Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-12

Miss Minor, one OF the two lady COM
| missioners from the the state of Louis
| lana and fourth vice president of the
Worlds Fair board of lady commits
| sionesa, is the guest of D. I. Robinson
and wife on Twentleth street, and re-
ceptIon was given in her honor yesterday
sfte noon.
Now it seems that J s Prince. the
bicy clist. has given Davenport pretty nesr
the same dose he did the twin cities when
the Iowa city persuaded him to give up
his bicycle tournament here. He has
SHAKEN Davenport and gone west. The
wheel contest over there, ike the one here
is consequently off.
Whew but were not the elements on a
rampage early this morning. 1t is doubt
| full il in the memory of the oldest inhabi-
tsnt heavens artillery has ever pealed
forth more violently or more necessarily
for the same period of time. There was
tire mendous rainfall, but no great dam
age was done by the storm so far as is
| known.
jerks. the Moline pugilist called at
THE ARGUS Office 10 disgust today, and
withdrew his forfeit for match with
Billy Gibson. He says Gibson IS afraid
OF him and that he will now proclaim
himsclf champion of Rock Island county,
and GO sitter bigger game. such as Con =.
| Doyle anu Cyclone" Myers. jerks de-
make any man be faces hunt his corner. y
| D. E. Noftsker and wife were agree
ably surprised by large number of
| friends at their pleasant home, S29
| Tweuty-frst street, last evening. The
occasion was Mrs. Noftsker's birthday.
and J. W Welch on behalf of the friends
present, presented two houdsome pieces
of statusry-"The Spanish Mnstre,s'-
after which dainty retire shments were
| eerve,. end the remainder of the evening
was pleasantly spent in social manner.
The Saybrook (Ill.,) Independent con,
tains an extended notice of the departure
from that city for Rock Island of DR.. j &.
F. Myers and family. The doctor who is
J now permanently located in Rock Island.
is highly commended both professionally
and as wide>awake progressive-m minded
citizen. In conclusion the Independent
says: ITO the good people of Rock ISL
and we commend the doctor and his ex.
celleut family, and say that in the doctor
| they will find a physician fully worthy
their confidence in the most trying cases
and in the doctor and his estimsble wife
friends worthy their highest esteem"
The Moline Republican Journal is
voicine the public sentiment of that city
10 favor of gates at all its principal
railway crossings. This advantage was
secured in Rock Island at the Twenty
fourth street crossing few years ago.
and has prevented no end Of accidents.
In Davenport they have gates at all the
streets crossed by steam railroads. 1t has
been suggested that in view of the fact
| (udI "lltu tuS HlhuuCt 10 COuplStCu tuC
Twenty fourth street gates will be no
longer required, they be removed 20
Eighteenth street.-The street running
down to the ferry landing. The c., 3. &
@ owns half of them and the R. l. & P.
could very easily make trade with the
Rock Island for its share so that the gate
could be established at this dangerous
crossing.
Invitations are out for the marriage OF
r S S wis and Miss Myrs Adams, the
hsppy event 10 be celebrated at the home
of the mother of the bride, in Hampton,
on the evening of the 10Th inst. Rev
Harper will be the officiating clergyman
The prospective groom ia populary known
ay Ship" and is a son of ex-Sherif T
S. Silvis. For time ship" was turn.
key at the county Jail during his fathers
office as sheriff, since which time he has
devoted his time to looking after his
fathers interest in the coal mines at the
, Cliff. The bride to be is an estimablt
Young lady of Hampton, and is thu
daughter of the late E W. Adams. who il
we'll known. MIR and Mrs. Silvis will re
side at Carbon Cliff