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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-22
OFF TO MOUNT VERNON

Judge Bigelow AdjJurns Henry Circuit
Court Inde finitely.
Judge Hiram Bigelow was obliged
to adjourn the June term in the
Henry county circuit court at Cam
bridge indefinitely yesterday and
hasten to Mount Vernon to meet his
associates in the recently recon
structed appellate court district
there, and prepare for the duties be.
fore the court. The fact that Judge
Glenn is likewise called to appellate
court duty leaves the Fourtee nth judi.
cial circuit with but one Judge for the
time intervening when the new
judges enter upon their Offices, and
that one is Judge Peasants, who has
been engaged exclusively in the ap.
palate court, and hence will proba
ably not feel inclined to take up any
circuit court " ork for the short term
now remaining.
The new judges take their seats
July 1, and Henry county is left with
such . docket of cases I'M disposed o.
OF that Judge-elect William H. Gesi
went over to Cambridge yesterday
and consulted with the bar relative K
holding special session Of the june
term there in July to accommodate
the business of the county. Tai.
will probably be arranged for. and
i. SO it will give Judge Gest's initia
service in Henry county.
Judge Glenn arrived this morning
from Monmouthfto disDose NJ somt
unfinished business which had beer
taken up before him here, and which
he was anxious to clear the docket o
before entering upon his new duties
He may be in the city day or two
Judge Glenn is one of the most pop
ular jurists who ever held court here
and his many friends regret that 1
has come to pass that he will no
continue to serve in this district.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-22
The DruSeists. y

The Tri-City Druggists asso ciatior
will hold its second annual meeting
and banquet ct Black Hawk Inn mex,
Thursday evening. An address or
The Retail Druggist as q Pharma
cist. Business Man and Citizen" will
be given by G. P. Englehart. editor
of the Western Druggist, Chicago;
Frank Nader. of Davenport, will
speak on the "Curiosities in tn:
Drug Trade" and c. E. Battles, oil
Moline. on "Side Lines From Per.
sonal Observation" A musical pro.
gram has been arranged and include.
q vocal duet by Mrs. H. Won Koeck
ritz and Miss Gertie Wilcox, with
piano accompaniment by Mrs. W. B.
Ullemeyer; a piano solo by Mis-.
Clara Sloan and violin and piano
duet by Paul Kockert and Car.
Schlegel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-22
Businees Education.

The business department of Angus
tana college is becoming more and
more popular every year, and
the manner in which the people of
the three cities have shown their in
terest in the college during the past
years is highly commendable and en-
couraging. Special advantages will
be offered during the next school
year. The rooms will be thoroughly
renovated. the faculty enlarged, and
the time will be IL months instead
Of nine months. To meet the wants
Of those who cannot attend during
the day, we will offer an evening
course of four months, three even
ings week. Books, stationary, tut
ton and all only IS. Fall term
opens Sept. 6. evening school Sept.
IS. Please call or address o. Olssor,
president.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-22
Knit Undervests.

Hot weather knit undervests for women
foiks, the best values We have ever shown
For 20 each we sell misses' rib vests sheIl
trimmed. Remember, &c
for &c We sell good unbleached vests worth
lSEc. For 1Oc We sell bleached and Dream
iEkyptian yarn Jersey vests. taped necks and
lace trimmed. You'll know they are worth
double. Take 'em at l0c
A. &c We are closing out Q lot of l7c values
nearly 800 dozen, several styles extra QUALITY
almost any kind, only l4o, Hurry I'D.
OF course We have plenty at Isc, 25c. 3sc.
Soc all extra values ~
We also mention one small lot ladies', silk
Hurry up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-22
THE PAVING OF SEVENTH.
Council instances fer the P1ahing Aheo,
Of the ImpE0voment.

