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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-28


Three of the c., B. & Q, conductors are
now residents of this city. and the other
conductors will arrive next week.
In the round houses this morning: c.,
R. l. & P, nineteen engines; R. I. & P,
eight engines; c., B. & O., four engines.
Mr.. Press Greenawalt is kept busy now
denying the report that he is to be mar
ried soon. He says that important event
is yet far in the dark, dim distance.
The Rock Island & Peoria office gives
employment to two kids, and real smart
and spry kids they are, too. Their
names are Hugh Johnston and George
Pratt.
The various ticket agents in the city
report eastern passenger business on the
increase. They say that they never knew
passenger travel to be better eastward
than at the present time.
| Mr.. Paul Hamilton, the gentlemanly
young ticket agent at the C., R. l. & P
office, arrived home last night from hi
eastern visit He reports having had ,
splendid visit and a fly time,
Agent Cook received new hose appa
ratus for the c.. r. I. & P. depot thi
morning. The hose is one hundred anG
fifty feet long. He turned the apparatus
over to Baggageman Graves, who will pu
in little time in experimenting with it
The travel on the 20" train at 8 80 p N
bound for st. Louis, is rapidly on tn
increase The 20" trains time between
here and st. Louis will be shortened tw
hours about the middle of next month.
The public at large have, in some man
ner, become imbued with the idea that tn
railroad men are hard cases. This is
wrong impression. Taking the worl
over it would be hard matter to find
better class of citizens and more gentle
manly set of boys than the railroad boy
in this city. They are clever set indeed
and joy to their race.
Messrs. W. W. Barnard, Charles T
Stratton, and E. G. Lewis, the Illinoi
warehouse and railroad commissioner!
who have been in the city on business
; returned to Chicago this morning. The
came here Yesterday to investigate som
, charges against the Rock Island & Me-
Ger County road. A couple of gentleme
named Ellis, charged this railroad wit
overcharging them for Transporting cos
from Mercer county here. Messrs. P. [
i and B. T. Gable submitted, in rebuttal
, that the road had charged just what tn
law allowed and no more. The commits
sioners rendered no decision, but took tn
matter under advisement.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-28
Among the Churches

The Rev. ]. s. Mabie will preach in the
Firstn Baptist church at 10:45 IN No
evening service. Sunday school at $50
a m J. W. WEIGH, Superintendent.
Twentieth street Evangelical Lutheran
church. the Rev. c. A. Mennicke, pastor.
Text at 10 m Luc isl 80. Thema; won
der Erkenntniss DIES Heils." Won der
Acknowledged der Werke, 730 p m
In the United Presbyterian church at
1O:45 N the Rev. J. A Reynolds. D, D
pastor will preach sermon on Joshua
via. There will be no evening service
Sunday school at $50 m, Hugh
Warnock, Superintendent Young PEG
Piles meeting at Z p IN.
The Two Builders Q0:45 m and
''The Character of Trailer" T:30 p m. }
will be preached upon in the N inth street
Methodist Episcopal church by the Rev.
Geo. 0. Ferguson, pastor. Sunday school
at $50 a m the Rev. Geo, o. Ferguson.
Superintendent.
Trinity church: R. F. Sweet, pastor
Morning service at Z and l0:45 m, even
Ing service at 7;30 p m. Sunday school
at $50 m, Robert Hudson, superinten-
dent. Trinity mission: services with
sermon by the pastor, Rev R F. Sweet
at $3.50 p m. Sunday school at $50 p m.
Christ Teaching US how to Think
About Himself Q0:45 m.) and "Tht
Shining Soul Must be Sufferer Gas
p m. will be the subjects of the Rev. R. G
Pearce, D D., pastor of the First Metho
dist Episcopal church Sunday school Al
9:15 M, E.W. Spencer, Superintendent
Young peoples meeting at Z pm.
The Mysterious Kingdom" will b.
discoursed upon,at 10;45 M in the Cen
trail Presbyterian church, by the Rev. S
s. Cryer, pastor There will be a unior
temperance meeting of churches, in THU
church. at 7;30 p In. Sunday school a
$50 m. J. M. Buford, Superintendent
Young peoples meeting at 6;45 p m; sub
ject: ''The Work of Christ
At the Christian Chapel the pastor, the
Rev ]. H. Wright, wilt consider the "Al
Suficiency Of the Scriptures" suggested
from Luke xvi: 81: "They have Nose
and the Prophets; if they hear not them
neither will they if one rise from thu
dead" No evening service. Mr.. Wrigh
will address the Union Temperance meet
ing at the Central Presbyterian church.
The First Temptation, 20 Gen. iii: 5
6, will be the 1915 m theme of the Rev
VIM. s. Marquis, pastor of the Broadwa.
Presbyterian church. His topic at 7:2l
p m. WILDE Conversion: Its Variations
and Essentials, Matt. xviii: g. Sunday
school at 9:10 m DR.. J. w. Stewart
Superintendent. Young peoples meeting
at 7: p N, subject: Sufficient Strength.
Phil iv: Is.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-28
Rurhard.

