The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-16
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

Mr.. Tom Rodman, of Chicago, arrived
in town yesterday on visit to friends.
The Orion society will give picnic il
the near future.
Wanted-At the Rock Island House I
first class vegetable cook Immediately.
Albert, the youngest son of Alderman
Henry, is confined to the house by ill
ness DR.. Craig is attending HIM.
Mems working shoes 95 cents, at Carse
s. Reticker's.
The young gentleman with the French
appearance is not from Paris. He has
lived here many years.
Have your buggies put in first-class
order. at H. NJ Wallis. OF Seventeenth
| street. may l2 6t
Mr. E. s. s. Kemp. publisher of the
National. steamship and Railway Gazette
of Chicago made the ARGUS a call this
morning.
Wall has eastern buggies from $65 to
500
keeping house on Fourth Avenue and
Eleventh Street, are now boarding at the
Rock Island house.
For awnings tents, etc, apply to G. III.
Young, No. 1T Main street Davenport
may2d3m
Mr. Henry Peetz was on the levee this
morning taking in Davenport with his
telescopes. Arthur Burial was also tax
ing an optical survey of the Iowa shore.
Wanted-a good cook at the head of
18th st. IL 3t.
The Rock Island paper mill property
was sold on Tuesday by Capt T. j. Rob
nison, trustee. for So, 900 Mr.. j. H. VIII
son, of this city, was the purchaser
The best accommodations in baths
under the Rock Island House. 1866
Remember Mrs Alice Dntton-Atwell
and the Chickering quartet at iarpers
Theatre Friday evening They will be
here without fail.
Pillsbury's Flour, at HawIey & Hills
The Orion Society have purchased the
piano from ID. Roy Bowlby. which they
have nsed for practice for some time at
their room. They formerly rented it,
Remember if you want the latest styles
in refrigerators aud ice boxes, go TO David
Don's. d&w1t
Davidson & Co have just completed
arrangements for the manufacture of
rigars, and have the back part of their
store partitioned of for that purpose.
They will employ between fifteen and
twenty cigar makers.
A very roasted Java Coffee, % cents
per pound, al Hawley e. Hills.
The sale of reserved seats for the Dams
-osch engagement in Davenport commenc
I'd this morning at the usual places. The
takes place on May %, and the
ferry will run after the entertainment
Strawberries at Hawley & Hills.
William L. Burgess, died this morning
1t half past one, of hemorrhage of the
lungs, aged II yrs. mos. weeks.
Funeral at the residence of Mennas Exner-
on 18th st. between 9th and 7th Ave. at 2
o'clock Thursday afternoon.
DIR. r. F. Hayes, of Freeport, ILL.,. is
,ne of the gentlemen present at the meet
ng of HomeOphaths now in session here.
The doctor, who is one of Freeport's best
physicians, is an old schoolmate of Dr. |
Thos. Gait, both of whom attended the |
Academia college in Pennsylvania when |
oung. They met last night for the first |
ime in "a years.
Mr. Robert Harris, 721 W. Twenty first
treet, Chicago, H., says: Il used
Browns Iron Bitters as tonic and found
t excellent"
At 10 a. m. Tuesday, Mrs. Mary Nc
Tell, wife of John Mcneil, died at her
esidence in this city, of Inflammation of
be bowels. She was aged 81 years The
uneral occurred this morning from St
oseph's church.
For ice cream freezers, lemon squeezers,
il stoves and gasoline stoves, go to David
)On's.
Tuesday being the thirtieth anniversary
f the birth of Mr. Louis Dindinger he
'as agreeably surprised by the active
lembers of the Arion Society, of which
e is one of the prominent. Messrs John
Vestphal, Guido, Emil and Gottlieb
eek, Joseph Huber, John Russ, Emil
acobsen and Matt Daleiden, serenaded
i'm at his residence in the evening and
him with gold headed cane, as
testimonial of their good will towards
i'm. MIR. 0indinger accepted the gift
18th good grace, and then invited his
-iends to Mr.. John Westphal's. where
)cial time was had.
Jack Wheelan, who was up before
quire Chopper last week on complaint of
ane Reddig for using abusive language
awards her, was fined So and costs He
as unable to hquidate the fine, but
romised to do so if released He was
set free, but not paying the
mount charged against him on the Police
Magistrates books, Marshal Miller took
i'm in custody last night
nd conveyed him to the
rmory One of Wheelans friends
ppeared on the scene however, and fur
ished him with the necessary means to
scape nights lodging in the city Jail, so
n NKac alIouad IN doparf l