Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-28
BRIEFLETS,

Dancing school at Turner hall this
evening.
Dancing school at Turner hall this
evening.
Dancing school at Turner hall Saturday
evening.
Everything going at 25 cents on the
81 at the Fair.
VIM. Chstterton, the stabbed actor,
continues to improve.
Mrs. Fl. c. Wivill has suffered a re>
lapse and Der condition is again critical.
All purchasers at the Fair to the
cents.
The street forces cleaned up the Sec
ond avenue pavement in good shape this
morning
Mrs. A. FL. Ely. OF Keithsburg, is in
he city visiting her daughter, Mrs. N.
O'Connor.
Contractor Mcconnell resumed the
work in the filing of Union square this
morning.
Mr.. J. E. Chandler, of Bushnell, the
Bardolph brick man, is in the city today
on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Stockhouse gave
delightful and elaborate card party at the
Harper last evening.
Diamond JOS new fast passenger
steamer will be named the Gate City, in
honor of the town of Keekuk.
A comfortable storm vestibule is being
erected in front Of the entrance to the
Rock Island house by Mr.. Ben DeGear
today.
Rev. A. B. Medium has shipped his
household effects to Evansville, Ind, and
expects to leave with his family the first
of the week
Raspberry bushes are in blossom in
Judge Adams yard at the head of Eigh.
teenth street. The judge may have a
mess for New Years.
Milton E. Lloyd has purchased the in
terest of his son in the commission busi-
ness in Dimick's block. and will condnct
it alone in the future.
Yesterday was the last day of service
for the January term of the circuit court
and Circuit Clerk CANDLES docket shows
1876 chsncery cases, 1870 law and 4 hold
over criminal cases.
Among the many festivities of Christi
mas, one of the most enjoyable was a
grand ball at Stoddsrd's hall in Edglng-
ton. About $50 couple were present and
good music was furnished.
1t is rumored that the Onion will sur>
render one-hslf of its boosted capital
stock with the advent of the new year,
and that McEniry will take what's left.
Two of Hsmpton's prominent young
people will start the new year together,
tied by the knot matrimonial. The ARGUS
tenders congratulations in advance.
The jolly Capt. Tom Fuller is back on
the Rock Island and Freeport express
after ten days lay off in Milwaukee,
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his fami ly and friends.
Mr.. Daniel Mosher, of Hampton. was
in the city today. rheumatism is ats
lacking him quite severely. but with the
aid of clutches he manages to carry his
eighty odd years pretty lightly.
Rev. A. B. Medium expresses his re,
greet at not being able TO preach at the
South Rock Island chapel tomorrow af-
ternoon as he expected on his last Sun
day here. He is not at all well, and will
be obliged 10 abandon all work not abso-
lutely necessary.
Seth Twombley. the Rock Island en-
| gineer who is out on bail in the Engle-
wood disaster case, got into pugilistic
encounter with a member Of the Joliet
fire department last night, and had an
arm broken and shoulder dislocated
in the melee
Chas. Woods, the United States Ex-
press driver. whose accident Yesterday
morning was recorded in last nights Ar
GUS. has suffered a much more serious
injury than was at first supposed, the at
tending physician, DR.. W. A. Paul. hav-
ing pronounced 1t conclusion of the
spine.
Mr.. o. J. Dimick, who is home for the
holidays, states that he has disposed of
his Chicago property interests for $780,
600 and that he will expend 100000 in
building improvements in Rock Island in
the spring If the city will adopt 81 900
license and general liquor law. such as
is in vogue in Minneapolis, and enforce
| it.
Mr.. Chss. Ledderer, the brilliant sketch
artist and humorist of the Chicago
Herald, was in the city today and made
the ARGUS welcome call Mr.. Ledderer
is accompanied by Mrs. Frank l. Jarvis,
also Of Chicago, and they are enroute
home from Atlantic. Iowa. where they
spent Christmas with relatives.
Paul Morton. of the c.. B. & O., &C.
cording to telegrsphic report, will leave
the service of that company February
to take the position of vice president snd
general executive officer of the Colorado
Fuel and Coal company and White
Breast Coal company of Illinois aud
Iowa. His successor on the Burlington
will be Thomas Miller, at present general
freight agent of the Burlington and Mis-
souri, River road at Omahs. 1t is under
stood Miller will be succeeded by George
H. Crosby. at present assistant genera
freight agent at Denver. 49,
| The Davenport Woodmen who have
stood by Head Consul Root from first Il
last are beginning to change their orin,