The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-05
THE CITY IN BRIEF.

lis. Ind, about the first of next month.
Rev Reynolds will go out in the coun-
try and rusticate for briet period.
Mr.. Chas. Latin, of Edgington, was
circulating around the city today.
Rev. Ferguson and party are camping
out near Milan, enjoying the rural seen
cry.
G. A. Noyes, a prominent citizen of
Oregon, H., was in the city this morn
ing.
Miss Emma Hacket left this morning
for Ottawa, ILL.,, where she will visit a
couple of weeks with relatives.
c. T. Smith, prominent lawyer OF
Rockford, ILL.,. was in the city yesterday
on legal business.
Drs. Morgan & McCandless, dentists.
Mr.. Beecher, the Twelfth street gro
ceryman, has his new addition to his store
completed.
Mr.. John Swiler has gone to Minneapo-
lis on a pleasure trip, and will be absent
couple of weeks.
Stop at the Taylor House where every
thing is first class Geo. Goestel is the
proprietor.
Miss Ella Meeker of Cambridge. is in
the city, visiting Miss Annie Gleason, on
Eleventh street.
Of all firms in the west Wall g. Ill defy
competition in handsome and substantial
work in carriages and wagons,
Rev DR.. Pearce is attending district
conference at Port Byron. There are
about twenty preachers in attendance al
the conference.
The Building and Loan association will
have meeting in the sccretary's office
this evening. The association is now
making loans in the ninth series.
| The workmen who are laying the new
waller mains in the upper end of the city
are making rapid progress with theil
work.
Owing to the fact that the Clinton base
ball club did not come here, there will be
no game at the park this afternoon. The
Stars will go to Clinton some time this
week.
! The oyster and clam season is now
open and o. F. Soper is constantly re-
ceiving the best grades from the eastern
markets.
| A representative of Roundy & Son,
importers, manufacturers and dealers in
lodge regalias was in the city today taking
his orders from the political organizations
for campaign outfits,
The Rodman Rifles will leave on the
%" train this evening at $50 for Spring,
field. where they will go into camp for s
week. About thirty men, besides the
officers, will be present at the eucamp'
ment
DR.. j. W. Stark, Dentist, 1929 Secont
avenue. d1yr.
Mr.. John Rhodenbaugh, one of tht
sterling democrats of Swedona, was in the
city on Monday, and gave this Office 6
pleasant call.
Six deaths were reported to City Clerl
Koehler last week, and five of them wer,
infants under one year of age. Thi
demonstrates the fact that parents haC
better look after the health of their it'll
ones.
When You want reliable fire, life CIV,
clone and tornado insurance at low rates
call on W. L, Coyne, corner Seventeenth
street, and Sd avenue. dam
There is certain store on Fourth ave
nue. where number of loafers congre
gate every night and Jeer and iibe a
every one who passes by. The proprie
tor of the store is going to fire them of
with big club if they don't stop it.
The street and alley committee met las
night after the adjournment of the coun
|
the crossings to Mr.. Stephens, the loves
bidder, who will do the work for 80 cent
linear foot.
A citizen of Milan showed us a lette
yesterday which was written by job
Shanks to Mrs. Fuller, urging her to flee t
him. 1t has been related that Mrs. Fulle
displayed all the giddiness of sixteel
, year old girl, and flew to the arms of he
/ Adonis.
Word has been received in this city @
the sudden death of Mr.. R. s. Feeble
in Chicago. Mr. PEBBLES used to run
saloon here several years ago. He wa
engaged as night Waterman at the Bre
voot house in Chicago and while in tn,
hotel office Sunday evening fell dead.
' Mr. James X. Cooke, of the count
!, clerk Office, returned home this mornin!
from Spirit Lake, Iowa, where he ha
been camping out among the mosquito
and willows for the past two weeks
From the fish stories and other yarn
Jim tells it is evident that he had a ban,
up time.
Mrs. George Bixby, of the central tele
phone Office, who has been residing on tn
island, will move to the city next wee
with her two daughters, Misses Agne
and Christie Bixby, and take up her resi-
dence in the Star block, where she will b
, in close proximity to her hello" board
Mrs. Bixby makes an efficient operator
and gives thorough satisfaction to tn
patrons of the office
Mr.. W. F. johnson left for Springfield
last night to resume his duties in Audito
| Swigert's office. BILLY" is host in him
self and used to WELD great infuenc
among the stalwarts of this city. Sine
he has shaken the dust of Rock Islam,