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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-06-07
CHAPTER W..
AIN ii X 4 r T .

"Oh, Brer Nicholas, do lore you so!"
Nicholas rode back with gloomy brow,
but as he drew near the house he began
to sing, with forced gayety, the popular
refrain, Tallahassee Girls" for he had
caught glimpse of his little sister,
sitting alone on the horse block, in the
dim twilight, waiting for his return.
Dear little sister," he sighed, even in
the midst of his singing; ''if she were
but nearer my own age" Then he varied
the words of his song, the better to suit
the case:
"oh, my Tallahassee girl, won't you mount up
with me,
And ride by the light of the moon'"
Up jumped Missy, and stood on the
horse block, clapping her hands as she
OWNED her brothers purpose. He was
going to stop! He was going to take her
on the saddle in front of him! Glorious
Brer Nicholas,
She climbed up nimbly as a squirrel.
"There amt no moon risen yet" she
said, with a childish giggle of supreme
content. "But we amt afraid Oh,
Brer Nicholas, do love you sol" Itwas,l
perhaps, the twentieth time she had said|
this since his return, three days before.
"How much do you love meE' Nicholas
asked, with great craving for loves,
support
"Mon anybody else in all the world,"I
Missy answered, with emphatic decision.
"Oh, monstrouS!" cried Nicholas so
much moved that he was constrained To-
speak lightly. IL suppose you could
undertake TO fight dragons for me;'
Dragons" contemptuously. 81 could
ight-the devil and all his works"
"What in the worldY'- exclaimed
Nicholas. with burst of laughter.
"Well," said Missy, discreetly, "them's
the strongest words | could use, hein' Q
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-06-07

lne cosonei called Tom Quash, and
gave him orders TO take the double buggy
and two horses, and start for Sunrise
plantation early the next morning, carry
Ing a letter to Nicholas, and another 10
Job Furnival.
The two days that interviewed before
this messengers return were hard TO be
endured In patience; it was more than
could be borne that Tom Quash returned
alone.
"Mis Furnival, sub, is a-lyin' at dc
pint o. DEATH" Tom explained. EN-
dat ocount Mr.. Furnival he couldn't
come jes' ylt."
And Nicholas?" asked the colonel,
impatiently.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-06-07

wished ne could speak, that they might
come to an understanding; and yet she
dreaded to have him speak, knowing
what wrath and bitterness would follow
upon her answer. Every member of the
family, she was well aware, would take
Nicholas part; everybody would blame
her except Aleck Gage. II Nicholas
would only be content to be brother!
And all that Nicholas desired was that
Flora should be to him as sister.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-26
The Dnmp ROat

A wall of complaint is burdening the
air in the vicinity of First avenue and
Seventeenth street. 1t is all caused by
the city dump boat which Is anchored at
the levee there. 1t is claimed that fear
full stencil, prejndicial to the public
health. permeates the atmosphere and TO
degree particularly offensive to the
olfactory nerves. Health Commissioner
Eyster says he has investigated the jus.
tice of the plant. however, and thinks it
has hardly sufficient merit to require of
fetal recognition or necessltate removal
of the boat The box is air tight, ard
should any Odor escape. it could only be
when the lids are raised to receive the
refuse. At such times, however. disin-
fectant is employed which thoroughly
deodorizes the smell. The city refuse has
for the past few years been dumped be-
low the city. and large reduction in ex.
pense is cited in justification of its pres
ent location, although the public health
| would be a paramount consideration
should it be conceded that its operation
was at all noxiols. The health commits
sioner says if there is any disagreeable
smell in the locality mentioned. il ema-
mates from q sewer instead of the dump
| boat.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-26
Smart AIecks.

