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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-14
Moline Obituary
OhnnAef Olsen.


sOlander Olson Of Carbon CliR, q
resident Of Rock Island county
pRactically all Of his life, succumb-
Cd ut 3 yesterday Afternoon in his
h1me following nine weeks illness.
Death was due to infrmities Of age.
Funeral services will b held at
Esd Sunday afternoon in the Meth
O&lst church Of Carton CliN. Bur-
III will b In Riverside cemetery.
nlander Olson was . native of
Sweden and was born Oct. 8, 1874.
h came to America when . small
by and 10 Moline In 1863. He
married Christina F7orin Of Carbon
CT IN 1900. She survives him
Nh one brother. who resides in
unnark Mr.. Olson was . MEM
egoe The First Lutheran church Of
\ - NQlA 111ln11 h1orss.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-14
JURY Returns
BEARD DAMAG
Defendant Gets 500 for =.
Done BY Visiting Aain,l
Vote Said to Be Un,,h.,.

Fred Beard, the defendant !.
Sloan VS.. Beard case. whIca
been claiming the attention ;.
restless court for two veet,
awarded 500 as damages ~,
day when the jury returned , :
dict in less than 80 minute,
The case, for which NOR. N
6o witnesses had been sumno,.
had been in court much ,n,.1
than was expected when n
started. The complainant y
Sloan. of Mannon. sued rra r..
also Of Mannon. for $1,000 d,,..''
for the moving of a hog, a v,l,,s5
Yorkshire boar. which had mn,J
away from home onto the ~
property. Mr.. Beard cratad "
hog up and carried it several M.
away from the place vhers !
found it and the evidence sho,.
that it was several months ~,
Mr.. Sloan could locate his hos ~
Testimony given by various :,
nesses also showed that The \,
had annoyed other neighbour Il
had chased it away from u.
property on many different occ
sions. Some discussion as to n
who owned the hog came nm
the testimony. One man claim
to own part of the hog. and ~
asked just what part he gue,s
it must be the front half, a "
had to pour the eats in"
The lawyers finished their ri,
at eleven o'clock and the FUR,
retired. They were said to h,
taken just 30 minutes q decide
verdict and it was said to be ,
animous for the defendant.
members Of thu jury disagree
only on the amount of dam,
which Mr.. Beard should be ava
ed. The amounts as set BY
members Of the jury are said
run all the way from 81 to the 9
asked for. The verdict was iii
ly agreed on by adding the 81
as given by the different memb
and dividing it by II. thus Civ
an average Of about 500, VII
the jury finally agreed on q
sum due Mr.. Beard for the ann
ance caused him by the calls
the unlimited hog.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-14
SURVEY REPORTS
BEING RECEIVED
AT BUREAU OFFICE

More than Is per cent of the
forms for the livestock survey of
Mercer county which we're sent out
to Mercer county farmers and
breeders from the farm bureau Of
fee the first of the week have been
returned to the Office. The reports
already in indicate that Mercer
farmers are not feeding as much
stock as they did in former years:
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Money and Exchange.

New York, Jan. 14.-PTime mef-
camille paper. 7z@8 per cent
Exchange easy; sterlinfi demnad,
3.7zh; cables, 3.73A: francs, de-
mand, sos; cables, 6.10; Belgian
francs, demand, $40: cables, 6.4z;
guilders. demand, 3275; cables
1885; lire, demand. 3.45; cables,
|2.47: marks, demand. LAG; cables,
LAT; Greece, demand, TAO.
Montreal, 12h per cent discount
Government bonds, firm; railroad
bonds. irregular.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-14
HIGH SCHOOL HAS
GAMES SCHEDULED

