Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-07
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A mortgage was filed last night fol
500. 900 in favor of the American Trus
company of Chicago. from the Moline
Central Electric Railway company.
Clothing shadows along Second avenue
need not worry their brains in writing
sensational advertisements. Every body
knows there is no place like the NJ. & K
for overcoats.
John Kinney, a switchmsn in the c..
b. q Q. yards. had the third and fourth
fingers on his right hand mashed while
coupling cars last night. 1t is thought
that all of the fingers will be saved.
The presiding elders of the Methods,
Episcopal church 10 Iowa. Illinois, Min.
nesota. Dakota and Nebraska, meet in
convention at Des Moines Nov. s>8, to
discuss topics pertaining to their office.
Through an error of the types the an.
nouncement appeared in last night g
ARGUS that the conductors ball was to
be at Beardstown tonight. 1t should
have been Thanksgiving night Thurs
day. Nov. 2s.
A new car was placed on the Union
street railway branch of the Holmes syn
dictate this morning and another similar
to it will be put on the first Of the week,
thus completing the closed car service on
that line.
Officer Kramer read in last nights
ARGUS the article pertaining to the re-
striction of peddlers, and forthwith ar.
rested Henry Graves for peddling station
cry without license He was fined IS
and costs by Magistrate Wivill.
George Bennett, the glove manufactur-
er, has leased the upper part Of his store
for his residence and will use the entire
lower floor hereafter to the use of his
mandatory. Such is the reputation
that Mr.. Bennett enjoys for doing good
work that an enlargement of his facilities
becomes necessary.
A telegram came from Chicago this
morning that ex-City Attorney P. T. Nc
Elherne, who has been dangerously ill
for some time, would probably not sur
vive tonight. and Mrs Byrnes and Miss
Kate Byrnes, mother in law and sister
in-law of Mr.. McEherne, and Mr.. James
McElherne, brother, left for Chicago at
noon.
Deputy Collector Henry Bostock and
Guager ]. W. Mcpherson, the latter hav-
ing succeeded Mr.. Burial at the begin
ming of the present month, have secured
the Office formerly occupied by Medill s.
Whitehead in Mitchell & Lynde's block,
and have commenced the occupancy of
1t. 1t is much more desirable than the
old federal Offices on the same floor.
Mr.. David Don has shown his chsrec,
teristic public spirit by having the steps
IN front OF his Second avenue building,
though temporarily only, painted red,
adding much to the appearance. Next
spring Mr.. Don will drop the floor of his
rebuild the one adjoining on |
the west, and put in two of the hand |
soonest store fronts in the city.
MIR. Ira G. Martin. for many wears cor
respondent for the ARGUS at Hillsdsle,
Rock Island county. and Erie. White
side county, and one of the best on the
staff, has been Obliged to give up his po-
sltion by reason Of having accepted a
clerical position in the office Of the c.. B.
i @ road at Moline. The ARGUS e1>
tends to Mr. Martin its best wishes for
bis future prosperity.
Mr.. Earl Raymond, city manager of
the Singer Manufacturing company, in
this city, is having Mr.. A. Bachelor, the
boatman, construct him q craft for the
comfort and convenience of himself and
TWO companions. and on Sunday at 10
o'clock the party will put out for the
1ulf Of Mexico. They will float with the
current and fish and hunt as they go, ex>
pecting to be absent about three or
Jour months. The boat will be pro.
1ided with q neat cabin snd q capacity
'or storing utensils, supplies, etc, for the
rip. 1t will be an enjoyable journey in
very way.
The Troy Press contains the following
which will interes. many in Rock Island,
Is Capt. Shsler was once stationed on
tock Island and is brother in law TO
Ar. Phil Mitchell, of this city: Mrs.
Nary A. Shaler, mother of Capt. Charles
'hsler, of the Wstervliet arsenal, died at
o'clock this morning of pneumonls.
There will be no funeral service at the
Irsensl, but tomorrow morning the re-
mains, in charge Of the deceased son and
wo daughters. will be taken to Pitts
'urgh. Pa. where, after the funeral ser
rice Wednesday morning. the remains
will be inferred"
Mr.. J. j. Reimers and some of his
friends enjoyed q superb oyster supper at
4otnsr Harms restaurant last night at
he expense Of Bank Examiner II. A.
forman, Of Nashville, Ill, as the result
Of wager on Tuesdays election in Iowa.
Nr. Reimers. whose sympsthies were
wholly with the democratic NOM
nee, bet the supper on Hutchison
,ot getting 10000 majority. Mr..
forman accepting it, feeling sat-
SIZED that republicanism in Iowa was too
closely welded to prohibition for reform
his year. When the glad news came,
however. he cheerfully discharged his
obligation and did it richly and said he
would like to pay for several more on
the same score. Mr.. Formsn is a brother
to Congressman Formsn. of the Eigh-
teenth Illinois district, W. R. Morrison's