The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-18
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iA-H1CHu6 Will nave tch cA&1@ pVitSS nAan
during the regatta.
The regatta next week 10 expected TO
draw large number Of strangers here.
The river is higher now than at any
time within the recollection Of the oldest
inhabitant.
-Geneseo will have grand fremen' q
tournament on July 4th, 20 which all de-
partments 10 this vicinity are invited.
| "A new side walk is being laid on the
West side of Eighteenth street and near
Third avenue. 1t was much needed.
| The Turner'S are busy at work trim
ming the arches, and tomorrow the city
is expected to present a gala appearance.
The Union Square presents finer
appearance than for some time, since the
city authorities have cut the grass and
weeds.
| Judge Glenn. will preside at the Cir
cult Court tomorrow afternoon at 2 o.
clock. There are two cases likely to be
argued.
The proposed opening Of hospital az
announced in last evenings ARGUS meets
with favor, and it is hoped will prove q
success.
Mr.. Roy d. Bowlby. had Bell tele-
phone put into the Harper House Music
Store. on Thursday. so as to be up with
the times.
| There was q great iuhux of visitors
last night. and the number is increasing
.ho Tu.n Fat or5 tha ~arntko ho;u~ -
close at hand.
| This morning the sale of reserved
seats without extra charge, for the Turn
Bezirk Fest,on Sunday evening commenced
at Wylie & McCune's.
| County Clerk Donaldson, Thursday
issued marriage certificate to Frank G..
Bronson of Clinton, Iowa, and Miss Helen
Vandeburg of Cordova.
| Mr. Montgomery Meigs, U. s. Engi-
neer. has been engaged making surveys Of
the river at this point, particularly as re-
CARDS the extraordinary rise.
Col. Mckay of Sigourney. Keokuk
County. Iowa, delegate to the Demoera-
| tic. n stional Convention at Cincinnati, pass
ed through the city last evening.
The Fifth Avenue church people will
picnic at Linnwood. next Tuesday
evening. The excursionists will be con"
veyed there by the ferry boat Rock Island,
p. O'Mara. ESQ. has been invited to
deliver the Fourth of July Grafton at
Cleveland, Henry County, and has accept
ed. The people OF Cleveland hsve:made a
good selection.
| George GotburR. was arrested last
night bp Officer Hull for being drunk and
was taken to the Armory. This morning
before Justice Hayden he was fined So
and costs which he paid.
The work of preparing the triumphal
arches for the Turn Bezirk Fest is now
being vigorously prosecuted. An addi-
tional arch is being erected on First ave-
nue. and Eighteenth street.
Some authorities place the population
of Rock Island between IL 900 and $4,000
persons, while other authorities say tie
returns will not show population of more
than ii 900 or slightly over it.
The census enumerators are flir z
their returns with the County Clerk 1t
is believed all have got through with their
CANVASS. but it takes some time to fix up
the books after that is done.
MIR. George Wagner of the Atlantic
Brewery, is having a triumphal arch
erected in front of his premises On Moline
Avenue, and reaching across the street.
1t is in honor of the Turn Bezirk Fest.
MIR. August Schmidt is doing the work.
The Keokuk Rowing Club brought up
their six cared barge on the steamer Red
Wing last night. and to day they started
to row up to Moline over the rapids. The
boat is AZ feet inches long of fine work
maDship and the crew are rasolute and
plucky fellows of fine physique.
The steamer Lulu, of Davenport.
which has been engaged for toe press and
Judges boat at the regatta next week
passed under the bridge yesterday. and
although she is very small. and had her
smoke stack down, the floor of the bridge
was but three INCHES from her cabin top,
while passing under the draw. To-day
she would collide with the bridge unless
the draw was opened.
The partnership announced as exist
ing between w. @. Blackbu and M. s.
IO'Neil, is not yet perfected. Negotiations
were made and arrangements nearly com
pletcd. but as Jet the papers have not
been signed. The matter will be definite
| ly settled soon.
On Thursday Mr.. Albert Henry
Smith. of Palo Alto County, Iowa. was
married to Miss Oaa E. Weatherhead. OF
Rock Island. The ceremony was per"
formed at the residence Of the brides
mother, near Barstow. by The Rev. Gao.
K. Palmer, of this city.
| Deputy Sheriff Ankrum started for
Toledo. Ohio. to.day, with requisition
for George Klingler. the man who obtained
/ the suit of clothes fraudulently from Mr..
Loeb. of this city. who swore out a war
rant for his arrest before Justice HAYES,
yesterday.
And now we shall have any amount
of wrangling about population. This
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