The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-23
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.
By ARaus-EYED REPORTERS FOR THE ARGUS
Lonls NAV has GONE to CHICAGO

Louis May has gone to Chicago.
NJ NJ. Briggs is home from Des Moines.
Central Presbyterian picnic tomorrow
on Big Island
Miss Jennie McKown, of Chicago, has
been visiting Mrs. j. T. Miller
Miss Mollie and Katie Carse are
home from Iowa.
E. D. Sweeney is in East St. Louis on
legal business.
A large number of pleasure seekers
were at Black Hawk, Sunday.
The number of men employed on the
Island this summer, by the government,
is about 450
There have been 1872 births reported to
the City Clerk since January /
The capital stock of the First National
Bank of Moline has been increased from
100000 to 10000.
The Turner'S picnic at Sylvan Island
Sunday, was very enjoyable affair. A
large crowd was present, 1t takes the
Germans to make picnics a success.
Mr.. Sven A. johnson and Miss Clara
A. Hort, of Moline, were married, Satur
day evening, Judge Adams officiating
The telegraphers' strike still hangs fire.
No markets are received from Chicago,
and it is almost impossible to get private
messages through.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will hold special meeting Tues
day afternoon. at o'clock, in the lecture
room of the First NJ. E. church \ full
attendance is desired as business of I'M
portance is to be considered.
Mrs. J. J. Eldridge is visiting her sister,
Mrs Crassley, on Third avenue. She
received a present from New Orleans
Saturday, live alligator.
A son of George Simpson, employed at
the Rock Island cotton mill, fell down
stairs, Saturday, and fractured his right
arm.
Michael Brennan. while working in an
excavation at a sewer on seventeenth
street. Saturday. was struck on the head
By falling rock.
Mems workingshoes % cents, at Carse
& Reticker's.
A little unpleasantness occurred at
Rath's boarding house, Sunday, between
two boarders They were escorted to the
station
The funeral of the late John Littig
occurred Sunday afternoon from the
German Catholic church.
Nelson Chesman & Co, advertising
agents of St Louis, in consequence OF
their increasing business, have secured
more commodious quarters and aftel
August /, can be found at No 922. Lo
! Gust street.
Attached to the c., R. l. & P Pacific
express, Saturday evening, was Pullman
sleeper in which were twenty old soldiers
on their way to the C, A. R encampmen
at Denver
The water works were shut down 1t
Davenport Saturday afternoon, for sey
eral hours, and it was impossible for any
one to procure water If this had &C
Cured in Rock Island, what howl there
would have been The Uuion would hav,
split its mouth from ear to ear.
Why is the flag CD the electric ligh
tower, at Second avenue and Seven
teenth street. like the house that Null ga
lived in? Give it up? Because it
badly rented Again Why Is tn
flag like a man just divorced from hi
better half Give it up again. Because
it's'al tore up" There, that will do 70
this lesson. School is out
The Central Presbyterian picnic a
Big Island tomorrow promises, to be
STduu AudlT. y Cur WI Dt ldktu Odt On IN
Peoria road, leaving the co depot a
$50 a N, and switched off on the island
1t will be brought to the city by tn
5 o'clock train, The members of tn
Sunday school Will be carried out free
All others Is cents for the round trip
Mrs J. F Krull and her three chill
dren will leave for Marysville, Cal, thi
evening, and will hereafter reside there
Miss Amelia Pfoh and Miss Lottie La
Frantz will accompany her