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


Liberty" on Big Island and AZ tents.
Mr.. Albert nuesing settled the insur-
ance on the Jacobsen cigar loss today at
$500.
Miss Maggie Klotz left yesterday on
visit to her sister, Mrs. Criswo.d, at
Springfield.
Robert Lee, wife and son. of Cable,
were at the Harper today, on their way
home from their northern trip.
Mr.. John Remer has received another
advice from the insane hospital at Jack,
| sonvllle, that his wife is no better.
Conductor w. H. Whitfield is moving
| into Mr.. John Crubaugh's new cottage on
Second avenue west of Tenth street.
E.J. Judd and wife, of Chicago, after
| visiting friends in their old home in Mo-
line and in this city, left for the north last
| night.
James w. Ross, for fifteen years q
street car driver on the Moline & Rock
Island street railway, is now farming the
Waters place on Big island.
| Mr.. Porter Skinner has determined to
Law a walk of Bedford stone about his
building at the northeast corner of Eigh-
teenth street and Second avenue.
| There need be no mutterings of duh
times in Rock Island now There Is no
excuse for idleness this summer and the
man who don't work. simply won't.
E. A. Sweeney, son of E. d. Sweeney.
| of this city, has been elected a director
in the First National bank at Fairbury,
Neb.. where he is prosperous hardware
merchant
The r. l. Il p road is building a
dump track" out into the river opposite
the Twentieth street depot, IN order that
freight may be more readily transferred
from cars to barges.
| The Davenport club. which has been
making splendid showing on Its present
| trip, defeated Burlington yesterday l to
o. with Rhines in the box, and is now tied
for first place with Springfield.
Mr.. John Barton, of Coal Valley, was
in the city today. He says that any re-
ports that have gotten abroad concerning
restitution among the miners there is un
founded, and is probably the outgrowth
of the Spring Valley sufferings.
There are great number of unmuz-
zled dogs in town still. This is hardly n
fair shake for the dogs which wear the
cage that the statute provides. as ii gives
the lawless ours pad lie advantage over
the defenseless mlzzled CANNES which re
spect the laws mandate.
Mr. and Mrs john Oalweiler sailed fol-
home today, taking their departure from
: Europe At Hamburg on the steamer Vic
, toria Augusta, the same new elegant
steamer they went over on. on her first
trip out from New York few month;
ago. They have seen Germany, France
aud Italy.
The Union says The ARGUS is JUS
, now engaged in trying to fight Congress-
man Gest." The ARGUS is doing nj
such thing. 1t is Just publishing the
chickering's and threats of the republican
party against its own congressman. Ou
sympathy is too deep for Mr.. Gest to at
tack him in this hour of tribulation. Ii
takes all his spare time nowadays Il
defend himself against the onslaughts oil
. his former political friends.
I The Turner society held a meeting last
evening to figure up the profits of ths
| picnic held short time since. The affai
was originally intended for the benefit o
the Johnstown sufferers. The society
, has since learned that contributions in
this direction are sufficient for presen
needs. and by resolution directed III.
, treasurer to send the money to the needy
! miners of this state. This was u wise re-
solve on the part of the Turner'S.
Prominent among those who are L
, participate in Mrs. Milton Jones' benefi
at Harper's theatre on the evening of thu
18th, are Miss Ida Decker, of New York
a fine soprano singer who is visiting il
: the city, Mrs George Walker. Mrs. G. Z
Lambert, Mr.. Joseph Hehert. the Dav
: export baritone. and Mrs. Jones and he
. six children. The instrumental part viii
. include Messrs: J. l. Haas, d Roy Bowl
by and Carl Helpenstel. Other feature
will be reading, by Mrs. W. G. Collin:
and scarf drill by thirteen young peo,