Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-15
CITY CHAT.

Mr.. g. L. Swisher. of Coe. was in the
city today.
| Mr.. Sam Heagy. of Hampton, was in
the city today.
Nellie BLY, caps in black and colors at
Simon & Mosenfelder's.
The dry and tough meat annihilator
man is in our midst.
Underwear for children at any age at
Simon & Moeenfelders.
| Mr. J. E. Montrose assumes control OF
the Harper tomorrow morning.
Simon & Mosenfelder sell the finest
stiff hat made Price So so. None bet
ter at any price.
| Knox. Dunlap. Youman and Miller
shapes in stiff hats, are all in at Simon q
Mosenfelder's.
| Cheap loans by the Rock Island Build
ing association tomorrow evening. Sept.
18th. E a. Guyer, secretary.
| Mrs. Geo. Pardee and son. of White
side Cal are visiting Mrs. Pardee's par
cuts, DR.. and Mrs. W. T. Magill.
MIR. Geo. E Bailey has returned from
his three weeks visit to New England.
He also raid visit TO Montreal.
| Wilhelm Koestner and Emile Miller.
both of Davenport, were joined in mar
riage by Justice Wivill this afternoon.
| Fire destroyed barn and a corn crib
at the Argillo works at Carbon Cliff this
morning. The loss is 500; no insurncs.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. r Wilhelm returned
Saturday from their trip to St. Paul, Du-
| Infh oil no
will be in Moline.
The Rockford Construction company
commenced laying the first course of
brick of the Twentieth street pavement
| this morning.
| The circuit court was reconvened by
Judge Smith this afternoon. The second
panel of Jurors was sworn. The Moline
I church case is still on.
Miss Mamie Carney. formerly with Nc
Csbe Bros, of this city, is now employed
at A. Steffen's, Davenport, where she
would be glad to see her many friends.
The Y. NJ. G. A. canvassiDg committee
is meeting with deserved encouragement
and success in its canvass for funds for
the completion of the handsome new
building.
A flag was raised on Mrs Roessler's
Germsn-English school on Fifteenth
street this afternoon, Mr.. H. G. Schafer,
on behalf of the donors of the beautiful
emblem, making the presentation speech.
Mr.. j. II. Porter assumed the proprie-
torship and Mr.. Percy r. Benson, of Min
neapolis. the editorship of the Moline
| Republican this morning. MIR. E. L. East
man retiring.
Adam Alday. of Moline, proposes to
lay out another addition east OF Edge
| wood Park and west of Deere & Mansurs
shops, Moline, and to sell lots at six aud
seven years time at seven per cent.
Rev. w. S. Marquis leaves tomorrow
for Dixon to attend the meeting OF the
Rock river presbytery. Mesdames ]. R.
Mills and Willard Baker. and Misses Car
rie Mixter and Mary Davis accompany
him.
The democratic convention at Daven.
port Saturday nominated the following
| ticket: For sheriff. Harvey Jones; for
| recorder. Fred Ascherman; clerk of the
district court, w. ]. Burchard; county
attorney, Fred Heinz.
Gus Englin. the Buford block tailor,
has just received a magnificent line of
| samples from which to select a suit or a
pair of pants. Mr.. Englin is fast coming
to the front as first class cutter and
tailor. Give him trial.
A telegram came from San Jose, Cal :,
yesterday announcing a relapse in the
condition of Mr.. II. G. Whitridge, and
MIR. R Fl. Dart departed for California
last night. Mrs. VIM. jackson is on her
way home and is expected tonight or to.
| morrow.
Mr.. Charles Titterington, of Edgington,
was in the city Saturday. His many
| friends will regret to learn that he is
about to leave Rock Island county. hav-
ing determined to locate on a farm in the
vicinity of Sioux City, Iowa.
| A team attached to wagon lettered
Geo. Wagner's Pilsner beer, dashed up
Second avenue at o'clock this afternoon
at a mad rate. The team collded with a
| street car and barely escaped a phseton
containing two ladies. and was finally
caught at Twentieth street. after strew-
ing the street with boxes of bottled beer.
| Mr.. Frank Nader has returned from
| Chicago. He was in the big city during
the settlement of the worlds fair site
problem. and he took the liberty of pres
senting the claims of Rock Island should
the various contrasting localities in Chica
go fail to agree. but the lake front
knocked US out.
Rev. r. F. Sweet, rector of Trinity
church. who has been abroad since early
in June. is expected home next Saturday
evening. The ladies of the parish have
given the rectory thorough overhaul
ing, repspered many of the rooms and
put it generally in such a condition that
the rector on his return will readily see
that his people have had him in their
miGds while he has been away from them.
Capt. Tom Fuller of the c., M. & st.
P. is taking a lay of. and Conductor
Baker has temporary charge of the st.
Paul express. Although republican,
Fuller is an ardent admirer of Mayor
George Peck, of milwaukee, the demo>
cratic nominee for governor of Wiscon-
sin. and 1t is hinted that the genial
captain has gone home with the avowed
purpose of carrying the 18th ward fol
Peck.
The editor of the Independence, (Kau
Star sued delinquent subscriber for
eleven dollars. The delinquent claimed
that he never subscribed for the paper and
did not propose to pay. The Judge in
structed the jury that it the evidence dis
closed the fact that the defendant had
taken the paper from the Office or caused
it 20 be so taken, they should find for the
plaintiff. II cost the man nearly hun.
bred dollars to settle what eleven dollars
would have paid.
Adam Alday, of Moline, has returned
from jackson county, Minnesota. with az