Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-15
CITY CHAT.
Picnic goods at NAYS.

Picnic g0ods al Mays.
Picnics are the order of the day at the
watch tower.
George McNabney. of Hampton. was
in the city today.
Mr.. P. L. Mitchell and daughter. Mrs.
Wadsworth, left for the east this morn
ing.
Geo. Nichol and Annie Stephens. both
from Gable, were married at the CONNER
cial hotel parlor Sunday.
Mr.. David Don's new store front will
compare favorably with any in the three
cities when completed.
A laborer in the employ of the Rock
Island Lumber company was overcome by
the heat at O'Clock last evening and
taken to bis home in Davenport.
The Rockford Construction company
is having considerable trouble in raising
the stack for its factory at Sears. Ii fell
twice yesterday while beng placed in
position.
At the parsonage of the Central Pres
byterian church last evening, Rev. Jno.
Fl. Kerr united in marriage Mr.. Samuel
Mcconnell, of Bowling, and Miss Emma
Coyne. of Rock Island.
Mr.. VIM. Cation, the Rock Island bill
HARDEST. leaves this evening for Saratoga,
N. Y. where he will handle the cue and
enjoy life in a manner which he hopes
will be beneficial to his health and purse.
Supt. Schnitger placed car on the
Fourth avenue and Ninth street branch
of his system this morning, which will
make half hour trips until the curves ar
rive to complete the connection with Sec
ond avenue.
The circumstances which led to the
charge of embezzlement against John
Duden, of Moline, were satisfactorily adj
justed last evening to the complete ex
honoratiOn of Mr. Duden of any criminal
charges.
Mr.. Joseph Beckhardt, of GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, who has been attending the
Knights of Pythias encampment at Mil
waukee, is in the city on a visit to his
sister, Mrs. J Z Goldsmith.
Messrs. Albert Heusing and Geo. Saw
adge have returned from the Knights of
Pythian conclave held at Milwaukee E..
They look actually weary from the rounds
of good treatment which they received
when away from home and feel relief to
get home, again.
John Buhrfriendt. superintendent of
Geo. Wagner's boiling establishment.
had the misfortune to injure his foot-a
heavy box falling on it, Geo. Wagner,
Jr., will have charge of the place during
his lay off. The works are employing
sixty.five hands of all kinds.
Everts' Commandery, No 10, K. T., is
in receipt of circular from Crusader
Commandery No. II, of Rockford, invit>
ing the commandery to the First North
ern Illinois District Encampment to be
held there August 12 to IS. Everts Com
mandery will probably attend in body.
William Bagley, a former clerk for T.
II. Thomas, and at present employed in
one of the leading retail drug stores in
Chicago, arrived in the city this morning
to remain two weeks visiting his parents
and renewing acQuaintances with the
young men and msidens of the three
cities and the village of Presumption.
Albert Owens, Samuel Webb, Charles
Parker and August Souter leave this
evening for their annual camping out.
They will pitch the two tents on the ISL
and between Andalusia and Buffalo. 1t
will require three small boats to convey
the camping utensils, tents and provisions
to the camp ground VIII, re they will be at
home to their friends for six weeks.
Frank DARRELL, a sailor, late of Chica-
go, died on Credit Island yesterday of
consumption, aged "a years. He had
been on the island for his health. and was
accompanied here by the Rev. DR.. Frank
lin. also of Chicago, but who is now in
Pennsylvania. He was buried on the
island this afternoon in accordance with
his last request.
Capt. w. H. Whistler and family, &C.
compsnied by Miss Mary Thompson, of
Davenport, and Miss Lucia Connolly and
Miss Annie Frysinger. of this city, left on
the Denkman this afternoon for an up
river trip. On his last trip Capt. Wits
Ter had as his guests, Misses Annie Rel
mers, Bessie Lee and May Banding.
Judge C. Nj. Waterman whose defeat
at the hands of the bar convention of the
Seventh Judicial district of Iowa for NOM
ination has created so much feeling has
written letter to the public emphatically
declining to be a candidate for Judge
under any conditions. Judge Water
mans pluck is truly to be admired
The United Presbyterians hold their
annual picnic on Credit island Thursday
of this week, the steamer White Eagle
having been engaged for the day. Two
trips will be msde-the first at $50 m.
and the second at 80 p. m. sharp.
Tickets will lie sold at the boat at % and
Is cents Members of the school under
sixteen years of age will 90 free Friends
of the church and school are invited to
bring their baskets and spend the day
with them. The I'm ted Presbyterian and
Second Presbyterian churches of Daven.
port Join with the Rock Island church so
that large attendance is expected.
The past two nights. and especially
Saturday, will not soon be forgotten.
There were gigantic swarms of June
flies which breed rapidly and live but a
day along the banks of the river aud bot.
tom lands of Illinois. They were at
trscted by the electric lights, whose
globes were soon filled, these creatures
being drawn into them as though by a
whirlpool. Every street lamp was ex-
tingnished, and the pesky things made it
unpleasant to be on the streets. 1t is be-
lieyed that the past two nights have been
the worst in the history Of Muscatine in
respect to these bugs OF flies, and we do
not welcome repetition.-Muscstfne
Journal