The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-13

sure publication the same day. |
B9Go and hear i'll
g@Usual services at the Baptist
church tomorrow.
nI@The board of education hold spe-
cial meeting next monday evening.
DGrWalnut and Gilt moulding for framing
pictures for sale in any quantity at Knox's.
sE Remember that Knox is the only
man using French Glass" in framing pic
lures.
1EDont throw away those old mirrow |
frames but take them to Knox and have |
them filled with new glass.
n6ERev. e. G. Barnard leaves for his |
summer vacation the last of next week. |
He will be accompanied by his family.
p9rA son of Patrick faulty had his
arm dislocated yesterday. DR.. L. D.
Dunn attended and relieved tie little suf-
ferer.
R@rGo and hear it,
BGThe pulpit of the First NJ. Church
will be filled by Rev. Joseph Hart OF the
Rock Island Ninth street church on Sab
bath morning, July l4th. ln the evening
J Rev. u. 0, Westergreen will preach.
| wants.
You want to 90 to Knox, say what you
want. by what you want, pay for what
you want, and you will want.everybody to
know that low prices are not wanting at
Knox's.
naEThe street committee decided to-
' dav to cease work on the streets until
cooler weather, as the men and teams are
2 unable to do a full days work at the pres
ent temperature of the atmosphere with
u out endangering their lives.
EgSupreme Templar j. B. Hill took
t preliminary steps last evening toward the
- organization OF temple of United Order
oe Ancient Templars. Another meeting
will be held next Wednesday when the or
ganization will be perfected. number OF
members of the order from Davenport
b we're present and assisted Mr.. Hill.
% HgThe item in yesterdays ARGUS 10
A regard to Clarence Nason's opening the
Keator House was made without Mr..
= Nason's authority. We obtained the in
e formation from whatwe considered reliable
d source but Mr.. Mason says he has said
ID nothing regarding such move to any one
- nor has he taken any steps toward such ar
arrangement.
!" RgGo and hear it!
80 R@'Go aud hear it." the ''Abt Quar-
De tette," at the Congregational church
I'd Thursday evening, July 18TH, consisting
rs of j. NJ Reynolds, first basso. Fred j
N Savage, secobd basso; Fred Corns, frs
- tenor, and Milt G. Reynolds, second tenor
10 They will be assisted by Mrs. L. |. Hol
combe, Miss Rhodes and j. NJ. Schenck, o
of Rock Island, Miss Clara Dean, of Daven
re port and Miss Minnie Stephens, of Moline
- all vocalists of acknowledged ability.
,lv gaHA jury composed of the followin
= gentlemen examined the witnesses of tn
OK accidental falling of John Burns whic
he terminated his life on Thursday and decide
ION that his injuries were received by accident
10 ally falling from the top of box car, bU
- exonerated the railroad company and il
IT. employees from all blame: D. o. ReiC
foreman, NJ, Grace, j. z. Soderstrum, {
o. Whipple, FL. HARDWOOD, j. w. More,
ON J. G. Wells. VIM. Turner. E. FL. Anthem
,an G. II. Fairclough and G. II. Edwards.
W. Conductor Robertson, of C. B.
IT, O. railroad, who came here yesterday
give evidence in the inquest Of John Burn
remains, came near being the victim
mo sun stroke. He rode up from RoC
11 Island on the front engine, went to Morr
l'er store and from there stated to go
out Squire Swander's office, where he fell {
at the sidewalk, insensible. Restorative
tho we're applied and he soon recovered, b
the shock to his system, occasoned by ov
gu heating will compel him to remain We
. OF quiet for some tune. He took the train
out his home at Galesburgh last evening.
the RgGo and hear it!
old, hgJames Moses, painter, employed
she the new Catholic church, was picked
,lIr by Officer Holt yesterday morning abo
o'clock. He told the officer that he b
~ taken handful of arsenic and was in tt
7ere rible agony. that he had intended to col
ine NIT suicide but repented of 1t after taxi
for the poison The officer wished for a d.
,li tor. DR., Cook being the nearest that &c
ho'0 tleman was awakened and hurried to t
par calabsose where he found James doubl
girl. up like burned boot, groaning and
eds waiing with vehemence. The doctor eXa
- incd Hun heard his story about the arse
o,1 aud his terrible symptoms and conclud
Tor that the druggist had given him chalk
rren some other harmless powder and that |
pur- pains were imaRinary or feigned, and
him. When Marshal Fish came down
0'00 the morning James still had his BOW
run clasped affectionately in bis arms and '
lev certain that death awaited him in the n
him. future The marshal turned him out
81 the calaboose and told him to go hor
'.eo This morning Officer Holt found him roa
nlth ing around the streets again, having
ming covered from the effects of the poison,
right in search of whiskey. He was placed
:, the calaboose and is still there