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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-16
Will Fight for the NlanrV.

DIES MONIES Iowa, Sep. IA brother
and two sisters have commenced proceed
ings 20 contest the will of Father John f..
BRAZIL, claiming him to have been Of un.
sound mind The deceased left PROPERTY
worth $3.50, 900 to the Catholic church, Civ.
ing the contestants only $1,000 each 1t 4
believed the contest will prove fruitless.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-16
Obituary.

CINCINNATI, Ohio Sept. i6 Col George
Ward Nichols, president Of the Cincinnati
College of Music, and one of the leading
citizens OF Cincinnati. died Tuesday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock, at his residence on Walnut
Hills of consumption.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-16

The great nebula OF Andromeda has
just become an astronomical puzzle. 1t
now shows star point in the midst of IFS
luminous tracery upon the blue back
background of space.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-16

The London Home for lost dogs gives
shelter to $4,000 homeless and starving
CANNES annually, yet there has never
been case of rabies there since its foun-
dation, twelve years AFRO.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-16

NEW YORK, Sept. 16. Sc seral western
fair associations having sought to have
Maud s exhibited at their fairs, Mr. Bon
nor has written ons of them saying that
Maud 5. will not go west this season; that
she has earned n rest and is going to be put
in his private stable.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-16
When the LIDS of Beauty

are parted in smile they disclose a row
OF pearls rivaling in purity those which
the diver brings up from the bottom of
the Persian Sea. What will best preserve
these gems of the mouth? SOZODONT,
the celebrated beautiher and preservatiye
of the teeth
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-16

Beng entirely vegetable, no particular
care is required while using Dr. Pierce's
Pleasant Purgative Pellets" They opers
ate without disturbance to the constitu>
ton, diet, or occupation. For sick head
ache, constipation. impure blood, dizzi>
ness, sour quotations from the stomach,
bad taste ia the mouth, bilious attacks,
pain in the region of kidneys, internal
fever, bloated feeling about stomach, rush
of blood to head. take DR.. Pierces PEI
let's" BY druggists
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-16

At British royal banquet the plate on
the tables usually amounts to VI, 250, 900
in value This is only about a quarter of
the amount kept at Windsor.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-16

Rev. Anthony Atwood of Philadele
phia, says: Hunts kidney sud Liver
Remedy has cured my wife of dropsy in
its worst form"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-16

ST. LOUIS, Sept IS. Chicago 10, 81
2; at Syracuse Philadelphia l, Stars .; a.
Pti,iadslphia--.Cincinu g. Athletics Z
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-16

DR.. Blecken, Of Minneapolis says: Il
shall use Hunts Kidney and Liverl
Remedy in dropsy and kidney disease
herenfter y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-16
Logan in nIInnis.

SPRINGFIELD Ills. Sept 10 Senator
John A. Logan arrived in this city Monday
evening en- loute for Havana, to attend the
soldiers reunion at that place.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-16
ROCK ISLAND DAILY ARGUS,

AN actress in New York has been
burned to death as consequence of
smoking cigarettes. This should be a
terrible warning to the dudes.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-16

Four vessels in the United States navy
named Boston have come to disastrous
ends. Superstitious officers, therefore,
dislike to go into service on the new and
fifth one.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-16

The phenomenon of red hail, the coll
oring matter being diifused throughout
some Of The stones, was lately observed
10 the Irish county of Down.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-16

Money to loan by Il. E. Parmenter,
attorney at law, Rock Island at 8 per cent
interest; no bonus
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-16

A rough statue of man wearing a tall
hat and bearing the date 1910 was found
recently in the ruins of the old fort at
PemaQqid, Me.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-16

! have been afflicted with Hay Fever
for seven years-Ely' Cream Balm cured
me entirely. II. ID Callihan, baggage
master. |. & st. L. r. r.. Terre Haute,
Ind
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-16

As white as pearls her dainty teeth;
Her ruby lips with roses vie;
Her month quite kissablc; her breath
As sweet rs gales from Araby.
But nothing strange in this appears
For she's used sOzODUNT for years.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-16

