The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-03
THE CITY IN BRIEF.
Splendid weather.

Splendid weather.
Go to the old settlers picnic.
Drs. Morgan & McCandless, dentists.
Dust is three inches deep on some parts
of First avenue.
Everybody is going to Davenport to-
night.
Davenport seems to be sea of flags
and streamers today.
W. s. Knowlton and wife arrived from
their visit to Boston this morning.
DR.. A. T. Hawley. dentist, corner Sew
enteenth street and Sixth avenue.
]. E. Fleming, county treasurer, re-
turned from his western trip this morn
ling.
John F. Dindinger got out some very
neat Cleveland and Hendricks badges for
use tonight
The Mercer county fair will be held on
September IS, II, 1S and 10. The pros
poets for good fair were never better.
Mr., o. G. Jack, publisher and proprie..
tor of Muscatine Weekly Ne,Os was vel
come caller at the ARGUS office today.
Mrs. Major Hoffman has received
So, 500, the insurance her late husband
carried on his life.
The Rev. J. c. Halliday, who has been
visiting friends here for some time, took
the Chicago train for GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
this morning.
Last evening Prof Theodore Blessing
and Mr.. Henry Geisler left for a weeks
visit to St Louis to take in the exposition
and trades procession.
John Reynolds, one of Hawley & Hills
clerks, lett yesterday morning for Chica
go to attend the exposition. He will be
absent week
NJ F. McIniry, of Adams county, Iowa
brother to Supervisor McIniry, and q
delegate to the Iowa state convention, was
in the city this morning and made a
pleasant call at the ARGUS office.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P MnSsler left thi!
morning for st. Louis to v i friends TO
ten days and take in thee ition. Mr.
Mussler is the well known baggagemal
, at the c. B. & Q, depot.
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. d3m
e Mr. N. E. Lyford, and her daughters
Misses Aimee, Carrie and Genevleve, an,
Miss Eva Burgh, left today for visit t
l. Wennebago and Rockford of some days
a duration.
C Z. W Hurst represents the leadin
q American and Foreign Insurance Co.'S
Policies carefully written at current rate.
Agency established 1874. Office Owe
n Rock Island National Bank.
I st. GATHERINGS Guild, of Trinity churcl
will give al entertainment at the residenc
of Mr.. Elijah Garter, on Sixth avenue. o
Thursday evening Sept. 4. All are col
$ daily invited to attend. Refreshment
g served in the house.
u The Burtis opera house, Dayenpor
u will be reopened to the public on Saturda
evening, at which time Madison Squal
III Theatre company will present IL
p "Rajah" Everybody should avail them
selves of the opportunity to see this Gel
ebrated company. and gaze on the gres
Improvements made in the Burtis theatre
% J. S. Camper, from Anawan, Hem
: county, is in the city visiting with son
ii W. q. Camper. Mr. Camper is in h
" seventeen year and bears his age wei
e He is one of the old time democrats. E
d He says that his town heretofore h,
t. given republican majority, but this ye;
&c it will be strongly democratic. Anawa
s. stands preeminent for democracy.
y H. ]. Symes and Theodore Luce ha7
' bought out the o. F. Soper sample room
re and will open up about Saturday nigl
af in fine style Theg are both well know
gentlemen and have had ample exper
ence in the business to make them EN-
;! nenty successful in their new locatio
The third annual ball of the G. r. l.
ID P social club will be belt at Armory ha
lie Friday evening, Sept. 9th. Music |
re Bleuers band.
a Mr.. Swan Youngberg and party ha'
D. returned from their camp at Milan al
brought back fish, turtles, prairie chic
ems, etc. by the dozen Mr.. Youngrt
and his friends were busy today prepal
Y. ing turtles for grand turtle soup lEnt
Y. which he will give at his place corner
Ninth street and Fourth avenue, ne
r Saturday evening.
Robert Buckley, of Monroe. Iowa, an
a Lewis Thomson, of Jasper county, low
delegates to the democratic state CONVEX
ar ton, at Davenport, were oyer to Roc
Island today calling on their old frien
er Alderman Henry. They are old staunc
democrats, and twenty years ago we
It. residents of Carbon Cliff, H.. and we
es in the employ of Mr. HenIy at that plac