Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-07
CITY CHAT.
Fine bananas a, Boros.

DR.. Calvin Truesdale returned from
Minneapolis last night.
T. n. Thomas left for Chicago last
night on business trip.
William Broden. of Pre- EN- ptiou, was
in the city today on business.
Dancing at Spring Cove Saturday eve
ming. Last car 10 o'clock.
W. B. Thorp. of Memphis. Tenn. is
visiting friends in the city.
Dancing at Spring Cove Saturday eve-
ming. Last car at 10 clock.
Ex-Mayor Henry Csrse went to Chi
cago this morning on business.
o. L. Bruner. of Edgington, gyrated
around the corners today.
Dancing at Spring Cove Saturday eve-
ming. Last car 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Ellen Weber left this morning
for Chicago on visit to friends.
Davenport won from Rockford again
Yesterday, the score being 10 to 12
r. W. Justin returned yesterday from
ayisit to his family at St. Joseph. Mo.
Henry Carter has taken the position
temporarily. as prescription clerk in
Thomas drug store.
Twenty one divorce cases are set for
trial this term of court, four of which
were disposed OF Yesterday.
Bride travel yesterday amounted to
Foot-North. 7s4; south, IA; total.
1,559. Tesms-Norto. sos; south, $50;
total, 1888.
Superintendent Murrin this morning
appointed Ezra Wilcher engineer at the
water works in place of John Meehsn,
resigned.
Mrs. Maggie Don, accompanied by
her daughter. Miss Agnes, left this morn
ing for month's visit with relatives in
Chicago.
Strayed, a yearling colt, dark brown,
white spot on forehead. from the pasture
of John Weckel. of South Moline. Five
dollars reward offered for its recovery.
During the month of April, Deputy Col
lector NJ. L. Calls receipts were: beer.
1886 20; cigars. s423; tobacco. So. 25;
total. "a. s07. so.
w. F. Eastman, since last fall conuec.
ted with the Moline Dispatch as an ed.
itorial writer, is about to sever his con,
nection with that paper and will probably
move to Chicago.
Frank Houseman and Miss Irene Zoech-
Ter. the latter of whom was yesterday
divorced from her husband. John E.
Fleming, were married in Davenport last
evening.
What a pitible spectacle il does pre-
sent to the world to see the mayor of city
the size of Rock Island with his hands
tied and bossed completely by a class
whose motives are actuated entirely by
prejudice
S. j. Collins. chairman of the repub-
lican city>township committee, has is.
sued call for ward caucuses on Friday
evening to select delegates to the repub-
lican county convention to be held at the
court house next Monday, to select deie-
gates to the judicial convention to be
held at Monmouth the following day.
Stranger" Lewis failed to throw
Farmer" Burns in IS minutes at Par
son" Davies tournament at Chicago last
night, and Carkeek failed to do the same
thing on Tuesday night last. The match
last night was the most exciting that has
taken place during the tournament, and
II is not unlikely that match will be ar,
ranged between Burns and Lewis.
The Union is attempting 10 pave the
way for the mayor to back out of his
positive declination to vote for one of his
own appointments, and says 1t does not
understand his announcement extended
beyond Monday night The mayor,
however, reiterated his position the fol
lowing morning. together with the asser.
ton that it applied to all time, and that not
would he deviste from that stand if his
own brother were the appointee.
About 90 sir knights of Everts' COM
mandery. K. T.. mounted and in charge
of Eminent Commander NJ n. Briggs,
rode over to Davenport this afternoon
where they join st. Simon of Cyrene COM
mandery and visit the cemeteries and
decorate the graves of departed knights.
J. F. Robinson, E. Z. Parmenter, Henry
Csrse and J. R. Johnston were appointed
a committee to visit Chippiannock ceme-
terry for the same purpose. and E. B. At
kinson, ], g. Gould and s. H Velie were
appointed to visit the Moline cemeteries
at thesame time. Next year the entire
cavalcade will visit Rock Island and Mo-
line.