Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-26
SUBURBAN STRINGS.
COAL VALLEY.


COAL VALLEY, July 25.-Dr. l.. f.
Barton. of Secor. Woodford county,
H., visited here last week.
+. c. Killing is running two
threshing machines this season.
j. H. Jones is quite feeble, but was
feeling better on Monday than usual.
Samuel b. Gohat and sister, Miss
Emma, OF Chicago, are visiting their
father.
David Wetzel's infant child about
| month and 10 days old, died yes
terday.
A. Donald had car of cattle ship
ped from here Monday. j. Clegg
shipped car Of hogs.
The threshing machines are now in
full blast. The oats crop is middling
some lots average 35 bushels per
acre.
Mrs. John Pryce and two daugh
tiers left for St. Paul last week. They
will visit Mankato and other places
on their trip.
The bowery dance on Friday eve
ming was well attended by people
from Cable. Briar Bluff and Orion.
kincadc. of Briar Bluff, furnished
music.
Rev. W. W. Morehead. of Green's
burg. Pa, preached at Beulah Sun
day. He was a former pastor at Bu-
lah and Milan, and for short time
at Coal Valley. He has been visiting
his daughter at Minneapolis.
The assistant steward. Boyd Nc
Michael, of the county farm, left on
the oath with two insane inmates for
jacksonville. Their names are Pc.
terson, of Moline. a stonemason, and
Gillen. They have recently become
violent.
On July 81, chapter of the P. f.
S. will be organized with 81 charter
members. Rock Island chapter is
invited to do the work. At a meet
ing on the 10Th. Mrs. W. n. Glenn
was recommended as worthy matron,
>: 5. Corns as worthy patron, and
Mrs. G. b. Knapp as assistant worthy
matron.
There will be on Sunday at )
O'Clock p. m. at the Presbyterian
church, a delegation of christian
workers from Rock Island and Mo-
line to address the people on the pro.
gress of christian work. The add
dresses will be short, interspersed
with songs, and ut the conclusion q
devotional meeting and song service
will be held. A cordial invitation is
extended.
The suicide of Miss Ida Landum
OF Briar Bluff, on Sunday evening
has caused some interest here, a.
some OF our folks were partially re
lated to her. 1t appears that it wa:
premeditated act. The symptoms
were those of strychnine. but the
jury waived post norton. Their,
was evidence that the deceased hat
purchased strychnine on the 9th. bu
the verdict was that the deceased
came to her death by her own hand
and no one was to blame.
About ) o'clock p. m. on the 24tl
an alarm OF fire was given. 1t wa!
in the eastern suburbs of our village
/ where the wind blew in a direction
to carry it away from the adjoining
buildings. 1t ignited in p. j. An
derson's stable. and from it tn,
flames extended to his dwelling, an,
from it TO Samuel Gohat's Tn,
j buildings were of wood and as dry al
finder and all efforts made to sto,
the fires progress were unsuccessful
as there is no fire department herr
. and water is scarce. Both house
and the stable were totally consumed
by the flames. Anderson was fully
insured, but Gohat had no insurance
He lost almost all of his household
goods. His son lost a trunk will
contents valued at 5000. The origin
OF the fire is supposed to be iron
sparks from the 2:47 ?. m. express o
the 4 /. & p. railroad.