The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-11
THE CITY In BRIEF.
No marriage licenses today.
Go to the rink this evening.

Go to the rink this evening.
Mrs. J. S. Gilmore went to Port Byron
ibis morning.
One OF Mrs. Georgiana Bixby's little
girls is quite i'll.
H. S. Westbrook and wife, of WinniS |
peg, are in the city on visit.
The potato crop all over the country |
this wear is enormous.
Special attraction at the rink this even
ing.
There threatens to be a telephone war
in the city-all on account of Ryan.
John Westphal returned last evening
from Chicago.
Drs. Morgan & McCandless, dentists.
Mrs J. H. Wright will go to Atlanta,
Logan county, H., next week to visit
friends.
W. W. Bradford, of Reynolds, aud L.
E. Bookfeld and B. c. Church, of Ster-
ling, were in The city today.
The event of the season will the attract
ion at the skating rink this evening.
G. Newton Cooke, of Elmira N. Y,
is in the city stopping at the Harper
house
Another big day on Market square to-
day. Farmers are making up for lost
time
j NJ. Chrisiy is making an effort to se>
cure either Blaine or Logan to make pos
litical speech in Moline.
Miss Swain and Miss Latter have res
turned from very pleasant visit to
Gable
More new goods today, at the Golden
Eagle
Mrs d. j. Wilson, of Richland Grove,
is visiting at the houses of Mr. Latter and
Swain.
The first masquerade ball of the season
will be given at Turner hall on the Gath
inst.
Guy Russell, of the Harper house clrr
zeal force, took a day Off today and visit
cd Frceport.
Another large lot of Waterbury watch
eS just received at the Golden Eagle
Mr. VIII ID. Ament and Miss Toty
| Nicholson, the skatorial artists are stop.
ping at the Rock Island house.
The shingles or the new steeple on thu
First Baptist church have been painted SO
as TO represent slate roofing.
Mr., and Mrs. r. C. Willerton returned
last evening from St. Louis, where they
spent very pleasant week seeing Tho
sights.
DR., il, T. Hawley. dentist, corner Sew
cntccnth street and Sixth avenue.
Superintendent Kerr is changing a by
drant on Fourth avenue this afternoon
and consequently the water has been shu
of from Sixteenth to Twentieth streets
Mr. John Scherer is now working a
Galesburg. He came home to see his son
who is on the sick list, He will return tt
Galesburg Monday morning.
The latest and most popular styles il
clothing for mems boys and youths wea
at the Golden Eagle
The saw mill boys have their SECOND
annual ball in farmer hall this evening
A pleasant time is assured all who ma,
attend.
John Thomas, of Coe township, was
caller at the ARGUS office Friday after
noon. He is one of the solid farmers 0
the upper end,
Davenport people were much please,
with the skatOrial performance of MI
Amcnt and Miss Nicholson at the Bannc
rink last evening,
Mrs. Flanagan scrubbed the police sta
ton floor up this morning so that it looket
as neat as a pin. She is the only inmat
of the station
Adolph Weckel, of South Moline, wa
in the city today visiting old time friends
1t has been some time since Mr. Wccke
was in Rcck Island. and his friends wer
pleased to see him.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Joseph W
Bracket will take place at p, m. tomol
row from the family residence, No. HOS
First avenue. The Rev r. F. Sweet
pastor of Trinity church will ofiiciate.
Dr. j. W. Stark, Dentist, 1929 Secon,
avenue. d1vr.
The Rev. W. S. Marquis oficiated Il
the funeral of little Cornelius Dart ycster
day afternoon. The funeral was largel,
attended, and The family have the sympa
thy of many friends in their affection.
Miss May Barth has returned from
| five weeks visit at Boone, Iowa, accom-
panied by her cousin, Miss Hattie Meyers
who is going to spend few weeks il
Rock Island
City Weighmaster Eggleston is still al
invalid. He does not get well as fast a
he had hoped to. and his soninlaw, Geo
W. COpp, is still attending to business a
the city scales.
Judge Walter l. Hayes, of the Daven
port district court, took the C. NJ. & St
P. train at the Union depot this mornin!
for his home in Clinton Iowa Judg
Hayes is staunch democrat and wear
the regulation white hat
Mr. F. C. Hoppe, the popular cutter a
Liberman's, is kept very busy day ant
night attending to the merchant tailorin,
department of this establishment, and al
who contemplate having their suit cut b
him should leave their order soon.
There is lots of betting going on in pc
lice circles on the probable result of mex
Tuesdays election in Ohio. Hats are tn
| ctn H.