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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-17
A Coco Investment

Anvone who mas ever dealt in lands,
knows that no investment of money will
so surely and quickly yield return, as
such venture If carefully made. TO
the absolute safety o. government
bond, is added profit far in excess Of
rate Of interest which can be obtained
on any safe loan, In Kansas and Neb-
raska especially lands are raising i'll value
very rapidly and with steady growth
which gives assurance of stability. The
good season and the great tide OF immiR
grafton into these states has made invest
ment there doubly safe and desirable
The climate of Southern Nebraska and
of Kansas, free as it is from the long
RIGOROUS cold winter. added to soil
unsurpassed for richness and productive
capacity, has made possible the wonderful
development of these states. TO the far
mer they hold out special inducements
Cheap land. easy term of purchase, good
markets and varied products enable him to
own his farm at smaller cost and with less
labor than is required to pay rent for the
land he occupies here. or the interest on
the money he has invested in it.
If you are looking for safe place to
invest money, where it will pay you a
large and sure profit. or if you are farm
er and want farm of your own, call on
me and see what / have to offer. / will
make the visit profitable to you. Office
over American Express office, Rock Iss
lam, I'll, SAyinLE JoHHeToH.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-17
state sanitary Matters.

A copy OF the proceedings of the Hi
nois State Board of Health meeting at
Springfield, June 29th and Both, mas been
sent US Among other interesting reports
the following is made;
DR.. G.. G Craig, commissioner of
health OF Rock Island, reported that the
house-to-house inspection WAS being
male this year Vital statistics are quite
accurately collected in his city. There
was some trouble about the reporting OF
birdie but no deaths remain unrcported
Rigid quarantine was enforced IN cases of
contagious disease, especially diptherla
land scarlet fever The schools had revcI
been closed on occount OF diseases.
Some trouble had been experienced from
slaughter-hOuses and the killing Of dis
eased animals DIR. Craig thought the
law of 1888 provided tor filling of low
swamps anu ponds at the expense of the
property.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-17

Your committee recommend that the
following bills be not allowed: Mr.. &.
Blackman, $685.; J. A. johnson, 81.
In relation to the case of Barlow and
wife your committee would recommend
that the overseerof the poor be instructed
to furnish each of them an open order
for S. per month until the September
meeting.
In relation to the county cemetery
your committee found tine same in good
condition except that it Is overgrown
with weeds, and we would recommend
that SIS be placed in the hands of Super
visor Applequist to pay for moving and
burning said weeds.
In relation TO the case of Edward r,
Wright your committee recommend that
the board guarantee to DIR. Brown SEQ
for two months treatment of said
Wright.
In relation to the matter of appoint
ment of physician for the poor your com
mittee would report that we find that the
board, by resolution at the May term,
1880, left the matter of appointment of
physicians for the poor to the discretion
of the overseers of poor in the several
towns, and that it has since that time
been customary for each overseer to enter
into contract with some physician fol-
medical attendance upon the poor Re
spectfully submitted,
JASPER SELL, A. II. WHEELoCk,
FRED APPELQUIsT, HUGH WALKER,
STEPHEN T. GooDLow, Committee.
To be Continued
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-17
Wore Candidates. Probably.

What troubles Rock Island county re-
publicans now more than anything else
is a surplus of aspiring individuals to Of
ice The candidates outnumber the Of
fees to be distributed two to one. The
country brethren are beginning to real
ize that Rock Island city wants the earth,
so to speak, and they are connecting
some scheme to upset the calculations of
the wirepulers here. Port Byron seems
to think herself called upon to furnish all
the candidates outside the city on the re-
publican side If rumOrs are correct she
wants A. F.. Lyford nominated for county
clerk, ex- Postmaster ZoIiugcr for tr asur-
er, J. W. SimOnson for representative
and E. II. Johnston tor county Judge
This looks as if Port Byron did not pro
pose to be handicapped with dearth Of
candidates, and at the same time
gives pretty broad hint that
Rock Island is little too fresh.
Moline sits back on her dignity, and de-
mands that Parson Morgan be nominated
for sheriff; and if Moline don't get what
she wants the g. o p. might as well hang
its harp ON the willow, and clothe itself
in the garb of woe AS we have init
mated before, there will be much wailing
and gnashing Of teeth, when the republi
can convention concludes its labors
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-17

