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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-20
An Excursion Party.

There arrived in the city this morning
on the c., B. & @. road. large party of
excursionists. but only part of larger
excursion, which started from Blair,
Washington county, Nebraska. The
excursionists now in the city are well
known here, the greater portion of them
having resided here in the past They
were met at the train in carriages and
driven to the residence of Mr. Morris
Datesiens, where they partook of an
elegant dinner. The following is list of
the excursionists; Hans Aye and wife;
M. Matthewsen and wife; Miss Matthew
cen; Henry Liert. Peter Liert, Geo.
Kohuk and sister, John F Schaltz; Peter
Klindt and wife; John Richter, Henry
Frahm; Mrs. Eicke, Mrs. Goodell; Chris.
Rathmann. This afternoon the party will
take carriages and will be driven over to
the island, and to other places of interest
and it is hoped that their stay among US
will be pleasant, as no efforts will be
spared to make them feel at home here.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-20

The following special telegram was in
the Chicago Nesos of TO-DAY.

The following special telegram was in
the Chicago Neaos of today;
WASHINGTON, d. c., June ia letter
has been addressed to Senator Logan by
the first assistant postmaster general ask
ing that some action be taken in the Sc
lection of successor to Mai Beardsley,
the postmaster at Rock Island, whose
commission expired several months ago.
There is considerable opposition to his
further continuance in office, and several
well known citizens of Rock Island have
been urged for the place. Gen. Logan is
DESTROYS of retaining Be.rdsleY, while
Senator Cullom favors another gentleman.
The contest will probably be settled upon
when Gen. Logan returns from the east.
From the above it will be seen that
Beardsleys enemies in this city are still
trying to get the post Office away from
him. But we are greatly mistaken if Lo
gan will allow such proceeding, that is
if be can help it, and we think he can.
Beardsiey goes wild with enthusiasm when
ever the name of Black Jack Logan is
mentioned. and he is one of Logan's
heaviest hitters in this neck o woods. AS
we said before. let Beardsley have the post
office until his democratic successor is
named next March.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-20
Base Ball.

The Base Ball association has an
nounced the fact that the Dubuque club
will play here tomorrow and Sunday. The
club is a good one, and exciting games
may be expected.
Peoria has now played nine games since
the club have been out ON tour, and
have won seven of them. They done the
Milwaukees up three straight games.
Alvord, the new Vincennes player, will
arrive in the city tomorrow, and will play
| with our boys for the first time on Sun
day.
Saltwater is now winning games right
along. the club having been greatly
| strengthened by the addition of new play
ers
Our base ball boys returned home last
night from Dubuque. They havn't a very
good opinion of Dubuque. They say it
rained there both days they were there
and consequently no games were played
Efforts are now being put forward by
some to secure the running of trains to
the park on Sunday afternoons by the "Q
folks. Mr.. Mack informs US that the mat
could be arranged if the association would
make written request asking for such
train. This might be done, SO as train
could be secured for next Sunday after
noon. If the train was to run it would
be the means of increasing the attendance
of the ladies at the park on Sundays.
The streetcars are insufficient in capacity
to accommodate the people and hence &
large number stay away.
Our left fielder is sick and our catcher is lame,
Our s. S. is playing very poor game.
Two pitchers are used up, the other Is wild;
| The baseman can't play when the weather Is mild
The man in the right field is suffering from chills
| The sub has a strange complication Of Ills.
Just what bothers our captain the doctor can tell
But in other respects they are feeling quite well
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-20
A Baggage Master.


Mr.. Graves, the baggage man at the
Union depot, returned home from Chica>
go yesterday, where he has been visiting
friends. Graves said he enjoyed his trip
immensely, and came back feeling as
fresh as daisy. The life of a baggage
master is not all bed of roses, as many
suppose it is. He is one of the most
abused men in the universe The travel
public take him for free horse-or
worse still a street car-and they all at
tempt to ride him, that is to say, in maxi
ing him toe the mark. Said Graves to the
ARGUS reporter this morning, this thing
of being baggagemaster is not what
is cracked up to be. Some people are
very exacting, always try to treat peo-
pile courteously to the best of my ability.
Some people will be satisfied with little,
while others want the earth and all that
is in it. The ladies give us the most
trouble. In fact it takes about fifteen
minutes of our time to tell them what we
know of connections, etc, when they
know just as much about it as we do. /
put in about fifteen hours for days work,
work here, and have to get here by four
O'Clock in the morning, so you see it is by
no means an easy job or soft snap to be
a baggagemaster This is something
like reporter, A reporter works eigh>
teen hours out of twenty four, and when
he goes to sleep the other six hours, he
sleeps with one eye open.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-20

