The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-14
MOLINE.

sS. II Viele' family left to-day for
three weeks visit to Minneapolis. Is
D%Ihe Swedish Lutherans will hold .
pie mic on Alderman Els lot next Thurs
day evening. A@s8 =
BGrA party of young men have engaged
string band to 60 into the country to-
morrow evening" surprise. e
nG-A new..sign has been swuHg out at
the Phenix House. It reads American
House" andi is neatly executed piece OF
work. a 30
D@rThe Dispatch is indignant at the
imputation of the Gazette that Pingree
edits any portion of the paper. The edi-
tors want il distinctly understood that the
editors edit the Dispatch, and seem deter.
mined that people shall understand Can.
vasser Pingree's subordinate position on
the sheet,
p@The members of Harmony No. 2,
Schiller No. IL, Franklin 10, & North
Star As, A. O, u. w. are hereby request
ed to meet at Masonic Hall at s 2. M. this
Wednesday to make arrangements to at
tend the funeral of Ernest Krell, Grand
Receiver Let all be present.
ass sfe VIM g. NORRIS.
Grand Overseer.
s6rThe storm which passed over this
place last night was the most VIC
lent one of the season. The ram fell il
such torrent that considerable quantity
OF large stones used in macadamizlng Rod
man avenue hill were washed to the foot o
the hill. The sewer at Chester's corner
was filed with sticks, stones aud rubbish
and the water flooded the sidewalk anC
up to the store doors. A hitching post il
front of Mr.. Thos. Wirsing's residenc'
was struck by lightning; also Goodells 10,
house, on Sylvan island was struck twice
once at each end, tearing one end up con
siderably.
nara gentlemen, agent for an aqricul
tural house, hired horse and buggy a
i Wixen's livery stable this morning to G
into the country east of town and exhibi
moving machine. In crossing the rail
road, at the crossing just east of the Mo
line brewery the horses foot became fast
ened between the planking and railroa'
track. Trains were rapidly approaching
from both directions on the double tracks
and the horse was barely released and re
moved as one of the trains swept pas
catching the buggy and throwing it hig
into the air. entirely demolishing one hinC
wheel and baby damaging front wheel.
new Road.
The highway commissioners deoide'
lsome time since to open new road acros
4 the bluff, leading ito the Rock river road
! crossing the lands Of John Drube, N. G
/ Erickson, Chas. e. Case, Sophlah More
and Peter Knussen. They could not agre
with properly owners upon the value {
tho land thus taken and on last Monday
| Jury composed OF the following named ger
ltlemen was impaneled to appraise til
lands. M, Y. Cody, II. B. Pierce, l.. B
Mapes, B. r. Towndrow, w. II. FAN
lclough, H. B. Kelsey, Joseph Huntoor
/. Dan. w. Gould, A. p Fisk, Sam. Ker
lnedy, j. i. Huey and II P. Pierce.
. The land owners were represented b
w. J, Entrikin, and after two days labc
. the following amounts were allowed: job
f Drube, $225; N. q. Erickson, 5000: Cha,
a E. Case, $75; Sophish Morey, SIS. Pete
Knutsen objected TO the jury and his cas-
was continued until 9 o'clock next Frida
morning, when q now jury will be in
t paneled.
y This road starts from a point nes
, Daniel Gordon's place and runs in dIret
line, intersecting with the road from Roc
river bridge.a the foot of the bluff, maxim
!. much shorter road to the river than an
? we now have
S The land owners are dissatisfied wit
o the jury award and will probably apes
q it to the supervisors.
you are Both Right"
Any one who left the Mapes trial yeste
1 day 10 attend the circus at Rock Island e.
. posed their Ignorance of public eutertaii
. ments aud lost an opportunity they wi
: in all human probably, never have agai