Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-02
CITY CHAT.

Simon & Mosenfelder's.
Frank Bradley was fined So and costs
by Magistrate Wivill for intoxication.
Mems unlaundried shirts. linen bosom
st II cents Simon & Mosenfelder's.
Over a dozen new styles of linen col,
lars at sc apiece at Simon s. Mosenfeld-
ers.
House for rent-922 Second avenue;
in good repair. Inquire at 1103 Second
avenue.
Capt. Fl. G Cleavelaud and Mr.. Fred
Head left for Peoria this morning to at
tend the state fair.
Pat Rooney is experimenting the re-
laying of the tile floor in the main CORR
dor of the Harper.
Miss Cora Griffin. well known Mo-
line school teacher, died last evening.
She was "a years of age.
Link cuffs-one. two or three button
cuffs, narrow. medium and wide all at
10c pair at Simon & Mosenfelder's.
The Rock Island Plow works sus
pended work to permit all its men
to attend the state fair at Peoria today.
Mr.. Louis Samuelson gave pleasant
party to about fifty of his young friends
at his parents home in South Park last
evening in honor of his twenty first
birthday.
The United States express Office is now
located in the Burial building on Second
avenue near Sixteenth street, in quarters
arranged especially for its occupancy.
The G, B. & Q. r r. will run solid
special train to the Harrison reception at
at 6:15 a. m. One fare for the round
trip.
Fred Applequist is now in possession
of one of those electric clocks put up by
the Western Union Telegraph Co. 1t
keeps time to the tenth part of second
and is a thing of beauty.
At Milan yesterday Wm. Frysineer was
arrested for asssulting his wife and
threatening to kill her. The preliminary
hearing was commenced before Justice
Brown and continued until Friday.
1t is understood that Congressman Gest
will reach home next Tuesday. My what
a change he will find. With the eYcep,
ton of Boss Wells. Harry Bostock and
Joe Haas, he will be obliged to apply q
microscope in hunting his friends.
Manager Looney has received twelve
large sized self winding electric clocks
which are to be distributed in some of the
business houses throughout the city and
set daily by electricity from large regu-
la'or which adorns the telegraph office.
A freight train on the Rock Island road
was dersiled at Sheffield this morning and
the engineer and fireman had a narrow
escape from losing their lives. A mum,
Der of oil tank cars were ditched, but the
track was soon cleared and trains are now
coming along as usual.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Iowa and Illinois Central District Medi-
cal association will be held at the board
of education rooms, this city, next Thurs
day afternoon, Oct. 8. Papers will be
read by DR.. W. 7. Boughton, of Eiging>
ton, and DR.. G. L. Eyster. of this city.
Miss Kate Byrnes the popular milhner,
has returned from Chicago, where she
has purchased fine line of millinery of
the latest Paris sty les. One of the finest
bonnet and hat trimmers in Chicago
came with her and will assist her in her
business during the season Miss Byrnes
wishes the ladies to call and see her.
Samuel GRAY died at the home of his
sister near Atkinson last evening at 6
o'clock, of cancer of the throat with which
he had been a sufferer for three years. He
was resident of Rock Island since 1852.
but had been living with his sister since
last spring. The remains will be brought
here tomorrow afternoon, the funeral oc-
curing from the L. p. church at o clock
He was Sc years of age. and was born in
County Down, Ireland He farmed in
Bowling township until 1869. when he
came to Rock Island. His wife died five
years ago. He leaves no children.
AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Moline Central electI ic road
Tuesday evening. Messrs. John B Corn
wall. s. II. Velie and E. II. Guyer
were reelected directors. The flnan-
cial showing demonstrated that the
number of passengers carried has
doubled since the introduction of the
electric cars, Oct. 10. 1889. The
number of passengers carried during the
year was 1S3, 021. In September, 1889,
when horse power was in use, the aver
age daily earnings were S14 81. In Aug
ust. 1890, ten months after the installs-
ton of electricity, the average daily re-
ceipts were $34
Away off in western Iowa they are re>
joicing over the immediate benefits they
are to receive from the Hennepiu canal
Here comes the Atlantic Telegraph with
the remark that by the appropriation to
in hn al
Iowa farms and industries are placed in
the way of receiving benefits inestimable.
Water transportation" it adds, has re-
duced freight rates to more than one-half
east of Chicago as compared with what
they are west of Chicago. This state has
proved itself wholly capable of taking
care of the freight rates within state lines,
and what is water competition which will
exert the same wholesome influence over
inter state traffic that lake navigation and
the Erie canal do to Chicago east bound
rates. The Hennepin canal will make
Iowa an independent, sovereign state so
far as the railroads are concerned"
At last nights meeting of the Dayen-
port city council the ordinance granting
the Holmes syndicate the right to operate
its street railway lines by electricity was
called up and discussed. An amendment
was presented providing that unless the
power station was located in that city the
syndicate must pay $500 per year into
| the city treasury. Supt. Schnitger was
present and given an opportunity to adj
dress the council. He stated that the
property on which it was intended to To-
cate the plant had already been bought
| in Rock Island, hence it would be impos-
| sible TO change the location. The repair
| shops. however, would be located there.
| The bridge cars would also he run from
| that side. The ordinance was adopted
with $500 penalty on the company il
the power house is not located there
The company will not accept the ordi.
| nance in that shape.
Three Harvest Excursions.