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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17
THE CITY In BRIEF.
Lent begins tomorrow.

Lent begins tomorrow.
Music at the rink tonight.
Polo at the rink Friday evening.
A. II. McCandless, d. d. s.. dentist.
Fritz Schroeder and William Lindhorst
were naturalized yesterday afternoon.
DR.. A. T. Hawley, dentist, corner Sev~
teenth street and Sixth avenue.
Go to the rink tonight, good music.
DR.. J. W. Stark, Dentist, 1929 Second
avenue, d1Yr.
&C. Brown, of Beardstown. is in the
city.
1t showed enough this afternoon to
give the jail prisoners work at cleaning
walks
r Robert WIlIerton, chief clerk at the
Harper house, is at Virginia, H., to tess
tify against the overcoat thieves.
William II. Smell and Miss Addie N.
Hogan obtained a marriage license yes
terday.
Eat good square meal tonight. 1t
will be your last chance for forty days if
you OBSERVE lent.
Ladies free and music at the rink to-
night.
Sheriff Reticker left Chicago on his re-
turn home yesterday noon and did not ar
rive until this morning.
Lieut.. E. E. Darlington, of Arctic re-
lief expedition fame, was in the city yes
terday, the guest of Capt. T. J. Buford.
Grand exhibition game of polo by the
champion clubs of the west at the rink on
next Friday evening.
City Attorney NJ. NJ, Corbett will be
home from his Chicago trip this evening
| if there is train to come on.
Misses Jennie Kaufman, OF Pre>emp>
ton, Mary Dillon, of Port Byron, and
Love Erwin, of Osborn, have been grant,
ed teachers certificates.
All the trans were very late today
The Peoria trains were abandoned, as
were some Rock Island trains. Miwaua
| kee trains are also demoralized.
Braxton Post, indicted with the TFeav-
er crowd for riot, " as discharged from jail
yesterday, after having served twenty
| days sentence.
Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the first
day in Lent, and it will be observed in
Trinity church by services at 10 a. m.
and 40 p. m Rev r. T. Sweet will
ofiiciate
This afternoon Miss Lizzie Mcclure,
who died Of pulmonary consumption at
Mercy hospital, Davenport. was laid at
rest. The funeral services were held at
st. Joscpl's church, Rev. T. MackIn
Officiating
The Sterling engine which took a specs
ial train to Monmouth with the "Storm
Beaten" theatrical company, after it had
breakfastcd at the Harper house Sunday
morning, returned last evening after a
hard tussle with the snow.
Thos. T. Cary, successor 10 Cary,
Stolting Il Co., has purchased an i'm
mense stock of wall paper and curtains,
and is now remodelling his establishment
preparatory to opening and displaying the
latest patterns. The opening will occur
about the first of March. He has reserved
space in another column in which the
public will in due time be informed of the
good qualities of his purchases.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17
AN ASSESSMENT.
Rock Island Asked for $50 to Help
River Improvement.

Hon. W. H. Gest, member of the west
ern waterway improvement commission,
has received notice of an assessment on
this city of $50, as follows:
DEAR SIR;-The following assessments
have been determined upon by the "Ex
ecutive Committee on the Improvement
of Western Waterways" as provided by
the resolutions passed at its last meeting,
held in Washington, Jan. 1874, 1885"
is proper to state that the last ASSESS
ment was made in 1888, and was, by most
of the commercial bodies, promptly met
The committee has perfected its organi-
zaton, and is able to accomplish great
good for the interior, if cordially sup>
ported by the commercial exchanges of
the valley. 1t is hoped that the various
sums will soon be forwarded to the treas
urer of the executive committee, Michael
McEnnis, st, Louis, Mo.
Appended is list of the different cit :
les represented in the commission, and
the amount Of the assessment of each.
Davenport is put down for $50, Moline
$2j, New Orleans and St. Louis $500
each, Chicago $3.50, and various other
cities S25, $50. or $15. The circular is
dated at Washington, D. c. and is signed
by B, d. Wood, chairman, and George
L. Wright, secretary of the committee
The first assessment, of the committee,
amounting to 800, was promptly paid by
the Bushes, Mems association, and Mr..
Gcst will refer the assessment to that body
for action at its next meeting. The CONS
mittee expended the sum raised before in
working for the improvement of the Mis-
sissippi and Missouri rivers aud other
waterways, and gave its influence IN favor
of the Henne pin canal by passing a reso-
luton urging its construction, and the
money called for now is TO circulate in
formation in regard to the importance of
the Improvement of waterways to deyel>
OPP commerce.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17
Eden Without Adam.

