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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-19

been arranged in a big mound and
previous to the little guests arrival
there had been hidden in the mound
att sorts Of treasures gathered from
the five and ten cent store. LAT va
rious points in the mound there were
stuck small American flags, Just as
many as there were guests and each
child was given a small shovel and
told to pick out for himself a particu-
lar flag, then to dig in the sand at
that place. AS the treasures were
found the excitement grew and afte,
each child had discovered as many
favors as had been hidden for him, a
small pail was presented to him and
the party proceeded to amuse itself
by digging in the fascinating sand ua-
til it was time for the picnic supper
which had been announced OF
course this supperAa regular picnic
meal-was followed by ice cream and
cake and that made the sand party
complete
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-19
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1t Just like the hollyhocks have"
Mother made 1t and she put the
BLUE ribbon on 1t too" Susie volun-
teered. proudly. do you like my
frock., too? It's PINK and its cuffs
and collar are YELLOW"
Your bag is YELLOW. too. Isn't
it,"
Yes. It has PINK apples ON It with
GREEN leaves and piping shout It
while the apples on my pockets are
YELLOW andlGREEN"<
Teddy's collar and cuffs are white
and his neckrie is RED. His socks
are BLUEISH GREEN with RED and
YELLOW plaid at the top. Susie's
! socks are PINK. Their shoes and
Teddy's cane are YELLOW. Teddy's
hair is BROWN while S,eie's Is
LIGHT YELLOW and they both have
rosey PINK cheeks -.
The Aborder is BROWN. Tho let
tering BLUE.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-19

flowers sprinkled here and there upon
It. The houses way up to the left are
YELLOW with BROWN roofs-the
one behind Teddy is RED with a
YELLOW roof and a RED chimney,
The tall tree by the hedge in Susie's
yard has a BROWN trunk and Its
leaves are LIGHT GREEN.
"Good-day!" said Teddy, touching
his BLUE tweed cap which matched
his BLUE tweed Norfolk suit. "How
do you like it here?"
Fine" replied Susie. twirling her
PINK parasol by its long YELLOW
handle. Il was just admiring these
| beautiful RED and YELLOW holi-
hooks with YELLOW centers and the
cute little BLUE flowers growing near
them"
"Oh!" said Teddy they are pretty
but what a handsome PINK blossom
you have on your big YELLOW straw
| hat. It has BLUE-GREEN leaves on
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-19
An August Party for Very Little Folks

~HE Browns did not go away this
summer and Betty Brown, aged
three. had been promised party
at the seashore the summer be-
fore. Now Betty had a very good
m emory and she did not let her
mother forget the promise So mother
made up her mind that seashore
party she would give Betty and be
true to her word. Therefore the little
friends who were so lucky as to re-
eeive invitations to Sand Party were
very much surprised. for now could
anybody have a sand party In the city
even if it were summer time when chill
dren could play in the sand. But
Mrs. Brown laughed knowingly when
the Riddles piled her with questions
and babe them wait. The day of the
mysterious party came at last and ten
little tots arrived eager for Eetty's
fourth birthday party. Mrs. Brown
led the way into the yard. where she
had a large sand box placed under a
huge shade umbrella. The sand had
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-19
MOLLY MOUSE

n Il certainly was kind and thought
full in the person who left this loaf
of fresh bread on the table for me.
instead of shutting it up In the
Tin bread box. where ! could SMELL
but couldn't get at 1t.
Things would be very different In
our family. and the matter OF board
made easier. il people would leave
things oft over night oftener: but
they seem to forget that we have 10
eat as well as themselves, and they
generally put the butter, cheese. cakes
and milk. out of our reach. ~ USED
to be that the old-fashioned fallow
candles in their brass stands were al
ways on the mantle. and we could
lunch Oil them, when there was Moth
ing better but nowadays. the fancy
red. green and yellow candles. that
are never lighted. and only used for
show. are not made of tallow. ana
one never knows whether the coloring
matter is poisonous or not. II people
had nicer table manners. and didn't
drop crumbs on the floor. hardly
know what would become OF US some
times. but then. they ought to be
mighty thankful TO US for coming
along and cleaning up. But some
how. many Of the big humans are not
quite as friendly with us as they might
be. and they have a way OF putting
delicious bit of cheese or bacon on q
wire hook, and II we nibble ever so
sently-Bang! goes a spring. and we
are choked to death. don't under
stand this at all. for II they hadn't
wanted us to eat The cheese or bacon.
why didn't they put It away. where
We couldn't get it?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-19