Coach R. N. Roberts of the Aledo
high school has announced the
years schedule for the local quin-
tet. With every game played so
far this season ending in victory
for the Aledo basket tossers, the
future looks bright for Aledo to COD
a place in the tournament to be
held at Calesburg in the spring.
The schedule arranged is as fol-
lows:
Jan. 15-Woodhull VS.. Aledo at
Woodruff.
Jan. 21-Oakville vs.. Aledo at
Oakville.
Jan. 29-Kirkwood VS.. Aledo at
Aledo.. :
Feb. Alexis vs.. Aledo at Aledo.
Feb. 11-Kirkwood VS.. Aledo at
Kirkwood.
Feb. lS-Pobably class tourna-
ment or county tournament.
Feb. 25-Alexis VS.. Aledo at
Alexis.
March 10-Tournament at Gales
burg.
II the county tournament is not
played on Feb. IS it will probably
be played on March 4. Otherwise
Aledo will probably play a game
with New Boston, which is attempt
ing to secure game with the local
team on March 4.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-14
BATTLES.
CLEVfNSTINf CO,

In line with declining marke's|
housekeepers are aiming to adop1
their daily menus to L use Of ln1
foods which represent curtaiimenp
of table expenses with an increase
in nourishment values. Our saies
offer real opportunity to practlee
this policy.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-14
SNOW STOPS FIRRs.

The weeks record Of three calls
q day by the Moline fire depart
ment was broken yesterday by the
snowstorm. Dry weather, in the
opinion Of the hremen, was the
cause Of numerous roof fires, and
although no serious fires have re-
suited. the department had been
called out frequently day and night
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TWO ARE FINED.

A fine Of 81 was paid by Mrs. s.
S. Hoffman, 1872 Twelfth street,
when she was found guilty Of vio-
lating trafhc rules by parking her
automobile on Fifteenth street.
A like fine was imposed upon
feter Petrogianis, 1906 Sixth ave
nue., when he was found guilty Of
q similar charge.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-14
I. q. q. F. N MEET.

Members Of the 10 county lodges
Of the Odd Fellows organization
will be the guests Of Iris lodge. No.
267, of at Millersburg tomorrow
night. Third degree work will be
given by members of the Mather-
vile and Aledo teams.
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LEAVE FOR FLORIDA.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Crapnell will
leave tomorrow for Florida, where
they will spend the winter months.
They will go first to Tampa and
from there to Palm Beach.
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OUR SPECIAL BLEND
COFFEE

Our Individual Blend which SAL
isles the desire for cup OF lns
steaming beverage to stimulate ons
for the daily exertions. Our pflc'
now 49c, 2 lbs. SIC, 3 lbs. Sl.A.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-14

and Main streets, and ripped a front
wheel from the axle. He was in
toxicated, and escaped without in
jur1es. Henry started up Main
street about 7:15 o'clock and tried
to turn east at Eleventh street. His
car was moving at too high q speed
to negotiate the turn, and the wheel
was torn on. The car came to a
stop with Henry still behind the
steering wheel. He was released
on bonds.
war ON Jitneys-War to the last
ditch On the jitney buses Of Dav-
export will b opened by the Tri-
City Railway company as soon as
the suppressed appraisal report is
made public by City Attorney U. A.
Schreechfeld.' The jitneys are cut
ting deep into the receipts of the
traction lines and are doing q thriv-
ing business at the rush hours of
the day. At other times most of
them do not run and the trolleys
take care Of the traffic. The cream
Of the business is going to the tits.
Cafe Prices Too High.-Resolu-
tons charging that the hotels, cafes
and restaurants of Iowa are hold
ing mp their prices, which they
class as Unreasonable" and re-
questing q reduction ''in harmony
with present conditions and pre-
vailing lower prices" will be adop-
ted at the next meeting Of Post d,
Travellers Protective association
says L. W. McKoWn, we'll known
member Of the local post. I'VE have
over 400 members at Davenport. -
Mr.. McKoWn said. Our members
travel all over the state and are
we'll informed on the hotel situa-
ton. We feel that the prices charg-
ed for meals BY iowa hotels and
restaurants are much too high. We
ask that they be made to harmon
Ire with the lowered price of food
stuns."
Recruit ElevoA-Wednesday was
the biggest day for recruiting 1t
the local army recruiting station
since the World war and II men
were inducted into the United
States army. OF this number six
men had seen service in the army.
Those who had not seen prior serv-
ice were young men between the
ages Of Is and ~ years who en-
tered the service for the sake OF
the educational and vocational
schoolaL
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-14
FOR new
UNION STATION
ARE. DISCUSSED
SoaAtef Garrison Tells Of RsgDeG
EAssts u C1tg Oncials T.
Secure Deps1

