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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-07
MOLINE,

Work is being continued on the Golfer
dam in the pond, which must be built to
stop the water from entering before the
government can fulfill its contract with
the Moline Water Power company.
The two gear old boy is the only one
of the three now in any expected danger
from the powder explosion on Saturday,
and he will be ali right in few days.
Powder burns don't always kill. but will
leave a mark.
On Saturday cannon was being load
ed and fired to celebrate the yearly return
of Independence day. when The powder
which was in the can exploded and Sc
verely burned William Goldsworthy
twelve years old, Chris Kutter, ten years
and little boy. named Lindeblad, only
two years old. The boys will be powder
marked for life.
Mr. c. Ill. MOhr. teacher of the Mos
line German school, passed yesterday
his forty eighth milestone on his Jour
ney of life. The Turner's, with other
friends, on account of their esteem for
him as man, and mis- usefulness as a
teacher, presented him last evening with
lounge, an extension table, and many
other useful articles were received from
the scholars.
THE SOLOfJS IN SESSION.
The city council meeting Monday even
ing was very harmonious. AID. Wilson was
the only absentee. The usual routine of bust
ness-reports of committee, petitions and
etc, were passed over without any comment
: H.
have charge of the same. The Union Nal
leable iron company want a switch from
Railroad avenue to their works This
was also referred to street and allev com
mittee with power 10 act.
The yearly report of the public library
was received and placed on file.
Five additional electric lamps were
asked for. and but one on Second avenue
between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets
granted Each lamp was voted on sep
arately and when they came to the corner
of Fifth avenue and Twenty second street,
the eastern limits of the city, much op-
position from Aid Vessel, and others
was exhibited, because East Moline would
be benefited, and they were opposed to
giving it any favors until it paid
| for them.
Alderman Keene championed the
| light but it failed to pass, because
Alderman Oldefest found out that
there were no fees appropriated for an y
more lights than the one already given.
Liberty was given to the c., Il. 4 to
lay switch TO the Moline pillow company
shops and an ordinance passed in refer
ence to it, all voting for the ordinance
except Odefest and Pierce. One thous-
and copies of rules for the instruction of
water consumers was ordered printed for
gratuitous distribution.
| Alderman Kerns succeeded in getting
the city ordinances, elc., revised.
The mayor appointed Holman Logger
assistant engineer at the water works.
This cuts the knot aud annuls the ordi,
nance which gave the chief engineer that
power. passed at the last meeting OF the
council
The bonds Of Austerlund, Logger, and
Landgreen were approved.
DR.. Dunn wants a city surveyor, and
knows of some competent person who
may not move here, but might, etc. Sew
eral spoke on the subject, but no promise
was made, 80 that the competent person
could with any show. Of success in pros
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-07
PORTUGUESE PHOTOGRAPHY.
A New Establishment in Rock Island
THE Elite studio.

Yesterday morning witnessed the ad-
vent of new departure in Photographic
art and skill in Rock Island. Where
once the rickety staircase in the Fries
building on Second avenue west of Eigh>
teenth street. led up to an ordinary suite
of rooms occupied for years as the law
office of Messrs. Beardsley g. Kenwor,
thy broad and handsome stairway now
carries one to the neatest and most
tsstefully fitted up art gallery in the
west A new conner to the city may
there be found in the person of Mr.. Au-
gust Bruett, a gentleman whose years of
experience, skill and success in the pro-
fession have given HIM reputation in
Portugal as a photographer, and having
field in Rock Island, has decided to locate
here. He is Prussian by birth, but for
years he operated gallery at Oporto.
Portugal, and made trips all over the
country, taking photographs of promi-
nent people and places and acquiring
fame wherever he went. Principal
among the productions of his camera,
aud of which he retains copies. are, a
photograph of the king, queen and the
princes of Portugal EN- groupe, likeness
Of the country people, the peasants, etc,
besides numerous portraits of scenes in
Portugal, testing the skill of Mr. Bruett
rs a master OF out-of- door photography
as well rs of studio art
HIS work, which is on exhibition at his
inviting studio which he has named The
Elite" speaks for itself. and admirers of
art in this line will be repaid by visit
Mr. Bruett has placed his business office |
in the hands of Miss Sullivan an Ameri- |
can lady, whose experience fits her for |
the position. The ARGUS commends the
new departure to its readers, believing |
that an enterprise so successful in the old
world will find abundant patronage here
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-07
LAZY, EFFEMlNATE PEOPLE.
Field Sports in the House-Our ideal CT
Supreme Comfort-Cremation

