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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-06-01

So stories of Les q Life d the y1ssded
Districts The WATERS Asssuging- Relief
Donsttons-
Qr1ycr. Ill. May s1-The river i re-
cedin9. having fallen i've and : half
inches since Saturday. the stage at noon
to-day being eighteen feet and one and .
hal< inches Two steamboat loads Of ex-
cursi0ni<f= visited the scene a desolafio1
In the Indian Grave district yesterday
afternoon The only loss Of life that be-
came Known vas that a Joseph Woemel.
Who =as missed when the Indian Grave
levee broke last Monday. To-day the
sad news Of more deaths By the hood has
reached the cify- Last evening Sam
Moore was drowned near the break in this
Ievee q the head q Quincy bay He and
hss two children we're On their way 20 tins
city in an old. dilsp;dated skin Moore
passed from the Indian Grave district into
the bay BY the way o. the break in the
leree. The current II very strong there,
and dashed the boat into ; tree splitting
Il in two pieces Mr. Moore sank 70 the
bottom. and his children chung - half q
the boat which lodged In another tree.
from where they we're rescued wm John
SON. who lives near Balls Station,
IN the 8ny Levee district was on
nj Wy % TINS CITY WIN - Ar4tA 49, -
ler<e gave way Wednesday. He hurrtod
home 70 secure his three children and
convey them 10 the bluffs The water
came in upon him with rush he made
terrific efforts 60 save his children, but
they proved % Be IN vain- and - The water
rose higher md higher. johnson and biz
three children made : terrible light p
r. ach the bluR& The father. with bis Ave-
year-old daughter IN biz arms reached
the high Land, and behind him. under the
wafer. we're The 1ifeless forms q the other
| two. being swept away BY The mad. rusi.
| ing water johnson and baby arrived
| here this morning 10 tell he 80 story
l He placed the baby IN the Orphan Home
1 The report came % the city this morning
| u the drowning OF samuel Spencer and
| his son near Halls yesterday while div
l ing drove Of cattle % the blu8s-
Ihe cifixens' donations Tor the relief q
TIE sufferers have reached shout three
| thousand collars. which Is being distrtb.
/. ufed b. the mayor and committee
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ne ulanoud naDreme Csure Ad)earns
vyIthoue E1s1ng she Dsee - Ezeeat1es
o. the - Lou1s Chlogogermer.
o. Lorss, Nay 12---when Maxwell 80
informed yesterday that TIE state Bu~
creme Court had received ths mandate -
HIS case from the United states supreme
Court 4 being 1Ied with thrm yesterday
m0rning. but bod adjourned until June
without fixing The date Of execution -
told IN the JefFerson City dispatches. -
looked surprised end asked: ''Whaf doss
q meangss
he reporter could give him % -
formation Maxwell remarked 1ha1 b
nd been awsittng TIE sction q 10 eoorl
and thought they would certainly AZ ths
date IL execufton yesterday. He vas not
q al anxious shout q, - - knew . was
merely = necessary Formally through
which he court ~ 70 % hefore ~ PETE
tion for : ccmmrtation n sentence could
- presented - ohe GOyenOr.
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loxDox. Nay z1.-Ths colossaI milf
sary preparations II psogress = kus~'a
nre san ths theme a general convcrsa-
efon ana speculation n more - 10 Eu~
rop<an caplta1s- Austria has = last
owakened q he obvious intention - her
lfc neighbor - reap the harvest n ~
Bs1knns, ~ Seeds u which her agents
planted some tims eco, and have sincs
1esiiuousIy cultivated. and Is hurryins
sroops forward - fhe 0a1ician frontier
wiih fevurish hasfe, ana the early break.
fne out u hostfli1iss o. ~ border would
~urpriss 10 one acquainted with ~ sltua-
fio1 "a ths evident anxiety % lhe Rms.
go troops % exchange camp. garrisoo
- borrock duty Tor aefivo servieA
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JESUS CRUclFiED.


