Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-03

fever, with which he had suffered for
about 10 DAYS. The funeral took place
at Q p. m. yesterday. the Rev. j. @.
Adams, of Hampton. officiating.
Mrs. Z NINA Maggie. widow of the late
Erastus Maggie. the pioneer merchant and
millionaire of Cheyenne. w. T., was
united in marriage on Monday evening
LAST 10 Cha,'-s Waite the American msn.
ager of the Loadou Illustrated News.
Mrs. Nagle is daughter of Henry Hous-
man and wife. of this city. and the couple
are now on their way east on an extended
wedding tour.
DR.. G E. Merrymsn OF Moline. me,
with a peculiar and painful accident
while at Cable on hunting trip Tuesday
afternoon. He was at the homeiof friend
and was backing up horse which he in
tended to drive. He had hold of the bit.
ring when the animal suddenly took the
index finger of his left hand in his mouth.
and before the doctor could release his
hand the animal had bitten through the
bone and flesh. leaving the finger hang
ing by shred of skin. DR.. Martin
dressed the wound.
On exhibition at Truesdale's grocery
are some peaches from Bakersfield, Kern
county. Cal, sent to Rev. R. F. Sweet.
The variety is ''orsnge clingstones," and
hey are grown more especially for can
ming. These peaches are just l. inches
IN circumference and are of the most ex-
quisite coloring-the color going al
through the peach-very fine favor, be-
ing very sweet and delicious.
S. R. Wright. district deputy grand
chancellor. Knights of Pythias, has re.
ceived application for the establishment
Of q Psthisn lodge at Port Byron. Mr..
Wright has christened the proposed
lodge Chsrles Sheerer lodge No.,SO7, in
honor of the grand chancellor of the
state. who lives at Galena The new
lodge will be instituted on the evening of
the 26th, and delegations from Rock ISL
and. Moline and Cordova will be on hand
to see that everything goes of in good
style.
Conductor Totten. Of the red line of
the syndicate eystem. found pocket
book in his Car containing $3.50 ysster-
day on reaching the end of the line. He
thought over his passengers and it hap
penea that one of them boarded his car
again later in the day, and Conductor
Totten asked him if he had lost anything.
Ee made search of his pockets and
found for the FIRST time that his pocket
book was missing. He described it with
the contents to the conductor, who turn
ed IL over 10 him. and he accepted it
without so much as saying thank YOU.
The Rock Island Citizens Improve.
ment association holds special meeting
this evening, the object of which is to
arrange for an illumination next Tuesday
evening, the plan being TO brighten up
Second avenue, Spencer square and pos
sisly some of our business blocks on the
same geReral plan observed by Manager
Montrose, of the Harper. on the occasion
OF the past two Tuesday evening concerts.
II Rock Island cannot take part in the
carnival and is even begrudged the priv
ilege Of viewing it comfortably. it can
surely illuminate in honor of it ard thus
return good for evil. An extra musical
programme will also be arranged for the
weekly concer, in Spencer square Tues.
day by which the public will be enter
tanned while waiting for the appearance
OF the carnival.