Messrs Robert Bennett, J. L Larkin.
L. E Zeigler and William Gray, re-
turned from Strcator last evening, where
they attended the annual session Of the
state assembly Knights of Labor. The
session lasted from Tuesday noon antll
Friday noon. aud was an exceedingly busy
one. Robert Bennett was re, elected state
master workman, and Chris Schlege of
Moline, was elected u member OF the exc
culive board. One hundred assemblies
were represented, and it was shown that
the order in the state had gained mem
bership of six thousand in the past year.
1t was decided to hold the next annual
meeting in Quincy. but the exact date
was not determined upon.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-17
SUBURBAN SETTINGS.
HILLsDALE, July IA.

HILLsDALE, July a..
Mrs. Walter Wreath is on the sick list
"Uncle Dicks" hotel still overflow!
with boarders.
Miss Title Sell, of Chicago, is home
on visit.
Mr.. j. M. White, of Englewood. il
busy shipping black walnut logs, which
he has bought in the vicinity of the Dale
We are pleased to note the fact that
William Orr has succeeded in obtaining 6
pension. Mr.. Orr is worthy man, ant
the pension will hit the right spot.
The work of laying steel on this branct
still progresses with energy. The stee
gang expect to remain here three OF foul
weeks longer
To see the proud and happy way thai
has come over Otto Items, one woult
think he had suddenly become worth i'm
mense riches-and so he has, in the form
of a girl, who weighs nine pounds.
Owing to the kind attention of Mr.. A
J. Osborne, the long bridge just east Of
this place is in more passable condi'
ton. Mr.. Osborne has the science OF
bridge building down fine
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-17
AN "OLD CURIOSITY SHOP"
The Goods and Chattels Of the Late
Doc" Farrell, Of This City-A
Queer Collection.

Queer collection.
Some remarkable discoveries have been
made since the death, June 0, of Doctor
Farrell, of this city. "O.d Doc" as he
was commonly called had lived a life of
solitude for many years, and he was, al
together, during these years of loneliness
a character of many eccentricities. But
he was more than seventy-seven years of
age at the time of his death, and there
is no wonder that one who had long
known the comforts of home should
become eccentric in old age, when find
ing himself without one.
His widow and other members OF his
family now reside in Geneseo-they had
not been united family for years before
his death When he died he left some
effects which are now pending disposis
ton. They form an array that would
put to blush the contents of the shop
of Mr.. Venus, of whom Dickens talks.
The landlord of the old tenement house
on West Seventeenth street, in whose
hands this property has been since DR..
Farrell died, ordered the things re-
moved the other day, and the Moline
Dispatch says this of what was found in
the curious collection:
TIE outfit shocked even the strong
nerves of Lawyer Graves when he looked
it over. Yet the stuff cost plenty of
money when it was new.
The most noticeable piece of furni-
ture, perhaps, is the mummiiled body of
French female dwarf, in standing pos
ture in a glass case. The mummy looks
like the remains of a woman 80 years old,
and perhaps two feet tall. Tue skin and
flesh is gone in places, and about the
mouth enough is gone to show the grin
ming skull. The figure seems in the posi-
ton of having just finished dancing, and
the glass door of the case is broken, as ii
in the dance of death. she had given her
cage final kick TO let in the air. And
the air did get in, sch as it was, laden
with the perfume of not too clearly sur
roundings. And with the air entered
dust, with which everything is coated.
The mummy must have cost hundreds of
dollars when new"
Then there were dust-covered books.
aud surgical instruments, battlescarred
euspidors, and all sorts of traps, not well
pels, catlines, tourniquets and many
things we could not find out the names
of, were in cases and out of cases, rusty
and dusty, and telling the story of the
ups and downs of their deaf owner
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-17
ACOLLISION.
One Freight Train Dashes Into An
Otber-Two valuable Horses
Killed.

