The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-18
BREvITIEs

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Camp Meeting has closed.
The professional tramp is around.
The Rodman Rifles win drill three times
week until the encampment.
The foundation of Deere's new building
is nearly completed.
Two RATS passed down yesterday after
noon
There are at least a dozen families
camped on the banks of Rock, River.
How about the Quincy ffremens tourna-
ment, viii Rock Island be represented
The origin of the fire at the Alday Shoe
Factory, Moline, still remains mystery.
There are number of cases of dip
liberia in the vicinity of Edgington.
A new sidewalk has been laid on Goth
street, from 5th avenue north to the alley.
The managers of the Canoe Creek Fair
say this years exhibition will be better
than any the society has held.
The Rock Island Lumber s. Manufac-
turing company expect to do a larger bust
ness this year than at any season before.
The excursion from Quincy TO Rock Is
land, talked of some two weeks ago, has
been abandoned for the present.
The Ancient Order of United Workmen
is in flourishing condition and augment
ing in membership.
A party of shootists. consisting CT Au-
gust Herkert, and others, are at Hillsdale,
hunting for game.
Of the prisoners in the Jail it is expected
about thirteen win receive penitentiary SEN
fences.
The pic mic in Warmers GROVE yesterday,
by the German Catholic School, was large
ly attended and treat to the children
Rev. VIM. Waller has been appointed
pastor of the First Baptist church, Moline,
and has concluded to accept the call.
An insect not unlike the grub worm has
made its appearance near Hillsdale and
vicinity. and is playing havoc with
tomatoes.
The Peoria papers still continue to say
good words of Rock Islands treatment of
the excursionists who were here on
Sunday.
The residents of the upper end of the
city complain of some of the boys who
congregate on corners and make night
hideous with their noise.
Superintendent S. S. Kemble, expects the
attendance at the schools the coming season
to be as large, if not larger than last year,
when it reached about 1900.
If you want a trunk, go to j. w. Wirtel,
manufacturer of trunks, valises and trav-
cling bags, No. 220 Brady street, Daven-
port, Iowa. All kinds of repairing done
promptly.
Three families of immigrants, with the
usual outfit, including the prairie sehoon
ers, passed through Rock Island to day
en- route for Nebraska. The party camped
out last night on the Davenport lot, near
the circus grounds.
Rock Island, as usual, was missed by the
storm last evening. 1t rained twenty
miles north of here for several hours, but a
slight sprinkle, not enough to lay the dust,
was all that this locality had in the way of
q shower.
Go and see Prof Samuels at the Rock
Island House and get a pair of his glasses
TO strengthen your eyes. He will not re-
main here great while longer, therefore,
Ill those wishing to see him should call on
him at once.
The police of Davenport are looking for |
man who is wanted for stealing a gold |
watch from q farmer near Wilton, on |
Thursday last. He is supposed to have
been in Davenport this week and to have
come to Rock Island or Moline.
The room formerly occupied by the Board
If Education in Post Office block, will soon
,e the office of Parmenter s. Haas, who
lave rented it. Their present Office which
8 IN the next room viii be connected by
N archway, thus giving the firm one of the
inest law offices in the city.
Joseph Baker, the jeweler, leaves this
evening for New York Boston, Philadel-
,hia and Providence, to purchase fine
took of new goods, and promises the cit
zens of this city and vicinity something
are in the jewelry and silverware line, on
lis return. 1t is his intention to purchase
II the latest styles in his line.