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The herald., 1893-11-03
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The herald., 1893-11-03

GOVERNOR PENNoYER steps down into
the ring like gladiator of old. Being
called upon to Issue Thanksgiving
proclamation, he does it in approved
Pennoyer style. A great many persons
have curiosity to get just one look at
this elegant gentleman who holds forth
where rolls the Oregon" merely to
find out whether be is a joker or seri-
The herald., 1893-11-03
Duck Shooting,
4.
BEAR Y VALLEY:'

The finest duck anil deer ahootng in South
ern California. Beats, blinds and sink Uoxes
fee for guests OF tae hot.,,. Hotel open un H.
December LIST. Deer in aburdence within one
mile of hotel. Last season $500 ducks wers
killed by guests of the hotel III the months Of I
Octobsr and ovember. 4
'arriage leaves New st Charles Hotel every
Tuesdays at g. m.
The finest trout & shing in the state.
Board an lodging $40 per. week. Round.
trio ticket So.
For inll particulars inquire at c07 South
Broadway. Lns Angeles aud New ST. Charles
Hotel, IN Bernardino
Ammunition of all ginds for sale ft hotel
Convevancs free to guests 10 md from hunt
ing grounds. oU5 KNIGnr
l0-1S I'm PiOpriesor.
The herald., 1893-11-03

japanese drapery, something new. 35
cents yard. Vile de Paris, Potomac
block.
The herald., 1893-11-03

Nervous headsches promptly cured by
BrOmoaSeltyer bottle 10 c.s.
The herald., 1893-11-03

Chenille Pcrtieres, double dado. hand
come fringe, s4 50 per pair. Vile de
Paris, Potomac block.
The herald., 1893-11-03

A STRONG, HEALTHY WOMAN
instead of tired and ailing one
Sounds like miracle, doesn't it.?
But it isn't. It's only the ordinary,
everyday work of DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription just the work
that it was made for
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-17
Dayenport's Public Building

About all that is being done en- the
Davenport public building at presen, ID
on paper. The excavation is nearly in
ished, all done with the exception Of g
little trimming about the edges, lille q
number of contractors are making their
estimates of the next Job to be under
taken putting in cellar and foundation
walls and raising the building TO the sill
line. The Job calls fer little or no wood.
work-nothing but stone and iron. The
plans and specifications call for the best
in material and construction. 1t is ex
pected that the building will be enclosed
during this years building season. Bids
for the walls are to be ready for for ward
ing to Washington on the goth inst
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-17
TO PUSH PAVING.
Edwards & Walsh Company
Preparing for Work.
BRICK DELIVERED NEXT WEEK.

Operations to Commence April L at the
Outsidel All Along the Line-Something
of an Idea OF the Work Planned for the
Year-Must Hustle to Complete It.
The contracting firm of E wards &
Walsh company has all the paving work
contracted fer in the cities o! Rock Islsnd
aud Davenport the coming season. This
involves in all about I've miles of paving,
aud the expenditure OF something lie
$25e 600. To complete it all within the
year the contractors realize they must do
some tall busting. I'VE propose to show
the people of these two cities quick Job
Of werk, as we'll as good job. said Nj.
Edwards yesterday. I'VE are slresdy
delivering brick in Davenport snd IN q
week will commence in Rock Island By
April l., at the outside, we will begin
paving, and AS soon before tn. as the
weather will permit. We will pc: about
800 men on the work and push 1t stimuli
tsneously in both cities as fssc as it is
possible to do it.
Plan of Operation In Rock island.
In Rock Island We will begin at the
lower end OF Fourth avenne-F rst street
and work east to Tweny~fourth, 8 81
block stretch, emitting OF course, the
three blocks between Twentieth and
Twenty-third slresdy doneby Us. Then
We wiz put in the two blocks on Twenty,
fourth-fron Fifth TO Thir svenue-snd
when this is completed tackle Eighteaih
street. There are four blocks there, and
then we go to Twentieth street hill-1C
blocks.
Yes, We will do it all mex season,
ecu tiased Hr Edwards. in reply to
further in<frrogs,ory from the reporter
I'VE have isid it al out sYste msticslly
and will 60 about 1t in a way that will
show the people hew & good clean job @
| rapid paving can be done"
Pien+y to do.
In Davenport Edwards s. Walsh hsv.
about ss big q contract as they hsv,
hete. They realize the responsibility
that is PIsced in their hands, and the se
oessity For pushing the work all along th,
line energeticsll7 and thoroughly, snC
promise the people of both cities th'
quickeet and best paving they have eve
/ mad
In Davenport Purriagton brick is to bt
us d. In Rock Island local brick ii
1 specified.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-17
JOINED IN JOY.
Wedding of Charles j. RamskuI and Mise
VILLA NJ. Wells Last Evening