Supreme Characterization.
Little by little the American people are
learning to take all their field sports in the
house when the first white frost comes. Gro
guet was brought into the parlor ten years
ago; then some lazy villain invented the par
lor rifle, and all the targets and rifle ranges
were brought INTO the house Then the ring
ing steel blades We're taken off the skates and
wooden casters substituted, and the lake was
moved into the house and boarded over with
yellow pine. Foot ball, polo, walking
matches, target practice, base ball, cricket,
all the field sports, have been taken into the
parlor or rink.
The horse races will be moved in next In
little while America will have no earthly
use for out doors, not even as a place 10 bs
buried in, because, after We have fenced IN,
floored and rooted over this entire continent,
shut out the sky and the air and the sunlight,
and have lighted the gas and stirred
up the dust and breathed the at
mosphere over and over until 1t can
be breathed no longer. it will be most fitting
and proper that we shocId crawl into a cast
iron retort and be showed into crematory
heated ~one seven times more than was wont
to be heated, and, III dust and noxious vapors
and gases, close life of gradual incarceration.
There should he a law making il a peniten
hary otfense for man to take part IN any
game inside a roller rink that can be PLAYED
in the field, in the pure air and the bright
sunlight,
Physically we are growing to b. a lazy
effemmate people, and unless We are driven
out Of the rink, we will never feel the tart
spring or tine snow crunch under our feet.
The one great reason why cremation finds ST
much favor with Americans is because ON
ideal of supreme comfort is To he thut up ii
a tight box, close to a scorchng fire, witt
nothing TO breathe save an atmosphere that
would kill 2G acres of grass and a whole for
est of trees and flowers. -Burdette in Brook
lyn Eagle
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-07
COUNTY ASSESSMENT
Total So, sss, osl ss77O6l8 sls87,788 s7l87, 4s7

The number of dogs in the county is
shown by townships to be as follows;
Cordova, 81; Coe; 1877; Canoe Creek, %;
Yuma, Sc; Port Byron, 81; Hampton, 1874
South Moline, 142; Moline, 81; Rock Is
land, 294; South Rock Island, o. Black
Hawk, So; Coal Valley. 9s; Rural. 70;
Bowling, 1879; EdgiDgton, 80; .Andalusis.
80; Buffalo Prairie. 96; Drury, 1875; total,
S67. 1t will be interesting to many to
know that there are only S67 dogs in the
great county of Rock Island on which
taxes are due, of which Rock Island
furnishes but 294
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-07

The Queens Picturesque "Beefeaters.'
After the Life guards came the carriages Of
the accompanying state officials, each drawn
by -four horses, and after them on foot the
Beefeaters These Beaufetiers or Bulfetiors,
who with their round paunches and quaint
apparel are objects of much wonder and
amusement to the stranger, are among the
last remaining links which bind the feudal
ages to the present time. They have at
tended on the persons Of the kings and queens
of England ever since the reign of Henry
VII Among their duties they may be called
on to carry dishes to the queens table and
as late as the reign of George Ill, at thu
distribution of the royal aims on Maundy
Thursday, one of them is described as bear
Ing upon his head gold dish containing l5t
bags, having seventy five pennies in each
bag, 10 be given away by the b-almonel
to the kings poor. They may be employed tc
take care of the royal baggage when the
court moves from place to place, and some
of them are habitually occupied in showing
visitors over the tower of London and il
| keeping an eye on the regulia
If we accept the Darwinian theory thai
| only the fittest survice, the queens Beefeateri
| must be fit indeed, for they have outlivet
nearly four centuries, the several dynastie:
which have occupied the throne since tn,
| Tudor times, and even the sound and mean
| ing of their original name Next to th'
kings-at-arms, they are the most picturesquely
dressed of all the officials of magnificen
royal state so long established that its begin
nings are lost in the mists of antiquity
New York World.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-07
New Supervisor.

Supervisor Metzgar, of Cordova, has
rendered his resignation because of in
tended removal west, and the town
board of Cordova has appointed Rufus
Grennell as member of the county board
in his stead. Mr.. Gre nnell has taken
Mr.. Metzgar's place on the committees,
and being a representative citizen and
county tax payer, will IN Ike an excelen t
supervisor. He is democrat in poll
tics
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-07
Library Directors.

