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Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-05-24
The Value OF Advertising,

A gentleman of Cincinnati, who
has become very wealthy through his
commercial business, thus speaks his
views on advertising: Il have cast
my minds eye hurriedly over my ex-
perience in Cincinnati, and ! am fully
convinced that in fifteen years, with
the advertising / have done, ] have
pushed my business to a standing
that it would have taken thirty years
to reach without advertising. In
truth, it is doubtful il / could at all
attain the results ] have, without the
aid OF newspapers. Certainly the
newspapers are the cheapest medium
for making your trade known to the
greatest number Of people. Printed
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-05-24
SoMrrHrse wRosa WITH THE Hoasr.

SOMETHING WRoNa WITH THE HoRsE.
"A man in Yorkshire 'swapped' his
horse for wife. An old bachelor
acquaintance said he'd bet there was
something wrong with the horse, or
its owner never would have fooled il
away in that manner.
Said the Texas nun to his North
ern guest: ''There isn't much fun
going on this week. Now, IL you'd
come week ago / could have taken
you to three lynchings and dance,
but just now there isn't much sport
on hand. However, II you like wen
60 down to the saloon and start
fight I've no doubt the boys would
90 in to make it pleasant for q stxau-
gcr." Texans are hospitabls ms'A
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-05-24
Suureme Court.

YANKroN, May 6.--Next week the
semi.annual session OF the supreme
court of the Territory will be held,
and quite u number of cases are on
the docket for trial. The first one
will probably be that of George,
alias Harvey w. Knowlton, who was
covicted last December OF man
slaughter for killing David Rauck at
Pierre in April, 1877: He was sen,
fenced to ten years Imprisonment
and a fine of 81 600. The motion for
a new trial was made on the lack OF
jurisdiction. A motion for. new
trial will also be argued in the case
of Brave Bear, who was last January
sentenced to be hanged for the mur,,
der of Joseph johnson. The ground
for the writ of error is lack OF Jurls.
diction in the United States court OF
the case first, because the temPora.
nv proclamation of the President
making the place of alleged homi.
eide additional reservation did not
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-05-24
Who's Afraid!
Pierre Journal.


The following petition is being cir
culated extensively, and is receiving
a large number of signers. We have
previously taken grounds against the
removal of any troops along the
boundaries OF the Sioux reservation,
and it is to be hoped that the secreta-
ry of the interior will modify his
views on this subject:
PIERRE, ID. t., May, 1882.
To the Honorable, the Secretary OF
War, Washington, ID. #.
The undersigned residents OF
Pierre and Fort Pierre, Dakota Ter
ritory, respectfully represent:
That they have heard with feelings
not free from alarm, of the intended
removal OF troops from Fort Bennett
DIT.
That Fort Bennett being on the
west side OF the Missouri river and
on the great Sioux reservation, j:
without doubt the most effective
point for operations against Indians
in case OF an emergency.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-05-24

That the interests Of great many
OF the residents of Pierre are involved
on the west side of the river, and
would consequently be jeopardized
by the removal of troops from Fort
Bennett.
That while the command is small
at that post, the moral effect of hav-
ing troops stationed there is visible
even to casual observer.
That the undersigned respectfully
and urgently ask the honorable secre-
tary to allow the troops to remain at
Fort Bennett for the present.
And your petitioners will ever pray.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-05-24

