Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-24


S,uyvessnt, Camp s. Cos. Sterling and
Arion pianos; the Estey. Farrsnd s. Vo-
tey and Western Cottage organs.
SIS Davis was in Cincinnati last
week, where he closed a contract for 500
tons of gas pipe with the Addyston Pipe
and Steelcompony The pipe will be all
laid this summer aud will complete the
underground piping of the two cities.
2. II. Buckley, of Canoe Creek. has
entered suit before Justice n. C. Wivill
against John Fitzgibbons for 5000 dam
ages incurred by having some of his land
overlooked by means of levee built by
Mr.. Fitzgibbins. The trial is set for next
Monday.
| The handsome country residence of Dr.
E. n. Hazen below Davenport, and which
was erected in 1867 by Judge Dillon. was
completely demolished by fire yesterday
afternoon. The house was outside the
territory covered by the water mains and
therefore could not be reached by any
thing other than the bucket brigade.
A very agreeable surprise was given C.
81. Church and wife at their home on Elm
street last evening. the occasion being
the eighteenth anniversary of their we'd
ding. About SO couple of their friends
were present and presented them with a
handsome combination tea and dinner set
An excellent supper was served and the
evening was spent il social enjoyments.
Commissioner Jackson, of Spencer
square. is putting in the last CT the orna-
ments. The handsome designs of tie
stone cutters are already in place, snd the
little figures at the sides of the north en-
trance will be in position this week. while
the large one, which is to ornament the
west triangle. will be put up in 8 short
time.
Mrs. Wheaton. the noted prison evan
gelist. accompanied by two young ladies
and 10-year old boy arrived in the city
last night and held services in the county
Jail where they met with some success,
after which they held an open air service
on Market square and left on a late train
for Joliet, where they will hold services in
the penittntiary.
A little daughter of H. W. Hoover. of
Davenport. while visiting her grandpar-
ents in Moline, met with peculiarly dis
tressing accident. She was feeding grass
to large, good natured bay stallion in
the door yard, and presently there was an
awful screaming. The folks rushed out
and found that the little girl in giving the
! horse a handful of forage had got one of
teeth and the end of it had actually been
bitten off. DR.. Dawson dressed the
wound and made the little miss as com.
Portable se possible.
There was novel departure in tie
matter of tickets at the election at Bush
nell Tuesday. AS is known, politics
does not cut much of figure in rural
municipal elections in Illinois, license and
local option beng the dividing issues
One ticket was labeled the Peoples Pro
gressive party. Another was the Retired
Farmers Retrogressive party. In the
place of a candidate for treasurer was the
sentence don't need any there beng
no money in the city treasury. The or
igin Of this ticket is mystery, all the
printing Offices disclaiming any knowl-
edge of where they were printed.
Division Superintendent C. L. Ewing
of the c., R. & P. was in the city today
making arrangements Cor a change in the
telegraph Office at the Rock Island de-
pot. The instruments will be moved
into one of the waiting rooms of the de
pot, which will be used as an Office tenn
porsrly and the first of next week the
old frame Office will be torn down and
replaced by neat brick structure, which
will be arranged to better the require
ments of the business now done there
Other changes in the building about
the depot are also contemplated.
LAST evening at s O'Clock at the par
sonage Of the Broadway Presbyterian
church. occurred the marriage of Miss
Nellie O'Neill to William Baker, Rev.
w. S. Marquis, officiating. 1t was a
complete surprise TO the many friends
of the couple, as no one but near relatives
was aware of the approaching event
The young couple are both we'll ard fev-
orably known here, both having been
raised in this city. They will make their
home in cottage at 1913 Third avenue,
which has lately been handsomely furn-
ished by the groom.
We have sold Ely's Cream Balm about