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The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1893-04-15
Top Drawer.
LOCAL.

STATE GUARD REsIGNATIoNs-Adju
tant j. Witt. Shipman and Lieut.. Col
c. Gran. Graham, of the Second
Regiment State Gnard, have DOTTED
their military positions. Their resig,
nations went into effect Saturday.
FRANKFORT WINS THE PRIzE-The
State collegiate oratorical contest
at Lexington, Friday night of last
week, resulted in Mr.. James H.
Swango, son of Judge G. B. Swango,
Register of the Land Office, of this
city, winning the prize over three
others. The judges were Representa-
tive ]. M. Frazee, of Maysville, Judge
j. H. Brent, of the Superior Court,
and Hon. j. H. Beauchamp, of Lex
ington.
ACCIDENT TO HIS EYE-The many
friends of DR.. John D. Woods, Repre-
sentative from Warren county, will
regret to learn that he sustained an
accident to his eye on last Saturday,
which, at the time he left this city
that evening, to go to his home,
caused him to suffer great pain and
to fear that possibly some serious in
jury might result. He was brushing
his cloths with a whisk broom and
sweeping it backwards over his
shoulder, when somehow or other one
of the straws struck the ball of his
eye. AS he has not yet returned from
Warren county, it is not known
whether he has recovered from the
injury or not.
CONVICT Extraordinarily morn
ing about four O'Clock, Joe Crawford,
who was sent up from Covington for
grand lerceny, made his escape from
the penitentiary by scaling the walls
He left his cell at that early hour to
work in the engine-room, and took
advantage of the darkness to effect
his escape.
GONE TO STURGIs-Mr. James An
drew Scott went to Sturgis, Union
county, Thursday to undertake the
defense of brother of Mr.. r. T.
Thomasson, of this city, who is one
of the persons accused of being
among the unknown persons in the
assault on the Oliver carriage in
which Miss Oliver was killed.
A PLEASURE PARK-Mr. L. B. Mar
shall is preparing to convert his splen-
did Thorn Hill property into pleas
ure park and picnic grounds. He has
for the building of grand
stand for dancing and for other de.
vices for the entertainment Of guests.
1t will doubtless become popular re-
sort during the warm season.
FIRE ON SToNEY CREEK - Friday
night of last week the residence of j.
w. Semones, on Stoney Greek, was
burned to the ground. The loss will
De about $1,000 partly insured.
NEW Coal OFFICE & SCALES
Messrs Jno. W. Gaines & Son have a
lew coal Office in the rooms lately
by Mr.. Frank Chinn on
Main street. The firm have also put
Up new coal scales near the Midland
lepot.
ELECTED SUPERINTENDENT - Mr..
George l.. Willis, of this city, was
lected yesterday by the Worlds
Fair Commissioners Superintendent
f the Kentucky Building at the
Worlds Fair. He will go to Chicago
ONE time next week and remain
here until late in the fall.
REWARD FOR EFFICIENT SERVICES
he Allen Bradley Company of this
ity sent a check for $500 to Chief I
hughes, of the Louisville Fire De-
artment, for distribution among the
remen for their faithful services at
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1893-04-15
Scotch Terrier Lost.

Mrs. Chas. E. Hoge, of "Ingleside,"
has lost her little Scotch Terrier,
which answers to the name of Char
coal. 1t disappeared several weeks
ago, and any Information leading to
its recovery will be suitably rewarded
by Mr.. Chas. E. Hoge at the State
National Bank. 29-tf
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1893-04-15
Mrs. r. G. Rhea,

Of Milford, Neb., says she suffered
greatly from complication Of dis
eases of female weakness and liver
and kidney troubles. Her health was
rnf1y restored by using DR.. Hale's
Household Tea, the most pleasant
and effective medicine known. 25c.
and SOC. per package at P. H. CARPBN-
TER's drug store. 1
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1893-04-15
CIRCUIT COURT.
A Case of a Turnpike Road Sub
scription of Great I'M
portance.
OTHER DETAILS OF THE WEEK

