Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-01
CITY CHAT.

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Don't forget Mays low prices.
| Call and secure bargains at Mays.
Michael Curry. of Coal Valley. was in
the city today.
Henry Muell. n, of Edgington. Wis, is
In the city today.
Mr.. John Barton, of Coal Valley. was
in the city today.
Millinery opening at Mrs. Greena-
waits. See adv. today.
E. S. Bowman. of Bennett. Iowa. ar
rived this morning for short business
visit.
Messrs. Morris Rosenfield and ]. s.
| Gilmore left for Chicago last evening on
| business.
An overcoat and some other clothing
was stolen from q csboose in the Rock
Island yards last evening.
Mr.. Jacob Rsmser and daughter have
gone to st. Louis to attend the big fair
aud other attractions of next week.
The Grown" dining hall has just been
reftted with new oil 81 nth carpet. which
make the room appear fresh and bright
Nicanor A. Bornelius, aged twenty six
aud Patience Celia Howe. of Moline aged
thirty. were adjudged insane in the coun-
tv court today and ordered committed to
Elgin.
The Third Baptist church between
Rock Island and Moline is endeavOring
TO get out of debt. The pastor, Rev.
Green, is making a canvass for subscrip-
tons and he should be encouraged in his
work.
visit in the city. left for home yesterday
accompanied by his daughter. Miss Effie
Dill. who has been visiting with Mrs. G.
w. Negus in this city for the past year.
Mrs. W. A. Thompson leaves tomor
row morning for Greenwich, N. Y, for q
two months visit, Capt. Thompson going
to Winopa where he has some river work
to finish up before navigation closes.
Editors Leiberknecht. OF the Geneseo
Republic. and Comstock. of the Cambridge
Chronicle. and R. F. Beels. also of Henry
county, constitute the out of town con-
tingent which has come to hear Oglesby
talk today.
The wiring of the double track of the
Holmes syndicate is proceeding rapidly
on Moline avenue toward Moline. As
soon as the material arrives the forces will
be increased and distributed and the en-.
tire system wired in short time.
The report of Crop Correspondent
Campbell for September shows that rye
in Rock Island county will yield an
average of sixteen bushels per acre. the
average quality being 80; oats will yield
twenty bushels. the average quality being
so. Corns average condition is IS.
There Is at the armory q boy named
Clarence Mstocks, who ran away from
his home at Colona last Saturday think
ing he would receive better treatment in
the wide wide world than under the pas
rental roof. He changed his mind, how
ever, and when Officer Thomas found
him, was one of the most penitent young
men imaginable. He is ready to go home
now and behave himself like a very good
little boy.
Four of Barnums Nero ballet girls
were discharged at in Fort Dodge, Iowa,
for drunkenness The girls appeared on
the streets in broad daylight in scanty
stage costume and made Rome howl.
They told a pitiful tale. According to
their story they were hired in London at
q stated salary. one of the provisions of
the contract being that they should be
sent home at the end of the season. As
the season is drawing to q close the girls
say the management is making practice
of dismissing some OF the girls in each
town for trivial breaches of discipline not
noticed early In the year. The discharged
women are all foreigners and penniless