Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-22

injured this afternoon. and doctor was
sent for.
Geo. Wilson. at present with Agent
White, of the R. L. s. p. at Mi
Ian, will in few days take position
under F. Fl. Rockwell, freight agent of
the road in this city.
Mr.. Henry Warrington. Mr.. r Mccall.
lev and the Misses Banch Warrington,
Carrie Stanley and May Billiard. of Gem
ESQ, came down yesterday to attend the
party at Spring Cove last evening.
There hasn't been day the last two
weeks that Simon & Mosenfelder haven't
received new fall goods. The result is
that their store is now chuck full of nov
elites for gentlemen's and boys wear.
Rev. ]. s. McCord writes from Clifton
Springs, N. Y, that be is still better and
will be home in short time. He will
take his family to Dubuque. but will
probably be in the tri-cities for time
himself.
A twelve year old son of Mr.. Levi
Sharp, of South Rock Island, fell off q
shed in neighboring yard Yesterday af-
ternoon and fractured his shoulder blade.
DR.. Kinyon is attending him and pro
nounces the injury quite serious.
Mrs. Chas. Schoede. of 2510 Vine street,
the lady whose probably fatal mistake in
taking medical compound upon the adj
vice of friend was described in yester-
days ARGUS. is very low this afternoon
and her condition is almost hopeless.
A large collection of missionary curios-
tiles will be on exhibition ut the socisDle
of the Willing Workers band in the
Broadway church tonight. Also an in
teresting missionary picture gallery. Ice
cream, cake, candies, ETC.. served. AID
mittance free. All invited.
The Fisher & Aiken shows opened a
three days exhibition at the vacant lot,
corner of Sixteenth and Second avenue
last evening and attracted large ct
tendance. The entertainment, especially
when the low rates of admission are con-
sidered, is worthy OF patronage.
Mr.. A. T. Forgy. of New Windsor,
Mercer county. was in the city today.
He says the democrats of his county will
be as solid for Cable at the polls as they
were in the convention, and their votes
will be accompanied with silent hut en-
phatic republican protest against the Gest
regime.
Bert Cunningham, Moline's ball
twirler. pitched two games for the Buff
falo club when it played with Chicago
yesterday at Buffalo, and won both
games. The first game resulted to 6.
in favor of the Buffalos, and in the sec.
ond game he shut the worlds fair city
out completelv-the score being to 0
Maj. John A Kress whose transfer was
recently ordered from Benicis Arsenal,
near San Francisco. to Rock Island Ar
senal will not be a stranger in his new
post. He was originally a member OF
Gen. Rodman's staff. being one of the
department when 1t assumed control OF
the arsenal at the close of the war.
Cigar Freeberg. a former resident of
Coal Valley, went to st. Paul some
months ago to accept a position under
w. j. Browne in the pillow works at Glad.
stone, near there. Yesterday came the
shocking intelligence that Mr.. Freeberg
had been killed there while at work. He
was a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Freeberg.
the old time Coal Valley people, and
leaves also wife ana one child.
One of the most delightful open air
parties of the season was given at Spring
Cove slide last evening. The arrange
ments had been made by Messrs. Geo.
Mcdonald, of this city, and Chas. Gould,
of Moline. and the affair was a success in
every way. There were twenty couple
present from Rock Island and Moline, the
Ogienic orchestra furnishing music and
MIR. Newburger served one of his best
suppers.
Mr.. j. S. Richardson, who few years
ago was interested in the proprietorshiI
of the ARGUS, dropped into town to see
old friends on his way east this morning
Mr.. Richardson is now located at Wich.
ita where he owns the Beacon. a daily
evening paper, a fearless, aggressive and
prosperous advocate of the democratic
party. Sedgwick county has changed
MIR. Richardson says. within two years
from 3 900 republican to 1000 demo,
cratic. and all the county officials are now
democratic. He is also publishing a sue
cessful stock Journal at Wichita.
The annual picnic of the South Moline
| Farmers alliance was held at Prospect
park, South Moline. yesterday afternoon
and was largely attended. 1t was expect.
ed that Hon. A. J. Streator, of New
| Windsor, would be the chief speaker, bu
he was unable to attend Louis Jahns
president of the South Rock Island ALI
ance, welcomed the assemblage and in
troduced A. E. Brunson. president of tn,
state alliance. who spoke at length, an
was followed by J. B. Danforth, of Roc
island. The Light Guard band and tn
Swedish Quartette furnished music, an
the celebration wound up with socis
good time.
Mr.. J. r. Dixon, the old and reliabl
merchant tailor, wears smiling counte
nance these days, the reason being ths
he has the incest line of diagonals
striped cassimeres and cheviOts eve
shown in this city to show his numerou
friends. These goods lately arrived an
are now on display at his place of bust
ness. Mr.. Dixon has catered to trade i
this vicinity so long that he knows jus
what goods to select to meet the require
men,s of his many customers. If 20
want to be in fashion, go to Dixon's an
order your snit.
The movement against Schweinfurth 8
Rockford decided npon is to commenc
proceedings before the grand jury agains
the entire community at Weldon farm @
Heaven" on the charge of keeping
} tiisorderiy house. Mrs. Kinehsm will /
asked to tell what she knows about tn
| place. and if she can prove half as muc
as she claims she can. it will 60 hard WI
Schweinfurth. If Mrs. Kineham, VIII
has lived at the farm over year, shout
close her mouth. or don't know anythin.
and is only pursuing her present cours
with the hope of gaining some notoriety
as many believe, then nothing can
done with the great pretender or b
dupes.
: Harry. the seven year old son of Cap
and Mrs. Pierce. occasioned his paren