E Burhard, who moons and moons ago
used to reside in this city, is now in town.
He came in yesterday, fro.l Paris, Texas.
Burhard is now in the clothing business
in Texas, and is bagging the whole town.
That is to say he is doing more business
than all the other clothing stores in the
town. We are glad to hear this. We
delight to hear of Rock Island mans
prosperity. There is nothing on this
round terrestrial globe that is too good
for Rock Island man when he goes into
strange land The Lord is always al
his side. and he wakes fat and multiplies
wonderfully.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-28
More Mistakes.

The Union scribbler has been hunting
up some friends of the deceased Peterson
who died at the Island house Thursday
night-to see if he couldn't discover some
errors in the ARGUS report of the affair
We are pleased to say that his craving
ambition was gratified. for he unearthed
the startling intelligence that Peterson
had only taken one drink, and not several,
We will not dispute this fact, as We were
not present when the drinking took place
But looking further down the highly
interestingly columns of the morning
sheet, we find that Shorty" has been al
the inquest, and makes the following an
nouncement, in fiat contradiction of the
statement made above: Being found
Che means Peterson) late on Thursday
night, lying on his bed quite ill, DR.. BartI
was sent for, but death (of heart disease
brought on by excessive drinking,) oc-
CURED before the doctor arrived.
The evidence went to show that Peterson
drank heavily without becoming drunk
The grandmotherly old Union is certainly
bilious, or else it has bad attack of thu
''sulks," In one paragraph it claims TIT
ARGUS has made an error, and in another
it makes the same statement that we did
Everybody can plainly see that the zen
terprising' Union reporter was badl!
scooped ON the item. Although Peterson
died at 10 o'clock the Uniou did not dis
cover it until the news was published il
the ARGUS last evening. The "local" hat
better take another trip. and hire re
porter that will get some news not pub
lished in other papers before he gets it
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-28
A Coon Fight

Two dusky sons of Ham engaged in q
scrap on Twentysecond street last night.
The fight was over colored girl named
Payne, the very same one who caused the
Boyd shooting scrape. For a time the
scrimmage was lively. The fracas caused
quite crowd to gather, but the fight
came to a sudden stop when somebody
yelled. there's the police" Both negroes
turned round and fled.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-28
Sweeping Reductions

In teas and coffees at Bain's on Saturday,
and for each and every 25 cents invested
you have chance in the grand drawing,
which takes place the same evening.
Also fine box of French mixed candy.
We are bound to offer such an induce
ment that the people of Rock Island can
not help but recognize the fact that they
can get better quality of tea and at
cheaper prices than at any other place in
the city.
Remember we guarantee to do Just as
we advertise. We will not be undersold
by anyone
Very Respectfully,
THE BANS TEA AND COFFEE Co., 1918
Second Avenue, Rock Island.
E. E. LLOYD, Manager.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-28
Midsummer Excursion.

Sunday. June 29th, the steamer jose
phine and her new excursion barge, &C
companied by two splendid bands-the
famous Great Western and the Walters
Family Female brass band-will give an
excursion to Muscatine, and fifteen miles
below Boat leaves Rock Island at 9.30
a. m. arriving at Muscatine at 1 80 p. m :,
and leaves that city at 2 p. m. for trip
fifteen miles below. Will return to Mus.
catine at 6 p. m. and leave for home al
6:15, arriving here at 10 p. m. Fare fol-
round trip rs cents; children from to IL
years, so cents. Procure tickets of George
Lamont the gentlemanly ticket agent al
Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-28
Market sanare.

