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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24
An immortsIIe.

Duff-Did you See tho handsome com.
pliment paid US by Cuff Of The Daily
Gusheri
Guf-No; what was II,
Duff-oh. he calls our paper lone Of
ihe immortelles OF journalism"
Guf-Il.m-mi lie Is more than half
right Dryness IL leading characteris-
,ic of immortelles. Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24

The farmer who thinks there can be
nothing new Ia agriculture should re-
member that thirty or forty years ago
hi grandfather thought the same way.
II l. fact that agriculture has made
more advancement during the past ten
years than In any other ten years Of the
worlds history.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24

More attention should he paid To
health than 90 any other one thing. We
have too many delicate animals In our
herds. Diseased animals may transmit
their disorders through dairy products
TO the human family.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24
AMONG THE FARMERS.
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Cerresfen.isnos 81 prsstirAi agricultural Topics
u sstltitfsi AdNifvss an roInmunicaiiaus In
isnlls-i fuf this dsIsrtIneut o. AeEIgVLFVGAL
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24
cHAFtD AIS slouRt.neAo.

TIAT ON SAT-, Cart. sip, TniEs
ms HAND N AsrArE PAIR rLoUGii-
ING MATCH ANpis uAULrp oTr TOR
REPAIRS.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24

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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-19
Schoal Masters Meet.

The Mississippi section of the Iowa
School Masters Round Table. a society
embracing the school superintendent of
eastern Iowa, commenced two days
session in Supt. Kemble's Office this
morning. There were present at the
opening, Superiutendants w. A. Willis,
Of Iowa City, j. B. Young. of Daven-
port. R. 8. Bingham. of Clinton. H. e.
Robbins, Of Lyons. F. NJ. Writer. of
Muscatine, W. II. Hatch, Of Moline and
Superintendent Taylor. of Wilton juno
ton. The association is wholly and
entirely informal in every detail of its
work. It's object is simply to gain
mutual benefit by the exchange of ideas.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-19
Steamboat Lines Fighting at Hanni-

Steamboat Lines Fighting at Hanni-
bal.
The river packet lines are having a
little trouble at Hannibal over the CUES.
ton of lan1ing at that city. The off,
cials of the Saints line some days ago
notified the Diamond 10 people that they
would not be allowed to land at the pack
ct warehouse. Thereupon ]. p Lusk of
St. Louis, the general freight agent. and
Judge II. o. Browning, of Burlington.
travelling passenger agent of the Diamond
10 line. called on the mayor of Hannibal
for the purp ose of ascertaining whether
the boats o. their line had the right to
land ut the warehouse or not Mayor
Brown informed the gentlemen that the
lease Of the ground given the old North
ern Line Picket company had expired
and that by the terms of the lease the
building nov belongs to the city, and that
the officials of the Saints line could not
prevent toat Of any other line from
landing at the packet house. He said
that he would bring the matter up before
the council at. its meeting. when the
rights Of both lines win be clearly de-
fined.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-19
SIMPLY A BUSINESS MOVE
The Beef slough Boom and the True
Aspect OF MI. Weyerhauser's Action
in Connection Herewith.

The Beef slough Boom and the True
Aspect OF MI Weyerhauser's Action
in Connection Herewith.
The reported closing of the Beef
Slough boom at the mouth of the Chip
pewa river in Wisconsin. and the alleged
sharp practice of Mr.. Frederick Weyer-
hauser in transferring the rafting works
to West Newton, on the Minnesota side of
the Mississippi river, has attracted much
attention throughout the northwest.
Desiring to secure some definite informa-
ton regarding the condition of affairs at
Beef Slough. a reporter sought an inter.
view with Mr. H. G. Davis, of the North
ern Pacific company, who is a director in
the Beef Slough Boom company. Mr.
Davis said that while an immense amount
OF business had been done at the boom
for many years past-some years as high
as 500, 100000 or 900. 000, 900 feet of
logs being landed-there has always been
some inconvenience during low water on
account Of sand bars at the head of the
slough and more or less risks during high
water when logs would run by the slough
down the main channel of the Chippewa
to the Mississippi. The boom company
RATED last year something like SO, 600. 600
feet of logs near Minneiske. and the re-
cent move by some of Mr.. Weyerhauser's
associates in organizing a boom cons
pany to operate at West Newton is
only such an addition to facilities as
good judgment would dictate. The
idea that Mr.. Weyerhauser or his associ-
ates have just sprung deep laid plot to
exact from some one exhorbitant tolls is
preposterous. No one knowing the man,
or familiar with his business methods,
will for moment believe such a thing,
and the statement published that he will
hereafter take care of his own logs and
let his neighbors' logs drift to the Gulf
of Mexico" is libel on a man whose
dealings with men have been character,
lied with the utmost fairness at all times.
Manager Irvine said in st. Paul yes,
terday:
The whole matter has been grossly
exaggerated by some parties at Eau
Claire. The report that Mr.. Weyerhauser
intends to close the Beef slough is en-
tirely without foundation. The fact is It
is now closed by nature by reason of the
sand bars at its mouth, which In low
water as at present prevents the passage
Of logs into the Beef slough. The result
is that the logs are RATED down the other
channel to West Newton, where we have
erected suitable works. These are merely
an addition to our present facilities, and
there Is no intention whatever to close
the Beef slough permanently. The works
which we have at its mouth will be re-
tanned and the Beef slough will be used
whenever the condition of the water will
permit The facilities W hich we will have
at West Newton will enable US to do
what has heretofore been impossible, to
sort out the logs belonging to different
outside parties"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-19
CAUGHT IN THE STORM.

