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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-09
Ksene.

The management of Harper's thea.
ire takes pleasure in announcing thu
coming engagement of the eminent
tragedian, Thomas w. Keene, who
stands today as the greatest repre-.
sentative of the Shakesperean school
of acting in America. In the whole
range of the worlds history there is
nothing comparable to the glorious
language in which Shakespeare has
crystallized the wisest teachings OF
ancient and modern times. MIR.
Keene, who is the natural aud legit-
innate successor of Edwin Booth, has
given careful study to the several
characters of his plays aud feels a
sympathy with each character he
portrays. AS the duke of Gloster,
in Richard III, he is today without q
rival. H. portrays the passion and
rage OF 9th clio with wonderful power
and effect. In Richelieu and Shy
lock. the cunning of the former snd
The vindic.iveness Of the latter, have
never been more powerfully pre-.
ssnted. As Hamlet, Booth was
never more sincere or thoughtful.
As Cassius, which he has not pre-.
sented often in late years, he won
some Of his first laurels and was con-
sidered ideal in that character, and
in Louis Nj, he has found 8 charac.
ter in which more than one critic
has proclaimed he does the creates,
work of his life. Mr.. Keene is this
season accompanied by Charles B.
Hanford, the popular young TRACE
dian, whose association aud work
with Booth, Barrett. Modjeska, and
latterly with his own company as 8
star, has brought him prominently
forward as candidate for the first
place among the younger trngedisns.
With Mr.. AFFORD and a company,
which Includes such artists as Car
Ahrmdt, A. Y. Carleton, Bertran
Temple, Lawrence Lowell, John Mil
ton, Paul Taylor, Miss Grace Hop.
kins, Miss Mary Tim herman, Miss
the lovers of true dramatic art car
look forward to an intellectual treat,
and Mr.. Keene's engagement ought
to be OF deep interest to all
who would have the stage made
what it should be. q power for the
good and elevation Of society.
The repertory includes Julius Ca
sar, Hamlet. Louis Xt. Othello. Rich.
ellen, thelMerchant of Venice and
Richard III. The play selected for
Mr.. Keene's.engagement at Harper
theatre Monday evening. March Is,
Is Julius Caesar"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-09
CASE is DROPPED.
Officer Moody Don't Pay That
$1,000.
SUED BY JAMES L. RICHARD

Litlgation the OutGvowth II What was
Always Considsred Joke Perpetrased
On the Po,iceman.. who Took the Piai.taR
for Hobo and hit with HIS Billy.
James L. Richards 200 suit for
damages against Officer Charles
Moody was dismissed by Judge Bige-
low in the circuit court this morn
ing at the cost Of the plaintiff. It
was first soug ht by the plaintiffs at
torney, NJ. E. Sweeney, to have a
continuance of the trial. This was
strenuously objected to by J. l..
Haas, who represented the defend ant.
He asked that the jury be called. re-
fusing to acauiesce in the request of
the plaintiffs counsel unless he
could show statutory grounds to
back his motion for q Continuance,
in view of the fact that he had Sc
cured the attendance of witnesses
living at q considerable distance, and
had made all arrangements to pro-
coed. Mr.. Sweeney thereupon asked
that the proceedings be dismissed.
The suit had its origin in what has
always been considered q Joke by
those acquainted with the circum-
stances. Officer Moody's beat in
cluded the Rock Island passenger
depot. The agent there experieL ces
no end Of annoyance from tramps,
who have habit of lounging about
in the waiting room in the winter
and in the summer months on the
trucks, etc. On this particular
night Officer Moody was told by Bag
gageman Russ to chase a sleeper,
who was holding forth on one of the
trucks. The man was given a shake
and told to mosey. He gave no an
swer, neither did he show a DISPOSE
tion to move along. whereupon the
officer pulled him off the truck and
swiped him with his billy.
Then he discovered that the man
was James Richard, the engineer,
who was taking q snooze pending
the arrival of his train. The suit
followed.
Court Adjourns.
Judge Bigelow entered few or
ders and then adjourned court until
9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-09
THE TELEPHONE SERVICE.
NJ anager HUTTON Makes Explanation OF
Recent Impe. fecti0ns.

