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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-18
Assaulted al a Picnic

Frank Barnard, while dancing with a
young lady at the tremen's picnic 0eN
tween 10 and II p. IN on Saturday, was
approached by Rock Islander one
Clarence Mark, who after exchanging a
few words with him, struck Barnard a
couple of sledge hammer blows. Telling
him to the ground. Mark followed up
the advantage by jumping upon his vic>
tim and numerically pounding him. 1t
all occurred nearly as quick as a flash,
but soon spectators ran To Barnard's re
lief. They found him in stunned con
dition, requiring the assistance of medi-
cal aid. DIR. Arp found upon examina-
ton that the injuries were principally
confined to bruises about the head and
face, with one quite deep cut from the
set of ring He was tax.
EN- to the Keator house and
there remained over Sunday. His injuI-
les are not likely to prove serious.
Many are the versions of the difficulty
and its origin. 1t is claimed Barnard
took undue advantage of him in securing
the young lady for a dance, and alters
ward insulted her. The young lady in
formed her escort to the picnic, at the
same time telling Barnard to "look out
for him. as he was dangerous. The lat
ter volunteered the information that he
could protect himself. The other side is
that while off his guard, the victim was
assaulted without cause, knocked down
and then kicked several times in the side
To say the least the whole matter is dis
graceful and the only unpleasant feature
of the days festivities Moline RepuJIi>
ran
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-18
RASMUSSEN'S CARD.

In calling attention the fact that we have retied redeco
Studio making not only the most complete but decidedly the @
vicinity We wish call our nano
Photographic work. all recently produced and containing map &
pleasing positions and effects of light and shadow varying in & %
miniature up 6x20 inches We have been BY Old sd
critics that is by far the finest display this
artistic largely due to the fact that greater VI
excel than underse and bring aid experience n
gathered from II of continuous service avng o~
graphic boy 1857 since which we have not @
months either by sickness vacation long experience enab
appreciate the Importance scenic effects Photo hence our
fitted with of consisting stone
ustrade stone and rustic bridges and fences boat rocks pond
lilies, arways and variety of ground
chairs table what the Chicago Photo Bureau sov
equaed gallery in this vicinity butWe plainly say apd Il
easily demonsaed) that gallery this
amount of Instruments don't boast that they
sale and used by predecessors for 25 years. coNRap
of the latest improved makes containing among % on
Voiglaender Enyscope and Dameyer Instantaneous
LENSES
pleased patron the advertisement strive IN
the advertisement by the excellence of work In order
satisfactory results patron given show of or fo
ves different positions and all of these proofs sb
improvements suggest themselves rettngs will gladly m
charge Gallery 18th and end avenue Island
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-18
Their Bridal T0ur.

Mr.. Chas. Pfoh, the boot and shoe
merchant on Market square, this morning
received telegram dated at Omaha, from
his new son-in>law, MIR. G. W. Thresher,
that he would arrive this evening accom-
panied by his wife, formerly Miss Amelia
Pfoh. Mr. Thresher is Wide awake
farmer whose landed possessions number
700 acres at Live Oak Station, California,
and this is their bridal trip. They were
married in California August 10, 1885.
The groom has secured a most estimable
lady for wife, whose many friends in
this city will wish them health and hap
piness through life. Miss Pfoh went TO
California about two years ago with her
brother ,in- law. Mr.. Krull, where she has
resided ever since and where she formed
the acquaintance of Mr. Thresher, who is
very highly spoken of and is well off in
this worlds goods.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-18
THE SITE SELECT ED.
The Commissions Preference.-.The
Tract Decided Upon, and the
City's Chances.

