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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-10

The County Board.

The board of supervisors met in
regular session yesterday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. The invitation to at
tend the arrangements picnic July IL
was accepted. 1t was decided to
make the annual visit to the poor
farm Wednesday. The action of
Supervisor Kinck, in turning over
the books Of the overseer of the poor
to J. II. Lidders. was approved.
Supervisor Armstrong moved that
The ARGUS and Union be allowed
S15 for publishing the proceedings
OF the board for the balance of the
year. but it was defeated.
The judiciary committee. to whom
was referred the bills of the small
Pox patient, reported that the coun-
ty, and not the city, was liable for
the bills incurred. On motion Of
Supervisors Olmsteadt, Rinck and
Oberg, action was deferred on the
matter until this morning, when it
came up, and action was again de-
ferred until this afternoon.
This mornings session included
My the regular routine of business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-10
TYPeWRITeRs,
Opinions Of Them Dictated to One OF Theuu
by an Accomplished Stenographcr.


More trash and nonsense are written
about typewriter girls by people who
90 not understand what good typewrit.
ing is or how to dictate to a typewriter
than about any other profession or any
other business in which either men or
women are engaged today. The fact Of
the matter is that typewriting is worth
anywhere from S. week up to SEQ or
S25, which is sometimes paid as week.
~. salary to expert typewriters who have
no knowledge of shorthand
1t is no unusual thing for typewriters
to earn ut folio work from dictation by
stenographers So an hour and over, and
the finest experts are worth every cent
OF that amount of money. Among stenog-
raphers 81 an hour is the ruling rate,
and for that 81 good typewriter with
an expert dictator will transcribe from
30 to 40 folios an hour of testimony.
In some cases even 40 folios an hour of
solid matter have been dictated. Forty
folios is two columns of The Sun. and
of the men who write about debating
TO typewriters rs though they knew
about 1t there are probably not half a
dozen in the country who can dictate so
much
Many years ago the writer was en-
ployed rs shorthand amanuensis bv
George Alfred Townsend, well known
as Gath, who habitually dictated to
him in shorthand two columns an hour
and did it every day in the week two
hours day for months at time, in
dicating every full stop. semicolon.
quotation mark and paragraph. If
Gath dictates to typewriter now
and has one of the best in the business,
no doubt he can dictate from column
and a half to two columns an hour Of
original matter, and the writer knows
OF no other man who can do that OF
course there are plenty Of incompetents
who pose as typewriters and who bring
the BUSINESS into discredit by their poor
work. For many years the writer has
been thrown i'll contact with expert
typewriters in his business as an official
stcnographer. In view of the many Cibes
and s;eers in which newspaper writers
indulge on the subject of Typewriter
operators of the feminine gender, it is
matter of simple justice to say that the
women with whom he has been associ-
ated in his business have been without
exception well educated. refined, capa-
bic of doing rapid and accurate work,
who attended strictly to business and did
not waste time with frivolous remarks.
II seems unfair to judge of any bust
ness or profession by the weaklings en-
gagged therein, whether the work be
law. medicine, the ministry, shorthand
or typewriting, and any one who cannot
accomplish twice as much debating to
good typewriter operator as with a
pen Is unable TO do that either because
he does not know how 20 dictate or be-
cause ne has an inferior operator. 1t
took just eight minutes to dictate this
article TO typewriter who does not
claim TO special EXPERIENCES and whose
charge was 90 cents.
CThe above was not altered in any re-
spect by the editor, and the printers
were requested TO follow copy The
reader may therefore judge of the &C
curacy both of the dictator and the
typewriter. New York Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-10
Bobby EuIns and the MAYOR.