Va Auoeet HuutOOn MAKES explanation OF
Recent Impe,fectiOns.
Speaking of the imperfections and
Interruptions in the telephone SER
vice which have been frequent of
late and to which The ARGUS made
reference the other night, Manager
Huntoon said this morHing:
Some complaints have been made
lately by telephone { subscribers of
Interruptions to their service, due
from crosses, grounds. false alarms,
etc. For the information of those
who may have been annoyed in this
way we wish to say that this has been
caused in the main by the large force
of linemen engaged ia taking down
old and deteriorated wire and
replacing it with new, in all
parts of the city, and also in putting
up new lines required to transfer
party line and other su bscribers from
present to the new sectional signal
system. This work has been of q
peculiarly annoying nature to SUBJ
scribers from the fact that the Oldest
and poorest wire is at the top of the
leads, and the moment one of these
wires is united and the tension re-
Taxed. it will swing against others
below it, causing them to vibrate
and become entangle' with other
wires. causing the trouble above re-
ferred to. 1t will therefore be read
lily seen that this work, which will
be vast Improvement to the serv-
ice when done, would naturally
cause much more annoyance to the
service than ordinary construction
of new lines. which are placed at the
bottom of the leads. This work has
also caused considerable trouble
from the fact that in arranging for
the new system the wires
have to be connected in
pairs. This requires great
many transpositions OF the out
side lines, go that when an opera
tor calls for a certain subscriber
over his own line she frequently
finds that another party is on his
wire and that he is on another, thus
calling the wrong party to the phone.
This, OF course, causes confusion
and delay in the operators work for
the time. which is felt by all sub
scribers to certain extent.
"We wish to assure the public
that every effort possible is being
made to complete the work at the
earliest possible moment and that
additional men have been put on, SO
that these unavoidable troubles may
be removed as quickly as possible.
1t will also be greatly appreciated if
the subscriber will notify the mana
ger or chief operator promptly of any
trouble they discover with their tele-
phone, to enable them to have it re-
moved as promptly as possible"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-09
TO MEET NEXT MONTH.
Dlst1ngu1hhea Gathering Of Pfesbytee1an
women In Rock Island.

Dlst1ngu1hhea Gathering Of Pfesbytee1an
women In Rock Island.
The twenty-sixth annual meeting
of the northwest board of the Wom-
ems Foreign Missionary society Of
the Presbyterian church will con-
vene in the Broadway Presbyterian
church in Rock Island at 9 O'Clock,
Wednesday morning, April 81. and
continue In session for two days.
The meetings will be open to the
public. The most gifted women not
only of the church, but our country.
will take part on the program.
Some prominent lady missionaries
at home on leave of absence, will
give addresses, and also the candi-
dates about to be sent out under the
care of the board. Wednesday even
| ing q popular meeting will be held
at which Q number of distinguished
ministers of the church prominent
in foreign missionary work will
speak. The president of the board
is Mrs. II. N. Forsyth, of Chicago,
whose mother, Mrs. A. H. Hoge, wal
president for Is years; Mrs. c. b
Farwell is treasurer. Each OF the
IL states will be represented by its
own delegates, and it is expected
that from $50 to 800 ladies will b.
present.
The Ladies' Missionary society
also the young ladies' Ruth's Band,
of the Broadway church, some weeks
ago appointed an executive commit
tee to have full charge of the prepar
alton for the entertainment of the
board, consisting of Mesdames j
Ross Mills. w. s. Marquis, A. H.
McCandless, Misses Fannie Cielant
and Margaret Stewart. from tn,
Broadway, and Mrs. Ira W. Allen. o
the Central church.
Lunch will be served for the dele
gates each day in the Sunday schoo
room of the church by the ladies Of
the Broadway, assisted by the Milar
Presbyterian church Wednesday, ant
the the ladies of the Central. assisted
by the Davenport Presbyteria,
church, Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-09
kai kai Silks.

$500 yards new Kai Kai Silks fresh
from Japan. plain and fancy cords.
Value sec. while they last. per yard
10 cents.
1000 yards corded Kai Kai Silks,
nne quality. exquisite colorings,
value 4Oc per yard, at Csc.
This week we throw ont in this
department. a snap bargain of fancy
silks. at 69c and 75c . yard. They
ought to be 81, but We delight in
surprising our customers and fix the
prices at &C and Use. You are welcome
to all you want while they last. Two
special values just received in Black
satin Duchesse. "a and q inches
wide. both at the same price. &c a
yard. Real value 81. rs and &l.5O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-09