There are smart alexis in every pur-
sussion of human existence. You meet
them on every path and byway of life.
You find them on foot, on horseback
and on wheels. 1t is to this latter class
that attention was more particularly
drawn nv an incident of last evening
Every man who rides bicycle is not q
smart aleck not by any means, but there
are men who ride byc;cles who are smart
alexis. as was fully demonstrated in the
event herein alluded to. 1t has be.
come a pleasant custom of late for the
local possessors of wheels to get out on
the Second avenue pavement and enjoy
themselves for several hours, skimming
over the SIN both surface. The practice is
not dissgreeable one; in fact it gives life
to the tboroughfsre. and therefore af-
fords pleasure alike to the merchant, the
citizen and wheelman. But like all priv
ileges. it has been abused. Recently
some of the bicyclists have taken to rid
ing close to the street cars, catching hold
of the ratings on the open cars and let
ting the cars pull them along, and when
the drivers object, as they should, the
wheelmen become saucy and fresh and say
smart things. Last night a driver on the
blue line snapped his whip at one of these
fresh young men who was hanging on to
the car and drove him away, whereupon
another rode up close to the car and
kept so near as to almost touch the car
for several blocks. thus attempting to
taunt and tantalihe the driver. who, how
ever, got the better of the fresh Young
man by paying no attention to him. III
the driver had stopped the car and given
the fellow 6 sound thrashing there were
passengers In the car who, would hav e
cheerfully paid any fines incurred. The
habit alluded tn is an ann oyance, not
only to tie drivers. but passengers in
the car. and should be stopped by the
police. The street car company has a
right to demand this protection, for if
this fresh young man of last evening had
colhded with the car and had been in
jured, he would no doubt have expected
damages from the company. and so it
would be with others who might meet
with mishsp; aud this is case where the
company would not have been at all 10
blame.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-26

Tue work of preparing the foundation
for the fountain in Spencer square has
been in progress the past week under the
perintendence of John Lloyd, and it is
expected that the work of placing the
fountain in position will begin on Tues
day. The balance of the ornaments will
likely be received the latter part of next
week. The ornamentation of the vases,
figures and statutary has all been provided
for with some trifilng exceptions. Mr..
T. F. Cary and George Sutcliffe have
agreed to paint and ornament the Harper
vase; Rabe & Co. the Huber & Wagner
vases, Mr. A. Lemburg; the Sudlow vase;
Druckmiller & Co, the Dart, Potter q
Hurst vases, John c. Adams; the Spen-
Ger vases; the stag and lions will be
painted by Mr. U. NJ. Whiffin; the statue
of Hebe by ]. N. Hardy. The remain
ing articles will be ornamented by some
of our other painters.
From the arrangements as above it will
be seen that the prospect is for some
very fine work in the line OF ornamental
ton. Our painters will have fine OPP
portunity to display their decorative
skill, and we have no doubt they will i'm
prove the occasion. Mr.. John Mayer,
who made the seats for the square, has
promised to make an ornamental railing
around the drinking fountain.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-26


travelled together still awfulY
really a las.
how far made
Davenport
ustst minute Looses
few but when
getting all I'm
you what got for that S25.
that
something blue called
Then chamber
he splendid lot FROM and jelly and fruit
s1s5 For reading
reasonable
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-26
ARRESTED AGAIN.
weldon, the Confidence Man Of Wal
lace & Cempany's show. Again
Makes a Haul ana IL A gain I'm Limbo.

Weldon. the Confidence Man OF Wal
lace 4 Csmpany's show. Again
Makes Haul and IL Again I'm Limbo
While the Wallace & Co. shows were
in Rock Island July II, it will be remem>
bered that Dick Weldon. a fine working
confidence man, was arrested by Sheriff
Silvis at the instigation of Detective j. t.
Norris, of Springfield. Ohio, who had
been following the show for that purpose,
Weldon having duped farmer at Greene,
Iowa. for 81 900. Through the arrest by
Mr.. Silvis this smount was recovered, and
the prisoner liberated, much to Sheriff
Silvis' disgust. But it seems that the
rascals had barely got their skirts
cleared of Rock Island until they
again commenced their fine work and
succeeded in catching another sucker,
this time for $1,000 Detective Norris
got onto the game and got after the ''con"
men. though they had threatened his life
while here if he pursued them further.
On Tuesday Sheriff Silvis received the
following dispatch from Detective John
T. Norris dated at Mstteson. III |:
Come to Joliet on first train prepared
to be absent three days. / bear all ex-
penses.
The sheriff left that night for Joliet
and there met Norris who told him of the
late work by Weldon and his pals des-
cribed further on. and that the show would
be in Ottawa the following day. The
two officers accordingly left that night
for Ottawa and the next morning bright
and early Sheriff Silvis again had his
hands on Weldon. We will permit the
Ottawa Fiee- Trader to tell the rest:
Elvi Martelle, French Canadian, liv.
ing at Kankakee, was fieeced out of
81, 500 by con" men following Wallace
& Co.'S circus. The men got Martelle
into little game by which he could make
some money and at the proper moment
took the 81 800 and skipped. A detective
was employed in the case and tracked the
men to Macomb. ILL.,. but they smelled a
rat, so to speak. catching the detective
and giving him good trouncing. De-
tective Norris was then employed and
came to Ottawa Wednesday to arrest
Weldon. Norris well knew that if he
showed himself in the city the gang
would skip. so he sent for Sheriff Sill
Wis. of Rock Island, to identify Well
don. Deputy Sheriff Reed was fur
nished a minute description of the
man and at once began search. He
spotted Weldon on Main street yester>
day morning, traced him past the
court house where Silvis was concealed
ready to identify him. The identified
ton Was complete, and Reed pushed out
and arrested the man, placing him be-
hind the bars at the county Jail.
Richard Weldon had the lunch privi-
lege with Wallace & Co.'S circus. and
carried special car of his own. Car No
% is the number. In this car is served
lunch and refreshments for the circus
employees, aud a gambling room is run 10
connection on the O. t. When the WAL
lace show left its winter quarters at Pc
ru, 1ud, for the season. II. w.
Weldon, John Hummell aud John Hans
ilton. all well known gamblers. were
given the privileges. A gang of fakirs
and gamblers followed them and did the
"bunco" work.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-26

