davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27
Manufactured Testimony

Mr. II. ". Pay 2, manufacturer of harness, sad
dlery, Trunks, valses, etc, No AZ Main street.
Springfield, Mass. writes MS under date Of April
10, 1883
Genilemen,-'I have used Hunts Remedy, the
best Medicine for diseases of the kidneys, liver
bladder, ana urinary organs, and have received
great benefit TO my health from its use and find
thatit will do just what is claimed for il; it will
cure psease and restore health therefore pro-
nounce il the best medicine that | have ever
usCd.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27
THESE ARE SOLID FACTS.

The best blood purifier and system re
ulator ever placed within the reach of
suffering humanity, truly is Electric Bit
tiers. Inactivity of the Liver, Biliousness
Jaundice, Constipation. Weak Kidneys,
or any disease of the urinary organs, or
"nVr N'vr IOqutrUS an nPPu';"er- tonic VI
mild stimulant, will always find Electric
Bitters the best and only certain cure
known. They act surely and quickly,
every bottle guaranteed to give entile
satisfaction or money refunded. Sold at
fifty cents a bottle by Hartz d Bahnseu
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27
James MaIley Brings a Libel Suit.

NEW YORK, Aug. &c.
For week or two past James Malley,
who, with his cousin Walter, acquired sc
much notoriety in connection with the Jen-
ME Cramer case in New Haven two years
ago, has been stopping in this city. Yes
terday it leaked out that his object in COM
ing here was to commence suit for $50
600 against the New York Staats Zettltng.
The complaint, which was quietly served
on the defendants day or two ago, quotes
an article published during the Cramer trial,
in which James is hauled over the Goals in
fine style. The article relates certain al
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27
Seven Persons Poisoned.

WINsTED, Mimi, Aug 70.
William Tuder and family were taken
sick Wednesday evening and by one o'clock
Thursday afternoon one had died. During
that night two more died. and the rest are
not expected to live. There are nine in the
family, and all but two are down. No one
knows how they got the poison into their
systems, but the supposition is that they
had some poison in the house and it was
accidentally mixed with their food, as they
were taken sick Just after lunch.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27
The Western Union Mulcted for Delay.

NEW DIRK. Aug q.
Thomas Marvin, manufacturer of straw
hats, presented two dispatches for Oil City,
Pa, to the Western UKion Office July %,
but the receiving clerk refused to take them
unless Marvin should agree to send them
subject to delay" Marvin then brought
suit against the company for $500 damage.
Justice Angel rendered decision in favor
of the plaintiff. He held, however, that
the refusal of the two dispatches was one
act, and gave his decision for 500 with
costs
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27
The Play Of "Peck's Bad Boy" Enjoined.

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 10
George Peck, author of the Bad Boys
Stories" has sued out an injunction in the
United States Court at Boston, through his
attorney, to restrain Daniel Sully from
using his name in a drama to be called
"Peck's Bad Boy" Or something similar.
Sully has completed the play, and was pre-
pairing for its production. Peck is himself
preparing the plot of play to be known as
"Peck's Bad Boy" and Atkinson, of At
kinson's Jolittes, is to put the company on
the road as soon as he arrives from En-
GLAND
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27
Reject the ORar

by dealer of s1y article claimed to
possess properties identical with or simil
ar teeth saving SOZODONT Only pur
chase the real Simon Pure, which defies
both imitation and competition, Nothing
can vie with it in efficacy, as a donor Of
dental health and beauty, notwithstand-
ing any representation to the contrary.
1t causes the teeth to CLEAN like burnish
ed ivory, contains no hurtful ingredient
and has a most grateful flavor and smell.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27
Killed at the Railroad Curve.

