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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-28
FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE.


GEoRGETowN, Mass, Dec. 2s-At /. 81
O'Clock, Saturday morning, fire broke out
here in a wooden boct owned by j Adams
and occupied b. Moses N Boardmen as IA
grocery store. Word was OF once sent fol
help to IIaverhill and Newburyport, and
both places sent engines. During the
progress of the conilagration several kegs of
gunpowder contained in Boardman's stock
exploded, killing George Chase, clerk, and
Joseph Illsey, hoseman on the Georgetown
steamer. The flames speedily spread to George
j. Tennay's brick block, occupied by two
shoe manufacturers, the Georgetown Ma
tional bank, the Savings bank AMI the post
Office. The fire was thence communicated
to the Masonic block occupied by several
stores. Mrs. Tenney's fine large residence
next caught, and following that small
periodical shop where the contiagration was
cheo ked By the falling of the coping from
Tenney's blccS Augustus Yeat ms arm was
broken, Clarence Ciark's leg was crushed
and had to be amputatel on the spot, and
Fred Gleason, Arthur Barker and Charles
Williams, Haverhill fremen, We're hurt
The loss is 100000
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-28

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Dec 2s.-A storehouse
connected with the Schlitz Brewing Com
pany's establishment, containing 10000
bushels of malt and choice barley, was part
ly destroyed by fire early Friday morning
Fire and water practically destroyed tho
whole stock, The loss is about sl20 600
There is an insurance of $, 200 on the build
ing and $50, 525 on the stock. Two firemeD,
Charles Dressed and ID, j. O'Connell, fe
from a ladder and were seriously hurt
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-28
They We're Roth Very DRINK

OTTAWA, Ills, Dec. 2S.-Patrick Rooney
and wife, an aged couple living near Seneca,
LaSalle county, were found dead in their
house Christmas morning. Mrs Rooney
was burned to death and her husband
sulrocated Mrs Rooney's clothing caught
fire from candle while she was winding
the clock. They were both very drunk
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-28

E. W.Hurst represents the leadin>
American and Foreign Insurance Co.'S
Policies carefully written at current rates.
tgency established 1874. Office over
Rock Island National Bank.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-28
Eight Stores Destroyed.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec 2s-Fird de-
Gtroyed eight stores, large quantity Of cot
ton and the depot of the Alabama & Great
Southern railroad, at Collinsville, Ala,
Saturday. Loss heavy but not estimated.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-28
\ Proposition from the Nantiroke ;iinu
Owners.

WILEsBARRE, Pa, Dee. % 1t is now
learned that the SusquGhinna Coal company
at Nanticoke, at who's mine the recent
great disaster took place will make propo
sitiOn to the relatives Of the dead men in the
mines to pay over to them the amount
which would be required in prosecuting the
work Of search. The company claim that
the men are al! dead and that it makes littl.
or no difference now whether they are res
cuea week earlier or later. To hurry on
the work of rescue costs $1,000 "A
day. To remove the debris by regular
channel and find the bodies in due course OI
time, will ie great saving. Tie company
are not in any way stringent in the use o
money, but think it can he put to better us
0y giving it 10 the relatives of the dcat
men rather than spending it for I, hopeles !.
undertaking. A meeting of the relative.
Of the entomhed miners will be held to de-
eide whether they will accept the company
proposition The amount Of money it VIII
take to rescue the men, as the rcscuars it
present are working. viii be $4,000
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-03-20
Special Notice.

Those who have subscribed for famil,
rights for
Merrill's Washing Compound
are hereby notified that our agent will
deliver family rights and premiums on
the north side Of Boise river betvee.
April 9th and April 10th and on the
south side between the 10th and 18th.
Subscribers will please b. prepared to
take then whom the agent calls as thi,
viii be his last trip.
Merrill's Washing Compound
Il now used by hundreds of families in
Ada Co. and gives universal satisfac-
ton.
We guarantee it to save $40 a war
In labor, soap and fuel. II not found
10 after years use the dollar will be-
refunded upon the return Of the right |
% the MERRILL MFG. Co,
Chicago, Ill.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-03-20
March Blizzard

The United States Government Con-
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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-03-20

Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly
for April will certainly please many
different classes Of readers. The lovers
ofthe water will turn 1t once to the open
Ing article, "Yachts and Yachting in
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illustrations of famous yachts. The
student Of history will be pleased with
Mr.. Gusrnsey's friedrich Wilhelm l..
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On Emma, Lady Hamilton" both of
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Frank Leslies Sunday Magazine
For April il particularly interesting
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CENTRALIDAHO STOCK GROVrIs,
ASSOCIATION.

