Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-02
CITY CHAT.
Nice berries at F. G. Young's.
Dressed tripe at F. g. Young's.
Nice cabbage at F. G. Young's.

Watermelons on ice at F. G. Young's.
Buy your Fourth of July hat at the
Golden Eagle.
Bows summer coats only 25 cents at
the Golden Eagle.
VIM. Looney returned yesterday from
a visit to Ottawa.
Charles Bandlow, of Carbon Cliff, was
in the city today.
Mems black alpaca coats only 81 81 at
the Golden Eagle
Will Keator left for New Y ork this
morning on visit.
J. j. Pierson. of New York, is visiting
his friend j. T. Dixon.
MIR. John Rhodenbaugh, of Swedons,
was in the city today.
There is nothing new in the status of
the stone masons' strike today.
Hon. E. w. Hurst returned yesterday
from his Nebraska business trip.
Windsor ties at the Golden Eagle;
largest assortment in the city.
A new five.room cottage for rent on
Elm street and Thirteenth avenue.
Now is the time to buy summer suit.
The Golden Eagle is slaughtering prices
Pure silk shirts others ask "a TO S.
for the Golden Eagle is selling at 50 81.
All so cent flannel and domet shirts go
this week at 33 cents at the Golden Eagle.
Mr.. Thos. Mccall, of Port Byron. took
in the democratic convention yesterday.
F. p WEIGH is home from the south
for short visit to relatives and old
friends.
Contractor Matthias Schnell was down
town today for the first time since his re
cent prostration.
Mrs. E w. Hurst and the Misses Car
rie Kemhle, Grace Babcock and Susie
Stoddard left this morning for the sea-
shore.
Special gentlemen's fancy
worth 81, only 40 cents at the Golden
Eagle.
Only one day left before the Fourth
and the Golden Eagle is going to make
all summer goods 60 at greatly reduced
prices.
Swan Youngren has returned from
Minneapolis for the purpose of accom-
panying his family to that city for per-
manent residence.
Mrs. Martin Reidy has completed her
new Queen Ann cottage on Moline ave~
nue., and prettier little home is not to
be found in the city.
Stamp Deputy M. Lee Galt's receipts
for June were for the following sources:
beer. So, 207.75; tobacco, 81; cigars,
1894 90; total, S5,61165.
VIM. Miller. of Port Byron, and Miss
Florence McNabney, of Hampton, were
married at the First Nj. E. parsonage by
Rev. G. w. Gus this afternoon.
Mr.. John Cue, son of Rev. G. W. Cue,
and graduate of this years High school
class, has gone to Washington to accept
a position in the census bureau.
John Schafer, Sr father of County
Treasurer Schafer, came down from the
upper end yesterday to watch the pro-
ceedings of the county convention.
Madison Bowles and his son, George
W. Bowles, of Yuma, attended the coun,
ty convention as spectators yesterday
They went away well pleased with the
work of that body.
Protect your property against the
small boy and his tirecracker. Fourth of
July will soon be here. Policies of in
sCrance carefully written by Chas. E.
Hodgson, agent.
The democrats of the Second Iowa
congressional district met at Davenport
today and renominated Hon. Walter |.
Hayes. This insures MIR. Hayes a
third term in congress.
Friends of the ARGUS in the suburban
districts where there are TO be Fourth of
July celebrations will confer favor by
sending to this office report of their
demonstrations in time for the daily edi-
ton of Saturday night.
Mr.. Gustsve Klotz received the happy
news this afternoon of the birth of girl
to his oldest daughter, Mrs Ii. Grisw old,
of Springfield, and Mr.. Klotz steps as
lightly as he did when the now proud
mother first gladdened his heart.
A deputy United States marshal ar
rived in Davenport this morning. and
seized the tempered whisky of the Dav
export and Rock Island dealers which
will be held subject to to the payment of
penalty of 800 a package. There
are forty-five barrels.
While the station agent of the r. 1. &
z. road at Cambridge was at dinner yes
teiday. boy broke into the depot and
robbed the till of SIS 90. Soon after the
discovery of the robbery fast freight
passed along coming west, and the agent
boarded it, and between Cambridge and
Cisco the young thief was overtaken and
taken back to Cambridge. where he was
bound over to the October term of court
in the sum of $500.
Two Moline young men named respec>
lively Lyons and Schafer, were riding in
a sail boat near the wing dam above the
island last evening. when their boat was
ca psIzed, and for some time their lives
were in peril. They chung to the boat,
however. and hoated down the main
channel until the raft boat Daisy rescued
them and lowed their boat TO the Daven-
port shore. The men are all right this
morning.
Contractor John Volk holds that the
ARGUS exaggerated in its statement that
the carpenters of Rock Island had made
a success of the strike for nine hours
as days labor. He states that two>
thirds OF the carpenters are now working
ten hours, and that some of the men who
were most conspicuous in their opposi
ton to the ten hour day. are now work.
ing ten and twelve hours. He says that
the stone masons' strike has not crippled
his building operations at Eighteenth
street and Fifth avenue, and that he was
only working now to keep the men busy,
and had not otherwise intended to do
the work until next October.
The funeral of Mrs. Laura Former took
place yesterday afternoon, and was large
ly ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS conveyances fol-
lowing the remains to the cemetery. The
religious exercises at the residence were