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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-12

person who called at his place about
O'Clock ON Saturday afternoon aud asked
for dinner. He was told that it was too
late fer dinner. whereupon be bought q
cigar and glass of wine, putting the
cigar in his pocket and drinking the wine.
Mr. Bshardt win probably give his testi-
mony before the jary this evening.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-12
NOTICE.

I would respectfully solicit the tax pay
ers of Rock island to pay their taxes In
me at their earliest convenience, as | will
soon be required to make settlement with
the cunlTy collector. Parties against
whom back personal taxes are entered on
the collectors book are requested TO make
payment of same at once, or they will be
proceeded against according TO law. Office
under Harper House. in telegraph office
FRAZER WILSON,
dwtf Town Collector.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-12


Two Chicago gentlemen were in town
the other day, and made q cash offer Of
$40, 600 for the Rock Island and Milan
street railway property, and twenty five
per cent Of the net receipts. but they
found that ii isn't in The market. It
already more than pays the necessary ex
penses of operating it. and in a short
time viii become one of the best paying
pieces of property in this county.
This morning Squire Chopper passed
Judgment upon two unfortunates: George
Ell. Hofisnd, drunk, etc, So and costs;
Albert Stombs, larceny of forty cents
worth of goods from Fred Krelps. bound
over for appearance at court Suisse
qnently he went before Judge Adams,
pleaded guilty, and was out about $40 by
the operation.
Large line of prints. muslins, slIeetings.
ticks and demings. at McIntire s. Cos.
Some time during Saturday might the
office of Sears mill near Milan, was
broken open, a hole drilled in the Diebold
safe and powder inserted and ignited
The explosion. which was heard by
nobody, blew off the outside portion of
the door and the fellows sdecamped with
out any pfnndcr. Had they succeeded in
their object they would have obtained
only five or six dollars. Yesterday Mr..
Charlie Fiebig went out there and opened
the safe and to-day the entire door is at
his shop for repairs The fellows. who
were evidently green at the business, left
behind as souvenirs of their visit, brace
and two chisels which had been stolen
from Mr. A. Cook of Milan.
Bows and childrens' clothing a special
department. at the Golden Eagle. 12-d2t
This morning about O'Clock. Mr..
Fred Appelquist's family had a narrow
escape from asphyxiation Shortly be-
fore that hour the stove pipe damper fell
down completely obstructing the draft.
The result was that Mr. Appelquist awoke
and found the house full of gas and smoke
His first thought was that the house. was
afire but after Il general opening of win
dows and doors the cause of the trouble
was apparent
Extra pants for boys and children
speciality, at the Golden Eagle.
On Thursday the 22d inst the republi-
cans will hold their caucus meeting to
select delegates to convention to be held
1t Turner Hall on Saturday evening, the
.4th. The convention will consist of
orty-five members, ard will be called
upon to nominate a candidate for mayor,
,ity clerk, city treasurer, city attorney,
ownship supervisor. four assistant super
'isors, one township assessor, and one
collector. 1t win also appoint chairman
# the city township committee The
all is signed 10y ]. NJ Bcardsley
That ash pile between the American
Express Office and Second avenue is I'M
lightly and should be removed.
Wiggins' wind storm did not put in an
appearance in Rock Island
The ARGUS has improved facilities for
DING job work of all kinds 1t empl oys |
one but the best of workmen, while its |
Material is of the latest style and is being
onstantly added to- Its stock of fancy |
Lstionery is large aud varied; its supply /
all kinds of commercial stock is prac-
cally unlimited. and its prices are rea-
enable The best of work guaranteed
If
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-12
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
Washington. February oath. 1888

OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY. n
Washington. February oath, 1888. "a
WHEREAS. BY satisfactory evidence presented I'd
the undersigned. il has been made TO appear thai
1.-The FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF Rock ISLAND
in the city of Rock Island, in the county of Rock
Island. and state Of Illinois, has complied with all
the provision of the '.act of Congress to enable
National Banking Associations 10 extend their
corporate existence and for other purposes APP
proved July 18th, 1882.
Now. therefore, l. JOHN JAY KNOX, Comptroller
of the Currency do hereby certify that .she First
National Bank of R ok island in the city of Rock
Island. and state of illinois, is authorized to have
succession for the period specified in its amend
ed articles of association. namely until close of
business on February ~ 1898
In testimony whereof witness NV hand and Seal
of Office this oath day of February 1883
JOHN JAY KNOX,
No JUS Comptroller of the Currency
feb-97-d30a
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-12
SUICIDE IN DAVENPORT.
Simon B Paige Ends His Existencs With
a Revolver.


