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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-11-06
GOAL II ME GARD OF N. P B 4,

TRAINS GOING WRIST.
Nsi, Pasinc Express, Daily l1:3S n.
Ne }, No. River Express, Daily 4;o3 !. n.
Ne5. ". p. and MINI. daily except Sun.
day. 4:23 p. u.
Es y, Freight. Dxily except Sunday. 1910 ,. N.
rAAINs 0OINo EAST.
o., Atlantic Express, Daily $40 2. -.
No. = 81. P. and Aiuu., express daily l2:o4 ..
Ne. 6. Mall and Asco.. Daily except
Sunday. ll:l2 .. n
No. 3s vrsi1ht. Daily except sunday >. 1910 Pm.
Frs,sAts Nos. -, 20, II. and 20 carry passengers
Stages lsavs every Friday morning 1t o'clock
for Loas Prairie, connecting with the sauk Gen.
ire N0gthe1 Railroad.
stage. leave Wadena every Monday and
\ Thursd.y for wrieht.to~n and parker' Pr.i-
., connecting At Psrkers Prairie with stages
ror Alexandria.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-11-06

Minnesota still stands by the old
party. It is conceded that she has
given Blaine 40, 900 majority. All Ave
Of the Republican Congressman have
been elected.
The returns show that Hon. Knute
Nelson has been elected Congressma III
from the 5th District by tho largest
majority of any Congressman inthe
State. This shows that the Republi.
cans Of tho 5th District are not all
dead yet. D. J. Knox receives hand.
some majority for Representative
from the 46th Legislative District.
The Democrats made desperate fight
for Mr.. Whiteman. but their fondest
expectations fell to the ground when
St. Louis county only gave 800 major
ity for "hiteman, where they expect.
ed 1000. Taking it all in al, the
Republicans of this District really
felt jubilant.
The Democrats have been feeling
good for the past few days, but later
returns give the Republicans reasons
to rejoice, and it is now our turn to
crow. The latest news that We have
| been able to secure from New York.
gives Cleveland 100 majority with 234
precincts yet to be heard from, which
ut the ratio that they have been CON-
ing in, will give Blaine majority Of
about 5000 in the state. Indiana
will give Rlai ne about 10, 900 majority.
II these figures are correct, Blaine will
BE- elected by handsome majority.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-11-06
Business Cards,
WAD1NA POST 0FFIC1.
oPEN FROM 7:30 A. N. TO $40 P. n.

SdndayN from II n. 20 Up. N
Natl closes, going East at IL .. m. and eSo p. N
Nail closes. going West at $3.50 y. m.
, II I'll olosss Tor Fergus Fails At II: 45X. m
Mali closes for Parkers Prairie Mondays
and ThursdAysat 9:00 .. m
Mail clo~ss for Eagle Bond Saturday at.7:3O 4. m
Foreign aud Domestic Money Orders and Postal
Notes can be obtained ut THE once.
GILES PEAKE Pm.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-11-06
BLAINE ON THR GAIN.

4 Republican Majority Of Il, 1000 in Ninn,ss-
t.. Nelson and Knox gst there.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
FIFTEEN TO EIGHT
Is the Official Vote Which Causes Asa
Butman to Step Down and Out.

The county board met in session again
this morning with Heath in the chair, and
at once got down to business. Minutes of
last meeting were read and accepted. The
communication of R. H. Trevan, on
CHAMBERS was read and ordered to be
placed on file. The report of the commit
tee on poor farm was received and
adopted The general rules of the board
were then suspended, and a number of
bills were read and referred to the COM
mittee. The salary of the steward of the
poor farm was made $1,000 year, he to
pay for his assistants. a motion was
made to draw up rules for the regulation
of the inmates of the poor farm. After
much discussion the motion was lost
THE STEWARDSHIP.
The matter of the stewardship of the
county poor farm came up this afternoon
before the county board to be acted upon.
After great deal of filibustering the
board got down to business, and tackled
the matter in hand There were two pc
titions before the board, and motion
was made to have both of them read.
The motion carried and the clerk pro-
ceeded to read them, reading Robertson's
petition first 1t contained large mum
Der of names. After getting through
reading it, Butman's petition was read 1t
contained but few names. Then an in
formal ballot took place, which resulted
in Robertson receiving thirteen votes and
Butman nine Then formal vote was
taken and resulted in Robertsons election
by fifteen TO eight votes, and he was duly
declared elected. This settles the county
stewardship question. Mr.. Robertson Is
jubilant, and today is receiving the con
gratulations of his friends.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
a Cure for Snoring.

