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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-14
WHY NOT CELEBRATE,
Rock Islands Opportunities for OBJ
serving the Glorious Fourth
This Year.

There cannot be the least excuse for not
having glorious Fourth of July celebra.
ton in Rock Island this year Oppor-
tunities are now offered for
a military demonstration on the day OF
national independence entirely different
from anything that has been seen in
Rock Island or this section before.
Many distinguished military companies
have written Captain Abel asking il a
welcome would be extended for a visit to
Rock Island on the Third which is to be
observed in lieu of the Fourth coming on
Sunday. Although Captain Abel has
withheld response TO most of these let
tiers, he fears he will eventually be OBJ
liged to send negative reply. Several
leading citizens have been consulted upon
the matter, and all have seemed willing to
take hold with the usual promise if some
one else will start it," and the ARGUS
has been bravely endeavoring for several
days to lind one with sufficient self conf
lence to come forward and take the mi,
tiative steps. Ii such a person resides in
Rock Island, he may conceal himself
within the folds of the ARGUS and we
will do his talking for him, Just 80 we
know his name and that he is responsible
for what he does. Having the interests
of the city, its welfare and pride at heart,
the ARGUS is DESTROYS of making move
ment that may reflect credit upon it,
On Saturday Captain Abel received a
letter from the celebrated Chicago
"Zuaves," volunteering to visit Rock ISL
and on the Fourth, if an invitation be
given. Ten to fifteen military companies
of distinction may be gotten here this
year, and grand military exhibition and
drill arranged which will attract people
from all around These companies will
all pay their own railroad expenses, but
some of them will expect their hotel bills
met. An amount sufficient to cover all
expenses could certainly readily be raised.
Let US prepare for military Fourth this
year. Let US celebrate.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-14
The Muscatire Fire.

The account of the great fire at Mus
catine appearing in Saturdays ARGUS.
was obtained with much difficulty, and
was, therefore, not as correct as later res
ports, though the important points of the
fire were given. At the meeting of the
directors Of the Muscatine Lumber Co.
Saturday afternoon to consider the dire
situation, it was learned that the follow
ing Appropriated figures were being dis,
cussed; An Appropriated loss by the fire
to the company Of about $175, 900. In.
surance on property destroyed will range
from $130,000 to $40, 1000. Probable
loss of about 10000, 900 feet of lum Der
The number of men and boys employed
by the company ran from 1870 to 100 and
the weekly payroll amounted to some
$1,000. The Huttig Manufacturing com
pany report loss of about 81 900 on
lumber. The property was insured
through the Mississippi Valley Manu-
facturer's Mutual Insurance company in
this city as follows: $4,000 on the mill
ana 50, 900 on the lumber in the Mississi-
ppi Valley and Sc, 500 on the mill in the
Northwestern.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-14
MOLINE,

h. A. Norling left on Saturday morn,
ing for Marshalltowp, Iowa, on a BUSH
ness trip.
Mr.. W. +. Cram, will travel in Iowa
hereafter in the interests of the Richard
son drug company of 81 Louis,
The street cars were in operation Sun
day from East Moline to the street car
barn, on the new line or street railway.
A large crowd gathered at the dedica>
zion ceremonies of the new Y. NJ. c. 4
rooms on Sunday afternoon, and the
programme was fully carried out.
Mr.. Michael Brannon, is still unable
to take his place in the Keater saw mill
He was dangerously i'll on Saturday night
but feels better this morning
Mr. Frank Keaior returned on Satnr-
day evening from Texas where he has
been for several months on d rancho in
which his father, J. S. Keator, is interest
ed. Frank looks well. and has improved
much in health since he went there.
A Belgium named Ben Blair, was fined
Sc and costs for being drunk, Saturday
morning. He had revolver on his per
son " hen arrested and was bound over
to the circuit court in 800 bonds. Fail
ing to procure them he was sent to the
county Jail.
Ben Linn, a servant of the late M,
Deere. has sued the city for $500 dams.
ges for injuries received on March &c last
by falling out of carriage on Fifth
avenue caused by the king bolt of the
carriage breaking when passing over 8
hole in place on the street.
On Saturday evening the reception and
supper at the new Y. M. c. A. room.
was well attended. Supper was on tbt
tables from five to eight p. M. and over
200 guests were served. The Turner's
ten in number, gave an exhibition which
was roundly applauded, and everything
passed off satisfactorily and with some
profit to the association.
Childreu's day was appropriately OBJ,
served in all the churches, At the Meth.
odist Episcopal the presence of canary
birds in cages, was new feature and
did much to enliven the audience by theil
singing. The children as well as the
birds seemed very happy and no doub
felt as well as they appeared.
A lumber merchant from the west fell
from boat near Cordova on Friday af
ternoon and was drowned. He had his
son with him. and the boy wen: to the
engine room and was looking at the ma
chinery when missed by his father. who
became much excited at losing the boy,
and Ehen searching for him, fell over
board His partner. who was on the
boat, offered $500 for the body, which
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-14
was found, and passed west through this
city Friday night on the c., M. & st. p.
DICKENS OBSEOUIES.


