Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-22
Hon. Charles Durham aud Col. Il. v.

Hon. Charles Dunham ana Col. ID. v.
Fisher. of Geneseo, have recently been
engaged 10 heavy land transactions in
the northeastern part of Henry county.
They bought from the heirs of the late
Charles Atkinson the tract in Yorktown
township known as the Atkinson tract.
and comprising 800 acres. They bought
the tract in body, and have since sold
it in body TO Col. Boqardus, of Paxton.
H., gentleman who makes it business
to drain and develop swamp lands
1t is understood that the Geneseo
gentlemen made nice thing out of the
deal
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall
Shaw, 22O3 Sixth avenue last evening oc>
Cured the marriage of Miss Gussie Shaw
to Robert Russell of Davenport, Rev. r.
F. Sweet, rector of Trinity church officia-
ting. An elaborate wedding feast fol-
lowed the ceremony. The bride is one
of Rock Islands most popular young
ladies, and the groom Is held in the high
est essee m in Davenport. where he was
borr and raised and where he is pursuing
his trade, that of printer. The ARGUS
joins in the multitude of congratulations.
r. J. MoGae. of Chicago, is in the city
for the purpose of experimenting the
placing of his granite log cabin in Spen
Ger square in more attractive and ad-
vsntageous position than at present. 1t
is Mr.. McGee's plan to elevate the design
and place it on sort of hillside, thereby
giving it more natural and realistic ap,
pearance Mr.. MCGEE, to whose liberal.
ity. public spirit and artistic taste Rock
Island is indebted for this ornament. is
determined to so arrange it that it will be
source of pride TO everyone in Rock
Island approaching improvements of the
nature such as have been made in Spen,
Ger eqrsre.
L. Moline at about noon yesterday Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Langbehn's 11-year old
son met with an unfortunate accident by
which his right eye was badly injured.
Wishing to open bottle Of catsup from
which it was diff ult to remove the cork.
ne took it out of doors to pile of brick.
upon which he placed the meek of the
bottle and struck it with Ratchet. As
he did so fragments of the glass flew in
different directions and one struck him in
or near the right eye, iufiicting wound
that bled profusely and caused him much
pain. He WAS taken to D.. Kerns', who
examined the eve and advised that the
boy be taken to Davenport. What the
result OF the accident will be cannot be
determined at present.
In the Davenport city council last eve
ming the amended ordinance for the Dav-
Ell port & Rock Island consolidated rail-
way right-of-way on that side of the
river came up in the form of a resolution
from the committee to whom the matter
was referred. The company was granted
reasonable privileges AS far ss removing
and maintaining tracks are concerned, but
there were certain provisions which no
corporation would accept. Oae was
that the company permit other compa-
mics to use its tracks in the central part
of The city upon the condition that such
companies shall pay pro rata share of
the expense of construction. repair and
operation. This requirement simply rem
ders the ordinance worthless as inviting
pportunity for bulldozing or other
wise imposing upon the present holders
OF the franchise. There were other
seemingly unfair sections not SO object
toin able as the above, however: Action
on The ordinance was suspended and
Man ager Louderback left for Chicago
last evening to confer with his associates.