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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-08
He Won the Bet

ma was was skeptical of all medicine
n uoctors- A friend advised me
and raAe Aayr's Wonderful Remedy
~ ~ assured me it had cured him
,a. us stomach trouble. didn't
sta ae any stock in it and he bet me
eesssnI II would be equally sue
bet IN my case. He won the
ars,i,L 1t IS simple, harmless prep
nu enat removes the catarrhal
ana IS from the intestinal tract
60 a aliays the Inflammation which
|er practically all stomach, liv-
In. o Intestinal ailments, includ-
appendicitis. One dose will
,1Eta asthee or money refunded. Beng
Dsra drug stores, Rock Island,
evauport, Moline. and druggists
y !"nere-- advertisement
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-08
FIERY, ITCHING skin
QUICKLY SOOTffD
With SULPHUR
pleasant

Mentho-Sulphur, pleasant
cream, will soothe and heal skin
that is irritated or broken out with
eczema: that is covered with ugly
rash or pimples, or is rough or
dry Nothing subdues fiery skin
eruptions so quickly, says noted
skin specialist.
Thu moment this sulphur prepar-
alton is applied the itching stops
and after two or three applications,
the eczem. is gone aid the skin Is
delightfully."- clear and smooth Sui
phur is so precious as a skin rem
edy becaus, it destroys the para
sites that cause the burning, Itch
ing or disagreement Mentho-Sul-
phur always heals eczema right up
A small Jar of Mentho-Sulphur
may be had at any good drug store.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-08
ERBSTEIN BUYS
OUT MEAT MARKET
ADJOINING STORE

Louis Erbstein, who six months
ago opened a grocery store at OPT
Ninth street, has bought out the
Milan Produce Co. adjoining his
grocery and will reopen tomorrow
with the Erbstein Grocery and Mar
ket. Mr. Erbstein will conduct both
the grocery and market, the two
stores being thrown into one. Re
modelling of the building to pro-
vide for this accommodation is under
way now.
Growth of his business and con-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-08
Boy Scout News

Troop No. "a under the leader
sup sup OF ScoUtmaster W. R. Aster
NH NH leave this morning for Camu
mlnnle-Taska where the troop viii
spend three days in Scout trainins
sna GOOD times. From Milan the
Scouts hike six miles to camD.
Troop No 2 OF Oak Grove chanel
WI not take an overnight hike
.ais evening as scheduled on ac.
~ OF the inability Of Scoutmas-
81 SnaFles Scherer to be with the
rams are being made at Scout
t-rea.oquarters for the scoutmasters
IN FL course next fall. Experts
rra tne various lines Of study are al
VII, oeiag secured. The course
NJ continue two months with
s r5.onss every Monday evening. A
sco1 Ie diploma will be given 70
iAsters and others who finish
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-08

out gloves" she specifies in charg-
ing that Brodie used her as a
punching bag"
and their Iove-taps' are often
knockouts.
1.-The next man 1 marry, if there
is a next, will be gentle. I'd rather
have a hen-pecked hubby than one
with a mighty wallOp."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-08

Few men who are good fight
ers make good lovers"
So walls Mrs. Herb Brodie from
the divorce court ringside in San
Francisco, where she sued for sep
aratiGn from the welter-weight
champion of the Pacific feet dur
ing the war, and western ring celeb
rity.
They hit their life partners with
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-08
FINED 5000 FOR
CARRYING LIQUOR

w. E Beckett was arrested and
fined 5000 by Police Magistrate d.
J. Cleland in police court this
morning. Beckett was charged
with having intoxicated liquor IL
his possession for sale.
All the news all the time-The
Argus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-08

tinuation Of the policy of serving
his customers in every possible way
led to the consolidation OF the
stores under Mr.. Erbstein's man
agement
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-08
Underwear

A special offering of regular $40
Athletic Union Suits at the TOO
record breaking price of eco. ~
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-08
Shirts

Showing a selection Of fine Madras
Shirts, embracing a great CT *
variety of patterns, at. p1sIo
Fine Silk Shirts at SIS
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-08
Pajanas

Mems $500 Striped Percale and Ma
dras Summer weight Pajamas, re-
duced for this sale CT Ok
to only Observation-Disclosures As1c
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-03-11
DOG RELAYS CALL OF PHONE
WeIl-TraIned Animal Said Never to
Make a Mistake In Notifying
His Mistress.

