The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-19
49, One Of Harwood's ,pbaetons wa.


wrecked last night by collision with
Teller's hack. John Bloom was the
driver ofths phaeton.
1GFIn accordance with an ordinances re-
Gently passed City Marshal Fish has given
notice to owners of geese that the birds
must be kept off the streets.
B@There is a probability of conflict
OF authority between the board Of educa-
ton and board of health in regard to COM
pulsory vaccination of children attending |
the public schools. The members of the
board of education are each individually in
favor of the measure, but have not yet TIA
ken official action and are in some doubt |
as to the wisdom of so doing at this time, |
fearing it will create too much confusion
with the new superintendent.
S26 Reward.
Mississippi Valley Grove. No. SO, U. A.
o. D., will give $25 reward for the recov-
cry of the body Of Andrew Bloom, who
was drowned in Mississippi river near the
mouth of Duck creek on Sunday, August
18th. D. NJ. MABIE, n. A.
dit G. f. ZEIGLER, Sec
A Young Thief.
On last Monday night coat was stolen
from Ball & Boyd's butcher shop, on Sal
ter street. On Wednesday saddle and
bride was taken from Mrs. r. K. Swans
barn, and on Friday night another coat
| was taken from Ball & Boyds. The police
were notified of those thefts but kept the
matter quiet, in hopes to capture the thief,
On Saturday night Mr.. Boyd was invited
to attend wedding on the bluff, He had
not missed the last coat at that time, but
on going to put it on could not find it.
He put on another and went to the we'd
ding, and almost the first thing he saw
was Braxton Post, young fellow Is years
| of age, cavorting around there with the
| last missing coat. The fellow saw that
he was detected and attempted to run but
was caught and delivered up to the officers
who lodged him in the calaboose. He
then confessed having taken the other coat
and Mrs. Swans saddle and told where
they were secreted, in hay shed on Sugar
Hollow, above the powder house. Mar
shall Fish went Immediately to the place
and found the things,
THE ARGUS reporter visited Post at the
calaboose yesterday. He seems very sor-
ry that he is detected and cried freely at
the mention of his mother and how she
would feel about it, but he has no adequate
conception of the wrong involved In the
act; said he supposed when he took the
things that it would be found out some
thine. He said he would undertake no de
Tense but plead guilty at once; his father
would not and his mother conld not assist
him, nor did he have any friends who
could.
j To-day he was taken before Magistrate
Grover and plead guilty to three charges of
burglary and was held in the sum of 5000.
5000. on each count-to the September
term of the circuit court; failing to pro-
cure bonds, he was taken to jail
Four Men Drowned by the overturr
ing Of a Boat.
On Sunday morning a party of sevt
Swedes started up the river ia sail boat
intending to land three or four miles above
r aud enjoy themselves fishing aud pic-nlck
ing. The names of the parties are Pau
Pearson, Frank Westerburg, Adolph
Swanson, John Swanson, Claus Ahrenson
Andrew Bloom and Swan johnson.
r When near the mouth of Duck creel
e their boat, from some unknown cause, up
n set, throwing them all into the stream
The scene that ensued is described vari
l ously by those who were rescued, aud thu
the probability is that they were all tot
0 much frightened to take particular motto
& of What was transpiriug around them
. One version is that Frank Westerburg go
upon the upturned boat and was agail
: pulled into the water by Andrew Bloom il
his efforts to save himself, and that bot
sank together and were not again seen
Another eye witness says that Bloom wa
y on the boat and was pulled off by Wester
|: burg At any rate all agree that the las
seen of them they were sinking, cIinging I
each other. Paul Pearson and Swan John
y son were also drowned. Adolph Swans
J. son. John Swanson aud Claus Ahrenso
N were rescued by Emil and Victor Peterso
r and Aaron Dahlberg, who were ish.nI
near where the accident occurred, and pu
o. out 10 skiff as soon as attracted by til
cries OF the drowning men.
il THE DROWNED.
;e Andrew Bloom was a man about
= years of age and employed 10 the polishin
IS room at Deere & Co.'s shops he wa
also a member of Mississippi Vale
&c Grove, No. SO, U. A. o. D.. which lodg
offers $25 reward for the recovery of til
!. body.
ID Paul Pearson was young man who hS
u Deeu working on farm this summer Il
~ Andrew Shinburg, between Orion an
Coal Valley. He had $75 and came inl
town last Saturday to recreate and Wis
his friends
SIS Frank Westerburg was a young ma
DO between 25 and 80 years old. He was ont
ne bar tender for Oscar Peal, but for sewers
= months past has been serving in that CT
pacity for Adolph Swanson, corner Wei
II and Lynde street.
Sc Swan johnson was between As and {
" years of age. Has been In i'll health f,
: some time and not employed at anythin
All were unmarried men with no one to cal
g. for or support.
I'd Very little effort is being made to r
H. cover the bodies, as the current is vel
!, rapid where they were drowned and
- would be impossible to tell whether th,
ID were nearer Rock Island than Muscatin
~ The Druids, however. have party O
,r scanning the surface of the river in hop
a. ofrecovering Blooms body as soon as
:, floats, which it will probably do BY (
Ah morrow.