Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-04
BRIEFLETS.

Wax beans at F. G. Young's.
Choice strawberries at F. G. Young's.
Large fine spring chickens at F. G.
Young's.
Six room house for rent. Apply to E..
w. Hurst.
New beets and new potatoes at F. G.
Young's.
DR.. 8. G. Plummer, Jr.. of Southern
Minnesota. is in the city.
Found-A pocket book containing a
small sum of money. Enquire at Arcade
cigar store.
There will be preaching tomorrow
evening at South Park chapel by Rev.
Marquis.
A prominent Rock Island business man
is to wed Davenport lady about the mid
die of the present month.
Ex-Conductor T. V. Strain, of the c.,
B. & @, is now running a train on the
east end of the Illinois division of the G.,
r. l. & P.
Stamp Deputy M. Lee Galt's collec-
lions for Nav were: Beer. 81. 1854 25;
cigars. $500 80; tobacco. 90 so; total.
81 .66l .t5.
Z. b. McKown has added kindling
wood to his soft coal business, and is
now prepared TO take orders for dry or
green wood.
The republican county convention of
Henry county yesterday instructed it's
delegates TO the senatorial convention for
R. F. Beals. OF Woodruff. for representa-
tive.
Chairman Halves. of the republican
city>township committee, has called the
caucuses to select delegates
to the county convention, next Friday
night.
Persons desiring reserved seats for the
high school commencement exercises at
Harper's theatre next Friday night. may
engage them at Clemann & Salzmann's
store for ten cents.
Mr.. Henry Wheelan drives one of the
most easy riding buggies that has been
brought TO this city II is combip alton
phaeton and side.bsr of recent inven-
ton and is daisy.
At meeting of the board of directors of
this afternoon, Maj. III. G. Connolly was
elected president, j. NJ. Buford secretary.
and Peter Fries treasurer.
Conductor Ed. Terry. of the c., B. &
O., has returned from the east. where he
attended the meeting of the Order of
Railway Conductors of the United States
and Canada. and had general good
time.
The Rock Island & Milan road will run
a car tomorrow night, leaving the tower
12 O'Clock midnight, so that any parties
desiring to spend the evening at the tow
er may have opportunity for returning at
that hour.
There is nothing new in the carpenters
strike TODAY, and President Gustave
Klotz, of the Rock Island carpenters
union, says he expects no further de
velopnents until next week.
The directors of the Peoples National
bank will hold meeting some time this
month TO elect a successor to Capt. John
Peeiz, as president, who has severed his
with the bank entirely.
Conductor Levi A. Sharpe. OF the Rock
Island Il Milan road, is taking a well
earned vacation which Receiver Hass has
granted him. and James Simser, former
conductor, is running in his place.
Capt. Robinson has nothing more def
mite yet as to who will go to Washington
in the interests of the Hennepin canal
from Rock Island. Messrs. d. N. Rich
srdson and NJ L. Marks go from Daven
port tonight.
Yesterday Mr. Gottlieb Hoch pur-
chased from Capt. j. NJ. Beardsley and
Philip Miller for $4,000, property on
Fourth avenue. between Fourth and
Fifth streets. IN the rear of Rsible &
stengle's brewery. on which it is believed
an extension Of the brewery will be cree
ted.
A bail club has been organized in Rock
Island of which Mr.. II. F. Blocker is to
be manager and which is composed of
such well known players as Steiner,
Dinger, Doyle Burrill, Dsrnell, johnson,
Olson, Grotjan and Wright The club
will play its first game with the Sham>
rocks. of Peoria, at the Rock Island park
next Sunday.
Otto g. Huber. son OF Mr.. 1. Huber.
the brewer. has gone TO the City of Mex
leo for the purpose of establishing q
brewery there with a capital stock or
$3.50. 900. Mr.. Huber is the president of
a syndicate of eastern capitalists who are
back of the enterprise. There are no
breweries in old Mexico. the one at New
Orleans being the nearest. Since the in
ventiop Of ice machines breweries are
possible anywhere.
Mr.. Madison Bowles, who was in the
city today. tells of severe and peculiar
windstorm which struck the upper end of
the county about noon yesterday. The
sky was clear. but the Nind came with
such ferscity that apple, cherry and other
fruit trees were blown down and pine
tree thirty feet high and eighteen inches
through on bis premises was blown down.
The grand concert Thursday evening,
June j. at Jubilee hall, Augustana Col
lege, will be musical event that no one
should miss. The great feature of the
entertainment will be the grand orchestra
under the leadership of Prof. Gustav
Stolpe, assisted by the ladies' chorus.
Vocal solos by Miss Hilma Qhlin, in
instructor in the conservatory, and Miss
Amy Huey, piano solo by Mrs. II. C.
Marshall and violin solo by Miss Eva En-
trikip. This will he the first opportunity
the Rock Island people will have of a
grand orchestra since the visit of Theo.