Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-16


buildings for sale. All friends cordially
invited.
The greatest bargain of the year was
thrown out today at McBabe Bros. Fifty
remnant and full pieces o. stripe and
plaid fancy velveis. Wholesale cost from
81 to 81 PER yard. They all go at 25c
for choice
Eddy's Bijou news and cigar stand was
moved today from the old building on
the north side of Second avenue, to the
first floor of Harper's theatre building.
splendid neighborhood in view of the
government building location.
The laundry firm of A. NJ. and L. j.
Parker today closed contract with the
Frost Manufacturing company, of Gales
burg, for two Is horse power boilers and
two l2,horse power engines for power for
the firms laundries here and in Musca-
tine.
The Biiou cigar store and news stand
will. after today, be found in the
storeroom under Hsrper's theatre. cor.
ner Second avenue and Sixteenth street.
where Louis G. Eddy. the proprietor. will
conduct one of the finest and most COM
plete news and cigar depots to be found
in this country.
A msrrii ge license was issued at Dav-
export the other day to Lee Lawrence
Blsuchaire. a travelling man. and the
notorious Eiddy MCGEE. There is diff
ference of opinion as TO whether the
couple were married or not. At any rate
Biddy's joint was pulled Saturday night
by the Davenport police.
Someone has been busYing himself of
late spreading sensational report of an
attempt to burn School Building No. 5
A tramp was discovered in the basement
during the morning session and the ini>
tor was notified, but the intruder inn
proved his opportunity of escape means
while.
Fred Lloyd. of the firm of Lloyd &
Stewart, yesterday received a telegram
from Petersburg. H., conveying the in
telligence OF the sudden death of his
brother. ]. w. LLOYD, who was we'll and
favorably known in Rock Island He
was here about a week ago. Mr..
Lloyd left this morning for Petersburg.
George NJ. Loosely treated number of
his friends to telephone serensde Sstur
day evening. Rosette, the harpist, who
had been playing at Mr.. Loosley's store
for two days furnished the music and the
audience YVES communicated with by
means of tele phone, a number enjoying
the concert simultaneously.
Jerry Harrington is in town for a day
or two visiting friends before going to his
home in Keokuk for the winter. He and
Billy Rhines made Dsvenport's great bat
terry in 1889. and they have been playing
together since. Last year Rhines re.
eeived $500 and Harrington 5000.
Each has sigred with Cincinnati for 1892
at an advance of $500 over 1891. They
play together or not at all.-Dsyen port
Democrat.
There was still alarm turned in at
$50 O'Clock last evening from Third ave>
nue. and Twen tieth street, someone think
lug he had discovered fire in the Ger
man Lutheran school building on TWEEN
tieth street. The department was on the
ground in short order, but no fire could
be found. and this being the case no gen
eral alarm was given.
A new time card went into effect on
the Rock Island and ST. Louis division
of the c., B. & @. yesterd ay which in
cludes few slight changes in the trains
running into Rock Island. The S.. Louis
express leaves at and arrives at $40 a.
m. instead of Gas; the night passenger
leaving now st 7:25 instead of 7:35 p.
N. The St. Paul express will arrive at
sos q. m. and the Monmouth freight will
leave at the same time The Sterling
way freight is abandoned. The Savanna
passenger arrives at S:4s p. N.
The dedication of the new Roman
Catholic cstheo raj of the Sacred Heart the
seat of the Catholic church Of the do
cese of Davenp) rt, took place yesterday
with imposing ceremonies, Bishop Co.'S
grove officiating. Bishop Henuessv. of
Dubuque preached tbs sermon Iu the
evening Bishop Spaulding, of Peoria.
preached on Human and Divine Life
Bishops Scannell. of Omaha. and j. j.
Hennessy. of Wichita, were also present.
Congressman Ben T. Cable left last
night for Chicago. where he will be
Joined by his family today, and will then
go on to Washington to actively assume
his duties as member of the national
house of representatives. Mr.. Cable has
journeyed over nearly the entire district
during the last two or three weeks in
order to famil arize himself with the