The funeral of Capt. Francis Jeffiy
church at $40 Sunday afternoon and
was attended by large number OF our
citizens No organizations turned out,
but the pail bearers were representatives,
as follows; Martin Schillinger, mayor
of The city; Col. ID. .. Reid, Masonic
order; Col W. c. Clendenin, the Grand
Army of the Republic; Captain Richard
Payton, the state militia; Commissioner
J. ID. Long, of the Odd Fellows, and j.
w. Atkinson, Esq, of the Friday club.
The funeral was in charge of Mr. Knox,
and was conducted in his usual systemat-
ic manner. A choir of four male voices
sang appropriate pieces, and Rev. G. l.
Morgan read portion of scripture and
preached very excellent sermon, in
which he read a letter Chas. Dickens. the
father of the deceased, had written to a
younger brother when about &c emigrale
to Australia, ia which was said that all
the bows had received similar letter of
advice on their leaving home Flowers
in profusion were carried by the children
son of the man who had done so much
for, and had written so much about
children, and though Captain Dickens
had no relatives here. the people turned
out as il he bad lived ALWAYS among
them. About twenty five carriages were
in the procession to the cemetery, Doctor
Jameson as chief mourner, next Alfred
|tShaw and family, then Chas. H. Deere
and family There were many others.
The coffin is deposited in the vault at
Riverside cemetery, and viii be left there
until an answer is received from the rel>
atives in London, which is expected to-
day by cable, when, if the body is not or
dered to be sent home at once, it will be
buried in lot selected for the purpose by
friends. The secretary of the cemetery
board has offered any lot they may choose
for temporary or permanent use. 1t is
hoped the BODY may be allowed
to remain here and a suitable monument
will be erected by subscription, which,
as well known gentleman said, would
| take about eight hours to raise suffici>
ent amount. 1t is not expected, however
| that the relations will allow the brother
| 10 lie so far from home and kindred
but the shipment may not occur before
cool weather in the fall.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-14
RELATIVE TO THE RAILWAYS.
A Serious Accident ON the SOTO N.
ductOrs Mt BeardstOwn.


Passenger train No. 3. on the c., b. s.
q, coming this way from st. Louis FRI
day night, met with a serious accident
and the passengers had narrow escape
al Briggston, thirty miles below Boards
town. The train was running at the
rate OF thirty miles an hour, in charge of
Conductor Willis, with Thomas James
engineer, his locomotive being No. $40
of the st. Louis and Beardstown run.
OF sudden, the engine left the track,
ditching the entire train aud capsizing
the engine aud baggage car, but doing
no damage to the other coaches The
train was delayed four hours, the passen
gers being brought to Bcardstown and
sent up on the express. A misplaced
switch was the cause, and the employees
of the road are inclined to believe it was
the work of revenge of some one having
snmity against the road.
CONDUCTORS IN OPEN COUNCIL.
A reunion meeting of the order of
Railway Conductors of the west was held
at Beardstown yesterday Three special
trains brought in delegations from Pana.
Springfield, Galesburg. St Louis, Qaiucy,
Kansas City. Chicago, and other places.
The exercises were to have been held in
the City park. but on account af the rain
the meeting was held in the Congrega-
tional church. The address of welcome
was delivered by W. c. Brown, superin>
tendent of the St. Louis division of the
Burlington, and the response by G S.
Wheaton, grand chief conductor, of Chi
cago, and Edward Bowman. of Kansas
City. In the afternoon, after the secret
session. the weather being fair. number
of short speeches were made in the park
to large gathering. There were about
600 conductors present, besides many of
their wives and large number of citi-
zens. Several conductors went down
from this city.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-14
In Trouble ,