A correspondent of the gentler sex who
has tried the clothespin in vain as cure
for snoring, and has abandoned il as i'm.
practicable and productive of lordly indig
nation in the household, writes US that a
wife afflicted with ga snoring husband
should procure flexible ear trumpet and
calmly await her opportunity Then let
her gently plare the bell of the trumpet
over the nose of the monster and firmly
insert the tip in the ear of the wanton
distnrber of her repose, and note the
result. If the instrument be properly
applied, the effect will be magical. With
vail of anguish the subject will rise up,
and with hair erect and distended eve
balls, joyfnlly consent to the application
of the infallible and time honorcd clothes
pin
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
Complaining.

All day yesterday that urbane and good
soul, Chopper. labored with a lot of poll
tax delinquents, showing them the error
of their ways. He labored zealously, in
fact, exhorted nightly and with great
effect Under his admonitions six fond
souls "whackcd up" their tax, but the
effort bore down heavily on the good
Choppers frame. Today, when we went
around to his temple of justice, we found
him complaining of being sick. He looked
pale and haggard, and as we are friend
Of his, we advised him to go to bed.
Accordingly Chopper agreed to shut up
his temple and rest for few hours, and
take time to recuperate up his lost ener-
sier. With a few hours rest Chopper
ought 20 be able to be around again look
ing as fresh as daisy.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
HERE AND THERE.

Miss Nellie Elliott has received teach
sr's certificate She lives in Leblanc,
Iowa.
Carse 8 Co. s is the place to call when
you arc. in need of fine boots or shoes.
The irrepressible Elderkin, of the
Peoria Journal, struck town this evening
He is up here skirmishing after political
news.
A big line of ladies fine shoes just
received at E. Turner's.
1t is again trying to snow, but whether
it will succeed is a question that only
time can tell. Inside of the next ten hours
it may be raining, or still worse, get cold,
and atflict us with another blizzard.
A big assortment of J. W. Burt & Cos
fine shoes for gentlemen, at E. Turner'S.
DR.. Thomas Atkinson died yesterday
at his residence in this city, in the neigh
borhood of sixty years of age. He was
buried in Davenport this afternoon.
An exchange thus advises the lone and
helpless masculine ganders: Young men,
stand firm; brace up and insist upon your
fights, regardless of the fact that this is
leap year. Don't allow yourselves to be
Rugged in public, on the streets. Don't
go out either, after nightfall without an
escort. Dangers are lurking everywhere. -
Low prices and good goods IS what tells,
and you will be convinced by calling at
Carse & Co.'S boot and shoe store 2t
The members of the Sash Factory Hose
company held a meeting last night for the
transaction of business. Upon adjourning
they were surprised by the arrival Of
about thirty couples, accompanied by
musicians, and soon the dance was on.
The festivities continued until about
midnight
For the finest fits in ladies goods, be
sure and visit Carse & Co.'S fine spring
stock and low prices,
Yesterday was the birthday of Miss
Evaline Steinberg, who resides with hcT
sister, Mrs. G. A. Doellinger in Egg'es-
tons row on Third avenue Last evening
members Of the Arion singing society
called and rendered her a nice screnade in
honor of the event.
When you want reliable fire and life
insurance at low rates, call on w. L.
COyne. corner Seventeenth street and 3D.
avenue, up stairs, Rock Island ILL., d3m
Our police are in rechipt OF circular
Offering 5000 reward for Prentiss Tiller,
who robbed the Pacific Express Co, in st.
Louis Sunday, of $4,000 in clear cash
His description is as follows: 25 years of
age, feet and inches high, weighs 14O
pounds, light hair, and has pimples on his
| face. If Mr. Tiler will be so kind as ia
pay this neck o woods a visit, Chief
Police Miller and his blue coated boys
will give him free quarters and pay hi:
expense back to St. Louis Now Mr..
Tlller, do please come!
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
THE SEASON OF PENITENCE
Which is Now Being Observed in the
Christian World.

