The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-24
at Freia Hall to- night.

B@Dance at Freja Hall tonight.
Rg Marshal Hawes. of Rock Island.
was up here to-day.
EgThe Henry county and Hillsdale
fairs come off next week.
HgThe Swedish people are to have a
pic mic in Atkinson's grove, tomorrow.
RgPreaching in the Congregational
church Sunday by Rev. &. @. Barnard
BNCameo oil painting RACES here to an
alarming extent. Every man his own ar
tist.
R~The third story walls have been
commenced on the Elmstedt aud Okerberg
brick.
R@John Smith says the crops on Rock
river bottom are looking fine. Late DO
tatoes will be ae immense crop this fall
sSMagistrate Swander sighs for city
stone pile, where he might furnish employ
ment to the tramps, yagrants and dead
beats who are continually coming before
him, and have to be let off with repri-
mand or boarded in the calaboose at the
expense of the city.
aaAThe play of Fate was rendered
by the Selden Irwin combination at Timm' 8
Hall, last evening. in very superior man.
ner, eliciting enthusiastic applause from
the few 10 attendance, but there was not a
quarter of house. 1t is evident that
Moline can appreciate nothing but a monkey
or niger" show.
E9Miss Fannie Dawson, young
lady living with her sister, Mrs Geo. Drake,
made an unsuccessful attempt to terminate
her earthly career yesterday afternoon, by
taking laudunum. The case is supposed to
have been that characteristic of cases of
true love. DR.. McKinnie was called and
prescribed an antidote, and the patient is
still an inhabitant If this vale of tears.
Twas thus in childhood's hours.
n@-Rev. w. NJ. Collins, of Aledo. Rev
W. Z. Spencer, of Chicago, and Rev. j
W. Haney, pastor of the NJ. 4. church
here, repaired to South Moline and per-
| formed the ceremony, at the residence of
| the brides parents. last evening, making
Miss Mary Cornwall and Peter Kneberg
| husband and wife. May they live long
and happily, is the wish of THE ARGUS.
RGHA couple of young ladies who were
driving around our streets Cor some time
early last evening, taking in the towr
pretty generally, were caught in rather al
embarrassing position by their horse balk-
ing on the corner of r. land Bass streets
1t refused to stir for quite time, and i
was only through the assistance of Brow
Mapes. whose persuasive powers prevailed
with the animal, that they succeeded il
getting out of town.
Cash!
Commencing Monday, Aug. 9th, l pro
pose 70 sell groceries exclusively for cash
do this for the protection both of my Gus
toners and myself ] shall sell good
upon a cash basis, and the purchaser vii
not have to pay for bookkeeper, collecto
or bad debts. To my CID patrons, anc
others, | guarantee to MAINTAIN the repu
tation | have formerly enjoyed. of Away
selling first class goods at the loves
. possible figures. FRANK GUNNELL
The Moline Stars.
To the Editors OF the Argus:
: When the above named Base Bali Gu
plays game OF ball they use every mean
possible fair or foul TO wiz, and il they ar
successful that is all the game you can ga
out Of them. When the Bulldozers plsye
( them We did not expect to beat them, no
r did we play to beat them, but wanted
second game; but they we're afraid to pla
US. Aud they are also afraid to play tn
y Island City. As for ball clubs | thin
+ Moline can turn out the worse "stinkers
: that | ever met BULLDOZER.