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,IiDAY TIT3 KCC CLAKP ARGU3- SEPl'LiUBSR 1,
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NHIt Seheels Are Overcrowded
., With ICe Prospect ( Belief
fr Saaettee. '
Enrollment ' In Part Mollne's
mil school po ted the 1,000
mark today, according to the latest
resort of Superintendent D. a. hoh
bus, with prospects of Increase
dartef the week. School buildings
ara crowded to capacity and ow
teg to delay in the construction of
the new John Deer school, aro li
able to remain so for the remainder
of the term. The enrollment this
fall Is 'considerably larger than last
Tear. All arade teachers are on
tha lob with one exception. ' The
' absent teacher's place is being fil
led by a former Instructor who may
. be persuaded to finish the term.
Many at High School
The enrollment at the township
high school has adranced to 172,
according to Principal J. W. Casto.
Last year's enrollment was only
146 bnt since the school was built
; to accommodate 300 students the
Increased number is causing no
alarm.
Lack of locker equipment caused
the principal trouble, Mr. Casto re
ported, bnt this was speedily reme
died by the installing of 80 new
lockers yesterday. . The present en
rollment shows: Freshmen, 71;
onhomores. 46: Juniors, 28, i and
seniors, 17. Classes will be organ
ized some time next week, Mr
Casto stated, each choosing a staff
of governing officers and class col-
on. The school orchestra will al
so be organized soon. The recep
tion for the teachers, the first so
cial event on the school calendar,
is scheduled for Sept 10.
CHARGES FOOD TO
; PBIEND'S ACCOUNT
'Four Molina merchants have
been victimized to the extent of
several dollars during the last few
days bya woman who has been pur
chasing groceries and charging
the into her neighbors. After tn
them to her neighbors. After in-
learned that the neighbor never
authorised the unknown buyer and
had never received the goods.
The woman Is said to be young,
five feet two inches tall, medium
weight and with dark eyes and hair.
Merchants of Moline believe her
clever rase has been worked for
the last time as they are now on
th lookout for her and have warn
ed other dealers through the mer-
, chants' bulletin.
DEPT. STORE
(Formerly The Brady) .
tam Cor. 7th Ave. and 12th St delweby
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY SPECIALS
lbs sugar,
for .
$1.00
Limit one lot to
tomer.
Evergreen corn
per dozen
25c
Ceresota flour,
49 lb sack ...
$3.98
Tomatoes
per bushel
:75c
0
Water melons,
small .each . . .
25c
Water melons,
large, each
50c
good house broown, $1
regular,
Mkltt
69c
XIX t Coffee, very OA
pedal. S lbs for .. 09C
Oar Club sliced
pie, large can
S for
pineap-
98c
Golden Red coffee,
special, per lb ....
49c
Bin Bird el
19c
1
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.............
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for
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CABZLE3 D2IVm
. PAY8 COTJUT fqh:
Mrs. Ollle Ohlweller, Hock bland,
pleaded guilty to a charge of reck
less driving in the court of Magis
trate A. A. Niles of East Moline,
yesterday afternoon and , was fined
S and costs. Charges against the
Rock Island woman were preferred
by Thomas Craig, deputy sheriff
and superintendent of the state hos
pital farm, who claims Mrs. Ohl
weller crashed Into his automobile
and forced him to leap over the
curb on Thirtieth street Monday
evening. .,
After the accident, Craig, claims,
Mrs. Ohlweller tried to escape ar
rest, but that he gave chase and
brought her back to the East Mo
line police station. ' Mrs. Ohlweller
yesterday at first asked to continue
the case but was persuaded to plead
guilty to the careless driving
charge, when she learned that
more serious charges might ' be
brought against her should the
case be continued.
ELGIN OFFICIALS
HOSPITAL QUESTS
R. T. iHnton, superintendent of the
Elgin state hospital, and R. D.
