Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-08
CITY CHAT.

Harper and Rock Island houses.
Gentlemen's bath robes, house gown,
and smoking jackets al Lloyd L Stew art g.
The famous Ezra Kendall will exbibi,
his famous Kids at Harpers theatre to-
night.
Messss. James Taylor and James Ven.
able. of Taylor Ridge, were in the CITY
today.
Remember that CIemaun & salzmsnn's
Is the place TO buy your furniture and
carpets.
See those wonderful Kid that YOU
have read 50 much about ut the theatre
tonight.
Call early aud avoid the rush for those
antique oak chamber suits al Ciema nm
& Sslzmann's.
The Gilpin hose company will have a
masquerade at Armorg hall tonigh'
Suits for rent at the hall.
Mics Kate Fezier was given a pleasant
surprise by about fifty of her friends at
her home on Twenty fourth street, last
evening.
The ladies of the Central PRESBYTERIAN
church are arranging for tea and sale
of fancy articles on the afternoon of mi
| day. Dec. 12
N. p. F. Nelson will open a shop At
No. 2l19. Fourth avenue next Monday.
where he will conduct a repair shop and
manufacture shoe uppers. Mr.. Nelson
also runs repair shoe shop in South
Park
Mrs. II. III. Porter and Miss Katherine
Porter. 81 Erie street, entertained a
large number of friends at a high tea
Thursday evening in honor of the debut
OF Miss Josephine Cable. daughter of
Mr. X. X. Cable. Chicago Daily Nesos
An eight year-old boy died in Muscs
tine the other day from nicotine poison,
caused by smoking cigarettes. He had
formed such habit of smoking tina, he
would pick up old stumps of cigars and
smoke them His death contains a terri.
hle warning to the cigarette fend wher,
ever he may be located.
The Rock Island Y NJ. C. A. has ar
ranged fer a series of bible lectures at
$3.50 Sunday afternoons, beginning Nov.
16, for men only. Prof r f Weidner.
Revs j II. Kerr. G. Z. TAYLOR. W $.
MARQUIS. II. G. Marshall, T. W. Grafton
and q W. Cue will each in turn lecture
on topics In the series.
There was a social and reception given
to the Rev. DR.. Taylor and family AT the
Fortv-fonrth Street Chapel, last evening
Notwithstanding the storm and disagree
able character of the evening. a goodiy
number was present. A series Of gospel
meetings are to be held in the chapel next
week, beginning Monday evening
A man named Geo. NJ Brooks was ST.
rested in Moline today for forging drafts
on Chicago parties for $500 and present.
ing the same TO the Moline National bank.
He collected 800 several days sgo. and
deposited the remainder TO his credit.
When he called for it today he was ar
r:sted. His preliminary trial is in pro-
gress. He is professional crook.
OSing to the extremely disaqreeabIe
weather tue seren4ie Contemplated To
Coneressmsn-elect Cable and Sheriff
elect Gordon last evening " As abandoned.
though there were plenty Of democrats
out whose enthusiasm was not To he
dsmpened by downfall OF rain. The
programme heretofor outlined will he car
RED out Monday night.
Jorgen Domenea WAS found in his
room. Sl2 Warren street, Davenport. at
noon yesterday by his roommsie, John
Gressmsnn. dead. For four or five DAYS
Domenes has been in liquor, much of the
time quite drunk He Uas something
over CD years OF age aud 1t is suppossble.
In the absence OF snything more certair,
that he drank too much and his system
gave away under he strain of excessive
alcoholism.
The attention OF Magistrate Wivill hes
been absorbed tor the past two DAYS with
the hearing of the case of DR.. Palmer.
Davenport's magnetic healer, against
Nicholas Wildermuth, of Mol ne. The
suit is based on an alleged unpaid bill. for
medical services. A number of CITY phy-
sicisns have been summoned as wit
nesses, and an effort will be made TO
prove that Palmer has no license to prAc-
tice under the laws OF Illinois.
Yesterday ST Davenport the widow of
the late Principal W. c. Preston. of
that CITY, brought suit against the DAv
export Central Electric railway for $50
600 damages. Mr. Preston. it Si.l be re-
membered, was killed by the col ision of
an electric car with e train Of ckrs on
Sept. |. and the accident IT is charged
vas due to negligence on the part Of the
company.
The appellate court of the third Illinois
district Thursday handed down decision
In the case OF the Modern Wooimen O.
America VS.. Bessie Sutton. which has Al
tracted q great deal Of attention. Sutton.
al the time Of his admission to the order.
was suffering from 8 loaihsome disease.
and which. upon examination. became
known TO the medical adviser of the orier
but his admission was recommended. The
order took his money in payment of in
surance. but upon his death refused e
pay the $1,000 insurance. The court
however. awards the insurance TO the
plaintiff. which is right II does not ele-
vste any Insurance orgsnsz stion in public
estimation 10 attempt to deprive a de-
pendant beneficiary Of her dues.
The factory Of the Roddswig Schmidt
| Cracker company, 81 Davenport. wa.
damaged bT fre last night 10 the extent
OF $4,000 TO S25.000. The DsEOcrd
says Of the IRE: When The bows arrived
they found the flames bursting from tn,
roof OF the building and well nigh beyond
control. A second alarm was iu.ned il
and this brought the remainder Of the
department TO toe scene. Eight stream,
were coon playing on the flames. but tn.
IRE had by this time penetrated the real
portion of the building so thoroughly thai
little headwsy was made in the work 81
impeSing its progress. Heroic eforu
were made in this direction. however. and
gradually the flames succunbed befor,
the dsluge of water. and the smoke tia
was slmos, susocating at FIRST in its 10
tense hesviness thinned away
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