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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04
HOw'S This.

We offer one hundred dollars reward
for any case of catarrh that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY IL Co., Props,
Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned, have known
+. j. Cheney for the last ID years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligation made
by their firm. WEST IL TRUAX,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
WALDING. KINNAN q MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system.
Price 30 cents per bottle. Sold by all
druggists. Testimonials free
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04

The real estate and personal taxes
are now due and payable at the town
ship collectors Office on the first floor
of the court house
TIMOTHY O'NEILL, Collector.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04
Lunches.

You ought to see Henry's lunch to-
night, corner Seventeenth street and
Fourth avenue.
Henry Shaft will give a grand open
ing lunch at Deisenroth's old stand,
Eighth street and Fifth avenue, Sat
urday evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04

Horrible agony is caused by piles
burns and skin diseases These are
Immediately relieved and quickly
cured by DE Wits Witch Hazel
Salve. Beware of worthless imita-
tions. Fer sale by T. H. Thomas, A.
j. Reiss and NJ. F. Bahnsen, drug
gists-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04

Subscribe for TEE ARGUS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04
Hard Coal, Coke and wood.

Indiana block for furnaces, camel
for CRATES, Cable and Athens lump
and nut for stoves.
f. d. MCKowN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04
There Is No . About 1t.

No question indeed with those who
have used it, but that Foley's Kidney
Cure is absolutely reliable for all kid
.ney and bladder diseases.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-04

Dyspepsia-bane of human exist
ence. Burdock Blood Bitters cures it.
promptly, permanently. Regulates
aud tones the stomach For sale by
Marshall & Fisher.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-30
Busy Women

Somebody plainly observed one day that
Uncle Sam was running his premises on bach
elor principles InaSmuch as his national
helpmeet is the Goddess of Liberty, who does
nothing but pose on her pedestal, it was sug
gested that there should be a practical Aunt
Sam to give the womany touches to our
towns. Since there is no Aunt Sam the club
wen'en have assumed these housewifely re-
spensibiitfes in hundreds of hamlets. They
are industrieusly sweeping the streets, secur-
ing receptacles for scraps, cutting down the
weeds, planting shade trees, opening up
park-in short, by such attractive improve
merts, keeping dirt-collecting communities
from literally getting Elm the dumps" The
wide extent of this movement may be in
stanced in Minnesota This one State has
eighty five federated clubs Of women, and of
this number forty-five are enthusiastically
devoted to the improvement of their respect
i've towns In most cases the transformation
from unattractive villages into beautiful and
befowered garden spots has been simply
wonderful.-Bertha Damaris Knobe in the
May Woman's Home Companion
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-30
The New Servant.

Young Mrs. Mcbride has had much trouble
with impudent servants that she was on the
verge of nervous prostration, and she would
certainly have gone over the verge had the
Mcbride income been large enough She fin
ally became desperate.
"John, she said one day. II have hired a
new servant. She isn't particularly compe-
tent. but one thing 1 am certain-she will not
be impudent."
.She won't'' cried her astonished husband
GLOW do you know she won't?"
at am sure she won't" replied Mrs Nc
Bride: land if she is I shall not know it.
She is a Finn, just over, and she doesn't
sneak but four words of English"
All the next day Mrs. Mcbride struggled
with the Finn. She talked herself hoarse.
she would fairly shout her directions, but
shouts and whispers were alike to the Finn
She simply could not understand When
Mr. Mcbride came home his wife was again
on the verge.
srWhy do you shout so when you talk to
her?" he asked, laughing heartily.
.sWhy? Why, l simply can't make her
bear," cried his wife. II am so hoarse T can
hardly speak aloud and I am completely
worn out. What shall do, dear?'
Let me discharge her, Of course"
..Discharge her!" achoed his wife "T,hat,s
inst as about as sensible as the avera %
mans suggestion. Discharge her! Discharse
that Finn, who knows four words of Eng
1ishl" she sobbed. What good would thar
do? Why, john, I have discharged her II
times already, and she thinks I've been tell
ing her to get dinner!''
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-30
Fancy this is the thirteenth year without a

