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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
REAGAN SCORES
OPEN SHOP PLAN
Tells Labor Delegates Working
Man Is Being Fleeced by
"PatEi0teerS.7

Adherents of the open shop were
termed "patrioteers" who would
keep the hands of the working
man glued on the flag while the har-
vest was reaped from his pockets "
by Charles Reagan, editor of the
Tri-City Labor Review and promi-
nent labor official, addressing the
delegates to the 3Oth annual con-
vention of the Iowa Federation of
Labor in the Hotel Blackhawk this
morning.
: sJohn c. Lewis, Iowa state presi-
dent, Des Moines, spoke of prob
lens confronting labor. More than
$50 delegates are in attendance.
Sessions will be held morning and
afternoon in the gold room of the
Hotel Blackhawk tomorrow and
Thursday.
Other speakers this morning
We're Rev. Martin Cone, professor
OF economics at st. Ambrose col
lege; Mayor Alfred c. Mueller of
Davenport. and C. r. Miles. secre-
tary OF the Davenport Chamber of
Commerce. Rev. Frank Court of
St Johns Methodist Episcopal
church delivered the-iHvocation.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
EFFORT TO DIE
VIA GAS ROUTE
FAILS FOR MAN
Pulmotor Used With Success on
Carl Scheline, Crippled
Snuff Maker.
Especial Moline servicel


Carl Scheline, snuff-maker, at the
J. T. Young cigar factory, 1928
Fifth avenue, was saved from death
by inhaling gas fumes last evening.
Scheline was found by Mr.. Young
in a dying condition in the base
ment of the factory. He was re-
moved to the city hospital. DIR. r.
B. Human stated this morning that
the man will recover.
Mr. Young detected the odor of
gas as he was preparing to close
the store for the night He went
to the basement. Scbeline was in
a small room in which the snuff
is made and the gas heater was
turned on. DR.. Human was called
and the pulmotor was applied with
good effect. Scheline declared he
wanted to die. He has not been
well for some time, being crippled
with rheumatism. He is about 60
years old
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
SIX GIRLS PASS
SWIMMING TESTS
FOR RED CROSS

Five Augustana college girls and
a Moline candidate passed the Red
Cross life saving tests this week,
as given by Miss Dorothy Rogers,
health education direvtor of the Y.
w. c. A. Those who were success
full are the Misses Anna and Tyra
Mauritzson. Ruth and Maude
Adams, and Doris Martinson, all of
the college, and Miss Nora Alster-
lund, Moline.
A Red Cross life saving corps
may be organized in the city soon,
as only 10 life savers are necessary
for foundation for the corps.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
INFORMAL PROGRAM
AT GROCERS' MEET

Fifteen retail grocers, members
of the Rock Island Retail Grocers'
association, met last evening in the
Y. w. C. A. and enjoyed an in
formal program which began with
an excellent dinner. There, was no
formal program, discussions on
various phases of the grocery bust
ness, especially with reference to
present conditions in business, tax
ing place. j. NJ. Schaab was pre-
siding officer.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
ROCK ISLAND ROAD
WINS DAMAGE CASE
IN MOLINE COURT

After celebrating four hours,
jurors trying the case of Mrs Vic
toria Zagorac VS.. the Rock Island
railroad returned a verdict for the
defendant in Moline city court at
9:15 O'Clock last evening. Mrs.
Zagorac asked damages in the sum
of $10.0 for the death of her hus-
band. Sam Zagorac, who was killed
in a crossing collision at Carbon
Cliff. Stafford. Schoede and Stat
ford were counsel for the railroad.
1t is the first time in the history of
the Moline court that a verdict has
been given in favor of a railroad
In an accident case OF this nature.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
PLEADS GUILTY TO
CHARGE OF FRAUD

Daniel Downs, who was indicted
by the grand jury May on a
charge of operating a confidence
game. pleaded guilty this afternoon
in circuit court
The offense of which he said he
was guilty was obtaining $40 from
Severeink Pinkels Jan 5. Downs
has filed a petition for probation.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
In the Lodges

Zarepath consistory, Scottish
Rite of Davenport, began it's an
nual reunion today. Degrees from
the fourth to the 32nd will be con-
ferred this week, the ritual work
coming to a close Friday evening
when the last two degrees in the
series will be conferred.
Several Rock Island Masons who
have received the consistory grades
will be in attendance.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
FORECAST CLOUDY
WEATHER TONIGHT,
WEDNESDAY WARM

Cloudy and unsettled weather for
this afternoon and evening were
predicted today by Andrews NJ.
HaRrick, meteorological at the Day-
export weather station.
Fair and warmer was forecast
for tomorrow. Rain yesterday
amounted only to a trace. The
river dropped to rs feet, falling
only / of a foot in the last "a
hours. Little change in the river
was predicted for the next two
days. The highest temperature
yesterday was IS degrees. Clouds
this afternoon kept the mercury
down.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
BOGUS MASONS CAUGHT.

