Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-23
CITY CHAT.

ford block.
For your new fal hat 60 to Lloyd &
Stewards.
For good fall suit 60 to thinner. the
fashionable tailor.
The incest line of fall aud winter goods
has arrived at j. B. Zimmer's.
You will always find Clemann s. Salz-
mann's headquarters for parlor furniture.
Messrs. Phil Mitchell. ]. Ross Mills and
Frank Mixter are off on a hunting expe-
dition.
Gus. Englin, the tailor, has received a
fine stock of new goods for pants OF
suitings.
A nice display of fall overcoats are to
be seen at the windows of Zimmer's tailor
store.
Miss Fannie Petit gave a pleasant
party last evening to a number of her
friends.
Clemann & Salzmann are now show
ing the largest line of carpets that can be
seen in the country.
See Gus Engln's samples before you
order clothing. He has the finest line
ever shown in Rock Island.
Mrs. G. Duffield left this morning for
Knoxville to attend her daughter. Mrs.
DIR. FL A. Heffner, who is very i'll.
A great many local business men have
gone out to Bollman Bros. track to wit
ness an interesting trotting event today.
Capt. and Mrs. H. c. Cleveland re
turned last evening from pleasure trip
to Boston, New York and other eastern
cities.
Mr.. Gus Geiger will this evening serve
an elegant lunch and turtle soup at his
place, corner Ninth street and Fourth
avenue
Rev. Father Thomas Mackin, of St.
Joseph's church, is home from an enjoya .
BILE two weeks trip to Yellowstone park
and vicinity.
bYterian church has been overhauled.
calcimined the platform newly carpeted.
and the room otherwise improved.
A car load of bedroom suites are ex-
pected to arrive at Clemann g. Salzmanns
on Monday. They are the very latest in
design and will be sold at bargain.
The loss on the Ellis building was set
tied this afternoon by arbitration, Mr.. w.
A. Guthrie and George Bick being the
appraisers. The loss was computed at
S603 90;
John F. Bollman left evening for Den>
yer to go into business. improve his
health, he hopes. and settle down for
permanent residence in the mountains of
Colorado.
Owing to the death of Mr.. and Mrs. S
B. Stoddard's child, Rev. w. S. Mar
quis will not make his contemplated visit
to Geneseo tomorrow, but will remain to
conduct the funeral.
A bloody battle was fought between
the Victors. or rather victims, and the
Oak Leaves on the latter's grounds this
morning. The Victors were defeated by
score of 40 to 90.
The cars on the Rock Island g. Milan
instead of 8, in order to accommodate
the campmeeting folks. There will be
no extra trip at night.
The attendance at the opening of the
NJ Z. campmeeting at TindalPs grove
is larger than usual. Campers have
been thronging to the grounds today, and
by tomorrow the tented city of woodland
worship will have quite goodly pOpula-
ton. Bishop Merrill breaches tomorrow
mornlng
The people living on Seventeenth street
near Third avenue, are complaining of
the condition of the Rock Island g. Milan
1a,r hnt -, L..
out the switch some old "T' rail was
substituted for the frogs, and that the
track is above the street grade. making it
bad place to cross with vehicle.
The Willing Workers missionary social
at the Broadway church last night was a
very pleasant affair. The museum was
very interesting; among the curiosities
displayed being Chinese fish, God, piece
of mummy cloth more than $500 years
old. piece of mosaic from the ancient
Temple of Diana at Ephesus and null
titude more. The financial returns were
very encouraging.
Mr. and Mrs. s. b. Stoddard have lost
their infant daughter. Zeta B who died
at 2:l5 this morning of whooping cough
after lingering illness. The little one
would have been four months old Aug
eth. The grief,stricken parents have
widespread sympathy in their affection
The funeral will he held at 2 p. m. to-
morrow from Mr. Stoddsrd's home, 73S
Twenty third street.
The jury in the county court trial of
Miss lnez Garnett. of Port Byron. as to
her mental condition last evening was
composed of J. S. Rosebnry and Messrs.
Thomas w. Ransom, Lee Silvis, William Fl.
Conant and James Marsh. They adjudged
her insane and Judge Adams ordered her
sent to the asylum. Mother and daughter
were taken to the insane asylum at Eigin
this morning. The sad circumstances of
this case were given in yesterdays ARGUS
Henry Haislip. the jolly commercial
tourist of the Fairbanks Scale CO., re.
turned from a iaunt down the "shOe.
string" last night. Besides disposing OF
couple of celebrated weight testers. he
took casual survey of the political Sit
uation and thinks Gable sho aid have
somewhere in the neighborhood of ,00C
majority this fall. if present indications
are worth computing.
Moline is given over to the firemcr
today. 1t is the annual parade day
of the Moline department. There were
$50 men in line at the parade this morn.
ing, 1875 of whom were from Clinton. Ly
ons and Fulton. Mayor Vessel delivered
an address of welcome, in which he made
the somewhat suggestive reminder to th'
Iowa boys that they were in Illinois now
where they were not obliged to buy al
entire original package when they desired
refreshments. The firemen are having
picnic on Sylvan island.
The evening service at the First NJ. E
| church will he in charge of the Hom
Mission Circle. 1t will he a memoria