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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03
WILL MAKE THINGS HUM.


capt. JOhn Is. .DavisI steambont Pro
ject...A sIdewheeI Packet for ih'
Through Trade.
For some time past Capt. John B
Davis, the veteran steamboat man OF
this city. and one of the most experienced
and practical boatmen on the entire Mis-
sissippi, has had in his mind the idea Of
building swift sidewheel passenger
packet to run semi weekly between st,
Louis and the head of Mississippi navi-
CATION. AS stated yesterday, Capt.
Davis first plan is to secure sufficient APP
preparations from congress to extend the
head of navigation from St. Paul to
| Minneapolis. and then, with the aid of
local as well as Minneapolis capital, to
build boat of sufficient power to make
three round trips week between the
Bridge city aud the Mill clty. When
questioned by an ARGUS reporter about
his project just prior to his departure for
Minneapolis a few days ago, the captain
said
MY boys have been trying for many
years to get me ashore, and this year
they are more anxious than ever that |
should leave the river, but | have been
on this Old stream 50 long. that to leave
it snOw | would feel like fish out of
water. The more see of riv-
er traffic the more | realize
what wide field there is for improve.
ment To tell the truth the present
boats running by the Diamond 10 line,
while the best we have had on the Upper
river for years, are not the boats for the
business-they cant make the time |
What we want is a fast passenger packet,
and will tell you what my plans are, if
You will agree not to publish them until
you hear from me at Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis papers of yesterday
mention of Capt. Davis scheme
which is to build boat of fifteen hum
dred tons capacity. The cost is to be
S75, 900. one-half of the cost to be tur>
nished by himself and G. ii. Deere, of
Moline. He wants the people of Mime
lpolis to take the other half OF their
moiety he asks that they pay half, or
S1S. $50 in cash by June l, or when the
and eight months at 6 per cent. He ex
OecIs, however, that they will never be {
'equired to pay more than the first cash I
payment. as the boat will earn enough to c
meet these deferred obligations. He pro. c
)oses to build a boa $40 feet long, As I
eet beam, q feet hold, with draft of 81 I
inches in the light, capable Of carrying I
,75 people in her staIcroom. This boat
will make the round trip between Mime I
'pOlis and St, Louis every week, running G
IN schedule time 1t will be called "'fhe I
lily o: Minneapolis" and will be run in \
he interests of that city. The governs r
nent officers have demonstrated the prac- a
liability of extending navigation to st.
anthony falls. II
1t is urged that some such project as ii
his will contribute very materially to the t.
uccess of the effort 10 secure the i'm Il
'rovement of the river and the ultimate II
obstruction of such works as will make "
he upper river navigable for the largest
oats. 1t is also cited in advocacy of the
cheme that the Gem City the last year +
he ran on this upper river cleared 49,
90, although the original cost of the A
oat was only $4,000.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03
THE MARKETS.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2
Following were the quotations on the board of
trade to-day: Wheat-No February. opened
76c nominal, closed 75Js.16c; March, opened 76lbc
nominal closed 1858 l9c nominal; May, opened
S2l &C. closed Sl1S sc. Corn-No. February,
opened 49, e, CLOSED 473sc asked; MaDch opened
4Sjsr closed 4slsc nominal; May, opened 53c
closed b21sc, Oats-No. May, opened 3316c
closed 33c. Pork-February, opened and closed
Sl4.a21s nominal; May opened 1865 closed
400 Lard-February, opened S1S1I9, bid
closed S. 50 nominal
Live stoci-Ths Uniol Stock yards report the
following prices: Hogs-Market opened fairly
active, with prices BE- higher; light grades, 49,
GD5 30; rough packing, S5J5@52O; mixed lots
S5IOM5.5O heavy packing and shipping lots
S53005.i5. Cattle Good to choice strong, $45(
Q515; inferior to fair steady, So O)6I01; cows,
SI7jG2sOi stockers Ss,OOD3.3O. Sheep-i0o
higher; Good natives, SL5O45.25; Inferior $500
9AT5:westers, S46Ot5,l5.
Produce: Butter-Fancy Elgin creamery, 300
Bic per lb fancy dairy, 230 2ic packing stock,
13G1l5c. Eggs-Fresh laid 19Gb2Oc per doz;
ice house. l5U Ice. Dressed poultry Chickens
61I09c per ID. turkeys sl0c; ducks, 04iOc;
geese SN9c Potatoes-S5Gt9jc per bu; sweet
potatoes, S2.5OG4.OO per Dbl Apples-Choice
SaS512.5O per Dbl Cranberr9s- Bell and
cherry 50 per bbI; Bell aud bugIe. $9.2i.
New York.
New YORK. Feb 9.
Wheat Quiet; No. ! red state, 9312194c;
NO. = 40. Jlc' NO \ Teu winter bJt4C;l
do March, 9Ossc, Corn-Dul No. mixed
cash, 6i34Gc; do February, 6114c, oaa
Steady; No. l white state, 42643c; No. 81
do, d1l4c; No. mixed March, 39c. Rye
Dull and unchanged Barley-NomnaL Pork
Dul $500 Lard-February, $500; March,
$500.
Live Stock: Cattle-No trading; dressed beef
dull but fairly firm; common to prime Sides $8.H
QSO0. Sheep and Lambs Prices fell off neary
14c and the market closed weak; sheep, 81 5O@
800 lambs, S. OO9725. Hogs-Nomnaly duh
and lower; g.. 40QbjS5
ROCK BLAND.
31332c
HLy-Timolny-S14OO
Hay-Wild. IS O0ltS12.OO. |
Rye-456150c. |
Corn New, 446p45c. |
POtaloes-90c
lie hard 800
Cord Wood-Oak, S4,25; Hickory So.
Straw-S7 90: baled 80.
Barley-Old, zoe; new 60c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03
DOlNGS IN COURT.
Case of Moline n Against Martin---MO-
line VS. McAinnie---MOre Jurors.


