Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-07
CITY CHAT.
Sweet corn Octs. at Mays.
Fresh salmon 10 cts. ct Mays

W. A. Bodies. Of the Orion Tunes, Il /,
the city.
Dancing school at Armory hall Sstur
day night.
| Mr.. August Hartmann. OF Edgingtop
was in the city today.
To important to forget Simon & Mos
enfelder's pants sale.
Messrs- s. W. Heath and L. D. Nudge
Of Bowling were in the city today.
E. II. Collins and mother leave Thurs
day for Nebraska on three weeks visi
to relatives.
Do not miss buying in q supply OF nm.
d,rwesr. Simon & Mosenfelder are maxi,
ing things lively in this department.
Do you need . pair Of pantsf Your
choice Of excellen. fabrics at $3.50. OF
real fine ones at a ss Simon g. Mosenfel
der's.
The regular quarterly meeting OF the
Iowa and Illinois Central District Medi,
cal association will be held at Davenport
toEorrow afternoon.
Travel over the Rock Island bridge
yesterday amounted to: Foot-north
656: south, SAC; total. 1.29S. Teams
north. 459; south. ASS; total. OF.
Whether you need an overcost nov OF
next winter. now is the time to buy one
You have no idea how cheap Sim IN &
Mosenfelder are selling them.
Mr.. II. s. Cable. son Of r. r. Cable.
and general manager Of the Pixies Peak
railway. spent yesterday in the city. the
guest Of his friend, NJ. Lee Gait.
John Lsurmann was fined % and cost.
by Magistrate Wivill yesterday for assault
ing Fred Kellogg. who had formerly been
10 bis employ and who had returned TO
the shop Of the defendant for q kit OF
tools and 10 the dispute over the same the
assault was made.
The will OF the late Hiram Walker. of
Yuma. was probated yesterday. The de-
ceased bequestbs all his personal proper
~ to his wife. Mrs. Mary Walker. dur
ing her life. auG at her death il is to go
TO the children. The will will was exc
cuted Sept. 8. 1888.
According to today's Chicago papers,
Mr.. c. B. Holmes has resigned the presi-
dency of the Chicago City Railway Co.
to take effect Jan. Is. stating that be pre-
fers to retire rather than TO remain In
the face OF opposition. The leading d.
rectors OF the company do not believe Mr..
Holmes resignation will be accepted.
Mr.. n. Juhl. who for the last sixteen
years hiss been foreman for Matthias
Schnell, the well-known builder, has
started in business,for himself, as will be
seen by his advertisement elsewhere In
the ARGUS. Mr.. Jubl is first class carp
enter, who is thoroughly posted In all
the details OF his trade.
The freight conductors and brakemeu
on the Milwaukee & ST. Paul road have
requested an increase OF pay. At presep,
conductors receive 2 SO cents per mile
and ask for s cents. The men also ash
that crews not assigned to regular runs
shall be run on the system OF first in first
out. Also that the basis OF time for
hundred mile runs be reduced to ten hours
instead Of twelve.
The meeting at the First Baptist church
was well attended last evening and the
spiritual i. terest marked. The pastor Is
giving 3 series OF talks on "Conversin. $
The theme last evening was Conviction. "
To night ii will be Repentance. These
talks will not he theological. but prac-
teal and experimental.
The remains of James Fleming form.
erly OF Rock Island. arrived from Peru
this morning, accompanied by the father
and mother and other relatives of the de-
ceased. who was enty-eight years of
age. q former resident of Rock Island,
and whose death occurred from pneu-
monia at Peru yesterday. The body was
taken in charge by Undertaken Wheelsu,
and the funeral occurred from ST
Joseph's church this afternoon.
Tomorrow evening occurs the meetiog
of the Rock Island Improvement sssoci.
alton. The matter OF q site for our puoiic
building is now before the association,
and is the duty of all our citizens that
action be taken in determining the site
and obtaining Jurisdiction before con-
gress adjourns. Not do,lsr can be ex-
pended un' il jurisdiction is obtained.
Mr, Oliver Olsen today prepared the ne.
cessary papers for ceding jurisdiction TO
the visduct property.
Fl. F. Cordes the well-known furniture
man has just returned from Grand Rapids
Michigan, where he has purchased az
extension stock of the very latest and mos'
desirable goods in furniture. for his new
establishment in Darts building. which
he will occupy as soon as the building
can be put in shape for his business
Mr. Cordes proposes TO have an furniture
establishment second to none in the thres
cities.
Work is progressing finely on tho Gin
ton and IlliIsis high bride. q large corp.
Of men being employe. both at the shop.
of the bridge company and at the sion,
yaris al the foot of Eighth avenue. Tn.
workmen find considerable difficulty il
keeping the channel between the ives
shore and the first pier clear OF ice forma
ton. as this would prevent running the
large barge which Is used TO convey sion,
from the shore TO the first pier. Severa
carloads Of stone arrived yesterday, and
with this favorable weather the work Il
being hustled right along by the gentle,
men having 1t in charge Clinton Age.