BY reference to the proceedings of last
evenings council meeting. it will De seen
that Judge c. Lynde. David Don and T.
II. Thomas have been appointed direc-
tors of the public library by Mayor Muir,
dock. The retiring members are Mcssrs
J. II. Southwell, Henry Curtis Jr., and
E. W. Hurst.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-07
BRIEFLETS.
Ice cream. ut Birkenfeld's.
New figs at krell & Maths.
RIapk berries at II Il Nnunu'

New figs at krell & Maths.
Blackberries at F. G. Young's.
New dates at krel & Maths
Spring chickens at F. G. Young's.
Very fine ice cream at John Russ.
California fruits ut F. G. Goung's.
Ninety nine to 1913 in the shade today
one degree warmer than yesterday.
Mr.. W. D. Webster, of Cordova, wa.
in the city today.
Mr. l. Liberman, the halter and mer.
chant tailor, is in the city, after an ab,
sence of several weeks in Nebraska.
W. E. Fox, of Sterling, spent tn,
Fourth with his brother-in law W. W
Bowlby, in this city.
The Central shoe store will remove to
its ne W quarters in Harper's block mex
Saturday.
Private parties aud picnics supplied
with the best ice cream and fruit ices al
reasonable prices by.Krell & Math
Agent Lamont, of the Diamond Jc
line, was III Geneseo this morning OF
business.
Mrs Kit Atkinson, residing on Elm
street, leaves Friday evening on a three
weeks visit to Toronto, Canada, among
relatives and friends.
There has been two new houses erect
ed lately in Glyers addition, aud new
one is now in course of erection owned
by Jacob Bleuer.
There is nothing more cooling than a
good dish of Ice cream, or cold drink of
lemonade, and the incest place in the city
to get the above is at KreIl & Maths.
Mrs. W. H. Gest, Mrs. C. W. Halves
and Mrs. H. Curtis have gone to Chicago
on q visit Mrs Curtis will visit the east
before returning
Andy Brady, a boss of one of the street
gangs. was overcome by the neat yester.
day and conveyed to his home, where he
Is comfortable today.
Trainmaster J. C. Stanton, of the G..
B. Il @ road was at the Rock Island
house over night. He reports everyth Ing
lovely on the great @" system.
John Coons, brother of Conductor
Coons, of the c., B. & Q is slowly re-
covering from the injuries he received at
Epperson last week He had narrow
escape from death
Mr. l. ? Wilson, of Chamberlain,
Dakota, who has been here on bushes
the past week, returned home last night,
accompanied by his nephew, Lou Bow
man, one of the faithful carriers of the
ARGUS.
Mr.. r. III. Stockhouse, of the Rock Is.
land s. Peoria road, returned from
Springfield yesterday with his wife and
son, Charlie, who have been visiting re-
latives there for the past two weeks.
Mrs. Leonard sister of Mr. F. Schurt
ger, is here, from Washington, d. c., ac-
companied by her children, Anna anG
Harry, for vacation. Miss Anna gradu,
ated at Washington recently. and Pres-
dent Cleveland presented the diplomas.
At the annual meeting of the Rock Is
land Building. Loan & Savings associa
ton last evening, Messrs. Alex Steel
W. T. Magill and J. J. Reimers were re-
elected directors, and L S. McCabe in
stalled instead of II. A. Bunker. A
change in the bylaws has been made, b.
which the association now issues certifi
Gates of paid up stock, drawing six pc
cent interest.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-07

John Aiberry & Son is the name of new
grocery firm which has just opened
business on the corner of Fourth
avenue and Twenty street. Both
members Of the firm are well known and
respected citizens of this city and thor>
oughly understand the business in which
they engage. They propose to keep a
full line of choice family groceries, and
will sell at the lowest living prices The
new firm solicits share of your patrons
ACE
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-07

The ST. Paul is due up Friday.
The l'illsburg will lie up Friday after
noon.
The War Eagle remains fast on the
rocks at the mouth of Duck Greek.
The Sidney will clear for St. Louis to-
morrow afternoon.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-07

