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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-19
Police Points

Larry Ryan was taken into Magistrate
Benefits court today on the charge Of
larceny and in default of bonds of 500,
was sent to the county Jail to await trial.
Ryan is only IA years of age, and will
probably 60 to the reform school.
For peddling without license, Fred
Landean, of Moline, was fined $40 and
costs by the magistrate, which he paid.
The police have arrested Louis Rich
ards, James Linehan, Russell Rarth and
Henry Kale, for the robbery Of
Z. s. Bowman and E. Woods on Big
Island, last Sunday morning, as hereto'
fore given in these columns. This morn
ing the boys came up from their camp
and identified Linehan and Richard as
participants in the affair. and they made
confessions, Richard giving up the watch
he had taken from young Wood. Tit
prisoners will be tried before Justict
Cooke tomorrow.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-19
One on Eckhart.

They have got good one on City Mar.
shall Eckhart, and any amount of fun is
being picked at him by the clerk and en-
ployes about the county building in con-
sequence. The particulars of the case are
these: Shortly after noon yesterday an
urchin darted into the police station and
with look of terror upon his face, in
formed the marshal that a man had hung
himself to tree on Twentieth street near
Seventh avenue. The marshal jumped
into his wagon-after leaving instruc-
tions to ais officers who might come in,
to follow him dashed for the scene of
the tragedy. When within about two
blocks of the place, he looked ahead and
sure enough there was a figure of a man
suspended from tree. The head
of the police force now became excited
and urged his horse to still greater speed.
Arriving at the spot he hardly waited for
the wagon to stop, until he was out on
the ground. and he was up the tree in a
jiffy. Cutting the rope he let the Image"
down gently, and then stopped to take a
breath before proceeding further. Then
came the investigation as to who it was
who had committed the rash act, and the
marshal was shocked beyond expression
to find that Blanchard. who owns the
property, was the cause of it all. The
birds have been destroying his strawber-
ries lately and he put this sort of scare
crow up to alarm them, but he had no
idea of catching the chief of police so
easily Eckhart threatens to sue Mr..
Blanchard for damages, it is said.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-19
The Catholic Cathedral.

The corner stone of the Catholic cathe-
dral at Peoria will be laid on Sunday, the
20 intst, week from next Sunday.
A special train will run from this city
conveying st. Joseph's parish, arriving at
Peoria in time for the exercises, and re-
turning again in the evening. 1t is pro-
posed to make the new place of worship
one of the largest and handsomest in the
west, and as it is the only cathedral in
this diocese, the Catholics of Rock Island
are much interested In it.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-19
Briefs.
%, at Lamps.

Ripe tomatoes. at Lamps.
DR.. McCandless, dentist, corner Third
avenue and Twentieth street. If
Save money by purchasing your foot
wear at the Central shoe store.
Fresh peaches and plums, at Lamps.
Mrs. William Jackson's daughters, are
expected home this evening.
Advertise in the half cent>a,wordcols
umn of the ARGUS 1t will pay you.
Mr.. B. T. Cable is absent in Peoria on
business.
Armour's homeless hams and bacon. at
Lamps.
DR.. A. T. Hawley, dentist. corner Sew
teenth street and Sixth avenue.
Mrs. E. II. Johnston, of Port Byron, Is
visiting relatives in the city.
DIR. j. W. Stark, Dentist, 1879 Second
avenue. d1Yr.
Everything you can ask for in the line
of boots, shoes and slippers at the Central
shoe store.
Buy the West Davenport brooms, best
made in the market. For sale by all
Dealers
Misses Adele and Dina Ransen have
gone to Colorado with hopes of benefit
ing their health.
j. M. Christy, of Des Moines, formerly
of this city. was in Rock Island yester-
day on a business trip.
Get your awnings, tents, wagon COW
ers, ETC., of G. III. Young III Main St.,
Davenport, Iowa. apl15dtf
Mrs. A. G. Burial and daughter. Miss
Alice, have returned from their Rockford
visit.
E. W. Hurst represents the leading
American and Foreign Insurance Co.'S
Policies carefully written at current rates
Agency established 1874. Office ovel
Rock Island National Bank.
Judge Hand came in from Cambridge
today, but there was no business in the
county court He will return home this
evening.
The town board of equalization meets
at the city clerks Office at 10 O'Clock next
Monday morning for the purpose of hear.
Ing complaints with regard to assessments
on real and personal property
Mrs. Samuel R. Wright and little son
are visiting in Dubuque at the residence
of Mr.. Samuel latch, cashier in the
freight department of the Illinois Contra
road, whose wife is sister of Mrs
Wright
Round trip tickets to Portland, Maine
will be on sale at the c. r. l. & P rail
way passenger station, Moline avenue
from June 18th to June 21st, account an
nual Reunion Grand Army of the Repu'
lie. Round trip rate $50. Is. Tickets
good 80 days from date of sale with 9
choice of nine different routes, going one
route and returning via another route, a.
the passenger may desire.
E. II. Collins is doing fine business
with his chemical roof paint which is the
best in the world. 1t will preserve shin
giles for half a century and it also pro.
tects the roof from fire. No roof should
be without this paint as the use of it will
in time save man great deal of mon
ley. The cost of this roof paint is very
reasonable. Read his advertisement in
another column.
May list, 1Ss5-Round trip excursion
tickets to Denver, Pubels, and Colorado
Springs, Col, were put on sale at the
lC., R. I. & P. railway passenger station
on Moline avenue, sale to continue unit
Sept. 30th, 1885. Round trip rate S44 81
to any of the above named points. Tick
cts good for return passage until Oct
31st, 1885. Round trip tickets to Lo:
Vegas, N. M, also ON sale; same condi
tons as above-rate SAC 80.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-19

