The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-24

shop will resume operations, but it can't
be great while at the least
Now that Union square has been NOW
ed. let the city authorities treat Franklin
square the same way. :
A band of Indians, sixteen in number,
were in town this morning begging and.
peddling.
Six carloads of workingmen from Mos
line attended the Benser funeral Tues
day.
There were great many farmers in
town, trading yesterday. All report their
crops looking fine.
Miss Carrie Reigelman. of Des Moines,
Ia, is in the city visiting her sister, Mrs.
Joe May.
John Hardy, drunk and disorderly, was
fined SIS and costs on Wednesday, and in
default of payment went to Jail.
Several of our hackmen are talking of
retiring from business on account of the
dizziness of times.
There are just sixteen acres of dog fen
mel and as many acres of weeds that need
trimming and then carried away
Miss Annie Hampshire, Ella Clark and
her friend. Miss Ella Eagan, went out to
Edgington on a short visit this morning
The workmen who are repairing the
building now occupied by Kelly & Martin,
will get through with the job this week
When you want a job Of work of any
kind executed give the ARGUS office a
call. Low prices and good work guaran-
teed.
| 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
This is undoubtedly the dullest season
of the year on the business men. The
farmers are happy, however, as their crops
never looked better.
There is still some complaint about the
way losfers hang around the Milan street
car depot. Let them be incontinently
fired away.
The C. o. D. laundry at Davenport
| still continue to laundry shirts at cents
collars 81 cents and cuffs 4 cents. 12S
Main street, telephone No. 372. doom
1t was rumored on the streets that q
man had shot himself through the head
this morning, but no trace of the victim
could be found.
The painters who have been working
on the %" depot, went to Moline this
morning where they will paint the o.
depot there
Tomorrow, July 25th, will be observed
the festival of ST James at the Trinity
church. Services will be held at 8 a. m
aud 7;30 p. m.
Mr.. Paul. Blchenbach, representing the
wholesale cigar and tobacco establishment
of Jacob Krohn, Freeport, was in the city
today disposing of his celebrated goods
From now to the 26th OF July, you car
buy furniture at ridiculously low figures
at DoellingeI's. Whatever is not sole
within that time can not be bought any
more.
Mr.. 5. I. Bowlby is now devoting hi
exclusive time to giving music lessons
He is giving 40 lessons week at present
and would like to increase the number t.
60 Price of lessons rs cents.
George Perry returned home yesterday
and says that he did not leave town be-
canse he didn't want to swear in thu
Woods and Lloyd case. He is working
for the government and has to go where
ever he is sent. ....,s
E. W. Hurst represents the leadin!
American and Foreign Insurance Co.'S
Policies carefully written at current rates
Agency established 1874. Office owe
.iock Island National Bank
Rev. W. S. Hayes announces that h,
will hold a grove meeting on the fai
grounds at Hillsdale on the third of Au'
gust. Preaching at 1890 a. M. and 2:3
p. m A cordial invitation is extended t.
all to attend.
J Mr. George Wagner, of the Atlanti,
, brewery and malt house, Rock Island. i
at present in our city, whittier he come
to introduce his beer We can say fo
Mr. Wagner that he is an agreeable
pleasant gentleman, and for his beer, tina
, is A Peoria Democrat.
f Mrs. N. A. Plehn left yesterday fo
Ohio, TO be present at the commencement
} exercises, of the National Normal Univer
sity of Lebanon, Ohio, where her daugh
: ter, Miss May Plehn, formerly, one of til
: teachers, of the public school in Roc
t Island, will graduate, next week.
2 Mr.. Henry Kline, of Twentieth street
d left yesterday for short visit to Germany
e He expects to arrive at his home in Ger
D many by August 10th, and be present q
$ anniversary of his parents wedding II
s expects to remain about month.
t There was jolly party of thrice
b young ladies in the city yesterday, fror
9 Lyons, Iowa. They were under the Leaf
f ership of Miss Palmer. The party can
S down on the Josephine, and arriving her
t secured carriages and drove over the cit,
: Their time was limited, but none the lei
9 enjoyable.
The new water main on Second avenu
has sprung leak already, and the work
men will have to go 10 work and fix
before the main can be covered. Thei
= is another main that is leaking ION Sis
q tenth street between Second and Thir
Il ovapfloc and uork man Uaro ranairi mo-