Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-16
CITY CHAT.

Meigs Wait and wife. of Reynolds.
were in the city today.
Mr.. G. G. Truesdale has returned from
visit TO Minneapolis.
John ONeill. of Gable, went to Chi
cago last night on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tim Murphy rejoice in
the advent OF a daughter into their fam
lily circle.
DIR. c. G. Carter is now occupying one
of the handsome new VoIk residences on
Fifth avenue.
Mr.. j. W. Crandall leaves tomorrow
| morning for Ithica, N. Y, to JOIN his
wife and accompany her home.
The formal opening of Spencer square
occurs tonight. with imposing exercises
and concert by Bleuer's band.
Wilson q. Whitsitt, of Presumption,
son Of Benz. Whitsitt, leaves for Cornell
College at Mt. Vernon. Iowa. Thursday.
Mr.. Chss. Yore left for st. Louis last
| night to visit his brother, J. II. Yore,
proprietor of the Merchants hotel
Mr.. Fred Krell has commenced work
for the Geo. A. Fleming Fruit company
/
| Mr.. II. B. Sudlow left for Chambers
burg, Pa, yesterday morning with his
daughter. Miss Fannie, who enters school
there.
". s. McCaull, city editor of the Mon
mouth journal, was in the city last even
ing, and paid his respects to the ARGUS
editorial rooms.
| Mooaru 1,r,-o. 4.
Rsible returned last evening from their
three months abroad, both much i'm
proved in health.
Chas, E. Case has returned to Ottawa,
the deal for the purchase of the buses
of the Harper aud Rock Island houses
| having collapsed.
Mr.. NJ. G. Mills has purchased Of T. E
Gray the handsome suburban residence
built and originally owned by Maj. J. M.
Beardsley, for 81. 500.
Michael O'Connor yesterday sold to
Frank A. Barr, his house on Seventh
avenue between Nineteenth and TWEEN
tie,h streets for $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Bladel desire to
express their thanks to the friends and
neighbors for the many loving acts OF
kindness during their late bereavement.
Mrs. VIM. Jackson arrived from San
Jose, Cal last evenings Her return was
FASTENED by the serious illness of the lit
tie son of her daughter, Mrs. j. M. Barth
Mrs. NJ. ]. Cable, mother of Mr.. B. T.
Cable. and Miss A. A. Postlewait, of this
city, and Mrs. Geo. A Castleman, of St
Louis. arrived at the Harper this morn
ing.
The Woman's Improvement Guild oil
Trinity church will have al apron tes
at the residence Of Mrs W. H. Bean, 21S
Eleventh street, Thursday afternoon
from to 9.
Maj j. M. Beardsley has been retained
by G. G. Bradford, and who had his leg
/ fractured in the electric railway acciden
/ at Davenport. to sue the company fol
damages.
The last car on the Rock Island & Mi.
Ian road will leave the corner of Second
avenue tonight at 10 o'clock to accom-
modate the out Of town people attend
: ing the Spencer square exercises.
d Francis Murphy, the temperance ora
tor. will hold series of meetings in Dav
export early in October, land it is Just pos
sible that he will fill an engagement IN
8 Rock Island Immediately thereafter.
M. A. Patterson and family returned
Yesterday morning from Cedar Rapids
Mr.. Patterson having spent Sunday Their
and Mrs. Patterson and children hav
been visiting for week with relatives
: This evening at O'Clock q bushes
{ meeting will be held at the rooms of tn
Young Mems Christian Association Il
vote on new constitution better adspte
to the needs of the work in the new build
q ing.
Mr.. Geo. ]. Kobusch. of the St. Loui
Car company, to which the Holmes syn
!. dictate has given the contract for its fift
g new cars, is in the city today securing
o information as to the colors for the cars
lights, etc.