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(transcribed by: Tracie Broaddus)
The Weekly Argus
By Chas. W. Green
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INTRODUCTION
This initial number of THE
WEEKLY ARGUS introduces us to the public with aims as follows. We propose to give to
Our correspondents will be
engaged in all parts of the county and they will be ladies and gentlemen of
character and ability. We solicit for
them and ourselves the hearty cooperation of the general public in making THE
WEEKLY ARGUS the very best possible local and county newspaper.
The other particular features
of our paper will be its general literary character. We believe that in
We believe that the people
can also appreciate good typography, fine paper and clean press-work in the
journals they read. The mechanical
execution of THE WEEKLY ARGUS will always be our particular pride and
care.
In attempting this
enterprise, the editor and proprietor does not begin among strangers. We have been a resident of Linn county for
sixteen years, and have had an experience of eight years in the newspaper and
printing business, gained principally in
And now, kind friends and
readers, our first number is before you, and we hope that you are pleased with
it and that by your encouragement and support, THE WEEKLY ARGUS may
greet you for a long time to come; and as knowledge, experience and patronage
comes to its editor, the paper itself will be enlarged and improved.
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THOUGHT
Thought is the motive power
of progress. Without it, a man is a but
and improvement impossible. In every
age, the historian finds men whose thoughts grasped with problems that were
then but prophesies of possible progress yet unrealized. These were the visionaries, the fanatics of
their times. They were few and
THOUGHT (Continued)
poor and of small
reputation. They were the objects of
ridicule, contempt and persecution by the rich, the great, and the
respectable. Yet the glory of their
name, illuminated by the realization of their dreams, gilds the age in which
they lived with the glow of distant sunset.
The transcendental though of one age becomes the basis of the practical
work and faith of the age succeeding.
Thought is the prime factor in God’s plan for redeeming humanity from
ignorance, vice, poverty, crime, sickness and sorrow. Thought is born of suggestion, hence to
listen to or to read the thoughts of others promotes thought in those who read
or hear, but whether one’s thought is high, low, worthy or unworthy, depends
largely upon the books and papers one reads and the society one keeps. Evil communications corrupt both the thoughts
and the manners.
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Scores of men who are world
famous today have built their reputations, finished their work, and died since
George Bancroft, that patriarch of American historians, began sixty years ago
to collect material for his history of the
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Upon the temperance question
which enters so largely in the politics of the state, THE WEEKLY ARGUS will
at all times and under all circumstances uphold true temperance as we
understand it. We shall aim at all times
to be fair, honest, and candid, freely according to others the rights of every
American citizen to think and act for him or herself; and trust that the readers
of THE WEEKLY ARGUS will ever bear in mind that we make no pretentions
to perfection, consequently, may be as liable to err in our judgment as other
mortals.
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CITY SUMMARY
Hay is steadily coming into
market.
Rider & Son are having a
living well bored in their feed yard.
The H. & St. Joseph have
run a new switch up to the hay barn.
Oakes Brothers give one of
the finest entertainments traveling.
Miss Birdie Phillips of
Bucklin is visiting Miss Lucy Campbell.
Cloaks and dolmans in endless
variety and styles at L. A. Eaton’s.
The framework for the
creamery, situated just east of town, is up.
Mrs. Wilburn of
Call and examine Mrs.
Barbelling’s new fall stock of millinery goods.
CITY SUMMARY (Continued)
We notice J. J. Crain on our
streets again, after being sick a month or so.
W. R. Worth, Esq., came up
from
Professor Youman has changed
the date of his concert to tonight instead of next Monday night.
Another car load of those
celebrated buggies to be here next Monday, for Daggett & Goldman. Call at Daggett & Goldman’s warehouse on
Mr. Stephen Elliott of
Rocheport,
As Lane, the southside
grocer, carries the largest stock of groceries in the city, he can of course
sell on the smallest profit.
If you think THE WEEKLY
ARGUS is the kind of paper for your family, call at our office and
subscribe, or send the money by mail.
Work is progressing on the
new house of D. B. Crowner. John H.
Brown,
Having torn down his old
blacksmith shop, Mr. Overjohn has the brick on the ground for a new one, which
he intends to have completed in about a month.
We hear very favorable
reports of Professor Guttery, that the school is running smoothly, has been
graded, and that he is giving general satisfaction.
