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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-23
That's the Talk.

The people of Rock Island have
been having q conference touching
the location of another factory there.
That's good. Every factory located
in Rock Island helps this city. II
may not help us IS much as though
it were located here, but taking
things as they run We are getting
our share, and we are not hog
enough over here in Iowa to want i,
all, or to think we are the only ace
in the deck. If Rock Island can
land q good factory. which chooses
her, for any reason, in preference to
us. we shalt congratulate her, hon
estly and heartily. and hope that she
may see many happy returns of the
day. And we will try to make q
decent showing by keeping step with
her. There is no room in the three
cities for jealously. They will Ill
have trouble enough without trying
to make it between themselves
This world is but q fleeting show
any how. It isn't worth while to
chew up the scenery and end in 6
fight just because the seats are mo-
all filed. Let's work together. II
We double teams we can all get NOR,
Of load up the hill than if We pull
against each other.-Davenpo Dem
Ocrat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-23
THE LATEST FROM LEWIS

Essiwhile ChaWpS0s Wrestler Anxs0as 60
Asss BarDs and McLsod.
Evan Lewis. the "strangler" has
announced through the Chicago
Times Herald. his vii ingness to
make a match to throw both Farm
err Burns and Dan Mcleod,
wrestling each alternately. the same
night, best two in three falls. Lewis
has . hacker who is willing to bet
81. 200 to $500 that Lewis can do as
he says. As she betting should be
about 10 to that neither Burns nor
Mcleod will pay much attention to
the Wisconsin man, it is not likely
such . match could be made. The
rimes-Herald rem .rks: "McLeod
has been two years trying to arrange
match with the Iowsn. but the lat
ter seems to be content to be thor
oughly roasted everywhere. and
will not make any ~ reement."
Yes, the farmer can stand . heap
of roasting from such ~ Mcleod
and his ilk. When Mcleod learns to
tell the absolute truth about his At.
rempts to meet Burns, the latter may
feel more like giving attention to his
talk. The last circumstance involv-
ing the two men was the depositing
Of $3.50 by Mcleod for . match with
Burns. which the latter promptly
covered. submitting also the articles
OF agreement for Mcleod to sign
and that was the last any one heard
from Mcleod until the articles, after
reasonable length of time. were re-
turned. Then Mcleod began his
| misrepresentation again. The
trouble is that Burns is . little too
sharp f,r the Mcleod crowd. Al
far as Lewis is concer ned there is nc
reason why Burns should pay any
attention to what ia q bluff on thu
face Of it. Mcleod can DO ss b,
pleases-but il he is anxious for q
match there seems to be q chanc,
for HIM.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-23
Police MAI tore.

Betsy Malone and Jack Mccarthy,
arrested in house on Twenty-second
street near Fifth avenue, by Officer
Miller, were fined in the police cour,
today, Betsy $50 and costs for run
ming . disorderly house. and Nc
Carthy $40 and costs for being an
inmate.
Charles Donavin, who stole James
M1ller's overcoat, was held to the
circuit court in 500 bonds for lar
ceny. today.
A. window in Chris Schatz saloon
on Ninth street. was broken by some
young fellows who were quarreling.
No arrests have yet been made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-23
Hermit ON the Iowa Side.

Down below Cooks point, near
Davenport. the rising waters have
driven from hole in the banh of the
father Of waters . verita6le hermit
An old man of three score years and
ten. he says has been living there in
cave-dweller style for some time. and
now that his hole is no longer habit.
able, he has bent over q lot of tall
weeds. and with the added comforts
Of q blanket or two, seems very well
satisfied. He talks in q fairly intel.
ligent manner. but claims to be a,
work upon . revised version Of the
bible for which, thus far. he has
been unable to secure q publisher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-23
SID PEARSON SURPRISED
Happy Event 1t the Firem IN H0sdqasr-
tiers m Reynolds Block.

Happy Event 1t the Fifem IN H0sdqasr-
tsrs IN Reynolds Block.
A pleasant surprise was rendered
Sidney e. Pearson, master of lodge
SO. Brother hood Of Locomotive Fire.
men. last evening at the headqu ar.
tiers of the lodge at the close of the
regular weekly meeting, the occasion
being his 9th birthday. He was
presented with a handsome rose.
wood arm chair by the Ladies' Aux
Hilary out of the proceeds of their
late ball, the balance of which,
amounting to $3.50. was turned into
the treasury of the lodge, and that it
was fully appreciated by the mem
bers was evidenced by the pains they
took to make the evening oae to be
remembered by all.
Dancing was INDUCED in until $3.50
q. M, with an intermission at 1:
O'Clock for supper. which was pro.
vided by the ladies, and which did
credit to their culinary talent. Abou
fifty couples were present, and al
voted the affair one of the most en-
joyable ever participated in.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-23
Electric BitterA.

