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V THE AUG US, TUESDAY, MABCH.28. 1899. I . Suburban Siftings. j JOSLIX JOTTINGS. josun. juarcn si jerry Hart is reported to he sick with the mumps. liov v nuesiae is on me sick list. Mr. Hart has rented Mr. Vander- Lure's farm for the coming year. George Schiilinger has 'been en gaged to work for Ira Wainwright for toe coming season. Mrs. Fred Kenhl was taken quite sick while at ner daughter a residence. Mrs. Frank Crompton, and at this writing has not been taken home. Miss Xan Clark, who bas been vis iting most of the winter with Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Ilubbart and familv, has returned to her home near Sac City, Jowa. . Dee Allen is serving the Joslin creamery as buttermaker during the illness of the regular buttermaker Fred Wright, who has been hick for some time. Smilax camp, 11. X. A., of Joslin, nas purchased a new organ, it ar rived at Joslin Saturday List and was placed in the .Woodmen hall, to be used for entertainments. Miss Amanda Nold was taken sick quite suddenly Friday of last week with heart trouble. Dr. C. K. White side, of Moline, was called bv tele graph, and she is some better at this writing. A hunter while hunting near the residence of Mr. llart, shot at a wild duck which had alighted among a flock of tame ones. In doing so, he shot six tame ones, and he lost no time in getting on the south side of Kock river. The democrats held a caucus at Kose Hill Saturday last and made the following nominations: Supervisor, William Filbert; town clerk, William Nold; assessor, Sam Schafer; collec tor, George lieal: commissioner of highwavs, Henrv Struss; school trus tee. F. M. Walker. The republicans held a caucus at the Wake school house Saturday last and made the following nominations: Supervisor, F. J. Whiteside: town clerk. John L. Noah: assessor, Lyman N. Daily: collector, Klsie Walker; commissioner of highways. Frank Wake: school trustee, George C. Wake. for Iowa last Wednesday. They in tend to farm next summer. William Sarginson has just com pleted a blacksmith shop for Almond Mongerson, and is now building a hardware store for Arnold Petersen. Hiram Jones, who was hurt by the railroad cars some time ago, went to Iowa last week to visit with rela tives and friends until he is able to work again. John Schoening. who lived west of Sherrard, t.o!d his farm to George Beck, of near Cable. Mr. Schoening bought Albert Hale's residence here. Mr. Hale rented one of John Russell's bouses. Mr. Schoening will make Sherrard his future home. 8IICKKABU SHOTS. Sherrard, March 22 Ben Adams lias moved his family to Cable. Charles Farrow was in the tri-cities last Saturday. Mrs. Parker has returned to her borne at Mirtha. George Tomlinson, of Orion, was ' here on business la-t week. Andy Hayes, of Cambridge, was visiting friends here Wednesday. The village board has received a car load of lumber for sidewalks. John Greenwood shipped two car loads of hogs to Chicago last week. Thomas bincox went to Galesburg last Thursday to visit with relatives. George and Gertie Allen, of Colona. came in Friday to visit with relatives for a few days. iiuy liouson. oi cable, was here on business last week. He may open a restaurant in Sherrard. George Shellcrosslee, who has Wen working at Spring Valley the past two mouths, returned home Saturday. Mrs. James Shannon and son, Frank, returned from Moline Satur cay, accompanied by Mrs. Shannon's niece. O. J. Mowry and John McGregor joined the Woodmen lodge Tuesday evening. Mr. Mowry joined as a so cial meinler. David Sherrard shipped four car loads of stock to Chicago Tuesday. His sons, Frank and Vance, accom panied hiiu to Chicago. John and Hugh Williams, who have Ijccii working in the mines here, left RET"OLDS RILLS. Reynolds. March 22. G. V. Pettit was a Kock Island visitor Monday. Miss Mable Schriver returned "from Rock Island Tuesday. Mrs. C. C. Wait returned Friday from an extended visit in southern California. Mrs. W. (i. Davis and daughter, Marguerite, visited in Moline a part of last week. Miss Inez Quist returned Saturday from Nebraska, where she had leen spending the winter. Miss Nettie Haskell has leen ill for several days past. Charles Freytag filled her place in the school room. The republicans have nominated the following ticket: For supervisor, F. A. Wood; town clerk. T. J. Ash; assessor, V. II. Schriver; collector, William