The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-29

cago. on business.
The Stars shone in all their splendor
yesterday.
Agent Morton, of the Rock Island Il
Peoria road, is home from Chicago:
Cal on VIM. Neyin before ordering
your hard coal.
Oysters, clans and Pilsener beer, at
Soper's
The borsemen are attending the Daven-
port fair to-day.
MIR. Chas. Fisher, of the firm OF Mar
shall & Fisher, left last night for Ottawa,
ILL.,
Harry Glenn is nursing a sore thumb
TO- dsy which was knocked out of time"
by swift bal.
The grounds donated by Mr.. Bailey
Davenport to the Stars will soon be ready
for use by the club.
OYSTERS, clans and Pilsiner beer, al
Sopers.
Ida Siddon's Female MastOdons and
Burlesque Opera company, at Harpers
theatre.
The city officials are making prepara-
tions to attend the semi annual celebration
at Dubuque next Monday
Mr.. James Donaldson, wife and child,
of Rural, was in the city to-day. Mr. D.
took in the old settlers meeting at Orion
yesterday.
Remember that McIntire & Co.'S tall
goods are coming in every day. Call and
examine.
No rain yesterday, although the pros
pect for a heavy shower was promising
the entire day,
That was nice little party that left for
Black Hawk this afternoon, for private
picnic, from the lower end of town.
Miss Lizzie Kick. one of St. Louis fair
daughters is visiting a, the residence OF
Mr. J. s Gilmore.
David Stephens left this afternoon for
Cedar county, Iowa. to see about con-
structing two lime kilns for Homer Low
rev, for which he has the contract.
B. d. Buford reports things as looking
pancky in New York, and says the bears
are having things all their own way on
Wall street.
The business of Messrs. Carse & OIL
weller is branching out. Yesterday they
commenced shipping some of their excel
lent goods to st. Louis,
Oysters, clans and Pilsener beer, at
Sopers,
No police news to-day. At last &C
counts the police magistrate was brush
ing the flies off his nose to keep himself
awake.
Mr.. j s Gilmore was asked to act in
the capacity of judge at the races to-
day, but had to decline on account of
rush of business.
William Nevin offers superior induce
ments to those who use hard coal. The
best grades in the market are for sale by
him.
The Ida Siddons troupe arrived from
Peoria on the 12:20p m. train to-day.
and are snugly ensconced at the Harper
house.
NJ. NJ. Corbett Esq, assisted by Maj.
}. NJ Beardsley, has been retained to de
fend Miss Annie Schneider, charged with
infantiCide.
Miss Edith Davis, Of Milan, was in the
city to-day. She is engaged to teach the
coming year in district No. in Rural
township
The excursion from Galesburg to-
morrow will not be composed entirely of
the members of the Grand Army, as the
affair is gotten up merely under their
auspices.
See the new ginghams at Mclntlre q
Co.'S at : cents per yard.
The members of the ROdman Rifles
should go to bed early tonight as their
train leaves for Springfield tomorrow
morning at 6 a. m.
Geo Schaffer has removed his saloon
one door west of his old stand on First
avenue, to a larger and better room, which
he has retitted thoroughly, and also added
two new billiard tables. He asks his
friends and the public to call and see him
Mrs Mary Ehler, of Moline, is no more
Because of domestic trouble she took :
dose of Rough on Rats" and thus ter
minated her earthly career. The funeral
took place at 2 p. m. to-day.
Mr. Bert Rodman is endeavoring t.
get up nine to play the book keepers
and he will probably succeed, as a mum
Der of amateurs have already significC
their intention of playing. Who is tn,
next. Keep the ball rolling, and do not
let the interest flag.
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Battersby, O
Coal Valley, have lately returned from {
trip to merry old England" They lef
this country on the Goth of May, and re-
port most pleasant voyage over GnC
back
The military company from Morriso
will go on the same train from here will
the Rodman Rifles, They arrive at 4 81
tomorrow morning over the Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul road.
Sheriff j. M. Reticker left last evenin
for Cincinnati, via Chicago. He tool
with him his two bright little daughters
Flora and Katie, who will take in tn