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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
ON THE Right TRACK,
Manager Bleurr and the Coming Harper,s
Theatre Attractions.

Manager Bleuer and the Coming Harper,s
Theatre Attractions.
1.-The performance of the Char
ley's Aunt company is just such as
l am anxious to present to the pub
lic." said Manager Charles Bleuer, of
Harper's theatre, commenting on the
compliments he had received on the
Frohman company which appeared
here last week. but the public
must understand, continued Mr..
Bleuer, THAT we took the theatre
late in the season when many Of the
best attractions were booked, and we
were obliged to take what were left
without kno wledge of what they were,
or their worth. The consequence
was We were deceived in MANY of our
entertain ments. We were imposed
upon and taken advantage of, and no
one has felt any worse than myself
when an attraction did not come up
to the standard. The undeservipg
shows have been properly criticised
and l desire to say now, that rs far
as / am concerned no murmur will
come from my lips when an inferior
attraction is soundly scored. l do
not believe in holding up show that
is undeserving. and / would
rather have the public feel that when
company receives good send-off
after it has been here, that it has
merited it, than to have all treated
alike. the good and the bad. This
would be neither fair to me nor lust
to the theatre management.
Coming Attractions.
ave will have some more first
class attractions. In fact we think
we have been particularly fortunate
in engaging in the face of the
disadvantages we have labored
under, owing to the lateness of the
season. Now we are booking only
the best. not only for the remainder
of this season, but for next. We
have several listed over year ahead.
Then for this season there are some
excellent shows to come. Fair Vir-
ginia' next Monday night is one Of
these. We have others of similar
merit. Beside we have some nice
comedies. Ezra Kendall, always
popular. and this year funnier than
ever, is among these.
1.-The public must realize, too,
that in tie billing of shows there is a
diversity OF tastes TO be catered to-
What pleases some people will not
please others. We must have a
variety, but we try to get the best OF
all classes, and eventually the public
will understand our efforts, as we
ask no approval of what is not de.
serving of it"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
Bicycles.

One car load of Bicycles landed
Saturday. High-class wheels at q
low price, to set the wheels rolling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
THE WULFFS DISCHARGED,
complaining Witness Fails to Appear
against the Alleged Sheep steaiers.

complaining Witness Fails to Appear
against the Alleged Sheep steaiers.
theodore and Jacob Wulff ap-
Peared in the police court this morn
ing for their preliminary hearing to
the charge of stealing sheep insti-
tuted by Asher Elliott. of Edgington,
VINO accused them of being RESPONSE
pie Tor the disappearance OF ~ of the
whlte-w wooded animals from his farm
last TALL. But Mr.. Elliott was not in
court to testify against them. 1t
was apparent that evidence enough
mad not been collected for a convic-
tion' and as the grand jury had re-
FUSED to indict them, Magistrate
schroeder dismissed the proceedings
against the men.
Frank Daley was fined s. and
costs for being drunk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
THIRTY-FIVE HELD.
Grand Jury's List of Indict-
ments Returned.
BIG GRIsT FOR THE PRESENT TERN.

Half Of the Number Suppressed for Service
Tho Others Charged Who Are Under
survsillance-Resolutio as to the Coun-
ty jail.
Thirty-five indictments were re.
ported by the grand jury at the Gen.
clusion of its deliberations today.
OF the number 10 were suppressed
pending service. Those of the in
dicted who are in the county
Jail are:
Burglary: Herman Thonn, three
counts. stealing pigeons in Rock ISL
and; John Flynn, three counts, en-
tering residences at Hillsdale; James
Webster and James Watson, enter
ing South Moline school house.
Larceny: John Duffy. stealing
clothing from in front of Rock ISL
and clothing stores; Ralph Prescotte,
holding up Frank Booker at Milan.
Confidence game: Charles Forces
ter, four counts, working Moline
people.
Abandonment: Andrew Guthrie,
Rock Island, leaving his wife and
children.
The jury ignored the cases against
G. johnson for stealing cigars at the
Crown restaurant; John Martin for
stealing shirt from Simon & Mos
enfelder; Edward Sackett and Ar
thur Patterson for selling obscene lit
erature in Moline.
Jail In Good Condition.
The county Jail was reported in
good condition by committee COM
posed of l.. S. Pearsall, Ira Buffum
and Nathaniel Swanson. The COM
mittee found the institution we'll
regulated from a sanitary standpoint
and the prisoners appeared in q
healthy state and seem well satisfied
with their treatment.
Other Court Proceedings.
The Lucas damage suit continues
in the circuit court. The following
jury was empanueled to try the
case yesterday afternoon: William
j. Gamble, Samuel Schaffer, James
Hays, Jr., Gideon Reed, j. Backen-
slime. Alex Quist, Peter Foline, D.
A. Gamble, Frank White. D. Good.
man, H. Kronstedt aud Albert Jacob.
| SON.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21

