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Rock Island Argus., 1895-06-06

soon as the finances are in a condi-
tion to allow it. II our towns and
cities are to be supplied with bright
and capable mechanics in the differ
ent trades, we must look to our
schools to supply the same. as it is
now almost impossible for boy to
thoroughly learn trade in the or
dinary channels. 1t must therefore
fall to the public schools to give to
each pupil who desires it,instructions
which shall lead to dexterity in the
use OF compass. square. plane and
chisel. which to the weli-trained and
intelligent eye presents an unlimited
opportunity.
Again inviting each one of you
to push through our High schools
and as much higher as your different
circumstances will allow, present
to you these well-examiued certii-
Gates"
Rock Island Argus., 1895-06-06
THE GRADUATES.

The List Of Those Entitled to Admission to
the High School.
The following is the list of those
to whom certificates of graduation
were presented:
BUILDING No. 1.
L. C. Dougherty. teacher-Minnie
Alters, Della NJ. Bibb, Grace Bow
en-, Nina Adeline Bowman, Mildred
Z. Dodge. Minnie bunker, Minnie G.
A. Etzcl. Marie Agnes Gilmore. Alta
Jeannette Hoppe. Edna Dorothy
Kahlke, Nellie Maud Kramer, Nellie
c. Usterman, Nellie Belle Parker,
Carrie W. Pratt. Jessie b. Reynolds,
Sarah f. Robinson, Susie NJ. Shield,
Lucy Henrietta Starr, Cora Toen-
niges, Edna Hortense Wood. c. Lynde
Beardsley. Harry S. Mitchell. Alfred
Peterson, Eddie Ward Petit, Arthur
S. Whitney.
Building No. 4.
Miss Platt, teacher-Myra N.
Bear, Agatha G. Nevin. Alethia +.
Bowen. Rosabel Stewart, Alfred c.
Hakelier, Clinton A. Stafford, Birdie
NJ. Skinner. Gertrude G. Kirkman.
Leona Ficken, Jennie r. Gregg. Dud-
lev Marshall, Florence Mildred Fry
singer, Elinor Agnes Brennan, Lucia
Robbins, Katherine b. Gilmore, Carl
Rock Island Argus., 1895-06-06
Coal Packed In Water.

To prevent the deterioration which
takes place in coal when stacked in all
ordinary manner it has been proposed III
the case of large quantity having to be
stacked for considerable period to try
the effect of submergirg it in a sniff
cient depth Of water to give the necss.
sary pressure for confining the gas within
the pores And it is further suggested
that to prevent loss Of gas in transit coal
might be conveyed, while remaining
submerged, by the numerous canals and
nayigable rivers which are now being
rehabilitated in the various countries Of
Europe.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-06-06
Is. Y. p. U. CONVENTION

Baltimore July 1G to FL, 1895
There is only one route to Balti
morecombining the best railway SER
vice with the most interesting seen
cry snd historical associations. It is
the Chesapeake & Ohio R'y. via Wash
iEgton,-'.theR Rhine, the Alps and
the Battlefield line of America'-
along the great Kanawha river,
through New River canons, along the
Greenbrier, crossing the Allegheny
and Blue Ridge mountains, the Pied
mont and Shenandoah valleys, and
the most famous of Virginia battle
fields.
The F. F. v. limited is the only
modern through train to Baltimore
via Washington with electric lights,
dining car and observation car. One
fare for the round trip. At compar.
atively a slight additional cost return
trip can be made by way of Chesa.
peake Bay, Old Point Comfort and
Richmond.
For full information, descriptive
pamphlet, etc., address c. B. Ryan,
Asst. q. P. A., c. & o. R'y., Cincin.
natl, o.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-06-06
THE FINANCIERS.
The Second Day of the State
Convention.
BUSINESS OF TODAY'S SESSIONS.

