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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-02

AN ACT relating to the compensation of County
Commissioners for oxford County.
Be 10 enacted, ETC., as follows:
Each county commissioner for Oxford county
shall receive two dollars and fifty cents per day
while actually employed i'll the service OF the
county, including tae time spent in travelling, for
which lie shall have eight cents mile for the dis
lance actually Travelled; but he shall not have
more than one travel in the same hearing or ses-
sion, nor for more than two adjournments OF any
regular term, nor for service or travel on more
than one petition case at the same time, nor
anything for travel or attendance at the legislature
connected with the annual county estimates, nor
for any additional trouble or expense Of any kind
[Approved March 6, 1851
Chapter 373.
AN ACT exempting Masonic Odd Fellows, and
other relief associations, from the operation Of
the statutes relating to life insurance.
ne II enacted, ETC., as follows:
Maaonic odd Fellows, knights of Pythias,
~. III Honor, Royal Arcanun, Ancient Order
hniSu.. .,g ,Vnrkmeu. United Order of the Golden
OF Uhi1oi Cher relief associations now doing
Croso, nan the assessment pau, wiilch uo my
pu,iI Md solicitors or cauVia;, ~ 4aes for
eihpoy pIIow no be paid. conihlsson, .o;ning an
cIu9o "a - membership therein, VI aAsment nlan
ppiications for insurance upon nca companies. I'M
mall not be deemed life ins9 ., March g. 1851
der the laws of this state. lapr
Chapter 374. .,. VIII
ANACT relating to the support y, X unincorpo
have lost their settlement Dy n's
rated places. -
Whenever person having pSuponr; rtue Of thu
In a town loses such settlement ny swantv-foul
.ov;o;ona 81 section three of chapter twen, .nsd
If the revised statutes, RELIEF Shall vi ~ re-iIn
and towns furnishing such renei sne twerty
bursed by the state - Provide0 In s''
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-02

nine Of saia chapter. in case of paupers having
ieraI settlement in the state, ana not having 1Feo
Ave wears IL the town furnishing such relief
Approved March s, 1885
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-02
Chapter $50.

Section l.. Whenever any town shall have abol-
lshed its school districts, provided in section
three of chapter eleven of the revised statutes
such action shall be held to abolish all union dis
tricts formed by said town in concurrence with
other towns as provided in section seventy-one of
SAID chapter, and AN districts which may havc
been specially chartered by act of legislature. In
case OF the abortion of any such union district,
when the sehoohouse belonging thereto is situate
within the town abolishing, such town shall take
possession of said house with all the appurtenances
thereunto belonging as in of districts wholly
within the town, but shall pay to the town or
towns i'll which is situated the other part or parts
OF such District for the benefit and of such
other part or parts sum equal to such portion Of
the value OF said house and appurtenances as such
part or parts Shall be i'll equity entitled to, the
same to be determined by agreement of the munic-
ipal officers of the towns out of which such union
district has been formed, in case such officers
cannot 80 agree, by n board of referees by them
agreed upon, In case the school-house belonging
To such union district is not within the town abol-
ishig said town shall pay to the inhabitants of its
part of said district, by abatement upon their taxes
sum equal to their equitable interest in such
school-house and appurtenances, the same to be
determined by the municipal officers of said town.
Section 2. Whenever any town shall have abol
re-establlsheu within the three years next there
after.
Section g. All acts and part of acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed. [App. Mar. 6, 1851
Chapter 3Sl.
AN ACT entitled an "Act amendatory to section
tWenty-four of chapter seventy eight, Revised
Statutes relating to the duties of County Com
mssioners."
Be 10 enac Ted, ETC., as follows:
Section twenty of CHAPTER seventy eight Of
the revised statutes is hereby amended by striking
out the word Cumberland" in the first line, and
inserting the word 'each 80 that said section, as
amended, shall read rs follows namely
Section "a. AT the end of each year, the COM
missoners of each county shall make statement
of its financial condition, showing in detail all
moneys received into and paid out of its treasury,
and such other facts and statistics, may be nee
essary to exhibit the true state OF its finances; and
publish in pamphlet FORM a reasonable number OF
copies for distribution among the citizens thereof
lApproved March ., 1885,
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Chapter $40.

