Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-28
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yesterday.
Miss Jennie Davis, Of Kewanee, is Wis
iting Miss Ella Gray.
MIR. Sam Heagy. of Hampton, was
visitor to Rock Island today.
Payne, the Zumaite. was in the city
today counseling with the faithful.
MIR. J. NJ. Montgomery has returned
from two weeks trip around the lakes
Postmaster Durham and wife, of Gem
eseo, were atthe Harper house last even
ing.
Intelligence from Laredo, Tex. is that
NJ. T. Wiser died there Saturday of con-
sumption.
Mr.. E. W. Hurst was in Galva yester-
day. He found democratic enthusiasm
running high there.
Mr.. John r. Warner, of St. Paul. is
spending a couple of weeks with his IA
ther in the city.
VIM Eckhart, c., B. & @ train man,
residing in this city, had leg cut of
near Monmouth this morning.
The early closing movement for the
clerks has been revived again. 1t is to
be hoped it will succeed this time.
Six room house to rent on Sixth ave-
nue., between Nineteenth and Twentieth
streets. Enquire of E. W. Hurst.
Democratic rally at South Rock Island
this evening. Eugene Lewis and City
Attorney McEniry will be the speakers.
The postponed excursion of the Lend "a
Hand club of Davenport will take place
tomorrow evening on the Libbie COnger.
One of the first and best things the
new Citizens league can do is to urge the
passage of the street railway ordinance
over the bridge.
Windy Dimick has got another Whit of
the stink factory into his nostris and
it is said that his condition in conse-
quence is actually alarming.
The Moline democratic club has,
through its president, Geo. W. VintOn,
telegraphed the president its congratula-
tons on his recent message to congress.
The artesian well work in Central Park,
Davenport, has been abandoned, after
depth of 1900 feet and water within
twenty feet of the surface 1t can be
utilized with wind mill power.
The republicans OF Milan wanted to
tear down the American flag there Satur-
| day-that is the one erected by the dem
Gratis. which was go much larger than the
| republicans effort that it entirely OBJ
structed the latter from view.
1t is understood that Dimick is think
ing of leaving town. There should be
an effort made to keep him here for the
present at least. This is progressive
age and the city may wisely inaugurate a
| search for natural gas
Mr.. S. B. Turner, editor and proprie-
tor of the State CdpitaL, published at
Springfield, was caller at the Argos
office today. Mr. Turner is one of the
| brightest colored editors in the state and
his paper is banner of light and intelli
gence to his race.
Mrs. Louise MDeller ard the stranger
found by the police at the Rock Island
depot, were adjudged insane in the couu-
| ty court Yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
Moeller will be sent to jacksonville and
! the latter TO the poor farm Mrs. Ander
son, of Moline, was examined, but found
| not insane
As encouragement to the union depot
project as well as an evidence of the ne.
cessity of such an institution, it may be
said that there are thirty two passenger
trains in and out of Rock Island daily
and this does not include the accommo>
dation trains or the trains on the Cable
branch of the r. |. 4 p. road.
A special train of eight coaches. con
tanning four hundred people, came in on
the K. | Il P. this morning and the ex.
cursloniSts took the Libbie Conger for
Walnut Grove to spend the day. The
party is under the auspices of the NJ. f .
church of Galva. The train returns to
Galva al 6 O'Clock this evening.
| What's the matter with the First ward
repuhlicsns7 They are usually an en-
thusiastic SET but only six of them turned
out at the much advertised meeting Sat
urdsy night to organize campaign club.
But then there is no real enthusiasm fol-
the republican candidates anywhere this
year; it is generally artificial and worked
up for the occasion.