Two Exhaustive Addresses and the
Awarding Of President Dryers Prizes
Election OF Omcers this Afterneon-nes-
olutions and Other Proceedings-Ban-
quet Tonight at the Tower Inn.
Refreshed by q delightful drive
over to the island of Rock Island and
to Moline in the early morning air,
the state bankers began the second
days session Of their convention at
1O:3) this morning at the Y. NJ. c..
A. auditorium. the portion of time
intervening the return from the
drive having been spent by a meet
ing of the executive council at the
Harper.
The Session.
President Dreyer called the con-
veption to order and introduced Rev.
L. B. Wilson, who offered prayer.
c. +. Wilson, president of the Mat
toon National bank, whose address
was postponed from yesterday,
spoke at length on "Patriotisn and
the Financial Question" an address
that traced together the historical
relations of finance and national ad-
vancment. the speaker being fre-
quently interrupted by manifesto
tions Of approval on the part Of the
convention.
In performance Of his duty in the
appointment OF, delegate to the
annual convention of the American
Bankers association, President
Dreyer conferred the distinction on
+. 8. Lacey, president of the Bank
ers' National bank of Chicago, and
late comptroller of the United States
treasury. The announcement was
received with applause.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-06-06

Goodhope; George Littlewood, Peoria,
H. NJ. Marbold, Greenwich; Thomas
D. Catlin, Ottawa, o. H. Bidwell,
Freeport.
The committee on resolutions SUBJ
mitted the following, which were
adopted:
Resolved. That We, the Bankers
Association of Illinois. in convention
assembled. do hereby pledge our
selves to the support of every proper
effort put forth for the enlarged use
of silver; that we favor the use of
gold and silver for monetary pur-
poses under such regulations as shall
maintain the same at "A parity. SO
that every dollar, whether gold, sill
yer or paper, shall be at all times
equal in purchasing or debt payirg
power. With these ends in view
we declare ourselves unalterably
opposed, under present conditions to
the free and unlimited coinage of full
legal tender silver upon the ratio of
16 to l in the absence OF an interna-
tional agreement, believing that such
a course would result in silver
monsmetalism and bring upon the
country through the dual affiiction
Of a degraded standard, and con-
traeted volume of circulation,a a panic
more disastrous than any this coun-
try has experienced. In view OF the
losses that would thus be inflicted
upon all classes, and especially upon
wage earners, pensioners and saw
ings bank depositors. we are war
ranted in characterizing such a pol
lev as inimical to the interests of the
entire people and tantamount to
confiscation Of the property OF the
country's producers and defenders
a constituency whose interests should
be most jealously guarded by the
law makers of the republic.
A number Of happy speeches were
made, the new president was intro
duced and the convention adjourned.
Bank Examiner l.. G. Banding is
renewing acquaintances among the
visitors and making new friends.
Many of the bankers enjoyed the
band concert bv Otto's band at the
Rock Island Argus., 1895-06-06
THE MONETARY PROBLEM.
Prof. a. e. MiIler's Exhaustive Address
on the Subject.

Prof. a. G. MiIler's Exhaustive Address
on the Subject.
Then came what President Dreyer
termed one of the most carefully
prepared and lengthy papers ever
given on the financial question. 1t was
read by Prof. A. G. Miller, professor
OF political economy in the Univer-
sity OF Chicago. The paper occu-
pied Sc pages of legal cap paper and
occupied two hours in delivery, but
was listened to with marked atten-
tion.
The drift of Prof. Miller's remarks
was that bimetallists are at heart
with monometallists, and that their
standard of money is silver, that the
conditions Of the silver question in
1873, about which the silver men
talked SO much. were not real
grievance. and if they were, the
times have changed and the griev-
ance. il such it could possibly be
termed, no longer exists. He main
tanned that wages and everything in
the way of products had deprecated
in value in the last decade. and as n
consequence, the value Of the gold
dollar has been increased. He
claimed that while manufactured
products had decreased about 90
per cent, labor had only decreased
about 9 per cent, so that the labor
ing mans dollar would bring more
than 10 years ago. He admitted that
the agricultural farm products had
deprecated in value probably so per
cent, which he said was the principal
argument for free silver among the
farmers of the west. because having
mortgaged their farms at inflated
values, they are obliged to redeem
them in the appreciated and en-
HANGED currency. He claimed the
farmers had themselves to blame
for their reckless business methods
in going into debt and should not
now complain.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-06-06
GOING UP HIGHER.
The Ninth Grade Scholars
Graduate.
EXERCISES AT HARPERs THEATRE.

