The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-30
RREVlTTEs

BREvlTIEs
Zweitack-at Dart & Gregg's.
There is number of cases of malaria in
Moline.
The city council win meet next Monday
evening
Smoke the 'sTwisters," the best 3-for 25-
cents cigar in the city, at the Bijou.
Cream Cracknels, fresh. just received
at Dart & Gregg's.
The board of supervisors will convene
next Monday afternoon.
Sno w-flake biscuits at Dart & Greggs.
The Finance Committee of the city coun-
Gil viii meet this evening.
Bills against the city should be present
ed to the city clerk to-day.
B. F. Tillinghast, of the Davenport Ga
zette, is a father; it is girl.
New White Glover Honey at Dart &
Greggs.
All the leading brands of cigarettes in
the market at the Bijou.
The street cars are to be fixed up in
good shape and otherwise made comforta-
BILE.
1t is stated that fifty six new buildings
have been or will DO built this season in
Moline.
Carte Blanche" fine long cut cigar
cite tobacco, sold in any quantity from 5
cents up, at the Bijou.
The little steamer st. Jacobs Oil with
Captain Boynton on board, will arrive from
below tomorrow morning.
The woman who was arrested yesterday
on complaint of her neighbors, was assess
ed 80 by Justice Chopper, to-day, and
paid.
Bob White. AIarburg Bros. Pickings,
Carte Blanche and Melrose, all new brands
of fine smoking tobacco, at the Bijou.
The railroad switch on Wells street, Mo
line, to run to the saw mills and thence
along the river bank to Rodman Avenue
is likely to be built soon.
The reports from the county are to the
effect that fair crop will be harvested of
barley and oats, but that wheat will be a
failure, and corn about 60 per cent.
The new coal shaft which viii be sunk
southeast of Moline, by Heagy s. Stoddard
win be a good one, and the firm expect to
strike vein of good coal, averaging to 9
feet
The Veteran Light Guards viii leave
Peoria on Saturday, Aug Is, at 10:40 p.
m., on special train, reaching Rock Is
land before daylight Sunday morning, and
will remain here until Monday at noon.
If you want trunk, go to j. w. Wirtel,
manufacturer of trunks, valises and trav
cling bags, No. 900 Brady street, Daxen-
port, Iowa All kinds of repairing done
promptly 5-28d3m
The land owners in the vicinity of Greg
ory's landing will commence next lnonth
the construction of levee from that place
along the river bank distance of several
miles to prevent the prairie land from any
future overflow by water.
The affair at Orion, in which a musician
at that place was reported to have secured
goods from Rock Island music house and
failed to pay for the same proves to have
been exaggerated The Rock Island house
by securing an attachment on the goods
saved itself.
Two children of William Nicholson, of
Coe township, died within three days. One
buried on Thursday and the other to-day.
They We're fine children and their death
leaves only one child to the grief-stricken
parents.
Mr.. r. L. johnson, of Drury, was in
Rock Island yesterday, and says that Eva
Simons, the six-year old child of John
Simons, of Illinois City, was bitten by a
rattlesnake last week and died in few
hours.
The little steamer Viola will leave to-
morrow at 1 80 p m. for Linwood with a
pleasure barge and an Italian string band.
She viii return at p. M, making a very
pleasant trip for those wishing to spend a
quiet afternoon.
Persons who have not already done so
will do well to pay the dog tax, otherwise
the canine without a check will suffer the
penalty of the law. On Monday the
slaughter begins; Marshal Miller is ready
to receive the tax at his office.
The stone for the foundation of the new
building of Deere & Co., Moline, is being
brought from LIE Claire, Iowa, and will be
all here in about two weeks 1t viii re
quire 900 perch for the foundation. The
superstructure will be adjoining the black
smith shop and greatly improve the looks
of the place.
John Sylvester, residing near Cordova,
had his foot badly crushed on Thursday
by a large stone falling on it. 1t is feared
amputation will be necessary. Sylvester
was injured in the right arm, about year
ago, and early in the spring, while work
ing in the field, injured his back. He seems
to be very unfortunate.