Today has been awhooping large day
ON Market square. The following Is the
record of sales up to three o'clock this
afternoon: Timothy hay, eight loads, al
So and SO; wild hay, seven loads, at 81
and IS; oats, three loads, at 80 cents.
potatoes, new, SO cents per bushel; ONT
load of rye at "a cents. Mr.. Matt
johnson brought in load of new hay, the
first of the season, which he sold for So
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-28
Damages,

We ran across Hon. P OMara this
morning, who was so busy that he
couldn't stop to give us any news, any
more than the heirs of James McCann
who was killed about three months ago,
by the Moline street car, we're going tc
sue the street car managers for dam
ages. Mr.. OMara has been retained by
the heirs to prosecute their claims.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-28
Better.

DR.. Mckee stated to an ARGUS reporter
this morning that little Johnnie Imhoff
who swallowed dose of carbolic acid the
other day, had a very far chance to live
The acid has by this time lost all it,
strength, and there is no danger from it,
but rather from the effects it had pro
duced. 1t is TO be hoped that the little
fellow will live.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-28
Political.

The members of the Sunnyside club viii
hold a meeting at the Holly Hose house
tonight, and everybody is invited to be
present and take part in the meeting
The committees on bylaws, finance etc.
will make their report tonight The clul
now has under consideration the idea o
securing uniforms and torches. The so
Letting committee are to be instructed t.
canvass for funds to be applied for thi
nlIrnnSP.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-28
4 Street Ealesman

As the wealth : gets warmer the fellows
who make it practice to sell notions and
such on the streets, blossom out. One of
these kind of blossoms held forth on Mar
ket square last night. There is one thing
that the citizens should keep in mind, and
that is this, that every cent paid out to
these fellows is the same as thrown away,
for he takes the money out of the town to
help build up some other town. Patronize
your home merchants for anything you
NAV want.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-28
HERE AND THERE.

Base ball tomorrow
Base ball tomorrow afternoon,
Drs. Morgan & McCandless, dentists.
The city council room is being cleared.
Only eighteen birds in the county Jail
now.
Straw hats, in great variety, at Bog
CESS.
No marriage license has been issued to
day
Our base bail boys will return home to-
night.
For the latest style in neckwear, call at
Bogess'.
Mr.. J. M. Adams, of Reynolds, is in
the city.
Go and see the game of base ball to-
morrow
The court house campus is again being
cleaned.
DR.. J. W. Stark, Dentist, over McCabe
Bros. store. d1yr.
The new democratic flag was received
this morning,
Rock Islands VS. Springfelds at the park
tomorrow.
Go to Liberman's for the genuine style
in neckwear.
The street cars run direct to the base
ball grounds.
The Golden Eagle for clothing and fur
nishing goods.
Excursion on theiJ osephine to Musca
tine tomorrow.
Miss Matte Harvey is visiting friends
in LeClair, Iowa.
Rev l. W. Reed went to Burlington OF
business last night.
Forepaugh's show will exhibit in Bailey
Davenport's pasture.
Miss May Thompson, who has been
very ill, is slowly recovering.
The list of presents still remains COM
plete at the Golden Eagle.
Mr.. Vim. Smi tn, of Andover, trod Rocl
Island pavements last night.
Three loads of hay were standing on
Market square this morning.
Mr.. A. Hudson, truly good soul of
Rural, was in town this morning.
Springfield VS. Rock Islands at the base
ball park tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. W. 3. Ferguson returned home
yesterday from Racine, Wisconsin.
John Lundquist, Of Moline, took ou
his papers for citizenship yesterday.
One of the Moline street cars jumped
off the track on Moline avenue last night
Mr.. A. Donaldson, the well known cit
lzen of Rural was in the city last night
For summer underwear, call at Bog
CESS, Twentieth street, opposite UDior
square.
Mr.. J. r. Reed, of Yuma, was in tn,
lefty yesterday, on important legal bust
mess.
| Dr. A. T. Hawley, dentist, corner Sew
enteenth street and Sixth avenue; M. D
MerrilPs residence.
Mr.. A Fl. Fairy, of Edglngton, smilet
on friends and acquaintance in the cit,
yesterday.
Mr. Hade Horn, prominent wholesal
liquor man of Peoria, ILL.,, was in the cit
yesterday.
An elegant line of white vests in Al
, assortment of colors, and large line t
select from at Llbermsn's.
The city clerks office is being scrubbed
The carpeting has been taken up an
will be cleaned also.
Geo. P. Drennen, of Cordova, Deput
Grand Consul of the Modern Woodmen
of America, is in the city.
The genuine Mackinaw straw hats an
!, ali extensive line of other kinds in grea
} variety at Liberman's hat and merchan
Tailoring emporium.
Mrs. Wait accompanied by her daugh
liter, Miss Lou Wait, were in the city toda
on shopping expedition.
Bear in mind that with a purchase o
81 or over at the Golden Eagle clothing
, store. You will receive present.
4 Mr.. o. G. Bannon, of Taylor Ridge, wa
in the city this morning, and informed al
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-28

