Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-20
BRIEFLETS.

was in the city today.
Ladies free at the rink Friday evening
Good music in attendance.
Van Houten's cocoa free at Hansgen'
Friday or Saturday. Try cup.
Try a cup of Van Houten's cocoa
Free at Mays Friday or Saturday.
The Rodman Rifles give private b OF
at Armory hall on Friday evening. Marcel
%.
Drop in at Truesdale's Friday or Satur'
day and get cup of Van Houten's cocos
free.
f. II. Warren has just returned from q
successful business trip through the
west.
Are there any candidates for supervisor
and assistants2 Not one has shown his
head yet
Mr.. g. III. Deere aud daughter. of Mo-
line. have returned from their extended
visit to the Pacific coast
The first boat from up river points this
season is expected somorrow. 1t will be
the Sam Alec from LeClaire..
Weyerhauser & Denkman have con-
trscted with Davis & Co. to put Clapp
automatic sprinklers ia their saw mill.
You can get a cup of Van Houten's
cocoa free at Browner's Elm street gro
Gerry Friday or Saturday. Try cup.
Mr.. Rudolph Schwecke is the latest
gentleman mentioned in connection with
The aldermanship of the Seventh ward.
The talented actor, Chss. Arnold, APP
pears at Harper's theatre Saturday night
in his popular play, "Hans, the Boat,
man"
DR.. James Cozsd, of Reynolds, vas in
town today. The doctor is laying his
wires to knock Bro. Crawford out of the
senatorial nomination.
Mrs. Luther Helm. of Chicago, who has
been visiting in Rock Island for some
time. has returned home.
Mr.. Chss. Durmann is a popular dem
ocrat in the Second ward, who would
make strong run for alderman.
AID. Winslow Howard will probably
be renominsted in the First ward bv the
democrats il he will agree to run. He
couldn't be beaten.
Capt. Wooders and wife, who have
been visiting Capt. and Mrs. Whistler in
Rock Island, left for their home at Cor
dova this afternoon.
Mr.. B Henderson, vice president of the
Western Electric Supply Co, of ST.
Louis, returned home last evening after
few days visit here. He took one OF
his steppers back with him.
Henry Sage, the Rock Island ball plays
er. left this morning for Toledo, where be
joins his club in the American associs-
ton. We expect to hear great things OF
Sage this summer.
There is to be a wrestling match at the
Rock Island rink a week from tonight,
between Martin Burns, Of Iowa, and
Barney Gallagher. OF Buffalo, n. Y. the
terms, the best two in three falls. for $50
a side. W. II Gibson is 10 be master OF
ceremonies.
Sievers & Anderson began the remod>
cling of Mr.. David Don's buildings this
worning. The small structure on the
west is to be torn down, and new one
built to correspond with the one at pres
ent occupied by Mr.. Don. Entire new
fronts are TO be put in.
The Royal Hand Bell Ringers, who ap-
pear at Hsrper's theatre tonight in the
third of the series of entertainments in
the First M. E. church course, were in
Moline Tuesday night, and drew the
largest audience ever assembled in
Knowles hall, and the concert was pro-
bounced the best ever given in that CITY,
Hon. James T. Lane, enc of the oldest
members of the Iowa bar and member of
the national republican committee from
that state, died at Denver at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. He was for a
great number of years a member of the
Davenport law firm of Dawson & Lane.
The remains will be brought to Daven-
port for interment.
Yesterday at the home of the brides
parents at Clinton. occurred the marriage
of Capt. Harry d. Huguinin and Miss
Margaret Zingg, Rev. Burrill Officiating.
Capt. HugCinin, is son of Capt. Hugu-
inin of the saltwater, and is himself pilot
of the J. K. Graves. The newly welded
couple will make their home in Rock
Island.
The Indianapolis Sentiaei has started a
fund for the relief of eighteen firemen
who were injured, and the families of
eleven who persisted in a recent fire
in that city, and the first two to
sign the subscription roll were Thomas
Taggart. brother in>law to E. G. Frazer,
of this city, and the Sentinel, whose SUBJ
scriptions were 500 each.
Congressman Gest has been left again
His plan of removal of the port of
delivery from Gslena to Rock Isl
and which he failed utterly to accom-
plish and gave up as bad job. has been
taken advantage of by Congressman Hen
derson, of Dubuque. who has quietly
slipped in ahead of Mr. Gest and the port
of entry goes to Dubuque.
Intelligence came yesterday of the
death at Greenville. Pa, of Mr. Marvin
Loomis, father of Mrs. J. II. Wilson, of
| this city. He was eighty three years OF
age. and president of the First National
bank of Greenville He served his coun
| try during the civil war, and was prom
inent G. A. X. veteran. Mrs. Wilson
vas with her father for several days be-
fore he died.
There was nice little race on Fourth
| avenue yesterday afternoon. The dis
lance was one block, the entries Joseph
Schaab's and B. Henderson's Rob Roy
yearling colts. the conditions that the
animals were to be led by the halter. the
stakes box of cigars and bottle OF
wine. Mr.. Negus. who owns the sire OF
the promising youngsters. and several
other horsemen were interested specta'
tors. Mr.. Schaab's horse won.
| TIE notices Of assessment fer the Sew
enteenth street sewer has reawakenet
the complaint against the non completion
Of the work. A month or two ago work
was resumed between Third and Fourth
avenues, but the excavation was only
extended to the street car track on Third