Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-16

Is among the new enterprises talked of
should consolidation occur.
The task of raising the Guyer building
on Second avenue, west of the Harper,
was commenced this afternoon.
Mr.. II. p. Stoddsrd. of Edgington, was
in the city today. Hank" has little to
do since he entered the state of functus
officio.
The Burlington ball club is at the Rock
Island house. 1t is scheduled to play in
Davenport tomorrow and the two sue
ceeding days.
The Brush Electric Light company
have prepared u new schedule of rates to
go into effect Oct. l, slightly incre asing
the cost TO the consumer.
Sugar cured hams. eleven-and-a half
cents, shoulders seven cents, and twelve
pounds of lard for 81. at Schroeders
market, on Twentieth street.
The Rock Island house had house
full yesterday with the Springfield ball
club. Renftow's Pathfinders, the Fulton
ball club and the Liberrati band;
Mr.. Chas. Hodges will be the travelling
representative of the new wholesale liq.
nor firm of Beardsley. Hodges & Co.
Charlie will make dandy drummer.
Three Rock Island young gentlemen
participated in a ship wreck near the
shore yesterday morning while yachting.
Happily there were no disastrous results
beyond good ducking.
The Union, always on the opposite
side to public needs and popular projects.
nnnnaRS at "a
ings. 1t may be looked upon to oppose
the viaduct and the Union depot next.
An unsightly looking electric light pole
has been left in the Twentieth street and
Second avenue intersection which should
be removed before the paving is entirely
put down-and it probably will be.
Truant Officer Kimball has discovered
twenty-five cases requiring his at tention
| already. He says parents generally are
! satisfied with the effect of the new COM
pulsory education act and its provisions
as to truancy.
Mr.. Fred Hass has completed the i'm
| provements heretofore noted about his
elegant residence and surroundings at
the corner of Thirteenth street and First
| avenue, which now present more credit
| able appearance than ever.
Rev. VIM. Haigh. D. D., of Chicago.
delivered two admirable sermons at the
First Baptist church yesterday. In the
| morning he set forth the dangers and
needs Of our country. religlously. and in
| the evening his theme was Mexico.
Ted Kelly is acting on guard duty al
the Rock Island approach to the slough
| bridge. A great many in Rock Island
will be pleased to learn of the confidence
thus shown Kelly, while believing that
he is capable of satisfactorily discharging
| the duties.
Island City Camp 300, NJ W. A, is
arranging for an excursion to Peoria
over the Rock Island road next Sunday.
| Tickets will be on sale by s. A. Marshall,
Lloyd Il Stewart, Lothar Harms and
Robt. E. Meyer. and also in Davenport
and Moline.
President Hass. of the Citizens I'M
provement association. has appointed
Me-=rs. II. Champion. ii. ID. Folsom
and DR.. w. A. Paul the committee or
| soliciting new members in conformity
with the resolution of the association at
its last meeting.
Messrs W. j Young. Jr, c. c. Coon
| and f. s. Tolle, of Clinton, were in the
| city Saturday presenting TO Maj. Mack
enZie for his approval plans for the new
high wagon and foot bridge which con-
gress is To be asked to authorize between
| Clinton and Fulton.
There were two happy pensioners in
| Rock Island today. One was James
Slater who received 81 200 back money
and promise of S12 month hereafter,
and the other Mrs. Stroupp of Sixth
street and Eighth avenue. who received
81, $50 as a pensioners widow.
The prairie chicken season reopened
yesterday. the laws of the state having
forbidden bagging this species of game
for three years. A number of crack
shots went cunning yesterday with the
best of good luck and several now novel
feasts in Rock Island followed as a con-
| sequence.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Campbell of 11O7
| Eighth avenue. lost their boy Patrick
Francis Saturday evening, who. after re
covering from malignant diphtheria com.
plicated with membranous Group, final
ly succumbed to diphtheric paralysis. He
was four years and twenty zone days old .
The Franklin hose company claim that
Officer Sexton infringed upon their pat
ent in his continuance for swinging
harness, and that Fred Hodges. MEM
Der of the company, is entitled to the
credit of the invention. The ARGUS
hastens TO place honor where honor is
due
The Kansas eyed antiquated Union.
nat urally to be supposed, opposes the idea
of gates at the railway crossings and says
the ARGUS is attempting to fence the
town in" Coming from a sheet of the
reputation of the Union. this assert. on on
its part will cause the average reader to
give expression to so netting very much
like broad smile.
When it is remembered that the Union
bitterly fought the Holmes lines coming
into town-the enterprise which is at the
bottom of our present growth-opposed
street paving. more efficiency in the fire
department. and any number of Ting.
looking to the improvement Of The city
its opposition to gates at the railrcaG
crossings need not cause any surprise OF
fear.
| Mr.. j. C. Rasmussen, the photo
graphic artist. has removed his studio e