Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-21

there.
The Deaue pumps for the enlarged Ca
be filter at the Rock Island waterw works
arrived this morning.
Fine young turkeys, ducks, geese and
chickens, oysters in can or bulk, Gran
berries, sweet cider and fruits Of all
kinds, at w. A. Ehleb's.
Johnny McCarty. residing with Mrs.
Rafferty, on Fourth avenue, leaves tomor-
row for Wsbsshs. MINI to begin the
study Of telegraphy.
A telegram from Billy Cation. who is in
Chicago. states that Jim Hail. the cham
pion middle weight. will be an attraction
at The Club sam pie rooms tonight.
Joseph Miller. Peter Scherer. Mrs.
Fisher and Mrs. Koehler returned this
morning from st Louis where they at
tended the funeral of Mrs. George Miller.
The Geneseo News records the sudden
death ia that city of c. ODER. The
deceas, was printer by trade, and
many years ago published the Port By
ron Weekly Times, the first paper issued
from that place.
Billy O'Brien. the ST. Paul pugilist, is
| in the city the guest of John GIBSON
he is in training to meet 10 Flaherty, of
Lowell, Mass, in light weight glove
contest at Davenport Jan. g. for 800 a
side and gate receipts.
The village of Stronghurst, Ill, oppo>
site FIT Madison, is again highly in
famed over the striking of more natural
gas The residents are preparing for
large boom. and real estate is advancing
so fssi il will soon be out of sight.
The London show windows, presenting
as they do Santa Claus scene on one
side, and two sides OF domestic life on
the other, are attracting much attention,
as well as admiration OF the public spirit
and good taste of this popular finn.
Lloyd q Stewart have shown their en-.
terprise and ingenuity in the little train
which traverses the elevated track in
their east display window. The artistic
arrangement of wearing apparel through
which it passes has also attracted mu ch
admiration.
Chief Rsmskill is prolific in his praise
of the Miller hand extinguisher which
effectually subdued yesterday mornings
fire. The two extinguishers which the
hook and adder company always carry
were presented to the department by
Aid. Huesing, who is agent here for
them.
A precipe has been filed in the circuit
clerks Office for $500 dsmsge suit of
John Ksthsnry, OF Moline, against the
city of Rock Island for the loss of horse
which was killed by running into the
large roller used on the pavement st
Thirty>eighth street a few weeks ago.
The suit vas brought through William
Meese the oomplsinsnts attorney.
At a meeting of the Rock Island Trav-
cling Mems association Saturday night
committee composed OF President j w.
WEIGH. Secretary Harry Bostock, and
Messrs. ]. V. Bailey. G. F. G ,etier aud
F. c Wakefield were appointed to ar
range for banquet sometime in the near
future. The directors were instructed to
look for suitable rooms.
A fire alarm from box SO at / 40 Sum
day morning called the department to the
old frame building on Secondi avenue.
occupied by the Blue Front saloon. The
department responded quickly, but there
was scarcely any need, as the fl tmes were
easily extinguished with hand extin
guisher, so that there was no cal unity.
unless. perhaps. it was in the fact that
the OLD trap didn't burn down.
The council promises to have an inter
esting session tonight, when the bids will
be opened for the paving of Third ave-
nue., Nineteenth street and Commercial
alley. Besides the Rockford Construc-
ton company, which is our own industry
and probably a number of local firms,
Contractors smith, OF Chicago, and b l.
Worthington, of the Cleveland Stone
company will be among those interested.
As the visduct approaches completion
and the flooring and walks are put on,
the suggestion has been made would it
not be a good plan to provide some
screen to obs5ruct the view of locomo-
tives approaching in the yards below, the
sight of which to horses accompanied by
the steam coming up through the floor
might cause trouble. This applies only
to the bridge part over the railroad
tracks.
Edward Murrin opened his elegant new
sample rooms Oh Fourth avenue and
Twenty first street with grand