The few people in Rock Island who
were acquainted with Mr.. Simon B. Paige,
| head of the extensive numbering firm ia
Davenport of Paige. Dixon & Co, were
inexpressibly shocked yesterday upon
| learning that he had killed himself with
revolver at his rooms in the Kimbali
House in that city. Two years ago Mr..
Paige went to Davenport from Oshkosh,
Wis, (where he had amassed fortune,
in company with his brothers, in the
grocery jobbing trade aud extensive lum-
boring operations,) and purchased the
lever saw mill. Associating others with
him. the firm being known as Paige. Dix
on s. Co., the property was completely
overhauled. added to and in every way
extensively improved and has been doing
splendid business. The last time the
writer saw Mr.. Paige he escorted him al
around the property, pointed out with
pardona5le pride what had been done and
gave a general idea of what was to be
done in 1888. Mr. Paige was actively
interested in numerous enterprises, and
possessing magnificent physique he
seemed fully able to stand the immense
strain without breaking down. He had
travelled extensively and the writer
wildly remembers, in view of vester-
days sad occurrence. what Mr..
Paige said to him when showing
him about his mill: THE doctors told me
that | must give up business absolutely
if | hored to live .''snd take a trip abroad.
This benefited me so much that 1 put on
| shall keep it on"
He was man of uniformly cheerful
disposition. never respondent. and al
though carrying business load sufficient
it. 1t was probable, however, that it
wore upon him more than was dreamed
of by his friends.
In 1880 his first wife was suffocated
in the Beekwith House fire. Oshkosh,
and fer time it seemed as if Mr.. Paige
would never rally from the effects of the
blow As if TO add to his troubles an
Oshkosh fireman began suit against him
for S., 900. claiming that he offered that |
amount 10 anybody who would recover
his wife's body This suit Mr. Paige |
claiming that he never offered /
that or any other amount In January |
last he married a Brooklyn widow with 1
two children and after a wedding trip |
Mr.. and Mrs. Paige were quartered at the /
Kimball House, They always seemed /
devoted to each other and domestic infe
licity evidently had nothing to do with
the suicide
Yesterday forenoon Mrs. Page Invent
10 church, leaving her husband at home.
Upon her return to the room she found
Mr. Paige lying upon the couch, his
right arm thrown across his body and a
revolver in the hand. He had placed the
nuzzle close To his forehead, over his
light eye, and had fired the fatal shot.
4atterly Mr.. Paige had complained of
rheumatism and severe cold, but other |
wise seemed to be in his normal condition.
Few suicides have ever occurred in this
ection surrounded with sadder eircum-
tances.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-12

EDITOR ARGUS:
We wish to publicly express our heart
felt thanks through your paper to the
many friends and neighbors for their
kindness and sympathy at our late be-
reavement- Such tender sympathy as
was shown us is a real solace in the hour
of sore affection.
JoHN PEETz AND CHILDREN.
March IL. 1888.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-12

Mr. Chas Rite will leave for ST.
Louis in few days to visit friends for
about month.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-12

Gents latest style shoes at Carse &
Reticker's- If
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-12

Selling at cost, Taylor & Philleos, I
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-12
SHOW FOR THE PEOPLE,

Catering to the wishes Of the People.
Prices to Salt the People-75e, soc aud SIS cts
Seats secured at Harper House Drugstore, Rock
Island: Grams keafor House Drugstore. Moline 4
No extra charge.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-12
A SLIGHT cI.Ew.

This morning Foreman Cropper. of
the jury of inquest in the hanging case,
was informed that John Bohardt, Bel
gian, who keeps saloon at the corner Of
Fourth avenue and Ninth street. had said
that judging from the description given
him of the unknown, he was the same
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-12

himself that he pulled until an inch or 50
beyond the trunk of the tree and the subse-
quent slight contraction drew the right
lower portion of his face snug up to the
tree.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-12

Saturday in the circuit court. Judge Glenn
presiding:
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-11-08
.nIrti Ofarief.

