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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-04
perRonal Points.

Mr. William Jackson has returned from
his California trip,
Daniel Mosher, of Hampton, was in the
city today
Miss Adella Glenn is makinga pleasant
visit.to BROOKLYN. \. Y She will remain
some time
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Weyerhauser went
to Clinton today. to attend the marriage
of Mr., VIM. Young to Milwaukee lady.
Miss Julia Murphy, dubuque, was in
the city teday, on her way home from
Kansas City.
The Misses Lizzie and Title Denkman
left yesterday for Wellesley college,
Mass, after spending the holidays with
their relatives.
Hon H c. Cleaveland and Mr.. A. E
Knickerbocker left this morning for Rock
ford, where they will institute the Chip
pewa Tribe of Red Men.
Miss Lizzie Avery, of Vinton, Iowa
formerly principal of the high school, will
spend Saturday with the family OF ] D
Taylor.
Major ]. NJ. Beardsley will go to Chi
cago tonight to fix up matters for ths
coming republican convention. Thu
Major is a power" in the republican
party in this state
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-04
A Former Rock Islander Assigns

Mr.. j. Z. Musselwhite, who it will be
remembered, carried on business for some
time in this ci ty in one of the store rooms
occupied by HOffmsster & Son, has failed
in Peoria. In regard to the occurrence
the Peoria Fireman says: Wednesday
morning the news ran through the business
circles of Peoria that the firm of Jesse f.
Musselwhite, 205 and aO7 South Adams
street, had closed its doors and was al
least temporarily out of the whirlpool OF
competition. Mr.. Musselwhite had CON
fessed judgment on note in favor OF
Jabez Musselwhite, of Chicago, his brother
in the sum of $13, 44930 An order fol
an immediate execution was issued anC
placed in the hands of Sheriff Berry who
closed up the store and placed Johr
O'Shaughnessy in charge. as custodian
On receiving the news his outside credit
ors have been active in getting out writ;
OF attachment, which foot up to consid
cradle amount.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-04
kingsley's Pets.

Mrs. Kingsley tells US that the Rector
of Everslev's horse was his friend, and
knew it. His Scotch terrier Dandy, after
attending school lessons and cottage lee
lures, and accompanying his master
regularly in his parish walks for thirteen
years, was laid under the frs on the rec
tory lawn, beside Sweep, the retriever,
and "Teckel' of the Queens present
ing, with whom his attached master sat
up during the last two suffering nights
of the little creatures life Charles
Kingsley delighted, too, in cats, the
stable never lacking its white cat, or
the house its black or tabby one. On
the lawn dwelt a family of natter-toads,
which lived on from year to year in the
same hole in the green bank, which the
scythe was never allowed to approach.
A pair of sand-wasps-one Of which had
been saved from watery death in a
hand-basin by the tender-hearted Rector
lived in a crack of his dressing-room
window; and every spring he looked
eagerly for their advent A little fly
catcher that built-every year under his
bedroom window was a constant Joy to
him; and he reioiced in a favorite slow
worm in the church-yard, which his
Pensioners were specially enjoined not
to kill. Believing, like Wesley, in a
future state for animals, Kingsley loved
every creature that draws breath, bar
ring the spider; to that he owned an an
tipathy he could neither conquer nor
UNDERSTANDABLE Chambers Journal
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-04
No Reward Yet.