After 2 ck.yesterday the time was
occupied until $50 ia the afternoon by
the commissioners of the Soldiers and
Sailors home in company with the local
committee in inspecting the sites offered
by the city for the location of the insti>
tuition. After careful examination of
the various tracts they returned to the
Harper house. At s o'clock the visitors,
with the exception of Mr.. Bryant, went
to Harper's theatre and witnessed several
acts in the Colleen Bawn," by Mortimer
& Viewers dramatic company. At 8
o'clock they went into private executive
session at the Harper house, and at II
o'clock reported to Hon. II. G. cleveland
that their preference was for the Rod
man-Davenport site near the watch tow
er, and would accept it for consideration
on the following conditions: The tract to
include the seventy>eight acres in the
piece offered, and that arrangements be
made for the securing of strip of about
ten or twelve acres running west or south
west across the Rock Island & Milan
street car track, and through to Rock
river in order that road might be built
to the river as well as line of sew
erage laid emptying into Rock river,
besides furnishing steamboat
landing with direct roadway to the home.
The road also furnishes the advantage of
having railroad station of the Rock Isl,
and & Peoria road. Another condition is
that the city extend its water main to the
northern line of the grounds. In few
days schedule will be forwarded from
Springfield which is to be filed out by
the committee here, and together with &
plat of the sight selected, clear abstract
of title and certified check for $500 a.
security for the faithful fulfllment of the
proposals if accepted, mailed back tc
the state capital The same is required
of all cites visited.
The commissioners one and all eX
pressed themselves MS highly pleaseC
with their reception in Rock Island ant
were impressed with the general location
Until the commissioners have made tn,
round of all the sites offered it will not b,
known which city will receive
the home. 1t is only eviden
that the commissioners were please,
with the ROdman> Davenport tract from
the first observation, and although Thu
other sites were closely inspected Their
was not the same interest shown in them
t Although our citizens are quite hopeful
and while the city's chances are onl
: one in forty"two, it is felt that all the re
quirements will be fulfilled and the sol
diers' and sailors home located in Rocl
Island.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-18
A Panic Averted.

Had there been much larger or less
sensible audience in Harpers theatre last
evening, frlghtful scene would doubtless
have ensued about the middle of the last
act of the play presented. During one of
the most pathetic scenes sudden gust
of wind came in at the windows slam
ming the window shutters and blowing
dust in the faces of the audience. This
attracted the attention OF those inside
to the vivid lightning of the approach
ing storm and many arose and hastily left
the theatre. For moment there was an
appearance of horror and fright on the
faces of many of the spectators, but when
il was seen that the more composed re-
tanned their seats and those on the stage
went on with their parts, there was no
difficulty In restoring quiet. Had there
been rush for the door the result would
likely have been appalling.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-18
AT the Theatre.

A liberal sized audience and
one decidedly appreciative greet
ed Mortimer & Weaver's dramat>
&c troupe in their return engage
ment at Harper's theatre last evening
Dion Boucicsult's strong Irish drama,
the Colleen Bawn," was presented, with
Miss Annie Burton in the title role, and
Mr.. John W. Burton, the favorite come
dian as "Miles,Na.C oppalean" The COM
pany fully sustained the reputation they
made here on their previous visit The
Colleen Bswn" furnishes an opportu-
nifty for excellent comedy acting, which is
fully realized by the Burtons as well as
the other members of the company The
company's own special scenery was a
marked feature of the evening, the
Water Cave" being especially commend
able. Tonight 1.-THE Queens Evidence"
will be presented with Mr.. John W. Bur-
ton as 'Soloman Isaacs." one of his favor
lite roles.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-18
County Building
PROBATE.

IL Estate of Michael Riexinger, de
ceased. Letters of administration issued
to VIM. H. Kistler. Bond fed and ap-
proved. Philip Fuhr, Perry J. Drury
and George Tucker appointed appraisers.
Estate of Charles S. Brown, deceased
Proof of notice to creditors filed In
ventory filed and approved. Appraise-
ment bill filed and approved. Claims of
c. B. Knox $25, first class; p l.. McKin
ME IS, fifth class; W. X. Sloan S24,
fifth class; Herbert Gould s. so. fourth
chass; First Methodist Episcopal church,
Moline, s., seventh class; J. W Dewrose
S27 80 seventh class Isabella Hunter
SIG, seventh class; Jonas Peterson so,
seventh class; Volney L. Brown 81 50,
seventh class; Eva Eiegler $40 seventh
class; David Kelso SOL 30, seventh class,
allowed
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-18
PROPOSALS FOR ORDNANCE SUPPLIES.
Rock ISLAND ARSENAL,


