The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-19
BREVITIES.

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special meeting this evening.
| Gents low shoes in hand and machine
sewed at Carse & Reticker's.
The board of supervisors will meet early
next September.
Circuit court convened on the 4th of
September.
Children's shoes. everything new and
neat at Carse & Rettlcker's.
The Rodman Rifles will give street pa
rade this evening.
The Chicago Laundry is open and ready
for business, at 3f4 18th street If.
) Mr.. John Epperson died. at his home, in
this city, last night.
Another lot of slippers just received at
Carse s. Reticker's
| A special meeting of the city council will
| be call for next week, to take action on the
| electric light towers
| The river is higher than has been the
case at this time of the year for many
seasons.
The seventeenth reunion of the 112th
Illinois volunteers, was held yesterday at
Geneseo.
Fay Templeton will be the next attrac-
| ton at Harpers theatre. She will appear
on the Goth of this month.
A concert will be given at Milan shortly,
| when Miss Allie Schultz and few vocal
| lists from this city will participate.
A marriage license was issued this morn
I'M To T ind A.
derson.
A large number of persons will attend
the camp meeting tomorrow from this
city.
The c. B. & Q. round house is fast APP
preaching completion, and will be ready
for use by the first of next month.
The Rev. j. A. Reynolds will preach to-
night at the United Presbyterian church
upon the subject Approved in Christ"
Marshal Miller will visit Peoria to testi-
fly in the horse stealing affair in which VIM.
Wade figures as the accused prisoner.
The District camp meeting at TyndalFs
grove is now in full blast and large
number of visitors were entertained yester-
day.
The picnic of the Moline fire depart
ment is in progress at Sylvan Island, and
attracted q good number of people from
this city.
The county judges room in the county |
building has been improved and the library
will soon be removed to its old quarters
Blackberries are reported to be bountiful
in the lower part of the county, and the
farmers are engaging help to assist in
picking them.
this evening by two electric lamps, and if
the wires can be placed in position the
plan will be carried out.
W. Cation was fine s. AMI costs this
morning for using abusive language to-
wards Mrs. Hebron. He paid the fine and
was discharged.
The thirteenth anniversary of the Daven-
port Turner society will be held tomorrow,
at Schutzan park. The exercises will in
clude athletic sports generally.
The encampment of Knights Templars
will be held on Big Island, commencing
Sept. 18th. About 200 members of the
order are expected to be present.
FL. Freedorf has permit to peddle- his
lightning calculator pamphlet and the
peddler will make himself heard every
evening on Market square. II
The stockholders of the Edison Light
will hold injecting next Tuesday
evening, when officers will be elected, and
other important business transacted.
The ARGUS job office has just laid in a
large quantity of all kinds of stock, and is
to fill the largest orders on short
notice and at reasonable rates. Give us
a call.
The prohibition amendment in Iowa has
driven q large number of people to this
city. All the vacant stores have been
rented here, and the demand is still on the '
increase.
The river men are all complaining about
the dullness of the season, and are grad
ually becoming convinced that railroad
up the river is very injurious ,
to the passenger trade. II
The public schools will open Monday, {
September 4th, and all the rusticating
school teachers are returning for the years s