Marsh, chief clerk of the same in
stitution, both Knights Templar,:
were guests of Dr. Hawley, super
intendent of Watertown hospital to
day. Mr. Hinton and Mr. Marsh
are members of the Elgin delega
tion to the Templar convention in
Rock Island and accepted Dr. Haw
ley's Invitation to visit the hos
pital. Dr. Hawley also reported this
morning that one of the inmates,
Hugh Scott, escaped from the in
stitution but had been captured at
Hapton and returned. Scott had
been set at the task of scrubbing
the front porch of the hospital
under supervision by one of the at
tendants when he found opportun
ity to escape. It was his second at
tempt FEW SPEED CASES
IN COURT REPORT
There was a marked falling off
of speeders in East Moline last
month, according to the monthly
report of Magistrate A. A. Niles
submitted yesterday. Only eight
speeders paid court fines during
August This is considerably less
than the number reported for June
and July and may be due to the ef
forts of George Sarginson, speed
cop, who was added to the East'
Moline police force this spring.
Motorists are beginning to realize
that East Moline is enforcing traffic
rules.
Magistrate Nile's report also
showed that 22 arrests had been
made during the month, aggregat
ing $267.30 in fines. This amount
would have been increased by $53
had yesterday's report been in
cluded. Boys' waists,
$1.00 value ..
50c
Boys' pants,
$2.50 value
$1.69
Men's work
shoes,$9 value
$5.95
Children's tennis
shoes. $1.50 value
$1
Silk camisoles,
$1.00
all colors, special
Ladies' colored
organdy waists
$2.95
Ladies' silk pop
lin skirts .....
$3.69
1 lot of hoose
dresses, to close
$2.95
Ladies' nnionsnits, pink
and white, RQg
choice ... ..... UiC
1 lot of corsets, values to
3.00
at ... .....
$159
Curtain neta
In short
...19c
spectsl. yvtf
BARGAIN I
Men's 2.50 value overalls,
sizes . ...a. ...$1.95
Moline
AGREE TD PAY
BACK TUITION
FOR STUDENTS
MoHne Board Denies Admission te
. Higt School Until Band Dis
trfcts Come Across.
Protesting action of the Moline
board of education in recently deny
ing admission to the local high
school, pupils from Hampto nand
Maple Grove township until $1,500
tuftion bills were paid Hampton
tax payers met last night and
agreed to pay the debt. Maple
Grove- residents are meeting in the
school house this evening and will
probably adopt a similar attitude.
Today only three pupils frpm
Hampton are in Moline high school.
Their parents who had children in
high school between 1916 and 1919,
have .guaranteed the Hampton debt
pending us settlement, ino oiuer
students will be accepted from j
these communities until the debt is ;
paid, says. Superintendent L. A. j
Mahoney,
The controversy between Aloiine
and residents of -Hampton and
Maple Grove is the outgrowth of
differences of several years' stand
ing. The state legislature last
year adopted a measure which or
ganizes all non-high school districts
in a county into a county high
school unit and authorizes taxation
to pay utltion fees of any pupil in
any high school in the state.
Hampton and Maple Grove have
accumulaed in the last four years
tuition bills amounting to $1,500.
When pupils from these two dis
tricts rfeported for school this fall
the Moline board took advantage of
the state law which , states that
such pupils may enter any high
school in the state and informed'
the districts that Moline high school
was too crowded to accept non-resident
pupils and recommended that
they be sent to Rock Island, Fort
Byron or East Moline.
To assist the non-high school
districts, the Moline board suggest
ed In 1916 that it would wait until
a tax levy should be made in 1917
before collecting its tuition bills.
Of the 22 districts thus to be
favored, Hampton was the only
district that did not sign the con
tract ' The Maple Grove directors
later did not recognize their agree
ment and pending settlement the
Moline board accepted pupils from
both districts.
Th action this week brought a
storm of protest from parents of
the non-resident .pupils but -the
board remained firm. Action - of
Hampton and Maple Grove author!
ties will probably clear the situa
tion. COLONA BRIDGE
OPEN IN WEEK
County Officials Advise Motorists
Not to Fay Toll When Detour,
tag Near Here.