BELMONT, Mass, Aug 20.
While Conductor Benson's train on the
Fitchburg Railway was rounding curve
at Block Island at about midnight Friday 1t
struck Jaf1ies Martin and Napoleon Laroche,
French Canadians, who were returning
from visits to their Cambridge sweethearts.
Martin had both legs broken and received
other injuries, from which he died In few
minutes. Laroche was knocked completely
out of his shoes, which, with his watch,
were found on the track. His nose was
split and he was thrown against shanty
near by. His injuries are not fatal
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27
A VEXED CLERGYMAN,

Even the patience of Job would become
exhausted were he a preacher and endeay-
oring to interest his audience while they
were keeping up an incessant coughing
making it impossible for him to be heard
Yet, how very easy can all this be avoided
by simply using DIR. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds
Trial Bottles Zoe. at Hartz & Bahnsen's
Drug Store.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27

Dyspepsia dampens the ardor of many
an aspiring soul. Why suffer from dyspep'
STA? Why be frightened over disordered
kidneys Why con niue the miserable life
of dyspcbtic, nerveIess mortal? Browns
Iron Bitters will surely cure you. 1t has
permanently cured thousands of cases
where other remedies afforded only TEN
poray relief. Ask your druggist concern
ing its merit Try a sample bottle and
you will be relieved of further mental and
physical distress.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27
Unworthy OF Its Praise.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26
The American Rapid Telegraph Company
has notified their employees that all the adj
vantages accorded to them during the strike
will receive the same pay as before the
strike, and also be compelled to labor the
same number of hours This is the COM
pany that acceded to the demands of the
operators few days after the strike began,
and received for this action great praise
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27
American Bar Association.

SARATOGA, N. Y, Aug 20.
The American Bar Association held its
closing session Friday, and elected Cortlandt
Parker, OF New jersey, President; Edward
Otis HinckIey, of Baltimore, Secretary, and
Francis RawIe, of Pennsylvania, Treas
uCer. Mr.. c. c. BOnney wanted the next
meeting held at Chicago, but after discus
sion, in which the facilities of Saratoga
were lauded, the Executive Committee were
given charge of the matter Lord Chief
Justice Coleridge was welcomed, and reso-
Black were passed by rising vote.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27
Pleaded Guilty at One Trial; Acquitted at
the Next

HAVANA, H., Aug. 20.
Gardner the young man accused of the
murder of his aunt, Mrs. Welter, and who
pleaded guilty at former trial, was ac-
quilted Friday, ON the ground that Welter
the woman's husband, did the killing
Gardner is still liable to indictment as beinl
accessory after the fact, but no measures
have yet been taken to indict him Welter
is in iowa and will be sent for.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27

To Danish contagion from garments
and linen, disipfect with Glenn's Sulphur
Soap.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one
minute.
The nulritive properties of Colden's
Liquid Beef Tonic sustain the body with
out solid food. CoIdsHs No other.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27
Father and Son Drowned While Bathing.
WHEELING. W. Va. Aur q

WHEELING, W. va, Aug. ~.
John NJ. Hale, New York piano manu-
facturer, and his son were drowned in the
Ohio River about mile above Parkersburg
this morning. Mr.. Hale went to the river
with his child to battle, when the boy went
beyond his depth, and the father rushed out
to save him. The bodies were recovered
Hale was about forty-fve years old. His
family live in New York.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27
on THIRTY DAYS TRIAL

The Voltaic Belt Co. Marshall, Mich,
will send DR.. Dyes Celebrated Electro
Voltaic Belts and Electric Appliances on
trial for thirty days to men young or old
who are afflicted with nervous debility,
lost vitality, and kindred troubles,
guaranteeing speedy and complete restora,
ton of health and manly vigor Address
as above.-N. B No risk is incurred, as
thirty days trial is allowed.
1ar Il mIV
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27
New oil Territory Developed.

EDINBuRG, Pa Aug IS.
An oil well, sunk on J. NJ. Williams
farm, near here, began flowing Friday at
the rate of 800 barrels per day. The oil is
said to be of good quality, and it is thought
a new oil territory has been opened. Specu-
lation has set in already, and big prices have
been offered for land in the vicinity.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27
Carried Out OF Prison 10 Freedom.

