Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-09
BRIEFLETS,
Nice watermelons at F, G. Youngs.
Buy a basket of peaches at MAYS

buy basket OF peaches at Mays.
| Very fine egg plant at F G. Young's.
Michigan peaches at wholesale prices at
Mays
Choice peaches and pears at F. G.
Youngs.
Mr.. Chss. f Fleming was in Chicago
Yesterday on business.
Supervisor H O Norton of HAMPTON
was IN the city today.
Trsinmaster Stanton of the c., B. &
q, paid Rock Island an official visit to
day
Mr.. VIM. Cue. of Grnnen. Iowa. is
visiting at the residence of Rev. g. "
Cue
Miss Cora Shredder and Miss Irene
item have gone to Chicago on pleasure
trip.
The flag at headquarters on the island
is at half mast out of respect to the death
Of Gen. Sheridan.
Mrs. SIIvis is better today and the doc.
tors think that while her condition is vet
critical. the chances for recovery are in
| her favor
Mr. |. Huber intends moving his offices
from his malt house on Third avenue to
his brewery building on Elm street, and
Is hitting up Il fine suite of rooms with
that idea in view
The funeral of the late MIR John
L!egler will take place from his residence
nj No. 3oO6 Moline avenGe. tomorrow af>
afternoon at 2 O'Clock. Friends of the
family are invited to attend.
Patronize the Rock Island steam lam.
dry where irst-cass work is done on
short notice. You can have your laundry
brought to your place of residence free
l724 Third avenue, Tegelers block.
Pat O'Mars is advertised 10 speak at
Port Byron tonight and Boss Wells has
been keeping close surveillance of tie
Hon Pat to see that no disappointment
occur. Pat will not provoke the wrath
of the boss again if he knows himself.
Mr.. A. f. Cue, son of Rev. G. W.
Cue has Just received from a New York
house beautiful silver cornet, and in a
few weeks Mr.. Cue. who is an expert
corpet player, will add his instrument TO
the First NJ, E. church music
1t is said that Zeis the Rock Island
catcher, has got enough of catching for
the Monmouth team and is coming home.
If he does, ii will be good plan to re,
vive the Rock Island nine and then get
up a tri-city amateur championship
league
MIR. Geo. Browner, one of the mos,
popular and faithful carriers al the Rock
Island postoftice, has rendered his resig.
nation to Postmaster Halves, and will
about Sept /, engage in the grocery bus
mess in MIR. Reynolds new block at the
foot of Elm street
MIR. Nj. Adami, passenger agent of the
St. Louis, Arkansas & Texas railroad
| popularity known rs the Cotton Belt
Route, is in the city. He says there is
quite change between this and Texas
weather. He presented the ARGUS with
fine map of the country through which
the line he represents passes.
At the literary society in the First NJ.
+. church tomorrow evening, MIR. VIM.
Collins and Miss Emma Battles, the host
and hostess. have arranged a very enter>
tanning musical prOgrsmme-quartette
solos and instrumental selections Miss
Flora Starr. of Chicago. visiting in the
city, will render choice selection on the
piano. Everybody made welcome at s
p. m.
Col. P W. McManus, of Davenport
was nominated for congress for the sec>
ond Iowa district by the republican cons
vention at Iowa City yesterday. Col
McManus is probably the most popular
republican in the district and is now
treasurer of Scott county, but be is not
strong enough to defeat Congressman
Walter l. Hayes.
1t is likely that the limited trains on the
Chicago and Council Bluffs division and
the Kansas City division of the Rock
Island route will be hauled of before
long All the other companies operating
between the Mississippi and Missouri
rivers will do the same. The reason
given is the cost of the trains. 1t is
claimed that they are unable to make
connections at junction points, and cons
-sequently are compelled to run additional
through trains. The real reason is. how
ever, desire to cut down expenses