All the trains were in and out on time
this morning.
A freight car jumped the track in the
Pacific yard yesterday.
There is consid ;rable travel on the
Mercer county road.
The %" conductors will get located
here by today week.
There were five engines in the @"
round house this morning.
The Rock Island & Peoria trains took
out twenty six through passengers this
morning.
Rumor has it that one of the Rock
Island & Peoria railroad clerks is soon to
be married
Art Gray, of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul office force, has recovered from
his spell of sickness.
The Chicago, Milwaukee s. St Paul
folks announce that they are now pre-
pared to give even lower river rates tEan
ever before.
The painters are now putting on the
last coat of paint ON the 80" depot. New
seats were put in the gentlemen's waiting
room yesterday, and the ladies waiting
room will be fixed up in first class
manner by the middle of next week The
20" depot is bound to be dandy one
when the new fixings are all in and the
paint is all on
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-20
Happy Hearts

Last evening large number of intimate
friends gathered at the residence of the
brides parents to witness the ceremony
which united Mr.. E. B MckoWen and
Miss Jennie Ralston in holy wedlock. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. ]. A.
Reynolds, pastor of the United Presbyte-
Ran church. The costumes of the bride
and bridegroom we're elegant and costly.
The groom wore the accustomed broad
cloth demanded on such important occa-
sions. After the ceremony the invited
guests sat down to an elegant repast pre-,
pared by Wallace, the we'll known Mo
line caterer. The presents were numerous
and costly. The uncle of the bride pre-
sented her with ten twenty dollar gold
pieces. The young couple took the train
this morning for bridal tour in the east
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-20
FOLLOWED BIT HER PA.
Miss Maud Keller Runs away from
Home. but is Captured in this
City.

Last Saturday the ARGUS contained an
item stating that gentleman named
Keller, who lives in Geneseo, was in this
city on the day preceding looking for his
daughter. Maud, and girl named Ella
Peters. The item also stated that the
girls had been seen in this city the evening
before the gentleman came, which was on
Wednesday, in company with young men,
one of whom turns out to be railroad
man, fireman on the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific road Not finding any trace of
the girls whereabouts, farther than that
she had been here the night before, Mr..
Keller returned home where he had bust
ness of such nature to be attended to
that it could not be neglected. He told
an ARGUS reporter, it will also be remem-
bered, that the Peters girl and his
girl were very much smitten with
the showmen of Barrett's great
colossal fraud, which exhibited
In Geueseo and in this city. He
thought the girls were following mp the
show And in this supposition he was
right, for the girls were in Davenport the
Saturday after he was here, and from
there they followed the show to three
other points. and then either getting tired
of running around so much or getting
over their infatuation for the show me II,
both the girls returned to Davenport, and
stopped there two days, running around
with several of the young bloods of that
city until night before last, when they
came over to this city, and took up their
abode here. Both the girls were of quiet,
nuassuming disposition, and while on
the streets acted in lady like way, and but
very few persons would be bit suspic>
ious of them. The Peters girl, the oldest
of the two, is about twenty-five years old,
and is of very dark complexion.
She is exceedinfily versatile, speaking five
different languages. She dresses very
neat The Keller girl is about seventeen
years old, and is somewhat smaller than
her companion. She is not a blonde,
neither Is she brunette, but is cross
between the two shades. Yesterday, in
some way, the father learned his daughter
was here He came in one a freioht train
last night at $50 The father found
where the girl had been stopping, and
went TO the place. Then of course there
ensued scene. The father upbraided his
daughter for her actions. The daughter
cried and asked to be taken home. To
this the father consented, but refused to
to have anything to do with the Peters
| girl, telling her if she ever came to Gene
SEQ again he would send her to the penis
| Tertiary.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-20
Slough Hathers.

