The Rock Island Argus., 1884-07-07
ROCK ISLAND.

day.
Wheat harvest will be in full blast this
week
Yesterday was the fourth Sunday after
Trinity.
Yesteryda was beautiful day and no
mistake.
One week from tomorrow is Forepaugh's
day here.
The game of ball will be called at $50
this afternoon.
Dr. J. W. Stark, Dentist, over McCabe
Bros. store. d1yr.
Yesterday was train Sunday on the G.
R. l. & P. road.
Mr.. Alvin Connolly spent Sunday in
Clinton Iowa.
There will be several changes in the
postoffice this week.
There will be a game of base ball at the
park this afternoon.
The board of supervisors will meet one
week from tomorrow.
The attendance at the churches in the
city yesterday was large
The young people of the Baptist church
will hold a meeting this evening
Grand Rapids VS. Rock Islands at the
base ball park this afternoon.
The Butler club will hold meeting in
Turner hall Wednesday night
Mr.. E. E. Parmenter will return home
from Andalusia this morning.
If you want all the news, have the
daily ARGUS sent to your house
The German English school society will
meet this morning at ten o'clock
A great many of our young people
took in Black Hawk tower Sunday
Rev. Pearce occupied the pulpit in the
Ninth street NJ E. church yesterday.
There were several amateur games OF
base ball played in the city yesterday.
The famous Grand Rapids base ball
club are stopping at the Harper house.
Let the city authorities make haste il
getting Second avenue in shape to trave
on.
There will be lawn party given by thu
ladies of Trinity church tomorrow even
ing.
This week the next president of tn,
United States will be nominated in Chi
cago.
The board of supervisors committee ol
equalization meets in the court house to
day.
Several of the Davenport saloon keep
ers will move over to Rock Island thi
week.
Miss Jennie Peters left Sunday mornin
> for Dcs Moines, Iowa, on a visit t
friends.
Mr.. Chas. Fisher of Ottawa, spen
Sunday in the city, visiting his numerou
friends.
One of the Moline street cars jumpe
i the track near the half way switch Satur
day night
:. Capt. Pierce is now on the night watc
b at the water works, and Mr.. Cox on th
day watch.
The town was unusually quiet Saturda
e night. There were but few persons o
the streets.
DR.. Eyster and lady returned HON
G from two weeks visit to Crete, Neb
b on Saturday.
e The base ball association will hold
t meeting, and elect new directors at Tul
g ner hall tonight.
d Miss Anna Phelan, of Peoria, is bein
e entertained by her friend, Mrs Ella Hui
e on Tenth street.
e The electric light on Fourth avenu
and Fifth street fickered out last nigl
about II o'clock.
Rev. Ferguson, the pastor of the Mint
. street church, returned home from Brim
= field, ILL.,. Saturday.
Mrs. Cuneo and children, of Chicago
are spending few days in the city wit
her uncle, Mr.. Boro.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Hurst, accompanie
by their son, Charlie, returned home frol
Viola, Saturday morning.
The travel on the ferry yesterday WI
large, larger that it has been for any da
for the last four months.
d DR.. A. T. Hawley, dentist corner Sc
V enteenth street and Sixth avenue; NJ.
Merrill's residence.
: The teachers institute will convene
the High school building this morning fl
: a two weeks session.
c Miss Annie Dohany, who is visiting IL
# Misses Cowden, will return to her hon
4 Council Bluffs, Iowa, this week
Is Quite a number of our citizens left la
night for Chicago, where they will after
the national democratic convention.
The Josephine brought down larE
number of passengers from Fulton ye!
terday, who came in to see the city
John Holdorf, the well known carper
ter is out in the country building lar!
= barn for gentleman named Tindall
1t is authoritatively announced that Il
80 three new street cars ordered for the bt
- tail line will be received next week
>, The arsenal force on the island W
increased by new arrival at the home
Mr.. Stewart Beals yesterday morning.
Yesterday was decidedly a cool da,
They have been having cold rains
ut north, hence the GOODNESS of the weathe
in Our saloon keepers say that their bus
m ness is rapidly picking up, on account
ne the prohibition business across the rive