QUEEN NELL'S NEW DOLL

~ HEN summer came after EN-
III mas long stay indoors with
~ her hurt ankle. the poor Mile
~ grl looked white and thin. 90
! unlike the gay. jolly plump little
laughter who had delighted both faith
ssr and mother. that they decided 70
send her to the country.
4 "A summer there viii put her IN
Ane shape again." said father. II
know just the place." added mother,
well send her to visit my sister.
There she can run and play to her
hearts content and she win BE- well
and strong in no time"
So letters were written. trunks and
bags were packed and before Emma
realized what was happening, she was
on the train going to the country. :
4 When she reached her Aunt Jen-
pie's. she was too tired and sleepy to
do anything but eat her sc.d hot
supper and go to bed. But after q
nne sleep. she was up bright and early
and was ready to see everything on
the farm. You lust wait TIL you've
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-19

had some breakfast. younE-3ady," said
her uncle. then win be time enough
20 talk about going oyer the farm.
4ou eat lot and I'LL out your thin
cheeks and will promise to show
you all the slghts!"
30 Emma ass . good breakfast
(which wasn't BIT hard to do let
me tell you) and then picked up her
doll to go with her uncle. "0oing to
leave her here?" asked uncle with
twinkle in his kind eyes. mo In
deed!" exclaimed Emma. and she
hugged the doll tightly to her. where
20. my dolly goes tool" So uncle.
Emma and the dolly started out to
inspect the farm.
I couldn't pretend to tell you all
the fun they had! II you have ever
been on a farm yourself. you know
all about it, II you haven't. there isn't
room In this paper to tell all the
nice things there are to do and TO
see!
Emma saw the cows. the pigs. the
ROSTERS and the tiny yellow chickens
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-19

And another thing that is beyond
me. is, why some Of them are SO NOR
tally afraid Of US. who are not as big
as their iittlest finger. and couldn't
hurt them, if we wanted to? 1t is the
kind of people that wear skirts that
are as much afraid Of US. as II we were
as big as elephants. and as fierce as
man-eating tigers. Why. II one Of
them goeN In the pantry and catches
glimpse OF my tail behind the -four
barrel, she nearly has a At, and Civ
ing a squeal that nearly scares me to
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-19

the pocket Of some soft garment. and
IL the trunk travels, we travel too. for
we can't get out when it Is locked and
strapped. And in this way We travel
all over the world, and find ourselves
in some very strange countries. with
out having to pay cent for the trip.
And then We do lot OF travelling
on steamships and railroad trains.
cross the ocean. and go from one end
OF the country to the other. That's
why you will end mice In all parts Of
the world, excep, a few Of the islands
of the Pacific Ocean; Il IL wasn't for
cats and owls. there would b . lot
more OF rs than there aEs now. but
maybe some day something vim hap
pen to the 2cats and owls. and then
the sire Of the mouSs population nm
sstouish -sne esnsus-taksEA~t-~~1
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-19

OF sight. There are strange things in
this world. and this is about the
strangest. but it happens every day.
Speaking of elephants. reminds me
that 1t is said that these enormous be-
ings are even more afraid of us than
the people that wear skirts. And why
this should be so. nobody knows. I'M
less they are afraid We might run up
the hole In their trunks. and keep
them from breathing. Generally. we
remain very stiiliand quiet in,the day.
time. but when night comes we move
around considerably. but We never
make much noise. and It has gotten
to be a regular saying. las still rs q
mouse" We don't care for bright
lights, and hardly ever go IN the room
where The family are sitting out-stack
pretty closely % the dark cot1lers q
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-19

