The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-28


The city council will meet in regular
session on Monday evening.
The st. Louis fair opens next week, with
a grand lot of attractions.
B. D. Buford g. Co. will be represented
at the st. Louis fair.
Mrs. s. M. Wheaton and daughter, of
Geneseo, are in the city on visit
Sc. Cox of Buffalo Prairie was q
visitor to the ARGUS Office today.
A sure cure for dyspepsia. by using
Adams German Compound, at Thomas.
Next Sunday is train Sunday on the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific road.
George C. Smith, of the Cambridge
Chronicle, was in the city yesterday.
Judge Adams has returned from a visit
to Chicago.
The Peoria Reds defeated the Toledo
nine on Wednesday by a score of 10 to B.
Teachers Bibles, Oxford edition, the
best printed in various styles of binding
very low ut Champion Il Cos.
Miss Ella Wilson, of New Brighton,
Pa, is in the city, the guess of Miss
odessa Wakefield.
Mr. Charles E. Dodge, formerly of this
city, but now of Spirit Lake, lows. is
spending few days here.
Mr.. Frank Hanley, engaged in B. D.
Buford & Cos Office, went to Chicago last
night on business.
The way they ask fellow to take
suthin" out in Montana is '1et's drive
spike"
Bargains in stand books can now be
had at Champion & Cos.
The Rev. F. R Borgess., of Knoxville,
W. H. Logan and son, or Sexton, Mer-
Ger county, a lay delegate. are guests at
the residence of Mayor Mott.
Miss Maggie Barth, of Arenzville. is in
the city on visit to her brother, DR.. G.
E. Barth, for few days. From here she
goes to Iowa City to visit another brother.
The reason for the police being invisi-
bic this morning, was that they were sum-
moned to the court room as witnesses in
the counterfeit money case
Mr.. Joseph Uhrig, of the Western
Union Telegraph company, of Chicago,
was in the city yesterday afternoon, look
ing after the interests of his company.
Everything in the way of sermon paper
and writing tables at Champion & Co.'S
The Stars share of the gate money at
Iowa City yesterday, was only $2s. They
will come home broke, If they do not
draw larger crowds.
Hawkins did not play with the Stars
yesterday, being resting up for today and
tomorrow. His place was filed by Glenn.
Four members Of the Cedar Rapids
club played with the Iowa Citys yester
day, but yet they could not beat the Stars.
Through the kindness of Mr.. Bailey
Davenport, the visiting clergy and laymen
took ride on the street cars to Milan and
the Watch Tower this afternoon
Sales on Market spare today consisted
of 80 loads of potatoes, loads of hay,
10 of oats, loads corn, 2 loads of soft
coal and load of coke
Clergymen visiting the city would do
well to call at the extensive book and
stationery store Of Champion & Co. 1927
Second avenue. Everything in their line
is supplied at low prices.
Rev. Richard Haney, of Monmouth,
will preach at the Central Presbyterian
church on Sabbath morning, and Rev. G.
O. Mccullough, of Peoria, in the evening.
The delegates from this district who
were in attendance at the state liquor
dealers convention at Quincy. arrived
home this morning. They report great
deal of business transacted. The con-
vention will meet in Chicago next year.
Several members of the Rock Island fire
department attended dance on Wednes-
day evening, given by the Maple hose
company of Geneseo. They speak highly
of the treatment they received at the
hands of the Geneseoans.
Dress goods, silks and velvets IL spe.
cialty, at prices to astonish you, at the
new store of Joseph Levy's, No. 1900
Second avenue. ct
The visiting members of the conference
which Is now IN session in this city, are
profuse in their thanks in regard to the
hospitable manner in which they have
been received by all religious denomina-
lions in the city.
Mr.. George Knapp, senior proprietor of
the st. Louis Republican, died on vessel
at sea on Sept. 18th. He had been to
Germany for his health, and was returning
home, apparently benefited by the trip,
when his lamp of life suddenly went out.
The largest stock of cloaks, dolmans,
flannels and blankets in the city, can be
found at Joseph Levy's new store, No.
1000 Second avenue, formerly occupied
by Mitchell & Parsons. Ct
The steam fire engine, which has un-
dergone some repairs of late. was tested
by the boys last evening. 1t was taken
down to the river, where stream of 40
feet was thrown, with 100 pounds water
pressure and As pounds of steam.
We understand that George W. D.
Harris has sold for Mrs Boyle her ele-
CANT residence on Twenty third street to
Mr.. ]. FL. Drayton, who is to be congrat-
ulated on securing valuable piece of