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Rock Island Argus., 1899-08-15
A FEATURE.
Unique Idea Proposed in connec.
ton With the Good Roads
Convention.
FARM PRODUCTS FOR DECORATIONS

General Scheme to BE Carried Out on
the Lines Followed "a st. PauI-NIay Be
Made an Annual Event Here-Rock ISL
and Club and Retail Merchants' Associa-
tion Acting Together.
What promises TO prove a unique
feature of the Forthcoming good roads
convention in Rock Island is the har-
vest home festival-the decoration of
the city with the product of the farm.
the transformation for a day and a
night of the business section into a
veritable garden of rural vegetation.
Plans are we'll under way for this ad-
iunct to the convention proper, and
if the desired unanimous cooperation
of the merchants can be secured. and
doubtless it can. a display that will
people than originally anticipated
will be insured-and it may mean a
permanent Rock Island enterprise.
John r. Warner, who suggested
the harvest home idea, was present at
a meeting of the Retail Merchants
association last night with other
mem bers of Rock Island Club COM
mittee. delegated to confer with the
merchants, and ne explained what
a successful venture it was in
St. Paul a few years ago, when
the stores were decorated with corn,
wheat, oats, ETC., there being
an agricultural parade in the after
noon, with night street walk. Mr..
Warner suggested that the same
scheme be followed here. His idea was
to have Second avenue swept clean
from the court house to Spencer square.
the principal decoration to be con-
fined to that section, the people to
assemble there for a happy reunion
and promenade while bands would be
playing at the three squares. He said
that merchants would vie with each
other in getting up novel decorations
for their places of business and the
result would be magnificent display.
An Appropriation Made.
Secretary George w. McCaskrin, of
the Rock Island Club committees, re-
ported that 5000 had been appropri-
ated for the street decoration for the
harvest home festival, and that ar
rangements for the good roads con-
vention were well in hand. The Mer
chants association decided to hold a
special meeting Thursday night of
this week to finally consider the festi-
val plans and make arrangements to
cooperate in making the affair the
success that it is agreed it should be.
The sample piece of road to be put
in on the day of the convention will
be built at the end of the paving on
Twelfth street.
w. c. Maucker reported the action
taken by the Rock Island Club at a
recent meeting in regard to the local
telephone service. The association
endorsed the clubs action.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-08-15
AT McCABE'S.

Still busy as we can be
with this big August clearing
sale. You'll find some of the
bargains quoted in our ad on
page 3 of this paper, but the
store is full of others as good
or better.
All the special hour sales
given on the large bills for
the crockery department are
likely to last all week,
though we can't be too sure.
Better come early.
LIS. McCABE 8 CO
Rock Island Argus., 1899-08-15
Does Conee Agree with You.

If not, drink yGrain-O-made from
pure grains. A lady writes: The
first time / made Grain-O 1 did not
Ike it. but after using it for one week
nothing would induce me to go back
to coffee" 1t nourishes and feeds
the system. The children can drink
it freely with great benefit. 1t is the
strengthening substance of pure
grains. Get a package today from
your grocer. follow the directions in
making it and you win have a deli
cious and healthful table beverage for
old and young. Is and % cents.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-08-15
THE CAVE OF BLACK HAWK.
A Former Davenporter Sends Some Inter
esting Historic Facts.

