The Rock Island Argus., 1883-09-13

was in the city yesterday.
The weather still remains fine. The
frost scare is over for the present.
Grape growers are shipping their pro-
ducts at a lively rate now,
Mr.. ]. T. Ripley is expected home from
his western trip on Saturday
Mrs. r s. Silvis and Miss Lou Silvis,
of Carbon Cliff were in the city to-day.
MIR C. E. Turner returned home this
morning from business trip to Chi
cago and Milwaukee.
Miss Maggie Findley. of Conneaut,
Ohio, is visiting her friend, Miss Alice
Burial,
J.. s. Gilmore IS in Chicago on busi-
ness, and is expected back tomorrow ev-
ening.
One of the largest sales today at Gil
more's packing house was $4,000 pounds
of shoulders to Baltimore party.
The Mt. Joy, Iowa, fair is in progress this
week, and is attracting quite crowd
daily.
Mr.. H. P. Stoddard, prominent citizen
of Edgington, was in the city on Wednes-
day
A young son arrived at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs Fred Ohlweiler last night.
MAY he live long and prosper
For rent-a blacksmith shop, all fur
nished, on Second avenue opposite court
house square, l2-3t
Frank P. Welch and W. o. Negus al.
tended the Mt. Joy fair yesterday. They
took first premium.
The criminal cases will be tried next
week, and the lawyers are making prepa-
rations for the battle.
The Peoria fair is said to be a grand
success. Peoria people do things up to
the handle.
Peoria is to have q new distillery.
There must be lots of ''pizen" drank in
that town.
Call at Alderman Henry's store and see
the fine sample of root carrots he has on
exhibition. He takes pleasure in showing
1t.
BIr. Fred Denkmann has returned home
from business trip to Chicago and Iowa
City.
The Stars will play no more games this
week, and by the time they meet the
Clintons they should be In good condition.
Sales on Market square today consisted
of 5 loads of oats, loads of potatoes, 8
loads of hay, load soft coal and loads
of corn.
Take the Rock Island 6 Peoria route
for Cincinnati and Louisville. They are
selling tickets at greatly reduced rates
The old Warner mill has been purchased
by David Stephens, the contractor, for
$1.7O9.
Mr.. H. PadAeld, proprietor of the Rock
Island honse, returned home from ST..
Louis this morning.
The marriage market is on a boom.
Eigh. persons with but a single thought"
procured the necessary credentials to wed
yesterday.
The salary of the postmaster at Amboy
has been cut down $4O0. he now re.
ceives 81, 500 per year.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Van Duyn, of La
Porte, Iowa, who have been visiting
friends and relatives here, left last night
for trip to Indiana and Ohio.
Geo. F. Wagner, the butcher, No. 1907
Second avenue had placed in his shop
Wednesday, a new telephone, No. Is,
and orders for meat will be attendeded to
promptly.
When frost kills the corn and all other
sorts of vegetation, the farmers begin to
think that "the melancholy days have
come, the saddest of the year"
The Congregational church at Peoria
has got an elephant off its hands 1t has
Just paid off its entire Indebtedness, which
amounted to 800, 900.
Lothar Harms and G. F Wagner, with
some Davenport friends, were out on a
fishing expedition yesterday. They had
good time.
Mile Louis Armaindo and T. W. Eek,
two celebrated bicyclists, were at the
Rock Island house last night They left
for Sterling this morning, where they give
an exhibition of their riding.
c. W. Brown, trainmaster of the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy road, was in
the city today. He reports his road in a
fourishing condition.
We acknowledge the receipt from the
Women's Christian Temperance Union, of
this city, a resolution of thanks, signed
by the secretary, Miss Ella G, Taylor, for
publishing matters in regard to their
work
Mr.. P. L. Cable, president of the Rock
Island & Peoria road, has returned home
from his visit to Colfax Springs, Iowa.
His many friends will be pleased to see
him hack AGAIN