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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-25
Bellies of the Bat

The base ball club Bellies of the Bat, :"
from Philadelphia, arrived in the city
this morning in their own special box car,
and are entertaining some 400 or 500 peo-
pie on the old star grounds this after
noon. A picked nine is matched against
them, and are using their utmost eXer-
tions to prevent whitewashing their ad>
versaries at every lick.
The gils themselves, dressed in fancy
striped knee breeehes, were more of an
attraction than their playing, although
there was nothing in them to admire. AS
professional ballists they were an utter
failure, and no match at all for any nine
Arriving at the Rock Island house this
morning, where q contract had beer
made to board them. they became dissat.
fed with the surroundings, which were
evidently to high for them, and they went
down to the Commercial. They are 1
pack of flirts, fit more for ballot dancing
than degrading the national game.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-25
River Rlplets.

The following changes have been made
in United States beacon lights on the up
per Mississippi nver, between st. Paul
Mimi, and St. Louis. Mo: Dayton Bluff,
moved down $50 yards; Merrimack, mov>
ed down $50 yards; Ninninger, moved
down 100 yards; Grand Encampment,
moved down 200 yards; Beef slough, No.
3, moved down 100 yards; Belts chute,
No. 5, moved down to island opposite;
West Newton, moved down 100 yards;
Richmond chute, moved down to channel
side during low water; Winters landing,
moved down 100 yards; Ben Coursin,
new light; Root river. moved down 100
yards; Brownsville. No. 4, moved down
100 yards De Soto, No. 4, moved down
100 yards; Finley's. moved down 100
yards; below Spechts, moved down 100
yards; Eagle point, No. 2, moved down
to Iowa shore; Eagle point, No 8, moved
down rs yards; opposite Bellevue, moved
down 100 yards; opposite Goldings,
No 2, discontinued; below Sand Prairie.
moved down 100 yards; Arnolds No. 2
down to Iowa shore; Stony point, new
light; mouth Wapsy, moved down l0O
yards; Buffalo, moved up 200 yards; DR.
Drew's chute, No. !, moved down 100
yards; Drew's chute. No. 3, down 100
yards; below Warsaw, moved down 40t
yards; Bledsoe's, moved down 200 yards
Whitney's No. 8, moved down 70 yards
sbove hannibal bridge, new light, Clarks'
vile island, moved down $50 yards; head
Thomas chute. moved down 800 yards
Sandy island, moved down so yards
Fruitland, No. l, moved down 100 yards
Piasa Field, discontinued; Madison, No
2, moved down $50 yards.
Pilots and masters are particularly re
quested to report 10 me any inattentioi
of keepers to their duties, or changes il
location of lights required.
| JAMES O'KANE,
Commander U. s. Navy Lighthouse In
.spector, Fifteenth L. II. District
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-25
RASMUSSEN'S CARD.

In calling attention to the fact that we have reed e
Studio making not only the most complete but decidedly the &
vicinity We also wish
Photographic work. all recently produced and containing MANY n hue
pleasing positions and effects of light shadow VARYING in At"
up 1890 inches We have assured by old ana n
critics that by far the finest display in this
artistic largely due to the fact that greater VA
excel than to underse and we bring to aid experience
gathered from IL years continuous hang begun % m
graphic boy in 1867 since we have not n
months either by sickness vacaon long experience enables
appreciate the Importance of scenic effects art hence
is fitted with of of
ustrade and rustic bridges and fences pond
lies stairways, and variety back grounds
chairs table statues what the Chicago saws
equaed any gallery this vicinity, buWe plainly say nd
easily dmonstrated that gallery this contains one half
amount of Instruments don't boast that they bought
sale and used by predecessors for %
of the latest improved makes AMONG
Voignaende Enrycope and Dameyer instantaneous Lenses
CELEBRATED LENSES GALLERY IN THIS %
pleased is the best advertisement
the advertisement by the excellence of work In better
satisfactory results patron is given show
ves different positions and all of these proofs shown and
improvements suggest themselves etings will gladly made f
charge Gallery 18th and Ind avenue Island
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-25
Love and Laudanum.

