The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-30

Decoration Day.
Prunelles at Hawley s. Hills.
Tomorrow will be the last day of May.
Strawberries at Hawley 81 Hills.
The fishing season has commenced.
Trunks at the e. S. Clothing Co.
New goods at Carse s. Reticker's
Batcheldor & Duris' Inter-Oeean circus
will show in this city on the 22d. of June.
Fresh vegetables of all kinds at Hawley
& Hills.
The public schools will be closed to-
day.
A pair of those gents shoes at Carse &
Reticker's will complete your outfit.
The Turner'S viii return from Peoria
this evening.
The faro bank in operation in this city
has taken unto itself wings. and hied away.
Ladies' leather satchels IS cents at the
u. S. Clothing Co.
Cut rates over any road at Blakes ticket
office, Davenport.
Go to G. H. Speaker for hard coal and
hard wood.
The republican county convention win
be held at Turner hall Wednesday.
A regular session of the city council
viii be held next Monday evening.
Mrs. Granere has been taken to Jackson
vile for treatment.
Blue flannel shirts 80 cents at the U. S.
Clothing Co.
The trotting matinee at the fair grounds
will take place tomorrow afternoon.
Four dollars gets a double and twist
boys suit at the q. S. Clothing Co.
The roads throughout the country are
said to be in a terrible condition.
The bridges over Rock river are now in
first-class repair.
Boys and children's suits in great variety
at the q. s. Clothing Co.
A number of private picnic parties will
spend Decoration Day at Linwood and
Black Hawks tower.
The only line of genuine hand sewed
shoes for ladies s. gents. at Carse g. Retic-
ker,s.
Two dollars and thirty eight cents buys
. blue flannel sailor suit at the U. S.
Clothing Co.
The ministers meeting was held yester-
day morning at the residence of Rev. j. A.
Re ynolds.
The lecture last evening at the First
Baptist church on "A Trip Through Pales
tine" attracted fair audience.
To night Prof. Lyman Prescoate will
give his lecture "Etchings by the Way
side" at the United Presbyterian church.
The recent rains have caused the farm
ing land to be wet and unfit for plant
ing.
A number of Rock Islanders visited the
Turnfests at Peoria and Davenport on
yesterday.
Circuit court win convene in extra session
on the 9th of June, when a number of mo-
tions will be entertained by Judge Gleenn.
The next attraction at Harpers theatre
will be Jane Combs, who appears next
Friday and Saturday evening.
The central committee of the Hennipen
canal commission will meet at the Harper
house this afternoon.
The Young Peoples Working Associa-
ton will give sociable next Friday even
ing at the United Presbyterian church.
The new ferry boat, J. w. Spencer, did
not arrive on Sunday as was expected. but
will probably reach this city to-day.
The decoration exercises on the island
to-day will attract large number of peo-
pie from fhesthree cities.
The death of e. p. Feaster, of Hillsdale
occurred at his residence in that place last
Friday. He was former supervisor from
that township.
The Rock Island masons will visit Peo-
ria on the 1st of June, to assist in the cor
ner stone laying at that city, of the new
Masonic Temple.
The lady equesfrians who are..o compete
in the running races Wednesday afternoon,
had practice ride early yesterday morn
ing.
An excursion, party from Peoria viii
visit this city and Moline to-day. The ex-