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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-17
ADYlck TO aurHERs

Are you disturbed at night and broken
Of your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with pain Of cutting teethf If so,
send at once and get bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething. Its value is incalculable.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer inn
medistely. Depend upon it mothers,
there is no mistake about it. 1t cures
dysentery, diarrhoea, regulates the stom-
sch and bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums, reduces Inflammation. and
gives tone and energy to the whole sys-
tenn. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for Children Teething is pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription of one Of
the oldest and best female nurses and ply
sicians in the United States, and is fol
sale by all druggists throughout The
world Price 25 cents per bottle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-17
settled anaDi.missed

The case Of the s ate Of Iowa VS. Joseph
F. Atwill, on the charge Of embezz.e-
ment, brought by Charles Hanson, Of
Rock Island, was called for trial at JUS
tice Eagars court at 8 O'Clock yesterday,
but. as before. Hanson. the prosecuting
witness. was not or hand. and an officer
who was sent over to request him to ap-
pear. returned to report that the man re-
fused to come. A change of venue was
taken to the court of Justice Kaufman
by the defense. anC, upon receipt OF the
intelligence that Hanson would not at
tend. the Justice dismissed the case upon
instruction of Judge Stewart.
The other case. on a similar charge
brought upon information of Maggie p.
Glass. will be settled. The watch en-
trusted to Atwell passed out of his pos
session. il is said by being pawned, and
finally. after a circuitous journey and q
variety of possession, il landed in the safe
of County Attorney Stewart. Judge
Stewart has il now in his possession, and
will retain it until the woman to whom it
belongs has earned $40. with which to
redeem it from the claim of the man
who held it last sno who advanced that
amount of money upon it.-Davenport
Democrats Gazette.
Editor ARGUS:
Rock ISLAND. Aug. 16.-There has
been so much said about the litigation in
which am involved that would like to
say word. In 1887 Appelquist and
let our plow out to he Globe Plow COM
pany of Davenport. In the fall of that
year when the shop broke up, Appelquist
collected for $50 plows at fifty cents
apiece. amounting 10 $150.50. When
found this out engaged Atwill to sue
the company. lost that case, and then
sued the assignee OF the concern, Christ
Lamp. for $55 and won it in the Febru-
airy term of court. On March 9th the as
sigDee paid the amount and costs into
court. In June / learned Atwill had
drawn the money-S57.25-a / sued
him for it before Justice Kaufman and
got Judgment for SAG. This money he
turned over to Appelquist and he did not
give me my half. j was sick Yesterday
and could not 90 over to attend the
suit. Oliver Olson and Appelquist saved
Atwill from going to jail.
G. HANSON.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-17

They have politics in Japan now un>
der the constitution. and one of the par
ties is called the Jijito
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-17

u.
There is. as has been described before,
temporary city oi forty nine tents on
Vandruff's Island. The inhabitants are
so numerous the campers thought it
best to organize into a corporation, which
was done by the appointment of James
Johnston mayor, Fred C.. Hemenway.
city clerk. and VIM Blanchard city mar
shal. The greater duties of the camp
fall on the shoulders of the city marshal.
The lady population of the camp persist
in singing. talking and creating COM
motion after the quitting ho urs sgIeed
upon. The ladies say they are going to
send the incumbent of the office to the
Methodist campmeeting, and appoint
some one who will be more lenient.
Among the ienters are James Boards
ley No. . and family; VIM. Blanchard
and wife, David Ulam, wife and father;
James Johnston and family; (Mr
Johnston had for visitors Mr.. Charles
j. Newlin and bride, of Phil
adelphia, who are on their bridal
tour; David Noftsker. wife and babies
Mr.. Kane and family. of Cedar Rapids;
Mr.. Jennings. Henry Darts Sons well
known drummer. with wife and friends
Mrs. August Herkert and son Otto; F.
G. Hemenwsy, wife and children; Capt.
James Blaisdell and family; Clemman
and Salzmann with th cir families Messrs.
Downs and Lorton. Of Davenport, ac-
companied by their respective families.
The above named With many more are
located west of the railroad track
Eight other tents are pitched on the east
end of the island The larger of which
is occupied by the Indian doctor. The
campers say that fishing is poor and they
are compelled to resort to beafsteak with
other trimmings.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-17
EPOCH.

