Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-07
BRIEFLETS.

The 1.-TWO Orphans" tonight.
Regular council meeting tonight.
Silk velvets 80 cents at McCabe's.
The Standard Theatre company is at
the Harper.
Mark Ashdown, of Port Byron, was in
the city today.
12 cents. See what 1t will buy this
week at McCabe Bros.
Fancy stripe trimming velvets 12 cents
per yard at McCabe Bros
Mr. and Mrs. L. s. McCabe are off for
Chicago on a weeks visit.
Wanted at once 100, 900 customers TO
buy goods at cost at the assignee sale of
Robinson &-Taliaferro's.
All! all 6 cents buys Jersey caps; 13
cents buys toboggans this week and
while they last at McCabe Bros.
Engineer Pap" Hamilton. the veteran
of the c., R. l. & P, is dangerously i'll
at his home at LeClaire, Iowa.
Miss Nellie Gray returns to Omaha to-
night after having spent the holidays
with relatives in Rock Island.
Great sacrifice of gentlemen's furnish>
ing goods-everything going at cost al
assignee sale of Robinson & Taliaferro's.
About fifteen shades 600 ysrds) OF
those fine 16-inch pushes marked down
to al cents per yard at McCabe Bros.
Owing to the absence of Mr.. Harris,
the suctioneer, B. and M. Levy will post
pone their sale until the latter part of the
week
Mrs. B. C. Brayton. widow of the first
uperintendent of the Rock Island route,
| died at Davenport this morning. aged
seventy years.
The second track was put down on the
slough bridge yesterday, and today the
| syndicate track layers are working west
on Second avenue from Nineteenth
street.
There was a most delightful juvenile
party at the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
8. j. Keator, corner of Twenty third
street and Seventh avenue. Saturday
evening.
A policeman and barber INDUCED in an
entertaining fistic discussion on Second
avenue last evening. 1t is said that the
Ratchet was buried this morning, through
the intercession of mutual friend.
Marion Swain died at his home on
Twentieth street at S 40 yesterday morn.
ing. after a two weeks illness, aged
twenty>seven. The funeral occurred this
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the house
Rev. Cue conducting the services.
Officer Meenan arrested strange act.
ing parsonage at the upper depot this
morning, who gave his name as Johr
Killsou, of Peoria. and who was found to
have a murderous weapon on his boot
towit: revolver. He was fined $25 ant
costs and sent up for FIVE laws
| Wellington E. Martin is in Kansas City
for permanent residence. He has en-,
tered into partnership with one of tn,
leading lawyers in that city. Mrs. Martil
goes to Kansas City in few days. Mr.
Martins mother will remain in Washing
ton, D. c.. until spring. Davenport
Democrat Gazette.
In the county court this afternoon, in
quiry is being made into the mental con
dition of Miss Mary Williams, daughte
of John Williams, foreman of the X. 1. 1
P. round house. The young lady
nineteen years Of age. and her troubl
which originates in female disorders,is o
peculiar nature.
There will be services at the First Bar
fist church this evening and every even
ing this week except Saturday A gen
eral invitation is extended to all. 1t
expected that services will be held ais
during the two weeks following, Rev.
L. Wilkins, of Davenport, preaching
The services Of this week begin at rs
. p. m.
One dollar bills raised to five are
circulation. Two of them have bee
discovered in Dubuque by bank telle
! He was counting the money when, i
J running his hand over it, he felt the un
even surface at the point where the figu
, five from revenue stamp was joined t
, the bill. The imposition is so good as
, escape the observation Of the unwary.
, Capt. Burke. who has been commando
! of packets in the St. Louis and St. Pa
: trade for fifteen years, is encouraging Il
D river reporters in st. Louis with The pr
| diction of more business In steamboat ci
, cles than ever this year. He declines
E furnish reasons for his pr,Eaosticatio
!, beyond the fact he "feels it IN his bones
. And his bones are big ones, too.