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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-13
"Iananine.'

The dramatic season of 1SS4-5 was
opened in Harper's theatre last evening
by the sparkling little actress Miss Matte
Vickers and her superb company in "Jac>
quine, or Paste and Diamonds" While
the audience was not so large as might
have been expected, yet it was brilliant
and appreciative one. Jacquine" is a
serio comic play that gives great scope
to the versatile talents of Miss Vickers.
The first act serves to introduce the char
acters and the thread of the plot. "Jac-
quine," known as Jack, is an ambitious
milliner's apprentice and ballot dancer,
whose consuming desire is to become a
great actress, and all she wants is a
chance. Dick Vinton (Charles Rogers a
bill poster, and boon companion of
Jack" also has aspirations in the theat-
rical line, and the two plan to gain then
mutual desire. The play centers upon
these two characters. Jack" is ridicu-
lousy funny in some of her extravagant
ideas about dress, but demonstrates
that many lady wears calico dress.
Act second introduces Phineas Flamm,
(E. D. Gardner) manager OF the Folly
theatre in peck of trouble because OF a
crisis brought about by his leading lady,
who will not play unless hel
back salary is forthcoming. Miss
Vickers here appears in the guise OF
German bird vender and does some
clever dialect business, while seeking a
"skituvation" from the ratified manager
She also introduces clever song anC
dance and is rewarded with an engage
ment Then begins Jacks triumphs and
her debut is indeed an animated scent
witnessed by the discomfitted leading lady
Rosalie Barclay, Miss Ida Greenfeld)
and her pet pug and greatest treasure
"Fido" Mr.. Rogers also introduces hi:
specialtes, which are excellent His i'm
itations of Joe Jefferson, in rip Var
Wrinkle, and Frank Mayo, in ''Davey
Crockett" were very fine There is ,
slight thread of romance running through
the play whichis pleasing, and the happy
announcement sends everyone home hap
| by. The play will be repeated tonigh
and the house should be crowded.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-13
She Has the Proof

The other day when James Gardner and
Mrs. Thos. Jewell, the clipping "coons, y
were before Justice Chopper for prelim-
mary trial, Mrs. Gardner was present and
she and Mrs. Jewell INDUCED in little
pleasantries relative to each others char
acters. They talked long, loud and furi
Gus, and the Jewell woman accused Mrs
Gardner of never having been married to
Gardner. This aroused all the wrath OF
which Mrs. Gardner is capable of con-
tanning, and that is considerable. She got
Justice Chopper to write to justice OF
the peace in Pawshiek county, Iowa, who
had welded her to the frisky James
This morning she received reply, also
her marriage certificate and there isn't g
happier ''coon" in town today. She was
all smiles this morning, and proposed tc
show dat nasty, mean Mary Jewell dat
she can't sail my reputation, no indeed.
Mrs. Gardner is doing her utmost to get
her miserable, faithless husband out OF
jail.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-13
A Visitor.

Last evening who should drop in upon
US smiling, fat and saucy as ever, but D
J. Van Meter. 1t has been four and hall
years since Dave left Rock Island to seek
his fortune in the wild west The fas-
cinations of newspaper work have ever
stuck to him, and he has continued to
WELD nimble quill. For some time he
has been editor of the Dodge City, Kan
Democrat His numerous friends here
abouts are glad to see him. After short
visit to relatives here and in Moline, he
will take trip to Chicago
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-13
Grand Jury.

The board of supervisors named the
following persons as grand jurors for the
January term Of the circuit court;
Samuel Kennedy.
Black Hawk. S. Smith
Bowling Edmund Chopper.
Buffalo Prairle-J. B. Titterington
Coal Nalley-John Dandy.
COrdOva-G. w. Brink
Coe-George Genung.
Canoe Crcek-Garrett Quick.
Drury-Daniel Fowler, ST..
Edgington-Joseph Asquith
Hampton George Church, Sr.
Moline-K. A. Norling, r. H. Wilson
George Oldetest.
Port Byron-Walter Barrett
Rural-Joseph Tindall.
Rock Island-A, Huesing, John Null
cahy, Henry Mailman, H. Carse
South Moline-J. G Ryder
South Rock Island-C. G. Dack
Zuma-W c. Sheppard.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-13