TORONTO, Can, Aug. %.
mThe usual monthly escape took place
from the Central Prison Friday morning
An insane convict named Welland concealed
himself in Grand Trunk Railway Com
pany car and was carried out TO liberty in
that way. There has been two burglaries
and about dozen escapes at this prison in
the last twelve months.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27
Killed While Escaping from POOr-HOuss

EVANSVILLE, o, aug. 70.
Shortly after midnight Thursday night
the Superintendent Of the County Infirmary
found Lottie and Emily Littlefield, sisters,
who had been admitted the day before, on
the ground beneath their window, one dead
and the other fatally injured. They had
attempted to escape by means of rope
made of bed-clothing, but could not hold
fast, and fell thirty feet The women had
been in good circumstances till recently, and
when the only remaining relative refused to
care for them they had been sent to the In
firmary.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27

The steamer Maid of the Mist, which Is
,e.ng built on the docks at Niagara rams
a; the Old Maid of the Mist landing, IS
nearly completed, and will be sent through
the whirlpool rapids Thursday, Septem-
her 6. as an experiment
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27

A Vermonter said of Senator Edmunds;
He Is a man who can see a fly on barn
door four miles away, without seeing the
barn" 4 senator remarked: "George
F. Edhunds is the biggest man in small
things, and the smallest man IN big things,
in this comfy"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27

The published story that the Pope IN
tends to visit the United States during the
present year may be set down as hot
weather canard. His age would prevent
such a journey if there were no other
reasons to make it impracticable.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27
The Flrst Frost.

CHAMPAIGN, III, Aug. g.
Considerable frost fell in this region on
the lower grounds Thursday night, the first
of the season. This creates much concern
for the corn crop, and most growers have
abandoned hope of having even one-third
of a crop of sound corn. A large part of
the corn in this section has barely silked
out, and is not YET in roasting ear state.
The outlook in this respect is exceedingly
discouraging now. The few warm days the
first of the week gave fresh hope, which
now appears to be frustrated.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27
Boston & Albany z. r.

Albert Holt. Esq, psymaster ston 4 Albany
Railroad, at Springfield. Mass, Whites April %,
1889 II have used Hunts Remedy. and my ex
perience with it has been such chat l can cheer
fully say that l am satisfied that it will DO just
what il promises TO do, if used according to the
directions 50
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27
An Eve to Business.

O. GroGan, the druggist, is always
wide-awake to business and spare no pains
to secure tie best of every article in his
line He has secured the. agency for
Kemps Balsam for Consumption, Coughs,
Colds; Asthma, Bronchitis and all affec-
lions of the throat and lungs. Sold on a
positive guarantee. Price soc and 81. 90
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27

Try bottle of Stilwell's Specific if
troubled with kidney or liver disease.
The symptoms are, backache loss of
memory, loss of appetite or sleep, or
worst of all, loss of vital energy You
will secure relief and add your name TO
the hundreds cured by this wonderful
medicine, Price Shopper bottle Manu-
featured by
THE STILWELL MEDICINE co.
Monmouth. I'll.
Stilwell's Specific Pills cure constipa
ton. Price 25 cents. For sale by all
druggists.
may-21-dN4M
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27

Mr.. Edison has armed each OF the bal
1t girls in Kiralfy's new play Of Excel
sior" with little battery, and at a signal
each one will flash out upon the stage
with an electric light upon her forehead.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27

nm prior to his arrest for the murder OF
Miss Cramer, and was republished in al
most every newspaper in the country, there
by greatly harming him.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27
Bucklen's Arnica salve.

The greatest medical wonder OF the world
Warranted to speedily cure burns. bruises,
cuts, ulcers. salt rheum, fever sores, can
GERS, piles, chilblains, corns, letter, chap
ped hands, and all skin eruptions, guaran-
teed to cure in every instance, or money
refunded. 25cents per box. For sale by
Hartz & Rahnsen.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27

MACON, Mo, Aug. 20.
John B. Sweeny, WHO'S suspected Of be
ing implicated in the Ninta train ROBBERY
was arrested Frid v at Missouri Ci,y IL
the Sheriff of Clay Comfy. SWcets ,
visiting some relatives wien raFlu
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27

MACoN. Mo, Aug. rs.
George Stewart shot and killed Walter
Tracy Friday. The murder grew out of the
rrfu>,l ~ Trfey's part 10 live with Stew
al s. ,is.,.r y,tpm Stewart compelled Tracy
- .ua - = ~ weeks ago. Stewart es-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27
Not a Comet.

