Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-31
CITY CHAT.

..O'Dowd's Neighbors" tonight.
Pineapples and tomatoes at Hess

BAN boo SplasherS sc each al the
Columbia.
Ladies' belts going at Zoe each at
the Columbia.
Finest line of ladies 81 OXfords in
the city at Dolly Bros.
The status of the carpenters
strike remains unchanged
Mark Murphy in '.O'Dowd's Neigh
bors" at HarPcr's theatre tonight
For Rent-A suite OF three nice
rooms. Apply At 1913 Third avenue
The Prodigal Father the latest
comedy success, Will be presented at
the Burtis at Davenport this evening.
Tomatoes, wax beans, green peas
carrots. cucumbers and beets at Hess
Bros
Hon. f. W Hurst and wife leave
for Chicago tonight to attend the
great fair
DR.. and Mrs. c. c. Carter leave to-
night for Chicago to attend the
Worlds Fair.
Are You satisfied with your health?
Ii feeling run down try Monroe's
Tonic. it will cure you. Marshall X
Fishers.
The entertainment to be given by
St. GATHERINGS guild occurs At the
residence of Roderick Dart Saturday
afternoon at , o'clock.
One fact is worth thousand theo-
ries. Its fact that Monroe's Tonic
cures weakness. nervousness. etc.
Try it, Marshall X Fishers.
There viii be a sale of fancy work.
salad. ice cream and cakes at Mrs. \.
c. Darts al Twentv-second street.
by st. Catharine's guild next Satur-
day afternoon, from to 8.
". H. Carr and j. c. Tarr. repre-
senting the Parish Illustrated Art
works OF Chicago. are in the city with
view TO getting out a handsomely
illustrated work of Rock Island.
Drs. Carter. Plummer and Bern
hardi Yesterday performed another
surgical operation on Postmaster
Wells in hopes of relieving the drop
steal affection. The patient seemed
somewhat relieved in consequence.
but is still very low.
Attorney j. O. Priest. of Winches-
ter. III. who was in the city a
short time ago with view OF locat-
ing here. arrived in the city again
among us. Mr.. Priest comes highly
recommended and will no doubt add
Iustre to our already bright galaxy
of legal talent.
The ARGUS word contest closes
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock and
all sentences entered in competition
for the encyclopedia prize must be
in the office by that time. Yester-
day, being Memorial day. a number
undoubtedly had their attention at
tracted from the last number of the
Seven Ages" but quite numb Der
of responses came in. and there is
time and opportunity for many more.
Col. Durham is indignant at the
fish stories appearing in yesterdays
ARGUS. Why" said he this morn
ing, Il have just returned from Spirit
Lake where they fish and don't talk |
about it. either. One day we caught
IS fish: the next SO and the next one
hundred and''-but the gentleman to
whom the colonel was talking saw
his car coming just then and the re-
maind6r OF the conversation was
lost.
Mark Murphy, the comedian. called |
at THE ARGUS office this morning to |
state that the Murray and Mack pro- |
duction of Our Irish Visitors i an
infringement upon his play of |
.'O'Dowd's Neighbo the manu-
script for which was stolen from his |
trunk. He Is looking up the route |
of the snide company and proposes
to enjoin and sue it. Those who |
were disappointed at the time of the
Murray and Mack performance will |
be doubly repaid by seeing the only |
Mark Murphy and his operate come
dians tonight.
Mrs. Byron Devereau called at the
ARGUS office this morning to state
that while her husbands absence was
q mystery to her. as he gave her no
intimation as to where or why he was
going. that she thought the state
ments as to his indebtedness were all |
exaggerated. and she exhibited re-
ceipts in support of such statement.
from men claiming to be creditors.
She said her husband had always
been kind to her and she could not
believe otherwise than that he would
return and make satisfactory eXpla-
nation for his conduct.