The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-16
BREvITIEs.

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The Democratic primaries last night
were well attended.
The Geneseo excursionists departed for
| home last evening. on the G. r. /. s. p.
The duty and fuel test at the water
works is now in progress. 1t will termin-
| ate this evening.
The sheriff will leave this evening for
Pontiac, where the boy, Louis Mohr, will
be left at the reform school.
The picnic of the United Presbyterian
sunday school is in progress to-day at
Bethers Island.
The democratic county convention will
be convened tomorrow afternoon in the
circuit court room of the court house.
W. Davis who has been in Jail for the
larceny of watch from parties in Coal
Valley will be discharged to morrow morn
ing. His term will expire on that day.
The gas works will soon have a recon
structed boiler, as that portion of the
machinery is now undergoing repairs
The Flying Dutchman" was some three
hours late this morning owing to an acct
dent to freight train.
The season for shooting the festive prai
RE chicken has arrived, and number of
local sportsmen have started out on the
hunt.
}. K Emmett will appear next Friday
night at Harper's theatre in his new play
of 66Erity in Trolapd Tho colo &c 10000,
ed seats commenced this morning.
Teachers certificates were issued yester-
day to Miss Ida Barrett, of Port Byron.
and also to Miss Emma Rice, of the same
place.
There is some talk of postponing the
liquor dealers state convention to be held
in this city on the 9th of September, until
a later date.
Conrad Smith and wife desire to return
their heartfelt thanks for many acts of
kindness during the recent fatal illness of
their son, John Smith.
The following marriage licenses were is
sued late yesterday afternoon. A. Fuller
and Miss Florence Martin, F. j. Math and
Miss Louise Scheekert, and Carl Sandstrom
and Miss Emma johnson.
The ARGUS job Office has just laid in
large quantity of all kinds of stock, and is
prepared to fill the largest orders on short
notice and at reasonable rates. Give us
a call.
Work on the post office and public |
library is progressing at a satisfactory rate.
1t is expected that the Improvements will |
be completed by the 1st of September.
The little steamer Viola has gone into
the excursion business Oh an extensive
scale. This morning the United Presby-
terrain Sunday school pupils were taken
down the river. Next week the Baptist
picnic viii be held
The sidewalk on Seventeenth street i'm
in front of the gas Office was
discovered to be on fire this afternoon.
Some water soon extinguished the flames.
The cause of the fire is unknown. No dam
age was effected.
Louis Mohr, who was arrested for abus-
ng his mother, had a hearing before
Judge Adams, yesterday afternoon The
BID charge of stealing iron from Battles
vas brought up against him, and the boy
vas sentenced to the reform school for u
erm of two years.
W. Briggs and James Farber were
placed in Jail last night for the larceny of
/ boat from A. Lundine. They were held
'ver in $500 bonds. but failing to give that
mount of bail were confined in jail
No band concert viii be given in Union ,
Park tonight, as Biehrs band has an en-
sagement. The first concert will take
olace on Saturday evening, although there
s some talk of inviting Bleuer's band to |
rive the first concert tomorrow evening.
The Libbie Conger is expected up to-
light and the Mary Morton down to-mor-
ow. The rafters Isaac Staples and Natro- :
ia passed down to-day. Tomorrow the
Var Eagle will be down and the Alex. I
ditchell up.
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