Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-06
CITY CHAT.


in the city today.
Mrs. W. s. Marquis left this morning
for Mnonk for short visit to relatives
c. G. Taylor and daughter left this
morning for few days visit to Chicago.
Miss Tillie Simmons of this city left
yesterday morning for visit to relatives
at Des Moines, Iowa.
The Rock Island district camp meeting
opens August 81, instead of next Mon.
day. as stated yesterday.
Mrs. Moran aud son, Of this city, left
this morning for a three weeks visit
among friends in johnson county, Iowa
The Davenport fair and exposition has
secured another fine feature in the butch
ers equestrian gymnasium for the entire
week
The Davenport Improvement company
whose object Is to purchase and improve
real estate. has been formed with a capi
tai of 100000.
Mr.. James B. Ladders, is ENJOYING a
we'll earned rest from his postal duties
this week, having been putting in consid-
cradle extra time of late.
Mrs. Zoe Hunter, of Frederick, Md.
and Miss Mamie Floyd, of Liberty Hill,
s. c., arrived this morning on a visit to
their uncle, Mr.. w. B Petit.
j. E. Montrose. of Lincoln, Neb.. who
on Sept. ID becomes proprietor of the
the Harper. appended his signature to the
list on the hotel register last night.
Messrs. Fl. P. Hull and Wiuslow How,
AID were among the Rock Islanders on
the 'ou'side" who worked energeticslly
for Mr.. Cables nomination at Monmouth
yesterday.
A game OF ball was played between the
Victors and Junior Oak Leaves at tie
Victor ball grounds yesterday in which
the Oak Leaves came out victorious by a
| score OF % to 1S; this making the third
game. The Oak Leaves took two games
| out of three.
Mr.. G. II. Eggleston, of North La
Crosse. Wis. arrived at the Rock Island
house last evening and took charge of the
remains at Undertaken Knox's, rooms OF
G. Eggleston, the travelling man whose
body was recovered Sunday night. /,
was inferred this morning.
Bernard Seeburger ana Miss Bertha
Strohn were united in marriage last eve
ming at the residence OF Chas Schoede
on Vine street, between Twenty-fifth and
Twenty>sixth, Rev. c. A. Mennicke offic-
iating. There was large attendance of
admiring friends and some elegant pre-.
sents.
| Grievous news came by Telegraph Ia
Mrs. VIM jackson from her sister, Mrs.
b. e. Whitridge, at San Jose. Cal, las,
evening. 1t was that Mr., Whitridge was
very i'll with heart trouble. and the i'm
preston conveyed was that he could not
long survive. Mrs. jackson accordingly
left for California last night.
The section of one freight train ran in
to another on the Rock Island road near
Peru this morning and a number OF
freight cars fell against passing passen-
ger train. Details of the accident or the
cause are not yet obtainable as the tele-
graphic communication has been inter
rupted by the breaking of wire
| The Liverpool & London Clothing
company today closed a contract with
Collins Bros for building in the Dimick
second avenue property, to be ready for
occupancy Oct. Is. The company which
manufactures its own goods will stock
the store with entire new goods Messrs.
+. l. Leveen and Ct. Joseph will move
their families to Rock Island and con due,
the house here.
a pitlaple sight was witnessed on Sec
ond avenue near Nineteenth street this
morning. Mrs. John Reese, woman
over seventy years of age, whose husband
is employed on the streets. appeared in q
helpless state of intoxicatiou. The patrol
wagon was summoned and Marshal Mil.
Ter and Officer Sexton took the woman tc
her home on Fifth avenue between TWEEN.
ty>first and Twenty second streets.
Geo. II Hubert. treasurer of the Dav.
export q Rock Island. Moline & Rock
Island, Union street railway, Davenport,
City railway, and connecting lines of the
Holmes syndicate. arrived from Chicago
this morning, and his headquarters viii
hencef0rth be In the three cities. The
finances of the road will heuceforth b.
attended to here as we'll as the genera
management by Supt. Schnitger, and tn.
Chicago end will only interest itself IL
the net receipts.
Notwithstanding the Injunction ISSUED
by Judge Tuthill. of Chicago. prepare
tions are going forward for the meeting
Of the head camp of the Modern Wood
men of America in Des Moines, Aug. 10
The TERRITORY to be represented comprises
eleven states. The attempted Injunction
against the meeting of the camp ha