The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-23
THE DAILY ARGUS.
Monday. Oct. %. 1889.
BREvrTTES.

but the dust is fearful nuisance
Janitor Carlton has already proved hi!
efficiency in and about the new postof1ce
Gents latest style shoes, at Carse
Reticker's 17-d6t
The st. Joseph's fair will wind up to
morrow night 1t has been very sac ass
full in every way.
Governor Cullom is advertised to speak
for ''the cause" in this city next Thursday
evening.
To-day's weather has been everything
that could be desired, but there's evidently
ga storm abrewing."
The funeral of William J. Bowling was
very largely attended yesterday afternoon,
the vicinity of st. Joseph's church being
literally crowded with vehicles and people
afoot
On Monday evening the 9th prox., Miss
Anna Morgan, of Chicago, will give read
ings in the First NJ E. church in this city
To-day work is to begin on the new
stores of Mr.. Fl. s. Case. corner of Eleventh
street and Third avenue.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Centrsl
Presby terrain church will meet next Thurs
day afternoon at the residence CT Mrs. J
M. Buford. The hour will be $50
Sheriff Ankrum reports only five pfis-
oneIs in jail at pre- sent, five having been
released on Saturday last.
This morning Market Square was the
Hveliest beehive ia the county. Potatoes
the principal commodity
Goods at and below cost, at e. Z;is'.
% ct
The different churches were well filed
yesterday and those who attended seemed
pleased with the efforts of the Baptist
visitors
leading cigar manufacturer from Grand
Rapids, Mich, is about to open an extern
sive jobbing and retail establishment in the
west room of the Kellerstrass building.
The requisite number of signatures to the
constitution and bylaws of the Rock ISL
and Business Mems Association have al
ready been secured, and meeting to per
feet the organization will sooa bs
called
t'Whistling William" Fisher, whose ex-
animation before Squire Cropper on the
charge of shooting Henry Schuck was pro-
crossing as Saturdays AR9Us went 10
press, was held in 5000 bonds to apr ear
at court and was released on bis own rec
ognizance. The man is evidently insane
upon at least one subject
]. D. Ssrass. 80 -nsa who was so badly
injured one day last week at the pillow
works, is getting along quite well but will
probably never again have the full use of
one of his legs.
Heavy wooden business suits, Sc, at E.
Zeis % ct
The second game of base ball between
the ARGUS and Union mines was played
yesterday morning in Davenport's pasture,
resulting in a score of % to SO in favor Of
the ARGUS boys. Henry Taylor, of Rock
Island, umpire.
The Josie will be down about o'clock
this afternoon and the Mary Morton will
arrive about midnight, bound up. She
will leave in the morhing for the rapids
An interesting article respecting this city
and vicinity at an early day, may be found
upon the inside of to-day's ARGUS. 1t
should be cut out and scrap booked" for
future reference
The ARGUS subscription list is growing
steadily. Quires and half quires are ads
ded almost daily, and yet the demand is
greatly in excess of the supply and every
evening would-be purchasers are turned
away empty handed. Hereafter however,
we hope to fully meet the demand
The many Rock Islanders who went
over the river yesterday, caught glimpse
of the Belle of Davenport" She was at
tired in a close fitting, buff colored wcolen
dress, and was chaperoned by an elderly
lady in slate colored bombazine. Nobody
could find out her name.
Mr.. Geo. L. Smith representative of the
Madison Square Theatre N. Y. will short
~ visit this city to arrange for the pro
duction of the great metropolitan success
stEsmera1da" which has been running over
300 nights at the n. z, theatre, and which
has been the dramatic success of the past
year.
Regular monthly song service at the
Central Presbyterian church next
Sabbath evening. A cordial invitation to
attend ia extended to everybody who