Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-13
CITY CHAT.

business trip.
Choice bananas, oranges and grapes at
Browner's.
Nice chickens. turkeys aud geese at
Browner's.
l.. s. McCabe left for the east last eve
ming on business trip.
Supervisor John A. Wilson, of Rural,
was in the city today
Mark Ashdown, of Port Byron, was in
the city today on business.
W. c. Lynch. of Chicago. is shaking
hands with old friends in the city
William Corken. formerly of this city
and now of Mt. Pleasant, Ia. is in the
city on short visit to friends
Seven more of the new cars for the cleo
trio system arrived over the Rock Island
Il Peoria this morning from ST. Louis.
The Rock Island rink is now open to
exhibitors at the coming labor exposition
and all who may desire to prepare their
space have an opportunity TO do so.
Mrs. John Ohlweiler gives card party
to number of her lady friends at her
pleasant home on Fourth avenue this
afternoon and evening.
Ed. Wheeler, moulder at the Rock
Island stove works who had his left foot
bsdly burned with moulten iron on Tues
day. is resting essy but will not be able
no shnut fnr
The many friends in the three cities of
Col. Flagler and family will be interested
in knowing that he is just about to start
to Washington to ass ume the duties of
chief of the ordnance department. His
family will not accompany him at pres
ent.
An exchange says: When you get re al
mad at something you see in the paper
come to the Office. pay up and quit. but
'merciful Moses dot was mean drlck
to steal dos PAPER from der nshboor der
very next day. Oct was wicked, so helup
me graciousr"
B. Bickford residing at 2202 Second
avenue, had the two first fingers of his
left hand crushed while coupling cars in
the G. r. l. & P. yards last night. DR..
Plummer was called and amputated the
fingers at the second joint. Mr.. Birck>
ford had just taken the place of the un-
fortunate switchmsn. George Carter, who
was killed the night before.
Master B. .Bufo:d, Jr., son of Nal L. NJ
Buford and wife, narrowly escaped very
| serious accident at the corner of Ninth
street and Third avenue while r.tarning
home from school yesterday at moon. He
was engaged in watching companion
who had fallen into pool of " alter, when
horse driven by some reckless driver,
| struck him and he was knocked uncon-
scious. He was taken home AMI found
to be not seriously injured except from
the shock and is considerably better to-.
day.
In the circuit court, Mrs. Emma Bur-
rail- has through her attorney, Maj. J. M.
Beardsley, fled bill for absolute divorce
from Nicholas Burial on the ground Of
extreme and repeated cruelty. The
couple were married, June 6. 1886 and
the complainant left her husband. two
months ago. She seeks the custody of
their three year Cd daughter. Mary E.
j. s. Gilmore has finished his pork
packing operations for the season. He
began to kill Nov. 10 and stopped Feb.
Z. The number of hogs slaughtered was
10,431 the aggregate weight 2.7S1 ,522
aud the total pr ce paid on foot, $94.-
264 Al.
Fred Hsss this morning examined a
number OF nice rooms for the Improve
ment association in Bengston block.
He was shown q rear room with south
front 20x25. well lighted and heated
by steam, which can be had for SIS per
month, and also three rooms on the third
floor. over Oliver O!sen's Office, well
lighted and heated by steam. at Sl5 per
month. There are also three rooms over
Sweeney & Walkers Office, well lighted
and heated by steam. The association,
however. has practically decided upon its
quarters in Mitchell & Lynde's new
building.
At an early hour Thursday forenoon J.
"a. Eldridge, one OF the pioneers of this
city, was found in his room at the home
of his son. B. a. Eldridge. in an uncon-
scious condition. 1t was evident that he
had fallen TO the floor while dressing him
self. He was given attention as soon as
possible, and DR.. Peck was called. but
up to late hour in the afternoon there
are no symptoms of returning conscious
ness. Relatives state that the attack is
supposed to be one OF paralysis. Mr..
Eldridse is 80 years of age. and has not
been in robust health. though probably as
well as most people are at his advanced
| age. 1t is not likely that he will recover
from the sttsck.-Dsvenport Democrat.