Rock ISLAND, LII, JHly 20, 1885
SEALED PROPOSALS, in triplcate, upon the
blank ferns furnished from this Office only will
be received at this Arsenal until O'Clock P. NJ,
on TIL RSDAY. AUGUST 20, 1885, at which time
they will be publicly opened for furnishing the
following classes of supplies, in such quantities
and At such times during the fiscal wear ending
June 30, 1856 a. the Commanding Officer of this
Arsenal may require, viz: Blankets Backsmith's
Tools, Forage, Silver, Gold, Steel, Tin, Brass
Iron. Copper and Brass Rvets and Burs: Iron
Brass and Copper wire; Nails. Screws. Tacks
Bolts Nuts, Leather, Thread, Rope, Duck, Paints,
OILS, Chemicals, Paper, Cleaning and Polishing
Materials; Tools, Files, &c, &c.
All articles sill be subjected to a rigid inspec
ton, fall compliance with the specifications will
he insisted upon, and no articles of inferior
quality will be accepted
The Government reserves the right to reject
any or all proposals, or parts thereof A prefer
enee will he given TO articles of domestic produc-
tion and manufacture, conditions of prices and
quality being equal.
Forms containing ipstruCtionsto bidders copy
OF this advertisement blank form of proposals.
and specifications for supplies, with column for
prices To be filled in by the bidder can be had up
on application by mail or in person to the under
signed, and samples of the supplies can be seen
at this Arsenal. Bidders are requested to be
present at the opening. Envelopes containing
proposals should be marked Proposals for ord
nance supplies and addressed to the under
signed.
d. ". FLAGLER
29-6t 1t. Col of Ordnance. Commanding.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-18
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received at the
Office of the city clerk of Rock Island,
H., for the construction of bridge
across Rock river. near Milan, Ill. Said
bridge to be either combination or iron.
144 feet long; roadway 30 feet. Bids to
be received until O'Clock p. NJ, August
%, 1886. The right to reject any or all
bids is reserved.
F. nj. SINNETT,
nj. NJ BRIGGs,
JOHN G. LAFRENZ,
Bridge Committee.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-18
bargains in GILT Wall Paper,

We are selling color bronzes, usual
price from 40cts. to 50cts., our price
20cts. to 25cts. We are selling embossed
gilt and solid gold gound. embossed pas
pers, usual price from 75cts. to $1.25, our
price from 40cts. to G5cts., call early as
these prices are bound to sell these papers
quick. JoHN CAMERON d Son,
512 Brady St.. Davenport.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-18
Needful Of Attention.

First avenue from Seventeenth to
Eighteenth streets on the day following
heavy rain fall is a striking reminder
that the attention of the street commits
sloner is needed there. Great pools of
water stand in the street and in the gut
tiers until Stagnation often ensucs. This
should be looked after.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-18
The cheapest place in the
three cities to have your boots
and shoes repaired or made is
at the Central Shoe Store.

There were %, $40 houses built in Ions
don and the suburbs in 1882, forming
sos new streets and one new square, and
covering a distance of 75I miles.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-18

There are 150,000.000 women and girls
In China, nearly all of whom are unedu>
Gated and ignorant.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-18

nlar-9-dw1y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-18
81

New and elegant line of h,
just opened in new and d4.i
BILE colorings.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-08-20
An Intelligent Cat.

had black and white cat which
showed intelligence in many ways.
Her reasoning power was shown one
day in cold weather, when she was put
out of the house at 10 or II clock at
night. Not having warm place to
sleep. she climbed tree that stood
near the pantry, walked out on limb,
jumped on the roof and then to my
bedroom window in the second story.
1t was covered with blinds. which were
shut. Hero she took hold of the shut
ter and shook them again and again
until | let her in. The same cat would
allow no dogs on the place. After one
experience no dog came again. She
would sit on the stoop and await her
opportunity, when she would jump on
the back of the invading dog, no mat
ter how large he was, and claw him in
the eyes until, yelping with pain, he
ran away. As he would pass tree
she would spring from his back to the
trunk and thence into the branches.
She jumped on the wrong dog the
other night. for another dog, coming g
up, bit her through the back and killed
her, much to my sorrow.-Lettcr to the
NcU York Sun.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-08-20
And perhaps the social and CONNER