Rock Island is in dire need of another
theatre. This fact has been apparent for
some time. 1t is needed as character
istic feature of growing city. 1t is
needed in the interests of improvement.
1t is needed as means of keeping and
amusing our own people at home. 1t is
needed at present apparently as essential
TO Rock Islands having an opera house
or theatre at all. 1t has for some time
been realized by many that Rock Island
ought to have two such places of amuse-
ment. Time was when this city pointed
with pride, amply justified to as pretty a
little theatre as there was in the state but
time. too, has brought changes; the opera
house has run down, and instead of the
improvement which were promised in
the theatre this season. comes with au>
thority the assertion that the house
will 10 all probability be nailed
up the coming season. Exceedingly
gratifying news that to a community that
is just begin ming to realized that it is on
the wave of popular advancement. isn't
it2 But what is Rock Island going to do
about it2 There is but one thing to do;
build new theatre.
The plan is not impracticable A
thoroughly conservative business man
was talking on the subject this morning
and showed very conclusively how syn.
dictate could be formed to purchase site
and erect handsome building-n0t for
a theatre alone, but containing one on
the first floor of modern design though
handsomer than anything in the three
cities, but stores. offices and suites of
rooms from which u handsome revenue
could be derived The plan was to put
it where it would be convenient both to
the cars from Davenport and Moline and
also in the properly considered business
portion Of The city.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-26

other part of the ARGUS. Mr.. Wheelan
has purchased an entire new line OF goods
peculiar to his business, and has secured
the services of Mr.. Geo. Reed, an expert
embalmer and funeral director. His
place of business is in the Dimick block
on Twentieth street.
Postmaster Wells has had photographs
made of the original postoffice in Rock
Island, the one-story white front frame
on Second avenue below Harper's thea
tire. the present postoffice and the future
federal building, from an imaginary plan
of an elegant structure furnished by Ar
chitect Schureman. all of which will be
sent to Postmaster Wanamaker for his
curiosity shop.
The Morgan. Colo. Neacs speaks of
Mrs. J. P. Looney. This is the first in
timation that many of the Rock Island
friends of Jerry have had that he had the
happy good fortune to possess wife, yet
it was generally believed that when he
got out west by himself and gave his sober
good sense time to act. he would seek the
true end of mans happiness.
Sorrow has rapidly followed JOY in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. d. WEIGH, in
South Rock Island. Thursday night as
if brought by an angels visit, sweet
daughter gladdened that home. This
morning an angel of another shade in
vaded that home and claimed the little
one, and the JOY of the young parents
was transformed into sorrow and sadness
such as elicits the sympathy of all who
know them.
Hon. E. w. Hurst arrived from Spring.
field last evening for Sunday sojourn in
the city. According 10 the press dis
patches Mr.. Hurst could have had the
distinguished compliment paid him of be-
ing selected as the democratic caucus
nominee for speaker. but he declined TO
be considered in that connection, feeling
that Mr.. Craft, who was the democratic
nominee at the converting of the present
house, should again have the honor.
Hon. r. III. Human, of Cambridge,
democratic nominee for state senator. was
in the city today. looking after the inter,
ests of the Henry County Agricultural
society, of which hefs secretary, and also
greeting old friends and making new
ones. Mr.. Human is one of Henry
county's WE'LL o-do farmers and is one of
the most widely known and highly es-
teemed citizens. and what counts above
all in this contest. he possesses intelli>
gence to that extent that he will not be
a give>away on the farmers every time
he opens his mouth in Springfield, where
the farmers propose to send him.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-26
CITY CHAT.

