Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-02
BRIEFLETs.

John Pence. of Buffalo Prairie, was il
the city today.
Oliver Olsen, ESQ. has gone to Spring
field on business.
Choice straw berries, new cabbage and
fresh dairy butter at Longs.
DR.. and Mrs. Joseph Mckee left last
evening for Arkansas City, Neb.
Two flrstclsss coat makers wanted q,
once. Lotcher Bros. What Cheer, Ia.
Mr.. c. L. Walker was IN Jacksonville
and Springfield yesterday on business.
Miss Emma Hall, of Clinton, is visiting
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. 8. A.
Maysll.
The News and Tribune Of Muscatine
have been consolidated under the name
of Nesos- Tribune.
Grand opening at Theodore Frees. cor
ner Seventh avenue and Twelfth street.
Saturday avenue.
The Rock Island Lumber Company re.
ceived raft today and will start its B.
mill in the morning.
The attention Of the public is called to
the real estate and insurance advertise
ment of Geo. W. D. Harris on this page.
During the closing month of bis adj
ministration, Magistrate Bennett col
lected $500 in fines police fees. $5.7O;
total,S So rs.
The st. Paul went north last evening.
her first trip up the river this season.
She has been newly painted aud makes
an attractive ppesrance.
The Davenports and Quincys, OF the
Interstate league. play their first games
on Saturday. Sunday and Monday at the
Davenport park.
Atkinson & Oloff have been awarded
by Architect Schureman the contract for
building $4,000 brick annex to the
Moline Wagon companys building.
President Reimers and Directors
Thomas and Barth started out on a little
school visiting expedition this morning
and each returned with beautiful bou.
quet. They will go again.
John G. Lewis. W. B. Ditch and J.W.
Prouty compose delegation from Rose
vile, which is stopping at the Harper and
making a postoffice siege on Congress-
man Gest.
Six per cent loans by the Rock Island
Mutual Building, Loan and Savings asso-
citation Tuesday evening. May Z. 1889.
Premiums IS to 20 per cent. Stock In
the twenty-eighth series.
Chairman Buford elsewhere calls a
meeting OF the Second avenue property
holders at the Improvement assoc iation
rooms At 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon to
receive the reports of the brick paving
tourists.
Ex-Supsrvisor W. II. Whitman and
family are moving into the Garter house
on Sixth avenue, Mr.. Whitman having,
as has been heretofore noted, disposed of
his longtime residence property to Mr..
Lothar Harms.
Mr.. j. T. Cotton. of Joliet, and for
many years connected with the Rock
Island Route. is about to become resi-
dent of this city. He has purchased an
interest in the undertaking house of
Frank Clough.
MIR. Geo. Schafer. who year ago dis.
posed of his interests in Market square
saloon to his brother. John Schafer,
bat still in the employ of the latter.
has been obliged. in consequence of fsil>
ing health. to retire from the business en-
tirely.
Editor McGlynn. of the Moline Dis
patch. has been selected by Rev. Cue az
one OF the Judges for the baby show in
connection with the May festival next
week. Mac" will doubtless make fair
and impartial judge.
The well known and reliable lightning
rod man. Mr. A. F. Schmid, has an an
nouncement elsewhere In the ARGUS te
which he calls the attention of the pub
lie. Mr.. Schmid is prepared to do al
work in thorough manner. Read hil
advertisement.
Ex-Mayor Henry Carse ia absent on
visit to his daughter. Miss Mollie Carse
who is attending ST. Joseph's academy
near st. Louis. Mr.. Carse went as fal
as Keokuk by rail, where he shipped
with Capt. Durham on the Gen. Barnard
for the remainder of the trip.
AT Beardstown last night lodge Of
the K. of P. order was Instituted, with
imposing ceremonies. the lodges from
Roodhause and Winchester attending
A grand banquet was served by mine
host, Cole. of the Park house, and
the work was not completed until 8
o'clock this morning.
Mr.. Charles F. Fleming left this morn,
ing for his home at San Jose, Cal. hav-
ing completed the season of fruit pack
ing and distributing here. Mr.. Fred
Burger, who has been local electrician
for the Merchants Electric Light COM
pany ever since the company started,
left with Mr.. Fleming for California,
with view of making permanent resi-
dence there. and In search of fruit
farm and improved health.
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Worried.
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