And perhaps the social and CONNER
cial world in which these two men
moved never had q more vivid illus
tration of this truth. The business that
had been built upon fraud aud a
wrong crumbled away as if touched by
some withering blight. The court
awarded Charles Day principal and
full interest, and a subsequent action
for defamation gave him in reparation
for his fifteen years slandered name,
$4,000.
But by that time the firm of Jonas
Terry was unable to meet such claim.
He shut his doors in dishonor, and fled
in the darkness Of night from the thou
sands whom he had robbed.
ut is great punishment" said
Josie, sorrowfuily; land he has four
little boys"
at was great crime, Josie; and the
wrong to my purse was the least of the
wrong"
But Mrs. Terry, sitting in her
wrecked home, took different view of
the case. Charles Day is entirely to
blame, she said; ''his weakness and
laziness threw the temptation in
Jonas way. 1t is the weak men who
make the wicked ones''
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-08-20
An Englishman's Rat Story,

l can explain how the rats removed
the eggs without breaking them, as
that feat was accomplished under the
observation of friend of mine, who
related the same to me- My friend
was in the habit of placing his new
laid eggs in the tea caddy along with
the tea, but night after night they
were mysteriously removed, and, very
naturally, the servant got the blame
One night, however, my friend was
reading at a late hour, when he heard
the scutfling of rats ascending the side
board on which was the tea caddv con-
tanning the eggs. The thought instant
ly flashed across his mind that he had
been perhaps unjustly severe toward
his servants. and silently he watched
the proceedings. 1t was simple mat
ter to remove the lid; two or three rats
descended into the tea caddy, some re-
mained on the top, and III a minute
the mystery was solved. One rat
s5asPlng sas 3 the he e6ipS egg was being hauled !
and lowered to the floor, >rhoaoo On
his back and still ciasping the egg.
they succeeded in safely carrying 1t
away, and the whole of them were re-
moved without breaking onc.-London
Times
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-08-20
Do Fishermen Lie.

The connection between the low tone
OF our national veracity and the con-
tlguity OF trout streams and good bass
flshlng, writes correspondent to the
Albany Journal, is worthy of philosoph-
ical consideration. A man who would
only smile if you attacked his mercan-
tile integrity will become excited if you
but hint that he cannot catch trout
The proud man will only smile with
calm scorn if you attack his hereditary
antecedents, but if you take out some
big tish-hooks and hint to him that he
had better try the suckers in the still
water and not fool his time away on
trout he will hold an eternal grudge
against you. Why this is so even Rus
kin, the most polished and abstruse
writer Of modern times, does not in
form us.
We pity Nicot Demus, our worthy
neighbor, who buys a two-pound trout
and bores hole in his upper jaw with
jack-knife, and then excites every
body at the hotel in the evening by
telling where he caught him, and how
he played him, and how he broke a
new lancewood tip, and we know he
bought that trout of boy who cartur-
ed him in springhole up the creek
Thus will Demus lower the standard of
his piety and cndanger his immortal
soul In order to win the applause of a
crowd that knows TO a man that that
trout was deader than the immortal
Homer when Demus got it. Bagley is
different. Bagley is SO rigid in his
motions that he tips the other way.
He went out on the creek, and after
fishing all day he caught five consump-
tive little trout about the right size and
shape for toothpicks if frozen. He
feeds them to the cat, and then stalks
into the hotel, and to the query "Well,
old boy, what luckp" he gives answer,
''Not solitary trout, gentlemen. l
am no fish liar. When | catch trout l
have always pitied Principal Nc
Ginnis, of the veterinary and polytech-
mic seminary. He was with party of
us on the West Canada, and in GER
tain deep hole where we had stopped
the boat he hooked and by wonderful
skill landed the handsomest brook
trout l ever saw. He would weigh
three pounds, and as he gasped in the
bottom of the boat Principal McGinnis
was the happiest man ever saw. He
did up his line, unjointed his rod, and
sat down. Glory enough for one day!
He expected congratulations, but DIR.
Johnstrong, of Rochester, just sat and
looked at the trout and sighed.
What in thunder ails you," said
McGinnis; ''ain't that the boss trout?"
'How beautiful and touching is
age" said the doctor, as he heaved an
other sigh.
"Age! what are you givin' US, any
wayp" said McGinnls.
Decay is stamped on everything"
said the doctor; "that trout was dying
of old age and you happened to hook
him. He would soon have come up to
the surface and died, anyway. Any
There was an ominous rocking of the
boat. Principal McGinnis had DIR.
Johnstrong by the throat and was try
ing to heave him overheard. We part
ed them, and laughed till the willows
on the bank tremblcd at our merri-
ment. Still, cannot understand this
pride in capturing fish.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-08-20
No Knot in the End Of the Thre ad