One disguised farmer on the market
declared this morning that he would not
haul another load of potatoes to this mar
ket for Is cents per bushel. ''Just think
of it, | went to the trouble to plant, cul-
tivate, and dig those potatoes, hauled
forty bushels of them fifteen miles to
market today, and got $720 for them.
That's too much sugar for a cent
We hear complaints made that some OF
the children at the high school can moi
drink the river water obtained through
the water pipes there The principal OBJ
lection is that it is too warm, most of the
time, A good well should be dug on the
high school grounds where all the chill
dren might slake their thirst with cool
sparkling water.
J. W. Mcconnell, the actor who play!
George Craven, in the Matte Vickeri
Comedy company was here last season
with Whitely's Hidden Hand company
He is a good actor and an ahreeable gen
tleman. John Whitley met with hart
luck last season and lost everything
This season he is travelling in advance o
The World" company.
A dog was found suspended from the
post of fence in the lower part of the
city last evening, by the collar that was
around his neck. 1t looked as though
some one had picked the brute up anC
hung him out to dry, Apasser by cut tn
collar and liberated the animal There
was check attached to the collar, ant
the whole was left at the police station
where it was subsequently claimed by thu
owner of the dog.
Hon. Chas. II. Litchman of Marblehead
Mass, past great lncohonee Of Manatane
Tribe, No. l, Improved Order of Red Men
and editor of the Essex county, Mass
Statesman, paid the ARGUS a pleasan
visit today. He has been attending thu
great council of Red Men in Springfield,
this week, and came this way to spenC
Sunday with his friend. A. f. Knicker
booker.
E. W. Hurst represents the leadin!
! American and Foreign Insurance Cos
Policies carefully written at current rates
Agency established 1874 Office owe
Rock Island National Bank
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-13

A young man named Spickler, of Tay-
lOr Ridge, was in somewhat excited state
of mind for while Thursday night In
the afternoon he sent team by man to
this city to be shipped to Marshall county.
Iowa, yesterday morning He came into
the city Thursday evening by train for the
purpose of accompanying the horses on
their trip yesterday, but he was unable to
find either the horses or the man who had
started from Taylor Ridge with them. He
went to all the livery and feed stables in
the city, but no one had seen the outfit.
Then he hired rig and started for Tay-
lor Ridge, thinking that something might
have happened to the horses on the road
At Milan he could get no clue of the miss
ing animals or man, and he started out
on the road to Taylor Ridge. After driv-
ing mile or two he concluded to return
to this city, which he accordingly did,
arriving here about 1870. What was his
surprise to find the man who had brought
the horses here quietly standing In front
of Fred Appelquists saloon. The horses
had been placed in the Commercial hotel
stables early in the evening but it seems
the stable man did not know it when he
locked the place up for the night, and
when Mr. Spickler asked him if his horses
were there he had answered no The
horse owner was considerably relieved,
and also chagrined when he found he
had been on wild goose chase for five
hours. But all's well that ends well.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-13
The Fairs

People who returned last evening from
the Coe and Hillsdale fairs reported thai
although the attendance was not as large
yesterday at either as it was on the pre-
vious day, there was very good attend
ance and very pleasant time. At Coz
the free for all race was very exciting
while the balloon ascension of Prof Ho-
gan, at Hillsdale, proved drawing card
The professor made another very success
full ascension. The fairs have both beer
financial and social successes.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-13
Pillow Trial.

George Buck, Jr., son of the wei
known farmer in Rural, has just returned
from Laramore, near Grand Forks, Oak
where he has been farming with brother
of Policeman Billy Rugh He says wheat
Is big crop and will yield from 81 to 80
bushels to the acre. Last week there wa.
a sulky pillow trial on the farm between
the Flying Dutchman and the Buford
Sulky, which resulted in victory for TIT
latter, making a 122 lighter draft than i'll
competitor.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-13
The River

The White Eagle is on her way south.
Numerous rafters are passing down the
river daily.
The Sidney is expected down this even
ing.
The Lihbie Conger passed up the river
today.
Commencing next week the Josephine
will leave this port for the north at p
m. instead of p. m. as heretofore.
The St. Paul has got loose from her
trouble and is expected up the river this
evening.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-13
Public Notice.

