The Dubuque Herald April 22, 1886 Caught On The Fly
DUBUQUE, April 21, 1886.
Mean barometer 30.138
Mean thermometer 63.7
Mean relative humidity 63.
Maximum temperature, 81.
Minimum temperature, 58.
Prevailing Winds S. E.
Total precipitation, unappreciable.
RIVER BULLETIN.
The following are the stages of water at the points named along the Mississippi river:
St. Paul, 6.7 ft +0.1ft. Davenport, 9.5ft. +0.1ft. LaCrosse, 11ft +0.7ft. Keokuk, 12.1 ft. +0.3ft. Dubuque, 10.9ft +0.3ft. St Louis 23.7 ft. +0.1ft ft.
[Note—Rising river for the preceding 24 hours is indicated above by +, a falling by —.]
—Paints, oils, brushes, wall finish, painters’ supplies, coach and house varnishes and mixed paints at W. H. Torbert’s, 750 Main street.
—This is Holy Thursday.
—Jordan and photographs. tf
—Smoke “Modoc,” best 5c cigar.—3-6-1m
—Lindeman Piano, C. Sass, Agt., 1050 Clay
—This is holy week. Tomorrow Good Friday.
—Tally Ho Coach Parasols at Mrs. Rague’s, 856 Main street.
—Spring and Summer Underwear for Ladies and Children at Parker’s.
—”Rob Roy,” finest 10c cigar made. —3-6-1m
—House for rent. 198 W. Eleventh street. Enquire at office of Powers & Lacy. —eodtf
—Now buy Easter Cards at GROSVENOR’S BOOK STORE
—Vorrey & Farley sole agents for the celebrated Cedar Grove Kentucky Bourbon. 1m
—A. W. Fleming is in town from a business trip in the interest of Poole, Gilliam & Co.
—”The Chinese must go.” And rheumatism will go after an application of St. Jacobs oil.
— Gauze Underwear at Mrs. Rague’s, 856 Main street.
—Mrs. Curtis’ residence, No. 353 Julien avenue, for rent May 1st. Enquire of J. W. Parker—tf
—For the latest styles of silk, stiff and soft hats, go to Paul Traut’s new hat store, No. 1330 Clay street—10t.
—School is out. The public schools closed yesterday for Easter vacation, to reopen Monday, May 3.
— Parasols, Spring Novelties just opened at Parker’s.
—Mr. W. H. Becker has purchased the sporting rights for the forthcoming firemen’s tournament, paying therefor $650.
— T. M. Sinclair, the pork packer at Cedar Rapids, sent twenty-live barrels of pork to cyclone sufferers in Coon Rapids.
—For Sale—Bath Heaters, two tubs and entire outfit, dirt cheap for cash. Address Bon Ton Barber Shop, Iowa Falls, Ia. 6t
—Silk and Lisle Gloves at Parker’s.
—John Clark, Jr., & Co.’s best six cord spool cotton, on black spools. The trade supplied by Thompson &: Maclay, wholesale.—1-3-6
—I am offering great bargains in Wall Papers to close out retail stock. G. B. GROSVENOR.
—Roofing repairing and tin work of all descriptions at Fry’s, 648 Main street. —eodtf
—Purify your blood, tone up the system, and regulate the digestive organs by taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Sold by all druggist.
—Mrs. Mengis has received her spring and summer stock of domestic and imported goods, and in a few days will have them displayed for inspection of the public.
—Novelties in Fans at Parker’s.
—Mr. H. A. Dean, the merchant tailor, has removed to the former residence of Mr. James Cushing, Sixteenth and Main streets, Mr. Cushing has removed to Bluff street.
—I have ten second-hand Pianos; good bargains. Call and see them at
GROSVENOR’S MUSIC STORE
—Carriages, Buggies, Phætons, Surrey Wagons with Canopy Tops, best quality, low prices, at Kuntz &. Altona, 1225 Clay St.
—The railroad approaches to the levee in East Dubuque are completed, and the transfer of rolling stock is in order, a feat not as easily accomplished as running the bridge.
—Men’s Spring and Summer Under Wear at Parker’s.
—The new bell for the Congregational church arrived yesterday and was placed in the edifice preparatory to ascending the steeple. It weighs 4,000 pounds; with its fixtures 7,000 pounds.
—As a superb hair dressing renovator, Ayer’s Hair Vigor is universally commended. It eradicates scruff and dandruff, cures eruptions and itchings of the scalp, promotes renewed growth of the hair, and prevents its fading or turning gray.
—Go to Paul Traut’s new hat store, No. 1330 Clay street, for the latest spring styles in hats—10t.
—H. P. Willging, teller of the German bank. Bought for $3,000 the property on Seminary Hill, which belonged to Mr. B. Pettibone, for many years a grocer at the corner of Eleventh and Main streets. Mr. Pettibone will remove with family to his farm near Milwaukee.
