Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-13
BRIEFLETS.

Fresh lettuce and spinach at F. G
Young's.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Christy, of Des Moines, is i
the city today.
Uncle Samuel Goode, of Andalusis
was iu the city today.
Next Wednesday will be Ash Wednes
day. the beginning of Lent.
Mrs. G. W. Nepus will give an infor
NAL tea from 4 to Saturday afternoon
The rink will be open Saturday even
ing, Feb. 18th. Ladies free. Afternoon
for beginners.
Wanted immediately competen
girl; good wages. Mrs. w. A. Paul, 102
Second avenue.
The Rock Island Citizens Improve
ment association holds its regular month
" meeting at Harper's theatre tonight.
The Cable Dancing club will give
grand masquerade ball at Cable, ILL.,, Fri
day evening. Feb. 81. Tickets so cents
Mrs. Richmond Terrell and children
have returned from Alabama, and Rich
mond again looks as IL life was wertt
living.
EX-Mayor Thos. Murdoch and his sol
Robert, arrived from Kansas City morn
ing and breakfasted at the Rock Islant
house.
A colored lady, aged 1l9 years, arrived
in Moline yesterday to visit her son, Rev
VIM. Williams. of the African Methodist
church of that city. She is from Yellow
Springs, Ark.
Maj. q. w. Halves has received notice
of the reunion of the Thirty. seventh II.
linois volunteer infantry which will be
held at Chicago on Friday. March 7th
julius White is president of the associa'
ton, and L. H. Howell is secretary.
Mr.. John W. Jones. of South Rock
Island, has purchased half interest in
Mr.. Bowker's second hand store. the
well known Lundy stand. and the new
firm will be glad to see people and sci
all kinds of goods. both new and used
very cheap.
J. c. Bromley, the we'll known eugi
neer of this city. is an applicant for TIT
position of steamboat inspector In tn,
place of John G.. Scott, deceased. Mr.
Bromley's petition is being numerousl,
signed by steamboat men, mechanics
professional and business men.
Tomorrow evening at Harper's theatr
Hon. R. G. Horn. the famous wit ant
orator. will deliver his celebrated lecture
us the Balloon Our Cousin?" This i
the opportunity of the season. lie
there be grand turnout. Reserved
seats may be had at Clemann & SalZ
mann's for ten cents additional.
An exchange says New England mel
chants are beginning to organize TO ST
cure legislative protection against th
fire" and bankrupt sale" companie
that tour that section. 1t is time. tooth
western states were doing the sam
thing. One of the worst things a reeu
lar merchant has to contend against
Legitimate business is fire or bankrur
sale. More legislation is needed on th
subject.
"Patronize home Institutions" erie
the country editor from week to weel
That is right" says the merchant, "gIv
it to those who go to some other town I
buy goods" Then with his hear; file
with kindness to the loyal editor. he send
his job work to Kalamazoo, or utilities
piece of wrapping paper to write an orde
on for goods or send q statement to
customer. Isn't it funny .-Raritan r.
porter.
A Galesburg young man who atteude
q party recently, found himself embsl
raised when the finger bowl was passe
around. A small piece of lemon ws
floating on the surface of the water an
after holding the bowl for a moment
deep thought, he raised it to his lips an
took good swig of the contents Late
In the evening he remarked confidential
to young lady that that was the weakes
lemonade be ever drank away from home
A special train of officials came dow
on the Iowa side on the c., NJ. s St. F
road this afternoon and later came owe
to Rock Island and left for the east owe
the Racine & Southwestern division
The officials were General Superinten
dent A. j, Early, Assistant General Super
intendent d. A. DIN. Superintendent O
the Racine & Southwestern division I
D. Wright, Superintendent of the Couu
Gil Bluffs division Campbell, Superir
tendent of Bridges Bates and Superb
tendent of Telegraphy Grey.
Mr.. H. A. Ainsworth remarks to Ii
Washington correspondent of the Chicag
Tribune relative to Senator Plerce's dc
clinstion to be candidate for reelection
that the senator has made arrange
ments to become superintendent of th
National Tube works al McKeesport, P
He will not give up his citizenship in l
linois and will keep his family for Ii
present at Kewsnee. but his business wi
take him away so much that he wi
necessarily drop out of active polite!
Mr.. Ainsworth adds that he himself hs
no intention of making the race, so ths
the field would seem to be an open one
| The Moline Republican Is manifestin
a selfish spirit by attempting to discourse
the noble hearted women OF that city WI
are associated with the St. Luke's hospit
guild in Rock Island. The RepublicO
contends that Moline ought to stop hely
ing the Rock Island hospital and get OF
: of Its own. That's all wasted powder.
the women of Moline have demonstrate
that they have more common sense tbs
some of the opposite sex. That porto
of Moline that wants hospital, wants
not as a charitable institution, but simp
because Rock Island has one, and tn,
Idpp't haliaua in heIntpn spvthipu no