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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-09
SICKLE oFnEATH.

At 1890 this morning Jurgen Herbst
father of George Herbst and one of the
firm of j. G.. Herbst 81 Son, boot and shoe
dealers, breathed his last after an illness
of only two days. On Saturday he was in
the store as usual. but Sunday he took
sick with bronchitis, which together
with his old age terminated in his
death. He was born in Wrendsburg, Ger
many, in the year 1905. coming to this
country and Moline % years ago, since
which time lie has been engaged in business
on Main street. At the time of his death
he was n years old, and mis- has, indeed,
been IA life spent in usefulness, and the en-
tire community will join the bereaved son
in his sorrow. Funeral occurs at o'clock
on Thursday from the family residence on
Main street.
At O'Clock this mOrnir g the mother of
Wilson Hunt, the milk man, breathed her
last at the residence of her son, two miles
east of this city, of cancer of the breast.
aged ID years. Thus are four added to the
departed ones within IS hours.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-09
Last evening occurred One annual meet

Last evening occurred the annual meet
ing of the Moline building, savings and
loan ASSOCIATION at Skinner Hall. There
was a fair attendance, and all showed the
great interest they took in the workings of
the association Messrs j. III. Porter, Ev-
erett Wheelock and J. B. Kernes were
elected directors for the ensuing three
years, and Richard Payton was elected for
one year. The secretary, Mr.. j. NJ. War;,
then read his annual report.
The pastor of one of our churches re
Gently in his sermon alluded to lack of
reverence" of some of the members of his
flock during prayer. He said some of them
would kneel down, some bowed their
heads, and one brother, (whose hair was
quite gray, an old member) was wont to
only place his hand before his face, and
then peep through between his fingers at
the congregation. Well, one old gentle
man evidently felt his guilt and thirsted
for revenge. so he invited the pastor to
take dinner with him next day, and then
made it the occasion of severe denuncIa
ton of the pastors course No blood was
shed
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-09
NEW DEPARTURE.

Having noticed considerable activity of
late on the nee at the foot of Eighteenth
street an ARGUS representative took a
whirl in that direction last evening. The
first person encountered was a young Rock
Islander with dark skin but clear grit
and genuine business ability, Samuel #.
Watkins, who by close attention to bust
ness details has built up q hourishing wood
business in this city. When the cold snap
came on Sam thought he saw an opening
fer little more clean money in the direc-
ton OF ice harvesting, SO associating Mr..
C. E. Remedy with him in the enterprise
he s'pre-empted" a fine five acre field of
ice. engaged about fifteen men and went to
work getting out ice. Several of his friends
tried to discourage him in the under
taking telling him to stick TO his
wood business or he would be teetotally
ruined. But Sam possesses the right sort
of SAND" SO he began cutting about a
week ago. In addition to the number of
laborers mentioned he keeps dozen teams
going from morning till night and has or
ders right along for as much ice as he can |
get out About two tons are cut >.aily |
and after cutting each cube weighs not far
from $50 pounds. The ice is of excellent |
quality and is over eighteen inches thick |
Dir. Watkins stands near the platform from
morning till night directing things gener-
lily, receiving orders for ice, etc, and the
ARGUS is glad to know that ne is having
III the business that he can attend to.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-09
CIRCUIT COURT.

Circuit Court work, summarized. is as
follows up to this afternoon; Augusta
Kanarske VS. Frederick Kanarske, divorce.
Final decree entered Frederick E. Zirn
stein VS. Pauline A. Zirnstein, divorce.
Final decree, etc. Rock Island National
Bank vs. r. G. Coss il CO., assumpsit, YER
dict of S4o0 for plaintiff. Defendant
moves a new trial. H. L. Bullen VS. Anna
Van Luvanee, ct al. Amended summons
filed Guardian for Minors Leave to
amend bill. Amended bill filed. Ell. r..
1illman VS. Town of Milan, continued.
Trespass-jury waived, trial by court E.
p Feaster VS. Edward McMurphy. E. p
Feaster VS. John B. Cain, ct al.
Dennis Mckinney, administrator. VS. G..
b. & @. r. r. company. Wilkinson, Ken
worthy 81 Beardsley, for plaintiff, Sween-
ely, jackson & Walker for defendant.
This case, the trial of which began at
late hour yesterday and is likely TO con
sumo most of to-day, is one surrounded
with considerable interest. Mr.. McKennev
sues for $4,000 for the death of MS wife.
basing his claim on these grounds:
On she morning OF June I'd, 1881, Mrs.
McKenney, who was a resident of Moline.
attempted to cross the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy track near Wittick street in the
west end of Moline, when she was struck
by the west:bound train on that road and
killed. At the inquest held over the re-
mains ON the day of her death the engi-
neer stated that he saw her approach the
track as persons usually do when q train
is approaching, and when within a few
feet of the rails, abe stopped as if to wait
for the train TO pass. Then she started ON |
again, and despite the repeated whistles |
sounded to warn her of the danger. she |
stepped upon the rails. from which she |
was knocked, receiving injuries which |
caused her death. The coroner's Jury.
after hearing the evidence, rendered a YER |
dict as follows:
N the matter of the inquisition on the i
body of Mary Mckinney, deceased, held at
Rock Island and Moline on the I'd day of /
June, 1881. the undersigned iurers, sworn
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-09
STAMP 1T OUT.

