Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-12
CITY CHAT.

A full line of rubber goods at Lloyd &
Stewards.
wanted-A cook. Apply to 100 Tween.
ty,second street
Straw goods marked away down at
Lloyd & Stewards.
A fine line of white and colored vests
at Lloyd s. Stewards.
P.J. Wagner, ihesold grocer. was to-
day assisting May the grocer.
Anything and everything, and any,
thing and everything at 1914 Second ave.
nue..
Free lunch at Schmacht's saloon on
Twentieth street tonight, with music by
the Union band.
Ex-Mayor Thos. Murdoch has returned
with his family from Kansas City to Rock
Island to stay.
County Supt Southwell's county teach
ers' institute opens at the Rock Island
High school building for two weeks
session next Monday.
Mr.. J. w. Potter left for Monmouth
this morning to attend the meeting of the
democratic congressional committee OF
the Eleventh district, of which he is
chairman.
Thieves broke into Beecher's ice house
across the slough Thursday night and
stole two Jars of butter aud several dozen
lemons. There are no clues to the in
truders.
L. A. Ellis, of Clinton, one of the un-
popular nominees of Tuesdays bar con-
90 - nd; nso dictr
of Iowa. has unqualifiedly declined to ac-
cept the nomination.
Committees of the United Presbyter.
ian church of Davenport and Rock Island
have arranged for Joint picnic of the
Sunday schools of those churches at Of
ferman's island next Wednesday.
E r. Pnffer. assistant-genersl freight
agent, and G. X. Johnson, division
freight agent of the Chicago division of
the c.. B. & @, and j. M. Rodman. tick.
ct agent of Clinton, of the same road. are
In the city today calling on Division
Agent II. d. Mack.
The Franklin & Co. shows left for
Aledo during the night. The train went
in two sections over the c., B. & Q in
CHI arge of Division Trainmsster Stanton,
W no will remain with it now for several
DAYS or until it leaves his division. Rush
vile, Bushnell and Beardstown are to be
visited 1t the meantime.
Clemann s. Salzmann have some of
the incest novelties in furniture you
ever saw. One of the latest received is a
reclining chair with foot rest. and is
controlled entirely by the feet. 1t is
easily changed to any position required.
is model of beauty, and is simple in
construction. Go and see it.
Huber s. Weinburger, of the Rock
Island ice company have sold their
interests to Geo. Barker. who will
attend to the wants of all their for
mer customers hereafter. This gives Mr..
Barker practical monopoly of the Rock
Island ice business When asked today
if he proposed to raise the price of ice he
said mot for the present"
Mr. E. E. Parmenter is in receipt of a
further communication from the coroner
at Burlington stating that the body of
Peter Holzhammer, of this city. found
there was not entirely headless. but that
it was very much distigured, as was the
entire body from its long contact with
the water. The body was buried at the
expense of Des Moines county in Aspen
Grove cemetery at Burlington.
Bert Magill. of Moline, stayed in Port
Byron on Monday night, representing
that he was coaxed to leave home. He
was evidently homesick lad. and would
have been glad TO see his mother, but on
Tuesday morning. instead of going home
like good boy, evidently had nerved
himself to go farther, and disappeared,
but has not gone home. He is bright
boy, of IA or Is years.-Port Byron
Globe.
All stamped envelopes which are
spoiled by mistakes committed in super
scribing will be redeemed by the postof-
flee department at their stamp value.
Postage stamps damaged by sticking to-
gether in damp warm weather or from
other CAUSES before using. may be re-
turned Ia the department and their value
returned to the purchaser or exchanged
for new stamps. All redeemed envel-
opes and stamps are sent by the post
master who redeems them to the depart.
ment and records are kept.