Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-04
BREIrLETS.

Found-A black dog; inquire at 2503
Third avenue.
Mr.. Henry Mueller. of Edgington. was
in the city yesterday.
States &c; noiseless states &c; lead pen
ellis &c dozen at McCabe Bros.
Wonder tablets &c each. the largest in
the market for the price, at McCabe
Bros.
Psnsy tablets cents at McCabe Bros
for ink and pencil use; blank books way
down.
II you want the best tablet ask for the
Pansy ink tablet cents each at McCabe
Bros.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew ]. Coleman OF
41S Eleventh street, have promising boy
at their house.
A. E. Catzbansen of the Beck & PAUL
lithographing company, of Milwaukee,
is in the city on business.
Mr.. K. B. Hannigan, of st. Louis. is
visiting his cousins, Messrs. VIM. and
NJ j. McEniry. here and in Moline
MIR. Harry Adams and Miss Eva AID.
ans, of Ipava, H.. are visiting their
brother, j. G. Adams. in Rock Island.
Another lot of those small books,
"Slate Drawings" just received, will be
given away at McCabe Bros. tomorrow
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Gillette, of Daven-
port, have a fine addition to the houses
hold, in which many in Rock Island re.
joice.
Manager H. J Lowrey. of the Harper,
commenced the relaying of the concrete
walk on the Second avenue front of the
hotel this morning.
Fred Lloyd, of LLOYD & Stewart, has
returned from pleasure trip TO the Wis
consin summer resorts. visiting Milwau-
kee and Chicago on his return.
Commencing tomorrow morning at
100 O'Clock, McCabe Bros. will present
the first 200 small girls and bows that
call with small book, useful and in
structive, entitled "Slate Drawings"
Mrs. Hannah Wells. through the
agency of Geo. W. ID. Harris, Yesterday
sold her residence. an acre and half of
land in South Rock Island, to d. II
Redicke- for $4,000
Martin Renfro, indicted last spring for
highway robbery, and who escaped at the
time, returned yesterday, plead guilty to
assault before Judge Adams and was
fined SO and costs.
Night Clerk McHueh, of the Harper,
is doing double duty during Mr.. Willer-
tons absence. Mac" is a good man TO
have about hotel. He is ALWAYS com
ing in handy somewhere.
A driver on the Moline & Rock Island
lines was last night victimized by a passer
OF countefeit money, and by making
change in the dark found this morning
that he was a counterfeit dollar in and
one hundred cents out
City Marshal Phil Miller has declined
to accept the position of truant officer
rendered by the board of education. The
marshal appreciates the confidence shown
in him, but fears that it would interfere
with his other duties.
Mr.. Henry F. Miner and Miss Ida Adj
ans, of Taylor Ridge, came to town with
Rev. q. W. Green, of Taylor Ridge, this
mording, and as soon as license could
be procured were bound in the holy
bonds of matrimony.
Phil Siegrist left this morning for Gen
eseo 10 attend the annual reunion of the
Ninth Illinois cavalry. Some twenty
members from this county will join their
comrades to renew old acquaintance and
talk over army days.
Geo Willis has sold his cafe and res
taurant on Second avenue between Eigh-
teenth and Nineteenth streets to AL
Thompson, who has closed it up and re-
moved the effects to his own place of
business on the opposite side of the next
block west.
The Peorias defeated the Davenports
yesterday in the last of the series by a
score of to o. Hoskins pitched good
game for the visitors as he did poor
game on Saturday. Hoskins is peculiar
pitcher, he is either very effective or very
wild. The Davenports are off on their
last trip this morning.
MIR. Henry Wendt has purchased of c.
ii. Stoddsrd the brick building on Eigh-
teenth street between First and Second
avenues, occupied by Heverling's barber
shop, and will refit it for his tailoring es-
tablishment. The price paid was 81 300
Geo. w ID. Harris.
MIR. E. NJ. Dasher, advance agent for
Hoyts famous Brass Monkey" company
is in the city arranging for the appear.
snce of his company at Harper's theatre
Monday, Sept. g. Mr.. Hoyt accompa-
MES the company and will superintend
the production. The piece recently run
1O2 consecutive nights at the Bijou thea
tire. New York City.
The Hall transmitter is a new and very
convenient arrangement which when adj
Justed to the transmitter proper on tele
phone renders II possible TO speak in a
very low tone, or even a whisper over the
wire, and in manner distinctly and
readily understood. The ARGUS has one
of these contrivances. and finds it a great
Mr.. John Reeves has the
Rock Island agency.
MIR. and Mrs. o. NJ. Boyles have gone
to Seattle, Washington territory, for per-
manent residence Previous to their de-
parture they were presented with hand
some silver service by the fellow en-
ployes of Mr.. Boyles. of Henry Darts
Sons wholesale house, with which Mr..
Boyles has so long been identified rs
travelling salesman. 1t was a fitting
token of good fellowship and esteem
which will always be cherished.
Sunday morning Rev. E. G. Gavitt
preached at the First NJ Z. church. At
the close of his sermon he bid the con-
farewell forever in the follow,
ing words: Farewell, friends: | don't
expect to ever see you again as my sands
Of life have nearly run. My work is
done. and the Lord will soon claim me
for his own for eternal life" Mr.. Gavitt
was one of the first Methodist ministers
TO bring the gospel to Davenport
venport Democrat Gasette.