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tLime-Kiln Club

lLime-hlln CLUB
-Brudder Taylor, at dc las meetin' Of dis
club you attempted to enter dis lodge-room
in SIGH a drunken condishun dat you didn't
know Giveadam Jones from Elder Toots."
"lzs sorry, sab"
"Iu co'ss you is. but dat doan' alter de case
In de least. In de fust place de man who
gifts drunk am an IDIOT In lie mex place, de
man who gifts drunk au' fo'ces his company
upon sober people ought to be taught a les.
son. l shall fine you S6S7, an in case you re.
peat de otfense you will leave dis club in SIGH
a hurry as will make things swim befo' yer
eyekn
, 1884-06-18

The only St Louis keg beer to be had
in the town. Bond ana Lillard whiskey.
Jake Esselbom's cigars Town brand the
best for the money. All and every kind of
lunches. Any kind of imported delicacies.
Elegant rooms for private parties, Ladies'
parlor. No buns allowed in the house.
JAKE EssELBoRS, Prop'r,
, 1884-06-18

Al ilLnatured correspondent says that an
American girl now travelling in Europe car
blush whens she ploases, even when she has a
quarter OF an inch of toilet cream md powder
on her face. "She does II somehow" he says,
shy drawing in her breath" She can also
hold a diamond Just poised on the edge Of her
lower eyelid for five minutes. Naturally,
having abilities of this kind, she exercises
them and counts her victims by tho score.
, 1884-06-18

Capt Rodney Baxter, Of Hyannis, Cape
Cod, offers to pay $500 ito any person who
will produce a materinli5ed spirit in my pre-
s"nce, within my reach, a witness being
present, and TINT will there remain even
Ave minutes"
, 1884-06-18

A quack doctor, VINO was giving testimony
in a San Francisco court, was asked IL he
had ever performed the operation of iecap-
itation. "Oh. yes" he said; II have done
that often, often" always suceezfullyr'
"Never lost a patient under itp
, 1884-06-18

Some special bargains in collars, halters
and harness of all kinds at James Keni-
gdn's Eddy street.
, 1884-06-18

Don't get warm, go and buy a straw hat
mt Polack's.
, 1884-06-18

Positively the finest toilet soaps ever
brought to this city, at Rhodes & Trox-
ellis.
, 1884-06-18

The best smoking tobacco Is Little
Joker.
, 1884-06-18

Fine gold filling a speciality. DR.
Warner, dentist.
, 1884-06-18

nEE -.[ Kentucky State Journal
swell, Jakey. l hear you are going to get
married. Is 1t Eof
, 1884-06-18

-who are you going to marryr
@Jane Metsrs.T
"Why, she's old, Jakey, and also homely. y
That's just the kind / want. I want EN-.
old so theyilt-k know something. ard honey
70 they will stay at home"
, 1884-06-18
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MINING M CHINERY Y.
Plants for gold and silver mills, embracing
the late-t and most imutoved machinery aud
processes for Use and free ores. Wafer Jucket
SIN. lting iu snnces Tor s liver, cad n I'd copper
ores, witu new and Important Improvement
superior to any o her make Hosting W Tks,
pumping machinery, chlurliizing furnaces.
etc We offer the hest result Of thirty years
experience In this special liuenf work. and
are pr pared to furnish nom San Francisco ~
Ing aud reduction machinery superior in de-
sign and construction to that OF any other
MIKE at the lowest possible prices. We also
contract to deliver In coInplet running order.
mills. furnaces, hoisting works, CITE in any OF
the mining states end territories. Estimates
given on application. Send for illustrated
circular.
Chicago Office and Works. 100 ". CItutoo at
WILLIS q nOnD, Superintendent.
New York ONCE, IS Broadway,
HENRY b. MURRAY. Manager
, 1884-06-18

Visiting cards, wedding cards, invitation
cards, ball programmes, legal blanks and
all kinds of job printing done at the
Leader job rooms.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08
A SERIOUS CUTTING ARRAY.
Two Drunken River Men Get Into an
Alteration and One Slabs the
Other--The Victim Sup
posed to be Fatally
Injured.