For the convenience of the public liv-
Ing in the lower part of the city, the
ARGUS has established branch office al
DeSantos drug store, corner Ninth street
and Fourth avenue. where box has been
placed for the receptacle of news and
subscriptions. In writing personal news
be sure and write the whole name plainly
In ordering the ARGUS sent to your home
you can leave your address at the branch
office and the same will be regularly de-
livered Give the street and number
when ordering your paper Mr.. DeSantC
will be pleased to answer any questions
pertaining to the business. dti
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-13
Market ReDort,

Following were the quotations in Chi
cago today; September wheat, 734
October, 745; November, 76!; December
7ss. September corn. "a; October, 513
November, 442; May, 3S4. September
oats, %; October, 245; November. 24t
September pork, ST. 90; October, $16.75
year, $11.15. Year lard, $7074; Octo-
ber $7074; November, 500 Septem
Der ribs, $3.50; October, $3.50. Hos
receipts, 1000; light, $5.75 to 1918
mixed, S5.25 to $5.70; heavy, 1918 Il
"a 40
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-13
County Building
TRAOSEERS


11-Chas. W Negus to Knowlton Il
Negus, undivided ] lots Z and 8, block 5,
Rock Island, 81.
Charlotte Bromley to Foster Coyne, lot
/, block 4, lower addition to Rock Island,
$500.
PROBATE.
12-Estate of Eli F. Cassell, deceased
Claims allowed.
Estate of VIM. II. Barber, deceased
Claim of s. c. Plummer allowed in Sew,
enth class.
Estate of Thos. Richardson, deceased
Report of distribution filed and approved
and administrator discharged.
13-Estate of Joseph Boney, deceased
Letters of administration. DebOnus nan
come leltimento annex issued to William
Drury. Bond filed and approved
LICENSED TO WED.
Gust H. Toline and Miss Maria Jacob
sen, both of Moline.
STANDARDIZATION PAPERS.
Final papers-John Ryman, Moline
First paper5-Herman Johnson, Moline
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-13
The Place TO Buy Hats.

Where they make specially of deal
ing in hats and gentlemen's furnishing
goods is the place to always find the lat
est and most popular styles The bon ton
place in this city is Liberman's. His stock
is the largest and the best selected of any
in the three cities. If you want the real
prevailing style always call at this place.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-13
Fine Supper.

Mr.. NJ. Murrin. proprietor of the
Milan Exchange on Ninth Street, invite;
his friends to grand roast pig supper or
Saturday evening Sept. IS. Hon. NJ. v
Cannon of Iowa, candidate for Attorney
General, will deliver toast, which viii
be responded to by other orators.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-13
Attention Committeeman!

The democratic committees of the diff,
ferent wards are urged to be present at a
meeting to be held at the office of NJ NJ
Corbett, ESQ.,, at 7:30 p. IN. on Saturday,
Sept. 18th. Matters of importance will
be presented for consideration.
W. II. LuNDY, Chairman.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-13
THE DAILY ARt,tI>
SATURDAY, SEPT, 13. 1884.
Market Square.

Market square was very lively today.
The following prices ruled: Timoth hay,
s. per ton; new oats "a cents per bushel
old oats, 81; new corn IS, old corn, As;
potatoes, IS; onion, 20; barley, 60; rye, As;
coal II; oak wood Ger cord, S4.25.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-13
For Sale.

My residence on Elm and Lee streets,
containing about four acres. house and
barn are complete; the yard with the
beautiful shade trees cannot be surpassed
in the city; location the very best | will
sell within thirty days at a great bargain
Address, O. J DIMICK,
Chicago, Ill.
2. S.-Also 10 lots in my sub division
at fair grounds at half price; 90 acres ad-
joining Boyer'S farm; 65 acres in lower
end of city including all of my Rock
Island improved property. Enquire at L.
D. Dimick's repository, Rock Island d6t
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-13
Circuit Court.