Every person who has a proper degree
of interest in the present as well as the
future of Rock Island cannot set the sea-,
of condemnation too emphatically upon
the credit destroying reports relative to
this or that firm, this or that individual
which are being constantly floated by un-
principled people. We all know that the
report of the failure of mercantile house
or manufacturing establishments never loses
anything in transmission but is being con-
stantly added to-like the growth of
SNOWFALL Nearly every day of late
story of the failure of some well known
Rock Island institution is started by some
body having nothing better to do and in a
shorter time than is required to tell it this
has been the signal for wild rumors of
every name and nature
In word then, let every reader of this
paragraph set his face resolutely against
giving currency to reports which are ex-
tremely vicious, in their tendency, upon
the credit of our business men generally
individually as well as collectively.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-09
Why She Wept.

A young woman of Auburn visited
the chief Of police the other day and in
great agitation informed him that a
gentleman of her acquaintance was
about to commit the horrid crime of
suicide. She was just as sure as any
thing that he would do it, for he had
drawn revolver from his overcoat
pocket and hoarsely told her that he
was going away to die. The chief en-
deavored to quiet her alarm, but his
soothing assurances were of no avail.
1t was not that she particularly object
ed to the young mans killing himself,
she sobbed. but he possessed tin-type
portrait of herself and she wouldn't have
him found with her picture on his per-
son for the whole world. An investiga-
ton showed that the lover had been
playing the old game of 'sbluff,'' hoping
that pity wonid wir where persuasion
had failed, and had no intention what
ever to commit suicide.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-09
WEATHER REFLECTIONS.

The fearfully cold weather of last night
and this morning is the chief topic of con
versation on cur streets to-day-not exactly
on our streets either, if the takers can find
good room, well warmed anywhere
within reasonable distance. As usual al
such time there is wide difference of
opinion respecting the degree of cold pre-
ports of the temperature at O'Clock this
morning have been received at this Office,
no two of which exactly agree The dow
est temperature reported at that hour was
$50, the highest "A .. There is, however,
but one other reported, out of
the entire number, in the teens,
one observer reporting 19e. A
majority put it lower than 90 degrees at
the hour named, and it is quite probable
that the mercury had fallen certainly as
low as the last named figure at the hour
named.
This has led to comparisons with the
prevailing temperature of former years,
one or two of which may be of general in
oCFCbt. Old ICSlOCuto nave uOt LolssOetSH
and will cever forget the first week of Jan.
1864 The year was ushered in with
northwest wind and snow. blowing at the
rate of from so to 100 miles an hour, and
the temperature, as recorded by Their
on the old wooden river bridge,
was 80 degrees below zero.
This state of things lasted about a week
During this time hundreds of people per.
shed throughout the state, many formers
osing their lives between their houses
md barns. At this period there were
,ver twelve thousand Confederate
prisoners on the Island and almost
very team in the three cities was kept
'oing early and late hauling coal to keep
he poor fellows from freezing to death. |
FOR over a week no passenger train could |
ct through over the @. r. I. & p. and |
ortnight elapsed before the appearance of |
freight. 1t may be understood, there
pre-, that our Confederate brethren ate up
bout all of the surplus provisions in the
lree cities and had there net been abate-
ent of the storm the first pangs
starvation without doubt would
ave been experienced by many.
es, there are many in our midst who re-
ember the horrors of that first week of
anuary. 1864, only too clearly. /,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-09

