Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-13
CITY CHAT.

tonight to see the big fair
The subject of the Ninth street Nj.
f. church this evening is Hell.
A. X. 'Philleo, of Alexis.-is spend
ing the day in his old home IN the
city. b
There will be no preaching service
ut the South Park Mission chaPel
this evening.
Wauted-A girl Must. be good
cook. Wages $3.50. Cali at 1921
Fourth avenue.
President Il. Il. Cable, of the Rock
Island road, was in the city yester-
day on business.
Mrs. F. b. Lowry has returned
from Il pleasant visit to friends in
Indiana and elsewhere.
Mrs. c. p. Comegys and daughter,
Miss Mary, are enjoying an extended
visit to the Worlds Fair.
Wanted-A boy about 16 to take
care of horse and do work about
place. Apply at 1904 Seventh ave-
nue..
Misses Hattie and Mary Carter left
for Chicago yesterday to visit friends
and inspect the great Columbian EN-
position.
Miss Carrie Kemble left for Chica-
90 Yesterday. where she Will Join her
sister, Miss Lizzie, for visit at the
Worlds fair.
Monroe Kohn ihas sold his 3S-foot
front lot on Third aven ne with house
thereon to l.. Simon for considera-
ton of $4,000.
I'll Pnfnrl
block on Seventeenth street. For
terms apply AT residence. 1904
Seventh avenue.
Ii Won have any second hand cloth
ing or anything else, leave your or
der at 1922 Second avenue. Ladies
or gents promised attention.
An important meeting of the Santa
Maria society is called at the rooms
of the Schncll club this evening at
7:S0. All members should be pres
ent.
Martin Brockman. Il laborer in the
Moeller mill ward at Davenport. was
Frustrated by the heat at 4:50 yester-
dav afternoon. and was taken to his
boarding house. where he died short
~ after from the effects.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Morrison and
little daughter Genevieve. arrived in
the city this morning and are visit
ing at the residence of Mrs. Morri
sons mother. Mrs. Ann Dolly on
Twentv-fifth street. They are on
their way to the Worlds fair.
Messrs =. II. Velie and William
jackson have called Il meeting of the
Columbian note signers at the rooms
of the Moline Business Mems asso-
citation at 7:S0 this evening. to hear
the declaration prepared by them re-
iating to the grounds. 1t Is to the
interest of all involved to be present.
William McConochie. Spencer Mat
tison and G. f.. Case were appointed
commissioners to make the estimate
for the Seventeenth. Nineteenth and
Twenty-third street pavements. and
NJ. G. Mills, V. NJ. Banding and
Phil Miller were appointed commits
sioners on the Third ward sidewalk
ordinance.
CITY Electrician William Dickman
sustained severe shock while mend
ing some of the city wires at Elev-
enth and Third avenue, after the fire
this morning. Standing in the
water and bringing the two wires to-
gether he completed the circuit. ana
the shock was a result. MIR. Dick
man was rendered partially uncon-
scious and was carried into a yard
near by. where he soon revived.
Today the running meeting of the
Davenport fair and exposition asso-
citation opens, with a good field of
entries booked for all the events, For
the stake race today nine horses are
entered, for race No. there are
three entries, and for Nos. >. 4 and
>. there are five each. Trains will
leave the Perry street depot, Daven-
port. at o'clock and every half hour
thereafter as long as they are needed,
and viii bring the crowd back after
the races are over. while electric cars
also run direct to the grounds. The
running meeting i, an experiment,
and it remains to be seen whether it
will he success financially. The
races promise to be good ones at all
events
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