A man at the telephone shouted Hello,
there; why in thunder don't you speak
louder!" An angelic voice replied what
did you say.' "Ohl" exclaimed be, recogniz-
ing the voice of the daisy at the central Office,
"excuse me; | thought was talking with my
slre n-Excfange
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-07

Rescue Hose Co. No. 3, elected officers
last evening as follows:
Foreman. E. Swan.
Assistant Foreman--Fred Ohlweiler.
Secretary. E. Albrecht.
Treasurer. F. Ohlweiler
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-07

There will be special meeting of Trio
lodge No. 81. Thursday evening, July 8,
for work. All sojourners are cordially
invited. BY order of W. NJ.
W. B. PETIT, Sec.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-07
COUNTY ASSESSMENT.
Interesting statistics from the Asses
sOrss Books.

Supervisors Wheelock, Parks. Aster.
Sell and Grennell. constituting the equal
ization committee of the county board,
are in session for the performance of their
duties. From the assessors books. in
their hands, the following abstract of as
sessment of Rock Island county for the
year 1886, is taken:
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-07

You can get cut rates over any railroad
at Blake's ticket Office 1908 Second
avenue. d1Yj
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-07

Attorney at law, loans money on good
security, makes collections. Reference,
Mitchell & Lynde, bankers. Office in
post office block.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-07

Insure in the Boylston Insurance Co. of
Boston, Mass. organized 1872. Assets
nearly 81 100000. Z. W. Hurst, agent.
Office over Rock Island National Bank.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-07

The annual report OF the Ladies' Re-
lief society from June 1885 to June 1885
is as follows:
RECEIPTS.
Cash balance on hand from old fund
S25 Az received one half receipts of
rip Van Wrinkle" by C. G.. KnelI. $50;
from friend, S25; from Mrs NJ. Rosen.
field, So; from membership fees, SIS
$50 worth Of groceries from friend; TO.
tai receipts, Sl5347.
EXPENDITURES.
First ward-Miss Denkman. manager
none; Second ward-Mrs Hoffman, man.
ager S47 46. Third %ard-Mrs Eyster.
manager, 81, Fourth ward-Mrs. Ed
son, manager. S7jj; Fifth ward-iIss
Magill, manager, 81 40 Sixth ward
Mrs Hurst. manager, S14.07; Seventh
ward Miss Weyerhauser, So 10; expend-
ed for coal for poor woman by Mrs Cur
It's. 81, total expenditures, S9l IS; cash
balance on hand. $6l SO.
Money expended has been chiefly for
coal, the remainder for groceries.
Mrs. l.. r. CURTIS,
Secretary and Treasurer.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-07
Barth q Baheock, Dentists.

No, 1724 Second avenue. Special atten-
ti6n paid to saving the natural teeth and
Inserting teeth without platse.3
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-07

The annual report OF the Ladies Re-
lief society from June 1885, to June 1886,
is AS follows:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-13
THE GAS PIPE STRIKE.
TIE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT
With Mr.. Kimbsrly's nsn-ThOy get 81 80 q
Day aud PsrqulSItos-Why they Struck.
some Moro or Less Humorous E1pe'
rloucOS OF the Boys along tho Line.

Superintendent Lambing and Mr.. r. ].
smyth returned yesterday from Washing
ton, Pa, where they were called on &C.
count Of the strike Of the men employed
by Contractor Kimberly on the ditch oil
the Natural Gas Company Of West Vir'
ginia. As stated yesterday, the men struck
for an advance OF 20 percent in theil
wages. They also demanded that the
camp and equipage be moved by the con
tractor when move was necessary, and
that their supplies be hauled from the
railroad without cost to them. All theil
demands were conceded, and they re-
sumed work yesterday morning at 81 30
day.
The strike caused u good deal Of unfayor'
able comment in town. A strike so early
in the progress Of the work, after the men
had accepted the terms offered when they
were employed, caused surprise and severe
criticism. Several OF the men came to
town last evening, and in defense OF the
strike they say that when they were EN-
ployed they understood that their tents
were to be moved from point to point FOL
them and their supplies conveyed from
the railroad to their camp free oil charge
10 them. When they went to work they
found that this was mistake. The re-
moval OF their tents required them to lose
quarter OF day about every other day
This, at the wages paid, made serious IN;
roads on their earnings, and they could
not stand Il,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-13
a rIno prnraatIe oompnny.

