Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-25
BRIEFLETS.


inthe city today on business.
The congregation of the First NJ. E.
church will worship in the Christian
chapel tomorrow.
The Rock Island main line train from
Council Bluffs was three hours late today
in consequence of snow.
The funeral of Mrs. II. C. Wivill will
take place from st. Joseph's church ut 8
o'clock Monday morning.
Rev. j. Fl. Kerr, of Normal. Ill,
breaches in the Central Presbyterian
tomorrow morning and evening.
Capt. John O'Connor has returned
from Dubuque where he was witness in
the steamboat suit related in last nights
ARGUS.
Mr. Dick Champion, who has been
very i'll for four weeks. is on the road to
recovery, as his many friends will re-
joice to learn.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Donaldson enter
tanned a progressive euchre party last
evening in a very pleasant manner al
their Third avenue home.
Mrs. Henry Housman and son Frank,
left last evening for Cheyenne, Wyo., to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Housman'
son>in>law, Erastus Maggie.
MIR. Fl. G. Whitridge, late auditor OF
the r. l. & P. road. was resting much
easier this morning and passed a COM
Portable night, but Is still very i'll.
Gust. Geiger has purchased the saloon
of Swan Youngren. corner of Ninth stree,
and Fourth avenue, and will have an
opening lunch one week from today
Feb. |.
Capt. NJ. H. Crspster. government,
light house inspector for the ST Louis
district, is in the city. Capt. Crapster is
the only living brother of the late Mrs
Fl c. Wivill.
The Christian chapel congregation
does not give up its church entirely tc
the M. E. folks. The two churches
unite in the services through the courtes,
of the Christian people.
From s o'clock this morning to 2:3t
this afternoon. there were fifty calls fo
doctors through the telephone exchange
showing faint idea al least, of the exten
of the grip in Rock Island at the presen
time.
About seventy-tive teachers ATTENDED
the first of County Supt. Southwell'
classes in physiology and hygiene at thu
high school this morning. Frincipa
Bishop gave an interesting outline on tn,
subject of the skeleton
Samuel Gait, an alderman from tn,
Third ward In the city of Moline for
number of years, died suddenly this morn
ing from consumption aged seventy five
He had resided In Moline since 1S45 anC
leaves a wife. son aud daughter.
Hon. Fitch Phelps, of Big Rapids
Mich, q state senator, who died Their,
last Wednesday as the result of an scci
dent, was a cousin of Mrs. C. H. Stod
dard, Of this city. to whom he made
visit, accompanied by his wife last sum
mer
Rev r. F Sweet closes his sixth yea
as Rock Island pastor tomorrow. Their,
are but two ministers in Rock Island WHIT
have been here longer than Mr.. Sweet
Rev. Mr.. Mennicke, of the German Luth
eran, and Rev. Thomas Mackin, of St
Joseph's Catholic.
Linemen Robb and Dickman, of tn.
Brush Electric Light company, are boil
Ill with the grip as is Supt. Blsisdell, ant
the consequence is that only the uppe
and store circuits will be in operation
tonight, Manager Johnson being unable
though he has endesvored to do so, L
get the lower circuit In condition.
Miss Florence Hamilton and COM pan,
presented the drama Lost in New York
in satisfactory manner to a lsrg
audience at Hsrper's theatre last evening
| This afternoon there was q matinee an
tonight Waiting For Verdict" will b
presented, which concludes the company
engagement.
Conductor Teller, of the Sterling train
is running Conductor Pollard's train o.
the St. Louis division of the c., B. & @
while Conductor W. R. Corys, of tn
Monmouth local freight, is in charge @
Conductor Teller's train. Conductor
Strain and Sullivan, who have bee
thinking seriously of entertaining III
grip. are past the danger line.
At a meeting of the Illinois dairyme
at Belvidere Thursday, Mr.. D. W. Lit
tie, of Presumption. talked upon tn
value of dairy offals as articles of foot
He spoke especially upon the value G
buttermilk as an article of diet for th
hog, saying that it was pre-eminently III
best that could be fed in order to obtai
the best possible results from youn
pigs.
The hind trucks OF Conductor Palmer
Il ain. coming in on the Cable branch {
the r. 1. & P. yesterday morning. brok
near Taylor Ridge and the car fell upo
the track and was dragged a considera
BILE distance before the train could
stopped. The track was loosened o
one side, and traffic had to be suspende
until the afternoon, and the mornin
train was abandoned entirely. Some {