The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-03
CORRESPONDENCE.
Coal VALLEY, Oct. 8, 1882.

The coal trade is improving. The Black
Diamond Coal Co. is receiving orders
which justify them in strengthening their
force of miners and laborers. The narrow
gauge trains have been making three trips
per day, but will hereafter make four. A
facilitation of transfer will soon be effected
by the completion of the Moline bridge.
On Wednesday the 27th ult. the resi-
dence of Louis Stafford took fire, and de
spite the efforts of his neighbors it was re-
duced to ashes The insurance will cover
all loss.
John Stevens, acting as agent for
number of this place, took trip to Dakota
about three weeks ago. He returned last
week bearing the statement that Mrs.
Holdsworth, her sons Thomas, Benjamin
and Reuben, also Archie Lodge and him
self, had been swindled out of their claims
in Chas Nix county. 1t appears that they
all went there in June and were located by
the county surveyor of that
county. After the papers had been
drawn up and signed they were to be sent to
Yankton to be recorded, they were to be
sent by mall from there to Coal Valley
but never came. Upon Mr.. Stevens in
vestigation he found they had never been
sent to Yankton, but purposely destroyed
He also learned that these same claims had
been sold three times, previous to their
purchase-of course the purchasers were
swindled in the same way. Land agents
and petifogers are numerous in these parts
and are ever on the watch to take advan-
tage of those who trust to their honesty,
but this swindler met with the wrong man
at last, for Mr.. S. got out warrant for
his arrest which effected his having hear
ing before a justice of the peace who
Joro
remains now for the witness for the prose
cution to push things through, and this
noted civil engineer will have an opportu-
nifty of learning a new trade which will
hereafter enable him to earn his living in
| a more honest way.
Our boys are feeling rather jubilant over
the game of base ball between them and
the Sylvans, in Rock Island on Saturday,
and hope to meet the same club at Brooks
pasture on next Wednesday. Although the
| Red Stockings are pleased. they are not
| boastful, for they know not what the vi
cissitudes of fortune may be on that day.
They all hope the game will pass off as
| quickly. and that they viii leave on as
good terms as they did ON last Saturday.
The wedding reception of Mr. and Mrs
| Reuben Lewis took place at the residence
of the brides parents, on last Sabbath. Nc
pains were spared to make things attrac-
| tive Mrs. Paul's efforts were not in vain
for she set before US dinner composed OF
variety of luxuries capable of filling
Epicurous himself with delight. The
guests consisted of many friends and re
| latives of the bride and groom. After
spending the greater part of the day very
pleasantly they all took their departure
| feeling extremely pleased with the manner
in which they had been entertained The
young couple are talking of locating in
OskaloOsa, Iowa.
Mr.. W. Martin has procured fer himself
| a certificate of the first grade and now in
tends to go out in the field as a teacher
| William is of the senior class in Knox
| College b.