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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-02
Got q Place.

The article in last evenings ARGUS,
relative to Lille Pennington, the lone girl
at the police station, who was penniless
and in search of situation, served to
help the girl to good place. Major J..
M. Buford, saw the item and as he needed
a domestic in his family, Lille was en-
gagged, and went to her new home this
morning. The ARGUS is glad to have
been the means of helping along friend
less girl. 1t is only another evidence OF
the fact that everybody reads this paper,
because they know that in its columns
daily is to be found all the news.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-02
Better Take the Baby.

They are telling pretty good one on
young fellow just now He is q telegraph
operator, and some time ago he became
smitten with the charms of q buxom little
miss. She is not more than fifteen years
old, but is quite well developed and looks
older. The course of true love never did
run smooth, and the young lady's pa OBJ
jected to the brass FOUNDER coming so
often to see her In fact 1t is asserted
that the old man startled the young cou-
pie one evening by throwing a bucketful
of water on them through stovepipe
hole in the ceiling. He then came down
stairs and apologized, and observed with
grim humor: II saw a spark, and
thought the house was On fire." On an,
other occasion he bawled to the manipu-
lator of charged lightning to take off his
boots if he was going to stay all night
But through all these discouraging cpl
sodes the young couples hearts kept pal
pitating for each other alone. As the
story goes the young man drove up to his
girls house the other evening with a
spanking fine turnout. He knocked at
the door and asked for his lady love-
What do you want with her?' savagely
demanded the head of the house. why"
stammered the young gallant blushing,
II called to take her out for a drive"
ooh, you did, did your sneered the old
man, well, she isns here. but hold and
the old man disappeared into an adjoining
room and soon reappeared with q kicking,
squirming kid. With look of whitening
scorn on his noble physiognomy he re-
marked 1.-THE little girl is out some place,
but here. you'd better take the baby "
Every time that young fellow sees baby
now he lodges around a corner and re-
peats cuss words.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-02
Sparks from fhe smnkestack.

This mornings train on the Rock Island
& Mercer county road had eighteen car
loads of coal.
A freight car got off the track in the
R. l. & P. yard this morning but was
soon got back in place again.
The R. l. & P train started out this
morning with only few passengers which
is something unusual for it to do.
President r. R. Cable, of the c. R. I.
& P. is in the city today, looking as
healthy and robust as of yore.
John Holmes at the c, M. & St. P. de-
pot, has just got an elegant silk hat, and
now the question arises is he going to
preach or make stump speeches?
Everything was serene at the Union
depot this morning. All trains were on
time and the railroad officials were there
fore happy.
Next week will be the big week for the
c. B. & Q. road from this city and inter,
mediate points to st. Louis. Hundreds
of people will attend the St. Louis fair
and Yelled Prophets parade.
The rails which have laid along side of
the C. B. g. @. track between Sew
enteenth and Eighteenth streets, for year
or two were loaded into cars today and
taken out on the road to be used.
The Sterling accommodation train on
the G. B. &. @. road seems to be picking
up considerable travel of late. 1t is a
very handy train for farmers in the upper
end of the county as they can come into
the city in the evening and return early
in the morning.
Engineer Chas. H. Menzie of the night
express on the G. M. & St. P. road has
been doing double duty of late His
regular run is from Rock Island anc
Milwaukee to Freeport, half way between
the two cities. Tuesday night, one Of
the other engineers being sick, Menzie
was compelled to run from here t.
Milwaukee, distance of 212 miles. Fl,
doubled back last night, reaching here
this morning. Menzie pulls the throttle
on the "251, (which is,considered the bes
iron steed on the road.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-02
pu,,aA AT MILAN

