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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07

The hat and gents furnishing goods
house of Robinson & Taliaferro are bet
ter prepared than ever to furnish you
with anything in their line. Their stock
has been selected with great care and
with view to please their many custo>
mers. They make a specially of the Dun
lap hat. The adj of this house appears
elsewhere on this page.
One of the new and enterprisng bust
ness firms of Rock Island is that OF Pol.
Yin & Stasssen. of the Eagle bakery, 100
Third avenue. Both members of the firm
have had great deal of experience in
their particular line, and Mr.. Polzin has
the reputation of being the best baker in
the three cities, while Mr.. Stsassen is one
of Rock Islands most industrious and
popular young men, and like his copart-
ner understands his business thoroughly
The bakery keeps constantly on hand a
fine and complete assortments of bread,
cakes. pies and pastry
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07

The prOhibitionists of Rock Island
county held ratification meeting at the
Y. NJ. G. A. hall in Moline yesterday
morning, of which Alfred Williams was
chairman and John Rodiue, secretary.
Addresses were made by j. Ross Hanna,
of Monmouth, S. NJ. Kennedy, of Chi
cago, W. S. Mcconnell, Hamilton
Wreath, Byron Jordan, H.. L. Bullen,
A. Williams, and Messrs. Wait. Allen
and Hardy. Last evening mass meet
ing was held at which j. Rtss Hanna,
s. NJ. Kennedy and Geo. Metgar spoke.
This evening mass meeting is an
nounced for Union square this city
when j. Ross Hanna and S, NJ. Ken
nedy will be the principal speakers.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07

Wednesday evening as freight train
on the Rock Island road was entering
Muscatine, it collided with a number of
lumber cars which were running down
grade ct lively rate The lumber cars
were badly damaged, the engine had its
smoke stack, headlight, front end of boi>
Ter and pilot knocked into smithereens.
The most curious part of the accident
was the driving of the tank back into the
box car directly behind it as far as the
pushing of the hind trucks of the tender
against the forward ones would allow.
The end of the box car was set back in
side almost as squarelY as carpenter
could do it, and stranger still the end OF
the tank was not even scratched. The
car being loaded with pig lead accounts
for the peculiar situation. If it had been
loaded full, it would have drawn the tank
onto the engine with almost sure injury
to the engineer and fireman. 1t was called
a fortunate accident.
The running away of the lumber cars
was caused by some one of the night
crew in the yard neglecting to set their
brakes.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07

Kiuer, of the GeneseO Nc,cs, evidently
came to Moline last week to hear the fe-
male politician, Matilda Fletcher, and as
was the case with many Others, probably
went away cussing himself for his trou>
Bile. He says:
Mrs. Matilda Fletchers circus at Mo-
line was not booming success. For
several reasons:
The tent. dome shaped concern. was
pitched close to the railroad About
every other minute switch engine with
row of freight cars would thunder past.
AT such times all that could be made of
thu fair Titles address WAS II movement
of her aquiline lips accompanied by sun
dry gestures indicative of desire to fly
THIN, Mr. Matilda Fletcher sat on the
edge of the platform taking care of the
banes. Title takes the male Fletcher
| along for that purpose. He is not a very
able man, and the Young Fetchers. hav>
| ing good deal of their mothers
| disposition to make herself heard,
soon got the upper hand of him. Just
as Title would be demonstrating how the
whole country was hanging over a bot
tomless abyss, with only her fair hands,
with pme assistance from the republican
party! grssping it by the tail, as it were,
and digging their heels into the Welding
soil. ina mighty effort to save it from
precipitation down the tremendous crsg,
and peaks that line the way to the afore
said bottomless sbyss-just about the
time thd audience was getting into sym
patty vi tn the situation, and shudderins
with suppressed motion over the tenur,
of the tall, then one of the young Fetch
ers would howl
"Maws Nav! Pap won't give me NJ
milk, andFiossie pinched me, so she dir
boob,
An interruption of this kind is enougl
to destroythe effect of the abest kind o
speaking Which Titles certainly wa
not. Whist she doesn't know abou
/ politics woild make very large volume
, But she has gift of CAB, and a hus
band who viii never set the world on fire
or even gel up fire enough to boil tn
, family teakNlle. So she very wisel
turns her gif(to account, and the ketti
sings merrily.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07