On one occasion. arriving ut Carlisle
on horseback. Bobby Burns is said tc
have turned his steed out to grass for O
while, and the animal strayed on to q
meadow belonging to the corporation
an got irHpounded. Although the horse
was given up to him. the poet retaliated
upon the mayor, whose tenure of office
was to expire ON the very morrow Of
the incident, as follows:
Was CIR puir poet sac bcdttcd?
The master drunk-the horse committed:
Puir harmless beast! TAX thee nae care;
Thoult be a horse when he's nae mair tmavorl
dundee News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-10

BUFFALO PRAIRIE, July AT her
home in Buffalo Prairie township.
near Edgington, last Friday,
Mrs. Sarah Jane McNutt died, aged
as years. The deceased was a ma
tive of Pennsylvania, born in West
moreland county Dec. 10, 1918. Her
maiden name was McClurg. In 1880
she removed with her parents to
Washington county. Pa. She was
married to William McNu.t Sept. |.
1910. and came To- Rock Island coun-
ty in 1874. She was member of
the Presbyterian church. She was
the mother of nine children, six of
whom. with their father, survive
her. There was n large attendance
of the neighbors ut the funeral on
Saturday ut p. III. The interment
was in the Dunlap grave yard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-10

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and realized its benefit in blood puri-
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-05

no Grand street, Hoboken, while discharg-
ing a cannon in the Phillip street lots yester-
day afternoon, was shot in the right foot.
He was removed to ST Francis Hospital
Wally Hotopp, a snail boy, ten years old,
was badly burned in the morning by an eS-
pIosion Of powder, while playing in front OF
his house on Sherman place. lie was at
tended by DIR. Stout.
Michael Folar, thirteen years old Of War
rem street, snapped q revolver, which he be-
lieved was not loaded. 1t WAS. The ball
passed through his right hand. He was TO-
moved to the City Hospital.
Martin Flaherty Of No. l36 Grana street,
held a lighted cannon cracker in his left
hand. A trolley car crowded with boys,
who were singing, passed. and for a moment
he forgot about the cracker. He lost his
second finger by the explosion.
Charles Hoffman, is years old, Of No. 80
Morris street, and William Burns, of No. 1893
Mercer street, were burned about the face in
the afternoon by the explosion of a quantity
Of powder with which they were loading a
cannon ir front of No. 1SS Washington
street.
A bullet, fired from a revolver by some
careless person crashed through the front
window OF Mr.. Irving's house at No. 2I6
Varick street, in the morning and embedded
itself in the wall of the back parlor. No
one was hurt.
Mrs. Ellen Shaw. of No. 343 Grove street,
while passing the corner at Erie and First
streets last night. was Shot in tho lsft leg by
a stray bullet. She was carried to her home
by friends. The wound is not a serious
one.
David Brown sixteen years old, of No. lat
Wilton street, was arraigned before Justice
Charles A. Roe this morning on a charge Of
atrocious assault. While firing a gun about
ten o'clock last night in front of Philip
Grants saloon, Pacific avenue and johnson
avenue, he accidentally shot under the
saloon door and hit John Curry in the foot.
and sent Curry to the City Hospital. Curry's
foot was very badly mangled. Brown was
held over until tomorrow to await the result
of Curry's injuries.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-05
. MINOR EVENTS.
Clemens, Association Picnic.


4 large crowd attended the fifth annual
picnic and games of the Geo. E. Clemens
Association at Glendale Park. Games of
all kinds were INDUCED in all the afternoon.
Dancing was a feature. Chairman John f..
Coleman was a busy man, looking out tor
e~veryb6dyis enjoyment. 1t was the biggest
crowd in the history of Glendale Park. At
$3.50 Floor Manager John Mulligan an
nouuced the grand march. STANDARD
Bearer Geo. Z. Clemens with his sister took
the lead, followed by President II. G. Scriven
and Miss Maggie Morris, Y ce President
Charlie Leech and Miss Annit McDermott,
and Secretary James Coleman and Miss
Lizzie Canning of Newark. Others present
were Thos. Wright and Miss Mamie Stack,
P. j. Tyson and wife, Roger Q. Mills and
Miss Annie Walsh, Ihos. Dickson, VIM.
Doyle, John p. Nolan, e~x-Asselnblyman
Frank Kellegher, and the Misses lizzie and
Katie ORourke, Miss Mamie McCaie. Miss
Nellie Kelly, Miss Taby James, and delega-
tons from the Wanser Club, VIM. Dooley
Association and The Oxford Turf Club of
Newark.
Court Congress- Day.
The fourth grand annual picnic of Court
Congress No. 1901, A. o. F. of A., was held
in the afternoon and evening at Pohlmann's
Pavilion. The officers of the court are A.W.
Goddard Chief Ranger; L. NJ. Loshen, Sub G.
R.: Thomas Fl. Carroll, Treasurer; Charles
Hoffman, Financial Secretary; FL. Just, Re.
cording Secretary; s. Grove. Sr. Wood
ward: r. Hall. Jr. Woodward, g. Genzel,
Sr. Beadle; w. Van Nest. Jr. Beadle; w. r.
Nevin, Physician; Trustees, II Niemann, j.
Leven and J.. Coyne. ssdfhe Floor Manager
was William Richardor and his assistant
Eugene Nardin. All worked earnestly to
make the occasion the success it was.
Young Republicans Celebrate.
The Young Mems Republican Association
kept open house. The clubhouse was taste
fully decorated With flags. In the afternoon
President John Irwin made an address. In
the evening there was a display of fireworks,
followed by addresses by Fire Commissioner
Brennan and AldeimantVVitteri Songs and
recitations4 by George Freleigh. William
Brennan, Prof. ,Erler, A. j. Booth and Cons
nell a. Byrnes were well received Refresh
ments were served all day.
e Italians at Berg's.
The italian ST. Anthony Association Of
New York held its twenty-third annual
arnuaIefestiva in the afternoon and even
ING in Rere's. Oriental Park at eight P. NJ,
"A grand Jubilee march was held by all the
REPRESENTATIVES of the various societies
present, who each received a handsome com.
memoration certificate. The park was nonei
too largeifor the crowd that attended. <
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-05
aOBOKEN CASUALTIES.
Several People Badly Injured and
Many Small Fires.