The body of Peterson, the Swede who
died suddenly Thursday night in the Isl
and house, was buried in the cemetery
yesterday afternoon. The county author
tiles had charge of the funeral, as he had
no friends or relatives here.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-28

Tomorrow night there will be a union
temperance meeting held at the Central
Presbyterian church, in which several OF
our churches will unite. There will be
some splendid singing done on the occa>
sion, and if you want to attend, do so .
1t won't hurt you, but maybe it will do
you good.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-28
Jewish Tabernacle.

The Rev. J. s. Mabie is making ar
rangements to deliver a lecture in the
First Baptist church next Tuesday night
on 'The Tabernacle and it Symbolism >
He erected his beautiful model of the jew
ish Tabernacle in the wilderness in that
church this afternoon. The lecture
promises to be an interesting one
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-28
NICE ICE CREAM PARLoRs.

B. Birkenf1eld has reftted his ice cream
parlors and he now has the cosiest and
most elegant ice cream room in the three
cities. tits well known that Mr.. Birken.
fields reputation for making delicious lee
cream is second to none in the west
When you want real nice dish of ice
cream, made from the pure cream, 60 to
Birkenfeld's on Fourth avenue. m2- 3m
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-28
Market Report.

Following were the quotations in Chi
cage Today: July wheat, S55; Angus
s7s; September SSs. July corn, 524
August, 575; September, $50; year, 45
July oats, 81; August, 81; Septembe
264. July pork, $3.50; August, $1,000
September, S17.62. July lard, $3.50
August, S7.35; September, 81. AT. Aug
ust ribs, S7.47; September, 1856. Hogs
$500; light, S4.7O to $3.50; mixed, s4.4'
to $5.15 heavy, $5.15 to $5.45.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-28
THE pRErrIEsr LADY IN ROCK ISLAND.

Remarked to o friend the other day
that she knew Kemp's Balm for the
Throat and Lungs was superior remedy,
as it stopped her cough instantly when
others had no effect whatever. So to
prove this 0. Grotjan win guarns
tee it to all. Price 80 cents and 81
1ria, ssse free
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-28
A MaatInR.

The ministers of the city will hold their
regular meeting at the residence of Rev.
DR.. Pearce, the pastor of the First Meth
odist Episcopal church At these meet
ings there is great deal of important
business transacted that is of the greatest
importance to the churches
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-28
A Sick Man.

One sees Jimmy sights at the Union
depot. Yesterday morning man who
was nearly dead was taken off the cannon
ball train. He was reclining in a chair
that had every appearance of bed. He
had consumption, and had come from
Iowa City. Iowa, and was enroute to his
home folks in Sterling, to die.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-28
The Flag.

The republican flag, about which there
has been so much talk, is now floating in
the breeze over Third avenue, near
Christy's cracker factory. The pole
raising took place yesterday, and every
thing went as merry as marriage bell.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-28
Young Mems Christian Association

The Young Mems Christian Association
will hold devotional meeting at their
ROOMS in the Weber block tomorrow
afternoon at three o'clock All the young
men in the city, as well as the young
ladies, are cordially invited to attend this
meeting.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-28
The DAILY ARaU,
SATURDAY, JUNE %. 1884.
Song Service.