Another large audience gathered in
Harper's theatre last evening to witness
the Queens Evidence" or "Soloman
Isaacs," as given by the Star Dramatic
company. Mr.. Burton appeared in the
role of a Cockney Jew, type which
showed well that he is comedian of high
merit. Tonight, the facinating Irish
drama "Brea," or my Geraldine by
BARLEY Campbell. will be presented.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-19
Fish.

W. ]. Kerr has been trying his luck q
fishing. He has been at Waterville, Wis.
where he discovered for the first time tina
be was an expert on the "catch,
pulling in as much as 100 pounds
Of fish before quitting. There il
a Rock Island party at Watervill,
still, composed of Oliver Olsen, DR.
Eyster. E. Frazer and W. Knowlton. Mr.
Kerr had better luck than the others, and
besides leaving an immense quantity be
hind. brought home enough pike to sup
ply his neighbors all around.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-19

c. C. Knell doesn't care how soon the
street railway is running over the bridge,
the sooner the better for him, as it gives
his Davenport customers better facilities
for coming over. There is hardly day
passes but what he has some prominent
Davenporter looking over his attractive
stock. Yesterday he sold a fine lot of car
pets and furniture amounting to several
hundred dollars to Davenport party who
had been to Chicago looking at the furni>
ture there, and who came back and pur-
chased of G. c. Knell, satisfied that he
got Just as fine goods and for less money
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-19
First of thu SaRann.

Fast excursion frsm Davenport and
Rock Island 20 Clinton and return, Sun
day, June 21st, 1885, on the fast and ele>
CANT steamer Josephine, B. A. Conger,
master Number of tickets limited to
ESQ. Boat will leave Davenport at {
o'clock a. m; boat will leave Rock Island
at s: 80 O'Clock a m. Boat will arrive al
Clinton at $50 o'clock Sunday afternoon
and leave Clinton for return trip at c
o'clock p m. coming back to Rock Isl,
and and Davenport at 9 o'clock p. IN
Tickets rs cents each. Buy your tickets
from George Lamont, Diamond 10 agent,
Rock Island. 81
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-19
Base Ball.

A close game of base ball was played
at Sherrer's pasture on Thursday after
noon between the EDWARDS and Hustlers,
resulting in a score of IA to Is in favor OF
the EDWARDS. James Hutching pitched
for the Hustlers. viii Bowman was the
umpire.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-19
MosenfeIder & Kohn,

The Reliable One Price CIothlers,
1879 Second Avenue and 100 Eighteenth
st., between Champions Book Store
and First National Bank.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-19
River Riplets.

The flagship Pittsburg, of the Diamond
10 fleet, viii be up this afternoon.
The Sidney went down at daylight this
morning with big trip-the largest car
go for down river points this season.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-19
1886.

