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The Ward County independent., 1921-09-22
Willis Township Employs Home
Teachers

M. H. Putney, we'll known Willis
township farmer was in the city one
day last week. He has resided in the
township for twenty years and ha:
raised fine family of nine children
two Of whom have completed the 8tf
grade in Willis schools and five are
now attending school. Mr.. Putney
is clerk Of the school board. All OF
the four teachers of the district re.
side in Willis township. They are
Guy Bivins, Mrs. Lee Morey, Mrs
Clyde Nelson and Mrs. Ella Streeper
Their wages are 500 month and up
according to schedule. They are all
good teachers and the Willis board
believes in employing the home teach.
ers whenever possible. Mr.. Putney
is also clerk of Willis township.
The Ward County independent., 1921-09-22
DR.. Clarke and Family Reach Duluth
After 9 DAYS Muddy Auto Trip

AlCef D8yS Mu0Qy AUTO 1Flp
The following letter from DR..
Clarke, who has arrived in Duluth
where he has accepted a position in
the State Teachers College will be
read with interest by the many
friends of the Doctor and his fam
lily:
Duluth, MINI.
Sept. %, 1921.
Dear Mr.. Colcord:-
We reached Duluth Wednesday
morning, the ninth day after leav-
ing Minot. We were marooned in
the mud at Max for three days. We
were delayed day in Bismarck and
half a day at Brainerd The fire.
quent rains left the roads ahead of US
in bad condition much of the way.
In some places it was all we could
do to get through. We tried driv-
ing the last twenty miles after
night. But dense fog came up
from the lake and made driving over
unknown roads perilous. Auto lights
could not penetrate the fog very far
ahead and it was impossible to tell
whether we were on the level, in a cut
or on grade. After creeping along
for twelve miles we suddenly en-
|countered an auto loaded with drunk
en- men driving with nothing but a
dim spot light. We did not see them
until they were upon us. They swung
their car to the right and just as
they passed US it turned over and
rolled down ten foot embankment.
As soon as possible I stopped my
car and went back to see what had
happened The car was badly
The Ward County independent., 1921-09-22

been at least one hunderd and fifty
present, including. a number Of
visitors. The Duluth fellows are
live wires and they pulled off fine
program The Mayor of the City was
one of the speakers. Among other
things he referred to the Duluth to
the Atlantic Deep Waterways Project.
He neglected, however, to say any
thing about McGuires plan Of con-
Meeting up with the Mouse river.
I enjoyed the luncheon very much.
1t was held in attractive quarters and
the "feed" was first class.
There is much of interest here, but
this effusion is already too long.
With best regards, I am
Very truly yours,
VIM. Clarke.
The Ward County independent., 1921-09-22
Lots OF Funski

The editor of the Mimic Journa
where Mr.. Szczys operates big
mercantile establishment, has to be 8
good speller. Here is little piece
of news taken from the social column
of last weeks Journal:
A right jolly party was given at
the Joe Czapiewski farm recently
with card playing and lots of fun
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs
John Pokrzewinski of Oslo; Joe
Gornowicz, Acton; Mrs. Mayer, War
saw; Mr.. and Mrs. John Mager, Red
River; Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Mozinski;
Anton Czapiewski; Walter Poxzew-
inski, the war soldier; Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip Janikowski of Red River;
Mrs. Violoria Czapiewski, Red River.
It was reported to be a "Cracker.
jack" party.
The Ward County independent., 1921-09-22
Walker Floral Co. to Occupy Nash
Block

The Walker Floral Co. are prepar-
ing to occupy the Nash block on S.
Main St. after Oct. 1. An addition
is being built to the rear of the build
ing which will be used as con-
servatory. The building was pur-
chased by Geo. E. Walker about a
year ago and the location is one of
the very best in the city. A formal
opening is to be held.
The Ward County independent., 1921-09-22

Low Fare For National Dairy Show
The following arrangements have
been made for the Dairy Show Tour:
A rate Of fare and half for the
round trip. Round trip tickets
should be purchased to st.
Paul frsm home town and entire trip
must be made on line from which
ticket is purchased.
Following is list of rates from
principal points for the round trip
which includes tax. For rate from
other local points inquire at local
ticket office.
Fargo 5 14.O9
Grand Forks - 1853
jamestown -------- 19.49
Valley City ----- 17.45
Devils Lake ---- 22.39
Wahepton ---- 1857
Casselton -------- 1929
New Rockford ---- 21.39
The Ward County independent., 1921-09-22