Harry c. Fulton, formerly of Daven-
port, now of New York, has written to
the Davenport Democrat an interest
ing letter, apropos of the famous
Black, Hawk cave which many of our
older citizens were, in their time, days
long gone by, more or less familiar.
Attracted by recent reference to the
ubject, MIR. Fulton writes of having
put in an afternoon in the Astor Ii
brary in New York searching for some
information that would throw light
on the subject, and his time so occu-
pied was productive of successful re-
suits, in measure at least, appar-
emily, for he writes:
''In the magazine stories, in biog-
raphies of Black Hawk, and in the
history of the Black Hawk war, l find
references to the white spirit. but
nothing that decides the exact loca-
ton of the cave. Black Hawk him
self is the only one who attempts an
exact location of the cave, and yet
what he says is not conclusive.
lin 1888 Black Hawk dictated his
life, which was edited by j. b. Pat
terson of Rock Island, and published
in 1884 by Russell Odiorne and Met
calf of Boston under the title Life OF
Ma-ka-T -Me-She-Kia-Kiak or Black
Hawk. Following the preface An
tonic LeClaire, under the date of Oc-
tober, 1888, certifies that he acted as
interpreter, and that the narrative is
correct. On page 20 Black Hawk
says: In my early life 1 spent many
happy days on this island. A good
spirit had charge of it who lived in a
cave in the rocks |Hhmediately under
the place where the fort now stands,
and has often been seen by our peo-
Pile. He was white, with large wings,
but ten times larger
Now, it is reasonable to suppose
that the word immediately was
used deli iberately and with intent of
quite exactly locating the cave. The
word might have been omitted for all
general purposes, but Black Hawk. or
his interpreter-who knew the facts
saw fit to use it. Where was this
fort? My childhood memo ory pictures
it to me "a little way back from the
edge of the exposed lime stone, and
immediately above the wide mouthed
shallow cave now visibly yawning." 3"
Away back in the latter part of the
COS THE ARGUS published an account
of the Inner cave" at the arsenal.
together with the legends and theo-
ries at that time connected with it.
The story was romantic as well as
startling in the revelations pertaining
to the cave now concealed by the
abutment to the Rock Island, arsenal
and the existence of which up to
that time had not been dreamt of.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-08-15
Executors Notice.
Estate of Christian scaatz, deceased.

Estate of Christian Schatz, deceased.
The undersigned having Deen appointed
executrix of the last will and testa-
ment OF Christian Schatz. late of the
county of Rock Island, state of Illinois,
deceased, hereby gives notice that she will
appear before the county court OF Rock
Island county. at the county court room. In
the city of Rock Island. at the October
term, on the first Monday In October next,
at which time all persons having claims against
said estate are notified and requested TO at
tend, for the purpose of having the same ad-
tusted- AL persons indebted TO said estate
are requested TO make Immediate payment
to the UNDERMINED
Dated this 18th day of July, A. ID. 1899
MARY JOHANNA SCHATZ. Executrix.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-08-15
Notice of PublicatIon-Chancery

State of Illinois.
Rock Island County.
1879. 5a the circuit Court september 'efn' .. T.
Edward u. Kreis VS. J. Brooks Davis. VIM.
ID. Stevens. Gertrude Stevens, Samuel e..
Hanna. and George a Darling in chancery.
Affdayft of non-residence OF the defendants,
VIM. d. Stevens Gertrude Stevens and Sam
uel c. Hanna, lmpleaded with the above de-
fendauts j. Brooks Davis and Geo A Darling,
having been fled in the clerks ONCE of tne
circuit court OF sa d county, notice Is therefore
hereby given 10 the said nonresident defend
ants hat the complainant fled his bill of com
plant In said court, on the chancery side
thereof, the 5th day of August. 1899.
and that thereupon a summons issued out
of said court, wherein said suit Is now pending.
returnable on the third Monday In the month of
September next. as Is by Law required.
Now. unless you. the said non-re sntdefend-
ant above named. shall personally be and ap-
pear before said circuit court, on the first day of
the next term thereof. TO be hoideo at Rock Isl
and In and for the said county. the 18th day of
September next and plead, answer or demur to
the said complainantis bill Of complaint, the
same and the matters ard things therein
charged and stated VIII be taken as confessed.
and decree entered against you according
70 the prayer of said bin
GEURGE w GAMBLE Clerk
Rock Island. Illinois, August 4th, 1879.
4 H. GUYERs Complainants Solicitor.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-08-15

health; also Miss Minnie Fredericks
as substitute for Miss Stella Mus &c
Johnson, who has also asked for an
indefinite leave of absense on account
of i'll health.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-08-15

Itching hemorrhoids were the
plague of my life. Was almost wild.
Doan's Ointment cured me quickly
and permanently, after doctors had
failed" c. F. Cornwell, Valley street.
Saugerties, n. Y. For sale by Marshall
& Fisher, druggists.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-08-15
State of Ohio, City of Toledo, ..
Lucas County.