One Hundred and Twenty Five Children
Advance Another Step In Educational
Accemplishments - This Afternoons
Happy Evenf-Hono-s Bestowed by
President Robbins.
One hundred aud TWENTY-FIVE
bright and cheerful boys ana girls
left Harper's theatre this afternoon
with light and grateful hearts. An
other step in the advancement of
their educational accomplishments
had been overcome, and as an hon.
orable memento of the occasion. they
were presented with graduating d.
plomas by President Robbins, of the
board of education. who instilled into
their minds the Importance of such al
occasion-ending the school days of
many, who had mingled together
these long years only now to be
parted for entrance upon their walks
of life, while others will seek ad-
vanced knowledge in the High school
and others in the colleges.
The Exercises.
The exercises were carried out in
delightful manner, and were enioyed
by crowded theatre of parents and
friends Of the graduates--the sweet
daughter and the promising son
who. surrounded by their teachers
upon the stage. presented beautiful
scene. The large stage filled with
the graduates, was arranged prettilv
with a profusiOn of foliage. After
the Invocation of prayer by Rev. 1.
W. Allen, OF the Central Presby-
terian church. the scholars sang The
Star Spangled Banner" followed by
recitation by Miss Florence Free
man, who acquitted herself admir-
ably; the Seventh grade pupils sang
1.-The Shepherds Song" Miss Flor
enee Frysinger recited cleverly, Clar-
ence Schroeder rendered nice piano
Rock Island Argus., 1895-06-06
Nomeseekers' Excslesion.

A rate of one fare for the round
trip will be made for three grand
homeseeker's excursions via the
Burlington. Cedar Rapids and North
ern railway. Tickets at this rate
will be sold May 2l and June IL to
all points on this line in northwest
ern Iowa, southwestern Minnesota
and South Dakota, west Of and in
cludipg Iowa Falls. Tickets will
also be sold on these dates at above
rates to points in the following terri
tory: All points in Arkansas. Color
ado, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, Wy
oming and to q large number Of
important stations in Idaho, New
Mexico, Utah and southwest Mis-
souri,; also to Lake Charles, LOUISE
ana. Tickets will be good to return
90 days from date of sale and stop
over will be allowed at pleasure.
For further Information cali on your
nearest railway agent. or address j.
Morton, G. T. & p. A.. Cedar Rapids,
Iowa.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-06-06
COUNTY BUILDING,


June S-JF Robinson to Leopold
Simon, lot S, 6 and Z, block 5. South
Park Second add, Rock Island, $500.
Catherine Rinck to Henry Dingel-
dein and c c Miner, part lot 4,
Weatherhead's add, Rock Island, 81.
CL Anderson to Ida Hamler. tract
by metes and bounds, S5, IS, lw.
S. 200.
RA Smith to Henry johnson. lots
|, 9. 3. 4, 5 and 6. block 1. Moline
Heights. South Moline, $1,000.
JIM Gallagher to Martha Boards
lee. part lot 8. j NJ Gallagher's sub
div. 1924.
DB Noah and f W Noah to John
L Noah, fri nw{ nwi IL, 1s, 2e, IS.
WA Pilgrim by muster sto Eliza
beth Krell, acres Sc corner sw4,sw4
IL. II, 2w, S1.S39.O1.
4-County clerk to James Quinn,
lot 8, block s, Chicago or Lower add,
Rock Island.
George Thompson to David DON
aldson. WI W! lot 5, block 2, Thomp-
son & Wells add, Rock Island, $500
y A00utIAs OAs ~ SuAkACS oulOI u
aud + w Hurst, trustees, WI WI sw4
80. 16. 3w, $25.
County clerk to James Quinn, set,
lot 4, Island A, %, II, 4w.
Probate.
June 3-Estate of Alexander Has
son. Proof of notice to creditors.
Claims allowed. Widows relinquish-
ment and selection filed and ap.
proved.
4-Estate of c. P. johnson. Proof
of death filed. Will presented for
probate. Deposition of Charles j.
Bowman, one of witnesses taken in
proof Of execution.
5--Estate of Andrew L. Carlson.
Claims allowed.
Licensed to We'd.
June 4-Charles P. Skinner, Miss
Alice Mabel Cady, Moline.
Joseph Carston, Miss Louise Kern,
Moline.
5-Herman c. Meidke, Miss Anna
Schneekloth, Moline.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-06-06

