The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-12
THE CITY In BRIEF.

Police business is quiet.
Dressed ducks at Henry Lamps.
A. II. McCandless, d. D. s., dentist
Our Indian summer doesn't seem to be
panning out.
People are still anxious to hear election
news.
Moline is having trouble with the cleo
trio light.
Fruit preserves and apple butter at
Henry Lamps.
Davenport celebrates the election of
Gov. Cleveland next Monday night.
Mr. Thomas Lees, of Coal Valley, was
in the city today,
DR.. Il. T. Hawley. dentist corner Sew
cutecnth street and Sixth avenue.
j. Graham, of the Graham wooden mills,
of Rockford. is in the city today.
Bum, Phillippi e Wilson, the directory
men are working in Milan and South
Rock Island this week.
a tame deer was caught by Ed. Arma>
CAST, of Milan, on Nov. 8. The owner
proving property can have the same.
Justice Cooke went out to. his farm
near Durant Iowa, this morning. He will
return this evening.
+. J. Rodman, of Chicago, is in the city
on business connected with the opening
of ii street ON the Rodman homestead on
Sixth avenue
DR.. J. W. Stark. Dentist, 1922 Second
avenue d1yr.
1t is pretty chilly weather for street
taking" as the shivering takers" on
Market square the past two days will sub,
stantiate.
The democrats of Watcrtown, with G
E. LvcrgOod as the master spirit, will
jubilate tonight, and consequently the sky
in the vicinity of that bucolic village may
be expected to be decidedly lurid.
Ben Whitsitt, of Presumption, was in
the city last evening on his way to Chica-
go with several carloads of fat cattle. He
will spend several days in the Garden
city.
The Northern Illinois County Snperin-
tenlents association is having meeting
ct Dixon, H., and Superintendent Sonth-
well went up there today to attend it.
Wantcd-A nurse girl, one that can
take care of children and help around the
house. Call at 1870, Third avenue near
corner of Twelfth street.
A. NJ. Guild and wife, of Livingston,
Montana, are stopping at the Rock Island
house for few days Mr. Guild was
formerly landlord of the house. and has
many friends here
Mr. J. O. Whitcomb, a gentleman well
known to many Rock Islanders, and fol-
years a salesman for W c. Wadsworth
4 Co, of Davenport, slipped and fell on
a slippery board last Sunday morning
and broke the socket bone of his left hip.
Tie injury is very painful, and it will be
a long time before Mr.. W, who is GO
years Old, will be able to get around
again.
Jay Gamble of Moline, won the ten
mile roller skating race at the Davenport
rink last night from Bromley, the cham
pion of Des Moines A roller few off from
one of Bromley's skates when he had fins
ished miles, and was in the lead He is
a hustler, and can make the Moline man
get up and dust to beat him.
| Mr.. Sam IIcagy, the wideawakc bust.
ness man of Hampton, was in the city to-
day. Mr. Heagy, being democrat of the
Jetlcrsonian stripe, should be proud of his
town, which is not only capable of get
ting up monster jubilee but on election
day secs that the precinct has good ma
| iority for the democratic ticket.
Mrs Hiram Price, wife of the Com,
missioner of Indian Affairs, died at he1
home in Washington yesterday morning
She had been i'll for several months and
at times her life was despaired Of The
remains are TO be brought to Davenport
the old home of Price 5, for burial.
The heather Chinese of Davenport are
becoming Davenportiscd rapidly. Yes
terday a crowd Of the washee washee.
got into big row with each other and
made the ncighborhood in which they live
ring with Melicon man swear words
They were all arrested and fined. They
are a live set, and get on their opium
DRINKS and gamble regularly.
Supervisor McEniry, of yuma ant
other kindred spirits gathered at the res
idcnce of Mr. Sam Bryant, one of the
solid democrats of that town on Monday
evening, wheia A national salute of about
80 guns made the welkin ring until the
powder gave out. Although small in mum
bcrs, but steadily gaining strength, tn
democrats of Yuma are up to snuff. ant
it will not be long before they wrest tn,
political power from their opponents
and wave the wand of victory with con
siderable flourish.
Revived
The marriage license business whicl
took tumble about week ago, was re-
yiyed this afternoon by the issuing of twt
licenses in quick succession by Deput,
County Clerk Kohler. The first to breal
r the ice was Mr. John G. Corbin, o
Hampton, aged GO years, who secured (
license to wed Mrs. Margaret West, o
the same place, aged So years Tn