Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-24
j, CITY CHAT.

this evening
Julius G Junge and family have re-
turned from their visit TO St. Louis.
George A Stad r leaves in the morning
for New Orleans for two weeks visit to
his mother. whom he has not seen for %
years.
The great and only John L Sullivan is
to appear al Harper's theatre March 80
in his play Honest Hearts and Willing
Hands.
Mrs j n. Huntoon, who has been i'll
for sometime has suffered relapse and
hopes of her recovery have been practi,
cally abondoned
F. A. Head desires to buy or rent
house with 10 or more rooms. Must have
modern conveniences aud be located west
Of Twentieth street and north of Fourth
avenue.
The Q. 7. qusr,ette that sings al the
fair tonight is composed of w. Potter,
first tenor; F. Giddings, second tenor; S.
W Wheelock first bass, ard Bert Saw
sge, cond bass.
All persons having received invitations
to the domino and fancy dress ball to be
held at the Harper house Monday evening
will please send their tickets TO Mrs
Morris Rosenfeld' to be signed
The officials Of the Jacksonville, South
eastern road are again in the city today
in the interests of their project. They
talk business and say they are deter
mined that the line shall be extended to
Rock Island this year.
]. r. Johnston returned last evening
from his pleasure trip east, Mrs johns
ston remaining with her mother, who is
quite seriously i'll at her home in Cennec.
ticut. Mr. Johnston visited relatives in
New York and Pennsylvania also.
Assistant Superintendent Huntoon, of
The street railway syndicate, has designed
the uniforms for the motormen and con
ductors on this side of the river the COM
ing season. The men will wear sack |
coats OF gray material with caps to match |
The new board of trade wire has been |
placed in j s. Gimore's cffi;e. 1t is an |
exclusive wire. but is carried by the Wes-
tern Union Telegraph company. The |
office hss been reitted and flashed |
IN natural weed and with the new ar
rsngemeuts of desks, ETC., it is oue of |
.he haudsomest ffi3ts in the city.
81. j. McEairy returned this morning |
from Chicago where he attended the |
meeting of the democratic state central |
committee. Nr. McEniry reports most |
harmonious and enthusiastic meeting and |
sta'es that the democracy WAS never so |
uLi.ed and determined all over the |
state al the present time, the dispo- |
sition Of all elements of the party being
to sser fee ali PERSONAL feelings and am
billions for the advancement of the par.y's |
first interests.
1t is with pride ard qualification that
the public witnesses the reopening of the |
American clothing store. With the same |
spirit Of friendliness that prompted the
regret that was expressed over the mis- |
fortune that overlook the American a |
short time ago DO the people of Rock |
Island rejoice 10 the resumption of bust |
meas at the old and familiar stand. D
Gilman, the new proprietor, has hosts of |
friends here, and the public will encour-
age him in his enterprise
The funeral of the late Mrs. F. W.
Wiesler was held from her home on Sew
euth avenue aid Fifteenth street at 10 |
o'clock this morning, Rev. J. H. Kerr of |
the Central Presbyterian church, officiat-
ing. The floral offerings were beautiful |
and in great profusion. and notwi;hstand. |
ing the very disagreeable weather, large
number of sorrowing friends were present
and followed the remains to their last |
resting place in Chippianock cemetery. |
The pail bearers were: George Rict mond, |
George Aster, Louis Pfoh. John fireman
Monroe Kohn and W. j. Fullerton.
Raible s. Stengel are tearing down the
old building just east of their brewery on
Third avenue between Fourth and Fifth
streets, and in its place will erect modern
swo story brick addition to their brewery.
The first floor of the new building will be
ssed for an engine and boiler room and
the second story for hop room. Anew
engine and boiler will also be put in which
will be of snch dimensions that the capac-
ity will be great enough to allow the ad-
AiIion Of an ice machine which is one of
the possible improvements that this en-
terprising firm may make at no very dis.
tant date.
At the inquest held over the remains of
Patrick Hickey, the unfortunate locomo-
tive fireman who was killed in the C, RI.