Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-24
CITY CHAT.

his western trip.
Nutmeg. watermelons and Usage mel
ons, at F. g. Young's.
John fireman is suffering from a Sc.
we're attack of rheumatism.
d. G. johnson, of Louverne, Mimi,
is in the city visiting friends.
c. NJ Hubs, of Rapids City. was in
the city few hours yesterday.
Miss Lulu Mohr left this morning on
visit to friends in Darien, Wis.
A little son has been born to Herman
Tom and wife on Ninth street.
The Rock Island ball club will play q
game in Muscatine next Sunday.
V. NJ. Blanding has returned from the
south where he is engaged in contract
work.
Miss Lima Stroehle arrived home this
morning from a visit to friends at Cedar
Rapids.
Surveyor Paddock is engaged is stalk
out lots in Cottage Grove, South Rock
Island.
Stuart Harper left last night for New
York City. where he will remain about a
month.
& Nils Olson leaves tomorrow for Chica.
go, his future home. He enters school
in September.
Prof. Otto's next concert in the Elm
street garden will be given next Thursday
evening. July 80.
Mrs. j. S. Rose and daughter. Miss
Mary. left this morning on visit to
friends in Rockford.
Mrs. Anton Deisenroth, of this city,
and Mrs. F. j. Raible, of Davenport,
left last evening for Denver for an ex-
tended visit.
James Taylor. of Taylor Ridge. was in
town today on his way to visit his son at
Dubuque, accompanied by his little
granddaughter.
DR.. ]. F. Myers, late of Saybrook, H..
s in the city, and is arranging to move
his family here with view of perman-
emily locating here.
1t is not unlikely that Harry Sage will
sign with Ottawa, he having received sn
offer from that team, and he is likely to
sign at any time.
Mesdames E. P. Reynolds, of this city,
and W. II. Devore, of Port Byron, lett
last night for Ocean Grove, N. j., where
they will spend the summer.
Mrs. John Aster, of Rock Island, with
her grand daughter, Miss Bessie Hartz, is
visiting her daughter. Mrs. DR.. William
Bray. Dubuque Tele graph.
Rev. G. W. Cue presides at the Streator
camp meeting Sunday. There will be
regular services ct the NJ. E. church Sus,
day morning, the congregation uniting
with the Broadway in the evening.
President Jackson, of the Rock Island
Citizens Improvement association, is in
receipt of letter from President Cab'e,
of the Rock Island road, who expresses
satisfaction at what has been done in The
improvement of Spencer square. and of
what source of pride and ben eft it
must De 10 the city.
Electric cars will be run on
the Rock Island & Milan road as far as
the car barns soon. Three additional
cars were brought over from Davenport
last night for that purpose. They were
constructed for the bridge line and are
painted beautiful green, they being the
only electric cars on the system differ ent
in color from the standard canary yellow.
Two suits for absolute divorce were
filed in the circuit court yesterday after
noon. One brought by Cierste F. An
derson, of Moline. against her husband,
Nels Anderson, on the grounds of deser-
ton, and another filed by Amelia Crosse.
also of Moline, against her husband,
Frank Grose. on the same grounds. j.
B. Oakleaf is attorney for the former and
Browning 81 Entrikin for the latter.
An outrageous piece of scoundrelism
was attempted on the Rock Island Il Mi
Ian road last night, parties unknown pill
ing q number of ties on the track of the
railway near the tower, but the obstruc-
ton was fortunately discovered by the
engineer of the dummy in time to avert
disaster. There should be an effort to
apprehend persons guilty of such COW.
ardly, murderous intent and to make a
proper example of them.
County Superintendent of Schools, G.
B. Marshall. has been busy the past two
days examining candidates for teachers
certificates. There are 80 applicants in
all, representing all parts of the county
and to accommodate them, Mr.. Marshall
has secured the use of the former rooms
of the board of education. and the suite