Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-12
CITY CHAT.

Wasted-At Peoples Laundry, 1401
Second avenue, five experienced laundry
girls.
There will be a meeting of Trinity Inn
provement Guild at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon.
Aid W. p. Tindal. B. Winter and
Capt. John Streckfus left yesterday On
short visit TO Eureka Springs, Ark.
Charles Weber, of Minneapolis, spent
few days at home in this city, and left
last night for trip through California.
p Alexander JohnstoDe, the mind
reader, appears at Harper's theatre FRI
day and Saturday evenings of this week
W. T. Hall and wife, of Msrshalltown,
Iowa, are visiting with Mrs. Halls par
ents, ". D. Holsspple and wife. on First
avenue
Bridge travel Sunday vas as follows
Foot-North. 7S3. south, 7S1, total
1864 Tesms-North, 191, south, 1873,
total, 379.
Weinberger & Hildebrsndt started to
cut ice near water works today. Any
one wishing to MI their ice houses can
do well by calling on them.
Praise meeting and service of song st
the First Baptist church this evening at
80, led by Prof. Paul Price. Preaching
at o'clock There will be chorus ard
solo singing
Mrs. George Downing, who has been
quite i'll for several weeks past is said to
be in a preearious condition. Mr.. Down
ing, who has also been seriously i'll, IS re.
ported as considerably improved.
II appears now that the young lady
vino received the letter on Saturday from
Mr.. Smith. of Moline, was not alone. 1t
now develops that other trusting hearts
have been tempered with. and the cruel
darts of jealousy are causing considerable
mischief.
The fire which destroyed the house 70
John Frahm near Sears yesterday after
noon caught from defective fue, and
while Mrs. Frshm and her child were
away from home. Considerable of the
furniture was carried out and saved. bat
+ large part of twas ruined Mr Frahm
works in the Warner paper mills at
Sears.
The striking miners Of the Coal Valley
Mining company are still out, and s: the
Peoria depot his morning the differences
between the company and the men did
10; appear any nearer settlement than
they have at any time since the strike
begun, thou Il there Is the possibility. Of
course, Of 81 adjustment Of the difficult
ties st any time.
The people Of Rock Island sre deter
mined 10 60 OH with the work Of laying
brick paving They are getting the
streets Of their city into very fsir condi>
ton. Ia tl.s particular the people OF
the three cities seem 10 be well united
a. they are al working 10 this direction
In this city The paving committee recon-
mended the laying Of about two miles Of
paving this summer but already the peo>
pie are asking for more I. is no. posi-
bic 10 provide in the ordinary method for
the raising Of the sum OF money needed
10 put down the street intersections for
tie amount Of paving the people here
would ike TO lay .-Davenpor Democrat
Prof. Aclorian, delivered the first OF
his course OF lectures on philosophy a u C
Broadway Presbyterian church last eva-
Ming 20 an appreciative audience He
demonstrated beyond doub, tia, he
was man Of scholarly attsinments and
careful thought, his theme being, The
General Nature of Philosophy" 1t was
intensely interesting and if the rest of the
course were given they would no doubt
be heartily appreciated. 4 number have
signed request to the professor 10 de-
liver the rest of the course