The sheriff took possession of the SASH
door and blind factory of Flexner Il
Smith. situated on the corner of Front
and Perry street. Davenport, Saturday, on
three attachments. One in favor of the
Citizens National bank to the amount of
Sl2, 800; one in favor of J. Fl. Whitta.
ker for 81 ,046, and one in favor Chas. F.
Meyer, as assignee of Geo. OFT for $546.-
%, Afterwards Mr.. Fexner was arrest
ed on the charge of forgery, the informa-
ton being filed by E. s. Carl cashier of
the Citizens National bank. Mr.. Carl
says in looking over some drafts he dis
covered one for $500 signed by T. E.
Townsend, of Anita, Iowa, in favor OF
Flexner & Smith, where the signature
and acceptance was IN the same hand
writing. He Immediately telegraphed to
Townsend to know if Flexner had per
mission to use his name, and Townsend
telegraphed back: mo" Mr.. Flexner
was taken to Jail, but at half-past eight
o'clock Was released upon his own recog,
nizance to appear July 12 He claims
that Mr. Townsend had given him the
right to use his name, and that he has
papers at his home, which is three miles
north of Davenport, by which he can
prove it. There were three other notes
that were signed in the same way as the
first The firm Of Flexner & Smith have
been in business for the past five years,
MIR Flexner being manager They have
been doing very good business. Mr..
Smith, Mr.. Flexner's partner, is very
wealthy man living in Kansas City.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-14
Obituary.

Isaac Johnson, for many years resi-,
dent of Presumption township, Mercer
county. died of typhoid fever at Newman,
Jefferson county, Kansas, May Gath. He
was born in County Monaghan, ireland,
in 1907, and was consequently in his
seventy ninth year. All his children
were present when he expired, their
names being: Thomas and James r.. of
Newman, Kansas; W. F., of Springfield,
and Mrs. e. ]. Adams, of Viola, Mercer
county. His wife, aged eighty-one years,
survives him.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-14

have for sale number of farms in
Rock Island, Henry and Mercer counties
as follows: A farm of 112 acres in Canoe
Creek township. with new improvements,
at $3.50 per acre, part cash and part
time, all tillable, and bargain. Thirty
three acres of timber land in Henry coun>
ty, near Joslyn station, S25 per acre. A
farm of 1876 in Whiteside county, 81
miles from Hillsdale, 81 miles from Erie,
fine farm and good bargain at $35
per acre, the privilege of 100 acres ad-
joining grazing land and meadow, with
this place if desired. A farm of 50 acres
in COe township, miles from Port By
ron, cheap at.S40 per acre, has inc new
improvements, fruit, and all conveniences
of home farm. A farm miles north,
west of Hillsdale, in Canoe Creek, with
fine improvements, fruit, and buildings,
1870 acres, will be sold cheap if taken soon
Also a beautiful residence property in
Port Byron, with or without 40 acres of
land adjoining, for sale at less than cost
of improvements, and good reasons for
selling. also have other residence prop
efIies III L orr byron, d ilst OF winch VIII
be furnished on application. A good
residence on Second avenue near Tenth
street, in Rock Island, cheap, for a
short time only, and for cash Also 80
acres OF timber land 3 miles from Rock
Island at $40 per acre; must be sold
soon as owner is forced to sell.
Remember, please, that | offer none
but bargains and furnish good title in
every case.
In lands in Kansas and Iowa | always
aim to offer the best bargains in the mar
ket, and visit to my office will pay you,
if you want to buy. Office over Ameri-
can Express office, Seventeenth street.
Telephone No, 1858.
SAvILLE JOHNSTON.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-14
County Building.

TRANSFERS.
June 10-Sarah A. Irwin to Alice E.
Blakemore, lot 4 Stewards, second addi-
ton, Moline, $3.50.
John Shay, by Administrator, to David
Bopes. nj. net, 81, 16, 3w, $500.
Jacob Flickenger to Chrales and Peter
Engdahl, pit WI ne l. 90, Coe, S17S.
Geo. W. Platt to Mary Plat, lot 8, L
Carriers subdivision in J. W. Spencer's
second addition, Rock Island. $1,000
Ralph Atkinson to Fred Wailing, lot
~, Beardsley d Lees addition. Coal Val.
ley, IS.
1l-Harlan W. Carter to Thco. Strom
merits, lots and 0, block 5, South Mo-
line, 81, 800.
Thomas Corns to William Vivian. pt mel
20. II, lw, $500.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-14

At Arnold's Bazaar, there will be placed
on sale this week 100 dozen corsets, as,
sorted in three lots. One is an embroi-
dered corset Of the most approved style,
and worth 80 cents regular, this week 25
cents. Another is tull-boned and EN-
broidered worth rs cents this week at SO
cents, and the third is Of English coutil,
with side steels and full boned, worth
S1.00 this week SO cents. AIao we offer
10 per cent discount on our entire regular
stock of ladies, and misses, corsets, 81
different styles to select froBa.
M. ARNOLD.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-14
MILAN. June Il.

