The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-07-24

house of Mr.. j. K. Gregg.
Union gospel services in court house
square tomorrow evening.
Al Bowen has returned from his
camp out, looking hale and hearty.
The employees Of Mason Il Evans.
Davenport, pic-nicked on 0ferman's Is
land, day.
The new roof aud guttering on the
high school was finished at noon to day Dy
the contractor Mr.. j. s. Collins.
The Chicago. Milwaukee Il st. Paul
train which has left at 8. As a. %. Will now
leave at s.55 a. IN. ten minutes later.
Il. B, thinner, the tailor, is about to
remove into the store No. 1910 Second
avenue, and is having the shop fitted up.
Capt. W. C. Blackburn has removed
his Office to No. 1908 Second avenue, IN
the same store as Henry Poets watch
store.
The Ksokuk Northern Line boats
have U. s. MAIL, painted on their paddle
boxes. This is since the establishment OF
through postal route.
The members Of Wide Awake Hose.
Fl. & L. Conc. 2.desire to thank Bleuers
Orchestra for the way in which they bave
supplied the music at their dances.
Mrs, Job Ross, has removed to the
store belonging to Mr.. FL. G. Blackburn.
being the most easterly one on the same
block, and few doors from her old loca-
ton,
Emma Lloyd was brought up from
Milan on Friday afternoon by Co1a able
Lafferty, and lodged in the countg Jail.
She was sent up by Justice Dickson for
three months as vagabond.
The Diamond j. .freieht house sill lies
IN an angular position. Capt. George La
mont says that just as soon as tn ewater will
allow him to get st the lower end he will
have it raised to it's proper position.
The temperature has been gradually
increasing for the past few days. and this
afternoon had got back to that point when
one is forcibly reminded that there is
plenty of hot weather yet to be enoount
cred,
Tom Tyrell. who was arrested in
Davenport on Wednesday night, for rob-
bing a man named Ander son of $i8, and
beating him besides. was held in 5000
bonds by Justice Kaufman, on the charge
Of robbery.
MIR. J. s. Gilmore is building q new
frame addition to his slaughter house, in
order to afford more accommodation for
increased business during the coming sea-
son. The new addition viii be of frame
3Ox1s feet. and used especially for hang
ing hogs.
MIR. Gust Won Doehren has resigned
the Office of Chief Engineer of the Fire
of Davenport, and the first
John Lutte, will act rs Chief
until a successor is elected. Mr.. Won
Doehren can't be blSHed-$lOO a year
doesn't pay for the work, and there isn't
bit of fun in the Office.
H. B. butcher. of the Chicago. Mil
waukee 4 St. Paul, John A, Haply. of the
G. e. I. & p. and Theodore Robinson, OF
Henry Darts Sons, who have been up
north rustieat;ng returned to-day. They
camped near Great Mosea. Lake Superior,
had glorious3timc aud look as naie as
young bucks, The same parties camped
out last summer.
MIR. Fl. E. Buckley. the scenic artist
of Eooley's Theatre, Chicago, will do the
scenic work for the Burtis Opera House.
He has arrived in Davenport and will
furnish two beautiful drop curtains, spp-
ply fourteen ''Gats," or scenes. and paint |
new borderings for the whole, Some of
the old scenes will be repasnted, as they
are good enough for any theatre. And |
when the frescoers, painters and earpen- |
ters are through. Mr.. Daniel Gould will
put in the opera chairs.
Scarlet fever is raging 10 d -veDpert. |
and namker of fatal cases are reported /
The Democrat Of that city says:-"OnI |
Main street is household 10 grief over
.hree children who have died 10 lie past
our days, and the only one left is lot ex-
,eoted to live until night. Opposite the
court lives Mr.. Miller, who lost oce child
o-day, and three others are down with
he disease. There are several families
D which one to three children are pros1
rate with the fever.
On Wednesday Col. Flagler answered
requisition from the adjutant general of
illinois. endorsed by the secretary of war,
Or twelve pieces of artillery, all six
ounaers, with 500 rounds for cannon,
nd 800 stsrd Of arms. with $4,000 blank
artridges and sixteen sets of artillery
arness. The bearer Of the reauis;tion
as DR.. S. L. Lamb bert. of Galesbure and :
le cannon. arms, ammunition and ac-
outrements are to be used at tie soldiers /.
,union at that place week after next. ;
he AMOUNT of security required was ,
10000. The or2pgaee drs wn makes six ,
lr loads
Sheriff Oh ester of Fairfield. Iowa.
rived here to-day with the necessary
apers to take charge of Chas. Smith or
aniels. the man 10 Jail here, who would /
1t return to Iowa without a requesition. |
NTH was one of the three prisoners who G
aped from the Fairfield Jail. and Sheriff a
hester very properly does not believe 10 l
ich thing as letting mp in the pursuit t