Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-04
CITY CHAT.
Michigan peaches at Mays.

morning on business
The Rodmsn Rifles have received so
new uniforms instead OF Is.
Michigan peaches at wholesale price
every day this week at Mays.
Mrs. o. H. Creel has returned from q
visit to eastern summer resorts.
The Misses Calling. of Falls City, Neb.,
are visiting at the residence of F. j.
Raible.
Charles Spencer returned yesterday
from short visit to friends in Prophets
town.
Mrs. Eugene Burns and little daughters
are spending few days with friends in
Geneseo. p
]. F. Fireman of the c., B. & O. is
spending a 10 days vacation with friends
in the west
Supervisor IS. Pesrsall and D. S.
Metzgar. Of Port Byron, were in the city
yesterday.
A meeting will be held tonight of the
Western Catholic union to arrange for
be funeral Of John Moran.
The Sons Of Veterans have lawn So
liable and dancing party at the Bailey
Davenport homestead Friday evening.
MRS. Milton Jones and children gave
one of their delightful family concerts at
Coal Valley last Saturday night.
E. D. Sweeney. accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Amy, and son Will, left
today on two weeks visit to the sea
shore.
Miss Elsa Ruggles, of Cleveland, O.,
arrived in the city this morning on q
visit with the family OF her uncle, W. P.
Quayle.
Joseph Gsiger will soon move his CT.
gar manufacturing establishment down to
500 Fourth avenue. where he has secured
more desirable quarters.
1t is very probable that the Phoenix
Bridge company, of Pennsylvania, will
get the contract for the viaduct but
not absolutely certain. until they furnish
some information regarding the same.
Mrs. c. E. Allen and daughter, Blanche,
of Galesburg. who are on their wav to
Colfax Springs, are stopping in the city
few days, the guests of Mrs. h. L. Sher.
wood.
James Doyle, who stole lawn mower
from the residence of Hon. W. II. Gest,
pleaded guilty in the county court to
larceny this morning aud was sentenced
to 81 days in the county Jail and to pay
fine of $40.
The Womens' Relief Corps, of Daven-
port, Moline and Rock Island. will hold
a basket picnic at Prospect park, Mslioe,
tomorrow. All members are requested
TO attend. Members of the G A. R.
posts of the three cities are invited.
The material has been received for
elevatiug the railroad bridges over the
Brooks crossing vi2duct in accordance
with the agreement between the Rock
Island and Burlington roads and the
Davenport & Rock Island street railway
company.
John j. Moran, the young man who
was so severely injured by falling from
train at Ottawa. and which was fully de-
tailed in THE ARGUS at the time, died at
l2;3O today. He never fully recovered
from the shosk, though the immediate
cause of his death was blood poisoning.
Mesdames Simon, Levy, Rosenfeld
Bear and Schmidt chaperoned a party
which went out on the steamer Freddie
this afternoon and spent the day at
Frshm's island, in honor OF Mrs. Fisher
and Miss Bloom. of Iowa City, who are
visiting in the city
The ninth annual camp meeting of the
Mississippi Valley Spiritualists' associs-
ton commemorate Mt. Pleasant park,
near Clinton. Iowa, Sunday. About $50
campers were on the grounds Saturday
at noon and new arrivals were coming in :.
Aside from the numerous cottages. some
40 tents have been erected, nearly all of
which are occupied or engaged.
There are some of the motormen and
conductors on the lines of the tri-city
syndicate on this side of the river who
are not close observers of the company's
rule that the men wear regulation caps.
No man should be given regular run or
permanent employment until he COM
plies with this requirement. It is no adj
vantage to have one man uniformed uu.
less all are uniformed. There should be
some stensy about it.
Yesterday the articles of incorporation
OF the Freddie Packet company we're
filed in the Office of the county recorder
at Davenport. The incorporates are
Henry Frahn and John Sheckfus. The
capital stock is placed at $4,000. The
annual meetings will be held January /.
Until the first annual meetinu tho ofioar.