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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-11

Election Noties.
Notice 10 hereby: given that on
Tuesday, the 9Th day Of April. A. D.,
1897. In the city Of Rock Island, Ills. i,
IN election will be held for the fol.
lowing officers, to-wit:
CIT OFT GERS.
One Mayor for two years.
One City Clark for t0o years.
Ouo CITY Attorney for two years.
One City Treasurer for tvo yeafs
One Police Magistrate for four yeaSS.
One Alderman In the Fist ward for two years.
One Alderman IN the Third ward for two yoarD.
One Alderman IN the Fourth ward for two
one Aldsrmsn in the Fifth ward for two year,.
One Alderman IN the Sixth waFd Tor two jean
One Alderman in the Seventh ward for two
years.
TOWN oPFIcIRs.
Two Assistant Supervisors for two years.
One Aeseseor for one year.
Three justices Of he Peace for four years.
Three Constables for four yean.
Notice 10 hereby also given, that In pursuance
Of pstiion OF ten (0) legal voters, reside nrs in
the city Of Rock Island, ii the state Of illinois,
city ct s0id election the question Of lee uing he
bonds Of said city under tue provieions Of a cot
Of the Legislature Of said state, entitled "An Act
County, and 70 act eso1 hss' fSs
the payment thereof b. taxssicn n such counties
and ci!isc, approved Feb. u, 1885; and to amend
sss nj. thereof. approved and in force Aprl "a,
First. The number Of bonds proposed to be
Second. The amount Of each 81 said bonds
s1 q %. Ds Scaa: o S: g g
principal sum each Of ono thousand 81 900 10Y
oollefS: twenty (20) Of which shall b pays
d: in Ten go sss5s' atfty asol IN aftssn H0
Int Day Of ssptsnbsr, 4. D. ieN. Ard one
g sss PsS: ss, ssss q e IS Al:
1 ,s s:a sn S2 sag d sSz sn y as
Iesss fion the ant day Of septsnbsr, 4.
Third Tho rate OF interes. On each Of said
bonds shall be fonr and one half .(4x) per esntum
per snasn, gsyyscls semi. annually:
payable 1t the First Nstional Bank Of Chicago.
pee q San. 9s Ss1y = pS,ea:;s s:,s ssE
principal and interest % about the SUN Of one
hnnor.d and seventy 017o 0c0oO) dollsn; and
oil certain warrants Of said city now outstanding;
:sS. twenty oSs ass sum
By order Of the city council Of the city Of Rock
Island: NJ, - per resolution passed Feb. IS. A.
Which election win be open ct O'Clock i'm the
morning and coatinue open until O'Clock in thu
afternoon Of that day.
first Wafd-Franklln hose house.
second Merd-First Precinct Kruse's shoe
SECOND ward-escond Precinct. George stodd,a
han, Eighth avenue, between Nipth and Tenth
Third ward-F,fet Precinct, Darts building
lhird Ward-Sscond Precinct, william Rinck's
building. 1.as Seventh sve1ue: o..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-11

Cascarets Candy Cathartie. the
most wonderful medical discovery Of
the age. pleasant and refreshing 20
the taste, act gently and positively
on the bowels. cleansing the entire
system. dispel colds, cure headache,
fever, hsbitual constipation and bill
iousness. Please buy and try . box
Of @. C. c. today; 10. IS, 80 cents.
Sold and guaranteed 70 cure By Ill
drugRists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-11

On receipt Of 20 cents will forward
to any address. postpaid, . hand.
some catalogue Of u pages, pro-
fusely illustrated. giving full de.
scriPtions Of fruit trees. small fruit,
ornamental trees, evergreens, shrubs,
vines. roses. bulbs, etc.; suitable
distances for planting, depth to
plant, pruning. number of trees and
plants on IN acre Ut various dis
tauces. lists Of trees and shrubs for
special purposes. also giving form
ulas Tor spraying, when to spray.
plant. index, etc. The descriptive
catalogue 10 IN indispensable guide
to those who need information. and
they should not b without il. Ssnd
Tor 1t; IL Win please you. From first
order for 81 OF more the price Of the
catalogue can b deducted. Pleas
remenber that viii furnish firsa
class stock At sharpest conpstitive
figures. CoErespondeace kindly %
iictsed. Yours very truly,
AMBROSE MATTEL,
|r Proprietor Of the Peoria Bannoa
Euerseriss, once and sales grounda
|1ll-1l7 South Jefferson avenuo,
rsoria, NJ. ons-fourth block ieon
Court House square.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-11
OORDOvA OUI.x.INas.