Council Instances fer the PuahlnG Aheod
Of the ImPrevsmsnt.
At last nights council meeting
Col. c. w. Durham, C. w. Foss and
C. L. Walker we're reappointed MEM
bers of the public library board by
the mayor and they were unanimous
ly confirmed.
The estimate of the cost of the
macadamizing of Forty-fourth street
was read. There seem to be COM
paratively few objectors. nearly all
of the property holders having
signed q petition favoring the i'm
provement. Two gentlemen resid-
ing on the street addressed the coun-
Gil. They said the people were very
anxious that the street be improved
that it was much needed, the thor
oughfare being impossible several
months in the year. The drafting OF
an ordinance providing for the i'm
provement of the street was ordered,
City Engineer Darling estimates
that the cost of the grading and
macadamizing Of the street will be
81 200 to the city and $1,000 to the
properly holders.
NJ. NJ. Sturgeon addressed the
council. urging the laying out and
widening Of Tenth avenue between
Twentieth and Twenty-seconds streets.
He said it would eventually become
one Of the city's prominent thorough
fares and it was obvious, in his opin-
ion. that something be done immedi.
ately. Mr.. Sturgeon has dedicated
30 feet and he advised the purchase
Of an additional 10 feet, and thereby
provide q 40-foot street. A motion
instructing the city attorney to be-
gin condemnation proceedings for 1C
eet was adopted.
The estimated cost OF the paving
of Seventh avenue between Twelfth
| and Seventeenth streets and Twenty.
third and Thirtiesh streets, both of
which improvements were ordered
made, az submitted by the commits.
sioners, is as follows: From Twelfth
to Seventeenth: City, $1,547. 80
property holders, $3.50 46; street
railway. $2.197.2O; superintendence
and engineering, 5000; court costs
and making and levying the assess.
mert, $3.50; total. %, 1925 46. Twenty.
third to Thirtieth: City, $S.O72. 10;
property holders. $12,8 street
railway, $3,41O.60; superintendent
and engineering. $3.50; court costs
and making and levying assessment,
$50; total, $l9.767.7O.
The ordinance for the paving OF
Thirtieth street from Seventh to
Eighteenth avenues was passed. II
is estimated that the Improvement
will cost $27,5O0. It is stipulated
that the work shall be done under
the S-hour law.
| The assessment roll on the Thir.
tieth street improvement will be
confirmed before the work will be
started. This will lay it over until
next year. The council has abou,
all it can do this season to improve
the levee, provide q reservoir and
pave Seventh avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-22
There \ . Clsss Of People

Who are injured BY the use Of coffee.
Recently there has been placed in all
the grooery stores . new preparation
called Grain-O. made of pure grains.
that takes the place of coffee. The
most delicate stomach receives Il
without distress. and but few can
tell it from coffee. It DOES not cost
over one-half - much. Children
may drink it with great benefit. Is
cents and rs cents per package. Try
il. Ask for Grain-O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-22

Notice Is hereby given that N
election will be held in Rock Island
H., Tuesday. June 20. 1897. at 1915
Third avenue, or At what is known
as the Dimick livery barn. for the
purpose OF electing one member oil
she board of education of Rock Isl.
and school district, which election
will be opened 1T 8 o'clock in the
morning. and continue thereafter
until Z o'clock in the afternoon OF
the same day.
Rock Island. ILL.,. June Is. 1897.
T. j. MKDILL, Mayor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-22
Openlsg Reception 1t Black Hawk Io1

Opening Reception at Black Hawk Ion.
The public is invited to attend the
formal opening of Black Hawk Inn.
Thursday. June "a. Reception from
2 to 9 p. m. Dancing 9 to IL p m.
Music BY Albert Petersen's orches.
ira. Souvenir programs given away.
The building will be thrown open
for inspection in all Of its depart
ments. Every one will be welcome.
TM-CITY RAILWAY Co.,
Proprietors.
CHARLES MCHUGH, Lessee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-22
Row Perfectly Clear.

