Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-20
CITY CHAT.

All kinds of fur cspes at Benefits.
Ladies Broadway gloves at BENEFITS.
For Sale-A good family horse and
phaeton. Enquire at ARGUS Office.
MIR. and Mrs C R. Harrington, late Of
Malta. H.. are visiting at the residence of
Ii. p. Hull.
Mr.. c j. Larkin came home from Des
holnes and spent sunday with his family
in the city.
ST. Joseph's fair and festival will open
tonight in the ArmOry hall and continue
all the week
The city directory office is l7la Second
avenue, where changes in business or ad.
dresses should be reported.
Rev. G. w. Cue has been summoned to
Champaign on the sad mission of attend.
ing the funeral of his mother.
Note the change on tue first page of
the London Clothing C0mpanys ad and
the grand opening TO occur on Wednes-
day the 29th inst.
The blue cars were started down over
Fifteenth street and Fourth avenue to
Fifth street, this afternoon.
The Stone Directory company desires
that the secretaries of all secret societies.
etc report at once the information de-
sired for pub ica,ion in the directory.
j. Z. Rasmussen has let a contract To
Collins Bros for 81 s . cottage in the
rear of his lot on Third avenue and
Fifteenth street. facing on Fifteenth
street.
II you are not positive that your name
and address have properly been taken
please call at the directory Office, 1712
Second avenue. Office hours 12 to
IN. and to 9p. m.
Harry Sage, Rock Islands famous base
ball player, who added lustre to the brill
liancy of his record with the Toledo
club OF the American association the
past season, is home for the winter.
There was happy party at Hitler 8
ball Saturday night in honor of Mr..
Charles johnson. Thirty-fve couples
were present. splendid supper was
served at Davidson's restaurant and all
had royal good time.
Proprietor Montrose, of the Harper en-
tertained number of citizens at the Har-
per at dinner yesterday. Biehrs orches-
ira furnished music. Mr.. Montrnse has
engaged Biehls orchestra for Hsrper's
theatre The coming season.
Mr.. S. r. Wright left this afternoon
for Bloomington to attend the annual
meeting of the Grand Lodge OF the
knights OF Pythias organization. This
is their twenty-frst anniversary. Mr..
Wright represents st. Paul Lodge No.
107, of this city.
Herbert NJ. SAWYER. late city editor of
the Blo0 ming,on. Cll.,) Leader, assumed
charge of the local columns of the Daven>
port Times this morning Mr.. SAWYER is
a newspaper man of recognized ability
and gives promi.e of making the Times
hum.
Mr.. Frank MiSter met with painful
accident at the Rock Island stove works.
A teamster was unloading a quantity of
pig iron. when piece fell on the top of
his right foot and bruised it severely but
it is not thought any bones are broken,
although he will be laid up for awhile.
The Moline Central electric people
have struck a magnetic well in their
drilling for artesian waite at Prospect
Park. Mr.. E. Fl. Guyer yesterday in
serted his knife blade into the mouth of
the well and 1t Immediately became mag.
netized' Today the steel still cleaves as
strongly in its contact with other metal
as a magnet itself would
MIR. Fl. C. Whitridge and family ac>
companied by Mr.. r. H. Dart, reached
home Saturday night. Mr.. and Mrs. II
B. Sudlow and Mr.. VIM. jackson having
met them at Washington. Iowa. Mr..
Whitridge and family are at the residence
of MIR. Jackson, pending the arrival OF
their furniture from California, when
they will go to housekeeping.
Postmaster Wells. in compliance. with
the plans of an inspector who recently
visited Rock Island, has been making
come changes in the arrangement of the
boxes in the main corridor of the post.
office. and people owning lock boxes will
hereafter find them at the east side in.
stead of the west. The new arrange
ment affords more light for the working
force within. the general delivery being
at the east end. the carriers window in
the centre and the money order depart
ment at the west end. this being separated
from the rest by an iron fence.