A serious, and what will probably re-
suit IN fatal stabbing affray, occurred on
the levee in Davenport at 10 o'clock last
night. All day crowd of roustabouts
and tough river characters had been
drinking and carousing in the various dis"
reputable saloons on the levee. Among
the rest was Bernard Walter and Chas.
Ellis, roustabouts on the Josephine. For
some time these two men, both hard c!ti
zens, have entertained a feeling of en-
nifty toward each other, The old feud
was revived yesterday and several times
the two were about to settle their dispute
in rough and tumble fight, but were
prevented from doing so by friends. They
continued TO partake of the non'intoxi'
eating but invigorating mum and ICON :
versation water" at invervals during the
day, aud with each succeeding glass of
the harmless beverage came an increased
desire to punch each others heads. This
sort of thing continued up to 10 O'Clock
last night when Walter and Ellis met
again, this time in McElhaneys saloon,
one OF the lowest dives ON the Davenport
levee. Here the quarrel was renewed and
there being no one present who cared to
stop the fight, they engaged in ferocious
rough and tumble battle. Seeing that he
was about to get the worst
of the fight, Waltzer drew a
large knife from his pocket
and stabbed Ellis twice. The man
fell to the floor screaming in agony, the
blood pouring from his wounds, His as
sailant, somewhat sObered by what he
had done, rushed from the saloon and ran
swiftly up the levee towards the bridge
The wounded man was at once taken up
and placed in an easy position, aud DIR.
Crawford, the county physician, was sum
moned The doctor found that one of
the cuts was in the breast, and one in the
abdomen. The latter was the most serious,
though the other was bad enough. The cut
in the abdomen commenced at the point OF
the left hip bone, and extended across the
abdomen to point below the navel
where il took diagonal course toward thu
right leg. After stabbing his foe, Weltze
wandered around in the upper end of hi
city, and was finally caught by the polio
at an early hour this morning, and is nov
in the Scott county jail.
Dr. Crawford considers the wounds o
Ellis very serious, and thinks that h
can not recover. If he is able to be re
moved this evening, he will be taken o.
the Josephine to the Marine hospital a
Dubuque Wetzer will not make state
ment, and has acted in sullen name
all day seeming not to care much abou
the matter.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08
Sparks From the smoksstack

All trains left on time this morning.
A long live stock train, nearly all cat
tle passed east this morning.
Improvements continue in the lower
yard of the c. r. /. & P
The St. Louis train took out big lot
of passengers last evening.
The "Vendome" and Spokane" were
on the handsome $50 G. R. l. & P. train
for Chicago this morning.
The usual number of travelling men were
at the different depots this morning, grips
in hand, ready for another week of bust
ness.
The Union depot was sort of political
hall this morning. A couple of aged
spouters got into discussion of the polit>
ical issues and soon had an interested and
amused audience. Of course their talk
amounted to absolutely nothing, but il
furnished amusement for the persons who
were waiting for trains.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08
The River

The Pittsburg will pass up tomorrow
The Mary Morton will come from above
on her regular ST. Louis trip tomorrow
The Josephine went north on her regu-
lar trip this morning.
The General Barnard and the Park, OF
the government fleet, passed up the river
last evening.
The Ida Fulton passed down with part
of a log raft and part Of lumber raft
this morning.
The St. Paul will come from below OF
Wednesday This will be the only boat
on the Saints line this week except Fri
day when the White Eagle will pas;
down.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08
A Very Modest Cnunla.

Justice Halves united in the holy bonds
of matrimony this morning Jacob Keller
and Miss Anna G. Buckley, both of Sa-
wanna, I'll. The bridegroom is callow
youth of twentyone years, while the
blushing bride has seen the sunlight of
eighteen brief summers come and 90.
Down at the County clerks Office Jacob
was very nervous and sighed deeply as he
told deputy County Clerk Koehler
that he wished to God it was over"
When the couple arrived at justice
Halves office the youth was extremely
nervous, as was also the fair maiden and
the good justice tied the nuptial knot fol-
them in hurry. Don't let any of those
reporter fellows get hold of this, whis-
pered the newly made bridegroom.
"Why27 asked his honor. "Oh nothing,
only don't want the matter to get out. y
The pair. with another couple who
were with them left the Office hurriedly.
II looked very much like a runaway
match to the people who saw the young
mans actions.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08
A Family Quarrel.