Salt Lake City, Utah. May 10
Matthew McBlain, Thomas Perret,
Dominic Bergera and Robert jamie
son, officers of the American Ma
sonic Federation, an organization
alleged to have sold spurious Ma
sonic degrees throughout the coun-
try, were found guilty.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
BUNDLE DAY" TO
BE OBSERVED IN
PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Bundle day" for the near east
relief, will be observed in the Rock
Island public schools tomorrow.
Tags have been sent into the
homes and bundles containing old
clothes and wearing apparel of all
kinds that can be used by the suf-
ferers, for whom the drive is be-
ing conducted, will be prepared.
The tags are addressed and some
packages will be sent direct from
the home while others will be
brought to the schools and sent
from there.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
WRONG NUMBER ON
CAR; ARREST TWO

Roscoe Long and Lawrence Long.
523 Seventh street. were arrested
on the complaint of State Officer G.
L. Carlson last night for driving
their automobile without proper Ii
cense plates. The hearing was set
for Z 80 O'Clock this evening.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
RECEIVE OFFICIAL
RECORD OF MEET

The official publication of the
business meeting and program OF
the Illinois State Historical society
in its 1920 session in Springfield
has been received here.
The book includes the paper
written and read by Mrs. Edna
Armstrong Tucker, now office sec
rotary Y. w. C. A, on Benjamin d.
Walsh, first state entomologist OF
Illinois
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
JABS KNIFE IN
THIGH, SEWERS
BLOOD VESSEL
Especial Moline service !

Carl Swanson, II years old. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Swan Swanson,
1103 Third street \, Moline. severed
a blood vessel when he accidentally
jabbed a knife in his right thigh
while working in manual train
ing class this morning. He will
be confined to his home a week or
10 days. He is pupil in the Erics-
son school.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
POISONS PIGEONS;
PENALTY rs FINE

Alphonse De Smet. Moline, plead
ed guilty in circuit court this
morning to malicious mischief and
was fined $40 and costs by Judge
W. T. Church. De Smet was indict-
ed on a charge of poisoning pigeons
of a neighbor.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
Personal Points

Miss Hope Mckinney of Aledo
spent the weekend in the city on
her way home after two weeks
visit in Hammond, Ind.
Mrs. Henry Drummer OF Fitzger-
aid. Ga, is visiting with her son,
John See, 1921. Fifth avenue.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
FUND NOW sss,7ls.

At noon today the Rock Is
land Community Fund was $25.-
1885. Amount reported since
yesterday noon was s4,325-5o.
BY divisions the S4,325.50 was
as follows:
Mrs. d. N. Simonson IS S45.25
o. J. Stirrat ... 1,2S2.75
Mrs. F. E. Marshall :. SIZES
D. b. Bergquist ...... 1.525.25
S4,325.50
The workers will dine at $50
O'Clock tonight in the Rock Is
land club. The drive was sched-
uled to come to an end this ev-
ening.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
PuneraI OF Fir Rererlin.

Funeral SERVICES for William Fl.
Beverlin were held at s o'clock
this morning in the family resi-
dence, 1915 Fourth avenue, Rock
Island. Rev. W. L. Essex, pastor
of the Trinity Episcopal church,
conducted the services. The body
was taken to Eliza and burial was
in the Eliza cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
Obituary,
Mrs. w. o. Elliott.

Mrs. w. o. Elliott, formerly a
resident of Moline, died last night
at Aurora, according to word re-
ceived by her cousin, Mrs c. E. Sell
by, 1102 Twenty-fifth street, Mo-
line. Mrs. Elliott was formerly
Miss Matte BuIles. She was born
at Miles, Iowa, in 1873. She left
Moline in 1904, after residing there
for about ten years. Surviving her
are the widower and her mother,
Mrs. Rebecca Dulles. Funeral ser
vices will be held at Aurora at
o'clock tomorrow morning
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
Ezra ID. Sherbine.