t@piy @r>nr<1 iron - = 4nart-.r1
LE>~o. TExr-N1ff - .<>r1
GoLpx~ Trxv Ne humblci kin<e|f ~.
occa1lc obci,rnt unto dcu<h. crca ~, ..---
~ skc crus>---fh.l -
cr>rEsL TErrn- Christ cruarnl W.
u<oaln< sacrifice fpr ain
Tine Friday. April :. A. d. ~ srn-, ~.
% three o'clor..
PL<cx-C4lvary ,0oleofha,. ir<, u..h...
thc VII a Jerusalem "a The north
PsExLLrL Accorxrs ~ Marx Is. -.
kusc - :<>5S: John l9:Is-0
isr<EvExixo Hi~7oEr-ni TAc a....,s.
- Peter 90 kanhcdriu rr1><r--,h.... "
daybrcak n Ca;aphas' palarc. .r3 ~.
deans Jesus % death. fa) Je>us -..,. J.
Plate. q tower % Antonio. to 49, 49,
Roman sanction % putting Hin ~ 49,
a, Plate sends Jesus % Hcr.~i ~. -
returned 20 Plate. who. after s..re-..f v
forts % save Him. gives Him ~ !. go
fcl Scoureine ana uockery. ~ -
Gxi0n.
HrLrs ovKn HARD rLAcr< ~ -.<.
~, r<rr <san<. from Pilztc,s halI -
panied by two robbers. Each h.,nr'r, ~
own cross. ana each under = guar; " -
soldicr~. 81 T..wsr. common <o,,r -
N.s1,~i ~srR ell: or mvrrh. <o-.. 49,
compound which sfuur6ed o. drn.5 49,
senses 10 tho uo,n. Nod -, .....
Cause He WA EN-. 20 <u0c~. ~ rr.-.@-,
Him. His hands and fccf rcrc ua,,..l ,.'.,.
cross. and Hc was lcft 10 d.e IT, --..-. 49,
r5b,s death. Pms~f ~. or~-.-..'- ..-, -
the so,dier~: al exrcps His 80. 49,. ,-
lDr scam,c~.. thcr 800 los- ~, 49, v
havc that t<ee Luke a a.. Josr 4. 800.
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written II Hebrcw. Crcrk .r5 ~
fAnce l-ncuarc~ thcn usp.f ~ 49,.
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Je<nx n~cd ara xrh,.-h ..rrs. a. !, 49,
John e.le: Matt > 81, 81 An H. g.
member. % The sanhedrin- or ,o1nrL
which condemned Jesus fhI<rr IRE -
heads q families. leading rrsp'e
>ard cek<nr they could not &c how Hecox4
b able 70 save Others. and yet not .are
Hinself But really He saved oth,rs Il
~ saving himself. a. Tz<rcs. brs-.-as
Only one Knocked: the other repeated q
SirfA kosr: twclre O'Clock. no<l NJ
ho.r: three O'Clock IN the .frrr-rr 4
~. cfc-: quotation IN Hebrew ~ r. -
e. Esss. Tire Cn,ek forn u E,;.s
Yi<,f<I 20 a. A.: His sr;r,- H,s <rl
Co~xrxr~--who wash who hrrr a. Re
middle crc>ss All know that he u1s ile
Son 81 Gid; the same one q rhan 60
sad: Z This - NY beloved ScnF Ill IL
. 1sS fallen INTO some great - for uhH1
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So ~ rpssk<r. sA.s e pso.e<slss wss
r<1k th<n .n>oiol> rrr<rr<ioa snpoi1
exisl a >ln>ss VAL sAcll1 - D1Ils
around this coun>rI. Pro><c<'on was carried
% - truc <a1 - cana uhscA A. prcs~<tivs
Caissss ~alL ~ e<asI<<4n iron M.Ins
ccn<ronts us~the nec
1>y tos he Ectuct
10, q ~ rnsscns r<reuoe
~. CarlIsis <b<n nf<rrc6 - sAc surp,uA
ever 1oilsr q Which. ~ so NJ o-<a
urun< from ne 'Eorkinxnan- C<ntien>1 -
~ other side rr<aric1 ne surplus new -
blessing than cu<&e. T1<s< 80 10 1n1ociA
con1i<icn % 1zn<<rcus - Legislative
integrity = ~ pres~nt 60 -: ~
inevltsble effect wss - erco1v,e~ rpcki<se
shst q ~ sppl,ed . shs payment = Ne psnlie
dcb4 n was not r1xht - collcr< great suns -
taxes for ne paym<n1 q <ne unna<urct ccn1s
~ the Cogrrnnenl Having quot 4 ne EZurce
% ne l.sr bond purchases. ~ sid that erc.s
sum had bern pad ~ tne laborrr % Ne bod
This we done . Rrfrd - ~ surpin& A. ~
sisuat On uss today tAers ssould - . qu.r
rclsng about in<t<nlccars detsiiA n troubie
should Gone % ne business in>crcsfs q the
country. profe<sscu q me Scu % the 1ctr.ncno
a ne many uoold oeto blame foriL
Prosec<son:st< especially non New England
had CLAIMED skss ruin would follow The T.rsD
b.li q i>sk He then quoted statistics - shrp