Justice Shurtleff, of Rapids City, had
an amusing case before him on Saturday.
Two sisters, living neighbors. had quar-
relied about an old iron kettle, and one
slapped the other. Instead Of quietly
settling the difficulty, the one who had
received the slapping had the other one
arrested, and both of them employed law
yers and had trial. The evidence brought
out Is said to have been very amusing.
The justice finally fined the one who had
done the slapping So with costs-no more
than she would have been fined had she
pleaded guilty in the start.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08
FOUND DEAD.
An Aged Lady Found Dead in Bed---The
Inquest, Verdict, etc.
the matter

Yesterday morning in Moline, an aged
lady named Mrs. Anna Caysa Ostlund,
was found dead in her bed. She had not
been feeling well for some time, but re-
tired on Saturday evening i'll her usual
health. She made no noise during the
night that disturbed the other members of
the family and il is supposed that she
quietly passed away in her sleep. Yes
terday Coroner Halves impannelled a jury
composed of W. A. Meese, foreman; L.
Crallc, John Wixon, II. E. Mapes, Phil
Miller and Ed Kittelson. The jury after
listening to the evidence of DR.. Vessel,
who had made an examination of the re-
mains, and of other witnesses, found that
deceased came to her death through ex>
haustion and old age. Mrs. Ostlund was
a married lady but had not lived with her
husband for about fifteen years. She had
one daughter who is said to be in an in
sane asylum. She was very poor and for
some time has been a charge of the coun>
ty. 1t is not known where her husband
is. The lady was buried by the poor
master today.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08


When Human Woodward was in to see
us on Saturday, he narrated the expert
ence of two men who once upon a time
started saloon in CISCO Ii was the first
and last saloon ever started in that moral
inheritance The saloonists erected q
small building, fitted up neat bar, gildcd
and garnished the place, and made it as
attractive as they could. Then they got
in their stock, consisting OF few jugs OF
whisky and key of beer. They opened
the ranch early in the morning, to catch
before breakfast bitters trade. Nobody
came. Everybody in the whole town was
watching everybody else. The man who
would have entered the saloon would
have been marked man. and had his
character hauled to pieces in no time
Well, the saloonists sat sorrowfully in
their den, and nobody came the whole day.
The next day the beer spoiled, and they
poured it out, Then they sold the rest OF
their truck to druggist, disposed of thell
shanty to shoemaker, and levanted with
many sighs.-Genese0 Meas.
The two men made a mistake; they
should have struck Geneseo. There they
would have fourished with marvellous
growth. A few jugs of whisky and keg
of beer wouldn't last long in crowd OF
bibulous Geneseoans. They absorb such
liquids faster than the parched earth licks
up the first drops from rain storm.
The two men who started saloon in
CISCO evidently didn't know the lay of the
land, They should have got posted OIL
the peculiarly dry atmosphere of Geneseo
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08
A Fortune.

Stephen Buck, of Moline, stands a
good show to soon become millionaire
Last week he received information from
England that he and another brother had
fallen heirs to large fortune left by an
aged aunt recently deceased. The partic,
ulars are wanting, but Mr.. Buck feels
sure that the information received is re-
liable His friends will all hope to see him
a millionaire.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08
Circuit Court.

Circuit court opened again this after
noon, Judge Glenn, presiding. The first
panel of the petit jury was called and EN-
panneled as follows.
Henry Feuder, Canoe Creek; John c.
Vogel, Herbert Newton, William Golden
N F Carey, Hampton; Samuel Rosenfield
Ed Mosher, John Newman, T Timmons
VIM NJ Young, E L Berndt, co Erick-
son, J P Hammer, E Taylor, Oscar
Berlin, Moline; W F Morris, L s McCabe
Fred Kaupke, VIM Ramskill, Hugh Muir
ray, Frank Moore, VIM A Ehleb, Claus
Juergens, Henry Brockman, M R lyle
hart, Frank Hadsell, Rock Island; F
Kerr, M L Coon, Black Hawk; H Trego
Rural; B Badham, Bowling; James West
by, Andalusia; J NJ Jones, Edgington
James Raasman, j A Miller, VIM Rey-
nolds, Andrew Drugg, Drury
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08
Obituary.