ERE is picture Of Teddy and
Susie May up In the mountains.
Susie has just come down the
j broad BROWN road that leads
up to the GREEN hedge which fences
off her house. There's a RED brick
walk from the roadway to the wide
RED brick steps and all araund the
sides Of Susie May's porch. The porch
has YELLOW awning with ORANGE
color stripes. Tkere are light GREEN
hydrangea with BLUE flowers on
them around the porch. The house is
painted BROWN and it has a big RED
chimney and RED roof. too. There
are LIGHT BLUE mountain tops
showing behind the house. but the
nearer mountains are GREEN and
the great RED sun Is peeping over
the GREEN tree tops and sending its
BRIGHT RED rays into the sky.
making it all PINK. The grass Is a
brighter. darker GREEN than the
trees and has lots of little YELLOW
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-19

n every homo and upon every farm
where flour or grain Is used there
is place for grain scoop. SIM
i liar to that shown In the sketch.
Such a scoop Is very convenient In
any place where legal accuracy is not
required, in the daily feeding Of the
stock or in the home flour barrel. for
example.
The back and handle should be
made of hardwood. while the metal
part Of the scoop should be made OF
heavy sheet or galvanized iron or tin.
To make a scoop which VIII hold
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-19

the attic or cellar. We gather up
bits of cotton. strings. rags. and things
like That. and make the coolest little
nests in tho walls you ever saw. and
no matter how cold it may be out-of-
doors. we are always nice and warm.
Did you ever see a nest of baby mice ?
Well, they are no bigger than good
sized beans. but are much more beau
tiful At hrst, they are the ttntest
little pink nitea. without any fur to
speak Of. but little later they are
covered with lovely 'mouse-gray" fur.
softer than the. sofest velvet you ever
saw. Sometimesswe travel far away
from the places where we were born.
and this = how we do It.
You know We like % rurnmaye
shout IN trunks. and make nests b.
I<yssn tA0 :ilyess IF blankets o. n
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-19

pulling away from the half circle end.
"A SCOOP with a 5h" half circle y"
thick and sheet metal 7"xS thick
will hold about a quart.
In making the handle tho edges
must be carefully rounded to prevent
splinters. Fasten 1t securely to the
back Of the scoop by screws as indi-
Gated, boring the holes to receive the
screws in the back and handle. DO
not attempt to drive these screws
without boring these holes for it can
not be done.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-19

shs smellsd the blossoms in the
orchard: she pecked round the hives
where the bees were ut work: she saw
the ducks waddling OF towards the
brook and she pulled fresh lettuce in
the coldframe.
But of everything on the farm, the
little brand new bossy cow in the barn
pleased her the most. "1'd just like to
stay and watch 1t all the time!" she
said to uncle. and indeed he had hard
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-19

about two quarts the back OF the
scoop should be half circle Z" in
diameter. The edge Of a piece Of
heavy sheet metal SIX" wide and IL"
long may be cut to semi-circular
shape, bent to the curve Of the half
circle and fastened with Sd fine nails
or 10 OF. tacks to the wooden end. In
doing this. nail from the middle Of the
bottom of the back towards the top
edge. A narrow piece of sheet metal
may be fastened as at to prevent
the top edges OF the sheet metal from
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-19
|pJIZZleCM'ner|
MOVIE.STAR "pI"

MOVIE.STAR "PI"
The letters In each sentence will
form the name Of Mo9ie-Star. Can
you find them?
1. Rita wants tea.
.. E. A. Cook can Jig.
3. War songs. .! Lima.
I. Walter Bonherr's in.
s. A-says green.
6. So r. grew ILL.,
z. Grip one. AL.
JUST A FEW BITS"
Each word terminates in BIT.
A BIT Of custom.
BIT Of an animal
BIT OF owing.
BIT of the skull
A choice BIT.
A BIT of ancient measure Of length.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-19
NJuniorCook
NEAT BALLS WITH FRESH
TOMATOES

Il =. = ~
Mold and Y pounds of ground
beef into six or eight balls.
Pan broil. seasoning with salt to
taste. (This means cook the same as
frying in a hot pan only use no fat.
Enough fat viii come from the meat
to keep from scorching. Cook about
to 10 minutek)
Cut six or eight slices from fresh
ripe tomatoes
Put one slice on top Of each meat
ball and season with . dash Of salt
and pepper.
Cover the frying pan tightly and
cook slowly for three to five minutes
Just enough to get the tomatoes hot
through.
Serve at once on hot platter or on
individual plates.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-19

