Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-01
CITY CHAT.
.,oslev-ehamber sets So. 35.

Chamber sets SO S5. See Loosley's
card. ~
Office room to rent over David Don's
store.
Robert Lee. of Gable. was in the city
today.
Rolled oats. 10 pounds for a5 cents. at
Wecke's
Chamber sets sc SO. Third page
Loosely.
Mustard sardines at u cents per can at
Weckels.
Uncle Sammie" Goode. of Andalusia,
was in the city today.
Miss Sadie Ransom has gone to open
her school near Reynolds.
California dried peaches. three pounds
for 25 cents, at WeckePs.
Rev. J. e. Wright, of West Liberty,
is in the city on business today.
Canton preserved ginger 80 cents per
bowl this week only at Youngs.
Frank w. Palmer, of Hutchinson.
Kss.. is in the city on visit to friends
The draw at the Rock Island bridge
was closed for the season at noon today
Annual meeting of Barrett Chapter
No IS for the election of officers this
evening.
William Moore, of Coal Valley, was in
the city today and paid his respects to
The ARGUS.
Wsnted-Bosrd and room, central To-.
Gated. by man and wife, Address "R. .
Care ARGUS.
The smiling conference of Bob Will
lerton again beams over the Harper
house counter.
F. E. Compton. of Joslin. paid Rock
Island a visit today, AMI included THE
ARGUS Office among his calls.
See DIvdson & Illiugworth's ad on
another page Of this paper for Boston
baked beans and home made pies.
A prominent and popular c , R. l. &
Z. engineer is soon to deprive Rock
Island Office of its pretty type writer girl.
The annual meeting of the Rock Island
Liquor Dealers association will be held
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Turner
hall.
Wanted-A set of books, for small
business. to keep evenings. Experienced
bookkeeper. Address "E J. ;" this Of
fee
Bridge travel yesterday amounted to:
Foot-Nnrlh, $50; south, 902; total,
1882 Tesms-North, 712; south, 7O1:
total. 1.4l3
The Improvement guild of Trinity
church will hold business meeting at
the rectory at 3p. IN. tomorrow, when
the annual election of officers will occur.
The case of Kennedy VS. Beck which
has occupied the attention of jury in
the county court the past few days went
to the Jury just before dinner today.
Mrs. A. l.. Morris and niece, Miss
Montgomery, returned this morning after
a delightful visit Of two months with
frienis at Sioux City. Omaha. Wichita
and other points in Kansas and Nebraska.
A new $500 safe, fire and burglar proof,
for the Black Hawk Building. Loan &
Savings association, arrived this morning,
aud John Vok has undertaken the pom
derOus task of hosting it into the second
floor OF Bengston block, where is located
Secretary Medill's office. The safe
weighs two and half tons.
Mrs. G. E. Smith, of Twenty fourth
street, entertained about % young peo-
pie last evening in honor of Miss Jennie
Atkins, of Monmouth, who is visiting
there. A delicious supper was served
and the remainder of the evening was
spent with games and music, and an ex
ceedingly pleasant time was had by all.
The jury in the inquest over the re-
mains of little Lawrence Brown, killed
by sn electric car at Fifteenth and lie
Claire streets. Davenport, Sunday morn
ing. returned its verdict late Yesterday
afternoon. 1t was q simple finding of
accidental death in the manner detailed,
but no blame was attached to anyone
connected with the sad affair.
Andrew johnson, switchman in the
Rock Island yards. residing at 1919 Las
fayette street. Davenport, met with a
misfortune while in the performance of
his duties at $3.50 o'clock this morning
He was attempting to make q coupling
aud failed, when the rebound caught his
right hand between the bumpers and the
fingers were badly bruised while the thumb
was crushed to a pulp. DR.. Plummer
amputsted the thumb at the Joint and
hopes to save the fingers,
The report of Crop Correspondent
Campbellto the department of agriculture
for The month Of November shows the
pnrn nroItfat 90 CON, n rod NTH Voc,