"My face was covered with PIN.
pies and nothing that l tried would
heal them until began using Hoods
sarsaparilla. After taking two bot.
ties the pimples were gone, and now
my face is perfectly clear. l Wal
also troubled with q weak back, but
1t is stronger since taking Hoods.
Mrs. j. Kreinbrink, Jr.. box S54,
Blue Island, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-22
Shirt Waists.

Hurry mp for choice styles. Tho
newest and daintiest patterns in lace
stripes. grenadine effects, organizes,
lawns, dinities and Madras checks.
coming and going BY the hundreds.
Never 20 many shirt waists. Never
90 cheap before.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-22
JOE'S WIERDSTORY
Police investigating the Wink.
Ter Case.
CHILD SAYS HE WAS KIDNAPPED

Draws . Fanelfal and Stnsslisg Psssurs Of
HIS Expsrieaes with I've Strange Zen
"A midnight Trip In . Row Beat
wakes Up Alone ir . Fssad.
Joseph Winkler. the 7.year old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Winkler, who
mysteriously disappeared from his
home last Friday night, and was To-
Gated the following day near Green
River. draws strange picture of his
experience of that night. He tells q
well constructed story for one of
such tender years. 1t reads like one
of those novels. which has an ab.
duction or shooting ARRAY in each
chapter.
The police are investigating the
Gaze. Chief Fender says any person
guilty Of taking a child such . dis
tance from home, even though he
had no intention Of kidnapping him,
should be prosecuted.
Little Joseph says he was playing
in the road near his home, when two
men in light wagon came along.
They stopped. One man alighted
and asked Joseph if he wished ride.
and without awaiting an answer.
lifted the little one into the seat and
told the driver to 60 ahead.
The horses went kind of fast, -
said Joseph. 81 don't know what
road they took. 1t was dark. We
went BY q number of big smoke.
stacks, and we crossed big bridge.
Then we went quite long ways and
stopped on the shore Of . river,
where we were met by another
man. He took me and put me in q
boat. We rode across the river"
Here Joseph's story becomes some.
what disconnected. He cannot re-
call what occurred when he and the
strange man landed on the other
shore; but he says he remember OF
sleeping in house with two men.
He says he slept between them, and
that they talked considerably during
the night. At one time he says be
heard one of them say:
I'VE don't want that kid; he's too
smart"
Alone In . Field.
The little fellow is unable to ex.
plain how he came to be in the Por.
ter farm field, where he was found
wandering about by alady who resides
on the place early Saturday morn.
ing. Joseph's clothing were soaked
with water, and it is supposed he
was out in the rain storm OF the pre-
ceding night, probably sleeping in the
field where it is likely he was left By
the parties who took him away from
home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-22
Hurry-Up Sale.
undssbuying Means Undertaking.
Significant Facts.

Significant Facts.


Hurry mp II you want any Of those
hundred styles Of new Wash Dress
Goods. opened mp Saturday in our
Wash Goods department.
We mention the La Tosca. fancy
crepes. value 10c, ct So . yard.
The lac Dimity. stripes In light
colors, at 80.
The Csc new dotted Swiss figures
ut 162c.
A dozen new kinds Of 1910 to 16c
values at 100 yard. Yes, l0c.
We spoke Of these Saturday. We
mention them again. We emphasis
il. Hurry up il you want any.
There are dozens Of other styles Just
a. good. but We can't mention them
all. Hurry up il you even want to
see them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-22
Settled,

The Bowman-Sinnet will case
which has been the subject of litiga-
ton In the Rock Island courts since
1898, has at last been settled, the
plaintiffs, Edward s. and Guy Bow.
man, who started the suit to set the
will of their grandfather, the late
Alanson Sin5et, aside. having filed
an instrument with Clerk Gamble OF
the circuit court. Diminishing all fur
Their proceedings. A compromise
has been effected with F. M. Sinnet,
who deeds to the Msssrs. Bowman
certain property.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-22

Hurry-up For Silk Mitts.
All the samples Of ~ travelling
salesmen ct 500 on the dollar.
20, 10c. l2c. lao, l8c, Csc and up
to SOC. Colors and blacks ct Just
half price. Hurry! Hurry!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-22
A Hurry.Up Corset Sale.

