The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-19

The delegates from this city TO the re-
publican congressional convention at
Bushnell today, took the early morning
train. They intend to work hard for W.
H. Gest, but did not express much conf
dence in securing his nomination.
Mr.. Robert Graham, of New York, ad-
dressed one of the largest audiences ever
assembled In Grace cathedral, Davenport,
Sunday evening. His subject was the
new system of carrying forward the TEN"
perance work.
The verdict of the jury in the case OF
Jerry the fiddler" who was found
drowned IN the river in Davenport yes
terday morning was that he came to his
death by being accidently drowned. He
was 70 years old and had lived in Daven>
port since 1866.
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
Sage and Anderson are proving verita-
mascottes with whatever base ball club
they may play The other day day they
played with the Iowa City club against
the Marion, Iowa, club, and the score was
to II in favor of the Iowa Citys. Yes
terday they played with the Marion club
against Dubuque, and the score was II to
6 in favor of Marion.
An old fellow named Stewart, very
much under the ''intioonce. caused con
siderable amusement in the vicinity OF the
court house last evening by his frantic
efforts to capture number of small boys
who had been bothering him. When last
seen he was running after them in the
direction of the bluff falling into the mud
an average of three times in every block
The police are after the cows that are
allowed to run at large on the streets.
They propose to put stop to the prac-
| tice, and if cow owners do not wish to
pay 81 to get their animals out of the
pound they must keep ihem up, or hire
some one 10 watch them s. n they are
turned out to grass.
B. F. Tillinghast has iasar,. second
edition of his popular book Three Cities
and Rock Island Arsenal" a descriptive
work of Davenport, Rock Island and
Moline and the government arsenal. The
first edition of 5000 copies was entirely
exhausted some time ago. 1t is said thai
5000 of the present edition have been
spoken for by the leading manufacters
for distribution.
The three printers from St. Paul on q
voyage by skif to New Orleans, who
passed through here about month
ago have arrived at St. Louis. Between
, Alton and St. Louis their boat was cap
sized by steamer and they lost part o
their hunting and camping outfit Will
the exception of this accident they hav,
had very pleasant trip.
How the doctors disagree! Last weel
, in saloon near Des Moines some whisky
and Davenport mum" were seized anC
the fluids gi>au to a chemist to analyze
The whisky was set on fire and burned
The doctor pronounced the mum" ,
very fine grade of export beerr There
now, all Des Moines will be crazy foI
mum-"a very fine grade of beerF
Down in Muscatine they discharge dealer
in mum, because mum is not intoxicating
q land they are right But the poor De
Moines chap was fined $50 with costs.
o E. W. Hurst represents the leadin!
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Policies carefully written at current rates
J Agency established 1874. Office owe
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