The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-04
HAMPTON.

Gu6y nave puICudctu auu At1ON W. SoPO
cially for their business. Baker q Clark
will open store in the building vacated BY
Heagy & Stoddard. The post Office will be
moved to the same place.
The engineer corps under Col. Macomb
have contracted with Gilchrist & Co. of
Hampton, for their seasons supply of coal.
Mr.. Taylor Williams has purchased
Messrs. Lowery and Wrightman's interest
in. the coal mining firm Of Lowery, Wright
man & Co., paying $ll,5 800. The purchase
represents a two~thirds interest. He has
also purchased the Adams interest in Dur
fee & Adams's mines, which is a one half
interest, paying $1,000.
Col. s. G. Magill Of Clinton, Iowa, a
commission merchant of that place, has
purchased one-third interest in Gilchrist
& Co.'S coal mines at Hampton. The price
paid is $780, This is the interest owned
by the John Cewe estate. This purchase
also includes a one.third interest in the
steamer Jennie Gilchrist, and barges.
John Mulligan, who was injured by a
premature discharge of an old blast in
Heagy & Stoddard's coal mines at Hamp-
ton, an account of which was given in The
ARGUS some two weeks ago, died on Fri
day and was buried on Saturday, June I'd.
The steamer Plow City brought an ex-
cursion to Hampton from Moline on yes
terday. The excursionists took dinner at
the HAMPTON House, which is presided
oyer by sthat excellent landlord, Delaney
Cook and his accomplished wife. Among
the exeursionists were those eminent dea-
cons, David Reid and brother Thomas.
A saloon was opened for their benefit and
kept open during their stay.
On Saturday evening, June End, Bob
Lafferty, who was Rock Island police
man in 1871, and we believe at one time
foreman in the coal mines at Black
Hawks tower, and Tom Laffy, both POW
at work for Heagy & Stoddard, we're hav,
ing little disturbance all te themselves,
when an overgr0wn bully named Ed
lOBrien. working for Lowery T. Wightman
took hand in for the purpose of whip
ping all parties. Lafferty drew pistol an(
invited OBrien to leave. He left, anG
did not stand on the manner of his going
As he went out he took along a bullet il
his hip from LafertY's pistol, nor did h,
stop to discuss the question until he arriY
ed at his home. On Sunday morning, Drs
Vincent and Arthur extracted the ball
: number %. which was found fatteneC
, against the femoral bone, about two inche
from the point where it entered the Skin
Lafferty gave himself up before justice
of the peace and was ined $40 and costs
This little town is fast assuming airs
and sending out first class items. TIL
one now claiming attention mixes up in
very disagreeable affair recent CONVEX
of last winters evangelizing efforts, whic
some OF our good people put forth to say
souls among the wicked people Of Hamr
). ton. The public generally expect bette
/ things of those who stand up in hol
- places and sing and talk aud tell no
wicked they have been, especially as the
do then promise to be wicked no NOR,
n Now everybody in Hampton suppose
10 that j. P. Laughery vas good CONVEX
N especially ashe looked for baptism Cd SUI
day, May 9th, but, some how, he was NJ
a on time, possibly having business at hon
70 moving the kitchen stove, or something
ii that sort about the kitchen. Some there al
a who think his wife's sister did not believ
" him altogether Joseph, for they do So
it was through her efforts that the hire
q girl, daughter of jim McDermott, file
:, information this morning before the prop
- authorities and had him arrested for rap
- The examination was to take place to-da
rs A lovely landscape all dotted over wi
es unsightly boul1ers is not more unpleasa