Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-22
BRIEFLETS.

The democratic primaries are to bt
held Saturday night.
Democratic county convention ont
week from today.
Mr.. L. s. McCabe has gone to Nebras
ka on business trip.
A telephone has been placed in the res
idence of Mr.. T. Fl. Thomas.
All kinds OF lake and river fish al
Lloyds, two doors west of Ha-pers the
atre.
Mrs. Elisha Lee, OF Trinidad. British
West Indies, is visiting at the residence
of Mylo Lee.
Sheriff Silvis and daughter. Miss Eta
Silvis. have returned home from a two
days sojourn in Chicago.
Clemann s. Salzmann have just re.
ceived another car load of that nice bed
room furniture in solid oak.
Mrs. Agnes McAuley, hospital marion
| at Rock Island arsenal. has returned from
| a six weeks visit to her daughter at Mil
waukee.
Mr.. G. A. Steel had bis left hand Sc
verely lacerated by a nail while handling
freight in the c., r. l. & p. freight office
this morning.
Mrs. G. A. Nebeker, an accomplished
| and successful music teacher. gives q
piano recital at G. A. r. hall on Satur>
day afternoon. at 3 O'Clock.
A fine cow is to be ratified off at John
| Ainsworth's saloon on Ninth street Sat
urday evening. May pa A fine wein-
WRIST lunch will he served
T. r. Perry. manager of Peter Ba
ker's Chris and Lena and the Emigrant'
company. which appears at Harper's
theatre on the Goth. is in the city.
William Dresser is having his place
repapered in elegant style. Druckmillel
& Co. are doing the work. which is suf-
| ficient evidence that it will be we'll done.
Doesn't the Union know that Mr.. Rob
| ert II Lynn, foreman at the Rock Island
Lumber & Manufacturing CO.. is an as
pirant for sheriff? His friends say he is
the strongest man yet spoken Of
Mr.. B. T. Cable will leave in few
days for San Antonio on hurried bust.
ness trip. and from thence he will proceed
TO New York, from which city he sails
for Europe on June for the purpose OF
returning with his family to Rock Island
The Uuion has again "been seen" po-
| liticslly and three ambitious repub'
| licans receive IS more worth of pu fiery
this morning The Unions bluff seems
to have succeeded admirably with the
| candidates.
Mr.. J. NJ. Buford this morning sold
fuyn lnyc in an'c nd
ton. one to B. F. Baughman for $500
and one to Mrs. Eliza A. Egan for 800
| and the prospects are that both will build
houses.
E. L. Bradford and wife, of Quincy
have been the guests of Division Agent
Fl. d. Mack. of the c., B. & B., for sew.
eral days. Mr. Bradford is genera
agent for the Burlington system at Quin.
cy.
this morning aged ~ years. He was one
of the oldest citizens of the county and
had a large personal acquaintance who
will be panied to hear of his demise. The
funeral occurs at 10 a. m. Saturday.
Miss Agnes NJ Bixby. who for two
years and a half has been stenogrspher in
the Office of Guyer & Sweeney, has &C.
cepted a position as private secretary to
| Division Agent II. d. Mack of the c., B.
& @ and her sister. Miss Annie s. Blk.
by, succeeds her in her former posi- ton
The Onion shows its customary polit.
ical malice by announcing this morning
that the democratic csucuses are To b,
| held tonight. The intention is plainly &c
mislead, of course, but democrats are moi
| looking 10 the Union for pointers as tC
cancuses.
Chief Clerk c. O. Bloom, of the Rocl
| Island house, has devised cashiers win
dow through which all transactions with
| the Office must pass. OF course Bloom.
artistic skill is displayed both in the de.
| sign and lettering, and while affording
convenience the arrangement is likewise
ornamental.
About 100 representative citizens Of
Moline-msnufscture merchants anG
| professional men called on Mr.. G. II
Deere last night and congratulated hin
on his appointment as Worlds Fair com
missioner. Mr.. w. J. Entrikin made
complimentary speech and Mr.. Deere re-
| Piled. Refreshments and a pleasant
social hour followed.
Chairman Wheelan. of the democrats
city-township committee. has issued
call which appears elsewhere. for tn
democratic primaries which are to b.
held Saturday night at the various votin:
places for the purpose of selecting dele
gates TO the county convention which
assemblies on the Goth inst
All of the schools of district No.
South Rock Island, will meet at Cenie
school house No. l tomorrow at 3 o'clocl
in the afternoon to be presented will
flags by friends of the school. Speeche
will be made by the Rev. G. W. Cue ant
others; and there will be singing by tn
schools.
A new wholesale and retail cigar stor
is the latest addition to the list Of new bust
ness in this city. 1t will be located a
No. 1903 Second avenue, and will b
opened for business the first of mex
week. Mr.. Z. Bundschuh, lately of s,
Joseph, Mo-, is tie propsietOr. 81
oroughly understands the business. hav
ing for several years sold cigars on tn
road
Il Business men of Burlington put So 90
into q boom edition of Frank Leslie
illustrated newspaper. They are nov
wondering if they got the worth of thei
money. The best way to boom your cit
!. is through your local paper. II the en-
terprising citizens of Burlington had in
vested $4,000 in their home papers
would have done ten times as much good
: When you invest your money in outsid
, newspaper booms, the reader knows it
paid for and passes it by. but thousand
of copies Of your home paper sent out al
tract attention.