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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01
BREVTTIES.

First day or fall.
The river is rising quite slowly.
The Electric Light committee of the
city council met last night
The band concert will occur in Union
park to morrow evening.
The public library is now open and
books will be issued as usual
Next Monday the public schools will
open for the fall term.
The Stars defeated the Boys in Blue yes
teriay at the Sylvan Island grounds
The Port Byron fair will be held next
week.
A large excursion party from Peoria
will visit this city next Sunday.
The Davenport fair will close to-mor-
row.
The work of reuovating the court house
is still in progress.
Call at Carse Il Reticker's for shoes that
will just fit your feet for this weather.
Next Monday the Democratic Senatorial
convention will meet at Cambridge.
Fresh Milwaukee beer on draught at the
Massasoit. a29dtf
Billy Rice & Hooleys MINISTRIES next
Saturday, Sept. end,
Ladies' walking shoes, at Carse & Ret
icker's
The Baptist Sunday school attendants
enjoyed picnic at Bethel Island yester-
day. A&
The picnic of the Trinity and Mission
Sunday schools was postponed this morn
ing until tomorrow.
The iaclement weather has interfered
with the Scott county and Hlllsdale fairs
in progress this week.
The State convention of the Liquor
Dealers viii be held in this city on the
10Th of the present month.
Oysters are now to be had, as the
months with an ar in their name have
made their appearance.
Circuit Court win convene next Monday
morning. when the Grand Jury win com
mence its labors.
The rainy weather during the day caused
business to be slack. and prevented the ar
rival of the farmers
The U. o. A. T. society viii give sup
per at Ellis hall on Tuesday evening Sept
9TH. to which the public are invited.
The receipts of the Rock river bridges
during the month Of August were Sia5,
which large amount Ia due to the camp
meeting held near Milan.
The overseer of the poor, during the
month of August relieved So persons. con
stituting 25 families at a cost of STA. S5.
The transportation expenses were So go.
The Fay Templeton troupe win return
to Rock Island early in October, when the
the opera of billie Taylor win be pre-
senteti.
Justice Chopper turned into the city
treasury $45 10 of fines. and Justice Cooke
handed over $ss 90, and Justice HAYES
$39.es.
The teachers in the public schools WI
hold meeting at the Office of Supt. KEN
Bile next Saturday evening, when the insti-
tnte will be organized for the present
school year.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01
PERSONAL PROPERTY.

From reports compiled for the nse of
the state board of equalization. 1t Is learn
ed that Rock Island county has 1884
houses valued at 1921 .213 and the average
value per house is $2s.01. The cattle fig
ures up %, 145, and are valued at $2o8.-
lab, being an average of 800 per head.
Only 356 mules prancc around in this
county, and they are estimated to be worth
$40, lao, on an average Of $2s. As per mule.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01

The plan was no sooner published in the
ARGUS on the day of the meeting, when the
residents of Twentieth street demonstrated
and requested that the tower located on
Twenty first street and Sixth avenue be
changed to the corner of Twentieth street
and the same avenue. They claimed that
Twentieth street was more of a thorough
fare, longer in extent than Twenty
first street, and that a tower on Nineteenth
Street would prove of more general bene
fit. Mr.. Larkin, who had failed to attend
The committee meeting, persisted against
the location of towers in his ward, and AS
sisted the petitioners in their endeavors to
secure change. This fact prevented the
committee from making its report at the
last meeting of the council. as the mem
beers desired to s.ye the public ample time
to- prepare petition if such was consider
ed desirable. before locating the towers
permanently.
THE NEXT PETITION
came from the business men along Second
avenue and requested that the tower on
Third avenue and Seventeenth street be
changed to Seventeenth street and Second
avenue, somewhere in the vicinity of the
postoffice block This second petition
caused the meeting last night. as it was
known that the Electric Light Company
was anxious to have the towers located at
once so as to commence work on the foun-
dations for the same with a view of secur-
ing their completion and having tn, sys
tenn in full operation by the LIST of October,
the time named in the contract.
The meeting last night developed the
fact that the members were not in perfect
harmony on the plan as above indicated,
and there was a disposition of the alder
men from the upper end of the city to
make sweeping changein the whole ar
rangement The representatives from
that end of the city appear to think that
the lower end and the business portion can
survive with fewer lights than that &C
corded by the plan adopted, and the up
town aldermen thifk th~tslley can utilize
he additional lights by placing them east
OF Z wentieth street. The new plan Was
suggested, but the majority of the commit
tee did not favor such change, and
expressed themselves in ia
vor of the old arrangement.
DELAY.
The committee .iecided, on motion of
Mr.. Reimers, to appoint sub committee
of three, whose duty it shall be to interview
the managers of the Electric Light compa-
ny and secure from them promise to
erect ten towers in place of nine, as called |
for by the contract, the additional tower
to be seventy feet IN height. and rs con-
the city viii allow an extension
of time in the completion of the system be-
yond the 1st day of October. The com
mitiee, as appointed, consisted of Mayor
Carse, Reiners and O'Neil. The informal
talk at the meeting was to the effect that the
tenth tower should be placed on the post
Office block. and If such was secured the |
tower On Twenty-5lrst street would be |
changed to Twentieth and the tower locat
ed on Third avenue and Seventeenth street
viii be placed in the Fifth ward. If this |
can be effected with the Flee |
trio Light company the plan first adopted |
with the changes as above noted, win BE-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01