that the rrvere % this had occurred he also
quoted n<ur~s % show thai n ne ycars sollo~-
ing this Tara bsll u.<cs xTr.rly increased
IEr< increase - she production q New n
gland factories from 1876 % l@c1 uo< unprcce
dented TIE manufactures q View Ezg:>ndss
lso exceeded those o. the entire Union IN ia
II vas the mans 1cturing Interests o. Neu -
further reductions o. he tar6 He predicted
that II this bin became . isw and ne e6e<ts
Of = farif reduction we're fairly tested M
New England Representatives would 60 NJ
back 10 Washinxton demanding further -
dnction IN the interest Of al her people.
n they dii not other men would - sent u
their places fApplansel New England under
al her Interests thrive. but she had nct seen
vast fcrrnnes accumulated in fev ye1rs
M Carlisle rad - length fron tari1re-orn
speeches ~ Senators Wilson and sunn--r IN
Ic-. He quoted senator Morrill, - saying.
thirty years ago that . narxin q
twenty Per cent Of protecrior was
AL that ua< required Resistance Ea< offered
to-day 70 the reduction Of duties afor1fng
three tin>s The protecfson vhicn be thea
side dvelt lc1g and impres<ively upon The
commercial depression OF 1J7- They sid
less Of the depression rnder 3 hi<h
tariff. IN lS-1 Yet the Nation aro<e Ike An
awakened giant and N few months revived
from the distress o. ISL. but for i've
long years sfrovc 20 recover from Tie do
trcss Of 1874
The speaker then turned hls attention
20 The Question q infernai-revcnue
ternal-re~enne receipts had been greatly tirnin-
ished Of late yearx- The tnrerral-evenne
taxes were nov restricted 20 articles
which co1ld Be most justly tAxed- MANY pr
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The Presidents veto q The bin for
the relief Of the army paymaster who
went on 10 eat pie. and. leaving nm
guarded the Government money IN
his charge. allowed Il 20 Be stolen y
: characteristics document full q tie
Cleveland simplicity. candor and hon-
essy. Mr.. Cleveland II right in not
considering such matters 90 small
for diseussioa By the President % che
United SeateA Contempt - small
things had brought The Government
service 20 dangerous condition. Il
hsd weakened the sense % duty GER
wants q che people IN appointive and
elective Offices ought 90 fscl il every
ofBcial action. small o. great There
II 10 detail % carelessness Or d ~
tempted fraud that Mr. Cleveland
thinks too small for the attention % >
President sworn % uphold tho consti-
tutioa and The laws made II accord
anes with = when sneh questions
present themselves 70 him - presents
them 70 ''the plain. eommon people !"
IN forming biz conelusjea. and pr
sents them = such : way that they
can NOS - misunderstood except -
partissns determined % misiuterpFce
Shcm- He coneeals - facs that -
come % knsvIedge The caro- -
takes % slnss every fact bearing q
any given easr gives his vesoes and
other State papers > strength q their
own nowhere equalled In the State
papers % his predecessor No Press
dent before him ever relied % 1ittle -
rhetoric; not one % them ever relied
- much % plain statement . plain
lnct& 81 Losis Repsbjicen-
~~D oo---
The Democratic party comes 70
che front with bin which will give
che IaboreP the same benslit which ehe
country has already given % mill
ionaire. That party y shs poo mans
party. biz only hope for she fnture. BIZ
refuge froa, the plots. insrigne< deals.
Jobs d : KeputIicanism which pro
lects : combine and leaves the laboreI
% take care q himself = hest hs can
~ Y HSrotk
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-10-18

