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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22
william u Detective.

The knowledge which William
Glass gained while supporting brass
on the Rock Island police depart
ment has counted for something in
the selection of another vocation
one less arduous and one whose
opportunities for shrewed execution
are greater. Mr.. Glass is detec-
tive. So at last the once prominent
spirit in our peace making affairs
has been discovered and henceforth
his apparent aversion to notOriety
remains explained. The secret leaks
out through MIR. Glass recent matri-
monIal dicker. Several days ago his
wife obtained a divorce from him
and Monday the illustrious William
was united in marriage to Mrs. Mary
Celia Britton, the ceremony being
performed by Rev. Ira w. Allen, of
the Central Presbyterian church.
Among the questions asked of a
groom is one as to what occupation
he follows. Mr.. Glass confessed that
he was hackashaw.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22
B0ltOn-SchaeHer.

Lloyd Bolton was united in mar.
riage to Miss Emma Schaeffer,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Schaeffer, 2506 Fifth-and-a-half ave.
nue., last evening. The ceremony
was solemnized at the residence by
Rev. B. Baak, of St. Mary's church
in the presence of the immediate rel
atives only. The attendants were
Miss kittie Schaeffer. sister of the
bride, and Neil Bragg, of Davenport
The groom is a we'll known and in
dustrious yourg farmer of Elliott
Iowa. while his bride has many &C
quaintances both in Rock Island ant
Davenport. where she is held in higf
esteem. Mr.. and Mrs. Bolton de
parted this afternoon for their futur'
home at Elliott.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22
THEFATEOF AMENT
An Attempt to Favor Him
Proves a Boomerang.
RESULT OF A QUIET VISITATION.

To1chers All Found to be Disseminated
with the Head OF the Schools and The
Arxus' Charg IS Fully sa-t.ined-The Phi
mary Teacher.
A short time since. following arti-
cles appearing in THE ARGUS with
reference to the unfriendly relations
existing between the best teachers in
the Rock Island schools and Supt. J.
+. Ament, growing out OF the latter's
onsiderate and unkind treatment
of many Of them, member of the
schoo! board who has been particu-
larry lavish in his devotion to the SUI
Perintendent for reasons sought
to have a meeting of the board
called, to at once lend such signifi-
cant endorsement of MIR. Ament as
would tend to vindicate on the one
hand and thus insure his reelection
next year, and on the other to, as he
expressed it, s.shut off THE ARGUS
persecution" The idea of this,
member did not meet with favor, but
he persisted, and this week with an
other member, whose influence he
has sought in vain to obtain and
whom he has endeavored to convince
that the allegations were without
foundation in fact. made quiet visi-
tation and investigation of the
schools, with a view to ascertaining
the exact feeling among the teachers.
Pound Out All He Wanted To.
Three buildings were investigat.
ed and that was enough for the
Ament champion, who became sat.
isfied that there had been nc
misstatement or misrepresentation
of facts. The best teachers in
the Rock Island corps we're found
to be those most dissatisfied
with the course of the new superin.
tendent, and it may safely be said
that a sense of propriety restrained
them from saying all that they felt
The Primary Teacher.
The directors learned, too, some
thing about that expensive luxury
that the Rock Island schools have
been enjoying the past season under
MIR. Ament's superintepdency-the
supervisor CT primary instruction, sc
called. The lady who occupies this
office created by Mr.. Ament is one OF
his proteges coming here through his
wish from Carroll, Iowa, ant
paid $50 month to over
see the primary departments of the
schools; to in other words constitut,
the authority and guidance fol
teachers who are regarded among tn,
best in the state. 1t is far from the
design of THE ARGUS to evince any
disrespect for this teacher, when i
says that her appointment was :
great mistake, that she is less quail
flied to exemplify the methods ant
rudiments of primary instruction
than any of the teachers of tn,
schools here and over whom she i
placed. And it is perhaps the hes
that can be said to condemn the su
perintendent for her appointment t,
an unnecessary office, rather thai
to offer censure for deficiency.
Altogether the directors found tn,
inquiry pursued of value to them.
And this is not the end.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22
Calico Bargains.

