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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18
Public Notice

For the convenience Of the public liv-
Ing in the lower part of the city, the
ARGUS has established 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, 1885-03-18

The organization of the Northwest
Cremation society at Davenport has been
completed, and officers elected as follows
Hon, G H. French, president f. Gels
Ter vice president; Thos H. Jappc, record
secretary Dr. C. T. Lindley, correspond
ing secretary; Mr. O. Klug, treasurer; G.
H. Harrison, L. p. Best, and Rev. A
Judy, trustees for 8, . and / year, re
specially The main features of this
constitution are: LIST. There are two
classes Of members; octi8e who may re
side anywhere, and pay an annual due
of one dollar Gin advance), and CORES
poHdiHg, who cannot reside within the
limits of Scott county and are exempt
from paying dues. New active members
entering the society after March 18th.
1885, will have to pay an admission fec
of one dollar, besides the annual due of
the same amount. ID. There shall be
meetings on the third Wednesday Of every
month at s O'Clock p. m, in such place as
the board of directors may appoint. Sd.
The board of directors act as executive
committee, and will have to do the prn.
cipal work of agitation, but, of course,
every member is expected to support them
to his best.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18
RASMUSSEN'S OFFER.

1t is month since the McCabe Bros became owners Of
the Photographic Gallery established by Mr. Gaylord fan to
suppose during their month of ownership they made great
many Photos yet about tens Of the Photographs cy M
play made by Gaylord and about three entl by Miller c.
Would not be honorable and would they deal lon
y with the public (Which they mcGd by coaxng orders with
display Photos they have made they to display on
such they made That would be fair and c
rion of their ability. LET PUBLIC AGILITY
AMOUNTS To bring that about beg make the following Offers
1 II McCabe Bros will withdraw the display of Photos made
by Gaylord and Miller Co, and display only such work been
made during their cCabe month of ownership will give $3.50
the money be donated to the st. Luke's Hospital
End. IT. after doing that they will permit to display work
beside theirs, their door, will give another S25 o. the money
to be donated to the st. Luke's Hospital.
am free confess that my last offer is exclusively
sona interest The McCahes have sought to introduce into o,
ply the Bankrupt and Remnant tricks of notion
mating they would make Photos 81 per equal any
in this vicinity am anxious let the public judge what
that is any beg less esteemed competitors
withdraw the samples made by others and thus not sail under false
cOlors. J. c. RASMUSSEN.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18
BrokeJail.

Marshal Miller has received information
of Jail breaking and offer of A reward
Of 5000 for the capture of William Fitz,
simmons, thief. William Stanwood.
alias 'Dutchy," thief; Fred Esser, alias
"Frenchy," a thief, and Bill Duval, who
obtained money under false preteuscs,
They escaped from the county Jail al
Lincoln, Neb, on the nigh Of March
1AH.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18
Would Find the COMPANION

A little girl, daughter of one of our
well known citizens, was asked yesterday
her 5irthday-which she would rather
have for birthday present, the KoRthS
Companion for year ora PAIR of roller
skates. The little one, wAo is not more
than 70 years Of age, quickly answered:
Give me the skates, papa, and l will
find the companion at the rink. She was
given the skates.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18

The Libbie Conger is the first boat out
on the Diamond 10 line. She is making
the first trip of the season in the Keokuk
and St. Louis trade Capt, Lamont, agent
of the line here, says he don't think
steamboats, Will be running here inside Of
two weeks, as it will take week after
the ice moves to get them around, and
he thinks that the ice will not move for q
week or more Men began crossing the
river on the ice here again today.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18
Ginning Weafhnr.