AN All to prevent incompetent persons from
conducting the business of apothecares
Be IL enacted, etc, as follows:
Section 1. From and after the passage of this
act, it shall not be lawful for any person. within
the limits of the state, to conduct the business of
apothecary, or any part thereof, except as here
matter provided.
Section g. The governor, under the advice and
consent of the council, shall appoint three suitable
persons to be commissioners of pharmacy, one
commissioner to be appointed as the term of each
of those now holding Office shall expire, to hold
Office for the term of three years, unless removed
for cause, and until successor is appointed and
another shall be appointed as aforesaid to fill the
unexpired term thereof. Before entering on the
duties of their Office, the commissioners shall be
sworn to faithfully and impartially discharge the
same, and a record shall be made thereof ON their
commission.
Section 3. Said commissioners shall examine
any person who desires to carry the business of
macy, shall give him certificate of that fact and
that he is authorized to engage in the business of
an apothecary, and such certificate must he signed
by at least two commissioners. They shall register
in suitable book To be kept in the Office of the
secretary of state, the name and ice of residence
of all to whom they issue certificates, and the date
thereof.
Section 4. Every person not now registered, I'M
less he engaged i'll the business of an apothe-
our Lord eighteen hundred and seventy-seven,
continuing In hereafter entering on tho business
of apOthecary, shall be examined by said com
missioners, and shall present to them satisfactory
evidence that he has been apprentice, or en-
ployed in an apothecary store wnere physicians
prescriptions compounded, at least three years;
or has graduated from some regularly incorporated
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and impartially pc
by this act. They
praisenent, in WI
any, to the appnc
on demand, detH
the other to the g
are assessed, the !
the costs Of tho q
that the appltcs
shall pay the cot
and costs may he
not paid in 6irf a
for served upogk
the supremo iii
have jurisdicti
lowed. Hct0I'
their duties m
fcers may r.R s
them the1r II he
thereaftor. he
Section ~
or REMOVE FER
alter, ~ by il
for anI Prove
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-19
so LET 1T BE.
Experiencing the Needs Of the Bridge
Railway,

The favorable report Of the house COM
mittee on military affairs on the bridge
street railway bill, the first step toward
securing that greatly needed improve
ment, has given rise to the hope that an
other winter will not pass by without Sc
curing that much needed improvement.
The imperative necessity of having the
line of street cars across the bridge is be
ing shown daily on these cold days, when
the hackmen are driven from the river BY
the severity Of the weather and the drift
ing snow. Travel between Rock Island
and Moline and Davenport has been all
most entirely suspended. SIeighs cannot
cross the river from the other side and
come into Rock Island without going
around the bridge, and then the charges
are all the way from 25 cents TO 81. A
crossing can be made on foot by battling
with and wading through snow nearly a
foot deep or walking distance of mile
or more around the bridge. When the ice
becomes unsafe the necessity will be still
greater, for then all travel will be on foot
around the bridges or by paying the enor>
nous charges of the hackmen for ride,
The building of the street railway would
ohviate all this difficulty. The island and
bridges are easily kept free from snow and
the enclosed cars running regularly be
tween the two cities would be a blessing
which would be visited alike on the poor
and rich, and particularly on those who
live at a distance from their work on the
island, who cannot afford TO pay for a
conveyance, but would be carried for q
nominal sum by the horse car line. The
good to be accomplished by the building
of the line, to the people of the three
cities cannot be ovcrestimated, and 1t can
not come too soon for the satisfaction of
the general public.
The report of the bill by the committee
has not great deal of importance at
| tached to il as forecast of the action Of
the house and senate, but it is not expect
ed that opposition enough will be devel-
oped to imperil the final success of the
measure.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-19

Priccipal D. L. Morrill,, of the Moline
High school, has received a fatteriug call
from Chicago to accept principalship
there. He has sent in his resignation tC
the Moline school board, with the intcn-
ton Of accepting if he is released from his
present charge. Mr.. Morrill, is a fine
scholar and thorough educator, whose
loss would be q source Of regret to Moline
and whose place could not be filed more
acceptably. 1t is quite difficult to get &
competent man to fill such position and
Mr.. Morrill's release is considered doubts
full The position offered him is much
more remuneratiye than The one he holds
ct present
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-19
Widening Their Territory,

