Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-15
BRIEFLETs.

tonight
The ribbon sale at McCabe Bros. has
been grand success.
Barbour's best linen thread cents pei
spool at McCabe Bros.
E. E. Parmenter. Esq, is in Spring.
field on legal business.
DR.. Geo. E. Babcock left for Quincy
on the Sidney this afternoon.
Read the prices quoted as starters
for McCabe Bros. great parasol and
umbrella sale this week.
DR.. W. T. Magill left for Quincy last
evening to attend the state dental socie-
tvs convention.
| The trial of Meyers, the car driver who
raised 81 bills to S. notes. is in progress
in the federal court at Des Moines.
Those 8 cent jersey ribbed vests at
McCabe Bros. cannot last but day or so
longer. Colors, pink, blue and Ecrue.
Mary Exner, formerly Mary Gallagher,
has moved her fish market to Second
avenue, between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets.
The new Iowa National bank at Dav.
export opened this morning and before
10 o'clock had received $4,000 in de-
posits.
st. Paul lodge, No. 1O7, Knights of
Pythias. will go to Moline tomorrow
evening to assist in instituting a new
lodge at that place.
Thos. Carroll, one of the old night
express engineers on the c., NJ s. St. P.
road. is running into Rock Island again
on the St. Paul express.
The Loyal Temperance Legion will
hold their semi-monthly meeting tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock at the lecture
room of the Methodist church.
The directors of the Davenport base
ball club have decided to make Saturday
ladies day, at which time all ladies will
be admitted to the park free.
Mr.. j. D. Culton moved his family
from Joliet to Rock Island today. Mr..
Culton is the partner of Mr.. Frank
Clough in the undertaking business.
Do not confound the Gloria" silk
umbrellas with other inferior grades,
McCabe Bros prices are always the
lowest and they are selling the genuine
Gloria silk.
Cameron & Sons. Davenport, matters
and mems furnishers, have new and
nobby line. 1t will pay you to see them
at their new store, Nos. 224 and 226
Brady street, Davenport.
Mr.. Joe Huber, the proprietor of
Huber's garden on Moline avenue, an
nounces the opening of his garden for the
season. The opening will be inaugur-
ated by dance Saturday evening.
A lively runaway was prevented on
Market square this afternoon by the
pluck of brawny armed farmer, who
seized one of the vicious steeds by the
bit and held him until he came down off
his high horse"
MIR. John E. Chrysler, business mans
ager of Karl Gardner. the famous Ger
man comedian, was in the city today.
Mr.. Gardner appears at H arper's theatre
one week from tonight in Our Karl in
Fstherland"
Another demoralized individual has
made his appearance in Rock Island
He is charged with the crime of stealing
the Sunday Union. He ought to be
caught, tarred and feathered and ban
ished from the community. He is not fit
to live among law abiding, self-esteeming
people. The Union company offers IS
reward for the capture of this curiosity.
On Saturday of this week ex.Alderman
John Ohlweiler. wife and daughter. John
Lauermsn and wife. Miss Bertha Dietz,
Miss Hsupt. of Coal Valley. and Miss
Carstens, of Davenport. leave for New
York. One week from tomorrow they take
passage on the first return trip of the new
Hamburg American steamer, Augusta
Victoria. one of the handsomest vessels
that ever fioated. for Europe.
A good joke was perpetrated on q
member of a well known brewing firm at
Dubuque last week. He invited several
friends to participate in fishing party
and among the refreshments took along
what he supposed to be keg of beer, but
on tapping proved to be water, someone
having exchanged the kegs. tits said the
air was blue for short time and the party
were compelled to quench their thirst
with SNAKE bite" and Maquoketa river
water.
The newest thing in soda water, &C
cording to Chicago fountain attendant,
is what is called rose flip. Here is the
manner in which it is made: Take ID rose
and pull the leaves apart, dropping them
into tumbler. Then add half lemon
and some ice and crush them all together.
After that strain it into another glass and
give it any desired flavor. Then put in
soma ice cream and soda water. 1t Is
said to be beverage much sought after
by the ladies.
Clarence Pierce, who has achieved dis
tinction by having been married a couple
Of times lately. once to Muscstine girl,
then to Ruth L. Harrington. of Moline.
was arrested last evening by Constable
Mapes for forgery, in having affixed the
name of his aunt. Mrs. Winell. to an or
der, on which he (Pierce) secured S. from
Mr.. Cassell The forgery was committed
several days ago, but 1t was not discov-
cred till yesterday that the signature was
spurious. Clarence's brother. who is a
different sort of q man, decided to give