Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-27

ing nome Will 90 well 10 call anu eA~
anime list. Room 4, Mitchell s. Lynde
building.
The democrats of the Second ward
feel that they will not be outdone by the
repu blicans of that ward. as they pro-
pose to have flag-raising there before
many days that will give them a touch OF
high life-and new flag will be raised
a. that.
Mrs. F. Vogel. of Nineteenth street. is
in St Paul, having been summoned
thither by the death of her scn-in-law.
g. F. Klatt. Mrs. Klatt, after settling
up her affairs there. will probably return
with her mother and make her home in
this city.
Two beautiful new cars arrived yes
to-day for the Moline Central Electric
railway One is a motor car provided
with the Westinghouse mode of propul-
sion, of 2O-horse power. The other is a
2O-foot open trailer built by the ]. G..
Brill company of Philadelphia.
President Winter. of the Third ward
democratic club. has called meeting of
the organization for tonight at Turner
hall when ousin' IS of importance will be
transacted. Let every democrat in the
Third ward be present and help swell the
crowd.
At the Y. NJ. G. A. at $50 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon Rev. T. w. Grafton
will give an address which will be espe-
cially devoted to the interests Of working
men. The topic will be. Liberty. Equal
ity and Fraternity" A special invita-
ton is extended to the laboring classes.
The little 2-year- old son of jeremiah
Dee and wife. residing on Sixth avenue,
between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets
was badly scslded by upsetting pan OF
boiling milk over himself this morning.
DR.. Traesd Ale was called, and attended
the little sufferer who epdures no little
amouat of pain in consequence of the un-
fortunate accident.
The ARGUS acknowledges the courte-
sizes and compliments of Prof. E. Gustus
OF Augustans college, extended in view of
his recent marriage. Our best congratula>
tons are offered with the wish that the
talented professor and his accom- plished
bride may enjoy the highest blessings
that the world bestows upon 50 worthy
couple.
Mr.. G. A Wallace of Minneapolis, who
is assisting Mr.. Jones in his great clear
ing sale of unredeemed pledges. is the
L a
before a crowd in Rock leland. He is
an entertaining tslker, good singer, can
tell funav story, play the banjo or talk
politics. Ia fact, he is a whole circus,
menagerie and side show. Go and hear
him; he will entertain you this evening
st J. W. Jones second hand store.
Everything sold to the highest bidder.
1914 Second avenue.
Davenport is getting any amount of
unfavorable advertising in the newspa-
pers of adjoining cities on the strength
of its unreasonable attitude toward the
street rail way company. 1t does not do
a city any good to have the fact become
known that its street car system is losing
$50. 600 year, and that the council re-
foses TO permit the removal of a super
fuous lire that in itself involves loss of
80. coo.
Thousands of people went TO the
Tower yesterday afternoon to witness
the balloon ascension and parachute leap
of Rosa May. 1t was thrilling affair.
The daring aeronaut cut loose at height
of 900 feet, making graceful descent
and coming down in the water near
Cars Island. She became entangled in
the ropes, and it was only through the
work of the manager aud another man
who swan to her assistance that she was
extricated from her peril and saved from
watery grave. The parachute was lost
in consequence of the accident. Tomor-
row there will be a particularly attrac-
tive feature in balloon race between
Rosa May and Prof. L ,omis of Visions
sin.
From all appearances Rock Island is
becoming very much like Sioux Falls in
the matter of divorce suits, two more
being fled in the circuit clerks office
Yesterday, which makes clean hall
dozen this week. Mrs. Maggie Foy,
through Attorney Kuehl. asks separation
from her hu band, John Foy, on the
grounds of extreme and repeated cruelty
Attorney Mecse also filed suit for di-
vorce, in which John G. King asks to be
released from the matrimonial bonds
with his wife, Johanna King, on account
OF all manner Of cruelties. including kick
ing him. beating him with rolling pins
and pokers. and throwing both hot and
uncleau water on him.