The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-09
DAVENPORT.

Fourteen arrests by the police since
Saturday morning.
L. Parks, of Trenton, No, is visiting
friends in the city.
The Ackley house is soon to change
hands, it is said.
E. Gebber, of New York, spent Sun
day in the city.
The ARGUS is on sale at the Kimball
house news stand.
There is nothing in the way amusements
at the opera house next week.
1t rained yesterday and the cutters were
full and OVERLOOKING with water.
Quite number of Davenporters went
out to Black Hawk tower yesterday.
Sam Foster returned home from his
western visit yesterday morning.
Mr.. J. W. Fredericks. and lady, of
San Francisco, are visiting relatives in
the city.
The National Rifles will give an exhi-
bilion drill at the fair grounds Wednes-
day.
Quite number of Davenport young
people took in the Muscatine excursion
yesterday.
An unusual large number of Rock
Island people visited Davenport yester-
day.
Mrs. W. II. Fluke, who was taken i'll on
Memorial day, is convalescing, as many
will be glad to learn.
DR.. A. r. Holiday, of Atlanta, lead
ing Georgia democrat, is visiting Hon. A.
G. Fulton.
Mrs. J. H. Murphy, with her daughter
Jessie, will arrive home next Tuesday
evening.
Davenport still retains her usual repH-
tation for being the liveliest Sunday town
in the state of of Iowa
Mr.. Morris Hess, the furniture mission
airy, who has been traversing Dakota for
two months, arrived yesterday.
Chldrens day was generally abserved
yesterday in all the Davenport churches
The attendance was large.
The first subscription concert of the
Great Western Band will be given at the
Fair Grounds next Thursday evening.
The mail carries will wear Grape badges
for thirty days out of respect to their
comrade, the late James Farrand,
The boys of Hose No. are proud of a
new clock, which has been provided for
their house, by action of the City Council
Gen. Geo. B. Hagan, of Newton, Iowa,
Post Department Commander of the G. A
R. of Iowa, is stopping over Sundy at the
Kimball.
The hotels enjoyed a good custom yes
terday. The Kimball house contained
fortythree Sunday guests, and the st.
James was crowded
The small kids gathered in force on
Fifth street yesterday evening and amused
themselves firing off fire crackers Where
were the police?
The Knights of Labor are making grand
preparations for their picnic the 4th OF
July Two brass bands will furnish
mIsic for the occasion
Saturday was circus day in Davenport
The crowd in town was very small. The
show was regarded as fraud, barren
Ideally, ETC., by all who saw it.
Miss Minnie Eldridge arrived home last
evening from Chicago, where she has been
some two weeks attending the May festi
val and national convention.
Davenport has one of the best police
forces in the state. The force is large, is
well paid, and the boys are very vigilant.
1t is a cold day when they let bird go.
Tim Murphy leaves for Chicago this
morning, where on Tuesday morning he
meets his parents, Congressman ]. H
Murphy and wife, on their way home
Prof. w F. Pratt has gone to Aberdeen
Dakota, to spend the summer with hi.
son, Chester land this city will LOSE
| invaluable services should Prof Pratt
decide to take up his permanent residence
in Aberdeen.
Mr.. and Mrs Ira NJ. Clifford, who havt
been absent in New Mexico and Californis
the past four years, arrived last night
Mr.. Clifford is in good spirits, and glad II
be home among his old friends, after hi
long sojourn in the far west.
The next entertainment at the Burtis,
will be the engagement of the eminent
tragedian, Thomas W. Keene, in erich
ard the III, June 21st This great TRACE
dy is Mr.. Keene's master piece, and ,
large audience will greet him on his frs
appearance here for number of years
The theatre will be Immediately close,
for repairs after Mr.. Keene's engagement
Tue Committee in charge of the recep
ton to be given the National Rifles Of
their visit to this city as Company BIS
guests next Wednesday have requeste
that business be suspended between tn
hours of 2 to in the afternoon of tina
doy-June IL, in order that business mel
and their employees may have opportunit
: to witness the parade and fancy drill a
/ Eair Grounds.
Physicians told Mr.. L. Warner, @
Hutchinson, Wis. that his wife was SUI
fering from neuralgia of the heart. FL
sent for one bottle of Athlophoros. VIVA
te.,aoaoa attoudad ito moo mo ha horo,