Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-29
CITY CHAT.


today.
Fruit of sll kids at Browner's for New
Years.
H. B. Sudlow and wife are visiting in
Chicago.
Turkeys, chickens and ducks at
Young's.
Wanted A womsn cook. Address
"E," this office
Oranges, grapes and bananas in profu'
sion at Youug's.
Nice young turkeys, chickens and
ducks at Browner's.
Sheriff Gordon made short visit in
Coal Valley yesterday.
Thomas A. Davis. of Moberly, Mo , is
visiting friends in the city.
A. r Rough and wife, Of Chicago,
are whiting relatives in the city.
Wanted immedately-A competent
cook. Mrs. c. w. Durham, 1889 First
avenue.
See W F. TFefz Sc Co.'S advertise
ment fer New Years cards on another
page OF this paper.
Z. ). McKown, of Superior. Neb., is
visiting rela,vies and friends in his for
mer home. this city.
For Rent-Two nice furnished rooms
for a gentleman. on the street car line.
Apply M" care of THIS ARGUS
The annual Christmas festival of Trim
ity mission was held at the chapel last
evening, and proved pleasant affair.
Ra,ble & Stengel are out with hand
some new delivery wagon. The firm
presented their customers in the city with
Christmas souvenirs.
The sale of seats for the Divide Musin
concert opened this morning and
indicates large audience at Hsrper's
theatre New Years eve.
Walter S. Black. the affsble night
clerk at the Rock Island house, is back
from his home in Hampton, where he has
been tussling with the grip.
l.. D. Parker. general superintendent
of the Postal Telegraph Cable company.
spent yesterday ia the city, looking after
the compsn s interestshere.
Billy Cation, the billiard player, had a
partic llariy joyous Christmas, owing TO
the sdveat of little d4ughte; in
his home on thst gladstone day.
James SsckVile, of Rural. brought in
the second wolf scalp on which bounty
has been claimed so far this winter. John
Gsunt. also OF Rural, claimed bounty on
the first scalp.
VII Ey,ter arrived from the west this
morning. and Rock Island will henceforth
be his home. He takes charge of the
Adams Wall Paper compsny's interests
here March /.
Girls, buy your b. 5, man diary; wives,
buy your husband diary; daughters.
buy your fathers a diary; mothers. buy
your sons diary; aon't fail to get di>
ary st Taylor's.
Nike Burke, the long time and popu-
lar bsggsgemsn on the Rock Island &
st. Louis division of the c., B. & Q is
now conductor on the local freight be-
tween Sterling and Bars,ow on the Bur
llngton.
The ladies of the First NJ. + church
will serve dinner at the church parlors
New Years day. They will have turkey
plum pudding and all the other things
that go with them. The price will be
only 50 cents.
F. W. Young and wife, of Boards to wn.
came up TO spend the holidays with Mrs.
Young parents, 3 G. Carlton md wife.
They have both since been taken down
with the grip. and their little daughter is
also quite sick.
Gustav Tegeler, for some years in The
employ of the Rock Island PIow com
pany, in the capacity Of book-keeper, hal
resigned his position to take effect Jan
l. He will he succeeded by III. B. Fresh
man, late of Kansas City.
Wanted-Wel furnished, large or two
small, rooms for young couple will
5,year-old child. Would prefer TO board
in house also. Reasonably good price
for well appointed accommodations
Address Modern" care of The ARGUS
When Meyer Rosenisld wen, to hit
barn on his premises on Eighteenth street
this morning he found evidences of at,
tempted incendiarism in the shape o
burnt matches, carefully piled kinili nc
straw, ETC. If that job had succeeded. it
would h ave made terrific blaze, as the
barn is full OF straw.
The secon of the series of masquer-
a1es given 10y Bleuer's band will be held
at Armory hall Saturday eve aing, Jan. Q.