Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-06
BRIEFLETS.

Il
E. P. Reynolds. Jr., of Sioux City, is
in the city.
Fresh lettuce and spinach Friday a,
Young's
Choice bananas and Riverside oranges,
at Benefits.
DR.. S. q. Plummer, Jr., of Lu Verne,
Mimi. is in the city.
Ladies free at the rink Friday evening,
Feb. z. Music by Beihl's band.
Knee pants and shirt waists in spring
weight now in at Simon g. Mosenfelder's.
Michael Lee, who has been at Denver
for the past two years is back in Rock
Island again.
Magistrate Wiyill fined Geo. Risben
and George Lambert 800 and costs each
this afternoon.
ID. w. Carney was fined $40 and costs
by Justice Cooke yesterday for assaults
ing Pat Mcdonnell.
Poetry, dreams, art and love, all ems
bodied in those marveloasly beautiful
embroideries at McCabe Bros.
The first marriage license this month
was issued today. Not a very good
showing for the month of valentines
The great embroidery sale at McCabe
Bros. is attracting wide spread attention
among the ladies of our sister cities.
The Chinese bazaar at ia west Second
street, Davenport, is selling out below
cost. Must be closed out in three weeks.
Rev. ]. G. Holiday, former pastor of
the Broadway Presbyterian church, is
visiting his old Pensioners in the city !.
You ought to see our new line of knee
pants at 13c. 22c, 35c and CSC. They are
splendid bargains at Simon & Mosenfel-
der's.
Over 800 pair of pants in our So so
line. none worth less than SO so, and
marked cheap at "a, at Simon & Moseu-
| felder's.
McCabe Bros. will commence their an
| nual free distribution of valentines to-
morrow, Friday a. m at 9 o'clock. Only
one to each.
1t is safe to trade at Simon & Mosen-
felder's. No matter how cheap others
will sell-the old reliable will always go
them one better.
New attraction for tomorrow in ouI
boys department Be on baud for the
greatest bargain in boys clothes at Simon
& Mosenfelder's.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Halligan gave a card
party at their home on Perry street in
Davenport last evening. which was at
tended by many from this city.
Deputy Circuit Clerk Albert Johnson's
smiling countenance again brightens the
office on the west side of the court house
| annex Johnson is getting away with
the grip nicely.
John Gilman. Jr., of Hampton. was In
the city today. Mr. Gilman is contem-
plating prospecting trip to Great Falls.
Montana. and Mr.. G.. H. Windell. of
Hampton, will probably accompany him.
DR.. II. c. Hoefle. of Rock Island, at
| the earnest solicitation of Mrs Baker
and many Of DR.. Bakers patrons, will
make his home In Davenport, to succeed
| to the practice of the late DR.. Baker
| Davenport Times.
Mrs. Thos. Tsggart, of indianapolis, is
visiting her sister. Mrs. E. g. Frazer, on
Third avenue, who gives a party in her
honor this evening. Mrs. Taggarl's hus-
band is auditor of Marion county. Indi-
ana. and is one of the fading dem
| ocrats of the Hoosier state.
The eight hour league committee met
last evening and took action as indicated
| by formal call which appears elsewhere.
| The league is determined to assert its
position and to establish its eight hour
per day in Rock Island to the full extent
that the Jaw will allow.
A horse attached to one of Chas. Hans
gems delivery wagons INDUCED in live
| ly runaway at the corner of Seventh ave,
vue and Twenty-second street this after
noon, and after smashing the wagon TO
| flinders. jumped over high board fence,
| but escaped with no great injury.
Herman Knsacke, an employe in the
| Moline Wagon company's building, fell
down an elevator shaft this morning from
| the second floor TO the basement, a dis.
tance of thirty feet, and broke both arms
and thigh, dislocated a shoulder and in
| f1icted a severe cut on the forehead. The
attending physicians. DIS. Arp and Sloan,
however. think the young man will re-
cover.
| In 1889 fifteen persons were adjudged
insane in our county court. or these
ten were males and five females; sever
were paupers and eight not paupers
Causes of insanity: Not known, II; ex,
cessive intoxicants, /; puerreral, /
hereditary. 1. and senile insanity, /. Two
| we're residents of towns outside the two
cities. five of Moline and eight of Roci
Island.
A gentle rumor reached the ears of the
ARGUS this morning that there was an
other republican congressional sspiran,
in the city who proposed to contest the
nomination with Bro. Gest this summer
The gentleman lives in the Sixth ware
split delegation to the next republican
congressional convention from this coun
ty without doubt.
John Besttie and Mrs. H. La Fount ain
an clipping couple from Kansas City
bound for Canada. were arrested on tn,
J train at Davenport this morning. Mr.
Besttie had been in the employ of Mrs
La Fountains husband, who is black
smith, and the latter being somewhat
dissipated. the couple determined upol
elopement with view of being married
as soon as they got over the Canadian
boundary. Mrs. La Fountain lef: twt
little children in Kansas City. Her hus
band will arrive in Davenport tonight
Ice men are blue and with the presen
, prospects before them they have reasol
to be. In fact the feeling of regret ovel
the outlook for the ice harvest is general
except as to the ferry owners who ar
overlooking with delight. They brough
: their boat out yesterday only half painted
|, and commenced running her in that con
dition. the work being allowed to pro
gress as the boat runs. The ferry don
propose to have any sea weeds growing
under her path in the river this year.