The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-19

nell today, visiting Mrs. Halves sister.
Drs. Morgan & McCandless, dentists.
Mr.. s. P. Ash, prominent business
man of Reynolds was in the city today.
The democrats of Moline will have a
big time on the Goth of the present month
Mr.. C. E. Livergood, of Watertown,
was caller at the ARGUS Office today.
Mrs John E. Fleming has been quite
ill in Colorado, but is now improving in
health
Sam Goode of Andalusia, has been
appointed administrator of the estate of
Robert Ross.
A marriage license was issued today to
Carl A Carlson, of this city, and Miss
Louise Bergrot, of Moline
Alderman NJ NJ Briggs returned on
Saturday from Winterset, Iowa, where he
had been visiting his brother.
The pay car "Gazelle," of the C. r. |.
& P. came in today and left months
pay with the employees at this point
The Davenport glucose works are run
ming again after months suspension for
repairs.
Mayor Mott was taken sick yesterday
afternoon and today is under the doctors
| care.
One hundred and fifty men were given
employment by the starting up of the old
Remwick saw mill yesterday.
Hon. J. W. Simonson, of Port Byron,
and J. J. johnson, of Cordova, were in
the city last evening.
A new sidewalk is being laid down
around the southwest corner of Third
avenue and Fourteenth street.
Emil Zeigler is now attending to bust
ness in the Ellis coal office, corner OF
First avenue and Fifteenth street
Sheriff Reticker has had the windows
in the court house and jail washed and
polished up as clean as new pin.
Gus Summers has been spending a few
days with relatives and friends in this
city. He is now employed in St. Louis
Miss Hattie May, of Des MONIES, Iowa,
is the guest of the Misses Eva and CLARA
Hass. She will remain about three
weeks.
The Onward base bali nine, of Chicago
the members of which have many friends
in this city, was defeated in Dubuque OF
Saturday by a score of II to 2. The
Dubuque team is no SLOUGH.
Mr.. John S. Richardson, formerly city
editor of the ARGUS, now assistant city
editor of the Chicago DAILY Neeos, is in
the city visiting friends.
Ano Their base ball club of the North
western league has gone to the wall. The
Quincy club was disbanded on Saturday
afternoon.
There were eight loads of hay on Mar
ket square at one time today Hay solo
for IS and $40 per ton, according to
quality, today.
A coach load of excursionists arrived ir
the city over the Rock Island & Peoris
road today. They came from Indiauap'
oils and Dakota is their destination. They
took a special car at Davenport
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DR.. j. W. Stark, Dentist, 1922 SeconC
avenue. d1yr
School No. is hereafter to be supplied
with water by the water works, the water
in the well near the building having be
came impure.
Clarence Toliver, the fast riding coon,
was fined So with costs by Justice Have,
for his swift riding The justice, how
ever. RENTED the fine during good be-
havior
The crowd Saturday night did consid-
cradle damage to the growing grass il
Union square. The grass had just got g
fair start and was growing very nicely and
it is too bad that it was trampled to death
i John Biehl is leader of the band on the
Josephine. The bracing river breezes are
making John more fat and jolly than ever
He expects to remain on the boat cou.
pie of weeks longer
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Sternberg, of St
Paul, are in the city on brief visit II
Mr.. and Mrs. JOS Rosenfield Mrs
Sternberg is a daughter of the latte
couple.
The Moline Pipe Organ company il
fixing up the organ in the Central Presby
terian church and it will be as sound as &
pin next Sunday in time for regular SER
vice
NJ. M. O'Connor, the popular Harpe
house steward, has been suffering fo
: some time with carbuncle on his RICH
hand. He is now feeling little bette
and his hand is slowly getting well.
1t was Lew Bowman, instead of Gu,
Bowman who guessed so closely to tn
number of peas in Jar, and who is tiet
with the Yeager boy, and will have to re
sort to chance to decide which one Of the
two is TO become the owner of the silvel
watch which was offered as a prize
Among the country visitors to the cit
today were J. M. Spickler, of Taylo
Ridge; Mr. and Mrs Thomas Bowles an,
son, of Bowling; W. B. Crawford anc
son, of Edgington; P. W. Beckwith, o
Briar Bluff; Thomas Latin and John L
BrasheT, of Black Hawk
| Rev. S. S. Cryer, pastor of the Contra
Presbyterian church, returned to the cit,
last evening from Warner, where his wifi,
is still visiting. The reverend gentleman
has spent very pleasant vacation, ant
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