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Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-22
; SOME SHORT STORIES,

There are many peculiar incidents Q
in connection with the postal clerks
duty. George Mitchell runs between
here and st. Louis. In the same car
with him is Clerk Ebsy. They were
sailing down the line che other night
when Mitchell's attention was called
by bis companion to 0 strange object
which had just been emptied out Of
o pouch.
'.See that thing thereP" asked
Ebey.
why. I don't see anything" On.
swered Mitchell.
"It's alive, man-see IL novel"
"What have you been drinking.
Ebey?"
"Look again now." snd Ebey
kicked over o big turtle. Il was
alive. On It's shell was an address
directing It to the Planters hotel, st.
Louis. There was turtle soup there
that day.
An old man comes up to the mail
car on the Burlington route at Kirk
wood the other evening. He had .
bunch OF several letters. He had the
route which he wished the missive
to take written on each. And he in
sisted that the postal clerk see to IL
that the letters take the route a. di-
rected by him.
One Of the letters was addressed to
. woman in q Missouri town. On
one corner Of the envelope was writ
ten this: --
"Is your husband deadp II he is,
please let me know immediately. I
would like to marry you. - my wife
10 dead"
A hobo called at the home Of q
Rock Island minister one morning
last week.
.Sir." he said, "would you be kind
enough to give an unfortunate man
apair Of shses9 See, my feet are
nearly on the ground"
The minister sized the fellow up.
.'Put your foot up alongeide mine"
It was found that the fellow wore Q
shoe about three sizes larger than
tho minister's. "No, haven't any
footwear that would be any use to
you. ] have an old pair, but l will
have to keep them until someone
comes along who can wear them"
''Those fellows capnot work me-"
said the churchman, in speaking oi
the incident. IL know how they do.
They beg shoes and clothing, and
then pawn them. A man came to
my home recently and asked for q
suit of underwear. Invited him in.
showed him to my bedroom, and told
him to undress. took the under.
wear he WAS wearing and made him
put on the suit I gave him. I'm SURF
he didn't put that up"
-.
A Second avenue citizen had Q cal
from Q Weary Willie who was badly
in need Of hat. The Only thing II
that line which he could spare va
an old fashioned tile. The hobo sait
that would do.
He donned the plug hat. Then b,
asked il there was anything he could
do to repay the gentleman for hil
kindness.
"why you might out some wood.
The fellsw was agreeable. and
shouldering IN AZ he strolled dow
into the back yard and waded int
the wood pile. Even II he did weal
aplug hat, he did not feel that b.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-22

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 100000 cured. Buy No-To-Bac
from your own druggist, who win
guarantee . cure. Booklets and sam.
pies mailed free. Addres Sterling
Remedy company. Chicago or New
York.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-22

Foley's Collie Cure 10 very hot, but
when diluted 1t 10 . warm friend in
deed TO those suffering from bowel
complaints. It never fails. IS and
so cents. Sold BY n. 2. Bahnsen
and 7. II. Thomas. druggists.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-22

49, HERE should b restric-
NJ ttons placed upon the
ISSN SSS| tesming that 10 done ON
& the pa red streets in the
tgg9slgl9l residence portions. Bat
/. how the reformation
which 10 sought may bs attained is
the question. The permanent thor
oughfares were put down for the
benefit Of public travel, yet the prop.
erty holders in front Of whose prem
ises the Improvements were made
submitted to special taxation in
order that such streets might bs pro.
vidsd. and ccnsequently they lock
upon the natural result as one that
should afford them some degree Of
comfort and profit. Instead. how
ever. the DIRECT opposite is the situa-
tion. This is particularly true
Of Seventeenth snd Twentieth
streetA which paved streets have
now been completely taken pos
session Of by the teamstsrs haul
ing clay from the bluns. and the
the consequences 10 that the drippings
from the wagons have coated the
streets for blocks with . layer Of
dust. which the traf{ic grinds into .
fine powder, which upon the slight
est atmospheric disturbance or the
passing Of . wagon 10 blown upon
The houses abutting the streets. or
into the faces Of psssers BY. The
pulverized mass II always In the air
and the people along these two
streets are not much better Of than
in the old times during . season Of
unusual drouth, except that their
avenues Of travel are brought to
grade.
There is NO desire % far as
TIE ARGUS has been enabled TO learn
to limit the amount Of travel over the
streets in. question or to regulate
the character of the vehicles that
pass over them-although there are
cities which take 1t upon themselves
to specify on what streets heavy
teaming shall not be done-but tue
property holders are anxious to as
certain ii ther. Ia not some means
that they can avail themselves of. of
requiring teamsters to either get of
these streets or provide themselves
with tight board wagons that will
not leave the trail that PRESENT ones
do. The evil is one that is not apt
to be overestimated and it should be
within the province of the council to
provide . remedy.
ia The sp,rss OF Carsl.sssss.
There is. It may be said in this con-
nection, q spirit of carelessness pre-
vailing in Rock leland. and hes been
for some time among some classes Of
teamsters. This 10 true Of hay and
straw haulers - we'll % those Who
own dirt wagons. Loose ends Of hay
and straw left in wagons after . losd
10 discharged are blown upon the
streets as the wagon bounds along
ovor the pavement, and ono Of these
tesmsterS will take the moot used
street. il he thinks of IL, every time.
The result is that Second avenue to.
day 10 skirted close to the curb, on
one side or the other. with bits of
hay and straw, until 1t presents
much more the appearance Of barn
yard than that Of the main business
thoroughfsre Of an up-so-date city.
The teamsters should be compelled
to use wagons that will hold the ma
terial they carry, or keep OF of the
streets the people have sought to
make decent.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-22

