Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-30
CITY CHAT.

All silk surahs, in all colors, were sold
last Friday, by ]. II. c. Petersen's Sons
Davenport dry goods merchants. for 10
cents yard.
Who says Rock Island hasn't got a
street car system to be proud OFF Nj.
Louderback's care-worn features actually
gave way TO smile today.
Rev. r. F. Sweet, rector of Trinity
church, will conduct the services in Christ
church, Moline, tomorrow morning, and
Rev. Berry. of Davenport cathedral, will
conduct the morning services at Trinity.
great deal has been said of late
complimentary to John LooneY who sue
ceeded in obtaining the pardon of Brad
shaw from Governor Fifer. Mr.. Looney
is one of the youngest members of the
Rock Island county bar, and his earnest
ness, ability and knowledge of the law have
already placed him among the rising at
torneys of the county.
The fire alarm from the Fourth ward
this afternoon at o'clock was from a
DdEu III tue rear Vi DdllS sOuS
wholesale house, a corner of the barn be-
ing on fire, which it is supposed was
caused by some BOYS who had been seen
playing in the alley little while before.
The burning of little straw at the cor
ner of the barn was all the damage that
was done
t. h.
Rev. G. w. Cue begins series of four
lectures. The first will be The Christian
Young Man in Business Second, The
Christian Young Man in the Home
Third, THE Christian Young Man IN the
Church Fourth, Young Men and
Moral ImpuIity The last one will be
general and an address on the corruption
of young men of today.
Rev. R. F. Sweet, rector of Trinity
church, returned this morning from a
visit TO Milwaukee. Chicago, Galesburg
and Knoxville. At the latter city yester-
day he attended meeting of the diocesan
committee of the diocese of Quincy, of
"AASA IL 40 q AhCuOCls W PASS uDOu lUC
election Of Rev. Phillips Brooks, Episco-
pal bishop-elect of Massachusetts. The
committee by unanimous vote sent it's
disapprovsl of DR.. Brooks confirmation,
the opposition being occasioned by the
bishop-elect's expressed views as TO the
doctrines of the church
The vase for court house square, selec-
ted by Mrs. S. B. Cobb was put in place
Immediately north of the monument last
night. under the direction of Judge Luz
clan Adams. who, in accordance with
Mrs. Cob5's wishes, selected the besuti-
full ornament from samples furnished By
the ]. L. Mott Iron works, Of Chicago
The vase is q lovely design. is great
credit to the generous-hearted donor,
and will no doubt lead to other orna
ments to court house square-who knows
but a new court house among the
rest? The baee was nicely carved st the
MCGEE Granite works, and the flowers
furnished By John Stspp.
Manager Louderback, OF the street rail-
way system, believes in neatness-if not
Style. He was standing at Seventeenth
street and Second avenue this afternoon,
watching the operation of both the Mo-
line and Milan lines, when on one of the
trailers OF the Moline cars was a conduc.
tor without coat. The manager called
the conductors attention to the deficiency
in his toilet and told him not TO let it oe.
cur again. Then turning TO q bystander
he remarked: eff the people think
enough of our service to pstronize us, we
should think enough of them to insist
that our employees be attentive both as TO
their appearance and conduct"