The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-25
TIE DAILY ARGUS.
wednesday April %, 1888.
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

gets him ratified, and says he is n. g.
Read change in Geo W. D. Harris &C
vertise nent u
HIM. Gilchrist, of Rapids City, was
the Harper to day.
Queen Victoria was sixty-four year
old yesterday.
Ladies kid button boots, $1.75, lat Cars
& Reticker's.
The news market is unusually dun 10
day, and items are scarce and Tar De
tween.
The Odd Fellows are making extensive
arrangements for their Publication TO
morrow.
Furnished rooms for rent Inquire
at John Russ restaurant. II OF
The insurance adiusters who were in
the city yesterday, returned to Chicago
this morning.
Charles ]. Dahlen and Miss Belle Pat
erson, of this city, have been licensed to
marry.
Mems working shoes % cents, at Carse
& Retickers.
The police impounded five cows ON
Tuesday. which is good days work.
The matrimonial market is beginning
to BOOM and before many days roll by
several hearts will be made happy.
VIII r. johnson has just received from
the east all the latest designs in ladies
breastpins, such as squirrels, crocodiles,
transformers. etc. IS ct
Mr.. w c. Welch is suffering from a
bilious attack and has not been at the
store this week.
Two finely furnished rooms for rent,
on the northwest corner of First avenue
and Twelfth street. % ct
AT nine o'clock this morning occurred
the death of James, infant son of John
Russell at the residence on Moline avenue
near Brooks crossing.
r. c. Campbell and Thomas Murray.
advance agents of ". w. Coles circus,
was in the city to day. This great show
VIII exhibit in Rock Island, May 30th.
Mr.. John Long. of Louisville, KY, was
in the city to day. He is the proprietor
of one Of the largest pipe factories in the
world, and furnished the water mains for
Rock Island
]. S. Gilmore has men at work to
day, laying sewer pipe from his pork
house on First avenue across Sixteenth
street to the main sewer
The ARGUS acknowledges call this
morning from Mayor Mott and his son.
Mr.. Sanford Mott, of Taylor Falls. MINI,
who is on his wedding tour.
The Moline cabinet organ company
have increased their capital stock from
$4,000 to $4,000 This is a good indi |
cation of success which we are pleased to
chronicle.
Mr. j. 8. Dart will leave for Jefferson |
county, Neb., next week. where he in
tends to start in business. He is an en-
ergetic young business man, and we are
sorry to lose him from Rock Island
A special meeting of the city council
has been called for this evening by Alder
meu Reimers, WarnocE and Collins The l
object for calling special meeting is not
made known
The Josie" was at the dock several s
hours this morning. unloading and load
ing freight. The season has commenced
when Agent Lamont gets little time for c
rest. f
To-day SUPERINTENDENT Cramer was a
flushing the water mains west from
Twenty third street on Fourth, Sixth and
seventh avenues, and the branches lead L
ing to Fifth, Eighth and Ninth avenues. Il
The funeral of Mrs. John Gilmore, at
Milan this afternoon, was quite largely
attended by Rock Islanders. the deceased
'elng well known in this city :.
The employees pat the flames out al
hough thefire department was on hand 2
n case they were needed
Hon Jacob Krohn. president of the u
second National Bank at Freeport, pass r
d through the city last night for st. &
4Ouis on business.
A raft attached to a boat COMING down 8,
he river Tuesday afternoon, struck a n
Ter while passing through the bridge. n
he jar was so great that the raft was f.
nocked to pieces and floated off in sew
raj parts.
Mr. VIM II. Lundy was out on the n,
treet to-day for the first time since his .,
lness. He is still very weak after his q,
1ng seige, but with good weather he will !;
e all right in few days r.
base ball nine have been ORGANIZED in
'om scholars in the high school with A
'ernard Connolly as captain. The base as
all fever has taken a strong hold on tie
Jock Island youths but it is manly
port conducive of good health, and we M
re glad to see the boys take the interest ed
! it they do. bl
Just as the ARGUS was going 10 press in
esterday afternoon the fire alarm sound- ha
d. 1t was soon discovered that fire had lie
arted at the stove works barn from a
park which fell from the smoke stack th
The young M. d., whose office is over LII
ne Rock Island National bank. must w
ave rush of business, as he does not 1t
axe time to unhitch his horse, but at W
empts to drive off while the animal is
led fast az
Alderman Henry has carnan+ors Of W