—The enervation and lassitude of springtime are indications of the sluggish action of blood, overloaded with carbonates accumulated by the use of heating food in winter. This condition may be remedied by the use of Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, the best blood purifier known.
—Tenebrae commenced at the Cathedral last evening, and Bishop Hennessy will concelebrate Pontifical High mass to-day, assisted by Fathers McGrath of Charles City, Rowe of Strawberry Point, Comerford of Epworth and other priests of this diocese. Dr. Carroll will preach this evening, Father Flattery to-morrow morning and Father Cooney to-morrow evening.
—Davenport Gazette: The Davenport shooting society are making preparations to attend the tournament at Dubuque the 1st of June. The team of five of their best men will commence practicing next week. The society will also send eight delegates and probably fifteen or twenty more of its members will attend. The Dubuque society have ordered forty gold medals which will be awarded as prizes. The king medal will cost $40 and the others $12 each. The members of the davenport team will struggle to bear off the king
— Squire Duffy’s court was thronged yesterday afternoon with idlers called out to hear the trial of a young man by the name of Chas. Conners, who was arrested for disturbing the meetings of the Salvation Army. Four very fair looking young ladies belonging to the army appeared in the court as witnesses. They claim that the nuisance at the army’s meetings continues an that when any disturber is arrested a hord of “packed” witnesses will swear the fellow out of Christendom. They advocate love as a balm for soothing a hoodlum’s heart, but they have found that that sort of lotion won’t work.
—Black silk hosiery at Mrs. Rague’s, 856 Main street.
— Sabula Gazette: The saloon men in this city took down their signs on Monday morning and quit selling all intoxicating liquor. And to all appearance there is not a drop of said liquor on tap in this place, except at the drug stores, where they have permit. There has never been a time within the memory of the writer when Sabula was as near “strict temperance town” as at the present time. The dealers all closed their doors so far as he sale of intoxicants went at their own will, as no proceeding were started against them. They did not care to take any chances under the new law, and some of them would have quit the 1st of May even under the old law, not believing that it would pay them to renew their government license.
—The Maquoketa Sentinel: We understand that a number at saloon keepers will soon close their places. The Sentinel would advise them to do it in justice to themselves. A number of the saloon keepers of Maquoketa are property holders and tax paying citizens, who cannot afford to be imposed upon by some informer hailing from the slum element of society. Let the prohibitions have full living for the time being, and watch the results of a bad law. The rank prohibition organ, the Des Moines Register Regine, has already admitted that there are 150 dead towns in Iowa, and with this Clark law in force it may add 150 more to its list in a short time. If we must be driven to still greater commercial depression let the responsibility fall where it justly belongs.
River News.
Arrival and Departure of Packets—Rafters Passing the Bridge—
Stage of Water—Other Interesting River Items.
The Pittsburgh came in at 8 o’clock yesterday afternoon heavily freighted and had a liberal consignment for city and western merchants. Her cargo, upon arriving, figured up an aggregate of 1,700 miscellaneous freight. She is bound for St. Paul, for which port she cleared last evening.
The Diamond Jo packets are skimming the river this season in the absence, thus far, of any regular lines.
The Libbie Gouger passed down stream during the day. She was also well freighted.
The Sidney comes up tomorrow and goes through in St. Paul.
The Pittsburgh upon her return departs on Saturday for St. Louis.
The St. Paul is due up tomorrow.
The following rafters passed the draw since our last report:
Up—Chauncy.
Down—Dexter, W. J. Young.
Stage of Water—11.1½ feet.
THE RAILROADS.
The work of laying the approaches to the landing for the transfer boat Osborne on each side of the river when completed yesterday. The Chicago, Burlington and Northern’s second construction train still remains on this side and will be transferred to East Dubuque to-day.
Engineer Knowlton has started a gang of surveyors from DeKalb, Ill., west.
The Pontoon.
The subscriptions to the pontoon project are still on the increase with the most encouraging results. Yesterday the committee spent about five hours on the street and received an addition to the subscribed stock to the amount of $8,900, a pretty good day’s work and an indication of the manner in which the people are coming to the front in aid of this worthy enterprise.
Building Prospects.
Trade Journal: The building prospect for Dubuque this year looms up as though there might be n genuine boom in that respect. Already a great many new structures are under contract and in course of erection. Nearly everywhere throughout the city are to be see signs of improvement. Contractors say they have not known the situation to be so good for years. A few of the instances as they occur to mind may be mentioned:
The Tredway block, three residences $ 5,500
Waller & Coates, brick ,two dwellings 3,700
Torbert block, six stores 10,000
Oil tank building by the Consolidated Tank Line Company 8,000
Manson’s house 3,000
Church at Center Grove 3,500
Thos. Kelly, stores 2,500
Cox improvement 5,000
Livery stable 10,000
German Presbyterian parsonage 2,900
Double house on West Hill 1,000
Congregational church, improvement inside and hanging bell 1,500
Several new fronts and interior of stores on Main street 2,000
Besides these are others and a great many in the upper portion of the city.