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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-21
The Electric Road and Te,epbopes

The use of electricity as motive power
for the Brady street cars in Davenport,
has had singular effect upon the tele-
phone service all along that street, and
along the line via Fifteenth street to
Mississippi avenue The operators in
the telephone exchange eau trace the
travel of the electric cars by the dropping
of the signal shields on their switch
board
What causes this action The cleo
iricity runs from the trolley wheel over
the Car to the motors beneath the car to
the axles, to the wheels, to the rails and
to the ground, and runs through the
earth to the ground wires of the tele.
phones in the stores, offices and resi-
dences along the railway line then runs
through the wire to the exchange and
drops the shields there as fast as the ears
run. Two hundred of these number
shields drop every time M electric car
makes run from Second street to Mis-
sissippi avenue
So yesterday morning Manager Griffith
commenced the work of Obyiating this
with force of men The
ground wire from each telephone along
the route is to be removed, and the cur~
rent run back tn the telephone exchange
instead of into the ground beneath the
private telephones. So no railway cleo
tricity will affect the workings of the tel
ephone exchange To accomplish this
eleven miles of hard drawn copper wire
will be used When the work is CONS
pleted there will be 10 more collisions in
the workings of the electric railway and
the electric telephone,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-21

Christ Naab and NJ. Helfrich were fined
S. and costs each by Justice Halves yes
terday afternoon for resisting an officer
Dick Bender was run IN by Officer
Long last evening for intoxication. JUS
tice Halves this morning imposed fine
of $3.50 and costs.
A case of ''dogonish" nature was
being heard before Justice Halves today
Lieut.. Frank j. Bell, U. s. A., who is
sojourning at the residence of Capt. T.
J. Buford on First avenue, has a thor
oughbred Irish red setter pup. of which
he is exceedingly proud. This morning
Lieut. Bell heard that a stranger
was enticing his dog off. and he
Immediately put a policeman on the
track of the alleged thief. The Of
ficer overlook the stranger, who proved
to be one Charles Fisher, a peddler,
who lives at Davenport and who is work
iVi a ito w utu
asked by the policeman if the dog then in
his possession belonged to him he an.
swered in the negative and said that it
was simply following him and it being a
fine species of the canine family he
offered no objection States Attorney
Entrlkln is assisted by Mr.. Adair Pleas.
ants in the prosecution, and MIR. VIM.
Jackson appears for the defense. Lieu
tenant Bell is not particularly anxious to
make the stranger suffer for his offense,
but he wants TO make an example of him
in so far as to have it understood that he
who attempts undue familiarities with
his dog is liable to get into trouble.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-21

The G. X. |. X T. has been doing GOOD
work on ITS western extension and keeping
continually IN view the completion of lis
system as outlined in 1887 Work is pro,
crossing rapidly on the Colorado Springs
extension, the grading being nearly com
pIeted to Colorado Springs The tracks
LAYERS are now seventy four miles west of
the west line of the state of Kansas, and
are progressing at the rate of two and
half miles day. It is the purpose
OF the management TO complete the
track and run train INTO Colorado
Springs by October 10. which will for
the present. be the end of tracklaying in
that direction. Running arrangement IS
have already been made with the Denver
" Rio Grande by which the Rock Island
will reach both Denver and Pueblo and
also connect at Colorado Springs with the
Colorado Midland for Leadvile. The
Rock Island will cross the Union Pacific
at Rlves Bend. Colo. 1t was At first IN.
tended to make track agreement with
that road to Denver from this crossing
point, but the idea was finally given IN
and better arrangements made with the
Denver X Rio Grande.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-21

Frank Davenport, living across the
river, and whose brother John Dayen>
port, resides in this city, was drowned
Sunday afternoon in SILVER Greek pesr
Dewitt, Iowa. He, in company with a
young man named Harter, at whose home
he boarded and few friends went to Sill
yer Creek to have a swim. This creek is
less than one hundred feet wide but IS
rather deep and has cold under current
When Davenport swan out to the mid
die he sank without saying word. He
came up and went down the second time
and did not come up again. His friends
tried 10 save him but could do nothing.
The creek was dragged and his body re-
covered. The unfortunate young man
Was only twenty three years of age and
his only relatives living is brother in this
city and one in st Louis He has been
IN The employ of Young & Hartford for
the past four years and was a steady
going and reliable young man. well liked
by all his associates.
He was buried from the residence of
" H. Schillinger in Davenport at .
o clock this afternoon.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-21