Electric Bitters is . medicine suit
ed for any season, but perhaps more
generally when the languid ex-
hausted feeling prevails. when the
liver is torpid and sluggish and the
need of . tonic and Alternative 10 felt.
A prompt use of this medicine has
often averted long and perhaps fatal
bilious fevers. No medicine will act
more surely In counteracting and
freeing the system from the malarial
poison. Headache, indigestion. con-
stipation. dizziness yield to Electric
Bitters. SOC and 81 per bottle ut
Hartz 3 Uilemeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-23
BeoWner & 90. Fan.

The grocery firm of Browner &
Co., on Fifth avenue has succum bed
to the hard times. The business was
closed up this morning, the entire
stock and fixtures being turned over
to Henry Darts Sons to satisfy q
claim of 81, 20O.
There are other creditors whose
claims aggregate about $1,000. The
business was started by the late
George b. Browner and was consid. r.
ed among the substantial grocery
stores Of city. After his death
Browner & Co.-Miss Hilda Brownel
and Frederick c. Snitzer-was
formed, and carried on the business
until now.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-23
Notice Of Sale Of Real Estate.
sLATn OF ILLM0Is. -.

BY vir.ue Of dscrctal order Of the count,
court Of sad cou-u entered - the February
term. 4. D. 1877, OF aid court. on the pc iiion o.
Andrew ". Mct,ouoell, guardian Of Nett. 3
Mcconnell, Laura 3. Mcconnell. Nina B Ne
Council and BARLEY Nc onnell. min n. u
cell he real estate hercinastsr described. belong
ing to th~m I shall, on wednerdN. the third
day OF nsrh. A. D. 1897, ct the south door Of
the court house. In the city Of Rock Island,
county Of Rock Island .nd state Of Iilinois. ii
the hour Of so'ciock in the afternoon. Of esd
DAY sell all the right. title. claim asd iatere.t Of
said minors, In and 20 he following DESERVED
resi- estate. situste IN the county Of Rock leland
and state Of Illinois, to-wi:
(sl) Of section sxtecp (l6D and the east ooe-hAli
(h) OF the uor,h-esst quarter M u eoct on
seventeen III, all 10 township sixt0en Oe) eofth
range too (2), wcrt Of TIE fourth (lfh) pfin
eipsi meridian. containing one hundred I'd
sixty u6D arcs.
q d saie will be made q pshlic ssetasv q
the highest ana best binde, for CO 10 hspd
ANDREW ". McOouuuLa,
Gusr1ian q oaid minoGA
Jackson 3 Hunsr, Attornsys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-23

The great Atlantic garden scene II
shown in Charles Hall . great spec
tacular comedy drama. Chicago, -
Is said to be q marvel of beauty and
elegance. besides being . wonderful
piece Of stage mechanism. The
scene shows famous concert hall in
full operation. presenting . stage
within q stage. perfect in every dc.
tail, to the Procenium arch, the dror
curtain. the boxes and the audience.
1t 10 during this scene that the spe.
cialties are introduced BY vsrious
member Of the company. Harper'l
theatre Wednesday, Feb. "a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-23

Administrators Notice.
ate Of Iesse eamberrcr. dteess.d

rhs undsrsignsd hsvias ben sppolnssn saain
lstrstxix Of The estate Of Issse BaDbeV.r,
stste Of nlinois, deoeassa. hereby givss norsoe
hat she win appear before the county eouri
Of cock Island county, st the o1bos q the eisrk
April term, on the arst Monday IN April
next, q which time al perpons having claims
against sod estate are notified and rsQueeted d
atte'.d for Tie purpose Of hsvtng TIE eaDs "a
justed.
All persons indebsed % old sstsse ere 70
quee,ed 70 MAKE tDDediste peyO0ns % ths IN
dersigned.
Oassd thss ssh dsv Of Jsn. A. D.. iNr
BERTHA BAMBeRoER. Admiuistrafrix.
JACKSON D Hurst. Attorneys for aomx
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-23
Masters Sale.