MANY small F1foSs
Hobeken's patriotic citizens contributed
their full share yesterday to the celebration
of the day. There were no public demon
strations, but plenty of powder was burned
for all that. The busiest corner was Coyle's,
where all day long and far into the night
huge crackers popped necessarily.
There were some serious accidents from
exploding crackers, and innumerable small
ones.
Peter Anderson, forty-four years old, of
No. 232 Garden street, shot a revolver off in
the street, md the ball struck the wife of
Henry Kluss of No. 1913 Hudson street. The
man was arrested and the o ans wound
dressed at home. 1t is not serious.
Edward Vignorat, of No. 80 Carmine
street, New York, had his eye put out by a
firecracker, while walking IN Washington
street, between Third and Fourth streets
wound.
Frederick Egner, fifteen years old, of No.
205 Grand street., was seriously injured in
the face by the explosion of a cannon. He is
at st. Mary's Hospital.
E.. J. Benson, a member of the Atlantic
Boat Club, had his left ear badly torn by a
frecracker while on the deck Of the boat
house.
The roof of the n. Fl. c. r. r. Company's
car stables or Ferry street ignited from a
balloon which fell upon it, and the tar made
q lively blaze. Firemen extinguished it.
The Office building at No. 134 Washington
others, caught fire on the roof at eleven
O'Clock, last night, and was damaged to the
extent Of 800. The Fire department put
out the flames.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-05
SOME LIVELY BLAZEs.
old Central Reformed Church Nearly
Observation-Disclosures Fires.

