Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-02
CITY CHAT.

Gay.
Vegetables OF all kinds at F. G.
Young's.
-Four coat makers wanted at once at F.
G. Hopes.
Music aud hteworks at watch tower on
the Fourth.
Forepaugh's advertising car No. was
here yesterday.
A. W. johnson, Of Cable. spent yester-
day in the city,
Music and fireworks at the Watch tow
er on the Fourth.
Prof. ]. A. Wallace, of Port Byron,
was in the city yesterday.
Eugene Robins on's floating palace laid
here few hours yesterday.
Choice strawberries, red and black
raspberries at F. G. Young's.
Resslers German English school closed
on Wednesday for the summer vacation.
&C. McIntire LETT yesterday for Den
yer, Col. He will return next Monday.
A grand exhibition of fireworks will
he given at the Tower on the evening of
the Fourth.
The county clerks Office has UNDER
gone thorough cleaning and now shines
like a new dollar.
Henry Retticker returned yesterday
from an extended business trip through
Illinois and Iowa.
Choice watermelons, cherries, plums,
raspberries. orange cider and Waukesha
ginger ale at Browner's.
Music at Spring Cove tonight. Cars
at 8 and 9 p. m. Last car leaves the
Watch tower at 12 o'clock.
The Fourth of July will be celebrated
in grand style at watch tower. Music ali
day and fireworks in the evening.
The first band concert will be given
in Spencer square this evening by Prof.
Otto's excellent band OF % pieces.
There will be a meeting of the Home
Building and Loan association this eve
ming for the purpose of Rskiug loans.
Frederick Grindell, the former Rock
Island house clerk, now located at Kan
=. sss City, is visiting with friends here.
g The new pavilion at Spring Cove is
about completed. 1t will be a cool and
delightful place for summer evening
Dances.
-Four hundred dollars worth of fire.
works have been purchased for the exhi-
bition at the Watch tower Saturday eve
ming.
McIntire Bros. dry goods store will be
open till p m. tomorrow, but will re-
main closed all day Ssturdsy-the Fourth
OF Jaly.
Mrs. Guy Russell, who has been visit
ing here with relatives the past few days,
returned to her home in Perry, Iowa
yesterday.
Miss Wakeley. dsughter of Judge
Waksley, and Miss Doane, daughter of
Judge Dosne, both of o naha, are guests
OF Miss Agatha E !son.
Go with the crowd to watch tower on
the Fourth and listen to the finest music
In the west. Remain and see the fire
works in the evening
Miss Hilda Browner, the efficient
cashier at Browner's grocery, leaves to-
morrow on visit to relatives at Gales
burg. She will be accompanied by Miss
Hsndbloom, of McIntire's store.
The Club" a new sample room at
No. III Eighteenth street. will open for
business July 4. This establishment has
been fitted up at a great expense. Gail
and see the boys.
A very interesting prog ramme has been
arranged for the concert by Otto's band
IN Spencer square this evening. Extra
police will be on hand to keep the people
off the grass and maintain good order.
Robert ibis died at his home, 315
Ninth street, yesterday afternoon at $50
o'clock. of typhoid fever, aged 81 years.
Mr.. Ibis was tesmster in the employ of
j. s. Gilmore, and leaves widow. The
funeral occurred this afternoon at 4
o'clock from his late home on Ninth street.
A horse driven by Gustav Stengel, Sr.,
took fright at something near the Mauck-
erhouse this morning and dashed up
Fourth avenue, throwing Mr.. Stengel out
and finally running against tree at the
corner of Fourth avenue and Eighteenth
street, badly smashing the buggy, but
luckily beyond few scratches Mr.. STEM
gel was not hurt.
Crop Correspondent Cmpbells report
to the department of agriculture for June
shows the acreage of corn as compared
with last year to be 100; average condi-
ton July /, 100; the average condition
Of winter wheat. 95; oats. 70; the acreage
of potatoes, 100; average condition July
/. 105; average oondidea of clover, 80;
pasture, 95; apples. so; grapes, 90.