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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-21
City Council.
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CITY COUNCIL Room, Rock Island, Nov
20.-The Council met in special session.
all the aldermen present and Mayor Mott
presiding The reading of the minutes
was dispensed with. The Mayor stated
that the object of the meeting was to take
action on report of the Water works
Committee as to the inlet pipe, which
was deemed unreliable in case of emer
gency. Alderman Whitman, of the com
mittee, stated that the water above the
mouth of the pipe was at present very
shallow, and liable to be shut off by ice,
and that second pipe was needed in
case of fire or emergency. The committee
recommended the laying of 20 foot in
let pipe about 40 feet long into the
slough for use in emergencies. and the
purchase of pipe, for the purpose, the
estimates of cost for pipe and work being
about 81 200, or with three extra lengths
to extend the present inlet pipe, about
81 200 Alderman Reimers moved thai
the recommendation be adopted and the
work pushed as rapidly as possible the
Waterworks Committee to use its discre
ton as to the extension of the pre-
sent inlet pipe. The motion was
adopted by an unanimous vote of ayes
Alderman Bennett, of the water works
committee, submitted a proposition from
Weyerhaeuser & Denkman as to specia
rates for buildings owned by the firm and
| its members, with the regular rates fol-
the same, the committee not favoring thu
proposition. Alderman Stengel moved
that the special rates be granted Alder
man Cavanaugh moved that Weyerhaeu-
ser & Denkman's property be rated
according to the ordinance rates. Tit
amendment was adopted.
The matter of an additional closet, il
the mayors office, was referred to tn,
police committee to confer with the
owners of the building.
The clerk read petition from F. Lu
dolph for new water rating for hi
premises. Referred to water committee Il
adjust
The clerk read petition from 4SI
citizens asking the repeal of the restric
tons on the whistle of the stationar,
steam engines. Alderman Cary moved Il
refer to the ordinance committee Alder
man Reimers moved as an amendmen
that the prayer Of the petition be granted
and that the second section of the urdi
nance be repealed. Alderman Cavanaugl
moved as an amendment to the amend
ment that the entire ordinance be repealed
| The mayor ruled that motions to repea
were not in order in disposing of peti
ton, but on Alderman Reimers' presentin,
a written ordinance repeating the seconr
section, allowed Alderman Reimers
amendment to stand The amendmen
was lost.
| Ayes-Stengel, Warnock, Reimers
Collins, Hull-5.
| Noes-Bennett, Gray, Henry, Ladders
Whitman, Cavanaugh, Cary and Slime
Is.
The original motion was then adopted
II to 2 whitman and Sinnet) and tn
petition referred to the ordinance con
mittee.
Adjourned. Robert KoEHLER,
City Clerk
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Tho County Building
TRANSFERS.

19-Erie Okerberg to heirs of Nils G .
Peterson, WI lot 8, block 81, original
town of Moline; 81.
D. S. Metzgar to Fl. c. Metzgar, lots G
and 8, block 10 in s. BrIgham's addition
to Cordova; $500.
Clark Corbin to P. G. Palmquist, sec
ton 80, town IS, range lie, n Ind bound
airy, part e3 fir sw4; $780,
Robert II. Robb to Anna Robb, Quito
IL in e4 set WI lot 26, section 8 town II
range 2w in Webb's subdivision; $50;
F. ]. and J. r. Fletcher to S. W
Wheelock, outlot Z in Waterman's place
Moline; 800.
S. w. Wheelock to A. o. T. Hose com
pany, lot 10, block 6, in Pitts, Gilbert
Pitts I'd addition to Moline; $500
John Mcconnell to S. J. Mcconnell, 81
SCI of section II, town 49, range 3w; SO
500.
Samuel T. Wilson to Otis J. Dimicl
north 81 feet in lot in Ben Harper
addition to Rock Island: So, 500
Ruth S. Child to Henry PrOchnow
lots and 8, block in Child's End add
ton TO Moline; $500. III.
Otis j. Dimick to s. T. Wilson part
lot 10, section 2, town II range 2w il
Aiken's sub division; $4,000.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-21
Coming.

