Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-03-28


An unusually we'll trained band OF
street musicians enlivened Second ave.
nue. with popular airs this morning.
Mox Klappenberg, Davenport grain
buyer, aged fifty years. suicided yester
day afternoon. by shooting himself in ths
| mouth.
The tail of the republican city ticket
| is already in the soup. Bobby" Ben
nett is heavier load to carry than wa
imagined.
Yesterday Postmaster j. M. Dear
mond's commission in the Davenport
office expired. He will hold until hi
successor is elected.
Arnold's bazaar. Davenport, has jus
received large assortment of ladies
spring wraps and outside garments. anc
invites inspection of the same.
One of the horses which was bIough
into service in hauling the Wideawak,
| hose cart to the fire this morning. fel
on returning and broke its leg.
David Ogdon has gone to Tacoma
Washington Territory, for permanen
abode. His many friends In Rock Islam,
will wish him abundance of success.
Charles Oswald, the grocer. corner o
Fourth avenue and Twenty second street
is improving the interior of his commo
dious store with paint and wall paper.
Wanted Immediately, two strictly first
class pattern makers who have had ex
perience on pillow patterns. State exper
fence, wages desired, etc. Address A. B
| c., this paper.
Engineer Steve Hoover, OF this city
has adopted plans for the erection of
handsome cottage on the west side Of
port.
By mistake some lady took the wron,
Jersey jacket at the dancing school las
evening, The party making the mistake
can have the same rectlfied by calling on
Kramer s Bleuer.
Mrs. Mary J. Gallagher, whose dis
appearance was spoken Of last night
was ON hand at her fish market las
evening. and all anxiety as to he
whereabouts ceased.
Fred Hsss is gaining new friends every
day in his mayoralty contest. The more
the question is brought to the minds OF
the people. the more 1t is realized thai
he is the man for the place.
Cheap loans by the Rock Island Mutus
Building, Loan and Savings association
on Tuesday evening. April2. Premium!
from seventeen to niseteen per cent. E
b. Guyer, secretary.
Henry Winner. who shot and wounded
Murdoch and Reupke in a saloon broil
in Davenport. four months ago. and who
fed at the time, returned to Davenport
last night and was promptly arrested.
City Attorney McEniry has made 81
satisfactory city attorney in all re
spects that the voters of Rock Island will
not run the risk of consequences tina
may come from the substitution of
''masheen" man for him.
Peter Schleuter & Son, ice dealers o
Moline, will not deliver ice in Rock ISL
and this season. They have q number o
ice houses on the river and their whole
sale trade will require all their attention
They feel thankful for the trade of las,
season In this city and will continue 1t II
1890
1t was expected that Germania lodge
No. 6, A. o. U. W., would participate II
the funeral services of the late Angus
Rerkert yesterday afternoon. but Mr.. R
Schwecke, who was marshal Of the day
did not 80 understand it. and it 30 hap
pened that the arrangements as some ex
pected were not carried out.
| Mr. W. L.Aster WILDE elected city treas
urer with the same uniformity of senti
ment with which he was nominated. II,
is an intelligent business.like young maj
without political aspirations. and tn
Office has come to him wholly unsough
and without any wire pulling on his part
The Josephine came into port las
evening at 7:30. the first packet nortl
this season. She had heavy carg'
from 6t. Louis and intermediate points
She goes into harbor for repairs at Du
buque.. when she viii be assigned to ex
cursion business on the Missouri river q
Kansas City.
The "masheen" has been busy for sev