Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-29

of three newspaper men in an engine at
Crete, on the Eastern Illinois railway,
probably led up to this righteous oder.
ST. Joseph's fair and festival which is
now in progress at Armory hall, is prov
ing to be one of the most successful ever
gwen. Inc attendance is increasing
nightly and the booths and refreshment
stands are all being literally patronized.
Over $50 were served with dinner at the
hall today. an elegant spread being served
by the ladies of the congregation. The
fair will continue every night this week.
Officer Kramer arrested Frank Wright.
man of African descent, in Davenport
this morning. for stealing two set of har-
ness from w. O. Negus' barn, back of
his home on Second avenue ana Thir-
teenth street. One of the sets of harness
was the property of Mr. Negus. the other
of John Looney. Officer Kramer sue
ceeded in recovering all the stolen prop
erty. but it may require requstion to
bring Wright ack to Rock Island.
The contract was executed between
the city sierda and tie
Holly Manufacturing company for Gas
kell high duty pump, with capacity of
s, 1000, 600 gallons daily. The pump is to
cost $4,000. aud the stipulations are
Sc 600 cash down on the erection of the
pump. the remainder in three annual
payments of $1,000 each, with per
cent interest The city was represented
by Mayor McConochie and City Clerk
Koehler. and the Holly Pump company
by P. a Linneer.
At o'c,ock yesterday morning Henry
Steckel, president of the Iron Molders'
union of Moline, and Miss Mary O'Bnen.
of Davenport, were united in marriage at
st Msrguerite's church in that city, Rev
Father Davis performing the ceremony.
Miss Mary Gribbons. of Davenport. was
the bridesmaid. and Frank DeJaeger, Of
Moline, was the groomsman. Lsst eve
ming Mr.. and Mrs. Steckel were given
reception at the residence of the brides
parents, 3l2 East Twelfth street, Daven>
port, after which they departed to a home
already prepared by Mr.. Steckel in Mo-
inc.
The main car house of the street rail-
way company's building on Moline ave-
nue. is now that portion formerly used as
| the stables, which has been completely
overhsuled. and the motor cars will be
kept in it hereafter, the tracks connect
ing the double track with it having bee
altered for that purpose, and Electrical
ngineer Fredericks will soon have the
overhead wire similarly changed. The
old car house will be used almost entirely
for the trailers-and there are plenty of
them. 1t is fact that everybody would
not be APT to believe at first thought, but
it Is nevertheless so, that there are now
on the lines Of the company on this side
OF the river. including motors, no less
than IS cars, and as many perhaps, on
tnt D1scupOII slue
IN Magistrate Wivilps court this morn
ing the case of the people against Albert
A. Stanley, of Reynolds. charged with
horse stealing from S. Daxon, was dis
missed. William McEniry appeared for
the prosecution and Maj. ]. NJ. Boards
ley for the defense. The evidence show
ed that there had been bargain between
Stanley and Daxon or'the purchase of
the horse, and the only difficulty was
that Daxon refused to take his own notes.
which show Twelftree had become Sc
curly for him upon. and had sold the
notes to Stanley. The latter after hav-
ing obtained the horse presented Daxon
with the notes for payment instead of the
money, which were refused by Daxon,
nd Stanley endorsed the amount for the
purchase of the horse and retained the
animal. At the close of the trial Stanley
sued Dsxon for the balance due upon the
notes, SS7, and commenced procee diugs
against Daxon at the January term Of
the circuit court for false impriso nment,
claiming DAMAGES NJ SR OO0