The court accomplished great
deal of work and then adjourned
Wednesday until Monday.
The case Of the most Importance
decided during the week was that of
the Elkhorn Turnpike Road Go. vs..
r. L. and George Wiley. The de-
PENDANTS subscribed to the stock of
the turnpike company and promised
to pay as soon as the county made its
subscription and the organization
was effected. After the county had
subscribed, the charter was obtained
and the road partly built, and still
the defendants refused to pay, for
which reason suit became necessary.
The court awarded judgment in
favor of the defendants on the
ground that as the subscription was
made before the company was
chartered, recovery at law could not
made. This is a very important
decision as the points in law affect
subscriptions to any enterprise in any
part of the State, as well as in this
court district. An appeal was not
taken as the amount involved was
too small for the labor and chance.
Mary E. Without was granted a
divorce from her husband, James B.
Without. The couple live in Shelby
county.
In the case of the Louisville Trust
Co. VS., j. II. Frazier and wife for
rents which the plaintiff claimed to
be due them, Judgment was award
ed to the defendants.
The will case of Halle White VS..
r. Q. Mayhall, &C., on an appeal
from the county court was decided |
in favor of the legatees under the
will.
Alexander Julian's Executors OBJ
tanned judgment for $1,000 against
Annie B. Walcutt and others.
The demurrer to the petition in
the fiscal case of j. w. Gudgell and
sureties from Anderson county in
which it was claimed Gudgell, as
county superintendent had made
false census returns of school chill
.dren and thereby defrauded the
State out of about $4,000, was sus-
tanned with leave to amend and the
case afterwards set for the nine
teenth day of the term.
Sam'l Sanders VS.. j. F. Hayden and
others-writ Of possession awarded.
Newark Machine 90. VS.. Ben
Emerson-agreed judgment for $50.
Ed. Stanton was made an examiner
of the court.
An order of distribution of such
property as realized on was made in
the case of P. s. Rules trustees VS..
P. s. Rules creditors.
The cases of the Commonwealth
vs.. James Gibbons and Sutherland
for violating the Sunday law and
Wesley Twyman for keeping dis
orderly house were continued.
The indictments against Joe
Weitzel and Price Williams for al
lowing minors to play pool were dis
missed because it was ascertained
they were not the persons who had
violated the law.
Mrs. Mckee Hardie and Mrs. Kate
Wallace were declared feme soles.
Harbeson & Cartwright VS.. Head & ,
Switzer- dismissed, settled. !,
Ellwanger Bros. VS.. W. L. Collins {
J. H. McBrayer filed petition claim q
ing the property attached. :
I'm. Crutcher vs.. j. w. Weber \
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1893-04-15
Y. M. G. A. Convention.

On May 10th to 14th the L. & N.
Railroad will sell tickets to Indianap-
oils, Indiana, at one fare going and
one-third fare returning. Account
18th International Y. M. O. A. Con-
vention.
II. B. LoGsDoN,
Agent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-29

Yesterday afternoon at 4:2O death
claimed as its victim Miss Addie
Boies, who for eight years past has
been an invalid. starting with ner-
vons disease and finally ending with
brain trouble. Miss Boies was born
at Moscow. New York. 81 years ago.
and her home was in Gridley, H.. but
for the past six years she has lived
with her sister. Mrs. j. b. Winter.
who now resides at 1908, Second ave-
nue.. The interment will be at Grid
lev. The date of the funeral has not
vet been decided.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-29
HoIdorf Bound Over.

The preliminary hearing OF the
case of Ferdinand Holdorf, charged
with intercepting registered letter
and retaining its contents came up
before United States Commissioner
Z. d. Sweeney in the supervisors
room at the court house this morn
ing, Inspector Gould appearing for
the prosecution and Hon. W. H. Gest
for the defense. After the hearing.
Holdorf was held in bonds of 81 900
for appearance at the next term of
the United States court, which con-
venes at Peoria the third Monday in
October. Bail was furnished by
Messrs. John Ohlweiler and George
Sutcliffe.
This afternoon Holdorf paid to
Postmaster Potter the amount con-
tanned in the registered letter-$75-
and Commissioner Sweeney win
recommend to United States District
Attorney Milchrist that the case
against him be dismissed.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-29
Local Worlds Fair Visitors.