solo, 1.-The Moon is Shining Der the
Lake." was sung by trio, Miss Jes-
sic Reynolds recited gracefully, and
'In the Glen" was sung by a chorus.
After physical exercises Rev. w. S.
Marquis made an address full of good
advise.
Presentation Of Diplomas.
The presentation of diplomas was
then made by President Robbins.
who addressed the scholars thusly:
my dear young friends: 1t gives
me great pleasure to present to you
these certificates of merit. In behalf
of the board of education l extend to
you our hearty congratulations, and
rejoice that you have completed the
prescribed course of study in our
grammar schools with credit to
yourselves and teachers.
with many of you this day Is an
epoch to which you may look back
with feelings of pleasure and pride,
and recall the devotion and sympa-
thy of your teachers who have
labored long and earnestly to bring
you thus far on the road to knowl-
edge and learning, without which we
are of but slight benefit to our differ
ent communities. 1t is the earnest
desire of your board of education that
each one of you will take advantage
of the privileges accorded you in our
High school, where your education,
now fairly started, may be contin-
ued. 1t is their sincere hope as we'll
that you may not only enter the High
school, but that you will, with all
seriousness and definite purpose, ap-
ply your minds to the getting of
knowledge and appropriate all that
our able corps Of teachers strive to
impart. No doubt there are many
of you here today who feel that you
cannot afford the time necessary to
acquire High school education. To
all such 1 would say, stop and think
long and seriously before you decide
to neglect the opportunity. The in
creasing demands of the age makes
it imperative for each one to fit him.
self as far as possible for the duties
of life. and In order to do this one
must take advantage of every op-
portunity to obtain higher education
and culture.
To-day, boys and girls. but tomor-
row the men and women on whom
we must depend and to whom we
must look for the development Of the
greater things which nature has in
| store for us, and of which We have
but the faintest dreams.
1T is the desire OF your board OF
education to materially increase the
usefulness of our schools by adding
a mechanical training department al
Rock Island Argus., 1895-06-06
Elm street concert garden last even

Elm street concert garden last even
ing.
This afternoon the visitors and
ladies have gone by electric trains
to Black Hawk Tower, where ban
quet will be served, followed by a
ball.
The bicycle parade under the
direction OF the Rock Island Cycle
club last night presented a most
unique and prettily illuminated
pageant in which over 200 Of both
sexes participated.
Hon. Joseph L. Sohwab. of Chica-
90, member of the legislature, to
whom the bankers feel under partic-
lar obligations for the successful
passage OF the two bills heretofore
alluded to as of deep interest to the
bankers. arrived last night, joining
his wife at the Harper. He is a
guest Of honor before the convention.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-06-06

