Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-21
CITY CHAT.

T. B. Dooley, of Miles, Iowa. is visit
ing with friends in the city.
Miss Eva Normoyle has returned from
visit to friends at Clinton. Iowa.
j. w. Campbell. general press agent Of
Emerson's MINISTRIES, is at the Harper.
Miss Agnes Kennedy left this morning
on short visit to friends in st. Louis.
Misses Lucy and Blanche Buford have
returned from their eastern pleasure trip.
Aeronaut Gould made successful leap
at Schuetzen park, Davenport, yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs. P. Greenawalt and Miss Mamie
Brennan have returned from business
trip to Chicago.
Two new Brooks engines are expected
to arrive this week for freight service on
the r. l. & P.
"reminiscences of the Mississippi by
Billy Emerson--worth going hundred
miles to see and hear.
Michael Collins, of the c R /. s. P.
freight Office. has returned from a brief
sojourn in Minneapolis and tie north.
John Stuhr has opened a nice wagon
and carriage shop at 2217 Third avenue.
He will make specially of repair work
on short notice.
Miss Lima Kane is home from Carbon
Cliff, her school having been closed on
account of scarlet fever epidemic which
is now raging there.
Messrs. Henry Carse and John Cru
baueh left on the Gen. Barnard this
morning for q trip up the river as Capt.
Durbam's special guests.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Greenleaf. of
Washington, D. c.. arrived at Rock ISL
and arsenal Saturday night, Col. Green
leafs mission being to inspect the surgery
department of the post.
Otto's full band will give concert in
Spencer square tomorrow night, which
will probably be the last of the season,
unless some more money can be raised to
provide Some additional ones.
The fire and light committee of the
council and Chief R4mssiH purchased the
remaining team for the fire department
this morning, q pair of beautiful bays
from W. H. De Board. near Hamlet.
. The price paid was $3.50.
John Mannheim, the South Rock Island
fruit and vegetable grower. presented
THE ARGUS with basket of lucious
grapes of several varieties this morning
as sample of what his vineyard can
produce.
Myra Catherine, the eight months, old
daughter of|G.sW. Horton and wife. died
at its parents home in South Rock Island
Friday evening of summer complaint.
The body was taken to Muscatine where
the inteIment took place yesterday.
S. R. Wright, district deputy grand
chancellor, left for Port Byron this morn
ing where tonight he institutes the new
lodge of the PTthisn order. Grand
Chancellor Scherer and Gen. W A.
Schmitt went up this afternoon.
John Cough!in, the unfortunate Young
man who has suffered for some time past
with heart snd brain trouble, died at his
home, 3l2 Twenty-second street, at 720
o'clock on Saturday evening aged 90
years. The funeral occurred from St.
Joseph's Catholic church this morning at
O'Clock.
Prof. s. T, Bowlby has just comple-
ted a course of mandolin lessons of the
best teacher in Chicago. Signor c. Valise,
and will be sble to take limited numb er
of pupils on that instrument. Telephone
1854, Bowlby's Music store. or addr ess
1414 Third avenue.
MIS- Ellen II )usm II and children take
this method of Offering their heartfelt
thanks to Frank q. Young. Frank At
water aud Miss NJ. ]. Dudley. neighbors
and friends, for the kindness and sympa-
thy shown them during the illness,
death and burial of their husband and
father, Henry Housman.
Peter Modde was assessed 50 and costs
on Saturday by Magistrate Wivill for in
dulging in q neighborhood row with
Charles P4tten on Twenty first street. 1t
is Began colony and the trouble grows
out of 'can shooting" sociable on FRI
day evening which ended in ee-for- all
fight.
Yesterday afternoon from the First NJ.
E. church occurred the funeral of the late
Henry Honsman, Presiding Elder Head
officiating. There was large attend
snce of old friends Of the deceased and
some handsome foral tributes. The pail
bearers were: Henry Csrse. John Peetz
Robert Koehler. George Lamont, John
Crubaugh and George E. Bailey.
Inquiry was made on Saturday in the
county court into the mental condition of