4 so cent trial bottle Of Foley's
Kidney Cure win prevent serious 10
salts from this fatal disease. Sold
by =. =. Bahnssn and T. b. Thomas,
dfdIGisss.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-22

When bilious or costive eat q Cas.
carst. candy cathartio, cure guaran.
tad. 10 Oents. Is Oeuts.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-22

Telegram bearing the distressing In
telligence Of the death of her only
brother, Tracey Olds, at Victor,
Mont. She had no knowledge Of his
Illness, and the news came as q great
shock to her. She will 20 to Victor.
Shadrach Wolford. Of Drury. ad-
Judged insane in the county court,
Was taken to Jacksonville this morn
Ing by Sheriff Hemenwsy and Con-
stable G. W. Sample. The patients
derangement is thought to be the re-
sult OF . sunstroke which he sus-
t.ined about ten years ago. He ID
Sc years old.
The Rock Island road has made
spe cial arrangements for carrying
those Who intend taking advsntaGs
OF the low rate that has been made
to San Francisco. where the national
convention OF the 7. p. 8. G. E. will
he held July 7.12. One way tickets
from the three cities have been
placed 1t $24.
Some Of the latest and choicest
sheet music sent out comes from the
house Of Oliver Dltson company rep.
resented By Lyon 4 Hsalsy. Of Chi.
cago. The selections include Ecstasy
waltzes for piano. BY J. w. Lsrmaa;
Merry Heart gsvotts, for piano, b
~. r SPsass, aad Chilahood Happy
Days Gone b. words and musie s.
G. + Billings.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12

"A revenue tariff will do nothing but
raise revenue" said President McKin-
ley In 1891. Since that time we hare
made acquaintance with a revenue
tariff" which will not raise even rev
enue-which has not raised anything
but the amount of the national debt.
The large importations from which rev
enue was 10 come, according to the
promises Of the free-traders, have not
been possible when the people have
been in idleness, and therefore without
money to buy them. We have learned
from the Wilson-G German bill what the
Mckinley bill should have taught us,
that even IN imports will be greater in
noun under q protective tariff, be-
cause the people will be at work and SO
will have money with which to buy
imported as well as domestic products.
The foundation of all prosperity, as of
all wealth, is labor; and a protective
tariff secures to the American people
an opportunity and n demand for labor.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12
BANK THEFT MYSTERY IS SOLVED
George III. jackson Was Teller Zsch.
aus Confederate in n
ID

st. Paul, MINI, June THE mystic
ry of the theft of $13. 600 from the Ma
tional German-American bank was
solved Thursday by the confession Of
George III. Jackson, travelling agent for
A silk company, who was the roommate
IF Charles r. Zschau, IN OF the receiv-
ing tellers OF the bank now under arrest
charged with the theft. Zschau gath
cred up the bundle OF money with a lot
IF sacks which had been used for the
storing of silver and carried the sacks
to a stationery room in the basement,
handing the money TO Jackson as he
passed the outer door Of the bank.
Jackson and Zschau had put a check
into the clearing house Saturday for
81, 600 payable at the First National
bank Monday. Shortly before noon on
Monday Jackson appeared at the First
National and paid the check in loose
bills, over 500 OF them being new silver
certificates. 1t was learned thai Jack
son was Zschau's roommate. From
that point the tracing of the money was
easy. The remainder OF the money,
81 600. was found in the barn OF Zschau's
father on Martin street.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12
THE MOB HUNG HIM AFTER ALL
Resistance by the Militia Being
Withdrawn, Click MitchelI's
Existence Is short.