Thesfollowing entries appear upon the
circuit court docket today:
CIVIL CAUSES.
13--Klein s. Sommers VS. ]. Frank
Ankrum, replevin. Trial concluded.
Jury return verdict finding the title of
the property in Isaac Heinsfurter.
Mclaughlin & Miller VS. John s. Boney,
assumpsit. Issue Joined. Jury called
and sworn. Trial begun and trial con-
cluded and the jury retire.
The Jury in the case of Mclaughlin &
Miller VS. John S. Boney returned a ver>
dict this afternoon for the plaintiffs tor
1928.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-13
For Chicago.

Excursion tickets to Chicago and res
turn, good to Sept. Is, are for sale at the
Moline avenue depot st 81 10 for The
round trip. J. F. Cook,
Ticket Agent, c. r. l. s. P Ry.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-13
Notice.

On and after Tuesday Sept. 10Th, the
Up. IN. car on the Rock Island & Milan
street railway will be discontinue.
B. DAVENPORT,
11d3t President.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-07-17

GEN. Braces speech in seeonding the
nomination of Cleveland, however true
it might be was certainly indiscreet.-
The statement that the young democrats
of his state ''loved Cleveland the more
for the enemies he had made" was uu-
called for at the time it was spoken and
though probably intended as only hit
at Tammany, really was a taunt to the
representatives of a constituency twice
as numerous as Tammany. Twenty two
votes from New York were opposed to
Cleveland first, last and all the time
With them it was anything to beat him.
OF these twenty-five votes Tammany had
only seven. The other fifteen were just
as much opposed to Cleveland and just
as much his enemies as was the Tammany
crowd. The taunt applied just as much
to them as it did to Tammany, and it was
hardly wise thing to throw, direct
and uncalled for insult at nearly one
third of the delegates from New York.
being as large body as Mr.. Bragg was
himself chairman of.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-07-17

THE eastern protectionists who claim
allegiance to the democratic party dis
played a superabundance Of gall in
naming Randall as candidate for the
presidency, that is really amazing. With
Randall as candidate and high tariff
platform, the democrats by a gigantic
struggle might carry Texas but that
would he about the extent of their vic
tory. Yet this man, vastly more danger
GUS to the democratic party than John
Kelly, was paraded before the conven-
ton and the best nominating speech
that was made was made by Mr.. Wallace
who presented his name. How he can
ever hope to gain any recognition by the
democratic party after his career last
winter in defeating the Morrison bill, is
difficult to divine. Verify the monumen-
tai ''cheek' of eastern protectionists, and
alleged democrats, is such as would put
to shame book agent Of experience and
il good standing in his profession. The
best way for them to do would be to go
home and take to canvassing for 900
years in congress by JAS. G. Blaine. 3"
By so doing their fortunes would be as.
sured and their theories disseminated
broadcast.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-07-17

The name of Ben Butler was not pre-
sented to the convention at Chicago
The "cock-eyed son of destiny" was evil
IDENTIFY waiting for an opportune moment
to push himself forward but that moment
came not. Still worse things could hap
pen the country than the nomination
and election of Ben Butler to the presi-
dency. He owes allegiance to no party
aud demagogue though he be, yet in
many respects is one of the most won.
derful mon of his time. He is not slow
to discover popular evils and having
found them he is quick to correct them.
His personal honesty is above suspicion.
He is with the people and against the
monopolists, a man of great parts and
wonderful executive ability. If the
country was ruled by him for four years
it would undergo process of thorough
disinfec,ion, the Augean stables would
be cleaned and the country would be
bettered, Had he succeeded in carrying
Massachusetts, in the last election he
would have been prominent candidate,
but it was more than the dudes of the
Hub" could endure to have their sins
paradel before the world.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-07-17
PRICE BAKING POWDER co.