Ezra d. Sherbine. aged 40 years,
passed away at 8 O'Clock last night
in the family residence, 36S TWEEN
tieth street, East Moline. Death
followed an extended illness.
Mr.. Sherbine had been employed
as a patternmaker at the Union
Malleable Iron company for many
years. The widow and three chill
dren survive
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-04-21
PLEASANT VALLEY

Miss Alice Ward went to Glen Flora
Saturday to spend Easter at home.
The H. Strong family attended Eas-
ter services at st. Mary's church in
Bruce Sunday.
Miss Alice Ward spent Tuesday even
ing at Strong's and incidentally at
tended the party at III. Miller's.
H. Il. Strong attended board Of d.
rectors meeting of the Warehouse Co.,
Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs VIII Olson departed
for Iowa Wednesday, They will OPP
crate the farm owned by Mr. Olson's
father.
Elmer Muldowney arrived in Bruce
from Madison Saturday night. He ex-
poets to play ball with the Bruce team
again this season.
Hugh Miller was pleasantly sur
prised Tuesday evening when a party
of friends gathered at his home to help
him celebrate his birthday anniver-
sary. The men spent the evening at
cards while the women just enjoyed
a social time. A splendid luncheon was
served at IL o'clock
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-04-21
SHELDON

Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Hebard visited
with relatives in Ladysmith over Sun
day.
John Diamond was down this way
last week surveying the lines in Sec
ton %
Chester Sergeant is helping the
Brown boys with work in the cellar I'M
der the store building
Jake Johnson is now saving logs
into lumber for Frank Woodcock, who
intends building barn.
Howard Sergeant went back Sunday
to Ladysmith to resume his studies,
after the Easter vacation at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. s. Sergeant enter
tanned at an Easter dinner the mem
bers of the Cox and Brown families.
The ''hoop-makers" had another OF
their popular dances Saturday night.
They furnish good music made by some
Of their own number.
Florence Carman went to Hayward
Saturday, having employment in that
vicinity until such time as the Club
House in charge of Emil TOutant and
wife, is opened for guests, when she
will be called there for the season.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-04-21
EAST GROW

Carl Grover was blasting stumps
last week.
Ernest Perlitz walked over to Jump
River Sunday.
Mrs. G. r. Loomis shopped in La
dysmith Thursday.
Joe and Harry Strop We're seen in
this neighborhood Sunday.
Charlie and Louis Hraban were at
the camp Sunday afternoon.
Travis and Haessly are building a
road from the main highway to their
camp.
Christ Fischer and G. r. Loomis re-
paired the pump at the school We'd
nesday.
Mesdames G. r. Loomis and Herman
Fischer, and Miss Emmons visited the
Travis and Haessly camp Saturday
afternoon.
Fritz Mannebach left for Detroit,
Mich, Thursday night, where he will
visit with his parents before leaving
for Germany.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-04-21
SEES WAY TO
PAY OFF DEBTS
Far East Africa Governor Sug-
gests Transfer of Colonies
to United States.

Berlin-"Cou1d the United States
dispose of her surplus colored popula-
ton by distributing it among the for
mer German colonies in Africa under
some agreement with the present Eu-
ropen mandatories
This question arose in the course Of
a conversation with DR.. Heinrich
Schnee, former governor Of German
East Africa, in connection with spe-
cial despatch from Washington pub
lished In Berlin, attributing to United
States Senator France suggestion
that the Allied debts to the United
States could be redeemed by the
transfer Of the former German col
onies in Africa now controlled by
Great Britain, France and Belgium to
the United States.
Senator France is reported to have
declared that such transfer would
need as complement joint inter-
national plan for reconstructive de-
velopment.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-04-21
BEAR LAKE

Mrs. Olaf Olson is away caring for
sick relative at Clayton.
George Calkins, who has been very
Ill, is better at this writing.
Mr.. Knoblock, Of Eau Claire, was at
the Rusk Farm Friday on business.
The new town officers have qualified
and now for better town force the
coming year
The sawyers are on the grounds ana
will start saving logs at Rusk Farm
the first of the week.
Dorothy Campbell and Mildred Cal
kins were Chetek callers this week.
Donald took them over.
Mrs. J. b. Scott spent q few days
visiting with her aunt, Mrs. Salem
Smith, of New Auburn, this week.
Nearly everyone celebrated Easter
and great many eggs were eaten. We
haven't heard who was the champion
egg-eater yet.
New settlers are coming nearly ey-
cry day and settling in their new
homes near Rusk Farm. Mr.. Wasko
moved a family in Thursday
William Rathbun lost valuable can
Of maple syrup the other day. He was
taking it to Chetek and it tipped over
in the back of the wagon and was gone
before he knew it.
DR.. Geo. Malcolm made profess
sional call at Geo. Calkins' Friday.
George has had pneumonia. His
brother, Mart Morley, is helping to
care for him.
Mrs George Rathbuns sister, for
merly Martha Cole, lost her little two
year-old girl Thursday. The little one
had worm fits and was sick only few
hours. The funeral was held Saturday
in Twin Lake schoolhouse and inter
ment was made at Chetek. Some OF
the Bear Lake folks went over to help
in the singing.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-04-21
CHERRY PARK

