Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-28
CITY CHAT.
ne grass seed at Longs.

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Fresh river salmon at Longs.
X. A. Donaldson went to Chicago
last night.
Social and clipping party at Carse's
hall this evening.
A choice assortment Of fresh vege
tables at Longs.
Tomorrow IS bill day at the city
city clerks Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Mitchell went to
Chicago last evening.
William McEniry and family have
returned from New Orleans.
Mrs. Hudson Haley LETT today
for visit with Anawan friends.
For the coming election 265 have
registered in the first precinct OF the
Seventh ward.
Mrs. f. G. Spauldipg and daugh-
ter and Mrs. W. S. Spaulding. left
for Chicago this morning.
The coming alderman from the
Fourth warh is Charles Bleuer. His
opponent will get out of town entire
ly again after election.
Tom Fender will have q magnifi-
cent vote in the Fifth ward for alder
man. He is the right kind of timber
for a representative councilman.
The Kings Daughters are meeting
with the greatest success in the dis
posal of matinee tickets. Everyone
is SO enthusiastic over Carpenter.
The ladies and society of the Sons
of Veterans will give a social and
clipping party this evening in
Carse's hail. Admission Is cents.
Supper free.
The matinee Saturday afternoon
promises to be big success-every-
body wants to see those wonderful
Japanese pictures, and to hear Frank
e. Carpenter.
w. c. Maucker will be elected
alderman in the Third ward. He is
an intelligent, wideawake young man
of the self-made kind that do credit
to any confidence reposed.
The Rock Island & Davenport Ferry
company is having a dynamo and the
necessary wiring put in the ferry
Augusta for Illuminating the boat
throughout by electricity.
The instructive nature of Mr.. Car
penter's lectures make them of great
value to both scholars and teachers.
No one can afford to miss this liter
airy treat for Saturday afternoon.
John Surman. the democratic al
dermanic candidate in the First ward
is a representatives. intelligent citizen
who has the courage Of his cOnvic-
lions and will make q first-class aid
erman.
John nj. Bowen, South Moline tax
collector, in his report to the county
treasurer, makes the following show
ing: Charged. S12.l25.89; collected,
$7,S25. 90; delinquent, 81, 1888; COM
mission, $l56.52.
Henry Lohse, the Second ward
democratic candidate, will be elected,
the boasts of a certain republican ele-
ment of the ward to the contrary
Notwithstanding. His nomination
was exceedingly fortunate.
The Union says forty to fifty men
attended last nights mass meeting.
There were not less than % present.
but it is natural that the Union
should seek to depreciate the num-
Der as well as the outcome.
Harry b. Simmon is making an
elegant canvass for the Office of city
treasurer. His frank and pleasant
manner and his knowledge of BUSH
attract men and win confidence.
The local insurance agencies are
in SESSION at the Harper today with
a committee composed of r. S. Odell.
II. II. Rossweiler. l.. f. Hildreth and
E. j. Carlisle, of Chicago, with a
view to forming a board for fixing
and controlling rates.
Mothers. YOU know it is a hard
thing to find a shoe for your child
that looks we'll, wears we'll and fits
well. We have them in all shapes
and shades. in fact we just received
the finest line of children's shoes
ever shown in the city. Dolly Bros.
Mr.. Carpenter has travelled during
the past year thousands OF miles in
China, Japan and Corea He took
1000 negatives. and his talks illus
trated by these are packed full of in
structive Information and they are
at the same time graphic and full OF
fun.
John Kitson. who has been con-
fined at st. Anthony's hospital for
the past two months, died this
morning at II o'clock. Of consump.
tion. The remains were taken to the
residence of the deceased's brother
in-law. William McCOnochie, PSI:
Seventh avenue. from whence tn.
funeral will occur. Kitson was un
married and about thirty-five year
Of age.
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