TAMMANY made brave but unsuccess-
full attempt to defeat Cleveland at Chi
cago. John Kelly was as much an OBJ
ject of curiosity as almost any man in
the convention. His reception was cor
dial and he will be kindly thought of by
many. Those who considered him a sort
of an ignorant barbarian found that they
were greatly mistaken. He is himself
an able, educated, accomplished. and to
some extent an unassuming man. He
lead body of men whose physical ap-
pearance and mental development was
second to no other that attended that
convention. He made his fight openly
but the odds against him were too great
to be overcome. His cohorts may 90
back to New York dissatisfied with the re-
suit, but they have placed themselves in
a much more favorable light before the
public than they have for a long time
occupied. Their earnestness of purpose
if it does not deserve eulogy, is certainly
not deserving of sweeping condemnation.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-07-17
THE CANDIDATES.

Grover Cleveland, the democratic can
didate for president, is now forty seven
years of age, is lawyer by profession
and has been in public life in various
positions for about ten years. He has
been assistant district attorney, sheriff,
mayor of the city of Buffalo and Was
| finally elected governor Of the state Of
New York one year ago over Judge Fol-
ger by the phenomenal majority of 1922
600.
He is a man of unquestioLod ability
though not brilliant He is hard work
er and careful and painstaking officer.
His private life is above reproach, his
political life without stain. He is not
the slave Of his party, but rather the
| master of it. He has to some extent be-
come unpopular with the machine ele-
ment in politics, but it is the fault OF the
machine, not his. He has refused to be
lead by any party, sect or clan, and there
fore he is opposed by those who desire
to rule or ruin.
Whether expediency demanded that
he be nominated in preference to such
| old, tried and trusty warehouses as Bay
ard, Thurman and Mcdonald, remains
to be seen. They we're all men of great
learning and ability who occupied high
places in the councils of the nation; men
% nea ctofc hnl Ina,, 4
IN the balance and not found wanting;
men of unsullied records in both public
and private life.
| The convention, however, saw fit to
nominate Mr.. Cleveland and all who de.
sire TO see pure and economical admin
| istration Of government can do no better
than support him. He has never ham,
pered his convictions or degraded his
independence by party trammels. If the
democratic party would not be materially
bettered by his election the country as
whole would be.
Thomas A. Hendricks, the candidate
for vice-president, is more widely known.
| His history TO some extent is the history
OF the country. He is brilliant lawyer,
a great statesman and man who has
held positions of great trust and filed
them with great ability. He has been
the recipient of every Office of honor and
trust within the gift of his native state,
Indiana. Besides holding minor office S
he has been member of the House of
Representatives, a United States'Senator
and governor of his own state.
He was prominent candidate for the
presidency in 1876 and again in 1880, and
at one time it looked as if he would be
nominated by the convention of 1884,
though not candidate and in the con-
vention as delegate in the interest of
Mcdonald. AS is known he was nomi-
mated for and elected to the office of vice.
president of the United States in 1876,
but was counted out by the electoral
commission. He is an ideal democrat
and a democratic idol.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-07-17

PERHAPS a more intellectual conven-
ton never assembled in America for the
purpose of nominating president than
the one which has just disbanded, not
even excepting the Chicago convention
Of 1880. 1t numbered among it's mem
bers orators, scholars, statesmen and
military heroes. and It'll hardly saying too
much to aver that no state furnished an
ADLER cJrps of delegates than did Wis
consin. Villas, Bragg, Doolittle and
jenkins are ali heavy Weights and their
ability gained them recognition.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-07-17

IT is somewhat amusing to read the
various opinions passed upon the speech
of Col, Villas at the Chicago convention,
especially those expressed by some coun-
try editors who can't pen paragraph
and hardly a sentence of good English.
That it was piece of highly finished
oratory and polished defamation is gen.
orally admitted by all critics who know
anything about the essentials of oratory.
The only fault found with it by intelli-
gent republicans, is that if was too
severe an arrangement of their party
When Col. Villas is called upon TO deliver
another Grafton he will probably get some
obscure country editor to write it for
him.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-07-17

The Blaine men are coneratulating
themselves on having such a shrewd and
able leader as Steve Elkins. He has in
all probability found more than his
match however in Dan Manning, Clev-
Glands manager. He nursed the Cleye-
land boom from its infancy and conduct
ed it to successful termination. He is
an untiring worker. He used the policy
of Cancellation so long as it could be used
with effect and those whom he found it
impossible to conciliate he crushed with
out mercy. If Cleveland is elected he
will owe Manning cabinet position.