Officers 'Meenan and McCabe, who il
will be remembered captured three coun-
terfeiters in this city during the month of
August last, have not yet received any
reward for their work. The government
agrees to pay sum for the capture
and conviction of all counter
feiters, but in this case the treasury de-
partment is derelict in performing its
duty. The proper officials have been
reminded of the affair several times. and
the record showing their capture, in.
dictment, trial, conviction, and sentence,
together with the large amount of 'spuri-
Gus coin found in their possession has
been sent to Washington. The officers
have anxiously waited to have their claims
recognized, but in vain. The officials are
mum" and donot answer their inquiries.
Why this is so it is hard to determine,
unless it be due from great negligence
As is the case in other departments OF ouI
government, radical reform is evidently
needed in the treasury department
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-04

ceive the enormity of the destructive
power of huge snow slide until one fol-
lows in its wake down mountain where
it has cut huge swath through heavy
forest, hurled from their base gigantic
boulders, scooped out of the channel of
frozen river, and deposited the entire
debris in cold mass farupon the opposite
side Of the canyon. Miners have become
expert in detecting the location and di-
rection of impending slides. and are thus
enabled to avoid them. They, however,
become reckless or careless in estimating
the time of their occurrence, and by pass
ing over the field they expect to see move
later on, are eugulphed in Its sudden
breaking away. aud are hurried TO death
they might have escaped by the exercise
of more patience The web and Nor.
wegian shoes enable the practiced ope-
rator to climb the mountains and swiftly
descend them to the settlements. for mail
or other necessaries of life which have moi
been previously supplied. The writer has
often been surprised most agreeably al
the preparations for comfortable and even
luxurious living by men thus snow bound
in the mountains in different parts of the
state, and in only few instances has
noticed any scarcity or lack of variety in
:he essentials of either comfort or rational
enjoyment.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-04
Market Report.

The quotations in Chicago today were
as follows: January wheat, 954: February
96s; May S1033. January corn, SIT
February SIT; May 605. January oats
3S5; February S45; May 3Ss. January
pork, S14 40; February S14.50 May
S14 973' January lard, So s23; February
Ss.s74; May 1920. February rlbs, 81 323
May $7.85. Hogs receipts. 11,O00; light
$40 to S5,75; mixed, $50 TO $685.
heavy, $5.70 to 1920.
Yesterdays quotations in Chicago wer,
as follows: January wheat, 94f February
95b; May, $1.06s. January corn. SIT
February, 56a; May, 5ss January oats
sst; May,37t, January pork, $1425
February, $14 373, May s14.s79. Jan
nary lard, Ss77t; February, 1886; May
ss.17. January ribs, S7.22a; February
81 30; May, s7.65. Hogs, $4,000
light, $500 to s5.7o; mixed, $40 t'
1896; heavy, s5.70 to ss.15.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-04
1908"

Augustin Days new comedy, .: 20-S,
or Casting the Boomerang, viii be pre-
sented at Harper's theatre next Monday
evening. The company is one of more
than usual ability, and fully sustains Mr.
Days reputation as a manager Casting
the Boomerang" is the embodiment of a
theory entertained by one of the charac-
ter, that man. no matter how wise and
sedate he may be, makes an ass of him
self once in his life, and that his folly re-
acts upon him just as boomerang is
said to recoil on an inexperienced throwcr
This is one of the best trOupes that will
visit our city this season.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-04
THE RAIL RACKET.
Matters Still Complicated in Railroad
Circles.
NEWS OF TIE TRACK.