The old Giant Cloth. wide and
heavy. usually 9 and 10c. A new
lot just in. We sell it for SIC.
One CASES, 600 yards ST. Regis
prints, so inches wide. always 1Oc,
same as Louisianes. We sell this
lot at 64c.
Tuesday we shall sell good Indigo
Prints for 4lc a yard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22
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, 1896-01-22
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, 1896-01-22
BUSINESS CHANGES.
tome Notable Ones to lie Made Alon,
Second Avenue.

Tome Notable Ones to lie Made Along
Second Avenue.
Within the next so days some inn
portant changes in business house
locations are to be made along Sec
ond avenue. The Boston shoe store of
Price Bros. & Company, is to move
from 1925, next to the Rock Island
house, to 1905 Second avenue. the
store now occupied by George Kings
bury & Co., which firm is to occupy
the store formerly held by Emig. the
tailor. These with other changes
along the avenue that have hereto
fore been noted will contribute to
the giving of our cosmopolitan thor
oughfare somewhat changed ap-
pearance by the time spring comes
around again.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22
TOLD FALSEHOODS.
So Miss Nelson Says Of Mrs.
Carlson.
NOW 5000 DAMAGES ARE SOUGHT

Defendant Charges the Plaintiff With Be-
ing the Mother of . Babe Found on q
Moline Doorstep Other Cases In the Cir
cult Court.
Miss Cordelia Nelson declares that
Mrs. Albertina Carlson told ms.
licious falsehOod in circulating re-
port among neighbors that she was
the mother of the infant found on a
doorstep in Whites addition in Mo-
line one morning last March. Miss
Nelson has accordingly applied to
the circuit court for vindication and
the allowance of s.. 600 for the dam
age done her character by the al
legged slanderous accusation.
Miss Nelson is young lady said
to enjoy an excellent reputation in
Moline. She is q member Of the
Swedish Lutheran church and sings
in the choir. She is rather nice
looking young lady and follows the
occupation of stenographer. being at
present engaged in assisting II. f.
Blakemore, circuit court reporter.
In her declaration she alleges tbs
Mrs. Carlson had made previous Sc
rious attacks on her moral character
and in the last accusation she in
tended to sustain the truthfulness OF
the first charges. The matter created
quite a sensation in Moline when
Miss Nelson resented the report:
said to have been circulated by Mrs.
Carlson. The affair was Investigated
by the Swedish Lutheran church and
Miss Nelson was indicated.
When the case was called for trial
before Judge Bigelow this morning
an attempt was made to arrive at 8
settlement, Miss Nelson being will
ing to let the matter drop providing
Mrs. Carlson would retract her state.
ments and pay the costs of the pend
ing suit. This was refused. So il
was begun.
The jury impanelled to decide
the case is composed of: Johr
Knack. Hubert Bruner, W. P. Oden'
dahl, Benson Huntley. Gust Gibson
A. H. Hampton, A. A. Skinner, B. f.
De Gear, C. A. King, j. H. Ransom
L. H. Klattenhoff, A. Williams. w
a. Meese and j. I. Kenworthy are
prosecuting and b. F. Peek and &
W. Wood are defending.
| Left Him for Another
From Hugo Miller told Judg
Bigelow that he was married in Chi
cago six years ago and that ere L
months had flown the woman VIII
promised to stick to him through
thick and thin deserted him withou
provocation and had persisted in re
naming away, notwithstanding hi
many attempts to affect recOncilia
ton. Mr.. Miller also introduced
answers to letters which he had writ
ten his wife prevailing upon her t
come back to him. But he said sh
thought more of another. He wa
granted a divorce. Mr.. Miller i
yard foreman for the Mutual Whee
company at Moline.
The arguments in the Lucas dam
age suit were concluded this morn
ing, but the jury has not arrived at
verdict yet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22
To Coming Mystic workers.

All who have given their applica-
tlons to our deputies should be ex-
amined at once, as we organize Fri
day, Jan. "a. r. S. COwAN,
Organizer of Mystic Workers of the
World.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22

He failed to use the Clinic Kidney
Cure for his kidney complaint. 81.
For sale at NJ. +. Bahnsen's drug
store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22

Scrofula turks in the blood of
nearly every one. but Hoods Sarsa-
parilla drives it from the system and
makes pure blood.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22

Place your nickel on the Dolly
cigar, the best on earth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22

Push it along-the Dolly scent
cigar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22
Bicycles.

