The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-21
Town Talk.

Town Talk .
A gloomy day.
Buffalo Bill" next
More rain this afternoon.
Thanksgiving a week from tomorrow.
Now is the time to plant your adver-
tisements
Samuel Burrows, of Barstow, filed a
declaration Of citizenship yesterday
In gloves. Liberman, the halter, has
them in every variety and quality.
Haverly's Ministries left for Amboy this
morning.
The topic at the Broadway church
prayer meeting this evening, will be "Be-
lieying and Suffering Phil i:29
Purchase ticket for the Thanksgiving
concert for the benefit of the poor of our
city.
Gentlemen's underwear, full line of
everything you cal ask for at Liberman's,
the halter
A few flakes of the beautiful could
be seen circling through the air this mora
ing.
The Llmbermens social club will give
their first party of the season at armory
hall on Friday evening.
Try DR.. McCann's Irish cough syrup.
The Cannon ball'' was over two hours
late tb;, r,orn;,sr fDr- corn, ,,,,ox-,,l al
cause.
Liberman, the halter. has in stock the
finest line of fur hats that can he found
in the three cities,
The boys tell aboat young man in
the Chicago. r eek Island & Pacific
freight Office, who saws wood for exercise.
He is open for an all winter engagement
The c. o. D. laundry, Davenport, does
the best and cheapest washing.
Don't fail to attend the ball of the
Wide Awake Hose and Hook and Ladder
Co., at Turner hall on Friday evening.
The Seventh annual ball of the Wide
Awake Hose and Hook and Ladder Co.,
No. 2, will take place at Turner hall on
Friday evening. Music by Biehl's quad
rifle band Tickets so cents. 21d3t
The poor farm committee of the board
of supervisors are still busy looking over
the books of Mr.. Butman, preparatory to
making their report at the next meeting
of the board.
When you want reliable insurance at
low rates, call on W. L. Coyne, corner of
Seventeenth street and Third avenue, up
stairs, Rock Island, Ill., d3m
The railroad officials claims that if the
city council lets the stationary engines
sound their whistles. that the engineers
on the locomotives should have the same
privilege
Shirts 8 cents, cuffs cents and collars
81 cents, at the C. O. D. laundry, Daven-
port; telephone No. 372.
Gen. A. G. Dodge, of Burlington, died
at his residence in that city yesterday
afternoon a few minutes before four
o'clock, and thus another great man has
gone the way of the world.
Mr.. W. L. Coyne saw quite curiosity
the other evening. which was nothing less
than three large American eagles flying
over Rock river about one hundred and
twenty five feet from the earth.
Family washing. 60 cents per dozen, at
the G. 0. d. laundry, Davenport.
Colonel Thomas Covell A. D. c., G A.
r. of this city, has received letter from
Illinois City, stating that Grand Army
Post is about to be organized at that
place, and enough persons have already
signifed their intention of joining, to
guarantee the securing of charter.
Dubuque feels confident of securing the
proposed Dubuque and Southwestern
Railway. A petition has been circulated
in favor of levying a 5 per cent tax, and
it has received more than the number of
names requisite to bring the question
before the people in the form of an cleo
ton. Rock Island is not very much in
terested in any new railroad schemes now,
but are more than anxious to secure the
Hennepin canal.
Morgan & McCandless, dentists, Bird ave.
and Goth street. Telephone s. 21-dwtf
The musical and literary club of the
Ninth street Methodist church is prepar-
ing for its annual Thanksgiving concert.
Rehearsals are now taking place, and the
programme which will be carried out
promises to be very fine one.
Rev. L. s. Walker, father of our young
4 attorney, Mr.. Chas. L. Walker. and who
has been sick for some time, had sudden
sinking spell last night, which it was
feared he would not rally from. We are
| glad to hear he is resting easier today.
| The decd conveying Mr. o. J. Dim
ick's residence property in this city to
Rev. s. T. Wilson, of Palatka, Florida,
was filed for record yesterday The trans
action also includes four acres on the side
of the street opposite to the residence.
The consideration is $4,000 part 10 real
estate and part in cash. Mr. Wilson will
take possession of the property the first
of next April. Mr.. Dimock talks some
of removing to Chicago, but we trust he
will conclude to rebuild here.