Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-08
CITY CHAT.
Fresh cat fish at Hess Bros.

next Sunday-s2.5O round trip.
Miss Abbie Burns has returned
from 5-weeks' visit at Tiskilwa.
The Rock Island excursion to
Chicago next Sunday-$2 so round
trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Kenworthy de-
parted Yesterday On 1O-days' trip
through the east.
Round trip to Chicago $3.50 next
Sunday. Train leaves over the Rock
Island at 6:10 a. m.
Judge Peasants disposed of some
chancery matters in the circuit court
yesterday afternoon.
Rev. w. II. Dorm, OF Northampton,
Iowa, is here on q visit to his broth
or, +. II. Dorm, and wife.
Oxtail soup next Saturday at
Thomas VanHecke's, corner Fourth
street and Fourth avenue.
DIR. j. NJ. Barth las removed his
dental fixtures to St. Louis, where
he will follow his profession.
The Burlington route sells tickets
for the Knights Templar excursion to
Boston and return at $685.. as low
as any other line.
Buy your tickets today for the
Chicago Sunday excursion at the X.
l. Il 7. Twentieth street depot, or c.,
X. l. & p. depot office.
The Burlington route sells tickets
for the Knights Templar excursion
to 30 ston and return at $23. IS, as
low as any other line.
Contractor o. j. King, of the Rock
Island postofiice building, left last
night for Salina, Kan, where he is
also putting up federal building.
He will return Monday.
Why buy an s-quart crystal mar BILE
enameled preserving kettle of the
canvassing agents for 81 when you
can get the same article at S1S Twen-
ty-fourth street for $3.50.
Col. A. K. Burlington, commandant
at Rock Island arsenal, has issued an
order forbidding horses and vehicles
used in conveying the laborers from
the tri-ci'ies to their work being
kept on the island during the day.
Fire last night destroyed the barn
on the premises of Gus Kirsch, 4O3
Forty-fourth street. The Centrals
and No. 3 companies responded to
an alarm, but arrived too late, on
account Of the neglect in not sending
in the alarm sooner, to be of any as
sistancc.
The plans were received yesterday
for the East Moline Engine and
Tool company's building at the new
manufacturing site. The plans were
drawn By Architect l.. Nj. Curry, of
Chicago, and are models. The three
railroads passing through East Mo-
line have asked for 800 feet of
freight depot space conveniently To-
Gated.
In letter to friend in this city,
written in Germany, Rev. j. II. Kerr,
the former pastor of the Central
Presbyterian church, states that he
will be in Rock Island with his fam
lily about Sept. !, enroute to San
Francisco. where he has been ap-
pointed to the chair of New Testa-
ment language and literature at a
handsome salary.
RCorporal George Flood and PIivates
Frank Quayle and Ernest Schneider,
accompanied by the company cook,
Fred Schmid, whose epicurean abili-
ties are recognized by the boys in
blue from past experience, leave this
evening for Camp Lincoln to make
preparations for Company AS COM
ing. The company leaves over the
C., Ii. " q. at 7:iO tomorrw evening.
A representative of the Theo.
Ascher Il Co. millinery house of Chi
cago, which some weeks ago. through
its attorney, Adair Peasants, Sc
cured bill Of sale of the millinery
stock OF Mrs. Sophia Schmidt on
Second avenue. today took posses
sion of the goods and removed them
to Chicago. Since the bill Of sale
was made to satisfy the firms claim
against the stock. Mrs. Schmidt has
been in charge here for Ascher & Co,
and she will now return to Chicago
accompanied by her husband.
A hcartless Davenport individual
attempted to drown small dog from
the ferry dock on that side this
morning, by tossing him into the
river with a stone tied about his
neck. The stone was just heavy
enough to burden the dog and i'm
pede his progress toward the shore,
and not sufficient to pull him down
and end his misery speedily. The
little animal was able to paddle
slowly toward the shore and keep
his nose out of the water, but was
fast becoming exhausted when hu-
name people on the dock rescued
him and cut loose the weight. The
canine wagged his tail in grateful
acknowledgment of the deed, and