Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-01

Davenport carpenters today initiate
the example of their brother workmer in
Rock Island year ago and struck for the
nine hour day.
Go and see the new art exhibit at the
Adams Wall Paper Co.'S. They have the
finest line of pictures and mouldlngs ever
seen in this city.
The coaster at Spring Cove will be in
operation tomorrow afternoon and eve
ming. Music and dancing in the evening.
Last car leaves tower II p. m.
Crowds are still going to see the mes.
merist st Turner hall Prof Parker is
| certainly wonder in his line The
audience last n light was composed prin-
cipally of ladies. Go tonight and 20.
morrow night.
A. c. Cade, who for some time past
has been freight Inspector at the c., R
l. i P, c., NJ. s. st. P. and R. I. & P.
depots, leaves for San Francisco and will
be succeeded here by T. c. Jeffries of
Toledo. o.
1t. Irving d. Burgh has received let
ter setting forth that the &. P. organic A.
tons of Clinton visit their Rock Island
brothers next Wednesday evening com,
ing down on the Rambo. leaving Clinton
at and reaching Rock Island at Z.
This is the day on which it was ex-
pected the coal miners strike would be
lnaugurated, but there are no indications
of trouble herebouts, the GOLFERS at Briar
Bluff, Hampton, South Moline, Carbon
Cliff, Coal Valley and Cable being salts.
| fed with their wages and work.
T. N. Cook, the popular conductor on
the c., B. & O.. was passing about the
best Havanas he could get among his
friends yesterday in honor of sweet lit>
tie daughter which has just arrived in
his home, 90S Second avenue.
The Ladies' Industrial Relief society
will hold its reg ular monthly meeting in
the old high school building on Saturday
| afternoon of this week. at $3.50 O'Clock.
The annual election of officers will tax.
place, and as this will be the last meeting
of the year, much other business will
need to be transacted. A full attendance
of members is requested.
Messrs. VIM. jackson, of this city. and
j. II. Murphy, of Davenport, while il
Chicago this week called on Capt. Mar,
shall with reference to the state cedine
the canal jurisdiction, and had expec: led
to go from Chicago to Springfield, but in
the meantime learned OF the action of the
Legislature in happily settling the matter.
The excavation is being made on Nine
| tsenth street north of Second
avenue, preparatory to put
ting in the pavement. There will be no
curbing on the east side of the street, the
pavement being extended by the c., r.
l. & P. and R. l. s P. to the property
line, thus including the walk and making
it uniform to the north side of the Peoria
building.
Manager Louderback of the Rock Isl
u Milan Street railway, has prepared
and submitted to the inspection of CitR
Attorney Haas the ordinance for the
equipment of the line with electricity. Mr..
Louderback is very anxious to have the
council pass favorably upon the ordi-
nance at Its next meeting. If the ordi-
nance makes no PROVISION whatsoever for
abandoning any portion of the present
line, the council viii be very likely to
grant it,
Mayor c. L. Root. Aid. George q.
Leedham and J. K. P. Balch with their
wives. all of Lyons, came down on the
Verne Swain this morning. The gentle
men are directors of the Lyons Pressed
Brick & Paving company. and came down
to inspect the Rockford company's plant.
Mr. Root states that they have kind of
clay near Lyons. out of which they hope
to manufacture by dry process vitri>
fed brick which can be sold So per
thousand cheaper than the present market
price. Mr., Root is also chief of the Ly-
ons volunteer fire department, and while
here he inspected the new engine house
and other preliminary arrangements for a
paid service.
Bonds have been filed with City Clerk
Koehler for renewal tor six months of
saloon licenses by the following: Gilbert
Murray. Gottleb Hoch, S A. MarschaI.
August Goettsch. Joseph Huber, Ferdi-
nand Gross, Charles Hansen, Nelson &
Youngberg, Henry Willms, Henry Schme-
lau. Charles Oberg, William Dresser.
Owen 81 Webb. George Scbafer, Theodore
Free. Mrs G. Letter. Volk & Willsaden,
John w. Roche, John Bohart. Christ
Schaiz. Fred Appelquist. John Dresser,
j. E. Montrose. Otto Sieb, Joseph
Schiebert, George Savadge, John Aims
worth. Jacob Ohlweier. Bernhard Sic.
burger, John G. Mueller, Jacob Hoesli,