Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-14
BRIRFLETS,
M. M. Corbett is in the city.
Head lettuce at F. G. Young's.
String beans at F. G.. Yonno's.

Choice strawberries at F. G. Young's
Nice tomatoes and spinach at f. q
Young's.
w. G Collins and family leave for st.
Paul this evening on an extended visit
Tomorrow being Ascension day there
will be services at Trinity at IN. and
1880 p. IN.
DIR. C. G. Carter and W. S. Knowlton
will sell the fence and rear buildings on
school lot No. TO the highest bidder.
A re !iment of government troops
passed through Rock Island yesterday
en- route from San Francisco to New
York.
]. Henry ladders. captain of Morris
camp. Sons of Veterans. left this morn-
ing for Illinois City to inspect camp
there.
Mrs. Morris Rosenfeld has received a
cablegram from her husband, announc
ing his safe arrival at Southampton
in good health.
Mr.. Frank Nader gave very inter
esting object lesson in chemical science
at the South Park chapel laft evening
Mr.. A. M. Blskesley assisted in the en-
tertainment.
Ex~Postmaster ID. W. Gould, of Mo-
line, has been appointed a director and
treasurer of the Moline branch of the
American Building and Loan association
of Chicago.
Mrs. G. III. f igecombe, of the Fourth
avenue hotel, swore out warrant
against her husband before Magistrate
Wivill this afternoon, charging him with
threatening to Kill her.
Tomorrow Mr.. c. B. Holmes and his
associates who control the principal
street car lines of the three cities. will be
here to inspect their plant and consider
means of Improving the motive power.
Drs. G. Bernhard and G.. b. Kinyon
of this city. and J. II. Sale, of Moline.
have upon Congressman Gest's recon-
mendstion, been appointed a board OF
pension examiners with headquarters
in Rock Island.
The city has decided to ill Fourth ave.
| ne between Twelfth and Fifteenth
streets. and Supt. Schnitger has been
authorized by the mayor to lay his tracks
to grade. the city 10 follow mp with the
| I'LL of the entire street.
Mr.. Henry Won Ach Monday moved
his bar fixtures and saloon parapherna>
liza back to Andalusia, where he opens
| business this week. Apdalusia has been
dry" for the past year. but all the trus-
tees lately elected favor license.
The Rev c. L. Morgan will leave this
| week for New Haven, Conn. on the feN
| licitous mission, the nature of which is
by this time quite familiar to host of
| well wishing friends. He will return
with his bride in about two weeks -
Moline Dispatch
The ARGUS is in receip; of an snony>
| nous communication of political ma
ture from the lower end of the county
The matter cannot be published in the
ARGUS unless the name of the cores
pondent is known to the editor.
Miss Maggie Maroney was surprised
by about ten couple of her friends at her
home on Third avenue, between Twenty
first and Twenty second streets, last even
ing, and merry season of music and
dancing was spent. A fine supper was
spread,
tut mAIIihHe Ol MI. w Ill tttle, OF
Moline, and Miss Annie Fowerree, is an
nonnced to take place at the home of the
bride at Helena, Mont, on May 81. Mr.
and Mrs, s. II. Velie and Miss Grace
Nelie, parents and sister of the groom,
will attend the wedding.
Gen. Julius White. who died Monday
| at his residence at South Evanston, as
| noted in Yesterdays dispatches, was well
| known in this part of the state at the
| time of the outbreak of the war. he hav-
| ing organized companies A and ii in this
county, and in which were enlisted some
| of our best known citizens then and now
An error appeared in the notice in last
| nights ARGUS with reference to the North
American Loan s. Building company. the
time of maturity having been stated from
| IA to Is months. The blunder was Sc
| ridiculous that most readers no doubt
realized that it was purely typographical.
The figures should have read from 72 TO
| "a months. Mitchell & Lyude have been
appointed the local treasurer for the com.
pany.
| G. G. Gaver, the new proprietor of the
Rock Island house, by virtue of three
|
in the hotel business to which he has de.
voted his time for ten years. For long
time he ran the Windsor, at Akron. O
and later the Herbert, at Canton More
recently he has been in charge of the Re-
we're. at Springfield. Thus he brings tc
Rock Island a thorough, practical knowl
edge of the business, which, CON binel
with genial disposition. will make tn,
Rock Island house under his management
one of the best in western Illinois.
! Rev. ]. s. McCord. the old-time paste
of the First M. E. church. is in the city
the guest of J. b. Phelps and family
DR.. McCord is slowly recovering from hi
recent severe illness, from which hi:
friends here were led to believe he would
not be permitted by gracious Providence
to emerge, and has hopes o. CROWN!
quite strong again. He was great suf
ferer from the worst sort of nervous pros
tration and is much reduced, but is be
ginning to feel more like himself again
1t will still be several days before he viii
do any old fashioned Methodist preach
ing. Davenport Democrat.
The members of the Wideawake Hool
and Ladder company are net Statistic,
with the result of their conference witt
the fire and water committee of the cit
council, and have decided to disband. hay
ing placed their team on sale. They hsv,
been offered $500 for the span and offere,
it to the committee for S4O0. but tn
committee did not feel inclined to Civ
the boys any assurance. The city is nov
placed in the unhappy p-edicament o
being without means of getting its hoo
and ladder truck out in case of fire. Thu
the council finds itself face to face will
the necessity Of taking a decided step an,
preparing to meet ali emergencies. and tn