Place your nickel on the Dolly
cigar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
In Olden Times

People overlooked the Importance of
permanently beneficial effects and
were satisfied with transient action
but now that it is generally known
that Syrup o: Figs will permanently
cure habitual constipation, well in
formed people will not buy other
laxatives, which act for time, but
finally injure the system.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
China and Jap Mattings.

We are receiving our new stock
Of China and Jap Mattings. A lot
of 60 rolls came in last week and
about the same quantity coming
this week.
We shall unload those early re-
ceipts at the lowest prices you
have ever known for strictly first
class Mattings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
Calico Bargains.

The old Giant Cloth. wide and
heavy. usually 9 and 1Oc. A new
lot just in. We sell it for SIC.
One case-S.OO yards ST. Regis
prints. 80 inches wide. always Toe.
same as Louisianes. We sell this
lot at &c.
Tuesday we shall sell good Indigo
Prints for 4lc q yard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21

rheumatism is caused by Tactic
acid In the blood. Hoods Sarsapa.
rilla neutralizes this acid and cures
rheumatism.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
Tax Notice.

Taxes are now due for 1895 and
payable at the county treasurer's
Office, court house building. Bring
last years tax receipt.
WILLIAM BAKER, Collector.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-04
To snTs a Historio Town.

The fifth annual congress Of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
began in Washington the other morning.
There was large attendance from near
ly every state in the Union Mrs John
sS1a154fa4A pr esIuGd: i0ng or the matters to
be prominently brought before the con-
gress was the preservation of the ancient
town of jamestown, in Virginia. 1t is
located upon the James river, which is
gradually washing away the historic old
place, and movement has been inau-
gurated by the Virginia chapter looking
to action by congress to prevent this by
necessary appropriations and proper en-
cheering work.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-04
HOKE's BRILLIANT IDEA.
Paper Ducks and Toy Gun for President
Cleveland.


New York w orld Washington Special.
President Cleyeland went on another
ducking trip tonight. Mrs. Cleveland
accompanied him this time. They left
the white house at an early hour and re-
turned very late, without any ducks, but
thoroughly satisfied with the nights
sport. 1t was enjoyed also by the en-
tire cabinet, for every one of the presi-
dents advisers saw him as he held a
guu in his hand, and watched three
ducks floating on the water. The gun
was about seven inches long, and the
ducks were PAPER mache.
Inc water was in an artificial lake,
which had been built in the center of
Secretary Hoke SIN. his dining-room
able, and with not only ducks, but
small live fish of the kind which the
president loves to catch. Besides the
toy gun there was at the presidents
plate miniature fishing rod in order
that he might enjoy himself if the ducks
got away. Everything was planned to
max. him happy.
U,ially cabinet dinners are very for"
ma fairs, but it was the secretary of
she interiors turn TO give one tonight,
ard Ir. and Mrs. Hoke Smith decided
to IloVide few novelties. They de-
signed sure-enough lake, which was
ten feet long by five feet Wide and sew
eral inches deep. A aorist built grotto
in the center of Maryland 70 3ks, covered
it with ferns and orchids, and carried
0 at the humorous ideas of the secretary
very successfully.
A 10-cent man-of war was anchored in
front of the secretary Of the navy's plate.
Penny cannons frowned over breast.
works of stones at the secretary of war;
coils of red tape were strung along in
front of the secretary of the state: girl
with her eyes bandaged was stepping off
dock opposite Attorney General 4ar-
mon. Secretary of Agriculture Morton
gazed at little wooden farmer pouring
seeds down hole in the rocks instead
of into congressmen's districts; Postmas-
ter General Wilson confroted mermaid
who seemed to want to deliver letter
from the deep. Little gold dollars stud
1ed an old Kentucky home in the cliffs
which Secretary Carlisle faced. Over all
blazed a huge maltese cross with forty
five electric lights, emblematic of the
forty-fve states.
Hoke Smiths dinner to the president
and the cabinet will be remembered al
ter all the others have been forgotten.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-04
Enemies Of Horaa rhieu.s.