The weather is now warm and the
average being hot, seeks means 10 cool
off his fervid brow-if not his brow, then
something else. In parlance plain they
diyest themselves of their clothing, which
consists of shirt and pair of pants, ami
60 in swimming. They have been in the
habit of going up to the slough beyond
the waterworks. Yesterday the following
kids, accompanied by about a dozen
other whose names We couldn't learn,
went to the 90" depot, boarded the Ster-
ling passenger train, and went up to the
slough: Jake Harris, Ed. Dempsey,
Henry and Herman Hansen, George Mar
tin and kid named Paige. When they
got off the train they made their way on
the logs which are in a lot of
RATS there out to the middle, and pulled
off their clothing and went in Officer
McCabe heard their yells nd went over.
In crossing the logs be fell in the water,
but nevertheless be got out, and went to
the kids and made them sneak off, He
told them that if he caught them swim
ming there any more in the day time, he
would run them all in and have them
fined. 1t is all right for the boys to 60 in
bathing after night, but it is not very
edifying sight to the people around there
or the passengers on the trains that pass
by there to see the kids standing naked
on the slogs. The boys had better stay
away from there hereafter.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-20
The Fourth.

Although we, of Rock Island, will not
observe the Fourth this year, Geneseo
will, and our citizens can HE themselves
there and celebrate. We know they are
going to celebrate there, for the immortal
Kiner, of the Nesos, sent down and bor>
rowed our eagle to adorp the bills he was
printing for the celebration folks there.
Besides this evidence, We have copy OF
the News before US, in which Kiner trills
like a giant anaconda, and MARBLES
sweetly as maiden over the fact thai
they are going to have "a time" up there
If we can get off we are going.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-20
Fun.

A stag" party have possession of
Vandruff's island today, and they were
also holding forth last night, when an ex-
cellent supper was served by Messrs. Stur.
geon, Kenworthy and O'Mara. We talked
with several gentlemen that were present,
and they were loud in their praises of the
manner in which they were treated. They
expressed themselves somewhat vexed at
Kenworthy, however, as they claim he ate
all the eggs which had been provided for
the feast The picnic today was on q
more extensive scale, and there were q
larger number present. The affair was
managed by the legal fraternity, and the
local bar was well represented. We un-
derstand there were several fine speeches
made, but as our short hand reporter was
not present, we make no record of them.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-20
HERE AND THERE.
Golden Eagle, SO Cashmere suits.

Golden Eagle, SO Cashmere suits.
Drs. Morgan s. McCandless, dentists.
Messrs. Rothery and Brady have just
finished a very fine crayon drawing, of
Mrs. ]. s. Gilmore These gent emen
are meeting with deserved success.
SO Cashmere suits, all wool; Golden
Eagle.
There will be strawberry festival held
at Milan this evening, for the benfit of
the Milan Cornet band The proceeds
will go towards buy ing the band new
uniform.
Watkins & Hill have fine lot of choice
dry kindling for sale cheap,
Capt. Harry Abel returned from Du>
buque last evening where he had been
attending the great military encampment.
The rush for those fine all wool cassi,
mere suits continues, aud only few suits
are left. The Golden Eagle is the place.
s. 7. Watkins does all kinds of scaven-
ger work. He has the odorless process of
cleaning vaults
Mrs. Sanford Mott and Miss Dyer, of
White Bear Lake, Mimi, are in the city
visiting their relations Mayor Mott and
family.
Mrs. Thomas King yesterday drew a
berry set of thirteen pieces at the Golden
Eagle, and on two previous occasions she
drew tea sets.
st. Paul Lodge, No. 107, Knights Py-
thias, will meet at their castle hall
tonight. Work on the first and second
degree, and election of officers is the bus
mess to be transacted.
The G. o. d. laundry at Davenport
still continue to laundry shirts at cents
collars 81 cents and cuffs cents. 12t
Main street. telephone No. 372. d202m
While up in Minnesota on a pleasure
trip, Conductor Tom Fuller, of the C. NJ
& st. P. road, had The pleasure of meet
ing Mr.. Sanford Mott, who is in charge OF
passenger train in that country.
The run continues on those all wool
cashmere suits which were received last
Saturday at the Golden Eagle. THESE
goods are offered at half The price the
other clothiers charge, and you are sure
to receive present with every purchase
Call and examine them.
E. w. Hurst represents the leading
American and Foreign Insurance Cos.
Policies carefully written at current rates
Agency established 1874. Office ovel
Rock Island National Bank.
Mr.. Chas. Negus has returned home
from Colfax Springs, where he has been
for two days past recuperating his health
Charles affection is old Rheumatic,
but he says the waters at the springs have
benefited him greatly. We are glad td
know this, and trust that Charlie will be
sound as dollar before long
Golden Eagle, Cashmere suit Sc
Avail yourself of the last Glance al
Deollingers grand closing out. There arr
only few more days to do So You Cal
buy there elegant parlor suits, marble tor
chamber suits, mirrors, marble top tables
reclining chairs, hall stands, Brussels
carpets, and other goods, at two thirds
their value, and below.
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, 1884-06-20
The Lawn Party