Willie Swalbw, the boy who threw the
rock that strutk Fred Brain on the leg
and caused the compound fracture yes
terday morning vas taken before Magis>
trate Bennett, before whom he waived
preliminary examination, and who held
him in bonds of f200 to await the action
of the grand i'ry. and in default of
which he was sent to the county Jail.
Robert Kelly and John O'Brien, of
Peoria, were arreseG BY Deputy Marshal
Kramer and Officer Gary last evening for
peddling snlde jewtry without licens e.
They were fined S. and costs each and
fired out of town.
The police slaughtered four unmuzzled
dogs yesterday and one today.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07

Bishop John F. Hurst, d. D., of the
Methodist Episcopal church, will visit
Moline about the 14th of this month and
will lecture under the auspices of the
First NJ. E, church. Bishop Hurst is an
eminent scholar and author. After ex>
tended collegiate training in this country
he studied for several years in Halle
Heidelberg For five years he was direc-
tor Ct Martin theological Institute in
Bremen, Germany. In 1873 he was cleo
ted to the presidency of Drew Theologi-
cal Seminary, which pc sition he held IN
til his election to the Episcopate. in
1880. He is voluminous as an author.
His works are standard authorities, and
embrace many subjects. His History
of Rationalism'' is his chief theological
contribution. His linguistic attachments
are marvellous.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07
SPORTS AT THE FAIR.
Yesterdays Races-0n the Port Byron
Track---The Winners in Two Excit-
ing contests.

Coz FAIR GROUNDS,
PORT BYRON, ILL.,, Sept 6.
This has been the big day at the Coe
fair. Thursday always is big day as it
is the occasion when everybody comes.
and one object of the increased attend
ance is to see the crowd. Those who
were here today with that object in view
were not disappointed. There were
good MANY up from Rock Island; the
candidates were out in full bloom and
all got in their good work, unless
it was, perhaps, the timld re-
publican candidate for circuit clerk, who
made great effort to get acquainted, but
his address is not such as makes friends
very fast Casteel, the little democratic
nominee, went all around him. for Bert Is
known by everybody in the upper end
and everybody who knows him will vote
for him.
The decided feature of the day was the
| races Two occurred and both were ex-
citing. The first was the half mile
dash running race, best three in five.
Cady Lee, Lady Dotty. Kate Slasher
and God of Asden were the entries.
| Kate Slasher won the first heat, Lady
Dotty the second, and the latter would
have won the third had she not foll ed
and was consequently Withdrawn. Ged of
Asdeu won the last three heats. Csdy Lee
second and Kate Slasher third.
For the trotting race. one mile best
three in five, there were three entries
Ethel, Queen Maud and Derby. Queen
Maud won in straight heats, Ethel second
and Derby third.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07
MIR. SCHWABE'S EXCUSE.

The German Presbyterian Divine.
Who was FIned for IntOxication
Last Monday. Presents Doctors
Ceruficate in Explanation OF His
Conduct.
The German Presbyterian minister,
Rev. F. W. Schwabe, who was arrested
by Officer Hetter last Sunday night while
in an irresponsible state of intoxication
and the following morning fined in the
police court for his offense. entered the
excuse wher he recovered from the eff
fects of the intoxicants. that he had TAX
en- them in obedience to a physicians
prescription. In substaDtiation Of that
assertion, the following has been sent
from the German clinic in Davenport, to
the ARGUS Republication:
| Editor Argus:
GERMAN CLINIC, DAVENPORT, Ia, Sept.
| Eve desire to state that Mr.. +. W.
| Schwabe has for some time past been
suffering from stomach disease, for
which whisky was prescribed by physi-
clans in charge of his case. At our in
stitution he was treated for severe inter-
costal neuralgia. The treatment. how
ever, had to be interrupted because the
patient had to attend to affairs connected
with his office His constitution was, and
still is such, that small quantity of any
kind of stimulants would have an
effect on him which in other cases.
and by men of stronger vital powers
might have been met with better resis'
lance. On the dav on which the unfor-
tunate occurrence took place in Rock
Island, he had relapse, as we conclude
from the circumstances of the disease.
and not knowing what else to do probN
ably took to stimulants to stit1e the pain
and not being used or accustomed tC
drinking, met with the result known
Mr.. Schwabe the next day returned to
our institution. where he will have to re
main until completely cured.
/ For some months past Mr.. Schwabe
has been in q condition of nervousness
and excitability, and from all the circum
stances attending the case we can posi-
lively say that Mr.. Schwabe never was 8
drinker, and for that reason and be
cause of his physical condition at thu
time, small quantity of liquor mus
have brought about the condition il
I which he was found.
DR.. JAENICKE, For the Clinic.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07

