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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-11

{ sketch of the war for secession as any
one ever heard here. 1t is not decided
what date he will be invited to come.
THE CAMP FIRE.
Graham post is determined to make
name for all future time tomorrow night
at the rink. The talents of DR.. Mckinnie
as "Comrade ltoldyouso" shall be concen>
IN the Introductory. and ID. .. Reid,
whose musical abilities are of world wide
celebrity as prof. Holdemdown," shall
perfectly entrance the audience with har-
mQnious sounds. Col Clendenin, as Com
rade Hardenough, willconvince the audi
ence that splendid uniforms on the bats
tle>feld are the things that win, and hint
at the ACCESSIBILITY Off possible
ing men already supplied with them to
takea Give service at the front. Comrade
Woodward, as "Weighemright," will ex-
plain in oratory Demosthenes might
envy, how this weighing is done, and
how it should be done, so as to do the
most good. The orchestra, directed by
Sam Kennedy as Prof Blowemhard, will
astonish both native and foreign admirers
of sweet sounds. and Henry Mapes as
General Debility, should certainly be en-
cored. We reveal the personalities hid
den by the treachery of the Moline papers
for a base purpose. and to show our
readers that the ARGUS can always be
| depended on for facts in all cases.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-11

A, llarpCr's theatre last evening. New
ell Il Fielding's Comedy Ideals gave the
Madison Square nonsensical Private
Secretary to delighted audience. Mr..
Rob. '. Ferguson assumed the title role
REV Robert Spaulding," country
preacher who becomes tutor for the
daughters Of a wealthy family in the city
and his innocent ignorance makes him
the subject of much persecution. If any.
thing, Mr.. Ferguson's idea of the charac-
ter is above that of Mr.. Gillette, who first
introduced the play in America The
piece is translation from the German,
and is not at all like the famous Madison
Square Professor" in which Mr.. Gillette
made his reputation and which he wrote
Mr.. Ferguson's original songs improved
the character greatly. MIR Cattermole, ,
the rich old uncle from India, was wei
acted by Mr.. Fielding, Miss Maggie
Fieldings Mrs. Ashford, was an extra
ordinary piece Of acting, and Miss Ida
Valance took the important part of Mrs
Marsland" in an exceedingly creditablc
manner, and the other characters were
well acted.
Tonight the roaring Irish comedy
"Muldoon's Picnic" or Irish Aristocra,
cy,' will be given.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-11

W. G. johnson, of the firm of johnson,
OFT e Co., of the Abattoir meat market,
paid visit to the city Tuesday His
home is at Wilton, Iowa.
Splendid opportunities for those who
wish to handle land located in an agricul-
tural country. Small cash payments.
Read the advertisement of Medil, White,
head & Matthews on this page.
E. W. Hurst represents the leadin
American and Foreign Insurance Cos
Policies carefully written at current rates.
gency established 1874. Office over
Rock Island National Bank.
Remember that you can see one of the
best troupes travelling for the small sum
of 10. 20 or so cents at Harper's thea>
tire all this week. One of the most laugh
able plays will be presented this evening
The ARGUS thanks Gen. John I. Rini>
ker, Col. B. +. Marsh and Mr.. W. F.
johnson, state railroad commissioners
for copy of the fifteenth annual report
of the Illinois Railroad and Warehouse
commission. 1t is an interesting volume
Miss Jessie Liston, a teacher in the
public schools, at Indlanola, Iowa, is
visiting the Rock Island schools today
Miss Llston is one of the most proficient
instructors in the Indanola schools.
Mr.. George W. Simmon, son of Henry
J. Simmon, of Rural township has pur
chased farm in Crawford county, Iowa,
where he has permanently located, his
postoffice being at Vail
Division Superintendent D. L. Bush
and wife came down from Racine in MI
Bush's private car last evening on the C.
| M. ~ st. P, and took the c., B. & Q. f0i
ST. Louis enroute for Hot Springs.
Rev. S. S. Cryer returned from Chicago
yesterday, where he has been since Sat
urday listening to the great revivalisi,
Sam Jones, who is attempting to reform
the wicked city on the lake.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Preston
daughter of John &. Corbin, of Carbon
Cliff, occurred at that place on Sunday
Deceased was about 50 years of age ant
leaves husband and three children. She
was brought from Denver, Colorado, fol
burial.
There is atflction and trouble in the
house of Robert Whitstt, al Aledo
Roberts bright boy of five years died OF
scarlet fever Sunday and was buried thC
following day, and others of the family
are now down with the ravaging disease
Rev. j. H. Wright is announced to give
"a stereopticon lecture at thesopera house
on the Esd inst, FOR the benefit of the G
4. r. His subjectwill be- Grants's cam
paigns. his travels and burial services, >
1t is needless to predict an interesting en-,
tcrtanment
Rev. r. F. Sweet has received another
urgent call to an eastern diocese, hut h,
still has under consideration his f0rme
call to Tarryton, New York. Mr.. Sweet.
Pensioners and friends in Rock Isanl
are in hopes he may yet decide to remuil
There.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-11