Cordova, March lie. Humphry
was In Chicago last week.
Miss Amanda Cool 10 VISITING
friends ut Clinton.
Mrs. James Tow returned home
from Lanark Friday.
Phillip Wilson is spending q few
days at Menlo, Iowa.
Miss Mollie Withron, of ALBANY, is
visiting with Mrs. j. A. Cool, Of this
place.
Mrs. John Schneider, of Thorn.
son. spent Friday Of last week with
friends here.
Miss Nellie Sexton left last week
for Milwaukee. whore she will make
her future home.
Walter Rogers and Miss Flora
Pearssll, of Port Byron, visited over
Sunday with friends at this place.
Miss Clara Churchill, Of Morrison,
called on friends here Tuesday. She
intends opening q millinary store
soon.
George Olin has procured . posi-
tion with the c., M. & st. Paul rail-
road company and leaves for Round
out. Ill.,, this week.
Bessie. the little 11-year-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Kay. Of Presumption. departed this
life Saturday at her home. The re.
mains were brought here Monday
and inferred in the village cemetery.
Monday at $50 occurred the death
OF Mrs. Amanda Marshall, after Q
long and painful illness from heart
trouble. She was in her esd year,
and leaves three sons-Albert g., and
J. Grant, Of Chicago; and Lewis D.,
OF this place; also three daughters-
Mrs. w. s. Pidcock, and Mrs. Will
liam Cool, of Chicago; and Miss
Grace, beside numerous friends. The
funeral service was preached at
the Baptist church Wednesday at 2
O'Clock. Rev. W. C. Roach officiat-
Ing; and the remains were laid at
rest in the Cordova cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-11


And bid dali care ava1nt." sounds vsry veil b
verse, but II you have . case Of the ssbluse''
caused BY indigestion. with blliousnsss added on
~ IN extra honor. Jon cannot cay hey! prseto
and thus insure TIE departure Of those sbonina.
bic twins. The "proper esper' when thus trou-
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Bitsen. Thereafter you viii speedily digest
with ease. and eat with sppstite. md your ivss
VIII rsassert It, right to regularly. Not only
this, Jon can rstia without horrible drsaA that
the Washington monument will-in drsams-iu-
pose itself upon the pit Of your stomach. II yos
feel premonitoFy Symptoms Of chills and fever,
kidney trouble. or Rheumatism, Summon the
Bitters to the rescue without delay, slest wone
thing befau you." A feeble condition Of the
system 10 more speedily changed 10 . vigorous
one By thisAne tonic tAaa b. ~ osAer medicinal
agent in existence. A wineg;assful three times
q day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-11

II you want to quit tobacco using
easily and forever, be made we'll.
strong. magnetic, full Of new life and
vigor, take No-To-Bac, the wonder
worker that makes weak men strong.
Many gain ten pounds in ton days.
Over 400. 900 cured. Buy No-To-Bac
from your own druggist. who win
guarantee . cure. Booklets and sam
Piles mailed free. Addres Sterling
Remedy company. Chicago or New
York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-11

As an honest remedy Foley's Honey
and Tar does not hold out false
hopes in advanced stages. but truth
fully claims to give comfort and 70
Net In the very worst cases, and in
the early stages to effect q cure.
Sold By n. F. Bahnsen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-11
GOUNRY BUu1DU0.


8-Chsrles Lindmsn BY heirs to
Mary johnson. ct al. o. lot Is, block
4, Atkinson's Second add, Moline, q
James Kelly to William Ferguson
lot 8, block Is, Spencer 3 Cases add ,
Rock Island, e596.
William H. Gray to George N.
Gray. 20 feet lot s. block 10, J. w.
Spencer's add. Rock Island, 81.
Abby l.. Morris to Evslina b.
Adams. north part lot II. block 1,
Camden (now Milan) $500.
N. Schoonmaker to Sarah A. Wea-
YER, lot 2. Schoonmaker's add, Rev.
nolds, $500.
Carl Poenitz to Peter Iugelso n,
lots 1, 2, s and 4. Ekluud's subdiy.
6, II, Nv, $4,000.
Peter Ingslson to Selma Poenitz,
lots 1, 2. s and 4. Eklund's subdiv.
6, II, 1w. $4,000.
Charles L. williams to Shermsn
Brinkerhoff, lot 1, block 2, n.
Schnell's add. Rock Island, 8, 400.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-11

Notice is hereby: given that or
Tuesday, the 9th day Of April. A. D.,
1897. In the city Of Rock Island, Ills,
IN election will be held for the fol
lowing officers, to-wit:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-11

