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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-12-11

EDWARD MCMAHON. p. M.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-14
LOCAL NOTICES.

Are your hands chappeds Use Black
Hawk Tar soap-healing and pleasant.
The Crown dining hall, No. 170S Sec
ond avenue, Is now ready To furnish you
the best meal in the city for 25 cents.
$50, 900 to loan on real estate security,
in sums of 5000 and upward. at lowest
current rates of interest. without COM
mission. E. w. Hurst, Attorney at
law, Rock Island.
Modern Houses For Sale
On monthly installments by Guyer &
Sweeney.
Barth Babcock, Dentists.
No, 1724 Second avenue. Special atten
ton paid to saving the natural teeth and
inserting teeth without plates.
Surety on Bonds.
Those who are required to give bonds
in positions of trust, and who desire tC
avoid asking friends to become theil
sureties, or who may wish to relieve
friends from further obligations as bonds
man, should apply to the agent of thu
American Surety Co., of New York.
ED. LIEBERKNECHT,
General Insurance Agent.
Rock Island, III.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-14
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received at the City
Clerks office, city OF Rock Island, until Monday
the 30 day OF February, A. ID. 1890, at O'Clock p.
N, for constructing the improvements ordered by
ordinances OF said city. which were adopted
November 18th and December 18th 1889, respec-
lively, and are entitled AN ordinance for the inns
provement OF Second avenue from the west line
OF Fourteenth street to the west line OF Ninth
street in the city of Rock Island" also, IAN or
dinance for the Improvement of Twentieth stree (
from the north line OF First avenue to the south
line of Ninth avenue in the city Of Rock Island
and for the levying OF a special tax therefor, -
and for furnishing the materials and doing the
work according 10 the plans and specifications
therefor.
The said improvement ordered by said ordi-
nances consists Of curbing with curbstones.
excavating. grading, improving and paving with
paving brick OF good quality, thirteen blocks oil
streets in said title Of said ordinances set out.
The said improvement must be constructed
and the materials therefor furnished must be in
accordance with the plans and specifications for
said improvement on file In the said city clerk e
once, at which said office, said plans and specih-
cations are open to the inspection of all persons
interested therein. Contractors are TO furnish
samples OF brick with which work lie to be done
Bricks used in the work must correspond with
the samples in quality and style. AL bids mus
be accompanied with certified check In the cum
OF Five Hundred Dollars, payable to the order oil
the city treasurer of said city. which shall be-
come forfeited to said city in case the bidder shall
fail TO enter into contract, with approved suretes
to execute the work for the price mentioned in his
bid, and according TO the plans and specifications
in the event that the contract should be awarded
to him.
The contractor is also required to obey the ordi
| nance relating 10 the eight hour labor system fo
contract work done by the city of Rock Island
passed November 4th, 1899.
Blank bids will be furnished on application a
the city clerks office. All bidders and cthe
pers IONS may attend at the opening OF said bids
The right to reject any and all bids or propo
RoBERf KoEHLER, City Clerk.
Dated this 9th day Of January, 1890.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-14
WOODEN Statistics

During the year 1888 fifty-seven wool
dealers and wooden manufacturers failed,
with liabilities amounting o S3.637 zoo
and assets amounting t. Sl.97G, 900.
This was pretty good from a high pro-
lection point of view, as many of the
failures were doubtless due % the fear of
Mr.. Cleveland's reelection.
Unfortunately, during the year 1889,
seventy-two wool dealers and wooden
manufacturers failed, with liabilities
amounting to $40, 900 and assets
amounting o$7 ,O32 900.
The failures in 1889 will. of course, be
ascribed to the mild winter. But Eng
land had also a mild winter, and the
prosperity of her wooden and worsted
mills has not been SO great in ten years.
Secretary Window also has increased
the tariff on worsteds, so that no fault
can he found on that score. A plausible
suggestion for the improvement Of the
wooden situation would he less protec-
ton and more brains Tho opposite plan
has had fair trial nCs
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-14
Rehbcries IN mi.