The choir at the First NJ E. church
will give another one OF their popular
song services tomorrow night. 1t will be
pleasant affair You should attend by
all means
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-28
Ice. Ice.

E. H. Barker is prepared to furnish
ure channel ice delivered to any part Of
the city. Leave orders at Henry Lamps,
or address P. o. Box. No. 972.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-16
LETTER FROM RAPPAHANNOCK.

Correspondence of the Alexandria GAZErrE)
WooDYILLE, Rapp. CO., Va, February l6.
Henry Brown, one of our cititizens, met
with what will doubtless prove fatal acct
dent on last county court day. When near
the toll gate, mile from Washington, on
his return home late in the evening, he was
thrown from his horse and fell violently on
his head on large rock in the road, !rac-
turing the skull over the eye. Since then
he has lain in an unconscious condition, and
it is thought by the physicians will not
recover He is good citizen of so years Of
age, and brother Of the Paul Brown, killed
last summer at the Slate mills, in this
county, by young Taylor, who made his
escape aud is still at large.
The committee from the county appoint
ed To confer with the authorities of the Fir-
ginia Midland Railway have returned and
report a conference that was held at which
Hon. J. S. Barbour was present, and at
which a satisfactory discussion was had on
the various interests concerned in the pro-
posed branch TO run through our county
from Warrenton, Salem or some other point
on The main stem to be hereafter determined
time interested our people, and at different
periods been discussed and acted on III
many ways, still the matter has taken no
practical shape unless the present move
proves to he such, and that it may is GER
tainly greatly to be desired There is no
doubt but that our people will willingly
vote good sum towards this object when
assured of the certainty of its completion,
the only difficulty of amy moment being as
to what points in The county shall be on the
line of the road There are several ohiec-
tive points in the two ends Of the county,
each stouLly contended for by the residents
whose interests prompt them to have the
road as near to them as they can get
it., but this can be put to the vote
along with the matter Of subscription,
and should not operate to hinder, much less
to defeat, the project. There are some ad.
vantages special TO both the Flint Hill az
well as to the Sperryvile routes The great
point, however. is if we can't have it come
to the one, then let it by all means 90 to
the other. What is sadly needed is some
good railroad man to talk the matter over
TO our people and to take the lead and push
it, and then there will be no difficulty but
that can be surmounted and we will have
the road And what blessing it will be !?
and how great a help in giving us way to
do without so much hauling over our miser.
able and abominable roads?
Just now, to all practical intents and pur-
poses, we can do no wagoning at all, as our
roads are almost impossible for the mud
We note the sale Of the farm of Doctor
Phillips to Mr.. John Butler, of this place,
which was made several months since DIR.
p. has removed to Orange county, where
me purchased the farm of Mr.. Willis, near
the railroad.
John Smith, who was tried at the Janua-
~ term Of our Court for the killing of
Champ Campbell, was acquitted BY the ju.
ry, who quickly decided it TO be a case Of
He was defended by Messrs.
J. Y. Menefee and r. c. Bragonier. B.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-16
COMMUNICATED.


Progress" in a communication in the
GAZETTE of 18th inst, calls attention to q
subject which, it is hoped. will merit the Sc
rious consideration Of the management OF
the W., 0. & w. r. r.
The recent purchase Of that road and the
extensive repairs, and additions now being
made to the road and rolling stock, and the
contemplated extension of the line to aori.
cultural and mineral sections of the State.
(which are now virtually cut Off from us)
would indicate that the present owners are
possessed of ample means, and have "come
TO stay"
The extension Of this road and its conse-
qnent increased business must, in the near fu-
ture, require all their present available
space for freight purposes. If this be
90, then, If this company is in sympathy
with the wants and convenience of our COM
muniy, as we'll az that of the travelling
public generally, they will give heed to the
wise and timely suggestions of progress y
What say you, gentlemen entrusted with
the Management of the affairs of this com.
pany2 Are you in earnest? Let us hear
from you You have received valuable con.
cessi0ns from our city Are you disposed
to extend much needed accom- modalions in
return BUSINESS.