The city Of Freeport has been stirred
from center to circumference during the
past few days, by reason Of the sensation
al suicide of prominent young lady of
respectable parentage. Her name was
Allie Lott, and she was about 20 years
old Laudnum was used as the agency to
assuage her woes, and it did its work ef-
fectually and quickly. She became lnA
fatuated with skating rink professor
named helms, lately from Wisconsin,
who leased the Freeport rink, but hearing
that he was married man, she took the
fatal dose and ended her young life. The
professor is masher like the rest of his
sort, with little brains and large amount
of brass, and it no doubt tickles his van>
ity IT, think that he made such deep i'm
preston in so short time. The good
people of Freeport are righteously indig>
nant at him, and strong threats were
made of giving him coat of tnr and
feathers.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-25
BUSINESS TRANSFER.
A Well Known Livery Barn Changes
Hands...The New and Old Firm
Experienced Men in the
Harness.

Commencing October LIST, the well
known and popular livery barn which
has been for five years owned and MAN.
aged by Alderman M. NJ Briggs. passes
under the immediate control of an en-
tirely new firm; entirely new to the es
tablishment but not in the line of busi>
ness for the men who constitute the firm
have had more or less experience with
horses all their lives Both are great
lovers of horse flesh and have always
prided themselves in possessing full
bloods for private use, and now that they
have arrived at place when they are to
serve the public. they will not be apt to
mar their regulations by dealing in poor
stock.
After October 1st there will be new
sign over the door of the stable alluded
to; it will read "Bruner & Renfro," the
composition of the firm being none other
than A. W. Bruner, for many years local
freight and ticket agent for the Rock ISL
and & Peoria road, in this city, and j.
| s. Renfro, also OF Rock Island, who is
known TO the community through his ex-
perlence in the commercial business.
Messrs. Bruner Il Renfro have secured
one of the very best livery barns in town
centrally located and well stocked and
equipped. Mr.. Briggs has prospered
there, and it is not because he is dissatis-
fed in the least with his trade that he is
making the change. He is DESTROYS of en-
barking in another line of business; he
has been made good offer for his stand
and has accepted it. The barn, contains
fifteen as good horses as could be
| gotten together, besides select assert
ment of vehicles, and the new firm pro
pose adding new stock upon taking pos
session.
! Mr.. Bruner yesterday rendered his res
ignation to Superintendent Sudlow a
local freight and passenger agent for th'
Peoria road, and it was accepted with re
greet. He has been in the railroad business
fourteen years, has held his present pc
, sition eight years, and has proved himsel
, faithful and trustworthy. His place vii
probably be filled by promotion.
) The new firm embaTks with the goot
J will of all who know the gentlemen in
: terested All they ask is their share o
public patronage, and this certainly the.
, are deserving of. Success to them.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-25
THE SILVER SUBJECT.
Views OF Rock Island Bankers ON a
Question Which is Agitating the
Minds Of the PeOple.--C0in-
age System.

There is hardly subject of national
interest which is agitating the minds of
the people today so much as the coinage
question. 1t has become quite an i'm
portant factor in the political arena, and
has naturally awakened great deal of
controversy in the world of finance With
a view of cleaning an idea of local opin,
ion on the subject an ARGUS reporter in
terviewed the presidents of the various
city banking houses this morning Judge
G. G. Lynde, of Mitchell and Lynde, said:
II have decided opinion against the
gross standard. While admitting that
there is necessity for limiting the coin
age, We have always had gold and silver
for money; it never has done us any
harm, and as long as this was the case in
the past, do not see why it should not
be in the future. l would, however, ia
vor the temporary suspen sion of the
coinage if it is found that there Is an
over abundance in the market, but we
must always have suficiency of gold
and silver for those who call for it.
Mr.. p. L. Mitchell of the First Nation
al band was interviewed. Said he: There
is too much silver in the country, but if
il was all worth dollar per dollar, | would
not object TO the over abundance. 1t is
these debased dollar pieces which are
worth but eighty and eighty-tive cents
that are going to make us trouble. be-
lieve in the suspension of coinage because
of the debased condition of the coin. II
the depreciation continues there will be
trouble, and it is with fear of this that
| favor the suspension"
In reply to the reporters interrogato-
ries, Capt. Peetz, of the Peoples National
bank, made this statement: "Compulso'
ry coinage should be stopped. A silvel
dollar which Is worth one hundred cent.
is all right, but there are too many afloat
in the country that are not worth the pa
value. favor the suspension of coin
age, at least until ratio can be fixeC
with foreign countries by authorizations
congTess. We have snffciency to US
now, and there is no need of coinin!
while we have not room for storage
There is plenty Of gold and silver in tn
vaults AS well as in circulation, and a
long as We have good medium of cur
rency, | would regret to see the coli
made a drug in the market and becom
! burdensome. because of the continuanc
( of the coinage. l am in favor of tn
suspension of coinage"
Under the present system" said Cap
, T. j. Robinson, of the Rock Island Ma
tional bank, 81 should like to see tn
, suspension of silver coinage. There ar
great many notifications to be mad
: before the country can thrive unde
[ a continuance of the coinage G
! silver. A silver dollar is not al
r ways worth dollar, and where this de
probation occurs it is likely, and yer
likely to lead us into trouble. | woul
" therefore favor the suspension of silve
Y coinage, at least until our system
. placed upon ratio with all Othe
countries"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-25
Cieaveland Gained.