BOSTON. Mass, Aug. rs
Prof. Swift, of Rochester, who announced
the discovery of new comet, telGsT7ph3 q
Harvard Observatory that it is not q comet,
but a nebula.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27

Mr.. Wallace Mueller, 81 Ambrose street
Chicago, H., says; Browns Iron Bitters
has entirely cured me of dyspepsia
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27

If you suffer with Sick Headache, Con-
stipation, Sour Stomach, or Bilious at
tacks, Emory's Little Cathartic Pills will
relieve you.-15 cents.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27

DAILY.............--.. az Genus l;tr MohJl
WEEKLY. ia advance, 81 80 per year; If not ID
advance, q % viii be charged.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27
TIE Danny ARGUS.

Mon lay August %, 1888.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27
THE CHOLERA.

ALEXANDRIA, Aug. &c.
Thirty-three deaths from cholera occurred
here Thursday. No deaths from the dis
ease were reported in Cairo. The cholera
is declining in the provinces.
Twenty-siX deaths from cholera occurred
here Friday. Among the number were
three British soldiers. Two hundred deaths
from the disease occurred elsewhere in
Egypt Friday.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27
Medical,
Dr.CLARKE'

The REGULAR OLD EsT4P
L1SHED PHYSICIAN and ST>B
GEON DR.. CLARKE, at the ola
number continues to trest vir5
his usual GREAT SKILL II,
PRIVATE, CHRONIC, EERY
Gus and SPECIAL DISEASES
DIR. CLARKE is the oldest al.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-08-25
JERRY BLACK-DEAD.

Jeremiah S. Black, one of the
oldest and ablest statesmen and iu-
rists in the country, died at his
home, in York, Pa, on Saturday
last.
Jerry Black, as he was familiarly
known, was born with the name
" Schwartz" that being his faith
er's and mothers name. While
studying law Jerry was ambitious.
and foresaw that he had struck a
calling which would make him fa-
nous. But he was imbued with
the idea that the name "Jerry
Sch wartz" would never roll down
the ages of fame, so he petitioned
the Legislature of his State to An
glicize his name, I. c. to render
the Dutch word Schwartz" into
its English translation, "BIack {"
which it did, and sure enough, as
Jerry Black he lived aud died An
honor to his country and protes-
sion, albeit to in ga, az r membsr
OF Bgeh2nan's Cabinet, leaned
toward the stae and bars rather
than to the Stars and Stripes. bu,
in tis latter days lie recaats.l sn,a
divided much Of his precioaa tSoa
in combating the nA>nl4a-
sizes of Bob lngersoll and JEFF Da-
Wis, and he went down to his 1rars
honored for his life's work Ga
mouEned in his death. va"
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-08-25
Saturday, August 25, 1888.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COUNTY
Published By tn, Lincoln County Publishing Company
VIM. CAFFREY.. Editor
WHITE OAKS REDIvIvUs.