Thursday evening will see the advent
before Rock Island audience of thirty
talented female artists who will for the
first time in this city present an Adamless
Eden. The company has not a man con
nected with it in any manner, and has
outdone any previous attempt OF a like
character in novelty and grandeur. There
is female band, female ushcrs, female
door keepers, female stage manager, fe>
male directories, and female speciality
artists without number headed by the
famous Lillian Clay herself, The oppor,
tunity to witness such an array Of talent
should not be missed.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17
THE DAILY ARGUS.
TUESDAY. FEB. II, 1886.
Athletes On Rollers.


Perhaps no exhibition given at the rink
this season has given such entire salts
faction as that witnessed last night by
about five hundred of the lovers of grace,
skill, strength and agility. Messrs. Den
mis- and Card, the New England champi-
ons possessed all of these qualities to the
fullest extent and the difficult cvolutions
AMI daring feats which they performed
were looked upon with establishment and
applauded to the echo. The rink is fur
nishing SPLENDID list of attractions and
the appreciation of their efforts to please
is evidenced IN the very large attendance
on these occasions.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17
Public Notice.

For the convenience of the public liv-
Ing in the lower part of the city, the
ARGUS has established a branch office at
DeSanto's drug store, corner Ninth street
and Fourth avenue, where a box has been
placed for the receptacle of news and
subscriptions. In writing personal news
be sure and write the whole name plainly.
In ordering the ARGUS sent to your home
you can leave your address at the branch
office and the same will be regularly de-
livcred Give the street and number
when ordering your paper. Mr. DeSanto
will be pleased to answer any questions
pertaining to the business.
The ARGUS has one of Cooks Automa>
tic letter and paper boxes erected outside
the Office door in which communications
can be deposited when the Office is closed
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17
The Reynolds Racket.

The trial of Joseph Lemons jerome
McCarty and John Hogan, the three men
who gave themselves up to be tried on
the charge of assault made by Ellsworth
f. Spickler, Saturday, and for whom
Marshal Miller aud Officer McCabe made
an Unsuccessful trip Sunday, was CONS
menced before Magistrate Chopper today
and is still in progress.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17
Teachers and the Exposition.

Teachers excursions to New Orleans
seem to be the order of the day, From
St. Paul, Minneapolis, and cities all over
the country the instructors of yonth are
tlocking to the great exposition. The
Davenport schools will close Friday even
ing for two weeks vacation to give an
opportunity to attend, and about twenty
will take advantage of the time for a visit
to New Orleans. No action has been ta>
ken or talked of in this city aud probably
will not be, from present appearances.
The reports of incompleteness in the ex
hibition have deferred many from attend
ing who had previously intended to do
so, and there seems to be no general de
sire among the teachers to have a vaca.
ton for that purpose
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17

The city council, last evening, took
action whereby it is made possible to
carry ont the plan entered into by the
business men some time ago to alleviate
the wants of the poor laboring men by
giving them employment during the win
ter months. The council has been op
posed, as have all the citizens, to turning
the public streets into stone quarries,
only to be filled in again at great expense
to the city. The proposition of Mr.. Sin
net to allow stone to be quarFied on his
property at % cents per cubic yard was
brought up and accepted and the differ
eat aldermen handed in the names Of
Iahorcrs in each ward to be given work.
This morning these were set at work at
the quarry.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17

The meeting of the Buford Post, G. A.
R. this evening is for the purpose of maxi
ing arrangements to send two veterans to
the state encampment to be held in Peot
ria tomorrow. and other business. Exe
Post Commander Connolly and Reticker
and Commander E. H. Bowman, Jr., have
the right to attend, beside another veter-
an to be selected by the post. The one
selected by the post was Levi F. Harson,
who will attend.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17

Edmond About leaves only small for
tune, but, according to the London Times,
he leaves behind him to mourn him a de-
voted wife, who professed unbounded
admiration for her husband, and eight
children, of whom he was still prouder
than of anything else he has left behind
him,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17
Hard Coal Market.

Pea coal $3.50; CRATE and egg, 1925;
range, nut and No. A $3.50 per ton,
screened and delivered; all best quality of
Anthracite coal. Blacksmith's coal, Con-
nellsville coke and charcoal at 1903 Sec
ond avenue. diff E. G. FRAZIER.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17
The penny Dreadful"

The illustrated London Police News.
known sometimes as the "Penny Dreadful, !"
has circulation Of about 3O0, 0O0, chiefly in
the rural districts. This paper and The
Christian World are about the Only two
papers ever seen il some communities
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17

W, A. Glockhof, the ticket broker, has
the agency for Rock Island for the sale
of steamship tickets on fourteen different
steamship lines representing the most
prominent companies, which are sold at
cut rates. If
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17

+. w. Hurst represents the leading
American and Foreign Insurance Cos.
Policies carefully written ut current rates.
Agency established 1874. Office over
Rock Island National Bank.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17

Pork tenderloins, spare ribs. leaf lard,
pigs feet, sausage meat, breakfast bacon.
fresh or cured hams, at Gilmores pork
house, First avenue, between Fifteenth
and Sixteenth streets If
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17
Paw Your Taxes.