Between 9 and 10 o'clock a. N. today,
death relieved Mrs Henrietta Jobe of her
sufferings. She had been victim of that
dread disease, consumption, and had suff
cred greatly for long time. Deceased
was the widow of VIM. F. Jobe who was
once we'll known printer in this city.
She leaves mother, daughter II years
old, three brothers aud four sisters to
mourn her loss. She was lady much
beloved and respected by those who knew
her and her death is deeply mourned by
them. The funeral will take place from
the residence of her mother, Mrs. Sage,
with whom she lived.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08
EcOnomy.

The Union bowls about the city ex-
spending money for iron CUTTERS sensi>
BILE expenditure-while it charges the city
$685. for printing four line notice, an
outrageous price. The council saw fit to
allow this excessive bill, however, the de-
Gliding vote being cast by the mayor. The
council is not wasting the peoples money
in putting down the substantial iron
crossings, but they are certainly abusing
their trust when they pay one paper ovel
three times what they do another for the
same amount of work.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08
Ii MBER AFLAME.
A Portion OF CLEVELAND Quilted BY
FIRE.

CLEVELAND, Sept. = Fire broke in
the lumber yard of Woods, Perry, Il Co
at Z this morning 1t spread rapidly
In the course of an hour fresh breeze
sprung up and the fire was beyond con-
troll. spreading rapidly to adjoining yards
and other manufactures. The entire
flats. which are covered by railroad de-
pots, freight houses, lumber yards and
numerous other manufacturing concerns
lay in the grasp of the fumes. The wind
shifted at $50 and increased in velocity.
A solid sheet of flame carried the fire
across the river. The large oil and can
die works of George A. Stanley and Sher~
win Il Williams paint works took fire
The fire spreadrapidly in every direction.
Two steamers located in the lumber yard
when the fire first broke out had to be
abandoned, the flames driving the tiremen
away. 1t is reported that five tiremen
have persisted This has not been CON
fined
The Fire Department is helpless. The
authorities telegraphed to Akron, Sandus>
ky, Canton and Elyria for assistance
dlitI ~ y tlOCh, anu special lTAiHS
were soon on the way with steamers from
these places. There is no possibility of
getting control of the fire tonight. The
Hames have spread to the New York,
Pennsylvania & Ohio and Great Western
Dispatch depots, and the fremen are now
devotiing all their attention to saving
| them.
The fire occupies the center of what is
known as the Cuyahoga Flats. These
cover an area of five square miles in a
valley surrounded by hills. 1t was in this
district that the great floods occurred
here two years ago, when the lumber in
terests lost millions of dollars. The light
from the conasgration can be seen miles
away The hills and housetops surround.
ing the burning district are black witt
people. Fully 100000 are viewing the
work of destruction at this hour
The fire has spread over the tracks Of
the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio and
the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati
indianapolis railroads. Cars, sheds and
freight houses are on fire. The entire fla
is one vast sea of flames
Engines and men have already arrived
from Painsville, Akron and Youngstown
on special trains, but the work of the fire
men appears fruitless, the fire having
gained such Roadway.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08

Police Pieklngs.

Yesterday John Feeley, Charles Sutton
and number of other boys were out in
Davenports pasture lounging around,
when Sutton, as Feeley charges, stole
from the latter watch and chain. This
Sutton belongs to the notorious family by
that name. Feeley swore out warrant
for Sutton's arrest and he was taken in
lie was before Justice Chopper late thi:
afternoon.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08
Better.

After considerable work, together with
quite an outlay of money, old Sixth ave-
nue. is now in fair condition fol travel
In former years it has been almost impas,
sable in rainy seasons, and especially in
the spring of the year. The road has beer
nicely graded with rock and cinders, anC
no further trouble will be experienced
from muddy roads, thanks to the stree
and alley committee.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08
A Neat Job.

The stone ornaments window sills and
cornices of the Rock Island house have
been neatly touched up with white paint.
The brushing up greatly improves the
exterior appearance of the building, while
the extensive improvements inside now
make it ore of the handsomest appearing,
as well as the best conducted hotels in the
state
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08
HE DAILY ARGUS.
MONDAY, SEPT, s, 1884.
A Nice Place.

Mr.. o. ]. Dimock has one of the finest
little residences in the city on the corner
of Elm and Lee streets. The natural con-
veniences of the property has been greatly
added to by the erection of fine barn,
which has just been completed. The
painters have been at work for some time
and the house as well as the barn Shines
like a new dollar
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08
A Want.