The lawn party given by Miss Minnie
Hutchinson last night was one of the most
pleasant social affairs in the annals of
Rock Islands social history. There were
sixteen couples present The yard was
brilliantly and elegantly lighted up with
Chinese lanterns, and everything was
nearly as light as day. There was GRO
quet set, two swings, and three or four
hammocks in the yard, and they were put
in use by the young people. At ten o'clock
an elegant supper was partaken of, after
which the company removed in doors and
listened to some excellent music by the
ladies, both instrumental and vocal, after
which the young people adjourned for
home, voting that they all had splendid
time.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-20
Inmhar.

The lumber mills OF this city are now
running in full blast, and have bee since
the season opened, which was about the
middle of April. Weyerhauser & Denk-
mann's mill, in the lower end of the city,
il now running 1854 hands, while the
mills owned and operated by the Rock
Island Lumber s Manufacturing company
are employing nearly as many. The
latter's lumber mills have sawed up mil>
are talking now of enlarging their storing
capacity. This has been good logging
season and consequently everything is
booming.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-20
improvements.

MIR. Henderson, on Eighteenth street, is
having lis house and barn improved up.
Fl. G. Smith is having new addition
built to his house on Ninth street.
The plumbers got through with thei1
work On the Ferguson house on Twenty
first street yesterday.
The inside of the Ninth street NJ. E.
church is being fixed up.
Manager Mckee, of the Milwaukee
base ball club, and his men, will arrive in
the city tonight on the Plying Dutch
man." They are on their way to Quincy,
where they play tomorrow.
The Peoria Reds have applied fol
rooms at the Harper house, and will be
here the 9th inst. to play few games
with the home nine.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-20

Following were the quotations in Chi
cago today: July wheat, sos; August,
$50; September $50. July corn, $50;
August, 564, September, 564, July oats,
32B; August, ESQ July Pork, $19.35;
August, $685.. July lard, 1851; Aug.
ust, $7724; September, $685. July
ribs, $500 Hogs, 10000; light, $40
to $3.50; mixed, $3.50 to $500; heavy,
S.. 25 to $40.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-20
County Building,
TRANSFERS..

1s-Ira Reynolds to Monroe Reynolds,
Sc 80, 16, 5w; $4,000.
Elizabeth Gamble to J. G.. Heck, nj
WI, ne s, IS, 2w; $500.
A. F. Russell to A. G. Dow, lot A,
block 2, Yuma centre; $40.
PROBATE.
18-Estate of Arthur Huleatt, deceased.
Inventors, appraisment bill and widows
award filed and approved.
Guardianship of minor heirs of Chas
M Robinson deceased. Guardians ac-
count filed and approved and guardian
discharged as to ward Wilson Robinson.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-20
skaLing Rink.

The new skating rink, which was to
have been built on Fifteenth street, must
have died "a BORN leastwise we can
find no trace of it now When the idea of
building rink was first suggested it was
on magnificent plan. TWAS tohave been
agorgeous affair. but its gorgeousness has
taken the wings of the morning and flown
away. However, this hot weather is not
good on skating Kinks, and the new rink
may hatch out by cold weather.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-20
Mlnstrels.