Hellhoiiite ia new liquid explosive of
the dynamite sort.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-16
REPORTS OF GOVERNMENT CHEMISTS
Asto Purity and Baking Powder

KEPUKTS
Asto Purity and Powder.
package Baking Powder purchased the
wholesome
of o
substances E. G. Love, PhD."
scientific the Royal Baking Powder absolutely
"H. a. Mort, Ph.DI"
Ihavce
free
President Institute Technology
are ans VIII
competitors
a
NewY az
Moo of
scientists and Boards of
Health Hl world
NoTEe above DIAGRAM illustrates the comparative worth of various Baking
Prof Schneider
leayenug
practical
Powder practical that while few pound
trial Of the Royal Baking Powder will
person
While the diagram shows the powders of higher
ndi
are to be las
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-16
Iowa Grnws Rinhar.

DIES MONIES, Sept 10 The valuation oil
property in Iowa this year is $4se 500, 0S5
an increase in two years of SlS5. 333b6Ih
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-16

That poor invalid wife, Sister, Mother
cor daughter III
Can be made the picture of health
with few bottles of Hop Bittcrsl
VII gen let item sQbTiti!"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-16

Seven thousand persons, saints and
sinners, all told. have been buried by
Gravedigger Mcnamara, of Staunton, Va.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03
A GREAT FARMER.

Mr.. J. ". Robinson, Butler county great
farmer, spent pleasant half hour in our
sanctum yesterday afternoon. He was in
town for the purpose Of getting some cleya-
ting machinery 70 handle his old wheat.
having some 1900 bushels yet in bin, which
he fears may be damaged by the hot weather
if not cared for and aired. Mr.. Robinson
says many farmers viii be doomed to disa-
pointmcnt this year over the wheat yield,
that many fields which look fair viii be
found to be only white caps and straw. lie
has about 700 hundred acres which is now
being cut and be thinks he viii not touch
two OF three hundred acres of it. Stands
which looked quite promising, when cut and
bound and loaded up weigh but little more
than SO much straw. The new sod and sec
ond year sod pieces upon which all the best
stands are found viii yield but a scant halt
crop. OF corn Mr. Robinson has about
1000 acres and it all looks well. much of II
beginning TO tasslc out The web-worm he
says will hurt corn but little, as corn is not
its natural food. 1t deposits its eggs on
pussley and the tumble weed on which
weeds it principally subsists, attacking only
and inferior or late weedy fields of corn.
Mr.. Robinson is great and successful far.
mer, taking two daily papers--the EAGIE
one Of these OF course, the other an eastern
dsily-and many weekly journals, an intli
gent, enterprising gentleman, who keeps a
close run of the markets as the bears anC
bulls and Of current news as the highest pro
fessional man.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03
The PRESIDENT COMING

The Leavenworth Times says that
Bsyard's enthusiasm over the west, and over
Kansas in particular, has fred President
Cleveland with a burning desire to make the
trip also, and that he will do SO this fall,
coming into the state at Atchison, where he
will entertain one day, then run on over to
Topeka and down to Wichita, returning to
Leavenworth by way of Lawrence and Bis
marck Grove. That is all satisfactory at
this end of the line. OF course it will be-
come the duty, as it will be the great
pleasure, of the postmaster to entertain his
chief while in the city, but, we suggest, that
if there is not a change of postmasters &C.
fore that time, that the Democratic boys owe
it to themselves and the President of these
United States to chip in and help build the
postmaster a better house, such an one as
none of us would be ashamed to have his
Excellency sleep in. "a word to the wise
is sufficient
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03
A BEREAvED FATHER.

