Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-11
BRJEFLETS

4 Ddse hit al the toedtrc tOhiBus.
| Mr.. Benz. Whitsitt, of Presumption, was
F., In the city today.
Fine bananas, nice Florida oranges and
all kinds of fruit at Boros.
Skating at the rink Tuesday evening,
Jan. IA. Good music. Ladies free.
Remember that the Two Johns will be
at Harper's theatre next Tuesday even
ing.
Lawyer NJ. E. Sweeney is confined to
the house with an attack of Inflammation
of the bowels.
The wholesale and retail drug firm Of
Hsrtz & Bahnsen have an elegant new
delivery wagon.
Since the Onion dropped the sssocia-
ted press franchise, it might be taken for
last years almanac.
Mr.. s. A. Marschall will serve an oyster
supper this evening to which his friends
are cordially invited.
Miss Lucy McGuinn. daughter of VIM.
McGuinn. was surprised by twenty-five of
her friends last evening and a pleasant
evening followed.
Reserved seats for the hospital enter>
tainment will be on sale at Clemann &
Salzmann's Monday morning at twenty
Eve cents extra.
The Rock Island Turner society will
hold an evening entertainment and dance
at Turner hall, Saturday. January IS.
Everybody is invited
The black flag was ordered up this
morning, indicating drop OF twenty
degrees at least in temperature in the
next eighteen hours.
/ o. P. Blake, the well known ticket
broker of Davenport, succumbed to the
LA Grippe" this morning after an illness
of three days, aged forty-one years.
The river is rising again and had ad
vanced to such stage this morning as to
permit the ferry Spencer TO come out of
the ice harbor and resume her trips be-
tween the two cities.
| P. F. Cox. of Coe. proposes to contest
the republican nomination for county
treasurer with Thos. Campbell, the South
Rock Islander. Druggist Crandal, of
Reynolds. is also in the race.
!, A perfect hurricane set In between 5
and o'clock this morning, tearing down
many limbs of trees and upsetting the pop
corn booth on Second avenue and Eigh>
teenth street, but doing no serious dam :
age.
Car No. z, of the Davenport & Rock
Island Railway company, broke an axel
on Second avenue last evening and it be-
came necessary to sidetrsck it near Union
: square until it could be taken to the barn
! for repairs.
: In another column can be seen the ad-
vertisement of Mr.. Frank Weisher. the
' carpenter and builder, who solicits q
share of the public patronage. Mr..
, Weisher is No. workman and guaran-
tees all work to be done in a irstclass
manner. He is now engaged in building
aho use for DR.. Paul on Eleventh street
: The will of the late John Westberg, of
Moline, was admitted to probate in the
county court Yesterday. All his effects
were willed to his three minor children,
and Judge Adams was requested to ap,
point an executor and guardian from
, among the members of Swedish Olive
lodge No. $50. l. o O. F., of Moline
J the will bears date of Jan. s, 1890, and
was witnessed by Messrs. G. q. and
C. j. Carlson and A. o. Lindstrom.
Rev. Monroe Drew. who created such
q sensation in LeClaire last summer while
3 the pastor of the Presbyterian church, by
] declaring in public that there was Lot u
, virtuous woman in LeClaire, is in the
I city. He states that he has been attend
2 ing the Union theological seminary in
New York City since he left LeClsire,
} and will finish his course in about four
months. He expects then to go to Ore
: gon to reenter the Observation-Disclosures
( Democrat.
j Sheriff Silvis came to our town yester-
e day and served subpeonas upon several
D Of our young men. Wednesday the same
{ sort of papers were served on some Rap
D ids City people and others. This means,
8 we understand, that Law and Order
= league has opened campaign against
: Rapids City saloons. These young men
= must go before the grand jury and tel
T all they know about the liquor selling in
t our sister town, and we hope that often
ders against law will get deserved and
: severe punishment.-Port Byron Globe
Perry Burdett, a driver on the bridge
! line, has been missing since pay day
: the 9th inst. it is believed he hal
= deserted his family. He is reported Il
y have done the same thing before. Fl,
had resided in the city but short time
coming here from Denver, where he hat
: been similarly employed. The famil,
. live in little house on Third avenue be
tween Twenty-frst and Twenty-secont
. streets Freeman Underhill, one of tn
IS original drivers on the bridge road. an,
1t one of the best liked, has returned an,
has been gwen Burdett's place.
J..
: 1.-THE Crowaing Ofthe Queen Of Fame.
: Following is the programme of the en-
.e tertainment 1.-THE Growing of the Queer