Rock Island Argus., 1895-05-15
CITY CHAT.


Fancy Dakota BurbAnks at Longs.
Plenty of choice strawberries at
Longs.
Special, Thursday. at Young &
McCombs'.
A very fine line of si1eboards at
Hoibrook's, Davenport.
Macintoshes-the right kind-the
good kind, at NJ. & KS.
You'll find the tony styles in gen.
tlemen's shoes at M. & KS.
Plenty of nice fresh Strawberries
received daily at Hess Bros.
Bicycles repaired at 1917 Second
avenue by j. J.Carroll. Work war
ranted.
A preventative for colds-one OF
those light weight overcoats NJ. & X.
are showing.
All wool carpets at Holbrook's,
Davenport, at 49c a yard. Good
tapestry carpet at SOC.
Mesdames c. H. Stoddard and
c. L. Walker have returned from a
George L. Littler qualified yester.
day afternoon as a special policeman,
as government bridge guard.
James Knittle, the expressman,
and Miss Lizzie Walker were mar.
ried by Justice Halves this afternoon.
Don't fail to call and see those bed
room suites that Holbrook, in Daven.
port. is selling this week. 1t will
pay you.
Drs. Il. NJ. Pearce, A. H. McCand.
less. G. NJ. Babcock and W. T. Magill
left for Galesburg this morning to at.
tend the statei convention of the
Dental society.
Lieut.. Charles A. Keller OF Col.
Mackenzie's staff. returned this
morning from New York. Lieut..
Keller is now the ranking second
lieutenant of the army.
Mrs. Charles Buford sails MAY 80
for a years European stay. She will
probably be accompanied by Mrs.
Peter Fries and her grand daughter.
Miss Millie Schmidt, who coutem.
plate a visit to the old world.
A continuance was granted in the
suit of Baker & Housmau VS.. Fred
Appelquist, after a jury was en-
pannelled yesterday. William Nc.
Entry appears for the plaintiff and
j. 7. Kenworthy for the defendant.
Fred Hitler. special tax collector.
has arranged for Office room at Hues
ing & Hoeft's on Second avenue and
Eighteenth street, where those bav-
ing business with him can find him
at any time between the hours of 8
in the morning and 6 in the evening.
The Tri-City team was defeated al
Clinton yesterday by score of IL to
8. Other games resulted: At Du-
buque-Ottumwa, z; Dubuque, Is.
At Observation-Disclosures, II; Gales.
burg, s. At Waterloo-Cedar Rap
ids, 10; Waterloo, 12.
Apropos of the councils attitude
as to stone for curbing being cut or
the ground instead of at the quarry
the Edwards & Walsh Construction
company states that it has never
pursued any plan other than having
the stone dressed here.
The police committee. it is believed
will favor the plan of adding three
more men to the force, which i.
proper. 1t is only hoped they viii
be filled bv men who will really in
crease the efficiency and standing oi
the force, and will not be selected
from some of the applicants for posi-
tions who have so far been disre
garded. but are still holding on fol
recognition.
All gentlemen interested in ches.
are invited to attend the second ser
les of games between the Davenport
and Rock Island Y. NJ. e. A. clubs
The contest will be held at the Y
NJ. c. A. rooms. Rock Island, FRIDAY
evening. The home boys had to bs
satisfied with second place last week
but expect to play victorious gam
for us this time.
| Down in Drury the agriculture
industry is active. and one citizen o
that township. who was in Rock Isl
and yesterday. stated that som
farmers were pushing through a
such a lively rate that three horse
were required at the plow shaft in
stead of two. "And yet," he said
..they talk about democratic dul
times under Cleveland. When unde
the Harrison administration did "
eyer see three horses to a plow?n