Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-18
CITY CHAT


s. Mosenfelder's clearing.
Mr.. E n. Requa, of Norfolk. Neb., is
visiting his sisters in the city.
Remember you can find all the leading
machines at the glove store.
Blueberries. b!ackberries. and raspber>
ries-red and black-at Young's.
Mrs. 8. R. Wright and children Joined
the campers on Big Island this morning
Elk Mayor Carse moved his family out
to the Big Island camp yesterday after
noon.
The board of supervisors adjourned
their July session late yesterday after
noon.
Corn, tomatoes. string beans. apples.
beets, turnips. cucunbeIs and cabbage at
F.. G. Young's.
Mrs. John Garvin has been called to
Fit. Madison by the illness OF her brother,
John Hamburger.
The Christian chapel Sunday school
has gone to the watch tower for its an
nual picnic today.
Mr.. P. A. Bloom and wife. of Des
Moines. are vising c. o. Bloom, of the
Rock Island house.
Something new in mems jersey shirts,
the right thing for camping. just received
at Simon & Mosenfelder's.
Yesterday Rev G. A. Mennicke united
in marriage Mr.. Otto Geppert and Miss
Minnie Hagen, both of this city.
Mr.. Henry Rsdloff and Miss Sadie
Gregg. of Coal Valley. were united in
marriage by Justice Halves Wednesday
evening.
John Shug. the defaulting treasurer of
the Moline Mannerchoir. has settled his
accounts and the cases against him have
been dismissed.
Pesrssll and Crawford had lengthy
confidential interview on the street cor
ner today and attracted considerable at.
tentiou.
Contractor Stephen O'Connc has nearly
completed his contract for the filing of
Fourth avenue from Ninth to Fifteenth
streets to grade.
The four weeks old babe of Mr.. John
Former is at deaths door, the complaint
being cholera infantum. which has car
ried off a number of children of late.
Goodness gracious. stars and gartersl
how it does enrsge the Union to mention
anything about libel suit ia connection
with it; 'spose It's excussble, though,
come to think of it.
The third subscription concert given
by Strasser's band and orchestra at
Hincher's Elm street garden last evening
drew large attendance and proved like
its predecessors, a delightful musical
treat.
Rev. 81 G. Marshall and wife returned
last evening from Pittsburg whittier they
went four weeks ago to attend the Inter-
national Sunday school convention and
also to visit relatives and friends. They
report most pleasant trip.
Freight Agent Stoddard, of the Rock
Island road. has received notice that tax
ing effect August l, the rates to Rock
| Island. Moline and Davenport will be
| f1rstclass As cents; second. 50 cents;
| third, 81 cents; fourth, IS cents; fifth,
| ID cents.
The fountains for Spencer square were
delivered this morning, and the Davis
| drinking fountain was unpacked and it's
beauty revealed. The magnificent Cable
erected as soon as the foundation is in
| readiness.
Three young men from Rock Island
were arrested for fast driving and brought
| up for trial this morning, but something
| went wrong and the police magistrate
| became nervous and would not try them,
| so the mayor was called mp, and fined
them each 81 and osts.-Davenport
Times
Electric power will soon be in use on
| the Elm street car line to South Park,
making that locality the most desirable
for residences of any part of the city.
| The South Park syndicate propose to give
everyone chance to buy lots at their
own price and will have an auction sale
of lots for that purpose.
| The tri>city camping party heretofore
spoken of in the ARGUS is gathering upon
the hanks of Rock river near Colona
Mr.. F. Cook has been on the ground
several days getting things in readiness
anu his noon Mrs. s. B Edison and most
of the party left for the scene of the
camp, the Others expecting to 60 up to-
morrow.
| A. T. Forgy. of New Windsor, adver.
tises his lumber yard, dwelling and othe
real estate for sale. and says he intend
going to Colorado. The NeUs regret.
this. as Mr.. Forgy is one of the solid
tsubstantial young men of the county. HI
will have the best wishes of numerous
friends down this way for future prosper
ity wherever he may locate. Keithsburl
Neios.
George NOkes, former tenant on tn
premises of Thomas Twelftree, of Rey
nolds, has. through his attorneys, Guye
q Sweeney, entered three suits IN tn,
circuit court against Twelftree to recove
amounts as follows: 5000 damages fo
assault upon his wife. SIS, 600 for person,
al abuse and $1,000 for breach of con
tract. Maj. Beardsley has been retained
as counsel by Mr.. Twelftree.
MCCARTHY. Hull & Ellis are maxim!
lively work of the Tw entieth street curb
ing for the Rockford CONSTRUCTION com
! pany. Fifteen minutes after the frs
load was delivered on the ground the,
had men at work trimming the stone
The Rockford Construction compan,
burnt the first kiln yesterday, and it j
said to be equal to the best pawn!
brick.
81 The Union intimates that it is In fea
of the ARGUS suing it for libel. Tn
Union need give itself no anxietS on tina
score. for two distinct reasons. Tn
ARGUS regards it's contemporary as en-
O tirely too inoffensivc to warrant sucl
proceedings under any conditions; an,
Q the ARGUS has too much pride in its pro
5 fession to witness a repetition of tn
groveling displayed by the Union wher
VIM. McEniry got after it few month
ago.
/ A Des Moines special to the Oman
Bee says that Cor several years past tn
| Rock Ialand railroa "A m an n oement has no