The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-30

1t is hot and dusty to-day,
The base ball fever is still raging
There are great number of strangers
in the city to day,
Minstrels tomorrow night. Fun for
everybody.
The hand organ iend was in our midst
yesterday.
Oysters. clans and Pilsener beer, at
Soper's.
The races drew good crowd from
Rock Island this afternoon.
Mr.. John Forgy, of Taylor Ridge was
in the city to day.
Burglars are working Davenport. Let
our notice be on the look out for them
here.
Farmers who come 10 the city report
the corn as sadly in need OF rain.
Remember that Emma Abbott and her
superb operate company appear at Har-
per's theatre to night.
Company F, of Moline, left for the en-
campment at Springfield this morning,
under the command of Capt Gould.
Ida siddons plays at Davenport to-
night. If she gets no better house than
she did here, Ida will be in hard luck.
The young man in the box, was CON
siderably interested in the blondes last
evening.
Oysters, clans and Pilsiner beer, at
Sopers.
Nine members of the Emma Abbott
company are registered at the Rock Island
house.
The many friends of Or. G. L. Eyster
will be pleased to see him on the streets
again, after being confined to the house,
by reason of his broken arm.
Clam chowder, at Soper's, Saturday
evening.
W. H. Atwood returned to-day from
business trip through Knox and Henry
counties.
Officers Feeley and Rugh arrested two
DRINKS this morning in the vicinity of
Weverhaeuser & Denkman's saw mill
The Rock Island and Mercer county
road expect quite a number in from Cable
tomorrow to attend the ball game at the
fair grounds.
Mr.. Chas. Stow, advance agent for the
great Barnum and London show, made
a pleasant call at the AsGUs office this
morning.
The city intends to keep its officers
warm the coming winter, having already
contracted their coal from the Port Byron
Lime Association.
Mr.. George Buford, the energetic agent
for B. D. Buford & Co., al Kansas City,
is here on a weeks visit with relatives
and friends.
Oysters, clans and Pilsener beer, at
Sopers.
Harvest moon" is not over until the
next new moon, hence harvest home"
festivals are in order for few days and
even in September.
Mr. Thos. ". Hartley, in the auditors
Office of the Rock Island and Peoria road,
accompanied by his wife and daughter,
left for Peoria this morning on visit.
Miss Emma Short, of Albany, returned
home this morning, after spending few
days visiting at the residence of MIR. Fred
Applequist.
S. E. GRANGE, superintendent of the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy road,
was here last evening and left for Beads
town this morning.
The house warming" at the new resi-.
dence of Mr ]. F. Johnson, on Seventh
avenue, near Elm street, last night was
pleasant affair. SchiIlinger's orchestra
furnished music for dancing,
Mr.. ]. A. Monger, the enterprising >edi
tor of the Peoria Daily Freeman, was il
the city last night, on his way to Lyons
where he went to attend the funeral of I
brother
The ladies singing society of the FRS
Methodist Episcopal church are requested
to meet at the residence of Mrs, T. j
Robinson tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock.
Clam chowder at Soper's Saturda!
evening.
If 'Justice" will call at this office ant
make a few explanations we would b.
pleased to accommodate the writer. Ar
ticles for publication should have tn
writer's name attached, not to be madt
public, but simply as guarantee of goOr
faith.
The Republican of Wednesday had al
article rejecting on the character of
young lady named Burneston which
false from beginning to end as far as sh
is concerned She proposes to make
hot for the Republican.
Mr.. J. T. Ripley, of the Chicago, Bul
iington and Quincy road, contemplate
an extended trip next week to Denver
Salt lake City. and other western points
He has worked hard during the summe
and says he will devote this trip who'll
to pleasure
Mr.. Irving D. Burgh, treasurer at Har
pers theatre, and Mr.. VIM. Steel, chic
usher, left this morning with the Rodma
Rifles, for the Springfield encampmen
Their places will be filled at the opel
house by Mr.. Charles Steel and Georg
Cook.
SIr. Lester A. Rose, press agent II
Happy Cal. Wagner's New Minstrels, WI
a caller at the ARGUS Office this morning
Mr.. Rose is an old newspaper man, ar
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