Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-31
CITY CHAT.
Last day of July.

today.
Toll Collector Sweeney's report for
July was $26075.
The great and only Barnum will be in
Rock Island on either Sept. II or 10.
1.-THE dust of ages" is nothing com
pared to what we are experiencing now.
Miss Ann Montgomery. daughter of
Supervisor r. S. Montgomery. of Rey-
nolds, is visiting at the residence of her
uncle. Capt. ]. NJ. Montgomery.
Fred Alters has just distinguished him
self in the handsome new delivery wagon
he has painted for the hustling house
furnishers, Kann & Huckstaedt.
Albert Flemming, formerly of Ksnn d
Femming. has purchased Harry Fay's
barber shop on Second avenue east of
Eighteenth street, and will conduct it
hereafter.
A telephone No. 11l5-has been put
in Wheelen's undertaking rooms on
Twentieth street. The entire stock of
the new establishment has now been re-
ceived.
Geo. Woodward. of CordOva. was
drowned in the river there this afternoon
about O'Clock while bathing. He was
taken with the cramps and was unable to
swim. He was nineteen years old.
'Spud" Holmes, of Milan. had mar
row escape Tuesday afternoon, jumping
from the Mercer county train while under
way and sustaining as it was. serious
hip injury with which he is now laid up.
They had fine time out at the Big Is.
land camp last night. 1t was nothing
less than a good old>fashioned dance
with violin music, such as used to be
heard in the log cabin merry making of
pioneer days.
Mr.. Oliver Olson has returned from
his Wisconsin fishing Jaunt. He had the
misfortune to be extremely i'll during his
stay on the lakes, and therefore did not
enjoy himself as he would have done
otherwise.
Messrs. John Schafer. Jr., and w. G.
Sheppard, of Port Byron, and Benz
Wightman. of Oskaloosa. leave this even,
ing on trip to Utah accompanied by
their families. They go on business and
pleasure combined
Mrs. Mollie Il. Greasy, nee Turner
writes to the ARGUS from her home in
Independence. Oregon: 1--WE have an adj
dition to our family in the shape of a
dear little boy now nearly two weeks old.
My own and mothers health is quite
good"
Arthur Patterson, the fourteen year
Old colored boy. plead guilty to second
charge of larceny having just completed
his Jail sentence on the first charge, in
the county court yesterday and was sen
fenced by Judge Adams to four years ia
the reform school at Pontiac.
There will be three races at the Rock
Island track on tomorrow (Friday) after~
noon. Two lrotting races and one pac
ing. There are about twenty horses en-
tered from the three cities and there will
be some close and exciting racing. Ad-
mission 25 cents Those holding season
tickets will be admitted free.
The large arch oyer the main entrance
to the new Young Mems Christian asso-
citation building is now complete. IL is
fine piece of architecture, having twen>
ty-two foot span. the largest in this vicin-
ity. 1t consists of twenty nine massive
pieces of brownstone, on which is to be
senting letter. Young Mems Christian
Association"
The advertisement of Robt. Wall the
well known carriage manufacturer, sp>
pears elsewhere on this page. Mr.. Wall
does business on the principle of live
and let live" prices, consequently he is
doing fine business in carriages and
buggies. Today he sold fine two seated
surrey to Mr.. Louis Salzmann, OF the
firm of Clemsnn & Salzmann.
A sight such as tends to arouse more
Indignation than disgust was witnessed
on Seventh avenue last night. A boy
who has not more than just entered his
teens was returning apparently from work.
for he carried dinner bucket, while two
younger boys. evidently work boys too,
we're actually holding him up and guild
ing him along the street, so utterly helps
less and stupefied was he from the effects
of intoXicants.
According to Professor Root, the Can
ton weather prophet. the movement of
storms in August will differ from that of
July storms, being of a more copioas ma.
ture in rainfall and extending more from
north to south, taking in a greater scope
of country. The storms will be less vio-
lent, developing more into steady rain,
except during the tornado periods. In
short. according to the Canto MAN, glori>
Gus rains will break the drouth every
where.
The work of putting the Gable memoir
isl fountain in Spencer square in place.
was commenced this morning. While in
Chicago Mayor McConochie visited Motifs
iron works from which the ornaments
were ordered. and he was informed there
that the finest lot of ornaments had been
sold to Rock Island that had ever been pur
chased by any city in the United States.
One may Judge from this how magnifi
cent our square will be when completed.
The Rock Island glass workers. Albert
Owens. Louis Souter. Chas. Barker Sam
Webb and Ignatz Morilz have purchased
the tract of land between Andalusis and
Buffalo on which they have been camp
ing Tor some time. 1t comprises ten
acres, and they bought it for $50 of Fred
Kautz of Buffalo. Messrs. Gustave
Stengel and Jacob Ohlweiler have just
been down on visit To the boys, and
say they have made a good investment.
1t Is delightful spot. and better fishing
could not be found. 1t will be called
"Camn Moritz "