Tickets good Tor forty days.
For full particulars call on me, at my
Office. over the American express office,
opposite the postoffice.
The lands to which make these rates
are the finest left unsold in Kansas, and
can sell some of them as low as 81 70
per acre, and on long time.
For maps, pamphlets of all kinds, and
full information, call at my office. Sa-
vile Johnston, land agent A, T. & S F.
Il r. lands, Rock Island. Ill.
Full fare refunded to land buyers.
Money to loan in sums to suit borrow
er, on good real estate security, from 6
to per cent interest, long time, liber al
term of payment.
Kansas Are you farmer Why not
get your own farm while land is cheap
and terms of payment liberal, better buy
than rent. We can show You Kansas land
at no expense to you, if you buy, and if
you don't buy it costs you only you fare,
and that at my special reduced rate.
Iowa lands for sale, cheap as ever, and
as good as were ever put on the market.
Terms and prices given on request a
postal card will do as well as a letter and
costs bat cent. Write to me for ma ps
etc.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-11

Frank Mcfarland and Farrell Brennan
plead guilty to larceny before Judge
Adams yesterday and were sentenced
Brennan to pay fine of So and costs and
ordered to remain committed until paid,
and Mcfarland was sent to Jail for ter
DAYS.
The youths George Smith, Thomas
IRWIN, Geo. Littig Louis Mohr and Henry
Bradshaw were before Magistrate Ben,
nett last evening for breaking and enter
ing a car on the c., B. & Q. road The
boys had made several entries, stealing
figs, buckets of candy, caddies of tobacco
etc. Smith was held in bonds of $500
Irwin and Littig in $500, and Mohr ant
Bradshaw in 800 each. All went to jai
in default.
A freight conductor on the c., r. |. &
p, by the name of Fuller. was held up in
his caboose at Eaglewood yesterday by
two men who relieved him of SIS and his
ticker The description of the men an
swers that of the pair who went through
Geo. Lyman in this city and scared the
Moline police force out of their wits
Hawley, the Iowa constable who att
tempted to clean out the c., NJ. s. st. p.
office in this city yesterday, was fined 81
and costs in the police court this morn,
ing. Sheriff Leonard, of Scott county,
came over and interceded for him.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-11
SUBURBAN SETTINGS.
RrTR,T March ~.

hUhAi-, mdICH ~.
Mrs. Davis is quite sick; Dr. Siler is the
attending physician.
j. W. Caldwell is having three car
loads of tile shipped to Milan.
Cy Valentine has moved to Center
Station
James Valentine has taken possession
of the farm formerly occupied by his
father.
Joe Scott and wife, of Rural, and Miss
Hitler, of Coal Valley, dined with f T.
Wilson and family Thursday.
William Baty's little girl is very low
with yellow jaundice and congestion OF
the liver
Everybody is busy up here on The
ridge laying in their wood for the sum
mer while it is cheap For the small sun
OF ninety cents you can get three good
loads of wood
Wellington Caldwell, of Rural, and hi.
sister. Mrs. Hannah Beardsley, of Rock
Island, have gone to Chicago to visit 4
brother whom they have mOurned as dead
for nearly twenty years.
Frank futile died at his home in Rura
on last Tuesday evening. after an illness
of only few days. His death came neal
killing his mother. She is afflicted with
heart disease.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-11
MOLINE.

