The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-29
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

Our country cousins will be in the cit.
in full force tomorrow
Remember the sociable in the Broadway
church parlors tonight
Swan Youngren has taken out license
for a ten-pin alley.
Read change in Geo. w. D. Harris ad
verfise -nent. If
Again we enjoy the cheerful rays of the
sun, shining from an unclouded sky.
Mr.. w. T. Call left for Peoria this
morning, on business.
Look out for pickpockets and sneak
thieves Tomorrow.
A big crowd will he in the city to NOR
row, if the weather remains clear.
Hotels and restaurants will do large
business to morrow.
Do not miss the procession tomorrow
morning
Mems working shoes 95 cents, at Carse
& Reticker's
The Minneapolis" passed up the river
last night about nine o'clock.
Elk Weighmaster Petit has returned to
the city from visit to friends in Henry
county
G. w Robinson. special agent of the
National insurance company. of Chicago
was in the city to-day
The grass was being moved around
the monument in the court house yard to-
day.
The county offices will be closed to-
morrow.
Superintendent Southwell went to
Coal Valley this morning on school mat
tiers.
For awnings, tents. etc, apply to G. H.
Young, No. 1T Main street Davenport
may2d3m
j. w. Simpson and Miss Jessie Simpson,
of Port Byron, were at the Rock Island
House to-day.
Champion q Co.. Miss Kate Brynes,
Joseph Baker and Biehl & Sons places of
business, all on Second avenue, are being
improved by fresh paint.
The O., r, l, & P, G., B. & @. and c.,
NJ. d st. Paul freight offices will be closed
tomorrow, and no freight will be re-
ceived.
c, ]. Challberg moved from d. venport,
to-day, to Fourteenth and one half
street.
George Behren has improved his bust
ness property on Seventh avenue, by
adding another story to it.
j. III. ladders viii open his grocery on |
Fourteenth and one-half street, next
Tuesday, with full line of groceries and
bakers supplies.
Old papers for sale at the Argus" of
fee in packages of 10, 90, 80, 40 and SOC
at the rate of so cents per hundred If
Try Buffalo Mead"
Coles Circus Combination will arrive
In Rock Island tomorrow morning, from
Peoria. The whole outfit will come on
hree different trains
Mr. and Mrs. George Cox, of Chicago,
IRE in the city, stopping at the Rock
sland house. They are on their bridal
our, having just taken the marriage
lows.
) l.. w. Halstead, of the Retailers Mer-
antile Agency left for Rockford to day.
n a flying trip.
The Josephine will arrive from the
orth to night, and the MARY Morton" II
morrow evening The ''Pittsburg"
ill be up Thursday noon J
The directors of the Milan street rail u
ay had a meeting at E. H. Guyers q
flee yesterday afternoon.
Buffalo Mead, " the great health drink, | lC
Thomas Drug Store. MEG h
Rev. J. S. McCOrd left for Port Byron u,
is morning to spend the day. Mrs al
cord has been visiting brother, who D,
sides there, and will return tonight D,
it'll her husband q
The German school connected with the OF
ltheran church will be closed to morrow er
give the children an opportunity of
tending the decoration ceremonies. 90
The Rodman Rifles are under obliga- IN
ms to Mr.. George Alter for a fine steel ~
craving, containing the portraits of hi
'ty-fve army generals. The picture Ia
II hereafter be conspicuous in the club xu
ON at the armory -
G. w. Battles, the grocer has removed fl
IN Third to Second avenue, next door
Doellinger's furniture store. m29-6t III
The funeral of the late Mrs Caroline
elck occurred this afternoon at O'Clock.
The meeting of the Omega literary
;iety takes place this evening, at the
idence of Mr.. s. s. Hull =
The members of the Central Presbyter- -
church will have a meeting to morrow
ening, for the purpose of electing
stees o0
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy =.
lway will sell tickets to the semi-cen- Ar
nial celebration at Burlington, Iowa, -
one fare for the round trip ($2.75.1 N
kets will be on sale May 81 and June NJ
good to return until June g. =.
The Rodman Rifles have been presented "a
n the handsome upholstered reclining
Iir, once the property of the deceased n,
neral Rodman. by Mrs. Rodman
Rev. t. F. Borchers has resigned his g.
Irge as pastor of the First Baptist
lrch, on account of the business which
orced upon him by the death of his -
her-in law, and by his own i'll health. r,
2 members of the church are sorry to ouo