The transition from long lingering
and painful sickness to robust health
marks an epoch in the life of the individ-
ual. Such remarkable event is treas
ured in memory and the agency whereby
the good health has been attained is
gratefully blessed. Hence it is that so
much is heard in praise OF Electric Bit
ters. So many feel they owe their res-
torstion to health, TO the use of the great
Alternative and tonic. If you are troubled
with any disease of kidneys. liver or
stomach, of long or short standing you
will surely find relief by use of Electric
Bitters. Sold at SOC and 81 per bottle
at Hartz & Bahpsen's drug store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-17
Hay Fever.

l have been afflicted with hay fever
from early in August until frost. Nv
eyes would run stream of water and !
sueezed continually. l was advised to
use Ely's Cream Balm. 1t has worked
like charm and can say am entirely
cured.-Mrs. Emeline Johnson, Chester,
Conn.
have been for several years a sufferer
from hay fever and severe head colds. ]
have found nothing that can compare
With Ely's Cream Balm. would not be
without it for any consideration. 1t is
simply wonderful in its effect upon the
nasal organs-S. II. Burtt, Wilmington,
N. G.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-17

The English sparrow at home is being
| discovered painted yellow and being sold
as q canary
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-17

The Jersey mosquito has not appeared
in his accustomed haunts this year. and
people are wondering why.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-17

The Flow Shop band Will give an open
air concert in Franklin square Saturday
night.
Wanted at once. good reliable man to
act as stage manager and bill poster for
Harper's theatre.
The Crown dining hall. No. 1908 Sec
ond avenue. is now ready to furnish you
the best meal in the city for 25 cents.
A. ID. Huesing. real estate and insur-
ance agent. Office Nc. 1908 Second ave.
nue.. Rock Island.
Buy Mercer county coal of E. B. Nc
Kown at his new Goa yard corner of
Fifteenth street and First avenue.
The Royal Insurance company, of Eng
land, has the largest surplus of any fire
insurance company in the world. A. ID.
Huesing, agent. Office No. 1908 Second
avenue, Rock Island.
Insure in the Boylston Insurance Co.
of Boston, Mass. organized 1872. As
sets nearly S1.000.00O Z. W. Hurst,
agent. Office over Rock Island National
bank.
Mr.. Herman Schmacht. proprietor of
''Schueizen Hall" on Ninth street corner
Eighth avenue, will have a grand open
ing on Saturday. Augr st II. Music and
dancing. A general invitation is ex-
tended to the public.
Z. f. Parmenter, attorney ~ law.
Makes collections. loar money and will
attend to any legal business intrusted to
| him. Office, postoffice block, Rock ISL
and, Ills. ds&w1y
Modern Houseu For Sale
On monthly installrients by Guyer &
Sweeney.
Barth 4 Babcoch, Dentists.
No, 1724 Second avenue. Special atten-
ton paid to saving the natural teeth and
inserting teeth without plates.
For salo.
Fourteen dry lots on four years time,
with six per cent per al mum, to any one
wishing to build this summer.
| i. DAVENPORT.
To the Watch Tower.
| Cars run to Black Hawks Watch
Tower every thirty minutes on Sunday
afternoons and holidays, and spcial
trains to accommodate picnic parties.
Telephone to the street car barn to com.
plete arrangements for special trains.
Surety on Fouds.
Those who are required to give bonds
| in positions of trust, ard who desire to
avoid asking friends to become their
sureties. or who may wish to relieve
friends from further oh igations as bonds
man, should apply to the agent of the
American Surety Co., of New York.
ED. LIEBI:RKNECHT,
General Insurance Agent.
lsock Island, III.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-17
BuCKLEN's ARNICA sALvR.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises. sores, ulcers. salt rheum. fever
cores, letter. chapped hands. chilblains.
corns and all skin eruptions. and posi-
lively cures piles. or no pay required. II
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale bv Hartz & Bshnsen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-17

Their Businss Booming.