Ten A. NAT this hour the france church
edifce, corner Bowers street and Central
avenue, which for nearly a quarter of a CEN
fury was occupied by the Central Reformed
Church, was set ablaze by a fire cracker
which was thrown on the roof by a boy.
The edifice was almost entirely destroyed,
and but for the timely arrival of the
firemen it would have burned to tie
ground. The flames were beginning 70 eat
their way down the sides of the building
when the fremen arrived. After q stubborn
fight lasting one half hour, the flames were
e~xtinguished. The building was erected at
a cost of 5000. and carried an insurance Of
$4,000. The damage by fire and water will
~unoccupied, as the congregation now wor-
ship in the new edifice on Bowers street.
The Rev. Mr.. Frank, leader of the Seventh
Day AdventiSts was negotiating WITH
Pastor c.. 8. Wright for the purchase OF
the old building. IL was Mr.. Franks nten-
ton to have the building removed to Sum-
nit avenue and South street.
At half-past nine o'clock last night fire
broke out in the two-story frame stable at
No. 22S Erie street, owned and occupied by
William Hawkes.. The flames spread rapid
ly, and the big tenement at No. 215 Thir-
teenth street, owned by William. was soon on
fire. The stable was burned to the ground. The
UeIoitlt1U GUS WdS QdllldACu ~ lACC =
Of $500. Fully insured. The stable was on
fire one week ago. The flames spread to Mr..
Newelfs fiat at that time, but they were ex-
tinguished before any damage was done.
At ten P. M. John Fletcher's house was
damaged to the extent of $50 last night by
fire caused by a skyrocket.
At half-past ten P. Nj. the barn beloning
to A. j. Resell in the rear of his residence,
No. 266 Hancock avenue, was damaged by
fire to the amount OF $3.50. The fire was
caused by a lighted stick of a skyrocket fall
ling through the sky light on some hay. 1t
was soon extinguished.
At 11:50 Pm. last night fire broke out in
the residence Of Albert Lomulatsch at No.
As Franklin street. The members of Engine
Company No. "A, who are stationed just
the scene, and ~extinguished the flames be-
fore they did more than $40 worth of dam
age. The cause is unknown.
At a quarter to one o'clock yesterday
afternoon the roof of the two-story leine
dwelling, No.. 200 Terhune avenue. Green
vile, occupied by Frank Guyslcr, was
fgnited by firecrackers. and Engines Nos. s
and 13, and No. 4 Truck were called out.
The firemen e~xtinguished the blaze easily.
The building was damaged SIS.
A fire occurred this morning at five
minutes past twelve A. NJ. in the residence
of Dr.. 0. Fl. Albanesius, at No. 376 Central
avenue. 1t was caused by some one on a
tally-ho coach sending a ball of fire from a
Roman candle into the parlor through an
open window. The fire burned rapidly, and
before the flames were extinguished the
building was completely Quilted. The
damage amounted to 81, 800 on the building,
and 81, 900 on furniture and dental instru-
mentS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-05
THE JERSEY City NEWS,
No. rs! WASHINGTON ST.
PEA COAL Or SOFT OoAL9

There was to have been a meeting Of the
Street and Water Board this morning, but
owing to Mr.. Kellers' absence it was posi-
poned until Monday. 1t was arranged to
bounce about twenty clerks and laborers,
but action was deferred.
Commissioner Hooker reported that he
was supervising an experiment with soft coal
at BellevilIe. Engineer Miller, who for ten
years was an engineer on a steamship, does
not believe it win not be q success. He
maintains that there is no coal equal to pea
for steam creating purposes. The expert
ment being made by MI. Hooker is with a
load of soft coal given 10 the city free Of
charge. The company has an experienced
man at the station doing all he can to show
that it is the best coal for the city to pur-
chase. The pea coal is offered at such a low
figure, however, that the Commissioner
favor its uSe.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-05
N MAN LOST.
The Crew of a Shipwrecked Schooner
Picked Up.

The Crew of n Shtpwrecked Schooner
Picked Up.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, July 5, 1S94.-The
schooner Clara R. Littlefeld, which was re-
ported to nave lost her entire crew on
Georges Saturday, leaving the captain and
cook on board, has arrived from Georges,
having picked up three of her crew the
morning after they were lost.
Eight of the crew were carried to Block
Island, having been picked up by the barque
Nathan Cleaves of Portland, leaving only
one man. Joseph Grace Souza, missing.
Though the men were spared the rigors of a
winter storm, several OF the crew tell a
story of a wearisome night, and though the
heat ashore was almost unbearable, thesmen
were obliged to use every exerUion to keep
from being benumbed by the cold.
The men left the vessel about ten o'clock
Saturday forenoon. and2after the last man
had been dropped the vessel was started for
first man, as is customary, but finding one
of the dories adrift, she was brought about
resulted in the captains losing them on ac-
count of a sudden, thick fog.
The men remained at their travis during
the day, and as the weather grew cold three
of them anchored their dories close together,
keeping themselves from freezing by rowing
to ana from LnelF anchorage ClgnU OtnefS
started in search of a vessel, and after
rowing most of the night were
picked up by the Cleayes. The cap
tain and cook cruised around the
locality until dark, frequently. sounding the
horn in the hope of attracting the missing
men, and at night came to anchor, resum-
ing the search at daylight and sighting the
three dories during a lift Of the fog shortly
before noon. Part of the men were sup
piled with water in their dories, butt the
The crew think that the missing mar was
probably picked up by a coaster bound to a
Nova Scotianor a Southern port, and will
soon be heard from. He has a wife and five
children in Gloucester.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-05
ST. JosBPH's FLAG RAISING.