The taxes for Rock Island for the wear
1884 are now due aud should be paid at
once to the collector at No. 1919, Second
avenue. d. +. KRELL.
dWf Township Collector
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17

The discovery of Chinese lepers is not
of very rare occurrence in San Francisco
now. One was discovered in a shoe fac,
tory few DAYS ago.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17

The pistol or hip pocket is to be pro,
hibited by law at Galveston, Tex.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17
TO.NIGHT'S BENEFIT.
Grand Tableaux aud Superb Music to
be Rendered at Harper's Theatre
Tonight.

The finest tableaux ever seen in this
city will be those at the benefit concert to-
night. They are elaborate in detail and
will be acted out by some of the best
known and most beautiful ladies of the
city, to say nothing of the handsome gents.
The remainder of the programme includes
two songs by the Davenport glee club of
twenty male voices, the finest club in the
west Mrs. Atwill's two parts need no
.auding She is always inimitahle. The
Rock Island glee club is known as a
splendid quartette. Mrs. Ottilie Abel
Hass is famous for her splendid voice and
should be heard without fail The other
numbers as given below 60 to make up a
programme, the completeness and attraC-
t:venesS of which has never been eQualed
in this city. Not the least cause for at
tending is the object for which the
entertainment is given Any one
who has not charity enough to
attend this evening and further
the grand work TO be accomplished, de-
serves to be ostracized from society and
isolated from mankind, pitied for his mar
rowness of mind and contraction of the
heart and purse strings.
We again publish the programme which
has been slightly changed. Instead of
Il Long for Thee, the Rock Island guar,
tette will give Robin Adair"
PROGRAMME.
FIRST PART.
l. Tablean-Picture Gallery!
Z. AS Free Born Eagle ............... Kraft
Davenport Glee Club, L, G. KRAFT, Director.
g. "Fiordi MargarethaN ......., ........ Arditti
Mrs. 0tilie Abel-liaas.
4. Il, Garotte....,........-.., ........ .Nieman
{, Ssrsnata NoykoasEi
Mrs. Alice Dutton. Atwil.
5. MY Guardian Angel, ................ ...Abt
Mi Fred Corns
s. Banjo duet-Messrs. Franklin and Smith,
= fredericksburg Beauty.
SECOND FART.
/. Tableau-Catherine Conan
}. "Forsaken am I'...................kO Kos chat
Davenport Glee Club.
). "Merrily l Roam ................S ChliTaTth
composed expressly for Mrs. Hassl Mrs. Ottilic
Abel-Hass.
l. a. spinning Song ............ Mendclssohn
b, Concert Gaop''. .................. Mason
Mrs. Alice button Atwell.
5. Quarette-"R6bin Adar, Dudley Buck =
arrangement.
Mcssrs. Cook. Corns, Collins and Lavender
G. Tramway duet-Messrs Rosenteld and Gal
Owskj.
!. Tablrau-RomC.
Sun River sun. [volume] (Sun River, Mont.) 1884-1885, 1885-04-30
THREE BOOKS GIVEN AWAY.

We will send the following three books
free: LADIES PRIVATE COMPANION, a com.
plete medical adviser, for women, illus.
trated and bound in cloth, Gormer price
81, Fun AND CANDY, As. page book tell,
ing how to make over 100 kinds of candies
and other sweet things, handsomely bound
Corner prico 80 cts), and LADIES GUIDE
TO FANCY Work, Practical Instructor in
all kinds Of Art Matters, containing 04
large 4column pages, over 200 handsome
illustrative engravings, and well bound to
any lady who sends so cts for six months
trial subscription to THE HOUSEWIFE, Il
large 16.page journal devoted to Fashions,
Fancy Work, Art, Recreation, How to
Cook and Household Matters. If you will
send $500 for four friends, you will each
receive all the above, and we will send
you an elegant Hand Mirror. For club
of 80 we give Ladies' Gold Watch. Ad-
dress The HOUSEWIFE Publishing Co.,
Nunda, n, Y,
Sun River sun. [volume] (Sun River, Mont.) 1884-1885, 1885-04-30
Married.

