Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-17

yesesrday With hsr father 70 consult
D.. Coffee. She had . delicate 0poeo-
tion performed BY him 1t Z e'cleek
yesterday afteruoon ct the Harper
house. She speaks very highly d
Dr.. Coffee.
Domestic felicity In the iamilies Of
two we'll known saloonkcepers he's
received . rude SCATTERING. and .
double-dccked divorce case may FOL.
low. Il comes from the fact thst
one Of the men has discovered Grim.
inal intimacy between his wife and
the other man.
The directors Of the Rock Island.
Moline Base Ball club held meetlne
ut the ONCE Of E II. Guyer last eve
ming to talk over the outlook for The
coming season. The prospects, ap-
pcarcd to be OF the most enc0ura8tue
nature. and 90 q was that the directors
decided to start the subscriptions for
stock ut once. 1t IL hoped 10 start
the club with 1880, and the dircc.
tors expect to have this all subscribed
BY Feb. 20.
The Union tries to belittle Chief
OF Police Sexton by saving in refer.
encc to the title marshal, which it
asserts Is . rare mark Of official dis
tinction In Europe, but u one
(which the man who was a janitor
under cx.Marshal Miller seems some
how to be ashamed Of wearing. ="
Small wonder in view OF this latter
application Of the title, Chief Sexton
should BE- ashamed to wear il.
Aid. Kennedy. who sat in the
couacil chamber throughout the en-.
tire administration Of Mayor Neon
ochie. and never so much rs lifted up
his voice In regard to the open aud
fragrant manner in which public de-
ceucy was outraged through disre.
gard and negligence Of duty on the
part Of the police. has developed .
wonderful vein Of virtue all OF . sud-
don. But Mr.. Kennedy always did
manage to become wonderfully an
gelic before election.
The Union has never been able t,
get the idea out Of its mind that bon.
orable labor. no matter how lOwly.
does not deprive the man Of personal
dignity. II attempts dirty fling at
Chief sexton this morning by saying
that he was '.jAnitor under Marshal
Miller at one time" Doubtless Mr..
Sexton would rather be janitor all
his life, and an American citizen.
than to be one Of the European
.'marshals" which the Union holds
M as the ideal Of perfection. and
carrying with IL u distinction such rs
only one Phil Miller might wear.
Billy wicsler, the barber over on
Market square. thinks he is setting
the pace on facial adornmcnt. He
claims to have advance fashion plates
from New York, which warrants the
rashness displayed in that hirsute
appendix at the extreme point of the
chin. He imagincs that everyone
becomes completely awcd and over
come with fascination Mt first glance,
and his friends will therefor take
note Of that imperial development
and congratulate him whether they
sec or admire it or not, or he will
surely he offended at the oversight.
The entertainment for the benefit
OF the Boys Brigade At the First
Methodist church tomorrow evening
promises 10 prove the most enjoy
able entertainment Of the kind ever
given in the city. The brigade will
give sword drill, and Mrs Jacobs,
while the boys are going through
some OF their evolutions will recite
Tcsavson's Charge Of the Light
Brigade" This will be followed by q
hoop drill by is young ladies under
the leadership Of Mrs. Jacobs. A
musical and literary programme wil
then be rendered, and refresh cnt,
will be served Mt the conclusion o
the entertainment. Admission l!
and 25 cents.