Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-11
BRIEFLETS.

was ~ Tic harper yesterday.
Boss cherries. fine apples, bananas
oranges and lemons at Boro's.
Trainmaster ]. @. Stanton, of the G.
B. & O., was in the city today.
New potatoes. cabbage. onions, peas
bananas. oranges and strawberries a
Longs.
The ladies auxiliary of the Industria
Fair will meet at Norris hall tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Miss Lille Littig, daughter of Nicholas
Littig. has gone up the river on a weeks
visit with her cousin Hattie Evers.
Mrs. Minnie Tracy. stepdaughter to
MIR. John Atkinson. became the mother
of promising daughter yesterday.
| Boss Wells has been diligently parad.
ing the back alleys today. He has KEEP
off the streets as much as possible. Nc
| wonder.
Mrs. Henry Fraser. of Indianapolis. j.
visiting her father. Mr.. P. L. Mitchell
She is accompanied by her son. Phil M
| Watson.
Now that Supt of Streets Harris ha,
got through with politics, suppose he
turn over a new leaf and devote himself
| to business.
Another car load of chamber suites
will be in in a few days, and prices will
be very low at Ii. +. Cordes, 1925
Second avenue.
The first grand concert OF the season
given by Srrasser's Union band at Schuet
zen park. Davenport, will occur Thurs
day evening, June 10.
Mrs. H. G. Cleaveland left this after
noon for Galesburg to attend the com
mencement exercises at Knox college
Her son Harry graduates tomorrow.
Contractor Matthias Schnell has re.
ceived word that he has been awarded
the contract for the new $4,000 St
Joseph's Catholic church at Des Moines
The inventory of the real estate of the
late Bailey Davenport as made by Ad-
ministrator PeeiZ, shows 1l5 different
descriptions of property in and about
Rock Island.
A number of republicans have been
heard today to remark that if Boss Wells
can't run the postoffice any better than he
can convention, the public service de.
No less than four different delegates
from the Fourth ward to yesterdays con-
vention have been heard humming the
refrain this morning, Johnnie, Get YOU
Gun" Is this to be the new campaign
song of the G. o. p.2
Lightning struck the flag staff on
building No. 2 during the storm at
o'clock last night and shattered it to
pieces. and then descended in to the root
tearing up number of shingles. but do
ing no extensive damage, happily.
The wedding of Mr.. Henry F. Wheelar
of the enterprising grocery firm oil
Wheelan Bros. ard Miss Charlotte
Parker, of Davenport. occurred at Dav.
export at O'Clock last evening and the
happy young couple left for st. Louis on
their bridal tour.
The meeting of the Rock Island High
school alumni called for last evening
at the board of education rooms and the
rain preventing an attendance, President
McKown has called another meeting at
the assembly room at the High school
next Monday evening.
Legislative honors are beginning to
come rather easy, so far as the republican
party is enabled to parcel them out. 1t
doesn't amount to so much to be state
law maker in the eyes of the g. o. p. af-
ter all, and as for the peop'e. what are
they going to do about it2
Officers Kramer and Sexton oyerhauled
stranger on the outskirts of Moline to-
day with horse which was stolen from
Davenport two months ago. The man in
possession of it says he purchased it in
Port Byron. and Marshal Miller has gone
up there to investigate.
Boss Wells is highly indignant because
the ARGUS says he got free soup yester-
day. He yehemently brands the same as
a wbite-hvered, cold hlooded, black
legged lie. He also says the charge OF
his having become intoxicated on pop is
equally without foundation in fact
Joseph Valentine was in the police
court last evening charged by John Dom
ley. driver of car 90 on the red line. with
using abusive language. Officer Boland
having made the arrest Donley later
withdrew the charge. Valentine paying
the costs, and was discharged.
F. c. Hoppe the merchant taller, has
just let contract to Messrs. Sievers Is
Anderson the well known builders, for
the erection of an elegant residence on
his lot on Fourth avenue. 1t is to be
modern in style of architecture, and will
be furnished with steam, hot and cold
water throughout.
Mrs. Margaret Kohn accompanied by
her sons, Louis and Monro Kohn, went
to Milwaukee yesterday morning to at
tend the funeral of Joseph II. Adler,
formerly of this city, who died there
Monday morning. Mr.. Adler was well
known in this city few years ago when
he was member of the liquor firm OF
Kohn & Adler.
A Moline butcher named Mart Zahn, was
driving up from the river near the foot
of Seventeenth street this afternoon and
was passing over the r. /. s. p. track
when the rear wheels of his wagon were
struck by Peoria switch engine and the
wheels taken off as neatly as could be de-
sired. No serious damage attended the
mishap. however. Still the accident
demonstrated the need of the gates sc
long urged by the ARGUS.
Roadmaster Soland. of the C., B. & O.,
states that he was treated unfairly by Of
ficer Boland in connection with the dis
turbance on the Rock Island and Moline
line incidental to the laying of the objec-
tlonal switch there. He claims that Bo.
land instead of arresting him in proper
manner, assaulted bin without provoca.
ton, and that he proposes to institute AT
investigation of the officers conduct.
Mr.. J. T. Dixon went out to Geo. Hill.
lier's farm near Coal Valley Sunday where
he inspected q new colt. twelve DAYS old
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