Tourist sleeping cars will be set out
and ready for passengers at Fargo
and Grand Forks for Great Northern
passengers, at Fargo for Northern
Pacific passengers; at Hankinson for
500 Line passengers and at Ortonville
for Milwaukee Line passengers.
The cars will be open and ready for
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
CORDOVA
Especial CORRESPONDENCE


Cordova, Ill, Sept. 3.-August
Sandholm was in Moline on bust
ness Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Golden of
Coe were in Cordova attending the
convention.
The Cordova Camp Fire girls
cleared about $50 last week from
their social at the Joslin fair.
Mrs. Sandholm, Mrs. Askew and
Mrs. Quick are on the sick list this
week.
Mrs. Henry Nelson, who has been
seriously i'll, is improving SLOWLY.
A. W. Mullery of Cordoya is
painting Jim McRoberts' barn.
Alvin Mullery of Cordova was IN
Princeton Thursday morning.
Mrs. o. c. Handel of Moline ;s
visiting relatives in Cordoya
Many delegates attended the con-
vention held at Cordova this week
Mr.. and Mrs. De Waine Nickel
son of Fairfield were in Cordoya
Thursday.
The Cordova high school and the
grammar school will start newt
Tuesday.
"A number of people from Cordova
attended the Morrison fair
Mary Robinson is assisting Nrs
Trent with her house work this
week
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
ASK|SLANDERS
TOBENTON meet
Chamber of Commerce Requested
to Send Delegation to Southern
Illinois Conference.

Members of the Rock Island
Chamber of Commerce are urged
by Harvey T. Hill of Chicago, sec
rotary of the Illinois Chamber OF
Commerce, to organize a delegation
of business men and attend a con-
ference on Resources of Southern
Illinois," to be held in Benton
Franklin county, under the aus
pices of the state chamber Sept. Is.
Frank W. DeWoIf of Urbana. di-.
rector of the Illinois state geolOgi-
cal survey. will speak of Mineral
Deposits of Southern Illinois" and
will illustrate his remarks with
slides. John W. Lloyd of the state,
university will discuss "AgTicuI-
tural Possibilities of Egypt" and
William Perrine of Centralia will
deliver an address on Orchards as
an Investment" while the topic,
Egypt as a Future Industrial Cen
ter" has been assigned to DR.. F. E.
Fyke of Centralia.
During the afternoon delegates
will take a special car furnished by
the Benton Commercial club. and
will visit all the coal fields Of
Franklin county, including the
Orient, the worlds largest coal
mine.
The conference will be the first
of the kind ever held in the south
ern part of the state under the aus
pieces of the Illinois Chamber Of
Commerce
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
Personal Points

Miss Ann Joyce, 102 Sala apart
ments; left today for Milwaukee
for weeks outing.
Miss Helen Jordan of New York
CITY is a guest at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Frank C. Huntoon, 1sZz
Forty-first street. Miss JORDAN,
who will be at the Huntoon nome
for two weeks, is a cousin OF her
hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. e. Bishop and
daughter, Lucille, of 1000 Four
teenth avenue, left this afternoon
for Marysville, Kan, where they
will spend a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Bohnert
of Cincinnati, Ohio, are guests at
the home of G. A. Buschle, 1910
Twelfth avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harve McCausland,
Of Adrian, Mo-, and Mrs. James
Moran of Chanute, Kan, who have
been visiting with. Mrs. Frances
Bingham, 1926 Forty-second ave-
nue., returned to their homes Fri
day. The party motored here three
weeks ago.
Adam Finnegan, 1926 Fourteenth
and-a-half street. has gone to New
York City, where he will hold po-
sition with the Sinclair Oil com
pany.
DR.. ]. H. Gibson of 1914 Four
teenth-and-a-half street, has re-
turned from a months vacation
spent with his daughter at Wilm-
ette He will have charge of the
tnA NV
terrain church tomorrow.
E. W. Meek has returned to New
York City, after spending his va
cation with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. J. Meek, 912 Seventeenth
street.
Mrs. Louisa NJ Copp of S43 Twen-
tieth street, has returned after
spending two months at Wequeton-
sing, Mich.
Mrs. c. E. Sharpe and Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Moss leave tomorrow
in Mrs Sharpe's motor for Cleave
land, Ohio, where they will meet
Miss Elizabeth Sharpe who with
Miss Miriam Walker of this city
landed in New York after a tour
through Europe. Miss Sharpe will
return home with the party and
Miss Walker will go to WeEueton-
sing, Mich, where she will join her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Walker,
who are sumnering there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Klockau and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fayette H. Skinner
leave tomorrow by automobile for
Chicago, Hammond, Ind, Milwau-
kee and the Dells in Wisconsin.
William H. Jordan, 1925 Fourth
avenue, and William Gest, 1908 Sec
ond avenue, motored to Albany yes
terday and caught a string of 20
good sized fish near the pumping
station.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
CAR OVERTURNS;
NOSE is BROKEN
Robert Holdorf Injured When Try.
ing to Avoid Crash With Car
Driven by ]. E. Case.