"Where I Go, My Dolly Goes Too"
work to pursuade- her to leave 1t long
enough to come to her dinner!
In the afternoon she was back In
the barn again. She named the bossy,
Queen Nell and got so we'll acquainted
that she could help feed it. Can you
imagine anything more fun?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-19

1E1-DlDDLEDlDDLE
ARKED little Tommy fuckers Dog i come from Mother Goose
II I'm tired Of living book. and now I've broken looel
OF I've lot Of sport with folks that live there
And if you the funniest things I'll try tell to you.
No doubt you heard about that that like small balloon
Without a you sailing Ter the moona
That squeaky fiddle did it ALT fairly made her Av;
know I'm the dog that auehed-I though that would del!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-19

death, she holds her skirts tightly
around her ankles. and jumps up on
a chair, and carries on something
dreadful. And all the time I'm worse
frightened than she could possibly be.
and am doing my level best to get out
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-25
MOTHER OF PRESCOTT MAN
 PASSED AWAY IN ST. LOUIS

Mrs Oscar Helbig, mother of o. Fl Helbig of this city, passed away at her home in St. Louis last Thursday morn ing Mrs. Helbig had been ill since last June, and for the past nine weeks had been in a critical condition.
 She leaves the following children who were at her bedside when she died: Oscar H. Helbig. of Prescott. Ark, Mrs. Amelia r. BOehmer, of Lit tie Rock, Ark, Edward F. Helbig. Paul Helbig and Otto Helbig. of St. Louis; Mrs. Joseph Coffee, of Okla homa City, Okla; Miss Fife Helbig. of St. Lonis and Mrs. Miles s. Gilbert, of Cairo, Ill She is also survived by three grandchildren, Joseph Golfer, Emma Boehmer and Mrs. Morris Montgomery, of Little Rock and two great grandchildren, Dorothy and Os- car Montgomery.
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-25
OzAN MERCANTILE co.
 Prescott, Ark.
(. C. GUM) WOOSLEY
 ANNOUNCES FOR REELECTION

The Picayune is authorized to an nounce c. C. (Lum) Woosley as a candidate for reelection to the office of tax assessor of Nevada county, sub ject to the action of the Democratic primary.
 Having served the county faithfully during the past two years Mir. Woosley is deserving of second term accord ing to the rules of the Democratic party He has made good in every particular. has been on the job at all times. and by his courteous treatment and unselfish devotion to duty has endeared himself to the people, and in all probability will be returned to the office without opposition.
 Mir. Woosley will, if elected to a second term, serve the people as faith fully in the future as he has in the past.
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-25
ANOTHER ROAD WORKING

A good sized crowd joined in the road working last Friday, and nearly hundred loads of gravel were hauled and put on the Bankhead Highway in Missouri river bottom Judge Franks and his crew, aided by these volunteer road workers, are converting this piece of road, which has gained bad reputation, into real pike. Judge c. k. Haynie deserves much credit for conditions in the county, and it is mostly through his zeal that these volunteer road workings have been successful.
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-25
MISSIONARY SPEAKS HERE

Rev. H. D. Metallic, missionary from Korea, filled the pulpit at the Presbyterian church last Sunday night, in the absence of the pastor, Dr. J. C. Williams, who preached the com mencement sermon for the graduating class of the Huttig high school. Mrs. Metallic, who before her marriage was Miss Emily Cordell of Prescott, addressed the sunday school pupils in. the morning, on foreign missionary work, giving some interesting informa tion about spreading Christianity among the inhabitants of Korea and adjacent islands as .s~
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-25
TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS
 OF NEVADA COUNTY

After giving the matter careful con- sideration and having been urged by large number of the best citizens of the county, l have decided to enter the sheriff and collector of Nevada county. In making this announcement l wish to make it plain that I am mak- ing the race solely upon my record in this office and in the interests of all the people of the county with the Ob- ject in view of doing my utmost to secure the proper enforcement of all the laws of the county without fear or favor.
 I feel that my experiences in the office will greatly aid me in running down violatOrs of the law, and l promise now if am reelected that l shall use all my experience, time and ability in an effort sto make the best sheriff our county has ever had.
 Since the time for the payment of taxes has been extended to June 9th, and as regular term of circuit court will be held in July, l will be unable to make as thorough a canvas of the county as I would like 10 make, l shall see as many voters however, as my duties will permit l feel that thorough canvas is hardly necessary as l have the honor of knowing per sonally nearly every voter in the coun- ty and I am known by most of them. Thanking those who have coop erated with me in the past and with no ill will toward those who have not, am,
 Very respectfully yours,
 l.. C. STEELE,
 Candidate for reelection.
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-25
DELINQUENT
 TAX LIST
Largest in the History of Nevada County-Short- age of Money is
 Responsible.