OOS WV
We bring our corset department
into stu greater prominence this
week.
Our we'll known No. l24 b. c. Cor.
sets given away Tuesday and
wednesday at lsc each. only one 70
customer.
SUMNER CORSEre
That fit we'll. wear we'll and fur.
nishes the wearer more comfort than
any corset We have ever sold.
We have such celebrated makes a
the No. Az. No. SIS, the Kabo, the p.
n. the p. ID. Summer Corsets, etc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-22

just try 10 cent hox Of Casoassts
the finest hvsr aaA 1swsl rsg1lsss'
ever 0Ado.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-22

If a woman is in good health there
is no more beautiful employment
than Homework. Generally speak
ing, there is no happier woman in
the world. But how different when
every breath is pain. every step tor
ture! The state of health, in nine
cases out Of ten comes from derange.
ments Of the delicate, feminine or
gans Of generation. The family doc
tor inquiries first concerning these.
He most usually insists upon an
examination" From this the mod
est woman naturally shrinks. She
is right. Except in very unusual
cases Of "female weakness" examina-
tions are unnecessary. DR.. Piercs's
favorite Prescription is simple,
natural remedy for these ills. 1t
cures safely, permanently.
Send 81 1-csnt stamps to cover
cost OF mailing only, and receive .
free copy OF DR.. Pierce's Medical Ad-
wiser. Address Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association. Buffalo, N. 7.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-22

Away.
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-Bsc, she wonder
worker that makes weak men strong.
Many gain tan pounds in ten days.
Over 1000 cured. Buy No-To-Bsc
nom your own druggist. who win
guarantee Q cure. Booklets and sam
pies mailed free. Addres Sterling
henedy company, Chicago or New
York.
New-York tribune., 1897-01-10

his library edited by his librarian. Dryanoer'
who succeeded Solandsr. In five volumes. ehum-
Grated and analysed the writings OF o,Vo au-
thors and in itself Is a work never likely 10 De
superseded To these riches men OF science had
access and welcome all his life. AS president OF
the Royal Society he during his mature ana
later years the foremost 1gure among the scieh-
thc men of Great Britain. Sir Joseph hooker
notes the fact that for a man OF his distinction
the dignities conferred on him by royalty were
few. The oldest part Of the story comes WIN
glance over a list of Banks's published writings
Nearly all the most important OF them are on
practical subjects connected with agriculture
While those 700 copper plates for his great work
on the plants Of the South Sea Islands gathered
the dust of oblivion. he was composing essays
on such subjects as "Ripening the Second crop
Figs that Grow on the New Shoots. or Notes
Relative to the First Appearance Of the Aphls
Lanigera, tn Apple Tree Insect In Great
Britain. or "A Short Account OF the Disease In
Corn Called by Farmers the Blight, Mildew or
Rust" But he still took the deepest interest In
all matters of exploration Mungo Park. Clapper-
ton and others went to Africa under his auspices
While the morbid psychologists are meddling with
all sorts Of unhealthy problems, they might take
up a healthy one and solve the question why an
active man like Sir Joseph Banks belittled his
own renown. If he had died OF anything but
the gout we should have seen them busy with
his biography long this time.
New-York tribune., 1897-01-10

