Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-19
BRIEFLETS.
zapzic at the theatre tonight.

LaDZlc at the tneatrt tOnlglt.
N. A. Taylor, OF Taylor Ridge. was in
the city today.
The city council meets in regular semi
monthly session tonight.
Mr.. aud Mrs. w. H. Judge leave for
st. Lonis tomorrow morning for a ten
days visit.
| Mr.. Ed Jens, the South Rock Island
dairymsn, has aLdsome newly painted
milk wagon.
Bishop Burgess and Rev. r. F. Sweet
went to Warsaw this morning to attend
the annual convention of the Episcopal
diocese of Quincy.
The heavy rain which fell last evening
about 10 o'clock was accompanied by a
destructive hail storm in the upper end of
the county. Vegetation suffering consid>
erably.
James Casteel, former resident of
Rock Island, having been born and raised
here. and who was a brother in-iaw to K.
S. Silvis. of Carbon Cliff, died at Omaha
on the 18th. aged forty>four years.
A number of couples drove out to Mr..
Ed Jens' home in South Rock Island the
other evening aud took him and his fans
lily by surprise. The visitors took their
own provisions. Mr.. Jens furnishing milk
and abundance of it.
G. l.. Adams and wife, of Peoria, who
have been in the city for some time, hav-
ing been called here on the sorrowful
mission of attending the funeral of Mrs.
Adams mother, Mrs. Corcoran, left this
afternoon for home.
The Rock Island high school nine went
over to Davenport Saturday afternoon
and wiped up the earth with the club
from that city. scoring a victory of 10 to
IA, Grotjsn and Wright formed the
Rock Island battery.
Madam Wilson, celebrated card reader
and clsirvoYsnt, can be found at 127
Sixteenth street Your troubles told you
without questions. Satisfaction guarsn>
teed. The most skeptical are convinced.
Six questions by mail 30 cents.
Waverly Johnston. wife and daughter,
of Sacramento, Cal, who have been visit
ing Mr.. JohDston's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. r Johnston, left for New York Satur
day night They will make brief So
iourn in Rock Island on their return to
the west.
The ladies' progressive euchre party
given by Mrs. Morris Rosentield from TO
: Saturday evening was an elaborate
affair. There were ten tables and as
many beautiful prizes. The games were
played in the third story where room
had been finely decorated. The refresh
ments were superb.
Ex-Supervisor Stephen A. Goodlow's
frisky team kicked up scare on Eight
zenith street between Third and First ave.
nues Saturday evening. finally collding
with an electric light pole at Kerr's livery
stable corner and thus averting probable
disaster The wagon tongue dropped as
MIR Goodlow was driving along the street
and the team thereupOn become uHmsn-
agesble. notwithstanding that Mr.. Good
low held to the reins until he was thrown
from the wagon. He was not seriously
injured.
The alarm of fire in the Fourth ward
early This afternoon was caused by FIRE
on the third floor of the Second avenue
building occupied by Kanu 81 Fleming
A workman upset a bottle Of turpentine
on lamp and an explosion quickly fOl>
lowed, the flame igniting lot of burlaps
and the smoke poured out of the windows
Fortunately the fire was put out before
any water was thrown, though several
companies were on hand in reasonably
quick time for volunteers.
Now comes an innovation in woodcrsft
that promises to be popular with the
friends of the Modern Woodmen who are
of hn sr;n -
Council Bluffs. Iowa, articles of incorpor
alton were flied for the Royal neighbors
of America. The organization is for the
wives. mothers, sisters and widows of the
members of the Modern Woodmen of
America. The importance Of the institu>
ton of this society lies in the fact that
this is the first of its kind. Nearly all
other secret organizations have their aux
iiaries but up to this time the Modern
Woodmen has been lacking of cores
ponding society.-Fulton journal.
According to our exchanges it will be
well for farmers and Others to look out
for the latest fraud and confidence game.
A concern calling itself the Chicago Sup
ply company has been running riot in
some counties of Iowa. The agent in
duces the farmer to give $S5 each to be-
come members of the association, prom
ising to get all kinds of goods for whole-
sale prices. after that. Now if auy o +
our farmers are tackled by these frauds
the best and briefest advice we can give
them is, fire en-" Do your dealing at
home. Our home merchants make bot
tom, bedrock prices. are honest, tried
and true: their goods are unsurpassed.
Don't try false goods nor worship false
gods