There have been SO many robberies of
late in the suburbs of Paris hat the POI
lice have unearthed an old circular"
which enjoins the inhabit ants of the
Banlieue, as it is called, TO close the
doors of their houses and he gates of
their courtyards by q certain hour in the
evening. This, at first sight, appears to
be rather an odd proceeding as the sub
urban residents might have been expect
ed under the circumstances to require
no hint of this kind. The police, how
ever, seem to have some particular
houses in their eye, as they have learned
by experience that several OF the burg
lars whom they have pursued have found
their way into certain domicls, the doors
of which had been left conveniently
open, as If to offer them n refuge. In
future, according to the &c rcular" in
voked, only public establishn ents whose
closing Is regulated by special ordinance
will be permitted to keep heir doors
open after 0 o'clock in he winter
months.-Paris Cor. London Telegraph.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-14
KailrOadistie.

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
company have issued new and stringent
order prohibiting intemperance on the
part of station agents. trsinmen, engineers
and telegraph operators. These employees
are warned to desist from frequenting sa-
looms il they desire 10 remsin in the en-
ploy of the company. Drunkenness.
either on or of duty. is made cause for
discharge. In special cases. and when 1t
is the first offense, the superintendent
and the master mechanics may use their
discretion. but in the case of second
offense the delinquent must be dis
charged. No person thus discharged can
be again employed without the consent
OF the general manager.
The discharge of long list of Rock
Island conductors, on account of the
proverabial treachery and dishonesty of
that particular fraternity of train robbers.
is denied at the headquarters here. The
conductors on the Rock Isls nd are nearer
ripe tor heaven today than they have
ever been, and General Passenger Agent
Sebastian hasn't missed A cent. This
story probably grew out OF the fact that
Conductors Andrew j. Partridge and
James F. Raynor. two of the oldest con-
ductors in the service Of tie road, have
made up their minds to the TACT that they
have made about mileage enough, and
have concluded TO take the honorary de-
gree and retire from the service. They
have both been punching tickets on the
Rock Island ever since trains ran on it
and have earned lsy-of. But they will
both be missed by their friends. and they
have plenty of them. Davenport Demo
craft Gazette.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-14
CHANCERY NOTICE.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, l.s
Rock ISLAND COUNTY, S.
In the Circuit Court OF said county to the January
Term, 1880.
Catherine Moore, Samuel W. Lincoln, M. ".
Richards, Hans Lage, M. W. Woodford, L. j.
gomery, Martha Thomas, Rosilie Coryn,--
Desire Coryn and Mary J. Macbeth.
VS.,
W. B. Bmfeld, Reuben Wells. The Unknown
Heirs-at-law of Joel Wells, deceased, Dennis
Warren, William A. Nourse, Laura A. Nourse,
Jane M. Weatherhead, Eliza Babcock, Eunice
L. Mill, Louisa ]. Bryant and Antonette Henry
In Chancery.
Burfeld, Reuben Wells and Louisa j. Bryant, and
that the heirs at law OF Joel Wells deceased are
unknown and made parties as the unknown heirs
at law OF Joel Wells, deceased, having been filed
in the clerks Office of the circuit court OF Rock
Island county state of Illinois, notice is therefore
hereby given to the said nonresident defendants
and unknown heirs of Joel Wells deceased,
that the complainants filed their bill of comp amt
9th day OF November, 1889, and that thereupon
summons issued out OF said court, wherein said
suit is now pending, returnabe on the first Mon
| day in the month OF mary next, as is by law
| required.
Now, unless you, the said nonresident defen-
dants above named, and the unknown heirs at law
OF Joel Wells, deceased, shall personally be and
appear before said circuit court on the first day
OF the next May term thereof, to be holden at Rock
Island in and for said county, on the first Mon
day in May next, and plead, answer de
| muir TO the said compliments bill OF complaint
and the same and the matters and things there
| in charged and stated will be taken as con.
fessed, and decree entered against you accord
ing TO the prayer of said bill.
Rock Island ILL.,, December, %, 1885,
GEO. W. GAMBLE,
Clerk OF Circuit Court.
W. R. MOORE AND GUrER &swEENEY, Solicitor,
for Complainants.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-14
Walked Up EfacIually.

