The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-12

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this morning on business.
Who are the young men that go morse
back riding at Eve o'clock in the morning
Miss Fife Barge is visiting her cousins
in DeMoines. Iowa. this week.
Rev. A. B. Alien. of Bowling township
was in the city today.
The popular period OF the ice cream
pants is fast waning.
Hon. Charles Durham, of Geneseo,
was in the city today.
The Moline wagon and pillow companies
will be represented at the St. Louis fair
A ST. Louis girl excused her short dress
because it would be long enough before
she would get another.
Malvina will trot in the 2:34 race at
Council Bluffs tomorrow. McHenry is
sending her to the front.
Rev. J. A. Reynolds has returned home
from Pawnee county. Neb., where he has
been visiting old friends.
Mrs. EauraG. Fixen. who lectured here
and az Davenport returned houe yester-
day morning.. cd
Pillsbury's best, at Hawley & Hills.
The many friends of Rev. ] S. McCord
were pleased to see him on the streets
Yesterday, after his recent severe Illness.
Miss Lou Wait and Miss Mamie Moore,
otReynolds, were in the city today, and
diued at the Lock Island House.
Business is picking up on the Rock
Island & Mercer county road. Coal will
be in great demand soon, and the Mercer
county will be buster yet
When does the nine O'Clock ira
leave for Peoria?" said an innocent dame
this morning to Ticket Agen: BrGner,
AT S,45," was the reply.
Mrs John Crubsugh left for st. Paul
last night, to visit her husband, who has
several contracts for erecting bridges in
that section,
The Gen. John Buford Post, g. A. R.,
held Its regular meeting last evening at
the A. o. U. W. rooms in the armory
building.
Large sweet potatoes, at Hswley &
Hills.
The 2:38 race at Peoria yesterday va
won BY Nellie Grant. with Tpsico sccons
and Chestnut Boy :hird- The best tim
made was 2:34.
The establishment of the Northwestern
Normal school will be celebrated at Gen.
eseo on Friday evening of this week
Wasckuowledge the receipt of an invita-
ton.
White picking onions, at Hawley i
Hills.
Mr.. Paul Bichenbach. representing tn
wholesale cigar and tobacco establishment
of Hon. Jacob Krohn, of Freeport was
the city today.
E. Turner is receiving every week frOl
fifty TO seventy five cases of boots an
shoes from the best manufacturers in tn
country. Turner sells good goods at vel
low prices.
For rent-a blacksmith shop. all fnl
nished, on Second avenue, opposite cour
honse sonsre 123t
Miss Nina Kaufman, of the Centr
telephone Office, istaking a short vac
ton. Her place Is being acceptably fill'
by Miss Clara ohlweiler, of this city.
The Onward base ball club, of Chicag
speak in the highest terms of their treal
ment at the Rock Island house, and 81
they were well taken care of at that no
telry.
The Moline railroad case. which co
tinnes to occupy the attention OF I
Circuit court. will necessarily throw sew
raj cases over until after the crimir
business is finished.
While our neighboring state OF Iowa
greatly exercised over election matte
the people of Illinois are quietly looki
on, and enjoying rest from the fe7
and turmoil of a political campaign.
The state board of examiners hs
given public notice to candidates for
pointments as district inspectors of c.
mines, that an adjourned session of th
body will be held at Springfield, beg
ming Tuesday, October 9th,
Mr.. r. F. Carter, of South Ryeg'
VT, was in the city Tuesday, on his
to Cambridge, where he will make .
posal for the erection of asoldier's MOI
msut for Henry county. He is mem
Of the firm who erected the monument
Davenport.
The Messrs. Grady rendered the
wards. --of Chicago. a farewell recept
last evening. BiehPs band acc'
panied the victorious club to
depot, who expressed themselves as III
lasting obligations to the people of R
Island, who treated them so well du
their stay.
mo, George. lean never return
love; never dreamed you loyed me {
you should have spoken of it before.
l cannot return your love" q
moaned the broken hearted lover, al
grssped his hat. "nor the oysters and
cream neither" and George went out
the wet.
A meeting of the Wonen's Temper
Union was held in the lecture room
the First Methodist church yestel
afternoon. A vote of thanks was
dered to Mr.. Harper for the use Of
theatre, the gas company for furnis
the light, to Messrs. Bowlby and Spe
for music, to the ushers and also to