In the pursuit of the goo1 things of
his world we anticipate too much; we
eat out the heart and sweetness of world,
ly pleasures by delightful forethought of
them. The results obtained from the use
of DR.. Jones Red Clover Tonic far exceed
all claims. 1t cures dyspepsia. and all
stomach, liver, kidney and bladder
troubles. 1t is a perfect tonic, appetizer,
blood purifier, q sure cure for ague and
malsrial diseases. Price, SO cents, of
druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-21

Mr.. W r. Moore has received the
Oh cago Herald cup won by the Sylvans
q, the Pullman regatta this year. This
and the Jaccard challenge cup at present
held by the Sylvans, were put on exhibit
ton Saturday in the window of Clenden-
ms drug store, Moline. The Herald cup
is of silver, and seventeen inches from
the base to the top of the body and is
surmounted by the figure of boatman
with boat hook in his hand, making the
extreme height about twenty-five inches.
1t bears the inscription. I'M. " A. R. A.
The Chicago Duly Herald, to the win
ners of the Senior Four, 1888"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-21
NO TRUST FORMED.

Authentic Denial of the Report of he
| Great lumber Combination of the
Northwest.
| The reports of the formation of the gil
gantic lumber combination of the north.
west, or trust, as it has been more popu-
larly and frequently called. has sgitated
the public mind all over the country
Mr.. H. E Norton, the great lumber man
of Winona, Mimi, was in Chicago Sun
day, and when approached by Herald
reporter at the Grand Pacific hotel and
asked if he, Fred Weyerhauser, of this
city. and other northwestern lumbermen
were not organized to control the lumber
production, said:
Il know very well that am not helps
ing to organize any such combination,
and | don think any one else Is. Mr..
| NeycrhauSer is a very active man, and
having such large interests, he is watched
| wherever he goes. Things are attributed
whenever he sees a good bargain in pine
lands he buys them, and have no doubt
he has been buying recently, but not in
connection with any Other men, and has no
idea of forming a trust. AT the time some
sensational dispatches regarding the or
ganIZatIon were sent out from Minneapo-
lis, Mr.. Weyerhauser and myself were far
b. IL
thoughts of business It is probable that
these stories originated with persons who
are interested in creating an impression
that pine lands were scarce and were all
being bought up rs rapidly as possible by
syndicate which wanted to corner them.
1t was hoped, no doubt, that such fables
would boom prices | believe, however,
that there was a little meeting of humber
men here yesterday, but | was not pres
ent
Yes. there was little meeting of mm-
beTmen here" said J. c. OGorman of
Saltwater, MINI but it was merely
Tor the purpose Of completing small
private deal Some OF rs gentlemen
CAME down 10 meet Mr. Weyerhauser
|
amount to mere than 500u0, 900 feet, and
il WAS private transaction in which no
one WAS interested | don't care to SAY
where the tract rs situated, because had
very little to do with it, but when | saw
the newspapers this morning we all
laughed at the idea of our meeting to
form any combination among lumber
men. Such thing is impossible There
are too many lumhermen Why, all over
Minnesota there are mills that are turn
ing out twenty thousand feet day, and
you cans bring SO many men together. |
There has been a boom company or.
eanized At Minneapolis among the large
logging men, but that is merely for the |
purpose of cutting sluiCe around the |
falls and getting the logs farther down |
the river before they are sawed Mr.
hadn't anything to do with |
that, for his interests all lie on the other |
side of the state
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-21

Henry Pattin, an employe at Viewers
hauser & Denkmsnn's mill. had his left
foot so badly crushed by large log this
morning, that it was found necessary to
amputate the injured member above the
ankle, The operation was performed by
Drs. Cowden and Eyster. Pattin is a
married man. residing on Third avenue,
between Sixth and Seventh streets. and
1t was his intention to leave the mill to-
day or tomorrow and 60 to work in the
country
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-21

