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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-02
EOWSER WINS
AGAIN
And Again He Lowers
Mrs. Bowser's Colors.
81 N. QUAD


t@sA iszl, ny ac~lure newspaper SyhutcAte}
Mrs. Bowser," began Mr. Bowser
the other evening, "this afternoon
have known, for the first time In my
life. what gigantic enjoyment and stu
pendous pleasure meant.
ssThat Is she replied. after long
book at him, @you have been looking
over the dictionary and remembering
all the hard words you could"
my dear. am talking just as /
always talk. and don't you get up any
riot about 1t. ] have. this afternoon,
been taking a ride on motorbOat."
$50 you have got around to that
have your
II have. madam. A friend Of mine
who owns q motorboat Invited me to
20 with him on trip, and he permit
ted me TO have the whole management
OF the bout"
"And II didn't dive TO the bottom, or
try to jump over the sum-" querled
Mrs. Bowser with a smile.
TT went along just as easy as q
rocking chair. and nothing whatever
happened. II took me less than two
minutes 10 get the hang of the thing,
and my friend said he never saw a
boat better managed. Tomorrow ! am
TO 60 fishing in her with couple OF
friends and shall have unalloyed
pleasure and unexampled recreation"
Il don't see why you 90 fishing, Mr..
Bowser. You never caught fish In
your life, and you always get almost
drowned"
II have caught barrels and barrels
OF fishl' roared Mr.. Bowser, "and !
never even fell into the water. ! shall
no tomorrow, and / will bring back
such string OF fish as Will make your
eyes bulge Quit Besides the fishing.
there will be the amusement OF run-
ming the boat. All In all, win pass
such dry as has not come TO me fee
years,
Every well, MIR. Bowser. l will go
down TO the store the first thing In the
morning and order my mourning. /
viii also stop and consult with the UNI
dertaker.n
sir, Bowser. instead Of getting an
gry. smiled In pity and announced that
Il wns useless to argue the matter. II
was. consequently dropped. but the
cook was ordered TO have breakfast
half an hour earlier than usual.
Next morning Mr. Bowser set out
with two friends In search of the UNI
alleged Tint is, they did not set out at
once They took their seats In the
boat and II was ordered to 70 ahead,
II did no! 80, II remained at the
wharf Ike sehooboy sulking,
what In thunder ails your old
heatf' chorased the friends.
Nothing tai. gentlemen" replied
~, Bowser, who was not worried In
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-02
Second Floor Plan.

window and opening into the sun par.
Tor at the rear through two doors.
This sun parlor can be used as O
sleeping porch. 1t is glazed in. A
swinging door on the left opens into
the kitchen from the dining room.
This kitchen is what architects are
now putting In modern homes. 1t la
small room, quite compact but com.
plete. and because of it's size saver
of steps for the housewife. 1t is the
sensible successor of the old-style
large kitchen, which was two or three
times too big for its purpose, and only
4 cause for much extra work.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-02
Maine Woodsmen Come to Town,

Maine Woodsmen Come to Town.
Backwoodsmen attend vocational
night schools in Portland, Me-, some
of them walking seven and eight
miles to attend the classes. There are
now 90 schools in Maine giving voca.
tional agriculture, 81 home economics
and 65 industrial work, besides 70
evening and characterization schools
Vocational education in the state has
3 ,wn from making small things to
building houses, machines and auto.
mobiles. Boys of the Dexter high
school have built new shop for their
vocational work. The number of cen
ters where the state department car
ries on extension courses for indus
trial teachers will be doubled soon to
meet the demands.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-02
First Floor Plan.