Our spring hosiery now presents q
very complete variety and . few
prices We want you to know about
will surely bring you to Ms whom
buying. One line of Misses fast
black Hose. medium rib. double heel
and solo. only 10c for all sizes, 6 70
81 (worth Is to 2Oc).
Another line of iron twist, heavy
RIB. splendid quality. extra double
Knee double sole and heel. ct l2c.
15c and 1Sc for sizes to q.
These are superb goods And worth
Just double.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-09
ROBINSON rs DEAD.
Colonel Who Founded a Local
Industry No More.
PASSES AWAY IN CHICAGO

somsthing About HIS Lubeseasoe Pass,e
ana the Rock Island Company Which
was Formed to FaHsher It-Rsesia, q
Valuable Invention.
Col. George F. Robenson, who
came to Rock Island from the west
in 1892 and founded the company
which acquired of him the patent
for a railroad car lubricator, died in
q Chicago hospital at 1880 Sunday
morning Of consumption complicated
with other ailments. The colonel
became we'll known in various WAYS
in Rock Island after taking up his
residence here. He had an inven-
ton of undoubted worth and merit,
and a company with stated capital
stock of 100000 was formed, in
which Rock Island and Davenport
were interested. The old milling
property on Eighteenth street and
Sixth avenue, which had been for o
time used as . silver plating works.
was leased and the plant established
there. Circumstances arose, how
ever, that made the development OF
the industry impructicable on the
plan contemplated, and since the
spring of 1898 Col. Robenson had
been away from Rock Island nego
tiatipg ;or the disposition of the pat
ent to other parties. He had virtu
ally succeeded in this, and had re.
turned to Chicago from New York
six weeks ago when Ge became pros.
trated. He had been failihr In various
ways SO long that his collapse was
complete both physically and men
tally.
Col. Robenson was q man of pecu.
liar character. He was . fluent
talker of pleasant manner, and was
genteel in his dress. He claimed to
have been q southern colonel, and
was possessed of unusual resources
in the way of "reminiscences of the
war, and Of events in which he had
figured in life. He was. in a word,
q wonderfully entertaining CONVEX.
sationalist. Apart from his bust.
ness associations, the colonel was
embarrassed by domestic misfor.
tunes of a sensational character
The colonel was 55 years OF age.
Tho Rock Island Plant.
The Rock Island Railroad Car Lu.
bricator company. which he estab-
lished, and of which he was superin-
tendent, is still in existence and is
as solvent as it was the day it was
incorporated. The officers are:
President-T. j. Robinson.
Vice President-John Volk.
Secretary-William B. Ferguson.
Treasurer-T. j. Robinson.
Directors-John Ohlweiler. Gustav
Stengel, w. B. Ferguson. T. j. Rob.
pson, John Volk, G. +. Robenson,
A. III. Chapman. Galesburg; I. j.
Bunsen benz, Chicago; Emil LANCE,
Davenport.
The appliance which the company
owns was given the most exacting
and thorough trial tests on the r. l.
& p. railroad and proved success
in all respects. The company here
is entirely confident Of the future OF
the invention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-09

We have placed on sale Brown
Sheetings. 2 yards wide. ct lc}c Q
yard; II yards wide at 11}c.
Also the well known Pepersll
brand Of Brown Sheeting. It yards
wide. 122c.
We open one case of the celebraNed
Toile du Nords 5000 yards) short
lengths, At 62c . yard. Our price a.
always s}c . yard on these goods In
any lengths. These short lengths ct
63c run mp to 10 yards. Take all
You want, a. there'll be NO more
at &c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-09
Prohibition Conference.

A prohibition conference for Rock
Island county will be held at Moline
March IL. The services will be a,
the Unitarian church at IL a. M, and
continue through the day and even
ing. j. NJ. Marshall, William Colds
worthy, DR.. William Lyford. Rev. Il.
Marshall, Miss j. F. Huntoon with
others are on the program. Rev. o.
W. Stewart, chairman OF the state
executive committee, will attend,
and give the chief address OF the
evening. A basket dinner and sup
per will be- in the basement of the
church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-09
.CCABE'S

We have been busy the past few days rearangng
and marking down the McntyeReck stock of dry goods
but have in neglected overlooked our own store
with its magnificent showing of spring fabrics
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-09
Soap Of PomDeii.