Mr. and Mrs. Donald BOustead have
moved to the old Ducommun place.
Earl Brothe, of Ladysmith, spent
Sunday at the Ernest Hebard home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Boustead spent
Sunday with the latter's folks near
Bruce.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Shultz and
John were Ladysmith callers Satur-
day.
Frank Ptacek, ST., and joe Richter
and daughter, Olga, were Ladysmith
callers Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Steinhilber, of
Thornapple Dam, were at the M. Stein
hilber home Sunday.
Miss Dorothy, John and Allan
Shultz and Grin Steubs drove to La
dysmith Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Johnson, of La
dysmith, spent Sunday with their
daughter, Mrs. p e. Steubs.
Mr. and Mrs. John H0agland and
family called at the Ed HOagland and
McMasters homes in Bruce Sunday.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-04-21
ELDER CREEK

Walter Whomes spent Wednesday III
Ladysmith.
Walter Whomes spent Easter north
of Ladysmith.
Stanley Brainerd, of Bruce, was on
our creek Thursday.
Clarence Joyner spent part of this
week in Minneapolis on business.
A band of five cars of gypsies passed
through out neighborhood Saturday.
Mrs. Max Weinmann, of Bruce, Wis
tied Mrs. Whomes Wednesday after
noon.
VIM. Millen received a telegram
Monday telling of the death of his faith
er in Iowa. 1
Mrs. Emma Powers returned to her
home, after weeks stay on our creek
with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. n. Mater and daugh-
ter, of Soft Maple, spent Sunday at
Mr. SIeiders.
Duane Joyner, of Windfall, helped
Mr.. Dalton take his bees out OF the
cellar on Friday.
Miss Georgia Mizener, of Sunny
Hill returned to her home Wednesday
after two-weeks' visit at the Millen
home.
Clarence and Horace Joyner were
callers at Rice Lake Monday Otto
Dalton returned with them after two
weeks stay with home folks.
Easter callers at the Emo home were
VIM. Millen and family, Mrs. w.
Whomes and two children, and o. b.
Dalton, wife and son, Otto.
Albert Hilton is reported no better
at this writing. He has no use OF
himself from his hips down, caused
from a slip on the ice three weeks ago.
John Kostman was supposed to be
greatly surprised by crowd OF forty
seven of his friends gathering at his
home Wednesday evening Lunch
served at midnight consisted OF cake,
doughnuts, sandwiches and coffee
Remember next time John your tele-
phone might be out of commission
See!
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-04-21
TO GUARD AGAINST OUTBREAK
Farmers Warned to be on Lookout
for Foot, Mouth Infection.

Farmers Warned to be on Lookout
for Foot, Mouth Infection.
st. Paul-Farmers all over Mime
sofa are being warned by the Mime
sofa Live Stock Sanitary board to
guard against the possibility of new
outbreak of foot and mouth disease.
There is serious outbreak in Eng
land, the warning says. Since Janu-
airy 1, English farmers have been COM
PEELED to slaughter 43,735 animals in
966 herds. A strict embargo has been
established to keep out animals and
exposed materials from infected coun-
tries.
ut seems possible for the virus of
the disease to be carried long dis
tances in the clothing or other belong
ings of immigrant laborers," the state
boards warning says, "or hay and
straw used as packing for crockery
and other goods"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-04-21
De VALERA APPEALS FOR WAR
"Goal is In Sight, Yours for the TAX
Ing" He Exhorts Erin.

"Goal lie In Sight, Yours for the TAX
Ing" He Exhorts Erin.
Dublin-Eamon De Valera issued an
Easter message as follows: Young
men and women of Ireland, hold
steadily on. Those who with cries of
woe and lamentation would involve
you in disastrous rout will soon
rally behind you and vie with you for
a place in the vanguard.
Beyond all telling is the destiny
God had in his mind for Ireland, the
fair, the peerless one. You are arti-
ficers Of that destiny. Yours is the
faith that moves mountains, the faith
that comforts cowardly reason and its
thousands of misgivings. Yours is the
faith and love that begot the enter
prise Of Easter, 1915
Young men and young women of
Ireland, the goal is at last in sight.
Steady, all together, forward. Ireland
is yours for the taking.
canon De Valera"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-04-21
WEST GRANT

