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

A few fancy yellow freestone peaches at
Longs this evening.
Rev. G.. j. Luckey, of Galesburg, was
at the Harper last night.
o. J. Dimick came do wn from Chicsgo
in time to see the Examinations.
B. G. Aguew, OF Crestoo. Iowa, is in
the city on a short visit to friends.
Prof. s. T. Bowlby and wife leave to-
day for Chicago on 10 DAYS tour.
Miss Agnes Bixby left this morning on
weeks visit TO friends in Milwaukee.
Charles Wheaton and wife of Fulton,
were visitors in the city yesterday, stops
ping at the Harper.
Mrs. Thomas Quirk and little daughter,
Mable, of Beardstown, are visiting with
friends in the city.
John Cleary, of New Orleans, is in the
city on visit to his daughter. Mrs. Will
liam McEniry.
L. E. Goldsmith, of Pine Bluff. Ark.
is here on few days visit to his brother,
]. Z. Goldsmith.
Edwards s. Walsh commenced the ex-
cavation of Market square this morning,
previous to paving.
A prominent Rock Island young lady
is to wed young railroad man from
Fulton the 18th of this month.
Oscar Cole, of Mendoza, who has been
visiting friends in the city the past few
days. returned TO his home this morning.
Joe Mcdonald, George Clark, j Murphy
and Weldon were each fiaed SIS aud costs
this morning for being drunk and disor-
derly. e
Miss Matte Atkins, Mrs. Marvin Pease
and little son. OF Savanna. are visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Stemmer of 24l2
Fifth avenue.
A tight wire performance will be given
at the watch tower next Sundty afternoon
on wire stretched from the tower to the
island opposite.
EN- camp 43. NJ. W. A., of Hillsdale,
gave picnic at Camps grove east of that
place on Saturday, which was largely at
tended, and proved very pleasant
affair.
Chester A. Davis, VINO has been spend
ing several days in the city visiting
friends, left for his home in ST. Louis
this morning.
The ferry Spencer collided with the
steamer Tenbroeck after the carnival last
night and broke one Of her wheels so
badly as to necessitate her laying up to-
day for repairs,
Miss Jennie Hurd, who has been max
ing her home the past two Yeas at He
lena, Mont, arrived here yesterday in
company with her sister. Miss Katie. who
had been visiting there the past month.
The bicycle parade which was to have
taken place on Monday evening was
postponed on account of the disagreeable
weather and will take place next Thurs
day evening, and promises to be well at
tended by the wheelmea of the city.
Dayenport's great fair and exposition
opened most auspicuously yesterday
The attractions are all of the most excel
lent nature. There were two good races.
Nutting King won the 2:24 race for $4OO,
and Fearless the 2:4s for $500. The BIZ
cycle contest occurred this morning, and
thousands of people witnessed 1t and the
other features of the exposition.
Three strangers, each with bundle
under his arm, entered The bath rooms of
Deisenroths g. Weisler's barber shop yes
terday afternoon, and after taking baths
paid for the same and left without their
bundles. An inspection of the ba tn rooms
afterward disclosed the fact that the
strangers had left their old clothes com,
plete, underwear. hats. socks and
shoes, the men having undergone a
complete transformation between the
time they entered and the time they left
the bath rooms.