Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-16

discharged yesterday on writ of habeas
corpus. He charges the whole proceed
ing lie ding to his arrest as blackms ling
! scheme.
The game between Davenport and Ce,
dsr Rapids yesterday was called az the
end of the fourth inning because of rain.
the score standing, Davenport 5, Cedar
Rapids 8. at that time
| The ornaments on the Harper vase in
Spencer square have been beautifully
gilded by Fred Alters. Commissioner
Jackson has secured promise from the
high school orchestra to give concert in
the square some time during the season.
Operations at the Fleming fruit house
will be suspended in a day or two, nearly
all the fruit having arrived that the C m
pany will handle this season. The new
fruit will begin arriving about August j,
when work will again be resumed.
Charles McHugh and wife returned asst
night from Kansas City, where Mr.. he.
Hugh made an effort to have the next
convention of the American Ticket Brok,
ers' association meet in Rock Island. but
1t went to Denver. He thinks that in all
probability the one following will meet in
Rock Island. however.
The vase recently ord cred by Judge
Adams on behalf of Mrs. Sarah B. Cobb
for Court House square is expected in
few days. The ornament was selected
BY Commissioner Jackson. of Spencer
square, and will come from the Mot; Iron
works of Chicago. 1t will be a beautiful
design and will be in place before Memor,
iAl day.
DR.. W. II. Ludewig has secured the
rooms Nos. 80 and "a in the Mitchell s.
Lynde building and will be ready for con-
sutstion by Monday next Office hours
from to IL a. M. 2 to 4 and z to s 0.
m. DR.. Ludewig is a regular collegiate
graduate in this country and spent some
time in Europe to complete his studies.
he also has large hospital experience.
Take the elevator when calling on the
doctor. Telephone No. 1882.
AID o5servant man says he has discov>
| cred fly destroyer that discounts all the
fly paper and fly poisons that have vet
been put into use. Last spring he went
into the country and brought back with
him when he returned number Of
punches Of clover blossoms. He hung
them up in his room to ornament the
walls. The clover dried and since then
he says not fly would stay in the room
de watched and studied, and says he hes
discovered that flies cannot stand the
scent of dried clover.
Attached to train No. ? on the Rock
Island road bound for Chicago this morn
ing, was special coach containing q
prominent party of Rock Island officials
who have been down in the Indian terri
tory. They were Traffic Manager W. NJ.
Sage, General Freight Agent A. NJ. John,
son, General Superintendent H. F. Rovce.
Trainmaster W. NJ. Hobbs and Division
Superintendent c. L Ewing, Of the Rock
Island road are in the city today on BUSH
ness.
Fred Wehlander, a Moline section
hand, was found the other night about
II o'clock lying in pool of blood on the
porch of his boarding house His face
was bruised and scratched as if he had
been drawn along cinder walk, his left |
eye was goaged almost out, and there
were two deep cuts, apparently made
with dagger or knife. When found the |
man was almost dead from loss of blood, |
and it is thought he will lose the use of |
the injured eye. Wehlander processes ig-
norance as to how he came into the condi>
ton in which he was found, and shows
marked disinclination to talk on the sub
ject.
Mitchell & Lynde and the Rock Island
Savings bank are moving into their new
quarters in Mitchell & Lynde's handsome
bank building. Cashier Buford sue
ceeded IN getting pretty we'll settled down
today, and Mitchell & Lvnde will be ready
for business Monday morning. The new
bank quarters are without question the
handsomest in the three cities. The ap-
pointments are of the most modern. the
woodwork being of polished oak. while
the counters are models in design and
workmanship. The firm of Mitchell &
Lynde will occupy the single room on the
west side, while the Savings bank has the
east side, and Cashier Buford will have a
room opening into the bank and facing on
Seventeenth street for his insurance office.
Bruce Snyder will conduct this branch of
the business and also assist Mr.. Bufo,d
in the bank.