Urbana, o., June 5.-'Click" Mitchell.
the negro convicted of criminal assault
IN Mrs. 7. N. G.. Gaumer, was hanged
TO a tree IN the court house yard at 7:20
his morning. The mob was composed
OF citizens who made no attempt at con-
cealment OF the act.
The sensational and unfortunate
events of last night which eliminated
In the militia firing upon the crowd sur
rounding the jail, killing two and
wounding six other men, intensified the
feeling against Mitchell until the deter
mination vas made general that he
should never leave town alive.
After firing on the crowd Governor
Bushnell ordered Company Il Of the
Third infantry from Springfield. They.
arrived at TAO and marched to the JAN,
where they found 1000 people s%urronni-
Ing the structure.
The mayor assured the commander
thai their services were not wanted, SIS
the people We're law abiding, and askcf
them to withdraw to the train, and in
Ease their services were needed he would
send for them. Without waiting for
further orders, they marched down the
street 70 the Cepot, The local militia
had previously refused to serve longer
ind went TO the second story of the
tt eriff's residence and tried to sleep.
With no resistance offered the mob
rushed to the side door n oon gained
entrance to the Jail I'M broke the door
to Mitchell's cell. He offered no resist
hnce as the rope was placed over his
head. Going down the steps outside the
5ail Mitchell fell. and the rope was
stripped off his neck. The crowd sur
rounded him and jumped on him like
a thousand hungry dogs after n bone.
! The wretch was almost kicked to death
before the rope was again secured about
his neck. He was dragged to the front
Of the court house and the rope thrown
| over a limb and the brute pulled up. The
| end was tied to the fence. and Mitchell
was left hanging in full view or savera'
thousand people. The body was left
there over an hour before placed in an
| u vlact oIarso hoy
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12

Free-traders may not be so numerous
In the United States as in England, but
they excel their British brethren In
depth of conviction. Our f~ree-traders
do not permit their serenity to be ruff
fed by a doubt that protection is a
vicious policy, robbery Of the masses
for the enrichment Of the classes, and
that 1t must inevitably be inimical to
national prosperity. Show them how
grandly the country progressed under
the policy OF protection from the close
of the war until the triumph Of 'tariff
reform" in 1892, and they will tell you
that 1t was not through the beneficent
influence, but in spite Of the baneful
effects Of protection that the nation
made. such strides in the development
of the national resources, in the build
ing up Of great industries, in the con-
struction of railways, in the settlement
Of the West, Ia the payment Of the war
debt, and In all the incidents and ele-
ments of national greatness.-Wash-
ingtOn Post.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12
California Gold Production.

The marked increase Of mining inter
est In California which has been noted
during the past year had the practical
result Of adding $1,S47, 245.01 to the
output Of gold. In 1895, according to
the figures Of Charles G. Yale, the sta
tistician Of the Mint, the auriferous
yield Of this State was SIS, 1874 ,317 60.
1t has now been increased to SIT GOA,
O26.3 80. In 1894 the output was $12,540,-
COG; in 1893, 1,172, O36; in 1891, So.
445,4SS; IL 1890. S9.S96,s51 In seven
years. therefore, production has nearly
doubled, bringing the sum total very
close to the point reached in 1870, when
the Mint returns Of California gold
were SIS, 6S2,972.
This revival Of prosperity Is in large
degree due to the discovery Of new and
economical methods Of ore reduction.
In 1870 no rock which assayed less than
$40 per ton vas believed to be worth
taking to the mill. Now SO rock al
points where power is cheap yields q
profit. Could some even moderate dis
coveries of rich ore be made-a thing
that is always pOssible-the use Of the
electric and cyanide processes would
once more raise gold reduction here t.
the bonanza ~fgnres.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12
A BIG TALK FOR SHEEP RAlSERS
Mantel Quotes Mckinley and Says
That Protection for the Wool
Ratsers Is the Key Stone
IN the Arch.

