Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-30

down car after an entertainment at Har-
per's theatre.
A noted Gypsy fortune-teller is stop
ping at 900 Sixteenth street, corner Third
avenue. Mrs Boswell will tell your past.
present and future, all by the hand. All
told bs .simistry. Satisfaction guaraa-
teed or money returned.
N. G. Mills is circulating petition on
the bluff to be presented to the post Of
fee department asking that mail be de-
livered at Bowen's grocery on the bluff
for convenience. Fully 100 people have
signed the petition.
G. John. proprietor OF the Sterling
Gazette, and one of the substantial farm
ers of Whiteside county, has been sp-
pointed by Gov. Fifer as a delegate to
represent this section of the state in the
National Farmers congress. to meet at
Sedalia, Mo-, Nov. 10.
st Joseph's fair and festival, which is
in progress st Armory hall, is being lib
orally pstronized, larger crowd being
present last night than on any previous
evening. A large number were served
with supper at the hall last evening. the
ladies OF the congregation doing them
selves proud in this line.
The trouble between the Moline Repub.
lican,Journal and its printers was smica-
bly, adjusted last night. the strikers &C.
cepting proposition submitted by the
publishers by which they return to work
this morning. The arrangement is to
hold until March when new basis will
be agreed upon.
There was an alarm of fire from the
Seventh ward at about o'clock this
morning. the c.. B. s. Q. trestle work
being on fire again. The central hose
and the hooks responded promptly and
in few moments extinguished the fire
which proved to be only an Insignificant
blaze. no material damage being done.
Principal Beardsley. of the Lincoln
school in Moline. has forwarded through
the mail his resignation to take effect
Nov. z, when he leaves for Chicago,
where he takes position in the schools.
Mr.. Beardsley in conversation with a
Republican.Jou reporter did not
give his reason for this sudden and unex-
pected change. Mr.. Beardsley is also
manual training teacher, and this will
leave another vacancy.
The Sixth Regiment team of seven men
took great honors upon the Fort Sheridan
rife range. at Chicago last week carrying
off the trophy. Now comes more good
news. which will gladden. the hearts OF
the boys in blue. Out Of $50 men COM
peting at target practice Tuesday were
the seven Sixth Regiment men.
Crop Correspondent Campbell has pre-
pared his report to the commissioner of
agriculture fer October. 1t shows the
average corn yield per acre to have been
40; the average quality 100; the average
yield of potatoes IT'S; the average quail
itY 100; the average hay yield II tons;
average quality, 95. The grape product
compared with an average crop was 20.
Tie electric drill is still pegging away
at the rock in the Moline pool. The OPP
orators are looking for new material and
hope to have 10 or a dozen drills at work
soon. Last evening charges of dynamite
were placed in holes drilled with the
Thonson.Vandepole drills. Toe entire
number were discharged. Instead of
using battery for the purpose the wires
from the dynamite we're connected with
the lire wire used in operating the drills.
The dynamo was then speeded up and
when everything was in readiness for the
blast plug was inserted to complete the
circuit. Biff! Bang, The scheme worked
all right