Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-13
BREiFLETS.

Free-McCabe Bros will trim your Sc
Sailor hat, free.
Davenport defeated Springfield again
Yesterday by score of to 3.
Last of the Wolf & Weidner silk mits
this week at McCabe Bros.
The White Eagle brought up big ex-
cnrsIon from Muscatine today.
Mrs. F. A. Cramer of Lexington. XIV.
Is visiting old friends in Rock Island
The First NJ E. church folks have
gone to Hampton on the Golden Gate for
picnic today.
Manager J. p. Looney. Of the Western
Union telegraph office, left for Ottawa
today to attend the races.
McCabe Bros will trim free of charge
any day this week any of those Sc Sailor
hats bought at their store last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Campbell, of HOY
Eighth avenue, lost their daughter, Mary
in her ninth year. Sunday evening, death
being caused by diphtheria.
The Moline Dispatch thinks the cleo.
ton of W. r. Moore. of that CITY, as
president of the nj. V. A. r. A, portends
another regatta on Sylvan water. Hope
so.
The Wideawakes are circulating pc
ton for assistance to put in necessary
conveniencies in the way of team, etc
and should receive liberal encourage
ment.
The body of an infant which had app
parently lived three days. was found in
the river at Davenport this morning
1t had been in the water about week
from Indications
A Rock Island woman who had en-
trusted her gold watch to Davenport
lawyer for safe keeping. threatens to
have him arrested for failing to return it
to her on demand.
Moline is making great preparations
for her fire department review on Thurs
day. of this week. A number of Rock
Island companies will participate and it
will be quite day for the fire laddies.
Governor Fifer has hOnored the reuusi-
ton of Governor Hill. of New York, for
the return of Josephine Ramsey, alias
Josephine Artz. of Aledo, Mercer coun.
ty, wanted for murder in the empire
state
ht SihoS WIN diC
from their summer vacation daily. John
Broomhall and wife were last to put in an
appearance. arriving last evening after an
extended visit in Mercer and adjoining
counties.
Mr.. J. F. Cook, the embonpoint pas
| senger agent of the c., r. l. Il P, left
Saturday night for a weeks outing at
Spirit Lake. During his absence T. B.
Reidy is on day duty, and James E. Reidy
has charge of the office at night
The Y. Nj. c. A. were delightfully."- en-
tertained at the home of DR.. and Mrs. c.
b. Kinyon last evening. There were
| about $50 present, Ice cream and cake
were served and about $l2 realized to-
wards the new piano fund of the assoca>
ton.
Alderman Schnell. of this city, has re-
| ceived the contract for the rebuilding of
the st. Mary's church spire at Fort Mad
| ison, Iowa. The Democrat says the spire
is to be about its former height and. with
other work, frescoing and outside repairs,
will cost $1,000. There is about 81 900
| on hand for the work, which will not be
| commenced until the entire amount is
raised-next spring.
The Union takes offense because the
| ARGUS out of the goodness of its heart
put the morning paper on to an item.
such as characterize the contents of
its columns. The Union should not be
so sensitive, as the ARGUS furnishes it
news every day, and don't say anything
about II either, but the character of the
news we are frank to confess, is generally
speaking of vastly different and more
readable nature. That's the reason
we have said nothing.
The Holmes syndicate which owns the
street railway lines in indianapolis has
purchased 200 acres of land five miles
north of that city and will lay out the
whole as park. The land cost SEQ. 600,
and it is proposed to expend $50, 900 in
| identifying the grounds. The land is
picturesquely situated on White river,
and will be connected with the city by
an electric railway. Why cannot Mr..
Holmes do something of the kind on
some of the beautiful sites between Rock
Island and Moline? Who knows but he
will?
An exchange very truly observes that
"the man who grows up in his native
village is regarded as a boy by his elders
until he is well started down the decliv-
ity that ends in hole. The stranger
who comes into a place may not be an
honest upright man, but he is oftener
pushed to the front than the well known.
transformations young man who has grown
from boyhood to mans estate without
the transition being noticed by his every
day companions. This is the reason why
so many young men become dissatisfied
with their home surroundings and long to
cast their lot in other quarters.'