The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-08


and Rock Island at $50. Chicago time,
or 6:i5 city time. This is an excellent
| opportunity to visit the fair, and a good
many, no doubt, win take advantage
Of it. Returning, the train leaves Peoria
at 0 p m.
Chief Of Police Miller arrested Chris.
Olson for being drunk and disorderly this
morning. s1l.19 was found on his per
son. He will have hearing before
Squire Chopper at later hour
-Four young ladies were waiting for the
Milan street car this afternoon. 10 take
them TO the watch tower Each Of them
had basket loaded with goodies, and
they said they were going 10 have a
grand time
Fay Lynde left this morning for New
Haven, Conn, where he will enter the
Sheffield Scientific school. preparatory TO
entering Yale College lis was accompa-
MED by his parents, Judge and Mrs.
Lynde, who will visit friends at St Adams.
Vt, tefore returning.
The case OF John ii. Wilson the Rock
Island Paper company is occupying the
time in the circuit court today A full
statement of the case appeared in the
Au.,rc d. F.,,, ,,rnaI, a,,1
Mr. c. L. Turner leaves this evening
on business trip to Chicago and Milwan-
kee, and will be absent several days. His
sister. Miss Mollie accompanies him to
Chicago, where she will visit friends for
the next two weeks
Superintendent Kemble reports school
matters as moving along smoothly.
All the teachers are in their places. with
the exception Of Miss Lloyd, who is
suffering with 4 sprained ankle. Hes
place is filled by Miss Hardy. The first
week just passed shows an en- rolmenl Of
1862 scholars.
Mr. Ralph Slaymaker. night train dis
patcher at the Rock Island and Peoria
Office, is happy, and why shouldn't he be-
Last night he received telegram from his
father in law, Mr. J. s Wiley, of Merrill
Wis, conveying the pleasing intelligence
that young Slaymaker had been born. Il
is girl, and mother and daughter are
doing finely.
Geneseo Republic: Misses Lucy and
Amanda Wells and their neice, Miss At
wood, Of Rock Island, were the guests OF
DR.. L. r. Wells on Saturday last Tho
Misses Wells are cousins of the doctors
but tn e relationship was unknown to hin
until revealed at their late visit.
Mr. W. Geisler, prominent bushes,
man of Coal Valley, arrived in the city
this morning on his way home from Da
kota, where he has been for the last three
weeks. Mr. Geisler came back clad il
the raments of summer and when ht
lsne. nEeSenea -as--za. --spaat" |-rr DSScur-
struck terra firlna here the cold winds
ratified his bones, making him wish that
ne had on warmer garments.
The girl who has been making ice
cream look sick for the past few months
will now turn her attention TO oysters,
and the young man who has been keep
ing her company viii be compelled to
give her the shake Some young mer
can stand the ice cream racket. but wher
it comes to a more expensive luxury they
would rather be excused.
The Pioneer Press claims for St Paul
population of 105. 900. as figured from tn
new city directory. which gives $500
names as heads of families This, if
can be substantiated, is a most remarka
BILE growth over the census of 1880, whiCl
gave the city somewhere about Al ,O0
people It has 800 wholesale houses AM
G25 manufacturing establishments. Thl
is certainly a wonderful growth to record
Chicago journal: A petition from tn
deputy sheriffs was handed to the count!
committee on public service yesterday
asking that their salaries of 81 800 pc
year be increased 5000 per annum, t.
meet car fares and general expenses
Recorder Brockway also sent in a com
munication asking that the clerical fore
be increased an average of 5000 per yea
each The communications will be pre-
sented to the county board without rec
ommendation. A resolution was cOnsiC
cred increasing the salary of the warde
of the county hospital $3.50 per year, N
action was taken, and the matter will |
referred without recommendation.