Mr.. Byron De Winton, manager Of the
Newton Beers dramatic company, is in the
city, arranging for the appearance Of Mr..
Beers at the Peoples Theatre for one
week, commencing next Monday night
Mr.. Beers will star as Roger in "0nly q
Woman's Heart" alternating with Miss
Gawanda Mohawk in the star role in
"only farmers Daughter" Miss Mo-
hawk Is the famous Indian actress whG
was recently here. Mr.. Beers needs nc
introduction to the Wheeling public. He
made fine impression when he appeared
here last season, and since that has grown
in fame and In histrionic ability. The
character Of Roger Is as fine as anything Of
the kind in Contemporaneous dramatic
literature, and the entertainment promises
to be most successful one, artistiCally,
and therefore financially.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-13
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Strangers In the City and wheeling Folks
Abroad.
w. N. Chancellor, OF Parkersburg, was
up yesterday.
Miss Emma Stamm went to Pittsburgh
yesterday on a short visit.
Mr.. George R. Grafton, Of Martha, Ia
visiting friends in the city.
Mrs, ]. ]. Jones has been spending the
past two weeks in Pittsburgh.
Mr.. Joe Reese has arrived home from
Paris, where he has been taking lessons In
art.
Mrs. Ellen Caldwell and daughter ar
rived home Monday on the Andes from
Florida.
Miss Finn, OF Atlanta, was at the Nc
Lure house yesterday, having come north
to visit her sister, who is u pupil at Mt de
Chantal.
Mrs. Mary LoCkhart, Of Columbus. @,
ia visiting her mother, Mrs. II, A. VIII.
iisns, on the Island. She is accompanied
by her child.
Senator N. B. Scott, OF the Central glass
works, is being boosted for Congress In
the Wheeling district. The Senator has
a hard time to keep from having honora
thrust upon him.-Beilaire Independent.
Mrs. John Mills, formerly Of Wheeling,
| ia in the city, the guest Of the family Of
William Elliott. Mrs. Mills will leave In
a few days for Chlcago;to join her hus'
band, where they will make their future
home,-Steubtnville Herald.
|
DR.. Eugene A. Hildreth, Of this city,
was Yesterday appointed to good posi-
tion on the medical stalf Of tho Brooklyn,
| N. Y, Hospital. DR.. Hildteth starts on |,
medical career OF great prominence, and
his many friends here will be glad to
| learn Of the high appreciation Of bis at
talnments and ability Of which his ap'
pointment Is an evidence.
DR.. w. L. stathers, Of Tyler county, 10
| in the city on business connected with
the Tyler county agricultural fair, and
will call on the business men OF Wheel
inc while here. The 1NTELLIdENcER takes
pleasure in commencing DR.. stathers TO
the merchants OF Wheeling. He Is q lead
| ING citizen OF Tyler county, and the cause
in which he Is enlisted deserves encour'
agement.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-13

O. D. Robbins yesterday began drilling
in his nawwtll at Hanlons station, W. Va,
on the Panhandle road.
The average daily production for the
Macksburg oil field, for 1855, was l,7SG
barrels; and for the first three months o.
1886 it was 2,047 barrels,
The Nail City Oil Company have leased
from Ebenezsr McBurney 400 acres In
South Strabane, for which 500 per acre
was paid as cash bonus. They also agree
to pay an eighthroyalty Of the oil and $7OC
for each gasser.
The machinery used at the oil well O.
the German Oil and Gas Company, on the
Ramsey farm, on Captina creek, Belmont
county, have been attached by one OF tht
members Of the company, and held TO pay
debt which he has against 1t.
A dispatch from Washington, Pa, yes
terday, says: The Willetts No. hat
drilled considerably in the sand, and at
noon Is Keeling of oil at the rate Of ten
barrels per hour. Outside OF this there
are no developments over yesterday.
Richard Crooks has leased his large
county, to T. S. Vandergrift, for oil and
gas purposes, on a royalty Of one.iourth
tho oil and an annual rent OF 81, 900 fol
each gas we'll. Two wells will be com
pleted rapidly. A failure to complete q
we'll in seven months involves q penalty
Of 81 per acre; each failure for Ave other
months a penalty Of $1,000, and further
default 81 900 per acre until the compile.
ton OF q we'll. Hon. John N. Mcdonald
at the same time leased bis large domain
on similar terms to the same party.