Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-29
BRIEFLETS.
Forepaugh next Thursday.

Forepsugh next Thursday.
Some nice new fancy water sets at the
Fair"
Mrs. W. B. Spafford. of Chicago, Is
visiting in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Greenawslt have
returned from their western trip.
Capt Robinson's condition remains I'M
changed and he is a very sick man.
The c., r. l. & p nine defeated the
High School nine Saturday. Is to -.
Martin c. Valentine and Flora Ramser
were married by Magistrate Wiyill in his
office Saturday night.
Rev. DR.. McCown, of Brimfield,
Peoria county, formerly of Hampton, is
the guest of Sheriff Silvis today.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. NJ. Briggs have
another daughter, who arrived last night
and happier home does not exist in
Rock Island.
Engine z, of the R. |. & P, is out OF
the shop, where it has been rebuilt and
provided with straight stack and Other
modern provements.
Mr.. Lewis Loeb and friend Harry
Hirsch, of Chicago. came down SATURDAY.
to spend couple of weeks with Mr..
Loeb's relatives in Rock Island.
Rev. j. c. Fl. Read, pastor of the FRS
Baptist church of Moline, has resigned Il
accept call to the First Baptist churct
at Sacramento, Cal.
The place to buy cheap lots is in Jack
lnn'S division thu h1ntf
side the city. Read his advertisement il
another part of the paper.
The M. E. congregation worshipped il
Harpers theatre yesterday, Rev. Sedg
| wick. of Davenport, officiating in tn
morning and Rev. Cue at night.
II. P. Greenough, superintendent o
| telegraph of the r. l. & P. road, is off oil
two weeks visit to friends in Iowa anc
Nebraska a, and w. s. Fulmer is filling hi
place.
Mr.. J. W. Lloyd, brother of Ere
Lloyd. of Lloyd Il Stewart, and repre-
senting the Buckley Custom Shirt Manu-
featuring Co. of st. Louis, is in III
city.
Sir knight Captain cleveland left ihi
| afternoon for Rockford to attend an cleo
| ton tomorrow of field officers for th
| Fifth regiment, Uniform Rank, Knight
of Pythias.
Two more new cars for the Holme
syndicate arrived Saturday. They ar
long open cars, very handsomely de
| signed, one for the Moline 4 Rock Islam
| line and the other for the Third street il
Davenport.
Kerr's long open hack to which fou
horses were attached, capsized east G
the watch tower Saturday night an
rolled off into the road side. Abou
twenty five people were in the hack, an
while some were bruised, none were Sc
riously I'M ured.
Three Twentieth street young me
west fishing in Rock river Saturday nigh
| and tied their horse TO a tree at the top G
the hill. When they got through thel
horse had broken loose and returned t,
the city. They were obliged to come il
and get him and go back for their wagon
James s. Normoyle, who graduate
from West Point with honors in the elias
of 80, arrived home Saturday night ii
is now second lieutenant in the twenty
third infantry stationed at Fort Brady
Mich, whence he repairs in September
w. W. Colt. of Rushville, succeeds in tn
cadetship from the Eleventh congress sioas
district.
| A meeting was held at the city clerk
| office this afternoon to consider the CUES
| ton of the Moline cremstory location
spoken of more fully elsewhere. Mayo
McConochie aud Aid. Schroeder Lark
and Howard were appointed committe
to confer with the Moline authorities O
the subject, and they went up this after
| noon.
Chas. Blk. an employe of the Rock
Island Lumber company. climbed to tn
top of the electric light tower at the cor
ner of Twenty-sixth street and Fifth ave
nue. yesterday afternoon on wager, an
danced jig on the top. Officer Bolan
received him with open arms on hi
return to terra firms, and Magistrat
Wivill fined him IS and costs thl
morning for his foolhardiness
Mr. E. B. McKown has purchased til
j. B. Ellis coal Office and yards on FIR
avenue and Fifteenth street, and h as pr
in brand new Fairbanks scale and in
stalled j. Bryant in charge. Mr.. Nc
Known understands the coal bushes
thoroughly, has arranged for tbs bes
Mercer county coal and is sure of estat
lishin g and maintaining agood trade.