Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-18
BRIEFLETS.

See Mclntire Bros. adv.
Fresh fish at F. g. Young's.
Nice bananas at F. g. Young's.
Smoked hslibut at G. c. Truesdale's.
Muslin sale at McIntire Bros. tbi
week.
Choice spinach and lettuce at F. g
Youngs.
Mr.. W. W. Elliott, of Edgington, wa
In the city today.
Mr. G. G. McIntire returned this morn
ing from Superior. Nsb.
Choice chickens and turkeys dressed L
order at F. g. Youngs.
Stop and read the prices on Mays bis
sign in front of his store.
Scotch ginghsms and other wash good
at McIntire Bros this week.
The Elite club will give its ext hop a
Aimory hall Friday evening. March
Interesting TO the pocket book thos,
prices on Mays big sign. Stop and read
them
Mr. F p. WEIGH, of Reynolds & Com
psny's contracting forces In Arkansas. is
in the city for brief sojourn.
A young Rock Island lawyer is to bt
welded during the present month. and
the brides be resides in Iowa.
Lent begins tomorrow with Ash We'd
uesday There will be- services AT Trim.
ity church at 10 q. m and 7:30 p IN.
Tonight occurs the complimentary en-,
tertainment of st. Paul lodge, No 107.
Heights of Pythias at the Armory build
ing
The East End Progressive euchre club
was handsomely entertained by Mrs
Kimball at her home on Nineteenth street
last evening.
The meeting of the County Farmers.
Institute on Feb. g. is to be held AZ the
Fairfield school house instead of the Fair
view. in Coe township
Chas. Kindt, manager of the Grand
opera house at Davenport ever since its
erection, has succeeded A c. Man as
manager of the Burtis, having become
lessee
Gen Mulhollsnd gave an interesting
entertainment OF Briscoe's Battle of Get
tysburg panorama at Harper's theatre
this afternoon. The exhibition will be
repeated tonight.
Death has claimed Mr. and Mrs An
drew Colemsn's son, Francis William
aged five-snd s~hslf months. The finer
al occurred from the bereaved home, Ais
Eleventh street this afternoon.
Mr.. George Downing, Jr., of Lincoln.
Neb is In the city visiting relatives and
friends. Mr.. Downing is proprietor of
the Nebraska Iron Works, which institu.
ton is doing fiourishing business.
II. SCOOTER, of st. Louis. is at the Rock
Island house Mr.. SCOOTER is none other
than ''Signor Bli,z," the magician. who
will charm the Knights of Pythiss and
their friends at the A o U W. building
tonight.
Mr. James Griffin, fireman on engine
No 432. on the c.. r. L & P. road, was
happily surprised yesterday morning at
finding bright-eyed son before him. He
felt so happy over it that the house could
hardly hold him.
A majority OF the members of the board
of education favoring the closing of the
schools this afternoon, President Thomas
last evening consented to the abandoning
Of the session There was no meeting
of the board on the subject.
The Milwaukee road is testing q new
invention at Minneapolis. 1t Consists of
a car made entirely Of steel to be put
near the engine. 1t will contain q boiler.
engine, dynamo. an storage battery for
heating and lighting the cars.
Messrs. W ]. Watson, superintendent
Of the waterworks and of the electric
street railway at Sterling, and A. G.
Cochrsne, manager of the Western Union
Office at the same place, are at
the Rock Island house. They are in the
city to attend the K P. entertainment to-
night
Supervisor Campbell. of South Rock
Island, has secured admittsnce to the
Orphans Home, at Normal, for three
two girls and boy, of the late
John Smith, an old soldier, and grand
children of Jacob Evans, of this CITY, and
will take them to Normal this week.
Messrs. Mitchell & Lynde received this
the plans from two more archi-
tects for their proposed new building
Both are very attractive, and like the
others heretofore alluded to. show what
proportions the new struc,
ture Is to attain, and what an ornament
it will be to Rock Island architecture.
Sunday afternoon horse became
frightened near the Davenport end of the
Rock Island government bridge and be-
coming manageable the buggy attached
was tipped over and the occupants, a
lady and two children. thrown violently
out The horse fell and rolled over sew.
eral times, but was finally controlled
while the lady and children were cared
for by friends.
The experience of men who have made
a study, and have profited by
1t because il has been done methodically,
and with distinct ends IN view. is that the
best plan and one that is productive of
the best results. is to keep well worded,
catchy advertisements running through
out the year. and, as often as new line, a
novelty or new idea appears in stock,
change the lad" and let the world know
all about IL.
The county board lie about to lose one
of its most efficient and popular members
Supervisor G. @. Hartman, of Milan. has
rendered his resignation to the town
board of Black Hawk to take effect at
once and will 60 north to engage in the
lumber business on an extensive scale
II is now incumbent upon the Black
Hawk town board to choose successor
to Mr.. Hartman. and he being q demo-
crst, II is only right to expect democrat
will be selected to ill out his uuexpired
term.