter. He is not known to
have any friends or relatives and
has the appearance of a veritable
hermit of the woods. No one ap-
pearing to go on his bond, Howard
was taken back TO the county Jail
to await action of the grand jury,
which convenes next Tuesday.
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NEW OFFICERS FOR
SUNBEAM SOCIETY
NAMED AT MEET
special to The Argus.l

Aledo, Sept 14.-At a recent
meeting of the members of the
woman's missionary society of the
Methodist church of Sunbeam new
officers for the year were elected
as follows:
President-Mrs. ]. T. Thompson.
Vice president-Mrs. ]. c.
Braucht-
Corresponding seCretary-Mrs. T.
Bradford
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. ].
G. Guthrie.
Treasurer-Nrs. G. H. Stephens.
Mite box uperintendent-M
Clare Bradford.
L, L. B. Observation-Disclosures. ].
c. Hamilton.
Kings Heralds superintendent
MRS. F. Hood and Mrs. C. G..
Stephens
Extension superintendent-Mrs.
Ira Brown.
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SET RECORD IN
ROAD BUILDING
Especial Correspondence

Geneseo. Ill, Sept. 1.-THE work
on the hard road system west Of
town is progressing very rapidly.
The biggest days work in lineal
feet was accomplished last Friday
when 744 feet of concrete road bed
was laid. The cement mixer and
crew are now working west Of the
farms of William and Henry Ger
mana. The crossroad west Of these
farms will be passed today This
carries the work ont Of Geneseo
township and into Edford town
ship.
The J. J. Dunnegan company il
now hauling its material with
three trains which have been IN
creased from eight to ten tram cars
each. Each tram car carries two
batch boxes which have a capacity
of about one and a third cube
yards each. At the present rate
the work on the western part Of
the contract will be finished before
the end OF October. as anticipated
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COUNTY BOARD
GIvESDEPUTY
BACK OFFICE
Supervisors Adjourn Until After
Fafr-No action Taken on Su-
perintendent's Assistant
Especial to The Argus.)

Aledo, Sept. 14.-At the regular
meeting of the Mercer county board
of supervisors which convened yes
terday afternoon at the courthouse
the deputy to the sheriff was re-
stored to office and the salary
changed from 81 per year to 5000
or SIS a month. This is the same
salary which the deputy received
when the action of the board prac-
tically eliminated. the office.
John SEWERS of Aledo, who had
been deputy sheriff until Sept. l.
when he resigned in accordance
with the action of the supervisors,
has again taken up the work. MIR.
Sewers has not been drawing regn-
lar nay since the first of the month,
but has been doing special work for
the sheriff.
The restoring of the deputy was
done after a motion by Supervisor
J. c. Keilman, who asked that the
salary be reduced to $50 per month.
An amendment was offered by Su-
pervisor G. A. Bopes fixing the sal
airy at SIS per month and the mo-
ton was carried by a vote of eight
to six. The supervisors voting for
the motion were: Church, Willis,
Bopes, Petrie, Parker, Stoner, Dod-
son and Minteer. Those against re-
storing of the deputy were: Mack,
McCutcheon, Finch. Muhlenberg,
Keilman and Blackstone.
A motion made by Supervisor
Bopes to the effect that the sheriff
be allowed to appoint special depu-
ties during fair week was carried.
These officers will be used to po-
lice the roads between Aledo and
the fair grounds.
No action was taken at yester-
days meeting to restore the assist
ant superintendent of schools,
whose salary was cut to 81 per year
at the same time the deputy sher-
ifs cut went into effect. Miss Cora
Irwin, who has held the position OF
assistant to County Superintendent
G. f. Plat, has been helping in the
office assisting with the large
school exhibit which is displayed at
the fair.
Following the usual custom of
the board, the meeting was adjourn
ed yesterday until the Tuesday
morning following fair week.
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CARS DAMAGED BY
CRASH; NONE HURT
Especial Correspondence.

Geneseo, Ill, Sept. 14-While
backing out from the curb in front
OF his place of business on North
State street this morning in his
touring car. Clayton E. Fehr was
struck by Fredolph Swanson, who
was driving north on the street.
The accident seems to have been
unavoidable and no responsibility
has been placed upon either driver.
Mr.. Fehr's car was more severely
damaged, the rear right fender and
wheel having been crushed. The
fender was bent beyond repair and
the spokes of the wheel broken.
Fortunately, no personal injuries
were received by either driver.
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ROAD WORKERS ARE
CONFINED IN JAIL
Especial Correspondeuce.)