We are this week publishing the delinquent tax list for Nevada county, which is the largest in the history of the county.
 All over this section of Arkansas the delinquent tax lists are larger than in former years, and in many counties much larger in proportion than in this,
 The financial reverses suffered by the farmers is the principal reason for non-payment of taxes this year. although many who are able to pay are taking advantage of the governors proclamation extending the time of payment without penalty to June 5
 The sale of advertised lands will be made on Monday, June 12, and delin- quents may pay taxes up to that time Lands sold can be redeemed within two years with the payment of small costs.
 The proclamation of the governor does not relieve delinquents of paying the penalty for costs of advertising, and it is probabl great many of the taxpayers are not aware of this. The list will be published in the Picayune two weeks, and extra copies may be had on application at this office
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-25

Last week demonstration of White Crest" flour was given at the Prescott Hardware Co, store. Re treatments were served and a sack of flour given away each afternoon. The flour will be handled in Prescott by J. K. Hamilton, H. A. Hamilton and Geo. Christopher
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-25

Rev and Mrs H. D. Metallic, mis- sionaries of Korea, are visiting friends in the city, being guests at the home of Hon. and Mrs. H. B. Mckenzie. Mrs. Metallic was before her marriage Miss Emily Cordell, and will be re membered by many friends in this city.
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-25

Dr. and Mrs A. s. Buchanan left Monday for St Louis, where the doctor will attend a meeting of the American Medical Association.
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-25

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Edwards came up from Haynesville, La, and spent a couple of days visiting relatives and friends in Prescott They made the trip by auto.
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-25

The Ed C. Mutt Comedy Players are showing in a tent this week on the Farmers Union Warehouse lot. Mana ger Hardy has closed the Gem until Saturday when the regular shows will be resumed. Two shows at one time in Prescott seem to be one too many. But why can't we patronize home in dustry?
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-25

666 quickly relieves Colds.
 Constipation, Biliousness and Headaches. A Fine Tonic.
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-25
$1O,OOO IS NOT MUCH Professional man adds more to $2O0 all ready
 in force.

A prominent professional man in Prescott recently applied for $10 900 insurance because time are hard He said HARD TIMES" is the time insurance is needed most And so had write him up for 0,000 Debts, old and new will be paid if the insured lives. What will happen when you die? leave to you for decision All ask is that you give it consideration now and not later. You have no lease on life. Big believe this is proper If your idea of insurance better than that of brains of big bus ness men, then know where you get bigger job than you have.
 l. A. BLAKELY, Agent
 Legal Reserve Old Line
 Life Insurance
 Office in Bank of Prescott Bldg.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-04-21

dress the regular afternoon pro-
gram of the local Woman's club
| will be carried out. Mrs. S. T. Nann
will be leader of the child welfare
program and Mrs. S. c. ThaXton
will read a paper on community
Fairgrounds. Mrs +. w. Parker
and DR.. Janet Reid, of Santa Fe,
will also speak on child welfare
matters.
Interspersed among the talks of
the morning and afternoon meet
| ings musical program will be
given, the Woman's club chorus
opening the program in the morn
ling Mrs. Thomas Brannigan, of
! Las Cruces, will sing a vocal solo,
Mrs. McClymonds, of Las Cruces,
will play a piano solo and Mrs.
Oscar Snow, Of Las Cruces, will
give a whistling number
The district officers are: Mrs
Long, president; Mrs. George Vailli-
ant, of Albuquerque, secretary, and
Mrs. o. Fl. Brown, of Las Cruces.
treasurer. Mrs. Frank w. Parker
of Santa Fe, president of the state
federation. will be in attendance
Other club women who are here
for the meeting are: Mrs. w. E.
Clark, of Gallup; Mrs. Waterman,
president of the Progress club of
Mesilla Park; Mrs, j. NJ. Kiner,
president of the Womans club of
Silver City.