A lethargic, dormant condition of the
liver is hardly to be overcome with dras-
tic cathsrtics and nauseous cholagogues.
A gentler. pleasanter and far more effec-
tive means exists of arousing the organ
when somnolent. This is Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, vouched for by the
medical fraternity. tested by the public
for many years. A resumption by the
hillary organ of its secretive function
with the activity attendant upon health "a
return to regularity of the bowels. and a
renewal of digestion, are the no less
happy and certain results of using the
bitters Systematically. Its laxative effect
is never painful and drenching. its ten
dency being rather to perpetuate regu-
larity than to produce copious action.
Malaria. nervousness, debility, kidney
troubles and neuralgia it subdues effec-
tually
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-14

The first coal shipped into this market
from Mercer county was from the mines
Of r. B. Ellis in the fall Of 1875. and
hence given the name it still bears. Il is
we'll known to be the best sold In the
market. and other merchants have adop.
ted the same name and offering an in
ferior article for the genuine. Don't be
deceived, but buy the genuine celebrated
Mercer county coal Of T. 81. Ellis, on
Second avenue. opposite st. Joseph's
church. The Office has not been removed.
but is there still, aud is the only place In
the market selling the old and genuine
article. Telephone 1886.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-14

There is TO be teachers meeting at
Port Byron next Saturday, beginning at
10a. m. Following will be questions
discussed:
lis our manner Of teaching read-
ing upon the line of thought develop
mentf
2.-How can we create in pupils
taste TOR good general reading2
3-Whst is good reading matter for
children of the various grades. and how
can it be supplied to them?
There will also be lesson upon ply,
siology and hygiene by Principal J. A.
Bishop.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-14
Hard Ooal Market.

Crate and egg. 81 so; stove, No. 4 and
nut. 81. as per ton. screened and deliv-
cred; 25 cents per ton discount allowed
IL paid within ten days. Camel coal
for CRATES, Sc per ton. Now is the time
to buy. Blacksmiths' coal, coke and
charcoal on hand. Z. G.. FRAZER.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-14
The Three traces

are represented with perfectly developed
and health combined.
No decsyed-toothed man or woman can
be healthy. because digestion must be i'm
perfect. Use Sozodont, get healthy
teeth. good digestion and a sound body
Revive the three graces.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-14

Tourists are taxed % cents for the
privilege of picking dozen oranges in
some of the Florida groves. Oranges re-
tail in Florida and southern California at
about the same price asked for them in
the Chicago fruit stores.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-14
A SsIGNEE's NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned
has been appointed assignee Of Abram Loeb, and
ali persons holding any claim claims against
said Abram Loeb are hereby notified to present
the same 10 him under oath or affirmation within
are due or not. All persons indebted 10 said as
signor are requested TO make prompt payment of
the same.
Dated December oath. 1889.
HENRY p. HULL, Assignee.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-14

John Chamberlin. of Washington, is
at the head of a company incorporated
with the object of building a hotel at
Old Point Comfort. Va to rival the ia
nous Hygeis in size and costly appoint
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-14
Notlce In thu Pubifc.

Rock ISLAND, H., Jan. 10. 1890.
/ will now receive cash bids for the en-
tire stock of clothing. hats. caps, gloves,
trunks and gents furnishing goods be-
longing TO the estate of Abrsm Loeb.
II. p. HULL, Assignee.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-14
Soft Coal for Sale

At my yard. corner of Eleventh street
and Tenth avenue, at ten cents per bush
ell. B. DAVENPORT.
Aug. 80, 1889.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-14

Twenty -ene deceased persons have been
cremated at Rosedale, near Los Angeles,
CAL, the last one only few days ago.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-14

The game cock is always pretty well
heeled when he goes out on a business
trip.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-14

The girl who hangs up the biggest
piece Of mistletoe doesn't get kissed the
most.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-14
NOTICE.

