The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-13


business is transacted by D. J. Beardslee. Bust
ness notices should be handed in by noon to en-
sure publication the same day.
@The boat races were failure last
evening.
BGrSpecial meeting Of the city council
next Saturday evening.
neg The roof to the addition of Fisk
Bros. store is nearly completed.
sgThe Swedish Lutheran people were
having another picnic 10 Atkinson's grove
today.
RG-The Moline Guards will drill to-
night with their new breach leaders and
uniforms.
R@Rev. Geo. F. Lin6eld will address
temperance meeting at Reese's Hall next
Sunday evening,
s1rDeere & Co. s foundry will commence
operations again tomorrow morning, after
lying idle three weeks or more.
s@The Moline Stars and Happy
Hollow nine were batting ball around 10
the west end of the city this afternoon.
s9Henry Asterlund commenced work
on the Engine house this morning. 1t is
to be painted from the belfry oftha ground.
nG~On complaint of A. P. Campbell,
N. p. Lindburg was arrested this after
noon for striking Campbell's boy, aged Is
years, with his fist. He was taken before
Justice Mapes who fined hims$4 and costs,
mall 81. The trouble originated through
young Campbell using boat belonging to
Lindburg.
B6-Geo. Waters, for several years pay
master at Deere & Co.'S. shops, will vacate
his position on the lst. of July. His sue
cessor will be Mr.. Fred. j Savage, the
we'll known vocalist, who has been con-
uected with the works for about four years,
laterly in the shipping department. Fred.
is very worthy young man and will. with
out doubt, fill the position acceptably.
a~Quite pleasant affair occurred in
this city last evening, which was no less
than the marriage of j. Ell. Baselin, OF
Rock Island, to Miss Matilda N. Sohrbeck
of Moline, sister to Henry Sohrbeck, the
popular druggist, at the residence of the
brides mother. Rev. Geo. F. Linfield
performed the ceremony in bis usual felic-
itous manner, after which congratulation:
and wishes for q long and happy future
were showered upon the deserving couple
to which THE ARGUS adds its best wishes
Eas~At the last meeting of the Molin
Guards a committee consisting of s. Nj
Hill and f. w. Gould was appointed tc
ascertain and report at the next meeting
if Dimock, Gould & Co.'s steamer, tn
Still Water. could be chartered to take al
excursion party, consisting of the Guard
and their friends, to Clinton on the 4th o
July. The committee will report tina
: they could get no assurance Of the lease c
, the steamer, as she may be engaged in th
) lumber trade at that time. This nee
! not. however, deter the Guards fror
, taking the trip, as other boats can be er
gagged. Let's have the excursion.
6 Eg About 10 o'clock this morning MI
= Louis Haner, of Coal Town, met with
serious if not fatal accident. He had bee
Il to Dimock, Gould & Co. s and bought
y load of shingles and started for home wit
# them, but before he had proceeded tW
blocks from the mill, 10 crossing the raj
> road track on Edwards streets, sever
lunches of the shingles slid forward upo
the horses carrying him with them, whic
frightened the horses and caused them
y run, Mr.. Haner was thrown under tt
wagon and both wheels passed over hin
p bruising him in several places and breal
ing his collar bone and two ribs. ID
Davidson was called and placed the su
ferer in as easy position as possible, but
y this writing could not tell whether he WI
re hurt internally, though he thought Il
10 above the extent Of his injuries. He
quite an old man and will be less able
u stand the shock than a younger man, st
at if he has sustained no internal injuries b
-, nhonoas for raaounru rona If N
h not considered safe to allow him to Ri
: home until the effects of the shock b,
. passed of, and he was placed in hou
IN close to where the accident occurred.
IN Several Scratches.
d This morning John Johnson, who atten
e. to Mr.. Andrew Freeburgh's horses. W
out driving in the handsome double ca
rage with Mr.. Freeburg's new carria
IN team, having Mrs. Lloyd and her daughte
t. who are visiting at kMr. Freeburg
X FL brace, Jennie and Louisa Freeburg, al
"a his wife and child 10 the carriage. VIII
- going down Moline Avenue, just belC
Ia Wagner's brewery, the horses took frig
re at something and started to run. 10
ne exerted himself to the utmost to he
To them, but they only ran faster and so
). SHE'D to one side suddenly, throwing t
~ carriage upon its side aud spiling the
81 cupants into the road, after which tn
continued TO McMaster's corner a
demolished the lamp post. The top v
torn from the carriage and twas 9th,
wise damaged. Mrs, Lloyd received
across the bridge of her nose, Horace b
his face badly scratched up and Mr.. Jol
sons little child had its arm broken.
far as we could ascertain this was the
tent of the damage.