Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-25

Inc McCOnocble crowd must be
getting desperate. As high as $50
has been offered for workers in two
different parts of town within the
past two days.
w, j. Gilfillan. who has made this
city his distributing point for his
quarries in Kansas. has arrived in the
city with his family and will remain
! here permanently.
President ID. II. Louderback of the
Davenport & Rock Island Railway
company. arrived at the Harper this
morning. He will be in the three
cities for several days.
Our temporary store will not hold
half our present stock. hence we must
sell before removing. We guarantee
prices on organs and pianos to suit
you. Call early. Bowlby's-
| Trust not the man who deceiveth
| his friends. He who is false to his
| friends is false to himself, and being
| thus cannot be true TO any man
| What of McConochie's record?
Anyone in need of piano or organ
is simply neglecting their own inter
est by not seeing our bargains on ac-
count of rdmoving. Easy terms and
prices TO suit you Bowlby's.
II. {. Wivill has made the faireSt
and best police magistrate Rock ISL
and has ever had. and the.people will
manifest their confidence in him by
| re-electing him by a big majority.
For justices of the peace Peter
Schlemmer and II. A. Baldwin have
been chosen by the democrats be-
cause of their fitness for the office.
The people will approve OF the choice.
A vicious prize fight between two
employees of Rock Island arsenal oc-
CURED on Mud island night. Quite
number witnessed the fight. the
younger man of the two coming out
victorious.
1t is not unlikely that a well known
dry goods clerk OF this city will
shortly engage in the grocery bust
ness succeeding a gentleman who
will turn his attention TO the whole
sale trade
The democrats of the First and
Second wards are requested to meet
at the Franklin hose house this sven
ing William McEniry will be on
hand to speak. and a large attend
ance is desired.
Next week being Holy week. SER
vices will be conducted daily at Trim
itv church bv Rev. r. F. Sweet at 10
a. m. and $50 p. m. On Good Fri
day there will be an additional SER
vice from IL noon to p. m.
All young men arc invited to the
Y. N. c. A. at $50 p. m. tomorrow.
G. M. Lcosley will give the third in
the series of talks on young men,"
Subject, The Young Man in Poll
tics" Albert Johnson will sing spec
ial soles.
The Young Peoples society of the
United Presby terrain church have tax
en- the store recently vacated by the
Singer company. 1918 Second avenue.
where they will sell on Saturday.
April l, cake and pies. also linens.
| aprons. etc.
| An interesting street incident this
morning was an animated political
session on Second avenue between
| Chief Miller and Bobby Bennett.
| That interview to which the former
submitted last night may have
| brought forth n reprimand.
Chief Miller cannot excuse the dis
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of McConochie by referring to past
records. or divert public attention or
| alter public opinion. The public is
at present dealing with the present
in which Miller is very much con-
cerned.
Street Superintendent Blaisdell is
evidently being worked now by the
foxy mayor pretty much the same
Is Mr.. Harris was two years ago. The
lcaptain is urging his friends to sup
port McConochie under the promise
that if the mayor is reelected he is to
continue "a street superintendent.
1t now looks as though the pro-
posed improvement on Twentieth
street would be stubbornly fought.
A large number of property holders
principally those connected with the
Davenport lands and led by Captain
Robinson, have retained counsel and
are preparing to contest it. Such
action is indeed to be regretted.
General Manager X. Fl. McMullen3
of the Rock Island Gas works. had
quite an exciting experience with a
| burglar in his room over his office
| the other night. the intruder having
| taken advantage of the police politi-
cal fine work, but Mr.. McMullen was
alert and the burglar being baffied,
made tracks before the muzzle of
! revolver
The social of the Willing Workers
Missionary band at the Broadway
Presbyterian church last evening was
quite well attended. The bows of
/ the band appeared in the costumes of
different nations, an interesting fea-