The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-26

How is this for hotf
The Chicago mail was one hour late
last evening.
The wounded man is still In critical
condition at the armory.
Fay Il Smith of Davenport, are going
to rebuild their establishment,
S -Templar Lemonades are in good de-
mand.-call on your grocer for sample.
8-No police news.-the magistrates
have all they can do Ito keep cool this
weather.
The Moline Dispatch is "bilin" mad
because che Davenport Gazette has a cir
culstlon in Moline.
The Ancient Templars, of Davenport
will have an excursion on the Silver
Wave tonight. to Muscatine.
Andrew Soderstrom, who has been
adjudged insane. will be sent to the asy-
lum, Jacksonville, in day or two.
The heaviest rain of the season, ac'
compapied by severe thunder and lightn-
ing. occurred in this vicinity last night.
The artesian we'll of the Moline Paper
Co.. is now down about 100 feet. and they
intend to go on until clear water is struck.
The Moline Dispatch announces that its
reputation rs q moral newspaper has been
established Capt Haverstick is the editor
nowl
1t was reported to-day that Col. kobt.
G. Ingersoll is to come to Rock Island to
stir up the Republicans in the interest OF
Garfield,
Mike Corcoran is having q Dew sign
put up to direct all the world where to 60
when they want blacksmithing done in the
best manner.
-Gottlieb Beck is expected home from
Germany in few days, The steamer on
which he sailed was expected In NewYork
on Tuesday night. but did not arrive.
R, a, Whitesids has returned from a
highly successful trip in Iewa, in the
Interest of B. D. Buford & Co. He says
crops look well in the section he has
visited
Miss Aunie McDole, the young lady
who hurt her back while lifting a boiler
from q stove. some ten days ago, died at
the home of her parents. On Fourth aven
ne. on Wednesday. Her funeral took
place to-day, from the residence, at 10
o'clock A. u,
The campaign in Africa commenced
on Bengston's corner this forenoon. and
Tomorrow evening. at Darts hall, the
Rev. jackson Blackburn will tell what he
knows about the bird that did not do the
right thing when it lit on Garfeld's house,
at Mentor. just at the time of his nominal
ton at Chicago.
The County Clerk has issued the re
quired documents to Fl. Lambert and
Mary E. Young. August H. Wendt and
Lizzie Erler, Spencer Mattison aud Anna
and George Schneider. Jr. and
julia Mougen. in order that they all may
be made happy.
The many friends of the Rev. A
and Messrs. John Sauerman'
Peter Hay and Ulas Utka, will be pleased
20 learn that they arrived safely. in New
FORK yesterday, and that their arrival
nome on next Saturday may be ex
pected,
To-day. the Goth the Davenport
Gazette celebrates the fortieth anniversary
Of its birth, Mr.. Levi Davis, who ''set
up" and worked off, the first issue of the
paper, is still on deck. and may be count
I'd as q truly newspaper veteran. THE
ARGUS wishes the Gazette another forty
years of prosperity, excepted.
1t is said that Mrs. Barney Cleveland.
the widow Of the barber lately killed at
Milan. is living in shanty, with but one
room, in Moline. with nine children to
care for, and the oldest. a lad of Is years
is sick and the probabilities are that he
cannot recover. We thick that there are
enough Of good people in Moline to see
that such things do not exist in their
midst.
Wednesday evening Mr. August II |
Wendt of this city was married tn Miss
Lizzie Erler, daughter of Mr. Robt Erler
of Port Byron, The ceremony WAS by |
Rev, j. A. Reynolds, of the Uui:ed Pres
byterian church, this city. Mr.. Wendt
has been for nearly 3 ysars in the EN- ploy |
Of G "a DoelIinger of this city, but will
shortly open a furniture store in Port
Byron, The young couple hs1e the best
wishes of THE ARGUS for success,