According to Mansill we are to have
another storm period the Goth and 21st
and again from the 9th to the Both. lie
also thinks the United States storm sig,
nal will be hoisted again on those days
In April he says the worst storm will
likely occur from about the 4th to the
9th and from the 18th to the 18th, and
moresso from the 18th to the 18th and
again from the eth to the Goth.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18
Mixed Talk

Yesterday, as some line men for the
telephone company were hracing one Of
the poles on Second avenue between
Twentysecond and Twcntythird streets,
the pole broke of about half way up and
the top fell with a crask to the ground.
No one was hurt, and the only trouble ex-
perienced was with crossed or broken
wres. The pole will have to be replaced
by new one and the wires restrung
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18
Failures.

Bradstreet reports twelve failures in
this state during the week ending Friday.
They were F. NJ. White & Co., Aurora;
Joel Grub, Centralia; Albert Heller, CHS
cago; Price s. Co, Chicago; Wells q
Brother, Chicago Chamberlain Brothers,
Danville; J. W. Baker, Decatur; J. Dren>
man, Greenfield; Chamberlain Brothers,
Hoopestown; G. Cole, Lawrenceville f.
H Sanford, Peoria; Fleury Medicine
company, Springfield.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18
A Man of Much Protection.


Speaking Of getting away" with anything,
don't suppose any citizen is so well pro.
tected-not even William H Vanderbilt--as
is Jay Gould He can tell within five min
utes if any part of his premises, vaults or
property are being attacked. A special wire
communicates with the nearest police sta
ton between his Office and his home in
Forty-seventh street and Fifth avenue The
same remark applies to his residence at
Irvington. An electric bell in his private
room at either place will notify him of
burglary. The special facilities of the
Western Union give him extraordinary
advantages in this respect Whenever he
travels, eitb,r by rail or yacht, special
secretary who is also an operator, accom-
panies him. He carries additional lengths
of wire, and should he be staying at hotel
special and private line communicates
from his apartment to the nearest telegraph
office, SO that be he in the south or north he
is i'll constant communication with the
center Of business.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18
Called Hence.

Dir. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Corbett, as well as
large number of friends, mourn the
death of Gable Madison Corbett, the two
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
bett. He was one of the brightest of
his age, and the cherished idol of his pas
rents. The disease which caused his death
was membraneous Group, from which he
had been suffering but very short time
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18
ATTEMPTED Suicide.

The insane woman who was taken from
the county poor house here, to Peoria, by
her husband, Mr. Tucker, made consid-
cradle trouble upon her arrival there by
attempting to throw herself into the river
They alighted at the union depot there
and she Immediately escaped and ran to
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy depot,
and then on the Wabash bridge. From
there she was about to throw herself into
the river when she was caught and taken
into the bridge tenders shanty. She was
very violent when the officers attempted
to take her away.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18
Clean Up.

There is a good opportunity 10 dc a
great amount Of cleaning up about town
now that winter ought to be past. In
almost every alley and in many streets
there are great piles Of ashes and other
rubbish which have been accumulating all
winter bnt which should not be left until
the warm weather renders them breeders
of disease
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18
THESE ARE SOLID FACTS.

The best blood purifier and system reg
ulator ever placed within the reach of
suffering humanity, truly is Electric Bit
tiers. Inactivity of the Liver. Billiousness,
Jaundice. Consumption, Weak Kidneys,
or any disease of the urinary organs, or
who ever requires an appetizer, tonic or
mild stimulant, will always find Electric
Bltters the best and only certain cure
known. They act surely and quickly,
every bottle guaranteed to give entire sat
isfaction or money refunded. Sold at
ffty cents bottle by, Hartz & Balm
SEN
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18
Fnrfv. nnp Years Apo.