The annual loss to productive industries in
the United States caused by insects is esti.
mated at sljOooO,Oo Here is fair battle
between man and another sort of earth occu-
piers They are smaller. but if they can wbin
us have individually as good right to the
world as we have As civilization advances
new insects make their APPEARANCE march
ing sometimes eastward but generally vest
ward There are few If any forms of yeee,s-
ton that have no parasites that devour either
foliage or fruit The loss to the cotton crop
is estimated at sl5.OOO.oOOa wear while that
to the apple crops not much less. and that In
the potato crop at least one half as much =
Globe Democrat.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-21

to bequeath to your children, is strong
clean, pure consttution-better thar
wealth, because it will never prove a
curse. You cannot give what you do mo-
possess, but mothers will find in DR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription wonder
ful help-correcting all weaknesses,
bringing their systems into perfect con
dltlon, so that their children, untainted
shall rise up to call them blessedl
There is not druggist In all the land
But always keeps stock on hand.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-21

There are people who maintain that knee
breaches are vastly becoming" and com
Portable" Now, as TO comfortable, +" that is
stark absurdity, contrary to all experience
and reason The only way to make knee
breeches comfortable is TO initiate the now
almost extinct Irish peasant brooches wearer
and habitually forget TO button them at the
knee. As to the much abused steel pen coat,
1t is not beautiful, certainly But properly
constructed, as our graDdfathers wore it,
made double breasted and to button across
the chest, 1t is remarkably good garment
For any kind of bodily work or exercise it is
absolutely unrivaled 1t has no useless skirts
to flop about and impede the movement, and
the pockets, well out Of the way, are only in
convenient when you sit down 1t is the best
walking coat ever devised, whereas the mod
ern frock coat is about the worst and most
cumbersome London Truth
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-21
MISSISSIPPI, val,ey >pir,,u,,,s,s

The annual meeting of the Mississippi
Valley Spiritualists association was held
Saturday, and the following officers were
elected:
Secretary-J H Randall, Chicago.
Treasurer-Mrs Elizabeth Harding.
Clinton.
Directors-B B Hart, Clinton. la: II H
Roberts, New boston, III; W F McCar-
roll, Ottumwa, Ia; l. 2 Wheelonk, Mo.
line; J c Baldorf. Grand Rapids, Mich;
Mrs Oltie A Bodgett, Davenport.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-21

"A neat trick was played on me by an old
topper the other day." remarked an East Side
saloon keeper. THE old soak brought in a
black bottle and asked for so cents worth Of
whisky drew it and hung on TO the bottle
while he went through his pockets after the
silver. Presently he put on a look of dismay
and said he had lost the money. All right
says l, and turned out the whisky and put
the bottle on the bar. He took it and went
away, saying he'd be back after the inebri-
ator presently. He didn't come, however,
but five minutes later found him sitting on
horse block around the corner poking
something in the bottle with a stick, and
after every poke turn out q thimbletul of
whisky in a cup. l seized the bottle and
made an investigation. What do you think
foundi Why, the old rascal had forced
sponge as big as my clenched fist into it, and
this had soaked up a glassful of my whisky
when I filled the bottle. Buffalo Express.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-21
A 100 Yard Foot RanA

E. Edwards, of this city, and W. S.
Wilson, OF Davenport, will run one
hundred yard root race on the Davenport
ball grounds Thursday Aug 80, be
tween the hours of aud 5 O'Clock D. m.
for purse of $500,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-21

kentucky jeans is not to I've allowed to
drift out of the vocabulary as familiar
term Louisville is making five wards to-
day where she made one five years ago. and
kentucktans are just as proud to wear the
goods Detroit Free Press
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-21

The Great Western hand will give a
free concert at Black Hawks watch tower
on Tuesday, August 81, 1888, commenc.
ing at 7 O'Clock p. m, There will also be
brilliant fireworks on the river in front
of the tower.
B. DAVENPORT, Stunt.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-21

A hne chance to make money. Sixty
dollars per month and commission. No
experience necessary. Address at once
to the Loomis National Library Associs-
ton, p o, box IT'S, Rock Island, Ill,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-21

There was an extraordinary rainfall at
st. Louis few DAYS ago, more than fonr
inches of water falling within eleven
hours. No such fall has occurred in the
last eighteen years.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-21

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, 1888-08-21
Blk Per Cent Loans

BY the Rock Island Building association,
Tuesday, Aug, 81, 1888.
E II. GUYER, Sec'y.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-21

Continued wet weather in England has
nearly ruined the hay crop
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-21
RIR THS

CRAlG-Boru to DR. and Mrs. &. q. Craig ar
Monday, August ~, ISIS. son and q daughter.
, 1888-03-24
Death n Welcome Release.