Jennings; road commissioner, William Miller; justice of the peace, si. ftcnoonmater. The democratic caucus was held Sat urday at the residence of A. Seavers, and the following ticket nominated: For supervisor, Samuel Baker; town clerk, R. L. Mallette: assessor. P. Fuhr, Jr.; collector. David Findlav; roau commissioner, jonn pickler: justice of the peace, James A. Har ness. The village board, under the direc tion of a representative of the Howe Engine company, of Indianapolis, vis ited. Cable Monday to inspect the lire engine, which was purchased from this companv. J hey were so well pleased with it that at their regular meeting nem Aionuay a deal was closed for a combination chemical and water engine with all the trim ming-s. and family to Muscatine. Iowa,. .by sailboat, but he has not returned vet as he is waiting for a west wind so he can sail back. ANDAJLIS1A AIK1XUS. Andalusia. March 20. Mrs. Invin is on the sick list. ;uiss .Maune uoney is visiting in Rock Island. Mrs. William Stewart returned home last week. Mrs. Ruge, of Milan, is visiting her mother, Mrs. William Mosher. Miss Etla McAffee, of near Taylor Ridge, was in our village Monday. John Schmidt, of Rock Island, is visiting bis sister. Mrs. John Huntley. Ira Johnson and family have moved into the house owned by Milton Buf fum. Several of our young people at tended the play in Buffalo Saturday evening. Mrs. Henry Thompson and Miss Edna Finley are visiting relatives in Rock Island. A number of friends surprised Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Simmons Wednesday evening, March lo. Frank Brookman, of Central City, Iowa, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Brookman. The ladies of the United Brethren church will give a dinner at the par sonage Thursday, March 30. There is to be an evening Easter service at the United Brethren church. There will be a special pro gram of singing and speaking. Andrew Simmons moved Mr. Myers COCNTT TEMPLt. Traasfsrs. 22 William E. Stevens to William D. Stevens, lots 1, 2. 3, 4. 5, 6, 7 and 8 block 1. lot 6, block 2, Healy's sub div., lot I, 2 and 8. block 1, lots 7 and 12. block 2, Stevens' third add.. Mo line. lot 12, 12, block 2. Meese & Holland's add., outlots A and B. Child's second add.. Moline lot 0, block J, lots 5 and block 3. Fairmount add., lots 6 and 7 Mock F. Moline Water Power com pany's add., lot 10. Stevens' first add. Aioiine, jots i. o. a aim 10, aicieai subdiv.. VJ and 30, 18. le. 800. Simon Pohlman, Jr.. to Jacob Mil ler, lot 4, Cutter & Stoddard's subdiv. Rock Island. $1,200. Francis Black to William Barsel lot 15, block 7, town of Hampton. 75. March 22 Frederick C. Bruhn to Dora Bruhn, sj lots 3 and 4, and n lots 5 and 6. block 43. Chicago or lower add.. Rock Island, $900. 23 Weaver P. Kuhns to Sarah E. Clark, lot 2, block 12. Ward & Walk er's tir;it add., Reynolds. 1.500. Peter C. Simmon to Fred D. Holt lot 5. block 2. Atkinson Park add. Moline. $650. John Hausch to Marv Wilson, e 38 .acres n nw! 30, 16, lw, 700. iuinn jiuurcw rviiiuseu master to John and Jacob Weaver lot 1, block 10. Pitts, Gilbert & Pitts Second add., Moline, 1,256.72. 25 Emma Silvis to John C. Silvis ct al. el sel 29, 18, le, 500. Rush Wright to John A. Wilson, 10 acres swj 27, 16, lw, 1. THEY ARE CONVINCING. Statements of a Neighbor Are to be Believed. "otblns So Convincing- as What l'tnum Whom We Know and Ke cpect Say. There is nothing so convincing as the statements of people whom we know and respect. If your neighbor tells you sometning, you know it is true: no neighbor will deceive anoth er. So that is the way it is with Kid ne-oids. The statements of people living right here m and near Kock Island are published that you may ask these people and find out the great good Morrow s Hul-ne-oids are doing. Harrv Maehr, residing at 613 Warren street. Davenport, Iowa, and who is em ployed as candymaker for t red Maehr, of 110 vt est Second street, savs suffered for several months with what I became convinced was kidney com plaint. I felt badly all the time, was more tired when I got up in the morn ing than when I went to bed. I had a severe and sharp pain in my back and mv appetite was bad. I read about Morrow's Kid-ne-oids and thought I would trv them, and I am glad 1 did. because they have cured me. ice pain in mv back is all gone ana l am feeling well and have been ever since taking