Dan Kelly left Yesterday for the
fair.
W. J. Kahlke left this morning for
Chicago.
James Lamont went up to the fair
yesterday.
Ben Lamont returned last evening
from White city.
Mrs. j. Woodin and daughter left
today for the fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Tremann have
returned from the Worlds fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. Birkenfeld re-
turned last evening from the fair
Rev Otto Kapf. of St. Mary's
Catholic church, left for the fair this
morning.
Mrs. Charles Buford and son
Charles left this noon for their home
in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ID. Burgh have re-
turned from their visit to the Nation
al exposition.
Mr., and Mrs. Robert Bennett. Jr,
have returned from a weeks sight
seeing at the fair.
Mrs. George p. Frysinger and her
daughter Miss Florence and Mrs. A.
c. Burial left this morning for
Chicago.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-29
OF LITTLE WEIGHT.
Opposition to Public Int rests That Speaks
For Itself.

For Itself.
The Davenport Business Mems as
ISOLATION at meeting held on Mon
day evening adopted resolutions con-
demning the scheme of running cleo
trio cars across the Rock Island
bridge.-Morning Union.
The above item would ordinarily
be of little concern to Rock Island;
indeed. its chief Importance now at
taches to the fact that it is the first
instance, we believe, since the or
ganization of the Davenport Bust
morning paper, published in Rock
Island. considered any of its acts of
sufficient importance to publish the
morning after, although such neg
lect in the past may be due to the fact
that no one was so kind and thought
ful before as TO inform the Union.
But be that as it may. and little as
is the significance attached to the
resolutions, it is due the people of
Rock Island. inasmuch as the Union
has enlightened them partially, to
give them the complete version of the
matter, which THE ARGUS has been
called upon so frequently to do in
view OF the morning papers short
comings. and hence more attention
is given to the proceedings to which
the Union aludes than would other
wise be considered necessary here.
Driven 10 Desperation
The few obstructionists in Daven-
port, who oppose electric cars on the
bridges. packed a meeting of the
Davenport Business Mems associa-
ton last evening, and taking advan-
tage of the situation, including as it
did the absence of the two members
of the committee on rapid tran
sit who had prepared a diff
fercnt report to be present
ed. railroaded through minor
ity report opposing electricity, and
also rushed through resolution that
the same be transmitted to Washing
ton without delay The action of
the association was not only dis
courteous in the extreme to its own
committee, whose majority report is
thus ignored. but is misleading in
its significance. as it was carried by
q vote of 10 to 5. whereas there are
$50 members of the association, and
the majority of whom have voiced
their feelings on the petitions already
in Washington.
The disposition thus manifested by
the ferry few in the association
shows to what state of desperation
they are driven to thwart the will of
the masses who stand for progress.
SO far as representing the influence
of the Davenport Business Mems as
ISOLATION is concerned, the resolu-
tiCn is not worth the paper it is
written on.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-29

H. W. Knight manufactures of the
Champion street sweeper arrived
in Rock Island yesterday morning
and expected to find his machine
here as it had been shipped some 10
days ago. but it must have been side
tracked some place but Mr.. Knight
has sent a tracer after it and as soon
as it arrives the council will meet
and inspect it. and also the Fourth
avenue paving where the sweeper
will make a trial sweep.
The sweeper arrived this morning.
and was set up ready for business.
Mayor Medill called a special meet
ing of the city council for tomorrow
afternoon to inspect the workings of
the machine. 1t will be given test
on Second and Fourth avenues.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-29
Boat Ways.
4 False statement.

Rock ISLAND, H., Aug. 30. Editor
ARGUS: | see the Tri City Blade ac-
cuses me of diseharging American
citizens and putting on Catholics in
quarry work on the canal. The state
ment is false from beginning to end
/ have not considered the religion of
any men / have employed. The
of my men are American
citizens. and further some of them
are A. 2. AS at that. This does not
show bigotry on my part.
STEPHEN O'CoNNoR.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-29
Went off with Her Daughter

A little excitement was created at
the c., r, u p. depot this morning.
a lady and her little daughter had
arrived on the St. Paul train from the
west, and in their hurry left parcel
an the train. The little miss was
sent by her mother after it. and as
she was about to get off the train
started with the little one aboard.
Telephone messages flew thick and
fast to Moline for a few moments.
and about an hour afterward the
mothers Joy knew 10 bounds when
her daughter arrived on a street car
from Moline.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-29
At the Hospital.