again for one while, l hope"
"Why ever again, my dear?'
urged Mr.. Barnes, gently. "Wh,
need we accept invitations we do no
care to return? Why can we no
hereafter invite our friends and peo
pie whom we wish especially to max,
happy, in small companies, which
will not tire you to death in prepara
ton. / thoroughly enjoy receiving
our friends in our home, but how car
anybody enjoy such a farce as this
with hollowness on both sides. Why
| felt guilty and mean all the even,
ing"
sit does seem as if that were the
better way,n assented his wife, absent.
ly, thinking how she could get break
FAST out of that mass of confusion in
the Kitchen; "but then, socTety, you
know"
A few more days of hard work
brought back the usual order and
quiet of the family; it seemed like a
calm following a small earthquake.
But the bills began to ccme in
They looked large placed over
against the small family income. The
father and mother were talking them
over one night after the children
were in bed. They must be provid-
ed for by ''pinching" somewhere else,
as Mrs. Barnes had said. She was
ready with her devices. "We all
need new hannels this winter" she
said; "the old ones are very thin,
but they must be made to do with
patching. Then we must do with
out bcefsteak and oysters as often as
usual; these articles are expensive,
you know"
at might be considered doubtful
economy to dispense with warm
clothing and nourishing food" said
Mr.. Barnes, with a shake of the head.
"Then there is the money you give
away to benevolent objects--our
tenth, you know" resumed the lady,
doubtfully--"couldn't you take lit
tie from that?"
"Not one cent from that, my dear,
the party was seliishness, not for
charity"
So the matter was compromised on
ilannels and beefsteak, and in anoth-
er way which | am afraid they would
not like me to mention. Not tina,
they exactly planned it so, but the
next summer it came about in this
wise. Mr.. Barnes took no vacation
but stayed in the city and worked
hard all the hot, long season. Fred
was luckily invited to the home Of
college friend. Mrs. Barnes re,
membered cousin of hers, who lived
comfortably in country home, not
expensively far from the city, whom
she had not seen in twenty years
and whom she really ought to yisH
So with Alice and the two little ones
she gave to this "dear friend" the
weeks usually spent in boarding al
the mountains or seaside. Cousin
Clarissa did her own work
and got rather tired, / fear, but then
it was a wonderful saving, and the
party had to be paid for.
If / had been writing fable, in.
stead of fact, would put at the
bottom this little moral: We al
wear masks. Things are not aIway,
called by their right names. There
is still much slavery in the world
much voluntary seroitude. We are
all slaves to the burdensome social
customs, whose yoke we abhor, but
dare not throw off.-Mrs. Julia II
Morehouse, IN Euery6oay's Paper,
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-05-24

circulars may possibly reach thou.
sand persons whose names you know
your old customers. Your an
nouncement in leading journal will
reach hundred thousand whom you
never heard of. New dealers coming
in the field will see your name and
business, and know where to find you.
Your standing advertisement is
standing notification to buyers that
you are alive and there. 1t is per-
petual letter of introduction.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-05-24
..spRINe /" poErxY.

g.. aear TO my heart is the school ! attended,
How "a how remember, SO distant and dim,
That BIZ and the pin thu, bended
AZ Anu uo,, recall the surprise of the master
AM When Bill gave yell, and sprang up with the
pin
:" ,hr,a INV and the scholars all sci up a grin.
,,..s active boy Billy that high-leapiDg Billy!
Tnat loud shouting Billy that sat on a pin.
Exchange.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-05-24

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-06
WESTERN WEIGHING ASSOCIATION.

The annual meeting of the Western
Weighing Association, which was held in
Chicago yesterday, was attended by
Messrs. II. c. Wicker. freight traffic mana
ger of the Chicago and Northwestern; J.
T. Sanford, freight traffic manager of the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific; E. B.
Ripley, general freight agent of the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy; I'll. FL. Court
right, general freight agent OF the Chicago
and Alton; Horace Tucker, general freight
agent of the Illinois Central; T. Ell. Malone,
general freight agert of the Wisconsin
Central; c. L. Rising, general agent of the
Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific; and G. ].
Eddy, commercial agent of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul. The president,
J. T. Sanford, occupied the chair. and
Mr.. j. r. Wheeler filled his Office as sec
rotary, The report for the year ending
Aug 81 was submitted and adopted, the
following being a summary of the report:
Total number of cars weighed, 557, 100,
against 405, 983 for the previous year, be-
ing an increase of ISL, S15 cars. The total
amount received and disbursed was $27,-
21S SO, (of which S14, 317.62 is properly
chargeable to car-lot weighing) which is a
little more than % cents per car. Il is
estimated that there has been an average
saving of $5 per car, giving a total of 81,
7S9, 995 saved during the year. The cleo
ton of an executive committee resulted as
| I'll IL
Swan, ]. Fl. Hiland, George Odds, A. c.
Bird, T. H. Malone, and H. C. Wicker.
Mr. r. c. Wicker was elected president
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-06
THE TWO ORPHANS.
ILLINOIS GRAND LODGE.