Among the coming prominent attrac-
tions at Harper's theatre is. the "SilveI
King Company" "Romany Rye" Bart
ley Campbelrs White Slave" and the
comedy, ~, 20 and s." The Silver King
Company give two evening entertain
ments and matinee, and is one of the
finest spectacular shows in existence.
carrying two cars of scenery and one o.
baggage. Rock Island should feel hon
ored by the visit of this troupe, which
plays only in metropolitan cities. The
other entertainments are all of high
order, and should be well patronized by
the theatre goers of the tri cities. Man
ager Harper is negotiating with other fine
companies, and has no hesitation in say
ing that the list of attractions for this
season is the most imposing and inviting
ever before contracted for IN Rock
Island
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County News.

Regular correspondence to the Argus.
HILsDALE, Nov. 21.-Our farmers were
never SO far behind with their work or so
discouraged with the results of it, Far
mers In this part of the eontny have great
reason to be discouraged. First we had
a very late spring, which put them back;
then Immediately after the planting of the
corn, came the wet weather which kept
them from working it until the weeds had
almost taken possession, and IN some
places on the bottom they did Just when
the farmers wanted the rain it refused to
come, and in consequence we have short
ears of corn. They then supposed that
that would be the last of their troubles for
this year, but here they are doomed to
disappointment; along comes Jack Frost
On the 9th and 18th Of September, which in
connection with the wet weather since
gives them soft ears as well as short ones.
Our crops have been poor when compared
with other years, but have We not many
things to be thankful for; we have
not had as destructive storms as they have
had elsewhere, neither is there any danger
of us coming to want.
Hollister & Pearsoll shipped the boss
lot of hogs from here on Saturday. They
were purchased from John SchalI, John
is the boss hog raiser of these parts.
Sparks from the freight engine on
Thursday last set the grass on fire just
above the Dale, and the wind carried 1t
to two stack of hay, and they burned to
the ground. They contained about
twelve tons and belonged to Mr.. Kneffer
Geo. Smith, late of Colorado, who has
come east on account of bis wife's health,
and located in Port Byron, was here visit
ing last week.
W. j. Murphy of Joslin, spent Sunday
with us.
Charles Wainwright, OF Chicago, is here
visiting old friends.
Jack Brady, familiarly known as "Olj
Jack, being fond of red eye" one day
last week bought himself a gallon of the
| fluid and betook himself off to drink it.
Becoming intoxicated he lay down to rest
as it were, and when he awoke he found
he was minus just forty dollars in small
change.
The Eureka school opened on Monday
Miss Lucy Dillon is home from Sterling
to stay.
Our town will soon be without a squire
What then is to be done with our unruly
population.
The oyster supper at the Presbyterian
church on Friday night was not as wei
attended as it might have been; still al
report good time.
There is some talk of concert at thu
Dale sumo time about the holidays. 1t il
move in the right direction and should
be carried through.
Our friend, d. NJ Martin, was in Aledt
last week. Now dare explain yourself
was it the The you know-band that tool
you there?
KEYSTONE.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-21

Coal VALLEY, Nov. 21.-Joshua War
mouth, who formerly resided here, is pay
ing a visit to his father,in-law, George
Wilson.
John Calihan is back from the coal
mines in Iowa.
Miss Carrie Root spent the Sabbath
here. She has betn stopping for n month
past in Rock Island
Miss Alais Battersby has returned to
her home in Cass county, Iowa. She has
been stopping here with her relatives
since her arrival from Great Britain.
Mrs Hannah Lewis, formerly Prossor,
was here last week visiting her friends.
She took the aged folks that raised her,
Mr. and Mrs. Davis, with her to Rapids
City,
The cold weather of last week rather
affected business here. Stopping the
transferring of the flats across Rock river,
and on Sunday breaking the barge from
its moorings, and sending it down In
gorges of ice from which it was not freed
till Yesterday, when it was towed from a
quarter of a mile above Milan by ayoung
man to the place from which it started.
1t will probably be ready to run some
time today.
r. J. Jordan, of Orion, shipped two car
loads of hogs from here on Monday.
The delegate to the Grand Lodge of the
I. 0. o. T., Richard Battersby, could not
attend, so there is no representative from
the Lodge here 1t meets this week at
Springfield. A.
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Sharks rrom ths smokaataok

The wages of section men on Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul road have been
reduced, it is said, TO $1.10 per day.
Rather thin pay TO support family on
Superintendent ]. T. Clark, of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road, has
issued circulars to all telegraph operators
on the line of his road, that the new
standard time will go into effect next
Sunday, and orders that they shall be
in their seats by 1870 a. m. to receive
the time. The new system viii be adopted
on the Chicago, Chicago & Council Bluffs,
Lacrosse, Prairie DuChien, Northern,
Mineral Point Wisconsin Valley, and
the Racine & Southwestern divisions.
The time will be sent from the Washburn
Observatory, at Madison, Wis.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-21
Horse Thief.