The Seton Drum and Fife Corps and the
Junior and Sub-Junior Girl Choirs of st.
Joseph's Church celebrated Independence
Day by raising an American flag in the
church yard at the corner of Baldwin and
Pavonia aysnues at nine o'clock in the morn
ing. While the flag was being raised, the
girls, under the direction of Miss De Vanny,
sang the Star Spangled Banner" after
which the boys, led by Professor Anon,
sang My Country" The girls then gave a
very pretty flower drill, followed by the
boys showing their skill in handling the
sword by Il drill under the command of
Captain Frank Matthews. Both drills
brought forth cordial applause from the
o~nlookers. After the drills, they all
marched to Pavonia Hall, a few doors be-
low, lei By Nonsighor S.ton, who had the
corps play, Marching Through Georgia"
There they We're treated to ice cream, cake,
candy and soda water. At the table the
boys kept continually cheering for George
Washington and the Monsignor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-05
STATEN ISLANDS PEST.

NEW YORK, July 5, 1s94.-.Chief Inspector
Doty of the Division of Contagious Diseases
sultation with officers of the Staten
Island Health Department at Edge
water yesterday to devise means for
fig hitting the smallpox outbreak OF the island.
Acting on DR.. Doty's advice, the health
officers there have adopted the same system
that is carried out in this city in dealing with
contagious diseases. All patients will be
promptly removed to the pest house. The
fumigated and disinfected and kept under
observance The physicians will ~vaccinate
all those living in the districts where small
pox has appeared.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-05
MR.. BARBoUR,s HIRED YACHT.

NEW York, July 5, 1s94.-The British
steam yacht Cleopatra, under charter to A.
L. Barbour, arrived from Cowes this morn
ing after a thirteen-days' passage. She is a
trim looking briganttne rugged craft, with a
She is the property of Mr.. John Lysaight
of Bristol. and is chartered with the option
of purchase. Her fittings al hardly be
termed magnificent, but there is a comfort
able cabin and plenty of deck room. She
will proceed Immediately to Dobbs Ferry,
where Mr.. Barbour resides.
Mr.. Barbour is the owner Of the steam
yacht Sapphire, now laid up for sale at
Tano'a.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-05
TURNER'S CELEBRATE THE FOURTH
ersenv,lle verein Hold. 1t. twenty

~NA HEst EkCbEcs
The Greenville Schuetzen Park proved to
be a very attractive resort yesterday on
the occasion of the twenty-first annual pic
mic of the Greenville Turn Verein, which
took place there. and drew to the grounds
nearly two thousand people.
The park was decorated in honor of the
event with the German and American col
ors. There was a merry-go-round revolving
to the music of a hand organ, and the Joyous
shouts of the youngsters. and there were
the cane toss, shooting gallery, bowling al
ley and lager beer stations without number.
The dancing platform was crowded through
out the entire afternoon and evening.
The feature of the day was the turning
exhibition by the members of the Verein,
and the children of the various classes. The
exhibition was under the direction of Turn
Turnwart Hans Schoor. There were races
for the boys and prize games for the girls.
One contest which was very amusing, re-
uuired the girls to march blindfolded toward
a flower pot and strike it with a stick. The
girls who hit it and received prizes were:-
Dora Bender, Eottie Woeckener, Daisy Ham
burger and Lena Miller.
In the prize bowling contest for ladies, the
victers were Mrs. C.. Metzenius, first prize;
Miss Clara Buchbinder, second prize; Mrs.
Gothberg, third prize, and Miss Martha Beh-
ring, fourth prize. als7naau
In the evening the grounds were illumina-
ted, fireworks were displayed and paper
balloons were released On the dancing plat
form Mr.. E. Gothberg was floor manager.
He was assisted by Fred. Hartzheim, w.
Diehm and the following committee: NJ.
Goula, Henry Liefer, A. Woeckener, Henry
Gotthardt, J. SPAIN, 6. Shelter, w. Collins,
John D. Brinckmann, Phillip Michel, Robert
Kurg. John Klein: Joseph Weigel, B. Sci
denwand, Valentine Holzappel and feter A.