Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-18

The remainder of the Rock Island mem-
bers o. the party are in st. Paul, where
they stopped on their return,
W. A. Crubaugh has resigned his posi-
ton with McHughs ticket agency In
Moline. and E L. Cook. agent for the
Adams Express company will look after
Mr.. McHugh's interests in that city. Mr..
Crubalgh will open ticket broker of
fee Of his own In Davenport.
Messrs P. L. Mitchell and Virgil Wsr-
rem, the only private property owners on
the site Of the proposed Sunset park, this
afternoon told Fred Hass they would
deed TO the city for park purposes as
contemplated. their titles for IS years for
the sum of 81. and Mr.. Mitchell also said
he would otherwise aid the project later
lon.
At last nights meeting OF the Moline
council petition was pres snted by the
Davenport s. Rock Island street railway
company asking the right to mort
gage its property. etc., but the council
refused to grant the petition until the
company put the name Moline" on the
body OF the cars.
Mrs Clara E. Elso. of Moline, through
her attorney, Maj. J. NJ. Beardsley, filed
in the circuit court this morning a petit
ton for divorce from her husband, George
Elso, on the ground of deseruon. The
couple we're married Nov. l, 1881, and
two years ago while living at Corioya
the husband deserted her. The wife
prsys for the custody of the four children.
Hon. E. W. Hurst and wife, Mrs.
Henry Curtis and daughter, Miss Hope,
Mrs. s. B. Eison and daughter, Miss
Agatha Edison, compose a Rock Island
party now at Nantucket. Mrs. Curtis
and daughter will return to Rock Island
the latter part of the month. The re-
mainder of the party will 60 to the noun
tsins before returning.
Electrical Engineer Fredericks, of the
Davenport s Rock Island Railway COM
pany. has the overhead wire for the elec>
trio equipment in place from the tower as
far in as the center station and only has
to put in that intervening between the
barns and center station. The ground
wire has been ia for some time.
Another report comes from Washing
70 ha 1nc.tiop ~ he xpa1farn
terminus of the Hennepin canal. 1t is in
direct contradiction of the special sent to
the Chicago Tribune, and appearing in
yesterdays ARGUS, and states: The war
department has determined to appoint a
board OF army eff ceTs to select the site
for the western terminus OF the Henuepin
canal. The details for the board are no,
completed, but Gen. Pope will be chair
man"
Lieut.. Thomas Moody, of the regular
army, accompanied by his wife and son,
is visiting relatives in ROCK Island, city
and county. Lieut.. Moody has beeu
stationed at FIT. Lesvenworth the past
| two years but has been ordered to Fl.
Kehoe, Mont, where he is going sh ortly.
1t is three years since he has been in
Rock Island and he says he would hardly
know the city. The changes that have
| taken place here in that time are mol
noticeable of any other city he has visited
The Rock Island road is doubling its
track across the slough bridge and island
as far as the entrance to Rock Island
bridge connecting the island with Davsn,
port. To do this it is necessary to wider
the slough bridge, the embsnkment across
the island and the little bridge over The
driveway leading up to Rock Island ar.
senal, and stone pier is being placed in
the middle of the driveway. which mar
rows the road considerably. From tn,
Improvements the Rock Island has unde
way it evidently has no intention of sp,
proaching the island by any way Other
than the slough bridge as at present To-
Gated. Il would have been better to hav,
changed the location of this bridge some
what in view of the fact that the cit,
expects With the completion of the via
duct that the Rock Island will run it,
trains dow n town and contribute to Rocl
Islands union depot project.
Public Improvements.