Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-20
CITY CHAT.

day in the city.
HI. Lowrey arrived at the Harper
last evening from Chicago.
Look out for the shower of roses to-
morrow at McCabe Bros.
W. G.. Fleming of Port Byron, was
in the city yesterday on business.
Ice cream at the parlors of the First
Baptist church Friday evening.
DR.. A. II. McCandless started for
Chicago on business trip this morning.
The greatest boom in the three cities
is in McCabe Bros millinery department.
Strawberries and cream at the psrlors
of the First Baptist church Friday even
ing.
Supper served by the ladies in the par.
Tors of the First Baptist church Friday
evening.
The Adams Wall Paper company have
an elegant line of engravings and etch>
ings.
The talk of the town-the sc, &c, Sc,
10 and csc hats for ladies and misses at
McCsbe Bros.
S. L. Dolsen, of San Francisco. form
erlY connected with the river engineer
corps here. is at the Harper.
For the very latest in epgravings and
etchiugs, also mouldings, call at the
Adams Wall Paper company
w. Il. Barnes of the Shannon Express
called at THE ARGUS Office this morning.
He is witness in the Wadsworth case.
Mrs. Irving D. Burgh and son Fred
went to Clinton this afternoon on the
Verne Swain for visit with relatives aud
friends.
+. j. Kinney again smiles through the
tel.er's window at Nit chell s. Lynde's
bank, having recovered from his rec mt
illness.
Davenport won from Ottumwa again
yesterday by score of : to 6. The bat
teries were Mohler and Sage for Daven.
port, and Jones and Zsis for Ottumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis May entertained a
card party at their home on Eighteenth
street last evening. The refreshments
constituted feature, and most enioy,
able one.
Sixteen entries have been made for
MolIne's prizs baby shsw, which takes
place tomorrow, and one Of the number
is an African, a. black and glossy cheek.
ed as is possible to conceive.
Mrs. Henry Curtis leaves in the morn
ing for Chicago. where after a week :
visit she will visit her son, Osborne NJ
Curtis, in New York, and in June 90 to
the seashore for the summer.
Beverly s. Burghs wholesale LIQUOR
store has undergone a radical change. the
office now being on the opposite side of
the main room, and the stock has been
rearranged. which is decided improves
ment.
The Lancaster brothers, and Henry I'LL
meyer and Tim Collins. of this CITY. as,
sisted in an entertainment given in Dav.
export last evening. each doing himself
proud and receiving hearty encores.
County Superintendent G. B. Mar
shall. left this afternoon for Dixon to at
tend the convention of the county super
intendents Of northern Illinois. State
Superintendent Rabb will be present.
Lightning struck the house of H. NJ.
Ord, in North Davenport this morning
and completely destroyed it with loss of
$1,000. Mrs. Ord was in the house at
the tine but did not know that it was
struck until it was discovered in flames.
The family is homeless.
Insurance AdJusters R B. Carson, Of
the Commercial. W. A. Taylor, of the
Lancashire. and Mr.. Redfeld, of the
Boylston, are in the city today for the
purpose OF adjusting the losses on the
glass factory and the lumber company S
property in Hurst & Donaldsons agency.
Capt. Lyons, of Rock Island arsenal,
has accepted the proposition of Manager
Louderback, of the Davenport & Rock
Island street railway company, with ref.
GREECE to the sprinkling of Armstrong
avenue from bridge to bridge The
street car company furnishes the arr
and the government the water.
The loss to George Woods in conse,
quence of the fire at his premises in South
Rock Island yesterday afternoon is com
plete as far as the house is concerned
and large part of the furniture was de.
stroyed. The house was insured il
Hurst & Donaldson's agency, and the
London Assurance company for 5000 OF
the house and 5000 on the furniture.
The marriage of T. r. Harper, of thi.
city, and Miss Marian Van Patten, o.