Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-20


There will be services at the South Park
chapel at 7:30 this evening.
A wedding will be solemnized up or
the avenue before many moons.
Robert Bennett received a barrel of
Cape Cod crsnberries-new crop.
Mr.. Will q. Whitehead returned this
morning from trip to Milwaukee.
Andrew Hamilton, of Swedona, is Wis
ting his sister, Mrs. Patrick Coleman.
Tim O'Neil, who has been sick for the
past year, is able to take short walks.
Robert Bennett has on sale large sized
dress chickens. celery and fresh oysters
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. A Denkman have
left for Chicago on pleasure and BUSH
ness trip.
j. G. Stanton, train master of the c.,
B. & Q. railroad, is in the city for day
or more.
The steamer ]. K. Graves landed ten
brails of logs at the lower saw mill last
evening.
Mrs. Gen. Hoffman is now visiting at
Coldwater. Mich, on her way home from
her eastern trip.
Conductor T. V. Strain, of the 90. ="
left this morning on visit to his old
home in Ottawa.
Turner hall has been engaged by the
German Catholic church for a fair from
Oct 9TH to 18th.
The Modern Woodmen of America
camp. of Clinton, will give an excursion
10 this city next Sunday.
Frank G. Young returned from Chi
cago this morning, where he purchased
peaches, pears and grapes.
On draught tomorrow at Harms: An
haeuser's Busch st. Louis Burgundy and
imported Bavarisn Wuenszburger.
A man named Johnson, said to be
from Moline. fell from bridge at Rio
this morning and was badly injured.
Alfred Coyne expects to move his gro
Gerry store to 1905 Third avenue, across
the street from his present location.
john Raglin, sheriff of st. Clair coun.
ty, is in the city visiting his old comrades
of Company A 37th. the Hin OILS infantry.
Weyerhauser & Denkman have four
raft steamers in active service this season:
The J. X. Graves, Denkman, Saltwater
and Cafrey.
Supt. Murrin has men at work digging
the trench for the Waterman on Third
avenue between Sixteenth and Seven.
teenth streets.
Maj. c. W. Halves and Mr.. James
Blsisdell took a little fishing iaunt up
near Hampton yesterday and captured a
nice little string.
j. A. Genung. wife and children have
returned from their visit to New Albany,
Ind, Warsaw, H., and other southern
Illinois cities.
Mr., j. A. Bishop, the new principal of
the high school. has moved into Mr.
Christian Schillinger's new house, S25
Twentieth street.
VIM. Wandschneider. of Barstow, was in
the city today. He will have sale at his
place on the 2Sth, as he intends to move
to Iowa shortly for permanent residence.
Timothy hay is selling all the way
from 81 to 81 so per ion; wild, Sc to
81; corn, 90 to SOC; oats, IS to Gle; DO,
tatoes, 20 to 25c per Jushel, on Marke;
square.
The guard around the Harper house
new cement walk was removed today
The blocks are laid diamond shape, alter.
mating in black and white, and look very
attractive.
Geo. IL. Parsons is building new Chin
neys and repairing old ones on his well
ing houses. This kind of work Is a wise
precaution. 1t sometimes saves mys-
ferrous fires.
Sheriff Silvis has housed the eight
oleanders and other delicate flowers
which ornamented court house saua re
this summer. They will be transplanted
in the spring.
Thomas Bresnahan, who resided on
Elm street and Seventh avenue, died this
noon. aged twenty-seven years. The
funeral will take place Sunday from st.
Joseph's church.
Mrs. Mary O'Connor and daughter. of
Rock Island, arrived in the city Thurs
day evening to visit her parents, Mr..
and Mrs Ely, and other friends and rel
atives.-Keithsburg Nesos.
The Council - Bluffs limited yesti-
bule train on the c., r. /. & p. due at
$40 a. M. was over two hours late this
morning. having been compelled to wait
for the Union Pacific at Omaha.
The committee of ladies from the Cen
trial Presbyterian church are meeting
with excellent success in securing the
names of merchants who agree to be rep,
resented at the coming carnival
Mrs. Harry Sage arrived in the CITY
this morning from Toledo. Ohio. Her
husband will follow in two weeks when
his engagement expires. He has been
retained by the Toledo club for next
season.
Mr.. Morris W. Battles returned last
night from near MInonk, I;liuo 8,
where he has been for the past five
weeks. During his absence Mr. Battles
built nice house on his farm three
miles from Minonk.
Thomas Grant. the jolly little glass
works employe, returned this morning
from Belle Vernon, Pa. He reports hav
ing had good time shooting squirrels
and fishing. He brought to his friends
tokens Of his regards.
Mr.. II. P. Custer, cashier at the c.. B.
& @ offices, who has lately returned from
trip to Shenandoah, Iowa, SAYS the
yield of corn and oats In the section
through which he passed. exceeded any,
thing he ever ssw.
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