The regular ssmi-nonthly msstlng,
y the Central Idaho Stock Grevsrs,
Association are held in Boise Cit, oyory
fwo weeks on Saturday. The per,
meeting will DO held on Saturday er,..
|ng .i7o'elock, March rs, 1885, attn.
City Hall.
By order Of the association.
1867 JANIS II. BUsn, Secretary.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-03-20
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

LAND OFFICE AT BOISE CITY, IDAHO. }
March IL, 1885
Notice is hereby given that tho fol-
loWing-named settler has lied notice Of
his intention TO make tina. proof in sup.
port OF his claim, and that said proof
VIII be maize before the register and re-
ID. 1885, viz:
Hirs a. B. Moore, Caldwell, IDAHO.
for the " IL NV 4 Sec. II, tn. ~
Z. 4 w.
de names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation Of said land, viz:
John Farrell, of Caldwe Idaho.
l: 5. Frona an, of CAld.s oil, Idaho.
John Myres. OF CGldwell, Idaho.
4. McCamley, OF Ca dwell. Idaho.
o.. EDwD. l.. CURTIS,
10 Reg sier.
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BIO. ALLEN, in his Journal, makes a
suggestion that the Idaho Press Associa-
ton accompany tho lows association on
. spin to Portland, We concur, but
suggest the Idaho association 60 alone
to Portland, thence up the Northern
Pacific to Garrison, down the Utah 4
Northern to Pocatello, and on to the
starting point-say Shoshone; stopping
day 1t Portland, Butte and Shoshons
Falls.
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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-10-24

Lord Helmuth await. en- effet, re.
Gu le billet de mademOiselle de Ia
Fresnaie.
NJ les piqueurs, nj les Wallets de
chiens, nj les domestiques dn cha
teau n'avaient w la vieiile nourri-
CO 50 glisser aupres de lul ct lni
tendre une letrre ell lui disant tout
bas.
-Cest de la part de mademoi.
selle Berthe.
Lord Helmuth, avecce flcgme qui
caract6rise les Anglais, await mis-
la lettre dams sa poche.
Unc fois hOrs du pare, il s'etait
tourn6 vers ses gems ct leur await
signe de prendre les devants. Puts
tandis que les piqueurs s'6loignai.
ent au galop, que l6quipage ct les
deux Wallets de chienss'engageaient
dams un chelnin de traverse qui de-
vait les conduire tout droit 4 Ia
Mason Nenve, le jeune lord await
tire de "a poche un briquet phos.
phorique ct alluin6 IN cigare.
Ensuite, d6cachetant le billet qu'-
on venait de lui remettre, il en- await
approch6 le bout de son cigare de
facon a pouvoir en- lire 10 coutenu.
LIE billet de Berthe de la Fres-
naie etait laconique
"Mylord, disait-elle, IN gentil.
homme ne saurait refuser nm entire
tien 4 una file de race CONNIE moi.
Je vous prie done do vous trouver,
cette mutt, une heure apres v0tre
depart du chateau, a "a petite porte
dn pare, celle Qui s'0avre au D0rd,
sur la route du Val. J'y serai. II
'sBerthe de Ia Fresuaie.'
Pas on muscle du visage de lord
Helmuth ne bougea.
CONNIE il await deja fait IN quart
de lieue, il tourna bride, revint sur
ses pas ct se NIT 4 cOntourner le
saut de.loup qui formait Ia cl6tuIe
du pare.
La porte d6sign6e par Berthe
6tait celIe.IA m6me on le domesti
que, deux ans auparavant, await
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-10-24
.. LIE SECRET
D0CTEUR R0USSELLE.
Quatrieme Episode.
Des Drasnes du Village.
PREMIERE PARTIE.
| X