to INQUIRE into the death of said Mary Me.
Kennev. on oath do find that she came to
her death by being struck by engine No.
357, on the Chicago, Burlington d Quincy
railroad. on the morning of June I'd, 1881.
and from the evidence given, the rate OF
speed was faster than allowed by the cor
poration laws of said cities, aud we, the
jury, reprimand the railroad company for
seeming carelessness.
But from the evidence given, find that
the whistle sounded sufficient number OF
times for her not to have crossed the track,
and had she needed the warning of the
same, said death would not have occurred
PRISONERS ARRAIGNED.
The formal arraignmentof the prisoners
awaiting trial, assignment of counsel, etc.,
which occurred this morning, resulted as
follows: Returnable- The People VS. Wiz
liam Wild and Richard Orion, burglary,
plea of not guilty. Judd & Hill assigned
as counsel; James Kerrigan, larceny, Coun
selor Haas assigned; John Mckinney, bur
glary, Counselor Atwood assigned; Gust
Peterson, larceny. Counselor O'Neii; Geo
W. Boyce, burglary, Guyer g kinnairdi
John Boyce, burglary. Haas d Dahms;
John f. w. Rauch, assault with intent TO
murder. Judd 81 HILL Pleading guilty,
Rauch was fined $25 and costs or imprls-
onment in the county Jail two months, to
stand committed until paid. Charles Sand
strom, larceny, four indictments, Counselor
Olsen; Conrad Ward, larceny, I'd offense,
plea of guilty entered. Ward is the chap
who stole Squire Choppers overcoat. He
will be sentenced to the penitentiary.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-09

J. w, w H. Smith; Treas, w. L. Maglh:
Rec, w. s. Parsons; Sw. B., JehnJ. Rel
rners; 1T. B., w. Z. Scotch; Warden, Fred
Denkman; C. O., s. J. Keator; Guards,
John Weyerhaeuser, IN Reticker, VIM.
Gray; Board Control. ]. NJ. Montgomery;
Trustees, J. F. Robinson, Fred Denkman,
8. j. Keator. FL. p Hull, VIM. Gray The
installation viii occur on the evening of
Monday, Feb. IL.
Marshal Miller was skirmishing about
among his friends at the court house this
forenoon collecting money to purchase q
ton of coal for a destitute family, last
nights cold being SO severe as TO cause
terrible suffering in at least that house
hold. Phil couldn't be engaged in better
business. If he does wear star.
A lady who got aboard the Moline car
last evening at Eighteenth street in per
feet health came within one of dying with
consumption before the car got into Fifth
avenue. One of these days President
Warner will give his personal attention
to the matter and we will find in each car
a snug little oil stove snch as are used in
winter upon every horse car line in the east
teven in cars no larger than those of the
Moline line) Something of this kind will
have to be done or Coroner supplied to
each car.
st. Paul Lodge, No. 107. knights of
Pythias. elected officers last evening as
follows: J. I. Kenworthy.C. c.; A. E.
Knickerbocker, v. c.; j. F. Robinson,
Prel. Geo. W. Henry, K. of R. & s.; Gus
Stengel. W. F., e. w. Hurst, M E.; j. NJ
Beardsley, L. l.; d.. A. Rudolph Gundrum,
/. g., and Peter Sommers, o. G. The
installation will ia Ike place next Monday
evening.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-09

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Haller's little daughter
is also sick with pneumonia.
Mayer Wkeelock is laid up with sciatiC
| rheumatism.
/ Mr.. Levi Mccain was better to-day, the
disease having taken favorable turn
Mr. Geo. g. Brown. of Chicago, is regis
| tered at the Keator House
Conrad Grant, little boy is quite sick
| with pneumonia.
j: cob Aitz was al his shop to-day,
| the first time in several weeks. Lumbago
has given him tussle.
Company F will have business meet
ing at their new armory in McKinnie's
block to- morrow evening
The St. Louis train over the c. b. & @.
road was one hour late this morning for
the first time since the new time table
went into effect
DR.. P. I'll. Vessels little boy was con-
siderably better this morning and hopes
were then entertained of his recovery.
j. E. JOY st. Louis. is in the city on
business witt the Deere d Mansur Manu-
featuring Company.
Last night was undoubtedly the coolest
of the season. Mr.. J. B. Wheelock's Their
mometer registered at an early hour this
morning twenty degrees below zero.
Mr.. VIM. Humbert, of Helena, Montana.
viii on the 10Th be married TO Miss Nora.
. daughter of Alderman H. H Hill, of this |
city.
Burt Woodyatt, now of Geneseo, but
formerly leader of the Horace Herbert
,apd, and one of the finest cornet players
% day
The m. DIS" of this city have been
lotified of the meeting of the Iowa and
Illinois central district Medical Associa.
ion, at the Academy of Science, Daven- /
port. on Thursday January H.
Mr.. Geo. Gould, the announcement of
whose sons death was made yesterday, has
'een telegraphed for at several places, but
i yet he has not been heard from.
The joint debate between DIR. Cook and
Rev c. c. Burdette viii probably take
lace on Thursday and Friday evenings of
his week.
Pneumonia is prevailing to an alarming
xtent in this city at present. person
20 sooner gets a bad cold than it develops
nto that disease and in its most severe
orm, so much SO that before the doctors
an give relief from their medicines the
atient is beyond help.
The directors of the Moline Building,
ayings and Loan Association meet this
vening for the purpose of electing officers :
'r the ensuing year. As Mr.. War;, as
scretary, has done such good work in the
asst he should, and undoubtedly win, be &
stained.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-09
ROCK ISLAND HOUSE

