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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-11
Veteran Encampm enI.

The following arrangements have been
made with the Rock Island & Peoria r.
for parties wishing TO attend the Veteran
encampment on Vandruif s island Sept.
18th and 10Th The following trains
will stop at the camp grounds, leaving
Rock Island as follows: S:15 and $40 Il
m. and 2::225 and 400 p. m, returning
leave Milan at $40, 235, 400 and SAT
p. IN Passengers should buy round trif
tickets between Milan aud Rock Island.
]. W. BRACKET. Commander
J. NJ. BEARDsLEY, Adi't
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-11

A new time card is expected To go into
effect on the c.. b. & @. road the first of
October, when it is said the new c., B. &
n will be opened for passenger business.
Dining cars will also be added TO the day
trains, and much faster time will I've
made
The Illinois Central company has de-
cided to change IFS proposed ''air line
from Freeport to Chicago, and will devi>
ate from its origina! survey aud run
through Rockford. The line via Rock
ford is only two miles longer than the
line originally determined upon, which
left Rockford out in the cold.
Superintendent D. L. Bush, of the Ra-
cine & Southwestern division of :he G. !,
N. & ST. P road, was in the city last
night A representative of the Bulletin
Intercepted him as to the result of puts
ting on the new passenger train between
Freeport and Milwaukee. He replied
that it had been very satisfactory. 1t
l"c,ed that it would, but its very crafty
lug success was a surprise to some of the
higher officers of the road The scribe
inquired as 10 the probability of running
the new train through to Savanna, and in
reply Mr., Bush inilmated that it would
doubtless be done. and there was posi-
Utility of that run being extended to that
point yet this season.-F-ecport Bulletin.
If Supt. Bush is DESTROYS of meriting
the appreciation of the people of Rock
Island as well as those along his line up
through the country, he will put on a
train from Savanna to Rock Island, arriv-
ing here about q. m, and leaving at
p. m. This wonld be benefit and an
accommodation to the city and country
folks alike.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-11
County Building


9-Chippiannoek Cemetery associa-
tion to Joha Aster, lot S02. block O.
Chippiannock cemetery, S9S.75.
Nellie +. Barber to Fannie Burneston
lot /, block 4. NJ A. Rodmsn's sub d,
vision of pit Hales addition, Rock Island
$725.
j. D. Perry to G. W. ID. Harris. pit loI
IL, Hale's addition, Rock Island, go, 200,
and G. W. d. Harris to John J. Reimers
same, 81 200.
G. II. Stoddard to G. W. Mnsher. pr
sw fri /, on Big Island, IA. II, 2w and pl
ne / and NV fri /, on Big Island, 23, II,
2w, 81.
Lottie L Stevens to Axel Lundeen lot
4, block /, Meese s. Hollands addition
Moline, $500.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-11
MOLINE,

school book and school supplies line at
his drug store.
Ed. Young was fined SO 40, including
costs, for not moving on when ordered to
do SO by the police.
John A. Tally, of the land firm of
Lodge d Tally. st. Louis, left for home
last evening He was visiting friends
here
Peter Peterson, for intoxication, Just
finished working out his fine-$52 %
yesterday and was released from the cal !.
aboose.
Policeman Crowder fills the place of
Giesberger, suspended by the mayor, and
Special Officer Lundgren has been de
tailed to ill The quota on the night watch
The Moline pillow company will COM
mence invoicing its stock on Monday
morning, September co. and as conse-
quence manufacturing will cease for a
short time.
A boy ten months old fell down several
steps of stairs yesterday and broke col
lac bone. He is son of Leroy Hoskins,
of South Moline, DIR. Vessel set the
bone and the child is doing we'll
Rev. H. o. Lindblad returned yester-
day from his visit to Europe. Since be
| left Moline he has traveled-estimatin
the ocean voyage-over eleven thousand
miles.
A cow belonging to Ii. p. Oakly, OF
the Corn Planter works. was put in the
pound last night, paid for, and released
There are two more in now; owners moi
| known.
The aldermen had conference last
evening in regard to the damage done at
the stove company's works. The matter
was referred to the sewer committee ant
city attorney.
| Charles Peterson employed at the Mo
line Pump Co, had finger broken yes
terday afternoon, by being caught in the
machinery of reamer at which he was
working.
This is the birthday of Officer Geisber
ger, who is tweuty-nine years old. 1t is
also the birthday of Squire Mapes--
eighty>one years-and Of Miss Fanny
Morris. daughter of Capt. Morris, of Chi
cage. These three exchanged presents
bliss lGa Ahderson' SISTER OF Mrs
'ohh " thompson on Fifteenth street
WAS twenty years old Yesterday one wa
congratulated on reaching her first scor,
- lnans A., IN au' "n0 I",'0u w
-, anuA peosN w. " VIC" "e' ""n
""pPt ie'u'hS VI 'iie Peiiou,
The west end OF the Golfer dam nea
keatOr's mill is to be taken out and abOu
sixty feet of the lower end of the dan
built opposite the mill next week, Al
| opening will be made opposite the chan
mel recently finished to let a curren
| through, which: will wash out all mud il
its course. as the gates will be kept opel
to give 1t full sway, This is good idea
ana II carried out VIII clear the channe
ehectuaity- IL Is expected the water VII
Dc let into tue channel about the hrst o
heAs week
Mr.. Alfred Shaw aud family have he
turned 90 Moline from Toronto. Canads
where they expected to remain for an in
definite time. as Mr. Shaw had purchase,
a business in Toronto Owing to hi
children becoming sick. and having beer
told by Mr. James Shaw to return whcI
he got tired there. It is probable tina
Alfred will remain in this city and vii
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-11
Largest in Years.

