Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06

COAL VALLEY.
We met the foe, and they were ours.
The baseball team met the SherrarI
team on the grounds of~the latter ami
and Coal Valley defeated the Sher,
rards by score of 6 to /. Quite i
number of the baseball enthusiasts
went along to help root for the boys.
\ big time is expected here Labor
day. The local miners union have the
exercises in charge. Good speakers
will be in attendance and will address
the people on the labor question and
good citizenship. There will be a par
ade, baseball and other sports an
there will be refreshments on the
grounds.
Monday morning the passenger
train due here at S:35 was a little
late. Two miles west at Crockett's
crossing they ran into some cattle
Two head were killed, but no other
damage done. 1t is reported that the
cattle belonged TO Mr.. Crockett.
The ditching crew are taking a va
cation pending repairs on the machine
which was taken to the shops. There
is considerable work to be done i'll the
cut east of here. The dirt is hauled 10
| track there on account of some
change on the c., B. & Q. road at that
| point.
Emil Nelson, an old Coal Valleyi.n,
| is here visiting his mother and sisters.
| His home is in Canton, III. Emil is a
| jolly good fellow and we are always
| pleased TO meet him. Your corrcspOn-
! dent thought some of taking a short
vacation to go fishing. But we give it
up, having learned that the deacon an
| Emil are monopolizing all of the fish
| ing ground between Rock river bridge
and the mouth of Green river. So
what's the use.
viii Matthews. line repairer for the
Bell telephone line, passed throug /
here enroute to Geneseo and in
/ termediate points.
Camp Square Deal on Rock river just
west of BlossOmburg is a fine summer
resort. Mine Host Mr. Corey is fine
entertainer and for cooking fish he :
out of sight. \ number of local people
go there to have some sport. 1t is i
delightful place to fish.
Otto Johnson. brOther-in-law of En-
! Nelson is here on Il visit and his homl
is in Canton, III.
! DR.. w. f. Myers has purchased al
automobile and for a person of little
experience with a machine, he get
over the roads in good shape. 1t i
said that he came up the Schaffer hii'
This is one of the worst hills in thi.
region.
1t is reported o. good authority tina;
Robert J. Bailey, rural mail carrier
will ere long be d resident of thi'
place having bargainCd for the pu"
chase from the Ellis heirs of their ole
homestead consisting of some 10 acres
Robert Sackfeld Robert SomcrsOu
and ]. Z. Miller took in the game o
ball between the Boomers and Cros
Countrys at Rock Island Sunday.
Miss Kate Somerson and Miss Josi
Murphy are visiting relatives an
friends at Sherrard and Cable.
Aug. 1, Mrs John McGraw and daugl
ter Grace of Moline, Mrs. Anna l
man and children Verena, Cecilia an
Gerald were at the home of their pa
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Mu
ply. The occasion was the 63rd annive
sary of the birthday of the postmaste
They were accompanied by Mr.
Cowden of Rock Island.
John Phillips a former resident
Coal Valley was visiting his oil
friends here last week. His home
at Parkersburg, w Va.
There must be some attraction ives
'ward for rural carrier No. l. II
makes more frequent visits to Roc
Island than formerly
We poor mortals are hard TO pleas
Two weeks ago we had too much ra
wouldn't need any more this sur
mer-the latter part of last week, wis
ed we had a nice shower. 1t would {
the corn lots of good. Now If it w
only keep off until threshing is ov'
then let it rain. We had a nice Ta
Sunday night and it will do some goo
If it would rain nights and Sunda!
the hired help could get a rest.