The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-31

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The wedding will soon take place, and
the young man in the coal office is wear
ing smile of wide dimensions.
Workmen took down the platform this
morning in the court house yard, where
the exercises were held yesterday.
John Volk & Co., of this city, have
received the contract to build new res
idence for DR.. Rogers. of Port Byron.
Circuit court reconvened this afternoon
at . O'Clock, Judge Smith presiding A
few chancery cases are to be tried yet.
The German aid society will give a
dance at Turner tonight Everybody
should go and dance the merry hours
away,
You need not believe what the news
papers say about the Golden Eagle, but
call and convince yourself that every
word of it is truth.
The city council will meet in regular
monthly session on Monday evening.
considerable business will be transacted
at this meeting.
The C. o. D. laundry at Davenport
still continue to laundry shirts al 8 cents
collars 81 cents and. cuffs cents. I23
Main street, telephone No. 372. d202m
Chief of Police Miller's report for the
month of Nav shows SO arrests The
amount of police fines were $3.50 and
the Jail bill is $1,000.
David Don is having his store floor
relaid with new flooring, the old floor
having succumbed to the constant wear of
the Riversides going in and out.
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. dam
MI and Mrs. John Boyer are still indis-
posed at their residence on the bluff The
worthy couple spent the winter in the
south, and have been home over month.
E. W Hurst represents the leading
American and Foreign Insurance Cos.
Policies carefully written at current rates.
Agency established 1874. Office over
Rock Island National Bank.
The Port Byron Globe has apoetess who
ground out column of crude but stirring
verses this week And still the Globe is
not happy, but pines for more. .s
The Mississippi Logging company held
their annual meeting at Winona the other
day, at which time Mr. Fred Weyerhauser
of this city, was reelected president and
treasurer.
The Elm street saloon has now garden
attached where all who indulge in glass
of beer can sit in the shade and enjoy it
The garden is back from the street out of
the dust.
The Gblaen Eagle store made another
soul happy this morning by giving away
very fine china tea set OF SO pieces.
Mrs. John e. Brookman, Of Andalusia,
was the lucky winner.
Our local politicians who intend to go
to Chicago are puzzling their heads how
to get into the convention hall. Tickets
of admission appear to be very scarce, in
this city at least.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ladies' Relief Society will be held at the
residence of Mrs. Gen. Hoffman at 2 p.
m. on Monday. A full attendance OF
members is desired,
The brass band connected with the
Henshaw G. Ten Brock Comedy company
were driving around the streets this norm
ing, making noise so that the people
would know they play in Davenport to
night.
That printers strike luck once in while
was verified last evening when very fine
young lady printer of this city. an adept
at the profession, drew a very fine water
set-a perfect Ruby-at the Colder
Eagle store.
Mr. /. Liberman, the merchant tailor
has returned from business trip t.
Pipestone, Dakota. If be gets to going
out in mat country too often we wll
suspect that there is some other attraction
than business which takes him there
Major J. NJ. Beardsley will leave fol
Chicago tonight to be on hand at the
commencement of the presidential battle.
The major is pulling for Logan with al
his might, but even his strength, we arr
afraid, will not receive the nomination
for swarthy John.
MIR. P. Roheback, of Peoria, was in the
city yesterday. He is the agent of ths
Peoria Driving Park association, an6
came here to see our horsemen in regarG
to entering their flyers at the June race,
in that city. Most of our horsemen, how
! ever, have made engagements in the lows