Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-08
CITY CHAT.

Wilbur Barker is the happy father OF
q girl.
H. ). Summon of Rural. was in the
city today.
Furnished rooms for one or two gen.
tlemen. 1929 Third avenue.
The Rock Island Citizens Improvement
association meets this evening.
. ]. Rosettee. the harpist. No. 1916
Third avenue. is prepared to play for par
ties. dances. etc.
Charles Fiebig has just returned from
short trip to Clarence. Iowa. where he
opened several safes that were in a fire
in that place lately.
Mr.. Geo Schsfer today sold his home
on First avenue between Eleventh and
Twelfth streets to Capt J. NJ. Boards
ley for 50 200. Capt. Besrdsley will &C.
cupy it as residence.
Katie Brindle. aged four months, and
daughter OF Mr.. and Mr.. Chas. Bripdle.
died at 1870 last night. The funeral
will be held from l4Os Seventh avenue at
3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Notice OF inc orporation OF th g Moline
Dispatch Publishing company. was re-
corded today. The incorporators are p.
y. McGlynn. j. X. Groom and w. r.
Eastman, aud the capital stock is ti5,0o).
The partner ship of Jos. Lerch and Wm.
Holm. after a short duration has been de-
solved. All outstanding bills are here
after to be settled by Jos. Lerch. from
this date. Jan. 9Th.
The attendance at the little South Park
chapel. the branch of the Broadway
church, has grown so since its erection
that it will be necessary 10 enlarge its d.
menslons next spring, and plans for the
same are already under considersti on.
Today's Inter Oceans. Springfield news
is to tie effect thstSenstor Bill Crawford is
apt to be chairman of the senate commit
tee on labor and manufacturer. and
also Of the committee to visit state insti>
tutions if he does not prefer something
better.
The ferry went into her winter quar-
tiers for the final tie up yesterday after
noon. The docks on either side of the
river we're protected against the ice break
up in the spring, and the boat put of
for her place OF safety until the flowers
come again.
List evening occurred the thirteenth
annual installation and ball of C.Ssu-Kee
tribe No. Is. Independent Order OF Red
Men, at A. o. U. W. hall. Grand Worthy
Chief Geo. Tsndy, OF Freeport. officiating
After the ceremony. bali occurred,
supper being served at Parks restaurant.
There were ninetp couple present and all
report q most enjoyable time.
Jesse futile died at his home three
miles west of Milan at 7;30 last evening
| of pneumouis. He had lived in Rock
Island county many years and was in his
seventy-ninth year. He leaves a wife
aud three step children. Mrs. Fred
Lieke felt, Miss Mary Simser and Mr.
James Simser The funeral will be held
st 10 o'clock tomorrow morning from th'
house.
Our modern newspapers readers ar
fully up to the times not only in imbib
ing the news that reaches them daily
but they are sstute to notice bargains Of
fered by advertisers when they are plainly
aud pointedly put before them. A GER
tain amount of newspaper advertising i
just as necs sssry as il is to keep up
good stock OF goods. Once out of motto
and out of mind they drop into Oblivion
and disuse. Modern and successful mer
chants advertise.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Jordan have jus
commenced the occupancy of their nev
home, corner Of Fourth avenue and FIT
teenth street, and on Friday evening
number of neighbors md friends cslle,
in the absence OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jordan
who were calling on friend, and too
possession of the house. Mr.. and Mr.
Jordan were then sent for and they foun
their house in the possession of the
friends who presented them with so elt
CANT book case aad secretary combined
and then invited them to sit down to
supper which they had provided.
, more complete and in every way delight
ful surprise could not have been planned