The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-12
THE CITY IN BRIEF.

ger travel at the present time. II
DR.. Warren Hunter, of Rapids City,
was in the city today.
The weather is warming up considera-
bly,.
Drs. Morgan s. McCandless, dentists.
Marshal Miller is still supplying checks
for CANNES. -,t-
The Jefferson club will meet in Turner
hall on Saturday evening.
The egg rioters of Davenport will have
their preliminary hearing on the 18th of
this month.
DR.. J. W. Stark, Dentist, 1922 Second
avenue d1yr.
Mr.. o. F. Potter, of the Freeport
Daily Bulletin, was in the city for short
time this morning.
The tin roof was placed on Coyne's
new brick building on Seventeenth street
today
Mr. Horace Flowers, of Fort Dodge, |
Iowa, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs |
James Taylor, of Taylor Ridge.
Oliver Olsen, Esq, is expected home
flom business trip the latter part of the
present week.
DR.. A. T. Hawley, dentist, corner Sew
enteenth street and Sixth avenue.
Ex-Sherff Ankrum is taking needed
rest at home this week after prolonged
and successful business trip abroad
The city is remarkably quiet and or
derby after nightfall now, which fact
speaks volumes for the efficacy and
watchfulness of our police force.
Mr.. Fred Hass left this morning on an
extended business trip. He will first visit
Chicago, then Detroit, New York and
Pittsburg He will be absent for some
time.
George II, Ballou, city ,,litor of the
Davenport Democrat, is the historian of
the First Iowa regiment, which holds its
first annual reunion in Burlington today
McIntire & Co., commcing this morn
| ing, will close all parasols at cost. Some
| choice styles left
Dr. Bowman, of Andalusia, was in the
city today looking as hale and hearty as
usual. The doctor holds his own remark
ably well for man of his years.
Next Friday will be a holiday in the
Catholic churches. The feast of the As
sumption of the Blessed Virgin will be
| observed
| Mr.. A. W. Bruner and wife left for the
west last night, They will visit Kearney,
Denver and other western cities before
they return.
| Full line of the celebrated Amana yarn,
all shades and quantities, now on sale at
Mclntire & Co.'S.
Engineer Bliss, of the c. NJ. & St. P.
road, spent Sunday in GAINESVILLE, where
his family had been visiting They re
turned home with him last night, after
having had most pleasant trip
The Clinton Commandery, X. T., are
expected here on an excursion down the
river on the twentieth inst They will be
entertained by Evert's Commandery dur
their stay in the city.
While it was warmer last night than
for several preceding nights in the city,
train men this morning who were out on
the road, claim that it was cold enough
for frost.
Chris. W. Schlegel, well known
printer formerly of Rock Island, now of
Moline is the proud father of daughter
who arrived this morning.
One of Davis & Cos horses attached to
light wagon, ran away near the TAYLOR
house this afternoon and upset the wagon
doing considerable damage to it.
Anticipating the wants of early fall
customers, MeIntire & Co. have placed
on sale an entirely new line of shifting
fiannels in plain and checks, all wool, at
lower prices than ever before sold at.
The Rt. Rev. Henry Cosgrove, of Dav-
export, has received the official papers
from Rome notifying him of his appoint.
ment to the bishopric of Davenport.
Cardinal Linneoni, perfect of the propa
ganda, also sent letter of congratulation
: A couple of Moline fishermen became
excited over what they supposed was q
monster fish Juggling at their line yester>
day, and after much careful work sue.
, ceeded in pulling the catch to the surface
of the water 1t was an old pillow.
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, dam
Frank j. Mumford, who won the senior
single scull race at the Moline regatta last
4 month, was ruled out of the races a
Watkins New York, yesterday for some
crooked rowing he did at Washington, D
c.. recently. Milford is the fastest anna
teur scnller in the United States.
Mr.. Sam Huntley, a solid farmer O.
Presumption, was in the city today and re
ported crops of all kinds in his section a.
e splendid He says the democrats of hi
section are enthusiastic for Cleveland ant
Hendricks and that there will be big
turn out at Presumption Saturday even
q ing
: Prof. W. H. Hatch left for Wisconsin
this morning, where he will spend thu
A next two weeks in piscatorial sport. HI
2 will be Joined at Beloit by Rev. c. L
d Morgan, of Moline, and it is expected tina
i between them they will greatly reduce tn,
supply of fish in Wisconsin waters.
Street takers find Davenport a rip
field for their operations. Recently il
two evenings fellow sold over one hun
p cred brass watch chains on a street cor
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