Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-11


O. will be held tomorrow afternoon at
8 30 o'clock sharp, at the First Baptist
church. A full attendance is desired, as |
i'm portant business demands attention.
c E Johnson and Robert Meyers left |
this morning for Bloomington as dele-
gates from o Sau.K ee tribe to the state |
convention of the Improved Order of
Red Men, being held in that city his
week
A horse belonging to Kuschman. The
grocer, became frightened on Elm street
this morning, and after kicking loose
from the cart to which he was attached.
made things lively for a few blocks, when
he was again captured and returned to
his owner.
Charley Case is cruel and inconsistent
Through the Union he alleges that an
ARGUS man heroicslly rescued from the
wheels OF an electric car a rag baby from
the NJ. E. festival. If an ARGUS man ad
done such thing he would have been
sctusted wholly by desire to do Char ey
favor and he is therefore basely IN
grateful.
Attention is called to the advertisement
of Lorton Bros the well known horse
dealers, Davenport. They are just in
augurating an auction sale of horses.
buggies, carts, etc. which is to be held
at their stables in Davenport every Satur-
day. II. G. Harris, the we'll known
auctioneer of this city, is to conduct the
sales.
Davenport lost its third straight game
to Ottawa Saturday ard the popularity Of
it was that the game was lost each time
in the last inning. Sage distinguished
himself by his fine playing aud good
judgment, and were he captain of the
team where he could insure better discip-
line and control of the men, it would b.,
better for the club
The wisdom of the change in the office
of street commissioner is already shown
in the cleaning up of Second avenue
The pavement ought to be cleaned once
q week if not once a day. Heretofore i
has received attention twice in season
The present superintendent, therefore,
could not fail to be an improvement.
A suit brought by Mrs. Margaret Mul-
: vahill, of Davenport. against Adam D.
Graft for possession of b house on
Twenty third street which De Graft occu
, pies, was tried before Justice Cooke this
morning and the case taken under advise
ment until tomorrow morning. John
: L1oney appears for the defend ant.
Street Superintendent Blaisdell has ap
! pointed William Gamble, former super.
: intendent of the Moline s. Rock Island
street railway company, foreman Of his
i street forces. In this respect at leas
? Capt. Blaisdell has shown excellent judg-
ment. Gamble is thoroughly competent
s to handle men, is industrious himself and
: is conscientious in whatever be does.
Death invaded the home of Mr. anc
Mrs. r. H. Dart, TEL Twenty, SECOND
] street at o'clock yesterday morning anG
deprived them of their sweet babe, Char
e lotte F., aged one year and six months
after short illness with spasms caused
by teethIng. with which she was attacked
t Saturday. The funeral occurred this
afternoon at o'clock The bereaved
motber was seriously ill yesterday, but il
: better today.
5 A horse attached to a delivery wagon
belonging to A. NJ. BoomQuist, tn
) grocer, took fright at something at The
e corner of Sixteenth street and Fourth
avenue on Saturday, and INDUCED in {
lively run across the slough TO Seventh
D avenue an Fourteenth street, where horse
and wagon were piled up IN heap. the
dryer being thrown out at the start. The
wagon was pretty badly broken up and
' the horse considerably bruised