The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-22
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

II NJ. M briggs, Esq, Is IN the country
on visit to his parents.
: Robson & Crane appear at Peoria to
night They went down on Conductor
h Sutliff's train.
For awnings, tents, etc, apply to G.. I'll.
Young, No. III Main street Davenport.
may2d3m
y Be sure and hear Prof. Carnes onight
at the Central Presbyterian church.
The counc Will meet in special session
to night. 1t is hoped all the aldermen
VIII be present, and the business before
the body attended to with dispatch.
Old papers for sale at the Argus" of
flee in packages of 10. 90, 80, 40 and soc
at the rate of so cents per hundred If
The work of putting up the ELECTRIC
light tewer on Second avenue is going
along nicely
+ W. Woolcott, agent of the wild
West company. was at the Harper to-
day.
James Renfro has just returned from
| business trip through Texas. and several
of the western states
The third annual ball of the Fire De
partment will be held in Armory Hall ON
the evening OF Thursday. May "a ms&t
An excursion will be given from Rock
island to Peoria. on Sunday June 3D.
The train will leave this city at 7 90 a. ms
Alex. Lamont left for Milwaukee last
night in the interest of B. d. Buford
& Co.
Mr.. VIM, III. Kelly, Lement Ill, saws:
4 used Browns Iron Bittcrs for dyspep-
STA, aud 1t certainly has helped me-
The Stars are quite willing to give the
High School nine a chance to crow. and |
challenge them to cross bats Decoration |
day, on the hopfield grounds, at p. m.
The national exposition of Railway APP
pliances will open at the exposition build
ing in Chicago on May cath and continue
one month.
Weyerhauser Il Denkman intend to tune
their new whistle to -morrow evening, and
wish to give notice to the firemen not to
bring out their apparatus, thinking that
there is fire in progress.
A. Marschall, the well known mer-
chant tailor, has removed his business es-
adjustment to No. 219 Twentieth street.
between Second and Third avenues, next !
door to Hausgen's grocery Read his ad-
Vertisement in another column. 22-6t
Judge Smith gave James McGregor
sentence of one year in the penitentiarv.
Monday afternoon. He was found guilty T
IF burglarizing Thompson's foundry to
he extent of $13 in brass castings.
A decree of divorce was granted to the :,
circuit court to-day to Charles H. Fisch- -
valid from Erdmuthe Fischwald. The 3
said his wife deserted him 9
Wenty years ago and she had been mar d
led twice since then. He thought it was r,
bout time to get a divorce from her and D
e had no trouble in securing it. D
The celebrated comedians, Robson q D
rane were greeted with lacge and en- M
lusiastic audience last night. in the pre- e.
'ntation of Boucicaults pleasing drama, HI
Forbidden Fruit" The characters were r,
ell sustained throughout, and Messrs. ia
OLSON ~ Crane kept the audience in a So
laughter
Judge Smith granted two DEGREES of ne
vorce in the Circuit Court on Monday. TO
ne was in the suit of Jane Drury vs.. ].
mes Drury, of Drury; E. D. Sweeney Ri
pcaring for the complainant. Lena l. III
art vs.. Clarence Mart, of Rock Island, 10
IS the other case. M. NJ Corbett was Si
9 attorney for tho
g. ID. Sprague, for fifteen years past, Nj.
ent for the Rock Island company in an
s Moines, on account of failing eve
hit has rendered his resignation, which
8 been accepted, to take effect June .
:. Sprague will go to England for
his malady being atrophy of
optic nerve. 1t is believed his sue -
sor vii be w. X. Lucas, now agent UNI
the company at Keokuk -
Peoria Democrat: George NJ LooscIey 'he
been appointed general agent of the 1Ht
X. |. IL P. for the territory south of L
'rla, to succeed John S. Cook, who -"
appointed division agent, with head '''''
lrters in Kansas City. Looseley's mat
donartars ,iu bo ~. IT,. wer
VIZ DC III bhIS ttty lie is |
son of IL. l.. Loosely, general agent -
he C., r. | & p railways at this S'a'
Mt. VINO
joyi
W. Simpson, Of the Port Byron scal
be was in the city to-day, distributing last
books containing the premium list of cou1
seventh annual fair of the Rock Island MO,
nty Agricultural Association, which tick,
meet at Coe on September the 4th, did
and 9th. The book is neatly gotten thev
and contains 124 pages. Mr. Simpson the
rmed us that besides the premiums to
warded in the book, the citizens were
raising special purse OF $3.50. for All
for all trotting race, which will occur man
ne of the days. the
ne of our exchanges gives the follow anot
advice to users of the telephone: I'm is CHI
ng through the telephone, if the voice jail b
IDS as if there were silver in IT.. the son,
ker is talking to loud If his voice morn
IDS very low, as if he were down in a accor
we'll he is not talking loud enough. of mi
ordinary tone OF Voice is best FOR long the b
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