Blue Cloth mot fannels) suits, which
are not only the best but the handsomest
Blue suits in the city, two sets of buttons
with every suit A grand line of $1,000,
1880, $500 and $500 suits in Cassi
meres, Worsteds and Cork Screws
perfect fit guaranteed with every suit,-
Padding and pressing free.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-19

Cashmere suits,-there is no use going
without new suit when you can buy a
$3.50 suit for $500 We wish to call
your special attention to our
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-19
House Numbering

House numbers, in variety of styles,
for sale at my shop. No. 1915 Third av-
enue 16 3wks CHAs. FIEBTG.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-19
SUMMER UNDERWEAR,

Gauze Shirts at is, %, 35 and so cts.
French Balbriggan Underwear at &c.
worth $1,25.
Jean Drawers at 40c., never sold under
90 cents.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-19

Mems Suits.
still have a few of our


Suits which are the biggest bargains ever
offered also of our
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-19
STRAW AND FELT HATS.

Another big invoice just received; we
have all the leading styles in Markmans,
Manillas, Pearl, Brown and Black Stiff
Hats.
NECK WEAp
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-19
NECKWEAR.

Avery extensive line. Don't fail to
get the P. K. Tecks, % for 25 cents.
aTAdditional help has been employed
for Saturdays so that every one can be
waited upon without delay.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-19

Dress Worsted suits, of which we have
just received another large invoice; also
those
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-19
BOy'sald School Suits
$3.75

For School suits that cannot be had
elsewhere for less than $500.
$3.50 $500, $500, $500 and SIS, 90
will buya handsome line of Boys and
School suits, that must be seen to be APP
preciated.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-19
$500

VIII buy handsome Child's suit, pleated
and well made-actual value $500.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-19

The W. G. T. U. of Rock island county
held its second convention in the Con.
gregational church in Moline June 18th
and 18th. and commenced with devotion
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-19
$3.50


Buys an immense Child's suit, handsome
ly made, excellent wearing material
snd worth $500.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-27
" You are a hound"

"You are a hound"
 "Still better. will double the sea- tence."
 The young man was sent to jail. Nog- gins shed scalding tears of griet. When the term of Hanks sentence expired, he did not immediately go back to the scene of his love and disgraceiul down. fall, but he spent his time among the politicians. Occasionally he secured a chance of slipping a letter to Noggins. Her love had not changed. KaoSing this, Hank was happy, even though he was miserable. The state of miserable happiness is peculiar. Some metaphysi- clans claim that such a state never ex- isted, but facts side-track their assertions.
 Having accomplished his mission, old Cliff resigned his office. He had also found that there was no money it. Hank soon heard of the vacancy, and urging his political friends to work in his be- half, he began tJ importune the governor to appoint him. He was appointed. Hurrying back to his old home, he opened an office. His first official act was 10 is- sue warrant for the arrest Of old Cliff. The old man was shocked.
 "What does this outrage mean" he demanded when he had been arraigned.
 "Never mind"
 "ls it because refused to allow you to marry my daughter?"
 "Never mind"
 "You are vindictive fool"
 G pod enough. will convict you of contempt of court"
 "You are a scoundrel"
 "Still better. will double the sem ,ence."
 Look here, Hank, always did like you"
 "Glad to hear it."
 "Noggins thinks the world of you"
 "Still better"
 "Tell you what I'll do, Hank. Ifyou'll let me off I'll give you Noggins."
 "l'm with you"
 The girl was brought into court. She is now happy wife. Old Cliff has be- come reconciled, for Hank runs a distil- lery.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-27

Get out ot this procession. yeu wre.ches."
 "l reckon not" replied q man who took of a SC, oi gray ~hiIskers, revealing the features Of Silas PArkman.
 "yes yoa ~!ll. You have lasulsed our visitors yoa have ruined our city. Cap. halists who came to witness the parade declare that they wouldn't live la such A town F
 My dear SIr," replied the undertaken. '" don't want them to live here, dont want any one to live here. want them to die, don', you undetstandf paid heavily for this privilege and no one eAn prevent me from driving around the streets. Here, Andrews, It's your time to die"
 "I'il haveyou arrested . howled the manager
 "Oh, reckon not, paid ior the privilege oi showing the growth and prosperity ot my business"
 lt vas useless to argue ~.ih paEkmAn, so the other business men, disgus,ed be- cause he had the moSt attractive show, withdrew, leaving him In possession of the entire field. Each one Of the north era editors wrote up the disgraeeiul Af- fair, and committee recently appointed by the city council estimate that the dam ages to the municipality will amour, to abou. i've hundred and ,hirty.se zen thou. sand dollars.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-27
ARISTOCRATS.

