Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-19
CITY CHAT.

Free lunch at the Star tonight.
Lunch at the Star saloon tonight.
Don't fail to hear the good singing
at the Domorest contest.
Excellent music at the Demorest
contest.
j. NJ. Buford left for Chicago at
noon today.
f. B. Sergeant, of Rockford, was in
the city today.
A nice line of fancy vace lamps at
the Columbia.
Twin City foot ball team is in
process of formation.
Clifton A Reid, of Salt Lake City,
was in the city today.
Miss Clara Bernhard left this
morning for Kansas City.
Read THE ARGUS and keep posted
on the current events of the day.
Eli Mosenfelder has returned from
purchasing trip through the east.
Misses j. X. and Ollie Space, of
Taylor Ridge, were in the city today.
Novelties in fine leather touches
Step in and see them. q. O. Huck-
staedt.
Miss Annie Murrin is visiting in
Des Moines with her friend. Mrs.
James Cotteral.
Our fall line of carpets is now COM
plete. Wen be sure to suit you.
G. o. Huckstaedt.
Attend the oratorical contest Aug.
25th, at the Baptist church, for Dem
crest silver medal.
For sale-Cheap, at once. small va
riety business stand, living rooms in
rear, at 1918 Third venue.
&. c. Blakeslee, secretary of the Y.
NJ. {. A. is very i'll. having been
threat ened with typoid fever.
Miss Lucia Connolly has returned
from her long visit in the west Her
sister. Mrs. DR.. McGavren. came
with her.
We are showing the most attrac-
tive line of dining chairs IN the mar
ket. Prices low. terms easy. q. o.
Huckstaedt.
The ladies of the NJ. f. church are
going to furnish the reading room of
the Y. NJ. c. A. that room having Just
been completed.
Harry Allendorff OF McCabe's
clerical force. has returned after a
visit to his old home in Canada of
six weeks duration.
d. ). Pinker. from Alleghaney.
Pa, will speak at the Y. NJ. c. A. to-
morrow at p. M. Subject How
to Pray for Aid in Personal Work"
We have some great bargains in
bed room suits. sideboards. tables and
wardrobes, which we will sell on
easy terms of payment. G. o. Huck-
staedt.
Miss Lulu Mitsch desires to say
that instead of her giving the party
the other evening, the event was
given in her honor by a number of
her friends.
Miss Mary Murphy, who has been
considered dangerously i'll at St.
Anthony's hospital with typhoid
fever. is improving nicely and is con-
sidered out Of danger.
Chief Brahm, of the fire depart
ment, accompanied by Chief Clio
ley. Of the Davenport department,
starts for Milwaukee Monday to at
tend the convention of fire chiefs
A marriage, to which will attach
considerable social interest, will be
solemnized, it is said, next Deem
Der, when young naval officer will
claim one of Rock Islands fairest
daughters as his bride.
7Louis Schmidt, a former well known
and popular druggist, but located
at Lincolnin more recent years has re-
turned to Rock Island and purchased
the Fourth avenue drug store. His
many friends will be glad to welcome
him back.
TomorIow's attraction at the
Watch Tower will be a grand bal
.oon ascension and parachute leap by
The Big Four Aeronaut company. Miss
NJ. NJ. Forsman will make her daring
leap OF 1000 feet, and Ed. Swanson
will do his high wire performance.
Commencing Monday, the telephone
company will adopt new rule in its
central offices, requiring the opera
tor to call back the number desired
in each instance, and in this way hop
ing to obviate errors now character
istic of the number system. The
best way TO obviate trouble i to
abolish the number system.
Neatly printed weather-proof
cards designating the hours when
collections are made are placed on
all Of Uncle Sans mail boxes
through the city. This is Il conven-
fence to the public that has not
heretofore been provided. and people
now depositing letters in the boxes
will know ut what time they are
taken from the box.
The fall term of the Rock Island