The attendance at the Rock Island high
school this year is the largest in many
years. the enrolment being at present 1a7
and before the term is oat it will increase
considerably. The heaviest enrolment
of any past year was 1876, and this year
bids fare TO exceed that by good many
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-11
Company s, Attention.

SpeciaI order No. 7
The members of this command are or
dered to be present at the Armory on
Monday evening for drill On Wednes-
day, Sept. 10. this command will attend
the reunion on Vandruf S island. BY
order. II. M. ABEL,
Captain Comd'g Company.
| w, STEWART, 1st Serg't.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-11
Cal IN JOhn Warner & Co.

for your hard coal, pure Lehigb. all
GRADES at the lowest market prices Give
them call Office at 1905 Second ave
nue., and kroger's old stand on Twenty
fourth street. Call and seethe samples.
Telephone 1896.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-11
SUDDEN SUMMONS.
Edmund Chopper PASSES Away at Mi
Ian Other Obituary Mention.
CRoPPER.

CRoPPER.
A we'll known resident of Rock Island
county passed away suddenly at Milan
last evening in the demise of Mr. Ed
mund Chopper, Esq, of that place. He
had returned from fishing trip and al
Camden mills met William F. GIFTS and
D. E. Conner, citizens of Milan, to whom
he spoke few words, stating that he
had been subject for some time to chok,
ing spells and that he expected that al
some time one of them would take him
away. He had scarcely uttered the
last word when he was Frustrated. and by
the time the gentlemen mentioned reached
him ne was dead DR.. J. 5, Matthews was
summoned and pronounced death the re-
suit of palpitation of the heart.
Coroner Halves went out last evening
and empannelled a jury composed OF j.
w. Mccartney. J. ID. Lairerty. B. P
Daxon, E. l.. Brown. J. X. Terry and l.
V. Eckhart and the verdict, after hearing
the evidence, which was in accordance
with the above facts, Was that deceased
"came to his death by heart disease"
Edmund Chopper was born in Wor'
cester county, Maryland, June %. 1911
He was the fifth in the order of birth il
family of sixteen children. His early
days were spent upon farm, and he &C
quired what he could of district schoo
education. At the death of his parents
he was thrown upon his own resource
for living, aud his father having been ;
seaman, he for two years was a sailor Oh
the Atlantic ocean, being first mate
Subsequently he came west. settling OF
farm in Bowling township On No
vember 4. 1916, be was Joined in matIi
mony TO Miss Mary Peckenpaugh, wht
died in 1859, leaving her husband will
six children whose name are: Martha E.
at Milan; Mrs. Stephen Bowen, of Water
bury, Conn Thomas Latin, of B!acl
Hawk township; Mrs. Daniel Hoover. il
Nebraska; William and George, both o
Rock Island county.
For many years, and until few year
ago, MIR. Chopper was engaged in agri
cultural pursuits His first purchase o
land was of forty acres from the gov
eminent, and since then he had acquire,
a considerable area, and at the time of hi
death owned 213 acres of as highly cui
tivated land as there is in Rock Islam
county.
In his political views he was always
republican, for seventeen years school di
rector and attcrSard road commissioner
lie was member of the NJ + church
He recently removed to Milan that h
might pass his declining years in res
and quiet. lie was a cousin To E. {
Chopper, Esq. of this city.
The funeral will be held frcm the NJ
E. church at Milan at o'clock .omorro,
afternoon.
| COOK.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-11

L. e. Parmenter, attorney at law.
Makes collections, loans money, and will
attend TO any legal business intrusted to
him. Office, postofiice block, Rock Isl
aud. Ill ds&w1y
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-11

Insure in the Boylston Insurance Co OF
Boston. Mass. organized 1879. Assets
nearly S1,000,000 L. W. Hurst. agent
Office over Rock Island National Bank.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-11

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, 1886-09-11
barth q Babcoek, Dentists.

