The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-24
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.
BY ARoUs-EYrD RrpoRrERs FOR TIE ARGUS.


license.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Rose, and Miss
Rhoda Lee have gone to Denver.
Judge Andrew Ellison and T. c. Camp
bell, of Kirksville, Mo, are in the city.
WI Williams, of Springfield, is in
the city.
Work on the Milan bridges is progress
ing nicely.
Mr. W. F. Miner returned from visit
to Milwaukee, this morning.
Judge n. M. Laws, of Peoria, is in the
city.
H. M Gilchrist, of Rapids City, dlned
at the Harper to-day.
James T. Rogers of Peoria, is in the
city.
Mems workingshoes 95 cents, at Carse
& Reticker's
Peter Keppel and Miss Susan Gobarb
were licensed to marry yesterday.
Marriage licenses are few and far be
tween. Warm weather is not productive
of matrimony.
Six proposals have been received for the
repainting of the hose houses The water
committee will meet this evening and
open them.
The jail gang are still kept busy at
work, with the exception of George Lam
bert, who Is feastiug on bread and
water.
A drunken individual was found, last
night, lying across the c., B. & Q. track,
on Second avenue. Whoever pulled him
off had a spite against reporters, and
wanted to rip second,class item to
pieces.
Everybody is cranky" on picnics.
Even the lawyers have caught the disease.
Gone to the picnic, was tackled to sew
eral Of their doors to-day.
Rev. l. A. Sesrles, pastor of the
Christian chapel, left for Chicago. Mon
day evening, where he will spend three
weeks vacation.
Mr. A. Donaldson, of Rural was in
town to day, with his sister, Miss Kate
Donaldson, of Pittsburg, and niece, Miss
L. Donaldson, of Rural. His sister has
been visiting him, and is now on her way
home.
Engineer Al Caldwell, OF the c., NJ &
81. Paul road, has returned to work, after
few weeks visit to his brother at Lake
| Minnetonka, MINI. He brought Con-
ductor Tom FuIler's train to Rock Island
this morning.
Sam. Lynde and wife arrived from Chi
cago, Monday evening, and are visiting al
the residence of Judge Lynde. Judge
Lynde and family, accompanied by Mrs
Sam Lynde, will soon make tour of the
eastern states.
| Mrs R. McManus, $50 Nineteenth
street, CHICAGO, ILL, says: Browns
Iron Bitters has greatly relieved me o.
neuralgia"
There was beautiful electrical storm
Monday night. In the south the display
was magnificent. The clouds in that section
were dark and ragged, and hung low
down on the horizon The lightning
flashed in zigzag lines, and gave the ap,
pearance to the observer as if darling be.
tween mountain peaks.
City Clerk Koehler will commenc
work on his new residence on the corne
of Twenty-tirst street and Ninth avenue
Early risers tomorrow morning will SCI
our city clerk, with spade in hand throw
| ing dirt, for it is his intention to throw
the first shoveful Mr. Koehler assured
! reporter for the ARGUS this Afternoon
that there would be nothing stronger thai
! slough water on hand, and that it woult
be useless for any one to come out ex
pecting him to set EN- up" Surely, OIL
f momentous occasion ike that he wi
have key tapped.
For awnings, tents, etc, apply to G. b
Young, No. III Main street Davenpori
msy2d3m
! Prof. Stookly gave an exhibition c
tight rope walking, Monday evening, q
the corner of Second avenue and Nine
teenth street A large crowd was pres
ent. The Prof" does his tricks vel
/ and always succeeds in taking in tn
dimes.
Mr.. Peter Smith, 393 Hinman stree
CHICAGO ILL, says Browns Ho
Bitters cured me of severe dyspepsia"
i A few years ago naturalists were how
;, ing at the destruction of our forests, declal
;, ing that we would cut off our rain sur
. ply. During the last four months W
have had more rains and freshets this
D. ever before, and yet our forests have nj
. been restored. Forests have to more I
: do with our supply of rain than the Do
d star has to do with the market value {
= Peruvian bark. What science tern
= philosophy is very often nothing mol
# than blatherskite. Experience shows th'
d the more we cut away our forests IL
'r greater will be our supply of raj
It Whatever increases evaporation will il
crease our supply of summer showers.
For seven years Aliens Brain Food hi
stood the strongest tests to its merits
ID curing Nervousness, Nervous Debili
8, and restoring lost powers to the weaker
a. ed Generative System and, in no instan'
p has 1t ever failed; test it. 81; 6 for IS.
l. At druggists.
STILL ANOTHER Picnic