In addion, to the other routine buiness
transacted by the Illinois Grand Lodge of
Masons in Chicago the following officers
were elected; Grand Master, Judge Daniel
M. Browning, of Burton; Senior Grand
Warden, the Hon John r.. Thomas
Metropolis; Junior Grand Warden, Henry
c. Cleveland, Rock Island, Grand Treas
urer, the Hon. Wiley NJ Egan, Chicago;
Grand Secretary. Mr.. Loyal L. Mum.
Freeport.
From the report of the committee on
charters and lodges, which was submitted
it appears that Sits Masons were repre-
scented at the meeting of the Grand Lodge.
The statistics, as made up from the repre-
sentation, show that during the year there
has been an increase of 1,604 members.
The decrease from all causes, such as
death, expulsion, etc, numbers, 92S, max
ing net increase of 666. The number of
Master Masons has been increased by 2, 3O3;
admitted to membership, S15; restored,
354. During the year $50 have died; and
/ All have been Identified. Charters have
been granted at Crete, Will county, and
Cantrall Sangamon county. A large num-
Der of applications have been declined, it
being the desire of the order to establish
fewer lodges of greater strength. The
finance committee reported that $32,
had been handled under the present dis
pensatiOu
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-06
DIFFERENTIAL RATES.

The passenger agents of the joint execu-
tive committee of the trunk lines at their
last meeting. about six weeks ago, estab-
lished differential passenger fares from New
York and Boston to Chicago, Cincinnati
and ST. Louis. They adjourned, however,
without completing their work, as, in addi-
ton to the diferential fares between termi-
nal points, it was proposed to establish the
differentials between intermediate points.
and also to settle the percentage of the
Western passenger pool.
The settlement of the percentages of the
Western passenger pool was not touched
at the last meeting for want of time. The
passenger business is to be pooled among
twenty or thirty roads. The difficulty OF
making the division may be understood by
the fact that while the total business to be
divided may be represented by 100, the
demands Of the different roads together
amount to about 100. How TO reduce this
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-06

100 to 100 and satisfy all the roads is the
problem to be solved.
An important change in east-bound pas
senger tickets has recently gone into oper-
alton. The system of selling continuous
trip tickets" to Western cities which has
long been in operation at the East, has now
been adopted to apply to tickets purchased
at the West for the East. That is TO say,
a person desiring to get the benefit of the
differential rates from a Western city must
purchase ticket emitting him to only a
continuous trip to New York. If he de-
sires to stop over he must purchase stop
over ticket" at another and higher rate.
A general passenger agent of one of the
trunk roads says that the working of the
differential fares seemed to be entirely
satisfactory. They had been established
to equalize the traffic on the four trunk
lines, and have in fact tended to bring
about that result.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-06
that RARE GENIUS.

Mr.. L. Carter, the youngest member of
the Whiteley Dramatic Company, is an
artist of promise, an ARGUS scribe can
cOnscientiously affirm. This afternoon,
we were shown some specimens of the
young gentleman's work which were exc
cuted with conspicuous fidelity to nature.
One of these specimens is in the form of
flowers, half opened buds, ETC., painted up
on pearl satin, which will one day take the
form of a dress to be worn by Miss Carrie
Carter in one of her principal characters.
When one considers that Mr.. Carter has
had no instruction whatever in painting
the wealth of his genius becomes a matter
of great wonderment.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-06

Two fine frame houses are about to be
erected by Mr.. Chris Schreiner on his va
cant Third avenue lot, nearly opposite the
residence of Mr.. A. K. Philleo.
Sheriff Ankrum slowed away his six
convicts at Joliet, and returned this morn
ing. He says that the prison shelters
1,485 convicts at present.
Prof. Simonson, the Ivory thumper"
of the Whiteley company, is gentleman as
wen as finished musician, and does his
part toward entertaining the conlpany's
patrons.
A team attached to buggy standing
near Thomas drug store had grand walk
around this noon, a post to which they
were hitched being the center of the beat.
The experiment was not success, how
ever. as the buggy was capsized and the
dences of Decentralization also.
g. B. Stoddard, Jr., the Rock Island
freight agent of the G. r. I. s. p, is au-
| thority for The statement that an associa-
tion is to be formed, to be called the Mo-
line. Rock Island & Davenport Associa
| ton, TO maintain tariff rates to and from
Chicago, and all special rates to be abol-
ished. Enlargement goes into effect on
or before the 18th inst
Last night, between 10 and Ii o'clock as
| q Rock Islander was closing his window
blinds, he saw a beautiful luminous band
in the heavens extending from the north
| east TO the southeast. Its appearance was
of short duration, however The same
phenomenon was observed at Dubuque at
the same hour.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-06
PERSONAL POINTS

