Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-27
CITY.CHAT.
Peaches by the basket at Mays.


OF. Dimick. of Chicago. is in the
city.
Fl. SCOOTER. otherwise the magician,
Signor Blitz. is at the Harper.
Mr.. Vim. Jackson was in Port Byron
on legal business this morning.
Mrs A. A Rogers returned last even
ing from her visit to Frederick. Iowa.
Mrs. ]. s. Dart. of Norfolk. Neb.. is
visiting her mother and sister Ia the
city.
Mr.. Robert Lee, superintendent o! the
Cable mines at Cable, was in the city to-
day on business.
C G. Gaver and wife and Miss Burns
returned yesterday from a trip on the
Verne Swain to Clinton.
Mr.. W. FL. Whistler and daughter. Miss
Louise Whistler. have returned from a
pleasant visit to friends up the river.
Mrs. F. j Middleditch and Miss Mars
on Potter. of Freeport. arrived in the
city this morning on visit to relatives.
Mrs. DR.. Rathbun, of Crab Orchard,
Neb. arrived last evening TO visit her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. G. Ii Honens, of
Milan.
Will J.. Heff, of Rural, clerkinS for
some time with G. r. Sydnor, of Milan.
has accepted a position with Willard Bs
ker d Co
Gottiieb ZWicker, who has been acting
rs bar tender for Mr. Fred Appelquist
for some time. is about to engage else
where in the city.
Mr.. P c. Wilson, father of Mrs. DR.
Matthews. of Milan, aud son, Samuel, of
Pittsburg. returned home this morning,
after Il pleasant visit with relatives.
Mr.. F. p. WEIGH, who has been en-
gagged in railroad construction work for
MIR. E. p. Reynolds in the south and
southwest, arrived home last evening.
Quincy got the pennsnt of this year s
Interstate base bail league. now defunct.
A number of good ball players are with
out positions on account of the leagues
Dresking.
VIM. Nevins left last night for Gales
burg with several teams and grad
ing outfits to take charge of the big
paving contract of Atkinson & Olof, in
that city.
a
of hard wood in few days and will make
special price for immediate delivery.
Soft coal and kindling wood at lowest
market prices.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo Parmenter, of Ed,
gington township, started this morning
on their nineteenth annual visit TO their
sons, Edward l. and Geo. ID. Parmenter,
near Gilman, Iowa.
Hon. W. F. Crawford, OF Edgington,
was in the city today. He has a very
lame leg and says he got it in
car load of cattle that politics had moth,
ing to do with it.
The c.. NJ & st. P road has shown
its appreciation of Agent Holmes by pro-
viding him with an elegant new desk.
Holmes, however. is still the chief orns>
ment at the st. Paul office.
Mr.. E. B. McKown has declined ID ac-
cept the position of secretary of the
Monmouth Y Nj. c. A, and W i'll remain
In his position as bookkeeper for Dir. Z.
q. Frszer and continue his own wood
and coal Office on First avenue.
gomery, C. w. Negus, J. G. Adams, B.
Henderson, Thos. SCHNEIDER and others
of this city, and J. A Wilson and A.
Donaldson. of Rural, took in the Cam
bridge fair today.
The c., B. & Q. authorities refused to
grant Prof Huebner the use OF their
Burlington bridge for his jump Monday.
The Q. evidently wants to play no part in
demises, or run the risk of is. when there
is way to avoid it.
Engineer E. B. Chopper, of the c., R.
l. & P, will move his family to Chicago
The new running arrangement on the
Illinois division has made it desirable
that he live at the other end if he cares
to enjoy the comforts of home.
Geo. Solsnd, wife aud sister have re-
turned from an extended western trip,
during which they visited Manitou, Pixies
Peak and other Colorado points of inter
est. He is again in active discharge of
his duties as track master of the c., Il. &
Q, road.
Mai. L. Nj. Buford and Mr.. Gus Stengel
returned home last evening from an en-
ioyable trip up the river as far as Du>
buque on the Gen. Barnard. They speak
in glowing terms of the hospitality of
Capt. Durham, and only regret that they
could not accompany him further north.
The premium list of the thirty-seventh
annual fair of the Mercer county agricul
tural board has been received. The fair
is to be held at Aledo, Sept. 1919; the
amount offered in premiums is "a 900,
and there are numerous attractions of.
fered such as will make the exposition
one OF the best ever held in this section
of the state.
Supt Sudlow, of the r. l. & P. has
already completed arrangements for a
special train service to the state fair
grounds at Peoria Sept. 80 to Oct. 3
Special trains will run from Rock Island
to Peoria on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday of fair week, leaving Rock Island
at 6:15 a.. m. and reach Peoria at 9:55.
and leave for return at p. m.
The directors of the Rock Island Plow
company elected Mr. Phil Mitchell presi
dent this afternoon. Mr.. j. s. Gilmore,
who has so successfully and efficiently
acted in that executive position for sev>
eral years, having declined a reelection
The directors have evinced much wisdom
in the choice of a president. having Sc
lected one of Rock Islands most widea>
wake, enterprising and successful young
business men.
Engineer VIM. johnson, of the c., r.
/. & P, left for Chicago on business last
evening. He has just finished thirty
days vacation while his engine was in
the shops for repairs. johnson is one OF
the oldest and most trustworthy engineers
in the employ of the Rock Island road
and has been selected this year to have
charge of one of the trains to the state
fair grounds at Des Moines.
Census enumerators are getting anx