Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-19
CITY CHAT.
See McIntire Bros.. adv.

zee Mclnufe BIOS. Adv.
Must go-See McIntire Bros. adv.
Fine Mexican oranges and all kinds Of
fruits at Boro's.
Dancing school at Armory hail wed>
nesdsy night.
Big discount sale in McIntire BIOS.
cloak department.
For Ssle-My residence. corner Fifth
street and Fourth avenue, A. I'M. Bru-
ner.
Ex-Policemsn John Brennsn Is serving
a. night Waterman at Gilmore's packing
house.
Mrs. Howard Murpbey and daughter
Of Chicago. are visiting ct the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Stranger. on Fifth
avenue.
Mr.. Fred Head returned last evening
from trip through Texas and oihr
southern states Ia the interest Of the
Rock Island Plow Company.
Assistant State Secretary A. NJ. Btu-
ner. Of the Y. NJ. G. A, may be obliged
to remove TO Peoria in order 10 be more
centrally located for the discharge Of his
duties.
W. Reekhow. the new night operator
at the Milwaukee depot. arrived from
Chicago Saturday night. and lie sctine As
day operator pending the arrival Of the
man who is TO take that position.
Alderman James +. Lsrkin deferred
his return from the sldermsnlc trip TO
Gslesburg until Saturday night He
put in g couple Of days visiting relatives
at Oneida. Knox. county.
At the morning services at the B cad.
way Presbyterian church yesterday sew
enty-two new members Joined as the re-
suit of the recent revivsls, at which there
were 155 converts. out OF which the Brosd-
way seems to have gotten nearly i,
is the biggest influx ever known In the
history OF the church here.
Bishop Perry has jest received. . little
late for Christmas. an English plum pud-
ding sent from Oxford, England. Freight
aud express charges were duly and folly
prepared. but the customs officers OF
New York laid their rough hands upon
the delicscy. and in the interest of home
production claimed for Mckinley and
Uncle Sam the dutiful amount OF IS
cents!-Davenport Democrat.
Capt. Thos Peel Of the LsClede Packet
company Of Burlington, has returned from
Dubuque. where he has purchased from
Capt. J. NJ. Tdrner OF that place the
steamer Pauline. well known here. paying
for her the sum of s4.025. He will COM
msnd her during the coming summer in
the Burlington aud New Boston trade.
This leaves the Burlington ferry al at 81 q
for g captain.
A Washington dispatch saws that on
next Thursday Gen. ). V. Benet. etief Of
bureau of ordnance. war department,
will be placed upon the retired list. hsv-
ing reached the proper age. Col. J. NJ.
Written ore comm andsnt 81 Rock Island
arsenal. is the ranking officer. bot the
appointment OF Col A r. BgiiingtOo. the
commsndAnt Of the Springfield arsenal. ID
being urged upon by the president by
Gen. Bsnet and the eastern influences.
Mr. L. V. Eekh.ri has returned froa
Chicago, where he hAd "a inifrvies with
President Walker, Of the street railway
syndicate. To Mr.. EekhaIi Mr.. Walk.
er gave assurances Inst the proposed
route TO Rock river Is . 90. and eK-
pressed the pleasure Of himself and $3.50
cisies of the friendly disposition mAni'
Tested in Rock leland toward the project.
and said the people here would never re-
greet the encouragement thew had Away
extended toward the eomPAnv's enter
prise.