Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-01
CITY CHAT.

Fred Haigh, of Cable, was in Rock
Island yesterday.
&. H. Church, of Carbon Cliff. was
in the city today.
Dress goods from lie to 25c per yard
at the Columbia.
T. NJ. Biddison and wife, of Omaha,
are yisitingin the city.
w. W. Elliott, of Edgington town
shib. was in the city today.
Wauted-At once by F. c. Hoppe,
rs tailors. Must be good ones.
March has come in with decided
ly lamb like tendency. Look out for
the exit.
Miss Lucia Connolly left last even
ing for Pasadena, Cal, on two
months visit
Hugh Garvin, who has been in
Peoria for some time past, is making
short visit at home.
At less than half and many goods
at less than one-fourth regular price;
all nice goods-no damage-M. & X.
Two handsome new motors for the
Tower line, numbers 80 and d, came
over from Davenport this afternoon.
Pcrfect-no damages boys long
pants suits as large as size Is at $3.50
per Suit-closing ont fire sale at NJ.
&K.
Long pants suits with vests for
boys mp to Is years OF age-S5 and Sc
grades going at S1.10 4 suit-fire sale
at NJ. & X.
GL. Elwell. night Operator at
the {. 3. Il G.. left this morning
for Barstow 10 accept the position as
day operator.
The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Dry
Goods company, of Davenport. will
announce the exact date Of their
opening soon.
The Jewish society of the three
cities will unite in the Pouram ball at
the rooms of the Standard club in the
Kreil & Math building tonight.
Mrs. Col. Henry Curtis has gone to
salt Lake City to attend reunion at
the home of her father, NJ. b. Osborne.
formerly of this city, in honor OF his
Goth birthday and at which all his
children viii be present.
The inaugural ball at Armorv hall
OF Friday evening promises to he a
very pleasant affair. The invita-
tionS and tickets are handled with
Scrupulous care and the result no
doubt will be a very entertaining
event
Tom Cox, who fought Boyce. Of
Wenona, H.. 50-round draw early
yesterday morning, arrived home to-
day. Though Boyce had 20 pounds
the best OF it, Cox stayed it ont and
saved his hackers money. 1t was
one of the hardest fought mills that
ever occurred in the state.
The friends of James f. Larkin are
mentioning him in connection with
the office of police magistrate. He
l. one OF the most popular aid
ermcn who ever who ever sat in the
council chamber. and if placed on
the democrat ticket this spring would
undoubtedly make strong run.
The board of supervisors met in
regular March session at its rooms in
the court house at , O'Clock this af-
ternoon, Chairman Smith presiding.
All the members except Supervisor
>choonmaker were present. Arthur
Goodrich, of Canoe Creek. taking the
seat in place Of :. w. Woodburn. re-
signed.
Crop * Correspondents Campbell's
report to the department. of agri-
culture for the month of February
shows that 80 per cent of the corn
cropof 1S92in this county remains on
hand March l, that the entire crop
was marketable and the average
home value of that still on hand is
Is cents per bushel. Twenty per
cent of the crop yet remains in the
field
A conference was held yesterday at
the Office of the Rock Island Brewing
company to take into consideration
point of difference that had arisen
between the company and the brew
ers' union. Adjournment was taken
untiia-future time, when all matters
are likely to be amicably adjusted in
the same pleasant manner as have
heretofore characterized the relations
between the company and the union.
Uncle Lewis Wilson. OF
Rural, was in town Yesterday.
Mr.. Lewis is one of the stall
wart democrats of the state. He
has voted the democratic ticket for
over 30 years and has been a reader OF
The ARGUS since It's first issue. And
ne is not selfish about these eniov-
ments, either: for he not only takes
one himself. but sends five copies to
as many children who are located in
the west.
Sunday afternoon at his home in
Davenport occurred the death Of
Henry Bold. at the age of ~ wears.
Mr. Bold war 10 years an emplove in
the upper saw mills in Rock Island
Two wears apO he met with on aoo;