This morning between five and six
o'clock, the guard on this side of the
bridge, noticed young man riding ar
iron grey horse, come over from the other
side. About an hour afterwards a man
came across the bridge in a great hurry,
and said he was after some one that had
stolen his horse, describing to the guard
the animal that had gone by about an
hour previous. The guard gave the mar
instruction as to the direction the thiei
took, and the fellow started off in hot
pursuit. The owner of the horse said he
lived at Blue Grass, Iowa, and that the
animal had been stolen at an early houI
this morning.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-21
Parsonal Paints.


Mr.. Ira D. Marston, Of Cambridge, was
in the city last night.
Mr.. Benjamin Whitsitt, of Pre- Exemption,
was in the city today.
Mrs. Chas. Van Duyn, of Milwaukee, is
in the city on visit
Squire Drury, of Drury township. was
at the Rock Island house today.
D. Roy Bowlby returned this morning
from business trip to Chicago.
Mr.. John T. 0'Neil of Cable, wa!
transacting business In the city today
Mr.. George C. Briggs. and two children
of Winterset, Iowa, returned home thi:
morning.
Mrs. L. Clark, of Warren. ILL.,, accom-
panied by herson. Mr.. F. L. Clark, of Thu
same place are visiting at the residenc'
of Rev. s. $. Cryer.
Miss Bessie Harper, who has been Wis
iting for the past week in Minneapolis
will return home this week, accompanied
by Mrs. Joseph Gaskel, nee Truesdale
Mr.. Gaskel and Win and Harry Truesdal,
are expected here in item to spenC
Thanksgiving.
William Ecker, who . has been in the
grocery business in Rock Island for til,
last six years, leaves for St. Louis
his future home, tonight. Mr.. Ecke
wishes to thank his many customers foI
their patronage in the years he has beer
in business, and also those who he ha
had business with for favors extended
Mr.. Ecker, has accepted position in tn
freight department of the Missouri Paci
| fic railroad Office a: st. Louis.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-21
AN ANSWER WANTED.

Can any ore bring us case of Kidney
OR Liver Complaint that the Electric Bitters
will not speedily cure? We say that they
can not, as thousands of cases already per
manently cured and and who are daily re
commencing Electric Bitters, will prove
Bright's Disease, Diabetes, week Back, OF
any urinary complaint quickly cured; they
purify the blood, regulate the bowels, and
act directly on the diseased parts Every
bottle guaranteed. For sale at SOC. bot
tie by Hartz & Rahnsen.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-21


The liver is rising, and the water is
about eight inches higher than yesterday
morning.
A dispatch from Cairo to the St. Louis
GIobe-DemOcra on Monday contains the
following;
The government boat Gen. Barnard
passed up at noon today. Her officers are
enthusiastic over the energy and impair
TALLY OF the senatorial committee who
went south on the boat, and especially at
the clearsightedness OF. Sena or Logan,
who persisted in making thorough end
exhaustive examinations of all govern
ment work, including the levee system.
The party went to Atchafalaya, into the
harbor of Vicksburg and through all the
byways which could possibly assist the
committee in forming an intelligent opin-
ion of the wants of the great river. Ar
irving at the jetties; the Barnard was left
at Port Eads, the party embarking on a
seagoing tug belonging to the Eads
company, and going out into blue water,
two leads being cast each by the Eads
party and the committee, and not being
satisfied with the casts as reported, Gen
Logan insisted upon going over the route
a second time; finally Selling the lead line
and satisfying himself of the truth of the
calls, which were from 26 to 80 feet.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-21
The Blaekbirds.

