The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-08-26
.uthv" CAME come.

Mrs. j. 1t. Mueller Is improving.
Next Monday court will be in session.
Regular drill of the Rodman Rifles
tomorrow EVENING"
BE careful, be careful. or we will
drop" on the new deal.
On Tuesday next the Great London
Show will exhibit in Rock Island.
The town is full of hard looking
strangers whom the police will do well to
closely watch.
On Nov. 4th the people will decide
whether Rock Island shall be under gen.
eral incorporation.
The Knights of Maccabee had a very
pleasant ball at Odd Fellows hall. Mo.
line, last evening.
The new dwelling and store being
erected by VIM. Kay, on Moline avenue
is assuming proportions.
"A new sidewalk on the east side Of
Goth street near the corner of Third
Avenue is among the Improvements to-
day.
Officer Metsch arrested drunken
fellow last evening and put him in the
cooler. He had an artistically ornamented
eye and skinned proboscis.
| n. Z. DeCamp, representing the
National Yeast Co., of Chicago, has been
i in the city the last few days looking after
the interests of the company in this vicinity
, VIM. Patterson, Waterman of the up
per mills is missing, and it issupposed has
,, gone to Canada. The matter is not suf-
ficiently developed to give full particulars.
AID. Lundy returned home last even
ing from Napierville where he has been on
account Of the severe illness of his father,
! who is still very low, and can hardly re-
d cover.
g The dual editor of the Union will not
9 form part of the Hayes escort as was
fondly hoped There is an air Of sadness
in the announcement that the invitation
:. has been declined.
/. John Bengston's drug store is to be
a somewhat improved, the prescription case
: will be moved ten feet back, the walls auC
: ceilings ornamented to correspond will
the front of the store.
The Union demonstrates its vel
/ known ability to ''slop over" by using VI
e over a quarter of a column in describing
1Ox18 feet out house, mysteriously desig
n mated the county "retiracy."
l. George Lyter, late conductor on th
!. G. B. & O., it is stated will open frs
~ class saloon in the Keator House Block
Moline. George is just the sort of ma
Is to make success of first class place.
s The little game is working yer
y u smoothly at present, but then the old say
g ing holds good-'there is many a slip
~ etc. The Republican wire workers WI
* be very apt to realize the force Of this q
ID an early day.
~ The Union says THE Republican
don't care continental whether the oppc
sition is divided or united. The Republ
re cans are in majority and propose to WI
u anyhow" all of which is an easing off {
30 some surplus wind, and part of the gam
: of bluff"
Marshal Halves has purchased a ne
set of harness; nothing remarkable
u this, it is true. But accompanying ii
harness in a set of patent "reversib
'S' lines" new feature in the harness lin
iS' A person unaccustomed to the new reir
We will be bothered at first, but once used
uy them, there is simplicity to the inyel
ca ton that commends its novelty.
III Reporters are not admitted to Il
''' Ninth street church where the trial of
L. Pinkley, on the charge Of immortality,
now in progress, The excuse is that tt
Is, matter is private, and church and not
an public quarrel Those who are conduc
Jus ing the trial, cannot blame the public
they are accused of a desire to conce
some of the particulars. The pape
lof would not publish, probably. all of Il
ore proceedings, but there are many points
oi the trial which would be better told al
Tue thoritstively than through guess wor
Vi aud this ought to be sufficient reason
giving publicity to the whole affair. Not
ing is gained by concealment.
18th A good nurse is blessing to every fal
ar lily, and all sensible nurses recomme