Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-30

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graphical Unions convention at Ccl-
orado Springs in October at special
meeting OF Twin-City Union last
evening. and O. NJ. Cloudas was Be-
lected as alternate.
The Phoenix Bridge company be-
gan operations on the span next to
the draw on the Rock Island bridge
Yesterday. An increased force of
men has been put to work and to all
appearances the company intends
pushing the work-at least the pub
lie hopes SO.
The husband ard family of he late
Mrs. II. L. Meanor desire to give ex-
preston Of their gratitude to the
many whose tender offices of SYM
patty and kindness were shown in
their late affection, and especially to
the employees of the Rock Island
Stove foundry.
An excursion under the auspices
Of the Galesburg labor unions came
in over the Burlington this morning
accompanied by band. The party,
numbering about three hundred.
took the steamer Mary Morton here
and W. mt on to Burlington, whence
they return home by train.
The annual excursion via the L. f.
& W. road to Cleveland, Chautauqua
Lake, Buffalo, Put-in-bay, Toronto
and the Thousand Islands will leave
Peoria Wednesday. Aug. 5, 1895
The rate to Put-in-bay is 81 for the
round trip; Niagara Falls 1915; cor
responding low rates to other points.
About seven hundred people en-
ioyed the excursion on TIE Mary
Morton last evening arranged by the
young ladies of the German Lutheran
4 church. 1t was delightful affair in
all particulars and the ladies' efforts
were awarded by the realization of a
neat sum. which goes toward the
building fund.
The Illuminated dials OF the clock
in the new city hall tower at Day.
export shed their rays over the city
across the river for the first time
last night. Many people in Rock
Island had hoped for clocks in the
tower of the new court house here
but lit was not so nominated in the
bond"
Muscatine has been obliged for a
brief interval to return to the prim-
tive method of street car propulsion.
The electric power plant has been
seriously out OF order. The popu.
lace is in bitter lamentation ard
praying for all strangers to keep GU,
of town until the present spectacle i:
removed.
Belle Knott and Gertie Bishop. two
girls OF Musserville, near Muscatine
o. Is and Is years respectively
: were drowned in a pond. They haC
thoughtiessly climbed into a DO.
which capsized and plunged then
into the pond. Help came just too
, late, and all efforts to resuscitate tn
, girls were fruitless.
Mabel, the 9-year-old daughter o
r Mr.. and Mrs. o. NJ. Bruner, Of Tay
) lor Ridge, was operated upon at st
q. Anthony's hospital today by Dr-
4 Craig and Carter for an allliction c
the scalp. The child was bitter
three weeks ago by wood tick
q The wound began TO swell until it as
r sumed such proportions as to caus
: much apprehension to the parents.
Rock Island relatives last evenin
n received the sad intelligence Of tn
a death OF William Corcoran at Aurors
The deceased was n son of the lat
a Michael Corcoran and was o residel
Of this city until few years age
=, He was SO years OF age and blacl
y smith by trade. A wife and tw
D children survive. Miss Margart
:, Corken, n cousin of the deceased, h:
10 gone 20 attend the funeral.
G. b. Henry. of Hampton, arrive
=, in the city this morning with h
.. uncle. Jonathan Henry. of Prime
90 brother, Daniel Henry, of East Nj
90 line, who is now quite feeble, he b
~ ing abou go years of age. Jonath:
Henry is 50 years old and in vel
st good health. The brothers have n,
on seen each other for almost fifty year
W. and their meeting at this time W
RI certainly be pleasant one.
Prof. Allen and son Yale, of ca
.or bon Cliff. were among the passenge
IS, on the steamer Sidney last nigh
~ destined for st. Paul. Prof. All
was one Of the instructors a. I
summer school jus. closed in tn
ny city. He is one of the veteran ed
Gators Of these parts and has al
o. travelled extensively. Prof. All
rs. also taught school at Salem. H., t
rst birthplace of the democratic pre-
oil Dental candidate. and now he reca
St with pleasure the fact that vii
Bryan was among his scholars.