Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-29


opera house tomorrow and Thursda.
nights.
Mr.. j. F. Moeller, teacher Of the Ger
man>English school. has gone to Cleve
land to attend the funeral of his brother
E F. Moeller.
Capt John W. Gregg. son Of DR.. Pat
rick Gregg, of this city, has been ap
pointed private secretary to Gov. Miller
of North Dakota.
The ladies of Trinity church are ar
ranging for a church supper to be giver
at Mrs. II. B. Burgh's house one weeb
from tonight
Mr.. Geo. Wagner's artesian well which
is being drilled under the supervision oil
MIR. j. II. Southwell. has gone down 9
distance of fifty feet.
Messrs. John Ohlweiler. c. F. Gaetjer,
c. Riese and ]. G. Junge lief: this morn.
ing for the Docia on a camping, hunting
and fishing expedition.
Mr.. ]. r. Johnston returned from PEG.
ria this afternoon. where he had been
serving as juror In the United States
court for the past week.
The committee on public expenditures
OF the board Of supervisors is having the
old tagging walk put down again to
proper grade on the north side of court
house square.
James Sollenberg, of Rural. brought to
the city yesterday a grey eagle which
measured from tip to tip of its wings
seven feet and five inches. and which he
shot near his farm yesterday.
Mr.. S. A. Mayall one of the brother
hood locomotive engineers. formerly with
the Q is now running an engine on the
G.. NJ. i N. railroad between Chica-
go and Freeport. with his home at the
latter city.
Stephen A. Marshall. who recently dis
posed Of his interests in his merchant
tailoring establishment on Third avenue
to his son, has taken out license to COR
duct the saloon on Third avenue recently
owned by J. r. Miller.
Rev. R F. Sweet, rector of Trinity
church, arrived this morning from the
east, the larger part Of six weeks absence
being devoted to the triennial general
convention of the Protestant Episcopal
church of America, held in New York
City.
Messrs. R, W. Bsttersby, B. B. Sa-
vile and Thos. Lees, of Coal Valley,
were in the city today. Mr.. Battersby
has just returned from a six months visit
to his sons at Whatcomb, Washington,
and other points of interest in the great
northwest.
At meeting of the tri- city ministerial
association at Davenport yesterday the
Week Of Prayer for Young Men" was
uuder discussion. This is the week be-
ginning Nov. 10th, and it was decided to
preach a sermon that morning about
young men, in the Protestant churches of
the three cities.
An inquisition was made in the county
court today as to the mental condition of
James c. Grissen, q colored boy, aged
eighteen, residing in Moline. He has
been manifesting q melancholy DISPOSE
ton for some time, but the jury decided
that he was not sufficiently deranged to
require restrsinment on the part of the
state, and released him.
The steamer Josephine. which is said
to be in financial straits, Is the finest ex
cursion craft ever on the Mississippi. She
was newly fitted and furnished with a
pleasure barge last spring, and sold BY
the Diamond 10 line to Davis. of Quincy.
for $4,000. She was taken to Dubuque
about q week ago. and il is rumored that
the Diamond 10 company has again taken
possession of her.
Thos. Cadwallader of Chicago, secre.
tary OF the Geo. A. Fleming Dried Fruit
company. Of San Jose, was in the city
this morning In consultation with Mr.. c.
Z. Fleming. who represents the great
company's interests In Rock Island. By
the way, Mr.. Fleming has lust received a
car of fruit from California, which
weighed 5000 pounds. the freightaee on
which was $500.
Bishop W. d. Walker. of the Episc D.
pal church in North Dakota. propose. to
have constructed q private car for his use
in travelling about the diocese. the plan
including 6 chapel In which to conduct
religious exercises, sleeping sccommoda
tons. kitchen and the comforts Of q
home. This 10 happy thought for the
church in the wilderness, and the plan
will certainly aid in the rapid dissemins>
ton OF the gospel. But we wonder II
the good bishop will encourage Sunday
railway work by hitching his church on to
q railway train on that day, occasionally.
Railway Age.
A fatal accident befell Johnnie Volk-
auer. the 6-yesr-old son of Hans Volk-
auer at Davenport. Sunday after
noon at 2 o'clock. With some other
small boys he was playing in Mueller's
lumber yard upon lumber pile. and fell
from the pile to the ground. striking
with his left side upon q picket which
passed through his sbdoman. tearing
open the parts In horrible manner
The little fellow suffered terribly until
yesterday forenoon. when he died.
Conductor w. Fl. Whitfield, who re.
Gently gave up his passenger run between
Rock Island and Savanna on the c.. B
& O.. is now running fast freight be-
tween Rock Island and Chicago on th,
c.. r. l. q P. There isn't much sbou
the running of train that whit" dom
understand and he Is one of the mos
popular conductors that ever punched .
ticket or swung q lantern. Conducts
Ed Teller heretofore in CHARGE NJ a loca