Our old time friend, Jas.
Crosby, paid
Oakes Brothers show at
Strawbridge Hall, Saturday night. This
company is well known in
We wish to announce to the
legal fraternity that we are prepared to do “brief work” having a large font of
plain face type, just for that purpose.
All wishing anything in this line of printing would do well to give us a
call and get figures.
The display of marble work at
the fairgrounds attracted considerable attention. These specimens were all from the Stewart
Brothers’ shop of this city.
The circus was said to be a
fraud. When such outfits as that travel
round over the county expecting to come to Brookfield with the intention of
having a crowd, they will get left every time.
If the boys don’t stop eating
watermelons down at the bottom of our stairs, we will have to load our cannon
up with brass and wind and blow a few of them on the other side where the sun
sets.
The display of wagons and
buggies at the fair this year surpassed all former years. Our two leading dealers, Daggett &
Goldman and B. J. G. Bethlehem, each had a very large and attractive display.
Notwithstanding our heavy
loss by the robbery, we have been able to get on another new stock of silks and
all wool dress goods, which we invite the ladies of
CITY SUMMARY (Continued)
As we have regular
correspondents from every town in the county, of course our subscription list
will grow rapidly, all of which is a great inducement to advertisers. We have an agent in every township.
The attractive double column
ad, of H. Emanuel & Co., will be noticed on another page.
Notwithstanding all the much
boasted human knowledge, it yet remains undecided which is yet the best sewing
machine, which is the best mowing machine, who has the best-looking baby, or
who were really entitled to premiums at the fair.
Girls, you should not grumble
if you can’t vote. You have the
consolation that when you arrive at church late, the gentlemen will always make
room in the seat for you, even at the sacrifice of their own comfort, and we
think that quite a compensation.
Should the article be signed “A
Methodist” elicit a reply from anybody, our columns are open for discussion,
providing somebody does it. We shall take
no part in such matters ourselves, but as we are running a paper “for the
people”, as we said before, our columns are open.
We held our paper back a day
on account of the heading not getting here, and as it did not come today, we go
to press with a sad heart. We ordered a
fine lithograph heading from
The fine hearse of Bowden
& Son’s attracted considerable attention on the fairgrounds. It is called the “
All our people who
contemplate going to the St. Louis Fair next week, cannot do better than to
take the St. Louis & St. Paul Packet Company’s fine side wheel, electric
light passenger packet from either Hannibal or Quincy to
If you cannot do anything
financially for THE WEEKLY ARGUS, speak a good word for it, and don’t
backbite us. Let the biting of backs be
given over to bedbugs, and seek you not emulate and be a vermin of this
sort. For as ye backbite others, so will
others backbite you. Bite a hoe handle;
bite an ax; bite the heel off your boot; bite the knob of your door; keep on
biting until you have learned to bite excellently well rather than backbite
your friends.
THE FAIR
The fair was blessed with
good weather and proved a success financially.
The attendance on Thursday was light, but on Friday and Saturday there
were big crowds on the grounds.
The show in the agricultural
department was fair but not near so large as it should have been, considering
the kind of season our farmers have been blessed with. The agricultural hall ought to have been
filled to overflowing. The display of
vegetables, though not extra, was good.
The household department,
though not up to some of our former exhibitions, was credible.
The show of horses, both
roadsters and draft, was fine -- probably the best yet to be held on the
The swine department did not
come up to last year, although there were some fine porkers on exhibition.
THE FAIR (CONTINUED)
The exhibition of fine sheep
was very good and showed that the wool growing interest is beginning to attract
considerable attention among our people.
Mr. Comb’s fine lot of
shorthorn cattle were on the grounds and attracted a great deal of
attention. He has a very fine herd of
that superb stock.
OUR CORRESPONDENTS
New sidewalks and street
crossings all over the city.
Mr. Isaac Reed died suddenly
of heart disease on Wednesday last.
A. D. Sturges is the new
appointed councilman and B. F. Green the new appointed marshal and street
commissioner.
Mr. Burch and Mr. Lander,
candidates for representative, address the voters of this township upon the
political issues of the day on Tuesday, October 2, 1882, at 2 p.m. at Abell’s
Hall.
Public school convenes Monday
next, with J. E. Wilson as principal, Rose Bishop as 1st assistant,
and Ella Howe as 2nd assistant.
