Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-29
BRIEFLETS.
Frontage De Brie at Mays.


his western trip.
Aid. NJ. Buncher and bride are home
from their wedding trip.
Supper every evening at the NJ. E fair
from to o'clock, % cents
Don't forget May at his temporary
place directly opposite the old stand.
Druckmiller & Co. are painting the ex
terror of the Commercial hotel building.
Mr.. John Huntoon returns to the south
west tonight after a short visit with his
folks here.
Persons intending bringing children to
the fair will please hand their names to
Rev. Cue.
The installation of Rev. j. II Kelr as
pastor of the Central Presbyterian church
takes place tonight.
Wanted-A girl for general Homework.
Must come well recommended. Enquire
at No. 2939, Thirteenth avenue.
Mrs. John Runge has gone TO Denver
in response TO letter from her husband
there. stating that he is very i'll.
1t was decided last evening to alter the
plans for the funeral of Mrs Sarah Cat
ton, and it took place this afternoon at
2 o'clock.
The new home of Mr.. and Mrs. s. B.
Stoddard on Twenty>third street, has
been brighted by the advent of new
daughter.
MIR. J. II. Mills is laying a handsome
Utica tile walk in front of his double ten
ement house on Sixteenth street, between
Second Third avenues.
Davenport has pavement sweeper
which was tested Yesterday, but it raised
such dust that it became necessary to
sprinkle before using it.
Undertaken Knox inferred the remains
yesterday in Chippiahnock cemetery of
the unknown tramp drowned in Sylvan
water Sunday afternoon.
Lost, strayed or stolen-A Scotch ter
rler dog, on Sunday, for which Mr.. Jacob
r. Ohlweiler will pay a reward if re-
turned TO No. 101S Third avenue.
Attention is called to the ADVERTISE
ment OF c. Ehlers. awning and tent man.
ufacturer. No. sos Harrison street, which
can be found in another part of the AR
GUS.
MIR. G. Fl. Church has let contract to
Slevers Il Anderson for $500 worth of
improvements To his residence on Elm
street, which is to be enlarged and beau
titled.
Wyman Besrdsley. son of Mai. ]. NJ.
Beardsley, whose leg was fractured in
the C., b. Il Q yards while in the per.
Torrance of his duties as fireman, is Ie>
covering nicely.
The marriage of Mr.. W. s. McCombs.
head salesman at McCabe Bros. and Miss
Ida Tremann takes place at the home of
the brides father. Mr.. Henry Tremann.
tomorrow night.
Some mischievous boy or girl flung a
hard rubber ball through one Of the large
windows of the U. p. church the other
evening. Janitor Bogue has the ball and
would like 10 know the naughty young,
ster who committed the depreciation.
Mr.. John Volk has the foundation in
for another handsome stone and brick
dwelling on the corner of Eighteenth
street and Fifth avenue and Immediately
west of the double building now nearing
completion.
MIR. Dan DrOst and Mr.. John Costello
have purchased the saloon corner of
Fourth avenue and Twenty second street,
formerly run by Bissick, Strate,s old
stand. They will have grand opening
Thursday night. May l.
A repor, reached the city this afternoon
to the effect that bad fire had visited
Tindalrs grove. and that a number of
the buildings of the Rock Island Camp
meeting association had been DESTROYED.
Investigation up to this hour has failed
to verify the statement, however.
At Los Angeles, Cal, on the 25;h nit.
occurred the marriage of MIR. John w.
Spencer son of f. W. Spencer, formerly
of this city, and Miss Anna L. Camp, of
Los Angeles. Many in this city who
have known the groom from boyhood will
wish the young couple Joy and much of
it.
Mayor McConochie and the finance
committee have arranged with the Rock
Island Building Il Loan association to
take $4,000 of the sinking fund wages at
q per cent interest. The council at lis
last meeting authorized the mayor and
finance committee to place the money
advantageously.
Garden sass is coming up, and the
neighbours chickens are again discussed
under the head of public abuses. The
flowers that bloom in the spring will soon
nod askance at the full blown onion, and
our blind and aged bird dog will 60 out
and lie on the sun-kissed strawberry bed
the livelong day. Such are the size of
the soft, sweet spring.
AT the Peoples National bank this af.
ternoon Administrator Peeiz sold the
Chippiannock cemetery stock of the late
Bailey Davenport at 5000 a share; the
Peoples bank stock at $3.50; for the Dav-
export National stock $l15, and S117
was refused, and nothing less than S12O
will be taken. Mr.. Z. H. Guyer bought
the cemetery stock, and Mr. d. T. Rob,
inson took the Peoples bank stock.
Cowden. the Rock Island Splinter, in
referring to the challenge Of Robinson, of
Moline. stated in the ARGUS office last
night that he had never made the asser,
ton that he would handicap himself two
yards and beat Robinson in 100 Yards
race, although some of his friends NAV
have made the statement. Cowden said.
however. that he would race Robinson
even, 100 yards, for $3.50 to $500 a side
at any time and put the money up at any
time.
Out of 300 students at Augustana col
lege only so or 60 remain. la the pre-
paratvry department out of 20 or 80 stu
dents only about Is remain. The COM
mercial department has Is. OF freshmen
there are 8 or 10. sophomores 1. juniors
(college) @ or 2. The college and semin-
airy seniors are still present in full. The
former number 10 and the seminary SEN
iors 10. This has all been due TO the pre-
linz