The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-04
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

Judge Peasants is in the city.
Regular monthly meeting of the city
council tonight.
1t is likely that another excursion party
will go to Peoria, next Sunday.
Mems working shoes 95 cents, at Carse
&c Retickers.
| MIR. Alex. Steel left for Cordova, this
morning, on business.
Deputy Sheriff silvis is boarding at the
Rock Island house.
Read change in Geo W. D. Harris ad
vertise nent. If
san1 Heagy, of Hampton. was in
the city to day.
Voucher pensions are being made out
at the county clerks Office to-day.
Several railroad men will visit the ma
tional exposition of railway appliances in
Chicago this week.
The Grand Pacific arrived from down
the river at 1 O'Clock this afternoon, and
the Mary Morton at o'clock.
Mr.. Homer Lowry and wife, who were
in Chicago on a visit, returned home last
Saturday.
Mr.. j. w McCabe and D. Donaldson
have gone to Nebraska o. pleasure
Trip.
A meeting of the "Dudeen" cooking
club was held at the home of Miss Julia
Kohn ON Saturday afternoon.
Major Frazer and wife departed to-day
for San Jose, California, and will remain
there some time.
! For awnings. tents. etc, apply to G. H.
| Young, No. lit Main street Davenport
may2d3m
Rev. W. L. Sanders, of Cambridge, has
accepted the charge of the Baptist church
of this city He occupied the pulpit last
night
Mrs, J. f. Dindingef celebrated her
birthday anniversary on Saturday evening,
at which most enjoyable time was had.
Mr.. John Sbach, aged So years and IS
days, departed this life at 7;45 a m, last
Saturday. The funeral occurred at the
German Lutheran church at O'Clock,
Sunday afternoon.
Capt. VIM. G Morris, of Chicago, lately
of Moline, left, yesterday morning, for
Rochester, N. Y, as a representative to
the Grand Lodge of United Workmen.
With last weeks Illustrated World
came finely executed chrome, Study
and Reflection" which makes very
handsome picture The World is pub
lished by James Elverson, of Philadel-
phia.
The High School base ball club of this
city, met the ReG Stockings, of Moline.
at the Gun Club Park on Saturday
afternoon, with the intention of playing a
match game. The game had only fairly
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High School nine was ahead.
| Several of the employees at Buford's
pillow works have organized camp ION
Rock river, near the toll bridge, and have
given it the name of ''Wigu am Three
tents are pitched and the boys are having
good time
Alderman ladders will open his new
| grocery store to-monow morning on
Fourteenth and a half street. He will
carry full line of staple and fancy
goods, and in fact everything that can
be found in first class grocery store.
John Grimes. freight brakeman on
the G. R. l. & P railroad had his right
hand badly mangled, Saturday night at
Peru, while attempting to make D coup
ling The hand was bandaged at La Sale.
and when Grimes arrived here, DR., Plum
mer dressed the injured member He
lives on Elm street.
Mrs. T. H, Thomas and Mrs J. j.
Parks, who have been making a pleasant
trip TO Dubuque, returned home this
morning on the Josephine" They were
met at the landing by their husbands,
who have been released from their thrall-
dom of bachelorism
The Gen. Barnard, Josephine Minneap-
oils, Clyde, Sam Atlee, Silver Crescent,
City of Winona, Robert Dodd, Lone Star
and j. w Spencer, were counted on the
river at one time this morning
The picnic which was to have been
given by the Arion society at Sylvan Is
land, yesterday, was postponed till. next
Sunday on account of the unfavorable
weather.
Rock Island Grove, No %, u. A. 0.
D., have elected George Schneider as
chairman of their board of trustees.
Mr. E. H. Bowman is in receipt of a
letter from Mr.. Ashel EdginGton, of Full
lertOn, Neb., who is in the real estete
business there. He is doing well, and is
pleased with the country. Mr.. E. was
formerly resident of Edgington town
ship, and is web known in the county.
The Chicago Times says that R. r.
Cable has purchased from H II. Porter, a
lot 1866 feet front ON Erie street, south
west corner of Cass, with irregular depth,
for $45, 900.
As will be seen in another column, John
Hammer, who was arrested at Winterset,
Iowa. about week ago, for the murder
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