GeneseO, Ill Sept IA. Max
Shnnhr and Tony Rathes appeared
before Justice of the Peace MORO"
yesterday on charges of drunEen-
ness and disOrderly conduct
Shnnhr and Rathes are employed
on the hard road construC ion Worh
and were arrested Monday night by
Policeman Titus on complaint Of
Mrs. l. Grant OF the Grant hotel
They had rooms there, and return
ed Monday night and caused a dls-
turbance. They were fined $50 ana
costs each. Being unable TO pay
the fines, they were confined to the
city Jail. Shnnhr has a previous
fine pending against him, imposed
week ago
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from the first hour l handled the
job myself, and have done so every
day since"
Is His Hobby.
With Mr.. Thompson the switch
board operating business is some
thing more than job, its a hobby
and job combined, and as a result
il has proved to be one of the big
factors of his life. He has worked
with it, ate with it, slept with it and
lived with it for a score of years.
And this year is the first in all that
time he has not handled all of the
night calls besides holding down a
day shift. The first of the year he
employed a night operator and he
now sleeps undisturbed through the
night, after finishing his trick at
9 p. m.
Most everybody is astounded at
the first mention or sight of Mr..
Thompson operating a busy switch
board without the aid of his eyes.
1t is fascinating to watch him. As
the buzzer indicates a call, he
lightly runs his left hand, which he
secs" with. over the drops, locat-
ing them with almost uncanny
speed. simultaneously with the
location of the drop his index fin
ger runs across the face of the
drop on which is raised dots of the
Braille system. Thus he quickly
reads the number that is calling i'll
He as quickly plugs in with his
right hand and asks, Number,
please" He then finishes the con-
nection. Thus he handles call
after call, completing the operation
in less time than it takes to tell it
Has Keen Hearing.
Mr.. Thompson can distinguish
voices and sounds far better than
the ordinary individual. There are
two buyers on the switch board,
one for each position. To the aver
age person the tone of the buzzers
would seem about the same, but to
him they are different in sound.
and that difference indicates to
him on which position the call is
coming in, and he is there ready
to answer it People accustomed
to using the phones in and around
Erie vouch for the statement that
powers in distinguishing voices. 1t
is said that the second time Mr..
Thompson ever hears a voice he
recognizes it and is able to name
its owner. This is attested to by
the fact that, though there are
nearly six hundred phones served
by Mr. ThompSon's exchange and
each phone serves on an average of
five people, he is able to call them
all by name as he operates the
board and gets their numbers for
them.
Mr.. Thompson, though now man
ager of the company at Erie, and
four girls and a
trouble" man." still keeps I'D a
regular schedule at the switch
board, working from to 10 a. m.
from 1880 to 1870 p. m. and from
6 to p. m. He says he does it
because he likes it, and declares he
never loses interest in the work.
despite the fact that he completed
20 years Of service at the board
Sept 6.
There's nothing like it for a
blind person." Mr.. Thompson con-
as he answered a call with
Number, please, alright Jack,
here's your party"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14
SUNDAY SCHOOL
GROUP TO MEET
Geneseo- Township Group
VIII Hold Convention at Meth
odfst Church Sunday.
Especial Correspondence)


Geneseo, Ill. Sept 1.-THE Gen
eseo-Phoenix Township Group Sun.
day School convention will be held
in this city at the First Methodist
church next Sunday evening at 7 Sc
o'clock This is a very important
gathering of the Sunday school
workers of the vicinity and will be
largely attended.
The following program has been
arranged:
Song.
Prayer.
Scripture.
Orchestra of Sunday School Mu-
sicians. Selection.
The Children's Division" Miss
Lydia Colby, group superintendent.
THE Young Peoples Division. -
Miss Eva Wolf, group superintend-
ent.
The Older Girls" Miss Ruby
RAIDER, county president o. G. con-
ference.
Song Audience standing.
The Adult Division Mrs. y.
W. Thornton, group superintendent
The Educational Division" Miss
Nellie Hanna, group superintend-
ent.
The Administration Division. -
]. j. Guild, Henry County Sunday
School association business super
intendent
Orchestra selection.
The Relation of the Sunday
School to the Church." Rev. W. X.
Magnusson.
Equipment" Field Worker J. z.
Wood
How to Get Men Into the Sunday
School" Henry County Sunday
School association president, j. E.
Kemp, Kewanee.
Song. Audience standing.
Benediction.
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BIGGEST TENT ON
GROUNDS OCCUPIED
BY AUTO DEALERS
Especial to The Argus.)

