The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-03

places this morning. He will be absent
until Saturday.
Julius Junge went south on the 90"
this morning. Junge is business man III
every sense of the word, and county fairs
lhave no allurements for him.
Mrs. G. Swan, proprietor of the musi>
cal conservatory in Burrall's block, ar
rived in the city yesterday and has opened
her school.
Whitakers planning mill at Davenport
was damaged $40 by fire this afternoon.
The fame originated in the shaving room,
but was speedily quenched by the fire
department.
Miss NJ Hartz, of the Fourth avenue
notion store, No. 2110, has the agency
for designs in bouquets suitable for flu,
nerals, weddings, ETC. These flowers are
from Nourse's nursery, Moline.
Mr.. Fred Kolls presented the Holly
Hose company with candy fireman
about twelve inches in height, clad in
uniform of the hose company. A vote
of thanks was returned for the present.
Forepaugh's circus held forth at Boards
town yesterday. and Conductor Stanton,
who brought in the night express, had his
hands full after he left the county seat Of
Cass. 1t was good natured crowd, how~
ever.
Superintendent Sudlow, of the Rock
Island s. Peoria, left for Monmouth over
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy this
morning saying that he might visit st.
Louis before. his return.
Two more changes occurred at the Rock
Island pillow works today. Andrew Hol>
quist resigned the foremanship of the
grinding room, and Frank Titus, left his
position in the wood department. The
latter will go to Chicago, where Mr..
ONeil has secured him position.
Gustaf johnson and wife, of Swedonia,
are the names of bridal couple who are
spending their honeymoon at the Rock
Island house. The respective ages of the
happy pair are sixty~four and tifty-four.
The bride was formerly of Cable, Me rcer
county, and her maiden name was also
, johnson. The couple are spending today
on the government island.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Heagy, of Hamp>
ton, and Mrs John Babcock and Miss
Eta Silvis, of Carbon Cliff, passed
through the city this morning on the ear
ly train for Newell, Buena Vista county,
Iowa, where they will visit Mr.. and Mrs
Ralph Babcock. They expected to stop
over at Des Moines to attend the Iowa
state tair.
The contracting firm of E. p Reynolds
& Co. have let the contract for furnish
ing the men employedby them to Hansen
Il Linehan, of Dubuque, for groceries,
provisions, fuel etc, and to |. Libermsn,
of this city, for clothing. boots, shoes and
head wear. The employees of the firm, of
course, are allowed to trade where they
please but they may secure goods al
these firms at reduced figures and know
who they are dealing with.
The Rock island railway began de-
capitation of passenger conductors on the
e first, and the Chicago Inter- Ocean saws
that already four heads have fallen into
, the official basket. The four discharged
are Denny, Post, Levitt, and Runson, all
f well known to the travelling public. 1t is
thought that more will be released in 8
r few days. No charges have been pre-
ferred against the men, but it is generally
y understood that the officials considered
the men were accommodating wealth too
q rapidly. Freight conductors have taker
the places of the men discharged.