Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-19
Charles Case, of South Rock Island.


who has been very i'll with complsca'
ton of typhoid fever and bronchitis and
asthma, is reported to be in critical
condition and fears are entertained for hit
ultimate recovery.
w. E. Greasy and wife, OF Independ.
ence. Ore, are in the city on visit &c
Mrs. E. Turner. They are on their way
to New Hampshire. where they expect
to spend the winter, returning to Oregon
in the spring.
DR.. J. M. Parker of Davenport. died
suddenly some time Friday night at the
suburban home of E. e. Cook. Esq. near
Buffalo. Death is supposed to have
been the result of an overdose Of cbloral
taken BY the doctor to produce sleep.
Hon. NV. Cannon of Omaha, passed
through the city yesterday morning on
his way to Indianapolis, where he makes
a campaign speech. and thence goes to
New York to fulfill engagements ar
ranged by the democratic national COM
mittee.
There was war in the family of William
Hubbard colored. residing on Third
street at the breakfast table this morn
ing when the lord of the household be-
came angry at his spouse and assaulted
her with case knife, cutting one Of her
hands pretty badly. Things were
Quoted down, however. and they will oc-
cupy the same household.
The Rock Island road has raised the
pay of it's operators all along the line
Men who were formerly sslsried at $40 a
month now get $45. those who received
S45 now get $50, and $50 men get $50.
With the present rush of business they
earn all they get, and the road is well
aware of this fact. The raise is undouht-
edly made because of the increased duties
laid upon the employees by the unprece-
dented amount of traffic now passing over
this system.
The supper given at the Boston store
at Davenport on the occasion OF its re-
opening Saturday for the benefit of the
Industrial Home association
proved great success. From noon un-
til p. m. fully 1900 people were fed.
from which was realized $500, all of
which goes into the fund of the Home as
ISOLATION. as the enterprising proprietors
of the store, Messrs. Harmed, Pursel s.
Won Naur, met the entire outlay inciden-
tai to getting up the supper.
The grave yard racket is the latest
swindle. being worked by glib
tongued fellow in Iowa. He visits a
minister and makes arrangements for
burial services over his mother-ir-law to
arrive from distant city. The under
taker and sexton are next seen for the
grave, when he suddenly discovers the
loss of his pocket book. He borrows
enough money to pay expenses until
relatives arrive with bis mother-in-law,
and skips. At Burlington, Lyons and
other cities are graves waiting for that
States Attorney Sturgeon has COM
menced suit in the county court on be-
half of S. W. Oiell of Moline, against E.
B. Atkinson for assault. In the circuit
court. j. T. Kenwortey, on Mr.. Odells
acco unit, has brought suit for S. 900
damages. These suits are the outgrowth
of an unfortunate affair which recently
occurred in the Auditorium Office, when,
it is claimed, Mr.. Atkinson committed
an assault on Mr.. Odell. and ordered him
out of the building. Mr.. Odell says that
he had lease of one year on his office.
had had his carpets cut to fit the room,
and gone to considerable expense in con-
nection with his locating in the Audi
torium