The city Welghmasters had a telephone
put in last evening
George Walker and wife, L. Carson and
SON. returned from Lake MinnetOnks
yesterday. They said they used Up all the
sport there was up there, so returned to
staid Moline. George says that while in
Minneapolis he saw the rothnd forms of
Bob Wilson of the Moline Wagon Co.. and
Taylor Timmons of the Corn Planter
Works. and our good looking young Mit
Brown, now a clerk at the st. James Hotel
at Minneapolis.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01
PROBATE.

Yesterday afternoon the following pro-
bate entries were made:
30.-Estate of N. Folsom, deceased,
Henry Carse, David Donaldson and John
w. McCabe appointed appraisers.
Estate of John Ebbeson, deceased. In
ventory fled and approved.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01
ASK YOURSELF.

Does your system need nourishment and
strengthening? Are you recovering from
some low fever? Do you suffer from dyspep-
STA or indigestionl Are you troubled with
any urinary disorder3 Remember Browns
Iron Bitters win surely cure you. They
have cured thousands who were given mp
to die by reputable physicians.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01

NORTH UNION .SHAKERS.
Cleveland, Ohio, Feb 90, 80.
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pleasure in saying that have used your
celebrated Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. and
that il cured me of Bright's Disease after
/ was given M TO die, and all other rene
dies had failed. JAMES 8. PREscoTT
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01

The ARGUS job office. has just laid in a
large quantity of all kinds of stock. and is
prepared TO fill the largest orders on short
notice and at reasonable rates. Give us
call.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01
MOLINE DEPARTMENT
Ralph Entriken has the ague,

Ralph Entriken has the ague.
VIM. G. Morris was up to the U;n.s-,
fair yesterday repairing fences.
d. C.. DimOck returned from his eos,.
trip last evening.
Sannelson e. johnson will occurv a..
new store on Rodman avenue on MoDdo.
Miss Jennie Rider will soon return r.
her visit east much to the JOY of her man
friends.
The board of health and Fred Calt;,.
are having a time about daclsr.3
nuisance on the Calkins property.
James Hill, of Barston, was in town 90.
terday buying timber for n forty foot wind
MILL
Geo. Newton and wife. and Chas II
Baldman of Worcester. Mass are visit;na
with Alfred Williams.
There will be meeting of the tow.
adiutors, at the office of the town clerk ~
Tuesday, September s.
DR. }. b. Dawson and wife went up the
c. B. & Q railroad for short trip yests,
day. but returned in the evening.
DIR. Dunn, Secretary of the Board n
HEALTH, reports 12 deaths for the month q,
August
Sennett Long, of Henry county. was re.
ported seriously injured by a thresbpg
machine yesterday. DR.. Farrell of Gam
bridge, is the attending surgeon
The Boys in Blue suffered an ingloro,
defeat yesterday, "a to ~ They want to
sharpen up their clubs and play on thqi,
old ground, where they have won so many
victories.
Fl. B. Kelsey has purchased house and
lot of Phil Keen, of Park street, considers.
ton 81 300 Kelsey win go to keeping
house again.
Quarterly meeting at the Methods,
Episcopal church on next Sabbath morn.
ing. The Rev. A. X. Frillis. the former
pastor will be present.
l. Casswell received dispatch YESTERDAY
from Fl. j. Phelps, Faribault, Minnesota
stating that Mrs. Phelps is much improved
and hopes are now entertained of her r.
covery.
Wesley Walters returned this MORNING
from New Orleans. where he went in r.
spouse to telegram saying his sister VA
dangerously injured by runaway. IT.
left her in convalescent condition.
East Main street now, since a new COS.
ofmacadam and cinders have been put upon
it, presents fine appearance. It's the
main approach to our town now the bridge
is down, and should be kept i'm good re.
pair.
Cards have been received announcing
the marriage of Levi Groom, formerly Of
Moline, to Miss Sallie Wolf. of Ottumwa
Iowa We wish Levi the kindest of wish.
es and may he live long and prosper.
DIR. F. d. Dunn gave three burial per
mits yesterday. One came from inside Of
the Rock Island line and wished to be in
TERED here. The other two died in No
line
The following figures are given by the
city weighmasters for to-day;
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01
q. o. A. +.

