The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-15

III was, iHlnOuiatcly ditCi ohH0i1 was
crossing Union square with my son Alvin
When near the center of the square, Mrs
Schmid came out of the house, holding
a newspaper in her hand. and
calling in, loud voice for
me to come to her. l crossed over, and
going up to her she said: 20! Mr.. Dan
forth has abused you 50 badi It's so mean
of himl See! Just what he says about
your l took the paper. read it quietly
and slowly, when she remarked: "Mr
Danforth just brought this paper to my
store. He has done so wrong in abusing
you. You told me you would put tie
notice in the ARGUS because it was a daily
paper, Since my husbands death you
have been kind to me and done all you
could for me, and mentioned other mat
tiers as appear in her card. said to Mrs
Schmid, this is very unjust attack on
me and you know it is. YES, l know it
is, she replied. then asked her if she
would object to say so in the paper. If
should write it out and have her sign it.
She said she would willingly sign writ
ten statement. One of her daughters
being present, brought ink, pen and paper,
the card was written out, carefully read
and explained to Mrs. Schmid, and signed
by ber | never was calmer or cooler in
my life than when this incident occurred,
and was not in great rage. 1 am
informed that after three dollars had been
paid to the ARGUS and q receipt given,
by Danforth's advice, one of the
young ladies went to the ARGUS office
and wished to pay two dollars more,
which the editor of the ARGUs declined to
receive, with thanks. 1t is not true went
to the house and solicited the privilege OF
looking after the estate. / have been at
the bar twenty five years. l will pay one
hundred dollars in cash for positive proof
of any instance wherein | have solicited
business during these twenty-five years, by
personal appeal as stated Dan
forth, however, appealed with all his pow
er to have Mrs. Schmid tell me she did
not need my services, and suggested that
she employ young attorney in my stead;
this she refused to do. He went to the
County Clerks Office and with blood in
his eye, said he would take that two dol
lars out OF me. and boosted that he had
gone to Monmouth last year, and de.
feated me for Congress- position for which
[ was never a candidate. | was a true
and loyal supporter of Hon. P L. Cable
whom his friends insisted in nominating
up to the moment he arose in the conven-
ton and positively declined. Simply as
an act of courtesy. Mr. Cable asked the
convention to nominate me, and had the
convention granted his request, l
should have promptly declined. At my
personal solicitation other aspirants gave
way for Mr. Gable, and it was their right
to receive the nomination after Mr.. Cable
refused to receive it. As to the manner
in which did the business | refer to
Judge Adams, of the county court, MIR.
Donaldson, the County CLERK, and the
appraisers Messrs. HIesing, Bromley
and Peetz. The ARGUS has not abused
Mrs. Schmid, but has treated her with
due courtesy and great dignity. Here is
the note Danforth admits Mrs. Schmid
wrote, which he says forbid me putting
anything in the papers.
Rock Island, Dec. 8. 1888
Mr.. Connolly: Will you please put q
stop to the newspapers. don't want my
name to be in any of the papers again.
Mr. DanfoIth called at my house last
evening, but 1 wasn't at home
Mrs. FREDRIC SCHMID.
Out of respect to the ladies, after the
receipt of the above note, last Monday
Mr.. Potter called at the store and in.
formed them if Danforth ceased his at
tacks, the ARGUS would stop, but not
otherwise.
Mrs. Schmid very properly wished the
newspaper talk stopped, which was orig
mated by her professed friend, the editor
of the Rock Islander. have treated her
most kindly and friendly, and have ad
vised her as | would have advised a
mother or sister similarly situated
never went to the house with "some
men, as stated by the editor of the Rock
Islander l asked the young ladies tc
make list of the household goods; thai
the law required. them to be appraised
The some men were Messrs. Huesing
Bromley and Peetz, the legal appraisers
appointed BY Judge Adams. Mrs Schmit
had been advised by some one that it was
a useless expense to have the personal
property of the estate appraised, and
seemed to hesitate by reason of this ad
vice to permit it. told her the law re-
quired 1t; that if she did not wish to fol
low my advice she had better emplo,
some one else. This she declined doing
From the admissions made by the editor
of the Rock Islander, tho public can judg,
with whom she advised
In addition to the foregoing we are in
formed after the daily ARGUS appeared
last Saturday evening, and the editor o
the Rock Islander had perused that inter
esting number, he became terribly excited
He went to Mrs. Schmid's place of bust
ness, and with great physical power
slapped his fists together and tore AROUND
like wild man. So far as we are able t
see he was scarcely justified in acting il
this way, simply because the ARGUS re
ceived three dollar advertisement hi
thought the Rock ISEander ought to have
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