Not far from Boston lives a dog by
the name of Timbuctoo, a dog which
has never been trained but which Of
its own accord acquired "trick"
which besides being clever is decidedly
helpful. His home is on farm, which
Is served by seven-party telephone
line. The call at Timbuctoo's house
Is five bells, or as the toll operator
would say, "Ring Ave." Wherever his
mistress is when the telephone rings
five times Timbuctoo will 60 to her
and give five short, sharp banks. He
has never been known to make a mis-
take either by barking more or less
than five banks, or by calling his mis-
tress when the bell rings some other
call.
In order to "show Off TimbuctOo,"
his mistress asks a neighbor to call
her in few minutes, then she goes
somewhere out Of range of the tele-
phone, and Timbuctoo never fails to
give proof Of his trustworthy sum-
moning.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-03-11
NOT REALLY A DEF0RMITY
Young Housewife Had Something to
Learn Concerning the Physical
Structure Of a Duck.

They dined out the other evening
with some friends, where roast duck
was the principal dish. Husband
seemed to enjoy 1t so much that the
little bride decided TO surprise him
with similar treat at their next
days dinner, although she had never
cooked one in her life.
The next morning when the duck
arrived she proceeded to finish the
cleaning, when suddenly she stopped
and going to the telephone, she called
up the butcher and told him she
wanted some one to come after that
duck right away, as she would not
keep It.
"Why?" asked the butcher.
Because 1t Is deformed," she re-
piled, "and l could not eat single
mouthful."
But" said the perplexed man, II
personally cleaned that duck, and l
thought at the time had never seen
finer one. Just where Is 1t de-
formed?"
"Why," she said, ION its windpipe
is hard growth that looks just like
a she'll"
AS soon as the choking butcher
could control his voice he called back:
Heavens, woman, that is the thing 1t
Quacks with"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-03-11
CITY WAITS TO BE CLOTHED
Jerusalem Far From Being Restored
to the Glory That Has Been
Promised Her.

The view Of Jerusalem as one leaves
the Garden of Gethsemane draws the
heart with sympathy. The walls rise
severely above bare slopes where
nothing grows, for II is outside Of the
city proper that Biblical prophecies Of
the desolation Of Jerusalem seem to
be fulfilled.
Today the city stands midway be-
tween the horrors Of the Turkish
regime and the promised good Of the
British mandatory rule. Nothing has
been done as yet In a public way 10
beautify the city. North and west the
houses struggle outside the walls; on
the south forbidding slopes border the
road to Bethlehem. and on the east
lies the terrible Valley of Jehosha-
phat-a valley Of dry bones, william
ID. McCracken writes In Asia Maya
zine.
Seventeen times destroyed-bitterly
hated, anxiously sought-how desper-
ate a history since NebuchadEezzar
captured 1t more than 25 centuries
ag0l
Redeemed today, but In her naked
ness, Jerusalem waits to be clothed.
She has as yet no grace; no covering
for her ugly wounds. Some day her
sides will glisten with the brightness
Of a heavenly radiance; she will be
washed and anointed like bride
waiting for the bridegroom.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-03-11
The Joke
That Turned
By A. w. PEACH
"a. 1920. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate, ,

t@ 1920. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate,)
us he a real, true, live woman
hater-and handsomer Beth Ham
mond asked, her gray, mischievous
eyes smiling at her sister.
Audrey looked down in turn at the
rosy face lifted to hers. "He was far
from handsome-that is, now-he was
so thin; but they told me at the store
that he had hired the Point cottage
and was going to board himself. He
was engaged to girl, and after he
had furnished home she backed out
and 1t made q woman hater of him I"
II should think 1t would" Beth an
swered briefly, then repeated musingly,
"a real, live woman haterw
Her father looked up from his paper.
"Now, look here, youngster, don't you
go getting into mischief"
She nodded with an upward sweep
Of her gray eyes at her father, who
always seemed able to read her mind !;
then she promptly started out to get
into mischief.
The Point cottage was lonely
place on the shore beyond their cot
tage. That afternoon she left the
main road for the sake of going by
1t. 1t lay silent among the pines.
Beth hesitated. HE must be away,
and would like to see real, live
woman hater keep house |" she thought
to herself.
To think was to act with her. Her
small feet, falling lightly, made no
sound. She went up to- the window
and peeped in. A slight noise behind
her made her whirl. She found her.
self facing a tall, pale-faced man Of
about thirty, and thin-as she said
later. "thin to the point of extinction"
His eyes were brown and Swallowed by
WEAKNESS, but they frightened as he
saw her.
"Good morning, Miss Slattery. You
have come just in time to help me out.
Please come this way. l am varnish-
ing q canoe out back" he said pleas
antly.
Beth was startled, but she was not
to be outwitted. "O-hoi it is Miss
Slattery, is 1t? Well, begorry," she
said to herself, as she followed the tall
form, "he can't do anything more
than fire mep
He led her to the kitchen and
pointed to the sink. 1t was heaped
with soiled dishes. She stared ut it.
"Good gracious!" she exclaimed.
"You must have had a banquet all by
yourself. Don't you ever wash them?"
His brown eyes were cold. "No, I
keep using clean dishes till I've used
all In the house; then I have them
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-03-11
LEGENDS OF SNAKE AND TOAD
Numerous Stories, Verified and Un-
verified, Have Been Put on Rec
ord Through the Ages.

