Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-03-22

O., was at the Rock Island house today.
Live or dressed turkeys. geese or
chickens at Beecher's commission store.
A. P. Hughes, OF the Cedar Rapids
Republican. was in the city this morn.
ing.
Milo Lee, manager of tue Park hotel,
Beardstow n is visiting old friends in Rock
Island
Capt. David Upton, the veteran pilot
of the Gen. Barnard. arrived from st.
Louis last night.
In the spring the weather changes
Like tickle maiden's love;
In the spring the thermo' ranges;
Way below OF way above.
Lake pickerel and trout. white fish and
black bass at Danquard s. Browner's new
Elm street grocery.
City Attorney McEniry can get away
with Joe Haas easily enough. Even
McPheeters cannot save Joe.
Three unfurnlshed or two rooms fur
nished, to let in desirable part of town
Apply to Mrs j. T. Miller, 1419 Third
avenue.
c. G. McIntIre returned from Superior,
Neb., last evening. He got his store
there started under the most favorable
auspices with w. B. McIntire in charge
A good girl wishing permanent EN-
ployment can secure good place by APP
plying at once at the Rock Island steam
laundry. The best references required
The name of Alderman Winter is be-
ing fsvorably mentioned in connection
with the mayoralty and supervisorship.
He would make strong run for either
office.
Geo Barrett. time keeper in the c., r.
| i P. round house, has returned from a
weeks visit to Denver and points on the
c.. K. & N. He saw a number of former
Rock Island railroad boys during his
stay.
The marriage of Officer Geo F. Hetter
and Miss Mary c. Peterson was not per-
formed by Rev. Geo. Plat. The cere-
mony took place at the parsonage of the
First Baptist church, Rev. III. c. Leland
officiating.
The funeral of the little son of Capt
and Mrs. W. T. Channop. occurred this
afternoon, Rev. r. F. Sweet, officiating.
Among the floral tributes was beautiful
design from the members of the Rodmsn
Rifle Military company.
SEWERS & Anderson is the name of a
new contracting and building firm who
have a card in another part of the ARGUS
Both members have for nearly ten years
worked at the carpenter trade in this
vicinity and are we'll known as first class
wor kmen.
J. M. Hutchinson, of Rural. was at
Tindall's barn this morning with fine
imported French draft stallion weighing
1870 pounds. He bought the animal of
Singmaster s Son, of Keota. Iowa, and
several gentlemen of Rural have an in
terest In him.
Chas. 8. Yerkes. of Chicago. was regis
tered at the Harper today. He is not the
famous street railway man. but be has
been taken for him on several occasions
while travelling through the country and
carries clippings of several interviews by
gullible reporters.
Davenport has lost two promine Mt and
highly respected citizens within the past
twenty-four hours. One was Col. Henry
B. Hoffman who had resided there since
1854, and brother to the late Gen. Hoff-
man, of this city, and the other was
Capt LIE Grand Morehouse, who moved
to Iowa in 1S45 and was number of
years a prominent steamboat man on the
upper Mississippi
The funeral of Mrs E. D. Sweeney
has been postponed until tomorrow
morning at 10 O'Clock, because of the in
ability of MIR. E. A. Sweeney. Mrs. Swee-
ney's son, to reach here before IL
o'clock tonight. Rev. G. W. Cue will
officiste, and the pail bearers will be
Messrs. G. L. Walker, Howard Wells. E
E. Parmenter, II. G. Connolly, VIM.
Blanchard and G. II. Stoddard
The Tri-City Odd Fellows Anniversary
association has its preparations for the
celebration to be held in Moline on FRI
day. April 90. well under way. The
committee of arrangements has engaged
Oliver Olsen. Of this city. as the princi-
pal orator Of the day and has arranged
for shorter address by the Rev. Mr..
Kerr, of Milan. The next meeting of the
committee is to be held in Rock Island
on Saturday evening.
The case of Osborne against Benzinger,
saloon keeper on the corner of Seven,
teenth and Harrison streets. was decided
today against the defendant. Mayor
Clsussen appeared for Benzinger, and
stated to the court that his client had left
the city. Hence there was nothing Cor
the court to do but to grant the injuuc-
ton prayed for. Benzinger and his
family removed yesterday to Rock ISL
and-Davenport Times
The funeral of Mrs.-F. E. Rand took
place this morning, brief service being
conducted at the house by Rev. b. c.
Leland at tbs. The Sterling train on
the c., B. q @ was backed down to the
foot of Thirteenth street. whittier the