The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-22
BREVITIES.
Band concert tomorrow night.

company will meet tonight.
The dummy for the Milan street car line
is expected every day.
| The members of the A. O. T. w. will
| soon visit Sterling, on pleasure trip.
| The river is at a standstill with very
low stage of water up at st. Paul.
A Lightning calculator gives his brain
exercise every evening in Market square
| A teachers certificate was issued yester-
dav to Miss Jennie Lynn of this city.
The Scott county Fair will take place
next week at Davenport.
A number of harvesters passed through
| this city on their way out into the country
The Chicago Laundry is open and ready
| for business. at 314 18th street. IT,
The Liquor Dealers state convention
has been postponed until the 10Th of Sep
| TENDER.
Work is being carried on in the improve
ment of the Moline street car line within
this city.
The twenty seventh fair of the Henry
county association will be held at Cam
bridge, September 4th to sth inclusive.
The Rock Island county fair occurs next
week at Hillsdale. An attractive pro-
gramme has been arranged
The Rodman Rifles will have competi-
tive drill to morrow night for the gold
medal
The city clerk yesterday issued license
to j. Peregrani to sell images, and also to
s. Nelson for wagon.
The saloon license of G. W. Stoblad was
transferred to T. NJ. Piers by the city clerk
yesterday.
Over fifty different attractions have dates
at Harper's. theatre during the coming
season.
Shines & Choates' dramatic company or
ganized in this city, will open the season
at Macomb
There are many sidewalks in Rock Is
land that are positive disgrace to the city
and the property owners
One thousand barrels of onions were
shipped from Davenport to-day for the
South
The dust on the streets and roads is be-
coming too numerous for comfort, and
the sprinklers are kept in constant motion
The music stand in Union Park has
been painted, and is greatly improved in
appearance.
Business is picking up in all depart
ments, and the commercial men are cor
respondingly happy.
Arrangements for the coming Knights |
Templar encampment to be held on Big /
Island near this city, are rapidly progress
ing.
The camp meeting at Tindalrs grove at
tracted a number of persons o-day to hear
Thomas Harrison known as the boy
preacher.
The hand organ fiend was visible on the
streets this morning. His performance was
not generally appreciated as he did not de-
part loaded with hard earned wealth.
The upper saw mill of Weyernauser &
Denkman received two large RATS last
Sunday. Notwithstanding the reported log
famine.
Reports from the country are TO the
effect that the different crops are fair,
while the democratic boom never was bet
ter.
The street and alley committee of the
city council will meet next Thursday to
open bids for the construction of the Fifth I
avenue sewer.
G. L. Strayer, yard man in the en-
ploy of the c. r. L & p, had one of his !,
fingers smashed yesterday while coupling
cars. If
The Stars of this city will play game '
Valley next Friday afternoon. at the Hop
ield grounds.
he bookkeeper of the Kewanee bank whose {
obher occurred last week, was dangerous
Y injured by the rough treatment whichi /
he received from the robbers,
The recruiting Office for the United !
states cavalry is not success, as the adop
ion of the prohibition amendment seems
o have taken all the life and fighting out
# an average Iowa man.
1t is reported by good authority that the i,
,rapes in this county will not prove very n
this season. The entire crop
t it feared, will prove failure.
A petition is in circulation to secure the
pardon of W. A. Meese of Moline from the y