Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-08
TOWN TALK.
Fine Bartlett pears st Boro's.

DR.. Calvin Truesdale and wife are in
Minneapolis.
Regular monthly meeting of the Schnell
club tomorrow night.
| Charles Hull and bride, of Omaha, are
visiting relatives in the city.
Mrs. o. II. Creel left this morning on
a visit to friends in Philadelphia.
b. D. Mack and son Harvey are MAXI
ing flying trip over the St. Louis divi-
sion of thee, B. s. Q.
The syndicate has discarded wooden
trolley poles entirely and adopted steel
instead. with which nearly all the cars
are now equipped.
The commissioners on location of the
postoffice sites are holding secret ses-
sion in Davenport today. and will prob
ably be in Rock Island tomorrow.
The board of equalization composed of
Supervisors Crowley, Smith, Hanna and
Elliott, met at o'clock this afternoon at
the court house and are engaged in their
duties.
| The Davenport baseball management
has signed new second baseman named
WEIGH. Graves, who has been playiug
that position, will hereafter play in GEN.
terheld.
Mrs, 81. G. Whitridge, accompanied by
her son and daughter. left this morning
for Richmond, Va, where they will visit
a short time, going later to Boston,
where the children will attend school.
Head Clerk c. W. Halves, of the NJ.
W. A, who has been delegated deputy
head consul. is now in the city for the
purpose OF accepting applications for
membership and organizing new camps
of the order.
A suit for absolute divorce was filed
yesterday by Dixon S. Allen, of Moline.
against his wife, Nellie B. Allen, on the
grounds of desertion. Maj. Beardsley is
attorney for the plaintiff
The Society of Christian Eudeavor of
the Christian church will give an "R. l "
lawn social tomorrow evenining from 5
to s O'Clock at the residence of Mrs. Vir.
gil Warren, 1917 Second avenue. All
are invited.
Frank Pldcock. of Indianapolis, who
has been visiting his brother, ". S Pid-
cock, Of Cordova, departed for home on
the Mary Morton this afternoon, expect
ing to stop at Quincy, ST. Louis and
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Il. Bose, drsughtsman in Maj Mack.
enzis's engineer corps has sketched fol-
the Rock Island Citizens Improvement,
association neat and accurate map OF
South Rock Island showing the advan-
tages of the locality for manufacturing
purposes, etc.
James E. Cooper, who is the sole pro.
prietor of the Adam Forepaugh shows,
which are in Rock Island next Tuesday
is now the Oldest circus proprietor in the
United States, and was for q long time
the partner of the late P. T. Bsrnum, in
the show business.
Manager Louderback and Superintend'
ent Schnitger, of the Davenport S Roci
Island railway company, are figuring GU
a new time card for the Rock Island an6
Moline lines. The last car from eithe
end at night will hereafter probably be /.
blue line at 1890.
4 Joe Wivill, the 10-yesr son of Francis
WIvill, who was bound over TO the cir
cult court few days ago, pleaded guilty
to burglariziDg in the county court yes
terday and was allowed TO 60 on his owl
recognizance during good behavior and
it is understood that the boy will b,
placed b y his parents IN private school
Keokuk's magnificent new union de-
pot is open for public use. The edifice
was built by the several railroad com.
panies whose lines center in that city, g,
an expense of $4,000. Rock Island
will have one similar to it within the
next two years, or less.
Fred Hass re turned Yesterday morning
from months absence in the north ives
accompanied by his wife. Among the
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ma San Francisco and Vancouver's Isl.
and. Mrs. Hass stopped over in Mis-
souri, to visit sister on her return.
Andrew Swanson, of Moline. was giver
a hearing as to his sanity in the county
court on Monday afternoon before jury
composed of DR.. s. G. Plummer. J. H.
Clelaud, Henry Baldwin, James Maslin
j. Ohlweiler and jacob Renner. He i:
A years of age, native of Sweden and
his insanity is of six weeks duration
The verdict was insane and pauper
State Superintendent of Public Instruc
ton Henry Raab is at the Harper. Thi'
afternoon he lectured before County
| Sunerinten1ent MarshalI's instituta nv