The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-31
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.
BY AReus-Errp REPORTERS FOR THE ARGUS.

county road this morning.
i MIR. E. H. Bowman is expected home
either this evening or tomorrow.
Mrs. Knowlton and two children, are
visiting friends in Maquoketa, Iowa
Capt. James J. Parks is in Chicago on
business.
j. W. Simpson, of the Port Byron
Globe, is in the city to-day.
Pork and bean lunch at o. F. Soper's
tomorrow morning.
The brick to be used on the Fifth
avenue sewer will be furnished from
Paulsen's brick yard.
Paulscn & Farrell have just finished
melting furnace for the Rock Island
glass factory, which stands 70 feet high
For awnings, tents, etc., apply to G. II
Young, No. 1T Main street Davenport,
may2d3m
Not much complaint is heard against
the weather now. The days are comfort
ably warm. and the nights cool
Henry Ward Beecher lectured in Du-
buque the other night, and attracted a
large audience.
Police Magistrate Chopper turned over
S11825 to the city treasurer for the
month of July.
William G. Chandler the long time
efficient clerk for Dart d Gregg. is now
with Hawley q Hill
Anna Morris, the unfortunate girl who
attempted to commit suicide, gave birth
to healthy female child Monday morn
ing
Judge Adams performed the ceremony
Monday afternoon that made William
Brown and Miss Lizzie Waterman man
and wife
DR. G. G. Craig with City Attorney NJ.
NJ. Corbett left for Chicago last night.
Mr.. William Brown and Miss Lizzie
Wiedeman, of Moline, procured mar
riage license from County Clerk Donald
son, on Monday.
| Rev. Joseph E Martin, of Peru, Ind,
left for home this morning. He was the
guest of DR.. G. L. Eyster during his stay
in the city, and preached at Trinity chapel
on the Sabbath.
Mr. P. L. Mitchell. with his daughter,
Mrs. Watson, are enjoying the pleasures
of Saratoga this week Mrs Wadsworth
is also of the party.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Reimers, and Mr..
and Mrs. Denkman are still at Denver,
| Col. A letter received from Mr. Reimers
states that they are having a nice time,
and that business is booming out there.
The Scott county, Iowa, Agricultural
Fair comes out with their announcement
in this issue. Everybody should read it,
$4,000 in premiums offered.
Aldermen Henry and Whitman this
morning drew out the specifications for
the work to be done on bridges ! and 8
at Milan. They will receive sealed pro
posals for the work until Saturday night
| Superintendent Kerr made visit to
the Fifth avenue sewer this morning, to
make investigation regarding a water
pipe extending north and south on Four
teenth street, which comes in contact with
the sewer on Fifth avenue. He will have
to lower the pipe
Sheriff Reticker has ]. W Cooper still
in custody here, awaiting orders from
Internal Revenue Commissioner Horn, of
Chicago, 1t seems that paying his whisky
tax does not let Cooper out of the scrape
into which he was led BY French
Among other improvements to be made
in the Rock Island House, by the new
proprietor, will be fine marble top
counter, which has been ordered from
Cleveland, Ohio.
Geneseo Republic: Mr. F. W. Boyn-
ton of Rock Island, an old friend of J. P.
Fox, George Melvin and other Munson
people, has been visiting out in that neigh
borhood for several days.
Circuit Clerk Harson is working like {
beaver these days. He puts the rea
estate entries down on the book the
first thing in the morning, for the accom-
mediation of the reporters he says.
Mr. John Edgington, son of DAME
Edgington, was in the city on business.
He halls from Nance county, Neb, where
he is engaged in raising cattle.
Peter Farrell will leave for Cascade
Dubuque county, Iowa, tonight tt
complete the contract he has there, Of
erecting German Catholic church. HI
will take three bricklayers and three
r labOrers with him.
+. Poormaster Koch extended aid to tn
= amount of $172 80 to thirty families o
q ninety three members during the mont
:, of July. He also expended $965 TO
sportation-making a total of 1882,
%.
The Rev. j. G. Holiday, of the Broad
J way Presbyterian church, goes this wee
. to Ohio, where he will spend a mont
IS with relatives and friends at his old home
h County Superintendent of Schoo
e Southwell is engaged IN making out h
s annual official report, which will be con
g pleted about the middle of August, an
forwarded TO the state superintendent.
Mr. John Buffum, of Andalusia, was
; the city to-day. He is the school trea
~ urer of his town, and has held the pos
n, ton for the last twenty years. 1t
p evident that the people of Andalus
l. think a good deal of Mr.. Buffum.
" Messrs. Phil Wagner and Emil Koehl
on Third avenue, are getting aestheti
They secured the services of Mr.. job
ir Sheldon, the artist, to decorate their scret