Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-15
CITY CHAT.
"Amcricus."
Buy home of Reidy Bros.
Insure with Huesing 4 Hoeft.

buy nome oil Keidy Bros.
Insure with Huesing X Hoeft.
"Americus"-have you seen it yet?
Michigan peaches by the basket at
Bunchcr's.
The paved streets are receiving a
needed cleaning.
Wild and tame plums by the peck
or bushel at Buncher's.
Kindling wood for sale by f. b.
McKown. Phone 119S.
California pears. peaches. plums
and grapes at Buncher's.
THE ARGUS Worlds fair series is
in popular demand. Preserve it.
Money to loan on real estate secur-
ity. Apply at Jackson X Hurst's.
Attend "Americus- and show that
Rock Island can sustain n first class
attraction.
Miss Alice Stephens. 27Os Eighth
avenue, will entertain the choir Of
Trinity church at tea this evening.
The Misses Marie, Charlotte and
Blanche and Ambrose Piomondin. of
Chicago, are in Rock Island visiting
friends.
F. L. Bliss, accompanied by his
daughter, Mrs. Fred Rinck, left yes
terday for pleasure trip through
the north.
The 8 per cent discount off the
fourth installment on the Twenty
third street paving will only last
short time.
Gen. Supt. II. b. Sudlow, of the
X. I. x p, attended meeting of the
Illinois Car Service association at
Peoria yesterday.
August Jasper and Louisa Long. Of
Davenport, were married yesterday
afternoon by Police Magistrate
Schroeder at his Office.
Some sneak thief entered the barn
Of Robert NcFarlane. oslo Vine
street, yesterday afternoon and made
of with a set of harness.
al differences between the Moline
Plow company and its grinders have
been fully and satisfactorily ad iusted,
and the shops are now in full opera
ton again.
Albert +. HYDE. representing
James X. Glow & Son Of Chicago, is
in the city distributing a handsome
new catalogue with the compliments
OF his house.
An excursion numbering about 500
people came in over the L. I. ,SP.
this morning. with engine 16. in
charge ot Engineer Emerson and
Conductor Joe Stephens. 1t will
leave this evening after the presenta-
tion Of "Americus.n
Members Of the Sons of Veterans
camp Of Rock Island. came over to
Davenport last evening. headed by
drum corps. and met with Joe Hook
or camp Of Davenport, n dozen wa.
termolons figuring conspicuously in
the acknowledgement Democrat.
The democratic convention of the
Second Judicial district Of Iowa. in
eludin- the counties of Scott, Clin-
ton. Jackson and Muscatine, met at
Davenport today and Judges Charles
Nj. Waterman, Of Scott: W. +. Bran
nan. Of Muscatine; Patrick c. Wolfe.
OF Jackson, and a. j. House. of Gin
ton. were renOminated.
The funeral Of the late Elijah Her
sey occurred from the residence on
Elm street this morning at 10
O'Clock. Rev. 7. W. Grafton officiat-
ing. and the Central PRESBYTERIAN
church choir rendering several APP
propriate hymns. The pail bearers
were: 7. Greenawalt. Henry Carse.
Virgil Warren. Henry Redecker. +.
ID. Folsom and Phil Mitchell.
A Davenport newspaper says Camp
Wideawake was instituted west Of
Black Hawks Tower Monday by n
party OF Davenport young ladies.
They are Misses Ellie and Flossie
Huey. Jessie Walcott. Maggie Laven-
ture. Jennie Manlove. Mabel Bird.
Lydia Reimers ard Inez Webster.
chaperonod by Mrs. c. y. Murphy.
The camp is understood to have been
christened during Monday nights
storm.