Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-24
BRlEFLETS.

Bananas, oranges and lemons a
Young's grocery.
Spinach. head lettuce. parsley ant
green onions at Mays.
Miss Stone. of the postoffice clerica
force, is i'll with the grip.
Mr.. Louis May is about again after q
weeks communion with LA Grippe"
Henry Ecker. of St. Louis, is in the
city visiting his father, Peter Ecker, who
is very i'll.
Miss Glenn left for her home at Jolie,
this morning, after visit to Mrs. H. W
Dusinberre. of this city.
Rev. John II. Kerr, of Rural, will oc,
cupy the pulpit of the Central Presby,
terrain church next Sunday.
Conductor A. Il. Pollard, of the c., B
& O.. is very i'll with the grip. compli'
Gated with diphtheretic tendencies.
A team of horses belonging to JOSEPH
Bonham. Moline liveryman, broke
through the ice up there last night ant
were drowned.
Chief Train Dispatcher II. p. Green
ough. of the r. I. & p, is entertaining
the La Grippe" and Mr.. W. s. Fulmer
is discharging his duties.
Postmaster Wells, who has been hav>
ing siege with the all prevailing cpl.
demic. came up town for the first time In
several days this morning.
The condition of ex-County Treasurer
s. r. Potter is improved and there are
hopes for his recovery. though a relapse
might prove serious at any time.
Mr.. ]. j. Reimers made his appearance
yesterday for the first time in two weeks
La Grippe" which has been affecting
his entire family. had the better of him
for season.
A man named Freed, was knocked
senseless and dragged twenty-five fee,
and severaly bruised by an electric car on
the Moline Central road in Moline, last
evening.
The case of Mccartney and Long against
ID. NJ. Swain was given to the jury Wed,
nesday evening and at about 10 O'Clock
they returned sealed verdictlf or the de,
acknowledgement Democrat.
II Bro. Cue. of Rock Island. will only
let it freeze long enough to allow the ice
men to get in their crop, he will receive
as cordial card of thanks as he received
from the Rock Island pork packers
Geneseo Neios.
Mr.. Ed. Kelley, who is division freight
agent on the c., NJ & st. P. road, with
headquarters at Milwaukee, came in this
morning from a visit to his folks at Cable
and left for home this afternoon.
A rich and promising vein of coal has
been discovered on the farm of Got tlieb
Beck. three miles east of Milan on the
Knoxville road. of which great things are
expected SIS a result Of devel opment.
The Florence Hamilton company
played The Shsugraun" at Harper's
theatre last evening and gave a credits-
BILE performance before large audience.
Tonight Lost in New York" is to be
given.
Boss Wells has given Postmsn Fitz-
gerald notice that after Feb. 1st this adj
will have no use for his ser
vices. The successor. according to ru-
NOR, will be either Geo. Perry OF o. F.
Osterman.
Chas. Green and Mart Burns have ar
ranged for wrestling match for 800 q
side at Turner hall next Tuesday even
ing. hut the mayor has decided to sup
p:ess the affair. hence it will not take
place. of course.
Matthew Schsfer. Esq, of Yuma,
who won the WEEKLY ARGUS prize
wagon. was in the city today. Mr..
Schsfer has picked out wagon to suit
him at the works of the Moline Wagon
company, and it is being appropriately
ettered.
A team attached to Aster's bakery
wagon INDUCED in little squirt of its
own in the lower end of town this morn
ing. finally colliding with street car and
leaving the wagon overturned at the cor
ner of Second avenue and Eleventh
street. Little damage was done.
Among today's Washington dispatches
IS one which reads: The house has
adopted resolution calling on the Sec
-etary of war for information as to the
of the Rock Island arsenal and
asking his opinion as to the desirability
Of utilizing the works for gun factory"
At meeting of the house committee
On labor yesterday in Washington, the
adjustment of back pay claims under the
eight hour law. was referred to subs
consisting of Congressman
Gest. Cornell and Turner. 1t is esti-
mated that it will require "a 600, 900 to
ADJUST the claims.
Another evidence of the fact that the
will made in 1856 was not intended by
he late Hon. Bailey Davenport as his
asst, was produced today when q citizen
II Black Hawk stated that in converse
ion with Mr.. Davenport on the summit
If the tower one day last summer, be de-
dared his intention of willing the beauti-
ul historic spot and his portion of the
took of the Rock Island & Milan road,
which was the great majority, to the city
II Rock Island. Mr.. Davenport could
lot have done a grander act for the city.
Another fright occurred on a car at the
th street crossing last even