Rock Island Argus., 1894-05-10
CITY CHAT.
swberries Mt Buncher's.

NIce struWUeTrles IZA cents DOX
ut Longs.
Fancy Strawberries 10 cents a box
At Passig's.
Choice strawberries 1Oc a box al
Hess Bros.
Large assortment OF fresh vegeta-
bles ut Passig's.
Blue grass seed and white clover
seed at Passig's.
Strictly fancy straw wbcrries 10 cen Is
per box at Passig's.
Mrs. W. W. Adams. OF Atkinson.
is visiting Miss Emma Adams.
Clean house and send YOUR lace
curtains to Parker's laundry. Phone
1914.
Call ut Blackburn Il Co.'S. and see
the ucw pattern hats direct from New
York.
Mrs. S. W. McMaster is giving a
reception this afternoon to her lady
friends.
DR.. and Mrs. c. c. Carter have re-
turned from their visit to Washing
ton. ID. &.
Blackburn Il Co. have Just re-
ceived a nice display OF pattern hats
from New York.
Picturesque America ARE you
getting the series? Back numbers at
THE ARGUS office.
Mrs. Eliza Egan and daughter.
Ella, left this morning for an eNtend-
ed visit in Chicago.
Wax beans, green peas. green
beans, cucumbers, egg plant and
home grown vegetables OF all kinds
at Buncher's Spencer Square grocery
The salutatory of the Rock Islsnd
High school class OF 81 will he de-
livercd by Miss Nav Walker. and the
valedictory by Miss Mamie Ehrhorn.
Jimmie McGee. the little fellow
injured Tuesday at the log wav of
the "B." mill by c., Il. X q. switch
engine. is reported As some better to-
day.
The difficulty which interferred
with the flow of Mitchell x Lvnde's
artesian well has been removed. and
the customary supply is again fur
nished.
Engineers +. L. Hodgdon. of Rock
Island. and W. Il. Horne. OF Eldop.
Mo-. are at st. Paul attending the
biennial convention of railroad enri-
neers of America.
Miss Fannie Knox. who recently
resigned her position as operator AT
the telephone exchange because OF
i'll health. is reported very sick at
her home. 401 Twentieth street.
The Young Peoples union of the
Central Presbyterian church will give
Gypsy festival in the basement of
the church on Tuesday. May Is. A
musical program will be rendered.
and ice cream and cake served.
Junior entertainment tonight
given in the chapel of the Y. NJ. c.
A. Army experiences will be told by
;. ID. Cleland and G. II. Church.
Music 10y G.. A. X. drum corps. and a
quartet will render appropriate Sc.
lections.
DIR. Calvin Truesdale left last even
ing for Hot Springs and the Black
Hills. where he expects to meet 80
ILLINOIS physicians. who will be en-
tertained Ivy the Burlington route
and the Hot Springs Business Mems
association.
Messrs. Mailioli and George Will
son. Of Rockford. who have the con-
tract for the government building in
that city. are in the city today. and
in company with Contractor Larkin
are inspecting the course of opera
tions ut Davenport.
frankie, the little son OF Hon. and
and Mrs. W. &. Collins. of Enrle-
wood, formerly of Rock Island. was
bitten by n dog yesterday, but no i'll
effects are expected from the bite.
according to advices received bv
Frank Collins today.
T. K. Harper has leased vand-uf's
island and is negotiating for the pur-
chase Of herd of fine Jersey cattle.
and will go into stock raising
and possibly will determine to
enter the dairy business, furnish
lug pure Jersey milk and cream, if
there appears sufficient demand for the
same.
The c., b. 4 Q. is about to make
ain experiment with coal oil as n
means Of fuel in raising steam. For
some time the 90" has been using
oil for firing in its yards at Aurora and
elsewhere. and will now run an en-
gine by that means from Chicago to
the Mississippi. The Rock Island.
ms heretofore mentioned. is fitting
out locomotives for the use of oil TO
start the fires instead of wood, thus
saving an eighth of cord of wood