Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-21

Lodge No. 8 A. .. U. W., today re :
ceivei checks for $4,000 each for the
widows of Frank III and Gottlieb Beck.
NJ E. Sweeney sill has the matter in
hand of the abstract to the viaduct rights
snd as soon as he completes them they
will be forwarded to Washington.
Rey j. Spencer Kennard, D. D.. of
Chicago will preach in the First Baptist
church at both services next Sunday, an q
will probably remain week conducting
evangelstic meetings.
There yet remains some good seats for
the Emmett entertainment at Harper's
theatre tomorrow night. Chairs are 10
to be placed in the p rqette where Their e
is room in order to accomm date as many
as possible.
One of the electric cars on the Fair
mont end of the Moline Central railway
cought fire this morning from the stove
in thecar and was so badly damaged
that it will become necessary to ship the
car 10 Pullman for repairs.
Henry Smith and Martin Renfrow re-
turned By train this morning from New
Orleans. Last October they started to
ioat down the Mississippi in q fiat boat
and reached the mouth of the great river
during the holidays. They enjoyed the
novel trip greatly.
Invoicing being over, SIMON s. Mosen-
fielder haye inaugurated their ever popu-
lar pants sale. All odd pants must be
sold before their sum ner goods arrive.
All odd pants from SIS to IS so sold at 81;
and So and 81 at 80 so.
Geo. Barker is still cutting beautiful
crystal blocks OF ice at Rock river and
the R. l. & P. road has already shipped
one hundred car loads. Arrangements
are being made TO increase the facilities
for cutting and hauling the ice.
The bad weather last night affected
the atten dance at the United Presbyter-
ian church; but for those who were there
it was very interesting meeting. The
meetings will be continued tonight at
Z and every night during the week.
Marquis Policy, living on Forty-fourth
street, fell from scaffold in Moline
Monday afternoon and sustained a num-
Der of painful bruises. He is suffering
greatly from the effects and will be laid
up for sometime.
The Schnell club had another success
full rehearsal last evening of the play
Robert Emmett which is to be pre-
sented a. Hsrpels theatre tomorrow
night The entertainment will be a sue,
cess in all respects.
William A. Bolles, editor of the Orion,
(lll) Ttmss was in the city yesterday on
visit to MS old friend, Robert J. Bur
0ette. In the DAYS when the latter was
city editor of the Raukeye they worked
together on it. and the meeting between
them was very pleasant to both. Day
export Democrat.
Mr. Geo. W Kertzinger. of Chicago,
has been appointed general counsel of
the Louisville, New Albany u Chicago
railroad company. Mr.. Kre;ziuger is a
son-in-law of Mr.. J. r. Wilson, of this
city, and has many friends here who will
extend cor gratulstions.
An incipient riot occurred this morn
ing a. the Moline Wagon comp2ny's
works Supt. Anderson has been inn
porting men from South Bend. Ind. to
take the places of others who had Quit
because of reduction in wages. This
morning Anderson had dispute with
one of the retiring workinen and attacked
him. The workmans friends took it up
and free fOr-all fight seemed imminent,
but the tronble was finally ouelled.