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that
he is the senior partner of the firm of
F. j. Cheney & Co., doing business in
the city of Toledo, county and state
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of one hundred dollars for
each and every case of catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Hall s
Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9th day of De-
cembe A. ID. 1886.
A. w. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials, free.
+. j. CHENEY S Co., Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists, 75 cents.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-08-15
The Most Fatal DIsease

More adults die of kidney trouble
than of any other disease. When the
first symptoms of this disease appear.
no time should be lost in taking
Fo'ey's Kidney Cure, which is guar
anteed or money refunded. 50-$1.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-08-15
Piles. Piles.

Why be bothered with this annoy
ing complaint when Banner Salve will
cure you? 25c-
New-York tribune., 1899-05-21

Say, why didn't you tell US You was runnln'
ers apprentice. who was smoking a Ii,eful Of punk
on the rear seat, addressing the conductor. Dye
tink We git our nickels wort wit bunch like
that a-sh0otin ii into MS for de hull trip"
IT'S wonder somebody doesn't ten that woman
that there's pin sticking into her baby some
where" remarked the beautiful young girl to her
chum
The baby wants a drink OF water-thars what
ails it," said her chum, who was fully eighteen
years Old, and ought therefore to have known all
An de War Amt over Yit.' hummed the
darky with the guitar who had "A Whole seat to
Up TO this timo the short very stout. huge head
ed straggy mustached man sitting directly behild
the woman with the baby had simply regarded ="
whole performance with an amused smile. The
eng Gf & the taEy didn soen c %OGrJ Gr & mn
huiiies as nerves. anyhow Fin .liy he leaned over
Gus mouth exhibited by the howling baby and.
chucking the infant under It's rapidly waving chin.
he remarked I, ,il in in "a. a deep bass voice;
"Wow-ow- wow" replied the baby. without ray
ing any attention whatsoever TO the very stout
man The latter again chucked the infant under
the chin saying:
This lime the baby ceased its howi1g long enough
get it's eyes open, so that II could sec the very
SWoketsey- toketseyr' said the Fat man, con'inu-
ing his chuckng- under the-chn tactics.
The baby looked him ovei and gradually let up.
When IL arrived nj the cCnvusive stage where II
looked doubtful whether it was going to quit for
over and gently lifted the Kid from its mothaTs
"Un-se-diseyr he pattered; TOSSING. the now
growing infant In the air. "Whoon-se-dis. W.
Tho infant was actually gurgling with JOY ty
this time and the eyes Of all the rest o. the pas
sengers were the very stout hypnouSt OF Inc
young one - ,.,., c.a.oz o.,
Thus far about seven blocks. United states sen
ator William f. Mason dandled the crow'ng row & 9spy,
and the young one positively tegan 10 yoi again as
soon as he after touching the button. handeu IL
back TO its mother preparatory to getting on
You did that pretty we'll Senator SEQ a man man
who got of the car at the same time MT Masoh
debarked. -, uo, co,o,or
No better than ought to-" REPLIED Sonn,Tr Sc AYE,
tics long while and made . good many cam
New-York tribune., 1899-05-21
MASON AND THE BABY.
THE SENATOR'S CAMPAIGN EXPERIENCE STOOD
HIM IN HAND.
From The Washington Star.