Fancy this is the thirteenth year without a
break!'
1.-The thirteenth year!'' Numbered the Ma
jor. DO you mean to tell me that the CIR
has for thirteen years
Major Rumsey!" interrupted the little
woman. And then she explained, and ex-
planned so well, that her listener became as
enthusiastic as herself and swore with a
characteristic military oath that he could
have desired no better mate for his lad.
Suddenly the widow started up.
ooh, DEAR she cried in dismay. cit mustn't
be- I forgetting. 1t would never do.
What wouldn't do?" inquired the Major.
why. it's the thirteenth, and that would
be unlucky. 1t was on the 18th that my poor
Robert"
Nonsense, my dear madam growled her
listener. Surely you don't believe in that
old woman's tale!''
But Robert-on the 13th-
c Robert" the Major thundered, and
Immediately apologized. 'I forgot myself
What I wanted to say is this. Why should
we risk the happiness of our boy and giri?''
why, indeed?" murmured the lady
Suppose, for instance, two other people
found they could join forces with advantage
and advance on the enemys line better to-
gether than singly. Suppose. l say. But
dash it all, Mrs. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DO
you say to taking nie?"-and here the Major
Topped down on his knees in most unmll1tary
style-''me-an old half-pay officer without
a friend in the world? Now, what shall we
say?"
And like the soldiers daughter and the
soldiers widow that she was the blushlng
prCprietoress of the Esmeralda anWered
YES" with precision.
That is how it is that the Esmeralda is
under entirely new management, and the
young people who congregate there in the
summer speak regretfully of the old days
the days that are no more.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-30
A BOARDING HOUSE ROMANCE

It was the proud boast of Mrs Robert
Maltworth, widow Of the late Captain Robert
Maltworth, of the til Cavalry, proprietress
oe the Esmeralda Hotel, Seabreeze, that in
each of the twelve years during which she
had owned and managed the establishment
on the shore at Seabreeze, she had success
fully brought two young people into relations
with one another that had resulted in matri-
mony. To tell the truth, Mrs. Maltworth
was born matchmaker, as many young
lieutenant could have witnessed.
You would have imagined from the smile
on her good ma tured, motherly face-which
had taken on just the faintest suspicion of a
wrinkle since Providence removed the gallant
"a ntain from this sphere-that sorrow and
worry had given her wide berth. In this
you would have been pardonably wrong. She
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-30
Madame Malaprops

She told me her husband "hobnai1ed' with
everybody, and told such cotton WOOL stor-
les that a girl she knew was training to be
an "archdeacon" (deaconess); that she was
obliged to part with her coachman because
he was such a gay Othello"; that she had
had india rubber tiles put the wheels
of her carriage; that man she knew was
regular '+marmoset'' in his own house; and
certain title always descended from uncle to
nephew, as they invariably died childish
Atlantic Journal.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-30

colonel had not disdained the prize which
| he had relinquished.
| Two months had passed, when there came
gentle knock at the door,
May come y"
1t was Kate
Pray, sit down. he said
oh. you are more courteous this time 1
can spare ten minutes-a little longer than
last time, because I am coming to say
gocdby.''
"Goodby?''
Yes. goodby. Are you sorry?"
Sorry, Kate"
Miss sabins, please" she laughingly cor
rected. "Give me my right title for one
day more. Tomorrow I shall be Mrs Col
de Courcy. 1t will sound strange, won't
It?
Very"
mot, perhaps, SO much to you. That is the
advantage you men have. You never change
your name. It's very unfair. Why hasn't a.
lady the same privilege.
Hasn't a lady the same privilege? But
not to get to woman's rights or wrongs, how
have you progressed under Nine. Rameau?"
~, 1t has been such fun I enjoyed it so
much. Do you know the waltz"
'.Then will teach it to YOU. Let me see.
what Is the time it goes best top
she paused for a moment, and then she
hummed-
80, love TOR year,
But alas for the love
That loves alway!'
That makes splendid waltz. Look the
steps-the trois temps. I mean-are these
She paused breathless, her face aglow with
color.
Isn't that pretty?" she demanded
"As you dance livery. Where will you
reside when you are married? ?"
Haven't told you? India. We start for
CeVlon almost immediately exDect T shall
get beastly stout and pompous out there
wear a gold eyeglass and all that. Ten min
utes are up. must be going. O. here is my
old keepsake I wished to return to you.
Goodby Ellis
"Goodby."
There was a slight CULVER in her voice-a
still more perceptible one in his
She was gone! Ellis looked at the keepsake
she had returned to him. 1t an old pen
knife with broken blade, on the handle Of
which was scratched the name-"Kate'
He resumed his dreams.-London Evening
News.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-30