Soap has been in use for 5000 years
and is twice mentioned in the Bible. A
few years ago soap boilers shop was
discovered in Pompeii. having been bur-
led beneath the terrible rain of ashes
that fell upon that city 80 A. D. The
soap found in the shop had not lost all
It's eficacy, although it had BEEN buried
1,SOO yeES-San Francisco News Let
ter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-09
New Black French Grenadines.
SILK AND WOOL.

just received, and will be shown
this week for the first time. These
are the French novelties which are
in such great demand throughout the
east, and are to be worn in great
quantities for spring and summer.
They are q perfect rage in all the
large cities and will be hard to find a
little later. You are invited to in
spect them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-09

Before the horse is stolen. Purify,
enrich and vitalize your blood. and
build up your physics system before
disease attacks you and serious sick
ness comes. Hoods Sarsaparilla
will make you strong and vigorous,
and will expel from your blood all
impurities and germs OF disease.
Take Hoods Sarssparilla now.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-09

The taxes for 1896 are now due
and payable at the law Office OF
o. E. Cramer. 1912 Second avenue.
Bring last years tax receipts
and avoid delay in searching for de-
scriptions. HENRY KROEGER,
Township Collector.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-09
Re Csrs . Cold In O

fe Cars . Cold In Oos Day.
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
II It fails TO euro. Is cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-09
Is cents

Hoods pills are the best family
cathartic. Easy to take. gentle. mild.
IS cents.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-02-12
M. Il. Church Notices.

Rev. Mitchell has been assisting
in the revival effort at Denver this
week, but will return Saturday
and meet the choir at Rev. Halls
and attend to the usual services Of
the Sabbath.
Owing to the dedication at the
Baptist church, our Sunday school
and preaching will be held an
hour earlier than usual next Sun
day morning. The Sunday school
will begin at $3.50 and preaching
at 1880, and will be over in good
time for the dedication. Let all
come. The subjects will be s'The
Abiding Graces,' l .or. 1874,
and "Glory,'' J,hn 1:14. The
latter is the ser non that was tt
have been preached last Sabbath
night. -
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-02-12
An Old Settler.

When the rheumatism first preempts certain n
tracts OF your anatomy 1t may be ousted easily,
but when 1t becomes an old settler 1t IL pretty
hard to bulge. Remember this when you ex-
perience the first twinges of this obstinate and
agonizing disease, and attack 1t with Hostel.
ter's Stomach Bitters. 1t will then make
tracts" and possibly leave you unmolested
and In peac cable possession OF your own com
fort in the future. Peril always attend rheu-
matism, II 1t become chronic, on account OF Its
tendency to attack the heart. Usually II is
Is that the kidneys, when aroused by the BIT
tcrs. will eliminate Impurities which give rise
to rheumatism and dfQpsy. In sfnclement or
ken In advance, will often avert rheumatic
trouble. Use this genial family medicine for
dyspepsia, biliousness. headache and consti.
patton
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-02-12

BoRN.-In Grangeville, Idaho
February 6, 1897, to the wife of I
Elsensohn, an 8 fb daughter. 3
Evan Evans is chairman ant
A. F. Parker secretary of the Boar,
of Trustees to receive the expert
ment farm. il
Hanson the photographer has
been engaged by the Horseshoe
Bend Tunnel Co., on Salmon river,
to photograph the sBend" in va.
rious positions, which work will
be accomplished during the COM
ing week. .d. Dmffgi, !
=. b. True states he expects to
put plant of machinery on the
Rescue mine at Warrens in the
spring. The property was recent
ly purchased by a Boston company
and is to be thoroughly developed.
The difficulty in that camp has
been that no mine has been work.
ed much below the water level.
there having been no steam pump
there and only one small hoist
Boise Statesman. f
The Western Mining World pub
lished at Butte, Montana, of Feb.
6, says: r. G. Huston of this city
leaves for Elk City, Idaho, to-
morrow, where he goes to take
charge ofa newly organized min
ing company known as the Ternan
Mining Company. This com pany
has taken hold of a large placer
property in that country, and DUR
ing next season will expend a large
amount of money in development
work, etc. Mr.. Huston is we'll
posted in everything pertaining to
mining, and will make valuable
manager.
G. M. Huff arrived last week
from Warrens where he has been
spending the winter. He informs
us that Myers & Blake have struck
on the very head of Summit fiat
the very richest thing ever found
in the camp, consisting of a two
foot ledge of very rich gold ore.
They have sunk shaft to d depth
Of 30 feet, with no sign of the vein
weakening. aa-i
Jas. G. Pennell, of Baker City,
Oregon, interested in the Bay-
horse group of claims in Florence,
went through town Wednesday
with a steam hoist. Mr.. Penneil
8 thoroughly experienced mill
nan and miner, and has abundant
aith in the ultimate outcome ofl
Florence. He aims to sink a
working shaft 200 feet ON the Bay
lorse, which shows a strong ledge /.
# quartz that has pay ore it's full
width. This makes the third hoist
Florence. sf..,f5s af.(es II
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-02-12

