Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-26

| OF the composing room ON the StConu
floor, but was not seriously injured,
strange TO say.
Fl l. Brubaker. the popular brakeman
on the Milwaukee, was overcome by the
heat and was obliged TO remain IN his
room at the Harper this afternoon. instead
of going out on his train
George Klein, the man who was so
badly kicked by horse a few evenings
ago, is not much improved, and the at
tending physician is yet in doubt as to
what the ultimate outcome will be.
Davenport was defeated by Ottawa
yesterday by score of 8 to 8. The home
team had the game we'll in hand until the
eighth inning when they went to pieces
and permitted the visitors to score three
runs and win the game.
L.V. Eckhart bought piece of prop
erty on Seventeenth street about six
months ago for $500 and sold it to Nom
roe Kohn a few days ago for S1,025
which shows that Rock Island real estate
is experiencing something like boom.
Anton Van Brue. laborer in the clay
pits of the National Clay Co. near Milan,
was overcome by the heat this morning
and is still in a precarious condition. His
home is in Gable, and he has been board>
ing near the brick plsut where he is
employed.
The wholesale liquor firm of Beard 5ley,
Hodges 6 Co. has dissolved. Mr..
Hodges retiring though he will continue
as travelling salesman in the EMPLOY of
the new firm of Besrdsley s. Bailey until
q new man can be secured to fill his
place.
Minnie, infant daughter OF Peter Bonn
quist and wife, died at 14I7 Fifth avenue
at 8 o'clock this morning of pneumonia,
aged three years, two months and % days
The funeral will be held from their home
at ? o'clock Sunday afternoon.
A number of new Montgomery cars
went through Rock Island Yesterday
morning on the Rock Island to the west.
They are painted bright green. a nd are
fitted with all the approved appliances
for the feeding and watering of animals
in transit, as well as with the best of
brakes and eouplers.
On every hand are heard words of COM
mendation of the silver brick and Colum-
biau Fourth of July celebration in which
Rock Island and Moline should join in
1892. There is also strong prevailing
sentiment in favor Of Rock Island join
ing Davenport in tie river carnival this
year as THE ARGUS urged last fsll, pro-
viding the people of Davenport are will
ing.
One of the electric dummies on he
bridge line ran Into the dummy on The
patrol wagon as he was driving out OF
the barn, at the Armory this afternoon,
turning the wagon upside down. but CO.
ing no serious damage. 1t would have
been small loss if the wagon had been
smashed to splinters provided the driver
could have escaped injury at the same
time.
The ladies OF the Equal Suffrage asso.
citation were entertained on "Wednesday
afternoon by Mrs. D. Donaldson at bel
pleasant home on Fourth avenue. After
the transaction of routine business al
which time an original paper wss read by
Mrs. c. W. Head, of Moline, the guest:
were invited TO the pretty lawn surround
ing the residence where sumptuous re-
past was served. 1t was also decided
that the association have jubilee ovel
the gain of partial suffrage on scho5
elections.
The runaway accident on Fort Arm.
stroTg avenue late yesterd sy sfternoo n
in which William Schroeder was injured
though not so seriously as was supposed
at the time of The ARGUS publication
demonstrated the need of a patrol wagor
such as RocB Island proposes t o have il
this next 80 days. The old rattle tray
which is used by the police department
for hauling old lumber, dead dogs an
rubbish was not fit to Garry the injureC
man, whe was being tenderly cared TO
by Enginee, Wileher at the waterw orks
Therefore an ordinary wagon was used t.
carry the man to the armory and he wa
obliged to sit upright during the journey
Since the closing of St. Lukes hospital
and with the present patrol wagon. Rocl
Island does not appear in the highes
sense humane in the eyes of the world
For the republican state convention Il
be held at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July /
t the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & North
/ ern railway will make a rate of one far,
for the round trip from all its Iowa sta