Much attention attaches to the season
of Lent which occupies the attention of
all devout Catholics and Episco ,>alians.
The forty days period, as commemorative
of our Lords forty days fast, or Of the
smaller perfuuctory fasts of Moses and
Elias, commences with Ash Wednesday,
between which days and Easter Sunday
(omitting Sundays on which the fast is
not observed) forty clear days intervene.
The rigor of the ancient observance,
which excludes all fish, and even the
socalled white meats, is now very much
relaxed; but the principle of permitting
but one meal, with slight reflection or
caution, is widely retained In Spain,
during the crusades and the war with the
Moos, practice arose of permitting in
certain cases the substitution of a con-
tribution to the holy war in lieu of the
rigid observance of the Lenten Penitence,
and although the object has long since
ceased, the composition is still permitted
under the same title of the "Crusada.' In
the Anglican church Lent is retained as
church season of the calendar, with
special services and proper collects and
players. The following rules are laid
down the world over, by Catholic bishops,
for observance during the Lenten season:
l. All persons who have completed
their 2lst year of age are obliged to OBJ
serve all the days of Lent, Sundays ex-
cepted, as fasting days.
,. On those days only one full meal is
allowed, which is to be taken not before
noon
3. General usage has made it lawful
to take cup of coffee, tea or thin choco-
late, with few drops of milk and a
cracker or slice of dry bread in the morn
ing.
4. A collation. is allowed in the even
ing; no rule as TO the quantity of food
permitted at the collation. can be given,
but the practice Of good Christians is not
to exceed the fourth part of an ordinary
meal
5. Exempt from the obligations of
| fasting: All who are not 81 years of age;
pregnant and nursing women, the sick, all
who are engaged IN hard labor. the very
aged, and mendicants who cannot count
on regular meal.
6, By dispensation the use of flesh
meat is allowed at every meal on Sunday,
and at one full meal on Mondays, Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays, excepting
the Saturdays in Ember and Holy Week,
March s and April 70, and Holy Thurs
day.
T. An entire abstinence from flesh meat
is enjoined every Wednesday and
Friday in Lent, and the above excepted
days.
8. Fish and flesh are forbidden at the
same meal or on any of the days of Lent,
even Sunday.
o. The use of lard, butter or other
animal fat in the preparation of food, OF
eggs, milk, butter and cheese,is permitted
during Lent
In case of doubt the pastor or confessor
is to be consulted, who may dispense or
commute as the case may require.
In all Catholic and Episcopal churches
there will be special services during Lent.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05

Newspapers MS a rule work for every
business man in their own town, as they
are continually warning people 10 tradt
only with whom they are acquainted
How is this favor returned by majority
Of the business men Of every town? Why
half Of them borrow the paper to Stea
the news from, and only one fourth Of
them do any advertising; those most ben
Gifted by the newspaper doing the least
Let newspaper keep still, and every
community would be alive with peddlers,
and every business man would soon find
cut the great benefits he now derives
from the papers OF course, advertising,
as rule, does not pay, else how could SC
many show up fortunes made solely by
liberal advertising!
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
Sentenced.

Yesterday was sentence day in the
county court, A number of prisoners
were sentenced. The first case was that
of Richard Cavanaugh. Cavanaugh is an
Arab, that is to say, wandering child
Home he has none save the open blue sky,
and the sky, nowadays amt very open, .
neither is it very blue. 1t may be open
and blue, for all we know, but it has been
so long since we have seen it that we
have forgotten. But that is nothing here
nor there. Cavanaugh plead guilty, and
was sentenced to the sheriff's fine boarding
house for thirty days. The next case
looked into was that Of Sam Carey. He
was charged with being full" He said
if he wasn't "full' it wasn't his fault, for
he got that way every time he got o
chance. He, too, was remanded back to
the sheriffs care, and the Sweet Williams
and the Johnnie Jump-ups will be in
bloom long before he will get another
chance to get full. The last, but by nc
means the least, was John Hallen, from
Moline, Of course. He was charged with
being 'vag," also of looking at the wine
when it was red He demurred to the
allegation, but the evidence was all the
other way. He was fined $50, and having
no funds on hand, nor likely to have any
in the future, for that matter, he was sent
down stairs to be locked up until he
worked or boarded out his fine.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
Absent Minded.