Probsbly no one thing has caused such
general revival of trade at HaItz s.
Bahnsens drug store as their giving
away to their customers of so many free
trial bottles of DR.. Kings New Discovery
for consumption. Their trade is simply
enormous in this very valuable article
from the fact that it aways cures and
never disappoints. Coughs. colds.
asthma, bronchitis. Group. and all throat
and lung diseases quickly cured. You
can test it before buying by getting a
trial bottle free, large size 81. Every
bottle warranted.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-17
LOCAL NOTICES.

The Plow Shop band will give an open
air concert in Franklin square Saturday
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-17
A SanalpIa Man

Would use Kemp's Balsam for the throat
and lungs 1t is curing more cases of
Coughs. Colds. Asthma, Bronchitis,
Group and all Throat and Lung Trobles
than any other medicine. The propries
tor has authorized any druggist to give
you a sample bottle free to convince 20 j
of the merit ot this great remedy. Large
bottles so cents and 81
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-17

II For information in reference to Lands and
Towns owned by by the Chicago Milwaukee b
TT Paul Railway Company. write to II. q. Han
gen. Land Commissioner Milwaukee. Wisconsin
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-04
MERKEL.
A Thriving West Texas Town-Home. Seekers

A Thriving West Texas Town-Home. Seekers
Flocking Inbound to Have a Good School.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
MERKEL, TEX. Sept. 1.-The country
surrounding Merllel, extending from the
Clear Fork of the Brazos on the north to
Mulberry canon on the south and from
Tobo on the east to Eskota on the west,
embracing an area of about seven hundred
square miles, is certainly a favored re-
giOn. Beneath the rich soil which COW
ers this lovely country there can be OBJ
tanned at an average depth of thirty feet
pure and wholesome water in the greatest
abundance. 1t not unfrequently hap
pens that when water is
reached it rises twenty-five feet
and even more in the well, thus evidence
ing the quality and power of the water
supply underlying the country. The soil
varies from a black sandy loan to a dark
brown alluvium in the valleys and creek
bottoms, while the uplands assume the
red grey and chocolate colorS. Under
favorable conditions they are all highly
productive, yielding all the crops COM
mon to the temperate zone. Fully half
of the country is covered with growth of
ply of timber for posts and firewood And
it is believed thatnO portion Of America is
more exempt from malaTial influences,
the healthfulness of the climate being re-
garded as next to perfection itself.
For the past two months home seekers
have been tiocking into the country and
a great deal of real estate has changed
hands, Lands are still cheap, though
the tendency is upward and the lndica-
tons are that the figures will be much
higher in year hence than at present.
Merkel is pleasant little town on the
Texas and Pacific railroad, seventeen
miles west of Abilene 1t has pOpula4E
ton of about four hundred, all white,
not negro or Mexican resident. Most
of the Christian denominations are reps
resented, as are also the trades ana
profession. The public school begins the
present month with two teachers, The
town is beginning ato feelg the ground
swell, superinduced by the settlement OF
the surrounding country and much con-
fdence is felt in its future.
A joint stock company has erected and
completed cOmmodious twO-stOTy COL
lege building furnished it with necessary
appliances and now offer it, rent free, to
the right kind of man, qualified by ed
ucation and experience, to build up a
first-class collegiate institution. The
material is here, and to the man of abil-
Ity this is rare chance. Anyone desir-
ing TO avail himself of the offer can ad-
dress L. L. Vaughn, secretary, Merkel,
Tex.
There is also good opening here for
newspaper, but the man must furnis h his
own office and outfit and depend upon
the merit Of the paper for support.
A good rain fell yesterday, which was
beginning to be much needed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-04
SHERMAN.
Work On the Electric Belt Line to Begin atS
Once-Court in Session.


Special TO the Gazette.
SHERMAN, TEX, Sept. 3.-The city
council met last night III regular session .
Beyond auditing accounts and approving
reports nothing of Importance was done.
Work on the Electric Belt Line street
railway will, according to the contract
made with the builders, be begun within
fifteen days and will be completed in
sixty days.
The funeral of Mrs. W. II. Buckley
took place here at O'Clock this after
noon. The services were conducted by
DR.. J r. Lucas of the Christian church
A number of friends followed the re-
mains to the city cemetery.
The body of John Fitch, who died from
the effects of an overdose of
morphine last night, arrived
here on the noon train. The
funeral took place from the residence of
Mrs. John Fitch, on East Lamar street,
at o'clock this afternoon
County court is in session and a num-
Der of interesting cases viii come up this
week. Pleas of guilty were taken in
several pistol cases yesterday and a fine
of $50 and costs was assessed against each
of them. ,,sssss2is
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-04
MONTEZUMA'S TREASURE.
Extensive Excavations Made Near the
City OF MexicO-W Winding Passages.
Subterranean Staircase and Vaults Unearthed.
Important Historical Discoveries
Likely to Follow.