Must it not be to those who endure
life long bodily suffering? From child
hood to old age many persons are tor
mented with rheumatism and neuralgia.
Ordinary medication and topical remedies
are OF slight, and always of temporary
efficacy. To escape the extreme fortunes
of these agonizing complaints, they should
be annihilated at the outset with Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters, which expels from
the system the acrid Impurities that be-
get them. The evidence as to its efficacy
as a blood depurent in this particular is
very ample, and strongly concurrent and
convincing, In violent forms of these
diseases the nerves are terribly racked. A
wineglassful or two OF the BItters before
the hour of retiring usually brings a re
spite from pain, and enables the sufferer
to secure much needed repose. For kid
ney troubles, malarial complaints, indi,
gestiOn, liver complaint and constipation,
the Bitters is likewise beneficial.
, 1888-03-24

Union Pacific engineers no longer dis
criminate against Q cars. Burlington
trains are running regularly on the Chey-
enne- Holdrege branch-in fact travel on
this line has been interrupted but a very
little since the Inauguration of the strike.
From Denver and the East comes the
news that the great struggle is practically
at an end. This announcement is coupled
with the statement that neither side has
retired from the original position assumed.
The public is left to make surmises and
draw conclusions. Ii this connection Il
confirmation of the rumor concerning the
removal of General Manager Stone of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy may ex-
plain the mystery.
, 1888-03-24

strike out Trumble's evidence would be
o%ycrrulSds, and his deposition would be re-
tanned as a part of the record.
On the motion of prosecution to reopen
the case for the purpose of introducing
additional testimony, Mr.. Campbell made
a few remarks. 1t was original testimony,
containing important information which
had but recently come to the knowledge
of the prosecution. Frank Joslin would
swear that upon one occasion the prisoner
had aversed that "he did not have time to
bury the last man he killed"
Counsel for defense smiled derlsively and
the court failed to realize the materiality of
this confession.
The prisoner laughed sneeringly, changed
his position and quickly recovered his
wonted composure.
Attorney Patterson then requested that
court adiourn until this morning.
The witness Cridge and Fred Morse,
from whom the prisoner claims to have
secured the revolver alleged
to have been the property of Tin Hat
were en- route. Counsel for territory of
fered to admit a greater portion of the
testimony of the missing men, but the
tender was rejected.
Court will %conve at 9 O'Clock this
morning, when it is anticipated that ties.
timony of vital Importance will be intro
duced. Should Cridge corroborate the
statements of Trumble the outlook for the
prisoner. is very dark. Should he con-
tradict the evidence of the condemned
man the accused has a new lease of life.
Morse's testimony is also very material.
The case will scarcely go to the jury be-
fore Monday.
, 1888-03-24

The National Woman's Suffrage asso-
citation convenes at Washington, d. c.,
tomorrow morning. and remains in ses-
sion until April l. A programme and
list of officers, with a pressing invitation
to attend, has reached this office. Eliza
beth Cady Stanton is president of the
society and will preside at its councils.
Susan B. Anthony is a vice president-at-
large and chairman of half a dozen
committees. One evening will be de.
voted to the professions. On this occa-
sion papers will be read by DR.. Sarah
Hackett Stevenson and Rev. Ada G..
Bowles. Laura NJ. Barry, the knights
of Labor organizer, will be in attendance
and speak on her i~avorite theme. A
number of female journalists, including
Mrs. Frank Leslie, will address the con-
v~ention on selected topics. All Washing
ton hotels have made rates for the ladies,
while the railways have reduced fares,
and a large attendance is expected.
, 1888-03-24
POINTS.

