Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-28

she proposes erecting on Sixth ave-
Tue and Eighteenth street, Moline.
The Gustus school Of busine %.
Skinner block. opposite postcfiice.
Moline. opens Sept. 1. For rates of
tuition, etc. cali on or address j. E.
Gustus. 800 Forty-third street, city.
Charles Leonard, q drunk, was
arrested on Twentieth street last
night by officer Mccarthy. He
bunked all night in the cooler and
today was told to shake the eommun-
ity as fast possible.
Be careful or you will 90 by
Johnny Jones' second hand store, as
it looks so much like new. Buying.
selling. trading every day. Directly
across the street from ARGUS Office,
1923 Second avenue.
DR.. George f Merryman and VIII
liam Stepgel left Chicago this morn
ing over the Northern Pacific road
for Seattle. from which city they
have engaged passage in advance for
sailing on the Willamette Aug. 8
for Alaska.
Chief j. ID. Collier, of the fra de.
partment. accompanied by j. r.
Greene. formerly of the Chicago de.
partment, left for Monmouth this
morning to attend the great state
firemen's tournament. Chief Swenie,
OF Chicago. and his ladder-clim bling
crew will be there.
The Spauldings and Bluff Stars
had a game Of ball yesterday morn.
ing in which the Spauldings were
the victors, the score being % to 10.
The battery for the winners was
Benson, Carnes. Bragdon and Wi.
kinson, and for the losers Roberts,
Sargent and Shippy.
A small walnut tree was unearthed
Yesterday SO feet below the sur
face on q property OF c. j. W.
Schreiner in South Rock Island
by Nicholas Littig, who is digging
well there. The trunk of the tree,
which is dead. though well pre-
served. is inches in diameter.
Proceedings for divorce were
started in the circuit court today by
Emma Jenkins, through her attorney
Maj. j. M. Beardsley. The plaintiff
says she was married to Edward
jenkins May p, 1888. and lived with
him until October. 1896. when she
claims she was compelled to leave
him. owing to cruel treatment.
| Gus Holm, j Lundholm. Ed John.
SOD. Emil Kulman, E. f. Ziegler and
A. j. Swanson have been added tc
the Labor day committee by the Mo.
line Industrial Home association,
under whose auspices the tri.city
celebration will be held this year.
Speakers from the three cities and
one from abroad will be selected.
Drack & Kerns are drawing plans
for 2-story frame residence, which
is to be erected on a lot on Twenty
third street between Eighth and
Ninth avenues, owned by the junior
member Of the firm. 1t will bs
modern colonial in design and viii
cost about $4,000. 1t will be ready
for occupancy in October. Their
we'll hear wedding bells.
| The Porter Printing company
premises at Moline were taken pos
session Of last evening by Deput,
Sheriff Ransom. confession of iudg
ment having been filed in the circuit
clerks Office in favor of the Molin,
National bank and the Moline Saw
ings bank, to satisfy q note o
81, 1854. AZ held by the former and on,
for IS $50 20 held by the latter. Mr.
Porter says the other claims are few
Gilbert Swanson, lad employee
At Clendenin's drug store, Moline
threw some water in which there
was I've on the head OF a little daugh
ter of Peter johnson, with whom b,
was playing IN the rear of the stor'
the other day. The child was Sc
verely burned about the head, eye
and limbs. Swanson was fined s
and costs for assault and battery
and to wind up on he was discharge,
by Col. Clendenin.
A Washington dispatch says tn
attention OF the authorities there ha
been called to the proposed Lamber
Santry fight next Sunday. togethe
with representation that the mill
to take place on An island near Mut
: catine owned by the government
and that the government will intel
fere. So far as The ARGUS is in
formed, the fight is not 10 be pulle
off on any island OF which tn
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