The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-28
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

Raft boats were plying along the river
quite numerousIy yesterday.
Read change in Geo. w. D. Harris ad
vertise nent. u
Mayor Mott left for d. short business
trip In Iowa, this morning.
Mr. John c. Wallack left last night fol
Bozeman, Montana. where he will locate
permanently.
Mr. Covello, of Peoria, did not arrive
Saturday evening, hence the organization
of the G. A. r. Post was deferred until
Wednesday evening
will close on Wednesday May 80 decera
ton day.
Mems working shoes 50 cents, at Carse
81 Reticker's.-l
One of the front doors of the Rock
Island house is minus its plate glass,
| which was broken in pieces yesterday by
the wind slammlng the door shut with
great violence.
III. M. Briggs returned from Dies Moines
this morning, where he went to attend
the funeral of his brother-in-law, Mr..
Richard Henry.
For awnings, tents, etc., apply to G. III.
Young, No. lit Main street Davenport
|. may2d3m
is. Gilmore's trotting horse ''Akbar'
did not compete in the $50 race at Coun
Gil Bluffs last week, on account of sickness
He will probably be heard from this week,
however.
Alderman Bennett has struck a scent,
and to day was examining the ordinances
to get primed for the next meeting of the
council
Old papers for sale at the Argus" of
fee in packages of 10, 20, so, 40 and SOC
at the rate of so cents per hundred If
Decoration Day will be appropriately
observed in this city, and the brave men
who lie underneath the sod will be kindly
remembered.
Try Buffalo Mead"
Capt. T. J Robinson is having an iron
fence placed around his fine residence on
Twentieth street between Sixth and
Seventh avenue.
F. S. Edmunds, special agent for the
Howe Sewing Machine Co is in the city
looking around with a view of starting a
branch agency here.
Joseph Henry the United States
light house steamer, passed up the river
Sunday. Col. Reed. superintendent of
the Mississippi light house service, was on
board
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Robinson, and Mr.
and Mrs William Jackson will leave for
Euzeka Springs, Ark, tomorrow or next
day.
S. M. Seely, wife and daughter, of Ster-
ling, are registered at the Rock Island
House, Dir. Seely is proprietor of the
Gait House, the best hotel in Sterling.
George Bowers. colored, was find 81
and costs by Squire Cropper, to-day. for
drunkenness. Not having the wherewith
to liquidate his fine, he was sent to the
stone pile for fourteen days
E. E. Spiclxler is the only authorized
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Company, for Reynolds and Taylor Ridge
Property owners, use no other
The extensive pillow works of B. D.
Buford & Co. were shut down Saturday
night and will remain closed until some
necessary repairs can be made.
The regular monthly concert at the
Central Presbyterian church took place |
last evening. A large audience was
present to listen to the vocal and instru- |
mental music
Alderman Ketehingman was in the city |
Sunday, telling the boys all about the |
Racine cyclone. He gave a vivid de
scription of the scenes and incidents at |
lending the terrible wind storm.
Henry, Whitman aud Larkin the Bridge |
Committee, will make trip to Milan, to-
morrow morning, to look over the differ |
ent structures, and see that everything is |
rs it should be-
Complete preparations are being made |
for the wedding, which is expected to take
place this week. The young man boards
1t the Rock Island House The ARGUS |
will contain full particulars in due time.
Buffalo Mead, the great health drink, |
1t Thomas Drug Store m26-6t /
G. w. Battles, The grocer. has removed |
rom Third to Second avenue, next door |
% Doellinger's furniture store. m29-6t
Prof Everett, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, re
turned home this morning, after visiting
several of his old friends here He was
superintendent of our city
schools. He has now turned his atten-
ion to farming and owns several fine
pieces of land in the west.
The High School nine defeated a
picked nine on the hopfield grounds on
the score standing 13 to 10.
The "War Eagle" arrived from up the
liver shortly after seven last evening and
while at this side was viewed by quite a
crowd
The weather Sunday was of the most
'pasmodic kind. Up to noon the sun
shone in a clear sky, but from that time
1n the rain fell at irregular intervals
quite copiously.
Mr.. J. r. McAffee, editor of the Greens
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