Case of Moline Against Martin VI o.
line VS. McAinnie---MOre Jurors.
The jury in the case of the city of Mo-
line VS. Martin returned into the circuit
court this morning with verdict
for the defendant. The case of the city
of Moline against McKinnie was
called and jury IS being selected
this afternoon. The plaintiff seeks
to recover from DR.. p. l.. Mechanic
the sum of $3.50 damages, whic Ii one
Tina hewitt, of Albany, H., recovered
from the city at the September term of
court, 1885 for injuries received by
falling into an excavation in front of DIR.
McKinnes block. The plaintiff is rep
resented by w. A. Mecse, and the defend
ant by W. j. Entrikin and VIM. Jackson;
This morning Judge Smith requested
all of the old jury panel as could, to re-
main another week, and fourteen decided
to do So The court then ordered fifteen
more empanelled for service for the re-
mainder of the term, and the following
were drawn:
Cordova-John L Drennen.
Canoe Creek Edward Ashdown.
Port Byron-George B Cooley, Albert
Barber.
Moine-Joseph King, John Tetens, w
A McGonigal.
South Moline-A ndrew Hannah.
fer, w S KnOwlton, David Don, VIM
John Kahlke.
Edgington-Jas Gauley.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03
A BENEFIT TO ALL.
That is What the Industrial Fair Will
be If Proper Interest is shown.

be If Proper Interest is shown.
| While itis very necessary that our mer'
chants and manufacturers should take 9
deep interest in the coming industrial
fair, it is equally essential that the proper
spirit should be displayed by those hav'
ing it in charge, and who expect to
reap particular benefit therefrom. No
effort should be spared by the committee
of arrangements to have every industry
and mercantile pursuit in Rock Island
represented at the exhibition. Expert
ence should have taught the COM
mittee, that in order to make such an en-
terprise success IN Rock Island, it re-
qures work, and an endless amount Of
it. A thorough canvas is necessary.
Every business man who has not already
reserved space should be visited, and
shown the advantages of his doing so.
The exhibitors will not hunt up the com
mittce-the committee must do the hunt.
ing.
fair is drawing near-one week
from next Monday night. In
Justice to those who have already
taken an interest in the eXhihi-
ton by securing space. in Justice TO the
public and in justice to the worthy pur-
pose concerned, it is the duty of the in.
dustrial committee to make every posi-
ole provision for the success OF the fair.
A large and varied exhibition is what is
desired, such ms will be at once interest
ing and instructive. There are many |
novel features which can be introduced |
by inviting the interest and assistance Of |
some of our manufacturing establish
nents. The fair can be maize II minia-
ure industrial world in itself
The committees therefore have no
line at their disposal, and store to
tore canvas with the chart is nee essary
f the affair is to be what it should.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03

KINGSTON, Can, Feb. 5-wong Chin
Foo, the Chinese lecturer, journalist, and
scientist of New York, has entered an action
for SIS, 900 against the Dominion govern
ment Wong was sent in bonds from CIif.
ton to Kingston, with label OH his back, in
accordance with customs regulations This
and other indignites are the cause Of action.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03
A Crank Run In.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 8-The police
have arrested and locked up Abraham Isaacs
OF New York, who came here to coll ect
money ont of which he imagined President
Cleveland had defrauded him. lsaacs, who
is evidently crank, said that a, 0O0 was due
him by the government, and that the presi-
dent had retained it for his own use. He
was going to the White House with big
bulldog to demand of the president that
he settle un hcconntS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03

Glow can | become poet" wrote a
conceited youth to the singer LongfellOw?
Eat fish my dear sir. But we doubt
the advice; no man however has ever
doubted the fact that DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup is the greatest cough remedy now
in liz. market
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03
Misfortune Follows Fast.

MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, Feb 1-The Jour
nails special from Browns Valley, Mimi,
the town that was blockaded by the blizzard,
says fire there early Thursday morning
caused loss of $4,000; only partially ill.,
sured. The block containing Barrett Broth
er's hard ware store burned.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03

True delcacy of flavor with true efficacy
of action has been attained in the famous
California liquid fruit remedy. Syrup Of
Figs. Its pleasant taste and beneficial
effects have rendered it immensely popu-
lar. 1t cleanses the system, cures cos
tiveness. etc. Hartz & Hahnsen, agents,
Rock Island III
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03
Died Suddenly.

David Larkin, freight train brakeman
on the east division of the c., r. |. & P.
road died suddenly on freight train on
his way to his home in Chicago last night.
The ailment was quinsy, and the brake
man had been prescribed for in this city
for the trouble before leaving Rock ISL
and in the afternoon. The physician
who attended him, expresses much sur
prise at the sudden and fatal termi alton
of the disease.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03
Taxes Now Uue.

Martin w Burgh, tax collector of the
citv>township of Rock Island, has opened
an office in the county treasurer's Office,
court house, and is ready to receive the
taxes of 1887, now due.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03

but there Is no other remedy for sick
headache, dizziness, constipation. bilious
ness, or to restore a regular, healthy ac>
ton to the liver, stomach and bowels.
equal to those reliable little Pleasant
purgative Pellets, prepared by DIR.
Pierce. Of druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03

Six per cent loans by the Rock Island
Mutual Building, Loan and Savings as
sociation Tuesday, February Z, 1888.
4. II. GUYER.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03

Mrs J. 4 Mott offers her residence
property, corner Fourth avenue and
Eleventh street, for sale at a bargain.
Enquire on the premises.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03
Submerged Thousand Years Ago.

Hone KONG, Feb. S.-The city of Naiyen,
north of Ninghpo, which was submerged
about IA thousand years ago, has recently
been partly exposed to view, ari a number
of vases and other relics have been recov.
cred
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03
Sc Day-A Gold Mine

FOR Agent. Grandest Money Making
Bu8Ine 8 ever offered. A golden harvest for
expenses to active men to sell our goods. No
Capital required. No pc ldlng. SAMPLE
case of goods a ID vaiuab'e Information and full
particulars FIRE 80 HU,BUG; we mean inst
what we say. Address ut once
STANDARD SILVERWAPE co,
Boston, Mass.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03

Hoods Strsaparila cures catarrh by
cXpelling impurity from the blood which
is the cause of the complaint Give it a
lrinl
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03

Fine house of eight rooms; bath room,
hot and cold water, corner Fifth avenue
and Seventeenth street. Apply TO II. d.
Mack.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03
Three PecuIiarities

Hoods Sarsaparilla, the great blood purifier
and regulating medicine, is characterized by
three peculiarltics, namely:
Hc%u The combination of the varia4ls
hoAa remedial agents used.
~ The proportion in which the roots,
&O herbs, banks, etc, are mixed.
@A The process by which the active
S0Us medicinal properties are secured.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03
BUSINESS CARDS.
j. NJ. BEARDSLEY,
WILLIAM JACKSON

Us Ahs DAIh
4 TTORNEY AT LAW-Ufbce with j. T. Ken
n worthy, l725 Seconda venue.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03
WIN. McENIRY.

A TTORNEY AT LAW-Loans money on go,r5
Insecurity, make, collections. Reference, Mitch
ell u Lynde bankers. Office in Postotlice block.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03

A TTORNEY AT LAW. Office in Rock Islana
II National Bank Building, Rock Island, III.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29
A Merited Tribute.