Announcement made by the Rock
sland board of supervisors this
morning is to the effect that the Co
lons bridge will be open to traffic
in a week. Rocks to the approach
of the bridge have already been
laid, and the road work will be done
In a few days.
Since the improvement on the
bridge has been started, it has been
necessary to detour at this point
It Is said that one farmer, over
Whose property It is necessary to
go, levies a toll on each machine.
The county engineers announce
that no motorist need pay the toll
and should refuse to, as legally the
farmer cannot tax motorists.
LOSES PART OF
; LOAD IN STREET
A bed spring, 10 gallon Jar, clock
and tool box, were deposited in the
middle of the street at the intersec
tion of Thirteenth street and Fourth
i avenue. East Moline, when a roDe
oroKe on the moving van driven by
Kd Ham, 4302 River Drive, Moline.
Mr. Ham was notified that he had
lost the articles from his wagon by
a motorist, who caught up with
him several blocks beyond. Ham
turned back bnt . by the time he
reached the spot the articles had
been removed. The East Moiine
police station was notified of the
theft
INCREASE FUND
BY ISSUING OF
906 AUTO TAGS
Mollne's special police fund has
been increased by $226.50 since
March 1, from the issuing of paper
license tags to motorists whose ap
plication for auto licenses from the
state has been delayed. .Since
March, 906 of these paper tags
costing 25 cents apiece have been
issued. i
The issuing of the tags during
the period of application and re
ceipt of a state license, is solely for
the convenience of . the motorist
preventing him from being held for
driving his car without a license
number. Police gained permission
to add the money collected from
these tags to their special fund. No
law compels the motorist to pur
chase the paper tag.
March was the banner month for
the city license tags. The number
Issued each month follows: March
191. April 150, May 175. June 164,
July 128 and August 10. .
' An th mwa all th tt
Th
L3TOS'::
fenaooa
EXP03T TfiADE
Chicago. Sept 1. Considerable
firmness resulted in the wheat mar
ket today from hope of a good ex-,
port demand. Notice was taken
too of assertions that a holding at
titude had become widespread
among farmers. Opening! quota
tions, which rangea rrom c on to
lKc advance, with December $2.34
to $2.34, and March, $2.13, were
followed by a moderate general set
back and then to a rally slightly
above yesterday's finish.
Later, it was said, 1,000,000. bush
els had been sold to exporters at
the seaboard. The close was un
settled. 14c to c net higher with
December 2.35 and March 2-304.
Failure of frost predictions had
a bearish effect on corn. , Further
more, estimates were current that
the crop wonld be the largest on
record. After opening kt to lc
lower, Including December at $1.18
to $1.18, the market underwent an
additional sag.
Subsequent rallies did not hold
well. The close was weak, lc
to 24c net lower with December
1.17 to 1.17.
Oats were easy with corn, start
ing unchanged to c lower. De
cember 66c, and later scoring
other losses. '
Big deliveries on September con
tracts weakened provisions. Most
of the trading was in lard.
( Chicago Futures.
Sept 1, 1920.'
Wheat Open. High. Low. Close.
Dec 2.34 2.36 2.33 2.35
March ....2.31 2.32 2.29 2.30
Corn
Sept 1.38 1.40 1.38 1.38
Dec 1.18 1,18 1.17 1.17
Oats-
Sept 65
Dec. 66
.66
.66
23.95
24.95
18.40
18.82
15.15
15.65
.65
.66
23.50
24.40
.65
.66
23.65
24.40
Pork
Sept ...
Oct
23.55
24.55
18.30
18.80
Lard-
Sept, ...
Oct
18.12 18.35
18.55 18.67
Ribs-
Sept ...
Oct. ...
14.80
15.30
15.00
15.52
Chicago Produce.
Sept. 1, 1920.
BUTTER
Creamery extras 54
Standards 52
Firsts 4751
Seconds 4348
EGGS
Ordinaries 4547
Firsts 5152
CHEESE
Twins .. ..23
Young Americas 25
LIVE POULTRY
Fowls 31
Ducks 32
Geese 24
Springs . 34
Turkeys 45
POTATOES
Receipts 31 cars
Wisconsin-Minnesota ... $2$2.25
Idaho $2.80$2.90
Chicago Cash Grain.
