The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-14
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.
BY AHaus-rrrD REPORTERS ron THE ARGUS.

Wanted; pleasant room with board for
man and wife. Enquire at ARGUS Office
ct
Base ball at Sylvan Island tomorrow
afternoon.
James H. Grip, of Moline, was nat
uralized in the county court, Wednesday.
The Catholic school of Moline gave
picnic at the Watch Tower to-day.
The Davenport horses win trot at the
Cedar Rapids races to-day.
Mems working shoes 95 cents, at Carse
& Reticker's.
P. A. Bloom arrived home this morn
ing from business trip to lie Claire.
Sociable at the Methodist church to-
morrow night.
O. j. Challberg is p-tting in an elegant
new pool table.
Jacob Ohlweiler, Sr., shouldered his
rod and went fishing to-day'
Aug, Herget. Leonard Seighartner and
George Trinkenshuh went to Bass creek
to-day, fishing
No marriage licenses were issued yes
terday, or up to 8 p m. to-day,
Turner's excursion to Muscatine next
Sunday.
For awnings. tents, etc, apply to G. II.
Young, No III Main street Davenport.
may2d3m
Cinders are being placed on Third street
and Seventh avenue.
Fifth street, between Second and Third
avenue, has been graded and graveled
Harry Truesdale returns to Minneapolis
to night.
Garden vegetables and small fruit are
getting cheaper in the market every day
Another big lot of ladies' low shoes and
slippers just received at E. Turner's, and
for sale very cheap.
E. A. Oakberger's jewelry store, IN Mo
line, will be sold at sheriff's sale, on Sat
urday, 23d
The water works are now in splendid
working order, and everything moving
along smoothly.
Miss Mary Greenfield ,Galatia, ILL. says
Browns Iron Bitters cured me of ner,
vousness indigestion and general debl
ity.
Mrs. E. H. Phelps, of Kansas City, was
in the city last night She left for Galva
and Wyoming this morning to visit old
| friends.
The %" passenger, this morning,
struck horse belonging to the Rock
Island Lumber company, breaking the
animals leg.
The street and alley committee and the
mayor are visiting the vicinity of the
Gilmore slaughter house, to see whether
it will be advisable to allow it to be re-
built.
J. NJ Buford and family left, this morn
ing, for Frankfort, Ky, on visit to rel
atives, and will be absent about two
weeks.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
of Milan will give festival at the town
hall, this evening. Strawberries and ice
cream will be had in abundance.
All the lands on which taxes were I'M
paid outside of Rock Island and Moline.
have been sold Lots and tracts in the two
cities will be sold to morrow.
Emory's Little Catharic is the best and
only reliable Liver Pill known, never fails
with the most obstinate cases, purly yegc-
table.-15 cents
Mr.. Stephen Hoover, one of the eff
cient engineers on the c., R l. & P. road.
will leave for Chicago tonight, 20 visit
the national railway exposition.
H. r Woodward, secretary of the
Central City Fl. R. railway company. is in
the city visiting relatives He is II cousin
of Judge Adams
The sale of land for delinquent taxes
was so slim this year that several of the
sharks who went around for the purpose
of scooping something in, left in disgust
A big line of Burt's fine shoes, at E
Turner's.
Miss Mamie Breckenridge, of Galva,
was in the city last night, the guest OF
Mrs. Warren Sutliff Miss Breckenridge
is on her way home from Missouri, where
she has been attending college
Mr.. W. G. Firth, Ga.atia, ILL, says
Browns Iron Bitters entirely relieved MI
wife of weak stomach, headaches and de
bility."
Work has been commenced macadamiz
ing Third avenue between Fifteenth
and Sixteenth streets. The avenue will
be graded and graveled from Sixteenth
to Twenty fourth streets.
Work will soon be commenced gradin!
and graveling Seventh avenue from
Twelfth street to Fourteenth street Thi
is one of the worst roads in the city.
The police should put a stop to tn
boot blacks and newsboys climbing on t
trains at the depots. The way they ar
lndulging in the sport, at present is sur
to eliminate in an accident The bes
5 way to stop it is for policeman to &c
t after them with a strap.
Conductor B. McNaney, of the c., N
& st. P road, will visit the railway ex
hibltion at Chicago tomorrow MAC
is pleasant gentleman and thoroug
railroad man, and he loses no opportu
nifty to make himself acquainted with tn
| new inventions in railway machinery an,
y apparatus,
THE RIVER.