Rock Island daily Argus., 1886-12-07
MOLINE,

Best meal in the three cities, at Phil
lips European restaurant, opposite the
new market place, John Deere block
A Chester & Co. have sold out 10 L.
o. Williamson, a son of William William
son, partner in the cid firm.
A. 5. Wright left for Chicago last
night 10 attend the pump makers cons
veniion.
Gust PalLquist, who had his hand in>
jured when at work for Deere & Co, on
Nov. Is, last. is receiving fall pay for his
time since.
Miss Lula Schiliinger will be home on
her holiday vacation from Mt. Vernon
academy on the 10Th. She will graduate
in music the coming term.
The name on new sign over Mayor
Schillinser's shop is the Marine Boiler
Works This shop is al work now for
firm in Lyons. Iowa, and also on an
order from a Davenport firm.
Ike Dawson left for Chicago several
days ago, His family followed on Satur-
day night and it is inferred from this
that Mr. Dawson has gone into business
there.
Boys have permission from the Wagon
company to gather up the waste paint
found in old pots aud on floors, which
they transform by heat into the original
lead. This they sell 10 the organ company
for three or four cents pound, and make
several dollars weekly.
Richard Allen has htl Frc Hch jockey
training his colt, named Monsieur Sali-
van. He only fell off twice on Sixteenth
street on Sunday morning. and on the
third attempt to stick by holding on to
the surcingle, Mr.. Fisk, the proprietor OF
the stables, who was witness, said
Those frog eatin' furrincrs can't ride
any better than the Irish. be iabars."
Capt Bedar Wood intends to treat the
people of the three cities to skating
park on the ice of sylvan water this win :
ter,if the necessary permission to enclose
it can be obtained from Col Baylor, the
commandant of the arsenal. The captain n
can use the pumps on his boat 10 flood
the ice when ii becomes rough, and is the
right man for the enterprise.
The public library is To be closed De
cember 10; cause lack of funds 1t is q
shame, aud at This season of The year
when SO many wish 10 employ the long
evenings reading. There seems to he ne
hope-exccpt a miracle, and the DAYS OF
miracles are past-of our having library
this winter; but we must grin and bear it
and blame somebody for this great mis-
| fortune.
Steps are being taken TO form CONNER,
cial association in this city. something
| like the business mems association pi
Rock Island. and the advance club oi
Davenport. A meeting was held on SAT-
urday evening at which many of our bus
iness men and others participated. A. r
Bryant, James Atkinson and VIM. II
Moore were appointed y draft bylaws
and a constitution for government oi
the organization. Messrs. G. II Deere
l.. d. Dunn and L. z. Fish are u com
mittee on location. Good idea
The Ministral Association of the tr
cities met in the Y. NJ. G. A. parlors yes
terday afternoon They elected Rev. G,
L. Morgan. of Moline president; Rev. ]
W. Read, Rock Island. vice presi dent
Rev. Robert Edgar Davenport. secre'
tary and treasurer. The executive com,
mittee are Revs NJ l. Williston, Daven-
port; ]. C. II. Read, Moline and d. N
Brown, Rock Island. Rev w. S. Mar,
quis, of Rock Island, read paper on
''the faith cure" and Rev. NJ. L. vii,
iiston, of Davenport, on 'the place oi
the social elements in Our protestant
churches. . The next meeting of the asso,
citation is to be held in Davenport in
! about two months.