No. 1924 Second avenue. Special atten-
ton paid to saving the natural teeth and
inserting teeth without plates.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-11

You can get cut rates over any railroad
at Blake's ticket office 1903 Second
avenue. div
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-11

gone farmer near Dakota CITY, Neb
killed thirty-two skunks in Que day.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-11

William Cook died of apoplexy at his
residence west of the Davenport city
limits yesterday afternoon. He was born
on the Old Cock farm across the river
Sept. 6, 1885, son of Judge William
Cook. of this city. He was educated in
The Davenport schools. When the war
came he was but seventeen years of age;
he enlisted with the Sd Iowa cavalry
when his term of three years expired he
re-enlisted and served to the end of the
war He was in the army four years,
| He was in some of the hardest cavalry
fights in the south. but escaped I'M
harmed Soon after the war he went TO
Colorado, where he remained seven
wears. Returning he married, and set
tied in the old leg house which his father
built in 1885, and in which he was born.
| In IS be bought the Cook farm aud
stone quarry OF his fatber lie desired 10
own the quarry which furnished him
stone for his city contracts. He had
been a large contractor for macadam and
foundation stone. He was very energetic
aud industrious in his business. HI
leaves four children-one girl and three
boys-with tie bereaTed wife The fu,
neral occurs tomorrow forenoon-inter-
ment private
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-11

EoR SALE, SIXTY LOTS IN MY AD-
ly payments with interest aLs six per cent per an.
uum DAVENPORT
The examiner. (Hartford, Conn.) 1881-188?, 1886-07-03
caresr or nr,.. rAhi,na Ha,,on.

GoLpsBoRo, N c., June 3G.-Miss Ta-
bitha A. Haitian, the young lady who has
lust died ut her home in Yadkin county,
was u remarkable character and was con-
scious as having been the only female
lawyer in North Carolina, and she was
the first in the South 10 ask admission to
the bar Her request caused much ex-
element at the time and met with con-
siderable opposition. A long dispute
arose as to whether "a woman could be
licensed to practice law in North Car
ol!nn, and it wa, only after she EN- ployed
Albion w. Tourgee as her counsel and
fought the matter through the courts
that she obtained u license Even then
she had hard road to travel. She be-
longed to the Order of Friends. and con-
tinued to the last TO maintain that she
was lighting for the rights of woman.
She wrote the following on card just be-
fore dying II am dying in the true Chris
tian faith, but not superstitious. l am
happy; but few understand am going to
a place boundless and magnificent. Bury
me with ~ neat red Bible in my hand"
The examiner. (Hartford, Conn.) 1881-188?, 1886-07-03

HE FOUND ms morn
Separated from Her In uhsidhood. ne
Discovers Her AFTER Many Yearo.


JEFFERSON, La, June ao-A. Edcwood
OF Lodi, nine miles north of here. n resi-.
dent of this city for many years is the
hero of the following episode: His parents
separated for some canse about twenty
years ago, the father retaining pcss.ss. d,
OF the children. He taught then, to ,,clteye q
that their mother died con after he sen.
aration, and they all received il as truth.
Memory of her gradually driftesi away,
and she was forgotten by her loved ones
Oh at least given up as dead. Mr.. A. Edg.
worth, the younger, ascertained by tome
means that he, as an heir OF his parents
had vested rights ID some pronerty
situated near Waco and some city prop
erty In San Antonio. Recently he has
been prosecuting his CLAIM. and few days
ago visited Dallas to confer with distant
relative concerning his suit. After a long
conversation with his kinhwoman he in.
quired Of her il she-knessv of the wLcre-
abouts of any OF the RELATIVES or any OF
the name, and was SURPRISED when she
answered that she knewof only one and
that WAS Aunt Susan. who lived In that
city The son lost no time In calling on
Aunt Susan, and found her to be his own
mother. The meeting cRn be better ina-
gined than described.8 How they both
lived so long in the icinity without recog-
nizing each other IS The s,rangest part of
1t. Mrs. Edgworth Is d resident of Dallas
and is highly esteemed.
The examiner. (Hartford, Conn.) 1881-188?, 1886-07-03
The Londou Chess Tournament.

