Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-03


In this case the proviso eeems to be I'M
necessary, however.
A half witted bootblack, who has been
on the streets for several weeks lodging
at the armory at night, had several epil
optic fits on Seventeenth street. near
Second avenue, just after noon today.
Supt. Schnitger, of the Holmes syndi
cate. will bring his track laying forces to
Rock Island Monday morning and operas
lions will be begun on the various new
lines and extensions and continue until
all are completed.
j. w. Jones opened an intelligence of,
flee at his secondhand store. 1914 Sec
ond avenue this morning. The business
is one that is needed in Rock Island, and
Mr.. Jones enterprise in providing it will
be substantially rewarded.
Fred Lloyd has gone to Petersburg to
| sit his folks. He gave it out before
starting that he was going to make by
clcle tour of it. He took his wheels with
him, but it went in the baggage car, while
Fred reclined in the chair car.
| Rock Islands pavement progress is
giving the city great deal of advanta>
geous advertising throughout the west,
| and the expression, what change has
come over RoSk Islandr is not infre-
quent in talking of growing cities.
Burglars entered Heimbecks butcher
| shop on Sixth avenue, between Fifteenth
and Sixteenth streets the other night,
and carried off the till with about 81 in
cash in it. They also helped them
selves literally to sausage. ham, etc
Chas. Grant, was on his way to Moline
this morning with two spring lambs in
his wagon, when few miles east of the
city couple of trsmps accosted him,
stole one of the lambs and fed. This is
new ST eoies of highway robbery.
The Rock Island Industrial Home asso.
citation at It's meeting last night decided
upon demonstration on the Fourth OF
July which is to include a grand street
parade and picnic. The details of the
celebration and location have not yet been
decided upon.
There has been great deal of CONS
plant concerning the strip lying between
the Rock Island round house and the c.,
b. & q. trestle works. 1t ought to be
hlled and nuisance abated. The coun.
Gil will probably see that this is done at
IFS Monday nights session.
Mrs. Mary Slattery, wife of Thomas
Slattery, of Sixth avenue. near Twenty
ty-sixth street. died at $50 last evening
at Mercy hospital. Davenport, of general
debility, aged SO years. The remains
were brought to Rock Island by Under
taker Knox. and the funeral will he held
from st. Joseph's church at p m. to-
morrow.
As is shown by the real estate records
at the county recorders office, Mr.. ]. L..
Davenport, of the Bailey Davenport heirs,
has disposed of his interests in the estate
of the late Bailey Davenport, consisting
of one fifth of the lands in Rock Island,
Davenport and Moline to W. c. Putnam.
his attorney, for $1,000.
1t would not be surprising if the Rock
Island & Milan road was to pass into the
hands of a receiver or the sheriff about
the latter part of next week. Under
President Stoddsrd's management the
road is paying now, but it is weighed
down too heavily with debts and obliga-
tons that it cannot meet and which are
depriging it of its life blood
The indications are very strong now
that the Sears water power will be trans
mitted by electricity to Davenport and
Rock Island in very short time.
Negotiations heretofore described in
the ARGUS are almost completed, as a
result of which Rock Island will acquire
this excellent advantage. The Messrs
Sears, however, are non -conmittal on
the subject.
The Port Byron Globe. in speaking of
the injuries which recently befell DIR.
Morgan, of that place, in runaway ac>
cident, as heretofore described in the
ARGUS, says: He was badly cut up
about the face. There are some serious
wounds abont the eyes and nose which
will probably leave life marks From last
accounts he was around about the house
and it is sincerely hoped that his recovery
will be speedy"
The carpenters and masons have not
struck on David Don's new building, but
the delay in its construction is attributed
to the foundry who are late in getting out |
the iron work for the front. The block,
AIDE of brick and lumber around his place |
does not interfere however, with his get
ting out the celebrated Leonard cleanable |
refrigerators of which he has large
stock in all sizes.
Billy Cation. the expert billiardist, has
made a proposition to the Rock Island |
athletic club to play game of straight |
away billiards il the club will put up |
purse of $3.50. and provide an outside |
bet of $3.50, making $500 in all, that he |
can defeat any man in the world in a |
straight away game The contest is to |
be played before the Rock Island ath |
letic club, and challenges were today |
forwarded to all eastern sporting papers. |
Postmaster Wells has been instructed |
by the postoffice department to perform
an immense task. Commencing Monday |
and during the entire week he is obliged |
to count every letter, postal card and
newspaper that passes through the Office, |
in or out, and also to make record of
the amount of all foreign postage, reg
istered matter. etc. The object Of the
undertaking is TO form a correct idea of
the amount of business done at the post
office in a week.
Mrs. Sophia Strueselaer, who lives in
the lower end of town. was
two weeks ago grieving over the sud-
den death of her husband. with whom
she had lived thirty years. Today she
called at the county clerks office in
company with John Vereek. who applied
for license to marry her. Deputy Coun-
ty Clerk Halves happened to be the fore
man of the inquest on the remains of the
biushing brides husband fortnight ago.
and today he issued the license for re-
marriage. Such is life.
River Kiplets.
The Lily went north