The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-04

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hat store, Davenport.
The Qaarterly payment of pensions
was being made to-day. p
"A bell telephone. has been put into
the Fourth Avenue drug store.
Geo. w. d. Harris has removed to
No 1918 Second avenue, nearly opposite
the Harper House. 4d4t
The Clinton arrived up at2.30P. M.
to-day. will leave this afternoon. The
Annie, down, is now due.
A cigar stand has been placed in tn q
Office of the Rock Island House. and is a
decided improvement 10 the way of piece
Of furniture.
A large limb of one of the trees in
Court House Square, was broken of By
the wind during the storm Of this morn.
ing.
County Clerk Donaldson. on Thureday
issued q marriage license to James Stuart
Dart andiMiss Elizabeth W hitman, of Rock
| Island.
The ladies of st, Joseph's Church,
will, this evening, hold a strawberry festi
val in the vacant store adjoining the Rock
Island House.
This is happy day for the boys and
girls as the schools close to-day for the
summer vacation. If it ia not, boys and
girls arc not like what they used to be.
1t pays to go to Ryan the halter, Dav-
en- port. for hats. &c,
The Anniversary of the Home Study
| Association has been postponed till next
Thursday evening. June 10, on account of
the Bowlby Concert tonight.
Geo. w. d. Harris, has any number
of inquiries for houses to rent from IS to
SIS per month. Parties having houses
for rent would do we'll to call upon Mr.
Harris
The Harper House has now two
telephones one in the Office of the latest
improved pattern, and the other is placed
outside in the vestibule for the use OF
guests.
-Piscators who patiently sit for hours
on wharves and other convenient places on
the banks of the river, state. that "buffa-
To-" have been captured freely during the
past two evenings,
In another column of THE ARGUS
tors of this city raising the price of meals
which formerly were 25 cents to S5 cents.
This is done owing to the general advance
in the price of provisions.
The concert tonight at Harper's
Theatre, given by Mr. D. Roy Bowlby is
being looked forward to as something
unusually choice, and. those fortunate
enough to have received invitations will
not be disappointed.
| "A large excursion party came in on
the .. B. & O. Ry. from Gslesburg at
9 o'clock this morning. They report fine
weather when they left early this morning
It is the intention of the sxcursionists to Wis
it the Island and other points of interest in
this vicinity.
Last night man, name unknown, at
the c., B. & Q. depot, was reported to
Deputy Marshal German as having lost
his pocket book containing $50. He had
Just bought ticket and put the book in
his vest pocket In tew minutes 1t was
gone, how or where he knew not
For sale two elegant residences for
So, 500 .and 1900 each. These houses
cost $1,000 apiece few years since.
Apply to Geo. W. D. Harris.
| MIR. P. O'Mara, will leave tonight
for Hilsdsle TO try a case Tomorrow
where Harry Henderson is charged with
the crime of stealing a steer from
William Mills a few weeks since. Both
parties are we'll known farmers of the
ueig hborhooi. The case will come before
Squire Feaster
The storm of tdis morning has dam
aged a number Of crossings and side walks
ID the city and Vicinity, The sand in
many places having been washed away
and in other places it stopped up exists
and caused flooding. In the Chicago
round house there was about two feet of
water this morning.
Those elegan. MANILA hats all came
from Ryan's hat store, Davenport
| HoS UbBu IOFmeQ
day between NJ. s. O'Neil and w. G
Black burn in the real estate and collecting
business. They have opened an Office at
No. 1921 Second Avenue, and will give
particular attention to buying. selling aud
renting property. and the collection of
debts. Their experience and business
connection should bring them a large bus
mess and insure success.
| Houses suitable for those of moderate
means. ranging in price from 5000 to
$1,000. For sale on advantageous terms
| Apply to Geo. w. D. Harris.
| This morning. on many of the side
walks. a white substance was observable,
which proved to be the nests. of a cotton
looking substance, of insects. which have
been injecting many of the trees. Viewed
through magnifying glass or microscope
these nests. or coeoons. are most interest
ing and instructive. The rain and wind
of this mornings storm had detached
| them from the branches.
! &-Queen Esther. the fsvorIta sacred