Chicago, Sept 1. Wheat: No. 1
red, 2.532.54; No. 2 red, 2.51
2.54; No. 3 red, 2.51; No. 2 hard,
2.512.54; No. 3 hard, 2.51
2.53; sample grade, hard, 2.44;
No. 1 northern, 2.50 (ffi 2.52; No. 2
northern, 2.452.45; No.
northern, 2.46; No. 1 mixed, 2.49
2.51; No. 2 mixed, 2.492.4S.
Corn: No. 1 mixed, 1.481.50;
No. 2 mixed, 1.48 1.50; No. 3 mix
ed, 1.421.50; No. 6 mixed, 1.43
1.48; No. 1 yellow, 1.501.54; No. 2
yellow, 1.48 1.53; No. 3 yellow,
1.50; No. 6 yellow, 1.441.48; No. 1
white, 1.481.52; No. 2 white. 1.48
1.52; No. 6 white, 1.43; sample
grade, 1.30 1.37. j
Oats: No. 1 white, 6870Hc;
No. 2 white, 6870c; No. 3 white,
6767c; No. 4 white, 66c.
Rye: Na. 2, 1.921.94; barley,
1.081.18?
Timothy seed, 6.507.50; clover
seed, 25.0030.00.
Pork, nominal; lard, 18 .35; ribs.
14.3015.50.
Peoria Grain.
Peoria, 111., Sept 1. Wheat re
ceipts, three cars.
Corn receipts, 16 cars; 2c under
yesieraays close; No. 1 yellow,
1.53; No. 2 white, 1.51.
Oats receipts, 14 cars: unchang
ed to c lower; No. 1 white, 67c;
No. 2 white, 67c; No. 3 white, 66c.
New York Sugar.
New York, Sept 1 Raw sugar.
UUU1IU1U, renneu, quiet; nne era mi
lated, 16.O017.10.
j Moline Obituary
Mrs. Fred Hanson.
Following an Illness of three
months' duration, Mrs. Fred Han
son died at a local hospital at 5
o'clock this morning. She had been
a life resident of Cordova, having
been born there Dec. 9, 1895. the
uaugmer or Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
Hoff. Her maiden name was Ethel
Hoff. She was married to Fred
Hanson Feb. 9, 1916.
Besides the widower, three chil
dren, Ruth. Clarence and Lois and
her father survive; also two half
brothers. Funeral services will be
held In the Cordova Baptist church
at 2 p. m. Thursday and will he
conducted by the Rev. F. Woodhull.
Fnneral of Janes Klaln.
Funeral services for James Klaln,
Carbon Cliff teamster, who came to
his death Monday noon, following
a fall from his wagon, will be held
at the Silvis Methodist church at
2:30 Thursday afternoon. Services
will be conducted by the Rev. C. H.
Hoffmire, pastor of the church, and
interment will mad in Riverside
cematarx. Molina.
CEAR DEALERS
STAGE RAID 111
STOCK MARKET
New York. Sept 1. Reports of
the financial embarrassment of one
of the obscure motor companies
furnished the snorts with an excuse
for several attacks on motors on to
day's trading on the exchange. Re
public, International, Chandler and
White Motors tell 1 to 2 points and
oils, including Mexican and Pan
American, made similar declines.
Steels and equipments also , eased
on selling of Vanadium and Ameri
can, Locomotive. Rails made fur
ther upward progress, however,
Wisconsin Central preferred, Wa
bash preferred. Missouri Pacific
preferred and Rock Island being
added to. -the stronger western and
southwestern groups. Exchange
on London strengthened and the
bond market was firm with a de
mand for Liberty issues and An
glo-French 5 s.
The closing was arm.