The people residing up on the bluff
and there are good many of them
would be greatly convenienced by having
good road connecting Seventh avenue
with Lee street, short distance east of
Mr.. Weyerhauser's palatial residence. A
poor excuse for road exists there now
and for but little expense it could be made
to do good service. A large gulley now
makes it difficult to travel, but this could
be leveled up for twenty dollars and nc
other improvements would have to be
made.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08
Notlca.

Sealed proposals will be received at the
City clerks office up to p. m. Thursday
September, 18th, for the building of the
stone wall on the east side of No. 8
bridge-stone to be furnished by the city,
Contractor furnishes other materials, viz
cement and sand. The work to be done
under supervision of Bridge committee
JOHN LAFRENz, Chairman.
Sd2t
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08
Notice.

The democrats of Black Hawk and vi
cinity are requested to meet at the Milan
town hall Tuesday evening, Sept 9th, for
the purpose of organizing a campaign
club and transacting such business as
will come before the meeting.
G. ]. DAVIS, Chairman.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08

E. W. Hurst represents the leading
American and Foreign Insurance Cos.
Policies carefully written at current rates.
Agency established 1874. Office over
Rock Island National Bank.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08
DIED.

J0BE.-Mrs. Henrietta lobe, at the residence
of her mother, Mrs. Vim. H. Sage, on 18th street,
between End and 3rd avenues, at $3.50 a. m, Sep
TENDER s. 1884, aged 80 years, months and days.
Funeral from above named residence at p. m,
tomorrow. Friends of the family are invited to
attend.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08

When you want reliable fire, life cy-
clone and tornado insurance at low rates
call on W. L. Coyne, corner Seventeenth
street, and Sd avenue. d3m
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08
STORIES OF THE STREET.
Brief Bits of Gossip as Heard on the
Street and Polished up fer the
Benefit of Argus Readers.

Say, l believe there are more dogs in
this city than any other town of its size
in the state, said dogmatic looking
young man to crowd of companions in
a cigar store last night. "Some nights /
am kept wake for hours by their infer
nal bowling. would like to see every
one of the - CANNES dead" and he
sucked vivaciously on two for five.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08

Maj Whittle, the evangelist, has ac>
quired the reputation in London of being
very able as well as very earnest
preacher
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08

Il meant to tell how the youngsters
used to court forty to fifty years ago,
when said my little say at our picnic Fri
day, but forgot it until it was too late. ="
said an old settler last evening There
was none of the parlor sofa lah dc dab
business about those days, he continued d.
Most of us lived in log houses many of
which had but one room. Sometimes
there were two rooms, but not often.
When John came to see Jane with his
hair creased flat down to his head and
his cowhide boots well oiled, he didn't
find her lolling upon the sofa languishly
tanning herself. Not by a good deal =.
1t is probable that he found her neatly
dressed in hOmespun. She didn't bow
formally and lisp, "ah Mistah Jones, good
evening" but would greet him with a
hearty hello John, how are you?'
''Then they would wander to one of the
rustic seats for there wasn't any parlor 10
go into in the house where the rest of the
| family were, and there beneath the shade
of some friendly tree, perhaps they would
plith their troth. When it came time fol-
John to go home, he would pod of
across the fields, two or three miles, tC
his own humble home whistling a merry
tune. And now, just think of it, descend,
ants of this same John and Jane have
descended in the scale of humanity SC
much that they are correctly termed dudes
and dudelets. Where does your boosted
march of progress come in?"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08

ut looks bad to see so many stout,
healthy young men loafng around this
city day after day and week after week,
leading useless, aimless lives" remarked
stout bronzed young man on a street
corner Here they sit around day after
day wasting the best time of their lives.
Now is the time when they should be
laying the foundations for useful business
careers of some kind. But instead they
loaf around with two or three inches of a
handkerchief hanging out Of their coat
pockets, feebly effecting the dude, while
their hard working parents support them
Bah.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08
TRANSFERS.

5-Argilo works to Aug. II. Heintz,
lots 90 and %, Carbon Cliff; 500.
Daniel Crowley to VIM. Stent, lot TO-
block ?, Bailey Davenporl's fourth add,
ton to Rock Island; 500
PROBATE.
Estate of John Banghmun, deceased
Letters of administration issued To Viii
liam L. Heath Bond filed and approved
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-08

There is a famine in Yucatan and corn
riots are feared.