Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17
BRIEFLETS.

st. Pstrick's day.
Council meeting tonight.
| Mclntire Bros.-see adv.
Kid gloves fitted at Benefits.
25>cent corset covers at Mclntire Bros
| Dancing school at Armory hall Wednes
day night.
| Democratic city committee meeting to
night at the ARGUS office.
Go to r. Champion & Co. for you
wall paper. They are the lowest.
The ferry Spencer resumed her trips
between the two cities this morning.
Go to dancing school at Armory hal
Wednesday night and have good time
A large invoice of etchings Just re.
ceived from New York City at Cramp
toms.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Kennedy vel
coined baby boy at their home this
morning.
Geo. W. Copp and George Solandel
are among the applicants for censu:
enumerators.
Wanted-A boy to take care of COW
and horse, and other work. Apply a
this office.
A boy named Batten, broke his leg or
the playground at school building No
6 this afternoon.
McIntire Bros. call special attention to
two assortments of muslin underwear al
25 and so cents. See adv.
Mr. George Wilson, an old Rock Island
boy. but now Of Colorado, is here on 9
visit to relatives and friends.
Found-A pocket book in No. lie blu,
car on Rock Island & Moline street rail
way. Enquire at ARGUS office.
Both the democratic and republican
city to wnship conventions will be held a
Torner hall instead of the court house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving D. Burgh and son
of Clinton. were in the city for Sunda,
sojourn with the family of Col. Burgh.
Sheriff Silvls feels as happy as an,
Irshmsp in the CITY today. He was borr
March II. something less than fifty year
ago.
Easter booklets. cards and souvenirs
foreign aud domestic productions, JUS
received from Boston by X. Champion &
Co.
Persons desiring to obtain pews or sit
tings in Trinity church can now he &C
commodated by making it known to Mr.
r. Champion.
Mr.. f. o. Sweeney, of Fairbury, Neb.,
spent today in the city with his father
Mr.. E d. Sweeney, on his way home
from Chicago.
Mr.. W. H. Marshall, the Harper hous,
druggist, is mentioned as the probable
republican candidate for alderman in tn,
Fifth ward.
The ladies of the First M, E churcl
have postponed their sociable to be held a
| the residence of MIR. VIM. Jackson from
the coming Friday evening. TO Thursday
April IL.
Moses DeBsrr, colored hostler oil
Davenport, was leading a frisky horse
this morning, when the animal kic ked the
darkey in the head. infiicting probably
fatal injuries.
A special came in on the Burlington
today, having on board Supt. OF
| Bridges Thorne and others in that de.
partment Of the roads employ. who are
making a tour of inspection over the
company's lines.
| The Ladies' Industrial Relief society
have arranged with Rev. w. Porteus, OF
ST. Louis, for lecture at Harper's thea
ire Tuesday evening, March %. on the
subject of Egypt aud the Pyramids.
DR.. Porteus has just returned from Egypt
and his lecture is to be delivered in cos
tune. IL will prove not only an interest
ing and instructive lecture, but being for
a worthy cause, will no doubt attract q
| large audience.
r Champion & Co are at your service
with an elegant new stock of wall paper,
purchased direct from the leading ma ers
Their stock includes all describable grades
prices ranging from &c 10 So per roll.
They have also a corps of careful hangers
and guarantee you perfect satisfaction in
goods, prices and workmanship. Fresco
painting, kslsomining and any kind of
painting can be contracted for through
| them on the most favorable terms.
For the interior decoration of homes,
| wall paper in the new designs and soft
coloring surpasses all other material. A
well chosen combination of paper and
frieze, with plain or decorated ceiling,
more than half furnishes a room. The
long experience of Mr.. r. Champion in
this line to assist purchasers in their SCI
lections will insure satisfactory results,
and the very moderate prices ruling fol
all staple grades place them within the
reach of every household
| The Union says that the only objection
it has to Chris GAZETTEER for the republican
nomination for alderman in the Fourth
ward is that the ARGUS has "been push
ing him" What folly The extent of
the ARGUS pushing him consists in men.
tioning his candidacy as meeting with the
appropriation of the republicans of the
ward in advance of the Union doing so
II the Union does not take kindly TO all
that the ARGUS mentions in advance of il,
surely there is much of importance in the
city that is not to its liking.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. McHugh were
driving on Fourth avenue yesterday
morning and colt owned by Mr.. Nc
Hugh was pranciug behind the buggy,
when the animal becoming oyerjoyed with
enthusiasm for some cause attempted
to place its front feet in the buggy. The
consequence was that the vehicle over
turned, but neither of the occupants were
seriously injured though, Mr.. McHugh
will be lame for time. The colt dissp-
peared and has probably headed for
Black Hawk township where it has beer
in pasture all winter.
In the county court Saturday Judg,
Adams dismissed, for want of prosecu
ton. the case of Reese vs. Hurley. Th,
plaintiff, Chris Reese, who is a Molin,
saloon keener suad Al Hurley a switch