In September, 1888, A. T. Cheshire, a
poor but honest and industrious man, came
to Wichita with his family from North Car
DINA to avail himself of the advantages of
the Arkansas valley. and especially that his
children might receive share Of the bene-
fits of our magnificent public schools. He
found friends and employment; has been
with Hacker & jackson in their business
since last August. But, alas! time seems to
have placed upon him the hand ofaffliction so
heavily that nothing but faith in the Christ
ian's God is left to hold up his head above
the gloom that now is about him. April
oath his cheerful little Bessie was suddenly
claimed as shining mark by :te grim mon
ster, death, in her sixth year. And then
again, June Dist, his babe Minnie, IS months
old, was likewise taken from earth and last
Sunday he was called to drink still deeper
the cup of sorrow and affliction, in the death
of the wife of his bosom and mother of his
children. Yes, Carrie has joined the chill
dren on the other side. She had been a
member of the NJ. p. church fourteen years.
She expressed her readiness to go and meet
her Master.
Her funeral took Mace on Monday from |
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03

One feature Of the increase for 1885 is
that Of population, and it is marked, being
nearly 1000 cf an increase in a year, :, 0oC
Of which is in the county outside Of the city
Of Wichita. It is safe to say that no such
increase Of rural population can be shown
by any county in the state
In round numbers the county consists OF
one thousand sections or twenty-eight con.
gressional townships, or six hundred and
foriy-fye thousand acres Of land. or the
entire area about one-halfis under caltiva-
ton.
The estimates for this years crops is 49,
600 bushels Of wheat, 100000 bushels Of
corn, 100000 bushels Of oats, Of total
valuation Of S2,g0O,0OO, to which must be
added all other crop products and the value
Of hogs and cattle to be sold, which will
give the county FOR 1885 grand farm pro.
duct total Of not less than six million dol
lars.
The state, the United States, the world is
challenged for parallel.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03

ing the commercial metropolis of the South
west of course Wichita was selected as the
location. This district, of which Mr., f. NJ.
Bonney is agent, with Offices over the Kan
sas National bank on Main street, comprises
at present thirty-fve counties. Besides the
general book of information, a separate
book is kept for each county, in which is a
full statement of the status of every firm and
business man in such county, conveniently
arranged for reference.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03

tor; Z. l.. Rector ana W. L. mC.'aii, "a ,no
st. Louis, Fort Scott and Wichita railroad,
and Messrs. Mark Walser and A. Popkess,
capitalists of that city. They are guests at
the Manhattan.
At the Bayley park yesterday creased
pole 10 feet high was erected for the festiv-
titles of the Fourth day Of July. A purse of
$50 is offered to the man who climbs it and
places a spread eagle on its topmost point.
Something has been said about Bsyley run
ming water up hill, but if he gets man to
run up gseased pole without sliding back
we pass on the water question.
Rev. William Parker, Baptist minister at
Clearwater, returned yesterday from visit
TO Elk City, and gives us the following re-
port of runaway accident which occurred
near that place on Monday night, which
caused the death of two valuable horses.
1t was livery team hired by two men, one
of them harness maker in Elk City named
Adams. They were both drunk and soon
lost control of the team, which ran into two
wire fences. They cleared the first one, but
were entangled and SO badly cut by the
second fence that both animals died inside of
a half hour after they were cut.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03
OF tHe EuHIts
BABY BESS.
Only a silken tress,


Yet treasure dearer by far to me
Than the costliest gem on land or sea,
For it carries me back to the days long fed
When severed the curl from the flaxen head
OF Baby Bess.
Only silken tress,
Yet well remember the day, the hour,
That she clasped in her dimpled hand a
flower;
"Oh, mamma. just see. my sweet flower is
dead.
Perhaps cause loved it so WE'LL" she said.
Dear Baby Bess.
Only silken tress,
But her words float back from the dreamy
past;
Perhaps held my sweet flower too fast,
And loved it too much, for it faded away
And hold but this precious relic to-day,
OF Baby Bess.
Only silken tress.
But the heart of the mother alone can know
How dear such tiny token will grow;
And long will cherish with tender care,
This bonny, bright lock from the fossy hair
OF Baby Bess.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03