time on fantastic clubs ana bands ana eoc1eties
OF earthly use TO anybody. when sne ousn' u oo
attending to her home duties. Is made 20 eccentric
to he nhuman The half-witted chiio' VINO
gives the title to the book, IL not merely sVhe"
over but maundercd over. Altogether there mas
been a good chance thrown away in this BOOK
Mrs Wggin has a sense OF fun. II ought 10
have kept her from drenchng her pages In sickiy
sentimentality
Mr. John Kendrick Bangs has facie way with
him In the exploitation OF current fads Tie taxes
up a realistic novelist In "A Rebeiuous heroihe'
With the same vivacity which characterizes MS
journalistic rhymes he carries his author 'nrim-
ming over with a masterpiece) through ten whim-
steal chapters. Harley, the realistic novelist de-
scrIbes himself on the seventh page az "a soul
scape painter" The joke is comIca one. ana
there are others like It. Mr. Bangs has an eye Tor
the grotesquey absurd. and his story. II not BRILL
liant. Is AT any rate quaint and laughable. the
style Is animated and the book Is brief IL VIII
while away pleasant half hour.
Mr.. Friedman. In ''The Lucky Number" shows
signs Of developing fancy and good taste for
dramatic contrasts. The titular story Is clever.
though trihe long drawn out. and In "A Monger
OF Ballads" the central character Is admirably
sketched. Throughout his collection of ten brief
narratives Mr.. Friedman displays feeling for
character and some imagination. He Is lacking In
originality but appears to have that quality latent
In him. II he writes nothing more than this book
he will speedily he forgotten, but II Is not un"
likely that he may do something In the future
which will nger longer in the memory.
Mr.. William Allen White has recently attracted
some attention to himself through certain ed-
toria.s in Kansas paper. 1t Is possibly on the
strength Of the reputation gained for him by those
productions that he has published volume Of
short stories Some of these deal with politics. and
the author aims impress by speaking frankly
of political corruption and kindred themes. His
frankncss Is occasionally amusing but the work Is.
in the main. sadly obvious commonplace stuff The
style gains nothing in vlrility from the authors
candor. There writers who fancy that 10 use
a profane ejaculation Is like placing Greek
quotation in their prose. Mr. White possibly thinks
the of his editorials is adapted 10 the pur-
poses Of fiction He Is mistaken.
New-York tribune., 1897-01-10

treat Is IN store for the readers OF the ~
number OF 'Cosmopolis." That periodical ! d
nounces an essay by Mr.. r. H. g. Escott ande \,
Hugh Robert Mil on THE Sources Of AmeStcas
Literature. 1t IL the kind OF subject which uride,
English hands nearly always yields rich amusA
ment to the American. "Cosmopolis." by-the-vav
Is to print this year another series Of letters Nv
Tourgcnien. This time they drawn from M.
correspondence with George Sand Emile Zola Ana
Guy de Maupassant
Christina Rossetu was the oldest compound -
strength and timldity. She could be adamant on
question OF poetcaI style maintaining that she VA
right no matter who said she wrong. But sha
could accept correction with perfect grace A
friend who published the other day recoL
lections of the poet. draws two little vignet,s
which are in vivid contrast. Miss Rossetti. comins
on a visit to her friends house upon her arrival
she was shown to her room. to prepare for th
simple meal Of the household. She arrived BY a
New-York tribune., 1897-01-10

THE NARRATIVE OF BANKS. THE NAT
URALIsT, PRINTED AT LAST.

JOURNAL or THE RIGHT HON SIR nsrTs JosEpH EpIl
BANKS. BART, X. b., p r. g. During CTSp-
an Cook, Tir.t Voyage IN, IN T. Ea.sd M tt.bise Ea
New-zeaiand, Australia the DHtcn Ensu s1notsr ,m
With Portraits and Charts. Pp III, 466. The
Macmillan Company
1t is one hundred and twenty EIGHT years ana
more since Captain Cook sailed from Plymouth
on the first Of his memorable voyages. Al least
four generations of men have passed away Since
August %. 1853. The world has long known
all that Cook himself had to tell But from tha'
day TO this one Of the most entertaining chapters
in the general narrative OF the voyage mas 'a'''
forgotten Of the public at least ana haroiy
known as valuable even to those who were awaro
Of its existence Yet Banks was man OF weatn
and might have published his writings II ne hao
chosen to do So without invoking the urgency
of friends or even the indulgence OF the reao'hs
world But he seems to have had htte OF 'h'
vanity of letters. To have done the WORK war
more to him than the making of report In
fact much of what he wrote about the voyage
has long been known to the public. nut III
form where It was unrecognizabe. 1t passed as
the work of Cook, edited by DR.. Hawkes"or'h.
New-York tribune., 1897-01-10
4 VISIT TO NARY E. WILKINS.
WHAT LITERARY BRITON THINKS ABOUT
THE NOVELIST

