The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-14

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farming community are not much en-
ployed in agricultural pursuits, and the trial
having been extensively noised abroad,
near two hundred persons assembled 10
the town hall Saturday to witness the pro
ceediugs of the Justices court. AT the in
stance of one Of the parties to the suit
Jury was impanneled. About one dozen
witnesses were examined, and the court
allowed the utmost latitude as regards the
rules of evidence If not exactly in strict
conformity with the law of evidence, it
was at least in conformity with the general
desire of the large audience to hear any
and every thing having bearing on the
fight which raised such tremendous com
motion. Each of the two defendants en-
deavored TO throw upon the other the onus
of responsibility tor the first assault If
they did not succeed iu clearly establishing
before the jury who was the first party to |
strike a blow, they did at least convince
them that both defendants were, like the
traditional Irishman, stepping about to get
some one to tread on his coat tails. Con-
sequently the jury founG the defendants |
both guilty, and inflicted fine of ten dollars
with costs, which in all amounted to eight |
cen dollars each. If the result of the trial
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the prosecutor is entitled to the gratitude
Of the entire community. Starr was per-
mitted to plead his own cause, and made a
forensic effort that would put to the blush
many of your Rock Island barristers Hell
sailed aloft in true spread-eagle style, in
dulging in the classics, quoting from the
scriptures, aud delving in metaphysics.
There came to Hamlet about ten days
ago two young men of rather prepossessing
appearance, representing that their head
quarters were in Rock Island, and they
had quite an assortment of goods in the
line of gentlemen's wear, which they con-
veyed about with them IN a light spring
wagon. By offering extraordinary in
ducements, they sold to three farmers, a
short distance west Of here, goods amount
| ing in each case to ten dollars. The names
Of the farmers were Fred Voekeb Lenhart
CARRIER and -TaIbertt. In each case the
agents refused to receive the money, say
| ing that they had no authority to receive
/ cash, and that the company which they
represented desired notes at nine months.
| The notes were carefully drawn, and two
of them very carefully examined after
| filled out. by three witnesses, because of a
| lurking suspicion that all was not right
| On receiving these notes the agents drove
direct to Aledo, where on the following day
| hey succeeded in having them discounted
at the Farmers Bank, But when pre-
scented at the bank the notes had been
neatly altered to one hundred and ten dol
lars each. The bank officers knowing the
parties who gave the notes. and having
had some previous favorable knowledge of
3 the agents. unexpectedly cashed the
notes. Six DAYS after this transaction at
J the bank the discovery was made that the
notes were forgeries The bank officers
are now aking efforts to apprehend the
torgers. When they came to Hamlet, the
! Gorgers had written down in a pass book
t the names of the three farmers whose
: notes they afterwards received. A woman
accompanied them to Aledo. The forgers,
| after concentrating their crime. hired q
livery team, driving to Reynolds Station
D and from there, having missed the train,
they drove to Rock Island, sending then
livery back with young man to whom
S they gave FIVE dollars for this service
Y There has been quite revival at the
r Hamlet Presbyterian church, Rev. Fiskt
g having had the assistance Of Rev. Davis
It Of Aedo. Many have joined the church
b Nightly services will continue this week.
d While sreaking of church services,
d may not be inappropriate to refer to mat
\ ter that | have longed to mention with
|. publicity that would bring it to the atten
= ton of those concerned, but have Away
is refrained for fear of touching the sensibil
d tiles of those to whom it applies 10 partc
q. ular. | refer to the nuisance of an averag
:, Of from three to six babies at every ser
vice, whose combined noise is not onl
dlsagreeable but on many occasion
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< the audience from hearing the preacher
r Who can follow the train of though
N outlined il sermon, with bah
n in front of them, baby benin
. them, aud one on each side, all squawkin
% and crying while their disconsolate mama
4 toss them in the air like jumping jacks t
- keep them Equiet In my opinion this kim
- of a disturbance of the peace is nearly a
r. bad as that recorded above. A squallin
m army of babies in church during servic
le is at unmitigatcd nuisance. But. says th
bt apologist of this kind of nuisance, th
mothers of these babies must be deprive
No of the pleasure and benefit of churc
Il going if not permitted to take their bahie
et with them; very few mothers in tn
id country employ nurses. [ would like 10 as
I'd what pleasure or what benefit it is to an
,e- mother of squalling child during churc
or service? She certainly can not be benz
air fitted by the sermon, for she can't he;
V. it, She certainly can have no pleasur
ne unless it be found in the theory that a
mothers think they have the prettie
baby in the world, and they bring the
to church to enjoy the pleasure that 3
exhibition of that beautiful baby afforC
Vi the mother. From the amount of ca
III bestowed on the dresses of these churC
We babies, the frills and founces, the cur
RI. and ribbons. one is justified in the co
nt clusion that this last is the true soluti,
o. of the baby question. [ frankly adu
r. that babies are an indispensable instit
he ton. blessing in disguise, and all tia
la and an undoubted source of comfort
RS those to whom they they belong, but tn
DIV are blessing and comfort that shou
ties only be enjoyed by their owners. !
ms person has rlghtsto annoy anothe
or. whether in or out of church, and VIA
)te any person OF persons oFibg 10 cnurcn
nd baby that annoys an entire c0ngregati
ms to the extent of clogging their ears th
zee are presuming upon an indulgence tn
ant not even the christian religion in all
iIv virtue can instll into the hearts of a mt
ar. tai assemblage. There is nothing in Il
intended to be personal, but it Is write
at the request of number of person
of with the sole view of remedying an anne
ma. ance that is almost unbearable.
vas What's in name?" signs Jul
md Much, we answer. When the name
Cd b. T. Rabbits Toilet Soap was given
,,t the most delicate and perfect of toilet