The new home which Mr.. John Whit
slit is to have built on his property, at
Presumption, Mercer county, which the
ARGUS mentioned several days ago, will
be on the site of the house Mr.. Whitsitt
built in 1874, now forty-one years ago.
The now wealthy township of Pre- emption
was then wild prairie, with not house
between Mr.. Whitsitt's and Mr.. Daniel
Montgomery's, of Edgington township,
on the west, and now this section of
country will compare favorably with any
country of its age in the world 1t has
undergone a wonderful change since
then. 1t is now highly cultivated ard
thickly settled county, wealthy and pros
porous. The house with which Mr.. Whit,
slit will replace the home of pioneer days
will cost 1000, and will be completed by
Sent. /
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18

A Portland sailor said the other day: IL
hope | will die at sea, for it " ould be lone
some in the graveyard
Massachusetts icemen, after harvesting
twenty inch ice, have now second crop
of twelve inch ice in sight
Fred J. Phillips, the retiring executive
secretary, will practice law.
A devil fish of ten feet spread was re-
Gently caught at Punta Rausso, Fla.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18
THE DAILY ARGUS.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH IS, 1886
Council Meeting.

Aldermen Collins and Larkin, of the
ordinance committee, did not return from
their trip so that the council meeting. to
complete the revision Of the ordinance,
could not be called. They will not return
until Saturday, and in consequence the
meeting will not be called before Monday
evening.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18

When we consider the little attention
which is paid to the laws of health, We
cannot be surprised at tine indifference
manifested IN relation TO the purity of the
articles that are used in daily food. If all
articles put upon the market were as per.
feet as DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder,
this Indifference might answer.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18

A son of Mr.. Bresnahan, living on Elm
street, is suffering extreme pain from a
fall which he received. He was in tree
when the limb broke, precipitating him
upon a dry goods box below, and iniur-
ing him terribly, DR.. Craig is attending
and reports it as very serious case.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18
Stnln q Hal.

Thomas Kane was arrested today for
stealing hat worth 81 belonging 10
johnny. Bum. He had ahearing before
Justice Chopper and was bound over to
the circuit court in the sum of $50, and
lacking the necessary backing he went -
jail % await trial.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18
Cause for Com plant.

TIHlCaRO ITIUuIItI
The habit which frontier postmasters have
of carrying the mail around in the pockets
of their trousers vexes the souls of the cow
boyS- When one of the latter species mas
ridden 200 miles after his mail and is told by
the postmaster's wife that the postoffice has
gone after a barrel of water, and won't be
back for two days, the "eow-punchern feels
like complaining to the government.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18
New Thing In Pianos.
Exchanged

A new thing in pianos has been brought
out at Leipsic. In outward appearance it
resemble an upright piano, and it has the
ordinary hammer action, but in lieu of the
familiar strings tuning forks are substituted
for the purpose Of procuring pure as well
as sustained tone
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18
At BisInarck's Table.

IUhICagO Inter Ucean.
At Prince Bismarcks private table no
member of the household speaks word until
its head has, tacitly or otherwise, given him
laop
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18
PROBATE.

E. W. Hurst represents the leading
American and Foreign Insurance Cos.
Policies carefully written at current rates.
Agency established 1874. Office over
Rock Island National Bank.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18
Hard Coal Ma ket.

Pea coal $3.50; crate and egg. $S,25;
range nut and No. 4 $3.50 per ton,
screened and delivered; all best quality of
Anthracite coal. Blacksmith's coal, Con-
nellsyillc coke and charcoal at 1903 Sec
ond avenue. DIFF E. &. FRAZIER.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18

A temperance society in Boston has
just resolved that the use of tobacco for
qualification of the appetite is "a sin
against God and humanity"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18

The Bicester hounds in England recent
ly had remarkably long run, which was
terminated by the fox falling down in
front of the pack. Five horses were kills
ed.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18

1G-Joseph c. Peck to Betsey Rey>
nolds, lot IA, block g. Rodman's suEdi,
vision, Rock Island, 5000.
Ezbon Allen to John Powers, lot 10,
Edward II. Guyers subdivision, lot -,
II. II, 3w, $3.50, and Edward II. Guyer
to Ezbon Allen, same description, $3.50.
Eric G. johnson 10 Dietrich Munster,
pit lot 5, block 4, lower addition to Rock
Island, S53790.
Henry Kartens to Patrick Mullane, pt
lots / and 2, block /, Old Town Moline,
$1,000.
PROBATE.
17-Estate of Philip Lynch, deceased.
Will admitted TO probate
Guardianship of the minor heirs Of j.
II. Shull, deceased; receipt and release OF
ward; guardian discharged.
Estate of Dennis Shuck, deceased. In
ventory filed and approved; proof of no.
tice to creditors filed.
Estate of Huldah B. Thomas, deceased.
Defamation of executor to qualify; petit
ton for letters of administration with
will annexed; filed by G H. Edwards,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18

