The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-20
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.
BY AneUsrrrD REPORTERS ron THE ARGUS.
Milan will celebrate the Fourth.

Milan will celebrate the Fourth
"Christ's Pity will be the topic at the
Broadway church prayer meeting to night
The city clerk collected $123.21 water
rents, Tuesday
Grand lunch Saturday evening at
Redmon Donahue's.
The Red Men meet tonight TO elect
officers.
j. G. Banes leaves, tomorrow morn
ing, for Michigan.
Mems workingshoes 95 cents, al Carse
& Reticker's.
There will be several private pic MICS at
Black Hawk, tomorrow.
We are now having genuine summer
weather
For awnings, tents, etc., apply to G. H.
Young, No. lit Main street Davenport.
may2d3m
There are many wagons being received
at this point from Pekin, Ills.
This is considered to be the longest day
of the year.
Ladies French kid shoes So so al Olson
& Cos. 15-6t
An effort will be made to secure a col
ored quartette to sing, on the Fourth
George Behrnes has been granted a
billiard license.
The farmers report that the outlook for
corn is improving. If the weather stays
favorable, we will yet have good crop.
Wanted: boy from Is to 10 years of
ag at Theatre billiard rooms. Ct
1t looks as though the railroads ought
to give something to aid the Fourth of
July celebration.
Another excursion will be given on the
steamer Josephine next Sunday to Mus
catine.
Grand bargains in mems low shoes at
Olson & Cos.
City Clerk Koehler will inform delin-
quent water renters if they wish water
continued they must pay up.
The Stars and the Moline Blues are
batting each other at the Hopfeld ground,
this afternoon.
The Rodman Rifles meet, this evening,
to make arrangements for the competitive
drill on the Fourth.
Robert Willerton, clerk at the Harper
house, accompanied by his wife, left for
Bloomington, this morning. He went to
see brother united in matrimony.
A special went out on the Rock Island
and Mercer county. this morning, convey
ing officials of the road.
P. W. McNulty has fine specimen of
the wolf species of animal. 1t is about
seven months old and is as tame and
playful as a kitten.
Mr.. s. S, Doherty, Clay City, Ill, says:
Il used Browns Iron Bitters for severe
dyspepsia and now feel myself cured,
Mr., Alvin Hull and family left, this
morning, for Bradford, Conn, where
they will spend the summer
W. G. WEIGH has been confined to the
house by sickness for some days. Moth,
ing serious.
The mayor has given orders that no toy
pistols shall be sold. Notwithstanding
this dealers are selling them, and the
snaps of the little rascals are heard on the
streets every evening.
All the committees appointed last night
by the executive committee on celebra-
ton, are earnestly requested to be present,
to night, at meeting to be held al the
council chamber.
The kids" are Decorating the Court
House square. They congregate there by
dozens, climb trees. dig holes in the
ground, etc, This morning six year old
kid coon" was swinging in the topmost
branches of one of the trees 1t is a
wonder he didn't fall and break his neck.
The police should drive them out.
The Irish citizens of Rock Island have
on their war paint, and will fight the
Davenport Gazette. As mentioned in the
ARGUS, of Monday the Gazette referred
to those who attended the Land League
meeting last Sunday, as ''the constituents
of Parnell and low license whiskey, and
plenty of it." This was direct insult tC
every man who has Irish blood in his
veins. 1t will be resented, and in man
ner that sheet will not appreciate
A colored man amused crowd last
evening, on the corner of first avenue
and eighteenth street, by having a fit
Two or three buckets of water were
thrown onjhim, wet horse blanket wrap
pei around his head, and a stocking lee
saturated with whisky stuffed down hi:
throat, which caused him to recover aud
walk off. There is nothing like having
people around, who know what to do
when man has fit.
Mr. George W. Bones, Clay City. Ill
says: Il used Browns Iron BItters fol
debility, poor appetite and dyspepsia with
good results"
WHERE THE ExERCIsESiwILL BE HELD.
tits proposed on the Fourth to have
the speakers stand in the court house
SQUARE. The hand CONNIE tition will he