The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-09
CAUGHT on THE FLY.
BY AReUs-EYED REPORTERS FOB THE ARGUS.
Mr.. M. G. Mills is in the city

Spring chicken lunches, at John Russ.
Mr. J. S. Gilmore left for Chicago last
night on business.
Charles Evans and Ira Biddison, for
quarrelling, were fined SIS apiece.
Miss Belle Folsom left yesterday on a
visit to friends in Whiteside county.
The Upper Mississippi Rife association
is holding a five days meeting in Daven-
port.
The Peoria Freeman has enlarged to
nine columns to the page Mr.. Monger
is evidently meeting with good success in
Peoria.
A driving park association has been
organized at Ottawa with capital stock
of 81, 500.
Messrs. Chas Juelg, of VIM. Shultz &
Co, druggists of Peoria, and NJ, NJ. Sloan
of Henry Cotton & Co., of the same city
were in Rock Island last night
Next Sunday will be train Sunday on
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
road.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Mary c.
Bradford occurred this afternoon at 23(
O'Clock. The services were heli at the
house, 907 Fourth avenue.
Miss Myrtle Deimer, living on the cor
ner of Second avenue and Eighth street
is very sick with congestive chills
Riley's Monumental works to day sold
a granite monument worth $500, to D.
Mosher, of Hampton, president of the
Old Settlers Society of Rock Island
county.
John Meyer paid Squire Chopper 81
and costs to-day, for being in a decidedly
hilarious condition last night. He came
from Peoria.
Sheriff .Reticker and Marshal Miller
paid another visit to Port Byron juno
ton, yesterday, and brought back more
goods that had been stolen from thf Chi
cago, Milwaukee & ST Paul car.
The Rock Island & Milan street railway
company expect two more new cars in q
day or two. The company is doing such
rushing business that the additional
cars were needed to carry the passengers
Mrs A. W Bruner and Mrs Warren
Sutliff went to Cambridge, this morning,
to make visit at the residence of Mr.
John Piatt. a brother of Mrs Bruner
Frank Webster, post office address,
1861, Elgin, Ill, writes to Marshal Miller
that he has found a light bay mare, with
a white star in her forehead and one
white hind foot Anyone losing such an
animal will know where to dat.
NJ. D. Merrill has resigned his position
he has held so long with the Chicago
Burlington & Quincy road. He has been
in the employ of the company for a lone
time, and was one of their most trusted
men.
The people of the Congregations
church propose to build a seminary at
Port Byron, and Rev Harper of that
town, was in the city soliciting subserip-
tons for that purpose
Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Benack arrived
from North Adams, Mass, yesterday and
are stopping at the residence of Mr., NJ
D. Merrill They are here on their brida
tour, having been made man and wife OF
Monday evening.
DR. J. W Stewart, president of the
Business Mems association, is in cores
pondenCe with several parties, who con
template locating business enterprises
here. We hope some of them will come
The weather to-day is stin unsettled.
1t rained quite copiously during the night
The water did not fall in spasmodiC
showers, or with violent force, but came
down gently and steadily. 1t was Just
the sort of a rain the people were wishing
for, and which was most needed by the
growing crops,
Mr.. H, Loosely, general agent of the
Rock Island i Peoria road, has returned
to Peoria from his trip to Colorado
bringing back with him his daughter,
Miss Jennie Loosely.
The Dubuque semi centennial celebra-
ton will be held September Sd, and tn,
papers are beginning TO boom it. Tn,
Times says: A number of distinguished
gentlemen from abroad are to be present
| including Hon. W. B. Washburn, Hon
Joseph E. Mcdonald and Hon. Dan VOor
hees, of Indiana, Hon. Moses NJ Strong
of Wisconsin, Gen. Dodge, of Burlihg
ton and others, and there is no telling
that President Arthur will not stop mo
ment on his return from the Nationa
Park. The first white woman born in tn
state is to be present-Mrs. John S
Burns, of Cass county daughter o
Thomas McCraney and sister of Orlando
McCraney The programme of exercise
has not been completed, but is sufficient
known to state that there will be gran,
procession to the fair grounds, where al
sorts of amusements are to be inaugnr
ated, winding up with a grand centennia
ball in the evening.
FELL OVERHEARD.
There was Sunday school picnic fror
Davenport to Offerman's island yestel
day. Capt. Whitney's dainty Nellie wa
engaged to carry the excursionists
While on the trip to the island, q littl
| how fell overheard into tho water II