| A Mississippi Steamboat sunk Below
Burltngton-..Five Persons Perish
In the Wreck.
The rafter Everett. Capt. Teel in COM
mand, was caught in q gale at Otter
Creek last night on her way to Boston
Bay. and sunk.
There were fifteen people on board,
ten of whom were saved, but FIVE others
who were in the pilot house were
drowned. These included the captain.
B. Teel, the clerk. Mira. Harry Bell and
her three-yea old daughter. boy named
Geo. Howard and girl whose name is
unknown.
Later particulars are conveyed BY the
following telegram
BURLINGTON, Iowa, April 19.-The
steamboat Everett was blown over In the
river last night, and five persons. Capt.
Vincent Peel, Mrs. Harry Bell and little
daughter, George Howard and an I'M.
known nurse girl, supposed to be Rhods
Vanetton. drowned.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-19
OFF ON THE TOUR.
The Council Committee Leaves on it's
Trip Of Inspection or Pavements

The Council Committee Leaves on It's
Trip Of Inspection OF Pavements
Alone.
Asper original agreement with represen-
tatives Of the Second avenue property
holders AID Negus and Hampton and Sur
veyor Paddock, constituting the commit
tee designated by the city council. started
this morning over the R. L. & P. road on
its tour of inspection of six cities where
brick or cypress blocks form the material
used for paving purposes. The com>
mittee visits Peoria first; thence 1t goes
to Bloomington and Chicago, and then
direct to Kansas City, Omaha and Des
Moines. The trip will consume about a
week. the committee expecting to reach
Rock Island one week from tomorrow.
Unfortunately, the delegation expected
from the Second avenue taxpayers. did
not 20 with the councils committee. 1t
was impossible to fad three gentlemen
willing to volunteer their services in be-
half of the property holders until last
night. when Capt. T. j. Robinson, G. j.
Larkin and E. H. Guyer volunteered to
go. but said they couldn't leave until
Monday morning. 1t was understood,
and in fact it was the sense of the resolu-
ton passed by the council. that the COM
mittee appointed from members of that
body. should start on their tour of in
spection at their earliest convenience in
order that it could report its investigation
at the next regular meeting. In accord
ance with these instruction Alderman
Negus suggested to the tax PAYERS that
the joint committee start this morning,
and the proposition was agreed to, so
the aldermanic committee was perfectly
justified in going alone.
The ARGUS Is inclined to the be-
lief that there has been too much wait"
and too much disposition to wait" and
prolong action in this paving matter. 1t
was probably this same belief that
prompted the aldermen in starting this
morning. They thought that a delay
until Monday would simply be attended
by another plea to wait" and that finally
the council would be asked to "wait"
again. As it is, the committee will make
a free. unbiased and unprejudiced inves-
tigation and then report results and rec
concentrations to the council. Upon
such report the council will act at its next
meeting, and whatever action it then
takes should be final Any attempt to
further interfere with, or delay the coun-
Gil might rightly be regarded as an at
tempt to play horse with ito use a
slang. but very appropriate expression.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-19

