Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-10-18
SUBURBAN SETTINGS.
COAL VALLEY.

Coal VALLEY, Oct. 17.-Robert
Troupe, brother of Mrs. Murtv Con-
nor. returned to his home in Neb-
raska last week.
Mrs. Charles Barton, of Cable. is
here visiting relatives.
George McCandless. of Rural, was
in our village Saturday.
Miss Fannie Freeberg vas home
Saturday to see her folks.
Some of the farmers have COM
menced husking their corn.
The Misses COnnors are visiting
with relatives in Plattsmouth, Neb.
The county farm has fair crop of
potatoes, for the season-about HOO
bushels.
The funeral of Solomon Fitzpat-
rick was we'll attended. The G. A.
r had charge.
There will be church festival in
the Odd Fellows and Masonic hall on
the evening of the 9th.
William Moore has been called to
serve on the U. S. petit jury. He
left Monday for Peoria, where the
court is in session.
A public sale was held at j. S.
Burns, two miles west of Orion, to.
day. A large amount of stock and
implements were sold.
Mrs. DR.. r. r. Dewitt. of Ham.
shire, Kane county, is visiting in this
vicinity. DR.. Dewitt was a practi.
TONER here for a number of years.
Robert Brown, who was the mana.
ger OF the prospecting undertaking
in section l, is now with some help
ers in South Moline trying to find thu
black diamonds.
The board of registry sat yesterda,
in the town hall. 1t registered
III males and one female. This i.
about the largest that has been in tho
town for 10 years.
On the oath there will be an exec.
utor's sale Of the personal propert,
of the late William S. Bailey. The
appraisement amounted to $4,7OO
it is thought it will amount to $5, OO(
when exposed to sale. G. W. Tom
linson is the auctioneer.
James Sackville met with an acct
dent at William Moore's. having hi.
middle finger caught in the cogs Of ,
small wheel OF a grain measurer
1t broke the bone near the first Joint
He came here and had it amputateC
by DR.. Houston He is recovering
now nicely.
The Black Diamond mine has In,
water out, and the new shaft com
mences operating today. 1t has beer
about thirty days since the mine wa
flooded. The creek leading from thu
mine is copperas colored for tw,
miles below to it's source at Rocl
river from the water discharged from
the mine.
On Monday about noon Jane
Glenn Stearns died at the residence Of
his uncle, William N. Glenn. He hac
not been well, but was apparently no
seriously i'll. One week before hehat
taken treatment from DR.. w. F
Myers, of Coal Valley, but in tn
meantime had been here, and walket
around the day previous. and in tn,
morning was not complaint NC. bu
toward noon was overtaken by par
alysis, and gradually sank away
On account of the sudden and pc
culiar way he died, Dr.. Myers dc
sired an autopsy. Drs. Sloan an,
Kearns, of Moline, were summoned
and an examination made. They re
ported an enlargement of the kidney
and liver. The heart was badly al
fected, and the doctors gave thei
opinion that it was the giving ava
OF these vital organs that was tn
cause of death. He was a grandson
of the late James Glenn, son of Wa,
rem Stearns. was % years of age,
very active. energetic, go-ahead pei
son. His father died some years ago
His mother lives in Leadville, Col
as do also two sisters. They have bee
telegraphed for. but have not yet al
rived.