1t may not be generally known that
Hon. II. G. Cleaveland was caned during
his visit to Jackso nville with the board of
supervisors, but it is fact. 1t is fine
gold headed cane, too. and on it is in
scribed the words, From the board of
supervisors of Rock Island county to
Hon. Fl. G. Cleaveland, Sept "a, 1885, y
This momento of esteem is from the fol-
lowing gentlemen who composed the
party; L. s. Pearsoll, John Aster, Z. II i.
Bowman, Arthur Burial, Thomas Camp
bell, James Cozad, L. c. Elliott, G. B.
Fisk, David Fitzgerald, Frank HARDWOOD,
W. l.. Heath, j. l.. Nsah, FL. o. Norton,
c. P. Ryder, Thomas Smart. G. P.
Swanson, Thomas Trumble, Henry Vie
riech, Hugh Walker, John E. Wray, and
Steward Robertson, of the poor farm
The board was much impressed with the
state institution at Jacksonville, the gen.
eral sentiment being as DR.. Bowman re-
marked: II was proud of my state when
l left. but ! feel prouder now after what
have seen" Springfield was visited yes
terday, and the entire party returned
home this morning For fear that some
might think that this was an official jun
keting trip, we will state that the mem
bers paid their individual expenses, and
while the trip was in the interests OF the
county. it incurred no expense, what
ever.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-25
Advance Guard of Winter.

DERBY LINE, Vt, Sept. 25 Snow fell
Wednesday to depth of three inches
Much damage was done TO crops noe yet
harvested The Thermometer was thirty de-
gress above zero Thursday morning.
LOUISVILLE, KY. Sept 25-Thsre was
considerable local frost Thursday morning,
with some damage to garden truck. Dr.
patches from different parts of the state say
that there was light frost, but no damage
was done.
CHICAGO. Sept 2J = Reports from Ro-
chelle Decatur, Gensseo, NATION and other
places in Illinois, and Whitewater and
Watertown, Wi, state that very heavy
frost occurred at those places Tuesday, do
ing some damage, but not generally injur-
ing corn
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-25
Evening SOCIAL.

There was very pleasant social at the
residence of J. r. G. Field in South Rock
Island last evening. The affair was given
under the auspices of the South Rock
Island Sunday school, and about sixty
five people enjoyed the festivities of the
hour. The spacious lawns surrounding
the house were brilliantly illuminated.
By way of entertainment a trio consist
ing of Messrs. Nader, Phillips and Phil.
leo rendered some very choice vocal mu,
sic, and Guy Bowman gave an excellent
selection on the violin. Miss Field
pleased all with a recitation the affair
Melted about $25.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-25
Lafrenz' Sample Room.

Mr.. John Lafrenz is now operating the
saloon forularly run by A. E Knicker>
booker and will tomorrow evening set up
q grand free lunch. He invites his many
friends to come and see him. Mr.. La
frenz proposes to run first class place as
he is perfectly capable of doing, and will
endeavor to please all who might favor
him with call
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-25
A Boy.

VIM. F. Schroeder, the'popular alder>
man of the Seventh ward, has another
13i pound prospective heir at his home,
who might some day be an alderman,
too. The little chap arrived last night
and makes the second son besidess two
daughters. Schroeder is having honors
heaped upon him; it was only the other
night that he was elected mayor pro TEN
at the municipal confab.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-25