American Beet Sugar 72
American Can 34
American Car & Foundry ...134
American Locomotive 95
American Smelting & Refln.. . 56
American Sumatra Tobacco.. 83
American T. & T 97
Anaconda Copper .....'..."52
Atchison 84
Baldwin Locomotive 107
Baltimore & Ohio 42
Bethlehem Steel "B" 75
Central Leather 53
Chesapeake & Ohio 60
Chicago, Mil & St. Paul ..... 37
Corn Products 88
Crucible Steel ... 119
General Motors (new) 21
Great Northern Ore Crtfs.... 31
Goodrich Co .63
Int Mer. Marine prfd 74
International Paper 78
Kennecott Copper 23
Mexican Petroleum T. ..161
New York Central 75
Norfolk & Western 95
Northern Pacific 28
Pure Oil Co. .. 38
Pennsylvania ; 41
Readine 93
republic Iron & Steel 4
Sinclair Consol. Oil
Southern Pacific 95
Southern Railway 28
Studebaker Corporation 60
Texas Co. (new) 47
Tobacco Products . 66
Union Pacific 123
United States Rubber 85
United Spates Steel 89
Utah Copper 61
Westinghouse Electric 48
Willys Overland 15
Illinois Central 87
Rock Island 37
Standard Oil prfd. .104
Chicago Livestock,
Chicago, Sept 1. Cattle re-,
ceipts, 11,000; very slow; opening
steer sales mostly slow to 25c low
er: choice steers and yearlings,
I stead v: others weak to 25c lower;
top yearlings, 17.75; bulk, good and
choice, 15.50 17.50; bulk, grassy
kind,, 9.00 14.50; she-stock, weak
to lower; cows range, 6.0012.75;
canners, 4.UU'4.7o; ooiogna duus.
5.506.75; good and choice vealers,
mostly 14.0017.50; stockers, slow,
steady; western receipts, 2,500
head. ,
Hog receipts, 14,000; mostly
steady with yesterday's average;
early top, 16.15; bulk light and
butchers, 15.3016.00; bulk pack
ing sows, 14.1514.40; pigs, steady
to 25c higher; bulk desirable
grades, 14.75 15.50.
Sheep receipts, 83,000; fat lambs,
25c to 50c lower; choice western,
13.75; few natives, 13.50; bulk na
tive, 11.50 12.75; sheep, slow, low
er; very good native ewes, 7.00;
feeding stock, steady to lower.
Potatoes.
Chicago, Sept 1. Potatoes,
weak; receipts, 31 cars; Jersey
Cobblers, 2.802.90; Minnesota
Early Ohios, 2.002.25 per hun
dredweight; Idaho Rurals, 2.80
2.90. .
Weather Forecast
Illinois: Generally fair tonight
and Thursday; slightly cooler in
extreme south portion tonight
Missouri: Unsettled but mostly
fair tonight and Thursday; some
what cooler tonight
Wisconsin: Generally fair to
night and Thursday; cooler in ex
treme southwest portion tonight
.Iowa: Partly cloudy and some
what unsettled tonight and Thurs
day; somewhat cooler in south and
central portions tonight
Indiana: Fair tonight and Thurs
day; cooler in south and west por
tions tonight
Liberty Bonds.
New York, Sept 1. Erjces af
noon today were: 3s, 90.06; first
4s, 5.00; second 4s, 84.32; first
4s, 85.48; second 4s, 84.52;
third, 44s, 87.94; fourth 44s,
84.98; Victory 3s, 95.52; Victory
4s, 95.52.
Closing prices today were: 3 3,
$90.00; first 4s, $S5.00; second 4s,
$84.64; first 4s, $85.40; second
4s. $84.86; third 4Us, $88.10;
fourth 48, $85.08; Victory 3s,
$95.52; Victory 4s, $95.50.
Kansas City Livestock.
Kansas City, Mo., Sept l; Cattle
receipts, 10,000; steers and she
stock, higher; heavy steers, 17.25;
other sales, 9.00 16.60; prime
cows, 11.50; bulk she-stock, 6.50
9.50;' canners and bulls, 'steady;
calves, higher; vealers, 14.50; few
above, 14.00; stockers and feeders,
steady.
Hog receipts. 3,500; steady: top,
15.C5; bulk, light and medium, 15.40
15.60; bulk, heavy, 14.76015.50.