Harper's theatre contained large and
goodnatured audience last evening, tc
witness the excellent performance giver
by j. Fl. Haverly's Ministries. The old
jokes have been thrown aside, and new
and sparkling ones substituted. The over
ture was exceptionally good, and the
different specialties were superior to any
thing of the kind seen here for some time
Charlie Young is a whole show in himself
and kept tho audience in continual roal
of laughter Roselle the female imper-
senator was good, as usual.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-21
KEYSTONE

Regular Correspondence to the Argus
YUMA, Nov. 21.-On Tuesday evening,
the people of Yuma almost unanimously
turned out to surprise Supervisor Knowles
in our folks of the upper ends usual way,
with we'll filled baskets, mirth and good
humor Old and young to the number
of one hundred formed in line at the resi-
dence of Sylvester DAILY, and marched TO
the residence of /. S. Knowles, who was
taken entirely by surprise, but only re
quired a moment to collect himself and
see 10 slowing away the eatablcs and
horses, then he and his excellent wife
were ready to entertain the guests in a
right royal manner When all were quite
warm and had formed one another's &C
quaintance and renewed, sociablitv was
running quite high, and the supper table
fairly Shrunk with the weight. NJ J. Nc
Entry stepped into the spacious parlol
and in one of his usual learned speeches
formally. in behalf of the guests, pre-
scented Mr. Knowles with beautiful gold
pen and holder, while to the better half
and children were given set of solid
silver knives and forks as reminder of
the good feeling that exists in the COM
munity for this excellent family that are
now about to move from our midst to
other fields of labor Let success be with
them and crown their efforts.
On Sunday the Rev. Mr.. Wood, of the
Baptist church of Watertown, preached
an eloquent sermon in the Osborn school
house to affair congregation. He contem-
plates preaching every two weeks if the
congregation jnstifies. AT o'clock p. m.
on Sunday, Dec. End, preaching will be
again held by Rev, Mr.. Wood.
EXSheriif VIM, Payne is again all over
smiles. He says it is girl, and Herman
Lipett says the same. All doing well,
Corn is poor, and hogs nearly all mar
ketcd AGRICoLA.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-21

Disease, Propensity and Passion, bring
mankind numberless ailments, foremost
among them are Nervousness, Nervous
Debility, and unnatural weakness of Gen.
erative Organs; Aliens Brain Food sue
cessfully overcOmes these troubles and
restores the sufferer to his former vigor.
Si.--At druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-21
HARD coal MARKET.

The bestls the cheapest. have larg'
stock, best quality of all grades and sizei
of all rail coal. Also blacksmith coal
coke and charcoal. Office at E. d. Fol
SONS -four and feed store No. 1 ,706 Thir(
avenue. Telephone No. 1856.
Aug 23-tf VIM. NEyIN.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-21
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

The Waterworks Committee wishes t,
announce that hereafter beginning tomor
row the Waterworks whistle will blow
as follows; 5 a. m Qong whistle); 6 a. IN
Ia M; ~. M; p. m, and 6 p, m.
adopting new standard time.
By order of
WATERN oRISs COMMITTEE.
RoBT KEoHLER, City Clerk. 19d3t
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HARD GOAL.

Call on E. B. Sargent at the office Of
Port Byron Lime association. 2017 Sec
ond avenue. for prices on the best hard
coal in the city. Nut and No. A $3.50
per ton.
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TIE DAILY ARGUS.
wednesday November 81, 1883.
Mating.

There will be meeting of the base
ball association this evening at the law
Office of Parks & Peasants. The differ
ent committees will report, and make
known what work they have performed.
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nF ElOIAL NOTICE

The water rents are now due and must
be paid at the collectors Office by Nov. "a.
RoBT. KoEHLER,
Collector of Water Rent
Office of the city clerk, Nov. Is. 1888.
Rock Island. Ill 1910
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-21
HaRn CniE aaRKET

Pea coal $500; crate and egg $500
range, nut and No 4. $3.50 per ton
screened and delivered Brookfeld Ool
grates) 5000 Blacksmiths coal, Con
nellsyille coke and charcoal at 1903 Sec
ond avenue. E. G. FRAZER.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-21
LEHIGH HARD COAL.

J. s. Wylie can furnish it. and the
Scranton white ash at prices satisfactory
considering the superior quality. Office
at Coal Valley Mining Co.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-21
Low Prices,

In consequence OF the recent decline in
sugars and teas, we have decided to give
our customers the benefit, and subjoined
the following prices. viz;
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-21

Washing called for every Tuesday ant
delivered every Friday G. o. d. laundry
Davenport. 19d2w
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-21

Two car loads of choice winter apples
Jenitons, Willow Twies, Ben Davis. Wine
Saps and Pippins, at Frey & Sargent's.
Nov. II. Ct.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1883-01-17
indigenous Potatoes.