From The Washington Star
One bright afternoon about ten days ago very
tired-looking shabbiy dressed woman, anywhere
from twenty to forty years old, boarded n Four
teenth-st. open car, bound downtown, up near the
Boundary. The young, not particularly cloan-look-
ing baby which she tried to bamboozle into good
humor was squawker from away back, and the
weary appearing mother seemed to be simply vast
ing her time and her breath in her efforts to ap-
pease the bowling rage of the young one. The
baby in state above and beyond anything
like simple crying ii simply roared and shrieked.
Its lung power strange thing to reflect upon.
Its yowls above the creaking and grumbling
of the two like the top note OF a robusto So
prano in Wagner chorus. The baby didn't want
TO be dandled. II didn't intend to be goo-gooed 1t
resented all such fim-hamming methods. 1t want
cd to yell. and it yelled. The mother finally tried
spanking. and that good either
wound up for twenty-four hours, growled a
nervous-ooking man. probably bachelor, sitting
a few seats behind. and he touched the button and
stepped off to wait for the next
"Deary me, It's a wonder mothers wouldn't keep
that kind of children at home" said an exceedingly
thin faced woman with poppies in her bonnet. She
looked very indignant the babys conduct
Ought t git dat kid megaphone.' remarked
the tinsmith the platform, darling savage
baby.
"Oh. wouldn't do a thing to that one if l owned
ii and slap-stck at the same time?' said the
dapper~looking elderly man with the white side
whiskers. on the front seat of the second car.
New-York tribune., 1899-05-21
SIMPSON AND SULZER.
HOW THE NETWORK ORATOR
KANsAN's THUNDER.
From The Washington Times.

~' b<sl.~
KANsAN's THUNDER
From The Washington Times &SE
Jerry Simpson and William Sulzer of New-York.
were at one time friends They exchanged conf
cences and discussed ways and means by which the
country might be saved from going to the dem
milton bow-wows. 10 speak One day General
Henderson of Iowa, who is now a candidate for
the Speakership of the next House, approached
Representative Amos Cummings. OF Newly York 49,
What kiad of a man is Sulzer. OF New-fo fork?
What does he want?" said Cummings. by way
Of reply. -
Sulzer wants 10 give him half OF my time,
SAID Henderson.
We'll" said Cummings. "Suizer is my colleague.
and il would DO better for you, think. 10 get an
unbiased opinion Of him. Go over ana ask simpson
what he thinks of Suzer; they have been as thcK
Henderson acted on this suggestion. and presently
-eturned with a broad smile on his face simpson
says" he said that Sulzer Is an a'l-aroohu -
The explanation Of simpsons hostility TO Sulzer
came later 1t seems that WREN a certain matter
was pending before the House Sulzer sought out
Simnsln and asked his views regarding 1t. Mr.
Sirnpson said that he expected TO speak on the
e,,hfect ard outlined his sentiments. Mr. Sulzer
M npxt day got the floor ahead OF Simpson ana
8 fvprcd tho latter's speech. r,
or curse Simpson nonplussed, and natural
. indignant He did not speak on the measure
I'm sell and from that time on his opinion OF MT
,nlzer was much more forcible than ponte IL
as Strty mean trick" said Simpson. in referring
n the matter 81 thought that Su.zer was my
fricnd but he has played me false. he Is a hrst-
chump."
New-York tribune., 1899-05-21
IN HER NIGHTGOWN.
From The Boston Herald.

From TIC BOSTON fItTIIu.
II is undeniable that foreign diplomats In Wash
ngton frequently find themselves at n loss. owing
to the novelties presented TO them by American
customs Even the language offers difficulties.
Only the other day the Guatemaan Minister was
speaking Washington women OF what ne
regarded as a remarkable social experience met
with here at the capital He had been invited TO
an afternoon reception.
And do you know" he said. the hostess re-
ceived the guests in a nightgown"
Good heavensr' replied the women to whom
this information was addressed. Surely you are
joking Mr. Minister"
Not at ALL you" reiterated the dip
New-York tribune., 1899-05-21

lomat 1T was II. her night dress that we were
rcceiv ved-low neck and bare arms.' 81.
oh you mean evening dress, DO you not, MI
Minister suggested one Of the women.
Yes that is what mean, admitted senor NJ
raga; low neck and bare arms, just like the cos
tune for the opera or ball ,.,
As may be imagined the laugh was at the Min
ister's expense. In Washington women quite COM
monty wear evening dress when giving afternoon
receptiOnS
New-York tribune., 1899-05-21

