Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-24
BREiFLETS.

Dancing school at Armory hall We'd
nesday evening
Prize shooting this week at Ament's
shooting gallery.
Six shots for ten cents at Billy Ament's
shooting gallery.
Eli Mosenfelder, of NJ. & X, is in
Chicago on business.
The boys are having lots of sport at
Billy Ament's shooting gallery.
Mrs. George Lehnerer, who has been
dangerously ill, is on the mend.
Down with high prices-Pillsbury's
Best only 81 As per sack at Mays.
A choice lot of Michigan free stone
peaches just received at Truesdale's.
Mr.. E. E. Abbott, of Clinton, was in
the city today visiting friends in his old
home.
Switchmen's Union. No 2 will give
dance at Armory hall on the evening of
Oct. 25th.
Everybody invited to attend the free
shooting exhibition at Billy Ament's
shooting gallery tonight.
Mr.. J. E. Hawthorne left this morning
for Iowa City to take two years course
in the Iowa dental college.
The Woman's Improvement guild of
Trinity church will meet at the rectory
tomorrow afternoon at 8 O'Clock.
Track laying operations were COM
menced on the Main street line of the
Holmes system in Davenport this morn
ing.
c. F. Calkins, ST., of Moline, was
granted divorce from his wife in the
circuit court last evening, on the ground
of desertion.
General Passenger and Freight Agent
StockhOuse, of the r l. & P, and wife,
left for Peoria this morning to attend
| the state fair
General Superintendent II. B. Sudlow
of the r. /. Il p. left for Chicago this
morning, whence he goes TO Peoria to
attend the fair.
Mr.. Fred Hass and his hrother-in-law
Mr. VIM. Myers, of Coal Valley, left last
evening on a business and pleasure trip
to Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Messrs. Lewis and George Wilson, Miss
Lottie Wilson and Miss Anna Simmons,
of Rural. composed party who left fol-
Nebraska today on visit to relatives.
Lieut.. James Normoyle will leave for
Fort Brady. Mich, in few days to &C
on regular duty. He has many friends
in Rock Island who will watch his mill
tary career with much interest.
Messrs. Harry Bostock. of this city, and
j. W. Mcpherson, of Moline. the newly
appointed deputy internal revenue collec,
tor and gusger respectively, left for Peo
headquarters.
Mr.. Chas. MotZ, the barber on Second
| avenue. near Fifteenth street, is the
| busiest man in town today. Tonight al
Davenport he is to wed Miss Hannah
Rasmussen. one of Davenport's best
young ladies.
Coroner Halves was unable to ascer-
tain any new facts about the fioater found
in Rock river, and the jury returned a
| verdict that it was the body of an un-
known man whose death occurred at a
time and place to the jury unknown.
The Woodbinc Mining company, of Gu
ray, Colo, in which several in the three
cities are interested, has recently pur
chased what is known as the big Ele-
plant load" at Ouray. and will operate il
at once on an extensive scale.
The city has constructed raised plat
form to permit the Phoenix hose compa-
ny lee-way when going out of it,
house. The platform is high and no in.
cline was made on the north and south
side. 1t ought to be altered.
The IsraelItes of Rock Island will Oh.
serve the new year 5649 which com
mences at o'clock tomorrow night and
ends twenty>four hours later. with ser.
vices at G. A. r. hall at 7:3O tomorrow
evening and at 10 the following morn.
ing.
The special on the r. I. g. P. start
from Moline at 9 o'clock Thursday moro.
ing instead of tomorrow, and leave
Rock Island at 6:16. A special come
over from Peoria tomorrow night. Con
ductor Aud took out two more extrs
coaches this morning.