The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-27
HERE AND THERE.

Next Sunday is Whit Sunday.
No arrests by the police today.
Matters in legal circles are dull.
Old settlers picnic September 9Th.
No marriage license has been issued to-
day.
Two picnics are on the tapis for this
week
Excursion from Peoria to this city next
Sunday.
Report says that Rock river is up and a
booming
The hotel men report their business
picking up.
The post Office floors were scrubbed
Saturday night.
Only four loads of hay on Market square
this forenoon.
Ex-Alderman Lundy is now able TO be
up and around.
The Cold Water Army now numbers
over eighty members.
The waterworks folks received lot of
new iron pipes Saturday.
Fred Appelquist has completed all the
improvements to his saloon.
The river men say that business on the
river Is beginning to boom.
The police shot rabid dog in the lower
end of town this morning.
Mr.. N. R. johnson is entertaining two
of his cousins from England.
The painters are identifying the interior
of the Harper house office.
Mrs. ]. F. McKibben spent Sunday
visiting relatives in the east
Preparations for observing Decoration
day go bravely on in this city.
The circuit court will finish up the
criminal business this week.
A minister's meeting was held at the
Methodist parsonage yesterday.
There will be an excursion from Avon
to this city on Decoration day.
| Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Taylor are visiting
relativesin Bethel. Connecticut.
The dirt on Market square has al
been scraped up and carted away.
1t is predicted that there will be 5000
visitors in the city Decoration day.
| Mr.. George Buford, of Kansas City, i:
spending few days with relatives.
The passenger business on both oul
street car lines was heavy yesterday.
Nearly every place of business in the
city will be closed on Decoration day.
The young people of the Baptist church
held very interesting meeting last night
| Miss Mamie Smith, of Twenty-Five
street, is visiting relatives in Cambridge
R. NJ Mitchell, of Rapids City, was
pleasant caller at the ARGUS Office yester-
day.
One of our young men received a fint
$3.50 piano from Racine, Wis, the othel
day.
l Warren, the Democrat reporter, has 1
very sore finger, the result of playing bas'
ball.
There is nothing in the way of amuse-
ments booked at the opera house for thi
week
One of the Moline street cars jumped
the track in the lower end of town las
night.
J. F. Ankrum has accepted situation
as travelling salesman for McNeal
Urban.
II We hear the Sears counterfeiter will b
tried this week in the Chicago distric
t court.
1t is said that our contractor, job
. Crubsugh has struck a rich mine u
north.
+ Are we not going to have a Fourth c
July celebration here this year? If no
r why notf
Charles Sutton, who is in Jail for
q misdemeanor, will be turned loose 0
Wednesday.
: The Buford pillow works are still en-
gagged in shipping plows to all parts
v the country.
J. The regular monthly meeting of tn
r. Business Mems association will take plat
% this evening.
Al For sale or rent: the theatre billiaI
. parlors and sample rooms. Enquire
H ]. Symes.
Charles Peterson, of Moline filed de-
laration of citizenship with the count
clerk Saturday.
> The painters will commence paintir
. the outside of the Chicago, Burlington
}. Quincy depot this morning.
| Ed. Quinlan will soon return fro