Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-25
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10 CilntOn tomorrow.
Aid. Frank Ill returned from business
| trip TO Chicago this morning.
Mrs. Phil Mitchell and children have
| returned from their visit to Philadelphia.
| ton will be held at Turner hall this even
| ing.
The East End Progressive Euchre
club met with Mr.. and 5irs. w. II Judge
| last evening.
Sterling has decided to follow Rock
Islands example, and TO pave. Good
for Sterling
Yesterday was the birthday of two
prominent citizens on Second avenue
Messrs. Ben Haislip and Ben Gest.
Go to the rink this evening and see
Lancaster and Ullemeyer in single and
double acts on the Spanish rings.
Mrs Martin Reidy has broken ground
| on her property on Fifth avenue east of
Twenty-third street for new cottage
home.
Ticket Agent Shelton, of the Rock Isl.
and road has notice that beginning today
the Rock Island will sell tickets TO Den
yer for Sl5 80 first class and Sl2 so sec
ond class.
Mrs. Sarah Caverly, widow of Amos
X. Caverly, Ct Moline, died yesterday
morning. The funeral occurs from the
NJ. +. church of that city, tomorrow sf-
ternoon
Sweeney & Walker as attorneys for
Mrs. MARY Gormley, sold the well known
Gormley property on Twenty fourth
street at the court house yesterday to
Geo. Schneider for 81, 100.
Work has commenced under Engineer
Frances direction of removing the
wooden crib between the pivot pier and
| the rest piers at the draw of Rock Island
bridge, and replacing the same with
stone.
The Superior. (Neb) Times in
writing up the business enterprises CT
that town in its initial number, makes
complimentary alluslon to F. d. South
| ard. formerly of Rock Island. as one of
the prominent business men of the place.
Democrats have but to use discretion
in their selections for township officers
tonight to win at the polls one week from
| today. The republicans have made
| only TO make strong nominations to win.
Street Commissioner Harris publishes
notice elsewhere to all people to clean
their yards and deposit the refuse in
the alleys Between this and April /
all the alleys will be cleaned, and it is
hoped that the suggestion will DE COM
piled with.
The democrats of South Rock Island
will mold their town caucus on next FRI
day evening. Among those talked of for
supervisor are Capt Geo. Lamont. Ed.
Jens, VIM. c. Maucker and Orrin Leon
ard. The republicans will probably
nominate Henry Case or TEos. Campbell
Mr. Frank Nader is the happiest man
| in the upper part of town, and political
| complications as they relate TO the Fifth
ward or the collectoTshlp fight, disturb
him no longer. 1t is bright-eyed little
girl, and if it had been expressly to his
order could not have suited him better.
1t was intended to award the contract
for the new Y. NJ. G.. A, building last
night, but it was determined to defer
action until Friday morning, owing to
| the absence of several members of the
committee. The ASSOCIATION is in earn
est, and the new building will surely be
erected this summer.
The ladies of the First Methodist
| church will present the following features
during the fair of the Methodist church,
which is to be held in May: "a Milk
| maids Supper" Cradle Songs of Many
Nations" AN Evening in the Garden"
The Pioneer Pedsgogue," and "a May
day Carnival"
During her travels through Europe,
Mrs. E. p. Reynolds met Rev DR.. Por-
teus. who lectures at Harper's theatre
| this evening for the benefit OF the La.
dies Relief society, and she speaks very
highly of him as an interesting talker, and
urges all who wish to spend pleasant
evening to GO and listen to him tonight.
Rev. W. Ponteus. of ST. Louis. lectures
at Harper's theatre tonight for the bene-
| fit of the Ladies' Industrial Relief society
His subject will be Egypt and the
| Pyramids, and the nature of the subject
and the ability of the man as well as the
worthiness Of the cause should attract an
audience such as will fill every seat in the
| house.
| The republicans of Rock Island were
never more handicapped in their nomin-
atoms than they are this year. The
nominee for collector. who accomplished
his purpoe in such an INSCRIPTIONS
manner as to he TERMED lingo" Hassel-
quist before leaving the hall, and the
candidates for assistant supervisors, are
| particularly weak.
Harry Steer. the orphan boy who ran
away from the home at Normal and has
been at the police station for several
days, has secured employment at Jones
second hand store, and as the superin.
| tendent of the home does not want Harry
back unless he finds his way back as he
left, he will probably remain in Rock
Island.
| Postmaster Wells has received notice
from the postmaster general to furnish
all newspapers heresfter with all matter
of interest concerning the business of the
postoffice, in order that the public may
have thorough idea of what is being
done In the department of government
service with which they have most to do.
The Rock Island Novelty company are
adding to their many lines the manufac-
turing of a superior article of dry steam
paste. This is an important addition,
and one that will be n great help to those
who are in need of finely made paste
1t will be packed in barrels. half barrels
and pals. They are prepared to fill all
orders We understand that they guar
antee their paste not TO ferment and 10
be perfectly free from odor.
Mr.. r B. Campbell. for several years
past superintendent of the Chicago and
Council Bluffs division of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul railway, has left