Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-18
CITY CHAT.

church tonight.
Edwin Hobart. of Port Byron. was in,
the city Yesterday.
The Scotield- Kilbourne nnpti>ls oc-
CURED at Keokuk today.
Ex-Couuty Treasurer John Schater, of
Port Byron, was in the city today.
The annual picnic of the Christian
Sunday school. which had been arranged
for tomorrow, has been postponed.
The Rock Island county temperance
conference opens at 10 a. m. Tuesday
next, June 90. in Hsrper's theatre.
Wade Wiley. of Davenport, while en-
ployed on the upper deck of the Rock
Island bridge, fell distance Of 16 feet
this morning. and broke his left leg near
the ankle.
The Rock Island nine is in receipt o
letter from the Rival baseball club of
the Chicago city league, asking for
game here on July 4,
Don't fail to hear the grand concert by
the Rock Island Society OF Vocal Culture
under Prof. Hsrtsough, at the Baptist
church tomorrow evening.
The FIRST subscription concert OF Strass
ers bsnd, to have been given this eve
ming at Schuetzen park, Davenport, is
postponed until next Tuesday eve
ming.
The Aurora club, of the Iowa Illinois
league, has disbande ard Peoria will
probably be admitted to the vacant place.
The Davenport, Ottawa game yesterday
resulted in a shut-out for the latter by a
score Off too.
Don't forget that the old reliable UNI
brella repsirer and maker, G. A. Brom-
ley, still doing business at the old stand
No. 1909 Second avenue. few doors
below Hsrper's theatre. where you can
get your umbrcsa made over Is good IS
new.
Secretary COukrite. Of the Freeport
Driving Park association, adver;ises one
OF the grandest trotting meetings for
next week ever held on Freepor;'s model
race course. The entries comprise 50
flyers, equally divided among the differ
ent classes. Several horsemen from this
city will be on hand % see tie sport.
At the meeting o: the AugIs;aha Syn
cd at Centre City, MINI, yesterday, Prof
Sward wss elected president Of she synod;
NJ. Rauseea, vice. presideu'; c. L E.
Esbiorn, secretary, AMI c G. Tbuliu,
treasurer. Prof. Olof Olson was unani-
mously confirmed as president OF Angus
tana college.
At the session of the Grand Grove of
Druids of the s,s.a of Illinois. in session
in Chicago, L n. Eklund. Of Moline, was
elected supreme representative to the Su
Preme Grove of the United States. The
other officers are Jacob Ingenthron, y
G. A; F y Merlin, D. G. A; and Will
liam Klein. treasurer.
The Rock Island Society of Vocal Gull
ture, 80 voices, conducted by Prof.
Hartsough, gives a grand concert to-
morrow, evening az the Baptist
church The class will be assisted by
Prof. S. T. Bowlby, the svea male choir,
OF Moline, IS voices, also under Prof.
Harfsough's t'sining, Mrs. aud Miss
Tremsun and Mrs TAYLOR. Charming
novelties by the children, snd Prof. Hart,
sough baritone soloist
News comes from Albany of the mar.
r!age of Charles Wheaton and Miss Mary
Eye, of that place. The groom formerly
resided in Rock Island and is now :
Furnishing druggist at Albany Charles
is the kind of man who always does
well, and of course his new relations Z
life have more than borne out this char.
acteristlc in his nature. Success. ;oua
life and happiness to him and his.
Last evening at the home Of the bride
1903 Eighth avenue, occurred the mar.
riage of Miss Lena Fieugt 10 Edward
Bakersfield, Rev. ]. C. Rapp. of thu
German Methodist church. officiating. th,
ceremony being performed in the pres
ence of h few intimate friends aad ria
tives only. Tne happy couple are boil
well and fayorsbly known, and will maxi
their home in this city.
The State Savings bank is the name O
what has been known as the Moline Saw
ings bank, which has recently been incor
porated under the new state law. Fiv
per cent interest is what they now pa
depositers. The savings bank oceupie
part of the building of the Moline Ma
tionsl bank, in what Was The directors
room. There is an elegant new and con
tinuous railing sdorning the front o
both of-t6e benks' desks. The Who'll
interior of this bank has been fitted AZ al