the article on the flood was given out to a writer
who. II thought could be trusted better.
But when this second article came In II was
found to be worse than the first, and another post
ponement was necessary.
The volume contained another reference,
'Flood-see Noah" the bewdered editor. trusting
by the time Noah was reached ne would succeed
in finding man who would he atle to mngle SCI
ence and orthodoxy in due degrees.
New-York tribune., 1899-05-21

what he considered a safe hand but when the ar
tjcle was sent in II was found to contain views
which would certainly have shocked orthodox
readers. II had in it too much of science and too
little Of theology.
What could be done? The volume had TO be
published forthwith In this dilemma he put in
his dictionary "Deuee-sce Flood"
This at any rate. postponed the difhculty, and
New-York tribune., 1899-05-21
NOT THE USUAL STORY.
he Chicago News.

From The Chicago News
Say there was an actress left 5000 worth oa
Jewels in a streetcar here the other day.
"Oh. another of those advertising lodges, was IL!
NO The jewels worn by lot of women
who were returning from a South Side reception.
and when the actress left the car the owners OF the
diamonds and other precious stones were stlI
aboard"
New-York tribune., 1899-05-21

paigns and look at the size of the State I've had
TO practise in"
Then the Illinois passed on, smiling rehec-
lively
New-York tribune., 1899-05-21
A DICTIONARY DILEMMA.

From Tid-Bits
good story is told with reference to the publ
-ation of a certain Biblical dictionary The editor
IS said to have given the article on the deluge TO
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1899-03-09
w kajdansch.

Zabawny wypadek zdarzyl
sic W tych dniach aonie angiel-
skiego nastepcy tronu, ksieznie
Walii. Ksiezna, jak wiadomo,
gorliwie sic zajmuje sprawami
milosierdzia, W szczeg6lnej zas
pieczy ma wiezienia, kt6re od-
wiedza, wyszukuje indywidua,
majsce sk}onnosc do poprawy,
i stars sic ulsyc doll wiezni6w.
Pred kilku dniami ksiezna
zwiedzala wiezienie, W kt6rem
odsiadywa} kars Jameson, zna.
ny z awanturniczej wyprawy
ma rzeczpospolita transwalska.
Przechodzac przez izbs dozor-
cow, ksieana zauwazyla stos
kajdan, nakladanych ma opor.
nych zloczy6c6w. Chcac prze.
konac sic, jak SO clezkIe, kslez.
ma kazala sobie nalozyc pare
kajdank6w IA rece. Dlugo
szukano, ,zanim znaleziono pare
odpowiednia, wszystkie bo-
wien byly "a DUE ma drobne
rece dostojnej pani. Nareszcie
dyrektor wiezie znianalazl pa
re, zaloayl ia ma rece ksieauy,
kt6ra smiejac sic, sama zatrza.
snela zamek, zamykaiscy kaj-
danki. Po chwili dozorca wzial
sic do otworzenia wiez6w, o.
kaza}o sic jednak, ze zardze.
wialy zamek aadna miara o.
tworzyc sic ME da. Napr6ano
pr6bowano kluczy najrozmait.
szych = kajdany trzyma'y
wciaz drobne rsczki ksiezny W
aelaznym uscisku. Po wypr6.
bowaniu wszelkich srodk6w,
musiano wezwacslusarzy zmia.
asta, kt6rzy subtelnemi Darze.
dziami przepilowali kaidany i
W ten spos6b dopiero uwolnil
ksiezne 2 wiez6w nieoczekiwa.
nych.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1899-03-09
Pod wzgledem zaspokoienia