Robert Holdorf, 541 Twenty-sec-
ond avenue, had his nose broken
and received cuts on his forehead
and elbow when the car in which he
was driving overturned at the inter
section of Sixth avenue and
Eleventh street at 1890 o'clock this
morning.
Mr.. Holdorf was eastbound on
Sixth avenue and turned south,
but swerVed quickly to avoid the
approaching car of J. E. Case. Mr..
Case had slackened speed of his
car because of another one parked
along the curb when Holdorf's car
overturned against his.
Holdorf was caught in the top of
his overturned car. He was at
tended by DR.. Daniel F. Paul and
removed to st. Anthony's hospital,
He will recover. Mr.. Case escaped
uninjured.
Holdorf's car was badly damaged
and the top smashed. A fender and
headlight were broken and the axle
OF the Case car bent.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
SEEkSAWARD
FOR FAILURE
OF BUSINESS
Thomas ID. Gordon Of Rock Island
Sues Charles G. Alsene of
Moline for $4,000.

Damages OF $4,000 are asked by
Thomas D. Gordon, 1923 Fifteenth
street, Rock Island, from Charles
G. Alsene, 1919 Fifth avenue, Mo-
line, in an action filed today in
circuit court
Suit is based on injury to bust
ness possibilities which Gordon
claims was incurred when a manu-
featuring establishment in Moline,
of which he was a principal, failed
to materialfze. He alleges that the
organization was being perfected
and plans were ready for operation
when he was forcibly ousted from
the building of the concern. The
trouble caused plans to be dropped.
The concern was to have engag-
ed in manufacture OF leather goods.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
SMILES IN NEWS

Denver, Colo. Sept. S.-Onited
Press. )-One Palm Beach suit, 1881
&C. R. Conner sent his summer
weave to the tailor. The latter
ruined it Now Conner wants S531
for damage to the suit and damage
to his feelings.
Des Moines, Iowa-Somebody
stole $500 worth of saxophones
from a music store here. They
were returned today without
thanks.
Chicago.-James Wright Martin
asked an Injunction to restrain his
"ferocious wife, with a wild vicious
untamable disposition" from prac-
uclng her dangerous cave woman
tactics" on him.
Chicago.-Twenty-five policewom-
en-, lined up for inspection, were
put to flight when a snake crawled
in to give them the once over. A
patrolman picked up the reptile and
took it back to its keeper. It was
a pet
Chicago-Mummy Queens" in
the Field museum here, like the
girls OF today, wore bobbed hair.
piucked their eyebrows, rouged
their cheeks, wore straight from
the shoulder gowns, stood with
their heads tipped forward and
their stomach out, experts claimed.
St. Louis. MOI. ~ Naylor, a
Pullman porter, found W. A. Gam
ble's 11-carat ruby stickpin, valued
at $1,000, on a Missouri Pacific
train Reward, % cents.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
CORN IS GOOD;
SMALL GRAINS
DISAPPOINTING
Potato and Apple Crops Very Poor
Pears Complete Failure
This Year.