One car load of Bicycles landed
Saturday. High-class wheels at a
low price, to set the wheels rolling.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-11-12
Now is
the Time

When the schools have
begun, when studies must
be presented with vigor,
when long winter evening
give opportunity for read
ing, when sewing and
mending are the order of
the day, sometimes of the
night too, when much must
be done by lamplight in
stead of daylight.
All this results some
times, yes, often, in an
extra burden of work being
thrown upon the eyes that
cannot easily be borne.
If the muscles and
nervous strain results in
aching of the eyeballs, or
repeated headaches, con-
suit HI. M. HITCHCOCK,
the Optician. Easy and
natural use of the eyes can
in most cases be restored
by the use of perfect fitting
Glasses.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-11-12
SHORT ITEMS CAZETTED.

A. O. Gimmestad was down from
Belview last Thursday.
Good 1896 high grade bicycle for sale
cheap. Inquire at this office. If.
The Legion of Honor will give an en-
tertainment at it's meeting next Satur-
day evening.
The young ladies of the Presbyterian
church are busily engaged in getting
ready for Fair to be held a week prior
to Christmas. A large number of USE
full articles will be offered for sale.
The Methodist and Presbyterian
churches will hold union prayer meet
ing tonight in the lecture room of the
Methodist church. The young men and
women of the town are especially in
vited.
st. Peter Journal: Another rich coal
vein has been struck by the Diamond
Drill Go. at Ottawa. The new find
was made Wednesday and those inter-
ested in the search have reason to feel
encouraged over the prospects.
Miss Frances Henze came up from
Minneapolis during the early part of
last week, returning to that town on
Monday. Miss Henze has been ill dur
ing portion of the time since she left
here but she likes her new home in
that town very much.
Lake Benton News: Hon. John N.
Jones of Redwood county spoke in diff
ferent places throughout the county
last week. Mr.. Jones is an eloquent
and forcible speaker and his speaking
undoubtedly did much good. He is a
man of ability and thoroughly under
stands his subject. On the tariff and
wages he speaks from personal expert
ence to some extent, as he has worked
both in free trace England and Amer
lea. With the financial question Mr..
Jones is also familiar. He has evident
ly given the subject thorough study
and this, together with his strong nat
ural ability, makes him speaker any
county might be glad to get during a
campaign.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-11-12

Miss Grace Chadbourne is clerking at
the store of J. r. Wolff & Co.
John G. Gebhard Of Bellingham,
formerly of this county, was registered
at Hotel Francois last Tuesday. Mr..
Gerhard is here attending court.
THE GAZETTE received yesterday, too
late for publication, very interesting
letter from James Arnold of Vesta
township. 1t will have full publication
in our next issue.
Senator Sevatson of Cottonwood
county was in the city yesterday as a
witness in a case that was continued
until the adjourned term. He returned
home Wednesday noon.
Arson Evans of Walnut Grove, Chas.
Chester of Lamberton, VIM. Kinman
of Morgan, members of the Republican
county committee, Representative-elect
James Larson, and John II. Roth of
Lamberton, called on The GAZETTE
yesterday morning.
The seventh annual meeting of the
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of
the town of Redwood Falls will be held
at the court house on Saturday, Nov.
18th, at 2 p. M, for the election of a
Board of Directors and the transaction
of such other business as may come be-
fore the meeting. All members are
urged to be present. By order of Sec
rotary A. D. Stewart. ct
Tuesday afternoon the John S. Marsh
Woman's Relief Corps of Redwood
Falls was inspected by Mrs. G. A.
Mitchell of Minneapolis, one of the
State inspectors. Notwithstanding the
snow storm, good number of the Post
and Corps were at the hall where they
partook of good supper and had, as
usual, very enjoyable time. In the
evening Mrs. Mitchell read paper on
''The Soldiers Homes in the Union"
1t was instructive and interesting and
every one enjoyed it very much.
Hon. John Lind of New Ulm, late
fusion candidate for governor, was in
the city last Tuesday, attending to the
setting for trial ofseveral cases in which
he is interested. Mr.. Lind stated that
he had no regrets to express over the
battle, except that his side did not win.
He contended that Gov. Clough's plu-
rality over him would not be over 600
or 700 and that the Republican cam
paign managers had purposely padded
the returns from certain counties in Or
der to give the Governor big plurality.
He mentioned the fact that Brown,
Wabasha and other counties, in return
ing their official returns, cut down the
Republican committee report of ma
jority from 100 to $50 and that it would
only take few such counties to wipe
out the plurality completely. The re-
turns from the backwoods counties,
Mr.. Lind contended, were purposely
held back in order that they might be
padded. Mr.. Lind, as will be seen
from the above, is quite bitter against
the opposition, and while assuming
pleasant smile in the ordinary course of
his remarks, cannot refrain from exhib-
iting his disappointment when speak
ing of the result. He left over the
| Northwestern afternoon train for New
Ulm, after getting his cases continued
to the adjourned term which will prob
ably be held in February or to the next
May term.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-11-12
T HE CITY.
MCKINLEY TAKES THE CHAIR.
BY CAPT. JACK CRAWFORD.