CHICAGO, Sept %. The following race.
we're trotted at Washington park Thursday
First race, Northwe- tern stakes; Williams
fir It, Jeannetto second; time. 2:271I.
Second race. 2-year-olds; Nutbreaksr first,
Sphinx second; time, 2:2y.
Third race, 2:3O class; Harry C. first.
Dick Stsuffsr second, Helen third time,
2:23z, 2:21
LOUISVILLE, Sept IS Thursdays races
resulted as follows:
First race, l mile; Athlone first, Biddy
Bowling second, Volo third; time, 2:l6.
Second race, rs miles; McBowling first,
Anna Wookcock second, Moonlight third:
time, 1:5S.
Third race, mile; kirkmsn first, OFal.
Ion second, Brookful third; time, las.
Fourth race, ZIG miles, Expert first
Clay Pats second, Lady of the Lake third;
time, 1:5215.
Fifth race, g mile; Kaboolah first, Cuban
Queen second, Nell Swift third; time
l:0l&
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-25
A Poem

In answer to What's new" Just as
Conductor J. c. Stanton's train was pull
ing out for st. Louis the other morning,
the genial ICON" handed us the following
affecting lines which a mail agent had
copied from the back of an envelope
Oh postman, pray don't soil.
This little missiye free,
But take the same to Lizzie Boyle,
Who lives in Tennesses.
Just take it out of this state, my boy,l
And take it over to Illinois.
Work well for your big bounty,
And taketit to McDonough county.
And may democrats without doubt
FIJI every place on this letters route,
And Cleveland be our president great
In eighteen hundred and Lightweight.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-25
Town Destroyed by Fire.

BISMARCK, d. T., Sept rs. The town of
Sanbom was nearly totally destroyed
Wednesday morning by fire, which is sup
posed to have been started by tramps The
hotel five business houses. and several of
the best residences were destroyed While
the fire was in progress three tramps were
found In the grain elevator They were SO
drunk that they could not get out Of the
building without aid. The less will reach
at least $50, 900. but most Of It is covered by
insurance
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-25
TILE DAILY ARGUS.
Jefferson Club.

This mighty and growing organization
will meet tomorrow night, according to
calander requirements, and see what it is
best for the democrats to do next. The
Jeffersonians covered themselves with
glory at their late banquet, and are con-
seouently in happy frame of mind.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-25

e. W. Hurst represents the LEADING
American and Foreign Insurance Co.'S
Policies carefully written at current rates.
Agency established 1874. Office over
Rock Island National Bank.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-25

The attendance is daily increasing and
Superintendent Kemble anticipates it will
reach 400 before the end of the first
term
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-25
PROBATE.
LICENSED TO WED.


Mrs. G. Swan will give vocal and in
strumental concert with her pupils from
Geneseo, October list, in the American
Baptist church. Admission 25 cents.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-25

Sixtytwo bachelors committed suicide
in the United States during the first quar-,
ter of the present year.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-25
IN CHANCERY.
County Building.
TRANSFERS.

23-Harrison Agy to Moses Roberts,
und ] 81 swl, 25. II, 4w: $40.
B. B. Vanderver to Edward Stroll
meier, pit lot /, block SO, Andalusia; $50.
PROBATE.
22-Estate of Permelia E. Jamerson,
deceased. Administrators report filed
and approved.
LICENSED TO WE'D.
23-Cha-les J. Golden, Coe, Miss Ada
Brown, Cordova. Oswald Meade, Miss
Nellie Olson, Moline.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-25

AN ACCIDENT TO A THREsHER NEAR JOS
LIN-OTHER News FROM THE Locals
ITY
JosIdN, Sept. %.
Joslin Blackman is building new
barn and also new house.
We had slight frost Tuesday night.
Mrs Moorey, of Chicago, is visiting her
son, Joslin Blackman.
Miss Mary OConneil, of Osborn, has
returned from visiting friends in Harmon,
Lee county.
P H. Buckley has fine horse to sell.
Any one wishing to buy good horse
might call and see him
While threshing at John Ftzgibbons,
one of the threshers, Levi Penny, got his
wrist broken with the stacker belt. He
was in the act of putting it on when ii
caught in the cylinder belt and wrapped
around his wrist and almost twisted his
hand off. DR. Higgins was sent for and
he got ready to set the broken wrist and
then backed out He said that he had to
90 to Rock Island that night to present a
docket to the court, as he is justice of the
peace at Hillsdale. The injured man felt
discouraged. Walter Stone, the owner OF
the threshing machine, took him to his
home in Henry county, He is an old and
experienced thresher.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-25
Court Cuttings.