Connell the reformed ~ drunkard
week ago and wound up in the police
station across the river, has evidently
possession of an unlimited amount of
genuine gall. for he is still in Moline and
talking to the very people he disap~
pointed in order that he might accommo.
date an inner and apparently more init
mate and favored friend At his last lcc>
ture he endeavored to show the wonders
full advance made in the temperance
cause and to show what had been done
in this line and that but a few years more
would pass before the liqnor traffic would
be thing of the past, He held that to
drink was once an. eminently respectable
thing to do, but that now it is a very dis
reputable thing. He showed the great
difference of opinion on this subject in
the church, in society, in the
schools and in the newspapers,
High license he declared to be the great,
est humbug. and failure of the age.
He declared that the liquor traffic is IN
American; that it is altogether opposed
to the American idea, and Americans are
| awakening to the fact, and when Ameri-
cans make up their minds that thing
must be done, sooner or later ii will be
done. just as they threw the tea over
| board into Boston harbor, so will they
throw out Intoxicating liquors; and just
as they abolished slavery, so will they
abolish the liquor traffic. While the liq
uor traffic has money and all the power
that money can WELD, its opponents have
God on their side, and "the same bel
which tolls the death knell of the nine
tenth century, will toll the death knel
of the liquor trafficH
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07

The charm of the combination white and
gold may be realized from window decora-
ton of a prominent jeweler. The back Of
the window is draped in white and its floor
covered with white. Against this pure set
ting are placed all kinds of delicate jewels
in gilt, gold and amber. Clocks, necklaces,
pins and many other handsome articles &C.
quire an added beauty from their dazzling
background. Chicago Herald
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07

The little fourteen months old laugh>
ter of Mrs. P. Rasmussen, of Chicago.
died at a. m. today. at Davenport, of
whooping cough. Mrs. Rasmussen came
here thinking change of climate would
be beneficial to the child She was ac-
companied here by Mrs. Mccall and Mrs.
Barby, of Chicago, who are the guests of
the family of David Don, of this city.
Mrs. Rasmussen did not stop at Mr..
Don's, fearing that his little ones might
take the disease from her child but hes
came the guest of friend in Davenport,
where there was no exposure to other
children.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07

The Mt, Joy Fair association will hold
their annual fair three miles north OF
Davenport, commencing Tuesday, Sep
TENDER II, and continuing four days.
The exhibit in every department prom
ises this year to be larger than ever. The
race course is in fine condition and will
be well patronized. Trains will be run
on the c., NJ. & St. P. railroad to accom-
MEDIATE all who wish to visit the fair
The price of admission is only 25 cents
children Is cents
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07
Just the Thing for Walks.