L.CCIteeftyc3
Mr.. John L. Lennon, member
OF the California Academy OF Scien>
ces, has made very important dis
covery. He has recently returned
from a botanical excursion OF several
months in the range OF rugged noun
tains in Arazona along the Mexican
frontier. The discovery is that of
two or three varieties of native in>
dlgsnous potatoes, some OF which
were growing ia mountain meadows,
whose surrounding peaks Were 10,
OO0 feet above the level OF che sea.
The specimens were about as large
as walnuis, and they were to be dis
trlbuted among careful cultivators,
who will EXPERIMENT with them for
number OF years 10 see what can be
made of them. The original home OF
the potato has long been matter OF
dispute, but We now know where
one home is to certainty. 1t is
among the probabilities that from
these Arizona lnbers will come a
new and vigorous race .: potatoes TO
take the place OF the shorL-lived va,
rleties now grown. 1t is true we &c
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THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST.

from Tennessee sell at 500 to $125
each. This leaves wide room fol
profit Oh the expense OF retaining
our lands.
In the island Of Jamaica, splendid
cattle are raised on Guinea grass.
many weighing 1000 pounds, ormore
after being dressed. Thousands of
acres in Guinea grass can be seen in
some parts of the island stretching
for miles on the hillsides and plains,
and stocked with the finest imported
cattle from England.
Now as the Guinea and Para
grasses thrive as we'll in Florida, as
In the West Indies, we can see no
obstacle in Florida being made the
best stock raising State in the Union.
The resources of our State are not
krown by any means, but we hope
20 see the time when men of sense
md capital will develop new indus-
ries.
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occasional new and fine varieties
from seed balls; but, after all, they
are from the same old stock, the in
heritants OF disease and constitution
al weakness, as is proved by the fact
that all OF them "run OUT after
few years. They do not cease TO
appear in our markets because they
are superseded by better varieties,
but because they cease to be pro-
ductive. Prof. Lemmon's discovery
will be hailed with delight by scient-
lists the world over.
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Stock Raising in Florida.

There is vast quantity of low
unproduotive land in this State, which
is at present of little worth except
for stock raising, and even then it
takes hundred acres, more or less, to
keep cow halt starved. Ii this land
was properly fenced, broken up and
planted in grasses such as the Guinea,
Para, Bermuda or others that thrive
here, they could be made very Naln-
able. AS they now are, they are COW
cred with water great part OF the
year, yet these lands could be made
quite dry, for they are intersected
with natural channels in the numer.
ous creeks that ron, in most cases,
through them. The channels have
been obstructed by falling trees which
Gam back the water, bat if properly
cleared Out would carry off all tina!
iell, into The rivers. This land can
be bought for very small prices, fenc-
ed with barbed wire; the cypress trees,
in most cases on the spot or near at
hand, being the veiy best tor posts.
Improperly fenced, drained and plant
ed in nutritious grasses, they would
answer The purpose OF raising the
best graded cattle and horses. N or
would it be an expensive undertaking
to do this as the timber is scant and
the pIow could be put in almost with
out clearing Florida cattle sell in
The jacksonville market at about $40
to SIP per head, while cattle brought
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The COmptrOller's Report of the
State of Florida.

From the Comptroller's Report we
learn that the total receipts into the
State Treasury on account of gener-
al revenue Gncluding interest taxes)
Tor the fiscal year ending December
81, 1882, amounted to $35O,56 80.
Warrants and coupons paid at the
treasury during the same period,
$229,693.6S.
The Comptroller's estimate for ex.
penses this year will require an APP
preparation of $3l5,573, and for next
year, when no Legislature will be in
session, $243, 573.
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Sick Cows.
From an Exchange.

L
A cow that will not eat is sick.
A healthy COW never refuses food.
When COW will not eat it would be
advisable to give her some medicine
and nothing is better than a quart
OF linseed oil. This may be given
by pouring it gently.down her throat
from a long-necked bottle put in the
side OF the mouth where there are no
teeth, and the head being held up by
an assistant. The oil should be given
IN small quantities as she swallows it.
After the oil has operated, the COW
should have bran mash, aud should
be fed lightly until The appetite is re-
stored. Clover hay cut and moisteu.
ed with water and mixed with a few
quarts of bran will make az excellent
food, which she will doubtless eat
freely ii she is not oyerfed. Overfeed-
ing will sooner spoil cows appetite
than auy other mistake Ia her