Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-14
NOTES FROM NEARBY

The Northwestern branch from
Nelson to Peoria is having a serious
time with great sink-hole at the
west end of Winnebago swamps.
| .hree-fourths of a mile from Man
Illus. When first discovered it was
thought it would be nothing serious.
and that it could easily be remedied
by the liberal use of gravel. The
Sink-hole when discovered was only
80 feet across. Last week n gravel
train, in passing over il, sank five
feet and the engine broke loose. and
sank eight feet in the mire. This
engine, No. 7O7, was gotten out and
taken to Clinton. The railroad engi-
neers arrived ON the scene the next
lay, and they figured that 5000 cars
of gravel would make the bed pass
able. The same evening as engine
723 was taking load of gravel to the
sink-hole, the engine began sinking
- feet north of the first hole, and
in 4 few seconds had gone down 10
feet, and then tipped over. 1t is fear
ed that this engine will not be gotten
out of the hole, as it is impossible to
work within 100 feet of the place
with a derrick. just what the COM
pany will now do at this point is not
pown. \ man can shake the earth
for a distance of 20 feet by simply
road-bed will be changed at this
point, and will be run over to the
west about 200 rods.
\ horse driven by Ambrose Sheer,
of Yorktown, was killed by special
fast q freight train Monday after
noont at a railroad crossing at Tam
pico. The other horse belonging to
the team was badly cut up and will
probably be no good any more, and
Mr.. Sheer narrowly escaped sudden
death. Mr.. Sheer had driven to the
crossing, but just as he got there
the train came along at a fast rate
of speed. The team was pulled in,
nut becoming frightened at the train,
tried TO turn around. In doing SO
one of the horses was caught by the
train, ripped from the wagon and
instantly killed. The other horse
was badly mangled. The wagon was
not two feet from the train when it
passed by Mr.. Sheer was sitting
feet hanging out; his hair is still
standing on end.
From Minnesota paper it is learn
ed that Fred II. Davis, an electrician
and a son of Il. Y. Davis. of Sterling,
is in Jail at st. Peter, charged with
murder. The accused man is but 30
years old, and was assaulted in dis
reputable joint. He drew his revolver
and shot his assailant twice, one shot
going through the mans stomach
and he died of his injuries last Thurs
day. The affray took place Sunday
night of last week. Davis plea is
that he shot in self defense.
James Il. Secombe, a railroad con-
tractor. who is bidding on part of the
right of way for the new Milwaukee
Kansas City cutoff was in town
Monday. He came here to see NJ. l..
Miller as to what character of soil
he would be apt to strike on line
southwest from Ashdale through the
Rohrer farm. Mr.. Miller used to- live
close by there and had dug wells so
that he is familiar with the earth in
that locality. Mr.. Secombe says the
contract for grading will soon be let
and there will be n cut II feet to
start with. The right of way goes
right along the Rohrer buildings.
There is now no longer any doubt as
to where the cutoff Will be built 1t
will not leave the main line in Kane
county and go through Dixon and
Sterling as the papers down that way
thought. but will start three miles
east of Mt. Carroll and run in a south
westerly direction along johnson
creek valley, thence south through
Argo, striking the main line again
south of Thomson. The work Will be
commenced early in the spring.-Mt.
Carroll Democrat.
y dispatch was received by Harry
S. Moore from Chase Klein, at Wal
lace, Idaho, conveying the news of
the death of his father, Eugene
Klein. Shortly after the receipt of
the first telegram a second one came
from w. ID. Vincent, at Spokane,
Idaho, announcing that Mr.. Klein
had been killed and requesting that
the news be broken TO decedent's
sister, Mrs. j. G. Gordon, of this city.
Eugene Klein is well remembered by
the older citizens of this community
For years he was prominently con-
nected with the large mercantile es-
tablishment conducted by Gen. j. g.
Gordon, the foremost merchant OF
Muscatine in his day. Subsequently
Mr.. Klein kept a store across the
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