Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-10
Frank Haney and wife, $50 Elm street,

Frank Haney and wife, 700 Elm street,
were given very pleasant surprise at
their home last evening. large company
of their friends assembling and the even
ing was spent in q very enjoyable man.
ner
The second subscription concert of
Otto's Great Western band was given at
Hincher's garden last evening. and was
well attended, IL numbers being given,
which were highly appreciated by those
present. The next concert will be given
by string orchestra, July %.
E. T. Avery, the government repre-
sentativeson locating the postofice site,
is still in the city, bat expects to get away
tonight. He has been busy all day listen
ing to the arguments of advocates of the
various sites, to say nothing of hearing
ing the earnest supplicanons of owners.
The Central District Telephone COM
panY proposes to put return wire in
every telephone in the city, completing
what is termed metallic circuit indepen,
dent of the effects of the electric railway
or wires of electrical communication of
| any kind, thus insurins more satisfactory
| service.
j. T. Hartman, deputy sheriff Of War
rem county, passed through the city to
day enroute from Muscatine to Mon
mouth. He has in his charge James
O'Brien. the last of the four men who
effected a jail delivery from the Warren
county Jail on June 80, The other three
men aving been captured in the hills
near New Boston.
James McGarvey was appointed SUBJ
stitute mail carrier last night. Boss
Wells gives as the reason of the choice
that McGarvey is chairman of the First
ward republican committee, which polit-
icai standing, of course, amply qualities
him in the noisy boss estimation for the
successful discharge of any public duty.
A young man named Thomas Downer
met with painful accident at the Rock
Island arsenal Wednesday. He was
forcing hoop on barrel when small
piece of steel flew off the axe he was
using and lodged in his left eye. He was
taken to his home in Muscatine. 1t is
I now stated that his eYesight is destroyed.
He was Muscatine High school student
and was spending part of his vacation at
| abe arsenal.
A sale has been effected in the past few
days which will be of interest to lumber
men throughout the northwest. Knapp,
Stout s. Co, Of Dubuque, have sold their
property for S11.00O.0O0. Tae sac is
due to the advanced age of the old part
ners, H. L. Stout of Dubuque, Capt.
Wilson and A. Taintor, of Menominee
The present management will bs re-
tanned. The deal was effected by Mr..
Flanders, OF Dubuque, and his commits
sion will be about 100000.
G.. V. Petit, who for number OF years
has been teaching school in Hampton be :
comes principal of the public school at
Reynolds next year. and will enter upon
his duties at the opening of the fall term.
Mr.. Petit is an exceedingly popular
teacher and is IS capable as he is wei
liked. During this years institute be
has been THE ARGUS correspondent
which fact accounts for the excellent re-
ports which hsye appeared from day to
day in this paper. Last evening he took
part in the Shakespesrian readings at the
High school, and in this line as in that of
instruction, proved himself wholly equal
to the occasion.
Burglars attempted to gain an entrance
into the residence of Henry Housman on
Third avenue shortly after 10 O'Clock last
night. They were attempting to get in a
second story window. and in so doing
one fell to the sidewalk below. which
awakened the family, and Frank Hous-
man rushed out just in time to see one
the marauders disappearing up the alley.
Frank had his revolver right with him
and opened fire on the fugative, bat be
WAS out of sight in no time, and all the
neighbors, who had been aroused by the
noise, went back to their peaceful slum-
Der.