The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-24
BREvrTIEs.

on 500 than last year.
A fresh lot of cocoanuts, just received,
at A. W. Anderson's.
Gents latest style shoes, at Carse &
Retickers 24-d6t
Littig 81 Son have at last safely landed
Justice Cookies troublesome safe in his
office. q
If the street sprinkler will 'let up" when
going over the crosswalks, he would con-
fer great favor. especially upon the
ladies.
That public square t'fox" turns out to be
coyote, of the most pronounced type, at
least that's what the boys all say.
The street sprinkler went its usual
rounds yesterday, laying the dust and
making Second avenue merchants and
pedestrians happy.
This evening, at o'clock, there's to be
quiet wedding in town, the particulars of
which as well as the names of the happy
contracting parties, the ARGUS is requested
to withhold till tomorrow.
Two weeks from to-day viii, be ''elec-
ton day." and the long agony viii be over.
Bishop Burgess will administer the rite
of confirmation at Trinity church, in this
city, next Sabbath.
A fsl stock OF slippers, at Carse g
Reticker's 24-d6t
Ivan Swain the young man who lost an
arm last Sunday, was able to sit up this
morning.
H. D. Mack, agent of the G. B. & O.,
has now on sale tourists round trip tickets
to New Orleans, La, Jacksonville, Fla.
Austin, Houston, Galveston and San An
tonic, Tex Tickets limited to June 1st,
1883. Cali and see him and you will
then prepare for the journey.
Among our callers this afternoon was
Mr.. AL r. Simonds, representing the An
thony & Ellis Mammoth Uuncle TENS Cab
in Company, which viii appear at Har
per's theatre next Monday evening. The
Both inst Mr. Simonds assures us that
this is the original, or No. 1. A. & E..
which is without a superior in this line.
Quite number of Rock Island Knights
of Pythias went over to Davenport this
afternoon to see their brethren off for
Council Bluffs on G. M. g. st. P. special
In accordance with request of many of
our citizens Mr.. Bowlby has consented to
give private lessons at pupils residences.
His reputation as q first class teacher is
well known, and system and thoroughness
is his aim. Mr.. Bowlby was formerly
pupil of Eugene Bonn, Leipsic, Austria.
The Mary Morton went up to day and
the White Eagle end Alex. Kendall down.
Tomorrow night the Libbie Conger is ex
pected down, and on Thursday the Pitts
burgh win go up.
Goods at and below cost, at e. Zeis'.
% ct
Mr.. Dan Gould, the democratic candi-
date for county treasurer, is running like
quarter horse and is sure to distance his
unfavorably known competitor. Such men
as Mr.. Gould require very little newspaper
Endorsement because the people know and
have confidence in him.
At L. Schauder,s. opposite the Rock ISL
and house, fine cold lunch, New York
cunt oysters, Bohemian and Pilsene
beer, pedestrian music, etc. Give him
call. 2-dtf
The delightful weather with which we
have recently been favored, still holds on,
for which humanity IS profoundly grateful.
County Clerk Donaldson has issued the
following marriage licenses since the last
report: John ID. Peabody, Omaha,
Neb., and Miss Jennie F. Kenward, DeSoto,
Neb.; George W. Smith and Mrs. Lucinda
G. Evans, Rock Island, John Blakely, Jr.,
and Miss Lena Schmid, Rock Island;
Charles Wickstrom and Miss Ida Larson,
Moline.
Heavy WOODEN business suits. 80, at E.
Zeis'. % ct
Our amiable, but obtnse, morning con
temporary. which would never know Joke
unless it was labeled, rises to remark this
morning that 1.-THE ARGUS is, unintention
ally, funny In the judgment of the peo-
pie of Rock Island it is far better to be
'sunintentionally funny" than to send out a
daily newspaper in this age which is as de-
void of life as last years birds nest. In
other words, "'tis better to have loved and
lost than never to have loved at all. !" But
the ARGUS will keep right on being .'unin-
tentionally funny" as long as the subscri-
beers come rolling in, while the Union,
avoiding joke as it would the small pox,