Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-06
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Dancing school at ArmorY hall this
evening.
Lost-A tiger-eyed watch charm. Suit.
able reward atlthis Office.
Remember the dancing school this
evening at Armory hall.
The time has come. See McIntire
Bros advertisement on another page.
Home interests first is McIntire Bros.
motto. Is it yoursf See adv. on anoth-
er page.
Mr. Jas. McKenna and wife returned
home last evening, after an absence OF
five months.
The Rodman Rifles have chartered q
car and will attend the annual ball OF
Company F. at Moline tomorrow even.
ing.
Mr.. Fl. A. Forman, of Nashville, Ill.
National bank examiner, is In the city
attending to duties pertaining to his po-
sition.
Miss Bee Normoyle. one of Rural's
popular young ladies. is taking a full
course of short hand and typewriting at
the Davenport college.
At the regular meeting of the Rock
Island Mutual Building and Loan associa.
ton last evening loans were effected on
1913 shares at an average premium of 1s4
per cent.
On another page is the advertisement
OF McIntire Bros, which contains some
very interesting reading for all who are
interested in Rock Island.
The seventh annual ball of the Plumb
ers, Gas and Steam Filters club of the
three cities will be held at Turner Grand
opera house, Davenport. on Friday even
ing of this week.
Fred B. Yerbury. son OF Mr. Viii.
liam Yerbury. died at O'Clock this
morning. at No. 21Os, Third avenue,
after an illness of FIVE weeks duration,
aged ten years and nine months.
Pat McHugh, for many years chief
train dispatcher for the c., B. & Q. in
Rock Island, is again at his old desk tenn
porarily. taking the place of Mr.. F. W.
Young, who is of on a weeks furlough.
Mrs. A. F. Barber has returned from
Lsrchland where she has been for some
time at the bedside of her mother who
was stricken with severe illness there
on her way to ST. Louis, but who is now
on the road to recovery.
Rock Island camp, Modern Woodmen
of America. at its meeting last night ex.
pressed it as its sentiment that thorough
investigation be made of the affairs of the
head camp, and that none guilty be
spared.
Mayor McConochie has received a re-
quest from the joint Chicago committee
on the worlds fair to appoint a local
member from Rock Island county to act
In concert with the Chicago committee.
and the mayor has designated DR.. Calvin
Truesdale as such committeeman.
A stricken home is that of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Horn, of Eleventh. and a.
half avenue. near Elm street. Their
little daughter Dora, died last night at
Ills of membranous Group, aged four
years and five months, after short but
fearful illness.
The Union, unmindful of course, of
placing credit where 1t is due, gives
Street Supt. Harris the glory Of putting
the crossing between the Masonic temple
and the Union building on Eighteenth
street, wholly in the line of political eff
feet, of course, But it don't go. To
City Marshal Phil Miller belongs what
ever there is to be said in praise of that
crossing.
Aid. c. W. Negus has ordered hand
some Beres stone steps for his building
west Of the Rock Island house and occu.
pied by a. F. Cordes. he has thus set
himself. as well as the other Negus heirs,
an example as to the steps for the Rock
Island house. Anything but stone sp-
proaches in keeping with the fine walk.
would have pretty much the appearance
OF & palace enclosed in mud fence.
Arrangements are being made on an
elaborate scale for the annual ball of the
order of Railway Conductors on the
Rock Island and st. Louis division of the
Burlington at Beardstown tomorrow
evening. Division Supt. Herr hsi
placed two coaches ST the disposal of The
conductors for use out OF Rock Island
on that occasion, and has planned other,
wise for the entertainment Of the con-
| ductors and their friends.
The paving between the rails Of the
south track of the street car company OF
Second avenue between Sixteenth ant
Seventeenth streets is beginning TO yielt
slightly. owing. no doubt, to the fact ths
the eIcsyating for the sinking of III,
water pipe was not made early enough
before the paving was put in to permi
the reflling to settle. The difficulty (
not a serious one. however. aud can be
easily remedied in the spring.