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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-18

Mrs. Thurbar 5
work in musical
circles has been
something extraor-
binary, and until
recently has not
been known to that
presumably all-see-
ing beast, the pub
T lie. She has Il la ~ge
and iadependentin-
come, a great part
of which she de-
votes to the prac-
teal encourage
n,a,,t of tnu.tra I
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-18

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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-18
The st. Faa1 Ice Palace.

Special Correspondence
ST PAUL. MINI, Jan. I've are about
to have an ice palace here that VIII compare
with anything of the kind ever attempted
1t is being constructed by the architect of
structures of the same character at Mon
treal carnivals. Some idea of the structure
may be gained from tie accompanying
sketch of the completed building, but one
must see this huge mass of glistening ice to
appreciate it. The building covers a space
Of ground l50xl6o feet The main tower
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-18

"Athlophoros sells we'll and it is pes
fectly reliable. take pleasure in rec'
ommending it to my patrons. 1t either
benefits or cures in every case. ). M
Irwin, leading druggist of Decatur,
Illinois, gives as his experience.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-18
THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS. MONDAY JANUARY IS. 1886

Keeps her waiting On 49,
earrives late, indifferently clad, marries her
and hnstles her away before the wedding
festivities have scarcely begun. HE subse-
quently breaks her temper and wins her
affection" as one critic expresses it, two
extraordinary things to do certainly, but
all things are possible in opera, which
frequently distinguishes itself by getting as
far from nature as fiction can go.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-18

chusetts. He be-
lieves firmly in the
continued success
and growth of
American opera.
He attained b is
proficiency in ora
torio in London.
He has travelled
with the Thomas
orchestra, sung
with the Boston
Ideal company and
at all the festi-
vals aast md ypa.,t
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-18

Mr.. A. Nichols suffered from catarrh
for years. He purchased bottle of Ely's
Cream Balm of US He is now almost
cured, and says you cannot recommend
it too highly .-Evers Bres., Druggist,
Independence, Iowa,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-18
THE AMERICAN OPERA.
ITS AUSPlciouS OPENING AT THE
ACADEMY IN NEW YORK.
"The Tanning of the Shrew"-A Goodly
Company and Fine Audience.
The Chief Figures in
the Company.

New YORK, Jan. 13-America has its
own opera at last The eagle has been
taught to sing a melodiously as any foreign
bird that ever wore feathers. At last, after
years of homage to Italy and Germany, we
are on oar own feet in the matter of music,
and can stand without webbing. We can
produce the emotional lyric dramas with
cur own talent and in our own tongue, and
do it we'll We can go to the opera now
without lying. We can understand and
appreciate. The simplest of us can fit the
words to the sound-a tremendous ga n,
surely
The opening of this heretofore intact seal
occurred at the Academy of Music on Mon
day night, the 4th inst twas an event of
great magnitude and very bad weather.
Nobody minded the rain, however, for the
old academy was filed wi h the most i'm
portant human material the city could
produce.
This new departure is the work of a wo-
man, Or women-several having assisted in
the great work, Mrs. F. B. Thurber taking
the lead. The project of American opera is
her own. Mrs. William S. B!olgett, Mrs.
August belmont, Mrs. Richard Irwin, Mrs.
Thomas W Ward and Others have he ped
bring the enterprise to its present status.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-18

promising Auleri-
can industry. 1t
opens the way for
hundreds, perhaps
thousands, of eager
hands, as well as
finished Threats, to
exercise themselves
with hope of re
ward. 1t develops
specialists in many
lines Of work, and
suggests possibili-
ties of stupendous
Successes in the tIl-
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-18

pr, ct In addition TO this she generously
gives her time and efforts, frequently, it is
said, taking upon herself tie thankless task
of management 1t is also said that she fur
nished the capital for several musical cam
pai2n !, in which Theodore Thomas has been
the chief figure and Charles L. Locke sec
ond
She employs two secretaries to attend to
tie correspondence and other affairs which
are the natural outgrowth of the important
musical affairs in which she is interested.
During the musical seasons she is constantly
impor,uned by the strugglers in the mu-
seal fe,d--,ingers or would be singers,
pianists, violinists, artists Of much energy
and poor luci;--to lend her influence i'll pro-
curing engagements, and sometimes to open
her purse, for the wolf of hunger roains I'M
checked in Bohemia. She receives these
callers, one at time, in a back parior de-
voted to business The front parlor contin-
ually overfows with waiting applicants.
1t is not generally known that Theodore.
Thomas tour with the Wagner singers,
Materna, Winkelmann and Scaria origi-
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-18

