The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-18
THE CITY In BRIEF.
Sultry weather.
A heavy rain last night.
Mansill's storm got here.

There were numerous cheers for dandy
Pat Saturday evening.
The new street crossings will all be in |
place in a day or two.
Sammy Goode, of Andalusia, was
around town today.
Mr.. J. c.. Swiler is home from lake
Minnetonka.
Remnant sale at McCabe Bros.
Miss Jennie Johnston is home from a
pleasant visit to Peoria.
The August term of the probate court
opened today.
The order of the Golden Rule will meet
at the G. A R. hall this evening.
The Gazelle, the c., R. l. & P pay car,
is expected along tomorro0-.
DR.. j. W Stark, DENTS, 1872 Second
avenue. d1yr.
Mr.. A. Loeb leaves for the east this
evening on business trip.
Mr.. J. r. Warner, of St Paul, arrived
in the city Yesterday,
Mrs. Joe May is recovering from Sc
we're attack of erysipelas.
Go to Wall s Ill when YOU want first
class carriage, buggy or wagon, at reaN
sonable outlay.
City Weighmaster Eggleston expects to
be able to come down to his office to-
| morrow.
County superintendent of school South
| well is suffering from an attack of neu-
ralgia
Mrs. Fred Meyer and her little son, of
Dubuque, are visiting Mrs. Meyers pars
ents in this city.
All remnants accumulated during the
last six months are being sold for half
| real value at McCabe Bros.
Mrs. J. H. Zeller of Chicago, is visit
| ing her sisters, Mrs. Theodore Poirot and
P. Mitch
Hon. W. H. Niece left for Macomb
this morning. He will be in Rock Island
| again within month
| The funeral of the late R. W. Sykes
at Hampton yesterday was largely attend
| ed.
Judge Adams returned from Pepnsyl>
vania this morning He is looking vel
and hearty.
Thomas D. Lenan, chronic drunk,
was fined S. with costs by Justice Crop
per today.
Mr.. r. S. Silvis, of Carbon Cliff, was in
the city today visiting his brother, Dep>
uty Sheriff Silvis.
Marriage licenses were issued today TO
Robert Drummer and Mrs Mary Erkart
George L. Potter and Miss Lizzie Eber-
| ling.
Remnants of silks, dress goods, en-
brOideries, ginghams, lawns. laces, hosiery,
gloves, handkerchiefs, underwear, in fact
all remnants, odds and ends, half real
value, at McCabe Bros. remnant sale
Chas. McHugh, the popular night clerk
at the Harper house, left last evening for
a week Ks visit to Milwaukee, Chicago, St.
Paul and Minneapolis.
E, G. Frazier announces in another
column that he is prepared to meet the
wants of all who favor HIM with orders
for. hard coal,
The Hon. A. P. Petrie, Mercer county's
republican candidate for congress from
this district, was in the city yesterday.
The Rev. George Chambers, pastor of
the colOred Baptist church in this city,
has resigned and will go back to Fl Mad>
ison, Iowa. A lack of financial value of
his eloquence is the cause.
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
John Aster, the pioneer baker, has res
ceived the contract to furnish the camp
meeting with bread, pies and cakes Mr..
Aster has furnished baker supplies to the
same camp meetings for the last eight
| years.
The bugs attracted by the brilliant light
in the stand in Union square Saturday
night bothered Mr.. Hamilton very much
and kept him busy diving down into his
shirt collar Next November he will feel
| like retiring into his shirt collar and pull
ing the hole in after him
The boys down about the lower saw
mill are having lots Of fun today with
one of their number who tried to ride
mule in the procession Saturday night.
The animal knew when it was in bad
company, and kicked vigorously 1t fin
ally succeeded in dumping its rider on the
road and returned to its home Drawing
uproariously on the 5wav The chap
wasn't hurt much, but it isn't safe to saw
mule to him just now.
The wrestling match which was an-
nounced few days ago, took place as
advertised Saturday last on Vetters
island. The match between prominent
city official and well known athlete
from St. Louis for $500 resulted in the
unknown's favor, st. Louis winning the
first two falls and the city official winning
the best three out OF five. The st. Louis
man dislocated his shoulder and was
taken to Milan in carriage and there
put on train for St. Louis. his home.
The city official won the stakes.
The Order Of the Golden Rule.
Equity Counsel No. 9. of the Order of
the Golden Rule will hold special meet,
~ hall