Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-31

aud, advancin g the interests Of the COM
nuuity, as it would bring thousands of
people here annually.
Prof. W. r. Gould made foe balloon
ascension and parachute leap at Schuet-
zen pa,k, Davenport. yesterday after>
noon. He rose to a height Of 200 feet
and made a thrilling leap. landing safely
amid The cheers OF 8 Zoo people.
The Illinois.I Iowa league is growing
smaller and much diminished. The OF
tumwa and Ottawa players are walking
soloma!y toward home and there are only
four clubs left to give the semblance of
lesgue-Qainey, Joliet, Rockford and
Cedar Rapids.
Tomorrow night at the Burtis opera
house, Davenport, will be presented the
meriterious and startling realistic
spectacular drama, "The Fast Mail" by
Carriers celebrated company. 1t will be
we'll attended from this city. is is unneees.
sary TO state.
Chief Miller received telegram from
Chief of Police j. Z. Shut, of SpriAg-
field, this afternoon, announcing that
Charles Burton had been saptussd there
with the watches and diamonds stolen
from the residences of George F. Roth
and S. W. Seaile last week. Mr.. Miller
eft for Springfield this Afternoon.
The Christina Sunday school yesterday
made a sPeeial off.riRg 10 the Chicago
fresh air fund making handsome con
sributioa to the fund for giving the little
people of the great city such recreation as
would otherwise be denied them. This
ought to be an incentive TO some of our
other Sunday schools to do likewise.
Digging coal at the Taylor Williams
mines at Rapids City has ceased, and the
last carload of the machinery used in the
mines has been shipped away. Thomas
Paresli, who has done most of the mining
there of late, states that there is nndoubt-
odly considerable coal remaining there
yet, but it is SO situated that it eannst
be obtained without an enormous outlay
Of time and money.
Between attempting to defend the OBJ
structionists Of the Hennepin canals pro-
Gress and assailing the purpose to i'm
prove Gsrnsey Square, the Uaisn is kept
? -stsJ szsJ these says. Fat sts f1esas
Of either project need have ne uneasi.
ress. 1t will be remembered the URien
opposed the Chicago syndicate purehas>
ing our street railways, the paid fire de-
partAent and furthermore the adoption
Of the commissioner system of public
square improvement and preservation.
Ben Weber at Cambridge las: Friday re-
suited in Robinson's defeat. It was what
is called novelty race-125 yards-25
yards being run at time or enc strstsh.
CT whs. might Re called FIVE races without
stopping duiAg the 1875 ysrss-juS0es
being stationed every 25 yards and one.
fifth Of the parse being decided by ths
status of the race at the end Of each IS
yard stretch.
JEFF Weleh. of Moline, was arrested or
train in that city Friday night while
with a company of .. s. regulars bound
for jefferson barracks. He had Joined
the army at Davenport to escape marry.
ing Miss Amelia Anderson, an inmate OF
the county farm. They were married in
| Moline Saturday afternoon. and after the
ceremony the bride went back to the
county farm and Weleh went back te
Davenport to be sent on from the recruit
| ing station there to Jefferson barracks.
President jackson has appointed the
committee of the Rock Island Improve
nent association 10 cooperate win one
from the Moline association on the Col,
umbisn celebration July next, in con,
f5rmity with the sense OF the joint meet
ing at the Harper last Tuesday night
The Rock Island committee is coinposet
of: DR.. w, A. Paul, A. G. Dart, Phil
Mitchell, John Crubsugh, G. L. Walker
Walter Johnson. Oliver Olsen, DR.. G. G
Craig, W. B. Ferguson and Il. P. simp
son. The committee will meet at {,
future date and elect its chairman.