Mr. Fred Hass, who is president Of the
new Improvement association, has set
good example to other business men in
the city by putting in sidewalks in front
of two stores of his building on Second
ayenue-those of the United States Elk
press company and Willard Baker d
Co.-of Argillo tile. Mr.. John Aster ia
putting down similar walk in front Of
his bakery on Market square. This style
of thing, which is made by Mr.. Lee IS
works at Carbon Cliff, is growing in gem
eral favor. The Moline city council re-
Gently adopted it as the standard fol-
walks. and the Rock Island city council
can act no better than do likewise.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07
County Buildings.
TRANSFERS

Sc. P. Pitcher to Geo. D. Harry, s
VT, Is l45 A. 90, 90. De, $1,000.
Bailey Davenport to Charles Rain. lot
6. block 1, Davenport's third addition,
Rock Island, $780,
Charles Boghamer to VIM. Jaeschke, "
SO #, lot 8, block 80, old town. Moline,
l,075.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07

The handsome flag which has been
floating over Seventeenth street from
Buford block to the postoffice building
near the headquarters of the democratic
county committee. for the past few weeks,
has been ornamented with the popular
appendix. Cleveland & Thurman.
The flag is the most attractive in the
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07

AT few minutes before 5 O'Clock last
evening the grand jury completed its
labors and adjourned until 2 this after
noon to give Granny Entrikin ample time
to draw his indictments, but at that time
the pokey states attorney was not ready
and at $3.50 o'clock had not yet reported.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07

An assessor, endeavoring to ascertain The
value Of q church property in Virginia, asked
its value. Forty dollars" was the reply
HAS the church any other propertyi" was
the next question, and the answer was.
Eyes, pitcher and tin cup."-Chicago
Herald
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07

An Augusta, Me-, boy brought the family
Bible with him to q circus which was eXhit-
iting in the town in order to prove that he
WIS young enough to 60 In at half price
New York Tribune
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07
SELF-EXPLANATORY.
Mr.. j. HI. Gaunt Exposes the Union
lie

Editor ARGUS:
REYNOLDS, ILL.,. Sept. 6.-The Union
of the 9th says, the Gaunts. six IN mum.
Der, have deserted Cleveland ana are out
for Harrison. The Gsunts, of Edging-
ton, are myself and three sons, and we
have net changed nor have any notion of
doing So The statement is false and the
Union will please copy this statement.
Yours respectfully tor Cleveland and
Thurman. J. II. GAUNT.
The ARGUS yesterday stamped the
Unions statement in regard to the
Messrs. Gaunts' politics as mislepresen-
tation and a falsehood.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07

Last evening Ucal lodge No. sos. |. 0
o. F. elected the following officers:
N. &C. E. Hodgson.
V. G.-P Greenawalt.
Sec. W. Stafford.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07
ADVICE TO nOTHYKs.

Are you disturbed at night and broken
of your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teeth7 If SO,
send at once and get bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething. Its value is incalculable.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately. Depend upon it mothers,
there is no mistake about it. It cures
dysentery, diarrhoea, regulates the stom'
ach and bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums, reduces Inflammation. and
gives tone and energy to the whole sys-
tenn. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for Children Teething is pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription of one OF
the oldest and best female nurses and ply
sicians in the United States, and is fol
sale by all druggists throughout the
world. Price IS cents per bottle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07

The ancients believed In Q square world
Moderns have learned the reverse by sad ex-
psriences. Vineyard Herald
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07

Two thieves who broke into New
Orleans feed store and opened the safe
got $500 in confederate notes for theil
mains.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07

Snobisme is the latest word which
France has borrowed from England.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07
In the Giddvwhirl.

Some men look upon waltzing as wasting
time, but they manage to squeeze some en-
joyment out Of it.-Yonkers Statesmen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07

To the young face Pozzoni's complex
ion powder gives fresher charms, to the
old renewed youth. Try it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07

The Chicago school census returns give
that city a population Of 500 ,65I
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07

Everything is unhealthy except the un-
comfortable things which nobody cares for.
-Martha's Vineyard Herald
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07

During recent hot spell in Tulsre,
CAL, every one who had a cellar, rugged
up bed and slept there.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07
Advertised List Of Letters. No. 80