The correspondent of the St. Paul Pio-
neer Press pays his respects to our gov
ernor in the following language:
He is a tall, dignitied, gentlemanlv
man, possessing infinite honor and dig
nifty, from whom Turvydrop might have
got lessons in serenity and carriage. In
cidentally he is a man of amiable char
acter and more than ordinary purity of
life and firmpess in the discharge of his
official duties. With the exception of
Governor Hauser, he has, perhaps, escaT-
ed criticism beyond any other governor
that we have had during the past twenty
years. All this is pertinent to his uni
form refusal to abate the sentence of the
court in case where murder is involved.
A movement was made before Gov. Les
lie for commutatiou of the sentence in
the Scott case to imprisonment for life,
and his counsel proposed the fact that if
the man had committed the crime, he
was at least not man of criminal ante
cedents, and that the efficacy of our stat
utes had been sufficiently vindicated
without offering another human life.
Gov. Leslie listened to all these petitions
and perhaps gave the matter more time
than he might have felt was justified by
the facts that were already before him
but his decision was that the law should
take its course.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29
ADMISSION. 80 cFNTs.
FROM WILLOW CREEK.


Willow CREEK, Feb. 24th, 1888.
Ed. CHRoNIcLE:-We have had fine
Italian Skies" for the past three weeks
and ploSing has commenced. The
farmer will commence sowing about the
middle of March or the first of April. A
grea. many of the farmers of this valley
do not believe in sowing much before
this; although seed has been sown in
February and has harvested well. The
objection to early sowing as given BY a
prosperous farmer is: ave can expect q
March freeze which will nip the young
sprout and in all probabilities it will be
niped again in April. thereby causing the
stalk to be small and shriveled, and it is
a well.known fact that small and
shriyeled stalk never produces a large
and full head.'
Miss Green, sister of Mrs. Thos. Reese,
accompanied by Mrs. James Smart, left
Oh the l6th.inst, to visit relatives in Iowa
and Missouri.
James Hankinson, has been very sick
with inflamitory rheumatism, but at last
accounts was on the road to recovery.
L. B. Tinsley, son Of joseph Tinsley
was seriously injured last Thursday by a
horse falling and catching him under
the horn of the saddle. When found
he was unconscious. In all probabilities
he will be confined to his room for some
time. LONESOME.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29
Enjoy Life.

What truly beautiful world we live
in Nature gives grandeur Of mountains,
glens and oceans, and thousands OF
means of enjoyment. We can desire no
better when in perfect health; but how
often do the majority of people feel like
giving it up disheartened, discouraged
and worn out with disease when there
is no occasion for this feeling, as every
sufferer can easily obtain satisfactory
proof, that Green's August Flower, will
make them free from disease, as when
born. Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint
are the direct cause of seventy.five per
cent of such maladies as Biliousness, In
digestion, Sick Headache, Costiveness,
Nervous Prostration, Dizziness of the
Head, Palpitation of the Heart. and
other distressing symptoms. Three
doses of August Flower will prove its
wonderful effect. Sample bottles, 10
cents. Try it.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29
Montana Minerals

No undeveloped portion of the Unit
ed States is attracting at this time so
much attention from Eastern and foreign
capital as is Montana. 1t is just begin.
ming to be appreciated as fact that no
like area in this country possesses equal
mineral resources, backed up by low
altitude which insures delightful climatic
conditions abundance of wood and
water, 30 necessary to all mineral opera
tions; inexhaustible coal fields, much of
good coking quality and topography
which admits of easy construction of
railways. While the extent and fertility
of the valleys and the great ranges adapt
ed to cattle and sheep growing will even
tually rank Montana among the leading
states in agriculture and stock raising,
these interests are sa entirely subordin.
ate to the mineral wealth that it is not
worth while to consider them in the
same Observation-Disclosures.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29
Personal Points.