Milan had more excitement last night
and today than it has seen for many
long day. When the law against the
demi monde of Iowa went into effect, a
crowd of them went out to Milan, taking
with them few from this city, and the
tribe set up in business They kept quiet
for sometime, but finally got pretty loud"
and gave themselves away, and the good
people at the town were greatly surprised
and shocked when they discovered that q
lot of bad girls were leading their limo
cent boys astray. The festive youths
were painting the town in variegated
colors every night with the assistance of
their frail female friends. Last night
Marshal Kerr, Constable Lafferty and
Councilman Brandedburg pulled the
ranch, and a number of nice, inno>
cent young men were found therein
The whole party was before justice Of
the peace this morning, and the dashing
lotharios were fined and the girls
were told to get out of town instantly.
Today while the fair ones were packing
up their collar boxes, etc, two young men
entered the house, and vigilant officer
of the law swooped down upon them and
escorted them TO the lookup. Milan has
not had such a sensation since the repub>
lican atmospheric meeting
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-02
A Narrow Escape,

Mr. Harvey S. Tracy, of Hampton. had
narrow escape from death by runaway
accident last evening. Mr.. Sam Heagy
invited Mr.. Tracy to accompany him to
the scene of the operations of the laying
of narrow guage railway track near
Port Byron Junction, which Messrs.
Heagy & Stoddard are putting in to facil-
itate the transportation of their coal.
The gentlemen passed the afternoon very
pleasantly, and when they were ready to
return home Mr.. Tracy undertook to
drive Mr.. Heagv's horse down hill to
meet Messrs. Heagy and Stoddard, who
were passing through cut near the bot
tom of the bluff. The animal became
frightened and ran away, going at furi>
Gus rate of speed down the hill. Near
the bottom big log lay across the path
way, and over this the frightened steed
sprang, and the buggy struck it with ter
rifle force, Mr.. Tracy was thrown with
great violence to the ground, which he
first struck after leaving the buggy,
twentyfour feet from the latter 1t was
at first thought his leg was broken, bu,
luckily such proved not to be the case.
He was badly bruised. however, and his
right side and hip are very sore. He is
under medical care The buggy was com
pletely wrecked.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-02
Lost Again,

Jerry, the beloved canine friend OF
Frank WEIGH, is again a wanderer from
home. and his present whereabouts is a
source of great mystery. As stated the
other day. Frank has just returned from
the wilds of the west where he rode high
kicking mustangs and reveled with the
festive COW boy. Instead of the expected
hearty welcome from Jerry, he was greet>
ed with the sad news on his arrival home
that Jerry had left the ranch. As the
circumstances in the case are now fully
understood, the sad and pensive expires,
sion which rests with great weight on
Franks countenance, is easily accounted
for.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-02
A Grand Opening.

Collins Bros. opened the roller skating
season of 1SS4S5 at Armory hall last
night The attendance was large, and
everyone thoroughly enjoyed the evening.
Mr.. Geharty, of Streator, was present and
gave wonderfully fine skatorial exhibi-
ton on stiits. 1t must take great
amount of patient practice to become as
proficient on silt skates as Mr.. Geharty
is, He is but II years of age, and his per
Torrance is indeed wonderful Bleur's
band enlivened the occasion with music
at intervals. The opening was very au'
spicious.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-02
Editors In EMBRYO

Last night couple of amateur editors
who publish what might be called the
Typographical Error, or any other error,
either grammatical or photographed, were
overheard discussing their multitudinous
labors in hotel Office in this city. Said
one, Il tore my pantaloons at the skating
rink tonight and l shan't be able to set up
that page of copy tomorrow. "Oh well,
the paper must come out you know" re-
piled he who is evidently editor in chief
Then the two RECALLED the assembled
company with learned remarks about
"pi, forms, make up" etc, and then
the conversation turned on editorial
opinions to be expressed in the next issue
of the Error, and scholarly expressions of
preferences as to matters of public inter-
est followed, interspersed with voluntary
information regarding annual railway
passes which had been secured by the
editor in chief. The great James Gordon
Bennett and Whitelaw Reid of the future
left at late hour to skirmish around for
news items for their journal The Error
is printed in the lower part of the city
and good printer could set it up in an
hour, but "despise not the days of small
things"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-02
A Slick Coon.

