Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-18
CITY CHAT.

r. Il. Young's.
Choice strawberries and raspberries a
F. G.. Young's.
Special business this evening at the 81
Paul lodge K. of P.
MIR. Otto Herkert is home from colleg
at Iowa City for his vacation.
Trio Lodge A. F. and A. NJ. will hav
a meeting tomorrow night for work.
Remember that tomorrow evening oc
ours the musicale and ice cream sociablt
at Mrs. Milton Jones'.
In connection with the first days pro,
gramme of the Davenport fair Sept %
there will be tri-city bycicle tourua-
ment.
Architect D. 3. Schuremau returned
from Cincinnati last night accompanied
by his wife and son, who will make theiI
permanent home in Rock Island.
Chairman Geo. w. Vinton, of the dem
ocratic county committee, has called a
committee meeting at the Rock Island
house at one O'Clock Saturday afternoon
Conductor c. c. Parker. of the Rock
Island and st. Louis division of the Bur
lington. has moved from Beardstown to
r ock Island. and taken his residence a,
Twenty fifth street and Ninth avenue.
1t is reported that after July 1 all the
harness to be made for the ordnance de-
partment of the army will be manufac>
tured at Rock Island arsenal. and that all
the harness shops in the department will
be concentrated on Rock Island.
Ex>Ald. Vim. Gray had the first three
fingers Of his right hand severely lacerated
while at work in his box factory yester-
day afternoon In manipulating rip
saw. DIR. Gait dressed the wounded hand
and hopes to save the fingers.
Capt. T. J Robinson and Mr.. Fred
Weyerhauser departed for Washington
this morning to look after the interests of
the Hennepin canal and other projects in
which Rock Island is interested They
expect to remain at the national capital
some time.
Miss Lucia Mackenzie, daughter of
Maj. Alex Mackenzie, who has been in
attendance at st. Katherine's school at
Davenport the past year, has returned to
her home at the Harper. She is accom-
panied by her friend. Miss Mary Hall, of
Cedar Rapids, who will visit with her for
a time.
One of the most unfortunate losers in
the lower end of town by reason of the
recent cyclone was Swan Lundberg, a
carpenter, whose barn, together with
considerable personal property, was de-
stroyed. Mr.. Lundberg is without money
or friends and is about to make an appeal
to the public for aid.
Messrs A. P. Graves and J. W. Gran
dali, baggage agent and assistant bag
gage agent. respectively. at the Rock Is
land depot. have on petition of
Agent Shelton been clothed with spec
lsl police powers to arrest maraud>
ers about the depot. Mr.. John Russ
has been a special Waterman at the de-
pot for some time.
A special from Des Moines saws that
Seth Morgan, who was connected with the
Rock Island Union and the old Daven-
port Gazette for some time, and against
whom disbarment proceedings we're pend.
ing, has skipped out. The telegram
states that he has insisted that there was
nothing in the charges brought against
him. but his disappearance puts a differ
ent view upon the matter.
Mr. W. II. Lohr. for eight years
cashier in the Office of the American Elk.
press company. has resigned his position
and will tomorrow remove to Sterlin.
where he has arranged to embark extern
sively in the grocery business. Lohr is
possessed Of business pluck and energy
sueh as will insure him success in his ven
ture. He is succeeded in the office OF the
American Express company here by ].
+. Corners, of Elgin.
Mr.. o. l. Addition, representing the
Union Central Life Insurance company,
OF Ohio. is in the city and proposes to
establish general agency here for Rock
Island county. Several years ago he had
charge of a school in Hampton township
and for four years has been principal of
the school at Utica. near Chicago He is
a thoroughly competent business man,
and will no doubt meet with encourage
ment in the establishment of his enter
prise here.
w. G. Brown, formerly superintendent
of the Rock Island & ST. Louis division
OF the c., b. & O.. and now superinten-
dent of the Iowa lines of the same system,
will succeed Mr.. Merrill as general man>
ager of the Hannibal & st. Joseph. and
Kansas City, st. Joseph & Council Bluffs
lines. 1t has been known for some time
that the promotions in the officials of the
Burlington road recently commenced
would include the elevation of Brown to
a higher berth.
A telegram was received last night an
the death at the Eigin Insane
asylum Of Mrs. John Remer who was sent
from this county first to Jacksonville a
year and half ago. The remains will be
brought to Rock Island for interment be-
side the body of her husband John Remer,
the ferry pilot who died March 90. The
adopted daughter is with Mrs. Randolph,
a sister of the late pilot at Davenport
Mr.. j. F. Robinson is her guardian,
The horrible murder, of the venerable
Henry Nurre. in Clinton county, Iowa.
some months ago, when also his wife
was almost killed, will be rememb ered by
our readers. Now Mrs. Nurre has re-.
covered and her mental faculties are re-
stored-yet she gives no clue to the per-
petrators. The Clinton County Democrat
says that failing to reveal what she
knows, criminal action should be begun
against her as a party to the crime. which
the Democrat says, "a great many are be.
ginning to believe is the true explanation
of the great secrecy and mystery sur>
rounding the case"
Ex-Governor John NJ Hamilton. of
Chicago. was at the Harper for few
hours this morning. and he left on the
S:15 train for Cambridge. Mr.. Hamil
ton stated that his mission was purely a
business one, and that he had some legal
matters TO attend to in the Henry county
court. The impression is prevalent that
there is political significance attached to
the governors trip to this section. and