Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-22
BRIEFLETS.

r Democratic ward caucuses tonight.
II Ladies black Snede gloves at Bennett
} Hans, the Boatman," at the theatr
, tonight.
Call and see Lloyd g. Stewards ne,
neck wear.
| Buy yourself nice spring hat at LloY
u Stewards.
Chas. Arnold's Hans, the Boatman,
company is at the Harper.
| Peter Heverling has had Moore Foste
arrested for breach of the peace.
The handsomest line of Windsor cap
can be seen at Lloyd & Stewards.
Lloyd s. Stewart can sell you anything
you want in size. quality or shape in hats
Two packages of new garden seeds TO
5 cents at Kuschman's, 2207 Fourth ave
nue..
This weather makes one think of new
hat. Lloyd s. Stewards is the place t.
get the latest styles.
| Now it is reported that Rock Island |:
to have new ice enterprise, and that il
is to come from Moline.
Curtains, curtains, curtains in Port
erie and lace, the most beautiful patterns
in the market. at Clemanns & Salzmann's
| Putty" Zeis. the Rock Island bal
| player, has signed as catcher for the
Monmouth club. of the Interstate league
Clemann & Salzmsnn the popular fur.
| niture dealers, will receive in few day
a fro sd car load of choice bedroom
| suites.
Rev. J. H. Kerr, of Normal, the newly
elected pastor of the Central Presbyter.
ian church, will be here the first Sunday
in April.
Sheriff Silvis has returned from Pom
| tiac, where he took the boy Henry
F, Tombs, sentenced TO the reform school
for larceny.
Such a fine line of choice carpets was
| never before seen in this part of the coun
try, as can be now be found at Clemanns
| & SalZmann's.
A great many from this city are enjoy
ing the excellent lectures of Mrs A. M.
Longshore Potts at the Burtis opera,
Davenport.
The Chicago Inter. Ocean of today
| names Fred Weyerhauser, of this city,
among the millionaires of the country and
estimates his fortune at S30,000.000.
Everts Commaudery Knights TEN plar,
of this city, will participate in the funeral
exercises of the late Hon. James T. Lane
at Davenport tomorrow afternoon.
Rev. III G. Leland, of this city, who
recently resigned the pastorate of the
FIRST Baptist church here, ha' accepted a
call to the Baptist church at Mendoza.
Miss Myrtle Sears was the recipient of
a happy surprise party at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. j. Sears, on
Fwenty-ninth street and Thirteenth ave
nue.. last evening.
Mr.. John Perry, formerly of this city,
but now a resident of Omaha, is in the
city in response to a telegram informing
him of the serious illness of his mother,
who lives here.
Secretaries of the democratic ward
csucuses tonight are requested to leave
reports of proceedings in their respective
meetings at the ARGUS Office this evening
or Monday morning,
The federal appointees ran the Third
| ward repub lean caucus last night. Let
| ter Carrier Perry called the meeting to
| order and nominated his boss, Postmaster
Wells, for chairman. and Stamp Deputy
| NJ Lee Gait was made secretary.
Democrats, do your duty at your c4u-
| cuses tonight. Choose no man who is
not in favor of keeping abreast with the
examp pie set by the outgoing council with
relation 10 street improvements. Nomi-
nate progressive men and they will be
elected.
Rev. W. Porteus. of St. Louis, who
lectures at Harper's theatre next Tuesday
evening for the benefit of the Ladies
Industrial Relief society, comes with the
highest and most complimentary endorses
ments from the appreciative people of
st. Louis
Mr.. John Volk has leased both sides of
his beautiful new stone front double
brick on Fifth avenue, between Eigh
teenth and Nineteenth street, DR..
Z. &. Carter having secured one.
half. and Mr.. J. P. Weyerhauser the
other, and both sides will be occupied
about May /. Rock Island needs more
of such resident buildings as Mr. Volk
has erected
Mr.. John Bengston this morning con-
summated the purchase from the heirs of
the late II. II. Carter, of the property on
Second avenue with dimensions of 90 by
$50 feet and the building which has
been so long occupied as a second hand
store. The consideration was 80, 0o0 and
if MIR. Bengston can make some arrange-
ments he is anxious ia, will erect q hand
some husineee black nnnp in
Mrs. Milton Jones musical entertain,
ment at the Unitarian church in Moline
last night was well attended, a great
many goirg from this city. In addition
to the selections by Mrs. Jones and her
gifted children, Mrs Searle added num-
Der of gems TO the vocal part. as did Miss
Cadet, while Mr.. and Mrs. ZeigIer and
Messrs. Mangoid. Woodgett and Wilson
| took good care of the instrumental parts.
The character songs of Mrs. Jones' chils
dren were heartily enjoyed, and many
well merited compliments were paid the
| little people.
There are doubtless many in Rock ISL
and who are not aware that Rock ISL
and has an assistant postmaster, and
few, perhaps, who have any idea as
to who that individual is, and how he
fell into the position. Not long since an
/ inspector came to Rock Island at Post,
master Wells suggestion and made ar
investigation as to the requirements fol
an assistant to Mr.. Brooks as distributor
the duties that gentleman having fol
several years being over arduous. The
inspector was satisfied that an assistant
was necessary and he authorized Bos;
Wells to provide man at $500 year
The man was provided in the person oil
W. II. bunker, but so far Mr. BROOKS has
not detected any advantage to himself