The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-30
THE CITY IN BRIEF.
Last Gay of the month.
"The Mighty Dollar" tonight.

pound yesterday.
Judge Wilmeiton, of Presumption, was
a visitor to the city today.
The rain this morning effectually
shut out all farmer trade for today.
Prof. Gerharty at the skating rink
Wednesday evening.
DR.. A. T. Hawley, dentist, corner Sew
enteenth street and Sixth avenue.
Some pretty sharp lightning accompa-
MED the heavy rain this morning.
Work is now progressing on the Eigh-
tenth street sewer improvement.
Skating at the rink Wednesday after
noon and evening.
Last night was quite warm compared
with other nights for the past couple of
weeks.
NJ NJ Banes. proprietor of the Com
mercial hotel. has been slightly i'll for sew
eral days.
The different A. 0. q. W. lodges will
hold joint meeting in Workman's hall
this evening.
The W. j. Florence company came in
on the Peoria train at noon today. and
are stopping at the Harper house.
1t has been some time since two circuit
judges held court in this city at one time,
as is at present the case.
Wanted Immediately One hundred
laborers by Capt. A. ]. Whitney, at the
levee.
Have you seen that fine display of
handkerchiefs in the show windows of
the Bain's Tea & Coffee Co, to be given
away this week?
To rent-an elegant brick house on the
southeast corner of Third avenue and
Nineteenth street. inquire at Mrs.
Vogers.
Justice Chopper collected total of
$1,000 in fines during the month of Sep
TENDER. 1t was the biggest months BUSH
ness he has done for some time.
Hudson and Forrest, the ball twirlers
who were members of the Rock Island
professional nine, were in the city today
looking well and happy.
The Bain's Tea & Coffee Co. give tc
customers this week buying / pound Of
Especial tea, one half dozen fine handker'
chiefs-colored borders.
| Messrs. Ben. T. Cable and A. W. Bru-
liner returned this morning from a shor
hunting expedition in Northern Iowa
They had considerable sport while away
Jay Gamble, of Moline, the champion
roller skater, is said to be making a tou
of the larger cities of Iowa, giving exhi
billions of his wonderful powers of indur
ance on the rollers.
The Rev. r. G. Pearce has been re
turned to the First NJ E. church in thi
; city by the NJ. E. conference, whicl
closed its annual session in Kewanee yes
terday.
Capt. August Timm was reelected sec
; rotary of the State Liquor Dealers asso
citation at the recent annual meeting i
Chicago, The captain left last night 70
Chicago, where he now resides.
"Uncle Billy" Brooks returned last ev
ening from two months visit to his oil
home in the east. He travelled extensiyel
throughout the east and had a joll,
good time. The trip did him good and h
looks we'll
The Bain's Tea & Coffee Co. know tha
' the road to success is in the volume O
business they accomplish. That's on
, reason why they can give to their patron
one half dozen fine handkerchiefs
ored borders
) A busted journalist" as he callet
himself, was around town last evenin!
= trying to sell lot of doggrel verses h
A had written about Dakota, aud Jlmm
Blaine. 1t is perhaps needless to ad
that he didn't find customer.
i 1t has developed that the prime an,
only reason that some of the streets ar
not fixed in better shape is that these
no money in the street fund With whicl
to do the work. That is very materia
consideration to begin With
A car load of limburger cheese from
! GAINESVILLE, Wis, bound for St. Louis
2 made the vicinity of Twentieth stree
: odorous this morning. There were abou
800 cheese in the car and they seemed tt
be engaged in smelling" contest.
ri An excursion is coming in from Hamle
| next Saturday if the weather is favorable
1t is to be made up of two Sunday school
and the party, which will number zoe
will visit Black Hawks tower, The
r will come in on the Mercer County roat
' and leave the train at Milan.
The tailors are still out on their strik
Q and there doesn't seem TO be hope for a
Z amicable adjustment of the difference be
tween them and their employers. 1t is re
r ported that other tailors will be secure
! from the larger cities if some settlemer
is not soon made of the existing trouble
5 Fred Corns, formerly of Moline, no.
4 of Havana, H., will reside in this cit
until after the election. He is a membt
D of the campaign glee club, and has ais
joined the choir of the Central Presbytt
= rian church. Mr.. Corns is very fin
E tenor singer, and for while he travele
with an opera company.
Tomorrow morning p J. Stein leavt
for Council Bluffs, from whence he wi
. 60 to Mitchell, Dakota, then to Kanss