popular features of the English home,
Tor instance, the half-timberi effect
above the first floor, the rough tex
ture finish stucco, the broad substan-
tial fiue indicating cheerful fireplace
in large living room. and the wide
sweeping gable roof
One of the most appealing features
Is the broad front porch extending
across the front Of the house, screened
in from insects and pests, wonderful
retreat In the ''dog days" and an ex.
eellent sleeping porch. A long root
dormnr breaks up the great sweep OF
the room ana provides windows for the
bee onr, upstairs. Running along
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-02

this roof dorrner in from
rooms is small balcony sefy
artistically designed balcony rail,
Stepping inside. the visitor finds
himself In the main room vf the house.
a wonderfully spacious living room ID
by % feet 9 inches, easily as big as
two ordinary rooms. AT one side La
the open brick fireplace that burns"
windows on three sides, this room ex-
tends across the entire dwelling, pro-
vide excellent light and ventilation and
add to the cheerfulness and comfort
of this room.
At the right to the rear is an open
doorway leading into the dining room.
a room of good size, lighted by a triple
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-02

the least. "she's only waiting to get
q good start"
By and by the boat got one. She
went right away at twenty miles an
hour and just missed a craft coming
% the river by foot or two.
'.Say. old man. II you are going to
run the boat this way we want to get
right out" exclaimed the friends.
Calm yourselves, gentlemen--calm
yourselves. just wanted TO scare
that vessel little. You see, have
the boat under perfect control, and
there Is not any more danger than
there would be In walking up Fifth
avenue You can get your fish lines
ready"
The boat went along for a quarter
OF mile as steady as an old horse,
and she whlrled half around and made
for the other shore. The friends
yelled at Mr.. Bowser and got ready to
leap overheard, but after half q min,
ute AIR. Bowser regained his control
and said:
'Easy, gentlemen, my nand slipped
a little. but II will not occur again. i
there was any danger / would not have
invited you. / viii now throw over m!
shark line hook and we may capture
monster"
The hook and line were thrown over
board and dragged behind the boat
which was on its good behavior. OF
sudden there was jerk and a stop
mage. and Mr.. Bowser quietly said
aGentIemen, we have got shark a
least fifteen feet long, and our day
pleasure has begun. You two me
haul In the monster, and ] will see I
the boat
The men hauled, but they eoul
make no progress. The boat was n
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-02

Primitive Baptist paper and decided to
try it. Ihave used Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and Lydia E.
Pinkham's Liver Pills for about seven
months and now / am able to do my
work. ! shall never forget your medi-
cine and you may publish this if you
want to as it is true. Mrs. J. F.
HURsEY, Star, N. G. ~.
Here is another woman who adds her
testimony to the many whose letters we
have already published, proving that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound often restores health to suffering
women even after they have gone so far
that an operation is deemed advisable.
Therefore it will surely pay any woman
whe suffers from ailments peculiar to
her sex to give this good old fashioned
remedy fair trial.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-02

the large cities we are continually con
fronted with glaring examples of fad
dism In home building-row after row
of "cheeseboxes" that were put up to
catch the unwary.
But in building a home like the one
shown here, the average man of means
cannot make any mistake, for 1t EN-
bodies the two important features,
strength and comfort. 1t Is evident
that charm has not been sacrificed In
any way to gain this result. In fact
the exterior is very attractive and en-
HANGED by some architectural touches
that make It very appealing and strik-
Ing. 1t has borrowed some Of the
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-02
No Dob for an Amateur.

Cant you make love like some o,
the screen heroesr
"What do you mean?"
kiss me without disturbing my
rouge, embrace me without disarrang.
Ing my hair and draw my head to your
shoulder without leaving powder al
over your coat."-Film Fun.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-02
cuticura Soap for the Complexion

cuticura Soap for the Complexion
Nothing better than Cuticura Soap
daily and Ointment now and then as
needed to make the complexion clear,
scalp clean and hands soft and white.
Add to this the fascinating, fragrant
Cuticura Talcum, and you have the
Cuticura Toilet Trio.--Advertiseme
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-02
Ant Definition.