Sheep receipts, 6,000; all classes,
steady; top western lambs, 13.50;
natives, 12.50. j f
St. Louis Casn Grain.
bt Louis, Mo., Sept L Cash
wheat: No. 2 red winter, $2,580
2.60; No. 3 red winter, 32.55
2.60.
1 Cora: No. 2 white, $1.55 1.56.
TODAY IN ALEDO
AND MERCER COUNTY
BOWLING ALLEY
0 P EH S TONIGHT
Winter Season for Pla Topptars Is
' Ushered in Plan te Hold
Ladies' Nights.
Aledo bowling fans are expected
to turn out enmasse for the open
ing of the bowling season in Aledo,
which will be staged tonight L. A.
"Dick" Volentlne, manager of the
bowling alleys, stated yesterday
that a ten day "ragtime" tournament
will be started this evening. The
tourney will be open to all
Arrangements for giving the lad
les of the city the opportunity of
enjoying the privileges of the elley
one night each week during the
winter, are being made. The gent
ler sex of this city are recognized
as ardent bowling fans and it is
expected that a . large number of
ladies will avail themselves of the
opportunity of using the alley. It
it not definitely decided what night
will be set aside for the ladles, but
it is expected that Friday night will
be their choice. "Dick"Volentine
stated that : he expects to start a
ladies' tournament soon.
' The bowling alleys have been re-
finished and new pins have been
ordered and are expected to be In
use tonight. The work of refinish
ing the alleys was done by experts
and the floors were scraped and
polished until it is probably In bet
ter condition than ever before.
MERGER DEMOS
MEETING TODAY
Central Committee to Ilold Session
at Courthouse to Endorse
Party Ticket.
Members of the Mercer County
Democratic Central Committee are
in session at the court house in
Aledo today. Chairman George
Lawson of Cable is presiding. The
meeting was called for the purpose
of considering endorsement of the
Democratic slate, which will be be
fore the primary on Sept 15. Vir
gil H. Duvall of Aledo, candidate
i for state's attorney, is secretary of
the committee. Plans for the fall
campaign will bo discussed and the
party will he definitely organized
for action.
4 EXCURSIONS ON THE STEAM
ER, G. W. IJ1LL.
,Bargain moonlight Saturday,
Sept 4. Only 35, cents. Sunday,
1 Sent. 5, to Clinton. Leaves 9:00
a. m. Moonlight leaves 8:30 p
Labor Day, Monday, Sept 6, after
noon t Muscatine.
Local Stocks and Bonds
(Quotation! FunUshtt bj GrmnSrld Brak.
Kl Co, 208 Safety Bias.
Fhooa K, L UW.)
Bid Aiked.
Armour, pfd. 91 1
All-American Truck ... 6 1
Affears Production oU SO
Bar State Oil .30 .40
Best Producing It KI.... i.vv l.o
Black Panther Oil 6.75
6.00
Clover Leal Oil .80
.80
Deere 4 Coj pld. 93
Deere A Co.. com. 73
Dearborn Truck, com 15
Dearborn Truck, pid 76
Dayton Rubber Co., pfd... 81
Kigin Motor 84
Goodyear Tire, pfd 85
B4
75
17
SO
83
t) .