There viii be supper at Ellis Hall,
on Tuesday evening, Sept. 5, under the
auspices of Rock Island Temple No. 36,
u. @. A. II The public are cordially in
vited. Supper. 20 cents, proceeds TO go
toward purchasing an organ. Moline.
Davenport and Milan Temples are invited
60 meet with us and have a good time
w. f. GILMORE. Tempiar
ANNIE RoBsoN, Recorder,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01

We Gall druggists) keep constantly on
hand Sellers Liver Pills. = the only cure for
costiveness, liver complaint and malaria.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01
MONEY no LOAN.

On good farm lands. at 7 per cent. No
commission. QUNcy McNEaL.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-23
a w0uderfUl Cat.

The smartest cat in the State
is probably to be found in Wag-
ner's grocery store. A few days
ago Mr.. Muller arranged a trap
for rats. It consisted of a sort
of dead fall fixed on the top of
an empty nail keg, and when a
rat dropped down upon the trap
it let him down into the keg
which was half full of water.
Whenever a rat was heard to
splash in the water Mr.. Muller
would 90 and set the trap ey
lifting up the dead fail, but the
other day when the eat heard
the splash she scampered up ana
set the trap. Now the cat sits
hid near the trap all day, and
each time a rat drops in, she
stalks up and sets the trap with
her paw. She never once thinks
Of preying upon the tempting
groceries on all sides, but simply
attends to the trap work and lets
Muller sell the goods
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-23
Gone on the stage.

Arthur McEwen, editor OF
the Mronicie, has gone on the
stage. Night before last he ap-
peared as the heavy villain in
"Esmeralda," and played with
such feeling and effect that the
gallery boys, who came loaded
down with turnips and potatoes
to hurl at his dramatic nibs,
carried their vegetables out Of
the theater and distributed
among the poor of the Second
ward. Others who came to
scoff went away to pray. John
Piper, for the first tiae in the
history of the Comstock drama,
left Il sack full of gold in the box
office aud went to see the per-
Torrance. There is considerable
future before McEwen.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-23
Pleasant Exchanges.

When the schools broke up
for the holidays yesterday after
noon all the teachers received
numbers of little presents from
their pupils, all selected with
excellent taste. In the happy
feeling engendered at Christmas
tide they forgot their little diff
ferences and foys whose hands
were still red with the liberal
application of the black walnut
rulers, went down as deep in
their pockets as anybody. The
teachers also gave Christmas
cards to each pupil and there
was a general feeling of good
fellowship all round. There
will be no more school until
after New Year.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-23
= BraxtOn'S Bar

