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


Mayor Mott is out of the city on trip
connected with his business. He is eX
pected home tomorrow
The November term of the county
court opened yesterday, as did also the
November term of the probate court.
Help along the new hospital by donat>
ing something that will be useful to the
persons who propose to carry it on.
Supervisor Weatherhead, of Hampton,
was in the city today, and went out to the
poor farm this afternoon.
DO you think the official count in New
York will materially effect Clevcland's
plurality?' was the main question today.
The weather is about as changeable as
the feelings of the republican party were
all last week.
DR.. A. T. Hawley. dentist, corner Sew
cnteenth street and Sixth avenue.
There has not been marriage license
issued since November 9TH. The election
appears to have had a bad Dad effect on
Cupid.
john Buifum, of Andalusia, was in the
city today on business. Uncle John"
stands the wear and tear of busy life
well, and does not look day older than
he did ten years ago.
DR.. j. W. Stark, Dentist, 1929 Second
avenue. d1yr.
The W. c. T. U. held meeting in the
Y. NJ. c. A. rooms in this city at $50 p.
IN today for the discussion of matters
pertaining to temperance work
Pete Stein will retura from Dakota
within two weeks. He has been lying sick
at Bismark for some time, aud has be-
came disguised with the country.
All Mr.. Gilmore is waiting for now to
begin pork packing is colder weather. As
soon as the weather gets a little cooler he
will open the season with rush.
The democrats of Davenport are going
to have one of the biggest celebrations
that city ever heard or even dreamt of,
when the official count IS received from
New York
There was the usual large amount of
country produce on Market square today
selling at the same. prices which have
controlled the market for the past three
weeks.
Until the new roller skating rink is fin
ished in Moline, Wagner's opera house
will be used as a skating rink That
opera house seems to be handy affair.
1t is used for operas fairs, balls, and now
as n skating rink What next?
Mr.. Morris Rosenfeld's hands are get
ting well rapidly. He has discarded his
mittcns, and merely wears bandages
around the fingers Miss Walstrem is also
getting along nicely, but it will be seve-
raj months before she will be able to get
around again.
Even the school children are intensely
interested in the presidential election.
Among the songs that they sing is one that
starts out something like the following
Blaine is sick, and Logan's going to
| die,
But Cleyeland's elected, and there's no
use to cry.
Talking about eagles and boosters in
newspapers, remarked travelling man
this morning, 1.-THE Des Moines Register
took the cake, bakery and all last
| Wednesday morning. 1t came out with
twelve big ROSTERS on one page growing
for Blame and Logan Thursday morn
ing there was not a rooster visible in the
whole paper"
Dion Boucicault, who recently refused
to play the "Shaugraun" in this city be-
cause he thought the town was dead. has
concluded to retire from the stage at the
close of the present season. His new
play, Robert Emmett" is not the great
success which he hoped to make it. It fell
fiat at the first performance in Chicago
recently. The great actorha seen his best
days, both as an actor and author.
Did you say that the women don't take
any interest In politics and wouldn't if
they could vote? There's where you are
mistaken. Many ladies take deeper in
terest in the decision of the presidential
question than some of the men If dem
ocrats, they are democrats through and
through, and if republicans, they are just
as intense in their feelings that way.
| Miss Margaret Mather appears in the
Burtis opera house, Davenport, on Friday
evening in Shakespeare's sublime play
Romeo and Juliet. The Juliet Of Miss
Mathcr is spoken of in words of great
praise by the press of the larger cities
Seats are now on sale at the usual place
| and Rock Island people who wish to at.
tend a good performance should secure
their seats in advance.
Mr.. Peter Gormley, of Rawlins, Wy,
oming Territory, has been in the city fol
few days on visit. He leaves for his
home tomorrow Mr.. Gormley formerly
resided here and has many friends Wit
were glad to see him In 1878 he wen
west and now he is well fixed and doing
we'll as engineer of a stationary engine il
machine shop. The town of Rawlins i
growing rapidly and Mr.. Gormely owns
some very valuable real estate in it.
1t must be true. can exchange tell
J it: "A great newspaper reader was GU
hunting recently, and storm coming u