The case of Anderson VS. the Moline
Plow company was taken up in the cir
cult court this afternoon, before jury
composed of John Eye, J. M. Martin,
Charles Filbert, Stephen Askew, w.
Woodward, j. s. Smith, Frank Math,
Robert Goldensteen, J. 5. Beck. II. o.
Warren,A. Conquerer and Winslow How
ard, talesmen.
IN CHANCERY.
24-Forec.osure: A. F. Hull VS. Au-
gusta E. Field, ct at. Report of Master
approved and decree of sale. David
Bopes VS. j. W. Lloyd, administrator, ETC.,
dismissed without prejudice.
CRIMINAL.
24--Assault with deadly weapon:
Tady Kelly, recognized in $500.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-25
School Enrolment,

The school enrolment of public schools
for the second week of the term, was as
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-25
SUBURBAN SIFTINGS.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL NEWS FROM
THE VICINITY OF CoRDovA

PERSONAL AND GENERAL NEWS FROM
THE VICINITY OF CoRDovA.
CoRDovA, Sept, 49,.
Grant and Lewis Marshall returned On
Saturday night from an extended trip to
Southern Illinois, Missouri and Kansas.
Supervisor Fisk left here on Tuesday
morning to accompany the board of SUI
pervisors on their trip to Jacksonville.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. Marshall left here
Tuesday night for Chicago, to lay in their
fall stock of dry goods.
Rev. Mr.. Bacon, of Chicago, preached
at the Baptist church last Sunday even
ing.
Rev. Mr.. MCLEAN was seen upon our
streets last week, after an absence of a
good many years.
A lady agent of the Equitable Mutual
Life and Endowment association of
Waterloo, Iowa, was here on Monday of
this week, soliciting members to the asso-
citation.
George Brennan, who has been travel
ing for mutual aid association of Iowa,
known as the F. A. s. society, has re-
tnrned home and is now ir the employ Of
j. J. johnson.
The county convention of the W. G. I
U. was in session here last Wednesday
and Thursday Quite number were in
attendance from all parts of the county
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-01-02

ilEFArLI ;.atin1, been made il the payment
!;of iE; FUN ui FIVE hundred and eighty-six
snt :N,]t<'>i,,jiNrs which is claimed to- be due
an; is tHe ut tic date VI this notice upon Ger
EsanteS Vssrly.anl her husband Louis Vas;ly
to u il:iim Butler bnariNg date the sixth day Of
November, A. D. 1879, sentduly recorded in the
office as.5e reSister OF deeds il, and Tor the
The srv~nh.d:y Of November, \. d. 1879, at 10
O'clock =. M, in book opp Of Mortgages, On
pages al 2ss and .2i9, and no action or pro
cesc';ns Jaw or othcnvsite having been insti-
tuted to recorer the.:lebt secured by said Mort
NOW THEREFORE,, NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN, That ty virtue OF power Of sale con-
ta,nce in said Mortgage, and pursuant to the
said MortgeeewtH be .forcnlo<sd, ;snG the prem
lses describedin and covered by caid Mortgage,
to Wit: the northeast quart:r Of section
fourteen a. Of tawllship one hundred al,d
aud l'Hs ts,rec a.. rourCD and e1ghtt9 and
the son,h sixty 500 feet of lot SIN (f) allin block
seven ID Of the townsite Of Little Fails, in the
village thereof IS appears ny plat duly record
ed, excepting the following tract, in said lot
six ~ heretofore released from said mortgage,
I" wit: commencing 1T a point on First street
i'll the village Of Little Falls, twenty feet south
oftle northeast Garner Of saidl ct six 6), thence
ru'i,ing sourherly on cast line Of said lot three
sfH feet. thence westerly at right angles with
last line 1o0 feet, thsnce l,o1theriy on west !ine
of said lot 5 feet, thence easterly $50
feet to- point Of, beginning All i'll Morri-
son county, and stat,a @of Minnesota,
With the ereditan,ents and appurtenances, will
be'hlid at public auction, to the highest bidder
for cash. TO Pay said debt and interest and the
taxes it any on 81 ID premises, and twenty-five
.dellars attorksy' s fee, MS stipulated in and by
SAID mart2ases in case Of foreclosure, and tho
disburEeMentE.allo lowed by law: " hich sale will
be made by the ShcriY Of said Morrison county,
at the front daprs Of the court honse. in the
Village of Little Falls IN said county and state.
On the tenth day Of January a. D. 1857, at 10,
81 cloek,a. m of that day, subject to iredemp
tioA at any time withfs one ysssr from the day;
of sale, asprOvided By law s 81;
Dated, November 226. "a. r. Sss{. Il ~ sz3
S5 fs 4: .s NIlI4I.AM Btr1l4ER, M
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