Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-30
BRIEFLETS.
Miss Minnie E. Shaw has 90

nAiSe nhiuuie L. OudW mas gone tO tui>
csgo.
]. G. Johnston. of Reynolds. was in
the city yesterday.
The Rock Island Citizens Improvement
association meets tonight.
Don't miss the pants sale now in pro-
gress at Simon g. Mosenfelder's.
If not in need of them now, buy psir
of those 80 so pants for future use.
The Lindquist damage suit against the
city went to the jury this afternoon.
Cheaper than jeans. those 81 so all
wool pants at Simon 8 Mosenfelder's.
No half and 'slf. but all wool pants for
81 SO. worth "a, at Simon & Mosen.
felder's.
Master Mechanic J. Elder, of the R :,
l. & P. came over the road from Peoria
on tour of inspection last night
Plain or striped patterns. also fine cork
screw pants. worth from IS to SO so. all
going for 81 at Simon & Mosenfelders.
Maj. Alex Mackenzie returned this
morning from Quincy and Keokuk, where
he has been on river business for a week.
The funeral of MISS Alice F. Webber
will occur from the home of Mrs. E s.
Webber. on Elm street. at 10 O'Clock Sat-
urday morning.
The OKeefe 5000 libel suit against
the Davenport Times, which has been on
tIisl in the circuit court for several DAYS,
has been decided in the papers favor.
Mr.. Geo. II. Parsons has added his
name to the list Of the competitors for the
republican nomination for township COL
lector next spring Mr.. Parsons is good
timber naturally, but politically he has
gotten into poor neck of the woods.
Yesterday afternoon County Judge
Adams appointed Messrs. Henry Carse
a. ]. Lowrey and G. H. Ritter, commits,
sioners for the Second avenue pavemen,
extension. and Messrs. ]. W. Stewart
W. w. Eggleston and ]. W. Cavanaugt
commissioners in the matter of the TWEEN
tieth street pavement.
At Indianapolis Tuesday evening about
IL o'clock, burglars entered President
Hsrrison's house on North Delaware
street. Although it is occupied by Henry
8. Fraser and family, much of the presi
dents property is still in the house
Much of it. With jewelry belonging &c
Mrs. Fraser, was stolen. the loss all TOLD
amounting to nearly $1,000. The burg
lars secured an entrance by climbing to
second story window. Mrs. Fraser is tn
daughter of Mr.. P. L. Mitchell. of thi
city.
Last year the shops of the Burlington
road built for that system twenty fv
firstclass locomotives. They embody tn
idea of the compsny's own mechanics
engineers and fill the bill better than en-
gines that are purchased Of the factories
The Burlington is engaging more an
more heavily every year in the work o
building its own locomotives, and the re
suits attained warrant some degree of be
lief in the rumor that the company in
tends soon to erect large shops devote
solely to the construction and rebuildin
of its own engines.
The long contested chattel mortgag
case in which n. B. Carpenter and "
W. Elliott. of Edgington. were complain
ants and j. G. Taylor. of Taylor Ridg,
defendant, was decided in Judge Adam
court last Monday in favor of Mr.. Taylo
The case grew out of the failure of J. N
Davis at Edgington. the creditors inst
tuting garnishee proceedings against M
Z Taylor and others who held chstt
mortgages on Mr.. Davis property. b.
the court held the evidence was not sufl
cient TO justify Q declaration that Il
mortgages were void.
The Congressional Farmers Institu
which will be in session at the Rock l.
Il and court house next Tuesday al
n Wednesday, promises to bring togeth
representative farmers from all COUNT
= of the Eleventh district, and to be mo
Il pleasant and profitable gathering. Pape
r. and discussions on various subjects pc
tanning to the interests Of agricultuI
horticulture and stock raising will
presented and the meeting gives prom
of being q success in every way. T
= committee on arrangement 10 compos
Jof Messrs. r. A. Donaldson. j.