Next Monday night we are to have a
minstrel entertainment in the opera house
Leon & Cushman's celebrated variety
troupe. This is one of the best minstrel
shows on the road, and are greeted with
full houses wherever they go. There is
nothing in the whole performance to mar
the taste of the most fastidious and ladies
attend their entertainments in large num-
bers The troupe have superb brass
band with them. As this is the first show
We have had for long time the opera
house will be crowded Secure your re-
served seats early
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-20
Stopped.

A fat lady. with an equally as fat
baby. only of course the baby was small,
created no little CONSERVATION this morn
ing at the Union depot. She was coming
up to the depot in a hack.
Just as the hack had stopped
at the platform the Atlantic train started
out. The fat lady yelled to stop the
train, which was done, and she waddled
over to it and got on, only to find that
she didn't want to go on that train but on
the Peoria train. The train men helped
her off again and went on their way nurs
ing their wrath
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-20
SsnSsmnnf-

The town board will meet at Clerk
koehler's office next Monday morning at
10 o'clock to review the assessment list.
All persons who are not satisfied with
their rate of assessment will be given a
hearing at that time. and if any mistakes
have been made they will be corrected by
the board
Mr.. c. X, Taylor, advance agent for the
famous Callenders MINISTRIES, was In the
city today, making arrangements to give
an entertainment here next Thursday
evening, June &C. This is one of the best,
if not the best, minstrel organizations in
the country, and they should be well
received.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-20
Dead,

Miss Eta Robertson, a young lady who
is employed at the Commercial hotel, re-
ceived telegram yesterday stating that
her mother was dead in Geneseo Mrs
Robertson's death was sudden and quite
unexpected. When Miss Robertson re
ceived the telegram she tainted, and it
was some time before she recovered She
left this morning for Geneseo to attend
the funeral.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-20
The Newsboys.

The newsboys in this city are hoppin
mad. They are so mad that they can
hardly see. The reason for their madness
is fact that they have been fired away
from the c. R. /. & P. depot They have
been in the habit of congregating there
every morning, and the noise they made
would drown the sounds of the trains as
it were They will have to stay away
hereafter, unless they behave better.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-20
The " cath er

This weather will do. That is to say,
it Is plenty warm enough for US, and if it
doesn't suit you, you can strike bee line
for the south where the people eat red
haws and go barefooted naked, about,
too.-all their lives. But there is one
thing this warm weather is doing and that
is it is making corn grow. Hot weather
makes corn, corn makes whisky, and
whisky makes republicans, so says our
friend, Agent Cook, of the G. R. |. & P
railroad.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-20

One of the hondsomest residences in the
city is that of Mr.. Spencer Robinson, on
Twentieth street. The house, brick
one, has lately been repainted, the fence
also, and both look fresh and neat. The
yard around this house is one of the
largest and handsomest we ever saw. Ii
is kept in first class condition, being
weeks,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-20
A New Hack Line.

A new hack line has been started in
this city The hack Is a large one, and
will carry fourteen passengers. The hack
makes hourly trips between this city and
Davenport and the fare is only ten cents.
The hack runs until midnight, and leaves
this city for Davenport for the last time
at IL o'clock.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-20
Bound Over.

The preliminary examination of Hardy
and Flanagan, the copper thieves, took
place this morning before Commissioner
Sweeney. District Attorney Cutler
appeared for the prosecution. The
boys were both bound over to court in the
sum of $500, which Flanagan succeeded
in giving, and was taken home by his
sister. Hardy was sent to Jail, There
are two other charges against the boys
which will be heard.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-20
Excursions.

Nearly all the railroads in the city will
give excursion rates the Fourth of July
The G. NJ & St. P. folks announce rate
of one and one fourth fare for the round
trip, good from the 4th until the 18th.
The same road will give excursion rates to
Minneapolis to the encampment of the G.
A. r., July 23rd and 25th at one fare for
the round trip. All the other roads will
give equally as low rates, and now is your
chance to take a ride.