George Adams and J. F.
McArthur were in the township on Tuesday, electioneering.
Signed -- Quill
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Laclede
We have had our circus and
pronounce it rather thin.
A large number of our
citizens attended the Brookfield Fair.
Dr. J. N. Stevens has his new
dwelling house in the north part of town almost completed and will soon have a
home of his own.
Work is progressing rapidly
on the new hotel, which is being built by Mr. T. E. Foreman. When completed and ready for business, it
will be an ornament to our town; and the fact that Mr. Foreman is to be
landlord is a sufficient guarantee for the accommodations that will be given to
patrons.
Mr. McAllister of
Miss Cook, who has been
visiting Mrs. N. E. Wannemaker, returned to her home in
J. A. Jamison, passenger
conductor on the C., B. & K. C., has accepted the position of train master
of the same line and will soon move to Keokuk.
We are sorry to lose himself and family from our midst.
Our public school is flourishing
under the capable management of Mr. Stauber and assistants.
Anxious to see the new paper,
I am -- Observer
OUR CORRESPONDENTS
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New
James Richardson and J. W.
Murry at have the lumber on the ground for a new livery stable.
Mr. F. Newcomb is teaching
the public school, and we understand is giving general satisfaction.
The Linn county court has
incorporated our town and appointed the following officers: Mayor, D. B. Hudson; Attorney, G. W. Bailey;
Marshal, J. W. Murry; Collector and Treasurer, W. J. Stone; Street
Commissioner, J. M. Davis; Clerk, Charles H. Gilson.
Edward Bailey, of the firm
Davis & Bailey, has been very sick for several days, but is again able to
be around.
Miss Carrie Hudson returned
home last week from an extended visit to
The American Mortgage and
Investment Company have appointed G. W. Bailey as their agent for Linn
county. He is now prepared to loan money
on real estate in Linn county.
The New Boston correspondent
to the Macon Republican has better look out, or a certain young man from
Signed -- Slim Jim
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St. Catherine
Good morning, Mr. Argus. Very happy to meet you, and thinking a few
items from this little city would be acceptable, will send them.
Business dull; farmers too
busy to come to town. Candidates
plentiful, and all are certain they will get there.
M. M. Crandall, prospective
county attorney, and R. O. Stauber, candidate for -- well, I guess from his
looks -- matrimony, paid us a flying visit last Sunday. Come often, boys. We like to see your open
countenances, especially when you smile.
Our young friend, Robert
Stauber, Jr. of
Our merchants, Spalding,
Crampton, Black, and Hayden, are receiving goods daily and are very busy
unpacking and preparing for fall and winter trade, which as present indications
show, will be immense. Our merchants can
and do compete with any town in the county in low prices and good goods, and
pay the highest market price for all kinds of country produce.
Our grand mogul, J. O. Haney,
is attending the Kansas City Fair this week.
Our young friends, Joe
Stauber, Ed Stauber and Joe Hause, start for
OUR CORRESPONDENTS
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R. G. Wildey, student with
Dr. Haley for the past year, left here for St. Joe Tuesday night to attend the
medical school in that city. We predict
a bright and prosperous future for Dr. Wildey.
There was considerable wailing among the fair sex as the train left the
station.
With best wishes for the new
paper, I am -- Billy Dux
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About “Holiness”
Editor Argus -- There is a
green-set of people in this section of country who call themselves holy. They hold religious gatherings which they
call holiness meetings. Men and women
both preach. They profess to do nothing
unless God is willing, and when they do it, they say he is willing, because
they are perfect and therefore holy, and the act must be holy because they are
holy, and being holy, anything they do must be sanctioned by the Holy
Ghost. They preach justification by
faith, which gives wide latitude of action.
They mix the Supreme Being in
all their little transactions of life.
They make God a party in all their personal foibles, their likes and
dislikes, their conduct and way of thinking.
Looking at them from a rational standpoint, one would think them a crazy
set of fools; but from a moral point, no such benevolent view can be taken.
Their conduct taken as a
whole must be to weaken reverence for the Supreme Being, which underlies all
true worship.