The well known steamboat captains.
Sam Van SAINT, Yves Rambo aud John Nc
Caffrey, with three other experienced
steamboat men. have announced their de-
sire to transfer their talents to the Sou
dan, if the British government will accept
a proposition made By them to transport
the English relief expedition up the Nile
They have had years of experience on the
Mississippi and tributaries and can con
duct such an expedition if it is within the
bound of human possibility. Their ex
pcrience has been on the toughest of the
rivers and they contend that the Nile
with steamers properly built. can be more
easily navigated than some of the rivers
of this country which are regularly navi>
gated. The plan of these men is, in the
event they can get contract with the
British government, to take large num-
Der of skilled Workmen to some point on
the Nile where the materials are most ca
SLY accessible and which would best suit
the British officers and commanders, and
there build light draft steamers adapted
to the navigation of that river. The
project, in all its details, will, it is sand, lie
submitted to Minister West, backed by
men Of means and experience who will
pledge themselves to have the steamers
ready in very shor. time, and to trans
port the British troops ana munitions of
war to such points along the Nile as is
deemed necessary.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-19

Tonight the Lillian Clay company Of
thirty Ewes, play at Harper's theatre. We
clip the following from the Boston Globe:
Last night the above company appear
ed at the BUou opera house before a
crowded house. The performance was
unlike anything ever seen in Boston, and
seemed to give satisfaction to the large
audience. The show is of variety char
actcr, ard the programme is lengthy.
Some of the ladies are excellent singers,
and the ladies orchestra and brass band
was q novel feature. The performance in
its entirety was very acceptable one.
Miss Alice Townsend gave very artistic
rendition of the part of the "masher and
received several encorcs, and indeed, she
is the is the best we have seen in Boston,
with the possible exception of Miss Cath,
airline Lewis. Miss Elsie Hall made a
capital superintendent of police. The
costumes were bright and attractive. The
company is sure to attract large audiences
wherever 1t appears.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-19
BANQUET AND BALL.
The Event of the Season for the Knights
of Pythias and Their Friends.

This evening at the Rock Island house
the banquet and ball of St Paul Lodge,
No. III, Knights of Pythias, in celebra>
ton of the twenty,first anniversary of the
conception of the order. The event is to
be observed throughout the world by
members of the order, and st. Paul Lodge
has long been preparing to make this
evening as enjoyable to those so fortunate
as to have invitations, as such an event
can be made. The Rock Island house
proprietor viii assist in carrying out the
plans, of the Sir Knights 10 the extent of
their ability, which is very great, and the
banquet and ball will be, without doubt
without parallel among the like occasions
that have gone before
| The committees chosen are composed
of gentlemen who know how to prepare
plans and carry them out to make each
one partake of pleasure that shall know
no marring torone evening at least. They
are as follows: Arrangements. c., 4
f. Knickerbocker; C. c., J. NJ. Beardsley:
| V. C,D.J. Sears; Sir Knight, c. F Gaetjer,
Invitatlon-P. c., J. F. Robinson; P. c.,
f. W. Hurst; Sir Knights, J. W. McCabe,
G. L. Eyster, John Reiter, G Stengel,
". II. Scott. Reception-Dist't Depty,
&. c.. J 7. Kenworthy; P c., Arthur
Burial; Sir knights, L. NJ Buford, r. NJ.
Wall J. ~ Reticker, G. W. Henry, C. W
NegGs, H. c. Cleaveland Floor-Sil
Knights, Henry Schillinger, |. Liberman,
L. Milstead, II. W. Haislip, W. P. Tin
dali. William Aster.
4 short resume of the origin and pro-
gress of the society may not be untimely
The first meeting of the order of the
Knights of Pythias was held in the city Of
Washington, D. c., twcntyone years age
this evening, and from the few gentlemen
who met upon that evening and organized
the first lodge has descended as a worthy
posterity thousands upon thousands O
loyal Knights. The order has grown from
membership Of five, upon Feb, 10, 1864
to $780, at present, with over ESQ divi
sions of the uniform rank and GIL sec
tons the endowment rank, the latter car.
rying an aggregate life insurance of owe
| S45, 100000 The first officers of the or
der were as follows, the names of tbs
officers being somew hat different from thu
present nomencla ure: ]. r. Rathbone
Worthy Chancellor; Joel r. Woodruff
Vice Chancellor; J. T. X. Plant, Venera
bic Patriarch; d. l.. Burnett, WORTH
| Scribe; A. Van Deer, Banker; L. A Cham
pion, Assistant Banker, George Il. Covert
Assistant Scribe
New lodges are now being formed il
towns and cities all over the land, AM
the growth Of the order seems 10 keel
pace with the progress Of the times I'll,
fundamental principles OF the society ar,
found in the three words friendship
charity, bencvolence
St, Paul lodge was organized in July
/ 1882, and has thus far had a very pros
porous and harmonious career ever since.
Its officers are ]. T. Robinson. I. C.. G..
J. NJ Beardsley, C. c.; D. J. Sears, V. c.
| |. Nj WhiiTen, Pr; Dr., John Reiter, K
OF r. and S; C. F. Gaetier NJ. Of Elk
| DR.. George L. Eystcr, Nj. of A. Tsrae
Libernan, NJ. Of f.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-19
Fire, No Alarm

