Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-21
CITY CHAT.

ottumws defeated Davenport yester>
day by score of 5 TO-
J. @. VogIe. of Rapids City, was in
the city today. hat and ali.
Two great bargains in pure silk gro
grain ribbons at McCsbe Bros.
Ex-Coupty Treasurer John Schafer. Jr.,
of Port Byron. was in the city today.
Zephyrine printed ginghsms, 80 inches
wide, only 6!c yard at McCabe Bros.
Street cars will be run 10 Moline after
the schnel club excursion tomorrow
night.
Victoria lawns are 22c yard at Me-
Cabe Bros, and not 23f as enormously
quoted.
Mrs. II. G. Schaffer is very low at her
home, SIG Third avenue, with quick
consumption
The Misses Claudia aud Maud Ewing
are visiting with their sister. Mrs. S. W.
Searle, on Fourth Avenue.
Deputy Circuit Clerk Albert Johnson
left last night for Minneapolis on a
weeks visit to friends.
Rev. ]. Il. Skies and son Howard. OF
Avocs, iowa, arrived last evening for q
visit to relatives in the city.
Aeronaut Gould makes his leap from
the clouds at Black Hawks tower Sunday
afternoon. 1t will be a great attraction
Mesdames 1. Huber, Morris RosenfielI
P. Levi, P. Fries and Anna F. Schmid
returned home yesterday on the steamer
Pittsburg. from a trip up the river.
Mrs. T. j. Buford left Saturday night
for st. Paul, where she will visit friend.
and then enjoy the lakes of Minnesots
with her sons, Watson and Tom, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Burners 3-yea1
old son, Luther. died at l O'Clock thi.
morning of cholera infantum. The fun.
eral will be held at Reynolds tomorrow
Fred J. Young the train dispatcher a.
the c., B. & Q, is laid up with a
stomach trouble and G. II. Justison. of
Moline, is handling the train sheet during
his absence.
Miss S. a. Wright started this morning
for Annapolis. Md, where she will spend
the summer. She was accompanied as
far as Chicago By the Mesdames G. L..
Eyster and w. T. Call.
Yesterday being the ninth birthday of
Master Willie Carse, large number of
his friends assembled ut his home on
Fourth avenue and the afternoon and
evening were spent In very agreeable
manner.
John Burlingame who was tried in
Magistrate Wivills court yesterday for
taking fish from Illinois waters contrary
to law, was found guilty by the jury and
was fined $15 and costs. In default he
was sent to the county jail.
The executive committee of the Roe
Island County Farmers institute will
meet at the court house Saturday next at
10 o'clock a. m. TO make arrangements
for an institute and picnic. 1t is the de-
sire Of the committee to have as many as
possible from different parts of the county
attend the meeting and assist them in
formulating programme for the occa-
sion,
The familiar old ferry, Spencer, has
gone on the ways for repairs. and in her
stead is running little boat named the
George L. Bass, former ferry at Lan>
sing aud Dubuque. 1t is a very poor
excuse for boat, and Capt. Robinson hit
the nail on the head this morning when
he said it had been sawed off" for him
at the Dubuque yards. The Spencer
will be laid up about four weeks.
An evidence of how far Postmaster
Wells has succeeded in improving the
service" by his recent changes in the post.
Office force came to the notice of an
ARGUS reporter this morning in letter
which according to the postmark of the
local Office was received and stamped in
Rock Island at s n. m. yesterday, but
which did not reach its destination, not q
mile from the postoffice. until 7:30 this
morning-30 minutes less than "a hours
after it came into the Rock Island post.
office 1t was very important letter at
that. Yet the ross declares that he has a
cons cieptious desire to improve the ser
vice" II he has he is wofully ignorant
as to what course to pursue.
Tauiyhf,s Canearf