Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-19
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baseball team which will challenge
the bars of Clinton, Maquoketa and
Muscatine counties, as also of Rock
Island, and the local Medical assoc
citation to series of contests on the
diamond to be pulled off this season.
The following officers were elected
to look after the matter of the ar
engagements of the season, and the
schedule of events. j. c. Hall pre-
sided at the meeting. Captain, Jack
McGee; manager, w. ii. Campbell;
treasurer, S. y. Finger.
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Antoine Virgins, bartender at the
Dew Drop Inn, now conducted by p.
l.. Stevens on the corner of Third
and Brown streets, while engaged in
a scuffle with Frank Brown oyer
drinks, pushed the latter with such
force against the north plate glass of
the establishment as to completely
shatter it. Brown was quite badly
cut about the head and shoulders.
DR.. Hunt was called to attend his in
juries. The accident occurred at .
o'clock Thursday afternoon. The
damage to the glass will approximate
$50.
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Tomorrow the six united lodges of
the Independent Workmen of Ameri-
ca will picnic down at Offermann's
island. Blackhawk. Humboldt. Edens,
Einigkeit, Equality and Winona
lodges of the order are busying them
selves with the preparations of the
event. The steamer c. w. Cowles and
other water craft will take the mem
bers of the order and their families
down to the island for the days en-
ioyment. Strasser's full band and
orchestra will be in attendance. The
Vorwaerts Singing society with 80
voices will participate in "a program
which will include addresses by Hon.
Waldo Becker, mayor of the city, and
Hon. George w. Scott.
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At o'clock yesterday morning at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. August Knaack, Sr., SOB Oneida
avenue, at the age of % years and
months, after lingering illness, oc-
Cured the death of August Knaack,
Jr The deceased was reared and
educated in this city and beside his
parents, is survived by three broth
ers, Willie, Harry and Eddie, and one
sister, Louise Knaack, all at home.
The funeral will be held from the
parents residence, SOB Oneida ave-
nue., at $3.50 o'clock Sunday after
noon, with interment at Paramount
cemetery.
Bschoff & Kuehl report two losses
by lightning during the recent storms.
One was the killing of some stock on
the farm of Julius Sireverkriebbe,
three miles east of Eldridge, and the
other was the demolition of the Chin
ney and a portion of the roof on the
Jansen farm house down near the
matorium.
The two lads who ran away to fol-
low the tented shows last Monday
night have returned home. When
boys leave home the meal time
doesn't come as regularly and it only
requires little hunger to make them
long for the pantries of home. Both
lads have learned a lesson.
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The sisters of Notre Dame, who
will have charge of the new st.
Mary's parochial school, arrived in
the city Thursday evening and are
looking after the furnishing of their
new residence which will shortly he
occupied by them. They attended
the session of the St. Matthew'S sew
ing circle held in the school hall yes
terday afternoon.
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Motorneer George Hart of the Tri-
p,.I ls,I
quite an experience during the storm
Wednesday morning. As he was leav
ing his home on Cedar street, be-
lightning struck "a big tree close by
him. He was thrown to the ground, |
and sustained such shock that he
was compelled to lay off for the day. |
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John Kruse, residing on the Indian |
road, had the misfortune to sustain |
the fracture of a leg in the neighbor-
hood of the Northwest Davenport |
Turner hall Thursday evening. He |
was taken to his home III the ambu-
lance during the storm.
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Some days ago there was a scuf-
file in a saloon in Chicago. a man
who was attempting the role of
peaeemaker was killed, and a Dav-
export boy, Alfred Sanders, is now |
on trial for the offense.
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There was genuine land slide yes
terday at the home occupied by |
Frank a. Richey, 621 East Sixth
street. His house stands upon lot
with 90 feet frontage and this was
washed away back to a depth of so
feet, clear to the stone foundation
and leaving the porch standing I'M
supported. The house stands upon a