NEWS OF THE TRACK.
Annual passes of the Rock Island road
will be good until Jan. 18th.
Yesterday was another bad day for the
railroads, and all trains were late. The
evening passenger train from Milwaukee,
on the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul
road, due here at 6:25, did not arrive TN
til this morning about two o'clock.
The roads today are in even worse con-
dition than any day since the snow storm
set in. The wind keeps blowing snow on
the track in exposed places, and as con-
sequence tie trains are delayed, some for
great length Of time.
Passenger tram No. 3 on the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul road, due here at
sis a. IN. did not arrive until Tbs. No.
| was reported at Western Union junction
at noon. and will not arrive before mid
night, and probably not then.
Mr.. E. St. John, general passenger and
ticket agent of the Rock Island road, gave
dinner at the Palmer house in Chicago,
on Wednesday, to the assistant passenger
agents of the line. They came all the
wey from Maine and California to receive
instructions for the year and become
better acquainted with each ether.
The passenger on the Rock Islani Il
Peoria road. due here at 1920 p. NJ, WAS
Il few hours late, being held by snow
drift a couple of miles the other side of
Orion. Superintendent Sudlow told a
reporter that it was the first time the road
had been so badly blockaded since 1878.
The Peoria road is noted for its punctual-
ity, but on this occasion it is not equal to
the emergency Men are at work shovel
ing the snow from the track, and all trains
have two engines. This has been bad
week on railroad men, who, besides work
ing hard, have not been able TO get their
regular sleep
The meeting of the lines in the new
western traffic association and tie Bur
lington road was held in Chicago yester-
day, but no satisfactory result was arrived
at The Inter Ocean of Thursday says;
Mr. Cable, of the Rock Island, had
heard of nothing new while Mr. Potter
was out in Burlington comforting with
President Perkins, of the Burlington road
The report current on Wall street that the
Burlington would today enter the alliance
was not believed here It is understood
that in case any trouble should arise out
of today's meeting, whereby the Burlng-
ton would promise to abide by its old
position, the Burlington trains, instead of
running to the transfer at Council Bluffs,
will be switched off at Pacific junction,
taken across the Burlington and Missouri
bridge at Plattsmouth and run into Omaha
over the track of the latter road which is
part of the Burlington system. The
same arrangement is also made for the
Kansas City, St. Joe & Council Bluffs
road, leaving that and the Burlington to
run stub trains into Council Bluffs, while
the main trains came to Omaha This
change, when inaugurated, will place the
other Iowa roads at disadvantage, es
pecially the Rock Island and Milwaukee
i st. Paul, which will probably get the
right of way over the Union Pacific
bridge.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-04
Look Ont for HIM.

Marshal Miller has received a descrip-
ton of the Jail bird who escaped from the
Ottumwa prison, killing the turnkey, on
Wednesday, He is about five feet four
inches high, has brown hair where he is
left cheek, hard criminal look, gray
eyes, is about thirty years old. weighs
from 135 to 145 pounds. and has several
India ink marks star on the left hip, a
cross or crucifx on the right arm. star
and wreath on the left hand, ring on
one finger of the left hand, a coat of arms
on the left wrist and an anchor and a
wreath on the left arm. A reward OF
$500 will be paid for his arrest
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-04

found-a half section of land in her stock
ing, but it made no difference, however,
as she experienced no difficulty in putting
the stocking on--Keokak Consultation.
The only real difference then between the
two is that the gift the Burlington girl
received was realty in reality, while that
which the Keokuk girl discovered in her
stocking was the accretions Of the year
This is fact we cared not to disclose, but
our modesty will not prevent us from
suggesting to the Keokuk girl to dangle
her feet in the canal when the wind is
from the south. -Hmckeqe.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-04
Cambridge Chronicle