We ofer One Hundred Dollsrs Rewtrls for
any case OF catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarr b Cure. ig ftss.lf ~9A.s I TI17C-'
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, O
We, the undersigned, having known n j
Cheney for the last 10 years. and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business transac
tons, and financially able TO carry out any
obligation made by their Arm. y, -
WEST TRuAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toled o, o
WALDIHe, KINNAr q MARVIN, Wholesale Drug
gfsts, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure 70 taken internally, act.
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur.
faces Of the system. Price 75e. per bottle,
Sold BY ali DrugRists. Testimopials free
Halls family Pills are the best,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-02-12

"T'riss, Or Beyond the nSckise, y
was presented to 4 laxre and at
tentlve audience at the opera house
last Saturday evening. The drama
was a representation of western
border life, breezy and the humor
abundant. j. A, Vikings. I "a.
the ''old judgen brou1lat dovnpfiII.
house. In fact, al the eharsrte1';l
were we'll sustained. SOnra. stursrx
speeches, etc., occupiesi the &
between acts. 'aa9 ca ,sissaH 9f5II 7
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-02-12
OFFICIAL PAPER OF IDAHO COUNTY.
RECORD OF THE WEEK.
The FREE PREss, s2 per year.

RECORD OF THE WEEK.
The FREE PREss, s2 per year.
A. F. Parker, notary public.
Rum and death are two grea
Jewelers.. -. .e.4.
Hard work is specific for tn
blues. Give it q trial.
Honest goods at honest prices a
George Browns. Give him a cali
Stuart, Idaho.
John Rice and daughter Katie
were up from Slate creek on q fly.
ing visit last week.
The boy with a nickel is. as 4
general thing, happier than thu
man with q dollar.
Jas. Holt intends replacing his
ferry across Clearwater at mouth
OF Big canyon with a pontoon.
The best feed stables and meat
market on the reservation are kept
by Jos. Cox, at Stuart, Idaho. 81
Henry Elfers, cattle king Of John
Day creek, spent several days in
town last week, returning home
Monday. si'iaT'
Deeds, bonds, mortgages, leases
and all other forms of conveyan-
cling promptly done by A. f. Par
ksr, notary public. @
A No. baled hay for sale at
$3.50 per ton, by E.. w. Oliver, "a
miles northeast ofGrangeville, and
nine miles east of Denver. 1.
John Babian, better known to
old-timers as "Towhead john" is
very sick at Warrens and is not
expected to survive the winter.
J The English House of commons
on Feb.2 passed the women's 9 par
iamentary franchise bill to it's
second reading by voteof 22S to
lo7. .vdEa H1Gss ClV TfI
Harris, of Washington county.
has introduced bill into the legis-
latnre appropriating money to !
complete the Little Salmon
wagon ROAD. saf3a iasm sa63 y
1t will pay you to call and ex-
anime our goods before purchas-
ing elsewhere. We guarantee fair
observation-disclosures Brown, Stu
art, Idaho,
G. G. Dickinson, bookkeeper at
the Blue Dragon mine, came out
from Elk last week and went to
Spokane. He will return the lat
ter part Of the month.
Attorney Raymond disclaims be-
ing the Grangeville correspondent
of the esteemed Cottonwood Re-
port, and assigns the honors of the
position to Prof. Elsensohn and
Capt. Hartman. ti ~ aa
E. s. Sweet has sold 2s5 head of
fed steers to Mr.. Jackson who will
drive them to the railroad forth.
with for shipment to Nebraska, (
where they will be fed for eastern
New subscribers to the FREE
Press are: AL Vincent, Kamiah,
Idaho; Miss Isabelle Holt, Vollmer
Idaho; Alex McDougall, Duluth, te
Mimi; L.. V. Maxwell, Clotskaine, g
Oregon; j. G. Buscher, Denver, s
Idaho. 1 lr
A petition for the construction |
" q wagon road to be built down =
Lawyers canyon to Kamiah is be- :
ng worked up on the reservation = :
md it will be presented to the COM
of Idaho and Nez Perce =
ounties. 4s e.r -fr I
''I had severe eruptions on nv e
ace, but by the use of Hoods G
arsaparilla they have been en- V
rely eradicated and I am now in il
xcellent health. - ANDREW G. q
IEINzER, Wallace, Idaho. d
Hoods Pills are the only Pills c,
, take with Hoods Sarsaparilla. 81