The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-14
DAVENPORT.

The races next week will be largely at
tended.
The police report the town very quiet
yesterday.
All the churches were well attended
yesterday.
"Mumm" is the favorite drink with
everybody.
The saloon keepers say that their bust
ness is dead.
The St. James house was full of Sunday
guests yesterday.
There were only two arrests by the
police yesterday. o
Prohibition does not prohibit in Dav
export worth cent.
The new skating rink will not be opens
ed until September1st.
The Temperance league will hold
meeting Tuesday night.
The attendance at the Y. NJ. C. A. yes
terday afternoon was large.
The democrats have hung a bic flag
over Fifth and Brady streets
Miss Ella Simmons, of Muscatine, is
visiting the Misses Richardson.
There is a large amount of building
going on in Davenport nowadays.
The ratification meeting Saturday night
was attended by about 500 people.
A bind man as drunk as an owl, was
run in by the pcclers yesterday morning.
Joe Harricks is still doing both the edi-
torial and local work on the daily Herald
Quite number of Davenport people
went out to Black Hawk tower yesterday.
Miss Ella Boise is in Central Illinois,
where she will spend month with
friends.
Over seventyfve Sunday guests were
entertained at the Kimball house yes
terday.
Charles d, Ives, travelling freight agent
of the B., c. R & n, spent yesterday
in the city.
The whole town will turn out to the
Moline regatta on Saturday afternoon of
this week.
Mrs Dr. J. Fountain, of Ohio, is
visiting with her sister, Mrs. John
Whitaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Winkless, of
Chicago, arrived last evening. to spend
week with relatives.
Mr.. George Havercamp, of Munroe,
Indian territory, is in the city to spend
few days with relatives.
Mr.. NJ. Weidemann is on his way to
the eastern markets, in the interest of
the Steffen dry goods house.
Mrs. W. X. White, who has been
absent in the east the past month.
arrived home last evening.
Mrs. M. ]. Rough, Mrs r. n Dixon
and Mrs. K. Lingafeldt left for Moorhead,
Mimi. for weeks soiourn with friends.
Miss Katie Mclaughlin. who has been
spending several days with friends in the
city, left for her home in Chicago, yes
terday.
There is talk of an excursion from Mus.
catine Monday, to witness and take part
in the contests at the opening of the Ban
ner rink.
Governor Grant of Colorado, arrives
this morning from Chicago, and his sis
ter, Mrs. Raglan, will leave with him for
his home in Denver.
John Evans got drunk yesterday morn
ing, and was collared by the police on
Brady street. He will dance before
Kramer this morning.
The Young Mems Philomathean society
gave picnic and evening entertainment
i'll Schutzen park yesterday. Those who
received invitations had an enjoyable
time.
The rye harvest in Scott county has
ended-splendid crop The barley harvest
has commenced, with fine promise of
good yield. Oats have been laid on
many farms by Friday nights storm.
Corn looks we'll
Al Lerch, of Lerch Bros, has pur
chased the elegant Cook residence, corner
Fourth and Rock Island streets. He will
thoroughly overhaul it and move his
family into it the first of August.
About fifty passengers on the Josephine
most of them from Comanchc, Iowa, viss