Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-15
BRIEFLETS.

Good music at the rink tonight. La,
| dies free.
Mr. Andrew Donaldson, Of Rural, was
In the city today.
Dancing school at Armory hal
Wednesday evening.
The Isl Perkins" band made An unique
street parade today.
Mr.. Adam Stamm, of Buffalo Prairie,
was in the city today.
Kramer's famous writing and copying
fluid can be had of G. c. Taylor, under
Rock Island house.
The Holly hnse wagon broke an axle a,
the corner OF Eleventh street and Second
avenue this morning.
Chss. Ogle Of Moline, was arrested in
Davenport yesterday for stealing a watch
in Moline boarding house.
Mr.. M. L. McDermont, a prominent
lumber dealer of Bridgewater, Iowa, will
spend Sunday IT the Rock Island house
A Moline man named Claus was fined
$40 AMI costs in Davenport this morning
tor disturbing the peace. Now look for
n TRADE
Mr.. Geo. Barker has arranged for a
large quantity of ice from Madison. Wis
He received twenty car loads yesterday
and expects more.
Miss Ionic Weyerhauser was pleasant
the Broadway church on her birthday
anniversary last evening.
the Prairie Chief, published At Cam
bridge, Henry county. has been changed
to the Cambridge Chez. and is a much
better looking paper than heretofore.
Doubtless many. who have. under mis-
taken impressions signed remonstrsnce
will withdraw their names now that they
see that they are not to be imposed upon
50 badly as has been represented to
them.
The statement in regard to Mr.. Thos.
OConnor's mental alteration in last
nights ARGUS is deemed by Mr. O'Con
nor as an injustice to him. He says
the information was not thought of suf.
1cient weight in the mind of County
Judge Adams to warrant an inquisition
AT 4 p. m. yesterday occurred the death
Of Daniel Mccarthy at the home of his
father. M. c. Mccarthy. Twenty fourth
street and Thirteenth avenue, of consump-
ton and scrofuls, aged twenty seven
years. The funeral occurs at 9 O'Clock
tomorrow morning with interment at
Chippiannock.
The Whitsitt farm near Presumption,
which was advertised TO be sold al pub
lie auction on the 29th ult., was not so Id
that day, but was bought at private sale
on the following day by Robt. Blakely,
of that vicinity, the consideration for the
100 acres being Sl2,0O0, just S75 per
acre.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Agnes
McLschlsn will be held from the First
Baptist church at O'Clock tomorrow at =
ternoon The lady was sixty-seven years
of age and her death occurred at Aspen,
Col . and her remains are Mt the home of
her son, Mr.. Robert McLschlan, on Sew
enteenth street.
At Dubuque they are still cutting ice,
but horses dare not venture upon the
river so the plows are drawn by men.
They don't eat as much as the teams, nor
get their legs over the traces when they
row, but the boss is growing gray in his
efforts to head off stampedes for the
saloons along the bank.
With characteristic enterprise and a
proper consideration for the best good OF
his patrons, Mr. V. Dauber. the popular
| blacksmith, has at considerable expense
secured the services of Mr. William
Crosin. of Davenport, an expert in his
| line and acknowledged to be one of the
best in the three cities. Mr.. Crosin has
become full fledged resident of RocB
Island and may always be found at Mr..
| Dsuber1s establishment on Third avenue.
| Horse owners who desire and appreciate 6
neat Job will find it to their advantage to
give him call.
Hon. R. g. Horr, the Michigan orator
and wit, gave the first entertainment in
the ser es for the benefit of the First NJ
E. church at Hsrper's theatre last even
ing. The subject of MIR. Horr's lecture
was. HAS it Been Proven That the Bs,
boon is Our Cousin?-No Sir" The it'll
affords an idea Of the nature of the dis
course. and the conclusion in the same
breath 1t was thoroughly logicai an,
brainy talk, spiced with originality o.
thought and humor. and bristling Will
the strongest kind of arguments to con-
front the Dsrwinian theory of the de
i e