A dusky skinned sharper has been at
work in this city the past day or two, and
worked his game so adroitly that be es>
capped detection until he had time to get
away. His game was to enter a clothing
store, and under the pretense of wanting
to purchase some article of clothing, be
would try on dozen or more coats and
vests and thus get several piles of cloth
ing mixed up 80 that the person waiting
upon him would lose track of some of
the garments. After fooling around in
trying on clothing for while he would
say that nothing shown by the clothier
suited him, and then he would don his
own vest and coat and leave. A very
fastidious coon was he. He played this
little game at Simon & Mosenfelders. the
U. s. Clothing Co.'S, at Loewenstein's. at
Bamberger's and perhaps other places,
but the above named are the only ones
who have reported as yet The U. S.
Clothing Co. found coat belonging to
to them at w. II. Lundy's second hand
store; Simon g. Mosenfelder found two
coats at the same place; Mr.. Bamberger
found pair of pantaloons belonging to
him, and Mr. Goldsmith, Loewenstein's
manager, found two missing coats. The
fellow had gone around stealing clothing,
and selling the same at second hand
stores. He even had the 'gall' to go into
the Golden Eagle Clothing store wearing
the coat he had stolen from there. He
boughta necktie, and his coat was so
out of order with the general
appearance of his other clothing
that the clerk asked him where he got the
coat He replied that he bought it in St.
Louis for $3.50 The clerk knew at once
that the coon" had uttered falsehood,
as the coat was worth $11, and his sus-
picions were aroused. A search was in
stituted and resulted in the discovery of
the theft. Mr. Coon" has thus far
elnded arrest.
1t transpires that Jonas Bear was
among the other victims. The chap stole
an overcoat from him, which he SUISSE
quently found at Lundy's. In oil it is
known that he stole eleven coats, and sew
en- of them have been recovered. AT the
Golden Eagle store he told Meyer Loci
that he had trouble on the steamer White
Eagle, and got off the boat the last time
she landed here. But how the fellow stole
so many coats and trousers in six differ
ent clothing stores, without in single
instance being detected, is mystery Al
the Golden Eagle he asked for small
satchel, and the clerk got up on thu
counter and took one down from an up
per shelf The coon examined it and sci
it wasn't large enough. The clerk thel
got up on the counter again and secure,
a larger one, and then his custome
changed his mind again and took the frs
satchel. He had got a coat into it Will
the clerks back was turned
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-02
Circuit courr.

The case of Georgiana Taggart vs.
Warrington Cain for 81. 900 damages for
breach of promise of marriage and seduc-
ton, is still attracting the attention of
Judge Glenn and jury in the circuit
court. Quite number of witnesses were
examined this morning. One of the coun'
sci for the prosecution began his argument
before dinner Arguments for the de
Tense followed this afternoon, and the
case win be given to the jury this evening.
The following entries appear upon the
docket:
CIVIL CAUSES.
Oct. Appeal by defendant; Holmes
Hakes v Louis V. Eckhart, dismissed,
costs paid.
2-Assumpsit: David L. Cunkle vs.
David j. Cleland ct al. Defendants at.
torney withdraws his appearance. Defen,
dant James W. Betty and defaulted
Assessment by the court. Judgment for
$4,000.
Assumpsit: Elizabeth Bradley VS. D.
r. South ct al. Defendant called and
defaulted. Assessment by the court
Finding $511.61. Judgment on the find
ing for $511.61 and costs.
IN CHANcERY.
Oct. l. Injunction: William Mill '
David Waddell. bond filed, with J. T
Kenworthy as sucurity, approved ant
writ order to issue.
Injunction and divorce-Kate Walker
VS. Frank Walker. Motion for solicitor s
fees. Motion allowsd and defendant or
dered TO pay $75 as solicitors fees.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-02

