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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS
FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1914.
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ARGUMENTS FOR
GOOD ROADS PUT
IN CONCISE FORM
Bock -Island .County -Highway
Improvement Association
Issues Circulars.
PLAN FOR EDGINGTON MEET
Advisability cf a $V00.000 Bond Is
sue to Make Possible Imme
diate Results Shown.
At the pood roads mooting to be
held at the hall at Edgington tomor
row evening under th auspices of the
Rock Island County Highway Improve
ment association, a beginning will be
made In the distribution of a new leaf
let just gotten out by the organiza
tion. This Is devo-ed to an argument
for the JlH'O.orw bond issue for good
roads now.
- Phil Mitchcl!, president of the asso
rts
Fresh Large.
Blackberries
Per Box 15c
AT
1 SKAPY'S
TOO 12th St.
For Saturday
Monday and
Tuesday
New potatoes, per peck..-2 5c
Ripe home-grown tomatoes,
per basket 15c
Large cucumbers, each 5c
Crisp celery, per stalk 5c
Krosh green beans, 2 lbs... 15c
Fresh sweet corn, per iloz., 10c
Fresh apples, per basket. . . 1 Oc
Large eating peaches,
per basket HVfC
Kating plums, per basket.. 15c
Large ripe cantclope. 3 for 25c
Iarge ripe watermelon,
each 30c
Sweet oranges, each Xq
Regular 40c oranges,
per dozen 29c
Fancy lemons, per dozen.. 2 9c
6 cans Fet or Van Camp's
milk 25c
2 tall cans salmon 25c
2 cans ccrn or tomatoes 15c
2 lbs. gingersnaps or soda
crackers 15c
Fresh crrainery butler,
per pound 30c
6 boxes Noiseless matches, 19c
3 cans peas 2 5c
2 pkgs. cornflakes 15c
2 pkgs. Grape-Nuts or Shred
ded Wheat c25c
negular 40c brooms "29c
10 bars Lenox soap 33c
Regular 30c Pea berry coffee,
per pound 2 5c
Golden Rod cortee. per lb., 25c
negular 2c cotfee, per lb., 19c
Regular 20c cake of choco
late 15c
Regular 25c can of cocoa 19c
Regular 25c bottle Snider's
catsup 19c
Regular COc tea. per lb 39c
Jersey Cream flour, pt-r
sack $1.33.
Gold Rim or Northwestern
flour, per sack $1,39
20 lb, best cane sugar
fcr $1.00
Mason's quart jars complete.
per dozen 4 9c
We will have Elberta peaches
for canning next week. '
We carry a full line of dry
good?, shoes and furnishings at
lowest prices.
Brady Sells for Less.
Phono. R. I 443 or 863.
Delivery to any pprt of city.
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elation, will be on of the speakers
and there will be several others. The
program has not been completed as
yet. It Is expected that C. J. Bearle,
who is now on his farm In Buffalo
Prairie township, will talk. The meet
ing will open at 8 o'clock and will be
tjie second of a series to arouse Inter
est nd educate the public In this mat
ter. The printed matter prepared for dis
tribution throughout the county con
tains the following:
"Hard surface wagon roads are now
demanded toy the people throughout
the length and breadth of the United
States. This demand Is Insistent be
cause the farmers pay an annual extra
tax of $377,500,000 to poor and muddy
roads, on farm produce hauled to raill-
roads alone. It Is estimated that more
than one-half of this loss falls upon
the producer of such staples as corn.
wheat, hay, oats, barley, rye and po
tatoes.
"These figures are so startlingly true
that the federal government is back
of the national good roads movement
now cryetalizing in every state of the
union.
Small Per Cent Improved.
"Authentic Investigations recently
completed by the federal good roads
office 6how that the total road mileage
of the Vnited (States, exclusive of
Alaska and Insular possessions. Is
2.210.847 miles, of which only 1S7.910
miles, or a fraction of over 8 per cent,
are improved and that the average
cost of hauling over dirt roads Is 23
cents per ton per mile, while over im
proved roads the cost is but 8 cents per
ton per mile.
"The average haul from the farm to
the depots or markets in the V-nited
States is estimated at nine miles. AJ
2.'J cents per ton per mile with an aver
age haul of nine miles the hauling cost
overelirt roads is $2.07 per ton, where
as over Improved roads for the same
uisiKnce me cost is reaucea 10
cents per ton, thus saving to the farm
ers $1.33 per ton on every ton hauled
by them.
"The question of 'goods roads now,
therefore, is a business proposition
pure and simple. County roads must
be considered as a business enterprise.
All tax payers are stockholders la this
enterprise and ts such many are nat'
urally clamcring for dividend results
in the form of permanent hard surface
roads.
Associa ion Has Mission.
in kock island county there are
677 miles of dirt roads. To study out
the best way to Improve these roads
and to transmit to others the knowl
edge acquired is the self-assumed duty
of the Rock Island County Highway
Improvement association.