"Your people used to belong to the aristocracy of this state, did they not 2" was asked of an Arkansaw man.
 "Yes, sir, the leading people of the land"
 Always resented insults, didn't they p "Yes, my father fought three duels."
 Brave and honorable, wasn't he p
 "Yes, the very soul of honor"
 6" suppose you intend to follow his ex ample2"
 "Of course do."
 am glad to know it but say, don't you remember that you bought five dol lars worth of goods at my store some time agor
 "That SO? Well, we always trade with our friends"
 "Yes, but you haven't paid me yet"
 Haven'tf" "No, you haven't"
 "Weli, whose fault is itS"
 "Yours, of course, for 1 have sent my collector around several times"
 No, sir, it's your fault"
 CT don't see how you make that"
 "Why, it's as plain as daylight You shouldn't have let me take the goods, but speaking about aristocracy, let me tell you what's a fact, there's nothing like blood. Well, 90 long. Send your col lector around occasionally. I'll always treat him with poiiteness.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-27
NOT A GOOD TALKER.

Sir Isaac Newton, although one of the greatest thinkers the world ever pro- dueed, was a very poor talker. When the universities of England insulted James the Second for refusing to admit one of the royal favorites, contrary to law, the king summoned the officers of the stubborn institutions, or rather of one of them, to appear at Whitehall and defend themselves. Newton was chosen to as- sist in representing the college, but he cut melancholy caper when he ap- peared before Jefreys. "Ah," said the most inhuman judge who ever lived, "we now see the great apple gazer. Having seen an apple fan-a great sight, surely he nov wants to see the king fall. He is the right kind of man to represent a fruitful institution"
 "Your honor" said Newton, "the busi- ness in hand has nothing to do with me individually. l am"
 "Oh, of course, you have merely come up to inquire the price of apples. How is your orchard, anyway7 Good bye, Sir Isaac. will come down some time and drink cider with you."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-27
THE oRiNpsToNK AND GAP.

IL Is an old saying among the iatmsEs that there Is no employment more trying than turning a gfindstone or minding a gap" The grinds,one could have been introduced during tho dark ssss ss sn !a- strument of torture. Turning the crank Is such miserable work that the men, foregoing 1t with noble resignation, com pei a boy to take IL in hand. When . strong man with a scythe blade appears. the boys heart sinks. He is told thas grinding 1, will not require q very long time, bat he knows better. l, may be unconscious strength, but IL seems that the man takes a special de!igh, ln bear ing unnecessarily hard on the stone. No ties of affection are strong enough to pre- vent this additional cruelty. The boy wonders why g man can be 90 hsartless, but when he becomes a man and when his boy turns the crank, he bears on the stone.
 The "gap" season comes in the aus sumn when the corn is being gathered. A panel of the fence is ls, down aud as h would be too inconvenient to close the opening every time the wagon passes through, a boy is stationed there ts keep the cattle from going into the field. He si,s down on rail. A hog comes slosg and tbs by throws q chunk [, him. A GOV comes and whi'e the boy is payiag attention to her, the hog comes within one of running through the gap. The sunshine, just warm enough to exert . drowsy influence, causes the boy to rod. The wind, russlIng the yellow leaves Of Deig hbosing tree, sinks ioto breezy music. The boy leans back and places his head on rail. Pleasant visions float before him. The breezy music grows fainter. The visions are deepened into dreams.
 "Get up there! What h thunder are you doing1"
 The boy springs to his fsst. The wagon has arrived. The GOV and dozen hogs are in the field. The farmers are right There is no employmsn, more trying than turning grindssoae os mindipg . gap"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-27
GOOD NEIoHBoRs.

The Jones' are the worst neighbors 1 ever saw" remarked a man.
 "l lived near them two years and found them to be splendid. neighbors," 1" replied friend.
 "Thst 90? Why have lived near them a whole year and not one of them has been in my house."
 "Yes, that's why say they are good neighbors. They never came to see me"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-27
CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE.

judge Robert GSssS5S1, ;hs s...sssssss sss Rock Engiishman who annually csss- brs,es the birthday of the qassn, vas ss- gently summoned ss . witness to tsstily in case of hog stealing.
 "Ths 'sm of the 'og was sold to nc, your honos. and hafterwArds when sas- picisn vas excited, noticed that . psss of the lair of the 'og was isft on the 'am. Then we got the Tds of the 'og and sss that the lair On the 'sm 6tted into tke 'ole in the fde."
 The evidence was @ conclusive thst the thief was convicted.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-27

The secretary of the navy refuses to accept the " Dolphin " en account of the frivolous reason that the thing can't float. The secretary is straining a point. If he wanted something to float, why didn't he say % in the first place7
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-27
VOL. '. NO. 5.
HOT " FATHER.

