Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-25

brewery last month.
George Downing, Jr, YESTERDAY re-
ceived intelligence of having received an
important 50 600 contract in Lincoln. and |
he left last night for that city in conse-
quence
The lightning gasoline stoves which |
David Don has on exhibition beat the |
the world. 1t will pay yon to call and |
see them; they light like gas. no smoke. |
no smell.
The Davenport and Cedar Rapids cluts
will play exhibition games at the Daven>
port ball park tomorrow and Monday.
Tomorrow's game will be called at 8, and
Mondays at 3:15
Mrs. Hattie Cove, who for some time
past has been in charge of the lunch
counter at the c., R. l. s. P. depot, has
resigned her position and will leave for
her home in Monmouth on Monday.
The ladies of the First NJ. E. church
are actively engaged with the arrange
ments Tor their May festival which opens
on week from Monday. The festival
promises to be better than ever this year
The Improvement Guild OF Trinity
church will hold sociable at the rec
tory Thursday, April 80. from 10 10
o'clock. Refreshments including ice
cream. 25 cents. Music an attraction.
All friends cordially invited
5. B. Evans, of Burlington, Iowa, has
arrived to take the position as prescrip>
ton clerk in Thomas drug store temper
arily, Mr.. Thomas having determined TO
give Clerk Battles, who hiss been Ill,
months vacation.
|. A nearly new small house, fine lot
40xl25, good cellar, well. cistern, and
barn. trees and shrubberY, on Eighth ave.
nue.. near Twenty-seventh street, cor
venient to the upper saw mills, depot and
Island, for sale by George W. D. Harris.
Rev. G.W. Cue visited Muscatine last
night and spoke at a temperance meeting,
the offset of which was TO take prelini-
, nary steps looking TO the organization
OF the county into an alliance to enforce
the prohibitory law of the state Mr.
Cue merely delivered Temperance ad-
dress.
Business is so rushing at Clemanns &
, Salzmann's that they had to purch lse
another team with which to deliver
goods. This enterprising firm has now
two delivery wagons kept constantly.
| oil NIL q.
, on the rush of customers.
County Clerk Kohler is in receipt o. a
notice from Commissioner of Pensions
9 Green B. Rsum that in accordance with
, an act of congress approved March 81,
that after July next the quarterly pay
6 ment of pensions will be made on and
after October 4, January 4. April and
July instead of March 4. June 4 Sep.
TENDER and December 4 as formerly.
The republican county committee met
at the Office of City Attorney. L Haas
o at 2 o'clock this afternoon and instructed
the secretary to issue call for conven-
ton at the court house at p. n Mon.
! day, May II, to select delegates to the
Judicial convention of the Tenth district
, to be held at Monmouth the followir g
day, May 70. The primaries are TO be
held on Friday, May 8
The base for the eagle in the west tri>
t angle of Spencer square was erected b.
Lsrkin & Stephens this morning The
eagle together with the images. Cupid and
4 Mask and Plucking the Thorn, have
s been beautifully bronzed by Fred Alters.
People are now begin ming to wonder
what hiss become of the arches for the
D entrances about which so much has been
2 said.
The engines and dynsmos at the syndi-
n cate electric power station were started
. yesterday, and gave good satisfaction, blu.
a upon inquiry of the head engineer this
morning it was learned that the cars
: would probably not be started for another
F, week, as each time the engines are start,
ed something is found that needs atten,
ton. and it is also thought that the
-, equipment of such lines as will be run
-. first will be in readiness by that time.
The London Clothing company did q
land Office business today. Never were
such crowds seen In Rock Island bust
. ness house in one day In fact it was
almost impossible for the clerks to wait
on the customers. such was the rush for
bargains. The store from early morning
has presented q bewildering mass of
: human beings, asurging. crowding. push
q ing. jamning sea OF heads, while on the
streets the famous yellow bundle was
r. everywhere to be seen. The rush demon
b London and the natural results of Judi.
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