The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-06

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The Rock Island & Peoria road had
several passengers for the Henry county
fair this morning
School supplies at Taylor's. 6i
The EDWARDS arrived from Chicago early
this morning, and put up at the Rock
Island house,
Messrs. NJ. NJ. Briggs and j. NJ. Mont
gomery are expected home this week or
the first of next, from their trip to the
Pacific coast.
This is a dull week for news, and the
reporter is anxiously waiting for sensa
ton of some kind.
Circuit Clerk Harsoh is progressing
finely. and bis friends can Eope to see him
out about the first of next month.
New Edam cheese, at Hawley & Hills.
Mr.. Richard Mansill left this afternoon
for Cincinnati, via Peoria. He goes to
purchase a quantity of iron.
The Rock Island county fair which is
in progress at Port Byron this week,
draws a good crowd each day
The sale of seats for the Rhea enter
tainment is progressing rapidly at the
Harper house drug store.
The Turner society is making grand
preparations for their picnic on Sylvan
island on Sunday next.
II is said that Malvina will not trot
in the Peoria races. She will trot at
Des Moines tomorrow in the free for
all race.
Read the change in c. G. Knell's adver.
tisement Without doubt Mr. Knell
has one of the finest establishments OF
the kind west of Chicago.
California pears, at Hawley & Hills.
The barometer this morning indicated
change in the weather When the raiI
commences to fall, we will probably get
an overdose.
The school children have been drawing
quite heavily on the parental purse this
week. With the commencement of schoo
comes the necessity of buying new books
for the children
j. B. thinner, the merchant tailor. has
completed his fall and winter purchases
of suitiugs and overcoats. Read biz
announcement on the first page.
1t is about time to lay in the wintel
stock of coal. Read what the DEALER
have to say in the ARGUS and govern
yourself accordingly.
Choice celery, well bleached, at W. H
Beans.
The weather last evening was suggest
i've of an overcoat and the boys with {
small salary are trying to remembe
where last years one was laid away
Strike the pawn shop.
Sales on Market square to-day wert
loads of hay, 3 loads of oats, loads o.
hogs, l load of calves, load OF hare
coal, and 4 loads of potatoes.
A meeting of the Rock Island & M;lar
street railway was held at Z. H. Guyel
Office on Wednesday evening when claim
were allowed, and other business trans
acted.
A girl wanted for general house work
good wages enquire at 1104 First ave.
The mill of the National Paper com
pany was started in operation again OF
Wednesday. The Milan Paper compan!
started up this morning, their mill beiut
adorned with a new smoke stack.
A nice lot of grapes, at W. c. Welc
& Bros.
County Superintendent Southwcll issu
ed teachers certificates, on Wednesday
to Merida Kendall, Bessie A Reynolds
Susie Miller and Maria Simmons of Roc
Island and J. F. Mckee, of Andalusia.
Pilsbury's best, at Haw;ey Il Hills.
Rock Island will soon get the name {
a sporting town. On every corner yo
hear horse talk, and a man that doesn
argue the ball question is decidedly ou
of fashion.
MI ]. W. Padfield, son of the proprie
tor Of the Rock Island house, will leav
for St. Louis next week, where he goes
attend the Washington University, one q
the best schools In the city.
A pleasant front room with board, cor
ner Nineteenth street and Sixth avenue.
Get
Hon L. G. Kline, democratic cand
date for governor of the state of Iowa
speaks at Burlington tomorrow evenin!
MIR. Kline is making vigorous canvas
Of the state, and is making it uncomfort
ably warm for his opponent.
Mr.. c. P. Hengstler, formerly an oil
resident of Rock Island, but who for I'll
past two years has been located at Denve
Col, returned'to this city this morning
Charley says that he is going to stay wit
us.
MIR. E. H. Auawalt manager of IL
Rock Island Lumber & Manufacturing
company, left for Chicago last night Q
business From there he goes to Still
water and other northern points.
Tomatoes by the bushel for canning,
W. H. Beans.
There was no quorum at the last NEE
ing of the library board, and an adjourn
ment was made to next month. III
librarian reported total attendance
2,415; daily average SS, and total clrcr
lation of 1 ,479; received from fines So
Fine melons, at W. c. Weleh
Bros.
The Decatur Revseao says: B. D. B
ford, of Rock Island, accompanied by
L. Dryden and I. c. Templeton, of Mo