Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-01

are floating to thu southland In .
houseboat 10 spend she winter.
One reason: Al Q O'Clock each
m orning ladies' house wrappers,
good dark prints, 25 cents each. See
ad, page four, for the other Il rea-
s1ns. McCsbe Bros.
John Quick. of Moline, aged 20,
accidentally shot himself while hunt
ing yesterday. The shot cat large
gash in his breast and lodged in his
neck. His condition is critical.
President J. Norton and Gen.
Sept. John Kiileen, Of the Diamond
10 line. are making q tour of inspeo-
tion Of bosts and landings along the
river, preparatory TO next seasons
business.
The Bshrens murder case in the
Scott county district court at Davsn-
port went TO the jury late Saturday
afternoon. aud the jury Is still ont
IL seems to be emulating the exam
pie In the more noted Luetgert trial
at Chicago.
The contract for supplying the
pipe for the reservoir has been
awarded by the mayor and water
work. committee to the Ohio Pipe
company, which agrees to deliver
the pipe, OF which there will be about
315 tons, at Rock Island aisle. 50 per
ton.
X. A. Wade, the Chicago attorney,
who defended the Shevlins in the
circuit court here and is under in
dictxsnt here for obtaining goods
under false Pretenses, was indicted
Saturday by the federal grand Jury
st Chicago for having in his posses
sion forged government Bond.
Frank Woodystt aud julius Krell
have returned from their terrible
trip. They went down the river in
a fat boat. Their intended destina-
ton was St. Louis. but they got
homesick about 80 miles this side of
that point, and abandoned their
craft and took the first train for
Rock Island.
The burning Of some grass and
brush on Tenth avenue and Seven
teenth street illuminated the heav-
ems to the south Of the city about IL
O'Clock last night and attracted much
attention. many people going to the
soene with the expectation THAT one
OF the houses in that section was be-
ing consumed.
A telegram has been received
by Sheriff Hemenway from the
state board of pardons at Spring.
field stating that it had recon-
mended and Gov. Tanner had
granted pardon to Edward Carter,
convicted in 1894 at the Septem Der
term Of the circuit court Of stealing
harness belonging to F. II. Kelly
and sentenced to Il years il the pen
itentiary.
Funeral services for Jewett Ziba
Colburn were held at o'clock yes
terday afternoon at his late homes
Rev. c. y. McCulloch ofliciated.
Hymns were sung by q quartet, Mrs.
j. W. CTandall, Miss Jennie Dick
man and Messrs. j. F. Robinson and
j. T. Noftsker. The remains were
Inferred in Chippiannock, services
being conducted ss tho grave BY
Buford Post, G. A. r.
SUPP. h. q Young and the delega-
tion OF Rock Island teachers who at
tended she meeting of the Northern
Illinois Teachers association ar
rived home Saturday evening on the
Rock Island & Peoria railway.
There were about 25 OF them. They
report having had a delightful time.
The meeting was attended by 900
teachers. The same resolution
which came up at the previous ses-
sion OF the association In Book leland.
providing for annual instead OF
semi-arnuel meetings was presented
and again defeated. The association
holds its noxt NEE ting a: Rockford
IN April.