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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-03
A Few Words From Mr.. Kerr.

Ex- Superintendent j. II. Kerr, of the
city water works, has written the follows
ing letter to the Fort Worth (Tex) Ga
sette in reply to attacks having been made
upon his management of the water works
there:
Rock ISLAND, ILL.,. Nov. 80, 1886.
To the Editor of the Gazette;
have just received by mail two copies
OF your paper, containing the communi-
cations OF Anon and PleXUs commenting
on the management of the water works.
Now, sir, do not wish any one to shoul-
der any mistake of NINE and in Justice
to the water works committee will say
that the rate per Thousand gallons of
water pumped-given in the committee
report-was mistake of my calculation
and not the committees. l gave the cons
mittee the expenses per day of twenty
four hours at the pumping station, which
made the cost $2S per million gallons,
and in reducing the cost to thousand gals
Ions l misplaced the decimal point, which
made 20 cents instead of ? $40 cents.
The expense estimate that gave the com
mittee was for the pumping station only.
1t did not include the office expense and
did not include repairs. which. previous
to my taking charge of the pumping sta.
ton, ranged from $500 to $500 per
month.
Anon says: Three months have been
occupied in putting in the new boiler and
pump, and still they are not ready for use
The work ought to have been done in less
than n month";
This is a mistake. There had been
nothing done up to my leaving except
| in sba Foundation for ha N
and setting the boiler in place. The brick
mason who was given the contract for
doing the brick work did part of the work
and had to stop for some castings and in
the mesntime he was taken down with
dengue fever. placed the Holly pumps
in fair working order with what material
was on hand and, rs finances were not
very flush with the city, | recomms nded
that the work of mounting the pumps be
left until there was more money on hand,
which advice was considered best by the
mayor and waterworks committee. Cons
seuucntly did not push the work.
PleXus says there must be blame at
tached to some one for the failure to pay
the running expenses of the waterworks
from its present revenue; whether it Is
the fault of the committee or that of the
whole council is a question to be an.
swered.'
In answer to that. l will say that nc
matter how well the committee may do
its work. unless the city employ compoN
tent men to handle the machinery. the in
stitution will be an expense. During the
time | had charge of the works, | re-
duced expenses from 5000 to 800 per
month, which the books at the secretary s
Office will show. And if the gentlemen
who use the water motors speak Alright, !
kept better pressure than had been kept
for some time before. Previous to my
resigning the Holly pumps had not
stopped for five weeks, and l left them
working very well. On the night of the
9th, when there were three fires, there
was pressure of 800 pounds kept up un>
til we received the call to blow off at each
fire. j. II. KERR,
Late in charge of the pump house.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-03
Fallure at DaVenport

At o'clock yesterday the dry goods
firm of OKane a. Carroll, on Brady
street, Davenport, was closed under a
81 $40 mortgage, held by +. S. Ballord.
Other claims were filed against them durN
inc the afternoon. The first, after Mr..
Balord's, were two mortgages held by
Mrs Mary Carroll, one amounting to 81,
325, the other 81 1926, making Il fetal OF
3,15O. Marshal, Field & Co., through
their attorney, Mr.. Putnam, Garnishced
Mr.. Ballord with a claim amounting to
81, 200, and the Gilbert Manufacturing
company, of New York, by their altor-
news, Murphy, Gould & Co., got out an
attachment with their claim of $3.50.
Mrs. Mary Carroll, who holds the largest
claim, is the aged mother of the senior
member of the firm, and had lent the
amount OF her mortgages to her son to
start in business about nine months ago
The assets will amount to about $4,000.
Untavorabe weather for the business is
the attributed cause of the failure.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-03
Good Until Used.

Inquiry was made of County Clerk
Donaldson today if a marriage license is
sued last October, but which had "not
yet been used would hold good if the
ceremony be performed now. The young
man intended assuming the matrimonial
yoke at the time he took the license out,
but his plans were changed and he put the
document away until he had occasion tc
use it. The occasion has now come, but
the thought struck the young man thai
the license might have expired. so he
fastened to the clerks Office to find out.
He was elatcd when informed that q
"fresh" license was unnecessary.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-03
UNDER THE COVER OF NIGHT,
A Common Experience.

