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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24
PubIic AnprecintiOn.

The object of the Rodman Rifles in sc
curing for two nights entertainment the
delineator and rapid crayonist, G. Paul
Smith, has been fulfilled, and while the
boys have no margin in their favor as be-
tween the receipts and expenditures of
the undertaking, they came out even and
that is all they intended to do, and are
satisfied and grateful to the public for
the kindness and appreciation shown
them. On the occasion of the second en-,
tertainment of Mr. Smiths last night, there
was a large attendance of representative
citizens at Armory hall and the audience
was highly entertained and much pleased
The Rifles now see that the public
appreciate their efforts and that the
people of Rock Island are willing to
stand by them, and encouraged by this
the boys will spare no
pains to improve the standard of the
and add new recruits as fast as
men who will be a credit to the company
can be secured, and Capt. Channon says
that in a short time the company will
have another public entertainment equal
Iy as worthy as the one which closed last
night,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24

Quite an exciting little fistic encounter
occurred on the Verne Swain just above
Moline on her trip down this morning.
DR.. Merryman, of Port Byron, was one of
the passengers, and when the boat had
reached the place named, doc" who
had been observing the conduct of
commercial drummer for some time,
approached him and demanded
of him an apology for casting
insinuating glances at a young lady who
was in Merryman's company. The
drummer refused to apologize. where
upon Merryman struck him. The two
men clinched and it was with considera>
BILE difficulty that they were separated by
other passengers. The travelling man
then hurried to his state room and pros
curing a revolver made some threats upon
MerIyman's life, which the latter, how>
ever received with ridlcule, and his
friends again interceding, finally brought
about reconciliation, and just before
the boat touched the Rock Island landing
there were mutual concessions, the smoke
Of peace encircled the heads of the wars
ing passengers and they walked down
the gang plank the best of friends.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24

The Davenports are playing the Oma
has this afternoon. The same mines meet
tomorrow and next day
Eddie Dolly's base ball nine defeated
George Cues nine by score of 20 to 49,
The battery for the first named nine was
Eddie Dolly and George Kelly, and
George Cue and Custer for the other.
Both did good work, The umpire was
Willie Mcfarland.
The Davenport ball club has engaged
another pitcher in the person of Edward
Morkin, of London, Can, who pitched
last year for the Duluth nine, of the
Northwestern league, and made a splen-
did record, being a member of the same
battery of which Brynan. now of the
Chicagos, was catcher. Morkin arrived
in Davenport last night
Yesterday William McFadden, the base
ball umpire, was paid off by the base ball
management and returned to his home in
Cambridge, where it is hoped he will re.
main. Sunday afternoon he became so
ratified" that he could not tell strike"
from ball or vice versa. McFadden's
umpiring was the only subject of gossip
in the hotels and on the streets last even
ing. The st. Louis club and its manager
expressed themselves Sunday evening as
highly pleased with the playing of the
Davenport team, and believed that had it
not been for the rank decisions of Nc
Fadden in the beginning of the game, the
home team would not have been beaten.
Davenport Democrats Gazette.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24
THE FIGHT IN THE FIFTH.
According 10 CITY Attorney MeEn-
iry's Opinion Mr.. Evans IL Elected
No Council Meeting Vet Called.

