Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-13
CITY CHAT.

Miss Belle Fay left Saturday on short
visit to friends in Fulton.
Henry Mccormick. of Quincy, is visit,
ing with friends in the city.
Frank Halves. Of Delevan, Wis, spent
yesterday 10 the city visiting relatives.
Miss Kate Furd leaves tomorrow on an
extended visit to friends in Helena, Mont.
lawrence Waters, member of the
Chicago fire department. is in the city
visiting friends.
George P. Stsuduhar and wife returned
Saturday from their wedding tour
through the north. e.,
John Bard, formerly Clothing clerk
in the city and now of Peoria, is here on
short visit to friends.
John Looney left last night for San
Antonio, Tex. being called there by the
serious illness of his sister.
Bernard D. Connolly, now a young
lawyer of Topeka, is visiting his parents,
Maj. and Mrs. H. G. Connolly.
The county court this afternoon is en-
gagged in hearing the cases of the Moline
parties charged with gambling.
The Misses Elzina Kinner and Hattie
L. Hampton left this morning on three
weeks visit to friends in Strestor, Ill.
Mrs. Hans ], Rick, of Davenport,
aged II and an old settler Of Scott county,
drowned herself in a we'll this morning.
The board of supervisors met at 2
o'clock this afternoon for the regular
July session, Chairman Pesrsall presiding.
Miss Carrie Warner left last night on a
visit to st. Paul and other northern cite
after which she will spend the summer in
the east.
Bridge travel yesterday amounted to:
Foot-north, 719; south. 7Os; total, l..
427 Tesms-north, 676; south, go;
total, 1886.
There was a mile trotting race at the
fair grounds yesterday for $40 between
Bsbcock's mare, Baby, and Stasssen's
horse, Bismarck, the former being an
easy winner.
The Down>towns gained the victory
over the Up.towns In the cock fight that
occurred on Saturday. There was about
$3.50 changed hands
Tomorrow the great Forepsugh show
will be here in all its glory. The tents
are to be pitched near the Brooks prop
erty east of Thirty-eighth street. Both
lines of street cars on the electric roads
go direct to the grounds.
Pat Lee. Jr, fell off one of the cars
coming in from the tower Saturday night.
and the train was backed up to where he
disappeared, with the expectation of dis
covering Pats .mangled remains, but
strange to say Pat was not injured, and
boarded the train for home.
Lost-At Black Hawks watch tower
Sunday p. m, small box containing very
valuable papers to E. G.. Rose. but of no
value to any one else. The finder will
receive very liberal reward by returning
the same safely to E. G. Rose, 212 Brady
street, over Adams express Office, Dav-
EXPORT
Ten thousand people visited the Watch
tower and camp grounds yesterday.
Manager Louderback, of the Street car
company, proposes putting in pen and
turnstile at the tower, through which the
people must pass on entering the cars.
In this way the crowd can be systemati-
cally handled, and there will not be the
overlooking that there was yesterday
Every small boy in town has Just
$4,000. 900 worth of circus on the brain
All his worldly possessions will soon be
converted into legal tender. with which
to gorge himself with red lemonade, gin,
gerbread and peanuts. He will ride cute
little ponies, wooden ponies, and swings
galore, for the Adam Forepaugb shows
will be here tomorrow.
Engineer Wheeler. Capt. Marshal's
assistant at Milan, informed an ARGUS
reporter today that the reports sent out
from Chicago to the effect that the gov
eminent had commenced the purchase of
land over which the canal right
of way lay were unfounded. as not a
foot of ground had yet been purchased
by the government.
General Supt. Schnitger of the Tri
City street railway system, was at Black
Hawk tower yesterday, in company
with Charles Sheriff. competent canal
engineer and landscape architect now in
charge of the improvements of Central
park at Davenport, looking over the
land with view Of reaching the summit
Of the tower by new route with less
grade, and also to laying out the tower
for beautiful park.
Lots in Schpell's addition for S4O0 and