When you see young man sitting in
parlor with the ugliest six-year~old boy
that ever SHE'D rock at a wandering stray
cat in the alley or frightened himself in
any looking glass that was strong enough
to stand the experiment without breaking,
climbing over his knees, yanklng his
white silk hectic out of knot, missing his
marseilles vest, kicking his shins, feeling
in all his pockets for nickels, chuckins
light furniture at his larboard ear, calling
him all sorts of names at the top or his
tiendish lungs. and yelling necessarily fol
him to come out into the yard and play
while the unressting victim wears smiles
during the entire ordeal, like the pictures
on the cover of ten cent joke book, you
can bet your life that even though there
is not single. solitary sign of a female
form divine within miles of his location
that bowling boy has plump eighteen
year,old sister primping in her room no
far away from the parlor and the smiling
young man has not come there just fol-
| the fun of having romp and play will
her brother Reader have you ever beer
| there for yourselfl
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-03
Died IN HIS Wagon.

Old Ben Anderson, Uncle Ben" as he
is commonly called, is dead. He went to
Davenport in his wagon this morning and
about noon he was discovered leaning
over a fence in comatose condition
in the lower end of town. The
Davenport patrol wagon was sent tor
and Anderson taken to a police station
across the river. Word was telephoned to
Marshal Eckhart who sent jesse Winston.
who like Anderson, is OF the African race,
to bring Anderson back. Jesse cons
piled, and Anderson, who was supposed
to have suffered paralytic stroke, was
placed in the wagon and Jesse started
home with him across the bridge. WhcI.
Jessie arrived on this side, however. An
derson was dead-he had expired on the
way over. He was about seventy years
of age and had lived in Rock Island since
the war. He was born in slavery.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-03
No Use Here.

"a man in Buffalo, says an exchange .
proposes to chain bible to each tele-
phone in the country. so that while wait
ing for replies persons will have somc>
thing to read of nature to repress pro,
family" That may be an excellent thing
for other cities. but it would be entirely
useless in Davenport, Rock Island and
Moline. tIcre not an offensive utlerance
is heard through the telephone, especially
since the girl operators of the tri cities
formed an anti-slang association, And
when the girls are so attentive to duty as
is the case in this city, there is no need of
indulgence in profanity on the part of
subscribers to the exchange We are very
we'll satisfied with our telephone exchange
and its local operators
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-03
QUINCY'S PRIZE.
How the Gem City got the Soldiers
transcription OF the Local
Delegates.

This mornings Chicago Inter Ocean
contains the following Springfield speci al
concerning the location of the Soldiers
home, as ann ounced in last evenings is
sue of this paper:
After prolonged struggle of over four
NOR this the Soldiers Home commission
finally solved the problem before them on
the 399th ballot On the last formal bal
lot, Berry, Crawford, Wallace and White
voted for Quincy, Bryant for Decatur,
Hall for Springfield, and Noble for Dixon 4,
Wallace, White and Crawford virtually
determined the matter of the location, as
neither one of those gentlemen had any
particular site 20 represent
| After the ballot was announced, the
vote was made unanimous. it being taken
viva voce. Each member of the commis-
sion arose in turn and expressed himself
satisfied with the result and made some
kindly and clever remarks respecting his
| fellow commissioners. The best of feel
ing prevailed.
| The highest number of votes cast for
| the reSDcCtiye towns are as follows.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-03