Casoarsts stinulats Hvse, kidneyS
end bowels Newer sieksa. weaken
90 eklpoi l00n1A
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-11

Zacatecas. Mex, March 1.-THE
search for the dead bodies in the San
Francisco mine. near Sombreerte, this
state. continues. One hundred and fivo
bodies have been recovered and sixty.
i've miners are still missing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-11

Why 10 enc woman attractive and
another note The most admirable
and attractive thing about an attrac-
tive woman is her womsnliness.
Everybody admires Q womanly
woman. She must have health, Of
course, because without it she would
lose the brightness of her eyes, the
fullness of her cheeks and her yivac.
ity. Real health must mean that q
woman 10 really . woman. That she
is strong and perfect in sexual way,
40 well as in every other. That she
10 capable Of performing perfectly
the duties Of maternity. Some are
born with what 10 called .scopstitu.
tional weakness" Those who do NOT
enjoy perfect health, need only take
the proper precautions and the
proper remedy to become perfectly
we'll and strong. DR.. Pierce's Favo.
rite Prescription will cure sny de-
rangement Of the distinctly feminine
organism.
Send 81 cents in one-cent stampa
to Worlds Dispensary Medical AZ 20.
citation, Buffalo, N. T.. and receive
DR.. Pierce's zoos page "Common
Sense Medical Advisor" illustrated
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-11
Ralasi Rlnesi Pasoe,

Dr.. Wuliams' Indian Pile Ointment
viii cure blind. bleeding. liberated
and itching piles. II sbsorbs thu
tumors. allayS the itching ct once,
acts - . poultice, giving instant 70.
lief. Dr.. WilliamSs Indian Pile ONT.
ment 10 prepared only for pilsa
and itching Of the private parts. and
nothing else. Every box e guaran.
teed. Sold ~ druggists or Ssnt b
mall for 50 cents and d per box.
WILLIAM n'I'o. Co., Props Cleve.
land. Ohio. For sale By Ill drug.
gists.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-04-23

ness in that city, and conducted 4 store
Tor several years. Then he went back
to Chicago, and his history since that
time has been one of gradually de-
creasing power and wealth. He made
desperate efforts to revive his fortune.
but never succeeded. He had been
somewhat thrifty in his richer days
n money that he had saved prevent
ca him from suffering. But it did not
suffice for the old man to play the part
he had formerly assumed. During the
last few years he had lived at a small
hotel. The illness that carried him
OH attacked him three years ago, and
ne gradually sunk under it until he
was taken to the county hospital four
days ago. His end was peaceful and
without suffering.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-04-23
Danger from. soft Drinks.

A new danger to. guard against is
disclosed by an investigation conduct
ed. by the Massachusetts board of
health. Summer drinks such as safsaz
parilla, soda, lemonade, and the like,
are often put: on the market: in bottles
whose shoppers are composed largely Of
lead. An analysis Of thirty Of these
shoppers showed that they contained
from 3 to so per cent of lead. The
contents of the bottles were also found
to contain , traces: of lead, the largest
amount of the poison found being
equivalent to twenty-seven one-hun-
dreths of a grain per gallon. This is a
very small quantity, but lead is a Gu
mulative poison, and, whilss:a small
part Of a grain taken intossthe system
would not show any ill effects, contin-
ual additions would result at length in
a sudden exhibition of"all the symp-
toms of lead poisoning. !
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-04-23
She Danced at 70.

The funeral of Mrs. Johanna Simis of
Brooklyn was held the other day. She
was s~eventy-two years of age, and her
death was the outcome Of her vigorous
dancing at the recent Arion ball. One
of Mrs. Simis' sons, Adolph, is a COM
missioner of charities for Kings coun-
ty. Two other sons are wealthy, but
up to a month or so ago she preferred
to live alone at the Eagle hotel, on
Fulton street, Brooklyn. Dancing was
her chief pleasure. In spite of her ad-
vanced age, she attended the majority
of the big annual balls. At the time
of her death she was stopping with her
son William at his home, No. 176 Lex
ington avenue, this city.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-04-23
SIX PEOPLE FOUND MURDERED.
Believed To Have Been Killed by In
dams,

