Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-30
BRIEFLYTS.


Mr.. G. F. Lynde is in Chicago.
Play Marie" waltz at Taylor's.
"Zozo. the Magic Queen" at the aea-
tire tonight. ~
The "Zozo" company is at the Rock
Island house.
Dancing school at Turner hall Wednes>
day evening.
Mr.. r. J. MCGEE. of Chicago, is in the
city on business.
Go to dancing school at Turner hall
New Years night.
Great cloak and Newmarket slaughter
this week at McCabe Bros.
Music by Biehls band at the rink New
Years. Admission 10 cents.
Influenza or colds are cured quickly
with McKann's Cough Syrup.
Ex-Supervisor s. W. Heath, of Taylor
Ridge, was in the city tosy.
For influ enza and coughs McKann's
Cough Syrup is the best thing.
Must go-cannot afford to carry over a
single garment at McCsbe Bros.
$294 Nswmarkets were 81 81. $5 so
and So: now all 81 "a at McCabe Bros.
]. ii. c. Peterson s. Sons branch house
at Geneseo was robbed of $4,000 last
night
There were forty-four theatrical people
at the Rock Island house at one time YES
terday.
A good cook wanted. Inquire of Mrs.
Chas. G. Carter, corner Sixteenth street
and Third avenue.
Abe Lambert returned this morning
from an extended visit to Colorado for
the benefit of his health.
Davenport finished its first paving con-
tract today after putting In yesterday
rounding up the work.
The Improvement association meets
tonight to express its sentiments upon
the electric railway ordinance.
Prof. S. T. Bowlby and family left this
morning for Princeton to spend New
Years and the greater part of the week
The Murray & Murphy company is at
the Harper house, and will remain there
until Friday morning, playing IN the
three cities.
Price marked down on every garment
in the house-many to so cents on the
dollar at McCsbe Bros great cloak
slaughter.
The third anniversary banquet and ball
of the Tri-City Travellers association is
to be held at Turner hail. Davenport
this evening.
w. o. Tibbslls, agent Of the American
Express company at Davenport, and P
d. Rhea, route agent at Des MONIES
changed positions today.
VIM. Chstterton, the stabbed actor, is
recovering nicely and will remain in the
city until after the first of the year, wher
he will join his company again.
McCabe Bros make 20 claim to sell al
their cloaks at so cents on the dollar, bu
on part of them, they do. Notably,
big lot of cloth Newmarkets at Sc so snC
$3.50.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Andrew Englund, of Vic
toris, Knox county, arrived in the city
Saturday evening for stay OF one weel
with their friends, Mr.. and Mrs. DAME
| Oberg.
As fat as can be judged by voluntar,
expressions, this weather does not seen
to be in the least unpopular. More Ink
winter and not enough so to be disagree
BILE in the least.
Mr.. r. Il. Hudson. the newly appoint
ed auditor of the r |. & P. road. has ar
rived and is being initiated into the duties
of the Office by his predecessor, Mr.. H.
C. Whitridge.
Notwithstanding the generally unfsv
orsble weather, Mr.. H. d. Folsom, IN
jeweler, reports that he did four time
more holiday business this year than a
any season before.
A large barn on the farm of DsviC
Robinson, a mile east of Reynolds, was
destroyed by fire last night, togethe
with four horses, large quantity of hay
and two thousand bushels of corn, en-
failing loss of $4,000.
Mr.. Bert Holcomb, son of Rev. DR.
Holcomb, formerly rector of Trinit!
church, this city, was in Rock Island yes
| terdsy. He is member of the Califor
mia Opera company, which gave two en-
tertsinments at Davenport yesterday.
Thomas Hodges, of Colons, is one Of
the pioneers of this vicinity, and ,
pioneer in years as well. He is about 4
enter upon his nintieth year and has beel
a subscriber to the ARGUS almost eve
since he attained his majority.
Evil and unwarranted report having
been spread about the condition of tn
water on the premises of one o
Mr.. E. Fickenscher's tenement houses
1409 Sixth avenue. Mr. Fickenscher ha
had q chemical analysis made of tn,
water by Frank Nader, Phi. g., who's
report is that the water is free from or
game and other impurities that woul
render the water unfit for drinking pur
poses"