This morning at about II o'clock a fire
was discovered in the sitting room in the
rear Of Isaac Holtam's second hand store
on Second avenue, corner of the alley
between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets.
The origin of the fire was from large
heating stove in the room. A leg fell out
and the stove fell over, breaking and
scattering live Goals and hot iron over the
floor. Mr.. Holtam called to Alderman
Henry across the street, and with his help
the fire was extinguished. With great
presence of mind they RETAINED from Civ
ing an alarm anu went at the work sys~
tematically, getting control of the flames
after some lively work.
Had it not been for the timely arrival
of Alderman Henry, who assisted his
neighbor. Mr.. Holtams place of business
and residence would have been in fair
way of being burnt down, as the wind
was blowing a gale and the fire had got a
good start when they put it out with a few
buckets of water and saved the adjoining
property from serious confagration
The loss did not exceed $50.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-19

The manufacturers of doors, sash
blinds, located on the Mississippi river,
from Lacrosse to Burlington, inclusive,
representing an annual production OF
from four to five million in value, organ
lied an association Feb. IS, at Clinton,
Iowa, and elected the following officers
I. H. Asawalt Of the Rock Island Man,
uIacturing company, Rock Island, Ill,
president; N. A. Disbrow, Of II. A, Dis,
brow & Co., of Lyons, Iowa, vice president
VI. c. Wheeler, OF Carr, Ryder & Wheel
G., Dubuque, Iowa, secretary and treas
urer The promotion Of mutual protec-
ton, the adoption Of uniform prices, and
the regulation Of production are ihc main
objects of the organization The meeting
was well attended, nearly the entire in
tcrest being represented, aud was Gu
thusiastic and determined in the purpose
for which it was called together
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-19

Three locomotives which were damaged
during the blizzard which made things
dark on the Ononwa section Of the Day-
export & Kansas City line Of the South,
western railroad on Monday, were
brought to the c., r l. & P. company 5
shops IN Davenport for repairs yesterday
afternoon. The accident to them Aap>
pened in the Ononwa cut, forty one miles
from Davenport, in this wise; Engines
%, 28S and S. were at work on the drift
and had a lagman ont to signal any
trains from the west Engine 90, with
a coach and shovel crew, came on from
Columbus Junction and was tagged, but
the snow prevented the other engines
from seeing the signal. No. 30 was badly
disabled; 9S, which was struck, had her
front knocked in, and No. 25S, which
stood next, lost her pilot, Engineer
Stevens, of SO was hurt, but Lot seriously.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-19
THE CITY In BRIEF.
Polo at the rink tomorrow evening.

Polo at the rink tomorrow evening.
A. II. McCandless, d. ID. s., dentist.
F. W. Wilson, of Rural, was in the
city today.
DR.. A. I. Hawlcy, dentist, corner Sev~
teenth street and Sixth avenue.
A Brush Electric light has been put in
at Glockhof's cigar store
H. D. Mack, of the %" has gone to
Chicago on business.
Go and see the game of polo tomorrow
evening at the rink.
The Rock Island & Peoril track is free,
and trains are almost on time.
Fresh and salt fish of all kinds at Henry
Lamps.
The finest entertainment of the season
will be the game of polo at the rink to
morrow evening,
Bulk and canned oysters at Henry
Lamps.
A telephone has been put in at DR.. S.
r. Stephenson's whose number is 1915.
As result of the concert, the Hospital
Guild is able to place about $500 cash in
the treasury after paying all expenses.
Arrangements have been made to make
it pleasant for young as we'll as old at the
Old Settlers meeting Friday night. There
will be dancing after supper, which oc.
ours at o'clock.
The Central shoe store of G. L. & S.
n. Wynes continues to boom in conse>
quence of the bargains which they arc
giving one and all
John Hill, who stole fur cap in Mos
line was taken before Judge Adams in the
county court He plead guilty to petty
larceny and was sent 10 Jail for forty
days.
FOund-On Seventeenth street, pock>
ct book, owner can recover same by APP
plying at this office, proving property and
paying for this notice.
Mr.. James Hill went to Hillsdale last
evening 10 see his mother. lie had been
detained day here by the weather, on
his way from Andalusia. Mrs Hill i.
very low and may not recover,
The black flag was flung to the breezes
over the signal service office at Daven>
port last evening, implying that the
weather is still on deck, and in conside-a>
bic quantities. Instead of old settlers
talking of cold weather in 1898 or along
there change of discussion to the hot
test on record might be agreeable
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-19
The L legislature

CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-[Special. AT the
joint session of the legislature, today, all
Of the senators and representatives were
present. The vote on United States sem
ator resulted as follows: Total votes, 204,
necessary to a choice 103 Logan received
100, Morrison o., Haines 4, Ward 1
LAWYER 1, Hoxie 1, Washburn /, Steven
son |, Shuman l. There was no choice.
Brachtendorf, Dornan, Morgan aud
SchlesiLger voted for Haines; Mulhern for
Ward, Murphy for Lawler; Oshea fol
Hoxie; Sittig for Washburne and Mac
MILAN for Shuman The second and
third ballot showed no change. Ad-
jourued,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-19
Honeved Words.

The convention Of bee keepers of West
ern Illinois and Eastern Iowa, being held
at Davenport, is furnishing some inter
esting and instructive facts that are not
familiar to the general public The
amount Of honey produced by an apiary
is something astonishing. Mr.. Dibbern,
of Milan, reported the yield from his
plant was six thousand pounds or three
tons Of comb honey, two hundred pounds
of extracted honey and twenty-five pounds
OF beeswax.
Mr. Dibbern said his clover honey was
as good as usual, and had had very little
clover dew, The fall honey was Of good
quality and color. He had seen the bark
louise on soft naples, but was not aware
it frequented any other trees. He thought
sweet clover was worth $50 per acre and
had planted itin rows four feet apart and
the second season was four feet high. lie
recommended it be mixed with oats. Mr.
Dibbern's honey was pronounced in Chi-
cago to have been the best eyer see in
that market.
Rev Clute, of Iowa City. an eni usias
tic apianan, was of the opinion Ii I:al-
ian bees are the best. They sr. better
workers than the common black bees
The saying, "a swarm of bees in July is
not worth fly" ig all right east, where
different conditions prevail, but in Iowa,
where much of the honey is made after
the middle of July, the saying is not true.
A good swarm hived in July is as likely
to do well as one hived earlier Bees in
Iowa have different resources for honey
than bees further west. The first honey
is made from the bloom of the willow.
elm and box elder. Some pollen is also
got from these trees. From the cotton>
wood much pollen but not much money
is realized. Then comes the Eastwood OF
linn. Its blossoms yield good deal of
honey. While the fruit trees are in bloom
the bees are active. But with us the most
of the honey is made off white clover from
June to July 90. What is needed in
this part of Iowa is more white clover for
bees. From July 20 to about the middle
Of August the bees do not do much Then
come the fall flowers, asters, golden rod,
Spanish needle, wild sunnower and heart s
ease. Many miscall the hearts ease
smart weed" The two look something
alike, but the hearts ease is of rankei
growth and fuller flower and foliage. 1t
il one of the most valuable wild flowers
for bees.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-19
Havs Il by all Means.

a bicycle club is the talk of our east
ern suburb, Moline. Rock Island has
level roads and there is no reason why We
should not have club here and let the
club in Moline exist as a branch associa-
ton of the main club. 1t is exciting and
healthful sport ana would cause much
amusement, especially if bicyclist should
attempt to ride on our sidewalks. An
unexpected step would be the innocent
cause of much mcrriment while q sudden
depression to a lower level of sidewalk,
and consequently of rider and machine
would be a source Of unqualified delight
10 those who witnessed the conglomera-
ton of machine and man. Of course the
danger of broken heads and limbs would
cut no figure in the question, even if the
bicyclist did, in his efforts to escape the
effects of the deadly dcpressions