Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-02
Address by Hon. E. D.

1890 80 ~ W. SiaiS CntcitaiuCu ASi
lady friends yesterday afternoon in hon.
or of Mrs. Col. A. R. Burlington of Rock
Island arsenal. l. was most delightful
affair.
Go to Champions for your fireworks
for the Fourth. They have in addition
to the staple sorts variety of exhibition
pieces. Clubs supplied at wholesale
prices.
The little 6,yeat old son of John Lind.
berg and wife at Sixth street and Ninth
avenue fell into the water near their
home late this afternoon and was barely
rescued alive.
All the railroads entering the city are
running their trsirs regular again, the
damages along the different lines are be-
ing repaired and railroad traffic has once
more resumed its normal state.
In the police court this morning Carl
Schroeder, Carl Poe, Gus. Rept, William
Z>es, William Kiskadden, Charles Ihrig,
and Charles Hubbard each paid fines of
IS and costs for rnisdemeanors.
Magistrate a. G. Wivill desires TO pub
llciy express his thanks TO County Clerk
kohler and the sheriff for the use of the
supervisors'.room at the court house yes
terday morning.
James Taylor of Taylor Ridge was in
the city yesterday. 1t is a peculiar CO.
incidence that next Monday will be the
fiftieth anniversary of Mr. Taylor's ar.
rival in Rock Island and that on that &C,
casion the Fourth fell on Mon lay.
There is much open condemnaticn #
the city's executive for neglecting his
duty in failing to exercise every power to
expedite the cleaning out of the slough.
The water there is as high as ever, and
every day that it stands it becomes more
stagnant and more detrimental to the SAN
itary welfare of that part of the city.
The mayor should get that water tout at
any cost.
Rev. R. F. Sweet has arranged for a
| patriotic feature IN connection with the
morning service at Trinity church toner.
row, having extended invitations to the
Rodman Rifles, G.. A. r., Relief Corps
and Sons of Veterans to attend. The
Rifles have accepted and will attend in a
body, but the other organizations had &C.
cepted prior invitations. The church will
be prettily decorated.
The city council met yesterday after
noon, and after witnessing a practical
test of the new steam roller and a new
road scrsper up at the head of Elm street,
met and decided to accept the steam roll
Ter. The scrsper will probably be
adopted at the next meeting. A commits
tee was also appointed to confer with
President Louderback of the street rail
way company in relation to having the
company bear the extra expense of cut
ting down Moline avenue at the railway
crossing.
1t should have been stated in connec-
ton with the article appearing in last
evenings ARGUS in relation to the re-
ligious denomin alton of the teachers in
the Rock Island public schools, that of
the six Roman Catholic teachers now in
the corps. four have been appointed since
Capt. Durham took his seat six years ago,
and two since DIR. Carter became a mem,
Der of the board, and that at no time in
the history of the schools have there been
so few Roman Catholic teachers as dur.
ing the past FIVE or SIX years.
A suit of injunC+ lion and divorce was
fled in the circuit clerks office yesterday
by Mrs. Elizabeth E. Stuart against her
husband, DR.. +. NJ. Stuart, of Reynolds.
Mrs. Stuart claims that her husband
turned herself and children from their
home in Reynolds, and the Injunction
which was served Yesterday by Deputy
Sheriff Silvis restraints him from disp osing
of the property or in any way interfering
with Mrs. Stuart or their children until a
hearing OF the case. 1t has created
quite.s stir at Reynolds. as the family is
one of The most prominent in the place
The suit is for absolute divorce