The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-10


skurrying through the air
The side wheeler War Eagle, one of the
fastest boats on the Father of Waters,
arrived from down the river this after
noon.
Mrs. M. NJ COrbett and children ar
rived home from Clinton last night, after
making a pleasant visit to relatives
Mr.. w. c. Boyd, the advertising agent
of w. w. Coles colossal show, made the
ARGUS office pleasant call this morning.
Mems working shoes 95 cents; at Carse
81 Reticker's.
Mr. A. Donaldson, of Rural, and who
has been serving on the Grand Jury, made
the ARGUS office pleasant call this
morning.
The flood gates of heaven have been
turned loose for the past few days, and it
appears as though they could not be
closed again. The rain is becoming very
mOnotOnous.
Have your buggies put in first class
order at III. M. Wallis, or Seventeenth
street. may act
At the Kimball music store yesterday
we NOTICED Mr.. Bowlby and all his assist
ants shipping one of Davis & Hallet's
finest upright pianos. 1t was a beauty.
1t was for Major Connellys home.
The BLACK Crook" company arrived
from Clinton this morning and are en-
sconced at the Harper
George F. Lee, the Northwestern pas =
senger agent of the c., r. l. & p, is at
the Harper House. Drs. f. II. Dorland
and w b Forden, from the surgical in
stitute at Burlington, were in the city to-
day
For awnings, tents, etc, apply to G. III.
Young, No. 1T Main street Davenport.
may2d3m
w. A. Combs, the station agent at
Cambridge, and wife. C. f. Combs, and
Fl. NJ. Wier, of Cambridge, l.. C. Hamil-
ton and wife of Joplin, Mo. were among
the guests at the Rock Island House last
night.
Miss JOSIE Fuller, who has been visiting
her brother. Mr. Edward Fuller, the gen
clerk at Mott & Winters, will
evening.
The high school nine of this city will
play the c., r. /. Il p. nine on Saturday
At p. m. on the college grounds. at the
head of Andrew street.
Mr. E. r. Clark, Clifford, I'll, says:
Browns Iron Bitters relieved me of dys
pepsia, etc. and l now sleep comfort
ably"
John Van Schlanska, not Russian
prince in disguise, but tailor in the EN-
ploy of p. A. Bloom, who got on quar-
relsome drunk last night. was brought
up before Squire Cropper this morning
md fined 50 and costs for his bad be
lavior.
Mr.. w. S. Jack, of California, arrived
n the city this morning, on visit to old
friends and acquaintance. The first per
son he encountered who had not grown
put of his recollection was Mr.. E. G. Crop
per. Mr.. Jack was a resident of Rock
Island thirty years ago, and while here
vas engaged in the iewelry business with
Mr. Holmes Hakes
1t was only learned last night that Rock
Island was the happy possessor of a street
He did not forget to send
N his bill for the month of April. We
could not have told there was street
within one hundred miles
Dy the condition of the streets.
One of w. w. Coles advance agents
with an army of assistants were busy to.
lay covering the bill boards with very at
.ractive and flaming pictures of the com
ing show.
The Star base ball nine are meeting
with considerable success in the sale of
tickets to their ball at Turner Hall on the
18th of this month. Their new uniform
which they intend to purchase from the
proceeds of the ball, viii be made of white
lannel with brown trimmings, brown
and brown caps. The cost of
The whole equipment will be about S75.
The young ladies of st. Mary's semi
nary at Knoxville, viii give concert to-
morrow evening for the benefit of the
building fund Miss Blanche Smith, the
daughter of Judge Smith,
now holding court in this city, will assist
in the exercises Miss Smith is fine
soprano singer, her voice having been
cultivated in Europe
About half past 10 O'Clock this morn
ing the ferry boat was steaming into
this port with five fat steers on board soon
to be consigned to the slaughter house.
When within about twenty yards of this
shore, one of them deliberately jumped
overheard, no doubt realizing that its
earthly career was about to be ended, and
would rather suffer death in the mighty
deep than at the hands of the merclless
butcher, sought this method of departing
this life. But as the water was pretty
cold this morning, the steer concluded he
would strike for shore. which he did in
great haste, making a safe landing; and
by this time has suffered the penalty of all
fat steers.