The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-26
BREvlTIES

Quite large picnic party visited Black
Hawk tower last Sunday
Thomas OLawton received his second
naturalization papers this morning.
Only three documents were filed in the
circuit clerks Office yesterday.
The work in the new postoffice is carried
on at night by means of an electric light.
The Harvest Moon is now deluging the
earth with its mellow light. rendering the
nights beautiful in the extreme.
A marriage license was issued this morn
ing to George Fritchler and Miss Kate
Wolf.
Large quantities of grapes are now
shipped from this city to various points.
The Jewish citizens desire to return their
thanks to the members of the Christian
chapel congregation for the use of that
edifice during the recent Jewish holidays.
p. A. Bloom wants four more coat max
ers.
The low water over the rapids renders
navigation very difficult, and even rafting
is accomplished with great trouble
The farewell band concert in Union
park will take place during the present
week.
The attendance at the public schools is
nearly 800, which number is not quite as
large as the same period last year.
A meeting of the Woman Temperance
Union was held this afternoon at the First
Methodist church.
The state fair opened at Peoria yester-
day. Most all of the large manufacturing
establishments of this locality have articles
and machines on exhibition.
The repairs to the public library are
about completed. The carperts are being
placed in position, and the book shelves
will soon be finished.
One hundred and ninety-one different
styles of suitings at P. A Blooms.
The dust is becoming very deep and
very general, and destroys the pleasure of
buggy riding.
John Lowens and John Tate, who were
arrested for fighting, were fined So and
costs piece yesterday afternoon by JUS
tice Chopper.
The new ferry dock is approachins COM
pletion, and will soon be taken to the Dav
export side, replacing the one that now
does service at that point
The frame work of the box arrangement
in the reconstructed postoffice, has been
placed in position. end the boxes will soon
be ready for use.
A large number of people from this To-
cality are preparing to visit st. Louis next
Tuesday and witness the Yelled Prophets
parade on that evening.
Grand display of fall suitings and over
coatings at P. A. Blooms.
Complaint is made that the Moline street
car line does not have enough cars to carry
all the passengers on that line.
1t is stated that some one is engaged in
the indiscriminate slaughter of dogs and
cats in the upper end of the city. The
mode of slaughter is by means of poison
which is placed on meat and bread and left
around on the street.
w. Kroeger had his right hand badly
smashed Monday afternoon while at work
in a lumber yard. The first finger was
subsequently amputated.
The ferry boat Lilly, which met with an
accident off Moline last Saturday, will be
raised and repaired.
p. A. Blooms stock of new fall suitings
is the finest ever exhibited in this city.
The game of base ball between the en-
ployes of Jacob Kelley and J. H. Cleland
resulted in favor of the former by score
of so to 80.
The Republican Judicial convention of
the Seventh district of Iowa, yesterday,
nominated I'll. FL. Benson for district attor-
ney. No nomination for Judge was made
The convention was held at De Witt.
The city marshal will return his dog tax
collections at the next meeting of the city