Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-31
CITY CHAT.

Hon. J. W. Simonson. Of Port Byron.
was in the city yesterday,
s. B. Heudren is around again after a
very severe attack of the grippe.
Tomorrow will be All FOOLS day. The
republican caucuses are to be held in the
evening.
On Friday morning the remnants from
todays calico sale will be placed on sale
st McCabe Bros.
Tom B. Reidy, of the c. R. I. & P.
ticket office, is back at work after a tus.
Sic with the grippe.
Miss Alta Cool, who has been visiting
with the Misses Cool on Twentieth street.
returned to her home in Cordova yester.
day.
Capt. Wash Hight, the rapids pilot,
hove into port from the south this morn,
ing. He will remain until the river closes
next autumn.
Miss Belle Negus, who was here to at
tend the funeral of the late Mrs. W. s
KDowlton, left for her home in Chicago
this morning.
On Thursday, April 2, one case go
DOZEN ladies Jersey ribbed vests will be
placed on sale at 4c each at McCabe
Bros None before.
Daniel Twelftree. of Reynolds. well
known in this city, has been confined to
his led with severe attack of rheuma-
tism since last Thanksgiving.
There is no reported change in DR..
Calls condition today. He continues
very low and all hope has been absn>
doned, both by his attending physicians
snd by himself.
On Wednesday (tomorrow) McCabe
Bros. will present any lady customer
witb her choice of seven patterns of sum-
mer skirts for 80 cents any time during
the day if they last.
Edward Rounds and William Lanca-
shire, who were yesterday adjudge in
sane IN the county court, were taken to
Elgin this morning by Sheriff c. D. Cor
don and Marshal Kittelson, of Moline.
Aid. Chas. Evans participated in the
enthusiasm of last nights convention.
He sat among the Fifth ward delegates
and while he had no vote in the proceed
Ings, not being delegate, he had a voice.
Miss Kate Byrnes, the popular rlilliner,
wants the ladies to call and see her spring
styles in millinery goods. She has Just
the prettiest and most fashionable styles
in hats and bonnets and millinery goods
you ever SAW and she will take
great delight in showing them.
Frieda Louisa, infant daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. Simon Poehimsn Of No. 1903
Seventh avenue, died at 3:15 a. ii. of in
hueDza, aged seven months. Tue
funeral will be he d from the residence at
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning. Friends
are invited to attend.
The funeral Of the late Andreas Hoff-
man occurs at p. m. tomorrow from his
late home on Eighteenth street and
Fourth avenue. Mr.. Hoffman left many
friends in Rock Island who had known
him for years, and he bore the good will
and kindly regard of all his acquain-
tances.
Patrick Murrin, al employee of the
plow shops, had the three first fingers of
ais right hand badly lscerated by saw
yesterday morning. DR.. Eyster dressed
the injured members, and the injury is
not serious, though very painful. TIE
misfortune did not deter Mr.. Murrin from
doing his duty as citizen of the repub-
ic and attending last nights democratic
Among the most attractive decor
rations of Grace Cathedral at Davenport
On Easter Sunday was variety of cut
COVERS artisticslly arrsyed in honor Of
the six children of Mr.. E. W. Baker, of
this city. The flowers were arranged by
Mrs. Carrie Hammatt, who was mem
Der of Mrs. Bakers class in the cathedral
Sunday school years ago.
Over in Davenport they are having
street car war again. Superin tende Mt
5chnitger, of the syndicate lines, had
planned to steal march on the Central
folbs and to parallel their single track
between Third and Fourth streets. But
the Central people were on the alert, and
last night after o'clock put down
double track between Second and Fourth.
J. Lee Mahin has resigned the busi>
ness management of the Muscatlne Jour-
nal to accept position in the advertising
department of Chicago paper. Will M.
Narvis. late city editor, has been made
business manager of the Journal and E.
Z, Stocker city editor On his departure
tor Chicago Mr.. Mshin has the
klndliest wishes of TIE ARGUS and other