The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-14
I'TIE DAILY ARGUS.
Saturday April IA, 1883.
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The March term of the county court
expiressto-day-
Mems working shoes 50 cents. at Carse
& Retickers.
The Milan line is well patronized by
fishermen nowadays.
There are fifteen boarders at the hotei
de Reticker to-day.
Hon w Fl. Neeee, our worthy con
oressman attended the Iroqnois banquet
at Chicago last night
Oae of the large panes of glass in the
nostoffice entrance on Seventeenth street
was broken this morning.
Read Geo. w. d. Harris read estate ad.
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Another Raymond excursion party will
pass through here next Monday.
Supervisors Blomberg and Werlich
have let the contract for IA new roof for
the court house to Mr.. George Lee. of
Moline. for $3.50
There was every Indication at an early
hour this morning of a big storm OF both
wind aud rain, but il didn't get here, after
all
Tha Minneapolis and Josie went up
this morning and the Libbie Conger down.
The Keokuk will be up on Monday and
the Mary Morton on Tuesday.
Ladies kid button boots, $1.75, lat Carse
& Ileticker's.
An infant of the female persuasion ar
rived at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Wilkinson this morning.
The new city government will be for
mally indicted into Office next Monday
evening
The school children are getting their
books in readiness for the reopening of
school next Monday.
Geneseo Lodge, No. 172 |. O. o. F..
will attend the anniversary celebration of
the founding of the order with their Rock
Island brethren on the Goth inst.
Burlington Gazette '.H. G. Murphy.
of Rock Island, private detective In the
employ of the government, is in the city
on important business connected with the
s rvicc'
j. B. Zimmer has the largest and
best selected line of suitings of any place
in the city
The only death reported to City Clerk
Koehler thus far this week was that of
Mrs. Caroline Sammis. IS years, month
and 81 days old. of rheumatism.
George Bowers, (colored) drunk and
disorderly. was fined SO and costs by
Squire Cropper Being out of lucre
George will labor for the benefit of the
city for the term of twenty two days
Drop in aud look at those new summer
sutings. at J. B. Zimmer's
The funeral services of Mrs. Caroline
Sammis were held this afternoon at the
residence of Mr.. HI. c Whitridge, and
were largely attended.
On Monday evening next the Nationals,
of the Third ward will meet to consider
the expediency of nominating a candidate
for alderman to be supported at the com
ing special election.
A fine line of ladies slippers, just re-
ceived, at E Turner's.
The warm weather has admonished
Mr.. Harper that it's no season of the year
for storm doors, therefore those at the
maiu entrance of the Harper House will
be taken down day.
You can buy boots and shoes cheaper
of E. Turner than of any other firm
We are pleased to state that Mayor
Mott who has been under the weather for
the past week was able to be at his place
of business this morning
Call and examine those new suitings
just received at ]. b Zmmers
A democratic caucus will be held this
evening at Wide Awake hose house, to
nominate candidate for alderman to
succeed Hon. James T. Mott, resigned
Indications all point toward the selection
of Mr.. Henry Ladders. who is at once
both popular among all classes, and man
who would represent the Third warders in
the council with ability and discretion
Quite a number of ladies and gentle
men of this city went out to Milan last
evening by street car, to hear the inter
esting lecture of Hon. Schuyler Colfax,
returning after the lecture The trip was
a very enjoyable one. thanks to the care
and attention of Superintendent Scott
Grand bargains in boots, shoes and
slippers, at e. Turner's oct
Supt w j. Hancock, of the American
Express company has begun war of ex-
termination of poker-playing by messen-
gers of the company Four on the Chi
cago & Northwestern and five on the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy have been
discharged, and Hancock says every man
will have to leave or quit playing poker
and gambling
Order your new suits of j. B. thinner
where you can find complete stock of
spring and summer suitings
Mr.. Charlie Fiebig expects to. visit his
old home, Holstein-on-the-B Baltic, next
month, returning to this city early in
July. He has been in this country about
seventeen years and this will be his first
visit home. He and Mr. c. H. Schocker
were natives of the same place and were
schoofmates together.