The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-06

mold fa1r IN december next
The apple crop in Scott county. Iowa,
is reported MS immense this year.
R. r. tickets bought, sold and ex-
changed. by Blake l22 W End street Dav'
export,
MIR. John Fiemming who has been
suffering with cholera morbus, Is again OF
bis desk.
There has been considerably more
hay on Market Square during the past two
days, than usual.
MIR. Fl. G. Wivill is once more IN his
accustomed business. after his little bout
with cholera morbus.
Thursday was pay day on the Island.
This generally brings few more OF the
men down town than usual.
"A dredge has been at work all day
dredging sand in mid channel OF the river
opposite the foot of Fifteenth street.
John Renquist and Miss Christiana
johnson of Reynolds, obtained marriage
license to-day from County Clerk Donald
son.
Our theatre will open with new and
original play. That is "All Correct and
as winter" tale, we hope it Will De
successful.
The correct thing these times, is go
fishing early Of morning, and return with
a string of fish about the time people are
getting to their Offices.
1t is pleasant to see number OF oid
faces at their accumtomed posts aGain'
after being laid off for few days by the
influences of the season.
The gentleman who lost his pocket
book on the G. B. & Q. train from Clinton
on Friday morning, will find it by calling
on the conductor, as he was seen to pick
it up.
A new plank sidewalk is being laid on
the East side of the First Baptist church.
and a new drain pipe put 10 from the end
of the church adjoining the residence of
the pastor.
Martin Brady is anxious to go before
the Circuit Court and plead guilty, to the
theft from Kings saloon. States Attorney
Parmenter has the papers all ready to put
him through.
There are two clocks in the post Office,
one inside the private Office. and the other
outside. The latter can be seen by the
public, but is invariably wrong, and conse-
quently worse than useless.
County Clerk Donaldson, on Thurs
day issued a marriage license to Nels
Pierce and Miss Aida Teller. of Moline;
and to- day he issued one to Minor ID,
Miller and Catharine NJ. Boyd. Of Aledo
The church choirs and other singers
Who take part in the singing at the COM
oined Sunday evening services, meet for
practice this evening at the First Metho
dist Episcopal church, under the direction
Dc Professor Mora.
The committee appointed by the city
,ouncil. to investigate into the Dietz
slaughter hcSse condition, composed of
Aldermen Brown, Lcndy and Rinck, met
this afternoon. Thirty-fou> witnesses have
been summoned.
"A teamster who was loading Sand
from the barge near the Keoknk Northern
Line wharf. had one OF the wheels of his
wagon broken. by the barge sureiug
against it. caused ty the plash n! the water
from the wheel of the steamer Minneapo-
liz.
Our police we're notified on Thursday
that horse ard top buggy belonging to
MIR, William A Nourse of Moline. mad
been stolen in Davenport. The horse is
described as. bay. stiff in the forelegs
and had on brown hy-net. 10 the buggy
was. a blue striped linen lap robe.
MIR. Louis Y. Eckhardt. takes great
pride in cul;ivating the little garden in
front of the county Jail. He has some
,hoice flowers considering the space at his
disposal: the nlost noticeable Of his botaui-
.al CIVILIZATIONS arc the castor bean, and
inc specimen of the cotton plant IN flower.
This morning handsome flag, bears
ng the Da1es Of Hancock and English
vas suspended across Market Square,
The flag is present TO the Hancock and
English club. by o. J, Dmick. The
Democrats of Rock Island are in good
lighting trim this year and propose to
how largely increased vote in Eovera Der
lext.
There was fight to day in Nichol- |
on's saloon on the corner of Tenth street
md Third Avenue, Information was
ent to POLICE headquarters, and Officer
dcCabe proceeded TO the place and arrests
d Charles CoyDe and Edward Dugau.
This afternoon they were taken before
Justice Cooke, who fined them SIS and |
osts each, and CON mitted thcm to the Jail
0 default.
Mr.. Willisg Neviu. agent Of the Port
'yron lime association, went ever the
iver to Davenport yesterday to sec Jack
lurray and Fred Winters The safe blowers
Laving had his safe 80 recently blown
pen. and as there is no reasonable doubt
ut the two worthless 10 Jail were the per-
etrators, he had a natural curiosity to
70 what they were like.
This morning q very handsome flag
ghteen feet long, displaying the stars
nd stripes, and bearing the names of
.ancock and English in large and clear
pc. was suspended from the top of the
lilding occupied by Mr.. j. r. Johnston.