Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-25
BRIEFLETS.

Truesdale's
G. d Baker and A. Rush. of Edging
ton. were in the city today.
Davenport is moving in the direction of
fair and industrial exposition.
C. G. Truesdale and wife have gone to
Malta, ILL.,, on few days visit to rela-
tives.
Black bass. sun.fish. croppies and
pickerel at Browners new Elm street
grocery.
Davenport has again given up the idea
of a professional base ball club for the
coming season.
The services of forty-eight hours de-
votion began in the Catholic churches
yesterday morning.
Parties wishing dirt for filling up lots
OF other purposes would do we'll to call
on Severs & Anderson.
A competent girl wanted Good wages.
Mrs. DR.. w. A. Paul. corner of Eleventh
street and Second avenue.
DR.. c. B. Kinyon now drives a spirited
six>year>old, which he purchased last
week of Mr.. 8. F. Hartman, of Black
Hawk.
Mai. K. ii. Ruffuer. of Quincy, former
ly in charge of upper Mississippi river
Improvements, with location here, is at
the Harper.
Mrs. L. d. Dimich is now the mother of
two as promising children as one would
| care to see. The youngest is girl and
with the mother is doing nicely.
Further meetings of the directors of
the Rock Island & Milan street railway
| were held last evening and this morning,
but nothing of definite nature was done
with regard to the roads future.
G, B. & Q train men who came up
from St. Louis this morning, report that
| the chilly atmosphere is nothing to the
| Brightness that is euveloping everything
in the big city at the other end of the
division.
The Davenport Business Mems associa-
ton last night adopted resolutions con-
graduating Chicago on securing the
worlds fair and had them transmitted by
wire to the secretary of the Chicsgo
board of trade.
Miss Eta Mcdonald, principal Of
school No. 5, took her class, the eighth
grade. to the Davenport Academy Of
Science last Friday afternoon and spent
several hours in profitable study of the
mound-builders.
Messrs, Winter S Lemberg are doing an
increased trade since removing into their
new quarters. They have two floors and
a commodious basement filled with fine
line Of goods, and large elevator fscili>
tates work considerably.
A Davenport man went to Moline last
night and abused a number OF colore6
men. one of whom assaulted him. All
parties were arrested and required to
give bail, the Iowa citizen returning to
his own side of the river to recuperate
pending the trial.
J. T. Dixon, the artistic tailor. has re
ceived his stock of spring and summer
suitings direct from the eastern markets.
The new stock embraces all the prevailing
styles in designs and colors and will be
made up in the very latest cuts. Drop
in AMI see Dixon's new stock before or.
dering your new suit.
Cashmere ombres have taken tumble
McIntire Bros. now make the price %
cents per yard. As this cut is made be-
fore the season is fairly opened it lie moth
ing more than just that we refund to
early purchasers the difference between
the former and present prices The
same will be refunded on demand at Nc
Intire Bros.
s. +. Hartman one of the well-to-do
farmers of Black Hawk township, and |
one of the strong democrats Of the coun- |
ty, has decided to move to Rapidan,
Mimi. and continue his pursuit of farm
ing, and will leave with his family |
Thursday for that locality. He will be
within one hundred miles of his brother, |
c. G. Hartman.
1t is reliably reported that the Holmes |
syndicate has practically perfected its
plans for the introd of steam as |
motive power on the tri.cities lines by |
means of a noiseless and Objectionable |
motor, which has been heretofore de-
scribed in the ARGUS. With its adoption /
conductors will be put on all the cars on |
the Holmes system.
For some time rumors have been afioat |
concerning trouble in one of the Modern |
Woodmen camps of this city. " hich final, |
ly led to the expulsion of the camp from /
the order of Woodmen, but it was finally |
reinststed. A serious difference between |
the camp and one Of its officers led to the |
trouble. The prospects now are that an
adjustment of the difficulty will be ar
rived at.
Alderman Frank Ill aud MIR. Henry
fireman are making arrange ments for
pleasure and health seeking trip to Ger
many, expecting to leave about May LIST.
They will sail to Liverpool, and travel
through England, France and Swi,zer-
land, Mr.. HIS objective point being Con-
stanz in Baden. bis native place. while |
Mr.. fireman will go to Bremen, his old |
home.
The Tri. City Ministerial association is !
due to meet in Davenport next Monday, |
on which occasion the topic of discussion |
will be, Sabbath Observation" DR..
Albro, of Moline, Is booked for paper |
on The Nature and obligation of the |
Sabbath" Rev. @. w. Cues branch Of |
the subject will refer to Sabbath Laws"
while the Rev. Shaw. of Davenport. will |
handle THE Duty of the Church on the |
Matter of Sabbath Observation"
There are rumors of change in the |
time card for the Rock Island to go into |
effect next Sunday. On the 9th proximo |
the new ordinance at Chicago requiring
trains to run at the rate of eight miles an |
hour in the city limits. instead Of twenty |
as at present, takes effect Under this |
new regulation it will take the trains over
an hour to pull through the Lake City. |
and consequently the time of the arrival |
and departure of the trains along the |
stations will be changed.
There is valuable lesson for Rock Is |
land in how Chicago succeeded in cap
turing the location of the worlds fair. |