The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-20

The Keator House is full all the time,
and guests have to be turned away.
Chas. Miller, of Aurora, is in the city,
visiting friends.
Lawrence Eckland has started saloon
on Illinois street.
The Turner's viii celebrate tomorrow on
Sylvan Island.
Prof Prescott's lessons in elocution are
very interesting and are well attended.
Miss Lille Swan has returned from q
three weeks visit to Chicago and Elgin.
The Moline Plow Co. were out trying a
new kind of pillow yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berkshire. of Muse atine.
Iowa, are in the city visiting friends.
Mrs Abbie Gould is in Geneseo, visiting
friends
Mrs. Louis Rowenstein is able TO be out
again, after long siege of sickness.
Decoration Day will be observed by ex-
cursions to Black Hawk and Linwood.
Round trip tickets to Chicago can be
bought next week for S720. The occasion
is the May Festival in that city.
Moline Temple No. 81. U. O. A. r., will
hold a special meeting at their hall next
Monday evening.
City Clerk Follett his issued twenty nine
saloon linse The latest man to take out
one was Henry Carstens.
Nathan Mckinnie and Miss Ella Hender-
son, of this city, viii be united in mar
do IF
Miss Marian Dunn. Kate Candee and
Miss Ada Stephens, are attending the
Swede college.
j. Strange's summer garden viii be open
to the public this evening. There will be
dancing, etc.
Architect Clausen, of Davenport, has
not yet perfected his plans for the improve
ment of Timm's hall.
A kindergarten school will be started in
Moline soon by Miss Sarah Bradford, of
Hartford, Conn.
Two coal haulers INDUCED iu '.scrap"
last evening", on their way home. One of
them was badly used up. No arrests.
c. T. Grantz is able to be around again,
having recovered from his attack of ILL
ness.
The Rev. Robert Edgar, of Davenport.
viii preach at the Baptist church Sunday
afternoon at 8 80.
The members of the Cong. church held a
meeting last night to consider the new
manual
E. E. Hood will take charge of Mapes
Bros. grocery store on or about the first
of June.
Dimock, Gould & Co, are receiving logs
twice week from the pineries. Their
raft boat. Moline" brings them down.
The Moline Wagon Co., are turning out
fifty wagons day, besides their spring
work.
If the Sylvans don't move their boat
house soon SO day charged by the city
will be staring them in the face.
Remember Prof. Prescott's lecture or
"Etchings by the Wayside." at the Metho
dist Church next Monday evening.
Geo. w. Vinton, of Burlington, is in the
city, on business. Mr.. Vinton has a suit
Moline Plow company for $4,000.
Miss Millie Willard, the ex-leading star
of the Cotton combination, is getting some
amateurs ready for dramatic entertain
ment in Geneseo soon.
Col. Clendennin. having refused to be
Marshal on Decoration Day, his first assis-
tant will take his place. Oliver Sewers is
the gentleman designated.
The exterior of several houses is being
improved by paint. Moline generally
comes out in the spring looking fresh and
bright.
The street cars have been carrying the
witnesses in the Elkins case down to Rock
Island and back free of charge. and the
boys have been enjoying the soft snap.
The Methodist church has been secured
for Prof. Prescott's lecture, next Monday
night. The lecture is for the benefit of the
public schools
The public schools will close on Thurs
day, June Sth. Rhetorical exercises will
be held ON the afternoon of that day, in
all the roems.
A number of citizens have expressed a
hope that the Broom Brigade would re-
peat their drill in the near future, and it is
probable that they will comply with the
request.
Geo. Walker owns the right to sell the
new horse collar coupling in Rock Island,
Henry and Mercer counties. George is go
ingin extensively.
The report on the streets that w. A..
Meese had left town is without foundation
and an unauthorized falsehood. Mr.. Meese
is in the city and has been all the time.
The two headed boy show panned out
in Moline and has gone to Geneses to make
the citizens of that city wonder for a few
minutes.
H. III. Grover is mentioned as probable
candidate for county superintendent of
schools, by the greenbackers. Mr.. Grover
is splendid man but his politics are de
cidedly the other way.
The Alumni Association held meeting
last night, and made some preliminary ar
rangemenls for the Alumni reception,
which win take place Friday evening. June
9th.