The most remarkable organization in
the northwest, the Anti Horse Thief AS
ISOLATION Of Southwestern Minnesota,
met recently at st. James, Mimi, and
elected officers for the ensuing year.
The secretary reported that the society
now had more than 1000 members on
its roll and we'll filled treasury. The
section has in the last 12 months been
almost entirely rid of horse thieves, and
the association adopted resolutions that
it is determined that not a single horse
thief shall escape in the future.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-04
Theater Hats to Come OF.

Judge Johnson Of the district court of
Colorado, sitting at Denver, has APP
proved an order requiring ladies to re-
move their hats, bonnets or other para
phernalia from their heads during per
formances at the Tabor Grand Opera
House. The theater is at present man
aged by assignees under directions from
the district court, and this recent rule
made by the assignees had to receive the
formal consent of the court before it
could % enforced.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-04

Mrs. Vanderbilt having bought duke
for her daughter, Mr. Vanderbilt feels
that he can easily afford a duchess for
himself. The coat of arms of more than
one European family may presently be
CHARTERED with a New York Central To-
connective rampant above the proud i'm
perial motto, -Four tracks and block
system. w Washington News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-04

Two PIECES of real estate situated in
the Bowery, New York, were sold the
other day for 100000. Six years ago
they could not have been bought for
S500,00O, it is alleged. The cause of
this remarkable decline is attributed to
the influences of a comic song, which
tells of the strange things they say and
do on the Bowery.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-04

THERE is talk afoat of a political con-
ference held in Atlanta with regard to
the senatorship. kilograms sent out
say that Governor Atkinson has about
decided to enter the senatorial race,
and that a caucus was held in Atlanta
Sunday in his interest.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-04
ESTABLISHED YEAR 1876.
IlME-IRlED : FIRE-TESTED
INSURANCE AGENCY OF ]. G. PARKS & CO.,
TIME-TRIED
Dawson, Ga.

Companies represented strong liberal and prompt with NET
cash assets of many millions of dollars During the past 20
years. this Agency has paid out in Dawson and Terrell county
thousands of dollars in losses With the oldest and largest
companies in existence and with many years experience This
Agency offers unsurpassed facilities to those desiring thebes
and safest insurance agasnt loss by fire. accde mt
fair and reasonable rates. Consult before placing your in
surance and oblige ]. G. PARKS & CO.
N. B-Teephone In Office No. r.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-04
STORIES or THE DAY.
Remarkable Weather Phenomena Hap
pening In These Days.