MILAN, June II.
Our schools closed on Friday.
The city dads have stopped street
work
Geo. Sydnor. has increased his cleri,
cal force IN his grocery department
Thursday was the gala day at school
for the children, their minds being wrap =
ped in their work for the past nine
months. 1t was a splendid entertain
ment, and especially in the primary de
partment under the supervision of Miss
Muse, who has so ably conducted it for
over two years. The little folks took spec
ial delight in decorating for the occasion
Our citizens were very much pleased at
the usual effort made by Miss Muse in
entertaining them with selections. care
fully prepared for the little ones.
On Friday evening the common CO.
ment exercises were closed with
four of the pupils graduating with high
honors IN the presence of a very large
audience at the town hall, which was
artistically decorated with appropriate
notices for the special occasion. The
entertainment opened by piano Duet
Mrs. barrow and Miss Lizzie Honens:
prayer-Rev. Carson; Success-Isabel
Crawford, Ambition-W Wallace Moore,
head, Piano solo-Miss Mamie Olmsted
Sweet are the uses of adversely, which
like the toad, ugly and venomous. wears
yet precious jewel in his hand-Miss
Ida Palmer; Perseverance-Nellie Wea-
yer; Vocal solo-Sadie Johnston; Lee
tnre--Richard Edwards, L. L. D.; Piano
solo, Cleveland, Wedding march. (the
latesD -Chas. Lowell, which made the
ball ring; Diplomas presentation-Pro
Whalan, closed by Rev Kerr. During
the past nine months Mr.. Whalan made
many friends.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-14
Lots for Sale.

| have yet for sale several desirable lots
in Lynde's addition. Long time given
with per cent interest. These lots are
situated on Seventh and Eighth avenues,
between Twenty seventh and Thirtieth
streets, on line of the new street railway
Fine residence lots and centrally located.
Call on me at once for prices, as they
will be sold this summer
Z. LIEBERKNEcHT, Agent.
Office 1913 Second Ave.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-14
A. O. u. w

Germania lodge No. 6. A. o. U. W,
elected officers last Friday evening as
follows:
M. W.-Chas Kolls.
VI. H. Beselin.
O.-Marz Harder
Rec. F. -Ludoiph
Fin.-A. Grevsmuehl
Rcd R. Koehler.
GA. d. Huesing.
Nv. H. Eifert.
o. W.-Geo. Mailman.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-14
Hard Coal Market.

Pea coal, 500; CRATE and egg, SIS 25;
range, nut and No. 4, $3.50 per ton;
screened and delivered all best quality
of anthracite. Extra carriage charged on
orders of less than one ton. Black NTH s
caol, Connellsville coke and charcoal
1908 Second avenue E. t. FRAZER.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-14
Public Notlce.

Anyone having business with the ARGUS
office after p. u. Qn the event that the
office is ciosed)' will please call at vii.
mans L Galt's news stand in the postoffice
building, who are authorized to transact
business of every nature for the ARGUS.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-14

Insure in the Boylston Insurance Co. of
Boston. Mass, organized 1872. Assets
nearly 81 100000. E. W. Hurst. agent.
Office over Rock Island National Bank.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-14

During the months of May and June
will give discount of $12a per cent on
all cash payments on lots IN Guyer's adj
dition. 12 I'm e. II. GuYER.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-14

Teeth extracted without pain by the
use OF nitrous oxide gas. Artificial teeth
inserted without plates. Office. 1924 Sec
ond avenue. div
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-14

You can get cut rates over any railroad
at Blake's ticket office 1908 Second
avenue. div
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-14
TORPID TEMPERATURE.
The Tough DAYS are With us Again
Yesterday and TO.day's Ter.
rifle Heat.