Weather conditions are favorable
for the maturing Of the corn crop
which promises to be one OF the
largest ever raised, according to
the August report of Charles G.
Campbell, county crop reporter.
The small grain crop has been a
disappointment but the bumper
crop of corn is expected to relieve
the farmer of this loss. Fall plow-
Ing is now under way in this sec
ton.
The condition of corn is 80 per
cent. The condition OF oats and
barley at the time of harvest is
listed as 20 per cent
The potato and apple crops were
almost complete failures this year.
potatoes being rated at 40 per cent
and apples at 20 per cent normal.
Hogs are 100 per cent in num-
Der compared with the number on
hand for fattening Sept. ], last year.
Compared with the usual number
the herds are 80 per cent.
Hay, tame and cultivated, yielded
about a ton an acre with a quality
of SIS per cent The average yield
of wild, salt and prairie hay was
III tons an acre with the same
quality as the tame hay. Timothy
averaged a ton an acre, about 20
per cent of the normal yield. The
acreage harvested was 95 per cent
of the usual acreage. ALI cuttings
of alfalfa averaged 2A tons an
acre, 80 per cent of the normal
yield This was SO per cent of the
usual acreage harvested. Owing to
the regular rains the condition of
pasture is good, at 80 per cent.
Pears a Failure.
The pear crop was a complete |
failure this year and the production
of peaches was only 40 per cent.
with a quality of rs per cent. The |
quality OF grapes was about rs per |
cent. Cabbage and onions proved
a fair crop, 80 per cent in condition
and tomatoes, IS per cent.
The average prices for September |
on the local markets were:
Corn, 40 cents; wheat 81; oats, |
rs cents; barley, SO cents; rye, IS
cents; white potatoes S1.75 and |
apples 81. bushel. Loose hay was |
sold for SIP and baled hay at S14
ton. Butter was 35 cents a pound, |
eggs % cents a dozen, chickens Give |
weight, 20 cents a pound and |
cream, So cents a pound of butter |
fat
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
HOLD REUNION
INL0NC VIEW
Former Richland Grove Residents
in Quad Cities United I'm Pro-
gram-WiII Serve Lunch,

The second annual reunion and
outing of former Richland Grove
township. Mercer county, residents.
now living in the quad cities, will
be held in Long View park Monday
afternoon. A program will be Civ
en- at the band stand, starting at
$3.50 O'Clock. and picnic supper will
be served in the evening. Sport
events, including races for BOYS
and girls, will be run off late in
the afternoon. The program is as
follows:
Community singing, Aud Lang
Syne," led by E. o. Roberts.
Talk by ]. l.. Vernon.
Remarks by J. r. Ryan.
Reading by Mrs. Fred Sudlow.
Talk by Mrs. Harry Hill.
Remarks by Mrs. W. Bell.
Talk by Hon. B. S. Bell.
Song, God be With You" led BY
E. o. Roberts.
There are several hundred for
mer residents of Richland Grove
township living in Rock Island,
Moline, East Moline, Silvis and
Davenport, and they are all urged
by the committees in charge of the
outing to be present The supper
committee requests that each fam
lily bring silver, dishes, sandwiches.
pickles. etc. Coffee, lemonade and
ice cream will be secured at the
park and service will be cafeteria
style.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
ERIE
(Special Correspondence !

Erie. Ill, Sept 3.-Dr. R. E. La
Rue and family. DR.. and Mrs. Fred
Meyer and Richard Burchell arrfv-
ed home Thursday from a three
weeks outing among the lakes in
northern Minnesota. The trip was
made by auto, three cars being
used.
Mrs. Jane Davis returned home
Thursday evening from a few days
visit at the Frank Vogt home in
Davenport Her visit at this time
was to take there her two grand
chillren. the children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilkinson of Minneapolis.
Mimi, who have been visiting here
for some time. The children were
taken from Davenport to their home
by Miss Mildred Vogt, who will re-
main there a few days.
mrs. Wyman Beardsley of Rock
Island was an arrival Thursday
evening. and from Erie went to the
home of her brother. George Mel
CHAN, in Fenton township. where
she will be a guest a few days.
Rev. A. c. Lille returned home
Thursday evening from a visit to
his mother in Kansas.
Charles McLane and family Of
Chicago are visiting friends in Erie
this week. They were former resi-
dents here. moving to Chicago
number of years ago.
Mrs. George McWilliams and two
children of Chicago are spending
the week end at the r. l.. Burchell
home. Mrs. McWilliams is a niece
of Mr.. Burchell, and was a former
resident of Walnut, ILL.,
R. c. Adams of Galesburg, Ill,
is spending a few days in Erie this
week attending to business affairs.
He brought home with him his little
niece. Maybelle Adams, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Adams, who had
been~visiting there the past week.
Miss Helen Adams went to Fen
ton, Ill, Thursday to spend the re-
mainder of the week with her rela-
tives, the Snyder family.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
PREDICTSVET
PENSION BILL,
Senator Sm0Ot Thinks $4,000. &C.,
900 Measure viii Be Demanded
by One or Both Parties,