The visit of Major Rumsey, Mr.. Harold
Rumsey and Miss Eleanor RumSey (to quote
The Seabreeze News was decidedly a time
of unqualified enjoyment. The happiness of
the three suffused through the whole of the
Esmeralda Hotel, and the proprietoress was
heard to remark that never in all her life
had she seen so jolly a company as her
boarders at this period. The visit heightened
from fortnight to three weeks, then to a.
month, and still the happy trio said nothing
Of leaving.
''It does my heart good to see these young
people living so happily said Mrs Malt
worth. 1T makes me feel young again my
self. 1 confess
The Major was standing at the easement
looking away over the sea- Outside the
promenade was almost deserted, for the DAYS
were growing cold and sunless, but at the
end of the thin lire of beach, where it was
cut off by the cliff that jutted out, he could
see woman and man seated. Her hand
was clasped in both of his, and as the old
soldier watched he saw her head droop lower
lower
Mrs Maltwo1 th,'' he said, scarcely above
a whisper; "come here. You see those two
young people away there? They are our
young people.
Together they watched the two who, all
unconscious that they we're observed. were
telling one another the sweetest story in the
world
The widow was the first to speak
Il felt sure it would come" she cried
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-20
Perhaps Another Murder.

In quarrel between two neighbors at
Evansville Monday over boundary line
between their property, James Robey
struck Byron Rabbit with an ak in the
head, crushing the skull. The two men
are both well-known, being about fifty
years of age, and for many years resi-
dents of that city. For some time past
they had failed to agree as to the boun-
Diary line,2 and about nine o'clock Monday
morning Robey took an ak and began to
chop tree on the disputed territory.
Babbitt demonstrated, and words fol-
lowed. Babbitt claims that he was not
the aggressor, but Robey says he acted
in self defense. At any rate, Robey
struck Babbitt with the ak on the head
and his condition has since been so
serious that it is feared that the injured
man will die. Robey has been arrested
to await the outcome.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-20
Christian Endeavorers to Meet


Wisconsin Endeavorers will hold their
state convention in GAINESVILLE this week
beginning Thursday evening at 7:45 and
closing Sunday night. Many able
speakers have been secured and an in
teresting program will be carried out
On Thursday evening DR.. Wilbur Chap
man of New York city, the famous evan
gelist and pastor, will make an address.
He is we'll known and much loved by the
young people who have heard him at the
international conventions especially the
last two Nashville in 1898 and Detroit
in 1899 At these he had charge of the
"Quiet Hour" services. On Friday even
ing Robert 3. Speer, secretary of the
Presbyterian board of missions, will give
talk, and this will be followed by a
reception for delegates. John Willis
Baer of Boston, will conduct a question
box meeting Saturday evening and the
conservation service Sunday morning at
9 o'clock. DR.. Denman of Milwaukee,
will also give an address. The. music
will be in charge of Prof. Taylor, who
has chorus of 100 voices assisted by
the Y. NC. A. band to lead the singing.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-20
Circuit Court Jurors.

The following have been drawn as
jurors at the November term of the Cir
cult court:
E. c.. Alden, Third ward, GAINESVILLE.
Y. r. Brand, Second ward, BelOit.
"A. M. Bedding, Second ward, BelOit
E. A. Burdick, Edgerton.
J: FL. Burtness, Plymouth.
William Bowers, Lima.
Geo. Campbell Rock.
Jesse M. Crandall, Harmony
S. COnant, First ward, BelOit.
Charles E. Church, First ward, GAINESVILLE.
W. S. Davey, Third ward, Beioit
W. A. Dean, Bradford.
Ansel Dickinson. Harmony
Anthony Dixon, Rock.
Robert Dowd, First ward, Beoit.
William Grimes. Jr., Avon.
K. N. Grunhuvd, Plymouth.
Thomas Harper. Spring Valley.
John G. Hayner Fourth ward, GAINESVILLE
William HOneySette, Magnolia,
Ira Jones, Union.
Luther W. Kendall, Fourth ward, Beloit.
George J4ackner, Fulton.
Peter Logan, Spring Valley.
John Manning, Second ward Evansville.
P. F. MCGEE, GAINESVILLE.
A. E. Newton Beloit.
w. II. Noyes, Rock.
III. Olmstead Clinton Village.
Benjamin Parish GAINESVILLE.
John j. Pearson, Fulton.
T. A Perry, Edgerton.
6. A. ,Shurtleff, Third ward, GAINESVILLE.
J. @. Taylor, Johnstown. g.
b. d. Treadway, Fourth ward BelOit.
James Wilkins, Fourth ward, Beloit.
In all probability the jury will be ex-
cused until Monday, December 4th.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-20
Tobacco Notes.

