The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-03
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

Their many friends in this city will wish
them pleasant and safe journey
NJ. w. Parker left for Quincy last
night.
Mems working shoes 50 cents, at Carse
8 Reticker's.
Mr.. ]. Cushing of Dubuque, is visiting
j. NJ Wilmans.
The Hon Charles Durham OF tennessee
is in the city.
w. S. Teller is having his saloon timely
calcimined throughout.
The Diamond Joe steamer Josie. ar
rived from above at $50 p. m. to-day.
Yesterday marriage license was is
sned to John Aniswolt and Bridget Null
ebay, of this city.
A daughter has lately arrived at the
residence of Mr.. j. r. C. Field, which has
made the fathers heart beat with joy.
The tubular oil stove at Daniel Don's.
The best for summer use.
VIM. REYNOLDS. of Cordova, was in
town to-day.
Mr. aud Mrs. Peter Fries will start for
Europe tonight via New York. They
will he absent all summer, and will visit
all points of interest during their stay
John Linehan is having No !. 519 Sec
ond avenue, fitted up for a saloon and
will occupy it on Saturday or Monday
A number of our store fronts are re-
ceiving fresh coats of paint, among which
are J. L. Freeman's Fred Krelfs, james
COrcorans and all the store fronts under
the Rock Island house. i
Fred Krells confectionery and festaur
ant will in few days present a very
handsome appearance. Inside it is being
tastefully papered and caleimined through
out.
Raible & Stengel have disposed of their
iron gray team which they have used on
their delivery team for many years. Sam
uel Adams, late of the Taylor house, pur-
chased them, and will take them with
him to Dakota.
The Union can put on its mourning
garb. 1t was worked up to such state
of excitement that it imagined it saw the
approaches to the polls, blockaded by the
democrats, and the republicans unable to
get near the ballot box. Poor, deluded
thing.
The high school blue stockings of Mo-
line, will play the high school red stock
ings of this city, at the hop field grounds,
at 9 b. m, on Saturday The Milan
street railway pass the grounds.
Gasoline stoves at David Don's Cali
and see them.
How does the Mott-Henry rule suit,
Mr.. Union? 1t appears they have more
influence in the Third than the war horse
from the Fifth and the tried to- e-elected |
man from the country.
The body of the Fairport ticket agent
who was drowned at that place and was
found on the Illinois shore, which has
been at Undertaken Knox's for several
days, was taken back to Fairport to-day |
by relatives of the deceased
Rev. II. F. Borchers, pastor of the First
Baptist church. received a telegram an
ouncing the serious illness of members of
his family in Marengo. ILL.,, and left for
that place on last evenings train The
pulpit of the church will be filled next
Sabbath morning and evening by T. D.
Bentley, Jr.
The Aledo Record of this week contains
the list of premiums to be awarded at the
Mercer county fair this year The fair
will be held in Aledo September 18th
21st.
Judge John r. Bassett, of Mercer
county, with his family, will leave for
Kansas soon, where they will in future
reside. Judge Bassett has been county
judge of Mercer county for nine years.
Parties starting ice cream parlors, win /,
fad the best assortment of ice cream ,
freezers at David Dons.
At meeting of the directors of the
Milan street railway company, Wednes
day, it was decided to purchase another
motor. and two additional cars. The
business of the road is evidently increas-
ing which fact we are glad to chronicle.
Capt w. p. Hight, one of the Oldest ]
steamboat captains on the Mississippi,
died in st. Louis Wednesday morning
His brother, Mr.. w. Hight left for st. {
Louis last night to attend the funeral.
Richard Prince, from Pennsylvania. :
was on spree last night, and the police |
gobbled him Squire Cropper fined him
81 and costs this morning, which he paid. .
Horsemen in this city will attend the
trotting matinee at Davenport on Satur-
day. Gentlemen, why not enter some of
your steppers in the races ? Rock Is
land should be represented
Messrs, Harson, Bowman, Adams. Don
aidson and Cooke are the happiest men in !
town to-day, because the county board |
voted to erect new building for their {
use. They are accommodating fellows
and deserve to be well cared for. :
Union version: ''The republicans
would have carried the ward, if it had
not been for the special exertions of the !
saloon keepers to secure Lidders' cleo
ton" Mr. Ladders term of Office only {
lasts one year. and as the saloon keepers
have their licenses out for that time. whv
should they specially favor Lidaers? AL