Rock Island Argus., 1895-04-30
CITY CHAT.

j. E. Montrose left for Chicago last
night.
Strawberries and pineapples at
Hess Bros.
Strawberries and pineapples at
W. A. Ehleb's.
Ringing Bros shows at Daven-
port tomorrow
Mrs. Charles McHugh went to III s.
kilwa this morning.
Postmaster John Vanderburgh, Of
Cordova, was in the city today.
Wax and green beans and other
fresh vegetables at W. A. Ehleb's.
Master Joseph Haislip. of Chicago.
is visiting Master Charles Negus.
Messrs. John Crubaugh and f. w.
morning.
Mrs. NJ. Jacoben, of Frederick.
ILL.,, is visiting her daughter. Mrs
Al Rogers.
Wax and string beans, green peas,
Bermuda onions and head lettuce at
Hess Bros.
Deputy Collector Lamont's inter-
nal revenue receipts for last week
were 81, ,l6S.lO.
Tomorrow will be show day. Ring
ling Bros, who take back seat to no.
body. will pitch tents at Davenport.
Charles UTRECHT, an old resident
of Davenport, suicided by hanging
yesterday morning. He was 6S years
of age.
Tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock
we offer for 75 cents a ladies' 81 OK
ford. all solid, First come, first
served-be in time; don't get left
The Boston.
The ladies of the Baptist church
will have pie and cake sale for the
benefit of the church at kingsbury's
store next Saturday.
Whiting Allen. of the advance
staff of Beveridge's Montana Widest
West, which is to be seen in Rock
Island April 9, is in the city today.
Special Oxford sale-75 cents
pair-not more than two pair to a
customer. They are positively
worth 81 pair-9 a. m. tomorrow
The Boston.
Krell L. Math received their hand
some new soda fountain apparatus
yesterday. 1t is of Mexican mahog-
any and exceedingly artistic and
attractive in design.
The new train service on the 4. |.
& P. offers unequaled time to points
in central and southern Illinois, In
diana and Ohio. For time of trains
lrl. in fh,c
The county assessors at a meeting
this afternoon fixed the basis of assess
ment for the coming year, personal
property being assessed One-fourth
of value, and land taxation the same
as last year. when it was about one
third of valuation.
j. S. Wivill arrived from Chicago
yesterday to spend the summer. We
thought the opening of the ball sea-
son would bring Jimmie back to
us. Base ball without him in the
press box would be like base ball
without an umpire.
Congressman George w. Prince is
coming to Rock Island from Gales
burg in manner that will thor
oughly familiarizc him with the dis
trict he is to represent in congress.
With his friends he is driving across
the country. He was at Cable yester-
day and expected to reach Rock
Island tonight or tomorrow morning.
John F. Cook. passenger agent for
the Davenport & Rock Island railway
compauy's Watch Tower excursion
ho- hos ;c-unI ~ ,lor
nouncing the opening of the season
at the Tower tomorrow. in which he
says: BLACK Hawk Watch Tower
will be formally opened May / for
the season of 1895. No expense hav-
ing been spared in the Improvements
of this historic spot, it is now one OF
the most attractive summer resorts
imaginable. Krell & Math, the we'll
known caterers. of Rock Island, have
taken charge of the .'Iun" aud will
be prepared to furnish meals or
lunches, thus affording the visitors
unsurpassed comforts and conven-
fences in the spacious dining room.
cafe and ball room. Band concerts
and vaudeville attractions daily after
noon and evening. A summer thea
tire has been erected wherein attrac-
tive summer operas will be given at
very moderate rates. Special atten-
tion given excursion parties visiting
the three cities, who NAV. by ad-
dressing me previous to their COM
ing, arrange for special trains and
their entertainment at the Watch
Tower"