David Roman a typhoid fever pa
tient was discharged cured Satur-
day.
Godfrey Rodell a typhoid fever
patient was admitted to st. Anthony's
hospital last week.
Miss Mary Murphy who has been
lying dangerously i'll at st. Anthony's
hospital is reported as almost cured -,
as her many friends will be pleased
to hear.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-29
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment When
rirbtlv used. The many, who live bet
tSr than others and enjoy life more, with
iass expenditure, by more promptly
alapting the worlds best products to
tha needs of physical being, will attest
tbe value to health of the pure liquid
Laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs
lis excellence is due to its presenting
IN the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; cfiectually cleansing the system,
Jisnelliug colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
II has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
pr1ftssion, because it acts on the Kid
news. Liver and Bowels without weak
eninr them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
ci,ts in soc and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufacturei by the California Fig Syrup
Co.onIv, whose name is printed on every
rqckage, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
scept any substitute if offered.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-29
G. A. X. Enca

viii be held at Indianapolis Sept.
4. 1898, and to accommodate persons
expecting to attend the same, the
Rock Island & Peoria railway will
make rate of $500 for the round
trip from Rock Island.
Through cars will he run to In
dianapolis on dates to be announced
later. Further information can be
obtained from,
r. SToCKHoUsE, G.. L. A.
F. H. ROCKWELL, Ticket Agent.
Depot foot of Twentieth street.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-29
Dnyenport Mile Track

Races commence Monday, Sept. 4,
and continue four days. Admission,
including grand stand or quarter
stretch, so cents. Wednesday and
THURSDAY all ladies admitted free
CHARLES HAsKINs, Sec
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-29
,rhs Weather Forecast

For the next "a hours, fair to-
day and Wednesday; continued cool
today; slightly warmer Wednesday;
northerly winds today. shifting to
easterly tonight and tomorrow.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-29
MARSH GETS MIXED.
Our Member Gets SILVER and Persimmons
COMPOUNDED

COMPOUNDED
During the silver debate in the
house toward the latter part of the
week. Col. b. F. Marsh, of Warsaw,
whom the republicans of this city
boast proudly of helping to boost in
to congress made beautiful specta-
Gle of himself. The Chicago Records
Washington correspondent tells about
it in the Saturday morning issue:
b. F. Marsh. of Warsaw, H.. sue
cessor of Ben 7. Gable as representa-
tive from the Rock Island district,
made some amusement in the house
| of representatives today. When the
house met this morning a wrangle
| ensued over the question of time,
Mr.. Marsh and Mr.. Burrows contend
! ing for 50 minutes each. The re-
! publican leaders evidently realized
/ that Mr.. Marsh was not in condition
to enter the ring and were evidently
! trying to head him off. But Mr.
Bland insisted that Marsh should
have 30 minutes, which he consumed
in incoherent talk. which first ex-
cited the humor of the house and
afterwards sympathy. When the
gavel fell he said:
Where | come from | never have
! been accustomed to being limited to
time. Thirty minutes is not enough
in which to discuss this great finan
cial question, Mr.. Speaker, | would
! like to have 10 minutes more"
Mr., Bland is not here and | am
afraid you can't get it," said Mr..
Henderson, of Iowa
Only 10 minutes more, Mr.. Chair
man pleaded the Warsaw congress
man.
The gentleman asks for 10 min
utes," said the speaker; there being
no objection he viii proceed"
In the 10 minutes that followed
Mr.. Marsh reached the summit of
his ridiculous remarks: Il believe,
in a coinage" he said, biased as
near upon the relative value of the
coins composing it as we could agree
and then let the country take care of
itself, or, as we say down on the
Mississippi river, let the longest pole
/ knock the persimmon."
where Am at:''
The house roared at this climax.
( II was becoming apparent it was an
other case of where am | at?"
/ Forty minutes had been consumed
and the gavel fell for the second
time.
Five minutes more" yelled the
man from Illinois.
Take three hours" interrupted
/ Mr.. Henderson of Iowa.
! Private John Allen, of Mississippi.
and other ways were gathered around
the Illinois member. Allen was as
suming to listen with great solem-
nifty.
If the house viii only give me five
minutes more | won't bother You
again for month"
That's a fair proposition, said Mr..
Henderson, 1.-THE house ought to take
/ YOU up promptly"
/ But the members had wearied of
! the spectacle and objection was made
to Mr.. Marsh consuming more time.
He sat down muttering. .'Why don't
you extend your remarks in the Rec
ord?" asked Mr.. Henderson. As the
( Illinois man had been speaking ex-
temporaneously and through his
hat" the humor OF the remarks stirr-
ed the house The Illinois man kept
muttering in low tone, while Hen
derson of Iowa, slapped him on the
back encouraginly, saying: Give
them more in the Record" The
scene was cut short by Mr.. Compton
of Maryland taking the floor.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-29
PUBLIC PARKS.
An Improvement That Rock Island is Very
Fortunate in Possessing

