Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-07
CITY CHAT.

LEND Me Your Wife, at Harper's the
atre tonight.
Fay Harper left yesteday for Knox
vile. Ill, where he is attending school.
WaOted-A middle-sged woman for
general homework. Address III" this
Office.
Wsnted-At Parker's laundry. girl to
run the starching machine. Apply i'm
mediately.
Show Rock Islands appreciation of
first-olsss entertainments by going to the
theatre tonight
Oscar Schmidt left last night for St.
Louis to resume his studies at the Chris.
tian Brothers school
Mrs. Gen. William Hoffman left this
morning for c ildwater. Mich, where
she will visit for three months.
Mrs. Georgina BixbY. of the Central
telephone Office. is confined to Ter home
with severe attack of the grippe.
S. w. WheeloCk, of Moline. is very low
with the grip and complications, and is
req orted by DR.. Paul to be failing grad
uslly.
Wanted-Two furnished rooms down
stairs and board for man and wife during
the winter. Will give good city refer
ences.
George Hsikes. sentenced to five years
IN the penitentisry at Anamosa, was ta>
ken there by Sheriff Jones, of Scott coun>
ty, Yesterday.
Abe Strauss and wife, of Anamosa
lows, are visiting with Mrs. Strauss
parents, Joseph RosenfieId aud wife, on
Third avenue.
Robert Lee. Jr, of Cable, passed
through the city today on his way to
school at Champaign, after spending the
holidays with his parents.
Rev. j. F. Ghormley. pastor of the
Christian church at Davenport. is about
to resign with view to remove to Cali.
fornis and engage in evaugelist'c work.
There is no notable change in the con.
dition of affairs at the Gable coal mines.
The situation is brighter if anything. rs
some of the strikers are returning to
work.
o. account of small atlendarce atthe
meeting OF the Industrial Home assocla-
ton NJ Killers hall last night it was sd
JourGcd until next Satuld7y evening to
give all delegates = chance to be present.
Mesdames Jonas Bear and L. SIMON
and Aipnons MoseufeIder returned last
night from Chicago, where they attended
the funeral of Miss Becky Heidelberger,
VINO was niece Of Julius Mosenfelder
and wife and Mrs. Jonas Bear.
Fay Harper entertained the Avon club
at his home on Eighteenth street on
Tuesday evening. A large mum Der were
present. and were entertained in a royal
msnner, the affair being ole of the pleas
sntest that has yet beer given the mem
bers of that club.
The public sale Of the Bailey Davep
export estate was begun ut the court hou;e
IN Davenport yesterday afternoon at 2
O'Clock. The 32x64 foot lot on Harrison
street next to Jens Lorenzen's for So 700,
and another lot on the same street was
sold to W. 7. McClellsnd for 81 500, af-
ter which the sale was adjourned for two
weeks.
The ARGUS has no hesitancy in COM
mendIDg the comedian, Roland Reed, and
his company. who appear in Lend Me
Your Wife" at Harper's theatre tonight.
IL is legitimate comedy of the best type,
and il ROcS. Island wants good entertain-
ments it should patronize them when
they come. Such an opportunity is of
fered tonight.
The Phoenix Bridge company ex-
periencing some trouble in keeping men
at work on the yiauuc. on account of
trouble IN regard to wages. The men
ella IN they were promised 81 rs per day
and were paid eff at $3.50, and while
there is no actual strike among them,
some are leaving work, greatly retardipg
the progress of construction
Albert 2. Glass has opened tie Green
bush meatmarket at the corner of Twenty
ninth street and Seventh avenue, where
he will constantly keep on hand line of
fresh meats and everything usually found
in first class meat market. MIR. Glass,
the proprietor. who has mad n number of
years experience in this lire, will give it
his personal attention. which is guar
antee that its patrons will receive the
best of treatment. Your patronage is
respectfully solicited.
Manager Louderbsck. of the street
railway company. has arranged for four
additional electric motor Csrs for the syn-
dicate lines and tney are exupc ed daily