E. Moeller, Carl A. Schillinger,
Harry l.. Campbell, Basil d. Duford,
Fred f. Lcosley, Joseph Parnell Nor
movie, Gabriel Mosenfelder. Sadie A.
Giles, Nettie Love. Mylo Sculley,
Flora B. Scott, Milly T. Sauerman,
Herman e. Juhl, Leon Dewitt Con-
over.
Miss Lou j. Philip, teacher-Ralph
Dart, Wfnifred Huntoon, Joseph Frey,
Ruth Jamerson, Walter H. Weckel,
Florence J. Freeman, Elizabeth
Scherrer, John NJ. Weiss, Bessie G..
cleveland, Keith Collins, Rosina
Cramer, Carl Hagedorn, Grace Motifs
ker. Adelaide A. SCHNEIDER, Charlie
V. Nelson, Edith NJ. Quayle, Bessie
G. Noftsker, William Atkinson, Nor
ton Merrell. Clara P. Harrington,
Mary f. Colligan, Millicent S. Spen-
Ger, Minnie E. Jensen. William H.
Frederick, Virgil w. Kennedy, Kath
arinc j. Brennan. William W. Adams,
Catharine Adams, Augusta Moeller.
Mamie y. Hale, Emma c. Weiss,
Howard b. Kinyon. Alice NJ. Thomp
son, Alice c. Irwin, Charles B. Goble,
Mertie F, Buck. Henry w. Trefz.
Nellie G. Bisant, Wilhelmina E..
Melchoir,, William NJ. Beal. Clara NJ.
Griffith, Harry B. Irwin.
BaildinE No. 8.
Miss Kirkpatrick, teacher-John
Chesterfield Bromley, George F. l..
Etzel, Alfred Nickel, Clorence J. H.
Schroeder, Nellie b. Bleuer, Walter
L. Barker, Rose Laura Margrath,
Maud Ellen Liscom, knoble McCon-
nell, VERONA Bleuer, Elizabeth Ran
son. Fred Meyer, Myrtle F. Exner,
Edward f. Meyer, Maud NJ. Hetter,
Anna Margaret Sieghartuer. Luetta
NJ. Petit, Luella Ullemeyer, Elinora
Augusta E3ner.
Building No. :.
Miss A. l.. Hill. teacher-Mabel
Anthony, Mary Ethel Archer, Lulu
Bartley. Sue Channon, Lydia E. East
burg, Emma Empke, Alma S, Eek.
stadt, Charlie G. Holland. Alma Celia
Hult. Grace A. Hamilton, Lonuie b.
Hamilton. Harry w. johnson, Effie
Johnson, Mabel King, Mary Moody.
| Amelia Peterson, Samuel Ryerson.
Marguerite L. Russell, Ester v. c.
Seaburg. Godfrey S. E. Seaburg,
Mary Studer, James W. Tod.
The High School.
Tomorrow evening at HArper'a
theatre occurs the annual commence
ment Of the Rock Island High school.
when the following program will be
presented:
Overtr,e-"Feetiv.i". .schlliI gers o,ches,fs
! Invocation
welcome Ton ight" Euterpean Quse.e,
Nessrs Boxges-, Weich. RlAkesIey, St.w IT
Strites with Satisfactory marry 9eeinar
Rock Island Argus., 1895-06-06
Somebody Owe. For His PAPER.

What this country wants is bichlo-
rideof squareness squirted into the veins
Of half the population that will make
them pay fheir debts like men, instead
Of sneaking around corners to avoid
meeting their creditors. Ad-
vance.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-06-06

"Was your poem on Springs Advent
accepted by The Asteriskv'
mo; Sou SEE Isiyned it 'Yblirt, and
the editor, who. like all old men. is al
ways looking backward, sent it back,
with the remark that his readers had
had all the Trilby they could stagger
under, and he eouldn afford to lose any
moro subscribers. Wasn't it mean?"-
Boston Transcript.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-06-06
THE DREYER PRIZES.
The President Awards the Best Papers by
Bank Clerks,

Then came the awarding OF the
prizes offered by President f. 8.
Drcyer Of the association. for the
best paper written by bank clerk.
on the topic, What Qualifications
and Benefits Are Gained by Bank
Clerkships?" The papers had all
been passed upon by three Chicago
professors, and the prizes awarded
in conformity with their judgment as
follows:
First Prize-$iO0 and gold medal, J. D. Tenn
pleton, of Bloomington.
Second Prize SEQ. Kate Wilson. Virginia, III.
Third Prize-tso, q. ). Watkins. Bloomington.
All the recipients were present and
fittingly responded.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-06-06
Summer Tours via Big Four Route


To Put-in-Bay, Lake Chautauqua,
Niagara Falls, Thousand Islands,
Adirondack. Lake Champlain, St.
Lawrence River. Montreal, White
Mountains. Fabyans, Green Noun.
tains. New England resorts, New
York. Boston and all seaside resorts.
'.Knickerbocker Special, ,"'.Southwes-
tern Limited" finest trains in Amer.
ica from st. Louis. Peoria, Indianap.
oils. Cincinnati. Dayton. Springfield,
Columbus, Cleveland. Buffet parloE
cars, Wagner buffet sleeping cars,
library and cafe cars, dining cars.
Tourist rates in effect during the
summer. e. o. Mccormick,
D. B. Martin, Pass. Traffic MGR
Gen1 Pass. & T'k't Agt.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-06-06
The Weather,

Fair weather and warmer today
and Friday; southerly winds. Today's
temperature, 6s.
F. J. WALz, Ob-c.ycr.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-06-06
Penny wise aps Pouna Foo,,.h

Are they who have not Foley's Collie
and DiarrhGa Cure as a safeguard in
the family. NJ. +. Bahnsen's drug
store.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-06-06
Ny Sweetheart.