mated with her.
She is the wife of
t h e well K II o w Il
;tn:i-monop Dist.
But TO the open.
ing. As | said be-
fore, everybody
was there, every
body who had dia
InohdS and other
operate accessor-
les, Tor what wo
man can appreciate
opera with covered
S h O nj d ers, and
u hat man could en-
JOY it in anything
hut the severeSt
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-18

az For notices in reference to Special Excur
sions, changes OF time and other items of interest
in connection with the Chicago Milwaukee q ST
Paul Railway, please refer TO the local columns OF
this paper.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-18

evening dress! So successful was this open
ing that the APP lsuse began with the rising
of the curtain, and ended not until the going
down thereof. Theodore Thomas was the
conductor. of course Who else could havs
done its And he was SO we'll pleased with
the performance that, at its close, smiles
chased each other over his face like Streaks
of sunshine in cloudand, and this wasn't
his first experience in conducting opera,
either. Look at him in the picture and see
if he isn't as handsome and youthful as ever
The Sun, of this city, says what all lovers
of honest, home -brewei music will indorse
in these words
In the hundreds of concerts which he has
given, and which have reached from the At
lantic to the Pacific, Thomas has cultivated
in thousands of Americans the love of music
of high class, and has done much for the
musical education of the people. He has I'M
dertaken now to provide the talent of Ameri-
can boys and girls with the sunshine of en-
enlargement which it needs to develop in,
and if hs carries out the plan it will be a
prouder work than anything that he has
done before. By and by, when we have
PATHS of our own sending their voices up
out of sight and bassos with double base
ment and cellar voices, this picture will be
hung instead of the bless home notices
in the happy homes of genius all over the
ard =
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-18
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CHAPTER
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Ask the same physicians
What is the most reliable and suresi
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CHAPTER l.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-18

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of Brights and other kidney diseases,
liver complaints. severe coughs called
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Women gone nearly crazy! II!
From agony of neuralgis, nervousness
wakefulness. and various diseases peculiar
to women
People drawn out Of share from excruciatins
pangs Of rheumatism. Iniammatory aud chronic
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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-18
,R,gAGo. MILWAUKEE Il ST. PAUL.
0ck ISLAND & PEORIA RAILWAY.

LEAgE AKiiF".
Arconnl iitjun. ....... 6:3 A 81 =. y.
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7. GREyAwALT. Agent.
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-15
TRIBUNE STEAM JOB OFFICE.

The facilities for turning out job printing
at the TRIBUNE job Department are equal
to those ot the best printing establishments
in Montana. Our presses are run BY steam
and with the latest styles Of types and ma.
terial we are prepared to turn out all kinds
OF Job work.
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-15

The most severe cold can at once be re-.
moved BY Red Star Cough Cure. Give
it to your children by all MEANS says
Prot. Williams, cx.State Chemist OF Della.
ware, who found it wonderfully efiicacious.
Price, only twenty-five cents IA bottle.
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-15
Ehe 4illo,, &rdn',t.
BANNACk BREvlTIES.

