Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-27
CITY CHAT.

business.
M3Schuell left last night for DesMoines
on business trip.
Frank Melvin, of Geneseo. spent yes,
terdsy in the city.
This is the week of the great silk mitt
sale at McCabe Bros.
William Reynolds. of Coe, was in town
yesterday on business
Robert johnson, of Kearney, Neb., is
visiting friends in the city.
Pure silk mitts at and cents pair
while they last McCsbe Bros
Henry Mock, of Rapids City, was IN
the city yesterday on business.
Daniel Mowrey and wife, of Richlan3
Grove. were in the city today.
Mrs. Henry Curtis is visiting her son,
Osborne NJ Curtis, in New York.
. George Schsffer, of Osksloosa, Iowa,
is in the city on a visit to friends.
Try Kramer & BleHel's patent blank
book and be convinced that it is the best
made
Trainmsster C. Stanton and R. L.
Porter. of the c.. B. 6 Q, are in the
city.
Those elegant flower wreaths at cent.
q piece at McCabe Bros will not last
much longer.
Confidence in the success of the union
depot and new court house propositions
is incress
Those IS cent morning glory wreaths
are going like wild FIRE at % cents a
piece, at McCabe Bros.
Stephen E. Goodlow. of Rural, was in
the city today. he avs the recent rains
hit the farmers about right.
Messrs. Henry Carse and John Cru :
baugh returned this afternoon from a
pleasure tIip to St. Louis.
The Misses Nora and Laura Oliver, of
Beloit, Wis, are visiting with their I'M.
Gle, A. P. Graves and family.
Miss Lizzie Kemble and Miss Hattie
Rosenfield left this morning for a few
weeks visit at Grand Rapids, Mich.
Little Emily" at the theatre tonight.
The union depot and court house pro-
jects are gaining more advocates every
day.
Kramer & Bleuer's patent blank book
is meeting with great favor wherever in
troduced; the most perfect fat open
book made.
Msj. B ID. Vance, of St. Louis. in
spector U. s. army, is paying an official
visit to Rock Island arsenal, and is stop
ping at the Harper.
Ostumws took another game from
Davenport yesterday. the score being 4
to 2. The batteries were Nicol and Sage
for Davenport. and Browner and els fol
Ottumwa.
A slight frost is reported from the rural
districts last night, though it is not be-
lieyed to have been 20 disastrous to early
vegetation as it would have been a few
weeks ago.
The Oratorio society. of Augustaua
college. of which Prof. G. E. Griffith /:
instructor, presented that gentleman las
evening with purse OF SIS in recogui'
ton of bis valuable services.
Invitations have been issued by Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Oalweiler for the mar
risge of their daughter, Miss Caroline, &c
William Hoeft, the ceremony to be per.
formed at Mr.. Oalweiers residence
1900 Second avenue, on Tuesday evening
June
s. s. Hallam, city attorney of Mon,
mouth, and J. T. Hartman, deputy sheriff
of Warren county, were in the city tods,
on business. They are both wide-awsk,
and enthusiastic democrats and are still
rejoicing over the election OF Hon. Bel
T. Cable.
1t is possible to do anything in Rocl
Island IN the way of great improvements
1t was possible to lead the three cities il
paving snd park improvements and t.
secure electric cars and paid fire depart
ment despite the croakers.-it is possible
too, 10 secure q union depot and new cour
house.
Manager Louderback hopes to get hi
new track laying on the blue line com
pleted to the Moline barn, and the oil
track from there on repaired so the cleo
trio cars may run through without CD ang,
as far as Seventeenth street in Moline b
Memorial day, as the street cars vii
carry all the people that day, the Gus
tomary plan of running a special trail
on the c., B. & Q. having been aban
doned.
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The students of the business depart
ment of Augustaua college have done
handsome act in raising a purse of SO