w. Robertson Nicol in The Woman at Home.
Among the many attri ictive and gifted writers or
American fiction none have interested me more
than Miss Mary r.. wilkins and George w. Gable.
David Douglas. OF Edinburgh. had a very happy
thought when he issued to the English public that
handy litte series of Ameri an novels which has
become widely known And Of all these ex-
Quisite booklets none arc finer than Miss wilkins =
New-York tribune., 1897-01-10

remember indulgng in one game and that va
hearing the ca, it's lessons. At intervals. not TO-
my health's sake. but for discipline. great doses O
birthstone and treaclc were administered 70 me In
this instrument OF torture. known as a forcing
spoon" and Mr.. Hare holds up a curious douole'
cupped pewter spoon which lies upon his STUDY
table. "and Sunday was a day Of unutteraoN
,rcarness and misery. Anerward my mother be
came much more broad-minded. but in those daY
she believed that repression and hardship and tn
annihilation OF all instincts that make for pleas
ure were the right methods for forming the char
acter OF youth When was little more tnan
how she dropped me I'm the middle OF France with
out q sufficient sum OF money to get home with
I had to beg my way home. and In the course Of
nv iourneying knew more than once what starving
was like This she did partly with view 70
bracing up my character. and partly 10 compel nv
TO learn and talk French. As child never tas'e'
anvthing but mutton and rice pudding
Now there is some tnns phenomenal in this con
slant waing Of Mr. Hare. He has known IN M
time some OF the most interesting people In Eufop'
and he tells many stories OF them In his "'v
biography and out Of 1t. But he cannot set '"',
from his parents They and his Childhood an'
youth are his unfsillng resources In conVersAuo.
Assuredly there never was more sarru'o~
person
The Stevenson Memorial project goes slowly oA
a assisted after a fashion by frequent discusso"
among the novelists friends On the whole w"
think Edinburgh should he chosen as the p'.
IN which TO erect the memorial The mo'e"
90. 90, an foot by Lord Rosebery in and t~
Edinburgh SAYS Mr. Colvin. " ana "
In Edinburgh that the memorial will be rsise'
Mr. Colyin has himself fondness for the idea :"
erecting ..what our ancestors called beNeoe..,
a sort OF developed summer house or little ''ss
temple at the end OF a walk and commanans
,,,.w Tber. he would assemble 'reiiefs In maro'
hrorys ar terra Gotta. illustrating incidents ]" vs.
wr,t,nss"-and a portrait OF the author. nu' w.
the portrait shall be compassed is causing '"e p
factors OF the memorial great trouble. lie was NV
the kind OF man. says Mr.. Lang to 30 wen NV sJ
statue Perhaps not. But he made hne nv ..
tor hass-relief as the portrait by Mr.. ST. Gsuoe"'
shows We wonder II this portrait, oy-'he'"s"
"a known In England. We have noticed no a"1' -.
10 Il in all the numerous writings relating "
memorial
New-York tribune., 1897-01-10

There IL n deadly duh silence as regards new
novels. Not one work OF importance is promised
The time has passed when "A new romance by
Stanley Weyman or Anthony Hope could stir the
emotions Of two continents Mrs. Wards next
venture is not yet being talked about and neither
Mr. Hardy nor Mr. Meredith appears TO have any
surprise In preparation. Fiction. at the moment
does not present encouraging aspect