Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-26
CITY CHAT.

Island visit yesterday.
Cook wanted-Apply to Mrs. Henry
Curtis. 1927 Second avenue.
Miss Winnie McAuliffe is home from
Iowa City on short visit to her folks.
Only three days left before removal
comes and get yeur bargains at Lloyd &
Stewards.
Time is short" only few days left to
getthe Bargains that Lloyd 81 Stewart are
offering 10 sll lines before their removal
If you wish to decorate your house you
had better call und see those fine paint
ings that are being sold st auction by II
G. Harris.
Bridge travel yesterday amounted TO
Foot-North 1901; south, 977; total,
1873. Tesms-North. 707; south. 704
total. l All.
Have you attended Il. c. Harris auc-
ton sale of pictures at 170S Second ave
nue., He has some nice ones thai go for
less than the framing cost.
The ladies aid society of the Twenty
ninth street Christian mission will give a
tea Jan 90. at the residence Of Mrs. l..
Terry, to which all are invited.
Mrs.. F. S. Gates, of Miilner, Ark,
passed through the city today on her way
TO Port Byron where Mr.. Gates was
formerly engaged in the lumber business.
The Loyal Temperance Legion will
meet TOMORROW "wednesday afternoon at
4 o'clock at the United Presbyterian
church Children and young people are
cordially invited TO attend.
Another Rock Island industry is TO be
revived. Otto Rain having leased the
Gray box fsctory plant on Third avenue
between Eighth and Ninth streets, and
will al once re-establish the factory.
For Exchange-Half section of fine
land in Kansas. and two six room cot,
tsges in city of Kearney, Neb., all good
property. Will trade for stock of goods
OF any good property. h. A. Baldwin,
saice with Searle 81 Searle.
TIE directors of the Davenport Fair
ard Exposition association met yesterday
afternoon and elected the following off,
GERS: President, NJ. D. Petersen; vice
president. Jesse Armil; secretary. P. W.
McMsuus; treasurer, Ed. fischer.
The patrol was called last evening to q
restaurant fronting on the c., R. I. & P.
Yards. where free-for all fight was said
10 be in progress. The police were On
hand 10 short time, but everything had
Quoted down and ne arrests were made.
Tic story aud half frame dwelling of
John Pierdon. on Seventeenth street and
Ninth avenue, beyond the fire limits, was
completely destroyed By fire at 10 o'clock
this IN 1rning. involving loss Of 81. 500.
Toe property was insured for 81, 200 in
the r >cktord company and c e. Hodgson's
.gencT. $500 being Oh furnIture which
was also total loss.
The death of william Bruuer, OF Iili-
neis City, on January IA had been pre-
ceaed by the death of his wife on JAM
uarg 10, and now comes the news Of the
death of Mrs. Kendall, of Beardstown, a
sister of Mrs. Braner. who had come to
Illinois City 10 attend the funeral. Her
remains passed through the city yes,er>
day on their way to Besrds,own. This
is indeed an afflicted family.
At the meeting of the Rodmsn Rifles
last evening in order to ascertain what
would be the feeling among the boys liz
the event of war. the Chilean question
was brought up by Capt. Chsnnon and
discussed at some length, and from what
was brought out it is safe to say that in
the event of hostiities ct least rs per
cent OF the boys could be counted on as
A petition is in circulation today urg>
Jog the calling of convention, p-esuma-
bly in Rock Island, some time in the near
future to take action locking to the franz
ING Of q memorial to congress setting
forth the importance of Mississippi i'm
between st. Louis and Min
neapolis. The paper is being signed by
citizens, and will probably
be presented to tonight's meeting of the
Improvement association.
Fred Ehlers, who drives mule team
had head end collision with boy and
4 hand cart at the corner OF Second ave-
aue and Eleventh. street shortly before 8
clock last Eevening. 1t was badly
mixed heap in the dark and in trying to
extricate themselves each made all the
noise he could and q crowd collected in q
few minutes and the police were notified.
but before they arrived order had been
restored aud it was found that nobody
was hurt.
smith, how do you feel about these
here new political troublesf' "Well. III
all Won feel ploriOusly happy, because