Frank Shulz has opened a shoe >ls<,. on
Main street.
lohn Couch will put up a saw mill ON
thc upper Grasshopper.
There is new life Being given 10 mining
enterprises, both quartz and placer.
The "strike' against the cight.hour >ys
tenn did not amount 10 anything.
Pat Dempsey is bossing a boarding
house very successfully at present.
A large shaft is to lie dropped on the
Kent mine, in the Blue Wing District.
There arc no idle houses in Bannack.
Old houses are being renodled and built
larger.
In the Bismarck rhine, in the Blue Wing
district, a strong vein Of good ore has been
developed.
DR.. J.. 5. Meade a Sons assay Office is
the place to send ore to lie assaved prompt.
~ and correctly.
Mining in the creek will be vigorously
prosecuted this season by several compan.
les, at different places.
The saloons are DYING big business.
Prosperity appears to be washed down
with plenty Of whisky.
The gospel shop is closed on Sundays.
A Methods, missionary would do we'll to
call round this way once in while.
SUNDAYS are !ivelier in to~n than any
other day in the week. Miners flock into
town to do their trading on the holy Sab.
bath.
The Bannack merchants are busy.
Trade is lively, and as the season is open.
ing in good shape, times are improving
greatly.
There is a large surplus in the school
fund Of the Bannack district. At the close
Of the late school term over $500 was left
ON hand.
Frank Williams u Co., who are work.
ing the creek bed, opposite Bannack, have
struck gooA bedrock pay near the shaft
they sunk.
Messrs. Crugin 4 Gibson, proprictors of
the Bannack hotel, have the house fixed
UP in first.class shape, and are setting tir.
lop table.
The round up OF the Big Hole Herding
Association is progressing tavorably
This springs round up will number over
1000 head
Graves \ Graeter are cleaning out their
big ditch for the purpose OF working their
hydraulic diggings in the hills and gulches
opposite liarnack.
Messrs. Chapman Il Co., at Marysville,
are making preliminary run in their sin
stamp mill, for the purpose Of testing ore
from the Bannack mine.
\ petition Tor Il daily mail from Dillon
to Bannack will be started soon \ daily
mail service between these towns via Ar.
gcnta is greatly needed now.
Senator Harby'> property is being great
~ improved. His fine, blooded Black
Morgan stallion and Pooled Angus cattle
have vastly improved his stock herds.
The Sabbath afternoon meetings Of the
,tockmen are we'll attended. These meet.
ings are not dismissed with henediction
Or by singing the long meter doxologv.
Bannack was once famous as whist
center. Since McGough's attempt to sell
copies of his "book ON whist" the game has
died out. That killed whist up this way.
Old Bannackites, as we'll US new corners,
are in baoyant spirits over the prosperous
prospects OF the pioneer camp. There is
new life visible everywhere. The days OF
temporary dullneSs are being >uppantet'
with plenty Of prosperity.
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-15

$4,000 were spent in eighteen years by
Prof &. 4. Donaldson, Of Louisville, Ky,
in trying 10 get rid of his rheumatism, but
he found no relief until at last he used St.
Jacobs Oil, which speedily cured him.
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-15
-
BORN


SIMPSON.-.ln Dillon, Montana, April 20, 1896,
Of paralysis, William 4. Simpson, aged Is years.
Deceased was a native of Durham, England.
lie was one OF the first pioneers Of Montana, l,av.
ing come to Bannack with Messrs. Stapleion, LEI,
Wit. Harry, and others, in August, 1859.
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-15
DILLON LETTER LIST.

List Of letters remaining in the Post Office ut Dill.
Ion. Beaverhead Co.. Montana. for the week end.
ing May -, ,ssh, which. if not called for in 20
days. will be sent to the Dead Letter ofics:
,Rlackwnod, Miss Nettie Miller, &
Clark, Samuel Phillips,J II
Chasillun, Mrs Is Pinkard, John
Caldwell, AS. Pryor, Mrs. FL.
Davis, VIM Sewer, Geo
Dye. Winners Smith, MT
Davis & $ Simpson, d
Edp.er, Isaac Smith, Geo u
Hill, FT Trent, LC
Holmes. ]. Wo Tinker, John
Martin. Chas + 3 Tandv, RIB
Mather, &c
Persons calling for any III the above letters will
please say ''advertiscd."
T.w POlNDENTER, r. NJ.
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-15

Also Champagne
Lemonade and Buffalo Mead Saloon Schmidt
mer Beer rs small
be always fresh WICK
nt!r nh.nr;: Brew. rvani
Connecticut western news., 1886-10-06
Sheffield, and F. H. Baker of Grea

