Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-14
BRIEFLETS.

DR LET Ia i d.
1t is called the satchel instead of the
grip now.
Dancing at Turner hall Wednesday
evening.
Canton fiannel-9 yards for 80 cents at
McCabe Bros.
Wanted-A female cook Enquire of
Mrs. Howard Wells.
The Two Johns Comedy company is
at the Harper house.
A good line of silk surahs at 80 cents
a yard at McCabe Bros.
Skating at the rink this evening,
Good music. Ladies free.
The great S9-cent January sale at Nc
Cabe's is the attraction of the dav.
Sheriff Silvis has had slight touch of
La Grippe, but he worried through it all
right.
Rev. W. s. Marquis will preach this
evening in South Park chapel at 7:3O
o'clock.
Misses ready trimmed hats. were 81 25.
81 80 and $3.50; now all go at 80 cents
at McCabe Bros
Division Supt E. NJ. Herr and Road
master NJ. j. Banding, of the C.. B. &
O., were in the city today.
LA Grippe" is still the prevailing fash
ion-or predicsment in Rock Island -
which ever you may best like to call it.
The prettiest entertainment ever given
in Rock Island will be the Growing of
the Queen of Fame" for the benefit of the
hospital.
The Davenport Business Mems asso-
citation last night appointed j. s. Wylie,
Nsth French and B. F. Tillinghast 8
committee on behalf of the Col. White
more gun factory.
This is the weather that takes the
crowd to McCsbe Bros. for warm bed
blankets and comforts. and their special
prices for this month is most opportune
incident for the intending buyers.
Let everybody 60 to the refined and
beautiful entertainment for the benefit of
the hospital Thursday evening. The
Growing of the Queen of Fame" will
be a very unique affair. Don't fail to
see it.
Johl Fitzgerald, for the past year and
a half signal service observer at Daven-
port, left last evening for his new post of
duty at Atlanta, Georgia. and his success
sor, Mr.. F. ]. Walz. has taken charge of
the Office at Davenport.
Gen. Post. of Galesburg, has intros
duced bill in congress, making Rock
Island post of entry, preparatory step
to bring the Galena custom house here.
Where has our own Congressman Gest
been all this time?
Mr.. W. T. Griffith, the retiring super
intendent of the Central Union Telephone
company. gives a reception to all his
subordinates at his home in Daven port
Friday night. Mr.. Griffith resigned re-
Gently to accept position as electrician
from the Davenport Electric Railway
company.
The Davenport Business Mems asso.
citation at its annual meeting last even
ing enumerated the erection of auto.
matte gates at several of the railway
crossings in the city among the asso
Citations most important accomplishment.
during the past year. These automatic
gates are what the ARGUS has so lon,
urged at Twenty,fourth street and else
where, and such as the council has de-
termined to have at the first named street
. Staassen & Polzin. the we'll know
bakery firm. have sold their plant on Thir'
avenue near Eleventh street to Mr.. A. q
, Hampton and have purchased the we
, known Range Bakery" corner of FIT
\ avenue and Twenty first street. and wi
make an effort to sustain the reputatio
that this bakery has so long enjoyed fo
y making good bread. Messrs. Stsassen ,
Polziu thoroughly understand the baker
n business and Will continue to give Ii
> best of satisfaction.
The chief of engineers. United State
q army, reporting upon the bill introduce
: in the senate authorizing the constructio
D Of a bridge across the Mississippi river g
Clinton, Iowa. says no objection is know
. in his Office. so far as the interests
8 navigation is concerned. to the erectie
n of bridge as proposed. Maj. McKel
l. zie. to whom the subject was referred 4
= investigation, says river men remonstra
y River men generally are opposed to q
!. location Of the bridge at that plae
a. which seems to have been selected for
and NAV file q strong protest.