Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-23
BRIEFLETS.

w. b. Devore. the Port Byron banker,
was in the city today.
Mrs. Elizabeth Harper and son, Fay,
left for Chicago this morning.
Messrs. August aad Philip Fuhr, OF
Buffalo Prairie, were in the city today.
Mr.. D. s. Schureman, the architect. re-
turned from Cincinnati yesterday after
noon.
The soda water vendors are cleaning
up their fountains preparatory to the
summer campaign.
Lost-A large breastpin with gold
cross attached. Finder will please re.
turn to ARGUS Office.
On Saturday Squire Cooke united in
matrimony Clarence Pierce and Miss Ruth
L. Harrington. of Moline.
The yahoo should have j oined the Ok
lahoma boomers. In the role of a land
grabber he might possibly succeed.
Arsenal Council. No. III, National
| Union, give their entertainment this
evening. An enjoyable time is antici-
pated.
Supervisor HOLSTER and SUPERVISOR
elect Pearsall. Of Port Byron. were in the
city today. dining at the Rock Island
house.
Go and hear the celebrated IT. K"
Quartette and Prof. Bowlby's piano
pupils at the church choir COMFORT neat
Thursday evening.
For sale-One set hack harness. one
set of light harness, one hack, one Fra
yer cart. three seated top sleigh. Inquire
at Flat Iron square livery barn.
BENZ. DeGear. the carpenter. is pre-
pared to furnish estimates on all classes
Of carpenter work; corner Seventh
avenue and Seventeenth street.
W. N. Cronkrite. secretary of the Free.
port Driving Park association, is sending
out entry lists for the northwestern CEN
trail trotting and pacing circuit.
Don't miss the great musical treat of
the season, the Central church choir, the
ladies' concert, at the Central Presby-
terrain church, Thursday evening, April
25.
Why isn't it IN order for the board of
education and other renters in postofflce
block to demonstrate against Congress
man Gest occupying quarters there. as
they did to Police Magistrate Wiviilf
Manager Fl. ]. Lowrey, of the Harper,
and wife, returned from a weeks VISIT to
Chicago last night. Mr.. and Mrs. Low
rey have commenced the occupancy of
their handsome new house on Seventeenth
street
Mrs Hoffman, Mrs. Call and Miss
Wright gave an Easter angling" party
at the residence of DR.. Eyster this after
noon to their Sunday school classes of
Trinity mission. The little folks had a
delightful time.
Messrs. C. H. Go odrich, general freight
agent of the Ohio & Northwestern road
W. R. Smith and G. E Holly. manufac>
turing agents, all of Cincinnati, are at
the Harper. They are making a short
visit to their old friend, D. S. SEIZURE,
| man.
A D. Martin, late of the Cambridge
| Chronicle. has accepted a position on the
editorial staff of the morning Union.
Mr.. Martin is a bright and energetic
news man and is just now being initiated
into the mysteries of tri-city every
day Journalism.
Omaha offers James V. Mahoney, OF
Sioux City. 81 600 salary to attend to
the duties of secretary of her board of trade,
which is the same Lincoln pays her secre-
tsry. The Sioux City Journal thinks the
business men of that city cannot afford te
lose Mr.. Mahoney.
The team of gray horses attached to
Chrlsty's wagon INDUCED in lively run
on Fifteenth street and Seventh avenue
last evening and we're finally stopped by
| running into a tree. The front end oil
the wagon was demolished, but the
horses were uninjured.
DR.. Boughton. of Edgington, is in the
city hobnobbing with Congr essman GEES
today over the Edgingtcn postoffice. Il
is to be hoped the doctor will have bet
ter success in his dctations now than he
had in his attempt to control the demo-
cratic appointment four years ago.
DR.. 8. c. Plummer, Jr.. left last even
ing for Flandrau, South Dakota. with a
view of growing up with the new state
DR.. Plummer has within the past two
years graduated from the best schools of
medicines in the country with the highest
hOnors and he will make his mark in the
pr ofession wherever he casts his lot
Notwithstanding his avowed intention
of keeping alof and putting tight board
fence between himself and the horde of
republican office seekers, we notice the
Hon A. P Petrie, OF New Windsor. Mer-
Ger county, in the city today, comforting
with the dispenser of patronage. 1t
seems that the honorable gentleman has
a number of postoffices in his county
which he would like to see filled by his
political friends.
Last night Officer Meenan arrested
Bernhard Nitez for using profane Ian,
guage and addressing himself in an abus-
i've manner to Lizzie Bonene. The war
rant was sworn out some time ago. but
Nitez did not answer the summons. so
Meenan fetched him." and this morning
Magistrate Bennett fined him 81 go, in