The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-05

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& Co are the artists.
For awnings, tents, etc, apply to G. II.
Young, No III Main street Davenport
may2d3m
The Phtsburg is expected down about
dark
The bridge committee of the city
council will go to Milan this afternoon to
inspect the bridges
81. Wade of Muscatine, county clerk,
is in the city, and sampled the dinner al
the Harper house,
n R. Houghtaling of New York, is in
the city. the guest of P L. Gable,
J Graham and S. A Sandford, Of
Rockford, propIietors of the Rock Island
cotton mill, are in the city.
John Grimes, the brakeman who had
his hand smashed at La Sale will have
his hand saved so says DR.. Pmmmer but
it will be stiff
J. M Kinnard, of Louisville, is in the
city. He will be one of the groomsmen
in the Sweeney-Van Patten wedding, at
Davenport, tomorrow night
A. J. Whitney returned to St. Charles,
Mo, this morning, having been called
there by an accident to one of his boats
Mrs. Fowser living on Seventh avenue,
was the possessor of several pigs. They
created such stink that the police were
compelled to sell them for the old lady
The Rodman Rifles give their last ball
of the season al the armory tonight.
From indications, it will pass off right
merIily.
E, C, Treat travelling passenger agent
of the I. P, was in the city last night
James K. Cooke is now boss in the
county clerks Office. Judge Adams.
however disputes his sway
Mr. j J. lavender, Galatia. Ill, says:
used Browns Iron Bitters for indges-
ton and found great relief
George Loosely, travelling passenger
agent of the Rock Island, headquarters
at Pekin, came in on the Peoria & Rock
Island, yesterday evening, with a large
number of excursionists bound for Cali
fornia
The greenbackers are preparing for a
grand rally at Galva next Saturday A
great many of the big bugs and buglets
will be there.
Would it not be good idea to have
the council chamber better ventilated
during the sessions of the council? Last
evening the members used so much air
that it was next to an impossibility for an
ordinary mortal to draw his breath.
Old papers for sale at the Argus of
fee in packages of 10, 20, 80, 40 and SOC
at the rate of so cents per hundred If
Circuit Clerk Macarthur, of Mercer
county, spent Sunday in the city, and re
turned home yesterday. When "Mac"
goes away from home the whole town of
Aledo stands on end, and on bis return
he is always met at the depot with brass
band.
Sheriff Reticker starts for Jacksonville
this evening with Patrick McClelland. of
Moline. He will bring back Andrew J.
Greene of Moline who was pronounced
inc1rable.
The Davenport Turner'S, who won the
first prize in St. Louis, arrived in the city
last evening, at 91O. The Davenport
band came over to escort them home, ac-
companied by many citizens. The victors
received many hearty congratulations.
Last evening a number Of the members
of A. o. u W. Lodge, No 4, Island City,
presented Chas. Fiebieg with a gold pin,
previous to his departure for Germany.
A glance at the pin will revive many
pleasant memories in Charlie mind, as his
steps wander on the banks of the River
Rhine.
"a Davenport coon" came over yes
terday, with span of mules, to haul some
household furniture to his village He
was loading up on Third avenue, when
one of the mules kicked him in the bread
pan, and laid him out for ten minutes.
We were in error yesterday in stating
that Rev. W L. Sanders had been ap-
pointed as pastor at the Baptist church
in this city. Mr.. Sanders is connected
with the Baptist church at Moline. The
church in this city has not yet succeeded
in securing minister.
A traveller with Hebrew pedigree
would insist on smoking in the ladies car
of the Milwaukee train, at the Milwaukee
depot, this morning The conductor was
compelled to almost carry him into the
smoking car. He continued to growl til
a big brakeman appeared with car-pin,
when he settled down into quietness,
Frank A. Baker, of Illinois City, ant
Miss Carrie Shepherd, of Montpelier, la.
secured licenses this morning, and wen
before Jugde Adams and were married
4 The ARGUS wishes them happiness, an,
their honeymoon one bed of flowers.
. The annual examination exercises ar
a going on at Augustana College, today
This forenoon occurred the examination
in Latin, EXCUSES New Testamenn an
Hebrew This afternoons exercises cor
8 sisted of Differential and Integral Calcu
;, lns Chemistry, Sacred History; also c.
ometry
The fine imported canary bird belonp
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