Ao8eor0 sale.
STATE OF ILLlNUlA. a.
9puE I9lAuD CouwPy ~
In the circuit court 10 chapcery. foerc,osuss
general No. 1854
Asn,nels \. Sturgeon " Patrick orsey bog
Notie~ e hsrsby given thsi bv yirtse Of . d.
cree OF said cont entered Ia the above entitled
esusc. on The 18Th day q January. a. y. ISL
shall on Saturday. the iete DAY Of March
A ID 1877. 81 the hour OF o'clnck In n after.
noon. @ the frsut door ~ the coart house IN ths
CITY q eo lslapd. In cid county Of Rock islasa
% satisfy said accr~e, ell q pub &c vondu x
the highest and 'est bidder for cash In had ,hoss
eertsi. parcels IL aud. situate m the county d
hock IsisLd and .tste Of lliiD'sis. knywn and de
oerfbea - follows. wit:
To and v ded one nfth psrt of lots ooe ~ ssc
two q ! OCT .igsteen Us, the undivided
ooe-nsth p-rt sf tae uth hund Cd ana shfr
(isl) feel Of 10 te no ia ocs uusns fhir
teen QS,- ell 10 - pccr sse'r o dftton 10 tus
city ~ kock I-lapi.
Dated q koct Island. Illinoie. this Let day Of
Feb usry. a D.. 1871. gLwfN &, PA9asHSun.
nester IN Chancesy. Rock leland uouAty. IN
c. y. NAnsn- IL, compl.,naut,s so,icsos.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-23

Cascarets Candy Cathsrtic, the
most wonderful medical discovery of
the age. pleasant and refreshing to
the tasts. act gently and positively
on the bowels. cleansing the entire
system. dispel colds. cure headache.
fever. habitual constipation and bill
.iousness. Please buy and try . box
Of c. c. c. today; 10. Is. 80 cents.
Sold and guaranteed 70 cure BY all
Druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-23
Conservator's Sale.
SrAT1 I.s OF IL HS -

Probate court Of Cook county. In the estaae Of
Mary b. 0towell. N insane person.
By virtue Of decree OF the probate court d
Crok county. lllinnis. enferrd on the 9lrb day Of
D~ce abr, a. D., 1896. on the petition Of Ffsok
Green. 4ons. rvator Of 0ary II. etoWe1. On income
psrson, =, lesve to sell the real estste or The
SAID Mary q. Stowell TO pay debts Of said Mary q
etowell, or to invest the proceeds thereof ~ may
be required ny sstd couvt viii. on eatardsy. the
twentyseventh day Of February. 4. D.. 1tH. 81
the hour o. II o'cicct m. at the judicial sales
room Of the Ch,ca o heal Grtate Board No 81
Desrbom street. in the city Of 'bicsg,, county Of
Cook q etate oS I'linois. sell q public sendus
to the higher bidder TO. each. q, the interest Of
the said Gary Il. ~towell In and 20 the promises
and real ee ate Described as follow:
>ub-lot one ~ Of bl.ck nine % In j. ". Spen
cer's addition to Kocs leland; afro eub-lnt seven
ca Of b och fourteen (lO 10 SPENCER and Caee'.
addition to Rock Islspd; also loie one a. and
two (2l Of block Two ~ in Towards addition r
neck leland. al -itussed in the city Of Rock Isl
end, county Of Rocs Island, and state Of Illinois
Dated Feb. 2, 1897. eRASK GRsss,
Conservator Of nary q. stoweil.
J. KENT GREEN, Attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-23
Lf0Al.
Administrator Notice.

1872 y" Ano1cW FesfrOns o0ccoooo.
rhs sndefsigpsd having ossp sppo1usso admin.
Pearson. late Of the county Of 0och io,ano.
stasr o. tllinois. deceased. hereby k1vss oreSeS
that she vfll appear before the county cousS d
.sid court. 10 the city Of Rock Island, q ne
April term. on the drss Monday IN Apfil
neat. o Which time al persons having cla3mo
etteod fsf the purpoee Of having TIE se0s ga
tusted Al ,ospone indebted 10 eaio eotsss ass r.
1erpianed
Dated THE 18th day o. February. a. o.. 1851,
CLARA PEAWaox. Administrative.
JACKSON 4 HuRss, Atforne,s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-23

The man with a weight on his leg
can't hope to win in the race. A
man with q weight on his health
can't expect to compete in life and
business with. those who are not
handicapped. II his brain is heavy
and his blood sluggish. because Of
constipation. he will not succeed in
doing anything very we'll. Consti-
patton Is the cause Of nine-tenths of
81! sickness Symptoms of it are
sallowness. listlessness. poor sppe-
tite, bad taste in the mouth. di.zi-
nese, biliousness and lassitude. Con-
stipation can be cured easily and
certainly by the use Of DIR. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets. They are not at
All violent in their action, and yet
they are more certain than many
medicines which are SO strong thai
they PIT the system al out of order
The great advantage OF the pleas
ant Pellets" is that they cure per-
Danently.
Send 81 ons-csnt stamps to cover
cost Of mailing only. and get his
great book, Tho Peoples Common
Sense Medical Adviser, absolutely
free- Address Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, Cos Main street.,
Buffalo. N. 7.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-23