Jack came home from visiting the
new boy in the neighborhood.
His mother Is so petty" condded
Jack to his own mother.
DO you mean she is crossf" asked
the surprised woman.
No, she is petty and awful nice,
returned Jack.
But how can she be nice If she IS
petty?" called big sister.
Don't you known" said Jack. "She
pets her boy, and calls him pet names"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-02

cney would last two
W e e ks. / as
treated by two doc
tors without relief
and they both said
/ would have to have
an operation. Ihad
Acknowledgment
and was unfit to do
anything, and had
given up all hope Of
ever get ting any
better. / read about
vollr medicine in tba
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-02
New College Course,

One of the leading American uni
versities has just established course
in ship construction and marine trans
pOrtatiOn.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-02
One Remedy

Cissie-Isn't there something I can
put on to keep mosquitoes from biting
me?
Dickie-Yes, dearie, clothes.-Lon.
don Mail ..
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-02
Country Imports Much sugar.

The United States produces abeut
1900, 100000 pounds Of sugar annually,
and consumes nearly four times Ills
amount.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-02

The respect due to old age is always
dealt out with ladle to the wealthy
grandfather.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-02

Don't get the big head-it will cost
you too much for hats.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-02
WOMAN AVOIDS
AN OPERATION
Hope Nearly Gone, but Lydia
Z. Pinkhan's Vegetable
Compound Saved Her

Star, N. C.--"My monthly spells
gave me 80 much trouble, sometimes
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-18
GIVES UP WALL
STREET CAREER
FOR POLITICS

Locust Valley, N. Y.-Tederick
Trubee Dawson, son Of Henry P.
Dawson, Morgan partner. prefers
votes to dollars.
He is going TO follow his prefer
ence by entering the political arena
instead of the banking fraternity of
Wall street His first step comes
Nov. S. when he hopes to be elect
ed member of assembly from the
Second district OF Nassau county
and take the seat formerly occu-
pied by Theodore Roosevelt, now
assistant secretary OF the navy.
Dawson hopes this election. IL it
comes out his way, will prove the
first milestone in q lifelong career
in politics.
81 have always wanted to go into
politics" said Dawson in outlining
his ambitions. Back in 1914, when
entered Yale, I began to pick
out subjects I knew would be good
training for me When took up
the study of law at Columbia.
had no intention OF practicing. but
wanted to obtain a groundwork for
an experience In politics
BY way of a starter, he went to
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-18
PRINCETON MAN
SAYS GUILTY TO
ASSAULT CHARGE

jerry Murphy Of Princeton. ar
rested by Scott county sheriff s
posse on an island near Steamboat
iedge Tuesday, plead guilty today
10 a charge of assault with intent
TO lnhict great bodily injury. Jus
ice OF the Peace ". W. Scott OF
davenport held him to the grand
jury. His case will probably be
heard this week, as the grand jury
ts now in session
Murphy confessed to shooting a;
Barney Parish, the complaining
witness, and also TO killing Parish S
hunting dog because the latter was
molesting his fish traps. He ad-
mltted owning an army rife. claim
ing that he acquired it from a friend
IN Boston on a loan. The friend
afterward committed suicide and
Murphy took the rifle in payment
of the loan. He claimed he threw
the rife into the river when he
learned that a warrant had been
issued for his arrest
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-18
MATRON DENIES
GENEVA GIRLS
HEADS SHAVED
No Such Punishment
Giuen for Run
ing AtUoy.

Aurora, Ill, Nov. 1G.-No order
forbidding the bobbing OF hair has
ever been issued at the state
school for girls al Geneva, and the
story that heads were shaved az
punishment for violations OF the
order is the purest romance, Mrs
Lucy B. Hall, the acting superi1-
tendent of the school, said today.
Mrs. Ball admitted, however, that
a matron who had been in the
school before she took charge had
suggested that Il might be a good
practice 10 shave the heads Of girls
who persisted in running away and
the suggestion may lave reached
the ears, Of the girls,
Origin of Story.
This matron," Mrs Ball said.
had told that she had been en-
ploved in a state institution for
girls in Wisconsin where heads
were shaved for running away, and
it had operated to stop the prac-
tice."
She left here two months ago, .
Mrs Ball said, ito accept another
position
Mrs. Ball sad the girls in the
school were not encouraged to bob
their hair. principally because they
are poor BARRIERS and their people
do not approve
Girls Bob Hair.
But we have girls" she added,
who can not resist the temptation
to try and improve their looks and
they cut of their locks, especial
ly after they have been paroled
and are out from under our Super
vision. Bodied hair is becoming
to some girls, but l regret to say
that our girls who have attempted
the barbering have made sad Jobs
Of It"
Cream cheese and nut balls, on
lettuce, with mayonnaise or French
dressing
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-18