In the late '50s a paragraph ap-
peared In the Rutland (Vt.) Herald
stating that workmen in digging a
well there had found toad In a grav-
ell bed a few feet below the surface.
The toad was torpid when discovered,
and the incident caused little interest.
But when the toad revived, threw out
Its chest and hoped off. observers
were astonished. While in Boston
abOrt twelve or fifteen years later, in
looking over local paper I found
the paragraph referred to above,
"Vermonter" writes to the Boston
Herald. 1t read: Recently work.
men in digging a WELL" etc., had found
a toad. Upon showing the story to
my mother she recalled the fact and
told me how my father, with a
forked branch in his hands, had locat-
ed the water that afterward filed the
well.
The truth never dies, therefore
the incident here related should be
accepted as fact. Shortly after
the digging Of the well In the yard
near by I saw two snakes engaged in
swallowing q toad. One had neatly
gathered In its hind legs. while the
other was doing very nicely with the
head and forelegs. Excited by the
sight killed the snakes and released
the toad, which seemed to be in a bad
way. have always regretted the act.
and many times I have wondered
what might have happened had the
two snakes met in the middle Of the
toad. Would one have swallowed its
rival and the toad at the same time?
Would the other snake when gath
cred in have continued to swallow the
toad while inside the other snake.
thus playing joke upon the victor?
Now some writer Of unnatural
history" might state that there was
terrific combat between snakes and
toad; great twisting of tails and
wriggling Of bodies; that the toad
dragged the snakes TO the we'll
whence It came and drowned them.
Another might say that the snake
inside. after swallowing the toad. had
turned around and crawled out Of the
outer snake, leaving II disappointed.
peeved and hungry. But l am writing
natural history.
The following was told to me years
ago by trustworthy person. My in
formant while driving along coun.
try road came upon a mother snake
end number Of little ones summing
themselves in the dust. Upon becom-
ing alarmed, the mother snake opened
her jaws and the little ones imme-
diately crawled down her throat to
safety. Then the family party glIded
into the grass by the roadside and
disappeared.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-03-11
meeting ground for both Of

common meeting ground for both Of
them.
She found soon that the happiest
hours of the days were spent with
him. The revelation came when, after
long swim, he came lightly to the
house. his muscular, erect form swing
Ing easily up the walk. She wished he
were hers The sudden thought we'll
ing from her heart left her trembling.
and something In her face must have
arrested him.
When he came downstairs again he
went over to her side and quietly took
the dust cloth from her hand. His
very tender.
II think that after today shall not
need you any more, Miss Hammond"
".Miss Hammond" she cried at
his use Of her own name. "How did
you know? Why" her voice lost Its
establishment and changed to amuse-
ment.
He stood moment In silence; then
he turned, and looking down at her
from his six feet, he smiled again In
the tender way that set her heart to
pounding.
II confess knew who you were that
first day; and 1t popped into my head
to follow the plan I did. owe you
an apology"
She shook her head. mo. owe
you one. i thought l was playing
good joke on you; instead"
Instead" he caught the word and
went on with a new note in his voice,
''the joke is on me, for, little girl, I
don't see how can ever, ever let you
go! But your father"
Another surprised my fatherw
"Yes. I went to your father and
told him what was up to. He and
my father were college mates. He
said 1t would be all right; that for
once he would like to be in on joke
on you"
II should think So" she said. EVERY
body has been fooling me-" There was
a slight waver in her voice.
II thought we were all fooling; in
stead-I have been falling everlast-
ingly in love with you"
She smiled in the quick, tense
silence that followed, but her chin
quivered. His eyes watched that little
chin for one moment, and then she
found herself tightly imprisoned in
muscular arms, feeling upon her lips
his kiss-and kissing back
"You do that exceedingly well for
real, live woman hater!" she said
breathlessly. Then, of course, she had
to explain and he had to explain that
what her sister had told her was rank
gossip; that she was the first and only
girl he had ever loved. She believed
him, though she never told him the
reason; his love making lacked fin
ish that only experience gives. So, she
reasoned, she had "a little something
on him" after all.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-03-11
Novel Solution.