Wedding of Charles j. RamsknI and Miss
VILLA NJ. Wells Last Evening
At s o'clock last evening at the home
| nf the brides parents Mr. and Mrs J Y.
Wells. 1906 Thirty>seventh street, oc>
cured the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Villa NJ. Wells, to Charles j. Ram
Skill, Rev. John E. Kerr, of the Central
Presbyterian church pronouncing the
words that consummsttd the happy
! event. The couple was attended by Miss
Blanche Esmskill, sister of the groom, as
bridesmaid, and Albert Drake, q cousin
| OF the bride, as best man, The ceremo-
| ny was Witnessed By friends of the high
contracting parties only. and after al had
expressed their hesrty congratulations the
| company set down &c sumptuoHs we'd
ding spread thai was psrtaken of hearth
IL, while mesry making appropriate to
the occasion was freely INDUCED in. The
happy couple were the recipients of Q
large number OF handsome presents and
left on az evening train for the east en-
To-day wedding tour. after which they
will return and be a: home to their
friends at SIC Sixteenth street.
The bride. who has lived in the city
but g few years. is quite well known and
is much admired. while the groom, who
is son of Fire Chief Ramskill, is an eff
ficient member of The fire department
and second lieutenant in Co. A of the I.
n. G. He is also president of the civic
organization of the Rodman rides and has
many friends in the city who viii wish
himself and bride all the joys that bless
q happy union.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-17
DUFFY THE DUFFER.
he Creotes a Disturbance Uptown and has
"a narrow Escape.

He Creotes a Disturbance Uptown and has
narrow Escape.
Charles Duffy a switchman in the
Rock Isls1d yards had pay dsF yes,er-
day and he's since been indulgine in GO
as-You- please sporty time. He imbibed
more than sufficieucy of eIhilarating
beverages and started out to pAint the
east end of town rosy hue. He brought
up at the Colum6is restaurant on Mo
liRe aveDse at Thir.y-frst street where
he talked freely Of taking a fall out of
most any one, he didn't Gaze wkS.
Here he got loud and abused the girls at
the restaurant, and finding no real OBJ
stseles he turned bis attention to Scke-
wecke & LschmsDn's saloon, where sf-
ter knocking one man down he made a
rush 1t Mr Luchmsnn.
shot At Duffy
The latter ran around behind The bar.
where be seized revolver and shot at
Duffy. the bullet just grazing the latter
and entering the door lamb a. his side.
Officer Glass hsppenedin jus! at the tine
and arrested Duffy, and the res tsurant
people having rang for the patrol wagon
previously. 1t was just or hand in time
to give him q quick ride 20 the station.
A complaint will be entered by one OF
girls at the restaurant foe abusive
language and Duffy will have bs hearing
this evening.
Other Police Matters
Henry Henderson was faed ss and
costs by Magistrate Wivill today for dis
orderly conduc'.
Eddie Kubitz, aged IA years, wax ar
rested in Moline this morning fof steal
ing 6-pound roll of butter from wagon.
He pleaded guilty to larceny and was
bound over. being brought down to the
isil in default of bonds.
Martin Wright and Charles Peterson.
the two men charged with such gross
cruelty to animals. were brought before
Wiv'.l and tn cred thesr recog-
nizance for trisl on Tuesday. Feb 81 at
10 o'clock a. m.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-17

|Rotb the method and results when
|Srrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
r. refreshing to the taste, and acts
rsp;ly vet promptly on the Kidneys,
6irer and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
En- efectuaily, dispels colds, head
krbes and fevers and cures habitual
fop;tipation. Syrup of Figs is the
knly remedy of its kind ever pro-
Euced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
reUtable to the stomach, prompt in
h seton and truly beneficial in its
fleets, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
hsny excellent qualities commend it
u all and have made it the most
hopular remedy known.
4 Syrup of Figs is for sale in soc
Hal 81 bottles by all leading drug
si,H Any reliable druggist who
ksy not have it on hand win pro-
<re it promptly for any one who
FISHES to try it. DO not accent any
Institute
4 CALIF0REiA ZIG syrup CO.
say FRtEclsco ca.
lOgEEaiE. N. NEW roRg. NJ
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-17
The Social SlCie.