Cream cheese and nut balls, on
lettuce, with mayonnaise or French
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-18

Already, through the formation
OF the Rock Island county ship
ping associations, shippers send
their stock direct to the Chicago
yards on the cooperative plan,
each one contributing his share to-
wards the transportation charges
and the stockyard charges. Under
the existing arrangement farm
er or stock ra.seY can send only
one hog to the Chicago market IL
he pays his proportion of the cost.
whereas in former days lie would
have been Obliged to wait until he
had a big consignment ready for
shipment The middle-man has
been practically eliminated in the
sale of Rock Island stock. and If
the farm crowned commission firm
is established in Chicago. stock
ralsers of the county will receive
an immediate financial benefit
The plan of establishing farmer
owned commission firms has been
approved by county. state and ma
tional farm bureaus.
Dispatches from East st. Louis
indicate that the action taken there
will be followed by similar action
at other leading stockyards Of the
country. and Rock Island livestock
shippers anticipate hopefully that
it will not be long until Chicago
falls in line
A report issaej by the newly or
ganized commission firm at the
St Paul stOckyards. on Oct. 81.
showed that October receipts 70
that time were ia cars, a total Of
45,972 head. Ninety cars were re-
ceived in one day. II is estimated
that from So to 20 per cent Of Min
nes1sa's livestock is marketed
through cooperative sh'pping-as-
soclations. The comm .ssion firm in
St. Paul is but two months old.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-18
CHICAGO MART
next AIM OF
STOCK RAISER
co.enerative shippers Association
succeeds-Wouid Effect
Saving.

u.rrberr of eight cooperative
-uInnInz associations formed by
s.-ners of Rock Island county
through the farm bureau who IRE
.-sntIv send cattle TO the chicago
s.ockvards are looking forward
rt,h interest 10 the establishment
80 aeon of a farmer-owned and
.ortrolIed commission firm in Chi
80 following the announcement
.oSoy that as the result or the
sdont,on of the national livestock
marketing plan Of the farmer S
1nnmittee of fifteen such a COM
,HJsaor firm will be open for bust
,ess at the East St Louis stock
yards Jan. J.
This announcement. coupled with
,ha fact that firms OF this sort are
sIready in operation at Omaha and
Al 81 Paul, is taken TO mean that
.JrriIar action will be taken at the
Chicago stockyard-
should the farmer-ovned Chica-
On commission trm be organized i;
will be hard to estimate the saving
ubirh would result to the shippers
n cattle in Rock Island county.
bu+ II would undoubtedly amount
m many thousands OF dollars an
nnaIly. as iivestock would be
hought and sold at cost, and every
vhInper receive a refund of 65 per
cent on his stockyard charges. For
instance, IL a consignment of cattle
shipped from this county would
cost 500 in stockyard charges the
ovner would receive rebate OF
ss5.
II the Chicago commission firm
Is organized, each of the eight
shipping associat lions already form
al under farm bureau auspices in
Rock Island county would become
a unit of the organization and par
dcipate II all Of the benefits
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-18
PHONES TAKEN OUT
OF " DORM ROOMS

Telephones from all the dormi-
tory rooms of the Rock Island Y.
NJ. c. A. were removed today and
a buzzer system installed. The re-
moval of the phones was author
ICED by the board of directors who
claimed that the expense involved
did not warrant the maintenance
OF the phones
The new system will have two
phones on each floor and by means
Of an attachment in each room
the individual will be notified of a
call.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-18
PETER GUMBER
ESTATE GOES TO
EIGHT CHILDREN

