The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-07
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.


The unsightly ruin of the old Northern
Line warehouse should be removed
River business was dull yesterday, no
boats making an appearance.
The patent right men use the corner of
Second and Brady streets to exhibit their
novelties.
Chief Kessler made clean sweep yester-
day, sending all the workers on the stone
pile out to attend church to-day.
: In consequence of the bad weather For
ward s. Gleason will continue their open
ing this week.
Barlow, Wilson, Primrose & West, the
best minstrel show travelling, at Burtis'
Opera House tomorrow night.
William Schaefer and Catherine Heit-
man took out marriage license yester-
day.
If you want first class neat fitting shirt
at moderate price, call on Cruys, 121
Main street, Davenport
George Hirt, of Hickory Grove town
ship. brought in the scalp of a female
wolf, and received bounty of three dol
lars from Auditor Winkless yesterday.
If you want first class work in photo
gtaphs go to Miller & Co., Sd and Brady
street. Davenport, and you are sure to get
it every time
Jules Gaspard and VIM. Altman are here
from Omaha. They remained with John
O'Brien until the health authorities ordered
his removal to the hospital.
VIM Woods and VIM. Shields were
given four days on the stone pile by JUS
tice Finger, Thursday. Jas. Whitley was
up on a charge of larceny yesterday, and
received fine of S15 and costs, and went
up for ten days.
There will be railroad meeting at the
Court House on Tuesday evening. Let
every citizen turn out and hear the enter
prise explained, and give it helping
hand
The heavy rains throughout this section
have made "the. pathways of life very I'M
certain. A pair of first quality common
sense shoes from Dodges 226 and 228 w.
Sd street, Davenport, will keep your feet
dry and preserve your health.
North street, between Brady and Perry,
receives the benefit of the sub soil now
being removed from Brady street. That
section of North street is to be put in prop
er condition by order of the City Council.
The initiative steps have been taken by
the Davenport ministers for the calling of
a state convention of the ministers of the
gospel in the interest of the prohibition
amendment on June and Z, in Des Moines.
The call has been signedby nine of our
local clergymen.
Information has been received. in this
city, of the death of Mr.. j. NJ Evans,
which occurred at Rodesburg, Montana
Territory short time ago. The de-
ceased was a former resident of this city,
and was for number of years the secre-
tary of the Davenport Water Company.
At the Opera House, to night, Miss
Woman's Christian Temperance Union of
Illinois, and President of the Women S Ma
tional Temperance Association, addresses a
union temperance meeting. The singing
promises to be fine.
The land League will have a regular
love feast at the st. Anthonys school
house tonight. The idea of securing a
new hall has been abandoned, and the
money it would have cost sent to swell the
Land League fund. The release of Davitt,
the founder of the League, is another cause
for eongratulation with them. Good
speeches are promised and seats reserved
for the ladies.
The funeral of c. I'll. Plambreck occurred
at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, from
his residence at 214 Warren street Dep
utations from the Thalia Verein, German
Sick Relief Society, Schutzen Society, Odd
Fellows, and A o. q. w, accompanied
the remains, headed by Strasser's Union
Band. The interment was in the city GEM
etery.
Few professionally scientific men have
been able to establish a lucrative practice
in cities the size of Davenport. One no.
ticable exception to this rnle is the firm of
Morgan 81 McCandless, who by their skill
in their profession and the application of
all the Improvements in dentistry, united
with desire to please. have secured for
them an unprecedentedly large practice at
their labratory and dental parlors, Library
building, Brady and 9th street, Davenport.
Yesterdays ARGUS mentioned the fact
that John O'Brien, Davenport boy, was
i'll with small pox, at Omaha. Since then
another telegram, announcing his death,
has been received, which occurred Thurs
day night. The deceased, who was raised
in Davenport, and worked on the local
for some time, had MANY
friends. He wrote several letters to his
parents during the prevalence of the small
pex epidemic in Omaha during the winter,
and expressed the greatest dread lest he
should contract the disease He was in
constant fear of it, and was intending to
return to Davenport in q few weeks.
THE WEEKS DEATHS.
Clerk McSteen issued permits to bury
for the following during the past week:
III w Schmidt are one wear and six