Quite serious accident occurred near
Kittredge, on the Racine q Southwestern
division of the c., M. u St. p. ROAD at
1918 last night. It is the custom for two
freight trains TO pass there, but it seems
that last night the Chicago d Council
Bluffs freight, instead of waiting for the
one from this city, pulled out, and when
Just west of the switch, train No s,
which left Rock Island at 2 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon, dashed into it. The
train from here was in charge of Condnc>
tor Connors, and was pulled by engine
3S2, John Hsgedorn. engineer. 1t was
descending a grade aud the collision oc-
Cured on a bridge over small stream.
The engine on the Council Bluffs divi-
sion being MoGul the locomotive from
this end was of course. worsted Ivy the
accident Tie engineer on the Mogul
leape1 through the bridge and his back
was spraned.
The locomotives locked and the cars
piled up pretty well, delaying two trains
each way from Chicago and Council
Bluffs, the Milwaukee passenger out of
here last night aud the tram due at Rock
Island at G:45 a. m The latter arrived
here about - O'Clock, in charge OF Cons
ductor TiltOu.
Two valuable trorcrs, one named
Flora p, formerly owned BY Robert
Porter, of Davenport, and afterward sold
Ia Hunt Burns, at Marshalltown, Iowa.
for SO 900 peris he'd in the wreck. The
horses were being taken from Iowa to
Freeport to the races. Flora p WAS
valued at tue time of her death at $40
900. She trotted in the 2:24 and 2:2S
class A hosller was also injured
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-17

The executive committee of the Army
of the Tennessee met at the Harper house
last evening and made out programme
of eight toasts, but refused to give the
papers anything as TO sentiments or re-
sponses until the entire programme is
completed Some people are awful
stingy in their dealings with the dear
public"
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-17
Mac Wiser.

Malcolm 4. Wiser, who was arrested ia
Texas some months ago for tamperinG
with the mails as detailed in the ARGUS at
thStime, seems to be in fair way to get
out of his ENHANCEMENT. His bonds
have been reduced to 81, 900 and he is
now out of jail There seems to be a
development which furnishes clue to
making Mac" victim of circumstances
under which he may yet get clear.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-17
The New High school.

The high school committee of the
board of education met last evening, but
refuse to say anything as to plans until
the board takes action on the report.
When asked by reporter about the
prospects, this morning, a member of the
committee said, "Oh, you had it about
right in the ARGUS last evening; we shall
do nothing but what will meet the APP
proval Of tax, PAYERS and school patrons"
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-17

An important notice to water con-
sumers is made in another column. All
the territory west of Twenty third street
will be shut off at Il. IN, for probably
the greater portion of the day. Superin-
tendent Stafford will put in an eight
inch main AT Fifth avenue and Twenty
sixth street, aud Davis & Co, are to 10.
cate two new hydrants-one at Fifth
avenue and Tweuty>tifth street, aul
another on Fifth avenue half way be-
tween Twenty seventh street and Milo
Lees
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-17

feels the disgrace of being arrested on
such charge.
Sunday evening the steamer Centen>
NAL will carry an excursion from Daven-
port and Rock Island for moonlight
ride on the river. She will leave at
O'Clock from Davenport and at $50 from
this side. Bleuer's band. of this city
will furnish the music. As the Centen-
NAL is the largest and finest boat on the
river, and has been fitted up especially
for excursions, good time may be ex,
pected. The fare will be so cents.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-17

United Presbyterian church: AT 10;
Al a m, preaching by the Rev. ". 5.
Marquis. No evening service. Sunday
school at $50 a. IN Hugh Warnock
superintendent
Broadway Presbyterian church: AT
1915 a. M, sermon by the Rev. John IL
Brown; at 100 p. m, "Overcomi nj
Evil with Good, by the Rev. W. 5. Mar
quis, pastor. Sunday school at $40 a
m, DR.. J. W. Stewart superintendent
Young peoples meeting at 6;45 p. m.
Christian chapel, the Rev. j. II
Wright, pastor At 10:45 a. m. Chris
tianity's Triumphant Perpetuity. When
the Son of Man eometb, will he find faith
on the earth?" At 7:45 p. m, Chris
tianity's Essential Truth; "On this rock
| will build my church Sunday schoo
at 9:l5. a. m, F. II kaupke, superinten
tendent. Young peoples meeting al
6.45 p. m.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-17

The Gilpins have accepted the chal-
lenge of the Re scues and the game will
be played tomorrow morning at 0 O'Clock
On the Min Stars ground
The Central Cities have made arrange
ments with the Browns. OF Moline to
play match game Of ball for purse OF
$50, on Oferman's island tomorrow, the
game TO be called at 3 O'Clock.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-17

The committee on poor submitted the
following report, which on motion was
received and adopted:
Your committee on poor would beg
leave to report that they have examined
all claims presented before them, and
recommend the payment of the following,
and that the clerk be directed to issue or
ders for the several amounts to the several
claimants, tO>wlt:
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-17
Blood" vs. Blood.