Ell s Holm, T Hickey, Ft Dodge; G E
McCray A De Wolf, Des Moines; W L.
Clay, woodruff; d I'll Williams, w FL De
wore, Port Byron; w FL Whistler, Albany;
G FL Burke, st Paul; J Flynn. Lansing
burg: Arthur Wilkerson, Albany; M
Mulvihill, st Louis; C Northrup, Kewanee;
#. Schmidt, Omaha: G B Campbell, Chica
go; j Schluter Alien; J. McKinzie. Fulton;
] w Hanke, Peoria; j Brady, Navon; M
Zimmerman, Mrs III Zimmerman, Dubuque;
f r Beswick, Chicago, q w White, &C Ell
Schreidan, NJ r Cryer, St Louis; L Wait,
REYNOLDS
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-09
sERIoUsLY TIL.

Last evening Alderman Lundy received
telegram from Naperville informing him
of the serious, probably fatal, illness of his
sister, Miss Jennie; disease, quick con-
sumption. This announcement will be
weighted with deep grief TO very many
people in Rock Island who remember
Miss Jennie as the pretty, artless and cap
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-09
Chicago Market.

VfiIthHO' Jd0.f-
LIVE sToCK
HOGS-Receipts 30 OOO light s0a6 35 mike,
packing 75616 IS; heavy packing and shipping
6 30l6 20.
lTLE-Receipts 5000; dull; choice to eztr
9 O016 80; good TO choice shipping, 20d5 .A
common TO fair, 4 0Oll4 80; butchers 5000 40
stockers and feeders, 3 f504 CO.
GRAIN
WHEAT-Easier; regular 95A 97H January
99as Feb; 04 May; spring 81; winter 98%.
C0RN-Highcr; 561 cash; 56E Jan; 53A Feb
55 May.
oAqis-weak and easy; s5I cash; 80 year 85e
JAN; 36M May.
RYE-58.
BARLEY.-S0.
WHISKEY-1 49,
PORK-Easitr; $17 25h cash and January.
$17 S0M February; S17 COZ March.
LARD-Firm; $40 80 cash; $40 % Jan; $40 a.,
Feb.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-09
DTssoLuTToN NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the firm of
Magrum 81 Goldenstein is this day dis
solved by mutual consent.
Mr.. MagrlIm viii continue the business
at the TivoH, and assumes all The liabilities.
MIKE MAGRUM,
RoBT. GoLDENsTEIN.
: Rock Island, Jan. 6, 1882.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-09

tivating young girl who lived here with
her brother till about fifteen years old and
whose happy disposition drew irresistibly
toward her many warm friends. Alderman
Lundy was to have left for Naperville
this morning at 7:15 O'Clock.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-09
Aged Gratitude

49, Flint, Mich, June % 1881.
Ell. I'll. WARNER 81 CO.: Ssas-I am 70
years old, and have not been SO well in %
years as / am day, thanks to your Safe
Kidney and Liver Cure, the best remedy
in the world. IRWIN WIDDER
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-09
Nothing like it in the Country >,

NoGhIns Ike IL N ths Countfy'
please send me box of Hale's Honey
of Horehound and Tar There is moth
ing like it in this country, and while | am
here | want to cure everybody of coughs
and colds"
Females in delicate health should take
Colden's Liquid Beef Tonic. CoLDEN's, no
other. OF druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-09
TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE

Major Frazer Wilson, town collector, is
now ready to receive the taxes for 1882
Office under the Harper House, in Western
Union telegraph effice. dwtf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-09
Personal.