pening In These Days.
A curious phenomenon occurred at
Hartford the other night, resulting from
high wind and slight fall of moist
snow on an icy surface The wind
caught the snow and rolled it up into
thousands of snowballs. Hundreds Of
balls were whirled up and sent rolling
along, gathering snow at each turn and
each leaving its marked trail behind.
The wide slope of land surrounding
Trinity college was one field Of rolling
gnowballs. DR.. Samuel Hart thus de-
scribes the phenomenon
1.-THE rotary wind flaw catches the
snow and rolls it up like muf in cy-
lindrical form. Most that l saw were
about eight inches wide and eight inches
ia diameter, followed at the two ends.
They are ia effect isosceles triangles Of
snow rolled up on the vertex -
The same phenomenon occurred about
10 years ago. Some Of the wind made
snowballs were as large as half barrels.
Chicago was visited by most singu-
lar meteorological phenomenon a few
nights since. Black snow, yellow snow
and brown snow fell in binding clouds
over the entire city, and reports from
suburban towns brought the news that
the varicolored storm was not an exclu-
sive Chicago production.
The chief of the weather bureau at
Washington says:
The black snow that has lately fallen
in Chicago and the northwest is similar
to the great fall of January, 1895, the
nature of which was thoroughly investi-
gated by the weather bureau at that
time. Notwithstanding the theoretical
suggestion that the black deposit on last
January might have come from beyond
the earth and might be meteoric or CO.
metic, or might even be the volcanic
dust from Alaska or Japan, careful in
vestigation showed that it was due to
none of these causes.
On the contrary, microscopic exami-
nation proved that the black deposit
contained about per cent Of the most
delicate organic structures (such as dia-
1OAhn StlO oPOACSJ cA0 aOOOp OO PCA OOAU
of the finest possible inorganic matter,
such as makes up the ordinary fine silt
and clay Soils All this fine material is
easily caught up by the dry winds when
ever they exceed 30 miles per hour and
is carried to great distances before it
settles on the ground. 1t is easily
brought down in large quantities by
snow or rain, but is only perceived by
the ordinary observer where there is a
clean surface of snow for it to fall upon.
Large portions Of country from Nebraska
southwark to the gulf are covered by
this fine soil, whose depth sometimes is
100 feet. A gale of wind has been
known to carry away six inches of the
surface soil from a freshly cultivated
field and spread it over the land 100
miles away The blackness Is q l3ay t2 9th tbs
| netic iron, New York SIM.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-04

FITzsIMMoNs refused to consider Cor
belts challenge, declaring that the ex-
champion must whip Maher or Choyin-
ski first. He is giving Corbett simply
a dose of lis own medicine.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-04

IT is announced by authority of Boss
Buck that the republicans and populists
will not fuse this year, but that the re-
publicans will put out full state ticket.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-04

DIR. WINsCHE, noted German ply
stefan, announces that any cold in The
head can be stopped by single inhala~
lation of the fumes from a solution of
10 grammes of chloroform and 10 cent?
grammes of method. Influenza also
takes walk when it catches Whit of
the compound. 1t is cheap and easy
remedy, and is without risk or danger.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-04

A high liver with torpid liver will
not be long liver. Correct the liver
with DeWitt's Little Early Risers, little
pills that cure dyspepsia and constipa
4lon. SALE-DAvIs DRUG Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-04

A remarkable atmospheric phenome-
non occurred early the other morning
over the ocean near Cape May. The
frosty air there was filed for some 90
feet deep with ice crystals, the frozen
evaporation of the warmer water Of the
sea. All the heeoy, haky characteristics
Of drifting snow were present On this
bank the shipping Of the ofang seemed
to glide in and out of the bay like fig
ures on a mimic stage.
q The sun had assembled some 80 degrees
above the horizon before the novel sight
disappeared by the melting Of this at
tenuated snow bank. seamen note such
occurrences in the gulf stream, where
the warm water of the ocean is evapo-
rated and frozen near its surface on
frosty mornings when the air is STILL
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-04

A severe rheumatic pain in the left
shoulder had troubled Mr.. j. Fl. Lopez.
a we'll known druggist of Des Moines,
Iowa, for over six months. At times
the pains were So severe that he could
not lift anything. With all he could do
he could not get rid of it until he appli-
Ell Chamberlain's Pain Balm. "I only
made three applications of it," he saws.
land have since been free from all
pain" He now recommends it to per-
SINS similarly affected For sale bv
Farrar & Farrar, druggists, Dawson, ana
Dr. ID. A Wall, Bronwood.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-04

GENERAL BENJAMIN HARRISON is in
New York for the purpose of making
arrangements for his marriage, to take
place in April. He has declared that he
is not in the race for the presidential
nomination of his party. Nevertheless,
the politicians are watching him like
hawks. They are afraid that he will do
or say something that will put him into
the race again.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-04