Pod wzgledem zaspokojenia
potrzeb ekonomicznych kraju,
to piec kolei g}6wnych lokal,
nych "a sprawa Kola przycho.
dzi do skutku, uzyskano ulgi
taryfowe dla niekt6rych galezi
rolnictwa przemyslu, ,postara'
no sic o szybsza regulacys REX
galicyjskicb, o zniaenie ceny
kainitu, a i soil kuchennej W
przyszlosci. : Uzyskano u}a'
twienie i powiekszenie kredytu
dla rolnictwa przez zalozyc sic
majsce dwie file bankowe W
kraju. Tylko anarchia W par
lamencie przeszkodzila wejsciu
W zycie ustawy o niezwyklych
ulgach co do nalezytosci przy
przeniesieniu wlasnosci i ME-
ruchomosci mniejszych, zwfa'
SEGA wloscia6skich, tudziez
ustawy o zniesieniu myt. Sta
rano sic rowniea o z}agodzeaie
uciszliwych dla ludnosci rolni-
czej przepis6w sanitarnych W
czasie zarazy ma bydso i Micro.
gacizne.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1899-03-09

kom W Chicago, iak najoszcze-
dniej gospodarowac, chociaz
wyznaczono ma dziaf tens I,210,-
600, t. j. o $4,000 wiecej, nia
prezydent polecii. Pierwotnie
spodziewano sic, ze wyznaczone
bedzie 81, 400, 900.
Amerykanie maia ma placu
wystawy wyznaczonych 100000
stop kwadratowych. Niekt6rym
wystawcom ameryka6skim ME
podoba sic okolicznose, ze tego
$4,000 stop ley W Vincennes,
piec mil cd gf6wnego placu wy
stawy. w Vincennes ma mie-
scic sic dial kolei aelaznych i
motor6w, i tam tel maja bye
urzadzone ,,igrzyska Olympic
skie."
G0rna kolei Northwestern.
Jezeli ME zajda przeszkody
nadzwyczajne, to d. Listopada
juz pociagi kolei Northwestern
kursowac beda po podwy4szo-
nych torach. Wagony juz So
zamowione, a takae i i.wydano
kontrakta ma budowe stacyi CEN
tralnei, kt6ra stanie ma Fullerton
ave., pomiedzy Ward str. a
Southport ave. Dzisiaj rozpoczy-
ma tam 300 robotnik6w kopac
fundamental. Cd Fullerton ave
do North ave. wyko6czone jest
kompletnie podwyzszenie tor6w;
pozostaje jeszcze przestrze6 cd
North ave. do sieci gl6wnej.
SkaZani.
Ludwik Kalwicz, Frank Le-
wi6ski, August Kudzi6ski, Jan :
Kacki Teo1or Atsowski zostali
wczoraj pred sedzia Steinem
uznani winnymi wiamania sic do
pewnego skladu cygar przy Mil
waukee ave. kradziezy $40.
Ludwik Kalwicz zostai skazany
ma wiezienie karne nieoznaczo-
nym terminie, a innych poslano
do domu poprawy, gdyz ME licza
ieszcze lat 81.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1899-03-09
Kronika MiejscoWd.
Malcy rabusiami.

Jedenastoletni John Hasl i
dziewiecioletni braciszek iego
Juliusz, wczoraj przedpoludniem,
zamiast ise do szkoiy, postano-
will zrobie - wyprawe rozboi-
nicza. Najprz6d wlamaIi sic do
mieszkania w. F. Gilberta pm.
1922 E. Ravenswood Park. Tam
zabrali torbe podr6zna, W kt6rej
znajdowaia sic bielizna, budzik i
rome drobnostki. Rozzuchwaleni
powodzeniem, ma rogu 3. Ra-
venswood Park Lawrence ave.,
napadli ma pania Stergon, zam.
pm. 1854 N. Paulina str; John
przyioiywszy revolver do jei
piersi zawolaI: ,,zycie lub pie
niadze!" Pani Stergon przestra-
szona zaczefa uciekac, ale John
pobiegl "a MIA i porwai ia "a
gardio... Wtedy opadnieta od-
zyskala odwage, i uwolniwszy
sic cd Johna, porwala go "a
ramie zaczela glosno woiac o
pomoc. Nadbiegl ma to Julius.
Podnioslszy cegle, grozil pani