Minister Daggett's book,
.'Braxton's Bar" has been out
for some time and large num-
bers have been sold throughout
Nevada. 1t contains a MARIA
tive Of the authors journeyings
in early days, interviewer with
some romance, love and adven-
ture in the mining camps of
California in 40. The only
thing which sounds like Dag
gett's writing in the entire
work is its dedication to Mrs.
John Mackay. From literary
standpoint the book is a failure.
The plot contains more charac-
tiers than the author seems able
to handle with ease, and the
story lapSes into cross between
Beadle dinae novel and a Sun
day School book. Much of it is
the old fashioned hockneyed
style where the author is continu-
ally parlying with the reader and
telling him why he drops a
character at a certain point
with the assurance that he will
present him for reconsideration
further on. Mark, one of
the heroes, is evidently Daggett
himself, and the Nevada reader
will smile invoiuntarily at this
passage: "Mark was not a stran-
ger to honest toll, and hard
work had no terrors to him."
Again Mark is described as an
exquisite performer on the
flute who, Gas he travelled from
one Indian camp to another, and
soothed the savages with his
delicious melodies interviewer
with the dying sunset" etc.
We apprehend that if Mr.. Dag
gett got among the savages he
would hardly be worth insuring
if he depended upon his flute
playing for deliverance. The
first half Of the book is common
place and unsatisfactory, but the
last is interesting, more tersely
told, with here and there flash
of the genius which Mr.. Dag
gets admirers had expected all
through, but these flashes are
fitful and by no means numer-
Gus. The author comes to the
front advantageously in the
original description Of Jennie's
marriage to Braxton and the
chapter is highly enjoyable. The
book gives evidence that the
author was more burdened
with political aspirations than
literary fervor and began a task
Of which he wearied from the
start and took little pains with.
One verse of Daggett's poetry
has more meat in it than his
whole book.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-23
ChriStnl as Presents

What can be more appropriate
for a Christmas or New Years
present than fine box of i'm
ported or domestic cigars, gen.
uine meerschaum pipe, an am
Der cigar or cigarette holder,
cigar case, or anything else in
that line, at Jacob Tobriner's
Emporium, Arlington Block.
n. B.-Opera glasses to let. 4
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-23
r. N. Board, Dec. p.


90 Eureka. 81 81
80 Northern Belle, 8
200 Argen.a, Soc
1876 Navajo. =
100 Independence, 65c
500 Exc. Zoe
200 Belle Isle. Csc
400 Day, 40c
rs Albion. q. q b3
50 Eureka Tunnel. SOC
235 Savage, l, 95c
$40 Ophir, 2 Is, 2 10
100 Union, 3 40
s. Best & B-lcher, 8 g.
:iS5 Sierra Nevada. ), ) %, ) 20
600 Belcher, 75c, Soc
100 Yellow Jacket, Il
$50 PotOsi SIC
20 Utah, I 81
$50 Could & Curry, ? -. , 10
120 Hale & Norcross, l 90
100 Chollar, l ID. 10
775 Con. Virginia, soc. SOC SO, soc
sos Mexican. 3 30, 3 81
$50 0verman, DC
$50 California, 25c
100 Andes. 60c, 05c b3O
20 Crown Point, 10
% Bodie, 2 O5
100 Holmes. 30c
80 Memo, 25c, zoe
140 Atlas, 2
80 Pinal. so
80 Martin White. = 81, 8
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-23
Ice House Burned.

At noon yesterday the ice
house Of the Virginia and Gold
Hill Water Company caught on
fire from a boiler explosion and
burned to the ground. The loss
was about $4,000. The ice
had been stored a long time and
being old and dry, burned like
finder. 1911 ~
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-23
Dancing school.

At the Opera House. Glasses
every Saturday from l to 4 p.
NJ, and from to 8 p. NJ, after
which dancing until II o'clock.
Terms, payable in advance.
Adult class, per month, SIS /;
children, under fifteen years,
So. Music furnished for balls
and parties at a reasonable
figure. HALL & MEDER.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-23
Livery and Feed stable,

ID. Gree has now a fine stock
of fast and safe horses and new
carriages and is prepared to fur
nish teams or single rigs at
cheaper prices than any stable
in the city. Horses boarded by
the day, week or month and
given the best Of feed. A trial
will give satisfaction, both as to
the quality and price of services
rendered.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-23
Regular Me-nfBg Board -If A. VI.


