Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-12

prove most important feature OF our
summer evening psstimes.
Now South Rock Island has scandal.
The other day resident of that locality
discovered boy of about IS in the act
| Of committing an outrage on 5-yesr
old little girl. The boy fed when dis
covered, and his father offered the gentle
man who discovered it any amount of
money to suppress the fact. He accepted
$40. but later Informed the girls father,
who il is now asserted proposes to put
the bow in the reform school where he
belongs.
In its attempt to shield Boss Wells the
Union says very mean little things about
Harry G Brooks, whom the postmaster
dis charged without reason or excuse. II
the position of the postmaster is above
reproach, as he asserts it is, he should
need TO defence in his acts, We; it seems
the Union finds itslf in duty bound 10
make, it and to dc so strictly insccoriance
with the boss dictation. Consequently
It's position is about as contemptibly
small as was the posimaster's conduct
toward Harry Brooks.
II is announced from Chicago that c.
F Wilson, for some time general m aster
mech snic of the Rock Island railresd, has
been appointed superintendent of mo-
tive power and equipment to FL the va
csncy caused by the desth of Mr. Var
brick. A II. Mondhouse, assistant
MASTER mechanic and assistant m sster car
builder, hiss been transferred to Horton,
Kan. John Black has been appointed
| foreman OF machinery aud master mo-
chsnic in charge of the Illinois divisions
at Chicago.
| Ii is rumored in Davenport that the
Allen electric road is apt to sell OUT TO
the gsyndicate and some have raised
their voice in solemn protest, asserting
thst there is danger in monopoly. Glanc-
ing at the two systems as they are il
Davenport one would be inclined TO think
the denizens over there would be in 40 &c
stacy of delight over the prospect Ct merg-
ing the Allen line into any other road
that would assume control of il, and
manage it, especially if it be the tri-Gity
company.
Henry Frahm. of Davenport, has p1r-
chased the island between Audslusia and
Buffalo, several miles N length. and pro-
poses TO make g summer fishing and
pleasure resort. Among the details OF
the plan are buildings which will make
the island tensble place, and a steam
boat to ply between the place and Mus
cstIne and Rock Island ard Daveapor;
The fixing up OF the island in the way
projected, with the facilities for reaching
it, will require the expen diture OF quite 8
sum Of money.
John Frost, stockmsn, got of the C..
B * Q stock train in the yards lss
night and ct once proceeded to drink
that end of the town dry, the result beiu E
that when it came time to resume b:
journey he was found in a peace: !
slum5er on top of box car. and he Va;
"set up" By the train men, his two Ca:
Of stock going on to Chicago without
him. The patrol wagon brought hi1
down town where he was registered &
the Annoy, and this morning he pail
Magistrate Wivill So and costs and fol
lowed his stock to Chicago,
Charles Owens, of Davenport, while II
drunken rage last night beat his sicl
wife in such brutal manner as 10 Fighter
his little daughter into spasms. He va
locked up in the police station. Wher
arrested he had gone GU; into the wood
shed where he keeps his private lardel
under lock and key, and had gone tC
sleep He was hustled down to the po
lice station uaceremo aioGs,E. II is stated
that he spends ths .Argest part of hi:
money for whiskey, and when he buy!
anything to eat ne locks it in the wood
shed where only ne has access a: it, anC
lets the other members of the family g
hungry.