Fifty representatives Of the No
line city organisations met ye1tef-
day afternoon In the city hall at
the call Of Mayor c. P. Skinner. to
discuss the question Of .. union
passenger depot, with the result
that an early conference with the
presidents Of the Rock Island, Mil
waukee and Burlington railways
will be sought. The committee win
be headed by Mayor Skinner and
WI include . member from each
Of the civic Organisations Is well
Is . delegate from each Of the fac-
tories In Moline.
While the original demand for .
new station was based upon the
condemnation Of the Rock Island
station, the suggestion was ad-
vanced in favor Of q union station,
and with this end in view the COM
mittee will be organized as soon as
formal appointments are made by
member organizations.
Should the union plan meet with
opposition or action delayed In
IdoffnitQ0V the Attention 0f thA c10m.
mittee Win he directed tovard the
Rock Island station. which has been
termed a disgrace" and also as
havinv "out,rovn us usefu1ness
half a century ago"
The most ambitious plan for i'm
provements along the line Of rail-
whose nro~ram vonld n,o1;de firsf
of ali for a un;on station serving
All three trunk lines and the NTH.
irjn1 ri The nre.ent RnrIingtnn sta-
tion as an ernress denot This ar
rangement M Ehi nointed ont
you'd relieve nas.en1ers of dode.
ms exnress and haeoee. tructs
The orrre.c comrsn;os came n
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-14
CAN CORN SALE

This delicious article packed i'|
Maine. which SO many favor, ieno'l
an appetizing dish to the SunoA'|
dinner. Order a supply at the spes,
ial price of 24c a can, cans $Ls''
Il cans $2.7s.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-14
Cornell School PIT A.

The January meeting of the Low
ell school Parent-Teacher associa-
ton was held yesterday afternoon
at the school with a very good at
tendance. Following the business
session a legislative committee was
appointed with MrA R. C. Brown
as chairman. The importance of
and the reason for the Parent
Teacher association was discussed.
Superintendent Of City Schools E.
c. Fisher gave q splendid explana-
ton Of the problems Of school.
Music and readings followed and
refreshments were served by the
social committee,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-14
PARENTS OFpAUGHTER.

Born, Thursday, Jan. IL, daugh-
ter to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Har-
vey Of Aledo. The young lady will
be called Marjorie.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-14
LIVESTOCK SHIPMENT.

LIvLSlVCA SH1I MENls
The Aledo Livestock Shippers
association yesterday shipped out
two cars of hogs. A carload OF
horses was also shipped yesterday
by Fred Dunbar.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-14
The Day in Davenport

Chamber K1tehen On Ffre-F1re
in the Kitchen of the Chamber Of
Commerce Wednesday night de-
stroyed large amount Of delica-
cies which Steward Arthur Harms
had on the stove. But it wasn't a
total loss. The big kettle of soup
was saved, rescued by Secretary J.
c. Mccarthy. It's a loss, anyhow,
for the fire 50 wrecked the kitchen
that cafe service yesterday was dis
continued. Resumption Of the reg
ular service today Is planned. The
total loss was approximately $3.50.
The IRE originated from defective
lining Of the kitchen range, which
allowed hot Goals to drop on the
floor beneath, protected only by .
thin sheet OF metal. The fire
smouldered from noon to evening,
breaking out At S:45. 1t was ex-
tinguished by chemicals. There
were over $50 persons in the ad-
jacent dining rooms at the time the
firemen were fighting the blaze, but
no panic occurred.
Waterman Bursts Second street
in the 1900 block was flooded yes
terday when . 16-inch Waterman
burst shortly after noon yesterday
and poured water into the streets
for 20 minutes. About q dozen men
were rushed to the scene from the
headquarters Of the local water
company, and the leak was shut OF
In record time. It was stated at
the ONCE Of the company that to
shut on such . leak would be the
work Of SIX or seven hours in Chi
caso or New York city.
Lad Steals Glsves-Caueht with
. pair Of stolen gives In his pock-
cts ut the J. Fl. C. Petersen's Sons
store Wednesday afternoon. 13-
year-old Alfred Dewitt, 1918 Iowa
street, vas arrested and turned
over to Probation Omcer Byron
Rumsey and will be tried in the
juvenile court ON . charge OF lar
ceny. According to employees OF the
store, the lad took the hid gloves
from . counter and was seized by
. noorwalkef before he LEFT the
establishment,
Driver Intexleated-The Wild
ride through the streets Of +. b.
Henry, an automobile mechanic.
ended Wednesday evening when he
drive his car into the curling while
trying to make . turn It Eleventh
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-14
Centenary Aid in Moline.

