Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-30
CITY CHAT.

Fresh lettuce and spinach. at Mays.
Fresh killed rabbits a. Truesdale's.
The Clemencean Case" at the theatr
tonight
The Club meets with DR.. and Mrs
Carter tonight.
A lne lot of small dressed turkeys =
Truesdals's.
Order your Ice cream and ices for New
Years at Krell & Maths.
Mr.. Chas r. Fleming and family ar
visiting in Chicago.
Horse blankets start at 5sc apiece a
the sale IT McCsbe Bros.
Horse blanket. robe and harness sal
this week At McCabe Bros'.
Sister" Payne is the most nervous in
dividusl 10 Rock Island county today.
Hsi hal Bny the horse . Christmas
present this week st McCabs Bros'.
Ice cream and ices at Krel & Mathi
for your New Years dinner. Order
early.
d. s. Lawrence was fined % and costs b,
Magistrate wivill this morning for intor,
ication.
The Christmas tree at the South Part
chapel will be held New Year's Eve-to.
morrow night.
The annual slaughter sale OF bed
blankets and bed comforts takes place
this week at McCabe Bros.
Col. Whi,temore gives reception and
dinner at his residence at Rock Island ar
senal at $50 this evening.
sTbe celebrated white wool o yden blank
cts. pure wool warp and filling sole price
this week $2 SO at McCabe Bros.
Congressman Cable returned this morn.
ing from bis visit to St. Louis, New York,
Philadelphia. Washington and Chicago.
We have received fine fresh supply of
French candies especially for the New
Years trade. Krell & Maths palace OF
sweets.
The ferry, Spencer, came out of her
harbor again last night and is again maxi
ing trips between Rock Island and Dav-
export. i.
Bridge travel between Rock island 81 d
Davenport yesterday smo.sared to: Foot
north. s06; south. 500, total, l,7O2.
Tesms--nor,h. sa3; south, SIG; total.
1.24s.
The Fort Worth. a - so white wool
blanket, clear wool. both warp and filling,
has been great leader at - 90. Sale
price this week only 90 3s. at McCabe
Bros.
The slaughter bed blanket and CO mfort
sale of the year takes place this week At
McCsbe Bros. White bed blankets
stacked at 6s,.. scarlet blankets at %. II
per pair.
Notice was drawn Saturday to be
served on W. C. Collins. by the attorneys
for the contestant. to take dispositions Of
the city clerk and others at Hutchinson,
Kansas.
Robert Blackwell q well. known Moline.
citizen and his wife. have separated by
mutual consent. and Mrs. Blackwell has
gone to Chicago. The children remain
with Mr.. Blackwell.
May Fowler. g girl employed in the
laundry at the Rock Island house. had her
hands painfully scalded Sunday by bring.
ing her arm in contact with escaping
steam In placing an iron on the stove.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wagner. whose death
was noticed in yesterdays ARGUS, was
aged a years. s months snd IS DAYS. The
funeral occurs at 2 p. m. tomorrow from
the German NJ. Z. church. on Fourteenth
street and Sixth avenue.
A. F. Murray. of Moline. q workmen in
the machine shops at Rock Island arsenal,
had the fore-hnger Of bis right hand so
injured while sharpening a tool on an
emery wheel yesterday afternoon that
smputstion at the first joint was neces-
sary.
Otto Grsu. a private At the arson al,
was taken to jefferson barracks, ST. Louis.
last night. for trial bv court martial for viol-
alton of military discipline. At the Bur-
lington depot the prisoner boosted OF hav.
ing attempted to shoot . superior officer
on the Island, but this is denied at
headquarters.
Geo. A. Bradford. of this city. has en-
tered suit in the district court Of DAven,
port against the Davenport Central Elec-
trio Railway Co. for 5000 for injuries
sustained as passenger on the car which
collided with freight train at the foot OF
Brady street hill on Sept. 1.
All the young people belonging to
the First Baptist church and its congre-
CATION are earnestly requested to meet in
the parlors of the church tomorrow ntl 2
O'Clock p. N A matter OF interest TO all
young people is to be considered. Let
there be full attendance promptly NJ
: CLOCK p. m
This much ado about nothing cleo.
ton that the republicans are carrying on
at the polls today is passing OF quietly. .
very light vote being polled. though the
republicans are tearing about with an
xious countenances as il the fate of the
universe depended upon the results. and
the republican party was responsible
for 1t all.
After all their ado about this special
election the republicans came very near
not having candidate today. The good
sister who is heading the hopeless crusade
had blood-curdling escape from death
from being run over on Second avenue
last evening. He was 80 absorbed in
thoughts of the morrow that he did not
witness the approach of team ard heavy
wagon. and Was actually snatched from
the jaws of death.