Washington, Sept. S.-United
Press.)-A $2,000,000.000 pension
bill for veterans of the World war
in addition to the soldier bonus
measure now pending, will be de-
manded within the next few years
by one or both of the great politi-
cal parties, Senator Smoot, Utah,
predicted today.
by the time the national con-
venuon of seven years from now, 1
expect to see both parties support
ing such a measure" said Smoot
today.
That is one reason we will be
called to raise $1,000, 000, 900 a year
in taxes in this country within a
few years"
The so-called soldier bonus bill,
delayed by President Harding dur
ing the present session of congress.
will be passed, according to con-
SreSslonal leaders. Smoot declared
the pension will be sought over
and above the adjusted compen-
sation" provided for in the bonus
bill.
While other members of the fl
nance committee, in considering
the tax problem, said they believed
Shoots $5,00O,0OO,0O0 a year esti-
mate too high. they admitted the
outlook for lower taxes for some
years to come is poor. 1t would
be unsafe, senator's said, to impose
So COO, 100000 taxes in peace times.
The business structure would not
stand the strain, they assert. No
political party dare face the public
wrath which would follow.
Whether the taxes go higher or
not, Smoot said, the need right now
is for a tax bill that can be expand
ed or contracted very simply and
easily to meet the revenue needs.
He claimed he has such a plan in
his bill to get all the revenue from
six sources instead of 50 under
present laws.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
HIGH SCHOOL TO
HAVE ORCHESTRA:
CREDITS ALLOWED

Organization of a high school or
chestra and boys and girls glee
clubs will be completed at a meet
Ing of high school pupils Tuesday
afternoon.
Two credits will be given to the
orchestra class members who meet
twice week and one credit for
glee Club work to convene once a
week. Owing to the crowded con-
dttion of the schools no place is
accessible to hold the classes in the
regular schedule and the instruc-
ton will be given after school
hours.
The units will entertain at high
school functions and will probably
appear in concert later.
Miss Gladys II. Allison, assistant
music supervisor. will have charge
of the instruction.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03

referred to in the debate on the
Winslow bill.
The interstate commerce commits
sion this-week has been winding I'D
the rate hearing, receiving testi-
mony from the railroad representa-
tives who are resisting the rate re-
duction in Illinois and elsewhere.
A conference on Illinois patron
age, at which the few remaining
federal plums will be discussed. ia
scheduled for Sept IA between Sen
ator Mccormick and Senator Nc
Kinley.
Senator Mccormick has already
returned to Illinois, and was in con-
ference at Chicago this week with
Director c. r. Forbes of the vet
Grams bureau, who is on a tour
OIL inspection of the regional offices
OF the bureau. Senator Mckinley
mas been attending the summer ses-
sion OF the Inter-Parliamenta
union at Stockholm, Sweden. and
Is scheduled to land at New York
Sept. II. He will leave at once fnr
Illinois. comforting with McCor-
mick in Chicago or Springfield and
spending few days at Decatur ana
Champaign before returning to
washington for the opening of the
session Sept. 81.
Representative Edwin B. Brooks.
Newton, in the 2Sd Illinois congress
sional district, has also been at
tending the Inter Parliamentary
union meeting and will return 10
this country in company with SEN
ator Mckinley.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
To RECONSIDER
PAVING MATTER
Davenport Council to Try Again
on Question That Caused
a Dispute.

Reconsideration of a paving prof.
ect involving an expenditure of ap-
proximately S475,000, is to be given
by the Davenport city council at
next Wednesday nights meeting.
Three weeks ago the council cast
the plans aside when a dispute
arose between Socialist members
as to whom should have the credit
for instituting the proposition. 1t
is believed that the matter will
pass the council at the coming
session
The plans call for the paving of
a number of streets. in the hill sec
ton of Davenport with the idea in
view of giving employment to hun
dreds of.4dle men.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
ASSEMBLIES AT
SCHOOL DIVIDED
Increase of 160 Pupils in High
Calls for Two Sections at Week
~ Mass Meeting.

Two sections for the weekly high
school assemblies were necessary
yesterday morning to accommo-
date the increased enrolment this
year.
Last year only one section was
held although it was rather crowd
ed. On occasions when a speaker
will be present only one assembly
will be held, but some classes will
not gain admittance to the audi
torium.
Announcements regarding the
routine of school work and plans
for the year were made yesterday
by Arnold Lau, principal of the
school. Howard DOMAIN, CAPTAIN
OF the football team, gave a brief
talk on the preparations being
made for the season.
The junior class will elect Off
GERS Wednesday and the seniors
Thursday. A special meeting of
the student council will be held
Tuesday.
No matinee parties will be held
In September as all time will be
needed this month to establish
study schedules.