Sheffield, and F. ii. Baker Of Great Burlington. Of open air grapes there were 6 exhibitors from the former town and two from the latter. Mrs John H. Coffing of Great Burlington exhibited fine specimen of grapes raised under glass. In all there were IA entries of grapes; dried, canned and pickled fruits 10; agricultural implements Al. Of butter there were 29; the first premium being awarded to MT Myron Rowe of Afford. Of poultry, the show increases from year to year and the number of pairs of birds of all breeds exhibited was "legion." The poultry house, erected 8 few years ago and supposed to be large enough, proved to small and the cages were piled one upon another along side the poultry house. There were also pairs of bronze turkies,6 of geese, Rouen ducks, one Muscovy ducks, 3 Pekins, Guineas, pigeons, 2 rabbits and pet animals. In the line of vege- tables the onions were splendid, com prising, white, yellow and red. Vege- table varieties of over 160 different kinds were exhibited by Fred Dellert, MI. l.. Whitlock, w. H. Gibbons and F. Dellert, Jr., all of Great Burlington Dellert had seven heads of cabbages weighing 129 pounds of the Flat Dutch variety. Michael Hayes of New Marl- boro exhibited new variety of potatoes, seedlings of the State Rose weighing 69 pounds to the bushel or over one pound to tuber. The yield was 220 pounds from four pounds of seed.
 Friday, the last day, though some what unpleasant because of chilly winds, the attendance was about like the clos ing day at previous fairs. Shortly after 9:30 a. m. the exercises began in the hall, with music by the Lee band; prayer by Rev V. N. Traver; address by Hon J. V. A. Brackett of Boston, late speaker of the Massachusetts House of Repre- sentatives and now republican candidate for lieutenant-governor. His subject was Relation of the Farmers to the State" After this came the award of premiums, all paid in cash. At p. m. the bell rang for the trotting horses. Trial of speed "Free to All Class" In this class there were seven entries, but only three appeared. The race was won by A. T. McDonald of Albany, b g George w." in three straight heats, with J. J. Webster of Lee, ch m ''Lucy Flemming," second, and D. B. Dodge of Pittsfeld, ch m 'Lizzie O'Brien, !" third Time 2:34.
 In the three minute class there were entries, with three to start. This race was won by John Verran of Lee, b m "Jennie," in three straight heats, with B. Miller of Egremont, m "Nellie, :" second, and L w. Smith of Otis. b m sLady Silk" third. Time 2:46..
 In the 2:38 class but two horses ap- peared out of five entered. The race was won after spirited contest, by F. M. Dodge of Pittsfeld. b m Hattie, " in three straight heats, with J. J. Webster of Lee, ''Lady Sealskin," second. Time 2:40 This closed the 45th annual ex- hibition, without accident and with very little drunkenness, there being but three arrests and these paid fines and cost in the district court.
Connecticut western news., 1886-10-06

DlEDs
 DEAN. At Huntsville, September 14, Mrs Sheldon Dean, aged 76 years. HOLMES. At Great Burlington, October 1, Horace Holmes, aged 79 years. HATCH. At West Winsted, September 25, William F. Hatch, aged S5 years. PUTNAM At Whitneyville, September 26, Rev Austin Putnam, for AS years pastor of the Congregational church in that place, aged 78 years. CoGswELn- this village, October 4. Hiram Hubbell Cogswell, aged 68 years months and 3 days. FRY.-At Lime Rock. August 30, John Fry, aged 76 years and 9 months: Burial at Oblong, Dutchess Co.,, NY FIELDS. At Norfolk, September 2l, Miss Julia Fields, aged 6l years. PERKINS. At Norfolk, October l, Frank A., oldest son of Edward and Martha Perkins, aged IF years. 4 BRIGGS. s.-At Corinth, N. Y., October 2, MT Andes Briggs, formerly of East Canaan, Conn.,, aged 62 years. LATsoN. At Huntsville (Barrack), Sep tember 30, William Latson, aged 82 years.
 ALLAN. Falls Village, September s, Joseph, son of John Allan, aged years aud 2 months.
 FIREMAN. In this town, October 4, Grove Freeman (colored), aged 33.
Connecticut western news., 1886-10-06
CONNECTICUT PATENTS,

The following patents were granted to citizens of Connecticut bearing date September 2S, 1886. Reported expressly for this paper by Louis Bagger & Co.,, mechanical experts and solicitors oi patents, Washington, D. c. Advice free Crofut, l.. F., Bridgeport, ticket holder
 Dial, W. F., Bridgeport, sewing ma. chine. Q pats
 Gardner, F. N., Hartford, drafting compasses.
 Haight, GEE, New Haven, and w. Fl. Wood, Hartford, gas heating cham Der for torpedo boats.
 Hubbard, G. M, New Haven, snaI hook.
 Plumb, H. B., Terryville, caster.
 Rathbun, J. B., and B. A. Burgess New Haven, railway signal.
 Treat, B. A., Wallingford, vehicle spring.
 Wood, w. H., Hartford, Hartford devise for converting motion.
Connecticut western news., 1886-10-06
HERE AND THERE.