Geo. Wakefield started for st. Pau
on Sunday last.
DIR. Hunter is confined to his bee
with severe cold.
Special land Agent Gum spent Sat
urdav in the city.
j. Elias came over from the terri
torial capital on Sunday.
Assessor Holiday, of Park county,
is visiting Bozeman, accompanied by his
wife.
Mr.. Jackson, the music man Of Hell
ena was in the city on business last
week.
George Josephs who has been at
Butte all winter, arrived in Bozeman on
Sunday.
Van Fisk, editor of the TRANSPLANT,
of Townsend, was guest of Bozeman
last Saturday,
WIN. hewitt returned from the east
last night and says that dirt will soon
fly on his site.
Mrs, w. w. Livingston returned last
week from three months visit to rela-
tives in Pittsburc, Pa
-Thos. Kent, of the Crow reservation,
was in town buying supplies this week
for his crew of sheep shearers.
-Massena Billiard, an attorney of
Helena, was in the city OH Monday in
the interest Of the Sweeney estate.
w. H. Sutherlin. president of the
Montana Press association and associate
editor of the Husbandman Of White
Sulphur Springs, was a guest ofBuzeman
last Saturday.
Frank Corbett, formerly Clerk of the
Court in this district, arrived in town on
Thursday and staid one day. Mr.. Cor.
bett verified the report that Judge Nc
Leary had resigned, Which he says was
done in order that he might resume
lucrative law practice
d. J. Calvin, travelling auditor of
the NJ P. R. R. Co., was in town yester-
day. Mr.. CALVIN informs lis that the
weather in Dakota when he passed
through was fifteen below with heavy
wind, which would have caused a tie-up
of the trains had the snow been loose
Between Billings and Glendive there
was quite depth of snow.
w. E. Davis, the contractor, arrived
hone on Saturday last, accompanied by
his bride to whom he was married at
the residence of the brides parents at
Davenport, Iowa, or the 18th. Mr.. Davis
is receiving the congratulations of num-
erous friends in which the CHRONICLE
joins. For the present he will occupy
rooms at Tracy's and in the summer will
finish his brick residence which is now
in course of erection.
w. A. lines. wife and little boy,
leave on Thursday for New York where
their little son will be treated for dis
ease which threatens to impare the use :.
fulness of one of his legs. Mr.. lines
hopes to visit Washington during his
absence but in order to do so will have
to get permit from the general land
office, owing to the fact that he is Re-
ceiver'of the Bozeman land office and no
subordinate officer is allowed to visit the
National capital without first gaining tn e
consent of his superior officers.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29
Winter Cholera.

A gentleman who arrived from St.
Paul on Saturday reports residents ofthe
twin cities suffering from an epidemic of
winter cholera. 1t is the result of cold
on the stomach and was probably super
induced by the protracted cold weather
experienced there this winter. The
disease has all the characteristics Of acute
cholera morbus in aggravated form and
proves fatal in many cases. Our inform
ant stated that it was estimated that
there were fifty thousand cases in St.
Paul and Minneapolis. Many people
are leaving the cities for the east. south
and west, some to escape the disease and
others who have had it to recover from
the effects in milder climate.-Herald.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29
The Ubiquitous Correspondent.

Sam Garvin, Rany Mcdonald, Chas.
DeMaris, A. l. Wilkins, John Hughes.
Ed. Cardwell and r. B. Briggs are out in
a card to the Pioneer-Press in which they
say: We, the undersigned stockmen
who have or have had cattle grazing on
the Grow Indian reservation during the
last two years, certify that we have not
been "blackmailed," either by Agent
Williamson or his employees, and that to
the best of our knowledge and belief the
Crow Indians have not killed our cattle
grazing on the Grow reservation, but that
in our intercourse with them we have
found the Indians more honest than
could have been expected.
In the same connection A. NJ. Quivey
contributes ten strike article in which
he says that the Billings correspondent
of the Pioneer-Press has made slanderous
statements. Billings possesses the hard
est worked correspondent in the land, or
else each citizen has gone into the cor
respondent business.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29
FROM RED BLUFF.
RED BLUFF, February Goth,

RED BLUFF, February Goth, 1888.
EDIroR CnRoNIcLE:-There is not much
to say about the camp here at present.
The company that put up the mill are
on the ragged edge just at present. They
are looking up some of the mines here
with an eye to purchasing. The mill is
not running at present bat we expect
big things soon.
A young man named John Wilson died
this week, on Willow Creek, of heart
disease.
There are several cases of measels in
town, among others, Mr.. Olds is down
with them.
The miners held meeting here on
the evening of the 25th and sent pro-
test TO Mr.. Merrill of Helena against T.
Schweitzer, this oung man represented
himself at the convention in Helena on
the 7th inst, as delegate of this dis
trict, when as an actual fact he neither
resides here nor has he any interests in
the camp, and further more the miners
here elected Mr.. Arnold to represent
them in the Convention. Mr.. Schweitzel
was appointed on several important
committees, and hence the vigorous kick
I'VE think that our correspondent has
erred in stating that Mr.. Schweitzer re
presented Red Bluff at the mineral con
vention. He was authorized to represent
Gallatin county by a meeting held IL
Bozeman.-ED.
A large number of our leads are loom
ing up big at pre- sent and some develop
ing is being done all around.
R. H. Foster is working on his CLAIM
in town and the vein prospects well.
OLD dynamite.