Advertised List of Letters. No. 30
List Of letters uncalled for al the Posloffice al
Rock Island. Rock Island county, Illinois,
Sept. 7, 1888.
Robb Geo B Meyers Elisabeth
CaseBM Moody Miss Ella
Carter WJ Morey Mrs z p
Gibson Mrs Anna O'Shea L ID
jackson Miss Mary Preston Mrs
johnson Mrs Anna (2l Robb Geo B
Klann T (Resl Est Ag) steele Dick
Kendrck Schield Chas
Lawson WmH Fidd 0rlandtP
Lupi John Webster srs Matte
Marin Miss Ida Wilks W W
FoREIsN LIST.
Rage or Bsgge
MERCHANDISE.
Allan VIM
Give the number Of the list when calling fol
advertised letter.. C. ". HAYES, P. N.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07
THE CITY'S LOSS.
Expressions ofsorrow and sympathy
Over Judge Cornelius Lynde's Death
"A Man Universally Esteemed.

Expressions of sorrow and sympathy |
Over Judge Cornelius Iynde's Death
"A Man Universally Esteemed.
Everywhere the news of Judge Corne.
Illus Lynde's death is met with manifesta>
tons of sorrow and sympathy. He was
a man universally esteemed and admired,
and his death is not only loss to the
city where he was known so well, but TO
the entire community. The Davenport
Democrat Gazette comments thus upon
his death, after printing lengthy
obituary:
Judge Lynde was one of the best and
most enterprising citizens town can
possess He backed all public enter>
prises that promised prosperity for the
city. He was interested in the stove
works. the glass works, the plow works
and other manufactures, He was presi
dent of the Rock Island & Peoria Rail
road company. He was director in the
B., c. r. & n railroad, and heavy
stakeholder in the c., r. |. & P. He was
an earnest advocate of the building of the
Davenport & Rock Island street railway
He believed it would benefit his town.
Judge Lynde was reserved IN talk and
action. but very warm hearted and very
kind in disposition. Many man in bus
| mess in Rock Island or in distant places,
is indebted to Judge Lynde for start in
business life. He was kind to the poor
liberal in charity. 1t is no wonder the
city is in sorrow.
The Davenport Times says;
He was man of the strIctest honesty
and integrity, and his death will be loss
not only to the city of Rock Island but
to the surrounding country. as he was a
| public spirited man and one in whom the
people had the greatest confidence.
The Tribune says:
Judge Lynde was quiet, but pubic
spirited citizen, one of the kind to h
equally missed in social and business
circles. He was engaged in many man
ufacturing enterprises connected witt
the prosperity of Rock Island
The oldest son, Mr.. s. A Lynde, 0
Chicago, arrived last evening, and tn,
time of the funeral was fixed for to
morrow afternoon at 3 O'Clock fror
Trinity church.
This morning Mayor Banding issue
the following proclamation with regar
to Judge Lynde's death and burial:
MAYORS OFFICE,
Rock ISLAND, sept. Z, ISIS
The death of our fellow citizen. Hon
c.. Lynde, was a sudden and most uue:
pected event In the midst of his usefu
ness and the activities of business atfai
he has been taken away. In life he VS.
highly respected and his demise will
greatly regretted The honorable di
tiuctions of his public service and Il
exemplary integrity Of his private Ii
render it fitting aud proper to signify
public manner the respect due to b
memory, The funeral will be held ut Il
Episcopal church, Saturday, the Sth in'
at o'clock p. m, and the members
the city council are requested to atteI
the services at the church in body
So far as practicable. merchants a
business men of the city are expected a
desired TO close their places of busnt
during the hour of the funeral obs
QuieS '. NJ. BLANDING. Mayor
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-07

desire to publicly express my graft
tude to all who rendered me kindness
and attention during the late illness and
death of my husband.
MRS. ANNIE MAGRuM
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-07-12

from the ouotioneer the half per
cent. on gross receipts aud from
other peoples receipts nothing2
There is also a fact bearing upon
this matter worthy of mention:
When the Government has land,
leases, or anything else TO sell at
auction, it usually cntrusts the work
to an official and forgocs the SER
vices of licensed auctioneer, thus
cheating commission out of the
man who pays high licence and
losing the half per cent.
The law which imposes excep-
tional burdens on auctioneers is one
of those unjust inequalities in our
state system, which an enlightened
and progressive Legislature would
bestir itself to remove.