The EAGLE takes pleasure this morning in
laying before the people Of this valley and
Of the state n condensed abstract of the as
scssmcnt returns for the year 1885, which
shows not only a gratifying but wonder
ful increase il Improvements, in wealth and
in population. The table lacks the detail of
those published in wears past, but it is very
comprehensive, simple and reliable, so much
SO that there is very little need Of comment.
|; shows what wonders can be accomplish
ed by enterprise and thrift in country Of
rich soils and bright sunshine Of Gods
smiles and willing hauds-and that in the
brief period Of single decade of years a
wild valley has been transformed into a
municipality Of wealth and power, of
cities and homes and much Of the best Of all
which civilization, prosperity and culture
have to offer. From the fact that upwards
Of fifty per cent OF the entire area of
the county is true valley-lsnd
the EAGLE years ago named Sedg-
wick The Great Valley County"
The prediction made then that
because Of the fact that this county had
twice as much valley land as any county in
the state would eventually make her the
leading agricultural county, is well nigh
fulfilled. The logic Of the situation was in
evitable a rich, spontaneous soil means
dense and wealthy population; means thriv-
ing towns and cities. These ali We already
have to marked degree.
Every year since 1872 the EAGLE has an
nually published the figures for the leading
products. together with the assessed valua-
ton Of all property ard the total population.
as returned by the assessors. These tables
are 6 study in and Of themselves From
our baci, files We compile few tables OF
prominent items, commencing. with 1880 and
including the present year, which will be
found instructive. The wheat breadth IL
creased each year from 1872 till 1881. when
il dropped from 100000 acres down to less
than 10000 acres. The corn acreage has in
creased steadily from the first settlement Of
the county until this year, and we now have
returned l45. 500 acres. Hogs and cattle III
creased in almost the exact ratio with corn.
In five years oar population as county has
gone up steadily from l7.sl3 in 1880 to &c.
$50 in lsS5-m9re than doubling in that
,5,,a
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03
FRUITS

Mr.. John Hews, whose home is on Tope-
ka avenue in this city, left upon our table a
late variety of cherry which, from its hab-
its, size and shape, he thinks NAV be a new
variety. 1t is very large bright red, heart
shaped cherry.
Mr.. John Stewart, superintendent of the
county house, leaves branch of plum tree
upon our table of the green gage variety
which contains or holds about thirty plums
to each six inches of runni0g space ON each
limb. Tie plum is about the only fruit
that has not been an entire success in this
valley. The curcutio is the enemy which
SO far has destroyed the plum.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03

To the Editor OF the Eagle;
] desire as a member of school board to
state that have never at any time believed
that Rev. Harper and Prof. Hammond were
in any wise actuated by malice or desire TO
injure Mr.. Campbell in their report made
to the board concerning the qualifications
of Mr. Campbell and have never heard the
report withou. contradicting it and / be-
lieve that the examination made was fairly
and honorably conducted. The only rea-
son | had for not desiring them on tie re-
naming board for years 1856 was that, as
Campbell is by law a member of the re-
naming board, | did not think il would be
congenial to Harper and Hammond to be
on the board with him, and other members
of board expressed same feeling.
Respectfully, Kos HARRIS,
Ex-President School Board
concur in the above.
G. 5. CALDWELL,
Ex-Member of the Board.
believe the examination was fairly con-
Quoted. A. KATz.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03
To township 0mcers.

The EAGLE Printing house have in stock
all the blanks that are used by them in their
business, also justice doekets, civil and
criminal combined, at as low figure as any
establishment in the west. WITT
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03
leQal Notice.