A Eau Claire correspondent of the st.
Paul Pioneer Press says that leach bright,
temperate day, as we are now expcricnc
ing. adds discouragmcnt to loggcrs, who
few weeks ago expected that by this
time their work would be fairly under
way The absence of snow has retarded
operations of many contractors who hired
their crews and bought their stock and
staple supplies early. as their is nothing
to facilitate operations by the compulsory
adoption of the Ego devil" process in
getting logs to the various landings.
Regardless Ell the state of the weather. il
will have no serious effect on the diminu-
ton of the calculated log cut on the Chip
pewa, Eau Claire and adjuncts this win
ter. The cut will be somewhat curtai!ed
on both rivers, but not to the extent that
has gained circulation. Labor is plenty
wages low, team service almost nominal
and careful estimates place the cut al
500, 600, 600 to 100000. 600 feet.
The Chippewa Lumber e Boom COM
pany, of which Mr.. Weyerhnuser of this
city is president, has cut this seas on
about 43, 500, 600 and is still saving
About "a, 600, 900 has been piled at Chip
pewa and the rest raftod down the Mis-
sissippi. The cut on Black river last sea
son was between 100000 and 14o,
900, 600 feet. This year the cut will ex
coed that amount by at least Is per cent.
There is great deal of pine that ha:
been blown down that must be put in al
once.
The saw mill of kcator & Sons in Dav.
EXPORT was in operation 164 days this
season, and cut $500, 900 feet of lum.
Der, 4,750,000 lath and $4,000 shin
giles, which is dong very good work
Keator & Sons have 100000 feet OF
logs in their booms at Moline, and will
start their Moline mill early next spring
The Moline mill of Dimock, Gould &
Co., has run 1872 days this year, and 90
900, 900 has been turned out. The firm
will winter quite large number of logs
about 4. $4,000 feet, 1, 500, 900 bcing still
at Linchville Bay, near Lansing, the sam,
amount at Gordon's Bay, 100000 feet in
| Cattail Slough, and the balance at the
mill.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-03
Tn.MIDhI'a AftracIlnna.

Hsverly will draw large house nj
Harpers theatre this evening.
The annual election of officers of Trio
Lodge, No. 81, A. F. and A. NJ, occurs
this evening, and every member of the
lodge should be present.
AT the Baptist church an old fashioned
New England supper will be given by the
ladies' of the church, which should re
ceive the patronage of every business man.
At the Y. NJ. q. A. rooms, Pr:ncipa
Hatch of the high school, will deliver one
of the regular series of lectures given by
the society, on the subject of Commercial
Law"
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Whitridge will re-
ceive their friends this evening from s to
II, at their elegant residence corner of
Twenty first street and Eighth avenue
1t will be a swell affair.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-03
BRlEFLETS,

Fresh venison at Schindler's meat
market.
Rubber goods in abundance, at W.
Peterson & Cos.
Mr.. Chas Fleming left for Chicago ON
business last night.
Attend the New England supper at the
Baptist church tonight.
Warm slippers in great variety. at w.
Peterson s. Cos.
II. B. Sudlow, Esq, returned from Chi
cago this morning.
The Rock Island & Peoria road reports
lots of business in the stock line.
Low prices and good goods tell the story
at w. Peterson & Cos.
The colored brethren had an enjoyable
church supper at the Cream Laundry
last evening.
The Central shoe store of G. L. & s. N.
Wynes, is the place to get bargains in
boots, shoes and slippers.
Deputy Sheriff Slvis and Mr.. Saville
Johnston went up TO Port Byron this
morning
The mild weather has bad effect on
the coal trade. The miners at Cable have
been idle the past few days in conse>
quence.
For prices on the best hard coal in the
city call at the Port Byron Lime Associa,
ton. Telephone No. 1901. Gdtf
Stacy. Adams s. Cos. hand sewed
shoes for gentlemen, former price SO. 80
now $40; all styles.
An old fashioned New England sup
per at the Baptist church tonight.
Spare ribs, tendcrloins, sausage meat
pigs feet and tongues, kettle rendered
lard, hams, and breakfast bacon at Gil
more's pork house.
The masquerade of the Young Mems
Democratic club will be held at Armory
hail and not at Turner hall as heretofore
stated
The Central shoe store has n fine lin,
of bankrupt shoes which are being sole
very low.
Rudolph Gundrum, formerly of this
city. who moved to northern Iowa about
three years ago, returned today and am
nounccs his intention of becoming ,
resident of this city again.
Manager Collins. Of the Rock Islam,
rink, is engaged in grinding the floor. an,
there will be no skating until Saturda,
afternoon and evening. Collins says h
will make it as smooth as glass.
An ARGUS reporter was treated to
ride after DR.. Cowden's fleet PAGER thi
morning. The scribe thought he wa
travelling at two minute gait when TN
doctor gave the horse his head for
couple of blocks.
Mr.. and Mrs j. Warren, formerly o
Rockford, but who have been stopping a
the Harper house during the summer
have rented house on Eighteenth stree
and have gone to house keeping. Mr.
Warren, who is manager of the Milar
paper mill, proposes building in Rocl
Island in the spring.
In response to an inquiry we would say
that the estate of the late Peter Donahu,
is valued at $l2, 900, 900. The will be
queaths one third of the income and thu
homestead to the widow. and the rest
with the exception Of requests to friend
and charitable institutions. goes to tn,
son, Mervyn and the daughter, Baroness
Won Schroeder.
w. j. Kerr says he will give 800 fo
every dollar OF his paper that ever wa
redeemed for less than one hundred cent
on the dollar. Never betrayed broth
} er; does not have to wear full beard t.
hide the marks of the regulators; neve
broke woman's arm with club; neve
was cowhided by woman, but does pa
spot cash for his cutters, and gets all tn
discounts which enables him to underse
all the cheap Johns in the country.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-03
The highest number of votes cast for
the reSnrCtiYe towns are as follows:

The delegations from Dixon, Decatur,
Alton Rock Island and Elmwood received
the news with as much grace as could be
expected. There was a good deal of
speculation and rumor as to the influences
brought to finally determine the matter
as it has been done, and of course some
bitter expressions calculated to re-
fleet upon the commission. The
commissioners. however, followed out
the bent of their own minds, it seems,
and however anxious any railroad com
pany might have been there were meme
who had the temerity to approach them.
While they may not be above criticism
their high standing renders them im9er~
vious to any charge of having yielded to
undue influences. Captain Hall and Gem
eral Wallace had become exhausted
and were about to tcrder their resiGna
ton today. in the event that the matter
should not have been decided by this CIV
cning. 1t is said the site Mt Quincy is
beautiful, convenient and of easy access.
H. will be donated to the state free OF
cost. The attorney general will pass upon
the abstract of title and bonds given by
the city to secure the home The COM
mission made their formal report to the
governor this evening. and Will ad journ
subject to a cali of the chnirman, il it
should be necessary to meet again before
the appointment OF the trustees.
Hon. ii. G, cleveland returned from
Springfield this morning, Sheriff Reticker
having gone on east. Mr.. Cieavelanh said
that in his opinion Capt Noble Of Dixon,
had not stood by Rock Island as he had
promised he would. in the event of there be
ing no show for his own town. 1t is doubt
full if he gave Rock Island even Il com
plimenlary vote during all the sessions OF
the commission. Mr. Cleaveland Informed
an ARGUS reporter this morning that he
believed toward the last that the contes,
n,rrowcd down to u railrod fight between
the Illinois Central and the Chicago, Bur
linoton Il Quincy, and the result was vir'
tually n victory for the Chicago, Burling'
ton Il Quincy.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-03

AT the residence of the bridess father.
Mr.. w. Thompson, at 6 o'clock last even>
ing, Rev. j. II. Brown, d. d., of the L.
P. church, joined Mr.. Robert M. Banks,
Jr., and Miss Emma Thompson in mar,
riagc. The ceremony was performed in
the presence OF choice asscmblage of
invited guests, and after it was over
congratulations were rendered and a
splendid supper served. The groom is an
express messenger in the service of the
American Express company on the CHS
cago and Milwaukee division. He for
merly ran between this city and Milwau>
kee. Mr.. and Mrs. Banks left last night
for Chicago over the Milwaukee road,
followed by the best wishes of host OF
friends.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-03
Amusements.
HAyERLY MISsTRELS.

IIaverly's MINISTRIES, fifty in number Ar
rived from Cedar Rapids this morning
and tonight give their grand novel enter
tainment at Harper's theatre. The lrnup,
made an attractive appearance in theii
street parade this morning, The mar
Vicious Craggs. the X. p drill and many
other new features will be included il
this evenings program.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-03
publtc Saie.

n. A. Taylor will sell at public auction
at the Joseph Seaver place. two and one
half miles west and one half mile south of
Taylor Ridge, on Thursday, Dec. nth, at
10 o'clock Il. M. the following property:
81 head of cattle, consisting of II cows,
8 yearling steers and Is calves; head of
colts, IS shoats, wagon, buggy. and
other articles.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-03
Done in SIX Months.