Jesse Williams, who was robbed OF 5000
IN gold al the Broad Street Station on
March 8 recovered 81 600 and inside bis way
10 South Bend, Ind. (the old home oil ex-
Vice President Colfax), and yesterday new
of his death was received In this city lie
died of Grief. The robbery Of Williams was
most specially noticeable as specimen OF
the slovenly way in which the police o. tbis
ci.y manage the collection OF news. March
S lS83, at SIS p. M, the police OF tDe
Twentieth district telegrsphtd TO the Ger
tr,ltbe announcement Of the crime Thence
il was sent TO the tventy-four districts sno
The seven sub-precincts In hfteen minutet'
aud a COPY telegrsphed 10 the house Of the
Cnlef of Police. Then there followed oe'
acriptious of the thieves and dsretch ash.
inc whether Chief Of Pslire GiyiD was ~
the Central. The Chief could not be founui
aud one Of the results of the iaiiuIe va,
that this important news, known to.the po'
ce, vas given to the public from another
source the next day, IL was sussequen
ascertsired thst the Chief was a. the Ma
sopjc Temple on the evening ofthe robbery
or only three or four hundred feet Hvas
from the actual scene OF IL. He said after
ward, in speaking Of the crime. that be
would have arrested the criminals the same
uigh, had be received the dispatches IS =
he robbery. As q vas. q dispatch 20 TIE
police 81 New York Vas 10 some way delay
I'd md Inspector Byrnes arrested the sus'
pecied thieves sfter reading OF the ROBBERY
IN New York newspaper. -.
The thisves who robbed Jessie Nilliami
are nov serving the state for their crime
and that may have been as.iEht satislse
ton 70 the grief-strickeB man; but they
gould NOT have been captured bat foT ~
shrsrdness q the New York p0iics.-l fhii
adelphia Times.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-11-08
. Nav Political Measure.

Yesterday afternoon three tramps met IN
f,ouL OF The city hall. Two were sober, cold
and hungry, and the third was drunk as a
lord and happy.
Where did he catch II" asked one OF the
sober gentlemen of the other.
Blessed if l knowl responded his friend,
eyeiog the drunkard with envy. Hold up
will YOU, and tell us how you come by II
Where'd YOU get the julcsl
P-n.politicsl muttered the happy man.
WHY don't Won get into po.itics1
And amt II demanded the questioner IN
disgust. I've been in politics for two
weeks, and only one glass OF beer mp 10
So have I, commented the other sober
man. Pm in il a month, and not even
What's yer politics, anyway? asked the
drunken nan with sudden gravity.
I'm a republican and he's democrat
and there amt drop of rum in either par
ty. What's yours2
Hurrayl roared the happy man. Yer
didn't work il right. There's plenty OF 1t
in both p-p-parties, but yer Amt on TO the
way 10 R-g-get it. Pm a prohioitionist,
hear m-me7 And / go around ito the
meetings of 'em both a-and yell for my
crowd and they all s-set 'em up, and I've
beeu d-d-drunk for three weeks steady.
Watcher want TO do is t-trsin with my gang
for rum. .....
And two now converts 10 the prohibition
moyement enrolled themselves among the
ranks of the only party whose members
could get anything out OF the others
TBroOklyn Eagle.
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Tn. B,bemisn Girl. played last evening
BY the So. Quiutsn opera troupe. is one OF
tbs musical composifions Of Bale, the only
eoo,ch-born composer Of English operas
which bsve survived. and The Only opera
which hss been kept fresh AM admired
beroud the life Of lie autbOf. VINO ~ seven
resrs Of age VS. . prodigy improTisatof
md ri nIns year. was VI .tirg eucce.sful
falIsds. while 81 Frteen be Nas me con
durfrr Of tne orcheslra In the les1inf
ffsafre Of London, snd 20 tgesty-tFe hsd
wrriftrr = half ddEen operns dur NJ his say
IN Italy, but yst vbo q his cesth, some
fue'ts rears aeo, found nfariT 81 o. nis
muse nrflqusied. -. o.
The scene 81 TIE pee uncer rtFles y
hid e. PreaturE. On the Danuoe, ne open
frr rieu hsiue chateau ard fruunos o.
Crurt Arrhein. who j. prerer1ng tof 2
r.fIrrr. uher Thsddeus q P0iish erie snd
furitivs from Ire ustrian troops rusnes m
nr'f h~rr ~ abeiter and c1nre 1irnent ron
- nururIrs. rtadrsrs hen trius nanc
Il rr.reiss rrter tisir leeder Dsr lsh1c. sc
rsi'r-s tirr'ssIf n ttsIr gart uttct rlls.snrs
~ rr-surr.. r. fe-D aftrrg-ns eellrsrs
4rIlrs - rrrrf's dsurhtrr ron isrg-
rI-11 efnr As turQusl cf tksrfs Ins1-
Fr~Ir rrfrsrs - trirk rca1t - ne healft
~ fhstr errpsrrT tossirr re rlnss a1tJ
w. i - rrup-~sc. Itis errsEes ite
!. ------1ig-r Va sssk ., ~ tiru s.er E-D-
- nssr-Ii berirs r11 Dsflr.locf = tafsr
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Good Roads arc surely Necessary fOt
tho state.
Let Dallas Comfy Issue Bonds TO
Further the Scheme.
Good Investment for Capitalists.