Lecture at the Y NJ. &. A by Rev.
Read this evening.
Mr.. Jonathan Huntoon returned from
his visit to Kansas, yesterday.
Hanson Il Peterson have sold out their
ice business to the Moline ice company.
The dramatists of the Turner society
perform at the opera house, on Saturday
evening. After the play dancing is on
the program.
The large rooms in the Deere block,
lately occupied by Champion 81 CO., are
being fixed up for restaurant and bill
lard hall, to be run on temperance prine
ciples by Mr.. Chas. Etflund.
There was very agreeable and select
party at Mayor Schlllnger's last evening,
mostly members of the NJ. +, church,
who combined to surprise Miss Lulu
Schllnger on her 18th birthday. Before
leaving they presente Miss Schllinger
with fine gold pen and case.
The workmen at Deere & Co. S works
raised $50. yesterday, by subscription
for Peter Lind, and paid off with it u
debt on his homestead. Peter was very
thankful and the boys will never miss the
amounts given. 1t was an act of what
might be called-charitable friendship.
George Kimhall, a moulder at the Mo-
line Iron works. had his foot badly
burned yesterday by the carelessness of a
laborer who was attending to vessel OF
melted iron. He let it spill on the ground
and il flew over Mr.. Kimbal's foot. He
will be land up for two weeks, mt least
W. w. Wells and W. C. Bennett. Of
the board of education, 60 to 0skaloosa
Iowa, next week to inspect the dry ait
system for heating school buildings now
in use there. 1t is said to be much cheap
er than any other system of heating, and
if approved of by the committee, will be
adopted in the East Moline school build
ing Work will be commenced on il
about April 1st and also on the repair,
of No. 2.
General Turchin will be surprised tc
find by the papers of this city that his
name is Richard Turchln. He is named
John B. Turchin on the rolls in The
United States. and Ivan b. Turchinoff or
the military records of the Russian En-
pire, where he served with honor before
coming to the land of the free. Thi.
mistake will not hinder the old colonel Of
the bloody 10Th from giving US as good
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-11
REYNOLDS March Id.

REYNOLDS. March 10.
Miss Mary Doonan left last Monday for
Geneseo to resume her studies.
Mr.. W. W. Johnston finished yester
day shipping the oats that he has had
stored in his crib all winter.
Messrs. John Bysline & Co. shipped a
mixed carload of horses and mules from
this point last Wednesday to Dakota.
Mr.. John Boney, Jr, is running the
livery stable here since his brother in,
laws death.
Mr. Frank B. Johnston left for his
home in Nebraska last Wednesday morn
ing.
Canadian Joe was around town the
other day posting up his sale bills for his
sale Saturday, March 10
John W Hogan, formerly of Perryton
township, Mercer county, left last Mon
day for Wakeeney, Kansas, his future
home. Charley Jameson welt with him.
Mr., Dave Clark lost his fine horse the
other morning of blood poisoning. 1t
got a nail in its foot about three weeks
ago, and it never got over it.
| Miss Mary Mcintyre is down with in
termittent fever. She was very sick
about year ago with typhoid fever, and
has suffered a great deal with sickness
Mr. W. II. Doonan was married last
Thursday evening to Miss Crissie Mont
gomery, of Edgington. NJ. d. has rents
ed the home farm of the late Mr.. Wait.
Mr.. Armstrong Boney, the present
! landlord of the Commercial hotel. Rey-
nolds, had big sale on the Boney
| farm in Buffalo Prairie today
Good horses are in great demand al
present, as We have horse buyers here
nearly every day hunting horses Mr.
Jas. Sporting sold fine bay horse here
| Mond ay last
Mr. Charles NJ. Krepps, our popular
! blacksmith, has purchased the blacksmith
and wagon shop, together with the two
lots and little barn from Mr.. Thomas
| Doonan, so now he is working on his owl
property.
Mr.. G d. Miller, of Perryton, Merce
county, shipped one car of hogs and fiv,
carloads of fine steers last week TIL,
steers averaged over 1850 pounds anC
were sold for $685. per hundred in Chi,
cago.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-11
S.. Patrick 8 Day.

