Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-23

Byron. who is engaged In railroad con
tracing in the west, and is home on
visit, was in the city today
Mrs, E. d, F. Fisher, Of Council
Bluffs. arrived today, being summoned a
the bedside of her mother, Mrs. J. r
Johnston, who is very i'll.
, The Palestine Tourist club of tn
Broadway church will visit Bethlehem
Hebron and Southern Palestine thi
evening, Meetings open to all.
There is still little of the 'crazed
iron stone china at Loosley's, but it is go
ing fast, and those who want cheap dish
es will lose this chance unless taken very
soon.
Mr.. w. G Collins and wife have ar
rived in the city and will make their home
here. Mr.. Collins assumes management
of the Silver Plating works. commencing
next Monday.
The Dubuque Telegraph states that
$4,000 has already been expended upon
the new steel steamboat which is being
built in that city to run between StLouls
and st. Paul.
Rev. Father Mackn of Rock Island,
who came over Wednesday to attend
Mrs. f. H. McCulough's funeral
preached very eloquent sermon in st.
Anthony's church in the evening, Day
export Democrat, Gazette
Mr. q s. Van Duyn leaves for Chicago
tonight to make Investigations as To
proposed improvements ia the event OF
his leasing the Harner house, Mrs, Van
Duyn returned to Milwaukee this morn-
ing.
The steamers j. X Graves and the
David Bronson were sold by the United
States marshal in st. Paul Tuesday. The
former was purchased by Isaac Staples, of
saltwater, for 81 500, and the latter by
Ed Durant, also of Saltwater, for a.,
600.
Gen. Jasper N. Reece, of Monmouth,
brigadier general of the Illinois state
militia, arrived in the city this afternoon.
Gen. Reece candidate for the republi
can nomination for secretary of state and
he is anxious to see how the timber grows
up this way.
Lieut.. Darlington, of the U. S. A,
who has been visiting at the residence OF
Cant. Thos. Bqford for the past few
days, has returned to FIT. Meade Dako>
ia, accompanied by Mrs. Buford, who |
will visit her daughter for a few weeks.
A pleasant little party of young folks
surprised Clara Cohnan at her home on
Second avenue last evening. in honor of
her thirteenth birthday. The evening
was spent very pleasantly, and will be
long remembered by those who were
present
L. Il. Strohmeier, collector of Anda-
lusia township turned in his books to
County Treasurer Schaler today. Ac-
cordng to them the tax levy is S3,246..
40; delinquent, 81 ,766 50; commission,
1886 %. Number of dogs in the town
ship, A.
The Keokuk aldermen have voted
them selves a salary of S. per meeting.
The Burlington cOuncilmen have taken
he %" and threaten to strike if their
salaries are not raised. 1t is too near
election for the Rock Island aldermen to
be guilty of any such foolishness.
Both Aldermen Howard and Hampton,
Of the First and Second wards respective
y, are making desperate efforts to cap
.ure the republican nominations for al
iermen in their bailiwicks. Why this
burning ambition to serve the people,
yentlemenH
Conductor A. F. Barber, of the c., B.
c., has been sitting on an examining
BOARD at Beardstown this week, to test
he efficiency of some of the men on the
IT. Louis division. While Barber was
illing this dgnitied position, Conductor
JoOns punched tickets on the night cx-
press.