Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-06
CITY CHAT.

grip.
W. G. Brookman, If Keokuk,i is in Rock
Island calling on old friends.
Wsnted-A girl for general house
work. Apply 904 Second avenue.
L. B. Sergeant, of Rockford. WAS call
ing upon old Rock Island friends today.
A. II. Andrews, of Lexington. Ky, IS
spending a few days with friends in the
city.
Wanted-A middle,sged woman for
general hOusework. Address 'H," this
office
George Wagner, who has been seri-
ouslY i'll for some days. is reported as
much improved.
David Bowen. who has been a sufferer
for some time, is laying at deaths door at
his home on the bluff
NJ. Seagcr, representing the Norman,
Litchy Chemical company, of Des
Moines, is in the city on business.
Wanted-Two furnished rooms down
stairs and board for man and wife during
the winter. Will give good city refer
ences
Albert Bowen arrived on an early
morning Inin from Washington, D. O.,
called hither by the serious illness of his
father.
John and Miss Mary Korb, of Water
town, sre visiting III the residence OF
their uncle, John Ohlweiler, on Fourth
avenue
The signal service ordered the black
flag hoisted this morning as the signal
for the approach of cold wave by to-
morrow morning.
The B. B. club is the name of mystic
rious organization that has been formed
among the boys at the High school, Of
which very little is known outside.
Mr. and Mrs. H E. Webster left last
night for their home in Omaha, after
spending the holidays with the lstters
parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. Thomas Mulligan.
The trustees of the Rock Island Indus
trial Home association hold meeting
this evening which al members are
urged to attend. as business of importance
is to come up.
A Jury of IL in the county court this |
afternoon is hearing the testimony in the |
case of petition for conseTVator for
Frank Fulsinger, woo has been insane a
number OF years.
T. r. Wright, turnkey at the county |
all, will give the prisoners some extra
dessert for supper this evening il honor |
of bright young son th-t arrived at his |
home this afternoon.
The Nuscatine News Tribune pub
fishes handsomely illustrated New
Years edition which is a credit to jour |
naiis,ic enterprise, and ought to be q
subject of pride to progressive city.
The commercial department of Angus
tsns college opened this morning with 10
new students. The other depar Iments
open one week from today, and promise
is given of an unususllY large attendance
during the winter term.
Mcssrs. T. B. Davis, J. P. Weye!-
hsuser. W. B. Ferguson and Pnil
Mitchell have taken run over to Peoris
today to inspect the working of Col. |
Robinson's car lubrica.or, which Rock
Island is soon to take hold of.
A very pleasant party gathered at the
residence of Louis Kohn on SIKH avenue
on Sunday evening to celebrate that gen.
tleman's 34,h birthday. About 60 in all
were present and the evening was spent
celebrating the occasion in an sppropri>
ate manner
A. r. Bryant, of Moline. has a letter
from the noted lecturer, Paul Du Chail
lu, in which he says he has been very
sick, but is now nearly well. His phys
stefan has consented to his filling his date
in Moline, and he will be there on Sat-
urdsy night next. when everybody will
be richly entertained.
Some of our citizens have been saying.
why cau't we have some great attraction
at the theatrs? Roland Reed is here to-
morrow evening and every seat in the
theatre should be taken. There has been
no attraction like it here for years. II
this is not well patronized it will not pay
30 bring good attractions here.
It will pay you to call and examine
Fred Wotmann's new line of eyeglasses
which he has just received They are
something entirely new in gold filed and
are warranted by the manufactures to
wear for six years. Mr. Woltmann will
place them on sale at price which will
make it of interest tie person in need of
che articles.
Daniel Drost, Of this city, has institu,
ted suit against Manager Charles T.
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