The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-02
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.
BY ARous-EYED REPORTERS FOR THE ARGUS

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The library board7meet tonight
City council meeting to night.
Thomas Orchestra at Harper's Thea
ter.
Mr. Richard Mansil is absent on a
visit to indianapolis.
A. H. Boyd, of Cambridge, is in the
city to-day.
]. B. Bartlett, agent for Thomas or
chestra, is registered at the Harper.
Mrs. Ed Kohn has returned from Min
neapolis
Bank checks require no stamps here
after. There is plenty of legislation for
capitalists, but none for the laboring men,
W. c. Buchanan, of New York, who
has been sojourning in Rock Island for a
few days, started for home this morning
For awnings tents, etc., apply to G. H.
Young. No III Main street Davenport
may2d3m
A regular catamount dance is expected
among the members of the water works
committee at the council to night
Mrs. NJ S. ONeil, we are sorry to learn,
is suffering with an attack of malarial
fever.
A few hundred over one half of the APP
preparation for street work has been
already spent by the street committee.
Hawley & Hill will not deliver any
groceries Oh the Fourth.
A large number went out to the watch
tower Sunday. They all report it cool
and delightful there
Reserved seats are now on sale at the
Harper House drug store for Thomas
Orchestra
A five year old son of Mr. A. Loeb is
afflicted with the measles He is i'm
proving under the care of DR.. Cowden.
Mr.. NJ. S. O'Neil returned to the city
on Saturday evening, after a weeks ab-
sence in the southern part of the state
Mems workingshoes 95 cents, at Carse
& Reticker's,
You must pay the taxes on your puFps
and secure a check or the police will kill
them after August !
Mrs. J. j. Reimers and children left
on the steamer Denkman this morning
for up river They will return on the
same boat.
James Thompson was fined SIS and
costs to-day for attempting to make af-
fairs lively with a mop handle
Henry Haesli, an employe of Carse &
Ohlweiler's bottling works, was struck in
the right eye with piece of glass, and it
is probable that he will lose the sight
Jacob Altz, resident of Moline, claims
that his house was entered by burglars
Saturday night, and $40 taken from his
pantaloons pockets.
The funeral of Theo dore Zeis, the bov
drowned at Offerman's Island few DAYS
ago took place Sunday afternoon, and
was largely attended The parents and
the brothers and sisters, have the sympa-
thy of all their friends.
DR.. NJ T. Gamble, FARNINGToN, Ill,
says Il prescribe Browns Iron Bitters
in my practice and it gives good salts
faction"
The open air concert at Union square
Saturday night was attended by several
thousand Many complimentary remarks
were given 3iehl's band, which furnished
the music
Two boys got their skiff in the wheel
of the ferry boat ]. W. Spencer, Sunday
and for time it looked as though there
would be couple of funerals soon. if
the bodies could be found.
Mr. NJ s. O'Neil was busy to-day trim
ming and getting ready the wagon which
will carry the thirty eight young ladies,
Representing the different,states) on the
Fourth. Mrs. O'Neil and Miss Johnson
secured the services of the young ladies
for that day and it is to be presumed
that they secured the prettiest in town,
B. D. BufOrd s. Co.'S pow works will
resume business next Monday They
have been closed for several weeks, while
repairs were made and new machinery
put in, The works give employment to a
great number of men. who Will be glad
to secure work again.
Mr. John b. Bartlett, agent for the
Theodore Thomas Orchestra, was a caller
at the ARGUS Office, this morning. Mr.
Thomas plays at Des Moines on the two
nights succeeding his visit to Rock Island
He will close the season at Burlington
on the following evening, with the ex-
ception of giving summer night concerts
at Chicago