Quite al amusing scene occurred on
Nineteenth street yesterday afternoon.
Two aged gentlemen, the senior eighty,
two years of are, had discussion as to
which was the fastest pedestrian, aud they
decided to settle the matter by test.
The contest was termed vermont Blood
VS. Lexington Blood" and it terminated
in the younger of the two-'LeXing-
ton coming out victorious The race
furnished much merriment to all who
witnessed it.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-17
For County Judge.

After consulting with many of my
friends throughout the county, | have
concluded to announce myself as candi
date for county judge, and request the
support of my friends.
E. 81. JOHNSTON
Port Byron Ill., July ~, 1880,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-17

L. E. Parmenter, attorney at law.
Makes collections, loans money, and will
attend to any legal business inttusted tc
him. Office, postoffice block, Rock Isl
and, Ill ds&w1y
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-17
To Water Consumers.

Rock ISLAND, july II.
The water will be shut off from TWEEN
ty third street TO the city limits, west, to.
morrow morning at ! o'clock, TO make
some needed repairs.
NJ T STAFFORD,
Stunt of WatCrworks
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-17

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, 1886-07-17

Attorney at law, loans money on good
security. makes collections. Reference,
Mitchell Il Lynde, bankers. Office in
post office block
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-17

You can get cut rates over any railroad
at Blakes ticket office 1908 Second
avenue. div
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-17

No. 1124 Second avenue. Special atten-
ton paid to saving the natural teeth and
inserting teeth without plates.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-17
HALF-CENT A WOHp.

THE ARGUS hereafter will publish III this col
| Jmn all vertisements of Lost. Found. For Rent
| For Sale, Bosrd or Rooms Wanted. and similar
notices At the low rate of one hair cent pord
each figure a word, but NO advertisement less
than ten cents
, 1886-11-19

HARTroRp, Conn. Nov. ls.-The
storm in this city from II a m to ESQ
p. III. to-day was very violent. No loss of
life is reported, but many buildings were
unroofcd and barns blown down. Chm
neys, fences and trees were topplcd over,
or broken. The wires are down, 50 that
reports of damage in %nciphhoring places
have not been received. The loss here
will amount to thousands of dollars. a
number OF large tobacco sheds containing
this year valuable crops are reported to
have been blown down and there will be
large losses of that kind throughout the
country.
New YoRk, Nov. Is. The storm here
was confined to a heavy thunder storm
ing colder, with Il brisk wind from the
west. Reports to the Associated Press
indicate severe storms all along the
Atlantic coast.
BUFFALO, Nov. lS.-Thc maximum
velocity Of wind here was reached at about
9;}O p. M, when the wind blew over sixty
miles an hour. Waves are dashing high
over the brcakwater, and the wall is being
broken up. 1t is expected that nothing
will be left of it if the gale continues much
longer. 1t i thought vessels due in this
harbor have taken refuge at Long Point.
GALVESTON, Nov. ls.-A special TO
the Ners from Laredo, Tex, says. Frost
and ice prevailed early this morning from
Laredo all the way to Monterey, Mexico,
damaging fruit and vegetables considera-
bly,. At San Antonio all the street by
drants were frozen, something that rarely
occurs there. To night the weather has
greatly moderated throughout the state.
, 1886-11-19
An Action for Libel.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. lS.-IIon Thos.
II. Dudley, %eX-consul 10 Liverpool, To day
brought suit against United States SEN
ator VIM. }. Sewell Tor So, 900 damages.
for remarks made by the latter in aspecch
at a Republican meeting at Camden on
the 7th OF October last. The language
complained OF was that part of Gen.
Sewcll's speech in which it is alleged that
he said in reference to Mr. Dudley oppo
sltion to him, that the latter for twelve
years represented, Or rather mi,repre.
sented, IL government abroad. That it
was charged that he grew rich by charg-
ing illegal fees while consul at Liverpool,
and that he robbed sea captains. lie, it
is said further charged that Mr.. Dudley
obtained his off &c by making a dicker at
the Chicago convention which nominated
Lincoln for president. Mr.. Dudley asserts
that these charges are false.
, 1886-11-19

business Transacted Before Judge w
1. Maginnis. Yesterday.