In the District Court Of sedgwick county
Kansas.
sophia Eliza Price, Plaintiff,
Edwin Price, Defendant
The above named Edwin Price Is hereby no.
tiled hat he has been sued By the above named
PldlbtlI IN the district court OF >edg
county. Kansas, and that uniess he answer the
petition of said plaintiG. against him flied In
in the oitre NJ tle clerk Of said court by the
i3th day II August, lesj, saii petition will be
taken ~ irdr ami judgment anu q cree Will be
rendered la "a ii act on in favor y -aid plaintin
and against eaid defendant 1uiiS and forever
divOrcIug the said plaintiff Il ON "a defend
ant ON the ground Of tbitu a drunkenness aud
abandonment and giving to said plaintiff the
custody and controi Of Harvey 4. Price and
William hi e, the minor childI en- Of said par
tie-; also, judgment against said defendant
for costs, in accOI dance with n. nraysr Vi I'D
petition r. =
June q, 1885 HATfON 81
PlaintiG1
Attest: c. \. vASNEss, Clerk
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03
A NEW PAPER.

The Rural, is the name of new paper
reaching us from Hutchinson. of typograph-
iral excellence; a semi-monthly journal Of
agriculture, stock raising and hygiene. 1t
contains two salutations but the man who
urata tho ona ,,ndor tho Hvuiane haad yuonli
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03
Notice.

We, the undersigned citizens of Grand River
Township and vicinity, IN the county of sedg-
wick, kansas, respectfully petition that your
honorable board, the County Commissioner ;,
take such action as may be just and right to
your petitioners in rebuilding the bridge across
the Minnesota river on the line between sec
tions 2s and 80, in town "a range west,
washed away by the late freshet, and we viii
ever pray
May 2sth, lss5. wl3-4t'
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03

All city licenses for the third quarter are
due to-day. Those carrying on occupations
on which the city levies taxes would do well
10 remember IL,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03

The types made us call the man who was
killed on the Fl. Scott road last Sunday
Charley Miller 1t ought to have been
Charley Willis
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03

The horse thief brought up from the Ter
ritory night before last will remain in jail
until the return Of United States Commits
sionnr sherman
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03

Almeda E. Wright favors the EAGLE with
another beautiful poetical sentiment which
will appear in day or two, captioned
"Baby Bess."
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03

Notice is hereby given that upon petition and
application to L q Jewett, judge of probate
in and for The county of edgwick, in the state
Of Kansas, | was on April 27th. lss5, by tn.
Judge of said court. duly appointed guardian Of
william 4 Wood, an insane person.
w j. Il THRoCKMoRToS,
vIl-ll Guardian
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03

commodious, bright auu wen ,en.iIaU,u, mv
doors being hung on either. The carpets
and furniture are very fine, and altogether
il is lovely dwelling.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03

Miss Addie Carr, of.Wellington, is visit
ing Miss Pearl Schartle of this city.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03

Those who shoot at nothing are sure to
capture that sort of game
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03

The new proprietor will take charge o
the Valley house this morning.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03

Our Winfield correspor
not write on both sides o
cannot use such manausc
Inconvenience. This not
one or two others.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03

Sheriff Fisher leaves to-day forossawatomi'
Insane asylum with lady patient.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03

The city street forces were engaged yes
terday in filling up mud holes on River
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03

Judge Jewett issued marriage license to
Mr.. John A. Basket and Miss Ida Hen
dren
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03

Mr.. J. ID. Tucker, of Chicago, a friend of
Mr.. John V. Motif of the Kansas Furniture
company, made us a call last evening.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03

The portly form of ex-Commissioner
George w. Steenrod, was seen on our streets
Yesterday.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03

C. A. Goodyear of Waco township, had
COW killed night before last by lightning.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03

The street car track is being macadam
cd across the avenue on Main street.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03

+. ID, Miles has fitted u
ance bar in the rear of h
looks suspicious like, but
find anything stronger
sweet cider or lemonade.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03
MONEY
Notice.

To loan on chattels.-Friend Il Osborn
122 Douglas avenue. w3l-u
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03

Capt. Milo R. Kellogg, of kingman, was
guest at the Occidental Yesterday.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03

Mr.. Stinson, of the firm
Stinson, is the proud fatht
who made his debut into
before last. Mother and
The counters, shelving
other furniture Of the lau
house were sold at sheri
afternoon or the corner o
the avenue.