The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-07
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Council meeting this evening.
The Board of Education held a meetin

The Chicago Laundry is open and ready
for business, at 314 nth street. If.
Coles circus will exhibit in Davenport
| tomorrow afternoon and evening
| A marriage license was issued Saturday
j I'll. Jokhick and Miss Carolina Kopman.
The Wagner Opera House, of Moline,
will be opened on the 18th of October.
| Yesterday the river bank was lined with
anglers patiently waiting for bite.
The test of the city water works has
been postponed.
| Anumber of picnics of the different Sun
day Schools will take place this week at
| Bethel Island.
A number of worldly worded Rock
Islanders passed yesterday fishing out on
Rock river
The Rock Island Turner's held private
picnic at the grove of Bailey Davenport
yesterday.
The new street railway to Milan win not
be completed until the latter part of Oc-
tober.
The Davenport Schutzen Verien held
their shooting festival at Schutzen Park
yesterday. The festival concluded to-day
The funeral of the child of F. and Mary
Fisher was held yesterday from the resi-
dence of J. Connel on Moline avenue.
The Land League held "a regular month
ly meeting at Norris Hall yesterday after
noon.
The sale of reserved seats for the
patience" performance commenced this
morning at Marshal & Fishers drug store.
Several new sidewalks have been con
structed during the present summer, and
the good work should be continued
Complaints are made that the water
trough on Market Square'does not supply
sufficient water to supply the demand.
The Rock Island district camp meeting
of the NJ. f. church, will commence at Tin
dali Grove, near Milan, a week from to-
morrow.
Biehrs band, of this city, has been en-
gagged to furnish the music for the dance
of the s. 3. Club, of Moline. which will oc-
Cur on the 18th of the present month.
A meeting of the Liquor Dealers and
Manufacturers - Protection Association
was held this morning and arrangements
completed for the annual state convention.
The streets throughout the city are receiv
ing attention from Street Commissioner |
Atkinson, and as consequence the con- |
dition thereof is much improved.
The regular monthly meeting of.the |
Woman's Christian Temperance Union is |
called for to morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock,
at the Methodist church.
No action has been taken on Prof.
Biehls proposition to furnish the music for
evening concerts provided stand was
erected in Union Square.
The postoffice was removed one door
south this morning, and it will continue to
occupy the present quarters until some
are made in the old apart
ments.
The new pavilion on Black Hawk
tower will soon be commenced but it is
not expected that the structure will be
ready for use before fall.
c. B. Knox, guard on the government
bridge, yesterday captured a fifty-fve
pound catfish and it was not considered
to be very good day for fishing either.
Mrs Mary Gilbert, former resident of
this city, died yesterday morning at Syca-
more, at the residence of her brother, DR..
Garven.
The Raymond Cemetery company has
fled in the Circuit Clerks office a certif-
cate of Incorporation. The incorporators
are Meigs Wait R. Walker and ]. Walker
A live Beaver was seen last Saturday
trying to reach the top of one of the
bridge piers. He gave up the attempt and
passed down the river.
Mr.. John Rome of Davenport was run 4
over by hack on the corner of Rock ISL |
and and Third street last Friday, and
quite badly injured.
A fire test of the Davenport fire depart
nent was held last Saturday, for the c d. |
fcation of a number of insurance men,
and for the purpose of ascertaining the
ire risk Of that city.
D. c. Slower Esq, one of Freeport's I
(Ill.) most enterprising business men, was
4 guest at the Rock Island house over the |
Sabbath. Mr.. s. was looking into the !
electric light business with view to its