The ladies' aid society Of the
Centenary Methodist church met at
the home OF Mrs. Gilbert E. Swens-
son. 1874 Twenty-third avenue, Mo-
line. yesterday afternoon. Since
there was no special business to
come before the society the after
noon was spent socially. Refresh
ments were served by the hostess.
Mrs. Nels o. johnson. 1923 Twenty
third avenue. Moline. will entertain
the society jar. IL.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-14
CRYSTAL DOMINOE
GRADUATED SUGAR

We were fortunate 10 secure
small lot OF this grade Of granula.es.
sugar which we are selling at "
q Id,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-14

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-14
Horses and Mules.

East st. Louis, ILL.,. Jan. ~
Horses and mules, unchanged.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-14
RIClILIEU SLICED
PINEAPPLE

This delicious fruit packed on tn
plantation on the Hawaiian lsiao1
in heavy syrup. Each can COMFY ~"
four slices. Special price can 70
6 cans $1.5s, u cans $s.W.
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Chicago Produce

Jan H. 1921.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-12
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed bids will be received by the
Township Committee of Woodbridge
Township, MiddIesex County. N. j., for
the construction of an eight go and six
co inch Water Line in Avenel, Wood
bridge Township. The bids will be read
in public at the Avenel School. Wood
bridge Township. N. j., at 700 P. M.
eastern Standard Time), July 18th,
1921.
The work to be done embraces the
building Of 6,055 lin. feet 8 inch and 2.522
lin. feet 6 inch. cast iron pipe. Glass B.
with the necessary specified appurten-
ances. Specifications and blank forms OF
proposals can be obtained and detail
plans examined at the office of Morgan
F.. Larson, Township Engineer IT'S smith
street, Perth Amboy. N. j. Full sets OF
| plans and specifications will be sent to the
contractor on the receipt of ten dollars.
The same to be returned on surrender OF
the plans in good condition within thirty
days of the award.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check payable to the order Of
the Treasurer of Woodbridge Township
without any conditional endorsement or
cash in the amount of 100000. The sue
cessful bidder will be required to
furnish a surety company bond in the
full amount of the contract price condi-
toned for the faithful performance of the
work and indemnifying the Township
Committee from all proceedings, suits or
actions of any name or description.
The Township Committee reserves the
right to reject any Or all bids II, In their
opinion, It is to the best interest OF the
| Township SO to do.
I5ss-7-s-12-14. Township Clerk.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-12
CITY ADVERTISEMENT.

Sealed bids and proposals will be re-
ceived on July IS. 1921. at 8 P. NJ. by
the Council Of the City Of Perth Amboy'
N. j., at the Council Chamber. City Hall.
for a $50 gallon triple combination pump
ing engine. chemical and hose motor car.
The Council reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
Chairman Fire Committee.
Dated July 8, 1921. 4639-1-S-lz-l
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-12

Sealed bids and proposass will be re.
ceived by the Board Of Education OF
the City of Perth Amboy. N. j. on Fri.
day, July 18th. 1921. at the High School
at 8 r. NJ, daylight saving time, Tor
grading. blue stone tagging, concrete
sidewalks and concrete retaining walls
around School No. s, on Neville street.
the property of the Board Of Education
OF the City of Perth Amboy.
Specifications may be secured from the
Architect J. X. Jensen. No. 102 Smith
street, Perth Amboy. N. j.
Certified check for $3.50 drawn to the
order of the Board Of Education must
bid.
The Board Of Education reserve the
right to reject any or all bids.
BOARD OF EDUCATION, PERTH AM
BOY. BY A.. H. CRoWELL. Secretary.
4623--7-S-7t.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-24
SPORT FLASHES

