The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-01
MOLINE.
Reporter
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The cribs for the bath house have BEEF
completed.
C. FL. Deere is expected home from
Washington this evening
e. e. Hood takes possession of Mapes
Co.'S grocery store to-day.
Mrs. DR.. Dunn has gone to Tiskilwa or
visit to friends and relatives. She viii
be absent fortnight.
James Shaw has purchased residences
in Waukegan, I'll. He viii locate there
during the hot months.
Moline turned out in large numbers tt
the county convention yesterday in Rocl
Island.
John Boyles of South Moline was the
ton from this city.
| Corn was selling at SO cents per bushe
yesterday on the market. Hay found
buyers at $15 per tom
Cassell & McKeevers' new store on Rod
man avenue is completed and the above
named firm were moving in yesterday.
Mrs. G. 7. Guy is just recovering from
the effects of severe fall which she ex-
pericnced some days ago.
w. FL. Brinton, of the Moline Wagon
Company, arrived in this city last evening,
from an extended business trip.
| Adam Dick has returned from Helena.
Arkansas, where he has been purchasing
| lumber for Deere. Mansur s. Co.
/ s. J. Keator and Judge Gould leave next
week for Chicago, to attend the Lumber
mems convention.
The fire companies held special meet
ing last evening. A few new members
were initiated to fill up the roll
| Miss Nora Vitzam will deliver an orig
inal poem at the reception of the Alumni
on the evening of June 9th.
Geo. Tuffiey and VIM. Cooper will com
pete in the Muscatine fire tournament next
| month. for the coupling prize.
Charles Jackson left last evening on a
trip for F. A. Kennedy & Co., of Chica-
go.
Captain Morris and other Knights Tenn
plars of this city leave to-day for Peoria,
to attend the laying of the corner stone of
the Peoria Masonic new lodge building.
The public schools will close a week
from Friday. Glass Day exercises will be
held on Thursday of next week, and the
graduating exercises on Friday afternoon.
Moline stands good show to be the
headquarters for the Turnverein of Illinois
for the coming year. The matter will be
decided next August.
Jeremiah Bunker and Miss Lizzie Perry,
both of this,city, were united in marriage
at the Methodist church, in Hampton, yes
terday, by the Rev. E, NJ Bently.
Nathan McKinnie and Miss Ella Hen
derson viii be united in marriage to-mor-
low evening at the residence of the brides
mother
Large parties went to Black Hawk and
Linwood, Tuesday, to spend the day. 1t
is reported that they got rather wet on
their return.
Harry Haley has sold his lot in Stewards
addition to Moline, for $3.50 to B. T. JAG
ques. The latter proposes to erect house
upon his newly purchased property.
R. Porter of Hampton, who a few years
ago run photograph gallery in Moline,
has removed back to this city and intends
to resume his old business.
Bernard Rosenstein, of the U. S. cloth
ing store has arrived in New York and
viii sail on Saturday for Europe, where
he will remain until fall.
The wedding of Nathan Mckinnie and
Miss Ella Henderson took place last even
ing, at the residence of the brides mother,
on Bass street. The newly married couple
viii reside in Moline at present.
Gust. N. Poison, cashier at N Chester
& Cos, has resigned his position to accept
the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Ed. Osborn at William White s. Co.'S. He
commences his duties with The above named
on Monday
Elmer Parsons, who has been running a
laundry in Iowa, has had his machine
moved to Moline. and possibly may start
first-class laundry in this city, something
that is needed badly.
A stranger in Moline would think that
the city was metropolitan place to witness
the amount of betting that is being carried
on over the nomination for sheriff. Nor
ris was the favorite yesterday against the
field, and he sold lively.
Ed. Osborn, who has been the efficient
book keeper at William White & Co.'S, has
resigned his position to accept more re-
sponsible and lucrative one with Kenwick,
Shaw & Crossett, the lumbermen of Dav-
export. He will not remove his family
there at present.
There was an intere sting match game of
base ball Tuesday afternoon, in the old
gun club park. The contestants were the
Rough and Readys,' of Clinton, and the
'Belvideres. of Moline. The score stood
33 to Is, in favor of the Clinton boys
They were altogether too much for the Mo-
line boys.
There was not row of any kind ON the
streets Decoration Day, and everything
passed off in a most peaceful manner
Oliver Sewers. the marshal of the day, ac-
quilted himself admirably, and the Moline
band surprised every one with the fine