1t will be day of gladness
Like a cyclone on a tare
And joy will Danish sadness
When Mckinley takes the chair.
The sunshine of prosperity
Will drive from out it's lair
The wolf of insincerity
When Mckinley takes the chair.
I'll bless the day that was born
And get a glimpse of Heaven
The 4th of March. at early morn,
In eighteen ninety seven.
And you, comrades, will share the joy
That makes "old Glory rise
With no more isms to destroy
When Organism dies.
AS die it must. as all things die
That light of truth can't bear.
Well drive it home and nail the lie
When Mckinley takes the chair.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-11-12
VV oqEa

Is never done, and it is especially wearing
and wearisome to those whose blood is
impure and unfit properly to tone, sus-
Iaan, ana renew the wasting of nerve,
muscle and tissue. It is more because 81
TINS condition of the blood that women
are run down,
Tired, Weak, Nervous,
Than because Of the work itself. Eyerv
physician says SO, and that the only rem
edy is in building up by taking a good
nerve tonic, blood purifier and vitalizer
like Hoods Sarsaparilla. For the troubles
Pecuttdr to Women at change of season,
climate or life, or resulting from hard
work, nervousness, and impure blood,
thousands have found relief and cure in
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-11-12

MINNEAPOLIS 4 St. Louis Railway.
Time of arrival and departure of mail and
express trains from Redwood, in effect prl
2lst, 1890:
Passenger train going east leaves at IL AZ Pm
do do do west do LAS p. NJ
Accomm odation do east do 6:30P.M
do do west do 6:35 A NJ
Daily except Sundays.
GEO.S RICHARDSON. Agent.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-11-12
BY AIKEN l. SCHMAHL
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1896.

Chicago & Northwestern Railway.
Time of depa. ture of Passenger trains from
Redwo. d Falls.sin effect April 10th. 1896:
Leave for Chicae and the East. 4:45 p. M
- :" ..... 1882 P. NJ
arrive FROM 9:2OA.M
1" .... AIS Pm
n l.. REECHER Apent
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-11-12

n. l.. BEECHER, Agent.
Redwood Falls, MINI.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-11-12