II 10 not generally known that
more adults die Of Kidney trouble
than any other diooose. When the
hrst symptoms Of this disease appear
NO time should be lost in taking Foiey's
kidney Cure. which - guarastesd or
money refunded. Sold By ~. 2.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-23

Cascarets stimulate liver. kidnsys
and bowels Newer sieksn, weaken
OF gripe; 10 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-23

The taxes for 1885 ere now due
and payable 1t the Law once Of
Q. 3. Crsmer. 17l2 Second svenue.
Bring last yeos's tar rses ipts
ssd avoid dslsy = ssarehisg foe de-
Scriptions. HRuBY KnoEoBR,
ToWDship Colseotor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-23
Faulty Street Paylng.

In quincy the street tlnkerere
have been experimenting with Q
paving material called "novacuIate
ps"ing," and Is . consequence the
streets paved with It are found 20 be
incapable Of outstanding heavy
traffic. The theory seemed beautiful,
but the practice proved faulty. The
Quincy Wing quotes q resident %
saying that from present indications
that pavement is not what that CITY
wants. Experiments in paving are
likely to prove faulty. The novacu-
late on one street 10 reported to be
already cut up into ruts and rolled
up into bu, ches The citiz ms there,
after seeing how novaculate gives
way. say that brick paving is pre-.
ferable to both novaculate and tel
ford. While more noisy. It 10 more
durable. One man SAYS that IL
Quincy 10 to have good, permanent
psvements 1t should u-e brick. This
leads the home OF brick paving ma
terial. Galesburg. to rise and re-
mark:
Quincy now has miles Of brick
pavement that are in perfect condi-
tion, and Why that city should have
gone to experimenting with novscu-
late and telford 10 . mystery. Per-
hsps . few such trials will result to
the advantage Of the brick pavement.
which year in and year out resists
wear. These facts are given as .
warning to several cities in this part
of the state, which are considering
the paving aestion. Ttey are
hereby all advised to use vitrified
paving brick and not to experiment.
De failure in paving in . city 10
likely to keep that city in the mud
for many years"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-23
Echoes From the Mines.

The Mining Industry and Review,
published at Denver, contains the
following bit of news of interest to
Rock Islanders: &C. d. Gordon OF
Rock Island. and j. B. McFarlane
have just purchased the Black Lion
lode up Ute creek. Hon. William
McEniry, . member of the illinois
legislature. is president Of the new
company, and other prominent men
from that state comprise the syndi-
cate. A contract for sinking the
shaft another 100 feet has been made
and other large development pro.
jects are contemp ated. The Black
Lion has long been known a. q valu-
able mine, and only little work il
needed to put is In shape to ship ore.
The locality is good. The Banty
mine, up Spring Gulch, owned and
operated BY the Spring Gulch Gold
Mining company, another Illinois
corporation. is doing we'll. The COM
Pauy has just entered upon its Sec
ond year OF existence, and develop.
ment has been continued from the
start. The shaft 10 now down los
feet with levels, east and west, the
one at the bottom being los feet in
length. The streak of ore shown in
this level is continuous and aver
ages seven to eight inches. Sloping
will soon begin. and the levels
continued east and west, and
sinking resumed at an early date.
The ore from the Bantv runs from
$500 per ton down. aud will easily
average 500. This promises to be .
big producer of high grade ore"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-23
HUMAN SAFETY VALVES.

The kidneys are the safety valves
Of our bodies.
They determine and calculate to a
nicely Just how much of the pro-
ducts Of digestion are good and
necessary to make pure blood, strong
muscles and active brains.
An excess of these products 10 clog
ging and poisonous in it's tendencies.
often producing rheumatism,
Bright's disease. diabetes, etc. =
Ii our kidneys are healthy they
act at once to throw off this excess.
They rapidly ii ter it out Of the
blood through the urine.
II the kidneys are weak, diseased
or sluggish. they cannot do this.
Tue poisons and impurities collect.
and sickness and possible death l.
the result.
DR. HOBBS SPARAGUS KIDNEY
PILLS
Keep our human safety valves
healthy and working constantly for
our good.
II Received Great Benefit "
Rock Island, ILL.,. Nov. 20. 1896.
take pleasure in reporting to you
that l received great benefit by the
use of your Sparsgus Kidney Pills,
taken by me for kidney troubles. and
believe that others who use them fol
kidney weakness will deri.e the same
benefits. A. j. Elder.
DR.. Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pills.
80 cents box. Hobbs Remedy com.
pany. proprietorr. Chicago.
DR.. Hobbs Pills For Sale in ROCK ISLAND b,
I. II. THOMAS. Druggist, cor. I'd ave. a 18th st
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-28

