Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-01
CITY CHAT.

night at $50. "
Phil Mitchell went to Chicago this
morning on business.
Cars to the tower every Is minutes to.
morrow afternoon
Cars will run to the tower every IL
minutes tomorrow afternoon.
S. 5. Psrr started today on two
weeks visit to friends in Iroquis, Ill.
Bleuer's band will give an open air con
cert at the tower tomorrow afternoon.
Miss Eva Hass left last night on g
months visit to friends in St. Paul.
H. E. Casteel came down from Fulton
today to spend Sunday with his family
here.
George Wagner and wife are expected
home this evening from visit to Colfax,
Iowa.
The Rock Island nine play the Daven-
ports at the Davenport ball park tomor-
-ow afternoon.
Mrs. G. E. Adams and Miss Coyne are
expected home this evening from an ex>
ended visit in the east.
Thomas F. Lesry and William Kinner
have returned from Chicago where they
have been for some time.
Mrs. o. J. Dimick and daughter, Miss
Bessie, are expected tonight on a visit to
relatives in the city.
The Sons of Veterans will have q lawn
sociable and dancing party at the Daven
port homestead next Friday evening.
Young mems meeting at the Y. NJ. c.
A tomorrow afternoon at $50 o'clock.
The meeting will be addressed by F. W.
Lang.
The curve at Seventeenth street for
connection withthe Milan line will be
put in tonight so as not to interfere with
the street car traffic.
Edward T. Turner formerly Adams
Express agent in this city, died at his
home in Mount Carmel, H.. on Thursday,
July %. aged IS years.
Mrs. Walkers class, assisted by other
talent, will give an entertainment at the
FortyNfourth street Baptist chapel Mon
day evening at o'clock.
This mornings rain will not interfere
with the Moline fire department picnic at
Sylvan island tonight, and it is expected
that it will be great success.
Hon J. W. Simonson. Mark Ashdown,
c. c. Coyne and Thomas Mccall, of Port
Byron, were in the city yesterday to at,
tend the races at Davenport.
Mrs. Mary Richmond and two children
of Dubuque, who have been visiting at
the residence of Mrs. R. o. Coyne, will
start for the west this evening.
J. F. Dindinger has moved his printing
Office establishment into the commodious
and nicely arranged rooms on the north
side of Second avenue over the Peoples
National bank.
Tonight Head Clerk Halves, acting as
deputy head consul, NJ. W. A. will in
'titute the new camp NJ. W. A, in Rock
Island. A team from Moline will per-
form the work of initiation.
James Maucker has for the last week
teen busy fitting the rooms just south
IF Aster's baker for q sample room and
the result is a very fine saloon which will
be opened to the public this evening.
DR.. S. G.. Plummer last night ampu-
tated the arm of John J. Moran. the c.,
r. l. & P. brakeman who was hurt at
Ottawa on Wednesday evening and his
condition today is very favorable for re-
coverY.
F. II. Tubbs, general superintendent
of the Western Union Telegraph CON-
pany arrived at the Harper from Peoria
Yesterday, accompanied by his wife, and
is putting in the day looking after the
local interests of the company.
At the quarterly conference of the FRS,
VI. Z. church of Moline Friday night, the
church followed the example of the Rock
Island church, and passed resolutions urg-
ing the general conference to retain the
pastor, Rev. A. NJ. Stocking for another
year.
Moline is in the midst of its annual
volunteer firemen's. parade, feast and
dance today. Rock Island has no more
such expensive luxuries. The city looks
upon its fire department in apurely BUSH
ness light hsneeforth, and pays for what
it gets. Moline will in due time arrive at
the same conclusion.
City Clerk Koehler leaves tonight ac-
compsnied by his wife. for Detroit where
he will attend the annual encampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic and
will also pay a visit to Chicago. During
his absence his eldest daughter, Miss
Vllleska Koehler, will attend to his office
duties and City Attorney Haas will act