Squire j Fl. Scrogum and daughter, of
North McGregor, Iowa. arrived in the city
this morning to spend few days. He IS
stopping at his brother-in law s, Mr.. George
Alter
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-09
MOLINE DEPARTMENT..

E. L. EASTMAN. Reporter
headquarters, one door West of Reimerrs
Cigar Store
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-09
HARD COAL.

J For genuine Lehigh coal see the Port
Byron Lime association. o26tf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-09
Peoria &arket.

Peoria Jan.
CORN-4s049; mixed. 4616a47
OATS-No. white, 3Sa3s1l
RYE-561& a57.
WHISKY IA
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-09

GRAIN.

WHEAT-NO. 2 red Jan. 81 1iZ61 liz. Fst
1 1901 ID: March 15N0I1 rs May 151s0i Isl.
CORN-Mized western spot 6iU7O; futures ti.
6168. WI
OATS.-Western 45G950.
RYE.-59
BARLEY-S5.
WHISKEY.-S1 IS.
PORK.-$1S 2501S 81.
LARD.-Firm; 10 n.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-09
Milwaukee MARKET.

MILWAUKEE,, Jan. O.
WHEAT-Firm; No 95J6 cash, and Jan; 9s4
Feb. No 3 80.
CORN-Lower; 53zl
OATS-Easier; 355z
RYE--57.
BARLEY-H
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-09
BREvyTIEs.

LaDgtry hair cut. at Corcoran's. tt
Clark's Naiad Queen opens in Davenport
tomorrow evening.
Bottom prices at Csrse d ketIckers.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-24
countY Ireasurers Nolice.

TzEIiERE IS MONEY IL THE COUNTY
< Treasury T. pay aii County Orders pre-
Senied prior 10 October loih. lss2. All such
orders Wiz cease Il draw IntercS. after this
date.
CIiAS. UEILBORN.
Treas. C.af~op County.
Astoria, Angus; Goth, 1856.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-24

Though locally, we of Astoria
feel aggrieved over the persistent
policy of delay that has character
lied, throughout, the action of the
railroad managers as regards the
Astoria land grant, yet, as a COM
munity, sensible of the advantages
resulting from more rapid commu-
nication, we must give due credit
to Henry Willard and his associ-
ates for the magnificent success
that has crowned their efforts. A
year ago, prominent official of
the company in answering a letter
of inquiry which we had addressed
him relative to the contemplated
action of the company between
here and Forest Grove, replied, in
substance, that when pressure oc-
casioned by the effort to build the
main line was relieved by its CON-
pletiOn, the attention OF the com
pany would be more specifically
diverted TO the pushing forward Of
the line from Forest Grove 70 As
toria. The fact that the building
of that road seems to be in accor-
dance with the best interests of
the corporation, justifies the belief
that the road will be built.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-24
encouraging.

GRAPE growing in California
pays about as well as any form Of
agricultural industry, even with
out discounting the extravagant
stories told about the profits OF
orange culture. The Napa Reg-
iSter tells of a vine grower in
Green Valley who has a vineyard
comprising only twenty-one acres.
but those yielded enough to en-
able him to ship 100 tons of grapes
to a wine cellar in Napa City aud
5000 boxes 50 pounds each to San
Francisco, and still keep on hand
ten tons for his own use. The
grapes thus shipped by him sold
for $50 per ton in Napa City and
at two cents per pound in San
Francisco, giving him s5,lOO. The
entire cost for growing and selling
the fruit was $3.50, leaving him a
net profit of over $4,000, or moro
than $500 an acre. Wheat grow
ing, even with the most successful
crops, could not have paid over
$50 an acre. The land that yield
ed so bountifully could have or
iginally been bought outright
for much less than the profits of a
single year.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-24

"THE other side had more mon
ey than we had," is the reason
given by Chairman Campbell for
the failure of the telegraphers'
strike. He says the strike cost
the operators about 100000 in
wages lost and money expended.
He estimates that it cost the West
ern Union company. indirectly
and in the future losses in busi-
ness, incidental expenses and de-
probation in stock, sum in ex-
cess of what it would have cost 1t
to have paid its operators the ad-
vance asked for ten years. The
moral effect has been to show the
public that not only the operators,
but the public at large, are at the
mercy of two or three men, so far
as the telegraph business is con-
cerned, and it has shown the pub
lie the danger of being absolutely
at the mercy of band of mo-
nopolists, whose only thoughts are
of their own private interest. The
Western Union will recover very
quickly its ability to transact bust
ness, but in his opinion it has lost
to rival lines large amount of
business that will never return
to it.