Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-27
BRIEFLETS.


10 cent knee pants at the NJ. & K.
Mrs. J. Y. Postlewait is visiting at
Cable.
8 cent waists at the NJ. s. K. Only a
small lot.
Mr.. Louis Wilson, of Rural. was in the
city today.
80 cents for rs cent red or blue waists
at the NJ. & X.
Straw hats at almost your own price at
Lloyd & Stewards.
Bargains in summer clothing and under.
wear at the NJ. u X.
Hot weather goods marked away down
at Lloyd & Stewards.
Cap" Corcoran is sporting mustache
of diminutive size. but very pr omising
Read Geo. w. d. Harris advertisement
of property on the bluff and outside city
limits.
A nine. months old boy of Mr. and Mrs
Chris. Andrews, 712 Seventh avenue,
died today.
There is no improvement in Capt Rob
inson's condition today. If anything. he
is failing.
| Another line of fine flannel shirts Just
received and marked at bottom figures at
Lloyd & Stewards.
| Mrs. w. II. Whistler and daughter,
Louise, have returned home from visit
to Cordovs friends.
| The M. Il K. will place on sale a lot of
bargains in mems suits this afternoon
Call and see them.
| ha bot NJ II
is drawing TO close-only four days
longer. Don't miss It,
| Telephones were put in the Gable and
Gilpin hose houses today. The former is
| 1O43; the latter 1135.
| Two email lots of not more than tweu-
| ty dozen each-shirt waists at s cents
and 80 cents at the M. & K.
Clemann s. Salzmann's stock of car
pets for the coming season will simply be
enormous and will include all the latest
styles.
Mr.. Robt. Lee, superintendent Of the
| Cable coal mines, accompanied by his
wife, has gone south on an extended
| tour
Rev. VIM. f. Toll, wife land child, of
| Waukegon, were guests of Rev. R. F
Sweet, rector of Trinity, portion of this
| week.
| The congregation of the First Nj. E
church worship in Harper's theatre to-
morrow, when Rev. Sedgewick, of Daven-
port, will officiste.
| The great Forepaugh will be here next
Thursday, and our country cousins will.
be with us in large numbers. 1t will be
a gala day.
| Paul Hamilton has purchased through
the agency of Geo W D Harris a lot in
| Mixers addition, on which he will erect
a house this fall
| Clemann Il Salzmann will sell bedroom
suites cheap now, to make room for two
car loads of new furniture which will ar
rive in few days.
| The free concerts by Biehl's Mandolin
| orchestra attract large Gro wds to the
watch tower daily, and all are delighted
| with the entertainment
Rev. A. B. Medium breaches has last
| sermon in the Central church tomorrow,
prior to taking his four weeks vacation.
| which will be spent IN Chicago and viz
cinity.
| Conductor John E. Roper of the Dav-
export and Council Bluffs flyer, on the
| Rock Island road. brought his family
with him yesterday to remain over Sum
day.
| Mr.. E. W. Robinson has purchased of
| Mrs. j. T. Miller the livery stable on the
triangle south of Market square, and will
devote his personal attention to il after
August /.
1 ~ 0f 10
county, and 4 G Smith, CITY mars hal of
Morrison, are at the Rock Island house.
They are looking after fugitive from
Whiteside county.
Rev. G. W. Cue goes to Carbon Cliff
tomorrow to assist in the dedication of
the new NJ. E. church there. preaching
morning and evening. Rev Peregoy is
the pastor.
| A boy named Geo. Metzgar was run
over al the corner of Twentieth street and
Fifth avenue by one of W. B. Hills wood
wagons last evening. but escaped with
few scratches.
The Davenport ball club received its
first shut out at Evansville yesterday, the
Hoosiers' boy wonder. McGill, proving
an enigma to the Davenports, who did
The score was 3 too.
Eugene Robinson's floating palaces at
tracted good crowds g. the foot of
Seventeenth street at both peri, finances
yesterday. Everything about the boats
is neat and elegant, and the theatre is a
veritable little beauty. The show is all
il claims TO be.
The residence of Mr. John Volk on
Second avenue, was the scene of pl cas-
ant surprise party last evening, the oc-
casion being the sixteenth birthday of his
daughter Miss Lizzie. All present spent
an enjoyable time on the lawns and a
sumptuous repsst was sc rived during the
evening.
Rev. w. S. Marquis and Rev. A. B.
Medium have both received urgent in
vitations from distance to preach dur
ing their summer vacation--Mr. Mar
quis from a church in Washington, D.
g.. and Mr.. Meldrum from his old con>
gregation at San Francisco.
The Port Byron postoffice will be re-
moved to its old quarters on Monday by
Iex-Postmaster Zollinger. who is also the
new sppointee. Mr.. J. F. Garrett, the
retiring official, is reported to have given
the people excellent service during his
term, and there is considerable regret
that he is compelled to give way to re
publican successor.
1t begins to look as il Moline and
Rock Island would consolidate We
hope they will. These ought to have
been one city years ago. Consolidate,
and Rock Island county will have the
biggest county seat in the state, barring
Chicago. Peoria county would be green
with envy, and Sangamon county would
hIlru her har In, IL