Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-26

the stock of PLAIN tumblers at 25 cents
dozen will run out, but the better grade
ara being sold fast. The special prices
continue only today and tomorrow.
Willie Hurd, the wids-awake messen-
ger of the Postal. now wears the regulA-
ton cap of the Postal company. The
cap is an ornament to Willie. and Willie
is an ornament to the company.
You can get at Longs choice celery.
Mascstine melons, sweet potatoes, egg
plants. cantalopes. green and wax
beans. peaches, pears. grapes, bananas
and apples.
The Kickapoo Remedy troupe whose
free entertainment attracted a large crowd
to the corner of Twenty sixth and Fifth
and a,Half avenue last evening, made an
attrac i've street parade yesterday bsfter-
noon.
Charles Lippincott, station agent at
Ocon. has been promoted to the posi-
tion of paymaster on the R., l. & P.
which position will be vacated by P.
Greenawslt on September l. when Mr..
Lipp ncott will take his place.
Miss Julia A. Battles of Rock Island,
H., is visiting the family of Rev. Mr..
Cue, ps.tor ot the Grace Methodist
church in this city. Accompanied by
Mrs. Cue and several others. she went to
Ocean Park yesterday. to erjoy the sea
bret re for a few dsys.-Portland Ore
gonian.
Theodore Free is having a handsome
two story brick business block built on
the north side of Fourth avenue between
Twenty>frst and Twenty-second streets.
John Spilger has the contract. 1t will be
of modern design. with all the late con-
veniences and will cost about 81. 500.
The Chicago papers are devoting a
great deal of space to the fact that Con-
gresham Cable has not vet arrived there
quarters. Mr.. Cable will be on hand in
il good time. and he will be
heard from al right when he gets
started
There is TO be q novel attraction at
Vsndruff's island. Sunday afternoon in
the way of balloon race between Miss
Rosa May and Pro-. LOOMS, of Wiscon-
sin. The latter is to suspend from his
.eeth n coming down. The balloons are
o start simultaneously. and both aero
lsuts will Gu. loose at signal, and the
,ne that lands first wins the race,
Mrs. William Cation and little daugh-
er let yesterday to join her husband in
Chicago, from where they, together with |
3iiliardist Schsfer's family. start for |
france to spend six months. Their |
ZONE on Fifth avenue will be occupied |
" John O'Connor, late clerk Of the St. |
-ame's hotel, Davenport, who has asso-
isted himself with his brother, ]. F.. in |
The Club sample room.
The Josephine brought in an excursion
It /. 800 people last night who had been
'rought to Savanna from Elgin over Il e |
J., NJ. s. St. p. and then brought down
y river to this point and taken
ack over the Milwaukee last night.
they arrived here too late at night to see
be city, and many of them were accord
ngly disappointed. All were pleased
With Spencer Square however. and were
ot bashful about telling it.
There is some speculation as to wheth-
Z q few members of the board of edu-
alton did not at least partially discharge |
n obligation incurred in the las. election
asst evening. in adopting.m music books. In
,
oard we may at some distant day know
be exact reason for the tremendous op-
position to the retiring members ex-
rted in CERTAIN quarters.