The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-02
LOCAL LAcoNrcs.

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LOCAL LAc0NIGs
Mrs. Charles Powers will spend the sum-
mer months at Escanaba, Mich, among
friends. She Ieayss on Monday
The first Raymond excursion party, COM
posed of New Englanders, passed through
early yesterday morning. honeward bound
The English Lutherans have sociable
at their church, corner of Fourteenth and
Main streets, tonight.
Gen. w. T. Vanderverr is in the city,
spending asfew days with relatives. The
General IS a former Iowa Congressman, re-
siding IN Dubuque.
j. Monroe Parker, yesterday, transferred
TO Ella wing Parker three lots on The
corner Of Twelfth and Main streets, the
consideration being $500.
Marriage licenses were issued since our
Hast report to Carstens friedrich Jansen and
Maria Denim, and to Edward A. Stewart
and Emma A. Loganrfcl.
One Davenport Manufacturer said yes
terday he was away behind his orders for
Instruments And he is a heavy and ju-
dicious advertiser, and acknowledged its
effcacy In increasing trade.
The deed of transfer was fled yesterday,
whereby Messrs. Stockda1e 81 Dietz be
come the possessors of a valuable tract of
farming land in this county, the former
property of A O. Fulton The price paid
was Sft, oee.sd e S
August Wentz Post win come out about
even on the Decoration Day celebration
Tie amount received from the sale of tick
cts to the Island, and from subscriptions
win about cover expenses.
Six youngsters. the children OF respecta-
BILE parents residing In Davenport, were
arrested for the robbery of the milk wagon,
mentioned in the ARGUS a. few adayse4ago.
b Divorced last week and licensed to
marry this week is what the records show
IN the case of Davenport Young man.
But the divorced wife has not shared his
bed or board for two years past e9 ia#
Mrs.. Henrietta SHELTON, leeturing on
temperance, under the auspices of the w.
c. t. u. win speak at Moore,s Hall to-
night and sto.morrow night. She speaks
both in German and English. At her lee
ture at Library Hail. "Wednesday night
weresa number of Germans and promin-
emit brewer of this city. sssas
The. Forester Gun. Club will shoot this
afternoon for the club medal, now the
property of Aineyl Rider. The rules re-
quire that it must be shotfor once month,
until one member wins it, three times, when
it becomes his exclusive property. The
shoot will occur on the Fair Grounds at
two o'clock. s
Emil Berg. lof Davenport, and Mr..
Grace, of Chicago, will shoot for purse
of 500 at the Schatzen Park on Saturday
afternoon and Monday forenoon. Each
day fifty shots each viii be fired, 100 shots
apiece. The first match between the two
parties was shot at Dubuque some time
ago, and won by Mr.. Grace,
A A Ballentine, who suffered the loss
of both legs on the c., n. s. st. P. R. r.,
awhile ago, when engaged in running a
pile train, has been presented with a purse
of $500 by the employees of the road and
his friends. for which he is out with a
grateful card of thanks.
Nellie Willie the sixteen-year-old girl,
taken from EN- Young's Infamous bagnio
a few months ago, and since confined in
the county jail on charge of vagrancy,
was taken to Minnesota, yesterday, by
Officer Purcell. A number of Catholic
ladies interested themselves in her behalf,
and secured good home for her.