Senator Ja mes Duncan having signifed
his inability to deliver the address at
Harper's Theatre on the evening OF St.
Patrick's day E. NJ Sharon, Esq., of
Laporte City, Iowa, has been engaged in
his stead. M Sharon has been for sew,
eral years prominently associated with
Iowa politics and came into particular
eminence during the last presidential
campaign. Hetis a student Of the Irish
question and is thoroughly fsmiliar with
1t. He has been a candidate for the
Iowa legislature and is an able lawyer
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS He is a
brother to Mr. T. L. Sharon, of the Iopa
Messenger at Davenport
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-11
BRIEFLETS.
Choice cabbage at fIawley's.
Tuilors wanted, at Liberman )

Choice cabbage at Hawley's.
Tailors wanted, at Liberman's.
A nice lot Of dressed turkeys, at
Lamps.
One of the grandest plays Of the week
at Harper's theatre this evening
Spring suitings, at Liberman's.
Fun at the rink tonight-obstacle
race,
Fresh mackerel, trout, white fish and
red snappers at Hawley's.
r. S. Silvis and wife, of Carbon Cliff,
were in the city today
See my low rates to Kansas in another
column on this page-Saville Johnston
A full line of neckwear, at Liherman's S.
A full line of all kinds of fish, at
Lamps.
Silver butter dish given away at the
rink tonight.
Mr.. Patrick Shahan, of Edgington,
was in the city today on business,
The Guyer hats haye arrived at Liber-
mans.
See the list of beautiful prizes to be
given away at the grand carnival
Best and cheapest lands in Kansas
now for sale will be shown March 10th.
Saville Johnston.
See the Rock Island rink "ad" for list
of carnival prizes.
Stormy afternoon. but it don't inter-
fere with the rush at the Central shoe
store.
Go early and get a good seat at the
theatre this evening, as there will be a
large crowd there.
Polo at the rink tonight-Rock Island
v. Cambridge.
Kansas lands shown without expense tc
purchasers March 16th-Savile John.
ston.
Three attractions at the rink tonight.
Admission only Is cents for gentlemen,
ladies 10 cents
The theatre will undoubtedly be crowd.
ed this evening to see Muldoon's Picnic,
or Irish Aristocracy ~
l. LibeIman has not purchased The
Stetson hats because of the boycott plac,
ed on them some time ago.
Mrs. Gaylord has removed to Marsh.
field, Webster county, Mo-, which is t.
be her home in the future
Mr.. Benjamin Whitsitt. of Presumption
took three car loads of cattle to Chicago
last evening.
Saville Johnston will personally accom-
pany the party which will 90 to Kansas
on March 10Th.
"Muldoon's Picnic, or Irish Aristoc
racy," one of the side splitting comedies
of the day, will be the performance at The
theatre this evening.
Miss Emma Johnston is practicing OPP
orator in the telephone exchange. and
will act as substitute until vacancy gives
her permanent position.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-11
Court Cuttings.