Brock -BRowNsoN.-At the residence of
II. l.. Hull, in Sun River, Monday
evening, April 81, 1885, by Rev. W.
j. Hunter, Mr.. N. II. Brock to Miss
Emma V. BroWnson.
The ceremony was performed in the
presence of few select friends of the
bride, who is we'll and favorably known
here, having made this place her home
for several years, and has host of friends
who join in wishing her pleasant jour
ney through life. The groom holds the
responsible position of Post Quartcrmas
ter's clerk at Fort Shaw, and is man of
sterling character, and commands the re.
spcct of all his associates. We have not
learned where Mr.. and Mrs. Brock will
make their future home, but will prob
ably remain hero for a time,
Sun River sun. [volume] (Sun River, Mont.) 1884-1885, 1885-04-30
An Old House.

A correspondent of the Butte Inter
Mountain thus writes of the oldest house
in Montana:
Not a. dozen rods from mo on the
smooth, level prairie stands the oldest
house in Montana. Angus Mcdonald
crossed the Rocky Mountains in 1889, and
as a factor of the Hudson Bay company,
took charge of Fort Colvillc. In the en-.
suing year he built II trading post ut Spo.
kane, also one on Post creek, n tributary
of the Pend d'Orcillc, which was, be.
licye, the only trading post maintained by
the Hudson Bay company in the present
Territory OF Montana. OF the buildings
there erected one is still standing-a stout
solid structure of hewcd logs, rooted with
cedar bark and heavily muddcsl with clay
Although 1t antedates several years the
discovery of gold in California, even the
first exploring expedition OF tho Path.
finder, 1t is still scryiceablc. 1t stood
there when this whole Pacific slope was n
great blank on the maps, terra incognita
to the gcographer when the present great.
ness of this magnificent empire by the
western sea had dawned upon the imagi.
nation Of the widest dreamer. And un.
loss dssccratcd by rude, irrcvsrent hands,
it may remain landmark Of the remote
past when Montana shall boast popula.
ton as dense as Pennsylvania.
Angus Mcdonald still lives here, q tall,
massive Scot, who shows in speech and
looks the strong characteristics Of his ma.
tionality. Though his board is snowy
white, he is still unbent under his many
years, while around him gather many
sons and daughters with skins darker than
his own, the fruits of his alliance with a
native forest maiden. With u competent
income from thrifty investments, he is,
besides, one of the cattle kings Of the
Territory, having 800 or 900 head OF cat,
tie and 200 head of horses, and is passing
down the decline with tho devotion Of his
immediate family and tho respect Of all
who know him.
Sun River sun. [volume] (Sun River, Mont.) 1884-1885, 1885-04-30
OBITUARY..

DIED--Sunday evening, April 20, 1885. at
Choteau. Montana, DR.. Herbert Il.
Smith Of consumption.
Herbert Smith was born in Scotland, In
lS4s; was graduate Of Royal College of
Sargery, Edinboro. Game to the United
States near the close of the war and serv.
ed short time in the Confederate army
as surgeon. After the war he entered the
service Of the United States, and served
ten years us hospital steward. lie was
good surgeon and physician, and ever
ready to attend to the call OF the sick and
suffering. lie came to the rcton about
two years ago. Tho funeral was largely
attended, conducted by Rev. Hunter,
founding his remarks on I'd Cor. 4, 10.
Sun River sun. [volume] (Sun River, Mont.) 1884-1885, 1885-04-30
A Parliamentarian Rebel.

Louis Riel, who 10 now leading the,
half Reds In their rebellion against the
Canadian government, was elected 70 the
Honse Of Commons by the half.breed
contingent some thirteen or fourteen years
ago. 1t is said that at the time he was
under ban. and that price WAS sst ON
his head; consequently he dared not visit
the capital to take his seat In Parliament.
Living at q great distance from the ssat
OF government, the mileage be would re-.
ceive as member would amount 70 quite
sum; and resolving to make something
out of his election Is long as he could
not serve In the House, he travelled to OF.
tawa In disguise, discovered his identity
to the Secretary, drew his mileage, which
amounted to something near $1,000, and
got back to his constituency again before
the government officials could have him
arrested. Such is the daring spirit Of the
man who is now leading the Northwest
rebellion, Herald.
Sun River sun. [volume] (Sun River, Mont.) 1884-1885, 1885-04-30
SULPHUR CITY SPECIMENS.