Mr. Miller is the owner of new
horse.
Mr.. Hanak was Ladysmith caller
Thursday.
Mrs. limbaugh was Port Arthur
caller Wednesday.
Laura Stranger was a Port Arthur
caller Saturday.
Miss Sophia Wright spent Easter
with her parents
Mr.. Welder and children attended
church at Ladysmith Sunday.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Heine Tuesday, April II.
Messrs Bergwin, Miller and Welder
were Ladysmith shoppers Friday.
Mrs. Gust Stranger and Walter Stan
ger attended church at Ladysmith Sun
day.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-04-21
BARRON PAYS THE BILL

Over in Barron county they are hir-
ing an assistant highway commission
er whose duty it will be to supervise
the patrolmen. The state highway
commission is hiring the supervisor,
but the county must pay him.--Polk
County Ledger.
The recent elections not only in Bar
ron county but throughout the state,
indicate that the people who pay the
bills are going to have little more
to say about how the money is ex-
pended.-Barron News-Shield
True If the taxpayers don't forget
all about it as soon as their taxes are
paid
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-04-21
MAPLE CENTER

f. Il. Barnes is still ON the sick list.
J. Wier has arrived home from his
Iowa trip.
Miss leila Churchill was home over
Sunday
Mrs. f. Weidman was at the Eas-
ter program.
Gretchen Myers spent Easter with
Viola Jennings
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyer took in our
Easter program.
HI. Gavin was shopping at Lady
smith Saturday.
w. Hurley was attending to bust
ness at Ladysmith Friday
Lyle Foster is quite sick with rheu-
matism but is improving slowly at this
writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyer and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Davis helped Win Davis
celebrate his birthday Sunday.
We think like the News-Budget,
that they would do the wise thing to
keep our present county agent.
Preaching at schoolhouse next Sun
day evening, April 23rd, at S o'clock.
Everybody welcome. Sunday school
at the usual hour, 10 80 a. N.
The Easter program at the school
house was very largely attended. The
children did exceptionally well with
their parts. The committee is to be
congratulated OH their efforts handi-
capped as they were, with sickness and
bad roads.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-04-21
TOWN OF WILSON

Mr.. Hyer was at Brentwood Satur-
day.
Mr.. Hook was in Brentwood Thurs
day.
Everyone attended church Friday
morning
Easter services were held Sunday
morning.
Mr.. Lyons was to Brentwood Tues
day evening.
Frank and Lewis Haas are working
on the road again.
Victor Dakins was in Ladyslnith on
business last week.
Anna and Helen Fuka were Birch
wood callers Friday
Joe and George Fuka helped Roy
Dakins cut wood last week.
Erwin Dakins is home from Lady
smith. High water caused the mill TO
close
Mr. De Young is planning to do some
extensive intensive road work this
summer.
Several from here have had their
.LiZZie's' in motion again. Roads are
passable again.
Mary Wesley was taken to Lady
smith recently. From there she will
enter the county farm.
The school got rare sample OF
Green Mountain potatoes from Mr..
Doty. He grows only certified seed.
Lyons Novelty held a meeting at
Dakins last Wednesday evening. They
played for the Easter dance in Birch
wood.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-04-21
Drainage FIGHT On.

Red Lake Falfs-It is expected that
hundreds of farmers living in the val
ley of the Clearwater river, between
this city and Bagley, will flock to Red
Lake Falls and attend the final hearing
on the Clearwater project proposed by
the Red Lake Drainage and Conser-
vance district. The hearing will be
held before Judge William Watts of
Crookston
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-04-21
WHEAT SHOOTS UP NINE CTS.
Shorts Struggling Desperately to
Cover-Demand ON Minneanoije

0Ho'tS struggling desperately TO
Cover-Demand on Minneapolis.
Chicago-With shorts struggling
desperately to cover contracts, spec
tacular rise in May wheat precipitated
one of the widest scrambles seen on
the Board of Trade since the days of
the war markets.
The furry, which sent May wheat
mp 81a to 8 cents resulted, according
to reports, from titanic struggle for
the control of millions of bushels of
the grain.
Among those mentioned taking part
in this contest were James A. Patten,
Arthur Gluten, Juils Barnes, two Win
nipeg men and the Armour Grain COM
pany. Other reports, however, attrib-
uted the sharp advance in price to a
New York exporter and foreign buy
ing.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-04-21
Demand for Farm Labor.

Minot, N. .D.-There is plenty of
demand for farm laborers in north
western North Dakota, according to
County Agent John HUSKY. of Ward
county.