The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-21
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.
BY AReUs-rrrD REPORTERS ronrHr ARGUS.
Turner'S picnic Sunday.

Turner'S picnic Sunday
Miss Ella Lighton is visiting in Geneseo.
The funeral of the late John Lettig, Sr.,
will occur at p. m. tomorrow
W. W. Kent, of Peoria was in town
to-day.
S. Johnston and wife, of Port Byron.
were in the city to-day.
The farmers are all happy, Wheat will
not Weld as well as hoped for, but the
oats and corn will make up for it.
A big lot of ladies' low slippers just
received at E Turner's.
Billy Simon, an old time printer of
Rock Island, now of Burlington, is in
the city shaking hands with old friends,
A few weeks ago the newspaper
"men7 of Moline organized press club.
At the last meeting a motion was made
and carried that all the dudes be expell-
ed. The club is now thing of the
past.
DR.. Isaac L. Bond and Miss Lizzie
Davis, of Leicester Mass. stopped over
at Rock Island yesterday while on their
trip to Boulder, Colorado to visit Mr..
and Mrs Ada NJ. Corollo.
Turner'S picnic at Sylvan Island, Sun
day.
Many farmers were in the city to day,
from Andalusia, among them was MIR.
Goodin, staunch, substantial citizen.
When he comes to the city everybody is
made aware of the fact by the hearty grip
of his hand and the cheerfulness of his
voice.
Genuine ladies hand sewed shoes for
sale at Z. Turner's.
Two men have been engaged digging u
hole in the street on Seventeenth street
near Second avenue, for the last two
days On an average fifteen men stop
every minute and advise them how to
dig; and there are not two out of the tif-
teen who ever dug hole If it wasn't
for the great minds running loose in this
country, we wouldn't have presidents,
steamboat captains dldes, and pantent-
right men.
The Turner's picnic at Sylvan Island is
next Sunday.
Last evening was Just two awfully de
licious for anything except for moonlight
rambles, slipping of the sky blue and
swinging upon the gate, or sitting double
in the big chair upon the green. The
Queen of night shone in all her resplen-
dent glory, and the man in the moon
was sound asleep, the night air was cool
and invigorating. Gentle zephyls
abounded, each one of whom carried a
fan
Speaking of Anna Morris, the Geneseo
Republic says: "Dilligent inquiry fails to
elicit any information here regarding tie
girl Our county neurology records do
not show that any person named Morris
died within the present year. No Sam
| Wagner has clerked in a Geneseo grocery
or other store within ten years so far as
we can learn. Nor is any such girl as
Anna Morris known here. 1t is possible
the girl is from Geneseo, but if so she has
disguised her identity by giving wrong
names in her whole story.
For awnings, tents, etc., apply to G. II
Young, No 1T Main street Davenport
may2d3m
From the way it looks, the telegrapher'
are having things their own way. The
Chicago Office is crowded with message!
that can't be sent out for week at the
| present rate of transmission. Everything
that could tick an instrument has beer
pressed in. but it won't work The grea
Western Uuion may act the hog, but TIL
operators have got them ''where the hair
short, and il has commenced to sQueal
Business men IN Rock Island are com
planning. 1t is almost impossible to ge
a message to or from Chicago. The lates
from Chicago is that the public has taker
hand in the fight, and bogus dispatche
are showered into the telegraph affice TO
i transmission
Turner'S picnic at Sylvan Island Sun
day.
Mr. Thomas Hart, $50 Clark street
CHICAGO, Ill, says Having typhoi
! fever and becoming conyalescent,
found strength in using Browns Iro
Bitters."