The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-17
BREVITIES.

The republican congressional convention
is in session at Monmouth this afternoon.
A number of counterfeit silver dollars
| are said to be in circulation in this city.
The Chicago Laundry is open and ready
| for business. at 314 18th street IT,
The Rock Island District Camp Meeting
commenced this morning at Tindall's
grove.
The next excursion of the ferry boat has
been postponed until next Tuesday even
ing.
The Sylvans and Stars will play the third
and deciding game of base ball during next
week
The public schools will open on the 4th
of September, land the vacation is gradually
drawing to close.
J. X. Emmett and troupe will occupy
Harper's Theatre tomorrow night when
Fritz in Ireland" will be given.
The first concert in Union park will take
place next Saturday evening, when Biehrs
band win furnish the music
The telephone connections with Musca
tine are now completed and the line is in
general use.
A number of democrats from different
parts of the county were in the city this
morning to attend the convention held this
afternoon.
The fishing season is still in full blast,
and number of parties daily visit the
different fishing resorts in this locality to
try their luck.
The tile floor of the new post Office will
soon be placed in position. 1t will be com
posed of alternate blocks of yellow and
chocolate.
The Muscatine bar association will hold
picnic at Linwood on the Gath of the
present month An invitation is extended
to the fraternity of this city and Daven-
port to join in with them.
Marriage licenses were issued this morn
ing to o. J. Bergblom and Miss Emma S.
Erickson, F. Ergquest and Miss Anna S.
Peterson, and F. Holdorf and Miss Minnie
Emhof
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.
w. Davis, of Coal Valley, who has been
in jail for some time on account of the
larceny of a watch, was released this mora
ing. This leaves but fourteen prisoners in
that institution.
The picnic of the Sunday school of the
Broadway Presbyterian church took place
to-day at Bethel Island. The young
pleasure seekers and their teachers were
conveyed to the island by the steamer
Viola.
The man who took the overalls from |
James Brynes last Thursday night has not
yet been arrested. 1t will be remembered |
that stitched in the overalls was $40 in |
money.
The assault case of Mary Olson against |
Mrs. Enfeldt, came up yesterday before |
Justice Halves, but was continued until a
late hour this afternoon. The first named |
accuses the last of assaulting her with a
club
The poor farm has been visited by Super
visors Heath and Campbell members of
the poor farm committee. They visited
the place last Wednesday, and found every
thing in as good shape as is possible for
the crowded condition of that institution |
to admit.
Several gentlemen of Hillsdale enjoyed |
treat on Sunday last, when on their way
to Sabbath School convention, by seeing |
a modern improved reaper and binder |
worked by N. j. Hubbard. Mr.. H. seemed |
well pleased with the working of his binder |
The Henry county agricultural board |
will hold its twenty seventh annual fair at
Cambridge, Illinois, September 4th to sth.
The grounds and buildings are being put |
in excellent repair, and there promises to |
be an unusually large number of entries in
all the departments. There will be fine |
racing on Wednesday, Thursday and Fri |
day.
TO THE PUBLIC.