Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-16
CITY CHAT.


friends in Geneseo.
Rev. G. W. Cue went to LaSalle this
morning on business
Robert Lee, ST.. of Cable, was in town
few hours yesterday.
John B. Larkin has returned from a
10 days visit to Chicago.
Earnest Denhardt. of Coe, spent yes
terday in the city on business.
G. II. Gates, of Evansville, Ohio, is
visiting with friends in the city.
Misses Grace and Jessie Stephenson,
Of Oneida, are guests of ex.Alderman J
E. Larkin.
Miss Emma Lamont is enjoying trip
to ST. Louis and return on the steamer
Pittsburg.
Mrs. ]. II. Riddell of New Boston, is
visiting with her daughter, Mrs N. W.
Wiley, on Seventeenth street.
Tom Pettifer was shot by Davenport
tough in a drunken row in Bucktown
across the river last evening.
Mrs. Fred Hsss returned home this
morning from her extended trip west
after visiting friends in Missouri
The Misses Katie Gottsmann and Chris
tine Zeigler leave today on a visit to
friends in the eastern part of the state.
The second subscription concert of
Strasser's Union band will take place this
evening at Schuetzen park. Davenport.
Mrs. j. B. Davis and daughter, Miss
Mary Davis, and Aunt Lizzie Davis left
this morning for Kentucky on a summers
visit.
Ben; amip Whitsitt of Presumption, was
in the city today on his way home from
Chicago where be went with a load OF his
choice stock
Division Superintendent W. B. Throop
and Bridge Superintendent Joseph Thorn,
of the c.. B. & @, were in the city to.
day on business.
Thirteen dollsr baby carriages for SIS.
IS ones for So only few left. Paro-
soils, rods, lace covers, wheels and springs
for sale at Taylors.
Trio Lodge, 81, :. F. & 4. NJ, con,
fers the third degree or two candidates
tonight. Visitors will be present from
Coal Valley, Milan and Davenport.
Miss Susie Young. who has been visit
ing at the residence of her brother, F. J
Young, the past few days, returned to
her home in Jerseyvil!e, H., yesterday.
Mrs. NJ. j. Young and family left
this morning for few weeks visit with
friends at Oberlin, o. They were &c,
companied as far as Chicago by Mr.. |
Young.
George Reese, an employe OF Volk's |
lumber mill, had the fingers of his left
hand badly lscerated on the knife of a |
jointer yesterday afternoon. D.. Carter
dressed the injured members and no seri
GUS results are anticipated
Julius We'll and wife who have been
visiting here the past few days left for
their home in Circleville, Ohio, this
morning. They were accompanied home
by their daughter, Miss Belle, who will
visit there short time.
Mayor McConochie and the fire and |
light committee of the city council have
found that the wire for the new electric |
police and fire slsrm can be put up at
much less than the first estimate cost, and |
for $40 mile instead of sos. thus nets
ting a saving to the city at the rate of S2S |
per mile.
Mrs. Joseph Stephens died at her home |
2604 Fourth avenue at $50 last night,
aged 80 years. Services will be held at |
her late home tomorrow afternoon at
9 30 o'clock and the remains wi be taken |
TO Hampton at which place the inierment
will take place on Saturday morning at
$50 o'clock.
Dewitt Ellis died at his home on the
Milan road, Just beyond the old fair
grounds, at 10 O'Clock last night. of en-
largement Of the liver. lie was 81 years
old, and leaves wife and three children.
He was brother OF Mrs. H. D. Folsom.
Of this city. He was Mason and a
Woodman, and the latter organization
will conduct the funeral
At the annual meeting of the Rock Isl.
and Mutual Building Loan and Savings
association Tuesday evening, the change
of the bylaws to conform to the statute
by providing for the payment of premium
in monthly iIstallments instead OF in adj
vance was confirmed. Loans aggregate
ing 80. 500 were made at premium of
% cents a month per share. The cleo
ton of three directors resulted in the
choice of w. B. Ferguson. S. S Kemble
and w. E Stevens.
An old eyesore commenced 10 vanish
forever from human view today with
he 81 mod iota of |