The lady of well known photographer
arrayed herself the other day for shop
ping excursion down town. After max
ing careful and elaborate toilet she
started forth to provide for tho family
necessities, and make the orthodox cir
cult Of the fashionable stores, spending
some three or four hours, and we know
not how many dollars, in this most fascin-
ating Of feminine occupations When
almost ready to return, if not in fact
already on the way home, she was sud-
denly greeted by an intimate friend with
the startling exclamation: Why where 5
your hat?' and on putting her hand to
her head, almost tainted at the discovery,
for to her PARALLEL astonishment she had
actually spent quarter of day presum.
ably in walking attire, minus the slightest
vestigc of Uranium paraphernalia. This
is degree worse than the case of a GER
tain city scribe, who wrote an important
business letter and addressed it to him
self.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
Welded

Last evening occurred the marriage Of
Miss Anna N. Groom and Mr.. James P.
Meier, at the residence of the Rev. G. W.
Snyder, pastor of St. PauIs Lutheran
church, in Davenport. The brides father
is Mr.. George Groom, and the groom is a
respected young man Of this city. His
name was published among the list OF
desirable" young men last Saturday, but
we don't presume that it was the means
of bringing about the happy state of affair:
which now exists The happy couple
have go2e to housekeeping in an elegan
suite of rooms in Sauerman's block.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
4 Scene

Last night at the c., R. l. & p depot
there was an old lady who, accompanied
by eight children, were going to Ottawa.
The mother and her children were but
thinly clad, and their woe begone counte-
nance gave evidence of the hard times
they had experienced. Five years ago the
same family, accompanied then by the
father passed through this city for their
new home near Clinton, Iowa. They were
then happy and contented, for they were
going to land that, in their eyes, ''fowed
with milk and honey" Arriving at their
new home all went along smoothly for a
couple of years. Then the father died
For three years the mother struggled on
braSely, hoping against hope. But it was
all in vain. Her little and all dwindled
down until starvation stared them in the
face. Then the mother, selling what
property she had left, gathered her
children together and took up her jour
ney for her fathers house in Ottawa. Sad
indeed are the ways Of this world of ours
which we are finding out every day.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
any one'knows hat that is, we don'D was

any one'knows " hat that is, we don't) was
the cause.
Congressional nomination being at hand.
and lively fight in prospect, the good
people of our village were completely
buried under with the weight of RESPONSE
bility that rested on their shoulders.
Every poor old stiff in town, who. a
month ago hand't friend in the county.
suddenly found himself worthy to be the
right hand man of each and every aspi-
rant But the whole bottom has been
knocked out, the hoops bursted and the
slaves kicked 20 the four corners, etc, for
people will lie so. you know, that good
men can't stand it. It's too narrowing.
Apparently the Union breathes easier.
It's so hard to straddle a fence. when a
sharp board is on top. Notwithstanding
it was fine haired attempt to kill its
preferred" with 'kiek" against the
propriety of the action.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05

Ex,Supervisor Lees, of Coal Valley.
was in the city today.
Mrs. R. A Donaldson, wife of the gen
ial county clerk, is visiting her brother in
Dubuque.
Mr.. Daniel Corken, who has been alb
sent in Pueblo, Denver and other points
in Colorado for the past few months in tie
interest Of his health, has returned home
We are pleased to say that he is feeling
and looking well
Col H. B Burgh arrived from Peoria
yesterday morning from a summons an
nouncing the death of Mrs Irving Burgh,
his daughter in law. Mr. and Mrs. 4. L.
Lyford and Miss Eva Burgh are expected
from Denver in the morning, and two
married sisters from Lake City, MINI, to-
night
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
SUBURBAN SIFTINGS.
MILAN MENTIONS
Special Correspondence to the Argus.

MILAN MENTIONS.
Special Correspondence to the Argus.
MILAN, March 5.-Town election next
Monday.
NJ S. club (dudes) give a party Friday
night.
Will Knowles, of Davenport, was q
Sunday caller in town.
Geo. Dickson was home from Beloit or
Sunday. He returned Monday morning
viii McEwen, the popular %" nigh,
operator at Rock Island was in town
Monday.
Dell Latin, who will go to Nebraska
has postponed his leave taking for two or
three weeks.
Frank Couch is reported to be rapidly
recovering from the serious attack of
typhoid fever.
Miss Mate Dufiin and Mr. Allen, OF
Maquoketa, guests Of the Misses John
ston, returned home Monday morning.
Poor cuss, John Murphy; every paper
in the county for the last two weeks has
had you drunk, and from Milan
The Presbyterians gave another of theiI
series of entertainments last evening at the
hone of Miss Witt. A musicale was the
programme.
In this burg they tell us the most favor.
lite prescription suitable for numerous all
ments, is to plant your feet in a bucket OF
sawdust and wrap No, 8 mackerel around
your neck.
The person who sees through goggles
of such magic make that causes an NJ. Z.
church festival to appear as leap year
party, had better polish up his or Ter (as
the case may be- winkers. Anyway,
Schillinger has blood in his eye
Chas Owens, the Carbon Cliff peda-
gogue, was in town Saturday. His pres
ent school term will close next Friday. A
first class entertainment, consisting of
dialogues. declarations, tableaux and
Rotations will be given by the school OF
Friday evening.
| For enlightenment we mention the
names applied to our dancing clubs, Of
which there four: Milan Social club, or
dudes; Young Mems Social club, five
dollar clerk club; Rock River Dancing
club, or calloused hands, and the Blaci
Hawk club Or. We've changed oul
minds since the above clause was written
owing to some statesmanlike forethought
on our part. There too many good mus
Giles in the latter club
One higgins and Miles Cornish engaged
in lively set-to on Saturday evening
The fracas began in the street Car. The
rustlers ignoring the purpose for which
window class is used by ordinary
people eclipsed several panes. Adjournine
to the roadway, there was continuance
Of the punching program. with the agree
ment to spar to finish. "Budge" (it
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
The Change Racket,