The Young Peoples Union of the
Central Presbyterian church and lis
friends were very pleasantly entertained
a. the home OF Fl. D. Folsom and
wife en- Fourth avenue last evening
Each guest or arrival was presented
with a paper sack and at given tims
the large company began search fol
peanuts which had been previously con
cesled In oUt>of-the-wsy places sbou
the house. The object WIS to aware
prizes to the most successful of the
sesrchers, the awarding of which pro.
Fided much amusement, as well as thai
of the boo5y prize to the one that bad
been the least successful. st the close
of the unique entertainment Miss Jessie
Bogue recited one of her pleasing recita.
tiens and responded TO q hearty encore
Delicious refreshments were then served
after which Misses Mamie Lee anC
Blanche Cleiand and Ralph Hsverstics
and Peul Cleland, who appeared as the
Dwarf .euartette." favored those presen,
with q number of pleasing selections tina,
were heartily enjoyed. The remainder
of the evening was spent in social way,
the guests all enjoying themselves thor
oughly and On leaving had many express
sions OF appreciation for the evenings
pleasant entertainment
A party Of about q dozen couples gave
4. F. Titus and wife happy surprise Of
their home on Fifteenth street on
Wednesday evening. The jolly company
brought with them handsome easy chair
which was presented to Mrs Titus. 1t be-
ing her birthday anniversary. Several
hours were spent in sociability and later
q fine spread was served. L WAS an un-
usually pleasant evening for all.
Mrs. Robert, Koehler entertsins the
teachers of the High school at q
o'clock dinner this afternoon in honor of
her daughter.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-17
UPHOLDS THE ACTION.

! A Moline Paper, Strange to Say, sustains
its Council in the Typographical Map
Project.
The Moline Republic4 81 Journal mani
tests strangely uufriendly spirit towards
the tri-city Columbian advertising
project, much the same as it did indeed.
| toward the TwiB-CiiJ Columbisu enter
prise year ago. in assuming al unwsr-
rsnted position as 10 the motives of those
interested IN furthering the Interests OF
the community, and leaning toward the
| retrogressive class of people rather than
unfolding the progressive spirited citI-
zens. The ARGUS does not believe the
Republicsn-Jo correctly rs presents
the spirit of Moline III these matters. 81 d
while it does no. assume to dictate 10 is
Moline contem porary it's position IN the
premises, it believes it the duty OF q
OF 8 town who alone build it up, rather
than those who are ever ready 10 throw
cold water. Surely il Is not the last re,
ferred TO kind of people who have made
Moline what it il, sui nothing is gained
by endorsing theM publicly, to the dis
coursgement of the wide-swake people
who are doing all they Can TO push the
| city to the front.
As to the Typographical Map.
Here is what TIE Republican, Journal
says on the Typographical map plan;
The Davenport Times accuses the Mo-
| line city cOurcii of "tv 4aing its duty by
shielding itself with technics!itY" be-
cause it has been taking little time 10
investigate the legality of the matter If
| spprop1stiug several hundred dollars al
the request of private corporation OF
rich men To make q Typographical map
of the three cities But there is another
way of locking at thi matter. II these
same rich men would sgcree to sub
| nit TO an assessment of their taxable
property al sr.te snywhere near equal tC
the sum that tse D or wsrSipg people
have 10 pay. then We have no coubt ths
the latter would willingly GO down in iheil
)ckets and make up private budget ts
the amount required. e is the people
of small means who have to pay tx
lions share of these sppropris.
tons, because it is the pee
pie Of small means who pay the take.
that the rich people are constantly de
vising "techuicslities" to evade NJ
matter how lsudible ihe purposes of thest
rich men may be they have no right u
demsnd that the city council of Moline
or of any olher city, 60 it bliud'y at thei
dictation in spprop-iating money pa {
into the treasury bJ the common people
The Typographical map will be geoC
thing fer the three cities. Il will be
very good thing, 100. for those who hsVt
lots and acres for sale We sincerely
hope that no trouble will be experienced
iu raising the E1Rey, but ~ the ssmt
time the CITY council of Moline Is right Ii
investigating the legality of turning owe
any part of tine revenues of the common
people to be handled by corporation
composed almost entirely of rich mel
acting under The Laws of lows.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-17
SENT BACK AGAIN..
The New Appointment Bill
Opposed by the Caucus.
ACTION OF THE DEMOCRATS.