Fortunate in Possessing
The most important class of i'm
provements that are being made in
our cities are park improvements.
The costly improvements that are
made by the wealthy people about
their houses that are only enjoyed by
them require that the municipal au-
thorities should provide more means
whereby the middle and lower
classes can lave more of the higher
enJoyments of life that they cannot
provide for themselves To meet
this requirement and satisfy the less
favored classes, parks are estab-
hshed, and thus the poorest man in
the community has finer place of
resort than he richest can provide.
The city park is not for the wealthy
people, but Tor those who are not
able to provide these comforts for
themselves. Occasionally croaker
is heard who complains that our city
has spent, or is pending. too much
money on orr public squares. Hap
PLY for us, such persons are rare.
The fact is that every dollar spent by
the city of Rock Island for these i'm
provements, has already returned to
the people in value more than they
cost, besides giving the city repu-
tation abroad that it never enjoyed
before.
~
The city Of Chicago has shown the
greatest wisdom in this respect.
thousands of strangers throng the
city parks every day. Chicago may
be foolish in some things, but it is
fast getting to the front with this
class of Improvement, and it will soon
rival the famous city of Paris, which
has invested millions in its parks.
The late report of the West Chicago
park commissioners shows that Tor
the past year they spent on the West
side in park and boulevard improve
ments $677,623.
For the last 80 wears it has cost
the city OF Rock Island about $40
600 on its public squares; most OF
this has been expended during the
past four years, an average eNpendi-
ture of about $500 a year.
The people demand and will have
these improvements. The system OF
public squares is popular one for
the squares are so located in cities
that the people can enjoy them with
out spending money to reach them.
If the city Of Moline had anticipated
the future her people would not now
be making the effort that they must
to secure a public square.
Rock Island Has Been Fortunate s. Far.
Rock Island has been fortunate,
thanks to The men who laid out their
additions when land was cheap. and
who had foresight and public pride
enough to provide for public square.
While we have the opportunity and
while the land j. not incumbered
with improvements the efforts that
the people of the east end of this
city are making for n public square
in the Columbian tract should be i'm
mediately recognized and the land
secured. No finer locality for 4
handsome public square can be found
than the Columbian tract. with the
college and school house improve
ments. \ handsome public square will
materially benefit the east end. The
people of he east end have paid their
full share of the costs of the i'm
provements that have been made,
and it is now due them that their re-
quests in his direction be answered.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-29
PILOTS HAVE A HEARING.
Confident That They viii be ReiE-
stated.

stated.
Yesterday afternoon the rapids pi-
lots, d. Holsapple, Andrew Coleman,
John Lancaster. West Rambo. the
Dorrances. the Suffers and Grin
Smith, had their hearing before Su-
pervising Inspector Sloan. in Daven-
port. and although they have not
been sentenced yet. they feel conf
dent that they will be reinstated. Mr..
Sloan leaves tonight for st. Paul and
by Thur sday they feel they Will
again pilot boats over the dangerous
part of tie river.
Boat Ways.
The Sidney will be down Wednes-
day evening.
The Pittsburgh will be up Thurs
day night.
The Jo Long and Verne Swain
passed down, and the Robert Dodds
and Verne Swain passed up.
The f. Weyerhauser brought down
eight strings of logs and n barge.
The temperature on the Rock ISL
and bridge at noon was 81; the stage
of water was %
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-02
Automatic Scale Tnyention.

Messrs. Batchelder & Loveioy have in
vented automatic scales having four pat
ents now issued to them. These scales
will effect large saving in labor. time
and money, and will fill long felt want
IN measuring and weighing grain, -four,
coal, sugar, ETC., ETC., in the wholesale
market, also liquids as well. Practical
tests have been shown the past few
months to our leading citizens, all of
whom have admitted the great value Of
these scales in the matter of absolute and
positive accuracy, and the economy eff
fected in time and labor. Mr.. Herbert
S. Dyer of this city has interested r.
Hilton Chase of Providence, R. T., cap
italist and others, and Ia strong company
will be promptly organized at New York
or Philadelphia for manufacturing these
scales, with four sub-companies in differ
ent parts of the United States.