Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-14
BRIEFLETS.

Nice spring chickens at F. G. Youngs
Jersey sweet potatoes at c. c. Trues.
dsle's.
Fresh green vegetables at Browner's
grocery.
Nice lettuce, spinach and celery at F i.
G. Young's.
Chas. Case, of Ottawa, is in the city on
brief visit.
Ladies free at the rink Saturday even
ing, Feb. 18th
Armour's and Gilmore's choice hams at
F. G. Young's.
Messrs. Will Dart and W. B. Meyers are
in st. Louis.
Choice spinach. lettuce and fresh celery
at Benefits.
Nice bsnsnas. oranges and fine eating
apples at Benefits.
Fine small young turkeys and chickens
at @. c. Truesdsle's.
Ducks. chickens and turkeys at Brown
er's Elm street grocery.
Soup punches, parsley. onions, lettuce,
spinach and celery at c. c. Truesdale's.
Mr.. Benz. Whitsitt returned from Chi
csgo this morning and left for his home
at Presumption.
Lost-A B. R. r. B. pin at Hsrper's
theatre the 18th. A reward of 81 will be
paid for its return to 400 Perry street
Davenport.
St. Valentines day is of more impor-
lance to Mrs. Rev. G. W. Cue than any
thing cupid could bring. 1t is her fiftieth
birthday.
Geo. Lipton's house at Presumption was
destroyed by fire Q week ago, entailIng a
loss of $4,000. The school children
saved the furniture.
Hon. R G. Horr. of Saginaw, Mich,
is at the Harper He delivers a lecture
at Hsrper's theatre tonight on: lis the
Baboon Our Cousin"
The remains Of Mrs. Mclaughlin ar
rived from the west this morning, and
were taken to the residence of her SOD,
from which the funeral will be held.
A little prairie fire southeast of the city
last evening afforded beautiful illumin-
alton and led many to believe that dire
destruction Of property was in progress.
The Rock Island Silver Plating works
have elected officers as follows: W. b.
Ferguson, ]. R. Johnston, ]. F. Robin.
son. c. L. Walker and W. T. Magill.
Mr.. W. D. Webster. of Cordova, wa:
in town today. Mr.. Webster has dis.
posed of his general store at Cordovs and
is devoting himself entirely now his lin.
interests.
Mr.. Fl. G. Asnbsugh, late of the Union
has made q deal by which he becam,
proprietor OF the Eau Claire, (Wis.) Ere
Press, and disposes Of his former news,
paper property at Newton. Kansas.
Rumor has it that Rev. II. c. Leland
of the First Baptist church, is to resign
his pulpit here soon to 60 to Morgan
Park, H., to perfect his studies with
view of acquiring the title of doctor o
philosophy.
Sheriff Silvis returned this morniu!
from trip to Joliet and to Fort Wayne
He accompanied the female horse thief
Lou Schardine, TO the state peitentiary
and then went over into Hoosierdom te
look after business matters.
Mr.. 8. W. Odell, of Port Byron. il
still quite Ill, and grave fears have beer
entertained as to his recovery. DR.. Crais
was summoned in consultation with DR.
Morgan the other day. At last accounts
the patient was resting easier.
The Chicago Tribune special says tina
the eight hour pay bill for Rock ISLAND
arsenal workmen is regarded with fsvo
by the house committee on labor and viii
probably receive its Endorsement slmos
unanimously. The subcommittee hs.
reported it favorably to the full commit
| tee.
i Agent Geo. W. Stsnsberry. of the Ad
ans Express company, is distributing
very neatly bound and arranged shippers
guide with the compliments Of the Adam
company. The guide comprises al
points in the world reached by express
not only by the Adams lines alone. bu
all points reached by other companies.