Rock Island Argus., 1895-03-19
for political operation than Rock Isl

for political operation than Rock Isl
and.
The resignation of Aid. c. F. Bla.
del. of the First ward, who aspirea
to the city clerkship. was accepted
At last evenings meeting of the city
council, which adjourned until Mon.
day evening.
C. C. Truesdale returned thil
morning from the bedside of his
father at Minneapolis. He left him
very weak, and this morning re-
ceived a telegram that there was no
change in his condition.
That funny little man Barney
Ferguson. who will be seen in his
new play, "Duffy's Blunders. at the
Burtis opera house in Davenport,
Thursday evening, March 2l, is q
particularly strong drawing card.
To inaugurate the day of their
new market opening H. Tremann &
Sons' will sell picnic hams at 81
cents, choice sugar-cured hams ut 9
cents. and bacon at cents per
pound. Remember, tomorrow only.
When you begin to think about
wall paper, the Adams Wall Paper
Co. can show you the largest and best
assortment. and vet the cheapest
stock, in the three cities. Paper
hanging done by skilled workmen on
short notice.
Prof. j. DE Motto lectured at har-
narfs theatre nm ssCborootor Raid
ing" to q large audience last evening.
He is an interesting and distinct
talker. and makes his subject very
plain by the assistance of stereopticon
illustrations.
Rev. w. S. Marquis will deliver a
very interesting lecture on THE
Monuments Of the Bible" at the Gen.
trail Presbyterian church Thursday
evening. The silver offering taken
at the door will be used for mission
ary purposes. Everybody invited.
A recent issue of the Seattle Post
Intelligence contains an extended
and complimentary account of Al
bert Braun, who suicided in Rock
Island Feb. %. and who. as hereto
fore stated, was president of the Al
bert Braun Brewing company of
Seattle and prominent in athletic
circles there.
John Condor was placed under
800 bonds by Magistrate Schroeder
this morning to keep the peace for 80
days. John strayed from the
straight and narrow path. which he
had travelled for two years. Saturday,
consumed too much of the disturbing
fluid and made things lively about
his household, for which he was ar
rested.
The ferry, Augusta, came out Of
winter quarters today. The boat is
in charge of a new commander this
year, and the face of the veteran
master, Joseph Cameron. will be
missed. He has stood at the foot of
the stairs, or at the wheel. so many
years that it almost seems as If the
craft might wander from its custo-
mary path without him at the helm.
A new time card is expected on the
Rock Island road the latter part of
the month, after which No. l will be
made a local train, terminating its
run here, while the southwest will
split up here at S:2O. and become the
main line west as well as the south
west. The fast mail is also expected
to shorten up its time by making
less stops and ceasing to carry pas.
sengers. Other radical changes are
talked Of.
A petition is being circulated
among the taxpayers by the Rock
Island branch Of the Tri-City Stone
Cutters union. asking that all the
stone work for the new court house.
SO far as practicable. be done on the
grounds. 1t should meet with the
approval of all, because it asks what
is only right. But is there any rea-
son to hope that it will be granted by
a board that has heretofore turned a
deaf ear to the petitions of the labor
unions?