The Rock Island Argus., 1884-09-15
THE CITY In BRIEF.

Drs. Morgan & McCandless, dentists.
There was game of ball at the park
afternoon.
Yesterday was train Sunday on the c.,
r. |. Il p. road
Extraordinary bargains in linen laces
at McCabe Bros.
The September term of the probate
court began today
The Matte Vickers combination took
the Milwaukee train for Freeport this
morning
DR.. A. T. Hawley, dentist, corner Sev
enteenth street and Sixth avenue.
The attention of the public is called
to the Golden Eagle advertisement on
the first page.
VIM. II. A. Blackman, business man
agGr of the MechanicdI Meas, New York,
is stopping at the Harper.
Miss Kate Mesenkop, of Princeton, and
Miss Nettie McKinzie, of Prophetstown,
are the guests of Mrs. S. T. Bowly.
The Denman Thompson theatrical com
pany spent Sunday at the Harper house,
on its way to St Paul from st Louis.
Wm. Brown, of Lancaster. Pa, who
has been visiting his son in this city left
for Canton, i'll, this morning
The Rev. r. G. Pearce, pastor of the
First NJ. E. church, left this morning for
Chicago on short trip.
McCabe Bros are Offering unparalleled
bargains in hand made Torchon and
Medica linen laces.
The Jefferson club have an annual
meeting, as specified in the constitution,
on Wednesday evening, at Turner hall,
Fred Bruckman left this morning with
his family for Minnesota, where he will
try his hand at farming.
The Moline fire department anticipate
big time at their picnic to be given on
Sylvan island on the 9th of this month
Mr.. Irving Burgh arrived home on Sat
turday from Port Byron, where he had
been attending the Coe fair during the
week.
W. c. Brown and family Sundayed at
the Harper house. Mr. Brown is super
intendent of the Rock Island division of
the C., B. & Q.
They say the Union has humpbacked
reporter, with a humpbacked brain, who
writes humpbacked copy for humpback
ed paper. Oh hump
George Renfro, well known in this city,
passed through last evening on the Can
non ball on his regular trip for the big
tea and coffee house he represents
Adolph Greve has just opened a fine
stock of boots, shoes and slippers in his
new store on Moline avenue between
Twentyfifth and Twentysixth streets.
Rev. G. Chambers, pastor of the second
Baptist church, of this city, leaves tomor.
row afternoon for Fort Madison, Iowa,
where he lived before he came to Rock
Island.
The hand made Torchon and Mcdica
linen laces just received at McCabe Bros
is their own special importation and are
being sold much less than than well
known low prices
Port Byron youths and lassies are
reveling in the charming pastime of roller
skating, a new rink having lately been
opened in that bucolic village Port
Byron is bound to keep up with the
times
The Misses Hattie and Carrie Allen, two
young ladies of Port Byron, were award
ed prizes for fine painting, which was ex,
hibited at the Coe fair The young ladies
WELD the artists brush with a grace that
betokens natural science.
In another column will be seen the ad
vertisement.of the Eagle Bakery The new
proprietors of this bakery are from Dav-
export and understand the bakery business
throughly The firm name is Blume &
Williams; give them trial.
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
Mary Ann Hubbard, the humpbacked
mulatto woman who has been in the Ar
mory for some time charged with being
an inmate of house of i'll fame, was re-
leased on, Saturday evening She claims
to be an Indian.
Herbert Nourse, who used to be an elo-
cutionist of some ability and a star re
porter on the humpbacked paper of this
city, is now jerking beer out of hump
backed kegs in humpbacked town in
the humpbacked state of California.
The funeral of the late Thomas F..
Larkin, at p. m, yesterday from the St.
Joseph church, was very largely attended
By actual counting there were seventy
rigs in the procession. Deceased had
numerous friends in this city who mourn
bis untimely death, aud his family have
the sympathy of all.
A couple OF youngsters who were drill
ing in military way in front of the Har,
per house caused considerable fun this
morning One had whip which he used
as gun, and the other gave the COM
mands. Both showed a surprising
knowledge of military tactics for youths
of their age,