Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-14

open evening till Christmas beginning
Tuesday evening. On Tuesday evening
from 1880 till $50 will sell best ice wool.
black and cream, for IL cents a box, two
boxes to any one customer. None be-
fore 7:3O: none after $50
Prof. Hirschberg concluded his weeks
engagement at Thomas drug store Satur.
day night, and is in Davenport this week.
Charles Battles, prescription clerk at Mr..
Thomas store, viii have charge of the
optical department hereafter, having had
the advantage of Prof. Hirschberg's dril-
ling during his stay here.
J. F. Allison, United States pension
detective, has been at work in Port By,
ron several days on case involving,
what is said to be, Misrepresentation of
pension money. 1t is the money left ty
the late Jane Hawkins, and over which
there is contention among her heil S,
which will probably be brought into tie
courts.
John Ohlweiler and wife and c. F.
Gae'jer and wife entertained party of
friends at the residence of the former
yesterday with 8 venison dinner, from a
leg OF venison sent them as present
from Willie Rohweder, of Winona, Mimi.
The deer was shot by that young man in
the woods near bis home.
Col GEORGE F r ,benson, of Arizona,
| is holding a conference with the manu-
facturers' committee of the Rock Island
Citizens Improvements association at the
Rock Island house this afternoon with
reference to the location of the factory
here for car lubricator, 1t is splendid
invention, and Mr.. r benson was
brought here by his friend Ii. W. Hais
| lip.
Switebmen in the 20" yards on Satur-
day evening discovered two men in a car
OF merchandise. One escaped, but the
other was captured and taken to the
Armory where he gave his name as
Charles Brown. They had not got away
with anything when caught, though it is
| presumed their intentions were all right.
Chief Rsmskil and Electrician Zeis are
distributing the keys for the fire alarm
boxes today. Those for box SO, the
one in the business centre, are left at the
Rock Island aud Commercial houses, at
Mitchell Lynde's bank-the watchman
having them at highland at THE ARGUS
office.
Mrs Louis Philebar, residing on Sew
enth avenue, between Twelfth and Thir-
teenth streets, became violently insane
this morning and created considerable
excitement in the neighborhood by walk
ing up and down in her front yard
brsndishing a large knife. She was
taken into the house and cared for by
friends. She is about 25 years of age,
and it is understood has been falling
mentally for some time.
Seventh avenue, as is usually the case
in bad weather. is almost impossible,
and the consequence is that with the
ragged condition in which Moline ave-
nue. is left east of where the paving
operations were cut off, travel between
Rock Island and Moline is in about as
bad condition as it has ever been in the
city's history. The city should see to it
that Moline avenue is put in as good
shape at least as it was before excsvating
was commenced.
The regular moothly meeting of the
Tri~City Labor congress was held at
aillier's hall yesterday afternoon, and
the time was mostly occupied by dis
cussion of the trouble between the Dav
export Leader and the Typographical
| Union. 1t was decided to appoint com
mittee to confer with the management of
| the Leader, and a resolution was also
ado, ted to be publ shed in case satisfac
tory terms could cot be arrived ct The
committee met in Davenport this moro
ing, but up TO the hour of going to press
no agree msnt had been arrived at.
1uO new ItDCh 1SldBu uOust DllilhTU NAH
was thrown open to the public Saturday
evening. and the occasion was made note
worthy by the large attendance. Billy
Brock, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, and our own
Billy Cation gave an exhibition game,
and also showed some fancy shots to the
delight of all present. The new sample
and billiard rooms which the Messrs. Me-
gus have provided in connection with
their hotel have been fully described in
The ARGUS. The former sample rooms
will be thrown into reading room sd
joining the Office.
Christopher Lee died at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. A. G. Miller, 3i2
Fourteenth street, at 6 o'clock yesterday
morning of rheumatism, aged II years.
He was born in Dublin, Ireland, in April,
1920, and came TO this country in 1850,
and four years later settled in Rock ISL
and, where he has resided continuously