Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-06

invention, or discovery, of the Nine
teenth century, with close attention.
and therefore could write to the Inter
Ocean knowingly, as is published i'm
its number of September 4th. 1891.
thousands of the present easy-go-
ing slow, do not care, do not know
community of this day, suppose and
speak as though the vast institution.
the Rock Island arsenal, mushroom
like, sprang from chaos. Not so. 1t
was produced through long and hard
work and untiring energy. and To-
Gated in wilderness in opposition TO
every town north and south of the
island, and the whole community on
the Ohio river, together with their
members of congress.
troops under the command of Col.
Lawrence made a landing at Rock
Island, on the 10th of May. 1916, and
they Immediately went to work cut
ting timber to build Fort Armstrong,
and warehouses. Several thousand
Indians We're located near the island;
some within sight.
Davenport, Ia, March 23.-(Edi-
tor of The Democracy The Daven-
port Gazette of March %, 1913, AL
fred Sanders, editor, published as fol-
lows:
| THE ice in the river is becoming
quite dangerous, owing to the enor-
nous assures caused by the falling of
the water. Ice in this situation is
more to be avoided than if thin and
lpliable, as team at any moment is
lliablento drop lthrbugh., faay> the, sud
den breaking of the ice previously
cracked. Several accidents have oc-
CURED within few days, and again
we caution the people to beware of
venturing too much upon it, particu-
larry in the travelled road"
THE burlington Gazette gives in
telligence of the murder of two of
It's citizens-L. w. Rabbit and Wash
ington Jones-by the Sioux Indians
and of the wounding of a third named
Buckhalter. The unfortunate men
were upon u trading expedition
by census just completed it APP
pears that ST. Louis contains popu-
lation of 2S.357 souls. A. follows:
White males. 1870; females 11,726;
colored males, free, 253; females, 431;
male slaves 932; female slaves,
1,249."
| From the following, taken from
the St. Louis New Era of the III hi
inst, il would appear that Fort Mas
sac, the rumored point, is after all
the favored spot for the location of
the armory. Mr.. Casey, member of
congress from Illinois. writes that
the commissioners have reported in
favor of Fort Massac for the location
of the western armory; that the pres
ident is in favor of that location,
thinking it the best point in the west.
Mr.. Casey believes that the armory
will be located at Fort Massac.
when this stunning blow struck
Davenport. it created sensation
that could be felt, ana cTery worker
in the Fort Armstrong arsenal cause
threw up the sponge of defeat, in de-
spair. save one. Had all dropped into
suppineness, no Rock Island arsenal
would this day be known to the
world.
For IS years have | preserved this
Iowa journal. that the people of a
new world could look upon the foot
prints and the press prints of long
departed time. Respectfully yours,
"A. c. FULTON"
Davenport. Ia, May IL. 19O1.-To
the Editor of the Democrat: Plainly
written incidents respecting the Gre
alton of the famous Rock Island ar
senal, may be of some interest to the
new people of this day.
On March % last I wrote your
| H. hnf
pointed by the government to select a
location for n western armory had,
in March, 1913, rejected our Rock ISL
and in favor of Fort Massac, on the
Ohio river. and that President John
Tyler conceded with the commission.
In view of the fact that President
Mckinley will visit the then rejected
island, / desire as history, to say that
| the Davenport Gazette of March 80,
1s43. published as follows: BY an adj
vertisement in a St. Louis paper, we
preceive that the above island re-
served for a military site, will
be offered for sale at public auction
at the city of st. Louis on the first
day of June next. 1t contains
about sos acres of valuable land,
on solid limestone, and has n mean
elevation of about so feet above low
water.
| 1t will be sold in tracts or parcels,
as follows:
Tract No. All that part of said
island which lies east of the north
and south quarter section No. 30.
township Is, north range l west of
the fourth principal meridian, which
quarter section line crosses the isl
and from shore to shore.
| Tract No. An that part of said
island which lies between the above
mentioned quarter section line, and
the north and south line which
crosses said island and divides town