According 40 CITY Attorney MeEn-
iry's Opinion MIR, Evans IL Elected
No Council Meeting Vet called.
There will be no council meeting to-
night to take further action in the Fifth
ward aldermanic controversy. There
was some talk ye sterday of calling a
meeting provided the aldermen would
charge nothing for their services. but
this proposition was finally given over.
City Attorney McEniry reviewed the
circumstances of the undetermined cleo
ton this morning. To an ARGUS reporter
he said:
1.-THE council met as canvassing
board on the Monday night following
the election, canvassed the returns and de
clared Chas. Evans duly elected alderman
from the Fifth ward in accordance with
the returns. At the next special meeting,
the city council reconsdered the action
of the canvassing board and appointed II
committee to recanvass the returns from
the Fifth ward The committee reported,
and the council so found that they could
not ascertain from the returns vino was
elected alderman in the Fifth ward.
Whereupon the council passed resoluN
ton ordering a new election. Iprotest>
ed. informing the council as the matter
now stood there was no legal authority |
for the ordering of new election. Be- |
fore this could be done, it would either |
have to appear that there was no election.
or the party elected failed to qualify.
said that if the returns were in such n
shape that they could not be made out,
1t was perfectly competent for the can
wasting board to cite the judges of the
election to send up the returns, for if the
returns could not be made out, they
were no returns at all. AT the meeting
Of the committee yesterday did not say
that they could reconsider reconsidera~
lion, but that inasmuch as the reconsid-
sration of the action of the canvassing
lOard has been decided several times by
the supreme court to be illegal, the action
IF the council at the special meeting in
'econsidering the canvass of the canvass
ng board was void and null-the council
can only act upon the returns of
The canvassing board. This would
eat Mr. Evans, and if Alder
nan Ferguson feels greved he
ould have the matter reopened, the
allots counted and the uncertainty re- {
moved by contest, which is very simple
natter"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Holt-
am, Oh Second avenue between Fifteenth
aud Sixteenth streets, is stricken indeed.
Sunday morning their daughter Edna,
aged three years. died of membraneous
Group and was buried yesterday, and last
night their boy, Isaac Charles, aged
one and ahalf years, was carried away
by the same dread disease. He was
buried today. Rev. r. F. Sweet conduct
the services on both sad occasions.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24
|. o. o. H.
The Anniversary Celebration 30 be
Held IN Rock Island on Thursday---
The Programmes

The Anniversary Celebration 30 d
Held IN Rock Island on Thursday
The Programme.
The first anniversary celebration of tn
Tri~CitY Odd Fellows association will b.
held in this city on Thursday of thI
weekday after tomorrow. April 20 i
the grand anniversary day of the order
1t being the sixty-ninth this year, and
has long been the custom of this benevo
lent society to observe the occasion il
some manner, and often it has been tn
case with exercises of more or less i'm.
posing nature. A few months ago
number of the representative Odd Eel
lows of the three cities conceived the
idea of such a celebration in one
of the three cities-Davenport, Mo.
line or Rock Island-and the forma.
ton of the "Tri.City Odd Fellows
Anniversary Association, " embodying the
eight lodges of the three cities, was the
result. 1t was decided to hold the first
celebration in Rock Island on the regular
anniversary day--April 26. To the end
that the affair may be worthy of its pur-
pose, invitations have been sent out to
some sixty lodges in Iowa and Illinois
and the railroads entering Rock Island
have made a reduction in rates for the
accommodation of visiting brothers. In
addition to number of lodges, which
have already been rer orted as coming,
several cantons are to attend in full res
gala.
The programme of the days celebra-
ton includes grand parade in the after
noon at 1:30, participated in by the differ
ent lodges and cantons. The lodges will
form in line at Union Square and march
south on Twentieth street to Fourth
avenue; east on Fourth avenue to TWEEN
ty,third street; south on Twenty third
street to Seventh avenue; west on
Seventh avenue to Eighteenth street;
north on Eighteenth street to Third
avenue east on Third av enue to Nine
.eenth street; north on Nineteenth street
% Second avenue; west on Second
avenue to Twelfth street; south on
Twelfth street to Fourth avenue; east on |
Fourth avenue to Sixteenth street; south |
IN Sixteenth street to the rink.
Then there will be an overture by the
treat Western band, an ode, prayer by |
he chaplain. an address of welcome bv
he mayor music and address of well
ONE in behalf of the Odd Fellows by
Rev Bro. P. A. Cool, music, reading of
he proclamation of the grand master by
he secretary, anniversary exercises by
he lodge, and an Grafton by Rev. Bro.
. s. McCord, of Dubuque, Iowa. The
Exercises will close with a reception and
all IN the evening
Arrangements are in progress for the
ppropriate decoration of the business
ortion of the city during the parade and
4 other ways to show the occasion fit
observance.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24
PAYING FOR ANOTHER'S FUN.
The Way Rock ISLAND People do in
PatrOnizIng Attractions in the DaV-
export Opera House.

