The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-11
THE CITY In BRIEF.

ternoOn.
The Board of Supervisors expect to al
jOHrn sine die this evening.
Another extreme but agreeable change
in the weather
The new steeple on the Baptist church
is gradually nearing completion.
W, II. Ferguson, the insurance man, is
in Chicago on business.
The Rev. W. S. Marquis has returned
from Minonk with his family.
A number of Rock Islanders wentup to
the HiIisdale fair today.
Chas. Fiebig is fixing up the locks on
the prison doors at the Armory
Court house square looks much better
since the grass was cut.
Miss Bessie Harper is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Homer Lowry, of Wilton, Ia.
Drs. Morgan & McCandless, dentists.
Four hundred people took in the Deere
excursion to the state fair in Chicago.
They will return on Saturday.
r. NJ. Grenell, Uncle Rufus, of Cor
dova. was in the city today and called al
the ARGUS Office
Hon Carter Harrison will speak here
on the 23d and Dick Oglesby on the cath.
inst.
Lots of hay coming into the city. The
prices for country produce on Market
square remains about the same.
Harry Truesdale, who has been visiting
at home for a week, left last evening fol-
Minneapolis, accompanied by his mother.
Frank Dunn, prominent young busis
ness man of Reynolds, went to Chicago
on business last evening
VIM Wenks and David Richardson, OF
Edgngton, were in town last evening
They took in the John Deere excursion
to Chicago this morning.
Mr. Gray Lee departed yesterday fol
Lake Forrest, H., where he will enter
college. The young gentleman intends
to study for the ministry.
DR.. J. W. Stark, Dentist, 1922 Second
| avenue. d1yr.
Today was the big day of the Coe and
Hillsdale fairs. The programme for to-
morrow is also quite interesting and will
attract a big crowd of people.
The Jollities club will meet at the home
of Elliott McNeal, on Elm street, this
evening and will elect officers for term
of six months.
C. B. Knox and wife have gone to
Massachusetts, to visit relatives and
friends at their old home in Blankford
Adolph Greve has just opened fine
stock of boots, shoes and slippers in his
new store on Moline avenue between
Twentyffth and Twentysixth streets.
The republicans of the Davenport con-
gressional district nominated Col. w. T.
Shaw, of Anamosa, at Dewitt yesterday
| for congress. He has no political record.
Jerry Murphy will have walk over this
fall
The late John NJ Dean was of the
opinion that he was afflicted with tape
worm, and he requested Dr. Craig to
make post mortem examination of his
| remains. This the doctor did, assisted by
Drs. Carter and Eyster. No tape worm
was found.
William II. Bostock, aged fourteen
years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bos-
took, died yesterday of rheumatism of the
heart He had suffered with the disease
| for several months.
The funeral services will be held in
Trinity church tomorrow at 2 o'clock,
carriages leaving the house in South Rock
Island at l 80
Molie Wilson, who was sent to Jail in
default of bond of $500 by Justice
Chopper IN May and who subsequently
got out on bail was rearrested and locked
up by Sheriff Reticker last evening 1t
seems that Mollie's release was irregular,
as her case was not a bailable one, and
this was only discovered yesterday She
is held for obstreperous conduct.
E. w. Hurst represents the leading
American and Foreign Insurance Cos.
Policies carefully written at current rates.
Agency established 1874. Office over
Rock Island National Bank.