Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-10
CITY CHAT.
Public reception at Mays grocery.
"At home" Saturday-May's grocery.


Public reception at Mays grocery.
"At home" Saturday-Mays grocery.
Public reception on Saturday at Mays
grocery.
The Citizens Improvement association
meets tonight.
Mr.. Sam Heagy. of Hampton. was in
the city today.
Mems and boys domet shirts % cents
at Simon & Mosenfclder's.
Thos. Keller and wife. of Kewanee, ARE
visiting Prof. John Biehl.
The Broadway folks and their friends
have gone to Muscstine on the steamer
Libbie Conger today.
Lost-A red pocket book with black
rubber band. Finder will please leave at
this office and be literally rewarded.
Thomas Kennedy. well known citizen
of Davenport. died yesterday. aged sixty,
three. The funeral notice appears else
where.
The Young Peoples Methodist Ali
ance will meet with Miss Nora Frick,
800 Seventh street, at 7:30 tomorrow
evening.
The German Lutheran Sunday school
had delightful picnic at Hincher's Elm
street garden yesterday afternoon and
evening.
The second subscription concert of
Strasser's Second Regiment band at
Hincher's summer garden on Elm street,
occurs this evening.
Rev ]. s. McCord writes from Ocean
Grove that he is gaining strength and
hopes to be on his feet again and ready
for work in due time.
Judge Smith convened the long cons
tinued May term of the circuit court this
afternoon. disposed of few motions and
adjourned until the 18th.
Commissioner Jackson. of Spencer
square. has advices that the fountains
are ready for shipment and that the other
ornaments will be here by the Goth.
The trial of the Moline & Rock Island
street railway cases is still absorbir the
attention of Justice Halves. The prose>
cution had just closed its side at noon to-
day.
Wallace & Company's circus and me-
nagerie pitches tents in Rock Island to-
morrow. II is firstclass entertainment
in every particulsr-and regarded by
many as equal 10 any On the road this
season.
Hon. Bruce T. Seaman, of Scott coun-
ty, was Yesterday nominated by the re-
publicsns of the Second congressional
district across the river for the empty
honor OF opposing Congressman Hayes
for reelection to congress.
Mary E eight months old, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Shoeffer, living up
near the Moline line. died yesterday of
whooping cough. The funeral occurred
at O'Clock this afternoon to Chippian-
mock cemetery.
VIM. Uhlemyer. who is employed as
first prescription clerk for an Aurora drug
store, missed the trsin this morning.
Billy's friends who have noticed his moves
ments during his four days visit to his
parents, say that if he had not been so
much interested in Davenport he would
not have missed connt ctions
Today Mr.. and Mrs. j R Graham, Mr..
and Mrs. Mic Kuhnen, Mr. and Mrs. Will
Wadsworth. Misses Kiser and Glenn, and
Messrs. W. P. Kiser. c Fl. Hood. Ernest
Allen and j. A. Brown go TO Moscow to
camp for two weeks and enjoy the foe
fishing that is to he had at that place if
all reports are to be credited.-Daven.
port Democrat.
The funeral of Maud Donaldson was
held from the residence of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Donaldson in
Rural township yesterday morning, Rev.
j. II Kerr officiating. There was large
attendance of sympathizing friends and
neighbors and many beautiful floral
tributes. The interment took place in
Beulah church cemetery.
The bar convention of the judicial dis
trict across the river the other dav created
q sensation by nominating l.. M. Fisher.
of Davenport, and l.. A. Ellis. of Clinton,
for judges, thus ignoring Judges Water
man and Howat. the present judges. but
renominating Judge Brannan. however.
1t was the general impression that the
entire bench would be renominsted and
there is much disappointment that it was
not.
A census enumeration at Springfield has
discovered case that is without par
sllel in medical records. A certain woman
III tuht CITY uhS gwen DlTt W I'VE SuCCts>
sive sets of twins. All of them are alive
and hearty. The medical books say
women seldom give birth to more than
three sets of twins at the most, but this
woman has set all laws at defiance and,
with noble scorn of any precedent. has
demonstrated that the achievements of
woman are not to be limited by any pre-
cedent.
The Sterling Gazette says that shep.
herd dog on a farm at Gait was recently
the victim of a horrible accident. The
dog laid down in the shade under tree
and wagged his tail against long re.
volving tumbling rod connecting horse
power with corn shelter. The tail
caught on the rod, wound rapidly around
and as the rod was 80 near the ground.
the dog could not be revolved around
with it, so the tail was pulled
from its connection with the back.
bone, very painful thing indeed.
''At home" Saturday-Msy's grocery.