NEW YORK, June o0.-Mr. Lipschutz,
of the New York Cheas Club sailed for
London Tuesday evening to represent that
club In the International Tournament OF
the British Association, meeting COM
mencing in London, July II. Mr.. Lips
chutz though quite young, won the cham
pionshintourney Of the Now York Club
a year ago by score of IL games against
one lost. He has won since that times
many games against such veterans as
Samuel Lloyd. who is recognized as the
leading problem composer of the world.
He has won two Steinitz gambit games
against the renowned DR.. Zukertort, re-
Gently defeated in the Steinitz-Zukertort
contest for the championship Of the
world. Chess players throughout the
United States will watch with interest the
progress of the London tournament with
nearly rs much interest as was excited
wears ago in he-brilliant games of Paul
Morphy. Mr.. Lipschutz has the boy1sh
appearance SO marked in the New Orleans
champion. He will meet the strongest
players of Europe.
The examiner. (Hartford, Conn.) 1881-188?, 1886-07-03
Suddenly s,ruek nu,,,h

PROVIDENCE, r. T., June 3e.-Physi.
clans here are greatly interested in the
case of Miss Evelyn c. Smith, who had
been suddenly struck speechless. The
facts of the case are these:
Last Saturday while in conversation
with young man named Brown, and they
were examining a map together, her com
pan1on made some comical remark which
caused her to burst out in violent fit OF
laughter. While the shouts were still
ringing through the room, she suddenly
turned pale, choked and fell. Her COM
panion caught her, but she could only
make motion with her mouth.
The young woman was well enough
Monday to be interviewed with the assist.
ance of pencil and paper. She said: .I
feel, as nearly as | can express, as il /
we've in a wise" She could move her Inns
as II shaping words, hut could not send
out sound from the tongue. She coughed
freely and cleared her throat, although
both of these processes panied her. She
hope that she will improve In time. There
is much sympathy expressed for her.
The examiner. (Hartford, Conn.) 1881-188?, 1886-07-03
Proposed Extenston.

WASHINGTON, June 30.-The President
has under consideration the expediency of
extending the age limitation in the Civil
Service rules. He has consulted recently
with number OF leading Democrats, all
OF whom favor this. Some Of those who
nave discussed the question with tho Pres
ldent have advocated the repeal of any
age limitation. The limit of forty-fiys
years was fixed by President Arthur after
consulting with the then members of the
civil Service Commission. Two, If not all
three, OF those who now constitute the
commission have informed the President
That they favor an extension, as the criti-
clsm that the limit of selection is at pres
ent too contracted is believed to be Just.
some have urged him to extend the limit
10 sixty or sixty-two years, as they con-
tend that the age of retirement fixed for
army and navy officers will apply equally
well to the Civil Service.
The examiner. (Hartford, Conn.) 1881-188?, 1886-07-03
Siren Klonuenee.

LONDON, June 30.-The Pail Mall Ga
zette, commenting on Mr.. Gladstone's
Liverpool speech, says: ''Mr. Gladstone
sees everything in mirage The Promised
Land, with its milk and honey, Is always
lust ahead. With siren eloquence he
urges his hearers to press onward to justice
and right. The toil-worn pilgrims may
have found the fascinating oasis vanish.
but nothing daunts the Old Mans faith.
The fire and enthusiasm of his Liverpool
speech recalls that of the alchemists just
on the point of discovering the way to
make gold when death dissolves their
dreams. Mr.. Gladstone Is always going
to inaugurate the millennium. Whether
he shall succesd or not remains to be seen" F"
The examiner. (Hartford, Conn.) 1881-188?, 1886-07-03

BERLIN, June 3o.-Last fall Officer
Thing g. of the political police, was ordered
to watch the workingmen's socialists.
He became q member OF one of the
organizations in the guise OF a machinist,
but after few months his true character
was discovered and he was expelled. He
gained valuable Information of the Social
ists' movements, however, and Deputy
Singer complained to the Reichstag of the
methods reforted to by the Government
in ferretting out Socialist secrets and
accused Thing Of melting Socialists to
political crimes. Thing, together with
Singers informants as to the formers in
trigues--Berndt and Christianson, work
ingmen belonging to the organization
from which Thing was expelled, were
prosecuted, and witnesses were called to
prove the truth of Singers charges and
endeayor to convict Thing Of treason.
Thing denied the charges, and contended
that Berndt acted rs his agent, revealing
the secrets for money. The trial ended
in the acquittal of Thing. The others
were convicted and sentenced to six
months imprisonment.
The examiner. (Hartford, Conn.) 1881-188?, 1886-07-03

