Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-16
CITY CHAT.

New onions and sweet potatoes at
Browner's.
A. F. Hollister. of Coe, was in the
city Yesterday.
Oliver Olson went TO Shicsgo last night
on business.
Hon. E. W. Hurst left last night on
business trip to Chicago
The board of supervisors will have
special meeting April %
Richard Hughes, of Cable. vas in the
city today on business.
Mrs. Peter Kerker. of Davenport, died
this morning, eyed Sc.
Ex>Congressman W. II. Gest has re-
turned from Washington.
There will be services this evening in
the Twenty ninth street chapel.
Fifteen more of the electric cars for the
tri-city lines Arrived this morning.
c.. L. Ewing. division superintendent
of the e., r. I. & p, was in the city yes-
terday.
For rent, nice house of five rooms, in
good neighborhood. price $40, at 1915
Third avenue
Choice spring lambs, first of the season,
at Schroeder's meat market, 223 Twen-
tieth street
w. s. Glover. chief train dispatcher of
the Rock Island and ST. Louis division of
the G., B Il O., was 10 the city today.
DIR. Judd, of Philadelphia, arrived in
the city last night on account of the seri.
Gus illness of mis- sister. Mrs Phil. Mitch
ell.
Judge Glenn desires all attorneys to be
In court tomorrow morning at o O'clock
to make out trial list for the Nav
term of court.
Col. and Mrs. W. S Bracket left for
Chicago this morning, where they will
remain few weeks before gong to their
rancte in Montana.
no. erick Justin, formerly yard master
In the e., R. l. & P yards in this CITY.
later Of Chicago. and now of St. joseph.
Mo. is again in charge of the yards
here.
The admins traitors sale of the Daven-
port real estate was opened this morning
again at 10 O'Clock at the court house and
adjourned until tomorrow morning at the
same hour.
Z. w. Atkinspn. the photographer late
OF Moline, formerly Of Port Byron, and
more recently of Davenport, skipped out
last night, leaving a number of creditors
to mourn his loss.
Judge Glenn reconvened the January
term of the circuit court this afternoon
at2 o'clock, al argument for a demurrer
in the case of Gould VS.. Knowles. con-
Stunning the whole of the afternoon.
Dr.. ). c. Plummer today received a
telegram announcing the death st Dixon
OF Col. j. T Noble, member of his old
regiment, the Thirteenth Illinois, and
very well known in Rock Island. The
doctor leaves for Dixon tonishtto attend
the funeral tomorrow.
Editor F. Protar, of the Volk Zeitung.
discovered a method OF getting even with
his prosecutor, Editor Dantorth and is
understood to be collecting the evidence
to have the .blackmsiliug old fraud ar
rested for violating the lottery lsws
Lieu; Schwatks. wife and child, and
Miss NcGovern. left las: evening for
the west. Lieut.. Schwatka's family 90 |
with him to Victoria aud thence by
steamer to Sitks. where they will remsin
while he makes two months explora>
ton of the Copper river. Alaska, il the
interest Of the government.
Prof. W Fl. Parker. the noted mesuer-
Isl and hypnotist. is in the city making |
arrangements to give course of enter. !
tainments at Turner hall next week. If
Prof. Parker does as well here as in other
cities. the people will see something
scientific and very amusing The Ster- |
ling, Ill papers state that he filed the |
Academy of Music there for twelve nights
and mesmerized over 100 people.
Aids. Knox and Evans have returned |
from Chicago where they inspected |
a number of street sweepers and |
were particularly pleased with a two
horse sweeper, d cut of which Mr.. Knox |
has brought back with him. The alder |
men also made some inquiries into sys,
TEN Of electric alarm and paid fire de,
partment equipment and will have an in
teresting report to give the council on the |
subject.