Last evening Officer Etzel arrested
Warren Fisher at Vests saloon for being
drunk and disOrderly, aud took him before
Justice Chopper, where he was fined So
with costs Warren has but lately arriv>
ed from the mum stricken state of Iowa.
where since the 4th day of July last lie
has been compelled to drink mum, hopine,
maltine, seafoam, buttermilk, converse
ton water etc, until he had almost for
gotten what whisky and beer tasted like.
No wonder the poor man got drunk and
then disorderly.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-02

Notw outstanding the inclemency of the
weather, Saturday was gala day for the
Cleveland and Hendricks clubs of Yuma
and Cleveland. In the afternoon the Yuma
club raised heavenward towering pole
upon which was placed United States
flag bearing Cleveland and Hendricks
streamers. In the evening the club formed
in line at the Cleveland ferry, all carrying
flaming torches, and were met by the
club of Cleveland, also bearing torches,
headed by an excellent martial band,
which marched under the flag with the
finest procession that was ever seen in
Hanna township, where toasts to the flag
were responded to by Henry Deem for
Cleveland, and Supervisor McEniry for
Yuma, with cheers for the candidates.
Then the line of march was continued to
the grove where a stage and good seats
were provided. The meeting was opened
by J. L. Deem. He introduced Hon.
Chas. Durham, of Geneseo, who made
one of his usual characteristic strong and
forcible speeches of two hours dura>
ton, that must certainly have carried
conviction to the unbiased and UMPIRE u-
diced hearers. This meeting, in point
of numbers from both sides of the river,
double discounted the republican gather
ing which was addressed by Hon. W. W.
Warner, of Western.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-02
The Jefferson Club Meeting.

The special meeting of the Jefferson
club in Turner hall last night was well at
tended and very enthusiastic. 1t was
UNANIMOUSLY decided to attend the dem>
ocratic rally at Milan, next Saturday ev-
ening when Hon. W. FL. Niece and other
orators will be present, and address the
masses Considerable discussion was had
on the big rally at Galva, October 9Th,
when Hon. Carter II. Harrison will ad-
dress the meeting. 1t wa finally decided
that if one hundred could be induced to
60, special train would be secured.
Other matters of no public interest were
attended to after which the meeting adj
journed.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-02
The Tailors.


This afternoon the Tailors' association
held another meeting in Turner hall TO
discuss the ACCESSIBILITY of continuing the
present strike. There doesn't seem to be
the least shadow of hope for them to
secure the prices they demand, and the
merchant tailors declare that it is abso>
lutely impossible to pay the demand I'M
less people are willing to pay $50, $50 and
$50 for suits that have heretofore sold
for $50, $35 and $45. 1t is an unfortu-
nate time for the tailors to strike. The
cold weather is coming on and the ex'
penses of living will, as usual, be mate
rally increased, If the journeymen should
be replaced by others it would 60 hard
with them during the winter months. 1t
is to be hoped that a compromise of the
matter VII be effected, and the tailors
return to their employment.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-02
Warde.

Frederick Warde, the rising young ira
gedian. and his company, came in on the
c., M. & St. P. road from the north this
morning and took the c., B. & @. train
for Burlington, where they appear to-
night Mr.. Warde took advantage of the
opportunity to call upon his friends Ben
Harper and R. c. Willerton, at the Har-
per house. He is looking we'll and doing
good business on the road this season
He has good company and everything
points toward success for him. Mr..
Warde is not booked for Rock Island this
season, but the many friends he made
while here two years ago would be much
pleased to welcome him back. There is
no doubt that he will in time be the lead
ing tragedian of the day. Booth is get
ting old and must soon retire from the
stage. The same may be said of Barrett.
Mccullough is mental wreck and it is
doubtful if he will ever again appear upon
the stage. This leaves Warde, Keene and
Min to struggle for the highest honors,
and people who haye seen each of them
at his best cannot hesitate to award the
laureis to Frederick Warde.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-02
Amusing Testimony.