Congressman w. II. Gest reached home
from Washington last night and will
probably not return to the national CAPT.
tai again until the ffty.first congress
meets next December. He had hardly
had time to greet his family on his return
before hs was besieged by Office seekers
and when he finally sought rest and re-
repose 10 the arms of Morpheusit was only
to be aroused this morning by the tapping
of the unfed at his front door. He came
up town and found a reception com
mittee waiting at his Office and he had
hardly d smissed it with due courtesy.
when another delegation called. and then
seeing W nat day was before him he
broke away, locked his Office and has not
been seen since.
The first question to he settled by the
perplexed congressman Is the Milan post
office. and it will be an act that the en>
tire populace of that little city will APP
preciate when he does, for the warning
elements have created factionsl feeling
involving nearly every soul in the town
and until it is decided who is who, peace
will be an unwelcome stranger within its
gates. The sspirsuts for this post of
federal distinction are: r. B. Olmsted,
D. r. South, Ellsworth Brown and OH.
Honens, with danger of formidable dark
horse appearing on the scene at most any
moment. All of the averred candidates
are strongly endorsed, and this fact
brings the rivalry even to Rock island,
where the various political bosses are
striving for their respective candidates.
Congressman Gest will not have more
than passed such judgment on this case
as will be sustained by the Iowa editor
and the supreme authority at Washing
ton, than the Rock Island postoffice and
other stations of federal patronage here
will be called to his attention, and as
candidates are more plentiful than off,
ces. the approaching summer does not re-
veal much ease and recreation to him as
viewed through the lenses of his political
microscope.
An ARGUS reporter got hold OF the
congressm ans ear just as he emerged
from the hallway in postoffice block
leading up to his Office this morning, and
the news man came very near losing his
life as he was taken for another offices
seeking bore. As soon as the congress-
man realized his mistake, however, the
news seeker was accorded every possible
civility. Mr. Gest chatted pleasantly on
public affairs, but was very wary as to
matters touching politics. He was pleased
with the new administration and all it had
done so Ear, and he did not anticipate
any requirement for an extra session of
congress. He spoke encouragingly of
the Hennepin canal, and expressed his
belief that it would be one of the first
matters to receive attention at the cons
vening of The next congress.
''The only trouble, the congressman
said, sis 20 have congress more thor
oughly understand it. Those who know
what it means are favorable 10 it, and
don't expect much difficulty in acquaint-
ing new members of congress with the
measures Importance"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-19

Constipation followed by fitful diar-
rhea. shooting pains in the breasts,
drawing down aching pains. burning SEN
sation in the small of the back, scanty,
dark-colored fluids which scald in pass
ing. and many deposits-sand. mucus.
tube casts. and fluids covered by greasy
scum. any one of the foregoing signifies
advanced kidney trouble. Prof. VIM. H.
Thompson. NJ. D.. of the University of
the city Of New York. says: More
adults are carried Of in this country by
chronic kidney disease than by any other
one malady except consuu ption.' The
late DR.. DiO Lewis in speaking of War.
ner's Safe Cure. said over his own sigma
ture: IF found myself the victim Of
serious kidney trouble / would use your
preparation"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-19
HOME AGAIN.
COngre ssman Gest's Return Last
Night.

Besieged With Omce-Seekers as Soon
as He Reaches the Citv-..Mtlan's
Claims F0rem sst..-A Talk About
Hennepin.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-19
Baee Rail.

The N. & K. base ball club was reor-
Rsnized last evening with. the following
members: G Johnson. w Zeis, Fl Weiss
Ter. D Doyle, w Baker. NJ Corken. C
Zeis. J Shehan and E Burrill. Tue club
as thus composed. includes the best play
ing material In Rock Island. The nine
meets the Davenport Browns on the Hop
fields Sunday afternoon at 8 O'Clock.
The Davenports and Monmouths play
exhibition games tomorrow and Sunday.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-19
Low Water.

The present stage of water in the riv
is generally supposed to be lower than
was ever known in April, but the signal
service records show that it has been
lower than at present. In 1878 it was
lower than at present and was still lower
in April, 1879 In 1878 there was fair
stage during May and heavy and frequent
rains in June and July kept the river
well up. The rainfall was largely In ex-
cess of the average. In the latter part
of August and during September of that
year the wster was so low as to seriou SLY
interfere with navigation. In 1879 the
river opened low and there was a general
deficiency Of rain throughout the sea-
son. The river during April and up
to the mid lie of May was lower than
ever known, and rafting was suspended
for six weeks. Heavy rains then brought
a rise which kept it up to from four to
ten feet until the middle of August. After
that time the water was too low for raft
ing. The strsnding of boats on sand
bars was of daily occurrence. and mills
shut down on account Of the scarcity of
logs. In 1880 the river opened low but
rose rapidly during April, continuing
high through May and June brought the
highest water known. 1t fell off in July
so that for he remainder of the season it
ranged from three to four feet. Unless
the rainfall during the next six weeks is
abundant and generally distributed we
may expect q similar season to that of
ten years ago. What contrast with the
season of last year. when we we're having
the highest water on record about this
timel
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-19
carpets. Carpets. Cnrnets.

Carpets, carpets, carpets. You can
save from 10 to 25 per cent on carpets BY
buying your carpets of us. We have the
largest. best selected stock west of Chi
csgo, none excepted. The G. F. Adams
Home Furnishing House. 322 Brady
street, Davenport.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-19
Two Big Drives for this Week.
silk Umbrellas
AND
ParaSOlS.

