Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-09
CITY CHAT.

mrs. Jonn Barge left for Geneseo this
morning on = VISIT.
Those fue parlor rockers are going fas,
at Kann & Huckstaedt's.
Great turkey and plum pudding dinner
at Armory hall Thursday.
II you want to save money go to Kauu
q Huckstsedrs for holiday goods.
An experienced girl wanted at Kramer
q Bleuer's book-bindery Ia Moline.
Remember the Trinity church bszsa,
at Armorv hall tomorrow and Thursday
Lew West has purchased of E. II. Guy.
er one Of the store buildings in the old
Palace row building for s2, 700.
c. K. Fletcher. formerly Of this city.
but now commercial traveller. has been
laid up at the Harper for week.
HAIRY Joseph. of st. Joseph. Missouri. 8.
In the city visiting his brother. Dir. 10
seph. oil the London Clothing Co.
The entertainment at South Pa L
chapel will take place on SATURDAY. even.
ing Instead Of Friday as announced in
last evenings paper.
Supper will be served at the Fsm,lv
bazaar at Armory hall from @ to so'clocs
Wednesday and Thursday evening. All
are cordially invited.
There will be a beautiful variety ~
suitable articles for christmas presents
at the Salamagundi Fair at Armory hall
on Wednesday and Thursday.
G. G. Tayloiis new store Is now being
arranged with the incest line Of holiday
goods ever seen in this city. Look out
for the grand opening.
VIZ Russell. wife and three children. of
Moline, were almost asphyxisted by soft
coal gas last ght. II was only by IN e
greatest exertions Of DIR. Dunn that they
were restored.
ksnn Il Huckstaedt are lower from IN
to 20 per cent on prices In furniture and
carpets, including Porierio curtains. than
any other place 10 the three cities.
A farmer remarked In Simon & Mosen,
ieiders store. after looking around. I'VE
md your overcoats from IS to SIS cheap-
OF thsn other stores. we have priced
them"
Capt. j. NJ. Blaisdell left for the north
yesterday in the interests OF a children,s
carnage works at Buffalo. N. Y, with
which he has become identified as a com.
mercial traveller.
Rev. q. Cue left last evening for Chi.
cago where his wife has been for soma
time receiving hospital care in conse.
Qnencs OF surgical operation she has re-
Gently undergone.
The formal notice OF contest of the
alleged election of w. c. Collins as /,
appeared 10 last Saturday nights ARGUS
was served or Mr.. Collins yesterday by
Mr. VIM McEniry.
One Of the greatest attrsction's at the
Sslamaguudi Fair will be two ladies
dressed in full japanese costume. They
will be Mrs. B. T. Cable and Miss Eison
who Will preside over the japanese cooth.
Thos. s. WEIGH. OF Honesdale, Pa. Is
10 The city on visit to his brother. J. w.
WEIGH. Mr.. Welch NAV locate perman
emily in Rock Island. He resided here
ABOUT twenty years ago md learned his
trade as printer here.
Harry McDarrah. the long time FIRE.
man on the ferry. is lying dangerously
Ill at his home on Fifteenth street be .
tween First and Second avenue. Henry's
ailment is lung disease. induced by his
exposure while on the boat.
The republican county committee Ia.
issued call for a convention AZ ,hs
court house. Dec. Is. To select delegates
70 the legislative convention. 10 be held
at Cambridge on the 18th to nominate
someone TO run for the Legislature in the
vain hope OF amending for the Collins
oiunder. The primaries are to be held
next Saturday.
The funeral OF Geo. Marshall. the nm.
fortunate son of s A. Marshall was held
from the residence OF Tbos. Ransom. 30e
Fourteenth street this afleruoo on Rev. w.
s. Marquis officiating. The pail bearers
were Samuel j. Ransom, John Stenrle.
Mitchell Free. Robert Kuschman. Fred
Koch and Chas. Long.
Davis & Co. have placed an iron mos,
70 support the low light at the corner OF
Second avenue and Eighteenth STR ct.
The arrangement 10 50 much OF an i'm .
provement over the others that the idea
OF putting all those In the business nor.
tion like IL. would be an excellent
one.
IL the Messrs. Negus' cary out their
present plans their Improvements at the
Rock Island house will not stop with the
Introduction OF steam heat. They con-
template cutting an arch between the
present main Office mo the room pog
used for = bar loom which will be mil,
ICED as reading room. while the store
room to be vacated by c. @ Taylor will
be used as bar room. An elevator and
refrescoing and repainting come 10 the
line OF improvements determined UPON.
City Attorney Haas went to Ottawa
1t noon TODAY on business In the appel
late court. On Dec 0. Mr. Haas 1Ied his
briefs and abstracts IN tie McEniry case
against the city. but failed TO comply
with the requirements of the Law in fur.
nishing the appellee with copies of alb
stract and brief. The latter accordingly
entered motion this morning for the
court to dismiss the case. This took
Mr. Haas to Ottawa.
Manager Monirose, of Hsrper's theatre.
Ii alert TO everything that may increase
the popularity Of his house and give 10
bic patrons the best attractions on the
rosd. When he learned of the damage by
nre TO the opera house II Evanston, be
wrote the manager to give him his best
bookings II he could not accommodate
them. To tits Mr.. Montrose received q
reply that the opera house was not 90
much disdeured but what eli engage.
ments could be filed Mr.. Montrose.
however. has his line out for some good
shows which be viii yet capture.
The Union Of this morning announce.
Supervisor 8 w. Heath OF Bowling a Z
candidate for the Legislature before
the republican senatorial conven-
ton for which the tax payers Of this
district ere soon to be assessed. The
republican who allows bic name to b
used IN connection with that
convention, will never see the kalls
Of the legi,lature - . member there
Of The republicans were anxious 70 use
the name Of Ex- mayor Carss whom thu