The scheme Not Satisfactory and After
Vigorous Opposition Is .Re-submitted to
the Committee With Instructions to
Properly Amend It or Devise an Entirely
New Plan
A telegram from Representative J. b.
hulligsn to the ARGUS last evening an
nounced that the joint caucus of demo-
cratic members of both houses of the gen.
eral assembly had By majority OF five
resubmitted the sppor,ionment bill here
tofore described, 10 the joint committee.
to either amend very materially or devise
an entirely new plan. This will be well
come news to the democrats of Rock Isl,
and who are set off in q republican will
derness by the scheme heretofore out
lined. Todsy's Chicago Herald says:
At caucus of the democratic members
of both houses he'd this afternoon the
congressional spportionment bill pre-
pared by the democratic joint committee
WAS reeommit,ed to the joint committee
with instructions to amend the bill, if
possible, and if not. 10 construct new
plan and report st snether caucus next
week. Senator OConor said to-
night shat he did aot ex-
psct to see another spportionment bill re-
ported by the joint committee which
would give seven districts TO Csok
county. he believed that the next
measure presented by the committee will
allow only six districts to Cook
| county, and he says he will not be sur
prised if there is no superintendent st all
Of the congressional districts st this ses>
| sion OF the legislature.
Strong Opposition.
II is reported that both Congressman
Foreman and Fishisn opposed the bill
The caucus was called to conside- the bill
prepared by the committee few days
ago and already published. The discus
sion of the measure lasted over two hour,
and slmest every member present hst
something to say. The report of the
committee was made TO the caucus snd
MIR. Anderson, of Washington, imnedi'
steiy moved that the bill be recomnitteC
| to the committee On this point the dis
cussion turned with the result as given
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-17

II have used Salvation Oil for frosted
feet and backache and found it to be the
beet remedy on earth. Mrs. Maggie Me
der. Mt. Pleasant. Wessmoreiand Co.
Pa"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-17
Obituary,

Abraham Strayer died at his home in
Milan Feb 18th. He was born in York
county, Pennsylvania, September s,1s2s.
his age being 72 years. He leaves be-
sides his wife eight children-Louis, of
South Rock Island. John and Rose, Of
Milan. Mrs. Matte Crippen. Of Dsvea.
port; Mrs. Mary Hughes. of Winterset,
Iowa; Mrs Flora Beck, of Wichita. Kan. /;
George and Franklin, Of Chattanooga.
Deceased was private soldier in Csmpa-
ny D, in the 18th Iowa regiment. and
served faithfully until discharged on &C
count of disability. having contracted the
disease from which he has suffered ever
since. His death deprives his family Of
q loving husband and father.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-17

VIII be paid for the return to Trinity rec
tory Of the eye glasses which were picked
up in the back yard.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-17

Casarrh in the head is a constitutional
disease, and requires constitutional
remedy like Hoods Sarsaparills, to effect
q care.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-10
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
Boundless Freedom That Must BE Tenn
pered With Good sense

Things HAVE CHANGED.-Cp to a wear
ago every local subscriber to TIE KICKER
was supposed to have certain outside priv
ileges, snch as calling the editor by his front
name, loafng about the office, inviting him
TO drink and borrowing small sums of mon
ey OF him special privilege was that of
getting drunk and whooping around town
ana finally riding a cayuse up the front
steps and through the office, coming out by
way OF the alley. Some 10 or IL months
since we save notice that all the above priv.
ileges would he Topped off, and that THB
hICkER would henceforth be conducted on
the lines Of metropolitan journalism The
boys went back on us pretty hard but we
stood firm, and they finally came to see
Things as we saw them. We were congratu.
latlnS ourself that we had the county unde,
pretty good control when on Tuesday last
an Old crtter named Jake Shellbank, who
runs rattlesnake ranch over on Plum
creek, came into town, filled up on noun.
tam dew, and then attempted to gallop his
o!d mule through the Office of the greatest
family newspaper in the United States.
We stood in the door and protested The
old mossback, who heard of Noah's ark
the other day tor the first time persisted,
ana his boots and yells drew n large and
excited crowd. We didn't feel justified in
shooting him, but after he had exhausted
our patience we pulled him off his mule
and walloped him till he hollered like a boy
lost in the scrub. He afterward appeared
so contrite and humble that we made ar
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-10