Two of the largest locomotives ever
seen in Rock Islaud were two which
passed through dead" on c., R. l. &
P. train yesterday for the west. They
were behemoths, built in the east for the
Oregon, Railroad and Navigation compa
nv, western line of the U. P system
One of these monsters was run into the
Davenport car shops for needed repairs
before going further. Its boiler is 80
inches in diameter and % feet in length,
Its cylinders are 90 inches in diameter
with stroke of two feet. Its piston rods
are four inches in diameter. 1t has four
pairs of driving wheels each four feet in
diameter. Its under works are built high
above ground, and its body and cab are
elevated so that they are much higher
than any other locomotive ever seen here
1t has cinder front. 1t is provided with
air and steam brakes, both. 1t weighs
sixty tons. 1t is intended for heavy
grade work. The reason for taking it to
the shops Is in the heating of one of the
boxes of main driver. The engineer
who accompanies il, said he had had
trouble with that box ever since he lef
Rome, which was on Tuesday, 9th inst
The large switch engine, which haulet
the behemoth to the shops looked like g
steam tug in front of great Cunarder
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-10-18

Henry Marshall, the colored musician
who is almost totally blind, met with an
unfortunate accident and remarkably
narrow escape from drowning near the
ferry landing last evening. Shortly after
dark Marshall approached the dock on
his way to Davenport to attend party
and miscalculsting as to the edge of the
dock, walked clear across and stepped
off into the river there being no one else
on the dock at the time as the ferry had
Just left. Marshall screamed as he fell
into the river and j. E Nelms heard it
from First avenue and hurrying down the
bank, jumped into q skif and pulled
down the river after the drowning boy,
then floating below the dock. The boy
was almost completely exhausted when
rescued by Mr. Nelms, having sunk
twice and only bis hsnd came above the
surface the third time and this was
promptly grasped and his life saved
Marshall is recovering from the effects Of
the mishap.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-10-18

EDGINGToN, Oct. 15.-Politics is not
the only thing that the people of this part
of the county indulge in. We have law
suit occasionally which reminds US that
the people some times forget what is i'm
portant te remember. The town of Buf,
falo Prairie since the town meeting last
spring, has assumed to own and control
q pound, where tramping cattle would
finally find themselves in charge of r. b.
Taylor. the poundmaster, only to be set
at liberty on payment of pound charges
Oct 4th four horses of Henry Ficken es>
capped from pasture where they were
kept, and at last reached the pound, where
there were secured. Several days after
Ficken took them away. refusing 10 pay
the pound charges; the result was suit
by Taylor against Ficken for the
amount. On Friday, Oct, 18th, bef ore
Squire Meyers the suit was tried, Mr.
Jackson appearing for Ficken. The town
records show that the electors of Buffalo
Prairie had selected poundmaster. but
they failed to establish pound. Flicker
claimed that as there was not any Lawful
pound be could not be compelled to pay
pound charges This view the court sus'
tanned and gave judgment for Ficken
Thus Buffalo Prairie, although contain
ing many good people and many goo(
things, lacks pound. B.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-10-18

The passage from New York to Staten
Island means trip across the most magnifi-
cent harbor the world knows. A bay so large
that the navies of the universe could easily
rest upon its inviting bosom, bay sur
rounded literally by sheltering islands-LonS
Island, Staten Island, Manhattan Island,
with Jerseys shores beyond. The trip Sc
cures you first view of this quiet expanse,
bowed by high heavens Of blue, fringed by
most inviting landscape all round, surface
as of molten silver, through which blow in
cessantly lively little tugs, alert on business:
majestic steamers incoming with their happy
loads Of immigrants, or outgoing with men
and women, Joyous with anticipation Of for
eign sights; pleasure boats of every name,
description and size and errand; yachts, the
most exquisite In mold, the most costly In
construction, the most hospitable in expert.
ence that can be found in any water upon
the face of the earth, huge transportation
factors carrying thousands at a trip from
New York to Long Branch, to Coney Island
to Staten Island, to the Narrows, Rockaway
to the Fishing Banks and everywhere.-Jo,
| Howard in Boston Globe
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-10-18

HILLsDALE, Oct. II.
Jonny Hahn and Anthony Filmer are
very sick with fever.
Tilie Larson has gone to Chicago to
work for an old acquaintance.
Shell Hill is home from Wisconsin.
He says crops are not very good there.
Mr.. Alex Ashdown is building a new
barn. Henry, the carpenter, is doing the
work.
The prohibition meeting at Enterprise
last Saturday night WAS largely attended.
The band was there, and the meeting was
addressed by Prof. Woods, of Moline.
There will be another in two weeks. and
one at Port Byron the 10th.
There is to be a wedding at Peter
Maulsteadt's this evening, the contracting
parties being Mr.. Fred Filmer and Miss
Emma Maulsteadt. 1t is to be grand
affair. There is a bowery erected and 8
band from Moline will furnish the music
The funeral of Emil Schroeder occurred
today at 10 O'Clock from the home Of
Henry Banker. 1t was sad accident
BY which he met his death, the psrticu'
lars of which appeared in the ARGUS Of
last Monday. His little boy was buried
but few days before. Rev. Broadfoo
preached the funeral service.
The dedication of the new U. B. churcl
near J, NJ. Martins last Sunday. was al
interesting service. There were abou
three hundred and fifty present. Bishol
Dillen. of Ohio, dedicated the church
Elders Bender and Harrison were pres
ent. The church is an honor to tn
neighborhood; it is very neat in appear
auce, has an arched ceiling, painted ligh
sky blue. The total cost of the buildin
and fences was nearly $500, of whic
$500 was raised Sunday, The church i
free from debt.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-10-18
MILAN.

