Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-15
BRIEFLETS.

a Teaspoons at Loosley's- Some as loV
as 30 cents per dozen.
t Postmaster Durham, of GeneseO, was
8 in the city last evening.
g Fine fresh roasted Java and Moch,
e cofrees at the Hong Kong.
( John Evans keeps all kinds of poultr.
r supplies. horse and cattle feed.
Sheriff Silvis and John ]. Reimers re-
turned from Chicago last evening
NJ, Magrum today received very fine
oil chrome from friends in Peoria.
The Industrial FAIR Committee meets
at Killers hall at 1880 tomorrow evening
Hon. ]. IL. Murphy, of Davenport, has
returned from al extended visit to Wash.
iDgton and the east.
II. F, Cordes has just received nice
line of folding beds; he is also receiving
new carpets every day.
There is still little of the 'crazed'
iron stone china at Loosleys. Plates 40
cents per dozen, for instance.
A California supper will be given by
the ladies' of the Second Baptist church at
the church March Is
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bernhauer welcomed
their fourth child, bright bouncing,
promising boy this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark. living on TwenN
tieth street, have lost their infant
daughter aged twenty days.
The horses on the Moline Il Rock ISL
and street railway are well again and the
usual number of cars are running.
Six per cent loans by the Rock Island
Building association, Tuesday, March
90, 1888 E. ii. GUYER. Sec.
Postmaster G. W. HAYES is in the
hands of his friends for the republican
nomination for circuit clerk at the next
county election.
John Ainsworth of No. 740 Ninth
street John Schafer's old stand) will give
a grand lunch on Saturday evening, to
which he invites the public.
The Busy Bees" missionary band of
the Broadway Presbyterian church will
give sociabe in the church parlors on
next Thursday evening, March IS.
Hon. Bailey Davenport has been pre-
vailed upon to announce himself as a
candidate for aldermanic honors on the |
democratic ticket in the Third ward.
Chairman Campbell of the board of
supervisors, has the legislative bee in his
bonnet and his friends announce his de-
sire to succeed the Hon w. F. in this
district,
The young people of the Central Pres.
byterian church will give sociable at
the church parlors this evening. An in
teresting programme has been prepared,
and all are cordially invited to attend.
The big black brute, Toby Alexander,
who killed Michael Guckyon in coon
dive at Davenport last winter. was con-
victed of manslaughter IN the circuit
court across the river yesterday.
The insurance adjusters settled with
Mr.. Chas. MCGEE today, for the destruc-
ton of his house. and Volk & Co. have
taken a contract to rebuild the house
within thirty days
Mr.. s. G. Taylor, of Taylor Ridge. has
lately added fine imported Percheon
stallion to his list of blooded stock. a.
'ancy price, Mr.. Taylor is justly proud
Of his new acquisition.
The Western Union Telegraph Co.
commenced action in the United States
courts in this city yesterday. They crave
IN injunction restraining the Brush
electric Light Co. of Rock Island from
bringing wires contiguous to the tele>
yraph wires.-Peoria Journal.
The register books of the Third and
Fourth wards were returned to the City
Jerk Koeher this morning. They show
SO and AL names, respectively. The
FIRST and Sixth wards are yet to hear
rom.
A. A. BrindIe, brakeman on the
Rock Island and Brooklyn division of the
}. r. l. & p. had his right foot badly
prained while breaking on car load of I
lmber at Atalssa, Iowa yesterday His
One is at 6l2 ThirtY>fifth street.
Davis, Bollman & Collins have in
ented and are manufacturing a patent
djustable stove pipe slip. simple con- y
'ivance for the purpose of adjusting -
love pipes without taking them apart. |
is very cheap and will be found indis-
ensible in every house.
j. NJ. Martin tax collector for Canoe
reek, returned his books to County
treasurer Schafer today. The books
low levy of S3,1S3.15; delinquent al
$40 90; collected So, 511 18; commission y"
0,24. Number of dogs in the towns q
mp, fifty.
The Union would not have thing in
1 its columns to attract the public eye
that word ARGUS" did not appear =
alf dozen or more times in various parts
its sheet every morning. But we are
OF kicking; anything to keep the old
ighteenth street sandhill from caving in
ltirely.