Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-03
CITY CHAT.


in Geneseo today on legal business.
The laporing people of Chicago have
raised cry for G. B. Heimes for mayor.
No further intelligence has been re-
ceived today of Lieut.. Schwa,ka's coudi-
ton.
Mrs. q. E Sanderson. of Fort Niagara,
is visiting Ter parents, Capt. T. J. Buford
and wife.
. NJ Meigs and wife LETT this morning
on visit to Philadelphia and other east
ern cities.
Phillip Wells, son of Postmss ter Wells.
has so far recovered as to be pronounced
out of danger.
Miss Grace Babcock left for Chicago
this morning to attend her sister who is
sick 10 that city.
The R0dman Rifles give priv ate dane
ing psrty at Armory hall on Tuesday
evening. Feb. 10.
The venerable Rev. DR.. T. N Hass
4uiott VI NullCSCt is NctJ AOW
with pneumonia.
A. FL. Connolly and wife. Of Topeka,
Kan, are visiting NJ j, and Mr.. Il. c.
Connolly in this city.
Judge Adams yesterday married B eni
Heaviin. of Valley City. Iowa, and Mrs
Lena GHnson. of Davenport
Mrs. Thompson and Miss Margaret
Grier, of Canton, Ohio are in the city on
visit to Jno. Crubsugh and wife.
A bright little girl came yesterday to
GLADDEN. the hearts of Ed. Quinlsn and
wife OF Sixth avenue and Fifteenth
streets
Sol Berkson bid his friends good bye
last night and left this morning for Chi
cago He will hereafter represe Mt firm
OF that city on the road.
Nj. G. Prick left this morning for
Gainesville, Tex, on business IL connec-
ton with his real estate in that vicinity,
and will also visit with his son in Okla
hOma City.
Miss Monnie Beardsley is assisting
in the postoffice in the absence of Miss
Dell Stone, who at present is assist ing in
the care of her sick nephew, Phillip
Wells.
Alanson Snyder, well known Daven,
port blacksmith, was found dead in lit
tie office adjoining his shop Sunday
morning. He was IS years Of age and
had lived neglected life for several
years.
Before the close o. the meeting OF the
Old settlers association at the Rock ISL
and house yesterday afternoon il was de-
cided to leave the fixing of the pisc and
date of their annual picnic with the ex ecu
tive committee.
Thos Gowling, of Chicago, who is to
be the chief engineer at the power station
Of the Davenport, Rock Island & Moline
Street Railway company, arrived in the
city this morning. He will move his fam
lily here in few days.
A runaway occurred on Moline sven ne
this morning. A team belonging to HUI :
bef's brewery became frightened and ran
down Elm street to Moline avenue and
then down the avenue TO Twenty third
street, where 1t was stopped. The driver
was not in the wagon and no seri ous dam.
age was done.
Manager Montrose, of Hsrpers theatre,
has booked the famous spectacular drama
1.-The Bottom of the Sea, sfor the 18th.
The attraction is one of the best on the
road if not indeed the most gorgeous, and
it is only due to the company having been
obliged by reason of the destruction of
an opera house at Minneapolis to cancel
its engagement. that Ar. Montrose caught
it for Rock Island.
With the temperature from 8 to 6 be-
low zero this morning and brisk atmos-
phere all day i. looks as if the ice mans
geese theory was worth dozeu ground
hog representations. The modes.
prophet who deals in frigid substances,
it may be stated now, is NJ. Wei11urger,
THE ARGUS having considerably sup
pressed his name until the estab ish men
of the truth or fallacy Of his p edction.
The night mail service on the c., B. &
Q. between this city and st. Louis spoken
OF in the ARGUS some days ago, will go
into effect about the 18th of the month
Railway postal cars will be put on trains
6 and a and will require four more postal
clerks j. P. Staten. heretofore q helper
on the Beardstown and Rock leland run.
will be transferred to the st. Louis night
run and ChaE. F. Bryan will succeed him
on the Beardstown run.
The WO0dmen Organ.
The Modern Woodmen board of direc-
tOys lot tho contract for supnlvinu tho