A lot of mystery still clings to the
Chinese in New York, despite metro
politan influences. Often the whole
personnel of Chinese restaurant or
laundry will change overnight, and
you can't find out why or where the
others vanished to. 1t may be they
gamble for them.
Not long ago man who had been
patronizing a Chinese laundry so long
they didn't give him check for his
wash called for his shirts and collars
and found one Of those strange over
night changes had taken place. No
one knew him, and his check was de-
manded. He raved and argued in that
exasperatingly futile way so well
known to one who has tried to talk
to q Chinaman.
Finally he had an inspiration, took
of his collar and showed the China
man the laundry mark in their own
hieroglyphics. He got his bundle.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-03-11
Diversity Of immigrants.

The immigrants passing through
Ellis island last year represented SO
different nations, according to re-
cent statement on the social work Of
the island. Some of the difficulties of
the Is social workers who meet these
people can be imagined, even though
each worker speaks several languages
herself. The social work Of the island
Is directed by Col. Helen Bastedo
Of the Department Of Labor in Wash
lngton, and one Of her assistants is
member of the staff of the foreign
born division Of the national board,
Y. w. G. A, a Czecho-Slovak by birth,
and social worker with experience
In both Europe and America.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-03-11
How Children Helm.

American school children, through
the agency Of the Junior Red Cross,
are making possible the teaching of
trades to the children of Albania. The
first vocational training school In that
country is located at Tirana. 1t was
established by representatives Of the
Junior Red Cross of America and is
being maintained by that organization.
In addition to providing machinery
and equipment for this school, the
Junior Red Cross is supplying books,
maps, globes, pencils and all sorts of
school supplies to the public schools,
which were stripped Of all equipment
during the war. Particularly enter
tanning and instructive to the Albanian
children are the colored pictures sent
overseas by the American children.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-03-11
HOW Can YOU TELL your
FAV0RlTE TOBACCO?
As Plain as the Nose on Your
ace-Just Smell Il

Smokers do not have to put tobacco
in their pipes to find out if they like it.
They can just rub the tobacco between
the palms of their hands and smell it.
The nose is an infallible guide to smok-
ing enjoyment.
All smoking tobaccos employ some
flavoring Ito improve the favour and
burning qualities of the leaves, to
quote the Encyclopedia Britannica.
Naturally, there is considerable differ
ence in the kind of favorings used, and
the nose quickly detects this difference.
TUXEDO Tobacco uses the purest,
most wholesome, and delicious Of all
flavorings-chocolate And the almost
universal liking for chocolate in great
measure explains the widespread popu-
larity of TUXEDO Tobacco.
Carefully aged, old Burley tobacco,
plus a dash Of pure chocolate, gives
TUXEDO Tobacco a pure fragrance
your nose can quickly distinguish from
any other tobacco. Try it and see.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-03-11
Notice of Hearing Objections to
Public Improvement and Of Spec
ial Assessment No. 2lS for the
Opening OF Lynn Street on Mon
day, March 2l, 1921.

