Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-14

4:25 a. m, and No 5 going west which
will arrive at $3.50 a. M. instead of $50 a.
m. as formerly. The train arriving from
the west at 500 a. m. will arrive here,
after at 4:45.
Will a. Swander. of Des Moines. is
calling on old friends in Rock Island to-
day. Mr. Swander was former at.
tache of THE ARGUS. and is now pas,
great sachem of the order OF Red Men OF
Iowa. and institutes new tribe in Dav.
export tonight.
Mrs. Mary Cable. Mrs G. A. Castle,
man and Miss Postlewsit arrived 10 the
Cable private car from st. Louis this
morning. Congressman Cable and fam.
lily are expected from the east tonight
hav ing tsrried in New York aud Washing
ton on their return from Europe.
IL five out of the 10 towns played. Mr
Emmet's receipts excelled those of hi:
fathers and he is packing the houses
everywhere. The company and produc.
ton is the most expensive comedy pro
duction on the road. He carries complete
scenery for four acts.
Tie funeral of the late Mrs. Mary
Catherine Strecker was held from the Ger
man Lutheran church yesterday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, Rev. C. A. Mennicke Off
ciating, and was attended by a large num-
Der Of sorrowipg friends. The interment
was made in the German Lutheran GENE.
terry.
The Chicago, Milwaukee s. St. Pau
has started out the present month with a
remarkable increase in earnings. For the
first week in September, which had only
six working days. the gross earnings were
$3.50, 746. compared with 1891, 1866 in the
corresponding week Of 1890. an increase
of ss9. 800.
John s. P.ince, the long distance bicy.
clist Who rode against the horse at the
fair Friday afternoon, need not expect
| entertainment here again. He fooled
| both Moline and Rock Island into be.
lieving that he was going 70 give q grand
bicycle tournament for tri-city cham
pionship, first at one place and then q.
the other. and then he dropped them
both for Davenport. Davenport in turn
was dropped for Omaha.-Davenporl
Democrat.
Mr.. Emmett will sing in his play,
Fritz in Irelsnd." the following songs
which have become world famous: 1.-THE
Lullaby" "The Cuckoo" The Sham
rock" and What Is Lover Four in
FAINT ohoisters will assist in the various
songs, and the Swiss either quartette
render selections in their native cos
tune.
The tight wire performance of Prof.
Brasma IT at the tower Yesterday afternoon
wasn't a bowling success. The pro-
fessor ventured out on the wire few
feet, and finding the wire pretty shaky
he dropped his balancing pole and
''cooned" back, and after looking ovel
the situation for some time he concluded
not to tackle it again, and the large
audience who were present went home
disappointed.
Everybody in the tri cities will be glad
to see the evidence of prosperity or
the part OF the street railway
syndicate. The gross receipts for July
as heretofore reported. were SIS. 600
OF the August showing the Chicago
Evening Post says: The gross earnings
of the consolidated street railway system
of Davenport, Rock Island and Moline
for the month of August was S16 35S OF
The September earnings, according to
present outlook, will exceed either of ths
preceding months. There could be NJ
better advertisement for the locality thar
the financial success of the syndIcat,
which has expended SO much money il
the three cities.