We hear an occasional growl about the
change racket. Railroad conductors,
boot blacks, newsboys and oftimes bar
tenders who forget to give change for
large coins when offered in payment, and
who occasionally work off bad pieces, The
most prominent trick of conductors is to
delay giving change until the passenger is
getting of the car, and then hand to him
few nickles short. Conductors have an
unwritten law that requires all counter
felt money to be pushed Off on a
"greeny'' from the country. 1t may be
worked off in giving change, but most
likely a good coin offered by the country
man is changed by sleight of hand trick
to bad one, and handed back with the
declaration: The coin you gave me is a
counterfeit. To argue the conductor
down would be useless, so the countrvman
either substitutes or gets off.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
A Supper

The fire laddies held a meeting last
night, and transacted some important
business. Just before they adjourned,
George Alter, the newly elected assistant
chief, informed the boys that they were
expected over TO- his house to partake of
supper. OF course the boys accepted,
and adjourning they went over to theil
chiefs residence where they partook Of
the good things that had been prepared
for them, after which they spent pleasant
time in pleasant conversation. The boys
wish the ARGUS to tender their thanks &c
Mr.. Alter and lady for their kindness
and it is thereby extended.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
MEDICAL MEN.
They Meet and Effect a Permanent Or
ganization.

There has been considerable talk among
the physicians of late of organizing a
society, and call was issued, which
brought the following doctors together at
the board of education rooms Tuesday
afternoon: G. Truesdale, G. G. Craig, G.
L. Eyster, J. w. Cowden, c. Bernhard
and S. c. Plummer, of Rock Island; E.
o. Bradwel, L. D. Dunn and J. B,
Dawson, of Moline; Warren Hunter, of
Hampton; James Cozad, of Reynolds, and
J. W. Morgan, of Port Byron. The object
Of the meeting was stated to be forming OF
county medical association" An
election of officers resulted as follows;
President, DR.. ]. B, Dawson, Moline.
Vice President, DR.. james Cozad, Rey-
nolds.
Secretary, DR.. G. L. Eyster, Rock ISL
and
Treasurer, DR.. Thomas Hunter, Hamp
ton.
The constitution of the Iowa and Iii.
nois Central District association was
adopted, subject to revision. A commit
tee was appointed to prepare fee bill,
which should report at the next regular
meeting. 1t was agreed that the charter
members pay fee of one dollar annually,
and to admit Drs. Bowman, Gregg and
Vitzthum, as such members. For the next
meeting the president has appointed
papers by Dr. Cowden on "Pedriatic
Medicine" DR.. Bardwell. on ''Silicate OF
Soda Dressing" and DR.. Barth, on
Typhoid Fever" The next meeting will
be held on Tuesday, April /.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
Dillon Tonight.

The great comedian, John Dillon, in
his eccentricity Of Pilgrim Boggs, in the
play of States Attorney" should be
greeted with large house tonight Here
is what the St. Paul Globe says about the
play:
The appearance of the fayorite comedi-
an, John Dillon, before St Paul audience
is always greeted with applause, combines
agreeably the elements of popularity and
success, and as a medium to bring into
play the pleasant and rollicking humor OF
Mr.. Dillon and the capabilities of good
company it hits the nail square on the
head. The interest and fun centers largely
in the character of Pilgrim Boggs. man
who can work the jury, taken of course
by Mr.. Dillon. The character is OF the
always on hand at the right moment order,
and that 1t was acted to perfection, was
attested BY the frequent applause of the