Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-21
CITY CHAT.
Council meeting tonight.

hOCh 1sihuu touhy.
Pozzoni's dove complexion powder Tic
a box ut McCabe Bros.
Mrs. T. Il. Thomas went to Orion this
afternoon on short visit.
Pozzoni's medicated complexion pow,
der SAC box at McCabe Bros.
Architect d. s. Schureman has re.
turned from a business trip to Chicago.
Ernst Straate, Jr.. wife and boy, of st.
Louis, are in the city for two weeks
visit.
brellas, silver crook handles, 94c at Nc
Csbe Bros.
The South Park syndicate will give
everybody chance to buy lot in a short
time.
The ARGUS will have to let up on Con
gresham Gest. The Union is playing
the baby act again.
The Rock Island district nj. E. camp
meeting opens at Tindall's grove one
month from today.
Watch for bargains in those lots Of
fered through the plan of the South Park
syndicate to soon be revealed.
Lost-A double strand gold necklace
Return to Seventh avenue and Twenty
sixth street and receive reward.
Last call on psrasols and sun umbrel
las final reductions. lowest prices ever
quoted at McCabe Bros this week.
The Union few days ago held that
the ARGUS was not democratic enough.
Now il claims that it is too democratic
Hon. E. w. Hurst left this morning
for Chicago, whence he goes to Spring.
field to attend the special session of the
legislature.
The second grand concert of Strasser's
Union band will be given in Schueizen's
park Davenport. on Thursday evening of
this week.
Strayed or Stolen-A sorrel horse from
the barn of Wheelan Bros. Any infor-
nation leading to its recovery will be re-
warded b, the owners.
Capt. j. NJ. Montgomery and family.
who have been spending several days
visiting near Reynolds, returned home
Saturday night.
The II. N. Stone Directory company
will begin the work of csnvassing the
cities of Rock Island, Moline and Daven.
port in about two weeks
THE good nstured patrons of the AR
GUS" that the Union is worrying so much
about, are enjoying the pitiable despera-
ton of that paper about as much as the
ARGUS is.
MIR. J. M. Buford sold three lots in
Rodmsn's new addition last week, one to
Mrs. Eliza A. Egsn for S7G0, and one to
VIM. A. Olson and John Olson for 500.
Ex.Supervisor Fl. o. Norton, of Hsmp-
ton. had a violent attack of cholera NOR
bus Saturday, and his case was for time
regarded as extremely critical. but word
comes today that he is much easier.
MIR. Mark Lloyd, who assumed the po
sition as steward at the Harper July l,
sewers his connection with the hotel the
first OF the month, and returns to mis-
former plscein Truesdale's grocery.
Mr.. Oloff Larson, of Moline, was
brought to st. Lu ke's Hospital in the Mo
line patrol and ambulance wagon fol
treatment this morning. She has recently
undergone severe surgical operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Blakesley gave g
reception in honor of their twenty fifth
wedding anniversary and the reopening
| of their beautiful home on Twenty third
street and Fifth avenue Saturday even
ing.
One of our exchanges gave a graphic
account of the IMAM hole" blowing on,
of a boiler and scslding Philip Miller
The next will probably be the bung hole
of beer keg blowing out and freezing q
man to death. Gazette.
| Messrs. r. Fl. Thomas, NJ. G. Mills.
E. d. Sweeney and VIM. Payne left fol
Bushnell this afternoon to attend the re-
publican pow.wow tomorrow. It will be
a very tame sort of an affair. and to many
of the delegates a disagreeable task.
In connection with Prof. De Garmot
lecture on Life In German Universities,
at the Central Presbyterian church this
evening, Prof. s. T. Bowlby will render
as an organ selection at 7:45 communion
in E minor, and after lecture grand
offertoire in d.
George W. Gates, formerly of Port
Byron, died at his home in Independence
Miss, on Sunday. July 1, from fracture
of the skull caused by being thro wD frou
his buggy. He was native of Essex
county, Vermont. and came to Port By
ron some time in the fOrties, and removed
to Missouri about 1865.
i Mr.. NJ. Levy was driving around tn,
corner of Seventeenth street aud Secont
avenue this morning when his horse be
came unmsnageable and he was thrown
violently from his buggy, sustaining Sc
we're bruises, which, though while no
regarded as serious. are very painful. DR.
Carter is attending him.
/ The Union frantically cries out to tn
ARGUS to cease its disastrous war OIL
Congressman Gest's public record or /
asserts its course will cause all republi
cans of Rock Island to cease reading th,
ARGUS. It will be interesting no doub
:. TO these independent readers to know
|, how the Union controls their persona
preferences.
u The Union continues to fret over tn
republican patronage Of the ARGUS, AM
imagining that the ARGUS is as easil
bluffed as it, seeks to intimidate: thi
paper by threatening to cause its repub
licsn friends to stop their subscriptions
The ARGUS has no tears OF any such n
suit as long as the Union is under il
present management.
Saturday Freight Agent Stoddard. G
the Rock Island road, received order
. from Chicago that in consequences Of Ia
lbor trouble in the Chicago yards. to re