8ott
7
1.75
1H
86
16
53
75 hi
J. I. Caie PWw Co.. 7& Did. 9S
Invader Oil Ref 1.65
Illinois KefiDinf 14
Kawfield Oil 25
Lucky 13 Oil Ref 15 H
Metro, 5 to 50c a lores, com u
Metro.. 5 to oOc Stores, pfd. 74
Mike Henry OU OS
Moline Flow Co, ptd .... S2
Moline Plow Co, com 65
National Oil C .. 22 W
Frog, waive ( d M Bef 80
Quauer Oats, pfd 88
Boot & VanderVoort 31
Republic Truck . : 28
Reo Motor 22
Sears Roebuck, pfd. .... 105
Sears Roebuck, pfd. 28
Sinclair Oil 28
Tri-City By. Lt, pfd 68
United LI. Ry, pfd 57
United Lt. Ry, com 18
Velie oMtor. 7 per cent ptd. 9-J
Willys Overland. Dfd 76
.08
S4
SO
22 tt
88 H
312
29
22
105 V,
28
28
70
60
SO
93
76
Willys Overland, com 15 15
Ghas. Clair
GROCERY
1316 Thirtieth Street Bock Island
SPECIALS FOR THUESDAT,
FRIDAY AD SATURDAY
Komo Flour, 43 lb sk. $3.9
Granulated Sugar, 5 lbs 96e
Potatoes, peck 55e
Pure. Lard, lb 25e
Kellog Corn Flakes, large pkg...30c
Post Toasties, large pkg .20c
Campbell's Pork and Beans, 2
cans 2Sc
Corn, 2 cans Sae
Pumpkin, No. 3 can .....10c
Catsup, 2 bottles Sae
Pes Milk, small can w.8c
Pet Milk, tall can 16c
Dundee Milk, tall can ...lie
Preserves, quart jars 60c
Sliced Peaches large can Me
Cream Cheese, lb. ............ 35e
Swansdown Pastry Flour, large
Pkg. 38e
Swansdown Pastry Flour, small
Pkf 28e
P. ft O. Soap, bar 8e
Flake White Soap, bar , Je
Washing Castile Coap, bars . .23c
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Mathmflle Mine of Alden Coal
' Company Closed and 140 Men
Await Settlement
A walkout by 11 drivers at the
Matherville mine of the Alden Coal
company yesterday, threw 140
miners out of work and caused the
closing of the mine.
The drivers are demanding one
half hour a day longer to work
and additional pay for Hauling min
ers in and out of the pit The
strike is said to be a part of a eon-
serted movement among the driv
ers in all the mines of Illinois. Of
ficials at the Alden company this
morning stated that the Peoria
mines and others throughout the
state are affected by the strike.
A mass meeting of the mine work
ers has been. called for tonight at
which William Sherwood, a mem
ber of the executive board of the
United Mine , Workers at Spring
field will be present Officials of
the company stated this morning
that they were hopeful of reaching
and agreement after tonight's ses
clon. According to the last agreement,
which was made between the
drivers and the operators, it car
ried a clause which called for one
half hour's time for hauling the
workers into the mines. The new
scale which was to go in effect to
day makes no provision for this hajf
hour pay. It is expected that other
drivers In other mines throughout
this part of the country will go
out unless a settlement is, reached
at tonight's meeting.
FAIR WEATHER IS
HOPED FOR PICNIC
Hundreds of Mercer connty farm
ers are anxiously awaitine the
weather indications for tomorrow..!
Tne reason for their anxiety is
that the big farm and home bu
reau picnic will be held at the fair
grounds and a rainy day would
seriously distemper the activities
for the day. Arrangements have
been completed and those in charge
are only too anxious to see the
day arrive. Farmers from all parts
of the county and their families
will gather early tomorrow morn
ing at the air grounds in Aledo
with well-filled baskets of eatables
and with the idea of enjoying a
day of pleasure, and a rain, al
though badly needed' by the crops,
would undoubtedly be more wel
comed a day later.
ASSISTANT FARM
ADVISOR ARRIVES
A. R. Kemp, new assistant farm
advisor for Mercer county, arrived
in Aledo today ready to take up
his duties with the local farm bu
reau. Mr. Kemp, who is a gradu
ate of the University of Illinois,
has had considerable experience in
this kind of work and is consid
ered a fine addition to the farm bu
reau force. He will move his fam
ily to this city later.
$3,000 PER ACRE
IS PAID FOR FARM
A price which is thought to be
a record for farm land was recent
ly paid by a Mercer county breed
er of Poland-China hogs for 16
acres of land near Galesburg.
Sherman Dunn, living about five
miles south of Alexis, paid $48,000
for the land an average of $3,000
per acre. He will devote the land
to hog raising exclusively.
Toledo Seed.
Toledo, Ohio, Sept 1. Wheat
cash, 2.60 December, 2.48.
