The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-23
THE CITY In BRIEF.

No marriage license today.
1t never rains but it pours.
The tailors are still talking strike.
A heavy wind prevailed last night.
Everything quiet in police circles.
Nothing going on in the county court.
Drs. Morgan & McCandless, dentists.
Davenport is coming over in full force
tonight.
Second avenue is being fixed up near
Twentieth street.
The street crossings need cleaning in
some places.
Prof. Morris win give an exhibition
with mis- dogs in Moline tonight.
There will be work for the street bri.
gade if this weather continues.
There was no country produce to speak
of on the market today.
L. S, McCabe is home from a trip in
the east.
DIR. j. W. Stark, Dentist, 1929 Second
avenue. d1yr.
We ought to be able to find everybody
with two city directories.
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Kock rejoice in
the arrival of FIRST born daughter.
Charles Fiebig will return from Chicago
this evening.
Judge Lynde and family have resumed
housekeeping in their palatial residence
A Butler flag has been hung out on
Nineteenth street near the corner of Sec
ond avenue.
A new democratic flag was flung to the
breezes near George Wagner's brewery to-
day.
If the weather proves favorable there
will be an immense crowd of coustry
people in the city tonight.
1t is limited that the tailor merchants
are going TO send to St. Louis and Chi
cago for workmen
c. T. Guy, of the Moline Republican,
is member of the second panel of the
peti jury.
1t is reported that the saw mills will be
shut down at noon tomorrow to allow the
employees an opportunity to hear Ogleshy
speak.
In case the weather is too wet for out
door speaking this evening, the Hon
Carter H. Harrison will address the PEG
pie in Harper's theatre
Fred Appelqnist has had his big gun
fixed up in fine style. The barrel has heer
painted up so as TO represent regular
steel barrel, while the stock has been also
reprinted.
Mike Quinn, of Peoria, the turn coat
democrat, la Hon. Pat, spent last nigh
at the Harper house, and left this morning
for Sterling, there TO spout today will
Dick Oglesby.
Mr.. James P. Blakely, of Henry coun>
ty, encloses Sc in letter for the weekly
ARGUS for one year and adds that he has
voted the democratic ticket since 1910
and will through life.
The woods are full of excursions, SO to
speak. About noon party of thirtyfive
excursionists arrived from Wilton, Iowa,
and they are taking in the watch tower
and the island this afternoon. They will
return this evening.
Oliver Olsen, Adair Peasants, p.
O'Mara and E. Ii. Bowman are stuck
somewhere in the wiids of Drury town.
ship. They went down to Illinois City in
wagon yesterday afternoon to hold q
pow WOW last night
The ladies of the w. C. T. U. kindly
intended to place hogheads of water in
Union square for the benefit of the thirsty
tonight, but old Probs anticipated, and
though the water he has furnished has NO
ice in it, it is very wet.
s. H. Gordon, the Coal Valley merchant
is in the city for the purpose of attending
the mass meeting Mr.. Gordon will not
leave for Nebraska as he intended. but
will remain in Coal Valley and will also
| remain in the same business of dealer in
dry goods, groceries and clothing.
Mr. G. B. Marshall, manager of the
Western Union Telegraph office, accom-
panied by his family, are in Racine this
week visiting relatives. During his abb
sence Mr.. James O'Connor is acting man,
ager, and he fills the positiou very cred
itably.
The rain storm of last night and today
was heavier in the surrounding country
than in this city. A farmer from above
Moline, who arrived in the city about
noon, said that country roads were in q
terrible muddy condition, and that it was
hard work for team to pull an empty
wagon around, to say nothing about a
loaded one.