The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-23
ROCK ISLAND.
Minstrels tonight.

White vests are now dead ripe.
A new moon was born last night.
Drs. Morgan & McCandless, dentists.
VIM. Lohr is visiting friends in Free
port.
The linen buster has made its appear
ance.
Cherries are a pretty fair crop this
year.
Quite a shower of rain fell Saturday
night.
The city has lately had 500 dog checks
made.
Travel on the ferry was quite large yes
terday
Travel on the street cars yesterday was
heavy.
Yesterday was the third Sunday after
Trinity.
This is now the season of the ice mans
content.
Blaekberries will be an immense yield
this year.
There is another high toned wedding
on the tapis.
The hotel men report their custom on
the increase.
There was no game of base ball in the
city yesterday.
Miss Denkman is visiting friends in
Minneapolis.
The corn crops in the country never
looked better.
There was an excursion on the Jose>
phine yesterday.
The first NJ E. Sunday school will
picnic this week.
DIR. J. W. Stark, Dentist, over McCabe
Bros. store. d1yr
A lot of new books were received at the
library Saturday.
Yesterday was train Sunday on the G.
r. /. & p. road.
Mrs. Ella Unangst is WISHING relatives
in LeClaire, Iowa
The post office employees report mail
matter on the increase
The streets Saturday night were crowd
ed with pedestrians,
The dog days will soon be here. so
muzzle the CANNES.
Adam Kramer, of South Rock Island,
is the father of new girl
Charlie Fiebig has just made six hun
dred deg checks for the city.
The electric light near the court house
worked very badly last night.
MIR. P. L. Mitchell leaves tomorrow fol
Saratoga for a summer jaunt.
The Rock Island boys will play in Keo
kuk Tuesday and Wednesday.
Notwithstanding the warm weather tn,
coal men say their trade is fair.
| Watkins & Hill have fine lot of choice
dry kindling for sale cheap,
The roads are boss to travel on and the
livery men smile complacently,
Workmen have completed the job OF
maeadamizing Seventh avenue.
Callender's famous colored MINISTRIES al
the opera house Thursday night
Messrs. Carse s. Ohlweiler report large
pop trade at the present time.
Some OF our diyines are contemplating
taking their customary vacation.
Rock Island had only two deaths last
week. Both were small children.
Miss Anna Bell returned home Saturday
evening from visit to Muscatine.
The township board meet in the armory
this morning. Hand in your bills.
The Island house has lately been
painted and refurnished throughout.
Weidner, the fellow who pawned $50
gun, not his own, has been released.
Rev Martin, of Davenport, occupied
the Christian Chapel pulpit yesterday.
The popular amusement among the
gentlemen now is to 60 in swimming.
Carl RuebliRg and Miss Lena Kaestel
were licensed to wed Saturday evening.
There will be no game Of base ball in
the city until next Saturday and Sunday
Parasols; An elegant line to be closed
at low prices, at H Hoffmaster s. Sons
The BARRIERS of the city are talking Of
closing their shops on Sunday hereafter
The republicans report that they have
secured $40 towards purchasing large
flag.
The good housewife is now busily en-
gagged in canning strawberries and cher
ries.
| Mrs. Maggie Flynn left for Ottawa, Ill.
yesterday, where she will spend the sum
mer.
Job printing Of all kinds executed will
neatness and despatch at the ARGUS jot
rooms.
1t wouldn't hurt the looks of Unior
!, Squhit IL Int grass III IL was iflululei
down little.
Tie high school nine went to Milan an,
done the Hennepin's up to the tune OF L
TO s. Saturday.
A great many of our people attende'
the Keene entertainment in Davenpor
Saturday night.
The ministers of the city will hold
meeting at the residence of Rev. J. FL
Wright this morning.
The big hole on Second avenue an
e Twentieth street ought to be closed up b
e the city authorities.
Justice Halves opened up new docks
t Saturday. The deacon reports Leg
business very dull now.
Let good men be selected for the seho,
: board tomorrow. The educational intel
r ests of this city demand it.