The Shakers have madela'. discovery
which is destined to accomplish much
good. Realizing that three~fourths of
all our sufferings arise from stomach
troubles, that the country is literally
filled with people that cannot eat and
digest food, without subsequently suf
fering pain and distress, and that many
are starving, wasting to mere skeletons
because their food does them no GOOD
they have devoted much study and time
to this subject, and the result is this dis
covery of their Digestive Cordial.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-04

ALTHOUGH the federal census was ia
ken nearly six years ago, all of the vast
volume of information then collected
has not yet been classified and published.
Il is served in driblets at frequent in
tervals, and some of the census bulletins
are very interesting. One of the latest
of these gives the population of this
country by sexes, and shows that in
1890 there were in the United States
32,067,8 $50 males and 90,554, $40 females.
AS this is leap year the official announce
ment that there were at last count a mil.
lion and half more males than females
in the country is exceedingly timely.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-04

Light steel shoes and first-clsss
sheer a o ven & Gurr's.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-04

Dark snow fell in many localities in
Indiana recently. 1t varied in color from
brown to jet black.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-04

Don't fail to try Owens & Gurrs new
hOrse-shoer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-04

Miss ELIZABETH FLAGLEB, daughter
of General D. w. Flagler, chief of Ordi-
nance, United States army, pleaded gull
ty of involuntary manslaughter in the
criminal court in the District of Columbia
.Madnesdazs and VAS sentenced to a fine
in the dist let jail In August last Miss
Flagler fired revolver at a small color
ed boy who was stealing fruit from
her fathers grounds.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-04

WHAT the town of Decatur, Mich,
lacks of being under "petticoat rule" is
not great deal. A woman is president
of the municipal council, woman keeps
the postofice, women are in the council,
one of the leading physicians is a wo-
man, there are several women merchants
in the place, and besides there are wo-
men carpenters, cobblers, preachers,
etc. Yet they say that the town is thriv-
ing, and that it is one of the best gov>
erned in the state.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-04

Children all hate TO take castor oil.
but'not- Laxol, Which is. palatable.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-04

THE spirit of paternalism is abroad in
the land, and it crops out in every legis-
lative body. 1t manifested itself in 1.-THE
legislature of New York the other day
in the form of bill to prohibit all
children under sixteen years of age from
being on the streets after s p. m. in the
winter and p. m. in the summer. After
paternalism shall have seen to putting the
children to bed it should not stop until
it has provided for making them get up
betimes in the morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-30
JOTTINGS AMOUR TO WN.

Wal Kee was arrested yesterday for running an
opium Joint In his laundry at zoe East loan street,
together with n customer named All Joe. An opium
layout was also captured.
\ man who was found unconscious from a frac,
turei skull, due, Il Is thought, To u fall, In South
street early yesterday, died while being taken To
the Hudson Street Hospital,
Frank Foreman, a truck driver, of ESQ BlccckPT
street, was found dead In bed early yesterday
morning, having been asphy Kiated by illuminating
gas. He Is said To have been drunk when he went
To bed,
An entertainment AMI hall for the benefit Of tho
untnn ~ hind"ry girls recently formed 10y the In,
crnatl"nal Bookbinders' Union, VITA be given In
Tammany Hall ON April 7, The Rev, William S.
lialnsforl Will deliver an address on that occasion,
W. II, Smith, a druggist, ~ years old. OF Mon,
mouth, H., died or pneumonia on Tuesday On the
Steamship MatiInn, which arrived yesterday from
the Wcsl Iniies. Mr.. Smith was Que ~ a party Of
cNcursloEists who have been cruising IN the West
Indies,
The American liner Paris, which has hecn undergo
passed SANDY HOOK, bound in, yesterday morning,
Bans. Sh" VIII sail on "wednesday IA p ace of tie ST
Louis, which Is going down 10 Cramps yard To have
her 5luokCStArks ALT red.
Wolf Dahlnan, a dealer IN horses, died yestcr
day In bellevue Hospital ~ injuries received on
Wednesday, While Inspecting n horse AZ the Con,
trail stables at second avenue and Forty seventh
street he fell through an unprotected h~atrhway
twenty feet 20 the ground.