The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30
THE CITY IN BRIEF.

today.
Things political will soon begin to
boom.
Drs. Morgan & McCandless, dentists.
Cool and cloudy weather has been prev
alent today.
There were three loads of hay standing
on Market square this forenoon.
DR.. j. W. Stark, Dentist, 1922 Second
avenue. d1yr.
Mrs. A. G. Lewis, of Elizabeth, Pa,
is in the city visiting Mrs. A. W. Bruner.
Remember the saw mill boys give
dance in Turner hall next Saturday night.
Will Chandler still remains on the sick
list, and getting worse instead of improv-
ing.
A gang of kids with big bonfire
made terrible racket in the upper end
of the city last night.
The city workmen have commenced
getting stone from quarry on Twentieth
street and Second avenue.
There have been three deaths in the city
this week, one old person and two chill
dren.
A citizen of Tenth street and First
avenue is minus a hammock which was
stolen the other night.
The copartnership heretofore existing
between H. & H. ID. Hoffmaster is dis
solved by mutual consent.
The county clerk issued naturalization
papers to Martin Myer of Gable, yester>
day.
The Sunday school children of the Cen
trail Presbyterian church are holding
picnic in Brooks grove today.
J. w. Grogan, of South Rock Island,
whose leg was broken some time ago, was
able to be out on the streets yesterday.
Masters Alexander and Washington
Craig, of Columbia, Pa, are in the city
visiting their uncle, DIR. Craig.
There are over tweut. insane persons
in the poor house at the pa, sent time.
Mr. James Robertson, lady and daugh
ter are making a three weeks visit to rel
atives IN Toledo, Iowa.
Dr. 4. T. Hawlcy. dentist, corner Sew
enteenth street and Sixth avenue; NJ ID.
Merrill's residence
Tonight is the regular night for hold
ing prayer meeting in the various
churches.
There will be public dill by the mil
ilary companies at the base ball park
FRIDAY afternoon.
Wall & Ill make the best carriages,
buggies and wagons sold in this section
Don fail to call on them before purchas'
ing.
Mr.. p d. BGrk the well known horse
sheer. can still be found at the old stand
corner of Third avenue and Sixteenth
street where his business has been per
manently established Mr. Burk is one
of the best horse shoers in the west.
When you want reliable fire, life cy-
clone and tornado insurance at low rates
call on W. l.. Coyne, corner Seventeenth
street, and Sd avenue. d3m
At the meeting of the democratic
county committee Tuesday, the following
executive committee was appointed, viz:
August Huesing, Geo. W. Henry, Rock
Island; Peter Lundgreen, d. ID. Gould,
Moline; Samuel Heagy, Hampton; Thos
Kerr Milan; Jonathan Space, Bowling.
The c. o. D. laundry at Davenport
still continue to laundry shirts at cents
collars % cents and cuffs cents 1913
NJ ain street, telephone No. 372. doom
Hon. E. p Reynolds is in receipt of a
letter from his son, Mr.. John H. Rey-
nolds, in Kansas, who speaks in glowing
terms of the prospects of a big corn crop
in that state this year 1t is very evident
| that the harvest will be abundant in all
localities this year, which causes US to
rejoice with exceeding gladness.
The Union rails out because the boys
of the Sixth ward hose house wanted So
for the use of their house last night, when
the republicans wanted it. One of the
| fire laddes informed us that the fire COM
pany decided at their last meeting not to
let any party have the house unless they
paid So per night for the use of it. This
they claim they have right to.
Z. W. Hurst represents the leading
| American and Foreign Insurance Co.'S.
| Policies carefully written at current rates
Agency established 1874. Office over
Rock Island National Bank.
Yesterday Mr.. r. H. Field, of Mans
field, Ohio. leased the Rock Island house
and will take possession Friday. He will
at once go to work and repaper and refit
the house throughout. The ARGUS
extends a hearty welcome to Mr.. Field
and sincerely hopes that he will bring the
house back TO its old time reputation OF
being first class hotel Mr.. Field is an
old and experienced landlord and knows
how to run hotel, and will lend every
energy towards making the Rock Island
house first class hotel.
NICE ICE CREAM PARLORs
B. Birkeniield has refitted his ice cream
| parlors and he now has the cosiest and