Delmas for batting that fairly brlstled
with good things. Bartletts confession
was a serious proposition for the defense
and it was important to that side that
something ehould be saved from the
wreck Delmas went at the selt-confessed
perjurer savagely.
II soon developed that Bartlett was a
veritable Baron Munchausen, being una bic
to hold to the truth on any subject Tor the
space of two short minutes and mixing
him self up distressingly.
"Have you been talking with anybody
connected with the pialnlltfs side OF thls
case since you gave your original evidence
here?" was Delmas first sally.
Eyes, l have been talking to Attorneys
l. oyd and Mitchell. 1 met Mr.. Lloyd
Yesterday on Montgomery street, and we
office. A certain party told me Lloyd
wanted to see me-"
Who was that party ?"
II can't recall his name"
Wasn't mis- name O'ConneL".
Yes; believe it was. met him last
Friday. l think"
What aid he tell your"
II dom; recall his words"
"Try, please"
friendly with Attorney Mitchell"
Was there not something said about
S5OO0?"
Il think do remem ber a remark some
thing like that. | think it was l who
said to OConnell that $4,000 would be
about the right fee for me. told him
was thinking about leaving the City"
"Was the fee TO COMPENSATE you for
changing your testimony?"
"Oh no."
Delmas dropped this line, and asked
Bartlett TO explain why it was that he
was so positive when testifving few days
ago that he had seen Senator Fair with
Cooney, and was not so Eow. The witness
said he had been thinking the matter
over, and had come 10 the conclusion that
he must have been mistaken. He said be
went to Attorney Lloyd's office for the
purpose Of making clean breast of the
whole affair.
Il knew that there were some things
had done in the past that | regretted, and
| knew that they were going TO impeach
me in court by dragging all of these af-
fairs up" he went on falteringly. II did
wrong once when employed by religious
body as collector. | went 10 Mr.. Lloyd
10 see if | could have the exposure
stopped. Mr.. Lloyd heard my story and
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-28

father. Bartlett picked up his hat and
started TO trip away:
swat moment" said Judge Slack in
his quiet wav. ii am not quite through
yet. Mr.. Sheriff. step over this way and
take this witness into custody. l will
order that he be taken to the City Prison
and there confined pending the prepara-
tion of a complaint charging him with
perjury"
Bartlett was staggered, but submitted to
the arrest without objection.
Mr.. Delmas remarked that he was Just
about TO ask the court TO make the order
just entered, and Mr.. Mitchell of the
other side spoke up and also said they
cheerfully consented to the courts action.
The jury was now excused, and then
something else happened.
Mr.. Delmas announced to the court that
he had secured the detention of two men
who had been exhibiting a document
purporting to have been written by him,
but which was a rank forgery. He had
secured the document and wished the
court to inspect it. 1t had the appearance
OF being legal paper, and its contents set
forth that Mr.. Delmas had agreed to as
sign to one James Walter Cough certain
claims that he had against some CORPORA
ton ellen for period OF two years in
the event Of his losing the Craven law
suit. Just what it all meant, Mr.. Delmas
Salu, nt coulQ not CONCEIVE, out lnaSmucn
as his signature to the document had been
forged and there were references in it to
the Fair case he considered it his duty as
an attorney at-law TO inform the court.
The two detained men referred to were
brought into court, and gave their names
as George Olsen and William Goettert.
In the investigation that followed it de-
veloped that James Walter Cough was
presuming upon the fact that he was re-
lated to Mr.. Patterson, one of the jurors
in the case, and was using that as
method for borrowing money from Goet-
teri. The latter said that man named
Molder, who had been acting as go-be-
tween in the transaction, had in his pos
session document which he claimed was
a will executed by the late Senator Fair.
He told Goettert. so this individual said,
tkat he was in cohoots with Delmas, and
that they were going to make big stake
out of the Fair case. On the strength OF
this bright prospect and all this docu-
mentary evidence he hoped to be able to
borrow $500 from Goettert.
Judge Slack promised to have the mat
ter investigated, and threatened to have
few more people jailed if be should find