The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-09
CAUGHT ON THE FIT.


to-day
r d. Hatch and wife. of ST. Louis, ar
of at the Harper.
y The dude Is a fellow whose shirt cola
is above his brains
j. A. johnson, the boot aud shoe maker
is having improvements made in his shor
. Read change in Geo. w D. Harris ad
Vertlse nent. If
n John G. Scott, of Galena, III. an,
:, Capt. Girdon, United States steamboat
7 inspectors. are at the Harper House
Mr. John c. Fyfe. representative of tn,
Vandeopoele Electric Light company
returned to Chicago this morning
The mud has become so deep in front
of the Harper House. that Mr., Harper
! intends TO have it cleared at his own ex
pense.
i The Moline Republican win print the
proceedings of the board of supervisors
for $50 year.
i MIR. NJ nj. Briggs has added a span of
r four year olds to his already well-stocked
stable.
i Wanted AT the Rock Island House a
first class vegetable cook Immediately
1t rained hard all last night. and the
streets to-day are in a worse condition
than ever
Yesterday must have been book beer
day in Davenport, judging from the
amount of business the republican alder
man had over the river
Mrs Frank Bliss wife of the engineer
who runs to Savanna and back every
day, on the c.. nj. & st. Paul road, left
for Racine this morning. on a visit to her
sister.
Mems working shoes 90 cents, at Carse
& Retickers.
Mr.. d. @! Pavy is quite seriously ill
with pneumonia at his-home- on the bluff,
near Elm street.
Moses Walter. of Stephenson County, |
has notified Marshal Miller, that a gray |
horse was stolen from his barn this week. |
Have your buggies put in first class
order, at III. M. Wallis, oa Seventeenth
street. NAV L. ct
John Perrett and Miss Martha Mills, of
Rock Island, and Walter D. Olney, of
Moline and Miss Ireua Beltz, of Rock Is
land, have procured license to wed.
Where is the street commissioner? The
streets will soon be obstructed by mud. if J
the role of obstructionists.
For awnings, tents, etc., apply to @. III
Young, No. lit Main street Davenport |
may2d3m
Mayor Mott and wife attended the
wedding reception of Mr.. and Mrs Win
ter at Davenport last night. and report al
very pleasant time. The bride and groom
started for Cincinnati at IL p. m.
The special meeting of the council had
not been adjourned very long yesterday
afternoon, when republican alderman
might have been seen playing draw poker
Ia one OF the saloons. And yet they were r
all SO very busy when they were wanted $
at the council chamber t
The Impression prevails to-day that the
epublican aldermen will attend the coun-
il meeting to night, having again drum
ned up enough courage to face the T
music. A lumber yard would be a n
God place to hide in, should occasion Is
rive to disappear in a mysterious man +.
er. n.
Mr.. E. r. Clark, Clifford, III, saws | te
Browns Iron Bitters relieved me of dys- w
epsia, etc, and / now sleep comfort :,
ply. q
IN CO
The waterwOrks committee. consisting
Mayor Mott and Aldermen Hull and
ray, met this morning and settled the :,
II of $1.110.63 of the Vaudeopoele -
lectric hight company against the city -
The c.. r, 4. s. p. road through their
eight agent, sMr. Stoddard, paid into the
y treasury this morning the $3.50 sub :.
ribed by them for the electric light on
e water works. The c., B. & @ has
described like amount
Miss Maggie Coffey and Mr. John Con
n will be united in marriage this even
at seven o'clock at St. Mary Catholic
urch. in Davenport. by the Rev Father w
avin. Thegroom is a fireman on the c.
q st. p. road between here and Sa-
ma.
The Star base ball elab of this city,
II give grand ball at Turner Hall, on
day evening. May 1s, to which gen
! public invitation is extended Tick
only go cents, admitting lady and citl
ntleman. The proceeds of the ball his
II be for the purpose of furnishing the San
b with new uniforms sud
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Gray and chilren the
Rock Island on Tuesday evening for Sar
lyme county, Neb., where they will in {
future reside. Mr.. Gray has pur- per
'sed farm of $40 acres, and will go frpl
D stock raising. He was an old citizen he
Rock Island, and has been closely in Vol
ltified with itsinterests for many wears dur
the
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