Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-09

better today.
The Messrs. Dart exposed the store
front of their handsome new building this
morning for the first time. The plate
glass windows are the largest in the three
cities and are an ornament to Rock ISL
and.
III the temporary store that is here
from Deighboring city would call on the
proprietor of the Fair" for prices, in
stead of the clerks. he would do great
favor. Eckhardt & Son, proprietors of
the Fair"
Postmaster Wells has ordered four new
mail boxes for the Edgewood and South
Park territory. Commencing with the
first of the year the city will be redis-
tricted and the routes ran back from the
business centre.
Articles of agreement have been signed
for glove contest to take place about
the 22nd inst. between Ed. Dolsnd, of
Freeport. and Thos. Quinn, of Oregon.
The stakes are to be 800, and the fight
is to occur within twenty miles of Free
port
The Rodmsn Rifles will support the
forty young ladies in their Zouave mill
tary drill at Armory hall Wednesday and
Thursday evenings. Bleuer's band In
attendance both evenings Admission.
10 cents.
Zipi but wasn't yesterday beauty in
the way of weather. Everybody who
went TO bed Saturday night with the
thought of gloomy morrow before
them, were sgreeably disappointed when
they opened their eyes Yesterday.
Supt. Schnitger now has the two
branches of his Rock Rock & Moline
railway equipped with new and practi.
cally new cars. the red line being
provided with entirely new service. A
person going TO Moline now will ALWAYS
catch a flrst,class car
The quotations that McCabe Bros.
make on triple plated silverware vii
cause sensation all along the line
Triple plate teaspoons % cents per set
triple plate dinner forks 40 cents per set
triple plate sugar shells and butter knive.
8 and 10 cents each.
The ladies of Trinity church will serv.
supper for rs cents both evenings of thei
bazaar at Armory hall, Wednesday anC
Thursday. A fine hot turkey and oyster
dinner will be given at noon on Thurs
day. Tickets for the dinner can be hat
at r. Champions, Will R. Johnson's auC
Robert Benefits,
Mr.. Al. Bowen having been appointed
to position in the office of the govern,
ment printer at Washington, will leave fol-
his new field of duty in time to be on
bond Jan. l. Mr.. Bowen is q skilled
compositor, is industrious and steady il
his habits and is worthy of every conf
dence that may be placed in him.
Ex-Ald. c. J. Larkin, who has beer
confined to his house since he met will
the unfortunate accident while laying
piece of tagging on Second avenu,
sidewalk several weeks ago, was able I,
ride out this morning in company with
Aid. j. E. Larkin. He is improving
rapidly as his many friends will rejoic,
TO learn.
To quickly snd effectively advertis
that their store will be open evening.
McCabe Bros will place on sale on Mon
day night at : o'clock sharp, gentlemen
mufflers at cents, childrens wool mitt
at 8 cents, and paper bound books at
and two cents each. Remember none be
fore 2 o'clock Monday evening.
There was one act in the public life O
the dead rebel chief, JEFF Davis, and onl
one. perhaps, which the people of thi
community may thank him for. 1t wa
through his persistency as secretary o
war in 1854, that the island of Rock Is
land was set aside for government pur
poses, and 1t has since become one of tn
bulwarks of the nation jeff sfterward
sought 10 destroy.
There is stormy time in one of tn
dancing clubs of the city. which ha
grown no doubt from existing jealous
between leading members of both sexe
in the club and has resulted in one of th
fair representatives receiving a sauc,
letter that she was no Ion ger wanted il
the club. while young man has been ad
vised of his expulsion from the club
Just now the affairs of the social organi.
cation are rather topsy>turvy.
The trial of City Editor O'Meara, O
the Davenport Times. who was caught h
disreputable house in that city Frida
night and which was to have come Of
this morning, has been continued unit
Wednesday at the defendants reoues,
II O'Meara fails to prove his innocence
and is in search of fraternal advice, his bes
policy would be to make tracks out of tb
village by the best cowpath and as fast q
the velocity of nature will impel his peds
extremeties.
/ Simon Gordon, who has been Twin
with his son. DIR. Gordon. in the eas
part of town, was adjudged insane in tn
county court today before jury com
posed of DR.. s. c. Plummer. John Cru
baugh. W. E. Young. Geo. Foster.
SCHNEIDER and John McDarrah. He
! eighty years Of age. and for three year
has been manifesting signs of imbecility
he was ordered committed to the insar
, department at the county farm. and Bal
III McDsrrah conducted him thither.