Watertown fair had two great days. In the procession were PAS yokes of cattle. There were 50 entries of thor oughbred Devons and 30 of Holsteins. The exhibit of fruit, vegetable and man. ufactures in the hall was full and the fair has been pronounced success.
 The Hartford Courant says: Lucien T. Simons has been digging graves at New Hartford for 42 consecutive years, and has buried nearly 1000 persons.
 A fatal accident occurred at Otis, Mass, Thursday, 3Oth ult., about m. A party of six or eight were digging in cut preparatory to the laying of a stone wall, when the earth began to cave. They all ran and all escaped but Charles Hayes who was caught and en- tirely buried. He was found an hour after the accident in a remote corner of the cut in a standing position and dead. He was the only son of W. R Hayes of Pine Meadow and was 31 years of age. The party were all, or nearly all, New Hartford men and were working for the Greenwoods Co.,, upon the reservoir dam at Otis.-Neto Haryord Tribune.
 Gross Bros of Lee, Mass, have been given contract for 10000 headstones for soldiers graves.
 Rev c. W. Mallory of the Congrega- tional church at Housatonic, Mass, has resigned and accepted call to Char lotte, Mich. Housatonic, where he has been successful pastor for 12 years, was his first charge, and the local church are very much attached to him.
 MT and Mrs l.. D. Chappell of East Lyme, Conn.,, recently celebrated their golden wedding. Among the guests present were six sisters of Mrs Chappell and the daughter of her only brother, who is still iying-a resident of Mobile, Ala. The venerable couple were the recipients of many much prized gifts from their friends.
 The Weantinaug House at New Mil ford was closed for the season on Tues day of last week. The season has been a very successful one. Landlord King started on Saturday last for Los Angeles, Cal, where he will engage in the hotel | business during the winter, but will re- | turn to New Milford the first of next May and reopen the Weantinaug House.
 A vein of coal has been discovered on the farm of Edward Stevens in Danbury
 The assets of the Hartford silk con- pany are $34O, 900 and the liabilities are $598,OOO.
 In grassy corner where red-stemmed wild briars grow in profusion, in an old grave yard in New London, tall white headstone at the head of 8 group of graves-s several small mounds and one large one-bears this singular dialogistic inscription: "Children! What? Mothers comer
 | Striped bass have been remarkably abundant in the Housatonic river of late. One man took 40 pounds at one tide. | J. H. Mabbett of the North Adams Mass. Sunday Express, who has suffer ed severe hemorrhage of the lungs re- gently, will go to Florida for his health.
Connecticut western news., 1886-10-06
NATURAL VS. ARTIFICIAL POWER,

The Connecticut river and its tribu. taries furnish power to 229S mills which represent 118,026 horse power.-Neu Haryord Tribune
 Now give a statement of the number of gin-mills in the state and the political power,yes the wastedIpower they repre- sent. We should not be surprised if the gin-mills swallowed up more money than is represented by the total wages earned in the aforesaid 229S mills, or the gallons of beer and liquor they sell make stream as large as the Connecti- cut river.
Connecticut western news., 1886-10-06
Legal Notices.
DISTRICr OF CORNWALL SS. PROBAT. A Cnurt Sentemher 29 A. D. 1SS6

ABSTRACT OF CORNWALL SS. PROBATE U Court September 29, A. D. 1886.
 Estate of Polly Wetmore, late of Cornwall, in said district. deceased.
 Upon the application of Sebra Wells pray ing that letters of administration may be granted on said estate, and that an instrument in writing purportiug to be the last will and testament of said Polly Wetmore, deceased, may be proved approved. allowed and admit ted to probate, as per application on file more fully appears, it is
 Ordered, that said application be heard and determined at the Probate Office in Cornwall, in said district, on the 18th day of October. A. D. 1886, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and that notice be given of the pendency of said application and the time and place of hearing thereon, by publishing the same once in some newspaper having a circulation in said dis trict, ard by posting a copy thereof on the public sign-post in the town of Cornwall, in said district. GEO. c. HARRISON, Judge.