Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-02
CITY CHAT.

Boston baked beans always on hand at
the d. & l..
For good fitting suit or oyercoat go
to Dixon's.
L. S. McCabs went to Chicago last
night on business.
c. H. Rodden, Eldon, Iowa. is in the
city visiting friends.
A. Ordan will find it to his advantage
to leave his address at The ARGUS office.
The stage of the water as registered by
the government gusge at noon today was
$40; the temperature at noon, As.
A heavy overcoat is what you want. and
Dixon will make it for you better than
anybody Stop and leave your order.
David Bleuer and wife are happy in the
arrival of bright little daughter at their
home on Fourteenth snd-a- half street.
The trial of Charles Lyon, who, with
Henry Carpenter and George Haikes, is
accused of outrsging little Dolly Ham>
merly. is in progress in the circuit court
atDsvenport.
The Jury in the case of Kennedy VS..
Bick returned verdict late yesterday
afternoon allowing the plaintiff S906 95
which is within few dollars of the
amount asked.
There is q leaking bydrant at the cor.
ner of Twentieth street and Fifth avenue
which if it don't receive some attention.
will do the pavement considerable dam
sge. The neighbors up thereisay it has
been running four weeks.
w. B Lefi=gwell. of Clinton, Iowa,
the author of wild Fowl Shooting" and
several other books of interest to hunters
in this country and Europe, is visiting l.
D. Burgh, of this city.
Stamp Deputy NJ. Lee Galt's collec.
tions for the month of Nevsmber were as
follows: Beer, SO 654 rs; cigars. S447;
tobacco, S645; total, IS. 10S.20. The
total for the month of November, 1890,
was S. $40 90.
An eel foot long was taken from the
water pipes in Dimick's block on Twen-
tieth street this morning by plumber in
his efforts to investigate a s,oppsge of the
water. When the Cable filter is in opera
ton Rock Island will be spared further
experiences of this sort.
Com aissi .ner Jackson has stretched
wire oa either side of the msin cross
walks through Spencer square to keep
people off the grass during the winter.
The wire does not improve the appear
snce of the square, but it is for a good
purpose and will be removed -in the
spring.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Rock Island County Horticultural society
was held in Moline yesterday. Papers
were read by W. C. Wilson on plum Gull
ture and Eli Csrbin on grape culture.
and Hiram Darling delivered an ad-
ciety. The society adjourned to meet the
first Tuesday in January.
The Merchants Electric Light and
Power company today completed the exs
tension OF wires from the ststio on to this
city which will enable the putting in of
several hundred more lights. and also the
running of day and night circuit.
The new power generator is being in
stalled today and will be in running
order Saturday.
Owing to the rush of business over the
Rock Island & Peoria road, has en-
tsiled an extraordinary amount of work
on the shoulders OF Supt. of Telegraph
Greenough and his assistant. aud n con-
sequence his force has been enlarged by
the addition of one man. B. G. Swain. of
Peoria. The train dispatching force has
beeh divided into details, Mr.. Greenough
being himself on duty from a. m. until
4p. m. S. N. Conover, the regular nigh,
dispatcher, from 4 p. m. until midnight,
and B. G. Swain, from midnight until
8 q. m.
The case in the county court against
Bert Peck. Louis Grimes. tDan W. Gould,
Miles, O'Riley, Verne Shepherd, Gust Ny
den, Joseph Bayiiss, Lutte II. Pike. Henry
Hoffman, Roman Brown, Thomas STAN
ley, Peter Schlueter, Samuel Hoffman and
Gus Segur, of Moline, for gambling, have
ali been nolle pressed By States Attorney
Sturgeon, with permission of Judge AID.
ans. The reason for such action was ON
account of the Moline parties not wish
ing to press the matter any further, tine
Law and Order league of that cityibeine
satisfied it is said, with securing -four
convictions in the late gambling cases
which they think sufficient to make ,
purer atmosphere in Moline.
Call on E. B. McKown for hard woct