Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-02
CITY CHAT.


Sweet cider at w. A. Ehleb's.
Jamaica waters at W. A. Ehleb's.
Plow company band dance Satur-
day night.
Isaac Cool, of Cordova, was in the
city today.
Frank Garnett, of Port Byron, was
in the city today.
Domestic, Swiss and Roquefort
cheese at WA. Ehleb's.
Parties desiring beautiful building
lots call on Reidy Bros.
California cabbage, caulifiower and
celery at w. A. Ehleb's.
Buy! Bay your dress goods at the
Columbia closing up sale.
Daniel Fisher left last night for St,
Joseph, Mo-. on business trip.
Abe Strauss, of Anamosa, is visit
ing Joseph Rosenfield. and family.
A nice line set rings for 25c at the
Columbia. Warranted for one year
The Plow company band gives its
first annual ball at Roche's hall on
next Saturday night. A good time
is promised.
The Klug- Hasler-Schwentser Dry
Goods company. of Davenport, will
announce the exact date of their
opening soon.
Travel over the Rock Island bridge
yesterday amounted to: Foot, north.
755; south, sos; total. 1853. Teams.
north, Gil south, SOC; total. 1.217.
Clerk Mattison, of Camp %. NJ. W.
A.,this morning paid to the benefic-
iarics Of the late George b. Browner
$1,000. the amount Of his insurance
in the order.
For the convenience OF parties who
cannot ret down town in DAYTIME
Rejdy Bros. will keep their office open
in the evening, when they will attend
to all matters pertaining to real estate
and insurance.
J, II. Foster, j. K. Underwood. joel
Hampton. Thomas Thorpe, Edward
Feltman. Ira Reynolds, Louis Hess
man. Frank P. Gillette and II. r
Smull, all of Drury township, were in
the city today in connection with the
Drury toll road case before the board
of supervisors.
Fred c. Hemenwav, the popular
and wideawake manager OF the Ma
tional Cracker company has resigned
his position. As Mr. Hemenwav is
out OF the city, it is impossible to
learn today as to his future plans.
In any event it is truly to be hoped
he will remain in Rock Island
Farmer Burns leaves tonight for
DEBORAH. Ia, where he wrestles Jack
King on next Tuesday evening for a
purse of $500 hung up by the DEBORAH
Athletic club. King has been in
training there for some time. and al
though the betting is in favor of
the farmer" it is thought it Will be
holly contested match.
Elmer Allen, the bright little son
OF W. p. Cochran and wife. died at
his parents home 1914 Fourth ave
nue., at + O'Clock this morning of
membraneous Group. aged years. ,
months and days. His loss is a sad
blow to the bereaved parents. The
funeral occurs from the home on sat
urday morning at 10 o'clock.
Marlin Wright and Charles Peter
son. who were fined last week for
cruelty to animals. paid their fines in
Magistrate Wivill's court Yesterday.
The other criminal eases against them
were then dismissed. and the civil
action for damages were settled by
Mr.. Hendren receiving $40 and Mr.
Bruhur $50 in payment for the loss of
their colts All the court costs were
also paid by the defendants.
When the Burlington road closed
its relations with the American En-
press company Jan. l, the latter COM
pany succeeded in arranging with the
U. 5. company to carry its Chi
cago business, but commencing
March l. the L. :. declines to
accept business to or from Chi
-dago for the American company, al
though the through American en-
press matter is carried by the L. :.
as heretofore.