Russia has twenty-four public holidays
during the vssr.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18

The Skating of the New Orleans ex,,
position cost $25, 900, and was manufact-
ured in Pittsburg.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18

A woman evangelist out west is said to
kiss every person who processes religion
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18

The Princess Beatrice is an timable anna
teur in photography
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-05-29

Memorial day has become more of o
national occasion than any OF the holi-
days upon the calendar. 1t is observed
with appropriate ceremonies in every
city and village in the north, and In the
south they have their own Memorial
day, not legalized by an act of congress-,
but sanctified by memories sacred to the
participants. It is fitting tribute to
our dead soldiers that on each recurring
30th of May their resting places are
honored by the living and flowers
fair and fresh are mingled with the
grass which grows green above
them. This touching remembrance is
bestowed by the hands of generation
born after wars rude shock had spent
its force and peace had spread its spot
less wings over all our fair land. The
ceremonies of the day are in no sense q
revival of the differences of the past or
Jubilee of the conquerors over their
conquered brethren. They are the hal
lowed rites which perpetuate the memo
ry OF men who barred their breasts to the
leaden storm that their country might
live-men who are worth remembering
even though they are dead. So it will
go on through the unceasing years. Ii
the midst of forgotten dust they will
hold their places in the memory of gen.
erations yet to come.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-05-29

After copying the Press and Dakotaian
reference to the alleged charges against
Governor Pierce, the Scotland Citizen
says:
The Press and Dakotaian is mistaken
in attributin0 todemocrats, either "few"
or many, the alleged charges against
Governor Pierce. The rumors intimatlng
that bribery was successfully employed
i'll obtaining the veto of the capital bill,
came from republican members of the
late L legislature, and if any charges
have been made they are attributable to
the same source. Upon purely political
grounds and for good and sufficient
political reasons Gov. Pierce should be
retired and democrat given his place
But We know of no democrat in the ter
rltory so "hungry" for the governorshlp
sonal character or official integrity of
the present incumbent.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-05-29

Counting the cash has been an inter-
esting proceeding at Washington since
the accession of the democracy to power.
The millions in the treasury vault were
first disposed of and every cent was
found in its proper place. At the bu.
reau of engraving and printing the
counting committee has just finished it's
work and reports like result. None OF
the nations wealth is missing. This
will be startling revelation TO many in
the ranks of the democracy, who for
years have steadfastly believed the
stump orator fiction that the republican
party was plundering the government.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-05-29

the "fort" as it is now called. His men
had broken in the door with ram. He
leaped on the right.hand leaf
OF the door as it fell in.
The door sprung back after he got
IN, and shot was heard, and it was
thought on the outside that he was hit,
but as he landed on the floor Col. Wash.
lngton, who was the prisoner of the in
snrgentr, cried out, "God bless you,
Green, there's Brown" He was able to
dodge the shot that was intended for
him. Old Brown was kneeling on one
knee behind the engine. He had drop
ped his gun, and had q spear in his
hand. Green came up behind him and
dealt him murderous blow on the
head. It would have killed him had
not the point of tie sword caught on
Q rope overhead. MIR. Green served in
the confederate army and was brave
soldier. BE ls now farmer at Mitchell,
and if the popular revulsion of feeling at
the idea of putting the man who laid
violent hands on old John Brown does
not rise against him, he may be able to
leave Washington with the commission
he wants,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-05-29
The ElkIlOru Line.

