The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-22
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FssAsk Hinwoo8 Reporter.
Once @Haraood's Livery:
ITEMS IN BRIEF.

Circus day at Rock Island.
l. The interior of the Moline National Bank
lis being painted thfoughout
Ed. Kneil has purchased Mapes Bros.
| stock of crockery.
/ The funeral of the late John Veirech
will take place this afternoon from the
residence of his son, Henry Veirech
Any negligence on the part of ihe car
riersyif reported, win be promptly attend
ed to. =,
Miss McKeever left last night for Ohio,
where she will spend the summer visiting
friends and relatives.
Mrs. Frank Hyde, of Beardstown,. is in
the city visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dorman Holt.
| There is an excursion from Moline to
Galesburg to-day. The fare for the round
trip is $500. - A,s..
1t was Mrs. Cnrey instead of Mr.. Curey
who gave Harris, the ten, dollars to leave
town with. =.
A force of mensare at work moving the
remains of the Rock river bridge. A float
! ing bridge will be constructed Immediately
for temporary use.
H. @. Sleight is circulating a subscrip-
ton paper among Moline citizens for the
| benefit of the Grinnell sufferers, and he is
meeting with splendid success.
+ .Timm's hall is at last being torn up.
Work was commenced upon it yesterday
and by fall Moline will have first class
opera house. ssa4 81 $50 s.s
The Minnehahas and the 40. T. hose
company will run a race on the Fourth of
July in Brooks grove for the sum of $50.
The second trial between the hose COM
panies for the gold medal will take place
one week from to night on Main street
Some of the disgruntled republicans in
this city are talking of Haubergf for Sheriff
Their cry is anything to beat Morris, and
Morris says he went be beaten.
The party to be given by Miss Anna
and Katy Deere viii take place on Friday
evening instead of Thursday as stated-in
yesterdays ARGUS.
The annual convention of the Methodist
ministers of this district will take place in
Moline on the first, second and third of
August
Two reporters, whose names are with
held, took long walk on the island yes
terday, for the purpose of hunting up
the particulars of a shooting ARRAY that
occurred at Edgington.
81 James Suitor was sent down to be
placed under Sheriff Ankrum's care for a
while. On Tuesday Sutton took some
carpenter tools that did not belong him
and he met with the above result.
The Moline Wagon company are rigging
some freight cars for the transportation of |
their goods, similar to the ones got up by
Deere & Company some time since. 1t is
very neat advertising scheme.
There will be large excursion from
Peoria to this city ON Saturday evening.
The train will arrive here on Sunday morn
ing, and the visitors will put in the day on
the island and visiting other points of in
terest
q Alex. Mills, who has held the position
of billing clerk at the G. RI & p freight |
Office in this city for the past two years,
has resigned, his resignation TO take effect |
July first. Frank Plummer will succeed /
him AS
The firemen are requested to be at the
engine house at o'clock sharp this after
noon to proceed to Rock Island to take
part in the annual firemens parade of the
Rock Island department.
s Word was received in Moline yesterday
who was tarred and feathered Monday
night, had reached Chicago. His colored
brethren of this city say that if they had
known it they would have had a giee club
ready TO meet him when he arrived in the
Garden City. ...e