There were SO less births in Henry
county during 1888 than in 1882 The
total for 1882. was $40, while but 4s2 are
recorded for 1888. The number of mar
riages recorded for 1888, 1926, is 10 less
than in 1882 The same decrease is also
shown in the death list, there being but
1876 deaths in the county during the past
year, against 1913 in 1882.
Several cases of pneumonia ale report
ed from kewanee, among the children
A little son of Mr. VIM. Weimer died OF
| the disease last week.
John Koenig, proprietor of the Koenig
house, Geneseo. fell down a stairway of
the b, ilding few days ago, breaking the
thigh bone of one leg and severely bruis-
ing one shoulder 1t was on the third
day after his fall that he discovered his
leg was broken
After much discussion and delay the
Geneseo city council have at last accepted
the proposition of VIM. Smith, of New
Philadelphia, Ohio. to erect works and
light that city with gas Seventy street
lamps are to be furnished, the city to pay
SlS per year for each lamp. Private
consumers are to pay 81 so per thousand
feet.
Geueseo News.
The telephone company has enjoyed an
unlocked for boom in GeneseO. They
had some notion of taking out the ex-
change here. owing to lack of patronage.
They decided, however, that if they could
run the list up to % it would be self sus-
tanning, and they would leave it. The list
had dwindled to IA. This would necessi-
tate their obtaining II more. Mr.. E. c.
Graves went to work and aided the super.
intendent TO make canvass of the city
They not only succeeded in obtaining the
l ! they set out to get but actually sue
ceeded i" getting twice that many.
Peter Sickler made the fastest time on
record from Cambridge to Geneseo. on
last Friday evening, he had driven his
depiSited team to Cambridge in sleigh,
taking his sister over to assist in the cere-
monies of introducing a very young Sick
Ter, a son of his brother Robert, into the
world. While there he and Robert and Jos
Schmidt got to talking about fast driving.
oiAo aoooe manning duASn tihiS oH INC iood
between Geneseo and Cambridge Pete
asserted that he believed his team could
make the trip in so minutes The distance
12 miles, good and strong, Robert and Jos
scoffed at the idea Pete stuck to it that
he could do it. Joseph finally offered to
bet S25 that it wasn't In Pete's team to
accomplish it. Pete promptly took the
bet, and in few minutes afterward was
flying over the ice and snow in the direc-
ton of Gcncsco. Hts team was in excel
lent spirits, pulling hard on the bits, the
roads were splendid. and Pete was alone
in light sleigh, In just A minutes from
the time he shouted good. bye to his
friends in Cambridge, Pete was in the
central telephone office in Geneseo. an
nouncing his arrival to his astonished
friends in Cambridge We believe that
this is bv several minutes the fastest time
ever made between the two towns.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-04

The teacher of a country public
school had been absent for several day,
on account of the death of her husband
When she returned to her duties hel
pupils were so awed by the remem
branee Of the sorrow through which she
had passed that none of them yenureo
to address her. Finally, meek LOOKING
little blue eyed girl mustered up courags
enough to remark: I'VE are very sorry
for you" Il know you are, my dears,
said the widow, tearfully Very, very
sorry, continued the sympathetic child
'and-a and we hope it won't happier
again. ~. 7. Herald
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-04
The PostoMce.

The postoffice is to be entirely lighted
with electricity, and that by the latest
improved method. A twenty light Brush
battery, with twenty small incandescent
lamps is being put in, and viii probably
be ready for use tomorrow night. Two Of
the lamps will be placed in the hall, aud
the remainder in the office. This battery
will illuminate the office in brilliant
manner, aud be much superior to the
present method.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-04
He Accepts.

Rev. r. F. Sweet, of Freeport has
accepted the call to Trinity church in this
city, which was rendered him last Novem.
Der He has written to the wardens and
vestrymen of the church, saying he will
commence his ministerial labors here in
February. Since last March the rector.
ship of the church has been vacant, al
which time Rev A. B. Aliens resignation
occurred. The ARGUS can congratulate
the Episcopalians of the city on receiving
the services of Mr.. Sweet, feeling conf
dent that no better selection could have
been made.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-04
Riee,s Surprise Party.

Tonight at Hsrper's theatre the above
named company will appear in Pop" OF
the Fortunes of Dramatic Author.
The press everywhere speaks well of the
troupe and their entertainment. The
musical and specially features are es
peeialiy fine, and the chorus of dudes BY
four young ladies always brings down the
house.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-04
Installation of Ofhcers

Trio Lodge No. 81, A F. II A, NJ.
held their installation last evening, IA
follows:
w M-Henry c. cleveland.
S. W.-Manuel NJ. Briggs
j. W.-John j. Reimers.
Treas Henry Burgower
Sec William B. Petit.
Chap. G. Blythe
5. d. H. A, bunker.
J. D.-J H. Lloyd
ST.. st F. Cary.
Jr st B. Davis
Marshall-G. +. Kramer.
Tyler-Geo. Foster
Auditor-Alex Steel