Aledo, Sept. 1.-THE big top"
at the Mercer county fair grounds
is not the worlds greatest circus
giving a performance, but it con-
tains what is perhaps the biggest
automobile display ever shown in
the county and it is positively the
biggest tent on the grounds. Mem
bers of the Mercer County Automo-
bile dealers association are show
ing cars under this tent.
The dimensions of the tent are
150X150 feet. 1t is wired with cleo
trio lights so that night visitors
may have just as good a view of
the display as daytime callers.
There are 80 cars displayed in the
exhibit, and the tent is decorated.
There are Is dealers who have cars
on display. Crowds who visit this
tent are entertained by Ronstrom's
orchestra of Kewanee, who give
concerts during the morning and
afternoon.
The dealers and cars represented
in the display are: Dawson Sales
company of Joy and Aledo, REQ.
Dodge and Nash; Christy Sales
company of New Windsor and
Aledo, Hudson and Essex; B. P
Fast. Aledo, Buick; A. NJ. Cheek,
Aledo, Chevrolet; Kistler, Buffalo
Prairie, Cleveland; Gray, Keiths-
burg, Chalmers: Soderburg, Galva,
Cadillac and HHpmobile; l.. A. Vol
entine of Aledo and the Dean Mo-
tor company of Rock Island and
Moline, Velies; Deeds of Joy and
Cameron Motor company of Aledo,
Fords; F'rakes of Viola and Law
son of Aledo, Overlands and WiIlvs-
Knights; Kinsey, Sherrard, Olds-
mobile; Farr Carroll, Aledo,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14
HOGS KILLED BY
LIGHTNING BOLT
Especial Correspondence

Drury, Ill, Sept 14.-Seyera1
hogs belonging to August KranI
prominent farmer and stock raiser
were killed by lightning during the
storm Friday evening. The hos
were sleeping around the wagon
from which Mr. kranz feeds when
the lightning bolt struck the tongue
of the wagon. Fourteen were XIII
ed outright. while three others wera
stunned by the shock.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14
WILBUR MORRASY
OF SHEFFIELD Is
WE'D IN CHICAGO
Especial Correspondence,

Sheffield, Ill, Sept 14.-Mrs. Ida
NJ Sprague of Chicago announces
the marriage of her daugher. Miss
Nadine Elizabeth, to F. Wilbur Nor
rasy of Des Moines. Iowa, on Sept.
Z. Mr.. Morrasy is the eldest son
or Representative and Mrs. F. w
Morrasy OF Sheffield. He served in
the. American Expeditionary Forces
in Siberia during the world war
and is now associated with rho
American Surety company of New
York at Des. Moines, where the
young couDle will reside.
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GETS HIS
FINGER CUT WHILE
SHAVING PATRON
Especial to The August

Aledo, Sept. 14-Dorsin Finch,
a barber in the CulIison barber
shop in Aledo, had the misfortune
to cut his finger yesterday while
shaving a customer. The finger in
jured was the first on the left hand.
Medical attention was obtained and
Mr.. Finch is recovering from the
accident
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14
T0dav's News of Western Illinois
Geneseo Personals
Especial correspondence

Geneseo, ILL.,, Sept 14.-Mr. and
Mrs. John Swanson of South Oak
wood avenue have returned to their
home after a two weeks visit with
friends and relatives in Iowa and
Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Carlson OF
South lakewood avenue, who have
been abroad since early spring Wis
iting relatives in Sweden, are ex-
pected to return to Geneseo next
week
Herman Nehls, the North State
street 1ocksmith, is quite serious
ly ill at his home on West Ex-
change street
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ALEDO MAN BACK
FROM HOSPITAL
AT ROCHESTER,
Especial to The Argus. }

Aledo. Sept 14.-W. II. Morrison,
hedo business man and alderman
from the Fourth ward. who return
ed home last Sunday from Mayo
brothers hospital at Rochester,
Mimi, is reported to be recovering
rapidly from the. effects of the i'll
ness suffered while at the hospital.
Mr.. Morrison went to the hospital
for treatments, but suffered a
stroke of paralysis while there.
Most OF the paralysis has left. the
right arm being the only part of
his body still affected.
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BERGLUNDS HOME
FROM HONEYMOON
TRIP TO CHICAGO
Especial to The Argns !

