The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-08
HERE AND THERE.

No arrests and nc police court today
Three new subscribers to the daily
ARGUS today.
The ladies relief meeting will meet on
Monday evening.
Henry Bros. have just received large
assortment of fresh fish.
The young people of the Baptist church
will have a meeting next Monday night.
The hackmen are still using sleighs to
transport their passengers to Davenport
The market square is quite lively
today. There were over dozen loads of
dry wood and corn standing there this
morning.
Miss Tunnel is again engaged at the
circuit clerks office. She makes valu-
able assistant for Bro Harson.
The grand wedding which will take
place next Tuesday evening. still contin-
ues to be the center of attraction in
society circles
The relief pay roll for the past week
amounts to $22S90, and the city clerk
was engaged in paying off the men today.
Hugh Mccartney, of Black Hawk town
ship, brought in four wolf scalps yester-
day afternoon, and received the wolf
bounty.
The packing of one of the steam
cylinders at the waterworks blew out this
morning, causing delay of about twenty
minutes. The waterworks are now again
in full blast.
The workmen were engaged in cleaning
the Moline street car track this morning
Quite large force of hands were engaged
in this work
Jake Harris, the newsboy, got good
fall yesterday morning, as he jumped of
a moving Rock Island 6 Peoria train.
Jake won't jump again soon, but will wait
for the train to stop.
When you want reliable fire and life
insurance at low rates, call on W. l..
Coyne, corner Seventeenth street and Sd
avenue, up stairs, Rock Island, ILL., d3m
The county clerk was busy today issu-
ing orders for bills allowed by the board
of supervisors. County Treasurer Flem,
ing cashed the orders as soon as issued.
| Following were the pail bearers at the
funeral of the late Mrs. Burgh yesterday
afternoon: Chas. Truesdale, c. C. Carter
Frank Wheaton, Alvin Connolly, Scwell
Dodge, and Fred Denkmann.
Teeth extracted without pain, by Nor
gan Il McCandless, dentists, Bird avenue
and Goth street. Telephone 68. 21-dwti
ALI stockholders of the Rock Island
Base Ball association should be at the
county court room at o'clock this even
ing, when an election for directors will
take place, and other business be trans
acted
Mr.. J. 8. Gilmore has traded off his
fast horse, Akbar, to Mr. Bemis, the owner
of large brewery in Chicago. In return
he got snug sum of money. and a span
of fine carriage horses, which are evenly
matched in color and size He is proud
of his new pets.
i Choice Minnesota winter wheat floul
and feed of all kinds for sale cheap, whole
sale or retail, at Henry Siemon's, corner
sixth avenue and fifteenth street.
One of the city newsboys infringed upon
the rights of the boy on the Milwaukee
train this morning, and the latter made
after him. In his hurry to get away the
boy fell fiat on his back. humping hi,
head on one Of the seats of the car and
cutting small cash from which blood
flowed quite freely.
4 Supervisor Aster appointed Mr.. VIM
Atkinson to serve as a grand Juror, bu
for some unaccountable reason he wa
objected to and the board voted agains
him. Thequestson now arises as to tn,
legality of the boards action. 1t seem
!, that the board should at least give