Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-08
CITY CHAT.

Take stock in the Columbian exposi,
ton.
"Uncle Hiram" at Harper's theatre to-
night.
Do your shsre toward making the Col
umbisn exposition success.
Jacob Shibe, Of Rapids City, was in
the city yesterday on business.
You ought to see the beautiful star
shir. waists for ladies and boys at the NJ.
&K.
The "Uncle Hiram" band enlivened the
streets this morning with some excellent
music.
At Young's tomorrow-fresh Goldfish.
lake trout, lettuce. raddishes and soup
punches.
R. l. & P. switch engine No. 8 returned
yeste: day from Peoria. having had q
thorough overhauling and is now as good
as new.
The NJ. & Z. are busy receiving their
new spring stock of shoes. They are
showing some exquisite styles in boys
clothing.
Mrs. NJ A. Wadsworth and P. L.
Mitchell, of Rock Island. ILL.,, are STOP
ping in the San MISUNDERSTANDING
Fla, Times-Union.
A man was heard to say yesterday that
on Sunday he psrtook of the best meal
at Underhill & Glass restaurant he had
ever had in the city.
The fifty, first annual commencement
exercises of the college OF physicians and
surgeons of Keokuk will be held this
evening at the Keokuk opera house.
Al Fuller desires to express his thanks
to the Industrial Home association for the
prompt delivery of the Riverside range
which was on exhibition at the Indus
trial fair
Miss Minnie Rohwedder, who has been
visiting number of weeks past with the
families of John Ohlweier and Chris
GAZETTEER. left yesterday for her home in
WiuoGs. MINI.
Chairman Silvis, of the Rock Island
county democratic committee, has issued
call for meeting of the members of the
county committee to be held in this city
on Tuesday, March IS.
The peoples party at Moline has
placed ticket in the field with Nels E.
Peters on and Frank Schroeder for assis-
tant su pervisors. H. P. Ellis for assessor
and N. W. Smith for collector.
Rock Island and Moline are making
exceptional progress with the work of So
Letting stock for the Columbian exhibit
ton. The work should receive their
citizens heartiest corporation Dsyen-
port Leader.
n. NJ. jacobson, formerly manager of
the Chicago Clothing company in Moline,
was arrested on complaint of B. Fl Quick
this morning for perjury in swearing
falsely to schedule.
Patrick Feron, of Springfield, is in the
city to attend the funeral of his friend,
James Kelly, of Buffalo Prairie, which
occurred this afternoon. The deceased
was 35 years of age and leaves wife and
five children.
Henry Lonsdsle, late of the Grand Pa
cifc at Chicago, has accepted the position
as steward at the Harper, and that part
of the hotel under bis jurisdiction is al
ready beginning to testify to his ability
and taste.
City Clerk Robert Koehler sustained
bad fall near the Y. n. G. A. building
while returning home from the council
meeting late last night, suffering a severe
ankle sprain which has caused him much
trouble in getting about today.
The frog ct the end of the double track
on Fourth avenue has been taken out for
repairs aud consequently the blue cars
turn back At Ninth street. The conse-
aueses ia that the public is much incon-
venienced, but the through service will be
restored az so6s ~ the necessary repairs
css be made,
At a meeting Of a committee OF the 81
w. Of A. a vote Of thanks was rendered
10 the Citizens Improvement association
for the kindness in rendering the use of
its rooms for the meeting Of the executive
board Of that order, which meets here on
the 24,h and 18th.
Supervisor r. A. Smith, OF Moline.
while posting some special taxation no.
tees for the pavement, Of which he is one
of the commissioners, was arrested this
morning under an old city ordinance.
Mr.. Smith has asked for continuance
and it is said will fight the case.
There is considerable talk of the Mi
kado people repeating their performance
in Rock Island. Some of the ladies of
that city connected with certain chart
table organization are trying to bring it
about. Four years ago our Mikado
onera conpany gave the opera in Rock