the Kid-ne-oids." Morrow's Kid-ne-oids are not pills but 1 el low 1 ablets, winch is a scicn tine form cf preparing medicine. They are put up in wooden boxes, wnicu contain about two weeks treat ment and sell at 50 cents a box at M. F. Bah n sen's drug store. A de scriptive booklet mailed upon receipt oi price. Jonn .Morrow & Co., (Jneui ists, Springtield, Ohio. Dr. Wood's Norwav Piue Syrup seems especially adapted to tbe needs of children. Pleasant to take: sooth ing in its influence. It is the remedy of all remedies for every form of tnroat ana lung disease. lor sale bv f .. I 17 1 T I OASTOTJT A . Bea th 1 he Kind Yoa Have Ahuays Bought cignature cf SPECIMEN OFFICIAL BALLOT. Fourth Ward, Rock Island, Illinois. DEMOCRATIC. O REPUBLICAN. For Mayor. THOMAS J. MEDILL. JR. For City Clerk. ALBERT D. HUESING. For City Attorney. CHARLES B. MARSHALL. For City Treasurer, WILLIAM B. McIXTYRE. For Alderman, CHARLES BLEUER. For Assistant Supervisors. JOSEPH H. KERR. GEORGE C. DURMAN. For Assessor. HERMAN LUCHMANX. For Collector, R. EMMET REEVES. For Mayor, WILLIAM McCOXOCHIE. For City Clerk, f"H HENRY C. SCHAFFER. For City Attorney, JOHN K. SCOTT. For City Treasurer, K. THEODORE ANDERSON. For Alderman, CHARLES E. WILLIS. For Assistant Supervisors, JAMES F. MYERS. OLOFF ATKINSON. For Assessor, JUNIUS L. FREEMAN. For Collector, CHARLES BOWERS. MAXY SECRET-MINES, i ENGLAND'S COAST STUDDED WITH THESE DEFENSES. Their Locality, Approaches and Kir Ibe Points Are Mysteries That For- eisrn Spies Have Often Tried, bnt Always In Vain, to Solve. England "has the most formidable navy in the world, but ' she does not rely upon it alone in the event of war to prevent a foreign force from landing upon her shores. London Tit-Bits, in an article on the secret coast defenses of Great Britain, says: In the event of war no alien army coold approach our shores withont im periling its navy by encountering our explosive mines, scores of winch sur round our coasts at all places likely to be selected for attack by a foreign foe. The Thames is also carefully shielded by similar secret mines, one of these being in the vicinity of BlackwalL The precise locality cf these mines is, how ever, for obvious Teasons, kept a dark and inscrutable mystery, and the ap proaches to them are so cleverly con structed and concealed that no one save an exnert would 6Uspect their real character. An innocent looking cellar at the basement of a certain tradesman's shop is the entrance to one important mine, but even the tradesman himself is not aware that the government rents hi3 cellar, nor does he ever surmise the true nature of the operations carried on therein. The mines are equipped with explosives of the most potent kind and admirably connected with the secret chambers on shore by means of electric wires. Each mine is controlled by a button, over which are printed particulars re lating to the location and character of the mine. This button is placed in the wall of the secret chamber and covered by a double door, securely locked, the outer door so closely resembling the wall of the chamber that no one but those in the secret could detect its pres ence. The chambers are double locked and approached by passages protected in a similar manner. Every lock and key is specially made for the government and is unliko any other. Only a few of the very highest officials are allowed to use these keys. and they are solemnly sworn to preserve their secret rigidly. xo persons apart from thoso especially empowered may inspect or visit any of tbe secret cham bers at any time except by express written permit personally procured from a certain high official. This is ex ceedingly difficult to obtain, and m fact is rarely ever granted. Prior tp such a permit being issued the officials assure themselves that tho possessor of tho document bears a blameless character, is British born and has no ulterior reasons for preferring his reones t. This settled, he is sworn to secrecy in the'wost solemn manner, blindfolded and conducted by a circuit ous route to the secret chamber, where he is permitted to use his eyes, but not his tongue, np questions being answer ed by the attending officials. Strange stories have been told of at tempts made by foreign spies to pene trate the privacy of these mysterious mines. , A young lieutenant in the navy, whose honorable character won the con-1 ndence or liis superior