Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-02

Mrs. Howard, hOusekeeper at the Har-
per, leaves tomorrow to spend week
with Muscstine friends
One of the finest displays of fireworks
goods in the city can be seen at Brown
er's Elm street grocery.
The republican war horses had posses
sion of the city today. They behaved
pretty well--for republicans.
W. II. Marshall will return from the
rowdy west tonight. He has been hob
nobbing with cowboys for a month.
Those fancy 81 sash ribbons at 80
cents yard at McCaoe Bros. are creat~
ing quite a sensation among the girls.
Nice bananas. Rodi oranges, apples
and lemons at Boro's. under the bank.
Wanted at once--Girl to do general
homework in small family. References
required. Mrs. A NJ. Bruner, 1928 Fifth
street.
Democrats, remember the ward eau
cuses tonight. See that every ward is
properly represented in the county con-
vention.
Those gloria umbrellas arrived and
were placed on sale at p m. today at
McCabe Bros. 24,inch 81 cents; &c inch
S107.
The price on % inch gloria umbrellas
should have read 81 90 in McCabe Bros.
advertisement of yesterday instead of
81 81 as printed.
Mr.. Martin Schoomaker, of Reynolds,
was overcome by the heat on Sunday,
and for time was seriously i'll. At last
reports he was improving.
The cuts on the fancy psrasols and
sun umbrellas for the special sale this
week at McCabe Bros is attracting at
tention of all prudent buyers.
When you hear the report of the gun
do not imagine that the police are shoot
ing at bnrglars-they are making war on
the dog tribe.
John Former is disfigured by black
eye, caused by piece of steel which hi
him in the eye while working a lathe a
the pillow works yesterday afternoon
Miss Hettie Hurd. for several years
saleslady at the Central shoe store, ha
resigned her position at that establish
ment and accepted place at Carse &
| Cos.
Alderman VIM. Edwards arrived home
Monday morning from Monmouth, wher
he is experimenting the building Of
church made wholly Of stone, eostin
! .,.e.sssWsn ltssey Is receiving many call
in answer to his advertisement for thre
hundred men to assist on his govern
ment contract. He is paying 81 so pc
day to laborers.
Boss Wells got is his work among tn
delegates to the republican county con
vention last night. He received Is vote
to 10 for hr. Henry Carse as delegate a
large from the city.
A few more baby carriages left. W
want to close them out for this season
Our prices will suit you. The @. F
Adams Home Furnishing House, 80
Brady street. Davenport.
The scorched, singed, burned, soake
and wet goods damaged by Mccall
Bros. Saturday evenings blaze, were a
placed on sale today, the insurance hsv
ing been promptly adjusted.
Mrs. Gen. William Hoffman leaves i
the morning for two months visit i
the east. Her first objective point
Burlington, Vt, and from there will G
to Boston and other eastern cities.
Mr.. j. E. Chandler, secretary of tn
Bardolph fire clay works, has made
contract with the city of Moline to fur
nish them brick for sewer purposes. TIL
contract will take about twenty-six ca
loads of brick.
A. H. Hampton, corner of Fourt
avenue and Ninth street, has full lin
of fireworks of every description. II
is also well prepared to serve families
picnic parties, etc, with his famous ic
cream, nice candies also, for the Fourth
Mayor McConochie last night az
pointed Messrs. c. ]. Larkiu, Fred Denk
man and Thomas Smart members {
the library board MIR. Larkin succeed
himself, the two retiriag members bein
Messrs David Don and T. H. TIL oma
The Geneseo running races will tax
place Wednesday. Thursday and Frida
of this week Lovers of the sport in tn
three cities can leave home on the moo
train and return by the evening traiI
which departs from the Maple city afte
the races.
At meeting Of the city council G
Moline last evening, Messrs. Gdye
2 Hurst and McCabe, of this city, aske
permission to plat twenty-five acres iu
west Of Daebelliehn's addition to Il
+, city. The matter was postponed f
further consideration.
A sad case of drowning occurred
West Davenport on Sunday. Willis
Krack, young man II years of age.
termined to test his skill as swimm
in attempting to swim to an island out