Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-07
BRIEFLETS.

; City council meeting tonight
| Fresh eggs Toe per dozen at Mays.
New spring skirts at McIntire Bros.
Easter novelties at Lloyd s. Stewart s
| Learn shorthand See notice in wan
column.
Special value in lace curtains at Nc
Intire Bros
Judge Glenn reconvened the ciIcui
court this afternoon.
Blouse waists in tennis and plain fan
mel at McIntire Bros.
Mr.. Samuel Goode, of Andalusia,
was in the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Hass, of Coal Val
ley, were in the city today.
Mr.. c. F. Fleming returns to his home
at San Jose, Thursday evening.
Mr.. ii. G. Ashbaugh has returned from
Eau Claire for the purpose of removing
his family thither.
A fourteen year old girl named Round
from Moline, is before an insanity CON-
mission this afternoon.
| Rev. DR.. j. w. McCord, formerly of
the M. f. church here. is lying at the
point of death at Dubuque.
| Rev. J. I'll. Wright and family arrived
from West Liberty this morning for q
visit with friends in the city.
A number of members of Barrett chap,
ter. A. f. and A. M went out to Coal
| Valley this morning TO attend the funeral
| of DR.. Martin
| Frank Bollman has resigned his posi-
| ton at the Rock Island house, and leaves
for his home at Boston to spend the
summer Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Jonas Bear gave large
party last evening in honor of Mrs. AL.
| phonse Mosenfelder. who departs soon
for Europe.
Rev. d. j. Chinn. formerly pastor of
the Congregational church at Cable.
dropped dead in this pulpit al Norris,
Fulton county, yesterday.
| If you want q irstclass Job of paper
hanging. which will cost you no more
| than botched job ordered elsewhere,
intrust your work to r. Champion & Co.
The Streator window glass works,
owned by the United Glass company,
! which also owns the Rock Island glass
works. was destroyed by fire last night.
The Chicago Herald. of April 9th. has
an article by John w. Postgste on the
wages and means of leaving of the work
ing classes of England Get copy at
| Champions.
| MIR n. Juhl and two assistants left for
FIT. Madison this afternoon to build the
| Of 10 t.th OF
there, the contract for which having been
let to Aid. NJ. Schnel.
| The thirty inches wide patent f. 1t wal
| papers with superb one band fringe to
match are the most approved goods fol
a stylish parlor-they give entire salts
| faction. The best assortment of color.
in the city at Champions.
| A. p. Stockwell general secretary OF
the Galesburg Y. M: c. A. is in the city,
for the special purpose of examining the
| plans of the proposed new building here
with a view of introducing some of them
into the building soon to be erected in
that city.
| r Champion i Co. report having
booked large number of orders for the
| Encyclopedias Britannica, they being
able to make prices and terms which
| make il an easy matter for customers tC
secure the greatest of modern works
Next
While driving on Elm street near Thir.
teenth avenue yesterday afternoon. Mr.
and Mrs. James Appelby. who reside or
| Twenty-first stereet between Fourth and
| Fifth avenues. colided with a telegraph
| pole. and were thrown from their buggy
MIR. Appelby had his right hand severly
bruised. Or. Paul is attending him.
The democrats swept the field at the
municipal election 10 Davenport Satur-
day, electing G. A. Ficke mayor by $40
and the entire city ticket with the excep-
ton of clerk, il. Hebert, the republican
| nominee, being reelected over John Nc
Steen by S74 The democrats elected
every one of the six aldermen.
The Industrial fair continues at Armo
| ~ hall with large attendance and inter-
| ing entertainments. Arrangements have
| been made for a firemen's street parade
| Saturday night. in which the firemen of
Davenport Rock Island and Moline and
labor organizations of the city will take
part. 1t will be brilliant affair.
A lazy Iowa editor walls forth the fol-
| lowing: The lark came up to meet the
sun and to carol forth his lay; the far
mer's son took down his gun and at him
| blazed away. The busy bee arose at 3
| and hummed the meadows DER; the far
mers wife went for his hive and robbed
| him of his store. The little ant rose ear
ly, too, his labors to begin; the greedy
81 arrow flew that way and took his ant
| ship in. o. birds and bees and ants. be
wise. in proverbs take no stock; like me.
refuse from bed to rise till half past
o'clock.