The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-07
BREVITIES.

Tuesday.
The open air concert in Union Park will
take place Saturday evening.
DIR. Mckinney has qualified as the super
visor of Moline township.
The Square Man" combination will visit
this city Tuesday evening.
Buffalo Bill will appear in this city in a
new play during the present month.
Next Sunday will be train day on the
C. r. I. e. P.
An excursion from Aledo is talked of,
to take place at an early day.
The Port Byron fair is now in progress,
and will close next Friday afternoon
The Unitarian Sunday school of Daven-
port will enjoy picnic at Bethel Island
Saturday.
w. Rapp, who is wanted in Colona for
larceny. was arrested yesterday by officer
McCabe.
The Andrews 81 Stockwell's pantomime
troupe left for Geneseo this afternoon.
The company will perform in Davenport
next Saturday.
The Stars will play the Red Stockings
of Coal Valley to morrow afternoon at Syl-
van Island.
The new side track of the Moline line
located at the depot was utilized for the
first time yesterday, as the track has just
been completed.
Rock river is on the rise and some little
difficulty is experienced in repairing the
bridge over the stream.
Next Tuesday the encampment of
Knights Templars will be held at Big
Island.
The county delegates to the democratic
state convention left for Springfield last
evening.
The state convention of the Liquor
Dealers and Manufacturers will be held at
Armory hall on the 10Th of the present
month.
Davis & Co., of this city, have the con-
tract for furnishing the water mains for
Deere & Co.'S new works in Moline
This afternoon the rails for the Milan
street car track were laid on the Rock
river bridge. The Mayor and members of
the bridge committee of the council visited
that locality to see that everything was
done as required by the permit
The Nellie Mohler, Louisville and Kit
Carson were the down boats to-day. The
Mary Morton and Clyde passed up. The
Josie and Minneapolis are the next up boats
and the Kendall and Josephine are expect
ed down.
John Spulman, of Dixon. has escaped
from the lookup of that place. He was
arrested by Rock Island officers while
coming from Sterling, where he had rode
off with horse and buggy.
The police arrested several men on sus-
piclon for completely in the Davenport safe
blowing affairs, but the suspected parties
have all been released.
The republican congressional convention
of the Second Iowa district was held at |
Dewitt yesterday, S. s. Farwell, the pres
ept member, was renominated for the posi- |
ton.
Moline is becoming a very rapid town, |
rs a case is on record in that place where /
4 girl became wife and mother within
hours. She expects to be a
grandmother within a few days.
Capt. Morris, the republican candidate
for sheriff, has made canvass of the
county, and has returned to his home quite
ndisposed. He will probably feel worse
after the election next November.
The Milan car line is now about COM
1leted so far as the tract is concerned, and
t only requires the cars to permit the
inc to be in successful operation. 1t is
expected that the cars will arrive by next
Monday, when the first trip will be made.
The directors of the Building associa-
ion will meet this evening for the purpose
If effecting loan of some of the surplus
,apital of the association.
J. Buckingham, secretary of the Chicago
'teel works, was at the Harper House to-
lay.
MATTHE DEpARTMENT