Mrs. Reed and children, who have been
visiting at T. FL. Thomas expect to start
for home, Harlan, Iowa, this evening.
Mr.. j. j. Parks will start this evening
for New Mexico on business trip.
Alderman and Mrs. M. 8. O'Neil have
returned from their St. Louis trip. A
pleasant time is their report.
Miss Annie Sutcliffe has gone to Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, there to engage in the mil
linery business.
Miss Minnie ]. Hull has left town for a
visit with relatives at Malta, DeKalb
county.
Mr.. Asahel Edgington, of Fullerton,
Neb., is in the city on both business and
pleasure.
F. p WEIGH is again attending to bust
ness, after spending few days of pleasure
at Peoria and vicinity.
Mr.. A. F. Fleming is at home again from
Chicago.
Chief Engineer Adams, of the c. M. &
st. P. is at the Harper.
Alderman Lafranz arrived home from
ST. Louis yesterday. With his associates,
Aldermen Henry and Whitman, he will go
out to Milan tomorrow.
MISS j. h. ashton, OF chicago, arrived
in the city last night to spend few days
with friends.
VIM. C.. Kricke, the sweet commercial
man from Milwaukee. is in the city calling
on his customers.
Mr.. A n Morton, Mr.. Mahoneys sue
cessor here, has just returned from a meet
ing of railroad men at Milwaukee, and is
registered at the Harper.
DIR. n. Peck. chief surgeon of the G. r.
r. l. s. p. railroad, and j. L. Drew, ESQ.,,
one of the directors, both of Davenport
are in Des Moines.
Mayor Carse came home this morning
feeling like tackling business with cOnsid-
cradle spirit.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-06
ATTENTION VETERANS.

1t is not yet too late for the veteran sol
diers in this city to arrange for a reunion
in Rock Island within the next three
weeks. of the veteran soldiers of Rock
Island county. Upon all sides Of us, east,
west, north and south such reunions have
been and are being held, making matters
lively as only veteran soldiers can do it.
In addition to the pleasure afforded the
boys to be reunited if but for a day or two
the city itself is a decided gamer. The
boys whs would come here to see each
other, to tell once again the army story and
to eat the old time hard tack, and pork
and beans, and have a jolly time generally,
would spend ten times more money than
almost any other body of equal size. Let
the ball be set in motion; it only requires
united action. If anything is done. how
ever, it must be done quickly.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-06
LANDAULET OR CLARENCE.

There is one old and respected business
man on Seventeenth street, Rock Island,
who has been taught the expediency OF
caution if nothing else, and it came about
in this way: Yesterday afternoon few
young men with more money than sense,
hired hackman to take them around
town, and as saloons were the chief stop :
ping places, the fellows had just enough
aboard to make each anxious to pick
quarrel Finally, when each had fatigued
his ingenuity IN trying to think up some
thing over which to have rumpus, one OF
them remarked that the vehicle in which
they were riding was clarence. Another
ridiculed the idea and said it was Ian
daulet. With this as starter, and when
each wanted to bang the other. bet of 70
cents was put up and both belligerents
agreed to leave the decision of the question
to gentleman doing business not far from
the Commercial Consequently the hack
man drove over to the gentleman
place of business, called him out
and told him what was up. why,
said he, that's clarence" Then there
was circusl The landaulet man became
as mad as a man could be and sailed into
the clarence man. Then "Cabby, think
ing that his show for pummellng was
first class, jumped from his seat and ran
around the square like whitehead. Al
| last he gained enough on his pursuer to
| enable him to regain his seat and then he
piled the whip so effectually that he was
| soon out of reach, although several large
stones thrown by the enraged loser of the
bet whizzed by his head uncomfortable
close.
/ The fun of the whole matter is thai
almost Immediately after he had styled the
RIG, clarence the Judge" saw that he
had made mistake; that it was in reality
a landanlet, but he feared to rectify it be
cause that would only add fuel to the
flames. For while it really looked as ID
considerable gore would be spilled,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-06
Interview with the Star of
the Whitley Company.
Landaulet or Clarence, that's
what allied them.
Rock Island Honored with a
Grand Lodge Masonic
Officer.
Projected Rock Island Re-
Union of Veterans.
IDA LEWIS.