1He signs Ol Tue rlSlHR IlOe ol
prosperity in White Oaks are plain
the w.:o runs may read" Let
the outside public note:
1st. The certainty of one, if not
two railroads in the near future.
Not only have Gould and Hunting
don purchased the charter of the
Ell Paso g. White Oaks r. R., but
they have also paid out, after thor
ough examination, over ta0epty
thousand dollars, within the past
four months, for developed coal
properties adjoining this town. Not
this alone. They have entered
these lands and others in our coal
belt in the U. S. land office at Las
Cruces. The public records show
these facts. 1t is well known that
the Texas & Pacific, for hundreds
of miles east from Ell Paso, and the
Southern Pacific, for hundreds Of
miles west from the same city, have
no coal and these two immense
corporations pay weekly to the A.
T. & S. f. r. R. thousands of dol
lars for fuel. They must have coal
of their own, and while rumor af-
ter rumor has been set afoat Of
coal finds of greater or lesser mag
nltude On their respective lines,
these far-seeing corporations have
been getting their grip on coal
land here. The Albuquerque, White
Oaks & Pecos Valley R. R. is Il
new enterprise, but its very name
shows that it has been shrewdly
projected. A moments reflection
on the success of the Denver &
Rio Grande narrow gague system,
on the favorable situation and great
promise Of Albuquerque to become
an immense trade and mining cen
ire, and the enterprise and sublime
faith of it's citizens, on the decline
of the speculative mania, and the
millions OF loose capital which the
paying off of the Government
bonds has set to seeking safe and
permanent investment, and on the
marvellous though as yet untold
and unrealized resources of Lincoln
County, whether in coal, or lumber
or grazing facilities, or thk precious
metals, with not foot Of railroad
within its borders, though it is
nearly as large as tho State Of New
York-but little noting these facts
makes us feel that the build
ing of this road is but a question
of time-and OF a very short time
if we mistake not. A thorough in
vestigation on the part of capital
lists is all that is needed.
But 2ndly, the railroad ques-
ton is made one of secondary inn
portance by the recent discoveries
of mineral within two miles Of
White Oaks.
We do not refer to the old mines,
though the Little Mac, under devel-
shows an increasing width
of vein and very rich ore the
North Homestake, which is gain
ing depth rapidly, though litiga
ton, present and threatened, mars
the prospect of this old property,
and the Old Abe, Colorado, and
other long discovered mines, show
we'll under work. But what the
public should know is, that new
veins, in IN entirely different for
nation from that heretofore sup
posed to contain the gold, have
lately been uncovered, and some of
them are Of wonderful promise
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-08-25

Mrs. CARR, who killed her hus-
baud some months since at Las
Vegas, was questionably discharg-
ed by j. p, at her preliminary
examination, who Immediately al
terwards decamped and then came
back aid voluntarily delivered
herself up pfor trial, got more than
she asked for. Besides trial she
got sentence of three years in the
pen.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-08-25

Mr.. Dorsey says that the Re.
publicans bought Indiana in 1880 ;
one Of Mr.. Tilden's followers says
that John Kelley sold New York
in 1880 F.; Judge Birdsall, Of Con
necticut, says that Tilden sold New
York in 1880 and altogether both
parties seem to have all they can do
to attend to their pet liars the
Democrats, as usual, having the
great majority of artists in men
daclty.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-08-25
NUMBER As.


ed with their churches and proba-
bly, command an aggregate of / 200
children. The Roman Catholics
are represented in all the more i'm.
portant towns and neighborhoods
by parochial and academic schools
variously under tho charge and
control Of the Jesuits, Christian
Brothers, Sisters of Loretto, or
Sisters of Charity, and arc largely
supported in most of the counties
by the public school funds. This
church and its orders have erected
many fine editices, especially at
Santa Fe and Las Vegas. The
Protestant denominations are also
represented at the capital and in
the larger towns by primary and
academic schools and constitute an
important feature in the present
educational facilities Of the Terri.
tory.
These schools are supported
wholly either by private contribu-
tions or by tuition fees, much of
the money coming from abroad.
The public school system has by
law fund Of 25 per cent. of the
general tax and is organized by
counties, but hasno common head.
The powers of the county school
boards are broad and under intelli-
gent management as known to the
American public school system,
might be, and are in few instan
ces, productive of satisfactory
schools. AS whole, however,
the workings OF the system are un-
satisfactory. There is, however,
hope for reformation in this regard
at an early day.
NEWSPAPERS.
Newspapers during the past two
yeaLs have more than doubled in
numbers, quadrupled in quality
and in circulation undoubtedly
command a dozen times the mum
Der OF readers that they did prior
to that date. Where there were
no dailies then there are now FIVE,
some of which in quality will com
pare favorably with tho best along
the meridian of longitude cutting
New Mexico. The weeklies are
twenty-one in number and will
compare favorably in quality with
the average of any given section of
country newspapers.
In nothing, save in the rapid
building Of railroads, is there bet.
ter evidence Of substantial pro-
gress than in the development of
the press OF the Territory. The
facilities OF the newspaper offices
have kept pace with the quality of
their issues and power presses are
found in all the more important
towns. In the Ne,o Merican Office
at Santa Fe will be found facilities
equal to the best west of the Mics
issippi valley. In the chronolog.
ical table following, when taken in
connection herewith, will be found
very much of additional interest"