The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-06
BREVITIES

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Dust flying again to-day for the first
time in week.
Beautiful designs in Gorham solid sill
yer goods, at FL. Peetz's opp Harper House
Read the interview with the favorite
actress, Miss Ida Lewis, in another column
of to-day's ARGUS.
Everything is remarkably quiet to day
in the mausoleum in court house square.
The Liquor Dealers Association viii
have meeting this afternoon at Turner
Hail.
Strangers in the city imagine the blast
ing at Moline each afternoon to be round
OF salutes on the Island.
The wheels of the street car dummy
have been sent to Moline to be turned down
so that they win fit the track.
Baby number eleven has appeared at
Mr. Henry Siemon's. And yet he is not
happy.
The Patterson memorial services win be
held ON Sunday evening in the FIRST Bap-
fist church.
John Schmitt will give free lunch
Saturday night at his saloon, corner Fourth
avenue and Tenth street. Oct6d2t
This has been by all odds the pleasantest
day of the month thus far. Gentle breezes
and clear. sunny sky reminding one of
June.
Manager Whiteley deserves the thanks
of the Rock Island people for supplying
them with such first-class dramatic enter
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When young business man has not
come down town at eleven in the morning,
it is to be presumed that.his girl detained
him rather late the night previous.
This delightful October weather for this
latitude may work sad havoc down the
Mississippi should it continue.
VIM. Riley, like an enterprising citizen,
has treated his residence on First avenue
to a new coat of paint. which greatly adds
to its appearance
At l.. Schauders, opposite the Rock ISL
and house, fine cold lunch, New York
count oysters, Bohemian and Pilsener
beer, pedestrian music, etc. Give him
call. 2-dtf
AS soon as the remainder of the iron re-
received the road will be formally thrown
open to the pnblic. A little more patience,
gentlemen.
A few members of the Whiteley ORA
matte Company have visited the new opera
house at Moline and speak very highly
of it.
Manager J. G. Banes, of the CONNER
cial. is talking of leasing hotel near the
stock yards in Chicago. He has his
choice of three hotels in as many different
cities
The body of Hubbard Downey, killed at
Davenport yesterday morning as stated in
the ARGUS of last evening, was taken to
Wilton in a special train accompanied by
his father and many railroad friends.
Be sure to see Miss Ida Lewis tonight
as Frou-Frou-in the play of that name.
1t viii both interest and please you.
ST. Joseph's fair in the new school rooms
on Second avenue and Fourteenth street,
viii open on next Saturday evening the
7th, at 80 O'Clock. The music will be
given by Biehl's band and the dancing by
all who wish to dance. 4-d3t
Two ladies, each with very red face
and an armful of bundles, had an excl
ting race yesterday on Second avenue to
catch street car.
A couple of ladies in buggy in front of
popular Second avenue establishment
yesterday afternoon, who were observed
to ''suck sweet soda through straw, at
tracted their share of attention.
Peter Forrell is building a carriage re
pository on Union Square, for O. j. Dim
lex and the first story has already been
erected. The work is progressing finely.
Lothar Harms believes in having an at
tractive place outside as well as inside, and
consequently has men at work putting on
a coat of Smith 81 Stearns mixed paints,
who have lately opened factory in Dav-
export.
Rob Ferguson, the Apollo Belvidere Of
the Whiteley dramatic company, took a
little horseback exercise this forenoon
through our principal streets. Ferguson
is trump, mot tramp whether mount
ed or afoot.
The c., NJ. & St. P viii put on another
passenger train between Council Bluffs and
Chicago on the 18th inst, to correspond
with the other pool lines, This win make
two through trains daily