Oh, de hot weder sun am CT gittin' in his work,
 An de nigger sorter rongs fur de shade; Not so much beca'se he's tryin' fur ter shirk, But beca'se he's got ernuff o, de spade. De ar am ez hot ez CT breaf rum de fire, An de heat quivers high in glee, An CT man whut says he likes it-oh, well- he's CT liar Kain't put dat racket on me.
 Oh, take out de hoss;
 Oh, fling down de hoe;
 Oh, come wid de boss,
 Fur doan yer heah de hon when it
 blow, blow, blow oh, doan yer
 heah de hon when it blow. De cotton will soon be bright wid de bloom, Like CT putty gal in CT pink dress An den de ole cut-worm may caper roun' an fume, But he jes' ez well go back inside his Aes' De chilun sings gaily when da's dfibin' up de cows,
 An de bull frog ines in de song, An de a'r-skimmin' bull bats almos' zip de blow,
 Dat de lazy mules so slowly drags erlong Oh, take out de hoss;
 Oh, fling down de hoe;
 Oh, come wid de boss,
 Fur doan yer heah de hon when it
 blow, blow blow oh, doan yer
 heah de hon when it blow.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-27

385. PRICE. 5 CENTS.

an foun' six hun erd dollars whut 1 had made in business. DA done it, xho,' Da want satisfied wid dis, but da sen, me ter dc pennertenchy fur CT year an l'se ies' got out. 'spises ter see sieh folks. Da doan' know CT holy pusson whea da sees him. lse done wid 'em, 1 ls."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-27

A Texas judge fined a man for calling him a liar while court was in session. The judge, in. explaining to the mans friends, said: "I know that am liar, but not while court is in session, gentle men,"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-27
LIM NINGS.

A scientific journal says that many dis eases are spread by the circulation of bank notes. This is an important an- nouncement and people generally should be careful how they receive money.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-27

The Rev. Sam Jones has converted two thousand people in Nashville. The knock down and drag outrevivalists have become so popular in the south that gen. tie persuasion has been thrown aside.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-27

Gambling has been prohibited h Memphis. Tsis viii give tho officials of that city an opportunity to attend chnscA. Hitherto they were interested b ths eAna.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-27

During the excitement of discussion, this paper might have said something to wound the feelings of Mir. Gladstone. If so, new that the crisis has come, we earnestly beg the old statesman's pardon. We have never lost sight of the fact that MT. Gladstone had tiresome contract on his hands. Managing a plantation, stocked with steers, is a pretty serious matter, but it is mere play compared with managing an empire. It is hard enough to hold down state, bat an empire-just think of it
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-27

A tombstone in an old orchard in the northern part of Arkansaw, bears the fol- lowing epitaph: " Here lies the body of Anthony Brown, Whom death struggled hard in settling down. He fought off the monster for many a year, But at last he was killed by the horns of a
 steer. He was brave in combat and quick to for
 give, And killed twice as much whisky as he ever
 let live"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-10

The Brainerd boomers have made q
move which the people Of Duluth
hardly admire. Duluth wants to have
the Dufuth& Winnipeg railroad built,
but unless that road is built Within
three years, its in,nense land grant
will be fransferred to the Brainerd 4
Northwestern road, which road Brain
erd is desirous of having built. The
Duluth people have been talking of
voting several hundred Thousand aol-
lars in bonds to aid their road, as it
was announced that unless large
amount Of aid was received the road
could not be built. The law under
which it was proposed to vote the
bonds provides that no county or
township shall vote on the question of
granting aid to railroad unless one
year shall have elapsed since similar
vote was taken. Parties from Brainerd
went to Duluth and caused a special
election to be called to vote On the
question Of granting aid to the Brain
erd road. OF course the aid will be
refused by an overwhelming vote, but
Duluth will be unable to vote aid to
any other railroad for at least one
year. The newspapers of the Zenith
city are bowling mad.