Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-13
BRlEFLETS.

Fine oranges cheap at Mays.
New cherries at F. G. Young's.
New potatoes at F. G. Young's.
Fine new potatoes at Browner's.
Spring chickens at F. g. Young's.
Rock Island vs. Muscatine on Sunday.
Choice Strawberries at F. G.. Youngs
Kavanaugh, the boy singer, is losing
his voice.
Wax beans. cauliflower and new beets
at F. g. Young's.
Fresh tomatoes, cucumbers. wax beans
and cauliflower at Mays.
Ticket Agent G. II. Shelton. of the
Rock Island road, is in Chicago.
Good sound berries. quarts for a
quarter at Longs this evening.
Mrs. s. s. Guyer gave pleasant pro
gressive euchre party last evening.
Mrs. Irving d. Burgh and son Fred, of
Clinton, are visiting Col. and Mrs. III B
Burgh.
Mr.. C. L. Adams. late of Peoria, has
accepted a position as floor walker at Me-
Cabe's store.
Are we to have any Fourth of July
celebration this year? 1t doesn't look
very much like it,
New potatoes. cabbage, peas, oranges,
bananas. raspberries, strawberries and
cherries at Longs.
All kinds of fresh vegetables received
every day at Browner's. He has tele-
phone connections.
The Muscatines and Rock Islands pl ~
a match game of ball on Sunday at the
old Rock Island grounds.
Squire HAYES united in marriage last
evening Chas. +. French and Mrs. Char
lOtte V. Finn, of West Liberty.
Browner. the popular Elm street grocer.
receives choice fresh home grown straw
berries every morning and afternoon.
The supreme lodge Knights of Pythiss
meets at Milwaukee next month. and
many members of the order will attend
from this city.
States Attorney Sturgeon fled com
plant in the county court today against
j. w. Mcintyre, the Moline pugilist, for
| melting prize fight.
Business at the Rock Island pos,ofice
has so increased the past yesr that Post
| master Wells will receive an increase OF
500 in his salary next year
All the members of the Industrial Home
l committee are requested to meet at Nor
ris hall this evening al 7:30 Business OF
| Importance is to he transacted.
Races are on the slate at Dubuque this
| week. and at Freeport next Why don't
| the horsemen of the three cities wake up
| and organize a trotting association?
Reserved seats for Mrs. E. G. Crop.
pers entertainment at Moline are on sale
at Clemsnn & Salzmann's store Price
thirty five cents; children twenty -fiv,
cents.
The fatal fire at Mercy Hospital. Dav
export. yesterday morning is now be
lieyed tn have been due To incendiarism
and suspicious point to discharged EN-.
ploye.
| Mrs. Jane Hitchcock returned from
| Quincy on the first trip of the big steamer
st. Paul. where she has been on tire,
| weeks visit TO her daughter Mrs. MARY
lIunsacker.
Mrs. Julia Murphy, mother of Nj. ]
| Murphy. died this morning at her resi-
dence east of Coal Valley. The funera
| will be held from the Catholic church a
Moline Saturday at noon.
Rev. G. w. Cue has lost pair OF golt
framed spectacles the use of which hi
misses very much, and would be glad il
the finder would bring them 10 him AM
get a reward ut his home 512 Nineteentl
street
Mrs. Milton Jones has secured Mis-
Smith. the wonderful blind soprano O
Davenport. ard Mr.. Joseph l. Herbert
a,so of that city. TO sist in her parlo
musicale at the Davenport homestead on,
week from tonight.
Contractor Friestedt has transferre,
the scene of his house raising operations
from Mitchell & Lynde's block to Capt
John O'Conner's two>storv brick house or
Fourth avenue between Fourteenth anC
Fifteenth streets, which is being raised
three feet.
The alarm of fire at 1870 last nigh
from the Fifth ward was needless, caused
by little blaze in the old frame buildin,
on Fourth avenue and Twenty thir;
street, opposite the Huber residence
| There was no necessity for throwins
water, though stream was turned on.
The census enumerators are doing som
tall hustling TO get through by Ssturda
night. One of them struck woman VIII
is deaf, dumb and blind yesterday after
: noon. OF course she didn't divulge any
, thing and he is wondering how he vii
be able to collect his fee for his trouble
|, Mr.. Benz. Whitsitt, of Presumption
was in the city today. Mr. Whitsitt say
that the severe wind storm interfere
, with his recent stock sale very materially
still the excellent stock brought goo,
prices, the bulls averaging S75 a hea
and tine heifers S45. Forty one animal
were sold for a total of S2,715.
Receiver Hass. of the Milan road, hs
: made proposition to Manager Lamp. {
e the tower pavilion, and Manager New
burger, of the spring cove toboggan. this
il they will provide suitable attraction
he will between 100 and 10 p. m. eac
day run half hour trips to the tower-tl
last car leaving Rock Island at $50. an
q leaving the tower on return at 10 p. m.
Fl In another part of the ARGUS can b
seen the advertisement of NJ. Murrin, tn
new grocer. Mr.. Murrin occupies h
own building on The corner of Third av,
4 nue. and Twenty-tirst street. and has
i stocked with choice line of grocerit
! and provisions which he is selling at liv
and let live prices. Give Mr.. Murriu
trial.
Never 60 where you are not invited.
the text of an item now going the round
d of the press. 1t is good idea. II
merchant doesn't want you to go to h
, store, he will not invite you through th
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