The Rock Island Argus., 1884-07-07

may SaIe1y DC dSserteu tiat hoCh lSiahu
will be we'll represented at the great con-
vention.
The lightning of Friday night struck a
large tree on Fourth avenue and Twenti>
eth street, and played havoc with several
of the limbs.
Miss Maud Smith will give party
Wednesday night in honor of her friend,
Miss Ella Marston, of Des Moines, Iowa,
who is visiting her.
There are several swindlers going
through the country, working their |
schemes. Let the farmers beware of the |
slick tongued rascals.
The Moline street car line did big
business Friday and Saturday. The re
ceipts were larger than on any two pre-
vious days this year
There was d small scrap on Ninth street
Saturday night, between two lower end
buns. No serious damage is reported.
More the pity, however.
When you want reliable fire, life cy-
clone and tornado insurance at low rates
call on w. l.. Coyne, corner Seventeenth
street, and Sd avenue. d3m
Police court will be in session this
morning, when George Lambert, of Vine
street, will be tried for insulting the old
negro woman on Front street.
The c. o. D. laundry at Davenport
still continue to laundry shirts at cents
collars % cents and cuffs cents. 1873
Main street telephone No. 372. d202m
Mr. Edward s, Kelley, of Milwaukee,
was in the city yesterday visiting rela
tives and friends. He is looking well.
and says Milwaukee is the "boss" town.
The city authorities ought to build a
bridge over the embankment on Fourth
avenue and Twentysecond street. 1t is a
nuisance to have to travel clear around it.
| Z. 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.
Webber, who caught for the home base
ball nine, is now in Indianapolis, playing
with an amateur nine. Our club let a
good man go when they refused to sign
Webber.
The Milan street car line will do big
business on July 18th, the day Fore
paugh's show exhibits here The show
will pitch its tent in Bailey Davenport's
pasture.
Miss Cora Taylor, a handsome and ac-
complished young lady of Cedar Rapids,
is being pleasantly entertained by her
friend, Miss Addie Moore, on Moline av-
enue,
The merchants of this city will find our
Monday morning issue choice advertis
ing medium, 1t has large circulation IN
. the three cities, and is filled full of good
local news
Messrs. Claes E. Johanson, Johr
Larson, Charles Larson and Herman
Papenhouser, of Moline, were naturalized
= before Judge Adams in the County court
Saturday.
Capt H. c. Cleaveland, went to Chica
60 last night. ION business he said, bu
we think he wants to get acquainted
| with some of the democrats who will as
semble at the convention.
Messrs. Charles Peterson, Gustaf P
Kruse, Peter King, Frederick Wikowski
John A. Koetzing and Hans Yoas tiIe'
declarations of citizenship with Count!
Clerk Donaldson, Saturday
The Knights of Labor organization in
this city is in fiourishing condition AM
. the lodge is receiving new member
weekly. The Knights are contemplatln!
giving picnic in few weeks.
r Oddly, the man who had fight on tn
! street car Friday night, has crawled int
hole, and has evidently pulled the hol
. in after him. Leastwise the peelers hav'
= been unable to lay sight of him.
There is house on Second avenue
h between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets
that is getting up an unenviable reputa
tion from the large amount of noise tha
Is made by its inmates between the hour
| Iof IA o,l o,o1only
We will consider it a great favor
4 parties who have friends visiting ther
n will notify us of the fact. We want t
publish al! the news. and our friends ca
s aid us greatly by handing or sending an
v item of news that they know.
Mr.. Chas G. Black, editor of the Win
field (kan.) Telegram, is delegate t
J. the democratic national convention. II
is the son of Mr. Francis Black, of Hamr
n ton township, and has renounced tn
II politics of his father, who is republican
The C. r. l. & P. railway will Sc
Ie round trip excursion tickets from Roc
~ Island to Madison, Wis, for $685., Jul
10Th to 18th inclusive, limited to Octobe
3lst, to parties desiring to attend the Ma
st tiOnal Educational Association meetin
d held at Madison.
There are several places in town wher
70 a class of loafers congregate and stare an
: jibe at the ladies as they pass by. Thi
thing ought to cease, and it shall CEASE
even if we have to get the names of ever
70 young man engaged in the business an
print them in big type, Be warned /
time, boys.
- Major James M. Beardsley went to Oh
~ cago last night to attend che democrat
convention. We are glad to see tn
- evidence of reform on the part of oil
. retiring postmaster, who should leave th
the party that has treated him so basel,
and come over to the democratic fold.