The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-17
THE CITY IN BRIEF.

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Market square was deserted today.
Will Negus went north on the c., M. |
& St. P road this morning
James Sperling of Edgington, was in
the city today.
A. II. McCandless, D. d. s, dentist.
Capt A. ] Whitney, of Keozuk, was
in the city last evening.
Mrs. s. T. Silvis and daughters, of
Carbon Cliff, attended the democratic ju>
bilee on Saturday evening.
DR.. J. W. Stark, Dentist, 1922 Second
avenue. d1yr.
J. B. Mcconnell, of Reynolds, and
Sam GOode, of Andalusia, were around
town today.
Go to Davenport tonight The ferry
will make trip at the close of the dcm>
onstration.
1t is reported that Mr.. Meyer Rosen-
field, of the firm of J. & M. Rosenfield
is engaged to be married to Miss Laura
Levy, of Minneapolis. MINI.
The Greek fire burned on Eighteenth
street, Saturday night served to show up
that sandpile in front of the Union Office
in great shape.
DR.. A. T. Hawley, dentist, corner Sew
enteenth street and Sixth avenue.
One Of the happiest democrats in the
city on Saturday evening, was Mr.. Joe
Starkey. of Bowling, who gave his friends
a tin horn serenade.
Mr. Cyrus Dart was taken with a severe
attack of sciatic rheumatism Saturday
evening, which promises to lay him up
for short time
Mr.. W. II. Whitman has been troubled
with malarial affections for the past two
weeks, which has kept him in the house
! most of the time.
The Balm Tea & Coffee Co have Just
received some very fine splash mats.
They are perfect beauties and VIII be
given away to customers next week.
VIII Chandler left last night for New
Mexico for the benefit of his health which
has been failing rapidly of late. The
many friends of Mr. Chandler hope to see
him return much benefited.
All persons having bills against the
democratic county committee will please
leave them at the Office of Chairman
Huesing, in c. Tegler s. Co.'S block, for
adjustment.
! Ex'Mayor Carse departed this morning
for Cincinnati to attend the third annual
meeting of the United States Bott!ers'
ASSOCIATION, of which he is the vice pres
ident. The convention opens tomorrow
Mr.. Carse will return the first of next
week
4 discount of fifty cents on the dollar
is considerable to make on torches, but
then when it is evident that there never
will be any further use for them, it is just
as well for the republicans to sell ont tC
the democrats as they did at the above
rate on Saturday.
Mr.. W. W. Bowlby arrived home from
Muscatine and spent Sunday in the city
with his family We are pleased to know
that the branch house of W. w Kimbal
& Co., which Mr.. Bowlby is managing,
is doing splendid business, as is also the
store here Mr.. Bowlby reports large
demonstration which the democrats OF
Muscatine INDUCED in Saturday night
Mr.. Theodore Grossheim, one of the lead
ing democrats of the city was the bis
mogul of the evening, he being instru
mental in getting up the iollifcation.
Richard F. Witt, of Clinton, Iowa, ha
purchased the drug store of F. M. Whea
ton. The following complimentary no
tice of Mr. Witt is from the Clinton
Morning Meas;
Mr.. Richard Witt, for the past eigh
wears in the drug store of Mr.. Oscar Ma
jer has purchased drug store at Rocl
Island, and will depart for that city to
morrow. Mr.. Witt is one of the best an,
most careful prescription druggists W,
have had in our city; besides he is
genial and accommodating gentleman
While his many friends will regret his de
termination to leave Clinton, they ar
unanimous in extending their best wishe
} for q future full of success