vi all the yexatons and worries
The small ones, mean, that life brings
10 woman-just half of them coming
From impisb. inanimate things,
Such as. presto! away flies button,
Or OF goes an only pins head,
think that the worst is the finding
No knot in the end of the thread.
You have carefully taken some stitches,
Your work tightly held in its place,
When your needle, released Oh sudden
From its bonds leaves scratch on your
face.
Then again you must make a beginning,
Which you do with words best left unsaid
But an angel could scarce keep her temper
with no knot in the end of the thread
STILL there's a way to get rid of this bother,
A way that is pleasant and light,
And 'twIll serve as q rule for your iife-work-
BE sure when you start to start right.
AND then as you go on yOu'n find that
Bright smiles will await you instead
Of the frownings and frettings that come
with
No knot in the end of the thread.
Margaret Eytinge, in Harper's Bazaar.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-08-20
Rnnklin,s Arnina Salue

The BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
ChilbIains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piless, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction of money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by II.
Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-08-20

The question, What is a Creole?'
is thus answered by writer in the
New York Tribune: In the original
Louisiana colony there were six clas-
ses, viz: the European, Creole, Indian,
Metis, Offspring of white and Indian),
Griffe Offspring of white and Indian),
and Mulatto Offspring of white and
African). Gradually, however, al
native productions came to be called
Creole, and so negroes born inLouisiana
were called Creoles to distinguish them
from those brought from Africa.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-08-20
A CORRESPONDENT asks where the say

A correspondent asks where the say
ings "a nine days wonder" and "Of
two evils choose the least" originated.
1t is supposed that they were common
stock in conversation long before they
got into print. The first trace of the
phrase "a nine days wonder is said
to be found in "Chaucer" The ad-
age. "bs the two evils choose the
least" is found IN Latin form of the
writings of Cicero. Thomas kempis,
who wrote in the fifteenth century,
says "Oftwo evils the less is always
to he chosen
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-08-20

A runaway marriage is the latest
sensation in Webster, Jackson County,
n. c. Oscar Is. Coward eloped with
Miss Emma Long, one of the prettiest
girls in the county. The marriage Ii
cense was issued by the young lady
herself Her father. who is County
Register of Deeds, had left several
blank licenses at the house with his
name already signed to them, so that
if any one should come for a license
while he was out of town some mem
ber of the family could fill out the
blanks over his signature. His daugh-
ter secured one of these blanks and
filed it out herself. She is not yet IA
years of age.-RtcAmo'ad Dispatch.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-08-20

Margaret Maria Gordon. writino
from Nice to the Home Chronicle. saws.
MY father, Sir David Brewster had a
"i7ftSOr to cats; he SAID that bo
when one enJereu tue room. Living ii2 iE
an old mouse-ridden house, | was at
last obliged to set up cat, but on the
express condition that it never was TO
be seen in his study. ] was sitting
with him one day, and the study door
was ajar To my dismay pussy push
ed it open, and. with most assured
air, walked right up to the philosopher,
jumped upon his knee, put paw on
one shoulder and paw on the other,
and then composedly kissed him! Ut
terly thunderstruck at the ere eature's
audacity, my father ended by being so
delighted that he quite forgot tc have
an electric shock. He took pussy iato
his closest affections, feeding and tend
ing her as if she were child.
'One morning, some years after
ward, no pussy appeared at breakfast
for cream and fish, no pussy at dinner,
and, IN tact, months passed on and
still no pussy. We could hear moth
ing of our pet, and we were both incon-
solable. About two years after, / was
again sitting with my father, when,
strange to say, exactly the same set of
circumstances happened. The door
was pushed gently open, pussy trotted
in, jumped on his knee. put a paw on
each shoulder, and kissed him. She
was neither hungry, thirsty, dusty, nor
| footsore, and we never heard anything
| of her intervening history. She re-
sumed her placed as household pc. for
many years, until she got into dis
eased state from partaking too freely, it
was supposed, of the deiicacy of raw
| flesh, and in mercy she was obliged to
! be shot. We both suffered so much
from this second loss that we never had
another domestic pet"