The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-04
HERE AND THERE.

HERE AND THERE.
Fresh fish at Henry Lamps
The picnic season will soon be here.
Fresh green peas at Henry Lamps.
Augustana college has closed for a
weeks vacation.
Fresh fish at W. II. Beans.
There was no marriage licenses issued
today.
Nice pears, eight cents per can, at Haw
ley & Hills,
Only four loads of hay were standing
ON Market square this forenoon.
Granulated sugar 124 pounds for 81, at
Hawley & Hills,
The city is unusually quiet. Everybody
is attending to their own business, of which
they seem to have plenty.
Good corn. eight cents per can, at Haw-
ley & HIPS.
Fishing is reported at Milan, and some
fine specimens of the finny tribe are being
captured by the merry angler.
A sugar 10 pounds for 81, at Hawley
& Hills.
Mr.. c. S, Hamilton, general travelling
agent of the Ryegate Vt) Granite
Works, is in the city on business.
A fine, lady's kid shoe, worth 30 so for
$l.75, at E, Turner's
| Mr. James ladders Is the father of
little baby girl who arrived at his house
yesterday afternoon:
Extra C sugar, IA pounds for 81, at
Hawley & Hills.
Captain Buck received telegram today
noon from Cairo ordering him TO come
there and take command of the steamer
Nellie.
Maple favored sugar, Isl pounds fer
81, at Hawley & Hills
The Rock Island and Milan street cars
will make regular trips to the Watch
Tower on Sunday, commencing at 10 a.
m. This beautiful spot will be source
of great attraction the coming summer
The entertainment given by the Rev
Wright at the Central Presbyterian church
was well attended last night Those
present seemed to be well pleased with
the views presented, and the explanation
given them by the reverend gentleman.
c sugar, 16 pounds for 81, at Hawley
& Hills
Workmen are engaged in repairing the
Union house on Twentieth street. The
sills of the house have been taken out and
new sills will be put in. Several other
improvements are to be added to the
house
Arbuckle's coffee, IS cents per pound,
at Hawley & HIPS.
There is a rich, racy case of scan mag
on. the taps. 1t will come out in few
days if the matter is not hushed up. Let
every old lady in town take ten days ra-
tons and hunt it up, else the ARGUS will
be compelled to publish it.
Fresh vegetables onions, radishes, let
tuce, spinach, pie plant, etc, at W. H.
Beans.
Dispatches received from Dubuque
from Ex,Mayor Reynolds and Mr.. V. NJ.
Banding, say that Dubuque admits that
the Rock Island route is ahead, and they
do not expect to sntagonize it at that
place, 1t might be proper for the ferry
company to have some one send decoy
dispatch to Mr.. Reynolds, asking in sub
stance if their dispatch is not bogus, &C
cording to street ramon today.
The poor farm committee of the board
of supervisors consisting of Messrs
Schaefer Campbell. Martin and Warnock,
were at the poor farm yesterday inspect
ing the grounds, and taking an invoice of
the goods The invoice was 1891 AZ less
than that on the 1st of March. The gen
tlemen report Mr.. Robertson as being
duly installed as steward
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, III d9m
The gas men are in peck of trouble.
, Their gas main is leaking. but where il
is leaking is hard for them to tell They
have been digging in the ground all ovel
, town trying TO find out. One would
imagine by the way they are digging thai
. they were born in the dark of the moon
e Today the workmen are digging in Fourth
e avenue and Twentieth street and on Nine
, teenth street, to see if they can find thai
/ leak.
The Building Association is now issuing
the eighth series of stock. and has made
arrangements to receive deposits in Moline
at the First National bank. 29d1w
, We hear that rep lblicans are severely
criticizing some portions of Judge Wilkin-
j sons speech made at the meeting last
night, especially that portion of it saying
n chat few republican lawyers wert
, endeavoring to secure bill for their owl
e private ends, from a dying and corrup,
n republican administration We admit
q this is rather rough on the republican
t administration, but it was surprise t.
hear one of their own number admit of il,
= corruption.
Personal Points.
: .Chas. Latin, of Edgington, was a
0 caller at the ARGUS office today
t VIM. Edgington. of Edgington, was a