"Permanent hard surface roads are
subject to natural law of systematic
praying for them, or possing resolu
tions in favor of them will not build
them. Such roads cost money but
they soon earn much more than they
cost. There is no argument In favor
cf poor roads. They simply reflect
upon the intelligence of the people in
every commnity.
"The Rock Island County Highway
Improvement association recognizes
and is acting upon the fundamental
principle that every community con-
tains within itself the means of its own
bett;rmen:. This recognition leads
to immediate action when there Is a
vital public service to be performed.
"This co-operative association, there
fore, proposes a good roads bond issue
or $1,000,000.00 to npet present county
requirements.
"A million dollar bond issue at the
nrsi suggestion scares the average
man in the city as well as the country.
but after carefully considering the fol
lowing financial statements such ,a
bond issue in the Interest of 'good
roads now' should become a matter of
joyful anticipation."
Payments Decrease
The financial statement, in tabulated
form, shows that In paying off the
$1,000,000 worth of bonds in 20 years
the interest the first year would be
$45,000. the total payment being $95,-
, wnue ttie interest the 20th year
would be but $2,250 and the total pay
ment for the final year $52,250. The
average annual payment would be
$73,025.
The statement of county resources
ehows that an assesed valuation in the
county for 1913 of $21,472,945 the con
stitutlonal limit of indebtness is $1,073.'
C47. The taxes raised by the constitu
tional limit of taxation are $161,188.85
which, with receipts of $15,320.56 from
ANNUAL
OXFORD SALE
Ali $2.50 Oxfords now $1.95
All S3.50 Oxfords now $2.50
All S4.50 Oxfords now $3.35
All $3.00 Oxfords now $2.25
All $4.00 Oxfords now $2.75
All $5.00 Oxfords now $3.75
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Off Children's
Low Shoes
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IeTTEIv
DAVENPORT MOUNESS ROCK ISLAND.
118 W. 2nd St. 412 15th St. 1807 2nd Ave.
PEOPLE SWELTER
IN TORRID NIGHT
Temperature Not Highest of
Season, but Weather Is
Highly Uncomfortable.
The Impression that last night wi
the warmest of the season In Rock
Island Is erroneous, despite the fact
that It seems to be general. The min
imum temperature last night was 74.
while Wednesday night the thermome
ter did not get below 79 degrees, ac
cording to the official figures furnished
by Observer Sherier.
But It was hot enough at that, being
about par with the night of July ,11.
which takes rank as the most unconv
fortable in Rock Island In years. The
trouble was there was no breeze to
cool off sleeping quarters and the
morning found them nearly as uncom
fortable as they were m the evening.
People sought comfort out of doors, on
porches and in the streets, braving
mosquitoes po get a little reset.
About midnight a storm approached
from the west and relief was apparent
ly at hand. As it came near the light,
nlng was vivid and the thunder pealed
continuously, but a few miles away it
executed a flank movement, passing
around to the north as noisy and full
of fireworks as an old time campaign
procession and about as dry, for all
it seemed to accomplish -was to stir up
a cloud of dust and cause a few spas
modic gusts of wind here.
Intervention of clouds between 2:30
and 3 o'clock prevented the establish
ing of a new heat record yesterday af
ternoon, but later the sun came out full
blast and the evening was torrid.
Cloudy and cooler weather is promised
for tomorrow.
Yesterday's heat led to a prostration
in Davenport, the victim being O. J.
Clarridge, aged 40, an employe of the
street (department, who lives at 2510
Jackson street. He collapsed while at
work and was taken home in a serious
condition.
county offices gives a total revenue of
$176,509.41. leaving, after the county's
expenses for all purposes are met the
sum of $15,320.56 for other purposes.
The proposed five-mill tax for road
purposes wculd yield $107,364.73, which
added to the present surplus and de
ducting the average payment ,for inter
est and retirement of road bonds would
leave a county surplus of $49,060.29.
The assessed valuation of county
for 1913 was:
Assessed valuation of farm lands,
$4,865,018.00; assessed valuation of
town and city lots $9,496,941.00; as
sessed valuation of personal property,
S5.166.950.00 assessed valuation of rail
roads $1,944,036.00; making a total as
sessed valuation of $21,472,945.00.
Cities Pay Most.
Of above amount the assessed valu
ation of incorporated cities and vil
lages is $15,739,563.00 and assessed
valuation of property outside of cities
and villages $5,733,oS2.00.
The amount expended on county
roads during the past 20 years, 1S94
1913, inclusive, has been:
District road, $90,058.34.
Road and bridge $501,349.43.
Special road, $4,921.80.
This gives a total of $596,329.57.
The additional five mill tax on farm
lands approximates nine and one-half
cents per acre.
No Hope by Present Plan.
