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Two little girls aged respectively. and
10 years. daughters of Mrs. Mary Nc
Glinchey. of Davenport. have been lost
since Saturday evening and no trace of
them lss yet been found.
John Buckley of CANOE Greek, accom-
panied by his daughter, Mrs. ]. W. Jones
of this city, left last night for Puehls,
COL, where they have been summoned by
the Illness of Stephen F. Buckley. form
erly OF this city.
A very pleasant surprise was given
Miss Mary Mold at her home on Fifth
avenue and Seventh street on Saturday
evening. A large number were present,
a fine supper was served aud all enj eyed
themselves immensely.
Harry Nystrom, the IA months old son
of F. Nystrom and wife, residing on
Third avenue in Moline. drank the water
from some fly paper while the family
were visiting at the residence of ]. A.
Halcress in that city yesterday afternoon,
and died from the effects at o'clock this
morning.
Tomorrow evening at the Harper oc.
ours the joint meeting of the Rock Island
and Moline Business Mems associations
to consider the TwinsCity Columbian CELL
ebratioo July 4. 90. A banquet will be
rendered the Moline association at the
Hsrper.
Robert Kennedy, of Davenport, as
sumed the role of Jack, the Hugser, in
Rock Island Saturday highland after be had
attempted to embrace number OF ladies
on Second avenue be wound up in the
police station. This morning Officer
Mulqusen took him before Magistrate
Wivill by whom he was fined $40 and
costs.
Rock Island has new industry that
of balloon making. Prof. Eddy. the
Quincy aeronaut. arrived this morning
and in company with Prof. Gould has
CONNIE need the manufacture of balloon,
the srlnory having been engaged for tn At
purpose. The balloon will be completed
for Prof. Gould's ascension at Schuetz en-
park. Davenport, next Sunday.
Mrs. P. V. Newcomb, one Of Dsven-
ports early residonts. died at Rochester,
n. Y, Friday, aud the remains were
brought to Davenport for interment, the
funeral occurring this afternoon. The
deceased age was SO years and six
months. She was woman very greatly
beloved for her deeds of public benevo-
lence and charity.
The Farmers Institute picnic at Big
island occurs tomorrow beginning at 10
a. m. The programme will be as hereto>
fore announced in these columns. Among
the speakers will be Hon. J. b. Powers,
farmers candidate for governor of Ne
brasks and president of the National
Farmers alliance. Hon. w. W. Warner,
of Warner, Col. ]. B. Danforth and c. J.
Searle, of Rock Island.
The Davenport Tribune was overtaken
yesterday morning by one of those mis-.
fortunes which occur at least once in the
life of every newspaper. and sometimes
oftener. Just as it was going to press
the local pages were transformed into
pi, and the consequence was the paper
came out with q miscellaneous sssort-
ment OF reading msteriai. an entire alb.
sence o. current events, locally speaking,
and al apology for the appearances
brought by the force of circumstances.
Clarence Goldsmith, second engineer of
the Libbie Couger. whose home is in
LeClaire. had an unpleasant experience
few days ago. Just below Keokuk he
fell into the river, but was not missed
till the pilot rang the bell for the electric
light: lie received no answer and rang
the stopping bell, received no answer
then. Becoming alarmed he went in
search of the second engineer. but no
trace OF him was found. He escaped
being drowned by being picked up by tbe
Louisville.