Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-22
BREIFLETS.

| Inc Last Days OF PompelI at tn
theatre tonight.
Merchants carnival at the rink Thurs
day and Friday nights.
Elegant bouvardia in plants or cut bios
SONS at Bills, Davenport.
Merchants carnival at the Rock IslanC
rink Thursday and Friday evenings.
Have you seen those fancy pots a
Bills, Davenport Call and get one.
Call at Bills, the florist, for choice GU
flowers. Telephone $50. Davenport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Torpy, OF
Eigington, were in the city yesterday.
Remember the carnival at the Rock
Island rink Thursday and Friday even
ings.
Mr. E. J. Farwell, one OF Preemplion's
well known citizens, was in the city CESS
terday.
Mr.. J. r. Johnston left yesterday for
Peoria to serve as United States grand
juror.
Fire this morning destroyed the engine
house attached to the c., B. & Q. water
tank at Barstow.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Ryan, of Muscs-
tine, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w.
Leary. on Elm street
Red roses. white roses, pink roses, yel>
low roses at Bills, the rose grower, 326
Brady street, Davenport.
Magistrate WiviIl last evening united
in NJ arrisge Ernest Fl. Harrington and
Ada NJ. Ostrem, of Geneseo.
The mayor and councilmen will ins
spect the Second avenue pavement to-
morrow. The sand will be removed be
forehsnd.
Mr.. J. B. Lidders, who has been con-
fined to his house for a month with ma
lsrisl fever. is able to be about again, as
ali his friends will be glad to know.
There is another damage suit against
the city forthcoming. A man named
LungreeL fell into the Third avenue sew
er excavation the other day and has al
ready engaged an attorney.
Mrs. Peter Fries held the lucky number
that drew the barrel OF -four donated BY
Dow. Gilmore & Hancock to 81. Joseph's
fair. She generously presented it to the
sisters of charity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Gray, of Eighth
street and Sixth avenue have lost their
little son. Thomas Gray. Jr., of diphthe-
ria, aged six years, and others of the
children are all down with same disease.
MIR. Rex T. Walters, directing the tour
Of Hattie Harvey and E. d. Lyons in the
Little Tramp" is in the city. The at.
traction appears al Harper's theatre next
Friday and Saturday nights with Satur-
day matinee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Tremann gave q
to their son, John W. Tremsnn
and bride last evening, to which about
thirty couple were present. A fine sup
per was spread, and Beuer's band fur.
nished music for dancing.
Mr.. John Jameson, of this city, is sg-
grieved because his name has appeared in
the police court of late, and says it was
some one elsa river man-who thus
disgraced himself He aims to be
straight and to keep out of the police
court.
The good and considerable Thomas has
placed on the outside of his drug store
brand Few Taylor Bros. spirit thermom-
eter. where afflicted humanity whether
sweltering under the heat or frigid with
cold, can tell to what extent the elements
are playing havoc with them.
The Quincy Journal says: "A new
league of ball clubs for next seasons
playing, 10 be called the c., B. & Q.
league, Is proposed. The constituent
clubs would be located at Aurora, Sier-
ling, Galesburg, Monmouth, Burlington,
Keokuk. Ottumwa. Dubuque. Cedar Rap
ids and Sioux City, all on lines of the Q, ,
which is reported to have made liberal
offers for the organization of such a
league
The appointment of John A Hanley to
the important position of traffic manager
on the Atchison, Topeka + Santa Fe sys-
TEN, brings another old Rock Island man
To the front and the top. Mr. Hsnley
has any number of friends in the three
cities as well as elsewhere over the west
who are glad of his promotion and who
hope and predict for him success. Mr..
Hanley has been in the railroad business
since January. 1871. when he became
agent AMI travelling auditor of the St.
Louis & Southeastern. From 1875 to
1881 he was agent in this city for the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific. Since
then he has held various positions of
trust, honor and importance in the rails
road world
Residents of Rock Island who were ac-
quainted with the parents of Myrtle Bell,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs W. s. Reiter,
have received an invitation TO attend the
wedding of their daughter to James ].
Heating. Wednesday evening. October
80. 1889. at 5 O'Clock at ST. James
church, Twenty ninth street and Wabash
avenue. Chicago. The married couple
will be at home after November Is at
s42 Sawyer avenue. Douglas park. The
mother of the bride was formerly Miss
Irene Bell, daughter of Uncle Billy Bell
one of the old time residents OF this city
and her husband. Mr.. W. s. Reiter, has
been for five years head clerk in the Office
Of the c r l. & P. depot. They have
many warm friends IN this CITY.