Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-30

the picnic in the afternoon and eve
ming. A large number of visitors are
expected from neighboring cities.
Rock Island is becoming widely known
as an objective point for excursions. To-
day ar excursion of $50 from Morrison.
| H.. arrived ! on the steamer Verne
Swain and barge and spent the day sight.
seeing in this vicinity. Nearly every
carriage in town was engaged and the
street cars we're thronged with people
taking in the town. They returned on
the Swain this afternoon.
And now LeClaire comes to the front
again With another shooting affair. This
time Joseph Young and Frank Cunning.
ham. two young men. got into an alter
cation and Young drew revolver and
shot 81 Cunningham fortunately missing
the later. Nothing was done about it.
however, as people in LeClsire don't no.
tice little thing like that.
A Chicago lady visiting in Prophets
town, says the Spike, was sitting on the
porch when a spent bullet struck her in
the forehead just above the eye. 1t was
from the gun of some distant and I'M.
known hunter. The doctor who ex-
tracted it found the bullet somewhat fat
tened. An inch lower and the brain
would have been penetrated through the
eye.
Secretary Searle of the Rock Island
Citizens Improvement association, called
on Secretary Porter, of the Moline BUSH
ness Mems association, yesterday and
laid before him the proposition of the
Rock Island association for Twin city
Colum oian celebration in 1892. Mr..
Porter took kindly to the idea and assured
Mr.. Searle he would call meeting of the
Moline association in the near future for
special consideration of the matter.
The deadlock which has existed for
| sometime between the members of the
board of education at LIE Claire as to
who should be the principal of the schools
there the coming year, has at last been
broken by all agreeing on Prof Kiusley,
indignant because the directors delayed
his app ointment so long and he hesitates
about accepting it. 1t is hard to state
Just yet where it will end.
| The conductors on the Rock Island and
Moline lines of the railway syndicate do
not nov come on until $50 a. m. and
run until $50 in the evening. This gives
the conductors shorter hours, at the same
time does not seriously inconvenience the
public. as travel is light at times other
than those in which they are on duty
During the main part of the day, how>
ever, il would be risk to do without them
as the notrmen have no time to look af-
ter fares when people begin to ride. An
arrangement is now being considered 10
| give the motormen still shorter hours, the
conductors having been provided for. and
to also provide permanent, reliable time
| card. When the present track laying is
compile ted. as it will be in a few days,
this latter will be possible
Fred Hass, to whose labors as mu CHI as
those o. any one man the success of the
Yiaduct is due. is now devoting himself
to making the Sunset park project on
the river front g success. Mr.. Hass
called st The ARGUS Office this morning
to say that he would make cash doua-
ton of $1,000 to start fund for the i'm
proven ent Of the park suggested, and
also devote his personal time and labor
to its success. 1t begins to look as if the
river front park, like all other things Or
iginatir g in the Rock Island Improvement
association, was bound to be success.
So be il.
| Mrs. Elmors Craig, wife of John
Craig, formerly of GORDON Cliff. died on
Sunday last in Chicago, where they have
been living for year or two. The cause
of death was enlargement of the liver.
The remains were shipped to Carbon
Cliff, arriving at 3 p. m. Tuesday, and an
hour later they were laid to rest in the
family lot. the services being held at
Bowles chapel. b. L. Bullen, of Moline.
an old friend of the family, officiating.
The attendance at the funeral was very
large. The deceased was 60 years of age.
The Orion Times prints this interesting
bit of legendary lore: THE old town
clock ct Bishop hill still continues TO
strike the hours of the day and night,
thus reminding the people of the good old
colony days. This was made in 1e49.
An old Seth Thomas clock was taken as a
model and increased by multiplying the
size of each piece of machinery to find
the size wanted. The patterns were thus
made and brass pieces cast in the best
material that could then be obtained at