Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-06
CITY CHAT.


Buy The 81 kid glove at Benefits.
Geo. Mates is wishing at his home in
GeneaeO.
Choice turkeys and chickens at
Browners,
Benefits is the best and only place to
buy gloves.
Florida and California oranges, figs
and dates at Longs.
Foreign and domestic fruits of all kinds
at BrOwner's.
D. C. Metzgsr. of Port Byron, was in
The city yesterday.
Cabbage, lettuce, turnips and sweet
Uo,stoes at Longs.
Mrs. NJ. Bloom, of Iowa City, is in the
d,V visiting friends.
Mrs Elizabeth Harper and son. Fay, left
lsst night for Colorado Springs.
Mrs. G. W. Cash gives ladies pro-
ressive euchre party this afternoon.
Miss Ida Johnson left for Colorado
ss. night where she will in the future
reside
Chss Swain fell off the high bridge e
Nuscstine distance of 80 feet this m orn-
inc, and was instantly killed
The best 81 five hook Foster glove in
the city in all the new spring shades. at
Benefits.
Daniel McCarty formerly of this city
snd now of Denison, Ia, is visiting
friends here.
Mrs. >. B. Brown, Of Bear stown, is
visiting with her parents, Jno Herber,
md wife, of this city.
Fresh straw berries, cucumbers. toma-
toes, asparagus. radishes. oyster plant.
eltuce and spinach at Mays.
News has been received of the serious
luess al Aurora of Henry Grimm, for
DeIly of this city.
40 enjoyable church social was held ut
be Broadway church last evening. There
VS. music and other exercises and re
Feshments were served.
" F. McBain. secretary of he Grand
Rapids Insurance company. was in tie
tty Yesterday and appointed J. E Reidy
sgeDt of the company here.
The Epworth league will give its first
literary entertainment tonight at the NJ.
2, church. Avery interesting programme
has been arranged and all are cordially
invited
The billiard experts. jake Schaefer,
Eugene Carter, Frank Ives and WE
Cation arrived in Davenport this morn
ing and our own Billy Cation Joined them
khere.
Lieut.. J. T. Thompson of the regular
FEmy, arrived at the Harper last night.
de Is assigned to duty at Rock ISLAND
arsenal and will be joined by his family
1 few days
There is to be grand billiard tourna-
men: at Turner Grand opera house, Dav-
IMPORT, this evening in which Jacob
schaefer, Eugene Carter, Frank Ives aud
w. Il. Cation will participate.
The supper given by the Young Ladies
Missionary society at the M. E. church
asi evening was success in every par.
ocular. Over 100 persons were served
I'D the spread was enjoyed by all.
Ben, Cleary, a moulder at the Rock
Island stove works, had his right foo
oidly burned while handling moulten iron
yesterday and will probably be laid W
0f Lumber of weeks.
AIR, and Mrs. James Johnston, of SIC
fifteenth street, lost their ii months old
"n Johnnie this morning, spinal menin>
sNis being the cause of his death. The
''nera will be held tomorrow afternoon
az O'Clock from the house.
Carse IL Co. have rented of the Messrs
Nesus the storeroom in the Rock Island
u0ase block formerly occupied by c. c.
'1yior and will occupy it while the in-
movements are in progress in their store.
bucket of ashes in which were some
0ufnIng ciuders was thro wn in the yard
''ck OF Fleming's fruit house last eve-
Jung and set fire to some old planks, but
ue naIes were subdued before spreading
"any extent.
The late David Little, of Presumption,
vas 70 years of age and leaves five chill
-'eh' The only son being D. W. Little, of
ue redemption creamery. The funeral
VIII be held at II O'Clock tomorrow
IOfnlng from the M. E church at Pre-
fHpton.
MISS Mary McFadden, the young lady
'Io recently disappeared mysteriously
rom the Rock Island house, returned
s' evening. received the money due her.
'Se'her with her clothing, and departed
vi colona, without any explanations.
lion. W. F. Crawford has sent THE