Public notice is hereby given that The Moline
and Rock Island Horse Railroad Company, will
at q meeting of the city council Of the city OF
Rock Island, to be held on Monday the 9Th dsH6f
January 1870 ,iis q council rooms in
the city OF Rock Island in the state OF Illinois,
land at all subsequent meetings. present its pc
tition to said city council requesting said city
council to gram it the right to construct, main
tain and operate double or single track street
railway upon and along Nineteenth street in said
city from the intersection of said street with
Second avenue to its intersection with Third ave-
nue. in said city; also upon and along Fifteenth
street 10 said city, from its intersection with
Third avenue to it's intersection with Fourth ave-
nne, and from said last named intersection west
upon and along Fourth avenue to its intersection
with Ninth street, and from said last named inter-
section south npon and along Ninth street 10
Eleventh avenue in said city, with the right TO
connect the same with the tracks OF said Horee
Railroad Company, and Of the Union Street Rail
way Company, and to operate the same in con-
nection Herewith.
Dated this 4th day OF January, A. n. 1890.
THE MOLINE AND Rock ISLAND HORSE RAIL
ROAD COMPANY.
slot BY c. B. HOLMES, President.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-14

Every grocer and druggist sells Black
Hawk Medicated Tar soap. Price five
cents cake.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-14
New Advertisements.
The Hotel Eastman,

LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
The largest and finest RESORT HOTEI, in
America. with the finest Bath Houses in the world
connected. will open under management OF o. G.
BARRON. of White Mountain Hotels) for season Of
1890, January 18th. Tickets should be bought via
st. Louis and Iron Mountain & Southern R.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-28
This Is Too True.

would like to enter protest against
men who have no better sense than to
drive SO fast over the cross-walks. No
matter how crowded the streets are,
there are some drivers who are IN such
a hurry to get ahead OF the ones on
foot, that they stop for nothing. While
q person tries to get out Of the way of
a van coming one way, the horse of one
coming the other is rearing and plung-
ing TO keep from stepping on some one.
This shows that the horses have more
sense than the driver, for IN such in
stances | have noticed that the one who
holds the reins is either looking behind
grinning at something or urging his
horse forward. regardless Of the conse-
quences. while some poor female goes
painting to the other side, with the wits
nearly frightened out of her. have
also noticed the same thing with car
riage turnouts, whose drivers one would
think had nothing else to DO than to
see where he was driving, and whose
lie was N danger. EXPERIENCE.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-28

hsaains II ooiunnl. Nov, 4 ~e. poor
txatss sns.zses "a TIE matoz poser II
Ihs Socth Dlylsiou-St. cars lave not
reason e klck. thsc there can "a 81 20
reason TOR kicking. We trusl thls klck
w. sunloe ~ wake up Humane Agent
Mykes - 90 something or attempt
ssAsthlng foT our &llSsa4Gsons znd oDs
word u Superintendent beFleT II
you % nOg Want lO2c ot Dighthorse
or nightmare heavy 70 be2E, weighing
upon you chSnge your treatment for
us. Poog horses NaD GRAY
The general public dos noI under
stAna tie treatment that lAs street
IA NAY norsss are subjected %. and I
there 5 zny one 70 blame fol the hard
work the ANIMALS have - co, i s the
travelling public. The matter has osen
carefully lnyestlga gated ~ the IELEeBAa-
HERAID. a. several similar complaints
have tesn made. The facts are as toll
lCWs. The horses ordinarily make t~o
round trips over their llne each osy
and sometimes three ulpss bul Lot
often. Thls makes distance OF nun
ten 70 fifteen miles per Gay that The
teams have 10 travel. What dOes THIS
amount 70 CONF AIRED with she toll ot
the ordinary WoTk team that works
from dawn until dark hauling heavy
loads through deep mud and up steep
grades? Wherever there - steep
grade the street car horses have a
helper, bat dTay teams do not. The
street car horses work less than three
hours a day on the average, and they
are Welt fed and groomed and cared
for IN every way.
About the only cruelty they are SUBJ
iected 70 IS when some delicate nervous
lady complains That the cars are NOV.
ing TOO slowly, or the passengers md
fault because better time is not made.
II any person sees driver abusing a
horse in any way they will do a kind
act, and one that VIII be appreciated, #
they will report the same 10 the Street
Railway ottlce.-ED.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-28

