Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-16
now an engineer on the CK an -;

now an engineer on the c.. K. & N. rail.
way. Is in the city. Mr.. Biddison is the
patentee of an Illuminated order holder
Tor holding train orders, and is now on
MS way to Chicago to place it in the
hands of some of the trunk lines 10 that
city.
Mrs. Lucretia Marshall died at her
nome, ia Fourteen To. and a. half street
at o'clock Saturday night aged IS years.
She had been sufferer from dropsy for
some time. to which she finally succumbed
She leaves one son and one daughter IN
mourn her loss. Austin, of Princeton.
Iowa, and Miss Eta, who resides at home.
Matthias Gerhards. who has been board
ing at the residence of John Ohlweiler
and attending school In Davenport, was
taken sick with lung fever few DAYS
ago and on Saturday his condition ha d
become so alarming that his parent Carl
Gerhards and wife, of Hillsdale, were
sent for and arrived SATURDAY. evening.
He is some better today however, and his
friends feel much encouraged at his con.
ditiou.
}. W. Trux:ell and wife, OF Moline.
were thrown from their buggy while
driving down Brady street in Davenport
yesterday afternoon aad fell With so much
force on the brick pavement that both
were badly bruised, but neither was pain>
fully nor seriously injured. They were
carried into Harrison's pharmacy where
the necessary attention was shown them
and later conveyed TO their home N Mo-
line.
Mrs. N. P. Buford and daughter Miss
Harriet. left this morning for Washing
ton, d. c.. where they will remain few
days. and on the 21st will sail for Liver.
pool from which city they will 90 direct
to London, where in the near future Miss
Buford will be welded to Monster Jaen
Patriot, of Lyons, France, after which
the happy couple will make their b ONE in
Paris
The Rock Island Industrial Home asso.
citation through its committee com posed
OF Messrs T. A. Fender, P. J. Cary, T.
+. Wheelan and R. c. Lloyd, today made
the cash payment of IS, 1000 to Mrs. Cor
ton Tor the property at the corner of
Twentieth street and Fourth ave nue..
The committee expects tomorrow to Sc
cure the east 223 feet on Fourth avenue
adjoining this property OF the McParlin
estate for $500 This will give the as
ISOLATION 81! feet on FoIrth avenue by
125 on Twentieth street.
Two young men from Moline drove
down Moline avenue at terrific rate yes.
terday afternoon, and spun around the
corner Of Twenty-third street SO abruptly
that the buggy was capsizsd and both
occupants precipitated into the mud.
They soon regained their feet and put off
through an alley, but one of them return
ed afterwsrd and drove the somewhat de-
moralized rig. the property OF q livery
man, off.
The funeral of DR.. and Mrs. J. J.
Tomson, of Davenport. took place from
the First Presbyterian church in that city
yesterday afternoon. The church was
crowded and an immense concourse of
people attracted largely by curiosity,
stood on the outside 10 get a glimpse of
the double cssket. This was so large
that it was nenesssry to abandon the
hesrse and use an ordinary piano wagon
which was suitably drsped for the occa.
sion.
Now behold how the party opposition
to Hampton for collector doth manifest
itself! In yesterday mornings Union
appear the names of John Evans and
W. II. Munger affixed to formal an
nouncements of candidacy. The publi>
cation of W. J. Candles ineligibility
seems to have inspired confidence among
those who have gained distinction by
self sacrifice for promotion of party.
Who knows but We may here from
Joshua next?