In the county court yesterday the jury
returned verdict for the defendant in
the Mcconnell Coyne hog case. The. case
of the state VS. Maynard Titterington for
disturbing public meeting in the school
house at Buffalo Prairie, February 2S, by
putting hot pepper on the stove during a
spelling bee. is being heard this after
noon. Hon. P. O'Mara assists in the
prosecution and Capt. j. j. Parks is de>
Tending.
A verdict of not guilty was rendered in
the latter case this morning. Theo.
Morehead. Geo. Morehead, Andrew More
head and John Morehead were tried for
riot at Illinois City and acquitted John
W. Morehead, of Illinois City. was tried
to court for carrying concealed weapon
"a revolver-and the case was taken
under advisement by Judge Adams.
CIVIL CAUSES.
March s-Appeal by defendant: VIM
Mcdonnell v VIM. Coyne-jury demanded
by plaintiff and venire ordered for 6
O'Clock tomorrow morning. Jury i'm
panelled and sworn and trial begun,
Trial concluded and cause given to the
jury. 10-Verdict for defendant.
l0-Assumpsit: Moline National Bank
d. W Gould and Stephen T. Walker
Stricken with leave to reinstate: James
II. Walker Il Co. Patrick Mullane, dis.
missed at plaintiffs costs; judgment on
| plaintiff for costs. S-Geo +. White Il
| Co Odell Check Rover Co, dismissed
costs paid; James Mills Godfrey Knocke-
mus, same, order. Steam Gauge & Lab.
called and defaulted, damages as
sessed at S434Sl and final judgment
against defendant for said damages and
for cost. so. Bryce Bros. same, $212.-
81; King, Son Il Co. VS. same. S240. 50
Rochester Tumbler Co. same, S57l 90;
Hemingway Glass Co. same, S261 60
.Etna Glass E Mfg. Co. V same. S23S 50
Dithredge & Co. v same, S2SS.s7; Hobbs,
BrOckminer & Co. same, 1903 76; W.
| l.. Libby & Son same, 1906 ~; George
& Sons same, 1914 81; Cooperative
Flint Glass Co. same, 1915; A. j.
Beatty & Sons same, 1921 %; Adams
& Co. same. 1886 So; Hogan, Evans x
Co. same, $500 AZ; Henry Darts Sons
v Eihl Il Bleuer, same, 1881 80.
Sin re the petition of the city of Rock
Island for special assessment for sewer
on Thirty-tifth street, north on Seventh
avenue, order that objections be filed by
Friday morning, 18th inst. In re petition
of the city OF Rock Island for special as
sessment for sewer on Eighteenth street,
between First and Second avenues, same
order.
9-Ferdinand Bicke and Chas. W
Negus, Israel Liberman, demurrer to
declaration.
Debt City of Rock Island V Anthony
Koch, motion by defendant for change Of
venue; same Frederick Schuett. Davit
Adams. Christian Naab, George Lehnerer
Fred Ehleh, Jr., George IIeoraih. Bunch
er Bros, Peter Scherer, August Sass, Geo
F. Wagner and Henry fireman, same or
der.
CRIMINAL.
March S-Disturbing school; Maynard
TitteringtOn, motion to quash infOrma-
ton, motion overruled; jury impaneleC
and sworn and trial begun.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-11
FIVE HOURS OF FUN
READ THE PRIZES
GENTS, PRIZES

list For the most elegant costume: An ele-
CANT pair $40 dress pants from Isaac Kothschld's,
the popular and one-price clothier and merchant
tailor, l02 and l0i West Second street. Davenport.
End, For the most original costume: An ele-
CANT gold scarf pin, from W. X. johnson, watch
maker and Ieteler, 1913 Second avenue.
ID. For tie best dramatic costume: Life Of
ten. Grant, an elegantly bound book, from r.
GrampionS Co, book snd stationery store, Rock
Island.
4ih. For the most cOmical costume: Morocco
covered collar and cIT box. from wilmans n
Call, news dealers, Rock Island.
9Th. For the best old man; An elegant buggy
whip from Z. Iudolph harness store. Rock ISL
and.
9Th. For the best dude: An elegant spring
style SILK hit from l. Liberman, gents furnisher
merchant tailor, halter, etc, kock Island.
eth. For the best fat man: Barrel Of apples
from W. G Welch Bro, grocer, 1880. second
avenue, hock Island.
sth; For the best representation old Sport (Rsg
Baby): An ele ant travel ing bag, from j. w
Wntel, trunk depot, Rock Island
9th. For the best COW boy: season ticket TO
the rink.
10th. For the best local hit An order for pair
elegant spring style custom made shoes from
John o. Freed, under Robinson's Bank. aides
arc gcntlenen's shoes and boots made from actual
measurement-a guide to lit ady foot Call and
see him.
lith. For the best noted politician: Beautiful
STA plush broom case.
1ath. The best policeman: Elegant china
mlsb and milk set
18th. The best foreign character: Box Of fine
cigars from Bijou cigar store, Postoffce block
14th. The best old Uncle Tom representation:
Elegant hanging lamp, from c. II. Hinrehs crock
cry store, Davenport
18th. For the best jockey costume: Elegant
muller, from ]. Libemsn Rock Island.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-11