Mr. F. Lynde. of Chicago, is in the
city.
Mr. J. H Yore left for st. Louis this
morning.
The weather seems TO be preparing to
| siZZle again.
Watermelons, musk melons, tomatoes,
blue berries and black berries at Mayi.
The annual election of officers of the
Rock Island pillow company occurs Aus
gust 4.
Lost-A bunch of keys-two brass and
the rest steel. Leave at the Rock Island
house.
Wallace. the missing Chicago bicyclist,
has been found. He is all right and is
enjoying camp life.
Tuesday has been set as the day in the
county court when objections may be
made to the Twenty-fourth street sewer.
W. l.. Eyster writes from Crete, Neb..
| that the weather is cool, with abundance
of rain and the crop prospects are good
| this season.
Mrs. Henry Evens, of ST.. Louis. who
has been visiting at Mr.. J. A. Boyers at
the head of Elm street, returned home
this morning.
Real estate continue, to boom. With
in three DAYS MIR. ]. Nj. Buford has sold
six lots in the new Rodman addition. The
purchasers will all erect houses.
Mr.. Louis Ohlweiler caught big salm
| on off the ferry dock this morning. He
thinks it will weigh fully ten pounds,
without being a whit "fishy."
The Moline Browns and the Robert
Krause nine. of Davenport. play the irst
| of series of three games at the Rock
Island park tomorrow afternoon. The
| first two games will be for $40 side and
the last for $50.
| Mr.. W. s. Knowlton returned last night
from his Wisconsin fishing jsunt, Mr. s.
s. Kembell having preceded him on
Thursday Mr.. Oliver Olsen, who was
sick during most of the time spent there,
has not returned yet.
Mrs. Mary Mandell, living on Tenth
street, is having Henry Reinhart boy,
tried before Magistrate Wivill today for
asssulting her son-pushing another boy
against him, as the plaintiff claims-in
such manner as to injure his arm.
The annual picnic of the Old Settlers
association of Henry county will be held
at Anuswan Wednesday. August 90.
Old settlers of Rock Island county have
been invited to participate. Thos. Now.
ers is president and T. F. Davenport,
secretary.
| Miss Mabel, daughter of MIR. and Mrs
Orrin Leonard. is rapidly recovering from
the delicate operation she recently passed
successfully through at the hands of Drs
Peck. of Davenport. Scott, of Eigington
and Stewart, of Reynolds.
The annual picnic of the German Eng.
lish school at Hincher's garden yesterday
proved complete success In every de,
tail. The afternoon was devoted to
games and other forms of amusement ant
in the evening there was dancing and
splendid good time generally.
Clemann q Salsmann have Just re-
ceived an elegant line of those famou
Wilton rugs which they invite the publ,
to call and examine. They are also re
ceiving every day fresh invoices of car
pets of the latest designs. Everything
new in carpets and furniture can Away
, be seen at this establishment, as the
keep pace with the times.
, The advertisement Of Chas. r. Vince
Ian, the new undertaken, appears 10 an.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-26
River Ripteta,
The Mary Morton went north.
The Julia, Satillete and Lyon pasae,

Inc Mary Morton went north.
The Julia, Satillete and Lyon passed
up.
The Louisville came down with six
strings of logs.
The stage of the water sticks at $50.
The temperature on the bridge at noon
was "a.
The lively little clipper Verne Swain,
was in and out of port as usual today.
Capt. Streckfus has built up big busi-
ness peculiar to his boat and patronage
such as he is deserving of.
The White Eagle had narrow escape
from disaster which would have plunged
hundred Of homes in the three cities in
mourning Thursday. She had taken the
NJ. E. church of Moline to Clinton on an
excursion which the Dispatch describes as
follows:
An hour later the people were on board
again-now as eager TO return home as
they had been to start on the trip in the
morning. 1t was now that one of those
uncalled for occurrences took place,
which. on account of gross and criminal
csrelessness on the part of the boat man
ayers. can scarcely be termed accidents
In backing out from the landing at Gins
ton, the pilot undertook to run stern
foremost through the draw of the bridge
This piece of folly might have resulted
less disastrously had not the wind
yeered around and struck the boat just
as it entered the draw. The side of
the boat and the wheel struck
the bridge pier with great force. The
excitement that ensued bid fair to become
panic, and it was with the greatest diff
Guilty that some of the people were re-
strained from plunging into the river. A.
r. Drury in a fine frenzy of excitement
called for "life preservers" and swung his
arms around like Dutch wind mill. The
crash of the breaking wheel and terrible
grinding noise as the boat struck the pier
made it plausible that the side of the boat
had been STAYED in. and that it wonld
rapidly sink. Happily these fears were
not realized. and the principal damage
done was to the wheel. After some de-
lay it was repaired sufficiently to make
the home trim.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-26
New Gracery.