Lord Heimuth est richie sa ia.
mile est d'origiue neI maude. c'est
vons dire quill appartient q la gran.
| tie noblessc angIaise. Je mai point
d vOus parler de SD perSonne. Vous
le cOnDaissez il est jeune, il est
bel hOmme ct dune rare distinction.
Enfin, lord Helmuth est catholique,
ce qui aplanit Ie seul obstacle qui
| cut pu naitre entre nous. J'ai done
resoIn, mon enfant, de vOus mariel
lord HeImuth, qui ma fait, au.
jourd'hui meme, rhonneur de me
demarder vOtre main.
A son tour le cointe attendlt.
Mon pere, dit alOrs mademoi.
selle de Ia Fresnaie, 10 devoir dune
file est pObeissance. Mean noinS,
jo vOus supple de m'acc0rder vingt
quntre heuIes de reflections. J'eCais
81 peu pr6paree q la demaDde de
lord Helmuth, que j'ai besoin de
me recueillir ct me poser s6rieuse.
ment une question.
-Laqueilef
-Celie dc mon bonheur, dit la
Jeuue file avec un accent presQue
sOlenuel.
Puis ellie reprit son flambeam,
sOuhaita de nOuveau le b0nsoir au
comte, qui ne la retint plus, ct quit.
ia IL salon.
LA vieille n0urrice attendait Ber
the dams sa ciiambre.
Eth bien ? dit-elle avec anxi6te.
-Tu avals dit vrai, repontit
Berthe. Aussi j'ai bien fait d'6cri,e
q lord Helmuth. As-tu pu lui re-
METRE mon billetf
-Oui. .....
-Quand
Tout q rheure, dams la conr, au
moment Oh il mOntait q cheval.
Mails penses tn, mon eutant, dit la
v,eille D0urIice qui partois tntoyalt
Berthe, penses-tu quill vienne au
rendezvous que tn lui donnes :
-J'en suis sure.
-Et Quit consente
-J'ai fois ell sa loyaut6, dit la
jeune file avec un accent de con
viction profonde, tandis que la vie
lille femme hocllait la t6te dun air
de dOute. ....,
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-10-24
NOTICE..

III friends and the public are rotited tha
an1. lave opened a Grocery in the Red store
Spposlte The Thibodanx Bridge, where
os n ~ Keep constantly on hand full supply
GU c;ueocer'es, Provisions, Wines and Liquors.
S'Se me call and examine my assortment.
JOHN DEZAUCHE
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-10-24
EDWARD CURTIS. EDWARD BADEAUx
CURTIS & BADEAUX.
Corner Main and Focus Streets.
THlBODAUX, La,
BDWARD CURTIS.
EDWARD BADEAUX.

WEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A CON.
IA plete assortment OF Dry Goods, Notions,
Boots, Shoes, Clothing, Hats, Gents Furnish
ing Goods, Groceries, Choice Liquors and
PsOvisions. dec-3O-82.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-10-24

lua fAnglais de la main ct s'6loi-
qua.
MaiS ellie ne retOurna pOint. com
NE Oh a"rait pu Ie croire, vers L..
porte du pare.
Ellie s'enfonca an cOntraire an
miiieu Dies sapins ct disparut bien.
tot aux regards de lord He!mnth,
ivre de rage.
Oh allaii-el Z
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-10-24
THIBOD4UX CAKDS.
ThibodauA Foundry!
L. KEEFE, PROPRIETOR.