Ny SWeetheart.
Hes cheeks are like the roses,
Iler brow II lily white;
And yell know the reason,
She tskee Parts' Tea each night
She's strone and we'll sns hsppy. too,
Her face ie clear and bright,
And aughinely che tells tosfcsuse,
II take raxke' Tea each piSht"
Sold by Hartz 4 Ullemeysr.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-06-06

TIE Argus, 1Oc . week.
The herald., 1895-09-01
BIG CIRCUS COMING
The New Great Syndicate Shows and Paris
Hippodrome

Hlppodrome
The Great Syndicate Shows, said to be
one OF the largest and best circuses and
menageries travelling, is advertised to ex-
hibit at Los Angeles Friday and Satur-
day, September 9th and 7th.
The Seattle Post -Intelligencer of July
Oath speaks of this snow as follows:
1.-The circus was in town yesterday, and
the Great Syndicate Show, with its aggre-
CATION Of wild animals, men. women,
horses. chariots and band, all in glitter
ing pharaphernalia, again had the fasoin-
ating power OF drawing out old and
young, who crowded the principal
streets in the morning to see the parade,
and crowded ths i'm m ense canvas that
covers the show both afternoon and oven
ing, to enjoy q performance that was full
of pressing interest from first to last.
There is a fascination about circus that
irresistibly attracts old as well as young,
be the perfor. ever so poor, but
doubly so when the entertainment is sat
isfactory. and this latter was the general
verdict of the nearly 10, 600 people who
crowded the tent during the afternoon
and evening. The company under the
management of MI. J. NJ. johnson has
nothing to fear from carping critics, and
yet it was good, clean, healthy perform
ance, with several very amusing clowns
that kept the little ones wishing for them
all the time. The wardrobe of the COM
pany is feature, being clean, bright, and
of course glittering and dazzling to the
young folks.
1.-The performance, which is given in
two rings and PLATFORM, covers q pro-
gramme IN which some exceedingly clever
people do many wonderful tricks. The
pr rogamme is long one. and were it not
for the rapidity with which the acts sue
ceed one another. and the snap and vim
with which everything is one, the show
would last over three hours. AS 1T is,
with the splendid supervision given to
the details by the equestrian director.
John D'Alma. perfect kaleidoscope OF
rapidly changing acts is crowded into
two and a half hours. so that there is
never a wait or hitch. The perect dis
cipline of the company was also sub
ject of favorable comment yesterday"
The herald., 1895-09-01
HE is NOT A F0RGER
Otto Peterson Acquitted Of a Charge Against
Him

Otto Peterson Acquitted of a Charge Against
The Herald has been informed by
Messrs. Gottschalk e. Jones, the attorneys
of Otto Peterson, that their client was
honorably acquitted at San Jose this
month of the charge OF forgery. Mr.. Pet
erson was arrested here last month on a
warrant from the Garden city. He was
employed as clerk i'll one OF the clothing
stores of Los Angeles, but had to resign,
as he was taken to San Jose by an oihcer
who had come after him.
In view of this publication and his sub
sequent exonoration, Mr.. Peterson teels
that he has suffered great hardship.
He has returned to Los Angeles to seek
employment, and desires to have the fact
of his acquittal published as widely as
the account of his arrest, SO that the un-
fortunate circumstance may not create
prejudice against him. In order that JUS
tice may be done him. the following GER
tifcate from the magistrate who heard
the evidence in the case is submitted pub
| lished:
Office of the Judge of the Police Court.
SAN JOSE, Cal, Aug. 8, 1895.
To whom 1T may concern This is to
cetlfy that Otto Peterson. who was ar
rested under the name of Henry Bonnell
the 26th day of July, 1895, ON a warrant
issued by me, charging him with the
| amined, and after hearing all the evidence
in the case was by me discharged, there
being no evidence of any nature whatso-
ever connecting him with the crime with
which he was charged.
JOHN W. GASS,
4 g
San Jose, county of Santa Clara, state
Of California