Clover seed: prime, cash, 18.00
October, 18.55: December, 18.30;
February and March, 18.60.
Alsike: prime, cash, 18.00; Oc
tober, 18.50; . December, 18.75;
March, 19.10.
Timothy: prime, cash. (1918) and
cash (1919), 4.00; October, 4.0S;
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II DEPOSITS MADE j
If Sept. 1st, 2nd and 3rd 1
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Service of 14 Tears Ttmhayi'
By Resignation of '
Priest.
. Announcement has been made i
the resignation of Father J r
Welch,, from the Catholic parish h
Aledo. Father Welch has serrtd
In this church for 14 years aai hi,
parting will be keenly felt by tha
entire parish. He will go t&
Tiskilwa this week, where ho ku,
been promoted to a higher office to'
the church.
Father Welch gave as a reuot
for leaving Aledo that his health,
which ha3 long been failing, u iacj
that he could not take care of tor
work here through this winter. The
work in this county entails to ear
bag for of four parishes sad the'
priest is forced to drive many miles
to take care of his flock. The cos.
gregation of the church In Aleds
ana nearoy towns, waere Fathei
Welch has been in charge keenW
5y
regret the necessity which cause
nun to leave nere ana expresses J
iovfc BULiun ab uia yuur utWLB,
A successor for Father Welch ii
expected to arrive here the Utter
part of this week. The name of hli
successor has not been learned but,
is expected to be announced within
a lew days.
Miss Esther Zentmire, office sec
rotary of the Mercer county fans:
bureau, arrived home Monday after,
a two weeks' visit with relatives la
Oakville, Iowa.
Mrs. Gilbert Cubbage of New
Boston returned home Monday
evening after visiting with rela-.
tives in this city. ' i
Mrs. J. H. Harrison of Keithf
burg stopped in Aledo Monday en-,
route to that town from Viola,'
where she had been visiting with
her daughter.
Mrs. Frances Marks Scherer of
Fairfax, Mo, left Monday night for
her home after visiting with her.
grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Hausi
and other relatives. i
Ralph E. Cies of Oklahoma City,"
Okla, left for his home Monday'
night after visiting with relative!
in this city. His children remained
here with their grandparents, Mr.-
and Mrs. W. H. Holmes, for a tom
er visit.
Mrs. E. M. Shahe of Omaha, Netv
returned home Monday after vislt
ing friends in this city.
Miss Lulu Bird of Keokuk, Iowa,i
left Monday night for that city,.
where she will attend the Keokuk
fair. She was accompanied by the
children of Cyrus Franks. ' '.
H. F. Lawrence loft Tuesday
morning for Geneseo where, he It
employed. He had been in this clV
for a short visit with his family.
Miss Mamie Peterson of Bloom-
ington. 111., returned home Tuesday.
morning after visiting friends to.
Aledo. i
Mrs. J. F. McDougal of Gales-,
burg left Tuesday morning for h
home after visiting friends in Ihii
city.
Miss Jennie Kirby of Bnrwiet
111, returned home Tuesday morn
ing fter visiting relatives in Aledu
Miss Lizzie Lyons of Albany, HU
who has been visiting friends anf
relatives in Aledo for the past fe
days left Tuesday morning for
Bushnell, where she will spend 1.
few days before returning to AW
bany.
PLATT REMODELS
BOOTHS AT FAIR;
G. E. Piatt, county superintend'
ent of schools in Mercer county,'
devoted the day yesterday to his
knowledge in the skill of carpeiw
try. Mr. Piatt visited the Mercer
county fair grounds and complete-,
ly remodeled the building in which
the educational exhibit will b!
housed. The superintendent ex
pressed confidence this morninl
that the exhibit this year will br
bigger and better than any pre
vious year. There is already prac
tically as many articles for ex
hibit entered now as in last yew.
He expects quite a large numoef
of last minute entries, i ne
tional exhibit will include all kin.
! of map work and other handicraft '
Also penmanship and drawing.
Commercial. SavinJ9
Trust Departments.
Safe Deposit Vaults.
j ALEDO PERSONALS
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