DALLAS, Oct. 3l.-[Eiitor HEEALD. J.
One OF the most important matters TO which
Governor Ireland refers in his proclamation
converting the legislature is provision for
"a more efficient system of highways"
To Dallas county the question OF public
roads is one of transcendent importance, as
I shall endeavor to demonstrate in this
communication. / do not indulge in hyper
mole when assert that every other public
interest paes before the importance OF this
one question to the people fortunately OF
both country and city, for in respect to
highways over the country all have COM
mon interest.
IL ia known that the revenue coming from
the sales of school lands and other sources
will exceed SO QUO, 0O0 per year, and increase
as The years roll on. This revenue can be
invested in such securities as the coming
legislature may direct. To invest it in tho
bonds or securities OF so rich and prosper
ons county as Dallas would unquestiona-
bly, be coed investment. That the legis-
Iature will direct such investmentsto be
made no one doubts, Then Dallas county
should issue 100000 OF s per cent bonds
running twenty years, and sell them
at par to the state. With
the proceeds of these bonds she should con-
struct east and west. and north and south
across the country, ABOUT sixty
miles of mscadamized roads. Fifteen
thousand dollars per year will paw the In.
terest on these bonds. On the present val
uation of property in Dallas county GOT
course values will rapidly increase in the
fuiure) tax OF IL IL cents Oh the hundred
dollars will pay all interest. That tax no
man can grumble Mt. The benefit
to be derived from it are
two-fold. First, it distributes
among our people, and chiefly among la
boring men, 100000. 1t puts at once this
much additional money in circulation in
Dallas county alone. Secondly, it con-
st1ucts sixty miles of turnpikes, enabling
not only every farmer on or adj ,cent TO the
road, TO easily and comfortably haul his
produce to Dallas, but it will pour, the
trade from every surrounding county whose
line it touches, likewise into Dallas Such
a system of roads would enhance the value
OF every farm and tract, OF iand
within five miles OF the turn
pike two.fold. 1t would present to
the foreign capitalist a counterpart to the
roads in his own land. 1t would induce an
investment in our farm properties az once
such as has not been conceived of by any
of our people, The unspeakable conven-
fences of such roads 10 a sticky black land
country like ours cannot be oyerestl-
mated. "
In fact, every consideration OF public
policy, economy, convenience or interest
most mperatively demands the construc-
ton of these highways, and the commits
sioners court of this county should take
at the proper time the proper steps to &C
complish for Dallas county the very great
est good that can be conferred upon Its
people. o.
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Work neiyyomen in Boston

Miss Jennie Collins, so well known in
connection with Boffin's Bower in Boston
has just sent out her thirteenth annual re-
port. She gives many pitiful instances OF
the straits to which working women are re.
duc.d bv the keen competitions Of trade,
which keep wages down. In the course OF
the past year, she says, five young women
IN whom she was particularly interested
uied of consumption and one committed
suicide BY drowning-al under 25 years of
age. They could earn from
So to 81 per week. 1t would be impossible
tor them to get twenty-one of the plainest
meals for less than IS, consequently they
mad TO resort tn one meal or meal and II
half a day" Exhaustion and consumptio J
soop followed. One item in the work Of
B Is Bower shows its usefulness to this
u snate class. For nine years it hrs
fu, Gree dinners to women out Of en-
ployment during the hard part of the win.
ter. During the past year 8 $50 meals were
furnished, and in many cases this dinner
was the only meal they had during the
daY.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-11-08
BASE BALL.

