The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-04
THE CITY In BRIEF.

council next Monday evening.
The library board holds its regular
meeting on Monday evening.
Tho hotel registers Indicate that travel
is quite brisk Just now.
Drs Morgan & MeCandless, dentists.
Hon. J. H. Murphy, of Davenport, will
address a meeting in Clinton tonight.
NJ NJ. Sturgeon caught quite lot of
sun fish at the ferry dock this morning. A
Sturgeon ought to be a good angler.
The coat thief has not as yet been APP
pretended and it is profile that he has
made good his escape.
Judge Glenn took the $50 p. m. train
for Monmouth to spend Sunday with his
family
Court Bailiff Bruner went out to Tay>
lor Ridge this afternoon to spend Sunday
at home.
| David Bopes, of Hamlet, one of the
wealthiest farmers in that vicinity, was in
the city today.
A big line of low cut shoes for ladies,
misses and children at f. Turner's.
A good many of the second panel of the
petit jury returned to their homes last
night and the others went today.
Both of the directory firms are at work
in Moline at present, and the denizens of
that city marvel much thereat.
The boys are all wanting to know who
that telegraph operator was that was in
vited by the old man ito take the baby
Fred Pelham, manager of the "McGib
ney Family" musical troupe, is at the
Harper house.
The excursion to Clinton tomorrow has
been postponed because of the disability
of the steamer Josephine.
The st. Joseph fair closes tonight. 1t
has been very successful considering The
unpropitious weather Of the first two ev-
: enings,
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position on the Chicago Daily Herald, anC
is now gathering news in the Garder
city.
The Davenport Democrat last evening
devoted almost three columns to a sketcl
of the life of the Ho6. Michael Donahue
deceased.
The Rev. j. H. Wright, who has beer
at Blandinsville for short visit. will re
turn in time to fill his pulpit at the regu
lar hours tomorrow.
The Y NJ. G. A sociable and ice cream
festival last night was grand success
Over 800 was taken in, which will great,
and the society in its good work.
Lost, large, yellow Irish setter Own
er's name and address engraved on thu
dogs collar. Ten dollars reward will b.
paid for his return to B. T. Gable.
Just as the farmers were in hopes of {
r speedy drying up of the roads so tina
they might haul their country produce tt
market, the roads were made worse b
this mornings RAIN.
Keene's Mrs Darlington" will be tn
4 next attraction at Harper's theatre. The
= old lady comes on the 18th inst, to b
followed by Dion Boucicault on the 23rd
II. L. Framing. of Milan, was in tn,
city today, and reported everything il
- readiness for the big rally there tonight
The Only thing lacking to make genuine
success of the meeting is good weather
We are having regular July weather a
present. one of these fine days Mansil
and "Old Probs" will get their heads to-
gether and presto, change. Decembe
weather will he upon us like flash.
Mr.. Orwig, who has been editor il
= chief of the Davenport Gazette has beer
bounced, likewise Smith with the "e'
and Harry Fulton installed. Items abou
the Gazette'S erratIc career are getting
monotonous.
Messrs. Blume & Williamson, of the
Eagle bakery, desire to inform all lover
of choice cOnfectioneries that they hav
engaged the services of one of the mos
q experienced confectoner3 in Chicago tC
manufacture confect;oheIps.
Justice Cooke today received Telegram
from the Rev. DR.. j. A. Reynolds, VIII
is in GAINESVILLE, Wis, saying that Their
will be no preaching in the United Pres
byterian church tomorrow as he was IN
able to start Tor home in time to reacl
here to preach
/, Mr.. William B. Hess, one of the editor
n of the Port Byron Globe, secured a mar
riage license today to wed Miss Elizabetl
p, Strickland. The wedding takes plac
D next Monday, and the ARGUS offers con
CALCULATIONS in advance.
There is to be republican war dane
n and pow WOW in Turner hall tonight.
chief named Want office Mendoza Car
= penter" Wilcox, from the Meodota, resel
walton will dance a war jig and wave
bloody shirt over his head The sho'
l. will be funny.
:; Mr. Thornton Snider, of South Roc
Island, will leave next Monday for We
Virginia, where he will visit his boyhoo
"a home near Martinsburg. Mr.. Snider
is troubled with scrofula, and will be trea
re ed for the disease while in Virginia.
has not seen his old home for TWEEN
years, anc anticipates much pleasure
+ connection with the visit.
u On Tuesday morning Frank D. Par
brother of Dr. Paul. leaves for Iowa CT
to attend lectures this fall and winter