The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-06
THE CITY In BRIEF.

Fishing is good.
Another scorching day.
The picnic season has revived
Circuit court again on Monday.
Attend the churches tomorrow
Market square booms with hay
Drs. Morgan & McCandless, dentists.
The watch tower will catch lots of PEG
Pile tomorrow.
Alderman Henry went to Coal Valley
this afternoon.
James Cook, of Rural, was IN the city
today.
DR.. A. Mcfarland, of Jacksonville, was
in the city today
The employees of the government were
paid off today.
Mayor Mott will return from his Peoria
trip this evening.
Andrew Donaldson, of Rural, was a
visitor to the city today.
DR.. A. T. Hawley, dentist, corner Sew
enteenth street and Sixth avenue
Fatty Powers" was around town to.
day still. fat and saucy.
Mrs F. H. McNevin. of Menominee,
Wis, is in the city visiting relatives.
DR.. j. W. Stark, Dentist, 1922 Second
avenue. d1yr.
Mr.. Will Sedwick, of Clinton, is the
new clerk at the Harper house drug store.
Quite large number of farmers were
in the city again today.
The handsome and durable iron gutter
crossings were being fastened down in
their several places yesterday.
The only genuine campaign hats in the
city at |. Liberman's.
The c., R. l. & P. boys had a fine time
at the Armory hall last evening.
The ferry boat is compelled to back
away from the dock now on account O!
the dredge.
Mrs, Mary Stemple still languishes be
hind the bars for keeping a house of Ill
fame.
Call at the Central shoe store for good
goods and low prices.
The brick work has begun on the new
steeple of the First Baptist church.
The board of equalization was in ses>
sion again today, and hope to get through
with their business by this evening.
The Rescue hose company has decided
to attend the picnic of the firemen of Mo-
line tonight
County Treasurer Fleming reports Mrs.
Fleming little better She is still at
Colorado Springs.
There are 1855 pupils enrolled i'll the
city schools at present, and still there's
more 10 follow.
Repairing promptly attended to at the
Central shoe store.
Mrs Jacob Ohlweller, ST., is visiting
her daughter Mrs. Fred Ziegler, of Pre-
emption.
There was a slight disturbance Thurs
day night on Fourth avenue and Twenty
first street, but no blood was spilled
The Madison Square company will
present the "Raiah" at the Burtis opera
house, Davenport, tonight.
Swan Youngren will serve grand tur,
tie lunch this evening at his place, corner
ner of Ninth street and Fourth avenue
Emory E. Graves and Judge George E.
Waite, two of Geneseo's prominent law
yers, were at the Harper house today.
Mr.. J. B. Patterson. the venerable
editor of the Oquawka Spectator, attended
the old settlers picnic yesterday. The
gentleman is well known in this city.
The Golden Eagle show window pres
ents very handsome appearance with a
finer display than any show window in the
city Mr.. Meyer Loeb is the artist and
his taste is to be admired.
Hon A. P Petrie, the republican can
didate for congress, and ]. ]. Reimers
left last night for Chicago to commune
with the faithful today and tomorrow.
The Misses Maggie and Ionic Weyer>
hauser and Tillie Denkman leave on Mon
day to resume their studies in WELLESLEY
College, Mass. They have had very
pleasant visit at home.
Jake Ohlweiler. ST., is having his house
on the corner of Second avenue and Fiji
teenth street handsomely painted light
color.
The Rock Island County Baptist asso,
citation will hold Sunday school conven
ton in the First Baptist church next
Monday evening and on Tuesday.
The whangdoodle mourning for its lost
young, utters not more dismal sound