Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-19
CITY CHAT.

MIR. Henry Wendell. Of Hampton. was
in the city today.
Mr.. Louis Csdw llader. of Chicago.
spent yesterday in the city the guest OF
his business associate. Mr.. c. F. Flem-
ng.
Mrs. Anna Flynn. formerly OF Rock
Island. Is lying al the point of death At
Davenport. She is a sister-in-law Of w.
q. Msucker, OF this city.
Z. b McKown sells hard wood in
lengths. cut or split; soft coal. lump and
nut, corner Fifteenth street and First
avenue. Telephone 1leS.
Use Aunt Jemimss prepared pan>
cake -four. The most excellent produce
ton in the market Ask your grocer for
it. Schasb & Wolters sole agents.
The weather doesn't seem to have much
influence on Simon & Mosenfelder's over,
coat trade. Their immense stock and as.
tonishing low prices draw the people.
Lyman Carter. aged twenty-five and
colored. died at his home on Twentieth
street last night of pneumonia,
with which he had been i'll for three
weeks.
Mrs. Col. J. Nj. Whittemore gave a
brilliant reception at her palatial home
at Rock Island arsenal yesterday after.
noon, which was attended by a large
number Of ladies from Rock Island, Mo.
line and Davenport
Joseph Starkley, of North Bend. Neb.,
is in the city. He formerly resided in
Bowling township. is a stsid democrat.
and he says that this time Illinois did not
do so much better than Nebraska, which
elected democratic governor
Davis & Co. have commenced LAYING
the gas mains under the ordinance grant,
ed last May, east on Fourth avenue
from Twentieth street. The work will be
pushed on toward Moline via Twenty.
third street and Fifth avenue as rapidly
as possible
The Messrs. Negus have let a contract
to Lsrkin & Stephens for the erection of
brick smoke stack 40 feet high on the
east side OF the court Of the Rock Island
house to be used in connection with the
steam heating apparatus with which
the hotel is To be provided.
The lower saw mills INDUCED in their
customary blow of Of steam last evening
as an indication Of the close OF the sea
son. and the sounding OF tie whistle a,
the unusual hour led some To beIieve
there was fire. but this proved To be q
happy mistake.
Don't forget TO come down tn the car.
penter's ball NJ Armory hail FRIDAY even
ing. November 81. young aud old and
enjoy yourselves. rs we will guarantee
everybody a good time and n pr re will
be awarded TO the best lady and gen,
dancer. viii n may be seen NJ Johnson
| jewelry store.
A shotgun loaded with small sho,
would do acceptable service just now Il
scatter the horde Of cur dogs that make ,
gathering place Of Spencer square. scratch
Jag up the grass and defacing the ground
The owners of those dogs should be mad.
IN pay the damages. II this continued
the authorities will make II lively for III,
owners.
In the county court yesterday there wa
tried before Judge Adams ard q jur,
composed OF John Bengston, ]. 3. Gil
more, Is. Ferguson, HlJ. Lowrey. T.
g. Frazer. B. Winter. w. p. Tsndali J III,
Peeiz. Lothar Harms. Chss. Rose, G. O.
Dsck aid J. X. Johnston. the suitof III,
city Of Moline against Adam Aiiay q
condemn through bis property q strip o
land for the extension OF Third street
The jury awarded Mr.. Aldsy s4es
The rehearing Of the case Of DIR. Paine
the magnetic physician. of Davenport
against WiIdermuth. os Moline. for fee
for magnetism. WAS commenced befor,
Magistrate Wivill this morning and jur,
composed Of VIM. Young. g. G. Bowen
Jno. Tsyiur. Jno. Clelsnd. Capt. w. Il
Whistler and Thoe. Thornton. The Il
torneys for the plaintiff are 8. W. Ssarle
OF this city. and J. n. Richardson and W
N. chamberlain. Of d davenport. while wu
McEairy appears for the defense.