MILAN, OCl. IL.
On Tuesday 307 voters we're registered.
The potato crop is of an excellent quail.
ity and the yield very good.
Mr.. E B, Alderman, of Marion. Iowa,
was a pleasant caller among his friends
last week.
John Palmer some three weeks ago
had his right arm broken, and is making
remarkable progress under the care of
DR.. Virgins.
Dibbern & Fitzpatrick are disposing OF
two or three thousand bushels of pota
toes day, and are still unable to procure
cars enough to do the work.
Next Friday evening the ladies of the
Presbyterian church will give q festival
at the town hall. They will serve oys-
tiers for supper. All are invited to at.
tend and enjoy themselves.
The democratic meeting last week Al
the town hall, was attended by large
crowd. Our republican friends give VIM
Prentiss the credit of making the best ant
the fairest political speeches that eve
was in Milan.
II. L. Framing is having the stor,
rooms formerly occapied by F. N Youn.
somewhat remodeled for drug store. ant
will move in next week. He intends als'
to increase his stock-to have full lin
for the use of the medical practice; ais
full line of patent medicines, wall pa
per, etc.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-10-18

VIM. McEniry speaks at Rural tonight.
Gen. Lieb at Hsrper's theatre tomorrow
night.
Tonight Hon. E. W. Hurst and NJ. j.
McEniry speak at Cambridge, Henry
county.
The Sunnyside club meets tonight to
prepare to receive Gen. Lie5 tomorrow
night.
Mr.. Scofield went from Coal Valley to
his home at Carthage in order to be there
tomorrow when Gov. Palmer visits thai
city.
The democrats had rousing meeting
at Coal Valley last night. to which Elec
tor Scofield and Hon. f. W. Hurst de
livered eloquent and convincing ad
| dresses
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-10-18
The RegistraIiOn.

The registration books from the differ
ent city wards have all been returned 10
City Clerk Koehler. The books show:
First ward, S29; Second ward, 4s2;
Third ward, 656; Fourth ward, 42e,
Fifth ward, 399; Sixth ward, 2ss;
Seventh ward, 310. There will be
one more opportunity to register be-
tween this and election day, and judges
and clerks of election will greatly facili-
tate the work of getting the figures be.
fore the public by putting in their leisure
hours in figuring up the totals and then
place the total on the outside Of the
books when they are returned. The
Fourth ward books were the only ones
that came in with the number shown this
time.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-10-18
MatrimOny in British Honduras.

When legal marriages occur in this region
the parents of the couple make all the ar
rangements between themselves The tender
passion takes early root in the tropics, and 1t
is not uncommon to see bride and groom
both under IA years. When the boy wants
to get married he tells his mother all about
it. She talks with the father, and if both
are willing to accept the girl as their
daughter they repair 10 the house of her par
ents, taking with them a ehiquihuite Of
fowls, fruit, bread, ears of dried corn and
strings of peppers. They organize sort of
procession, composed of their relatives and
friends, headed by band of music, thus
publicly proclaiming their intention.
1t is good form for the girls mother to
politely refuse the first request until she has
had time TO consult the maiden as to her
wishes in the matter, ard to find out what
her own friends may think Of it She sends
the procession home completely in the dark
as to the result of its mission. If the an.
swer be irrevocably unfavorable she simply
sends back to the parents of the would bt
lover their basket, with contents untouched
II, on the contrary, she be inclined to enter
tain their proposals, in the course of a week
or two she sends to them another chiquihuit.
filled with similar offerings. Philadel
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Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-10-18
LOCAL NOTICES.

Oysters served in all styles, also by the
can. at Krell & Maths.
Girl Wanted-Stesdy place and good
wages-715 Third avenue.
A fine line of fresh caramels just re-
ceived at Krell e. Maths confectionery
Six room house to rent on Sixth ave-
nue.. between Nineteenth and Twentieth
streets. Enquire of E. W. Hurst.
Insure in the Boylston Insurance Co. Of
Boston, Mass. organized 1872. Assets
nearly 81, 100000. E. W. Hurst. agent.
Office over Rock Island National Bank.
Oysters-If you want dish Of oys-
tiers served up in first-clsss style, call at
Krell & Maths, they have the reputation
of serving the best.
Remember this cold weather does no,
stop the ice cream business at Krell &
Maths. They still keep a supply on
hand and can furnish parties, sociables
or receptions any amount and in al
forms and favors.