Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-13
CITY CHAT.
Fresh river fish at Longs.

see tne S2S Stove eNniDlt al DaVlu
Don's.
Black raspberries, strawberries,
apricots and peaches at Longs.
Currants, goosberries, cherries,
strawberries and musk melons. Hess
Bros.
Tomatoes, wax beans, green peas,
cucumbers, choice new potatoes at
Longs.
Bargains in two first class second
hand refrigerators cheap at John L.
Noftsker's.
Engineer Michael Griffin, of the
Rock Island, is visiting his brother
John in Chicago.
Judge and Mrs. +. b. Elliott, of
Minneapolis, are visiting Rev. H. C..
Marshall and wife.
Mrs. Sarah Bloom, of Iowa City. is
visiting at the home of NJ. Levy on
Eighteenth street.
Seventy-eight families in the city
use the NJ. &c ID. steel gas stove. See
the exhibit at David Don's.
"tdtHtl ROOds, iSO
freezers, gasoline stoves and Quincy
refrigerators at John L. Noftsker's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Taggart, Of
Indianapolis. are expected tonight on
a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. f. &. Frazer
Attend the free dance at L. Van
Hecke's on the corner Of Fourth
street and Fourth avenhe Saturday
night.
The first subscription concert of
Strasser's band takes place at
Schuetzen park, Davenport, this
evening.
David d. Willard, of Barstow, and
Miss Hattie NJ. Frary, of Denver, Col,
were pronounced one by Justice Weld
yesterday.
The funeral of Miss Amelia Schmid
will occur from the residence, S21
Twentieth street, at 2 o'clock tomor-
row afternoon.
Don't forget the b. Y. P. T. lawn
sociable at David Don's Friday even
ing. Come and get some ice cream,
cake and lemonade.
Mrs. s. b. Edison, accompanied by
her daughter. Mrs. l.. II. Chandler,
and child and nurse, arrived last
evening from Boston.
John Volk & Co. have been awarded
the contract for repairing the No.
and 3 bridges over Rock river by the
mayor and bridge committee.
The marriage of William Darling,
city engineer. and Miss Maria +.
Simmon, Of the Rock Island public
school corps, will occur next Tues
day.
1t has been suggested that in view
of the brilliant idea of appointing a
supervisor of primary departments
of the public schools,it might be well
to appoint a supervisor OF supervi-
sors.
The funeral of Oscar Appelquist
will take place at 2 p. M. tomorrow
from Trinity church. The remains
will be taken to the church at II, be-
tween which hour and they may be
viewed.
Fire broke out in the kitchen of
William Bells residence on Third
avenue and Fourteenth street this
afternoon. The department arrived
and subdued the flames before much
damage occurred. Chief Johnston
fell from the roof, but was not in
jured.
Ernst Wagner. Lee Pau and John
Kirkman constituted the Rock Island
delegation, which, with the Daven-
port order of Elks, instituted n lodge
of the best people on earth at Mus
catine Tuesday evening. Muscatine
did herself proud in the entertain
mcnt of the visitors.
o. NJ. Gunncll, of Big Springs.
Neb.. formerly of Rock Island. is in
the city on his way home from
Madison, where he attended the meet
ing of the head camp NJ. W. A. Mr..
Gunnell proved steadfast friend to
Rock Island on the subject of re-
moval of the head Offices to this city.
Louis Guldenzopf is getting up
another hand book ofthe Rock Island
fire department. 1t will be book
Of valuable information. containing
cuts of the various hose houses, Ar
mory building, water works and
stand pipe, list of places where keys
to alarm boxes are 10 be found, in
structions for same, etc.
One of the Galesburg excursionists,
n colored gentleman not an inch be-
low & feet 10 inches in height, was
the subject of much CONSERVATION
from people yesterday. Some said he
was Peter Jackson; others were pos
tive he was walking on invisible
stills. and some more reserved their
opinions. Indeed he is monster.
in coming down Second avenue he
was obliged to walk on the outer
edge of the sidewalk to keep from
colliding with awnings and profess