The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-27
A great many foreigners are now ap.

plying Tor their final papers because OF
the coming presidential election.
The republicans of Moline will make a
strong effort to secure John A. Logan for
a speech after the Ohio election.
The Geneseo hose company which was
to join in the firemans' parade in Moline
today, did not come on account of the
heavy rain last night.
Kiner, of the Geneseo Neaos, has COM
pleted his story entitled Smoky Fan, "
and promises next week to begin vivid
and weird extravaganza, entitled A City
Under the Sea-"
Chairman Aug Huesing returned from
Chicago this morning where he has been
for week in attendance upon the annual
convention of the State Liquor Dealers
association.
II. Hoffmaster, the dry goods merchant,
arrived home this morning from Wichita,
Kansas, where he has been for several
days, and where his boot and shoe bust
ness is booming.
A new democratic flag was hung Out
this forenoon on Second avenue between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets in place
of the one that was there, it having be-
came somewhat torn.
Judge E. o. Kretsinger, county judge
of Gage county, Nebraska, and well
known in this city and in Edgington
township, is here on a visit He is located
at Beatrice, which city is the county seat
of Gage county.
Supervisors Martin, Trumbull, Weath>
erhead and Bowman, the Poor Farm COM
mittee, took little trip out to the poor
farm yesterday afternoon to look after
the water pipes of the poor house, which
need repairing.
Mr.. August Timm, secretary of the
State Liquor Dealers association arrived
in the city this morning. to attend the cir
cult court as a witness He went up tC
Moline, his former home this afternoon tC
visit old friends
The Hon. W. II, Niece will speak a
Milan October 4th. In all probability h
will remain in the county week. Ar
rangements are being made to have Hon
M. V. Cannon speak at the Milan meet
ing.
Mrs. E. Hoffman, oil St. Louis, siste
of Henry Schmidt, of P. Fries & Co.
arrived IN the city from Minneapolis thi
morning where she has been visitin!
friends for some time. Mrs. Hoffman
well known in this city and has man
friends who will be glad to greet her
There is no place like home The truth
fulness of this is proved every day. Henri
Houseman and family who went to Chey
enne to live sometime ago, have returne,
and will again take up their abode at tn
old homestead on Third avenue between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets The hous
is being nicely fixed up,
Biehl's baud goes to Dubuque on tn
Josephine on Monday and returns OF
Tuesday 1t will accompany the Pitts
burg excursion to St. Louis. Out O
thirty applications Behl's band was Sc
lected to make this trip to St. Louis. a
of which goes to prove that the band
very popular with river men.
Front street is in bad condition sti
between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets. There is great deal of teamin
done on that street and it ought to b
fixed up. The longer it is allowed to re
main in its present condition, the worse
will become. 1t has needed repairs badt
, for long time.
Aug Lift, of the firm of Tegeler (
Co, left today for Louisville, Kentucky
to look after the firms interest in til
Newcomb Buchanan distillery failure II
only returned from Chicago this morning
where he has been attending the annua
convention of the Liquor Dealers asso
citation for week.