A sextuple tragedy was discovered
the other day on the ranch of the Rev.
Thomas Spicer neal Winona, N. D.
The horribly mutilated bodies of Mr..
and Mrs. Spicer, their daughter, Mrs.
William Rouse, with her o~ne-year-old
twin boys, and the aged Mrs. Waldron,
the mother Of the postmaster at Wi
mona, were discovered scattered about
the ranch, and there is no positive clew
TO the perpetrators of the horrible
crime.
The appearances about the ranch, the
condition of the bodies and some other
circumstances have led to the suspicion
that the murder was committed by In
dams, and this suspicion was in part
started from the known fact that one
Indian was seen in the neighborhood of
the n a day previous. Then, too,
the bodies were terribly mutilated with
axes and clubs. which fact is taken to
at least partially corroborate the sus-
pion of the Indian murderers. The
Standing Rock Indian reservation is
not far distant, and when the Indians
from there manage to get hold of whis-
ky there is sure to be trouble. If the
murders were committed by Indians,
the murderers are undoubtedly now
back among the reservation Indians.
There is much excitement over the
tragedy.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-04-23
MRS. BURNS.

was Mrs. Wade. Burns is twenty-three
years old, and the son OF the Mr..
Burns who is head of the London bank
ing firm of J. Pierpont Morgan & Co,
Mrs. Burns made no defense to. the
charges of misconduct at Monte Carlo
and elsewhere. The case recalls the
scandal which connected her name with
that of the duke of Orleans and a noted
English peer. She is fifteen years old
er than her husband. Counsel for
young Mr.. Burns referred to the con-
duet of the defendant before and after
her marriage as most indiscreet. The
court granted the decree at once.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-04-23
Ada Leigh's Good Work,

There are now in Paris three homes
for Notwithstanding girls-the Mother
Home, at ~ Avenue Wagram; Wash
ington Home, the home of the art stu
dents, and nthe *Children's Home at
Neuilly-as:. the outcome of the work
begun in that city years ago by Miss
ada Leigh, now Mrs, Travers lewis
wife Of the: archbishop of Ontario:
Miss Leigh, who Had<conducted a Bible
class Of over four hundred in Man
chester, England, while she was a girl
of seventeen; organized one of a SINH
lar ,charaseter'arinpon the English-speak-
ing girls in Paris; when she was her
self studying there. From this devel-
oped the idea of q home for, girl art
students ,Nh1f;eh has grown to the three
homes mentioned above. None of the
ladies in charge of. the homes receives
a salary, but there:is. never any lack Of
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-04-23

to be rubbing it In, On dear peo-
pie until yen the great metropolitan
dailies are forced t o take q stand for
municipal ownership as the only Ell
fective way to deal with the question
OF public utilities. The question Of
lighting sand water works has had q
practical demonstration in this coun-
try, and wherever the public has taken
control the result has been a great
saving. The following table shows the
annual cost of one electric light be-
fore and after public ownership; the
after service being the same as, OIL
better, than the service it replaced:
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-04-23

was an exciting one, covering a wild
field of gaming operations, and it in
cluded as an episode of power his die
tation OF a United States senator to
the legislator Of Wisconsin during the
war. Since then Wickes had gone
steadily downward, and his late years
had not been passed in luxury. The
cause Of his death was chronic diseases,
aided by old age. The body was taken
to New York, where H. S. Thomas, a
relative, gave it burial. Thomas Wickes
was born in Clinton county, New York,
where he was educated and passed his
youth. He seems to have turned to
gambling in the earliest days of his
adult career, as old friends remember
his travelling up and down the Missis-
sippi river, when gentlemen's games
were the fashion on the great steam
ers of the day. That was fifty years
ago and more. Wickes was somewhat
eccentric, but good-hearted, and al
though he made great sums during his
career he spent money freely among
MS acquaintance and in gifts to char
lty. He was q shrewd judge of char
acter and it was to this that most Of
MS success at the gambling table was
due. He could handle cards we'll also,
but his judgment Of what his oppo-
'nents would do was perfect. Even in
these early days of his career Wickes
was a picturesque figure. He affected
a rich but tasteful dress that never fell
behind the fashions. Men liked him
and women were apt to take a deep in
terest In him. He married in early
manhood and one son now survives
him.
Long before the wal Wickes moved
from the Mississippi and travelled
about the country. About 1855 he took
up his residence in Wisconsin, pursu-
ing as before his gaming. When, after
several years of proprietorship of the
lowest gambling-house in Madison, he
entered politics he was an opponent
to be feared. His interest in public
affairs was largely produced by the
necessity of keeping his house open,
as the great wave of a~nti-gambling
sentiment that has since spread over
the country was beginning to make
itself felt in Madison. Wickes went
deep into the greatest game of chance
-politics-and the climax of his long
career came when friend became a
candidate for the senatorship, and a
combination of other interests had
nearly assured his defeat. Wickes
went with all his power to the help of
his friend, and a great dinner to the
members Of the legislature was the
means he used to gain his ends. At
that banquet, which will ever be a
memory in Madison, Wickes' money
was spent lavishly, and his influence
was exerted to the utmost in every way
to furnish votes for his candidate. The
result was apparent the mex day that
his man was sent to the United States
senate, winner by a majority of ten.
Wickes retained the Madison gam
bling-house many years after that, but
he never achieved such power again.
The var was just over when he forced
the election Of his friend to the United
States senate, and about 1868 he moved
to Milwaukee, where he opened-anoth=
er establishment.
Soon after that he became partner
w. MMI.@@>
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-04-23