NEW YORK, Sept "a City of Mex
leo special says: Extensive excavations
are being made at the suburban town of
Coyocan at place lying on the outskirts
of the wilderness known as Pedrogal or
Stony Ground, which in former years
was noted as the haunt of brigands and
is even now considered as a. resort for
dangerous characters who are hunted
by officers of Justice. The object
of the excavations which are being made
by private association is if possible TO
recover treasures of gold and jewels
supposed to be hidden there by the En-
peror MonteZuma at the time of the
Spanish conquest. Senior Mercard, one
Of the party engaged in that work, is a
lneal descendant of the last Aztec, En-
peror Cuantemac, whose statue adorns
the principal pIomenades of this city.
Senior Mercard says ne has in his posses
sion hieroglyphic documents which con-
vince him it was in the PedrOgaI that
MOnteZuma hid his treasures, among
other things a huge golden sun. a few
weeks ago u valuable black pearl was
found and also an emerald near some
skeletons discovered in q subterranean
passage. Your correspondent has visited
the excavations and they are certainly
remarkable, having already disclosed q
subterTanean stair case, winding passages
and vaults, jaw bones and skeletons des-
titute of tusk or teeth, thus according to
Senior Mercard, proving beyond a ques-
ton that the Indians there buried were
pure Aztecs. He estimates the value of
buried treasure at not less than twenty
mil hr1f in no
work of hunting the treasure put 1t at
$50 200, 600. The foremost psychologists
here are of the opinion that some
thing may be found and they
agree with Senior Mercard that that the
intrinsic value of the things buried by
Montezuma are surpassed by their his
torical Importance. 1t has been held by
some that MonteZuma hid his treasures
i'll Lake Tezcoco, and much has been
done there III the way of dredging, but
nothing has been found. Senior Batras,
the great native archeoIe6ist, is inter
ested in this search 9Esd people high in
saazFzeSs1,ifyy 20 loy,Hir,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-04

ingly and gradually get her on feed in
about nine days. Hold the sows and
pigs in separate pens or lots
during the cold weather and pro-
vide them with good, warm,
dry places to sleep, changing the
scanty bedding often and give plenty of
variety of food. There is no reason why
you cannot turn off probably fat hogs
without the assessor getting them on his
book with your corn and feed in them.
In travelling over the country you viii see
but few hog raisers who give their hogs
any show aside from a general mix up
with all the farm stock, while it is adj
mitted by all that any neglected business
means costly outpuH of product.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-04
EXAGGERATED REPORTS.
The Alarming Tales of Cattle Dying in the
Territory Without Foundation.


Territory Without Foundation.
Mr.. d. b. Gardner Of the Pitchforlk
CATTLE company is just back from the IN
55ian Territory that section where it has
been SAID the cattle were dying by hun
dreds from splenic, or miscalIed Texas
fever. To a GAZETTE reporter MI. Gard
ner stated that the reports which have
been printed in different papers of the
prevalence Of fever in the nation have
been greatly exaggerated and that in fact
There was no more mortality among cattle
in the sections he visited than is usual at
this season of the year. SO far as there
being an epidemic, carrying off thousands
of cattle, there was nothing i'll it and
no attention should be paid
to the highly colored reports
that are circulated throughout the coun-
try. 1.-The cattle in the Territory, -
said Mr.. Gardner, care in good cOndi-
ton, and are healthy -
1t looks very much as if the stories of
the great defamation of the herds in the
Territory by fever have been circulateds
for some particular purpose by parties
who are interested in cattle in other sec
tons. At any rate, there is but littles
truth in some of the statements pubIisheds
and there is no cause for alarm. ~
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-04
SHEEP AND CATTLE.
Sheep Looking Up Again, but Cattle shiI
ments stopped on Account of Prices.

