Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-26
BRlEFLETS.
The ice trust is busted :"

VIM. Jackson, Esq, is in Clinton.
Mr.. F. Taggsrt, of Hillsdale, was in the
city today.
C. G. Elmore. representing the Chicago
Inter Ocean, is in the city today.
Services at South Park chapel tomor.
row evening by Rev. W. S. MARQUIS.
There will be missionary tea at the
Baptist church Friday evening. Supper
from to p. m.
POstman Geo. Perry is taking vaca-
ton on account of the dangerous illness
of his mother. and substitute Mcmahon is
working in his place.
Messrs. John Perry, of Omaha, and
Thos. Perry, of Chicago. are in the city.
having been summoned on account of the
illness Of their mother.
Mr.. G. F. Gaetier is home from his
business trip to the southwest. He says
that he isn't at all sorry that he was not
nominated for alderman in the Fourth
ward.
David Fitzgerald takes his honors with
becoming ease. He is on his car, which
is No. 10, on The bridge line as usual and
| he is being saluted by hi; friends as he
| goes uOWu ScCOuu hNenue.
Messrs. Henry Whenever, Walter and
Lafayette Lancaster and Willie Noreen,
| gave an excellent and varied exhibition
of skill with the Spanish rings and trap
exc at the rink last night. There was q
large audience present, and all enjoyed
| the entertainment.
The republican friends of Mr.. John
| Evans are so incensed over the manner
in which he was euchred out of the nom
| ination for collector in the republican
convention. that they are urging him to
come out as an independent candidate
| for the Office.
The candidates nominated on the res
publican ticket have been invited to
bring their pocket-books TO Sweeney &
Walkers office tomorrow night, and pay
their assessment for the doubtful honor
that has been accorded them 1t is
needless to say that some will liquid ate
with very wry faces.
| The ARGUS has received a great m any
compliments for its stand and its success
in crushing the scale of exorbitsnt prices
| of the ice trust. The ARGUS has had nc
personal interest in this matter, but has
acted in accordance with its mission
which is to guard the public against i'm
position and to wage war on all COM
bInes against the people. That Is the
standard on which it has won this time
There is to be great athletic exhibit
ton at the Rock Island rink tomorrow
evening in the way of wrestling match
between Martin Burns. champion Of
| Iowa. and B. Gallagher, of Buffalo. n
| Y. The match will be for $50 side,
| catch as catch can-best two out of three
balls to win, Police Gazette rules to pre-
vail. The champions of Rock Island
and Davenport will also give an exhibi
ton.
The Davenport Times which tried 10 be
sarcastic when the ARGUS protested
against Davenport men being hired by
the Holmes people in the fiiet track lay
ing operations in Rock Island, and sue
ceeded in having Rock Island men SUBJ
stituted who have since remained in the
company's employ, is now raising ter.
rible ado because Contractor McGugin
has hired Moline Swedes." as it terms
them. in laying the new line of the Allen
Swiney electric road in Davenport. Con-
sistency thou art jewell
Rev. DR.. Porteus delivered his cos
tune lecture on Egypt and the Pyrs.
mids' to large and cultured audience al
Harpers theatre last evening IL was
given under the auspices of the Ladies'
Industrial Relief society. and q great
many turned out on this account as much
as anything else The lecture was
thoroughly able and thoughtful in its
composition, but it lacked interest in the
manner In which 1t was delivered, as DIR.
Porteus has not the gifts of oratory thai
would bring out before an audience such
as greeted him last night. the bright
gems that are hidden in the thought.
of men OF his intellectual standard.
The Union sneers at the occupation O
David Fitzgerald. the democratic nomipe,
, for collector, and speaks Of him as
/ former letter carrier. and now q ''stree
car driver" It is nothing to Mr.. Fitz