Hear how they talk, “Brother
Smith, will you come and take dinner with me tomorrow, God willing?” And Smith answers, “Yes, God willing.” The question naturally arises how Smith will
know that God is willing. It might be
uncharitable to say that in his mind’s nose be had the savory smell of stewed
chicken on the coming morrow, and accordingly construe the willingness of the
Supreme Being, and go. Yet these people
are great sticklers for the free agency of man.
Verily they are a queer set.
A Methodist
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L. A. EATON
Call at our NEW STORE and see
OUR NEW GOODS. Having just received
another stock of dress goods, we invite the ladies of Linn county to call at
our new store, two doors south of our old one, and inspect and decide for
themselves that we have the finest stock of dry goods and millinery ever opened
up in
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A. K. LANE, SOUTH SIDE
GROCER
As I am carrying one of the
largest stocks in the county, I am confident that I can sell more groceries for
one dollar than any firm in
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RIDER & SONS LIVERY
STABLES
These stables have just been
newly fitted up with a full line of first-class double and single rigs, and
having everything in order, with safe and speedy teams and careful drivers, the
proprietors are now prepared to accommodate the traveling public as never
before. Special attention given to the
wants of Commercial men. Rider &
Sons, Proprietors.
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R. D. LENHART,
PHOTOGRAPHER,
Having removed to my large,
new Gallery on the south side of the railroad, I solicit a call from all old
friends and new. I now have the finest
Gallery in the country. My fine assortment
of picture frames, albums, etc., is now the largest in the city. Call and see my new Gallery.
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MRS. J. BARBELLING’S
MILLINERY EMPORIUM
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GEORGE SLATOR, GROCER
Headquarters for groceries is
at the old Riggs & Ford stand by George Slator, who keeps constantly on
hand a large stock of flour, staple and fancy groceries, queensware, etc. The highest market price paid for COUNTRY
PRODUCE.
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GEORGE N. ELLIOTT,
COMMERCIAL LAWYER AND NOTARY PUBLIC
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COMMERCIAL JOB PRINTING
For commercial job printing,
try THE WEEKLY ARGUS. New type,
competent workmen, fair prices. We
guarantee satisfaction. Orders by mail
will receive prompt attention.
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HANNIBAL & ST. JO.
RAILROAD
The old reliable railroad --
the pioneer route between the
The only line running through
Day Coaches, Reclining Seat Cars and Pullman Sleepers
to
Day Coaches and Pullman
Sleepers to
Through Day Coaches to
And is proverbially ALWAYS ON
TIME.
The public don’t forget
this. THE OLD RELIABLE.
John F. Carson, General
Manager; F. E. Morse,
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H. EMANUEL &
Answers to our conundrums:
Who sells the best goods for
the least money? H. Emanuel &
Who sells the finest stock of
Ladies Dress Goods in
Who sells the best and most
stylish Ladies and Children’s shoes? H.
Emanuel &
Who sells an all-wool
blanket, largest size, for $5.00? H.
Emanuel &
Who sells good prints at 4
cents per yard? H. Emanuel &
Who sells the prettiest
Cashmeres, Satins, Silks, Brocades and other fine Dress Goods? H. Emanuel &
Who sells the handsomest
Cloaks, Dolmans and Jackets? H. Emanuel
&
Who sells or wants to sell to
everybody good goods, cheap goods, and stylish goods? H. Emanuel &
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CHARLES W. GREEN,
PRACTICAL PRINTER, THE WEEKLY ARGUS
Fine Commercial Printing, we
make a specialty. Our office is over
Linn County Bank,
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SNOW AT THE POST OFFICE
CORNER,
See What We Keep. BOOKS:
Blank books of every grade and kind.
School books , full stock. Music and
Instruction books. Miscellaneous
books. In SCHOOL FURNISHING GOODS, we
take the lead.
MUSIC: Instruments of all kinds. Musical goods, full line.
PERIODICALS: The leading western dailies. The very best weeklies, all the monthlies,
literary and scientific.
STATIONERY: Full stocks of letter and note. All grades and sizes of envelopes. Fancy paper, inks, pens, pencils, etc.
NOTIONS: Endless variety of notions, visiting and
fancy cards, Christmas cards, rewards of merit, etc.
CONFECTIONERY: Full and choice stock of candies. Nuts of all kinds. Fruits in season.
CIGARS -- The choicest brands
to be had. Always up with the times.
W. T. SNOW, Proprietor