Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-10
BRIEFLETS.


VIM. Parks. of Edgington. was In the
city today.
DIR. j. w. Scott and wife. of Edging-
ton. were in the city today.
Kann & Flemming are full-of the
latest styles in furniture and carpets.
Mrs. Phil Mitchell departed for In
dianopolis last evening to visit relatives.
The grand Jury will report in the cir
cult court Monday afternoon at o'clock.
Edgar Glenn. of Fort Davis, Tex, and
Miss Lily Glenn, of Joliet. are visiting in
the city.
]. Fl. Calkins, the Gslesburg brick man,
was in the city today on business with
Atkinson s. Oloff.
Will the Union please inform an in,
quiring public the geographical location of
"Edgerton" township?
1t was William Hanshaw who was fined
in the police court yesterday instead of
Henry Hanshaw.
Rev. T. W. Grafton. the new pastor of
the Christian chapel, has arrived with his
family and be will officiate tomorrow.
Do not purchase your spring outfit of
furniture and carpets before you have
seen the stock at Kann & Trimmings.
The Moline horse thief Smith, alias
Hit. has been caught again at Kewanee
and Marshal Kittleson has gone after
him.
Mr.. Harry Wickmsn left with his fam
lily on the steamer Sidney yesterday for
the sooth on an extended visit to Mrs.
Wickmsn's relatives.
Mr.. Alphons Mosenfelder has returned
from New York, Mrs. Mosenfelder hav-
ing sailed for Europe on the steamer
Lain on the 7th ult.
The children of the late Mrs. Elizabeth
Sieman desire to express their gratitude
to their neighbors and friends for kind
ness during their recent bereavement
The trial of Clarence Mart ct al, for
creating the disturbance at Otto Sieb's
saloon Monday night is in progress be,
fore Magistrate Wivlll this afternoon.
A handsome standard, self-winding
clock ornaments the wall over Train Dis
patcher Young's desk IN the c., B. & O.
building. The clock is set by telegraph
daily.
The Moline school board has elected
Prof. B. c. Caldwell. of Glasgow, Mo-,
TO succeed Prof. Jerome McNeil as prin>
cipal Of the Moline High school at a SAL
airy of 81. 900 year.
Miss Eva Casteel, sister of DEPUTY
County Treasurer a. E. Casteel, whose
home has been in Davenport for num-
Der of years, left last evening for Seattle,
Wash, her future residence.
The orator of the day at the national
cemetery on Memorial day will be Rev.
c. .. Brown, prominent Dubuque cler
gyman, instead of W. G.. Brown, as stat
ed in yesterdays ARGUS.
The Turner property on Second ave,
nue. west of Fourteenth street, was yester-
day transferred by Mrs. David Donaldson
through the agency Of Geo. w. d. Har.
ris to G. Il. Ellis for 50, $50.
Mr.. Wsverly Johnston. wife and baby
are expected to arrive from California to.
night on visit to Mr.. Johnston's par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. ]. r Johnston. Mr..
J. lives at Sacramento, and left Rock
Island thirteen years ago.
Ex>Mayor Henry Carse stars for
Washington tomorrow morning on his
mission for the Rock Island Impro vement
association, of which he is vice president,
to look after the viaduct, government
building and Hennepin canal projects.
Geo. C. Smythe, for many years editor
OF the Cambridge Chronicle. aud at one
time editor of the old Davenport Gazette.
but who has edited the Ypsilantian. at
fpsilanti. Mich, for the past five years,
was married May to Stella E. Wyatt, of
Ypsilanti
Messrs. Atkinson & Oloff finished their
excellent paving job on Eighteenth
street this morning. the work having been
done in just twelve days. Monday their
forces will be transferred to Davenport,
and Supt. Nevins will show the denizens
over there how flrstclsss paving is done.
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Siemon
was held from her home. 1431 Fifteenth
street. at 10 O'Clock this morning, Rev.
Mennicke officiating. The pail bearers
were Messrs. Christ. Haberlah. VIM.
Rinck, Philip Pfoff, John Stauback, Paul
Reddick and Chas. Kaiser.
Architect d. s. Schuremsn received
word today that his plans had been &C
cepted for an $4,000 Congregational
church at Rockford There were plans
submitted from all over the west and MIR.
Schuremau' success is very gratifying to
him. as well as highly mplimentarg.
DR.. G. B. Kinyon and his neighbors are
in unison as to improvement. They com
bined for a sewer to connect with the
main sewer on Fifth avenue. The tile
necessary to make the connection from
the different houses amounts to 800 feet
of pipe. Baker & Housman are doing
the work.
Speaking of the fatal accident 10 Thos.
Maxwell, of Rio, between Rio and Gale s.
burg on the c., B. & Q. Thursday, men
toned in last nights ARGUS, the Gales
burg Republican, Register says: "Thos.
Maxwell, ST., of Rio, was one of the old.
est residents of Knox county. His wag
on was struck with terrific force, driving
it sixty feet from the track and setting the
horses free without injuring them. He
was about 75 years old. He was menu
Der of Captain VIM. McMurtry's company
of Mounted Rangers, and did service in
the brief Black Hawk war; He leaves
wife. four sons and four daughters.
Three brothers-Henry Maxwell and
James Maxwell, of Rock Island county,
and Jacob Maxwell, of Austin county,
Texas-survive him.