HuLsDALE. March 10.
Freddie, the son of George Pearsall,
died this morning.
Mrs. Frank Palmer has been quite
sick
Ross Rose and Dick Hill visited Erie
today.
Uncle Billie Smith has been down with
a bilious attack.
DR.. Higgins has been having another
struggle with neuralgia
Miss Hattie Heater expects to start for
her home in New York this week
Mr. jules Smiths wife and little girl
have been on the sick list.
Henry Ashdown's little son Clyde, has
been seriously threatened with lung fever,
Four new members were added to Elm
camp, No. 43, NJ, w. a., of our town
last Saturday night.
Quite number of our young people
went to Erie tonight to see Uncle Toms
Cabin.
Mr.. Chas Palmer is apparently trying
to have pneumonia, but we hope he will
not quite make it this time.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-11
Obituary.

RURAL, March s.
On last Thursday morning, in this towns
ship, Mrs. Martha Bedford died from an
attack of pneumonia, from which she had
been suffering for few days. She was
very poorly on Tuesday, but on Wednes-
day seemed better, and con tinued so dur>
ing the night Not seemingly very i'll in
the morning, her folks went to breakfast
Immediately after on returning TO her
room they found that she had ceased to
breathe. The deceased was IA native of
Yorkshire. England, was born in 1908,
and was in her 10Th year. Her husbands
death preceded her eleven or twelve
years. They raised six children by their
union; james, William, Henry, Mark,
Matthew g. and John. Three of them
served in the late rebellion-James, Henry
and Mark-and were honorablv discharg-
ed. Mathew G. and John live on a
farm and the deceased has lived with
them since her husbands decease. She
was an estimable lady. She was one of
those mothers that looked after the at
fairs of her household with untiring ener-
gy, seldom leaving home. When she had
almost reached four score years she was
still actively engaged looking after the
domestic affairs. Her sons will miss her.
There will be a vacancy in the household
which cannot again be filled She was
an old settler; she came here in 1912;
lived two years in Davenport and South
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-11

Of our American people are afflicted with
sick headache in either its nervous, bill
ious or congestive forms, caused by irS
regular habits, high living, etc, and no
other remedy has ever conquered it until
DR.. Leslie's special Prescription was dis
covered. Give it trial. See advertise
ment IN another column.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-11

Moline township fourteen years. in
Hampton three years, in Coal Valley
seventeen years, and for the last eight
years has lived in Rural. Her remains
were laid by her husband in Coal Valley
cemetery. There was a large concourse
of relatives and neighbors followed her to
her last resting place.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-11

Pea coal, 81 90; CRATE and egg, IS, 25;
range, nut and No. 4, $3.50 per tom;
screened and delivered all best quality
of anthracite. Extra carriage charged on
orders of less than one ton. Blacksmith
caol, Connelsville coke and charcoal.
1903 Second avenue. E. q. FRAZER.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-11

A petition is in circulation in Rodman's
sub division the bluff-which is be>
ing numerously signed, asking the city
souncil to provide that section with fire
protection, the property holders claiming
that as they pay the same taxes as in other
portions of the city, they have the same
rights to suitable protection Although
the water mains do not extend to that
part of town. the proposition is that the
engine now idle in the Rescue hose house
be put in order and stationed on the
bluff. lnasmuch as the taxpayers uE
there pay water tax, 1t is no more than
reasonable that they seek to reap the ben
efits thereof.