Frank Babcock has just started gro.
Gerry at No. 2608 Fifth avenue and has
stocked it with choice new line OF
everything desirable in groceries and pro-
visions. He desires a share of public
patronage and hopes BY firstclass goods
and ,easo nable prices and good treatment
to please one and all. His advertisement
appears elsewhere.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-26
In SYLVAN SHADES.
A Big Happy Family on Vandrufi's Is
Iand-.-Living in n Tented City and
Enjoying Life.

Iand-.-Living in a Tented City and
Enjoying Life.
In latter years, a custom in which there
was at first but few participants, and
has grown in popularity among
tri-city families, is that of putting
in few weeks of summer camp
life in the sylvan groves of Vsndruff's or
Big Island on Rock river near the Milan
toll gate. Each year the tented city has
been increased IN its transient popula>
ton, until the family which first inau-
gurated the plan has grown to be one big
happy social neighborhood. This wear
it is larger than ever-composed of tent
ers not only from Rock Island county,
but from Henry county joining US and
Scott county in Iowa. The list of those
at present on the ground shows the fam
lilies of:
Capt. J. NJ. Beardsley, Geo E. Bailey.
D. + Noftsker, Henry Jennings, Mai
c. w. Halves. Mrs. August Herkert, Hans
Ciemmann.. Louis Sslzmann. Fred
Hemenwsy; J. w. Downs, of Dav>
export; II. E Casteel, George
Lorton, J. L. Reed, of Davenport;
F. c. Hoppe. David Donaldson; Stephen
Lorton, of Davenport; Samuel Meanor,
Samuel Darrow; w. l.. Heath. OF Milan;
Elmer Blakesley, Elisha Wright, W. A.
Norris. III. G. Brooks. s. B. Hendron.
Those who have been on hand with
their families, but have broken up camp
are:
ID. d. Lamb. Cambridge; E. G. Peck,
Anthony Dove. Davenport; David Ulam,
E. E. Lloyd, Rock Island.
E. Human and family, o.. Cambridge,
~ -.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-26

Order your ice creams and ices from
Krell & Math for your parties and recep-
tions and then you will be sure to please
the palate of your guests.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-26

A man who cannot keep his own knife
ten minutes generally can keep sbor-
rowed blade ten years.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-26

This waist is designed to meet the
requirements of ladies who cannot,
comfortably, wear stiff and rigid cor
set, while it can be worn with as much
comfort as an ordinary dress-waist. it
will give the same elegance of contour
as the heaviest boned corset in the
market. while the stays are so arranged
that they give support to the back and
spine, and in nowise interfere with the
freedom and comfort of the wearer.
Our price for this comfortable and
healthful waist is $l.OO. You will no
doubt find it fully as satisfactory as
waists for which you have paid $1.75.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-26

Chapter 1: Weak, tired, no appetite
Chapter 2: Took Hoods Sarsaparilla
Chapter 3: Strong. cheerful, hungry.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-26

Chocolate. strawberry. lemon and va,
nilla ice cream at Krell & Maths.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-26

1t isn't always the prettiest girl who
wears the neatest bathing or tennis suit
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-26

For rent-A six room house, 523 Nine
teenth street.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-26
LADIES'
FAVORITE WAIST.

Our c. C;C. summerycorset isIthe
best SOC corset on the market. The
manufacturers tell us to guarantee the
wear. This corset won't tear. Large
assortment of other makes and styles.
UMBRELLAS.
Wehave just opened new assort-
ment of umbrellas in gloria silk, silver
handles in handsome designs at $l.57.
These umbrellas are made of the same
excellent silk as the former lot adver-
tised short time ago and without
doubt will sell as rapidly.
Special prices on summer goods of
all kinds to close.