The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-20

Friday April 90, 1888.
BREVTTIEs.


the callers at the ARGUS Office to-day.
DIR. MeAllister, of Muscatine, was IL
the city to-day.
Mrs. M. K. Gates returns this evening
from the east where she has been on
purchasing tour.
Read change in Geo. w d. Harris, al
-t:-. If
Notices are published in another col
umn for a meeting of assessors on May Isl
and special meeting of the board OF
supervisors on the same day
The sheriff's sale Of the property Of
George r. Wells took place at the conr'
hnuse at Q O'Clock this afternoon.
Furnished rooms for rent. Inquire
at John Russ restaurant. IL Ut
The Stars and the High School nine
will play practice game at $50 O'Clock
tomorrow at the hop field grounds
All cigar manufacturers who wish a
rebate on cigar tables can be turnished
with the same by calling on j. NJ Boards
lev, No. 2 internal revenue collector.
Special bargains in black silk 81 per
ward at McIntire Il Cos. l'ot
G. W. Mcdowell, of Edgington, re
received bounty on one old wolf and
four cubs at the county clerk office to :
day.
Mems working shoes 95 cents, at Carse
81 Reticker's.
John Stein made complaint against
Albert Littig for assaulting him on the
street yesterday He was fined 80 and
costs before Squire Chopper this morning
H. Burlington, the newly elected mayor
of Monmouth on the license ticket, was
at the Rock Island House last night.
Ladies kid button boots, $1.75,a at Carse
d Reticker's.
Mr.. John ShaefeI, Jr., of Port Byron,
was in the city Thursday night, to meet
his sister -in-law and children, Mrs. Shep-
hard, who arrived from Oskeloosa on
visit
John Volk & Co, of this city, have
secured the contract for rebuilding the
car erecting and storing shops of the
Rcck Island s. Peoria road at Peoria,
which was recently burned. Atkinson &
Olof will do the brick work.
When looking for dress goods do not
pass by McIhtire 81 Cos large assortment.
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Andrew Donaldson, Rural; Hugh
Caughey, Coal Valley; T. s, Silvis and S.
r. Porter. of Hampton, were in the city
to-day, They are all prominent men of
their respective towns.
If you want anything in the housegoods
furnishing line, you can certainly be suit
ed at Lundy & KnelPs grand sale of
household goods in Mitchell & Parsons
old stand where everything is going very
fast.
The meetings at ST. Joseph's church
still continue 10 be well attended, and a
great deal of good is being accomplished
by the reverend gentlemen who are con-
Quoting them. Tonight Rev. Father
Cook will preach on the Necessity of
Confession.
The leak in the water main was re-
paired in time for use this morning
although Superintendent Cramer and his
men were compelled to work all night
The excavation was filled up this after
noon.
Will r. Johnson has just received from
the east all the latest designs in ladies
breastpins, such as squirrels, crocodiles,
grasshoppers, etc. 10 St
A meeting is to be held tomorrow
evening at the law Office of Kenworthy s.
Beardsley to perfect an organization for
the purpose of enforcing the law relating
to the seining of fish. Everybody is in
vited to attend particularly all who are
interested. as the law is being violated
have been made of its abuse
E. Turner will. sell boots and shoes
cheaper than any firm in the three cities |
and will guarantee the prices to be as |
such.
The Union says in regard to the dead |
lock at Springfield: 1T was a blunder to |
precipitate the report of the committee at |
a time when the republicans were power
less to act, and the only possible result |
until the forces were rallied was a waste
of time" Then the Union really admits
the republicans have made a mistake. |
We supposed that was beyond the range
of possibility. Will wonders never
cease?
Sweet potatoes, at Hawley & Hills.
Considerable inconvenience was expe-
rienced yesterday afternoon and last
evening by the water renters betw cen
Sixteenth and Twentieth streets, whose
water supply was cut off without a mo-
ments notice. The demand was greatest
at the hotels, and wells had to be resorted
to. The man who went home somewhat
elevated, had good excuse to make to
his wife, and so escaped punishment.
The annual meeting of the Illinois
State Homeopathic Medical Association
will be held at Rock Island this wear
The meeting will convene on Nav 18th
and continue for three days An appli-
cation has been made for use of the A
o.. G. w. hall on that occasion. The
opera house or Armory hall will probably
be secured for the public meetings, but
no definite arrangements have vet been
made. DR.. c. B. Kinyon mailed the