Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-23
BRIEFLETS.

j Grip Van Wrinkle" at the theatre to
( night.
4 John Babcock, of Wa,ertown, was il
the city today
Mr.. Sam Heagy. of Hampton, was q
Rock Island visitor today.
Asparagus. pie plant. pine apples and
lettuce, at F. G. Young's.
Mays patent flour-satisfaction guar,
, anteed-at S1.10 per sack.
Be sure and go to Mays and buy what
/, you need in canned goods at moving
prices.
The rattle of Emil Jacobsen's cornet
takes place at Dressen's saloon Saturday
evening, April 90.
The fourth annual ball of St. Joseph s
branch No. 10. w. c. u, will be held at
Armory hall Friday evening. April 25.
The $4,000 suit of N. b. Fassett
against the Moline Malleable Iron COM
pany. went TO the jury this afternoon.
May is rejuvenating the store room,
1919 Second avehUe opposite his present
stand, preparatory to moving in tenn
porarily.
The Rock Island County Sunday school
association convenes for three days
session at the Broadway Presbyterian
church tomorrow.
| Mrs Frederika Schneider is improving
her homestead on Fourth avenue by put
ting in new two light windows. Volk &
| Co. have the contract.
The alarm of fire in Moline this MORN
ing was false. 1t had its origin in the
test of an automatic sprinkler in the
works of Barnard & Leas.
ExsMayor Carse has placed in the
hands of G. J. w. Schreiner a contract to
enlarge and improve the dining room at
| his residence on Fourth avenue.
| Remember the entertainment of Island
| City lodge tomorrow night Lots of fun,
commencing at eight o'clock. Tickets
| for sale by the members or at the door
Mr.. J. II. Cleland has bought of Mr.. p.
j. Wagner the latter's residence property
| on Tenth street near Fourth avenue for
| 81, 800 and has commenced the occupancy
of it.
The address of welcome of Mavor Nc
Conochie to the Northern Illinois Teach
ers' association will be delivered at 4 30
| nounced yesterday.
The BELLS O'Shandon" was presented
to well pleased audience by the Stuart
comedy company at Harper's theatre last
evening. For tonight RIP Van Win.
kle" was announced.
Mr.. II. p. Stoddard, of Edgington,
was i n the city today. He says there has
been no new republican candidates bobbed
up there s. far this week. which is GER
tsinly an encouraging sign.
Mr.. VIM. Johnston and daughter, of
Sacramento, Cal, are spending the day
in the city the guest of Mr. Johnston's
brother. J. r. Johnston. They are en-
route home from Washington.
Mrs. Anna Neimann, wife of Anton
Nelmann, died at her home, 430 Forty
fourth street, at 4:30 yesterday afternoon
of consumption. aged 30 years. The fu
neral will occur at , o'clock tomorrow
afternoon.
One of the extension poles attached to
the drill In the artesian well broke off In
the we'll hole Monday. and is in such
position that 1t has not been recovered,
though a special device has been con.
trived to probe for it.
General Manager Meade, of the Rock.
ford Construction company. today paid
| over to the Messrs. Sears $1,000 for the
deed of the fifteen acres at Sears. on
which a brick factory is to be located. as
heretofore described in the ARGUS.
r. W. Lang. general secretary of the
\. Nj. G. A assisted by Willie Stewart,
Henry Hanson and Will Philleo, con-
Quoted some interesting exercises at the
South Park chapel last night, giving an
| account OF the work of the Y. NJ. c. A,
etc.
M. Geo. Schneider has been showing
his public spirit by remodeling the two
houses on the Gormley property on TWEEN
third street. recently purchased, NJ. "
Archer being the contractor. Mr..
Schneider has also beautiied his own resi-
dence on Twentv>third street by putting
in handsome terrace.
AT the Industrial fair David Don had
one OF the new process gasoline stove 5 in
operation that created quite surprise at
the easy way of burning gasoline. 1t is
simply wonderful and will pay any one
who has not seen it to Investigate it. Ii is
| one OF the wonders of the nineteenth GEN.
tury, equal to the Leonard refrigerator.
Persons having vehicles to place at the
disposal OF the committee in charge of
the visit of the Northern Illinois Teach
er's association to the island of Rock ISL
and Saturday morning, are requested to
have them at the Harper house al o'clock
sharp, as the trip must be made before
the converting of the morning session at
8 o'clock.
An effort is being made in the county
| court today through the instrumentslity
of The Moline Y. NJ. c. A. to recover from
her mother, the eleven year old daughter
| of Mrs. Smith, arrested in that city re-
Gently for conducting house of prosti>
tuition. The aim is TO send the girl TO
The Industrial Home at Chicago where
she will have good moral training.
The Muscatine Journal Is making gall
| liant fight for the Inauguration of paw
ing movement in Muscatine. The Jour.
nal will accomplish its aim by persis-
| tency, and once started the paving fever
will spread so rapidly that all the oppo>
| sition the obstructionists can muster will
avail no more than an attempt to beat
back the ocean at high tide.
Capt. VIM. Corcoran, the celebrated
artist of facial and hirsute adjournment, has
invested in real estate. having purchased
the frame west of Harper's theatre build
ing from Mrs. Linehan for $780, and will
erect thereon handsome business block
to cost 81 600, in which will be located
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