There was some unusually amusing tes-
timony given in the breach of promise
and seduction case of Taggert vs. Cain
yesterday 1t is a matter of fact that all
such cases develop more or less ludicrous
testimony. This is always enjoyed by the
mixed audience which is invariably pres
ent upon such occasions. The testimony
of the fair plaintiff yesterday as to the
manner in which the defendant hunted
for fees in the halcyon days of their
courtship, was something new and de-
cidedly novel in the way of wooing And
then when he in turn testified to the
presents he had made his inamorita in
the four years he went with her. half
suppressed litter went round the court
room. He had bought her a locket worth
$1.25 aud handkerchief worth rs cents,
a total expenditure of So for presents.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-02
Contract Lat.

Chairman ladders and Alderman Col~
Inns, of the fire and water committee, and
Aldermen Larkin and Cavanaugh, of the
Fifth ward, met in the city council cham
Der last evening and opened the bids for
the construction of the new hose house in
the Fifth ward. There were but two bids.
One from s. J. Collins of $500, and an :
other from John Volk g. Co. of 1915.
The bid of Mr.. Collins was accented. The
house is to be 16x26 feet in size, one
story high, and will be located on the first
lot south of Smiths carpenter shop be-
tween Fifth and Sixth avenues. Work
will be commenced at once, and the
building will be completed in three weeks
in time for the November election.
The lot cost $500, which, together with
the hose house, will make the entire cost
5000. That will make pretty cheap
hose house for the Fifth ward.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-02
Pastor and People.

The Rev. W. s. Marquis, recently
elected to the passionate of the Broadway
Presbyterian church, will be formally in
stalled in that office this evening. The
services will be held in Broadway church
beginning at 1880 o'clock, and will be con
Quoted by the following committee ap>
pointed at the last meeting of the Rock
River Presbytery: Rev. n. H. G. Fife,
of Sterling, will preside and preach the
sermon; Rev. Thos. r. Johnson, of Edg>
ington, will deliverer the charge to the
people, and Rev. J. W. Dinsmore, D. D.,
of Bloomington, (who was for many
years Mr.. Marquis PASTOR will deliver the
charge to the pastor. Music suitable TO
the occasion has been prepared, and the
whole service promises to be very inter-
esting one.
The members of all other churches and
the public are cordially invited.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-02

The Rock Island Turn Gemeinde held
its regular monthly meeting at Turner
hall last night The annual business Of
fixing up dates and entertainments for the
coming amusement season was gone
through with. The Turner'S will have
their usual number of theatrical per-
formances, ball Mosques, etc, and full
list will be published soon. The hall
under the management of Aug. Herkert
is proving, as in fact it has always prov.
ed since he has had charge, very pop.
ular place for dances with all parties.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-02
a. Jo.anb,. Fair

The fair that is now being held in st.
Joseph's Catholic church attracted large
audience last evening. The inclemency
of the weather the first two nights caused
small attendance. There are many
handsome articles on exhibition and for
sale, and the voting on the handsome
railroad lantern to be voted to the most
popular locomotive engineer is progress
ing briskly. The contestants are Frank
Bliss, of the c., M. & st. P, Thos.
Greahey. of the c., R. |. & p, and Mike
Murrin, of the c., B. & Q. Last night
Mr.. Greahey was slightly in the lead. TIE
fair will continue the rest of the week,
and large attendance is anticipated this
evening.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-02
Carhatt.

For the past week M. M. Corbett, our
beloved city attorney, has been feeling
anything but well, but under the care of
his physician he is again able to circulate
around with considerable activity. We
are glad that Corbett has shaken off the
aches and pains which beset him, and is
now in better trim than ever. He is
booked to speak in many places during
the present month, aud the cause of de :
mocracy would suffer greatly should he
be handicapped by any bodily ailments.
II is useless to deny the fact that we have
many rising statesmen in our midst, but
none of them are outrivaling Corbett on
the field of glory. When he is silent he
discounts the oyster, and when he talks he
sheds wisdom as freely as the musk-rat
sheds musk, or the frog horn disseminates
noise. Aye, verify, Corbett is on the road
to distinction.