Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-04
BRIEFLETS.


Very nice sweet potatoes at F. G.
Young's.
Choice lettuce and spinach at F. G.
Young's.
Imported Swi,zer cheese at F. G.
Young's.
Benz. Fountain, of Edgington, was in
the city today.
Double width sheeting 12l cents yard
at McCabe Bros.
Mr.. D. T. Robinson, of Taylor Ridge
was in the city today.
A. D. WEIGH and wife have returned
from their visit to Havendale. Pa.
The new linen torchon laces are at
tracing attention at McCabe Bros.
John Normoyle started for Kankakee
Sunday to enter college at that place.
Mr.. Thos. Lees, of Coal Vally, called
on his Rock Island friends yesterday.
A. r. Beal, who is student at the
Iowa university. is in the city on weeks
visit.
New cabbage and choice sweet pota'
| toes at Browner's new Elm street gro
Gerry.
The tri-city Joint committee on the gun
| factory is having meeting at the Harper
| house this afternoon.
The board of supervisors met in regu>
lar March session this afternoon, Chair
man Smith presiding.
Conductor W. o. Hitchcock, of the r.
l. & P, is laid up, and Conductor Fl j..
| Horn has charge of bis train.
DR.. J. D. Rutherford has returned from
Iowa City, where he has been attending
the Iowa State Medical college.
Immense rush for muslins at bicCabe
Bros. Special values bleached muslins al
4Sc, sc. &c. 6to, &c and 74c yard.
Mr.. Chas. Cable, of Davenport, has
taken position as Car accountant in the
general offices of the r. |. & p road
Stamp Deputy Gslt's revenue collec-
tions for February were: beer, SO 937 50;
cigars, S549.38; tobscco, 1920; total,
50, 294 So.
A severe misfortune has overtaken Mr.
Geo. Waters, of Gladstone, Mimi, his
wife having become insane and has been
sent to the Rochester Protestant Asylum.
Yesterday Mr. H. P. Hull, as assignee,
sold TO DR.. Carl Bernhard the residen.
property of Mr.. A. Loeb. at the corner of
Eighteenth street and Fifth avenue, for
So 400.
Chss. ERIN Werner, the Irish actor, au.
Their and vocalist, will appear at Har-
per's theatre tomorrow night in his great
play, "Shsmus O'Brien." Werner is quite
favorite In Rock Island, and will have
crowded house.
The Wideawake hook and ladder COM
pany boys are preparing for a masqueI.
ade dance at ArmorY hall Saturday
night. Bleuer's band will furnish music
and supper will be served at the Crown
restaurant. 1t promises to be very en-
10 able affair.
Jadge Peasants reconvened the circuit
court this morning, and after ordering
the release from the city Jail of Geore e
Roberts fined $50 and costs for larceny
at the January term of court, adjourned
court until the 18th list.
The new dress fabric cashmere on
bres, ls9c, and the genuine Edmund
Potter & Co cashmere ombres 22tc, at
McCabe Bros. Edmund Potter & Co
stamped on the end of each piece. 1t
pays to trade at McCsoe Bros.
W. F. Ross. Seth P. Bryant, A. P.
Doe. W. d. Petersen, A. Moritz, George
W. Kerker, Robert Krause, &. A. Ficke
and other Dsvenporters. together with
G. II. Deere. of Moline, are forming a
new tri-city insurance organization.
re he
home, TAO Fourteenth street. at $40
yesterday morning, aged 81 years, 5
months ana 3 days. She leaves tour
sons and daughter all of WON reside in
this city with the exception of son in
st. Louis. The funeral will occur at 2
p. m. tomorrow.
The appearance of those corpulent
commercial tourists,J E Cartwright and
II. W. Hsislip in the Rock Island house
together this morning, gave rise to the
rumor that the Two Johns had come to
town, but it was simply an accidental
meeting. Messrs. Courtwright and Hats
lip are probably two of the largest drum
mers on der road" and they are as big
hearted as they are physically.
In Davenport during the year ending
March !, there were seventy nine fire
alarms. Total losses SIS, 335 90; total
insurance 1924 ,050; insurance over
losses. $145,7l5. Nineteen dangerous
chimneys and fiues were caused to be re
paired by the fire marshal thus sverting
fires. This showing affords an idea Of
the advantages of q paid fire department
with reliable alarm system.
Henry Iudolnh who hos haen q clerk
in Bengston's drug store for some time,
has gone 10 Chicago to enter college Of
pharmacy. Mr.. Bengston accompanied
the young man in order to get him po-
sition so that he may earn his living
while pursuing his studies. MIR. Chss
Harris, who eight years ago was in Mr..
Bengston's store, and who is now one OF
/ the most successful travelling statesmen on
the road, is running MIR. Bengston store
| in his brief absence.