The circular continues:
"It is self-evident from the foregoing
statements that the proposed million
dollar bond issue Is not a formidable
proposition but a desirable one.
"If It still looks big to you, further
consider that in the past ten years
this county has spent $375,257.43 in
patching its dirt roads.
"Multiply this figure by two and you
have approximately the sum that will
be spent In the next twenty years
practically $800,000 without consider
ing a natural increase in expenditure.
"Judging from the past, our county
roads at the end of that time would be
largely in the same deplorable condi
tion they are in today. They are al
most impassable during four months
of the year."
MRS. GRAHAM, A PIONEER
OF MERCER COUNTY, DEAD
Aledo, 111., July 24. Mrs. Emeline
Graham passed away at the home of
her daughter Mrs. M. G. Reynolds In
this city on Wednesday at 11 a. m.
Emeline Hunt was born at New Cas
tle. Pa., Oct. 1, 1836, and was mar-
rled to George Pearson Graham of
Lawrence county, Pa., on the 29th of
April, 1856. Mr. and Mrs. Graham
Immediately came to Mercer county
and the new home was made on a
farm Just east of Aledo. To this un
Ion four children were born William
Hunt Graham of Springdale, Ark.:
Mrs. Ella Reynolds, wife of the late
Dr. Monroe G. Reynolds of Aledo:
Samuel Pearson Graham of Enter
prise, Ore., and May, who died at the
age of 7 years.
Mr. Graham died a little more than
20 years ago and for the past 10 years
Mrs. Graham had made her home with
her daughter, Mrs. Reynolds. Be
sides her children she leaves grand
children and many other relatives and
a large circle of friends to mourn her
death.
Funeral services will be held at the,
home of Mrs. Reynolds Saturday af
ternoon at e, o clock. Burial will be
made In the Aledo cemetery.
Actor Weds After Elopement.
Bloomlngton. 111.. Julv va. i-v.ni.
Marringer. an actor nf rininn.ti
Rachel Chapman of Mahomet, eloped
and were married her v,iiH.f
Marringer met his bride when his com-
paoy piayca a recent engagement In
Mahomet.
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Every Reducing Pencil Stroke
Means a Saving For Men and Boys!
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Tomorrow should be the BIG day of the M.& K. Reducing Pencil sale. BIGGER VALUES than ever before
are in force and claim the attention of economical buyers. The Reducing Pencil has been especially active
during this sale and if you haven't saved a good many dollars because of the exceptionally low prices on
merchandise of highest quality, you should make it a point to come tomorrow. Remembert this is a Joly
Clearing Sale and July is almost gone. Need we say more? certainly you realize how much these savings
mean. Note carefully the comparative prices and profit by the economies they offer.
Men's suits of excellent qual
ity that were sold before for
15.00 and 16.50 are priced for
this sale
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Men's suits of all. wool fab
rics that have been priced all
season at i8.oo and 20.00 are
specially priced at : . . . .-. . . .
Men's suits that were consid
ered excellent values all sea
son at 22.50 have been priced
for this sale at
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Men's suits of highest -quality
suits that sold for-25.00
and 28.00 have been specially
priced for this sale at.
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Men's
Shirts
Regular 1.00 shirts
are 89c
now . . .
Regular 1.50 shirts
are ry q
now L md
Regular 2.00 shirts
now ,
Regular 2.95 shirts
are ty OQ
now ,
Regular 3.95 shirts
are 9
now XdmiJ J
Regular 5.00 shirts
now
Men's
Trousers Men's trousers that
were 2.50 1 QC
are now .x.yj.
Men's trousers that
were 2.95
are now .... . V
Men's trousers that
were 3.95 O QC
are now sJ
Men's trousers that
were 5.00 J QC
are now . . .". .
Men's trousers that
were 5.85 A
are now ..... .vtmxJxJ
Boys' Suits
Boys' ' suits, regulai
price 5.00, 5.85 and
6.50, : Reducing Pen-
ci- 3 95
price Jy J
Boys' suits,'." regular
price 7.90, Reducing
Pe.ricil . A QZ
price ........ . vJJ
Boys', suits, -regular
price 8.90 and loco,
Reducing S
Pencil price. .'.VFaVlvl
Boys'- suits, regular
price 12.00, Reducing
Pencil . O OO
price........'. OeOO
Boys' suits, regular
price 15.00, - Reducing
Pencil Q QA
price ,. . ... .'. . . ,SsJ
Boys'
Trousers
Boys' trousers
have been
1.00 are now. . . .
that
79c
Boys' trousers that
have been
1.25 are now 07v
Boys' trousers th-t
have ,been 1 1 Q
1.50 are now. .
Boys' trousers that
have been 1 AQ
2.00 are now. .
Boys' shirts and
waists greatly reduced.
All Children
'Wash Suits are
just
Half Price
Rocfcfsland
Men's and Boys'
Straw Hats are
just '
Half Price