Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-15

and sell as cheap as the cheapest
eastern fair.
There will be a strawberry and ice
cream social at the Christian church
tomorrow evening. An excellent
programme has been provided. Ex-
ercises begin at o'clock sharp. Adj
mission free.
Tuesday morning, to II o'clock;
Wednesday morning. to II O'Clock;
Thursday, all day, will long be re-
mem bered for the specials which can
be had at McCabe Bros. then. Read
advertisement.
Chief Brahm, of the fire depart
ment, today appointed Peter Curnyn
to the vacancy in the department
with the consent of the fire and light
committee, and the new fireman went
on duty at once.
NJ. NJ. Briggs has put two squirrels
in court house square that have
pleasant time among the big trees.
They attract good deal of attention,
being quite tame, and add consider
able life to the place
The first payment on the Fourth
avenue paving assessment was made
by Charles Engel this morning. to
Collector l.. NJ. Buford, the amount
being $3.50. Maj. Buford hopes that
others will follow Mr.. Engel's exam
pie.
Don't YOU know that II. Champion
Il Co. are the oldest dealers in wall
paper in Rock Island, and carry line
of goods that will match your car
pets and furniture and make them
look bright and new? r. Champion
Il Co.
II. Schroeder is moving into his
new butcher shop at 81 Twentieth
street today, and tomorrow morning
will open amid new surroundings.
He has equipped his future place of
business with the most modern APP
pointments.
A 3-year-old tot straycd away
from her home, on Third avenue. be-
tween Sixth and Seventh avenues, this
morning. and was picked up on Fiji
teenth street and Third by Officer
Dumbald. and returned to the fren-
zied mother.
Lloyd * Stewart have purchased OF
Isaac Monk the handsome fairy ca
rouSel which was at the Watch tower
last season. The new purchasers
have not vet fully determined what
they will make of their
new property.
McIntire Bros. offer rare chance
to buy dress Innings cheap this week
i 900 yards of Silisias, short ends
from the mills. worth up to 20 cents
a yard. viii Ice sold at 10 cents Il yard,
lengths one to five yards, colors,
states. tans. fancies, etc.
Curriers' European hotel, Chicago.
formerly the st. Charles) has 100 |
newly fitted rooms. Central loca |
ton. No advance during the fair. |
1t viii pay to engage in advance. 81 |
per day, Currier n Judd. proprie- |
tors. ID and Il South Clark street, |
Chicago.
EX-Circuit Clerk +. II. Bowman has |
accepted a position as manager of |
hoester d Martins real estate Office |
in this city. Mr.. Bowman is an eX-
cellent and experienced business man |
and the ARGUS extends its congrat-
ulationS to the firm securing his |
services.
The committee on subscriptions in |
with the project looking |
to the location of the NoNall factory |
here. has received formal notification |
from Isaac Nesem Il Co. that the Of |
fer made by Rock Island is declined, |
and not with any particular express |
sion of general gratitude either.
Saturday evening a woman at
tracted attention on lower First |
avenue by going down to the river
with small parcel in her arms,
which she was seen to throw into
the river. and then to return up
town. The police were notified of
the circumstance and of the POSSIBLE
ity that the case might involve rep
etition of the Mabel La Grange act,
and went down and looked over the
premises, but so far nothing of the
order has been developed.