on Swan Lake, Nicollet county, last
week, and Thursday Mr.. Graham, who
was in small boat. did not return to
camp. The next morning search was
made for him, and he was found in a
distant part of the lake in his boat, ap-
parently frozen dead. He was taken
to N1collet, where DR.. Ray admins
tered restoratives during the day, and
in the afternoon DIR. Weiser of this city
was sent for. He arrived at Nicollet at
p. M, when the man was yet cold;
but about an hour afterward he began
to revive, and Monday he was removed
to Mankato, where he has wife and
two or three children.
Echo Enterprise: The engine of G..
F. Marsh exploded while threshing on
the farm of Mrs. Davis, one mile east
of town last Monday. The engineer,
Frank Marsh, was throwing in coal
when suddenly both ends of the engine
were blowing out, throwing the engin-
eer with the door, about 2O'feet away,
cutting several gashes in his head which
are quite severe, though not fatal.
Charley Switzer, who was feeding, was
thrown against the separator with such
force as to render him unconscious for
about ten minutes. However, he has
sustained no severe injury. 1t was a
straw burner HIT as thew cOI11d not oh
tain the necessary power from straw
they were burning coal, the intense
heat of which had weakened the main
f1ue and the above was the result.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-03
FREE SILVER AND THE PRICE or COT
~ ~, aee TON. 1,r a. slt.
PoDulIss statistics which Prove soand
Money statsments.

PoDulIss Statistics which Prove sound
Money statsments.
Tho Arena, o Populist magazine. pub
fishes series Of pictures intended to
show the great decrease in the purchas-
ing power of bale of cotton. owing to
the alleged characterization" of silver.
The money value Of the first bale is given
as e4l6.9O IN 1865. The next in the
Same series is for 1870, when the money
value had shrunk to $1,000. Other
pictures give the varying values down
10 1894. the conclusion from the whole
being that the lack Of free silver has
caused the fall in the price Of cotton.
~, How fa'se this arg1ment is can be
seen by looking at the figures quoted.
Between 1865 and 1870 the price Of cot
ton fell from S3.38 cents per. pound to
28. 90 cents. By 1873. the year Of tho
crime. the price had gone down to
10. 80 cents. mother words, the money
value of bale Of cotton shrank from
$416. 90 in 1855 to SEA-. q difference
of $822. 90, while the country had free
coinage of silver at 16 to 1. Since that
time the fall in price, has been much
less, having been only from $e4 iniS73
to $50 sin 1895 at, the present quota.
tions Of z, 80 cents per pound. NAs
The history of cotton prices shows,
therefore. that under free silver the
price ofn bale Of cotton declined 1922. 90.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-03

half-wild animals. He has many stO-
ries Of adventure to relate, one of which
is the following: 'm
l never lost my nerve but once; then
my heart was in my mouth for two or
three minutes. We were descending
the Devils Incline. a long. straight,
smooth hill, with twenty-five passen-
gers on board, two OF them ladies occu-
plying outside seats. One Of the ladies'
sat behind me; the other. n handsome
young married lady, was between her
husband and me. When within n quar-
ter Of mile from the bottom Of the
hill my brake broke, and knew that
within a second the cvNch.. with its loud
Of passengers. would, dash forward
upon the horses. The team was in n
swinging trot, and legs, arms and posi-
bly, Hecks would be broken IL the pas
sengers should attempt to jump or, as
they would be certain to IL gave them
warning of their danger. There was
not an instant to lose. so grasped my
whip, shouted to my leaders. and cried.
Here Is where we make time" and
down the long, smooth hill we went on
run. II a horse should stumble or fall
1t meant death to more than one pas
senger on board; but fortunately the
road was smooth. and the animals
kept their feet. l piled the lash, and
again shouted to the leader as the big
coach began to gain upon. them. The
passengers grew frightened as the vchi-
Gle reeled and rocked undsc .he .tre-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-03

mos. substantial railroad property in
America. The second son, William H..
took up The work begun by the father
He made 1.-The New York Central the
nucleus of the far-reaching network of
steel highways that is now the Wander
bilt system. The.old commodore in his
seventy years of business activity had
amassed n fortune Of 500, 100000. Will
lam ii. il. nine years added quite or
nearly S15O,O00,O00 to this pile and
proved himself the superior financier.
In January. 1877, the commodore died
and in 1885 William III. followed him.
The latter's estate--probably the great
est ever left by will-was divided
among his eight children, the bulk of il
going to the two elder sons, Cornelius
and William Nissan. Each of the 9th
ers-the two younger sons, Frederick
and George. and the four daughters.
Mrs. Elliott +. Shepard, Mrs. W. Sew
ard Webb. Mrs. William ID. Sloane and
Mrs. II. Mex. Twombly-received S10,-
100000 and a Fifth avenue mansion.