l.. KEEFE, PROPRIETOR.
ThibOdslmX. La.
HAVlNG purchased the above and we'll
Ii known establishment. takes great pleas
are in announcing to the planters that he
has reftted tho Foundry and Machine
Shop. and is now prepared to do any work
in bis line. with neatncss aud dispatch.
NJ. STEAM EISGINES,
SUGAR MILLS.
DRAINING WHEELS.
ta SHAF TING and GEA RING.
CASTINGS
Of all descriptions made to order
Agent for Kn0acles Steam PMmDs
and Judson Governors,
"a -ALLKtNDs Or
Brass Castings,
SUCH As
GUAGE COCKS
uv CYLINDER and PUMP COCKS.
GLOBE VALVES, ETC., ETC.,
made tOorder aud furnished at the shortest
notice.
Having reGtted the blacksmith shop.
Ae can do all kinds of work in that line.
in the best manner and with dispatch.
He respectfully soliclts a continuance of
the former patronage extended to this es
ablishment.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-28
JUDGE RAY.

lii. appointment of J. \. Raw. OF
Wellington, aS district Judge 10 Sue
coed Capt. George Orner. met with
a vigorous protest upon the part OF
several newspapers and other leading
men of that district. The objection
was made that he was comparatively
IA new man. unknown. and that the
people had been given no opportunity
To Toe heard. Ii now turns out that
the new Judge i not only bright,
clever lawyer, with Il judicial twist 10
his mind. but that a. a Republican in
old Bourbon Kentucky he had won no
little prominence and distinction.
He WAS previous 10 coming 10 Kansas.
not only the Republican candidate for
commonwealth attorney but came
within a point of being the Republican
nominee for Congress in his district in
1881. just prior to his coming TO Kan
sas. The EAGLE l. inclined 10 believe
from all that it eau learn that should
the boys of that district conclude 10
prove true 10 their own interests rath-
cr than Ia the Interests of the fellows
who were disappointed. then they
max find in the end that Judge Ray.
both rs Il man aud as an officer. i one
10 whom the party can well afford 10
lie auy trust.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-28

sertions pure ISLANDERS. They not only
reflect on the honor of the men COM
posing the commission but on the
honesty Of the governors actions and
motives. There is not word OF
truth in any declaration which at
tempts to convey any such idea that
the matter had been fixed or that
there is any understandings as TO where
the institution shall be located.
Messrs, Severance, Bonebrake and
Smith will visit all the places and then
place the institution where they think
it ought, in the interests Of the state
TO 20. all things considered.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-28
NEEDS NO EXPLANATORY RE-
MARKS.

The following letter, received by
the editor of the EAGLE yesterday,
not only fully explains itself, but in
dulges in some reflections and obser-
vatious which will be relished by
some fellows we wot of, and for
whose sake space is given it, with the
only further remark that the letter
has been duly copyrighted and all edi-
tors who have been in the Kansas
harness less than twenty years are
forbidden to reproduce IT:
WYANDoITE, May %, 1885.
Bro. MURDoCK:-Thc following cdi-
torial item is clipped from your ex-
cellent weekly of.the 22nd, just at
hand:
''Thc sG-called Kansas Editorial assO-
cia ton held a meeting at Wyandottc
this week. Among the squad present
we recognize not to exceed dozen
Kansas editors, and but three or four
belonging to the original association.
4 Kansas CITY man delivered the
principal address, and the poem was
read by man whose newspaper con
nectiOn, if he has any, is somewhat
predetermined. We suggest that the
affair be rechristcned.'
Assuming from the circumstances
that | am the party as delivering "the
principal address," (thc authorized OF
which find herewirD would like to
ask how long a fellow must live in
this state to be called a Kansan:
came to Kansas nearly nineteen years
ago, and bv the help of a good Kansas
girl soon found, have with vigorous
continuity lived here 10 the date first
above written Now is il not a fact
that such old tald-heads as you, who
came here prior to the flood and
couldn't get away owing TO wet
weather, take a horrible delight in
sneecring at those who arrived any
time within the present century as
Suckers" 'Missourians," Tender
foo.s," etc:
Don't do il,
Give us recruits fair show, and
seventy or eighty years hence when
your squad is worn out with swapping
wind and big corn stories we will give
you such send of ..in memoriam"
As virtue and modesty merit Yours
for Kansas, 4. ID. CoBURN.