We offer our entire stock of Silk
Umbrellas and PaIasos for sale at spec
"prces this week to give everybody al
opportunity to secure new Umbrella or
iH''oI before Easter. at very low
P'e Our stock is most complete and
~" Tor the first time placed on exhibi-
'oh' Every one is new and of this sea
suns manufacture. We have prices
angling from 10 or Is cents in Misses
rArasos to fine Silk Umbrella, and all
styles. We have them So arranged 80
'o"t 1t If no trouble to show you. Now
Is The time for bargains.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-19
Lace Curtains.
We have double inducements this
week. We will show and place on sale
our mammoth stock OF

- LACE CURTAINS
at prices that cannot be duplicated. 1t
is lots of satisfaction to know that you
are buying brand new goods, especially
in Lace Curtains, and here we have them
at all prices. We are certain that we
can make 1t of interest to buyers in these
lines this week Besides We have Just
opened an immense line of Fans and
Silk Gloves and Mitts
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-19

Cant eat thing" Hoods 6srsapa.
rilla IL . wonderful medicine for creating
IN appetite. regulating digestion and Civ
ing strength.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-09-25

SEC. o. 1t shall be the duty of the
Legislative assembly to provide by taxa
ton, or otherwise, sufficient means, in
connection with the amount received
from the general school fund, to main
tain a public, free. common school in
zach organized district in the State, for
at least three months in each year.
SEC. !. The public free schools of the
state shall be open to all children and
youths between the ages of six and
twcuty-one wears.
SEC. ). Neither the Legislative AS
Scmbly, nor any county, city, town or
school district, or other public corpora
tons, shall ever make, directly or midi
~rectlv, any appropriation or pay from
any public fund or one whatever, or
make any grant of lands or other prop
erty in aid of any church., or for any sec
tartan purpose, or to aid in the support
of any school,, academy, seminary, col
legc, university or other literary, scien-
tific, institution controlled in whole or
in part by any church, sect or denomina-
ton whatever.
SEC. 9. No religious or partisan test
or qualification shall ever be required of
! anv person as a condition of admission
into any public educational institution of
the State either as teacher or student
nor shall attendance be required at any
| religious service whatever, nor shall
any sectarion tencts be taught in any
public educational institution of the
State; nor shall any person be dcbarrcd
admission to n of the collegiate de-
partments of the university on account
of sex.
SEC. 10. The Legislative Assembly
shall provide that all elections for school
district officers shall be separate from
those elections ut which State or county
officers are voted for.
SEC. II. The general control and su
pervision of the State university and the
various other State educational institu
lions shall be vested in a State board oI
education, whose powers and duties shall
be prescribed and regulated by law
The said board shall consist o
eleven members, the governor
State superintendent of public in
struction, and encouragement. being
members cx-officio. and other eight mem
bcrs thereof shall be appointed by tn,
governor subject to the confirmation o
the senatc, under the regulations aud re
strictions To he provided by law.
SEC. IL. The funds of the State uni
versity and of all other State institution
of learning. from whatever source accru
ing, shall forever remain inNiolate AM
sacred to the purpose for which the,
were dedicated. The various fund
shall be respectively invested under sucl
regulations As shall be prescribed by law
and hall be guaranteed by the Stat
against loss or diversion. The intcres
of said invested funds, together with tn
rents from leased lands or propcrtie
shall be devoted to the maintenance an
perpetuation of these respective institu
tions.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-09-25

missioners in the same manner as notice of general
elections for delegate TO Congress and county off
Gers Is reqrired 10 lie given BY the existing laws of
the Territory.
Twelfth That the provisions Of this ordinance
shall apply only 10 the election and to the officers
elected on the trst Tuesday of October, 1889. Z
MEMORIAL.
To hr Strait ant Hons Of Rsprcse1lakfzes of H1
United States II dWryIr6, ~ Congress Assembled:
louf memorialiSts, the Constitutional Convention
of Montana, convened and sitting pursuant To a N
act OF Congress entitled, An act to provide for the
division of Dakota into two States and to enable the
people of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana
and Washington to form constitutions and state
governments and to be admitted into the Union on
an equal footing with the original States, and 10
make donations of public lands To such States" an
proved February s2nd, \. d., 1850, Respectfully
represents that II has been in session since the
fourth day of July, 1889; that the orderly and expe.
ditious transaction of its business has required an
additional clerical and other force not provided for
under said act as construed by the Attorney Cen
eral Of the United States and the mourning Of other
necessary expenses in excess of the amount appro-
rlated IN SAID enabling act, appToximating In the
aggregate about seven thousand dollars: that your
memorialisis are advised and believe that Congress
intended that the whole amount of necessary ex-
penses incurred in holding said convention should
I've borne by the United States. Your memorialists
therefor praNs that the sum of seven thousand dol
Lars, or 50 much thereof as may be necessary. may
tie appropriated by Congress 10 pay such extra ordr-
nary and Necessary expenses, and your memorial
lists will ever prav.