Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-29

FortY.fif street. aged 81 years. The
funeral occurs tomorrow afternoon at
O'Clock
DIR. Milligsn and wife and Miss Catlin.
OF Jacksonville, arrived in the city this
afternoon to attend the funeral of Arthur
Stevens. whose remains they accompanied
from Jacksonville.
Chauncey M. Depew will not be in the
city this evening, but George Sutcliffe
will and he will sell you wall paper from
20 to 80 per cent cheaper than any dealer
N the three cities.
Conductor DOC" Bush, of the st. Pau,
is taking short lay-off. and BILLY" Til
ton, one of the old time night express
conductors. has charge Of Bush's train
during his absence.
Elsewhere appears the notice of disco
luton of the music firm of Housed, Wood
yatt & Co., Mr.. Housed retiring and the
Woodystt Bros. continuing in the BUSH
ness alone hereafter.
Miss Mamie Yates returned last even.
ing from a months visit with friends in
Detroit. She left this morning to resume
her duties at Hazel Dell school which
begins Monday, Aug. 81.
There will be special tax sale at the
court house Sept. 1. by the county treas
urer. The property to be sold has been
forfeited to the state and will be sold to
the highest bidder for cash.
Camp Comfort was abandoned yester-
day and the Rock Island families which
have been summering there have returned
to the city after one of the most pleasant
seasons of out of door life imaginable.
Miss Flora Ludolph entertained about
25 of her young lady friends al her home
1717 Third avenue last evening. Re-
frsshments were served and the evening
was sgreeably spent in games and social
an easements.
Willism Jackson will address the young
men in the \. NJ. G. A. building at $3.50
tomorrow afternoon. Frank Wood.
yatt will assist in the music with cerHet
A cordial invitation rs extended to all
young men.
Next Tuesday evening Carriers cels-
brated company will present the grand
spectacular success, The Fast Mali at
the Burtis opera house. Davenport, and
many from this city will avail themselves
of he opportunity of witnessing the
production.
@ ,.;a5 20 ri accident on the Jackson
vile & Southeastern road near Pekin,
the remains OF Arthur Stevens did not ar
rive until / 80 this afternoon, when they
were taken to the residence of W. 81.
Hayes, S29 Thirteenth street, from
the funeral will occur at 4:S0 to-
afternoon, instead of this after
noon.
The Rock Island Baptist associat ion
meets in the First Baptist church in this
,ity his year, beginning its sessions on
Monday evening, Sept. :, with the SUMO
Jay school convention and closing Thurs.
lay evening. Sept. 10. with an adore
the Young Peoples Union by Rev. b.
o. Rowlsnds, D. D., of Chicago.
The burning of the bridge and trestle
work at Moscow. Iowa, yesterday eve
ming. caused all the c., R. 1. & P.
trains to be from three to four hours late
thi. morning. The work of repairing
the burned structure has already been
begun, and in the meantime trains are
being run around by Nichols and Musca-
tine and come up on the southwest divis-
ion.
An exchange says that many people
wonder how the steamer St. Paul can go
up the river when smaller boats get ON
the g. nd bars, hut The bost IS wonder
Old riveImen say that the St. Paul is
sometimes at a bar when there is not
enough water to float her. Both engines
are worked full stroke until the boat
strikes, when, they are stopped, and the
swell will actually carry the vessel over
the bar.
The next meeting of the Tri-City Min.
isterisl union, with which all Evangelic al
ministers of the vicinsge, together with
their wives, are invited to unite, will be
held in Moline at Y. AZ. G. A. rooms on
monday, Sept. z, at 10 o'clock d. m. The
topics and programme will be as follows
Christ as Preacher and the Minister Of
the Gospel" Rev. II. o. Lindeblad;
''Parochial VS.. Public Schools" Rev. G.
W. Cue.
The sociable given last evening by the
ladies of the Broadway Presbyterian
church was largely attended and greatly
enjoyed by everyone present. A musical
programme was presented. consisting Of
piano duet by the Misses Walker and