Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-24
CITY CHAT.


Benjamin Whitsitt of Presumption was
in the city today.
Nectarines. plums, peas, peaches and
grapes at Souder & Sons.
James Price returned this afternoon
from his visit to Indiana.
Fred Dempsey and wife have returned
from q visit to Chicago.
Matthias Schnell and wife are in Chi
csgo on a visit to friends.
l. s. McCabe left for the east yester-
day on a purchasing tour.
Mrs. G. G. Coyne of Port Byron Wis.,
tied friends in the city yesterday.
John Bahnsen. of Wansa, Neb. is Wis.,
iting relatives and friends in the city.
Sweet potatoes. egg plant and all
kinds of fresh vegetables at Souder u
Sons.
Wanted-Board for gentleman and
wife in good family. Address M, AR
GUS Office.
Mrs. Mark Lloyd is to entertain her
friends at the Tower Thursday after
noon.
The rain this morning was most well
come-Just at the right time. and just
enough of it.
Miss Eliza Kincaid of Muscatine is vis-
ting at the residence of SIMON Kerns on
Second avenue.
FL. A. j. Mcdonald and wife, and
James Carl and wife have returned from
their trip to Colorado.
Tumblers at Loosley's Friday and Sat-
urday. Special. Glasses of all kinds
down on these days.
Two experienced laundry girls wanted
at the Peoples laundry, Second avenue
and Fourteenth street
Misses Mary and Lille Lsrkin leave
this evening on two weeks visit to
friends in Geneseo.
G. W. johnson OF Omaha, who has
been visiting friends in this city, returned
to his home there yesterday.
Many in Rock Island will be rejoicel
to hear of the arrival of a girl in the
family of Mr.. and Mrs. w. ii. Eastman
at Davenport this morning.
On account of the threatening weather
the balloon ascension of Miss Rosa May
has been postponed until Friday. as have
the band concert and illuminations to
have occurred tonight.
w. L. Sweeney. of the toll gate. was
run down by Beechers grocery wagon
at the corner of Seventeenth street and
Second avenue, late this afternoon. but
luckily was not seriously injured.
Cards have been received in the city
announcing the marriage OF Prof. J. Ed
win Gustus of Augustans college to Miss
Minnie Wilson of Ogden, Utah. which
took place there Aug. 90. They will be
at home in this city after Oct. Is.
Jacob Stone, secretary of the Syndi.
cate Insurance company, of Minneapolis.
who is making a tour of inspection
throughout the United Strtes, was in the
city today. accompanied by Special Agent
Wilkinson. of Decatur. He called on his
agents, Reidy Bros.
The Davenport Business Mems asso-
citation has appointed q committee to in
NCoIiS SuC Cdi tIOuUlcS ONcI
there with view of bringing about An
adjustment of the difficulties between
the city and Davenport s. Rock Island
railway company.
The will of the late Robert Syms Of
Yuma. was admitted to probate in the
county court yesterday. 1t bears date of
Ang. 10. 1889, ana Inequalities the en-
tire estate, valued at $4,000 to William
Whiteside. The will names W. H.
Whitesde as executor.
The Sixth ward republican club held
meeting at the Gable hose house last
evening and accepted an invitation to at
tend the Second ward flag raising tomor-
row night. The club also decided to
have a flag raising of its own, and APP
pointed committee composed of w. F.
Schroeder. Henry Hubbard. Andrew Bla-
del. Robert Lynn, John Kramer, Will
liam Cnllough and Fred Channon to
make the arrangements.