Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-14
CITY CHAT.


Remnant sale at McCabe Bros.
Bargain week at Simon g. Mosenfeld-
er's.
Wall paper cheaper than ever at Geo.
Sutcliffe's.
wanted-A cook. Apply to 709 TWEEN.
ty.second street.
Lloyd & Stewart have the latest in a
fat mans collar.
Excursion on the Libbie Conger
Wednesday evening.
Have you seen the "Peconic" the fat
mans collar at Lloyd s. Stewart'sf
Read Simon & Mosenfelder's specials
for this week. There's money In ii.
Great remnant slaughter this week at
McCabe Bros. Lively times expected.
One-half, one third and one quarter
value on remnants while they last at Nc
Cabe Bros.
Active agents to sell rapid selling
books. Ioquire of F. L. Howe, Harper
House.
Two more scorchers-yesterday and
| todsy-with the temperature at 80 in the
shade this afternoon.
Supervisor s. W. Heath. wife and
daughter, have returned from their pleas
ant visit to Pennsylvania.
c. B. Marshall, of Cordova. democratic
candidate for county superintendent OF
schools, was in the city today.
Mr.. P. L. Mitchell and Mrs Mary
Wadsworth leave for the east tonight, the
latter on her way to Europe.
Now is the time to buy wall paper
| cheap. Geo. Sutcliffe has made big
reduction in price on all of his fine goods.
Messrs Chas. McHugh. OF this city.
and & B. Darling. of Davenport. 60 TO
Chicago tonight on ticket brokers busi-
ness.
Six months accumulation Of remnants
| and short lengths and odds and ends to
be slaughtered in six days. six. 6. six. at
McCabe Bros.
Do not stand over hot cooking stove
tn weather, but provide your dinner
from Mays new stock Of canned goods
already cooked.
Read the terrible account of the cy-
clone at st. Paul yesterday and then go
to G. E Hodgson's insurance agency and
If you have any rooms 10 paper have
George Sutcliffe do the work for you as
he will do a nice job for less money than
any other house in the city.
Now is your time to buy wall paper
and save money. Geo. Sutcliffe has
made a grand cut in price. in order to re>
duce his immense stock of fine goods.
The board of supervisors met in regu.
lar July session this afternoon. The re-
ports of the committees on statements
| and equalization are the most important
to be acted upon.
Mr. and Mrs. John Warner arrived
from st. Paul yesterday and Joined their
children who have been visiting in tine
family OF Uncle John" Warner, in the
city, for some time.
| Geo. SATELLITES force of artistic paper
hangers and painters have never been so
busy at this time of the season as they
are at present. Square dealing aud hons
est living prices have won him success.
Conductor Simser. of the Rock Island
& Milan street railway. was again able to
take charge of his car this morning, after
being laid up couple of weeks from IN
juries received in falling from his car.
| Fank Lucas entered salt in the cir
cult court this afternoon for 50. 900 dam
ages against John Aster for ipjuring his
arm. Maj Beardsley and j. T. Ken>
worthy are Lucas attorneys.
| Pearle Miller, daughter of Frank Mil
Ter. of Moline. who is living with her
grandfather Jacob Miller, just over the
| Mer Ger county line, fell down stairs last
week and broke her left arm near the ell
bow.
Sixteen Of the plain wrought iron set,
tees for Spencer square were put in place
BY Commissioner jackson Saturday
night and we're well appreciated yester>
day. The fountain and other ornaments
are expected this week.
| Supt. ID. W. Mead, of the Rockford
Construction company. Saturday notified
Mayor McConochie that the company
would be in readiness to begin its paving
contract on Twentieth street on the 10Th
as per conditions of the contract.
Mr.. l. Simon left last night for the
east to make fall purchases. With the
present large stock it is hard to find room
for a new one, hence the reason Simon &
Mosenfelder have insugurated bargain
sales. Low prices make things move.
John Duden of Moline was arrested
today on warrant charging him
with the embezzlement of IS SO, an
amount collected by him to defrsg the
expense of trip by party of people to
Black Hawk, which it Is alleged he MIS-
Appropriated.
The switch on the Rock Island & Milan
road on Seventeenth street between Third
and Fourth avenues was torn up TODAY
by order of Receiver Hass. 1t has never
been of any value in minimizing the
, work of transportation, and was there-
fore useless obstruction in the street
Samuel Goode, of Andalusis, was in tn.
CITY this morning. He has the marks oil
: a colts hoof above the left eye. Mr.
Goode was feeding the animal when it LEI
fly at him with its rear extremities. HI
} says he does not blame the colt, as the
hot weather and flies combined are suf
fcient to make q horse lose its sense.
A. P. Cheney. of Rural. was found las
|, Wednesday in the stable under the
horses, with his lip and face terribly cut
; The young man recovered consciousness
, in about two hours, but is unable to Civ,
any explanation as to the cause of tht
accident. 1t is supposed he was over
come with the heat while embarrassing
horse, and fell under its heels. He is re
covering nicely.
Supt. Schnitger. Of the Holmes lines
! received letter today from the Johnston
rail folks, stating that it would be impos
. sible to get the three curves here for tn
connections of the Elm street line Of
Nineteenth street and Second avenue sn(
, on Fourth street and Fourth avenue, 70
r ten days, as they were just rolling then
out Johnstown. Pa. MIR. Schnltger ha