The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-18
TIE DAILY ARGUS.
Wednesday April IS, 1888.
BREvITIEs.

MissC L. Davis, telegraph operator az
Johnston, was in the city to-day
w. C. Brown, trainmaster OF inc = -
& O. located at Beardstown, IS re8'Stereu
at the Harper House.
Down they go. Carse Il Reticl'er will
sell boots and shoes cheaper ma" any
house in the city
The different railroads leading into inns
citv all report a large passenger travel at
the present time.
q w PaImenter and Mrs A. Nj. Bru-
ner. of Reynolds. were at the Harper to-
day.
when looking for dress goods do not
uass by McIntire & Co.'S large assortment
176t
j. 4. Ripley, commercial agent for the
c. B. & Q. road in this city was in Chi
cago today.
l.. w. Halstead, of the mercantile
agency left for Bloomington this after
noon.
Special bargains in black silk 81 per
ward at McIntire Il Cos. lIot
Kenworthy 4 Beardslcy's law office is
In the hands of the plasterers.
Riley's monumental works has scared
the services of another travelling sales
man, in the person of VIM. F. Buchanan.
CITY Clerk Koehler yesterday swore in
Ransom Van Ripper, as special night
policeman at B Il. Buford Il Co.'S pillow
works.
Until further notice the ARGUS Will
print all notices as situations wanted,
"wanted to rent etc, free of charge
Bring in your advertisements.
Nuns yelling in the new shades at
McIntire & Cos.
The law office of Mr. d. H.. Guyer is
being repaired, and besides is receiving
thorough cleaning.
A notice is published elsewhere by
Marshal Miller notifying property owners
or occupants to clean away all filth, etc,
in alleys and thoroughfares before May
1st
Will r. Johnson has just received from
the east all the latest designs in ladies
breastpins, such as squirrels, crocodiles,
transformers. etc. 186t
The republicans of the Third ward
nominated Fred Schroeder for alderman
last night Some one had to be sacrificed
and Mr.. S was selected to be the unfor-
tunate individual.
Furnished rooms for rent Inquire
at John Russ restaurant. II ct
4 marriage license was issued 10y the
county clerk to-day to John II. Morse and
Miss Ada DeMosse.
Mr. Samuel B. Fox, OF DTury, brought
in six young wolf scalps to the county
clerks office to-day. which he captured
on his farm.
This morning Henry Smith was taken
before Squire Cropper on!the charge of
drunkenness, and fined two dollars.
Beautiful shawls for summer wear,
blue, cardinal, wine and cream. at Nc
lntire 4 Cos.
AT the village election at Hampton on
Tuesday, Messrs. H c. CLAM, D. Otto
man and H. o. Norton were elected trus
tees, and Mr.. F. L. Baker, clerk.
W C. Oakley, the national bank ex
aminer of this state, was in the city to-
day, interviewing the different national
banks. He went to Moline this after
noon.
just placed on sale at McIntire & Cos, |
a new line of silks, plain, striped and |
checked, prices low.
The-letter which was published in the |
ARGUS week or so ago written by B. |
D. Buford, Esq, of this city, in regard to |
the tariff question. has been very widely |
copied by the newspapers throughout the
country The last heard of it, it was
going the rounds of the Texas papers.
WAETED-Lady to take agency of
Rock Island for first class corset special I
ty Williamson Corset and Brace Co., No |
EOS North Sixth street, st. Louis, Mo
An excavation was being made in the
court house yard to-day by workmen,
preparatory to erecting the electric light |
tower which has been ordered placed |
there by the city. The light will be quite |
dement, 10 second avenue.
The soda fountain of T. II Thomas has |
been undergoing thorough cleaning and |
securing at Igleharts marble shops /: |
was again placed in the drug store this
afternoon.
Two dining room girls wanted at the |
Occidental hotel apl-16-d3t
About the middle of May, Robt Col |
denstein will open frst-class saloon in |
the room near the Harper House form
erly occupied by John Russ, the confec- |
TONER. Carpenters are now busy putting
in a new floor, raising the ceiling, etc. |
The place will be papered with the very
latest style of wall paper, and AIr Col
denstein will spare no pains to make it a |
very attractive place.
Read change in Geo w D. Harris ad |
vertise nent. If
From the 1st of May H. NJ Wall, the
carriage maker, will occupy as reposi-
tory the store in Negus' building now
occupied by j. r. Johnston as a cigar
store Mr.. Wall proposes to supply the
repository with full line of carriages and
buggies of all styles, announcement of
which viii be given in the columns of the
ARGUS in due time.
The case of Lee versus O'CoInell was
brought before Squire Cropper this morn
ing A miscellaneous crowd was present,