Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-11
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To H. G. Harris: Clean the crossings
Dancing school at Armory hall tomor-
row night.
The place to buy driving gloves is al
Benefits.
Dancing school at Armory hall tomor'
row night.
Mr.. E. T. Wilson, of Rural, was in
the city today.
Mr.. Henry Carse left for Chicago this
morning on business trip.
DR.. j. w. Scott and Mr.. Moses litter
ington, of Edgington, were in the city
today.
Col. ]. P. Bailey, father of Geo. E i.
Bailey. of this city, died at Ainsworth.
Iowa. Monday.
Taxpayers are justified in grumblinR
| when they are compelled to wade ankle
| deep in the mud.
The condition of the street crossings
of Rock Island would be disgrace to q
town of 500 inhabitants.
Mr.. T. E. Gray, daughter and son ar
| rived home this morning from a very
pleasant visit with friends at Wichita,
Kan.
Mayor McConochie's admins, ration
will be known to posterity as mud" if
speedy relief is not afforded in the way of
cleaner crossings.
Are there 30 many public sales these
days that the street commissioner doesn't
find time to give the city half an hour a
day of his servicesr
Two Second avenue BARRIERS are absent
from their accustomed places OF business
today, and people are wondering whittier
they have flown.
The board Of education met this after
noon to review plans of Architects
Schureman. Ross and Hammatt for the
proposed Third ward school
Mr.. Moore Foster has given up his
position at Harper's theatre to accept a
position as sign writer for Davenport
decorative firm, and Mr.. 81. F. Blocker is
back at his old place behind the scenes.
The hearing of the sewer case of Geo.
F. Roth VS. P. L. Mitchell and H. B.
Burgh was had before Magistrate Wi.
will yesterday, who reserved decision I'M
til tomorrow morning.
Yesterday was the tenth anniversary Of
the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. 8 B. Stod-
dard, and the boys In the c., r. L & P.
freight Office remembered their agent with
a handsome chair, whichi they sent to his
house.
Adj j. Alex Montgomery, Gen. W. A.
Schmidt, Capt. j. W. Brackett and
Sergt. Maj. w. A. Norris are represent
ing Buford post 243. at the state G. A.
R. encsmpment at Quincy today, tomor,
row and Thurday.
Mr.. c. F. Gaetjer is on the slate for
the republican nomination for alderman
in the Fourth ward. Poor Chris Don't
he know republican hasn't been elected
to the council from the Fourth ward in
many long day.
In Davenport the telephone wires got
crossed by the electric light wires yester-
day afternoon and the boards in the cen
trail office for time were one blaze of
fire. Many telephones throughout the
city were burned ont as result.
Mr. Michael O'Connor is the latest gem
| tlemsn spoken of for aldermanic honors
by the democrats of the Fourth ward.
O'Connor stirred up the easy going super
visors aud no doubt he would have a
healthful influence in the council.
Mrs. Jane Brown and Mr.. John Nor
ton and family, of Edgington, leave this
week for Kearney, Neb., where they will
make their future home Mrs. Brown is
one of the pioneers of Rock Island coun-
ty, and she leaves her old home with
many regrets.
Mr.. M. G. Mills has leased the Alex
Steel homestead and will occupy it
as his home henceforth, moving his fam
y back from Wilton. Mr.. Mills is of
tn at manner Of men that are of use to
the city, and his return to Rock Island is
good thing for it.
Billy Cation, the Rock Island billiard
list. has returned home from New York,
where he succeeded not only in defeating
the wizard, Schsfer. in a practice game,
but in winning third honors in the tour
nament in which the great knights of the
cue of the country participated.
Hans Paulsen. of Paulsen & Brooks
man. who are cutting ice near the water
works building. took his fourth involun-
tary bath this season yesterday, going
completely out of sight, but he came up
smiling and after drying out was ready
for another plunge.
The state auditor has granted the Rock
Island Savings bank license to incor.
porate with a capital of 100000. the
names of the organizers being as hereto
fore stated. Messrs. J. M. Buford. P L
Mitchell, John Crubsugh, E. P. Rey-
nolds, Porter Skinner, ]. j. Reimers, F.
G. Denkmann and E. w. Hurst. This
will make forty-four banks operating
| under the new general banking law in
the state.
In Davenport a fund has been started
for the relief of the suffering and
destitute people of North and South Da>
kota, committee having been appointed
by the Business Mems association to
| look after the matter. The Rock Island
Improvement association would serve a
| noble end by looking into the subject.
| Miss Clara Barton, president of the
| American Red Cross society. has issued
an appeal. and will undertake the dis.
tribution of funds.
| Have you ever heard chalk talkf If
you have not, go to Harper's theatre to-
| night and hear Prof. Beard. While the
professor is talking he will chalk out his
ideas on the black board and do it in
way that will not only instruct but smuse
In the lecture arena Frank Beard ranks
| high not only as an interesting lecturer.
but as an artist of rare merit, that can
literally make chalk talk. A lecture of
| this kind is s-ldom heard. Compara>