LONDON, June 30.-The Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher and Mrs. Beecher arrived
in London, Tuesday. They were met at
the depot by DR.. Parker. the pastor Of
the City Temple, and his wife, and given
most affectionate greeting. DIR. Parker
led Mrs. Beecher to his carriage and Mr..
Reecher followed with Mrs. Parker. The
marty were at once driven 10 DIR Parker's
house in St. Johns Wood. The English
system of luggage-currying seemed to
puzzle Mr. Beecher, and his perplexlty
afforded DR. Parker considerable amuse.
ment Mr.. Beecher is in good health, but
suys he intends to rest before lecturing OF
preaching He is full OF the great treat
enioyed by him at Liverpool OF listening
to Mr. Gladstone's marvellous oratory
and watching the enthusiasm OF the vast
andience.
The examiner. (Hartford, Conn.) 1881-188?, 1886-07-03
Prelier's Eaal,aoyer Talks.

Sr. Louis, June Sol. Ell. Dixon, of
Bradford. England III the interests of C..
a. Preller, was crawling At the time of
the Southern hotel murder, who is in this
city, said to-day:
81 don't wish 70 say much for pnblica-
tion, but l will SAY that the charges
against the moral character of Mr.. Prel-
Ter are without the sligltest foundation in
fact. He was q most exemplary young
such Charming adllress an1E6o fhoTougk1y
pure and upright. He always made these
irips for me TO the United States and
invariably found him an honest, con-
scientous young man"
When asked about how much money he
belle, ed Mr.. preiler had about him at the
time of tae murder, he said: "l think he
had about two hundred pounds A short
time before he arrived IN St. Louis he
remitted me two hundred pounds, and l
am under the impression that Maxwell
believed Mr.. Preller had this money aleo."
The examiner. (Hartford, Conn.) 1881-188?, 1886-07-03
rne Newporr Murder Trial.

NEWPORT, June 3O.-When the court
opened w. P. Sheffield. senior counsel for
A. w. Dorsey and wife, charged with the
murder of Mrs Dorsey's father, B. J. Bur-
ton. said that owing to certain develop.
ments in the case he would withdraw
from the court house. 1t was learned
that Mrs. Dorsey had made full confes'
sion, This paralyzed the defence. The
Junior counsel, Mr.. Sheffield, announced
that he was there to defend the husband,
and not the wife. AtJorney-General Met
calf announced that Mrs. Dorsey was
ready to go on the stand to testify against
her husband, but he declined to allow hel
xC d0 sO
The examiner. (Hartford, Conn.) 1881-188?, 1886-07-03
A Tran,p steal. a child.

NEWARK, N. j., June 30.-The youngest
child of Valentine Patzle, VINO lives in
the Woodside end of this city, was stolen
by tramps Monday afternoon. The scoun-
drels, who are believed to be the burglers
who visited the Patzle home a few days
ago. carried the child to the woods. The
parents of the child, which is three and a
half years old, gave an alarm when the
little boy could not be found. The neigh
bors assisted In the search, and after sew
eral hours the child was found about two
miles from the house. He lay naked upon
q pile of hay. The scoundrel had stripped
the clothing from the child, who was fast
asleep when found. The tramp had dis
appeared.
The examiner. (Hartford, Conn.) 1881-188?, 1886-07-03
Trichinosfs.

BUFFALO, N. Y, June 30.-The family
of F. G. NJ Lantz, of the soap mBnufac-
turing firm of Lantz Brothers, partook OF
a quantity of bash for dinner, Monday, of
which raw pork formed m ingredient
added it is stated to give the hash flavor.
Later in the afternoon the family COM
p1ainud of pains in the stomach, followed
BY vomiting. DIR. Brayton was summoned
and found symptoms OF trichinosis pain
fully developed. Last night the servant
was also taken sick. she having partaken
of the food later. Tuesday morning the
entire six persons were In great agony,
and the case was pronounced one oi
exceeding gravity.
The examiner. (Hartford, Conn.) 1881-188?, 1886-07-03
r,. m,,,,.ry Guard Taken Away.

NEW YORK, June 30.-The company OF
United States troops which have been sta
toned at the tomb of General Grant
returned to Fort Hamilton this week. No
thing out of the usual routine had taken
place since the guard was stationed at the
Park. nearly a year ago. No attempt had
been made to desecrate the tomb OF the
dead general.
The duty OF watching the tomb will now
deyolue upon the Park policemen. All
manner of plants are in full growth and
bloom there. The stream of visitors to
Riverside Park has been continuous since
Grants body was entombed. Not day
has passed but number of sightseers
have gone 10 the tomb, while on Sundays
the crowds usually number many thou
sands of people.