Sheep Looking Up Again, but Cattle Ship
ments Stopped on Account of Prices.
Special to the Gazette.
COLORADO, Ten, Sept. WaddeIl
S Anderson bought 400 one and two
year-old steers from billiard & Pember-
ton of Midland at 50 and $13. The cat
tie are reported to be extra good.
a. G. Anderson to-day bought 5000
sheep from Rob Massey at 81. 10 round.
Sheep are coming up to the top notch
again; 81 60 round was offered and re-
fused for a large flock yesterday.
The low state of the market in Chicago
has stopped the shipment OF beef from
this point short off. The cattlemen,
however, seem to have abiding faith In
theduture of the trade, and any young
ssseeT cattle offered for sale find ready
Sbuyers
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-04
WINTER PIGS.

The Main Cause of Their Not Thriving is
Poor Recommendations TO Use Them.
The reason assigned for not breeding
to have pigs come in the winter is that
they do not thrive, yet the fact that they
co not thrive is largely due to poor treat
ment and inattention 10 the dam at crit
zeal periods, as well as lack of proper
variety and sufficient quantity of food
Through improper treatment OF the SOW
at narrowing time she is frequently
ruined IS a sucker and the pigs are left
to starye This is the fate Of thousands,
Of pigs. l have known q farmer 80
feed a narrowing SOW while she
was in milk fever 4 sufficient
quautity, of corn for a horse, wish
the result that she was grain and mix
fever foundered, and the pigs had 90 go
scant OF rations. In other cases the sow
is stopped tooafreely and the milk flow
brought to excess More milk is fur
nished than the pigs can use, the milk
becomes caked and fevered, the pigs use
the fevered milk, take scours and fire.
q1leutly die, while the milk flow is re-
tarded and the pigs which survive this
are left TO starve. Whe- Re sow is held
q prisoner in a small pen f%lot and fed
Oh dry flint corn, or the pigs OF several
soWs are allowed to nurse promlScously
with each other and the strong
permitted to rob the weak, a. very
large percentage die of starvation. And
again the pigs are allowed TO bed to-
gether in pile; big hogs and all, in
some fence corner or straw pile, until
they take cold and become NANCY, or
lung fever sets in and they turn red and
distended in the flank, and death speedi-
" follows. To care for the mother hog
before maternity and afterwards, spar
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-04
Amarillo.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
AMARILLO, Ten. Sept. 2.-There has
been quite an active real estate market
the past few days, $1,000 worth of town
lots changing hands.
Rev. J. P. Dimmit is here looking
after the interests of the academy-a
branch of the Fort Worth university
which is TO be established here.
Among the prominent arrivals at the
Amarillo are Col Il. NJ Wilcox of Nc
Kinney, Mr.. Robert Gibson aud Mr.. " :.
II. Flippen OF Dallas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-04

The Importation of bacon into our
country next year will be far less than it
has been in many years. The hogs IN the
county are largely III excess of any pre-
vious year, and there Is more corn in the
county now than ever known before.
Plenty of hogs and more corn than they
can possibly destroy will cut Northern
bacon very Short in this county next
year - BlancO News.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-04
Bright Cotton Prospee

Special to the Gazette.
MOUNT PLEASANT, TEX, Sept ~
The uneasy feeling that existed among
the farmers of this county three weeks
ago, has been superseded by a feeling of
confidence as the worm did not do near
the damage that it was thought that they
had or would do. The opinion as ex-
pressed by our leading farmers is that
the county viii average one-haIf bale
per acre There are some crops that
will not reach it, while there are others
that viii make bale per acre.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-04

A man in Tennessee claims to have a
Percheron horse that is twenty and one
half hands high, and proposes exhibiting
him in the large cities of the country.
Ii the, measurements are correct the
horse is the largest ever seen By this
generation of men.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-04
Eight car loads of cattle were recently

EIgHL car IOaus OF laLtIe were recently
shipped from Arizona to California.
Owing to the extreme hot weather forty
one had died when the train reached San
BernadinO. The country is so very warm
that not only cattle, but human beings
suffer terribly in travelling over the
Southern Pacific through Arizona
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-04

Early last week Nelson Morris, one of
the big Four at Chicago, shipped in
single day to the seaboard eighty car
loads, or nearly sixteen hundred head,
of cattle for direct export alive.