The folks that on the first OF May
Wore winter coats and hose
Began to say, the first OF June
Good Lord how hot II grows"
At last two Fahrenheits blew mp,
And killed two children small;
And one barometer shot dead
A tutor with its bali.
Now, all day long the locusts sang
Among the leafess trees;
Three new hotels warped inside out.
The pumps could only wheeze;
And ripe. old vile that twenty years
Had cobwebbed DER in vain,
Came squirting through the rotten eorks
Like July's best champagne
Plump men OF mornings, ordered tights,
But ere the scorching moons,
Their candle molds had grown as loose
As Cossack pantaloons.
The dogs ran mad-mcn conld not try
II water they would choose;
horse fell dead; he only left
Four red-hot, rusty shoes.
''Chestnuts" said one citizen to anoth-
er upon the street this morning in re-
Spouse to the common salutation warm
weather" Il heard that in Moline three
or four times this morning, and over in
Davenport they impose a severe penalty
upon all guilty of uttering that exclama,
ton" Everywhere yesterday and to day
the one prime topic of all conversation
has been the heat Never before has
such extreme hot weather been known in
the month of June Yesterday afternoon
the temperature was so oppressive that
people cared little to venture from
home, preferring to seek the shade of
some wide spreading tree and list to tn c
teachings of nature rather than submit
to the torture old Sol is capable of send
ing forth when be gets 'fhot" The TEN
perature ranged from "a to 81 in the
shade. While exposed to the suns rays
the mercury shot up to 105 and 1O9. Ii
was terrific day. and with the exception
of the subsistence of the suns fury, it
was little cooler last night.
To-day has been another scorcher. The
thermometer started at so this morning
and al 2 O'Clock the mercury was flutter.
ing around o. with an apparent idea OF
going one better" than yesterday.
WILL STEWART FRUSTRATED.
Mr. VIII Stewart orderly sergeant OF
the Rodman Rifles and timer in the
employ of David Don, was overcome BY
the heat while working on a roof In Dav-
export this morning, and brought to his
home IN this city. Reports gained cur,
rency this afternoon that he had died from
the effects Of sunstroke, but such, hap.
PLY, proved untrue.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-14
HALF-CENT A WORI'.

Tue ARGUS hereafter will publish IN this cot
ann all tvertsements of Lost, Found, For Rent
For Sale Board or Rooms, Wanted and similar
notices At the low rate of ono -A6tf CENT ts0ra,
each figure a word, but pa advertisement less
than ten CENTS
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-14
2 PER CENT MORTGAGES

EOR SALE, SIXTY LOTS IN MY AD-
l. ditions o the city OF Rock Island On four year
ly payments, with interest atsix per cent peran-
uum DAVENPORT.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-02-04
Proposed Decimal system Of Time.

Professor Loudon's proposed system OF
time, on the decimal plan provides that
the present day of twenty four hours be
divided into ten divisions, so that each
hour would correspond to two hours and
twenty-four minutes; this hour would bo
again divided into 100 divisions, called
minutes IL necessary, each minute on the
new system thus corresponding to Ia
minutes; again, this new minute Lewiston
TO be sub-divided for accurate measure
ments into 100 divisions, called seconds.
The advantages arising from such
system, as enumerated, are the
abolition Of the so-called q.
m. and p. m, as has already
been accomplished by the twenty.four-
hour system: all the advantages derivable
from the adoption Of any system based on
the scale of ten-namely, the inconven-
fence arising from the continual use Of
vulgar fractions and the use of symbols
for each unit in the ordinary affairs II
life; and, finally, that the time in houra
and minutes, which for all practical pur.
poses Is sufficient, is indicated immedi-
ately by the clock-this latter being con
sidered specially important advantage
as by the present system, IL Is always es
genital to multiply by in order to know
the true time.-Frank Leslie's Illustrated
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-02-04
Mistake. That Young singer. Make.


The chief folly of the young American
prime donne abroad lies in their unwill.
ingness to do what they can do and wat
is offered To them. One American gifl,
WHO had been singing with some degree
OF success in Italy, came 10 me one day
with her mother and declared 10 me that
she was prnniless, and implored the help
u The Americans in Paris, which was
freely accorded to her. An American
graiiem4n in this city offered to insure
her Il good engagement at the Casino il
New York ii she would return to the
United States. The mother refused the
offer with fine scorn. My daughter is an
artistic" she declared, "and can not sing
in operetta.' These people were not
ashamed 10 beg, yet the girl was ashamed
to sing in "Nanon" or "Amorita'
In another instance young vocalist was
offered the part OF n princess in a fairy
spectacle To he brought out in London.
role wherein there was good deal OF
scope for vocal display, and in which moth
Ing indecorous was exacted either in the
aching or the costume. The offer was re-
fused, and the young singer afterwards
made her debut in grand opera in Italy
and was failure. Why could not these
young f,irls take pattern by Marguerite
Cgalda, who, being a failure at the Opera
Comique Of Paris, straightway betool;
herself to the stage Of operetta, and has
queened it in that line ever sincet-Paris
Cor. Philadelphia Telegraph