Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-17
CITY CHAT.
Eggs zoe per dozen at Mays.

Judge Lacisn Adams has re urned
from The east.
Attend the opening OF the Industrial
fair tonight.
Andrew Donaldson. of Rural, was in
the city today.
Don't miss the quartette singing at the
Industrial fair tonight
A C Burton, OF Zanesville, Ohio, is in
the city on a short visit to fri nds.
F II Warren has returned home from
an extended and successful business
trip.
The black e sg was ordered up this
afiernoon-a decline of % degrees by to-
morrow night.
Miss Anna Frysinger entertained few
friends at her home GA Thirteenth street
last evening
There will be street cars on the Elm
street line as usual after the lecture at
Hsrper's theatre tomorrow evening
The Rock Island pillow works are now
running night and day and every depart.
ment is being taxed to its utmost capac-
iiy
J 5. Gilmore is figuring on running d
wire into his Office at his packing house
on First svende to receive special market
quota ions.
There is every promise of no less than
four new business blocks in Rock Island
the coming season, and most of them on
Second avenue.
@. C. Taylor today received handsome
safe from Mosler. Bahmsn & Co., of Chi
eago. which will be used for his gold pens
and other Faluables.
The anti license men of Moline held
meeting last night at which it was de-
cided to put ticket in the field at the
coming municipal election.
On account of the disagreeable weather
on the evening of their last dauce, Bleuer's
bind has decided to give another mas
qaer4ds OF Saturday evening, March 5.
Bleuer's band will .esd the march Of
the Industrial Home association from the
site of the proposed home, Third avenue
and Twentieth street, at the opening of
the f4ir at Armory hall tonight.
Auctioneer Sam Willis will conduct an
administrators sale for Mrs. Z. L. Bate
mso. adminis,rstrix, at her residence, two
miles southwest of Taylor Ridge, on FIJI
day, Feb. &c, commencing at 10 o'clock
3 m.
The 9Th annual exposition of the Rock
Island Industrial Fair association opens
tonight at Armory hall, the mayor deliv-
ering the opening address while speeches
will also be made bT other citizens The
asll already presents an attractive scene
and gives promise of more and better
exhibits this year than ever before.
The ARGUS uuiptentionally overlooked
the name of that veteran street Ger man
Al Studer ia the list of pail bearers at
yesterdays funeral of MotOrmsn Henry
Hamilton. StudeI's name should have
been mentioned in place of Assistant
Supt Huntooa, who acted as funeral di
rector.
In view OF the union temperance meet
ings to be conducted by the Hon J. G.
Woolley, preparatory meetings will he
held in the Christian chapel on Friday
aud Saturday evenings of this week The
leaders are: on Friday evening Rev W.
S. Marquis, on Saturday evening Rev. F.
w Merreli
The lumber Exchange of Rock Island,
Moline, Davenport aud Musca,iue ap
pointed the following committee to rep
resent the exchange at lumbermen's
meeting to be held ia Washington on
March to protest against the bill which
has been introduced Ia congress placing
lumber or the free lis': F. W. Gould.
Moline; G. W. Cable, Davenport; ]. P.
Weyerhauser. Rock Island.
The case which Miss Ca!.ie Evans
brought against Joseph L. Rhea a few
days ago has to all appearance been set
tied. The costs in the case, which had
so far accrued. were paid yesterday eve
ming by the defendants attorney, which
virtually ends the case. The gentlemen
CT leisure. who had been hanging about
Ihe police court in hopes of hearing som e
sensational evidence will be doomed TO
disappointment
THE ARGUS is in receipt of pleasant
little note from John H. Mcbride, of
Aedo, in which he speaks of being sub
scrber Of the paper for % years and re-
CARDS it as q household treasurer. He
enters into an intelligent discussion of
politics and presidential preferences for
tue democracy and shows his broad ideas
of the party policy and leaders He also
compliments Congressman Gable and