Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-03-07
BRIEELETS.

Mr.. Gephardt Raible is at Hot Springs,
Ark.
Louis Wilson, of Rural, paid the city 6
visit today.
Skating at the rink Thursday evening
Admission 10 cents.
Twenty pounds of German prunes fol
81 at c. G. Truesdale's.
The street gang is out. and long
suffering public rejoices.
Take your tickets to Longs and gel
two bars Of Badger soap for a nickle. n
j. c. Bromley. of this city. has re
ceived a patent on q steam actusteO
valve.
Nice sweet potatoes, Florida and Cali.
fornia oranges, lettuce and spinach a,
Longs.
Messrs. Jacob Wait and Will Davis, OF
Rural, were among the callers at the Ar.
GUS Office today.
Mrs. Fred Hass, who has been very III,
is now pronounced by her physicians to
be out of danger.
A choice lot of baby carriages sold on
easy terms at The Adams, 322 Brady
street, Davenport.
Rev. DR.. John II Brown, late pastor
Of the U. P. church. this city. has re-.
turned from Colorado.
The democrats carried Muscatine yes>
terday by the good old-time majority re-
eleeting Mayor Gobble.
Maj L. NJ. Buford is convalescent, as
all will be pleased to know. He WAS able
to come down stairs yesterday.
J. NJ. Buford offers for sale at a gre at
bargain the Swiler residence on Second
avenue near Eleventh street.
Messrs. Chas. sutclffe and Joseph
Lerch have withdrawn from the firm of
Druckmiller. Sutcliffe. Lerch s. Co.
Don't let your little ones go bareheaded
when you can buy a good hat or cap
for Is cents at Lloyd & Stewards.
1t is possible that Friday and Satur>
day. of this week. will be the last days
in which you can buy goods at your own
prices at Lloyd s. Stewards.
Conductor A. Rogers has been promo>
ted from freight run to the late Con
ductor Rand's train between Rock Island
and Sterling on the g., B. & @.
Lloyd & Stewart will open tomorrow
morning nice line of spring hats and
caps for Children. One. dollar hats and
caps 25 cents; 75-cent hats and caps IS
cents
few more of those choice blankets
and comforts left and they will be closed
out at less than cost. Terms easiest ever
known. The Adams. S22 Brady street,
Davenport.
young vandal broke a number of the
windows of the First Baptist church this
afternoon with a sling shot There is q
law against carrying these dangerous
weapons. which Marshal Brennan should
enforce.
Miss Maggie Griffin left for Kansas
City last evening to visit her brother John
Griffin. who lives there. She was &C,
companied TO the depot by number of
her friends and relatives.
Prof. John Biehl. of Kewanee, the
former Rock Island citizen aud musician,
is in the CITY, and contemplates moving
back to Rock Island. Johns many
friends would like to see him here again.
We are offering special inducements on
parlor suites, easy chairs. carpets and all
kinds OF bedding for the next ten DAYS
while we are enlarging our store. Terms
easy. The Adams, S22 Brady street,
Davenport.
A representative of an eastern cotton
and wooden mill syndicate Is in the city
and thinks favorably of locating a mill
here. This is only one of several inn
portant outside enterprises that are to
come to Rock Island during the coming
season.
The funeral OF the late Conductor
Fred E. Rand will occur ate o'clock to,
morrow morning. with services at the
late residence of the deceased, 1O7 Thir-
teenth street, from there to Lyndon
cemetery at Lyndon. H., by special train
on the O.. B. & @, leaving Rock Island
at 10 q. m.
The following bit of startling informa-
ton on which the ARGUS confesses 1,
was ''scooped," appears this morning in
the columns of the sheet published In
this city: AN exciting dog fight took
place on the First National bank corner
yesterday afternoon, between dogs be-
longing to Charles Long and John O'Con>
ner"
The city council, of Davenport, las,
night adopted an ordinance fixing the
salary Of the mayor at $500. the alder.
men $500. the city attorney $1,000, and
the city clerk $1,000. Rock Island ha:
been paying its mayor $500 and its clert
81 200 for several years. and it is under.
stood some of the aldermen favor raising
the citv executiva 70 31 600