NEW HAVEN.-Edwin Binney, Jr., Of Sound Beach, YaIe's star swim mer. was among the Blue athletes to be awarded a major ''Y.''
 NEW YORK--Over 500 entries are in hand for the Junior Order ath- letic games, the stars including Sid Leslie, Joe Higgins, Frank Murrey Jack Sellers, Mike Devanney, T. J. O'Brien and Eddie BaIlastier.
 SAN FRANCISCO-San liar dy, captain of the victorious Amer 1can Cup team, has arrived home.
 PRINCETON.-The Tiger baseball squad, 21 strong, leaves tonight for their training camp at Charlottesville, Va.
 ANNAPOLIS.-Vinc J. GaIla- gher, Jr-, has been elected captain of the Naval Academy swimming team.
 PARIS-Dutteur III, 19-year-oId old race horse. is an entry in the French turf classics, President of the Republic Stakes. 75,00o francs, to be run next Sunday.
 NEW YORK-Columbia gunners excelled Harvard marksmen, 490 to 4s6 in an intercollegiate match.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-24
Hooks, Jabs And
 Uppercuts
By "PATSY''

Joe Hall. who administered a se- were drubbing to Charlie Peterson in Stamford Tuesday night, will in all probability meet Johnny Williams at that Louis Bogash boxes Jimmy O'Gatty April s.
 K. o. Lenny. former sparring part, ner of Johnny Red" Allen, and Young Lacey, Of the East Side have been paired off by Matchmaker Billy Mason to battle one of the prelm- inaries of the smoker which is to be staged at the Columbia A. c. on April II.
 If the present plans do not fall through, the Lennox A. c. Of the North End will stage a card of bouts at the Armory A. A. on Main street. the latter part of next month, ac- cording to Matchmaker Jack Red mond Billy Prince and Joe Hall may meet in the feature number.
 K. O. Loughlin is in bad again and he and his manager, Al Lippe, have been suspended 30 days by the Mas sachusetts boxing solons. Loughhn recently knocked out Eddie Brat1on in the third round in Worcester. and Iippe is charged with being the man ager of both boxers.
 Billy Murphy, the tough Staten Island featherweight, who recently whipped Charley Pilkington in New Haven, is down in the books to hook up with Bobby Josephs, at Lowell, Mass, on Apil G. Murphy also goes against Kid Lewis, the Canadian feather, in a ten round bout att. Tor onto, Canada, on April Al.
 Irish Patsy Cline, the Harlem light weight. has been matched to do bat tie with Cal Delaney, of Cleveland, in a fifteen round go at the Flower City A. C., of Rochester, N- 1., on next Monday night
 The Coney Island section, famous for great ring battles of the past, is once more to get back in the puglis- tic spotli ght. A license has been eranted to the Brighton Beach Sport ing Club, which will operate in the commodious Brighton Beach Music Hall.
 Baly Shade, a middleweight who has cleaned up everything in the df- vision in Australia, is soon to come to New York to make life miserable for such opponents of hsticuffs as Johnny Wilson, Mike O'Dowd and tha rest. Shade. who halls from San Francisco went away from his native city practically unknown Now the Australians claim him the very best since the late Les Darcy. If so, the Wilson's and O'Dowds should seek the cyclone cellars.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-24

start I know I can hit from nid-sea son on. The records show that nave always come strong at the fin ish.
 ''I am passing my hopes of improv- ing my batting average on my ex per1ence last year." Hornsby con tinued. And if that means anythins l should be able to show better form. at the bat, thanks to an innovatic, introduced by Manager Branch Hickey which had enabled all of oII9 players to get three times as mucr hitting as the ordinary club"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-24
H0rnsby Out For Higher Batting
 Average This Year, He Wnrns

New York, March 24-Roger Hornsby, s25o,ooO beauty of the St. Louis Cardinals and champion bats man of the National League is out to defend his laurels. Whats more he hopes to better his 1920 record by invading the select set of 400 hitters this year.
 'I hope to retain the National League batting championship" says Hornsby, "and I am eager to build up a 400 average this year.
 ''If I can only get away to a good