The Republi an party is now at the
bat, bIt the gold standard is getting in
It's work nevertheless. A glance at the
quotations shows a depreciation in
poth railroad stocks and industrials.
The following table shows the shrink
age in stock of ten of these companies
since the election.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-04-23

keepers, who seek out English-speak-
ing women in distress and assist them.
Over nine thousand girls of all classes,
including students, g~overnesses and do
nestle servants, have received help
at the Avenue Wagram Home alone.
The homes are not self-supporting, but
are aided by subscriptions from those
interested n the work.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-04-23

In a fashionable gambling-house at Y
Monroe street, Chicago, where Chaplin
& Gore are now located. He was vir-
tually in control of three houses at
once. The fire of II wiped out the
Chicago establishments, but after a
time Wickes r%eopened. For q long
time he kept a house in Milwaukee. but
the other gamblers of the city formed
a combination against him that forced
him out OF the business. He then en-
gagged In the dry goods and shoe bust
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-04-23
THE USUAL RESULT.
THOMAS WIcKES DIED AS HE
HAD LIVED. MISERABLE.
Once a Power in Politics He Named a
Wisconsin senator-Had Several Gam
ing Establishments ~ Suffering and
Neglect in His Old Age.

HOMAS WICKES.
once a politi cal
power Of the a
of Wisconsin, and
a gambler of note
in the west, died
the other morning
in the Cook (Chi-
cago) County hos
pital, 50 e a old
and almost desti-
tute. His history
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-19
CANNOT CATCH Golfer.
Police Unable to Land a Man Whom
They Want.


James H. Golfer, living at 63S Mar
shall avenue, against whom the police
claim to have gathered strong evidence
IN conneGtion with numerous thefts Of
buggy harnesses in the vicinity Of his
hcme, has not been brought to trial,
though he was arrested and arraigned
in the municipal court on the charge
of larceny. Golfer was released upon
his own recognizance, and when the
date set for his trial arrived, failed to
appear. A bench warrant was issued
for him, but notwithstanding this sum-
mons, he still enjoys his liberty, and
consequently the police authorities are
indulgfng in. some criticism of the
municipal court procedure which per-
mits such a state of affairs
Officer G. w. Smith, Of the Rondo
street station, made an attempt to ar
rest Golfer yesterday on recent war
rant charging him with stealing a
chicken from A. Lachenmayer, a butch
er at 499 Thomas street Golfer resisted
and called to his wife. According to
Officer Smith, Mrs. Golfer threw q
basket of garbage over him, scratched
and bit his hands and interferred with
him to the best of her ability. On these
grounds she was arrested on the charge
of resisting an officer, while Golfer got
away. To Judge Orr, Mrs Golfer de-
MED the charges Of Officer Smith. The
judge required her to sign a bond to
keep the peace. Since the issuance Of
the last warrant against Golfer, Detec-
tives Sweeney and DAILY, of the Rondo
street station, have twice gone through
his house in search Of him, but with no
success.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-19
LOSES BOTH LEGS.
William Tidd, Minneapolis Man,
Under an Engine

William T1dd, Minneapolis Man,
Under an Engine
William Tidd, stone mason engaged
in repairing the retaining wall of the
Milwaukee railroad company above the
Chestnut street depot, was run over by
a Milwaukee switch engine shortly
after 9 o'clock yesterday morning, and
so seriously injured that 1T is feared
he will die. Tidd was taken to the city
hospital where it was found necessary
to amputate both of his legs, the left
above, and the right below the knee.
Besides the more serious nlangling Of
his limbs, Tidd sustained a fracture Of
his hip and three severe scalp wounds,
one cash in his forehead four inches
long. According to his own story Of
the accident he did not see the engine
bearinge down upon him until a
moment before he was struck. He
tried toijGmp aside but fell, the wheels
catching his left leg. In an effort to
jerk the pinioned member from under
the wheels T1dd placed his right foot
against the rail as a brace and this
leg also went under the wheels.
Tidd Is married man, twenty-six
years of age, and lives with his father
at ZIG Madison street N. E., Mime
apolis His father was notified Of the
accident and came to st. Paul.