Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
BRIEFLETS.

BRIEFLETS.
| New cabbage at Browners.
Dressed poultry at Longs.
/ Bulk olives at F. G. Young's.
Fancy Missouri jenitons at Longs.
Choice fresh cocosnuts at Benefits.
Fresh vegetables of all kinds at Ben.
nett's.
Good butter and fresh eggs at Brown
er's.
| For good pair of gloves 60 to Ben
Hett's glove store.
From.Age-de Brie and imported Swis.
cheese at F. G. Young's.
Fresh Strawberries. cucumbers, toma
toes and radishes. at Mays.
Nice fresh chickens and turkeys al
Browner's new Elm street grocery.
Capt. W. A. Thompson returned from
business trip to st. Paul this morning
The missionary guild of Trinity par,
ish meets at the chapel this evening al
7,30.
Choice lettuce. spinach. new beets.
new onions and oyster plant at F. G
Youngs.
Mrs. T. T. Dwight. of Peoria. is visit
ing at the residence OF Capt. W. A.
Thompson.
Found-A sum of money. Owner may
have same of NJ. F. Underhill, of car No.
z, of bridge line.
1t is Mr. Frank Raible. of this city.
who has gone to Hot Springs. accom-
panied by Chss. F. Ash, of Geneseo.
The coming art lecture by Prof. Beard
on Chalk Talk" at Harper's theatre
Tuesday evening will be the event of the
season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gottlieb Weiss welcomed
a son this morning, and there is not q
happier man on the streets today than
Mr.. Weiss.
Miss Jennie Bell, of Coshocton, Ohio,
returned to her home last night after
several months visit with her sister. Mrs
! Fred Alter.
Magistrate Wivill and Justice Hawes
have both shown considerable regard
for their friends in added comforts they
have made to their offices.
The children Of Rosauna Haushaw
wish to thank their neighbors and friends
for their sympathy and kindness during
the Illness and at the death of theiI
mother.
The Rock Island mayoralty contest
case comes up at the present term of the
supreme court on the northern district al
Ottawa. and may be heard from this
month
Mrs. DR.. A. II. McCaudless, who has
been very Ill for several days is somewhat
better today. but still is not out of dam
ger. A consultation Of four physicians
was held last evening.
Rev. G W. Cue will reply to the liz
Quor dealers resolution at Harper's
theatre next Sunday evening at ESQ. be
having at his own expense, engaged the
theatre for that purpose.
The funeral of the late Mrs Russell
Barth occurred this afternoon. Rev. G. A.
Mennicke officiating The stove foundry
shut down for the day in order to allow
the moulders to show their sympathy for
their fellow workman in his sorrow.
Frank Geissler. city editor of the Gin
ton Morning Meas. died at the home of
his mother Wednesday morning from an
accidental gun shot wound from his own
revolver on January IS. He was 10 years
and : months old. He was a talented
young man and the pride of his widowed
mother and sisters.
MIR. Lewis Wilson, of Rural, was in the
city today. He is one of the ARGUS old
standby's, being subscriber for no less
than five copies of the WEEKLY ARGUS
which he sends to his children. Mr..
Wilson has proper regard for the train
ing or that part of the coming generation
that he is res ponsible for.
Editor VIM. Bailey, of Princeton, has
been appointed census enumeration for the
third census district of Illinois, which in
cludes Rock Island county. This clean
knockout for Congressman Henderson
against Congressman Gest whose choice
was ex Senator Fletcher, of Carthage.
but who failed to get there somehow.
A cranky preacher down at Quincy the
other day refused to allow the American
flag to be brought into his church on the
coffin of an old soldier who was being
buried by the Grand Army men. Over
at Galvs there is more patriotic preacher
who has just appointed committee to
look after arranging for the drspery of
the pulpit with the American flag.
The Wide Awake Hook and Ladder
company have made grand preparations
for masquerade ball at Armory hsll to-
morrow evening. Bleuer's band will
furnish music and supper will be served
at the popular Crown dining rooms, A
general invitation is extended Mas
querade suits can be engaged at the hall
all day tomorrow.
Last evenings Davenport Democrat
printed telegram from 81. Louis to the
effect that "a report comes from Lesven-
worth that it is stated In military circles
! there when the department of Missouri
headquarters are moved to St. Louis, the
United States arsenal at Rock Island,
III D.. will be transferred to Lesvenworth. !"
The Rock Island arsenal will be moved to
Leavenworth about the time the military
prison is located on Rock Island.
The Holmes syndicate. according to
the Globe Democrat, has bonded its St .
Louis street railway system composed of
the most important lines In the city for
s.. 500 600. and with the money proposes
TO cable the entire system. An effort was
made TO induce Mr.. Holmes to put in
electricity, but he firmly declined stating
that he would not invest so heavily in
anything that was not permanent.
He believes electricity as a motive
in IA int