Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-10
CITY CHAT.

Go to Be echer's for your butter and
eggs.
Lemons sold cheap by the box at
Beecher's.
Mrs. NJ. Levy left for Mackinaw this
morning.
Samuel Hesgy. of Hampton, was in
the city today.
W. B. Ferguson went to Chicago this
morning on business.
J. G. Stanton, trainmsster of the c.,
B. s. Q, was in the city today.
Mrs. Phil Mitchell returned home from
pirit Lake, Iowa, this morning.
W. T, Robertson. of Centerville, Iowa,
visiting with friends in the city.
Mrs. P. Clarity. of Keokuk, Iowa, is
visiting with her daughter, Mrs James
McGettigan.
E. B. Sterling and wife are happy in the
arrival of little son at their home on
Fourth avenue.
Dressmsking by the day or at home.
Cutting and fitting specially by Miss
Sutherland. 5Sl Fourteenth street.
Mrs. Hugh A. j. Mcdonald AMI Mrs.
A. NJ. Carl and daughter May, returned
Saturday night from their eastern visit
The fifth of the series of merchants
subscription concerts in Spencer square
will be given tomorrow night by Prof.
Otto's band.
Supt. of Water Works Murrin has a
notice elsewhere to water consumers
which it may prove profitable for some
people to read. mark, learn and inwardly
digest.
The third promenade concert given at
Schuetzen park, Davenport, under the di>
rection of Strasser's Union band will occur
Thursday evening, Aug. 20, the concert
to begin at 7:30 o'clock.
Charles Hswley, the man who was
bound over by Justice Albrecht, of Port
Byron. on Saturday for larceny, succeeded
in getting bonds and was released from
the county Jail on Saturday evening.
Charles S. Quayle has been appointed
substitute mail carrier by Postmaster
Wells. and will enter upon his duties on
Thursday of this week. taking the route
of Carrier Perry who takes his annual va
cation.
The excursion given by the Rock Island
Athltic club down the river on Saturday
night was largely attended, and decided
success. The steamer A J. Whitney
was chartered for the occasion.
Postmaster Wells on Saturday present
ed Mailcarrier Burris' boy baby with a
silver mug bearing his full name, Howard
B, Burris, and the employees of the office
presented the youngster with silver
spoon.
Messrs. Gustave Stengel, John Obi,
weller, Fred Applequist, a. Geisler, B.
Winter and j. H. Ransom went to Gsneseo
this morning to attend the Twenty-first
district convention of the Liquor Dealers
Protective association.
No action was taken at the conference
at the Watch tower Saturday to consider
the unreasonable attitude of the South
Rock Island road commissioners relative
to the change in the road location. Owing
To the absence Of Supervisor Kerr an ad-
journment was taken until tomorrow at 2
o'clock.
Charles Hilderbrandt and the engineer
at Hubers brewery got into an alteration
this morning, the result being that the
engineer struck Hilderbrandt, knocking
him down 30 that his head struck against
wall inficting bad cash, and other,
bruising him about the head.
Thirty years ago today occurred the bat.
tie of Wilson's creek, in which MAJ.
Besrdsley, Capt. Grealish and other Rock
Island citizens took part. 1t was the bat
tie in which Gen. Lyons fell, and Mai.
Beardsley had two horses shot under him
in reaching the side of his fallen com
mander.
W. F. Coulter. formerly assistant CITY
editor of the Davenport Democrat, is a
candidate for the democratic nomination
for superintendent of schools of Scott
county. Coulter is bright energetic
fellow, and will prove himself worthy of
any confidence the democratic party or
people Of Scott county may repose in
him.
Peter O5erg. an employe of the Rock
Island s Milan street car line, was
caught between an electric motor and
trailer while coupling at the car barns
yesterday afternoon. and was badly
squeezed. He was released in a few Sec
onds, but feels the effects of it more now
than he did at the time, and will not be
able to resume work for some days.
John Babcock, Of WATERFOWL, was in