Washington, June 5.-The senate met
today with a view TO expedite The tariff
bill. Two speeches have been an
nounced for the day, one by Mantle on
the wool schedule and another by But
Ter on his joint resolution to amend the
constitution so as TO give congress pow
er 10 impose an income tax. Mantle
was recognized at the opening and spoke
at length. He said there had been no
opportunity to present the wool grow
ers' side in the other branch OF congress
owing to the brief time allowed for de-
bate, the WOO schedule was
reached In that body. He presented full
iy and supported with numerous tables
and statistics the wool growers side of
the controversy and showed the enor-
nous losses sustained by the wool
growers In the depreciation of the value
Of sheep and WOO during the past six
years. He concluded with a quotation
from a speech by Mckinley before the
Ohio wool growers in 1893. who declared
that no protective tariff can ever again
be endured In this nation which does
not fully guard the interests OF the
great mass of producers OF what IL
known as raw materials. and among
these he declared the protection Of wo0I
was most important.
1T is the keystone to the great arch
Of protection, and unless well guarded
n preserved the whole structure must
fall TO the ground"
Butler In the course OF his speech this
afternoon on the income tax referred to
the indecent haste with which the
pooling bill was being urged immedi-
ately after a recent decision Of the SUI
preme court against the antitrust law.
lCullom. chairman of the interstate COM
merce committee, resented the state
ment, asserting that the pooling bill
was not being pressed with indecent
haste n that such a statement was a
Misrepresentation Of the facts. Chill
ton, another member OF the committee,
In turn differed In o with Chairman
Cullom and said the bin had not been
seriously urged until after the recent
daciGtn0 ON tho frr,Qf 1aur
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12
pensions AND P0sTmAsTeRS
Many New Names Appear on the
Ofictal Lists Never There
BefOre

Washington, June ~7-Pensions were
granted yesterday as follows:
Iowa: Original-Joseph p. Eagle
Davenport; David M. Tomlinson, Win
.erset; Andrew McEllis dead. Bristow'
Upton Petrie, Iowa Falls; Benjamin w
seaman, Knoxville; Sanford F. Dow,
Corning. Increase-George Marsh, Le'
ligh; VIM. McCaughey. De Ditt; Ethan
Allen, Des Moines; Adolphus Holland
Des Moines; John sutton,
John u. Irons, Toledo; Joseph BOOK
Nashville; Washington Nj. knight
Charlton. Reissue-Wm. Powers, VII
isca. Widows-Hannah Turby, Des
Moines; Rebecca Hunter, Newton; Alice
A.. Cassell. Garner.
South Dakota: Additional-Byron D.
Lee, Lennox.
Nebraska: Original-John j. Joyner,
Merna; Joseph A. Littlefeld, Milforo'
Martin Hiltner, Lincoln; John Mott'
Omaha; Theodore Coles, Schuyler. IN
.rease-Joseph Neigh, Antelope.
Postmasters were appointed yester-
day as follows:
Iowa-Canton, Jackson county, N. H.
Sutton, vice Alexander Clark, removed;
-dlltll, i'biNh
,reath, vice w. A. Jones, removed; Gil
max, Montgomery county, b. w. Don
hell. vice s. l.. Beckwith, resigned; En-
lie, Floyd county. Frank Perrin. vice e.
4. Dunn, resigned; Island Park, Potta-
yattam!e county. Ellen Lively, vice Z.
II. Catterlin, resigned; Lucky Valley
Woodbury. county, H. A. Jepson, vice
Il. NJ. Irons, resigned; Millville, Clay
county, F. T.. Neskett, vice VIM. Wood
worth, dead.
South Observation-Disclosures, McCook
county, G. T.. johnson, vice Il. j. Ryan,
removed; Castlewood, Hamlin county,
J. II. Smith, vice II. y. Horswill, re-
signed; Helm. Campbell county, Karl
BolIingcr, vice John Van Erve, re-
,igned; Jasper, Charles Mix county, Ed
ward Heninger, vice J. Marcher. re-
,igned; Worthwhile. Sphinx county, G.. w.
Kingsley. vice Albert Martin, resigned;
Tulare, Sphinx county, George Buimer,
vice w. II. Odds, resigned, Wittenburs.
Hutchinson county, VIM. Wagner, vice
A.. s. Schiirt, resigned.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12
YANKT0n WILL HAVE
SATURDAY MATINEES
Program Every Other Week viii
Consist Of Trotting, Pacing
and Running Races,
ANOTHER METAL FOUND IN HILLS
Observation-Disclosures Ration
Test Sa:.sfactory---Drowned
In Split Rock River.