yard: doan' recofer myself before sore-
oody heaNes bag of cats into der door md
screams Cudt at me:
Seek cats, Mr.. Dunder, und all vhas so
respectable ash meier vhas! Some vbas
married lnd some single, but all vhas der
highest society,""
geant SCI
How II bonner und bitten l got n cat
Nhen WAS drifen oudt of my place uud
almost kllt?' yelled the victim as he point-
ed TO the scratches on his hands.
On! L see! 1t is curious how many
people read the advertisements in a news
paper. suppose You got a cat later on,
les ten ousand of 'em-more ash one
ouSapo day Dose loafers brought me
o"'s III baskets und boXes-cats under DER
arms uId in bags-cats of all colors md
sizes Aboudt eafery fife minutes all dis
week cat comes in by der door or window
und somebody yells:
Hello, Mr.. Dunder. Here vhas your fe-
line of fine fur ind correct habits, If voI,
look al oafer America you doan' find a cat
whose conduct vhas so irreproachable in all
partiCu arsr"
Seems to me YOU ought to have got the
cat you wanted out of the lot, =" unused the
sergeant
How so:' demanded Mr.. Dunder as he
galloped around. Can a man select some
cats before daylight? Can he select 'em
When dey vhas shumping aroundt und spit
ting ind drifting eafeybody oudt doors? Can
he select some cats when dey vhas on his
back und trying to kill him? If some loafer
WAS yelling at you und Is cats vhas fight
ing on der floor, could you do some PEGS
ness"
'bu they are not coming YETI"
OF course! More ash fife hoonered be
fore eft home, und shUst ash come oudt
doors 1 Teller unloads barrel Of cats off an
oNprcs wagon Uud rolls EN- into nv placa
lnd yrlls:
Here vhas dose respectable cats. Mr.
Dundrr, Und yhill call dis eafnings for der
none-""
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-10
Thrashed a Man Twice His Size.

The other day small, harmless looking man
entered New York street car, and accidentally
trod on the toes Of big six-footer He apollo
gized. bEi the six-footsr wasn't satisfied. He
talked for some time, and finally invited the lit
tie man to leave the car and settle the matter on
the sidewalk. Greatly to his establishment. the
latter accepted. Those who Witnessed the con-
test say that it didn't last long, but that the big
fellow had to he carried home in an ambulance.
while his diminutive antagonist walked away
with cheerful smile. and Sc it is with DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They're not half as
big most of their rivals but they do their work
quietly and thoroughly. For sick headache. bill
iousness. constipation, dyspepsia, etc, there is
nothing like them. They are the only liver pills
absolutely sold on trial! Your money back, il
they don't give satisfS ctionl
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-10

surprise. glfl hasn't got TO go TO a serti-
nary to catch ONO those little things. 1t
was the first time he had ever called her bv
her front name, and shivers of shyness shiv-
: cred over her as she half realized what was
coming.
"Britty, | aXed mann today" he contfn-
ued IN a choking voice as he looked away
into the thicket wherein the opossum had
her lair and reared hery young.
'No' aXed yo'r mann, eh?' she uueried as
her heart fiuttered about like a wounded
bird
Yep"
And what did yo' AK yo'r MANI"
Il aXed my mann
He paused and gasped and choked. She
pltled him and came TO his relief with:
1o'r mann is powerful good woman"
Yes, and l aXed her-I axed''-
lie was overcome again. Us old reptiles
who have been through the mill three or
four times will smile in contempt, but it
had that same effect on us the first time
''Soty, shell I cdm over thar" queried
the girl as the silence grew long and pain.
full.
'lf-if yo' dast to" he replied.
Il dast."
y minute later she sat on the stump be.
side him 1t was small stump, and he