Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-20
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= X shoe department.
Six per cent loans by the Rock Islam
Building association. Tuesday, Marc
u 90 1883. Il II. GUYER, Sec.
j A reception will be given at the Fr'
s Baptist church tonight to the new pas
= tor. Rev. II. G. Leland,
Capt Upton, pilot on Capt Durham
Gen. Barnard, returned this noon from
Arkansas, where, he has been recuperat
: ing
Mr.. Chas. St0ddarI has located at To
peka, Kan. He has a position as clerl
in the auditors Office OF the Santa Il,
: road.
Ira B. Aylsworth, Of Baltimore, Md.
member of the executive board of the
Knights of Labor of America, is in the
city on official business,
There is full assortment Of ornamental
earthenware just in at LoosleyS crockery
store, some of it especially designed for
amateur decoration. Call and ee it,
Boss Wells put in most of yesterday in
search of goats milk to brace up his can
didates. The hest way for Wells to
secure this rare stimulant is TO advertise
FIR il IN the ARGUS
Peter Frey announces himself as can
diiate for city township collector on the
democratic ticket, He is a good man for
the Office and would make II popular cans
didale.
Hon. "pHt O'Mara" went to Bushnell
today to attend the meeting Of the repub-
lican congressional committee as proxy
for Chairman Remers, who was prevented
from attending.
Messrs Renfro and Beecher the latter
formerly of Davenport, have rented the
handsome dwelling in Negus' row. 1901
Second avenue, and have moved with
their families into their new quarters.
Chas. Hodges will very likely be the
republican candidate for alderman in the
First ward. The democrats are talking |
of Andrew Etzel. NOmi nate him and he |
will be elected with a whoop.
Mrs. Henry Jennings of this city, has
returned from Palo, Iowa, where she has
been the past two weeks ON account of
the serious illness of her mother, Mrs.
Weber, whose condition is now slightly
improved but still serious.
Supervisor Thos. Campbell is in re-
ceipt of letter from our esteemed towns
man John A. Boyer. now at Eureka
Springs, who Is suffering with sciatica,
bat expects to be able to return home
about April |.
F II. Lamp has returned from Wilton,
Iowa. where he has been conducting a
branch house for Otis Corbett the past
winter, and talks of coming out as a can
iidate for township collector on the re-
publican ticket.
Supervisor Norton, of Hampton, was
n the city today. Norton is as supreme
Y ignorant of the political situation up
here as he was about this time last year. I
mt when election day rolled around he
lad hundred votes or so to spare.
At Moline yesterday the c., B 81 Q. !
witch engine set several freight cars up !
N the transfer track near the c., r. |, & \
}. depot, but Rock Island switch en-
inc soon after separated the @ cars aud =
eturned them to that company's yards. i
If the challenge of c, w. Negus to the 9
Vest Liberty man for the colt race is not T
Mr.. Renfro will ship his pet g,
nimal to Freeport in about =
'eek, and put it in McIIenry's hands for >
aiming, previous to entering the Illinois
rcut next summer.
Having made an amicable and mutual
: satisfactory arrangement with Bill 81
ayne for the upper end of the county, ~
lie Hon. W. F, Crawford has been out sl
a truce with Tom Campbell.
rawford is said to be working combin-
ion in this city also. tn
The Rock Island Turn Gemeinde has sb
,mpleted arrangements with Mrs. He'd. =
ig Wilhelm, for lecture on Sunday &
,ening next March %. The subject of =
e lecture will be Morals and Religion" H
he reputation of Mrs. Wilhelm as a
ctureI, justiies the expectation of sue 4
IS. @
G. E. Hodgson, NJ. OConnor T. H. Y
lomas, W. II. Whitman and E. D.
Veeney are being discussed by the res
lblcans of the Fourth ward as good
lermnnic timber OF this number, Id
essrs. Whitman and O'Connor are also h,
vorably spoken of for denomination for y
amb ers of the county board. u
The Engineer Wharton mentioned in
'turdaY's dispatches as being assisted by =
s wife in taking out Santa Fe engine, q
as formerly a O. engineer. He resided
Galesburg and was well known all N
ong the line of the road. His wife y
&c fired an engine from Galesburg 81
arlington on wager of 500. 70
Mr.. John Streckfus would make an ex-
lent candidate for alderman in the
,urth ward, if the democratic caucus 4
ould see tit to nominate him. Streck> III
8 is good, level headed business man, U
d would make creditable representa-
e of the ward in the city council. His
ends say he is the coming man,
The democrats of the Seventh ward IS
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