The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-21
HERE AND THERE.


Circus season is fast approaching.
One load of hay on market square this
All the passenger trains came in on time
this morning.
No ball game in this city until the latter
part of the week
Young peoples meeting at the Baptist
church tonight.
The grass seed sown in Union square is
coming up nicely.
The gas men have got through fixing
their trip pipe leaks.
Mr.. George A. Heagy, of Hampton,
was in the city today.
Doc Mitchell, of Davenport, is going to
open saloon here, it is said.
Nothing in the way of amusements
going on in town this week
There are only seven divorce cases on
the circuit court docket.
The coal business has received fresh
boom by the severity of the weather.
Nearly all our churches will observe
childrens day in an appropriate manner
De Forrest Hoffmaster leaves this even
ing for Cedar Rapids to see his best girl.
Few people were on the streets yester-
day, and those that were did not remain
long in the open air.
Barrett Chapter. No. IS, will hold a
meeting tomorrow evening for work on
the Royal Arch degree.
There will be wedding tie f4th of
next month. Full particulars will be
given at the proper time.
Prepaid steamship tickets from Gothic
borg to Rock Island, only s40.15, on the
Inman line, at Fred Appelquisi's.
Teeth extracted without pain, by Nor
gan & McCandless, dentists, Bird avenue
and Goth street. Telephone IS. 21-dwtf
Oliver Olsen, Esq, returned home to
day from nearly months absence in the
land of the setting sun. The trip was
for business and pleasure combined
Mrs. T. F. Cary is now prepared to
give lessons in painting, French embroid-
ering and stamping, at No. 1913 Second
avenue.
A young NJ. D. and young railroad
official exchanged hats by mistake in a
barber shop yesterday morning, and spent
the rest of the day looking for each other.
When you want reliable fire and life
| insurance ut low rates, call on w. l..
Coyne, corner Seventeenth street, and Sd
avenue, up stairs Rock Island, Ill. d3m
The Milan street car folks expected to
do good business taking passengers to
the watch tower yesterday. But theil
fondest hopes were nipped in the bud,
and the tower was desolate place indeed.
Do not forget the grand closing out of
furniture and carpets at G. A. Doel-
fingers; $50 marble top chamber sets fol
$36; spring patterns, best all wool extra
super carpets at 20 cents per yard; al
goods in proportion. Call early. ct
Capt. j. J. Parks left last evening fol
Trenton, Mo, where be goes to assist il
the defense of man arrested for larceny
If anyone can clear the fellow, the Captain
is the man to do it.
Every day sees something new in wal
paper. curtains and curtain fixtures al
Gary, Stolting & Co. S, in consequence O
the increasing demand for their choice
goods.
A new roller skating rink was opened
at Wilton, Iowa, on Saturday night ant
there was an immense attendance. Ex-
cursionists went from all the surrounding
towns, and the night was one of gayety
and froic
Our base ball boys will cross bats Will
the Peoria Reds today. tomorrow an(
Wednesday, The Rock Islands feel con
ident that they will win some of tn
games, although their opponents are or
of the best clubs in the Northwestern
league
The deluded souls who have taken dow,
their stoves, are in a sorry plight. The.
curse the perfdy of the weather clerk, an
refuse to be comforted. In the futur
they will keep their base burners intac
until the torrid heat OF summer SUI
blisters the back Of their necks.
Engineer Cnas. Menzic, of the Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul road was in tn
city over Sunday. Charlie is goot
christian, and always attends church whcI
here on the Sabbath, He is also a gool
engineer, and is very popular with tn
boys on the road. We expect to see til
people of Freeport elect Charlie alderman
some day.
City Attorney Corbett is in receipt OF
letter from Hon W. II. Neece, dated til
18th inst, in which he says that the bill
of the laborers at tine arsenal for the
overwork, would come up on Saturday
? Mr.. Neece Is working arduously for til
laboring men, and they recognize his val
G liable services.
And now the young ladies residing
j the lower end of town, have become pa
alyzed with fear that they will be altacke
= by the ghost. Last Saturday night som
of the clerks IL our dry goods stores wei
used as escorts TO take the timid cir
home, and it is said that the boys, then
selves were shaking in their boots f,
fear of encountering her ghostshi
Don't be afraid girls; if you get home
y seasonsble hour you will be all right
$ The ghost does not make her anpearanC
s until after twelve o'clock.