That coil of hair on the back of your
head, dear lady. In is better than moth
ing and deceives nobody. 1t six months
or less from to day you may dispense with
it if you are inclined to give Parker's
Hair Balsm a fair trial Cleanses the
scalp, restores color delicious dressing
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-03
KNELI'S
Furniture
Establishment,

And smile or look at his immense stock,
and smile again, beautiful (the styles are
not as they were in Adams time) or hire
somebody to kick you around the alley,
because any man dare presume to make
such success in a business where you do
not want it. OF course we can't suit
everybody. Don't want to. We give it
up; it kant be did. Some people don't like
our style. Well, we are glad they don't;
it will prolong our life and make US much
happier, if we never see them; the world
and Rock Island will wag without them
Why, I've actually heard people say they
would not buy of Knell simply because he
was such pusher and doomed trade, no
matter if it was dull. However, they gen
orally come for all that and buy from us.
Why? Simply because they know that
they can save money and get a better as.
sortmcnt to select from. If l can't sell
patent chairs to the inhabitants of a des>
ert island, can yet sell furniture to a
great many very pleasant customers at
prices that other dealers can not tumble
to.
But there Was Mr.. Blinks he thinks he's
so smef Of course nothing suits him
tnei his game from the start. And he
winks at his wife so cute on the sly. As
much as to say you can't fool me if you
try. Over the creek everything is sold so
cheap. And all that he buys is counted
up in a heap. When he gets back he
only blows about the bargain he got.
But don't say word how he got gulled
on the lot Oh no. not on lounge would
he dare to lie. For that wouldn't do in
the sweet by and by. He's so interested
at heart for the success of this town
You bet when he wants tick
and hasn't the cash to pay down
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-03
Public Notlce.

Anyone having business with the ARGUS
office after 6 p. m. I'm the event that the
office is closely will please call at Viii.
mans & Calls news stand in the postofflce
building, who are authorized to transact
business of every nature for the ARGUS.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-03
C. G KNELL.
EAyB ~. . " COMFORT

Are what the human race has been
seeking since the days when the flaming
sword in the hands of an angel, turned q
rather thinly clad lady and gentleman out
Of home that was perfect paradise, in
to the cold, uncharitable world To hunt
up Il boarding house was Mr.. and Mrs
Adams first undertaking. They bought
a Rock Island paper and sat down on the
watch tower under fig tree to read the
stale adds, and talk over the prospects OF
the election. Not house was for rent,
no nicely furnished front room for gen
tleman and wife; nothing even to be had
not even a stick of furniture Qor tina,
was before the sound of the haeH, no
body had died) so they and their children
commenced looking elsewhere. The old
folks were never able to find anything
like the old home, sweet home, their ac'
cident deprived them of.
However, several years after this event,
a 10, of their distant relatives went west
To grow up with the country, and they
built mp thriving cities all over tie pair
les and along the banks of the great
river Now see how these descendants
are progressing. Motors run at large on
our streets to scare off trade and horses
Then think of
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-03
County Building.
TRANS FERS.

Dec. &c, Hoeberg, by Master, to
Blander Olson certificate Of purchase) pit
lots and T. block 8. Moline Water Pow
er Cos addition, Moline, 81, 4OS.19.
Matthias Volk to Hiram NJ. Sellers, Cd
nwf, 32, 10, 3w, 81, $50.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-03
Cheap Mail Boxes.

The finest mail and paper box ever in
vented is for sale at the ARGUS office at
the low price of 81 each. The same box
is sold verywhere at 81 so. Call and ex
anime them.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-03

900 Doses one dollar" is true only of
Hoods Sarsaparilla, and it is an unan :
swerable argument as to strength and
economy
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-03
- AND

Some pcoplc when they see an advertisement tina
reads
In the same Old fashioned way,
They say "Oh, pshaw, were getting tired
OF having this same music every day.
OF course Ills expected every merchant will say
That he cannot be undersod;
No matter how strong competition may be,
Hes got corner and to that he will hold
Perhaps you won't like some things that | say
To Stir up the whole creation;
I'm peculiar you know, and so very odd
ut it, the thing TO stir up the nation.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-03

St. Paul Lodge No. 1O7. X. of p, meet
in regular convention Friday even
ing at 1870, sharp.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-03
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