The excitement is still unabated.
The Major and Mrs. Patrick are expect.
ed hourly.
Two saloon outfits arrived here yester.
day evening.
The citizens are clamoring for mail
route from Augusta.
Lots of ladies, both ladies and gentle.
men, are expected next week.
All the boys at the wood camps are
well--0OO cords already banked.
After waiting over night, for Knight,
the old man started for Augusta.
Charley Barnum has set of sluice
boxes up on the bar opposite Sulphur
City.
Henay Wicgand arrived yesterday. He
goes above on the river, B miles, with Il
banking outfit.
Deacon Martin has service every Sun.
day morning in the parlor Of the Belle
Air House.
by all indications tho Alta Mineral
Springs will be we'll patronized this sum
mer.
The bath houses are occupied from
early morn until late Mt night. All ex.
claim "Eureka"
The French boys have thousand Of posts
in piles strung out from Home Gulch to
Scattering Springs.
Mr.BurdoH proposes to build a toll road
around Canyon Bluff. This will shorten
tho distance 3 miles.
Major Patrick expects to run u pack
train all summer, connecting ut North
Fork canyon with Furman's accommoda-
ton line from Augusta.
William Doyle killed two bears yester.
day near Big Hill. lie hung them up
with the two elk he killed last December.
John has tent up. lie extends hospit,
able hand to all. G. V. Reamy has come
to stop with him until autumn.
Howard q Biggs have ten thousand
poles and posts banked, and are adding to
the number at the rate of 75O per day.
This timber will be driven to the mouth
of Willow creek.
Major Patrick gives house warming
on the 1st. Several Augusta and Flor.
encc ladies have answered his kind invi-
tation in the affirmative. They will leave
via Willow Creek road on til. Goth.
Numbers Of tourists are arriving every
day. SCRIBE
Sun River sun. [volume] (Sun River, Mont.) 1884-1885, 1885-04-30
MURDER WILL OUT.
A Crime Committed IN Germany Three
Years Ago Charged to BOze.
man Man.

II Is learned from n gentleman from
Boxcman that the eastern Montana me.
tropolis has II sensation, and II 10 likely
that prominent resident Of that vicinity
will have the crime Of murder fixed upon
him. The man in question ia Earnest
Snyder The name Of the murdered man
was Rudolph Zimmermon. and the crime
was committed in Germany three years
ago, robbery being the motive and big
pile Of swag being the result. No clew
to the identity Of the pcrpetrator Of the
crime was discovered until quite recently,
when It came out through the indiscrction
Of n Berlin Catholic priest TO whom Sny.
der had confessed the murder.
Snyder came to America and settled in
Montana, embarking in railroad contracts
and succeeded in making good deal Of
money. About two years ago he fell In
with two brothers Of the murdered Zim.
norman, and they formed u copartnership
for carrying on the business Of numbering
In the mountains near Bozcman. About
week ago the Zimmerman brothers 70.
ceivcd n letter from friends In Germany,
that they were ON the trace Of the mur.
derer Of their brother, and hoped in their
next letter to be able to state who he was.
This letter was read to Snyder, who ap.
pearcd greatly excited. The next morn.
ing lie packed his valise and said he was
going out hunting. They thought It
strange that he should dress up in his best
clothes and take u satchel with him on a
hunting trip, but still suspected no deeper
motive.
After three days absence their fears
were aroused, search was instituted, and
their comradc was tracked to y precipice
where broken bushes and trampled snow
indicated death struggle, and the disap-
pearancc over the cliff Of some one. They
took it for granted that Snyder had lost
his life in an encounter with bear and
returned to Bozeman. There a telegram
was received from Germany stating that
Snyder was the murderer of their brother
Rudolph.
1t was at once apparent that Snyder had
prepared the evidences of his death for
the purpose Of misleading his partners,
while he made his escape. lie leaves u
large amount Of property.--Inter Mount.
ain.
Sun River sun. [volume] (Sun River, Mont.) 1884-1885, 1885-04-30
Horses Taken Tn.

We are In receipt Of the following from
David Gildart, Of Birch creek:
A man working for US found . horse
and mare travelling towards Dupuyer from
Birch creek, with ropes on them. He
drove them to the stable OF Kipp 4
Upham, thinking they belonged to some
traveller. We have since found that some
Indian had them cached or claimed them
and We k.iow they must be stolen horses
and belong to some person In tho lower
country. We hav. taken them out Of the
sable aud have them now on our ranch.
! have done this for the benefit Of the
owner, for l know he will be more lis,ie
to get them than If the Indian had them.
The owner can have them by proving
property and paying costs of ADVERTISING
and stable charges. Following IL . de.
scription Of stock:
BLACK horse II hands high, branded OK ON
lot shoulder and on left hip, with sSddle
marks. Sorrsl mare, white hind foot; hranded
DXVIs aILDARr.