The Way Rock ISLAND People do Il
PatronizIng Attractions In the Dav
export Opera House..
Ia the Geneseo Netos of last week sp
pears the appended communication:
CLEVELAND. Apr. 10. 1888.
ii. L. KINER:-Dear Sir.-I learned
from your paper that Booth " Barret
were TO play an engagement in Daven
port this month. Win you kindly in
form me the exact day and date, ant
oblige. 1t is easier for an elephant Il
go through the eye of an AK, than for
person to find out anything from The
crank that conducts the Davenport
theatre.
Very Respectfully Yours,
FRED l.. PADDELFoRD.
And upon which Editor Kiner com
ments as follows:
Mr.. Paddelford voices the sentiment of
many Henry county people respecting
the Davenport opera house management.
Trains run just right for Henry county
people TO visit entertainments there; but
no attractions or dates are given through
the papers. Many Geneseo people wished
to hear Chas. Dickens read, who did not
go down because they could not learn the
date.
1t is not the purpose or desire of the
management of the Davenport opera
house to accommodate its patrons outside
of its own town. The managers of
the Burtis opera house know full well
that without the support of Rock Island
and adjacent cities they could not treat
their Davenport patrons to such
superior attractions as that of Sat-
urday night. and are therefore quite
free to solicit Rock Island patronage,
but are slow to treat their guests from
this side with anything like common
when they go oyer. They have
no besitancy in asking Rock IslaEd to help |
pay for an attraction for the benefit of a |
Davenport public, neither have they any
lesitancy in asking Rock Island patrons
% take back seats to Davenport pat
'ons in entertainments such as that
If last Saturday night
Prior to the public announcement OF
he Booth and Barrett engagement, the
managers of the Davenport theatre stated
hat Rock Island should have the first
hoice of seats inasmuch as those ats
ending from this side had the additional
Expense of carriage hire. etc Rock
STAND can support first class entertain
nents and Harper's theatre should be re-
pened and placed in such condition that
God entertainments may come to Rock
Stand. The public would support them
nd not be Obliged to go to Davenport
nd suffer imposition at the hands of the
leatre management on that side.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24
THE RISING WATERS.

Danger OF Repetition OF the Flood o.
'sl-COnditiOn of the River-incOn
steamers.
The river Is still rising at steady rate
and has advanced two feet in the pas
forty eight hours. 1t is now fifteen feel
above low water mark at this point and
is over the danger line on the Davenport
side. Yesterday morning the stage was
IA 80; at noon it was 1855 and last night
il was 14:75. This morning IL was 10
feet, and still coming up The Diamond
10 dock is flooded, but Agent
Lamont and his able assistant.
Ben. Lamont. have managed to
keep high and dry thus far. The
water has found its way into the mouth
of the old sewers emptying along the
evec and many of the cellars along
First avenue as well as back on Third
avenue, are flooded and the husin ess
houses along the latter thoroughfare ale
already greatly disconnected,
AT Moline the water lacks seven inches
OF going over the water power wall. The
wood department at Deere 81 Cos. is
shut down because of water in the base.
ment among the betting and pulleys
which run this department. The pail
shops of Dimock, Gould S Co are shut
down, the high water having reached
the ovens. The high water so reduced
the water power of Davis & Company's
electric light at Moline last night, that
the lights were for several hours dismal
failures.
AT last accounts the river was receding
at LaCrosse-three hundred miles above
here-but it may be some time before the |
effect is shown here. The water is
within two feet of being over the r. /, & |
p. embankment now, and a rise of three |
feet more would bring the water up to |
the flood of 1881. when it would have
been found quite convenient to go about
town in skis.
RlPLETS.
The hands side-wheel steam
or st Paul, of the st. Louis
& st Paul Packet Company,
will soon come off the St. Louis docks
newly reprinted and repaired, and will
clear for st. Paul at p, m. tomorrow on
her first trip this season. She will be
as heretofore stated. by the
veteran steamboatman, Captain William
Burke. 1t is said that the company is
to make vigorous contest for
business this season, and that its
passenger boats will be especially well
equipped.
The Pittsburg went north this morn
ng, with fine trip. She goes through
to st. Paul the first packet to the head
If navigation this season.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24
The County Board.