Court convened at 9 O'Clock yesterday
morning, Chief Justice Magiunis pre-
siding:
In the case Of the Territory VS.. Fred
ilagerman, Indictment Of grand larceny,
the jury was called and all present. Case
argued and given to the Jury in the morn
ing.
6 NJ. Keplcr was sworn in as bailiff.
Fred Hagcrman VS.. j. NJ. Kessler;
case argued; Judgment for plaintiff for
SlG9. 50 and costs against defendant and
surety.
Territory Of Wyoming vs.. Fred IIager
man, Indictment for stealing and unlaw
fully selling stock, parties in court; the
%impanneling of the Jury in this case was
proceeded with but not concluded, but
will be this morning, when the hearing of
the case will commence.
Territory of Wyoming VS.. VIM. Lewis,
lOl, Indictment petit larceny; defendant in
court with counsel, asked that plea of not
guilty be withdrawn and plead guilty.
Sentenced to two months in county Jail.
Territory vs.. William Lewis, l05, petit
larceny; mol pros. entered.
Court remained IN session until 10
O'Clock last evening, awaiting a verdict in
the first case of the Territory KS. IIager-
man, but at hat hour the jury had failed
to agree.
Adjourned until . o'clock this morning.
, 1886-11-19
Cattle Convention Adjourned.

CHICAGO, Nov. lS.-At the cattle
growers convention to-day the following
was adopted.
Resofred, That this convention COM
posed Of men from more than thirty of
the states and territories of the Union,
representing the farming and stock grow
ing interests Of the entire country. and
especially OF the western states and terri
tories, hereby declare that they cordially
endorse the statements of Governor
%llouser, Of Montana, Governor Warner,
OF Wyoming, and Governor Stevenson. of
Idaho, in their recent official reports to
the secretary of the interior upon the
question of the use and disposition Of in
jury and injustice to men WHO
are ondoavoriny to create homes
and support their families under
privations and trials Of frontier life. that
the broad charges of irand made to the
commissioner against these men are not
founded on fact; that isolated Instances of
fraud present no ground Tor the universal
prescription he has declared against these
men; and. lastly. that under cover OF an
intention to preserve these lands for actual
settlers, he Is in reality and in fact invest
igating and conducting through his special
gyms - - - NHlipihSt lOltlEu W
our institutions, unworthy of American
citizenship, and by the suspicion of ille-
gality thus cast upon the entries and titles
of the farming class as a whole, a vast in
justice is done them by which no public
good is secured or obtained.
In the afternoon the consolidation with
the National Cattle and Horse Growers
Association, under the head of the Con
solidated Cattle Growers Association of
the United States, was effected. The fol
lowing officers were elected without a dis
senting voice; ID. W. Smith, of Illinois,
president; W. \. Powers, of Missouri,
first vice president; Elmer Washburnc, OF
Illinois, second vice president; Henry Il.
Alvord, Jr.. Of Massachusetts,. third vice
president; \. II. Sanders, of Illinois, sec
John Clay, Jr.. of Wyoming Ter
rltory. treasurer. An executive commit
tee was chosen, consisting of fifteen mem
from as many different states.
The convention adjourned subject To the
of the executive committee.
, 1886-11-19
The Haddock Murder Trial.

SIorN CITY, Ia., NOV. lS.-The grand
jury returned their report on the Uaddock
murder at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The
Jury returned indictments against the fol
lowing persons John Arensdorl, murder
and conspiracy, Albert Bismarck, con
spiracy; Henry Sherman, conspiracy: Paul
Leader, conspiracy; +. Munchrath, con
spiracy. Sylvester Granda. conspiracy;
Gus Irieber, conspiracy; Henry Peters,
conspiracy; l.. platz, conspiracy; III. H.
Leavitt, conspiracy. These are the ten
persons present when the crime was com
mitted, two of whom, Lcavitt and Bis
marck, claim that John Arensdorf fired
the fatal shot. Besides the charge of con
spiracy, each Of the parties is also charged
with murder, The supposition at pres
ent is, that Arensdori will be held without
bail and the others in heavy bonds, which,
with II or two exceptions. they will be
unable to furnish. The ease will not be
reached this term of court. Those in
dicted, Ticber. Peter, Platz and Granda,
have not been arrested, and their where
abouts are unknown.