Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-05
CITY CHAT.
VIII Don returns to Colorado tonight
Boy wanted at 100 Nineteenth street

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McHugh's ticket office
R. L. Champion came down from Chi
cago to spend tie Fourth with his par
ents.
Mrs. W. T. Call leaves tonight for
Marquette, Michigan, on an extended
visit.
Flood sale this week in McCabe Bros.
annex on Eightee nth street. Prices cut
right in two.
Henry Jennings left for Pennsylvania
this morning, his old home, to visit
friends and relatives.
Mrs. ]. Cain left for her home in the
west, after short visit to her old friends
in the city.
Fielder Roberts of the base ball tesm
is laid up with t. fever At his boarding
place on Third avenue.
Half fare to Kansas City, St. Joseph.
Atchison or Leavenworth st McHugh's
ticket Office today and tomorrow.
John Stroehle and wife accompanied
by their daughter went to Chicago on
Saturday to spend q few days with
friends.
The new steam roller got into the ditch
a; Fourth avenue and Fifteenth streets
this morning and came within an inch of
completely cspsizing
Basement department flooded out
goods opened up in McCsbe Bros. annex
on Eighteenth street. Special sale this
week of all soiled or damp goods.
Beginning this evening the clothing
and shoe stores of the city will again
adopt the early closing movement, al
merchants closing their places of bust,
ness at sp. m.
DIR. Z. b. Kinyon has returned from his
extensive trip east, Mrs. Kinyon stop,
ping in Michigan to visit The doctor
was reelected to the board of census of
the American Institute. IA
Wednesday. Mrs Greenswslt's last day
Of business. AL persons having accounts
are requested to call and settle same at
once. Milliner's wall showcase for sale
cheap at Mrs Greenawalt's.
j. G. Johnson and John R. Stengel
have formed co-psrtnership under the
firm name of Stengel & johnson, and
whose business vii! be known as the Rock
Island Brass Foundry. Their works will
be in connection with the Rock Island
Lubricator.
The Twin City team lost Saturdays
game at Aur ora By = scratch, the score
standing 8 to in favor Of Aurora. The
boys won yestero az mornings game to
0 and the afternoons game by a score of :
to q Aurora vii now drop out of the
| 'ague and perhaps Evansville also.
Read the list ia McCabe Bros. adver-
lis mn: Of good. they were Obliged to
move out OF their basement on account of
the high water. Some damp. some soiled
bat all cheap. Now offered in their an
mex on Eighteenth street. Rooms for
merry the Ferguson insurance offices.
There is much righteous indignation
among residents along FIRST avenue over
one Of the R. & P. locomotives that
stops in the vicinity of Eleventh, Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets and lays there an
hour at time emitting nerve grating
sound that is anything but pleasant
People living OF Second avenue also com
plain Of the same nuisance.
A dispatch from New York to tn e Chi
csgo Tribune speaks OF the passengers on
steamer known to have been infested
with small p5x having escaped the gu ar
sntine officers, a1d that one Of the pss-
sengers named Wexford was bound for
Rock Island B-alth Commissioners Ey>
ster is on the lookout for the man and
will attempt to find him if he is in the
city.
A number of republicans met Quietly
Saturday night and took preliminary
steps looking to the formation of lib
eral Re publican Club" The Mirneapo.
lis platform was adopted as declaration
of faith. L. 3. Thomas was elected
temporary president and W. II. Conant
temporary secretary. The members are
obliged to swear allegiance to Harrison
and Reid and pledge their best efforts in
support of their candidacy.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, July 6, McIp-
tire Bros, will nave with them for one
day only. one Of the largest importers OF
foreign dress goods in the United States.
Large and elegant line of fall goods, in
imported novelties, robes and whatever is
new will be shown from such msnufac-