The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-26
DAV NEWPORT.

DAVENPORT.
District court will be in session next
week. 1r t..-
One death in Davenport yesterday, Miss
Sadie Lowry, i
The streets are being fixed up in ele
CANT shape. '',-
A band concert was given in Central
park last night
]. E. Temple, of Iowa City, spent Sun
day in the city Ia t.,
Work is progressing rapidly on com
pany BIS new armory.
Decoration day will be observed in great
style in Davenport.
The Newcomb house office will soon be
changed to the ground floor 20,
L. P. Wilcox of Rochester, New York,
Sundayed at the Kimball house. a
All the hotels were full and running
over with guests yesterday.
C. A. Garrison, of Jacksonville, Fla,
is visiting his brother in the city
A large number of our citizens took in
the Clinton excursion yesterday.
Seventeen young people will graduate
from the High school June 2Sth.
Three arrests by the police yesterday
Davenport still continues to hold its
own as the best Sunday town in Iowa.
Joe Herricks is now doing both the
local and editorial work on the Herald
A small row took place on Front street
last night between some river men. in
which fellow by the name of johnson,
got very bad beating. The police did
not succeed in making any arrests
The police are onto several gambling
joints in the city, aud will soon make a
raid
| W. A. Cobb and lady, of Kansas City,
are visiting friends and relatives in the
city.
There is some complaint being made
about letting the children run at large on
the streets.
The fair ground park has been secured
by the Knights of Labor for their picnic
on July 4th.
! Prof. Call. of the State university, &C
, eupied the pulpit at the Calvary Baptis
church yesterday.
Mr.. D. L. Wilson goes to Prescott
Wis, where he has accepted a situation
in lumber office.
!, Quite number of our citizen went owe
to Rock Island and went out to Blacl
Hawk tower yesterday.
The Philharmonic society gave privat
: concert at the Scheutzen garden yester
day, which WIS largely attended.
1 Sheriff Leonard will on Wednesda
next sell at anction the Paige, Dixon
Co., sawmill to satisfy claim of $24,00
held by R. H. Brown.
!, The police are making preparations t
raid all the houses of ill fame The cit
officials are determined to run the lew
women out of town.
At a meeting of the vestry of Tritit
n parish yesterday, the Hon. John E
+ Henry, J. ] Richardson and Robert II
, Mott were elected delegates to the diOces
an convention which assemblies in th
cathedral next Tuesday
While playing near a culvert on Brad
street yesterday evening, small DO
named Singerhard, fell through and brok
one of his legs. He was taken to hi
home on Illinois street, and doctor wa
called who set the broken limb
= A series of organ Iecitals are to
2 given in Grace Cathedral in the month @
June and July by the organist of tn
n cathedral and other experts, and sever,
of our best vocalist The hour will
a from to o'clock. The recitals will b
q five in number, and will be rendere
very attractive.
% The police run in three birds last nigh
Charles Coyno was drunk, and disorder
v besides. He wanted to fight, but ws
g easily secured by the peelers. F.
y Alltop was very drunk, and was raisin
cain in Emma Lakes mansion of sir
He, too, was laid to rest in the station
3 For being plain drunk Jim johnson W,
h collared on Brady street. The trio will
tried this morning.
y The programme for the meeting of IL
sc Irish national league last evening consis
es cd of a resume by M. V, Cannon; readin
ne Andrew Miles; defamation, John
y, Dolan; song. by Misses M, McCormi'
E. and B. Murphy. The election of office
which was postponed from last meetil
at owing to the condition of the wealth
a. a' which prevented many from attendin
or will also take place.
In preparation for decoration day t
1g following committees have been appoint
no by Aug, Wentz, Post, G. A. R.:
b Flowers-Reed, Mccullough and DR..
lis B. Morgan.
he Orator.. Torbert
zee Music-August Reimers.
er- Transportatior-M. L. Marks g.
August Reimers.
NO Carpenters began work Saturday on
s. new boat house of the Hrawaddi Can
es' Club. The site chosen is at the foot
LIE Claire street, just west of the bridg
no Architect, Hammet has furnished t
,re plans, which are as follows: The stru
mr. ture will be one story in height with
all main building: and extension on the W
MD side. The main building will be 49,
feet and the extension. ska feet