To All Whom 1t May Concern:
Pursuant to u resolution OF the Commission
of the City of Owosso adopted at session OF
the Commission held March z A. ID 1921, notice
Is hereby given that the City OF Owosso pro-
poses to make the following improvement,
namely:
To open Lynn street from the southwest cor
ner OF Not No. "a, and the northwest corner Of
Lot No. 80, both In Forest Park Addition To the
City of Owosso, for distance Of 4451s feet mt e
or less.
That the plans and specifications and esti-
mates OF c, st are on file in my flee
for public inspections; that 'he Commits
sion has designated as the special assessmc Mt
district upon which the special ASSESSING mt for
said improvement shall be levied, lands as fol-
lows:
Lots sixty-eight (6s) to seventy -four (74). md
seventy six Coy to eighty-two (S2, incl sive,
Forest Park Addition.
Lots eleven az to eighteen (Is) lnclusi' e.,
block sixteen Q6), and lots three lS) to ten QU)
inclusive, block seventeen QO City Assvsso,
Plat No. three (3).
The Commission OF the City of Owosso will
meet at its regular session on Monday evening
March 81, A. ID. 1921, at 81 o'clocs in the after
noon, when 1t will hear objections to the i'm.
provement us afort said and to the district 10 be
assessed.
Notice Is also hereby given that the
special assessment heretofore made by the
City Assessor for the purpose Of defray-
commission decided should be paid and
borne by special assessment for tn. i'm =
improvement rs aforesaid is now on fil- in
my Office for public inspection. The Com
mission Of the City Of Owosso will meet
at its regular session on Monday. March
2ist, A, ID. 1921, ut 1880 O'Clock in the
afternoon to review the special assessment
and hear any objections to any assessment
which may be made by any person deem
Ing himself aggrieved thereby.
Dated March 8, 1921.
B. X. LUCAS,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-03-11

washed and start over again. That's
one thing I want you for"
She looked at him keenly, but there
was no smile in his eyes. All her life
she had her fun with people who took
life solemnly, and many times they
had never known the merry game
she was playing; but she could not
make sure Of him.
Nor did she In the week that passed.
Every day she went to the cottage and
did the housework for him. To be
called Miss Slattery" by the earnest
voung man, to find herself homekeep-
ing for a man-all had In 1t an un-
usual flavor of a huge joke. She did
not realize the danger Of 1t; she had
grown up fresh and innocent as a rose
in the friendly shelter Of her home
garden.
II was good fun-and silently, mys-
teriously II began to be something
more. Under his brown eyes she saw,
now and then, the twinkle of a merry
spirit that answered to her own. She
liked the outdoors, and she soon dis
covered that he was putting himself
through a rigid physical training. 1t
seemed to her that under her very
eyes his thin, lean figure began to I'll
out. Then one day she "stumped" him
to take her out on the lake fishing, and
left him staring when she showed him
she couId handle a fly rod as skill
fully as he could. Then his books
rows and rows of them about the cot
tage--gave her another insight into
~ mind and nature and formed .
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-03-11

He'll tell You that the battlefronts of
Europe we're swsrming with rats, which
carried the dangerous vermin and caus
cd our men misery. Don't let rats bring
disease into your home. When You see
the first one get RAT-SNAP. That
will finish them quick. EThree sizes, 35c.
65c. $l25. Sold and guaranteed by
Sprague & Co. mar
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-03-11
Republican Primaries.

To the Republican Electors of the City
of Owosso:
Notice is hereby given that a primary
caucus for the nomination of candidates
for supervisors will be held on Monday,
March Ia, 1921, from to 6 o'clock D.
m, at the following places:
First Ward-207 North BalllSt.
Second Ward-Times Printing Office,
East Main st.
Third Ward-City Hall, E. Main st.
Fourth Ward-Carnegie Library, W.
Main st.
Fifth Ward-West Side Hose House.
w. Main ST.
Candidates for nomination for super.
visor must file their names with the
chairman or secretary Of the city com
mittee before IL o'clock noon, Frid ay
March IL.
By order City Committee.
GEO. M. DEWEY,
Chairman.
@. E. RIGLEY, JR., Secretary.
Dated March 4, 1921.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-03-11
Commissioners' Notice.

deceased. " "'""
we; the undersigned having been appointed by
s sne non matthew Bush Judge of Probate in and
commissioners TO receive. examine and adjust All
claims and demands Of all persons against said
estate. 90 hereby give notice that we will meet at
the Citizens Savings Bank in the Civ OF Owos.s.
IN said county. on Monday. the 18th day ef
March. A; ID; 1921. and on Saturday. the l4th dry
OF May. A. ID: 1921, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon OF each OF said days. for the purpose of recev
ing and adjusting all claims against said estate
and that four months from the 18th day of Janu-
ary A. u 1871. are allowed 20 creditors to present
and allowance.
Dated the 18th day Of January. A. ID. 1921.
GEORGE MCKENZIE
JOHN RICHARDS,
44-H Commissioners.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-03-11
Supply and Demand.

"Were things very high at the sum-
mer resort where you spent your va
cationT
Yes, very high for everything ex-
cept fishing worms. A native lie. me
have all the worms could find for
spading up half Of his arden."-Hous-
ton Post.