omcers some years since, was accorded the privilege of guarding one of these secret mines and intrusted with certain information concerning its character. Soon after his appointment he became engaged to a charming young French lady of whom he was desperately enam ored. By some inexpticable means his fiancee got to hear of his appointment, and by alternate threats and persuasion induced him to take her to see the se cret mine under his care. On the evening arranged, after ex tracting a solemn vow of secrecy from his ladylove and getting her to don the dress of a naval officer for tho occasion. he was about to set out on his secret mission when, to his surprise and alarm, he and his companion were ar rested by detectives. In some mysterious manner the authorities had been en lightened as to the proceedings on foot and were in time to stop them. For "breach of regulations the young lieutenant was subsequently court martialed and reduced, whilo his charming companion, who proved to be a spy in the employ of the French gov ernment, was conveyed back to her own country, with a caustic caution. On another occasion a German gen tleman contrived to locate the entrance to one of the secret chambers and actu ally hired a member of the Bill Sikes fraternity to aid him in negotiating the double locks one dark November night. But bo splendidly fitted and fortified were these appliances both the visitors were doomed to disappointment. Re turning from tbe rendezvous, both the plotter and his accomplice were arrested : and imprisoned. Worth WaltiBB: For. During a performance at at the Tyn mouth Aquarium, a couple from Old Hartley were among the audience. When half time arrived, an attendant placed on the stage a board inscribed with the word "Interval. "Wat's that, Geordie?" asked the 1 wife. Geordie ppelled the word. "I-n, in ; t-e-r, inter; v-a-L interval. "But w'at is't?" "Aa divvent knaa, lass. The foaks is sail gannin oot ; but we'll stop to see it ! ban Francisco v ave. In 1668 tbe great fire in London burned over 43tt acres, destroying at least $35,000,000 worth of property. In is. 2 the Uoston nre burned over 60 acres, at a loss of $1,000,000 an acre. If the same fire occurred today, it would cost, at the very lowest estimate. $100,000,000. In 1693 the loss on the 2hi acres turned over was over $350, -000,000. SPECIMEN OFFICIAL BALLOT. First Ward, Rock Island, Illinois. 0 DEMOCRATIC. Q REPUBLICAN. For Mayor, THOMAS J. MEDILL, JR. Q WILLIAM McCONOCHIE. For City Clerk, " For City Clerk, 1 ALBERT D. HU ESI NG. HENRY C. SCHAFFER. For City Attorney, For City Attorney, CHARLES B. MARSHALL. Q JOHN K. SCOTT. For City Treasurer, For City Treasurer, WILLIAM B. McINTYRE. K. THEODORE ANDERSON For Alderman, For Alderman, PI DANIEL McKINNEY. Q MICHAEL V. CONCANNON. For Assistant Supervisors. . For Assistant Supervisors, JOSEPH H. KERR. JAMES F. MYERS. GEORGE C. DURMAN. Q OLOFF ATKINSON. For Assessor, For Assessor, HERMAN LUCHMANN. JUNIUS L. FREEMAN. For Collector, - For Collector, PI R. EMMET REEVES. CHARLES BOWERS. SPECIMEN OFFICIAL BALLOT. Second Ward, Rock Island, Illinois. For Mayor, THOMAS J. MEDILL. JR. For City Clerk, ALBERT D. HUESING. For City Attorney, CHARLES B. MARSHALL. For City Treasurer. WILLIAM B. McINTYRE. For Alderman, CHARLES HEIDEMANN. For Assistant Supervisors, JOSEPH H. KERR. GEORGE C. DURMAN. For Assessor, HERMAN LUCHMANN. For Collector, R. EMMET REEVES. For Mayor, WILLIAM McCONOCHIE. For City Clerk, HENRY C. SCHAFFER. For City Attorney, JOHN K. SCOTT. For City Treasurer, K. THEODORE ANDERSON. For Alderman, SAMUEL MEANOR, For Assistant Supervisors, JAMES F. MYERS. OLOFF ATKINSON. For Assessor, JUNIUS L. FREEMAN. For Collector, CHARLES BOWERS, SPECIMEN OFFICIAL BALLOT. Third Ward, Rock Island, Illinois. O DEMOCRATIC. Q REPUBLICAN. For Mayor, THOMAS J. MEDILL, JR. For City Clerk, ALBERT D. HUESING. For City Attorney, CHARLES B. MARSHALL. For City Treasurer, WILLIAM. B. McINTYRE. For. Alderman, DANIEL H. CORKEN. For Assistant Supervisors, JOSEPH H. KERR. GEORGE C DURMAN. For Assessor, HERMAN LUCHMANN. For Collector, R. EMMET REEVES. For Mayor, WILLIAM McCONOCHIE. For City Clerk, HENRY C. SCHAFFER. For City Attorney, JOHN K. SCOTT. For City Treasurer, . THEODORE ANDERSON. For Alderman, JOHN O. FREED. For Assistant Supervisor. JAMES F. MYERS. OLOFF ATKINSON. For Assessor, JUNIUS L. FREEMAN. For Collector, CHARLES BOWERS.