Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-28
BRIEFLETS.
Quail at Lamps.

E. p Reynolds. Jr. of Wymore,
Neb., is home to spend the holidays.
Christmas has come and gone, and still
the crowd goes to Lloyd & Stewart
Morris Heagy. of Hampton, was at the
Rock Island house today.
H. D. Blakemore is home from Denver
on short visit.
John Swiler is home from his farm
in Kansas TO spend Christmas
A. T. Swiler, of Angus. Iowa, is in the
city.
Fur caps S1.25, sold elsewhere at 81 SO,
ct Robinson's.
II. B. Frantz, of the National Soldiers
Home, Milwaukee, is in the city, visiting
his brother, A. d. Frantz.
Laura A. Fitzpatrick was yesterday
appointed postmistress at Rural She
will make an excellent p. m.
Miss Alice Menzie, of Freeport. daugh>
ter of Engineer Chas. Menzie of the c.,
NJ. & St. P, is in the city visiting with
Miss Mae Mcdonald.
There are still few desirable patterns
in muffiers left at Robinsons to be sold
cheap.
A telephone has been placed in the
residence of Mr.. Henry Warner. The
number is 1910.
Constable Lieberknecht sold quantity
of attached goods which be had stored in
the Diamond 10 warehouse, this morn>
ing.
The P B. c. GLIB offer a gold medal
each to the best lady and gentleman
waltzer attending their dance at Peal's
hall, Moline, on New Years eve.
Go;tleib Weiss. of the firm of John
Volk & Co, has gone to Toulon, Ill.,.
where he will remain about ten days,
building residence.
Lieut.. Schwatka, of this city, is to be
the king of the St. Paul ice carnival.
after his return from Yellowstone Park in
January.
Chas. Dehart, q prominent young man
from Carthage, is at the Rock Island
house. He attended the republican
blowout here last month.
The poor farm committee of the board
of supervisors, has gone out to take an
inventory of stock, prior to the turning
over of the institution to the new stew
ard ". II. II. Dow, January /.
At a business meeting of the local
league Sunday afternoon, Capt. McCord
declined the presidency, and William
McEniry was elected IN his stead. Dan
DAILY declined the treasurership, and J. F
Rosen field was elected to the position.
Messrs. W. II. and j. F. Munger have
issued a neat invitation for the annual
reunion of the Munger family which is to
be held at the Rock Island house, this
city, this year on January /.
Lieut.. Schwatka and Col. Bracket
left last evening for St. Paul. Mr. Bosse
Joins them there in the morning, and to-
morrow afternoon at 4 O'Clock the party
heretofore described in the ARGUS, leaves
for Yellowstone Park on a tour of ex-
ploration in the interests of the New York
World
There was a large attendance at the
Rock Island rink Christmas afternoon
and evening The singing by the male
quartette proved a pleasing attraction.
Everyone was delighted with the courte-
Gus treatment of Messrs Collins & Lee,
and the enjoyment received. The new
management of the rink is assured of
success
Representative W. F. Crawford, of
Edgington. was at the Rock Island house
today. When questioned by an ARGUS
reporter as to his preferences for Senator
Logan's successor, Mr.. Crawford said
he had as yet given the matter no consid>
Grafton. 10 fact, he had not learned of
the generals death until 10 O'Clock this
morning. He did not believe it the
proper time now to talk about So CHI
matters