In TIE Kicker L see some one bss a
bit upon the railroad company for
cheap excursions The idea = good
Way not have some busting agent sp-
poin ted 70 So 90 having cheap eNcnr-
si0ns, st least svsry tEo weeks country
pe0ple Ike "a g ss vel ss ciiy People
and Z r. 80 were gwen they would M
prove their Opportunities. Iaers have
been times vnsn tne employees q the q.
p a T. could ct haif rates for Their
fsna les the7 cer now hut they have
q red tape ru.e frst has 90 D. adhered
70. az yoa are .efH Most rs t1er 6 va
g tae - ~ rather thsr have - mach
ceremony 20 st snvvaeTs. N1- f tae
raiiTasd company made eTcurs ons
often. tnev wcuf rct loosa AMT Y
sd 4 w1uld gvs tna poor pecu.e =
chaaoo - sst our - th~-r ovn toen "a
tr1es Ard So hor otaer foEs i've
Kick aran NJ. Knxer
r. = EHr10TT.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-28
Kicks Against q Kick.

GRAND RAPIDS on THE HILL, March
%, lS90.-Sir: In your issue this morn
ing some kicker makes a kick and
suppose am one of the three that he
kicks at, but tell HIM, just between us,
that a druggist must sleep little; but
| am always on hand at any time If he
will give vigorous rattle at the door
and would keep open night and day il
the residents of the Hill would give me
patronage enough to keep clerk, but
a great many seem to think that drug
store on the Hill is only to keep di.
rectory, telephone and some postage
stamps in the day time. and then kick
If they are not open all night.
DRUGGIST.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-28
Thar Are stingr.

I kick, too. Once I made my home
(only a short timel with man who sat
IN the dark 10 save light fuel. He va;
stingy. patrOnize a car line 10 thIs
city. They allow us 10 suffer the chill
ar within the ear that they NAV save
coal. They are stingy. The door glas:
in half the Cherry-stTeet cars are SHAT
tered remnants Of decent psnes wher
the car was new. Their time card y al
right. but the drivers irTegularty i
provocatUa for heels up. / hope thf
summer cars vii post date Of verna
bl.zzards tins year. Put two men OF
Wealthy-svenue cars; give transfers Or
your own hnss or your grip may rear
when the cable grp tghtens.
IAEF AvFvrF.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-28
THE KICKER.

rThis eoiusnu Is especially devoted . ktekers
and their cas-. II yo1 nave any tault % lh1
pas IA a. tea ~erds as pSssis4r zud sea- -
O. fae Kicker e4le Iz-EGz4a htEALD-l
Tae Grand Rapids Board of Trade
Was organized WITH considerable oluster
ana promises that Il would DC great
factor IA booming the town and e1-
tend ng local interests and pursuits OF
every klnd. WHAT mas the board donef
Is Il not 4 gulse under which a lot OF
selfish business men carefully guard
and further their private interests Can
you Til me Of any instance where they
nave ever manifested any genuine, sub
stantlal public spirity IL Is all very we'll
for members OF the board, with turkey
Ike coDcelt, 10 say, I'VE are the peo-
pie" but when It comes 20 hustllng Tor
outside capital, and the announcement
OF local improvements, Muskegou men
can give them cards and spades, and
they are not organized into a board
either. When a question arises where
members are asked 10 expose the color
OF their dust, the Board of Trade, 10 use
expressive slang. ''aln't IN II" Gen.
Van Asmus thinks good deal OF the
board, and no argument can change
his good opinion OF Il so long as ne
draws tat salary as secretary. As
far as paying salary 10 a secretary, the
board is a success, but thus far II has
been of no earthly use 10 Grand Rapids.
In the language Of the topical song,
sponge II out"
DIsGUsrEp MEMBER.