Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-27
CITY CHAT.

1t is a boy and one of the finest.
The vestry OF Trinity church will hold
q meeting at the rectory tonight at 7:30.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Savsdge have
returned from their wedding trip and are
at the Harper.
Tomorrow being the feast OF SIS
Simon and Jude, there will be services at
Trinity church at 8 o'clock.
The ladies of the First NJ E church
give sociable at the church tomorrow
night. Supper from too
E>congressmsn Worthington, Of Pc
oria. speaks at Moline tonight and will
undoubtedly be greeted by an immense
audience.
The vote for the silk umbrella at the
Catholic fair stands: For Cable. $40:
for Gest, 300. The polls will close with
the fair Wednesday night
For the accommodation of those who
60 to Moline tonight to hear the address
of Hon. n. E. Worihington at Peals hall,
cars will return to Rock leland after the
meeting.
Mrs. A. J. Whitney left this morning
for Ogdensburg, New York. TO visit her
mother. accompanied by Mrs. Dr. Bailey
and Mrs. Fl. Crawford, of Burlington,
Iowa.
Miss Emma Fiebig. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Chas. Fiebig, was given q pleas.
ant surprise at her home on Seven
teenth street by number of bef friends
last Saturday evening.
The Stone Directory company reports
that the offices of clubs. societies, etc.
are slow IN sending in the information
desired which is the name and number
of the society. the time and place Of
meeting.
Mr.. David Levy. of st. Louis, a mem-
Der of the clothing manufacturing firm
of Strsmm, Uhlman s. Gutbmsn. OF that
city. and an uncle of Mr.. E. l. Leveen
and G. Joseph. of the Loudon Clothing
company. is in the city to witness the
grand opening of the London Clothing
company.
Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts, of New York,
founder of the American Sabbath asso-
| cistion. delivered powerful address at
the Central church yesterday afternoon at
o'clock In support of the Sunday rest
movement. At the conclusion of his re-
marks, resolution was adopted petitions
ing the Columbian commission in charge
| of the Chicago worlds fair to decide at
once not to have the exposition open
! Sundays.
At the conference between Vice Presi-
| dent and Director Dickinson of the
| Holmes syndicate and the Moline author
tiles Saturday night, Moline withdrew its
demand for one per cent. of the gross
earnings under the electric system for
five years at least, but retained the re-
| quirement for conductors on both lines.
This the Holmes people accepted, having
| decided to put conductors on their lines
| in the cities of Rock Island and Moline.
anyway.
| About 800 democratic voters of the
Fourteenth ward met at the corner OF
Twentieth and Carr streets last evening
to ratify their city ticket. 1t was an en-
thusiastic crowd. and one that can carry
out its promise to turn up an increased
majority in the Fourteenth. Rousine
speeches were made by VIM. AcEniry OF
Rock Island. Judge Anderson and Col
j. r Claiborne.-St. Louis Republic;
Last Saturday morning a man about
thirty five years of age registered at the
Rock Island house as VIM Simn- ons, OF
Muncie, Ind. In the afternoon he rented
twelve bore dOuble-barrelled shot CUR
at Kochs shop on Market square He
then went to Kerr's livery stable and
hired a rig to 60 hunting. He was giver
dark brown or black horse and com
Portable side>bsr buggy. He has mo-
since returned and Marshal Miller is ad
vertisipg for horse thief with the de
scription given above.
The following ladies will take part il
the concerts and readings to be given b,
the Hospital Guild at Mrs. j. NJ. Blu
ford's residence. Thursday evening. Oct
Both, at 8 O'Clock: Mrs Frank Gould
Miss Mabel Cady. Moline; Mrs. E. P
Lyman. vioiiaist. New York; Miss Olgs
Schmidt. Davenport; Misses Conneli,
and Gest. Mrs Phil Mitchell and Mrs
Will Collins, Rock Island. Doors oper
to all. Admission. fifty cents
Mr.. Gottlieb Beck expired at 8 o'ciocl
Saturday night at his home in Reypcld.
block, of softening of the brain, witt
which he had been q sufferer for years
Nr. Beck was German by birth an,
!. was forty-six years of age. He hal
lived in Rock Island since 1865. hsvinI
been excessively book keeper for Geo
Wagner and as member of the bottlin
firm of Junge & Beck, retiring from IN
. latter firm because of failing health. Il
I leaves q wife and two sons. Emil "a
|, Carl Mr.. Beck was very active an
philosophical citizen up to the tine b
was prostrated By illness. and was yer
popular with all. The funeral occurre
this afternoon. Rev. r. f. Sweet. q
Trinity church. officiating. The Moder
Woodmen society had charge Of the serv