Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-21
BRIEFLETS.
Judge Adams is in Peoria.

Judge Adams is in Peoria.
Friday is soap day" at Mays.
Nice spring chickens at G. G. Trues-
dale's.
Special prices for Friday only on soaps
at Mays.
Still they 60 "a, any price at the as
signee sale.
Adair Peasants Esq. left for Chicago
this morning on business.
We defy competition on shoes and
slippers at the assignee sale.
Chas. Case, of Ottawa. is again grac-
ing the city with bis baldheaded presence.
Mr.. Otto Herkert is home on visit to
his mother from San Jose, Cal.
A fine pair of those ladies' kid opera
slippers at 40 cents at the assignee sale.
For rent, nice brick house on Second
avenue, Enquire of Loosely s. Knowlton.
Bring your baskets early Friday morn>
ing to Mays grocery. and get your sup>
ply Of soap.
Don't forget the number-1703 Second
avenue, is where the boots and shoes are
slaughtered
Don't delay. but come at once. Fine
$3.50 quality ladies' button shoes for
81. 1S at the assignee sale.
Rev. W. S. Marquis left this morning
for Sterling to attend a called meeting of
the Rock river presbytery.
The Christian chapel folks have ar
ranged for concert for the noted T
K. qusrtette of Davenport in the near
future.
The government steamer, Alert, started
for Winona this afternoon with Capt.
Thompson on deck and j. K. Cooke in
the clerks office.
If you don't buy shoes and slippers at
the assignee sale we will make you wish
you did by giving you such low prices
1903 Second avenue.
Congressman w. II. Gest left fol
Washington this morning on business OF
Importance. 1t is reported that before he
gets back something will drop"
Cards are out for the marriage at ST.
Joseph's church at o'clock tomorrow
morning of Miss Grace. daughter of Mrs
Ellen 81. Lynch. to D. M. Maackin.
Two young men from Augustans Col,
lege were thrown from buggy at the
foot of Twenty-fourth street last even.
ing, but neither was seriously injured.
That hand sewed French calf men.
shoe we sold last week for So "a, We
have too many of them on hand; come
and get them this week for So 10 at the
assignee sale 1903 Second avenue.
Messrs. Ben. Hall and r. Champion
| left this morning for Peoria to attend the
annual meeting of the diocese of Quincy
as lay delegates from Trinity churkh
Rev. r. F. Sweet started last night.
The council last night formally settled
the paving question. Second avenu,
from Fourteenth to Twentieth is to b,
paved with vitrified brick as soon as the
work can be done.
Geo. Mallatt, the c., B. & Q. brake
man who was injured in the wreck nea
Ophiem, Feb. IS last, and who has beer
at St. Luke's hospital since. made hi
first visit up town today, spending few
hours at the Rock Island house. He ha.
lost the lower limb of his right leg, and
his right arm is stiff and partially useless
Two more weary Oklahoma boomers
have returned. They are Henry VonAch
Of Andalusia, and VIM. Apple, of Buff.
falo, Iowa. Mr.. VonAch was not par.
ticularly impressed with Oklahoma, and
he says there are about five persons to
every 100 acres of land He saws there
is some fine land in the Cherokee strip,
and that he will be one of the first on
hand if that is opened.
Aledo is making great preparations fol
Memorial day. Governor Fifer will de-
liver the Memorial address and will be
followed by Hon. T. E. Milchrist An
invitation from the committee on invita-.
tions composed of J. G. Sexton, A. L.
Craig. Jos. Mckinney and L. B. Dough-
erty. says: 1T is our desire that our
demonstration on that day shall be wor.
thy of the occasion and Of the distin
guished honor of visit of our chief ex-
ecutive."
The Davenports suffered defeat at
the hands of the Evansvilles yesterday
10y score of II to 6, owing chiefly to
errors by Gessner. The home team made
fourteen base hits. while the visitors
made but nine. The same clubs play so.
day and then the Davenports 20 to
Springfield for three games. and return
to Davenport for three games with Bur-
lington on Saturday. Sunday and Mon
day. The Burlingtons have five of Dav-
exports old players. and their coming
will be awaited with great interest and
the pames LARGELY attended.