Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-12
BRIEFLETS.

All kinds of fresh fish at F. g..
Young's
Miss Hannah NJ. Dolly has gone on q
visit to Pascatello, Idaho.
Commissioner Harris: Where Incidence
is bliss, tits folly to be active.
The east end progressive euchre club
met with DR.. and Mrs. Craig last even
ing.
Choice rutabagas, turnips, parsnips,
carrots and silver skin onions at Trues-
dsle's.
The young ladies of the Christian
Chapel give shadow pantomime on
Friday evening of this week.
Capt, John Killeen. of the Diamond 10
line of steamers. is at Dubuque now ar
ranging for the resumption of business at
the earliest possible moment.
Uncle John Edgington. the pioneer of
the township which bears his name,
is recovering from his recent severe i'll
ness under the skillful care of DR.. j. w.
Scott
Rock Island arsenal is to have an adj
ditional captain in the person Of Capt.
Marcus w. Lyon. who has been ordered
here from Cheyenne. He is expected in a
few days.
Master Harry Adams. of Ipava, ILL.,,
has come to Rock Island to learn the
wall paper business under his brother, ].
&. Adams. of the Adams Wall Paper
company.
A happy affair will be quietly consum-
mated at the residence of Mr. Benz. Carl.
ton this evening, when his daughter,
Miss Eta Carlton. will be uni ted in mat
rimouy TO MIR. Fred Young.
Mr. Ben T. Cable writes from Tours.
France. that his return to Rock Island
will be somewhat later than at first an
ticipated, and he does not now expect to
reach home until about June /.
Bert Cunningham. Molines brother
hood twirler, pitched great game for
the Philadelphias against the Brooklyns
the other day. He succeeded in shutting
them out. 1t was his first game of the
season.
Geo. l.. Rhodes, ESQ. of Chicago, as
sistant general passenger agent of the
Rock Island road, is in the city today, the
lest of Ticket Agent SHELTON, in whose
company he paid mis- respects to the
ARGUS
The doors TO the Christian chapel have
been changed by Mr.. p. L. Mitchell so
that they now swing out as we'll as in.
MIR. Mitchell has thus removed the dam
gerlthat has heretofore existed there in
the event of crowded house and panic.
Mr.. j. G. Colburn. who was for wears
one of the best known, most popular and
efficient engineers on the Rock Island
road, but who is now running on the c.,
X. & N, between Caldwell, Kas., and
Ell Reno, Oklahoma, is visiting old friend.
in the city.
The ice made break below the city
about o'clock last evening. and huge
cake, on which several men were cutting
ice for Mr.. Geo. E Lambert, started out
into tie stream. Mr.. Lambert witnessed
the peril of his men from the shore and
gave them warning by which they were
enabled to escape.
The suits of Geo. f. Roth against
Messrs. p l. Mitchell and II. B. Burgh
for tapping private sewer were dismissed
this afternoon by Magistrate Wivill, the
defendants beforehand each paying hi:
proportionate part of the cost of the
sewer, The Esquire would otherwise
have imposed fines under the ordinance
| Overhead this weather will do very
nicely, thank you, and as the great
throng of humanity looks with hopeful
eye to discover its destiny in that direc.
ton. it Is nevertheless satisfaction to
have our temporary stamping ground un.
derfoot more congenial to our happiness
when a simple physical exertion on the
part of our street commissioner will
bring it.
A board of engineer officers has been
detailed TO meet at Clinton, Iowa. March
IS, to consider the plans and location
proposed for bridge across the Missis.
sippi river at Stony Point near Clinton
| The meeting will be public one and all
interested parties are invited to be pres
ent and express their views as to the
probable effect of the proposed bridge on
| the interests of navigation. So SAYS
Maj, A. Mackenzie.
Mr.. Fred Hass, president of the Rock
Island Improvement association, received
| letter from Senator Farwell, who states
1 tnat ne mas hskeu SendtOI ALLISON 10 call
Col. White Il ore to Washington to ex-
plain his plans for the gun foundry pro-
| ject. and that il the war department des
clines TO pay the expenses of the trip. he
has offered to meet them himself, and
tina; he has no DOUBT that Col. White
more will be there to give the testimony
which Mr.. Hass and the citizens of the
tri- cities desire him TO give in contradic.
ton to Gen. Benet's representation.
A travelling man told Mr.. David Don
today that while in Springfield the Other
day he overheard representative of the
Cleveland Cooperative Stove and Hard
ware works, which are coming west to
locate. that il the city of Springfield did
not Pive the company what il wanted
five acres of land and $50. 600 in capits
stock, it would come to Rock Island
This shows that the industry has an eys
this way and knows what Rock Island
u offers to manufacturers. Our Improve
3ment association should endeavor to en-
courage thu Cleveland company to sucl
an extent that It win come TO Rock Islsns