Feeling convinced that our readers would
like to know something of the career of
one whom they have learned to look
upon with a wonderful degree of favor
an ARGUS representative started out this
morning in search of Miss Ida Lewis, and
found her in the best possible place for an
interview photograph gal
lery, whittier she had gone soon after
breakfast for the purpose of having Sc
ries of pictures taken. Fortunately, also,
the lady was in a most excellent mood for
the newspaper camera, and having receiv-
ed the scribe very pleasantly, converse
ton ensued which is thus summarized:
Miss Lewis made her first appearance in
New York city in 1876 and shortly
afterwards was selected to play
Louise in 1.-THE Two Orphans"
in the first company which ever presented
that always interesting drama in the south
and west. Subsequently she was engaged
as the leading comedy lady of the celebra-
ted Varieties theatre, now Grand Opera
House, in New Orleans, under the man
agement of the eminent actor, Charles
Pope. After season there, Miss Lewis
was engaged to support
MISS CHARLOTTE THOMPSON
and followed this engagement with one
with the great English Comedian E. A.
Sothern, as the leading lady of that gen
tleman's company, all the principal mem
bers of which were brought from the Lon
don theatres for his support, Miss Lewis
being the only American actress selected
to form part of the com
pany. This engagement was
succeeded by one with BARLEY Campbell,
creating the now world famed character of
Cicely Blaim in that great dramatists mas
terpiece, The Galley Slave. Two com
panies were sent out with Maud Granger
and Miss Lewis respectively at their head.
1t was during this engagement that mana
ger John Whitley, (who by successful
management and strict integrity in all his
business relations has established q most
prosperous and popular circuit in the west),
that negotiations were entered upon to in
troduce Miss Lewis as star.
That Mr.. Whitley has made no mistake
in thus introducing Miss Lewis to an
amusement loving public all who have seen
her are fully prepared to admit.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-06
When the Andrew Nelson peace warran,

When the Andrew Nelson peace warrant
case came up for hearing yesterday
afternoon, the matter was settled by an
agreement to disagree by both parties, they
agreeing to separate.
The old United Brethren church build-
ing which was recently purchased By A.
X. Norling, is being removed to lot of
Mr.. Mornings on First street.
The A. o. 7. hose company came out
victorious in the game of base ball yes,er-
day, by score or II to IA, thereby show
ing that they can beat the Minnehahas At
base ball if not at hose racing. The
game was holly contested throughout
There was meeting of the board Of
education last evening, at which time /,
was decided to open night school ir the
second ward and central school buidnoo
commencing October %. ]. B. Hubbard
was employed to teach in the former and
Emery Gunneli in the latter This is q
step in the right direction, and one tbs,
will be appreciated by our citizens, AZ
there are large number who cannot At
tend school in the day time, but now will he
afforded an opportunity of intellectual al
vancement which without the night school
they would be obliged 10 do without.
John Bacon night clerk at the Keator
House, while on the road several months
ago, in the interest of Chicago icwelry
house, shipped to party in Pennsylvania
an order of three pair of fine gold bracelets
he to pick out the two pair he wanted and
return the other to Moline, where he WAS
stopping. Nothing was heard of the
bracelets until to-day when he received
word they were at the express office At
gainesville, Ohio, how they got there is
mystery to him He at least considers
himself about $1S ahead as he had given
them mp as lost.
Quite an important livestock transfer
was effected to-day. Bob Blackwell made
his appearance upon Market square about
10 o'clock this morning with two stacks of
bones supposed to be horses; the bystand
ers quickly gathered around the two skee.
tons and di dali in their power to keep
them upon their feet. Marshal Henderson
offered Bob 25 cents for the pair which
was quickly accepted by the latter and
without even the Formally of bill of sale
the transfer was made, the brides being
borrowed To lead them away with. George
took them to the pound, gave them some
corn and stimulant and after dinner took
them above town and shot them In the
above transfer Bob is just five glasses Of
beer ahead.