f.. G. w. Spitzner of New York is here
for short stay.
Messrs. L. P. and Jacob Suffer have
been in the state during the week look
ing at samples of '9S packings.
E. J. Goldman of Madison and Harry
Putnam of GAINESVILLE, representing SUIT
ter Bros, were in town Monday.
Mr., E. A. Fuller, leaf dealer of Hart
ford, Conn, stopped off in this market
few days on his return home from trip
to Denver.
Dwight LOOMS, leaf dealer of Spring
field, Mass has been looking after to-
bacco interests in this state during the
week. He was accompanied by his wife.
Geo. Underhill is home after three
weeks stay at Westby where he was en-
gagged in sampling nearly 5000 cases of
'98 stored there and owned by Schroeder
& Bonn. The packing came out splen-
didly.
FL. McInnes was at Viroqua all last
week sampling the Helgerson packing of
'98 which was sold to G. F. Mabbett
some time since. Not a single case of
damaged was found in the packing of
over 900 cases.
This Office has for sale several styles
of contract books as we'll as all other
blanks and forms used by packers.
Samplers supplies, such as tape, Irvine,
wax etc., kept on hand. Orders by mail
Or wire promptly filled.
A car of the '99 crop was received
from growers in the Orfordville section
this week by Suffer Bros. This is the
earliest receiving of Wisconsin tobacco
on record. They were early crops, taken
down week ago and Immediately strip
ped and delivered.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-20
Obituary.
MRS. E. H. HARLACHER.

A telegram brought the sad news to
Edgerton on Saturday last of the death
of Mrs. E. FL. Harlacker, formerly Miss
Kittie Pierce, at her home in Eau
Claire, Wis. The remains came by train
on Monday morning and the funeral
services took place from the Congrega-
tional church Tuesday afternoon con-
Quoted by Rev. Ell. O. Spellman.
Olive K. Pierce Harlacher, wife of E.
Fl. Harlacher, was born December "a,
1875, at Edgerton, Wis, where she lived
with her parents until her graduation
from the high school in 1892. After
two years of teaching she attended the
Whitewater Normal school, graduating
in 1896, and for the next two years and
half she taught in the Waukesha city
schools. She was married Dec. %, 1898,
to Mr.. E. Ell. Harlacher and Immediately
settled in her new home in Eau Claire,
where he is principal of the 9Th ward
school. Her married life was the most
felicitous and the few happy months
spent in her home are precious memo
ry to all who knew of it's harmony and
joy. Her life was brief but helpful in it's
service of others and deep in it's glad joy
and evident satisfaction to herself She
leaves many friends here and at her re
cent home in Eau Claire. She united
with the Congregational church in Ed
gerton June H. 1891, and was ever
consistent and helpful member. God in
his love took her to himself Saturday
morning at $50, October 18th, 1885,
Her husband, father and mother still re-
main to treasure the precious memories
of a short yet loving and helpful life.
JOHN LIENAU.
John Lienau, for many years resi-
dent of the town of Porter, died Tues
day morning at his home in GAINESVILLE,
after brief illness of lung trouble, aged
about 70 years. The Lienau farm in
Porter originally contained an entire
section of land, but few years ago was
subdivided into smaller tracts, two sons
each taking portion of it. He leaves
stepdaughter besides the two sons to
mourn his loss. The interment was made
in the cemetery at Coksville.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-20
The GAINESVILLE Recorder saws. Sh

The GAINESVILLE Recorder says: Sher-
iff Appleby has received letter from
James Collins, the well-known Rock
county Splinter, now in Liverpool, and
wants Sheriff Appleby to send Grant
Taylor, the colored sprinter, across the
water and after a few months training
and becoming acclimated he could put
him in handicap race where he could
win out $4,000 if he could do one hun
dred yards in 10 1-5 seconds.
An exchange pertinently says: ,Ap-
pearances are often misleading; take for
instance led pencil sharpened by a
woman; if you saw her do it, you know
she did it with knife, but if you take
the simplest aspect of the pencil, you
would swear she did it with her teeth.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-20
Unclaimed Letters.

