The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-16
THE CITY In BRIEF.


tonight.
Liberman's for the latest in suitings.
The stone cutters have plenty of work
on the island.
Remember the meeting of the Jefferson
club this evening.
Weighmsster Eggleston is gaining
strength rapidly.
Neckwear in any style Imaginable, at
Liberman's.
Today was pay day at Weyerhauser Il
Denkman's saw mill.
Mrs, P. J. Wagner is home from a
pleasant visit to st. Louis.
Drs. Morgan & McCandless, dentists.
Mrs. M. s. Boice, of Aledo, is in the
city visiting the family of Mayor Mott.
A big excursion 10 coming to the tri-
cities from Burlington tomorrow.
Leave your order for your fall and win
ter suit at Liberman's, the tailor
Col. D. W. Flagler is expected home
from Texas this evening
The funeral of the late Major Ernst
Hoffman took place at 10 a. IN. today.
DR.. J. W. Stark, Dentist. 1922 Second
avenue. d1yr.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. B. Sudlow left this
morning for lake Geneva TO visit friends
for few days.
Mrs F. H. Kaupke and family returned
this morning from pleasant visit to
Indianapolis
The latest in fall and winter suitings, at
J. B. Zlmmer's
Deputy County Clerk X -r is slaught-
ering wild game in the vi>.ity of Green
river.
The guard shot at the Clinton bridge
the other day, as detailed in the ARGUS,
is in fair way to recover.
Fine woolens for fall and winter wear
are being received every day at ]. B. Zim.
mers.
A man named John Peters of Hampton
is in Jail under $500 bonds for practicing
medicine without d certificate
John Holmes, one of the lively and
popular clerks in the c. NJ & st. P de-
pot is in Racine on visit to his best girl
W ". Bowlby arrived home this morn
ing from successful business trip to
Muscatine and Fort Madison, Iowa.
J. n Gardner, representative of Riley.
marble house. returned last evening from
trip through Iowa.
For the latest styles in woolens, vol
can best be suited at the merchant tailor
ing emporium of / Liberman.
Mr.. Hamilton, the pro tenn governor o.
this state, will arrive in the city from
Ottawa at 5 o'clock this evening
Forty loads of onions were sold in Dav
export yesterday They brought from
20 to % cents per bushel.
Liberman, correctnr of styles in hats
mems furnishing goods and merchant tail
oring.
James P. Donahue, of Davenport, auC
George R. Turner, of McGregor, Iowa
will probably row a single scull race soon
The race will be two miles with turn TO
big stake.
Given & Bell will, in a few days. opel
sample room on Market square They
have reserved space in another column
for the announcement, which will occu
next week.
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
Mr. W. B Furgeson has ordered hi
furniture for his new residence of c. c.
Knell, which shows that be appreciate
efforts of business men in Rock Island.
Weyerhauser & Denkman shipped one
hundred carloads of lumber to western
points yesterday That was the larges
shipment of lumber made from this city
for many day.
The nobbiest styles, the neatest fits
and the neatest workmanship at Liber-
mans tailoring house.
J. ". Maddox. poultry dealer of Rey
dords, Ill, was caller at the ARGUS Office
today. Mr.. Maddox is recent addition
to the business men of Reynolds and pay
special attention to buying and selling
poultry.
Company B, of Davenport, had
grand reception on its return from tn
encampment at Washington, Iowa, las
I evening. The boys were met at the PER-,
street depot by large number of citizen
and escorted to Armory hall where thei
lady friends had prepared an elegant sup
per for them. A number of addresses o
welcome were delivered and responded to
/ E. W Hurst represents the leadin
American and Foreign Insurance Co.'S
Policies carefully written at current rates
Agency established 1874 Office owe
Rock Island National Bank.
At the meeting of the Iowa hotel keep
ers at Cedar Rapids Thursday Cough B
Grant, the witty landlord Of the St Jane
hotel of Davenport, responded to tn
toast Hotel Mum" He said Mum
was born July 4, 1884 Ii was the SON
prohibition and temperance. but its res
name was Deception. 1t came at tim
when drouth prevailed in Daven port an
it allayed the general thirst He the
told how the substitute had been receive
and named. But lest he might get int,
trouble he would now keep-mum.