Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-14
DAVENPORT DOINGs

Farmer Martin Burns and Ernest
Roeber are matched to wrestle here
within the next two weeks for $500 a
side and rs and 25 per cent of the
gate receipts.
Rev. Herman j. AlberS, recently
ordained for the Davenport diocese
at the theological seminary in Mil
waukee, has been appointed by the
Rt. Rev. Bishop Cosgrove, assistant
to Very Rev. y. Niermann, pastor of
st. JOseph's church in this city. Rev.
Albers will succeed Rev. Frank Kot-
tenstette, who has been assigned as
temporary pastor of st. Mary's par
ish, Iowa City, in the absence of Rev.
n. j. Schultz in Europe. Rev. Albers
is a graduate of St. Ambrose college
of this city.
Mrs. Charles Eugene Banks is in
the city, visiting Mrs. +. W. Gillette,
at No. 4 Arlington court.
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c. Hardy, young man % years of
age, lies at st. Luke's hospital in u
critical condition and suffering un-
told agony, as the result of "a fearful
powder explosion which occurred
Saturday morning and of which he
was unfortunately the victim. Mr..
Hardy was in the employ of j. w.
Nesmith, who has the contract for
the steam shovel work on the South
western division of the Rock Island
road. Hardy was in charge of the
blasting crew which Saturday morn
ing were at work near Fairport in
making cut through what is known
AS Wyoming hill. AS there was CON
siderable rock in the hill, blasting
was resorted TO. 1t was about 9:30
o'clock that the accident happened.
The hole had just been drilled for
the powder charge when Hardy emp
tied a half can of powder into the
hole. Hardly had he done so when
there was a terrible explosion, caus-
tact with the heated condition of the
rock caused by the friction of the
drill. Hardy received the full con-
tents of the charge in the face, breast
and arms and was blown high into the
air. Aside from being lacerated in u
severe manner by the flying frag-
ments of broken rock, he was also
burned in Il fearful manner.
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Humboldt lodge No. -. of the In
Workmen of America,
held its annual election of officers
and installed the following: Past
noble master, Frank Dow; noble mas
ter, Henry Nabstedt; vice noble mas
ter. Herman Lemm; noble secretary,
John Kinnemann; noble treasurer,
John Ruths; inner guard. Charles
Lhautock; outer guard. John Pri-
vich.
DR.. +. :. Bowman is carrying his
left hand in anti-septic bandages be-
cause of an accident which occurred
during the post norton examination
of the bodies of christopher Leonidas
and his son, the victims of Mate
Breen's bullets. He has taken care
of the slight wound and is confident
of no i'll results.
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With the coming of the Boston Ideal
Opera company to Scheutzen park
this week for a week of summer
opera, tri-city people have an OPP
portunity for feast that has not
often been offered. The company
puts on all the old favorite operas.
in a way worth more than the popular
prices of 50 and % cents that buy the
best seats. With continuance of
this settled weather the conditions
will be idyllic, and large audiences
may be counted on.
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Miss Anna Mason and Miss Maud
Day left Saturday morning for Den !
YER and Colorado Springs. Miss Ma
son goes on from there to Portland, |
Ore, for visit with her brother |
Hugh. and Miss Day will continue
her trip to Pueblo.
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At 1880 o'clock Saturday afternoon |
at his home, 2130 Marquette street, |
occurred the death of Michael Burke |
after an illness extending over several |
weeks. The deceased was ~ years of |
age and was born in county Galway |
Ireland. For As years he was resi-
dent of this city where he was re-
spected by all who knew him. The
survivors are Joseph and John, sons
and daughter, Mrs. Z. J. Phelan of
this city, and Mrs. Casey, another
Petition TO Sell Real Estate to Pa, Debit.
State OF Illinois, L,
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