Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-20
CITY CHAT.

Lost-A small pig. Leave at baiiey
Davenport homestead.
Aid. Evans is hard hitter whether in
| the council or outside.
Nellie BLY, CAPS, in all the latest shades,
| at Simon s. Mosenfelder's.
Supervisor g. W. WOODBURY.. of Canoe
Creek, was in the city yesterday.
VIM. Moore, wife and daughter, OF
Coal Valley, were in the city today.
The new style Of stiff and soft hats
received at Simon & Mosenfelder's,
Supervisor John A. Wilson, of Rural,
has returned from his trip to Hardin
| county, Iowa.
Otto Hurledt was fined So and costs
this morning by Magistrate Wivill. for in
toxication.
The Fisher & Aikens' big 10 and 90
cent show is billed here for tomorrow.
Friday and Saturday.
The Moline Dispatch unfeelingly re-
marks that the Union has needed acity
editor for some time.
Simon & Mosenfelder are just unpack>
| ing as grand line Of boys clothing as
ever was brought to the city.
Mrs. l. NJ Haynes. of Cincinnati. ar
| rived in the city this morning on visit
| to her sister. Mrs. w. nj. Battles.
The Muscatine Journal has followed in
the example of the ARGUS. and has
adopted an electric motor as a motive
power.
The curves arrived this morning for
| the connection of the Elm street and
Ninth street lines with the Second avenue
tracks of the Holmes syndicate.
Mr.. David Bowen is moving today from
| the premises he has occupied on Seven
| teenth street for thirty years. to home
on the bluff, at the head of Seventeenth
| street.
County Superintendent Southwell
spends more time at the country school
houses now than formerly. He evidently
| believes the farmer vote is worth looking
| after.
City Marshal Phil Miller has let con-
| tract to John Spilger for 81. 500 resi-.
dence at the corner of Sixth street and
| Fourth avenue. 1t will be model home
in all respects.
The Condeila Bros. in their great mid
| air feats, Prof. Longs troop of educated
| dogs and others of equal merit, together
| with the great hippodrome races should
make one of the best shows ever seen in
our city.
McEniry & McEniry brought suit in
| the circuit court today for John O'Neill
| against the Sechler Carriage company. of
| Moline. for ZOO damages for injuries
! TO hand sustained by being caught in
| the gearing of derrick last June.
Michael OBrien, long time resident
of Rock Island, died at the county farm
last night, aged eighty years. His only
| known relative is one son whose whereas
bouts are unknown. The funeral occurs
from st. Joseph's church at 8 a. m. to-
morrow.
There is likelihood of the formation in
Rock Island of transfer line, to pur-
chase the buses of both the Harper and
| Rock Island houses and do transit bus
mess between all depots. boat landings
and hotels such as is the successful plan
in many of the larger cities.
People are beginning to wonder what
has become of Tom Campbell. He is
| probably putting in his time day and
| night attempting to repair the havoc Geo.
| Browner has played with his political out
posts all over the county. He is wasting
| time-Browner is already elected.
The La Crosse, Wis, Press SAYS of the
| Fisher & Aikens' circus: That no show
ever exhibited in La Crosse that has Civ
en- such general satisfaction as Fisher 81
Aikens'." Everybody should turn out
and see the best 10 and 90 cent show
ever on the road.
VIII Saniuelson. the boy mu-derously
attacked and robbed in Davenport Suns
day night, IS easier today. and the attend
ing physician. DR.. Plummer. reports that
the prospects for his recovery are better.
though it is still impossible TO determine
the exact nature of the skull injuries.
Miss Madge Osmonde, former teach
er in the public schools of Rock Island
and Davenport, and now connected with
The st. Paul schools, who has been visit
| ing the family of DR.. W. A Paul, in this
city, left this afternoon for Minnesota.
She will not teach this year, but will
spend years vacation in the state of
Washington.
The Monmouth Y. NJ. C. A. has ex-
tended an urgent and fiatteripg call to
1 VII ID NtChOWDt vi tulS City, W nc
cept the position of general secretary of
the association, and Mr.. McKown has it
under consideration. Our business men,
the local Y. NJ. G. A. organization and
the public generally would sincerely re-
greet any move on Mr.. McKown's part
that would necessitate his removal from
Rock Island.
The Fisher & Aikens monster ten and
twenty cent show has certainly some
great performers. Mr.. VIM. Batcheller,
the champion sommerssult leaper of the
world, turning double sommerssults over
eight horses and pyramid of men on top
of them, is greater card than any cheap
priced show has had that has ever exhib-
tied in Rock Island. Billy Link, the
greatest of all CLOVIS, assisted by four
other clowns. Develde and Zolo, Mccoy
and Arenzo. in their great leap for life.
| At the home of the bride in Davenport
last evening occurred the marriage of
Joel nj Parker and Miss Mary Gertrude
Everhard. Rev. j. B. Little performed
the ceremony in the presence OF relatives
and few intimate friends. The couple
left for Minnesota on their wedding trip.
| Mr.. Parker was at one time city editor of
the ARGUS. and afterwards held the same
position on the Davenport Gazette and
] Morning Democrats Gazette He has
many friends here who will rejoice with
him in his happiness, for Joe is known
to be "A man of excellent judgment
1t is about decided that the new postal
cards which will shortly he printed will
be of two sizes--an idea Of the postmas-
ter genersl-the bigger ones. which will
be twice the size of the present postal
cards. being intended for business cons
munications that cannot very well be
crowded and for other purposes demand