Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10
CITY CHAT.
Pay your water rent.

The best bfoom-I-ee's Little Gem.
Finest turnouts and reliable driv-
err. Cralle & Co.
Miss Lottie Reynolds has gone to
LaSslle. Col. for = visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. s. Keufield have
returned home to Chicago.
Experience and close attention to
every detsil. Cralle & Cos. livery.
Mrs. G. W. Negus has issued invi-
tations for reception Friday after
noon.
Sam Dart is home for the summer
months from his studies at Stanford
university. Palo Alto, Cal.
Thomas >. Layden and Miss Rose
M. Bsrtemeyer were married at st.
Joseph's church in Davenport yes
terday.
The guests from abroad OF the
Jones-Curtis wedding were dined at
Black Hawks Watch Tower by Col.
Curtis today.
Nayflowsr camp, X. n. OF A., will
give trolley party Friday evening,
june .. Tickets for sale by MEM
Der, Of the camp.
Mr.. ID. LeFrauzc has opened o
new millinery store at 1924 Third
avenue. a bright new stock and
competent trimmers.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the
Broadway Presbyterian church will
meet with Mrs. Gilpin Moore Thurs
day afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Roman Catholic Mutual Pro-
tective society and the Iowa State
Sportsmsn's association are holding
conventions In Davenport.
The Fulton people have filed the
required bond for $4,000 in the
Woodmen injunction proceedings.
and it has been approved by tho
court.
There will be special car on the
blue line ut IL O'Clock tomorrow
night for the benefit Of the guests
from this city to the Duncan Wilbert
wedding.
George White has prepared neat
and comprehensive catalogue relative
To the devices he controls patents for
In connection with road wagons and
other conveyances.
Hugh Curtis, OF st. Paul, who ar
rived this morning. rode from st.
Paul To Chicago on his wheel in COM
pany with friend and then came on
TO this city by rail.
Tho court house building commit
tee mot this morning and made
changes in the specifications for the
new building in accordance with the
recent action Of the board.
+. W. Wiesler was chosen delegate
and n. A. Mcdonald alternate to the
national convention at Chicago next
week by Arsenal council, National
Union, a. its meeting last evening.
Charles Hurton died at the home
OF his daughter. Mrs. NJ. Huthmaker,
last night ut IL O'Clock. The de-
ceased was SIS years Of age and had
been living in this city for the past
seven years.
Joseph II. Strocg. a resident Of
Rock Island from 1878 to 1888, during
which period he was a member OF
the insurance firm OF Hayes, Cleave.
land & Strong. has been appointed q
member Of the Chicago board Of edu-
cation by Mayor Swift.
The happy intelligence has been
received in this city that the report
that Mr.. and Mrs. Lievroch. parents
81 Mrs. w. A. Bishop, formerly OF
Rock Island, had persisted in the
cyclone which swept over st. Louis
and vicinity is entirely erroneous.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Ingalls, and
Mrs. A. NJ. Hess. Of Chicago. arrived
at the Harper this morning. They
are to be guests at the Jones-Curtis
wedding tonight. Russell II. Curtis,
Of Chicago, Henry X. Curtis and
Hugh Curtis. OF st. Paul, also ar
rived this morning.
This county is entitled to three
delegates to the international Sun.
day School convention to be held a,
Boston June 1896. Special railroad
rates and free entertainment hal
boen arranged for delegates. Any
sunday school worker desiring to &c
can obtain the necessary inior natior
by applying to +. b. McKown, presi
dent OF tho county association.
Miss Laura J. McGee, who is Q sis
ter o, Mrs. Edward Hill. Of this city
was one OF class Of fifteen nurse!
graduating from the training schoo
OF ihe Illinois Eastern hospital fol
the insane ut kankakeo. The com
mcuccment exercises were held to
day. Miss McGee has been connected
with the hosPital for two years and Il
considered one Of the most compe
ten, nurses in the corps.
The Stoneeutters' union is anxious
to NEE. nine from the Bricklayers
union in contest for honors will