The hoard of supervisors met in special
session this afternoon. Thomas Camp
bell was reelected chairman, and in a
neat little speech returned thanks to the
board for the honor conferred upon him.
Supervisors O'Connor, Gordon and Muir
ply we're appointed committee to re-
wise the rules of the board and the COM
mittee proceeded with the discharge of
its duty at once.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24

Gustave Hoch was fined So and costs
this morning for intoxication.
James Canan. the Kansas aleBd, was Up
again this morning and was sent down
for ten days for vagrancy. 1t is pretty
rough on Sheriff Silvis to be Obliged to
lodge any one from Kansas. but there
appears to be no way out of it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24
BRIEFLETS.

Ice cream at Krell & Maths.
Milk shake at Krell s. Maths.
Lots in Guyer's addition for $3.50.
Fresh eggs 1 cents at F. G. Youngs
Chickens dressed to order at Mays.
Have you seen those So albums al the
Fair"
Milk and ice cream shake at Krell &
Maths.
Inspectors Burns and Scott are in the
city.
Carpet tacks, three box es for cents at
the Fair"
Fine French candies just received at
Krell & Maths.
800 foot clothes line for 20 cents at the
Fair"
The price of lump coal at Ellis Goa !
yard is So. 40 per ton.
Two ice cream freezers for sale; apply
at Hawthorne's restaurant.
All hats and bonnets trimmed free of
charge this week at McCabe Bros.
To rent-One of the houses in the Ne
gus row. Apply to W. s. Knowlton.
If you want box of fine candy put
up in fine style, try Krell & Math,
Remember Bleuer's band give their
annual ball on Saturday evening, April
28.
New arrivals in Pomona and Am,
berina glassware at Loosely 's--something |
worth seeing.
Fresh spinach. asparagus. pie plant,
lettuce and cabbage at Truesdale's in the
Tomorrow. the Festival of St. Mark,
here will be service at Trinity church at
a. m.
G. o. Lynn of the G. B. s. Q. road
orce, has moved his family back from
3arstow to this city,
Freel Free! All hats and bonnets
trimmed free of charge this week at Nc.
Jabe Bros. See ad.
Bleuer's band will hold their fourth
InnuEl ball on the evening of Saturday
april 80. Admission 80 cents.
Mrs. E. d. F. Fisher, daughter of Mr..
nd Mrs. j. r. Johnston returns to her
ome at Council Bluffs tonight.
A number of the striking firemen on
he CT & O. left last night for Streator
0 enter the service of the A T. s. s. F.
Originality is nothing. its the lowest
rice of goods what the people want and
or that reason it always pays to trade at
ne Fair"
Mrs Chas. Blu ford, and daughter, Miss
larry Buford, and Mrs. Z. W. Hurst,
ave next week for Europe to spend the
Inner.
The great millinery event of the seas
IN has come, McCabe Bros opening ex
ibit today and tomorrow; all are in> :
ted
DR.. LaRerOux and his band, who were
Gated in this city for four weeks last
INNER. is located in Davenport, corner
orth and Scott streets 4
Exquisite designs Tints that are =
Newest conceptions in FASH :
nable millinery at McCabe Bros. open>
g today and tomorrow.
DR.. s. T. Lameroux, the great Indian
edicine man, with his famous band was
trading the streets today. He is located
Davenport for the next four weeks.
Electric success-the millinery recep-
IN at MeCabe Bros, today, is the most
ccessful they have ever experienced. -
tomorrow.
The Moline 6 Rock Island Horse Rail, In
sd company has purchased number 10
horses, and no difficulty will be exper- on
iced now in rapid transportation be-
cen the two cities.
Drs. Merrynan and Morgan, of Port II
ron, are both in the city today. 1t is Il
be hoped that in q town the size of l.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24
Democratic Caucus.

The democratic voters of South Rock
Island are requested to meet at Cen,
Ter school house on Saturday evening,
April 2Sth, at Z o'clock, to select dele
gates to the county convention, and or
ganiZe democratic club.
By order committee.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24

DIR. William L. Bryant of Boston, has
discovered that the postal veins of very
young children are valves that disappear
as the child grows older. These valves
are found in the lower animals.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24
Money To In

SIX per cent loans by the Building Ass
socistion Tuesday May 1.
E. 81. GUYER, Sec'y.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24

Hoods Sarsaparills is peculiar to itself
and superior to all other preparations IN
strength, economy, and medicinal merit.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24
EXECUToR's NOTICE.

