Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-21


number of friends last evening. About 80
couple were present and the even
ing was enjoyably spent in social past>
times.
Dick Colemere had splendid luck at
fishing this morning hauling in three
pickerel and fine black bass in Offer.
mans slough back of Green island. land
Mr.. Colemere says there are plenty there
biting al spoon hooks, if one knows how
to get them.
Helen, the Is months old daughter OF
NJ. W. Wiley and wife, who reside on
Seventeenth street, died at New Boston
last night where Mr.. Willey's family had
been visiting the past few days. Mr..
Wiley left for New Boston this morning
where the interment will take place.
The people living on lower Second ave.
nue. nov have an excellent paved stree,
and have for the most part put down new
walks. All they need now is to trim up
their trees overresching the sidewalks SO
that the sun can get through IN the day
time and the electric light at night.
]. W. WEIGH received telegram from
ON. Boyles at Marion, Iowa, last eve
ming announcing the death of his 2 year
old son Fred, of cholera infantum. MT.
and Mrs. Boyles have many friends in
Rock Is and who will be grieved to know
of the sorro~ful visitation that has come
to them.
1t is not an empty hon Dr. to be an eff eel
in the Rock Island Improvement associs'
ton, nor do the Offices go begging-nol
BY any means. Last night there was
quite an animated rivalry among mem.
bers for most of the offices. and in several
instances it took two or three ballots to
decide tie votes
lis said that since ex City Attorney
NJ. E. Sweeney retired from active pol
itics he has been reading Proctor Knots
spec ches in congress and preparing him.
self to win similar distinction. Last
night NJ. Sweeney made his debut as 8
popular humorist IN speech making
While The ARGUS does not like to dis.
courage the ambitious Marion, it csr
hardly be said he was brilliant success
last night.
List evening Jacob Ross went into the
Crown restaurant and asked permission
to wash his hands. He was directed to
an apartment in the rear, and after re.
m aiming there some time he departed.
Later John Ullemeyer went back into the
room and found his watch missing from
his vest, hanging on the wall in the room
He notified the police. and Ross was
found b. Capt. Long and Officer Glass 81
TwentieL and Second avenue with the
stolen watch on his person. 1t is need.
less to say he was arrested.
The steamer Mary Morton passed Du.
buque on its way up stream Tuesday
afternoon at $50 o'clock full of passen,
gers. When eight miles above the cit
break was discovered in the shaft Of
tho wheel near the journal. 1t was &
CT ack but not twist off. Accordingly
the boat was headed down stream, arriv-
ing about midnight at Dubuque, and wa:
run into the ice harbor for repairs. Her
passengers were forwarded by rail Wed
nesday to their destinations up river
Providing the break can be welded the
detention will be only week or more, bu
if new shaft is required the delay viii
t ske weeks. The Libbie Conger is or.
dere to take the Morton's freight anC
run ut her trip. This accident come!
in bad time, as the river is low and the
Morton is light drsught packet.
Carelessness has been shown of late il
running The cars on the syndicate lines al
designated by the signs on top. Thi.
morning blue line car broke down anG
car with red signs was run out in it!
place. The deception caused consider.
able inconvenience to patrons OF the
road and there should be an effort tina
theneglsct is not repeate d. On numer,
Gus occasions cars with all sorts of signs
have been run on the Milan road. The
signs on the cars are being provided with
an adJus mant so that they can be readil,
removed or replaced with others, but THU
does not provide for the present. A little
special effort in looking after these de-
tails at the car barns amounts to gooc
deal to the public. and failure id this re-
gard greatly retsrds the compsny's en-
desvor to provide reliable service.