Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-20
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campaign club is to be organized at each
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Mrs. Henry Case OF South Rock ISL
and, who has been ill for some time with
| typhoid fever. is reported much worse
today and her life is despsired of. Her
daughters, Misses May and Edith, are
still very ill with the same mslsdy, as is
the servant girl In the same family
The remains of the late Louis May ar
rived in New York last night, and will
arrive here tomorrow night for inter
uent. Joseph May. of Des Moines. is
in the city to attend the funeral of his
brother, and Jacob May. Of frankfort.
Mich. is expected tomorrow.
Billy Cation, Rock Islands expert with
the cue, leaves tomorrow for Chicago.
where he will be Joined in a day or two
by his family, and in few days will sail
for France. where he and Schsfer have
signed contract to play for six months.
MIR. Schafer's family will also accompany
him to France.
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making plucky fight for system OF
public square improvements such as is
observed in Rock Island. ana is calling
upon its citizens to put their ST oulders to
the wheel as those of Rock Island have
and push the project through.
| William Jackson has returned from
Chicago. whittier he had gone on bust.
ness in relation to the Black Hawk
statue for Spencer Square. He reports
that the statue, owing to labor difficult
ties with the marble cutters. will
not be put in place before the latter
part of September.
W. A. Darling, whom the prohibition
lists had placed on their ticket as theil
candidate for county surveyor, has writ
ten letter to Chairman Bullep of Mo-
line declining, for the reason. he says,
that he is a republican and Furthermore.
had never been asked whether or not he
would rin.
At the Y. NJ. G.. A tomorrow after
noon there will be given a symposiun on
| Christian Athletics" Physical Director
Jones. OF the Davenport association. will
be one of the speakers. A short song
service. accompanied by an orchestra,
will precede the meeting. All young
men are cordially invited to attend.
Three divorce suits were filed in the
circuit clerks Office yesterday as follows:
William A. Perry against Luells Perry on
the grounds of adultery; Mary A. Ladue
against William Lsdue for hsbitusl
drunkenness, and Lena Hessler against
Charles Ressler, in which adultery is
charged. and complainant asks for the
custody of her three children. All reside
in the city.
Work on the government building.
which has been SO long delayed by the
red tape necessary to have the legal pa>
pers of the transfer passed upon by the
proper officers, may possibly begin this
fall. The money for the transfer of the
Warren lot to the government is ID the
hands of United States Attorney Mil
christ at Chicago. and as soon as the bids.
etc., can be advertised for and the con-
tracts let the actual work will be begun.
A meeting was held at the rooms of
the West End Improvement association
last evening to consider the park i'm
proponents at Garnsey Square. There
were present: Mayor McConochie and
Aids Evans, Bladel. Corken and John
son. The mayor and councilmen gave
the projectors all the encouragement
possible, and the permenent improves
ments will go forward without further
delay.
The democratic senatorial aud repre-
sentative convention of the Twenty
fourth district at Dallas. ILL.,, this week
nominated E. L. Wolf of Mercer. for
senator anu,Amos Edmunds of Hancock,
and w. Fl. Meyers of Henderson for rep-
| resentatives The gentlemen named
| for representatives are renominated. be-
| the last legislature. who despite the fact
that both were from Streeter's neck of
the woods stood steadfsstly by Gen. Pals
mer TO the last. Both will be re elected
and there is every Indication that the
democrats will get senator in the dis
trict by TIE election of Mr.. Wolff. who
like his associates On the legislative tick
ct. is as popular as he is we'll qualified for
his office.
| Presiden: Louderback, of the Dsven-
port s. Rock Island street rail way
company, yesterday wrote Mayor Bills, OF