Letters remaining uncalled for in the
P. o. at Edgertou. for the week ending
Oct. 20, 1899.
Mrs. Simmons, Belle Stuart
Persons calling for any of the above
named letters please say advertised"
Fl. S. MCGIFFIN, P. M.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-20
COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
= EDGERToN WIS, October 49, 1899.

The council met in special session for
the purpose of allowing bills and acting
on the application of A. Hampstead for
liquor and pool table license. The meet
ing was called to order by Mayor Mans
field. All members were present except
Aid. Earle. - -
The following bills were presented and
on motion were allowed all aldermen
voting aye:
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-20
Card of Thanks.

To the many kind friends and neigh
bors who in various ways aided us in
the burial of our daughter, Mrs. Kittie
Harlacher, we wish to express thanks.
Mr.. AND Mrs. CLARK PIERCE.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-20

n. w. Loan Trust Co., hydrant rental 1915 80
Electric Light Co.. lighting. ........... 232 90
j. 81. Price, Supt. W. W. July, Aug Sept. 150 90
@. M. Rea, marshal ................-.... III "a
A. Ratsluff, asst marshal. ............... 80 90
j. Willie special police Decentralization. 16 90
j. III. Joyce, repairs. Observation-Disclosures. II 90
Curran Bros, repairs Observation-Disclosures. IS
j. d. Hahn Est, mdSe OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. SO
G. D. Mansfield Co.. fire brick ... 70
Wis. Telephone Co.. telephoning. 80
j. B. Glow & Sons, mdse. ............... 80 70
o. EllingsOn & Co., mdse. ............... IS Is
I. Cook, street work OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. PAT IS
5. M. Randall, crushing stone ........... 90 Is
Pinkerton Detective Agency, service of
detective. .......... 104 80
W. F. Hayes, damage to horse & carriage 20 90
The application of A. Hampstead for
liquor and pool license in the Banks
building, was taken up and on motion of
Aid. Leary was granted. All aldermen
voting aye.
On motion the council adjourned.
HENRY JOHNSON, City Clerk.
Morris tribune., 1899-07-22
FOREIGN NEWS.

France celebrated the anniversary OF
the fall of the Bastile Friday.
Beers blame Joseph Cham berlain for
all the recent friction over the Trans.
wall franchise.
The Bank of England has been com
PEELED to raise it's rate, which will pre-
vent further gold shipments from the
United States.
The British government is said to be
determined to press it's demands for re-
forms in the Transvaal and will use
force if necessary.
Four bombs were exploded in differ
emit parts of Barcelona Friday morning.
No serions damage was done. but the
excitement was intense.
It is rUmored that England and Ger
many will make naval demonstrations
on ports of Guatemala, which country
has virtually repudiated bonds.
The Beers refuse to register Amer
lean citizens unless they take oath to
bear arms for the republic in the event
of war. The Americans threaten to be-
come British subjects
News from New Guinea concerning
gold mining there is decidedly discour-
aging. Dyseutery, disappointment and
restitution are doing their work among
the unfortunate men who, in search of
gold, rushed to such an inhospitable
climate,
Morris tribune., 1899-07-22
NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS.

Senator German is ILL.,
Admiral Dewey expects to reach New
York about Oct 1.
Grateful soldiers will present Miss
Helen Gould medal.
The president now plans to make his
Northwestern visit at the time he goes
to Chicago in October.
The navy department has sent to Ad-
miral Dewey the medal awarded him
by congress COMMUNICATING the battle
of Manila.
Major General Shafter will have
reached the age limit in about three
months, and it is said his friends are
working quietly to secure his retention
in the service few years longer.
Rudyard Kipling's right thumb has
been bitten by dog and is consider
ably infamed. He carries his arm in
a sling, but it is not thought that the
injury will have serious consequences.
Pedro Orizar, Is years old, who was
cabin boy and bugler on the Spanish
cruiser V1zcaya, mas enlisted in the
United States navy at the Brooklyn
navy yard. He will be sent to the train
ing school at Newport.