Aledo, Sept II. - Mr.. and Mrs
Spencer Berglund, who were mar
rled in Aledo Sept. 5, have arrived
home from their honeymoon. which
was spent in Chicago. Mrs. Berg
lund was formerly Miss Mildred
bower of Aledo. They will be at
home to their friends at 2o2 West
Fifth street, Aledo
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BURGESS CHURCH
CANVASSES FUNDS
Especial Correspondence. !

Burgess, Ill, Sept. 14.-Trustees
OF the Burgess church are making
financial canvass for funds
About half of the membership has
been canvassed and sufficient
funds are already in sight to run
the church for the remainder of the
year
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AZedo and Mercer County
TRIP TO STOCK
SHOW AWARDED
PERRYTON LAD
William McHard Wins First Place
in Pig Feeding COntest-Four
to National Show.
Especial to The Argus.)

Aledo, Sept. 14-Perryton town
ship again entered the limelight
yesterday when William McHard
took first place in the pig feeding
contest and won a trip to the Inter
national stock show to be held at
Chicago this fall. McHard showed
a Hampshire hog. There were 10
entries in the contest and 10 prizes
awarded. ]. R. Wise, farm advisor
from Dewitt county, Iowa, acted as
Judge in the contest. Perryton
township also won seventh and
eighth places in this contest and
first and second in the Hampshire
contest A girl. Wilma Mayhem of
Duncan township, placed fourth in
the pig feeding contest. A girl also
placed second in the Chester White
contest.
Other winners in the pig feeding
contest were as follows:
Second-Allen Morford, Suez;
Duroc; premium, trip to National
swine show at Peoria.
Third-Milton Kaufman, Eliza;
Duroc; $12.
Fourth - Wilma MAYHEM, Dun
can; Chester White; SO.
Fifth-Leslie Docherty, Preemp-
ton Duroc; So.
Sixth-Glen Stancliff, Green; Du-
roc; Sc.
Seventh-Dale Harris. South Per
ryton; Hampshire; IS.
Eighth-Alfred Smith, South Per-
ryton; Hampshire; 81.
Ninth-Harry Bollman, Preemp-
ton; Hampshire; SO.
Tenth-Myron MAYHEM, Duncan;
Hampshire; 81.
Chester White Gifts.
Clyde McAdam of Mercer town
ship placed first in the Chester
White pure bred gilt contest. He
will receive a trip to the National
swine show at Peoria as a pre-
MUM.
Bernice Bongyne of Mercer town
She will receive a premium of $40.
DurOc Winners.
In the Duroc Jersey gilt contest
Joe Mayhem of Presumption town
ship placed first. He will receive
trip to the National swine show.
Glen Stancliff of Greene township
won second place and a premium
of $12. Others who placed in this
contest we're: Third, Norman Doch-
erty, Presumption, SO; fourth,
Wayne Brown. Greene, 81; fifth,
Donald Docherty Presumption, Sc;
sixth, John Lemon, Mercer, IS;
seventh, Dale Armstrong. Suez, 81.
Hampshire gifts.
Winners in the pure bred Hamp-
shire gilt contest were as follows:
First, Dale Harris, Perryton, town
ship. trip to National swine show
at Peoria: second, Alfred Smith,
Perryton, SIS; third, Myron May
hew. Duncan. $40: fourth, John
MAYHEM, Duncan, IS; fifth. Marion
Frakes, Greene. Sc; sixth. John
Strine. Presumption. SIS; seventh.
Harry Bowman. Presumption, 81.
In the Poland China contest AL
Ian Morford won the first prize of
a trip to the National swine show.
There were no contestants.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14
FRED j. KLEIST OF
DRURY TRAMPLED
BY COW; BRUISED
Especial Correspondence)

Drury, Ill, Sept. 14-Fred ].
kleist narrowly escaped serious in
juries Saturday when he was
Knocked down and trampled by an
fnfuriated COW, while delivering cat
tie. Mr.. Kleist was bruised, and a
hip and thumb were injured. Adel-
bert Foster, who was assisting Mr..
hle1st, grabbed the animal by the
nose and beat her off, permitting
Mr. Kleist TO regain his feet before
sustaining further iniurieA