Yankton, June IA new scheme has
been introduced here in the way of rae
ing matinees, which are to take place at
the state fair grounds every Saturday
Afternoon. 1t is to be started by a num-
Der Of local lovers of horse racing. The
program is TO consist OF three races, one
pacing, one trotting and n running
race each Saturday. The purses are
to be small. as only local horses VIII en-
ter. A small fee will be
charged and this will go toward Keep
ing the track in shape and other ex-
penses. Next Saturdays program VIII
be a pacing race. half mile and repeat,
purse $25; trotting race, half mile ana
repeat, $25; running race, half mile ana
repeat, $25. 1t is predicted by all thai
il will be a success from the start an@
will be very interesting, as Yankton and
vicinity possess some very good horses.
Another industry Is to be started here
in the shape of a new bottling works.
The are Charles M Adclbert
johnson, owners OF a large dairy farm
north OF the city, and Mike O'Neif. They
viii manufacture soft drinks OF all
kinds. The machinery has been pur-
chased and Is here, and they V sunk
a drive well and are now arranging a
building at the Johnson ranch In which
to place the apparatus. These gentle
men have received every possible en-
enlargement and expect to do an Inn
mense business, as they will push the
enterprise TO its utmost and will make a
high grade of goods.
The state board OF charities and cor
rections is In session at the state insane
hospital here, a meeting being held yes
terday. This afternoon h bids for
heating and lighting the hospital for the
ensuing year VIII be opened.
There is every probability that Com
pany g, First regiment, $. ID. n. c., OF
his city will disband n ~reorganiZe.
1t is thought that reorganization VIII
give a new and larger membership and
thai more enthusiasm Will be shown.
Joseph Papik, a prosperous farmer
living west Of here, Is TO have a new
residence upon his place. The founda-
ton Is already laid. Mr.. Goetz OF this
city has the contract for building, which
will be begun at once.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12
About the Tariff Bill.

One million barrels Of American -four
went to Asia last year. This shows
that q new field for American farm
products is being opened, and with the
opportunities for reciprocity which
the proposed duty on tea will offer, the
market for u farm products In that
part Of the world will be greatly IN
creased. A good evidence of the
growth Of the protective sentiment in
the South Is found in the presence at
Washington this week Of n delegation
from several of the Southern States
urging that the protective clause OF The
Dingley bill on rice be maintained. and
the lower rates named by the amend
ment Of the Senate committee rejected.
That the pending tariff bill is espe-
cially satisfactory to the farmer is
shown by the closing sentence of an
article in the Minneapolis Tribune
whose editors have especial facilities
for testing the sentiment Of the agri-
cultural classes Of the country. The
sentence in question says: There is
one thing certain; the Western farm
ers will not have any to com
plain that the bill was constructed in
the interests of Eastern manufacture
ers and capitalists as opposed to their
own; 1t is the most favorable tariff bill
to the farmers ever framed" Notwith-
standing these things, Prof. Wilson Is
still drawing salary from the New York
Herald in payment for his criticism OF
the Dingley bill. His articles. how
ever, have failed to explain why his
own tariff law produced n deficit Of
fifty million dollars a year.
A. B. CARSON.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12
A Fiuctuattuu Standard,

According to a special dispatch from
Globe Democrat, the continued fall In
the price OF silver Is affecting different
classes in that republic In different
ways. In the first place, it is causing
CONSERVATION among the commercial
classes that deal in merchandise i'm
ported from abroad, by causing alarm
ing fluctuations in exchange and play
ing havoc with them in the pricing Of
their goods.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12
JEALOUS womAN's CRUEL REVENGE
Throws Acid I'm Her Lovers Wife's
Face, Permanently carr
ing Her.

Cleveland, o., June 7.-Neliie McNally
went TO the home of II. II. Johnson yes
terday and threw carbolic acid In his
wife's face. Mrs. Johnson Is perma-
nently SCARED, and the sight of her
right eye was barely saved. Jealousy
OF Johnson was the cause Of the trouble.
The McNally woman says Johnson.
who was keeping her company, kept her
in ignorance Of his marriage and prom
Used to wed her later on. She accident
ally heard he was married and wrote
him. His wife got hold OF the letter and
wrote her what she considered an inso-
lent epistle. She went to Johnson, 5
house, taxed his wife with opening her
letters to Johnson ana ended by throw
ing the carbolic acid.
Johnson lives at st. Clair and John
streets, in Chenille, an eastern suburb
OF Cleveland. The McNally woman is
under arrest.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-12

The Colonial Society of Pennsylvania
has published a reproduction in facSim-
lie of the American Weekly Mercury,
from it's first issue in 1919 till its last III
1852. 1t required the collections or SIX
or seven libraries and societies 10 make
this reproduction complete. The Mer-
curry was the first newspaper published
i'm the middle colonies, and one of the
first in America.