Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-20
CITY CHAT.

White Mocha gloves at Benefits.
All kinds of white gloves at Benefits.
Michigan peaches will be sold cheap at
Mays.
Black shirts s5c only at Simon s. Mos
enfelder's.
Michigan peaches the only ones in the
city. at Mays.
L. D. MudgeSof Taylor Ridge. was in
the city today. " =
Henry Carse left last night for Chicago
on short business trip.
In order to close summer flannel shirts
Simon 6 Mosenfelder are selling 81 shirts
for $l.3S.
Miss Callie Evans lie # yesterday on a
short visit to frie nds in Kewanee and
Galesburg.
Simon s. Mosenfelder have placed on
sale today mems white shirts, linen bos
oms, at lie.
NJ, Y. Archer leaves this evening for
Knox county, Neb.. where he will SUPER
intend the constr uction Of several houses.
Don't get humbugged by your book ac-
count grocers, but go to Nays and buy
for cash and save from 90 to 80 per
cent.
Mrs. Frank Wright. accompanied by
the Misses Susie and Ole Gordon, are
spending few days with friends in Lee
Claire.
A big excursion of 1000 people came
from Iowa City TO Davenport this morn
ing and quite number strayed over to
this side of the river.
Miss Mary Dart entertained number
of friends in honor of G.. Mclean. of
Shippensbursh. Pa, at her home on
Seventh avenue last evening.
Thomas Crawford and James Buyers,
who have been visiting with friends in
the city the past few days, returned to.
their home in Sterling yesterday.
Edward Bassans, who has just finished
serving three months sentence in the
county Jail for forgery, was released to-
day and started for his home in Marshall,
MINI.
There was bad wreck on the main line
of the B., G. r. s. N. road between West
Liberty and Cedar Rapids yesterday after
noon due to front end collision. An
engineer was killed
Tonights meeting of the Rock Island
Citizens Improvement association promis.
es to be an important one. In addition to
considering the Seventh avenue improve
ment the annual election of officers will
occur.
Mrs. G. Boyd. who has been visiting
with relatives here for some time past,
returned to her home in Charlton, Iowa,
today. She was accompanied home by
her daughter, Mrs. c. B. Walters, who
will visit there short time.
An excursion of 450 people under the
auspices of the Gable Congr egational
church came in on the R. l. & P. this
morning and are spending the day sight
seeing in the city, and places of interest
hereabouts,
]. W. Crsndall. fo- some time past bsg-
gage master at the c.. R. L & P. depot,
hss resigned his position with that com,
pany to take effect Sept. 1st, and will &C.
cept a responsible position With the
Rock Island Pow company.
The accident to Rollie Mccoy at Spring
field Monday evening. turns out not to
have been as serious as at first reported.
He has not lost any of his toes, and in
deed they are not badly injured. but will
be as good as new in a short time.
William Hawthorne, the well known
steward, has purchased the ST. james
hotel of j. T. Ryan and is now in posses
sion. Mr.. Hawthorne is perfectly at
home in hotel, ard that he will conduct
it on basis satisfactory to all, goes with
out saying.
Frank Daily, a switchman in thee, R
1. & P. yards, got his right hand caught
while coupling about $50 last night and
had the first two fingers badly smashed.
DR.. Truesdale amputated the forefnger
at the second joint and it is thought no
other permanent injury will result.
The ferry j. W. Spencer has been
greatly beautified as well as substantially
improved during her summer vacation.
She has been nicely repainted, re-lettered,
and the word FERRY" as we'll as the name
now appears on the wheel houses, while
the name alone is on the pilot house.
There was very pleasant lawn social
at the residence of R. A. Mason and wife
on ThirtY.fi first street last evening. A
large number from this city and Dsven-
port were present, fine supper was
served and the evening was very agree
ably spent in social amusements.
The Thomsou-Houston company is
stringing guard wire over the trolley