Will OF Peter Gumber of East
Moline was admitted to probate
by Judge F. J. Landee today Eight
children by its terms are benef1c-
iaries, share and share alike, with
stipulations covering advancemeuts
made during his lifetime. The
heirs are Mary Gumber Wachtel,
Phrony Gumber Gross and sons,
Nicholas, Anthony, John, Peter.
Joseph and Paul. Henry Wachtel
is executor. The will was made
Feb. 8, 1916.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-18

IS alphabetically following his
sen's candidacy
Another % young Davison's sup
pcrte-s is MS w5fc who vas Miss
Dorothy Peabody. daughter Of
Rev. Eadicott Psabody headmaster
~ Groton, where Dawson sent to
school
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-18
YOUNG WIFE ENDS
LIFE BY HANGING
fSreciaItn The Argus.

Raritan. III. Nov. 1s.-Mrs. Flor
ence Sweasey, aged % years, COM
mitted suicide late yesterday after
noon by hanging herself in the
barn at her home two and three
fourths miles northeasE OF Raritan-
Her husband, Harold. coming in
from the field about $50 in the
afternoon, found the 3-year-old
daughter alone in the house. A
search for the mother ended in
finding her hanging from the raft
ers Of the barn.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-18

the Republican national convention
as secretary To Herbert Parsons
and later to Charles D. Hilles. Now
he is getting acquainted with dis
tr1ct leaders and asserts that. il
he is elected to the assem- bly,. he
hopes to stay there for several
terms. ito get right close to the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-18

people" re diselaims any desire
for senatorial togs
According 10 tradition. The senior
Mr. Dawson should violently cp-
pose his sons political ambitions
and seek 70 chase him along the
trail OF the elusive dollar But he
Is doing nothing OF the Kind. and
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-18
125 Y' BOYS HEAR
CHARACTER TALK

A character talk was given to
1z5 boys Of the boys department
last night by W. B. Mcintyre. The
open house is open to all the boys
OF the city each Thursday night
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-08-25
CONCERNING THE YOUNGER SET
Out of the mouths of Babes

Out of the mouths of Babes
A certain charming young visitor ir
town, aged six years, astonished he1
hostess few days ago by suddenly
announcing, "You know our church
doesn't allow us to play cards, but
Eve gambled all my life, but you see,'
she added confidently, "they can't
put me- out of the church, cause
daddy's the superintendent of the
Sunday School. Up
On another occasion, her little sis
ter, aged two and half, asked her
hostess if she might play on the pi-
ano. Gaining her consent, she climb
ed up on the piano stool and banged
away. The young lady of the house,
coming in at this juncture, asked,
why, Dorothy, what are you doing?'
The tiny tot turned around and, fix
ing a severe eye on her, said in a
tone of dignifed reproof, "Can't you
keep quiet, while I'm playin' my
piece?"
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-08-25
S O G / 6 L y.
Miss Odessa Clifford, Society Editor Phone 321.

Sc0tt-Hamby.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Scott announce
the marriage of their daughter, Irene
to Mr.. Guy Handy, or Smyrna, on
Tuesday evening at Z o'clock, at the
Methodist parsonage, the Rev. Tum-
lin officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Holbrook were
the only attendants.
Mr.. and Mrs. Handy left after the
cermony for an extended honeymoon
trip through Florida.
4
Little Marian and Martha Hilley
Cox, were flower girls at the wedding
of Miss Christine Lythgoe and Mr..
George Longis, at Park st. Methodist
church on Tuesday,, August 18th.
The little girls wore dainty frocks
of yellow organdie and carried bas-
kets filled with Shasta daisies, and
tied with bows of yellow tule. Mrs.
w. 0. Cox attended the wedding,
which was a social event Of interest.