Tha Gulf CITY club, OF Galveston, whicb
ia to play the Brown Stockings of this city
TODAY, Sunday and Monday, are expected
to arrive this a. m. and take quarters ~
the Windsor hotel. There are sixteen cur, IN
nromptlv each afternoon at 2:30 o'clo' k
Roth clubs have been strengthened Ri &c
they last crossed bats and the oontes,
cannot fail to be one of unusual
interest. A good deal of interest in the
games to be played is manifested and
large crowd will greet them. During the
past week the Browns have been practlc-
ing and In addition have been practiclne
hundred and twenty yards in sixteen
seconds; Lewis In seventeen; Corral in nj
teen. while the other members of the clut
made good runs. Corral crowded the,pIo
fessional record which is fourteen SECONDS
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pbysioanhknow what 10 dp md wbef
| Ia do H. lMi b od deal N common.
senaa IL feqbVed ~ discover how not 10 dt
something, aM When tu let the patient
alone. ohmbinntI0n Of dfugelns
land frpitiLg kills more than hull
| the siok people lnNie world. a man en-.
emies cannot do hIlp near 30 much damage
rs his friends INN world 10 po6csspd
with tho notion Alt when man
Il taken III, n Nrfiblo ado must
ba kept up, an aliernatiAp OF nursing and
whispering doctors, sympNhizlng friends,
fearful relatives and chalterlng nurpe1 add
their contributions TO the wrong side, and
all because somebody is i'll and needs chiefly
rest. We have not yet, most ofns, gotten
rid ~ the old notion OF the sncien,s that dis
ease is II personality, a something that 10
in the air, that travels about
aud enters our dwellings, ana
finally seizes hold of W; something akiu in
the minds of the ignorant to goblin, ghost,
hend, demon or witch, which only pills or
potations can exercise, kill or
cure. We are confident tina
many sensible physician will say, If the
patient will let him and two-thirds OF all the
maladies tell the people in the world would
get we'll in fe~ hours or days, ifleft 10 them
selves, with no other appliances than such as
lublluCt Wuu'u euBEest anu Cutuihou oehso |
employ. But patients often estimate
the DEBTORS skill by the wonderfully
wise look whicn be assumes and
the extent or variety of his prescriptions;
and sick mans friends hate to seem I'M
sy mpathiaing, and so are apt to be oticious.
1t is to be understood Of course.
that we are not speaking OF
extreme cases. but of the treatment
of most of the ills which flesh Is heir to-
The troubles which come upon overworked
men and women, so many OF whom we
find all around us in this pushing. COM
petitive age. Their best remedy, If they
Co n take it. is rest. If that be impossible,
we can only pity them.-[ Providence Jour
nal
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DISTRICT COURT - ASSIGNMENT
CASES

Assignment of cases in the district coul
for the week beginning Monday, Novembf
5, 1888:
s4l7-Mary M. Cameron VS.. j NJ. Thurmon'
etal -,
Aon2-Ortlieb & Co, VS. J. D. Lynch. ct a..
415l-Greer NJ Boyd vs Houston d Iexas Gel
trrl Railway Company, -,
s1os-John Napier VS. Texas Trunk Raliwa
Company. o,, VITA,
4s74-CI y Elevator mp&ny vs.. City Nation'
400 = Ret erton, Irvine & &C., VS.. Walker
Walker ~.
4us-Wash. williams VS. Houston g. Texas CeI
tra' Reilway Company
A5O4-WilIi1m McLa en- re CHlcago, Ie4as
Mexican Central Railway Company,
A5a5-J. b, Lorain VS.. Chicago. Texas q Mex
can Central Railway mpany.
$780,. b. Simpson VS.. Texas Trunk Kaiiroa
COMPANY. ,,
A556- Pauline Kahn VS.. William Kahn.
z5G6-James Il. Johnston VS.. 4. W. IT, JONI
ston. ,,,.,,
4575-J. n. Fitzgerald VS.. Seaman Field.
16iO-Florence Clint er vs. Houston q Iexas Se'
trail Ralwsy Company ~
467l-Henry Loeb VS. s. Friedlaoder'
46e4-Oliver & Griggs VS.. Ike Loeb
4702-Noland & McRoskey US. Dallas Gar oon
nauy
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LOCAL LORE
A Goed Attendance Promlsed TOT
Races.
A ID, reeiiye Car Wrecks n Wh|
Train.
Ipther Interesting Local Intelligent
THE JOINING RACES.

As the races of the Dallas Jockey on
which begin Tuesday, approaches the
tersst in them Increases. Yesterdal
trains brought in number OF Flyers, a
nmopg them were such animals as klt|
bold, st. Olsud, Index ana Wentmoh., ir|
Denver, and more from MGn ih, 10 ~
other points, making thirty'eieht III
There are 1913 horses at the stables, no(
and a good many more will arrive beioI
the opeping day. Ample preoarations
stock have been literally provided Tor oy
generous management, and the erano9
races that ever occurred in the s"uthwe
will be witnessed here the coming wee
There will be large attendance Iro
ahyoed A large mum ner visit the rad
conrse early every morning to see the ar
mails exercised by their trainers and No
and then squirt on the track leads intere
to the scene.