Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-17
BRIEFLETS.

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K b. u Q, was in the city today.
. A special meeting of Trio lodge, No
!, 81, A. f. & A. NJ, this evening for work
The young peoples alliance meet
with Miss Ellen Philip tomorrow evening
May is selling more goods than an,
other three houses in the citv-the low
prices is what knocks.
Brehmer s. Sons cooper shop. Daven,
port. was damaged by fire to the extern
{ of So 500 this morning.
| Mike Burke, the popular baggagemar
on the c., B. & Q has returned from a
visit to Hot Springs, Ark.
| Atkinson & Oloff are proceeding rapid
ly with the curbing and excavating on
Eighteenth street, preparatory to gradin G
and paving.
The Industrial fair will be continued
throughout the remainder of the week and
something of interest will be provided
each evening.
Manager Steel, of Harper's theatre, has
booked the Stuart Theatre company for q
weeks engagement, commencing next
Monday evening.
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lower prices than they have ever been
had in this city before at Mays, all on
account of moving
Mrs. Henry Housman's sixty-third
birthday anniversary WAS pleasantly OBJ :
served in an informal manner by a few
of her friends last evening.
| Daniel Oberg. living at 80 Tenth
street, was severely bitten by vicious
dog on Tue stay, and the hand has swol-
len SO much since AS to give Mr.. Oberg
great uneasiness.
Local Ticket Agent Shelton, of the
Rock Island, has received notice of a cut
in rates of STA firrtclass and S11 second
class to Denver. Colorado Springs and
Pueblo, taking effect April 10.
The Rock Island Turner society vii!
celebrate their SD anniversary next Sun
day evening. April Goth, by holding a
concert and gymnas,ic exhi bition, pyra-
mids, etc at Turner hall. Admission,
| csc.
| Mr.. Morris Rosenfield leaves Rock Isl,
and Monday morning next on his Euro-
pean trip. He will stop at Washington
| TO pick up foreign mission or two and
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| New York.
1t is reported that the stockholders of
| the Holmes syndicate will meet either in
Davenport or Rock Island next week to
inspect the tri-city systems, and adopt a
motive power other than horses and
mules.
The clerks at Mays grocery were as
| busy as bees on Wednesday waiting on
customers who were buy ing canned goods
| by the dozens of cans. which are being
sold so cheap. and also other goods at
| corresponding prices.
l.. F. Hofer is the supervisor of Auda-
lusia by virtue of appointment by the
| township board to succeed Chas. Bur
goyne, who was elected, but hav-
| ing moved out of the township. was in
eligible, as hitherto published in the AR.
GUS.
DIR. c. B. kinyon is making some fine
| sidewalk improvements in front of
his residence and about the former
Merrill property on Seventeenth street
| and Sixth avenue. He has put in a wooden
curbing and is preparing to lay brick
| walk.
@'N'S Nuc iStNlNNu tpLdN VI
at Monroe. Louisiana, of Patrick Man
gan, well known in tins city. and su-
perintendent of construction in the em-
ploy of Contractor f. p Reynolds. The
remains will be brought to Davenport for
interment.
AT st. Ioseph's church last even ing
Rev. Thomas Mackin united in MARI age
Mr. Ed. Leins and Miss Hattie Kinsey.
The groom is the we'll known city mes
| senqcr for the Adams Express company
aud he has shown his good judgment in
the choice of companion for life.
The marriage of Enoch Wood, son of
Capt. aud Mrs. Jere Wood, and Miss
Anna Eldridge took place at the home of
the brides parents. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Eldridge. in Davenport, Yesterday after
noon, Dean Hale officiating. The young
| couple will have their home at Tacoma,
| Washington.
Mayor McConochie has appoint ed j
II. Lloyd inspector of the pavement in
pursuance with Aid. Edwards resolution
that an efficient mechanic and practical
brick and stone man be appointed Mr..
Lloyd, who is thoroughly qualified for the
position, has entered upon his duties on
| Eighteenth street.
Geo. E. Sykes, of the firm of Johnson
II Sykes, hardware merchants of Orion,
and his friend. Jasper Dussenberry.
| dispensary of meat and bone of the
same place, are in the city on business.
Joe Richardson, also resident of
the Henry county village, and restau-
rant keeper. is with the other two.
| Supt. Young. of the Davenport
schools, has shown his influence with the
board over there to good advantage by
securing the dismissal of the public
schools of that city on Friday afternoon,
April 25, in order that the teachers may
attend the convention of the Northern
Illinois Teachers association in this city
on that day. The Rock Island schools
dismiss on the same afternoon.
| An important sale of real estate was
contaminated Yesterday, the entire block
bounded by Sixteenth and Seventeenth
streets and Fourth and Fifth avenues,
with the exception of fifty feet at the
corner of Fifth avenue and Sixteenth
street. passing from Miss Belle Pitts into
the hands of w. C.. Maucker for "a, 600
The Taylor house and Robinsou's livery
stable are situated on this property.
! A telegram from Colorado Springs
states that the Chicago. Rock Island s.
Pacific railroad company has succeeded
in securing full control in the stock of the
Colorado Midland. and also in acquiring
the Cog Wheel line of Pixies Peak.
These valuable acquisitions, together
with the $500, 600 hotel the road expects
TO build in Manitou, will make the Rock
Island the leading and best known rail-
road entering that section.