i. A. Davies is over from Laramie.
D. l.. Stone, Toledo, o., is in the city
Robt. Robinson, Spearish, Oak, Is in
town.
D. p. Simmons came up from Denver
last evening.
Mrs. C, f. Fisher leaves for the north
this morning.
Jas. II. Bury will return to Douglas
this morning.
Mum Davis, Plattsmouth, Neb., isvis-
iting Cheyenne.
S. H. Bell, minneapolis, is registered at
the Inter Ocean.
Frank Kemp, who has been abroad
several months, is expected home in a few
days.
Fred P. Shannon of Carbon, member Of
the pharmacy commission, came in from
the west yesterday morning.
George G. Mastcn Is undergoing treat.
ment for rheumatism in Michigan. lie
was reported quite i'll in Chicago early
this week.
John Harrington has returned from tt c
East. The gentleman combined business
with pleasure and purchased a large stock
of goods while absent.
, 1888-03-24

A. j. McCray, chairman of the John
son county board of commissioners, re
turned from Denver last evening and
leaves for Buffalo this morning. The
gentleman Is unstinted in his praise OF
both the Magic and Queen cities. While
in COlorado's capital Mr.. McCray did
some good work for his locality, and is
more confident than ever that Central
Wyoming will soon enjoy a veritable
boom, to be followed by a healthy
growth.
The gentleman from johnson was a
member of the territorial stock valuation
board and despite his pleasant trip is still
contending that a dissemination was made
in favor Of the range interest as against
the range element.
, 1888-03-24

Rummel, the johnson county repre-,
sentative who so continuously and per
sistently rode his gopher trap hobby
during the legislative season, was formerly
a resident of Kansas. Rummel resided
in that bounteous state when the grass,
hoppers invaded the commonwealth and
compelled many of its citizens to emigrate.
He became famous there by the invention
and construction of a grasshopper exter-
minator, a horse power machine patterned
after a street sweep, with lawn mower at
tachment. About the time Rummel
completed the appliance the locusts disap.
peared and he nightly prays for a recur,
renee of the plague in some locality.
, 1888-03-24

WANTED-A young man or lady of
good address, education and business abil-
ity, to engage with us by the year in the
capacity of travelling agent for our books.
We make a guarantee of from 50. 80 to 81
per day, according to the ability of the
person. We require a bond, and this
advertisement need not be answered by
any person not able and willing to furnish
one. That time may be saved, and a sat
lsfactory arrangement made, applicants
will please send photo, which will be re-
turned, All letters answered. Address.
stating age and business experience. if
any, the Perry Publishing company, Den
yer, Colo.
, 1888-03-24
BUTTER AND CHEESE.
The Cheyenne Creamery Company Or
ganiZed.

The Cheyenne creamery will be in ope-
ration within thirty days. By the LIST of
May orders for butter and cheese will be
filled by a home company and the native
product will be handled by local dealers.
The creamery company has been organ
lied with a capital stock of $4,000. Geo.
A. Draper, one Of the board of trade
trustees, is president of the corporation.
The plant will be placed in the Draper
warehouse, near the Cheyenne & North
ern track, and a competent man will be
on the ground in a few days and super
wise the erection of the machinery. Mr..
Draper has been a creamery enthusiast
ever since the project was preached. He
and many others are convinced that the
enterprise will pay here and are confident
that a sufficient supply OF cream will be
forthcoming.
The establishment of a creamery here is
the direct result Of agitation by the board
of trade, and it Is hoped that the invest,
ors will realize handsomely.
The butter and cheese factory will, d.
rectly and indirectly, give employment to
a number of men and lead to the inaug-
uration Of other enterprises. The hand.
ling of eggs is a natural adjunct to the
creamery business, and poultry thrive in
this vicinity. The best cream is from the
milk of cows fed on products which mus
at present be raised here by irrigation. L
the farmer or %ranchman waters a tract Of
land for the purpose of producing fodder
he can at the same time cultivate cereals
and vegetables.
As some one remarked in the house o.
representatives last month, ''the granger
interest is rapidly coming to the front. ;
, 1888-03-24
Thousands Of DOLLARS

arc spent every year by the people of this
state for worthless medicines for the cure
of throat and lung diseases, when we
know that if they would only invest 81 in
Santa Able, the new California discovery
for consumption and kindred complaints,
they would in this pleasant remedy find
relief. 1t is recommended by ministers,
physicians and public speakers of the
Golden State. Sold and guaranteed by
pr. W. N. Hunt, Cheyenne, at 81 a bot
tie: Three for 81. so.
The most stubborn case of catarrh will
speedily succumb to California Cat-R-
Cure; Six months treatment for 81. BY
mail 81. 10.