20o Ophir. , o.
$50 Mexican. 3 Il, ) 20 bio. ) Il
rs, Gould Il Curry, : 10. > %
rs B-s. & B-lcher, %, ) 81
Us California. DC
l65 Savage. 95c. 9oc
40 Con. Virginia, SOC
5lU Chollar, l 10, %
1i2O Potosi. SOC
800 Hale & Norcross. 10, IL, 70
70 Crown Point. l 10
go yellow Jacket, IT, l -
10 Belcher. 75c
80 Sierra Nevada, 81, 81
20 Utah, Is
100 Bullion, Zee
200 Excheauer, 20c
40 Seq. Beicher, l
230 Union, 5 80, 8 81. 5 81
$50 Alta. Doc, DC
ID Caledonia, &c
$50 Andes, 65:, 6'c
49, Scorpion, soc
l,o Silver King. 10 b. 10
80 Martin White. 2 81 :;
30 Mono. zoe
- North Belle Isle. 2)c
10 Bndie, 10
l25 Albion. q
800 Orc, 15c, I0c
20 Independence, zoe
100 Day, 40c
1000 Wales. poe
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-23
Christmas at the Presbyterian
Church.

The committee will have the
church open at l O'Clock P. NJ.
to-day to receive friends and
their gifts for the tree. All are
cordially invited to this and the
exercises in the evening, which
will commence promptly at 7
O'Clock. The real old Santa
Claus, clad in fur from head to
foot, laden with gifts and bells
will enter the church at lis.
All who want to see Santa Claus
must come early.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-23
STOCKS.
Informal IIoArai-9 4. u.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 22.-Followin@
are the opening and closing quotations 3:
Potosi, Soc; Sierra Nevada, 3, 2 81;
Eureka Con, 81; Albion, Q 70; Ophir,
> 10; Bo,iie. 2, 2 10; Mexican, 3 80. 49,:
Northern Belle. 9; Martin White. 2 SO
u: Savage. b, !; Navajo, Il; Bullion,
75c: California assessment deliDquentl,
PIC; Haze u Norcross. L ID, o.; Con.
Virginia. sc, soc; Chollar. ] 10; 'o''id
Il Curry. Il; Yellow jacket. 20;
Utah. 81; Scorpion. SOC; Belle Isle,
Gac; Andes 61c; Exch.q1er, 25c; Union,
81, 3 40; BelciIer, 75c.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-23

I.ubin's handkerchief extracts
of Ess. Bouquet, Jockey Club,
Tea Rose, Moss Rose, Tube
Rose, White Rose, Airs of
Heaven, Sweet Clover, Stephan
ats, Heliotrope, Oriental Drops,
Bouquet of the Exposition,
Abronia, Violet, Musk, Bou-
quet de Caroline, Hedijosma,
Wang Wang, Fragipanni, New
Mown Hay Mile Elena, etc,
and Laws Wood Violet at Thax-
ter's drug store. X
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-23
The Bon Bon TO-Ni%ht.

1t has been fairly determined
to make the affair at the Opera
House to-night a bon ton social.
Dancers all have their whims,
Messrs. Hall & Meader give
their patrons anything they
want. If there was a call for a
regular Kentucky hoe cake
dance it would be forthcoming.
The arrangements are now COM
plete for the bon bon, ard the
bon ton will all be there. The
music will consist of the full
orchestra and the arrangements
for pleasing the guests will be
carried out with their usual
completeness.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-23

Call and look at the canary
and mixed bird seed at Thax-
ter's drug store. 1t is imported
and perfectly clean. None other
is suitable to feed your canaries.
If you want the common seed,
he has it, and asks but a bit a
pound.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-23

Zephyrs, all shades /; crewls,
all shades German knitting
worsted, all shades Saxony
yarns, all shades; Shetland
weols, all shades; embroidery
silss, all shades, at NJ. Cohn's.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-23

Plushes,all sh AIDES and quail
ties, at NJ. C0hn's.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-23

A large stock of whisp brooms
very nice-frem % cents to
81, ct Thaxters.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-23

Ask to hear the wonderful
organic when purchasing Christ
mas presents at Cagwin &
Noteware's, who have a COM
plete stock of toys, gift books,
japanese novelties, also framed
pictures in stock, consisting ST
artotypes, steel engravings,
Autographs and Oil paintings !;
photos. of Mrs: Langtry, Effie
Ellsler and other celebrities.
Their branch store, next to the
postoffice, also offers attractions.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-23
Rooms to Rent.

,s,WO BEDROOMS, WITH USE OF
double parIors. including hath
room, warm and cold water. Gas in
MRS G. F. HAYWARD,
Curry street one block from Carson.
del7-2w
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-23

Oriental tooth wash, Tetiow's
perfumes and Slavens face pow
ders for sale at Fosters.