Estate Of John Dickson deceased
The undersigned, having been appointed Execu-
rix OF the last will and testament OF John Dick SON
late OF the county of Rock Island, state OF
Illinois, deceased, hereby gives notice that she
will appear before the county court of Rock Island
county at the office of the clerk of said court in
the city Of Rock Island, at the July term on the
First Monday in July next, at which time all
titled and requested to attend for the purpose OF
having the same adjusted. All persons indebted
to said estate are requested to make immediate
payment to the undersigned.
Dated this 2tst day Of April, A. D., 1888.
MARY K. YOUNG,
apl 2l-diw Executrix.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24
FINANCIAL.
INVESTMENT SECURITIES.

The following Is a small list of complete loans
on hand, which we offer, subject to previous sale
for their face and accrued interest:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-24

Besides the above we have large supply Of
carefully made loans in sams ringing from $500
TO $500, from which investors can select
The rate is Z par cent net to the lender and
Interest lie collected by us without charge.
Nearly TWO MILLION invested by u In these
loans without single loss. The best Of refer.
enees given to those not &C 1uainted with US or
81. NJ. HENLEY,
ATTORNEY AT Law,
PA Main Street. DAVENPORT, IOWA.
Nor SALE-A FINE JERSEY MICH
- Cow; enquire at Dauber's Blacksmith shop, |
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-24
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

The grand jury at Waverly. Iowa. has
returned an indictment for musder in the
first degree against Billings, the alleged
slayer of County Attorney Kingsley.
Peter NJ Hansen. a Des Moites, Iowa.
Norwegian painter and rapcrhanger, was
found frozen to death in the river near the
Wabash railroad bridge. His Witch and
chain were missing, and from brukes upon
his body there is suspicion that he was
sand-bagged and thrown into the liver.
Tho trial at Rockport, Mo-, of Arthur
Blake for the murder of Johnnie Mcdowell
July g which commenced Feb. 6, closed the
other evening. The jury returned Il YER
diet of murder in the first degree.
j. W. Hooker, Il youth of 10, slot and
killed Mabel Stekc, aged is. at Berlin Wis.
and then killed himself. The couple we're in
love and their marriage was opposed bY Miss
Steike's parents. who live al Bell Plaine, Ia.
To separate them she was sent to visit her
grandfather at Berlin. The young man fol-
lowed, and on refusal of the girl to marry
him at once committed the tragedy.
The complaint filed against jay Gould
and Russell Sage, charging them with the
larceny of a large amount of Kansas Pacific
stock. is to be submitted to the grand jury
at New York.
Another disastrous fire occurred in ST.
Paul lately, causing a loss of S!So,0OO to
Foote, Schulze & Co., shoe manufacturers.
and 100000 to the Ryan Drug company,
fully insured in both eases.
Andrew j. CarbelTy, the Pullmmcar
conductor. who was tried in the Chicago
criminal court and acquitted on Il charge Of
stealing the con1pany's fares on his run be-
tween Chicago and New Orleans. has
brought suit for 900 damages in the cir
cult court, against the Pullman Car COM
pany and the American Surety company,
his pros cutOrS.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-24
.Mi&S.;

trouble, and as the date of his birth is a
matter of record in the Catholic Church at
Posen, there is no reasonable doubt of his
having attained the remarkable age claim
ed. The picture herewith given was made
from cabinet photograph taken last sum-
mer. Mr.. KrGgers age can better be I'M
derstood and appreciated when it is
known that he had a boy" who is
now so years of age. The son lives
in Milwaukee, where the aged father had
recently been visiting. The story of the
centenarian's life is full of interest. His
father worked on the estate of a nobleman
and the son followed the same calling.
That, mind YOU, was a full hundred wears
ago. During the Napoleonic wars he did
service as teamster for the French, tho
Prussians, and the. Russians in turn, the
team being furnished by his employer, as
usual in times of war. He was too old al.
ready to be taken as recruit when Napo-
leon overran Central Europe In 1914
when the CorSican was finally disposed of
Krrger was 40, and few wears later he
was married. He raised family at his
| old home, and was blessed with child
every three or four years, until he had
seven sons and two daughters. The girls
and one of the boys died young, but ali the
others lived to come to America.