The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-02
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

ball of the season at Armory hall next
Tuesday evening,
For awnings, tents, etc., apply to G. H.
| Young, No. 1T Main street Davenport
may2d3m
! A brand new express wagon, the prop
erty of Mr. John Evans, appeared on the
streets yesterday.
Aldermen Reimers, Henry and Larkin
of the Finance Committee, will meet this
evening at the City Clerks office, to audit
the bills for the past month.
Postmaster J. NJ. Beardsley arrived
home from Springfield, this morning, to
remain over the Sabbath.
Try Buffalo Mead"
Sheriff Reticker returned from Chicago
last night, after having taken McGregor
to the penitenilary, and Locke to the Re-
form school.
The Star base ball club talk of fencing
in the gun club park, and using the
grounds 10 play match games on. BY
this means good clubs can be induced to
come here, and some genuine sport be
witnessed.
Buffalo Mead, the great health drink,
at Thomas Drug Store. m26-6t
Mrs. Leon D. Hurd left for Dubuque
yesterday afternoon on the steamer Jose :
phine. She will be gone week or ten
days.
A new time card takes effect on the c.,
NJ. & St. P. road tomorrow Passenger
train No. will leave Milwaukee at Z
p. m. hereafter, three-quarters of an hour
later than heretofore, but will arrive here
at the same time.
G. W. Battles, The grocer, has removed
from Third to Second avenue, next dool
to Doellinger's furniture store. m29-6i
o. J. Dimick leaves for Chicago on
Monday to look after his extensive real
estate interests there, and to purchase q
few horses to complete the new livery
outfit of his son, L. D. Dimick
! Peoria Democrat: An excursion from
Rock Island will arrive in the city at II
o'clock Sunday morning, over the Rock
Island & Peoria railroad Among the
party will be number of knights Of
Pythias, and their Peoria brethren will
meet them at the depot
The High School Alumni association
will hold a special meeting at the rooms
of the board of education this evening
at eight O'Clock, to complete the ar
rangement for the ANIMAL reunion.
| Mr.. and Mrs Robert Goldenstein ar
rived from Iowa City this afternoon
Robert is receiving the congratulations OF
his friends
The machinery and premises at the
water works building were found in q
dirty condition by Superintendent Kerr,
and looked as though no cleaning had
been done for some time,
Council Bluffs was visited about six
O'Clock, Friday evening, with "a terrible
rain storm, which lasted four hours.
Great damage was done to bridges and
public property
The largest and best line of ladies low
shoes and slippers for 81 per pair, at E.
Turner's. 12t
Mr. W. A. Lohr, clerk at the American
Express Office, left for Dakota, III, This
morning, to visit at the residence of Mr..
F. D. ALcKibben, brother of our genial
Mac" in this city Mr.. Lohr's health is
poor, aud he will remain away until he
RECEIVERS.
Laborers have been at work this week
raising the track in front of the c., r, /
& P, depot, As soon as that work is
completed, new platform, made of three
inch boards, will be put down
The improvements on Alderman Stem
gels building on Second avenue, is near
ing completion, and will soon be ready
for occupancy, As soon as completed
Robert Goldenstein will start billiard
and samp.e room. A new and substantial
sidewalk is being placed in front of the
building to day.
A very enjoyable time was had at the
residence of DR.. Gregg, last evening, thu
occasion being the meeting of the Young
Peoples Association of Broadway church
Marshal Miller yesterday received notice
that one James Phrom, is wanted at Dixor
for forgery. He is five feet. three inches
in height of dark complexion, and wears
moustache.
Gilbert H. May and VIM. Peterson, two
typos, were discovered by the police, las
night, lying on the sidewalk, in a drunken
sleep. They were brought before Squire
Chopper, this morning, and fined So ant
costs
The grand excursion 10 Peoria occurs
tomorrow The train leaves Rock Island
at 7:30 a. m, and will return at 10 p m
The round trip will be So, with fret
admission to Central Park, Peoria. Their
will be big crowd, and seven or eigh
coaches will be filed
The Sunday school picnic on Blacl
Hawks watch tower, given under tn
auspicies of the Swedish Lutheran
church, on Friday, was very pleasan
affair. The Milan street railway carried
nine ear. loads of passengers to tn
grounds, and brought them home il
good season.
The same evening that Mayor Mot
l made his appointments, Alderman Hui
woo boarl to cor tbat Ia would T1nt carxY