The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-10

81 There were great many new sprin
suits out. yesterday. rer
The work of cleaning the alleys. sti
continues by the force under Marsh.
Miller.
i After to-day those who have not PAL
their water rent, will be rega rded as deIiu
II auent.
/ During the heavy storm Sunda,
night several trees were blown on tn
:. bluff. - st
i Has anything been done IN the wa,
| of making Arrangements for the prope
observance of Decoration Day2
/ Elegant straw hats cheapest at Ryan
hat store. Davenport.
/ County Clerk Donaldson to-day ISSUED
marriage license to Ferdinand @. Hoff
Imam and Mss Bertha Dumbeck,
| David Wilson, the man now in Jail 70,
malicious mischief. is expected to 20 be
fore the county court this afternoon anc
plead guilty.
| The increased growth of vegetation
during the past few days is very remarka
bic. and the length of grass in some place.
is very noticeable.
Levi Higgins. owner Of the property
lately destroyed by FIRE at Orion, talks OIL
puttiDg up five brick stores, two stories
high, on the old site.
The sidewalk on Sixteenth street
between Fourth and Fifth avenues, is in q
very bad condition, and our city authori-
ties would do well to look after it.
| Sam FIndiey has been heard from, at
Las Vegas. New Mexico. He says iu his
letter to friend, Answer Immediately.
as may go over to Texas 10 short time.
R. W. Latin will open up a drug
store, in connection with one of the other
merchants of Orion. who has kindly ten
dered him the use of it until Mr.. Higgins
gets his block finished.
Capt James Blsisdell. of Cali &
Blaisdell, has invented a new acoustic
telephone, which is said to be superior to
anything in the vibratory line yet gotten
up.
The work of demolition has commend
ed to-day on the building just vacated by
Mr., G. E. Daniels, and also on the store
next door, which was rented by the Dom.
este Sewing Machine Co.
Those elegant MANILA hats all came
from Ryan's hat store, Davenport.
Capt Pierce yesterday made the 6rst
excursion. "trip of the season, with the Viola
to Linwood. Quite large crowd went
down, III the afternoon and returned 10 the
evening. A band accompanied them.
On Saturday, John d. Vandeburgh.
the newly elected police magistrate of
Cordova, fled his official bond withCounty
Clerk Donaldson in the sum of 81 600;
with Andrew J. Sible and George Mar
shall as sureties.
The turret of Mr. P. L. Mitchell's
residence. which is now approaching COM
pletion, is plainly visible above the trees on
Second avenue. looking down from the south
side at Sixteenth street. and the perspec-
tive is considerably improved By the add
ton.
We regret to state that Mrs. thinner
man wife Of Supervisor Daaiel. Zimmer-
man of Cordova township died this
morning. A telegram was received by the
County. Clerk announcing the sad INTEL |
igence The deceased lady had been in |
i'll health for some time.
Mrs. Ottalis Abel Haas. who will |
impersonate the queen in the cantata of
ha a.
rehearsal at Killers Hall this evening,
when there will be full meeting of mem |
bers OF the society. The committee will
also meet this evening.
The Residence of Mr.. Herman REQ
gen Moline, was burglariously entered
during Saturday night, and some wearing
apparel. half dozen knives and forks,
half dozen teaspoons and sundry other
articles taken. At present the guilty
parties have not been apprehended.
John Rink was arrested by Deputy
Marshal German, on Saturday night for
being drunk, and lodged in the Armory.
This morning he was brought before JUS
ice Chopper, who fined him SIS and costs,
'ut he was impecunious, and was ordered
o leave the state. He lives 10 Iowa
The ladies OF the Central Presbyterian
hurch have decided to hold their festival
on the 18th inst. at the store
70, 1923 Second avenue, the third door
rest of the Rock Island House. This the I
ommittee consider more central and bet =
Or adapted for the purpose. than the gas q
ouse as FIRST proposed.
"A terrible hurricane occurred at | (
Alsey, Scott county. about 20 miles north t
st. Louis. on the G. B. & @. railroad a
O'Clock Sunday evening. blowing down
lrge brick buildings, unroofiug houses n
nd demolishing telegraph poles and d
Tres, Nobody killed but several injured. p
After the pleasant weather of yester o
az. the storm at night was in marked n
,ntrast, but not unexpected. as masses of b
oud were accommodating in the south and g
'utheast during the afternoon. There t.
rs been q decided increase of these re
orms, accompanied with violent winds,
lis year compared with a number of pre- W
GUS seasons.
1t will be NIP and Tuck" on Satur, ce
" evening at Harper's Theatre. Do not a,