Norfolk, Neb., May 23-The election
OF officers and the transaction Of other
business for the Fremont, Missouri VAL
ley & Elkhorn railroad took place here
yesterday. as the official headquarters of
the company. The following directors
were elected for the ensuing year: Mar
vim Hughltt, Albert Keep, NJ. L. Sykes,
j.. B. Redfield, P. .. Hall, Horace vii.
hams, David p. Kimball. The meeting
was harmonious and without any con.
n!ctlng elements in its session. General
Manager Lindsey and Superintendent
Lawler remained over last night, and
took the train this morning for Sioux
City over the Chicago, st. Paul, Min.
neapolls & Omaha road. They report
the business of their company as in an
unusually prosperous and satisfactory
condition.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-05-29
John Browns Captor seeks an once

John Browns Captor seeks an once.
Washington. May pa tall hand.
some. brown-faced man arrived in Wash.
ington this morning and registered at
the National hotel as Israel Green,
Mitchell, D. T. Mr.. Green is democrat
and wants the land office at Mitchell.
He is u Woodworking man and good
neighbor. HIS people all indoree him
for what he wants. Nevertheless he is q
marked man, and it is strange if he does
not return to Dakota in few weeks
disappointed. He is the man who took
John Brown prisoner at Harper's Ferry,
and it was Green who gave the old hero
tie saber wound on the head that nearly
killed him before the law of Virginia
could take it's murderous course. Mr..
Green, q lieutenant OF marines under Col.
Robert e. Lee, was ordered to take de.
tachment and charge the engine-house
in which Brown and the men had taken
refuge. Green was the tirst mon 70 enter
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-05-29

Confirmation of the reported suspen-
sion of the bank of Mitchell is received,
but it ls announced that the suspension
is only temporary, as the securities are
sufficient to meet all liabilities. Elijah
Butter6eld, of Milwaukee, president of
the bank, says the failure Is due to irreg-
ularities of the cashier, W. q. Metcalf.
Friends of Metcalf claim that nothing
criminal las been done by him.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-05-29
A Dnngerous Lunatic

Aberdeen. May 26.-Wb,le N. II.
Lewis, Frank Dowren and L. A. Bar.
bour were returning to their home
near Nina, D, T., last evening, about 9
o'clock they stopped at the shanty OF a
man named Fuller, Q few miles from
Nina. They had few words with
Fuller, about some land contract, and
Fuller, becoming excited, told them to
leave or he would shoot them. Before
they could leave he entered the house
aud, returning with gun. fired at Bar.
6our and Lewis. grazing Barbour's face
the powder burning Lewis face 80 that
be will be dist1gured for life. Fuller has
been thought TO be insane for some time,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-05-29
Killed by Lightning

Volga Tribune: Last Friday evening
terrific rain and wind storm passed
through this section accompanied by
sharp lightning and heavy thunder. 4
young man living at Denver, by the
name of Conkling, was driving Ed.
Benkey's team, hitched to drag, when
he was struck by lightning and instantly
killed. His entire clothing was torn of
and his boot heels were torn from the
soles. He was found by R. B. Heath
directly after being killed, and taken
into town. The team of horses were
both killed.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-05-29
New Madc Officials

Bismarck, May 26-W. B. McConnell,
the newly appointed associate justice of
the third Fargo district. came here to-
day to take the oath of Office before
Judge Francis.
John Garland, the newly appointed
district attorney for Dakota, he's receiv-
ed over 100 congratulatory telegrams
from different parts of the territory.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-05-29

The taxpayers of two Beadle county
townships have asked Judge Smith to
investigate the commissioners of Beadle
county and remove them If he finds that
current charges rejecting upon their Of
fetal integrity ere true.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-05-29

Cleveland's cabinet, after mature de-
liberation has decided that the president
has no authority to authorize con-
tinuance of the New Orleans exposition
beyond the date fixed for its closing. So
the exposition will probably shut up
ahoD